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m Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Courtroom, Second Floor of
n Town Center 5:00 PM
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PRESENT: Jaine Elkind Eney, Town Supervisor
Sabrina Fiddelman, Councilmember
Jeffery L. King, Councilmember
Robin Nichinsky, Councilmember
Anant Nambiar, Councilmember
ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT: Allison May, Town Clerk
Meredith S. Robson, Town Administrator
Connie Green O'Donnell, Deputy Town Administrator
William Maker Jr., Town Attorney
Tracy Yogman, Town Comptroller
5:00 PM THE TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
WORK SESSION ITEMS
1. Discussion - Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) - Westchester County Repository
for Integrated Criminalistic Information (RICI System)
Town Administrator Meredith Robson introduced this IMA with Westchester County.
The IMA is required for approval and is non-negotiable. The Town of Mamaroneck
benefits from the service and has been operating under this contract, which has
remained the same since before 2019. The Town Board asked a question about
immigration status being shared after an incident, as it was thought the Town's policy
was not to act or share information on anyone's immigration status. Administrator
Robson explained that this is a shared system, so by default, information is shared
with the County. The Administrator said she would look into the policy and share it
with the Town Board. Councilmember King then explained the Police Reform project
in the Town a few years back.
2. Discussion - Award of Bid - TA-24-01 - Town Center Miscellaneous Renovations
The Town Administrator shared that the Town is running out of space in our offices at
Town Center, so these renovations will address some of those problems. The first-
floor renovations will include a conference room at end of hall (to be shared with
Police and others at the Town Center), a lactation room, and a way to move between
the Town Center and Police Department (without going outside). The second and
third floor renovations will include a new, expanded area for IT (that requires only
some paint and carpeting), a complete reworking of the Building and Engineering
Departments incorporating the alcove near EMS, and a move of EMS to the third
floor.
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3. Discussion - Award of Bid TA-24-07 Highway Department Materials Disposal
The Town Administrator explained that this contract covers material disposal, which is
utilized on an as-needed basis throughout the year as part of the Highway
Department's operations. Moriarity Services Inc. submitted a responsive and complete
proposal and has regularly provided this service to the Town in past years.
4. Discussion - A Resolution to Close Special Revenue Fund- Tri-Municipal Cable
T.V. Fund
Town Comptroller Tracy Yogman explained that the Town maintains a fund
accounting system that segregates cash according to the source and use of that cash.
It is necessary to create certain funds from time to time as the need arises, and then
to close those funds when they are no longer required. The Tri-Municipal Cable T.V.
Fund was used to account for franchise fees collected and expenditures of the cable
T.V. operations jointly with the Village of Larchmont and the Village of Mamaroneck. A
Special Revenue Fund (Fund J) was established to record the financial activity of the
LMC Board of Control for shared cable T.V. operations together with the Town of
Mamaroneck, Village of Mamaroneck, and the Village of Larchmont. When the LMC
Board of Control ceased to exist because the Village of Larchmont provided notice
and withdrew from the agreement and the franchise agreements expired, the
remaining fund balance was distributed to each municipality. This Fund J has been
recorded in the Town's financial statements, and as of December 31 , 2023, there are
no balances remaining. Based on the recommendation of EFPR Group, the Town's
auditors, Comptroller Yogman explained that a Town Board resolution is
recommended to officially close the fund.
5. Discussion - Q1 2024 Operating Budget Report
Comptroller Yogman presented this update as of 12/31/23. Tax collection is still
strong. Mortgage tax has dropped about 5%. Sales tax has gone up, and interest
earnings are up slightly. Ambulance revenue is up with an increase in calls and an
increase in fees as well. Comptroller Yogman then reviewed the Fund Balance chart,
see Attachment A.
6. Discussion - Q1 2024 Capital Budget Report
Comptroller Yogman reviewed the Capital Budget Report (see Attachment B), noting
plans to close as many projects as possible in the next few months.
7. Discussion - "Separation of the Rules regarding the Outdoor Operation of
Power Tools from the Rules regarding the Operation of Leaf Blowers, and the
Phase-out of Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers" Law
The Town Board discussed setting a public hearing for the revised proposed law.
8. OUT OF ORDER: Request for Executive Session
Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember King, the
Town Board entered into Executive Session to discuss the proposed
acquisition or sale of property, pending litigation on the Tree Law, and the
employment history of a particular individual.
Carried
Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Nambiar, the
Town Board unanimously agreed to resume the Work Session.
Carried
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9. OUT OF ORDER: Discussion - SEQRA Findings - Comprehensive Plan
Kevin Dwarka explained that the best approach to the implementation of a
Comprehensive Plan: first, determine policy and then, second, move forward
positively with implementation. Mr. Dwarka stated that the document is online, the
forms are shared. The Town did not design the questions on the EAF; rather, the
Town answered standard questions defined by the State. Topics are the same in part
2. Regarding question twelve, Mr. Dwarka admitted yes, the Town is located in and
has a few critical environmental areas. The Town is not going to touch or build on
those. The Town's plan should be to reinforce the critical values of the environmental
areas. Mr. Dwarka continued, stating there is no controversial measure coming out of
the Town's Comprehensive Plan. There was no feasibility study of the community
suggestions. The Town presented the `meat' in the goals, policies, and actions. Next
is to choose actions and policies that best achieve those goals. It is a policy-based
plan, and the community's suggestions are memorialized in it in Appendix B.
Assuming no major changes and moving forward with the negative declaration, Mr.
Dwarka explained the next step is for Attorney Maker to draft the resolution. Then,
Administrator Robson will prepare a framework for the implementation of the plan, as
she did in Ardsley. This will include reviewing suggestions to see if they are feasible
administratively, financially, and from a timing perspective. Then, the Town goes back
through the record of community suggestions and prepares plans for capital for year
1 , year 3, and through year 5, and then continues to review. Mr. Dwarka wrapped up
by suggesting that the Town think about hiring a town planner to implement the
Comprehensive Plan. There are practical planners, Mr. Dwarka suggested, that can
be hired on a contract basis, part-time, or full-time. The Town Board then discussed
the pros and cons of contracting out a Town planner.
10. Updates
Town Supervisor Elkind Eney provided an update on several grants, including the
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) Grant, the Momentum Grant, and the project
funded through FY25 Congressionally Directed Spending. The Town Supervisor filled
everyone in on the press conference with Jamal Bowman earlier today.
11. Additions to Regular Meeting Agenda
No additions noted, nor any changes.
8:00 PM TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING
The Town Board meeting convened in the Courtroom Located on the second floor at the
Town Center. The Public was to view the meeting on cable access television (Optimum 76/
Fios 35) or on LMCMedia.org
CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Elkind Eney at
8:09 p.m.
Supervisor Elkind Eney noted that the Town Board met for a Work Session beginning at five
o'clock this evening.
STAFF COMMENTS/ PRESENTATIONS
1. OUT OF ORDER: Review - SEQRA Findings - Comprehensive Plan
Supervisor Elkind Eney began by recapping the Comprehensive Plan process, noting
that the Comprehensive Plan as currently posted has seen only minimal, visual
modifications since last May.
SEQRA
Mr. Kevin Dwarka, of the PACE Land Use Law Center, introduced the Environmental
Assessment Form (EAF) for the Town's Draft Comprehensive Plan, reviewing why it
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was done, what its key findings are, and what will be done with those key findings. Mr.
Dwarka noted that the document is available online for all residents to review, with the
EAF form along with a memo that outlines the rationale.
Why do we undertake this process? Mr. Dwarka explained that under the New York
State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), before a community can formally
adopt a comprehensive plan, they must evaluate the impacts of such a plan. A
comprehensive plan is generally considered a Type I Action, which could potentially
have an adverse impact. A municipality must therefore at a minimum complete an
EAF. If there are significant environmental impacts, then a community must undertake
a fuller, more robust environmental impact statement, or DEIS. In this case, there was
a planning approach from the beginning, to create a policy-based plan. The plan
would outline the goals, the policies, and the actions that would define the aspirations
of our community over the next ten years or so. This would inform how the Town
would make choices regarding the building environment and the natural environment.
The Town also looked at what would be the specific implementation steps, to adopt
those policies and goals. Those steps are in an appendix, not the core. They are there
for a variety of reasons. One is because in our profession we have found that
communities that try to put both the implementation plan and the policy framework
together often ended up working on a comprehensive plan for years and years, or
even a decade, before they could get to a point of adoption. Often by the time they got
there, their world had changed.
Increasingly communities undertake an approach like that of the Town. Municipalities
now flesh out the policies first and get the framework right. Municipalities record the
values of the community and memorialize those values in goal statements. This
creates a vision of and for the community. Then, they undertake, in accordance with
SEQRA, an environmental assessment of that policy framework. And then, as you
proceed to do the work of implementing the Plan, as projects come up, then you begin
to evaluate each individually. The Town will review those environmental impacts with
a separate review specific to the action for each project. The action that we are
evaluating here is the adoption of the policy framework. Later on, the Town may then
undertake other actions that will require a different type of environmental review. So
that is why we are here.
Now, let's talk about what specifically went on through the process, Mr. Dwarka
explained. The Town Board defined itself as the lead agency that would accept
responsibility for undertaking the environmental assessment process. That is the
correct assignment because the Town is the entity enabled under state law to amend
and update the Town's Comprehensive Plan. That announcement of lead agency was
spelled out within the first of three forms of the EAF process. (Again, Mr. Dwarka
noted that all of this is available online.) Mr. Dwarka continued, part two is the
analysis or evaluation of the plan in accordance with different resource topics, for
example land, community character, surface water, agricultural resources, or
consistency with other plans. There are a series of checks on form two, where one
identifies whether or not there would be an environmental impact. If there was, would
it be significant and warrant mitigations and possibly a more robust environmental
impact review?
Mr. Dwarka explained how he went through that process; how he determined and now
recommends that there are no significant adverse impacts from this Comprehensive
Plan. On the basis of that, that allowed him to proceed to the third form whereby a
conclusion is made on the environmental assessment process as to whether or not,
as a totality of the plan, there is a significant impact, or adversely, a negative
declaration. A negative declaration is the formal term to say no, there is not (a
significant impact). Mr. Dwarka then addressed the Town Board directly, stating that
because there has been a negative declaration of impact, you as a Town Board may
then proceed to a formal adoption of the Plan.
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Next, Mr. Dwarka spoke briefly about what would happen next. Both the Town Board
and the public will have the opportunity to review those forms, as well as the rationale
for the recommendations that are within those forms. The version of the
Comprehensive Plan that was used is also available online. That document is the
culmination of a very long and extensive planning and community engagement
process, where stakeholders had many opportunities to identify what should be
included in the Plan. The determination that was made through the EAF does not
trigger the Town to make any changes within the contents of this Plan that has long
been reviewed and evolved. Therefore, unless there are further questions that are
raised that merit further research or analysis, the Town can proceed to formally adopt
the Comprehensive Plan as the Town's updated document.
The Town Supervisor asked if the Town Board had any questions or comments. The
Town Board mentioned having sat with Mr. Dwarka earlier and addressing their
questions then. The Town Board then thanked Mr. Dwarka for his thorough job,
addressing other community's approaches, and the community-focused process
which provided a myriad of opportunities for input.
OUT OF ORDER: PUBLIC HEARING(S)
1. Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan
The following Notice of Public Hearing is entered into the record as follows:
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 130 of the Town Law of
the State of New York, a Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at
8:00 PM or as soon thereafter as is possible, to consider the "The Town of
Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan", at the Town Center, 740 W. Boston Post Road,
Mamaroneck, New York.
Purpose:
In early 2022, the Town of Mamaroneck embarked upon an update of the Town's
outdated Comprehensive Plan in order to create a policy-based framework for future
development and preservation of the Town's unincorporated area. Updating the
Comprehensive Plan involved collaboration between the Town's elected and
administrative leadership; the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, the Town's
appointed consultants from the Land Use Law Center, and residents and business
owners of the Town of Mamaroneck. The plan will be used to help the Town make
future decisions regarding land use regulations, infrastructure decisions, and
economic development investments.
You may also view the meeting on local municipal access television (Cablevision 75,
76, 77 or Verizon 34, 35, 36) or on LMC Media's website, https://lmcmedia.org/.
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: April 16, 2024
The Town Supervisor introduced the Public Hearing for the Comprehensive Plan
explaining that now we were coming to the culmination of the process.
Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember King,
the Public Hearing was unanimously opened.
Carried
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Mr. Michael Witsch, who lives in the Town of Rye section of the Village of
Mamaroneck, spoke as a Boardmember of Larchmont Mamaroneck Community
Media. Mr. Witsch pointed out that this is an example of what LMC Media does and
has been doing for 40 years. Mr. Witsch wanted to remind everyone that the
Larchmont and Mamaroneck community are the envy of every other community in
Westchester. It's a tribute to the foresight and commitment of the elected officials in
the community. We cover Board meetings, and any other meeting that you would like,
we tell the community stories, we are willing and it's nice to work with our partner. Mr.
Witsch had read a bit of the Comprehensive Plan and had attended a workshop a
year or two ago, wanted to mention LMC Media has a new studio available to anyone
in the Town or the two local Villages for free. LMC Media loans equipment out for free.
We have channels dedicated to the community for free. All of that is thanks to the
financial support from municipalities and donations from individuals. Mr. Witsch just
wanted to come and remind everyone that the communications infrastructure is in
place. It can be improved, and we are willing to do a lot more than we are now.
Ms. Karen Khor, Comprehensive Plan steering committee member and member of
Sustainability Collaborative, thanked the Town Board for the opportunity to speak
again. Ms. Khor pointed to the room and said that the lack of attendance at the
hearing was an indication that there was not enough publicity for the public hearing
about this Comprehensive Plan. For a Plan that we've worked on for two years and
such far reaching impact on the lives of our residents and stakeholders, Ms. Khor
urged the Board to consider extending the public hearing beyond May 8th to at least
two more opportunities for people to provide comments. We've spent two years on
this, so let's make sure this is a plan that all residents and stakeholders can really
embrace and understand and be aware of. For example, the Tree Law was publicized
in The Patch and was publicized in ways other than only Town notification
subscribers. Thinks it is important for the Town to publicize to residents and
stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback in a broad-based way, so not just
people that subscribe to the Town notifications. That way other people can come and
comment. Reach out to other local media, make use of LMC Media for example, to
publicize this. It is a complex document and as a person who is trying to get the Town
points on Climate Smart Communities-Comprehensive Plan, she has noticed gaps.
She hopes to have the opportunity to share this with the Town Board over several
public hearings. Wants to ensure the Town really gets the full points for the
Comprehensive Plan once it is submitted to the Climate Smart Communities. There
are some complex issues, so we need more time beyond May 8th, and we need
broad-based publicity. That way we can get more residents and stakeholders
informed and can get their buy in. Wants to ensure broad-based comments to ensure
that the Town really gets input on all of the complex issues, residents are engaged
and embrace the Plan.
Town Supervisor Elkind Eney responded, saying that the Town put on Love
Larchmont, sent out an email blast, posted on all the Facebook pages, and promoted
in many ways, like we always we do for everything.
Mr. Mike Smeets, of 2 Gaillard, said congratulations it is now done. Now the hard
work will begin, the implementation. Everyone agrees the goals in the Comprehensive
Plan are very laudable, now it comes down to implementing and that means trade off.
He would love to understand how the Town Board will think about implementation,
what areas are we going to focus on. He will help in any way. His focus is
transportation. This is the beginning of the process, and the tough decisions lie
ahead, so he would love to hear what the plan is.
Mr. Bill Gassman, of 2 Valley Stream Road, wanted to reiterate a great job getting this
Comprehensive Plan together. There is a very large scope, so the Town has a lot on
its plate. This is his first time coming to a meeting. His interest is the environmental
aspect. He lives where Valley Stream Road and Brookside converge. If you have
seen the photos of the Brook after Ida, that was his car, his wife's car, and his mother-
in-law's car that were submerged in the water. They suffer from extreme flooding as a
result of the runoff coming from higher elevations going to Long Island Sound. He is
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not an expert on how it all works. The Town's scope is fantastic, but he asks
respectfully the Town to consider the environmental impact and climate change in the
Town's endeavors going forward.
Melissa Kaplan Massey, of 45 Cooper Lane, right around the corner of Valley Stream.
Thank you to the Town Board for undertaking the Comprehensive Plan. Particularly
since she is an urban planner, she is excited that our Town has a plan and policies to
help us make our decisions. There are a lot of different intersectional things --
environment, transportation, affordable housing — and those things all work together.
It is hard for a Town to make things work together without public policy. It's not easy
to do and she really appreciated the time we dedicated to the steering committee. She
thought the steering committee had a lot of input. This is hard work. Ms. Kaplan
Massey was thankful for her ability to participate.
Supervisor Elkind Eney thanked Melissa Kaplan Massey for her input and
participation on the steering committee. She was great to work with and really had a
lot of professional, valuable insight that helped to inform a lot of the things we did.
Thank you, it was a really good team effort.
Mark Kramer, Co-chair of the Sustainability Collaborative spoke next. Mr. Kramer
pointed out that the Town Board had heard only Karen Khor, one first-time resident,
and Melissa Kaplan Massey speak. That's it. He became aware of this meeting on
Monday when he opened his emails from Friday. He had two days of pre-notice.
Then, he received a notice from the Village of Larchmont to attend this meeting.
When he opened the link in that notice, there were pages in the document that were
different. He wondered why. He found out tonight that there were other documents
posted with the Comprehensive Plan on the Town website. Mr. Kramer thinks the
Town can communicate better. The Town should provide residents with more notice
that we are planning something. Critical information should not come out on a Friday.
We may say that there is not much change from May, but we know not all residents
are tuned into notifications or looks at the website. We need to reach out. The first
speaker tonight volunteered a new way to reach out — to make a podcast on LMC
Media — which might reach new people. Mr. Kramer asked the Town Board for more
time. Many were on vacation and off the week before. The Town's timing could have
been different. Yesterday people went to work, kids went back to school. It was not
the priority of many members; they had other things to do this week. Mr. Kramer
asked, given that this project took two or three years, that the Town Board give the
public ample opportunity to interact with the Board and to extend the comment period
to another week or two, to four weeks. Then, you may find all the seats are filled. Your
objective is transparency and you have done a great job. Show the Town that you've
done a great job. The fact that this room isn't filled tells me something, I hope it tells
you something too. We can improve. Thank you for your consideration and we look
forward to an answer one way or another in a timely fashion so if we can make small
improvements, particularly to push the Town forward on Climate Smart Communities,
we have that opportunity. Thank you.
Supervisor Elkind Eney confirmed immediately that the Town is going to have another
public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan on May 8th.
(In addition to the in-person comments, written comments emailed into the Town prior
to the Public Hearing can be found in Attachment D.)
Councilmember King thanked everyone who has been involved over the past few
years working on the Comprehensive Plan. It has been a monumental task that has
brought us to this point. It is a blueprint that will serve the Town going forward. The
Comprehensive Plan is a roadmap with direction but without a definitive path. That
definitive path is now in implementation phases. Knowing that there has been a lot of
input by residents and the steering committee along the way. This is policy. What is
now ahead of us is the major lift -- the implementation of our policies. That is where
we have to roll up our sleeves. That is where we have to have the foresight to come
together as a community to determine how to get from point A to point B. Working
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within our community, so we can all address the issues. This is the policy, or a basic
roadmap. What we need from you, Mark, and everyone here is your input, assistance
and insight on the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan.
Administrator Robson responded to comments on the information that was or was not
available and the timing of it and so wanted to explain. It was my responsibility,
Administrator Robson stated. It was not sent out in a timely manner. It did not get
done appropriately and we will do better going forward.
Supervisor Elkind Eney echoed what Councilmember King said, this is a process that
has gone on for two years. This is a broad blueprint. Some of the comments we have
received this evening are more detailed, which are more implementation focused,
rather than goals or policies which is the basic framework. Ms. Khor asked if
comments would be posted on the Town website. Supervisor Elkind Eney said no, we
look forward to future comments on the implementation plan, which is much more
specific and detailed covering how to achieve the goals and policies. That is where we
will be looking for more input.
Mr. Kramer said that some people had suggested that when we put out a request for
comments, the Town should include a link of where the comments should go. The
Town Supervisor thanked him for the suggestion.
Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Nambiar, the
Public Hearing was unanimously adjourned to May 8, 2024.
Carried
SUPERVISOR'S REPORT
Welcome to the April 24, 2024, meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck. The
Town Board met today for a Work Session in Conference Room A, starting at 5:00pm, which
is open to the Public.
On April 11 , Sabrina and I attended a WMOA in Ossining. The president of Sustainable
Westchester, Noam Bramson, was the speaker. He spoke about Climate Change and about
Community Choice Aggregation, a Sustainable Westchester Program that permits
municipalities to negotiate collectively with energy providers to achieve the best possible
rates. Of course, residents can opt in or out at will. More on that in a future meeting. But
suffice it to say that Noam was incredibly articulate and understandable.
On April 14, Sabrina, Jeff and I attended our Annual Bunny Hop 5K and lil' bunny hop 1 mile
fun run for kids under 12. It was a beautiful day and we had record participation. We had a
bouncy castle, candy from the Easter Bunny, and more... I want to thank the Recreation
Department, the TMFD, LVAC, and the Highway Department who came through for us to
create this wonderful event, I also want to thank Trader Joes for donating bananas, treats
and water.
On April 16 Sabrina and I attended the Local Summit. The guest speakers were the
Superintendents of the MUFSD and the Rye Neck School District. Their presentation was
fascinating. They spoke of how the schools deal with a variety of issues relative to changing
educational needs and the changing educational environment. They addressed such issues
as Al and how the schools deal with it.
This past Saturday, April 20th, the Town's Annual Spring/Earth Day Cleanup was held, and it
was wonderful to have more than 40 residents pitching in and they were grateful for nice
weather! Due to the volunteers' hard work, 22 bags of garbage, 12 bags of commingled
recycling (bottles/cans/foil/cartons) and two bags of cardboard/paper recycling were
collected. The most unusual finds were an irrigation hose, gardening tools, and one hiking
boot. The great news is that these volunteers made a difference with their participation in the
cleanup honoring Earth Day. By cleaning up litter in our trails, they helped beautify our
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community. Please go to the Town of Mamaroneck Environmental Information Facebook
page to see photos from the Cleanup at
https://www.facebook.com/townofmamaroneckenvironment and "like" and "share."
On the grant news front...I am delighted to announce that the Town received a $2mm grant
from Congressman Bowman toward the cost of constructing a roundabout at the busy
intersection of 195 exit/entry ramps, Madison, New Jefferson Streets. This is a critical project
for the Town as it will address traffic safety issues, pedestrian/bicycle safety, air pollution
issues, flooding, connectivity to New Ro, the Metro North Train Station and the business
district of Larchmont and provide an attractive gateway to the Town. In addition, we hope it
will spur development along the 5th avenue corridor between the Town and New Rochelle.
On behalf of the Town Board, I want to thank Congressman Bowman for these much-needed
funds, and we are looking forward to applying for, and receiving the next $2mm.
RESIDENT COMMENTS
Supervisor Elkind Eney asked if anyone in the audience wished to address the Town Board.
Ms. Marianne Hardart of the Larchmont Gardens Committee rose to approach the Town
Board. Ms. Hardart had several follow-ups from the LGCA. First, they wanted to urge the
Town to consider a stop sign, after someone went into pond, at end of Myrtle where it
connects to Lakeside. Second, on Hickory Grove towards Rockland. It has become a
thoroughfare with a lot of speeding. We request monitoring to determine what is happening.
Administrator Robson answered that she spoke with the Police Chief about the car in the
pond which was unfortunately caused by the driver's distraction. A stop sign would not have
helped in that circumstance. If you do want to pursue the stop sign, Administrator Robson
suggested LGCA fill out a stop sign form and attend the upcoming May meeting of the Traffic
Committee. As far as enforcement goes, our Police do their best to focus on problem areas,
but the need is great. The Administrator said she would put it back on their radar.
Ms. Karen Bonapart lives on Myrtle Boulevard. Ms. Bonapart requested more information on
the roundabout and wondered how people on Myrtle could find out more about it. The Town
Board clarified it is actually on Madison Avenue at the entrance to 1-95. Ms. Bonapart asked
about the intent of it? The Town Board explained that the traffic rotary would eliminate the
stop signs and instead all traffic would go around. There would also be flood mitigation that
would benefit the area. And, lastly, beautification would also be included and perhaps some
New York thruway land (maybe other corners, may be necessary in the development. The
Town Administrator asked Ms. Bonapart to reach out if she wanted any more information on
the project.
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
1. Call to Order
Commissioner Elkind Eney called the Meeting to order, then on motion of
Commissioner Nambiar and seconded by Commissioner King the Board of Fire
Commissioners was unanimously declared open.
Present were the following Members of the Commission:
Commissioner: Jaine Elkind Eney
Commissioner: Sabrina Fiddelman
Commissioner: Jeffery L. King
Commissioner: Robin Nichinsky
Commissioner: Anant Nambiar
2. Fire Claims
Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Fiddelman, it was
RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners hereby approves the
attached list of fire claims.
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Carried
3. Other Fire Department Business
There being no further business to come before the Fire Commission, on motion of
Commissioner Fiddelman, seconded by Commissioner King, the Commission
unanimously adjourned and the Town Board reconvened.
AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK
1. Consideration of Approval - Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) - Westchester
County Repository for Integrated Criminalistic Information (RICI System)
Moved by Councilmember Nambiar, seconded by Councilmember Fiddelman, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby approves the Intermunicipal
Agreement with Westchester County for the access and maintenance of the
Westchester County Repository for Integrated Criminalistic Information ("RICI
system") to the Town of Mamaroneck police department and hereby authorizes
the Town Administrator to execute the agreement and any related documents
necessary to carry out its implementation.
Carried
2. Consideration of Award of Bid - TA-24-01 - Town Center Miscellaneous
Renovations
Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Nambiar, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby award the bid for the Town Center
miscellaneous renovations received and opened on March 28, 2024, to Peter
Camilli & Sons for highway materials disposal during the 2024 and 2025
calendar years at the base bid amount of$577,349.00 and hereby authorizes the
Town Administrator to execute the agreement and any related documents
necessary to carry out its implementation.
Carried
3. Consideration of Award of Bid TA-24-07 Highway Department Materials
Disposal
Moved by Councilmember Nambiar, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby award the bid for the Highway
Departments Material Disposal received and opened on March 18, 2024, to
Moriarity Services Inc. for highway materials disposal during the 2024 and 2025
calendar years at the contact rate of$25 per cubic yard and hereby authorizes
the Town Administrator to execute the agreement and any related documents
necessary to carry out its implementation.
Carried
4. Consideration of Approval - A Resolution to Close Special Revenue Fund- Tri-
Municipal Cable T.V. Fund
Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Fiddelman,
WHEREAS the Town of Mamaroneck maintains a fund accounting system that
segregates cash according to the source and use of that cash, and
WHEREAS it is necessary to create certain Funds from time to time as the need
arises, and to close those funds when they are no longer required, and
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WHEREAS the Tri-Municipal Cable T.V. Fund is used to account for franchise
fees collected and expenditures of the cable T.V. operations jointly with the
Village of Larchmont and the Village of Mamaroneck, and
WHEREAS the joint agreement between the municipalities ended upon the
expiration of the franchise agreements with the cable providers, and
WHEREAS it was necessary and appropriate to distribute the remaining money
to the three municipalities to eliminate the fund balances that existed in these
accounts, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of
Mamaroneck authorizes the closure of the Tri-Municipal Cable T.V. Fund(Fund
J).
Carried
5. Consideration to Set a Public Hearing - "Separation of the Rules regarding the
Outdoor Operation of Power Tools from the Rules regarding the Operation of
Leaf Blowers, and the Phase-out of Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers" Law
Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board does hereby set the date for a Public Hearing
on the "Separation of the Rules regarding the Outdoor Operation of Power
Tools from the Rules regarding the Operation of Leaf Blowers, and the Phase-
out of Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers" Law for May 8, 2024.
Carried
REPORTS OF MINUTES
1. Report of Minutes of the Meetings of April 1, 2024, March 20, 2024, March 6,
2024, February 21, 2024, and January 24, 2024
Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember Nambiar, it was
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby approves the minutes of the meetings
of April 1, 2024, March 20, 2024, March 6, 2024, February 21, 2024, and January
24, 2024.
Carried
REPORTS OF THE COUNCIL
Councilmember Nambiar
• Missed a Zoning Board meeting last week because of vacation.
• Enjoyed the press conference this afternoon with Congressman Bowman, what a
great outcome for our Town.
• Looking forward to all of the upcoming activities in Town.
Councilmember Fiddelman
• A highlight from the recent WMOA was Noam Bramson's moving description of why
we should all be concerned about climate change. (Note that Supervisor Elkind Eney
has invited him to speak about climate change at a future Town Board meeting.)
• Next Local Summit meeting is on May 14th at 8AM at Westchester Jewish Center, and
the topic will be `Scams a Growing Threat'.
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Councilmember King
• Enjoys opening day of baseball, but it pales in comparison to Compost Giveback Day.
Looks forward to it each year. Thanked the Highway Department, Sanitation and the
Sustainability Collaborative for their hard work to make this event so successful.
• The Sunday after, the Lil Bunny Hop was enjoyed by all ages.
• Attended a Traffic Committee Thursday, where there were comments regarding
congestion around Murray Avenue.
• Reminded everyone that the Recreation Department is hiring for summer!
Councilmember Nichinsky
• Missed the last Town Board meeting because attended a Civil Rights Tour which is a
great experience for anyone!
• Attended a Sustainability Collaborative meeting, where there was a discussion about
Victory Gardens and the current recommendations on our tree list.
• Attended a Board of Architectural Review meeting, where reviews of signage were
addressed.
• Wished everyone who celebrates a happy Passover!
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Thanked the Town Board for supporting training for the Town staff, having recently attended
a New York State Town Clerk's Association annual conference. Also thanked Sanitation and
the Sustainability Collaborative for the Compost Giveaway.
TOWN COMPTROLLER'S REPORT
Reminded residents we are in the last week of collection of the Town and County taxes,
without penalty. We recommend you pay online on our website, not through your banking
software. There are only six days left to pay and the mail is a bit slow, so the safest and
fastest way is to pay online.
TOWN ATTORNEY'S REPORT
Visited his son in Kansas City, where April tends to be a more pleasant month to visit. It was
88 degrees and hot and sunny.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky the
meeting was unanimously adjourned at 9:24 PM.
Carried
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING - May 8, 2024
Submitted by
Allison May, Town Clerk
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Attachment A
Projected Fund Balances
Unrestricted I Projected Fund
Fund Balance Projected Projected Projected Net Balance go %of FB Policy
FUND gto 1/1/2024 Revenue Expenses Results 12/31/24 Appr Compliant
General Fund 7,826,282 $ 13,888,193 $ 15,600,910 $ (1,712,717) $ 6,113,565 39% Yes
Part Town 5,295,026 16,996,967 18,431,125 (1,434,158) 3,860,868 21% Yes
Highway 2,529,651 6,708,519 6,935,430 (226,911) 2,302,740 33% Yes
Fire 668,462 5,378,800 5,041,885 336,915 1,005,377 19% Yes
Streetlighting 169,954 305,500 305,500 - 169,954 56% Yes
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Ambulance 410,579 1,961,240 1,938,203 23,037 433,616 22% Yes
Garbage 608,100 2,507,668 2,497,475 10,193 618,293 25% Yes
Sewer 274,619 760,322 706,600 53,722 328,341 43% Yes
Water 1,388,409 1,577,764 1,577,764 - 1,388,409 88% Yes
Total Revenue $ 19,171,082 $ 50,084,973 $ 53,034,892 $ (2,949,919) $ 16,221,163 30%
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Attachment A (cont'd)
2024 YTD/
Adjusted Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Projected Budget Y/Y Budgt
Budget @ 3/31/23 @ 3/31/24 @ 12/31/24 Variance % %
Revenues
General Fund $ 13,894,565 $ 2,217,738 $ 2,506,327 $ 13,888,193 $ (6,372) 113% 18%
Part Town 16,974,409 536,605 487,427 16,996,967 22,558 91% 3%
Highway 6,713,518 (27,553) 31,297 6,708,519 (4,999) -114% 0%
Fire 5,349,354 23,042 10,306 5,378,800 29,446 45% 0%
Streetlighting 305,500 9,043 - 305,500 - 0% 0%
Ambulance 1,827,739 199,828 202,564 1,961,240 133,501 101% 11%
Garbage 2,507,670 - - 2,507,668 (2) 0% 0%
Sewer 760,322 139,663 (9,712) 760,322 0 -7% -1%
Water 1,577,764 4,029 5,604 1,577,764 - 139% 0%
Total Revenues $ 49,910,841 $ 3,102,395 $ 3,233,813 $ 50,084,973 $ 174,132 104%_ 6%
Expenses
General Fund $ 15,858,729 $ 2,221,979 $ 2,613,873 $ 15,600,910 257,819 118% 16%
Part Town 18,502,459 2,948,342 3,835,379 18,431,125 71,334 130% 21%
Highway 6,962,060 1,325,421 1,650,554 6,935,430 26,630 125% 24%
Fire 5,386,443 938,592 1,229,741 5,041,885 344,558 131% 23%
Streetlighting 305,500 54,740 42,342 305,500 - 77% 14%
Ambulance 1,934,703 370,743 473,542 1,938,203 (3,500) 128% 24%
Garbage 2,507,670 612,160 617,388 2,497,475 10,195 101% 25%
Sewer 756,600 57,710 61,968 706,600 50,000 107% 8%
Water 1,577,764 233,627 189,978 1,577,764 - 81% 12%
Total Expenses $ 53,791,928 $ 8,763,314 $ 10,714,765 $ 53,034,892 $ 757,036 122% 20%
Use of Fund Balanc $ (3,881,087) $ (5,660,919) $ (7,480,952) $ (2,949,919) $ 931,168
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Attachment C
Town of Mamaroneck
From: Tracy Yogman -Town Comptroller 7�{_
Re: Fire Claims
Date: APRIL 24, 2024
The following Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department claims have been certified by Chief Thomas Broderick and submitted to the
Comptroller's Office for payment:
VENDOR DESCRIPTION Amount
Key Identifier coding rings,American flag,Ubiquiti networks Unifi
Amazon.Com switch 8-port, medical kit $ 1,055.09
Con Edison Fire HQ gas service 2/28-3/28/24 $ 1,566.24
Firehouse Innovations Hydra-Ram tester $ 495.00
Galls LLC Shirts, logo,gloves,sportswear, rescue gloves, pants,shorts,polos 905.83
Grainger Oil drain basin,window punch,permament marker,zip seal bags 51.07
Home Depot Lumber,shingles for training on Roof&Door Simulator Drill 4/17/24 366.26
Optimum Cable services for 3/23-4/22/24 284.12
Sound Shore Pest Control Exterminating Services 3/26/24 70.00
Town of Mam'k Fire Dept. Nozzle repair 272.88
UniFirst Corporation Cleaning Supplies-3/29,4/5,4/12/24 673.54
W)WW 205 Weaver St charges 2/26-3/24/24 185.13
Total $ 5,925.16
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Attachment D
May, Allison
From: Odierna, Sue
Sent: Wednesday,April 24, 2024 3:09 PM
To: Anant Nambiar; Eney,Jaine Elkind; Fiddelman,Sabrina; King,Jeffery; Nichinsky, Robin
Cc: May,Allison
Subject: FW: Pis Fwd:Town meeting comment
Dear Town Board,
FYI below comments from resident, Michele Lewis.
Best,
Sue
Sue Odierna
Confidential Secretary to the Town Supervisor
and Sustainability Coordinator
Town of Mamaroneck
740 W. Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914.381.7816
sodiernaPtownofmamaroneckny.org
Sign up for Town alerts and notifications! CLICK HERE
From: Michele Lewis<mlewis413@msn.com>
Sent:Tuesday,April 23, 2024 2:00 PM
To:Odierna,Sue<50dierna@townofmamaroneckny.org>
Subject: Pis Fwd:Town meeting comment
Sue, Hi.
I am traveling today. I would appreciate if you could
Please forward this onto J Elkind and the Town Board to be received today if possible
(before the meeting tomorrow)
Thanks very much,
Michele
Subject:Town meeting comment
Dear Supervisor Elkind and the Town of Mamaroneck Town Board,
I thank you for the submission of the Comprehensive Plan for review and comment.
Please note that it is at best inconvenient to have the review of the comprehensive plan
happen during the week of Passover.
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Attachment D (Cont'd)
In past years our community system closed during this week so we could observe the
holiday with our families. Something this important should be given more time to review.
Please postpone this agenda item for 30-60-90 days.
Never the less, I have begun to read the plan.There are some discrepancies between the
Plan and the new Tree Code. I would think the Code should follow the lead of the Plan.
The Comprehensive Plan calls for preservation of our natural resources specifically
mentioning trees. It calls for expansion of the tree canopy and does not have the focus of
replacement strategy that the new tree code focuses on.
The Comprehensive Plan also speaks to environmental safety where there is a
current question of the safety of synthetic turf by science establishments and is supported
by news articles in the past 2 years. It seems prudent to have an environmental impact
statement prepared instead of a self permitted SEQRA position in light of the associated
liability and threat of breathing illnesses in children and pregnant mothers. I recommend
you to website synturf. corn lot for extensive articles.
Children's Environmental Health at Mt Sinai Hospital is one of the leaders in this field if you
would like us to arrange a meeting.
I have just begun my review. My comments were part of the process thus far. I am yet to
have a response.
Sincerely,
Michele Lewis AIA
Resident,Town of Mamaroneck, NY
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Attachment D (Cont'd)
May, Allison
From: khortan@mac.com
Sent: Wednesday,April 24, 2024 3:39 PM
To: Eney,Jaine Elkind;Anant Nambiar; Fiddelman,Sabrina; Nichinsky, Robin; King,Jeffery;
May,Allison
Cc: Mark Kramer; Mitch Green; Mitch Green;Odierna, Sue
Subject: Town Comprehensive Plan -Sustainability Collaborative Co-Chairs' &Member's Letter
to Town of Mamaroneck Board Members
Attachments: Final Email to Town Board on Comprehensive Plan 4.24.24.docx
Dear Supervisor Jaine Elkind Eney and Town of Mamaroneck Board Members Anant Nambiar, Jeffery
King, Sabrina Fiddelman, and Robin Nichinsky,
We thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the final draft of the Town of Mamaroneck
Comprehensive Plan (MCP). We offer the following recommendations, some of which have been
previously submitted in writing but have not been incorporated into the draft Comprehensive Plan, for
the Town to consider as it finalizes this document:
1) Extend the timeframe of the public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan for another month,
and enable residents/stakeholders to provide feedback to the Town Board in-person and
in-writing for the month of May 2024. Publicize the public hearing broadly through multiple
channels to ensure that residents/stakeholders are adequately notified of the opportunity
for in-person and written feedback.
This is a critical document laying out the future vision for unincorporated Town of Mamaroneck that
will have far reaching impact on the lives of residents/stakeholders and neighboring municipalities.
We need the appropriate time allowance to review this extensive and detailed document and
deliberate within our stakeholder groups and among neighbors. This is vital for fruitful dialogue
and further improvements, where needed, and to ensure that our Comprehensive Plan will
ultimately be embraced by our community.
2) Incorporate the final results of the online Community Needs Survey for all 6 themes
referred to on p.8 of the final draft Comprehensive Plan as an Appendix C. See attached
screenshots of the draft survey results for only Recreation and Transportation themes presented
to the Comprehensive Plan Steering committee on Sep. 12, 2022.
We note that the Record of Community Suggestions has now been included in the final draft as
Appendix B. It also makes sense to include the results of the community needs survey as Appendix
C to help inform the next stage of developing an implementation plan. Otherwise, this represents
a critical missing link in the Comprehensive Plan. We encourage you to review how Village of
Mamaroneck publicized their Community Survey Results (January 2023) in their Comprehensive
Plan webpage :https://planvom.orq/wp-content/uploads/2023/01NoM-Community-Survev-Results.pdf. I t
3) Revise the second action under Quality Neighborhoods Policy 1A on p.19 as follows:
"Continue to engage and collaborate with residents and other stakeholders in the Town's
development and ensure appropriate public notice." The words highlighted in green are
suggested additions to the sentence. This is to ensure that the Town's Comprehensive Plan aligns
with the New York State Climate Smart Communities program requirement to "Promote smart
growth principles in land use." Promoting smart growth principles includes the principle of
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Attachment D (Cont'd)
encouraging community and stakeholder collaboration in development decisions. That principle
could be more clearly reflected with the abovementioned edit.
4) Add the following new action under RE Policy 5A on p.28: "Action: Foster climate-
friendly/green economic development and practices." This aligns with the Town's November
2021 Climate Emergency Declaration Resolution and past laws/resolutions to green commercial
establishments, such as "Mamaroneck Bag Waste Reduction" law and the resolution supporting
the Upon Request Only law for single-use plastic utensils (foodware). This also helps our Town to
gain additional points in the CSC program when it submits its Comprehensive Plan since "Foster
green economic development" is specifically designated as an important sustainability element.
5) Revise the first action under RE Policy 5A on p.28 as follows: "Action: Reduce carbon
emissionsand dependence on fossil fuels and support energy efficiency and renewable
energy use in in municipal and community buildings, transportation, and
infrastructure." The words highlighted in green are suggested additions to the sentence. This 1
aligns with the Town's November 2021 Climate Emergency Declaration Resolution. This also
helps our Town to gain additional points in the CSC program when it submits its Comprehensive
Plan since "Decrease dependence on fossil fuels and support energy efficiency and renewable
energy production" is specifically designated as an important sustainability element.
6) Add the following new action under RE Policy 5A on p.28: "Action: Promote development of
residential and community vegetable gardens." This reflects growing interest and
commitment in our tri-municipal area to the development of both residential and community
vegetable gardens, as reflected by the growth of the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Victory Farms
network and community gardens installed in Sheldrake Environmental Center and various houses
of worship in recent years. It also helps our Town to gain additional points in the CSC program
when it submits its Comprehensive Plan since "Promote the development of (or the conservation
of) local food systems" is specifically designated as an important sustainability element.
Thank you for considering these recommendations.
Respectfully Yours,
Mark Kramer, Co-Chair Town of Mamaroneck Sustainability Collaborative
Mitch Green, Co-Chair Town of Mamaroneck Sustainability Collaborative
Karen Khor, Member of Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee &
Town of Mamaroneck Sustainability Collaborative
Screenshot of Draft Survey Results for Recreation Theme Presented to the Comprehensive
Plan Steering Committee on Sep. 12, 2022
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