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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965_05_05 Town Board Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD MAY 5th, 1965, IN THE COUNCIL ROOM 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 Burchell Councilman Kane Councilman Brush Councilwoman Helwig Councilman Quadrine Absent: None Also Present: Mr. Gronberg - Town Clerk Mr. Johnston - Town Attorney Mrs. Brewer - Deputy Clerk Mr. Altieri - Comptroller Mr. Kellogg - Town Engineer OPENING OF BIDS Griffen Avenue Sewer The Clerk presented for the record the affidavit of publi- cation of the Notice for Bids and opened and read aloud the following bids, which the Board directed be referred to the Town Attorney, Engineer and Comptroller for examination with report and recommendation thereon at the next meet- ing of the Board: Bidder Bid Romolo James Calcagni $ 121, 293. 00 Fred Carideo, Inc. 117, 265. 00 Girondo Contracting Corp. 130, 082. 00 Lenox Construction Corp. 97, 620. 00 Micelli Bros. Construction Co. 114, 998. 00 Salvatore Micelli 98, 783. 00 Nigro Bros. Inc. 109, 341. 00 Anthony B. Perrotta & Sons, Inc. 107, 525. 71 J. Reale & Son, Inc. 112, 091. 65 Naclerio Contracting Co. Inc. 113, 970. 80 -1- OLD BUSINESS 1. Incinerator A draft of a letter to be sent to the Housing & Home Finance Agency requesting an increase in the original grant for the extension of Incinerator facilities, which had been prepared by the Town Attorney at the Board's request and approved by the Attorney for the Inciner- ator Commission, was presented for the Board's con- sideration and comment. A lengthy discussion followed, at the conclusion of which since there was considerable question of the amount of increase to be requested, it was directed that this matter be held over to the next meeting pend- ing further information as to the exact and correct in- crease figure to be so requested. NEW BUSINESS 1. Application for Special Permit Bonnie Briar Country Club The Clerk presented an application for special permit for the erection of a pump house in connection with the underground irrigation system for the Bonnie Briar golf course, together with memorandum of the Building In- spector dated May 3, 1965, which were herewith or- dered received and filed. And thereupon, after some discussion and pursuant to the Attorney's recommendation that the customary re- ferral of such applications to the Planning Board be waived in this instance for the reasons set forth in the above-referred to memorandum and that a date be fixed at this time for the public hearing thereupon as required by law, on motion by Councilman Kane, seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, it was RESOLVED, that in accordance with law, the Town Clerk be and he hereby is authorized to publish in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, a notice of public hearing to be held before this Board, at a regular meeting there- of on Wednesday evening, June 2, 1965, at 8:15 p. m. on that date, in the Council Room of the Wea- ver Street Firehouse, Weaver Street, Town of Ma- maroneck, for the purpose of considering the ap- plication of the Bonnie Briar Country Club for a special permit for the addition or extension of a non-conforming use pursuant to Article IV, Sec- -- tion 449 of the Zoning Ordinance. Upon roll call, Supervisor Burchell and Councilmen Kane, Helwig and Quadrine voted Aye on the foregoing resolution with Councilman Brush abstaining from voting for the _2_ reason that he is a member of the Club, and the resolu- tion was therefore declared duly adopted by a majority vote of four (4) ayes and one (1) abstention. 2. Authorization of Agreement Shadow Lane Pumping Station In regard to this matter which was previously before the Board, upon presentation of a memorandum addres- sed to the Town Board and Town Attorney by the Town Engineer under date of April 22, 1965, submitting for approval a proposed Agreement between the County, the Town and the Village of Larchmont for the elimin- ation or abandonment of the County-owned "Shadow Lane Pumping Station", on the Attorney's recommenda- tion that the Agreement as proposed and submitted was in order, on motion by Councilman Kane, seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to sign on behalf of the Town of Ma- maroneck, the Agreement between the County of Westchester, the Town of Mamaroneck, and the Village of Larchmont as herewith submitted for the elimination or abandonment of the County- owned "Shadow Lane Pumping Station" at no cost to the Town of Mamaroneck. 3. Adoption of Bond Resolution Town Garage Pursuant to memorandum dated May 5, 1965, addres- sed to the Attorney by the Comptroller and herewith pre- sented and filed, the following resolution was offered by Councilman Kane, who moved its adoption, seconded by Councilman Brush, to-wit: WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaro- neck, Westchester County, New York, adopted a bond resolution on April 17, 1963, authorizing the issuance of $160, 000 serial bonds of said Town to pay a part of the cost of the construction of a highway garage, including the acquisition of land for the site thereof in and for said Town; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to provide for the date, details and sale of said $160, 000 serial bonds and to provide for other matters in connection therewith; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Ma- maroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. The $160, 000 serial bonds described in -3- 0�' >> the foregoing preambles, shall each be designated substantially HIGHWAY GARAGE (SERIAL) BOND, 1965, shall be dated May 1, 1965, shall be num- bered from 1 to 32, both inclusive, shall be in the denomination of $5, 000 each, shall mature in nu- merical order in the amount of $10, 000 on May 1 in each of the years 1966 to 1981, both inclusive, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum, payable November 1, 1965 and semi-annually thereafter on May 1 and November 1. Such bonds shall be in bearer cou- pon form with the privilege of conversion into bonds registered as to both principal and interest, and shall be payable as to both principal and in- terest in lawful money of the United States of America at The County Trust Company, in White Plains, New York, which by contract is the pay- ing agent of the issuer. Such bonds shall be signed in the name of said Town of Mamaroneck, New York, by its Supervisor, sealed with its cor- porate seal, attested by its Town Clerk, and the interest coupons shall bear the facsimile signa- ture of said Supervisor. Section 2. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, shall be determined - by the Supervisor. Such bonds shall contain sub- stantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52. 00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51. 00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Supervi- sor shall determine. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid acquisition is thirty years, pursuant to subdivision 21(a) of paragraph a of Section 11. 00 of the Local Finance Law, and that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid construction is thirty years, pursu- ant to subdivision 11(a) of paragraph a of Section 11. 00 of the Local Finance Law, computed from June 3, 1964, the date of the first bond anticipa- tion note issued for such specific objects or purposes. Section 4. The faith and credit of the Town of Ma- maroneck, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. An annual appro- priation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. An amount suf- ficient to pay such principal and interest shall be assessed, levied and collected, in the first in- stance from the several lots and parcels of land in said Town outside of any village, but if not paid -4- from such source, all of the taxable real property within said Town shall be subject to the levy of ad valorem taxes to pay such principal and interest without limitation as to rate or amount. Section 5. The powers and duties of advertising such bonds for sale, conducting the sale and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the Supervisor, who shall advertise such bonds for sale, conduct the sale and award the bonds in such manner as he shall deem best for the interests of said Town, provided, however, that in the exer- cise of these delegated powers, he shall comply fully with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any order or rule of the State Comptroller ap- plicable to the sale of municipal bonds. The re- ceipt of the Supervisor shall be a full acquittance to the purchaser of such bonds, who shall not be obliged to see to the application of the purchase money. Section 6. This resolution shall take effect im- mediately. The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as fol- lows: Supervisor Burchell VOTING Aye Councilman Kane VOTING Aye Councilman Brush VOTING Aye Councilwoman Helwig VOTING Aye Councilman Quadrine VOTING Aye The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. COMMUNICATIONS 1. Letter from Jerome N. Wanshel Re: Pollution of Long Island Sound Water The Clerk presented a letter addressed to the Board by Jerome N. Wanshel on the above subject which the Engineer was directed to answer on behalf of the Board following his report regarding the erection of rock fill along the tidal edge of the dump and the installation of chain link fencing at the location of the proposed sea wall by Nash Fence Company at a cost of $920. as --- approved by the Incinerator Commission. 2. Requests for Expense Authorizations Police Commission -5- Pursuant to Police Commission requests of April 27 and 30 herewith presented and filed for the rec- ord, on motion by Councilman Brush, seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the following expenditures from the proper item of the 1965 Police Department budget: a) Not to exceed the sum of $150. 00 to cover luncheon expense for all mem- bers of the Department authorized to attend Fire Arms Training School, to be conducted by the F. B. I. at Camp Smith, Peekskill, New York, May 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1965. b) Not to exceed the sum of $100. 00 to cover registration, room and board for Sergeant Loveley at a Tri-State Identification Conference , to be held in Moodus, Conn. , May 23 - 26, 1965. 3. Letter from Youth Employment Service Upon presentation of a letter addressed to the Board by V. F. Luceno, President of the Youth Employment Service, under date of April 29, 1965, offering the ser- vices of the community youngsters in repainting the newly assigned numbers on the curbs of the recently re-numbered Palmer Avenue properties in the unincor- porated area, the Board, by common consent, directed that Mr. Luceno be advised of its endorsement of this offer as requested in his letter. REPORTS The Town Clerk -- The Clerk presented the following reports which were ordered received and filed: Report of the Receiver of Taxes and Assessments for the month of April, 1965. Town Clerk's Report for the month of April, 1965. Report of the Westchester Shore Humane Society, Inc. for the month of April, 1965. - Report of the Building 8i Plumbing Inspector for the month of April, 1965. Report of Receipts & Disbursements for the period from January 1 - March 31, 1965. -6- The Supervisor -- 1. New Haven Railroad The Supervisor highly commended Mr. Moore, Special Counsel, on the work he and his staff was doing in pre- paring him to be a witness at the I. C. C. hearings on the New Haven, reporting that the testimony would be pitched along two lines as follows: First - The $500, 000. in cash pursuant to the track agreement between the New Haven and the Central. Second - The impact of the proposed curtailment on the Larchmont Station - the traffic - dan- gerous number of persons on station plat- form, etc. 2. Letter of Appreciation President - Board of Education The Supervisor read a letter addressed to him by Eugene M. Parter, President of the Board of Educa- tion under date of April 28, 1965, expressing the Board's appreciation of the Town Board's cooperation in the matter of the proposed Hommocks Middle School, which was ordered received and filed. 3. Appointment of United Nations Day Chairman Pursuant to communication herewith presented by the Supervisor, on motion by Councilwoman Helwig, sec- onded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby appoints Lee Bloom to serve as United Nations Day Chairman for the year 1965 and to appoint a Committee to serve with him as requested in Proclamation is- sued by the President of the United States and herewith forwarded to Mr. Bloom. 4. Re-apportionment The Supervisor reported that the re-apportionment plan as submitted to the Board of Supervisors had met complete disapproval - that no alternate plan had been proposed - and the matter referred back to the Legis- lation Committee. Councilwoman Helwig -- 1. Noise Bill -7- Councilwoman Helwig reported that amendments to the bill (A. I. 6714) had been requested because of ob- jections filed by the Police and Thruway so as to make it more easily enforceable. She further advised that Connecticut had filed a sim- ilar bill - that she had been in touch with a Mr. Baron, active in a New York City group concerned with noise, and that she was hopeful that the bill would be gotten out of Committee on to the Senate floor. 2. Lighting in New Section Memorial Park Councilwoman Helwig reported that the Park Com- mission had agreed to appropriate $1400 from Park District Surplus funds for lighting the new section of Memorial Park in conformance with the rest of the lighting, and thereupon on her motion, seconded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board 'hereby authorizes the transfer of the sum of $1400. 00 from Park District Surplus to Account #402, Building Op- eration, in the 1965 Park District budget, to cover the cost of fixtures and wiring for lights in the new section of Memorial Park; five (5) new lights to be installed at locations speci- fied by the Park Commission. 3. Dutch Elm Program Councilwoman Helwig advised the Board of the suc- cessful conduct of the program for removal of dead or diseased elms this year, all having been removed (71) by the property owners, who had cooperated splen- didly in this year's program as in past years. 4. Walk Book - Sheldrake River Trails Councilwoman Helwig presented for the record, copy of the new jacket-cover for the Book, giving informa- tion about the area and its use, together with copy of a letter addressed to residents whose property adjoins the area, which were herewith ordered received and filed. Councilman Kane -- 1. Relocation of Fire Hydrant Fifth Avenue, opposite Lester Place Pursuant to memorandum addressed to the Board by the Engineer under date of April 29, 1965, herewith -8- presented and filed, on motion by Councilman Kane, seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the Westchester Joint Water Works to move the fire hydrant on Fifth Avenue, opposite Les- ter Place, to the property line of Fifth Avenue, at a cost not to exceed the sum of $300. 00, to be paid from the proper item in the 1965 Water District budget. Councilman Brush -- 1. Report on Meeting of Youth Council Councilman Brush stated that he would like the minutes of this meeting to record the fact that he attended a meet- ing of the Committee on Family and Youth last evening; that the primary interest was in the areas of jobs, juven- ile delinquency and recreation -- and that he would at- tend all meetings of this Council. Councilman Quadrine -- 1. Approval of Performance Bond Reduction Carriage House Lane Upon Councilman Quadrine's request and motion by him, seconded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the reduction of the Performance Bond for the con- struction of roads, drains, etc. in the Carriage House Lane Subdivision, from $195, 000. 00 to $150, 000. 00, pursuant to the recommendation of the Town Engineer and resolution adopted by the Planning Board of the Town of Mamaroneck on May 3, 1965 and herewith filed for the record. 2. Request of Joint Planning Committee Pursuant to the request of the above-named Committee herewith presented by Councilman Quadrine, the Board , by common consent, directed that letters be addressed to Mr. Arthur Freed, Traffic Engineer of the Westchester County Department of Public Works, and Mr. M. N. Sin- acori, District Engineer of the New York State Depart- ment of Public Works, requesting certain traffic count information specified in the letters prepared in draft form by the Consultants to the said Committee and here- -- with submitted, for the preparation of a Comprehen- sive Master Plan for the Town and Village of Larchmont. 3. Baldwin Hills - (Recreation Area) -9- In connection with the point first raised by Councilwoman Helwig, Councilman Quadrine reported that pursuant to the recommendation and request presented to the Planning Board by the Recreation Commission, 5000 square feet of property had been designated in the proposed Baldwin Hills subdivision for a recreation area. 4. Clean-up - Old White Plains Road Area Relative to request previously presented, Councilman Quadrine commended Councilwoman Helwig on the clean- up job performed in the Old White Plains Road area, par- ticularly complimenting the erection of signs and the work of the Scouts. 5. Hommocks Area - Costs Councilman Quadrine, with reference to the Board of Education proposed agreement with the Town for the Hommocks area, again requested definitive information on the time-table, the recreational facilities the School Board would require, and the costs to the Town for the furnishing thereof. The Town Attorney -- 1. Endorsement of P. B. A. Bill Upon the Attorney's request and advice that the Board of Police Commissioners favored the endorsement of the bill, on motion by Councilman Brush, seconded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes that the Home Rule Request forms for submission to both houses of the State Legislature in support of the P. B. A. bill - A. 1. 3822, Print 3907 and S. I. 2387, Print 2474 - entitled: AN ACT To amend chapter one hundred four of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty-six, entitled "An act pro- viding for the establishment, organization and op- eration of police departments in the town of West- chester County, " in relation to privileges and im- munities of town policemen in such county__ be executed and returned in accordance with the directions set forth on said forms. - Z. Settlement Insurance Claim Ann List vs. Town of Mamaroneck Pursuant to the Attorney's recommendation and com- munication addressed to the Town by Hartford Accident - 10- and Indemnity Company herewith presented and filed for the record, on motion by Councilman Brush, seconded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes re- imbursement of the sum of $80. 00 to the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company for settlement of claim of Ann List vs. Town of Mamaroneck under the Town policy containing a $100. 00 deductible property damage clause. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 9:40 p. m. , to reconvene May 19, 1965. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners was con- vened immediately upon the adjournment of the Town Board meeting. 1. Claims Commissioner Brush presented for approval and auth- orization of payment, the following claims and thereupon on his motion, seconded by Commissioner Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Fire Department claims, which had been audited by the Comptroller and approved by the Fire Chief, are hereby approved, and the Super- visor and Comptroller authorized to pay the same out of the budget for the Fire Department: R. G. Brewer, Inc. $ 77. 82 Anthony N. Librandi 39. 65 New York Telephone Co. 101. 13 Total $ 218. 60 2. Reports Commissioner Brush presented the following report which was ordered received and filed for the record: Fire Report for the Month of April, 1965. 3. Communications 1. Letter to Commission - Fire Council -11- Q`3 Pursuant to recommendation of the Fire Council con- tained in letter addressed to the Commission and here- with presented by Commissioner Brush and ordered re- ceived and filed, on motion by him and seconded by Commissioner Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Commission hereby author- izes the probationary appointment of Norman Wilson of 93 Myrtle Boulevard, Town, as paid Fireman of the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Depart- ment, to be compensated at the rate of $5910. 00 per annum, beginning May 13, 1965. 4. Other Matters 1. Fire Prevention Code A question concerning the authority of the Fire In- spector in the matter of violations was raised by the Chief, and after some discussion, referred to the Attorney to be discussed in detail with the Chief. 5. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was de- clared adjourned at 9:50 p. m. , to reconvene on May 19, 1965. 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