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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960_10_19 Town Board Minutes .1R9 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD OCTOBER 19th, 1960, 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. PRESENT. Supervisor Burchell Councilman Santoro Councilman Brush Councilwoman Helwig ABSENT: Councilman Kane ALSO PRESENT: Mr. Gronberg - Town Clerk Mr. Delius - Town Attorney Mr. Friedlander - Engineer & Supt. of Highways Mr. Finson - Accountant Mrs. Brewer - Secretary APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting of September 7th, 1960, were approved as presented. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business to come before the meeting. NEW BUSINESS 1. Contract for Removal of Snow, County Roads The Clerk presented an agreement with the County of West- chester for the removal of snow on County roads for the 1960-61 season at a flat rate of $200.00 per mile and re- quested a resolution authorizing the Supervisor to sign the said agreement. Whereupon, on motion by Councilwoman Helwig and seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby is au- thorized to sign the agreement with the County of West- chester for the removal of snow and ice on County roads within the unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaro- neck at a flat rate of $200. 00 per mile for the 1960-61 winter season. 491 2. Installation of Curbs--Soundview Woods, Inc. (Not on Agenda) At this time, the Supervisor recognized Mr. Charles New- berg, developer of Soundview Woods, who addressed the Board to request approval of the installation of certain curb- ing in Soundview Woods, which had not been constructed in [r� accordance with the plans approved by the Planning Board. LMr. Newbergh explained in detail the reasons for shifting the location of the curbs and stressed the need for the Boardrs approval of the changes. The Supervisor stated that he had some question as to this BoardIs jurisdiction in this matter as it was his feeling that since the original plans had been approved by the Planning Board, any application for variance of details should be made to that Board. lie then referred to the Attorney, who advised that such was the case and therefore suggestedthat a meeting be held with the Town Engineer and the Planning Board, or some members of that Board, to review these changes and see what could be done. Following some further discussion, the Board referred the matter to the Attorney and Engineer with direction to hold such a meeting as had been suggested and to act as exped- iently as possible in this matter. COMMUNICATIONS 1. Notice of Meeting--Zoning Board of Appeals, Village of Larchmont The Clerk presented a notice of a meeting held by the Zon- ing Board of Appeals of the Village of Larchmont on Octo- ber 18th, 1960, which had been referred to the Town At- torney, and were ordered received and filed upon his re- port that the applications presented at the said meeting were not of concern to the Town. 2. Notice of Meeting--Zoning Board of Appeals, City of New Rochelle The Clerk presented a notice of a public hearing held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the city of New Rochelle on Oc- tober 11th, 1960, which had been referred to the Town At- torney, and was ordered received and filed upon his re- port that the application heard at that meeting was not of concern to the Town. REPORTS The Clerk presented the following reports which were ordered received and filed: Report of Receipts & Disbursements, Town of Mamaroneck, 11q.11 for the period from January 1st through September 30th, 1960. Affidavit of publication of Registration Notice in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, on October 6th and 13th, 1960. REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR 1. Purchase of Voting Machines The Supervisor presented a memorandum from the Town Clerk recommending purchase of the four (4) voting ma- chines presently rented by the Town, at a cost of $1531. per machine and requesting authorization to advertise for bids if such purchase met with the Boardts approval. Whereupon, on motion by Councilman Santoro and seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED that subject to the provisions of Sec- tion 103 of the General Municipal Law, the Town Clerk be and he hereby is authorized to publish a notice for bids to be opened by this Board at the meeting on November 2nd, 1960, as follows: Public Notice Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be re- ceived by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaro- neck until 5 o'clock p.m. on the 2nd day of Novem- ber, 1960, at the Town Offices, 158 West Boston Post Road, Village of Mamaroneck, New York, and will be publicly opened and read aloud at a regular meeting of the Town Board on November 2nd, 1960, at 8:15 p.m. , in the Council Room of the Weaver Street Firehouse, Weaver Street, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, for supplying to the Town of Mamaroneck, four (4) Nine Party Row, 30 Office Column, Automatic Voting Ma- chines. The Town Board reserves the right to reject any or all bide. This notice is given pursuant to res- olution of the Town Board adopted October 19th, 1960. and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that for reasons of effic- iency there is need for standardization in the purchase of such machines which are manufac- tured only by the Automatic Voting Machine Cor- poration and which are in general used by mu- nicipalities in the State of New York. 2. Appointment of Committee 4q5 In accordance with this Board's direction at the last meet- ing, upon consultation with Mayor Coffinberry, the Super- visor recommended Walter F. Brady, N illiam G. Thomp- son and Mrs. Spencer A. Weart as the three persons to be appointed to the committee from the Town and Village to study what the impact of the Village of Mamaroneck be- comming a city would be on the unincorporated area of the Town and the Village of Larchmont. Whereupon, on motion by Councilwoman Helwig and seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that this Board hereby appoints the fol- lowing three (3) persons as members of the joint committee being appointed by the Town and Village of Larchmont to make a study of what the impact of the Village of Mamaroneck becomming a city would be on the unincorporated area of the Town and the Village of Larchmont: Walter F. Brady - 132 Valley Stream Road William G. Thompson - Chatsworth Garden Apts. Mrs. Spencer A. Weart - 14 Echo Lane Councilman Santoro -- 1. Stairway at Station Councilman Santoro reported that the footings for the stair- way at the station were in. 2. Rodent Control Program Councilman Santoro reported that following a meeting with officials of the Village of Larchmont, the Town and Village would undertake a new program of rodent control in the Flint Park and Hommocks area using a new chemical Warfarin at a cost of $500 to $600 per year to be shared by the two municipalities. 3. Drain Pipe for Hommocks Area Councilman Santoro stated that the Town was ready to pro- ceed with the installation of the continuation of the storm water drain in the Hommocks and requested the Board to authorize the Superintendent of Highways to advertise for bids for the pipe for said construction. r Whereupon, on his motion which was seconded by Council- man Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the Superintendent of Highways be and he hereby is authorized to publish in the offi- cial newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, a notice for bids for furnishing and delivering 240 lineal feet of 48" bituminous coated, galvanized corrugated metal pipe including con- 49'7 necting bands, said bids to be opened publicly and read aloud at 2 o'clock p.m. , Friday afternoon, November 4th, 1960, in the Office of the Superin- tendent of Highways, Town of Mamaroneck, 158 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York. 4. Leaf Removal Councilman Santoro reported that the Highway Department was now engaged in removing leaves and would continue until all were removed. 5. Appointment of Deputy Town Engineer Councilman Santoro introduced Mr. Fred F. Kellogg, Jr. who would join the Town staff as Deputy Engineer on No- vember 1st in order to work in this capacity with the Engineer, Mr. Friedlander, for two months prior to Mr. Friedlander's retirement as Town Engineer on Decem- ber 31st, 1960. Whereupon, following the presentation of a brief resume of Mr. Kelloggts background and experience and the Board's welcome to him as a member of the Town staff, on motion by Councilman Santoro and seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that Fred F. Kellogg, Jr. be and he hereby is appointed Deputy Town Engineer of the Town of Mamaroneck, to serve for the period from November 1st through December 31st, 1960, and to be compensated at the rate of $191. 55 per week; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the 1960 budget be and it hereby is amended by transferring the sum of $1685. 64 from line item 101 - Town Engineer - to line item 101a - Deputy Town Engineer- in the budget for the Engineering Department. Councilman Brush -- 1. Apportionments In the absence of Councilman Kane, Councilman Brush pre- sented the following petitions received from the Assessor for the correction of the assessment roll so as to permit the apportionment of taxes, and on his motion, which was seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, on roll call, the fol- lowing resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, the Assessor has presented petitions for the correction of the assessment roll for cer- tain years pursuant to the provisions of Section 557, Article 16 of the Westchester County Admin- 4419 istrative Code, known as the Westchester County Tax Law; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Board finds it desirable to grant said petitions for the correction of said assessment roll: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the assessment roll of 1959, school taxes of 1960, and the assessment roll of 1960, taxes of 1961, which show property now appearing on the rolls as follows: Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 925 56 Bert V. Lichtie $ 7, 000 $ 8, 000 $ 15, 000 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557: Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 925 56 Bert V. Lichtie 4, Z00 8, 000 12, 200 925 66 Elizabeth Lichtie 2, 800 2, 800 FURTHER RESOLVED that the assessment roll of 1960, taxes of 1961, which shows property now appearing on the roll as follows: Block Parcel Name Land only 833 500 Battista J. Santoro & W $ 2, 000 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557: Block Parcel Name Land only 833 500 Leo N. Orsino 500 833 503 Battista J. Santoro & W 1, 500 Upon roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by a majority vote as follows: Councilman Santoro - Abstained because of being connected with one ap- portionment. Councilman Kane - Absent Supervisor Burchell - Aye Councilman Brush - Aye Councilwoman Helwig - Aye Councilwoman Helwig -- 1. Report--Summer Playgrounds Sol Councilwoman Helwig called attention to the report on the Summer Playground Program for 1960, a copy of which had been furnished to each member of the Board. r REPORT OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY 1. Public Service Commission Notices The Attorney reported on two notices from the Public Service Commission pertaining to a proposed bus line from the County Airport to LaGuardia and Idlewild and to a school bus route in the Village of Mamaro- neck, which had been referred to him and were or- dered received and filed upon his report that neither was of concern to the Town. 2. Certiorari Proceedings--Palmer Avenue Offices Corp. Upon the Attorney's recommendation that an independent appraiser be engaged to appraise the property owned by the Palmer Avenue Offices Corp. located on Mamaroneck Avenue in connection with the certiorari action thereon, on motion by Councilman Santoro and seconded by Coun- cilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that this Board hereby authorizes the Town Attorney to engage the services of William Scott of New Rochelle, Real Estate Appraisor, to make an appraisal of the property owned by the Palmer Avenue Offices Corp, located on Mamar- oneck Avenue and known as Block 821, Parcel 233 on the Tax Assessment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck, at a fee not to exceed the sum of $700.00. 3. Request to Rent Property--Crabtree Sales Co. In connection with this request referred to the Attorney at the last meeting, Mr. Delius reported that he had written to the company but had received no answer to date. The Board directed the Attorney to check on this matter so that action thereon could be taken at the next meeting. 4. Rezoning, Palmer Avenue--Village of Mamaroneck In reply to a question in connection with the proposed shop- ping center on the corner of Palmer Avenue and Rockland Avenue in the Village of Mamaroneck rather than an apart- ment house, the Attorney advised that the Town was not notified of the hearing on rezoning of this property due to the fact that it was more than 500 feet from the boundary line of the two communities. 5. Action of Rudy Novak In the matter of the action brought by Rudy Novak for re- view of the Zoning Board of Appeal's decision on his ap- plication, the Attorney stated that the preliminary motion to dismiss the petition was denied. OTHER BUSINESS 1. Petition--Residents of Rock Ridge Road (Odor from Cook's Restaurant Sewage Disposal System) The Town Engineer reported as follows in connection with this petition which had been presented at the October 5th meeting and referred to him for study and report: That upon detection of strong sewage odors at the man- hole on Rockridge Road when Cook's force line was oper- ating at the time of inspection by a representative of the County Health Department and himself, Mr. Cook had been advised to (1) Use chlorination or masking agent to control odors; (2) Change setting of float control to gain quicker turnover of sewage sump. That inspections will continue. That as a result of further tests for rock, the previous cost estimate would be reduced by approximately$2700. The Supervisor advised that he would follow-through on this matter with Mr. Cook and his attorney and report thereon to the Board as soon as possible. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was declared adjourned at 9:10 p.m. , to reconvene on Novem- ber 2nd, 1960. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners was convened immediately upon the adjournment of the Town Board meeting. 1. Communications Commissioner Brush reported that there were no communi- cations to come before the meeting. Z. Reports Commissioner Brush stated that there were no reports to be presented at this meeting. 3. Claims Commissioner Brush presented the following Fire Depart- ment claims, which had been audited by the Comptroller and approved by the Fire Chief, and on his motion, which was seconded by Commissioner Helwig, it was unani- mous ly RESOLVED that the following claims be and they hereby are approved, and the Supervisor and Comptroller be and they hereby are authorizedto pay the same out of the budget for the Fire De- partment: Atlantic Service Center $ 8. 50 R. G. Brewer, Inc. 1. 87 Con Edison 64. 10 Con Edison 5. 00 The Larchmont Print 12.75 McGuire Bros. Inc. 5.00 Raymon Martinez 23.75 N. Y. Telephone Co. 6. 60 Hydrant Rental New Rochelle Water Co. 60.00 Total $ 187. 57 4. Other Business 1. Annual Inspection and Dinner Commissioner Brush again called attention to the annual Fire Inspection and Dinner to be held to- morrow evening. 5. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was declared adjourned at 9:15 p.m. , to reconvene on November 2nd, 1960. i i To C rk