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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024_05_08 Town Board Minutes o(< �47 Town of Mamaroneck Town Board Minutes 0 1" o Wednesday, May 8, 2024, Courtroom, r n Second Floor of Town Center 5:00PM FOUNDED 1661 PRESENT: Jaine Elkind Eney, Town Supervisor Sabrina Fiddelman, Councilmember Jeffery L. King, Councilmember Robin Nichinsky, Councilmember ABSENT: Anant Nambiar, Councilmember ALSO PRESENT: Allison May, Town Clerk Meredith S. Robson, Town Administrator William Maker Jr., Town Attorney Tracy Yogman, Town Comptroller 5:00 PM THE TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION CALL TO ORDER The Work Session of the Town Board was called to order by Town Supervisor Elkind Eney. Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Fiddelman, the Work Session unanimously opened at 5:03 p.m. WORK SESSION ITEMS 1. Discussion - Speed Hump Policy The Town Board discussed the proposed new Speed Hump Policy which now incorporated suggestions made during the Town Board's last work session. 2. Discussion - Refinement of the Procedure for Processing Site Plan Applications Town Attorney William Maker Jr. explained that Mr. Ralph Engel, Chairman of the Planning Board, had recommended that the Town develop a new site plan procedure that conforms more with the actual procedure that the Planning Board currently uses for site plan applications. Attorney Maker highlighted that this new procedure would require calling, not having, the public hearing within 90 days, allowing for more flexibility, particularly during summer months. Attorney Maker then highlighted several other changes, comparing the old and the new procedures. 3. Discussion - Q2 2024 Capital Budget Amendments Town Comptroller Tracy Yogman reviewed the Q2 2024 Capital Budget Amendments as presented in the agenda. 4. Discussion - NYSDOT BridgeNY Grant Documents PIN# 8763.18 — Rockland Avenue Bridge Superstructure Replacement Town Board May 8, 2024 Town Administrator Meredith Robson presented the BridgeNY Grant which would provide an award of $769,200 as reimbursement towards the Town's total project cost of $889,200. Administrator Robson stated that, like the Waverly Avenue Bridge grant, there is no flexibility in the contract. 5. Discussion - Emergency Assessor Services The Town Administrator presented a proposed agreement with Whittemore Appraisals LLC to provide additional support in the Assessor's Office during a medical leave. Due to a sudden and unforeseen staff shortage, there is an urgent need for immediate assistance to complete the Town's tentative assessment roll by June 1, 2024. The Administrator recommended that the Board approve the proposal for emergency consulting assistance through May 31 , 2024. 6. Discussion - Award of Bid TA-24-09 — Tree Watering Services Administrator Robson highlighted that the apparent low bidder for the Town's Tree Watering Services is the same company that is responsible for the planting. 7. Discussion - Comprehensive Plan Negative Declaration and Adoption The Town Board reviewed the most recent comments and suggestions that had been shared with the Board. The Board then discussed whether or not the Town's achievements should be included in the Comprehensive Plan. In general, the Board felt that the Comprehensive Plan is about the future, rather than the past. Administrator Robson agreed to address the Comprehensive Plan next steps later tonight during the Regular Meeting. See Attachment A. 8. Discussion - 2024 Bond Resolution Summary Report The Town Administrator noted that no action was needed on the bond summary report. Comptroller Yogman outlined the purposes of the bond resolutions presented for adoption, explaining that they are consistent with the capital plan discussions and approved budget. The Comptroller added that each bond resolution requires a vote of four out of five Board members to adopt. 9. OUT OF ORDER: Updates Supervisor Elkind Eney provided an update on the development of the new First Responder's Memorial planned for Memorial Park, adjacent to Girl Scout Rock, stating that it had been presented to the Fire Council. The Fire Council found the initial proposal overbuilt and unacceptable, as it exceeded the budget of $12,000. The Fire Council agreed to include a plaque and an eternal flame at the top of the rock, which would be similar to a light. However, the decision on benches and potential lighting on the front of the memorial is still pending. At the next Fire Council meeting, Matt McCauley will provide an update. Supervisor Elkind Eney mentioned that since moving forward with the Weaver/Murray curb project, several residents have inquired about a crosswalk at the Leatherstocking Trail where it meets Weaver Street. The project is included in the 2025 budget, but the project will take a long time to complete because it is a State road. The Town Supervisor suggested that the Town Engineer start working on the project now, which means the Town will need money for the project sooner. The Town Board discussed options for a crossing with indicator lights that can be activated by pedestrians, as well as a temporary fix, verses waiting to implement all possible safety precautions at a later time. The Board expressed a desire for a timely response to address the need for a safer crossing now. Per the requirement of the Town's new Tree Law, Administrator Robson notified the Town Board about a tree on Lafayette Road. The 100-year-old tree is very large but Town Board May 8, 2024 unfortunately it is split and overhangs the road. An arborist is evaluating the tree to determine if the hanging leader can be removed, or if doing so will compromise the entire tree. If the tree has to be removed, the Town Board hopes the tree can be replaced with at least one of the young trees being installed this year. The Town Board discussed light pollution in the back of Carlton House due to the recent removal of many trees. The Board inquired whether the required 'buffer zone' was being maintained. Councilmember King updated the Board on a CZMC presentation on the Propel NY Energy project. This initiative, a collaboration between the New York Power Authority and New York Transco, aims to enhance the reliability and resiliency of New York's power grid. A significant component of this project involves running a substantial trunk line down to Hunts Point. This upgrade is part of a broader effort to improve the state's electric transmission network, which includes installing new underground and submarine transmission lines and upgrading substations. These improvements will facilitate the transmission of clean energy, such as offshore wind, and support New York's ambitious climate goals. Additionally, Councilmember King mentioned that before and after sediment samples will be taken as part of the environmental impact assessment to ensure the project does not negatively affect the local ecosystem. 10. Request for Executive Session Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember King, the Town Board agreed to enter into an Executive Session to discuss the proposed acquisition, sale, or lease of real property, current litigation regarding the Tree Law, the employment history of a particular person or persons, and collective negotiations pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law. Carried Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, the Town Board unanimously agreed to resume the Regular Meeting. Carried 11. Additions to Regular Meeting Agenda The Board decided to defer Affairs of the Town, Item #2 (Consideration of Approval - Refinement of the Procedure for Processing Site Plan Applications) and Item #6 (Consideration of Approval - Comprehensive Plan's SEQRA Negative Declaration). 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 8:06 p.m. Supervisor Elkind Eney noted that the Town Board met for a Work Session beginning at five o'clock this evening, which was open to the public. PUBLIC HEARING The following Notice of Public Hearing is entered into the record as follows: LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 130 of the Town Law of the State of New York and pursuant to a resolution of the Mamaroneck Town Board adopted on Town Board May 8, 2024 April 24, 2024, Public Hearing opened on April 24, 2024, and was adjourned until May 8, 2024, at 8:00 PM or as soon thereafter as is possible at the Town Center, 740 W. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York to consider: "The Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan". 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 1. Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan Moved by Councilmember Nichinsky, seconded by Councilmember Fiddelman, the Public Hearing was unanimously reopened. Carried Supervisor Elkind Eney introduced the Public Hearing explaining that the Comprehensive Plan process was lengthy one, taking over two years. It entailed a lot of public input. The Board reviewed drafts and redrafts of the Plan. There was a dedicated page on the Town website for the Draft Comprehensive Plan, where the current Draft Comprehensive Plan has been posted for months. The goals, policies and actions in the Plan are a reflection of all the community's suggestions and a myriad of meetings and online comments. Supervisor Elkind Eney opened the floor to comments. Karen Khor addressed the Board first. Ms. Khor stated that she wanted to clarify a few comments from the letters from the Sustainability Collaborative, in case there were any questions, or it was not clear. Ms. Khor pointed out after the last public hearing on April 24th, the Sustainability Collaborative wanted to add the following new action under "Resilient policy" 5A on page 28: Foster climate friendly/green economic development practices. The Sustainability Collaborative suggested this, Ms. Khor explained, because in the Climate Smart Communities Program, one of the designated important Sustainability elements for a Comprehensive Plan is that it should foster green economic development. It could sound pretty radical, but Ms. Khor clarified that it simply includes Community Choice Aggregation (which the Town does); a rooftop solarize campaign (which the Town does); community campaigns on smart homes, grid rewards and community solar. Our Town is already doing this, so Ms. Khor suggested that it should be reflected in the Comprehensive Plan in the same language to make it a clear policy. There are other specific suggestions, Ms. Khor said, also because of the wording that is needed for the Climate Smart Communities program. That way it will be clear to the reviewer that our Town is in alignment. Ms. Khor also mentioned submitting comments on May 3rd, where the Sustainability Collaborative suggested including several appendices. One of the appendices suggested is a list of accomplishments, again so that the Town can say clearly to Climate Smart Communities what the accomplishments have been in the past. Lastly, the results of the Town Board May 8, 2024 online Community Needs Survey is another simple appendix to add. Ms. Khor concluded by stating it was not necessary to do fancy graphs and charts like the Village of Mamaroneck did along with their Comprehensive Plan in 2023. Mark Kramer, Co-Chair of the Sustainability Collaborative, spoke next. Mr. Kramer stated that the Sustainability Collaborative had submitted two sets of comments to the Board already on the Comprehensive Plan. He was going to assume that they had read those comments. The latest set of comments is on the two suggested appendices, which Karen Khor just covered, he said, and the other is on the sources of the references used to generate the plan. There are lots of tables and references, but there are no sources noted. When he worked on the Climate Smart Communities submission last summer, they needed the referenced documents, and this suggested appendix will provide a compilation of documents that people can reference in the future. Mr. Kramer thanked the Board for all of the Town's hard work on the Comprehensive Plan. Melissa Kaplan Massey, of 45 Cooper Lane, spoke next. Ms. Kaplan Massey wanted to take the opportunity again to thank the Town for taking this step, doing the hard work, and coming up with this policy document. Ms. Kaplan Massey said it was great to be here and to have been a part of the Comprehensive Plan project. Additional comments for the record are enclosed on Attachment B. Supervisor Elkind Eney suggested that the Town Board close the Public Hearing, address the SEQRA declaration tonight, but then vote at the next meeting on the Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember King agreed, mentioning that at the last Town Board meeting there had been a detailed explanation of the negative SEQRA declaration and the environmental review process that gave us the negative declaration. He reiterated that the negative declaration is hopefully what you achieve when you bring forward a Comprehensive Plan. Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember King, the Public Hearing was unanimously closed. Carried 6. OUT OF ORDER (MOVED FORWARD FROM AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN) Consideration of Approval - Comprehensive Plan's SEQRA Negative Declaration Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember King, WHEREAS, in 2021, the Town Board determined that the Town's Comprehensive Plan should be updated, and WHEREAS, on October 26, 2021, the Town engaged the Pace School of Law Land Use Law Center(Pace) to assist with gathering and synthesizing data and writing drafts of a Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, on April 19, 2023, the Town engaged Kevin Dwarka LLC as an expert to assure that the Town Board's procedure for considering a Comprehensive Plan complies with the State Environmental Quality Review Act, and WHEREAS, the Town formed a Steering Committee comprised of local citizens whose task included developing possible goals for both the near and long term to be set forth in a Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, after its formation, the Steering Committee and Pace engaged in a robust process to solicit comments and opinions from the general public and others regarding the goals to be included in the Town's Comprehensive Plan Town Board May 8, 2024 by conducting workshops, focus groups and multiple meetings, including meetings of the Steering Committee, and WHEREAS, the Town received multiple comments either through in-person presentations or through written or electronic communication from citizens and others interested in the content of the Town's Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, the Town Board reviewed numerous drafts of a proposed Comprehensive Plan prepared by Tiffany Zezula of Pace with the assistance of Kevin Dwarka LLC, and WHEREAS, the Town Board's review and revision led to a final draft of a proposed Comprehensive Plan that the Town Board determined to be worthy of public discussion, and WHEREAS, on January 24, 2024, the Town Board resolved(a) to be the Lead Agency under the State Environmental Quality Review Act(SEQRA) for the review of the proposed Comprehensive Plan, and(b) that the adoption of a comprehensive plan is an Unlisted Action under SEQRA, and WHEREAS, a Long Form Environmental Assessment Form was prepared to determine what, if any, significant adverse environmental impacts there may be if the Town Board were to adopt the proposed Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, the Town Board as Lead Agency has reviewed that Long Form Environmental Assessment Form, and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 272-a of the NY Town Law, the Town Board referred the proposed Comprehensive Plan to the Westchester County Department of Planning, and WHEREAS, the Westchester County Department of Planning submitted written comments about the proposed Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, the Town Board has considered the comments made by the Westchester County Department of Planning, and WHEREAS, the Town Board directed that drafts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan be sent to the Village of Mamaroneck and the Village of Larchmont, and WHEREAS, drafts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan were sent to the Village of Mamaroneck and the Village of Larchmont, and WHEREAS, neither Village has submitted any comments to the proposed Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, on April 10, 2024, the Town Board opened a public hearing to discuss whether it should adopt the proposed Comprehensive Plan as the Town's Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, that hearing was continued on April 24, 2024, and May 8, 2024, and WHEREAS, that public hearing was closed on May 8, 2024. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board adopts the Long Form Environmental Assessment Form, and Town Board May 8, 2024 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that for the reasons contained in the annexed NEGATIVE DECLARATION, the terms of which hereby are approved and which by this resolution hereby are adopted, the Town Board finds that the adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan will not result in significant adverse impacts upon the environment and therefore there is no reason to prepare an environmental impact statement, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proposed Comprehensive Plan hereby be and the same is adopted as the Comprehensive Plan of the Town of Mamaroneck. Carried 2. CONTINUATION OF 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. Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, the Public Hearing was unanimously reopened. Carried Supervisor Elkind Eney explained this is a continuation of the public hearing of this proposed local law held at the last Town Board meeting two weeks ago. When this law becomes fully effective, it would phase out the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in the unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaroneck. In 1995, the Town Supervisor said, the Town passed a local law limiting the use of power tools and gasoline- powered leaf blowers to certain months and hours due to unacceptable noise levels and their negative impact on the community's peace, health, and welfare. Today, we know much more about the environmental effects of gasoline-powered leaf blowers. They emit greenhouse gases and noxious fumes, which can be harmful to people and animals nearby. They also generate louder noise over longer distances compared to non-combustion engine leaf blowers. Technological advancements have made electric leaf blowers increasingly efficient and a viable alternative. Therefore, the Town Board finds that, to benefit the community's overall health and welfare, gasoline-powered leaf blowers in the unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaroneck should be phased out. The Town Supervisor asked Attorney Maker to describe the law. Attorney Maker stated that this particular local law does two things. First of all, it talks about power tools other than leaf blowers and makes them illegal other than weekdays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Although snow blowers are power tools, Attorney Maker added, they are specifically exempted because we recognize the fact that snow might fall at any time. Whenever it snows, people may need to get out their snowblower and that may happen at 6 o'clock in the morning, before the resident has to leave for work. That is the power tool aspect, summarized Attorney Maker, which is not very different from the current law. Attorney Maker described the main difference in this law, which is the eventual phase out of gasoline-powered leaf blowers which will happen starting January 1 , 2025. Currently, they are limited to the hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the week and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. However, between June 1st and September 30th leaf blowers cannot be operated. The only difference between the revised new law and the prior version was a potential loophole. The prior version only referred to those tools that are powered by internal combustion engines, but it left out the possibility that somebody might have a leaf blower that is plugged into a generator which itself is powered by an internal combustion engine and possibly used in that format with a long cord. The Town Board wished to close that loophole as well. Other Town Board May 8, 2024 than that, everything else stays the same. The Supervisor is given a certain amount of discretion in waving these rules during a weather related event, for example during a terrible storm or catastrophe. Supervisor Elkind Eney asked the Town Board if they had any comments and then welcomed the residents in the audience to comment. Mark Kramer, Co-Chair of the Sustainability Collaborative, thanked the Town Board for this local law which will be well appreciated by all residents, but especially those that work at home. It is a law that our neighboring municipalities have also supported. Mary Ellen Chomsky introduced herself as a Town resident and expressed shock at the lack of enforcement of the leaf-blower laws currently limiting gas-powered leaf blowers in the Villages, questioning both their effectiveness and fairness. Ms. Chomsky stated that she hears leaf-blowers in all directions in her backyard, all summer long. To have a law that is not enforced, or not enforced equally, is worse than no law at all. That is a serious issue. If you are going to rely on neighbors ratting each other out, we have enough stress she said. Ms. Chomsky recounted an incident in her neighborhood where a gardener was harassed by a neighbor whose own gardener used even bigger gasoline-powered leaf blowers. Ms. Chomsky highlighted there has to be a means of enforcement. Ms. Chomsky also criticized the proposed new restrictions on battery-powered electric blowers in the Town of Mamaroneck, being proposed from June 1 to September 30. Ms. Chomsky deemed the proposed local law unreasonable, especially since electric blowers are not an environmental concern, she said. Additionally, Ms. Chomsky pointed out the potential noise impact during religious holidays like Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah which may fall after the ban is lifted after September 30. Ms. Chomsky stressed the need for a practical and fair enforcement mechanism, wondering if the Board stays awake at night looking for ways to make residents' lives more difficult. Stating that the last straw was the electric leaf-blower part of the ban, Ms. Chomsky suggested serious reconsideration noting that 95 percent of Town residents were not aware that this was happening and she recommended that the Town Board send a written notice to all residents. Councilmember King stated that, over the past several months, discussions have primarily focused on the negative aspects of gas-powered leaf blowers. Councilmember King acknowledged that electric leaf blowers are becoming increasingly comparable in terms of their ability to move leaves and are notably quieter. However, after reviewing available electric models, Councilmember King noted that most electric leaf blower batteries last between twenty to forty minutes, depending on charge and usage intensity. Councilmember King expressed concerns about the effectiveness of electric leaf blowers, particularly in wet conditions during the fall, stating that they may not be sufficient for moving heavy, damp leaves. This limitation could create safety issues if landscapers are unable to adequately clear leaves. Additionally, if mulching leaves with mower blade adjustments were a viable alternative, it would be ideal, but that is not currently the reality. Councilmember King further remarked that banning gas-powered leaf blowers could eventually lead to similar restrictions on gas-powered mowers, which would create economic hardships, particularly for small landscaping businesses. The difficulty of enforcing such regulations, as seen in neighboring communities, was also cited as a concern. Councilmember King reviewed the performance metrics of electric leaf blowers, noting that the most powerful models he found had an output of 800 CFM and reached speeds of 190 miles per hour. While comparable in some respects to gas-powered blowers, electric leaf blowers require multiple battery replacements to complete tasks that gas-powered models can handle in a single use. Councilmember King referenced a past personal experience in which his family and neighbors purchased an electric blower and additional batteries to assist their gardener due to economic concerns. He noted that although seasonal restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers exist, the primary complaint continues to be noise. He highlighted that during peak summer landscaping activities, general noise levels from Town Board May 8, 2024 various outdoor maintenance tasks remain significant. Councilmember King concluded by stating that, as written, he does not support the resolution. Karen Khor spoke next, addressing the issue of enforcement. As a resident of the Village of Larchmont and Co-chair of the Town of Mamaroneck's Sustainability Collaborative, she explained how she has witnessed firsthand the transition in Larchmont from law to practice. Enforcement, she acknowledged, is challenging and has taken some time. However, she has observed a clear shift—people are switching to electric. Initially, after the Larchmont law was passed, many doubted enforcement efforts, particularly among landscapers still using gas-powered equipment. Yet now, in its third year since implementation, she has seen meaningful change. While the transition is not yet complete, and some landscapers are holding onto gas-powered tools, progress is evident. This demonstrates that change is possible and should not be underestimated. Ms. Khor pointed out that similar shifts have occurred with government policies aimed at increasing fuel efficiency. Additionally, beyond the issue of noise pollution, gas-powered blowers pose significant public health risks, particularly respiratory impacts. These factors must be taken into account when considering further action. Councilmember King stated, "I can guarantee that if I drive down Larchmont Avenue in our sister community during the summer, I will see gas-powered blowers—no question about it. We are not talking about large companies here; this is about mom- and-pop gardeners, independent workers who rely on these tools. These are not Fortune 500 corporations but small, local businesses. The shift to electric blowers has significantly impacted their workflow—tasks that once took 15 to 20 minutes now require an hour or more. While these gardeners are adapting, there's an undeniable economic burden on them. They move from job to job, and the added time affects their livelihood." Mary Ellen Chomsky was the next to speak, sharing her firsthand experience. "I can tell you exactly what's happening because my backyard borders the Village. The activity behind me—it's constant, absolutely constant. And if I were to call the Town to complain, I know exactly what would happen. I would call the Village (of Mamaroneck), but they would not care because I live in the Town. Then I would call the Town, and they would say, 'Oh, that's not our responsibility.' So, in the end, I'm stuck with it, just like with other issues." Ms. Chomsky then raised concerns about battery-powered electric blowers, questioning how they became part of the discussion. "For years," she said "we have had a seasonal ban, yet nothing has changed. In my neighborhood—up Country Road and Leather Stocking Lane—the blowers are nonstop. I have lived here for more than 30 years, and until recently, I was not even aware of the ban, because, in practice, it does not exist. Perhaps in the Village of Larchmont it's enforced, but not here. That's something we really need to consider when discussing enforcement." Councilmember Nichinsky responded, stating that "enforcement will need to be addressed. And why not allow electric blowers, the Councilmember asked? We want to encourage a transition away from gas-powered equipment, so permitting electric alternatives makes sense." Mark Kramer rose again to speak next, mentioning that he had attended a conference at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye last month, where he observed strong support for sustainable landscaping practices. One of the panel presenters, Mr. Kramer noted, was a landscaper from Greenwich, Connecticut, who works with several clients in Larchmont. The landscaper had shared insights from his own experience, explaining that his staff had not experienced an increase in the time required to complete their landscaping work after switching to electric equipment. While using battery-powered tools does require proper battery management, the landscaper emphasized that commercial-grade batteries are capable of meeting the demands of professional landscapers. Mr. Kramer acknowledged that he is not an expert in battery technology but found the landscaper's perspective compelling. Town Board May 8, 2024 Supervisor Elkind Eney thanked everyone for attending and those who participated and provided comments. The Supervisor mentioned she had received several comments for the record, most of which were overwhelmingly positive. Supervisor Elkind Eney said that the Town had worked hard on the law and thanked Attorney Maker for drafting it. Additional comments for the record are enclosed on Attachment C. Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, the Public Hearing was unanimously closed.Carried Moved by Councilmember Nichinsky, seconded by Councilmember Fiddelman, the following Local law was approved as follows: Yea Nay Abstained Absent Town Supervisor Elkind Eney x Councilmember Fiddelman x Councilmember King x Councilmember Nichinsky x Councilmember Nambiar x 3 1 0 1 Carried SUPERVISOR'S REPORT Welcome to the May 08, 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 Thursday, April 25, the Town celebrated Arbor Day. This year marked the 32nd year the Town has been designated a Tree City USA by the national Arbor Day Foundation. In celebration, Sabrina and I along with Town Engineer, Rob Wasp Town Administrator Meredith Robson and Environmental Planner Liz Aitchison joined Highway Foreman John Barreto, Parks Foreman Mike Mendes and Town Arborists Jimmy Guinee and Esteban Nava in planting a red maple tree in Memorial Park. I would like to thank our Highway Department and Parks Department for keeping the Town's parks and landscaping so lovely. Thursday April 25-Sunday April 28 saw the annual Ice Breaker Tournament at the Hommocks Park Ice Rink. Over the four days of the tournament generations of families came back to our community and our rink. Players brought their parents, their grandparents, their siblings, their spouses, their children and their friends. Spectators ranged in age from a one-month-old infant to someone almost 90 years. They all enjoyed four days of food, love, and hockey. Last year's Ice Breaker was the first to have an all-women's game featuring Mamaroneck's own women's team, the Mother Puckers. This year, they were joined by two other women's teams so that we now have a women's division at the tournament. Here are the stats: 1 red carpet, ceremonial puck drop 1 band 30 total games 4 OT games 6 three-foot sandwiches 15 cases of water 50 pizzas 200+ players Town Board May 8, 2024 275 shirts 750 hot dogs 1100+ wings and 1 man who made it all happen -- thank you, Dan Demasi! All tournament proceeds will go to the Hommocks Park Ice Rink Trust Fund which will be used to pay for improvements to our rink. On Tuesday April 30, Meredith and I attended a TVS meeting held in the Village of Mamaroneck. Among the topics we discussed were upcoming capital projects and housing projects. On May 3, 2024, I attended a press conference in the Village of Mamaroneck held by Steve Otis and Shelley Mayer to announce that New York State Senator Mayer and New York State Assemblyman Otis have secured $10.85 million towards the Mamaroneck-Sheldrake Army Corp of Engineers flood mitigation project as part of the recently approved FY 2024- 2025 NYS budget. Flooding, and the devastating effects it has, is one of the most pressing issues here in Mamaroneck. Our residents have suffered incredible losses in the last several years. State Senator Shelley Mayer and State Assemblyman Steve Otis have been tireless champions for our community. We thank them for their advocacy. On May 4, I attended the annual LGCA Kenducky Derby. Hundreds of kids purchased colorful "rubber ducks" that raced down the Brook. A good time was had by all! On May 5, I attended the annual base opening ceremony of United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75. Located at Harbor Island Park, Flotilla 75 has been serving the community of Lower Westchester and the Long Island Sound waters for over 70 years. The annual base opening commences with the start of boating season and their water patrols. I want to thank them for keeping our recreational boaters safe. STAFF COMMENTS/ PRESENTATIONS 1. 2024 Bond Resolution Summary Report Comptroller Yogman stated that tonight we are asking the Board for the approval of bond resolutions to fund several capital projects that were included in the 2024 capital budget. I will provide some background, but since we reviewed this in detail in your work session, I'll keep it brief. One of our projects in the fire district involves funding Scott PACs, the air-breathing equipment used by firefighters. This particular item requires a referendum, and you will have the necessary resolutions for consideration later this evening. In total, we are proposing to bond approximately $12.5 million. Nearly half of this amount is designated for the Rye Lake filtration plant, a major initiative undertaken by the Town through the Westchester Joint Water Works, in collaboration with all its members. For this project, in 2024, we plan to bond $5.5 million, with an additional $4 million expected to be bonded over each of the next three years. The repayment will span 40 years, financed through water fees. Given that the town holds an AAA bond rating, this will assist in securing favorable interest rates, which we anticipate being between 3.5% and 3.7%—slightly higher than in previous years due to rising rates. Debt service on the bonds issued in 2024 will commence in 2025. In summary, there are thirteen projects in total, and we will be bonding for ten of them, each requiring resolutions for your consideration tonight. Additionally, we are rescinding three previously approved bonds, which I will explain. Some of these projects were bonded for but ultimately did not require issued debt, either because they were completed under budget or were supported by grants instead. Rescinding these bonds amounts to nearly $8 million, positively impacting our municipal bond credit rating. Town Board May 8, 2024 As outlined in the adopted budget, four projects will be funded through our existing fund balance. Thanks to the Town's strong financial standing, we can strategically allocate fund balance reserves for one-time projects to mitigate long-term debt obligations. This approach reduces debt accumulation over 15, 20, and even 40 years. The specifics will be reflected in the upcoming capital budget amendments. At this point, I'd like to open the floor to ask if anyone has any questions regarding the projects we are bonding. There were no questions. Councilmember Nichinsky stated, I would like to express my appreciation. You regularly provide us with financial summaries, and we always find them helpful. During our work session, we asked numerous questions about the specific bonds, and I also want to acknowledge how thoughtfully you manage the fund balance. You make careful decisions about when to use reserves rather than issuing new bonds, ensuring a balanced approach. Thank you for all your hard work. Supervisor Elkind Eney added thank you. I always say, none of us need to worrybecause Comptroller Yogman worries enough for all of us and truly keeps everything in order. We all deeply appreciate the care you take in managing our finances. Now, we will move on, reviewing the bond resolutions later in Affairs of the Town. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS 1. Call to Order Commissioner Elkind Eney called the Meeting to order, then on motion of Commissioner Nichinsky and seconded by Commissioner Fiddelman 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 2. Fire Claims Moved by Commissioner King, seconded by Commissioner Fiddelman, it was RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners hereby approves the attached list of fire claims. See Attachment D. Carried 3 3. Fire Report Commissioner King read the Fire Report for the Month of April 2024, as follows: ALARM TYPE NUMBER Generals 33 Minors 27 Stills 19 Out of Town (Mutual Aid) 3 EMS 41 Drills 4 TOTAL 127 Town Board May 8, 2024 Total number of personnel responding: 1,010 Total time working: 54 hours and 38 minutes See Attachment E. 4. Consideration of Approval - Adoption of Bond Resolution for the Purchase of Scott Pak Replacements Moved by Commissioner Fiddelman, seconded by Commissioner Nichinsky, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF SCOTT PAK REPLACEMENTS FOR THE MAMARONECK FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF$519,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $519,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID FIRE DISTRICT TO PAY THE COST THEREOF. WHEREAS, all conditions precedent to the financing of the capital project hereinafter described, including compliance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act, have been performed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. The purchase of Scott Pak replacements, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, in and for Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of$519,000. Section 2. The plan for the financing of such maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of$519,000 serial bonds of said Fire District hereby authorized to be issued therefore pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is twenty years pursuant to subdivision 27 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. The faith and credit of said Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property in said Fire District, a tax without limitation as to rate or amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the serial bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Fire District Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Fire District Treasurer, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue serial bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the Fire District Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer of such Fire District. Such bonds shall contain Town Board May 8, 2024 substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such forth and contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Fire District Treasurer shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: a. Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Fire District is not authorized to expend money, or b. The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or c. Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 9. Upon this resolution taking effect, the same shall be published in full in the official newspaper of said Fire District for such purpose, together with a notice of the Fire District Secretary in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 10. This resolution is adopted subject to approval at a special election of said Fire District to be held on June 18, 2024. Carried 5. Consideration of Approval - Resolution Calling for a Special Fire District Election Moved by Commissioner King, seconded by Commissioner Fiddelman, WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York has heretofore at this meeting adopted a bond resolution authorizing the purchase of Scott Pak replacements, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $519,000, which is subject to the approval of the qualified voters of said Fire District, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. A special election of the qualified voters of Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, is hereby authorized to be held on the June 18, 2024, at the Weaver Street Firehouse, in Mamaroneck, New York, in said Fire District, between the hours of 3:00 o'clock P.M. and 9:00 o'clock P.M., Prevailing Time, to vote BY PAPER BALLOT upon the adoption or rejection of the bond resolution heretofore adopted at this meeting. Section 2. The notice of such special election shall be in substantially the following form, to-wit: Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Section 38.00 of the Local Finance Law and Section 179 of the Town Law, a special election of the qualified voters of Town Board May 8, 2024 Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, will be held at the Weaver Street Firehouse, 205 Weaver Street, in Mamaroneck, New York, in said Fire District, on June 18, 2024, between the hours of 3:00 o'clock P.M. and 9:00 o'clock P.M., Prevailing Time, for the purpose of voting by paper ballot upon the adoption or rejection of the following resolution: Bond Resolution A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF SCOTT PAK REPLACEMENTS, FOR THE MAMARONECK FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF$519,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF$519,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID FIRE DISTRICT TO PAY THE COST THEREOF. WHEREAS, all conditions precedent to the financing of the capital project hereinafter described, including compliance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act, have been performed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. The purchase of Scott Pak replacements, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, in and for Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of$519,000. Section 2. The plan for the financing of such maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of$519,000 serial bonds of said Fire District hereby authorized to be issued therefore pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is twenty years pursuant to subdivision 27 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. The faith and credit of said Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property in said Fire District, a tax without limitation as to rate or amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the serial bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Fire District Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form, and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Fire District Treasurer, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue serial bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the Fire District Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer of such Fire District. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such forth and contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Fire District Treasurer shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Town Board May 8, 2024 Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: a. Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Fire District is not authorized to expend money, or b. The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or c. Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 9. Upon this resolution taking effect, the same shall be published in full in the official newspaper of said Fire District for such purpose, together with a notice of the Fire District Secretary in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 10. This resolution is adopted subject to approval at a special election of said Fire District to be held on June 18, 2024. * * * * * * * * * * The polls will be kept open for the purpose of voting during the aforesaid hours, and the proposition will be in substantially the following form, to-wit: PROPOSITION Shall the bond resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF SCOTT PAK REPLACEMENTS FOR THE MAMARONECK FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $519,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $519,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID FIRE DISTRICT TO PAY THE COST THEREOF.", duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of said Fire District on the 8th day of May, 2024, be approved? Pursuant to subdivision 4 of Section 179 of the Town Law, every elector of the Town who shall be a registered voter of the Town and who shall have resided in the Fire District for the period of thirty days next preceding the election which is the subject of this notice shall be qualified to vote upon such proposition. Dated: Mamaroneck, New York, May 8, 2024. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF MAMARONECK FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK /s/Allison May Fire District Secretary Carried Town Board May 8, 2024 6. Consideration of Approval - Resolution Designating Special Fire District Election Personnel Moved by Commissioner Nichinsky, seconded by Commissioner King, WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1, Westchester County, New York, has called a special election of the qualified voters of said Fire District to be held on June 18, 2024; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to provide for the appointment of a permanent chairman, inspectors of election and assistant clerks for said special election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. Jessica Thorpe, a duly qualified voter of said Fire District is hereby appointed as the permanent chairman of the special election referred to in the preambles hereof. Section 2. The following named qualified voters of said Fire District are hereby appointed to act as inspectors of election of said special election, so that there shall be at least two inspectors for each ballot box or voting machine to be used thereat: Weaver Street Firehouse, in the Town of Mamaroneck, Larchmont, New York 10538. Section 3. Dan Nidus is hereby designated as chief election inspector. Section 4. The following named qualified voters of said Fire District are hereby appointed as assistant clerks of said special election: Ann Goode. Section 5. Each inspector of election and assistant clerk appointed for said special election, as herein provided, shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of$175 for each day actually and necessarily spent on the duties of his office. The Clerk of said Fire District is hereby authorized and directed to give written notice of appointment to the persons herein respectively appointed as permanent chairman, inspectors of election and assistant clerks for said special election. Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Carried 7. Consideration of Approval - Resolution Setting Time and Place of Meeting of Inspectors of Election Moved by Commissioner Fiddelman, seconded by Commissioner King, WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, heretofore RESOLVED on May 8, 2024, to call a special election of said Fire District, such special election to be held at Weaver Street Firehouse, 205 Weaver Street, in Mamaroneck, New York, in said Fire District, on June 18, 2024, between the hours of 3:00 o'clock P.M., and 9:00 o'clock P.M., Prevailing Time; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 175-a of the Town Law, only persons registered with the Westchester County Board of Elections on or before May 22, 2024, the date 23 days prior to the date of the election (taking into account rules regarding Sunday), shall be entitled to vote in such special election; and WHEREAS, such Section 175-a requires that a resolution setting the time and place of the meeting of the election inspectors appointed by said Board of Fire Commissioners Town Board May 8, 2024 of said Fire District for the aforesaid special election be adopted at least thirty days prior to such special election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District No. 1 in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York; Section 1. The inspectors of election approved by resolution duly adopted by said Board of Fire Commissioners on May 8, 2024, shall meet at the Weaver Street Firehouse located at 205 Weaver Street, in Mamaroneck, New York, in said Fire District, on June 6, 2024, at 12:00 o'clock P.M. to commence preparation of the register of those persons eligible to vote in such special election. In accordance with said Section 175-a of the Town Law, only those persons registered with the Board of Elections of Westchester County on or before the date 23 days prior to the date of the election, will be entitled to vote at such special election. Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately, and neither publication nor posting is required. Carried 8. Other Fire Department Business There being no further business to come before the Fire Commission, on motion of Commissioner Nichinsky, seconded by Commissioner King, the Commission unanimously adjourned and the Town Board reconvened. Carried AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK 1. Consideration of Approval - Speed Hump Policy Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby approves the Speed Hump Policy and hereby authorizes the Town Administrator to implement the policy. Carried 2. Consideration of Approval - Q2 2024 Capital Budget Amendments Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember King, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby authorizes the Comptroller to make the necessary budget amendments, as presented. Carried 3. Consideration of Approval - NYSDOT BridgeNY Grant Documents PIN# 8763.18 — Rockland Avenue Bridge Superstructure Replacement Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby approves the attached BridgeNY resolution and authorizes the Town Administrator to execute the Master Federal Aid Local Project agreement(State-Local Agreement) and any related documents necessary to carry out its implementation. Carried 4. Consideration of Approval - Emergency Assessor Services Town Board May 8, 2024 Moved by Councilmember Nichinsky, seconded by Councilmember King, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby approves the agreement with Whittemore Appraisals LLC. for Emergency Assessment services for$7,500 and hereby authorizes the Town Administrator to execute the agreement and any related documents necessary to carry out its implementation. Carried 5. Consideration of Award of Bid TA-24-09 — Tree Watering Services Moved by Councilmember Nichinsky, seconded by Councilmember King, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby awards the bid for the Town's 2024 Spring Tree Watering Program received and opened on May 2, 2024, to Cody Diggins/Ironwood Industries at the base bid amount of$43,125 and hereby authorizes the Town Administrator to execute the agreement and any related documents necessary to carry out its implementation. Carried 6. OUT OF ORDER (MOVED FORWARD FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING 1) Consideration of Approval - Comprehensive Plan's SEQRA Negative Declaration 7. Consideration of Approval - Bond Resolution for Parks Building (H5191) $2,470,000 Moved by Councilmember Nichinsky, seconded by Councilmember Fiddelman, it was RESOLVED TO AUTHORIZE, SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PARKS BUILDING, IN AND FOR THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF$2,921,280 AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,470,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO PAYA PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF. WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been determined to be a Type Il Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which regulations state that Type 11 Actions will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; NOW, THEREFORE, WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. The construction of a new Parks Building at Memorial Park, in and for the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances, and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of$2,921,280. Section 2. The plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is as follows: Town Board May 8, 2024 a) by the issuance of$2,470,000 bonds of said Town hereby authorized to be issued therefor, pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law; and b) By the appropriation and expenditure of$451,280 other monies of said Town, which expenditure is hereby authorized therefor. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is twenty-five (25) years, pursuant to subdivision 11(a)(1) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the bonds herein authorized will exceed five years. Section 4. The faith and credit of said Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said Town, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the name of the Town by the facsimile signature of the Supervisor, providing for the manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the Town), the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the Supervisor. Such bonds shall contain substantially 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 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Supervisor shall determine. Section 7. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 - 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 8. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not authorized to expend money, or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Town Board May 8, 2024 Section 9. Upon this resolution taking effect, the same shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper of said Town for such purpose, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 10. THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM. Carried 8. Consideration of Approval - Bond Resolution for Road Reconstruction (H5104) $1,075,300 Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, it was RESOLVED TO AUTHORIZE, SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM, ROAD RECONSTRUCTION, THROUGHOUT AND IN AND FOR THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF$1,468,300 AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,075,300 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO PAY THE COST THEREOF. WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been determined to be a Type 11 Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which regulations state that Type 11 Actions will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; NOW, THEREFORE, WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. Reconstruction of various roads, throughout and in and for the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, including drainage, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, landscaping, grading or improving rights-of-way, as well as other incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of$1,075,300. Section 2. The plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of$1,075,300 bonds of said Town, hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is fifteen years, pursuant to subdivision 20(c) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the bonds herein authorized will exceed five years. Section 4. The faith and credit of said Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said Town, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. Town Board May 8, 2024 Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the name of the Town by the facsimile signature of the Supervisor, providing for the manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the Town), the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the Supervisor. Such bonds shall contain substantially 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 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Supervisor shall determine. Section 7. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 - 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 8. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if.- 1 . Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not authorized to expend money, or 2. The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3. Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 9. Upon this resolution taking effect, the same shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper of said Town for such purpose, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 10. THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM. Carried 9. Consideration of Approval - Bond Resolution for Highway Vehicles (H5106) $505,600 Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember King, it was RESOLVED TO AUTHORIZE, SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM, THE PURCHASE OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT, FOR THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF$505,600 AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF$505,600 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO PAY THE COST THEREOF. Town Board May 8, 2024 WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been determined to be a Type II Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which regulations state that Type ll Actions will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; NOW, THEREFORE, WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. The purchase of construction and maintenance equipment, each item of which costs $30,000 or over, for the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, including incidental equipment and expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of$505,600. Section 2. The plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of$505,600 bonds of said Town, hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is fifteen years, pursuant to subdivision 28 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the bonds herein authorized will exceed five years. Section 4. The faith and credit of said Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said Town, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the name of the Town by the facsimile signature of the Supervisor, providing for the manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the Town), the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the Supervisor. Such bonds shall contain substantially 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 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Supervisor shall determine. Town Board May 8, 2024 Section 7. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 - 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 8. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1. Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not authorized to expend money, or 2. The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3. Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 9. Upon this resolution taking effect, the same shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper of said Town for such purpose, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 10. THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM. Carried 10. Consideration of Approval - Bond Resolution for Highway Garage - for Tree Equipment (H5138) $793,000 Moved by Councilmember Nichinsky, seconded by Councilmember Fiddelman, it was RESOLVED TO AUTHORIZE, SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TREE EQUIPMENT GARAGE, IN AND FOR THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT A REVISED MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF$1,178,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF$793,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO PAYA PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF. WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been determined to be a Type II Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which regulations state that Type ll Actions will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and WHEREAS, by a bond resolution dated June 16, 2021, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, authorized the issuance of $385,000 serial bonds of said Town to pay the cost of the construction of a new tree equipment garage, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances, and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, in and for said Town; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Town Board May 8, 2024 Section 1. The construction of a new tree equipment garage at the site of the existing Town Highway garage , including demolition of the existing garage, in and for the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances, and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a revised maximum estimated cost of$1, 178,000. Section 2. The plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is as follows: a) by the issuance of the $385,000 bonds of said Town authorized to be issued pursuant to the aforesaid bond resolution dated and duly adopted on June 16, 2021; and b) by the issuance of an additional $793,000 bonds of said Town hereby authorized to be issued therefor, pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is twenty-five (25) years, pursuant to subdivision 11(a)(1) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law, calculated from the date of issuance of the first obligations therefor, pursuant to the bond resolution dated and duly adopted on June 16, 2021. It is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the bonds herein authorized will exceed five years. Section 4. The faith and credit of said Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said Town, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the name of the Town by the facsimile signature of the Supervisor, providing for the manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the Town), the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the Supervisor. Such bonds shall contain substantially 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 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Supervisor shall determine. Section 7. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 - 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Town Board May 8, 2024 Section 8. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not authorized to expend money, or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 9. Upon this resolution taking effect, the same shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper of said Town for such purpose, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 10. THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM. Carried 11. Consideration of Approval - Bond Resolution for Curb Improvements (H5173) $293,000 Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, it was RESOLVED TO AUTHORIZE, SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM, CURB IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT AND IN AND FOR THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF$293,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $293,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO PAY THE COST THEREOF. WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been determined to be a Type II Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which regulations state that Type ll Actions will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; NOW, THEREFORE, WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. Curb improvements throughout and in and for the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, including incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of$293,000. Section 2. The plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of$293,000 bonds of said Town, hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is ten years, pursuant to subdivision 24 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the bonds herein authorized will exceed five years. Town Board May 8, 2024 Section 4. The faith and credit of said Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said Town, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the name of the Town by the facsimile signature of the Supervisor, providing for the manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the Town), the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the Supervisor. Such bonds shall contain substantially 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 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Supervisor shall determine. Section 7. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 - 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 8. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if.- 1. Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not authorized to expend money, or 2. The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3. Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 9. Upon this resolution taking effect, the same shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper of said Town for such purpose, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 10. THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM. Carried 12. Consideration of Approval - Rescinding Certain Bond Resolutions Adopted by the Town Board in 2017 and 2019 Town Board May 8, 2024 Moved by Councilmember Fiddelman, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, it was resolved WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York(the "Town") has heretofore duly adopted bond resolutions of said Town for certain purposes as hereinafter described; and WHEREAS, it has now been determined that said financing authorizations will not be required for said capital projects and it is now desired to repeal said serial bond authorizations, or a portion thereof to the extent not heretofore utilized; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the total voting strength of the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. The serial bond authorizations of the bond resolutions hereinafter specified are each hereby repealed;provided, however, such repeal shall only be effective to the extent any such authorization to be repealed has not heretofore been utilized for the issuance of obligation of the Town therefor: DATE PROJECT BONDS BONDS AUTHORIZED REPEALED June 21, 2017 Sewer District No. 1 $ 11,100,000 $ 7,170,000 Improvements February 20, Comprehensive $ 248,000 $ 68,000 2019 Master Plan Consolidated Water June 5, 2019 District (Rye Lake $ 2,863,500 $ 586,000 Facility) Section 2. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AND NEITHER PUBLICATION NOR POSTING SHALL BE REQUIRED. Carried 13. Consideration to Set a Public Hearing for Increase and Improvements to Garbage District 1 [Bond Resolution for Garbage Truck (H8609) $444,000] Moved by Councilmember Nichinsky, seconded by Councilmember Fiddelman, WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, has caused to be prepared an estimate of cost, pursuant to Section 202-b of the Town Law, relating to the increase and improvement of the facilities of Garbage District No. 1, in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York (the "Garbage District"), being the purchase of a garbage truck, including incidental equipment and expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $444,000; and WHEREAS, said capital project has been determined to be a Type ll Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), the implementation of which as proposed, it has been determined will not result in a significant environmental effect; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to call a public hearing on the question of the increase and improvement of the facilities of said Garbage District, in the matter described above, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, concerning the same, in accordance with the provisions of Section 202-b of the Town Law; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY Town Board May 8, 2024 ORDERED, by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. A public hearing will be held in the Town Center, in Mamaroneck, New York, in said Town, on June 5, 2024, at 8 o'clock P.M., Prevailing Time, on the question of the increase and improvement of the facilities of Garbage District No. 1, in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, in the manner described in the preambles hereof, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, concerning the same, and to take such action thereon as is required or authorized by law. Section 2. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a copy of the Notice of Public Hearing hereinafter provided to be published once in the official newspaper, and also to cause a copy thereof to be posted on the sign board of the Town, such publication and posting to be made not less than ten, nor more than twenty, days before the date designated for the hearing. Section 3. The notice of public hearing shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and hereby made a part hereof. Section 4. This Order shall take effect immediately. Carried 14. Consideration to Set a Public Hearing for the Increase and Improvements to Water District 1 [Bond Resolution for Park Lane Water Storage Tank (H1397) $392,500] Moved by Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Fiddelman, WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, has caused to be prepared a map, plan and report, including an estimate of cost, pursuant to Section 202-b of the Town Law, relating to the increase and improvement of the facilities of Water District No. 1, in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York (the "Water District"), being the rehabilitation of the Park Lane Storage Tank#2 (Town share), including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances, and other improvements and expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of$392,500; and WHEREAS, said capital project has been determined to be a Type ll Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), the implementation of which as proposed, it has been determined will not result in a significant environmental effect; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to call a public hearing on the question of the increase and improvement of the facilities of said Water District, in the matter described above, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, concerning the same, in accordance with the provisions of Section 202-b of the Town Law; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. A public hearing will be held in the Town Center, in Mamaroneck, New York, in said Town, on June 5, 2024, at 8 o'clock P.M., Prevailing Time, on the question of the increase and improvement of the facilities of Water District No. 1, in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, in the manner described in the preambles hereof, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, concerning the same, and to take such action thereon as is required or authorized by law. Town Board May 8, 2024 Section 2. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a copy of the Notice of Public Hearing hereinafter provided to be published once in the official newspaper, and also to cause a copy thereof to be posted on the sign board of the Town, such publication and posting to be made not less than ten, nor more than twenty, days before the date designated for the hearing. Section 3. The notice of public hearing shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and hereby made a part hereof. Section 4. This Order shall take effect immediately. Carried REPORTS OF MINUTES REPORTS OF THE COUNCIL Councilmember Fiddelman • On the 29th, I attended a presentation by Kristin O'Neill from the Committee on Open Government on open meetings law and FOIL requests. Thank you to the Village of Mamaroneck for organizing and inviting us to join in. • On Monday night, I attended the Housing Authority Meeting. • Missing the monthly Library meeting tonight, unfortunately • The Larchmont-Mamaroneck Local Summit will meet in person on Tuesday, the 14th at 8 a.m. at Westchester Jewish Center, on 'How to protect yourself from SCAMS'. Councilmember King • Last week, I attended the Coastal Zone meeting. • Now that we are approaching the end of the school year, check out the Town of Mamaroneck's Recreation website for summer employment! Councilmember Nichinsky • I attended the Sustainability Collaborative meeting on May 7th. As usual they have many activities and events planned. In the last month, they had a successful Compost Giveaway Day, Earth Day, and a pollinator tour and talk. They are working on revamping the website to make it more user-friendly. And they are always looking for more volunteers to join them! • Attended at Westchester Jewish Center last Sunday, a holocaust remembrance ceremony. This year's event was particularly meaningful and sobering, particularly with the recent uptick in antisemitism. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT Town Administrator Robson stated that it is Public Service Recognition Week, observed during the first week of May, honoring individuals who serve across all levels of government. While official recognition began in 1985, public service has long played a crucial role in communities. Administrator Robson emphasized that the Town's employees are especially vital and effective, expressing deep appreciation for their dedication and meticulous work. Their contributions—often unseen—significantly enhance the community's quality of life. Administrator Robson extended a heartfelt thanks to the Town's entire staff, recognizing their efforts as essential, valued, and deeply respected, and underscoring a profound sense of pride in working alongside them. TOWN CLERK'S REPORT Now that the weather is getting better, we have received several new license applications for peddler's that are planning to go door to door and sell something in the Town. If you do not want people selling to you, please give us a call in the Town Clerk's office at 914-381-7870. If you get the message machine, simple state your name and address and that you want to Town Board May 8, 2024 be added to the NO KNOCK list. A special thank you to Town resident Brian Lobel for mentioning the NO KNOCK list and registration at the Senior Center's recent SCAM Prevention Presentation. TOWN ATTORNEY'S REPORT Thanked the Town Administrator for thanking him. As he has spring fever, he had no other report. ADJOURNMENT On motion of Councilmember King, seconded by Councilmember Nichinsky, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Carried REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING - May 22, 2024 Respectfully Submitted by Allison May, Town Clerk Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment A RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT UPON THE ENVIRONMENT(NEGATIVE DECLARATION) On the motion of seconded by the following was voted upon Whereas, in 2021, the Town Board determined that the Town's Comprehensive Plan should be updated,and Whereas, on October 26,2021, the Town engaged the Pace School of Law Land Use Law Center (Pace) to assist with gathering and synthesizing data and writing drafts of a Comprehensive Plan, and Whereas,on April 19,2023,the Town engaged Kevin Dwarka LLC as an expert to assure that the Town Board's procedure for considering a Comprehensive Plan complies with the State Environmental Quality Review Act,and Whereas, the Town formed a Steering Committee comprised of local citizens whose task included developing possible goals for both the near and long term to be set forth in a Comprehensive Plan, and Whereas, after its formation, the Steering Committee and Pace engaged in a robust process to solicit comments and opinions from the general public and others regarding the goals to be included in the Town's Comprehensive Plan by conducting workshops, focus groups and multiple meetings,including meetings of the Steering Committee,and Whereas, the Town received multiple comments either through in-person presentations or through written or electronic communication from citizens and others interested in the content of the Town's Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas, the Town Board reviewed numerous drafts of a proposed Comprehensive Plan prepared by Tiffany Zezula of Pace with the assistance of Kevin Dwarka LLC,and Whereas, the Town Board's review and revision led to a final draft of a proposed Comprehensive Plan that the Town Board determined to be worthy of public discussion, and Whereas,on January 24,2024, the Town Board resolved(a) to be the Lead Agency under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) for the review of the proposed Comprehensive Plan, and (b) that the adoption of a comprehensive plan is an Unlisted Action under SEQRA, and Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment A (Cont'd) Whereas, a Long Form Environmental Assessment Form was prepared to determine what,if any,significant adverse environmental impacts there may be if the Town Board were to adopt the proposed Comprehensive Plan, and Whereas, the Town Board as Lead Agency has reviewed that Long Form Environmental Assessment Form,and Whereas, pursuant to section 272-a of the NY Town Law, the Town Board referred the proposed Comprehensive Plan to the Westchester County Department of Planning,and Whereas, the Westchester County Department of Planning submitted written comments about the proposed Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas, the Town Board has considered the comments made by the Westchester County Department of Planning, and Whereas, the Town Board directed that drafts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan be sent to the Village of Mamaroneck and the Village of Larchmont,and Whereas, drafts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan were sent to the Village of Mamaroneck and the Village of Larchmont, and Whereas, neither Village has submitted any comments to the proposed Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas, on April 10, 2024, the Town Board opened a public hearing to discuss whether it should adopt the proposed Comprehensive Plan as the Town's Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas,that hearing was continued on April 24,2024 and May 8,2024,and Whereas,that public hearing was closed on May 8,2024. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board adopts the Long Form Environmental Assessment Form,and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that for the reasons contained in the annexed NEGATIVE DECLARATION, the terms of which hereby are approved and which by this resolution hereby are adopted, the Town Board finds that the adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan will not result in 2 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment A (Cont'd) r t significant adverse impacts upon the environment and therefore there is no reason to prepare an environmental impact statement. The above resolution was put to a roll call vote: Nambiar Nichinsky King Fiddelman Elkind Eney 5-08-24 3 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment A (Cont'd) RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT UPON THE ENVIRONMENT(NEGATIVE DECLARATION)AND A DOPTINC THII cc Mma REH NS�PLA TT On the motion of seconded by the following was voted upon Whereas, in 2021, the Town Board determined that the Town's Comprehensive Plan should be updated,and Whereas,on October 26,2021,the Town engaged the Pace School of Law Land Use Law Center (Pace) to assist with gathering and synthesizing data and writing drafts of a Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas,on April 19,2023,the Town engaged Kevin Dwarka LLC as an expert to assure that the Town Board's procedure for considering a Comprehensive Plan complies with the State Environmental Quality Review Act,and Whereas,the Town formed a Steering Committee comprised of local citizens whose task included developing possible goals for both the near and long term to be set forth in a Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas, after its formation, the Steering Committee and Pace engaged in a robust process to solicit comments and opinions from the general public and others regarding the goals to be included in the Town's Comprehensive Plan by conducting workshops, focus groups and multiple meetings,including meetings of the Steering Committee,and Whereas, the Town received multiple comments either through in-person presentations or through written or electronic communication from citizens and others interested in the content of the Town's Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas, the Town Board reviewed numerous drafts of a proposed Comprehensive Plan prepared by Tiffany Zezula of Pace with the assistance of Kevin Dwarka LLC,and Whereas, the Town Board's review and revision led to a final draft of a proposed Comprehensive Plan that the Town Board determined to be worthy of public discussion,and Whereas,on January 24,2024,the Town Board resolved(a)to be the Lead Agency under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) for the review of the proposed Comprehensive Plan, and (b) that the adoption of a comprehensive plan is an Unlisted Action under SEQRA,and Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment A (Cont'd) Whereas, a Long Form Environmental Assessment Form was prepared to determine what,if any,significant adverse environmental impacts there may be if the Town Board were to adopt the proposed Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas,the Town Board as Lead Agency has reviewed that Long Form Environmental Assessment Form,and Whereas, pursuant to section 272-a of the NY Town Law, the Town Board referred the proposed Comprehensive Plan to the Westchester County Department of Planning,and Whereas, the Westchester County Department of Planning submitted written comments about the proposed Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas, the Town Board has considered the comments made by the Westchester County Department of Planning,and Whereas, the Town Board directed that drafts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan be sent to the Village of Mamaroneck and the Village of Larchmont,and Whereas, drafts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan were sent to the Village of Mamaroneck and the Village of Larchmont,and Whereas, neither Village has submitted any comments to the proposed Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas,on April 10,2024, the Town Board opened a public hearing to discuss whether it should adopt the proposed Comprehensive Plan as the Town's Comprehensive Plan,and Whereas,that hearing was continued on April 24,2024 and May 8,2024,and Whereas,that public hearing was closed on May 8,2024. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board adopts the Long Form Environmental Assessment Form,and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that for the reasons contained in the annexed NEGATIVE DECLARATION, the terms of which hereby are approved and which by this resolution hereby are adopted, the Town Board finds that the adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan will not result in 2 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment A (Cont'd) significant adverse impacts upon the environment and therefore there is no reason to prepare an environmental impact statement, BE IT FURTHER as_the Comprehensive Plan of the Town of Mamaroncc-k The above resolution was put to a roll call vote: Nambiar Nichinsky King Fiddelman Elkind Eney 5-038-24 3 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B Odierna, Sue From: Green, Mitchell <Mitch.Green©aecom.com> Sent: Friday, May 03,2024 7:14 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind Cc: Odierna, Sue;Anant Nambiar; Nichinsky, Robin; Fiddelman, Sabrina; King,Jeffery; Mark Kramer Subject: Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan - 3 suggested additions Attachments: 2024.0503 Moving Forward.pdf;2024.0503 ToM Comp Plan Appendix C - Reference Documents.pdf;2024.0503 ToM Comp Plan Appendix D -Accomplishments pdf Dear Supervisor Eney, Board Members and Sue: Good afternoon. As Co-Chairs of the Sustainability Collaborative, Mark Kramer and I would like to congratulate the Town Board on bringing the Comprehensive Plan quite close to completion. This has been a difficult task for you,with more than a few starts and stops,and many many voices heard along the way. The document now being considered reflects well on your efforts and highlights goals we all share for Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods,Safe Connections, Resilient Environment and Sound Economy. With the goal of"holding the line"on length,the Collaborative would like to propose three modest additions that do not, in any way, modify the existing contents: • A short paragraph titled "Moving Forward",to give residents an idea of what the process might be in the coming months as policy begins to turn toward programs and projects; • Appendix C—Reference Documents,a one-page list of plans, reports and studies that provide context for the 2024 Plan while echoing its five Themes • Appendix D—Activities and Accomplishments,a three-page list of what the Town has done since the last Comprehensive Plan that aligns with the 2024 Plan's five Themes These three additions will help demonstrate the 2024 Plan as consistent with past policies and achievements while providing a useful but still general picture of how things will develop from here. Please take a look and get back to us with your thoughts;we are available to discuss at any time Thank you,and have a good weekend, Mark Kramer,Co-Chair,Sustainability Collaborative Mitch Green,Co-Chair,Sustainability Collaborative Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) TOWN OF MANARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2024.0503 MOVING FORWARD The Comprehensive Plan's five Themes present the policies which will guide the Town,and its residents, as we move forward together in the coming years. Each of the Themes have policies that are specific to our community,respond to big-picture leadership by our multi-state region,New York State,and Westchester County,and benefit from the feedback of a broad spectrum of residents gathered over a two-year period. Policies alone will not move us forward;they need to be translated into an overall Implementation Strategy and then carried out,as funds are available,through a series of projects and changes to regulations that guide specific actions. To get this process started,Town Leadership will study currently available governmental resources and compare that to the demands, in terms of dollars and personnel,that may be needed to carry out some of the likely near-term projects.This will lead to a recommendation for our Implementation Strategy, which will be reviewed by the Town Board and presented to our residents before the end of 2024. After review,discussion and adjustments,the expectation is that specific projects and/or regulation changes are likely to be proposed beginning in early 2025.We look forward to active engagement by our residents as we move from policy through strategy toward implementation.The Town will continue to maintain and update its webpage on the Comprehensive Plan so that we can account for progress in advancing towards its goals and policies over time. Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"C":Reference Documents May 2024 Below please find a list of Reference Documents—previous Town Plans,Reports and Studies—that provide context for the 2024 Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan. Some of these documents were created entirely by the Town;many resulted from collaborations between the Town and outside organizations.The recommendations in these documents resulted in programs and projects which have helped shape the Town as we know it today. Year Reference Document Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Themes 1966 Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Master Plan(inc,the Village of Larchmont) All five Themes 1986-87 Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Master Plan Updates(inc.Village of Larchmont) All five Themes 1991 The East Coast Greenway runs through Mamaroneck-thIS 3,000-mile biking/walking route includes Palmer Ave Safe Connections as part of its path from Maine to Florida Local Waterfront Revitalization Program(LWRP)with Village of Larchmont-creation of bi-rnunicipal Coastal 1995 Zone Management Commission to monitor&coordinate implementation of NYS-approved LWRP Resilient Environment 1996 Patterns for Westchester:The Land and the People Healthy Community 1997 Mamaroneck Town:A History of the'Gathering Place"1661-1997 Healthy Community 2008 Westchester 2025-Context for County and Municipal Planning and Policies to Guide County Planning All five Themes 2013 Town of Mamaroneck Board adopts a Resolution supporting "Complete Streets" Safe Connections 2014 A Near Zero Solid Waste Strategy.Town of Mamaroneck,New York(prepared by Columbia University's Sound Economy,Healthy Community Sustainability Master's Program) 2014 The Plan for a Resilient and Sustainable Mamaroneck(prepared by the Town's Sustainability Collaborative) Sound Economy,Healthy Community.Safe Connections,Resilient Environment 2016 to the Leaf Blower Legislation-to reduce noise and improve air quality,especially for children,older adults and pets, Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods present tightened enforcement and higher fines from 2018 and future elimination of gas-powered blowers 2016 Town of Mamaroneck passes the Site Plan Approval Law,providing residents&neighbors with more Quality Neighborhoods.Resilient comprehensive&detailed information on proposed developments&their impact on our neighborhoods Environment 2018 Town of Mamaroneck incorporates the"Recyclopedia"guide to household recycling into its website Healthy Community.Resilient Environment 2019 Town of Mamaroneck Board passes the Bag Waste Reduction Law-encouraging the shift to reusable bags Sound Economy.Resilient Environment 2021 Town of Mamaroneck Climate Emergency Declaration approved by the Town Board All five Themes 2021 Westchester County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan(HMP)-Town of Mamaroneck Jurisdictional Annex Sound Economy,Resilient Environment 2022 Town of Mamaroneck Inventory of Municipal Operations'Greenhouse Gas(GHG)Emissions 2013 to 2019 Sound Economy,Healthy Community 2023 Town of Mamaroneck Climate Emergency Declaration-Response Report and Proposals,August 2023 All five Themes 2023 Westchester County Mobility&Transit Plan Safe Connections TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"D":Activities&Accomplishments May 2024-Page 1 Below please find a list of Activities&Accomplishments-programs,certifications,contracts,grants,campaigns,Community Charrettes-that highlight actions focused on improving the Resilience,Sustainability and Quality of Life of the Town of Mamaroneck and our residents.The list indicates how each action aligns with the Town of Mamaroneck 2024 Comprehensive Plan's five Themes. Yearly Activity 1 Accomplishment Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Theme 1993 to the Town of Mamaroneck annually certified as a"Tree City USA"by Arbor Day Foundation's program Quality Neighborhoods,Resilient Environment present 2012 to the Coastal Clean-up Days completed with volunteers of all ages,to improve the water quality of Long Island Resilient Environment present Sound 2013 GHG Emissnns Analysis-for TOM facilities and vehicles completed. Sound Economy,Healthy Community 2014 The 2014 Green Charette brought together Town residents to brainstorm and then prioritize actions to improve All five Themes Sustainability.Resilience and Quality of Lye 2014 Assessment made,by PACE,of how to"Green"TOM Code to improve resilience against extreme weather Sound Economy,Resilience Environment, and flooding Qulaity Neighborhoods 2014 Town of Mamaroneck registered as a"Bike Friendly Community"(inc Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck) Safe Connections 2015-2023 Honeywell Performance Contract to improve energy efficiency in municipal facilities implemented,with annual Sound Economy energy savings to the Town while reducing Bond requirements Solarize Larchmont!Mamaroneck-a Sustainable Westchester Campaign that resulted in 75 new solar 2015 installations in the Town and the two Villages-participating households nave up to$1,000 on their annual Quality Neighborhoods,Sound Economy electric bill while reducing Greenhouse Gases The 2015 Green Charette brought together Town residents to hear about progress on Priority Actions 2015 identified in 2014 as well as Case Studies from similar communities on improving the financial sustainability All five Themes and efficiency of Town Services NY Prize Microgrid-won$100,000 grant and completed study-focused on Emergency Preparedness and 2016 expanding Emergency Evacuation Centers-as a related result,ConEd installed a$1.6 million transfer switch Resilient Environment on the Post Road 2016 Municipal Buyers Solar Group-participated in this Sustainable Westchester program to identify local sites that Sound Economy,Resilein4 Environment could be developed in partnership with the Town,resulting in non-tax revenue 2016 Rain Barrels Discounted Price Sales Campaign-to help residents lower their water bills while reducing runoff Resilient Environment Sound Economy and property damage Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"D":Activities&Accomplishments May 2024-Page 2 Yearly Activity/Accomplishment Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Theme 2015-2019 "Zero Waste Summer Concerts"held in Memorial Park to combine Community Outreach&Education with Healthy Community entertainment for Town residents and families 2017 Food Scrap Recycling Program with Village of Larchmont at Maxwell Avenue Recycling Center-this initiative Sound Economy,Resilient Environment earned the Westchester County Eco Award in June 2018 $50,000 Grant-"Clean Energy Community"grant secured as particpant of NYSERDA's Clean Energy 2017 Communities program to upgrade HVAC equipment at Town Center.Award resulted from prior energy Sound Economy,Resilient Environment accomplishments. 2017 Town of Mamaroneck certified as the 9th"Climate Smart Community"in NYS by NYS DEC Resilient Environment 2017 Larchmont-Mamaroneck Joint Sanitation Commission's Food Scrap Recycling Program for Residents begins Healthy Community,Sound Economy, Resilient Environment 2017 Facebook-TOM Environmental page created All five Themes 2017 $150,000 Grant from Long Island Sound Futures Fund to install green infrastructure at the Town Center Resilient Environment,Sound Economy including rain gardens and barrels,and porous pavement. 2017 The"Tri-Municipal Bike Route Master Plan"is issued,with collaboration from the environmental committees of Safe Connections the Villages of Larchmont&Mamaroneck 2017 Bike Racks are installed at the Hammocks.Skating Rink,encouraging use by students during the week and Safe Connections visitors to the Skating Rink and Pool on the weekends and during the summer 2017 to the Town begins participation in the Westchester Power Community Choice Aggregation Program-made present available for TOM residents to control costs and increase use of renewable energy in Westchester County Sound Economy,Resilient Environment 2018 "RBI(Re-Usable Bag Initiative)Video Competition"held together with Mamaroneck High School to promote Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods the swtich away from plastic toward re-usable bags 2018 to the Healthy Yards.Program-focused on neighborhoods and households,residents pledge to eliminate pesticides, Quality Neighborhoods,Healthy Community present promote Pollinator Pathways,and reduce nitrogen in fertilizer Town of Mamaroneck instated eight Electric Vehicle(EV)Charging Stations at four locations on Town 2018 to the Healthy Community,Sound Economy, present properties and Streets,with funding from New York State Dept of Environmental Conservation for 80%of the Resilient Environment costs TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"D":Activities&Accomplishments May 2024-Page 3 Yearly Activity 1 Accomplishment Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Theme 2019 to the Compost Giveaway Day-as a further benefit of the Town's Food Scrap Recycling Program,an annual event Healthy Community,Sound Economy present to provide residents with free compost Love Your Food-A public outreach and education campaign aimed at reducing wasted food at home,in 2019-2023 school and in the Town,partnering with two Villages and Mamaroneck Schools,thanks to a pioneering grant Healthy Community,Sound Economy from NYS DEC 2020 Town of Mamaroneck installs its first"Signs and Sharrows"Bike Routes on several streets north and west of Safe Connections the Larchmont Train Station 2020 to the Repair Gate-an annual event which brings together volunteer"Repairers"from the tri-State area to help present Town residents re-use,rather than dispose,household and personal items and appliances from clothing to Healthy Community,Sound Economy electronics 2020 to the MHS OCRA Students Mentoring Program-supporting the High School's Original Civic Research&Action present Program(OCRA)by mentoring student teams working on projects related to Sustainability,Resilience and All five Themes Quality of Life 2021 Town of Mamaroneck adopts the New York Stretch Energy Code to help residents lower their household Healthy Community,Sound Economy energy bills while reducing household Green House Gas emissions 2021 to the Hommocks Community Solar-installation of 500 kW of solar panels atop the Town's Hummocks Skating Rink present to serve 75-100 households.The Town held a competition and partnered with the winner,SunLight General Sound Economy,Resilient Environment Capital, which yields benefits to residents as well as payments to the Town without requiring Bonding 2021 to the Pollinator Pathways-a In-municipal all-volunteer program focused on residential households to create, present garden by garden,transitpathways for pollinators(including milkweed"rest stops")to maintain and strengthen Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods their role in our community's bio-diversity and plant life 2022 Town of Mamaroneck becomes a participant in the"Mayors'Monach Pledge".sponsored by the National Healthy Community Wildlife Federation 2023 Street Trees-the Town received$55,000 grant from the Virginia A.McGuire Foundation for planting 100 Quality Neighborhoods,Healthy Community, trees along Town's streets and 10 trees on Town property Resilient Environment 2024 Bridge Reconstruction-the Town received$769,260 grant from NYSDOT Bridge NY program that will fund Safe Connections replacement of superstructure of a bridge on Rockland Avenue Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Green, Mitchell <Mitch.Green@aecom.com> Sent: Friday, May 03,2024 7:14 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind Cc: Odierna,Sue;Anant Nambiar; Nichinsky, Robin; Fiddelman,Sabrina;King,Jeffery;Mark Kramer Subject: Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan-3 suggested additions Attachments: 2024.0503 Moving Forward.pdf;2024.0503 ToM Comp Plan Appendix C-Reference Documents.pdf;2024.0503 ToM Comp Plan Appendix D-Accomplishments.pdf Dear Supervisor Eney,Board Members and Sue: Good afternoon. As Co-Chairs of the Sustainability Collaborative,Mark Kramer and I would like to congratulate the Town Board on bringing the Comprehensive Plan quite close to completion. This has been a difficult task for you,with more than a few starts and stops,and many many voices heard along the way. The document now being considered reflects well on your efforts and highlights goals we all share for Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods,Safe Connections,Resilient Environment and Sound Economy. With the goal of"holding the line"on length,the Collaborative would like to propose three modest additions that do not,in any way,modify the existing contents: • A short paragraph titled"Moving Forward",to give residents an idea of what the process might be in the coming months as policy begins to turn toward programs and projects; • Appendix C—Reference Documents,a one-page list of plans, reports and studies that provide context for the 2024 Plan while echoing its five Themes • Appendix D—Activities and Accomplishments,a three-page list of what the Town has done since the last Comprehensive Plan that aligns with the 2024 Plan's five Themes These three additions will help demonstrate the 2024 Plan as consistent with past policies and achievements while providing a useful but still general picture of how things will develop from here. Please take a look and get back to us with your thoughts;we are available to discuss at any time Thank you,and have a good weekend, Mark Kramer,Co-Chair,Sustainability Collaborative Mitch Green,Co-Chair,Sustainability Collaborative Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) TOWN OF MANARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2024.0503 MOVING FORWARD The Comprehensive Plan's five Themes present the policies which will guide the Town,and its residents, as we move forward together in the coming years. Each of the Themes have policies that are specific to our community,respond to big-picture leadership by our multi-state region, New York State,and Westchester County,and benefit from the feedback of a broad spectrum of residents gathered over a two-year period. Policies alone will not move us forward;they need to be translated into an overall Implementation Strategy and then carried out,as funds are available,through a series of projects and changes to regulations that guide specific actions. To get this process started,Town Leadership will study currently available governmental resources and compare that to the demands, in terms of dollars and personnel,that may be needed to carry out some of the likely near-term projects.This will lead to a recommendation for our Implementation Strategy, which will be reviewed by the Town Board and presented to our residents before the end of 2024. After review,discussion and adjustments,the expectation is that specific projects and/or regulation changes are likely to be proposed beginning in early 2025.We look forward to active engagement by our residents as we move from policy through strategy toward implementation.The Town will continue to maintain and update its webpage on the Comprehensive Plan so that we can account for progress in advancing towards its goals and policies over time. Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"C•':Reference Documents May 2024 Below please find a list of Reference Documents—previous Town Plans,Reports and Studies—that provide context for the 2024 Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan. Some of these documents were created entirely by the Town;many resulted from collaborations between the Town and outside organizations.The recommendations in these documents resulted in programs and projects which have helped shape the Town as we know it today. Year Reference Document Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Themes 1966 Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Master Plan(inc.the Village of Larchmont) All five Themes 1986-87 Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Master Plan Updates(inc.Village of Larchmont) All five Themes 1991 The East Coast Greenway runs through Mamaroneck-thiS 3,000-mile biking I walking route includes Palmer Ave Safe Connections as part of its path from Maine to Florida 1995 Local Waterfront Revitalization Program(LWRP)with Village of Larchmont-creation of bi-municipal Coastal Resibent Environment Zone Management Commission to monitor&coordinate implementation of NYS-approved LWRP 1996 Patterns for Westchester The Land and the People Healthy Community 1997 Mamaroneck Town:A History of the"Gathering Place"1661-1997 Healthy Community 2008 Westchester 2025•Context for County and Municipal Planning and Policies to Guide County Planning All five Themes 2013 Town of Mamaroneck Board adopts a Resolution supporting "Complete Streets" Safe Connections 2014 A Near Zero Solid Waste Strategy:Town of Mamaroneck,New York(prepared by Columbia University's Sound Economy,Healthy Community Sustainability Master's Program) 2014 The Plan for a Resilient and Sustainable Mamaroneck(prepared by the Town's Sustainability Collaborative) Sound Economy,Healthy Community,Safe Connections,Resilient Environment 2016 to the Leaf Blower Legislation-to reduce noise and improve air quality,especially for children.older adults and pets, Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods present tightened enforcement and higher fines from 2018 and future elimination of gas-powered blowers 2016 Town of Mamaroneck passes the Site Plan Approval Law,providing residents&neighbors with more Quality Neighborhoods,Resilient comprehensive&detailed information on proposed developments&their impact on our neighborhoods Environment 2016 Town of Mamaroneck incorporates the"Recyclopedia"guide to household recycling into its website Healthy Community.Resilient Environment 2019 Town of Mamaroneck Board passes the Bag Waste Reduction Law-encouraging the shift to reusable bags Sound Economy,Resilient Environment 2021 Town of Mamaroneck Climate Emergency Declaration approved by the Town Board All five Themes 2021 Westchester County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan(HMP)-Town of Mamaroneck Jurisdictional Annex Sound Economy,Resilient Environment 2022 Town of Mamaroneck Inventory of Municipal Operations'Greenhouse Gas(GHG)Emissions 2013 to 2019 Sound Economy,Healthy Community 2023 Town of Mamaroneck Climate Emergency Declaration-Response Report and Proposals,August 2023 All five Themes 2023 Westchester County Mobility&Transit Plan Safe Connections TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"D":Activities&Accomplishments May 2024-Page 1 Below please find a list of Activities&Accomplishments-programs.certifications,contracts,grants,campaigns,Community Charrettes-that highlight actions focused on improving the Resilience,Sustainebility and Quality of Life of the Town of Mamaroneck and our residents.The list indicates how each action aligns with the Town of Mamaroneck 2024 Comprehensive Plan's five Themes. Yearly Activity!Accomplishment Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Theme 1993 to the Town of Mamaroneck annually certified as a'Tree City USA"by Arbor Day Foundation's program Quality Neighborhoods.Resilient Environment present 2012 to the Coastal Glean-up Days completed with volunteers of all ages,to improve the water quality of Long Island Resilient Environment present Sound 2013 GHG Emissons Analysis-for TOM facilities and vehicles completed. Sound Economy,Healthy Community 2014 The 2014 Green Charette brought together Town residents to brainstorm and then prioritize actions to improve All five Themes Sustainability,Resilience and Duality of Life 2014 Assessment made,by PACE,of how to"Green"TOM Code to improve resilience against extreme weather Sound Economy,Resilience Environment, and flooding Qulaity Neighborhoods 2014 Town of Mamaroneck registered as a"Bike Friendly Community"(inc Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck) Safe Connections 2015-2023 Honeywell Performance Contract to improve energy efficiency in municipal facilities implemented,with annual Sound Economy energy savings to the Town while reducing Bond requirements Solarize Larchmont I Mamaroneck-a Sustainable Westchester Campaign that resulted in 75 new solar 2015 installations in the Town and the two Villages-participating households save up to$1,000 on their annual Quality Neighborhoods.Sound Economy electric bill while reducing Greenhouse Gases The 2015 Green Charette brought together Town residents to hear about progress on Priority Actions 2015 identified in 2014 as well as Case Studies from similar communities on improving the financial sustainability All five Themes and efficiency of Town Services NY Prize Microgrid-won$100,000 grant and completed study-focused on Emergency Preparedness and 2016 expanding Emergency Evacuation Centers-as a related result,ConEd installed a$1.6 million transfer switch Resilient Environment on the Post Road 2016 Municipal Buyers Solar Group-participated in this Sustainable Westchester program to identify local sites that Sound Economy,Resileint Environment could be developed in partnership with the Town,resulting in non-tax revenue Rain Barrels Discounted Price Sales Campaign-to help residents lower their water bills while reducing runoff 2016 and property damage Resilient Environment,Sound Economy Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"D":Activities&Accomplishments May 2024-Page 2 Yearly Activity I Accomplishment Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Theme 2016-2019 "Zero Waste Summer Concerts"held in Memorial Park to combine Community Outreach&Education with Healthy Community entertainment for Town residents and families 2017 Food Scrap Recycling Program with Village of Larchmont at Maxwell Avenue Recycling Center-this initiative Sound Economy,Resilient Environment earned the Westchester County Eco Award in June 2018 $50,000 Grant-"Clean Energy Community"grant secured as particpent of NYSERDA's Clean Energy 2017 Communities program to upgrade HVAC equipment at Town Center. Award resulted from prior energy Sound Economy,Resilient Environment accomplishments. 2017 Town of Mamaroneck certified as the 9th"Climate Smart Community"in NYS by NYS DEC Resilient Environment 2017 Larchmont-Mamaroneck Joint Sanitation Commission's Food Scrap Recycling Program for Residents begins Healthy Community,Sound Economy, Resilient Environment 2017 Facebook-TOM Environmental page created All five Themes 2017 $150,000 Grant from Long Island Sound Futures Fund to install green infrastructure at the Town Center Resilient Environment,Sound Economy including rain gardens and barrels,and porous pavement. 2017 The'Tri-Municipal Bike Route Master Plan"is issued,with collaboration from the environmental committees of Safe Connections the Villages of Larchmont&Mamaroneck 2017 Bike Racks are installed at the Hummocks Skating Rink,encouraging use by students during the week and Safe Connections visitors to the Skating Rink and Pool on the weekends and during the summer 2017 to the Town begins participation in the Westchester Power Community Choice Aggregation Program-made Sound Economy,Resilient Environment present available for TOM residents to control costs and increase use of renewable energy in Westchester County 2018 "RBI(Re-Usable Bag Initiative)Video Competition"held together with Mamaroneck.High School to promote Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods the swtich away from plastic toward re-usable bags 2018 to the Healthy Yards Program-focused on neighborhoods and households,residents pledge to eliminate pesticides, Quality Neighborhoods.Healthy Community present promote Pollinator Pathways,and reduce nitrogen in fertilizer 2018 to the Town of Mamaroneck installed eight Electric Vehicle(EV)Charging Stations at four locations on Town Healthy Community,Sound Economy, resent properties and Streets,with funding front New York State Dept of Environmental Conservation for 80%of the p costs Resilient Environment • TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"D":Activities&Accomplishments May 2024-Page 3 Yearly_ Activity I Accomplishment Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Theme 2019 to the Compost Giveaway Day-as a further benefit of the Town's Food Scrap Recycling Program,an annual event Healthy Community,Sound Economy present to provide residents with free compost Love Your Food-A public outreach and education campaign aimed at reducing wasted food at home,in 2019-2023 school and in the Town,partnering with two Villages and Mamaroneck Schools,thanks to a pioneering grant Healthy Community,Sound Economy from NYS DEC 2020 Town of Mamaroneck installs its first"Signs and Sharrows"Bike Routes on several streets north and west of Safe Connections the Larchmont Train Station 2020 to the Repair Café-an annual event which brings together volunteer"Repairers"from the tri-State area to help Town residents re-use,rather than dispose,household and personal items and appliances from clothing to Healthy Community,Sound Economy present electronics 2020 to the MHS OCRA Students Mentoring Program-supporting the High School's Original Civic Research&Action present Program(OCRA)by mentoring student teams working on projects related to Sustainability,Resilience and All five Themes Quality of Life 2021 Town of Mamaroneck adopts the New York Stretch Energy Code to help residents lower their household Healthy Community,Sound Economy energy bills while reducing household Green House Gas emissions 2021 to the Hommocks Community Solar- installation of 500 kW of solar panels atop the Town's Hommocks Skating Rink present to serve 75-100 households.The Town held a competition and partnered with the winner,SunLight General Sound Economy,Resilient Environment Capital, which yields benefits to residents as well as payments to the Town without requiring Bonding 2021 to the Pollinator Pathways-a tri-municipal all-volunteer program focused on residential households to create, present garden by garden,transit pathways for pollinators(including milkweed"rest stops")to maintain and strengthen Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods their role in our community's bio-diversity and plant life 2022 Town of Mamaroneck becomes a participant in the"Mayors'Monach Pledge".sponsored by the National Healthy Community Wildlife Federation 2023 Street Trees-the Town received$55,000 grant from the Virginia A.McGuire Foundation for planting 100 Quality Neighborhoods,Healthy Community, trees along Town's streets and 10 trees on Town property Resilient Environment 2024 Bridge Reconstruction-the Town received$769,200 grant from NYSDOT Bridge NY program that wilt fund Safe Connections replacement of superstructure of a bridge on Rockland Avenue Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) May, Allison From: Odierna, Sue Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2024 4:29 PM To: May,Allison Subject: FW:Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan -3 suggested additions Attachments: 2024.0503 Moving Forward.pdf;2024.0503 ToM Comp Plan Appendix C- Reference Documents.pdf; 2024.0503 ToM Comp Plan Appendix D-Accomplishments.pdf From:Green, Mitchell<Mitch.Green@aecom.com> Sent: Friday, May 03,2024 7:14 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind<Supervisor@TownofMamaroneckNY.org> Cc:Odierna,Sue<SOdierna@townofmamaroneckny.org>;Anant Nambiar<ANambiar@TownofMamaroneckNY.org>; Nichinsky, Robin<RNichinsky@TownofMamaroneckNY.org>; Fiddelman,Sabrina <SFiddelman@townofmamaroneckny.org>; King,Jeffery<JKing@townofmamaroneckny.org>;Mark Kramer <mkramer@weathermarkpro.com> Subject:Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan-3 suggested additions Dear Supervisor Eney, Board Members and Sue: Good afternoon. As Co-Chairs of the Sustainability Collaborative, Mark Kramer and I would like to congratulate the Town Board on bringing the Comprehensive Plan quite close to completion. This has been a difficult task for you,with more than a few starts and stops,and many many voices heard along the way. The document now being considered reflects well on your efforts and highlights goals we all share for Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods,Safe Connections, Resilient Environment and Sound Economy. With the goal of"holding the line"on length,the Collaborative would like to propose three modest additions that do not, in any way, modify the existing contents: • A short paragraph titled "Moving Forward",to give residents an idea of what the process might be in the coming months as policy begins to turn toward programs and projects; • Appendix C—Reference Documents,a one-page list of plans, reports and studies that provide context for the 2024 Plan while echoing its five Themes • Appendix D—Activities and Accomplishments,a three-page list of what the Town has done since the last Comprehensive Plan that aligns with the 2024 Plan's five Themes These three additions will help demonstrate the 2024 Plan as consistent with past policies and achievements while providing a useful but still general picture of how things will develop from here. Please take a look and get back to us with your thoughts;we are available to discuss at any time Thank you,and have a good weekend, Mark Kramer,Co-Chair,Sustainability Collaborative Mitch Green,Co-Chair,Sustainability Collaborative Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) TOWN OF MANARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2024.0503 MOVING FORWARD The Comprehensive Plan's five Themes present the policies which will guide the Town,and its residents, as we move forward together in the coming years.Each of the Themes have policies that are specific to our community, respond to big-picture leadership by our multi-state region, New York State,and Westchester County,and benefit from the feedback of a broad spectrum of residents gathered over a two-year period. Policies alone will not move us forward;they need to be translated into an overall Implementation Strategy and then carried out,as funds are available,through a series of projects and changes to regulations that guide specific actions. To get this process started,Town Leadership will study currently available governmental resources and compare that to the demands,in terms of dollars and personnel,that may be needed to carry out some of the likely near-term projects.This will lead to a recommendation for our Implementation Strategy, which will be reviewed by the Town Board and presented to our residents before the end of 2024. After review,discussion and adjustments,the expectation is that specific projects and/or regulation changes are likely to be proposed beginning in early 2025.We look forward to active engagement by our residents as we move from policy through strategy toward implementation.The Town will continue to maintain and update its webpage on the Comprehensive Plan so that we can account for progress in advancing towards its goals and policies over time. Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"C":Reference Documents May 2024 Below please find a list of Reference Documents—previous Town Plans,Reports and Studies—that provide context for the 2024 Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Plan. Some of these documents were created entirely by the Town;many resulted from collaborations between the Town and outside organizations-The recommendations in these documents resulted in programs and projects which have helped shape the Town as we know it today. Year Reference Document Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Themes 1966 Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Master Plan(inc.the Village of Larchmont) All five Themes 1986-87 Town of Mamaroneck Comprehensive Master Plan Updates(inc.Village of Larchmont) All five Themes 1991 The East Coast Greenway runs through Mamaroneck-thiS 3,000-mile biking 1 walking route includes Palmer Ave Safe Connections as part of its path from Maine to Florida 1995 Local Waterfront Revitalization Program(LWRP)with Village of Larchmont-creation of bi-municipal Coastal Resilient Environment Zone Management Commission to monitor&coordinate implementation of NYS-approved LWRP 1996 Patterns for Westchester,The Land and the People Healthy Community 1997 Mamaroneck Town-A History of the"Gathering Place"1661-1997 Healthy Community 2008 Westchester 2025-Context for County and Municipal Planning and Policies to Guide County Planning All five Themes 2013 Town of Mamaroneck Board adopts a Resolution supporting "Complete Streets" Safe Connections 2014 A Near Zero Solid Waste Strategy:Town of Mamaroneck,New York(prepared by Columbia University's Sound Economy,Healthy Community Sustainability Master's Program) Sound Economy,Healthy Community,Safe 2014 The Plan fora Resilient and Sustainable Mamaroneck(prepared by the Town's Sustainability Collaborative) Connections,Resilient Environment 2016 to the Leaf Blower Legislation-to reduce noise and improve air quality,especially for children,older adults and pets, Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods present tightened enforcement and higher fines from 2018 and future elimination of gas-powered blowers Town of Mamaroneck passes the Site Plan Approval Law,providing residents&neighbors with more Quality Neighborhoods,Resilient 2018 comprehensive&detailed information on proposed developments&their impact on our neighborhoods Environment 2018 Town of Mamaroneck incorporates the"Recyclopedia"guide to household recycling into its website Healthy Community,Resilient Environment 2019 Town of Mamaroneck Board passes the Bag Waste Reduction Law-encouraging the shift to reusable bags Sound Economy,Resilient Environment 2021 Town of Mamaroneck Climate Emergency Declaration approved by the Town Board All five Themes 2021 Westchester County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan(HMP)-Town of Mamaroneck Jurisdictional Annex Sound Economy.Resilient Environment 2022 Town of Mamaroneck Inventory of Municipal Operations'Greenhouse Gas(GHG)Emissions 2013 to 2019 Sound Economy,Healthy Community 2023 Town of Mamaroneck Climate Emergency Declaration-Response Report and Proposals,August 2023 All five Themes 2023 Westchester County Mobility&Transit Plan Safe Connections TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"0":Activities&Accomplishments May 2024-Page 1 Below please find a list of Activities&Accomplishments-programs,certifications,contracts,grants,campaigns,Community Charrettes-that highlight actions focused on improving the Resilience,Sustainability and Quality of Life of the Town of Mamaroneck and our residents-The list indicates how each action aligns with the Town of Mamaroneck 2024 Comprehensive Plan's five Themes. Yearly Activity 1 Accomplishment Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Theme 1993 to the Town of Mamaroneck annually certified as a'Tree City USA"by Arbor Day Foundation's program Quality Neighborhoods,Resilient Environment present 2012 to the Coastal Clean-up Days completed with volunteers of all ages,to improve the water quality of Long Island Resilient Environment present Sound 2013 GHG Emissons Analysis-for TOM facilities and vehicles completed. Sound Economy,Healthy Community 2014 The 2014 Green Charette brought together Town residents to brainstorm and then prioritize actions to improve All five Themes Sustainability,Resilience and Quality of Life Assessment made.by PACE,of how to"Green"TOM Code to improve resilience against extreme weather Sound Economy,Resilience Environment, 2014 and flooding Qulaity Neighborhoods 2014 Town of Mamaroneck registered as a"Bike Friendly Community"(inc Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck) Safe Connections 2015-2023 Honeywell Performance Contract to improve energy efficiency in municipal facilities implemented,with annual Sound Economy energy savings to the Town while reducing Bond requirements Solarize Larchmont I Mamaroneck-a Sustainable Westchester Campaign that resulted in 75 new solar 2015 installations in the Town and the two Villages-participating households save up to$1,000 on their annual Quality Neighborhoods,Sound Economy electric bill while reducing Greenhouse Gases The 2015 Green Charette brought together Town residents to hear about progress on Priority Actions 2015 identified in 2014 as well as Case Studies from similar communities on improving the financial sustainability All five Themes and efficiency of Town Services NY Prize Microgrid-won$100,000 grant and completed study-focused on Emergency Preparedness and 2016 expanding Emergency Evacuation Centers-as a related result,ConEd installed a$1,6 million transfer switch Resilient Environment an the Post Road 2016 Municipal Buyers Solar Group-participated in this Sustainable Westchester program to identify local sites that Sound Economy,Resileint Environment could be developed in partnership with the Town,resulting in non-tax revenue 2016 Rain Barrels Discounted Price Sales Campaign-to help residents lower their water bills while reducing runoff Resilient Environment,Sound Economy and property damage Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"D":Activities&Accomplishments May 2024-Page 2 Yearly Activity/Accomplishment Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Theme 2016-2019 "Zero Waste Summer Concerts"held in Memorial Park to combine Community Outreach&Education with entertainment for Town residents and families Healthy Community 2017 Food Scrap Recycling Program with Village of Larchmont at Maxwell Avenue Recycling Center-this initiative earned the Westchester County Eco Award in June 2018 Sound Economy,Resilient Environment $50,000 Grant-"Clean Energy Community"grant secured as particpant of NYSERDA's Clean Energy 2017 Communities program to upgrade HVAC equipment at Town Center, Award resulted from prior energy Sound Economy,Resilient Environment accomplishments. 2017 Town of Mamaroneck certified as the 9th"Climate Smart Community"in NYS by NYS DEC Resilient Environment 2017 Larchmont-Mamaroneck Joint Sanitation Commission's Food Scrap Recycling Program for Residents begins Healthy Community,Sound Economy, Resilient Environment 2017 Facebook-TOM Environmental page created All five Themes 2017 $150,000 Grant from Long Island Sound Futures Fund to install green infrastructure at the Town Center including rain gardens and barrels,and porous pavement. Resilient Environment,Sound Economy 2017 The'Tri-Municipal Bike Route Master Plan"is issued,with collaboration from the environmental committees of the Villages of Larchmont&Mamaroneck Safe Connections 2017 Bike Racks are installed at the Hommocks Skating Rink,encouraging use by students during the week and visitors to the Skating Rink and Pool on the weekends and during the summer Safe Connections 2017 to the Town begins participation in the Westchester Power Community Choice Aggregation Program-made present available for TOM residents to control costs and increase use of renewable energy in Westchester County Sound Economy,Resilient Environment 2018 "RBI(Re-Usable Bag Initiative)Video Competition"bell together with Mamaroneck High School to promote the swtich away from plastic toward re-usable bags Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods 2018 to the Healthy Yards Program-focused on neighborhoods and households,residents pledge to eliminate pesticides, present promote Pollinator Pathways,and reduce nitrogen in fertilizer Quality Neighborhoods,Healthy Community 2018 to the Town of Mamaroneck installed eight Electric Vehicle(EV)Charging Stations at four locations on Town present properties and Streets,with funding from New York State Dept of Environmental Conservation for 80%of the Healthy Community,Sound Economy, costs Resilient Environment TOWN OF MAMARONECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX"D":Activities&Accomplishments May 2024-Page 3 Yearly Activity!Accomplishment Description 2024 Comprehensive Plan Theme 2019 to the Compost Giveaway Day-as a further benefit of the Town's Food Scrap Recycling Program,an annual event Healthy Community,Sound Economy present to provide residents with free compost Love Your Food-A public outreach and education campaign aimed at reducing wasted food at home,in 2019-2023 school and in the Town,partnering with two Villages and Mamaroneck Schools,thanks to a pioneering grant Healthy Community,Sound Economy from NYS DEC 2020 Town of Mamaroneck installs its first"Signs and Sharrows"Bike Routes on several streets north and west of Safe Connections the Larchmont Train Station 2020 to the Repair Cafe-an annual event which brings together volunteer"Repairers"from the hi-State area to help present Town residents re-use,rather than dispose,household and personal items and appliances from clothing to Healthy Community,Sound Economy electronics 2020 to the MHS OCRA Students Mentortng Program-supporting the High School's Original Civic Research&Action present Program(OCRA)by mentoring student teams working on projects related to Sustainability,Resilience and All five Themes Quality of Life 2021 Town of Mamaroneck adopts the New York Stretch Energy Code to help residents lower their household Healthy Community,Sound Economy energy bills while reducing household Green House Gas emissions 2021 to the Hammocks Community Solar- installation of 500 kW of solar panels atop the Town's Hammocks Skating Rink present to serve 75-100 households.The Town held a competition and partnered with the winner,SunLight General Sound Economy,Resilient Environment Capital, which yields benefits to residents as well as payments to the Town without requiring Bonding 2021 to the Pollinator Pathways-a tri-municipal all-volunteer program focused on residential households to create, garden by garden,transit pathways for pollinators(including milkweed"rest stops")to maintain and strengthen Healthy Community,Quality Neighborhoods present their role in our community's bio-diversity and plant life 2022 Town of Mamaroneck becomes a participant in the"Mayors'Monach Pledge",sponsored by the National Healthy Community Wildlife Federation 2023 Street Trees-the Town received$55,000 grant from the Virginia A.McGuire Foundation for planting 100 Quality Neighborhoods,Healthy Community, trees along Town's streets and 10 trees on Town property Resilient Environment 2024 Bridge Reconstruction-the Town received$769,200 grant from NYSDOT Bridge NY program that will fund Safe Connections replacement of superstructure of a bridge on Rockland Avenue Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) From: Michele Lewis AIA, 11 Hawthorne Rd, Larchmont, New York 10538 This letter is limited in scope to the Town considering the health and welfare of installation of synthetic turf for future fields under the Comprehensive Plan. Michele Lewis a registered architect in the State of New York for 40 years. Resident of Town of Mamaroneck for 35 years and a Founding Member of the ToM Sustainability Collaborative. She stepped down this spring. Letter submitted as a resident. Letter for Public Hearing 5/8/2024 oppose the installation and use of synthetic turf. I do believe in more playing fields for our community. I have been studying these fields for several years. I made the Comprehensive Plan aware of my information 12/12/22 before the Plan was written and since during reviews. Please change the synthetic fields to natural grass fields. History:This community did not vote to pass the bond required for the initial purchase and installation in 2007. Money was given privately to the Board of Ed who installed the field at the HS without public support.The field has been replaced within 7 years without public hearing or involvement. So now we are the final review of the Comprehensive Plan. I am still opposed to its use. My information is more established and sweeping within the environmental industry. Children have been sick. Players have pulmonary disease, asthma, skin lesions,joint problems and cancer. FIFA does not use artificial turf for men,the women are suing for equal rights. NFL is ripping up fields nationwide and speak of more injury. My comments are based on: 1. Children's Health and the Environment:The Mt.Sinai Children's Health Center at the Institute for Climate Change, Environmental Health and Exposomics[is has issued "A Position Statement on the use of Artificial Turf Surfaces"which is attached. Page 2/3 Letter Re: Comprehensive Plan re Synthetic Fields 5/4/24 It claims the Synthetic turf is an endocrine disruptor causing diabetes, infertility, low sperm count, skin lesions and more. Nancy Alderman, Director at The Environmental Health and Human Services has issued a letter on their behalf.Their study has the conclusion that natural grass is a better playing surface than artificial turf.The heartbreak is that this current generation of fields is worse Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) than before.The heat generated on the field can rise to the realm of 160 degrees;Which is awfully hot for graduation ceremonies. 2. Composition of the Synthetic Fields are now made of plastic-of Forever Chemicals that will not recycle. Forever chemicals are of utmost concern for MRSA from cuts on the field, breakage over time and heat island effect.A composition list is attached to this letter. 3.Use of Water has been proven to be almost identical, even that synthetic turf uses more in order to bring the temperatures down. Synthetic fields must be cleaned with antiseptic fluids daily or between games and rinsed. Natural grass does not require any cleaning,only aerating the grass with systematic holes.Tremendous effort has found stronger grass and methods of growing strongwe natural grass. 4.Cost:Synthetic Turf is roughly 3 x the expense of natural grass.That's$1 Million vs$3 Million or$300,000 vs$1 million. Even if the fields are given to the district the other problems are setbacks. For a large sum of money, fields are disposed of in landfill 5.Alternative Sites Land is scarce, but not impossible to find. If the savings are used between synthetic and natural fields, there will be$2Million dollars per field that is extra for land purchase.We have real estate businesses and golf club owners in our community, who monitor and operate large expanses of land. Each club could presently hold 50 full size fields. Let's ask how efficient they are.And how much cash they need.This diagram shows an example of a field against Bonnie Briar to scale. Or perhaps more fields are at Winged Foot, Hampshire or Saxon Woods There is also the possibility of extending Palmer Ave of Larchmont out over the parking area at the train station.The area is large enough to have a field and a park for the community. There would be direct transportation for players and families. 6. Lastly,it is inappropriate for a SEQRA statement to be self-assigned and sealed for these fields.There is environmental impact.A full environmental review should be submitted.These fields are impervious. They reduce our storm water absorption and create heat island effect.The Statement by Kevin Dwarka should be resubmitted. Thank you for your consideration. Michele Lewis,AIA, Resident Town of Mamaroneck mlewis413@msn.com Attachments Attachmments to Comprehensive Plan Comments 5/4/2024 Icahn School of Medicine at Mt.Sinai Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) The Mt.Sinai Children's Health Center at the Institute for Climate Change, Environmental Health and Exposomics[is this the word you intend?] has issued "A Position Statement on the use of Artificial Turf Surfaces"which is attached. Nancy Alderman MES,The Environmental Health and Human Service's letter as testimony for Public Reiew of Comprehensive Plan http:www.ehhi.org/artificial-turf(booklet) Beyond Plastics: Real Cost of Synthetic Turf Composition of Synthetic Turf Field Cost Comparison Natural Turf s Synthetic Turf Endocrine Disruptors Forever Plastics Map of Bonnie Briar showing size of typical playing field Letter from Michele Lewis 12.12.22 about Potential Turf Fields Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) A Icahn Institute for Climate Change, School of Environmental Health,and Medicine at Exposomics Mounta Home•!'QF!t o S =,atetri l*le usr o*,;r!-:na, ;.,n ,L.:r t_,ces Position Statement on the Use of Artificial Turf Surfaces The Children's Environmental Health Center Recommendations The Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center at the Institute for Climate Change,Environmental Health,and Exposomics recommends against the installation of artificial turf playing surfaces and fields due to the uncertainties surrounding the safety of these products and the potential for dangerous heat and chemical exposures. This position is supported by the following: • Studies to assess the safety of artificial turf are ongoing and inconclusive.The preponderance of existing data on artificial turf pertains to recycled tire infill,or"crumb rubber",which contains known carcinogens and neurotoxins.Concerns about the safety of recycled rubber playing surfaces have been raised by the federal government, based on a lack of comprehensive studies.In 2016,the United States Environmental Protection Agency(USEPA)announced the launch of an investigation into the safety of crumb rubber in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Consumer Product Safety Commission,stating"existing studies do not comprehensively evaluate the concerns about health risks from exposure to tire Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) crumb".1 1 In July 2019, USEPA published a portion of their findings from these studies, which confirmed the presence of chemicals linked to cancer, nervous system toxicity, and impaired reproductive development such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, lead,and phthalates.)Z1 The authors emphasize that the reported findings do not constitute a risk assessment and cannot be interpreted as evidence of safety. Adequate safety assessment requires biomonitoring to determine chemical exposures under realistic play conditions. Importantly, no studies have addressed children's exposure to chemicals from artificial turf surfaces via oral and dermal routes,the two most likely ways that turf chemicals enter the body during play.These studies are underway at USEPA;until findings are available and conclusively demonstrate the safety of artificial surfaces,we recommend a moratorium on the use of these materials where children play. • Questions remain about the safety of alternatives to crumb rubber.Extremely few studies have examined the composition and safety of alternative infills including those purported to be"natural".A 2016 USEPA report found research supporting the safety of alternative infills such as EPDM,TPE,and plant-based infills"lacking or limited". 131 Recent studies including one conducted by Mount Sinai and the Toxic Use Reduction Institute(TURI)found the presence of known carcinogens and neurotoxins including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs),lead,zinc,and black carbon in almost all alternative infill materials examined.141.151 • Undisclosed chemicals Qf concern are present in plastic grass blades and turf pads and matting.A recent study identified per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS,aka"Teflon chemicals"),a class of more than 5000 chemicals linked to numerous health problems including cancer, nervous system toxicity, immune dysfunction, thyroid,and cardiovascular disease in the plastic grass blades and backing used on artificial turf fields and in adjacent bodies of water.la[ZLLLt21 PFAS are considered "forever chemicals"because they persist in the body and the environment and are widespread drinking water contaminants.These findings raise concerns about PFAS groundwater and environmental contamination from turf field run off and emphasize the need for further examination of exposures that may occur from turf components Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) other than infill. Recent actions by the USEPA highlight increasing recognition that there is no safe level of PFAS exposure. On March 14,2023, USEPA proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for six PFAS,dramatically lowering the recommended levels of PFOA and PFOS and citing scientific evidence of health impacts at drinking water levels close to zero. USI These guidelines also include advisories for newer PEAS chemicals PFNA,GenX, PFBS, and PFHxS. In addition to drinking water regulations,steps have been taken to designate PEAS hazardous substances and restrict their use in certain products both at the federal and state IeveLiltl.LzLLI,i1?Li1s].l1fi]To allow the Installation of PFAS-containing surfaces would be extremely short-sighted as further restrictions and regulations on these chemicals are likely to come. • Risk of heat injury is elevated on artificial turf.On hot summer days,temperatures of over 160 degrees Fahrenheit have been recorded on recycled rubber play surfaces. till All artificial turf surfaces examined have been shown to have higher surface temperature and air temperature at head height compared with natural grass, regardless of infill type.1L1 Vigorous play in these conditions conveys a very real risk of burns,dehydration, heat stress, or heat stroke.Children are less able to regulate their body temperature than adults, making them particularly susceptible to conditions of extreme heat.i191,[20] High temperatures and risk of heat illness lead to a loss of field usage even on hot days, which have become increasingly common due to climate change. Like asphalt,artificial turf fields contribute to the"heat island effect", in which communities close to the fields become hotter than surrounding areas.ini Artificial turf contributes to the climate crisis throughout its lifecycle, requiring fossil fuels during production and emitting greenhouse gases during use and disposal.iz2i • Children are uniquely vulnerable to harmful exposures from artificial turf surfaces because of their unique physiology and behaviors, rapidly developing organ systems,and immature detoxification mechanisms.i23j Children may be exposed to artificial turf chemicals through ingestion,inhalation,skin absorption,and open Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) wounds or broken skin.Children and young athletes breathe faster than adults, putting them at greater risk for inhalation of chemicals that off-gas from turf fields.Small children put their hands and other objects in their mouths, increasing the risk of exposure via ingestion. In addition,youth have a higher surface area to body mass ratio, produce more body heat per unit mass,and sweat less than adults,all factors that increase susceptibility to heat injuries that have been observed on artificial turf fields.14 Vulnerability to turf chemicals persists through the teen years as the reproductive and nervous systems continue to develop beyond the first two decades of life. Lastly,children have more future years of life over which chronic diseases linked to the chemicals in turf develop. • Chemical hazards escape from artificial turf surfaces to the environment.A number of the chemical components of artificial turf surfaces are soluble in water. When rain and snow fall on synthetic fields,these materials can leach from the surface to contaminate ground water and soil.«Recent studies find PFAS in wetlands adjacent to artificial turf suggesting that these chemicals may migrate from field components to contaminate the environment.Runoff from turf fields also has the potential to release microplastics into the environment. Microplastic contamination is found in drinking water and wildlife throughout the globe and in human blood, lungs,and placenta,125j' 1 .1,E271 • Turf materials are transported home. Over time, play surfaces break down into smaller pieces and fine particles that may be picked up on children's shoes,clothing, and skin. Infill and grass blades accumulate in shoes and stick to bodies of players, bringing these materials into cars and homes.Thus, exposure can continue for many hours beyond the time that a child spends in the play area. Daily outdoor play and physical activity are essential components of a healthy childhood. Safe play areas are an essential component of any school environment.While it is important to maximize safe play time,we caution against the use of materials which carry risks of chemical and heat exposure and have not been comprehensively tested for safety. For the reasons outlined above,the Children's Environmental Health Center recommends Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) natural grass fields and playing surfaces as the safest option for areas where children play. Corresponding Faculty Sarah F. Evans,PhD,MPH,Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and Climate Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.Dr. Evans regularly speaks to community groups and policy makers about the health hazards of artificial turf and the alternatives solutions.To invite Dr.Evans for a presentation,please contact us. Homero Harari,ScD, MSc,Assistant Professor,Department of Environmental Medicine and Climate Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.Dr. Harari is an exposure scientists who studies the health effects of hazardous materials,including artificial turf. Statement updated November2023. Turf Presentations 10. Jan 2022 CHE Panel Discussion Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) 110. May 2023 Birornlield ary Related Links Download our statement Read about artificial turf health risks [11 http://www.ep_azovisites/production/files/2016- 02/documents/us federal research action_plan_tirecrumb_final_0.pdf {21"synthetic Turf Field Recycled Tire Crumb Rubber Research Under the Federal Research Action Plan Final Report Part 1 -Tire Crumb Rubber Characterization,"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Office of Research and Development(EPA/ORD) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry(CDC/ATSDR),Volume, 1 July 25,2019. Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) [3] https://www.epa.gov/chemical-research/december-2016-status-report-federal- research-action-plan-recy& d-tire-crumb [41 Massey et al. New Solut.2020 May;30(1):10-26.doi: 10.1177/1048291120906206. [51 Armada et al.Sci Total Environ.2022 Mar 15;812:152542. 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Baghzouz,and B.M. Bird.2007.Journal of Turfgrass and Sports Surface Science. 83:68-82 [18] https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/ssrc/sportsturf- scoop/temperature [19] https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health- initiatives/Children-and-Disasters/Pages/Extreme-Temperatures-Heat-and-Cold.aspx [20] Falk B, Dotan R.Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2008 Apr;33(2):420-7.doi: 10.1139/H07- 185. [21]Luz Claudio. Environmental Health Perspectives.Vol 116.No 3. March 2008. [22]]1?Sps://www.nrpa.org/parks-recreation-magazine/2019/mayL5ynthetic-sports- fi e l d s-a n d-th a-hea t-i s l a n d-effect/ [2 ]Bearer,CF. Neurotoxicology 21:925-934, 2000. [Z4]Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection(2010)Artificial Turf Study: Leachate and Stormwater Characteristics. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/artificialturf/dep_artificial_turf_Lpor . [25]Amato-Louren4Q et al.Journal of Hazardous Materials.Vol.416, 15 August 2021, 126124.doi: 10.1016/j,jhazmat.2021.126124 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) Letter of concern about synthetic turf fields By Environment and Human Health, inc. We as physicians and health professionals understand that many schools and towns are sensing that they need more playing time on their athletic fields -and as a way of addressing this issue they are turning to installing synthetic turf fields.Synthetic turf fields are usually infilled with 40,000 used tires that make up the crumb rubber infill. What concerns us as physicians and health professionals is that there is mounting evidence that the rubber tire infill material can be carcinogenic and therefore there rnuld be a health rick fnr those students and athletes whn play on thrice fiolrls. We worry that it is possible, in light of the increasing evidence that is being revealed, that students who play on synthetic turf fields may be at risk for health problems. Many of the students who play on these fields have now played on synthetic turf fields for years-thus continuing to play on them simply adds to the students' exposures. The rubber tire infill has been shown to be particularly dangerous when it is in inside facilities or covered over,because the chemicals concentrate and create greater exposures. The safest material for students and athletes to play on is grass.We believe that what has happened with synthetic turf fields has been a massive failure of government to protect the public by allowing shredded-up waste tires to get into the marketplace and put where children,students and athletes play.As a result,a generation of children and athletes has been put at risk. As well,the crumb rubber infill of synthetic turf is extremely dangerous to wetlands and aquatic life. Thank you for your consideration, Signed: Pinar Kodaman, MD, Ph.D.-Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine; Hugh Taylor,MD, Anita O'Keefe Young Professor and Chair of the Yale Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Susan Addiss MPH, MUrS, -past commissioner of the state Department of Public Health; 1 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) 7:06 .11 ' Artificial Turf Health Risks carcinogen Arsenic Known human carcinogen Styrene Reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen Polycyclic Reasonably aromatic anticipated to hydrocarbons be a human (PAHs) carcinogen Lead Neurotoxicant Zinc Neurotoxicant Cadmium Known human carcinogen Chromium Known human carcinogen; Respiratory tsinaiexposomics.org Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) t owa f kNit1O, aG1-5 Industry often claims their artificial turf is "PFAS-free" r • Every sample we have tested has PFAS ....,.�.�/' / , • Industry and consultants often use 010111 tests designed not to find PFAS (high detection limits,no SPLP) • Or they say there is no "intentionally added"PFAS Ii How toxic are PFAS? • • PFAS routes of exposure: I) inhalation; 2) dermal absorption; and 3) ingestion _ r • In April of 2024, EPA issued final A MCLs stating that there is no safe level of PFOA and PFOS in drinking water; includes regulation of 4 other PFAS; PFOA and PFOS have an MCL of 4 ppt, MCLG of 0 4 fik Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) High—cost: al Men neeeeCow 161teeleeenceCoal Slaw Pan Reconstructing fields l e.ln onnwllnr.«yeWY,m NJ. 54 no0 MOM mnarul con.. 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Maintenance costs are not much different. • Successful turfgrass fields require engineering and site-specific inputs—like a synthetic field gets automatically. • Turfgrass:Proper site prep and drainage,plus soil amendment,suitable sod-grass,and maintenance by trained professionals with expertise. • Did you know synturf requires grooming,Infill replacement,disinfection, watering to cool and hydrate,and significant maintenance and testing? Failure to maintain will void the warranty,leaving the owner on the hook for premature replacement. • Synthetic turf needs replacement every 8-10 years. Grass does not. Where will they get$SOOK to$1.3M every 8-12 years,per field? }sus • Inc rayed IFS ex,.•:r•ctlp',rpr Interfere wirh'nc ouw rail.ral ;n;ipawd arc er rr.i. Ime.Tar.e^t a'el!Irk A:,•,,,d mrl.I IC II JrI ckran; hatiL_t J wu,.JIl" •.ptirpnt tun:.d;FI -.. Ftcrh,.FIE i,I g ra4ar+C re,p&'n&c Inr•rased h and Ixessllr by,eav• •fad &`;rp pi larrlps ^i rrseasc p•cr,nw.;womer` While the knowledge of potential Inr rr.rs�'d i..<nt PFAS health effects has grown,many �nAh,rY!nb+'zii r questions remain unanswered.. f;r rrn.';g.Ipal r•tf;. Continued research is needed to nrYanor„€5'.rn better understand the effects of PFAS exposure. Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) . A, , 4, y 1 ,, . . i jot,,,,, , ... . 1 i 0 ,-,4, i4,1 •*a ,k ' i •A , 4''i girt f,,:' , 4 4(' ' . e '.,,,' d '•,,,,' 1111,.'., 'rd.i's;4,...,1.41 „ ,T. , , - ie., : L , . ,, ,, . ,,, -,..,...-,. ,,-_,, ,;. , . ,r, ,..,, . .„, it , . ,.'Itri ., .ii,':r,,, H4 11ti,., t=w het i e" is . by•k4' ri '€fit ,.Z1ea 0 ,' s y "t , . 4.. ..„, ! x t;id 't ,t. I i 0 #- }� .y �ti,E j r r 0 ef ga'tite. ,,41/01 '9/ II.4k,a '• Akio.... I' • Y '+�' ' ii,),,. S t y ^ r S i ., k. �M �t,.t.k. 1 idd. /a."4,,,,N\41 .1 + f 1 '' ry ar ' " *II ' 4 \ 7,ill, .1 w1 r r Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) it From: Michele Lewis,AIA mlewis@lewisandgould.com Date: 12,12.2022 Re: Comprehensive Plan:Adding Synthetic Fields To: Supervisor I.Elkin-Eney,and Committee Pg.6 Of 6 GOAL:CREATING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY:ELIMINATE SYNTHETIC FIELDS This category leans towards the construction of additional new fields in the community. There is considerable space that can bee found within the local Clubs for large grass fields and parking.Please read Information bby EHHI. If new fields are to be installed,please be advised that the use of synthetic fields has been deemed not appropriate:there are a considerable number of synthetic fields that are being removed/replaced with grass fields.The hype of being able to use the fields for longer hours in incredible heat is dangerous to health and not working so well. For instance,there is a collection of over 300 girl soccer goalies stretching from Washington State to the east coast who are fighting the same type of lung cancer.This is a grassroots effort conducted by coaches and parents.It is just time until the fields are outlawed.Nancy Alderman of EHHI Environmental Health and Human Services has a collection of articles that target the synthetic fields. Below are other related Issues: 1. There is a greater number of Injuries,particularly leg injuries. 2 The synthetic fields are Impervious---they need to be tied into a piping system underground,removing the advantages of grass field.—extend playing surface over parking at train station and Richbell. 3. The amount of water and washing chemicals is huge and not economical. 4. Infections sit on top of the field. 5. The synthetic fields require signage that prohibits pregnant women and young children from access. 6. These synthetic fields must be disposed of in medical waste treatment facilities.They are not yet compostable. 7. The fields operate at roughly 50%higher temperature than ambient temperature. There has been a remarkable amount of research done on feeding the ground that accepts a grass field.But using the open space we have to turn fields into impervious yard goods Is a science that is still not quite ready.Communities are quite split on this issue. I can supply further information, Thank you, Michele Lewis, AIA Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) Gaboury Benoit, Ph.D.Professor of Environmental Chemistry,Yale School of the Environment; Nancy Alderman, MES, -President of Environment and Human Health Inc:; William Petit, MD, Board certified in diabetes, metabolism and endocrinology; David Brown,ScD.Public Health Toxicologist Past Chief of Environmental Epidemiology and Occupational Health at Connecticut's Department of Health; Barry Boyd,MD,Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Oncologist at Greenwich Hospital; John Wargo,Ph.D.,Professor of Environmental Health and Politics,Yale School of the Environment Sarah E.Schellhorn„MD,Associate Professor of Medicine, Oncology,with a focus on Breast Medical Oncology, Smilow Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine. 2 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) 7:07 ..1 = cfa $ Artificial Turf Health Risks Table 1 shows a partial list of chemicals of concern known to be present in artificial turf made from recycled rubber. Studies conducted by the USEPA confirm the presence of these and over 350 chemicals in crumb rubber infill, only half of which have toxicity data available. Studies conducted by Mount Sinai also detect these chemicals of concern in alternative infills made from plastic, virgin rubber, shoes, and even plant-based materials. Potential Chemical Health Effect Benzene Known human. carcinogen Arsenic Known human carcinogen AA le aiexposomics.org U Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment B (Cont'd) 1 7:06 ..i ct� Artificial Turf Health Risks T carcinogen Arsenic Known human carcinogen Styrene Reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen Polycyclic Reasonably aromatic anticipated to hydrocarbons be a human (PAHs) carcinogen Lead Neurotoxicant Zinc Neurotoxicant Cadmium Known human carcinogen Chromium Known human carcinogen; Respiratory tsinaiexposomics.org - Private Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C lis , Odierna, Sue From: Kate Spader <mkspader@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday,April 10, 2024 2:55 PM To: Eney,Thine Elkind Subject: I support the gas-powered leaf blower ban for TOM r Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed We support the ban on gas powered leaf blowers! The noxious fumes,the deafening noise,and the dirt and particles blown into the air are awful! Thank you, David and Kate Spader Revere Rd Larchmont Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Beatrice Weinberger <bwein99@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday,April 10, 2024 3:36 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind Subject: In support of the leaf blower ban Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Dear Supervisor Eney, I am writing in support of the leaf blower ban. Gas powered leaf blowers spew toxic chemicals and disrupt natural habitats. The force of the leaf blowers sends herbicides,fungicides and pesticides into the air, as well as eroding the good stuff. Furthermore they are very noisy, and noise pollution has been Linked to other health impacts. An immediate consequence of the various ways they intrude is that no one wants to open windows! I hope the ban passes. Thank you for your attention to this issue, Beatrice Weinberger 256 Rockingstone Avenue Larchmont NY Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: khortan@mac.com Sent: Wednesday,April 10, 2024 3:51 PM To: Eney, Jaine Elkind; May,Allison Cc: Mark Kramer;Allen Reiter; Nichinsky, Robin Subject: Law to Phase Out Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Dear Supervisor Jaine Elkind Eney and Town of Mamaroneck Board Members Anant Nambiar, Jeffery King, Sabrina Fiddelman, and Robin Nichinsky, I am writing to commend you and in support of your proposed law to phase out gasoline- powered leaf blowers. It demonstrates the Town's commitment to take action in line with the Town's November 2021 Climate Emergency Declaration resolution. One of the Sustainability Collaborative's recommendations for the Town's Climate Emergency Declaration Response is to "Ban use of gas-powered leaf blowers for municipal, commercial and private residential use on a year-round basis" (click HERE to review Collaborative's recommendations on Town website). By phasing out the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers for private residential use on and after January 1, 2025, the Town is taking an important step forward in fulfilling this recommendation. As a resident in Village of Larchmont which passed a similar law a few years earlier, I have witnessed in my street and neighborhood how the law banning the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers has resulted in landscapers switching to the use of electric leaf blowers. Naturally, this change in landscaping practices requires effective communication to and education of residents and landscapers on this law, broadbased support by residents and landscapers, and effective enforcement. I respectfully urge the Town Board to incorporate in its contract with landscapers of Town premises as soon as feasible the requirement for them to phase out gasoline-powered leaf blowers. It is critical that our municipality be a role model for improved practices that safeguard public health and the environment. Also, it is important as part of next steps for the Town to: ensure that commercial entities such as private clubs phase out gasoline- powered leaf blowers; and positively influence Mamaroneck Union Free School District to adopt the new practices. Thank you for prioritizing our environment and public health in this new law. Respectfully Yours, Karen Khor Member, Town of Mamaroneck Sustainability Collaborative Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Sarah Dunn <sarandunn@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday,April 30, 2024 3:14 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind Subject: Fwd:Climate Emergency -- Gas Powered Leaf Blowers Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Hello! Please see my emails below--I continue to SUPPORT A BAN on GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS! Please,for the sake of the environment and the sanity of all folks who work/play at home between Barn- 9pm, please FINALLY pass this ban!! Thank you, Sarah Dunn 12 Huguenot Drive Larchmont, NY 10538 Forwarded message From:Sarah Dunn<sarandunnCc@gmail.com> Date: Fri,Apr 15, 2022 at 9:54 AM Subject: Re: Climate Emergency--Gas Powered Leaf Blowers To: <JElkinclEney@townofmamaroneckny.org> Good morning. Is the Town is considering banning gas-powered leaf blowers?(See my email below.)The noise and environmental damage should not be allowed to continue! Thank you, Sarah Dunn Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2021,at 9:57 AM, Sarah Dunn<sarandunn@gmail.com>wrote: Dear Ms. Elkind Eney: Congratulations on your election to Town Supervisor! I was very encouraged to see that the Town Board passed the Climate Emergency Declaration. In furtherance of its commitment to taking local action to address the climate emergency, I hope that the Town Board will ban gas-powered leaf blowers, not just from June 1-Sept 30, but all year.These gasoline-powered leaf blowers are extremely damaging to the environment and also to people, animals and insects(see https://link.zixcentral.com/u/d0341e66/mA7,j5CUH7xGMNdM1 g- i Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) • oQLQ?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F10%2F25%2Fopinion%2Fleaf -blowers-california-emissions.htmt,which contains additional links to sources/information). Thank you, Sarah Dunn 12 Huguenot Drive Larchmont, NY 10538 Links contained in this email have been replaced by ZixProtect Link Protection. If you click on a link in the email above, the link will be analyzed for known threats. If a known threat is found, you will not be able to proceed to the destination. If suspicious content is detected, you will see a warnin•. 2 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Barbara Gessler <barbara.m.gessler@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2024 9:21 AM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind;Anant Nambiar; King,Jeffery; Fiddelman, Sabrina; Nichinsky, Robin Cc: Paul Schwendener Subject: In support of phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Dear Town Board Members, It is not possible for me to attend the town's meeting on May 8,therefore I would like to add my comment in writing: yes, please phase out the use of gas-powered leaf blowers! Many, many thanks, Barbara Gessler 27 Edgewood Ave 1 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Jessica Loft Ettinger <jessica.ettinger@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2024 12:48 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind Subject: I support the gas-powered leaf blower ban for TOM Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Thank you for agreeing to vote on the gas powered leaf blower ban. As an asthma sufferer I would greatly appreciate the ban because walking around the neighborhood the leaf blowers are basically non stop and I inhale whatever rubbish is being blown around. Thanks, Jessica Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Paul Schwendener <77pws77@gmail.com> Sent Monday, May 06,2024 1:52 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind;Anant Nambiar; King,Jeffery; Fiddelman,Sabrina;Nichinsky, Robin Cc: Allen Reiter; Barbara Gessler;Catherine Wachs;Jenny Geer Subject: Proposed leaf blower ban-considerations before the vote Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Dear Board Members, Thank you for holding a public hearing regarding the proposed leaf blower ban last month.All residents who spoke out were clearly in support of the ban.This is forward thinking,and bodes well for our community.I understand that a vote will be taken at the meeting this week.Since I will not be able to attend,I am sending the following comments for your consideration: Like the majority of Town residents,I've been concerned for many years about the health hazards of leaf-blowers and how these are adversely affecting our community.The past few weeks have witnessed the frequent use of the extra-high-power leaf-blowers with decibel levels exceeding 75dB(scientifically proven to cause hearing damage)and hurricane-force wind- blasts stirring up dust,pollen,pesticides,dog feces,doomed insect larva,as well as random vegetation,into the atmosphere. During the late fall,just walking the dog or taking the kids to school practically requires the wearing of a hazmat suit and industrial ear-protectors. Leaf-blower defenders claim that they are"time-saving." Does this mean that the time,health,and well-being lost by thousands of ToM residents who cannot work,breathe,or even think during leaf-blower assaults is"worthless?"Tyranny over the many to serve the convenience of a few seems to be the essence of the leaf-blower status quo. The current leaf-blower ban June-Sept is ineffectual.During the summer the same gas-blowers are blasting away in our neighborhood at the same day/time every week like clockwork.There seems to be a little or no police enforcement.It's time to change that. As the baby boomers continue to retire to green areas,and more and more people work as well as live in the suburbs,a leaf blower ban for our Town will increase the quality of living,property values,and tax revenue.It is a winning proposition. I urge you to vote in favor of the comprehensive leaf-blower ban. Best regards, Paul Schwendener 27 Edgewood Ave Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Kate Spader <mkspader@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday,April 10, 2024 2:55 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind Subject: I support the gas-powered leaf blower ban for TOM Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed We support the ban on gas powered leaf blowers! The noxious fumes,the deafening noise, and the dirt and particles blown into the air are awful! Thank you, David and Kate Spader Revere Rd Larchmont 1 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Beatrice Weinberger <bwein99@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday,April 10, 2024 3:36 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind Subject: In support of the leaf blower ban Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Dear Supervisor Eney, I am writing in support of the leaf blower ban. Gas powered leaf blowers spew toxic chemicals and disrupt natural habitats. The force of the leaf blowers sends herbicides,fungicides and pesticides into the air,as welt as eroding the good stuff. Furthermore they are very noisy, and noise pollution has been linked to other health impacts. An immediate consequence of the various ways they intrude is that no one wants to open windows! I hope the ban passes. Thank you for your attention to this issue, Beatrice Weinberger 256 Rockingstone Avenue Larchmont NY Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: khortan@mac.com Sent: Wednesday,April 10, 2024 3:51 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind; May,Allison Cc: Mark Kramer;Allen Reiter; Nichinsky, Robin Subject: Law to Phase Out Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Dear Supervisor Jaine Elkind Eney and Town of Mamaroneck Board Members Anant Nambiar, Jeffery King, Sabrina Fiddelman, and Robin Nichinsky, I am writing to commend you and in support of your proposed law to phase out gasoline- powered leaf blowers. It demonstrates the Town's commitment to take action in line with the Town's November 2021 Climate Emergency Declaration resolution. One of the Sustainability Collaborative's recommendations for the Town's Climate Emergency Declaration Response is to "Ban use of gas-powered leaf blowers for municipal, commercial and private residential use on a year-round basis" (click HERE to review Collaborative's recommendations on Town website). By phasing out the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers for private residential use on and after January 1, 2025, the Town is taking an important step forward in fulfilling this recommendation. As a resident in Village of Larchmont which passed a similar law a few years earlier, I have witnessed in my street and neighborhood how the law banning the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers has resulted in landscapers switching to the use of electric leaf blowers. Naturally, this change in landscaping practices requires effective communication to and education of residents and landscapers on this law, broadbased support by residents and landscapers, and effective enforcement. I respectfully urge the Town Board to incorporate in its contract with landscapers of Town premises as soon as feasible the requirement for them to phase out gasoline-powered leaf blowers. It is critical that our municipality be a role model for improved practices that safeguard public health and the environment. Also, it is important as part of next steps for the Town to: ensure that commercial entities such as private clubs phase out gasoline- powered leaf blowers; and positively influence Mamaroneck Union Free School District to adopt the new practices. Thank you for prioritizing our environment and public health in this new law. Respectfully Yours, Karen Khor Member, Town of Mamaroneck Sustainability Collaborative Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Sarah Dunn <sarandunn@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday,April 30,2024 3:14 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind Subject: Fwd:Climate Emergency--Gas Powered Leaf Blowers Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Hello! Please see my emails below-- I continue to SUPPORT A BAN on GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS! Please,for the sake of the environment and the sanity of all folks who work/play at home between 8am- 9pm, please FINALLY pass this ban!! Thank you, Sarah Dunn 12 Huguenot Drive Larchmont, NY 10538 Forwarded message From:Sarah Dunn <sarandunn(a gmail.com> Date: Fri,Apr 15, 2022 at 9:54 AM Subject: Re: Climate Emergency--Gas Powered Leaf Blowers To: <JElkindEney�townofmamaroneckny.org> Good morning. Is the Town is considering banning gas-powered leaf blowers?(See my email below.)The noise and environmental damage should not be allowed to continue! Thank you, Sarah Dunn Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2021, at 9:57 AM, Sarah Dunn<sarandunn(@gmail.corn>wrote: Dear Ms. Elkind Eney: Congratulations on your election to Town Supervisor! I was very encouraged to see that the Town Board passed the Climate Emergency Declaration. In furtherance of its commitment to taking local action to address the climate emergency, I hope that the Town Board will ban gas-powered leaf blowers, not just from June 1-Sept 30, but all year.These gasoline-powered leaf blowers are extremely damaging to the environment and also to people, animals and insects (see https://link.zixcentral.com/u/d0341e66/mA7j5CUH7xGMNdM1g- Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) oQLQ?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F10%2F25%2Fopinion%2Fleaf. -blowers-california-emissions.html,which contains additional links to sources/information). Thank you, Sarah Dunn 12 Huguenot Drive Larchmont, NY 10538 Links contained in this email have been replaced by ZixProtect Link Protection. If you click on a link in the email above, the link will be analyzed for known threats. If a known threat is found, you will not be able to proceed to the destination. If suspicious content is detected, you will see a warnin•. 2 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Barbara Gessler <barbara.m.gessler@gmaiLcom> Sent: Monday,May 06,2024 9:21 AM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind;Anant Nambiar;King,Jeffery;Fiddelman,Sabrina;Nichinsky, Robin Cc: Paul Schwendener Subject: In support of phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Dear Town Board Members, It is not possible for me to attend the town's meeting on May 8,therefore I would like to add my comment in writing: yes,please phase out the use of gas-powered leaf blowers! Many,many thanks, Barbara Gessler 27 Edgewood Ave I Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Jessica Loft Ettinger <jessica.ettinger@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2024 12:48 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind Subject: I support the gas-powered leaf blower ban for TOM Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Thank you for agreeing to vote on the gas powered leaf blower ban. As an asthma sufferer I would greatly appreciate the ban because walking around the neighborhood the leaf blowers are basically non stop and I inhale whatever rubbish is being blown around. Thanks, Jessica Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment C (Cont'd) Odierna, Sue From: Paul Schwendener<77pws77@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 06,2024 1;52 PM To: Eney,Jaine Elkind;Anant Nambiar; King,Jeffery; Fiddelman,Sabrina;Nichinsky, Robin Cc: Allen Reiter; Barbara Gessler;Catherine Wachs;Jenny Geer Subject: Proposed leaf blower ban-considerations before the vote Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Dear Board Members, Thank you for holding a public hearing regarding the proposed leaf blower ban last month.All residents who spoke out were clearly in support of the ban.This is forward thinking,and bodes well for our community.I understand that a vote will be taken at the meeting this week.Since I will not be able to attend,I am sending the following comments for your consideration: Like the majority of Town residents,I've been concerned for many years about the health hazards of leaf-blowers and how these are adversely affecting our community.The past few weeks have witnessed the frequent use of the extra-high-power leaf-blowers with decibel levels exceeding 75dB(scientifically proven to cause hearing damage)and hurricane-force wind- blasts stirring up dust,pollen,pesticides,dog feces,doomed insect larva,as well as random vegetation,into the atmosphere. During the late fall,just walking the dog or taking the kids to school practically requires the wearing of a hazmat suit and industrial ear-protectors. Leaf-blower defenders claim that they are"time-saving." Does this mean that the time,health,and well-being lost by thousands of ToM residents who cannot work,breathe,or even think during leaf-blower assaults is"worthless?"Tyranny over the many to serve the convenience of a few seems to be the essence of the leaf-blower status quo. The current leaf-blower ban June-Sept is ineffectual.During the summer the same gas-blowers are blasting away in our neighborhood at the same day/time every week like clockwork.There seems to be a little or no police enforcement. It's time to change that. As the baby boomers continue to retire to green areas,and more and more people work as well as live in the suburbs,a leaf blower ban for our Town will increase the quality of living,property values,and tax revenue.It is a winning proposition. I urge you to vote in favor of the comprehensive leaf-blower ban. Best regards, Paul Schwendener 27 Edgewood Ave 1 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment D Town of Mamaroneck From: Tracy Yogman -Town Comptroller Re: Fire Claims Date: May 08, 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 Light fixtures-led, uniform gloves&ties, pens, EMS bags, parts for R6 Amazon.Com dry hopper, laminating pouches,Airpak mask $ 312.10 Amazon.Com Ink for printer and backup computer hard drive $ 1,072.47 MA Emergency Supply Co.,Inc Air Pak mask, Scott AV-3K high temp mask,Scott Pak repair $ 639.90 Bound Tree Medical LLC Medical supplies 393.28 Grainger Scissors,safety glass,utility knife, hand soap,return 152.64 Galls Uniform shirts: Dorzbacher, Karnsomtob,Hecker 213.00 Galls Hat,logos,t-shirts,pants,shirts&logos 767.25 Home Depot Lumber for Thru the wall training prop 45.17 KRB Supply Inc Test plug&ratchet straps 69.80 Landfall Dry suit liner 445.50 Optimum Cable service 4/23-5/22/24 284.12 Ready Refresh Water cooler rental 3/19-4/18/24 195.96 Sound Shore Chiefs Association Yearly dues-January-December 2024 400.00 Town of Mam'k Fire Food for Recruitment Open House 4/12/24 429.39 United overhead Door Corp Emergency service 4/9/24 1,192.50 Total $ 6,613.08 Page 207 of 332 Town Board May 8, 2024 Attachment E TOWN OF MAMARONECK FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF Headquarters 205 WEAVER STREET LARCH MONT,NEW YORK 10538 WEAVER 834-2100 EMERGENCY it a_)1 834-2101-NON EMERGENCY -�� �_ 934-2438 CHIEF'S OFFICE STREET 834-0922-FAX WWW,TMFD.ORG p To: Board of Fire Commissioners From: Chief Thomas Broderick Date: May 06, 2024 Re: Fire Report for the Month of April 2024 The following report outlines response to calls made during the month of April 2024. It summarizes the nature,the number of personnel responding and the total time spent. I have also attached a report showing a further breakdown of these alarms. Alarm Type Number Generals 33 Minors 27 Stills 19 Out of Town(Mutual Aid) 3 EMS 41 Drills 4 TOTAL 127 Total number of personnel responding: 1,010 Total time working: 54 hours and 38 minutes Respectfully Submitted, Chief Thomas Broderick