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                  <text>Adoption of Local Law No. 3. Of The Year 2015
Village of Sleepy Hollow, County of Westchester
A Local Law Authorizing A Property Tax Levy In Excess Of The Limit
Established In General Municipal Law §3-C
Section 1. Legislative Intent
It is the intent of this local law to allow the Village of Sleepy Hollow to adopt a budget for
the fiscal year commencing 2015 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the
"tax levy limit" as defined by General Municipal Law § 3-c.
Section 2. Authority
This local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law §3-c, which
expressly authorizes a local government's governing body to override the tax levy limit
for the coming fiscal year by the adoption of a local law approved by a vote of sixty
percent (60%) of said governing body.
Section 3. Tax Levy Limit Override
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, County of Westchester, is hereby
authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year commencing June 1st, 2015 that requires
a real property tax levy in excess of the tax levy limit otherwise prescribed in General
Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 4. Severability
If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this
local law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is
invalid or unconstitutional, the court's order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or
invalidate the remainder of this local law, but shall be confined in its operation to the
clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this local law or in its application to
the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the
controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
Section 5. Effective date
This local law shall take effect immediately.
Moved: Trustee Rosenbloom

Seconded: Trustee Handelman

Vote: 6-0

�Resolution of Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow to
Set Public Hearing to Install Stop Sign(s)
Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees hereby schedules a public hearing to be held
on Tuesday, Mav 26th 2015 at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter, at Village Hall,
to hear and consider comments from members of the public regarding the installation
of stop signs at all intersections on Munroe Avenue and Farrington Avenue(s).
Residents and taxpayers of the Village of Sleepy Hollow are entitled to attend and be
heard at said hearing.
Moved: Trustee Scaglione

Seconded: Trustee Leavy

Vote: 6-0

�Resolution of Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow to
Set Public Hearing for Short Term Parking
Be it Resolved that the Board of Trustees hereby schedules a public hearing to be
held on Tuesday, Mav 26th 2015 at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter, at Village Hall,
to hear and consider comments from members of the public regarding the installation
of parking limit of 15 minutes to one hour duration of one space to be determined on
the North Side of Beekman Avenue between Pocantico Street and Teresa St. from 8:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Residents and taxpayers of the Village of Sleepy Hollow are entitled to attend and be
heard at said hearing.
Moved: Trustee Handelman

Seconded: Trustee Rosenbloom

Vote: 6-0

�Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow
Accepting Bid for the Pipe Relining Project
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2015 the Village of Sleepy Hollow received bid proposals for
the Pipe Relining Project; and
WHEREAS, a low qualified bidder, Hietkamp. of Watertown, Connecticut, has been
identified with a low bid amount of $538,536.36; and
WHEREAS, all bids have been reviewed by Village Engineer, Dolph Rotfeld who
determined this bid to be acceptable and has recommended its approval; and
WHEREAS, Funds have been allocated in the capital budget for this project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees herein accepts the
bid of Heitkemp for the Pipe Relining Project at a total amount of $538,536.36.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is herein authorized to take any and all
steps necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution.

Moved: Trustee Handelman

Seconded: Trustee Rosenbloom

Vote: 6-0

�Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow
Authorizing Bid to Construct Comfort Station at Sykes Park
WHEREAS, Architect Mondana Rezania has completed drawings for Sykes Park Comfort
Station; and
WHEREAS, Funds for this project have been allocated in the capital budget and through a
New York State Parks Grant;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Paula McCarthy, Village Clerk, is authorized
to notice the bid for the Sykes Park Comfort Station.
Moved: Trustee Wompa

Seconded: Trustee Rosenbloom

Vote: 6-0

�Federal ATF licensed Fireworks Importer license #fi fJH)0310
US DOT Hozorordous Moteriols Carrier D0L?2Q64141
MD Explosive Dealer license #W-016
NY Stale Dealer/Manufacturer license /D-5741
Ni Permit to Use Explosives license #003309
NYC fireworks Contractor — Certificate of Fitness #82096355

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206-202-1544 FAX

174 ROUTE 17 NORTH, ROCHEUE PARK NJ 07662

Hanover G e r m a n y 2009 International
C o m p e t i t i o n first placc.

www.fwexfravagonzo.com

CONTRACT
This contract and agreement entered into this Cs
day of. / A A ^ X
2015,
by and between FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA a New York Corporation located at 174
Route 17 North, Rochelle Park NJ 07662
And
Anthony Giaccio representing the Village of Sleepy Hollow whose address is 28
Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 hereinafter referred to as the Sponsor.
WHEREAS, the parties have entered into an oral agreement relating to the sale and/or
display of fireworks which they desire to have set forth in writing:
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. That FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA intends to sell and/or display fireworks only to
appropriately authorized individuals.
2. The Sponsor agrees to pay a display price of FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
($15,000.00) for the display agreed upon which will be exhibited by FIREWORKS
EXTRAVAGANZA on JULY 4, 2015 at a mutually agreed upon site.
3. Upon acceptance of this agreement, Sponsor agrees to pay a sum of 50% of the total
cost of the display in the amount of SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($7,500.00) with the balance of SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($7,500.00) due within ten (10) days after the display date agreed upon herein. Late
payments will be subject to a finance charge.
4. Sponsor agrees to maintain a secure site which meets NFPA 1123, 2010 distance
requirements (70* per inch of shell diameter), as defined by Fireworks Extravaganza and
Sponsor's local Fire Authority and to provide proper police/crowd security personnel to
insure adequate patrol of this site as marked and secured by the Sponsor until
FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA advises that the security is no longer necessary.
Sponsor also agrees to furnish proper parking supervision.
5. FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA reserves the right to terminate the display being
exhibited by FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA in the event persons, vehicles or animals
enter the secured safety zone and security is unable or unwilling to remove them and
enforce the safety regulations.

�6. SPONSOR will have the display site approved and permit application signed by the
local Fire Authority having jurisdiction. In addition, Sponsor will have available at the
display site Fire and/or other local Emergency Response Personnel as required by
county and/or state authority.
7a. In the event of inclement weather, the display will be rescheduled to July 5, 2015.
There will be a postponement fee of Fifteen percent (15%) of the total contract price if
the display has left the warehouse. If the Sponsor notified FIREWORKS
EXTRAVAGANZA of postponement prior to display leaving warehouse the
postponement fee will be Five percent (5%) of the total contract price but no less than
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00). In the event of a cancellation of the
display, there will be a cancellation fee of Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total contract
price.
7b. In the event of excessive safetyrisksand factors, extraordinary circumstances or
inclement weather which may cause the start of the display to be altered from the
agreed upon time, every effort wUl be made by FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA to
perform the display at the Sponsor's request. Once the display has been setup and the
fireworks loaded, only FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA and/or the Authority Having
Jurisdiction shall have the right to advance or delay the start of the display, or cancel it
if it is deemed necessary. Demands for cancellation by the Sponsor once the display is
ready forfiringwill result in 100% of the contract amount invoiced.
8. FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA, upon acceptance of this contract in writing by
both parties, agrees to fulfill the contract in a safe, professional, and workmanlike
manner and further to provide liability insurance coverage in the amount of ONE
MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00)
9. FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA reserves the right to substitute shells or other
pyrotechnic devices with like items of equal or greater value in the event substitution is
required.
10. FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA shall be responsible for all labor to dig mortar
holes, set up display pieces and finale racks and to dismantle, clean up and collect
debris, including unfired pyrotechnic devices if any, caused by the display the evening
of the display. Sponsor will be responsible for a thorough search for post display
debris, including unfired pyrotechnic devices, if any, and policing of area at first light
following exhibition.
11. If FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA Us required to fire the display frojm a barge or
similar ignition site, the Sponsor will provide suitable mortar containers and adequate
sand tofillthe mortar containers.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we set our hand/ind seals to thisWement in duplicate the
day and yearfirstabove written.
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VILLAGE OP&gt;$E|EPY HOLLOW
Anthony Giaccio, Village Administrator

[REWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA
John Sagaria, President

�Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Sleepy Hollow to Approve Fireworks Display
Whereas, the Board of Trustees is desirous of displaying fireworks on Saturday,
July 4th' 2015, and
Whereas, the Village of Sleepy Hollow has agreed to share the costs of the display
with the Village of Tarrytown; and
Whereas, both Villages have agreed that the company hired last year, Fireworks
Extravaganza, performed very well for a reasonable price; and
Whereas, the price for the display is the same as last year ($7,500 for each Village);
and
Whereas, Village Counsel has reviewed the contract and found same to be acceptable;
Now, therefore, be it resolved the Board of Trustees authorizes the Mayor to
execute the attached contract with Fireworks Extravaganza to display fireworks on
Saturday, July 4th, 2015 (rain date will be July 5th' 2015) and,
Be it further resolved the Mayor and/or the Village Administrator is authorized to
make and accept amendments and revisions to the contract as attached so long as the
same are not material, are not adverse to the Village's interests, and are acceptable in
form and substance to Village Counsel.
Move: Trustee Rosenbloom

Seconded: Trustee Handelman

Vote: 6-0

�Meeting Date: 04/28/2015
Resolution #: 04/47/2015
Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow
Confirming the Actions of the Ambulance Corps
Whereas, the Board of Trustees approves the actions and recommendations of the
Ambulance Corps Members, as stated in the enclosed memo to the Board,
Be It Resolved, that the Board of Trustees directs the Village Clerk to notify the
Ambulance Chief in writing of this resolution.
Moved: Trustee Leavy

Second: Trustee Handelman

Vote: Unanimous

�impact on the environment, and hereby adopts a negative declaration with regard to
the Village of Sleepy Hollow accepting a deed to ownership of the Land known as
Reverend Sykes Park; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Mayor
to execute an Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) with Tarrytown to accept by deed
transfer the land known as Reverend Sykes Park and to continue to use the land as a
recreational and playground facility in perpetuity and comply with the other provisions
in the attached IMA, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Mayor is authorized to make and accept
amendments and revisions to the contract as attached so long as the same are not
material, are not adverse to the Village's interests, and are acceptable in form and
substance to Village Counsel.
Moved: Trustee Scaglione

i

Seconded: Trustee Rosenbloom

a true copy of an extract duly adopted by the Board of
Trustees of therVittage of Sleepy Hollow, on the J£&amp;_day
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a n d I further certify that the same was entered Into the
ninutes of the meeting of said Board of Trustees held on
said date.

Vote: 6-0

�Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow
Approving Intermunicipal Agreement with Village of Tarrytown
to Accept Land Known as Rev. Sykes Park by Deed Transfer
WHEREAS, the Village of Sleepy Hollow is desirous of applying for grant monies
offered by the State of New York to rehabilitate recreational facilities in local
municipalities, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has applied for and received a grant to rehabilitate
land that is commonly known as Sykes Park located near the intersection of Cortlandt
and Wildey Street, and
WHEREAS, in order to receive said grant monies from the State the State requires all
parties with an ownership interest in the property to sign the State's project agreement
and to apply long-term protections to the property; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Tarrytown owns a significant section of the land where Sykes
Park is located; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Tarrytown has agreed to deed the land where Sykes Park is
located to the Village of Sleepy Hollow subject to the condition that Sleepy Hollo to use
Sykes Park as a recreational and playground facility in perpetuity and return ownership
of that land to the Village of Tarrytown if the Village of Sleepy Hollow ceases to use,
and
WHEREAS, the Village of Sleepy Hollow has agreed to these terms; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of the land by Sleepy Hollow is a Type II Action pursuant
to the State Environmental Quality Review Law; and
WHEREAS, short Environmental Assessment Form has been filed; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow is the only agency
which has approval authority over the Proposed Action and is therefore the Lead
Agency for the Proposed Action.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED in accordance with Article 8 of the New York
State Environmental Conservation Law and Article 6 NYCRR Part 617, including without
limitations the criteria set forth in 6 NYCRR Part 617 7 (c) and based upon review of the
Environmental Assessment Forms, all of the documents referred to herein and all other
materials that were prepared for the Proposed Action will not have a significant adverse

�March 29, 2015
Mayor Ken Wray
Sleepy Hollow Village Board
28 Beekman Avenue
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591

We are pleased to announce that at the April 16, 2015 meeting for the Sleepy Hollow Ambulance Corps.
The following members were voted in as members after background checks came back favorable:
Ian Marvinney
Elliot Sotomayer
Alberto Santana
We are requesting that you follow the normal course of action.

Respectfully submitted,

Cynthia L. Tuttle
Secretary
Sleepy Hollow Ambulance Corps.

�Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow
Authorizing Award of Contract for Phase 1 Archaeological Survey
of Site of new Water Tank to Strata Cultural Resource Management
WHEREAS, in March 2014 the Village of Sleepy Hollow submitted a listing for the new
water storage tank which scored above the funding line and was added to the Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund Fiscal 2014 Intended Use Plan in Amendment #7; and
WHEREAS, scoring above the funding line made the project eligible for the Storm
Mitigation Loan Program in which Federal aid for Hurricane Sandy impacted areas is to be
used for mitigation projects that reduce flood damage risk and vulnerability of drinking
water systems. The Storm Mitigation Loan Program (SMLP) is administered by the New
York State Environmental Facilities Corporation and the New York State Department of
Health; and
WHEREAS, long term financing under the SMLP includes a 25% grant and 75% zero
percent financing for up to 30 years; and
WHEREAS, the Village is now required to submit a complete financial application and
comply with numerous State and Federal programmatic requirements; and
WHEREAS, one such requirement is State Historic Preservation Office approval. State
Historic Preservation Office has advised that the Lake Road site for the water tank is an
archaeologically sensitive area, and they are requiring a Phase 1 archaeological survey for
all portions of the project that will involve ground disturbance; and
WHEREAS, the Village issued a Request for Proposals on April 10, 2015 for a Phase 1
archaeological survey; and
WHEREAS, three proposals were received in response, the lowest in price of which is
from Strata Cultural Resource Management of Warwick, New York at a cost of $600 for the
Phase 1A Research and $4,310 for Phase IB Investigation; and
WHEREAS, the Village Administrator has checked the references provided by Strata, all of
which are satisfactory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Sleepy Hollow authorizes the award of a contract to Strata Cultural Resource Management
of 13 Spring Street, Warwick NY 10990 for a Phase 1 archaeological investigation of all
areas of the water tank project site that will experience ground disturbance, in the amount
of $600 for the Phase 1A Research and, if required, $4,310 for the Phase IB Investigation.

�BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees authorizes a 50% deposit be
paid prior to the start of work.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Administrator is herein authorized to take
any and all such steps as are necessary to execute the intent of this resolution.
Moved: Trustee Wompa

Seconded: Trustee Handelman

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