https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/067504fe202c90b27a9dfb457ee59abd.pdf 54b160b230341f2055abdbf37b6afa31 PDF Text Text RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FEES UNDER LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH SLEEPY HOLLOW LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WHEREAS, the Village of Sleepy Hollow has a right to use property in the Village commonly known as the East Parcel of the former General Motors property ("East Parcel") under a License Agreement with Sleepy Hollow Local Development Corporation ("SHLDC") as owner of the East Parcel dated December 16, 2014 ("License Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Village and SHLDC are investigating alternative uses and means of access to the East Parcel; and WHEREAS, the Village received a proposal from WSP USA Corp ("WSP") dated August 24, 2015, for professional engineering services to produce 2D plans and component information necessary for the development of demolition plans, details and sequencing for demolition of the existing viaduct access to the East Parcel and provide concept plans/profile/alignment of an extension to Continental Street for access to the East Parcel ("Proposed Investigatory Work") for a cost of $19,880.00; and WHEREAS, WSP already is providing professional engineering services with respect to the Beekman Avenue Bridge and as such already has background data to be used in the Proposed Investigatory Work, already is working in the area of the Proposed Investigatory Work and with third parties with review and approval authority over the Proposed Investigatory Work and further work that my flow from the Proposed Investigatory Work, and is best positioned to perform the Proposed Investigatory Work; and WHEREAS, the Village and SHLDC want to have WSP perform the Proposed Investigatory Work; and WHEREAS, the agreement with WSP for the Proposed Investigatory Work should be with SHLDC as owner of the East Parcel rather than with the Village; and WHEREAS, SHLDC as owner of the East Parcel intends to accept the proposal from WSP and enter into an agreement with WSP for the Proposed Investigatory Work; and ' �WHEREAS, under the License Agreement, the Village is to pay "all costs incurred by the LDC in connection with the acquisition and ownership of the East parcel [sic], including all fee, costs, taxes and charges as approved by the LDC from time to time;" NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village recognizes and agrees with SHLDC's intent to accept the proposal from WSP and enter into an agreement with WSP for the Proposed Investigatory Work; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village recognizes that payment for the Proposed Investigatory Work will constitute costs incurred by SHLDC in connection with the ownership of the East Parcel for which the Village is responsible to pay under the License Agreement; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village agrees to pay on behalf of SHLDC WSP's charges for the Proposed Investigatory Work as those charges become due. Move: Trustee Rosenbloom Second: Trustee Leavy Absent: Trustees Wompa and Handelman Vote: Unanimous �RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW APPROVING SETTLEMENT OF LAWSUIT WHEREAS, the Village Police Department is named as defendant in Smith v. Sleepy Hollow Police Department, Sleepy Hollow Village Court Docket No. 15020040 ("Lawsuit"); and WHEREAS, the Lawsuit is a small claims action for damage to property which seeks a judgment against the Village for "$504.31 together with legal fees, costs of suit, interest thereon, and any such further relief [the] Court deems just and proper;" and WHEREAS, the Village Attorney and the Plaintiffs attorney in the Lawsuit have reached an agreement to settle the Lawsuit upon the Village's payment of $200.00 and exchange of General Releases; and WHEREAS, Settlement of the Lawsuit without any admission of liability or responsibility for the Plaintiff's property damage, will save the Village the vagaries and expense of a trial; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the Settlement of the Lawsuit; and BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees authorizes and approves payment of $200.00 in Settlement of the Lawsuit. Move: Trustee Scaglione Second: Deputy Mayor Lobato-Church Vote: Unanimous Absent: Trustees Wompa & Handelman {00643192.DOCX.} �Meeting Date: 09/15/2015 Resolution #: 09/106/2015 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW WATER SUPPLY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENTS WHEREAS, the Village of Sleepy Hollow is a municipal corporation duly formed under the laws of the State of New York, located in Westchester County, New York, and formerly named the Village of North Tarrytown; and WHEREAS, in or about 1926 or 1927, the Village established a municipal water supply reservoir located in the Town of Mt. Pleasant, New York; and WHEREAS, since the initial construction of the Village's reservoir, the Village has experienced significant growth and development within the Village; and WHEREAS, during the course of recent environmental reviews for various projects located within the Village, the Westchester County Department of Health indicated that the Village's water supply storage system was inadequate and needed to be expanded to meet current Health Department standards; and WHEREAS, beginning in the spring of 2002, the Village initiated a series of engineering studies to evaluate the eventual size and supply requirements of the Village's water supply system; and WHEREAS, in connection with its water supply improvement program, which includes construction of an expanded reservoir system, enhancements to the water transmission system and upgrading the pump station, the Village considered 24 alternative locations for a new reservoir; and WHEREAS, the Village discussed with representatives of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States ("National Trust") and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund ("RBF") the possibility of locating a new reservoir facility on National Trust/RBF property off of Lake Road ("Lake Road Site"); and WHEREAS, the Village caused to be prepared a conceptual site plan that met the engineering requirements necessary to have a system that was compatible with the Village's existing reservoir; and WHEREAS, Village Board held a public hearing on July 9, 2013, and in July 2013 the Village Board, after full and complete review of the alternatives examined, selected the Lake Road Site as among the viable alternatives considered as part of the environmental review process which will result in the greatest overall benefit to the community while minimizing adverse impacts; and �WHEREAS, the Village and the National Trust, the RBF, and their representatives intend to enter into short and long term agreements to allow the Village to build and operate a new reservoir facility on the Lake Road Site; and NOW, THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees authorizes the Mayor to accept and execute a Temporary Construction Easement agreement and a Long-Term Easement agreement for, among other things, construction, operation, and maintenance of a new reservoir facility at the Lake Road Site in the forms annexed to these Resolutions ("Easement Agreements"); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is authorized to make and accept amendments and revisions to either or both of the Easement Agreements as attached so long as the same are not material and adverse to the Village's interests and are acceptable in form and substance to the Village Attorney; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Village staff are authorized and directed to take any and all such steps as are necessary to effectuate the intent of these Resolutions. MOVED: Trustee Leavy SECONDED: Trustee Scaglione ABSENT: Trustees Wompa & Handelman VOTE: Unanimous �Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow Appointing Part-time Assistant Building Inspector Whereas, the Village's Building Inspector has recommended the hiring of a Part-time Assistant Building Inspector, and Whereas, on April 28, 2015 the Board of Trustees adopted the 2015-2016 budget and authorized this recommendation, Now, therefore, be it resolved, the Board of Trustees hereby confirms the Mayor's appointment and the Building Inspector's recommendation of Robert P. Bischof to the position of Assistant Building Inspector, effective September 16, 2015 at an hourly salary of $43.00, not to exceed 17.5 hours per week, and all other terms and conditions of employment should apply. Be it further resolved said appointment is subject to the approval of the Westchester County Department of Human Resources and a probationary period of twelve to fifty two weeks. Moved: Deputy Mayor Lobato-Church Seconded: Trustee Scaglione Vote: Unanimous Absent: Trustees Wompa & Handelman �Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow Authorizing Increase in Salary for Village Assessor Whereas, Village Assessor, Fred Gross, has been the sole Assessor for the Village since 2009, and Whereas, the Board of Trustees believes it would be fair and equitable to adjust Fred Gross's salary to be commensurate with his increased job duties; and Whereas, on April 28, 2015 the Board of Trustees adopted the 2015-2016 budget and authorized this adjustment, Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved the Board of Trustees hereby adjusts the annual base salary of Fred Gross, Village Assessor, to $39,000.00 as of June 1st, 2015. Move: Trustee Rosenbloom Second: Trustee Leavy Absent: Trustees Wompa and Handelman Vote: Unanimous �Resolution of the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village Of Sleepy Hollow to Approve Posting of Laborer Position(s) Whereas, there are two vacancies in the Department of Public Works for the position of Laborer, full-time, and Whereas, any Department of Public Works employee who is interested in applying for said position, shall indicate such interest in writing to the General Foreman within the posting period, Now, Therefore, Be It resolved that the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow approve the posting of such position for full-time Laborer(s) for ten consecutive days effective September 16, 2015. Moved: Trustee Scaglione Seconded: Deputy Mayor Lobato-Church Vote: Unanimous Absent: Trustees Wompa and Handelman �Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow Appointing a Member to the Library Board The Board of Trustees hereby confirms the Mayor's re-appointment of Fiona Hodgson of Sleepy Hollow to the Warner Library Board for a term of five years. Said term to end on April 1st 2020. Moved: Trustee Leavy Seconded: Deputy Mayor Lobato-Church Vote: Unanimous Absent: Trustee Wompa & Handelman �Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow Setting Public Hearing to Adopt Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens Assessment Sliding Scale BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees does hereby call for a Public Hearing on Tuesday. September 29th. 2015 at 7:00 p.m. or soon thereafter, to consider a Resolution pursuant to New York State Real Property Tax Law Section 467.1(a) to exempt real property owned by persons 65 years of age or over who qualify under the provisions of New York State Real Property Tax Law Section 467 as to occupancy, income, length of ownership, and otherwise, to the extent allowed under the schedule set forth in New York State Real Property Tax Law Section 467.1(b)(1) Moved: Deputy Mayor Lobato-Church Vote: Unanimous Absent: Trustee Wompa & Handelman {00647216.DOCX.} Seconded: Trustee Leavy �RESOLUTION APPROVING SETTLEMENT OF ACTION BY 25 ANDREWS LANE LLC FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 25 ANDREWS LANE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY WHEREAS, proceedings were commenced in New York State Supreme Court, Westchester County to challenge the tax assessment for property located at 25 Andrews Lane by owner 25 Andrews Lane LLC; and WHEREAS, the Village and the property owner have reached a mutually agreeable resolution for the aforementioned pending proceedings filed under Index No 56260/13 WHEREAS, it has been recommended to the Board of Trustees by its Assessor and Attorney to resolve this litigation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Board of Trustees authorizes the Village Attorney to execute a consent judgment settling this claim in all respects according to the following schedule: Tax Year Reduced From Reduced To Reduction 2013 236,900 147,400 89,500 Moved: Trustee Leavy Seconded: Trustee Rosenbloom Absent: Trustees Wompa & Handelman Vote: Unanimous � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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