https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/2abd92d2273018b59ff6a6b0414d49e8.pdf 1d15cfffab4ba2b7db756b80e38e0baa PDF Text Text I 3« A Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of North Tarrytown was held on Wednesday, March 17, 1993 at 8:00 PM. Present: Mayor Frank Rey James J. Timmings, III Nicholas Cicchetti John T. Hayes, Jr. Morris Alter Also Present: William T. Regan, Village Administrator Robert J. Ponzini, Village Attorney Absent: Michael Hyland Steven Baderian Trustees Mayor Rey called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Trustee Cicchetti moved, second by Trustee Timmings to go into executive session to discuss personnel, grievance in police department and real property assessments; motion carried. Executive Session Discussion ensued on a salary increase for Recreation Leader. Attached Resolution .#03-42-93 was passed. Discussion ensued on Officer Ojito's grievance. Trustee Timmings moved, second by Trustee Baderian to deny the PBA grievance on behalf of Officer Ojito etal; motion carried 5-0. Discussion ensued on a personnel matter in Police Department. Attached Resolution #03-43-93 was passed. Discussion ensued with the Assessor on tax grievance settlements for the fiscal year 1992-93. Trustee Timmings moved/ second by Trustee Hayes that those settlements should appear on the next warrant; motion carried 5-0. Pledge Mayor Rey called the regular session to order at 8 PM with a pledge to the flag. He asked that everyone remain standing for a moment of silence for Rose Iurato, Maria deJesus Seabra, Vincent Buonanno, Gene Ceconi, Grace Krupp,Bruno Bertacchi and Katherine Manca who passed away recently. Statement & Canvass of return for the Village Election William Regan commented that the election results cannot be certified yet, since a recanvass of the votes by the Board of Elections was requested due to the closeness of the Mayoral race. Public Hearing Mayor Rey read the attached public hearing notice regarding the proposed Environmental Protection and Abandoned Industrial Property Reclamation Law. Trustee Cicchetti moved, second by Trustee Alter to open the public hearing; motion carried. 1 �Donald Stever commented that he has been working with the Board and the CAC on this proposed legislation in order to avoid any pitfalls and has taken care to protect the Village from any potential liability should GM challenge the law. He has reviewed the legislation and feels that it is a fair, but tough law. Trustee Cicchetti asked if this law could be challenged and if selective enforcement could be used* Mr. Stever commented that although you can't prevent a lawsuit, he felt the Village could win if that happened. It's the DEC'S decision whether to act or not. He also commented that this local law will not displace the state law and he felt selective enforcement was not a good idea. There were no further comments. Since representatives from GM were not present tonight, Trustee Cicchetti moved, second by Trustee Alter to continue this public hearing at the next board meeting; motion carried. Approval of Minutes Trustee Timmings moved, second by Trustee Hayes to approve the minutes of February 16, 1993 as written. On roll call, Trustees Timmings and Hayes voted Yes and Trustees Alter and Cicchetti voted yes but stated that since they were not present at that meeting, they could not vote on the accuracy of the contents of the minutes but were voting that these were the official minutes of February 16, 1993 meeting; motion carried 4-0. Trustee Timmings moved, second by Trustee Hayes to approve the minutes of Tax Grievance Day hearing of 1993 as written. On roll call vote, motion carried 4-0 with Trustees Alter and Cicchetti giving the same reason as above. Trustee Timmings moved, second by Hayes to approve the minutes of March 2, 1993 Board meeting as written; motion carried 4-0. Trustee Hayes moved, second by Trustee Timmings to approve the minutes of the Board of Assessment Review of March 9, 1993 as written, motion carried 4-0. Approval of Warrants Trustee Timmings moved, second by Trustee Hayes to approve the warrant and authorize the Treasurer to pay the bills, motion carried 4-0. Total of the General Fund is $110,528.59 and the Water Department fund is $3,104.22. Communications, Petitions & Requests Deputy Clerk read attached correspondence from John Morabito, 2nd Assistant Chief requesting permission to stretch a banner across Beekman Avenue for a fire department parade to be held on Saturday, July 31, 199 3. Trustee Timmings moved, second by Trustee Alter to grant this request, motion carried 4-0. Deputy Clerk read correspondence from Restaurante Latino informing the Village of their intent to renew their wine license.(Referred to Police Chief) 2 �34s Mayor Rey read correspondence from Dr. & Mrs. Richard Sweet requesting that an appeal be made by the Board to the Westchester County Tax Commission for the re-determination of assessment levels and tax levies for the period 1986 thru 1995. Dr. Sweet elaborated on his letter stating that the purpose is for the Board to initiate an affidavit that the tax levy in their opinion, as it is applied, is incorrect and they should appeal to the Westchester County Tax Commission as soon as possible. Village Attorney commented that the Board should adopt a resolution directing the attorney to meet with the Assessor to put together an appeal to challenge the equalization rate. More discussion ensued. Trustee Timmings moved, second by Trustee Cicchetti to authorize the Board to send communication to the Westchester County Tax Commission and direct the Attorney and Assessor to draw up documentation necessary for Section 122.71 •• Appeal to the State Board of Equalization and Assessment", motion carried unanimously. Public Comments-Agenda Items James Donovan thanked Dr. & Mrs. Sweet for all their time and effort and congratulated the Board on taking action tonight. Trustee Timmings moved, second by Trustee Alter to close the public comment section, motion carried. Mayor's Report Mayor Rey commented that it has been a great pleasure for the past two years to serve the community and he has worked very hard for the Village. It has been a great pleasure working with the Trustees for the past two years. He thanked the residents who voted for him and hopes that the new Board will work together to address issues such as GM and the loss of revenue from NY State. Mayor Rey stated that he will present the Village with a zero percent budget for the second year in a row. Resolutions-Attached Old Busineas-None New Business-None Public Comments Don Caetano of Lawrence Avenue wanted to know when he would be receiving an answer to his tax grievance. Mayor Rey commented that a Board of Assessment Review was held on March 9th and all the applicants will be receiving a letter very shortly if they have not already received one. There being no further comments, Trustee Timmings moved, second by Trustee Cicchetti to close the public comment section, motion carried. 3 �O V Trustee Cicchetti -thanked Trustee Timmings for his outstanding contribution to the village and commented that perhaps someday there will be a Mayor Timmings. Mayor Rey wished Trustee Timmings luck and commented that perhaps sometime in the future, he would consider returning. Administrator's Report William Regan read -the agendas for the Planning Board which will meet on March 18th at 8 PM and the Zoning Board which will meet on March 23rd at 8 PM. The ARB will meet on March 24th at 8 PM. William Regan commented that the Blizzard of 1993 which occurred on a weekend will cost the Village between $16,000. and $17,000. in labor costs. He complimented the foreman and the highway men on a job well done. He has received several compliments from citizens regarding the excellent job that was done during the snow storm. He reported that the Local 6M Task Force met this past Monday evening; the next meeting will be held on April 5th at 1:30 PM in the school board meeting room; a Professor from the University of Michigan will advise the Local Task Force on certain options available for grants through the federal and state government. A consultant hired by the Westchester County Planning Department is offering their services and will make a presentation on grants that may be available for a feasibility study on the GM property. Trustee Timmings thanked everyone for their warm wishes and regards and thanked the staff for always being very helpful. Adjournment There being no further business,Trustee Cicchetti moved, second by Trustee Alter to adjourn the meeting, motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Angela Everett Deputy Village Clerk 4 I �PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF NORTH TARRYTOWN PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of North Tarrytown will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 17, 1993 at 8 o'clock p.m. in Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, North Tarrytown, New York, on a local law entitled: A Local Law amending the Code of the Village of North Tarrytown to add a new Chapter 17A to provide for an Environmental Protection and Abandoned Industrial Property Reclamation Law. All taxpayers, residents and parties in interest are entitled to attend and be heard at this public hearing. By Order of the Board of Trustees Dated: March 2, 1993 William T. Regan, Village Administrator/Clerk �Meeting Date: Resolution #: 03-17-93 03-40-93 Be It Resolved the Board of Trustees schedules a Public Hearing for Tuesday, April 6, 1993, at 8:00 PM in Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, North Tarry town, New York to hear and consider comments regarding the adoption of a local law requiring the numbering of buildings in the Village of North Tarrytown. MOVED: Trustee Hayes Meeting Date: Resolution #: SECONDED: Trustee Alter VOTE: 4-0 03-17-93 03-41-93 Be It Resolved the Board of Trustees hereby approves increasing the franchise fee from Continental Cablevision from 3% of basic subscriber service to 4.75% of gross annual receipts effective June 1, 1993 as provided in the franchise agreement between the Village of North Tarrytown and the company (Section 5 Paragraph 5.1(a). MOVED8 Trustee Hayes SECONDED: Trustee Timmings V O T E : 4-0 Trustee Cicchetti asked if the increase will be shared with the State. The Administrator commented that all of the 4.75% will jgo to the Village. Meeting Date: 03-17-93 Resolution #: 03-42-93 Be it Resolved the Board of Trustees approves a salary increase of $500. for Michelle DeAcutis retroactive to her six month employment anniversary. MOVEDiTrustee Timminas SECONDED:Trustee Alter VOTE: 5-0 Meeting Date 03-17-93 Resolution #: 03-43-93 Be it Resolved the Board of Trustees, acting in their capacity as Police Commissioners, directs the Chief of Police to wear a full and complete Police Department uniform while on duty as Chief of Police in accordance with Article III, Section 77-9 of the Police Department Rules and Regulations. MOVED:Trustee BaderianSECONDED:Trustee TimminasVQTE:5-0 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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