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                  <text>A Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of
North Tarrytown was held on Monday, October 2, 1995 at 8 PM in
Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, North Tarrytown, New York.
Present:

Mayor Sean Treacy

John T. Hayes, Jr.
Michael Hyland
Scott P. Horecky
Jose Blanco
Morris Alter
Richard C. Sweet
Trustees
Also Present:
Linda £. David, Village Administrator
James Simmons, Village Attorney
Donal M.Walsh, Village Attorney (Arrived Late)
Mayor Treacy called the meeting to order with a pledge to the
flag.
Trustee Alter moved, second by Trustee Hayes to open the public
meeting.
Public Hearing-None
Approval of Minutes
Trustee Horecky moved, second by Trustee Hayes to approve the
minutes of September 19/ 1995. Trustee Sweet and Mayor Treacy
had a few addendums/corrections which are attached.
Motion
carried 4-2-1 with Mayor Treacy and Trustees Sweet, Hayes and
Alter voting yes, Trustees Hyland and Horecky voting no and
Trustee Blanco abstaining.
Before approving the warrants, Mayor Treacy commented that we had
two representatives of the Warner Library here tonight to make a
presentation to the Board.
Diane Boersma gave a short report on the financial state of the
library.
Mr. Campbell distributed copies of the library budget to the
Board and gave a brief explanation.
He commented that this was
alot to digest tonight and if anyone had any questions, they
could call him and he would be happy to answer their questions.
Diane Boersma reported on how the ^library is used by residents
and what is available to them. Fund raising is very important
in helping with the expenses of the ^library and its future.
Mayor Treacy thanked M s . Boersma and Mr. Campbell for their
presentations to the Board.
Approval of Warrants
Trustee Alter moved, second by Trustee Hayes to approve the
warrants and authorize the Treasurer to pay the bills.
Discussion ensued on several bills such as the Attorney's bill,
payment to Sleepy Hollow Plumbing and others. After discussion,
motion carried 6-1 with Trustee Hyland voting no. Total of the
General fund is $84,046.89, the Water Department total is
$3346.90 and the Capital fund total is $23,118.48.
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�Public Comments-Agenda Items
Trustee Hyland moved, second by Trustee Alter to open the public
comment section, carried.
There were no comments from the
public; Trustee Alter moved, second by Trustee Sweet to close the
public comment section, carried.
Resolutions-Attached
On resolution #10-99-95 Trustee Hyland asked Don Stever if it is
legal to award this bid to Sound Build,Inc. even though they were
not the lowest bidder.
Donal stever commentedvthat it is a negotiated contract, not a
bid contract. For this type of work, criteria and qualifications
are what needs to be met, not the price.
Public Comments-None
Old Business
Trustee Blanco made a motion to rescind the vote taken on
resolution #09-98-95 which was made at the September 19, 1995
meeting, motion seconded by Trustee Hyland.
Discussion ensued.
Mayor Treacy commented that there is a problem with doing this.
The Village Attorney's memo states that a motion to rescind was
not in order. Trustee Blanco read portions of Roberts Rules of
Order commenting that it can be done. After discussion, motion
carried 4-3 with Trustees Blanco, Horecky, Sweet and Hyland
voting yes, and Mayor Treacy and Trustees Hayes and Alter voting
no.
Attached resolutions #10-105-95 and #10-106-95 were then read.
Discussion ensued.
Trustee Sweet commented that this is not
political, they just want to return the power back to the
trustees and the cost of a referendum will be minimal. Trustee
Blanco commented that we need an active Board instead of a
reactive one. Mayor Treacy read a letter addressed to Trustee
Sweet from George Hritz, Chairman of the Planning Board with
regard to this supersession. (Part of official minutes) The Mayor
also commented that this was never brought up during any work
session.
Trustee Sweet commented that Sean Dugan, Edmund Stocklein, George
O'Hanlon and Patricia Tornello have worked on the LWRP in
previous years.
Trustee Hyland commented that since we tabled resolution
#09-19-95 at the last meeting, he would like to reintroduce it
tonight.
Discussion ensued on whether the Code Enforcement
Officer could indiscriminately go into homes and check them.
Village Attorney commented that the resolution should be
reworded. Attached resolution #10-107-95 was then passed.
Trustee Hyland commented that he would like to have a committee
formed to discuss the feasibility of the village using the
Clinton Street lot to be used for off-street parking. This will
be discussed at the work session.
New Business-None

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�Mayor's Report
Mayor Treacy reported that the Fall Festival and Five- Mile Run
held on September 23rd were very successful.
Last Friday night the inspection of the firehouses took place and
we hope to continue with improvements; the second floor of the
ambulance building needs repairs.
He attended the Fire Chief's affair on Saturday which was very
enjoyable. He presented former Chief Morabito with a Certificate
of Appreciation for his year as Fire Chief.
Mayor Treacy commented that we will be housing the old fire truck
in the old warehouse on Kendall Avenue at no cost to the village
until we can sell it. He thanked the Luberger family for their
generous offer.
The Mayor attended the Family Fun Day at Sleepy Hollow High
School and had a grand time.
He thanked Officers Ojito and Cotarello for volunteering for the
EMT courses.
Mayor Treacy commented that the resolution on tonight's agenda
with regard to the ISTEA agreement is very important so we can
move forward on the reconstruction of the Philipse Manor
train
station for the Hudson Valley Writers' Association.
On October 12th he will meet with Sandy Galef, Fire Chief and
Police Chief at Phelps Memorial Hospital to discuss services for
the community.
Mayor Treacy commented that negotiations continued with General
Motors today and there is some good news which will be discussed
at the work session. Very positive comments were made by General
Motors with regard to the LWRP.
On October 31st, the dedication ceremony for the opening of the
Horseman's Trail will take place and we are hoping to have Andrew
O'Rourke there to cut the ribbon.
This weekend the village of Tarrytown will be celebrating
125th anniversary with a parade, carnival, etc.

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Mayor Treacy stated that the second, phase of the environmental
audit of the Riverfront park showed no major environmental
problems, hopefully we will be able to start soon.
Mayor Treacy commented that there will be two items for executive
session tonight, litigation and personnel.
Mayor Treacy asked Trustee Sweet to check with Chief Brophy with
regard to making sure his officers check for double parking on
cortlandt street and ticketing here in the village since only
thirty nine tickets were issued by twenty-three police officers.
Trustee Reports
Trustee Hayes commented
Dinner on October 12th.

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�Trustee Hayes reported that he was unable to attend the Library
Board meeting on September 2 8th but he will give a report when he
gets the minutes of that meeting.
The book sale at the library will take place on Saturday and
Sunday October 7th and 8th from 10AM-5PM. A newsletter with all
the Fall events has been sent out.
Trustee Hayes reported that he attended the fire houses
inspection and annual inspection of equipment last weekend, he
attended the clambake and a good time was had by all. By the end
of this evening the old truck will be out of commission and the
new one will be in. Sutphen will be coming in to check it out.
Trustee Hyland commented that the old truck is still on the
avenue and is glad it will be housed in the Luberger warehouse.
Trustee Hyland wanted to know why the executive session is being
held at the end of the meeting tonight.
Our Attorney stated that Ponzini's office asked for this
executive session to discuss litigation they are handling and we
cannot hold an executive session at 7PM when the meeting was
noticed for 8 FM and there was not enough time to renotice.
Trustee Hyland commented on where we proposed to put all the
highway equipment when the Sleepy Hollow Landing is built. The
storage area, parking and recycling area are all going to be
combined; the planning of this park was not thought out very
well.
Trustee Hyland commented that Union Hose parking survey has been
implemented on Cortlandt Street.
Trustee Hyland commented that the issuance of tickets are down
because we have no Parking Enforcement Officer.
He also commented that the Zoning Board should be televised.
Trustee Horecky thanked the Police Department for answering all
the calls he made to them regarding problems in his neighborhood.
Trustee Horecky commented that he would like to discuss at the
next work session, recouping the money Tarrytown owes us for
Sykes Park.
Trustee Horecky commented that he would like to have Barnhart
Park cleaned out and wants to discuss this at the work session.
Trustee Horecky commented that October 16th he will meet with the
members of the General Motors committee.
He commented that during the inspection of the fire housos, they
found major disrepair in Columbia Hose. Columbia Hose
is being
used for meetings and is left in a mess. He felt that anyone who
abuses their privilege of using this room, should not be allowed
to use it anymore.
Trustee Horecky asked if the trolley will run next year and if it
does he would like to see it stop more than once in our business
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districts.

This year the trolley only stopped at one place.

The Mayor commented that this decision will be made by
Historic River Towns; funding is always a problem.

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Trustee Horecky commented that he would like to see a Recycling
Committee created to work with multi-family dwellings.
Discuss
at the work session.
Trustee Blanco commented that there was vandalism across the
street over the weekend outside the liquor store when someone
knocked down the bricks around the store. He urged residents to
let the police know if they see something like this occur.
Trustee Blanco commented that he attended a Westchester Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce dinner that was held to honor certain
Hispanics.
There is a large group of Hispanics who are quite
successful in business. He congratulated them all.
Trustee Blanco thanked the Fire Department for the good time he
had on Friday and Saturday and for the ride in the bucket truck.
Trustee Blanco commented that he would like to form a Cultural
Council consisting of five members to present any cultural
events, etc. Discuss at work session.
Trustee Alter reported that the Fall Festival and S-K Run were
quite successful.
The Haunted Hayride will take place on October 27th and 28th,
tickets are $1. if purchased now and $8. the night of the
hayride. There will be a pie eating contest on Thursday, October
26th at 3:30 PM and a reading will be held at the Old Dutch
Church on October 27th and 28th. For further information call
the church at 631-1123.
Trustee Alter reported that equipment for Barnhart park has been
ordered and should arrive by the end of the week.
He reported that line dancing will be held at the GM Training
Center from 7-8 PM on Tuesday evenings starting October 10th.
The cost is $25. for eight sessions.
The Pass, Punt and Kick winners were announced at the festival
last week.
Trustee Alter read the attached public works report.
Trustee Sweet reported he has received the August police report.
(Part of official minutes.)
Trustee Sweet commented that he will meet with chief Brophy to
see that tickets are issued for double parking and speeding in
the Manors. He has a fear of problems arising. He will speak to
the Chief regarding the four-way stop signs not being obeyed at
Howard and Pocantico and Howard and Washington Streets.
Trustee Sweet attended a seminar last Thursday given by Susan
Portman and David Stolman of Frederick P. Clark, Associates. It
was very informative and helpful. The members of the Planning
Board were also in attendance.
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�Trustee Sweet commented that the Land Use Law Reporter
of Pace
University School of Law has asked municipalities to pass a
resolution resolving to reform New York's land use system. (Copy
of resolution is attached.)
Administrator's Report
Linda David reported that the next work session will be held on
October 10, 1995 at 8 PM, the regular meeting on October 17th
with an informal discussion on the LWRP at 7 PM before the
meeting begins, she read the agenda for the Zoning Board for
October 18 at 8 PM, the Planning Board agenda for October 25th at
8 PM and the ARB on October 25th at 8 PM.
There will be an
election workshop for election inspectors to be held on October
18th at the Town of Mt. Pleasant at 7 PM.
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Trustee Sweet commented that the new Town Assessor
Adams.

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Communications, Petitions &amp; Requests
Mayor Treacy read the Prosecutors report.
Mayor Treacy read correspondence from Senator Moynihan regarding
the Community Development Block Grant program.
Deputy Clerk read correspondence from Leonard Galante requesting
permission for the Central Veterans Committee of the Tarrytowns
to hold its annual Veterans' Day services on November 11, 1995 at
10:45AM at Patriots Park.
Trustee Hyland moved, second by
Trustee Sweet to approve this request, motion carried.
Executive Session
Trustee Alter moved, second by Trustee Hayes to adjourn to
executive session to discuss litigation and personnel, motion
carried.
Discussion ensued on the Caetano lawsuit. Trustee Hyland moved,
second by Trustee Horecky to continue with the case and not
settle the case for the recommended amount, motion carried 6-0.
Mayor Treacy recused himself.
Discussion ensued on the appointment of a provisional Recreation
Leader. Mayor Treacy moved, second by Trustee Alter to appoint
Mary Ellen suleski as Provisional Recreation Leader; said
appointment is contingent upon Ms. Suleski passing the civil
service exam for this position. After a brief discussion, motion
carried 7-0.
There being no further business, Trustee Alter moved, second by
Trustee Hayes to move back to the regular meeting, carried.
Trustee Horecky moved, second by Trustee Hyland to adjourn the
meeting, motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,

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Angela Everett
Deputy Village Clerk

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Meeting Date:
Resolution #:

10-02-95
10-99-95

Whereas, the Hudson Valley Writers Center has interviewed
numerous interested and qualified firms for construction manager
for the Philipse Manor Railroad Station Project, and
Whereas, the Village is acting as the local sponsor of this
project under the terms of the Inter-modal
Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) grant awarded to cover a
portion of the construction cost, and
Whereas no Village funds are involved in this project,
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Construction Management
contract is awarded to Sound Build, Inc.
MOVED: Trustee Alter
SECONDED: Trustee Hayes
V Q T E . 6-0
Brief discussion ensued.
Meeting Date:
Resolution #:

10-02-95
10-100-95

Be It Resolved that the Mayor and Board of Trustees of North
Tarrytown does hereby designate the week of October 23 through
October 27, 1995 as School Board Recognition Week.
MOVED: Trnst-.ee AT f.f»r

Meeting Date:
Resolution #:

SECONDED: TrnsfPP H n r P r W

VOTE:

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10-02-95
10-101-95

Be It Resolved that the Board of Trustees of the Village of North
Tarrytown hereby declares itself lead agency in the State
Environmental Quality Review process for the adoption of a Local
Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) pursuant to the New York
State Waterfront Revitalization of Coastal Areas and Inland
Waterways Act, adoption of the RF-Riverfront Development Zoning
District, various other related 'amendments to the Village's
zoning district, various other related amendments to the
Village's zoning regulations, and adoption of the Village of
North Tarrytown Local Waterfront Revitalization Program
Consistency Law.
MOVED:

Trustee Sweet

SECONDED:Trustee Horekcy

VOTE;

6-0

�Meeting Date:
Resolution #:

10-02-95
10-102-95

Be It Resolved that the Board of Trustees of the Village of North
Tarrytown hereby declares the above-mentioned action a Type I
action which may have a significant effect on the environment and
that a draft Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared.
MOVED: Trustee Sweet
Meeting Date:
Resolution #:

SECONDED: Trustee Horeckv

VOTE: 6-0

10-02-95
10-103-95

Be It Resolved that the North Tarrytown Board of Trustees does
hereby schedule informational hearings on the Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program to be held on the following dates and at
the following places :
October 17, 1995
October 25, 1995

7:00 PM
7:00 PM

MOVED: Trustee Alter
Meeting Date:
Resolution #:

Village Hall
Philipsburg Manor Restoration

SECONDED: Trustee Horecky

VOTE: 6-0

10-02-95
10-104-95

Whereas, the Village of North Tarrytown would like to expand the
availability of Emergency Medical Technicians to respond to
ambulance calls, and
Whereas, there are two Police Officers who have volunteered to
attend EMT training at Phelps Hospital starting in January, and
Whereas, these two officers (Jose Ojito and Jose Cotarello) will
be taken out of rotation for this 5-6 week period, and
Whereas, these officers will receive their regular paychecks
during this training period, and
Whereas, any overtime incurred as a result of EMT training for
these two officers, Jose Ojito and Jose Cotarelo shall not be
compensated
Now, therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Board of Trustees does
hereby authorize that these officers be permitted to attend the
EMT training to expand the Village's available pool of EMT's to
respond to ambulance calls.
MOVED: Trustee Hvland

SECONDED: Trustee Horecky

VOTE: 6-0

Trustee Hyland asked if others will follow? Mayor Treacy commented
that no others have volunteered.

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Meeting Date:
Resolution #:

10-02-95
10-105-95

Be it Resolved, that pursuant to supercession powers granted by
the Home Rule Law of the State of New York Village Code Chapter
62, Section 28.1 hereby be amended as follows: New Section 28.1
Members of the Planning Board of the Village of North Tarrytown
shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Village.
MOVED:Trustee Blanco
Meeting Date:
Resolution #:

SECONDED: Trustee Sweet VOTE:4-3

10-02-95
10-106-95

Be it Resolved,that the Village of North Tarrytown hereby calls
for a public referendum to approve an amendment to Chapter 62,
Section 28.1 of the Code of the Village of North Tarrytown as
more fully set forth in the attached legal notice that was voted
on by the Board of Trustees of the Village of North Tarrytown at
its regular meeting of October 2, 1995.
MOVED: Trustee Sweet SECONDED:Trustee Hvland VOTE: 4-3
Meeting Date:
Resolution #:

10-02-95
10-107-95

Be it Resolved, that the Board of Trustees creates and implements
a plan a plan of strict building code enforcement throughout the
Village.
MOVED:Mayor Treacy SECONDED:

Trustee Hyland

VOTE:

6-0

�LEqAL NQTICJS
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of
North Tarrytown will hold a public hearing on the
day of
September, 199 5, to hear and discuss a proposed amendment to the
Code of the Village of North Tarrytown by adding a new section
regarding the manner of appointment of members to the Planning
Board of the Village of North Tarrytown, which new section would
supersede a provision of^New York State Village Law §7-718(1) .
The complete text of the "legislation follows.
A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND the;;C$de "of the Village of North Tarrytown,
Chapter _62 thereof, to add a new section providing for the
supersession of New York State Village Law §7-718(1) regarding
the manner in which members are appointed to the Planning Board
of the Village of North Tarrytown.
Chapter j&gt;_2 shall be amended as follows:
Section .28.1 Planning Board Appointments.
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Legislative Findings of Pact.
Effective July 1, 1993, the New York State Legislature
amended Village Law §7-718, providing in subsection (1)
thereof that the power to make appointments of members to a
village's planning board is vested in the mayor of the
village. This amendment changed the lav/ concerning the
power and manner in which planning board appointments were
made, since prior to that time the lav/ had stated that
planning board appointments were to be made by a village's
village's board of trustees. In fact, prior to the
effective date of that amendment, planning board
appointments in the Village of North Tarrytown had been made
by the Board of Trustees. Although the state law concerning
planning board appointments has been changed, pursuant to
the authority of Municipal Home Rule Law §10(1) (ii) (e) (3), a
village may by local law amend or supersede any provision of
the Village Lav/, as long as the state legislature shall not
have expressly prohibited the adoption of such a local law.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of North Tarrytown
considers it important that the various working boards and
groups of the Village be as representative and responsive as
possible to the needs, desires and demands of the community,
and recognizes that by virtue of its size and varied
composition the Board of Trustees represents six-fold the
elected delineation of the voters. The Board of Trustees
therefore believes that a more democratic selection process
v/ill result if Planning Board appointments are made by the
Beard of Trustees. Accordingly, it is the specific
intention of the Board of Trustees to supersede Village Law
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Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law §23 and Article 9 of the
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passage of a mandatory referendum by a majority of the
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�PUBLIC WORKS REPORT
OCTOBER 2, 19 95

Four new trees have been planted along Beekman Avenue.
New street lights are being installed throughout the village.
We are continuing to paint crosswalks and parking spaces.
A small strip of Bellwood Avenue towards Devries Avenue will be
paved shortly.
We have patched a large area at the lower end of Beekman Avenue.
Sidewalk program is still in effect.
Tree work is continuing.

REMINDERS 1 !!!!!! !
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD SOME RAIN, WE URGE RESIDENTS TO
VOLUNTARILY RESTRICT THEIR WATER USAGE.

STILL

AGAIN, PLEASE DO NOT PUT PILES OF BRANCHES AND BRUSH ON THE CURB
WITHOUT FIRST TYING THEM IN BUNDLES OF NO LONGER THAN 5 FT.
LENGTHS.

�16 Lakeview Avenue
North Tarrytovm, New York 10591
914-332-0819 (Home)
212-685-8000 (Office)
212*889-4515 (Fax)

September 8/ 1995

Dear Dick:
I recently received a ...copy of your memo to Linda David
dated August 25, 1995, presumably because of your request to send
copies "to] all the individuals in a timely manner" and hopefully
also because as the Trustee liaison to the Planning Board, you
wanted the Planning Board to know your thoughts.
Personally, I
have not yet formed an opinion on the merits of your proposal that
North Tarrvtown should seek to avoid the 1993 statewide changes in
village law that now prescribe the method for the making of
appointments to planning boards all over New York. Your proposal
is entirely new to me, but I will seek to educate myself as to the
pros and cons.
^j?he purpose of this letter, however, is to be sure you
and your fellow Trustees are operating on correct factual information as to the appointments that have been made to our Village
Planning Board since the new state law, a situation with which I am
quite familiar.
In practice, since July 1993 I have not seen any sign of
"cronyism"jor the "good ole boy" syndrome you fear. To start with
yours truly, I think I have reported publicly to the Board of Trustees that X had never voted for Mayor Treacy and indeed had voted
against him prior to his nominating me t'6 the Board. Not only was
I not his political ally, I barely knew him. As for the Mayor's
appointments since I joined the board, 4,there have been three. The
first was Jo Anne Becker, who was and is a Republican. She had met
the Mayor only once when he appointed her; in addition, she was and
is a superbly well~qualified candidate with a professional background in municipal finance. The Mayor's second appointment was
David Perlijmtter, who — as anyone who has seen him advocate his
own positions will tell you —&gt; is not only . a-highly—qual-if led
lawyer and a first-olass thinker, he is"also nobody's stooge. The
third was Nick Cicchetti, As you well know, Nick was in faot not
only a highly qualified former T^jostee_but--a-lso-a--lorief~tl"ine' polf~~
tiaal ppppn,e,n.t, of the- Mayor," "who i , believe appointed Nick in a

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genuine spirit of trying to rise above politics and to help heal
the divisions that have -poisoned Village Government in recent
years.
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(Whatever the merits of your new proposal, I hope you will
approach this issue in a fair-minded way, as you have on a number
of occasions since you took office. If you do, I am sure you will
conclude that in fact the Mayor has assembled a Planning Board of
able citizen-volunteers to join their able fellow neighbors who
preceded them. I believe this Board has worked well and in a nonpartisan manner and I hope will continue to do so, however our
members are selected. I hope you join me in my observation that
the people| of our Village are fortunate to have this Board working
on their behalf and I hope your memo is not misinterpreted to
suggest otherwise.
pest regards,
sincerely,

F, Hritz, Chairman
Village Planning Board
Honorable Richard C. Sweet
Member, Board of Trustees
Village Hall
2 9 Beekman Avenue
North Tarrytown, New York 10591
cc:, /Mayor and Board of Trustees
Linda David
Donald Walsh
Village Planning Board

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LAND USE LAW
REFORM RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the original legal system designed to control and promote land use was relatively
simple and effective when it was created over 70 years ago. Since then, as population has increased
and more complex needs have arisen, this original system has been augmented in a piecemeal fashion.
Over the years, new regulations and additional levels of authority have been created to respond to
emerging challenges. All of these changes were well intended and effective for a time;
WHEREAS, the cumulative result of this process is an uncoordinated and complex web of
regulations, processes and financial incentives, administered by numerous agencies at various levels of
government, that is neither simple, efficient nor effective. Rather than constituting a coordinated
framework of compatible processes pursuing common objectives, it has become a complicated tangle
of influences that frequently do not achieve economic competitiveness, sound community planning or
effective environmental conservation;

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WHEREAS, there are three basic principles on which the improvement of this legal system
should be based;
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First, local governments should be provided incentives and information to encourage them
to develop cost effective land use patterns;
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Second, municipalities should be encouraged to work closely with their neighbors to
create competitive economic market areas and protect natural resources that overlap local boundaries;
and
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Third, these inteiwunicipal land use plans should define efficient patterns of conservation
and development, indicating where development is to be encouraged and where land and resource
consetyation is to be supported;
WHEREAS, through these intermimicipal plans, great, efficiency in the. use of tax revenues and
natural resources can be achieved. The capital budgets of local, count}', state and federal agencies can
be coordinated with these intemunicipal plans for cost efficient development. From this cost-effective
beginning, economically competitive patterns of development can emerge. Land investors and developers will know where to invest and, in those areas, streamlining of the development process will be
possible. By encouraging land development where it is appropriate, natural resources and
environmental quality will be preserved in consetyation areas. Funds available for acquiring land or
easements to protect open space and achieve natural resource conservation can be directed to areas
designatedfor consayation purposes without suffering expensive competition with development pressures
and costly legal battles. Local officials can expect assistance from all relevant state and federal
agencies in implementing their plans, reducing intergovernmental tension and competition; and
WHEREAS, New York State has already given I ocaj., governments broad and flexible power to
adopt and implement land use plans and to cooperate with one another, and their counties, in doing so.
In adopting a variety of individual laws, the legislature has articulated an impressive list of state-wide
land use objectives. To achieve these objectives, the legislature'and governor have established a number
of administrative agencies, many with regional offices and expert staffs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1.
The land use system needs to be restructured so that strategic planning and regulation are
centered at the local level, incentives are relied on rather than mandates and regulations, and processes
are integrated to become responsive and flexible rather than rigid and bureaucratic;

�2.
Patterns of land development and resource conservation must emerge from the local level
with active public participation so that the unique qualities and contributions of each community can
strengthen the economic regions and ecosystems of the state; and
3.
The proper role for county, state and federal agencies is to encourage intermunicipal land
use activities and to coordinate the expenditure of their resources and the enforcement of their regulations with locally developed, intermunicipal plans for development and conservation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT there are several actions that the State of New York can take
to aid and encourage local governments to work together to create more cost effective patterns of
development. Among these are the following, which we hereby call on the Governor and Legislature
to adopt:
1.
The State of New York should adopt a fully integrated set of principles and objectives
to influence the expenditure of its resources and to guide the conduct of its agencies so that they support
cost effective land use patterns and intermunicipal planning that achieves such patterns. Guidance
should be taken from New Jersey and the nine other states that have adopted such state-wide land use
policies;
2.
The Governor's office should require that the activities of all state departments and offices
that influence land use be coordinated. It should also integrate the administrative jurisdictions of those
agencies so that they can be coordinated at the regional level and become more friendly to, and supportive of, the policies and programs of local officials and agencies;
3.
The state should develop a program for delivering to local governments and agencies all
available land-linked data gathered by state agencies and for integrating this data on a digitized
geographic map of each municipality. With the help of the county governments, this will create an
extensive land-linked data base that will enable localities to create efficient land use plans with their
neighbors;
4.
The state should develop a plan for providing technical and financial assistance to
localities to enable them to develop intermunicipal land use plans; and
5.
The state legislature and executive department should give communities that have adopted
intermunicipal plans designating areas for conservation and development a significant priority in the
distribution of state funds for capital projects that support development and in the distribution of state
funds appropriated for conservation purposes.
Adopted at a meeting of V i l l a g e o f North Tarrytown
(Print name of adopting organization)
on

10/2/95
(Date adopted)
Signed:
Sean Treacy
(Print name of officer signing)
Mayor
(Print title of officer signing)

held

�ADDENDUMS TO THE SEPTEMBER 1 9 .

1995

MINUTES

ON PAGE 1 MAYOR TREACY WANTED A L I S T OF ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO
WORKED ON THE LWRP FOR MANY YEARS; DONAL STEVER, WALTER CECONI,
JAMES DONOVAN, DIANE HEGARTY, NICK C I C C H E T T I , RICHARD W E I S S ,
RICHARD SWEET, ALBERTO DECARVALHO,CATHERINE WOLFE, STEPHEN KENNY,
RON GREENE, MARIO D I F E L I C E AND RALPH GUNDERMAN.
ON PAGE 6 UNDER NEW BUSINESS-MAYOR
RESIGNATION.

TREACY ACCEPTED A LETTER

OF

ON PAGE 4-PARA 4-TRUSTEE SWEET COMMENTED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW.
PAGE 4-PARA 12-MOTION FAILED 3 - 3 .
ON PAGE 5-PARA 1 0 UNDER RESOLUTIONS-TRUSTEE SWEET COMMENTED THAT
THE SELECTION OF THE ELEVATOR I S NOT OPTIMIZED AND EXCLUSIVELY
EXCEEDS THE ADA COMPLIANCE.
ON PAGE 6-PARA 1 2 - TRUSTEE SWEET COMMENTED THAT GENERAL MOTORS
DID NOT WITHDRAW THEIR LAWSUIT, THEY HAVE "MOTHBALLED" I T .
ON PAGE 7 - 1 S T
PARA-TRUSTEE
SWEET COMMENTED
CONNECTED TO THE SAW MILL RIVER SEWER SYSTEM.

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Account Number

Date
Time

Event
Error
Assigned Officer

BEEKMAN AV
ALARM BURGLAR

KEY TOURS

09/02/95
1510

95-03377
PO PELLEGRINO

28

BEEKMAN AV
ALARM FALSE

VILLAGE HALL

09/27/95
1105

95-03736
Y
DET REDDY,JAME

28

BEEKMAN AV
ALARM BURGLAR

2ND

VILLAGE HALL

09/21/95
1952

95-03645
PO BIZZARRO,Mj

49

BEEKMAN AV
ALARM BURGLAR

00

FIRST NATIONAL BANK

09/14/95
0855

95-03543
PO LOMBARDI,V

95

BEEKMAN AV
ALARM FIRE

VAN

VAN TASSEL APTS

09/23/95
0045

95-03673
PO CHECCHI,BO

21S

BEEKMAN AV
ALARM FIRE

09/03/95
1248

95-03391
PO CORONA,FRA

226

BEEKMAN AV
ALARM FALSE

09/14/95
1738

95-03548
Y
PO BENITEZ,AN

533

BELLWOOD AV
ALARM BURGLAR

09/22/95
2332

95-03670
PO OJITO,JOSE

09/05/95
1335

95-03416
DET/ CAIXEIRO,M

BIRCH CLOSE
ALARM BURGLAR

GOLDIES RESTAURANT

LIVI

262

FARRINGTON AV
ALARM FIRE

PEARSON,JOHN
#0

09/05/95
0620

95-03409
PO HROTKO,FRA

57

FREMONT RD
ALARM BURGLAR

IANNONE,ANGELA
#27

09/09/95
1413

95-03460
PO CAMPBELL,

31

HEMLOCK DR
ALARM BURGLAR

09/01/95
2030

95-03369
PO OJITO,JOSE

50

HEMLOCK DR
ALARM BURGLAR

09/11/95
0626

95-03500
PO CORONA,FRA

KELBOURNE AV
ALARM BURGLAR

09/24/95
1750

95-03698
PO CAMP,GREGO

KELBOURNE AV
ALARM FALSE

09/16/95
1830

95-03582
Y
PO CAMP,GREGO

09/16/95
2355

95-03589
PO CAMP,GREGO

227

LAKEVIEW AV
ALARM BURGLAR

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09/01/95 - 09/30/95

10/17/95

Addr
No

Street
Classification

31

LAKEVIEW AV
ALARM BURGLAR

465

MUNROE AV
ALARM BURGLAR

200

N BROADWAY
ALARM BURGLAR

ADMI

200

N BROADWAY
ALARM BURGLAR

ADMI

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N BROADWAY
ALARM BURGLAR

BLDG

210

N BROADWAY
ALARM BURGLAR

21W

238

N BROADWAY
ALARM BURGLAR

33

PALMER AV
ALARM BURGLAR

4

TERRACE CLOSE
ALARM FIRE

147

VALLEY ST
ALARM BURGLAR
VALLEY ST
ALARM BURGLAR

147
141

WEBBER AV
ALARM BURGLAR

Unit

Property Name
Account Number

Date
Time

Event
Error
Assigned Office

09/16/95
1337

95-03578
PO CHECCHI,BO

09/24/95
1752

95-03699
PO CAMP,GREGO

09/28/95
0314

95-03743
PO CAMP,GREGO

09/26/95
0555

95-03720
PO CORONA,FRA

SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH S

09/04/95
1615

95-03403
PO OJITO,JOSE

SHHS

09/04/95
1438

95-03402
PO CORONA,FRA

09/27/95
1235

95-03737
PO COTARELO,J

09/18/95
0617

95-03602
PO CORONA,FRA

09/04/95
1010

95-03398
PO CAMPBELL,B

VALLEY PLUMBING SUPP

09/02/95
1540
09/02/95
2013

XEROX/MESL
#039

09/11/95
1955

95-03379
PO PELLEGRINO
95-03384
PO BIZZARRO,M
95-03509
PO BENITEZ,AN

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#038

SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH S

CUNYNGHAME RES
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