https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/75054edb258149915cfaff8b85d56893.pdf 31ae2eb060be248aea0d38a7ccae8e16 PDF Text Text A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow was held on Tuesday, March 25, 1997 at 8:00 PM in Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York. Present: Mayor Sean Treacy Morris Alter Mario DiFelice Jose Chevere Patricia P. Ramsey Trustees Absent: Also present: Trustee Donald Stever Linda E. David, Village Administrator Janet Gandolfo, Village Attorney Mayor Treacy called the meeting to order with a pledge to the flag. Before starting the meeting, Mayor Treacy read the attached statement which is part of the official minutes. Mayor Treacy called the meeting to order with a pledge to the flag. Trustee Ramsey commented that she had nothing to do with the flyer mentioned and had only found out about it the evening of March 24lh. She stated that she will try to find out who generated this flyer and wants to put differences aside and work together with the board as a whole. Trustee Alter commented that this is an inspiration to the Mayor and board. Trustee Alter moved, second by Trustee Chevere to open the meeting, motion carried. Public Hearings- None Approval of Warrants Trustee Alter moved, second by Trustee Chevere to approve the warrant of the General fund for a total of $242,404.82 and authorize the Treasurer to pay the bills; a prolonged discussion ensued on the bill for tuition reimbursement; Trustee DiFelice wanted to know if it was legal if this leads to a law degree and he didn't feel taxpayers should be paying for this; the Village Attorney commented that it is legal; motion then passed 4-0. Trustee Alter moved, second by Trustee Ramsey to approve the warrant of the Water & Sewer fund for a total of $22,820.95 and authorize the Treasurer to pay the bills, motion carried 4-0; Trustee Alter moved, �second by Trustee Ramsey to approve the warrant of the Capital fund for a total of $81,661.35 and authorize the Treasurer to pay the bills, motion carried 4-0. Public Comments-Agenda Items Trustee DiFclicc moved, second by Trustee Ramsey to open the public comment section, carried. Don Cactano suggested that all negotiations regarding education should be put before the public. There being no further comments, Trustee Ramsey moved, second by Trustee Alter to close the public comments, carried. Resolutions- Attached i Trustee Alter moved, second by Trustee DiFcIice to adjourn the regular meeting and go into Board of Assessment Review meeting, carried. Trustee Alter moved, second by Trustee DiFclicc to open the Board of Assessment Review meeting, carried. Attached resolution #03-01-97 was then passed. Trustee Ramsey moved, second by Trustee Chevere to adjourn this meeting, motion carried. Trustee Ramsey moved, second by Trustee Chevere to reopen the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, carried. Old Business- None New Busincss-None Mayor's Report Mayor Treacy commented that the St.Patrick's Day parade was a great success. He thanked all those who helped to put this parade together in such a short time. He commented that the parade did not cost the village any money; parade committee picked up all the costs involved. Mayor Treacy commended Mr. Hugh Casey for chairing the Parade Committee. • Mayor Treacy reported that the proposed budget has been released. Homestead properties will have a 0% increase and the non-homestead will have a 1.14% increase. The proposed school budget has been released. Their public hearing on the budget will be held on April 8th with the adoption on April 15th. The election for school board trustees and vote on the budget will be held on May 7U>. Mayor Treacy reported that we have received a new grant of $9000.00 for senior citizens. i �I Ladies and Gentlemen, before we begin our meeting tonight, I have a statement I wish to read. To the trustees let me say we have a lot of work ahead of us, and ordinarily - after any political campaign - it would be my inclination to let bygones be bygones and get down to the business at hand. But tonight I wish to make a statement on an issue that S has troubled me ever since it happened. It grieves me deeply. After every campaign we look back and see things we wish we had done, and things we might have done better; and there are sometimes things which we may have said or done that we regret. Unfortunately, there are also times when someone goes far beyond the realm of good judgment.... and decency. One instance of gross indecency was a brochure which appeared in the village, late in the campaign, which accused me of being a racist. i First let me say to trustee Pat Ramsey that I believe that you personally had nothing to do with it. And I don't doubt for a moment that you would have halted it, or prevented it, had you known it was happening. l �I've known Pat Ramsey as a candidate and a trustee for over a year now. I respect her intellect and her education and I am acutely aware that as a professor she is teaching many young people who come from all walks of life. And it would be most unfortunate indeed if they were to think for a moment that Dr. Ramsey could be capable of such a despicable act. Students, you need not worry. Pat Ramsey and I may disagree politically from time to time; but on the issue of RACE .... we stand shoulder to shoulder. To the person who WAS responsible for the charge of racism against me: on one level I feel sorrow for you. You are truly a victim of your OWN blind bigotry; heedless; and incapable of seeing how such a mindless act could spread unnecessary pain and misunderstanding among your own neighbors. On a personal note, I grew up hearing of the hate and bigotry my Irish ancestors faced when they came to America. That was a time when most job listings said, "Irish need not apply." It was a time when about the only work Irish women could find was scrubbing floors; and men were hired to clean up after the horses. They were stories that would make a deep and lasting impression on me. 2 �I Our home was in the Bronx .... in a neighborhood of mixed nationalities. We were all Americans, of course, .... but what you routinely heard in the street were the ethnic slurs against the predominant groups of the neighborhood: the Irish, the Italians, and the Jews, in particular; but all ethnic groups in general. Fortunately, my parents taught me early in life to understand the stupidity of bigotry I .... AND its pain. I was instructed to ignore the taunts personally, and to understand that those who taught bigotry .... especially the adults in the neighborhood .... were people who sometimes didn't even know why they espoused hate .... something most likely handed down from THEIR hate-filled parents. I was also taught to believe that a lot of those same people, especially those whom my parents said should know better, were people lacking in self-respect It was a lesson well learned. Despite all of this, however, nothing could prepare me for the shock I felt when I learned about the campaign brochure accusing me of racism. Total disbelief at first. I Then anger. ...hurt ...and bitterness. You try to dismiss it from your mind, chalk it up to politics; but it doesn't go away. It was an EVIL act; and thus tonight I felt it necessary to address the issue on behalf of the entire community of Sleepy Hollow. 3 �I thank you. And now on behalf of the community, let's see what we can do to put the campaign behind us. For my part, I truly hope we can get beyond party, and forge a partnership .... a partnership that will allow us to focus on what is really best for ALL of the people of Sleepy Hollow. God knows we have some exciting and challenging projects ahead of us. So let's have at it. I 4 i �PUBLIC WORKS REPORT MARCH 25, 1997 I THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1997 IS A LEGAL HOLIDAY. THERE WILL BE NO GARBAGE PICK UP ON THAT DAY. FRIDAY'S GARBAGE WILL BE PICKED UP ON THURSDAY, THURSDAY'S GARBAGE WILL BE PICKED UP ON WEDNESDAY. RECYCLING WILL ALSO BE PICKED UP ON WEDNESDAY. TREE WORK IS ONGOING. SIDEWALK 50/50 REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WILL START SOMETIME IN APRIL DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. CLEANING ROUTE 9 CORRIDOR OF DEBRIS. PATCHING POT HOLES THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE. �Meeting Date: 03-25-97 Resolution #: 03-40-97 Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Board of Trustees does hereby support the "Morse Playground Fund" by purchasing the Headless Horseman Afghan for $50.00. MOVED: T r U S t e e RamSey SECONDED: T r u s t e e A I t ^ VOTE: 4-0 i i l �ncj l)nt:e: ut.ion { : 03-2fi-97 0 3 - ^2-97 BOND RESOLUTION, DATED _Mar_cJi_?.5 . 199v , AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF$174,S00 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SERIAL BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, NEW YORK PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL FINANCE LAW, TO FINANCE THE REMAINING COSTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS ON BEEKMAN AVENUE IN AND FOR THE VILLAGE. WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of sleepy noilow (ihe "Village"). located in Westchester County, in the State of New York (the "State"), hereby determines that it is in the public interest of the Village to authorize the Financing of the remaining costs of the construction of sidewalks on Beekman Avenue in and for the Village at a total estimated cost of $174,800 all in accordance with the Local Finance Law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the Village Of S l e e p y Hollow as follows: Section 1. There is hereby authorized to be issued serial bonds of Lhe Village in the aggregate principal amount of up to $174,800 pursuant to the Local Finance Law, in order to Finance the remaining cost of the specific object or purpose, including preliminary costs thereof, hereinafter described. Section 2. The specific object or purpose to be financed by the issuance of such serial bonds and the estimated maximum cost of such object or purpose are as follows: the construction of sidewalks on Beekman Avenue (S174,800) (the "Project"). Section 3. The Board of Trustees of the Village has ascertained and hereby states that (a) the estimated maximum cost of the Project is S437,000; (b) S437,000 has heretofore been authorized to be applied to the payment of the costs of the Project; (c) the Board of Trustees of the Village plans to finance the costs of the Project from (i) the $262,200 proceeds of the serial bonds or bond anticipation notes authorized in a bond resolution adopted by the Board of 1 �Trustees on August 7. 1990 insofar as SI74,800 of the proceeds of bond anticipation notes issued under said bond resolution were reduced with the proceeds of a budget note of the Village in the principal amount of $174,800 issued on October 4, 1996, and (ii) the $174,800 proceeds of the serial bonds or bond anticipation notes authorized herein; and (d) the maturity of the obligations authorized herein will not be in excess of the earlier of five (5) years or October 9, 2000. Section 4. It is hereby determined that item referred'to in Section 2 hereof is a specific object or purpose described in subdivision 24 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law and that the period of probable usefulness for said item is ten (10) years. The serial bonds authorized herein shall have a maximum maturity of five (5) years computed from the earlier of (a) the date of such serial bonds, or (b) the date of the first bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of such serial bonds provided no obligation shall be outstanding after October 9, 2000. Section 5. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Resolution and the Local Finance Law, and pursuant to the provisions of Sections 21.00, 30.00, 50.00, 56.00 and 60.00, inclusive, of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize bond anticipation notes 'in anticipation of the issuance of the serial bonds authorized by this Resolution and the renewal of such bond anticipation notes and the power to prescribe the terms, form and contents of such serial bonds and such bond anticipation notes authorized by this Resolution, and the power to issue, sell and deliver such serial bonds and bond anticipation notes arc hereby delegated to the Village Treasurer, as the chief fiscal officer of the Village. The Village Treasurer is hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the Village all serial bonds issued pursuant to this Resolution 2 �and all bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of such serial bonds, and the Village Clerk is hereby authorized to affix the seal of the Village to all such serial bonds and all such bond anticipation notes and to attest such seal. Each interest coupon, if any, representing interest payable on such serial bonds shall be authenticated by the manual or facsimile signature of the Village Treasurer. Section 6. The faith and credit of the Village is hereby and shall be irrevocably pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all obligations authorized and issued pursuant to this Resolution as the same shall become due. Section 7. When this Resolution takes effect, the Village Clerk shall cause the same to be published together with a notice in substantially the form prescribed by Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law in Daj -ly News , a newspaper having a general circulation in the Village. The validity of the serial bonds authorized by this Resolution and of bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the sale of such serial bonds may be contested only if such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village is not authorized to expend money, or the provisions of law which should be complied with as of the date of the publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit 'or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of such publication, or if such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution of the State. Section 8. Prior to the issuance of obligations authorized to be issued by this bond resolution, the Board of Trustees of the Village shall comply with all applicable provisions prescribed in Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law, all regulations promulgated 3 �b° (hereunder by the New York Slate Department of Environmental Conservation, and all applicable Federal laws and regulations in eonnection with environmental quality review relating to the Project (collectively, the "environmental compliance proceedings"). In the event that any of the environmental compliance proceedings are not completed, or require amendment or modification subsequent to the date of adoption of this bond resolution, the Board of Trustees of the Village will re-adopt, amend or modify this bond resolution prior to the issuance of obligations authorized to be issued herein upon the advice of bond couniel. It is hereby determined by the Board of Trustees of the Village that the Project will not have a significant effect on the environment. Section 9. The Village hereby declares its intention to issue the obligations authorized herein to finance the costs of the Project. The Village covenants for the benefit of the holders of the obligations authorized herein that it will not make any use of the proceeds of such obligations, any funds reasonably expected to be used to pay the principal of or interest on such obligations or any other funds of the Village, and will not make any use of the facilities financed with the proceeds of such obligations which would cause the interest on such obligations to become subject to Federal income taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 'as amended (the "Code"), (except for the alternative minimum tax imposed on corporations by section 55 of the Code and except for the environmental tax imposed on corporations by section 59A of the Code) or subject the Village to any penalties under section 148 of the Code, and that it will not take any action or omit to take any action with respect to such obligations, the proceeds thereof or any facilities financed thereby if such action or omission would cause the interest on such obligations to become subject to Federal income taxation under the Code (except �for ihc alternative minimum tax imposed on corporations by section 55 of the Code and except for the environmental tax imposed on corporations by section 59A of the Code) or subject the Village to any penalties under section 14S of the Code. The foregoing covenants shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the defeasance of the bonds or any other provisions hereof until the date which is 60 days after the final maturity date or earlier prior redemption date thereof. Section 10. For the benefit of the holders and beneficial owners from time to time of the bonds and bond anticipation notes authorized pursuant to this resolution (the "obligations"), the Village agrees, in accordance with and as an obligated person with respect to the obligations, under Rule 15c2-12 promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Rule"), to provide or cause to be provided such financial information and operating data, financial statements and notices, in such manner, as may be required for purposes of the Rule. In order to describe and specify certain terms of the Village's continuing disclosure agreement for that purpose, and thereby to implement that agreement, including provisions for enforcement, amendment and termination, the Village Treasurer is authorized and directed to sign and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Village, fhe commitment authorized by subsection 6(c) of the Rule (the "Commitment") to be placed on file with the Village Clerk, which shall constitute the continuing disclosure agreement made by the Village for the benefit of holders and beneficial owners of the obligations in accordance with the Rule, with any changes or amendments that are not inconsistent with this resolution and not substantially adverse to the Village and that are approved by the Village Treasurer on behalf of the Village, all of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the signing of the Commitment or 5 �p VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOtLOW NEW YORK ESTOPPEL NOTICE The bond resolution published herewith was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of S1C °PV Hollow o n March 25 199 7 The validity of the obligations authorized by <uch resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of sleepy Hollow is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of the publication of such resolution were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such i validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of publication of this notice, or if such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution of New York. Date: ^ ^ V f 7 . 1997 LINDA E. DAVID Village Clerk Village of sleepy iioiiow , New York • i �I iiamendments thereto. The agreement formed, collectively, by this paragraph and the Commitment, shall be the Village's continuing disclosure agreement for purposes of the Rule, and its performance shall be subject to the availability of funds and their annua! appropriation to meet costs the Village would be required to incur to perform thereunder. The Village Treasurer is further authorized and directed to establish procedures in order to ensure compliance by the Village with its continuing disclosure agreement, including the timely provision of information and notices. I Prior to making any filing in accordance with the agreement or providing notice of the occurrence of any material event, the Village Treasurer shall consult with, as appropriate, the Village Attorney and bond counsel or other qualified independent special counsel to the Village. The Village Treasurer acting in the name and on behalf of the Village, shall be entitled to rely upon any legal advice provided by the Village Attorney or such bond counsel or other special counsel in determining whether a filing should be made. Section 11. This Resolution will take effect immediately upon its adoption by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Board of Trustees of the Village. i MOVED: Trustee Alter SECONDED: Trustee Chevere VOTE: 5-0 �? Meeting Date: 03-25-97 Resolution: 03-43-97 Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Board off Trustees does hereby authorize the Administrator to proceed with the Fluor Daniel GTI proposal to obtain underwater soil samples at a cost not to exceed $4150. MOVED: Trustee Alter SECONDED: Trustee Ramsey VOTE: 4 4 i • i �Meeting Date: 03-25-97 Resolution #: 03-01-97 Whereas, the tentative assessment roll for the Village off Sleepy Hollow has been reviewed by the Village Counsel, the Village Administrator and the Board of Trustees sitting as the Board off Assessment Review, and Whereas, proof has been presented off inequalities in the tentative assessments on seven (7) properties. Therefore, Be it Resolved that the following tentative assessments are changed as follows: Section/Block/ Lot Original Tentative Assessment 14-08-10 11-1 DO 6 15-08-05 14-17-1K 16-05-21A 15-11-3-4-5 & 15-10-14 Final Reduction Assessment 195,000 225,000 114,500 225,000 91,300 7,500 56,250 24,000 7,000 24,200 187,500 168,750 90,500 218,000 67,100 213,800 68,800 145,000 It is further resolved that the other protested assessments shall remain unchanged due to lack off proof that the assessment should be reduced. 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