https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/eba9454d6a08ecc8472269c7b29c9761.pdf ba924e36d2c1e779585378c8aefe899e PDF Text Text /bo A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held on Tuesday, October 10,2000, at 8:00 PM in Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York. Present: Mayor Philip Zegarelli James Hart Patricia Rodriguez Donald Stever Richard Zieja Robert Higle Trustees Absent: Trustee Mario DeFelice Also Present: Brian Murphy, Village Attorney Mayor Zegarelli called the meeting to order with a pledge to the flag. Before starting the meeting, the Mayor commented on the successful Street Festival and Columbus Day Parade, and thanked all of those involved who helped make it a great success. Public Hearing Mayor Zegarelli read the attached public hearing notice regarding the senior citizen tax exemptions with the sliding income scale. He gave a brief explanation. There were no comments from the public; Trustee Hart moved, seconded by Trustee Stever to close the hearing, carried. Approval of Minutes Trustee Higle moved to approve the minutes of September 19,2000, seconded by Trustee Zieja and carried 6-0. Trustee Rodriguez moved to approve the minutes of the worksession of September 28, 2000, seconded by Trustee Higle and carried 6-0. Trustee Higle moved to approve the minutes of the worksession of October 3,2000, seconded by Trustee Zieja and motion carried 6-0. Mayor Zegarelli commented that December 17,2000 will be the anniversary of the village and we will be putting things in our time capsule. Trustee Zieja will be working on this and if anyone has anything they would like to be put in there, they can contact him. The Mayor met with Charles Verdin, President of the Verdin Company where we bought the clock. He is interested in coming up with the design of the Headless Horseman. Public Comments Mr. Scappaticci of Millard Avenue commented that the road is too narrow and would like it widened and curbs installed. The Mayor commented that the whole street needs to be surveyed before we can do this. 1 �Mario Scappaticci of Dell Street thanked Joe DeFeo and the administration for all the work they did in cleaning out the Pocantico River. He wanted to know if there is any money to clean up the river by Devries Park. The Mayor commented there was a grant for the Restoration to clean out the silt in that area. Trustee Stever commented there was also a grant to clean upstream. Mr. Scappaticci wanted to know if the walk by the bridge could be lowered. The Mayor stated we need to check with the engineer. Mavor* s Report Mayor Zegarelli stated that we are appealing the Paolantonio lawsuit and have filed a remitter to Judge Smith. He also commented on the litigation matter of County House Road for which we are seeking an appeal. The Planning Board followed the law all the way. Trustee's Reports Trustee Stever reported that the Waterfront Advisory Committee met last week regarding the reconstruction of the property in the Valley Street area. The Chairman sent a formal written decision. Richard Weiss should be commended for putting the policy together. The Mayor commented for the record that this Monday a memo went out to the Chairmen of all Boards regarding the Kendal Pilot Agreement. Trustee Zieja urged all residents to send in photos, etc. for the time capsule. Trustee Higle reported that the Haunted Hayride will take place on two weekends, October 20-21 and October 27-28. Trustee Rodriguez had no report. Trustee Hart read the attached Fire Wardens correspondence. Trustee Hart moved, seconded by Trustee Higle to approve the actions of the Fire Wardens, carried 6-0. Trustee Hart reported that we are awaiting the year-end returns from Joe DeMilia, our accountant and we are in process of upgrading our computer system. The Mayor commented that the state has given us an extension on our year end returns. Resolutions-Attached Trustee Hart moved, seconded by Trustee Higle to authorize the Mayor to sign the Snow and Ice agreement, providing everything is in order, motion carried 6-0. Old Business On behalf of the Board, Mayor Zegarelli thanked and recognized Antonio Rodrigues for all the work that he did in the board room. Trustee Stever moved that Antonio be presented with a plaque in recognition of this great job, seconded by Mayor Zegarelli and carried 6-0. �Mayor Zcgarelli commented that there are still open items that need to be discussed at the worksession. Trustee Stever commented on the status of the issue of the conveyance of the portion of Gory Brook Road that lies within the Rockefeller State Preserve, also the pending request from Richochet to provide internet service to the village. (Referred to the Administrator to follow up) Communications* Petitions & Requests Mayor Zegarelli was in receipt of a letter regarding memorial services at Riverside Hose on October 15th. Westchester County Village Officials are holding their next meeting in Pleasantville. Reservations must be made by October 6th. The Mayor was in receipt of a memo from Village Counsel regarding police items and grievances. A letter was received from Mr. Landi regarding infiltration studies at Fremont Pond. A letter was received from Alice Newman regarding the curtailment of hours at the Post Office. The Mayor was in receipt of a letter from the residents of 10 Birch Close regarding the pathway between the Kendal property and the promenade at Birch Close. He was in receipt of two turn off notices from Con Ed; 148 Cortlandt Street and 28 Dell Street. The Mayor received an invitation from the PMIA to attend their meeting on October 26th at 7:30 PM. John Cahill, Commissioner of DEC, has rescheduled the meeting to look at the General Motors site. The PMIA would like to see that the stop signs in the Manors are enforced. Arthur McKinley, President of the PMIA would like the Board to review the items given to them regarding the Kendal project There being no further business, Trustee Rodriguez moved, seconded by Trustee Zieja to adjourn the meeting, carried. Respectfully submitted, Angela Everett Village Clerk �Public Hearing Notice Village of Sleepy Hollow Please Take Notice, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 10, 2000 at 8:00 PM or soon thereafter at Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York regarding the adoption of a Local Law of the Village of Sleepy Hollow for the year 2000 which would exempt from Village taxes within the control of the said Board of Trustees to the extent of fifty per cent (50%) of its assessed value at a sliding scale pursuant to the provisions of Real Property Tax Law Section 467.1(b) (1), properties owned by one or more persons sixty-five (65) years of age or over who comply with the provisions of said Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law as to occupancy, income, length of ownership and otherwise. A copy of said law is available in the office of the Village Clerk. All taxpayers, residents and parties in interest are entitled to attend and be heard at said hearing. By Order of the Board of Trustees Angela Everett, Village Clerk Dated September 29, 2000 �Meeting Date: 10/10/00 Resolution #: 10/105/00 I Be it Resolved, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow does hereby approve the following income scale for the partial property tax exemption for senior citizens for the 2001 Assessment Roll according to Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law. Maximum Level of Income Under $20,500.00 20,500. To 21,499.99 21,500. To 22,499.99 22,500. To 23,499.99 23,500. To 24,400.00 24,401. To 25,301.00 25,302. To 26,202.00 26,203. To 27,103.00 27,104 To 28,004.00 28,005. To 28,905.00 VED: Trustee Stever I I Percent of Exemption 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% SECONDED: Trustee Hart �RESOLUTION NO. 10/106/00 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONSENT FOR ASSIGNMENT OF THE CABLE FRANCHISE WHEREAS, MediaOne of New York, Inc. (the "Franchisee") holds a cable franchise and is duly authorized to operate and maintain a cable communications system (the "Franchise") in the Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York (the "Village"); and, WHEREAS, Cablevision of Boston, Inc. ("CSC Boston") is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CSC Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CSC Holdings"); and, WHEREAS, CSC Boston, CSC Holdings, and Cablevision of Brookline L.P. (also a subsidiary of CSC Holdings) (collectively referred to as "Cablevision"), entered into an Asset Exchange Agreement (the "Agreement") with AT&T Corp. ("AT&T") dated as of April 18, 2000; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, CSC Boston will receive, in addition to other valuable consideration, and in exchange for its Boston, Massachusetts cable system. Franchisee's cable assets in the Village (the "Assignment'*); and, WHEREAS, the closing of the Agreement (the "Closing") is subject to the close of a pending transaction between AT&T and MediaOne Group, Inc., the ultimate parent of Franchisee ' ("MediaOne"), dated as of May 6,1999, pursuant to which MediaOne will become a whollyowned subsidiary of AT&T; WHEREAS, on or about June 12,2000, Franchisee and CSC Boston jointly submitted to the Village Board an application for consent to the Assignment of the Franchise on the Federal Communications Commission Form 394 (the "Assignment Application"); and, WHEREAS, the Village duly conducted a review of the Assignment Application and examined the legal, financial and technical qualifications of Cablevision, followed all required procedures in order to review and act upon the Assignment Application, and considered the comments of all interested parties; and, WHEREAS, following its review and investigation, the Village has concluded that Cablevision meets the legal, technical and financial criteria necessary to operate the cable system in the Village and has satisfied all criteria set forth in and under the Franchise with the Village, and all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations; �NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: The Village hereby consents to the Assignment of the cable system serving the Village to Cablevision, or to another subsidiary or affiliate of Cablevision under common control, effective upon the Closing. The Village confirms that there are presently no defaults under the Franchise or events which, with giving of notice or passage of time or both, could constitute events of default thereunder. The Village releases Franchisee, effective upon the Closing, from all obligations and liabilities under the Franchise that accrue on and after the Closing. The Village's consent to the Assignment herein shall be effective immediately, and Cablevision shall notify the Village promptly upon the Closing, ADOPTEDby the Board on this JJLttfay of O c t o b e r . 2000. Village of Sleepy Hollow. New York By: Name: P h i l i p E. Title: Mayor z£g£r|y.i" ATTEST: Clerk of thfl Village of Sleepy Hollow, New York Moved: Trustee Higle Seconded: Trustee Stever Vote: 6 �Resolution #: 10/107/00 Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow Authorizing Application Submission New York Clean Water State Revolving Fund Whereas, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow have identified significant water system capital improvements that are necessary to improve fire fighting capacity and to provide water storage capacity at a sufficient level to adequately protect the Village's water supply in the event of an unforeseen system interruption, and Whereas, funding in the form of low interest loans is available to carry out said capital improvements through the New York Clean Water Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Board of Trustees now wish to move forward and submit an application to undertake said improvements as summarized in the attached narrative and cost breakout, Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow does hereby authorize the submission of an application for low interest loan fundsfromthe New York Clean Water Revolving Fund, and to take all such other steps as are necessary to effect the intent of this resolution. Moved: Trustee Rodrigues Seconded: Trustee Zieja Vote 5-0 �/£? SLEEPY HOTXOW SOT APPLICATION I RtacrYOir The first priority of the 2001 SRF application is the proposed Reservoir expansion. The existing Reservoir has a capacity of approximately 800,000 gal. The storage goal is one days average flow. The proposed addition is 2,000,000 gal. The total storage of 2,800,000 gal. Accommodates the current flow plus estimates for General Motors site, IBM, Kendal and a factor for miscellaneous growth in the Village. Distribution System Improvements The second priority is 17,500 feet of 4" water pipe in the Village. This size pipe is undersized and should be replaced. These streets are generally spread throughout the Village. See accompanying map. The water system hydraulics will be greatly improved. i i �SLEEPY HOLLOW SOT APPLICATION COST SUMMARY ITEM Reservoir Distribution System Improvements Misc. CONSTRUCTION COST PROJECT COST $750,000 $937,000 $1,460,000 $1,825,000 $30,000 $37,000 TOTAL $2,800,000 �Clo Public Works Report Oct. 10, 2000 I We are working on Van Ripper, widening the street, pouring new curbs and repaying which should all be completed by the end of October. Laying out a new drainage project for Beekman Avenue. Sidewalk project on Beekman Avenue is about 75% completed. We are in the process of preparing our equipment for leaf season and snow. Cleaned out the Pocantico River from the debris of hurricane Floyd. i i �(1( SLEEPY HOLLOW FIRE DEPABIMEBT Sleepy Hollow, New York Fire Patrol Org. 1876 Pocantico Hook and Ladder org. 1878 Rescue Hose Co. No. 1 Org. 1887 Union Hose Eng. Co. No. 2 Org. 1887 Columbia Hose Co. No. 3 Org. 1899 TO: Mayor and Board of Trustee's From: Sleepy Hollow Fire Dept. / Board of Fire Wardens Date: Oct 1,2000 The following actions were approved at our Sept 12,2000 fire council meeting: Pocantico H&L: - Kimbcrly Pircio has resigned as Fire Warden. Columbia Hose: - Richard Sullivan has resigned as an active member. Fire Patrol: - Assistant Chief Jose Ojito has been passed as a driver. Ambulance Corp.; - Laura Spota has been approved as a driver. Firematically Yours, Jose Ojito, Secretary 2nd Ass. Chief � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes & Resolutions-2000 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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