Town Board Meeting

FINAL TOWN BOARD AGENDA

TOWN OF YORKTOWN

December 17, 2013

 

PLACE:                 

TOWN HALL      ________       7:30pm

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

2.         MOMENT OF SILENCE

 

3.         REPORT FROM SUPERVISOR MICHAEL GRACE

                                        

4.         REPORTS FROM TOWN BOARD MEMBERS

 

5.         PRESENTATION

Yorktown Community Dog Park

                 

6.         RESOLUTIONS FROM THE MEETING OF 12/3/2013

 

7.         COURTESY OF THE FLOOR

 

8.         PUBLIC HEARING

              Decisions:

2014 Budget
State Land Corp – Rezoning

 

9.         ADVERTISING

Bids

                        Town Cars – Body Work

                        Town Trucks – Body Work

 

10.         BID AWARDS

On Call Grit & Bar Screen Debris Removal & Disposal for the

                          Yorktown Sewage Treatment Plant - #13-08

RESOLVED, that the bid for On Call Grit & Bar Screen Debris Removal for the Water Pollution Control Plant, Bid #13-8, be awarded to Fred A. Cook, Jr. Inc., the low bidder, at a total cost of $200.00 per ton.

 

11.           VOLUNTARY BOARDS

Appointment:

                       Patrick Cumiskey – Parks and Recreation Commission        

            BE IT RESOLVED, that Patrick Cumiskey is hereby appointed as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission for a seven year term expiring on December 31, 2020.

 

 

12.           PERSONNEL

Retirement:

                       Sandra Norman

                       Deborah Gualtiere

                       Elfriede Schmid        

 

Resignation:

                       Jane Preston

    

13.           RESOLUTIONS

Request from the Court Clerk

              BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes the Town Comptroller to transfer $15,000 from A.1110.101 (Court – Salary) to A1110.416 (Court – Building Maintenance for the purpose of installing a bullet proof office window.

               

Request from the Finance Department:

            BE IT RESOLVED, that the Comptroller is authorized to pay William Olli $3,741.08 for 2012 sick reward for time taken originally coded as sick time benefit but reclassified as worker’s compensation time benefit based on the Worker’s Compensation Board decision dated October 7, 2013.

Requests (2) from the Human Resources Department:             

            WHEREAS, the following employees have requested and received permission from their applicable department heads to carry 2013 accrued time for use in 2014, and

 

            WHEREAS, the comptroller has confirmed the available balances, now

 

            THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the following employees may carry the time balances next to their name: See list below.

 

            Resolved, that the Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to sign an Agreement with Head Start to hold in place the YCCC 2013 rent rate for 2014, and

 

            Be It Further Resolved, the term of the license is from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.

Requests (6) from the Legal Dept.

            WHEREAS, the Town wishes to construct a stormwater retrofit system on property owned by the State and managed by the NYS Department of Transportation (DOT), located between Underhill Avenue and Hanover Street alongside the North County Trailway, which property is the subject of an existing DOT permit to the Town for recreational use; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Town has asked DOT to amend the permit to allow as an additional use of the property a stormwater retrofit system, and DOT is willing to so amend the permit; and

 

            NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to sign the proposed amended DOT permit # 81071 and submit it to DOT for approval; and be it further

            RESOLVED, that upon the return of the permit countersigned by DOT’s Regional and Main Offices, it shall be filed with the Town Clerk.                     

 

            WHEREAS, Use and Occupancy Permit # 81867 was issued by the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) to the Town of Yorktown, which permit allows the Town to use State land for recreational purposes, and the Patriot Garden and the Skate Park are located in this permit area,  and

 

            WHEREAS, the Town Board received a communication from New York State Department of Transportation Regional Real Estate Officer Alan D. Silverman, notifying the Town that the State is exploring transferring sections of the abutting trailway to Westchester County, and might also consider offering some areas to adjacent private property owners if there are no competing qualifying municipal needs, and has requested the Town to affirm its present requirements and indicate prospective plans for the property subject to the Permit, in order to enable the State to accommodate local needs and plan for the most effective disposition of the former railway right-of-way; be it hereby

 

            RESOLVED, that the Town Board affirms its need for the entire area subject to Permit #81867 for recreational and other municipal uses, and requests the State to transfer the property subject to the Permit to the Town.

 

            RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor is hereby authorized to sign an agreement with Shaw, Perelson, May & Lambert, LLP, 115 Stevens Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595 (attn: Marc E. Sharff, Esq.) and the Lakeland School District to provide legal services to the Town and the School District as counsel in connection with the tax certiorari cases brought against the Town and School District by Jefferson Valley Racquet Club. The rate is $200 per hour for attorneys, $100 per hour for paralegals, to be split equally by the Town and School District, as well as reimbursement for expenses and disbursements as set forth in the retainer letter dated December 12, 2013; and it is

 

            FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Attorney or Town Supervisor is authorized to sign a Consent to Change Attorneys in the Jefferson Valley Racquet Club certiorari cases to substitute Marc Sharff for John Burkhardt.

 

                Authorize the Supervisor to sign a lease agreement with Manetoo Dance Ensemble (Westchester Ballet) for lease of room(s) within the YCCC

 

            Authorize the Supervisor to sign a lease agreement with Get Fit/Fit Kids for lease of room(s) within the YCCC

 

            Authorize the Supervisor to sign a lease agreement with Yorktown Teen Center for lease of room(s) within the YCCC

 

            Authorize the Supervisor to sign a lease agreement with Yorktown Community Help for lease of room(s) within the YCCC

 

 

Request from the Section 8 Department:

            RESOLVED, that the  Town Comptroller is authorized to pay Happy Software, Inc. for a one year software license and software support for computer software provided to the Section 8 Office, to cover the period from February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015. The payment amount is $4,125.00 as shown on the invoice(s) dated November 26, 2013. The source of funds is Housing Assistance Payments Account maintained by the Section 8 office and funded by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”).

 

Request from the Supervisor’s Office:

            Authorize the Supervisor to extend services of Cary Vigilante for broadcastings services from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 at a rate of $500.00/month

             

Request from the Town Board:

            BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby agrees to reduce the Water Account Bill for Account Number: 4201083223 to $120.00 for the period ending 5/3/2013.

 

Requests (3) from the Water Distribution Superintendent:

            BE IT RESOLVED, that the following 2013 budget transfer is approved:

Transfer $9,000 from the Water Department Materials & Supplies Line (SW.8340.0403) to the Water Department Maint. Equipment Line (SW.8340.0418) to cover John Deere Backhoe repairs.

 

            BE IT RESOLVED, that the following 2013 budget transfer is approved:

Transfer $5,500 from the Water Department Meter Projects Line (SW.8340.0483.0000) to the Water Department Maint./Meters Line (SW.8340.0419) to cover IBM meter pit lines 1 & 2 repairs.

 

            BE IT RESOLVED, that the following 2013 budget transfer is approved:

Transfer $30,000 from the Water Department Meter Projects Line (SW.8340.0483.0000) to the Water Department Diesel Fuel Line (SW.8340.470.0001) for diesel fuel purchases.

 

14.       MONTHLY REPORTS

Building Department

 

15.       COURTESY OF THE FLOOR

         

  16.       ADJOURN

ALICE E. ROKER

TOWN CLERK

TOWN OF YORKTOWN

DATED:   December 16, 2013

 

                      OPEN BIDS

Sherry Drive Storm Sewer Relining

 

 

Name

# days

# hours

Jessica Bambach

 

7.25

Andrew Cerrato

8

 

Scott Ferreria

2

 

Barry Gelbman

1

 

Peter Goldberg

3

 

Brian Gray

5

 

Anita Hecker

2

 

Michael Hoek

15

 

Todd Orlowski

3

 

Guido Parks

2

 

Al Pisano

2

 

Anne Anderson

4

 

Paul Hollopeter

19

 

J. John Michaud

10

 

Barbara Korsak

4

 

Mary DeSilva

25

 

Thomas Federmack

5

 

Margaret Gspurning

13

 

Mary Capoccia

4

 

Diana Quast

9

 

Elena Panagi

6

 

Kathie Nicholson

3

 

Thomas Travis

 

44

John Tegeder

3

 

Daniel McMahon

17

 

Maria Stolfi

5

 

Patricia Caporale

15

 

Isabel Klein

12

 

Charles Vilarino

10

 

Margaret O'Reilly

5

 

John Winter Sr.

11

 

Joe Venitucci

 

35

Diane Schiavone

 

21

Kim Penner

30

 

Elfrieda Schmid

35

 

Kim Lopez

5

 

Debbie Gaultiere

 

5

Patricia Barresi

7

 

Adam Cerrato

1

 

Robert Ireland

1