Town Board Work Session

FINAL TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION AGENDA
TOWN OF YORKTOWN
363 Underhill Avenue
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
November 12, 2013

CLOSED SESSION:

6:30 Open Meeting then Immediately Close to Discuss Advice of Counsel and Personnel

OPEN SESSION:

7:30 Proposed Yorktown Entrance Sign and Brick Wall
Contact: William Primavera
Discussion:

7:40 Shell Service Station, Canopy
Contact: Catapano Engineering, PC
Discussion: Request for Special Use Permit

7:55 Building Permit Renewals
Contact: John Winter
Discussion: Proposed Local Law Change

Miscellaneous:

• Request from Yorktown Head Start to waive the 3% rent increase, effective 1/1/2014
• Request from Hudson Valley Hospital Center to display its banner on Veteran’s Road for the month of January. In addition, request to display light post banners along Commerce Street for the month on January.

RESOLUTIONS (to be passed Tuesday, November 12, 2013)

Legal Department:

• Resolution approving removing foreclosed parcel, Stream Valley liens from Receivers records.
• Resolution approving amendment to legal services agreement with Wormser Kiely Galef & Jacobs
• Resolution approving Town Attorney authorization to execute a Consent to Change Attorney in the case of Leinau v Garcia
• Resolution approving budget transfer in the Town attorney budget

Court:

• Authorize the Supervisor to sign the JCAP Grant for submission to the NYS Office of Court Administration

Finance:

• Whereas, the Town of Yorktown duly advertised Requests for Proposals for Information Technology Services, and whereas, on October 20, 2011, the only proposal received was opened, now, Therefore Be it resolved, that the bid for Informational Technology Services awarded to Sullivan Data be extended per the terms of the BID for two additional years: January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015, at a annual cost of $63,100.
• Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Comptroller to pay Kathryn McGuire the cash value of unused holiday, longevity and medical buyout as of 10/18/13, her date of retirement for a total of $3,990.25

Highway:

• Bond Release: Pizella Bros – Street Opening Permit
• Resolved, the Town Board approves the Comptroller to transfer $8,000 fromHighway line D5130.403 to Highway line D5130.425
• Resolved, the Town Board approved the Comptroller to Jesco inc. up to $13,000.00 (repair of John Deere 710) and Altec (repair of Tree truck) up to $18,0000.00

RESOLUTIONS (to be passed Tuesday, November 19, 2013)

Legal Department:

• RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to sign a rider agreement with Wormser Kiely Galef & Joseph with respect to the hourly rate for legal services in connection with tax certiorari matters outside the retainer, which shall be $200 per hour for senior associates and $170/hour for junior associates, effective on November 1, 2013.
• RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes the payment of up to $1625 to Major Abstract Corp., 1110 Route 55, Suite 205, LaGrangeville, NY 12540, for title reports prepared in connection with the potential disposition of certain in rem parcels.

Water Department:

• RESOLVED, the Town Board authorizes a budget transfer from the Water Department line SW 8310.495 to SW8320.408 to cover heating oil purchases

Engineering:
Bond Releases:

Ianuzzi - #BSWPPP-058-13 – Baptist Church Road
Martucci - #E-043-10 – Ivy Road
Forest Works - #WP-T-041-13 – Hilltop Road
Freedom Gardens - #BSWPPP-009-11 – Strawberry Road
Teatown Lake Reservation - #WP-BSWPPP-T-087-12 – Spring Valley Road
IBM – (Kitchawan Road)
#WP-E-038-08
#FSWPPP-T-014-12
#FSWPPP-WP-063-12
#WP-BSWPPP-T-026-13