Town Board Agenda

Date: 
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 7:30am

September 3, 2015

 

TOWN BOARD AGENDA

 

MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HARRISON

TO BE HELD AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING

1 HEINEMAN PLACE, HARRISON, NY IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY

ON, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 AT 7:30 PM

EASTERN STANDARD TIME

 

PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT BY SUPERVISOR BELMONT AND THE TOWN BOARD TO THE WEST HARRISON JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND TRAINING

AS JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS

 

PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION BY SUPERVISOR BELMONT AND THE TOWN BOARD TO MARIANNE ALBERTELL FOR HER DEDICATION AND SACRIFICE IN SUPPORT OF HER SON, LUITENANT COLONEL DANIEL BIDETTI

 

PRESENTATION BY CPI-HR REGARDING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

 

  1. REPORT FROM SUPERVISOR BELMONT ON DECISIONS MADE FOLLOWING TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 6, 2015

None

 

  1. CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS:

 

1.Monthly report by the Chief of Police for July 2015.

2.Monthly report by the Superintendent of Recreation for July 2015.

3.Monthly report by the Receiver of Taxes for July 2015.

4.Monthly report by the Building Inspector for July 2015.

5.Monthly report by the Commissioner of Public Works for June 2015.

 

  1. PUBLIC HEARING:

None

 

  1. PERSONNEL:

 

1.   Request by Chief of Police Anthony Marraccini for authorization to appoint Lindsay Marie Miceli as an Alternate Crossing Guard at a rate of $20.29 per hour, effective immediately.

2.   Notification from the Harrison Historical Society that the Board voted on the following appointments and changes:

 

            Jeff Park, title change to Chairman.

            Nancy DeParis and William Angiolillo added as new Board Members.

 

E.  ACTIONS AND RESOLUTION:

 

1.   Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for authorization to hire an actuarial firm to attest that our plan’s prescription plan benefits are equivalent to Medicare Part D is an annual requirement of the Federal Government.  The fee for this annual service is $3,200.00, with no increase over the previous years.  Funding for this contract is available in budget line Special Items/Special Services 001-1900-100-4407.  Further request to approve this contract and after a review of the contract by the Law Department, the Supervisor be authorized to execute the contract.

 

2.   Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for authorization of the following Budget Transfer:

 

Increase:

 

001-1900-100-4407                                                          $16,000.00

Town Fund/Special Items Special Service

 

Decrease:

 

001-1900-100-4490                                                          $16,000.00

Town Fund/Contingency Budget Line

 

To transfer monies from Contingency Line to cover the cost of the annual contract for CPI-HR.

 

3.   Authorization to appoint Hugo Ruiz to the Architectural Review Board as a new member. 

 

4.   Request by Chief Operating Officer for Harrison EMS Joseph Bilotto for approval for their fourth installment payment in the amount of $137,500.00.

 

5.   Request by Director of Community Services Nina Marraccini to accept the following donations for the Harrison Food Pantry:

 

 

6.   Request by Superintendent of Recreation Gerry Salvo for authorization for the Supervisor to sign the Westchester County Health Department Certificate of Authorization for the It’s Great to Live in Harrison Celebration Festival.

 

7.   Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for authorization of the following Budget Transfer:

 

      INCREASE:

      012-8311-100-4451

      Water #2 – Cost of Bond Issuance                                               $1,500.00

 

      DECREASE:

      012-8311-100-0455

      Water  #2 – Plant Extension                                                         $1,500.00

 

      Budget transfer to cover account overage.

 

8.   Request by Maria Bannon to hold a block party on Sunday, September 19, 2015 on Hess Avenue from 12pm-8pm, closing the entire street between Coakley and Danner Avenues.  Insurance will be submitted.

9a. Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for authorization of the following Budget Modification:

 

      INCREASE:

      001-0000-059-5999

      Town Appropriated Fund Balance                                               $60,000.00

 

      INCREASE:

      001-1900-100-4407

      Town Special Items-Special Services                                           $60,000.00

 

To modify Town Fund budget by appropriating Town Fund Balance and increasing Town Special Items-Special Service budget line, for the purpose of covering the cost of charges associated with the demolition of 27 Century Ridge Road.

9b.   Request by Building Inspector Robert Fitzsimmons for approval of the following estimates for the demolition of 27 Century Ridge Road:

     

Asbestos survey by Environmental Maintenance Contractors, Inc.   $3,550.00

Asbestos removal by Environmental Maintenance Contactors, Inc.  $45,120.00

ACM Abatement Air Monitoring by Niche Analysis, Inc.                $2,180.00

Oil Tank removal by Northeast Environmental, Inc.                          $1,800.00

 

Total not to exceed $60,000.00.

 

Late Items…

10. Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for authorization of the following Budget Modification:

 

      INCREASE:

      003-0000-015-2302                                                         

      Highway and Snow Removal Service                                          $154,152.00

 

      INCREASE:

      003-9501-100-0906

      Highway Transfer Out to Capital                                                 $154,152.00

 

      To modify Highway Revenue budget line to reflect the additional monies to be received from NYS as per the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 Snow and Ice Agreement and to increase the budget in the Transfer Out to Capital Budget line to provide monies for additional roadway repairs.  Funds will be placed in Capital Account 15HW03.

 

11. Request by Town Engineer Michael Amodeo for authorization to increase the contract amount for Bilotta Construction Road Rehabilitation Projects from $1,750,000.00 to $2,136,485.86 for an increase of $386,485.86.        

 

12. Request by Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Robinson for authorization to initiate the purchase order process for crack sealing work as part of the continuation of the 2015 Pavement Preservation Project for various Town roadways.  The work shall not exceed $70,000.00.  Funding is available in the DPW Capital Budget Account 15HW03.  Purchase Order number 352481.

 

F.   OLD BUSINESS:

 

 

G.  MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION: