Town Board

February 11, 2015

TOWN BOARD AGENDA

MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF HARRISON
TO BE HELD AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING,
ONE HEINEMAN PLACE, HARRISON, NY
IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY ON,
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2015 AT 7:30 PM
EASTERN STANDARD TIME

PRESENTATION BY SUPERVISOR BELMONT AND THE TOWN BOARD OF CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT TO HARRISON RESIDENT STEPHEN BRAND FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO HOMERUN HOPEFULS

UPDATE ON THE FEMA COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM BY TOWN ENGINEER MICHAEL AMODEO

A.  REPORT FROM SUPERVISOR BELMONT ON DECISIONS MADE FOLLOWING TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 22, 2015

1.Approval to make a conditional appointment of John Salov as a Police Officer for the Harrison Police Department.

2.Approval to make a conditional appointment of Francesco Antolino as a Police Officer for the Harrison Police Department.

3.Approval to make a conditional appointment of Rocky Consigliere as a Police Officer for the Harrison Police Department.

4.Authorization to appoint Patricia Kruse on a Probational Basis to the position of Intermediate Clerk at the Harrison Police Department.

5.Authorization to accept the Variance issued by the New York City DEP in connection with the Organic Waste Transfer Station.

6.Authorization to settle the Arbitration brought on behalf of Joseph Derenzis to resign from his employment.

7.Authorization to promote Christopher Pacicca to Foreman of General Town Buildings in the Department of Public Works.

8.Authorization to promote Jerry Forgione to Foreman of Parks in the Department of Public Works.

9.Authorization to promote Pat Mastrogiacomo to Laborer in the General Town Building Division of the Department of Public Works.

10.Authorization to promote Richard Vendola to General Repairer in the Parks Department of Public Works.

11.Authorization to settle the claim in the matter of Geico Insurance v. Town of Harrison in the amount of $841.28.

12.Authorization to settle the claim in the matter of Broderick v. Town of Harrison in the amount of $1,524.83.

13.Authorization to raise cap on legal fees in the matter of New York Youth Club v. Town of Harrison to the amount of $25,000.00.

B.  CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS:

1.Monthly report by the New Rochelle Humane Society for December 2014.

2.Monthly report by the Town Clerk for December 2014.

3.Monthly report by the Town Clerk for January 2015.

4.Monthly report by the Acting Fire Marshal for January 2015.

5.Monthly report by the Building Inspector for January 2015.

6.Monthly report by the Receiver of Taxes for January 2015.

7.Monthly report by the Chief of Police for January 2015.

8.Quarterly report by the Library Director for the months of October, November and December 2014.

C.  PUBLIC HEARING:

None

D.  PERSONNEL:

1.Request by Personnel Manager Debra Scocchera for authorization to add Michael Fuller to the Part Time Availability List for the Building Department, for the Records Management Project, at an hourly rate of $12.00, effective February 10, 2015. The funds for this project have been budgeted in part time line 001-3620-100-0130.

2.Withdrawn.

3.Letter of retirement from Gary Citino from his position of Senior Auto Mechanic effective March 27, 2015.

4.Request by Chief of Police Anthony Marraccini for authorization for Police Officer Frank Morabito and Detective Kevin Wong to attend In-Service Code Enforcement Training. The Training will be held at the Readers Digest Campus in Chappaqua, New York. The total cost of this training will be $920.00.

E.  ACTIONS AND RESOLUTION:

1.Request by Building Inspector Robert Fitzsimmons, on behalf of St. Vincent’s Hospital, for approval of a Special Events Permit for their fundraising 5k run/walk event on Saturday May 9, 2015. Further request the services of the Harrison Police Department and for the Special Event Permit Fee to be waived.

2.Request by Doreen Grozinger, Chairperson of the Harrison Counsel for the Arts, for approval to hold a reception in the Municipal Building for Youth Art Month on Sunday March 1, 2015 from 1 – 3 PM. Further request to hold a reception at the Harrison Municipal Building on Sunday April 19, 2015 from 1 -3 PM, as well as a reception at the Annex Building in West Harrison on Friday May 1, 2015 from 6-8 PM. These receptions will be exhibiting art and photos of the children from both Harrison Children’s Centers.

3.Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for a 2014 year ending budget modification.

4.Request by Town Attorney Frank Allegretti for approval of the Inter-Agency Agreement between the South East Consortium and the Town of Harrison in the amount of $21,355.00. This amount reflects zero increase from 2014. Further request that upon approval the Supervisor execute the agreement.

5.Request by Chief of Police Anthony Marraccini for authorization to accept a donation from the Lamberti Family in the amount of $300.00. This donation will be utilized for spending at the discretion of the Chief.

6.Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for authorization to participate with the County of Westchester in regards to the Local Government Efficiency Plan. 

F.  OLD BUSINESS:

G.  MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION: