Town Board Agenda

July 18, 2013 version

AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE,
AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING AT 6:00 PM
RE: POMCO

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, JULY 18, 2013 AT 7:30 PM,
EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

A.        REPORT FROM SUPERVISOR BELMONT ON DECISIONS MADE FOLLOWING TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD ON, JUNE 20, 2013.
            1.         Approval to hire a MIS Consultant for the Police Department with provisions as discussed in executive session.
            2.         Motion to terminate the employment of Teresa Meritt pursuant to section 73 of the Civil Service Law effective February 18, 2013.
            3.         Approval to settle the following tax certioraris in the matter of:
                           ▪ Summer Hill Realty, 16 Kempner Lane
                           ▪ Purchase Country Estates, 2525 Purchase Street
                           ▪ Hudson City Savings Bank, 389 Halstead Avenue
                           ▪ JP Morgan Chase, 402 Halstead Avenue
                           ▪ JP Morgan Chase, 107 Lake Street
                           ▪ Jamshid Sheik/Sover, 280 Harrison Avenue
                           ▪ Giuliante, 75 Calvert Street
           

B.        CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS:
            1a.       Monthly report by the Town Clerk for June 2013.
            1b.       Monthly report by the Receiver of Taxes for June 2013.
            1c.       Quarterly report by the Library Director for April, May and June 2013.
            1d.       Monthly report by the Chief of Police for May and June 2013.
            1e.       Monthly report by the Fire Marshal for June 2013.
             1f.        Monthly report by the Superintendent of Recreation for June 2013.

C.        PUBLIC HEARING:
            1.         PUBLIC HEARING – RE: Proposed Local Law Amending Chapter 183 entitled “Peddling and Soliciting and Do Not Knock Registry”.

            2.         PUBLIC HEARING – RE: Westchester Joint Water Works Rate Increase (No back up)

D.        PERSONNEL:
Revised:       1.         Request by Personnel Manager Debra Scocchera for approval for the additions to the Recreation/Camp availability list.

           2.         Request by Chief of Police Anthony Marraccini for approval to appoint Susan Franze as an alternate crossing guard effective immediately.

           3.         Request by Town Engineer Michael Amodeo for authorization for himself and Frank Balbi to attend the New Jersey Association of Floodplain Managers Annual Conference from October 15 through October 17, 2013 in Atlantic City, NJ, at a cost not to exceed $750 per person. Further requested is authorization to use a Town Vehicle for transportation. This is a budgeted item.

E.         ACTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS:
            1a.         Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for approval for a budget modification.

            1b.       Request by the Comptroller for approval for a budget transfer for the Library.

            2.         Request by Deputy Village Attorney Christopher Cipolla for approval to change the original estimated expenditure of the NYS Snow and Ice Agreement of $35,565.20 to include the Index Adjustment of $19,062.95, totaling $54,628.15 for the 2012/2013 snow and ice season. The Commissioner of Public Works has reviewed and approved the change of the estimated expenditure, which the Town will receive. If approved, please authorize the Supervisor to sign Amendment B.

            3.         Request by Town Engineer Michael Amodeo for approval to rescind TBR#2012-422, dated December 20, 2012.

            4.         Request by Director of Community Services Nina Marraccini for authorization to accept the following donations:
                        $2,600             Three (3) anonymous donors
                        $   100             Donald and Gabrielle McCree

            5.         Request by Town Engineer Michael Amodeo for authorization for the Supervisor to execute the Stormwater Agreement and Easement in connection with the construction of a new office building at 3030 Westchester Avenue. The Law Department has reviewed the Agreement and deems it acceptable for execution.

            6a.       Request by Town Engineer Michael Amodeo for approval for a Building Permit Application, 103-105 Congress Street, Block 388, Lot 35, which is located within FEMA designated Flood Plains.       

            6b.       Request by Town Engineer Michael Amodeo for approval for a Building Permit Application, 107-109 Congress Street, Block 388, Lot 34, which is located within FEMA designated Flood Plains.       

LATE
ITEM: 6c.      Request by the Town Engineer Michael Amodeo for approval for a Building Permit Application, 76-78 Temple Street, Block 424, Lot 30, which is located within FEMA designated Flood Plains.

LATE
ITEM: 6d.      Request by the Town Engineer Michael Amodeo for approval for a Building Permit Application, 80-82 Temple Street, Block 424, Lot 32, which is located within FEMA designated Flood Plains.

            7.        Request by Town Clerk Jackie Greer for authorization to establish an E-Z Pass“On-the-Go” Sales Center. The Clerk has been working with the New York State Thruway Authority to become one of the first communities in New York to offer this service. The E-Z Pass “On-the-Go” program will allow the Town Clerks Office to retail the actual device to 2 axel vehicles.  The Clerk will only sell the devices.  It will be up to the resident to register it on line or by phone.  The Clerk’s office will not service accounts or accept monies for replenishing the pass.  The Town will receive 17% of gross sales. Further request the Board to authorize $525 for the purchase of the first 25 passes.  Further request approval for the Town Clerk to sign agreement with the NY State Thruway Authority after review by the Law Department.

            8.         Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for authorization to accept the following donations for the July 4^th Fireworks:
                        Leonard & Nancy Masi          $100.
                        Harrison PBA                         $500.

            9.         Request by Deputy Town Attorney Fred Castiglia for authorization for the Comptroller to pay the increase in the annual license fee for BMI-Music License Agreement for 2013, from $320 to $327.

            10.       Request by Supervisor Belmont for approval to accept the following furniture from Mastercard:
   Desks, display cases, file cabinets, tables and chairs. (No Back up)

            11.       Request by Chief of Police Anthony Marraccini for approval to host a Ballistic Acrylic Sheeting Product Sample Test to be held on July 24, 2013, at the Nike Range Training Facility, 100 Park Lane, West Harrison, NY.

            12.     Notification by Ross Halperin of the Halperin Foundation that Jarden Corporation has pledged $100,000 to the Harrison Public Library Foundation  in the form of a matching challenge, whereby Jarden will contribute $1 for every $2 contributed by the local corporate community up to $100,000. They have also committed to helping us reach out to other local companies to raise this money. Upon receipt of Jarden’s gift prior to construction start in June 2014, we would like the lower level teen center be renamed the “Marmot Teen Center”, which will be recognized with a sign at the entrance to the facility.

Transferred from the Village (V-E-8)
            13.       Request by Chief of Police Anthony Marraccini for approval for P.O. Antony Salov and K9 Von, P.O. Erin Hinchey and K9 Beni and Sgt. Edward Detlefs to attend the annual week of In-Service K-9 Training, in Blacklick, Ohio, from September 9, 2013 through September 13, 2013, at a cost, including travel expenses, not to exceed $4,650. Further, this is a budgeted item with funds available in account #001-3120-100-0471.

Transferred
from the Village (V-E-9)

Revised 14.      Request by Chief Marraccini for approval to accept, at no cost to the town, two condition “A” uparmored military hmmw. The vehicles are located in Jacksonville, Florida. The only cost to the town is $3,200 to have the vehicles transported to Harrison. Further, funding available in account #001-3120-100-0407.

LATE
ITEM: 15.      Request by Town Engineer Michael Amodeo for authorization for a professional services contract with ERM Consulting and Engineering, Inc., for technical assistance in the evaluation of potential environment impacts to property being considered for use as part of the Town’s flood control project, at a cost not to exceed $16,500.
            Further requested to authorize the following:
            1.         For the Law Department to review the proposal and upon review, the Supervisor to execute same.
            2.         For the Purchasing Department to issue a Purchase Order to ERM Consulting and Engineering, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $16,500.
            3.         Funding is available in the Engineering Department Operating Budget, account #001-1440-100-0407.

 F.         OLD BUSINESS:

G.        MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION: