Town Board Agenda

Date: 
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 12:00am

August 1, 2013 version

 

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, AUGUST 1, 2013 AT 7:30 PM,
EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

 

A.        REPORT FROM SUPERVISOR BELMONT ON DECISIONS MADE
FOLLOWING TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD ON, JULY 18, 2013.
            1.         Approval to change the effective date of hiring MIS Consultant Hugo Rubio from July 8, 2013 to June 12, 2013.
            2.         Authorization to settle the claim in the matter of Calo vs. Town of Harrison.
            3.         Authorization to settle the tax certiorari in the matter of B. Fortuna Holding, 278-281 Halstead Avenue.
            4.         Authorization to raise the cap on legal fees in the matter of Russell vs. Town of Harrison.
            5.         Authorization to hire Consultant Michael Gismondi in the Building Department effective May 28, 2013.

B.        CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS:
            1a.       Monthly report by the Building Inspector for June 2013.
            1b.       Monthly report by the Commissioner of Public Works for June 2013.

            2.         Notification by Superintendent of Recreation Gerry Salvo that nominations are now being taken for the 2013 Citizen of the Year Award to be presented at the It’s Great to Live in Harrison Celebration/Columbus Day Observance scheduled for Monday, October 14, 2013.  Nominations can be sent to: Citizen of the Year Committee, c/o Gerry Salvo, Superintendent of Recreation, 1 Heineman Pl, Harrison, NY.  Nominations must be received by September 3, 2013. Please submit nominations to:
            Citizen of the Year Committee 
            c/o Gerry Salvo, Superintendent of Recreation,
            1 Heineman Pl, Harrison, NY. 10528

C.        PUBLIC HEARING:
            None

D.        PERSONNEL:
LATE
ITEM: 1.        Request by Library Director Galina Ghernykh for approval to hire Yayoi Goble as a part-time availability clerk at $11 per hour not to exceed 17.5 hours per week.

LATE
ITEM: 2.        Request by the Library Director for approval to hire Deanna Smith as a part-time non-competitive Librarian I at $20 per hour not to exceed 17.5 hours per week.

E.         ACTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS:
            1.         Notification by Director of Community Services Nina Marraccini that the Harrison Food Pantry has been awarded two (2) grants by the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program.  The first grant is for an $8,000 line of credit for bulk buying and a $400 donated line of credit through Food Bank for Westchester.  The second grant is the HPNAP Operations Support grant which awards $5,074.69 to cover the cost of one new double door freezer and one new single door refrigerator.  Request  for authorization to accept these generous gifts.

            2a.       Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for approval for a budget modification.

Revised: 2b.    Request by the Comptroller for authorization to accept the following donations for the Fireworks, to be deposited in account Gifts and Donations #001-0000-027-2705:

            Joseph Cannella                                                                     $100

            Uncle Henry’s                                                                         $200

            David Cristiano                                                                       $2,000

            Emilio Restaurant                                                                    $500

            Pizza 2000                                                                               $500

            Harrison Flower Mart                                                               $250

            Harrison Paint Supply                                                              $1,000

            Murray’s Ice Cream                                                                 $150

            Harrison Bagel and More                                                         $100

            Bob, Ann, Sharon & Marlane Amelio                                      $100

            Danny’s Noble Dry Cleaners, Inc                                            $200

            Harrison Office Plaza/Spaton Realty Assoc.                            $250

            Trotta’s West Street Pharmacy                                                 $250

            Halstead Ave Restaurant Corp/DBA Gus’s Restaurant           $500

            Inventiva Foods LLC (Deciccos)                                              $500

            Harrison Bake Shop                                                                $100

            Harrison Funeral Home                                                           $150

            Trattoria Vivolo                                                                        $100

            Mazzullo Bros                                                                         $300

                                    Total Fireworks Donations                          $7,250

FURTHER REQUESTED to approve the following budget modification:

Increase:                                                          $9,350
001-0000-027-2705
Gifts and Donations

Increase:                                                          $9,350
001-7550-100-0410   
Celebrations-Materials and Supplies 

            3.         Request by Holli Tirado of the Memorial Community Church in West Harrison for a Special Events Permit to close Gainsborg Avenue, between Grant and Madison Street on Sunday August 25, 2013 from Noon to 5pm. They will be holding their second (2nd) Annual Back Pack Giveaway where they give out free backpacks and supplies to the community.  Further requested that the fee be waived.

            4.         MOVED to the Village Agenda (V-E-5)

            5.         Notification by Ross Halperin of the Halperin Foundation that he would like approval for a new naming opportunity for the Library.  Lee Javitch was a long time Harrison resident who recently passed away.  His son David now lives in town with his family.  The Javitch Foundation will contribute $50,000 to the Harrison Public Library Foundation prior to August 31, 2013.  Upon receipt of funds, the Early Childhood section of the Children’s Library will be renamed the “Lee Javitch Early Childhood Center” which will be recognized with a plaque to be hung once construction is complete.  

LATE
ITEM: 6a.        Request by Assessor Mark Heinbockel for approval to transfer the amount of $3500 from a budget line for part-time help to the special projects line for a scanning project of property record cards.

LATE
ITEM: 6b.       Request by Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie for a budget transfer for the Assessor’s Department.

F.         OLD BUSINESS:

G.        MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION: