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September 5, 2019 Agenda

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Setpember 5, 2019

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 5, 2019 AT 7:00 PM

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT GIVEN TO THE HARRISON 12U GIRLS SOFTBALL DISTRICT 20 CHAMPIONS

PRESENTATION FROM SIGNATURE BANK

 

1. REPORT FROM SUPERVISOR BELMONT ON DECISIONS MADE FOLLOWING TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 15,  2019

 

1. Authorization to re-appoint Mark Heinbockel to the position of Assessor, as prescribed in the Real Property Tax Law for a six-year term of office beginning October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2025.

2. Authorization to transfer Town of Harrison employee, John Masciola Jr. to the provisional title of Assistant Fire Inspector at an annual salary of $61,958.00, effective September 3rd, 2019.

3. Authorization to settle the claim in the matter of Morgan Stanley v. the Town/Village of Harrison in the amount of $5,154.65.

4. Authorization to settle the claim in the matter of Liberty Mutual Insurance A.S.O. Rosoff v. the Town of Harrison in the amount of $7,069.42.

5. Authorization to pay Department Heads and Non-Union Affiliated Employees 2.75% per year for years 2018 and 2019.

 

B. CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS

 

1. Monthly Report by the Chief of Police for July, 2019

 

C. PUBLIC HEARING

 

1. Public Hearing RE: 8 Sterling Road, Block 0441, Lot 14. This structure has been declared unsafe and dangerous for occupancy.

 

D. PERSONNEL

 

1. Request by Personnel Manager, Debra Scocchera, to add Gary Ciaramella and John Taranto onto the Alternate School Crossing Guard list at and hourly rate $20.70. Both applicants have filed and completed all required Civil Service paperwork through the Personnel Department and status has been approved for hiring.

 

E. ACTIONS AND RESOLUTION

 

1. Request by Comptroller, Maureen MacKenzie, to approve Signature Bank as a depository for Investment of Funds belonging to the Town/Village of Harrison. Signature Bank is headquartered in New York City with local traditional financial center offices throughout the area.

 

2. Request by Town Assessor, Mark Heinbockel, to refund Mrs. Josephine Cecere $145.51 for a Correction of Errors for parcel (0055.-2.C-4B), from the 2019 County Tax Year. This was due to a clerical error in failure to enter a Senior Citizen Exemption (RP-467) on the computer.

 

3. Notification by Superintendent of Recreation, Gerry Salvo, of the following “Great to Live in Harrison Day” weekend festivities:

 

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019      Block Party- Fireworks  7:00 p.m.

                                                                      West Harrison Fire Department

                                                                      (Rain date Sunday, October 13, 2019)

           SUNDAY, OCTOBER  13, 2019        Open House 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

                                                                      Harrison Police Headquarters

                                                                      Car Show/Music  10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

                                                                       West Harrison Business District

           MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2019          Parade 10:00 a.m. - line-up 9:30 a.m.

                                                                       Festival in Ma Riis Park immediately following parade

 

4. Request by Gabe Ofiesh, member of Wheelhouse Event Solutions, a fundraising bike ride, for authorization to ride through Harrison’s jurisdiction on Saturday, September 28, 2019 on behalf of their client Hospital for Special Services called Bike HSS riding. Insurance will be submitted.

 

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

 

-$100 from Jonathan Burkan

-$1,059.99 from the non-profit organization, World of Change

-$2,000 from an anonymous donor

 

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

 

7. Request by Comptroller, Maureen MacKenzie, to renew the annual contract with Corporate Plans, Inc., d/b/a/CPI-HR, for the purpose of assisting the Town of Harrison with compliance of the Affordable Care Act. The contract will run from September 2019 until September 2020, at an annual cost of $14,750. The fee remains the same as the contract for 2018/2019. Funding for this contract is available in budget line 001-1900-100-4407. The contract has been reviewed by the Law Department and has been found to be in order. Further request for the Supervisor to execute this contract.

 

8. Request by Maria Bannon for authorization to hold a block party on Hess Avenue and to close the street on Saturday, September 21st from 12PM to 8PM, with a rain date of Sunday, September 22 Insurance will be submitted.

 

9. Request by Building Inspector, Rocco Germani, to reimburse $1,966.25 to Suzanne Fuller, who has satisfactorily completed courses in conjunction with her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Public Admninistration.

 

10. Request by Debbie Imperia of the Harrison Children's Center to waive the $570.00 fee for a fence permit from Harrison Children’s Center at 300 Harrison Avenue, who is the tenant of All Saints Church.

 

11. Request by Supervisor Belmont to establish Capital Reserve Funds to finance the following Capital Projects. Due to a publishing error made by The Journal News, three out of the four postings were not published within ten days of adoption of the resolution. Therefore, we must vote again on the following:

 

Recreation/Community Center

DPW Garage

Guagnini Park

 

12. Request by Comptroller, Maureen MacKenzie, to approve the following Budget Transfer:

 

To transfer available funds within the PASNY budget line in General Town Buildings to the Furniture And Furnishings budget line, to cover the cost of the purchase of furniture for the DPW office.

 

INCREASE:

001-1620-100-0210

FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS                                        $5,000

 

DECREASE:

001-1620-100-0420

PASNY ELECTRIC                                                                 $5,000

 

 

13. Request by Chief of Police, Joseph Yasinski, for three department members to attend training by NRA Law Enforcement Handgun/Shotgun Instructor Development School from Monday, September 9th to Friday, September 13th, 2019 at the Westchester County Police Academy in Valhalla, NY at a cost of $1,935.00. This is a budgeted item and funds are available in the Schooling Budget Line #001-3120-100-0415.

 

14. Request by Chief of Police, Joseph Yasinski, to accept a donation to the Harrison Police Department from Old Oaks Foundation, Inc. in the amount of $1,000.00. The check will be deposited in the Harrison Donation Account line #009-0000-786-0000.

 

15. Request by Coordinator of Computer Services, Michael Piccini, for authorization to purchase an updated Media Server and Software for the Town’s Public Access Cable Channel. The current server and software are over 14 years-old and are no longer supported by the software vendor. The new software will be purchased from and maintained by Key West Technology, at a cost of $4,135, which includes an annual, re-accruing subscription fee of $495. Funding is available in Account Number 11SI02 Cablevision PEG Grant.

 

16. WITHDRAWN

17. Request by Village Engineer, Michael Amodeo, to classify the Town-wide sanitary sewer rehabilitation work as an Unlisted Action for the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) Water Infrastructure Improvements Act (WIIA) Clean Water Grant. Further request to review the Short Environmental Assessment Form for the Town-wide Sanitary Sewer Improvements, Phase 1 Construction project and adopt the Negative Declaration.

 

18. Request by Village Engineer, Michael Amodeo, to apply for financial assistance from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA). Further request for the Village Engineer to act on behalf of the Town/Village of Harrison in submittal of the application form in order to apply for funding in the amount of $1,750,000, to be used for Town-wide Sanitary Sewer Improvements, Phase 1 Construction.

19. Request by Chief of Fire District #2, Vincent Straface, for permission to hold a Fireworks Show at their 125th Anniversary Parade and Block Party on September 14th, 2019 at the Harrison Train Station Parking Lot on Halstead Avenue. The fireworks will begin at nightfall.

 

20. Request by Chief of Police, Joseph Yasinski, to accept a donation to the Harrison Police Department from Angelo and Tina Mariani in the amount of $300.00. The check will be deposited in the Harrison Donation Account line #009-0000-786-0000.

 

21. Request by Chief of Police, Joseph Yasinski, for two department members to attend the Reid Technique of Investigation Interveiwing and Advanced Interrogation Technique Course from Tuesday, December 3rd, to Friday, December 6th, 2019 at the Westchester County Police Academy in Valhalla, NY at a cost of $1,150.00. This is a budgeted item and funds are available in the Schooling Budget Line #001-3120-100-0415.

 

22. Request by Supervisor Belmont for the Town of Mamaroneck to use the mobile stage on Saturday, October 5, 2019 for their annual Food Truck Festival at Memorial Park near the Larchmont Train Station. Insurance will be submitted.

 

23. Request by Supervisor Belmont for authorization to enter into an agreement with Harrison Central School District for the assignment of four police officers to work as School Resource Officers with the School District, subject to Law Department Review.

 

F. OLD BUSINESS/PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

 

G. MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION