Village Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting
January 21, 2010
7:30 p.m.
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Briarcliff Manor, New York was held in the Village of Briarcliff Manor Village Hall, at 1111 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor, New York of the 21st of January 2010 commencing at 7:30 p.m.
Present
William J. Vescio, Mayor
David Venditti, Deputy Mayor
Robert Mayer, Trustee
Lori Sullivan, Trustee
Also Present
Philip Zegarelli, Village Manager
Christine Dennett, Village Clerk
Clinton Smith, Village Counsel
Absent
Gayle Waxenberg, Trustee
Village Managers Report by Village Manager Zegarelli
- The Full Water Supply Project is on track.
The Rosecliff Tank is operational.
4 out of 5 emergency shutdowns per the DEP have been completed.
- Responses have been received for the RFP for Scarborough Station Valet Parking.
The RFP was sent out for Scarborough Park.
- The Annual Village Election will be on March 16th at the Youth Center from 6am-9pm.
- The Village is doing a study of the phone lines in Village Offices to find ways to cut back on costs.
- Village Hall ceiling and lighting replacements are underway.
- The Village is seeking a grant for solar power for Village Hall and DPW
Mayor Vescio stated the Village along with Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow received a grant to do a shared services study for the water departments. He stated the Board was looking for ways to share services with neighbors to reduce costs.
Public Comments
Mr. Clay Tiffany of Hall Road stated in the long and gloomy history of man more acts had been committed in the name of obedience than rebellion. He asked why the Village hired a convicted felon to work at the Department of Public Works and stated issues he had with the Police Department and past and present Village Trustees.
Authorize Village Manager to approve Change Orders for the Full Supply Water Project
Village Manager Zegarelli stated the resolution was approved by the EFC.
Mayor Vescio stated some of the fees were incurred during the prolonged Tarrytown Planning Board approval process and asked if money could be deducted from what was owed to Tarrytown.
Village Manager Zegarelli stated the Village was in a strong position to revisit the fees.
The Board had general discussion regarding the fees, the Monroe Hearing and the Consultants bills.
Village Manager Zegarelli asked for permission to make minor grammatical adjustments to the resolution.
Upon motion by Trustee Mayer, seconded by Deputy Mayor Venditti, the Board voted unanimously to approve the following resolution:
In the agreement dated 3/14/07with Hazen and Sawyer and the Village of Briarcliff Manor with a February 24, 2007 and revised March 1, 2007 proposal of fees, please resolve to approve a change order to allow for additional services provided for the Design of the Catskill Aqueduct Connection in both the Pump Station and Transmission Main (Task III and Task IV) as follows:
WHEREAS, the original budget was $702,300 for Task III Pump Station and $375,000 for Task III Transmission Main, approve a change order in the amount of $165,064.36 to increase the combined budgets to $1,242,364.36.
WHEREAS, the original budget was $30,000.00 for Task IV for the Pump Station and $30,000 for Task IV for the Transmission Main, approve a change order in the amount of $11,032.64 to increase the combined budgets to $71,032.64.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in consideration of the net increased costs associated with Task III and Task IV, the total amended budget costs associated with out of scope work by Hazen and Sawyer is amended by $176,097.00.
Authorize Village Manager to Execute a Retainer Agreement for Legal Services with Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs
Upon motion by Deputy Mayor Venditti, seconded by Trustee Sullivan, the Board voted unanimously to approve the following resolution as amended:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Village Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute a retainer agreement with Wormser, Kiely, Galef and Jacobs to extend existing legal services to the first Monday of April 2010.
Mr. Tiffany stated his displeasure with Wormser, Kiely, Galef and Jacobs. He further stated he wanted it noted for the record that he stopped speaking when the timer went off.
Election Inspectors for Annual Village Election 2010
The Board requested language changes in the resolution.
Upon motion by Trustee Sullivan, seconded by Deputy Mayor Venditti, the Board voted unanimously to approve the following resolution as amended:
BE IT RESOLVED that, Georgina Gualdino, Lauren Gualdino, Sam Papa, Emily Sack, Alexandra Read, and Jan Wagner are hereby appointed Inspectors of Election for the March 16, 2010 Village Election.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Georgina Gualdino is hereby designated as Inspector of Election and Chairperson.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the compensation for each Inspector of Election other than the Inspector designated as Chairperson is hereby fixed at Two Hundred and Twenty Five ($225) dollars per day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the compensation for the Inspector of Election that is designated as Chairperson shall be Two Hundred Seventy-Five ($275) dollars per day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Wayne Wheeler and Tom Murray are hereby appointed Voting Machine Technicians for the March 16, 2010 General Village Election and the compensation is hereby fixed at Seven Hundred Sixty ($760) dollars collectively.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there shall be an additional fifteen ($15) dollars per hour for serving in a stand-by capacity for a single Machine Technician during the hours of the election.
Mr. Clay Tiffany requested that Mr. Dick Pruitt not be allowed to serve as an Election Inspector.
Minutes
Upon motion by Trustee Mayer, seconded by Trustee Sullivan, with one abstention from Deputy Mayor Venditti, the Board voted to approve the minutes of December 17, 2009 as amended.
Upon motion by Deputy Mayor Venditti, seconded by Trustee Sullivan, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of January 7, 2010 as amended.
Adjournment
There will be a work session on Tuesday, January 26th at 6:45pm.
Upon motion by Trustee Mayer, seconded by Deputy Mayor Venditti, the Board voted unanimously to close the regular meeting at 8:10pm.
Respectfully Submitted By,
Christine Dennett
Village Clerk
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