Board of Trustees
Village of Tarrytown
Regular Meeting No. 22
January 4, 2010 8:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Mayor Fixell presiding; Trustees Basher, Butler, Hoyt, McGee, McGovern, and Zollo; Administrator Blau; Counsel Shumejda; Treasurer Hart; Village Clerk Booth
REPORTS
Trustee Zollo reported that last evening about 11:30, the State Police at the Tarrytown Barracks received a report that someone had abandoned their vehicle on the super structure of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The vehicle belonged to a Spring Valley resident, who was not able to be located on land, so it was assumed that the person jumped into the river. At 11:50 p.m., our Fire Department was asked to respond and immediately a group of firefighters did respond and went out in two fire boats into the river. They were called back in at 1:00 a.m. This was an extremely difficult task, especially when there was approximately a 5% wind chill factor and lots of ice in the river. The following members responded: Patrick Derivan, Ellen Connelly, Andrew Wilgermein, Charles Boyce, Kevin Grubbs, Domenic
Morabito, Jaime Valencia, Eugene Gasparre, Robert Hoyt Jr, (the son of Trustee Bobby Hoyt), Ryan Nyarady, James Keesler, Edward Walker, and Sean Scogna Jr. Congratulations to all the members and a job well done, as usual, by the Tarrytown Fire Department.
Trustee Basher extended a thank you on behalf of the Board of Trustees to Gerry Barbalet, our long-time Village Treasurer, for donating a beautiful painting of our old Village Hall, which is now located on the second floor at our new Village Hall. He welcomes our residents to come in and see it.
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. SPEAKERS HAVE FIVE (5) MINUTES BEFORE YIELDING TO THE NEXT SPEAKER; THEN THREE (3) MINUTES FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Lori Semeraro, 205 Martling Avenue stated the following:
- Asked why the timing of the re-broadcast of the board meetings is off.
- Why don’t we have a link on our website to be able to watch board meetings live?
Other municipalities have live videos of their board meetings and work sessions available on their website, how come that is not done here?
- Some of the scroll data is not current.
- While watching a prior board meeting when there was a discussion on a bid for a new fire truck for 80, it appeared to her that the Fire Department had done something wrong. When, in fact, 8 bid requests were sent out and only 1 bid was received. Mayor Fixell stated that he felt it was made very clear that 8 bids were sent out and only 1 bid was received. He also stated that he made it very clear that the Board was not accusing anybody of wrong doing. Ms. Semeraro also stated that she was personally insulted that the Mayor constantly stated in the discussion, “the truck you want.” She believes the fire company chooses the truck that the area that they protect and serve “needs” – not what they want.
Mayor Fixell stated that he certainly didn’t mean to insult anybody, but it was a long discussion and he was referring to the specs that are currently being tweaked so that hopefully it will be bid by more than one company.
Michael Lavoie, Videographer for the Village of Tarrytown, stated the following:
- The internal clock of our cable equipment was off due to daylight savings time and several black outs that the Village had experienced recently, which caused the re-broadcasting times to be off.
- Currently, to include live videos on our website is costly due to the old analog equipment that is provided by the cable company.
FIRST ADDENDUM TO TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT AMONG TARRYTOWN, SLEEPY HOLLOW AND BRIARCLIFF MANOR REGARDING DELEWARE
AQUEDUCT CONNECTION
Village Administrator Blau stated that currently the Village’s primary connection for water is the Catskill Aqueduct and our backup system is the Croton Aqueduct. The Croton Aqueduct needs to be filtered and New York City is building a filtration plant in the Bronx. Once that is constructed, the Village of Tarrytown can no longer use the Croton Aqueduct as its backup system without it being filtered. The Croton Aqueduct is also the backup for the Villages of Sleepy Hollow and Briarcliff Manor. We have been looking, as a group, for a backup system for the Catskill Aqueduct system and the Delaware Aqueduct system makes sense for all three municipalities. The original agreement of this study was approved in 2006, whereby the Village of Sleepy Hollow took the lead and didn’t get far. This is an amended resolution making the Village of Briarcliff Manor the lead on the study. The Village of Tarrytown will remain the same as an active participant in the study.
Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee McGovern, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be adopted: Approved 7-0
WHEREAS, in June 2006 the Village of Tarrytown entered into an agreement among the Villages of Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and Briarcliff Manor to evaluate the creation of a backup water connection to the Delaware Aqueduct; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Sleepy Hollow was to be the lead Village to execute a contract with an engineer and to coordinate the study of creation of the connection; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is desirable to modify the Tri-Party Agreement to provide for the Village of Briarcliff Manor to be the lead Village on the study; and
WHEREAS, the First Addendum to the Tri-Party Agreement modifies the existing agreement to provide for the said change, with no other modifications to the Tri-Party Agreement.
NOW THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown does hereby authorize and direct the Mayor to enter into an agreement entitled First Addendum to Tri-Party Agreement among the Villages of Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and Briarcliff Manor.
AGREEMENT WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY REGARDING LOH PARK FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT
Trustee Zollo moved, seconded by Trustee McGovern, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be adopted: Approved 7-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown does hereby authorize and direct the Village Administrator to execute an agreement with
Westchester County regarding the Loh Park Flood Mitigation Project which will provide for grant funds totaling $833,500.
WILSON PARK LAND PURCHASE
Trustee Hoyt moved, seconded by Trustee Butler, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be adopted: Approved 7-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees does hereby authorize and direct the Mayor to execute a Contract of Sale with Wilson Park Home & Land Company, LLC for the purchase of 11.38 acres in the Wilson Park area for parkland.
APPOINTMENT TO PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COUNCIL – LINDSAY SHAPIRO
Trustee Hoyt moved, seconded by Trustee McGee, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be adopted: Approved 7-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby appoints Lindsay Shapiro as a member of Parks and Recreation Advisory Council who shall serve for a one (1) year term to expire in January of 2011.
FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMBERSHIP CHANGES
Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be adopted: Approved 7-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby approves the following Fire Department personnel changes recommended at the December 15, 2009 Board of Fire Wardens meeting: Membership: Michael Cifone was approved for active membership of Phenix Hose Company; John O. Pardo and Eric Mauhs have been approved for active membership of Washington Engine Company; Amanda K. Scogna has resigned as an active member of Consolidated Engine Company; and Joseph Penzel has resigned as active member of Riverside Hose Company.
TAX CERTIORARI
Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be adopted: Approved 7-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby approves the settlement of the tax certiorari case with Tarrytown Center Associates, L.P., for property located at 1-13 South Broadway as outlined in the Village Attorney’s memorandum dated December 21, 2009.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees may fund this tax certiorari from a future financing resolution.
BID REJECTION – ONE-TON CHEVROLET C/K 3500 PICKUP TRUCK
Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Butler, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be adopted: Approved 7-0
WHEREAS, on December 9, 2009, the Village opened sealed bids for the purchase of a One-Ton Chevrolet C/K 3500 Pickup Truck for the Department of Public Works;
and
WHEREAS, only one bid was received in response to the notice of bid and the proactive actions of the Village to obtain several bids; and
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby rejects the sole bid submitted by Paul Conte Chevrolet of Freeport, New York.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON DECEMBER 21, 2009
Trustee McGovern moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be adopted: Approved 7-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown hereby approves the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on December 21, 2009 as submitted by the Village Clerk.
APPROVAL OF AUDITED VOUCHERS NO. 002562 THROUGH NO. 002674
Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be adopted: Approved 7-0
BE IT RESOLVED the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Audited Vouchers No. 002562 through No. 002674 and is hereby ordered paid in the following amounts:
General $ 204,468.80
Water 13,241.17
Capital 216,834.73
Library 7,305.93
Trust & Agency 3,024.34
Total $ 444,874.97
The Board was polled all voting “aye” with the exception of Trustee McGee who abstained from Voucher Number 010360. Motion carried. 7-0
ADJOURNMENT
Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Hoyt, and unanimously carried, that the meeting be adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
Carol A. Booth
Village Clerk
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