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TOWN OF GREENBURGH TOWN BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, January 8, 2020, 7:30 PM AGENDA This meeting can be viewed live on our Website, www.GreenburghNY.com, as well as viewed archived, generally within 24 hours. Please be reminded that Town Board meetings held at the Greenburgh Town Hall may also be viewed live on the Town’s government cable channels, Cablevision Channel 76 and Verizon Channel 35 THE TOWN BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THE TOWN BOARD AGENDA AT ANY TIME THE TOWN BOARD ALSO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING Minutes of Town Board Meetings are posted on our Web site (Click the link for "Agendas and Minutes," scroll down to meeting date and click "Minutes") To e-mail the Town Board (Supervisor Paul Feiner, Councilwoman Diana Juettner, Councilman Francis Sheehan, Councilman Ken Jones, and Councilwoman Gina Jackson), e-mail: TownBoard@GreenburghNY.com PLEASE NOTE: TOWN BOARD MEETING AGENDAS ARE POSTED ON THE TOWN WEB SITE AND ONLY MAILED UPON A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE TOWN CLERK, TownClerk@GreenburghNY.com EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO SPEAK BEFORE THE TOWN BOARD ON ANY SUBJECT; HOWEVER, PERSONAL ATTACKS, OF ANY KIND, TOWARD ANYONE, WILL NOT BE PERMITTED |
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UPCOMING REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETINGS:
UPCOMING SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETINGS: There will be a Public Hearing on a Proposed Local Law regulating Dogs and Cats, Commercially Bred on the following dates (no other business will be conducted at these meetings)
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE | ||||||
ROLL CALL: Town Clerk | ||||||
SWEARING IN CEREMONY Swearing in of Supervisor Paul Feiner, Councilwoman Gina Jackson, Councilman Kenneth Jones, Town Clerk Judith Beville and Town Justice Delores Brathwaite |
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RECOGNITION Recognition of Ellen Hendrickx for her seven months of service as Councilwoman, appointed by the Town Board 5/22/19 for a term ending 12/31/19 |
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UPCOMING 2020 LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES Thursday, Jan 9, 10:30 AM - New York School for the Deaf, 555 Knollwood Rd (P.O. White Plains, NY) Friday, Jan 10, 2:15 PM - Washington Irving Elementary School, 103 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY Thursday, Jan 16, 2:15 PM - Concord Elementary School, 2 Concord Rd, Ardsley, NY |
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SUPERVISOR & TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
GOOD NEWS...The Town continues (since 2008) to have the highest possible bond rating from Standard & Poors (AAA) and (since 2010) (Aaa) from Moody's. Less than 1% of communities in the nation have this record of financial stability. Recently (09/19/19), Standard & Poors once again reaffirmed the Town's highest rating and on (9/18/19) Moody's reaffirmed the Town's highest rating. |
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TOWN CLERK COMMENTS | ||||||
PUBLIC HEARINGS | ||||||
To consider amendments to the Code of the Town of Greenburgh, Chapter 140, entitled "Explosives and Blasting," and Chapter 380, entitled "Noise" [This hearing will not be closed this evening to provide time for amendments to be made.] | ||||||
To consider an Amended Site Plan Application by Ferncliff Cemetery Association, located at 280 Secor Road (P.O. Hartsdale, NY) [At applicant's request, this Public Hearing is adjourned until January 22, 2020 Town Board Meeting.]
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Item (2) Continued from 9/25/19 Town Board Meeting, adjourned from 10/23/19 Town Board Meeting and 11/25/19. To consider (1) eliminating the current hydrant rental charge imposed by the Greenburgh Consolidated Water District (GCWD) on the Fairview Fire District, Greenville Fire District and Hartsdale Fire District, as well as on villages providing Fire Protection District services to areas served by the GCWD and (2) adding a fire hydrant charge to GCWD water usage bills and, if so, the preferred method for doing so. Any suggestions regarding a preferred method should be stated at this hearing. | ||||||
PUBLIC COMMENT Advance signup is preferred. Speakers will be called in the order of receipt of a Public Comment Request Form. The forms are available on the Town Web site, in the Town Clerk’s Office (between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on the day of the meeting), and on the dais next to the Town Clerk during the meeting. A three minute limit per speaker will be strictly enforced. No interruptions by Town Board members, the Town Clerk or the public will be permitted. Any questions on agenda items should be asked at this time. Department Heads have the option of leaving the meeting following Public Comment. Therefore, if anyone has questions that are related to resolutions/items on the agenda that she/he would like to direct to a specific Department Head, those questions should be raised at this time. |
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ATTORNEY – 989-1615 | ||||||
AT 1 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing the continued retention of the law firm of Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford, P.C., as Special Counsel for the Town of Greenburgh regarding federal litigation stemming from the zoning classification of a property known as “One Dromore Road,” at a cost not to exceed an additional $175,000
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CLERK - 989-1500 | ||||||
CL 1 - 1/08/20
Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for 7:30 PM, Wednesday, January 22, 2020, reopening the Public Hearing to consider a Local Law amending Section 285-25 of the Zoning Ordinance, entitled “OB Office Building District,” as it relates to Self-Storage Uses and Laundry Establishment Uses
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COMPTROLLER – 989-1603 | ||||||
CO 1 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Transfers |
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PHILANTHROPY – 989-1515 | ||||||
PH 1 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute an Inter Municipal Agreement (IMA) between the Town of Greenburgh and Westchester County to reimburse the Town for the Operations Crossroads and Cornerstone Homework Help Programs at the Theodore D. Young Community Center, for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 |
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PH 2 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing the execution of a Community Development Block Grant Contract with the County of Westchester and the Town of Greenburgh to purchase a 24-Passenger or 30-Passenger Bus to transport youths and seniors, including those with disabilities |
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PH 3 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing the execution of an electronic contract with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for Municipal Food Scrap Reduction, Food Donations and Food Scrap Recycling Programs in the Town of Greenburgh and its Villages, for an amount not to exceed $250,000 |
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PH 4 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing the execution of an Electronic Contract with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for Town of Greenburgh-Taxter Road Landfill Closure Project, in the amount of $2,000,000 |
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PUBLIC WORKS - 989-1575 | ||||||
PW 1 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing the award of the Contract for Uniforms for the Department of Public Works to the sole bidder, S&H Uniforms, for calendar years 2020-2022.
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PW 2 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing the award of bid for Water Treatment Chemicals to the lowest responsible bidders for 2020
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PW 3 - 1//08/20 Resolution authorizing a Change Order to ELQ Industries for the Emergency Sanitary Sewer Replacement on Townsend Avenue, for an amount not to exceed $36,843.65 |
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PW 4 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Woodard & Curran Engineering P.A., P.C., for the procurement assistance of an Asset Management Technology Program for the Department of Public Works, at a cost not to exceed $32,500
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PW 5 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Dolph Rotfeld Engineering, a division of AI Engineers, Inc., P.C. for design services related to the Resurfacing of the Taxter Road Bridge over I-87, for a fee not to exceed $15,000 |
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PW 6 - 1/08/20
Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Arcadis of New York, Inc. for construction management, support and inspection to the Consolidated Water District for the Rumbrook-Knollwood Interconnection Water Transmission Main Installation Project, for an estimated cost not to exceed $850,000 [This resolution will be held over to January 22, 2020 Town Board meeting.]
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THEODORE D. YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER – 989-3600 | ||||||
TY 1 - 1/08/20
Resolution accepting on behalf of the Department of Community Resources a $200 donation from the Ivy Enrichment Fund Inc. to help support programs at the Theodore D. Young Community Center
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