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MINUTES OF AGENDA MEETING AND CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR
RYE BROOK OFFICE PARK SITE PLAN APPROVAL., HELD NOVEMBER 13t , 1 84. -
Present: Mayor Kabcenell, Trustees Meiskin, Harris, Zak,
Attorney Kramer, Treasurer Cortese, Clerk Smith.
Absent: Trustee Nardi
PUBLIC HEARING — RYE BROOK OFFICE PARK SITE PLAN APPROVAL APPLICATION - •-
Mayor Kabcenell opened the meeting by reconvening the public hearing i
in connection with 200,000 s.f. of office space to be constructed on --
30 acres on King Street and Lincoln Avenue.
Most of the details were reviewed at the last meeting, and there was
a question about some of them, as well as a question of language.
A final draft was delivered to the Board members last Thursday, and
there are a couple of changes incorporated in the final draft .
of the Resolution and Declaration of Restrictions delivered tonight.
Mrs. Leah Woodsmith, attorney for the Purchase Association made
a statement that there had been an agreement with the Rye Town Board
that no further permits would be issued for the Royal Executive Park
property, until certain improvements had been made to relieve traffic
congestion on the King Street/Anderson Hill corridor. She felt that
a decision should not be made on the.Rye Brook Office .Park application
pending review of the Royal Executive Park resolution_ which was
passed by this Board on October 23rd, 1984, by neighboring communities
who were not aware that a final decision on this site plan approval
application was going to be made tonight. , -
Mrs. Woodsmith stated that the intersection of Anderson Hill Road and
King Street is in Greenwich, and that nothing could be done to
change that intersection without the approval of the Town of Greenwich,
and that she had spoken to them that day, and they had not agreed
to any improvements.
Pat Angarano, Supervisor of the Town of Harrison, asked that a letter
signed jointly by himself and First Selectman Roger Pearson of the
Town of Greenwich, be read into the record, as follows —
November 13, 1984
Hon. Jack Kabcenell & Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Rye Brook
111 South Ridge Street
Rye Brook, New York 10583
Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the Board of Trustees:
We
understand meeting r 23, 4the R
ye Brook Village
Board ofTrusteesad pted a resolut onwhich would theeffectof permitting the
construction by Royal Executive Park on its site fronting on King Street In Rye Brook
of an additional 270,000 sq, ft. of commercial office construction. We also understand
that the Board has before it tonight an application for zoning and site plan approval
for development of 200,000 sq, ft, of commercial office space on a portion of the
Highpoint Hospital property which also fronts on King Street.
We invite your attention to the terms of a certain settlement agreement dated
December 22, 1981 to which your predecessor In Interest, the Town of Rye, was a
party, which provided, among other things that no permits or -grants of authorization
to construct additional office space or facilities on the Royal Executive Park property
would be granted until "the making of a finding , that additional construction on
the subject property will not result in undue traffic congestion on the King
Street/Anderson Hill Road traffic corridor . . .IF.
Although we have not had an opportunity to fully study the resolution adopted
by the Village Board of Trustees we do not understand that it includes the finding
required by the settlement agreement, nor do we understand that the conditions contained
in the resolution adequately address the impact of the approved construction upon said
traffic corridor.
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Since protection of the King Street/Anderson Hill Road traffic corridor was an
essential provision of the settlement agreement and since the pending proposal for
development on the Highpoint Hospital site will seriously impact that traffic corridor,
we strongly urge that you take no action on that application until we have been able
to further study this matter.
Naturally we would welcome an opportunity to meet with you and the Board at
Your earliest convenience.
�^ Yours very truly,
_ ROGER-PErARSON
Fir �etn an, own of Greenwich
AT ANGARA
Supervisor, To n of Harrison
JOHN COLLINS
CONSULTING TRAFFIC • TRANBPCgTAT1CN [NGIN6CR■
160 MANVILLE ROAD . PLEASANTVILLE N.Y. 10570 . [914] 769-9020 -
November 8, 1984
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Mr. Pat V. Angarano
_ Town Supervisor/Village Mayor
Municipal Building
Harrison, New York 10528
RE: FEIS Rye Brook office Park
FEIS Royal Executive Park '
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Dear Mr. Angarano,
We have completed our review of the FEIS for the above
Office parks. While these FEIS respond to specificI
questions/concerns arising from the review of the DEIS,
they do not, in many instances,adequately answer or
address the legitimate questions/concerns of the various
authors or the Town/Village of Harrison. With respect to
specifics of that review, we note the following:
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1. Rye Brook office Park consists of 200,000
square feet of office space with Royal Executive
Park ( Phase 1B) comprising some 270,000 square
feet. Together these represent a total of
470,000 square feet of new development in the
King Street corridor.
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2. The developer has agreed to signalize the
intersection of Anderson Hill Road/King Street.
Although this improvement has been indicated for
several years, a signal has not yet been
installed. Since this intersection is not in the
Village of Rye Brook the developer should obtain
from Greenwich a letter indicating their
willingness to support the improvements along _ " -
with an anticipated timetable for installation
of the signal.
3. The north/south road as proposed is separate
from the proposed improvements at the Merritt
Parkway/ King Street. The implementation of one
does not eliminate the need for the other.
4. Although discussions have begun on the
"north/south roadway", no firm location or _
timetable has been established. In addition, it
is essential that this roadway be constructed
south of Anderson Hill Road ( to the Parkway) to
insure the indicated releif of King Street. -
Since this is an important consideration,. a
detailed analysis of the benefits associated
with these improvements should be included in
the FEIS.
5. The FEIS should indicate who will implement -
and fund the improvements recommended at the
Merritt Parkway/King Street. In addition, a ,
letter from the state should be obtained
indicating the feasibility of the recommended
improvements. If no improvements are made at
this location and the proposed development is
permitted to proceed a significant diversion of
traffic to Anderson Hill Road can be
anticipated. If the above improvements are not
a condition for a certificate of occupancy, a
detailed anlaysis should be included which - -
evaluates the impact on the adjoining roadways
without the recommended improvements at Merritt '.
Parkway/Ring Street.
6. Without development along Ring Street, the
intersection of Anderson Hill Road/Purchase
Street is operating at or near .capacity. This
is based on recent studies and is in
contradicition to the statement in the FEIS that
adequate capacity exists at this location. The
consultant for the developers should include an
analysis of this intersecton to support their
contention that the intersection is capable of
handling 308 of the office generated traffic.
7. A list of other developments considered in .
the growth of the base traffic volumes. should be
included in the FEIS.
8. The. FEIS indicates that some traffic will
use Lincoln Avenue to reach the Parkway. What
are the anticipated traffic volumes and
operating conditions at critical locations along
this roadway with and without the recommended
Merritt Parkway)Ring Street improvements?
The above should be addressed in detail in the FEIS. If
you have any questions or require additional information
Please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours,
JOHN COLLINS
( -C�ONNSSULTING -
Jo n T. Collins, Ph.D.,P.H.
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William Cuddy - Attorney for Rye Brook Office Park - I am astounded
that Supervisor Angarano can come here at the last moment, to
ask that a decision be deferred as if they were not aware of the
fact that this application was under consideration, as it has been
for a year and a half. Documents have been circulated to surrounding
communities, as required by law, which included Harrison and Greenwich,
amongst which were Draft Environmental Impact Statements and Final
EIS's, and there are had been responses, to which answers were
provided. -
Resident Ken Heller - Harrison has permitted construction on three
new office buildings on the Rye Brook border, but has not followed
up to make sure that conditions imposedon the developer have been
fulfilled.
Trustee Meiskin - Harrison had been notified early on about these
projects and proposals, they even had a representative at one of
our EIS meetings, and I am surprised and upset that at this late
date and time, they come here asking us to delay making a decision.
Mayor Kabcenell - I am shocked that Harrison and Greenwich are
making a request for a delayed decision at this time, as if they
had been completely unaware of what was under consideration for
development on King Street. There have been many Public Meetings
and distribution of environmental impact statements, as required
by law, and we have had meetings with Supervisor Angarano, First
Selectman Pearson and Mrs. Wood-Smith, to discuss thevprppoeed
road to connect with I-684. The east-west road which was proposed
to go through Purchase, which would probably be the shortest access,
and the residents of Purchase don't want it. We have,discussed
a north-south road, which would run parallel to King Street,
through the Royal Executive Park and High Point(Rye Brook Office
Park) perhaps dead-ending at Citicorp, or possibly going into the
Hutchinson River Parkway, and we have discussed improvements
at the King Street/Anderson Hill intersection, with the developers
making substantial contributions to these improvements, as well as
dedicating the land required for the north-south road which runs
through their properties. We have insisted that these improvements
be a condition of site plan approval, all of which will also benefit -
the commercial developments in Harrison - Pepsico will reap some
of the benefits without contributing. American Can has an
application pending in Greenwich toconvertfrom single-tenant use
to multi-tenant use, which if approved, will impact the King Street
corridor. Consultants and engineers involved in studies required
by these developments in Rye Brook, have had extensive discussions
with Greenwich, and it-was my understanding that Greenwich had
committed money in their budget towards the improvements at King .
Street and Anderson Hill Road. -
We have made it a condition that any developer must make substantial
contributions to relieve potential traffic congestion, which is
something that none of the other communities have done.
I am at a loss to understand what seems to be a complete turnabout '
in position for Greenwich at this point, perhaps we can shed some
light on this matter at a meeting with Greenwich which we have
scheduled for Friday.
Trustee Harris - I am also surprised that there should be such
a last minute objection from Harrison and Greenwich, in view of the
length of time that these matters have been before the Board.
Mayor Kabcenell - in connection with the strong conditions which we
have imposed on our developers, I would like to include in the
records, a series of letters from London & Leeds Corporation, the
developers of Royal Executive Park, and their feeling that that Royal
Executive Park was unfairly treated in the requirements we asked of
them, and the,requirements we are asking of Rye Brook Office Park. -
developers.
.,L London & Leeds
Corporation
499 Park Avenue
New York,NY 10022
Telephone:(212)308.1088
Telex:661995
November 6, 1984
The Honorable Jack Kabcenell
and Members of Board of Trustees
Village of Rye Brook
111 South Ridge Street
Rye Brook
New York 10573
Dear Mayor Kabcenell and
Members of the Board of Trustees:
I
re: Royal Executive Park - Phase IB
On behalf of Royal Executive Park we would once again like to thank
you for the site plan approval of Phase 18 of the Royal Executive Park
complex, by the Board of Trustees on October 23, 1984. We pledge to con-
tinue to work with the Village of Rye Brook to insure the continuation of
the highest quality development on our site and one which the Village and
Its residents will be proud of.
The Board will recall that at the October 9, 1984, meeting, I
indicated that Royal Executive Park would comply with any fair and equit-
able conditions of the site plan approval and that is still our commitment.
However, we understand that there is now a proposal before the Trustees
which would significantly cut back on the nature of the commitment of the
Hines/Gralnick joint venture to participate in traffic improvements on the
King Street corridor to the same extent as Royal Executive Park has j
committed itself.
The Board is no doubt aware that from the outset of the consideration
of both the Royal Executive Park Phase 1B proposal and the Hines/Gralnick
proposal, traffic improvements on the King Street corridor have been the
prime environmental and-planning issue. As such, it was made clear to both
developers from the outset that they would be required to financially con-
tribute to the improvement of the intersections at King Street and
Anderson Hill Road, as well as King Street and the Merritt Parkway. Even
more importantly, it was made clear to both developers that they would be
required to dedicate the right of way for a north-south roadon their
respective properties, to construct such road at their expense and also
to contribute a dollar amount for off site road improvements.
As this Board is aware, those commitments are in fact embodied in
the October 23, 1984, Royal Executive Park Site Plan approval resolution.
However, it is our understanding that the proposed commitment by the
Hines/Gralnick interests constitutes a significantly watered down commit
ment to traffic improvements in the King Street corridor.
I have asked our legal counsel, Joel Sachs, to set out in some
greater detail the differences between what we have agreed and what Rye
Brook Office Park are proposing to commit to.
I would merely like to state, for the record, that in my view it
would be inequitable if Hines/Gralnick were to be treated more favorably
than we, particularly as we commenced our commitment and expenditure in
1979. Any contention of unfairness by the Hines/Gralnick group seems to
disregard the difference between 1979 dollars and 1985 dollars and, also,
does not seem to give us any credit for pioneering the development of the
King Street corridor.
I would consider it very unfair to us if Rye Brook Office Park were
to be in a position of priority for additional development rights if the
proposed road improvements are implemented, as this would effectively
mean that we were paying our share of the cost of the road improvements
and they would reap a priority benefit. Our contention is that any
development rights should be equitably shared out in terms of total land
availability without taking into account historical developments prior to
these road improvements. Consequently, if the Nines/Gralnick partner-
ship's contribution were to be tied to guaranteed development rights, we
would be entitled to ask for similar treatment.
In
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the BoardoofiTrusteesnwilltactriniawfairthe andabov , we equitablewould mannerrust that
and impose
the same type Of financial commitments upon the Hines/Gralnick interests
as have been imposed upon ROyal Executive Park. Otherwise, Royal should
have the nature of its commitments reduced to a level commensurate with
those proposed for Rye Brook Office Park.
If youhave any further questions on this matter, please do not
hesitate to contact me personally. Your interest is deeply appreciated.
Yours �incer/gJl y,{_�
Kurt K. Kit<s/tom/ck
President
WILLIAM F,pLUNKETT,JR. PLUNKETT & JAFFE, P.C.•
pHYLL155.JAFFE ATTORNEYS AT LAW _ NEW YORK OFFICE:
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GEORGE E.pATA KI �— NEW YORK.NEW YORK 10110
KEVIN J.PLUNKETT" 1 NORTH BROADWAY 11121099..595
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JEFFREY (9141945.
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JOHN F.OUR KHARDT
PHILIP J,WISSEL••• EdwuO I.E9m
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The Honorable Jack Kabcenell
and Members of Board of Trustees
Village of Rye Brook
111 South Ridge Street
Rye Brook, New York10573
Re: Ramal Executive Park - Phase 1B
Dear Mayor Kabcenell and Members of
The Board of Trustees:
We have been requested by our client, Royal Executive Park, to bring to
your attention the difference in the level of commitments agreed to by Royal
as embodied in the October 23, 1984 site plan resolution and those proposed by
the Hines/Gralnick interests for Rye Brook Office Park.
As is shown by the chart below, it appears that the Hines/Gralnick
interests are not willing to fund any north-south road on their property
unless further approvals beyond the presently proposed 200,000 square feet of,
development are received from the Village. Further, it appears that the
Hines/Gralnick interests are not willing to pay $200,000.for offsite road
improvements unless further approvals beyond the presently proposed 200,000
square feet of development are obtained from the Village.
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The proposed commitments of Rye Brook Office Park aside from being unfair
and inequitable insofar as Royal Executive Park's commitments are concerned
would be extremely detrimental to the interests of the Village in achieving a.
permanent solution to the traffic problems on the King Street corridor. A
comparison of the agreed to commitments of Royal Executive Park and proposed
commitments of Rye Brook Office Park as we understand them is included herein:
Commitments by Royal Executive Proposed Commitments by Rye
Park Embodied in October 23, 1984 Brook Office Park
Site Plan Approval Resolution
1. Agree to fund 57% of the costs 1. Agree to fund 43% of these
of improving the intersections at costs, but with a dollar. cap
King Street and Anderson Hill Road based upon 125% of projected
and King Street and Merritt Parkway. costs.
2. Dedicate right of way for future 2. Same.
north south road.
3. Agree to build at Royal's sole 3. No commitment to build any
expense a north south roadway on its any north south road on property
property. (cost in excess of unless additional approvals
$1,000,000). beyond initial 200,000 square
feet are obtained from Village. '
4. Agree to pay $270,000 for road 4. Agree to pay $200,000
improvements off site. for road improvements off site
only, if additional approvals
beyond initial 200,000 square
feet are obtained from Village.
It should be recalled that both in the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Rye Brook Office
Park development, the commitment was made to construct, at the developer's
expense, the north south road on the developer's property as well as pay its
fair share of off-site traffic improvements. Such commitments are set forth
in the Rye Brook Office Park.Final Environmental Impact Statement, dated July
10, 1984, as follows:
"Both developers have indicated that they are willing to contribute
finanicially towards development of such roads".. "Both developers -have
also indicated a willingness to make financial contributions toward
development of new I-684 access." (pages 24, 25)
"Both the Rye Brook and Royal developments have reserved right of way to
be dedicated for the new north south road. Both have indicated a willing
ness to participate financially in such a road (pages 36, 37).
"In any event, the deyelopers both have indicated a willingness to help-
pay for a new road which would permit the-completion of their projects."
(Page 42).
"Each developer has set aside part of his site to provide for the right
of way for a new road to connect with I-684 and has offered to pay their
proportionate share of such a road". (page 55).
Further, it should be noted that the Rye Brook Planning Board on
September 6, 1984, after reviewing the Final Environmental Impact Statements
for the Rye Brook Office Park and having received the recommendations and
report of the Village's planning consultant, Frederick P. Clarke Associates,
recommended insofar as Rye Brook Office Park that:
"The applicant should reserve a 100 foot right of way for a boulevard
type road on its property and should construct said road at its expense
for use of the public and offer said road and right of way for use as part
of any future inter-community collect or a road as may be approved by .the
Village of Rye Brook." (Excerpts from minutes of Planning Board meeting,
September 6, 1984, Page 5).
Further, the 'same Planning Board recommendation indicated that since a
significant portion of land on the High Point hospital property immediately to
the south of the Rye Brook office park property "would contain a segment of
the boulevard type road... some arrangement with High Point would have to be
made to obtain this land. The Board recommends that High Point, as a
coventurer should cede without further compensation this land as a condition
of approval of the site plan." -
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It should enoted w
Park development wasapprovdin
n1980,the iRoyal� phase
xpense,al %endiin
spite of. litigation against the Town of Rye and Royal Executive Park by
Greenwich and Harrison, did immediately proceed to undertake all necesary
site work in preparation for an eventual north south road. Moreover, as far
back as 1980, before we even applied for the Phase 1B, we had agreed to
dedicate the right of way and build a north-south road on our site at our
expense.
Unlike the Hines/Gralnick proposal, we did not indicate to the Town of
Rye that we would only commit ourselves to build such road if approvals were
granted beyond the initial 270,000 square feet. The fact that our site is now
cleared, that utilities, easements and parking areas are now in place so as to r
make construction of a north south road on our property somewhat easier,
should certainly not be held against us. In addition, it will still cost
Royal well over one million dollars to build this road in any event. Further,
the fact that the Hines/Gralnick property is a larger parcel requiring a paved
area of known from the outset.
Moreover 9ttheentireer 9Highth oPoint Hospital site r a road, was a chas ealmuch greater development
potential than the Royal site.
Finally, certain arguments have been raised that the Village Board in
determining the nature of the respective commitments of both Royal and
Hines/Gralnick should not merely look at the traffic improvement commitments,
but rather look at all the commitments which the respective developers have
made and are willing to make to the Village. The Board is well aware of the
fact that Royal Executive Park, from the very outset, has been a good neighbor
and an asset to the Village and has taken a strong interest in the community.
Insofar as recreation is concerned, Royal has already given $200,000 in
cash payments to the Town of Rye and Village of Rye Brook for recreation
purposes. By contrast we understand that the Village would receive no monies
for recreation from the Hines/Gralnick interests until a certificate of
occupancy is issued for the first 200,000 square feet, an event which may be
several years off. Further, Royal Executive Park has agreed to construct a
jogging and fitness course for the Village residents. Royal has been working
closely with the Recreation Commission of the Village on this proposal and
final planning and design work is now well under way.
By contrast the Hines/Gralnick interests are being requested to-dedicate
five acres of undevelopable land in the extreme northwest quadrant of the
Hines property in close proximity to the Airport. Further, it is our under-
standing that if such dedication is made, the Village would have to agree not
to seek any further contributions from the Hines/Gralnick interests for
recreation, in the event of further development approvals, on the Rye Brook
Office Park site.
Thank you for allowing us to bring these matters to your attention. If
you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours,
Joel H. Sachs
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cc: Georgia Kramer, Esq.
Mr. Frederick Weidle
Mr. Kurt Kilstock
Mr. Stuart Field
Bill Cuddy — I have a response which I would like to have recorded,
in the form of a letter dated November 13, 1984.
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Hon. Jack Kabcenell, Mayor -
and Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Rye Brook
111 South Ridge Street
Rye Brook, New York 10573 -
Re: Rye Brook Office Park
Gentlemen:
Although we were not copied on the Plunkett & Jaffe
letter of November 7, 1984, the contents thereof have been
brought to our attention, and we feel obliged to 'respond to, j
certain of the issues raised therein.
When Mr. Kilstock persuaded the Village Board to
expeditiously approve the Royal Executive Park site plan on -
October 9th, you will recall that I did not attempt to -
dissuade the Board from granting such approval, but I did
suggest that it would be more appropriate if the approvals !
. . for both projects were handled concurrently. Perhaps the
second guessing by him and his counsel at this time could -
have been avoided if my suggestion were accepted. Royal's
belated intervention into the Rye Brook Office Park approval
process at this juncture is completely unjustified.
In any event, to adequately appreciate the distinc
tion between the projects, two critical differentiating
factors should be again brought to the Board's attention.
First of-all, only a portion of the High Point
property is under consideration for commercial development
at this time, i.e. , 200,000 square feet of office space on
thirty acres, constituting part of the northerly eighty-two
acres which are the subject of the joint venture between
Gerald D. Hines Interests and High Point Estates. . There are
no present plans for commercial development of the southerly
sixty acres, which are being retained by High Point Estates.
The entire Royal Executive Park property is .and always has been entirely committed to commercial development. It -has
_ already received site plan approval for 540,000 square feet"
of office space and "conceptual" approval for an additional
360,000 square feet of office space.
Secondly, Royal Executive Park has constructed its
office buildings on a speculative basis, i.e. , before it has
a tenant. It is the present intention of Hines to spend aperiod
of time pre-leasing its building. This approach has been
most effective for both Hines and the communities in which
it has operatedthroughout the United States since, because -
of the unique quality of its product, it has 'enabled the company
to attract the most prestigious companies in the country as
its tenants.
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High Point Associates has made commitments to the
Village which are far in excess of those which would be
normally imposed on a developer of a 200,000 square foot
project. It intends to keep those commitments, even though
they represent more than a fair share of road and recreation
contributions, when compared to Royal Executive Park, and
more emphatically, when compared to other commercial develop-
ments either constructed or approved in the Village of Rye
Brook.
Royal's present position, as originally articulated
by its attorney at the October 23rd meeting, simply beclouds `"-
a clear question of fact. This was apparent to Mr. Craig of
Gerald D. Hines Interests, whose letter to me of October 25,
1984, a copy of which is enclosed, clearly and concisely
delineates the infrastructure contributions of the respective
developers.
aggregateThe
f Rye
Brook community infrastructure bby ors o
onbehalfthe lofaRyeoBrook
Office Park are proportionately greater than Royal Executive
Park's. Rye Brook Office Park's contributions to traffic
-
improvements and recreational uses, when measured separately
or cumulatively, exceed the contributions being made by
Royal Executive Park. The attached letter clearly indicates
that the total traffic improvement contributions made by or
on behalf of Rye Brook Office Park in conjunction with site
plan approval for 200,000 square feet are $775,500. or $3.89
per square foot versus $1,739,000 or $3.22 per square foot
for Royal Executive Parka Rye Brook Office Park wil-1 also -
be obligated to pay an additional $740,000 for thecostof
the road through its property for development beyond 200,000
square feet.
With respect to recreation contributions, Mr.
Kilstock's letter contains several misstatements regarding
our client's commitment to contribute both land and cash to
the Village for this purpose. The dedication of land at
this time, although being made to discharge obligations for
possible future phases, has been made as a condition of this
phase, without any assurances that there will ever be any
subsequent development. Therecreational land dedication, which
will be made at the time the building permit is issued for
this phase, not when the Certificate Of Occupancy is granted,
will consist of eleven acres, not five. That, together with
-$200,000 cash payment at the time of the issuance of the
building permit have an aggregate estimated value of $970,000
or $4.85 per square foot versus $200,000 or $0.37 per square
foot for Royal Executive Park.
Taken
the
tions for Rye Brook OfficeParkearea$10,748,�500rorf$8.75ic nperbu
. square foot versus $1,939,000 or $3.59 per square foot for
Royal Executive Park. This clearly rebuts any questions regard-
ing the equity of the conditions being imposed on the respective
projects.
It is regrettable that Royal has assumed this posture
since it is abundantly clear that Rye Brook Office Park has
been more than responsive to the site plan conditions imposed -
by the Village, and, in fact, is being required to assume
proportionately greater obligations than Royal Executive Park. _
Cordially yours,
William V. Cud y
WVC:ap
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Gerald D.Hines Interests 375 Park Avenue New York,New York 10152 Area Code 212"355 3490 ,,,
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October 25, 1984 !i
Mr. William V. Cuddy, Esq.
Cuddy E Feder
90 Maple Avenue
Ii. White Plains, NY 10601
-! Re: Rye Brook Office Park
130-080 Approval Process
Dear Bill:
At our meeting with the Village Board of Trustees last Tuesday, Joel Sachs.
suggested to the Board that both the Royal Executive Project and the Rye
Brook Office Project share costs on a 'lproportIona]" basis. Joel went on
to state that costs would not be shared equally if the Board released us
from obligations to build the road as a condition of this phase.
As we both know, when the aggregate contributions are considered and
measured against building area approved, the only Inequities created work
In Royal Executive's 'favor, not against them. I believe the attached
table makes this very clear.
Unforttunately, Joel may have created sane confusion -among certain members
of the Board of Trustees. If you believe the attached table clarifies
this whole Issue perhaps we should send It to each of the Trustees. .Please
let me know what you think.
Sincerely,
_ Tamry Cralg
RYE BROOK OFFICE PARK
COMPARISON OF PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS.
Royal Executive .Rye Brook
Park Office Park
I. RECREATION
Cash Contributlon
Land Dedication 5200,000 $200,000
-- 770,000 j
Subtotal 1 $200,000
$970,000
II. ROAD COSTS
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Land dedication for Road 280,000 490,000
Road Costs 740,000
. Lincoln Ave/King St -- k00,000
- Royal Executive/King St 200,000
Anderson Hill/King St 142,000 107,500
Merritt Pkwy/King St
107,000 81,000
_ Contribution to Escrav Fund 270.000 (I) _ - '
Subtotal $1,739,000 $778,500
Grand Total $1,939,000 .$1,748,500
III. COSTS PER SQUARE FOOT
Building Area (in square feet) 540,000 200,000
Cost psf $3.59 $8.75
(I) High Point Associates will pay for cost of Road, estimated at
$750,000, over portion of property It has under contract and
will also contribute to the escrow fund for all approvals
beyond the initial 200,000 sf.
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Mayor Kabcenell explained the location of the proposed north/
south road with a rough sketch on the blackboard. -
Trustee Zak - I think that Harrison and Greenwich had had sufficient
time to enter any objections.
Trustee Harris - perhaps we should honor Mr. Angarano's requestto
delay in view of the meeting to be held with Greenwich on Friday.
William Cuddy - The original application was filed May 8tb, 1983,
and we have followed all of the legal requirements during this
entire process.
Trustee Harris - the date of the hearing towhich Mr. Cuddy referred,
was March 27,•1984, at which Mr. Charles Balancia, Harrison Councilman,
and First Selectman Roger Pearson of Greenwich were in attendance.
Mayor Kabcenell - I have great difficulty with the timing of your
request.
On the motion of Trustee Meiskin, seconded by Trustee Zak,
WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of
Rye Brook, New York has reviewed an application for site plan
approval to construct a campus-type office building on
approximately thirty (30) acres of land, submitted by High Point
Associates, to construct a single office building containing -
approximately 200,000 square feet of office spaceand related
parking, landscaping, utilities, storm drainage and other
incidental elements on a parcel of property located southwest.
of the intersection of King Street and Lincoln Avenue and
designated on the Tax flop of the Village of Rye Brook as
Section 1, Block 3, Lot 1A-2, and
WHEREAS, said application consists of and is supplemented .
by the following:
1. A site plan consisting of seven (7) drawings, all
entitled "Rye Brook Office Park, Village of Rye
Brook, Westchester County, New York", dated as
noted below, and prepared in the offices of and
under the direction of the following: Gerald D.
Hines Interests, Developers; John Burgee Architects
with Philip Johnson, Consultant; the SWA Group,
Landscape Architects/Site Planners; Raymond,
Parish, Pine & Weiner, Environmental Consultants;
and Dolph Rotfeld, Site Engineering, P.C. :
(a) Conceptual Site Plan, dated August 31, 1984 -
showing locations and relevant concept for
buildings, drives, parking areas and landscaping
features, j
(b) Preliminary Landscape Concept Plan, dated August
31, 1984, showing additional landscape treatment
of sitelan areas
P proposed for development; ,
(c) A storm drainage and retention system,
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dated August, 1984 as revised October, 1984;
(d) A sanitary sewer system dated August, 1984 as
revised October, 1969;
(e) Water supply and fire protection,system, dated
August, 1989 as revised October, 1989; 'I
(f) A Preliminary Grading Plan dated August 31, 1984,
and
WHEREAS, in the course of its review of said site plan
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application the Board of Trustees has noted, caused or con-
ducted the following activities: .
1. The applicant'-s agents, Cuddy & Feder, Attorneys,
submitted a site plan application for the subject
project on May 8, 1983;
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2.
On May 18, 1983 the applicant submitted an
Environmental Assessment Form and, on the basis of -
its review of said form, the Village Board assumed
Lead Agency-status on June 28, 1983;
3. At the request of the Village Board, the applicant
submitted a Draft Environmental Impact Statement in
October, 1983. 'A public hearing was held on the DEIS
on March 27, 1984 at which time, and during the
subsequent statutory comment period, the Village
Board of Trustees, acting as lead agency, heard
comments from the public`, and other involved govern-
mental agencies and municipalities;
4. In May, 1984 the consultants for Rye Brook Office
Park submitted written responses to the oral and
written comments made at the March 27, 1984 public
hearing as well as the written comments received
subsequent thereto;
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5. At the request of the Village Board, an FEIS (Final
Environmental Impact Statement) was prepared, reviewed
and accepted by the Village Board of Trustees on July
10, 1984;
6. The Board of Trustees referred the proposed site plan
to the Village Planning Board on July 10, 1984 .for
review and recommendations.
7. The Village Planning consultants requested addition-
al information from the applicant's agent on July
26, 1984 which information was supplied by Cuddy &
Feder by letter dated September 5, 1984;
S. In the course of its review the Village Planning. . .
Board held at least three regularly scheduled meetings
at which time they reviewed the subject site plan
documents for Rye Brook Office Park;
9. During the period of the Planning Board's review
above, the site plan documents filed on behalf of
Rye Brook Office Park were ,also reviewed by Frederick
P. Clark Associates, planning consultants to the
Village of Rye Brook;
10. On September 6, "1984, the Village Planning Board
recommended approval of the site plan subject to
certain conditions; and
11. On September 25, 1984, Frederick P. Clark Associates
recommended approval of the site plan for the Rye
Brook Office Park with certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board of the Village of Rye Brook
is of the opinion that it is in the interest of the Village
of Rye Brook to approve the site plan for the Rye Brook
Office Park as presented subject to certain conditions and
stipulations hereinafter set forth,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that prior to any
decision of approval, approval with conditions or denial of the
site plan the Village Board of Trustees has given consideration -
to the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Rye Brook
Office Park and hereby finds that the requirements of the New
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York State Environmental Quality Review Law and 6 NYCRR Part
617 and the Laws of the Village of Rye Brook have been met and
more specifically that:
1. Consistent with social, economic and other essential
considerations, from among the reasonable alternatives
thereto, the action to be carried out or approved is
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one which minimizes or avoids adverse environmental
effects to the maximum extent practicable, including.
the effects disclosed in the relevant environmental
impact statement;
2. Consistent with social, economic and other essential j
considerations, adverse environmental effects dis-
closed in the environmental impact statement will be
minimized or avoided by incorporation of conditions
to the site plan approval as mitigative measures
which have been identified as practicable, and
other conditions which may be established by the
Village Board of Trustees.
-- WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Village Board of Trustees, II
the applicant has complied with the Village of Rye Brook
development regulations for site plan approval except as may
be noted below,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that said application
for site plan approval and said supplemental site plan docu-
ments noted above be and they hereby are approved,. and the
designated agent of the Village Board of Trustees is hereby
authorized to endorse said approval upon copies of all
documents, which endorsement shall authorize the issuance of
building permits in accordance with this resolution and all
applicable laws, all upon completion of the following modifi-
cations and conditions, and also in accordance with the Village's
zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations and building code,
and that the applicant be so notified.
1. After issuance of and as a requisite for main-
tenance of a certificate of occupancy, all aspects
of the development project shall be 'maintained in
a clean, viable, well repaired and healthy growing
condition.
2. No top soil may be removed from the project site
without the express approval of the Board of Trustees,
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed.
3. High Point Associates shall contribute Two Hundred
Thousand ($200,000.00) Dollars to the Village of
Rye Brook to be used exclusively for parks and '
recreation purposes on or before the issuance of
any building permit authorized pursuant to thissite
plan approval. Upon full payment of the Two Hundred
Thousand ($200,000.00) Dollars, High Point Associates,
its successors and assigns, shall be fully discharged
from any liabilities which it has or may have either .
now or hereafter pursuant to Section 7-730 of the
Village Law of the State of New York, or any other
law, or otherwise, relating to parks'MO -recrea'tiorf—
purposes, with respect to the subdivision or
resubdivision of the thirty (30) acre parcel which
is the subject of this application.
4. High Point Estates, Inc. ,� which is a joint venturer
in High Point Associates, the applicant herein, and
which is the current record owner- o£ the thirty (30)
acre parcel referred to above, fifty-two (52) acres
contiguous thereto on the west and south which are
encompassed by the joint venture agreement, and an
additional sixty (60) acres which are contiguous on
the south to the joint venture property, shall fully
discharge any liabilities which High Point Estates,
Inc. , High Point Associates, Gerald D. Hines Interests, .
Ltd. , and their respective successors or assigns have
or may have, either now or hereafter, pursuant to
Section 7-730 of the Village Law of the State of
New York, or any other law, or otherwise, relating to
parks and recreation purposes, with respect to
both the fifty-two (52) acre parcel and the sixty
(60) acre parcel referred to above by the dedication
to the Village of Rye Brook for parks and recreation
purposes of an eleven (11) acre parcel on the westerly
side of the right of way referred to in Paragraph 5 (a)
hereof, as more particularly shown on Exhibit "5!',
dated October 31, 1984 annexed hereto and made a
part hereof. An appropriate deed of .dedication to
such property shall be executed and delivered to
the Village of Rye Brook on or before the issuance
of any building permit authorized pursuant to this
site plan approval.
-- 5. Annexed hereto and made a part hereof is a form of
agreement marked Exhibit "B" relating, inter 'alia,
to:
(a) The dedication of a right-of-way of
approximately one hundred (100) feet
running the entire length of the High
Point property and the construction of
a major road thereon.
(b) The participation by High Point Associates
in theconstruction of roadway improve-
ments to the Anderson Hill Road and King
Street intersections and the Merritt� �,
Parkway and -King Street intersections. '.
(c) Participation by High Point Associates and,
under certain circumstances, High Point
Estates, Inc. in a road -and/or traffic
improvement district or alternative
procedure to improve the road network in
the environs of the premises.
(d) Contributions by High Point Associates and,
under certain circumstances, High PointI.
I , Estates, Inc. to a road improvement
fund.
(e) Widening of the Lincoln Avenue/King Street
intersection within the State of New York
to improve traffic flow.
High Point Associates and High
Point Estates shall, as a condition of
this site plan approval, execute and
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deliver to the Village of Rye Brook an
agreement embodying the foregoing commit-
ments substantially in accordance with the
terms and conditions of Exhibit "B".
Such agreement shall be recorded in the
Westchester County Clerk's Office, Division
of Land Records and shall impose a lien
upon the respective premises to ensure the
fulfillment of the obligations more speci-
fically referred to therein.
6. High Point Associates, as a condition precedent to
the issuance of a building permit, otherwise authorized -
pursuant to this site plan approval, shall submit a
written storm drainage system maintenance schedule
to the Village Engineer, who shall be responsible _
for approving the same. The said maintenance''""
schedule shall identify all elements, of the system
and incorporate a program for periodic inspection
and removal of accumulated silt, debris and other
obstructions when and if necessary.
7. High Point Associates shall, concurrently with-its
application for a building permit, submit an
erosion control plan to the Westchester Soil and
Water Conservation Board. The erosion control
plan and related .site construction activities
shall comply with all controlling laws and regula-
tions and shall be in accordance with the Board's
"Best Construction Management Practices." High _
Point Associates shall utilize the services of the
Westchester Soil and Water Conservation Board where
appropriate.
8. Details with respect to signage, lighting and
landscaping shall be subject to the further approval
of the Village Board, Without limitation by reason
of specification, High Point Associates shall submit
a detailed listing or schedule of exterior .landscape
and planting material, including, but 'lot limited to,
type, size and locations of all planting material,
which shall be subject to approval of the Village
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Board of Trustees, which approval shall not be un-
reasonably withheld or delayed. .
9. Should the storm and drainage system or any element
of the system become temporarily clogged or blocked,
the Village Board of Trustees may direct the clearance
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of said blockage to be performed within twenty (20)
days, or in the event of`an' emergency, within twenty-
four (24) hours, by an- outside independent contractor,
and the cost of removal of said blockage or correction
of the physical reasons leading to causing the emergency
and charge the cost of conducting said work against
the developer and property, enforceable in the same
manner as a tax lien. -
1.0. High Point Associates shall submit detailed graphic
examples of building facades and exterior pedestrian
area construction materials, including exterior signs
and lighting, pavement, exterior wall materials and
_. other matters to the Village Board of Architectural
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Review, to the extent of detail deemed reasonably
appropriate by said Board of Architectural Review for
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approval of said Board.
11. High Point Associates shall make reasonable efforts
to integrate soundproofing materials into the construc-
tion of the buildings, and a report with respect there-
to shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees for its
information.
12. All construction of the Rye Brook Office Park project
shall be completed, including all landscaping, prior
to the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy.
Without limitation by reason of specification, the
applicant may request and the Village Building Inspector
may grant, a temporary certificate of occupancy in
order, inter alis, to provide reasonable assurance
that the applicant will be afforded the necessary
time to achieve required road improvements which are - -
within its control and to satisfy other conditions
set forth herein. -
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traffic plan and program as a mitigative measure to
include but not be limited to: traffic routing in
and out of the site, general hours of truck traffic, .
availability of flag men or other traffic control
devices during periods of temporary congestion or
emergency, and other matters considered appropriate. - -
14. The applicant shall pay to the Village of Rye Brook
an inspection fee for construction and inspection
and for compliance with the approved site plan in
the amount of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, plus
such other )payments as may be required from time to
time for expenses incurred in consequence of the
Village's use of independent consultants, planners,
architects and engineers to the extent which may
be reasonable and necessary, provided the aggregate_ .
cost thereof does not exceed Twenty Thousand
($20,000.00) Dollars.
15. In addition to the applicant's obligations pursuant -
to Paragraph 9 hereof, if the applicant fails. to comply
with any of the conditions With respect to maintenance
and landscaping, the Village Board of Trustees may
direct compliance with the site plan conditions to be
performed within twenty (20) days, Or in the. event'of
an emergency, within twenty-four (24) hours, by an
independent contractor, and the cost of such services
shall become a charge against the premises, enforceable
in the same manner as a tax lien.
16. High Point Associates, prior to the issuance of 'I
any building permit authorized pursuant to this
site plan approval, shall deliver a survey or surveys
to the Village of Rye Brook which shall contain metes
and bounds descriptions of the following premises
referred to in Exhibit "B":
(a) Parcel "A",
(b) Parcel "B",
(c) Parcel
(d) Parcel "D",
(e) The right of way referred to in Paragraph 3
thereof;
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and the parks and recreation area referred. to in
Paragraph 4 hereof. I�
17. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to make a
final field inspection of the site before issuance
j of a certificate of occupancy for the proposed
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construction. The purpoge of this final inspection..
is to review the development and to_require any
minor modifications to parking, landscaping,
signs, drainage, access and other site plan details
in the interest of safety, convenience and aesthetics
as may be reasonable and .necessary. The applicant
shall maintain all elements of the approved .site
plan including landscaping in a neat and healthy
condition so as to retain its approved certificate
of occupancy.
18. In the event the applicant, or its successors or
assigns does not apply for a building permit within
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five (5) years from the date hereof, this site plan
approval shall expire unless such period is extended
by the Board of Trustees upon reasonable cause
shown. Upon the issuance of a building permit, the
permittee shall diligently proceed with the con-
struction authorized pursuant thereto, subject to
strikes, war, acts of God, and other circumstances •
beyond the control of the permittee.
AGREEMENT EX H131T' ��
AND
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS
AGREEMENT made this day of November, 1984 by and
among the Village of Rye Brook (sometimes hereinafter referred
to as "Rye Brook") a municipal corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of New York having its
principal office and place of business at 111 South Ridge
Street, Rye Brook, New York 10573, High Point Estates,
Inc. , a New York corporation with its office.and principal
place of business c/o Shea & Gould, 330 Madison Avenue, New
York, New York 10017, Attention: Bernard D. Fischman, Esq.
(sometimes hereinafter referred to as "Estates") and High
Point Associates, a partnership organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York with its office and
principal place of business c/o Gerald D. Hines Interests, .
Ltd. , 375 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10152 (sometimes -
hereinafter referred to as "Associates")
WHEREAS, High Point Estates, Inc. is the ownerof
approximately one hundred forty-two acres of land situated
on the westerly side of King Street south of Lincoln Avenue, .
in the Village of Rye Brook, Town of Rye, County of Westchester
and State of New York, more particularly described as Parcel
"A" on Exhibit "1" annexed hereto and made a part hereof; and
which premises are more specifically described in a deed from
Hipo Realty Corp. to High Point Estates, Inc. dated September 6,
1974 and recorded in the Westchester County Clerk's Office, Divi-
sion of Land Records on September 11, 1974 in Liber 7220 of
Deeds, Page 639; and
WHEREAS, Estates has heretofore entered into a joint
venture agreement with Gerald D. Hines Interests, Ltd. , a
limited partnership organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Texas with an office and place of business
at 375 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10152 (sometimes
hereinafter referred to as "Hines") under the name and title
of High Point Associates for the commercial development of
the northerly portion of Parcel "A", consisting of approxi-
mately eighty-two (82) acres, described as Parcel "B" on
Exhibit "2" annexed hereto and made a part hereof (sometimes'
hereinafter referred to as "Rye Brook Office Park") ; and
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that Estates will retain title
to the southerly sixty (60) acres of Parcel "A", described as
Parcel "C" on Exhibit "3" annexed hereto and made a part hereof
(sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "Estates Property") ; and
WHEREAS, Associates has been granted site plan approval
for the construction of approximately 200,000 square feet of
office space on a parcel of land of approximately thirty (30)
acres situated at the southwest corner of King Street and
Lincoln Avenue by the Village Board of the Village of Rye Brook
on November 13, 1984, which parcel is a portion of Parcel "B"
~�. and is more particularly described as Parcel "D" on Exhibit
"4" annexed hereto and made a part hereof, and is known and -
, designated as Section 1, Block 3, Lot IA-2 on the Tax Map of
the Village of Rye Brook; and
WHEREAS, in approving the Associates site plan for
Parcel "D" the parties hereto recognize the need for certain
traffic improvements in the King Street corridor; and
WHEREAS, the site plan approval granted on November 13,
1984 by the Village of Rye Brook is conditioned on the
execution and delivery of this agreement by Associates and
Estates with respect to traffic improvements, the contri-
bution of moneys, the dedication of real property to the
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Village of Rye Brook, and other related matters,
NOW, THEREFORE, Associates agrees to the provisions here-
inafterset forth applicable to it, and Estates, as owner of
the premises, does hereby declare that the respective premises
as more specifically hereinafter set forth are now and shall
be held, leased, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, encumbered
and occupied subject to the following restrictions which
exist for the purpose of the common good of the people of
the Village of Rye Brook, and for the protection of the
value and desirability of the said premises, and which shall
run with the real property, binding every party having any
right, title or interest to the respective premises or any
part thereof:
1. Associates agrees to pay a share of needed
traffic improvements at the King Street/Anderson Hill
Road intersection, together with other benefitted developers
in the Village of Rye Brook, it being understood that Associates'
share shall not, in any event, exceed 43% of the total
design and construction costs payable by Rye Brook developers '
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or'taxpayers for such improvements, or One Hundred Seven
Thousand Five Hundred ($107,500.00) Dollars, whichever is
less. Such payment shall be made at the time of the issuance
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o£ a building permit with respect to such intersection
improvements. It is further understood and agreed any
monies paid by Associates pursuant to this provision shall
be reduced, adjusted and recaptured by Associates on an
equitable basis in the event other 'significant commercial
site plans are hereinafter approved by the Village of Rye
Brook, in consequence of which the owners of such site or
sites, or such site or sites, are benefitted by the improve-
ment described herein. The Village of Rye Brook shall
exercise reasonable efforts to ensure that other parties,
including but not limited to, the Town of Greenwich and
similarly situated commercial developments within the Town
of Greenwich, contribute to such improvements, ,if, as and
when such improvements are actually constructed.
2. In the event that Associates obtains a building
permit for Parcel "D", then Associates agrees to pay a share
of needed traffic improvements at the King Street/Merritt
Parkway intersection, as more particularly described in High
Point Associates Draft Environmental Impact Statement,
together with other benefitted developers in the Village of
Rye Brook, it being understood that Associates' share shall
not, in any event, exceed 438 of the total design and
construction costs payable by Rye Brook developers or taxpayers
for such improvements. Such payment shall be made at the
time of the issuance of a building permit .with respect to
such intersection improvements. Such share shall not exceed
1258 of 438 of: the total .cost of :such: imp�ovemen:ts, or
Eight-One Thousand ($81,000.00) Dollars, whichever is less.
It is further understood and agreed any monies paid by
Associates pursuant to this provision shall be reduced,
adjusted and recaptured by Associates on an equitable basis,
in the event other site plans for significant commercial
development are hereinafter approved by the Village of Rye
Brook, in consequence of which the owners of such site or
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sites, or such site or sites, are benefitted by the improve-
ments described herein. The Village of Rye Brook shall exercise
reasonable efforts to ensure the implementation, to the
extent legally possible, of the foregoing. Further, the
Village of Rye Brook shall exercise reasonable .efforts to
r, ensure that other interested parties, including, but hot
limited to,. the Town of Greenwich, State of Connecticut,
State of New York and other commercial developments in the
benefitted area contribute to such improvements, if, as and
when such improvements are actually constructed.
3. Estates agrees to dedicate a right-of-way on
.. the westerly side of Parcel "A" of approximately one hundred
(100)feet in width across Parcel "A", and , in addition, reason-
able and necessary slopeand grade easements, for a proposed
future major road, as more particularly delineated on Exhibit
"5" annexed hereto and made a part hereof. In the event the �I
Village of Rye Brook determines that the construction of
such road as an integral element of a comprehensive road -
network is necessary and desirable, Estates shall, without
further compensation, dedicate such right-of-way to the -
Village of Rye Brook or such other governmental authority
having jurisdiction thereof, as may`then be determined by
the Rye Brook Village Board. Estates also agrees to grant
such other easements as may be reasonable and necessary to
maintain and repair such road. In the event the Board of
Trustees 'of the Village of Rye Brook determines to modify
the precise location and course ofsuchroad, it may do so
provided such realigned road substantially conforms to
Exhibit "5" and does not unreasonably interfere with the
- present use of Parcel "C" as a hospital, convalescent home.
� - and residence, and does not unreasonably interfere with the
use of Parcel "B" or Parcel "C" for office buildings and
accessory parking. The aforesaid offer of dedication shall
automatically expire twenty-five (25) years from the date
hereof if such offer has not been duly accepted in writing
by the Village of Rye Brook and notice thereof given to
Estates or its successors in title.
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4. In the event that Associates obtains a building
permit for Parcel "D", then Associates agrees, at its sole
cost and expense, prior to the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy for the building to be constructed on Parcel "D",
to widen the Lincoln Avenue-King Street intersection within the
State of New York to improve traffic flow by, inter alis,
providing a left turn lane proceeding northerly.
5. In the event Associates applies for and
receives the requisite approvals for a site plan and. building
permit for the further commercial development of Parcel "B",
including, but not limited to, further commercial development
of Parcel "D", it hereby agrees, at its sole cost and expense,
to construct that portion of the road referredto in Paragraph
3 which traverses Parcel "B". It is further understood and
agreed .any monies paid by Associates pursuant to this provi-
sion shall be reduced, adjusted and recaptured by Associates
on an equitable basis in the event other site plans for
significant commercial development are hereinafter approved
by the Village of Rye Brook, in consequence of which the
owners of such site or sites, or such site or sites, are --
benefitted by the improvement described herein. The Village
of Rye Brook shall diligently exercise reasonable efforts to
ensure the implementation, to the extent legally possible,
of the foregoing.
6. In the event Estates applies for and receives
the requisite approvals for a site plan for commercial develop-
Ment of not less than 200,000 square feet on any portion of
Parcel "& , it hereby agrees, at its sole cost and expense,
to construct that portion of the road referred to in Paragraph
3 which traverses Parcel "C". In the event a site plan for li
commercial development for less than 200,000 square feet of
office space on Parcel "C" is approved as set .forth above,
Estates agrees to pay a proportionate share of the cost of
such road, which share shall be determined by multiplying
the cost of such road by a fraction, the denominator of
which shall be 200,000 square feet, and the numerator of
which shall be the actual square footage of office space as
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approved as aforesaid. It is further understood and agreed
any monies paid by Estates pursuant to this provision shall
be reduced, adjusted and recaptured by Estates on an equitable
basis in the event other site plans for significant commercial
development are hereinafter approved by the Village of Rye
Brook, in consequence of which the owners of such .site or
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.. sites, or such site or sites, are benefitted by the improve-
ments described herein. The Village of Rye Brook shall -
exercise reasonable efforts to ensure the implementation, to
the extent legally possible, of the foregoing.
7. In the event that a road and/or traffic
improvement district or such other legally permissible
mechanism to secure the funding of major road improvements
is formed either by the Village of Rye Brook individually or
in conjunction with other governmental agencies and munici-
palities, Associates and Estates hereby agree(s)' to make
payments to the district with the other owners of the property.
within such district as provided by law. Associates and Estates
--I further acknowledge and agree that certain existing, or future . . �
residential property owners in the Village of Rye Brook may not
be required to make contributions to any such district, and that
,such district may provide for reasonable exemptions and-
exclusions to the extent permitted by 'law. The base amount
from which the required payments of each benefitted property
owner within the district shall be the total dollar amount
of the improvements to be undertaken within the district as
determined and established by the appropriate governing body, 'I
including, but not limited to, the cost of the road improvements
set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6 herein. In calculating
! the amounts payable by each property owner within any such
district, Associates and Estates shall be given credit for
monies respectively expended on the improvements described
in Paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6 herein.
8. In the event that no road and/or traffic
improvement district is formed, then Associates and Estates
shall make available to the Village of Rye Brook or other
governmental agencies a fund for road and traffic improvements
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in the King. Street corridor in. the vicinity of the premises.
The total amount of such funds shall be equal to one ($1.00) ,
Dollar per square foot of the gross floor area of any additional
office buildings, beyond the initial 200,000 square feet referred
to herein, for which building permits are subsequently issued
on Parcels "B", "C" or "B '. The obligation to provide this "
fund shall be independent from and in addition-to the obliga-
tions assumed by Associates in Paragraphs 1, 2, 9 and 5
herein, and by Estates in Paragraph 6 herein. . Any payments
made pursuant to this paragraph shall be in cash, certified
check or letters of credit payable 'to'the Village of Rye
Brook or to such other governmental entity as may be approved
' by the Village of Rye Brook. Such governmental entity shall
hold such funds in trust for such improvements and shall
have the right to draw upon and use such. funds at any time
for the purpose oftrafficimprovements on the' King Street
corridor. In the event such improvements are not constructed
within twenty-five (25) years from the date hereof, such
funds, together with interest thereon, shall be repaid to
Associates and/or Estates, as the case may be.
9. In the event that a traffic improvement or
road improvement district or other legal mechanism is .created
subsequent to the payment of the funds set forth in Paragraph .
8, and within the aforesaid twenty-five (25) year period, then
Associates and/or Estates, as the case may be, shall be
given credit for such payment(s) by refund, reimbursement or
otherwise, in calculating its or their share of the district
cost.
10. The obligations to be undertaken by Associates
and/or Estates pursuant to Paragraphs 3 to 8 inclusive herein
are conditioned upon the implementation of acomprehensive
road network, of which the road referred to in Paragraph 3
is an integral element, by the Village of Rye Brook alone .
or in conjunction with other governmental agencies, whether
by means of the establishment of a special improvement district,
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or by the imposition of fair and equitable site plan conditions
on similarly situated property owners, or by voluntary con-
tribution by similarly situated property owners, or any
combination of the foregoing. The Village of Rye Brook -
shall diligently exercise reasonable efforts to ensure the
implementation, to the extent legally possible, of the
foregoing. .
11. Associates and Estates jointly and severally
acknowledge and agree that the acreage of Parcel "A", and
the floor area entitlement attributable thereto shall be
reduced:
(a) by the dedication of the eleven (11) acre
parcel for parks and recreation purposes more particularly
described in Paragraph 4 of the resolution of site plan
approval of November 13, 1984, in consequence of which Parcel
"B" has been reduced from eighty-two (82) to seventy-seven
(77) acres, and Parcel "C" has been reduced from sixty (60)
to fifty-four (54) acres, and
(b) in the event the offer of dedication of the
right-of-way, more particularly described in Paragraph 3 hereof,
becomes effective, Parcels "B" and "C" shall be respectively
reduced by the area of land encompassed by such right-of-way.
12. Notwithstanding anything to the contraky,
expressed or implied herein, or in any other document, in
any action brought to enforce the obligations set forth
herein, neither Associates, Estate6, Hines nor any of their
respective partners, shareholders, directors, or officers
shall have any personal liability with respect hereto, any
judgment or decree shall be enforceable against the premises
as more particularly set forth below, and any such judgment
or decree shall not be subject to execution on, nor be a
lien on, assets of Associates, Estates, Hines or their
respective partners, shareholders, directors or officers
other than their respective interests in the aforementioned
real property;
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. (a) Parcel "A" - Paragraph 3 '
(b) Parcel "B" (Exc7.usive of Parcel "D") -
- Paragraphs 5, 7 and 8 -
(c) Parcel "C" - Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8
(d) Parcel "D" - Paragraphs 1, 2 and 4.
13. Nothing contained in Paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6
hereof shall impose any direct financial obligations on the'
Village of Rye Brook, it being understood that its obligations - -
thureunder shall be limited to exercising reasonable efforts to
ensure that the cost of the improvements respectively referred
to therein shall be equitably distributed amongst the benefitted
property owners to the extent legally permissible.
14 . This declaration or any part thereof shall
terminate within twenty-five (25) years or upon the recording
of a release or other appropriate equivalent document duly
authorized and signed by the Mayor of the Village of Rye
Brook.
HIGH POINT ASSOCIATES
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(b) Parcel "E" (Exclusive of Parcel "D")
- Paragraphs 5, 7 and 8
(c) Parcel "C" - Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8
j (d) Parcel "D" - Paragraphs 1, 2 and 4.
13. Nothing contained in Paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6
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(d) Parcel "D" - Paragraphs 1, 2 and 4.
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(d) Parcel 'ID" - Paragraphs 1, 2 and 4.
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(c) Parcel "C" - Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8
(d) Parcel "D" - Paragraphs 1, 2 and 4. _
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(d) Parcel "ON - Paragraphs 11 2 and 4.
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06 CORTLANDT
Statutory Charge_._>�.__ MOrt9age AmounC 09 EARTCHE9TER
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Aecording CDeige 12 HARRISON. --
Piling Charge Rec`d. Tar an Above NOiC9e9a 16 LEMISBURG
C[oee ReLeYence Beal. $ 17 MAMARONECK
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MINUTES Or DID OPENING, FRIDAY, MOVE14DER 16, 1984 -
PRESENT: Donald Brown, Supt. of Public Works . .
Cynthia Lund, Deputy Clerk
Sally Latella, Secretary -
Jim Reed, Jim Reed Sales
S At 11 a.m. bids were closed, and Cynthia Lund began the opening of the
bids received. -
Contract 84-8, Salt
1. International Salt Company - $12,420.00 (400 tons)
1�i " 31.05 (unit price per ton)
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i 2. Morton Thiokol, nlMorton Salt Division - No Bid
Contract 84-I1, Two Ton Dump Truck
I. Willow Motor Sales - $17,916.00 (1985 CMC 4x4, model TK-31003 w/snow plow)
Contract 84-9, Cleaning of Catch Basins
1. Fred A. Cook Jr., Inc. - $17,400.00 (approximately 600 catch basins) - -
90.00 (per hour) -
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Contract 84-10 Reay Dut Pick-Up Truck
1. Willow Motor Sales - $13,347.00 (1985 GMC 4x4, model TK-10703 w/snow plow)
2. Rye Ford - $I3,632.00
Contract 84-5, Police Vehicles
1. Frank Chevrolet, Inc. - $11,827.00 (per vehicle)
35,481.00 (total bid for three vehicles)
2. Pal Chevrolet, Inc. - $10,965.03 (per vehicle)
32,895.09 (total bid for three vehicles) _
3. Rory Chevrolet, Inc. - $11,466.00 (per vehicle) . ... :
34,398.00 (total bid for three vehicles)
4. Michael Chevrolet, Inc. - $11,397.85 (per vehicle)
34,193.55 (total bid for three vehicles) .
Meeting of Did Openings concluded at 11:16 a.m.
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