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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-11-26 - Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes November 26, 1996 AGENDA VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1996, 7:30 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SPECIAL PERMIT/STYE PLAN AND ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT APPLICATION FOR WEST ST./GRANT ST. SR. HOUSING PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY RALPH G. MASTROMONACO, P.E., ON BEHALF OF LOUIS LARIZZA CONSTRUCTION. RESOLUTIONS: 2. RESOLUTION REOPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SUBDIVISION APPLICATION FOR BLIND BROOK ESTATES BY PETER MURRAY FOR THE PROPERTY AT 998 KING ST. 3. RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A LOCAL LAW PRESCRIBING BULK STANDARDS IN R-15 ZONING DISTRICTS. 4. RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 135 OF THE RYE BROOK VILLAGE CODE TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITATIONS ON THE TYPES OF WASTE COLLECTED BY THE VILLAGE. 5. RESOLUTION ON THE HIGHPOINT VILLAGE PUD APPLICATION FOR LEAD AGENCY DECLARATION, POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION,AND SETTING THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC SCOPING SESSION. 6. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT#9610 ENTITLED "VILLAGE OFFICE RELOCATION" TO THE LOW-BIDDER COLLINS BROTHERS MOVING CORP. OF LARCHMONT, NY. 7. RESOLUTION REFERRING TO THE PLANNING BOARD THE APPLICATION OF RED ROOF FARM L.L.C. FOR THE PROPERTY AT 200 NORTH RIDGE STREET, SECTION 1, BLOCK 5, LOT 14. 8. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT AND GOAL OF CREATING AN ADEQUATE STOCK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AROUND WESTCHESTER COUNTY. 16 November 26, 1996 AGENDA NOVEMBER 26, 1996 PAGE TWO 9. SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION TO NEW YORK STATE FOR FUNDING FROM THE RECENTLY APPROVED "CLEAN WATER-- CLEAN AH2" BOND ACT FOR A COORDINATED COUNTY-WIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM REPAIR. 10. CHECK REGISTERS. COMMUNICATIONS: 11. LETTER FROM KIM MORABITO, PRES., PARK AVE. P.T.O. REQUESTING PERMISSION TO PLACE A SIGN FOR THE PARK AVENUE SCHOOL'S CRAFT FAIR, SET FOR 12/7/96. 12. LETTER FROM SY GLOBERMAN, N. SALEM SUPERVISOR REGARDING A PROPOSAL TO FORM A COALITION TO STUDY PLACEMENT OF CELLULAR PHONE ANTENNAE AND TOWERS. NEXT MEETING DATES: AGENDA MEETING-- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1996 AGENDA MEETING-- TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1997 17 0062'72 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OFFICES 90 SOUTH RIDGE STREET RYE BROOK, NEW YORK NOVEMBER 26, 1996 7:30 P.M. CONVENE MEETING Mayor Cresenzi called the Meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. and the pledge of allegiance followed. The following members of the Board of Trustees were present: Mayor Salvatore M. Cresenzi Trustee Joseph Pellino Trustee Eugene R. Strum Trustee Nancy Stein Tunis Trustee Gary J. Zuckerman Village staff attending the meeting were: Village Administrator Christopher J. Russo Village Attorney Kenneth E. Powell Assistant to the Administrator Richard C. Slingerland Secretary to the Village Board Lisa B. Marinaccio Village Treasurer Joseph Cortese Police Chief Robert J. Santoro Fire Chief William Dee McCluskey Planning Consultant, F.P. Clark Associates, Christian K. Miller Traffic Consultant, F.P. Clark Associates, Michael Galante Mayor Cresenzi announced that the Board would begin the meeting with Item #5 on the agenda on the High Point Village application. RESOLUTIONS: 5. RESOLUTION ON THE HIGHPOINT VILLAGE PUD APPLICATION FOR LEAD AGENCY DECLARATION, POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION. AND SETTING THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC SCOPING SESSION: On the motion of Trustee Strum, seconded by Trustee Zuckerman, the following resolution was hereby adopted: 00627) November 26, 1996 RESOLUTION PUD APPLICATION FOR HIGH POINT VILLAGE _ FOR LEAD AGENCY DESIGNATION, POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION AND SETTING THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC SCOPING SESSION. RESOLVED, that the Rye Brook Board of Trustees declares itself as the Lead Agency for the High Point Village"PUD" Application, no objections having been received within thirty (30) days of the October 25, 1996 circulation of the Board's declaration of intent to be Lead Agency; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED,that the accompanying Positive Declaration of Impact on the Environment is made under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act for this application; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED,that a Public Scoping Session shall be held on Monday, December 16, 1996, at 6 p.m. in the Village Offices at 90 South Ridge Street and the involved agencies shall be notified and the Draft Scope submitted by the applicant as modified shall be circulated. TRUSTEE STRUM VOTING AYE TRUSTEE TUNIS VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AYE At 7:50 p.m., Mayor Cresenzi announced that the Board would begin the public hearing section as listed on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SPECIAL PERMIT/SITE PLAN AND ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT APPLICATION FOR WEST ST./GRANT ST. SR. HOUSING PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY RALPH G. MASTROMONACO, P.E., ON BEHALF OF LOUIS LARIZZA: Mr. Clark Neuringer, Architect for the Applicant, approached the Board and conveyed that it would be appropriate for the Village's Planning Consultant to go through his comments from his report. Mr. Christian Miller, Village's Planning Consultant, touched on the history and process that had taken place on the subject. He told the Board that this application was originally submitted on February 2, 1996, and at that time, the application was for 30-units. He added that, at that time, his office noted some zoning deficiencies, i.e. it was not located on a major road as is required by the code, it only had 150 feet of frontage rather than the required 160 feet, it exceeded the maximum lot size by approximately 12,000 square feet and it had a rear yard depth (the yard along Interstate 287) of 10 feet rather than 30 feet. His report indicated where the proposal did not comply. The Planning Board looked at the proposed plan and approved the concept of the proposed plan for 30 units at the location specified. 2 006274 November 26, 1996 Mr. Miller communicated that the Planning Board recommended to the Board of Trustees that the Zoning requirements be amended to accommodate this development. The Planning Board, at that time, reasoned that the site was a very good location for this type of development because it is close to the Anthony J. Posillipo Community Center, the base for most of the Village's senior programs, and it was also close to commercial areas. He stated that the Planning Board members agreed that the proposal met the Village's goals of promoting and encouraging senior housing. Mr. Miller informed the Board that the current requirements had strict location criteria for these types of developments. They only allowed this type of development on main roads such as Westchester Avenue, South Ridge Street and Bowman Avenue. He mentioned that there are few if any remaining sites available for this type of development. Mr. Miller explained the changes to the Zoning Code that would allow the Applicant's proposal. He informed that the Planning Board recommended denial of the site plan because they were concerned with traffic impacts on the neighborhood. The Planning Board recommended that a traffic study evaluate the impacts of the traffic of the proposed development as well as the general traffic in the area. Mr. Miller told the Board that the Traffic Consultant, Michael Galante, had conducted the traffic study. Michael Galante, the Village's Traffic Consultant, displayed a schematic study of the area streets. His study found that the peak traffice hours occurred from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. He reported that many drivers make a short cut from South Regent Street, down Grant Street, down West Street to Garibaldi Place to South Ridge Street. The volumes run at approximately 130 to 150 vehicles during a one hour period on the local streets. Mr. Galante explained that for the study, traffic volumes are used from the Institute of Transportation Engineers guidelines. Comparisons were done for traffic generated by 26 units of senior citizen housing, 26 units of condominiums, 26 units in a low-rise development and either 10 or 12 two-family dwelling units which would be allowed as of right using peak hours. The type of traffic generated from senior citizen housing would be about seven cars due to the fact that senior housing residents usually are retired and don't drive to work during those hours. The study indicated with condominiums which generally houses two working adults, therefore, the volume went up to 18-21 vehicles during peak hours. He added the results with the low-rise apartment resulted in roughly the same amount as the condominiums would generate. The two- family dwelling would generate 8-11 vehicles during peak hours. He concluded that the senior citizen housing would result in a lower range of vehicle trips during peak hours. Mr. Galante stated that for this report, he researched traffic accidents in the subject area. During a three year period, a total of 12 accidents occurred. There would be little impact to the on-street parking conditions. Trustee Pellino suggested the addition of stop signs to help slow vehicles down, but Mr. Galante advised against them. Mr. Miller pointed out that worse-case scenarios were used for this study, which still found an"A" level of service. Mr. Clark Neuringer, Applicant's Architect, stated that the two issues before the Board are revising the current zoning code to allow the proposal and the proposed site plan application. He mentioned that the parking provided under the proposed development is more than what the zoning code requires, and will alleviate the on-street parking problem in the area. Trustee Pellino mentioned his concern with the impact of the height of the buildings and how they 3 006; 7 - - November 26, 1996 will fit into the character of the existing neighborhood. He added that the Village Board has for many years tried to get New York State representatives to give Rye Brook the same consideration that has been given to other communities by installing noise barriers for Rye Brook residents who live along Interstate 287. Trustee Pellino stated that he wished to see, as part of this construction, some noise mitigation along Grant Street in Rye Brook and Port Chester along the rear of the development and if the homeowners wish, along the rears of their property. He asked if the applicant would be agreeable to installing noise barriers along Grant Street down to the "Dead End," perhaps if the homeowners wish to have them installed. Mr. Neuringer asked if the type of noise barrier that Trustee Pellino was suggesting was the type currently installed along Interstate 95 by the New York Thruway Authority. Mr. Neuringer told the Board that noise barriers like the State's would be beyond the financial capability of the developmer. He suggested the Board approve the installation of a wall/fence greater in height than the standards allow, to alleviate the noise. He added since the site is approximately 20 - 25 feet above Interstate 287, there is a difference in noise than if it was on-grade with the Thruway. Trustee Strum stated that the presence of the proposed structures would probably block some of the noise from the Thruway to the residences on Grant Street. Mr. Miller replied that the general rule with noise is that the erection of the proposed structure would have some reduction in noise, but that would be difficult to predict. Trustee Strum questioned whether emergency vehicles would be able to easily access the proposed development. Fire Chief McCluskey reported that his department reviewed the plan, and the proposed site would have a significant amount of width to allow entry for the fire apparatus. However, it would not allow any type of on-site turnaround. Apparatus would have to back out. He added that the only revision to the plan his department suggested was the hydrant location. Mr. Neuringer communicated that the developer has planned to install state-of-the-art detection systems within each of the units as well as automatic sprinkler systems which are not required by the code. Trustee Strum questioned whether a lighting plan has been submitted. Mr. Miller replied that a lighting plan had not been submitted to date. Trustee Pellino asked how high the proposed building would be. Trustee Neuringer responded by describing the proposed building as a garden apartment/town-house type construction, not more than 25 feet high at the ridge. Mr. Joseph Siclare of 95 Grant Street took issue with the traffic study. He claimed that he watched the process and did not agree with the results of the report. He spoke about the congestion and pollution in the area. He mentioned the home across the street from him where three young girls resided who were diagnosed with breast cancer. He added that they were around 35 years old and one died. He attributed her illness and death to the Thruway. He distributed an article from a Port Chester newspaper about noise that indicated that if a person is near a thruway for a short length of time when noise goes to 90 decibels, it could result in hearing trauma. Mr. Siclare stated West Street is the noisiest area in Rye Brook. He added that he did not oppose the development of two-family homes, but he did oppose the construction of senior housing at the subject site. Mr. Michael Graessle came forward and informed the Board that the Port Chester Planning Board recommended against the proposed rezoning. He added that he would make his planning 4 006276 November 26, 1996 consultant could meet with Rye Brook's planning consultant to discuss a better plan for the site. Trustee Zuckerman brought up a letter that was received by the Village of Rye Brook from Westchester County Planning Board. It indicated that this project appears to be consistent with the County's goals of providing more senior housing, particularly more affordable senior housing. He stated that Rye Brook has recognized our responsibility for housing seniors not only with this proposal, but with the proposal of High Point Village which will also provide senior housing in Rye Brook. Several other members of the community came forward to address the Board with concerns of traffic congestion, pollution and noise in the subject area. RESOLUTIONS: 2. RESOLUTION REOPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SUBDIVISION APPLICATION FOR BLIND BROOK ESTATES BY PETER MURRAY FOR THE PROPERTY AT 998 KING ST: On the motion of Trustee Pellino, seconded by Trustee Tunis, the following resolution was hereby adopted: RESOLUTION RE-OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BLIND BROOK ESTATES SUBDIVISION APPLICATION BY PETER MURRAY 998 KING STREET-- SECTION 1, BLOCK 5, LOTS 8B, 2B WHEREAS, on October 22, 1996, the Board of Trustees opened the public hearing on the Blind Brook Estates Subdivision Application and at the request of the applicant adjourned the public hearing; and WHEREAS, at such time, there was a Court Order temporarily restraining the applicant from proceeding with the application, in which case the Village was not joined as a party; and WHEREAS, by letter dated October 30, 1996, Peter Murray requested that the application be placed on the next Village agenda advising that the judicial restraint against applicants pursuing the application had been lifted; and WHEREAS, Milton Berner, Esq., the attorney for the Plaintiff Blind Brook Club, Inc., confirmed the restraining order does not now prevent the applicant from pursuing the application before the Village Board; and WHEREAS, it is now necessary for the Village to re-open the public hearing on the subdivision application and to re-notice the hearing. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Village Board will re-open the public hearing on the Blind Brook Estates 5 006271 November 26, 1996 Subdivision Application on December 10, 1996, at 90 South Ridge Street, Rye Brook, New York, at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Offices; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Village Clerk will re-notice the public hearing in the Village's Official Newspaper and the applicant give customary notice to surrounding property owners. TRUSTEE STRUM VOTING AYE TRUSTEE TUNIS VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AYE 3. RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A LOCAL LAW PRESCRIBING BULK STANDARDS IN R-15 ZONING DISTRICTS: Mayor Cresenzi announced that the Board would conduct one public hearing to correct the deficiencies of the local law and another hearing to incorporate changes to the frontage requirements. Trustee Zuckerman conveyed that he would feel more comfortable putting this off until January, 1997, so that the Board could review it further. He explained that the Board may want to change the code to reflect changes in the horizontal circle requirements for front yards instead of correcting the deficiency now and having to amend it again later. On the motion of Trustee Pellino, seconded by Trustee Tunis, the following resolution was hereby adopted: RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A LOCAL LAW PRESCRIBING BULK STANDARDS IN R-15 ZONING DISTRICTS WHEREAS, by Local Law#1-1995 the Village of Rye Brook amended its Zoning Law to prescribe bulk standards generally in the zoning districts of the Village of Rye Brook; and WHEREAS, due to a typographical error it appears that §250-20 (E) of the Zoning Law regarding bulk standards in an R-15 Zoning District was not expressly changed, though the Local Law clearly intended to do so; and WHEREAS, the proposed local law makes a technical correction in the Zoning Law to establish the bulk standards in an R-15 district in accordance with the intent of Local Law 1-1995. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT 6 0062'78 November 26, 1996 RESOLVED,that the Board of Trustees will hold a Public Hearing on December 10, 1996, at 7:30 p.m. at 90 South Ridge Street, Rye Brook, New York, on a local law prescribing bulk standards in R-15 Zoning Districts. TRUSTEE STRUM VOTING AYE TRUSTEE TUNIS VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING NO TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AYE 4. RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 135 OF THE RYE BROOK VILLAGE CODE TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITATIONS ON THE TYPES OF WASTE COLLECTED BY THE VILLAGE: Trustee Strum announced that this is the third public hearing scheduled for December 19, 1997. He suggested changing the date of this hearing to the first meeting in January 1997. The Mayor and Board members unanimously agreed to change the date of the hearing to January 14, 1997. On the motion of Trustee Strum, seconded by Trustee Zuckerman, the following resolution was hereby adopted as amended: RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITATIONS ON THE TYPES OF WASTE COLLECTED WHEREAS, that the Village of Rye Brook Board of Trustees has reviewed and made amendments to a proposed Local Law to limit the types of waste collected by the Village; and WHEREAS, the Village has agreed on the final text of the Law, intended primarily to prevent collection by the Village of items or materials that are in more than fifty pound bundles, with separate provisions for rubbish, and to prevent the collection of items that are considered hazardous or toxic. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that the Rye Brook Board of Trustees will hold a Public Hearing on January 14, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Offices at 938 King Street, Rye Brook, New York, on a Local Law Amending Chapter 135 of the Village Code to provide limitations on the types of waste collected by the Village. TRUSTEE STRUM VOTING AYE TRUSTEE TUNIS VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AYE 7 00627J V November 26, 1996 Mayor Cresenzi announced that Item#5 was handled at the beginning of the meeting so the Board would skip to Item#6. 6. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT#9610 ENTITLED "VILLAGE OFFICE RELOCATION" TO THE LOW-BIDDER COLLINS BROTHERS MOVING CORP. OF LARCHMONT, NY.: On the motion of Trustee Pellino, seconded by Trustee Zuckerman, the following resolution was hereby adopted: RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT#9610 ENTITLED, "VILLAGE OFFICE RELOCATION" WHEREAS, the Village of Rye Brook has solicited bid proposals for Contract#9610 -- Village Office Relocation, in anticipation of the Village's move to new, municipal owned offices at 938 King Street; and WHEREAS, a public notice was duly advertised on November 2, 1996, in the official newspaper of the Village of Rye Brook; and WHEREAS, the Village distributed copies of the Bid Proposal Package to four (4) different companies that perform office moves/relocations; and WHEREAS, on Thursday, November 14, 1996, at 10 a.m., the Village of Rye Brook publicly opened and read two (2) proposals; and WHEREAS, the lowest responsible bidder is Collins Brothers Moving Corporation of Larchmont, New York, with an approximate total bid price of Eleven Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($11,900.00). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that after review by the Village Administrator, the bid entitled Contract#9610 -- Village Office Relocation be awarded to Collins Brothers Moving Corporation of Larchmont, New York, per its proposal for an approximate total bid-price of$11,900; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Mayor is authorized to execute said contract for the Village Office Relocation with Collins Brothers Moving Corporation of Larchmont, New York, on behalf of the Village of Rye Brook. , TRUSTEE STRUM VOTING AYE TRUSTEE TUNIS VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AYE 8 U06280 November 26, 1996 7. RESOLUTION REFERRING TO THE PLANNING BOARD THE APPLICATION OF RED ROOF FARM L.L.C. FOR THE PROPERTY AT 200 NORTH RIDGE STREET, SECTION 1,BLOCK 5, LOT 14: Trustee Strum reported that he wished to send this matter to the Planning Board with some pre- thought concerning whether this development should tie in with the existing streets, whether the park land that should be dedicated to the Village is shown on the Plan and whether it should be contiguous to Pine Ridge Park so that the Village can improve it. On the motion of Trustee Tunis, seconded by Trustee Zuckerman, the following resolution was hereby adopted: RESOLUTION REFERRAL OF SUBDIVISION APPLICATION TO THE RYE BROOK PLANNING BOARD RED ROOF FARM L.L.C. 200 NORTH RIDGE STREET-- SECTION 1, BLOCK 5, LOT 14 RESOLVED, that the Village Clerk is hereby directed to circulate a Notice of Intent to declare the Rye Brook Board of Trustees as Lead Agency on Red Roof Farm L.L.C.'s application for a forty three (43) lot subdivision; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Red Roof Farm subdivision application is referred to the Planning Board for a report and recommendation; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the applicant shall deposit a sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) in the Village's Professional Fees/Environmental Review Fund and such further sums as may be requested to defray professional and environmental review costs. TRUSTEE STRUM VOTING AYE TRUSTEE TUNIS , VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AYE 8. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT AND GOAL OF CREATING AN ADEOUATE STOCK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AROUND WESTCHESTER COUNTY: Trustee Strum announced that he had reservations about the way the County was handling this matter, particularly the required number of affordable housing units. He did not feel the Village should support the concept of this resolution without further comments of the Village Board. Mayor Cresenzi reported that the Village has made their concerns known to the County. The resolution before the Board this evening only conveys that the Village supports the"concept" of affordable housing. 9 006281 November 26, 1996 Trustee Strum reported that the goal of affordable housing is appropriate, but he had objections about the way the County is going about it. Therefore, he did not feel comfortable about supporting the resolution. On the motion of Trustee Pellino, seconded by Trustee Tunis, the following resolution was hereby adopted: RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT AND THE GOAL OF CREATING AN ADEQUATE STOCK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY WHEREAS, the Village of Rye Brook has received a letter from George M. Raymond, Chairman of the Westchester County Housing Opportunity Commission; and WHEREAS,the Village of Rye Brook has been making efforts to encourage the development of affordable housing within the Village, as has been done around the County, to provide an adequate stock of housing for those in our community who live on low or fixed incomes; and WHEREAS, the group of residents of Westchester who are in need of affordable housing make up a cross section of the County's population, some of whom live in the Village of Rye Brook; and WHEREAS, the Village of Rye Brook has already enacted legislation to provide for affordable senior citizen housing and is currently entertaining proposals for affordable housing units to be included as part of other developments that will take place in the Village. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Rye Brook Board of Trustees hereby supports the concept of enacting initiatives and legislation to encourage the creation of a greater stock of Affordable Housing in the Village of Rye Brook and across Westchester County, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village Administrator is directed to convey a copy of this resolution to the Westchester County Housing Opportunity Commission. TRUSTEE STRUM VOTING NO TRUSTEE TUNIS VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AYE 9. SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION TO NEW YORK STATE FOR FUNDING FROM THE RECENTLY APPROVED "CLEAN WATER-- CLEAN AIR" BOND ACT FOR A COORDINATED COUNTY-WIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM REPAIR: 10 006282 November 26, 1996 On the motion of Trustee Strum, seconded by Trustee Zuckerman, the following resolution was hereby adopted: RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION TO NEW YORK STATE FOR FUNDING FROM THE RECENTLY APPROVED "CLEAN WATER-- CLEAN AIR" BOND ACT FOR A COORDINATED COUNTY-WIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM REPAIR WHEREAS,the Village of Rye Brook owns, operates and maintains a sanitary sewer collection system; and WHEREAS,the Village of Rye Brook 's sanitary sewer collection system connects to and is part of the Westchester County Blind Brook Sanitary Sewer District; and WHEREAS, Westchester County commissioned a study of its Sewer Districts and identified fresh water infiltration and inflow into the sanitary sewer collection system of the communities in the Sewer District; and WHEREAS,this fresh water inflow may exceed the treatment system's capacity thereby causing untreated sewerage to be discharged into Long Island Sound and the Hudson River, and repair of the sewer collection systems will assure cleaner water in The Sound and The Hudson; and WHEREAS,the cost to repair sanitary sewer systems throughout Westchester County would exceed thirty two million dollars ($32,000,000) if each municipality conducted repairs individually; and WHEREAS,the cost to repair the County-wide sanitary sewer systems would a $27-28 million, a savings of$4-5 million if the repairs are done by Westchester County on a coordinated basis; and WHEREAS, Westchester County Executive Andrew P. O'Rourke has directed county staff to prepare an application for funding from the Clean Water-- Clean Air Bond Act to repair sanitary sewer collection systems throughout Westchester County; and I WHEREAS, the voters of Westchester County supported the Clean Water-- Clean Air Bond Act, affirming the appropriate use of long term debt for environmental improvements. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Rye Brook does hereby support the application for funding under the Clean Water-- Clean Air Bond Act to repair sanitary sewer collection systems throughout Westchester County; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to Westchester County Executive Andrew P. O'Rourke, State Assemblyman Ronald Tocci, State Senator Suzi 11 00628) November 26, 1996 Oppenheimer and Governor George Pataki that they may know that the Village of Rye Brook supports this application. TRUSTEE STRUM VOTING AYE TRUSTEE TUNIS VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AVE 10. CHECK REGISTERS: Administrator Russo was asked to explain two checks payable to the City of Rye. He conveyed that the Village was holding monies for the Rye Town Park(Oakland Beach,) until certain issues were resolved between the City of Rye and the Town of Rye. He added that when they finally came to a resolution, the Village was asked to release the monies. On the motion of Trustee Zuckerman, seconded by Trustee Strum, the following resolution was hereby adopted: RESOLUTION CHECK REGISTER WHEREAS, the following checks, representing payment for services rendered, have been submitted to the Treasurer's Office for payment and have been certified to by the Village Administrator: On-line Checks: 15166-15273 Pre Paid: 15033-15039, 15041 15043-15044 Capital: 2608-2630 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board hereby approves payment of the above-mentioned claims and authorizes payment thereof. TRUSTEE STRUM VOTING AYE TRUSTEE TUNIS VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AYE Mayor Cresenzi announced that additional resolutions were added to tonight's agenda. Trustee Zuckerman communicated that Michael Stolzar did an exemplary job as Planning Board Chairman, and his services will be missed. The Board members agreed. On the motion of Trustee Zuckerman, seconded by Trustee Strum, the following resolution was hereby adopted: 12