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MINUTES OF A BOARD MEETING
VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES
VILLAGE HALL 938 KING STREET
RYE BROOK, NEW YORK
APRIL 21, 1998 7:30 p.m.
CONVENE MEETING
The Board Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Filipowski in the Meeting Room and the
Pledge of Allegiance followed.
The following members of the Board of Trustees were present:
Mayor Francis L. Filipowski
Trustee Donald E. Degling
Trustee Joseph Pellino
Trustee Eugene R. Strum
Trustee Gary J. Zuckerman
Village staff attending the meeting were:
Village Administrator Christopher J. Russo
Deputy Treasurer Diane DiSanto
Certiorari Attorney Mark Tulis
The Board discussed the resolution regarding the Village's concerns as a party to the IDA financing and
tax agreement for the Doral/Arrowwood Pfizer Conference Center Development proposal.
On the motion of Trustee Strum, seconded by Trustee Pellino, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION
CONDITIONAL OBJECTION TO WESTCHESTER COUNTY IDA FINANCING OF THE
ARROWWOOD/PFIZER PROPOSAL.
WHEREAS, on or about March 24, 1998, the Westchester IDA gave the Village of Rye Brook a notice
under Section 923-a of the General Municipal Law of the anticipated financing of the Pfizer management
training center at the Arrowwood Conference Center, as to which notice the Village is afforded 30 days
to respond; and
WHEREAS, on April 8, 1998 the County of Westchester unexpectedly raised certain issues concerning
the settlement of the Arrowwood tax certiorari cases, which settlement is related to the Westchester IDA
notice; and
WHEREAS, the Westchester IDA notice has not been withdrawn and the Village believes it may,
unregrettably, be necessary to issue this objection to preserve the Village's rights, if in the event that the
following documentation satisfactory to the Village special tax counsel is not received by 5:00 p.m.
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E.D.T. on Wednesday, April 22, 1998:
1. Agreement from the Westchester Industrial Development Agency(IDA) that it will not take title to
the above referenced project without a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement (PILOT). Such PILOT
must have the written approval of the village of Rye Brook, and
2. A letter satisfactory to the Village Special Tax Counsel from Doral Arrowwood agreeing to an
adjournment of the tax certiorari cases, for six (6) months.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Village of Rye Brook objects to the use of Westchester IDA funds to commence
the project which is the subject of the notice to the Village dated March 24, 1998, and the Village
Administrator shall deliver a copy of this objection to the Westchester County IDA within the time
required by law, unless the conditions set forth above are satisfied.
TRUSTEE DEGLING VOTING AYE
TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE
TRUSTEE STRUM VOTING AYE
TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE
MAYOR FILIPOWSKI VOTING AYE
At 9:25 p.m., on the motion of Trustee Strum, seconded by Trustee Pellino, the Board agreed
unanimously to move into executive session on personnel and budget items. At this time the public
portion of the Board Meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
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Christopherl. Russo
Village Administrator