3/22/99

THE COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS MET PURSUANT TO ADJOURNMENT.

THE HONORABLE GEORGE LATIMER IN THE CHAIR.

THE CHAIRMAN OPENED THE MEETING WITH A PRAYER AND SALUTE TO OUR FLAG.

THE ROLL CALL RESULTED AS FOLLOWS:

LEGISLATORS: ABINANTI, NOTO, BRONZ, CARSKY, KAPLOWITZ, MAISANO, MOSIELLO, OROS, PINTO, RYAN, SPRECKMAN, STEWART-COUSINS, SWANSON, WISHNIE, YOUNG, CHAIRMAN-16.

MOTION: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Mr. Abinanti moved that the minutes of March 8, 1999, be approved – Carried.

COMMUNICATION: COUNTY EXECUTIVE: Prisoner Transportation: Proposed Act authorizing the County to enter into an IMA with the Town of Greenburgh in order to provide reimbursement for prisoner transportation to the Westchester County Jail was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice and Committee on Budget and Appropriations.

COMMUNICATION: COUNTY EXECUTIVE: Community Development Block Grant Program: Proposed Act authorizing the county to submit an Urban County Application under the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program, including an Action Plan, and to accept such Grant was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Community Affairs and Housing and Committee on Budget and Appropriations.

COMMUNICATION: COUNTY EXECUTIVE: Prequalification Board Appointment: Appointing George Mottarella as a member of the Prequalification Board was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on County Officers and Departments.

COMMUNICATION: COUNTY EXECUTIVE: Hispanic Advisory Board Appointment: Appointing Juan S. Moreno as a member of the Hispanic Advisory Board was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on County Officers and Departments.

COMMUNICATION: COUNTY EXECUTIVE: Hispanic Advisory Board Appointment: Appointing Piero Olcese as a member of the Hispanic Advisory Board was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on County Officers and Departments.

COMMUNICATION: COUNTY EXECUTIVE: Hispanic Advisory Board Appointment: Appointing Freddy H. Sanchez as a member of the Hispanic Advisory Board was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on County Officers and Departments.

COMMUNICATION: COUNTY EXECUTIVE: Bond Act: Proposed Bond Act authorizing the issuance of $1,500,000 in bonds – Rehabilitation of tees and greens at the Maple Moor Golf Course was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Budget and Appropriations.

COMMUNICATION: COUNTY EXECUTIVE: Improvements to Mount Vernon District Office: Proposed legislation to provide funding for the Mount Vernon District Office Infrastructure and Space Upgrades was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Budget and Appropriations.

COMMUNICATION: COUNTY EXECUTIVE: Ethics Board Appointment: Appointing Jack F. Alemany as a member of the Board of Ethics was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on County Officers and Departments.

COMMUNICATION: HON. GEORGE LATIMER: County-wide Revaluation: Forwarding a resolution passed by the Village of Sleepy Hollow requesting that the County Board take whatever action is required to re-initiate Legislation calling for a County-wide revaluation of County properties was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation.

Mr. Mosiello, seconded by Mr. Maisano, moved to amend Mr. Abinanti’s motion and have the above communication sent to the Committee on Community Affairs and Housing and Committee on Budget and Appropriations.

Mr. Abinanti accepted Mr. Mosiello’s amendment to refer the communication to the Committee on Community Affairs and Housing but did not feel it was necessary to send it to the Committee on Budget and Appropriations, as well.

Mr. Mosiello accepted Mr. Abinanti’s amendment to his motion. Therefore, the communication was referred to the Committee on Legislation and Committee on Community Affairs and Housing.

COMMUNICATION: HON. GEORGE LATIMER: GE Hangar: Forwarding a letter signed by representatives of nine environmental groups requesting that the Board hold a new vote regarding a determination of significance on General Electric’s original application to build a hangar at the Westchester County Airport was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on the Environment.

COMMUNICATION: HON. GEORGE LATIMER: Siting of Wireless Telecommunications Equipment: Forwarding a copy of a memorandum from the Mayor of the City of Rye to the Rye City Council forwarding a draft resolution regarding the State Legislature preempting the authority of local governments to regulate the siting of wireless telecommunications equipment was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation and Committee on the Environment.

COMMUNICATION: HON. URSULA LA MOTTE AND HON. MICHAEL KAPLOWITZ: Proposed Filtration Plant: Forwarding a copy of a letter from the Bedford Audubon Society to the Bedford Town Board expressing the Society’s opposition to the Village of Mount Kisco’s application to place a water filtration plant on Byram Lake Road in Bedford was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on the Environment.

COMMUNICATION: HON. JAMES MAISANO AND HON. CLINTON YOUNG: Safety Considerations at 100 East First Street in Mount Vernon: Forwarding a copy of a petition sent to County Executive Andrew Spano asking that specific elevators located in the County Office Building at 100 East First Street in Mount Vernon be designated as "employee only" was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Public Works and Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice.

COMMUNICATION: CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: ALAN P. MEHLDAU: Proposed State Legislation regarding Abortion: Requesting the Board of Legislators to enact legislation regarding abortion similar to State legislation which is currently being proposed was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation and Committee on Health and the Medical Center.

COMMUNICATION: CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: SUPERVISOR PAUL FEINER: Soccer League Noise at Westchester Community College: Forwarding a letter signed by two Greenburgh residents complaining about the noise generated by outside soccer leagues using the Community College field was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Community Affairs and Housing.

COMMUNICATION: HON. SUZANNE SWANSON AND HON. LOUIS MOSIELLO: Human Rights Commission: Forwarding the Statement of the Westchester County Conservative Chairman regarding the proposed Human Rights Commission was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation.

COMMUNICATION: HON. KATHERINE CARSKY: NACo Legislative Conference: Forwarding a summary of the 1999 NACo Legislative Conference was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation.

COMMUNICATION: HON. GEORGE LATIMER: Siting of Wireless Telecommunications Equipment: Forwarding a Resolution passed by the Rye City Council opposing proposed State legislation which would preempt the authority of local governments to regulate the siting of wireless telecommunications equipment was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation.

COMMUNICATION: HON. RICHARD WISHNIE: Sales Tax Extension: Forwarding a resolution passed by the Town of Ossining supporting the extension of the 1991 Property Tax Stabilization and Relief Act was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation.

COMMUNICATION: LEGISLATORS NOTO, OROS, LA MOTTE, SWANSON, MAISANO, SPRECKMAN, MOSIELLO AND CARSKY: Supermajority Vote to Raise Taxes: Proposed Local Law requiring that any act which increases the real property tax levy be adopted only upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total membership of the Board of Legislators was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation and Committee on Budget and Appropriations.

COMMUNICATION: HON. THOMAS ABINANTI: Trash Haulers Report and Legislation: Forwarding the Report of the Sub-Committee on Trash Haulers and a proposed Local Law to repeal Chapter 836 of the Laws of Westchester County, the Westchester County Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection Licensing Law, and to amend the Laws of Westchester County to add a new Chapter 826-a so as to implement the Solid Waste Management Act and address the influence and the threat of the influence of organized crime in the Solid Waste and recycling industries operating in Westchester County was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation.

COMMUNICATION: HON. LOIS BRONZ: Human Rights Commission: Forwarding a letter from the President of B’nai B’rith United Mid-Westchester supporting the formation of a Westchester County Human Rights Commission was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation.

COMMUNICATION: HON. LOIS BRONZ: County-wide Revaluation: Forwarding a resolution passed by the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson requesting that the County Board take whatever action is required to re-initiate Legislation calling for a County-wide revaluation of County properties was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation.

Mr. Mosiello, seconded by Mr. Maisano, moved to amend Mr. Abinanti’s motion to also refer the communication to the Committee on Community Affairs and Housing and Committee on Budget and Approprations.

Mr. Abinanti accepted Mr. Mosiello’s motion to refer it to the Committee on Community Affairs and Housing but did not accept the proposed referral to the Committee on Budget and Appropriations. Mr. Mosiello accepted Mr. Abinanti’s amendment. Therefore, the communication was sent to the Committee on Legislation and the Committee on Community Affairs and Housing.

COMMUNICATION: HON. WILLIAM RYAN: Siting of Wireless Telecommunications Equipment: Forwarding a Resolution passed by the Town of North Castle opposing proposed State legislation which would preempt the authority of local governments to regulate the siting of wireless telecommunications equipment was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation and Committee on the Environment.

COMMUNICATION: CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS: Priorities for Government Reform: Announcing the League’s priorities for comprehensive and meaningful reform of County government was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the Committee on Legislation and the Committee on County Officers and Departments.

NOTICES AND PETITIONS: NOTICE OF PETITION AND VERIFIED PETITION – Enzo Allegretti, et al v. Board of Trustees of Westchester Community College, et al. was on motion of Mr. Abinanti received, filed and referred to the County Attorney.

(BOND) ACT 67-1999: COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS: Bond Act: Authorizing the issuance of $500,000 in bonds – installation of an additional boiler to service the southern end of the Yonkers Joint Treatment Plant.

Mr. Wishnie presented the following report and act and moved that the report be received, filed and approved and the Act adopted, which motion was carried by the following vote: