Mamaroneck board approves easement, playground design work, ambulance equipment lease and personnel moves

The Town of Mamaroneck Town Board on Feb. 5 approved a series of routine but substantive actions, including an easement for a Larchmont property, consultant work for playground shade, a five‑year ambulance equipment lease, and personnel appointments in the police department.

The board authorized an easement that will allow the owners of 59 Maple Hill Drive in Larchmont to run a pipe beneath Maple Hill Drive to connect to the town’s stormwater main. "The owners of 59 Maple Hill Drive wish to connect their property to the town's stormwater sewer system," said Bill Maker (staff member), outlining that homeowners will pay all installation costs, must restore the roadway to pre‑construction condition and maintain the pipe at their expense, and that the town may make repairs and place the cost on the owners' tax bill if necessary. The board authorized the town administrator to execute the easement documents and record them with the county clerk.

On playground improvements, Meredith (staff member) said the town solicited proposals to evaluate shade needs after concerns surfaced following completion of a new playground. She told the board that La Bella Associates submitted a vetted proposal to analyze existing conditions and provide design recommendations. The board approved an agreement for site evaluation and partial design development with a budget not to exceed $33,800, with a stated preference that trees be favored where feasible.

The board rejected a street‑sweeping bid for 2026 because it exceeded the town's cost estimates and directed staff to rebid the work.

The board approved a five‑year lease and maintenance agreement with Stryker Sales LLC to standardize and refresh ambulance and emergency equipment (AEDs, monitors, CPR devices) across the ambulance district and town facilities. Meredith said the lease replaces individual capital purchases and maintains equipment on a five‑year replacement cycle. Bill Maker noted an addendum to the contract that gives the town a 20‑day inspection and return window before lease obligations commence: "the equipment will be delivered and the town has 20 days to look at it. If anything is wrong... they can return it, no questions asked," Maker said. The board authorized the town administrator to execute the agreement and one potential extension, approving an annual amount not to exceed $203,616.

The board retroactively approved a 2024 agreement with LMC Media Inc. for filming, editing and broadcasting town meetings and events for a not‑to‑exceed amount of $198,800 and said a 2025 agreement is forthcoming.

On personnel matters, the board appointed Kenneth Williams, a former New York City Police Department officer and U.S. Navy veteran, as a probationary police officer effective Feb. 6, 2025, at an annual salary of $78,171. The board also retroactively approved the promotion of Robert Rotella to detective effective Jan. 1, 2025, with an annual salary of $137,945; the promotion was described as tied to additional discovery and accreditation duties.

The board approved the minutes for Jan. 22, 2025, and Nov. 20, 2024, and heard brief reports from counsel and board members about recent community events and planning‑board activity. The board recessed at the end of the session and set the next meeting for Feb. 19 (location change to downstairs conference rooms).

What happens next: several approved contracts require execution by the town administrator and, for the proposed easement, recording with the county clerk. The proposed solar‑energy local law was referred separately to the planning board for review (see separate story).