Dec 15, 2020 Town Board- Regular

NEXT, WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT, UH, UH, THE ROLL CALL FOR, UM, UH, JUDITH TOWN, SUPERVISOR PAUL FINER.

UM,

[ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk]

HERE, COUNCILWOMAN GINA JACKSON.

PRESENT.

COUNCILMAN KEN JONES.

PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN DIANA HUTTNER.

PRESENT.

COUNCILMAN FRANCIS HAN, PRESENT TOWN ATTORNEY TIM LEWIS PRESENT.

[ MOMENT OF SILENCE In memory of Bill Tibbs, Former Greenburgh Assistant Town Building Inspector, and Trustee in the Village of Elmsford ]

UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MOMENT OF, UM, SILENCE AND MEMORY OF BILL HIBBS.

UH, BILL HIBBS WAS, UM, KNOWN TO OTHERS AS TIBBS BROTHER AND BILL.

HE WAS A FORMER GREENBERG ASSISTANT, UH, TOWN BUILDING INSPECTOR AND TRUSTEE IN THE VILLAGE OF ELFORD.

AND, UM, HE PASSED AWAY, UH, DUE TO COVID, UM, ON DECEMBER 9TH.

UM, HE WAS A REALLY REMARKABLE, UM, MANNA HAD A GREAT, UM, UM, PERSONALITY, VERY, VERY LIKED, VERY DEDICATED, AND JUDITH BEVILLE AND, UM, UH, RICH, FUN WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOME COMMENTS, JUDITH.

TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A START IN LIFE.

UM, SO PAUL, I'M JUST GOING TO SHARE THE STATEMENT THAT, UH, WAS WRITTEN.

OUR NATION IS MOURNING MORE THAN 300,000 AMERICANS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US DUE TO C OVID 19.

LAST WEEK, GREENBERG LOST A GREAT MAN, BILL TIBS.

BILL WAS AN ELMS FORD VILLAGE TRUSTEE FROM 1984 TO 1990.

HE WAS ALSO A FORMER ASSISTANT BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE TOWN.

HE CARED DEEPLY ABOUT THE TOWN AND VILLAGE DURING HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AND AFTER HE WAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY NICE PER PERSON WHO WAS VERY WELL LIKED, HE WILL BE MISSED AS HE MADE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE.

BORN FEBRUARY 25TH, 1935 IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, HOME OF THE HISTORIC COMMUNITY KNOWN AS BLACK WALL STREET.

BILL ATTENDED TULSA SCHOOLS GRADUATING FROM BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, AND IN 1958, HE OBTAINED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

WHILE MATRICULATING AT EASTERN SHORE, HE BECAME A MEMBER OF KAPPA ALPHA SCI FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED, A WORLD RENOWNED AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE FRATERNITY.

HE THEN JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY ARM, ARMY, ARMY RESERVE, WHERE HE SERVED FOR SIX YEARS, CULMINATING IN HIS RECEIVING AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1964.

LATER IN 1977, BILL RECEIVED A MASTER'S OF SCIENCE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION FROM WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY.

BILL AND HIS WIFE, EMMA MARIE GASKINS, WHOM HE MARRIED EVAN, LIVED IN WESTCHESTER FOR 62 YEARS, AND WERE PARENTS TO A SON, WILLIAM HENRY TIBS THE FIFTH, REPRESENTING FIVE GENERATIONS OF THIS LEGACY BUILDING.

UPON HIS SKILLS AND TRAINING, BILL BECAME A CARPENTER AND EVENTUALLY STARTED A CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS WHILE BUILDING HIS OWN HOME.

ONCE COMPLETED, BILL AND MARIE WELCOMED ALL FROM NEAR AND FAR A TRADITION IN MANY, MANY HOMES, WELCOMING FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS

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BILL AND MARIE CONTINUOUSLY SOUGHT TO ENHANCE THEIR HOME WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION.

THEY ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO FAMILY VISITS FROM THEIR SON, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND FAMILY.

BILL TAUGHT AT ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL IN ELMSWORTH FOR 20 YEARS.

IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS VILLAGE ASSESSOR IN ELMS FORD.

FOR TWO YEARS, HE WAS ELECTED TRUSTEE FOR THE VILLAGE OF ELMS FORD, WHERE HE SERVED SIX YEARS.

HE CONTINUED TO SERVE IN LOCAL POLITICS AS VICE PRESIDENT, WESTCHESTER COUNTY ELECTED VILLAGE OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION.

AND FOR SIX YEARS AS DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONER VILLAGE OF ELMSFORD, HE WAS A WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT LEADER FOR THE 28TH DISTRICT.

FOR MANY YEARS, BILL REMAINED COMMITTED TO HIS PASSION FOR CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, WHEN HE BECAME THE ASSISTANT BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE TOWN IN LATER YEARS, HE WAS AN AVID FAMILY HISTORIAN AND AN IMPORTANT PARTICIPANT AT THE ALFRED FAMILY REUNION.

IN THIS AGE OLD ANCIENT AFRICAN TRADITION, BILL ASSUMED THE ROLE OF THE RI, THE HISTORIAN, STORYTELLER, AND KEEPER OF HISTORICAL FACTS RELATED TO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY.

WHAT A DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN.

AND, UH, RICH, FUN, UH, WORKED WITH, UM, UH, BILL IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, UH, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.

RICH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK.

UH, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH, WITH BILL TIBS MANY YEARS BACK IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

HE WAS AN ABSOLUTE GENTLEMAN, ALWAYS THERE TO HELP.

UM, YOU WENT INTO, EVERY TIME YOU SAW HIM IN THE OFFICE, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU FACE LIT UP, ALWAYS JOKING AROUND, GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR.

BUT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT LEGACY NOW, WALKING AROUND THE YARD, TALKING TO A BUNCH OF THE GUYS.

WHEN THEY HEARD THAT HE HAD PASSED, BRINGING UP MEMORIES.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT WORKED FOR THE TOWN WERE ACTUALLY STUDENTS.

RICHIE ATKINS, PART OF OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WAS TELLING STORIES.

BUT WHAT I FIND, UH, MOST INTERESTING IS MICHAEL BRODER, GENERAL FOREMAN OF, UH, THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, WHO'S BASICALLY THE TOWN'S CHIEF CARPENTER WAS A STUDENT OF BILL'S.

AND HE, WHEN I SPOKE TO HIM EARLIER TODAY, HE SAID HE'S THE ONE THAT GAVE HIM THE LOVE OF WORKING WITH WOOD AND BECOMING A CARPENTER.

AND I KNOW EVERYBODY KNOWS MIKE'S WORK THROUGH THE TOWN AND WHAT HE'S DONE.

SO THAT LEGACY OF TEACHING SOMEONE THAT, THAT TRADE IS INCREDIBLE, AND IT'S CARRYING ON THE TOWN HALL AS WE SPEAK.

HE ALSO HAD OTHER STORIES WHEN BILL BROKE UP, FIGHTS WITH HIM AND OTHER PEOPLE, BUT WE WON'T GO INTO THAT NOW .

BUT HE WAS, HE WAS AN ABSOLUTELY LOVELY GENTLEMAN.

I'M VERY SORRY TO HEAR HE PASSED.

AND I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT ON JANUARY 13TH, UH, THE TOWN BOARD WILL HAVE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION AT THE TOWN BOARD MEETING OF JANUARY 13TH, SHOULD THE TOWN BOARD ASK THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE TO CHANGE THE STATE LAW TO REMOVE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE HARTSDALE PARKING COMMISSION.

IT WAS A BIG LOSS.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE, UM, IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF COVID 19 MORE THAN 300, 2000 LIVES LOST IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE.

I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WE HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR BILL AND THE, THE VICTIMS. THANK YOU.

UM, NEXT, UM, WE'LL HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC, PUBLIC, UM, YOU KNOW, COMMENTS.

UM,

[ SUPERVISOR FEINER The Town Board will hold a Public Discussion at the Town Board Meeting of January 13, 2021 "Should the Town Board ask the NYS Legislature to change the State Law to Remove Property Ownership Requirement of Members of the Hartsdale Parking Commission?"]

I'M ALSO GONNA INVITE THE PARKING, UH, COMMISSION TO PROVIDE US WITH, UM, A REPORT ON, UH, THE STATE OF THEIR FINANCES, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE, UM, HAD MAJOR, UM, DIFFICULTIES AS A RESULT OF COVID.

A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T GOING INTO THE CITY OR TAKING A TRAIN, SO IT'S DEFINITELY HAVING AN IMPACT ON THEIR FINANCES.

AND I THINK THAT PUBLIC SHOULD, UM, HEAR A REPORT AND, UM, SORT OF A STATE OF THE PARKING DISTRICT WITH, YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDATIONS AND A PLAN OF ACTION, WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING.

LET'S, WE'LL DO THE PROMOTIONS FIRST.

SO, UM, DID WE, UH, OH, OH,

[ APPOINTMENTS/ PROMOTIONS Promotion of Richard Fon to Commissioner of Public Works, effective December 7, 2020 Promotion of Sergeant Norman Hall to Lieutenant of Police, effective December 16, 2020 (See PO-1) Appointment of Nicholas E. Scimia as Probationary Police Officer, effective on or about December 28, 2020 (See PO-2) ]

YEAH.

CAN WE TAKE THE APPOINTMENTS MAYBE OUT OF ORDER AND ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WANNA SPEAK ABOUT THEM?

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ANYBODY? SO THE FIRST, UH, PROMOTION IS RICH FUNN TO COMMISSIONER OF, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 7TH, 2000, UH, AND 20.

AND, UM, I'D LIKE TO, UM, MOVE THE APPOINTMENT.

UM, WE ALL KNOW THAT RICH IS A OUTSTANDING, UM, UM, LEADER, VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE TOWN, UM, HAS GREAT IDEAS, UM, KNOWS THE EMPLOYEES AND THE FUNCTIONING FUNCTIONS OF B P D W.

WELL IS, UM, EXTREMELY WELL LIKED BY, UM, UM, THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK HE'S GONNA BE AN OUTSTANDING, UH, COMMISSIONER.

EARLIER, UM, UH, TONIGHT DURING THE WORK SESSION, RICH, UM, ANNOUNCED INNOVATION.

UM, WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, HAVING, UM, ON SELECTED DATES, UM, MAYBE TWICE A YEAR OR SOMETHING, UM, PICKUP OF E-WASTE.

UM, FOR YEARS, PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR THAT.

UM, THEY HAVE A TV IN THEIR HOUSE.

THEY WANNA GET RID OF IT.

WE'VE NEVER PICKED IT UP.

AND, UM, WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, UM, THAT WILL CHANGE.

OCCASIONALLY, WE'RE GONNA TEST IT OUT, AND IF IT WORKS, IT'S A, A MAJOR, UM, POSITIVE, UM, UM, INITIATIVE.

RICH HAS ALWAYS COME UP WITH A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS.

HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO, UM, PROBABLY IN THE REGION TO COME UP WITH, UM, THE IDEA OF BRINING, UM, THE PUBLIC, THE STREETS BEFORE IT SNOWSTORMS GIVES US A LEG UP BEFORE IT HELPS US DO A BETTER JOB OF CLEANING THE SNOW.

SO, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT.

AND, UM, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE NOMINATION WELL BEFORE YOU, BEFORE YOU MOVE, PAUL, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY, CONGRATULATIONS, RICH.

THIS IS TRULY WELL DESERVED.

SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND PRIOR TO ME COMING A BOARD, YOU HAVE EXTENDED YOURSELF AND YOU ARE FULL OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TOWN AND ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT YOU WORK WITH.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME AND ALLOW ME TO, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT DISCONNECTED, BUT I DROPPED OFF.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU.

YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY YOU HAVE, THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME ALONG THE, AROUND THE TOWN AND SHOWING ME THE DIFFERENT YARDS.

AND IT, IT IS TRULY BEEN A PLEASURE.

SO I AM SO GLAD TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF YOUR WORK WITH YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU BRING TO GREENBURG.

AND IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG TO, TO FIGURE OUT THAT WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE, YOU ASK RICH MM-HMM.

, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN DO YOU THINK IT'LL BE DONE? BECAUSE WHATEVER DATE YOU HAVE IN MIND, UH, IT'LL BE DONE IN ADVANCE WITHOUT EVEN SAYING, LET'S SEE.

HE'S AN EXCEPTIONAL PERSON, AND HE'S, HE'S THE, HE'S ACTUALLY THE PERFECT PERSON RIGHT NOW, UM, FOR THAT POSITION, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME UPPER LEVEL MANAGEMENT RETIRING AND, UH, SOON, AND D B W AND HE KNOWS EVERY JOB EVERYBODY DOES.

HE COULD ACTUALLY FILL IN IF HE WANTED TO ON EACH ONE OF THEM.

HE KNOWS, HE KNOWS THE WAYS OF GETTING THINGS DONE, AND HE KNOWS WAYS OF GETTING THINGS DONE EVEN QUICKER THAN THAT.

AND SO HE DID PROMISE US THAT IF HE WAS COMMISSIONER, THAT THERE WOULD BE NO, UH, NEED FOR MONEY FOR SNOW PLOWING, BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO SNOW.

AND I'M SURE UP TO THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, KEEP THAT SNOW BUDGET DOWN.

YOU KNOW, DON'T NEED TO USE ANY SALT.

I MEAN, ALL THESE PROMISES THAT HE MADE, UM, WE'LL SEE HOW WELL THEY LAST.

YOU KNOW, I THINK HE'S PROBABLY GONNA MAKE IT TILL MARCH, AND WE'LL SEE.

SO, YOU KNOW WHAT, RICH, DON'T WORRY.

HE'S HALLUCINATING AGAIN, FUL THINKING.

IT'S WISHFUL THINKING.

YES.

UH, NOT, WE COULDN'T, WE COULDN'T SAY ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, IT WAS AN EASY, IT WAS A VERY EASY DECISION TO MAKE, QUITE FRANKLY.

THANK, I WISH ALL DECISIONS COULD BE SO EASY.

WISH.

SO THERE'S A MOTION.

THAT'S THE TRUTH.

SO, CAN WE VOTE? YES.

MOTION TO SECONDARY ON COURT? I'D LIKE TO.

UH, GREAT.

SO, UH, ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

RICHARD, YOU LIKE TO GIVE US AN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH NOW I CAN CALL YOU COMMISSIONER, OFFICIALLY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I WOULD, I REALLY, I, I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THE HONOR TO SERVE THE, UH, TOWN WHERE I GREW UP.

UM, THIS REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME, UH, AND MY FAMILY.

UH, IT'S AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE TOWN.

I WILL DO MY ABSOLUTE BEST FOR YOU.

UM, I, I'M THRILLED.

I REALLY AM.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS, FOR THIS HONOR.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M ONE OF FOUR BARNSLEY HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI WITH, UH, WHICH ARE DEPARTMENT HEADS, WHICH

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IS, WHICH IS VERY NICE.

BUT GUYS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M GONNA DO MY BEST FOR YOU.

AND I SEE, UH, SERGEANT HALL IS NEXT.

, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU TOO.

THANK YOU GUYS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, RICH.

I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA WORK LEY HIGH SCHOOL IN THERE, SOMEHOW INTO THAT SPACE.

HARDLY YOU DIDN'T.

IT'S ABOUT WOODLANDS.

WOODLANDS, .

THAT'S 85.

RIGHT? WE ALSO ARE VERY, UH, FORTUNATE TODAY TO, UH, PROMOTE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR, UH, POLICE OFFICERS ON IN THE TOWN, UM, NORMAN HALL, UH, TO LIEUTENANT OF, OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

NORMAN'S, UM, BEEN THE LEADER OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, POLICING.

UM, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE, I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE DELIGHTED THAT YOU'RE GETTING, UH, THIS PROMOTION BECAUSE IT'S WELL DESERVED.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I I JUST REALLY, UH, AM REALLY THRILLED THAT YOU'RE SERVING, UH, THE TOWN.

YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.

UM, YOU KNOW, GREENBERG'S A MODEL, UM, YOU KNOW, POLICE DEPARTMENT IN, IN MANY RESPECTS.

AND A LOT OF THE POSITIVES ARE DUE TO, UH, YOUR HARD WORK AND THE RELATIONSHIPS YOU'VE DEVELOPED WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE A GREAT MANNERISM.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M THRILLED WITH THIS APPOINTMENT.

AND CHIEF, UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS? YES, I WOULD.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR FINER.

AND, AND BEFORE I START, I WANNA CONGRATULATE, UM, COMMISSIONER FA AS WELL.

I'VE, I'VE KNOWN RICH SINCE I'M A YOUNG KID, AND I CAN TELL YOU, UM, HE HASN'T CHANGED THE CLASS ACT, UH, THROUGHOUT HIS WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE, A GO-TO GUY.

AND IF, IF PAST PERFORMANCE IS ANY GAUGE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE, WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE.

'CAUSE RICH HAS BEEN A GO-TO MAN FOR A LONG TIME.

AND YOUR PROMOTION AND WHAT YOU BRING TO PUBLIC WORKS, BUT NORMA, YOU AND I HAVE HAD LONG CONVERSATIONS IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU BRING TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND WHICH YOU HAVE DONE IN THIS COMMUNITY IS SO PHENOMENAL.

SO, UM, TONIGHT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO PROMOTE ONE OF OUR OFFICERS THAT HAS MADE AN IMMEASURABLE IMPACT ON POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN OUR TOWN, UH, WITH STATE MANDATED POLICE REFORMS. WE'VE LOOKED AT OUR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT AND HAVE MADE PERMANENT AND MEASURABLE ADDITIONS TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT.

AS MOST EVERYONE IN THE TOWN KNOWS, THIS SUPERVISOR IS SERGEANT NORMAN HALL.

SERGEANT HALL WAS RAISED IN THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON AND GRADUATED FROM MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL.

SERGEANT HALL WAS SWORN IN AS A GREENBERG POLICE OFFICER IN 2000, AND WAS ASSIGNED TO OUR PATROL DIVISION WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE PATROL DIVISION.

SERGEANT HALL EXCELLED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE JOB AND WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT IN 2008.

SERGEANT HALL HAS HAD A DISTINGUISHED LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER, BUT I BELIEVE HIS TALENTS HAVE TRULY BEEN SHOWCASED SINCE HIS ASSIGNMENT.

AS A COMMANDING OFFICER OF OUR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT, SERGEANT SERGEANT HALL HAS TAKEN OUR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT AND OUR POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS TO A LEVEL THAT IS THE DISCUSSION AND GOAL OF MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE REGION.

SERGEANT HALL HAS CONTINUED NUMEROUS EXISTING PROGRAMS, SOME THAT HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED FOR MANY YEARS, AND SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE OUR SUMMER YOUTH CAMP, OUR POLICE EXPLORER PROGRAM, OUR DRIVER'S EDUCATION PROGRAM, OUR READING PROGRAMS, AND TEACHING PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOLS.

AND THAT'S JUST TO NAME A FEW.

BUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT SERGEANT HALL AND HIS TEAM HAVE INSTITUTED ARE THE POLICE COMMUNITY TOGETHER PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS PACT, ALONG WITH ADMINISTRATORS FROM WOODLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE THEODORE DE YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER.

THEY'VE ALSO STARTED THE SAFETY TRAINING ON CAR STOPS, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS STOPS.

THAT'S FOR OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL DRIVERS.

THEY'VE EXPANDED THE POLICE PROGRAMS IN OUR SCHOOLS TO REACH MORE DISTRICTS AND MORE GRADES.

AND SERGEANT HALL TOOK THE INITIATIVE AND ORGANIZED OUR POLICE COMMUNITY NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTS THAT WE'VE SEEN GREAT SUCCESS WITH.

SERGEANT HALL HAS BECOME A MEMBER OF THE WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM, KNOWN AS WEST COP AND SERGEANT HALL HAS PARTICIPATED AS A PANELIST IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS FORUMS, AND HAS ALWAYS MADE US PROUD.

IN 2016, I HAD THE PLEASURE TO ATTEND A SERVICE AT THE FIRST COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH ON EDGE PARK ROAD.

AT THAT SERVICE, SERGEANT HALL WAS PRESENTED WITH THE CHURCH'S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE MEMBERS OF THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SERGEANT HALL IS COMMITTED TO SERVICE.

HE'S COMMITTED TO BUILDING TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS, AND HE'S COMMITTED TO IMPROVING POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION TO ALL OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SERGEANT HALL IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN PACE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, PURSUING HIS JURIS DOCTORATE DEGREE.

WE ARE ALL PROUD AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE HARD WORK OF NORMAN HALL, AND I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO JOIN ME CONGRATULATING SERGEANT NORMAN HALL ON HIS PROMOTION TONIGHT TO LIEUTENANT.

THAT'S GOOD.

GO NORMAN.

I, I, TONIGHT IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE EVENING, UM, STARTING OFF WITH RICH

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I DON'T EVEN THINK THERE'S ENOUGH WORD TO DESCRIBE ALL OF THE GREAT WORK YOU HAVE DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE VISION YOU HAVE MOVING FORWARD, AND ALL THE PLANS THAT YOU HAVE AND THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED, AND WHAT YOU WOULD PLAN ON BRINGING TO THE COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, THANK YOU.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD AS, AS A PART OF THE BOARD, AS A RESIDENT OF GREENBURG, TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF YOU TO CONTINUE TO, UM, BRING YOUR PLAN TO FRUITION.

IT, IT IS, THIS IS JUST SUCH, SO AMAZING, AND THIS IS WHAT WE TALK, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY POLICING.

WE TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU BRING NORM.

SO NORM, EXCUSE ME.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.

WELL DESERVED, WELL, WELL DESERVED.

I DON'T THINK THE CHIEF COULD HAVE MENTIONED THE TITLE SERGEANT MORE TIMES IN THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT HE USED THAT HE DID, JUST TO MAKE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT'S HE WAS JUST USING THAT TITLE AND WHAT WE'RE WE'RE ABOUT TO DO.

UH, AND THERE IS NO PERSON WHO I CAN THINK IS A BETTER FIT FOR THE JOB.

UM, THAT WE HAVE CREATED A LIEUTENANT POSITION, UH, TO SHOW HOW IMPORTANT COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY POLICING IS TO US AND TO THE DEPARTMENT, AND TO OUR RESIDENTS.

AND IN ANY EVENT, YOU ARE THERE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT, BUT NO MATTER WHAT EVENT THERE IS IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU ARE THERE.

AND YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW MUCH THAT, THAT WE APPRECIATE THAT.

I KNOW RESIDENTS APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE LIKE A ROCK STAR IN THE COMMUNITY.

THERE REALLY IS AMAZING, RIGHT? PARTICULARLY WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON NATIONALLY FOR YOU TO BE AS ENGAGED WITH THE PUBLIC AS YOU ARE, REALLY SETS THE BAR FOR ALL OTHERS TO FOLLOW.

AND SO, HOW BETTER TO HAVE YOU LEAD BY EXAMPLE THAN BY US PROMOTING YOU TO A HIGHER RANK THAT DID NOT EXIST BEFORE FOR COMMUNITY POLICING? AND THAT IS TO LIEUTENANT.

AND, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

SO THE NEXT TIME THAT SHE IS READING SOMETHING ABOUT YOU, I HOPE HE USES THE TERM LIEUTENANT AS MANY TIMES AS HE SQUEEZED IN.

AND WE ALL KNOW THE CHIEF SENSE OF HUMOR.

SO MY GUESS IS HE KEPT SAYING, UH, SERGEANT, SERGEANT HALL, SERGEANT HALL, SERGEANT HALL, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, UH, JUST TO MAKE THE DISTINCTION.

AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.

AND IT, IT, AGAIN, A VERY EASY DECISION TO MAKE.

YOU KNOW, IT, IT WOULD BE NICE IF ALL OUR DECISIONS ARE AS WERE AS EASY AS THE PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT IN THIS, YOU KNOW, AND IF EVERY, UH, POLICE OFFICER IN THE COUNTRY WAS LIKE YOU, AND WE WERE ABLE TO COLONIZE YOU, UH, THERE WOULD BE NO, UH, CONTROVERSY NATIONALLY ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE POLICE.

UM, BECAUSE YOU REALLY ARE A ROLE MODEL FOR ALL POLICE OFFICERS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.

SO, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY WANNA WISH YOU GOOD LUCK.

AND, UM, I HOPE, UH, NONE OF OUR, UH, COMPETING POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE WASHING THIS, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT YOU STOLEN FROM GREENBERG .

UM, HE CAN'T LEAVE, RIGHT? HE CAN'T LEAVE OTHERWISE, UH, WILL PUT YOU UNDER HOUSE ARREST.

UM, UM, BUT DEFINITELY LET HIM LEAVE BEFORE.

ARE YOU COUNTER ARREST? YES, I THINK, DIANA, ARE YOU, YES, GO AHEAD, DIANA.

NO, I, I JUST WANTED, WANTED TO SAY WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW THRILLED I AM, UM, THAT YOU ARE BEING PROMOTED TO, UH, LIEUTENANT AND, UH, YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE A, A GREAT JOB AT ALL THE EVENTS THAT I'VE BEEN AT.

AND SO I'M VERY, VERY PLEASED THIS EVENING THANKS FOR BEING A LEADER AND A ROLE MODEL IN THE COMMUNITY.

NORMAN, YOU OBSERVE EVERY BIT OF IT.

YOUR EXPERIENCE AND YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS A POLICE OFFICER, GIVING THEM A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON POLICE OFFICERS, TRULY A ROLE MODEL TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

NOW, YOU, IF I CAN JUMP IN NOW, LIEUTENANT HALL? NO, WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE, UH, SOMEBODY'S BIRTHDAY.

IT'S, UH, BISHOP PRESTON HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.

I JUST, PAUL, BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO BISHOP PRESTON, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, IN ALL DUE RESPECT, UM, JUST SAY, UH, SOMETHING ABOUT, UH, LIEUTENANT HALL.

UH, YOU, WHEN YOU SPOKE TO 35 YOUNG PEOPLE THIS SUMMER REPRESENTING THE TOWN, TOWN-WIDE, YOU SHARED WITH THEM

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THE MESSAGE THAT YOU BROUGHT TO THEM AND FOR BEING THE LEADER THAT YOU ARE AND FOR SETTING THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU SET FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE OUR FUTURE LEADERS.

UH, TO, TO YOU, UM, SERGEANT HALL, ALMOST LIEUTENANT HALL.

AND, AND ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO RICHARD, UH, RICHARD.

AND YOU'RE MAKING US VERY PROUD.

UH, I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN AND SAY THAT, UH, HOW, HOW, UM, PROUD AND PLEASED WE ARE FOR, UH, THESE, ESPECIALLY THESE TWO, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING PROMOTED AND, UH, ESPECIALLY TO SERGEANT HALL, WHO I WORKED WITH VERY CLOSELY.

UH, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOW HOW CLOSE WE WORKED TOGETHER OTHER THAN PROBABLY CHIEF MCNERNEY BECAUSE, UH, OUR WORKING TOGETHER STARTED UNDER, UNDER CHIEFS, UM, PREVIOUS REGIME AS CHIEF AFTER I BECAME, UH, THE, UH, POLICE, UH, CHAPLAIN.

AND WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN, IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, NOT ONLY, UH, TO, UM, MINIMIZE THE, UM, FORCE OF THE LAW WHEN, WHEN THINGS COULD BE DONE DIFFERENTLY.

UH, AND HE WOULD, HE AND I HAVE GONE OUT TO HOMES, NOT IN, NOT JUST FOR CASES, BUT EVEN AFTER CASES ARE DONE, AFTER DEATH, AFTER, UH, SHOOTINGS, UH, AND, AND, AND TRY TO DO AFTERCARE WITH, WITH, UH, WITH PEOPLE.

UM, AND I THINK THAT HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING ATTRIBUTE OF, OF WHO HE IS AS A PERSON.

I THINK, UH, HE, HE LOVED HIS COMMUNITY.

HE LOVED HIS PEOPLE, AND HE IS A, A, A PREMIER EXAMPLE OF WHAT A POLICE OFFICER OUGHT TO BE AND WHO, HOW A POLICE OFFICER SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF.

I REMEMBER AFTER, UH, AFTER CHIEF ASKED ME TO BE, UM, I, I, THE, UH, THE CHAPLAIN FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I, I WENT DOWN TO, UH, PENNSYLVANIA AND, AND, AND, AND REGISTERED IN A CLASS.

AND, UH, UPON GRADUATING, I, I, I SAID, THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE IN GREENBURG.

AND, AND I BOUGHT THE CLASS TO GREENBURG ON WITH THE HELP OF, OF CHIEF MCNERNEY.

AND, AND IN THAT CLASS, WE HAD 13 PASTORS TO COMPLETE AND GRADUATE THAT CLASS RIGHT IN AT, UH, AT CHRIST TEMPLE CHURCH.

AND I INVITED SERGEANT HOLLOW FOR A, UH, FOR A TALK WITH THE PASTORS.

AND, UH, A FEW DAYS AFTER, MAYBE ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THAT CLASS WAS, UM, WAS, UH, WAS COMPLETE.

THE INSTRUCTORS FROM THAT CLASS, THERE WERE TWO INSTRUCTORS CALLED ME BACK, AND THEY EXPRESSED THEIR APPRECIATION AND THEIR, THEIR IMPRESSION OF SERGEANT HALL AND, AND HOW HE CONDUCTED HIMSELF TO WHAT HE SAID.

AND, AND THEY COULD TELL THAT HE WAS COMMITTED TO HIS, UH, POSITION AND HIS JOB IN A VERY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL WAY.

SO, I, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, SERGEANT HALL.

I WANNA SAY, UH, WE ARE GONNA BE HERE.

WE GOT MUCH MORE WORK TO DO.

UM, AND, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER.

THIS POSITION, UH, HAS BEEN WARRANTED EVEN BEFORE IT WAS CREATED.

AND, AND, AND YOU WILL, I KNOW THAT YOU WILL FEEL IT WITH ALL LOYALTY AND ALL, UH, IN, UH, ENDEAVORS OF, OF, UH, UH, OF, OF AUTHORITY AND JUSTICE AS YOU ALWAYS HAVE CONDUCTED YOURSELF.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD, UH, TOWN, A TOWN BOARD OF GREENBERG AND ER FOR, UH, FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN ALONG WITH THE, UH, SUGGESTION FROM, FROM CHIEF MCNERNEY WHO, WHO CREATIVELY PUT THIS TOGETHER.

AND, AND I KNOW SOME, I KNOW SOME NEGATIVE THINGS OR SOME KICKBACK, BUT WITH PRAYER, ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE THE LORD.

AND WE LOVE THE LORD.

THE WAY WE KNOW WE LOVE THE LORD IS BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU GUYS.

GOD BLESS YOU AND BLESSINGS ON YOU.

HAVE A SAFE AND WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON, AND THE PEACE OF GOD BE WITH YOU.

THANK YOU, BISHOP.

THANK YOU, BISHOP.

SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE APPOINTMENT.

BISHOP, YOU MAY KICK BACK IN A NICE WAY, RIGHT, .

THAT'S RIGHT.

THANKS FOR CLEANING THAT UP.

I'D LIKE TO, UH, MOVE THE APPOINTMENT OF SERGEANT NORMAN.

PAUL TO LIEUTENANT.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? SECOND.

I, I HAVE A COUPLE OF WORDS.

UM, UH, UH, LIEUTENANT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? YES.

YES, YES, YES, YES.

I TELL YOU, I'M, I'M HERE WITH MY FAMILY, AND I WANT TO KEEP THE EMOTIONS OUT OF THE WAY.

'CAUSE YOU KNOW, I GOTTA BE, UH, COURAGEOUS.

BUT

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I PUT MY GLASSES ON SO YOU GUYS WON'T SEE IT, THAT IT'S RAINING IN HERE.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK KEITH CHRIS MCNERNEY, THE GREENBERG TOWN BOARD, AND THE GREENBERG COMMUNITY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO WORK AND REPRESENT THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

AS A POLICE OFFICER, WE ARE TASKED TO PROTECT AND SERVE.

THROUGH MY CAREER, I HAVE GAINED A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS MEANT TO PROTECT AND SERVE, WHILE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS TO PROTECT IS TO MAIN SAFETY AND THE WELLBEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN.

REGARDLESS OF KNOWING THAT I MAY LOSE MY LIFE IN THE PROCESS TO SERVE IS NOT ONLY RESPONDING TO CALLS, BUT ALSO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS BY BEING A ROLE MODEL FOR THE YOUTH, EDUCATING, MENTORING, LEADING, AND IN ADDITION, HELPING OUR SENIORS WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE.

BUT I SPEAK ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS, AND I MUST THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR ACCEPTING ME AS A FRIEND, A SON, A BROTHER, EVEN A GRANDSON.

THIS DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP GOES BOTH WAYS AND IS A REAL DEFINITION OF A COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, I TOLD YOU, I KEEP IT SHORT.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR, THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND REMEMBER, BY WORKING TOGETHER AND LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER, WE CAN KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS LIEUTENANT HALL.

CHIEF, DO YOU WANNA INTRODUCE THE, THE NEXT ONE? JUST BEAR WITH ME ONE SECOND.

I GOTTA PUT IT ON THE SCREEN.

SO, THE NEXT POLICE OFFICER, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HE'S ON THIS CALL.

I BELIEVE HE'S, HE'S WORKING.

BUT THE NEXT, UM, APPOINTMENT THAT I RECOMMEND IS THE APPOINTMENT OF NICHOLAS ISCHEMIA AS A PROBATION PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER.

NICHOLAS, UH, GRADUATED FROM WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, ATTENDED WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UH, IN THEIR E M S PROGRAM.

HE WORKED FOR THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, AND ALSO THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION BEFORE BEING EMPLOYED BY THE MOUNT VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND COMES TO US RECENTLY ASSIGNED FROM THE DETECTIVE DIVISION OF THE MOUNT VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST, UH, CONSIDERATION FOR NICHOLAS SKI ISCHIA TO BE APPOINTED PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER.

UH, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE APPOINTMENT SECOND, WHICH IS ALL IN FAVOR.

NEXT WE'LL HAVE, UH, THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UH, UH, THE STUDENTS HERE, THE STUDENTS AREN'T HERE, RIGHT? UH, UH, SHOULD WE DO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS? THEY'RE NOT HERE YET.

THEY'RE NOT HERE RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE COMING, BUT LET'S, WE CAN DO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

LET'S HEAR FROM THE, UH, RESIDENTS IF PEOPLE HAVE ANY COMMENTS.

[ PUBLIC COMMENT Advance signup via PublicComment@GreenburghNY.com is required. See instructions on first page. A three minute limit per speaker will be strictly enforced. No interruptions by Town Board members, the Town Clerk or the public will be permitted. Any questions on agenda items should be asked at this time. Department Heads have the option of leaving the meeting following Public Comment. Therefore, if anyone has questions that are related to resolutions/items on the agenda involving a specific Department Head, those questions should be raised at this time]

ANY COMMENTS? YES.

YES.

MARY? I SEE MARY BOWDEN HERE.

MARY, THANK YOU.

AND BOB BERNSTEIN.

UM, I WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE, UH, WINTER PARKING.

UM, I'M 87 AND I'VE GOT A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE, AND MY DRIVEWAY'S QUITE STEEP, AND THE ABILITY TO PARK MOST OF THE TIME ON THE STREET IS A VERY GOOD FOR ME AND, AND VERY GOOD ASSISTANCE.

I CAN PARK ON A HILL, UH, HAVE TO LET MY WIFE AT THE BOTTOM OUT BECAUSE SHE CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR ON THE HILL.

AND I THINK THE WAY IT'S BEEN, UH, PUT TOGETHER HAS BEEN EXCELLENT.

I WAS INTERVIEWED BY A, UH, POLICE OFFICER TO VERIFY ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I PUT THERE, AND, UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD.

I KNOW IT'S GONNA SNOW, AND, UH, I AM CONTACT WITH THE SNOW ANGELS THAT IF I NEED THEIR HELP, THEY'LL BE HERE.

SO, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG THAT ARE EXCELLENT, AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN SO HELPFUL, UH, THIS YEAR FOR US.

THANKS.

YEAH.

YOU CAN'T GET THEM, THEN I'LL SHOVEL YOUR DRIVEWAY.

AS THEN YOU SAID, UH, YOU'RE GONNA CONTACT THE SNOW ANGELS TO HELP OUT, AND

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I, I REGISTERED WITH THEM, AND I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT EMAIL CONTACT WITH THEM, AND WHEN I NEED THEM, I WILL CONTACT HIM.

I HAVE A NEIGHBOR THAT I'M GONNA PUT THE ARM ON AND ASK HIM TO HELP ME.

FIRST .

YEAH.

I HAVE TO DO SOME MORE EXERCISE.

SO, GOOD.

UH, ANYBODY ELSE? MR. BERNSTEIN? UH, GOOD EVENING.

I, UH, AT THE LAST TOWN BOARD MEETING DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING HAD REQUESTED THAT, UH, THE TOWN BOARD CONSIDER FILING AN APPEAL OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR'S DETERMINATION THAT THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IS A, UH, PUBLIC UTILITY STRUCTURE THAT, UH, MEETS THE DEFINITION FOR OF THAT FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT IN ALL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE TOWN.

AND, UH, WHEN I MADE THE REQUEST, UH, I WAS TOLD AT THE MEETING THAT IT WOULD BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE WORK SESSION TODAY.

UH, THEN WHEN I DIDN'T SEE THE AGENDA FOR THE WORK SESSION POSTED AS OF LAST FRIDAY, I WROTE TO ALL TOWN BOARD MEMBERS, UH, AND REQUESTED FORMALLY THAT THE MATTER BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE, UH, WORK SESSION TODAY.

UH, AND THEN I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE SUPERVISOR, OR A COPY OF AN EMAIL THAT HE SENT TO, UH, UH, JOAN ECK, UM, INSTRUCTING HER TO PUT THE MATTER ON THE AGENDA FOR THE WORK SESSION TODAY.

AND THAT WAS LAST FRIDAY.

UH, THEN NO WORK SESSION AGENDA WAS POSTED.

UM, YOU KNOW, AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, THE ONLY WAY I WOULD KNOW WHETHER A WORK SESSION AGENDA WAS POSTED IS BY CHECKING, BECAUSE, UH, NOBODY, UH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T GET, UH, UH, SPECIAL TREATMENT TO TELL ME WHEN THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

UM, AND I CHECKED REPEATEDLY, UH, AND NO WORK SESSION AGENDA WAS POSTED.

UH, BY, UM, COINCIDENCE, I TURNED THE, UH, UH, LIVE SHOW ON, UH, THIS EVENING AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A WORK SESSION IN PROGRESS WITHOUT ANY AGENDA.

UH, AND, UH, THERE WAS OF COURSE NO DISCUSSION OF THIS.

UH, NOW IT MAY WELL HAVE BEEN PUT OVER OR HELD OVER, UH, BUT IF IT WAS, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY.

UH, AND, YOU KNOW, AS A MATTER OF COMMON COURTESY, DON'T YOU THINK THAT IF YOU ARE PUTTING SOMETHING OVER, UH, THAT YOU'VE ALREADY PUBLICLY SAID WAS GONNA BE PUT ON THE AGENDA, UM, YOU CONT YOU, YOU MAKE A, AN ANNOUNCEMENT AHEAD OF TIME, OR MAYBE JUST EMAIL ME TO SAY, HEY, DON'T LOOK FOR THIS.

IT'S NOT HAPPENING THIS WEEK.

UM, YOU KNOW, I VOLUNTEER MY TIME AND IT'S VALUABLE TOO, UH, AND I WOULD'VE APPRECIATED THAT COURTESY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE TOWN FOR MANY YEARS, AND, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY SAY, I SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED.

BUT IN ANY EVENT, UM, WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT? UH, THE REASON I ASK IS THAT THE, THERE IS A TIME CLOCK TICKING ON THIS, UH, AND, AND, UH, UH, YOUR NEXT MEETING IS OFFICIALLY NOT UNTIL JANUARY 13TH.

NOW, YOU MAY HAVE A WORK SESSION SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK, BUT IT'S NOT ON ANY AGENDA OR, OR ON ANY SCHEDULE.

UH, AND THE REASON YOU NEED TO ACT OR TELL US IF YOU'RE NOT ACTING IS THAT, UH, THE PUBLIC OR THE CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS COULD, YOU KNOW, RESUME THEIR ROLE AS, UH, YOU KNOW, ADVERSARY TO THE TOWN AND FILE THEIR OWN APPEAL OF THIS DECISION, IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES.

UH, CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS, AS YOU KNOW, HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE.

I'VE BEEN PART OF THAT EFFORT BEFORE, AND WE'LL DO IT AGAIN IF WE HAVE TO.

BUT I WOULD'VE THOUGHT THAT ON A MATTER THAT AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE HOMEOWNER IN UNINCORPORATED GREENBERG, YOU WOULD GIVE THIS MATTER ATTENTION, HAVE THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION AS YOU REPRESENTED IN WRITING TO ME, YOU WOULD DO, UH, AND THAT, UH, YOU GIVE US SOME NOTICE AS TO WHAT YOUR PLAN IS.

UH, AT THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING, UM, THERE WERE NO COMMENTS FROM TOWN BOARD MEMBERS THAT INDICATED YOUR POSITION ON THIS ISSUE.

UH, SO THE ONLY WAY ANY OF US KNOW WILL KNOW WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE RESIDENTS ONCE AGAIN, OR WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE TOWN BOARD WILL LEAD ON, IS FROM YOU.

AND SO I WOULD ASK FOR THAT EXPLANATION.

THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE, UH, THE MEETING.

WELL, I JUST WANNA, UM, YOU KNOW, MENTION THAT, UM, WE WERE GONNA, WE HAD IT ON THE WORK SESSION TONIGHT, UH, TODAY.

UH, AND, UM, THEN RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING, UM, WE HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT WHO, UM, INDICATED

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UH, THERE'S NO, UH, IT, IT DID NOT HAVE TO BE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S STILL TIME, UH, TO DECIDE WHETHER WE'RE GONNA APPEAL OR NOT.

UH, THEY INDICATED THAT THERE'S A PUBLIC, UM, UH, SITE VISIT ON, UM, ON SATURDAY, AND THE TOWN BOARD IS GONNA HAVE ANOTHER WORK SESSION A WEEK FROM, UH, TODAY.

SO, UM, THERE'S REALLY NO HARM, UH, DONE.

UM, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE GONNA BE TAKING AN ACTION THAT COULD I IMPACT AN, AN APPLICA AN APPLICANT, I THINK WE HAVE A COURTESY TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES.

UM, WHY DIDN'T YOU POST THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING? I'VE NEVER, WELL, I SHOULDN'T SAY NEVER.

YOU WENT AHEAD WITH A TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION WITHOUT EVEN AN AGENDA POSTED IF YOU WERE HOLDING IT OVER, IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE OR TWO ON THE AGENDA TO INDICATE THAT THE MATTER WAS BEING HELD OVER.

BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, NO SUCH AGENDA EVER EXISTED, UM, THAT'S REALLY HIGHLY UNUSUAL.

I MEAN, IT'S ALSO DISTURBING THAT YOU'RE HAVING COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE APPLICANT THAT ARE NOT ON THE PUBLIC RECORD, UH, ABOUT THIS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, BE IT AS IT MAY, UM, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN ADVERTISED AND I WOULD'VE HAD NO OBJECTION TO IT BEING HELD OVER IF I EVEN KNEW THAT IT WAS ON THE AGENDA.

AND THERE WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, A PUBLIC DISCUSSION TO BE HAD HAD.

RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T KNOW.

AND, AND YOUR WORD, MR. FINER WAS, IF I TOOK YOU AT YOUR WORD, I, I, I, YOU KNOW, I WOULD'VE BEEN, UH, UH, MISLED AS I WAS INTO THINKING THAT THIS WOULD BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT.

YOUR WORD WAS WHAT YOU WROTE TO ME.

UH, AND I THINK ALL TOWN BOARD MEMBERS TELLING 'EM THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE ON THE AGENDA, BUT IT, IT WASN'T BECAUSE NO, WE GOTTA MOVE ON NOW, BECAUSE THAT'S CERTAINLY BEYOND NOT ONLY THREE MINUTES, BUT FIVE MINUTES AND THEN MAYBE OTHER SPEAKERS.

AND IF NOT, WE HAVE TO MOVE THE AGENDA.

ALRIGHT, FINE.

I, I, THE ONLY OTHER POINT I WOULD MAKE IS THAT I DO WANT TO USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS TIM LEWIS'S ROLE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE APPLICANT IN THIS MATTER, AS IT IS GERMANE TO THE ISSUE OF WHETHER AN APPEAL SHOULD BE FILED.

BUT I'LL RESERVE THAT TO ANOTHER TIME.

OF KYLE SHEPHERD STUDENT TO THE POLICE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.

SO THEN WE COULD GO TO THE AGENDA.

LET'S SEE.

PERFECT.

APPOINTMENT

[ BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Appointment of Kyle J. Shepherd (Student) to the Police Community Advisory Committee, for a term to expire December 31, 2021 Appointment of Daphne Luciiano (Student) to the Police Community Advisory Committee, for a term to expire December 31, 2021]

RETURN TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2021.

AN APPOINTMENT OF DAPHNE LUCIANO TO THE POLICE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2021.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THOSE SECOND.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX, TERTIARY SETTLEMENT.

[ AT 1 - 12/15/2020 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Burnham Building Inc. for property location at 2 Main Street. The Town’s share of the refund is $1,377±; the County’s share is $10,355±; the No.Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $1,465±; the Irvington Union Free School District’s share is $56,464±. Refunds from all sources total $69,661±]

PETITIONER BURNHAM BUILDING FOR PROPERTY LOCATION ON TWO MAIN STREET.

THE TOWN CHAIR OF A REFUND IS 1377, COUNTY CHAIR IS 10,000 3 5 5.

THE NORTH YONKERS SEWER DISTRICT SHARE IS 1,465 IRVINGTON UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT SHARE IS 56,464.

REFUND FROM WORLD SOURCES TOTAL 69,000 6 61.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE OUT.

SECOND.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX, ARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER DEVO, UH, TWIN PROPERTIES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 20 DEVO STREET.

[ AT 2 - 12/15/2020 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Devoe Twin Properties LLC for property located at 20 Devoe Street. The Town’s share of the refund is $90±; the County’s share is $674±; the No.Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $106±; the Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District’s share is $4,451±. Refunds from all sources total $5,322±]

THE TOWN CHAIR OF THE REFUND IS 90 PLUS THE COUNTY SHARE AT 6 74.

THE NORTH YONKERS SEWER DISTRICT SHARE IS 1 0 6.

THE DOS FERRA UNION THREE SCHOOLS DISTRICT SHARES 4,000 4 51 REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES TOTAL.

5 3, 2, 2.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTINUED RETENTION OF LAW FIRM OF LANDMAN ZE AND FORD.

ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE

[ AT 3 - 12/15/2020 Resolution authorizing the continued retention of the Law Firm of Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford, P.C., as Special Counsel for the Town of Greenburgh regarding federal litigation stemming from the zoning classification of a property known as “One Dromore Road”, at a cost not to exceed an additional $400,000, all of which the Town Board anticipates will be reimbursed by its insurance carriers]

UH, SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR THE TOWN OF GREENBURG REGARDING FEDERAL LITIGATION STEMMING FROM THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF A PROPERTY KNOWN AS ONE DRONE WAR ROAD AND COSTS NOT TO EXCEED 400,000, ALL OF WHICH THE TOWN BOARD ANTICIPATES WILL BE REIMBURSED BY ITS INSURANCE CARRIERS.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTINUED RETENTION OF THE COEN LAW GROUP FOR THE REVIEW AND AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN AND 10 LAW IN ACCORDANCE TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION'S, NEW REGULATIONS AT, OR AN HOURLY RATE OF TWO 50, AND A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED 25,000.

[ AT 4 - 12/15/2020 Resolution authorizing the continued retention of The Cohen Law Group for the review and amendments to the Town’s Antenna Law in accordance to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) new regulations, at an hourly rate of $250 and a total cost not to exceed $25,000]

[ CL 1 - 12/15/2020 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at 7:30 PM to consider a Local Law amending Chapter 380 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh, entitled “Noise," to restrict/prohibit the use of leaf blowers in the Town of Greenburgh while allowing their use during specified spring and fall clean-up periods]

UH, LAW, UM, AMENDING CHAPTER THREE 80 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ENTITLED NOISE RESTRICT, PROHIBIT THE USE OF LEAF BLOWERS IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG WHILE ALLOWING THEIR USE DURING SPECIFIED SPRING AND FALL CLEANUP PERIODS.

RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH AT, UM, 7:30 PM TO CONSIDER, UH, LOCAL,

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I HAD A QUESTION OF THAT.

I'M WONDERING IF IT WOULD'VE MADE SENSE TO, UM, SEPARATE BOTH THE LEAF BLOWER LAW AND, UH, THE NOISE ORDINANCE AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT TWO SEPARATE, UM, YOU KNOW, LAWS.

I'M WONDERING IF THAT WOULD BE, UM, A LITTLE CLEANER.

WELL, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THAT.

I MEAN, RIGHT NOW THE MAJOR CONCERN WITH THE LEAF BLOWERS IS NOISE.

SO, UH, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS THE C A C IS GOING TO COME OUT WITH IT.

THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

I'VE SEEN MY EMAIL, UM, TO PUT OUT A PROPOSAL REGARDING NOISE, BUT AT LEAST THIS GETS IT ON THE AGENDA.

WE'RE NOT GONNA VOTE ON IT THE FIRST NIGHT.

IF THERE NEEDS TO BE REVISIONS, WE CAN DO REVISIONS AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS IN ADVANCE OF THAT.

RIGHT? RIGHT NOW TO CREATE A NEW CHAPTER, UM, FOR SOMETHING RELATED TO NOISE THAT'S NOT IN THE NOISE, UH, ORDINANCE ITSELF, UH, SEEMS A LITTLE BIT, UH, CUMBERSOME.

SO, BUT WE CAN WORK THOSE THINGS OUT.

BUT THIS AT LEAST GETS IT ON THE AGENDA TO HAVE THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION, RIGHT? SO THIS IS, SO AT LEAST WE'RE GIVING PEOPLE MOTIVES BECAUSE I GUESS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISE, THE, THE LEAF BLOWER, YOU KNOW, REGULATIONS.

UM, SO THAT'S FINE.

SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

RESOLUTION, UH, AUTHORIZING BINDING VARIOUS LIABILITY, PROPERTY CRIME AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGES FOR 2021.

UH,

[ CO 1 - 12/15/2020 Resolution authorizing binding various liability, property, crime and worker’s compensation insurance coverages for 2021]

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

THEY'RE READY TO PO ONE AND PO

[ PW 1 - 12/15/2020 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Woodard & Curran Engineering, P.A., P.C., for additional support services available to DPW personnel related to the Town of Greenburgh Health and Safety Program, in an amount not to exceed $29,500]

TWO.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR CAN INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH WOODARD AND CURRENT ENGINEERING FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE TO P P W PERSONNEL RELATED TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 29,500.

OR WILL SHUT DOWN THE MANUFACTURER OF ALL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES WITHIN, NOT MY LIFETIME, BUT WITHIN YOUR LIFETIME.

AND A SECOND COMMENT PERIOD.

ANYBODY LIKE TO COMMENT A SECOND TIME? YES, I WOULD.

MY NAME IS MURRAY BOWDEN AND I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE, UH, NORWOOD PROJECT.

UM, IT'S A BUSINESS MODEL SIMILAR TO THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THE YELLOW CAB MEDALLIONS IN NEW YORK CITY.

FIVE YEARS AGO.

THEY WERE WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS.

TODAY, THEY'RE WORTH VIRTUALLY NOTHING BECAUSE UBER CAME IN AND CHANGED THE NATURE OF THE INDUSTRY.

THE PROJECT FOR NORWOOD ROAD IS IN A SIMILAR POSITION.

BUILDING A LARGE PROJECT LIKE THAT NO LONGER IS A GOOD BUSINESS MODEL.

AND THE EXAMPLE OF THAT IS, IN YORKTOWN IS A SINGLE ONE UNIT IN THE BACK OF A PARKING LOT ABOUT, UH, 20, 30 YARDS FROM A SHOPPING CENTER.

IT WORKS VERY WELL.

THE VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY IS COMMITTED TO PUTTING A BATTERY, A SINGLE BATTERY IN EACH OF THEIR CAMPUSES.

YOU CAN CHECK WITH, UH, THE ARDSLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE TOWN OF GREENBURG SHOULD INSTALL A BATTERY ON TOWN PROPERTY.

THESE, THESE SINGLE BATTERIES DO NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL WIRING TO, UH, CON EDISON JUST HOOKS INTO THE LOCAL LINE, STANDS BY ITSELF.

SO WHEN A FLEET POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TO COME AND, UH, DO SOMETHING THERE, IT'S READILY ACCESSIBLE, DOESN'T NEED A SPECIAL ROAD.

NEW YORK, I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE VIDEO OF THE LAST MEETING WHEN IT WAS DISCUSSED, AND THE EXPERT, OR THE FORMER MEMBER OF NEW YORK CITY, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHICH DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT THE TESLA BATTERY IS THE GOLD STANDARD OF STORAGE, OF STORAGE, ELECTRICITY, STORAGE.

AND IT, IF I UNDERSTAND IT, IT AS OF RIGHT, WITHOUT FURTHER REVIEW TO INSTALL THAT DOESN'T NEED ANY SPECIAL CHANGES OR ANYTHING ELSE.

SO I'VE ASKED THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO BEGIN TO INSTALL CHARGING STATIONS AT VARIOUS PLACES IN THE TOWN.

GLOBAL WARMING HAS SHUT DOWN

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA MANDATES THAT ALL AUTOMOBILES STORE SOLD IN THE STATE.

2000 AND I GUESS IT'S 30, MAYBE 35.

THE ONLY ELECTRIC, THE TIMEFRAME FOR SWITCHING FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION TO ELECTRIC KEEPS DROPPING MONTHLY.

THE WORLD IS MOVING TO ELECTRIC BATTERIES, ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

AND I SUGGEST THAT THE TOWN OF GREENBURG START TO BUY WHEREVER POSSIBLE.

ONLY ELECTRIC VEHICLES, GLOBAL WARMINGS HERE.

PEOPLE CAN'T BE AVOIDED.

IF WE DON'T CHANGE IT, WE LOSE THE SOCIETY THAT WE'VE KNOWN.

I WANT TO LEAVE A ENVIRONMENT FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN AND THEIR A GENERATION THAT'S A VIABLE, MY GRANDSON GRADUATED, I DUNNO, FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN HE'S LIVED WITH US FOR A WHILE.

HE LIVED IN NEW YORK, MOVED TO FLORIDA, CAME BACK.

HE'S BEEN HOME IN THE ALBANY AREA FOR ALMOST A YEAR.

AND AS OF JANUARY 1ST, HE'S JUST TAKEN AN APARTMENT IN BROOKLYN.

HE'S MOVING BACK TO THE CITY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE ACTION IS.

AND THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO CONGREGATE.

THE YOUNGER GENERATION UNDERSTANDS NEW YORK CITY WILL BE A VERY VIABLE PLACE TO LIVE.

THEY WANNA BE TOGETHER.

PEOPLE AT MY AGE, WE GOTTA GET OFF THE STAGE AND LET THE KIDS TAKE OVER.

AND IT'S COMING.

THE NEW SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WOULD JACK, HE'S OF THE NEXT GENERATION.

SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE NORWOOD PROJECT WITH ALL ITS WIRES AND EVERY CONNECTIONS IS QUITE UNNECESSARY.

THEY HAD A GOOD BUSINESS PLAN, TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD ONE.

AND I THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBERG WHO'VE HELPED ME, HELPED IN MY EDUCATION TO UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM.

I HAVE INFORMATION FROM MANY SOURCES THAT I'VE PUT TOGETHER, AND I WORK AS PART OF A TEAM THAT WORKS ON GLOBAL WARMING.

THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED OF THE UNITED NATIONS JUST SAID, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

GO READ THE NEWSPAPERS AND WHAT HE SAID NOW ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING.

I, I THANK ALL OF THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE, EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, WHO'VE HELPED TO EDUCATE ME.

COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THEIR HELP.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

UM, ANYBODY ELSE? UH, THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN.

I ALSO WANNA MENTION WE, UM, THE SANITATION SCHEDULES, UM, FOR UH, 2021 ARE POSTED ON, UH, THE TOWN WEBSITE.

AND, UM, UH, RICH WILL BE GETTING, UM, PEOPLE WILL BE GETTING THE MAIL ON, UM, THE SCHEDULES, RIGHT? SOMETIME IT'S A CARD WITH ALL THE HOLIDAYS, NOT THE FULL SCHEDULE, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S A CARD COMING TO ALL THE RESIDENTS.

YES.

AND WHEN, WHEN SHOULD THAT BE, UH, MAILED OUT? I BELIEVE IT'S IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW.

PERFECT.

GOOD.

SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN SECOND.

IS THIS THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR OR DO WE NEED A SPECIAL MEETING FOR ANYTHING OR? NO, I THINK WE'RE HAVING A WORK SESSION NEXT TUESDAY AND WE'RE ALSO HAVING THE, UH, THE, UH, SITE VISIT ON SATURDAY OF THE NORWOOD.

ALRIGHT.

SO ROBERTA RIGHT NOW IS PROBABLY GOING IN INTO CARDIAC ARREST 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T ADOPTED THE BUDGET .

SO, UM, I, I JUST LOOKED LAST YEAR.

WE ACTUALLY DID IT BY RESOLUTION AS OPPOSED TO JUST DOING IT BY DECISION.

WE'VE DONE IT BOTH WAYS, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST WE ACTUALLY DO IT BY RESOLUTION.

SO, UM, AND PAUL, IN MAKING YOUR MOTION TO ADOPT THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET OR THE, THE, UH, WHICH INCLUDES THE SLIP SHEETS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED ON A WEBSITE, UH, THAT, UH, WE ALSO PUT THAT INTO A FORM OF A RESOLUTION WHICH WILL SIMPLY STATE WE'RE ADOPTING THE BUDGET.

SO IF YOU MAKE THAT MOTION, THEN MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE 2021, UM, BUDGET, PRELIMINARY BUDGET.

RIGHT.

WHICH INCLUDES, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE SLIP SHEET.

SECOND.

SO THANK YOU ROBERTA, FOR COMING UP WITH A BUDGET THAT INCLUDES A SLIGHT TAX DECREASE.

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RIGHT? ROBERTA, DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE BUDGET? ANYONE WHO COMES UP WITH A A TAX, UH, DECREASE BUDGET COULD BE EVEN MORE POPULAR THAN NORMAN HALL .

I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT THE TOWN BUDGET THAT'S TO BE ADOPTED HAS MINIMAL CHANGES TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET, DUE TO A STRONG COMMITMENT BY THE BOARD TO KEEP THE TAX RATE BELOW ZERO, NOT INCREASE THE LEVY, AND STILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FUND BALANCE POLICY.

THE CHANGES TO THE TENTATIVE OF BUDGET ARE THE CHANGE IN THE POSITION FROM APPRAISAL TECHNICIAN TO SENIOR REAL PROPERTY APPRAISER, AN ADJUSTMENT DUE TO INSURANCE PREMIUMS, LICENSES FOR WORKING FROM HOME COPIER, REALLOCATION OF MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES TO THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, RESTORATION OF SOME BALANCES WITHIN PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, AND A LIBRARY POSITION THAT WAS, UM, OMITTED IN ERROR.

AND THOSE ARE ALL THE CHANGES THAT WERE TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE.

NOPE.

GOOD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, ROBERTA.

AND I WOULD, I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACTUALLY GENERATE A RESOLUTION JUST BECAUSE IT'LL BE EASIER FOR US TO SEARCH, UH, IN THE FUTURE ON AGENDA QUICK, UH, UH, UM, ADOPTIVE RESOLUTION TB ONE, WHICH IS, UH, BASICALLY A RESOLUTION.

UM, UM, WHAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR? UH, BASICALLY, UM, MEMORIALIZING, WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET, SO I WOULD MAKE THAT MOTION.

SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? I SECOND MY OWN MOTION.

IT'S A PROCEDURAL THING BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO SEARCH ON A RESOLUTION THAN IT IS JUST ON THE, ON AN ITEM AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA.

SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE PEOPLE ON, UH, SATURDAY AT THE WALK, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

11 O'CLOCK AND THE SNOW OR RAIN DATE OF, UH, SUNDAY AT ONE.

YEAH, THERE WAS, THERE WAS NO EYE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

PAUL MOVED TO ADJOURN.

TEN SECOND.

AND THEN PAUL ASKED, UH, UH, FRANCIS ASKED PAUL TO MAKE, TO MOVE TO ADOPT PRELIMINARY BUDGET.

SO IS THERE AN I TO CLOSE THE MEETING? AYE.

HOW, HOW DON'T WE REDO THAT? 'CAUSE PAUL HAS BEEN IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT SINCE THEN.

WHY DON'T WE JUST START FROM SCRATCH AS MAKING SURE TO MAKE IT CLEANER.

BUT PAUL, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING, YOU DIDN'T SAY THE LOCATION, YOU JUST SAID WE'LL SEE YOU.

SO PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT NOVA? UH, RIGHT.

THIS IS A SITE VISIT TO, UH, LOOK AT, UM, THE POSSIBLE LOCATION WHERE THERE BATTERY STORAGE, UH, LOCATION IS, UM, YOU KNOW, WHERE IS PROPOSED TO BE.

YOU WANTED SHARE THE, SO PAUL, YOU ARE ANNOUNCING THAT THE INFORMATION WITH COMMUNITY MEETING, UM, IS THIS GOING TO BE A MEETING SITE? VISIT PAUL MEETING.

SO WILL THERE BE MORE THAN THERE, WILL THERE BE THREE OR MORE BOARD MEMBERS THERE? ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SHOW UP COULD HEAR.

SITE VISIT.

AND, AND WHERE'S THE LOCATION AGAIN? THE NORWOOD COUNTRY CLUB.

APPLICANT FOR THE PROJECT, UH, COULDN'T MAKE IT, UM, I WAS INFORMED THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE IT NEXT WEEK INSTEAD.

THERE WAS A NOTICE THAT WAS SENT OUT, I BELIEVE, TO THE SURROUNDING, UH, NEIGHBORS AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE VILLAGE OF ELFORD WHO WERE IN THE 500 FOOT METERS.

BUT, UH, THERE'S A VERY GOOD LIKELIHOOD THERE'LL BE THREE OR MORE TOWN BOARD MEMBERS THERE.

SO THE LAST TIME IT WAS RAINED OUT, AND SO IT NOTICE WAS SENT OUT AND IN, UH, REFERENCE TO WHAT MR. BERNSTEIN WAS, UH, SAYING BEFORE, UH, ABOUT THE NOTICE, THERE WAS THE, THE AGENDA WORK SESSION AGENDA WAS, WAS A VERY MUCH A WORK IN PROGRESS ALL DAY.

AND AT THE SAME, AND, AND THE TOWN BOARD MEETING FOR SOME REASON.

IN OTHER WORDS, INITIALLY, UM, SET TO START AT SIX AT THE SAME TIME AS THE WORK SESSION AND THEY GOT SEPARATED OUT.

SO YES, IT WAS, AS MR. WER SAID, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.

UH, BUT THEN WHEN THE, UM, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY OF THE

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SO, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT AGREEMENT GETS, GETS POSTED.

SO I'D LIKE TO, AND EVERYBODY SHOULD SHOW UP TO THE SITE, UH, VISIT ON SATURDAY IF THEY WANT TO.

RIGHT.

AND ONE LAST THING IS, UH, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SNOW ORDINANCE NOW NEW PROCEDURES, CHECK THE GREENBERG WEBSITE.

THERE'LL BE A BANNER GOING ACROSS THE HOMEPAGE IF IT'S A SNOW EMERGENCY, IF IT IS, EVEN IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SUNNY AND GONNA BE 80 DEGREES, IF THERE'S A BANNER GOING ACROSS, THERE MUST BE A REASON FOR THAT AND GET YOUR CAR OFF THE ROAD.

AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PERMIT, YOU'RE STILL REQUIRED TO GET YOUR CAR OFF THE ROAD.

THIS IS ONLY FOR THOSE EXCEPTIONS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GET A PERMIT TO REMAIN PARKED ON THE STREET.

GOOD.

SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WAY.

ADJOURN AND AGAIN, WISH, UH, BISHOP PRESTON A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.