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UH, WELCOME TO OUR GREENBERG, UH, TOWN BOARD MEETING.
UM, RIGHT NOW, UH, WE'RE GONNA START, UM, WITH, UH, UH, UH, A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD, UH, AUTHORIZING HALL.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE.OKAY, EVERYBODY INHALE AND EXHALE,
OKAY, SO WE'RE STARTING THE MEETING, RIGHT? AND WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IT'S WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13TH, 20 OF AMERICA UNDER INDIVISIBLE FOR LIBERTY.
SO DO, CAN WE REMAIN STANDING PLEASE? WE'RE GONNA
[ MOMENT OF SILENCE In memory of the 986,387+ individual victims of COVID-19 who have died in the United States, 6,185,242+ deaths worldwide, each leaving family members and friends too soon In memory of the people in Ukraine killed during Russia's invasion and targeted bombing of civilians in apartment buildings, hospitals, train stations, schools and children centers, resulting in cities being flattened, mass civilian killings continuing, and more mass graves being found. May they rest in peace and peace be restored to Ukraine.]
HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.UH, IN MEMORY OF THE 986,387, INDIVIDUAL VICTIMS OF COVID 19, WHO HAVE DIED IN THE UNITED STATES, 6,185,000 2 42 DEATHS WORLDWIDE, EACH, UM, LEAVING FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TOO SOON.
AND IN MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE IN UKRAINE THAT WERE KILLED DURING RUSSIA'S INVASION AND TARGETED BOMBINGS OF CIVILIANS AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS, HOSPITALS, TRAIN STATIONS, SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN'S CENTERS, RESULTING IN CITIES BEING FLATTENED, MASS CIVILIAN KILLINGS, CONTINUING AND MORE, UM, ON MASS GRAVES BEING FOUND.
UH, MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AND PEACE BE RESTORED TO THE UKRAINE.
[ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk]
SO WE'LL DO ROLL CALL.TIM TOWN, SUPERVISOR PAUL FINDER, HERE, TOWN COUNCILMAN FRANCIS IAN, PRESENT TOWN COUNCILWOMAN GINA JACKSON, PRESENT TOWN COUNCILMAN KENNETH JONES, PRESENT AND TOWN COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS PRESENT.
[ Authorizing Ukrainian Flag Raising (See Resolution TB 5), followed by raising the Ukrainian flag (outdoors) and comments from Ukrainian representatives (indoors) ]
SO THERE'S A PROPOSED RESOLUTION, UH, WHEREAS ON, UH, JANUARY 21ST, 1990, MORE THAN 300,000 UKRAINIANS CALLED FOR UNITY AND INDEPENDENCE FROM THE SOVIET UNION BY FORMING A HUMAN CHAIN BETWEEN THE CITIES OF KIEV AND IVANKA FRANKS.ON DECEMBER 1ST, 1991, MORE THAN 90% OF UKRAINIAN CITIZENS VOTED AND A NATIONAL REFERENDUM TO, IN SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENCE WITH MAJORITIES IN EVERY REGION.
AND ON AUGUST 24TH, 1991, UKRAINE DECLARED ITS INDEPENDENCE ON AUGUST 24TH, 1991.
WHEREAS IN MARCH, 2014, RUSSIA INVADED EASTERN UKRAINE AND ANNEX CRIME CRIMEA.
IN MARCH AND APRIL, 2021, THE RUSSIAN MILITARY CONDUCTED A LARGE SCALE BUILDUP AND THEN AROUND UKRAINE UNDER THE GUISE OF MILITARY EXERCISES, LEAVING SIGNIFICANT MILITARY EQUIPMENT BEHIND.
AND IN OCTOBER, 2021, THE RUSSIAN MILITARY INITIATED ITS MOST RECENT, MUCH LARGER MILITARY BUILDUP THAT CULMINATED IN APPROXIMATELY 190,000 FORCES BY THE TIME OF RUSSIA'S RENEWED FULL SCALE INCURSION ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2022.
AND WHEREAS IT IS THE RIGHT OF ALL COUNTRIES TO DECIDE THEIR, UM, OWN FUTURE FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS FREE FROM, UM, OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE OR COERCION.
AND WHEREAS THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION REPEATEDLY LIED ABOUT THEIR MASSIVE, UH, BUILDUP OF MILITARY FORCES AROUND UKRAINE AND CLAIM THAT REPORTS, UH, RUSSIA WOULD INVADE UKRAINE WERE HYSTERIA.
AND WHEREAS ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2022, THE G SEVEN ISSUED A STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE LARGE SCALE MILITARY AGGRESSION BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AGAINST THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, SOVEREIGNTY, AND INDEPENDENCE OF UKRAINE.
AND WHEREAS ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2022, THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION, NATO CONDEMNED IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS, RUSSIA'S HER HORRIFYING ATTACK ON UKRAINE, CALLED ON RUSSIA TO TURN BACK FROM THE PATH OF VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION AND REAFFIRMED AND IRON CLEARED COMMITMENT TO ARTICLE FIVE.
AND WHEREAS RUSSIAN FORCES HAVE TARGETED CIVILIANS AND HAVE COMMITTED WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, AND IN THE DAYS SINCE THE RENEWED FULL SCALE INVASION BEGAN, RUSSIAN CITIZENS HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS AND CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS RUSSIA TO PROTEST PUTIN'S ILLEGITIMATE AND DESTRUCTIVE WAR WAGED AGAINST A PEACEFUL AND SOVEREIGN UKRAINE.
NOW BE IT RESOLVED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR SUPPORT FOR
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THE INNOCENT PEOPLE OF UKRAINE.FOR THE REASONS CITED ABOVE THE
[ TB 5 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing raising the national flag of Ukraine at Greenburgh Town Hall and on posts along the north and south side of East Hartsdale Avenue near the train station]
TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE FLYING OF THE UK UKRAINE OF THE FLAG OF UKRAINE AT GREENBURG TOWN HALL AND ALONG EAST ELLI AVENUE FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS, WHICH PERIOD, WITH EXCEPTION OF MAY 30TH, THE ALONG EAST ELLI AVENUE MAY BE EXTENDED IN 30 DAY INTERVALS BY SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE TOWN BOARD, SHOULD CIRCUMSTANCES, UM, WARRANT AND, UM, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG JOINS OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AROUND THE WORLD, CALLS FOR AN IMMEDIATE, UH, CEASEFIRE AND THE FULL WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN FORCES FROM UKRAINIAN TERRITORIES SUPPORT UNEQUIVOCALLY UKRAINE'S SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.WE BACK THE CONTINUED USE OF SANCTIONS AND COORDINATION WITH THE UNITED STATES ALLIES AND PARTNERS TO PHILLY, ISOLATE THE PUTIN REGIME ECONOMICALLY FOR ITS UNPROVOKED AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE.
WE URGE THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES AND PARTNERS TO DELIVER ADDITIONAL AND IMMEDIATE DEFENSIVE SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO HELP UKRAINE ADDRESS THE ARMORED AND AIRBORNE AND OTHER THREATS.
UKRAINE IS CURRENTLY FACING FROM RUSSIAN FORCES.
WE COMMIT TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT, UH, RESISTANCE BY THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE AS LONG AS THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION CONTINUES TO VIOLATE UKRAINE'S SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.
WE URGE RESIDENTS OF GREENBURG TO SUPPORT CHARITIES THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AID AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO UKRAINIAN REFUGEES FLEEING RUSSIA'S AGGRESSION.
AND WE STAND STEAD STEADFASTLY STAUNCHLY PROUDLY AND FERVENTLY BEHIND THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST AUTHOR AUTHORITARIAN, UM, PUTIN REGIME.
SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION SECOND.
AND THE, THE BOARD WANTED US NOW TO DO THE FLAG RAISING WHILE IT'S LIGHT, AND THEN WE'RE ALL COME IN AND THEN HAVE THE PRE, UH, THE SPEECHES, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.
IS THAT OKAY? BEFORE SUNDOWN? YES.
SO, SO WE'RE GONNA GO OUTSIDE, DO THE FLAG GRAZING, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN AND THEN PEOPLE COULD MAKE STATEMENTS, AND THEN WE'LL BE TELEVISED AND, YOU KNOW, ARCHIVED ON OUR WEBSITE.
SO FLAG GRAZING CEREMONY WILL JUST BE VERY QUICK.
SO THOSE OF YOU WATCHING AT HOME, IT WILL BE RECORDED AND THEN INSERTED INTO THE MEETING WHEN IT'S RE-BROADCAST AND IT RE-BROADCAST SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS STREAMED.
CONTINUE ADJOURNING THE MEETING, AND THEN WE'LL BE IN ABOUT TWO MINUTES.
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AND JOEL ESE OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR, UM, UH, PLACING FLAGS, UKRAINIAN FLAGS, UH, ALONGSIDE AMERICAN FLAGS ON EAST HARSDALE AVENUE.UH, SO IF YOU GO ON EAST HARSDALE AVENUE TODAY, UM, IT'S A REAL NICE, UH, PUBLIC DISPLAY, UM, HIGHLIGHTING OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE.
AND, UM, I'D JUST ALSO LIKE TO NOW ASK YVONNE MCCLURE IF YOU COULD JUST, UH, UM, INTRODUCE SOME, SOME OF THE SPEAKERS SURE.
AND THEN THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WILL SPEAK AFTER YOU, AFTER EVERYBODY.
UH, HONORABLE MR. FINER GREENBERG TOWN SUPERVISOR MEMBERS OF THE GREENBERG TOWN BOARD, GREENBERG RESIDENTS, MEMBERS OF THE UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY.
DEAR FRIENDS, UH, ON FEBRUARY 24TH, RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE, A SOVEREIGN, INDEPENDENT, PEACE-LOVING NATION WITHOUT ANY PROVOCATION IN AN INTERNATIONALLY CONDEMNED ACT OF AGGRESSION.
THE INVASION MARKED A MAJOR ESCALATION OF THE RUSSIAN UKRAINIAN WAR, WHICH BEGAN FOLLOWING THE 2014 UKRAINIAN REVOLUTION OF DIGNITY.
RUSSIA SUBSEQUENTLY ANNEXED CRIMEA AND THE RUSSIAN BACKED SEPARATISTS SEIZED PART OF THE SOUTHERN SOUTHEASTERN DONBAS REGION OF UKRAINE, SPARKING A WAR THERE IN 2021, RUSSIA BEGAN A LARGE MILITARY BUILDUP ALONG ITS BORDER WITH UKRAINE AMASSING UP TO 190,000 TROOPS, ALONG WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT IN A BROADCAST.
SHORTLY BEFORE THE INVASION, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, ESP ENT, UM, IIST VIEWS, QUESTIONED UKRAINE'S RIGHT TO EXISTENCE AND STATEHOOD AND FALSELY ACCUSED UKRAINE OF BEING GOVERNED BY NEO-NAZI DRUG ADDICTS WHO PERSECUTE ETHNIC RUSSIAN MINORITY.
ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2022, THE LIVES OF UKRAINIAN PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD CHANGED FOREVER.
YET ANOTHER PAGE OF UKRAINE'S HISTORY WAS UNFOLDING INVOLVING RUSSIAN AGGRESSION.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS THE HISTORY OF THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE.
UKRAINE HAS FOUGHT RUSSIA'S AGGRESSIVE IMPERIALIST ACTIONS FOR CENTURIES.
THIS WAR IS NOT SOMETHING NEW, BUT RATHER A VERY DEEP ROOTED WOUND.
WE ARE NOT BROTHERS, AS THE RUSSIANS WOULD HAVE THE WORLD BELIEVE.
UNFORTUNATELY, RUSSIAN AGGRESSION TOWARDS UKRAINE IS PART OF OUR HISTORY.
THE RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP HAS ALWAYS WANTED UKRAINE TO BE PART OF RUSSIA.
RUSSIA DIDN'T EXIST IN THE NINTH CENTURY, WHILE UKRAINE'S CAVE AND STATE WAS A PROSPEROUS EUROPEAN NATION, CREATING ALLIANCES WITH OTHER POWERFUL COUNTRIES OF THE TIME.
UKRAINE HAS A HISTORY AND RICH CULTURE THAT IS OVER A THOUSAND YEARS OLD, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THAT OF RUSSIA, VERY FERTILE, BOUNTIFUL LAND.
AND AS UKRAINIANS ARE WARM AND PASSIONATE, RUSSIA HAS TRIED TO SUBJUGATE THE UKRAINIAN NATION TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
UKRAINIANS HAVE ENDURED CENTURIES OF SUBJUGATION.
AS WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR OUR INDEPENDENCE.
WE LIVED THROUGH REPRESSION, POLITICAL IMPRISONMENT OF DISSIDENTS, ANNIHILATION, FORCED DEPORTATIONS, WARS, ARTIFICIAL FAMINES, A FORCED MANMADE GENOCIDE CALLED THE HO DUAD AT THE HANDS OF SA IN 19 32, 33, WHERE SEVEN TO 10 MILLION UKRAINIANS WERE STARVED TO DEATH BECAUSE THEY DID NOT SUCCUMB TO RUSSIAN SOVIET RULE.
IMAGINE IN THE BREADBASKET OF EUROPE,
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MILLIONS INNOCENT MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN STARVED TO DEATH BECAUSE THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT REMOVED THEIR FOOD.ALL THESE ATROCITIES WERE COVERED UP BY RUSSIAN GOVERNMENTS OF THE PAST, AND THE WORLD WAS NOT AWARE OF WHO UKRAINIANS ARE.
TODAY, THE WORLD IS AWARE AS BOMBARDMENT OF UKRAINE PERSISTED FROM THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTH BY RUSSIAN FORCES.
THE WORLD WATCHED IN DISBELIEF THAT YET ANOTHER ACT OF AGGRESSION WAS BEING TARGETED ONTO THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE.
NOW, ALMOST TWO MONTHS OF THIS WAR, WE ARE WITNESSING TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF BEAUTIFUL EUROPEAN CITIES, THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DEATHS, ATROCITIES BY RUSSIAN SOLDIERS AGAINST INNOCENT UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS IN PLACES SUCH AS BUCHA, EUROPEAN MARIA, AND MANY, MANY MORE AREAS.
INNOCENT CIVILIANS ARE BEING TORTURED AND MURDERED.
WOMEN ARE BEING RAPED, CHILDREN ARE BEING KILLED.
THESE ARE ALL ACTS OF GENOCIDE AGAINST THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE.
YESTERDAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN CALLED THE WAR IN UKRAINE, A GENOCIDE.
GENOCIDE AS THE UNITED NATIONS DEFINES IT, ARE ACTS COMMITTED WITH INTENT TO DESTROY IN WHOLE OR IN PART A NATIONAL ETHNICAL RACIAL OR RELIGIOUS GROUP.
AS THESE AND MORE ATROCITIES AND WAR CRIMES ARE BEING COMMITTED AND UNCOVERED DAILY.
AND ACTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT ARE INHUMANE, UNJUST, AND MUST BE STOPPED.
THIS INVASION HAS ALSO TRIGGERED EUROPE'S LARGEST REFUGEE CRISIS SINCE WORLD WAR II, WITH MORE THAN 6.9, UH, SORRY, 4.6 MILLION UKRAINIANS FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR COUNTRY, AND A QUARTER OF THE POPULATION BEING CURRENTLY DISPLACED.
IMAGINE BEING TOLD ONE DAY THAT YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE BUILT UP YOUR HOME, YOUR JOB, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY, BECAUSE A MADMAN HAS DECIDED THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXIST.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS THAT THESE REFUGEES ARE UNDERGOING, AND THE RESULTS OF THIS WAR WILL LAST FOR DECADES.
MANY UKRAINIAN AMERICANS HAVE FAMILY IN UKRAINE, PEOPLE HERE HAVE FAMILY IN UKRAINE.
WE HAVE FAMILY IN UKRAINE THAT WE ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT.
PART OF MY WIFE'S FAMILY HAS MIGRATED TO POLAND.
OTHERS REMAIN IN UKRAINE AND ARE ORGANIZING HUMANITARIAN AID.
AND OTHER MEMBERS HAVE JOINED THE TERRITORIAL DEFENSE UNITS AND ARE FIGHTING IN THE WAR.
WE CORRESPOND VIA EMAIL AND MESSENGER AND HOPE THAT WE STILL RECEIVE A RESPONSE.
WE ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY ON A DAILY BASIS.
UKRAINE IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY, FOR HUMAN DIGNITY, FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF DECIDING ITS OWN FATE FOR FREEDOM.
UKRAINE IS DEFENDING THE VERY PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY THAT WE CHERISH SO MUCH IN THE UNITED STATES.
UKRAINE IS NOT JUST FIGHTING FOR ITSELF, BUT FOR THE WHOLE WORLD.
PUTIN NEEDS TO BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY.
HOW MANY MORE UKRAINIANS NEED TO BE SACRIFICED? THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES HAVE SHOWN TREMENDOUS SUPPORT TOWARD UKRAINE.
HOWEVER, IN ORDER FOR UKRAINE TO BE VICTORIOUS, THEY NEED TO DO MORE.
THE TIME FOR THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES TO ACT IS NOW.
UKRAINE NEEDS ITS SKIES TO BE CLOSED.
UKRAINE NEEDS STRONGER WEAPONS.
UKRAINE NEEDS FULL MILITARY SUPPORT.
I URGE YOU AS WELL TO SUPPORT UKRAINE BY WRITING TO YOUR CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS DEMANDING MORE ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE UNITED STATES TO STOP THE GENOCIDE IN UKRAINE AND ASSIST UKRAINE TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST THE ONSLAUGHT OF THE RUSSIAN REGIME.
PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY YOU CAN.
THE ORGANIZATION, R A Z O M, WHICH IS, UH, UKRAINIAN FOR TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE, IS COORDINATING HUMANITARIAN AID AND AID TO THE UKRAINIAN ARMY, AS WELL AS ORGANIZING RALLIES IN NEW YORK CITY.
TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE, PLEASE REVIEW THEIR WEBSITE, BAZO, R A Z O M FOR UKRAINE.ORG.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND THE MOST UPDATED INFORMATION THERE.
ALSO, PLEASE CONTINUE TO EDUCATE YOURSELVES ABOUT THE HORROR TAKING PLACE IN UKRAINE TODAY.
MY WIFE AND I WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN INVITED AS GUESTS TO THE FIRST DON LEMON SHOW LAST WEEK, DEDICATED TO UKRAINE, WHICH WILL BE STREAMED ON C N N PLUS.
THIS IS A VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HOW UKRAINIANS ARE DEALING WITH THIS CRISIS AND WHAT OTHERS CAN DO TO HELP.
PLEASE DO NOT BECOME COMPLACENT TO THIS HORROR THAT HAS BESIEGED OUR ANCESTRAL LAND.
WE CONTINUE TO NEED THE WORLD'S HELP AND SUPPORT IN TIME OF CRISIS.
THE RESPONSE FROM THE WORLD TOWARD THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OUTPOURING OF EMOTION THE WORLD HAS SHOWN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE INVASION.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE WEAPONS AND ASSISTANCE THAT THE WEST HAS SENT AND CONTINUES TO SEND TO SUPPORT UKRAINE'S FIGHT.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE HUMANITARIAN AID THAT IS BEING SENT TO UKRAINE.
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ARE ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THIS ACT OF FLAG RAISING THAT WE HAVE WITNESSED HERE IN GREENBURG AND FOR THE FLAGS THAT HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT AREA OF HARTSDALE, BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT GREENBURG TOWN BOARD AND RESIDENTS SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE IN THEIR FIGHT TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE.THANK YOU, MR. FINER, FOR YOUR EFFORTS.
THIS SIMPLE FLAG RAISING AND DISPLAY MEANS SO VERY MUCH TO THE UKRAINIAN AMERICANS HERE TODAY AND RESIDENTS OF GREENBURG BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT YOU STAND WITH US IN YOUR SUPPORT OF THE BRAVE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AS THEY FIGHT FOR TRUTH, DIGNITY, LIBERTY, JUSTICE, AND DEMOCRACY.
AND NOT JUST FOR THEMSELVES, BUT THE FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD.
DID YOU LOWER THAT SHADE? LOWER THE SHADE BEHIND THE SPEAKERS.
YVONNE, SORRY, COULD YOU NO, NO, NO.
IT'S ACTUALLY A, COULD YOU INTRODUCE THE, UH, THE OH, YES.
UH, MY WIFE CHRISTINE GORSKY MAAR WOULD LIKE A FEW WORDS.
AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW BY ARIANA MAAR AND THEA.
AND, UM, A RECENT REFUGEE HOA FROM, UH, FROM UKRAINE, WHO HAS CAME HERE, A COUPLE OF, UH, ACTUALLY IN THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR.
MY GRANDFATHER ESCAPED IN WORLD WAR I DURING THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE WAR.
I HAVE KEPT MY CULTURE FOR FOUR OR FIVE GENERATIONS.
I KEPT MY LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.
I MOVED HERE, WENT TO SCHOOL, AWESOME SCHOOL.
ALWAYS KEPT TALKING IN UKRAINIAN, KEEPING MY CULTURE.
AND WHEN THIS WAR BROKE OUT, I WAS IN TOUCH WITH MY FAMILY, UH, MOSTLY ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE.
I HAVE COUSINS ON MY FATHER'S SIDE.
WHEN MY GRANDFATHER ESCAPED, HE ONLY TOOK ONE SISTER AS IN WAR.
THE OTHER SIX WERE LEFT BEHIND.
MESSENGER IS EASIER ON FACEBOOK.
UM, ONE OF THEM DOES WANNA CO WANTED TO COME TO VISIT.
SHE WENT TO WARSAW, BUT WAS DENIED.
I THINK THE NUMBERS ARE VERY HIGH AND IT'S HARD TO GET THROUGH.
HER SON IS YOUNG, THANK GOD HE DOESN'T HAVE TO SERVE JUST YET.
UM, THE OTHER ONES ARE SERVING.
SOME ARE SERVING AND ONE COUSIN FROM THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS, SOME FROM VO UH, SOME FROM OLA MEA ARE HELPING WITH HUMANITARIAN, UH, SUPPLIES.
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING HELP FROM IT.
ZA, WHICH IS WHAT MY HUSBAND YVONNE MCCART SPOKE ABOUT.
IT'S A VERY, UM, UH, LEGI, LEGIS, UH, LEGITIMATE, UH, ORGANIZATION.
THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL AND THEY GET THINGS TO UKRAINE.
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO DONATE TO PLACES, YOU KNOW, THAT IT WILL GO THROUGH.
BUT, UM, LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE WITH, WHEN YOUR, YOUR FAMILY'S THERE, AND WE, WE, WE VISIT WITH THEM, WE'VE BEEN VISITING WITH THEM, AND WE CAN'T GO THERE AND WE CAN'T SEE THEM.
IT'S JUST HORRIFYING TO HEAR SOME OF THEIR STORIES.
AND I'M NOT GONNA REPEAT ALL OF THEM HERE, BUT I'M, I JUST WANT THE WAR TO BE OVER.
I WHO WANTS WAR? I I DON'T LIKE ANY TYPE OF WAR.
AND I WANT UKRAINE TO HAVE FREEDOM, AND I WANT THE OPPRESSION TO BE OVER AND DONE WITH.
AND THAT'S ALL I WANT IS PEACE.
I'M GONNA ASK OL WHO DID JUST COME IN FEBRUARY, THE END OF FEBRUARY,
MY NAME IS OLGA CHU AND MY SON BABY IS LESKY.
UH, NOW WE IN DOBS FERRY IN FAMILY OF MY BROTHER MCCOLLUM.
AND, UH, WE COME TO, UM, U S I ON SIXTH MARCH.
UM, AFTER THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, IN 24TH OF FEBRUARY IN THE MORNING, WE READ ABOUT THAT RUSSIA HAD ADOPTED UKRAINE.
THE FIRST, UH, DAYS, UH, WE COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT IT IS WAR WAS TRUE, AND THERE WAS HOPE THAT EVERYTHING WOULD, UH, END SOON.
BUT AFTER THE CAPTURE AND SHOOTING IN CHERNOBYL AND ZAIA, UH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, WE CAN, UH, CAN'T WAIT BECAUSE RUSSIAN, UM, THEY CRAZY.
UH, SO SCARED OF MY SON, WHO WAS NOT YET TWO YEARS, UH, OLD.
UM, AND WE DECIDED TO GO TO POLAND, UH, UM, GO THERE BY TRAIN IN, UM, 18 HOURS IN INSTEAD TWO HOUR.
AND, UH, AFTER, UM, WE FLEW HER.
AND, UH, I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO MY BROTHER AND, UH, TO HIS FAMILY,
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UH, ACCEPTING US AND SUPPORTING US HERE.UH, EVERY DAY I READ THE NEWS AND HOPE A
BUT THERE'S STILL A GREAT, UH, STRUGGLE AND UKRAINE, UH, UKRAINE IS WAITING, UH, FOR THE ISRAEL SCENARIO WHEN EVERYONE WILL BE PREPARED FOR THE ARMY.
WHEN WE HAVE, UH, MENTALLY, UM, ONE IS RUSSIAN.
SO CRAZY, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER PLAN LIKE ISRAEL.
NOW I'LL BE READING A POEM BY FAMOUS UKRAINIAN POET LENA KO.
LES NA PR, WE FOUGHT THE FIGHT, OUR ANCESTORS FOUGHT THE BATTLE, ALREADY AN UNSEEN NUMBER OF OUR LOSSES.
AND AGAIN, FREEDOM STARTS FROM THE BEGINNING, THE HISTORY OF WHO WE ARE.
AND AGAIN, THROUGH THE SAME THING THAT WAS, WE ARE THE WARRIORS NOT SAD OR GLOOMY.
WE DON'T LIE DOWN AND WE ARE NOT PASSIVE.
AND OUR GOOD DEEDED IS RIGHTEOUS AND HOLY BECAUSE WHO IS FOR WHAT? WE ARE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
SO IT'S SO HARD FOR US BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT WE WANT INDEPENDENCE.
AS UKRAINIAN AMERICAN, CANADIAN, AND ON BEHALF OF ALL UKRAINIANS OF THE FREE WORLD, I WANT TO STATE THAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR EXISTENCE.
WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR ANCESTORS.
WE ARE FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY.
WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR FUTURE, AND WE ARE FIGHTING FOR THE TRUTH.
WE, AND WE HAVE, UH, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW SUCH PASSION AND SUCH, UH, UH, CLARITY.
BUT, UH, I WANTED TO COME BY MY CAPACITY AS COUNTY EXECUTIVE JOINING, UH, JEWEL WILLIAMS JOHNSON.
AND, UH, MARY JANE SHAMSKY, WHO REPRESENTS THE TOWN, BOTH ON THE COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS TO CONGRATULATE THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE LEADERSHIP FOR THIS EVENT.
THIS IS A, A, AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT THAT YOU'RE MAKING.
AND THE REST OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY JOINS THE TOWN OF GREENBURG IN MAKING THE STATEMENT THAT WE STAND BEHIND OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THE UKRAINE AS WELL.
AS I'M SURE THE BOARD KNOWS, UH, THE, UH, THE, THE GREENBERG TOWN, UH, POPULATION IS THE SECOND HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF UKRAINIAN HERITAGE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
UH, THE LITTLE CITY JUST SOUTH OF YOU HAS THE, THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING NUMBER ONE.
BUT, UH, THERE ARE MORE, THERE ARE MORE UKRAINIAN, UH, PEOPLE OF DESCENT HERE IN GREENBURG THAN ANY OTHER PART OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
AND SO TO RECOGNIZE THAT WITH THE FLAG RAISING IN THIS CEREMONY IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
UH, IT'S ALSO AN HISTORIC NIGHT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE A APPOINTING THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE AS CAPTAIN IN YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, AND I THINK THAT THAT EVENT, WHICH HAS ITS OWN, UH, ITS OWN HISTORICAL NATURE TO IT, ALONG WITH THIS RECOGNITION OF UKRAINE, SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT THIS TOWN IS ABOUT AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE RECOGNIZING THE MOSAIC OF THIS COUNTY.
THIS COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER IS NOT STRONG IN SPITE OF OUR DIVERSITY.
IT IS STRONG BECAUSE OF OUR DIVERSITY.
IT IS STRONG BECAUSE WE CAN EMBRACE THOSE WITH UKRAINIAN HERITAGE AS WE EMBRACE THOSE OF OTHER HERITAGES AND SAY, YES, YOU HAVE A HOME HERE IN GREENBURG, YOU HAVE A HOME HERE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, BUT WE ALSO RESPECT, UH, THE LAND THAT YOU COME FROM.
AND WE KNOW THAT YOUR CAUSE IS JUST, WE KNOW THAT.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT IN THE END JUST WILL RULE THE DAY.
WE BELIEVE IN THE END THAT THOSE THAT HAVE DONE EVIL WILL BE REPAID WITH EVIL.
AND THOSE THAT STAND UP FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL BE REWARDED FOR THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS.
THIS VERY WEAK MAJOR RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD MEET TO MAKE THAT SAME POINT IN CHRISTIANITY,
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IN JUDAISM AND ISLAM AND THE SEH RELIGION, ALL OF THEM, THIS VERY WEAK UPHOLD THAT SENSE THAT THERE IS A RIGHTEOUSNESS AND A JUSTICE THAT'S GREATER THAN THE HAND OF THE GOVERNMENT.SO AGAIN, WE JOINED THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
WE CONGRATULATE YOU, WAS THE SUPERVISOR MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD FOR STEPPING FORWARD ON THIS, MAKING THIS STATEMENT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THE LITTLE MOMENT WITH YOU HERE.
AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE HISTORY YOU'RE GONNA BE MAKING TONIGHT.
AND, UH, I WISH I COULD SAY IT IN UKRAINIAN, BUT, UH, BUT MAY UKRAINE LIVE LONG AND PROSPER.
SO ANYBODY ELSE WANNA SAY ANYTHING? UH, HI.
UM, I'M FAIRLY NEW TO THE GREENBERG COMMUNITY, BUT I WAS BORN IN THE UKRAINE IN KYIV, MOVED TO THE STATES WHEN I WAS THREE.
AND BEFORE LIVING IN HARD SALE, I GREW UP IN A PREDOMINANTLY VERY UKRAINIAN NEIGHBORHOOD IN BRIGHTON BEACH.
UH, I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY SAY THAT AS MANY OF YOU PROBABLY ARE EXPERIENCING AS WELL, THE MAJORITY OF MY FAMILY IS STILL THERE.
NOT MUCH WORDS CAN EXPLAIN HOW HORRIFIC THE EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON OVER THERE ARE.
WE HAVE HAD FAMILIES STUCK AT THE POLISH BORDER FOR OVER FOUR DAYS.
WE HAVE HAD MEN IN OUR FAMILIES FORCED TO PICK UP ARMS THAT THEY HAVEN'T DONE IN OVER 30 YEARS OR FOR THE FIRST TIMES IN THEIR LIVES.
WAKING UP EVERY DAY TO CHECK IN IS NOT EASY, AND IT'S NOT GETTING ANY EASIER.
THE ONLY SHINING LIGHT IS THE STRENGTH THAT UKRAINIANS ARE SHOWING HERE AND ABROAD, AND THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY HERE IN GREENBURG.
THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE, AND THE WORLD HAVE SHOWN FOR THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE.
AND I PLEASE ASK THAT WE NEVER STOP SUPPORTING THEM.
THEY NEED IT NOW MORE THAN EVER.
NOW WE HAVE THE BEST SINGER IN THE WHOLE TOWN,
UM, I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE TO THE TOWN BOARD AFTER I SPOKE HERE THREE WEEKS AGO, UM, TO PROMOTE THE, UH, UKRAINIAN CONCERT IN TARRYTOWN, UH, MUSIC HALL.
UH, I MENTIONED THAT MY NIECE HAD, UM, BECOME A REFUGEE INTO POLAND, AND HER HUSBAND WENT BACK TO FIGHT WHILE HE, UNFORTUNATELY WAS WOUNDED IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIP, THE EASTERN, UH, TOWNS OF UKRAINE.
AND, UH, SURVIVED TWO SURGERIES.
AND HE'S ALIVE AND STITCHES HER OUT.
HE REALLY WANTS TO GO BACK TO FIGHT SOME MORE.
HIS WIFE DOESN'T, SO ISN'T SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE SORT THE SECOND THING I, I MENTIONED TO YOU THAT, UH, AT ABOUT THE TIME WE TALKED, MY, UH, OLDEST SON, WHO'S A PHYSICIAN AT, AT MASS GENERAL, UH, WAS, UH, UH, SCHEDULED TO GO TO POLAND WHILE POLAND SAID THEY DIDN'T NEED ANY DOCTORS, UH, IN THE REFUGEE CENTERS.
UH, JUST SPOKE WITH HIM SUNDAY.
HE CAME HOME SUNDAY AFTER TWO OR THREE WEEKS THERE.
THE REFUGEES, OF COURSE, THEY'RE TRAUMATIZED BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD TO LEAVE THEIR HOMELAND, THEIR FAMILIES, UH, THEIR HOMES, UH, BUT THEY ARE IN GOOD SPIRITS.
AND THEY WERE DELIGHTED, I THINK TO AT LEAST HEAR A UKRAINIAN SPEAKING MEDICAL DOCTOR FROM BOSTON.
WE DO HAVE A VIDEO, BUT, UH, WE WERE GONNA LEAVE THAT UNTIL THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING FROM YOUR HEARING? YES, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.
[ TOWN CLERK COMMENTS]
I'M JUDITH BEVILLE GREENBERG TOWN CLERK, AND I'VE HAD THE HONOR AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SEVERAL RESIDENTS OF OUR TOWN WHO ARE FROM THE UKRAINE.I HAVE PERFORMED SEVERAL MARRIAGES OF INDIVIDUALS FROM UKRAINE, AND, AND IN DOING SO, HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM THEM ABOUT YOUR CULTURE, ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY.
AND I HAVE A DEEP RESPECT FOR WHAT YOU ARE AND YOUR LOVED ONES ARE EXPERIENCING.
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YOU WOULD, YOU, WOULD YOU MIND EXPLAINING THE SYMBOLISM ON YOUR FLAG? THE SYMBOLISM ON OUR, THE FLAG IS BLUE AND YELLOW, RIGHT? BLUE REPRESENTS A, I, I UNDERSTAND, REPRESENTS THE WHEAT.AND THE TRIDENT IS THE DRIZZLE.
AND EXPLAIN HOW IT SPELL VOYA, WHICH IS FREEDOM.
IT SPLIT UP INTO, IT SPLITS UP INTO FOUR LADDERS LADDER ALL OFF THIS, THIS SYMBOL IS SPLIT INTO FOUR LADDERS.
IT'S VOYA, BUT I DON'T SEE IT ON ALL THE FLAGS.
IS IT? IS IT ON EVERY FLAG? NO.
UH, THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EXPLAINING.
THIS WAS REALLY, WE, WE WANT NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR YOU.
IT, IT'S HARD TO EVEN ENTERTAIN THE POSSIBILITY THAT A HUMAN BEING COULD DO WHAT A HUMAN BEING IS DOING IT.
IT'S UN IT, IT'S, ITS UNIMAGINABLE.
AND UNLIKE IN 1939 WHEN THERE WASN'T THE INTERNET, RIGHT? THERE IS THE INTERNET.
AND SO WE ALL SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING REAL TIME.
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THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN, CAN, UH, TAKE OF SOMEBODY SAYING, DON'T BELIEVE YOU'RE LYING EYES.RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE EXPECTED TO BELIEVE.
BUT FOR THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING, FOR THOSE WHO ARE DYING, THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WORDS THAT WE CAN SAY OTHER THAN WE SUPPORT YOU.
WE HOPE OUR GOVERNMENT DOES WHAT IT CAN TO SUPPORT YOU.
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL BE IN PEACE SOON.
AND BY PEACE, IT MEANS THAT YOU ALSO DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OPPRESSION FOR WHEN THE NEXT TIME COMES.
AND SO THAT DEALS WITH NATO AND POLITICS WAY ABOVE MY HEAD.
UM, BUT, UH, I HAVE A THREE MONTH OLD GRANDCHILD.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE IN UKRAINE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INFANTS AND TRYING TO KEEP THEM WARM, TO KEEP THEM FED, TO KEEP THEM FROM BEING AFRAID.
AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A PARENT, OF COURSE, IS TO SAFEGUARD THEIR CHILDREN.
AND YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO, WHO HAS NO HUMANITY TAKING AWAY PARENTS' ABILITIES TO DO THAT.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THERE'S CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THESE ARE WAR CRIMES.
AND THIS IS THE WEEK TO DO IT.
QUITE FRANKLY, WE CAN ONLY PRAY THAT THOSE WHO HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF BRINGING AN END TO THIS WAR DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO BRING AN END TO THIS SENSELESS, UNPROVOKED WAR.
AND BASICALLY, AND THE PRESIDENT BIDEN SAID IT, I BELIEVE YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE, THE ATTEMPT TO BASICALLY WIPE OUT UKRAINIANS FROM EXISTING, THERE'S NO OTHER WAY OF EXPLAINING WHY YOU WOULD BOMB CHILDREN'S CENTERS, SCHOOLS, TRAIN STATIONS, HOSPITALS, BUILDINGS LABELED WITH CHILDREN ON THE GROUND.
AND THEY SEEM TO BE THE FIRST ONES HIT.
AND SO THIS IS A SMALL TOKEN, QUITE FRANKLY, RIGHT? WE WORKED ON THIS FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF OR SO, AND WE'RE GONNA FLY THAT FLAG AND WE FLY IT PROUDLY, AND WE FLY IT AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, UH, FLOWN THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE UNITED STATES FLAG.
UH, BUT IT'S, RIGHT NOW, IT'S, IT'S WHAT WE CAN DO.
BUT WE CAN NEVER HURT AS MUCH AS YOU ACTUALLY HURT.
WE KNOW THAT WE HURT THAT, AND WE, WE JUST HAVE TO HOPE THAT TOMORROW'S A BETTER DAY.
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE HAVE TO HOPE THAT OUR, OUR GOVERNMENT, OUR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WORKS WITH OUR ALLIES TO RECOGNIZE THAT IF PUTIN IS, UH, IS SUCCESSFUL IN UKRAINE, THERE'S NO STOPPING HIM.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THIS IS SO SPECIAL FOR US AS WELL.
AND FRANKLY, I DID WANNA INTERRUPT THE MUSIC, BUT I WAS GOING TO TELL THE CONTROL ROOM TO TURN UP THE HOUSE MICS.
WHEN YOU STARTED TO SING WITH THAT LAST VIDEO, YOU HAD TO BE IN THE ROOM TO HEAR IT.
THE EMOTION IN YOUR VOICES SINGING ALONG, EVEN THOUGH YOU, YOU PRETEND LIKE YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING LOUD BECAUSE YOU, OH, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD, BUT YOU DID.
AND IT WAS JUST THAT JOINING IN THAT WORKING TOGETHER, THAT, THAT COMING TO A MUTUAL PURPOSE, PURPOSE, UH, IT HAS TO MEAN SOMETHING.
AND THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE HAVE REALLY SHOWN THEIR MEDAL IN THESE LAST MONTH.
THEY, AND, AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL, THANK I AM SO EMOTIONAL BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT YOU ARE FEELING.
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HAVE EX HAVE EXPERIENCED AND STILL EXPERIENCED.BUT COUNCILMAN SHIN MENTIONED YOUR SINGING.
I WAS TAKEN BY YOUR DAUGHTER SINGING.
YOU HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VOICE ALL THE TIME.
SHE'S SINGING THIS SONG ALL THE TIME.
JUST KNOW COUNTY EXECUTIVE LATIMER COUNCILMAN, SHE, AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING I WANT TO SAY.
AND JUST KNOW THAT MY HEART IS TRULY WITH YOU.
AS SOON AS THE NEWS COME ON, I LITERALLY TURN IT OFF.
'CAUSE NO ONE, NO ONE SHOULD EXPERIENCE A DEVASTATION THAT UKRAINE HAS EXPERIENCED.
SO TRULY KNOW THAT MY HEART, MY FAMILY'S HEART IS WITH YOU.
KNOW THAT WE WELCOME YOU IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.
AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO AS A MUNICIPALITY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO IN SUPPORT OF YOU.
OUR HEARTS BEAT WITH YOUR HEARTS.
AND WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO HELP YOU.
WE HOPE THAT THE POWERS THAT BE, HEAR YOUR COLLECTIVE VOICE BECAUSE YOU ARE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO AGAIN, THANK, UH, THE TOWN BOARD FOR, UM, UM, THE FLAIR GRAZING, UM, CEREMONY AND FOR ALLOWING THE FLAGS ON EAST HARTSDALE AVENUE.
AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE, UH, UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY IN, IN GREENBERG FOR, UM, FOR SPEAKING OUT AND FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.
UM, I SENT A LETTER TO, UM, OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
UH, UH, TODAY, I JUST FEEL THE UNITED STATES HAS TO DO MORE.
YOU KNOW, THE PRESIDENT OF, UM, UH, OF UKRAINE HAS ASKED FOR MORE ADVANCED MILITARY, UH, YOU KNOW, EQUIPMENT TO BE, YOU KNOW, SENT.
AND YOU KNOW, WHAT AGGRAVATES ME IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON AND EVERYBODY'S SAYING, WE WILL SUPPORT UKRAINE.
BUT THE THING IS, MEANWHILE, EVERY DAY I LOOK ON THE NEWS AND I SEE DEAD BODIES.
AND I DON'T FEEL THE UNITED STATES IS DOING ENOUGH.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE WESTCHESTER CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, THE NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, WILL PUT PRESSURE ON PRESIDENT BIDEN AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO GIVE THE UKRAINE PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED.
SO WE DON'T WANT UKRAINE TO JUST HOLD OFF THE RUSSIANS.
UM, AND THE LAST THING I JUST WANTED TO MENTION IS, UM, YOU KNOW, IF ANY RESIDENT, UM, YOU KNOW, HAS FAMILY MEMBERS IN UKRAINE OR REFUGEES AND THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE DEALING WITH RED TAPE OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD FEEL FREE TO, YOU KNOW, CALL ME.
I HAVE SOME VOLUNTEERS MYSELF.
UM, AND IT'S SORT OF LIKE A HOBBY WOULD LIKE TO, UH, REALLY BE HELPFUL AND HELP YOUR RELATIVES GET HERE AND GET THE HELP THEY THEY NEED.
SO YOU COULD CALL ME, MY CELL IS FOUR THREE EIGHT THIRTEEN FORTY THREE.
UH, MY EMAIL'S P FINDER@GREENBERGNY.COM.
AND, YOU KNOW, I REALLY WOULD WANT TO HELP AND WOULD WANNA ENLIST OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO COULD ALSO HELP AS WELL.
SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THIS CEREMONY.
IF, IF I MAY, UM, JULIAN LENNON THAT NEVER SING IMAGINED, BUT HE JUST SANG, IMAGINE FOR UKRAINE THIS, HMM.
[00:50:09]
THIS IS UKRAINE WAR NEVER SANG IN BEFORE FOR UKRAINE.
IT'S EASY IF YOU ABOVE US ON THE SKY.
IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE LIVING.
IMAGINE THERE'S NO S IT ISN'T HARD TO DO NOTHING TO KILL ALL RELIGION.
IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE LIVING, YOU MAY SAY, AND THE WILL BE IMAGINE.
I WONDER IF YOU CAN NO NEED FOR GREED OR HUNGER, A BROTHERHOOD OF MAN.
IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE SHARING ALL THE, YOU MAY SAY I DREAM I THE, I HOPE PULLING THAT UP.
SO NEXT, UH, WE'LL JUST WAIT, UH, TWO SECONDS UNTIL PEOPLE YOU LEAVE AND THEN WE'LL DO THE POLICE ONLINE.
[ POLICE DEPARTMENT CEREMONIES Following creation of a Division of Professional Standards commanded by a member of the Police Department with the rank of Captain (See Resolution PO 4 below), promotion of Lieutenant Kobie Powell to Captain, Sergeant Ryan Lobo to Lieutenant, and Police Officer Gary Burnett to Sergeant (See Resolution PO 5 below) National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (April 10 -16) - Certificates of Appreciation honoring Rebecca Bartrow, Frank Cavaliere (Posthumous), Sean Curro, Peter Dreessen, Christopher Fanelli, Brian McArtin, Anne Obertance]
I'D LIKE TO CALL ON, UH, THE POLICE CHIEF, UM, TO, UH, MAKE HIS RECOMMENDATIONS.CHIEF, WHY DON'T YOU HAVE THE, UM, TEAM COME IN.
DON'T YOU HAVE THE TEAM COME IN, HAVE THE TEAM TEAM COME IN.
[00:55:01]
SOMETHING.NO, WE WOULDN'T WANT, PLEASE DON'T BE AFRAID TO COME UP FRONT
I PROMISE YOU WE DON'T BITE, RIGHT? IS THAT EVERYONE? AH, THE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER? YEAH, SHE IS.
IS THAT EVERYBODY? YOU DID THAT VERY WELL.
NOBODY EVEN NOTICED YOU, EVERYBODY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND IN THE BACK.
I PROMISE YOU, YOU GUYS CAN COME UP.
DID YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE FIRST RESOLUTION? UH, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU'RE GOING TO, YOU WANNA, UM, FIRST MAKE A RIGHT, YOU WANNA FIRST MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AND EXPLAIN THE REASONS, AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
I THINK THERE'S A, A RESOLUTION UP FRONT THAT CREATES THE POSITION THAT ALLOWS THE OTHER, RIGHT.
BUT MAYBE YOU COULD JUST EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHY WE'RE DOING IT.
WHY ARE WE ELEVATING THAT TO THE POSITION OF CAPTAIN? OH, UNDERSTOOD.
WELL, WE'RE CREATING THE NEW CAPTAIN'S POSITION FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS, INCLUDING, UH, HE'S GONNA TAKE COMMAND OF A NEW UNIT IN THE DEPARTMENT CALLED, UH, THE DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.
UM, AND THIS NEW POSITION, HE'LL HAVE EXPANDED RESPONSIBILITY.
HE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE UNDER HIS COMMAND.
HE'LL BE REMOVED FROM THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
UH, HE WILL ALSO, UH,
AND WE HOPE TO CREATE GREAT PROFESSIONAL STANDARD EFFICIENCIES THROUGH THIS PROMOTION.
THAT, THAT IS P P PO FOUR, PO FOUR.
[ PO 4 - 4/13/2022 Resolution creating of a Division of Professional Standards within the Police Department]
RESOLUTION, CREATING A DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.BUT NOW WE HAVE CREATED THE CAPTAIN'S POSITION.
NOW DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT? I DO.
[ PO 5 - 4/13/2022 Resolution promoting Lieutenant Kobie Powell to Captain, Sergeant Ryan Lobo to Lieutenant, and Police Officer Gary Burnett to Sergeant]
MY PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT LIEUTENANT KOBE POWELL TO THE TOWN BOARD THIS EVENING FOR HIS PROMOTION TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN KOBELIEUTENANT POWELL IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THE TOWN OF GREENBERG AND A CAREER POLICE OFFICER IN THE GREENBERG POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HAVING RISEN THROUGH THE RANKS, SERVING IN EVERY DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT, DEPART HAS DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL, EARNING THE RESPECT OF ALL OF HIS PEERS.
MOST RECENTLY, LIEUTENANT POWELL HAS SERVED AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS UNIT.
THIS PROMOTION WILL COME WITH EXPANDED RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN HE TAKES COMMAND OF THE DEPARTMENT'S NEWLY FORMED DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.
THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF HIS NEW POST WILL INCLUDE DISCIPLINARY MATTERS, CIVILIAN COMPLAINTS, QUALITY CONTROL, EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND, INVESTIGATION, AND PROCESSING.
HE'LL SERVE AS THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.
AND LASTLY, IT VOTES HIM ONTO THE ISLAND.
HE'S GONNA BECOME A LEGITIMATE MEMBER OF THE COMMAND STAFF.
I'D ASK THE BOARD TO PASS THE RESOLUTION PROMOTING LIEUTENANT POWELL.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, A APPOINT, UM, UM, LIEUTENANT COLBY POWELL, UH, AS CAPTAIN OF THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.
[01:00:06]
OUCH.ALL JUST BEFORE WE GO, I HAVE A COUPLE OF WORDS I WANNA, UM, SAY BEFORE MY GLASSES ON SO I CAN SEE.
TODAY WE ANNOUNCED A HISTORIC APPOINTMENT OF CAPTAIN COLBY POWELL.
THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLICE CAPTAIN OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
I AM HONORED TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF USHERING THE CHARGE OF OUR TOWN.
CAPTAIN POWELL COMES TO US HIGHLY DECORATED WITH MORE THAN 24 YEARS OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
NOT ONLY IS HE CAPABLE AND QUALIFIED, BUT HE'S READY TO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY.
TODAY, I WANT TO AFFIRM THAT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IS NOT A FANCY, NOR IS IT A POLITICAL CORRECT PHRASE THAT WE THROW AROUND IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, BUT A VALUE THAT WE DEDICATE TO DEMONSTRATING DAILY, THERE IS NO ONE MORE DESERVING OF THIS HONOR THAN HIM, AND I KNOW HE WILL MAKE US PROUD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR LEADERSHIP.
YOU ARE AMONG ALL THE ALL, SORRY.
YOU ARE AMONG ALL THE OTHER EXCEPTIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN WHO WEAR THE CROWN BEING THE FIRST.
YES, SERGEANT LO, YOU WANNA COME UP AND JOIN ME? THE NEXT MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD THIS EVENING IS THE PROMOTION OF SERGEANT RYAN LOBO TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT RYAN WAS BORN IN PAKISTAN AND IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES AT THE AGE OF FIVE.
HE'S BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR 29 YEARS, ATTENDING GREENBURG CENTRAL SCHOOLS, GRADUATING FROM WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL WITH HONORS SERGEANT LOBO BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER
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AS A POLICE OFFICER WITH THE WHITE PLAINS POLICE DEPARTMENT UNTIL HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY HE GREW UP IN, AND HE SUBSEQUENTLY JOINED THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2012.IN 2019, RYAN WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT RYAN ALSO SERVES AS A MEMBER OF DEPARTMENT'S TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM, AND SWAT, WHERE HE SERVES AS AN ASSISTANT TEAM LEADER.
JOINING SERGEANT LOBO THIS EVENING IS HIS MOM.
UH, HIS DAD, SEBASTIAN AND HIS BROTHER GILBERT, COME ON UP, FOLKS.
GARY, YOU WANNA CALL
GARY HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF TOWN BURG FOR 32 YEARS.
IN PREPARATION FOR HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER.
GARY PROUDLY SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, SPECIFICALLY THE ELITE RANGERS REGIMENT WHERE HE ATTAINED THE RANK OF SERGEANT.
DURING HIS TENURE WITH THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT, HE HAS SERVED AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, A MEMBER OF THE STREET CRIME UNIT, AND DID A SEVEN YEAR STINT IN THE GREENBERG DRUG AND ALCOHOL TASK FORCE.
ALL ALONG THE WAY, GARY HAS CONTRIBUTED HIS STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS, TACTICAL KNOWLEDGE, AND IMPRESSIVE WORK ETHICS TOWARD THE BETTERMENT OF HIS COMMUNITY.
JOINING GARY THIS EVENING IS HIS WIFE YOLA, THEIR SONS CONRAD AND CARTER AND HIS MOM GLORIA.
AND I CAN'T FORGET, AUNT URSULA IS HERE AS WELL SOMEWHERE.
UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK THE TOWN BOARD TO PLEASE JOIN ME AND WISHING GARY A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
CHIEF, DO YOU WANNA SING
[01:10:09]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU? HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR GARY.BIRTHDAY TO, ARE YOU GUYS SLIDE? IF I COULD, ACTUALLY, WE HAVE TO VOTE.
I I AM ALMOST PA WHY DON'T WE JUST DO IT AGAIN JUST TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I'M, YES.
LET'S, LET'S DO IT AGAIN FOR THE SUPERVISOR, PLEASE.
WHAT WAS THAT? UH, SO THE GUYS WITH THE GUNS AREN'T GONNA LET ME LEAVE UNTIL IT'S DONE.
SO HERE A RESOLUTION, UM, UH, PROMOTING LIEUTENANT CO POWELL TO CAPTAIN SERGEANT RYAN LOBO TO LIEUTENANT POLICE OFFICER GARY BURNETT TO SERGEANT.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THOSE SECOND.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO, UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, YOUR SERVICE SO FAR AS, AS, UH, CHIEF, YOU'RE DOING A, A GREAT JOB.
AND I ALSO THINK THAT WE HAVE A FANTASTIC, YOU KNOW, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, FROM THE RESPONSE I GET FROM RESIDENTS, PEOPLE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE HARD WORK OF THE POLICE, THE DEDICATION, UH, THE BRAVERY.
UM, UH, I GET MANY, MANY COMPLIMENTS FROM, FROM RESIDENTS.
AND I JUST REALLY WOULD LIKE, UH, ALL THE OFFICERS HERE TO RECOGNIZE THAT.
UM, I THINK THE VAST MAJORITY, THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN GREENBURG APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY TO KEEP US SAFE.
SO THANK YOU, AS DOES THE TOWN BOARD.
AND THANK YOU, CHIEF, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT BEING AN INTERIM CHIEF, BUT YOU ARE CERTAINLY MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR, YOUR TIME HERE.
IT'S TRULY A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU.
SO NEXT, UH, ON THE AGENDA, I'M READING A STATEMENT FROM, UH, THE TOWN BOARD RELATING TO, UH, THE STATUS OF ELMWOOD PRESERVE THE TOWN BOARD.
UM, SHOULD I JUST WAIT A SECOND? YEAH, WHY DON'T WE WAIT MINUTES.
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE THEM A FEW MINUTES? FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANTS TO STAY WITH US ALL EVENING, FEEL FREE TO SIT AND STAY WITH US.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO ON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT.
OUR PRESENT TO YOU IS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY
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OH, ACTUALLY, OH, DO WE HAVE PAUL, I DO HAVE A COMMENT.ARE YOU, ARE YOU, ARE YOU RECOGNIZING TOWN COURT COMMENTS BEFORE YOU READ THE STATEMENT, OR ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT AFTER? YOU KNOW WHAT, BEFORE, BEFORE WE DO THAT, UH, UH, CHIEF, UH, WE WERE GONNA RECOGNIZE THE DISPATCHERS.
DO WE HAVE ANY OF THE DISPATCHERS HERE? WHO'S THE CHIEF? RIGHT? THE CHIEF AC ACTUALLY CAPTAIN VALENTINE, CAPTAIN
[ SUPERVISOR & TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS The Town Supervisor will provide a status update regarding Elmwood Preserve The Town Board will hold a Community Meeting at the Seely Place School Parking Lot, 51 Seely Place, Scarsdale, NY, at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 to discuss amendments to Chapter 460 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh regarding traffic flow changes to Robin Hill Road and Mt Joy Avenue (See Resolutions PO-1, PO-2 and PO-3.) GOOD NEWS...The Town continues (since 2008) to have the highest possible bond rating from Standard & Poors (AAA) and (since 2010) (Aaa) from Moody's. Less than 1% of communities in the nation have this record of financial stability. Recently, on 3/23/2021, Moody's reaffirmed the Town earned Moody's highest rating and, on 03/26/2021, Standard & Poors once again reaffirmed the Town earned Standard & Poors highest rating. Any individual or group interested in a visit from the Town Board should email the Board at TownBoard@GreenburghNY.com ]
NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK.SO, UM, FIRST OF ALL, WE'D JUST LIKE TO, UM, THANK, UM, OUR DISPATCHERS, UM, ON MY ASSISTANT, UH, UH, UH, CAME UP WITH, UM, SOME CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION FROM THE TOWN BOARD HONORING, UM, REBECCA TRO, FRANK CAVALIERI, UH, SEAN CURROW, PETER DRESSEN, CHRIS CHRISTOPHER FANELLI, BRIAN MCCART, AND OTEN.
BUT, UM, I WAS LOOKING FOR IT AND I, I CAN'T, I COULDN'T FIND WHERE SHE KEPT IT.
SO WE HAVE TO SEND THE DETECTIVE DIVISION OUT, UH, SEE IF YOU COULD FIND IT.
BUT, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL GET IT TO YOU TOMORROW.
UM, BUT I JUST REALLY WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE ALL APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK, YOUR DEDICATION, UM, AND YOU'RE BASICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SAVING LIVES EVERY SINGLE ONE, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND THE GREENBERG POLICE DOES A GREAT JOB, BUT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO A GREAT JOB IF WE DIDN'T HAVE FANTASTIC, UM, DISPATCHERS.
AND, UM, CAPTAIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH, WE, WE COULDN'T DO OUR JOB WITHOUT THEM.
UH, OUR DISPATCHERS ARE, ARE SOME OF THE FEW RESPONDERS WE HAVE THAT, THAT HARDLY EVER GET RECOGNIZED BY THE PUBLIC, UH, EVEN BY SOME OF, UH, UH, OUR MEMBERS OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
AND WE WANNA LET THEM KNOW THAT WE DO APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO.
THEY'RE THE LIFELINE BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND E M S.
WITHOUT THEM DOING THE JOB THAT THEY DO, WE WOULDN'T HAVE OUR TIMELY RESPONSE.
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THERE SAFELY AND HANDLE THE JOB THAT WE NEED TO DO.
AND WE TEND TO GET CREDIT, UH, FROM THE PUBLIC FOR THE JOB THAT WE DO ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
BUT IT'S, IT'S DISPATCHERS SUCH AS THE TWO THAT ARE IN FRONT OF US TODAY THAT MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT, UH, I FEEL SMALL, BUT, UH, GIVE THEM RECOGNITION THAT THEY DESERVE.
AND WE'LL, WE'LL GET YOU THE CERTIFICATES, UH, YOU KNOW, TOMORROW.
AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW APPRECIATED YOU ARE BY, YOU KNOW, BY THE TOWN.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.
NO, IF YOU'D, IF YOU'D LIKE TO DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YEAH.
IN FRONT OF, UH, UH, BREATHES FOR A MOMENT.
IT DOES TAKE A TALENT AND SKILL WHEN SOMEBODY IS CALLING IN AN EMERGENCY FOR THE DISPATCHER TO CALM THEM DOWN SO THAT THEY CAN GET THE INFORMATION THEY NEED.
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THERE'S A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TRAINING THAT GOES INTO THAT, AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY DO.UH, JUDITH, DO YOU WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING, SOMETHING ABOUT THE ZUCKERBERG INSTITUTE? YES.
UH, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, RESIDENTS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS.
THE TOWN IS IN THE PROCESS OF LAUNCHING THREE FANTASTIC YOUTH INITIATIVES, INITIATIVES THAT INVOLVE YOUNG PEOPLE, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE.
THE FIRST INITIATIVE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH EXPERTISE IN PLANNING, DESIGN, AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE ZUCKERBERG INSTITUTE.
NOW, THE ZUCKERBERG INSTITUTE IS FOUNDED BY, UM, FACEBOOK FOUNDER, MARK ZUCKERBERG'S SISTER.
AND THIS INSTITUTE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN LEARNING THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR HELPING TO SUPPORT THE SURVIVAL OF BUSINESSES.
SO THEY'RE BASICALLY LEARNING ABOUT HOW TO MARKET A BUSINESS.
THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE BUSINESS HERE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, WHAT THE ISSUES OR PROBLEMS ARE, AND HOW TO MARKET THAT BUSINESS.
IMPORTANT SKILLS, SPEAKING, COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP, PROBLEM SOLVING.
ALL OF THOSE SKILLS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS THE OTHER TWO INITIATIVES.
THE SECOND INITIATIVE IS ONE THAT INVOLVES CONSULTANTS AND MENTORS FROM N B C NEWSROOM.
THESE ARE DIRECTORS, THESE INDIVIDUALS, THEY LIVE, THEY ARE RESIDENTS OF DON GREENBERG.
AND THEY SAID, WE WANNA GIVE BACK.
AND THEY HAPPEN TO BE NEWSROOM DIRECTORS.
SO THEY KNOW EVERY JOB AND POSITION ASSOCIATED WITH A NEWSROOM.
THEY ARE GIVING UP THEIR TIME TO MEET WITH YOUNG PEOPLE.
ONCE A WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THIS INITIATIVE FOR BOTH VIA ZOOM AND IN PERSON.
WHEN WE ARE IN PERSON, ALL OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS AND ALL THE ADULTS WILL HAVE ON MASKS.
AND WE'LL BE MEETING WITH THEM RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM, AND THEY WILL BE GOING UPSTAIRS TO THE TELEVISION STUDIO.
THEY'LL BE LEARNING ABOUT HOW THE STUDIO OPERATES HERE, AND THEY'LL BE CREATING THEIR OWN STORIES WITHOUT GOVERNMENT, WITHOUT THOSE OF US WHO WORK IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT TELLING THEM WHAT STORIES TO LOOK FOR.
THEY ARE GOING TO GENERATE THEIR OWN STORIES.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 20 TO 25 STUDENTS IN THAT PROGRAM.
WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING HERE PHYSICALLY NEXT WEEK.
THAT'S SIX O'CLOCK ON NEXT THURSDAY AT TOWN HALL.
THEY'RE GONNA DO A WALKTHROUGH OF THE STUDIO.
THEY'RE GONNA MEET THE N B C CONSULTANTS AND MENTORS AT SIX O'CLOCK.
THEN THE THIRD INITIATIVE IS OUR 13TH ANNUAL GREENBURG TOWN HALL SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
WE WILL BE STARTING THAT PROGRAM ON TUESDAY, JULY 12TH, AND IT WILL END ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH.
WE MEET WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM HERE AT TOWN HALL.
THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH TOWN DEPARTMENT HEADS AND LEARN ABOUT THE VARIOUS ISSUES THAT DEPARTMENT HEADS DEAL WITH.
THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH THOSE ISSUES AND COME UP WITH THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS AND REPRESENT AND, AND PRESENT THEM TO TOWN DEPARTMENT HEADS.
THEY WILL MEET WITH TOWN BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE AVAILABLE, AND THEY WILL MEET WITH GUEST SPEAKERS WHO WILL COME HERE WHO REPRESENT THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE PROGRAM, COMMUNICATIONS, LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND TEAMWORK.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE LEVEL STUDENTS.
HAVE THEM CONTACT ME OR PAUL FINER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AND I JUST, I THINK WE HAVE LIKE, ONE OF THE
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BEST, UH, UH, RESPONSES FOR THE STUDENT, UH, INTERNSHIP FOR THE SUMMER ONE SO FAR.UH, WE MUST HAVE OVER 30 PEOPLE SO FAR.
WE, WE HAVE A, A, A, A GREAT NUMBER.
AND, UM, I WANNA THANK, I WANNA THANK ALICIA FORD TOWN RESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF PARKWAY HOME CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
I PUT OUT AN EMAIL TO HER AND THE SUPERINTENDENTS OF A FEW OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS LAST WEEK ANNOUNCING THE PROGRAM, UM, THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WITH THE N B C NEWS CONSULTANTS AND WITH A MATTER.
AND, AND, AND WITHIN 24 HOURS WE RECEIVED RESPONSES FROM YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND ALICIA FORD WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SHARING THAT INFORMATION AND GETTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO RESPOND.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST, I JUST WANNA SAY ONE OTHER THING THAT MAKES ME SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE EV I THINK IT'S SO UNIQUE THIS SUMMER INTERNSHIP BECAUSE WE HAVE, UM, STUDENTS FROM EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE TOWN WORKING SIDE BY SIDE, WORKING TOGETHER.
AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY, THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE, UH, STUDENTS FROM WEALTHY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NOT AS WEALTHY SCHOOL DISTRICTS INTERACTING, UH, BENEFITING FROM EACH OTHER'S, UH, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.
AND IT'S REALLY BEEN A WONDERFUL, UM, 12 YEARS OF FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR STUDENTS.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUDAS REALLY HAVE BEEN DOING A, A VERY GOOD JOB ON, UH, ON THAT, UH, SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
I JUST WANNA SAY THAT IT'S, IT'S AMAZING ON THE FIRST DAY TO LOOK OUT INTO THIS AUDIENCE AND, AND OF STUDENTS AND SEE YOUNG PEOPLE REPRESENTING, UM, AFRICAN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN, AMERICAN, ASIAN AMERICAN, LATINO AMERICAN, UM, UM, UH, UH, JUST EVERY CULTURE THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE REPRESENTED HERE IN GREENBURG, THEY'RE SITTING HERE AND IT'S, IT'S NOT LIKE WE SAID, OKAY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT, WE WANT QUOTAS FROM ALL THESE DIFFERENT, UH, CULTURES.
THEY SHOW UP AND IT'S AMAZING AND WE JUST LOVE IT.
SO NOW I'M GONNA READ, UM, A STATEMENT ABOUT, UM, UH, THE ELM ELMWOOD.
THE TOWN BOARD HAS REVIEWED AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE FORMER ELMWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, AND PARTICULARLY AS PART OF THE SECRET PROCESS AT THE OUTSIDE OF THE PROCESS PRIOR TO FORMAL SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICANT, TOWN STAFF AND THE TOWN BOARD HIGHLIGHTED TO THE APPLICANT THAT THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS A VERY STRONG POLICIES IN SUPPORTING NARRATIVE, UM, REGARDING THE PRESERVATION OF EXISTING DENSITY AND THE ONE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT OF NOT BEING SUPPORTIVE OF DOWN ZONING ACTIONS IN THOSE DISTRICTS TO ENABLE EXTRA DENSITY POLICY.
UM, 0.1, 0.1 0.1 IS ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS DENSITY BASED POLICY, THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICY AND OTHERS SIMILAR TO IT, PAR PARTIALLY COMPRISED OF RATIONAL FOR REQUIRING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
CONCERN FOR INCREASED DENSITY WERE AGAIN HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SCOPING DOCUMENT AS PART OF THE D E I S PROCESS AND F E I S PROCESS, THE TOWN BOARD ENTERTAINED THE REQUEST FOR POTENTIAL INCREASED DENSITY AS PART OF A POTENTIAL PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT BASED ON PROFESSIONAL ADVISEMENT FROM TOWN STAFF, IT'S PROFESSIONAL PLANNING CONSULTANT, AND FROM THE APPLICANT INDICATING THAT THE TOWN BOARD HAD THE DISCRETION TO BALANCE THEN CONSISTENCY OF INCREASED DENSITY IN RELATION TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH OTHER ASPECTS OF THE P U D PROPOSALS THAT EXHIBITED CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE A P U D WITH INCREASED DENSITY AT THE SITE, A REDUCTION IN DENSITY TO 159 ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH NEW ALTERNATIVE ONE AND THE INCORPORATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING CLOSE TO 10% ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH NEW ALTERNATIVE ONE AS PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT APPEARED AT A LATER STAGE IN THE PROCESS, THE APPLICANT DEEMED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTAL ALTERNATIVES CONSISTENT WITH DENSITY ALLOWED UNDER THE EXISTING UNDERLYING ZONING IS NOT SOMETHING A DESIRE TO PURSUE.
THEREFORE, THE TOWN BOARD HAS NO OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER ANY ALTERNATIVE PLAN UNIT, UH, UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH UNIT DENSITY CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING ZONING.
AS PART OF THE F A I S, THE APPLICANT WORKED PROFESSIONALLY AS PART OF THE PROCESS AND THE BOARD APPRECIATES SEVERAL
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ASPECTS OF THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS THAT WERE POSITIVE.THE TOWN BOARD APPRECIATES THE CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS AND REVIEW OF THE VARIOUS INVOLVED AND INTERESTED AGENCIES AND TOTALITY AFTER REVIEW AND CONTEMPLATION OF THE ENTIRE RECORD.
THE TOWN BOARD DIRECTS TOWN STAFF AND IS PLANNING CONSULTANTS FOR THIS PROJECT TO EFFICIENTLY PREPARE A FINDING STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF ALTERNATIVE H, WHICH INCLUDES 113 1 FAMILY RESIDENCES AND RELATED PARKLAND.
ALTERNATIVE H WITH 1 13, 1 FAMILY RESIDENCE PROPOSED IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND WITH ADDITIONAL REQUIRED PARKLAND WILL COMPLIMENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CORRIDOR.
SO THAT'S A STATEMENT FROM THE TOWN BOARD.
UH, GARRETT, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO JUST ADVISE WHEN, UM, THE FINDINGS STATEMENT WOULD BE VOTED ON? GOOD EVENING.
SO WITH THAT DIRECTION, TOWN STAFF WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE TOWN'S CONSULTANT FOR THIS PROJECT WILL PREPARE THE FINDING STATEMENT.
UM, OUR GOAL WILL BE TO HAVE A DRAFT READY, UH, FOR YOUR REVIEW WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
AND THEN I ANTICIPATE, UM, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE TOWN BOARD TO VOTE ON A FINDING STATEMENT AT PERHAPS THE FIRST MEETING IN MAY.
AND THEN JUST TO FOLLOW UP THE PROCESS, UM, ONCE THAT FINDING STATEMENT PROCESS IS CONCLUDED, UH, THE TOWN OF GREENBURG PLANNING BOARD WILL, UM, FINISH THE PROCESS WITH THE APPLICANT AND, UM, FINISH THE SUBDIVISION, THE STEEP SLOPE, UH, WETLAND PERMIT, TREE REMOVAL PERMIT.
SO THAT WILL BE, UM, HOW THE PROCESS WILL CONCLUDE.
NOW THE FINDING STATEMENT IS GOING TO HAVE A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF WHY WE'RE DRAWING THE CONCLUSION THAT WE ARE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THIS IS THE STATEMENT WE'RE WORKING WITH, UH, TO GIVE THE STAFF DIRECTION AND WE WILL BE, UM, PROVIDING OUR INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK TO THE COMMISSIONER IN ORDER TO COME UP WITH THE FINDING STATEMENTS, WHICH ARE NOT GOING TO BE CREATED BY THE APPLICANT, AS SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY'RE GONNA BE CREATED BY US.
AND, UH, WE'LL BE ISSUING THAT.
SO IF YOU JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE PATIENCE AS TO WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING, IT'LL BE IN THE FINDING STATEMENT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT THE FINDING STATEMENT, IN ADDITION TO THE RATIONALE OF THE BOARD, WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE A SERIES OF IMPORTANT MITIGATIONS THAT WERE PICKED UP ALONG THE WAY, UH, THROUGH THE PROCESS, UM, THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM EITHER THE PUBLIC OR, UM, INVOLVED AGENCIES SUCH AS D O T, UH, WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
SO ESSENTIALLY, UH, THOSE MITIGATIONS WILL EQUATE TO, UM, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THAT THE PLANNING BOARD WILL USE IN ITS, UH, SUBDIVISION REVIEW.
AND I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE WAITING TO SPEAK FOR THE, DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, AND THEY'RE WAITING FOR DECISIONS ON, UH, VARIOUS APPLICATIONS.
WE HAVE TWO VERY RELATIVELY BRIEF, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND THEN YOU'LL BE GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY.
SO THE FIRST, UM, HEARING IS BEING HELD OVER, UH, RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC TO, WE HAD A COMPACT CAR DEFINITION.
[ To consider (2) two agreements between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Elmsford to provide Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated area residents of the North Elmsford and West Elmsford Fire Protection Districts, at a cost not to exceed $842,434.01 and $238,861.82, respectively, for the year 2022]
UM, TO CONSIDER TWO AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND VILLAGE OF ELMSFORD TO PROVIDE, UH, FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO UNINCORPORATED AREA RESIDENCE OF NORTH ELMSFORD AND WEST ELMSFORD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS THAT HAVE COST NOT TO SUCCEED.8 4 2 4 3 4 0 1 AND 2 3 8 8 6 180 2 RESPECTIVELY FOR THE YEAR 2022.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THOUGH, WE OPEN THE HEARING.
SO THIS IS A, AN AGREEMENT THAT THE TOWN ENTERS INTO, UH, BECAUSE THE, UH, GREENVILLE, FAIRVIEW AND HARTSDALE FIRE DEPARTMENTS DO NOT EXTEND THROUGH THE ENTIRE UNINCORPORATED AREA.
WE CONTRACT WITH, UH, NEARBY VILLAGES TO PROVIDE FIRE SERVICES FOR THOSE AREAS.
THEY'RE CALLED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS.
UH, SO WE ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE VILLAGE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
UH, THE, SO THESE AREAS ARE OUTSIDE OF ANY OF THE FAIRVIEW HARTSDALE OR GREENVILLE FIRE DISTRICTS.
UH, THE AGREEMENTS THAT ARE BEFORE US TONIGHT ARE FROM THE VILLAGE OF ELMSFORD AND WITH THE VILLAGE OF ELMSFORD.
THERE ARE TWO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS.
ONE IS THE NORTH ELMSFORD DISTRICT AND THE OTHER IS THE WEST ELMSFORD DISTRICT.
THE, WE, I GUESS WE'RE TAKING THESE TOGETHER, UH, THIS EVENING.
UH, IF YOU DO LIVE IN ONE OF THESE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS, EITHER THE NORTH ELMSFORD FIRE DISTRICT OR THE WEST ELMSFORD FIRE PREDICTION, YOU WANTED TO GIVE COMMENTS TO US ON THE RECORD REGARDING YOUR INDIVIDUAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND THE PAYMENTS
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THAT APPLY TO YOU, PLEASE STATE SO AND SO WE COULD TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TAKING THEM, UH, TOGETHER.UH, SO THE COST FOR THE NORTH ELMSFORD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT IS $842,434 AND 1 CENTS.
AND THE COST FOR THE WEST ELMSFORD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT IS $238,861 AND 82 CENTS.
UH, AND THAT'S FOR THE YEAR 2022.
UH, THERE APPROXIMATELY, UH, PLUS OR MINUS, UH, 1% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.
SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE HEARING.
ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK? NO INTERRUPTIONS? UH, NO.
SO, UH, UM, SO, UM, THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE HEARING.
KEEP THE RECORD OPEN FOR, UH, SEVEN DAYS.
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LONG WILL IT TAKE US TO GET THE, THESE TRANSCRIPTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS? ONE SECOND.YOU DON'T WANNA GO FIRST? OH, DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE SHY, NOT ALICIA.
SO, MS. JACKSON, AS YOU'RE COMING UP, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK AS WE DISCUSSED.
I KNOW YOU DON'T NEED FIVE MINUTES, AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, THE TOWN BOARD GENERALLY DOESN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
DO I STATE WHERE I LIVE OR ANYTHING? NO, JUST YOUR NAME IS FINE.
IT IS EITHER PRONOUNCED TAMIR OR TIMMER JACKSON.
AND I RESIDE IN THE PROPERTY HOME SECTION OF GREENBURG.
AND I COME BEFORE THE TOWN THIS EVENING BECAUSE I HAVE A CONCERN OF WHAT I'M SEEING HAPPENING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THAT IS RENTAL PROPERTIES.
AND IF IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE ZONED AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AREA THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE RENTING, IF THEY'RE NOT RENTING TO FAMILY MEMBERS OR JUST HAVE SINGLE FAMILIES, THEN THEY'RE DOING SO ILLEGALLY.
AND I AM CONCERNED ALSO BECAUSE THIS ACTUALLY THEN, UM, DEVALUES, I BELIEVE THE PROPERTY VALUES OF OUR HOMES AS WELL AS COULD BRING IN CRIME ELEMENTS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS.
WE HAVE, UM, EVIDENCE OF ONE FAMILY WHO THANKS TO ANOTHER NEIGHBOR, FOUND THEIR AD ONLINE ACTUALLY ADVERTISING FOR RENTERS AND STATING A MINIMUM OF ONE MONTH RENT.
SO THAT MEANS YOU COULD HAVE MULTIPLE RENTERS IN A GIVEN YEAR.
SO, AND THEN ANOTHER NEIGHBOR, AND I LOVE MY NEIGHBORS
I'VE BEEN LIVING WHERE I LIVE FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.
AND, UM, BUT IT IS A CONCERN THAT SO MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS ARE STARTING TO RENT OUT THEIR PROPERTIES TO MULTIPLE DWELLERS.
UM, ONE PERSON IS RENT IS, IS RENTING, AND THERE'S CARS.
'CAUSE THEIR DRIVEWAY CAN'T HOLD ALL THE RENTERS THAT ARE IN THEIR HOMES.
AND I'VE CALLED THE TOWN BECAUSE I CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO, THEY ENDED UP HAVING A PARTY ONE EVENING THAT CAME ONTO THE STREET AND BROKE A BOTTLE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
AND THEN, UM, ALSO DURING THE SNOW EMERGENCY PERIOD WHERE YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PARKING ON THE STREET, THEY WERE THERE IN THE, UH, SAND TRUCK CAME BY ONE MORNING, LIKE FIVE, SIX IN THE MORNING.
AND LILY BLEW HIS HORN SO LOUD.
SO HE WAS TRYING TO WAKE SOMEBODY UP TO COME OUT AND MOVE THEIR CARS FROM OFF THE STREET.
AND, UM, I JUST THINK THAT I REALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE SO THAT THERE'S NOT A PRECEDENT SET AND THAT OTHER, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS THINK THAT IT'S OKAY TO START RENTING OUT THEIR HOMES.
AND THAT'S WHY I BRING BEFORE YOU AS MY CONCERN, AND HOPEFULLY THE TOWN CAN, UM, HELP US FIGURE OUT WHAT, WHAT CAN BE DONE.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT I'VE WRITTEN TO OUR INSPECTORS INSPECTOR, UM, TIM, IS THERE ANY STATUS, YOU KNOW, WERE SUMMONS IS ISSUED YET, OR? YEAH, I'M NOT SURE THE STATUS, BUT WHAT'S REQUIRED IS, UM, A AGAIN, AS, AS COUNCILMAN JONES SAYS, IT'S, IT'S THE MULTIPLE, UM, PEOPLE LIVING
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IN A HOME.OBVIOUSLY ANYONE CAN RENT OUT THEIR ENTIRE HOME.
RIGHT? AND IT'S THE COOKING FACILITIES, YOU CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN ONE COOKING FACILITY.
YOU CAN'T HAVE LOCKS ON DOORS.
YOU CAN'T PUT UP, UM, PLYWOOD AND CREATE A DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL ROOMS. RIGHT.
AND IT INVOLVES, YOU KNOW, AN INSPECTOR GETTING INSIDE TO SEE THAT.
SO SOMETIMES THAT'S THE DIFFICULT ISSUE.
OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE MAILBOXES OR MULTIPLE, YOU KNOW, ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON THE OUTSIDE MM-HMM.
SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT AN INSPECTOR HAS TO, UM, GET INFORMATION ON TO BE ABLE TO PROVE A CASE, EVEN IF WE KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS RENTING MULTIPLE CARS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT OVERWHELMS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE IN THE, IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO WE UNDERSTAND, AND IT'S A PROCESS, AND I'VE SEEN THE, THE EMAILS, I KNOW THE BUILDING INSPECTOR HAS SEEN THE EMAILS, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA BE GIVING ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE.
SO, TIM, THERE'S A FEW SECONDS LEFT AND I JUST WANNA ASK FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES.
WE, WE DON'T HAVE AN AIR AIRBNB LEGISLATION, SO YOU CANNOT DO THAT.
BUT IF I WANTED TO RENT OUT MY HOME FOR A YEAR AND I ONLY HAVE ONE EATING FACILITY, AND I'M NOT CUTTING UP ROOMS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I COULD RENT MY HOUSE TO A PERSON, TO A SINGLE FAMILY THOUGH.
WE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT THERE'S MULTIPLE UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN VARIOUS HOMES.
NOW, BY THE WAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE RELATED AS A FAMILY TO LIVE IN A, IN A UNIT, BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN LITIGATED.
AND THERE'S A, THERE'S CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AS TO WHAT CONSTITUTES A FAMILY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
BUT WE FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE.
IN DETERMINING THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S MULTIPLE RUMORS AND BORDERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, UH, I'VE GOTTEN LIKE A LOT OF EMAILS IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW MM-HMM.
UM, LET'S SAY SUMMONS IS ISSUED MM-HMM.
AND, AND IF WE ISSUE A SUMMONS, DOES THAT MEAN THAT EVERYTHING STOPS? OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE ISSUING SUMMONS AS TO, AND YOU, THE, THE, WHAT TYPE OF DELAY IS IT GONNA BE? OKAY.
SO REALISTICALLY, I WOULD SAY IN EVERY CASE IT'S DIFFERENT, BUT YOU PROBABLY HAVE AT LEAST A SIX WEEK DELAY.
AND NORMALLY IT INVOLVES, UM, GIVING, UH, THE OWNER GIVING ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THE INDICIA ARE THAT SOMEONE IS RENTING.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEONE HAS, UM, A, A BEDROOM THAT'S SPLIT IN TWO AND IT'S NOT REFLECTED ON THE PROPERTY CARD, THEY HAVE TO TAKE THAT OUT.
IF THEY HAVE A GAS STOVE, THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THAT STOVE.
IF THEY HAVE LOCKS ON DOORS, THEY HAVE TO REMOVE LOCKS ON DOORS.
SO, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY THAT TAKES TIME.
AND THEN OFTENTIMES WE REQUIRE AN ARCHITECT TO DRAW PLANS TO PUT THE HOUSE THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY A PROCESS.
THERE'S GENERALLY A SIGNIFICANT FINE AT THE END OF THAT TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM DOING THAT AGAIN.
AND THEN WE USUALLY HAVE THE JUDGE ALLOW US ENTRY ON A NUMBER OF RANDOM DATES IN THE FUTURE SO WE CAN SEE THAT THEY'VE REALLY COMPLIED.
BUT THE, THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS THAT IF THE TOWN DOES EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MM-HMM.
AND, UH, THE, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG COULD THE OTHER SIDE BASICALLY STRING THE PROCESS ALONG WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY, OH, I STILL SEE THAT ACTIVITY.
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S, WHAT'S GOING ON? AND WHAT COULD RESIDENTS DO TO SPEED IT UP OR EVEN HELP, UM, YOU MAKE THE CASE TO A JUDGE.
I THINK THAT THE BEST, UM, THE BEST METHOD TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IS TO HAVE VERY SHORT COURT DATES.
I FIND THAT WHEN PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE TO REPEATEDLY COME BACK AND FORTH TO COURT AND TAKE TIME OFF, THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THAT.
'CAUSE THEY REALLY DON'T WANT TO COME.
AND IF WE'RE REQUIRING THEM TO ALLOW US INTO THE APARTMENT OR THE, OR THE, YOU KNOW, THE HOMES, THEN WE, WE, WE REALLY GET A LOT OF COMPLIANCE IN WITH THAT RESPECT.
IT'S JUST MAKING IT SO INCONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE TO RENT THAT THEY JUST WANNA, DON'T WANNA DO IT BECAUSE IT'S, AND IT'S EXPENSIVE IN TIME.
SO IT'S SORT OF MORE, WE ISSUE A SUMMONS AND THEN THREE DAYS LATER WE ISSUE ANOTHER SUMMONS AND THREE DAYS LATER WE ISSUE ANOTHER.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GENERALLY, AGAIN, IT'S GENERALLY
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A SIX WEEK.IT COULD BE EVEN 60 DAY PROCESS.
AND WE HAVE SHORT COURT DATES.
BUT LET'S BE CLEAR, BEFORE YOU ISSUE A SUMMONS, WE DON'T ISSUE A SUMMONS AND THEN WE FIND WE HAVE TO FIND IN ORDER TO ISSUE THE SUMMONS.
WE DON'T, WE DON'T GIVE SUMMONS UNLESS WE CAN ACTUALLY SHOW THAT THERE'S A VIOLATION.
UH, THE BILLING IS ACTUALLY, UH, IN THE MEETING WITH US HERE, UH, AND WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SINCE THE EMAILS, THE, UH, THE VERY HELPFUL EMAILS WE HAVE.
GREAT, UH, GREAT, GREAT, UH, EYES IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS INTERNALLY ABOUT, ABOUT THIS ISSUE, UH, INCLUDING YESTERDAY WITH THE ASSESSOR WHO ROUTINELY, MEANING EVERY MONDAY GOES THROUGH THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ADS TO SEE, UH, WHAT IS, WHAT IS BEING OFFERED.
AND THEN USES THAT AND, AND MAY OR MAY NOT CONTACT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, WHETHER OR NOT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A VIOLATION OR NOT.
UH, THE FACT THAT YOU, YOU COULD HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT FAMILIES LIVING IN A HOME WITH ONE KITCHEN IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
UH, BECAUSE WE CAN'T DEFINE A FAMILY.
TRY TO DEFINE A FAMILY AND YOU'LL BE IN COURT FOREVER.
SO WE DEFINE IT IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AS THE NUMBER OF KITCHENS.
YOU HAVE TWO KITCHENS, IT'S A TWO FAMILY.
YOU HAVE THREE KITCHENS, IT'S A THREE FAMILY.
UM, NO, NO CONSTITUTIONALITY CHALLENGES, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY FAIR.
SO, UM, MR. DAM, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD, YOU COULD OFFER BUILDING INSPECTOR? YEAH.
WELL, I'VE BEEN ON THE MONITORING THE EMAILS AND WE'RE ACTIVELY ACTUALLY PURSUING THAT RIGHT NOW TO, UH, AND ACTUALLY SOME VIOLATION NOTICES WILL GO OUT.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THE ADDRESSES RIGHT NOW, UH, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THESE THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON, IT'S STILL IN AN INVESTIGATION, BUT WE ARE ACTIVE ON THIS RIGHT NOW, AND WE WILL PROBABLY GET RESULTS.
AND THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY INTERESTING ARE THE ONES WHERE THEY DO TALK ABOUT RENTING A ROOM.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY CAN RENT A ROOM, BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING KNOWN AS A ROUTER, RUMORS AND BORDERS PERMIT THAT HAVE REQUIREMENTS TO THEM.
AND YOU CAN GO, AND ACTUALLY, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO OPEN UP, NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE WANNA DO THIS.
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO SAY YOU HAVE A, A SPARE BEDROOM AND YOU ARE OKAY WITH WHOEVER YOU'RE RENTING TO USING YOUR KITCHEN AND YOUR BATHROOM, AND THERE'S NO LOCKS ON ANY DOORS TO ANYTHING, THERE'S NOTHING RESTRICTED.
AND, BUT YOU HAVE TO GET A PERMIT.
IT HAS TO GO THROUGH AN APPROVAL PROCESS WITH THE TOWN.
AND WHEN YOU DO THESE ADS, THEY'RE NOT GETTING THOSE PERMITS.
SO THAT'S WHERE A VIOLATION WOULD KICK IN IF THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT FOR FIVE BEDROOMS. YOU CAN
YOU CAN'T DO THAT FOR FIVE BEDROOMS. OKAY.
AND I JUST WANNA JUST THANK THE TOWN FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS.
BUT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE IN PARKWAY HOMES.
NOW I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOME.
THEY, THERE ARE, AT LEAST ON A DAILY, UH, SEVEN CARS.
THERE'S UBERS AND TAXIS ALL DURING THE DAY.
ON THE WEEKENDS, THERE'S OUT-OF-STATE PLATES, AND IT'S ONE KITCHEN, BUT THEY'RE USING IT ADVERTISED.
IT APPEARS TO BE LIKE AN R AIRBNB.
THERE'S OTHER HOMES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE DOING THE SAME.
THERE'S A HOME WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS, SIX TO EIGHT BOYS THAT HAVE PARTIES AND THEY'RE IN AND OUT.
SO I UNDERSTAND ABOUT SOME OF THE LAWS, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN THE REALTORS ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, CONVINCING THE OWNERS TO DO THIS, IT IS NOW IT SEEMS ALMOST LIKE A COMMONPLACE THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOW BECOMING.
OR THERE'S ACCESS, MAYBE THERE'S A LOOPHOLE THAT PEOPLE ARE LEARNING ABOUT, BUT WHEN YOU CAN GO IN AND GOOGLE AND ADDRESS AND SEE THAT THESE HOMES ARE BEING ADVERTISED, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING.
AND I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN, UM, MAYBE GET THE WORD OUT THAT WE ARE, WE DON'T WANT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO BECOME SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE TAXIS AND UBERS PEOPLE DURING THE DAY WALKING INTO THE DRIVEWAYS.
THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS NEVER BEEN LIKE THAT.
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IT'S NOT ONE HOUSE, IT'S NOT TWO HOUSES.AND, AND I, THE BUILDINGS, I DON'T KNOW YOUR NAME, I APOLOGIZE.
HE'S BEEN, UM, THAT'S MR. ROBERT IN TOUCH WITH US, ROBERT DAM.
AND, UH, I'M JUST WANNA BRING IT TO THE TENSION OF THE TOWN BECAUSE WE REALLY, SERIOUSLY ARE SEEING THIS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT IN SEVERAL OF THE HOMES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WE, WE JUST WANT OURS NEIGHBORHOOD TO JUST TO STAY REALLY NICE.
AND, UH, IF PEOPLE, LIKE YOU SAID, IF THEY HAVE SOMEONE THERE AND THEY HAVE A ROOM, BUT IT'S A DIFFERENCE.
IT'S, IT'S FAR MORE THAN THAT.
SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO IT.
UM, AND, UH, THE BUILDINGS, I HOPE THAT SOMETHING COMES OF, OF IT, AND THEN YOU KEEP US POSTED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND I WOULD JUST ADD, IF YOU COULD SEND THOSE ADVERTISEMENTS THAT YOU SEE IN VARIOUS PERIODICALS, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT ALREADY.
AND IN THE REMAINING TIME, UH, BRIDGET, I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT, UM, THERE ARE NO LOOPHOLES.
PEOPLE ARE MOVING INTO COMMUNITIES THAT WERE PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN AMERICAN.
THEY'RE BUYING THE HOMES BECAUSE THEY, THE, THE PRICE IS AFFORDABLE.
AND THEY ALSO REALIZE THAT VERY LITTLE ATTENTION IS GONNA BE PAID.
THEY ASSUME VERY LITTLE ATTENTION.
IT'S GONNA BE PAID TO THE, THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.
AND SO IT, IT, IT'S, THERE'S A, THERE'S A HOUSE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM ME FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, UH, THAT HAS BEEN USED AS A, B AND B.
AND THE REASON WHY I KNOW THIS IS BECAUSE I, I RAN INTO SOMEONE ONE DAY WHO I GREW UP WITH HERE IN GREENBURG, AND SHE HAD MOVED TO ATLANTA.
I SAID, HEY, WHATCHA DOING HERE? SHE SAID, I'M STAYING AT THAT B AND B RIGHT THERE.
AND SHE POINTED TO THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME.
SO APPARENTLY, APPARENTLY SHE SAID, MY WHOLE, MY FAMILY IS RENTING THAT B AND B RIGHT THERE.
SO APPARENTLY, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS IS BECOMING A GROWING PROBLEM.
AND UNLESS OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT REALLY HONES IN ON IT AND, AND HELPS US TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE AND IT'S GOING TO GROW OUT OF CONTROL.
PAUL, FINER TOWN BOARD MEMBERS, JUDY ATTORNEY.
UM, I JUST AGAIN WANNA, UM, PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT BRIDGET AND TIM ARE SAYING BECAUSE I ACTUALLY LIVE NEXT DOOR TO ONE OF THESE NEIGHBORS AS WELL.
WE'RE SURROUNDED BY ALL NEW HOMEOWNERS THAT SEEM TO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR PROPERTIES AND THE PROPERTIES ARE SURROUNDING THEM.
I HAVE ONE NEIGHBOR THAT LIVES ON LAWRENCE AND HE WALKS DOWN TO, UM, BRADFORD AVENUE PAST MY HOUSE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND HE COMES AND HE WALKS IT IN EVERYONE'S GRASS AND THERE'S A LOT.
AND IT'S ACTUALLY PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND HE HAS HIS DOGS IN THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND THIS MAN HAD PUT UP TREES TO BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE OTHER HOMES THAT HE DOESN'T WANNA LOOK AT.
AND HE'S WALKING THE DOG IN THERE AND THE DOG IS KICKING UP THE DIRT AND THE GRASS IS FLYING.
AND I SAID SOMETHING TO HIM AND HE LOOKED AT ME LIKE I GREW THREE HEADS.
I'M LIKE, PEOPLE MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTIES AND WE HAVE NEW HOMEOWNERS THAT'S MOVING INTO THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEY HAVE NO REGARD FOR THE NEIGHBORS THAT'S ALREADY THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE REALTOR BRINGING PEOPLE TO JUST RENT HOMES AND NOT CARING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVING UP FROM THE CITY BECAUSE THEY CAN WORK FROM HOME AND THEY'RE NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPERTIES AND NOT HAVING ANY GUARD FOR OTHERS.
BUT THERE'S ANOTHER PROPERTY I WAS DRIVING AROUND YESTERDAY AND I SENT IT TO, UM, MR. DAM AND I SENT IT TO
I SENT PICTURES AND THERE'S A COMMERCIAL, THERE'S A HOUSE THAT HAS A COMMERCIAL, THEY'RE DOING COMMERCIAL BUSINESS OUTTA THEIR HOMES.
AND I TOOK PICTURES OF THE HOMES.
THERE'S NO ADDRESS ON THE HOME, BUT THEY HAVE TRUCKS PARKED IN THERE WITH 9 1 7 LICENSE PLATE, THE COMMERCIAL PLATES.
AND IT'S TWO O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.
SO IF IT'S A TWO O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON AND YOU HAVE YOUR WORKING TRUCKS IN YOUR CAR, I'M GONNA ASSUME THAT YOU'RE USING THAT AS COMMERCIAL.
SO I'M HOPING YOU ALSO LOOK AT THAT COPY.
BUT THERE'S ABOUT SEVEN TO EIGHT JUST FOR MARRIED, 10 ALONE, YOU, SORRY.
THERE'S SEVEN OR EIGHT HOMES ON JUST MARTON ROAD THAT THEY'RE RENTING OUT ROOMS AND THERE'S CARS IN THE STREET ALL DAY LONG.
IT USED TO BE YOU CAN JUST WALK UP AND DOWN THE STREET AND SEE NO CARS, SIX AND SEVEN CARS AND ONE YARD.
THE NEXT DOOR, THEY SAY THEY HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE.
THERE'S SIX CARS IN THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
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IN THE UBERS ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT.AND THEY JUST NEED TO JUST RIDE AROUND, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SNOW SEASON.
AND THESE ARE HOMEOWNERS THAT HAVE LIVED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOREVER AND EVER, AND THEY'RE NOW BEING SELFISH AND INCONSIDERATE OF OTHERS.
AND WE JUST NEED TO STAY VIGILANT AND JUST PAY ATTENTION AND JUST FOLLOW THE LAWS AND WHATEVER FINES THEY CAN GET, WHATEVER NOTICES YOU CAN SEND OUT.
MAYBE IT'S THE REALTORS, IT'S THE PROBLEM.
IT'S WHO THEY'RE BRINGING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, THEY'RE SUPERSIZING THE HOMES.
AND THEN THAT'S HOW PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN AND ABLE TO RENT OUT THEIR PROPERTIES.
SO I JUST HOPE Y'ALL REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THIS.
'CAUSE IT'S GETTING VERY SERIOUS.
AND IT'S BLATANT AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE REGULAR TAXPAYERS.
NO, WE ALL WANNA RENT OUTTA ROOM, BUT I DON'T WANT ANYBODY IN MY HOUSE
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS SERIOUS MATTER.
SEE, BUT THAT'S THE POINT, ALICIA, IS YOU DON'T WANNA HAVE SOMEBODY IN YOUR HOUSE.
ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF A RUMOR AND BORDER IS THAT THE OWNER HAS TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE.
YOU CAN'T JUST BUY A HOUSE AND THEN RENT OUT ROOMS FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE.
THE OWNER IS THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE SHARING THE KITCHEN AND THE BATHROOM.
AND SO, SO THAT MEANS EVERYONE'S GONNA START DOING ADS JUST MOVING IN.
THEY JUST OPENING UP THE CAN WORMS. ONCE YOU OPEN UP THE CAN AND THEY JUMP OUT.
Y'ALL KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S A SHORTAGE OF HOUSES, SO PEOPLE GOING TO DO ANYTHING THEY CAN TO, TO PUT PEOPLE IN AND MAKE A LIVING, BUT THEY CAN'T DO IT ON OUR BACKS.
SO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE TOWN CAN DO TO GO AFTER THOSE ADS? I MEAN, I, I, I SEE THAT, UM, BRIDGET AND ALICIA HAVE SUBMITTED, UM, EVIDENCE OF, OF PEOPLE, UM, LISTING ADS.
IS THERE ANY WAY, UM, BOB, THAT, THAT THE TOWN CAN, UM, YOU KNOW, INVESTIGATE THOSE ADS? YEAH, I HAVE, UH, UH, WE'RE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE THOSE ADS AND THAT'S, UH, IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, OF VIOLATIONS AND EVERYTHING GO OUT ON THAT.
BUT I HAVE TO CLICK A, A LITTLE MORE EVIDENCE FIRST ON SOME OF THESE.
AND I, LIKE, I, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THE ADDRESSES, UH, AT THIS TIME, OF COURSE.
AND JUDITH, I WOULD JUST MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PROBLEM NOT ONLY IN PARKWAY HOMES, BUT IN OTHER AREAS AS WELL.
AND THE WAY WE ADDRESS IT IS HAVING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THAT AREA WITH RESPECT TO THIS ISSUE.
AND THEN WE ERADICATE THE PROBLEM IN THAT AREA.
IT MAY MOVE TO ANOTHER AREA, BUT WE DO HAVE WAYS TO ADDRESS IT AND IT DOES GET ADDRESSED.
SO I'M GLAD THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY HAS BROUGHT THESE COMMENTS TO OUR ATTENTION.
AND I THINK IF YOU GIVE US SOME TIME, WE'LL ADDRESS IT AND YOU'LL COME BACK AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN, UM, ADDRESSED.
SO THE LAST TIME THAT I WAS HERE WAS SEPTEMBER AFTER HURRICANE IDA.
AND, UM, I WAS TEARFUL, I'M UPSET NOW.
IT'S BEEN SEVEN MONTHS SINCE THE HURRICANE AND I'M STILL IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE, PLACE.
MY HOUSE HAS BEEN GUTTED DOWN TO THE BEANS, THE FLOOR'S RIPPED UP.
UM, MY FURNACE WATER HERE, EVERYTHING IS GONE.
UM, I'VE BEEN LIVING AT A, IN A HOTEL SINCE SEPTEMBER.
UM, I HAVE, UH, DONE EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN ASKED OF ME, UH, FROM EVERYONE, UM, FOR RAISING THE HOME IN SEPTEMBER, UM, PAUL FINA REACHED OUT TO ME AND THE OTHER PEOPLE IN MY, ON MY STREET ON BABBITT COURT AND ASKED WHO WAS INTERESTED IN RAISING THE HOMES.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF HOMEOWNERS WHO WERE INTERESTED.
SO ELMSFORD IS HISTORICALLY A FLOOD ZONE, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
UM, AND I WAS AWARE THAT THE HOME FLOODED, BUT I WAS NOT AWARE TO THE EXTENT.
UM, I WAS AWARE AFTER THE FACT.
ONCE WE SAW THAT THEY CUT THE WALL AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH LOOK, THE CHOP LINE IS HERE AT THE, FOR FOOT MARK.
UM, SO BACK 10 YEARS AGO WHEN THE, HOW, WHEN THE STREET FIRST FLOODED, THEY DID SOMETHING WITH FEMA FOR, THEY DID 80 20.
THE HOMEOWNERS AT THE TIME WHO
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WERE, UH, ABLE TO AFFORD IT, THEY WENT THROUGH WITH THE 80 20.THE OTHER ONES WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD IT, THEY DID NOT GO THROUGH WITH IT 'CAUSE THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
MY HOUSE WAS ONE OF THE HOUSES THAT THE HOMEOWNER, THE PREVIOUS HOMEOWNER, COULD NOT AFFORD TO DO THE 80 20 WITH FEMA.
SO THE HOME WAS NEVER ELEVATED, BRINGING US FAST FORWARD TO NOW, THE HOME FLOODED SEPTEMBER OF 2021.
I'VE DONE THE S B A LOAN, WHICH I WAS APPROVED FOR.
I HAVE JUST RECENTLY, UH, LAST WEEK DID THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.
'CAUSE I WAS ASKING THE TOWN IF THE RECORDS WERE AVAILABLE.
I HAD TO PAY $1,100 OUT OF POCKET.
I'M STILL PAYING MY MORTGAGE FOR A HOUSE THAT I'M NOT LIVING IN.
I'M PAYING ALL OF MY PRE-DISASTER BILLS.
AND FEMA REIMBURSES FAR AND FEW IN BETWEEN FOR THE, UM, THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
UM, I HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT'S EXACERBATED BY STRESS.
MY STRESS LEVELS ARE THROUGH THE ROOF.
I'M A REGISTERED NURSE DURING A PANDEMIC.
I HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITHIN FEMA.
I'VE SPOKEN TO FEMA'S DEPARTMENTS.
I CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP WITH GREENBERG TOWN, WITH PAUL FINER REGULARLY.
UP UNTIL RECENTLY, I SPOKE WITH SOMEBODY FROM THE FEMA MITIGATION DEPARTMENT.
SHE THEN GAVE ME THE, UH, INFORMATION IN THAT OF A MS. MARLENE WHITE, WHO'S THE CHIEF OF HAZARD MITIGATION.
AND SHE CONFIRMED THAT THERE'S TWO PROGRAMS, TWO GRANTS AVAILABLE.
I WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SUB APPLICANT.
THE TOWN HAS TO APPLY ON MY BEHALF.
AND I FIND OUT SEVEN MONTHS LATER, NO APPLICATION HAS BEEN DONE ON THE RESIDENTS, ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF BABBITT COURT, WHICH IS FRUSTRATING.
AND TO BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU, I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LIED TO BECAUSE THE WHOLE TIME THAT I KEEP ASKING ABOUT WHERE ARE WE WITH THIS? IT'S, OH, WE'RE WAITING FOR FEMA.
YOU CAN'T, UH, REBUILD, YOU WON'T GET REIMBURSED.
I'M LITERALLY STUCK WITH MY HANDS TIED BEHIND MY BACK AND GETTING SLAPPED IN THE FACE.
SO NOW THE DEADLINE IS JUNE 1ST.
SO I NEED TO KNOW WHO IS GONNA SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION ON OUR BEHALF.
ARE THEY GONNA DO IT? ARE THEY COMPETENT ENOUGH TO COMPLETE IT IN ITS ENTIRETY CORRECTLY SO THAT IT DOES NOT GET SHUT DOWN AND SENT BACK AND REJECTED BECAUSE IT'S NOT COMPLETED PROPERLY.
AND I NEED THIS DONE BEFORE JUNE 1ST.
I'M SURE EVERYBODY HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING, A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS, A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR'S.
YOU'RE NOW GOING TO PASSOVER IN EASTER.
I'M 41 YEARS OLD AND HOMELESS.
I UNDERSTAND HOW FRUSTRATING THAT IS.
I CAN NOT CONTINUE ON LIKE THAT.
AND I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT TIMER.
I DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT EMPATHY.
I SPOKE TO N TO TOIA CONSTRUCTION.
SEPTEMBER SIGNED A CONTRACT TO PUT MY HOUSE BACK TOGETHER.
CAN I JUST MAKE A SUGGESTION BECAUSE I, I'VE BEEN SPEAKING TO RICH V AND YOU, THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS, YOU KNOW, PRACTICALLY EVERY TWO OR THREE DAYS, YOU KNOW, AND I, THE ISSUE IS THE TOWN BOARD, THE ISSUE IS BASICALLY THE TOWN BOARD HAS TO DECIDE.
UH, HE, HE INDICATED THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO BASICALLY DO THE APPLICATION.
HOWEVER, WE COULD HIRE A CONSULTANT TO DO IT, WHICH I WOULD PERSONALLY SUPPORT.
AND I HAVE SAID THAT I WOULD SUPPORT THAT, BUT IT'S NOT MY DECISION, YOU KNOW, ALONE, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE TOWN BOARD, UM, DECIDING THAT WE WANNA SPEND TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND IT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS, UM, TO BASICALLY, I'M JUST, I'M JUST WELL NUMBER AND RIGHT, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PROBLEM IS AFTER THE STORM.
I MEAN, I BASICALLY PERSONALLY AGREE WITH YOU BECAUSE AFTER THE STORM WE MADE, WE BASICALLY, EVERYBODY SAID, WE WANNA HELP PEOPLE WHO NEED THEIR HOMES UPLIFTED.
WE REACHED OUT TO FEMA AND THEY SAID IT'S A VERY, VERY LONG PROCESS.
VERY, VERY DI IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A DIFFICULT PROCESS THAT, SO, YOU KNOW, I HAD CALLED FEMA.
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MEETING WITH PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, AT FEMA.UM, AVID COURT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE THERE'S BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, WE DID GET
AND YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU NOW SEVEN MONTHS LATER ARE TELLING ME, I'M NOT SAYING THAT.
THAT WELL, WELL, A PERSON IS NOT AVAILABLE.
JUST TRYING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
I NO, I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU HELP.
IT'S, IT'S, NO, LET ELLEN TALK.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE FORM IS, WHAT THE, WHAT HAS TO BE DONE.
AND LET ME LOOK AT IT THROUGH SOME OTHER MEANS.
SO I HAVE STATE SHE'S TRYING TO HELP.
IT'S, SHE SAID SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE FORMS ARE.
I HAVE THE INFORMATION FROM THE CHIEF OF HAZARD OF MITIGATION.
GIVE THE, MAY I PLEASE GIVE IT TO YOU.
IT'S A H M G P AND THAT'S DUE BY THE 1ST OF JUNE.
ONE IS UNDER IDA, THE OTHER ONE'S UNDER COVID.
AND YOU CAN SPEAK TO A MS. MARLENE WHITE.
GIVE, GIVE ME HER NUMBER THOUGH, JUST TO BE SURE.
I'M PRETTY SURE I HAVE IT, BUT NOT, I CAN'T FIND MY OTHER PHONE.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AM I A DISRESPECTFUL PERSON AND I NEED TO, I MEAN, 'CAUSE I SEEM TO FEEL LIKE MR. LEWIS JUST HAS AN AGENDA AS FAR AS TRYING TO STAY ON IT.
I UNDERSTAND YOU GUYS ARE TIRED.
IT'S BEEN A LONG SEVEN MONTHS FOR ME AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING LIKE I UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T, 'CAUSE I'M NOT LIVING WHAT YOU'VE LIVED, BUT I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF EMPATHY AS WE ALL DO.
SO LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MS. WHITE'S PHONE NUMBER IS (518) 292-2375.
HER EMAIL IS MARTIN MARLENE, M A R L E N E DOT WHITE, W H I T E AT DH.
S AS IN SAM, E SS DEPARTMENT OF SERVICE, BUT, UH, DEPARTMENT OF HAZARD SERVICES, D H SS E S GOT IT.
I HAVE THE PEOPLE TO RAISE THE HOUSE READY TO GO.
I, I HAVE PEOPLE DRAWING PLANS FOR THAT TO PUT THE HOME BACK TOGETHER.
I'M JUST PRETTY MUCH WAITING FOR PERMISSION TO GET BACK TO LIVING MY LIFE.
I'M, I'M NOT GONNA MAKE PROMISES BECAUSE I CAN'T, BUT I WILL LOOK INTO THIS, I'LL LOOK AT IT TOMORROW AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.
AND MAY I PLEASE HAVE, YOU CAN GIVE ME YOUR INFORMATION, YOUR NUMBER OFFLINE HERE WHEN, BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU DON'T WANNA BROADCAST IT TO THE REST OF GREENBERG.
I JUST TO HEAR AGAIN SEVEN MONTHS LATER THAT A PERSON ISN'T AVAILABLE TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION.
IF I MAKE A SUGGESTION, I HAVE A RIGHT TO TALK JUST LIKE YOU DO.
I WAS GONNA SAY, I WANNA SAY SOMETHING.
YOU STOOD ON MY LAWN AND YOU TOOK AN INTERVIEW WITH I SAY SOMETHING I'M GONNA JUST SUGGEST ON MY PROPERTY.
I'M JUST, AND YOU TOOK AN INTERVIEW ON MY PROPERTY.
I'M SUGGESTING THAT WE PUT THIS ON THE WORK SESSION AGENDA NEXT WEEK AND THEN WE GET YOU IN TOMORROW.
WE HAVE A TOWN BOARD, UH, WORK SESSION.
I'M, I'M SAYING I AM SUGGESTING THAT WE HAVE A WORK SESSION NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE GONNA PUT IT ON THE WORK SESSION AGENDA NEXT WEEK AND THE TOWN BOARD WILL MEET WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS AND WE'LL HEAR WHAT YOU SAY.
AND YOU'RE INVITED TO THE MEETING.
OKAY, WELL, WE'LL SEE, WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET RESULTS.
DO YOU REALIZE HOW HARD I WORK? OKAY, WELL, WE'LL, WE'RE, WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE CAN.
DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD I WORK IF I SHOWED YOU MY WORK SCHEDULE, MY CALL SCHEDULE.
AND ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS SAVE MY MONEY SO I CAN GO BACK HOME.
I DON'T CARE IF I CANNOT SLEEP, HAVE A BED OR SOFA TO SIT ON.
I JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO GO HOME.
I DON'T THINK I'M ASKING FOR A LOT.
YOU SAT THERE WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AND YOU SAID TO THEM,
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SOLIDARITY AND POWER THAT NOT, YOU'RE NOT HELPING ME.CAN I JUST NO, PUT YOUR PEN ON.
YOU DON'T GET THAT BECAUSE YOU GET TO GO HOME.
YOU GET TO SLEEP IN YOUR OWN BED.
I MY FIGHT SINCE SEPTEMBER, YOU DON'T GET TO TELL ME HOW TO BEHAVE, HOW TO ACT, HOW ANGRY I CAN AND CANNOT BE.
IF NOT, AND IT'S NOT EVEN AN ULTIMATUM.
I'LL BE GOING TO EVERY SINGLE NEWS FORUM AND I WILL EXPOSE YOU.
YOU TOOK AN INTERVIEW ON MY PROPERTY.
YOU CALLED ME, YOU CALLED NEWS 12.
WERE MS. RODRIGUEZ, I'M GONNA TREAT YOU BETTER THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
I STILL, I SOUGHT THE TOWN FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT NOT YOU.
SO IF THIS IS ONE OF YOUR POLITICAL STUNTS, IT'S GONNA BITE YOU AND IT'S GONNA BITE YOU HARD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? GERALD BUNTINGS.
I THINK MR. BUNTING MAY HAVE LEFT.
HE WAS HERE, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE, UM, GAS STATION OWNERS IN SAM'S CLUB.
OKAY, MR. BUNTING, PLEASE UNMUTE.
YOU CAN SPEAK AND IF YOU TURN ON YOUR VIDEO, YOU'LL BE DISPLAYED.
MR. BUNTING, YOU HAVE TO UNMUTE JUDITH, DO YOU WANNA CALL THE NEXT, OH, THERE WE GO.
UM, I ACTUALLY STEPPED OUT OF THE ROOM FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, UM, SO I DIDN'T HEAR QUITE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.
UM, OUR INTEREST IS TO FIND OUT WHEN, UH, THE TOWN OF GREENBURG IS GONNA HOLD A VOTE ON THIS MATTER.
AND YOU, IF WE HAVE TO START THE, UM, THE CLOCK.
I THINK THAT WAS HIS QUESTION.
DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MR. BUNTING? OTHER THAN THAT, UH, NO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M HERE.
WE'RE WATCHING, UH, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE ATTENTION YOU'VE PAID TO THIS MATTER.
I KNOW IT'S, UM, ABSORBED A LOT OF TIME FOR THE TOWN.
UH, BUT AS I WROTE TO THE TOWN A FEW DAYS AGO, UM, THE PEOPLE I REPRESENT, UM, HAVE BUSINESSES AND THEY NEED TO KNOW WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE CONTINUING TO INVEST IN THOSE BUSINESSES TO PLAN AHEAD OR WHETHER THEY SHOULD JUST FOLD SHOP BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING.
SO I WOULD JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, I DID RECEIVE YOU A LETTER AND I KNOW THE TOWN BOARD, I BELIEVE RECEIVED IT AS WELL.
AND I KNOW THAT MR. DUQUE AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECEIVED IT.
AND I THINK THE TOWN BOARD IS GONNA BE MEETING AT SOME POINT TO DISCUSS THE MATTER.
WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE, BUT I THINK IT'LL BE RELATIVELY SOON.
AND I KNOW SAM'S CLUB IS INTERESTED IN AS WELL, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE AN ANSWER THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU TODAY.
BUT DO UNDERSTAND SAM'S CLUB IS A VERY LARGE ORGANIZATION, UM, AND THEY C THEY CAN AFFORD TO PLAN LONG TERM.
UM, MY CLIENTS, UH, CAN'T DO THAT.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH THIS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THE TOWN BOARD RESERVED JUDGMENT AND THEN NO DECISION WAS RENDERED FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.
AND THEN LO AND BEHOLD, UH, THE MATTER CAME
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BEFORE A WORK SESSION OF THE TOWN BOARD.AND THE TOWN BOARD SAID, HEY, WE'RE GONNA VOTE IN 10 DAYS OR 11 DAYS.
UH, SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
WE DON'T WANNA BE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE.
SO, UM, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I WILL YIELD TO EVERYBODY ELSE WHO ALSO HAS IMPORTANT THINGS TO SAY.
WELL, THE VOTE THAT WE SAID WE WERE GONNA HAVE IN 10 DAYS WAS WHETHER OR NOT TO OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING AND HEAR A COMMENT.
IT WASN'T THAT WE WERE GONNA VOTE ON THE PROJECT.
UM, ACTUALLY MY RECOLLECTION IS, IS THAT YOU WERE GONNA VOTE ON THE PROJECT ITSELF WITHOUT HAVING THE PUBLIC.
YES, IT WAS MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT YOU WERE GONNA VOTE.
AND IT WAS ONLY WHEN WE SHOWED UP AND MADE A BIG STINK THAT YOU GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IN OPPOSITION.
I HAVE, I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY.
AND I WANT YOU GENTLEMEN AND LADIES, UM, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE TO FINISH THIS MEETING.
BEFORE WE GET TO MS. WEEMS, IS THERE ANYBODY PHYSICALLY PRESENT WHO WANTS TO SPEAK? NO.
I DON'T, NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP.
I I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I, UM, I CALLED ON EVERYONE WHO CAME UP AND SUBMITTED A FORM TO SPEAK.
UM, IS ANYONE PRESENT A A ANYONE'S PRESENT THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK? NO.
OKAY, CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? YES.
I AM GOING TO, UM, STATE WHAT THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE ME STATED.
MR. RODRIGUEZ MOVED ME SOMETHING TERRIBLY.
AND, UM, ALSO, I JUST WANNA SAY ONE THING, AND THAT'S INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE.
INHUMANITY ANYWHERE ENABLES, ENABLES EMBOLDENS PEOPLE TO BE INHUMANE AND REGIMES TO JUST DO ANY TYPE OF UGLINESS THEY CARE TO DO.
IF YOU WANNA STOP SOMETHING, YOU DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT IS STARTED AND YOU STOP IT IN YOUR OWN HOMETOWN.
I PLAN TO WRITE YOU A LETTER BECAUSE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS JUST TOO LONG AND I'M GONNA SEND IT TO EVERYONE POSSIBLE PRESIDENT BIDEN, I'LL SEND IT TO UM, LATIMER AND, BUT FOR GREENBERG, I EXPECT TO SEE SOME ACTION ON IT, BUT I DON'T WISH TO PROLONG THIS EVENING ANY LONGER THAN IT'S POSSIBLE.
UM, WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, I, I NEED TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING IF ANYBODY CAN HELP ME.
I'VE SPOKEN ON PARKWAY HOMES, PARKWAY GARDENS BECOMING AN HISTORIC LANDMARK, NEEDING TO UNDERSTAND DOES THIS PROTECT THEM FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THEM? I'VE ATTEMPTED TO GET ON, GO INTO THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THIS.
I'VE NOT GOTTEN IN CONSISTENT ZOOM LINKS.
THERE WAS ONE LAST NIGHT, I DIDN'T GET TO GO BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET THE LINK.
YOU'RE NOT, YOU GUYS AREN'T GOING TO ANSWER ME.
I GET IT, BUT I DON'T BECAUSE THERE ARE WAYS TO PROTECT THIS.
THIS IS A BLACK HISTORIC COMMUNITY THAT WAS CREATED.
I MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH HISTORY THERE, SO MUCH HISTORY, AND I, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ALL RESOURCES AREN'T BEING PRESENTED TO PROTECT
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THIS COMMUNITY.I'VE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IN EMAIL TO SUPERVISOR FINER TO THE TOWN BOARD, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION FOR ANTISEMITISM, WHICH IS NECESSARY AND NEEDED AND GRATEFUL THAT IT'S BEEN PASSED.
BUT THERE WAS AN ELEMENT TO THIS THAT SPOKE OF ANNUAL REPORTS TO BE GENERATED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF GREENBERG THAT EARMARKED PEOPLE THAT ENCOUNTER, I GUESS THE POLICE THAT ARE ANTI-SEMITIC.
I'VE ASKED WHAT IS THE DEFINITION THE TOWN BOARD IS USING TO DESCRIBE ANTI-SEMITISM THEM, WHAT DEFINITION IS THE TOWN BOARD GIVING TO THE GREENBERG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CREATE REPORTS ABOUT ANTI-SEMITIC BEHAVIOR? I'VE ALSO ASKED WHAT IS THE WORKING DEFINITION THAT THE TOWN BOARD IS USING FOR ANTI-BLACK? AND I'M ALSO ASKING, ARE THEY PART OF THESE ANNUAL REPORTS? I PUT IT IN WRITING.
YOU KNOW, IT'S SHAMEFUL HOW THIS TOWN BOARD IS USING THEIR POWER TO BECOME A DICTATORSHIP.
YOU'RE TREADING WHEN YOU INVOLVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN AND MANAGING, MAINTAINING REPORTS BASED ON ANTISEMITISM.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS THE REDS WHEN THEY TOOK LISTS AND, AND NAMES AND THEY RUINED PEOPLE'S LIVES.
THEY WERE HOMELESS, THEY WERE SHUNNED, THEY WERE KICKED OUTTA UNITED STATES.
I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE REMEMBER WHEN PEOPLE COULD SIMPLY SAY THAT A BLACK MAN LOOKED AT A WHITE WOMAN AND HE WOULD BE LYNCHED.
THERE WERE NO DEFINITIONS GIVEN TO PEOPLE.
PEOPLE WERE DRAGGED OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND LYNCHED BECAUSE SOMEBODY SAID THAT THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING THAT WASN'T IN ALIGNMENT MEANT WITH GOVERNMENT AND POLICE.
THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITHOUT INCLUDING THE TOWN, YOU KNOW, A PARKING TICKET.
YOU ARE DISCUSSING HOW YOU OUTLINE WHEN SOMEONE IS NOT HAVING THE PROPER, UM, UH, HOME OWNERSHIP, THE RIGHT TO BE A, THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN THE HOME AND OWN OWNER OCCUPANCY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU HAVE ALL THE THINGS YOU DO TO PEOPLE THAT BREAK THESE LAWS.
IT IT'S BEING ANTISEMITIC AGAINST THE LAW.
WHAT, SORRY, MS. BROWN, YOU, YOUR FIVE MINUTES JUST, UH, EXPIRED.
OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. LEWIS.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU THIS IS DANGEROUS.
AND TO SAY NOTHING DOESN'T MEAN THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO BE HARMED BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING HARMED RIGHT NOW.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, I'M ALSO DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT I'VE HEARD THIS EVENING.
MY HEART GOES OUT TO MS. RODRIGUEZ AND I TRULY, TRULY HOPE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE, BUT WHY I'M CALL, YOU JUST HAVE TO START THE
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CLOCK.BUT AS I SAID, MY HEART GOES OUT TO MS. RODRIGUEZ AND I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE FOR HER.
UM, GOOD EVENING TOWN SUPERVISOR PAUL FINER AND COUNSELOR TIM LEWIS AND COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS AND GINA JACKSON AND COUNCILMAN KEN JONES, SQUIRE AND FRANCIS SHEEN.
MY QUESTION GOES TO COUNCILMAN KEN JONES.
THE LAST TIME I HEARD FROM YOU WAS THROUGH AN EMAIL MARCH 9TH, UH, GUARDIAN, MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IN THE, UH, FALSIFIED POLICE REPORT THAT WERE FILED AGAINST ME THROUGH THE, UH, GREENBERG HOUSING AUTHORITIES, UH, FEDERAL, UM, UH, EMPLOYEES.
AND I ASKED YOU IF YOU WOULD LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME.
AND I HAD SENT YOU NUMEROUS, UM, EMAILS BECAUSE I HAD FIRST RE APPLIED, HAD REACHED OUT TO, UH, TOWN SUPERVISOR PAUL FINER, AND HE HAD ASSURED ME THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION.
SO I FIGURED THAT YOU B M A LIAISON, THAT YOU COULD KIND OF LOOK DEEPER AND POSSIBLY GET ACCESS TO THE, UH, F UH, FALSIFIED POLICE REPORTS THAT WERE FILED, UM, AGAINST ME.
THERE WERE TWO AND I HAD ACTUALLY SENT YOU A, MY TELEPHONE NUMBER AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU AND COUNSEL WOMEN SH UH, UH, HELEN SHEAN, UM, EXCUSE ME,
AND EVERY TIME I SEND CORRESPONDENCE TO ANYONE, I ALWAYS PUT MY EMAIL ADDRESS AND MY TELEPHONE NUMBER.
AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM YOU, UH, UH, MR. JONES.
AND IF THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT, OR IF YOU FEEL THAT THIS WOULD PUT YOU IN, UM, UH, I DON'T KNOW, UM, CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT YOU ARE NOT ANSWERING MY, UM, PHONE CALL OR RESPONDING TO MY EMAILS.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU TOWN SUPERVISOR PAUL FINDER, THAT YOU HAVEN'T RESPONDED TO THE EMAIL BECAUSE I CC'D YOU ON IT.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR MY TIME, BUT I HAVEN'T USED STUFF YET.
HOW MANY MORE MINUTES DO I HAVE? UM, LEFT.
UH, LEWIS, YOU HAVE TWO UH, MINUTES AND 25 SECONDS.
UM, CAN I SEE THAT YOU'VE TAKEN YOUR MASK OFF? COULD YOU RE-EMAIL ME BECAUSE I I DON'T REMEMBER SAYING IT.
I JUST THOUGHT THAT POSSIBLY 'CAUSE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THE, THAT THIS IS HOLY WEEK FOR EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL OR THOSE WHO DO NOT CELEBRATE THE HOLY WEEK.
BUT, UM, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF I WOULD GET SOME KIND OF RESPONSE BACK AND BECAUSE I'M GOING OUTTA MY WAY THIS EVENING BECAUSE TODAY ALSO IS MY SON'S 38TH BIRTHDAY, SO I'M TAKING AWAY TIME FROM HIM.
AND HIS NAME IS SEAN LAMAR SWAN.
HAPPY FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
ABRAMS, UH, CLIFF, CLIFF DECLINED.
OKAY, THEN WE DO NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER REQUESTS.
UH, DID YOU, YOU FILL OUT, I FILLED OUT YET MEETING DUE TO THE RER A YEAR AND A OH, WELCOME.
WERE YOU HERE FROM THE BEGINNING? WERE YOU HERE FROM THE BEGINNING WITH THE FLAG RAISING? WELL, I, I, I THINK DURING THE UKRAINE.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE THE AGENDA.
[ BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Appointment of Shauna Denkensohn as an Alternate Member to the Zoning Board of Appeals, for a term to expire December 31, 2022]
AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENT OF SHAUNA JENKINSON AS ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE TO THE ZONING BOARD FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.[02:30:01]
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT.SECOND, JOSE AYE UM, RESOLUTION COUNCIL ZA, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT UM, THE TERM CLERK'S OFFICE IS NOT RECEIVING ANY INFORMATION ON THESE, UH, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BEING APPOINTED TO THE UM, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY MAKE A REQUEST TO YOU AND THE TOWN BOARD THAT WE RESPECT A PROCESS THAT WAS PUT INTO PLACE BY MYSELF SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE INTERESTED IN A BOARD OR PERMISSION, THEY'RE REFERRED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE, THEY'RE THEN ASKED BY THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE TO SUBMIT A RESUME AND CONTACT INFORMATION.
THEN THE CLERK'S OFFICE INFORMS THE TOWN BOARD.
AN INTERVIEW IS SET UP AND THE BOARD MAKES A DECISION REGARDING APPOINTING THAT INDIVIDUAL.
AND THEN THE CLERK'S OFFICE HAS ALL OF THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS WE HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVING INFORMATION.
UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING NEWLY APPOINTED, UM, BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2018.
[ TB 1 - 4/13/2022 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh adopting a Home Rule Message of Support and requesting that the NYS Legislature execute a Town Home Rule Request seeking amendment of section 1202 of the NYS Tax Law to permit Village officials on behalf of certain Villages and the Town Board on behalf of the Unincorporated area of the Town of Greenburgh (Unincorporated Greenburgh) to extend existing Local Laws imposing a hotel and/or motel “Occupancy Tax” on persons occupying rooms for hire in the respective municipalities]
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OR THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ADOPTING A HOME WHO WILL MESSAGE YOUR SUPPORT AND REQUESTING THAT THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE EXECUTE A TOWN HOME RULE REQUEST SEEKING AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1202 OF THE NEW YORK STATE TAX LAW TO PERMIT VILLAGE OFFICIALS ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN VILLAGES IN THE TOWN BOARD ON BEHALF OF UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, UM, UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG TO EXTEND EXISTING LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING A HOTEL AND OR MOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.I'D LIKE TO MOVE, MOVE THAT ONE PERSON'S OCCUPYING ROOMS FOR HIRE IN THE RESPECTIVE OF MINNESOTA.
[ TB 3 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing the retention of Harfenist, Kraut & Perlman, to serve as Outside Counsel to a committee addressing an intra-departmental complaint, at an hourly rate of $275, total not to exceed $25,000]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RETENTION OF ISTS, KR AND PERLMAN TO SERVE AS OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO A COMMITTEE ADDRESSING AN RA DEPARTMENTAL COMPLAINT AT AN HOURLY RATE OF 2 75 TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $25,000.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ TB 4 - 4/13/2022 Resolution requesting our NYS representatives to adopt legislation that will allow the Town of Greenburgh to assess all newly constructed condominiums to reflect the most current market value as all other real property]
REQUESTING ERROR NEW YORK STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO ADOPT LEGISLATION THAT WILL ALLOW THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO ASSESS ALL NEWLY CONSTRUCTED CONDOMINIUMS TO REFLECT THE MOST CURRENT MARKET VALUE AS ALL OTHER REAL PROPERTY.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
UM, THE, WE DID THE LEA ALREADY
[ AT 1 – 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing settlement of property damage related Claim, File No: 125/21C by Laura Zeyer, for an amount not to exceed $500]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED CLAIM 1 25 21 C BY LAURA ZARE FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR.
CAN I JUST ASK HER SECOND TB FIVE GINA RESOLUTION
[ AT 2 – 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing settlement of property damage related Claim, File No.: 21//22C, by Sterling Timberlake-Brown, for an amount not to exceed $100]
AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED CLAIM FILE NUMBER 2122 C WEST STERLING TIMBERLAKE GROUND FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED A HUNDRED DOLLARS.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT $500 SAYS A HUNDRED.
I'M SORRY, 82 I YOU YOU WENT TO A T TWO.
[ AT 3 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing settlement of a claim/litigation personal injury related Claim, File No.: 12/18, Michael B. Ronemus, as attorney for Stephen DeCristofaro v. the Town of Greenburgh and Greenburgh Police Department, for a total amount not to exceed $100,000 (To be reimbursed by Insurer)]
AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM LITIGATION PERSONAL, UM, INJURY RELATED CLAIM FILE NUMBER 1218.UM, MICHAEL RONNE MU, UM, FOR, UM, AS AN ATTORNEY FOR STEVEN DE CHRISTO FARROW VERSUS THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR TOTAL AMOUNT NOT EXCEED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE REIMBURSED BY INSURER.
[ AT 4 – 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing settlement of supplemental property damage related Claim, File No.: 08/22c, by Eric Lederer, for an amount not to exceed $2,132.68]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED CLAIM FILE NUMBER 8 22 C BY ERIC LETTERER PRINT AMOUNT NOT 2001 32 68.[ AT 5 – 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing settlement of property damage related Claim, File No.: 30/22C, by Melanie Gomez, for an amount not to exceed $100]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED CLAIM FILE NUMBER 3 22 C BY MELANIE GOMEZ FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED A HUNDRED DOLLARS.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ AT 6 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner GEJ Tarrytown LLC for property located at 120 White Plains Road. The Town’s share of the refund is $14,752±; the County’s share is $109,979±; the Saw Mill Valley Sewer District’s share is $15,520±; the Irvington Union Free School District’s share is $636,726±. Refunds from all sources total $776,977±.]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX SURGERY AREA SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER G E J TARRYTOWN FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 20 BY PLAINS ROAD TOWN SHARE OF THE REFUND IS 14,752.UH, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES 7 7 6 9 7 7.
[ AT 7 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Racwel Contracting & Construction Corp. for property located at 17 Dearman Close. The Town’s share of the refund is $539±; the County’s share is $4,047±; the No. Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $591±; the Irvington Union Free School District’s share is $23,117±. Refunds from all sources total $28,294±]
AYE.RE AUTHORIZING TAX SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER ROCKWELL CONTRACTING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY REFUNDS FROM WALL SOURCES 28,294.
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LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.[ AT 8 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Holy Spirit Association of the Unification of World Christianity for property located at 548, 723 and 0 Broadway. The County Refuse District’s share is $5,078; the Saw Mill Valley Sewer District’s share is $8,461±. Refunds from all sources total $13,539±]
AYE.RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX ARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIFICATION OF WORLD CHRISTIANITY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 4 8 7 2 3 AND ZERO BROADWAY TOTAL AMOUNT IS 13 5 3 9.
[ AT 9 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing an agreement with WestCop to provide Social Services to the Town of Greenburgh for calendar year 2022, at a cost not to exceed $16,837 plus up to $400 reimbursement for meal delivery mileage expenses documented to the satisfaction of the Town Comptroller]
AYE.RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH WEST CUP TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022 AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED 16,000 8 37 PLUS UP TO $400 REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEAT DELIVERY, MILEAGE EXPENSES, MAIL DELIVERY, MAIL DELIVERY, UH, DOCUMENTED TO THE SATISFACTION OF TOWN CONTROLLER.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ AT 10 – 4/13/2022 Resolution approving the retention of William Marletta Safety Consultants, in the matter of Kristine Provenzale v. the Town of Greenburgh, for an amount not to exceed $2,500]
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RETENTION OF WILLIAM, UM, MARIETTA SAFETY CONSULTANTS IN THE MATTER OF CHRISTINE PRO PROVENAL, UH, UM, VERSUS THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 2,500.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THOSE SECOND ON FAVOR, AYE.
[ CL 1 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing street closing of Edgemont Road, between Round Hill Road and Edgemont Place, on Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM (Rain Date: Sunday, April 24, 2022), for the Old Edgemont Association to host their Annual Earth Day Celebration]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STREET CLOSING OF EDGE ONE ROAD BETWEEN ROUND HOLE ROAD AND EDGE.ONE PLACE, UM, ON, UM, APRIL 23RD, UH, FROM ONE TO FOUR.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND DATE OF APRIL 24TH.
[ CL 2 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing street closing of Robin Hill Road at its easterly and westerly intersections with Mt Joy Avenue, on Sunday, May 15, 2022, from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM, for the residents of Robin Hill Road to hold their Neighborhood Block Party]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STREET CLOSING OF ROBIN HILL ROAD, UM, FOR, UM, AT ITS EASTERLY AND WESTERLY INTERSECTIONS WITH MATT JOY ON SUNDAY, MAY 15TH FROM TWO TO, UH, SIX 8:00 PM FOR RESIDENCE OF ROBIN HILL ROAD HOTEL, THE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ To consider an Amended Site Plan Application submitted by Hackley School, located at 293 Benedict Avenue (P.O. Tarrytown, NY) (See Resolution CD 4 below)]
[ CL 3 - 4/13/2022 Resolution scheduling Public Hearings for Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 7:30 PM, to consider two one year agreements between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Irvington for Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated Greenburgh residents of the East Irvington Fire Protection District, for the years 2021 and 2022, respectively]
RESOLUTION SCHEDULING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH TO CONSIDER TWO ONE YEAR AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND VILLAGE OF IRVINGTON FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG RESIDENTS OF THE EAST IRVINGTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR YEARS 2021 AND 2022.[ CD 1 - 4/13/2022 Resolution Proclaiming April 29, 2022 as Arbor Day in the Town of Greenburgh]
RESOLUTION FOR PLANNING APRIL 29TH AS ARB DAY IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.[ CD 2 – 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh’s Department of Community Development and Conservation to accept a donation of approximately 100 Tree Seedlings from Con-Edison for the 2022 Arbor Day celebration]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF A HUNDRED, UH, TREES.LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ CD 3 – 4/13/2022 Resolution issuing a Negative Declaration for the SEQRA Determination of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh with respect to an Amended Site Plan and related applications Hackley School for property located at 293 Benedict Avenue (P.O. Tarrytown) – Case No. TB 20-11]
ISSUING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR SECRET DETERMINATION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG WITH RESPECT TO THE AMENDED SITE PLAN AND RELATED APPLICATIONS.HACKLEY SCHOOL FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 9 3 BENEDICT AVENUE.
[ CD 4 – 4/13/2022 Resolution approving, with conditions, an Amended Site Plan and Tree Removal Permit Application of Hackley School for property located at 293 Benedict Avenue (P.O. Tarrytown, NY) – Case No. TB 20-11]
APPROVING WITH CONDITIONS AND AMENDED SITE PLAN AND FREE REMOVAL PERMIT APPLICATION OF HACKLEY SCHOOLS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 9 3 BENEDICT AVENUE.WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ CD 5 - 4/13/2022 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh releasing and relinquishing for itself, its successors and assigns any and all rights granted to the Town in the 1990 Commercial Use Agreement, within or affecting any part of the property identified in the 1990 Commercial Use Agreement, associated with properties located at Section 7.60, Block 4, Lots 3, 5, and 6]
OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG RELEASING AND RELINQUISHING FOR ITSELF AS SUCCESSORS AND SIGNS NA AND ALL RIGHTS GRANTED TO THE TOWN IN THE 1990 COMMERCIAL USE AGREEMENT WITHIN OR AFFECTING ANY PART OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED IN THE 1990 COMMERCIAL USE AGREEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH PROPERTY RESULT AS SECTION SEVEN 60 BLOCK FOUR LOT 3, 4, 3, 5 AND SIX.[ CR 1 - 4/13/2022 Resolution accepting on behalf of the Department of Community Resources a $100 donation from Matthew A. Walker, Jr. and Marva Solis Walker to help support the programs at the Theodore D. Young Community Center]
RESOLUTION.ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES A HUNDRED DOLLARS A NATION FROM MAC, UH, WALKER AND MARVER SOLIS WALKER TO HELP SUPPORT, UH, PROGRAMS OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND ON FAVOR, AYE AYE.
[ CO 1 - 4/13/2022 Resolution acknowledging the Required Examination and Audit of the 2021 Justice Court Records and Dockets conducted in Compliance with Section 2019-a of the Uniform Court Act]
AYE.RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING REQUIRED EXAMINATION AWARD OF 2021.
JUSTICE COURT RECORDS AND DOCKETS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 2 0 1 9 A OF THE UNIFORM COURT ACT.
[ PR 1 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh Department of Parks & Recreation to execute a 5-year agreement with Elmsford Little League to use West Rumbrook Park Baseball Fields and other Town fields]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBERG, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO EXECUTE A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH OLMER LITTLE LEAGUE TO USE WESTBROOK PARK BASEBALL FIELDS AND OTHER FIELDS.[ PR 2 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing award to lowest responsible bidder to provide Bus Transportation for 2022 Summer Camps, including Camps Rainbow, Kidco, Good Times, Star, Victory and TDYCC, at a cost not to exceed $284,700]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD TO LOIS, RESPONSIBLE BIDDER TO PROVIDE BUS SERVICE FOR 2022 CAMPS, UH, INCLUDING CAMP RAIN, BO KIKO, GOOD TIMES STAR VICTORY AND T D Y C.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT I TO EXCEED 2 284 700 FIRST, UH, I 84,700? YES.
[ PR 3 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing a 3-year license agreement to operate a food concession at the Anthony F. Veteran Park Pool and Tennis Complex with O'Neill's Concession, which will pay the town $21,400 for the license, as well as $1,400 annually for electric utility service]
AUTHORIZING THREE YEAR LICENSE AGREEMENT.YEAH, LEMME SECOND THAT I SECOND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THREE YEAR LICENSE AGREEMENT TO OPERATE A FOOD CONCESSION AT THE ANTHONY VETERAN PARK POOL AND TENNIS COMPLEX WITH O'NEILL'S CONCESSION.
UH, THEY'LL PAY THEM, UH, US 21,400 FOR THE LICENSE AS
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WELL AS 1400 ANNUALLY FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICES.I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
[ PR 4 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing award to lowest responsible bidders for T-shirts and Miscellaneous Supplies for 2022, at a total cost for all items bid not to exceed $31,417.81]
AYE.UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD TO LOIS, RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR, FOR T-SHIRTS AND MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES AT A TOTAL COST OF $31,417 AND 81 CENTS.
[ PR 5 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing award to lowest responsible bidder or New York State Contract approved vendor, whichever is lowest cost per item meeting specification, for Athletic Supplies for 2022, at a total cost for all items bid not to exceed $27,808.02]
AUTHORIZING AWARD TO LOIS, RESPONSIBLE BIDDER OR A NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT APPROVED THE VENDOR, WHICHEVER IS LOIS, UH, REQUEST PER ITEM MEETING SPECS FOR ATHLETIC SUPPLIES FOR 2022 AT A TOTAL REQUEST, UH, NOT TO EXCEED $27,808 AND 2 CENTS.SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ PR 6 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh Department of Parks & Recreation to solicit Request for Proposals for the Celebrate Greenburgh Fireworks in 2022 and 2023.]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG'S DEPARTMENT PARKS AND RECREATION SOLICIT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR CELEBRATE GREENBURG FIREWORKS, UM, THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR? THAT'LL BE GREAT.[ PR 7 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing award to lowest responsible bidders for 2022 Grounds Maintenance Supplies, at a total cost for all items bid not to exceed $26,578.10]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD TO LOIS, RESPONSIBLE VITTERS FOR 2022 GROUND MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES, THE TOTAL COST FOR ALL ITEMS NOT TO EXCEED 25 6,578 AND 10 CENTS.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT IN FAVOR.
[ PR 8 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing award to lowest responsible bidders for Pool Chemicals and Supplies for 2022, at a total cost for all items bid not to exceed $62,764.92]
AUTHOR, UM, AWARD TO LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR POOL CHEMICALS AND SUPPLIES FOR 2022 AT A TOTAL COST FOR ALL ITEMS NOT TO EXCEED 62,764 92 CENTS.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ PR 9 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing award to lowest responsible bidders for Landscape Supplies for 2022, at a total cost for all items bid not to exceed $7,000]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD TO LOIS, RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES FOR 2022 AT A TOTAL COST FOR ALL ITEMS BID NOT TO EXCEED $7,000.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ PH 1 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh to accept a grant in the amount of $37,500 from the Lanza Family Foundation for the Greenburgh Police Department Summer Youth Camp Program, the Police Camp]
RESOLUTION, UM, AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO ACCEPT THE GRANT, THE AMOUNT OF 37,500 FROM THE LONZA FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT SUMMARY YOUTH CAMP, UH, AND THE POLICE CAMP.THERE'S A FEW ITEMS THAT ARE BEING HELD OVER PO ONE, TWO AND THREE.
UM, RESOLUTION CREATING A DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.
UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREEN SUPERVISOR.
I'M SORRY, I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND FOR SIX.
FIVE AND OH SIX SIX WE'RE DOING NOW.
[ PO 6 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute a Letter of Intent with Westchester County and its Department of Community Mental Health and the Mental Health Association of Westchester to establish a Mobile Crisis Response Team serving the Town of Greenburgh]
AUTHORIZING THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF INTENT WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND THIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF WESTCHESTER TO ESTABLISH A MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM SERVING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.I, I, I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN THE EXHIBIT ONE.
SO LET'S VOTE ON THAT AS AMENDED.
[ PO 7 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing the Supervisor to sign a Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Police Association of Greenburgh]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN A MEMO OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE POLICE ASSOCIATION OF GREENBURG.[ PO 8 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing the Police Department to enter into a contract with the General Services Administration (“GSA”) to purchase an ICOR Technology Mini Caliber Robot in a manner that constitutes competitive bidding]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER, ENTER A CONTRACT WITH GENERAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION TO PURCHASE AN ICORP TECHNOLOGY MINI CALIBER ROBOT IN A MANNER THAT CONSTITUTES, UH, COM COMPETITIVE BIDDING.UM, UM, YOU KNOW, CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAD EMAILED ME.
I WANNA ASK THE CHIEF RELATING TO, UH, THE PO OH SIX, UM, A CONCERN WAS RAISED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAVING IT HERE AT THE TOWN HALL, BUT UM, WHITE PLAINS AND GREENBURG RESIDENTS ARE GONNA BENEFIT.
UH, THERE, COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE COSTS ARE THEIR EXTRA COSTS FOR GREENBURG OVER WHITE PLAINS OR, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
SOMEBODY HAD, YOU KNOW, CALLED ME EARLIER, UM, AND I FORGOT, YOU KNOW, AND BASICALLY JUST HAD EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS THAT, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING THE MENTAL HEALTH, UM, YOU KNOW, OFFICE AT GREENBERG TOWN HALL, BUT IT'S BEING SHARED WITH WHITE PLAINS.
AND ARE THERE ANY EXTRA COSTS THAT GREENBERG IS ASSUMING THAT WHITE PLAINS IS NOT, YOU KNOW, ARE WE SORT OF LIKE THROUGH THIS SUBSIDIZING, UH, WHITE PLAINS? THAT WAS THE QUESTION.
NO, THERE IS NO, THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL COSTS.
I MEAN, THE ELECTRIC IS ON IN THE BUILDING 24 7.
UM, THERE ARE NO ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH IT.
UH, THE ONE ADVANTAGE TO HAVING THEM HERE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG IS OBVIOUSLY WE GET A QUICKER RESPONSE TIME AND WE DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE COURSE OF ANY GIVEN DAY.
SO I THINK THE TOWN BENEFITS FAR MORE THAN ANY TRADE OFF MIGHT BE LOSE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE, ON THE QUESTION AND IF I MIGHT ADD THE, THE, UM, THE OFFICERS AND AND PERSONNEL WILL BE OUT IN THE DEALING
[02:45:01]
WITH ISSUES MORE THAN THEY WILL BE INSIDE? THAT'S CORRECT.SO IT'S, IT, IT'S REALLY JUST HAVING A PLACE TO, YOU KNOW, STOP AND MAKE CALLS OR MAYBE MAKE ADMINISTRATIVE OR WRITE A REPORT AND WRITE A REPORT BASICALLY.
THERE COULD BE A, THERE COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL COST IF THEY, IF THEIR USE OF THE BUILDING, THEY THEN WANT US TO PROVIDE 24 7 SECURITY AT THE DESK.
UM, MANY OF US COME AND GO AFTER HOURS.
I THINK THE PLAN WAS IF THE BUILDING'S SECURE AFTER SECURITY'S GONE RIGHT.
THEY WOULD HAVE CARD ACCESS AND RECORDS CREATED ON THEIR WAY IN AND THEIR WAY OUT.
SO THERE WOULDN'T BE A NEED FOR SECURITY FOR THEM PER SE.
ANY, UH, PERSON WHO IS A CLIENT OR A PATIENT OF THEIRS WILL NEVER BE BROUGHT INTO THE SERVICE.
THEY'LL BE BROUGHT TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS OR A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY.
[ PW 1 - 4/13/2022 Resolution awarding bids for Traffic Materials to the lowest responsible bidders for 2022]
AWARDING BIDS FOR TRAFFIC MATERIALS TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR 2022.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ PW 2 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing an extension of the "Proposed Milling and Resurfacing of Various Streets in the Town of Greenburgh" contract with Montesano Brothers, Inc., for additional road resurfacing, increasing the total amount of the contract by an additional amount not to exceed $3,250,000]
AYE.RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF THE PROPOSED MILLING AND RESURFACING OF VARIOUS STREETS IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG CONTRACT WITH MONTESANO BROTHERS FOR ADDITIONAL ROAD RESURFACING, INCREASING THE AMOUNT, UM, OF THE CONTRACT BY AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,250,000.
3,000,200, 3 MILLION, 250,000.
[ PW 3 - 4/13/2022 Resolution authorizing Auctionsinternational.com, an on-line auction company, be used, at no cost to the Town, to sell one (1) itemized older vehicle considered surplus or needing significant repair]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNT AND ONLINE AUCTION COMPANY BE USED AT NO COST TO THE TOWN TO SOLVE ONE ITEMIZED OLDER VEHICLE CONSIDERING SURPLUS OR NEEDING SIGNIFICANT REPAIR.AND WE WILL PUT ON THE AGENDA THE BABBIT COURT FOR THE WORK SESSION ON, UH, ON, ON TUESDAY.
CLOSING THE MEETING, PAUL? UH, YES.