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OUR GREENBERG, UH, TOWN BOARD MEETING.TODAY IS OCTOBER 26TH AT SEVEN 30.
WELL, AFTER SEVEN 30, UH, PM AND, UM, WE HAVE A, A LONG AGAIN.
UM, AND MAYBE WE COULD START WITH, UM, I GUESS THE ROLL CALL, JUDITH.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
OF ALLEGIANCE OF ALLEGIANCE.ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WOULD YOU REMAIN STANDING, PLEASE? GREAT.
[ MOMENT OF SILENCE In memory of Ed Fields, former Town Constable for 20 years In memory of Carlos Cardenas, community activist, someone who cared and helped many people improve their quality of life In memory of the 1,059,255+ individual victims of COVID-19 who have died in the United States, 6,563,667+ deaths worldwide, each leaving family members and friends too soon In memory of the people in Ukraine killed during Russia's invasion and relentless intentional targeted bombing of civilians in apartment buildings, hospitals, train stations, schools and children centers, with mass graves being found after invaded areas have been retaken, all in Russia's effort to destroy Ukraine and its people, who are forced to fight for their land, their freedom, and general democratic principles. May they rest in peace and peace be restored to Ukraine]
A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF ED FIELDS.UM, ED FIELDS WAS A FORMER TOWN CONSTABLE FOR, UH, 20 YEARS.
UM, HE WAS A WONDERFUL, UH, HUMAN BEING, SOMEBODY WHO REALLY, UH, CARED ABOUT, UM, ABOUT THE TOWN AND WHO ALSO, UH, WAS ABLE TO, UH, BE HELPFUL TO PEOPLE WHO, UM, YOU KNOW, WHO, UH, NEEDED ASSISTANCE.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS COMPASSIONATE, YOU KNOW, VERY, VERY CARING, AND WAS A GREAT, UM, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SERVANT.
AND I JUST WISH WE HAD MORE PEOPLE, UM, IN THE WORLD.
LIKE, LIKE ED, ED FIELDS AND HIS FAMILY IS, IS HERE, AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY, UM, WE APPRECIATE HIM AND WE APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE, AND HE WON'T BE FORGOTTEN.
UM, WE ALSO, UM, HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF CARLOS CARDENAS.
HE WAS A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, UM, LIVED IN THE TOWN FOR, UH, MANY YEARS, AND HE WAS ALWAYS, UM, SOMEBODY WHO CARED.
UM, HE, UM, GREW UP IN, IN MEXICO, UM, AND HE REALLY TRIED IMPROVING PEOPLE'S, UM, PEOPLE'S LIVES.
ALWAYS CALLED ME, UH, GIVING ADVICE, CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS, UM, AND WAS ALWAYS HELPFUL.
SO HE ALSO WILL BE, UH, GREATLY, UH, MISSED.
AND, UM, WE ALSO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF 1,059,255 PLUS INDIVIDUAL VICTIMS OF C OVID 19 HAVE DIED IN THE UNITED STATES, 6 MILLION 563, 667 DEATHS WORLDWIDE, EACH LEAVING FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, UM, UH, TO SOON AND IN MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE KILLED DURING RUSSIA'S INVASION AND RELENTLESS INTENTIONAL TARGETING BOMBINGS OF CIVILIANS AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS, HOSPITALS, TRAIN STATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND CHILDREN'S CENTERS WITH MASS GRAVES BEING FOUND AFTER INVADED.
AREAS HAVE BEEN RETAKEN, ALL IN RUSSIA'S EFFORTS TO DESTROY UKRAINE.
AND ITS PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO FIGHT FOR THE LAND AND THEIR FREEDOM AND GENERAL DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
MAY THE ARREST IN PEACE AND PEACE BE RESTORED TO UKRAINE? THANK YOU.
AND BEFORE, UH, WE MAKE THE PRESENTATION, I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A SHOUT OUT FOR THE GREENBERG HEALTH CENTER BECAUSE I GOT MY, UH, COVID BOOSTER SHOT, UH, TODAY, AND A FLU SHOT THERE.
AND I WAS LIKE, SO IMPRESSED WITH THE HEALTH CENTER.
WELL, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IMPRESSED WITH THE HEALTH CENTER.
I THINK THEY'RE, THEY DO SUCH A MAGNIFICENT JOB, WHICH IS REALLY AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
UM, THERE WERE PROBABLY ABOUT 400 PEOPLE, UH, WHO WERE WAITING ONLINE TO, UH, GET THEIR BOOSTERS.
UH, THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF, UH, UH, THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UM, DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYWHERE, UM, UH, VACCINE, UM, EFFORT AS SUCCESSFUL.
I DID AS, UM, THE ONE WE HAD, UH, TODAY, YOU KNOW, JUST TO PUT IN PERSPECTIVE, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN, UM, WHEN PEOPLE WERE BEGGING FOR VACCINES, UH, THE GREENBURG HEALTH CENTER, THE TOWN, THE YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER, WE HAD A VACCINE CLINIC AT THE YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER, AND WE, AND WE HAD 600, 600 PEOPLE GOT THE VACCINES ABOUT TODAY WHEN MOST PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY THINK, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T NEED IT, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO, UH, UH, THERE WERE MAYBE 400 PEOPLE AT THE GREENBURG HEALTH CENTER.
SO THE GREENBURG HEALTH CENTER, I THINK IS A MODEL FOR, UM, FOR, UM, FIGHTING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HEALTHY.
AND I CAN'T TALK ENOUGH ABOUT HOW GREAT THEY ARE.
THEY'RE DEFINITELY ONE OF MY, UH, FAVORITE, UM, UH, LOCAL CHARITIES.
AND I WANT TO MENTION THAT, UM, WE HAD A MEETING, UM, A FEW DAYS YESTERDAY, YOU KNOW, AT TOWN HALL.
AND, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, WORKING WITH, UM, LOCAL BUSINESSES, GONNA BE DONATING 1000
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FREE MEALS ON THANKSGIVING TO LOWER INCOME, UM, RESIDENTS.SO WE'RE GONNA BE REACHING OUT TO GREEN HEALTH CENTER, WE'RE GONNA BE REACHING OUT TO SOME OF THE CHURCHES, UH MM-HMM.
BUT I'M REALLY, UM, EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
SO, NEXT OUT, UM, WE ARE BE, UM, HONORING, UM, ROLL CALL.
[ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk]
THE ROLL CALL, ROLL CALL, ROLL, ROLL CALL.I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY, UH, DISPLAY AN IMAGE OF THE LATE EDWARD GEORGE FIELDS, WHICH I INTENDED TO DO A MOMENT AGO.
I JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT READY, SO I APOLOGIZE.
UH, GARRETT, UH, I JUST WANNA CONFIRM THAT, UM, YOU HAVE, UH, BEEN, ARE YOU ABLE TO CONTACT, UH, KEVIN MALONEY, HIS, UM, YES, I SENT THAT EMAIL OUT AND I NOW HAVE, UM, MR. FIELDS'S, UH, IMAGE UP ALONG WITH HIS, UH, LIFE LESSONS THERE.
I'M GONNA ASK ED FIELDS'S DAUGHTER.
IS, IS MR. MALONEY IN WASHINGTON ABLE TO ACCESS THE ZOOM LINK NOW? UH, I DON'T THINK SO.
HE'S, HE'S BEING REJECTED BY THE ZOOM LINK.
IS THAT WHAT IT IS? YEAH, WE HAVE A RECORDING AND WE'LL BE SURE TO SEND THAT RECORDING OUT.
UM, IT'S, IT'S IN, IT'S, IT'S A PASSWORD ISSUE, SO WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
BUT, UM, WE'LL BE SURE TO SEND A LINK TO THE MEETING SO THAT IT CAN BE VIEWED AFTERWARDS.
I'LL SEND A TEXT AND LET HIM BACK.
ROLL CALL TOWN SUPERVISOR PAUL FINER.
I HERE COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS.
PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN GINA JACKSON.
COUNCILMAN FRANCIS HAN PRESENT AN INTERIM TOWN ATTORNEY, JOE DANKO PRESENT.
[ PRESENTATIONS Proclamation - City Limits Diner Proclamation - Jennifer Glen who organized the successful effort that resulted in NYS repaving Saw Mill River Road in Elmsford Tribute/Memorium to Ed Fields - Former Town Constable]
IN TERMS OF PRESENTATIONS, UM, MRS. FIELDS IS HERE, AND, UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, UM, SAY A FEW WORDS? UM, WE, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BALL.THAT'S, THAT IS, UH, HAS BEEN PREPARED, THE PRESENTATION.
UH, ARE YOU READY FOR GARRETT? ARE YOU ABLE TO BRING IN MR. MALONEY? UH, IT, IF THAT GENTLEMAN'S HAVING TROUBLE SIGNING ON, HE CAN CALL MY DESK LINE AT (914) 989-1532.
AND I CAN TRY AND TROUBLESHOOT THERE.
DO YOU WANNA, UH, DO THE, SHOULD WE DO THE OTHER, UH, WHY DON'T YOU DO THE OTHER PRESENTATION? YEAH.
UH, UH, YOU KNOW, FIRST, UM, MAY, UH, UH, LEAN, UH, SUPER, WE WANNA RECOGNIZE CITY LIMITS FOR THE APPRECIATION OF THEIR HOSPITALITY, UH, GIVEN TO THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE RECEPTION IN HONOR AND A MEMORY OF ANDRE LEON TALLEY.
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE, UM, UH, RECEIVING THE CERTIFICATE HONORING CITY LIMITS.
UM, AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 26TH OF BILL OF HONORS AND CITY LIMITS, STEINER DAY IN GREENBURG AND CITY LIMITS AS AN HONORARY BUSINESS IN GREENBURG AND RECOGNITION OF THEIR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THOUSANDS OF GREENBURG RESIDENTS OVER, UM, OVER THE YEAR.
IF, UH, WE COULD, UM, ANNEX, UM, THE PROPERTY AND IT COULD BECOME PART OF GREENBURG, THAT WOULD BE GREAT
UM, BUT, UH, THEY REALLY ARE, UH, AN AMAZING, UH, UH, LOCAL BUSINESS THAT, AND ANDRE, UM, LEON MADE THAT, UH, DINER HIS SECOND HOME.
UH, SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND YOU COULD COMING OUT, IT'S, IT'S LIKE CINDERELLA.
HELLO TO THE BOARD IF YOU CHOOSE THE MICROPHONE.
I HOPE ALL YOU'RE HAVING A BLESSED WEEK, A BLESSED DAY.
IT'S GOOD TO WAKE UP AND KNOW THAT THE LORD GOT US HERE ANOTHER DAY, UH, FOR THE CITY LIMIT.
HE COULD NOT BE HERE BECAUSE OF HIS BUSINESS, BUT HE WANTED TO ME TO PICK IT UP AND TELL YOU GUYS, HE THANK YOU FOR ALL COMING, AND HE THANK YOU.
THANK THE EVERYBODY FOR THE SUPPORT, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU GUYS TOOK THE TIME OUT TO LET HIM KNOW HE IS THE RESTAURANT THAT'S DOING EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY, AND THAT IS TRULY APPRECIATED.
AND THEN I WANT TO TELL YOU THIS, UM, VALERIE FROM OURSELF, SHE WANT ME TO GET ALL THE BOARD TOGETHER AND WE GO DOWN TO HER RESTAURANT.
AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY NICE.
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THAT THE BOARD CAME ABOARD FOR ANDRE LEO TALLEY.AND I WOULD TALK, IT WOULD BE ONE YEAR, JANUARY THE 18.
SO I WOULD GET WITH EVERYBODY THEN.
AND SHE GONNA LAY EVERYTHING OUT AT THE RESTAURANT MUSIC AND EVERYTHING.
SO, THANK YOU, BOY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND, UH, I SPEAK LATER AND CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK.
SO, LENE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, TO CREATE, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR THE BOARD TO GO TO THE RESTAURANT OWNED BY VALERIE SIMPSON YES.
VALERIE SIMPSON AND NICK ASHFORD.
AND THAT IS JUST AMAZING, THE LATE NICK ASHFORD.
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA COME OUT BECAUSE THEY TOOK THE TIME OUT TO COME AND YOU, YOU GUYS SEEN WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AND YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS WORK HARD JUST ALONG WITH ME WORKING HARD.
YOU GUYS WORK HARD TO HELP ME GET THIS DONE.
AND ALL THE STARS WAS VERY HAPPY.
I MEAN, ANNA, ANNA, WINTER PRODUCER, SHE'S GETTING READY TO TAKE A PAGE AND PUT THE WHERE, THE SIGN AT ALL US THAT TOOK PICTURE.
SO WE DID SOMETHING IN GREENVILLE AND WE MADE THE FIRST FASHION MAN GOT A STREET SIGN.
AND I GOT MORE WORK TO DO AND I'M GOING TO DO IT.
AND SO I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO THANK Y'ALL AND COME ALONG BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
I THINK EVERYBODY'S SO WONDERFUL.
'CAUSE I'M FROM BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, SO I THINK EVERYBODY IS WONDERFUL.
AND SO WE CAN COME ALONG AND YOU KNOW HOW I SAY THEY SAY GOD IS GOOD.
I SAY, GOD IS GREAT, CHICKEN IS GOOD.
SO ON THAT NOTE, AND DELE, SINCE I CO COORDINATED THIS EVENT ALONG WITH YOU, PLEASE MAKE SURE VALERIE KNOWS I'M COMING AS WELL.
I JUST GOTTA G OH, PAUL AND ALL, AND GINA AND FRANCIS, AND MAKE SURE THEY COME ALONG.
MY GIRL GONNA COME, SO I AIN'T WORRIED.
I KNOW KEN GONNA COME, BUT I GOTTA GET THE OTHER THREE, THE OTHER PHONE TO COME.
VERY EASY TO GET TO RIGHT ON 70 SECONDS RIGHT OFF WEST END.
I JUST WANNA INTERRUPT, YOU KNOW, MENTION SOME PEOPLE, UM, WONDER IF CITIZENS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT, UH, ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE RECOGNIZING A YOUNG WOMAN, UH, 2012 GRADUATE FROM ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL, BORN AND RAISED, UH, IN ELFORD, WHO'S GONNA BE ATTENDING MEDICAL SCHOOL, WHO REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN FOREST GOVERNMENT TO, UH, LISTEN TO, UM, UH, THE PEOPLE.
UM, IF YOU WERE DRIVING OVER THE PAST, UH, NUMBER OF YEARS ON, UH, SOME RIVER ROAD IN ELFORD, UM, UH, CHANCES ARE THAT IF YOU DROVE FAST, UH, YOU'D GET A FLAT TIRE BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS SO BIG, LOTS OF POTHOLES, LOTS OF CRATERS, UM, IT WAS A DISASTER.
AND, YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS, PEOPLE WOULD COMPLAIN OF RIGHT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THEY SAID, SORRY, WE DON'T HAVE MONEY, UH, BUT WE MIGHT, UM, FIX A POTHOLE.
I'M GONNA WRITE AGAIN A WEEK LATER AND THEN SAY, SORRY, WE DON'T HAVE MONEY.
AND I KEPT WRITING AND WRITING AND WRITING.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, JENNIFER GLENN, UM, UM, WHO, UM, DECIDE, DECIDED THAT SHE'S NOT GONNA TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.
SO SHE ORGANIZED AN ONLINE, UH, PETITION.
UM, IT COLLECTED ALMOST 2000 SIGNATURES.
UH, SHE MET WITH ANDREA, UH, STEWART COUSINS, OUR, UM, ESTATE SENATOR.
UM, UM, SHE WOULDN'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.
AND LIKE TWO WEEKS AFTER I GOT A EMAIL FROM THE STATE SAYING, SORRY, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT.
UM, I GOT INVITED TO A PRESS CONFERENCE AND, UM, THEY DECIDED, UH, THAT THEY FOUND $4 MILLION IN THE BUDGET.
UH, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ROAD GOT REPAVED.
UM, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I SORT OF AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH, UM, JENNIFER'S, UM, ENTHUSIASM, HER PASSION, HER ORGANIZATIONAL, UH, ABILITIES, UM, HER PERSISTENCE, UH, HER EFFECTIVENESS.
SO I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, JENNIFER AND THANK HER, UM, FOR HER, UM, HER SERVICE AND FOR, UM, UH, MAKING SURE THAT, UM, UH, SOMETHING THAT WAS FIXED AND BROKEN, SOMETHING THAT WAS BROKEN, GOT FIXED.
UM, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK JENNIFER TO COME UP AND WE COULD PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION AND, UM,
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THANK YOU.UM, I JUST, I'M STILL LIKE IN AWE
BUT, UM, I'M SOMEONE WHO'S JUST VERY RELENTLESS.
LIKE WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME NO, IT KIND OF, UM, SPARKS MORE FIRE FOR ME TO KEEP PUSHING.
AND, AND I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, IT'S NOT ME THAT JUST ME THAT MADE IT HAPPEN.
LIKE WHEN PEOPLE ARE LIKE, OH, I SAW YOU ON C B S AND I SEE YOU ON THIS.
I'M LIKE, NO, IT'S MY COMMUNITY, MY HOMETOWN THAT WE CAME COLLECTIVELY AND WE MADE IT HAPPEN.
LIKE SIGNATURES, PUTTING COMMENTS ON THE CHANGE.ORG PETITION, AND, YOU KNOW, AND JUST MAKING PEOPLE'S VOICES HEARD.
AND I REMEMBER WHEN I MET WITH, UH, OUR MAJORITY LEADER, NEW YORK SENATOR, ANDREA STEWART COUSINS, LIKE I WOULD READ HER THE COMMENTS FROM BUSINESS OWNERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ELMSFORD.
AND I STILL REMEMBER THAT THAT ROAD HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT PROBABLY SINCE I WAS BORN.
AND SO I STILL REMEMBER LIKE BUSINESS OWNERS AND EVEN MY FATHER SAYING LIKE, NO, THAT ROAD HAS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR LIKE A WHOLE GENERATION.
AND SO, AND I'M, I'M THE KIND OF PERSON THAT I WAS LIKE, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, LIKE OUR HOMETOWN AND PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH HERE, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T DESERVE THIS.
LIKE, IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT AESTHETICS AS SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK, LIKE, OH, YOU JUST WANNA MAKE IT LOOK NICE FOR YOUR HOMETOWN.
BUT I THINK FOR ME IT WAS MORE ABOUT SAFETY, SAFETY FOR OUR DRIVERS, FOR PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS, JUST EVERYONE THAT GOES THROUGH THERE.
UM, AND RECENTLY I SAW EVEN LIKE, PEOPLE CYCLING ON THE ROAD BECAUSE NOW IT'S NICE AND, YOU KNOW, NICE AND SOFT AND IT'S NOT HAZARDOUS WITH CRATERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, AND I THINK FOR ME, WHEN I SPOKE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, THE MOST THING THAT IMPACTED ME AS SOMEONE WHO'S, UM, WHO'S AN ASPIRING PHYSICIAN, UM, APPLYING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL THIS COMING YEAR, LIKE FOR ME, WHEN I GOT RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE ELMSFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, WHEN HE SENT ME THE EMAIL, I ACTUALLY STARTED TEARING UP WHEN HE SAID, YOU KNOW, OUR PATIENTS WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO SUFFER ON THEIR WAY HOME, UM, ON THEIR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL COMING FROM, YOU KNOW, FROM A CALL TO WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER, BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR MAIN ROUTE TO GO TO WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FROM THE VILLAGE OF ELMSFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
AND SO FOR ME, THAT REALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY, I WAS LIKE, WOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I MADE, YOU KNOW, SUCH A TREMENDOUS IMPACT.
AND FOR ME, I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT ANYTHING WOULD COME OUT OF IT.
SOME PEOPLE, I STARTED THE PETITION AT THE END OF JULY IN THE SUMMER WHEN I HAD A LITTLE MORE TIME, UM, WITH, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT SCHOOL IS MORE BUSY FOR ME.
I'M KIND OF GLAD THAT I STARTED IN THE SUMMER.
'CAUSE IT, IT GOT VERY BUSY AND I KEPT GETTING EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE.
UM, BUT I WAS GLAD THAT, YOU KNOW, I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP THAT MOMENTUM FROM THAT SUMMER AND PROPAGATE THAT TO, YOU KNOW, TO, TO JUST MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD, YOU KNOW, TO THE NEW YORK SENATE.
AND I STILL REMEMBER THAT I EVEN, LIKE, I EVEN FAXED IT TO GOVERNOR GEL'S OFFICE, YOU KNOW, I WAS TO THE POINT WHERE I'M LIKE, I'M GONNA GO TO WHOEVER'S THE HIGHEST IN GOVERNMENT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
LIKE, I WAS LIKE, I'M NOT TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER.
AND I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS FOR SAFETY REASONS.
SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST VERY HUMBLED.
LIKE, I DON'T, I DON'T LOOK AT THIS AS THIS IS ABOUT ME.
I THINK OF THIS ABOUT MY COMMUNITY, MY HOMETOWN, AND GETTING EMAILS AND MESSAGES FROM BUSINESS OWNERS EVEN LIKE, YOU KNOW, GLEN'S TOWING AND ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE.
LIKE, I AM SO APPRECIATIVE TO JUST SEE THE IMPACT THAT IT'S MAKING TO THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, FROM PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS.
AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WERE LIKE, NO, I NO LONGER HAVE TO LIKE, OUT OF MY POCKET HAVE TO LIKE, FIX, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE WEAR AND TEAR ON MY CARS AND, YOU KNOW, OUT, OUT OF, YOU KNOW, OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES.
SO FOR ME, IT'S JUST A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY BECAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS A VILLAGE THAT MADE ME LIKE, LIKE THEY SAY, IT TAKES A VILLAGE.
AND LIKE FOR ME, UM, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT FROM YOU, MR. FINER AND FROM THE MAYOR OF OUNCE FOR MAYOR ROBERT WILLIAMS, TO ME, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT GUIDANCE FROM YOU GUYS ALSO HELPED A LOT.
LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK, OH, IT WAS JUST ME, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE BEHIND IT TOO, LIKE ASKING QUESTIONS.
I'M LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAYOR BOB, HOW DO YOU DO THIS? HOW DO YOU DO THAT? OR LIKE, MR. FINER, WHERE DO I DO THIS? WHERE DO I GO FOR THIS NOW? AND I
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WOULD SPEND AT NIGHT, I WOULD GOOGLE MAP ALL THE BUSINESSES AROUND LIKE EXECUTIVE DRIVE AND EMAIL, WESTCHESTER SKATING ACADEMY EMAIL, LIKE, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE COMPANIES BEHIND THERE THAT TRAVELED THROUGH THE AREA AND JUST EMAIL, EMAIL, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS HAD SHARE IT ON MY FACEBOOK AND ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW IT ALL ENDED UP BEING LIKE THE POWER OF THE COMMUNITY TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.SO I DON'T LOOK AT IT AS LIKE, YOU KNOW, JENNIFER GLENN MADE IT HAPPEN.
I LOOK AT IT AS A COMMUNITY COLLECTIVELY, YOU KNOW, WE MADE IT HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD AND KIND OF ME JUST PUSHING THAT FORWARD BEING KIND OF THE FACE OF LIKE, MY COMMUNITY.
US SENATOR WHO, THERE WAS A SENATOR I THINK IN OREGON OR WASHINGTON, WHO, UH, STARTED AS A SOCCER MOM AND, UH, BECAUSE SHE WAS INTERESTED LIKE IN AN ISSUE AND THEN BECAME A US SENATOR.
SO MAYBE ONE DAY, UH, YOU'LL BE IN THE US SENATE.
ARE YOU READY, MR. FINER? OKAY.
EDWARD GEORGE FIELDS TOWN CONSTABLE FOR THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR OVER 20 YEARS, WAS BORN JANUARY 11TH, 1937, AND PASSED AUGUST 18TH, 2022.
IN A TRIBUTE WRITTEN BY HIS LOVING WIFE OF 56 YEARS, JAN SHARED A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF ED'S LIFE.
WILL JAN AND HER FAMILY PLEASE STAND? THANK YOU.
JAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE? OH, SURE.
THIS IS MILANI, OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER, STACY, OUR OTHER DAUGHTER,
SO A FEW WEEKS AGO, JAN CAME TO ME AND SAID, YOU KNOW, JUDITH ED PASSED IN AUGUST, BUT I JUST WASN'T READY TO ASK THE TOWN TO DO A TRIBUTE.
AT THAT TIME, ED GREW UP IN NEW JERSEY, LOVINGLY RAISED BY HIS GRANDPARENTS.
AND AT JUST 12 YEARS OLD, HIS FATHER OBTAINED A UNION CARD AND SOME BIG MAN'S CLOTHES SO THAT HE COULD JOIN HIS DAD IN A CONSTRUCTION JOB.
IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL AT THE TIME, DURING THE FORTIES, THIRTIES, FORTIES, AND FIFTIES FOR CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES, BLACK, WHITE, ASIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN TO DO GROWN FOLKS WORK IN ORDER TO HELP PARENTS MAKE ENDS MEET.
IF ANYBODY IN HERE CAN RELATE TO THAT EXPRESSION, MAKING ENDS MEET, SAY AMEN.
IN HIGH SCHOOL, ED EXCELLED IN FOOTBALL AND DECIDED THAT HE WOULD GO TO MICHIGAN STATE.
HE WAS ONE OF 100 AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS OUT OF 17,000.
SOME WERE FROM WELL-EDUCATED FAMILIES, AND TWO WERE AMONG THE FIRST STUDENTS TO INTEGRATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN UNITED STATES.
ED WANTED TO MAJOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, BUT WAS TOLD BY A MICHIGAN STATE COUNSELOR, DON'T GO INTO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
NO WHITE MAN IS GOING TO LET YOU RUN HIS BUSINESS.
FOLLOWING GRADUATION, ED BING, THE GREGARIOUS, OUTGOING, AND AMBITIOUS PERSON THAT HE ALWAYS WAS, HE WENT TO NEW YORK CITY AND BECAME INVOLVED IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
HE EVENTUALLY MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, AND TWO CHILDREN LATER, THEY ACQUIRED A HOUSE ON THE HILL AND MAYFAIR ACRES, TOWN OF GREENBURG.
ED'S PASSION, IN ADDITION TO HIS FAMILY, WAS STUDYING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND TRAVELING ABROAD.
HE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO AFRICA.
HE FOSTERED THREE AFRICAN CHILDREN AND CREATED A MENTORING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AT ONE OF THE ORIGINAL WEST
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HA HOUSING COMMUNITIES IN GREENBURG.WHERE HE MET AND MENTORED MANY YOUTH AMONG THEM IS ONE WHO YOU WILL MEET THIS EVENING, KEVIN MALONEY, WHO CREDITS MOST OF HIS MOTIVATION AND SUCCESS IN LIFE TO ED FIELDS.
BUT BEFORE INTRODUCING KEVIN, WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT ED SERVED AS TOWN CONSTABLE HERE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
FOR 20 YEARS, SERVING RESIDENTS WITH EVICTION NOTICES WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT HE ENJOYED DOING.
MY JOB LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT HOW ED AND JAN EXTENDED ASSISTANCE TO SOME AND EVEN TEMPORARILY HOUSED A FAMILY MEMBER OF A WELL-KNOWN CELEBRITY IN OUR TOWN.
NONE OF US KNOW WHERE WE MIGHT END UP AND WHOSE HANDS WE MIGHT FALL INTO.
AT 70 YEARS OLD ED CLIMBED MOUNT KILIMANJARO.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I BRING TO YOU KEVIN MALONEY, CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, ANDREWS AIR BASE, WHO WAS MENTORED BY ED FIELDS FROM THE TIME THAT HE WAS 12 YEARS OLD.
AND ON THE SCREEN, WE HAVE A PICTURE OF ED, ALONG WITH A MESSAGE THAT HE SHARED THROUGHOUT LIFE.
JAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE THAT MESSAGE? SURE.
WE NAMED IT ED'S LIFE LESSONS.
GET UP EARLY,
DO SOMETHING, READ SOMETHING AND LISTEN.
SO WE ARE READY, GARRETT, TO BRING IN CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT KEVIN MALONEY.
AND HERE IS A PICTURE OF KEVIN MALONEY, WHO WAS MENTORED BY ED FIELDS WITH OUR PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE, JUDITH.
I DO NOT SEE THIS GENTLEMAN ON THE ZOOM.
I I TRIED EMAILING HIM WITH MY PHONE NUMBER, SO, OKAY.
DO YOU, DO YOU SEE A, UH, ANYONE IN THE, UM, ROOM THAT COULD BE CALL HIM PROMOTED? WE, WE, SOMEBODY CAME IN AS A IPHONE.
DO WE KNOW WHO THAT IS? WE CAN PUT HIS MESSAGE IN.
THAT, THAT MAY BE THE GENTLEMAN.
I THINK THEY USED THE RAISED HAND.
UH, WE CAN BRING HIM UP AND WELL ACTUALLY JUST ALLOW HIM TO TALK.
SO TELL HIM, WE CAN JUST PUT HIS, HIS ME PUT HIM UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND HE CAN SPEAK WHO, WHO'S ON THE PHONE.
COULD YOU, UH, PLEASE SPEAK YOUR, IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE, COULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK SO WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, KEVIN? UM, OKAY.
SPEAKER, ARE YOU READY? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES, WE CAN.
SO KEVIN, PLEASE SHARE YOUR TRIBUTE TO ED.
WELL, FIRST OFF, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ZOOM IN TODAY.
I'M ACTUALLY WATCHING IT LIVE.
I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I'M HAVING COMM ISSUES ON MY SIDE.
UH, HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UH, GREENBERG TOWN BOARD, FIRST OFF FOR TAKE TIME THIS EVENING, TO PAY TRIBUTE TO A GREAT MAN, HUSBAND, A FATHER, A MENTOR, AND A COMMUNITY MEMBER.
MR. FIELDS WAS A, WAS A PHENOMENAL MAN WHO I MET WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD BACK IN 1994, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, AS PART OF A, A MENTORING PROGRAM KNOWN AS TIME TOGETHER.
WHEN I RESIDED AT THE WEST HALF FACILITY THERE IN ELMSFORD, I ACTUALLY MET HIM THROUGH A MUTUAL FRIEND WHO WAS, UH, MR. FIELD'S FIRST MENTEE.
AND, UH, OUR RELATIONSHIP BEGAN BY MEETING AT THE BURGER KING ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH IS STILL THERE TODAY, UH, ON THE WEEKEND, HAVING LUNCH AND, UH, DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND DOING WELL IN SCHOOL.
HE USED TO HELP US WITH OUR SCHOOLWORK DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, ALBEIT OUR ENVIRONMENT DIDN'T REALLY PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION.
UH, WE DIDN'T HAVE MANY POSITIVE ROLE MODELS AROUND US.
IN FACT, WE WERE SURROUNDED HONESTLY, BY DRUGS, VIOLENCE, UH, BROKEN HOMES.
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THAT WAS THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH I GREW UP IN.HOWEVER, WHEN I MET MR. FIELDS, HE BECAME MORE LIKE A FATHER FIGURE TO ME AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE.
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, OUR RELATIONSHIP GREW WHERE EVENTUALLY FAMILY BECAME DEPENDEN.
PART OF MY OWN FAMILY, HIS WIFE, MRS. PHIL, THERE TODAY IS, IS CONSIDERED A SECOND MOM TO ME.
HIS DAUGHTERS MELANIA AND STACEY ARE MY SISTERS.
HE EXPOSED ME TO LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT HONESTLY I PROBABLY WOULD'VE NEVER HAD.
I REMEMBER BEING YOUNG AND RUNNING IN THE CITY WITH HIM DOWN IN NEW YORK CITY, WHICH I'VE NEVER BEEN, IRONICALLY.
AND LIVING JUST THERE NORTH AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
UH, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE TWIN TOWERS, YOU KNOW, AT 12 YEARS OLD.
UH, AND JUST, I REMEMBER BEING IN, HE EXPOSED US TO MUSEUMS. HE BROUGHT US TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES.
HE SHOWED US WHAT HARD WORK LOOKED LIKE, AND HE GAVE US DIRECTION, SUPPORT, AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE IT PERSONALLY.
HE WAS THERE FOR ME THROUGH THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF LIFE.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER, I ATTRIBUTE MANY OF MY SUCCESSES TO HIM FOR THE INFLUENCE AND THE IMPACT HE HAD ON MY LIFE.
IN FACT, I JOINED THE AIR FORCE BECAUSE OF HIM.
AND TODAY, HERE, 20 YEARS LATER, I'M A CHIEF
SO TODAY I AM WHO I AM AND WHERE I AM BECAUSE OF HIM AND THE INFLUENCE AND IMPACT HE HAD ON ME PERSONALLY.
AND FOR THAT, I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL.
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TODAY AND, AND AGAIN FOR PAYING TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER.
THANK YOU KEVIN, AND THANK YOU FAMILY.
AND THANK YOU JAN, FOR COMING FORWARD AND ASKING THAT THE TOWN PAY TRIBUTE TO EDWARD, GEORGE FIELDS, GREENBERG TOWN.
CONS, CONSTABLE FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND AN AMAZING PERSON.
MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AS YOU GO FORWARD IN LIFE, CELEBRATING HIS LIFE THROUGH YOUR MEMORIES AND YOUR LOVE, YOUR HUSBAND AND FATHER.
OKAY, NEXT, UM, WE'RE GONNA, UM, HAVE, UM, YOUR PUBLIC, YOU
[ SUPERVISOR & TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 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. Anyone interested in serving on a board or commission should send a resume to the Town Board via Judith A. Beville, Town Clerk, 177 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY 10607 Any individual or group interested in a visit from the Town Board should email the Board at TownBoard@GreenburghNY.com ]
KNOW, HEARINGS, UH, THE TOWN BOARD IS DISCUSSING.UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UH, DO IT START NEXT AT THE NEXT MEETING, HAVING LIKE A QUICK, UH, QUICK PRESENTATIONS, UH, BEFORE PUBLIC HEARING, STARTING WITH THE NEXT MEETING WHERE THE PEOPLE WANT TO TALK FOR TWO MINUTES OR LESS.
MAKE A QUICK COMMENT AND THEN LEAVE.
UH, WE'LL, WE'RE GOING TO TRY RESTRUCTURING OUR BOARD MEETINGS TO GIVE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANNA STAY AROUND FOR THE MEETING, BUT WANT TO TALK QUICKLY AND LEAVE, UH, WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
SO THAT WILL BE, UH, AN INNOVATION FOR, UH, BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER.
[ To consider an Amended Site Plan and Tree Removal Permit Application by Metropolis Country Club for property located at 289 Dobbs Ferry Road, (P.O. White Plains)]
SO NEXT, THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS TO CONSIDER AN AMENDED SITE PLAN.UM, AND WE REMOVAL A PERMIT APPLICATION BY METROPOLIS COUNTRY CLUB FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO EIGHTY NINE DOBS FERRY ROAD.
ANYONE SECOND? GOOD EVENING SUPERVISOR.
FINER TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD.
GARY TUQUE, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION.
WE DIDN'T VOTE, WE DIDN'T VOTE TO OPEN UP THE MEETING.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS A CONTINUATION OF THE HEARING HELD ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2022, RELATED TO AN AMENDED SITE PLAN AND TREE REMOVAL PERMIT APPLICATION BY METROPOLIS COUNTRY CLUB FOR A PROJECT INVOLVING THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A TURF CARE FACILITY AND STORAGE BUILDING WITH 21 PARKING SPACES AND ONE LOADING SPACE AT TWO EIGHTY NINE DOBBS FERRY ROAD, WHITE PLAINS.
YESTERDAY ON OCTOBER 25TH, EACH TOWN BOARD MEMBER WAS PRESENT ON A NOTICED SITE VISIT, WHICH WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE APPLICANT'S TEAM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND TOWN STAFF.
THE SITE VISIT ALLOWED ALL TO VIEW VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSAL AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PEDESTRIAN
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AND VEHICULAR FLOW PROPOSED SINCE THE, SINCE THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING, THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROJECT INCLUDE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TURNING RADIUS ON FAIR STREET FOR VEHICLES, MAKING A RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF JUNIPER HILL ROAD.THE APPLICANT ALSO PROVIDED ADDITIONAL DETAIL ON THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK.
MS. JANET GARRIS, ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT ALONG WITH THE APPLICANT'S PROJECT ENGINEER FOR ADDITIONAL INPUT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
WE DON'T DO A DECISION NO MATTER.
UM, FOR THE RECORD, JANET, IS THAT ON IT? IT'S, YEAH.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, JANET GARRIS, I'M A PARTNER WITH DELBELLO, DANNEL AND WEINGART AND WISE AND WHITAKER HERE THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME YESTERDAY TO VISIT THE SITE.
UM, I THINK IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.
UM, ZACH PEARSON, WHO IS OUR SITE ENGINEER FROM INSIGHT, IS HERE, UH, THIS EVENING TO, UH, SHOW YOU THE PLAN IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT AGAIN.
AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR YOU THIS EVENING, OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, I CAN TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO REFRESH YOUR RECOLLECTION IF YOU'D LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT.
BUT, UH, WHEN WE WERE HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE DID A, A VERY FULL PRESENTATION FOR YOU WITH REGARD TO THE PROJECT.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S, UM, A SITE AMENDED SITE PLAN APPROVAL AND A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR THE CLUB, WHICH IS BEING RELOCATED AS A RESULT OF THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF THE, OF THE, UH, THE BRIGHTVIEW PROJECT.
SO, UM, ZACH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO YEAH.
HE'S, I'M HAVING TROUBLE SIGNING, HE'S HAVING TROUBLE SIGNING IN TO THE ZOOM, BUT WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
DID YOU PROVIDE US YOUR EMAIL IN ADVANCE? I DID.
I'M HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO MY EMAIL.
YEAH, I HAVE, I HAVE THE LINK.
I WAS ON IT BEFORE AND ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT CAME UP YESTERDAY, UH, WAS WHO OWNS THE ROAD? AND I THINK YOU SAID THAT YOU BELIEVE THE TOWN OWNS THE ROAD TO PASS THE, UH, PROPOSED DRIVEWAY.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE THAT, UH, SUPPORTS THAT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT I CAN SHOW YOU THIS EVENING THAT SUPPORTS THAT.
UH, I DID SPEAK TO THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ABOUT THAT.
UM, WE DID TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR, UH, HISTORIC ZONING MAPS FOR THAT AREA.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THE OFFICIAL MAPS OF THE TOWN, WHICH, UH, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THEM, THEY WILL, WILL TYPICALLY SHOW TOWN STREETS AND THEN THEY WILL SHOW AREAS THAT ARE CONSIDERED PAPER STREETS.
AND SO THERE'S A PORTION OF THIS STREET THAT'S SHOWN ON THE MAP THAT THAT'S SHOWN AS PUBLIC STREET, AND THEN IT BECOMES PRIVATE DOWN TOWARDS THE END.
UM, THAT'S THE ONLY INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS PRESUMED IT TO BE PUBLIC.
UM, SO YOU'RE BASING IT ON A ZONING MAP? YEAH, I MEAN, I, I THINK THAT THAT'S THE OFFICIAL MAP THAT YOU HAVE IN THE TOWN THAT SHOWS WHICH ARE THE TOWN STREETS AND WHICH ARE PAPER STREETS AND WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
UM, I, I DID VIEW THAT SAME MAP AND, UM, IT, IT IS AS DESCRIBED THERE.
UM, WHAT I WOULD SAY ALSO THOUGH, IN ADDITION IS, UM, THERE, WE LOOKED THROUGH THE RECORDS IN D P W AND, UM, THERE ARE NO RECORDS OF OF THE TOWN BEING, UM, OFFERED TO THE TOWN FOR DEDICATION AND ANY SUBSEQUENT, UM, ACCEPTANCE OF, OF THE ROAD, UH, THE ROAD.
IN FACT, UM, TY THE TO THE ROAD IS NOT, UM, IMPROVED BY THE TOWN'S D P W.
UM, THERE'S NO, UH, PLOWING, UH, TO MY UNDERSTANDING.
UM, THE GOLF COURSE, UH, PERSONNEL, UH, PLOW THAT ROAD SO THAT THEY HAVE, UM, ACCESS TO THEIR, THEIR BACK POND THERE.
UM, IF, IF IT'S NEEDED IN THE WINTER MONTHS.
AND, UM, IN, IN LIGHT OF THE, THE QUESTIONS, I MEAN, ULTIMATELY MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT, UM, THE APPLICANT IS PRO, WELL, LET, LET ME BACK UP.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO, UH, UPDATE THIS PORTION OF THE ROAD.
AND MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE, THE, THE THERE RECONDITIONING, UH, THAT THE APPLICANT, UH, MAINTAIN THAT ROAD AS WELL AS, UH, THE SIDEWALK THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING AS WELL.
DOES THE, UH, GOLF COURSE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU'VE BEEN PLOWING THAT ROAD
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TO GET ACCESS TO WHATEVER HE JUST SAID? UH, NO.YOU, YOU'RE NOT THE APPLICANT.
BECAUSE NOW THIS STENOGRAPHER HAS YOU RECORDED AS ANSWERING FOR THE GOLF COURSE AND WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE A RECORD HERE.
SO THAT, THAT ANSWER WAS NOT FROM THE GOLF COURSE? NOT YET.
UH, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SINCE IT'S NOT BEEN MAINTAINED AT ALL, YES.
WE, WE ON OCCASION WILL PLOW IT AT, AT, AT TIMES WE WILL CLEAN SOME GARBAGE UP BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
UH, SO, YOU KNOW, NOT IN ANY FORMAL WAY, BUT YES.
ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, WE HAVE, UM, MARY BOIN.
I'D ASK THAT ALL SPEAKERS TONIGHT FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THE FURTHER PUBLIC HEARINGS ON LATER TONIGHT, AND ALSO PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE STICK TO THE FIVE MINUTES.
UH, WE HAVE CLOCKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROOM, WHICH WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION THAT, UM, WE ARE NOT GONNA TAKE, HAVE ANY INTERRUPTIONS DURING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS OR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS BY ANYONE ON THE TOWN BOARD OR, UM, BY, UM, THE PUBLIC.
SO YOU HAVE THE FIVE MINUTES IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION AFTER THE PRESENTATIONS ARE MADE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, COULD, COULD COMMENT, BUT IT'S BEEN GETTING OUT OF HAND BECAUSE WE START INTERRUPTING PEOPLE AND THEN IT GOES ON FOR 20 MINUTES AND WE WANNA MAKE A FIVE MINUTES PER PERSON.
JOE, COULD YOU MOVE THAT MONITOR A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO YOU SO THAT IT'S NOT BLOCKING THE CLOCK? OKAY, THAT'S FINE.
MY NAME, MY NAME IS MURRAY BOLDEN.
IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THE, UH, CLOCK BE USED FOR THE PRESENTERS OF THE, UH, VARIOUS PROJECTS.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE SAID TONIGHT BY HAVING THE VAGUE IDEA WHAT THEY WERE.
THE LAW SAYS THAT ANYBODY SPEAKING IN PUBLIC MUST REMOVE THEIR MASK.
AND IF YOU CAN'T REMOVE YOUR MASK, GO ON ZOOM.
YOU ALL HAVE HAD YOUR MASK OFF.
WHEN THE MEETING BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, THE MEETING STARTED TO PUT JUST MASKS ON
THAT'S SPANISH FOR HOW COME I NEED TO READ LIPS? THE LAW SAYS YOU HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE ME.
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO TAKE A MASK OFF.
WHAT ARE YOU A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES.
YOU ALL IN HERE BEFORE WITH YOUR MASK OFF AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MEETING STARTS, PUT YOUR MASK ON.
I RECOGNIZE THAT SOME PEOPLE CANNOT.
AND IF YOU WANNA SPEAK THEN YOU HAVE TO GO TO A REMOTE LOCATION AND REMOVE YOUR MASK AND SPEAK THERE.
TWO THINGS SAID HERE TONIGHT THAT I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS ABOUT THIS, BUT I CAN'T PUT IT TOGETHER BECAUSE WHAT CAME FROM UP THERE AND WHAT CAME FROM DOWN HERE WAS TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
IF YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR MASK OFF TO SPEAK, GET ON ZOOM LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DID FOR THE REST OF THE TIME.
YOU ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO REMOVE YOUR MASK WHEN YOU SPEAK.
THERE IS NO IF, ANDS, OR BUTS ABOUT IT.
DOZENS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE READ LIPS.
I FOUND OUT 'CAUSE THEY TOLD ME THANK YOU FOR MAKING 'EM TAKE THE MASK OFF.
YOU STAND HERE, GO ON AND ON AND ON.
AND THEN YOU PUT THE MASK ON BECAUSE THE MEETING STARTED.
COME ON, WE'RE NOT STUPID HERE.
AND STOP PLAYING US FOR STUPID FOOLS.
YOU WANT ME TO OBEY THE LAW? I WANT YOU TO OBEY THE LAW.
YOU'VE TOLD ME TIME AND TIME AGAIN, OBEY THE LAW.
WHY SHOULD I OBEY IF YOU DON'T? THE SITE PLAN AND NEW YORK STATE D O T COMPLETELY FOULED UP.
TWO WEEKS AGO, THE NEW YORK STATE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION WAS THE CHAIR AT AN OLYMPIC MEETING.
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CAN'T GET NEW YORK STATE D O T TO FOLLOW THE LAW ON ROAD LINES, WE NEED A NEW COMMISSIONER.NEW YORK STATE D O T IS LYING THROUGH THEIR TEETH AND CREATING HAZARDS AND IT'S GOING TO STOP.
CROSSWALKS HAVE TO BE BAR CROSSWALK ONLY 'CAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT THE DRIVER SEES.
NOW I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS, BUT I CAN'T ADEQUATELY BECAUSE I'M LOST AS TO WHAT WAS SAID BEFORE.
IF NOW, IF ANY OF YOU SPEAK AT THIS MEETING WITH A MASK ON, I AM GOING TO WALK BACK UP HERE AND SAY, POINT OF ORDER, REMOVE YOUR MASK OR GET OUT OF THE ROOM.
THAT'S PRETTY STRAIGHT TO MAKE MYSELF CLEAR.
I'M ENTITLED TO MY WELL PROMISE IS I'M GETTING DEMENTIA AND I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS AS FAST AS I'D LIKE TO, BUT I'M NOT GONNA SIT IDLY BY ANYMORE.
AND IF YOU DON'T PAY THE RULES, I'M CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO.
I'M SORRY, SIR, WHAT IS YOUR NAME? JUDITH, COULD YOU TAKE YOUR MASK OFF WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING? I CAN'T.
I'M JUST, YOU'RE DISRUPTING THE MEETING.
RE AND WAIT A MINUTE, FRANCIS.
HOW DID YOU HEAR ME? NO, YOU CANNOT DO THAT.
HOW DID YOU DON'T, WE'RE INTERRUPTING THE MEETING.
WE'RE TAKE A ONE MINUTE AND NOW HE LAUGH AS HE GOES OUT, ESCORTED OUT.
BUT I, BUT I DO WANNA MAKE A RECORD HERE 'CAUSE HE'S TRYING TO MAKE A RECORD.
IS THE PRIOR SPEAKERS FOR THE APPLICANT, NONE OF THEM WERE WEARING A MASK.
SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
UH, ZACH PEARSON WITH INSIDE ENGINEERING.
BY THE WAY, I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE A TRANSCRIPT.
IT'S JUST THAT THERE WAS NO EXCUSE TO NOT HEAR YOU OR READ YOUR LIPS BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T WEARING A MASK.
SO CAN EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT? UM, I DUNNO WHERE YOU WANT ME TO START.
I COULD GO THROUGH THE SITE PLAN AND WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS, WHATEVER YOU WANT.
SO, UH, WE DID MEET ON SITE YESTERDAY, THE CLUB'S PROPOSING A MAINTENANCE FACILITY WITH ACCESS OFF AT JUNIPER HILL ROAD.
UM, COULD I, COULD I ASK YOU TO INCLUDE THE MICROPHONE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO YOU OR POINT IT IN YOUR DIRECTION? UH, MEETING FACILITY WITH I'M, I'M SORRY SIR.
I BE, BECAUSE I'M KEEPING THE TIME.
ARE YOU A RESIDENT OR ARE YOU I'M THE ENGINEER FOR THE APPLICANT.
AND IF YOU COULD JUST SPEAK A LITTLE SLOWER, JUST SURE.
IT'S A LONG NIGHT FOR THIS STENOGRAPHER.
UH, MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR METROPOLIS COUNTRY CLUB WITH ACCESS OFF OF JUNIPER HILL ROAD.
UM, THE CLUB IS PROPOSING ACCESS OFF OF JUNIPER HILL IN THIS LOCATION.
UH, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS OUT IN THE FIELD.
THE, THE CLUB IS PROPOSING TO PAVE JUNIPER HILL ROAD FROM 20 FEET BEYOND THE ACCESS INTO, INTO THE MAIN FACILITY.
ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH FAIR STREET MAIN FACILITY.
INCLUDES A MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING.
THESE ARE THOSE TWO BUILDINGS HERE.
UM, STORAGE BINS IN THIS LOCATION.
UH, PARKING SPACES AGAINST THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE PARKING LOT STORMWATER DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TOWN CODE.
UM, I GUESS THE, THE MAINLY WHAT WAS DISCUSSED YESTERDAY HAD TO DO WITH THE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, I'M GOING TO PULL THAT, THAT UP.
THIS WAS WHAT WAS, UH, PROVIDED YESTERDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
UM, THIS, THIS IS SIMPLY A TRUCK TURNING RADIUS FROM FAIR STREET COMING SOUTH ON FAIR STREET, MAKING THE RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO JUNIPER HILL ROAD.
UM, THE PROPOSAL IS TO PROVIDE A BAR CROSSWALK ACROSS THE CHURCH ENTRANCE FROM AN EXISTING, UH, DROP CURB IN THIS LOCATION WHERE THE HAND IS COME ACROSS, PROVIDE A SHORT SECTION OF SIDEWALK ON THE CUR ON THE, ON THE CHURCH SIDE, ANOTHER BAR CROSSWALK ACROSS WITH THE, UH, CONCRETE SIDEWALK PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED ON THE GOLF CLUB SIDE OF JUNIPER ROAD TO EXTEND 20 FEET BEYOND THE ACCESS POINT TO THE MAIN FACILITY.
SO THAT WAS, UH, THE CRUX OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED YESTERDAY.
UM, THERE IS A SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF FAIR STREET THAT COMES UP WHERE THIS HAND IS CROSSES OVER JUNIPER
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HILL ROAD.UM, THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PEOPLE CROSSING FROM THIS GENERAL LOCATION JUST ACROSS THE STREET.
UM, I THINK WE KIND OF TALKED THROUGH THAT IN THE FIELD, BUT, YOU KNOW, HAPPY TO DISCUSS THAT FURTHER OR HEAR THE PUBLIC'S COMMENTS.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO COMMENT? YES, MANNY OR LEMME YEAH.
BECAUSE I, I JUST, UH, TELL ME WHAT KIND YOU WANT ME TO PUT ON THE SCREEN.
UM, HI, UH, MY NAME'S MANNY ESIS.
UM, YEAH, I, I I WANNA START THIS BY SAYING, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE QUESTION ON THE ROAD, WHETHER IT'S A TOWN ROAD OR NOT A TOWN ROAD, IT, IT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED AND ESTABLISHED.
'CAUSE A LOT OF THINGS, UH, FLOW FROM THERE.
UH, IF, IF YOU DON'T CLASSIFY IT AND MARKET IN YOUR MAP AS A TOWN CAN BE IGNORED AND A LOT OF THINGS CAN BE, UH, AVOIDED OR NOT DONE, UH, BASICALLY, UH, MOST OF THE PLAN FOR THAT ROAD IS SHOWING THAT IT'S BASICALLY GONNA BE A DRIVEWAY, UH, FROM ONE POINT ALL THE WAY TO THEIR DRIVEWAY.
BUT IF THE MOMENT IT BECOMES A TOWN ROAD, A TWO LANE, TWO-WAY ROAD, THEN THERE ARE STANDARDS THAT HAVE TO BE BENT.
SO I, I SUGGEST THAT THE TOWN FIRST ESTABLISHES THAT IS A TOWN ROAD UNTIL, UNTIL WHAT POINT.
AND THEN, THEN, THEN IT, THEN THE, THEN THE, THE PROPER, PROPER, UM, PAVINGS CAN BE DONE ON THE ROAD.
I SUGGEST THAT IT SHOULD BE AT LEAST 14 FEET TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH TRAFFICS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
UM, THE, UM, UH, AS FAR AS, UH, CLARIFYING WHO THE ROAD THERE, THERE IS, THERE'S, UH, FIRE HYDRANTS ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE END.
AND THOSE ARE MAINTAINED BY, EITHER BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT OR THE OR OTHER TOWN.
UH, ALSO I'VE SEEN TOWN EQUIPMENT FILLING THAT ROAD, UH, AT, AT VARIOUS TIMES.
I MEAN, I KNOW AS A NEIGHBOR, I ALSO CLEANED THE SIDE OF MY, MY HOUSE WHEN THERE'S GARBAGE THAT DOESN'T MAKE THAT JUNO HILL ROAD, MY ROAD, IT'S A TOWN ROAD.
UM, ESTABLISHING, UH, AND YEAH, IT SHOULD BE IN PLACE PLACEMENT OF THE SIDEWALK.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL ABOUT SAFETY, UH, AS COULD YOU PUT THAT UP AS, AS, AS, AS TAKE CARE OF WHAT YOU SHARED? YEAH.
AS, AS, AS I I'VE POINTED AT, AT THE SITE MEETING, UH, BY PUTTING THE ROAD ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE NUMBER OF CROSSINGS YOU HAVE TO MAKE TO MAKE IT SAFE TO CROSS THAT INTERSECTION OF FAIR AND JUNIPER BECOMES IGNORED, TOTALLY IGNORED, NOT ONLY BY CHILDREN, BUT ANYBODY THAT'S DOING THE ROAD.
ALSO, BY PUTTING IT ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT PROVIDES A CONNECTOR TO THE FUTURE ROAD THAT WE'VE BEEN PROMISED ON JUNIPER HILL TO GO ALL THE WAY TO MIDWAY OR WE WANTED TO GO TO SARATOGA.
SO THESE ARE, THESE ARE A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS THAT THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
UM, THE, THE, BECAUSE IF WE JUST LOOK AT THINGS, HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST, HOW MUCH IT'S, HOW, HOW THE, AND THE INCONVENIENCE OF TO, TO THE APPLICANT, WE FORGET WHAT, HOW IT AFFECTS THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE TO REMEMBER HOW IT AFFECTS THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS THE TURNING RENT LANE, THE, THE TURNING RATIOS.
THERE ARE AN EXAMPLE OF WHY IT NEEDS A WIDER ROAD.
I MEAN, THEY'RE, I UNDERSTAND THE APPLICANT WANTS TO PUT, PUT A ROAD IN THERE, UH, AT THE LOWEST COST AND, AND TO PROVIDE AS MUCH BENEFIT TO THEM AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE, THE EXTRA COST.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE ALREADY HAD THE COMMITMENT TO PAVE ALL THE WAY TO THE END.
I'M JUST REPEATING SOME OF THE STUFF WE TALKED ABOUT FOR THE RECORD.
WE, WE TALKED ABOUT PAVING ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF JUNIPER HILL, WHICH IS ALL THE WAY, ALMOST TWICE TO DISTANCE TO THIS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW.
SO BY CUTTING IT BACK TO 20 FEET PAST THEIR DRIVEWAY, THERE, THERE, THERE'S A SAVINGS FOR THEM.
I SUGGEST THAT WE PROPERLY DESIGNATE THE ROAD AS A DOWN ROAD AND THEN WE PROPERLY BUILD IT SO IT ACCOMMODATES TWO WAY TRAFFIC THAT'S A MINIMUM OF 14 FEET, UH, FOR THAT TYPE OF ROAD.
PLUS A FOUR FOOT SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTH SIDE TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS AS, AS THEY CONNECT TO THE CROSSING TO FAIR STREET, AND TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PASS THE DRIVEWAY OF THE CHURCH AND COULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
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IN THE FUTURE SIDEWALK THAT WE HOPEFULLY WILL GET IN 2023.UH, OH YEAH, THE SCHEDULE, THE, WE ALSO HAVE THE DELIVERY SCHEDULE THAT, UH, WAS FIVE DAYS DELIVERY SCHEDULE AND IT WOULD RUN FROM NINE TO THREE.
THAT I, I THINK SHOULD ALSO BE PUT AS A, AS A, A MEASUREMENT OF, OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN THAT.
I KNOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE SOMETIMES FOR PEOPLE TO, TO POLICE THAT, BUT WE CAN TRY BY ASK, ASKING THE APPLICANT TO, TO SOMEHOW INFORM THEIR DELIVERY PEOPLE, UM, OF, OF THE NEED FOR JUNIPER HILL TO BE MAINTAIN SAFE AND AND MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF, UH, TRUCK TRAFFIC.
ANYBODY ELSE? WE HAVE NO FURTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN, UH, UH, CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS.
UH, NEXT, UH, TO CON, UH, PUBLIC HEARING TO
[ To consider an Amended Site Plan and related applications by Midway Shopping Center for property located at 913-999 Central Park Avenue South (P.O. Scarsdale, NY)]
CONSIDER AN AMENDED SITE PLAN AND RELATED APPLICATIONS BY MIDWAY SHOPPING CENTER FOR PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 9 13 9 9 9 CENTRAL PARK AVENUE.I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE OPEN THE HEARING.
GOOD EVENING, MR. SUPERVISOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M A PARTNER AT THE FIRM OF CU AND FADER, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
WE WENT THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE, UM, DISCUSSION AT THE LAST SESSION.
I THINK THE ONE OPEN ISSUE THAT, UH, HAD BEEN RAISED WAS WHETHER A SIDEWALK IN A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE PROVIDED ALONG ARDSLEY ROAD.
UM, JAM C'S, UH, EXPERTS REVIEWED, UM, THE CONDITIONS, THE SITE CONDITIONS ALONG ARDSLEY ROAD AND MET WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER DUANE AT THE SITE.
UM, DO YOU GUYS YOU WANT TO REPORT ON WHAT YOU FOUND? THEY, THEY, THEY WERE CONDITIONS THAT WERE SIMILAR TO WHAT I'D MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, AND THAT IS MULTIPLE TELEPHONE POLES, UH, SIGNIFICANT GRADE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL SITE AND ALEY ROAD ITSELF THAT PREVENTED CONSTRUCTION OF AN A D A COMPATIBLE OR COMPLIANT SIDEWALK, UM, UH, TREES THAT WERE IN THE WAY THAT WOULD'VE HAD TO BE REMOVED AT THE BACK OF THE SHOPPING CENTER.
THESE ARE AIDE THAT, THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, CARED FOR FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND ARE FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT ULTIMATELY YOU COULDN'T HAVE A CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK BECAUSE OF THE GRADE DIFFERENCES.
AND, UM, AND THAT WAS THE DETERMINATION THAT OUR CONSULTANTS MADE.
I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR COMMISSIONER DUQUESNE, UM, BUT WE DID REVIEW THAT MR. SUPERVISOR AND BOARD MEMBERS.
WE, WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE PROVIDED, AS, YOU KNOW, AN INTERNAL, UM, PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK, UH, AND WALKWAY AREA TO THE SITE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN WALK FROM THE CENTER TO A SAFE PASSAGE ACROSS ARDSLEY ROAD, CONNECTING TO AN EXISTING SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ARDSLEY ROAD.
AND WE THINK THAT'S A MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENT.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UM, WHILE WE'RE NOT ADDING ANY SQUARE FOOTAGE TO THE SHOPPING CENTER, UH, WITH THE REQUESTED SITE PLAN CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE SEEKING TO OCCUPY THE FORMER DRESS BARN BUILDING THAT WAS, HAS BEEN VACANT FOR OVER THREE YEARS.
OUR CLIENT IS INVESTING OVER A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS IN IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SITE.
AND THEY ARE, OTHER THAN, THEY'RE PRIMARILY THE, THE RECONFIGURATION OF THE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION AREAS, ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME OUTDOOR DINING PLATFORM AREA THAT'S BEING CREATED, BUT THE OUTDOOR DINING IS A, A MINIMAL PART OF THAT EXPENSE.
WE'RE CHANGING TWO-WAY ROADS, TWO-WAY DRIVEWAY AREAS TO ONE WAY WE'RE WE'RE CLOSING SOME ENTRIES TO ARDSLEY ROAD AND OPENING OTHERS.
AND THE REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING BOARD, AND OF COURSE TO YOU AS WELL, ARE REPORTS BY OUR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS THAT HAVE BEEN VETTED BY YOUR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS.
ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING THAT WOULD NOT BE IMP UH, IMPLEMENTED IF WE DON'T HAVE THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL GRANTED, BECAUSE OF COURSE, WE CAN'T MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT YOUR APPROVAL.
UH, ALL OF THAT IS ONLY TO BE ABLE TO REOCCUPY THE DRESS BARN BUILDING THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR THREE YEARS.
UM, SO WE WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
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HAVE A QUESTION.UM, I DRIVE, YOU KNOW, I GO TO THE MIDWAY SHOPPING CENTER EVERY DAY, PRACTICALLY EVERY DAY, AND IT'S ALWAYS LIKE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET PAR.
YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO GET PARKING.
I'M WONDERING, UM, BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME THAT PEOPLE HAVE GETTING, YOU KNOW, GETTING PARKING NOW AND IT'S REALLY A MESS.
WELL, THE REST, YOU KNOW, THE, THE COMMENTS I'VE BEEN GETTING FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, HAVE CONTACTED ME, PEOPLE ARE WORRIED THAT, UM, THERE'LL BE, IT'S GONNA BE EVEN HARDER TO GET, YOU KNOW, PARKING ONCE THIS IS DONE.
COULD YOU JUST ADDRESS, UH, THE PARKING SITUATION, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY, UH, PARKING SPOTS WE HAVE NOW, HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS, YOU KNOW, WE WILL HAVE.
UM, AND YEAH, LET ME, LET ME ADDRESS, I'M GONNA ASK J M C TO ADDRESS THAT, BUT I ALSO WANT LET YOU KNOW THAT THE KEY REASON THAT THERE'S A REDUCTION IN PARKING SPACES BEING ASKED FOR IT FOR THE SHARED PARKING REDUCTION IS BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF THE USE ITSELF.
AND THAT THAT CHANGE IS FROM A RETAIL USE TO A RESTAURANT AND A FAST FOOD USE.
AND AS, UM, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW COMPARED TO THE, THE STANDARDIZED PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE I T E AND OTHERWISE, THE RATES THAT GREENBERG HAS FOR PARKING FOR THIS PARTICULAR USE IS MUCH HIGHER.
BUT WE DID DO A STUDY, AND I'M GONNA ASK, UM, J M C, UH, TO COME FORWARD.
WE DID MULTIPLE STUDIES AT THE REQUEST OF THE PLANNING BOARD AND AT THE REQUEST OF YOUR, UH, TRAFFIC CONSULTANT FROM KIMLEY HORNE, JOHN CANNING.
AND WE VETTED MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DAYS DOING ACTUAL COUNTS AND, AND TESTING TO SEE TO WHAT EXTENT, UM, WE WOULD HAVE OVERFLOW PARKING FROM THE AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THIS BUILDING AND, AND WHERE THAT OVERFLOW PARKING MIGHT GO.
I'M JUST ALSO WONDERING, AND ONE, ONE THING THAT I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST, YOU KNOW, TO THE TOWN BOARD IS THAT WE CONDUCT A, UH, A SITE, UH, VISIT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TWO OR THREE TIMES AT, AT DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, KEY TIMES BECAUSE I THINK THAT, AGAIN, JUST FROM A LAY PERSON, I'M NOT A TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
UH, YOU KNOW, WHO GO, WHO'S BEEN TO MIDWAY VERY, VERY FREQUENTLY.
I THINK THAT BEFORE THE TOWN BOARD MAKES ANY DECISION, WE SHOULD SEE, UM, THE SHOPPING AREA AT KEY TIMES.
IT COULD BE A SATURDAY AFTERNOON, IT COULD BE MID MIDDAY, AND THEN I THINK WE COULD, WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE AN INFORMED, UH, YOU KNOW, DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY NEED A TRAFFIC CONSULTANT WHEN I'M ABLE TO SEE IT MYSELF, MR. SUPERVISOR, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO, NO, I'M SORRY, MR. SUPERVISOR.
THERE'S NO, UM, NO, NO OCCUPANT THERE, SIR.
WELL, BUT IT'S GONNA BE WORSE WHEN THERE'S, IF THERE'S NO OCCUPANT, NOBODY'S TAKING THE TRAFFIC.
IF IT'S A SUCCESSFUL RESTAURANT, IT'S GONNA BE EVEN HARDER TO GET PARKING.
AND ALL I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO DO IS BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO LISTEN, BUT BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION, ALL I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO DO IS SEE FOR OURSELVES AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE DAY.
JUST LIKE WE HAD THE MEETING YESTERDAY, A SITE VISIT AT METROPOLIS, WE SHOULD DO THE SAME, YOU KNOW, SAME THING BECAUSE IT'S GONNA GIVE US A DI YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LISTEN TO A HEARING, IT'S ONE THING WHEN YOU SEE FOR YOURSELF, IT'S ANOTHER THING.
BUT, SO I'M JUST MAKE GONNA MAKE THE SUGGESTION.
SO WHAT YOU ASKED, WHAT YOU SUGGESTED ACTUALLY WAS DONE AND IT WAS, IT WAS TESTED OUT TO SEE WHETHER WE FOUND THE BUSIEST DAYS AT THE SHOPPING CENTER AND, AND WE, UH, WERE TOLD WHICH DAYS TO USE DATA BASED ON YOUR, YOUR TRAFFIC CONSULTANT.
SO WE HAD, WE HAD DRONES FLYING TO BE ABLE TO COUNT VEHICLES.
THIS WASN'T PEOPLE WALKING AROUND.
WE HAD DOCUMENTED INFORMATION ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DAYS AND, AND, UH, ROBELLO OR ARE YOU GONNA SPEAK TO THIS? I'M GONNA SPEAK TO THE GENERAL PLAN.
SO, SO WE HAD MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DAYS TESTED OUT ON, ON BUSIEST DAYS, AND WE DID THAT FOLLOWING, UM, SUBMISSION OF DATA REGARDING OTHER BUSY DAYS.
WE WERE ASKED BY THE PLANNING BOARD TO GO BACK AND CHECK AGAIN AND TO PROVE OUT THAT THE DAYS, UM, WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK OR DAYS OF THE WEEK WE'RE THE BUSIEST.
SO WE'VE DONE THAT TESTING SO THAT IT WOULDN'T BE JUST ANECDOTAL A VISIT ON ONE DAY.
WE, WE HAD THAT VETTED BY YOUR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS.
BUT I'M GONNA ASK, DID YOU RETAIN THAT DRONE FOOTAGE? I'M SORRY? DID YOU RETAIN THAT DRONE FOOTAGE? WELL, SO ISN'T, IT'S KIND OF A YES OR NO QUESTION.
DID YOU RETAIN THE DRONE FOOTAGE? WE RETAINED IT AND IT'S ACTUALLY INCLUDED AS PART OF OUR REPORT.
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AWESOME.AND SO THE, THE PLANNING BOARD HAVE THAT, I'M SORRY, JUST FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ROB AIELLO WITH THE FIRM OF J M C.
UM, AND, AND THE PLANNING BOARD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT DRONE FOOTAGE BEFORE THEY MADE THEIR DECISION, IS THAT RIGHT? YES, THE, THE PLANNING BOARD AND ALSO THE TOWN'S TRAFFIC CONSULTANT.
UH, SO TO ANSWER GOOD, GOOD EVENING, MR. SUPERVISOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, I'D LIKE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE PARKING, THE NUMBERS YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES THAT EXIST, NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES THAT ARE PROPOSED, AND THAT ALSO MARK PETRO FROM OUR OFFICE WILL COME UP AND TALK IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE PARKING ANALYSIS THAT WERE PERFORMED AND THE DAYS ON WHICH WE DID OUR ACCOUNTS, AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL DAYS THAT WE COUNTED TO CONFIRM THAT WE DID INDEED FIND NOT ONLY THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR, BUT ALSO THE BUSIEST DAY IN THE WEEK AT THIS PARTICULAR CENTER.
SO WITH REGARD TO THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AT THE CENTER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY 1,157 SPACES.
AND, UH, AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, THAT WILL BE REDUCED BY 46 PARKING SPACES TO 1,111.
NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THOSE, THAT REDUCTION IN PARKING IS REALLY RESULTING FROM A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS NUMBER ONE, THE VARIOUS ACCESS AND VEHICULAR CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE MADE REQUIRED US TO LOSE SOME PARKING SPACES HERE AND THERE.
UH, BUT MORE SIGNIFICANTLY, THERE'S A NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES, UH, TO THE EAST OF THE DRESS BARN BUILDING JUST TO THE WEST OF THE BANK, THAT IN EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE BASICALLY NON-COMPLIANT.
THEY'RE DIMENSIONALLY NON-COMPLIANT, THEY'RE PREEXISTING NON-CONFORMING.
SO EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE PARKING SPACES ON PAPER, THE AISLE IS SUCH THAT IT'S ONLY ABOUT 15, UH, 16 FEET WIDE.
AND AS PART OF THIS PROPOSAL, WE'RE MAKING EACH OF THE PARKING SPACES DIMENSIONALLY COMPLIANT SO THAT THEY CAN, SO THAT PEOPLE COMING TO THE CENTER CAN GET IN AND OUT OF THOSE SPACES, UH, MORE, MORE EASILY THAN THEY COULD TODAY.
SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE PARKING REGARDING THE ADEQUACY OF THE PARKING.
AS MR. NOLA MENTIONED, WE HAVE DONE SIGNIFICANT STUDY, UH, AND SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS AND SIGNIFICANT PROOFS, UH, WITH THE TOWN TRAFFIC CONSULTANT TO, UH, MAKE SURE WE ARRIVED AT A, UH, AN ANALYSIS THAT MADE SENSE AND JUSTIFIED OUR APPLICATION.
AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE MARK JUST KIND OF TAKE YOU THROUGH THE HIGH POINTS, UH, ONCE AGAIN, BECAUSE IT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST HEARING.
MARK PETRO FROM J M G J M C FOR THE RECORD.
UM, JUST AS A, A RECAP AS WHAT WAS UH, DISCUSSED BRIEFLY BEFORE IS, UM, OUR, OUR INITIAL PARKING ANALYSIS THAT WE DID FOR THIS APPLICATION, WHICH IS, UH, HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE PLANNING BOARD INVOLVED PARKING COUNTS ON BLACK FRIDAY, AS WELL AS THE SATURDAY FOLLOWING BLACK FRIDAY AND THE SECOND WEEKEND IN DECEMBER, WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE 20TH HIGHEST HOUR FOR PARKING, UM, BEING THE MOST CONSERVATIVE, UH, AND MOST UTILIZED TIME PERIOD FOR PARKING FOR SHOPPING CENTERS.
SO THAT WAS OUR INITIAL SUBMISSION.
SO WE COUNTED FOUR DAYS AND WE USED DRONE SNAPSHOTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ACTUAL FOOTAGE, BUT WE TOOK SNAPSHOTS WHERE WE JOINED ALTOGETHER, AND WE INCLUDED IN THAT WE INCLUDED IN OUR SUBMISSION THE SNAPSHOTS AND FIGURES SO THAT EVERYONE ON THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE TRAFFIC CONSULTANT CAN SEE WHAT WE COUNTED AS WELL.
SO IT GIVES A, A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THAT TIME PERIOD, HOW THE, THE SITE IS OCCUPIED.
UM, UM, AFTER OUR INITIAL ANALYSIS, UH, AND DISCUSSION TO THE PLANNING BOARD AND REVIEW BY THE TRAFFIC CONSULTANT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE WOULD NEED TO, UH, LOOK AT AND CONFIRM THE, UH, BUSY TIME FOR THE SHOPPING CENTER.
SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE DETERMINED BASED ON THE, UH, WEEK OF COUNTS AT THE CENTER BEING TRAFFIC COUNTS, WHEN WAS THE BUSIEST DAY OF THE WEEK THAT THE SHOPPING CENTER, UH, HAD, UH, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FRIDAY IS ACTUALLY THE BUSIEST DAY, UH, FOLLOWED BY TUESDAY.
SO ON TOP OF THE FOUR PREVIOUS PARKING COUNTS, WE ALSO COUNTED AN ADDITIONAL FRIDAY AND A AND A TUESDAY AS WELL.
SO WE ALSO LOOKED AT TO THOSE TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS.
SO A TOTAL OF SIX DAYS OF PARKING COUNTS WERE DONE VIA DRONE AND WERE INCLUDED IN OUR ANALYSIS TO THE PLANNING BOARD, AS WELL AS YOUR BOARD AS WELL.
AND IT WAS CONCLUDED AND DETERMINED BY THE PLANNING BOARD AND VETTED BY THE TOWNS TRAFFIC CONSULTANT THAT THE PARKING FOR THE PROPOSED RESTAURANTS COULD BE ACCOMMODATED BY THE ADJACENT AREAS, UH, SURROUNDING THE PROPOSED USES.
UM, HOPEFULLY THAT CLARIFIES THINGS AS FAR AS THE DATA THAT WE'VE ALREADY PRESENTED TO THE TOWN.
UH, HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COULD YOU ALSO ADDRESS THE OVERFLOW ISSUE THAT WASN'T ANALYZED BECAUSE WE DID, WE WENT FURTHER THAN THAT ONE.
SO, UH, TO THANK YOU, FURTHER CLARIFY, THE, UH, PLAINTIFF BOARD CHAIRMAN, UH, SPECIFICALLY ASKED TO
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NOT LOOK AT THE, THE SITE AS A WHOLE, BUT REALLY FOCUS IN ON OUR PARKING ANALYSIS TO THE PARKING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THIS, THE, THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT BUILDING, BUT ALSO THE ADJACENT TO PARKING FIELDS, UH, TO THE WEST AND TO THE SOUTH.UM, SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE LOOKED AT THE PARKING FIELD IN FRONT OF THE RESTAURANTS, AND WE DETERMINED, UH, IF THERE WERE TO BE ANY SPILLOVER DURING PARTICULAR TIMES OF THE DAY FOR PARKING INTO THE ADJACENT LOTS, UH, IF IT COULD BE ACCOMMODATED.
AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SOME SPILLOVER DURING CERTAIN TIMES.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS MORE THAN ADEQUATE PARKING AVAILABLE TO A ACCOMMODATE THE PARKING IN THE ADJACENT LOTS FOR THIS IS UNDER PROPOSED CONDITIONS WITH THE RESTAURANT.
AND I WILL MAKE NOTE AGAIN, THAT IN OUR PROJECTIONS IN OUR PARKING STUDY, WE WERE CONSERVATIVE IN THE RESPECT THAT WE DID NOT CONSIDER SHARED USE OF SOMEONE, SAY, GOING TO THE RESTAURANT AND SOMEONE GOING TO, UH, THE SUPERMARKET OR, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE OTHER TENANTS THAT ARE THERE AT THE CENTER.
SO FROM THAT ASPECT, WE DO NOT CONSIDER A SHARED PARKING FOR THE PROJECTED USE OF THE RESTAURANTS THAT WE HAD IN OUR ANALYSIS.
I JUST, AGAIN, WANT TO SAY THAT I, I FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAY, IS, IS USEFUL AND, UH, IMPORTANT INFORMATION, AND I'M NOT BEING CRITICAL OF YOUR STUDY, BUT I I REALLY THINK THAT THE TOWN BOARD WOULD BE MORE, IT'S MORE RESPONSIBLE, UH, FOR THE TOWN BOARD IF, UH, YOU GAVE US TWO TIMES ON ITS PEAK, UM, YOU KNOW, SHOPPING TIMES.
AND I THINK THAT BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION, UH, WE SHOULD BE AT THE, UH, CENTER AS A BOARD, UM, YOU KNOW, TOGETHER WITH THE CONSULTANTS AND WITH OUR PLANNING, UH, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AND DO A SITE VISIT, BECAUSE THIS WAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING TO READ ABOUT THIS, IT'S ANOTHER THING TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF.
AND I SEE IT FOR MYSELF BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, I GO TO THE SH TO SHOPRITE, YOU KNOW, PRACTICALLY, YOU KNOW, DAILY.
AND I PASS IT, UM, YOU KNOW, DAILY EVEN WHEN I'M NOT THERE.
AND I SEE CARS, YOU KNOW, REALLY STRUGGLING TO FIND PARKING.
YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN, UH, NEAR MISSES OVER THE YEARS OF PEDESTRIANS WALKING.
UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE, I'VE OBSERVED IT WITH MY OWN EYES.
AND AGAIN, I, I, I LIKE THE SHOPPING CENTER BECAUSE I GO THERE A LOT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SHOPPING CENTERS, YOU KNOW, AROUND.
BUT I REALLY AM, I PERSONALLY AM CONCERNED ABOUT PEDESTRIAN, YOU KNOW, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE, I MEAN, EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO AT THE SHOPPING CENTER IS THEY DO A GREAT JOB, AND IT'S VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL.
IF YOU HAVE TWO MORE SUCCESSFUL RESTAURANTS WITH FEWER PARKING SPOTS.
I CAN'T SEE HOW IT'S GONNA BE SAFER.
AND I JUST WANT, I JUST WANT TO ASK THE, THE BOARD TO DO, HAVE THE COURTESY OF LOOKING FOR OURSELVES AS A GROUP WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF PLANNING IN ATTENDANCE, AND INVITE THE RESIDENTS, UH, WHO LIVE THERE TO PARTICIPATE.
MS, PLEASE, IF I MAY, PLEASE EDUCATE ME.
IF YOU'RE DOING STUDIES BOTH TRAFFIC AND PARKING STUDIES ON, UM, A SITE THAT HAS A MAJOR TENANT, EMPTY MAJOR TENANT SPACE EMPTY, HOW DO YOU CALCULATE, HOW DO YOU MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENTIAL FOR WHAT WOULD BE AN OCCUPIED SPACE? YEAH, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA HAVE MR. PETRO SURE.
BUT JUST LIKE, UH, AN EXISTING SITE WHERE YOU'RE CHANGING THE USE.
SO, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN I REPRESENTED SHOPRITE IN CONNECTION WITH THE, THE NEW SUPERMARKET THAT'S GONNA BE BUILT, THAT'S UNDER, UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE FORMER MOVIE THEATER SITE, THERE ARE TRAFFIC COUNTS THAT ARE PROJECTED BASED ON, UM, ON NATIONAL DATA OF WHAT VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IS GENERATED BY A PARTICULAR USE.
AND YOU POPULATE THAT SITE AND YOU POPULATE THE ROADS WITH THAT VOLUME OF TRAFFIC.
SO BEFORE I HAVE MR. PETRO ANSWER THAT, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT YOUR QUESTION IS IMPORTANT.
ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THE, WHEN WE DID THE ANALYSIS OF THE ADEQUACY OF PARKING, WE DIDN'T DO IT BASED ON THE ENTIRE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AT THE SITE, BECAUSE OF COURSE, PEOPLE WHO ARE USING THAT SATELLITE STORE AREN'T GONNA PARK IN FRONT OF SHOPRITE AND WALK OVER TO THE STORE.
IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, WE, WE ADDRESSED AND ANALYZED HOW TO IMPROVE THE CIRCULATION AND, AND CONFIRM THE SUFFICIENCY OF PARKING IN THE AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE STORES.
SO IF YOU WERE TO GO TO THE SITE,
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YOU WOULDN'T SEE THOSE STORES OCCUPIED, YOU WOULDN'T SEE CARS AS CIRCULATING AT THOSE RESTAURANT SPACES, WHICH AREN'T YET RESTAURANT SPACES.YOU'D ONLY BE SEEING SHOPRITE AND YOU WOULDN'T BE SEEING ANY OF THE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT WE WORKED SEVERAL MONTHS WITH YOUR PLANNING BOARD AND YOUR EXPERTS AND OUR EXPERTS TO, TO, TO ANALYZE AND EVALUATE, TO COME UP WITH WHAT WE THINK ARE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT LET ME HAVE MR. PETRO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
AGAIN, UH, SO TO GET TO YOUR QUESTION, IT IS ACTUALLY QUITE COMMON TO CONSIDER THE RE OCCUPANCY OF VACANT BUILDINGS.
WHAT WE DO IS USE INDUSTRY STANDARD DATA THAT IS BASED ON LAND USES, WHAT IT WOULD BE PROJECTED TO GET FROM TRAFFIC STANDPOINT OR A PARKING STANDPOINT.
SO THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD, UH, PROCESS THAT WE DO IN OUR FIELD.
SO, UM, THERE IS SUPPORTING DATA THAT PROVIDES US WITH THOSE PROJECTIONS.
UM, SO, UH, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE DO IN THOSE ASPECTS.
YEAH, NO, THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THAT MAKES IT MORE CLEAR.
UM, SO THOSE PROJECTIONS BASED ON DATA, WE'D FIND LIKE SITES WITH LIKE AMOUNT OF POPULATION, LIKE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC, CORRECT.
THOSE STUDIES AND LIKE AMOUNT OF PARKING, CORRECT.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S MULTIPLE STUDIES DONE, AND THAT DATA IS COMPILED BASED ON THOSE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL STUDIES THAT ARE COMPLETED, UM, AT SIMILAR FACILITIES, UH, YOU KNOW, OF THAT TYPE OF NATURE AS FAR AS LAND USE.
I REMEMBER AT THE LAST HEARING YOU, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, YOU KNOW, UH, AT, AT THE SITE.
AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD JUST GO OVER, UH, JUST TO REFRESH OUR MEMORY, IF YOU COULD GIVE US THE ACCIDENT ACCOUNT ACCOUNTS.
SO, UH, IN OUR, UH, AUGUST 31ST, 2022 SUBMISSION TO THE PLANNING BOARD, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE TOWN, UH, WE DID DO, UH, AN ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENT REPORTS.
WHAT WE LOOKED AT WAS THE FULL YEAR OF 2019, AND WE LOOKED AT THE, UH, UH, ALSO THE CURRENT, UH, UH, FROM, UH, JULY 1ST, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2022.
UM, LIKE TO JUST REALLY MAKE NOTE OF THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS, THE TOWN OF GREENBERG, UH, WE RECEIVED OUR ACCIDENT REPORTS, UH, FROM THE TOWN OF GREENBERG.
UM, HOWEVER, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TWO DISTINCTIONS.
THERE'S ACCIDENTS AND THEN THERE'S INCIDENTS.
AND THE TOWN OF GREENBERG POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT, UH, HAVE AN ACCIDENT REPORT FILLED OUT UNLESS THERE IS, UH, AN OCCURRENCE THAT INVOLVES PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURY.
UH, THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT IT IS COMPLETED ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY.
ALL, ALL OTHER INCIDENTS ARE CONSIDERED INCIDENTS.
UH, SO THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 87% OF THE REPORTS THAT WERE FILED IN THE 2019 YEAR WERE INCIDENTS.
UH, SO THERE WERE NO, UH, INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
THERE WAS, UH, UH, TWO ACCIDENTS THAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED IN 2019.
SO THOSE WOULD BE, UH, ITEMS THAT INCLUDE AN INJURY OR, UH, PROPERTY DAMAGE.
UM, ONE OF 'EM WAS RELATED TO A VEHICLE HITTING A, A FIXED OBJECT BEING A LIGHT POST.
UM, ANOTHER ONE WAS A, UM, ANOTHER FIXED OBJECT OVER BY THE ZE ROAD ENTRANCE, UM, AS WELL AS AN INJURY OF, UH, OF A PEDESTRIAN, UH, WITH, UH, UH, A NON-INJURY ACCIDENT INVOLVING, UH, PEDESTRIAN.
UH, THOSE ARE THE THREE ACCIDENTS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN 2019 THAT WE GOT FROM OUR REQUEST FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE SITE WOULD BE IMPROVING THOSE CONDITIONS TO, UH, ADDRESS THOSE CONDITIONS, WHEREAS WE'RE, WE'RE CONSOLIDATING AND SIMPLIFYING THE ACCESS ON AZE ROAD TO MAKE IT, UH, UH, BETTER FOR MANEUVERABILITY OF VEHICLES.
UM, BUT ALSO, UH, WE'RE ALSO INCLUDING ENHANCEMENTS TO PEDESTRIANS FOR NEW SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS RAISED CROSSINGS, UH, SORRY, RAISED, UH, SIDEWALKS IN THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS, UH, STRIPED CROSSWALKS AND SIGNAGE WHERE APPROPRIATE.
AND, UH, ADDITIONAL STOP SIGNS AND ONE-WAY FLOWS.
SO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT DO TAKE INTO THOSE CONSIDERATIONS AND ADDRESS A LOT OF THOSE, UH, ITEMS THAT WAS SEEN IN OUR REPORTS PORTS.
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DID, DID YOU SAY 87% WERE INCIDENTS CORRECT.OF, OF THE REPORTS THAT WE RECEIVED IN 2019, UHHUH
SO THERE'S 87% WERE INCIDENTS, AND THEN THERE WERE JUST THREE ACCIDENTS.
SO WHAT WERE THE OTHER 13% OF THE ALTER OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED? UH, THERE, THERE WERE, THERE WERE 52 ACCIDENTS SLASH INCIDENTS ON THE SHOPPING CENTER DURING THAT SAME, DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
THAT'S THE ACTUAL NUMBER, UH, 10 OF THE ACCIDENT SLASH INCIDENTS OCCURRED BEYOND THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
SO SOUTH OF SHOPRITE, OR, YOU KNOW, DOWN BY, I BELIEVE IT'S, UH, IS IT RED LOBSTER TO THE SOUTH, UH, DOWN TO THE SOUTHERN AREA.
SO NOT WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY FOCUSING IN ON, BUT THOSE THREE THAT I MENTIONED, THOSE ARE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AREA.
SO, SO THE OTHER, THE OTHER 13% OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED WERE ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED SOMEWHERE ELSE? UH, YEAH, TO MAINLY THERE WERE TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY, UH, SOUTH OF SHOPRITE.
SO OUR FOCUS WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE ACCIDENTS WAS REALLY HONING IN ON SHOPRITE AND NORTH, UH, WHICH IS WHERE OUR PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT AREA IS.
WHAT ABOUT FOR THIS YEAR? THIS YEAR? SO FROM OUR MOST RECENT DATA FROM JULY 1ST, 2021 TO JUNE 30TH, 2022, ALL THE REPORTS WERE INCIDENT REPORTS AND DID NOT INVOLVE AN INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
THERE WERE 25 INCIDENTS, UM, AND SIX OF THEM OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
IF THERE WERE 56 INCIDENTS IN TOTAL, THEN, THEN THE THREE ARE OVER 5% OF THE TOTAL.
SO, UM, OF THE 13%, SOME OF THE OTHERS OCCURRED ELSEWHERE ON THE PROPERTY, AND THAT'S WHY THEY WEREN'T MENTIONED IN THE SAME WAY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS SITE.
IT WASN'T THAT THEY WERE THREE PLUS 13% ELSEWHERE.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO COMMENT? YES.
WELL, UH, WE'RE GOING TO CALL EVERYONE IN THE ORDER, WHICH THEY SIGNED UP.
MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT, UM, I'VE LIVED UP AT THE NORTH END OF MONT FOR 48 YEARS.
UM, I SHOP CONSISTENTLY AT, UH, MIDWAY.
UM, I'M NOT REPRESENTING EDMONT EDMONT PER SE TODAY.
DYLAN PINE, THE PRESIDENT OF E C C, UM, UM, IS OUT OF TOWN.
UM, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU WATCH, UH, HIS, UM, STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE LAST TIME.
IT IS THAT BAD AT CERTAIN TIMES.
UM, VERY OFTEN WHAT I DO, IF I HAVE TO GO MISS, SADLY AFTERNOON, THAT FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WHATEVER, UH, IT'S NEAR IMPOSSIBLE WHERE I'M GOING TO SHOPRITE TO FIND A SPOT AND I WIND UP, UM, UP THERE TO THE RIGHT SIDE, NORTHEASTERN CORNER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF CHIPOTLE.
THERE'S A FEW SPOTS I WIND UP, UP THERE.
THEN YOU HAVE TO WALK ALL, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MARK, PUSH THAT HEAVY CART ALL THE WAY BACK UP, AND THEN TAKE UP THE CART BACK DOWN, PUT IT IN THE CORRAL, ET OKAY? UM, IT IS DANGEROUS.
AND THEN IF YOU THINK YOU CAN'T FIND A SPOT, NOW, UH, WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WINTER, IF YOU HAVE A GOOD SNOWSTORM, THEY'RE PLOWING, YOU GOTTA PUT IT SOMEWHERE.
SO THEY'RE PLOWING IT UP AGAINST MY FAVORITE PLACE FOR SUNDAY MORNINGS, SEVEN O'CLOCK.
I HAVE TO GET UP SO I CAN GET THERE EARLY SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING OUT BEFORE IT GETS CROWDED.
UH, IT'S UP AGAINST CENTRAL AVENUE.
SO THE NORTH SOUTH, UH, SPOTS ARE TAKEN FOR HOW LONG? FOR A WEEK, FOR TWO WEEKS FOR LONG.
DEPENDS ON HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THE SNOW TO MELT.
ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU SHRUNK THE AREA.
RIGHT? NOW, THIS IS, I APPRECIATE ALL THE STUDIES, BUT THIS IS ILLOGICAL TO ME.
WELL, IT'S DIFFERENT KIND OF USE, OKAY? SO YOU'VE GOT SPACE UP WHERE I SORT OF
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PARK IN A BUSY TIME FOR, FOR SHOPRITE UP IN FRONT OF WHERE, BASICALLY NEAR WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE, UH, DOING THE WORK.AND WE ARE GOING TO BUILD TWO RESTAURANTS, OKAY? BUT WE'RE GONNA TAKE AWAY, AND THAT'S GONNA BRING IN MORE TRAFFIC FOR THE RESTAURANTS.
BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE AWAY FOUR, THE SEVEN ADDITIONAL SITES.
SO THE PLUS AND THE MINUS DON'T WORK OUT TOO WELL IN REALITY.
NOW, I'VE GONE THERE NINE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT BECAUSE I HAD TO GREAT.
IT'S WIDE OPEN DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS ON CERTAIN DAYS, IT'S TERRIBLE.
ALRIGHT? UM, AND WHAT FINER IS SAYING MAKES SENSE.
YOU HAVE TO BE THERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES AND YOU HAVE TO FEEL IT AND SEE IT AND UNDERSTAND IT.
UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I, WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
IT SHOWED A HUNDRED, 197 SPACES, UM, ON THE, UH, TOWN, UH, WORK, UH, BEING TAKEN AWAY.
IT'S ONLY 46 SPACES YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE 4.6, NOT 46.
UM, AND WELL, FOR SPILLOVER, YOU CAN GO WEST RIGHT TO, TO THAT AREA BEFORE YOU GO UP TO, UM, UH, JOANNE FABRICS YOU, IF YOU ARE RUNNING INTO A PROBLEM, YOU WANT TO TRY TO TAKE A CART ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THAT AND THEN GO WEST.
ALRIGHT? THAT'S, UH, PRETTY MUCH, UH, WHAT I HAD TO SAY.
YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE, UH, ON THE THING THAT I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT.
UM, BUT I WILL, SINCE I BEAT YOU GUYS UP IN PUBLIC, I COULD BE NICE IN PUBLIC TOO.
UM, YOU GUYS, UH, HELPED US WITH RESPECT TO THE PARKING PROBLEM AT SAM'S CLUB BY NOT LETTING THEM PUT IN THAT, UM, GAS STATION, BECAUSE THAT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PARKING.
AND IF THEY TOOK AWAY THE 132 SPOTS, IT WOULD'VE BEEN A NIGHTMARE.
YOU'D NEVER BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE.
THE OTHER THING IS, YOU ALL GOT REALLY GOOD AND YOU STUCK TO, UM, THE TENETS OF THE, UH, TOWN COMP PLANT THAT I HAD TALKED ABOUT LAST MARCH WITH RESPECT TO ELMWOOD.
AND I'M SURE THOSE PEOPLE ARE GRATIFIED AND THEY FEEL APPRECIATIVE.
AND I STILL THINK THAT THAT WILL ANNU TO YOUR BENEFIT NEXT YEAR.
NO MORE, UM, ARGUMENTS TONIGHT.
I HAVE A QUESTION THAT YOU USED THE SITE SO MUCH, WHAT DAY AND WHAT TIME WOULD BE THE WORST CASE SCENARIO SO THAT IF WE WERE TO GO THERE, WE WOULD, I'M TRYING TO THINK BACK.
I'M GUESSING IT MAY HAVE BEEN, UH, LET'S SAY THREE IN THE AFTERNOON OR SOMETHING ON A, UH, SATURDAY, TWO OR THREE, UM, OR A FRIDAY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UH, AND IT WAS A PROBLEM AND A HALF.
THAT'S WHY I GET UP FIRST THING SUNDAY MORNING.
AND I DON'T LIKE SHOPPING
WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD GO NOT ONLY DURING THE WORST TIMES, BUT DURING, UM, LIKE AN AVERAGE TIME, UM, UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
BECAUSE THERE'S TIMES WHEN YOU NOT, I THINK WE SHOULD DO LIKE A FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAYBE AROUND TWO O'CLOCK WHEN YOU SAID IT'S PRETTY CONGESTED.
AND THEN MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY, LIKE, SAY IT COULD BE A WEDNESDAY, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE AT FOUR OR SOMETHING.
BECAUSE PRACTICALLY ANYTIME I'M THERE ON THE, I USUALLY DO, NOW I DO MOST OF MY SHOPPING AFTER A TOWN BOARD MEETING, LIKE AT NIGHT, LIKE 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
UM, AND EVEN AT 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT OR 10 30 AT NIGHT, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF CARS AROUND THE SHOPRITE.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS, UH, CROWDED.
THERE'S AN ICE CREAM STORE, UM, TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, THE END.
AND SOMETIMES THERE'S 20 MINUTE LINES OF PEOPLE WAITING JUST TO GET ICE CREAM.
I MEAN, THE SHOPPING CENTER IS REALLY A REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL, RIGHT? VERY, UH, SHOPPING CENTER.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY GET QUALITY.
THEY TRY GETTING QUALITY TENANTS AND PEOPLE SHOW UP BECAUSE THEY LIKE THE STORES.
AND IF YOU GET, THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET A, A RESTAURANT THAT'S GONNA BE A THIRD RATE RESTAURANT.
THEY'RE GONNA PROBABLY TRY GETTING A, A RESTAURANT THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA WANT TO GO TO.
AND THAT'S GONNA CREATE EVEN MORE TRAFFIC.
OH, BY THE WAY, THE OUTSIDE SEATING, UM, 3,300 SQUARE.
REMEMBER, YOU REMEMBER YOU PUT, SORRY, I ASKED A SIMPLE QUESTION.
DON'T KEEP IT OPEN, BUT WE NEED TO, WE HAVE A ROLE IN PLACE.
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THANK YOU SIR.AN ARTICLE CAME ACROSS MY NEWSFEED YESTERDAY THAT I FOUND VERY INTERESTING.
WELL, WE ALL KNOW THAT CHOPPING CENTERS ARE CLOSING AT AN ENORMOUS RATE.
WHY DO WE THINK THE TOWN KNOWS MORE ABOUT PARKING THAN THE GUYS WHO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT? 'CAUSE IF THEY DON'T GIVE GOOD PARKING, CUSTOMER'S GONNA GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
GOT A BIG SUPERMARKET COMING UP IN ELMSFORD.
YOU GOT ONE COMING UP ON, UH, WHAT USED TO BE KMAR COMPETITION IS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
WHY ARE YOU, ARE WE SAYING HOW MANY SPACES AN APARTMENT, A HOUSE YOU'D HAVE OR A SHOPPING CENTER? BECAUSE ECONOMICALLY, GUYS, IF YOU DON'T FIGURE IT OUT, SHOPPING CENTER'S BUST.
SO THE RESPONSIBILITY IS NOW YOURS AND NOT YOURS.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CITIES, AND I THINK SOME OF THEM WERE IN CALIFORNIA, THEY STARTED WITH THAT STOPPED DESIGNATING HOW MANY PARKING SPACES THERE NEED IT TO BE.
HOUSING NEAR RAILROAD STATIONS DON'T NEED THE SAME KIND OF PARKING SPACES BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRANSIT ORIENTED APARTMENTS WALK TO THE STATION.
SO WHY, WHY ARE WE MANDATING PARKING SPACES THAT'LL NEVER BE USED? I FIND THAT SURPRISING TO THINK ABOUT PARKING SPACES IN THAT WAY AND SAYING IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
'CAUSE IF THEY DON'T DO IT RIGHT, SHOPPING CENTER CLOSES, COMPETITION IS GONNA FORCE IT.
IT'S A NEW WORLD BY, UH, GOT NEW CARDS AGAIN.
IT SAYS ON THE TOP IN RED, GLOBAL WARMING IS THE ONLY ISSUE.
TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING, MOUNT VERNON, FLEETWOOD, NEW ROCHELLE, WHITE PLAINS PEOPLE CAN WALK TO THE STATION.
AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN METROPOLITAN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE RAILROAD STATIONS, DON'T NEED THE, UH, PARKING CHANGES THE ENTIRE DYNAMIC, THE PRICE OF GASOLINE, THEY SHIFT TO ELECTRIC CARS.
EVERY AUTOMOBILE COMPANY IS SHIFTING TO ALL ELECTRIC CARS IN A RATE THAT'S FASTER THAN ANYBODY COULD HAVE IMAGINED.
THEY'RE ALL GOING ALL ELECTRIC FOR ONE REASON.
IF THEY DON'T, THEY DESTROY THE PLANET CALLED GLOBAL WARMING.
IT'S NOT CLIMATE CHANGE, IT'S GLOBAL WARMING.
THERE'S NOT ANY IMPACT I CAN MAKE ANYMORE TO YOUR GUYS AND YOU ARE GRANDCHILDREN.
YOU'LL FIX IT, RIGHT? SO YOU HAVE PEOPLE COME THERE 'CAUSE THEY ENJOY COMING THERE.
DON'T MAKE IT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU WANNA STAY IN BUSINESS, DO IT RIGHT? HOW, SINCE WE LEND THESE TO FRANCIS AND THEN ENTERTAIN,
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IS IT ON POINT TO WITH THE HEARING? OKAY, I, I THINK WE SHOULD STICK TO PUBLIC HEARING TO STAY WITH ASTRID AND SIMPSON.THEY HAD A HIT SONG, FOUND A CURE.
THAT IS WHETHER WE CAN DISCOVER IT TONIGHT OR IN FUTURE RENDITIONS OF THIS HEARING.
UM, YOU COLLECTIVELY AS A TOWN BOARD KNOW WHAT I THINK OF YOU.
BUT HERE'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO THINK EVEN WORSE OF YOU BECAUSE WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO SELL YOU? THEY'RE TRYING TO SELL YOU ON TRAFFIC STUDIES THAT WERE DONE YEARS AGO DURING COVID.
THE ECONOMY AND SHOPPING HAS NOT BOUNCED BACK WHEN THESE STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED.
AND THEY KEEP REFERRING TO THEM EVEN THOUGH IT'S, I'VE MADE THAT COMMENT BEFORE.
ALL OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH EDGEMONT CORPORATION AND THE PETITION, WHICH GOT BOUNCED OUT TWICE ON TECHNICALITIES.
SO HOW MANY PARKING SPACES ARE CURRENTLY ON THIS PROPERTY? WELL, ACCORDING TO THIS APPLICATION ON YOUR AGENDA, 1,308, THEY'RE ALSO BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD REGARDING BATTERY STORAGE IN BEHIND THE BUILDING ON THAT APPLICATION.
THE PARKING NUMBERS ARE 1,150 ON THEIR WEBSITE WHERE THEY'RE USING THEIR INFORMATION TO ATTRACT TENANTS TO THIS PROPERTY.
NATURALLY, THEY'RE GONNA BE ENTHUSIASTIC TO SHOW TENANTS WHY THEY WANNA COME HERE.
SO THEY'RE TELLING THE TENANTS THAT THERE ARE 1,248 PARKING SPACES.
AND TONIGHT, I BELIEVE THEY MENTIONED 1,157 PARKING SPACES.
SO WE'VE GOT FOUR SETS OF NUMBERS FOR A CURRENT PARKING ON THIS SITE.
WE HAVE A PLANNING BOARD, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY SNUCK THIS APPLICATION TO THE PLANNING BOARD DURING THE SUMMER WHEN NO ONE WAS AROUND.
AND WHAT THE PLANNING BOARD DID, WHICH I'VE GIVEN FRANCIS THE COPIES OF THEIR MINUTES FROM THESE MEETINGS, IS LOOK AT MITIGATIONS LIKE CROSSWALK, SIGNAGE, TRAFFIC FLOW, BUT THEY DIDN'T SAY A WORD ABOUT ACTUAL NEED OF THE PARKING SPACES.
NOW THERE ARE OTHER PARKING SPACES ON THIS PROPERTY WHICH GO UP TO MAKE THE TOTAL, THE ROOF PARKING A IS 96 SPACES.
ROOF PARKING H IS 108 SPACES AND SOUTH OF THE FACILITY ON THEIR REMAINING PROPERTY, 137 SPACES.
SO IF THEY WANNA REDUCE PARKING SPACES FOR SOME ARBITRARY REASON, I HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THEM CLOSING ANY OF THOSE PARKING AREAS.
BUT INSTEAD, WHERE THEY WANNA TAKE THE PARKING SPACES FROM IS WHERE THE MOST TRAFFIC FLOWS.
I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'M IN A VERY UNUSUAL POSITION TONIGHT BECAUSE I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH MR. FINER BECAUSE HE SENSED OUT WHAT THE PLANNING BOARD DID NOT.
NOW WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE TECHNICAL DETAIL ON THE TOWNS.
WE HAVE 14.1 ACRES ON THEIR WEBSITE.
SO REGARDING THE TRAFFIC STUDIES, AGAIN, DONE NOT BEFORE COVID HAD ENDED FOR ALL PRACTICAL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, AND WITH THE VACANCIES THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY TRYING TO FILL.
SO IT COMMON SENSE SEEMS TO ME, AS YOU INCREASE RENTAL RENTABLE SPACE BEING OCCUPIED, WHY WOULD YOU BE REDUCING PARKING AT THE SAME TIME? UM, ALSO LET'S CONSIDER, I'M GOING TO DO THIS VISUALLY, BUT ENTRANCES TO THE PARK, TO THE PARKING LOTS AND THE SHOPPING CENTER.
THERE ARE TWO ON CENTRAL AVENUE, WHICH BRING YOU ONE, BRINGS YOU RIGHT INTO THE IMMEDIATE AREA UNDER CONCERN.
AND THE SECOND ONE IS MORE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE.
AND THERE'S FROM ARDSLEY ROAD.
SO ANYONE GOING INTO THIS SHOPPING CENTER IS GOING THROUGH THE AREAS WHERE IT'S GONNA BE MOST CONGESTED ALREADY.
AND WHAT'S ALSO COMMON IN A LACK OF PARKING SPACES IS
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THAT PEOPLE WHO SUBURBAN, UH, MALAISE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, WHEN THEY GO SOMEPLACE, THEY CRUISE THE PARKING SPOT AREA FOR THE CLOSEST SPOT.SO ALL THIS CRUISING ON NARROW LANES IS AN INEVITABLE CONCLUSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS, NEAR INCIDENTS, NEAR ACCIDENTS, WHATEVER YOU WANT CALL IT.
AND WHEN YOU FURTHER REMOVE THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES, YOU'LL HAVE MORE.
I'M HOPING FOR A SECOND, FIVE MINUTES.
UH, CAN I JUST ASK THE APPLICANT, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE QUESTION.
UM, UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY ACCIDENT REPORTS FOR, UH, PRE PANDEMIC? YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID TWO 19.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR LIKE TWO 17? YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN THE SHOPPING CENTER, I MEAN, IT'S OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT, BUT, UH, MR. SUPERVISOR, AS YOU KNOW, 2019 IS PRE PANDEMIC.
UH, THE PANDEMIC SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN IN MARCH OF 2020.
OKAY? SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED IN THIS, UH, IN CERTAINLY MORE SO IN THE, IN THE MOST RECENT FUTURE THAT, THAT SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT IF YOU KEEP SAYING THE SAME THING, IT ENDS UP BEING TRUE.
UM, THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH WHAT WAS JUST SAID.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT REDUCING PARKING FOR ARBITRARY REASONS.
WE'RE THE 197 NUMBER THAT WAS MENTIONED IS THE SHARED PARKING REDUCTION THAT WE'RE ASKING THE PLANNING BOARD TO GRANT BE BECAUSE THERE'S AN INCREASED PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR RESTAURANTS VERSUS RETAIL.
WE ARE REMOVING 46 SPACES, WHICH WE MENTIONED EARLIER TONIGHT.
AND WE'RE DOING THAT TO ADDRESS EXACTLY THE CONCERNS THAT EVERYONE ON THE BOARD AND SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE, OF THE AUDIENCE HAVE, HAVE MENTIONED.
AND THAT IS THERE ARE WAYS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND TO MAKE THIS CENTER SAFER.
AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO REALIGN DRIVEWAYS AND SIMPLIFY ACCESS POINTS.
AND IN THAT PROCESS, WE LOSE ABOUT 46 SPACES.
OBVIOUSLY THE NUMBER OF SPACES THAT WE'VE GOT ON THE SITE INCLUDES THE ENTIRE SOUTH END, THE AREAS IN FRONT OF SHOPRITE AND THE AREAS ADJACENT TO THESE STORES THAT WE'RE THE STORE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND WE'RE NOT CONSTRUCTING A STORE.
WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO OCCUPY AN EXISTING STORE.
SO THE CHALLENGE THAT WE'VE GOT IS THAT STORE'S BEEN EMPTY FOR THREE YEARS.
WE'VE GOT THE, THE ONLY TENANTS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR SPACE THESE DAYS AREN'T RETAIL TENANTS.
YOU'VE SEEN RETAIL STORES SHUTTING DOWN IN DOWNTOWNS AND IN IN SHOPPING CENTERS ALL AROUND THE REGION.
SO WE'VE GOT TENANTS THEY'RE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING FOOD, UM, FAST FOOD OR RESTAURANT EATING NOW THAT HAS DIFFERENT HOURS OF OPERATION, IT'S MEAL TIMES THAN SOME OF THE OTHER RETAIL USES.
AND THE ANALYSIS THAT WE DID ADDRESS THOSE FACTORS.
AND THE ANALYSIS THAT WE DID AS MR. PETRO NOTED, WERE SIX DIFFERENT ANALYSES BASED ON WHAT THE PLANNING BOARD AND WHAT YOUR TRAFFIC CONSULTANT AND YOUR PLANNING COMMISSIONER ASKED US TO DO.
SO THIS WAS RIGOROUS, RIGOROUSLY TESTED, UM, DATA HEAVY ANALYSES, INCLUDING WHAT, UH, COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS NOTED.
AND THAT IS THAT WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT EMPTY AN EMPTY STORE AND THEREFORE SOME OF THIS IS THEORETICAL, PROJECTING ON THE FULL VOLUME OF AN OCCUPIED RESTAURANT, ASSUMING THAT IT'S GONNA BE FULL VOLUME AND, AND SAYING, WELL, WILL THERE BE ENOUGH PARKING IF WE DO THAT? AND AS, UM, ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE NOTED ARE TENANTS AS WELL AS THE OWNERSHIP ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER THOSE STORES WILL HAVE, THOSE RESTAURANTS, WILL HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING ADJACENT TO THEM.
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT NO TENANT IS SIGNING A LEASE IF THEY'RE NOT CONVINCED THAT THE NUMBER OF SPACES THAT WE'VE GOT ADJACENT TO THAT RESTAURANT ARE ADEQUATE TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESTAURANT'S DEMAND.
AND SOME OF THE PARKING THAT WE'VE GOT ARE THESE NEW PICKUP PARKING SPACES THAT YOU'VE PROBABLY ALL SEEN AT DIFFERENT STORES, FOOD STORES IN PARTICULAR, BUT WHERE YOU CAN ORDER AHEAD AND THEN SOMEONE WILL BRING IT OUT TO YOUR CURBSIDE.
SO YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO GO IN.
THAT'S A NEW NATURE OF RETAIL AND WE'VE LOOKED TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
SO THOSE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT EVEN STOPPING FOR LONG.
'CAUSE AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE TESTS IN PARKING IS WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE TURNOVER RATE, RIGHT?
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IT'S NOT JUST DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH PARKING, BUT DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH PARKING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE VOLUME THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE? AND THAT'S THE WAY THESE ANALYSES WERE DONE.AND SOME OF THAT IS IMPROVED UPON BY HAVING THESE LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE CAN ORDER AHEAD, ORDER ONLINE AND COME AND PICK UP AND THEY JUST TEXT THAT THEY'RE THERE AND SOMEONE WILL COME OUT AND BRING THE FOOD TO THEM.
SO THIS HAS ALL BEEN VERY WELL VETTED.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S IN YOUR DISCRETION AND UP TO YOU WHETHER YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU'LL GET MORE DATA AND MORE INFORMATION BY ACTUALLY GOING TO LOOK AT THE SHOPPING CENTER, INCLUDING THE AREA OF THE EMPTY BUILDING.
UM, BUT I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT THE ANALYSES THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU THAT HAVE BEEN VETTED BY YOUR TRAFFIC CONSULTANT AND REVIEWED BY YOUR PLANNING BOARD OVER SEVERAL MONTHS, THIS WASN'T A QUICK IN AND OUT.
WE HAD INITIALLY, AS YOU KNOW, COME FORWARD IN 2014 AND 2015 WITH PROPOSALS TO ADD OVER 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW BUILDINGS.
THE PLANNING BOARD DURING THAT TIME LEARNED THE SITE AND ANALYZED THE SITE.
WHEN WE CAME BACK EARLY THIS YEAR, WE, WE GAVE THEM A DIFFERENT PROPOSAL, BUT THEY HAD THAT SAME BACKGROUND DATA, UNDERSTANDING THE SITE.
AND THEN WE WENT THROUGH THESE SIX DIFFERENT ANALYSES ON, UM, PARKING DEMAND AND OVERFLOW AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA BECAUSE WE DIDN'T ANALYZE SHOPRITE.
PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA PARK AT SHOPRITE AND WALK TO THESE STORES AND OUR TENANTS WOULDN'T ACCEPT US SAYING, WE HAVE ENOUGH PARKING ON THE SOUTH ROOF FOR PEOPLE.
WE DON'T NEED MORE PARKING NEXT TO YOUR STORE.
THEY WANT THE PARKING SUFFICIENTLY BY THEIR STORE.
WE THINK WE'VE PROVEN IT, AND WE ASK YOU RESPECTFULLY TO CONSIDER WHAT THE DATA THAT YOU GOT IN YOUR RECORD AND TO REVIEW, ANALYZE, AND HOPEFULLY ACT FAVORABLY ON THE SITE PLAN APPLICATION HERE.
ANYBODY ELSE WANNA TALK? WE HAVE NO FURTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR THE FIRST ROUND ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. SAMS, UH, IT DEPENDS IF WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THIS OVER, THEN THERE IS NO SECOND ROUND.
OKAY, THEN WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA HOLD IT OVER.
MS. FRYER, YOU LET THE APPLICANT SPEAK MULTIPLE TIMES TODAY? HE'S OPEN.
AND THE CLOSING ARGUMENTS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE PUBLIC, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY WHY THE PUBLIC CAN'T SPEAK, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T TIME THE, OKAY.
WELL, UH, WE, WE WILL BE ADJOURNING AND YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AGAIN AT THE ADJOURN DATE IF THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD SAYS.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE, UM, A SITE VISIT A WEEK FROM FRIDAY.
UM, UM, IF POSSIBLE, IF THE BOARD WOULD MAKE IT OR WE TAKE A A DATE AND WE VISIT THE SITE AND WE MAKE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, PART OF OUR, UM, UH, UNIT RECORD AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE COULD SEE FOR OURSELVES WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST MR. FINER, IS IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH WHAT DAYS AND TIMES YOU BELIEVE IS THE WORST CASE SCENARIOS.
'CAUSE I DO BELIEVE WE, IF WE ADDRESS WORST CASE SCENARIOS THAN MEDIUM SITUATIONS, WE HAVE A TOWN DRONE, WE HAVE A LICENSED PILOT, AND RATHER THAN PEOPLE QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THE APPLICANT, YOU KNOW, DID SOMETHING, DRONE FOOTAGE OR WHATEVER, WE JUST HAVE OUR OWN TOWN STAFF GO OVER THE PARKING LOT, SNAP A PICTURE AT WHATEVER TIMES YOU THINK IS APPROPRIATE.
BECAUSE FRANKLY, WHEN YOU'RE ON THE GROUND, YOU CAN'T SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT PARKING SPACES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THERE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, AERIAL FOOTAGE DOESN'T LIE.
WE COULD DO, WE COULD BE THERE AS WELL.
I THINK, UH, IT'S CERTAINLY, WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN KEEP GOING, YOU KNOW, EVERY TWO HOURS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, I WOULD SAY I WOULD SUGGEST THAT, UM, WE TAKE SAY FRI UH, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST THROWING OUT SAY FRIDAY, UM, NOVEMBER, UH, FOURTH AT SAY THREE O'CLOCK OR SOMETHING.
OR WE COULD DO IT EVEN THE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH IF THE BOARD IS AVAILABLE, UH, DURING THE AFTERNOON.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE THE WORST TIME BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIMES IT'S PRETTY BAD.
I'M CHECKING TO SEE WHAT
THAT'S WHY I'M SUGGESTING WE HAVE A, THE DRONE DO IT.
YOU KNOW, I I I REALLY THINK, I REALLY THINK THAT A DRONE DOESN'T DO, UH, JUSTICE BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHEN YOU SEE IT FOR YOURSELF, UH, YOU COULD, YOU YOU'LL SEE THE CAR AS ALMOST, UM, YOU KNOW, JUGGLING TO GET PARKING
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SPOTS.UH, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PERSONALLY WITNESS SOMEBODY ALMOST BEING HIT, UH, CROSSING THE STREET.
YOU, YOU'LL GET SUCH A, THE DRONE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SIT ON THE, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A, I I JUST THINK THAT THE DRONE IS HELPFUL, BUT I THINK FIRSTHAND OBSERVATIONS WILL MAKE A MUCH BETTER, UM, IMPACT, YOU KNOW, AND IT, IT IS JUST GONNA TAKE, YOU KNOW, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SEE, WE SEE IT AS A BOARD FOR, YOU KNOW, A HALF HOUR OR AN HOUR.
AND THEN WHAT DATES ARE YOU LOOKING AT? I THINK WE TAKE LIKE A FRIDAY AROUND THREE O'CLOCK OR THREE 30 OR FOUR.
YEAH, IT'S ALWAYS, IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS CROWDED.
WHAT DATE ARE YOU LOOKING AT? A WEEK FROM FRIDAY.
WHAT ABOUT THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY? WELL, THE FRI FRIDAY, FOLLOWING FRIDAY'S, UH, UM, VETERAN'S DAY.
ALRIGHT, SO DO WE HAVE TO, DO WE HAVE TO SET A TIME NOW? NO, WE COULD, WE COULD DECIDE.
SHOULD WE TO TALK ABOUT THAT? YEAH, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
FIGURE OUT A TIME SO WE CAN MOVE THE MEETING OFF.
YEAH, BUT IT SHOULD BE BEFORE THE NEXT.
SO THEN WHEN DON'T WE FIGURE OUT A TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
WHAT ABOUT THIS FRIDAY? I'M NOT IN TOWN.
MR. FRYER, THE APPLICANT LEFT A PERSONAL SLUR ON A PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION, EXCUSE ME, TO ADDRESS THAT DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PARTY.
HE WILL HAVE, IT WILL NOT BE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD WHERE THE SLUR CURRENTLY IS.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'LL ADDRESS.
I WILL ADDRESS THE OTHER BOARD.
IT'S UP TO THE PARLIAMENT AREA.
DID YOU, DID ANYONE HEAR A PERSONAL ATTACK? I, I DID NOT.
I DIDN'T ACTUALLY HEAR A SLUR, THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA SHOW YOU.
WHILE IT WAS A PERSONAL ATTACK.
BUT, BUT IF NOBODY HEARD A PERSONAL ATTACK, YOU POINTING OUT, POINT IT OUT THERE.
I I I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE ON.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS IT, PLEASE NOTE IT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, HOWEVER, IT WON'T BE PART OF THE RECORD.
BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S, WE HAVE YOUR OBJECT, WE HAVE YOUR OBJECTION FOR THE RECORD.
HE HAS A STATEMENT IN THE RECORD ALREADY.
I DON'T BELIEVE HE ADDRESSED YOU BY NAME.
AND I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE ON AT THIS POINT.
WE'LL BE PART OF THE RECORD IN TERMS OF THE VIDEO.
LET'S, LET'S MOVE ON BACK AND FORTH.
SO WE NEED TO EITHER, WE NEED TO 30 SECONDS.
SO, SO YOU'RE CLOSING THE, WE CLOSING, WE CLOSING JOURNEYING IT FOR ALL PURPOSES TO THE NEXT MEETING.
WE'RE ADJOURNING IT FOR ALL PURPOSES TO THE NEXT MEETING, TO THE NEXT MEETING.
SO THAT MEANS PEOPLE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TESTIFY AFTER AT THE NEXT MEETING, AFTER WE HAVE THE SITE VISIT.
MAY, MAY I JUST ASK WHAT THE DATE IS OF THE NEXT MEETING, PLEASE? NOVEMBER 9TH.
[ To consider an Amended Site Plan and Tree Removal Permit Application by Sunningdale Country Club for property located at 300 Underhill Road (P.O. Scarsdale, NY) – TB 22-16]
A, A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, TO CONSIDER AN AMENDED SITE PLAN, UM, AND TREE REMOVAL PERMIT APPLICATION BY SUNNYVILLE COUNTRY CLUB FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 300 UNDERHILL ROAD.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE OPEN UP THE HEARING.
FINER AND TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD, GARY QUE, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDED SITE PLAN AND TREE REMOVAL PERMIT APPLICATION BY SUNNINGDALE COUNTRY CLUB, WHERE A PROJECT INVOLVING THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS OF TWO BUILDINGS, FIRST AND APPROXIMATELY 8,000 SQUARE FOOT, ADDITION TO THE EXISTING, UH, CART BARN STRUCTURE TO BE KNOWN AS THE FIRST T BUILDING AND THE SECOND IN APPROXIMATELY 1,368 SQUARE FOOT.
ADDITION TO THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSE BUILDING TOGETHER WITH RELATED IMPROVEMENTS, 300 UNDERHILL ROAD PO SCARSDALE LOCATED IN THE R 31 FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT.
THE AMENDED SITE PLAN APPLICATION WAS REFERRED BY THE TOWN BOARD TO THE PLANNING BOARD.
THE PLANNING BOARD DISCUSSED THIS MATTER ON OCTOBER 3RD, 2022, AND ISSUED A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE PLAN AND FOUND THAT THE SUBMISSION SATISFIES THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2 85 54 STANDARDS A THROUGH K.
UH, THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED THAT THE APPLICANT LOOK AT THE FEASIBILITY OF DESIGNING THEIR STORM ORDER TO A 50 TO ACCOMMODATE A 50 YEAR STORM.
UM, SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS LET THE APPLICANT SPEAK TO THAT AS PART OF THEIR PRESENTATION.
MS. HELEN MOCK ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO PRESENT THE APPLICATION.
GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU SUPERVISOR FINER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.
HELEN MOOCH, PARTNER WITH THE LAW FIRM OF MINUR MARCH.
UH, I AM HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF SUNNYDALE COUNTRY CLUB WITH ME, UH, OR ZACH PEARSON, INSIGHT ENGINEERING, DANA CANERO, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE CLUB.
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WHO IS A MEMBER OF SUNNINGDALE.HE'S ALSO A CO-CHAIR OF THE CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE, UH, THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLANS YOU'RE GOING TO, UH, HEAR ABOUT TONIGHT.
UM, AS, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER DUQUESNE SAID THE PLANNING BOARD, UH, ISSUED A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THIS BOARD.
UM, WE, UM, WE'RE HERE TO, YOU KNOW, PRESENT THE APPLICATION, UH, ON THE UPGRADE TO TWO EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT ARE INTERIOR TO THE CLUB PROPERTY, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 145 ACRES.
AND, UH, THIS APPLICATION AND THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CLUB TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THEIR EXISTING MEMBERS, UH, AN ENHANCED EXPERIENCE AND, UH, YEAR ROUND EXPERIENCE.
UH, WE ARE HERE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT AND, UH, YOU KNOW, SUBJECT TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND WITHIN YOUR DISCRETION, UM, AFTER ZACH WALKS THROUGH THE APPLICATION, UM, I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE BOARD, UH, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, SUBJECT OF COURSE TO THE, UH, WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD IF YOU DEEM IT APPROPRIATE.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL, UH, LET ZACH SHOW YOU THE PLANS.
HOPEFULLY, CAN YOU GET THROUGH? OKAY.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, SUPERVISOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UM, PERMISSION TO SHARE MY SCREEN.
ALRIGHT, UH, SO AS, UH, HELEN MENTIONED THE, THE PROPOSALS AS FOR A, UM, ADDITION TO THE CLUBHOUSE BUILDING AND A CARBAR AND FIRST TEE BUILDING, WHICH ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED, UM, ON THE SUNNINGDALE COUNTRY CLUB PROPERTY.
UM, THE ENTRANCE OFF OF UNDER HILL ROAD IS IN THIS LOCATION.
I'M GONNA ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT.
THIS IS THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSE BUILDING.
THIS IS THE EXISTING CARBAR BUILDING AND FIRST TEE BUILDING.
UM, THIS IS AN EXISTING CONDITIONS PLAN.
YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE, THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TEE BUILDING CART BARN STORAGE SHEDS.
UM, APPLICANT'S PROPOSING TO REMOVE AN EXISTING PART OF THE TERRACE, UM, REMOVE, UH, THE EXISTING FIRST TEE BUILDING AND STORAGE BUILDING AND CART BARN BUILDING, UM, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF, UH, A BAR ADDITION AND TERRACE EXPANSION OFF OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE CLUBHOUSE.
AND, UH, KEEP THIS, UH, EXISTING PART OF THE CAR BARN AND EXPAND THE FIRST TEE STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURE IN THIS LOCATION.
UM, THE, THE NEAREST, UM, RESIDENCE IS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET TO THE NORTH.
UM, THAT'S KIND OF CLEAR HERE.
SO THE CLOSEST STRUCTURE IS A WHOLE GOLF HOLE AWAY WITH EXISTING SCREENING, UH, TO THE NORTH OF THOSE STRUCTURES.
UM, GARRETT DID MENTION WE WERE BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD WITH A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION.
UM, THEY DID ASK US TO LOOK AT, UH, STORMWATER TREATMENT FOR THE 50 YEAR STORM.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT REQUEST.
UH, WE ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH THE LOCAL FIRE CHIEF.
UM, HE HAD REQUESTED, UH, A FEW THINGS.
ONE BEING A, UM, STABILIZED PULL OFF IN THIS LOCATION OF THE EXISTING, UH, PATH OR EXISTING DRIVEWAY TO THE CARD BARN FACILITY, AS WELL AS A NEW HYDRANT, UH, LOCATION JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE, THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE.
UH, WE WILL BE RUNNING A FIRE LINE, UH, TO THAT BUILDING, UH, FOR FIRE SERVICE.
SO WE WERE, WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT REQUEST AS WELL.
UM, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE RENDERINGS TO SHOW YOU GUYS.
UM, THIS IS THE, THIS IS WHAT THE NEW FIRST T BUILDING STRUCTURE WOULD LOOK LIKE.
UM, THIS IS LOOKING FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST.
UM, THIS IS LOOKING NORTH BACK TO THE SOUTH.
THIS IS THE FIRST T STRUCTURE.
THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS PORTION HERE, UM, IS THE ADDITION.
AND THIS IS THE OUTSIDE PORTION OF THAT WITH THE TERRACE EXPANSION IN THAT LOCATION.
UM, THIS IS KIND OF LOOKING NORTHWEST BACK TO THE NO OR BACK TO THE EAST.
UM, ADDITION WITH OUTSIDE BAR AGAIN, EXPANSION OF THE TERRACE LANDSCAPING, UH, TO MATCH THE CURRENT LANDSCAPING.
SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FROM THE BOARD OF THE PUBLIC, ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC, NO, THERE ARE NO REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE, UH, CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS.
THIS WAS THE EASIEST HEARING EVER.
OKAY, NOW WE'LL CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM WITH ANOTHER EASY HEARING TO CONSIDER
[ To consider an agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Ardsley to provide Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated area residents of the Chauncey Fire Protection District for the year 2021, at a cost not to exceed $9,335.78]
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBERG AND VILLAGE OF ORLEY TO[02:00:01]
PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO UNINCORPORATED AREA RESIDENTS OF CHONE CITY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 2021.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE OPEN THE HEARING.
SO THIS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ENTERS INTO.
IT'S ONE OF MANY THAT WE HAVE IN THE TOWN FOR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS.
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS ARE AREAS OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OUTSIDE OF THE GREENVILLE, HARTSDALE, AND FAIRVIEW FIRE DISTRICTS.
THE RESIDENTS IN THE FAIR, THE UH, FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS ARE SERVED BY THE FIREFIGHTERS IN THE VILLAGES.
AND FOR THAT WE COMPENSATE THE VILLAGES AND THE FIRE COMPANY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.
THE CHAUNCEY FIRE DISTRICT, UH, THE COST IS $9,335 AND 78 CENTS.
IT'S A SLIGHT REDUCTION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR, BUT A REDUCTION.
NEVERTHELESS, UH, THE PRIOR YEAR IT WAS $9,480 AND 86 CENTS.
AND SO, UM, WE ARE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE WE ARE REQUIRED TO BY STATE LAW.
UM, AND THIS ONLY APPLIES AND THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, UH, KNOWN AS THE CHAUNCEY FIRED, UM, PROTECTION DISTRICT.
AND THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT PAY, UH, TAXES FOR THIS SERVICE.
ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK? MR. BODEN? MY NAME IS MARY BODEN.
THIS IS THE, UH, SO TO SPEAK, TIP OF THE ICEBERG SPUR.
IT GOES BACK 200 YEARS AGO WHEN THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION AND THE FIREEYE DISTRICT WAS UP THE STREET FROM YOUR HOUSE AND THE GUY WHO RAN THE GROCERY STORE RAN OVER TO THE FIRE TRUCK AND GRABBED THE LADDER AND THE TRUCK AND HE DROVE IT TO THE FIRE.
THERE WAS NO INTERNET OR CELL PHONES AND THE WORLD CHANGED.
AND VIRTUALLY EVERY FIRE DISTRICT NOW SAYS VOLUNTEERS WANTED, THEY'RE ALL PAID.
THE SYSTEM OF A LOCAL FIREHOUSE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED LONG AGO.
BUT DIDN'T WE HAVE ONE POLICE CHIEF COVERING THE TOWN? FIVE FIRE CHIEFS? AND THIS IS A, AN EXAMPLE OF PATCHING UP WHAT SHOULD HAVE CHANGED YEARS AGO.
THE REAL QUESTION IS THE TOWN OF GREENBURG NEEDS A FIRE CHIEF COMPARABLE TO THE POLICE CHIEF AND ALL THOSE SMALL FIREHOUSES THAT WERE THERE BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO BE CLOSED TO THE FIRE.
MOST OF THEM NEED TO BE CLOSED AND COMBINE THE FIRE DISTRICTS INTO ONE WITHOUT CROSSING.
IT ALSO GOES, MOST PEOPLE IN MY AREA PAY AS MUCH FOR FIRE PROTECTION AS THEY DO FOR THE REST OF THE TOWN'S SERVICES.
SO THE SAME MONEY I PAY FOR FIRE, WE GET POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, SNOW PLOWING PARKS, BUILDING DEPARTMENTS.
YEAH, BUT I'M GONNA LOSE MY JOB.
THIS IS CALLED GLOBAL WARMING AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DUPLICATE THE SERVICES.
LARGELY THEY BUILT SOME HOUSING THERE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE.
THERE ARE NO LOCAL PEOPLE TO RUN OUT AND MAN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TRUCKS ANYMORE, THEY'RE ALL PAID.
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PROPOSITION TO ADDRESS.I SAID BEFORE THAT WE'RE FACING GLOBAL WARMING.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER PHASE OF IT.
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE SPEND TRYING TO MAKE THIS WORK, COSTA STOP, WE HAVE TO CLOSE HALF THE FIREHOUSES AND COMBINE THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE CLOSE TO THE SCENE OF THE FIRE ANYMORE.
THEY BLOW THE FIRE HORN AND ODDSLY.
WHY? BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS BLEW THE FIRE HORN.
EVERYBODY'S GOT A CELL PHONE NOW YOU NEED TO GET A VOLUNTEER, WHICH YOU CAN'T GET BECAUSE THEY CAN'T LIVE IN TOWN.
SO WHY ARE THEY BLOWING THE FIRE HORN IN LEY? WELL, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS DID.
IT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT SINCE I GOT HERE.
AND CHANGING THAT FIRE DISTRICT THING, MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CLEANING BUSINESS, CLEANING PEOPLE CLOTHES FOR A HUNDRED YEARS, 95 YEARS, FOUR GENERATIONS.
MY SON'S THE LAST, HIS CHILDREN WON'T THE CLEANING BUSINESS ANYMORE.
SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY, HEY, WE LOST OUR BUSINESS, YOU ARE LOOKING AT SOMEBODY WHO LOST HIS BUSINESS, TIME'S CHANGED.
THIS IS A DIFFICULT ONE AND IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S WASTED IN DUPLICATION HAS TO STOP.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A HARD TIME FIGURING THIS ONE OUT, BUT GLOBAL WARMING REQUIRES USING RESOURCES IN A BETTER WAY.
HAL, IT'S REALLY HARD TO RESIST.
BUT I HAVE TO ASK, THIS IS WHAT FRANCIS JUST SAID WAS $9,335 AND 78 CENTS.
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF THESE AGREEMENTS WITH THE VILLAGES AND THEIR FIRE THINGS AND WE DO THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR.
SO I'M WONDERING WHY ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2022 WE'RE ADDRESSING AN ISSUE FOR 2021 WHEN IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'VE CLOSED THE BOOKS ON 2021.
WE'VE HAD OUR GRADE GREAT APPROVAL FROM OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
SO HERE WE HAVE A NEW FINANCIAL ITEM, WHICH YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON.
HOW MANY MONTHS LATER, SINCE 1987 ON THE AGENDA OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, HAS ANNUALLY BEEN GRANTED THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A JOKE.
YOU'VE SENT THEM, ONLY THAT YOU'VE SENT THEM.
THEY CAN CHECK OFF THE BOXES THAT YOU'VE SENT THEM THIS INFORMATION.
THEY'RE NOT COMMENTING WHETHER IT'S ACCURATE, INACCURATE, TAKING NO OPINION.
THEY LEAVE IT TO PEOPLE WHO DEAL WITH THE TOWN TO DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK THAT YOU KEEP PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA AND IT COSTS TAXPAYERS $1,240 A YEAR TO DO SO.
WE THINK YOU'RE PRETTY SHARP, DON'T WE? THAT YOU ARE RIGHT ON TOP OF THINGS.
2021 AND THIS IS THE END OF OCTOBER, 2022.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE PROBABLY YOU, I I WOULD LIKE YOU TO RESPOND.
THE CALENDAR YEAR FOR THE TOWN IS FROM JANUARY ONE UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CALENDAR YEAR FOR VILLAGES.
AND SO ON THE UM, WEBSITE THAT WE HAVE, WE, WE HAVE POSTED IT TALKS ABOUT HOW THEY TAKE 20 20, 20 20 AND 2021 PART OF THAT YEAR AND MERGE IT WITH PART OF 21 20 21, 20 22.
WE PROCESS THESE WHERE THE VILLAGES SEND THEM TO
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US AND SOME WANT TO MAKE IT AS, AS EXACTING AS POSSIBLE.SO THEY ACTUALLY MAKE THEIR CALENDAR YEAR, UH, CONFORM TO HOURS.
AND IN DOING SO THAT THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL HALFWAY THROUGH OUR YEAR IN ORDER TO GET THERE.
UH, REGARDING THE NUMBER, THE NUMBER'S SMALL, BUT IT'S A SMALL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
UH, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING IN JUST A MOMENT AND IT WON'T BE THAT SMALL.
SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS.
[ To consider an agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Ardsley to provide Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated area residents of the South Ardsley Fire Protection District for the year 2021, at a cost not to exceed $13,466.07]
TO CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE VILLAGE OF ELMSFORD, UH, OUR LEAD TO, UH, UH, FIVE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO INCORPORATED AREA RESIDENTS OF SOUTH LEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 2021.ALRIGHT, SO THE, UH, THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT THE TOWN HAS WITH THE VILLAGE IN THIS CASE IT'S THE VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY.
VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY HAS TWO FIRE, UH, SERVICES US ON TWO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS.
I REPEAT IT AT EVERY ONE OF THESE, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS ON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS, THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND A FIRE DISTRICT.
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT FIRE DISTRICTS HERE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS, WHICH ARE AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE THREE FIRE DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, WHICH IS HARTSDALE, FAIRVIEW AND GREENVILLE, UH, FOR THIS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
THIS ONE IS CALLED THE SOUTH ARDSLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
IT'S A MUCH BIGGER DISTRICT THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE THAT I MENTIONED AT THE, UH, PRIOR PUBLIC HEARING, THE CHAUNCEY FAR DISTRICT, UH, IN THIS ONE THERE WAS ALSO A DECREASE, UH, ALBEIT A SMALL DECREASE, BUT A DECREASE NONETHELESS FOR 2021 VERSUS 2020.
UH, FOR 2020 IT WAS $321,989 AND 73 CENTS.
FOR 2021 IT'S GOING TO BE $313,466 AND 7 CENTS.
AND AGAIN, THESE ARE, UH, THIS, THIS PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY FOR THEIR FIRE COMPANY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO AN AREA IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG THAT IS NOT SERVED BY A FIRE DISTRICT.
AND SO THEIR FIREFIGHTERS, UM, COVERED THESE DISTRICTS WELL, OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, MOVE ACTUALLY.
MARY BODEN HAS REQUESTED TO SPEAK AND I SEE HOW, HOW SAM'S HANDS UP AS WELL.
I RAISED THE ISSUE BEFORE OF COMBINING FIRE DISTRICTS.
THERE'S A SECOND ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT ABOUT AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THAT'S EMERGENCY SERVICES AND AMBULANCE.
UM, HONESTLY, AS THERE ARE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE AND IT JUST DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE, THEY CAN'T GET THE PEOPLE TO MAN IT.
AND GREENBERG HAS E M S ALL OVER THE PLACE, CRISSCROSSING ELMSFORD.
AND SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT COMBINING THE FIRE DISTRICT'S AREA, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, INTO ONE UNIFIED DISTRICT, YOU NEED TO ALSO UNIFY E M SS.
GREENBERG HAS AN EXCELLENT E M S DEPARTMENT.
I WATCHED THEM CROSS LEY INTO DOBBS FERRY DANCER CALLS AND INTO ELMSFORD RIGHT THROUGH THE TOWN BECAUSE YOU KNOW, MR. TARRYTOWN, WE COVER THAT HAS TO BE RATIONALIZED.
SO WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT UPDATING FIRE PROTECTION TO COVER EVERYTHING, I DON'T WANT TO BE SPECIFIC.
YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER USING E M S, WHICH WE HAVE WELL-TRAINED AND WELL-EQUIPPED TO COVER EVERYTHING ELSE.
IT'S ALL DRIVEN BY GLOBAL WARMING.
MAYBE YOU DON'T READ ABOUT IT, BUT I DO.
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IT'S NOT GONNA AFFECT ME.IT AFFECTS MY GRANDCHILDREN'S GENERATION.
THEY DON'T USE CABLE TELEVISION, THEY USE APPS.
DAMNED IF I CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THESE KIDS THINK ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THAN OUR GENERATION.
I WAS GONNA SAY MY GENERATION, BUT IT GOES TO YOUR GENERATION AS WELL.
'CAUSE IF WE DON'T SOLVE IT, THE WATER'S GONNA RISE RIGHT ABOVE NEW YORK CITY.
I WAS AWARE OF THE SECOND AMOUNT.
SO REALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS $324,000.
AND I'M KIND OF CURIOUS TO KNOW, SINCE WE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE PAYING IT, WHAT BUDGET DOES THAT APPEAR IN? DOES IT APPEAR IN THE 2021 BUDGET? THE 2022 BUDGET, THE 2023 BUDGET FOR THESE TWO RESOLUTIONS WHERE THEIR FISCAL YEAR ENDS? I'M NOT EVEN SURE YET WHAT MONTH YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE THAT I EVEN UNDERSTOOD YOU.
NOT THAT YOU WERE BEING EVASIVE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT WE'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH AN ENTITY, WHICH WE'VE DONE BUSINESS WITH FOR YEARS, AND WE STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HAVE A 2021 EXPENSE, WHETHER WHATEVER MONTH IN 2021 THEY END, OR EVEN IF THEY WERE TO END IN JUNE, 2022, WHY IN OCTOBER WE'RE STILL DOING SOMETHING THAT SAYS 2021, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY MONTHS THAT PERIOD ACTUALLY IS.
I MEAN, WHERE'S THE $324,000 GOING IN OUR BUDGETS.
NOW WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD.
3, 3, 3 20 4,000 IS NOT JUMP CHANGE.
TAXPAYERS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THEIR MONEY'S GOING, WHERE IS IT GONNA APPEAR? BUT YOU'RE GONNA VOTE ON IT TONIGHT, RIGHT? BUT YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
ONLY FRANCIS KNOWS YOUR TOWN BOARD.
A LITTLE OVER $36,000 FOR EACH OF THESE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
THEY ALSO GET AN INSURANCE BUYOUT, ROUGHLY $15,000 PART-TIME JOBS.
THEY'VE GONNA VOTE ON SOMETHING TONIGHT, THREE $24,000.
NONE OF THEM KNOW INSPIRING CONFIDENCE WITH THE TOWN'S 2023 BUDGET COMING UP.
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM WITH YOUR AUDIO.
THERE'S JUST NO SOUND COMING FROM THE DESK.
I KNOW MURRAY, THEY'RE WEARING MASKS AND YOU CAN'T HEAR IT.
THAT'S WHY THE LAWYERS FOR MIDWAY KNOW THEY CAN PULL THE WOOL OVER YOUR EYES.
NAME MS. HENDRICKS BEING THE HEAD OF A RESEARCHER.
MR. LATIMER CAN CALL THE COUNTY AND GET AN ANSWER.
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THIS IS WHAT SIMON AND GARFUNKEL MEANT.WOULD YOU WANT JEAN JACKSON FOR YOUR TOWN SUPERVISOR? ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL ANSWER.
THE SUPERVISOR SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING THAT THERE'D BE NO INTERRUPTIONS OF ANY SPEAKERS.
AND SO I ABIDED BY THAT, THAT, UH, RULE.
'CAUSE IF I ON YOUR AGENDA, I UNDERSTAND, BUT THE SUPERVISOR HAS STATE STATED THE RULES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
WE COULD ASK THE TOWN CONTROLLER WHAT BUDGET IT COMES OUT OF, BUT SINCE IT'S VERY CONSISTENT IN HOW THEY DO IT YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, THERE WAS A PAYMENT MADE LAST YEAR, THERE'LL BE A PAYMENT MADE THIS YEAR, WHETHER OR NOT WE CALL IT 2021 OR WHAT WE CALL IT 2022.
THE STANDARD HAS BEEN THAT THEY GO BY THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THAT'S NOT TRUE FOR EVERY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, BUT THE WAY LEY DOES IT IS THEY DO TWENTY TWENTY ONE, TWENTY TWENTY TWO, AND WE CALL IT 2021.
NEXT YEAR THEY'LL BE A TWENTY TWENTY TWO, TWENTY TWENTY THREE, AND THEY'RE GONNA CALL IT 2022.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE MAKING DOUBLE PAYMENTS IN ONE YEAR AND NOT MAKING ANOTHER PAYMENT THE NEXT YEAR.
BUT WE CAN, UH, ASK THE CONTROLLER TO VERIFY THAT, UH, IF YOU WISH.
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORT.
ALRIGHT, PAUL, THERE ARE NO FURTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
OKAY, THEN I MOVE THAT WE, UH, CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS.
SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR A AYE, AYE.
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WE HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK? YES, ACTUALLY, MARY AND, AND HAL, DO YOU MIND IF I CALL ON THE PERSON WHO HASN'T SPOKEN YET AND, AND IT'S ONLY THREE OF YOU.
MIND IF I CALL ON ASLINE FIRST AND THEN MARY AND THEN HAL? IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU? OKAY.
OH, YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO Y'ALL READY FOR ME TO SPEAK? OKAY.
COULD YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE TOWARDS YOU? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, THAT'S BETTER.
UM, MY FIRST QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK YOU, I'M SITTING IN THE BACK.
I AM, I DON'T WANNA SEE NOBODY ON.
I THINK IT'S VERY DISRESPECTED.
EVERYBODY BE ON YOUR PHONE AND PEOPLE FROM CHICAGO AND EVERYBODY SEEING Y'ALL ON YOUR PHONES, ON YOUR LAPTOP.
AND IF YOU READ YOUR EMAIL, YOU'LL SEE HOW EVERYBODY'S SEEING EVERYTHING THAT YOU, PEOPLE AT THE BOARD SUPPOSED TO BE VERY INTELLIGENT AND VERY RESPECTED.
I COULD SEE IF EMERGENCY COME OUTTA RESPECT, YOU GO TO THE GO TO THE THING.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN PEOPLE SEE Y'ALL, THEY REALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE EMAIL, I'M QUITE SURE SOME OF Y'ALL HAVE SEEN THAT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE TALKING HOW Y'ALL ARE VERY DISRESPECTING THE TAX PAYING.
UH, FIRST I WANNA JUST ASK A QUESTION.
I'M FROM BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, AND I NOTICED FROM WHERE I'M FROM WHEN WE HAVE BOARD MEETING, WE COME OUT.
I MEAN, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BOARD MEETING THAT THEY ONLY COME OUT WHEN THEY WANT SOMETHING DONE.
IT APPALLS ME THAT PEOPLE WAIT THIS LONG WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENED, THEN EVERYBODY WANTS TO COME AND EVERYBODY WANT HELP.
BUT MY, WHERE I'M FROM, WE COME OUT AND THEN WE ALL STICK TOGETHER AND WE HELP AS A FAMILY
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THAT PRAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER.IT TAKE A VILLAGE TO RAISE A FAMILY AND IT TAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU GUYS TO, TO HELP US.
NOW I'M GONNA GET TO THE LAWYER.
IT WAS SAID IN THE EMAIL ABOUT THIS MIRROR OUTTA RESPECT TO THE BOARD AND EVERYBODY, I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD GIVE OUT INFORMATION, BUT I THINK OUTTA RESPECT THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE GOT BACK TO THE PEOPLE THAT IS ON Y'ALL BACK ABOUT THIS.
I THINK YOU SHOULD SAY AT THIS MOMENT, WE CAN'T DISCUSS ANYTHING.
I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE ALL AROUND THE WORLD THAT PEOPLE KNOWS THAT IT'S RACIST GOING ON HERE.
I MEAN, I DEALT WITH RACE IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, MY GRANDMOTHER, I DEALT WITH IT.
SO I KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT.
AND SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT I THINK, I DON'T KNOW, IT TAKE THE, YOU GUYS GOTTA GET IT TOGETHER.
IT SHOULDN'T TAKE, UH, ONE OF YOU PERSONS JUST TO SIT DOWN AND JUST SEND A LETTER TO THE PEOPLE AND LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE THIRD ONE I WANT TO KNOW THANKSGIVING.
OR FRANCIS, I KNOW HE DONATES OR HELP THE POOR OR THE LOW INCOME PEOPLE.
SO I LIKE TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE I LIKE TO GET SOME, UH, PEOPLE TO HELP FOR THANKSGIVING BECAUSE I HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IN A CRISIS WITH FOOD IS GOING UP.
WE'RE NOT INTERRUPTING UNTIL AFTER PEOPLE'S.
WELL, AFTER THAT YOU CAN ANSWER.
SO, BUT THESE ARE THREE THINGS I'M CONCERNED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER DEIR, BUT I THINK OUTTA RESPECT, YOU GUYS SHOULD REACH BACK, UH, THE ATTORNEY IF YOU HAVE TO, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE OUT INFORMATION.
BUT YOU COULD REACH BACK AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW.
I MEAN, I'M HEARD AND YOU KNOW, THEY'LL SENT ME A LOT OF RE I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, AND FOR THE BOARD, I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DON'T HAVE NOBODY IN HERE.
THIS IS MAYBE I JUST GOTTA, UH, JUST CONTINUE TO STICK AROUND AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT FROM BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI.
WE COME OUT, WE COME OUT, WE STAND UP AND CROWD AND WE FIGHT.
AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT BLACK SENATORS, STATE POLICEMEN.
WE FIGHT TO GET, WE GOT BLACK BOARD BLACK PEOPLE ON THE BOARD THAT LOVE EVERYBODY.
WE DON'T COUNT WHO RICH, WHO POOR.
WE WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN AS A SLAVE ALL OUR TIME.
MALCOLMS AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE IN JEWS, RIGHT? CHINA, THEY WORK TOGETHER NOW.
WE KNOW AND WE WORK TOGETHER AND I JUST HOPE THAT YOU GUYS CAN WORK TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.
AND I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FOOD WHEN WE GET TOGETHER.
CAN YOU ASK ME THAT PROBLEM? YEAH.
IN TERMS OF THE FOOD, UM, UM, I MET WITH, UM, A COMPANY YESTERDAY.
THEY'RE DONATING 1000 MEALS, OKAY.
UH, TO RESIDENTS OF GREENBURG.
UM, WE BASICALLY, UM, ARE GONNA, I'M COORDINATING, UM, WITH THE GREENBERG HEALTH CENTER SAYING HOW MANY THEY NEED.
UH, I'M GONNA BE REACHING OUT TO, UM, ALL THE LOCAL CHURCHES, UM, UH, THAT HAVE FOOD PANTRIES AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE SATELLITE, UH, FOOD DISTRIBUTION AREAS.
UM, WE, WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING, UH, YESTERDAY.
UM, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE HEALTH CENTER AND WITH THE COMPANY THAT'S DONATING, THEY'RE GONNA BE, UM, THEY'RE PREPARING LIKE A, A PRESS RELEASE THAT WE COULD, UH, RELEASE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY LIKE NEXT WEEK, YOU KNOW, I SPOKE TO, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, SO I DON'T WANT TO RELEASE THE NAME OF THE COMPANY UNTIL, UH, THEY, UH, THEY, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY AUTHORIZE IT.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND MY OFFICE IS GONNA COORDINATE, UM, THE LOCATION.
SO THERE MAY BE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE GREENBERG HEALTH CENTER MAY WANT 200 MEALS.
UH, UNION BAPTIST CHURCH MAY WANT A CERTAIN NUMBER.
REVEREND BISHOP PRESTON'S CHURCH MAY WANT A CERTAIN, WE'RE GONNA REACH OUT TO THE GREENBERG HOUSING AUTHORITY.
WE'RE GONNA REACH OUT TO, UH, THE, THE YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER.
UM, WE'RE GONNA REACH OUT TO THE CAP PROGRAMS. UM, WE'RE GONNA REACH OUT TO MOUNT CARMEL BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LARGE HISPANIC, UH, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GONNA REACH OUT TO EVERY, UM, YOU KNOW, GROUP TODAY WHEN I SP UH, GOT MY VACCINE AT THE GREENBURG HEALTH CENTER AND MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
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AND YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE SAID THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED.SO I THINK IT'S REALLY, IT MAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S REALLY GREAT.
THE FOOD, I THINK IS, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL GONNA BE CATERED.
UM, UH, THE COMPANY, I THINK THEY'RE CONTRACTING WITH, UH, DEC CHICOS AND IT'S THOU UP TO A THOUSAND MEALS, WHICH IS A, A VERY EXTREMELY GENEROUS DONATION.
SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK FOR VOLUNTEERS AND WE'RE ALSO, AND YOU KNOW, I'D BE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE A GOOD ORGANIZER.
UM, AND, UM, AND YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE FOOD THAT IS GIVEN IS GIVEN TO PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED IT.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT ARE EATING IT.
CAN I SAY ONE THING? I KNOW MY TIME IS UP.
I, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I JUST, I I WOULD PLEASE SAY IF WE COULD BE RESPECTFUL FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE TO SIGN UP, WE SHOULD STICK TO PFIZER.
I'M NOT BEING DIS THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU.
AND EXCUSE ME, DON'T TALK ABOUT DIS BEING DISRESPECTFUL.
NOW YOU GUYS ARE THE MOST NO, I'M NOT SAYING THAT.
CAN I JUST SAY ONE THING TO PAUL? THAT'S WHAT I ASKED.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ASK PAUL.
SO I, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD STICK TO THE RULES AND HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER.
WELL, PAUL, STICK IT TO THE RULE.
HE WAITED UNTIL YOUR TURN WAS UP AND HE ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
BUT PAUL, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ANOTHER QUESTION.
SO WHEN THE NEXT PERSON GET UP TO SPEAK, I WILL COME BACK AS A LADY, AS A GENTLEMAN AND SPEAK, OKAY? MM-HMM.
MARY BODEN, UH, CAN YOU HOLD UP FIRST? GO AHEAD.
OKAY, THEN HOW SAM, WELL, HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW WHO I SHOULD ASK.
UH, MR. FINER IS ALSO DESIGNATED THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE TOWN, BUT APPARENTLY THE ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE BASE IS SUPERVISOR SHEEHAN.
SO ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE C O FOUR RESOLUTION APPROVING A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
UH, WE'RE TRANSFERRING SOME MONEY AROUND, AND THIS IS NOT, ALSO, NOT A SMALL AMOUNT, $300,000, UH, PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY ANY CHANCE, IS THIS LEGAL HIRING OF OUTSIDE COUNSEL PERHAPS TO DEFEND GREENBERG POLICE OFFICERS? UM, THAT'S CERTAINLY A, A SIMPLE ENOUGH QUESTION.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE'RE, I'M TALKING ABOUT FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR HERE, I, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WHEN I FOILED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT $69,000 GOING TO THE ZUCKERBERG INSTITUTE IN 2021 ARE REAL 2021, WHICH ENDS IN DECEMBER, 2021.
THAT THE ANSWER I GOT BACK FROM THE TOWN ATTORNEY POLLING THE TOWN BOARD, THAT THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS.
THERE'S NO RECORD OF WHERE THAT $69,000 CAME FROM.
THERE'S NO RECORD OF WHERE THAT $69,000 WENT EXCELLENT IN FINANCIAL REPORTING.
RIGHT? SO A CO SOMEBODY WILL BE GIVING ME THAT ANSWER.
NOW I WANNA ADDRESS THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH THREE LAWYERS SAT HERE AND NO ONE ELSE ON THE TOWN BOARD CAUGHT.
BUT I BELIEVE THE GENTLEMAN, I THINK HIS NAME WAS NULL.
M U L L I AM NOT SURE, BUT WHOEVER IT WAS WHO WAS REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT AFTER I SPOKE, HE GOT UP FOR HIS FOURTH APPEARANCE TONIGHT AND SAID, THE LAST RESIDENT WHO SPOKE BELIEVES, AND YOU CAN READ IT IN THE TRANSCRIPT, THAT IF HE REPEATS IT ENOUGH TIMES IT'LL BE TRUE.
THEN HE PROCEEDED TO REPEAT ALL THE INFORMATION HE'S GIVEN YOU AND THE PLANNING BOARD FIVE OR SIX TIMES.
SO THERE IS A PHRASE, I DON'T WANT TO BE CALLED A RACIST, BUT POP CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK.
SO IF I'M TRYING TO DECEIVE YOU, WHAT IS HE TRYING TO DO? AND I THINK THAT SINCE THIS TOWN IS VERY MUCH CONCERNED ON THE AGENDA AGAIN, BUT NOT IN PRACTICE, THAT I COULD CALL THAT A SLOW AGAINST MY INTEGRITY THAT I'M SETTING OUT TO DECEIVE YOU BY REPEATING SOMETHING ANY MORE THAN HE WAS DOING BY REPEATING SOMETHING.
AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE COURTESY TO ALLOW ME 30 SECONDS TO SAY THAT.
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SO I WOULD LIKE WHEN THE HEARING REOPENS THAT, THAT BE READ INTO THE RECORD AND CORRECTED OR AT LEAST AN APOLOGY.SO I HAVE TO WONDER AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE BUDGET, HOW MUCH OUR FINANCIAL INTEGRITY AND GOOD ENTERPRISE IS REALLY, BECAUSE IT SEEMS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND EXPENDITURES AND WHERE INCOME COMES FROM IN OUR TOWN BECAUSE THE DOCUMENTS DON'T EXIST.
IS THIS SOMETHING A CASH BUSINESS? DO WE NEED TO CALL THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL INTO LOOK AT THIS? YOU KNOW, MR. SHEHAN, MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER IT, BUT I CERTAINLY WOULD EXPECT THAT ANSWER TO COME FROM THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE TOWN, MR. FINER BECAUSE IT WAS HIM WHO WAS INVOLVED WITH THE ZUCKERBERG INSTITUTE AND ALSO TO SUBSTANTIATE THAT $69,000 WAS PAID.
AND MIND YOU, THE ZUCKERBERG INSTITUTE IS NOT EXACTLY POVERTY STRICKEN.
SHOW ME THE NAMES OF THE STUDENTS WHO WE PAID FOR.
NOTHING EXISTS AND THAT'S WHY THIS TOWN BOARD IS NOTHING EITHER MURRAY.
OKAY, CLIFF ABRAMS. I ASK MY QUESTION, PAUL, YOU WANNA ANSWER? UM, THE QUESTION YOU COULD SPEAK.
OKAY, UM, CLIFF ABRAMS, TOM, UM, I THINK IT WAS SEPTEMBER 19TH, Y'ALL SEND A LETTER TO KENDALL ART LAWYER STATING THAT YOU'LL WANT 20 SIGNATURE ON 20 IMAGES OFF DE MERRILL WITH NO NAMES.
AND THE 21ST KENDALL ART ATTORNEY RESPONDED, THAT WAS SEPTEMBER 21ST.
THEY ASKED THAT, CAN THE MERRILL BE SEALED ENCODED IT SO IT WON'T DETERIORATE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THE WEATHERS ARE GETTING BAD.
WE GOT HOT DAYS, WE GOT COLD DAYS, WE GOT RAIN, AND WE KNOW IT'S A STANDSTILL.
SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT IT'S NOT GOING NOWHERE, RIGHT? BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW AVIN.
UM, ARE YOU APPROVING OF THE MURAL OR YOU JUST APPROVE OF IT? OKAY, KEN, DO YOU APPROVE OF THE MURAL OR YOU DISAPPROVE OF IT? OKAY, PAUL, AT LEAST, AT LEAST PAUL IS HONEST AND PAUL STRAIGHT UP ABOUT WHAT HE'S ABOUT.
GINA, ARE YOU APPROVED OF ME OR DISAPPROVE IT? OKAY, FRANCIS, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE? OKAY.
EVERYBODY WHO COMES UNDER THE UNDERPASS IS LIKE, MAN, THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW, UM, THIS IS ART.
IT'S LIKE AN ART GALLERY THAT Y'ALL DID NOT ALLOW TO FINISH.
AND GINA ALWAYS SAY IT'S A CONTRACT.
THAT WHAT SHE ALWAYS SAY, WELL, YOUR MUSTA DIDN'T READ THE CONTRACT BECAUSE THE CONTRACT SAID ANY DISPUTE HAD TO BE IN WRITING THAT YOU'RE DID LIKE THREE WEEKS LATER.
THEN IT SAID THAT YOU DO NOT STOP THE PROGRESS OF THE MERRIL, THAT YOU LET THE MERRILL GO AHEAD BE DONE.
AND THEN IF WE GOT DISAGREEMENT, WE'D COME LATER AND RESOLVE IT.
ALL WE ASK IS TO SEAL AND COAT IT AND TAKE THE PLATFORM DOWN.
SO THIS WAY PEOPLE CANNOT EASILY WALK UP THERE AND THROW PAINT OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO TO IMAGES THEY DON'T LIKE.
SO IT MAKE ME THINK LIKE, WELL THAT WOULD BE EASIER FOR THE TOWN IF SOMEBODY DO DESTROY IT,
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WE PICKED CAMERAS UP THERE, LEMME TELL YOU ABOUT CAMERAS.YOU KNOW WHAT CAMERAS DO IT LET YOU KNOW WHOEVER DESTROY IT.
AND THEN MAYBE Y'ALL CATCH 'EM LATER.
BUT Y'ALL AIN'T GONNA CALL IT A HATE CRIME.
WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE WHEN A SIGN GOT RIPPED DOWN, YOU'LL NEVER CALL THAT A HATE CRIME.
'CAUSE I ASKED THE PEOPLE WHO WAS PUTTING IT UP FROM THE COUNTY, HEY, WHAT Y'ALL DOING DOWN HERE? OH, WELL THE TOWN TOLD TO PUT UP THESE CAMERAS.
NOW THESE IS POWERFUL CAMERAS.
I'M TALKING TO THE PEOPLE OUT THERE.
THIS IS POWERFUL CAMERAS, RIGHT? THEY GOT ONE ON OAK STREET.
SO OAK STREET IS NOWHERE NEAR THE MERRILL, BUT WHAT IT CAN DO IS IT COULD ZOOM INTO THE PARK UP KITTY LAND, WE CALL THE KITTY LAND, BUT THE WASHINGTON AVENUE PARK, IT COULD ZOOM THE 90 AND 100 MANHATTAN AVENUE WHERE PEOPLE WILL BE OUT THERE DOING PROBABLY THINGS THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING, BUT THEY CAN MONITOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO THE COMMUNITY IS SO BACKWARDS, IT GETS BE UPSET BECAUSE THEY WORRYING ABOUT WHO'S ON A MURAL INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT WHAT THEY DOING UP HERE.
AND MOST PEOPLE JUST GOING TO RIDE RIGHT PAST IT.
BUT WHAT THEY DO KNOW IS THAT THE, THAT THIS MURAL GONNA BE SO BEAUTIFUL.
HEY, WE GOT QR CODES, HUH? WE GOT A THREE 600 ROCKS WITH NAMES OF PEOPLE WHO GOT MURDERED.
THEY AIN'T TELLING YOU ALL OF THAT.
THEY JUST TALKING ABOUT THE ARTWORK.
YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH WORK PEOPLE PUT IN AND NOW ONLY THAT PEOPLE THAT THEY HIRED, THE, THE TOWN, I MEAN PUBLIC WORK PEOPLE PUT A LOT OF HOURS IN AND THEY JUST DISMISSED IT.
YOU KNOW, TIME IS RUNNING OUT, BUT Y'ALL SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.
AND IT'S, IT IS AN UNDERLYING THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NOBODY ELSE? YES, WE HAVE MARY, UH, BODEN AND, UH, ALENE SUBARU HAS ASKED TO COME BACK UP.
THERE'S NO SECOND ROUND WORK TURNED ON.
SOMEHOW, SOMEHOW I BECAME INVOLVED WITH THE MOR MURAL.
I YOU WANT SHUT THE CLOCK OFF SHUT.
YEAH, I SHUT THE CLOCK OFF UNTIL I HAVE THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD.
I DIDN'T STOP HERE TO TALK TO HALF THE BOARD.
I CAME UP TO TALK TO THE WHOLE BOARD.
WELL IT SAYS, IT SAYS HERE A CONTINU, A CONTINUOUS FIVE MINUTE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU SAID.
THE BOARD SHOULD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHOULD NOT BE SPEAKING WHILE YOU'RE, WHILE YOU'RE TALKING, MARY, PLEASE CONTINUE, PLEASE CONTINUE.
I WAS ON THAT THREAD THAT'S BEEN GOING AROUND TO 128 PEOPLE, SOME OF WHICH ARE NO LONGER INVOLVED.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH ISSUES LIKE THAT SINCE THE SECOND GRADE.
I WENT TO SCHOOL SIX ON ASH BURTON AVENUE IN YONKERS AND HAD SOME PROBLEMS IN MY CLASS.
THEY USED TO BEAT ME UP AND THEN I WALKED DOWN THE STREET WITH A FELLOW NAMED GEORGE AND THEY USED TO BEAT HIM UP.
AND SO WHEN WE WALKED OUT TOGETHER, WE FOUGHT BACK TO BACK.
THEY DIDN'T BEAT US UP ANYMORE.
SO I LEARNED THE GUY THAT COVERS MY BACK IS MY FRIEND.
SO I'VE BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN THIS MURAL 'CAUSE I'M AN ARTIST.
THE FLOWERS IN FRONT OF THE TOWN HALL OF MINE, THERE WERE TWO IN BACK OF THE LIBRARY OF MINE, A BUNCH OF 'EM AROUND THE SPIDERWEB THAT WAS IN THE THING FRIDAY.
BUT ANYWAY, I STARTED LISTENING TO WHAT WAS BEING SAID AND WRITTEN AND I FOUND A ERROR.
I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT AN ERROR IN LOGIC AND UNDERSTANDING.
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CONTRACT AND I READ THE CONTRACT AND IT WAS REFERRED TO A, UH, REPORT THAT WAS WRITTEN THAT, UH, KIND OF LAID OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS.I HAVE TO READ THAT AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT YET.
SO I COULD FIND OUT WHAT THE PARAMETERS WERE, BUT THAT REALLY IS NOT THE ANSWER.
THE ANSWER IS AS MUCH AS MANY PEOPLE FEEL THAT WHITE PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MURAL, THERE'S AN ERROR IN IT OF THE SAME CALIBER AS THEY'RE RECOGNIZING THAT IT NEEDS TO BE THERE.
I CAN'T ADDRESS THAT ISSUE UNTIL I SEE THE BASIS THAT THEY WERE HIRED TO WRITE THAT TO DESIGN A MURAL.
I FOUND ONLY ONE SIGNIFICANT ERROR IN THE MURAL.
AND IF EXPLAINED, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND WHY IT DOESN'T BELONG THERE.
DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN, BUT LET ME MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE.
MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM.
I'VE BEEN AROUND HERE A LONG TIME.
THIS LITTLE CLOCK OVER HERE IS A RESULT OF MY INTERVENTION WITH PAUL.
MANY, MANY YEARS AGO WHEN PUBLIC COMMENT WENT FOREVER UNTIL SOMEBODY GOT TIRED.
AND I GAVE PAUL OVER, REMEMBER THAT LITTLE WINDUP CLOCK? IT STARTED WITH A LITTLE KITCHEN TIMER AND NOW EVOLVED TO THIS.
SO I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT AMONG OTHER THINGS.
I'LL BE BACK TO TALK ABOUT THE MURAL WHEN I HAVE ALL THE FACTS AND I CAN EXPLAIN IT BETTER.
BUT THERE'S A MISUNDERSTANDING INVOLVED, PURE MISUNDERSTANDING.
AND IT'LL BE A LITTLE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS FOR A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, BUT IT'S NOT SERIOUS.
BUT IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
I, I'M SORRY, BUT I JUST HAVE TO POINT OUT THAT OUR RULES DO STATE THAT THERE'S NOT A SECOND FIVE MINUTE ROUND FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE A SECOND? FIVE MINUTES.
WE HAVE RULES THAT THERE'S ONE FIVE MINUTES AND THE FIVE MINUTES PUBLIC.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO KNOW SECOND FIVE MINUTES.
I ASKED, COULD I ASK PAUL? THERE IS NO SECOND FIVE MINUTES.
I JUST HEARD YOU MEETING, BUT THEN I ASKED, OKAY, I'LL ASK OF A QUESTION.
OH, SH OH NO, YOU'RE NOT GONNA DISRESPECT ME 'CAUSE I HAVE EVERY NEWS IN THIS STATEMENT IN HERE.
NONE OF Y'ALL LEMME SAY SOMETHING.
IS THIS, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? DID I SAY ANYTHING TO ANYONE? BECAUSE AIN'T NOBODY GOING DISRESPECT BECAUSE I'M ASKING TURKEY.
OKAY? DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT I TELL YOU WHAT I CAN SHOW YOU? I'M GONNA HAVE MINISTER
I'M GONNA HAVE EVERY, EVERYBODY IN HERE.
YOU KNOW, KID, I HAD THE HOTTEST RESPECT YOU.
BUT LET SAY SOMETHING, DON'T, YOU'RE DISRUPTING THE MEETING.
DISRESPECTED LET'S YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DISRUPTING THE MEETING.
IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS, YOU, I DIS BELIEVE THAT I'M TELLING YOU, MOVE THE AGENDA.
OKAY? DIS SO YOU'RE DISRUPTING THE MEETING AND YOU DISRESPECTED YOU'RE DISRUPTING THE MEETING.
OKAY? YOU AIN'T WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS.
THIS BOY IS VERY DISRESPECTFUL.
OKAY? DO WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENTS? DOES ANYONE WANT? NO, YOU AIN'T HAVE, I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT BECAUSE YOU'RE OUTTA YOUR VERY, AND KEN, I'M VERY SURPRISED OF YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE.
OKAY, LET'S, I'M GONNA MAKE SURE YOU'LL EVER, NEVER TALK TO A BLACK WOMAN LIKE THIS AGAIN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M, YOU BELIEVE THAT I HUSBAND STAND? THAT'S THE ONLY TIME YOU GOT HARD AND YOU CAN CALL EVERY COP YOU WANNA CALL.
WHEN COMES TO A BLACK WOMAN, VERY DISRESPECTFUL.
I WOULD NEVER STEP A FEET BACK IN HERE.
AND FOR BLACK AND FOR, FOR AFRO AMERICAS THAT OWN SCHOOL.
LET'S, LET'S JUST MOVE, UH, LET'S JUST MOVE Y'ALL.
[ Appointment of Frank J. Morabito as Building Inspector, effective November 14, 2022]
APPOINTMENT SECTION OF THE AGENDA APPOINTMENT OF FRANK MORABITO IS BUILDING INSPECTOR EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14TH, 2022.UH, BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS
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WE RECEIVED, I HAVE NO DOUBT HE CAN DO THE JOB.NEVERTHELESS, I HAVE SOME RESERVATIONS AND WILL ABSTAIN, BUT I'LL WORK COOPERATIVELY AND LOOK FORWARD TO A FULLY FUNCTIONING BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
UH, I HAVE THE SAME, UH, THOUGHTS AS, UM, AS COUNCILMAN THE COUNCILMAN AND I WILL ALSO ABSTAIN.
UM, NEXT RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN
[ TB 1 - 10/26/2022 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh amending Chapter 440 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh by creating a new Article XVI, entitled Solar Energy System PILOT Law]
BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 40 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, UH, BY CREATING A NEW ARTICLE, UM, ENTITLED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM PILOT LAW.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT ARTICLE SECOND.
WE NEED A SECOND ON THAT POLL.
[ AT 1 – 10/26/2022 Resolution approving the continued retention of the Law Office of Vincent Toomey, to represent the Town of Greenburgh in the matter of Kristin Stein v. The Town of Greenburgh, et al for an amount not to exceed $65,000, $261,117.49, in total]
THE CONTINUED RETENTION OF THE LAW OFFICE OF VINCENT TOOMEY TO REPRESENT THE TOWN OF GREENBURG IN THE MATTER OF KRISTEN STEIN VERSUS TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $65,000.UH, JUST LEAVE IT AS, UH, NOT TO EXCEED, UH, AL I BELIEVE THERE'S A ERROR IN THE, UH, THE TOTAL, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL FIX, WE'LL FIX IT.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT
[ AT 2 – 10/26/2022 Resolution authorizing settlement of supplemental property damage related Claim, File No.: 130/22C, by Vincent J. Capellupo, for an amount not to exceed $295.09]
OF SUPPLEMENTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE, UH, BY VINCENT LUPO FOR AN AMOUNT NOW TO EXCEED $295 AND 9 CENTS.APPROVING THE RETENTION OF WILSON
[ AT 3 – 10/26/2022 Resolution approving the retention of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP to represent the Town and requested Greenburgh Police personnel in the matter of Kristin Stein v. the Town of Greenburgh, et al., for an amount not to exceed $50,000, $150,000 in total]
ELER, UM, MOSCOWITZ, EDELMAN AND DICKER TO REPRESENT THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, UM, IN THE MATTER OF, UM, KRISTEN STEIN VERSUS THE TOWN OF GREENBERG.UM, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED, UH, $50,000.
[ AT 4 - 10/26/2022 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Hudson Grey LLC for property located at Buckhout Street and Station Road. The Town’s share of the refund is $1,941±; the County’s share is $14,345±; the No. Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $2,099±; the Irvington Union Free School District’s share is $85,048±. Refunds from all sources total $103,433±.]
AUTHORIZING TAX SETTLEMENT WITH SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER HUDSON GRAVE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT BUCKHEAD STREET AND STATION ROAD.UH, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES TOTAL 100 3004.
[ AT 5 – 10/26/2022 Resolution authorizing the continued retention of Lewis & Greer P.C. as Special Counsel for tax certiorari matters, at a total cost not to exceed $50,000]
AUTHORIZING RETENTION OF LEWIS AND GREER, UM, AS SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR TAX MATTERS, AS A TOTAL REQUEST NOT TO EXCEED 50,000, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.[ CL 1 - 10/26/2022 Resolution authorizing closing Chedworth Road, between Hadden Road and Cotswold Way, on Monday, October 31, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM, for the residents of Chedworth Road to hold their Neighborhood Block Party]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSING CHADD WORTH ROAD BETWEEN HADDON AND CONSTABLE, UH, WAY ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 9TH FROM FIVE NINE FOR THE RESIDENCE OF CHADWICK ROAD.TELL THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT.
DID YOU SAY OCTOBER 9TH? IT'S OCTOBER 31ST.
[ CL 2 - 10/26/2022 Resolution authorizing closing Withington Road, between Hadden Road and Cotswold Way, on Monday, October 31, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM, for the residents of Withington Road to hold their Neighborhood Block Party]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSING LIVINGTON ROAD BETWEEN HADDEN ROAD AND COTS WAY ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST FROM FIVE TO 9:00 PM FOR THE RESIDENCE OF LIVINGTON ROAD.TELL THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY.
[ CL 3 - 10/26/2022 Resolution authorizing closing Hadden Road, between Kempster Road and Rutland Road, on Monday, October 31, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM, for the residents of Hadden Road to told their Neighborhood Block Party]
CLOSING, UM, HAYDEN ROAD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST FROM FIVE TO 9:00 PM FOR THE RESIDENCE OF HAYDEN ROAD.TELL THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY.
[ CL 4 - 10/26/2022 Resolution scheduling a continuation of a Public Hearing for 7:30 PM, Wednesday, November 9, 2022, to consider a request for a modification with respect to a previously approved Site Plan Application of Avalon Green III, LLC, for property located at Town Green Drive (P.O. Elmsford)]
RESOLUTION? SCHEDULING A CONTINUATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR 7:30 PM TO CONSIDER A LOCAL, UM, TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION IN RESPECT TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN.APPLICATION OF AVALON GREEN FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT TOWN GREEN, UH, DRIVE, UH, PO.
ELMSFORD, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
[ CL 5 - 10/26/2022 Resolution (1) declaring the intention of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh to be Lead agency with respect to SEQRA, regarding a Local Law creating a new Chapter 453 in the Code of the Town of Greenburgh entitled, “Prohibition of Specified Sales, Display and Advertising of Specified Tobacco Products and Smoking Paraphernalia;” (2) rescinding a Local Law previously referred to the Planning Board which related to smoke shops; and (3) scheduling a Public Hearing for Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 7:30 PM, to consider the Chapter 453 Local Law]
RESOLUTION, UM, DECLARING INTENT OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO BE, UH, LEAD AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SEEKER REQUIRING A LOCAL LAW, CREATING A CHAPTER 4, 5 3 IN THE CODE OF, UM, THE TOWN OF GREENBERG ENTITLED PROHIBITION OF SPECIFIED, UM, SALES DISPLAY AND ADVERTISING OF SPECIFIED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND SPOKEN PARAPHERNALIA.NOVEMBER 9TH AT 7:30 PM TO CONSIDER THE CHAPTER 5 4 5 3 LOCAL LAW.
[ CL 6 - 10/26/2022 Resolution (1) declaring the intention of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh to be Lead Agency with respect to SEQRA, regarding a Local Law creating a New Chapter 452 in the Code of the Town of Greenburgh entitled, “Prohibition of Specified Sales, Display and Advertising of Weapons;” and (2) scheduling a Public Hearing for Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 7:30 PM, to consider the Chapter 452 Local Law]
DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO BE LEAD AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SEEK A, REQUIRING A LOCAL LAW, CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 4 5 2 IN THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ENTITLED PROHIBITION OF SPECIFIED SALES DISPLAY AND ADVERTISING OF WEAPONS AND SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH AT 7:30 PM UH, TO CONSIDER THE CHAPTER 4 5 2 LOCAL LAW.[ CL 7 – 10/26/2022 Resolution setting a Public Hearing 7:30 PM, Monday, November 21, 2022, to consider the 2023 Preliminary Budget]
SETTLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR, UM, NOVEMBER 21ST TO CONSIDER THE 2023 PRELIMINARY BUDGET.[ CD 1 - 10/26/2022 Resolution authorizing award to lowest responsible bidder, White Plains Landscaping Inc. to provide for the planting of 14 street trees as part of the Town’s Street Tree Replacement Program – Fall 2022, at a cost not to exceed $10,000]
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AUTHORIZING AWARD TO LOWER, UM, RESPONSIBLE BIDDER BY PLAN'S LANDSCAPING TO PROVIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF 14, UH, STREET TREES AS PART OF THE TOWN STREET TREE, UH, REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $10,000.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND ON FAVOR, AYE.
[ CD 2 - 10/26/2022 Resolution issuing a Negative Declaration for the SEQRA determination of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh with respect to an action which includes the adoption of a Zoning Text Amendment to several sections of Chapter 285 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh, entitled “Zoning,” related to various uses associated with Cannabis (TB 22-02)]
ISSUING A NEGATIVE DECK FOR THIS SEEKER DETERMINATION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG WITH RESPECT TO AN ACTION WHICH INCLUDES ADOPTION OF A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO SEVERAL SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 2 85 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ENTITLED ZONING RELATED TO VARIOUS USES ASSOCIATED WITH CH CANNABIS.[ CD 3 - 10/26/2022 Resolution adopting a Local Law amending several sections of Chapter 285 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh, entitled “Zoning,” related to various uses associated with Cannabis (TB 22-02) (HELD OVER)]
[ CD 4 - 10/26/2022 Resolution approving the professional services of Frank&Glory for a Museum Readiness Project associated with Odell House-Rochambeau Headquarters, for an amount not to exceed $55,000]
AYE.RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW AMENDING, UH, SEVERAL SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 2 85 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN HELD OVER.
IT SAYS, UH, UM, APPROVING THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF FRANK AND GLORY FOR A MUSEUM READINESS PROJECT ASSOCIATED WITH ODELL HOUSE ROSHAMBO FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED, UH, 55, UH, YOU KNOW, THOUSAND, YOU KNOW, DOLLARS SECOND.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR? I HAD, UM, YOU KNOW, A QUESTION ON THAT.
UM, I PUT IN MY BUDGET, YOU KNOW, WE, WE MET WITH, UM, UH, SUSAN SEAL, YOU KNOW, EARLIER, AND I HAD PUT IN THE 2023 BUDGET FUNDS FOR THE ODELL MUSEUM.
UH, WOULD THIS, UH, MEAN THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO INCLUDE FUNDING IN 2023 SINCE THIS IS COMING OUT OF 2022? UM, YOU KNOW, UH, I, I DON'T KNOW IF GARRETT IS, IS ON, BUT HE, HE HAD, UM, FIGURED OUT A WAY TO MAKE IT ALL WORK.
SO, SO THEN I DON'T REALLY HAVE TO INCLUDE THE FUNDING IN THE 2023.
YEAH, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S NECESSARY.
AND UM, ULTIMATELY THE AMOUNT WOULD, WILL BE 50,000.
UM, THERE'S A $5,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE FRIENDS UP GROUP.
WAIT, SO YOU, YOU THINK I SHOULD PUT IT IN? I THINK IT'S A SMALL ENOUGH AMOUNT THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE ECONOMICAL TO BOND IT.
AND, UM, I HAVE AN ALLOTMENT THAT I PUT IN FOR REQUESTED PROJECTS, WHICH IS, UH, CONSULTANT, UM, DOLLARS.
SO MAYBE WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL LEAVE IT AS, I'LL LEAVE IT AS LIKE A CONSULTANT AND THEN IT GIVES US, UH, USE TO, GIVES US THE ABILITY MAYBE, UH, WHEN WE SPEAK TO ROBERTA TOMORROW, YOU KNOW, UH, WE COULD, UM, TELL HER TO MAKE A, A LITTLE MODIFICATION, WHICH WILL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY IF WE WANT TO USE IT FOR OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS PROJECT.
UM, CD FIVE AND CD SIX IS BEING HELD OVER.
[ CO 1 - 10/26/2022 Resolution authorizing fiscal year 2022 budget transfers]
UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2022.[ CO 2 - 10/26/2022 Resolution approving a budget amendment to the CN Fund for fiscal year 2022 to increase estimated revenues and appropriations for a CDBG-CV grant under the (CARES) Coronavirus aid relief & economic security act of 2020]
APPROVING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR CN FUND FOR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO INCREASE ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS OF C D B G GRANT UNDER THE CURES, UM, UH, COVID AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT OF 2020.[ CO 3 – 10/26/2022 Resolution approving a budget amendment to the Consolidated Water District Fund for fiscal year 2022 by increasing the appropriation for Capital Projects-Water]
APPROVING A BUDGET AMENDMENT, UH, TO THE CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS WATER.[ CO 4 – 10/26/2022 Resolution approving a budget amendment for fiscal year 2022 to the Risk Retention Fund and the Town Outside Villages Fund]
AYE.APPROVING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO THE RISK RETENTION FUND AND THE TOWN OUTSIDE VILLAGE FUND.
[ PO 1 - 10/26/2022 Resolution appointing James Conn, conditionally, as an Entry-Level Police Officer]
RESOLUTION APPOINTING JAMES CONN, UH, AS ENTRY LEVEL POLICE OFFICER.I ADDITIONALLY CONDITIONALLY AS ENTRY LEVEL POLICE OFFICER.
[ PO 2 - 10/26/2022 Resolution authorizing the Police Department to Dispose of Unserviceable Equipment]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DISPOSE OF UNSERVICEABLE EQUIPMENT.[ PW 1 - 10/26/2022 Resolution awarding the contract for the Installation of a New Sidewalk on North Washington Avenue to Con-Tech Construction Technology, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for an amount not to exceed $737,593.73]
AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW SIDEWALK ON NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE TO CONTACT CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 7 3 7 5 9 3 70 3 CENTS.I MOVE THAT THE MOVE MEETING BE ADJOURNED.