Dec 19, 2022 Town Board- Regular

JOE, YOU WANT TO CALL THE ROLL CALL? SURE.

UH, JOE.

UH,

[ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk]

SUPERVISOR FINER HERE.

COUNCILMAN SHEAN.

PRESENT.

COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON.

PRESENT.

COUNCILMAN JONES.

PRESENT.

COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS PRESENT.

GREAT.

JOSEPH DANKO, INTERIM TOWN ATTORNEY PRESENT.

OLIN GOODMAN WANTS TO MAKE A STATEMENT

[ 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 ]

ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE.

IS THAT ? GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

UM, I'M LYNN GOODMAN, THE OUTGOING CHAIR OF THE GREENBERG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

AND THIS IS OUR YEAR END REPORT FOR 2022.

I GUESS I SHOULD KEEP THE MASK ON.

IS THAT THE RULE HERE? WHATEVER YOU WANT, YOU CAN TAKE IT OFF.

OH, CAN I TAKE IT OFF WHEN I SPEAK? OKAY.

AGAINST ALL HATE AND INTOLERANCE AND NOT SEPARATE ONES FOR EACH TARGETED GROUP.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS YEAR, THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE PRODUCED A SERIES OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTING THE LIVED LOCAL EXPERIENCES OF DIFFERENT AFFINITY GROUPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREENBERG PUBLIC LIBRARY.

OUR FIRST DISCUSSION IN FEBRUARY PRODUCED AT THE URGING OF COMMUNITY ACTIVIST CLIFF ABRAMS, AND ORGANIZED BY A GROUP OF LOCAL LEADERS THAT INCLUDED ME, CLIFF, JUDITH BEVILLE, TASHA YOUNG, STEPHANIE SWAN, MICHELLE BROWN, AJ WOODSON, JUNE Y, AND JUNE Y FOCUSED ON THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN GREENBURG.

IN APRIL, TASHA YOUNG SPEARHEADED A PANEL DISCUSSION ON PERSPECTIVES FROM WOMEN OF COLOR.

IN JUNE, DOBBS FERRY ACTIVIST JUNE Y AND CYNTHIA CARA ORGANIZED A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE LOCAL EXPERIENCES OF ASIAN AMERICANS.

AND IN OCTOBER, WE HOSTED A PANEL DISCUSSION ON ANTISEMITISM AND EXTREMISM.

IN JUNE, WE HELD THE SECOND GREENBERG PRIDE RALLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOBBS FERRY, AND WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING OUR PRIDE RALLY FOR NEXT YEAR.

THIS TIME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH DOBBS FERRY AND ARDSLEY, OUR GREENBERG PRIDE INITIATIVE LED BY DR.

Z LARIO NOW INCLUDES A RISK ASSESSMENT STUDY AND COLLABORATION WITH A NUMBER OF L G B T Q I A GROUPS IN OUR AREA.

OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS FEATURED PRESENTATIONS ON HOUSING RIGHTS, THE HISTORY OF HOUSING AND EQUITY IN THE IN THE TOWN, ISSUES WITHIN OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND MORE.

TAJA SANCHA AND JOSH LEVIN OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TALKED TO US ABOUT THE COUNTY'S HUMAN RIGHTS AND ANTI HATE LAWS.

LORI FEINSTEIN SHARED HER RESEARCH ON DYSLEXIA AND HER WORK TO PROMOTE EQUITY IN EDUCATION.

MICHELLE BROWN BECAME A VOICE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING, FRUSTRATED WITH THEIR INABILITY TO GET VITAL INFORMATION FROM THE GREENBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY ABOUT THEIR LIVING ARRANGEMENTS.

WE DISCUSSED THE TOWN'S BLACK LIVES MATTER SIGN VANDALISM.

WE DISCUSSED ANTISEMITISM RESOLUTIONS AND A LOT MORE.

WE SUPPORT BROAD CAMPAIGNS

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OUR COMMITTEE BECAME A FORUM WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS DISCUSSED THEIR SOCIAL JUSTICE CONCERNS, AND IT WAS ROUGH AT TIMES TO BE THE CHAIR BECAUSE WE'RE A DIVERSE GROUP WITH VERY DIFFERENT LIVED EXPERIENCES, AND SOMETIMES WE DIDN'T AGREE WITH EACH OTHER.

SOMETIMES IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO HOLD SPACE FOR SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE ABOUT DIFFICULT ISSUES LIKE RACE AND ANTISEMITISM, HARSH EMOTIONAL WORDS, LOBBED ON BOTH SIDES OF ISSUES, LIKELY BORN OF FRUSTRATION OF THE SPEAKER NOT BEING HEARD OR LISTENED TO BY OTHERS.

IN POWER, HUMAN BEINGS ACT OUT IN ANGER WHEN THEIR NEEDS AREN'T BEING MET.

AND TOO OFTEN WE AS COMMUNITY LEADERS CAN'T FIX SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. SO PEOPLE GET FRUSTRATED AND THEY SPEAK WITH ANGER.

I HEAR THE SAME ANGER LOBBIED AT THIS TOWN BOARD, SOMETIMES AT TOWN BOARD MEETINGS.

AND I HAVE TO SAY, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO LISTEN TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS INSULT AND DEMEAN.

MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD INSULTS DEMEANING, TONE THEIR UGLY.

THEY MAKE THE SPEAKER LOOK UGLY AND THEY DON'T PERSUADE AT ALL.

THEY CAUSE THE LISTENER TO SHUT DOWN.

SO I'M TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY.

IF YOU REALLY WANNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS TOWN, LISTEN.

REALLY LISTEN TO EACH OTHER.

SHOW RESPECT, IDENTIFY ASPECTS OF POSITIONS THAT YOU AGREE WITH, AND THEN LET PEOPLE WHO DON'T AGREE KNOW WHAT YOU WANT CHANGED AND WHY.

IN A TONE THAT INVITES COMMUNITY BUILDING.

OUR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS NO POLICY MAKING POWER, NO FUNDING.

OUR WORK IS TOTALLY DEPENDENT UPON THE WORK AND SWEAT OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.

AND WE'VE DONE AN AWFUL LOT.

I WANNA THANK THE BOARD AND THE SUPERVISOR FOR LETTING US DO OUR WORK WITHOUT INTERFERING TOO MUCH.

2023, WE'LL SEE A CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP TO NEW MEMBERS.

AND THE TOWN IS LOOKING FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE BROAD-MINDED AND GOOD LISTENERS.

TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEND A RESUME AND LETTER OF INTENT TO THE TOWN BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME LEAD THIS COMMITTEE FOR TWO TO THREE YEARS.

AND NOW I AM PASSING THE BATON TO OUR FUTURE LEADERS.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.

LYNN GOODMAN, THANK YOU.

AK TO THE PLANNING BOARD AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE.

THANK YOU, LYNN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

LYNN, THANK YOU LYNN, YOU LEADERSHIP, AND THANK YOU THAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT.

AND LYNN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR GASHA.

YOU'VE DEFINITELY BEEN A TRUE MEMBER TO THAT COMMITTEE, AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANKS AGAIN.

AND WE HOPE YOU'LL STAY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE'LL, YOU COULD BE APPOINTED TO ANOTHER BOARD, .

SHE NEEDS A REST.

AND NOT ONLY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT YOU'RE NOT SHY, BUT WHEN YOU SPEAK UP, IT'S VERY OBVIOUS WHEN YOU SPEAK.

YOU SPEAK FROM HAVING DONE CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH BEFORE YOU'VE SPOKEN, AND YOU ARE ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD LISTENER, WHICH MAKES YOU THEN A GOOD SPEAKER.

YOU SURE YOU WANNA STEP DOWN? ? EVERYTHING NEEDS TO CHANGE AT, AT SOME POINT.

JURY RECORDS.

AGREE.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY? PAUL, WAS THERE A ROLL CALL? YEAH.

UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO.

OKAY, THEN WE'LL GO ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

APPOINTMENT OF MONA

[ Appointment of Mona Fraitag to the Planning Board, as an Alternate Member, for a term to expire 12/31/2023]

1231 2023.

APPOINTMENT OF BRADFORD GONZALEZ.

ASSESSMENT TO THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW, UH, FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE NINE 30 2023.

APPOINTMENT OF, UH, JOSHUA BROWN TO THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW, UM, FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE NINE 30 2025.

ADOPTING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG 2023, PRELIMINARY BUDGET CONSISTING OF THE 2023 TENTATIVE BUDGET AS AMENDED BY SLIP SHEET CHANGES AS THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.

UM, DI AS A, UH, PROPOSED RESOLUTION

[ To consider the 2023 Preliminary Budget. https://www.greenburghny.com/DocumentCenter/View/9811/2023-Tentative-Budget?bidId=]

AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE AN AMENDMENT, UH, TO RESTORE, UM, THE 10,000 FUNDING FOR THE SUMMER INTERNS.

THAT WAS, UM, CUT OUT OF, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION ONE AT A TIME.

OH, I'M SORRY.

THAT IS, YOU'RE INCLUDING THAT IN TB ONE? NO, NO.

YOU MAKE THE MOTION AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO DO AMENDMENT, YOU CAN DO IT.

JOE, IS THAT THE WAY I SHOULD DO IT? IF I WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, UM, RESTORE THE FUNDING FOR THE $10,000? YOU SHOULD.

I, I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD MAKE THE MOTION NOW IN ADVANCE OF ACCEPTING THE ENTIRE SLIP SHEET.

YES.

RIGHT.

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I I'M MAKING THE MOTION FOR THE AMENDMENT RIGHT.

HE SAID THAT HE STAYED IN TOUCH WITH HIS FORMER STUDENT INTERN, UM, WHO MET HIM WHEN HE WAS HERE AT TOWN HALL.

AS OPPOSED TO THE BUDGET ITSELF.

RIGHT.

I'M MAKING A MOTION FOR, TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO RESTORE THE $10,000.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE REASON I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I FEEL THAT, UM, THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN A GREAT EQUALIZER.

I FEEL THAT IT GIVES, UM, FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES, UM, TO YOUNG PEOPLE, UM, FROM EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE TOWN AND, YOU KNOW, SOME COLLEGE STUDENTS TO, UM, TO INTERACT WITH LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE, AND NATIONAL, UH, YOU KNOW, LEADERS.

UM, OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS UNLIKE ANY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, I THINK, ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE, UM, THE INTERNS NOT ONLY, UM, HAVE INTERACTED WITH WORLD LEADERS AND NATIONAL LEADERS LIKE HILLARY CLINTON, LIKE MEREDITH VIERA, FORMER HOST OF, UM, THE TODAY SHOW.

UM, THERE ARE, SO PHIL WISER ATTORNEY GENERAL OF COLORADO, UM, THERE'S SO MANY NATIONALLY KNOWN, UM, PEOPLE THAT THEY'VE, THEY'VE MET, UM, BUT THEY'VE ALSO HAD AN ABILITY TO, UM, THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN ASSIGNMENTS, NOT CLERICAL ASSIGNMENTS.

THEY'VE ORGANIZED PROJECTS ON THEIR OWN.

UM, UH, ONE STUDENT, UM, UH, WROTE A GRANT THAT HELPED US GET $600,000, UM, TO RESTORE THE ODELL HOUSE A FEW YEARS AGO.

ANOTHER STUDENT ONE YEAR, UM, ORGANIZED, UM, A JOB FAIR THAT HELPED PEOPLE GET JOBS.

ANOTHER, UM, STUDENT, UM, WHO, UM, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, UH, YOUNG PEOPLE BEING ASSAULTED IN COLLEGE.

SO SHE ORGANIZED A SELF-DEFENSE PROGRAM.

UM, A FEW YEARS AGO.

UM, UH, THE ROAD CONDITIONS, STATE ROADS WERE NOT BEING REPAVED, AND THEY ORGANIZED A SUCCESSFUL LOBBYING EFFORT TO PERSUADE THE STATE, UM, TO, UM, REPAVE, UH, HILLSIDE AVENUE AND DOPPS FERRY, UH, ROAD.

THERE WERE SO MANY CRATERS AND POTHOLES.

SO THE STUDENTS HAVE ORGANIZED EFFORTS.

UH, THEY'VE, UM, INTERACTED WITH OFFICIALS.

THEY'VE, THEY'VE LEARNED THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TREATED JUST AS CLERICAL PEOPLE.

THEY'VE, THEY'VE, THEY'VE REALLY HAD JUST AN AMAZING, UM, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES AND $10,000 WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WHOLE BUDGET OF THE TOWN IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY.

AND IF WE, YOU KNOW, IT WILL HELP THEM GET INTO COLLEGE, WE'LL HELP THEM GET, GET JOBS.

I'VE MET, UM, FORMER INTERNS, UM, THEY'VE TOLD ME THAT THEY, THEY'RE GONNA CHOOSE A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE AS A RESULT OF THIS EXPERIENCE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I FEEL THAT ALTHOUGH THE BOARD IS NOT CUTTING OUT ALL THE INTERNS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A POLICY THAT WE ACCEPT EVERYONE WHO WANTS AN OPPORTUNITY INTO THE PROGRAM.

AND I JUST SORT OF FEEL WE'RE DEPRIVING YOUNG PEOPLE OF A CHANCE TO SOME CHILDREN, SOME STUDENTS, UM, OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR LIVES CHANGED FOR THE BETTER.

AND, YOU KNOW, I FEEL REALLY AGGRAVATED AND UPSET THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA CONTINUE, WE'RE NOT GONNA PROVIDE EVERYONE WHO WANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE TO, UM, TO GET THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS EXPERIENCE.

YOU KNOW, WE, GREENBERG IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WE DO THINGS BETTER.

WE HAVE MORE INNOVATIVE, UM, YOU KNOW, PROGRAMS. AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVE INTO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THEIR CHILDREN.

AND, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, AND THEN I'LL, UM, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION IS THIS PROGRAM IS REALLY AMAZING BECAUSE YOU HAVE KIDS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS, UH, DIFFERENT EEC E ECONOMICS, UH, WORKING TOGETHER.

AND I, I JUST REALLY, YOU KNOW, IT, IT KILLS ME THAT SOME CHILDREN ARE NOT GONNA HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST REALLY, REALLY HOPE WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD WOULD AT LEAST CONSIDER RESTORING THE, THE FUND.

SO I'D LIKE TO, UM, MAKE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT MOTION.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M APOLOGIZE THAT I'M FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT IT, BUT YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S A FANTASTIC PROGRAM AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S DONE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE OVER THE PAST.

UM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T YEARS LEE TALLEY, WE NAMED THE STREET FOR HIM.

HE WAS HERE, HE SPOKE TO THE INTERNS, ANDRE, ANDRE, LEON TALLEY.

WHAT YEAR? YEAH.

NO, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, HE, HE'S THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT, UM, THAT CHANGED STUDENTS' LIVES.

I GOT, UM, AN EMAIL FROM THE TONY AWARD WINNER FOR THE PLAY OSLO.

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HE GOT THAT PERSON A JOB IN LA HE'S, HE'S MENTORING THAT PERSON.

NO, YOU KNOW, SHE, HER LIFE IS GONNA BE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER BECAUSE SHE WAS AN INTERN AND SHE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH, WITH PEOPLE, UM, THAT NORMALLY SHE WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET.

ARE YOU FINISHED? YEAH.

EARLIER IN OUR WORK SESSION, I HANDED OUT A DOCUMENT AND IF ANYONE MISPLACED A COPY, I HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE.

AND IN THAT DOCUMENT IT WAS, I NOTED THAT SIX OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT I CANVASSED HAD INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS THAT WERE SMALLER, PERHAPS, AND OR IN ONE CASE THERE WAS A LARGER, UM, CONTINGENT, BUT THEY, IT WAS PAID.

THE, THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WERE PAID SEPARATELY BY DIFFERENT FUNDING STREAMS. UM, THE SUPERVISOR, VERY UNKINDLY, CALLED ME NAMES AND ACCUSED ME OF NOT CARING ABOUT CHILDREN.

THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.

MY POINT WAS NOT TO DISMANTLE THIS PROGRAM.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM, AND CLEARLY STUDENTS HAVE BENEFITED, BUT WE HAVE, AS A TOWN BOARD A FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED CLEAR, CONCISE INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP ME MAKE A PROPER FISCAL DECISION BASED ON THIS, THE INFORMATION I WAS GIVEN.

SO I, AND, AND, AND I AM ONLY SUGGESTING THAT WE LOOK AT OTHER WAYS TO HANDLE IT, SUCH AS FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE MORE NEED, WE, WE HAVE STIPENDS OR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FELLOWSHIPS FOR THOSE STUDENTS ON A, ON THE BASIS OF APPLICATION OR WE, UM, WE LOOK, SEEK OTHER FUNDING STREAMS TO ASSIST IN PAYING FOR THIS.

WE HAVE A TOTAL BUDGET.

WE'VE, WE HAVE HAD TO GO INTO FUND BALANCE TO PROVIDE A 6%, UM, REDUCTION IN TAXES.

WELL, I DON'T LIKE GOING INTO FUND BALANCE FOR THE, FOR THE USE OF A PROGRAM THAT WE CAN FINANCE DIFFERENTLY.

I DON'T LIKE TAKING FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, EVEN IF THEY'RE SMALL AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR THINGS THAT THEY, THEY NEED TO DO TO ACHIEVE THE JOB THAT THEY WERE HIRED FOR AS TOWN EMPLOYEES.

AND WE AS ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS HAVE A FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SOUND JUDGEMENTS THAT ARE, THAT USE MONIES THAT ARE PAID FOR BY THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN.

AND THEY ARE RELYING, YOU ARE RELYING ON US TO EXERCISE THAT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO IMPROVE ON THE REPUTATION OF, SAY, THE GREENBERG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, UM, YOU KNOW, AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? OKAY, SO THEN I MADE THE MOTION.

I, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO, AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT GONNA BE APPROVED, UH, I'D LIKE TO ALSO, UH, ASK THAT WE RESTORE, UM, FUNDING FOR, UM, THE EXPOSURE PROGRAM, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS CUT.

THAT WAS A $10,000, UM, ELIMINATION.

AND THE EXPOSURE PROGRAM, UM, WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED IN MY PROPOSED BUDGET.

UM, WE HAD STUDENTS WHO WERE 12, 13, AND 14 YEARS OLD WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM.

UM, ONE YEAR GREENBERG STUDENTS, UM, AT 12 YEARS OLD WERE NOMINATED FOR, UM, EMMY AWARDS.

AND, UM, THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE TO TRAIN SOME CHILDREN.

SO THEY WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, SO HOPEFULLY THEY COULD PRODUCE, UH, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT WOULD, UM, QUAL QUALIFY THEM FOR, UM, EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND MAYBE AN EMMY AWARD.

I THINK,

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WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL IF ONE OF THEIR STUDENTS, UM, WON AN EMMY AWARD, UM, AT 12 OR 13 YEARS OLD? AND THE EXPOSURE FOUNDATION HAS, UM, HAD A HISTORY OF, UM, OF WINNING EMMY AWARDS.

THEY, THEY JUST WON THIS YEAR, I THINK THREE EMMYS, UM, IN PROGRAMS THEY RUN OUT OF THE, OUT OF THE BRONX.

SO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND I, I THINK THAT THIS WOULD'VE BEEN A, ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

YOU KNOW, MY GOAL IS, UM, TO GIVE CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN GREENBURG THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO EXCEL AND BE, YOU KNOW, TREMENDOUS SUCCESSES.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE, INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AND, YOU KNOW, OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AND NONE OF THEM DO IT HALF AS GOOD AS GREENBURG.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GIVEN KIDS THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES.

SAME THING WITH THE EXPOSURE PROGRAM.

WE COULD GIVE, UH, YOUNG, UH, STUDENTS, UH, WHO LIVE IN GREENBURG OPPORTUNITIES THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS.

AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, ALL OF US HERE, YOU KNOW, OUR FAM YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE DEALING WITH, UH, FAMILY MEMBERS, THEY'RE GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL.

'CAUSE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES.

NOT EVERYBODY, UM, HAS PARENTS WHO, UM, WHO, YOU KNOW, ARE AS CARING AND, UM, YOU KNOW, COMMITTED, UH, TO THEIR EXCELLENCE.

SO I SORT OF FEEL, YOU KNOW, LET THE, LET THE TOWN YOU MAKE SOME OF OUR YOUTH GREAT FUTURE LEADERS.

SO I THINK, I THINK THAT BOTH OF THESE, UM, INTERNSHIP, UH, UH, OFFERINGS THAT WE'VE GIVEN AND THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING ARE ABSOLUTELY WORTHY.

AND, AND THAT, UH, THE STUDENTS WHO BENEFIT FROM THEM, UH, I AGREE THAT THEIR LIVES ARE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER.

UM, AND I, I HOPE THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO FIND ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO FUND THESE PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, AS, AS YOU POINT OUT THE, THE, THE NUMBERS THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO FUND THEM.

I MEAN, IF YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE LOOKING, I BELIEVE FOR $10,000 IN EACH INSTANCE, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND, YOU KNOW, A FOUNDATION OR A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, UH, OR SOME OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT MIGHT BE WILLING TO UNDERWRITE, UH, THESE EXPERIENCES.

PARTICULARLY BASED ON, UH, THE, THE, THE OUTCOME MEASURES THAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED.

I WOULD THINK THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A PRETTY GOOD APPLICATION BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE THESE OUTCOME MEASURES.

UM, AND IF, IF THE, IF THE SITUATION WITH THE BUDGET WERE DIFFERENT, IF, IF WE WERE FLUSH WITH CASH, UM, AS WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, I WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT, UH, THE TOWN TAXPAYERS UNDERWRITING THESE PROGRAMS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY RIGHT NOW, WE, WHERE WE'RE TAKING MONEY FROM THE FUND BALANCE TO PROVIDE, UH, REDUCTIONS IN TOWN TAXES, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IN AND OF ITSELF IS, IS SOMEWHAT QUESTIONABLE, I BELIEVE, ALTHOUGH I'M, I AM GOING ALONG WITH IT.

SO I'M, I'M NOT POINTING FINGERS, UM, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES AND THE TAXPAYERS DESERVE A BREAK, BUT I THINK THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM A BREAK, TO GIVE THEM A BREAK, NOW, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY FACE A STIFF TAX HIKE IN THE FUTURE.

UM, AND BECAUSE THAT'S THE POSITION THAT WE ARE PUTTING THEM IN, I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT TAKING MORE MONEY, UM, THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INTERNS.

BUT AGAIN, I SAY THAT, I'M SURE I'M CERTAIN WITH THE OUTCOME MEASURES THAT YOU HAVE LAID OUT, WHICH IS WHAT FOUNDATIONS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO SEE.

THEY WANT TO SEE THAT THEIR MONEY IS HAVING A, A, AN EFFECT, AND WHAT THAT EFFECT IS AND HOW THEY CAN CONTINUE THAT TREND.

I'M, I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN FIND, UH, UH, OTHER WAYS TO PAY FOR THESE PROGRAMS. SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT THIS IS THE END OF THE PROGRAM, THAT, THAT IT WILL BE THAT, THAT WE WON'T HAVE THE PROGRAMS. I JUST THINK WE ALL NEED TO WORK HARD TO FIND THE FINANCING SO THAT WE CAN, SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE.

IN THE SAME VEIN, PAUL FINER, UM, TOWN SUPERVISOR, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, UM, THAT, UH, AS AN OPTIMIST THAT I AM AS A PROGRESSIVE THINKER, THAT I AM AS A COORDINATOR OF THIS SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT I AM, I JUST WANT OUR VIEWERS AND LISTENERS AND RESIDENTS TO KNOW THAT THIS PROGRAM IS

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BASED ON FOUR PILLARS, COMMUNICATIONS, LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND TEAMWORK.

SO IF THERE'S ANYONE IN OUR LISTENING AUDIENCE WHO HAS A BACKGROUND IN ANY OF THOSE AREAS AND WHO WOULD LIKE TO, UM, WORK WITH ME IN PUTTING A PROPOSAL TOGETHER, I'M ALSO A PROPOSAL WRITER.

I HAVE BROUGHT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PROGRAMS. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME IN PUTTING A PROPOSAL TOGETHER, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE A PART OF THIS INITIATIVE.

PLEASE CONTACT ME AT JAY BEVILLE@GREENBERGNY.COM.

$3,000, BUT YOU CAN ONLY PAY TWO.

AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.

WHETHER YOU CELEBRATE HANUKKAH, CHRISTMAS, KWANZA, THREE KINGS, OR ANY OTHER HOLIDAY AROUND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

OKAY, SO THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, I, I WANNA SAY SOMETHING.

I AGREE THAT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT.

AND ONE OF THOSE BENEFITS OCCURRED THIS SUMMER WHEN, FOR ALL OTHER PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRED BUSES THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH, INCLUDING BUSES FOR SENIORS, BUSES FOR OUR CHILDREN, UH, WE COULDN'T RUN THE BUSES BECAUSE OF THE VIOLATION THAT OCCURRED AND WE COULDN'T RUN BUSES.

SO WHAT HAPPENED IN MOST CASES IS THE CHILDREN COULDN'T BE BUSED WITH A AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM.

SENIORS COULDN'T GO ON THEIR TRIPS.

BUT THE INTERNSHIP THAT'S SPECIAL, APPARENTLY THEY'RE IN A DIFFERENT CATEGORY.

AND SO A $1,340 LUXURY BUS, LIKE YOU WOULD TAKE TO ATLANTIC CITY, WAS HIRED BY THE TOWN CLERK, JUDITH BEVILLE.

AND IT SHOWED UP HERE AT TOWN HALL, HAD A BATHROOM IN IT, TINTED WINDOWS, HIGH SEATS, TO TAKE THE INTERNS FROM TOWN HALL TO REGENERON FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF.

REGENERON IS ON NINE A, TOOK IT FROM TOWN HALL TO REGENERON AND BACK $1,340.

SO THAT GOT ME QUESTIONING, HOW COULD A PROGRAM THAT ONLY HAS, I SHOULDN'T SAY ONLY HAS $15,000 IN ITS BUDGET, AFFORD A $1,340 BUS FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF WHEN ALL THE OTHER CHILDREN, OUR SENIORS HAD TO ENDURE NOT HAVING BUS SERVICE.

AND IN LOOKING INTO IT, WE ALSO LEARNED, THANKS TO THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING FUNNY GOING ON IN THE BUDGET.

AND THE CLERK'S BUDGET, WHICH IS SPECIFIED, ALIGN SUMMER INTERNS, WELL, THAT SHOULD MEAN SUMMER INTERNS.

AND SURE ENOUGH, IT DOES.

AND THEY LISTED THAT AS $13,000.

AND IT LISTED IT THAT WAY IN 2019.

BUT GUESS WHAT? AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY HAD $1,280, STILL AVAILABLE OUTTA 13, UH, $15,000.

IN 2020, THEY HAD 10,450, NOT SPENT OUT OF THE $15,000 IN 2021, THEY HAD $4,507 STILL AVAILABLE OUT OF THE $15,000.

AND THEN IN 2022, THE YEAR THAT JUST PASSED, $14,991.

SO WHAT THIS TOWN COUNCIL SAID WAS, PAUL PROPOSED A 50% INCREASE, 50% INCREASE FOR THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

AT THE SAME TIME, HE'S TELLING OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, CUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM YOUR SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR EQUIPMENT.

VENDORS ARE NOT GONNA SAY, OH, OKAY, I KNOW THAT THE SERVICE CONTRACT COSTS

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WE'LL GIVE YOU TO FOR TWO, HE WAS SLASHING BUDGET AFTER BUDGET AND TELLING THEM FROM THAT TABLE, CONFERENCE TABLE, IF YOU ARE GONNA SPEND MORE MONEY, GET IT OUT OF YOUR OWN BUDGET AND REPLACE IT.

AND THEN WE GET TO THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, A 50% INCREASE.

SO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE TONIGHT IS THE TOWN IS RESTORING TO THE $15,000 THAT HAS BEEN IN THAT BUDGET LINE SINCE, WELL BEFORE 2020.

IT'S JUST BEFORE IT WAS PAID OUT OF A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT.

WE'RE NOT CUTTING THE PROGRAM, WE'RE CUTTING THE 50% INCREASE IN THE PROGRAM.

NO DEPARTMENT CAME IN AND ASKED FOR A 50% INCREASE.

THEY WOULD'VE BEEN, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN TOLD, GO BACK AND REFI, CONFIGURE THAT.

SO AS MUCH AS WE HEAR THEY'RE CUTTING THE PROGRAM, THEY'RE CUTTING THE CHILDREN, THEY DON'T CARE WHAT THEY SAID.

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS.

WHAT THE SUPERVISOR SAID TO COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS EARLIER, SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT CHILDREN.

THIS IS, THIS IS JUST FAIRNESS IN BUDGETING, BUT IT GETS WORSE BECAUSE OF WHAT WE DID.

WE LEARNED SOMETHING ELSE.

AND AGAIN, YOU COULD ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE INTERN PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY GOT US WITH THAT BUS TO DELVE DEEPER INTO HOW ARE THEY RUNNING THAT PROGRAM.

AND IT TURNS OUT THEY HAVE BEEN OVER BUDGET YEAR AFTER YEAR, AFTER YEAR.

BUT YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT IF YOU LOOKED AT OUR BUDGET.

'CAUSE WITH OUR BUDGET, THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE RUNNING A VERY GOOD PROGRAM, VERY, VERY INEXPENSIVELY.

NOT THE CASE.

APPARENTLY, WITHOUT DOING BUDGET TRANSFERS, THE SUPERVISOR WAS ABLE TO USE A LINE, INITIALLY KNOWN AS THE ZUCKERBERG LINE, WHICH PEOPLE THOUGHT THE ZUCKERBERG WAS GIVING US MONEY UNTIL WE FOUND OUT THAT $69,000 WAS BEING SPENT PAYING ZUCKERBERG TO USE THE NAME ZUCKERBERG MONEY.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO SOME OF THE TAPES.

YOU'LL HEAR THE SUPERVISOR TALK ABOUT ZUCKERBERG MONEY TO THE AVERAGE PERSON YOU WOULD THINK, INCLUDING ME.

AND I DO THINK THAT I GET INTO THE WEEDS ON THESE THINGS AND SHOULD KNOW BETTER.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT ZUCKERBERG MONEY WAS MONEY THAT ZUCKERBERG GAVE US.

THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY THAN WE HAVE.

INSTEAD, WE PAID $69,000, BUT YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND IT IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT CAME OUT OF AN ACCOUNT THAT APPARENTLY THE SUPERVISOR HAS ACCESS TO.

AND IT DOESN'T GO BY US.

THAT'S GOTTA STOP.

AND I'M GONNA THANK THE INTERNS AND THAT BUS, THAT $1,340 BUS FOR EXPOSING WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO I SPENT SOME TIME GOING THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL PROGRAM AND I LOOKED INTO THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT JUST WENT BY.

THAT PURPORTEDLY IS FOR THE PEOPLE, THE CHILDREN OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I FOUND ONE LIVES IN NEW ROCHELLE, ANOTHER IN THORNWOOD, ANOTHER IN THE VILLAGE OF SCARSDALE.

I DON'T MEAN EDGEMONT WITH A SCARSDALE ADDRESS.

I MEAN, LIVES IN THE VILLAGE OF SCARSDALE.

ANOTHER ONE NEW HAMPTON, NEW YORK, ANOTHER IN THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS.

I DON'T MEAN WHITE PLAINS IN FAIRVIEW, I MEAN IN THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS.

ANOTHER ONE HAS AN ADDRESS OF MONTROSE, NEW YORK.

THIS IS REAL MONEY.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAXPAYER MONEY FROM THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TAXPAYERS.

WHERE'S THE OVERSIGHT? BUT APPARENTLY THERE'S NO LIMIT TO HOW MUCH CAN BE SPENT WHEN IT COMES TO THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO US HAVING A PERSONNEL ISSUE AND TRYING TO PAY SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE, AH, THAT TAKES TREMENDOUS SCRUTINY.

AND SO WHEN WE SIT UP HERE TONIGHT AND WE TALK ABOUT HOW IS IT THAT

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WE ARE VOTING AGAINST THE EXPOSURE PROGRAM, BY THE WAY, THAT'S THE LINE THAT WAS GETTING USED WITHOUT A BUDGET TRANSFER TO PAY MORE INTERNS.

WHEN HE'S TALKING ABOUT BE SURE TO FUND THAT ONE.

THAT WAS THE LINE.

NO BUDGET TRANSFERS.

I I BELIEVE WE HAVE BUDGET TRANSFERS ON TONIGHT.

ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO DO A TRANSFER HAS TO GO THROUGH A BUDGET TRANSFER.

APPARENTLY NOT THE SUPERVISOR.

THIS HAS EXPOSED QUITE A BIT.

AND SO BEFORE ANYBODY STARTS ACCUSING ME OF, I DON'T CARE ABOUT KIDS, I CARE A LOT ABOUT KIDS.

WE ALL CARE ABOUT THE KIDS.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE PAYING $600 TO COLLEGE BOUND PEOPLE, COLLEGE PEOPLE, UH, AND 400 I BELIEVE FOR, UH, WELL, THEY DON'T PAY 600 'CAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO THEN, UH, REPORT IT.

I GUESS THEY PAY 5 99 AND THEN $400, RIGHT? YOU WOULD THINK A PROGRAM THAT WOULD GIVE SO MUCH BENEFIT, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO EVEN PAY THEM.

LIKE THE COUNTY DOESN'T PAY THEM.

BUT WE DO.

BUT WE DO THAT MONEY IS REAL MONEY AND THEY'VE BEEN OVERSPENDING THAT BUDGET.

AND IF THEY OVERSPENT IT AND THEY DID A BUDGET TRANSFER INTO THE SUMMER INTERN LINE, WHICH YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND EVEN IN THE BUDGET WE'RE ADOPTING TODAY, YOU WILL NOT FIND THE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM REVEAL THE ACTUAL COST OF THE PROGRAM.

JUST LIKE IT DIDN'T IN 20 19, 20 19, 20 20, 20 21 AND 2022.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND IT.

BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT DEFIES ALL OTHER ARGUMENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT IN SPENDING MONEY.

AND IT'S WRONG.

IT'S JUST WRONG.

YOU, YOU TALK ABOUT GIVE THE KIDS.

YOU DON'T WANNA GIVE THE KIDS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE IN THE SUMMER.

SURE, LET'S PAY OUR CAMPERS TO COME TO OUR CAMPS.

LET'S PAY THEM $400 TO HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE IN THE SUMMER.

YOU WOULD SAY, THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? INSTEAD, WHAT DO WE DO? WE CHARGE THE STUDENTS TO COME TO OUR CAMPS.

THERE CAN'T BE A DOUBLE STANDARD.

AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT A PROGRAM, BUT I CAN'T, THE WAY THIS ONE HAS BEEN FINANCIALLY MANAGED, I CAN'T BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE FUNDING HAS BEEN HELD, UH, DEALT WITH, I CAN'T BECAUSE THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO TRANSPARENCY IN THE BUDGET REGARDING HOW THEY WERE GETTING THE MONEY, WHERE IT'S COMING FROM AND SPENDING MONEY OUT OF AN ACCOUNT WITHOUT COMING THROUGH THE REST OF THE TOWN BOARD.

I THINK IT'S JUST WRONG.

OKAY, SO I I JUST WISH TO CLARIFY THE, UM, LUXURY BUS ISSUE AND A COUPLE OTHER ISSUES.

UM, FOR, UH, LAST SUMMER, THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A NEED FOR, UM, THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TO, UH, LEASE A BUS HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE FACT THAT, UH, THIS BOARD, UM, NEGLECTED TO, UH, ENSURE THAT, UM, A CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TO PROVIDE THE BUS TRANSPORTATION THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROVIDED THROUGH GREENBURG, UM, BUSES THAT WORKED FOR THE TOWN.

AND THE ONLY REASON WHY WE, UM, HAD TO GO WITH A, A BUS SERVICE, WHICH WAS BY THE WAY, RECOMMENDED TO ME BY A DEPARTMENT HEAD HERE IN THE TOWN, UM, WAS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN WERE SAFELY TRANSPORTED TO REGENERON.

THERE WERE SEVERAL STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO HAD THEIR OWN CARS.

BUT WE DID NOT WANT TO RISK PUTTING CHILDREN IN CARS WITH OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE, UM, WITHOUT THE NECESSARY INSURANCE.

UM, YOU KNOW, I I JUST THINK THAT IT'S SO TRAGIC, IT'S SO SAD THAT COUNCILMAN SHEEN ALWAYS FINDS A WAY TO MAKE A GOLD MINE LOOK

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LIKE AND SMELL LIKE A CESSPOOL.

IF IT IS AN INITIATIVE THAT HE DID NOT HIMSELF CREATE, INSPIRE, OR HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH, IT HAS TO BE BAD.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 14 YEARS.

THERE IS NO MISAPPROPRIATION OR MISHANDLING OF FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAM.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE ONLY MONIES THAT ARE SPENT ON THE PROGRAM ARE TO, UH, UH, STIPENDS TO THE CHILDREN AND, UH, THE STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERNS IN THE PROGRAM.

AND, UM, THIS YEAR WE HAD A MEDIA TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT WORK WITH US, UM, ONLY BECAUSE, UH, MR. SHEHAN, UM, REMOVED THE SUPERVISION OF THE CABLE ACCESS DEPARTMENT FROM UNDER MY SUPERVISION AND PLACED IT IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT.

SO WE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME, UM, LEVEL OF COOPERATION, UM, FROM THE CABLE ACCESS DEPARTMENT THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST 13 YEARS.

UH, SO, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, WE DON'T PROVIDE REFRESHMENTS FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.

UM, WE DON'T EVEN PROVIDE BOTTLED WATERS FOR THEM IN, IN A HUNDRED DEGREE WEATHER BECAUSE THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL, THERE'S NO, UH, UH, BUDGET THAT WOULD SUPPORT REFRESHMENTS FOR THE INTERNS.

THEY BRING THEIR OWN LUNCH EVERY DAY, THE THREE DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK THAT THEY'RE HERE FOR SIX WEEKS.

UM, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A BUDGET FOR MATERIALS.

THEY BRING THEIR OWN, UH, UH, LAPTOPS AND COMPUTERS, YOU KNOW, SO TO, TO TRY TO MAKE, UM, THIS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM LOOK LIKE, UH, THERE'S SOME, UM, CLANDESTINE OPERATION GOING ON, OR SOME MISHANDLING OF FUNDS IS ABSOLUTELY, UH, UM, RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO MISUSE OF FUNDS WHATSOEVER.

AND ANY FUNDS THAT WERE USED IN THIS PROGRAM WERE APPROVED BY INDIVIDUALS IN THE TOWN WHO, WHO APPROVED THE USE OF FUNDS.

AND I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT MR. SHEEHAN, UM, SAID SOMETHING TOTALLY WRONG.

UM, HE INDICATED THAT WE NEVER HAVE PAID INTERNS BEFORE.

AND I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE WEBSITE OF THE THEATER YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER.

I NEVER SAID THAT.

UM, YOU SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO, UM, YOU SAID PARTICIPANTS OF OPERATION CROSSROADS ARE REQUIRED TO BE FULLY INVOLVED.

EXHIBIT GOOD BEHAVIOR, ENTHUSIASM, AND A WILLINGNESS TO LEARN.

FURTHERMORE, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE PROGRAM ON A DAILY, UH, BASIS AND SHOW SUFFICIENT PROGRESS, BOTH INTERNSHIP SUPERVISORS AND OPERATION CROSSROADS STAFF WILL, UM, UH, WILL RECEIVE A PERFORMANCE BASED STIPEND.

SO WHEN YOU SAID THAT WE HAVEN'T PAID ON INTERNS, UM, IN THE PAST, WHAT DID I SAY THAT I'M TRYING TO TAKE OUT? NO, YOU SAID YOU DISAGREE.

YOU SAID NO, THAT'S NOT, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.

YOU MADE A STATEMENT THAT I SAID IN MY STATEMENT THAT WE NEVER PAID INTERNS BEFORE.

THAT IS A LIE.

I SAID YOU, WE, WE DIDN'T PAY.

NO, I KNOW WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

NOW YOU'RE GONNA TRY AND CHANGE IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU, YOU'RE JUST, FIRST OF ALL, YOU INDICATED THAT IT WAS WRONG TO PAY INTERNS.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

I DIDN'T SAY.

SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING FOR THE OPERATION CROSSROADS.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR YEARS'.

AND, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM AND, UH, MAKES PEOPLE FEEL PROUD.

I'VE BEEN PART, I'VE BEEN THROUGH CROSSROADS PAUL.

IT'S A VERY GOOD PROGRAM.

IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT HE SAID.

OKAY, WELL THEN I, WELL, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT YOU DISAGREED WITH THE FACT THAT WE HAVE AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT ACTUALLY PAYS A STIPEND TO STUDENTS, WHICH IS NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT CROSSROADS DOES.

NO, NO.

WHAT I SAID WAS, IS I DISAGREED WITH OVERSPENDING A BUDGET LINE, MAKING THE PUBLIC BELIEVE TO THIS DAY IN THE BUDGET THAT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM COSTS 1500 A THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.

AND THEN WHAT I SAID, AND THE BOARD SAID, WE ARE GOING TO RESTORE IT TO THE $15,000 THAT IT WAS BEFORE AND NOT HAVE THE INCREASE THAT OUTED YOU AS HAVING TO SAY, OH NO, YOU HAVE TO RESTORE IT TO HOW MUCH MONEY WAS REALLY SPENT.

AND YOU HAVE TO INCLUDE MONEY FROM THESE OTHER LINES.

THAT'S WHY YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH US NOT NOT AGREEING TO YOUR INCREASE.

AND JUST A MOMENT, YOU KNOW? AND REGARDING THE BUSES, WHAT MADE THIS REALLY RICH IS THAT

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JUDITH DEVILLE GAVE US A PROJECT TO THE INTERNS FOR THE SUMMER TO LOBBY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXTEND FREE BUS SERVICE.

THERE'S A COST TO THAT.

COUNTY DOESN'T RUN BUSES, M T A DOES.

SO THE COUNTY HAS TO PAY M T A FOR THOSE FREE RIDES.

SO WHAT THE CHARGE WAS TO THE INTERNS BY JUDITH BEVILLE WAS TO HAVE THE COUNTY EXTEND IT EVEN FURTHER SO MORE PEOPLE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE BUSES.

AND WHEN COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS SUGGESTED, WHY DON'T THE INTERNS TAKE THE BUSES? THEY'RE FREE.

IT'S JUST OUT TO NINE A SHE WAS TOLD BY THE COUNTY CLERK THAT WOULD BE INSULTING YOU.

WHY WOULD YOU ASK THEM TO DO THAT? RIGHT? I, AND THIS IS AFTER I DID NOT SAY INSULTING, I SAID IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE.

SO WHEN, WHEN YOU QUOTE ME, MAKE SURE YOU QUOTE ME CORRECTLY, MY INTEREST IS THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN.

I DID NOT SAY IT WOULD BE INSULTING.

AND ALSO, JUST TO CORRECT YOU, THE IDEA OF THE PROJECT WAS NOT MY IDEA.

IT WAS AN IDEA THAT THE INTERNS CAME UP WITH ON THEIR OWN.

SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR.

WE'RE COMING UP ON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

AND SO MR. FRANCIS, UH, MR. SHEEN IS, IS SITTING HERE TRYING TO, UM, TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE TOWN CLERK LOOK BACK, TRYING TO CAST ASPERSIONS ON MY CHARACTER.

AND I WILL NOT ALLOW HIM TO DO THAT.

AND YOU SHOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO DO THAT.

THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM SHOULD NOT BE A POLITICAL ISSUE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THIS BOARD HAS MADE THAT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND A POLITICAL ISSUE.

ANYTIME YOUR GOVERNMENT, ANYTIME YOUR LOCAL OFFICIALS CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPOSE YOUNG PEOPLE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TO INTRODUCE THEM TO HOW THEIR GOVERNMENT WORKS THROUGH AUTHENTIC, PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES, SHOULD NOT BE DISTORTED AND CONTORTED INTO A POLITICAL ISSUE.

AND YOU SHOULD NOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.

AND YOU SHOULD NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING THAT MR. SHEEHAN HAS SAID HERE TONIGHT THAT HAS MADE THAT PROGRAM LOOK LIKE IT'S ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE EXCELLENT PROGRAMS BASED ON THE EVIDENCE OF COMMENTS FROM OUR FORMER INTERNS.

AND I'M WILLING TO SHARE THOSE COMMENTS WITH ANYONE WHO WISHES TO FOIL.

UM, UH, THE COMMENTS, PLEASE SIMPLY AGAIN, SEND ME A REQUEST, JAY BEVILLE@GREENBERGNY.COM, AND I WILL SHARE THE COMMENTS THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE SHARED WITH US ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH AGAIN, SHOULD NOT BE TURNED INTO A POLITICAL ISSUE.

AND I ARE YOU CATEGORICALLY DENYING THAT YOU URGED THEM TO LOBBY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXTEND THE BUS SERVICE? VERY SIMPLE QUESTION.

I AM ABSOLUTELY DENYING IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT MY IDEA.

BEING, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE INTERNS CREATE THIS KIND OF, UH, YOU KNOW, EXCITEMENT AND, AND WHATEVER AROUND, UM, PETITIONING FOR FREE BUS RIDERSHIP.

THE INTERNS CAME UP WITH THE IDEA AS A PROJECT, ALL RIGHT? AFTER LEARNING, AFTER HEARING AND LEARNING ABOUT THE PROJECT, THAT INTERNS A FEW YEARS AGO LAUNCHED TO, UM, UH, BRING ABOUT THE NEED TO, TO IMPROVE, UH, TO POTHOLES, ADDRESS THE POTHOLES ON OUR STATE ROAD ROADS, AND THEN ONE OF OUR GUEST SPEAKERS THIS SUMMER.

OH, THIS IS, THIS IS FANTASTIC.

I LOVE TALKING ABOUT THIS.

ONE OF OUR GUEST SPEAKERS THIS SUMMER WAS A LOBBYIST FROM ALBANY, AND HE GAVE THEM SOME IDEAS AS WELL.

AND SO THE, THE IDEA OF DURING THE SUMMER, DURING THE SUMMER OF 2022, OUR COUNTY EXEC HAD, UM, UH, INITIATED A FREE BUS RIDERSHIP FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME.

AND THESE YOUNG PEOPLE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF PRESENTING TO THE COUNTY EXEC A PROPOSAL TO EXTEND FREE BUS RIDE RIDERSHIP TO STUDENTS WHO WERE IN ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, THROUGH COLLEGE.

AND, AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, NOT SUCH AN AWFUL IDEA.

AND THEN IN OCTOBER, IN OCTOBER, I SAW OUR COUNTY EXEC AT AN EVENT, AND I SAID TO HIM, YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, GEORGE, I I NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO, TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU FOR, FOR CREATING, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR

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AND HE SAID, JUDITH, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU CAN TELL YOUR INTERNS THAT THEIR IDEA IS WHAT ENCOURAGED ME TO PROVIDE FREE BUS RIDERSHIP DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

SO, SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.

THIS STORY IS EXAMPLE AGAIN, OF THE BENEFIT, ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE A COUNTY EXEC WHO IS WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUR IDEAS ARE GREAT.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

AND EVEN IF IT'S NOT GREAT, THE IDEA IS, UH, THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO LOBBY.

THEY'RE LEARNING PUBLIC, UH, UH, SERVICE.

EXACTLY.

UH, YOU KNOW, AND, UM, AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IF, IF STUDENT INTERNS LEARN THE PROCESS AND THEY'RE INVOLVED AND THEY'RE LEADING AN EFFORT AND MAKES THEM FEEL GOOD ABOUT GOVERNMENT, AND IF THEY FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY LEARN HOW TO DO PETITIONING, HOW TO LOBBY, HOW TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITORS AND THEY FEEL OWNERSHIP IN THE ISSUE, UM, THE, AND YOU KNOW, THEY GET INTERVIEWED BY THE MEDIA AND ALL THAT, THAT'S AN EXPERIENCE THAT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE.

AND I JUST WANNA MENTION IN TERMS OF THE ZUCKERBERG INSTITUTE, 'CAUSE SOME PEOPLE WILL SAY, OH, WAS THAT A WASTE OF MONEY? IT WASN'T A WASTE OF MONEY BECAUSE THESE STUDENTS, UM, UH, BASICALLY INTERACTED WITH, UM, WITH SOME OF THE TOP PEOPLE.

ONE PERSON THEY INTERACTED WITH, UH, WHO SPENT A LOT OF TIME WAS THE GLOBAL C I O OF, OF, OF ZOOM.

HARRY MOSLEY.

UM, HARRY MOSLEY, WHO LIVES IN, UM, IN WESTCHESTER, GAVE GREAT ADVICE TO THE STUDENTS HOW TO, UH, SOLVE REAL WORLD BUSINESS PROBLEMS FOR THE COMPOUNDED BY THE, UH, PANDEMIC.

UM, THE STUDENTS WORKED WITH TOP ASIA MART IN, IN EDGEMONT, UM, WHICH OPENED DURING THE LOCKDOWN ONLY TO FACE THE DIFFICULTIES OF DECREASED SUPPLY AND INCREASED DEMAND.

AND THEY HELPED THAT BUSINESS, UH, GREENBERG BUSINESS THAT WAS STRUGGLING, UM, GET NEW CLIENTELE, UM, DEAL WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE HOME BOUND, UM, KEEP THEIR STREET CLEAN AND, AND STAFF AND CUSTOMERS FAILING SAFE.

SO THE, THE BUSINESS, A GREENBERG BUSINESS, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FORCED OUT OF BUSINESS DURING A DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIME, WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE AND, UM, EXCEL BECAUSE OF, UH, THE HELP OF, OF STUDENTS WE WORKED WITH OTHER STUDENTS.

UM, JAKE ORMAN, IRVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR LISTED ALL THE INVALUABLE LESSONS GAINED FROM TEAMWORK TO COMMUNICATION.

AND HE SAID, IF I CAN LEAVE YOU WITH ANY WORD TO DESCRIBE WHAT THIS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN LIKE, I'D SAY INSPIRING.

UM, SO AGAIN, WITH THESE, WITH THESE, YEAH.

WITH THESE RAVE REVIEWS AND OUTCOME MEASURES, YEAH, I'M SURE WE CAN FIND ALTERNATIVE METHODS, THAT'S FINE.

TO FUND THE PROGRAM.

AND THAT WAY WHEN WE ARE FLUSH AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE EVEN MORE MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN PUT IN SOME, AND IT CAN BE MATCHED BY, YOU KNOW, THE GRANTS AND, AND FOUNDATIONS THAT WE'VE FOUND TO HELP US OUT.

WHILE WE CAN'T GIVE AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE TO THIS YEAR, THAT WAY WE ARE ENSURING EVEN GREATER SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE MORE FUNDING SOURCES AND WE'LL HAVE TO TAX THE TAXPAYERS EVEN LESS.

IT'S JUST THAT WE HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR TAXPAYERS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR THEM BECAUSE WE ARE TAKING MONEY FROM THE FUND BALANCE TO KEEP THEIR TAXES LOW.

OKAY? SO WE JUST NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT.

GREAT.

AND WHEN WE DO IT, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN A TRANSPARENT WAY AND NOT TAKE IT FROM WHAT I CALL THE SLUSH FUND, WHERE IT DOES NOT GO THROUGH THE TOWN BOARD FOR THOSE TYPES OF APPROVALS.

WE'RE GONNA DO IT WITH BUDGET TRANSFERS.

WE'RE GOING TO DO IT WITH RESOLUTIONS, WE'RE GONNA DO IT PROPERLY.

AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE TIME TO QUEUE IT UP NOW, UH, BUT I WILL, I WILL FIND THE TAPE OF THE TOWN BOARD MEETING WHERE THE INTERNS THANKED, UH, THE TOWN CLERK, WHICH HE HAS DENIED, BUT AN INTERN THANKED THE TOWN CLERK FOR COMING UP WITH THE IDEA OF LOBBYING WESTCHESTER COUNTY, COUNTY OF EXECUTIVE.

BUT I WON'T TAKE THE TIME NOW, BUT I WILL, I WILL PULL IT UP.

IT WAS SAID RIGHT AT THAT PODIUM, JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE AN INTERN SAID THAT FRANCIS IS NOT EVIDENCE THAT I, I DID NOT, I WAS NOT ONE WHO CAME, CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF THEM, UM, UH, PRESENTING A PROPOSAL TO THE COUNTY EXEC FOR FREE BUS RIDERSHIP.

AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO PRESENTED THE IDEA , IT WAS A IDEA THAT TAUGHT THEM ABOUT LOBBYING.

IT INSPIRED THEM TO LOBBY FOR AN ISSUE THAT THEY FELT

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PASSIONATE ABOUT.

IT RESULTED IN OUR COUNTY EXEC RESPONDING BY SENDING HIS DEPUTY TO SPEAK WITH THE INTERNS, TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, THIS IS THE RIGHT PROCEDURE TO GO ABOUT, UM, UH, PETITIONING THE COUNTY FOR, UH, LOBBYING THE, THE COUNTY.

SO IT WAS A VERY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

AND, UM, WHILE, YOU KNOW, THE INTERNS THANKED ME FOR MANY THINGS BECAUSE THIS PROGRAM IS ONE THAT I'M EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT.

YES, PAUL AND I WORKED TOGETHER ON THIS BEFORE.

OUR TOWN ATTORNEY, TIM LEWIS, LEFT THE THREE OF US, UH, COORDINATED THIS PROGRAM AND WE COORDINATED WITH THE, THE INPUT OF OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND RECREATION, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, UM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION.

THESE ARE DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO SUPPORT AND ASSIST US EVERY YEAR BY SPEAKING TO THE INTERNS BY, BY GIVING THEM, UM, SAMPLE, UH, UH, PROJECTS TO WORK ON GIVING THEM SCENARIOS THAT THIS INTERNS THEN TAKE AND WORK ON PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES.

DON'T TRY TO MAKE THIS LOOK UGLY, FRANCIS.

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.

AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE IDEA OF THEM, UH, PETITIONING THE, THE COUNTY EXEC TO EXPAND BUS RIDERSHIP THAT WAS NOTHING UGLY OR BAD, OR TO CAST SOMETHING TO CAST ASPERSION ON MY CHARACTER ABOUT.

CAN I SUGGEST WE GET BACK? YES, YOU CAN SUGGEST IT.

YOU, YOU CAN SUGGEST YOU CAN SUGGEST IT.

HOWEVER, HOWEVER, I DO NOT INTERRUPT YOU AND I'M GOING TO FINISH MY POINT.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THE PUBLIC AND THE LISTENING AUDIENCE THAT YOU KNOW AS WELL AS WE ALL KNOW THE VALUE IN INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, MENTORING AND COACHING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND I INVITE ANY OF YOU WHO, WHO WOULD BE LISTENING TO THIS MEETING TO PRESENT YOURSELVES TO SHARE YOUR INTERESTS AND WE'LL PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE OKAY.

OF SUPPORTERS FOR THIS PROGRAM.

TOWN OF GREENBURG 2023 PRELIMINARY BUDGET CONSISTING OF 2023, TENTATIVE BUDGET AS AMENDED BY SLIP SHEET CHANGES AS ADOPTED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.

UH, RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE

[ TB 1 - 12/19/2022 Resolution adopting the Town of Greenburgh 2023 Preliminary Budget, consisting of the 2023 Tentative Budget as amended by slip sheet changes, as the "Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2023" ]

OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AUTHORIZING THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICES, A LOWER BIDDER AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED 4,700 PER MONTH.

RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD

[ TB 2 – 12/19/2022 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute a three-year (36 month) agreement with Disaster Recovery Services, the lowest bidder, at a cost not to exceed $4,700 per month]

SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.

AUTHORIZING THE RETENTION OF BURKE WEISS LAW AS A SPECIAL COUNSEL TO ADDRESS TOWN EMPLOYEE HARASSMENT RELATED ISSUES FOR A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED 50,000.

[ AT 1 - 12/19/2022 Resolution authorizing the retention of Burke-Weiss Law PLLC as special counsel to address town employee harassment-related issues, for a total cost not to exceed $50,000]

AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH LABELLE BE HELD IN IT OVER THAT'S HELD OVER, THAT'S BEING HELD OVER, SORRY.

[ BD 1 - 12/19/2022 Resolution authorizing an agreement with Labella Associates and the Town of Greenburgh to provide third-party inspections and plan review associated with Large-Scale and Specialty Construction Projects under the direction of the Building Department, at a cost not to exceed $40,000. (Held over to January 11, 2023 meeting)]

UH, RESOLUTION

[ CL 1 - 12/19/2022 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for Wenesday, January 11, 2023, at 7:30 PM, to consider a local law amending Section 285-29.2 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh as it relates to the Hartsdale Contextual Review Commiteee Membership Composition]

SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW AMENDING, UH, SECTION 2 85 29 2 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBERG AS IT RELATES TO HARTSDALE CONTEXTUAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION.

AUTHORIZING BINDING VARIOUS LIABILITY, PROPERTY CRIME AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR 2023.

[ CO 1 – 12/19/2023 Resolution authorizing binding Various Liability, Property, Crime and Workers’ Compensation Coverages for 2023]

SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.

ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW AND ENDING CHAPTER FIVE 20 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ENTITLED CONSERVATION ADVISORY COUNCIL AS IT RELATES TO THE COMPOSITION OF CONSERVATION ADVISORY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

[ CD 1 - 12/19/2022 Resolution adopting a Local Law amending Chapter 520 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh, entitled, “Conservation Advisory Council,” as it relates to the composition of Conservation Advisory Council]

RESOLUTION TO

[ PR 1 - 12/19/2022 Resolution accepting a $2,000 donation from the Metropolis Country Club Foundation, represented by Natalie Robinson, to be used for financial assistance to supplement fees for qualified applicants attending Parks and Recreation Summer Day Camps]

ACCEPTING A $2,000.

WE'RE HOLDING THAT OVER.

HOLD OVER.

RESOLUTION AND, UH, DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? YEAH, I JUST, NO, I WANTED SAY, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HOLD IT OVER BECAUSE THIS, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A A A, A CURRENT, SORRY, CURRENT APPLICATION IN FRONT OF US FROM METROPOLIS.

FROM METROPOLIS THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT THIS, THE ETHICS BOARD.

WE'RE GONNA ASK THE ETHICS BOARD WHETHER OR NOT IT'S ETHICAL FOR US TO ACCEPT DONATIONS WHILE WE HAVE A CURRENT APPLICATION BEFORE THE BOARD.

TO APPOINTING TYLER WEIR AS AN ENTRY LEVEL POLICE OFFICER.

[ PO 1 - 12/19/2022 Resolution appointing Tyler Weir as an entry-level Police Officer]

SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.

AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR TO INCREASE REVENUE RECOVERY RATES FOR E

[ PO 2 - 12/19/2022 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to increase Revenue Recovery rates for EMS billing starting in 2023]

[01:00:01]

M SS BILLING STARTING IN 2023.

AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR TO ON BEHALF OF THE GREENBERG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO EXTEND AN EXISTING CONTRACT WITH AXON ENTERPRISES WITH THE ADDITION OF AXON SIGNAL SIDE ON CAMERA ACTIVATION AS WELL AS DEESCALATION IN OFFICER WELLNESS VIRTUAL REALTY, UM, TRAINING REALITY.

[ PO 3 - 12/19/2022 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor, on behalf of the Greenburgh Police Department, to extend an existing contract with AXON Enterprises, Inc., with the addition of Axon Signal Sidearm camera activation as well as de-escalation and officer wellness Virtual Reality Training, from December 2022 to December 2028, for an amount not to exceed $152,900 per year ]

OH, THAT SHOULD BE REALITY, REALITY, REALITY, REALITY.

I'M SORRY.

YEAH.

FROM DECEMBER 22ND TO DECEMBER 20TH, 2028 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE 52,900 A YEAR.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.

ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REPLACE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES EXCLUDING SIGNAGE OF THE OLD COUNTRY, UM, ROAD BETWEEN SAMUEL RIVER ROAD AND EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 60 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

RESOLUTION.

[ PO 4 – 12/19/2022 Resolution adopting the recommendation of the Greenburgh Police Department to replace the commercial vehicles excluded signage on Old Country Road between Saw Mill River Road and Executive Boulevard, amending Chapter 460 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh]

HOLD IT OVER? YOU GOTTA HOLD THAT ONE.

AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN.

WOULD THAT

[ PW 1 – 12/19/2022 Resolution authorizing a five-year Water Rate Plan for the Greenburgh Consolidated Water District No. 1 to ensure funding for the Infrastructure Improvements]

NO, IT'S NOT, IT'S UH, OR ACTUALLY WE'RE JUST PULLING IT FROM ME, SO WE'RE PULLING IT RIGHT.