Feb 08, 2023 Town Board- Regular

YOU'RE WELCOME.

SHORT THREE MINUTE, UH, VIDEO, UH, FROM, UH, CARDINAL DOLAN.

UH, NEXT, UM, UH, WE HAVE A VERY

[ PRESENTATIONS Cardinal Dolan honoring Maria Regina High School (Short Video) Maria Regina High School - Proclamation presented Anna Parra and Maria Carozza-McCaffrey]

UM, AND HE IS HONORING, UH, MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL, UH, WHICH IS CELEBRATING ITS 65TH ANNIVERSARY, UH, THIS YEAR.

SO, UH, UH, JANELLE, COULD WE YEAH.

SHOW THE LINK.

ELLEN IS OPERATING IT.

ELLEN, I'M TRYING.

I DID WHAT I WAS TOLD.

THERE WE GO.

I BELOVED MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL.

65 YEARS TODAY, YOU SHUT THE DOWN.

CONGRATULATIONS FOLKS.

MIKE, SHUT THE LIGHT DOWN.

CAN YOU SHUT THAT LIGHT DOWN? WELL, MARIA REGINA, FOR SIX AND A HALF DECADES IN PROVIDING YOUNG WOMEN WITH GOOD.

YOU GOOD? THANK YOU.

BOY, NOT ONLY A FIRST GRADE ACADEMIC EDUCATION, BUT A FORMATION THAT BRINGS ABOUT EMPOWERING COMPASSIONATE LEADERS WHO ARE ENRICHED BY THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO LIVE LIVES OF CHARITY TRUTH AND SERVICE.

BRAVO BOY.

THANKS YOU TO GOD THAT THE SISTERS OF THE RESURRECTION TOOK UP THE DAY.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THE INVITATION PROPOSED BY MY PREDECESSOR, UH, COLONEL FRANCIS SPELLMAN, AND OPENED THE FIRST ALL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL IN WESTCHESTER COTTAGE.

DIDN'T GET THE FIVE KIDS, ONLY HALF SECONDS.

YOU REALIZE, HAVE TO GET THE CLOCK BACK IN THERE.

10,000 YOUNG WOMEN HAVE ACHIEVED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND HAVE DONE SO IN A

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BIT THE OTHER WAY.

A RICH CATHOLIC ENVIRONMENT REINFORCING THE DIGNITY AND RESPECT OF EVERYBODY WHILE FOSTERING IN A CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP, DISCIPLESHIP OF JESUS AND WITH HIS CATHOLIC CHURCH.

I LY RECALL MY VISITS TO REGINA, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ONE IN THE FUTURE.

PLEASE, GOD MADE THIS WONDERFUL SCHOOL CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS INTO THE FUTURE.

WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE.

I KNOW THE CARDINAL IS VERY EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARIA REGINA.

YOU KNOW, MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE PREMIER AND PREEMINENT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE IN THE ARCHDIOCESE.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.

THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UH, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THE SENIORS GOING ON TO ONTO COLLEGE.

THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY STELLAR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I THINK THE CARDINAL IS COMING HERE TO THANK EVERYBODY, UH, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE, AND TO CELEBRATE THE MILESTONE OF 65 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CHURCH, TO WESTCHESTER AND TO THE, THE YOUNG LADIES OF, UH, OF THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE HIS EMINENCE CELEBRATE MASS TODAY FOR OUR 65TH ANNIVERSARY, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS ADVENT SEASON.

AFTER THE MASS, HIS EMINENCE WILL BLESS OUR NEW CLASSROOM.

IT'S AN A D A COMPLIANT, ECOLOGICALLY FRIENDLY, UH, SCIENCE LAB.

SO WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT HE IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THAT SPECIAL BLESSING TODAY, MARIA REGINA, 65 YEARS.

YOU KNOW, UH, LOOK, I'M NOT TELLING ANYBODY ANY SURPRISES.

IT IS ONE TOUGH JOB, JOB KEEPING OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS GOING AS STRONG AS, AS EXCELLENT AS THEY'RE, AND I DON'T MIND ADMITTING IT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND THINKING, IS IT WORTH, IS IT WORTH THE BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS? COULD WE BE SPENDING ON BETTER? ALL IT TAKES IS A VISIT TO A SCHOOL LIKE MARIA REGINA HERE IN WESTCHESTER, UH, COUNTY TO SAY, OH MY LORD, IS IT EVER WORTH IT? IT IS WORTH ALL THE BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS, ALL THE WORRY AND CONCERN.

HALLELUJAH.

AND TO BE AT A GREAT PLACE LIKE THIS, THIS MAKES ME MORE ENTHUSIASTIC THAN EVER ABOUT OUR BELOVED CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

OF YOUR 65TH ANNIVERSARY.

UM, WE, YEAH, WE ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION, UH, THAT WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO ANNA PARA AND MARIA OSA MCCAFFERY.

AND I'LL GO DOWN OVER HERE AND READ THE PROCLAMATION.

SO, UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT ASSET TO, UH, THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE 65, UH, YEARS.

UM, YOUR CHURCH, YOUR SCHOOL, UM, WAS BORN, UH, WAS BEGAN, UH, ITS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IN 1959.

AND IT WAS THE FIRST ALL GIRLS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN WESTCHESTER.

IT'S BEEN A DISTINGUISHED LEADER IN THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG WOMEN PROVIDING A RIGOROUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITH STRONG SOCIAL AND MORAL GUIDANCE IN A FAITH, UH, BASED TRADITION, ABOUT 9,000 YOUNG WOMEN, MANY WHO HAVE HAILED FROM THE TOWN OF GREENBURG COMMUNITIES HAVE GRADUATED FROM MARIA REGINA, AND HAVE GONE ON TO POST-SECONDARY SUCCESSES AT COLLEGES AND IN THEIR CAREERS IN DIVERSE FIELDS.

AND THE RESULT OF YOUR, YOUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS, UM, IN MARIA REGINA'S HIGH SCHOOL'S EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM, STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE LONG HELPED MEET THE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL WORTHY CAUSES IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN ADVANCING MARIA REGINA'S HIGH SCHOOL AGENDAS TO ENSURE THAT THE SCHOOL REMAINS AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF FOSTERING THE ACADEMIC AND MARIA, UH, AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF EACH STUDENT IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, UH, WAS PROUD TO SUPPORT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL'S, UM, PROPOSAL TO BUILD A NEW STATE OF THE ART ATHLETIC TURF FIELD.

AND THAT GOT UNDERWAY IN AUGUST, 2021.

AND, UM, THE CARDINAL, AS WE KNOW, UH, UH, VISITED, UM, MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 14TH TO MARK, UH, THE SCHOOL'S 65TH ANNIVERSARY BY CELEBRATING THIS WITH AN ENTIRE, UH, COMMUNITY AND BLESSING, THE NEW A D A COMPLIANCE STATE, STATE-OF-THE-ART, ECO-CONSCIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES LAB.

AND, UH, WE WANT TO RAISE OUR VOICE AND TRIBUTE TO MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL ON OCCASION

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AND WE ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE ADMINISTRATION, TO FACULTY, UH, THE STAFF, AND ALL THE ALUMNI FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL'S MISSION OF SHAPING YOUNG WOMEN TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO BE CHO UH, THE STUDENTS, TO BECOME COMPASSIONATE LEADERS AND, AND EN ENRICH TO LIVE A LIFE OF CHARITY, TRUTH AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.

SO, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION AND, UH, YOU WANNA THANK, UH, YOU FOR, UH, BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? YES.

WE COULD JUST SPEAK AT THE MIC.

I AM ANNA PARA PRESIDENT OF MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL.

ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT MARIA REGINA, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS SUPERVISOR, PAUL FINER COUNCILWOMAN, ELLEN HENDRICKS, GINA JACKSON, AND COUNCILMAN KEN JONES AND FRANCIS SHEEN FOR HONORING MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL ON THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY.

MARIA CAR, ROSA AND I, PRINCIPAL, SHE AND I ARE HONORED TO BE HERE TO, AND WE EXPRESS MARIA REGINA'S.

APPRECIATE APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS, PARENTS, MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY, STAFF, AND OUR OVER 9,000 PLUS ALUMNI, AS WELL AS THE CARDINAL ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK.

IT GIVES US GREAT PRIDE TO CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY AND THE IMPACT MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL HAS MADE BY PROVIDING A QUALITY CATHOLIC EDUCATION TO THE MANY FAMILIES IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, SHAPING MANY OF ITS YOUNG WOMEN FOR SUCCESS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THAT LEGACY IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE TOWN OF THE TOWN BOARD AND OTHERS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN IN THE CEREMONY LATER THIS SPRING, MARKING THE COMPLETION OF OUR NEW ATHLETIC FIELD.

WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE TOWN ON THIS LONG AWAITED INITIATIVE.

THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN A DREAM FOR YEARS, AND WE ARE THANKFUL IT WILL FINALLY BECOME A REALITY.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING OUR PARTNERS IN THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWN OF GREENBURG.

AS WE ALL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROUDLY DISPLAYING THIS PROCLAMATION UPON ENTERING OUR SCHOOL AT MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL.

YES, OF COURSE.

DOES THE TOWN BOARD WANT TO COME DOWN ALSO? YEAH, COME ON.

I'LL NEED, UH, SENATOR RAMA CINEMASCOPE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER ONE.

OKAY, GOOD.

THOSE, IT'S SO BIG, IT HAS TO GO OVER.

OH YEAH.

GET IN TROUBLE.

THAT'S GREAT.

YOU ALL GATHER IN CLOSE, LIKE THE GREAT WORKING TEAM THAT YOU ARE.

ONE MORE TIME, A COUPLE MORE.

PERFECT.

THE HEARING ON, UM, A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 60 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF

DID WE REALLY ADJOURN THE TAXATION HEARING? YES.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

NO NOTICE IT WAS ON THE AGENDA THREE HOURS AGO.

NO, IT WASN'T, IT WAS GOING .

ARE YOU YELLING AT ME, ALEC? A THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

UM, WE WILL HAVE, UH,

[ To consider a Local Law amending Chapter 460 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh as it pertains to Flat Parking Rates in sites B & D of the Hartsdale Public Parking District]

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GREENBURG AS IT PERTAINS TO FLAT PARKING RATES AND SITE B AND D OF THE HARTSDALE PUBLIC PARKING DISTRICT.

UH, WHO WOULD TO MAKE THE, WHO'S SPEAKING ON THAT? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, ANYONE ELSE? DO WE HAVE, DON'T WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S GONNA BE MAKING A, A PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE, UH, THE PARKING DISTRICT? I CAN'T PULL IT UP.

YEAH.

JOE, DO YOU HAVE, I'M, I'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE HEARING RIGHT NOW IF YOU'RE ASKING ME.

COUNCILMAN SHEEN.

UH, I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE THE DETAILS OF THE PUBLIC PARKING DISTRICT.

YEAH.

SO, SO THIS, SO THIS LOCAL LAW WOULD CHANGE THE FLAT RATE, UH, PARKING METERS RATES, UH, ADOPTED BY THE PARKING DISTRICTS THEMSELVES AT A PREVIOUS MEETING.

AND IT WOULD BE IN EFFECT FOR THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR.

AND FOR SITE B, UM, THE METERED TIME LIMIT, UH, IS ALWAYS 15 HOURS.

HOWEVER, THE FLAT RATE WOULD INCREASE FROM $10 TO $13.

AND ALSO THE PAYMENT WOULD BE BY A, UH, PARKING, PASSPORT, PARKING APP, AS OPPOSED TO INSTALLING QUARTERS LIKE, LIKE IT HAD OCCURRED IN THE PAST.

UH, FOR SITE C, THE TIME LIMIT HAS DECREASED UPON APPROVAL FROM 20 MINUTES TO 15 MINUTES.

AND IN THE 24 HOUR TIME LIMIT PARKING AREA, THE PRICE WOULD INCREASE FROM $12 TO $24.

FOR SITE D.

UM, THE METERED TIME LIMIT REMAINS AT 15 HOURS.

HOWEVER, AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT BE QUARTERS.

IT WOULD BE PAYMENT EITHER BY QUARTERS OR DEBIT CREDIT COURT CARD, OR A PASSPORT PARKING APP.

AND THE FLAT RATE WOULD INCREASE FROM $10 TO $13.

UM, SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S OCCURRING WITH THIS LAW, IF IT'S PASSED, IS THAT SOME RATES WOULD INCREASE AND ALSO THE TYPE OF PAYMENT WOULD SLIGHTLY CHANGE.

AND THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE PARKING DISTRICT.

AND AN IMPORTANT, AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE, AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE TOWN BOARD HAS NO SAY OVER THESE RATES.

SO WHY ARE WE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING AT A TOWN BOARD MEETING OVER SOMETHING? WE HAVE NO SAY.

IT'S BECAUSE THEIR RATES ARE INCLUDED IN OUR CODE.

AND IN ORDER TO CHANGE OUR CODE, THE TOWN BOARD HAS TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.

BUT WE HAVE NO SAY OVER THESE RATES, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING THE NEW RATES INTO OUR CODE.

AND THE PARKING DISTRICT ITSELF DID HAVE A PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH REGARD TO THIS RATE INCREASE.

UH, I BELIEVE THEY HAD AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH REGARD TO THIS RATE INCREASE, UH, IN THE PAST.

NEXT WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? IS THERE ANYBODY ON ZOOM? IF YOU, THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ON ZOOM WANNA SPEAK ON THE HARTSDALE PUBLIC PARKING DISTRICT RATE INCREASES.

COULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? THERE ARE NONE.

THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE, UH, CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS.

[ PUBLIC COMMENT All speakers should state their name and provide the locality where they reside prior to speaking. A written statement should contain the same information. Advance signup is required. A continuous five minute limit per speaker will be strictly enforced. The clock will start when a speaker begins speaking and will not be stopped for any reason until the speaker is finished or five minutes has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Interruptions by Town Board members, the Town Clerk or the public will not be permitted. If a speaker insists on an immediate answer, should an answer be provided, it shall be part of the speaker's five minute allocation and not be interrupted. There will not be a second five minute round. Any written comments sent to PublicComment@GreenburghNY.com by 6 PM the day of the hearing will be forwarded to all Town Board members in advance of the meeting for their consideration. Written comments will not be read at the meeting unless the original author is present to do so.]

UH, AND JUDITH, WILL YOU CALL PEOPLE IN THE ORDER THAT THEY, UH, THEY SIGNED UP? YES.

UM, I STEPPED AWAY FOR A FEW SECONDS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS, OH, I SEE THIS, UH, THE FIRST HEARING WAS ADJOURNED TO MARCH 8TH.

WHEN WAS THAT ANNOUNCED? YOU JUST CHANGING PUBLIC HEARING SINCE HOURS BEFORE MEETINGS WASN'T IT WAS, IT WAS UP, ERIC, I SAW IT.

THERE WAS NO MENTION THAT THE WORK SESSION YESTERDAY WATCH THE WHOLE THREE HOUR COURT WORK SESSION.

WORK SESSION.

NOBODY MENTIONED THIS WAS GONNA BE ADJOURNED.

OR MAYBE THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S NOT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TOPIC.

WELL, LET'S JUST GO RIGHT NOW INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

YOU COULD SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

UM, IF YOU WANT, UH, JUDITH, COULD YOU CALL THE PEOPLE? I I WILL, I WILL.

ONLY THE PUBLIC COMMENT CALL BECAUSE THERE ARE EIGHT INDIVIDUALS, UH, WHO DESIRE TO SPEAK.

I'LL CALL THEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALRIGHT, WE ARE READY.

UMH SCHWARTZ?

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MM-HMM.

, SINCE WE'RE NOT HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX LAW, I THOUGHT I'LL DO IT IN PUBLIC COMMENT INSTEAD.

AT LEAST YOU'LL HEAR IT.

THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

I BELIEVE.

I THINK THE IDEA OF THE LAW IS LAUDABLE.

THERE'S CLEARLY BEEN AN INEQUITY FOR A LONG, LONG TIME BETWEEN CONDO OWNERS AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERS.

HOWEVER, I THINK THIS LAW IN ITSELF IS LARGELY SYMBOLIC.

IT'S IMPACT ON THE EC ECONOMICS OF GREENBERG WILL BE MINIMAL AT BEST.

UM, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

IF YOU TAKE ABOUT AN $800,000 HOUSE IN GREENBERG OR A CONDO, AND YOU GO RIGHT NOW, IT'S ABOUT 6,000 IN TAX REVENUE.

OUR RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT 3,600 IN TAX REVENUE WILL GO TO $6,000.

WE PROBABLY BILLED LESS THAN 80 CONDOS A YEAR IN GREENBURG.

THAT MEANS YOU'D NET ABOUT $200,000 OFF OF THIS.

NOW HAVING SAID THAT, IT'S NOT A BAD IDEA TO DO IT ANYWAY.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THOUGH.

WE HAD SENT, UH, THREE OF US HAD SENT A LETTER TO, TO YOUR BOARD, WALTER SIMON, MYSELF, AND, UH, JOHAN SNAGS.

THREE, THREE THINGS.

WE WANT YOU TO, A COUPLE THINGS WE WANT YOU TO CONSIDER.

YOU DID CUT OUT FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING.

WE WOULD URGE YOU TO ALSO CUT OUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS IT IS, UH, DEFINED IN OUR CODE, OKAY? THAT A LOT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS NOT SUBSIDIZED AS WE KNOW THE SETA ASIDES ARE NOT SUBSIDIZED.

THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION.

THE SECOND THING IS THERE'S A HUGE LOOPHOLE IN THE LAW.

'CAUSE WHAT THE LAW SAYS NOW IS NEWLY CONSTRUCTED AFTER JANUARY, 2023 DOESN'T COVER CONVERSIONS.

IT SHOULD BE CHANGED TO NEWLY CONSTRUCTED OR CONVERTED.

OKAY? THAT'S HOW YOU GET A RIGHT.

YOU FIX THAT LOOPHOLE, BUT THAT LOOPHOLE NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN THE LAW.

REQUEST A CHANGE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JUDITH.

ANY, ANYBODY ELSE? LOTS, LOTS OF FOLKS.

HUG MCCAULEY.

OH, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS HUGH MCCAULEY.

I FEEL IT SHOULD BE KNEELING WITH THE MIC THE WAY IT IS, BUT IT'S OKAY.

PICK IT UP.

UM, MY NAME IS HUGH CAULEY.

I'M A VETERAN OF THE TOWN I SERVE ON THE VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE, UM, RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, UH, REQUESTING A CHANGE TO THE HOME RULE LAW.

AND, UM, OUR VETERANS COMMITTEE FEELS THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

UM, ALL OF OUR VETERANS TOOK AN OATH TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, AND ONE OF THE CORE RIGHTS OF THAT CONSTITUTION IS THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

IN ANY SITUATION WHERE THERE IS ENTAILMENT OR, UH, A VOTE IS SUPPRESSED OR NOT ALLOWED TO BE COUNTED, WE VIEW THAT AS A SERIOUS ATTACK ON OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

THE, UM, VETERANS OF THE TOWN, UM, MANY WHO HAVE BELONGED TO THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, THE AMERICAN LEGION, UH, VIETNAM, VETERANS OF AMERICA, THE JEWISH WAR VETERANS.

UM, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

ALL OF THESE GROUPS HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON, AND THAT'S THE DEDICATION TO EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL VALUES, AND EQUAL VOTING.

WE DO NOT ENDORSE NOR POSE ANY OF THE CAUSES THAT ARE PUT FOR US TONIGHT.

WE DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN ANY OF THOSE ISSUES.

BUT WHAT WE DO WANT TO ENSURE IS THAT EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY IS HEARD.

THE ONLY THING WE HAVE IN LIFE ARE TWO THINGS.

WE HAVE OUR NAME AND THAT WE OWN.

THE SECOND THING, THE ONLY VOICE WE HAVE IS THE VOICE WE USE AT THE BALLOT BOX.

THAT'S THE ONLY VOICE THAT THE PEOPLE ON THE DAIS HEAR.

AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE VETERANS OF THE TOWN, WE'RE REQUESTING THAT YOU APPROVE THAT RESOLUTION AND MOVE IT FORWARD.

IN ADDITION TO THE VETERANS, WE'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY NUMEROUS SENIOR CITIZENS WHO WANT THEIR VOTE HEARD.

AND THE LAST GROUP OF PEOPLE, AND MANY OF YOU KNOW, ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE SO FEW BENEFITS AND SO FEW OPPORTUNITIES, BUT THEY HAVE THAT ONE THING THAT MAKES 'EM EQUAL WITH EVERYONE ELSE.

AND THAT IS THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

SO THAT HOMEROOM RESOLUTION GIVES US AND PROTECTS THAT, RIGHT? SO I REQUEST THAT YOU SEND THAT FORWARD AND YOU MAKE THAT MESSAGE KNOWN IN ALBANY AND

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IN JULY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 50 YEARS, THE NEW YORK STATE CONVENTION OF AMERICAN LEGION WILL BE HELD IN OUR TOWN.

THERE WILL BE REPRESENTATIVES OF OVER 450 VETERAN GROUPS GATHERING IN OUR TOWN FOR A STATE CONVENTION.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THAT CONVENTION AND TELL THEM WHAT THIS BOARD HAS VOTED.

AND SO THAT'S OUR INTENT.

AND SO LET THAT FREEDOM THAT WE FOUGHT FOR THAT PEOPLE SACRIFICE FOR BE GRANTED, AND WE ASK YOU TO GRANT THAT RESOLUTION AND MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

HERE, JANICE GRIFFITH.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

GOOD EVENING.

I'M JANICE GRIFFITH AND I AM WITH THE N A A C P AS WELL AS THE SAVING GREENBERG COALITION.

I AM HERE TO ASK THAT YOU PASS THE RESOLUTION TO AMEND, UM, THE LAW TO DASH TWO 16 THAT WILL GIVE THE RIGHT TO EVERYONE TO VOTE ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEM.

UM, WE HAVE FOUGHT LONG AND HARD TO HAVE THAT RIGHT AND TO TAKE IT AWAY OR NOT ALLOW US TO VOTE ON ISSUES THAT WILL IMPACT US NEGATIVELY OR POSITIVELY IS GOES AGAINST THE GRAIN OF THE CONSTITUTION.

SO I AM ASKING THAT YOU, AND ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WILL IMPACT SO MANY PEOPLE WHOSE VOICES ARE NOT NORMALLY HEARD.

SO I'M ASKING THAT YOU PASS THE RESOLUTION TO AMEND THAT LAW.

CALLED QUOTE, ANOTHER TRICK BY THE TOWN TO STOP THE PETITION BECAUSE IN FACT, THIS PROCESS WAS DIRECTED AT THE TOWN BOARD AND OUR THREE STATE DELEGATES.

PAUL COLTON, HE WAS HERE.

MICHAEL SCHWARTZ.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS MICHAEL SCHWARTZ.

I'M A 30 YEAR RESIDENT OF GREENBURG LIVING IN EDGEMONT.

AND I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION BY THE TOWN BOARD TO ASK FOR AN AMENDMENT TO NEW YORK STATE VILLAGE LAW TO ALLOW ALL OF THE 48,000 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF GREENBURG, TO VOTE IN ANY INCORPORATION REFERENDUM.

JUST TO CLARIFY FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING, THIS IS A WHOLE RULE RESOLUTION, SO IT AFFECTS NOTHING BUT THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN.

WASN'T MY INTENT TO SPEAK TONIGHT, BUT YESTERDAY I RECEIVED THIS FLYER FROM A FRIEND THAT WAS SENT BY THE EDGEMONT CORPORATION COMMITTEE AND THE FLYER READS, HERE THEY GO AGAIN, TOWN BOARD TO DISCUSS ANOTHER RESOLUTION TO LIMIT EDGE MONTS RIGHT TO DECIDE WHETHER TO INCORPORATE.

AND I WAS QUITE UPSET BY IT BECAUSE IT DISMISSES THE HARD WORK AND STATURE OF MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND LEADERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF THEIR NEIGHBORS.

THIS WHOLE KIND OF MOVEMENT BEGAN ONLY SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.

AND I WAS INVITED TO IN, TO JOIN WHEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE BEGAN TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT WHAT INCORPORATION MIGHT BRING AND THE FINANCIAL HAVOC THAT IT WOULD WREAK ON THE PEOPLE NOT, UH, IN EDGEMONT LIVING IN THE TOWN, IN THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF GREENBURG.

AND THEN THEY WENT FURTHER AND DETERMINED THAT NOT ONLY WERE THEY NOT CONSIDERED IN TERMS OF THE INCORPORATION, THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO VOTE ON SOMETHING WHICH AFFECTED THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY MANNERS.

SO WHAT OCCURRED WAS, IS A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE GOT TOGETHER, AND IT WASN'T THE TOWN.

IT WAS A SMALL GROUP OF LEADERS GOT TOGETHER AND IT INCREASED AND INCREASED AND INCREASED.

AND NOW THERE ARE 20 OF THEM IN ONLY TWO OR THREE WEEKS REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN GREENBURG WHO WANT THE VOTE, WHO DECIDED IT'S, IT'S INCORRECT FOR THEIR VOTE AND IMMORAL FOR THEIR VOTE TO BE SUPPRESSED.

THESE 15 OR 20 LEADERS, ALL WHO HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR THE TOWN OVER THE YEARS, AND THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT SHOULDN'T BE DISMISSED.

THEIR WORK SHOULDN'T BE

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THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

WE NEED THE TOWN BOARD TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION TODAY SO WE CAN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN TO OUR THREE, UH, STATE DELEGATES, SENATOR STEWART COUSINS AND ASSEMBLY WOMEN, UH, SHAMSKY AND POLAND, THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO CHANGE A LAW AND GIVE EVERYBODY EQUAL RIGHTS UNDER THAT LAW.

EVERYBODY DESERVES THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

AS A 75 YEAR OLD GUY BROUGHT UP IN THE BRONX WHO WAS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER IN THE SIXTIES, I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING, PEOPLE LEFT TO THEIR OWN CHOICES WILL DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.

EVERY CHANGE FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS IN THE SIXTIES TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO RIGHTS FOR L G B T Q PEOPLE WASN'T DONE BECAUSE PEOPLE WANTED IT.

IT WAS DONE BECAUSE LEGISLATION WAS PASSED BY PEOPLE WHO CARED AND REPRESENTED PROPERLY THEIR CONSTITUENCY.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU TONIGHT.

WE NEED YOU TO PASS THIS, AND WE NEED TO USE ALL OF YOUR POWER AND ALL OF YOUR CONNECTIONS WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS AMENDMENT OCCURS.

AND I THANK YOU.

TOWN THAT I MOVED TO 27 YEARS AGO, BECAME INGRAINED IN THE TOWN, FELL IN LOVE WITH THE TOWN.

THANK YOU, BISHOP PRESTON.

MY NAME IS BISHOP PRESTON.

I AM THE PASTOR OF CHRIST TEMPLE GREAT INTERNATIONAL PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH, AND, UH, MEMBER OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

I, UH, COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, UH, TO OUR SUPERVISE PLANNER TO THE HONORABLE COUNCIL COUNCILPERSONS THAT SIT AT THE DESK TO ADDRESS THE RESOLUTION THAT, UH, IS BEEN FORCED TONIGHT FOR A VOTE TO PUSH FORWARD.

UM, NOVEMBER 19TH, 1863.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN STOOD IN GETTYSBURG AND SAID, FOUR SCORE.

SEVEN YEARS AGO, OUR FATHER BROUGHT FORTH TO THIS CONTINENT, A NEW NATION CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY AND DEDICATED TO THE PROPOSITION THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL.

IF THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT PUSHED FORWARD AND THE CHANGES MADE TO INCORPORATE OR ALLOW EVERY PERSON IN THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF GREENBURG VOTE ON A DECISION THAT AFFECTS THEM, THEN OUR EQUALITY IS FO AT BEST.

I RISE THE NIGHT TO URGE THE TOWN BOARD TO HIGHLY CONSIDER THE CHANGES NECESSARY TO, TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVERY PERSON THAT'S GOING TO BE AFFECTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN SUCH RESOLUTION OR SUCH DECISION.

WE ARE NOT RISING IN OPPOSITION TO ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO INCORPORATE, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A VOTE IN ANYTHING THAT AFFECT US.

AND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO CONCEIVE THAT TAKING 25% OF OUR GROSS REVENUE AWAY FROM THE TOWN WOULD NOT AFFECT THOSE THAT ARE LEFT BEHIND.

IT'S AMAZING TO ME THAT WE STILL OPERATE IN TODAY'S WORLD ON LAWS THAT WERE WRITTEN OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, AND STILL FEEL THAT THEY ARE TO BE IMP, IMP IMPLIED AND IMPLICATED IN OUR TODAY'S SOCIETY.

IT'S TIME FOR CHANGE.

WE NEED YOU TO HELP US VOICE THE NEED FOR THAT CHANGE.

BECAUSE IF WE DON'T STAND TOGETHER AS SOMEBODY FAMOUS SAID, THEN WE ALL DIE TOGETHER AS FOOLS.

WE NEED TO BE TOGETHER.

WE NEED TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

AND THIS LAW AS IT'S WRITTEN, REEKS WITH RACISM, SEPARATISM, AND DISCRIMINATION AT BEST, BECAUSE IT WAS WRITTEN AT A TIME WHEN BLACK PEOPLE ESPECIALLY COULD NOT EVEN OWN PROPERTY.

SO WE NEED TO CONSIDER THESE FACTS AND UNDERSTAND THAT WHATEVER WE DO, AS THE TOWN OF GREENBURG

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AND I HAVE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN SINCE THAT TIME, AND I WANT TO STAY AT THE TOWN.

BUT THINGS LIKE THIS DOES NOT HELP ME TO INFLUENCE ME TO STAY HERE UNLESS WE CAN MAKE THESE KIND OF CHANGES.

AND I URGE THE BOARD TO, TO, TO CONSIDER THE FACT THAT WHATEVER WE DO, WE MUST DO IT TOGETHER BECAUSE WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER.

BECAUSE TOGETHER WE STAND AND DIVIDE IT, WE FALL.

NOT THOSE OF A THIRD PARTY ENTITY AND HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED, APPROVED, OR OTHERWISE ENDORSED.

THANK YOU BISHOP PRESIDENT HOUSE SAMS, THIS IS REALLY A SHOUT OUT TO THE COUNCIL OF GREENBERG CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS.

I'M ASKING THEM IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO HOST YOU USING THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, A DEBATE BETWEEN MR. FINER AND MR. SANTOS, PERHAPS TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD BE THE BEST FUNCTIONING SUPERVISOR FOR THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

I'D LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE AGENDA OF TONIGHT'S MEETING AND ON THE FRONT PAGE, WE SEE SINCE 1987, THE TOWN OF GREENBURG IS ANNUALLY BEEN GRANTED THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OFFERS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

THIS IS A TRADE GROUP.

TAXPAYERS PAY $1,240 A YEAR TO HAVE THIS REFERENCE.

THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL OFFICE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AWARDING THIS CERTIFICATE MAKES NO REFERENCE THAT THEY EVEN EXAMINE WHAT'S PRESENTED.

THEY'RE JUST CHECKING OFF LISTS TO SEE THAT THE INFORMATION THEY'VE REQUESTED HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

THEY DO NOT SUPPORT THE ACCURACY, THE VERACITY, OR THE THOROUGHNESS OF WHAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

SO WE PAY TO GET THIS PIECE OF BRAVERY.

NUMBER TWO, UH, DOWN FROM THAT ON THE AGENDAS, THE TOWN OF GREENBURG HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A TREE CITY OF THE WORLD, ONE OF 38 MUNICIPALITIES IN THE US AND ONE OF TWO MUNICIPALITIES IN NEW YORK.

STATE TREE CITIES OF THE WORLD IS THE UNITED NATIONS AN ARBITRARY FOUNDATION PROGRAM? WELL, THAT'S TRUE.

WE AGREE EVERY YEAR TO SPEND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PLANT TREES.

SO ONCE AGAIN, TAXPAYERS HAVE WON THIS AWARD.

ON THE SECOND PAGE UNDER SUPERVISOR AND TOWN COUNCIL REPORT, REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS.

GOOD NEWS, THE TOWN CONTINUES SINCE 2008 TO HAVE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE BOND RATING FROM STANDARD AND POORS AND MOODY'S.

LESS THAN 1% OF COMMUNITIES AND NATIONS HAVE THIS RECORD OF FINANCIAL STABILITY.

RECENTLY ON MARCH 23RD, 2021, WE WERE AWARDED IT.

AGAIN, WE HAVE NO BOND RATING AT PRESENT, YOU ONLY QUALIFY FOR A BOND RATING WHEN YOU GO TO SELL BONDS, WHICH THIS TOWN HAS NOT DONE SINCE 2021.

IN FACT, THE TOWN BOARD VOTED IN 2022, A 19.67 MILLION CAPITAL PROGRAM, NONE OF WHICH HAS BEEN FUNDED BY BONDING.

THE TOWN ALSO USED MOST OF ITS FUND BALANCES TO PAY DOWN THE OPERATING EXPENSES PROJECTED FOR 2002 23.

THE TOWN IS AFRAID TO GO TO THE BOND MARKETS BECAUSE THE A A A RATING IS ENDANGERED BY THAT INFORMATION.

AND FURTHERMORE, WHILE INTEREST RATES HAVE RISEN, WE STILL HAVE THOSE NEEDS FROM 2022, WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED IN 2023.

BACK TO PAGE ONE OF THE AGENDA ON TOP MONEY COME IN, GREENBERG THE EIGHTH, BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST JANUARY, 2023.

HOWEVER, WHAT MR. FINER NEGLECTED TO ADD IS THIS OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE THE AUTHORS ALONE,

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THAT'S WHERE MONEY COME.

SO I ASK THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL OF GREENBERG CIVIC STATION TO CONSIDER WHAT WE HAVE LEADING THIS TOWN.

MAYBE MR. SANTOS FITS IN HERE VERY WELL.

OKAY, ALICIA FORD, GOOD EVENING.

UM, TOWN SUPERVISOR.

TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS, TOWN CLERK.

UM, MY NAME IS ALICIA FORD.

I LIVE IN PARKWAY HOMES.

I'M CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PARKWAY HOME CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND I'M HERE WITH MY FELLOW COMMITTEE HERE REGARDING THE HOME RULE RES RESOLUTION FOR LORD 2.2 DASH TWO 16 AMENDMENT.

I'M HERE ASKING THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THIS RESOLUTION, THE WHOLE RESOLUTION.

WE HAVE TOO MUCH TO LOSE IF EDGEMONT SEPARATES FROM THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THEY'VE COME WITH THIS FIGHT AND THEY SEND ALL THESE HATE MAIL LETTERS OUT.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 35 YEARS HERE AND I'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY HERE WITH THE TOWN, WITH THE SERVICES, AND I KNOW IF THEY WERE TO, IF THIS LAW IS NOT PASSING, THEY GET THEIR WISH, WE WILL LOSE MANY OF OUR SERVICES.

PEOPLE WILL MOVE OUT, THE HOMES WILL BE VACANT, THE STORES WILL LEAVE.

WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD BACK UP.

GREENBERG NOT TEAR IT DOWN.

SO I'M HERE ASKING FOR YOU TO APPROVE THE HOME RESOLUTION.

IS ECONOMICS 1 0 1 AND VERY BASIC.

THANK YOU ERIC ZINGER.

GOOD EVENING, MY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO GET MORE ENGAGEMENT, MORE PARTICIPATION AT PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND INJECT NEW LIFE INTO THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY THE TOWN.

HOWEVER, I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT RIGHT NOW I AM APOPLECTIC WITH THE FACT THAT THE MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TOWN TAXATION LAW WAS ADJOURNED WITH ZERO NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AS OF LAST NIGHT'S THREE HOUR AND 40 MINUTE WORK SESSION.

THIS MEETING WAS ON THE AGENDA AS OF THIS MORNING.

THE MEETING WAS ON THE AGENDA.

POSTPONING IT LIKE THIS WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION, IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL F U TO THE PEOPLE OF GREENBERG.

AS YOU KNOW, AT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAXATION LAW, I WAS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO SPOKE.

I WAS DISAPPOINTED, BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT SURPRISED BY THAT.

TONIGHT'S ADJOURNMENT REFLECTS THE EXACT REASON WHY THIS PATTERN OF LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

LAST MINUTE AGENDA ITEMS, LAST MINUTE CHANGES ARE UNFORTUNATELY NOT THE EXCEPTION, BUT THE HALLMARK AND SIGNATURE OF GOVERNMENT IN GREENBERG.

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAME HERE TONIGHT WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING SPECIFICALLY ON THIS TOPIC, BUT THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE LAST MINUTE ADJOURNMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT'S ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO BETTER USING THE COMMUNICATION TOOLS AT TOOLS AT OUR DISPOSAL TO GET MORE PUBLIC INPUT DURING THESE HEARINGS.

IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND EMAILS FROM SUPERVISOR FINER HAVE POSTED ABOUT BARNES AND NOBLE INDOOR GOLF SIMULATORS, LOCAL POWER OUTAGES, THE CLOSING OF BED BATH AND BEYOND AND MORE, BUT NOT A SINGLE MENTION OF ANY OF THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAWS ABOUT THE PROPOSAL FOR A HOME RULE REQUEST FOR THE EDGEMONT CORPORATION PETITION ABOUT A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD CHANGE THE TAXATION STRUCTURE FOR NOT JUST CONDOMINIUM AND CO-OPS IN, UH, UNINCORPORATED GREENBERG, BUT THE ENTIRE, UH, TOWN ITSELF.

THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TWITTER PAGE HAS NOT TWEETED SINCE 2017.

SO I WAS GOING TO START MY COMMENTS DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND I'M GONNA INCLUDE SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS TONIGHT BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE STILL TIMELY BY THANKING YOU FOR HOLDING THE MEETING OPEN FOR ANOTHER EVENING TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT.

ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THIS WAS IMPORTANT IS THAT IT ALLOWED US TO HEAR BACK FROM THE BOARD OF ETHICS REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PROPOSED CHANGE.

NOW, THE REASON THAT SUPERVISOR FINER REQUESTED THAT OPINION IS VERY SIMPLE AND CLEAR.

THE LAW BEFORE US TONIGHT WOULD INCREASE TAXES ON NEW MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING.

THERE'S NOBODY WHO DISPUTES THAT.

NOW, IF WE ALL KNOW, IF YOU INCREASE THE COST OF SOMETHING, YOU MAKE IT LESS ATTRACTIVE TO BUILD.

IF YOU MAKE IT LESS ATTRACTIVE TO BE BUILD, LESS WILL BE BUILT IF LESS IS BUILT, THAT REDUCES THE SUPPLY OF CONDOS AND CO-OPS.

AND WHEN YOU REDUCE THE SUPPLY OF SOMETHING, PRICES OF EXISTING UNITS GO UP.

THIS

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BRINGING IN THE TOWN ASSESSOR TO PROVIDE ANECDOTAL TESTIMONY WITH REFERENCES TO THE LANDING SITUATION DOES NOT CHANGE THESE SIMPLE FACTS.

PAUL, ON THE EVENING OF THE FIRST HEARING, YOU SAID, QUOTE, I BROUGHT IT TO THE ETHICS BOARD, AND AT THE TIME I WILL DO WHATEVER THEY SAY I'LL DO.

THE BOARD OF ETHICS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THAT ANY CONDO OWNER RECUSE THEMSELF FROM THIS VOTE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED.

SO SUPERVISOR RIEDER MY QUESTION TO YOU, GIVEN THAT THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO MARCH 8TH, DO YOU PLAN TO UPHOLD YOUR WORD AND RECUSE YOURSELF? THE UNANIMOUS OPINION REFLECTS THE CLEAR AND OBVIOUS BENEFICIAL IMPACT THIS WOULD HAVE TO EXISTING CONDO OWNERS.

NOW GRANDFATHERED INTO PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.

COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS, YOU ALSO OWN A CONDOMINIUM IN GREENBURG OR CO-OP.

I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT STATUS.

DO YOU PLAN ON ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THIS ISSUE? I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM BOTH OF YOU ON THIS TOPIC.

DO YOU WANNA KEEP GOING? IS ANYBODY ELSE? DO YOU WANNA RESPOND? IS THERE, IS ANYONE GONNA RESPOND TO ERIC BEFORE I KEEP WE WE WE'RE GONNA, UH, OKAY.

THAT'S OUR FUNDAMENTAL PROTECTION.

BLAIR CONNOLLY.

GOOD EVENING.

COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MS. BEVEL, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

UM, I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT GEORGE SANTOS.

LET ME LEAD OFF WITH THAT.

I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT ONE, BUT WE HEARD IT.

I WANTED TO RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE HOME RULE REQUEST.

AND THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST SUCH INSTANCE.

UH, AND I WANTED TO ALSO TAKE THE TIME TO CORRECT WHAT I THINK ARE SOME MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE VILLAGE LAW AND HOW IT OPERATES.

IT WAS NOTED BEFORE IT'S BEEN AROUND OVER A HUNDRED YEARS.

THAT'S TRUE.

IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY AMENDED ALSO IN 1964.

AND IT IS PART OF A SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF CITIZENS OF A TOWN.

NOW, WE TALK ABOUT TOWNS.

THERE ARE 933 OF THEM IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK LAST, LAST I CHECKED, 933.

IT'S A LOT OF TOWNS.

MANY OF THEM ARE CENTURIES OLD.

THOSE BORDERS THAT WERE DRAWN CENTURIES AGO ARE ARBITRARY TODAY IN MANY INSTANCES.

GREENBURG WAS, I BELIEVE, 1788.

UH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

THANK YOU, MS. BEVEL.

IF YOU SAY IT, I TRUST YOU.

SO, UH, ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE VILLAGE LAW, MAYBE THE CENTRAL REASON FOR THE VILLAGE LAW IS TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF PEOPLE IN A SMALLER PART OF THE TOWN WHO DO NOT HAVE THE ELECTORAL POWER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES IN THE, IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.

IT GIVES THEM THE RIGHT, IT GIVES THOSE CITIZENS THE RIGHT IF THEY FEEL THEY ARE NOT BEING REPRESENTED IN THE LARGER COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY'RE A SMALLER PART OF THE TOWN AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE VOTES.

IT GIVES THEM THE RIGHT TO INCORPORATE AS, AS A VILLAGE STILL WITHIN THE TOWN OF, OF, UH, OF, OF WHICH THEY'RE A PART.

BUT IT GIVES THEM A GREATER DEGREE OF AUTO AUTONOMY OVER THEIR OWN AFFAIRS WHILE STILL REMAINING PART OF THE TOWN.

THAT IS ITS CENTRAL PURPOSE.

THIS IS NOTHING NEW.

THERE ARE OVER 500 VILLAGES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SIX RIGHT HERE IN GREENBURG.

OF COURSE, AS WE KNOW.

AND IT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE EVER, THAT THAT DECISION OF WHETHER TO INCORPORATE THEMSELVES HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO THE WILL OF THE REMAINDER OF THE TOWN, BECAUSE THAT WOULD DEFEAT THE WHOLE PURPOSE.

THE ENTIRE PURPOSE IS BECAUSE IF THEY FEEL THEY ARE NOT BEING HEARD IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO SMALL, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO BE LISTENED TO, THEY GET TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES.

THAT'S AN IMPORTANT CHECK AND BALANCE AMONG OTHER THINGS.

IT CREATES AN INCENTIVE FOR YOU PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU LISTEN TO THEM, BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

IT WAS SAID A COUPLE TIMES THAT PEOPLE WANT DON'T WANT TO HAVE THEIR VOTES TAKEN AWAY.

NOBODY'S VOTE HAS BEEN TAKING AWAY, IT HAS NEVER BEEN UP TO THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTS TO INCORPORATE, TO DECIDE WHETHER THOSE PEOPLE GET TO INCORPORATE.

IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN UP TO THOSE PEOPLE AND FOR A GOOD REASON, BECAUSE THAT'S THE POINT.

THEY HAVE THAT REMEDY.

WE HAVE THAT REMEDY.

THAT'S THE LAW.

AND IT MAKES SENSE.

IT MAKES NO SENSE TO, TO CHANGE THAT LAW IN A WAY THAT DEFEATS ITS VERY PURPOSE.

GREENBERG IS ACTUALLY A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY WE HAVE THIS LAW.

IT'S ONE OF 933 TOWN.

IT'S THE 12TH LARGEST BY POPULATION.

GREENBERG.

IT'S ONE OF THE PERFECT EXAMPLES OF WHY WE HAVE THE VILLAGE LAW.

EDGEMONT IS ABOUT 8% OF THAT.

WE DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO VOTE YOU PEOPLE OUT OF OFFICE.

WE NEVER DID.

WE NEVER WILL.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE VILLAGE LAW TO PROTECT US.

AND TO DO THIS, BY THE WAY, AS A HOME RULE REQUEST, MEANING THAT THE PEOPLE IN GREENBERG AND

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ONLY IN GREENBERG WILL BE EFFECTIVELY SECOND CLASS CITIZENS WHOSE RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE WHIMS OF OTHER PEOPLE FROM WHOM THE VILLAGE LAW IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THEM IS PARTICULARLY OUTRAGEOUS IN MY VIEW.

I WOULD SAY ONE OTHER THING, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VOTE AT SOME POINT.

WE WILL.

AND THEN THE PEOPLE OF EDGEMONT ARE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION FOR THEMSELVES, WHETHER THEY, THEY WANNA INCORPORATE YOU GUYS HAVE DONE MORE TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THEY SHOULD THAN ANY OF US EVER POSSIBLY COULD.

THE CONSTANT EFFORTS TO TAKE OUR RIGHTS AWAY, THE CONSTANT EFFORTS TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR US TO EXERCISE THAT FRANCHISE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE I'VE HEARD FROM WHO'S SAYING IT IS THOSE ACTIONS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAKE THEM WANNA DO THIS.

OKAY? I'M A LAWYER.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE A GOOD CASE ARE NOT AFRAID OF A TRIAL.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE A GOOD ARGUMENT ARE NOT AFRAID OF A VOTE.

BUT ALL YOU'RE DOING IS TELLING US, NO, NO, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO DECIDE FOR YOURSELVES.

YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY ADMITTING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD ARGUMENT WHY WE WOULDN'T INCORPORATE.

THAT'S THE MESSAGE YOU'RE SENDING.

I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, JOHAN SNAKES.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISOR.

FINER, UM, TOM, BOARD MEMBERS AND, UH, CLERK, UH, JUDITH BEVEL.

I I HAVE SO MUCH GOING THROUGH MY HEAD.

I I HAD PLANNED ON SAYING SOME VERY SPECIFIC THINGS, BUT THE GENTLEMAN THERE KIND OF THREW ME OFF, SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF, UM, THAT HAVE GOOD REASONING OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

ARE NOT AFRAID OF THE VOTE.

THAT BEING THE CASE.

LET ALL OF UNINCORPORATED GREENBERG VOTE ON HOW, UM, THEY'RE GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY, UH, BY KEEPING THE RULE.

UH, TWO DASH 2 1 6.

IT MAKES SENSE.

25% OF THE TOWN'S REP TAX REVENUE IS GONNA BE, IS GONNA DISAPPEAR.

FREDERICK FREDERICK DOUGLAS SAID IN 1865 THAT SLAVERY IS NOT ABOLISHED UNTIL A BLACK MAN HAS THE BALLOT.

ABOUT A HUNDRED YEARS LATER, THE 15TH AMENDMENT, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW A HUNDRED YEARS LATER.

JUST, JUST A REEKS OF PRIVILEGE TO ME THAT A, AN ATTORNEY WILL STAND HERE UNDERSTANDING THE LAW.

AND I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME, UH, A COMMUNICATION HERE FROM THE E I C THAT SAYS SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF THE RESOLUTION VIOLATES SEVERAL LAWS, BUT THE TOWN NEVERTHELESS TRIES THIS TRICK EACH TIME WE HAVE A PETITION AND HOW THE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS GROUP, WHOEVER THEY REPRESENT, SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY USE, UM, DECEIT, DECEIT AND SUBTERFUGE TO CONFUSE PEOPLE INTO VOTING AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED.

AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO REVIEW EVERY SINGLE LAW IN THE BOOKS TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHERE THERE'S A LACK OF EQUITY.

BUT WHEN ONE COMES TO THE FOREFRONT UNDER A CIRCUMSTANCE LIKE THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT SO THAT THERE COULD BE A REAL DETERMINATION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE, UM, EQUAL RIGHTS.

RIGHT? SO THE TOWN OF GREENBERG, UP UNTIL THE SIXTIES, I BELIEVE EDGEMONT IN PARTICULAR STILL HAD RESTRICTED COVENANTS, UM, ON THE DEEDS OF HOMEOWNERS, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS.

HE MENTIONED THE AMENDMENT IN 19, IN 1965.

IRONICALLY, IT WAS THE MIDDLE, IT WAS ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT THE, UH, VOTERS, RIGHT, UM, THE VOTER'S RIGHTS, UH, ACT WAS IMPLEMENTED.

I FIND THAT COINCIDENTAL OR IRONIC BECAUSE IT WAS THE, THE VERY ENVIRONMENT THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR HAD TO FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.

IT'S, IT'S, IT'S STILL NOT EQUAL RIGHTS JUST TO BE TREATED CIVILLY TO MAKE IT LEGAL,

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RIGHT? UM, WE'RE IN A POSITION RIGHT NOW WHERE, UH, THE, THERE'S A LARGE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE OF COLOR THAT, THAT EXISTS IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, UM, FAIRVIEW, UNINCORPORATED GREENBERG IN GENERAL.

THAT WOULD BE, UM, ADVERSELY AFFECTED IF EDGEMONT IS ABLE TO INCORPORATE.

IT JUST MAKES SENSE.

IT'S, IT'S EQUITY.

IT'S UM, IT'S IT'S MORAL THAT WE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER HOW WE WRITE LAWS, THE LAWS THAT WE ALLOW TO CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE THE ENVIRONMENTS THAT WE LIVE IN AND, AND REALLY FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO BE INCLUSIVE AT, AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME.

WE'VE HAD ENOUGH TIME WITH, UM, MARGINALIZATION AND DISCRIMINATION.

THIS IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THINGS SO THAT YOU, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EQUITY IN THE TOWN AND FOR THIS VERY SMALL, VERY WEALTHY GROUP TO TRY TO PULL THEMSELVES AWAY WITHOUT A REAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT'S SUSTAINABLE.

AND SABOTAGES THE WELLBEING OF THE, THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME IS RIDICULOUS.

SO PLEASE, UM, VOTE FOR, UH, APPROVAL OF THIS LAW.

THANK YOU RESOLUTION SUCH DR.

CAROL ALLEN.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS CAROL ALLEN.

I'M FROM HARTSDALE.

MY COLLEAGUES HERE HAVE ALL SPOKEN VERY ELOQUENTLY, SO I WILL BE BRIEF TONIGHT.

THE TOWN BOARD IS CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION TO ASK THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO GIVE TO THE PEOPLE OF GREENBURG A BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN MATTERS THAT WILL AFFECT US, NAMELY THE MATTER OF INCORPORATION OF A NEW VILLAGE WITHIN GREENBERG.

OUR RIGHT TO VOTE IS DENIED BY A STATE LAW THAT IS OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND WHICH IS DESPERATELY IN NEED OF UPDATING TO ENSURE THAT ALL NEW YORKERS ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

I APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THIS INJUSTICE AND I ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE RESOLUTION SO THAT WE CAN MOVE IT FORWARD TO OUR STATE LEGISLATORS FOR ACTION.

THE PROPOSED CHANGE WILL ALSO MAKE NEW CO-OPS AND CONDOS MORE EXPENSIVE TO PURCHASE AT A TIME WHEN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS ESTIMATE THAT 5,455 NEW YORK FAMILIES ARE PRICED OUT BY A MERE $1,000 INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF HOUSING.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER NAMES HERE ON THIS LIST REQUESTING TO SPEAK, UH, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANYBODY ON ZOOM IF THERE IS? SO WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND PLEASE, JANE CURTIS, WE HAVE ONE.

JANE CURTIS, SHE'S COMING IN AND IF YOU HAVE VIDEO, YOU CAN TURN ON YOUR CAMERA.

IF YOU DON'T, THAT'S FINE.

YES, I, UM, I WAS ANTICIPATING CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CO-OP TAXATION BILL, AND SO I WILL BE SPEAKING ON THAT.

UH, I'M JANE CURTIS, CHAIR OF THE COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE BILLING AND REALTY INSTITUTE REPRESENTING 26 CO CO-OPS AND CONDOS IN GREENBURG, COMPRISING 3,500 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER CO-OP AND CONDO OWNERS THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

I AM MYSELF, A LONGTIME SHAREHOLDER AT A CO-OP IN MOUNT VERNON.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS OUR SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF THE NEW CO-OP AND CONDO TAXATION LAW YOU WERE PROPOSING TO ADOPT THE PROPOSAL TO TAX NEW CO-OPS AND CONDOS AT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES POSES A VERY REAL THREAT TO THE FUTURE FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF CO-OPS AND CONDOS, BOTH NEW AND EXISTING IN GREENBURG AND IN ALL OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

THE MEDIAN PRICE OF A CONDO IS 50% LESS THAN A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE.

A CO-OP IS 75% LESS.

THE PROPOSED CHANGE WILL BE A DETERRENT TO BUILDING THESE AFFORDABLE CO-OPS AND CONDOS JUST AT THE TIME WHEN WE NEED THE MOST.

TO ADDRESS WESTCHESTER'S, WELL-DOCUMENTED, AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHORTAGE ESTIMATED AT AROUND 12,000 UNITS BY THE COUNTY HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

THE GOVERNOR RECOGNIZED THIS WHEN SHE VETOED THE BILL THAT WOULD'VE MADE THE PROVISIONS OF THE GREENBERG LAW APPLICABLE STATEWIDE.

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CO-OPS AND CONDOS ARE NONPROFITS THAT OPERATE ON BREAKEVEN BUDGETS AND ENDEAVOR IN AN INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT OF RISING ENERGY PRICES TO KEEP COSTS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE YOUNG PEOPLE STARTING OUT THE FINANCIALLY STRESSED, WIDOWED, AND DIVORCED AND RETIREES ON FIXED INCOMES.

ACCORDING TO A SUNY NEW PALTZ STUDY, THE NEW TAXATION WOULD CREEP INCREASE THEIR PROPERTY TAXES BY 55 TO 75% DEPENDING ON THE MUNICIPALITY.

SUCH A DRAMATIC INCREASE WOULD PRICE NEW CO-OPS AND CONDOS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY AND QUITE SIMPLY FORCE MANY CURRENT HOMEOWNERS OUT OF THEIR HOMES.

CO-OPS AND CONDOS, LIKE ALL MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS, USE FEWER CITY SERVICES THAN THE EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

CO-OPS AND CONDOS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE TAXED AS THEY'RE MANAGED AS A SINGLE APARTMENT COMPLEX, NOT AS COMPLETELY SEPARATE HOMES WITH NO ECONOMIES OF SCALE.

YOUR ADOPTION OF THE LAW WILL BE A FIRST STEP ONTO A SLIPPERY SLOPE THAT WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO ALL WESTCHESTER CO-OPS AND CONDOS BEING TAXED AS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

WE WILL HEAR THE ARGUMENT THAT SINCE GREENBURG IS DOING IT, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THIS OPTION AS WELL.

PARTICULARLY SINCE GREENBERG HAS NO SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT DIFFERENTIATED FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

INDEED THE STATEWIDE BILL VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR HAS ALREADY BEEN IN REINTRODUCED INTO THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

WE WILL HEAR THAT TAXING NEW CO-OPS AND CONDOS DIFFERENTLY FROM EXISTING ONES IS UNFAIR WHEN THE ONLY DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO CLASSIFICATIONS IS THE YEAR THEY WERE BUILT.

IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THIS RAISES LEGAL ISSUES OF EQUAL PROTECTION.

YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREVENT THIS BLOW TO A CRUCIAL HOUSING SECTOR BY CHOOSING NOT TO ADOPT THIS CHANGE.

FOR ALL THE REASONS JUST CITED, WE VERY MUCH ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE THAT CHOICE FOR THE GOOD OF AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP IN GREENBURG AND IN ALL OF WESTCHESTER.

THANK YOU FOR LISTEN, ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

ANYBODY ELSE ON ZOOM? UH, NO.

OKAY, THEN WE WILL GO TO THE REGULAR RECORDING IN PROGRESS.

UH, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REAPPOINTMENT OF BLAZE BENZI AS CHAIR TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS FOR OKAY.

UM, REAPPOINTMENT OF BLAZE BENZI AS CHAIR TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 21ST, 2024.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND DECEMBER 31ST YEAR.

TB ONE RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG REQUESTING THAT THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE EXECUTE A TOWN HOME RULE REQUEST AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER TO AMEND SECTION 2 2 1 6 OF THE NEW YORK VILLAGE LAW TO EXTEND THE QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS TO RESIDENTS WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG.

IN THE EVENT OF THE FILING OF A PETITION FOR INCORPORATION WITHIN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE, UM, UH, RESOLUTION, UM, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF, UM, OF PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED CLAIM.

FILE NUMBER 45 22 C BY STATE FARM, UM, MUTUAL AUTO AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, UH, NALA, UH, VILLANOVA VERSUS TOWN OF GREENBURG AND JOSE 10 ESKA FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500.

PROGRESS YOU NEED TO BACK UP TO, UH, DO, UH, DO BLAZE AGAIN? APPARENTLY WE GOT KICKED OFF AND, OH,

UM, RESOLUTION.

OH, OH, JUST ABOUT, WE GOTTA BACK UP.

DID ANYONE WANT TO ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? I THINK YOU HAVE TO BACK UP PAUL.

WHAT? RECORDING IN

[01:05:01]

[ BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Re-Appointment of Blase Spinozzi, as Chair, to the Board of Ethics, for a term to expire December 31, 2024]

I'M SORRY.

IT DIDN'T GO OUT.

SO, UH, RE APPOINTED BLAZE PEN AS CHAIR OF THE, TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.

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

THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG REQUESTING THAT THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE EXECUTE A TOWN HOME RULE REQUEST AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER TO AMEND SECTION 2 2 1 16 OF THE NEW YORK VILLAGE LAW TO EXTEND THE QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS TO RESIDENTS WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG AND THE EVENT OF THE FILING A PETITION FOR INCORPORATION WITHIN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

RESOLUTION OF

[ TB 1 - 2/08/2023 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh requesting that the NYS Legislature execute a Town Home Rule Request authorizing the Town of Greenburgh, County of Westchester, to amend Section 2-216 of the NY Village Law to extend the qualification of voters to residents within the territory of Unincorporated Greenburgh in the event of the filing of a petition for incorporation within the Town of Greenburgh]

AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED CLAIM.

RESOLUTION

[ AT 1 – 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing settlement of property damage related claim, File No.: 45/22C, by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company a/s/o Nayla M. Villanueva v. Town of Greenburgh and Jose Tenesaca, for an amount not to exceed $500]

FILE NUMBER 45 22 C BY STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE, UM, INSURANCE COMPANY, NA NILA VIL VILLANOVA VERSUS TOWN OF GREENBURG AND JOSE 10.

UH, ESKA FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT.

I WOULD DO SECOND ON IN FAVOR, AYE.

A T ONE.

COULD YOU READ THE UH, HEADING SO THAT IT'S EASIER WHEN THEY INDEX THE, UH, AGENDA BOARD A T ONE.

ALRIGHT.

TWO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX SURGERY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER, UM, HENRY O CARE FOR CARE.

2 2 0 8 2 OH RIGHT NOW.

NOW YOU JUST HAVE TO READ A T ONE AND NOW A T TWO OH A T

[ AT 2 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Henry C. Okere for Okere Irrevocable Trust for property located at Highpoint Terrace. The Town’s share of the refund is $5,406±; the County’s share is $3,037±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $402±; the Edgemont Union Free School District’s share is $17,814±; the Greenville Fire District’s share is $3,165; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $194±. Refunds from all sources total $30,018±.]

IRREVOCABLE TRUST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT HIGH POINT TERRACE.

THE TOWN SHARE OF THE REFUND IS 5,406 PLUS THE COUNTY SHARE IS 3,307.

UM, AND UH, THE BRONX, UH, VILLAGE SEWER DISTRICT SHARES 4 0 2 EDGEMONT UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT SHARES $17,814 TO GREENVILLE FIRE DISTRICT SHARES 3,165.

THE CONSOLIDATED, UH, SEWER, UM, DISTRICT SHARES 1 94 REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES.

30,000.

UM, 18.

LIKE TO MOVE A SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.

WE'RE ON A THREE, NO, 83, SORRY.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX S SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER YOU GOTTA READ THE HEADING.

UH, A 3 3 84

[ AT 3 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Brendan Quinn for property located at 81 South Central Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $236±; the County’s share is $1,769±; the Saw Mill Valley Sewer District’s share is $250±; the Elmsford Union Free School District’s share is $10,432±. Refunds from all sources total $12,687±. ]

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX SARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER BRENDAN CLINTON FOR PROPERTY LOCATED 81 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE.

UH, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES TOTAL OF 12,000 6 87.

T FOUR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX C R SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER BRENDAN CLINTON FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT UH, 49 VALLEY AVENUE REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES TOTAL 17,357.

[ AT 4 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Brendan Quinn for property located at 49 Valley Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $321±; the County’s share is $2,347±; the Saw Mill Valley Sewer District’s share is $340±; the Elmsford Union Free School District’s share is $14,349±. Refunds from all sources total $17,357±.]

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX R A SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER WESTCHESTER TEAM STEWARDS PENSION FUND FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 60 SOUTH AVENUE, UH, SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE.

SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE.

UH, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES $25,756 PLUS.

FIVE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX ARY SETTLEMAN WITH PETITIONER WESTCHESTER TEAMSTERS PENSION FUND FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 60 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE.

UM, UH, A

[ AT 5 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Westchester Teamsters Pension Fund for property located at 160 South Central Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $496±; the County’s share is $3,707±; the Saw Mill Valley Sewer District’s share is $496±; the Elmsford Union Free School District’s share is $21,057±. Refunds from all sources total $25,756±.]

UH, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES TOTAL 25,756.

RELU, UH, A T SIX, UM, UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTINUED RETENTION OF LEWIS AND GREER THAT SPECIAL COUNSEL PROTECT TERTIARY MATTERS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 25,075,000 IN TOTAL.

[ AT 6 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing the continued retention of Lewis & Greer P.C. as Special Counsel for tax certiorari matters for an additional $25,000, $75,000 in total]

UH, C L ONE RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR FEBRUARY 22ND TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW AMENDING 2 85, UH, 29 2 OF THE CODE OF OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AS IT RELATES TO A HARD SALE CONTEXTUAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION.

C L ONE,

[ CL 1 - 2/08/2023 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for Wednesday, February 22, 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 Hartsdale Contextual Review Committee membership composition]

RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING C TWO C C TWO FOR, UH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH.

[ CL 2 - 2/08/2023 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for 7:30 PM, Wednesday, February 22, 2023, to consider an Amended Site Plan Application of Prospero Nursery for property located at 1120 Knollwood Road (P.O. White Plains, NY) [TB 22-19]]

SECOND TO CONSIDER AN AMENDED SITE PLAN APPLICATION OF SPARROW NURSERY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1120 NORWOOD ROAD.

AUTHORIZING C THREE C THREE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PERMISSION TO CLOSE PENNY LANE BETWEEN IT'S INTERSECTION WITH FORT HILL ROAD ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, UH, TO HOLD, UM, A BLOCK PARTY THIS'S THE SOUTHERN GREENVILLE ASSOCIATION FOR A BLOCK PARTY.

RESOLUTION

[ CL 3 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing permission to close Penny Lane, between both its intersections with Fort Hill Road, on Saturday, February 18, 2023 (Rain Date: February 19, 2023), from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM, for the Southern Greenville Association to hold a Block Party]

CD ONE RESOLUTION REFERRING

A AYE.

UM,

[ CD 1 - 2/08/2023 Resolution referring a petition of Wyldwood Condominium and Homeowners Association seeking to modify a condition to operate shuttle service for Wyldwood Condominium residents to the Planning Board for review and recommendation [TB 23-02]]

[01:10:01]

A PETITION OF WILDWOOD CONDO AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SEEKING TO MODIFY A CONDITION TO OPERATE SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR WILDWOOD CONDOMINIUM, UH, RESIDENTS TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.

PERSONNEL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO TRAVEL TO VARIOUS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN UPSTATE NEW YORK FROM MARCH 30TH TO APRIL 2ND, UH, THE COST NOT TO EXCEED FOURTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED OF WHICH WILL BE PAID BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING

[ CR 1 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing personnel from the Department of Community Resources to travel to various colleges and universities in upstate New York from March 30, 2023 through April 2, 2023 at a total cost not to exceed $14,200, $4,800 of which will be paid by program participants]

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2022.

C R ONE RIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR? A.

YOU WE CAN DO IT.

C O ONE'S THE ONE WE JUST DID.

C ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

C O

[ CO 1 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2022 budget transfers]

ONE AYE.

BUDGET TRANSFERS.

O TWO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2023.

[ CO 2 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2023 budget transfer]

BUDGET TRANSFER.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR.

PR ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A AWARD TO LOIS BIDDER OF, OR A NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT APPROVED VENDOR, WHICHEVER IS LOWEST COST PER, UH, ITEM MEETING SPECIFICATIONS FOR PAPER GOODS AND KITCHEN SUPPLIES AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $43,076 AND 75 CENTS.

[ PR 1 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing award to lowest bidder or NYS contract approved vendor, whichever is lowest cost per item meeting specification, for Paper Goods and Kitchen Supplies for 2023, at a cost not to exceed $43,076.78]

SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.

REQUESTING PERMISSION TO ACCEPT A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 FROM GEORGE AND RACHEL MINA ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS DESIGNED TO SU FOR SUPPORT OF YOUTH, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

RESOLUTION

[ PH 1 - 2/08/2023 Resolution requesting permission to accept a Grant in the amount of $3,000 from George and Rachel Gumina, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors designated for support of youth, educational, cultural, social and recreational programs in the Town of Greenburgh]

RESOLUTION AWARDING BID FOR REPLACEMENT OF POLICE HEADQUARTERS CAMERA SYSTEM.

[ PO 1 - 2/08/2023 Resolution awarding bid for replacement of Police Headquarters Camera System]

RESOLUTION AWARDING BIDS FOR TRAFFIC MATERIAL TO THE LO P W ONE RESOLUTION AWARDING BIDS FOR TRAFFIC MATERIALS TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR 2023.

[ PW 1 - 2/08/2023 Resolution awarding bids for Traffic Materials to the lowest responsible bidders for 2023]

A P W TWO RESOLUTION AWARDING BIDS FOR HIGHWAY MATERIALS TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR 2023.

[ PW 2 - 2/08/2023 Resolution awarding bids for Highway Materials to the lowest responsible bidders for 2023]

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR.

RESOLUTION AWARDING BIDS FOR BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT REPAIR MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE, UH, BIDDERS FOR 2023.

[ PW 3 - 2/08/2023 Resolution awarding bids for Bureau of Equipment Repair Materials and Supplies to the lowest responsible bidders for 2023]

PW FOUR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OF MICHAEL BRODER AS A CONSULTANT TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED IN ADDITIONAL $45,000.

AND, UH,

[ PW 4 - 2/08/2023 Resolution authorizing the extension of Michael Broder as a consultant to assist the Department of Public Works, for an amount not to exceed an additional $45,000]