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Since 1987, the Town of Greenburgh has annually been granted the “The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting” by the National Government Financial Officers Association

The Town of Greenburgh has been designated a ”Tree City of the World,” 1 of 38 municipalities in the
U.S., and 1 of 2 municipalities in NYS. "Tree Cities of the World" is a United Nations and the Arbor Day Foundation program

TOWN OF GREENBURGH TOWN BOARD MEETING
177 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY 10607
Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 7:30 PM
AGENDA

This meeting can be viewed live

at https://ny-greenburgh.civicplus.com/485/Watch-Live-Board-Meetings. It is also archived for viewing, generally within 24 hours. Town Board meetings held at the Greenburgh Town Hall may also be viewed live on the Town's government cable channels, Cablevision Channel 76 and Verizon Channel 35

VIEWING THE PUBLIC MEETING:
The public may live view this meeting in person at Town Hall, via cable TV or via the live stream on the Town's Web site. You may also watch the replay on cable TV and the archived meeting on the Town’s Web site.

PARTICIPATING IN THE PUBLIC MEETING:
The public may participate in the meeting where appropriate in person at Town Hall or remotely by Zoom.
To speak in person at the meeting, notify the Town Clerk on the dais upon your arrival. You will be called in the order of received requests. To speak via Zoom, send an email to PublicComment@GreenburghNY.com no later than 6:00 PM on the day of the meeting. A Zoom link will then be emailed shortly before the meeting. Remote speakers will be called upon after in person speakers in the order of electronically raised hands. To electronically raise hand click Raise Hand in the webinar controls, or simultaneously press Alt+Y on a PC, or Option+Y on a Mac, or *9 on your phone.

THE TOWN BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THE TOWN BOARD AGENDA AT ANY TIME
THE TOWN BOARD ALSO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING

Minutes of Town Board Meetings are posted on our Web Site
(Click the link for "Agendas and Minutes," scroll down to meeting date and click "Minutes")

To e-mail the Town Board (Supervisor Paul Feiner, Councilman Francis Sheehan, Councilman Ken Jones, Councilwoman Gina Jackson, Councilwoman Ellen Hendrickx), e-mail: TownBoard@GreenburghNY.com

PLEASE NOTE: TOWN BOARD MEETING AGENDAS ARE POSTED ON THE TOWN WEB SITE AND ONLY MAILED UPON A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE TOWN CLERK, TownClerk@GreenburghNY.com

EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO SPEAK BEFORE THE TOWN BOARD ON ANY SUBJECT;
HOWEVER, PERSONAL ATTACKS, OF ANY KIND, TOWARD ANYONE, WILL NOT BE PERMITTED

The Greenburgh Town Board appreciates comments from residents at its open meetings. Recently, comments have been made that, whether intended or not, were hurtful to other members of the public because the comment perpetuated racial or religious tropes and stereotypes. We believe it is appropriate to remind everyone that bigotry and hate have no place in Greenburgh. As we move forward we will work together to educate each other around this issue. Our goal is to maintain a robust and constructive dialogue. We are confident that this Town can continue to have these dialogues.

UPCOMING TOWN BOARD MEETINGS:

	Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 7:30 PM	Wednesday, July (TBD), 2023, 7:30 PM
	Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 7:30 PM	Wednesday, August (TBD), 2023, 7:30 PM

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MOMENT OF SILENCE
In Memory of Edward P. Marron, Sr., age 83, of Ardsley, New York, former Town employee, passed away peacefully surrounded by his devoted family on May 13, 2023. Ed is survived by his beloved wife Carolyn of 61 years. He also leaves behind his four children, Edward (Cathy), Michael (Kay), Stacey (Don), and Maureen (Adam). He loved being grandpa (“Papa” or “Gramps”) to his eleven grandchildren Edward (Phoebe), Jeffrey, Amy, Kathryn, Christopher (Ana), Carolyn (Clifford), Colleen, Ryan, Michael, John, and Erin. His greatest love was his wife and his greatest pride was his family. As a father and grandfather, Ed was also friend, role model, mentor, and their greatest supporter. Among his happiest memories were the many summers spent in Montauk with his children (later with his grandchildren) and with friends on the beaches and on the boat. Ed was also a loyal and dedicated friend to many who he enjoyed spending time with. In recent years, Ed enjoyed meeting up (and solving the world’s problems) with his longtime friends down at the Hudson River. He will be dearly missed by all those who knew him.

In memory of the people in Ukraine killed during Russia's invasion and relentless intentional targeted bombing of civilians in apartment buildings, hospitals, train stations, schools and children centers, deliberating targeting utilities used by civilians to leave them without electricity and heat through the brutal winter weather, with mass graves being found after invaded areas have been retaken, all in Russia's effort to destroy Ukraine and its people, who are forced to fight for their land, their freedom, and general democratic principles. May they rest in peace and peace be restored to Ukraine

ROLL CALL: Town Clerk

PRESENTATIONS
(10 minutes) Samantha Pfeffer, Water Guardian Foundation, President - Drowning Prevention
(10 minutes) National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week (May 21-27, 2023) -- Greenburgh EMS
(10 minutes) New Snow Angels -- Introduction of 2023/2024 snow angels:
Noah Seifer, Coordinator; Alex Shapiro, Jon Guerrero and Joey Belarge;
and outgoing member Zachary Weinhouse
(15 minutes) Woodlands High School student presentations

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

TOWN CLERK COMMENTS

DECISION
To consider a one-year agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Irvington to provide Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated Greenburgh residents of the East Irvington Fire Protection District for the year 2023, for an amount not to exceed $111,581 (See Resolution TB-2)

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Advance signup is required. A continuous five minute limit per speaker per hearing 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 be a second five minute round unless the hearing is going to be adjourned to a subsequent hearing date. If the hearing is going to be adjourned to a subsequent hearing date, the Town Board may waive the second 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.

To consider the Proposed Town of Greenburgh’s 2023 Recommended Capital Budget and 2024-2025 Capital Plan

To consider the adoption of a local law recommended by the Conservation Advisory Council creating a new chapter in the Code of the Town of Greenburgh, Chapter 374, entitled “Leaf Blowers”

PUBLIC COMMENT

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.

BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
Appointment of Margaret Goldberg to the Board of Assessment Review, for a term expiring 9/30/2027

TOWN BOARD – 989-1540

TB 1 - 5/24/2023

Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing the Town Supervisor to enter into a Payment-In-Lieu-Of-Tax Agreement for a solar energy system pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 487 with ESNY-RT-Elmsford LLC, and the Town of Greenburgh located at 4-5 Warehouse Lane to be known as "4-5 Warehouse Lane Solar Array"

TB 2 - 5/24/2023
Resolution approving a one-year agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Irvington to provide Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated Greenburgh residents of the East Irvington Fire Protection District for the year 2023, for an amount not to exceed $111,581

TB 3 - 5/24/2023

Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh supporting the New York State Legislature's proposed Bill A7208 / S6893 and respectfully requesting the members of the New York State Legislature who represent the Town of Greenburgh to seek adoption of Bill A7208 and S6893 by the New York Assembly and Senate, respectively

TB 4 - 5/24/2023

Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh requesting that the NYS Legislature execute a Town Home Rule Request establishing a moratorium which prohibits a referendum on the incorporation of Edgemont for a period of one year or after the conclusion of the state funded impact study, whichever time period is shorter, to allow residents to vote with sufficient data and knowledge to make an informed decision

ATTORNEY – 989-1615

AT 1 - 5/24/2023

Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Fiore Realty LLC for property located at 63 S. Central Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $434±; the County’s share is $3,245±; the Saw Mill Valley Sewer District’s share is $468±; the Elmsford Union Free School District’s share is $19,093±. Refunds from all sources total $23,239±.