Oct 25, 2023 Town Board- Regular

OH, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? YES.

CAN'T WAIT TO DO IT IN GREENBERG.

I LOVE IT.

I I THINK YOUR WORK IS LIKE AMAZING.

YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY PUT THE NAME, UH, TO THE, I DIDN'T TO FACE, I SAID, OH, THIS ARTIST MUST BE LIKE WORLD FAMOUS.

UM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S JUST SO AMAZING.

AND EVERY TIME I'M IN IRVINGTON, I SEE YOUR WORK.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'M LIKE SO IMPRESSED WITH, UM, WHAT ART COULD DO TO ENHANCE THE DOWNTOWN, UM, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY.

YOU REALLY ARE, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOURSELF.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY AN EXCEPTIONAL, UH, YOU KNOW, ARTIST.

AND MAYBE ONE DAY I'LL BE ABLE TO PUT MY RESUME THAT I, I, I TALK TO YOU , BUT YOU, YOU ARE REALLY, IS ANYONE, UH, WHO HAS SEEN YOUR WORK, WILL JUST BE LIKE, TOTALLY AWED BY THE QUALITY AND HOW IT EN ENHANCE PUBLIC SPACES.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, CHRISTINE.

AND WHEN YOU SEE A REPLAY OF THIS, TAKE A LOOK AT THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FACES WHILE YOU WERE SPEAKING.

I TOOK, I'LL SEND YOU A PICTURE OF WHAT I TOOK.

'CAUSE I DON'T DO THAT NORMALLY.

TAKE A PICTURE FROM HERE.

BUT THEY'RE SO IN AWE OF THEIR PARENTS, RIGHT? AND NOT, AND NOT TO SHOUT OUT LITTLE MAN HERE, BUT LITTLE MAN WAS JUST LIKE, REMIND ME OF MY SON WHEN YOU JUST SAW AN AWE OF YOUR MOTHER.

SO, AND NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING ABOVE FROM THE YOUNG LADIES HERE.

IT'S SO PRECIOUS.

WE SEE PUBLIC ART IN ALL THESE SPACES, AND YOU'VE SEEN ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY PEOPLE HAVE DONE PROJECTS.

IT WAS JUST SO WONDERFUL THAT CHRISTINA DID THIS TOTALLY ON HER OWN.

SHE DID A GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN TO GET IT SO THAT ARTISTS WEREN'T REQUIRED TO BUY THEIR OWN SUPPLIES.

SHE LEARNED HOW TO DO THIS, BUT IT WASN'T JUST FOR HERSELF.

I ALWAYS SAY THAT GREENBERG CELEBRATES THE ARTS.

AND CHRISTINA'S JUST A FINE EXAMPLE OF THAT CELEBRATION.

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I SAW THE BRILLIANCE IN YOU AND YOUR ART.

AND HAD I KNOWN BEFORE THAT YOU WERE THE WIFE OF SUCH AN HONORABLE YOUNG MAN, I WOULD'VE, I WOULD'VE AT LEAST GIVE YOU THE FIRST PLACE.

ANYHOW, THANKS.

THAT IS, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY, AND WE HONORED HER.

ANYWAY.

, MARY, YOU ALREADY UNDERSTAND HOW TO SAY THIS.

YES.

YOU KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.

, OUR SECOND AWARD IS FOR AN ORGANIZATION.

I'M GOING TO ASK MEGAN JOSEPH TO COME DOWN.

I'M ALSO GOING TO ASK STEPHANIE, ROD BART TO COME DOWN AND TURN AROUND AND FACE THEM SO THEY CAN SEE YOU.

ONE RIVER ART SCHOOL IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE ART PROGRAM IN 15 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US.

THEY OPENED THEIR HARSDALE BRANCH IN 2018.

ONE RIVER IS AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES A CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE FOR CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND CAMPS.

THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A UNIQUE METHOD FOR TEACHING ART AND DIGITAL DESIGN CLASSES TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ALL LEVELS OF ART.

MEGAN JOSEPH IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE HARTSDALE LOCATION.

STEPHANIE ROTHBARD IS A STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF THEIR PROGRAM.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE WANDERED THROUGH THE HALLS OF TOWN HALL, THERE IS AN EXHIBIT IN PAUL FINDER'S STUDENT GALLERY THAT WAS CREATED BY THE STUDENTS IN THE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR ONE RIVER ARTS.

STEPHANIE IS ONE OF THOSE ARTISTS.

STEPHANIE, HOLD UP YOUR PICTURE AND SHOW THEM.

OH, WOW.

TURN AROUND.

AMAZING.

NO, SHOW IT TO THEM AND THEN SHOW IT TO THE AUDIENCE.

GOTTA GET A CLOSE UP ON THAT.

STEPHANIE IS 14.

BRING IT BACK THIS WAY SO WE CAN GET A CLOSE UP.

THIS CAMERA CAN PICK IT UP.

YES.

STEPHANIE IS 14 YEARS OLD.

OH, AMAZING.

THERE WERE STUDENTS IN THAT PROGRAM WHO WERE IN THE PRE-K THE SIX PRE-K, SIX TO NINE, UP TO 15.

THEY DID ALL KINDS OF THINGS, BUT I, I'M NOT GONNA LET MEGAN TALK.

I'M GONNA LET STEPHANIE TALK.

AT ONE RIVER SCHOOL, STUDENTS HAVE FUN LEARNING TO CREATE AND PRODUCE COMPELLING ART.

AN EXHIBIT OF WORK BY STUDENTS OF VARIOUS AGES WHO WERE ENROLLED IN THE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM AT ONE RIVER SCHOOL HAS BEEN ON EXHIBIT IN TOWN SUPERVISORS GALLERY SINCE SEPTEMBER.

THE EXHIBIT WILL REMAIN ON DISPLAY UNTIL NOVEMBER 2ND.

EVERYONE SHOULD GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT BEFORE YOU GO HOME.

TODAY, MOST RECENTLY, ONE RIVER SCHOOL HARTSDALE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND GREENBURG NATURE CENTER TO ORGANIZE AN ARTIST AND CRAFTSMAN'S MARKET, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT SPRING AT ONE OF GREENBURG'S PUBLIC PARKS.

THIS EVENT IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND CHAMPIONING LOCAL ARTISANS AND FOSTERING A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR THE CREATIVE PROCESS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

ADDITIONALLY, VISITORS WILL HAVE THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ART CLASSES LED BY ONE RIVER INSTRUCTORS IN APPRECIATION OF MEGAN JOSEPH'S SUPPORT AND INTEREST IN BRINGING ART TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT HER AND ONE RIVER SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE'S 2023 ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS AWARD.

I ASKED STEPHANIE IF SHE WOULD SAY A FEW WORDS TO YOU ABOUT HER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE HI.

HI.

SO DURING THE SUMMER, I, IS THIS BETTER? STEP CLOSER.

SPEAKING.

I WAS, IT WAS THE SUMMER AND I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO.

AND I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING AND I WAS LIKE, WELL, I LOVE ART.

THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PROGRAM.

I CAN'T, I WANTED TO MEET ALL THESE NEW PEOPLE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO LIKE, JUST EXPERIENCE OTHER PEOPLE'S LIKE ENERGY.

SO I COME TO THIS CLASS AND WE SPEND THE FIRST FEW DAYS LIKE ANALYZING OTHER PEOPLE'S ARTS OF THIS PEN AND INK, PEN AND INK DRAWINGS.

AND WE HAD GREAT DISCUSSIONS AND I LOVED SEEING EVERYONE'S ART, AND IT WAS ALL VERY

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POSITIVE.

AND LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.

AND EVEN WHEN I WENT BACK THERE TO LIKE, GET THIS FRAME, LIKE I WAS STILL LOOKING AT ALL, ALL MY, LIKE COLLEAGUES, I GUESS.

YEAH, I GUESS COLLEAGUES, COLLEAGUES WORKING.

I WAS LIKE, WOW.

LIKE, EVEN STILL, IT WAS JUST AMAZING.

THE THINGS WE INSTILL IN OUR CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG ARE THE THINGS THEY CARRY WITH THEM TO THE GRAVE.

ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND I THINK THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WHAT MEGAN'S DOING.

MEGAN, I'LL LET YOU SAY SOMETHING SINCE WE ALL SAY SOMETHING.

WELL, THANK YOU.

WELL, IT'S A TRUE HONOR.

ONE RIVER REALLY DOES PASSIONATELY ENJOY, UM, OUR, OUR TRUE PASSION, WHICH IS TO BRING ARTS TO THE COMMUNITY, TO, TO EVERYONE, RIGHT? EVERY AGE, EVERY LEVEL, EVERY ABILITY.

UM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED STUDENTS.

WE'RE SO LUCKY, WE'RE SO BLESSED.

UM, AND I CAN'T GO WITHOUT NOTICING HOW JUST TALENTED AND AMAZING OUR TEACHERS ARE.

OUR WHOLE FAMILY OF, OF STAFF.

WE'RE JUST ALL SO PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO.

OUR TEACHERS ARE JUST AMAZING.

SO WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM.

SO WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SARAH .

AND I'D JUST LIKE TO, UM, MAYBE SARAH'S NOT DONE.

I'M GOING TO PRESENT MEGAN WITH SOME SUNFLOWERS IN THE HOPES THAT SHE'LL PUT THEM IN THE LOBBY OF HER BUILDING AND HAVE THE STUDENTS' PAINTING.

OH, .

WE'LL DO JUST THAT.

THANK YOU .

AND I'D JUST LIKE TO, UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON THE ARTS MARKET, WE HOPE, UM, IN MAY TO, UM, UH, HAVE ARTWORK.

UM, AND LIKE SCULPTURES, UH, UH, UH, IN A PARK ALL IN ONE PARK, PROBABLY THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF MAY.

AND IT'S GONNA BE SORT OF LIKE THE ART MARKET THEY HAVE IN NORTHERN WESTCHESTER THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SO SUCCESSFUL.

UM, AND I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE REALLY, REALLY POPULAR.

AND, UM, AND WE'RE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU, RIGHT? THE ONLY CRITICISM I HAVE ABOUT YOU IS THAT YOU DON'T LIVE IN GREENBURG .

UH, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ONE DAY YOU, THAT'S VERY TRUE.

YOU, UH, YOU'LL MOVE HERE, UH, BECAUSE YOU'RE REALLY ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, UH, UH, THAT WE HAVE IN, IN GREENBURG.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SO PASSIONATE AND YOU'RE SO DEDICATED TO YOUR STUDENTS AND, UM, AND TO THE ART FIELD.

AND, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY LIKE FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ISN'T WATCHING AND GONNA STEAL YOU , BECAUSE WE WANT YOU HERE IN GREENBURG.

AW, THANK YOU.

BUT STEPHANIE LIVES IN GREENBURG, RIGHT? EXACTLY.

MY, MY NIECE, UH, WENT TO THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, AND, UM, SHE ACTUALLY, UH, GOT HER START AT, UM, UH, ONE RIVER SCHOOL, UM, WHEN THEY JUST OPENED UP, YOU KNOW, SHE WORKED THERE AND NOW SHE'S A PROFESSIONAL, UH, DIGITAL, YOU KNOW, ARTIST.

AND THE SKILLS THAT SHE LEARNED FROM, UM, ONE RIVER SCHOOL REALLY HELPED HER WITH HER, UM, YOU KNOW, HER CAREER.

SO ONE DAY MAYBE YOU'LL BE, UM, A, UH, THE, UH, SUCCESSOR TO PABLO PICASSO.

CONGRATULATIONS.

A PART OF THE PLAN FOR THE ARTS COLLABORATIVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE SPRING IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, TO SEND CHILDREN WHO ARE GIFTED IN THE ARTS, BUT UNABLE TO AFFORD TUITIONS THAT THEY'RE WORKING TO SET UP SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THESE KIDS.

SO IT'S A PLEASURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS AND BEAUTIFUL WORK.

YOU HAVE A HAND FOR SARAH? SARAH DOES AMAZING THINGS.

SARAH GRACIE WHITE.

AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS WHOSE ANCESTORS CAME FROM SPAIN, MEXICO, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.

YES, ALL YOU DO, SARAH, THANK TALK SO MUCH.

[ TOWN CLERK COMMENTS]

OKAY, NEXT.

UM, LET'S SEE.

THERE'S NO, UM, PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY.

SO NOW WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, TOWN, TOWN SUPERVISOR.

I ACTUALLY DO HAVE, UM, COMMENTS UNDER TOWN CLERK COMMENTS.

SURE.

UM, LA LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS WE KNOW, UM, EVERY YEAR SINCE, UH, 19, NOT SURE WHAT YEAR IT WAS, 1968, WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, UM, OUR GUEST SPEAKER, UM, WAS NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING.

SO, IN TRIBUTE TO, UH, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, UH, I, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, TO SHARE THIS, UM, STATEMENT.

EACH YEAR, AMERICANS OBSERVE NATIONAL HERITAGE, NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH BY CELEBRATING THE HISTORIES, CULTURES,

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THIS YEAR'S THEME IS LATINOS DRIVING PROSPERITY, POWER, AND PROGRESS IN AMERICA.

AND, UM, THIS, THE, THE, THE WHOLE, UM, SIGNIFICANCE OF SEPTEMBER 15TH, OF, OF HISPANIC HISTORY MONTH STARTING OUT, UM, ON SEPTEMBER 15TH IS BECAUSE IT IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE FOR LATIN AMERICA, LA UM, LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND NICARAGUA.

IN ADDITION, MEXICO AND CHILE CELEBRATE THEIR INDEPENDENCE DAYS ON SEPTEMBER 16TH AND SEPTEMBER 18TH, RESPECTIVELY.

SO NATIONAL, HIS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, UM, WAS FIRST, UH, OBSERVED UNDER PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON IN 1968.

AND THEN IT WAS EXPANDED BY RONALD REAGAN IN 1988 TO COVER A 30 DAY PERIOD AND ENACTED INTO LAW ON AUGUST 17TH, 1988.

THE POPULATION GAIN IN WESTCHESTER WAS LARGELY FUELED BY AN INCREASE IN THE POPULATION WHO DONE, WHO IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC OR LATINO.

THE HISPANIC POPULATION GREW BY 62,908, AND NOW CONSTITUTES 22% OF THE COUNTY'S POPULATION.

EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY RECORDED A GAIN IN THE HISPANIC POPULATION.

BIGGER AND CHANGING OR KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE PICTURE PAINTED BY THE 2020 CENSUS OF THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER TOWNS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, THE IMPRESSIVE GROWTH IN WESTCHESTER HISPANIC POPULATION DROVE THE OVERALL COUNTY POPULATION INCREASE OF NEARLY 6% REVEALED IN CENSUS FIGURES COMPILED IN THE 2020 FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNT.

THE POPULATION IN THE RIVER TOWNS WAS UP ACROSS THE BOARD, LED BY THE VILLAGE OF OING, UP 9.9%.

HASTINGS ON HUDSON IN TOWN OF GREENBURG 9.4% AND PEAK SCALE UP 7.8%.

THE ONLY ONE TO LOSE POPULATION WAS BRIARCLIFF DOWN 3.8%.

MUCH LIKE IN MOST PARTS OF AMERICA, WEST CHESTER COUNTY'S CHANGING POPULATION MIX OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES REFLECTS A NEW AMERICAN STEWING POT OF CULTURES.

ACCORDING TO NORMA DRUMMOND WESTCHESTER COMMISSIONER OF PLANNING, THERE IS NO MAJORITY POPULATION IN THE COUNTY ANYMORE.

THE CENSUS DATA SHOWS US THAT WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS ARE GETTING MORE DIVERSE TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS NO MAJORITY POPULATION IN THE COUNTY ANYMORE.

IT SAYS NORMA DRUMMOND.

WE ARE A WONDERFUL MIX OF HERITAGES AND CULTURES THAT ARE EXHIBITED IN MANY FOODS, FESTIVALS, STORIES, AND EVEN HOW WE DRESS OUR TRIBUTE TO NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.

OF THE TOWN BOARD IN OCTOBER WAS TOO FULL AND TO ASK THIS PERSON IF SHE WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE SECOND MEETING, WHICH WAS THIS EVENING, SO THAT SHE HAD A CONFLICT ON HER SCHEDULE AND THAT'S WHY SHE COULDN'T BE THERE.

AND I WOULD HOPE NEXT YEAR WE DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE MONTH HAS EXPIRED TO DO THE HONORING AND THEN FIND OUT A SPEAKER AFTER THE 15TH OF OCTOBER.

WE'RE NOW HERE THE 25TH OF OCTOBER THAT WE, UM, DELAY IN, UH, PUTTING TOGETHER A PROGRAM WHICH WE HAVE DONE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, UH, TO FULLY AND, UH, PROPERLY RECOGNIZE HISPANIC HERITAGE FUND.

UM, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT REALLY SNIDE LITTLE UGLY REMARK, UM, FROM FRANCIS SHEEN.

UM, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT JUDITH BEVILLE TOWN CLERK WAS THE FIRST TO ORGANIZE RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND HAS CONTINUED TO BRING IN GUEST SPEAKERS EACH MONTH.

I REACHED OUT, UH, SEPTEMBER 19TH, AS MY EMAIL DATES WILL REVEAL TO THE GUEST SPEAKER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.

AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRST MEETING

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OKAY, GREAT.

ALRIGHT, NEXT.

UH, AND ONE, ONE, THERE'S MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG WHO'S HISPANIC, WHO MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK, BUT LET'S NOT DWELL ON IT.

NO, WE SHOULD NOT DWELL ON IT.

AND THAT IS TRUE.

BUT IN ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE PERSON WHO WAS INVITED, SHE WAS A COUNTY LEVEL REPRESENTATIVE, AND, UM, IT WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, SORT OF AN UNTIMELY, UM, NOTICE THAT SHE COULD NOT BE HERE.

SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M SURE THAT YOU ARE SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN, SCHEDULES CHANGE, CONFLICTS OCCUR, AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE.

HOWEVER, WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, AND AS MICHELLE OBAMA SAYS, WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO HIGH.

I GO HIGH.

WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT A TRIBUTE WAS PRESENTED.

NEXT, UH, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

UM, NEXT I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT IF YOU NEED A COVID SHOT, UM, OR A COVID VACCINE, UM, OR A FLU VACCINE, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER, FORMERLY CALLED THE GREENBURG NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER, UM, WILL BE AT TOWN HALL ON WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK FROM NINE, UH, TO FOUR.

THEY'VE DONE THAT EVERY YEAR SINCE EARLY VOTING, UM, YOU KNOW, STARTED.

SO WE THANK THE HEALTH CENTER FOR HELPING TO MAKE EVERYBODY, UH, HEALTHY.

UM,

[ 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.]

WE HAVE HAL SAMIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD AT THIS POINT, AS ALWAYS, WE HAVE CLOCKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROOM.

WE ASK THAT EVERYBODY PLEASE STICK TO WITHIN THEIR FIVE MINUTE TIME SPAN.

I DIDN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND YOUR, YOUR ANSWER, BUT YOU ANSWERED, I ASKED GINA JACKSON AND GINA JACKSON, I BELIEVE YOU RESPONDED THAT YOU, UH, LIVE WITH YOUR MOTHER.

CLOCKS ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON, I DON'T BELIEVE.

HELLO.

OKAY, WELL, WELL, PLEASE DON'T START YET.

WE, WE JUST NEED FOR THE, THE HELLO TO, UM, GO AWAY.

THANK YOU, MARY.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE SET.

I ASK THE TOWN BOARD TO HOLD OVER THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE BOARD OF ETHICS ALTER.

WE HAVE A CODE OF ETHICS.

MOST OF THE CODE OF ETHICS IS INVOLVED WITH JUDGING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UP HERE ON THE DAIS WHO WILL DO THE APPOINTING.

THEY ALSO DO THE INTERVIEWING IN SECRET EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PERSON, BUT SINCE YOU'RE GONNA ELECT HIM, UH, SELECT HIM FOR A TERM TO JUDGE YOU, I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT WHO HE IS.

AS YOU KNOW, I MONITOR THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF ETHICS.

I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO HE IS WHEN YOU PRESENT HIM.

SO I ASK YOU TO HOLD IT OVER FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

IN THE MEANTIME, ACQUAINT THE PUBLIC WITH WHO HE IS.

I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST HIM.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BEFORE YOU VOTE.

UM, THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR, EVEN IN LOCAL POLITICS.

AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING AGAINST THE TOWN CLERK, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR THE VACANCY AS WELL AS, UH, MS. JACKSON'S SEAT ON THE, UH, TOWN COUNCIL.

WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE? WOULDN'T IT HAVE BE NICE IF THEY CAME ONCE TO THE TOWN BOARD MEETING AND SPOKE TO THE PUBLIC? AGAIN? HERE'S AN ELECTION, WHICH THE PUBLIC KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE ENOUGH TO COME HERE AND TALK TO US.

LAST TOWN BOARD MEETING, I ASKED ABOUT THE TOWN'S CONTINUATION OF ITS GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY WITH WESTCHESTER PO POWER, EVEN THOUGH WE PUT OUT A MONTHLY REPORT, WHICH SHOWS THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE STAYING WITH CON ED ARE PAYING SIGNIFICANTLY LESS.

AND I ASKED THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WHO VOTED TO PUT IT IN WESTCHESTER POWER, WELL, WHO ARE THEY PAYING? MR. FINER ANSWERED.

HE SAID HE'S STAYING WITH WESTCHESTER POWER BECAUSE HE FEELS RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING GOTTEN PEOPLE IN, AND THEREFORE HE SHOULDN'T BENEFIT BY SWITCHING TO CON ED.

I ASKED FRANCIS, FRANKLY,

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YOU DON'T KNOW WHO'S PAYING, WHO'S SERVICING THE ELECTRIC POWER.

AND YOU WOULD ASK HER, AND I ASKED YOU WHAT WOULD COME BACK AND TELL US THIS WEEK? DO YOU HAVE AN ANSWER? NO.

BY THE WAY, YOUR JOB, BY THE WAY, WHEN YOU'RE NOT WORKING HERE AS PART-TIME JOB IS WITH NYPA NEW YORK'S POWER AUTHORITY.

I FIND IT VERY UNUSUAL THAT AT HOME, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOUR POWER SOURCE IS.

THE OTHER TWO PEOPLE HERE DIDN'T EVEN ANSWER.

I FIND THAT TROUBLING TOO.

AND MR. FINER, HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A TOWN BOARD MEETING AND YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET'S COMING UP.

WANT TO GIVE US A LITTLE HINT OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE HEARING FROM IN A COUPLE DAYS.

THAT WOULD BE NICE.

SO AGAIN, I'M KIND OF DISAPPOINTED THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE DON'T FEEL THE COURTESY OF EVEN COMING TO A TOWN BOARD MEETING AND TALKING AND LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW WHEN THEY SHOW UP IN AN EVENT, THEY SAY, I'M BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

HOW NICE TO MEET YOU.

THAT'S ALL THEY KNOW.

SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE THESE PEOPLE BACK YOU ON THE TOWN BOARD WHO HAVEN'T ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO'S SERVICING YOUR ELECTRIC POWER.

ONCE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS OVER, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO US.

SO PLEASE DO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AND I'M NOT EVEN GONNA USE THE WHOLE FIVE MINUTES.

I AM, I HAD SOME, UH, COMMENTS ON THE, UH, AGENDA AND THE ITEMS, THE AGENDA.

BUT BEFORE I START ON THAT, FIRST OF ALL, I AM, I DO COME AND I AM RUNNING FOR THE TOM BOARD.

I'M HERE.

I RESPOND TO AGENDA ITEMS, AND I ALSO PUT FORTH THINGS LIKE THE ESCO THAT I THINK THE, I KNOW THE, UH, CONTRACT'S ANOTHER YEAR, BUT THEY, THEY COULD RENEGOTIATE IT AND CHANGE THE OPT-IN INSTEAD OF .

AND GET ATTENDANCE? IF YOU, IF HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN EVENT THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN ON THE 28TH, WE'RE VOTING ON IT TODAY.

UM, ANYWAYS, I'M ALSO A LATINO.

OKAY? I, I, I REALLY PREFER THE TITLE OF LATINO OR LATINX THAN HISPANIC.

UH, IT'S MORE INCLUSIVE.

IT INCLUDES PEOPLE OF ALL HERITAGE THAT COME FROM SOUTH CENTRAL AND MEXICO AND THE CARIBBEAN, NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO COME FROM SPAIN.

OKAY? UM, SO THAT BEING SAID, UH, THANK YOU JUDITH, FOR, FOR, UH, STEPPING IN AND, AND CELEBRATING.

UH, I THINK WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSITY, NOT JUST ONE MONTH AT A TIME, BUT ALWAYS, ALWAYS.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS TOWN AND THIS COUNTY STRONG, IS THE DIVERSITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE HERE AND MAKE A LIFE AND, AND PARTICIPATE.

UM, NOW I'M GONNA, UH, MAKE SOME COMMENTS ON, ON SOME OF THE ITEMS. UH, THE FIRST ITEM I WANNA MAKE A COMMENT ON IS ON, ON THE GLENVILLE, UH, FIRE PROTECTION FOR 21 AND FOR 19 TO 20, 21 AND 22.

WE'RE VOTING ON IT TODAY.

I MAYBE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MECHANISMS OF THIS TOWN BOARD, BUT IT'S TWO YEARS TOO LATE.

OKAY? AND NOT ONLY THAT, THE DECISION AND, AND THE, UH, AUTHORITY FOR THE CONTRACT IS IN THE SAME AGENDA.

I KNOW THIS, THIS WAS DISCUSSED BACK IN JUNE, UH, JULY, UH, 26TH.

AND WHY THIS DID TAKE SO LONG, UH, THIS OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS THAT HAD BEEN KICKING AROUND AND WAS NEVER PAID.

UH, AND WHERE WAS IT ON OUR, ON OUR BUDGET? UH, WHERE WAS IT KEPT AND WHAT WAS IT USED FOR IN THE, WHILE IT WAS BEING, UM, HELD FROM, FROM THE GLINT, FROM THE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT IN TARRYTOWN.

UM, ANOTHER ITEM THAT I, I WANT TO COMMENT ON IS, WHY, WHY DOES THE TOWN WAIT SO LONG TO APPROVE, TO APPROVE THE CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS REQUEST FOR STREET CLOSINGS? UM, DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM IN THE, IN, IN THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION TO PLAN

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WHY DO WE TAKE SO LONG? I KNOW THAT I WAS A CIVIC ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.

I KNOW THESE THINGS ARE REQUESTED EARLY.

THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULD BE PUTTING IT OFF UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

LIKE YOU DID, LIKE YOU DID WITH, WITH THE, UH, FARMER'S MARKET.

HE WAITED UNTIL THE FRIDAY BEFORE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO OFF.

THIS KIND OF FOOT DRAGGING HAS TO STOP ON THE, ON THIS HAS TO STOP.

NOW, THERE'S ANOTHER ITEM.

UM, UH, THE, I THERE'S AN ITEM ON, ON THE AGENDA THAT HAS TO DO WITH THREE $3 MILLION.

$3 MILLION THAT, UM, THAT WAS, UH, WHAT ITEM? ITEM? UH, UH, $3 MILLION ITEM CD TWO.

IT WAS THE, UH, APPROVAL OF A $3 MILLION, UH, GRANT BY THE COUNTY.

OKAY? I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN KICKING AROUND AND WHY IT'S NOW BEING APPROVED, BUT I'M TELLING YOU THAT YOU'RE DRAGGING YOUR FEET ON THINGS LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SENIOR HOUSING.

YOU GOTTA STOP DRAGGING YOUR FEET.

THE APPROVALS OF THIS, THESE ITEMS HAVE TO BE DONE EXPEDITIOUSLY.

AND TO THAT, THESE PROJECTS CAN GO FORWARD AND PEOPLE AND PEOP AND PEOPLE CAN, CAN BENEFIT FROM 'EM.

IN FACT, UH, THERE'S A, THERE'S A FACT HERE THAT, UM, FOR THAT MATTER, DELAYS IN OTHER SENIOR HOUSING PROJECTS HAVE SEEN THE DEATH OF EIGHT APPLICANTS WHILE THEY'RE WAITING FOR THEIR COMPLETION.

OKAY? EIGHT APPLICANTS HAVE DIED WAITING FOR THE COMPLETION OF SENIOR HOUSING.

THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

UNACCEPTABLE.

AND THERE'S A CONTROLLER'S ITEMS I KNOW WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY TIMES, BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU GUY HAS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE TOTALS AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE NUMBERS ON THESE ITEMS THAT ARE COMING FROM THE CONTINGENCY BUDGET THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE.

THESE ARE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE BUDGETARY, THE BUDGETARY PROCESS.

NOT BROUGHT ON OVER $40,000 IN CONTRACTS.

AND ANOTHER ONE IS OIL, OIL AND GASOLINE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

$40,000.

WHY? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL OF YOU AND I THAT ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS, I CAN'T REMEMBER.

ANYBODY ELSE? YES, WE, WE HAVE SEVERAL REQUESTS.

UM, MARY BODEN.

A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENED THIS MONTH.

OH, I WALKED UP HERE.

NO CANE, NO WHEELCHAIR.

THAT'S, LET'S WORK APPLAUSE.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO, UH, HELPED ME TO GET TO THIS POINT.

OUTSTANDING.

AND I CAN'T NAME THEM ALL 'CAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER THEM, BUT I CAN SAY THIS.

THERE'S A FEELING A A AROUND GREENBERG THAT THINGS ARE GOOD AND GETTING BETTER.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS I'M WORKING ON.

I'LL, I'LL GO AWAY TILL NEXT MONTH, SAVING MONEY, OTHER THINGS.

BUT TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN SO NICE AND, AND HELPED ME.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO COME IN HERE WITH A WHEELCHAIR TONIGHT.

I STILL GOT IT HOME.

HAVEN'T USED IT LATELY, DON'T HAVE TO, BECAUSE DOCTORS HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE WHAT WAS WRONG AND FIXED IT.

AND HOW MANY YEARS IT'S BEEN WRONG.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT WITHOUT A DOUBT, I AM NOT THE SAME PERSON THAT I WAS A YEAR AGO.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I WAS SICK WITH THAT BACTERIA.

SO THE PERSON YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW DOES THINGS VERY DIFFERENTLY THAN HE DID BEFORE.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE FACT THAT I CAN WALK UP HERE AND WALK OUTTA HERE AND SMILE AND RELATE TO ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.

AARON SCHMIDT'S FAMILY INCREDIBLY SURPRISED ME.

I'VE SEEN THE ARTWORK.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

YES.

AND THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT I FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING IN.

I SEE TRAFFIC CIRCLES WITH FLOWERS.

I SEE ALL THOSE NICE THINGS.

THERE'S A FEELING ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT THINGS ARE BETTER AND MAKE IT LOOK BETTER.

MORE FLOWERS AND MORE ANYTHING ELSE.

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AND PEOPLE I'VE KNOWN FOR YEARS, I HAVE TO ASK WHO THEY ARE.

AND, UM, I DO THAT.

BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE ASSISTANCE THAT PEOPLE HELP.

I'LL BE BACK NEXT MONTH OR TWO MONTHS AND WE OTHER SUGGESTIONS, BUT RIGHT NOW THEY CAN WAIT.

THANK YOU PEOPLE.

IT'S MORE IMPORTANT.

WE APPRECIATE THAT, MARY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MURRAY.

THANK YOU FOR CARING.

AND WHEN YOU COME BACK WITHOUT THE CANE AND WITHOUT THE WHEELCHAIR.

YEP.

AWESOME.

SEE YOU AT THE NEW YORK MARATHON, RIGHT? , I'LL NEVER FORGET.

UH, WHEN I RAN THE NEW YORK MARATHON, YOU TOLD ME HOW YOU RAN IT.

YOU SAID THAT YOU RAN AND THEN WHEN YOU WERE ON MADISON AVENUE, YOU CROSSED OVER AND, UM, .

SO GO TO THE NEXT.

WE DON'T NEED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE DON'T NEED THE DETAILS.

ANDREA.

RE MS. ANDREA, FAITH AND FEAR.

OH, I CAN'T SEE THAT.

FAITH OVER FEAR.

ARE YOU READING MY SHIRT? YES.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISOR.

FINER ON THE TOWN BOARD.

WE DON'T HEAR YOU.

YOU CAN'T HEAR ME NOW? YOU CAN'T MOVE THE MICROPHONE AWAY.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISOR FINER AND THE TOWN BOARD.

MY NAME IS ANDREA REED AND I'M THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE FAIRVIEW AREA DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT LEADERS.

UM, I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THAT.

UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO QUERY THE BOARD CONCERNING, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT IT OR NOT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN EDGEMONT.

UM, AND IT'S BECOMING ITS OWN, THE PROCESS OF IT'S BECOMING ITS OWN INCORPORATION.

UM, WE ALL KNOW THAT IT'S A GREAT, UH, POSSIBILITY IF IT HAS NOT, UM, BECOME ALREADY.

UM, I REMEMBER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE WAS TALKING ABOUT IT MAY HAPPEN THIS END OF THE YEAR, END OF THE YEAR, END OF THE YEAR.

SO I'M JUST FOLLOWING BACK JUST TO GET FOLLOW UP ON IT.

THE TOWN BOARD TO BUFFER? UM, THAT WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN? UM, IS THERE A CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR MONEY'S BEING REALLOCATED FOR THIS PARTICULAR, UH, BUDGET TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS IN FAIRVIEW AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS ARE NOT DEVASTATED? SO THAT'S WHAT MY QUESTION IS FOR YOU.

UM, EVEN THOUGH EDGEMONT IS APPROXIMATELY 17% OF THE UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG'S POPULATION, APPROXIMATELY, AND I FORGOT WHERE I GOT THESE NUMBERS, 24% OF THE, THE REVENUE OF GREENBURG.

UM, THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT WHEN OR IF IT HAS PASSED, THAT THE PROPERTY TAXES AND THE TOWN SERVICES FEES WILL RISE.

THAT, UM, UH, THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY IN DEGREES, DECREASE IN VALUE OF PROPERTY HOMES.

THERE MAY BE LOSS OF, UH, UH, SERVICES, UM, IN EXISTING PROGRAMS. THERE MAY BE CANCELLATIONS, POSSIBILITY OF, UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? UM, LAYOFFS FROM TOWN EMPLOYEES AND EVEN, UM, FEWER NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS.

MY CONCERN IS OF THE DEVASTATION FACING THOSE OF US WHO ACTUALLY LIVE IN FAIRVIEW AND ALSO IN THE, UH, UNINCORPORATED AREAS, UM, THAT IT WILL BE AN ASTRONOMICAL BLOW IF OR WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN.

UM, MANY HAVE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE NOW, I HAVEN'T PULLED THE ENTIRE GREENBERG, ONLY MY LITTLE SPHERE AS I'VE SPOKEN TO PEOPLE.

AND, UM, MANY HAVE RETIRED.

MANY ARE ON FIXED INCOMES.

MANY CAN'T HANDLE IF SOME SUCH THINGS HAPPEN, UM, A DOUBLE IN TAXES OR EVEN ANY KIND OF RISE IN TAXES.

UM, SO WITH THAT BEING HAPPENED NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT PEOPLE POSSIBLY LOSING THEIR HOMES, UH, LOSING JOBS, SERVICES.

WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO AFFECT POLICE IN HOSPITAL AND ANYTHING ELSE.

WE WANT, UM, TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN GREENBURG AND BE, UH, COMFORTABLE .

OKAY? UH, WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A HOME BACK IN 2011 IN GREENBURG, I USED TO LIVE IN GREENBURG, BUT THEN I BOUGHT A HOME FOR MY MOM WHO WAS PASSING WHEN I, I WASN'T LOOKING FOR A RIGHT NOW HOME.

I WAS LOOKING FOR A FOREVER HOME.

OKAY? AND THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING, UM, OR HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.

SO YOU DON'T WANNA LIVE LOSE OR, OR RISK LOSING YOUR FOREVER, ANYTHING.

UM, HOWEVER, IF THE INCORPORATION OF EDGEMONT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND AGAIN, THAT IS A GREAT POSSIBILITY IF IT HAS NOT HAPPENED.

UM, MY QUESTION FOR THE TOWN BOARD IS, UM, HAVE YOU COME TO SOME TYPE OF CONTINGENCY PLAN, OKAY? THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE TO KEEP THEIR HOMES AND THEIR JOBS.

UM, IS THERE A CONTINGENCY PLAN BEING PUT INTO PLACE BY

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I KNOW WE DISCUSS IT IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.

I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT'S THE LATEST, WHAT CAN WE DO? WHAT CAN YOU DO? WHAT'S HAPPENING? IS THERE A MOVEMENT? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

WELL, THEY HAVEN'T FILED A PETITION YET.

UM, IN SEPTEMBER, UH, CORPORATION, UM, YOU KNOW, COMMITTEE SAID THAT THEY WERE CLOSE TO FILING.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GONNA FILE OR WHEN THEY'RE GONNA FILE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE GONNA FILE, BUT I JUST KNOW THAT IF THEY DO FILE, UM, THEN I HAVE TO ASK TOWN SUPERVISOR, REVIEW THE PETITION AND THEN DECIDE WHETHER IT IS SUFFICIENT OR NOT.

UM, THE LAST TWO TIMES THEY FILED, THEY DID NOT FILE, UH, PETITIONS THAT COMPLIED WITH STATE LAW.

THE APPELLATE DIVISION RULED THAT THE, THE PETITIONS WERE INADEQUATE.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, SO BASICALLY, UH, NOTHING, NOTHING HAPPENED.

SO, BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME YOU MESS UP, YOU LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES.

SO IF THEY MESSED UP TWICE, UM, THEY MIGHT HAVE LEARNED, AND I CAN'T SAY THAT THE NEXT PETITION THEY FILED IS GONNA BE INADEQUATE OR WERE ADEQUATE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING.

UM, I SHOULD JUST MENTION THAT THE IMPACT TO THE TOWN, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST $8 MILLION A YEAR AND LOST REVENUES.

AND THAT'S, THAT MEANS THAT THERE WOULD EITHER BE SIGNIFICANT TAX HIKES OR SIGNIFICANT SERVICE CUTS.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS, IN MY OPINION, SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN DEVASTATING TO THE TOWN.

WE WERE RATED THE EIGHTH BEST NINTH BEST PLACE IN THE NORTH, IN THE NORTH FOR FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE, THE EIGHTH, UH, BEST, UH, COMMUNITY IN THE NORTHEAST BY MONEY MAGAZINE.

WE HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION AND, YOU KNOW, I, I FEEL REALLY THERE THAT THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DESTROY A QUALITY OF LIFE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE APPRECIATE AND ENJOY.

I THINK MY QUESTION, I'M SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT FIVE MINUTES HAS EXPIRED AND WE DO HAVE OTHER SPEAKERS IN TERMS, IN TERMS OF, I JUST WANNA SAY IN TERMS OF CONTINGENCY , YOU KNOW, THERE'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOSE $8 MILLION, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY TWO THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN.

YOU COULD RAISE THE TAXES, UM, BY A LOT, OR YOU COULD CUT SERVICES.

UH, BUT THEY'RE BAD.

I, I, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S QUITE SO SIMPLE, BUT IT IS SOMETHING, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE.

MM-HMM, .

WE CAN TALK OFFLINE OR YOU COULD GET OTHER PEOPLE SPEAK FROM, UH, FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE BECAUSE THEY REALLY HAVEN'T HELPED THAT MUCH.

I THINK, AND ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS, ANDREA, WAS IS THERE A MOVEMENT, THERE IS A COMMUNITY OR GROUP CALLED SAVING GREENBERG? YES.

THAT HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE.

UM, BISHOP, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A CONVERSATION OR YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE GENTLEMAN AND THE AUDIENCE HERE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN MEETING AND TALKING ABOUT AND COMING TOGETHER TO AS ONE TO HAVE TO SAVE GREENBERG.

SO REGARDING THE CORPORATION.

SO YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.

MOST DEFINITELY.

I THINK THERE'S A MEETING.

I THINK I HEARD THERE'S A MEETING EITHER HAP TOMORROW AND HERE'S AN, AND HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

THERE IS A MEETING TOMORROW.

SO THERE IS AT ANTHONY VETERAN AND AT VETERAN PARK.

SO THERE IS, THERE IS, YOU'LL SEE ME A GROUP CALLED SAVING GREENBURG TO YOUR QUESTION.

PAT, WES, ARE YOU THERE? GARRETT? DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON ZOOM? THERE'S NOBODY ON ZOOM.

ALRIGHT.

[ BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Appoint Seth Zuiho Segall to the Board of Ethics, as Alternate,for a term of office to expire December 31, 2023 Appointment of Nancy Drain as a regular member of the Conservation Advisory Council (CAC), for a term to expire December 31, 2024]

UH, NEXT APPOINT, UH, SETH, UH, SIEGEL TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS AS ALTERNATE FOR THE TERM OF OFFICE TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2023.

APPOINTMENT OF NANCY DRAIN AS A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE CONSERVATION ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.

[ TB 1 – 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to enter into a one year contract commencing January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 with the Village of Tarrytown for fire protection services to the Glenville Fire Protection District, at a cost not to exceed $281,739.03]

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR 10 TO TWO ONE YEAR CONTRACT COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2021 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2021 WITH THE VILLAGE OF TARRYTOWN FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO THE GLENVILLE FIRE DISTRICT AT A COURSE NOT TO EXCEED 281,000 739 0 3.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN

[ TB 2 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to enter into a one year contract commencing January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 with the Village of Tarrytown for fire protection services to the Glenville Fire Protection District, at a cost not to exceed $271,617.80]

FAVOR, AYE.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR CONTRACT COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2022 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2022, WITH THE VILLAGE OF TARRYTOWN FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO THE GLENVILLE FIRE

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PROTECTION DISTRICT.

THAT, OF COURSE NOT TO EXCEED 271,600 1780.

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

RESOLUTION OF LI 10.

BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE BY SOMEBODY THAT WHY DO THESE THINGS TAKE SO LONG? SOMETIMES IT TAKES THAT LONG TO GET IT RIGHT.

ACTUALLY, UM, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, SOMEBODY GOT UP AT THAT PODIUM AND SAID, YOU KNOW, I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE WAY THE FIRE CONTRACT IS CALCULATED.

WE LISTEN WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK, AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PERSON WAS CORRECT.

AND WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING IT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE, THE VILLAGE REGARDING HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CALCULATED.

WE HAD A MEETING OF THE MINES A FEW WEEKS AGO AND, UM, IN TALKING WITH THE VILLAGE, AND NOW IT'S ON HERE BECAUSE THE CALCULATION COMPLIES WITH HOW THE TOWN CONTROLLER STATES THAT IT SHOULD BE CALCULATED.

AND SOMETIMES THINGS TAKE TIME.

UH, WE ACT ON THEM WHEN THEY'RE READY TO ACT.

UM, NEXT, UM, RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AUTHORIZING A HOME RULE REQUEST TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UH, THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE NEW YORK STATE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

[ TB 3 - 10/25/2023 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing a Home Rule Request to the New York State ("NYS") Legislature for an amendment to the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law authorizing the establishment of an automated speed enforcement program in the Town of Greenburgh]

ALAN, WOULD YOU PREFER THAT THIS BE SPECIFIC TO SCHOOL ZONES? WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE JUST, I, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT.

WE CERTAINLY WANT TO, TO HAVE TRAFFIC CONTROL, BUT, UM, THERE, MY CONCERNS IN THE LAST GO ROUND WAS THAT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES, UM, IT THUS FAR HAS BEEN STALLED IN THE CITY AND THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH, UM, THE TECHNOLOGY.

SO, UM, I HAVE SOME INFORMATION, BUT, UM, I JUST RECEIVED IT TODAY, SO I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REVIEW IT UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE I HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS.

BUT, UM, BE THAT AS IT MAY, I KNOW THAT OUR, UM, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE GOING TO DO THEIR BEST.

OUR OFFICIALS IN ALBANY, UM, ASSEMBLYWOMAN, MARY JANE CHOMSKY AND MAJORITY LEADER ANDRE STEWART COUSINS WILL DO THEIR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN HAPPEN IF IT'S AT ALL FEASIBLE.

YEAH, AND I WOULD, AND WHENEVER IT WILL BE DONE.

SO PAUL, YOU YOU'RE MOVING IT, BUT I WOULD, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT THAT THIS BE IN SCHOOL ZONES.

CAN I JUST ASK, YOU KNOW, ONE QUESTION ABOUT THAT? UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THIS CAME UP BECAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY IN EAST HAR IN EAST HARTSDALE AVENUE.

PEOPLE WERE ASKING FOR, UM, UH, REDUCED SPEED ON EAST HARTSDALE AVENUE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE FOLLOWED UP AT THE LAST MEETING WITH THE, UM, WITH THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS.

AND I SORT OF FEEL THAT IF THE STATE IS, UM, GOING TO APPROVE, UM, A SPEED, THE, UM, THE SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, WE SHOULD CONSIDER, WE SHOULD ASK THEM TO ALSO ALLOW IT ON EAST HARTSDALE AVENUE, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE IMPETUS OF THIS WHOLE, UH, INITIATIVE.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, I MEAN, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED PEOPLE HERE, UM, YOU KNOW, BEGGING US TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT SPEEDING.

AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, TO ME, YOU KNOW, WE COULD HAVE COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICERS ON EAST HARTSDALE AVENUE ALL DAY, BUT THEY'RE NEVER GONNA BE AT EVERY SINGLE SPOT.

AND I FEEL THAT ON THESE CAMERAS, UM, WILL AT, IF EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THERE'S A CAMERA THERE, THE SPEED CAMERAS AND THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS, I THINK THAT, UM, UM, THAT IT WILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE NOT TO, UH, NOT TO SPEED BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE AFRAID OF GETTING, YOU KNOW, TICKET.

SO, YOU KNOW, I I, I I'LL END UP SUPPORTING THE, THE RESOLUTION, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'D RATHER, UM, YOU KNOW, NOT VOTE FOR THE, FOR THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE TO ME, WE'VE ALREADY LOST TWO PEOPLE ON EAST HARTSDALE AVENUE OVER THE YEARS.

IF I MAY, UM, THE ASSEMBLYWOMAN'S CHIEF OF STAFF NOTED IN AN EMAIL, TODAY'S EMAIL THAT, UM, THEY'RE FOR EAST HEART STILL AVENUE, THEY'RE, THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS AS A MORE EFFECTIVE MEANS IT'S BETTER SUITED, UM, BECAUSE THERE IS A LACK OF ACCURACY IN MEASURING SPEED VIOLATIONS, WHICH MAY CAUSE ISSUES FOR DRIVERS AS HAS HAPPENED IN NEW YORK CITY.

UM, SO THE, THERE ARE MEASURES THAT CAN BE INSTALLED.

UM, SO THAT'S GREAT.

AND I IMAGINE ONCE THEY WORK OUT THE, THE PROBLEMS WITH IT, UM, WITH

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THE, THE SPEED CAMERAS THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY INSTALL THEM WERE NECESSARY.

BUT IN, IN A, IN SCHOOL ZONES AS, AS COUNCILMAN FRANCIS CHIAN SUGGESTED, MAYBE, UM, MAYBE A LESS CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREA THAT WOULD GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN EXPANSE BETWEEN LIGHTS WOULD BE, WOULD BE ADVISABLE.

SO I, I THINK THAT OUR, OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY IS ABSOLUTELY OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO, BUT CHILDREN ALSO, UH, WALK DISPUTING IT.

I THINK, I THINK WHAT WE, I THINK WE, YOUR ASS NEEDS TO BE WIDENED AND BROADER BECAUSE THERE, EAST DALE AVENUE IS NOT THE ONLY AREA THAT HAS CHALLENGES.

SO IF WE'RE GONNA ASK THE STATE THAT WE NEED TO ASK, WE NEED TO HAVE THE TRAFFIC SUPERVISOR TAKE A LOOK AT AND SEE THE CHALLENGE AREAS THAT WE HAVE AND ADDRESS THOSE AREAS AS WELL, UM, IN ADDITION TO EAST HARSDALE AVENUE.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

I, I KNOW YOUR FOCUS IS ONLY EAST HARSDALE AVENUE, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK BIGGER THAN THAT AND LOOK ACROSS THE WARD AND SEE WHERE OTHER AREAS THAT WE ARE HAVING CHALLENGES AT ABSOLUTELY.

AND MAKE SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON THOSE AREAS.

SO WE SHOULDN'T JUST SEGMENT JUST ONE AREA AND JUST LOOK AT ONE AREA.

NO, I, FIRST OF ALL, I AGREE WITH YOU A HUNDRED PERCENT EVERY AREA.

I'M SORRY, PAUL, WHAT WAS THAT? I AGREE WITH YOU, A THOUSAND PERCENT, NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT.

BE USED IN THE VICINITY OF A MAJOR ROAD IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOOL ITSELF.

SO, BUT ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT I'M SAYING IS THAT, UM, WE'RE ASKING THE STATE TO PUT SPEED CAM, UH, NOISE, THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS TO GIVE US AUTHORITY TO PUT THEM ON STREETS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN WHERE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

UM, NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, THE SPEED CAMERAS.

UM, NOW COUNCILWOMAN EL, YOU KNOW, ELLEN HENDRICKS SAID THEY'RE NOT AS ACCURATE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S HAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE ACCURACY.

FINE.

SO THEY, SHE'S SUGGESTING A MORE LIMITED, YOU KNOW, LIMITED RIGHT TO THE SCHOOLS.

BUT MAY, WHY CAN'T WE SAY SOMETHING LIKE LIMITED TO SCHOOLS AND AREAS WHERE THERE WERE PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES? BECAUSE THEN, BECAUSE MY FAILING IS IF WE, UH, SAY IF THERE'S AN AREA WHERE THERE'S, THERE PREVIOUSLY WAS A PEDESTRIAN FATALITY, UH, THEN, UM, THEN, YOU KNOW, TO ME THIS IS AN EXTRA TOOL THAT WE COULD USE TO, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE OUR AREAS, UH, SAFER.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M BICYCLING ON OLD TARRYTOWN ROAD, I PASS, UM, A MARKER BECAUSE WE HAD PEDESTRIAN, UH, FATALITIES AND I SEE CARS, YOU KNOW, SPEEDING.

UM, YOU KNOW, ON OLD TARRYTOWN ROAD, I SEE CARS SPEEDING ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL OVER BECAUSE I BICYCLE ALL OVER THE TOWN.

BUT, SO, YOU KNOW, I I THINK THE SPEED CAMERAS IS A REALLY FANTASTIC, UM, YOU KNOW, IDEA.

AND AGAIN, I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, OPPOSING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I'M JUST SAYING THE MORE TOOLS WE HAVE, THE BETTER OUR CHANCES ARE THAT WE COULD AVOID ONE DEATH.

BECAUSE IF PEOPLE KNOW THERE'S A CAMERA, THEY'RE GONNA BE LESS LIKELY TO SPEED, WE HOPE.

SO THE REASON WHY I RECOMMEND THAT WE LIMIT IT TO SPEED ZONE, UH, TO AROUND SCHOOL ZONES IS BECAUSE LAST, LAST MONTH IT WAS, IT'S ONLY BEEN DONE AROUND SCHOOL ZONES IN NEW YORK CITY.

SO SOMETIMES YOU CAN ASK FOR SO MUCH, YOU GET NOTHING.

IF WE KNOW THAT THE STATE HAS ALREADY APPROVED SPEED CAMERAS WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF SCHOOLS, WHY DON'T WE ASK FOR THAT? IF LATER WE DEEM THAT WE, THERE'S A NEED FOR DOING MORE, BUT LET'S AT LEAST HAVE THE ARGUMENT STATE, YOU HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THIS IN ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY, WHY NOT ALLOW US TO HAVE IT? IT GIVES US A BETTER BARGAINING CHIP.

WHAT I DID, WHAT DID, I'LL WHAT I, WHEN I DID THE RESEARCH ON THE CONTROVERSY ABOUT SPEED CAMERAS, IT CAME UP AS A CONTROVERSY ABOUT SPEED CAMERAS AND RED LIGHT CAMERAS, INCLUDING IN NEW YORK CITY.

BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT ACCURACY.

WHAT I FOUND THE CONTROVERSY WAS, IS THAT LEGISLATORS WERE TAKING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE COMPANY THAT WAS AWARDED THE BID, AND THE SAME COMPANY WAS AWARDED THE BID FOR RED LIGHT CAMERAS AND SPEED CAMERAS.

SO WE CAN'T SAY THERE'S A CONTROVERSY ABOUT SPEED CAMERAS WITHOUT SAYING THERE'S A CONTROVERSY ABOUT RED LIGHT CAMERAS.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, NEW YORK CITY WAS SUING THE COMPANY THAT WAS AWARDED THE STATE AND THE NEW YORK CITY, UM, UH, LICENSE THE AGREEMENT.

UH, THEY AWARDED ANOTHER CONTRACT TO THAT SAME COMPANY IN THE MIDST OF A LAWSUIT.

SO YES, THERE'S SOME CONTROVERSY, I DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T SEEN IT MYSELF YET REGARDING ITS ACCURACY, BUT IF YOU THINK OF WHERE WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT SHOWS US EXACTLY WHERE THE SCHOOLS ARE.

THERE ARE QUITE A FEW MAJOR ROADS THAT HAVE SCHOOLS ON THEM WHERE A SPEED CAMERA COULD

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SO THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING IS I'M NOT RULING OUT THE POSSIBILITY MAYBE IN THE FUTURE OF EXPANDING IT, BUT I WOULD RATHER IT BE LIMITED TO WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY APPROVED.

THE STATE HAS ALREADY APPROVED.

THAT'S ALL I'M SUGGESTING.

AT, UH, UH, RELU, UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX C, UM, SETTLEMENTS, UM, WITH PETITIONER VINCENT CASTLE CAVITY AVENUE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 24 CAVITY AVENUE.

SO I'LL, I'LL VOTE FOR IT AS AMENDED.

[ AT 1 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Vincent Casolaro/Cabot Ave LLC for property located at 24 Cabot Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $54±; the County’s share is $404±; the Saw Mill Valley Sewer District’s share is $58±; the Elmsford Union Free School District’s share is $2,345±. Refunds from all sources total $2,861±]

THE TOWN CHAIR OF THE REFUND IS, UM, $54, UH, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES 2,861.

ALL IN FAVOR? SECOND.

DO YOU WANT OKAY.

A AYE AYE RESOLUTION,

[ AT 2 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Luigi DePaola for property located at 119 Palisade Street. The Town’s share of the refund is $640±; the County’s share is $7,761±; the No. Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $1,165±; the Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District’s share is $49,769±. Refunds from all sources total $59,335±]

UH, LET'S START THIS EQUAL, UH, AUTHORIZING TAX SARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER LUIGI ELLA REFUNDS FROM WALL SOURCES TOTAL 59,335.

AUTHORIZING TAX SARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER BRUNO MEDA AND ANGELA MEDA FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 29 KELLER LANE REFUNDS FROM WALL SOURCES 17,000 5 99.

SECOND IN FAVOR I, AYE.

RESOLUTION

[ AT 3 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Bruno Maida and Angela Maida for property located at 29 Keller Lane. The Town’s share of the refund is $303±; the County’s share is $2,264±; the No. Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $333±; the Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District’s share is $14,700±. Refunds from all sources total $17,599±]

RESOLUTION NORTH RISING TAX SARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER TWO ASHFORD REALTY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO ASHFORD AVENUE, UH, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES TOTAL 27,831.

[ AT 4 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner 2 Ashford Realty LLC for property located at 2 Ashford Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $309±; the County’s share is $3,609±; the No. Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $518±; the Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District’s share is $23,395±. Refunds from all sources total $27,831±]

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX TERTIARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER FRANCISCO ELLI, UM, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES TOTAL 14,597.

[ AT 5 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Francesco Racanelli / Craig Savage and Nadia Savage for property located at 31 Maple Street. The Town’s share of the refund is $250±; the County’s share is $1,851±; the No. Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $276±; the Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District’s share is $12,220±. Refunds from all sources total $14,597±]

ENC CLOSING OF IOWA LANE BETWEEN 10 ISLER LANE AND SHORE LANE, UM, THE RESIDENT OF IOWA LANE TO HOLD A HALLOWEEN PARTY OCTOBER 28TH.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED

[ CL 1 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing closing Eiler Lane between 10 Eiler Lane and Shaw Lane, on Saturday, October 28, 2023 (Rain date: October 29, 2023), from 5:00 PM until 10:00 PM, for the residents of Eiler Lane to hold a Halloween Block Party]

AUTHORIZING CLOSING OF KEMPSTER ROAD, CHADWICK ROAD AND LIVINGTON ROAD BETWEEN COTSWOLD WAY AND HADDEN ROAD.

[ CL 2 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing closing Kempster Road, Chedworth Road and Withington Road between Cotswold Way and Hadden Road, and closing Hadden Road between Ardsley Road and Inverness Road, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from 4:30 PM until 9:30 PM, for Trick-or-Treating]

UM, FOR OCTOBER 31ST FROM FOUR 30 TO 9:30 PM WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

SCHEDULING, PUBLIC HEARING FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH TO CONSIDER A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON FOR FIRE PROTECTIONS.

RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8TH.

I'M SORRY, PAUL, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON.

SO WE JUST DID STREET STREET CLOSINGS AND SOMEBODY MENTIONED EARLIER, WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG FOR US TO APPROVE STREET CLOSINGS? ALL OF THESE STRAIGHT CLOSINGS CAME IN SINCE THE LAST TIME WE HAD A TOWN BOARD MEETING.

SOMETIMES STREET CLOSINGS TAKE TIME BECAUSE WHEN WE REVIEW THEM, WE FIND OUT THAT THE, WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR, WE CAN'T DO.

FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S A CURRENT CASE RIGHT NOW.

WE CAN'T AUTHORIZE CLOSING A ROAD IN ARDSLEY, THE VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT JURISDICTION.

AND SO IN SPEAKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAD TO MODIFY THAT RESOLUTION.

WE HAD TO MODIFY THAT MAP.

MATTER OF FACT, I MADE A WHOLE NEW MAP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WE CAN'T GIVE A SENSE OF SAFETY TO SOMEBODY THINKING THAT THERE'LL BE BARRIERS THAT OUR POLICE, UH, WILL BE PUTTING UP BARRIERS IN ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY.

SO SOME OF THE TIMES THESE THINGS HAVE TAKE TIME, BUT WE DO THEM AS QUICKLY AS WE POSSIBLY COULD.

UM, RESOLUTION

[ CL 4 - 10/25/2023 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 7:30 PM, to consider a one-year agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson for Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated Greenburgh residents of the Donald Park Fire Protection District for the year 2022]

OH, WHAT WE DID THAT, I'M SORRY.

NO, WAIT, NO, WE DID NOT, NO PROTECTION SERVICES TO UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG RESIDENTS OF THE DONALD PARK FIRE DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 2022.

A RESOLUTION, UH, ISSUING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE SECRET DETERMINATION OF THE TOWN C.

PAUL, I DON'T THINK ANYONE SECOND.

CL THREE.

WHERE WAS HE? NO, I DIDN'T THINK WE DID.

C THREE OH C THREE

[ CL 3 - 10/25/2023 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 7:30 PM, to consider an application by the Building Inspector for an Order from the Town Board to remove unsafe structures located at 55 Cummings Avenue]

RESOLUTION.

SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 7:30 PM TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR AN NEW ORDER FROM THE TOWN BOARD TO REMOVE UNSAFE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 55 C*****G STREET AVENUE.

[ CD 1 - 10/25/2023 Resolution issuing a Negative Declaration for the SEQRA determination of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh for an action involving the design and construction of a new sidewalk spanning the south side of Dobbs Ferry Road from the intersection of Sciortino Place to the intersection of Rt. 119 – Tarrytown Road [TB 22-05]]

WE DID C HE JUST DID IT, DIDN'T HE? NO, NO, WE DID CD FOUR.

HE'S THE ONE DCL.

HE, YES, WE DID C FOUR PAUL JUMP.

C TWO TO C FOUR RESOLUTION ISSUING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE SECRET DETERMINATION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR AN ACTION INVOLVING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SIDEWALK SPANNING THE SOUTH SIDE OF DOS FERRY.

UM, I ROAD FROM INTERSECTION OF, UH, TINO PLACE TO THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE ONE 19 TERRA TOWN ROAD.

OF THE TOWN BOARD RECOMMENDING THE WARD OF, UH, HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION FUND GRANT FROM THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE AMOUNT

AND RESOLUTION

[ CD 2 - 10/25/2023 Resolution of the Town Board recommending the award of a Housing Implementation Fund (“HIF”) grant from the County of Westchester to the Town of Greenburgh in the amount of $3,000,000 on behalf of Marathon Development Group (“Marathon”), to design and have constructed pedestrian improvements associated with the proposed development of affordable housing units on a leased parcel with the County of Westchester adjacent to the community college campus in the Town for seniors aged sixty-two (62) and older having average household incomes less than or equal to sixty percent (60%) of Westchester County area median income]

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OF $3 MILLION ON BEHALF OF MARATHON DEVELOPMENT GROUP TO DESIGN AND HAVE CONSTRUCTED PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ON A LEASED PARCEL WITH THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER ADJACENT TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS AND THE TOWN FOR SENIORS AGED 62 AND OLDER, HAVING AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 60% OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

THIS IS ON, ON THAT ONE.

SOMEBODY HAD A COMMENT AS TO WHY ARE WE DRAGGING OUR FEET ON THAT? EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS BEFORE US.

THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING WHERE IT WAS POSTED ON AGENDA QUICK SO THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY, UM, VOTE ON IT.

THERE WAS NO DRAGGING OF THE FEET.

UH, THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO ROUTINELY.

WHEN SOMETHING GETS PUT UP ON THE AGENDA QUICK, UH, WE WORK ON IT AND THAT'S WHY IT APPEARS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND NOT PRIOR AGENDAS.

AND THIS SIDEWALK IS SO SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT'S GONNA GO FROM, UH, THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, I BELIEVE, TO THE GAS STATION ON, ON NO NORWOOD ROAD.

SO WE'RE REALLY MAKING SO MUCH PROGRESS IN TERMS OF, UM, THE GAS STATION IN THE VICINITY OF ROUTE ONE 19, NOT THE GAS STATION IN THE VICINITY OF, OF GRASSLANDS ROAD.

NO, RIGHT ON NEAR TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, THE LIBRARY.

CORRECT.

BUT, BUT I THINK THAT WHEN YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING THE SIDEWALK, UH, ON WEST HARTSDALE AVENUE.

UM, THEN WE'RE GETTING ANOTHER SIDEWALK ON DOPPS FERRY ROAD TO ONE 19.

UM, SO THE ONLY AREA THAT WILL BE LEFT, AND I SPOKE TO GARY TO KAIN YESTERDAY, IS, UH, FROM THE ACME SUPERMARKET, UM, TO, UM, THE GREENBURG HEALTH CENTER.

SO IF WE GET THAT, PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO WALK FROM THE HARTSDALE TRAIN STATION, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, THIS GRANT IS, IS REALLY, UH, BUT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.

THEY MAY BE LATE FOR CLASS.

YEAH.

, COUNTING STEPS.

COUNTING STEPS.

BUT YOU, IT REALLY IS, UH, SUCH AN EXCITING, UH, YOU KNOW, GRANT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER FOR, UM, HIS, UM, EFFORTS ON THIS BECAUSE FOR YEARS, UM, A LOT OF STUDENTS, EVERY TIME I WAS AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, STUDENTS WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, I'D ASK THEM WHAT THEY WANTED AND THEY ALWAYS HAD A SIDEWALK.

UM, THEY, THIS WAS, I I USED TO TEACH A CLA I THOUGHT I TAUGHT A CLASS, UH, ONE CLASS AT, AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

HOW TRUE THE STORY IS.

THE INTENTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO BE LEAD AGENCY FOR AN AMENDED SITE PLAN AND RELATED APPLICATIONS OF LOOP ROAD HOLDINGS, UH, WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDY, UM, OF REGENERON SUB SUB SUBSIDIARY.

UM, UM, UH, ON, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.

NO, BUT I'M SAYING, I ALWAYS ASK THEM WHAT THEY WANTED AND THEY ALWAYS HAD A SIDEWALK.

UH, THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE THING FOR LIKE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.

BUT IT ALSO WILL ENABLE THE SENIORS WHO ARE LIVING IN SENIOR HOUSING TO WALK TO THE LIBRARY, YOU KNOW, TO THE LIBRARY AND WALK SAFELY UH, SO IT REALLY IS, UH, IT'S, IT'S REALLY AN AMAZING, UH, POSITIVE INITIATIVE AND I'M REALLY VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE FOR, UH, HIS EFFORTS, UH, PUSHING FOR THIS.

AND KUDOS TO GARRETT DUQUE.

ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE GOTTA GIVE, WE GOTTA GIVE AND WHO, WHO WRITES THE GRANTS? A TOWN STAFF.

AND WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE, BE AWARDED THESE GRANTS TO CREATE SIDEWALKS THROUGH HIS EFFORTS.

AND THESE GRANTS WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT HIM.

SO WE HAVE TO, WE CONGRATULATE AND RECOGNIZE OUR COMMISSIONER OF PLANNING.

OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.

UH, RESOLUTION DECLARING

[ CD 3 - 10/25/2023 Resolution declaring the intention of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh to be Lead Agency for an Amended Site Plan and related applications of Loop Road Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”), located at 555 Saw Mill River Road (P.O. Tarrytown, NY), and referring the Amended Site Plan Application to the Planning Board for review and recommendation [TB 23-08]]

UH, LOCATED AT 5 5 5 SOEL RIVER ROAD, UM, IN GREENBURG AND REFERRING THE AMENDED SITE PLAN APPLICATION TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.

RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ACCEPTING AS COMPLETE A 2023 UPDATE OF THE 2000 OF THE TOWN'S 2006 RECONNAISSANCE LEVEL HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY PREPARED BY EASTON ARCHITECTS.

[ CD 4 - 10/25/2023 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh accepting as complete, a 2023 update of the Town’s 2006 Reconnaissance Level Historic Resource Survey, prepared by Easton Architects]

DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO BE LEAD AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SEEKER FOR AN ACTION INVOLVING A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO A PROPOSED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, LOCAL LAW, AND REFERRING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR A REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 2 85, UH, 64 TOWN ZONING ORDINANCES.

[ CD 5 - 10/25/2023 Resolution (1) declaring the intention of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh to be Lead Agency with respect to SEQRA for an action involving a Zoning Text Amendment related to a proposed Solar Energy System Local Law; and (2) referring the amendment to the Planning Board for a report and recommendation in accordance with the requirements of Section 285-64 of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance]

AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2023.

RESOLUTION

[ CO 1 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2023 budget transfers]

BUDGET TRANSFERS.

AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO ACCEPT A 3 75 DONATION FROM ANGELA ERO FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TREE TO BE PLANTED AT HARTSBURG PARK AND PRESERVE IN MEMORY OF SUE ANN FERRARO.

RESOLUTION

[ PR 1 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh Department of Parks and Recreation to accept a $375 donation from Angela Muliero for the purchase of a tree to be planted at Hart's Brook Park & Preserve in memory of Sue Ann Ferraro]

RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FIVE AND AMENDING, UH, THE CONTRACT WITH COSTAS CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT ANTHONY VETERAN PARK FOR AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 5,500.

[ PW 1 - 10/25/2023 Resolution approving Change Order No.5 and amending the contract with Costas Construction for the Administration Building Roof Replacement Project at Anthony F. Veterans Park, for an additional amount not to exceed $5,500]

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AND FINALLY, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INTO MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH A VILLAGE OF TAR TOWN FOR GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NEW YORK STATE HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWABLES RESILIENT INVESTMENTS THROUGH SUPPORT AND CAPITAL PROGRAM.

[ PW 2 - 10/25/2023 Resolution authorizing an Inter-Municipal Agreement (IMA) with the Village of Tarrytown for a grant application to the NYS Homes and Community Renewal's (NYSHCR) Resilient Investments through Support and Capital (RISC) Program]

THE HISTORIC AND LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

TOWN SUPERVISOR, BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE MEETING, UM, WE HAVE, UH, ONE OF THE TOWN'S COMMUNITY, UM, LEADERS, UH, CHAIRPERSON MADELINE, OSHA, UM, CHAIRPERSON OF THE HISTORIC AND LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD, WAITING TO HEAR A STATEMENT THAT SHE HAS SUBMITTED.

THAT IS ACTUALLY A VERY BEAUTIFUL STATEMENT AND A THANK YOU TO THE TOWN BOARD.

AS THE HISTORIC AND LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD CHAIRPERSON, I HOPE THAT YOU, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE RESOLUTION CD FIVE AS VALIDATION OF ALL THE WORK PUT IN BY BOTH EASTERN ARCHITECTS AND THE HISTORIC BOARD.

WITH THE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION'S PASSAGE, THE HISTORIC BOARD CAN CONFIDENTLY CONTINUE ITS WORK TO PRESERVE THE UNIQUE HISTORY OF GREENBERG FROM ITS PRE-REVOLUTIONARY DAYS TO THE 21ST CENTURY THROUGH PICTURES, THE WRITTEN WORD AND OR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.

DID YOU KNOW THAT IN THE HILLS OF EDGEMONT, THERE IS A 1740 SECTION OF A FARMHOUSE ACROSS THE FIELDS OF SUNNINGDALE FROM ODELL HOUSE IN WHICH THE TRANSLATOR FOR WASHINGTON AND EMBO LIVED.

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE TALLY HOUSE WAS BUILT IN THE 18 HUNDREDS AND THE CURRENT OWNER HAS PLANS TO RESTORE THE HOUSE FOR ITS FORMER ELEGANCE WHILE KEEPING THE BEST TALLY DESIGNS AMONG THE EASTON.

SUGGESTIONS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE AND THE CACHET OF LANDMARKING VICE CHAIR ARMENIA CCHI HAS WRITTEN A, A SOON TO BE DISTRIBUTED BROCHURE HIGHLIGHTING HISTORIC FEATURES OF GREENBURG.

AS FOR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, LOGAN CLARK HAS COMPILED SLIDE PRESENTATIONS ON A VARIETY OF YARD AND HOUSE PLAQUES TO EXPLAIN THE HISTORY OF A PARTICULAR PERSON, HOUSE, OR WALL.

AS AN EXAMPLE, THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE MODEL AND DESIGNER KAY LINDEN, LIVED AT 1 75 WINTHROP AVENUE ELMSFORD PO.

A PLAQUE ON THE LAWN WILL EXPLAIN WHO SHE WAS AND WHAT SHE ACCOMPLISHED.

CURRENT DESAI, OUR RESIDENT ARCHITECT, IS OUR GUIDING LIGHT TO A PROJECT'S VIABILITY.

AND ANNETTE PURDY, HAVING BEEN BORN AND BRED IN THE BRIAR PATCH, IS A FONT OF HISTORIC INFORMATION.

I COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A FIERCE HISTORIC ADVOCATE AND THE ENERGIZER BUNNY WHO TRIES TO KEEP EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

THANKS THE TOWN BOARD FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

WE HOPE AND TRUST THAT YOU'LL PASS RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE OUR PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORY THAT MAKES GREENBERG UNIQUE.

GREAT.