Jan 08, 2025 Town Board- Regular

WELCOME TO

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TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8TH.

UM, A LITTLE AFTER SEVEN, UH, 37 OR WHATEVER.

AND, UH, 7 38.

AND, UH, WE'LL START WITH

[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE, FLAG, FLAG FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IS STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE PAROLE.

AND IF YOU COULD JUST, UH, STAY, UH, REMAIN, STAND RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA BE

[ MOMENT OF SILENCE In memory of Harold Shames, who died on December 26, peacefully at his home in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., just shy of his 101st birthday. Harold Shames lived the American dream, the youngest of 5 children in the Bronx, attended City College for free and graduated in 1944 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He earned a Masters degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the Case Institute of Technology (now, Case Western Reserve) and worked at the Cleveland-based National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (eventually merged into NASA). He was also deeply engaged in his community and served as a trustee in the Village of Ardsley. In memory of Alice Joyce "AJ" Simpkins, who was involved in the community, a poet and supporter of the arts In memory of Milton Donald Mitler (known as Mitty), who was the youngest commissioned officer in the Navy during World War II In memory of Monica Getz, who founded the National Coalition for Family Justice In memory of those killed in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, and in memory of those who have perished due to the terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023]

HAROLD DIED ON DECEMBER 26TH, UM, IN DOPPS FERRY.

HE WAS, UH, ALMOST 101.

HE LIVED THE AMERICAN DREAM.

HE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF FIVE CHILDREN IN THE BRONX, ATTENDED CITY COLLEGE FOR FREE, AND GRADUATED IN 1944 WITH A DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

HE EARNED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AT THE CASE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NOW CASE, WESTERN RESERVE, AND WORKED AT THE CLEVELAND BASED NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS, EVENTUALLY MERGED INTO NASA.

HE WAS ALSO DEEPLY ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY AND SERVED AS A TRUSTEE IN THE VILLAGE OF WALEY.

IF YOU GO, UH, TO TARRYTOWN, UH, THE JCC, UM, IS NAMED, UM, IN HIS HONOR AND HIS, UH, WIFE'S HONOR AND JUST WAS AN AMAZING, UH, HUMAN BEING WHO DID A LOT FOR THE, FOR, FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND ALSO IN MEMORY OF ALICE JOYCE, AJ SIMKINS.

SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, UH, A POET, A SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS, UM, AND IN MEMORY OF MILTON DONALD, UH, MIDLER, ALSO KNOWN AS MIDI.

HE WAS THE YOUNGEST COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN THE NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II.

AND, UH, HE LIVED IN HARTSDALE AND, UH, MONICA GOETZ, UH, WHO WAS THE EX, UM, WIFE OF, UH, GS GREATS.

STAN GETZ, UM, LIVED AT SHADOW BROOK IN, UH, IRVINGTON, AND SHE FORMED THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR FAMILY JUSTICE.

IT WAS AN AMAZING ORGANIZATION.

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS THE LEGISLATOR, UM, THERE WAS A WOMAN WHO CAME INTO MY OFFICE.

SHE WAS, UM, UM, DEVASTATED, SHAKING, CRYING, UH, ALMOST SOUNDED LIKE SHE WAS SUICIDAL.

SHE WAS SO DEVASTATED.

AND, UM, I CONTACTED, UM, MONICA, UH, 'CAUSE SHE HAD JUST FORMED THE NATIONAL, UH, UH, COALITION FOR FAMILY JUSTICE.

AND MONICA INVITED HER TO MEETINGS.

THE WOMAN GOT BACK ON HER FEET, WAS SMILING, HAPPY WITH HER LIFE.

UM, IT WAS JUST REALLY SUCH A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE THAT SHE, UH, BECAME A WELL-KNOWN, UH, UH, JOURNALIST.

AND, UM, IT WAS JUST AMAZING TO SEE HER CHANGE HER LIFE.

AND THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE, UH, WHO WERE CONNECTED, UH, TO MONICA, UH, YOU KNOW, GET'S, UH, COALITION FOR FAMILY JUSTICE, WHO ALSO WERE HELPED AND WHOSE LIVES WERE CHANGED FOR, FOR THE BETTER.

SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S REALLY SUCH A GREAT LOSS TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, SHE WAS, UM, UH, A DESCENDANT OF, UH, SWEDISH ROYALTY.

AND, BUT SHE BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'LL REMEMBER HER FOR IS HOW SHE WAS WILLING TO HELP PEOPLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PEOPLE WHO HAD MANY DOMESTIC ISSUES, AND SHE JUST MADE A WORLD OF A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.

AND FINALLY, MEMORY OF THOSE, UH, KILLED, UM, IN THE UKRAINE DURING, UH, THE RUSSIAN INVASION MEMORY OF THOSE HAVE PERISHED DUE TO, UH, TERRORIST ATTACKS BY HAMAS.

AND, UM, THERE'S SO MANY OTHER HORRIBLE SITUATIONS IN THE WORLD.

UM, SO WE MOURN ALL THE INNOCENT VICTIMS. THANK YOU.

AND, UM, NOW I'D LIKE TO PRESENT ROLL.

ROLL.

SORRY.

[ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk]

COUNCILMAN SHEEN.

PRESENT.

COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON PRESENT, COUNCILWOMAN HABER.

PRESENT, COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS, PRESENT TOWN ATTORNEY AND PARLIAMENTARIAN, MR. JOE DKO PRESENT.

GREAT.

I, I JUST WANTED TO,

[ Duff Manuel - Eagle Scout Presentation]

UM, DUFF LEE, AUSTIN 10, MANUEL AND DUFF ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING THAT 98 OR 99% OF ALL, UH, BOY SCOUTS NEVER ACCOMPLISHED.

HE EARNED THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT,

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MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT BEING AN EAGLE SCOUT IS IT'S THE ONE, UH, ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT YOU COULD, UH, HAVE WHEN YOU'RE A STUDENT THAT YOU COULD ALWAYS PUT ON YOUR RESUME.

SO WHEN YOU'RE 80 OR 90 YEARS OLD, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE KNOWN AS ONE OF YOUR ACCOMP.

MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS WILL BE EAGLE SCOUT.

SO, UM, I WAS OUT OF TOWN, UH, WHEN, UH, DUFF HAD HIS, UM, INDUCTION AND, BUT I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED.

AND SO MANY OF US WERE IMPRESSED WITH HIS, UM, UH, PROJECT THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD INVITE, UH, DUFF HERE SO WE COULD AGAIN, PRESENT HIM WITH THE CERTIFICATE THAT, UH, HE PREVIOUSLY GOT FOR ENHANCING THE WOODLANDS MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COURTS BY DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING BENCHES.

SO, I'D LIKE TO, AGAIN, GIVE YOU THE CERTIFICATE AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT.

THAT'S A LOT OF BADGES.

I KNOW.

LOOK, IT'S AMAZING.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING MAYBE OVER THERE ON THE PODIUM ABOUT, UM, WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME AN EAGLE SCOUT? OH, WHATEVER YOU WANNA SAY.

.

HE HAS A SPEECH.

HE'S ALL RIGHT.

HE'S, I DON'T, UH, SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BEING AN EAGLE SCOUT.

I BELIEVE IT'S, UH, A VERY, UM, FUN.

I BELIEVE IT'S VERY, IT BROUGHT ME OUT OF MY SHELL WHEN I WAS LIKE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND I BELIEVE IT'S SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RANGE, UM, SHOULD THINK ABOUT DOING IN THEIR LIVES, BECAUSE, UH, IT GETS YOU OUTDOORS.

IT ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE MANY LONG LASTING FRIENDSHIPS IN YOUR LIFE.

UH, IT GIVES YOU A HEART OF SERVICE, AND IT JUST BRINGS YOU CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF, UH, PAST, UM, UH, BEING A BOY SCOUT, I AM, UH, I, I PLAY TENNIS, WHICH IS WHAT GOT ME INTO DOING THE PROJECT FOR MY TENNIS CLUB.

AND I ALSO PLAY SOCCER.

I ALSO DO KARATE, AND I, UH, SERVE MY SCHOOL AND MY CHURCH THROUGH DRUMS. I LOVE, UH, MUSIC AND I'M VERY HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD, AS WELL AS THIS APPRE CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FROM THE TOWN.

UM, AND I JUST HOPE THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS MY TIME IN, UH, WAY SCOUTS IS LIKE OVER, UM, I WILL STILL CONTINUE TO BE LEARNING AND THRIVING AND SERVING MY COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

FANTASTIC.

CONGRATULATIONS.

UM, IF, IF I MAY, I JUST HAVE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MOM, BECAUSE I PROMISE YOU THAT SMILE BOY , YOU ARE, YOU ARE LIGHTING UP THE WORLD.

GREAT JOB, .

THANK YOU.

GOOD JOB.

GREAT.

UM, SO NEXT, UH, UH, THE TOWN CLERK, DO YOU WANT

[ TOWN CLERK COMMENTS]

UM, UH, THE LAST TIME I HAD, UH, GIVEN A REPORT, IT WAS DURING, UM, A WEDNESDAY APRIL 10TH WHERE I GAVE A HUNDRED DAY REPORT OF MY OFFICE.

AND, UM, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A VERY, VERY BRIEF, UM, SECOND TERM REPORT.

UM, UH, AS YOU KNOW, I SERVE AS YOUR TOWN CLERK.

AND, UM, MY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, OF COURSE, CO CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TOWN BOARD, UH, CUSTODIAN OF TOWN RECORDS.

AND, UM, WHEN I WAS DOING THIS REPORT, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, PEOPLE KNOW WHAT EXACTLY THE SERVICES THAT MY OFFICE, UM, OFFERS, UH, TO THE RESIDENTS.

UM, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, WE HAVE, UM, SUCCESSFULLY, UM, UH, BROUGHT IN ANOTHER NOTARY SO THAT WE NOW HAVE TWO NOTARIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR OFFICE.

UM, AND THAT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS BLESSING.

AND, UH, MR. SUPERVISOR CAN ATTEST TO THAT.

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED, UM, HOW, UM, HOW THAT SERVICE HAS BEEN SUCH A TREMENDOUS BLESSING.

AND I WILL ALWAYS, ALWAYS GIVE FULL CREDIT TO COUNCILMAN SHEEN WHO SAID, THAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO IS BECOME A NOTARY WHEN YOU TAKE OFFICE.

UM, AND ALSO I JUST WANNA TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

UM, UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE TOWN CLERK IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, UM, MAINTAINING, UM, THE RECORDS OF THE TOWN BOARD, BUT WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO, UM, THE TOWN LAWS THAT WE, UM, THAT THE TOWN BOARD PASSES.

UM, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT,

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UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, WE KEEP THE TOWN LAWS IN AN ORDINANCE BOOK, AND OF COURSE, WE MAINTAIN ALL THE PROOF OF MAILINGS, UH, SENT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

UM, ALSO, UH, WE, UM, HAVE ALSO IN MY OFFICE, UH, WE HAVE ATTENDED MANY TRAININGS AND, BUT THE MOST TRAINING THAT I AM PROUD OF IS THE, UH, FOIL TRAINING, UM, THAT I HAD ATTENDED A, UH, CLE CLASS, WHICH IS A CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION.

SO I TOOK THE LEGAL CLASS, NOT JUST THE TOWN CLERK CLASS.

AND, UM, AS WE, AS I STATED LAST NIGHT WHEN WE HAD THE FOIL DISCUSSION THAT, UM, DURING THE YEAR OF 2024, UM, MY OFFICE HAS PROCESSED APPROXIMATELY 1500 FOILS IN A, COMPARED TO 300 OR MAXIMUM OF 300 PREVIOUS YEARS.

AND, UM, AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO MY TEAM, UH, FOR THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND, UM, AND AGAIN, UM, UH, THE, ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THAT MY OFFICE, UM, WAS, UM, ABLE TO ASSIST WAS WITH THE, UM, UH, COORDINATION FOR THE TOWN BOARD, UH, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WESTCHESTER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

AND WE HAD A VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL, UM, UH, MEETING, UM, THAT WAS, UH, COORDINATED BY MY OFFICE WITH CON WITH, UH, UH, WITH CONJUNCTION WITH THE TOWN BOARD.

AND, UM, AGAIN, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, EVERYONE IS AWARE OF WHAT MY OFFICE IS, IS ACCOMPLISHING, AND THAT MY OFFICE IS ALWAYS OPEN.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT, GONNA HAPPEN.

UM, NEXT, UH, WE

[ To consider an extension of the Finmor Sewer District in the Town of Greenburgh]

UH, THE FIRST HEARING IS TO CONSIDER AN EXTENSION OF THE FINMORE SEWER DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE OPEN THE HEARING.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AND AS A REMINDER, THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE HEARING THAT BEGAN IN DECEMBER.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

GOOD EVENING.

EMILIO ESCALADES, ESCALADAS ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, AND ENGINEERS.

FIRST THINGS FIRST, I USE YOUR OFFICE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE I HAVE TO NOTARIZE ALL THE DOCUMENTS AND EVERYONE THERE IS JUST SO HELPFUL I HAVE TO SAY IT.

AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S A VERY, VERY, VERY WELL USED AND VERY IMPORTANT OFFICE.

DON'T, DON'T THINK YOU'RE NOT.

THANK YOU.

ANYWAY, WE'RE HERE TO CONTINUE THE, UH, THE MEETING THAT WE STARTED FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NEW PARCEL OF LAND, WHICH HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED AND APPROVED.

AND IN THE PROCESS OF GOING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UH, ONE LINK IS MISSING.

AND THAT WAS THAT WE FOUND THAT HISTORICALLY THIS PARCEL FOR WHATEVER IT WAS USED IN THE PREVIOUS, UH, IN THE PAST HAD NEVER BEEN, UH, HAD NEVER ASKED TO JOIN THE SEWER DISTRICT, FINMORE SEWER DISTRICT.

SO THAT WAS DISCOVERED BY, UH, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AS THE VERY LAST, UH, REVIEW PROCESS.

UM, AND THEREFORE WE'RE HERE TO FORMALLY ASKED FOR THE INCLUSION.

UM, THE LAST TIME THAT WE MET, THE REQUEST HAD BEEN MADE, BUT THERE HAD BEEN AN ERROR IN THE CLOSING, UH, MEETS AND BOUNDS BY THE SURVEYOR, UNFORTUNATELY PASSED AWAY.

AND THEY DELAYED QUITE A, QUITE A BIT.

THE, UH, THE PROCESS OF HIM FIXING HIS ERROR.

WE, WE THEN CONTACTED THE INHERITOR INHERITOR OF HIS RECORDS AND HE WAS ABLE TO, UH, ARRANGE IT.

AND WE HAVE SUBMITTED IT TO LEGAL, UH, WITH A COPY OF THE DEED AND A COPY OF THE, AND I'M SURE, UH, AT THIS TIME IF IT HAD BEEN INCORRECT, UH, THE, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WOULD'VE LET US KNOW.

BUT I, I BELIEVE EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER AND UH, ALL WE ARE APPROVING IS OF COURSE IS AN EXTENSION OF A NEW SEWER LINE, WHICH WILL BE COLLECTING SEWAGE FROM 13 HOMES AND UH, DISCHARGING THEM INTO THE EXISTING DRAINAGE UH, SEWER SYSTEM THAT IS, IS PRESENT.

AND THAT'S IT.

THAT'S THE ENTIRE THING.

OKAY.

AND SINCE THE LAST MEETING, TOWN ENGINEER JASON CAP HAS SUPPLIED A LETTER TO THE TOWN BOARD, WHICH STATES THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTION TO EXTEND THE BOUNDARY OF FINMORE SEWER DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1952 SAW MILL RIVER ROAD.

AND WE FIND THE PLANS AND DESIGNED TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND THE SEWER REMAINS IN THE AREA TO BE ADEQUATE AND AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, WHICH WE WILL BE REQUIRING FOR ALL OF THESE TYPES OF EXTENSIONS THAT THE ENGINEER WEIGHS IN ON THEM.

PERFECT.

GREAT.

ALRIGHT.

ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK IF ANYONE SIGNED UP? NO ONE ON THE LIST.

OKAY.

OKAY.

UM, SO UM, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE HEARING AND

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SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

UM, PICK ONE.

THAT'S GREAT.

THE FIRST PHOTO OF THE YEAR IS UNANIMOUS.

YES.

THANK YOU.

SO, UH, TO CONSIDER

[ To consider a local law amending Chapter 248 "Stormwater Management" of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh regulating non-stormwater discharges to the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)]

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE REOPEN UP THAT HEARING.

SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

I WILL GIVE A QUICK PRESENTATION ON THAT.

UM, PROPOSED LAW.

JUST ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SHEEN IS ATTENDING VIA ZOOM IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND TOWN LAWS, CONSIDERING WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM PRESENT IN THE ROOM, WHICH WAS PUBLICLY NOTED, UH, NOTICED.

EXCUSE ME.

SO THIS PROPOSED LAW WOULD CREATE, UM, A NEW CHAPTER, JOE? YES.

WHICH MEANS I CAN VOTE YES.

SORRY .

SO THIS WOULD CREATE A NEW CHAPTER WITHIN THE TOWN CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ENTITLED ILLICIT DISCHARGES ACTIVITIES AND CONNECTIONS TO STORM SEWERS.

AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN THROUGH THE REGULATION OF NON STORM WATER DISCHARGES TO THE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM.

UM, THAT'S TYPICALLY CALLED MS FOUR MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM WATER SYSTEM.

AND THIS ARTICLE ESTABLISHES METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE INTRODUCTION OF POLLUTANTS INTO THE MS FOUR IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE S-P-D-E-S THAT STANDS FOR STATE POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM.

AND THE INTENT OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO NOT ONLY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE S-P-D-E-S GENERAL PERMIT, UM, BUT ALSO TO REGULATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF POLLUTANTS TO THE STORM WATER SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED TO ACCEPT PROCESS OR DISCHARGE NON STORM WATER WASTE.

SO STORM WATER IS JUST TYPICALLY REGULAR WATER RUNOFF OR YOU KNOW, MELTED ICE, SOMETHING THAT WON'T NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

UM, THIS PROPOSED LAW WOULD ALSO PROHIBIT ILLICIT CONNECTIONS, ACTIVITIES, AND DISCHARGES TO THE MS FOUR, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY THROUGH THE THOROUGH REVIEW AND HELP OF BUILDING INSPECTORS, FRANK MOTO AND LIZ GARRITY, WE FOUND THAT SOME OF THAT IS HAPPENING WITHIN THE TOWN AND WE NEED SOMETHING ON THE RECORD TO STOP THAT.

UM, BECAUSE THAT AFFECTS NOT ONLY THAT INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER, BUT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT OTHER PEOPLE NEARBY AS WELL AND CAN CREATE, UH, MAYHEM THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.

UH, SO THIS WOULD ALSO ESTABLISH LEGAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ALL THE INSPECTIONS, SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE AND TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE HAZARDS WHEN YOU HAVE THE IMPROPER DISCHARGE OF ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH, YARD WASTE, LAWN CHEMICALS, PET WASTE, WASTE WATER, GREASE, OIL, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, CLEANING PRODUCTS, PAINT PRODUCTS, HAZARDOUS WASTE SEDIMENT, AND OTHER POLLUTANTS INTO THE STORMWATER SYSTEM.

UM, SO I BELIEVE IT'S VERY THOROUGH AND DETAILED AND IT ALLOWS FOR US TO GIVE VIOLATIONS WHEN PEOPLE ARE IMPROPERLY AFFECTING OUR STORM WATER SYSTEM.

GREAT.

ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK? DO YOU HAVE A SPEAKER ON HOW JUST CAME? OKAY, SO NO, NO SPEAKERS.

OKAY.

UH, LAST CALL, NO SPEAKERS.

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

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

OKAY.

UH, THIRD AND LAST

[ To consider a Local Law amending the Code of the Town of Greenburgh with the addition of a new Chapter 238 entitled, "Processing Restrictions,"]

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR.

AYE.

AYE.

I'LL GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON THIS PROPOSED THANK YOU LAW AS WELL.

SO THIS WOULD CREATE A LAW CALLED PROCESSING RESTRICTIONS CHAPTER 2 38 OF THE TOWN CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.

AND WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS PROHIBIT THE PROCESSING AND APPROVAL OF ANY AND ALL LAND USE APPLICATIONS PERMITS, CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY OR USE BY ANY BOARD OR OFFICIAL OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG WHEN AN APPLICANT OR PROPERTY OWNER HAS OUTSTANDING VIOLATIONS, UM, ON THEIR PROPERTIES.

SO THIS WOULD RELATE TO APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE TOWN BOARD, SUCH AS PETITIONS TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OR ZONING MAP, SPECIAL USE PERMIT OR SITE PLAN APPROVAL APPLICATIONS TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR SUBDIVISION APPROVAL, SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SITE PLAN APPROVAL,

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THIS WOULD ALSO APPLY TO APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS FOR AN AREA AND OR USE VARIANCE SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND APPEALS OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR'S DETERMINATIONS.

AND THIS WOULD ALSO APPLY TO APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE BUILDING INSPECTOR HIMSELF OR HERSELF, SUCH AS BUILDING PERMIT, CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY SIGN PERMIT, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR COMPLETION BLASTING OR CHIPPING PERMIT AND DEMOLITION PERMIT.

UM, THIS WOULD ALSO THOUGH ALLOW FOR THE BOARD OR OFFICIAL PROCESSING SUCH APPLICATION TO GRANT THE WAIVER IF THAT APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECTIFYING THE OUTSTANDING VIOLATION ISSUE.

WE DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO BE STUCK IN THIS NEVER ENDING CYCLE, UM, OF HAVING OUTSTANDING VIOLATIONS.

SO OF COURSE A WAIVER COULD BE GRANTED TO ALLOW TO FIX THOSE REMEDIES.

UM, WE'VE JUST FOUND THAT SOMETIMES THERE ARE APPLICANTS WHO COME BEFORE THE BOARD WHO HAVE MANY OUTSTANDING VIOLATIONS.

THEY'RE WITHIN COURT FOR QUITE AN EXCESSIVE PERIOD OF TIME.

MM-HMM AND WE NEED THOSE ITEMS WRAPPED UP BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH PROCEEDING AND ANY OTHER ITEMS? YES.

OKAY, GOOD.

UM, ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK THAT? NO.

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

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

UH, NOW UH, WE BEGIN THE PUBLIC COMMON PORTION

[ 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.]

SO HAMUS TODAY, UH, SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM EVERYBODY ON THIS SIDE.

, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ON THE AGENDA, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE PASS A RESOLUTION FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE YARDLEY FIRE DISTRICT.

I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE TOLD BEFORE THE HEARING STARTS AT THE NEXT MEETING, WHO IS PAYING FOR VILLAGE FIRE DISTRICTS, WHICH MAY BE VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICTS.

IS IT PART OF THE BUDGET? I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH BE SURE THAT NO ONE WHO PAYS THE A AND B BUDGET IS SEEING MONEY THAT IS PAID INTO THE A AND B BUDGET AS PART OF THEIR PROPERTY TAXES GOES TO VILLAGE FIRE DISTRICTS UNINCORPORATED PAYS PART OF THE A BUDGET AS WELL.

SO JUST SAYING IT COMES OUT OF THE A BUDGET IS NOT THE ANSWER, JUST INFORMATION.

I WOULD LIKE NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE, MY FAVORITE, UH, MR. FINER HAS TOLD ME THAT HE'S MEETING WITH MS. HABER ON FRIDAY AND RICHARD FA I CERTAINLY WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE THAT THAT HAPPENS, BUT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, I'D LIKE TO REFER TO THE AGENDA WHERE ANY INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT CAN ASK TO MEET WITH THE TOWN BOARD.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO SO AT THE NEXT WORK SESSION, WHICH IS JANUARY 14TH.

I THINK THIS HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH WITHOUT RESOLUTION FOIL.

THAT'S MY BIG ISSUE AND LET ME GO INTO IT.

REGARDING THE TOWN CLERK, I APPRECIATE WHAT SHE HAS DONE SINCE SHE'S TAKEN OVER THE TOWN CLERK'S POSITION.

SHE HAS IMPROVED THE PROCESSING OF FOIL REQUESTS SHE HAS BROUGHT IN HERSELF AND NOW ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AS A NOTARY, SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.

IN FACT, I EVEN ASKED THIS TOWN BOARD BUDGET TIME TO INCREASE HER SALARY BECAUSE I BELIEVE SHE IS GROSSLY UNDER UNDERPAID FOR THE WORK SHE PERFORMS AS WELL AS THE STAFF THAT SHE MANAGES.

BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

BUT NOW I DO HAVE AN ISSUE AND IT EXTENDS BEYOND JUST TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE.

I'VE ASKED HER FOR A MEETING TO DISCUSS FOIL GOING BACK MONTHS NOW AND SHE WANTED MR. DANKO TO BE PRESENT, WHICH I DON'T OBJECT TO.

HE ASSURES ME THAT HE'S GIVEN SEVERAL TIMES TO OFFER US TO MEET, BUT IT HASN'T HAPPENED.

SO AS A RESULT OF THIS CONVERSATION TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE THAT MEETING TO HAPPEN.

THE PROBLEM IS IN FOIL, FOIL LAWS ONLY EXIST BECAUSE GOVERNMENTS ARE LOATHED TO RELEASE INFORMATION THE PUBLIC FEELS IT'S ENTITLED TO AND THE PUBLIC USES FOIL TO OBTAIN THAT INFORMATION.

HOWEVER,

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DOES NOT SAY THAT THE TOWN MUST COMPLY WITH IT.

AT THE WORK SESSION YESTERDAY, MR. FINER RAISED THE POINT THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOIL MORE OPEN AND YOU ALL CAME BACK TO HIM ON THE BASIS.

WELL THE LAW SAYS YOU SHOULD AND YOU SHOULDN'T VIOLATE THE LAW.

LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

ON JANUARY 1ST, A LEGAL HOLIDAY, I FILED A FOIL REQUEST.

I WASN'T THE FIRST, I WAS THE SECOND FOER REQUEST OF THE YEAR.

AND I ASKED ABOUT FINANCING BECAUSE WE HAVE CAPITAL BUDGETS, ONE OF WHICH WAS FUNDED LAST YEAR TO THE 2024 CAPITAL BUDGET.

ON THE WAY IS THE 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET.

AND AT ONE POINT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT REFINANCING SOME EXISTING BONDS AT A BETTER INTEREST RATE.

AND THE RESPONSE I GOT, AND BY THE WAY, YOU HAVE FIVE BUSINESS DAYS TO RESPOND ON MONDAY.

THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY FROM MS. NIRO WAS THAT THE ONLY INFORMATION AVAILABLE WAS TWO PHONE CALLS TO THE RATING AGENCIES.

THEREFORE NOTHING WAS ON PAPER AND NOTHING COULD BE PROVIDED.

I FOUND THAT VERY DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THERE'S ALL KINDS OF PAPER.

SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TOWN COMPTROLLER RELEASED SOME INFORMATION TO ME AND SHE INDICATES THAT THERE'S MORE.

BUT I WAS SHARPLY CUT OFF BY MS. NERO WHO TOOK THIS VERY STRONG INTERPRETATION THAT NOTHING ELSE EXISTS.

IT'S ILLOGICAL.

AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ELLEN HENDRICKS, NO MORE SPEAKERS.

THREE WORDS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

MR. MR. GOODBYE.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, BARBARA.

THANK YOU.

GUESS HE DIDN'T READ THE THAT JACK.

OKAY.

ANYBODY ELSE LEAVING? NO.

OKAY.

THAT'S IT.

GOOD.

UH, SO, UM, UH,

[ TB 1 - 01/08/2025 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Grenburgh accepting the offer of dedication of the road known as Mulligan Lane extension also identified as Section: 7.370 Block: 188 Lot:22.7 on the Town of Greenburgh Tax Map]

I'D LIKE TO MOVE, UM, THAT WE APPROVE THAT.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

UM, UH, OH.

APPOINTMENT OF

[ Appointment of Archana Parikh to the Board of Assessment Review for a term to expire December 31, 2030]

NO, NO.

HOLD ON.

HE MISSED, HE SKIPPED THE APPOINTMENT.

OKAY.

GO BACK, UH, TO THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2030.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

UH, RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN

[ TB 2 - 01/08/2025 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute an Easement Agreement between Marianne Stecich and John E. Burke, and the Town of Greenburgh related to property located at 19 Sheldon Street ]

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

RESOLUTION, RESOLUTION

[ TB 3 - 01/08/2025 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute a Collective Bargaining Agreement between CSEA Local 1000 AFSCME AFL-CIO, Westchester Local 860, Town of Greenburgh Unit and the Town of Greenburgh for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026]

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE AYE.

AYE.

A

[ AT 1 – 1/08/2025 Resolution approving the retention of the Law Firm of Morris Duffy Alonso Faley & Pitcoff to represent the Town of Greenburgh, In The Matter of Alfredo Lavayen v. Town of Greenburgh, and John or Jane Doe 1-10 for an amount not to exceed $25,000]

AND JOHN OR JANE DOE ONE 10 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 25,000.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

A T TWO RESOLUTION APPROVING

[ AT 2 – 01/08/2025 Resolution approving the retention of Thomas J. Troetti, Esq., to represent requested Town of Greenburgh Police Department Officers, In The Matter of Alfredo Lavayen v. Town of Greenburgh, and John or Jane Doe 1-10 for an amount not to exceed $25,000]

AND JOHN OR JANE DOE ONE 10 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 25,000.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ONE.

AYE.

A T THREE RESOLUTION

[ AT 3 - 01/08/2025 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Normandy NY Westchester Owner LLC/ACRC WM Owners LLC/TH Tarrytown LLC for property located at 670 White Plains Road. The Town’s share of the refund is $198,310±; the County’s share is $106,222±; the Saw Mill Valley Sewer District’s share is $16,901±; the Elmsford Union Free School District’s share is $647,689±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $7,361±; the West Elmsford Fire Protection District’s share is $21,677±. Refunds from all sources total $998,161±]

THE PETITIONER NORMANDY, UH, NEW YORK WESTCHESTER OWNER, LLC OWNER IS, UH, TARRYTOWN, UH, LLC FOR PROPERTY LOCATED SIX 70 WHITE PLAINS ROAD REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES NINE $198,161.

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

AYE.

AYE.

A T FOUR, UH,

[ AT 4 - 1/08/2025 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioners Sushil Malhotra and Maxmi Malhotra for property located at 10 Half Moon Lane. The Town’s share of the refund is $573±; the County’s share is $3,784±; the No. Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $744±; the Irvington Union Free School District’s share is $27,420±. Refunds from all sources total $32,522±]

UH, MOON, UH, LANE TOTAL AMOUNT IS 30

[00:30:01]

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

RESOLUTION.

AYE.

UM,

[ CL 1 - 01/08/2025 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for January 22, 2025, at 7:30 PM, to consider an agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Ardsley to provide Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated area residents of the Chauncey Fire Protection District for the year 2023, at a cost not to exceed $11,049.19 ]

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ICL TWO RESOLUTION.

SCHEDULING

[ CL 2 - 01/08/2025 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for January 22, 2025, at 7:30 PM, to consider an agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Ardsley to provide Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated area residents of the South Ardsley Fire Protection District for the year 2023, at a cost not to exceed $354,576.93]

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

UM, CCO

[ CO 1 - 01/08/2025 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2024 budget transfers]

BUDGET TRANSFERS.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

UH, CO2 IS

[ CO 2 - 01/08/2025 Resolution approving budget amendment for fiscal year 2024 to the Town Entire Fund and the Capital Fund to pay an outstanding bill for the Laserfiche file management software (To be held over to the January 22, 2025 Town Board Meeting)]

[ PW 1 - 01/08/2025 Resolution awarding the Antenna and Microwave Dish Inventory Contract to Network Building + Consulting, LLC, as the best qualified and most responsible proposer for the purpoise of inventorying Town-owned radio antennas and microwave dishes, for an amount not to exceed $21,830]

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON TO THAT ONE.

HOLD ON JUST A MOMENT.

IT'S THE, THERE'S DIFFERENT WORDING 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT THEY'RE MOST QUALIFIED.

UH, IT'S MOST NOT WELL, UM, YEAH, THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE WORDING.

YEAH, THAT'S, THAT WASN'T, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS YESTERDAY, RIGHT? SO THERE'S, THERE'S S WORDING YOU WANNA HOLD HOLD THAT OVER PAUL, THIS IS YOUR MOTION.

OKAY.

RIGHT.

SO RESOLUTION RESOLUTION, AWARDING THE ANTENNA AND MICROWAVE DISH INVENTORY CONTRACT TO NETWORK BUILDING PLUS CONSULTING LLC AS THE BEST QUALIFIED AND MOST RESPONSIBLE PROPOSER FOR THE PROPOSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVENTORYING TOWN OLD RADIO ANTENNAS AND MICROWAVE DISHES FOR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $21,850.

830, 830, UH, 830.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

OKAY.

ANY ONE HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

IT JUST CLARIFIES THAT THEY'RE THE MOST QUALIFIED FOR THIS PARTICULAR TASK.

NOT IN GENERAL IN THEIR, IN THEIR EXPERTISE.

OKAY.

NO PROBLEM.

GOOD.

SO THAT'S IT FOR THE MEETING.

I WANT TO MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU.