* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] IN PROGRESS. UM, WELCOME TARA GREENBERG, UH, TOWN BOARD MEETING. TODAY IS, UH, MARCH 12TH, AND, UH, WE'LL START WITH [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE REPUBLIC TO THE REPUBLIC, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [ MOMENT OF SILENCE In memory of those around the world who have perished as victims of war, disease and natural disaster. Our hearts are with all who needlessly suffer.] A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND MEMORY OF THOSE AROUND THE WORLD HAVE PARISHES, VICTIMS OF WAR, DISEASE, AND NATURAL DISASTER. OUR HEARTS ARE, UM, WITH ALL THOSE WHO NEEDLESSLY SUFFER. THANK YOU. AND, UM, [ PRESENTATIONS Retirement of Deputy Town Attorney Richard Marasse] WE JUST WANNA, UH, EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY RICHARD MARASSI, WHO, UM, RECENTLY RETIRED AFTER YEARS OF, UH, HARD WORK AND DEDICATED SERVICE, UH, UH, TO THE TOWN. HE WAS A FANTASTIC, UM, EMPLOYEE OF THE TOWN AND WILL BE MISSED. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING BRIEFLY BEFORE WE GET TO ROLL CALL. SURE. UM, JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT RICHARD MARASSI HAD SERVED THE TOWN FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, AND THROUGHOUT THAT TIME, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING HIM FOR NINE OF THOSE YEARS. HE WAS CONSISTENTLY A DEPENDABLE MEMBER OF OUR STAFF. HE ALWAYS WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO FULFILL HIS DUTIES BEYOND HIS EXPERTISE IN THE LAW. HE HAD AN EASY DEMEANOR, A SENSE OF HUMOR AND DOUBTLESS KNOWLEDGE THAT MADE HIM A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. HIS EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION TO THE TOWN HAS GREATLY HELPED TOWN BOARD, TOWN STAFF, AND TOWN RESIDENTS. AND WHILE HIS PRESENCE IS GREATLY WI, UH, MISSED, WE WISH HIM THE BEST OF LUCK IN A WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RICHARD. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK OVER THE YEARS. AND I JUST WANNA ECHO EVERYTHING THAT THE TOWN ATTORNEYS SAID, AND WE WANNA WISH YOU THE, UM, A NICE RETIREMENT AND WE WANNA WISH YOU THE BEST. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . YES. AND I HAD THE, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH RICHARD QUITE A BIT, GOING OVER, YOU KNOW, CLAIMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND HE WAS ALWAYS FAIR. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEBODY PUT IN A CLAIM AGAINST THE TOWN, UM, YOU KNOW, HE TRIED TO REACH, YOU KNOW, ADJUST SETTLEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND, AND HE WAS, HE WAS, HE WAS A REAL, UM, HE WAS A LAWYER IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD, AND HE REALLY, UM, LIKED TO USE LATIN AND, UH, EXPRESSING SOME OF THE, UH, COMMENTS THAT HE, THAT HE HAD. UM, HE WAS EXTREMELY WELL TRAINED, BUT I, I THINK THE BEST THING I COULD SAY IS HE HAD A HUMANITY THAT HE APPLIED FOR THE LAW AS WELL AS THE LAW ITSELF. OH, THAT'S LOVELY. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, YOU'RE WELCOME. NEXT, UH, LIAISON REPORTS. [ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk] ROLL CALL. ROLL CALL. I'M SORRY. . . GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISOR. FINER HERE. COUNCILMAN SHEEN. PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN BER PRESENT, COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS, PRESENT TOWN ATTORNEY AND PARLIAMENTARIAN. MR. JOE DANKO PRESENT. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM IN THE ROOM THAT WAS DULY PUBLICLY NOTICED, SO COUNCIL MEMBER SHEEN MAY ATTEND VIA ZOOM AND HAVE VOTING RIGHTS TODAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH TOWN CODE AND STATE LAW. OKAY. UH, [ SUPERVISOR & TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS Liaison Reports (Councilwoman Joy Haber, Councilwoman Ellen Hendrickx, Councilwoman Gina Jackson, Councilman Francis Sheehan) 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. Most recently, on November 21, 2024, Moody's reaffirmed the Town of Greenburgh earned Moody's highest rating (Aaa) and Standard & Poors also reaffirmed the Town again earned Standard & Poors highest rating (AAA). Anyone interested in serving on a board or commission should send a resume to the Town Board via Lisa Maria Nero, Town Clerk, 177 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY 10607. TownClerk@GreenburghNY.com Any individual or group interested in a visit from the Town Board should email the Board at TownBoard@GreenburghNY.com ] SO NOW WE HAVE LIAISON REPORTS, UM, COUNCILWOMAN HABER, I'M PASSING THIS WEEK. OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS. HI. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ODELL RUSH BO HOUSE FOR A FEW MOMENTS, AND I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD CHA GOOD SENSE OF IT. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT, UM, THAT SUSAN AND DAVID SEAL AND THE, AND THE BOARD HAVE REALLY BEEN INDEFATIGABLE AND HAVE REALLY WORKED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. IT IS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, UM, IN SO FAR AS GEORGE WASHINGTON AND EMBO CHANGED THE COURSE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THERE. WHEN, WHEN WASHINGTON WAS GOING TO PROCEED WITH HIS PLANS TO ATTACK NEW YORK HARBOR, CEBO CONVINCED HIM THAT THERE WAS DANGER TO THAT. SO THEY THEN WENT UP COUNTY TO YORKTOWN AND THEN DOWN TO YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA. AND THEREIN LIES THE END OF THE BRITISH RULE AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT, UM, IN DEMOCRACY. UM, SO THE, THE HOUSE ITSELF REQUIRED A TREMENDOUS [00:05:01] AMOUNT OF RENOVATION, AND IT IS WELL UNDERWAY. UM, IT'S GOING TO BE TURNED INTO A MUSEUM, UM, AN HISTORICAL MUSEUM, AND IT'S ALL VERY EXCITING. SO WE CAN'T WAIT. WE ARE HOPING TO OPEN, UM, WHEN THE CELEBRATION OF OUR 250TH ANNIVERSARY, THE ANNIVERSARY OF THIS COUNTRY, UM, BEGINS AND IT WILL BE THERE FOR ALL TO ENJOY. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON. SO, AS I MENTIONED LAST TIME WE DID THE REPORTS, UM, I'M THE LIAISON TO, UM, PUBLIC WORKS AND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND SO JUST TALKING WITH THE CHIEF AND JUST GOING OVER SOME THINGS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING, I JUST WANT TO SHARE THE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN. EXCUSE ME. UM, FIRST, OUR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER OFFICERS PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS WITH THE YOUTH. WE WERE AT GREENBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR WORLD READING ALOUD DAY. UM, WE WERE ALSO AT GREENVILLE SCHOOL IN SEALY SCHOOL PLACE SCHOOL AS A PART OF READ ACROSS AMERICA. UM, IN ADDITION, THEY WERE PROTECTING ALL BAILEY STUDENTS. THAT'S AN INITIATIVE AIMED AT ENHANCING THE SAFETY AND THE WELLBEING OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS HELD WITH, WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS, DISCUSS, DISCUSSING RELEVANT ISSUES TO HELP THEM IN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, UM, THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WELCOMED HUMPHREY. HUMPHREY IS OUR NEW FACILITY DOG FACILITY. DOGS ARE SERVICE DOGS THAT ARE SPECIALTY TRAINED TO INTERACT WITH LARGE GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS AT HOSPITALS, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND ASSIST POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH PEER SUPPORT AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES. UM, HUMPHREY, THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER, ELVAR, RECENTLY ENGAGED WITH EAST WITH THE RESIDENTS AT ECC MEETING, UM, AND ALSO WITH EMPLOYEES AT TOWN HALL. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND, UH, HOLD ON. I WANTED, OH, WE ALSO, I WANTED TO ALSO MENTION, UM, UM, GREENBERG, WE HAVE FOR MANY YEARS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN EDDIE MAY BARNES, UM, THE POLICE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. UH, THAT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND ONE OF THE MEMBERS, MS. RITA JONES, HAD ARRANGED WITH DETECTIVE MARINO AND CHIEF POWELL TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION WITH WILLENS STUDENT AS A PART OF THEIR WISE PROJECT. SO, I JUST WANT TO CON CON CONTINUE TO THANK THE CHIEF AND THE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK THAT THEY DO WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW SOMETIMES IT GETS, IT CAN BE CHALLENGING, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS GIVING BACK. COUNCILMAN SHEEN. UH, GOOD EVENING. I'M THE LIAISON TO SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES. UH, PREVIOUSLY I HIGHLIGHTED THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION. UH, TONIGHT I HIGHLIGHT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ENSURING THE SAFETY, COMPLIANCE, AND QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH DILIGENT INSPECTION AND STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF OF BUILDING CODES, THE DEPARTMENT GUARANTEES THE STRUCTURES ARE SAFE, FUNCTIONAL, AND UP TO CODE. THE DEPARTMENT HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSEEING ALL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION AND INNOVATION IN THE COMMUNITY. FROM INITIAL PERMITS TO FINAL INSPECTIONS, DEPARTMENT ENSURES THAT ALL CONSTRUCTION COMPLIES WITH STATE AND LOCAL BUILDING CODES, ZONING LAWS, AND SAFETY REGULATIONS. THIS SO OVERSIGHT IS CRUCIAL FOR ENSURING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND MAINTAINING THE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE TOWN'S RESIDENTS. AND BUSINESSES. GONNA HIGHLIGHT, UM, FIVE AREAS OF, UH, IN PARTICULAR PLAN REVIEW, PERMIT ISSUANCE, INSPECTIONS, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT REVIEWS, PLANS AND APPLICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION. IN 2024, 3,644 PLANS WERE REVIEWED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT PERMIT ISSUANCE. THE DEPARTMENT REVIEWS AND ISSUES PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, ENSURING THAT THE PROPOSED WORK MEETS THE NECESSARY CODES AND REGULATIONS. AND 2024, 3,616 PERMITS WERE ISSUED INSPECTIONS. THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS MULTIPLE INSPECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, INCLUDING FOUNDATION FRAMING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FINAL INSPECTIONS. IN 2024, 4,044 INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED. CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT ENFORCE THE BUILDING CODES TO GUARANTEE SAFETY STANDARDS AND QUALITY CONTROL. IN CONSTRUCTION, 536 VIOLATIONS WERE ISSUED PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS, AND HOMEOWNERS REGARDING BUILDING CODES, REGULATIONS AND [00:10:01] SAFETY PROCESS, UM, UH, PROTOCOLS, THE BILLING DEPARTMENT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BILLING INSPECTOR FRANK MOTO AND DEPUTY BILLY INSPECTOR ELIZABETH GARRITY, UH, THE FIRST FEMALE DEPUTY BILLY INSPECTOR, BY THE WAY, UH, HAS PIONEERED A PAY SETTING LEADERSHIP STYLE, WHERE THE BUILDING INSPECTOR IS IN THE FIELD DAILY TO PERFORM, ACTIVELY PERFORM AND OVERSEE ENFORCEMENT AND AN ACTIVITY, UH, INSPECTION ACTIVITIES. HE IS ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR FROM POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. WHILE THIS METHOD OF HANDS-ON MANAGEMENT IS DEPARTURE FROM PREVIOUS BUILDING INSPECTORS, IT ALLOWS FOR A HIKING OVERSIGHT OF LIFE SAFETY CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND ENFORCEMENT. UH, FRANK AND LIZ HAVE ESTABLISHED A HIGH STANDARD FOR SAFETY AND QUALITY CONTROL IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. AND THEIR EXPERTISE OR EXPERIENCE AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE HAVE MADE HIM, UH, MADE, UH, BEEN A VALUE, HAVE BEEN AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND TO THE TOWN. I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE LIVING ON TIME THAT, UM, THEY OVERSEE HIGH RISK CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS REGENERON AND, AND COCA-COLA. I'VE ACTUALLY PERSONALLY WISHED, WITNESSED, UH, FRANK SHOWING UP AT BOTH OF THESE AND ACTUALLY SHUTTING THE PROJECT DOWN WHEN THERE WAS A VIOLATION THAT, SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO IT RIGHT, HE'S GONNA MAKE SURE IT COMES BACK OUT AGAIN, AND YOU DO IT AGAIN UNTIL IT'S RIGHT AND COMPLIES WITH THE CODE. UH, MULTI-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ARE ALSO WHAT THEY EXPECT. WHAT'S REALLY INTERESTING AT THIS POINT IS THAT THEY HAVE MODERNIZED, MODERNIZING THE APPLICATION AND INSPECTION PROCESS USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND MORE EFFECTIVE METHODS. AND THIS HAS SPED UP THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR MANY PROJECTS WHILE MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF SAFETY SECTORS. I COULD GO ON, BUT WE HAVE LIMITED OURSELVES, AND I'LL DO SOME MORE AND ANOTHER MEETING. OKAY. AND, UH, I'M THE LIAISON TO THE, UH, PARKING DISTRICT. AND, UM, I'VE BEEN THE HARTSDALE PARKING DISTRICT AND I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE PARKING, UH, DISTRICT. AND ONE, UM, INITIATIVE THAT THEY'RE, UM, UH, VERY OPEN, OPEN-MINDED ABOUT WOULD BE TO, UM, PROVIDE, UM, UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS WITH, UH, FREE PARKING, UM, AFTER 6:00 PM AND, UM, AND PART OF THE GR IN, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE GARAGES, PROBABLY LIKE THE TOP FLOOR OF THE, UM, PARKING GARAGE. THEY HAVEN'T FINALIZED ALL THE DETAILS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR, FOR DECADES. AND, UM, IT REALLY COULD HELP, UH, UH, THE RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES SURVIVE BECAUSE OTHER COMMUNITIES LIKE SCARSDALE, UM, THEY BASICALLY, UH, HAVE FREE PARKING AFTER 6:00 PM AND IT REALLY HURTS THE RESTAURANT. SO HOPEFULLY, UM, YOU KNOW, WITHIN A MONTH OR SO, UH, THEY WILL, UM, FINALIZE THAT THAT POLICY. WE'RE ALSO, UM, AT YESTERDAY'S TOWN BOARD, UM, WORK SESSION. WE, UM, UH, DISCUSSED, UH, NAMING THE PAR PARKLET, UH, THAT IS OWNED BY THE PARKING AUTHORITY FOR JOAN DRISCOLL, UM, AND HER, UH, LATE HUSBAND AND, UM, HONOR OF THEIR, UH, CONTRIBUTIONS TO LANDSCAPING THAT LITTLE PARKLET, UH, RIGHT NEAR THE TRAIN STATION. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN DOING SOME GREAT COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR, FOR YEARS. AND, UM, I SPOKE WITH GARRETT DUQUE, UH, YOU KNOW, TODAY, UM, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE LEARNED THAT THE, UH, THE PEOPLE WHO RAN THE HEART SALE FARMERS MARKET NO LONGER ARE INTERESTED. AND, UH, WE REACHED OUT, MY ASSISTANT AND I TO, UM, UH, FARMERS FROM AROUND THE REGION. AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE, UM, A POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, FARMER WHO WOULD TAKE OVER THE FARMER'S MARKET, UM, YOU KNOW, IN HARTSDALE, BUT NOTHING'S FINALIZED YET. AND GARRETT INDICATED THAT HE'S GONNA REASK, UM, TOWN BOARD, UM, FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NEXT WEEK, UM, TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. BECAUSE, UM, WITH FARMER'S MARKETS, IF YOU WAIT UNTIL THE END, YOU CAN'T HAVE A FARMER'S MARKET. YOU HAVE TO JUMP, YOU KNOW, WHILE THEY'RE, WHILE THEY'RE INTERESTED BECAUSE A LOT OF THE FARM, THERE'S SO MANY FARMER'S MARKETS ALL OVER. SO THOSE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS. BUT I, I REALLY THINK, UM, THAT IF WE COULD GET THE 6:00 PM UM, UH, YOU KNOW, POLICY IN THE PARKING, YOU KNOW, DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, CHANGED, I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN ENORMOUS, UM, AMOUNT OF PROGRESS. AND ONE OF THE THOUGHTS THAT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE, UM, AND I SPOKE TO GARRETT, UH, DUQUESNE, A LOT OF THE, UH, BUSINESSES ON EAST [00:15:01] DALE AVENUE ARE, ARE STRUGGLING. UH, THERE'S A LOT OF COMMERCIAL, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HAVING A, A DIFFICULT TIME. SO, UH, WE WERE CHATTING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HIRING, UM, A PART-TIMER WHO WOULD HELP ORGANIZE, UM, INITIATIVES THAT COULD, UM, HELP THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS AREA, YOU KNOW, FLOURISH AND, YOU KNOW, AND BRING MORE STREET TRAFFIC. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. UM, I JUST WANNA ADD, UH, IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T HAVE A REPORT. MY REPORT FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS JUST VERY LENGTHY, AND I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY JUST TO CONDENSE IT FOR YOU FOR NEXT TIME. OKAY, THAT'S FINE. UH, [ TOWN CLERK COMMENTS] UH, LISA, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UH, YES. UM, I KNOW TERRANCE IS GONNA BRING UP THE OTHER, UM, TWO EVENTS. UM, BUT, UH, TOMORROW, UM, THERE IS A FATHERING CON CONFERENCE THAT'S GONNA BE HELD AT WESTCHESTER COUNTY CENTER. AND THAT'S OF COURSE BEING LED BY MY PASTOR IRWIN TINGER. AND, UM, THE REASON WHY I'M BRINGING IT TO THE GREENBERG CIRCLE IS BECAUSE, UM, COMMISSIONER TERRANCE JACKSON SERVES ON THAT COMMITTEE AS WELL. UM, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, SPEAKERS SUCH AS, UH, COUNTY EXECUTIVE KEN JENKINS, UH, HUMAN RIGHTS, UH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ELLA, UM, ATTORNEY MCMA BARTLETT, AND OF COURSE, THEIR KEYNOTE SPEAKER WILL BE, UH, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ANTONIO DELGADO. DELGADO DELGADO DELGADO . THANK YOU. UM, UH, THE NAACP IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY LEGAL AID SOCIETY. UM, WE'LL BE HAVING, UH, THE SECOND PART OF KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FORUM. AND THIS TIME IT'S PART TWO, AND IT'S BASED ON WHAT TO DO WHEN POLICE STOP YOU ON THE STREET. AND THAT IS OF THIS, OF COURSE, THIS COMING MONDAY ON MARCH 24TH AT 7:00 PM IT IS GONNA BE ZOOM, AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE HELD IN PERSON AT THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY IN THE MOOT COURTROOM. THAT'S AT ONE 50 GRAND STREET. AND AGAIN, THAT'S MONDAY, MARCH 24TH AT 7:00 PM AND I BELIEVE SUPERVISOR'S GONNA BE SENDING IT OUT TOMORROW MORNING ON THE GB LIST. EXCELLENT. . THANK YOU. AND OF COURSE, UM, IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, UM, UM, I WILL BE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GREENBERG PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND WE'RE HONORING, UM, AN AUTHOR ASHA, MAJOR ASHA CA CASTLEBERRY HERNANDEZ, AND WE ARE BE DISCUSSING HER BOOK, WHY NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS. AND OF COURSE, THAT'S GONNA BE NEXT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19TH FROM 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM AND REGISTRATION IS, UM, REQUIRED. IT'S ON OUR GB LIST, AND IT'S ALSO ON THE LIBRARY WEBSITE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, FINALLY, UM, UH, THE THEATER YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER, UM, UM, HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ON MARCH 27TH FROM UH, 6:00 PM I THINK, TO 7:30 PM THEY WILL HAVE A DEDICATION OF THE BARBER WATSON PERRY. AWESOME. UM, SECOND FLOOR, UM, EXTENSION. EXTENSION. AND THAT WILL BE A CELEBRATION. AND I KNOW, JUDI, YOU'VE BEEN MENTIONING THAT FOR MANY MONTHS, SO I'M SURE YOU'LL BE HAPPY. AND IT'S APPROPRIATE TO HONOR BARBARA FOR, UM, HER YEARS OF DEDICATION AND HARD WORK AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND WE WANNA THANK THE C UM, THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN AND, AND EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON IT. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS. OKAY. NEXT, UM, [ To consider a Local law amending Chapter 460, "Vehicles and Traffic," of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh establishing a Demonstration Program for traffic-control signal photo violation monitoring ] WE, UH, HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS. UM, THE FIRST HEARING IS TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 60 VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, ESTABLISHING A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL PHOTO VIOLATION MONITORING. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE OPEN UP THE HEARING. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANYONE LIKE TO, UH, I'LL, I'LL GIVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS TO THIS LAW. UM, SO IF APPROVED, THIS PROGRAM WOULD ALLOW FOR A INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL, PHOTO VIOLATION, MONITORING DEVICES, FANCY WAY OF SAYING RED LIGHT CAMERAS. UM, AT TWO INTERSECTIONS, UH, THAT POLICE CHIEF AND THE TRAFFIC, UH, COORDINATOR LOOKED INTO THE BEST AREAS TO HAVE THIS IN TOWN. AND THEY'VE DETERMINED THAT THE INTERSECTIONS OF ARDSLEY ROAD AND OLD ARMY ROAD WOULD BE ONE LOCATION AND THE INTERSECTION OF EAST HARTSDALE AVENUE AND ROCK LEDGE ROAD WOULD BE THE OTHER LOCATION. UM, THIS IS A TYPICAL SYSTEM, RED LIGHT CAMERA. IF YOU GO THROUGH THE LIGHT, WHEN THE CAMERA'S ALREADY TURNED RED, YOU'LL SEE THE FLASH, OR YOU MAY NOT SEE THE FLASH, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN ANYWAY. AND YOU'LL THEREAFTER GET A TICKET IN THE MAIL. UM, THAT TICKET WILL BE SENT TO THE OWNER, AND THE OWNER IS LIABLE. IF THEY WERE OPERATING THE VEHICLE OR THEY GAVE PERMISSION TO SOMEONE ELSE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE, WHO THEN, UH, [00:20:01] WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, THE FINE WILL BE $50 AND THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL $25 IMPOSED ON PEOPLE WHO DO NOT, UM, RESPOND OR PAY THE TICKET BY THE DATE INDICATED ON THE ORIGINAL TICKET. VERY BASIC. UH, I'M SURE MANY OF US HERE, I KNOW I HAVE, I'VE GOT ONE RECEIVED ONE OF THESE BEFORE. YES. MM-HMM . MM-HMM . YEP. THE LOCATIONS WERE, THE LOCATIONS WERE DETERMINED BY THE POLICE, BY LOOKING AT TRAFFIC REPORTS, ACCIDENT REPORTS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS TO DETERMINE THAT, UM, THAT THESE TWO LOCATIONS WARRANTED. HAVING THE RED LIGHT CAMERA FOR SAFETY, ANYBODY LIKE, DOESN'T ACTUALLY REQUIRE US TO HAVE IN THESE LOCATIONS. WE ALLOWED IT TO HAVE UP TO TWO CAMERAS. UH, BUT WE'RE LIKELY GOING TO BE ASKED FOR THE ABILITY TO HAVE MORE CAMERAS, UH, OR IF THE NEED BE, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE MOVABLE, BUT WE DON'T ACTUALLY SEE THAT HAPPENING. SO THE WAY THAT LAW IS CURRENTLY DRAFTED, IT DOES HAVE THOSE LOCATIONS IN SECTION FOUR 60 DASH 95, BUT THE STATE LEGISLATION DIDN'T LIMIT US. THAT'S CORRECT. THE STATE LEGISLATION DID NOT LIMIT US. SO WE, WE ARE DETERMINED THAT THE, THESE WOULD BE GOOD LOCATIONS TO START TO, UH, SEE IF IN FACT THEY WERE VIABLE OPTIONS. AND THEN WE WOULD CONSIDER TRYING OUT SOME OTHER LOCATIONS AS WELL, IF THAT, IF WE FELT IT WARRANTED. CORRECT. RIGHT, RIGHT. AND WE CAN THINK, MY POINT IS WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT IN OUR LOCAL LAW WHERE THEY ARE 'CAUSE WE NEED TO ENFORCE IT. BUT THE STATE LEGISLATION DIDN'T ACTUALLY MANDATE THAT THEY BE HERE. WE'RE WE, WE'VE DETERMINED THAT THIS, THESE TWO LOCATIONS ARE THE MOST VIABLE LOCATIONS, UM, TO BE EFFECTIVE. THAT'S CORRECT. AND IF THE STATE DOES AUTHORIZE MORE RED LIGHT CAMERAS IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN AMEND THE LAW TO INCLUDE THOSE LOCATIONS AS WELL, OR AMEND THESE LOCATIONS IF YOU SEE FIT. YEAH. THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE, UM, THAT HAVE ACCIDENT RATES. AND, UH, SO, YOU KNOW, IT JUST WAS, UM, A, A GOOD START FOR US. OKAY. ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK? NO INTERRUPTIONS? NO. UM, LISA, NOBODY, UM, SORRY, , WISH TO SPEAK AT THE HEARING OR AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC COMMENT. DID YOU, DID YOU GET THAT ? AND I'M SPEAKING AT THE . THANK YOU. OKAY, SO, NO, NOBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS. UM, SO THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [ To consider a Local Law amending Chapter 440, "Taxation," of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh as it relates to tax exemptions for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance members.] AYE. UH, TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 40, TAXATION OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AS IT RELATES TO TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. DID WE GET ANY FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF HOW THE, UM, WE WERE STANDARDIZING THE 10% ASSESSOR ED IS HERE. IS HERE. OKAY. AND SHE IS MAKING HER WAY UP TO ADDRESS EVERYBODY. OKAY. SORRY, CAN YOU ASK THAT QUESTION AGAIN PLEASE? RIGHT. IN OTHER WORDS, WE, WE'VE SPOKE ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES, IS THAT THERE SHOULD, THERE NEEDS TO BE A STANDARD WHERE WE CAN DETERMINE THAT THE 10% RESPONSE, UM, TO, UH, FIRE CALLS. UM, HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? I THINK THE LAW RIGHT NOW, UH, STATES THAT EACH VOLUNTEER HAS TO CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE A, THAT HAVE RESPONDED TO 10%. BUT I THINK PUTTING THE BURDEN ON THE VOLUNTEER IS A BIT MUCH, UH, THERE SHOULD BE A STANDARD THAT, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY OUTLINES THE NUMBER OF, THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT HAVE BEEN IN A PARTICULAR DISTRICT AND, UM, AND WHO HAS RESPONDED TO THOSE CALLS. SO THAT'S, IT'S EASILY, UH, DETERMINED IF THE 10% IS REACHED OR NOT. I HAVE TWO PARTS, TWO, TWO PARTS TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I APOLOGIZE. I'M SICK. UM, NUMBER ONE, IT IS NOT THE VOLUNTEER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN, UH, THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT THEY GO ON. IT'S THE CHIEFS ACTUALLY, THEY HAVE TO REPORT TO THE STATE AND THEY HAVE TO REPORT TO THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS. SO THEY ALREADY, UH, GENERATE THAT REPORT AND THAT DEFINES THEIR ACTIVE SERVICE THERE. UH, IT IS UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE ASSESSOR THROUGH THE REAL [00:25:01] PROPERTY TAX LAW. I'M LOOKING AT THE CAMERA. UM, IT'S UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE ASSESSOR THROUGH THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW ON HOW, UH, I COULD CREATE A COMFORT LEVEL FOR ME. SO I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE CHIEFS AND BASICALLY TOLD THEM THAT RIGHT NOW, PRIOR TO THE CHANGE, RIGHT NOW THEY'VE REPORT THE VOLUNTEER'S NAME AND THEIR PROPERTY LOCATION AND WHETHER THEY'RE ACTIVE AND FOR HOW MANY YEARS. I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT I'M ADDING ON ANOTHER CATEGORY AND I WANT, 'CAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE THIS INFORMATION THAT I WANT THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT THEY HAVE, UM, RESPONDED TO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UH, CALENDAR YEAR, AND THE NUMBER OF CALLS EACH VOLUNTEER HAS RESPONDED TO. SO IT'S AN EASY CALCULATION. THEY CAN DO IT OR I CAN DO IT JUST TO ENSURE THAT IT'S 10%. BUT THAT CREATES A COMFORT LEVEL TO ME AS THE ASSESSOR. I'VE ALSO SPOKEN WITH SOME COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND TOLD THEM WHAT WE WERE DOING HERE, AND THEY LOVE THE IDEA. SO THEY'RE JUMPING ON BOARD TOO. SO IT'S COVERED. SO MY POINT IS, WHAT YOU JUST SAID SHOULD BE ACTUALLY IN WHAT WE ADOPT SO THAT THERE'S NO AMBIGUITY AS TO WHAT'S REQUIRED. I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR MONTHS. YOU'RE JUST SAYING THEN, UH, TO, UH, TO INCLUDE THOSE REQUIREMENTS. IS THAT GONNA, IS THAT GONNA HOLD IT OVER ANY LONGER? NO, I BELIEVE IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE MAKING THAT AMENDMENT NOW, AND WE CAN INCLUDE THAT DEFINITION YES. AND THE PUBLIC WHO'S HERE TODAY KNOWS WE'RE MAKING THAT AMENDMENT. THEY COULD SPEAK, UH, WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THAT AMENDMENT. AND YOU MAY CLOSE THE HEARING TONIGHT IF YOU WISH. I THINK YOU WANT IT CLOSED ESSENTIALLY, BECAUSE THIS HAS TO BE DONE BY THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE. RIGHT. WHICH IS MAY 1ST. CORRECT. COULD YOU TELL US THE WORDING FOR THE AMENDMENT? UH, THAT, JUST THAT THE CHIEFS OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING THE NUMBER OF ANNUAL CALLS AND THE CALLS FOR EACH VOLUNTEER THAT THEY HAVE RESPONDED TO BEFORE THE ACTUAL STATUS DATE. ACTUALLY, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE BETTER TO SAY THAT THE TAX ASSESSOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CALCULATING THE 10, WHETHER 10% HAS BEEN FULFILLED BY THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CHIEFS. DO YOU SERIOUSLY WANT TO GIVE ME MORE WORK? I WAS ABOUT TO ASK YOU SAID YOU, THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID YOU'RE DOING. YEAH, THAT'S FINE. I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO WORD ABOUT THIS. ALRIGHT. UM, BUT WE KNOW WHAT WE WANNA SAY. YEAH. WE, UM, TOWN ATTORNEY AND I CAN, I THINK, WORK ON THIS. I NEED TO REST OF THE CALLS. I THINK YOU, SO YOU GET THE NUMBER OF CALLS AND THEN YOU NEED TO KNOW WHO RESPONDED TO THE CALLS. MM-HMM . YOU, YOU WANT'S A LIST OF THE CALLS OR JUST A SUMMARY THAT THERE WERE X NUMBER OF CALLS THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR? WELL, IT'S PROBABLY FOIBLE ANYWAY, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULDN'T HAVE A LIST OF THE CALLS AND WHO RESPONDED TO THE CALL. I, I, I JUST THINK THAT IF THEY ALREADY HAVE AN ANNUAL LIST OF THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT THEY HAVE RESPONDED TO, REGARDLESS OF WHO RESPONDED TO THEM, IF THEY RESPONDED TO A THOUSAND CALLS AND A VOLUNTEER RESPONDED TO, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED, THAT'S 10. THAT'S THE 10%. ALRIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT NOISE. NO, IT'S OKAY. OH, OKAY. MM-HMM . OKAY. ARE WE OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY. SO HERE'S THE WORDING. I HAVE CHIEFS OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE ASSESSOR WITH THE NUMBER OF CALLS AND THE NAMES OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHO RESPONDED TO EACH CALL BEFORE THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE FOR THE GIVEN ASSESSMENT YEAR. WELL, IT'S NOT EACH CALL, BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA DRIVE EVERYBODY CRAZY WHEN IT BE, IF THERE'S LIKE A HUNDRED CALLS SAYING, YOU KNOW, JERRY SMITH DID, UH, 12 CALLS OUT OF A HUNDRED, YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE PUT THE DATE, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT LIKE EASY AND THEN IT COULD BE FILED. UH, AND, AND I FEEL LIKE, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE IN 1980 RIGHT NOW. SO IS THERE, I'M SURE THAT WE CAN RUN A REPORT EACH TIME THAT A CALL COMES IN. I'M SURE IT'S LOGGED IN A DATABASE SO WE CAN RUN A REPORT TO SEE WHO WAS PART OF THAT CALL. AND I DON'T KNOW, I'M ASKING A QUESTION AND MAYBE THAT'S A CHIEF'S QUESTION TO ASK THEM HOW THEY, HOW DO THEY, UM, KEEP TRACK OF THEIR DIFFERENT CALLS THAT THEY COME IN AND WHO'S, WHO'S RESPONDING TO THOSE CALLS? SO WHAT THE CHIEFS DO AT THE END OF THE YEAR IS THAT THEY HAVE, UM, MR. SMITH RESPONDED TO 10 CALLS. MM-HMM . OR MR. JONES RESPONDED TO A HUNDRED CALLS. MM-HMM . IF I'M GOING TO GET A REPORT ON EVERY TIME THAT THERE'S A FIRE, UM, NO, I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID. I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S BEING SAID. NO, NO. IT WAS. NO, BECAUSE I'M FREAKING OUT. RIGHT. AT END, AT THE END OF THE, AT THE END OF THE YEAR OR AT THE END OF THE MONTH, YOU WILL GET A, YOU WILL GET A LIST OF CALLS THAT WHO RESPONDED A A LIST. NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL. NOT AN INDIVIDUAL LIST. SO IF WE DO IT FOR A YEAR, YOU, FOR THE YEAR 2025, THESE ARE THE CALLS THAT HAPPENED. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO, WHO RESPONDED. AND THEN YOU CAN USE THAT TO DO YOUR DETERMINATION. YEAH. BUT THE THING IS, THINK WE'RE ALL SAYING WORK THIS OUT. OKAY. YEAH. I THINK WE'RE ALL, WE'RE WE'RE ALL SAYING THE SAME THING. WE WANNA MAKE IT, IT HAS TO BE VERY SIMPLE AND ALSO SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE [00:30:01] COULD LOOK AT IT BE VERIFIABLE. VERIFIABLE. WELL, IT IS VERIFIABLE BECAUSE THE CHIEF HAS TO CERTIFY THAT LIST THAT HE SUBMITS TO ME. RIGHT. SO I I I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONFIRM. I MEAN, THE CHIEF IS CERTIFYING THAT LIST. SO I'M, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. WE, WE NEED A STANDARD. WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS FOR OTHER TAXPAYERS TO PICK UP THE COST OF THIS EXEMPTION. I BELIEVE IN THE EXEMPTION. I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING TO DO. MM-HMM . BUT I THINK IF SOMEBODY'S GETTING A 10% REDUCTION IN THEIR ASSESSMENT, WE NEED TO HAVE A WAY OF VERIFYING THAT IT WAS TRULY EARNED BY RESPONDING. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE REASON FOR DOING THIS EXEMPTION IS TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER TO RESPOND TO FIRE CALLS OR TO AMBULANCE COURTS CALLS. THAT'S A NOBLE THING TO, TO DO. WE JUST NEED A WAY OF ASSURING TAXPAYERS THAT WHEN WE GRANT THE EXCEPTION, IT'S BASED ON DATA THAT'S VERIFIABLE. I THINK THE CLARITY IS BETWEEN WHETHER THE, WHETHER IT'S REPORTED THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE FD RESPONDED TO XFI. DO WE WANT THAT OR DO WE WANT TO KNOW THAT A, UH, JOE SMITH RESPONDED TO 10 FIRE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO I THINK THAT'S THE THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING. I'M HEARING TWO DIFFERENT ANGLE. I AM LOOKING FOR YOU'RE SAYING THEY HAVE TO RESPOND TO A FIRE BECAUSE THERE AREN'T THAT MANY FIRES. I'M JUST SAYING THAT THEY RESPONDED TO WHATEVER THE CALL IT WAS. IT MAY BE THAT SOMEBODY ACTUALLY RESPONDS TO THE FIREHOUSE BUT STAYS IN THE FIREHOUSE BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS TO COVER THE FIREHOUSE. THAT'S A RESPONSE TO A CALL. TO ME, TO ME THAT'S RESPONDING TO THE CALL. THAT'S A RESPONSE. WELL, I I USE FIRE. SORRY. SO HOW MANY DO WE WANT? I I I AM JUST LOOK ASKING FOR SOMETHING SIMPLE. 'CAUSE I'M HEARING TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. DO WE WANT THAT JOE SMITH RESPONDED TO, RESPONDED 10 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR? OR DO WE WANT, DID JOE SMITH RESPOND, RESPONDED TO THIS, THIS, THIS, AND THIS? SO I, THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING, THAT THERE'S SOME, WHAT WE NEED TO DISCREPANCY IS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A COMPUTER AGE. MY GUESS IS THIS IS ALL FOIBLE, RIGHT. AS TO WHAT THE, WHAT CALLS, WHAT CALLS, WHAT WERE THEY FOR, WHO RESPONDED IF THAT'S THE CASE. AND IT'S, IT'S DOABLE ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY KNOWS WHEN A CALL CAME IN, SOMEBODY KNOWS WHEN THE CALL WAS CLEARED, SOMEBODY KNOWS WHO RESPONDED TO THAT CALL BEFORE IT WAS CLEARED. THAT'S THE KIND OF INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE MAKE IT SO THAT THE CALLS, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER RESPONDED WAS, RESPONDED OR DIDN'T. BUT I DON'T THINK JUST GOING BACK AND FORTH HERE, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO WRITE LEGISLATION, UH, DOING IT THIS WAY. NO, BUT I, THAT'S GETS YOURSELF IN TROUBLE. I'M ASKING A QUESTION AS A, UH, OFFICIALLY TO, TO KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. UM, AS COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS. DO YOU WANT A LIST OF THE CALLS OR DO YOU WANT A SUMMARY? IF I'M LOOKING AT THIS AS THE ADMINISTRATOR, I DON'T MAKE, I DON'T, I ADMINISTER POLICY. I DON'T SET IT. BUT IF I'M LOOKING AT THIS AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, THEN, BECAUSE I'M DEALING WITH SEVEN FIRE DEPARTMENTS, I'M LOOKING AT A SUMMARY OF THE NUMBER OF CALLS FOR THAT YEAR BASED ON THE RESPONSE AND THE NUMBER OF CALLS. I, I, I'M NOT SURE ADMINISTRATIVELY THAT WE HAVE THE CAPABILITIES OF, WE DEFINITELY DO NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITIES OF RUNNING REPORTS. THAT'S NOT OUR SYSTEM. AND I'M NOT SURE. WELL, I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO RUN THE REPORTS. I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW. THAT'S WHERE THE, THAT'S WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WELL, WE, WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RSA FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE. WHY DON'T WE HEAR THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS? OR WE COULD ASK, UH, BETWEEN NOW AND, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE APPROVE THIS, WE COULD BASICALLY ASK THE FIRE CHIEFS TO COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION AS TO, UH, WHAT THEY THINK WOULD BE SIMPLE AND, UH, EASY TO IMPLEMENT. AND THIS IS NOT WHAT, I MEAN, I'LL TALK ABOUT THIS. THERE'S A SIMPLE SOLUTION. BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING, WE JUST NEED TO OKAY. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, THE RECORD. YES. UH, VINCENT CALLAHAN. I LIVE IN THE VILLAGE OF DOBBS FERRY. I'M A LIFE, UH, LIFELONG RESIDENT. DOBBS FERRY, LEY FIREFIGHTER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. ALSO A MEMBER OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY HAZMAT TEAM. UM, TEAM LEAD. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YOU'RE MAKING THINGS SOMETHING VERY COMPLICATED, WHICH IS ACTUALLY VERY SIMPLE. I USE MY RESPONSES FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 300 FIRE CALLS IN THE FIRE CALLS VILLAGE OF ARTS. I MADE OVER 220, I THINK TWO 40 OF THOSE CALLS EASILY CHECKED. AND IT'S POSTED IT'S FOIL OR ASKED [00:35:01] ONE ABOUT FOIL. FOIL. RIGHT. AND IT'S USED FOR MULTIPLE REASONS AND IT'S REPORTED UP TO THE STATE. OKAY. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THINGS ANY MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT IF THEY'LL, THEY KNOW WE HAVE A LIST OF PERSONNEL. IT TELLS YOU HOW MANY FIRE CALLS WE HAD. IT TELLS YOU HOW MANY FIRES THE NUMBER IF YOU WANT THE ADDRESS AS WELL. GOD BLESS YOU IF YOU WANT. WASTE YOUR TIME. I DON'T THINK YOU WANT THEM, MA'AM. I'M SORRY. I KNOW THAT'S OKAY. BUT, BUT KEEP IT SIMPLE AND TO MAKE IT, UM, UH, TRACEABLE AND, UH, AND ACCOUNTABLE, WHICH IS LOOKING, YOU WANT THE, YOU WANT THE PROPER OVERSIGHT. I GET THAT. AND IT'S IMPORTANT. SO, UM, THAT, THAT'S REALLY HOW IT'S DON'T MAKE IT ANY MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE IT'S REPORTABLE IN, IN MULTIPLE FORUMS. OKAY. AND THE CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT CERTIFIES IT WITH THE VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY. BUT I, I'M A DEPUTY CHIEF, I'M AN EX-CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES. SO, BUT I ASKED YOU TO SUPPORT THIS AGAIN, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. I, UH, NOT ONLY AS A FIREFIGHTER, BUT AS A HAZMAT, I CAN'T RESPOND AS A HAZMAT TEAM LEAD UNLESS I'M IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'VE BEEN SUPPORTING THE WHOLE TOWN, THE UNINCORPORATED AND THE VILLAGE AND THE TOWN SECTIONS FOR MANY YEARS. UM, I DO IT ON MY OWN TIME. I'M FORTUNATE MY COMP, I'M FORTUNATE THAT MY COMPANY SUPPORTS ME IN THAT VENTURE AS WELL TO SUPPORT IN THAT, IN THAT MANNER. OKAY. UM, SO I'M JUST GONNA ASK YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT IT. IF YOU, IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, BUT DON'T MAKE IT ANY MORE COMPLICATED. THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENTISTS. WE'RE NOT GOING THROUGH THE MOON. OKAY. 10%. AND I UNDERSTAND WHY 10%. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO SO MANY CALLS. YEAH. WAS THERE SOMEONE ELSE? PLEASE? DID THE GENTLEMAN , DID THE GENTLEMAN THAT HELP HELP, HELP DOES SOUND LIKE THE DATA IS AVAILABLE. RIGHT. AND SO I HAVE ASKED THE FIRE CHIEFS TO BE, TO SUBMIT THAT TO ME PRIOR TO ANY ADMINISTRATION. OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY. WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OTHER THAN WHAT THE FIRE CHIEFS ARE PROVIDING. ARE WE CLEAR ON THAT NOW? WELL, THEY, THEY HAVE TO, THEY HAVE TO, UH, SUBMIT THAT TO THE STATE AND TO THE VILLAGES THAT ARE PAYING FOR THE SERVICES. SO I'M JUST GONNA ASK THEM IF THERE'S NO REASON THEY CAN'T SUBMIT IT TO YOU. CORRECT. RIGHT. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M ASKING FOR. THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. OKAY. MM-HMM . SO WE NEED WORDING THAT DOES THAT. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. HOLD ON. WAS THERE ANOTHER SPEAKER? YES. HOW, SAM, DID YOU WANNA SPEAK ON THIS HEARING? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, MR. DANKO, I ASKED YOU AT THE LAST HEARING, HEARING ON THIS WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE RECUSALS FROM THOSE WHO MIGHT BENEFIT FROM THIS. I ANSWERED YOU AT THE LAST MEETING AND I STATED, I DON'T THINK A RECUSAL IS NECESSARY. OKAY. UM, THIS HAS NOTHING, I'M GONNA READ IT. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DISCU DISPUTING THAT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL OR DON'T DO A GOOD AS GOOD A JOB AS PAID FIREFIGHTERS. DITTO. EMS DRIVERS, NOR DO I OBJECT TO SEEING THAT BOTH RECEIVE SOME FORM OF COMPENSATION FOR THEIR EFFORTS. MY ONLY ISSUE IS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THIS COMPENSATION. AND I SUBMIT THAT ONLY THOSE FIRE DISTRICTS WHICH EMPLOY VOLUNTEERS TO DO WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PERFORMED BY PAID FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE NOT RESIDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY BURDENED BY PAYING FOR FIREFIGHTERS BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN FIRE DISTRICTS, WHICH PAY FOR FIRE PROTECTION. THE TOWN HAS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE A FAIR AND EQUITABLE LAW AND DO IT RIGHT. I TAKE NO ISSUE WITH WHERE THE VOLUNTEER AND PAID FIREMEN LIVE, WHAT AMOUNT OF SERVICE THEY HAVE TO ACHIEVE TO QUALIFY, OR ANY COMBINATION OF LAW OF A LIE OF, OF PAID DISTRICT OR VOLUNTEERS. THIS I LEAVE TO THE TOWN BOARD AND THE DISTRICT THEMSELVES TO IRON OUT THE DETAILS. WHAT I AM SUGGESTING IS THAT STARTING WITH A 10%, AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE PERCENTAGE EXEMPTION FROM THE ASSESSMENT. AND AFTER ALL THE RATE AND EQUALIZATION IS COMPUTED, THE VOLUNTEER WILL BENEFIT BY NOT HAVING TO PAY AN EXAMPLE SIMPLE TO WORK WITH, SAY A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TAXES. THIS MEANS THAT THE TOWN, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND ALL OTHER DISTRICTS WILL BE FORFEITING THEIR SHARE OF THE $1,000 THAT'S NO LONGER BEING PAID. AND WHEN ALL ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEERS ARE FACTORED OR CONSIDERED, THE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES WILL LIKELY SHOW A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE. AND IF NOT, AND I'M ONLY TALKING ABOUT CHU CHANGE, THEN THAT TOO SHOULD MEAN FEWER OBJECTIONS USING WHAT I SUGGEST. HOWEVER, ONCE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE HAS BEEN REDUCED BY WHATEVER AMOUNT, AFFECT ALL THOSE OPERATING AND CAPITAL [00:40:01] BUDGETS, ANTICIPATING HIGHER TAX REVENUES. SO I SUGGEST THAT ONCE A TANGIBLE NUMBER IS KNOWN AND WHERE IT'S ORIGINATED, IT SHOULD BE EASY ENOUGH TO BE REPLACED BY BILLING THE FIRE DISTRICT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVENUE LOSS AND NOW OBLIGED TO REPLACE THIS AMOUNT WITH MONIES RAISED FROM THE HIGHER FIRE DISTRICT TAXES ON THE DISTRICT, WHICH IMPLY EMPLOYS THE EXEMPT VOLUNTEER. INSTEAD, AS I UNDERSTAND THE GOOD INTENTIONS OF THIS LAW CURRENTLY PROPOSED, THE LOST REVENUE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY EVERYONE WHO OWNS REAL PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD SPREAD THE COST TO REPLACE THE LOST REVENUE OVER A LARGER BASE, BUT INCLUDE THOSE ALREADY BEING TAXED TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN PAID FIRE DISTRICTS. ALL FIRE DISTRICTS UNDER OPERATE UNDER MUTUAL DEFENSE SPACS AND COME TO THE AID OF FIRE DISTRICTS BATTLING FIRES WITHIN THEIR OWN BORDERS. SO THAT IS NOT A VALID REASON FOR THOSE OUTSIDE OF FIRE VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICT TO PAY ANY AMOUNT TOWARD LESSENING THE BURDEN ON THOSE ALREADY UNBURDENED BY HAVING TO SUPPORT PAID FIREFIGHTERS. FIRE DISTRICTS NEED MONEY TO OPERATE, HOWEVER, ALL FIRE DISTRICTS DO NOT CHARGE THEIR RESIDENTS THE SAME AMOUNT. WITH A DIFFERENCE BEING PRIMARILY BEING WHETHER THESE DISTRICTS ARE RUN USING PAID FIREMEN OR VOLUNTEER FIREMEN, THOSE RELYING ON VOLUNTEERS PAY LESS. AND THAT IS THE DECISION OF THOSE WHOSE HOMES, ET CETERA. REAL PROPERTY ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT BORDER. SO THEY'VE BEEN GETTING A BARGAIN ALL ALONG. THAT SHOULD STOP WITH THE PASSING OF THIS LAW IF THE LAW IS WRITTEN TO DO SO. THIS IS NOT THE THREE MUSKETEERS ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL. FINALLY, ONE IMPORTANT DETAIL THAT NEEDS TO BE IRONED OUT. GENERALLY MY UNDERSTANDING OF COMPENSATION IS FOR SERVICES RENDERED. HOWEVER, LET'S SUPPOSE TWO VOLUNTEERS LIVE IN ADJACENT HOUSES. AND IT MAY BE IMPROBABLE, BUT ONE HOUSE IS ASSESSED AT A MILLION DOLLARS AND THE OTHER HOUSE IS ASSESSED AT $500,000. BOTH FIREMEN HA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FI 10% EXEMPTION AND BASICALLY WORKED THE SAME TIME, THE SAME YEARS DID THE SAME JOB. HOWEVER, ONE FIREMAN IS GOING TO BE COMPENSATED MUCH MORE THAN THE OTHER FIREMEN BASED ON THE VALUE OF HIS HOME. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING. ANYONE ELSE PLEASE? NOPE. ONE GENTLEMEN. UM, MR. VINCENT. I'M SO SORRY. I CAN'T. OH, MR. ERY, JAMES ERY. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. UH, I'M ALSO A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER IN ARDSLEY FOR A HALF A CENTURY PLUS THREE YEARS. UH, I HAVE A STATEMENT I'D JUST LIKE TO READ IN SUPPORT OF THE, UM, PROPOSAL YOU HAVE TONIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU AS AMENDED. IF IT IS AMENDED. I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT REGARDING ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIRST RESPONDERS AND A PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION VOLUNTEER FIRST RESPONDERS, WHO ARE THEY? THERE ARE LOCAL DEDICATED PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTARILY CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COUNTY, STATE TOWN VILLAGE, HAMLET NEIGHBORHOOD STREET NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS, BY PROVIDING A VITAL ROLE OF IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY AID AND ASSISTANCE TO ANY AND ALL PEOPLE. IN CASE YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF WHAT THESE VOLUNTEERS DO, THEY TRAIN ON THEIR OWN TIME AWAY FROM THEIR OWN FAMILY AND FRIENDS, USUALLY FOR LONG HOURS AFTER WORKING ALL DAY OR ON WEEKENDS. THEY LEAVE THEIR HOMES AT ANY TIME AND ANY DAY TO HELP OTHERS. EVEN IF IT IS A FALSE CALL OR ATTENTION IS REF REFUSED BY THE PERSON INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT? JUST THINK OF THIS, HOW OFTEN ARE YOU AWAKENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO AN INCIDENT? OR HOW OFTEN ARE YOU CALLED FROM A HOLIDAY EVENT PARTY BARBECUE OR FAMILY TIME AND REQUESTED TO RESPOND TO AN INSTANT INCIDENT? OR HOW OFTEN ARE YOU IN GOOD CLEAN DRESS CLOTHES AND IMMEDIATELY RUN TO THE AID OF OTHERS AND COME AWAY WITH DIRTY CLOTHES AND DIRTY FACES? EMERGENCY RESPONSES DO NOT HAVE A SET DATE OR TIME FOR OCCURRENCE. THEY HAPPEN ANY DAY AND AT ANY TIME. AND THE REQUIRED RESPONSE IS ALWAYS WITHOUT HASTE. THEY OFTEN PUT THEMSELVES AT RISK [00:45:01] TO HELP PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF OTHERS, WHICH DEMONSTRATES EXTRAORDINARY AND PROFOUND KINDNESS AND CARE THEY'RE COMMITTED TO FULFILLING AND DEMONSTRATING THE GREAT PRACTICE OF PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE. EVEN IF YOU RESIDE OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT STAFF BY VOLUNTEER FIRST RESPONDERS, AND DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, YOU COULD BE AIDED BY VOLUNTEERS. IT HAPPENED, IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, AND YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THEY ARE THERE DURING DISASTERS OR WHEN UNFORTUNATE SITUATIONS HAPPEN. VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES NEED TO RECEIVE ENCOURAGEMENT, RECOGNITION AND IF POSSIBLE, AND AVAILABLE SOME TYPE OF SMALL SUPPORT FOR THE DEDICATED SERVICE AND CONTINUANCE. REMEMBER, THEY ARE THERE TO HELP ASSIST, RESOLVE, ATE, OR EXTINGUISH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OR HARM HARMFUL SITUATION. IF SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE, WELL, IF SOME BELIEVE SERVICE TERRITORY TAXING IS OF CONCERN REGARDING EMERGENCY SERVICE, PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING. ONCE YOU LEAVE YOUR TAXING TERRITORY, YOU MAY BE IN A TERRITORY PROTECTED BY VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND IF YOU NEED THEM, THEY WILL BE THERE. THE VOLUNTEERS DO NOT ASK IF YOU ARE ONE OF THEIR TAXING TERRITORY RESIDENTS. AND IF YOU ARE NOT DIRECT YOU TO GO TO A TERRITORY, TO YOUR OWN TERRITORY TAXING DISTRICT AND USE THEIR RE RESOURCES AND THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU IF A VEHICLE'S ON FIRE. THEY DO NOT SIT BY AND WATCH BECAUSE THEIR EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES WERE PAID BY AN OWN, BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHO IS OUTSIDE THEIR TERRITORY. THEY HELP EVERYONE WITH THE SAME COMPETENCE AND ATTENTION THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO EVERYONE. WITHOUT QUESTION, GENERAL PUBLIC APPRECIATION IS NOT JUST A NICE GESTURE, BUT ALSO SHOWS RESPECT FOR THE VOLUNTEERS TIME AND THE KNOWLEDGES THAT THEIR VOLUNTEERING IS VALUABLE TO COMMUNITIES AND WORTHY OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. REMEMBER, THIS CAN HELP RETAIN SEASONED VOLUNTEERS AND ENCOURAGE RECRUITMENT OF NEW ONES. THIS EFFORT TO RETAIN AND RECRUIT IS SOMETHING NEW YORK STATE IS PROMOTING AND ALSO DOING SO REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IT NOT ONLY TAKES A STATE OR A COUNTY OR A VILLAGE, BUT IT ALSO TAKES A TOWN TO SHOW ITS APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEER FIRST RESPONDER SERVICES. THEREFORE, I ASK THE TOWN BOARD TO JOIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE DEDICATED AND ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIRST RESPONDERS RESIDING IN THE TOWN BY APPROVING THE PREPARED RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. I BELIEVE IT'S NOT ONLY A GOOD THING FOR THE TOWN TO DO, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THE TOWN CAN BE PROUD OF IN ADDITION TO DOING THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU. NOT HERE. UH, COULD I JUST SAY, I THINK YOU'RE PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED. THE ONLY ISSUE BEFORE THE BOARD REALLY IS HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS THE INTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF GETTING PEOPLE, UM, UH, TO RESPOND TO AT LEAST 10% OF THE CALLS AND TO HAVE THAT VERIFIABLE. UH, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ON THE BOARD IS OPPOSED TO, UM, DOING THE, DOING THIS, UH, THIS EXEMPTION. I I I AM CONCERNED HOWEVER, TRYING TO WRITE THE, UM, LEGISLATION THIS EVENING THAT'S TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. THAT'S FINE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT WE DISCUSSED IT WOULD SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF, YOU KNOW, OF, YOU KNOW, OF NOTICE, UH, UM, YEAH, I'M TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF, UM, AMENDING, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GONNA BE AMENDING, YOU KNOW, THE LAW TO INCORPORATE, YOU KNOW, WHAT FRANCIS AND ED ARE SUGGESTING, MAY MAY SUGGEST THAT YOU PERHAPS LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SAY, 10 DAYS AND POST THE LAW WITH THAT AMENDED LANGUAGE IN THE MEANTIME. OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. AND I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ONE LAST THING IF YOU DON'T MIND. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW I DROVE AN AMBULANCE FOR 15 YEARS, SO I KNOW WHAT YOU GO THROUGH. UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, AS FAR AS THE SIX VILLAGES, THEY, EACH INDIVIDUAL TAXING JURISDICTION HAS TO OPT INTO THIS EITHER VIA A LOCAL LAW OR BY RESOLUTION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO WITH THAT, SIX VILLAGES HAVE ALREADY ADOPTED THE NEW LAW. UM, THE, OUT OF THE 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE, THERE ARE EIGHT OF WHICH WHO HAVE BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED THE LEGISLATION. I'M WORKING WITH DOBBS FERRY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LAST ONES. AND UM, AND THE OTHER ONE I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM, SO, RIGHT, BUT THE OTHER ONE, LET'S [00:50:01] SEE. DO I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IN PUBLIC? NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. UM, I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M JUST KIDDING. UH, IT'S EDGEMONT, SO, OKAY. OKAY. AND, AND JUST TO BE CLEAR THAT THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WOULD RECEIVE THE WAY IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, IF WE DID NOT PASS IT, THEY'D RECEIVE THE EXEMPTION EVERY OTHER LEVEL, BUT AT THE TOWN. SO, WELL, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS LEGISLATION IS ALREADY, UH, BEING ADMINISTERED EXACTLY. SO THERE, UNLESS WE GET NEW VOLUNTEERS RIGHT. IT, THE TAX DOLLARS SPREAD IS WHAT IT IS. TRUE. SO, SO THAT'S GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR 10 DAYS HEARING TONIGHT. A SECOND ROUND SECOND. ALL FAVOR. THERE, THERE IS A SECOND ROUND. IF, IF WE'RE LOOKING TO CLOSE TONIGHT, THERE IS A SECOND ROUND. NO, I THOUGHT WE WAS, I THOUGHT WE WERE EVEN OPEN THE RECORD. OPEN. NO, BUT THE RECORD REMAINS OPEN, BUT THE HEARING WOULD BE CLOSED. OH, THE HERE, RIGHT. SO THERE WOULD BE A SECOND ROUND. YES. OKAY. OKAY. THIS THE SECOND ROUND CLOSE. ANYBODY ELSE WANNA SPEAK AGAIN? OKAY, SO THERE'S A SECOND ROUND. YES. OKAY. MR. SAMUS, AGAIN, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. PREACHING TO THE CHOIR. I, HOWEVER, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN PASS LEGISLATION BASED ON ASSESSMENT AS COMPENSATION. SOMEONE WHO HAS A MORE EXPENSIVE HOME MAY HAVE DONE THE SAME JOB AS SOMEONE WHO HAS A LESS EXPENSIVE JOB. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE GREATER BENEFIT BASED ON 10% AND NOT A FIXED AMOUNT. THAT ABSOLUTELY MAKES NO SENSE. AND VIOLATES EVERY CONCEPT OF COMPENSATION IN THE WORKFORCE THAT YOU EVEN PRACTICE HERE. YOU KNOW, IN ESSENCE, ALL FIREMEN ARE NOT EQUAL, BUT NOT BASED UPON THEIR WORK PERFORMANCE OR SHOWING UP OR YEARS IN THE SERVICE, BUT SOLELY ON THE REAL ESTATE THEY OWN. WHAT IF YOU HAD A VERY WEALTHY FIREMAN WHO OWNED AN OFFICE BUILDING? WOULD YOU GIVE 'EM 10% OF EXEMPTION ON THAT PROPERTY? THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE RETHOUGHT. THIS IS EVERYTHING BASED ON STATE LAW. THIS IS THE EXISTING LAW, THE NEW, AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THERE ARE FIREFIGHTERS, NOT FIREMEN. THERE ARE WOMEN WHO ARE FIREFIGHTERS AS WELL. SO TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, UM, THIS EXEMPTION IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE VOLUNTEERS' PRIMARY RESIDENCE. SO THAT PUTS THAT AT RESOLVE. AND SECONDLY, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AS THE, UM, EXCUSE ME, TOWN BOARD TO ADOPT A PERCENTAGE OF EXEMPTION. THAT'S THE WAY THE RAIL PROPERTY TAX LAW WAS WRITTEN. YOU CAN ADOPT ANYWHERE FROM 0% UP TO 10%. YOU DO NOT CURRENTLY BY STATE LAW HAVE AN OPTION OF CHOOSING A FLAT AMOUNT. WE ARE CURRENTLY AT THIS, AT THIS POINT WHEN THE LAW WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED. UM, WE ARE, UM, WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 10%. AND SO IS EVERYBODY ELSE IN NEW YORK STATE, I BELIEVE. OKAY. 10% OF WHAT? I'M SORRY, 10% OF THE ASSESSMENT. THE EXEMPTION EXACTLY IS 10%. THAT'S WHY IT'S BASED, THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT THE TOWN BOARD DECIDING THAT IT IS 10% OF THE EXEMPTION OF THE ASSESSMENT. IT'S STATE LAW. IT IS. THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY, MR. VINCENT, IF YOU CAN COME UP PLEASE. THANK YOU. UH, DIRECTOR, UH, VINCENT HAN, VILLAGE OF DOPPS FERRY, RZ FIREFIGHTER. SO BETWEEN JAY AND I, WE HAVE OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OF SERVICE THAT WE'VE DONE. I'VE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS TRAINING. UM, THE LITTLE BIT THAT WE'RE GONNA GAIN OUT OF THIS, THE VERY LITTLE BIT IS ENOUGH TO COMPENSATE FIREFIGHTERS. THAT AND EMS WORKERS, IT'S NOT JUST DRIVERS THAT THE EMTS AND THE PERSONNEL THERE THAT SUPPLY, SUPPLY LIFE SAVING TO PEOPLE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE ADJOINING VILLAGES. I TAKE STRONG EXCEPTION THAT WE THINK THAT THIS IS A, A NICE THING FOR HAVING US. IT REALLY IS. IT'S A BENEFIT TO HELP ENCOURAGE FUTURE FIREFIGHTERS TO COME IN TO GIVE 'EM A REASON. JUST RIGHT NOW, TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER, JUST DOING A BASIC FIREFIGHTER TAKES OVER 160 HOURS OF TRAINING. OKAY? THAT'S, THAT'S CHANGED FROM WHEN I FIRST JOINED 49 YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS AGO OF 44 HOURS. IT'S A BIG COMMITMENT JUST, AND THAT'S JUST THE FIRST STEP. [00:55:01] I'VE TAKEN THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF TRAINING. I'M A VOLUNTEER. I DO NOT GET A DIME OUT OF IT. YES, 10% IS A NICE, IT'S VERY NICE AND IT'S APPRECIATED. IT REALLY IS APPRECIATED. AND IT SHOWS A COMMITMENT AT STARTING AT THE STATE LEVEL COMING DOWN TO US. I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. SO I'M WELL AWARE OF HOW THIS STARTED. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU, AND I THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S PEOPLE'S CONCERNS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA BREAK THE BANK. I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE WE ARE. I'M, I MEAN, I, I DO RESPECT, BUT THE, THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS RELY ON OUR PERSONNEL, OUR MEMBERS, OUR MEN AND WOMEN THAT CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME. AND WE ARE WILLING TO SACRIFICE OUR LIVES FOR THAT. SO I ASKED YOU, IS IT, IS IT WORTH TALKING ABOUT? I MEAN, I, I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT WE'RE WILLING TO RISK OUR LIVES. AND I'VE DONE IT MANY A TIME. I'VE BEEN TO THE HOSPITAL MANY A TIME BEING INJURED ON THE JOB, FIRE JOB, NOT MY WORK JOB. OKAY. BUT AGAIN, THAT 10%, THAT 10% MAY BE ENOUGH TO HELP US MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP INTO THE FUTURE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AS YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT MANY TIMES IN THE PAST, IF WE, UM, DON'T DO THIS WHEN YOU WERE SAYING IT COULD BREAK, BREAK THE BANK, AND WE HAVE PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT'S GONNA BREAK THE BANK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GONNA, BECAUSE PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE TO THE TAXPAYERS AND, UH, VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS. SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT COULD MAKE. YOU KNOW, KEEPING THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, UH, HEALTHY AND ENCOURAGING THAT HELPING THEM ATTRACT AND KEEP, UH, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS WERE GETTING WAY MORE THAN OUR MONEY'S WORTH FROM EVERY VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT IN, IN GREENBURG. MR. MACKERY, DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK AGAIN? OKAY. OKAY, THEN NO OTHER SPEAKERS THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR 10 DAYS. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. OKAY. UM, NEXT, UM, [ To consider a Local Law amending Chapter 160, "Sewers," of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh] UH, CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER ONE 60 SEWERS OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT. THANK YOU. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. SUPERVISOR, FINER AND TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD, GARRETT DUQUE, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSERVATION. THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS RELATED TO CHAPTER ONE 60 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ENTITLED SEWERS. THE LOCAL LAW IS BASED ON A REQUEST FROM THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN CONNECTION WITH ITS REVIEW OF THE 113 LOT SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS ELMWOOD PRESERVE ON THE FORMER ELMWOOD COUNTRY CLUB. 11 OF THE 113 APPROVED HOMES ARE DESIGNED TO BE CONNECTED TO A LOW PRESSURE SANITARY SEWER SERVICE. THIS MEANS THAT FOR THOSE 11 HOMES ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTIES, THE HOMEOWNERS WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL PUMPS BRINGING WASTEWATER INTO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED IN THE FUTURE TOWN ROAD WHEN IT'S COMPLETE. WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REQUIRES THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT APPROVE THIS TYPE OF DESIGN HAVE A LOCAL LAW IN PLACE, ASSURING THAT THE SYSTEMS BE BUILT TO AN APPROVED LOCAL AND COUNTY SPECIFICATION, AND THAT THE TOWN WILL MAINTAIN THE PORTIONS OF THE SYSTEM IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN HOW THE TOWN OPERATES WITH RESPECT TO CONVENTIONAL GRAVITY, SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE. WHILE THE LOCAL LAW IS NEEDED TO ALLOW FOR COUNTY APPROVAL OF THE ELMWOOD SUBDIVISION, HAVING THE LOCAL LAW IN PLACE COULD BENEFIT FUTURE PROJECTS IN THE TOWN WHICH HAVE SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, TOWN ENGINEER, WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION, AS WELL AS THE TOWN'S INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING REVIEW TEAM, ARE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF THE LOCAL LAW. AND THE LOW, THE SPECIFIC LOW PRESSURE DESIGN THAT I DESCRIBED FOR THE ELMWOOD PROJECT, THE INDIVIDUAL PUMPS MAINTAINED BY PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL AVOID THE NEED FOR THE TOWN TO HAVE A TOWN OWNED AND OPERATED PUMP STATION IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH IS SOMETHING, UH, THE TOWN STAFF ADVISED, UH, WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TOWN. SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANYBODY LIKE TO, UH, SPEAK? HAL, DID YOU WANNA SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE THEN? I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE, UH, BEFORE YOU DO, I JUST WANNA MAKE IT VERY CLEAR. I'M SURE THE LANGUAGE IS CLEAR ENOUGH THAT WE WILL NOT BE MAINTAINING THESE PUMPS THAT ARE ON THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES, BUT SOMEHOW IN THE PAST THAT HAS FALLEN ON THE TOWN EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND THAT, THAT TO ME JUST IS NONSENSICAL AND IT'S, IT'S, UH, BASICALLY ABUSE OF TAXPAYERS. BUT APPARENTLY [01:00:01] THAT WAS DONE IN THE PAST. THAT'S NOT GONNA BE THE CASE WITH THIS. CORRECT? YES. IF I COULD BUILD ON THAT, UM, THE, THE, UH, SUBDIVISION PLAT WILL AFFIRM THAT THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL INDEED HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH WILL BE BACKED UP BY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, SHOULD THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY PROPERTY OWNER NOT ACT IN ITS OWN BEST INTEREST AND ACTUALLY FIX THE SYSTEM. SO, UH, THERE'S REDUNDANCY IN THAT REGARD, AND, UH, YES, INDEED THIS WILL BE A PRIVATE, UH, RESPONSIBILITY. OKAY. PLEASE, THEN I MOVE THAT WE, UH, UH, CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS. SECOND IN FAVOR. AYE. OKAY. AYE. UH, NEXT, UH, WE HAVE, [ 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. The Town Board reserves the right to comment after a public comment speaker has sat down or after all public comment speakers have spoken. There will not be a second five minute round. Any written comments sent to PublicComment@GreenburghNY.com by 6 PM the day of the hearing will be forwarded to all Town Board members in advance of the meeting for their consideration. Written comments will not be read at the meeting unless the original author is present to do so.] UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING? OKAY. FORMER CLERK JUDITH VILLE. THANK YOU, MR. SUPERVISOR. YOU, UH, ACCORDING TO THE, UM, PUBLIC, UH, MEETINGS LAW, YOU PRESIDE OVER THE MEETINGS OF THE TOWN BOARD. AND I'M JUST ASKING THAT YOU, UM, INFORM THE CLERK THAT ACCORDING TO, UH, YOU JUST GOOGLE THIS, MEET PROTOCOLS WITH RESPECT TO ADDRESSING FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS STATES IN ADDRESSING A FORMER ELECTED OFFICIAL. USE THE HONORABLE INFORMAL CONTEXT SUCH AS INTRODUCTIONS. AND I'M SURE THAT YOU DO NOT CONSIDER THE MEETINGS OF TOWN BOARD TO BE CASUAL MEETINGS. THIS IS A FORMAL MEETING. AND TO RESPECT PROTOCOL, YOUR TOWN CLERK SHOULD KNOW AND BE INFORMED THAT THE PROPER WAY TO ADDRESS, UM, UH, FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS IS THE HONORABLE JUDITH BEVILLE. AND, AND ANYONE ELSE. AND I'LL REMIND HER OF THIS IF SHE NEEDS TO BE REMINDED EACH TIME. UH, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE BARBARA WATSON PRAIRIE SECOND FLOOR EXTENSION, THANK YOU PAUL FOR ACKNOWLEDGE ACKNOWLEDGING ME, UM, AS I WAS SITTING HERE, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, I WISH FOR IT TO BE KNOWN THAT I, I LAUNCHED THE INITIATIVE, UH, VIA A, UM, A RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION TO THE TOWN BOARD IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023. SO THE FACT THAT THE, UH, THEODORE DE YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER ADVISORY BOARD AND EVERYONE ELSE IS FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THIS, I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM. UM, BUT THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS WHOLE INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED BY MYSELF, HONORABLE JUDITH BEVILLE. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT THE BOARD, UH, UM, WORK, UH, GINA, SINCE SHE'S A LIAISON TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, WORKED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN PLACING A NO PARKING 1:00 AM TO 6:00 AM SIGN ON THE STREET PORTION OF LAWRENCE AVENUE BETWEEN NORTH ROAD AND AUGUSTINE ROAD. THAT'S THE CONNECTOR ROAD BETWEEN ONE OF THE CONNECTOR ROADS. THE OTHER ONE IS LINCOLN PLACE BETWEEN PARKWAY GARDENS AND PARKWAY HOMES. AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE NO PARKING SIGNS THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT NOW, UM, UNTIL DECEMBER, AGAIN, ON FIVE OF THE UPPER STREETS, BETWEEN SOUTH ROAD AND NORTH ROAD, INCLUDING THAT, THAT THAT CONNECTOR ROAD AREA, PEOPLE DO NOT PARK IN PARKWAY GARDENS ON THE SIDE STREETS, BUT THEY PARK ON LAWRENCE AVENUE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD. SO THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T PARK IN PARKWAY ON PARKWAY GARDENS. SO THEY PARK THEIR CAR ON PARKWAY IN PARKWAY HOMES, AND IT'S, IT'S HAZARDOUS. AND SO I JUST ASK THAT YOU SPEAK TO OUR CHIEF AND, UM, TO PUT THAT SIGN UP. UM, ALSO ASKING THE TOWN BOARD TO REQUIRE THAT THE TOWN'S HISTORIC AND LANDMARK PRESERVATION BOARD WORK WITH GARRETT DUQUE COMMISSIONER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION REGARDING THE ISSUE OF, UM, UH, DECLARING PARKWAY HOMES AND PARKWAY GARDENS. HIS HISTORIC DISTRICT, GARRETT IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE OF, OF LOCAL, STATE, AND, [01:05:01] AND, UH, FEDERAL LAWS WITH REGARDS TO DESIGNATING HISTORIC DISTRICTS. AND, AND HE HAS INFORMATION THAT THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE H-N-L-P-B COULD, COULD PROBABLY LEARN FROM. UM, AND I ALSO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION, UH, TO PAUL THAT, THAT SOMEONE COMPILE THE TOWN CODE ORDINANCES RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THIS COULD BE A STATEMENT THAT GOES OUT WITH THE NEXT TAX REMINDER LETTER. THERE ARE SO MANY NEW PEOPLE MOVING INTO OUR TOWN WHO DO NOT KNOW TO EVEN GO TO THE CODE AND LOOK UP WHAT, UM, UH, KINDS OF ORDINANCES THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO AS PRIVATE RESIDENTS. SO I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE THEM ALL OF MY SUGGESTIONS INTO CONSIDERATION AND VOTE TO ACCEPT THEM. THANK YOU. SAL HAMUS. WHO, WHAT? WHO? SAL HAMUS. PAL. STANIS . SAL HAMUS. DID HE WRITE SAL? NO. AL SAL. OH. . A NEIGHBORHOOD THING. NOT NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE PARTICULARLY. UH, WHICH I WILL HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME GEOLOGICAL TECH ENGINEER HIRED. BUT LAST YEAR, AS YOU ALL KNOW, CON ED DID SOME WORK ON GAS LINES EAST AND WEST OF CENTRAL AVENUE. AND LAST YEAR YOU VOTED FOR, AND THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT WITH CON ED TO RESTORE THOSE ROADS. THIS AGREEMENT ONLY CITED THOSE STREETS WEST OF CENTRAL AVENUE. MR. FOND LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A SIMILAR AGREEMENT FOR THE STREETS EAST OF CENTRAL AVENUE, WHICH WOULD BE LAUREL STREET, NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE, SOUTH WASHINGTON AVENUE, IN A BIT OF WEST HARTSDALE AVENUE. I FOILED AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY EVIDENCE OF ANY AGREEMENT. I RECEIVED LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE WEATHER TO BE WARMER, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BUT NO AGREEMENT. THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT THAT THAT WAS SIGNED FOR THE STREETS WEST, EAST OF CENTRAL AVENUE, $700,000. SO I IMAGINE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A BIT OF MONEY HERE, AND I'M WONDERING WHY MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT. ITS STREETS ARE NOT BEING RESTORED BY CON ED BY NOW. THIS IS FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE EAST STREET AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED. THERE'S NO AGREEMENT EVEN, I WONDER WHY THAT IS. UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE WRITTEN ABOUT THE 2000 CAPITAL BUDGET AND ITS FUNDING. ANYONE FROM THE TOWN BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M, IF YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM NOW. SO I GATHER YOU'VE ALL UNDERSTOOD IT THEN AND ARE NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE'S SOME MAJOR MISREPRESENTATIONS ON THE PART OF THE TOWN APPEARING IN THE TOWN'S BUDGET BOOK. IT APPEARS IN DOCUMENTS THAT GO BEFORE THE RATING AGENCIES. AND NONE OF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF PASSING ON FALSE INFORMATION AS A POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF SECURITY LAWS. WHEN YOU SELL BONDS, YOU'RE SELLING REGISTERED SECURITIES, NO INTEREST IN CORRECTING YOUR MISTAKES EVEN. FINE. IT GOES ON A LIST. NOW, THIS IS NOT BECAUSE OF SAL HAMIS, BUT I HAVE TO, UH, ASK SOMETHING OF THE TOWN CLERK WHEN I WATCH THE WORK SESSIONS. AND INDEED, WHEN WE HAD A MEETING LAST FRIDAY WITH MR. DANKO AND YOURSELF, I ALWAYS SEE YOU TAKING NOTES. SO A FEW WEEKS AGO YOU ATTENDED A SEMINAR CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS, AND I FOILED FOR ANY NOTES YOU TOOK OR ANY REPORTS YOU MADE TO THE TOWN BOARD. AND YOU SAID THERE WERE NONE. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT AT A WORK SESSION. YOU ARE GIVING ANY PRESENTATION AND HAVE, YOU'VE GOT GIVEN A PRESENTATION AT A TOWN BOARD MEETING. SO TAXPAYERS HAVE INVESTED MONEY IN YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THIS. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR WHAT [01:10:01] WENT ON. WHAT MAKES IT WORTHWHILE FOR YOU TO ATTEND THESE, YOU OR ANYONE? I HAVE TO LIMIT IT TO YOU TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS IF WE NEVER HEAR WHAT HAPPENED. I THINK THAT'S PERFECTLY REASONABLE. UM, AND I WANT TO THANK MR. FINER. I TIME MY ARRIVAL TONIGHT TO COME, BECAUSE YOU SAID EVEN SHORT MEETINGS BECOME LONG MEETINGS. HMM. ANYBODY ELSE? NOBODY TELL NOBODY. THERE'S NO MORE SPEAKERS. OH, ARE YOU COMING TO SPEAK? GOOD EVENING TOWN BOARD. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. SO GOOD TO SEE Y ALL AGAIN. OKAY. GOOD TO SEE YOU WALKING WITHOUT A CAM. THANK YOU. THANK GOD. STEP BY STEP, DAY BY DAY. I JUST WANTED TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT I COME BY, SAY HELLO TO YOU ALL. AND I WANTED TO PUBLICLY LET, UM, EVERYONE KNOW THAT DARE TO BE DIFFERENT. WESTCHESTER HAS NOW FOUND A HOME. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE DONE OUR WORK, UM, FOR SO MANY YEARS HERE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG. OUR HEART, OUR SOUL IS HERE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG. UM, WHEN I FIRST STARTED THIS ORGANIZATION OVER 13 YEARS AGO, UM, NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS WOULD I HAVE THOUGHT THAT IT HAD WOULD ELEVATE TO WHERE IT IS, UM, ON TODAY. AND HONORABLE GINA. THANK YOU. BUT I DO WANT TO, UH, JUST SAY I'M IN AWE OF GOD AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AND THE THINGS THAT HE HAS ALLOWED FOR US TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. UM, WE ARE NOW LOCATED IN SLEEPY HOLLOW, NEW YORK, UM, WHICH IS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF GREENBURG. UM, BECAUSE TERRYTOWN IS GREENBURG, BUT WE ARE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF GREENBURG, UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY FIND A HOME HERE IN GREENBURG. SO THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE AN OFFICE SPACE IN, UH, SLEEPY HOLLOW. WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. THOSE THAT WISH TO COME INTO OUR OFFICES TO RECEIVE SERVICES AND THINGS THAT ARE TAILORED TO THEIR VERY NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILY COMPOSITION CAN CALL AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY CAN GO ONTO OUR WEBSITE, UM, IT WILL BE UP ON THE WEBSITE, UM, SOON DARE TO BE DIFFERENT. WESTCHESTER.ORG. OR THEY CAN SIMPLY CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. UM, WE WILL, UM, COMMUNICATE FURTHER INFORMATION WITH YOU ALL. WE WILL BE PRAYERFULLY BRINGING BACK THE FARMER'S MARKET THIS YEAR AND POSSIBLY ACQUIRING ANOTHER ADDITIONAL FARMER'S MARKET. WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO WORK HARD IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE, I NEED TO SAY, BEEN SERVICING SO MANY PEOPLE FROM THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AT OUR SLEEPY HOLLOW LOCATION. THEY HAVE CAME THROUGH. UM, WE HAVE DIAPERS, WE HAVE WIPES. WE HAVE A LOT OF ESSENTIALS THERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF REFERRALS THAT WE CAN GIVE OUR COMMUNITY THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED. AND AT THIS TIME, AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS, IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO BE LINKED TO SERVICES THAT ARE TAILORED TO YOU AND CUSTOMED TO YOU AND YOUR NEEDS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE IN NEED AT THIS VERY TIME. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THIS TOWN BOARD FOR OUR, FOR THEIR SUPPORT. I WANT TO THANK THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR CONTINUOUSLY, UM, SUPPORTING DARE TO BE DIFFERENT WESTCHESTER. AND ALSO SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW OUR GALA IS GONNA BE HELD THE 22ND AT THE THEODORE DE YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER, OUR 11TH ANNUAL WOMEN WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT. AND WE WILL BE ENTERTAINING LATRICE WALKER AS OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER WHO USED TO LIVE VERY HERE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG WHILE SHE WENT TO COLLEGE. SO SHE'S HAPPY TO COME HOME WHERE SHE LIVED, AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN HER AS OUR THIS YEAR'S KEYNOTE SPEAKER. BUT WE WANNA THANK AGAIN, THIS TOWN BOARD AND DIDN'T WANNA BE REMISSED IN LETTING YOU ALL KNOW THAT OUR HEART, ALTHOUGH WE ARE IN SLEEPY HOLLOW, OUR HEART IS GONNA ALWAYS FOREVER BE WITH THE TOWN OF GREENBURG. THANK YOU. BEFORE YOU, BEFORE YOU WALK AWAY, CAN YOU JUST GIVE US AN IDEA OF THE TYPE OF SERVICES THAT YOU OFFER? YES. OKAY. SO SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE OFFER, SOME PEOPLE COME IN. SO, AS YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE ARE IN SLEEPY HOLLOW, WE DO HAVE A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC OF CLIENTELE THERE. WE HAVE HAD TO REFER PEOPLE TO SERVICES THAT, UM, WILL COUNTERACT THE ICE SITUATION. WE HAVE HAD TO REFER PEOPLE TO SERVICES FOR RENT. WE'VE HAD TO REFER PEOPLE TO SERVICES THROUGH FOR FOOD PANTRIES. UM, UH, FOR, UM, ALSO IF THEY NEED, UH, CHILDCARE, WE REFER [01:15:01] PEOPLE TO THE CHILDCARE COUNSELOR. WE HAVE A LOT OF REFERRAL SERVICES THAT WE GIVE. SO WE DO, UM, ASK THAT PEOPLE COME IN. DON'T BE AFRAID TO COME IN BECAUSE IF YOU NEED HELP, WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU. AND OUR, UM, OFFICE IS CALLED THE LOVE AND HELP CENTER, WHERE WE LOVE TO HELP PEOPLE TO CONNECT THEM TO THE SERVICES THAT THEY'RE GONNA NEED. 'CAUSE WE TRULY BELIEVE, AND ALL OF YOU KNOW THIS, AS LONG AS WE LIFT, AS WE CLIMB AND WE CONTINUE TO HELP THOSE THAT ARE DOWN TROTTED AND ARE GOING THROUGH THINGS WE NEVER KNOW, UM, WHERE THEY MAY BE YEARS LATER AND THEY BE IN AN POSITION WHERE THEY CAN HELP SOMEONE ELSE. SO, THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND NINE SECONDS OR LESS? YES. THE ADDRESS, THE ADDRESS IS 1 0 6 FOR CANCER CODE STREET, SLEEPY HOLLOW, NEW YORK, 1 0 6, NO, EXCUSE ME. 1 0 5 91. YOU SEE STILL GREENBERG . THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? UM, NO ONE ELSE. AND THEN I JUST HAVE ONE POINT OF INFORMATION FOR NOT FOR COLBY, UH, FOR MR. SAMIS THAT THE, UH, GEOTECH EXPERT HAS BEEN HIRED FOR NORTH WASHINGTON. I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. I TOLD YOU WHAT I KNOW. YEAH. AND I JUST WANNA, UM, RESPOND TO, UH, ONE SUGGESTION THAT, UH, JUDITH BELA MADE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ACTUALLY A, A VERY GOOD IDEA. UM, I THINK THAT TOWN SHOULD COME UP WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, BOOKLET, UM, THAT WE COULD GIVE TO, UH, CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS AND NEW RESIDENTS HIGHLIGHTING THE OBLIGATIONS AS, AS RESIDENTS. SO IF SOMEBODY MOVES HERE, IF, UM, PEOPLE MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THEY HAVE TO CUT DOWN WHAT THE TREE LAWS ARE, PEOPLE MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THEY NEED A PERMIT. UM, UM, IF THEY'RE GONNA BE MAKING RENOVATIONS, YOU KNOW, TO THEIR, THEIR HOMES, UH, THEY MAY NOT BE AWARE OF, UM, ASSESSMENT LAWS. UM, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE HOW MUCH TAXES YOU'RE PAYING, HOW DO YOU CHALLENGE OR FILE A GRIEVANCE? UM, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S MANY SERVICES AT THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, UH, UH, UH, RE YOU KNOW, HAS, YOU HAVE TO FILE DOG LICENSES. UH, IF YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING, UH, CONSTRUCTION, THERE MAY BE STEEP SLOPES. UM, YOU KNOW, AND WETLANDS LAWS YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH. IF YOU ARE PUTTING UP A FENCE, WHAT ARE THE RULES RELATING TO PUT UP A FENCE? SO I FEEL THAT, UM, IF WE COULD, UM, AS A PROJECT, UM, COMPILE LIKE A BOOKLET, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE REALLY, UM, UH, ENORMOUSLY, YOU KNOW, VALUED. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ONE OF THE, THE BEST, YOU KNOW, NEW SUGGESTIONS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WAS SORT OF, AND I WAS GONNA MAKE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS MINE, BUT, UH, SINCE YOU PROPOSED IT TODAY, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO STEAL THE IDEA WITHOUT GIVING YOU CREDIT. UM, SO, UM, SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU. THIS WAS A, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE AGAIN, PEOPLE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR OBLIGATIONS ARE AS, AS RESIDENTS AND, AND THIS COULD BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL AND WE COULD ALSO POST IT ON THE WEBSITE. OKAY. SO, THANK YOU. GOOD. UM, [ Reappointment of Myrna Anover to the Hartsdale Public Parking District Board of Commisioners, for a term to expire December 31, 2027] NEXT, UM, UH, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REAPPOINTMENT OF MYRNA HANOVER TO THE HARTSDALE PUBLIC PARKING DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2027. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. [ AT 1 - 03/12/2025 Resolution approving the continued retention of the Law Firm of Morris Duffy Alonso Faley & Pitcoff to represent the Town of Greenburgh in the matter of Grayrock Associates, LLC v. 529 Central Park Avenue, LLC, and Town of Greenburgh, for an amount not to exceed $25,000] RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTINUED RETENTION OF THE LAW FIRM OF MORRIS DUFF 80 T 180 180 1, UH, MURRAY, UH, MORRIS DUFFY, ALONSO, THAY AND PITCOCK TO REPRESENT THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE MOUNT OF GRAY ROCK ASSOCIATES 5 29 CENTRAL PARK AVENUE, TOWN OF GREENBURG, FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND ONE FAVOR, AYE. [ AT 2 - 03/12/2025 Resolution approving the continued retention of the Law Firm of Morris Duffy Alonso Faley & Pitcoff to represent the Town of Greenburgh in the matter of Manya C. Bouteneff v. Kangs Nails and Spa Inc., Daniel J. Zonan DDS P.C., 100 North Central Realty LLC, Wedgewood Professional Center, Inc., and the Town of Greenburgh, for an amount not to exceed $25,000] AYE. A T TWO, UM, UM, RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTINUED RETENTION, THE LAW FIRM OF MA DUFFY, UH, OWN LEY AND PITCOCK TO REPRESENT THE TOWN OF GREENBERG IN THE MATTER OF MANIA. VERSUS KS NAILS AND SPA OFFER AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND ON FAVOR, AYE. AYE. AYE. UM, RELU, JUST, UH, JUST AS A NOTE, UH, A T ONE AND A TWO, UH, THAT'S PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MONIES. UH, THE RESOLUTION IS CORRECT. THE AGENDA ITEM DOESN'T SAY THAT, BUT IT'S, IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU READ IN ANY SUBSTANTIVE WAY. IT'S JUST THAT IT'S NOT AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $25, IT'S PREVIOUSLY 25,000. RIGHT? SO, UM, THE, WE CAN AMEND THE AGENDA. UM, I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS A VOTE, BUT THE RESOLUTION IS WHAT COUNTS AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ADOPTING THAT HAS THAT, IT'S JUST A CLARIFICATION, NO CHANGE IN THE MONEY OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT. RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THE, UH, JOE, THESE, I, THESE ITEMS CAN'T BE DONE LIKE IN HOUSE. I'M JUST, YOU [01:20:01] KNOW, PEOPLE WERE ASKING ME, UM, YOU KNOW, WOULD IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO SAY HIRE AN OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, AND IN AN, AN ATTORNEY IN-HOUSE RATHER THAN PAY THESE OUTSIDE FEES? SO WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED, THERE HAS BEEN NO ONE WHO APPLIED TO DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY AND IN-HOUSE POSITION THAT HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND CLAIMS, MUNICIPAL CLAIMS SUCH AS THIS. SO WE HAVE BEEN USING OUTSIDE COUNSEL, IT'S JUST BEEN A FEW MONTHS, UM, STARTING TO DO A STUDY TO SHOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO HAVE THE OUTSIDE COUNSEL VERSUS HOW MUCH IT HAS COST TO HAVE INSIDE COUNSEL WITH THE HEALTH BENEFITS ADDED AS WELL, BECAUSE WE'RE USING OUTSIDE COUNSEL, THAT'S A VERY HIGH EXPENSE NOWADAYS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, WHICH WERE SPECIALTIES, RIGHT? MM-HMM . THEY'RE SPECIALIZING IN DIFFERENT, THEY'RE SPECIALIZING. YES, THEY ARE. AND I THINK WE'LL FIND THAT, UM, IF THERE'S ANY DIFFERENTIAL, IT'S PROBABLY NOMINAL LIKELY, SO I COULD PROVIDE THAT TO THE TOWN BOARD. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THERE WERE MANY IMPRESSIVE APPLICANTS FOR DIS POSITION. WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED IN THESE ITEMS SINCE THEY CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, COME TO US A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY. OKAY. AND CAME WITH THE RETIREMENT OF RICH MARASSI, IT PUTS AN ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON THE IN-HOUSE COUNSEL, IS IT? THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. UM, [ AT 3 - 03/12/2025 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner 150 Hillside Avenue Members LLC/100 Hillside Owners LLC for property located at 100 Hillside Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $31,485±; the County’s share is $17,172±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $2,390±; the Fairview Fire District’s share is $25,295±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $1,189±; the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $82,371±. Refunds from all sources total $159,902±] A T THREE, UM, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX TERTIARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER ONE 50 HILLSIDE AVENUE, UM, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT A HUNDRED HILLSIDE AVENUE TOTAL AMOUNT, UH, ONE 59,000 9 0 2. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. A FOUR, [ AT 4 - 03/12/2025 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Collins Properties LLC for property located at 91 Fulton Street. The Town’s share of the refund is $2,225±; the County’s share is $1,222±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $161±; the Fairview Fire District’s share is $1,775±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $84±; the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $5,819±. Refunds from all sources total $11,285±] UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX TERTIARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER COLLINS PROPERTY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 91 FULTON STREET. UH, TOTAL AMOUNT 11,285. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. [ AT 5 - 03/12/2025 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Crossroads II, LLC for property located at 459 Tarrytown Road. The Town’s share of the refund is $44,057±; the County’s share is $22,842±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $3,817±; the Fairview Fire District’s share is $35,457±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $1,653±; the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $116,149±. Refunds from all sources total $223,976±] AYE. 85 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX TERTIARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER CROSSROADS LLC FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 59 TAR TOWN ROAD. UH, REFUNDS FROM WALL SOURCES 2 23 9 76. WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. [ AT 6 - 03/12/2025 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Crossroads Joint Venture, LLC for property located at 367-399 Tarrytown Road. The Town’s share of the refund is $59,772±; the County’s share is $30,897±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $5,181±; the Fairview Fire District’s share is $48,050±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $2,239±; the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $157,510±. Refunds from all sources total $303,649±] AYE. 86 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX TERTIARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER CROSSROADS JOINT VENTURE REFUNDS FROM WALL SOURCES TOTAL 3 0 3 6 4 9. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. [ AT 7 - 03/12/2025 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner 209 Prospect, LLC for property located at 209 Prospect Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $1,139±; the County’s share is $623±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $85±; the Fairview Fire District’s share is $917±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $43±; the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $2,964±. Refunds from all sources total $5,770±] AYE. A T SEVEN, UM, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX TERTIARY SETTLEMAN WITH PETITIONER, UM, 2 0 9 PROSPECT, LLC FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 0 9 PROSPECT AVENUE. UH, TOTAL AMOUNT IS $5,770. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. [ CO 1 - 03/12/2025 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2024 budget transfers] AYE. UH, CO ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR BUDGET TRANSFERS. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT FISCAL YEAR. WHAT, WHAT YEAR BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR 2024. THANK YOU. RIGHT. I SAID FISCAL YEAR ONE. FISCAL YEAR. I'M SORRY. OKAY. SECOND ON FAVOR. AYE. AYE. AYE. [ CO 2 - 03/12/2025 Resolution amending the 2024 operating budget of the Tax Increment Finance District by increasing the appropriation for Judgment & Claims and increasing Appropriated Fund Balance] CO2 RESOLUTION AMENDING 2024 OPERATING BUDGET FOR OF THE TA TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS AND INCREASING APPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. [ PR 1 - 03/12/2025 Resolution accepting a $100,000 donation from Elmsford Little League to offset the cost for the purchase and installation of ballfield lights for West Rumbrook Park] PR ONE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS DONATION FROM ELMSFORD LITTLE LEAGUE TO OFFSET THE COST FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF WALL FIELD LIGHTS FOR, UH, WESTBROOK, UH, PARK. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. I'D LIKE TO THANK ELMSFORD LITTLE LEAGUE. THEY HAVE ABOUT 700 MEMBERS AND I THINK THEY SAID THAT ONCE THE LIGHTS ARE UP, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO, I THINK IT WAS LIKE SEVEN OR MORE GAMES, YOU KNOW, A WEEK. SO IT'S GONNA BE, THIS IS REALLY GREAT. AND THE NEIGHBORS WERE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF IT, RIGHT? RIGHT. UM, UH, [ PH 1 - 03/12/2025 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute an Inter Municipal Agreement (IMA) between the Town of Greenburgh and Westchester County to reimburse the Town for the Operations Crossroads Program at the Theodore D. Young Community Center for the period of October 1, 2024 through September 20, 2025] UH, PH ONE, UM, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE AN INTER MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG WESTCHESTER COUNTY TO REIMBURSE THE TOWN FOR THE OPERATIONS CROSSWALK ROADS PROGRAM AT THE THEATER YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER, UM, FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2025. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. [ PO 1 - 03/12/2025 Resolution promoting Police Officer Stephen Ellrodt to detective] AYE. PO ONE, UM, RESOLUTION PROMOTING, UH, POLICE OFFICER STEVEN ELROD TO, UH, DETECTIVE, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. [ PO 2 - 03/12/2025 Resolution authorizing the Police Department to go to bid to purchase two police motorcycles and associated equipment] AND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING, UH, P OH TWO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GO TO BID TO PURCHASE TO, UM, UH, POLICE MOTORCYCLES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. UH, ALL IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. AND I JUST WANT TO MENTION, UM, UH, DAVID AND MEMOIR EMAILED ON EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD TODAY RELATING TO YESTERDAY'S DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ATTORNEY WHO WOULD BE, UM, UM, UH, WHO THE MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION IS, UM, UM, RECOMMENDING THAT WE USE TO CHALLENGE THE CON ED RATES. AND DAVID REACHED, UH, LEGISLATOR, UM, IN MEMORIAL WILLIAMS, YOU KNOW, MENTIONED, UM, THAT, UH, THERE [01:25:01] WAS A FIRM THAT BASICALLY A PUBLIC INTEREST FIRM THAT WOULD DO IT AT NO COST, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE ON MUNICIPAL, YOU KNOW, CLIENT, YOU KNOW, CLIENTS AND OTHER MUNICIPAL CLIENTS. MM-HMM . UM, THEY ARE REPRESENTING THE COUNT. THEY WERE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY. UM, SO DAVID, UH, WHO CHAIRS ON A COMMITTEE IN THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS AND, YOU KNOW, UH, DEALS WITH THESE TYPES OF LEGAL, YOU KNOW, ISSUES, UM, IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN WHAT THE MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION DID. THE, THE LAWYER INDICATED THAT HE'S GONNA, THAT THE MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS IS GONNA MEET WITH US FIVE 30 ON TUESDAY. THE PROBLEM IS THE MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION, IF THEY'RE GONNA GO AHEAD, THEY NEED 20 MUNICIPALITIES TO SIGN ON, AND THEY HAVE THE, UH, THE MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION IS ASKING COMMUNITIES TO, UM, UH, PASS RESOLUTIONS, YOU KNOW, QUICKLY. UM, SO ONSET OF WONDERING IF, UM, IF WE'RE PLEASED WITH WHAT HE, UM, IS RECOMMEND, YOU KNOW, WITH, YOU KNOW, WHAT HE'S SUGGESTING. MM-HMM . IF WE COULD HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON TUESDAY AND THEN ADOPT A RESOLUTION, ASSUMING THE BOARD GOES ALONG, YOU KNOW, IT FEELS THAT IT'S BENEFICIAL, UM, YOU KNOW, ON TUESDAY, BECAUSE THEN WHAT IS THE DEADLINE? I THINK THE DEADLINE IS, I I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE MAYBE LIKE A WEEK LATER OR IT WAS, UH, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE END OF IT'S, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE END OF MARCH, BUT IT'S THE END OF MARCH. BUT THE, THE, DO YOU HAVE AN EXACT DATE? THE PROBLEM IS, UM, THAT WE MAY HAVE TO LOBBY, UM, YOU KNOW, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO JOIN, UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE ONLY GONNA DO THIS IF THEY GET A MINIMUM. SO WHY WOULD WE HAVE TO LOBBY? WHY WOULD WE HAVE TO LOBBY? NO, I'M SAYING THEY WOULD, ADVOCATES WILL HAVE TO, THE MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS AND ADVOCATES WILL HAVE TO LOBBY OTHER COMMUNITIES. AND IF THEY FEEL THAT OTHER, THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATING, IT WILL GENERATE MORE MOMENTUM THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO GET THE 20 COMMUNITIES. WILL THIS BE ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE OMO MEETING? UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE, I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE COULD, IF WE COULD CALL A SPECIAL MEETING AND THEN GIVE OURSELVES THE OPTION OF, OF, OF VOTING ON IT IF EVERYBODY'S IN AGREEMENT. I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'VE SENT EVERYBODY THE YOUTUBE DISCUSSION, SO RIGHT. SO MAYBE, MAYBE, MAYBE WE SHOULD, MAYBE WE SHOULD HEAR WHAT THEY SAY IN ADDITION TO AFTER WE CONTINUE TO WATCHING THE 45 MINUTE VIDEO THAT YOU SENT TO US, AND THEN WE CAN DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO AFTER THAT POINT. MM-HMM . RIGHT? I HAVEN'T SEEN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION YET. THE DRAFT RESOLUTION, I SENT THAT TO EVERYBODY. WHAT TIME WAS THAT? WHEN WAS THAT? I SAID THAT WAS SENT BY, UM, UM, THE VILLAGE MANAGER OF, UM, THAT MAYBE A WEEK AGO. A FEW DAYS AGO LAST WEEK I SENT IT. WHO IS IT? WHO IS THAT? WHO, WHO, WHO SENT, WHO SENT IT? WHO? LEMME JUST SEE. HOLD ON. I SEE IT. I COULD RECIRCULATE THAT. THANK YOU, JOE. OKAY, SO WHY DON'T WE JUST, WHY DON'T WE, IF YOU'RE GONNA SCHEDULE 'EM FOR THE WORK SESSION, OR WE SHOULD HEAR THEM FIRST BEFORE WE, AND THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR NEXT STEP IS GOING TO BE. OKAY. THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE. WE ADJOURN. SECOND. SECOND. WELL A FAVOR, AYE. AYE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.