* 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. [00:00:03] IN PROGRESS. HI, WELCOME TO OUR TOWN BOARD MEETING. UH, TODAY IS, UH, MAY 28TH AT, UM, SEVEN 30 AFTER 7:30 PM [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] AND WE'RE GONNA START WITH, UH, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, UNITED AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. WOULD YOU REMAIN STANDING? PLEASE, PLEASE REMAIN [ 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. In memory of Rosemarie Noonan, who dedicated her life to being an advocate for individuals lacking suitable housing, tirelessly working to ensure affordable homes were within reach for all. Her unwavering commitment will leave a profound void in our community, and she will be deeply missed.] STANDING. THANK YOU. AND WE HA HAVE, UM, A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF THOSE AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE PERISHED AS VICTIMS OF WAR, DISEASE, AND NATURAL DISASTER. OUR HEARTS ARE WITH ALL WHO NEEDLESSLY SUFFER, AND ALSO IN MEMORY OF ROSEMARY NUNAN, WHO DEDICATED HER LIFE. UH, BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR INDIVIDUALS LACKING SUITABLE HOUSING, TIRELESSLY WORKING TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE HOMES, UH, WERE WITHIN REACH FOR ALL. HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT WILL LEAVE A PROFOUND VOID IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND SHE WILL BE MISSED. THANK YOU. FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ROSE NUNAN, WHO WAS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. SHE WAS A TIRELESS CHAMPION FOR, FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FOR PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. SO SHE WILL BE VERY, VERY MUCH MISSED AND IT, IT ACROSS, ACROSS BOUNDARIES. SHE WAS, SHE HAD INFLUENCE EVERYWHERE, SO VERY SORRY TO SEE HER GO. GREAT. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, A LOT OF TIMES, MANY, MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE APPLY AND THEN YOU WONDER HOW THE LOTTERY IS HANDLED. ROSE WAS ABSOLUTELY METICULOUS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE LOTTERIES WERE HANDLED FAIRLY AND EVERYBODY GOT AN EVEN SHOT. AND IT MADE THE PROCESS SO MUCH MORE BELIEVABLE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T GET IT BECAUSE THEY SAW HOW WELL MANAGED SHE WAS AND SHE'S GONNA BE GREATLY MISSED. GREATLY MISSED. GREAT. UM, WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING ON A POSITIVE NOTE BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME CHAMPIONS HERE. NOT CHAMPIONS. ROLL [ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk] CALL. SUPER CHAMPIONS. PAUL. PAUL. PAUL, CAN WE OPEN UP THE MEETING? WE HAVE TO DO THE ROLL CALL FIRST. JUST REALLY QUICKLY. JUST, I'M SORRY. WE JUST, HE'S SO EXCITED. HE IS VERY EXCITED. AS WE ALL EXCITED. VERY EXCITED. SOUND CLERK. IF YOU WANNA, IF YOU WANNA PROCEED. ALRIGHT, WE'RE ROLLING, BUT LET'S ACTUALLY GET THE MEETING GOING. YES. SUPERVISOR. FINER. OH GEEZ. COUNCILMAN CHU. PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON. PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN HABER. PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS PRESENT AND DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY AND PARLIAMENTARY. IT'S TOO MUCH SUGAR. HOW? COME ON. JUST GET A PRESENT, PAUL. GREAT. I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE WITH US SOME SUPER CHAMPIONS. THEY'RE IN THE FRONT ROW. AND A FEW WEEKS AGO I, UM, ATTENDED, UM, A BASKETBALL GAME AT ALEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WAS SO JEALOUS BECAUSE I TRIED BASKETBALL AND I WASN'T LIKE 10% AS GOOD AS ANY OF ANY OF YOU. THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY A GAME, BUT THEY SMILE, THEY MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH. UM, THEY'RE VERY, VERY TE LIKE RIGHT NOW, THEY MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH. UH, THEY PUT EVERYBODY IN A GOOD MOOD, UH, WHEN THEY'RE, UH, WHEN THEY'RE, UH, WHEN THEY'RE, UH, BEATING OR COMPETING AGAINST OTHER, OTHER TEAMS. SO I SORT OF THOUGHT THAT IT'S BY TIME THAT THE TOWN BOARD HONORS, UM, THE ODDSLY PIONEERS FOR BEING EXCEPTIONAL AND FOR INSPIRING OTHERS. AND EVEN IF THEY DON'T ALWAYS WIN, THEY STILL ALWAYS WIN BECAUSE, UH, THEY'RE TRYING. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WIN A GAME. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TRY. UM, AND, UM, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T TRY AND THEY NEVER WIN. AND YOU TRY. SO YOU'RE SUPER CHAMPIONS. SO I'M GONNA CALL YOUR NAMES AND, UH, GIVE YOU CERTIFICATES. UM, JOY HABER, GINA JACKSON, ELLEN HENDRICKS, FRANCIS CHIAN, AND MYSELF. I CAN'T PLAY BASKETBALL. I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. . UM, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GIVING WORDS TO US. NO, OUR [00:05:01] DANCE. YOU, YOU GET CERTIFICATES IF YOU UH, IF YOU TRY. WE ALWAYS TRY. OH, WE TRY EVERY DAY. . AND, AND YOU KNOW WHAT, MAYBE TRIED MAYBE NEXT, MAYBE NEXT YEAR. I HAVE A REALLY GOOD IDEA. OKAY. IT SHOULD BE THE TOWN BOARD VERSUS THE LEY PIONEERS. THEY'LL WIN. THEY WOULD WIN. SO I, SO HOW MANY POINTS ARE THEY GONNA SPOT US? SO I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE, I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE YOU AND BE PART OF THE GAME AND SEE IF I COULD GET AT LEAST ONE POINT. UM, SO THE FIRST UM, PERSON WE'RE GONNA HONOR IS PIERCE GIBBONS. WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT BEING A CHAMP? WHY ARE YOU A CHAMP? BECAUSE I LOVE BACK BACK. AND THEN WE HAVE A AIS LEO, ANOTHER CHAMPION. COULD YOU TELL, COULD YOU TELL US WHY ARE YOU A CHAMPION? 'CAUSE I LOVE BASKETBALL. AND NOW WE HAVE, UH, TIMOTHY LEWIS AND OUR FORMER TOWN ATTORNEY WAS NAMED TIMOTHY LEWIS. SO I DON'T WANT ANYBODY CONFUSED TO THINK WE'RE HONORING THE FORMER TOWN ATTORNEY. WHY ARE YOU A CHIMP? WHY ARE YOU A CHIMP? I LOVE THAT. OH. AND THEN WE HAVE ELISE LOPEZ. AND WHY ARE YOU A CHAMP? BECAUSE I LOVE BASKETBALL. AND NOW WE HAVE FREDERICK MARRELL. AND WHY, WHY ARE YOU A CHAMPION? UM, I'M A CHA I'M A CHAMPION BECAUSE I LOVE PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH THE WHOLE TEAM. OH GOD. OH, THAT'S GREAT. YOUR CERTIFICATE. THANK. AND THEN WE HAVE ETHAN MAROLA. YES. AND WHY ARE YOU A CHAMP? I'M A CHAMPION BECAUSE I AM ONE . AND THEN WE HAVE MATTHEW SCHICK. MATTHEW, THANK YOU. AND WHY ARE YOU A CHAMP? BECAUSE I LOVE BASKETBALL. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. AND MIKHAIL ANI. OKAY. I'M SORRY. UH, LINDSAY HERNANDEZ. WHY ARE YOU A CHAMP? 'CAUSE I LOVE BASKETBALL. THERE'S A THEME HERE. MILES WEINBERG, HE'S GOT. OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE CLAUDIA, LUCIA. AND WAIT, WE'LL SEE. WHY ARE YOU A CHAMP? BECAUSE I LOVE MY COACHES. I LOVE OH, I LOVE, THAT'S GREAT. AND JOHNNY MAGO. JOHNNY . CAREFUL. BE CAREFUL. I, I'VE KNOWN JOHNNY FOR, SINCE YOU WERE, UH, NOT EVEN A CHAMP WHEN YOU WERE JUST BORN. HE WAS A CHAMPION. HE WAS A CHAMPION BABY TO PLAY BACKABLE. YEAH. WHY IT'S SO TERRIFIC TO BE A COACH FOR CHAMPIONS. WE JUST THINK THESE KIDS ARE AMAZING. THEY LOVE PLAYING WITH EACH OTHER. THE OTHER TEAMS SHOWS EMPATHY, AND THEY'RE JUST STARS. THEY REALLY ARE. YES. ABSOLUTELY. TAKE ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE GONNA TAKE A GROUP PICTURE WITH A TOWN BOARD. IS THAT OKAY? YES. TERRANCE, CAN YOU SHUT OFF THE PROJECTOR PLEASE? IS EVERYBODY WE CLOSE? WE LIKE EACH OTHER CLOSE. [00:10:13] OKAY. EVERYBODY'S GOOD. EVERYBODY GET IN. EVERYBODY CAN SEE EVERYBODY. E STEP FORWARD A LITTLE BIT. BASKETBALL. SO MUCH. YOU GONNA COME WORK FOR US NOW? YEAH. WORK FOR YOU. OH, RIGHT. I, I WORK FOR YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO WHEN YOU CALL ME, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. WELL, WE'LL GET SOME. HEY FRANCIS, WE HATE TO BE HONORED AND THAT'S OKAY. AND IT'S RAINING, IT'S HORRIBLE OUTSIDE. THANK YOU JOHNNY. SO THEY'RE GONNA TRY TO GET THE KIDS OUT. OH, OKAY. ALRIGHT. OKAY. SO IT APPEARS, IT APPEARS. SO THE ONLY ONE, THIS WAS A MISTAKE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE HARDEST. I TOLD, PUT THIS ON. I DUNNO WHAT THIS IS. NO, WE'RE NOT. THAT'S NEXT TIME. THE BOTTOM ONE. SO THEN WE JUST HAVE THE ONE. SO YOU JUST, YES. SO BECAUSE IT'S MEANT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. GOODBYE CHAMPIONS. GREAT JOB. GREAT. YEAH, THE REAL HEROES. GOOD EVENING. ALRIGHT, MS. STEPAN, WE'LL GET YOU READY. GREAT. NEXT. UM, WOW, THAT REALLY CLEARED OUT THE PLACE. . SHE SHOULD GET SOMETHING. SHE COULD GET SOMETHING THIS WAY. IF YOU GO, IF YOU, UM, OUT THAT WAY, IF YOU GO OUT THAT WAY AND COME DOWN, IF YOU COULD, YES. THE OFFICER WILL POINT YOU IN A DIRECTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, [ PRESENTATIONS The Harris Project - Stephanie Marquesano Mental Health Month - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Recognizing Harriet Mendl for her extraordinary 40 years of service as the Girl Scout Community Leader for Greenburgh/Elmsford Zymal Baig - East Hartsdale Avenue festival, to bring different communities together and showcase the diversity of the Town ] UM, THIS IS, UH, NATIONAL ALLIANCE. UH, UH, THIS IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH. AND, UH, TODAY WE'D LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE, UH, STEPHANIE MARANO OF THE HARRIS PROJECT. AND STEPHANIE, UM, HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR, UM, HER AMAZING, UM, ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELD OF, UM, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF, UH, THOSE WHO, UM, UH, HAVE, UM, UH, DISORDERS. UM, UH, AND SHE BASICALLY HAS RAISED AWARENESS AND SHE'S TRANSFORMED MANY, MANY, UH, LIVES. I REMEMBER, UH, LAST YEAR, I THINK YOU WERE ON THE COVER OF THE NEW YORK TIMES, UH, UM, SUNDAY, UH, YOU KNOW, SECTION. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. AND MAYBE YOU COULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION. OF COURSE. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. UM, COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON, WHERE YOU WERE SAYING, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE . NO, NO. I, I JUST, I'M JUST SAYING THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO COME AND SHARE YOU GREATLY. WELL, I HAVE CARDING GIFTS FOR EVERYBODY. I DON'T PLAY BASKETBALL, BUT YOU'VE GOT T-SHIRTS AND INFORMATION. THANK YOU. SO I NEVER KNOW, REALLY KNOW WHERE TO START OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT I'M A MOM WHOSE 19-YEAR-OLD SON DIED BY ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE. IN 2013, EVERY RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM HARRIS WENT TO SAID HE HAD THIS THING CALLED CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. AND THEY TREATED IT. HE WAS A LITTLE KID WHO STRUGGLED WITH AN ANXIETY DISORDER. AND LATER WITH A DHD, I LIVE IN ARDSLEY. I'M A GREENBURG RESIDENT, WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO, SUCH AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE BEFORE ALL OF YOU, BECAUSE YOU ARE MY PEOPLE. UM, AND WHEN HE DIED, IT WAS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR TO ME THAT CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS WAS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. I'M A FORMER PCA PRESIDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER BRINGING IN PROGRAMS AND THINKING THAT WE WERE MAKING IMPACT. AND MY DAUGHTER WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN HARRIS DIED. AND I THOUGHT, WE'RE GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT. [00:15:01] WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW THEN, AND WHAT I CERTAINLY KNOW NOW IS THAT IN MY TRAGEDY, I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD BECAUSE LIVING IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, I HAVE HAD THE INCREDIBLE HONOR OF WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE PROFESSIONAL SPACE, UM, GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT FIRST WITH, YOU KNOW, COUNTY EXECUTIVE LATIMER AND WITH COMMISSIONER MICHAEL ORTH FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH TO MAKE REAL IMPACT IN THIS SPACE. SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, I'M, I'M REALLY, I'M SAYING THIS BECAUSE MOST OF YOU KNOW ME, BUT I REALLY WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HOME WATCHING TO THINK ABOUT THEMSELVES, THEIR LOVED ONES. EVERY TIME I DO A PODCAST OR THERE'S AN ARTICLE I HEAR FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE, OH MY GOSH, THIS IS WHAT IT IS. SO I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND FIRST THAT CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS IS THE COMBINATION OF MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES. MORE THAN 21 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. WHEN I STARTED THE HARRIS PROJECT AT MY KITCHEN TABLE, I STARTED THE ONLY NONPROFIT IN THE NATION DEDICATED TO CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. AND NOW 11 YEARS LATER, WE ARE STILL THE ONLY ONE SQUARELY IN THAT SPACE. HOW DO YOU GET IT? YOU HAVE AN EXISTING OR AN EMERGING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE. THINGS LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, A DHD, USING SUBSTANCES TO SELF-MEDICATE, NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE IN YOUR OWN SKIN. SOME PEOPLE HAVE A PREDISPOSITION TO BOTH, YOU KNOW, WHICH CAME FIRST. THERE'S BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT AND ALL OF THAT THAT FITS INTO THE NARRATIVE. AND THEN I'M SOMEBODY WHO SPEAKS TO A THOUSAND KIDS IN AN ASSEMBLY, WHICH I'M DOING TOMORROW AT HENDRICK HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEY THINK, WELL, I'M NOT PART OF THE GROUP WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE. I CAN HELP MY FRIENDS, BUT I'M GOOD. THE FINAL CATEGORY IS ONE THAT IMPACTS ALL OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND I REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF IT, IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO USE THINGS LIKE ALCOHOL AND NICOTINE AND MARIJUANA, THC PRODUCTS, RUN THE RISK OF CHANGING THEIR BRAIN CHEMISTRY AND DEVELOPING CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS THAT WAY AS WELL. SO YOU CAN'T PREVENT SOMETHING YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF. YOU CAN'T DEMAND TO ACCESS TO BETTER CARE IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S MISSING. SO 49% OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE, ONE IN TWO PEOPLE WITH A SUBSTANCE USE ISSUE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE. SO THIS BIDIRECTIONALITY IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY'RE CONNECTED. SO IN MY PATH, I ENDED UP CO-CHAIRING WESTCHESTER COUNTY'S CO-OCCURRING SYSTEM OF CARE COMMITTEE. OUR HOSPITAL AGENCIES AND PROVIDERS MEET EVERY MONTH. WE WERE MEETING EVERY OTHER MONTH PRE PANDEMIC. AND WE REALLY TOOK ON QUITE A LOT OF MOMENTUM DURING COVID-19 BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE LOOKING FOR POSITIVE THINGS TO DO. AND YOU WOULDN'T THINK THAT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE IS SUCH A POSITIVE PLACE, BUT IT REALLY WAS. SO WE, I CO-CHAIR THE CO-OCCURRING SYSTEM OF CARE COMMITTEE. PEOPLE ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THEIR PUBLIC MEETINGS WHERE WE LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES, WHERE WE WORK WITH OUR PROVIDERS TO GET BETTER AT THE SAME TIME. PREVENTION, PROGRAMMING, CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, AWARENESS. I DO A LOT WITH WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL, GREENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN AMAZING PARTNERS. UM, SUPERVISOR FINER. YOU WERE AT THE WALK WITH LAFELL SCHOOL AND, AND WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE REALLY GALVANIZED AROUND US. ELLEN, YOU WERE THERE AS WELL. COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS. SORRY, I'M LIKE TOO CASUAL, BUT, UM, AND, AND COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON, YOU WERE THERE AS WELL. MM-HMM . SO I THINK, UM, WHAT STARTED HAPPENING WAS YOUNG PEOPLE WANTED TO DO MORE. WE STARTED HAVING OUR YOUTH SUMMITS. HUNDREDS OF KIDS ARE PARTICIPATING FROM ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTY. AND IT'S NOT REALLY SUSTAINABLE BECAUSE I CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE. SO EVERY COUNTY AND STATE IN THIS COUNTRY GETS OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS. AND WHEN WESTCHESTER COUNTY RECEIVED THEIR CHECK, THERE WAS A COMMITMENT TO PUT ALL OF THE MONEY INTO INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, AND TRUE TRANSFORMATIONAL WORK. SO WE WERE AWARDED WITH PARTNERSHIP TO END ADDICTION, A SIGNIFICANT GRANT TO CREATE A FIRST OF ITS KIND PREVENTION CURRICULUM FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. PILOT HAS GONE AMAZINGLY WELL. WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL IS PART OF THAT. AND NOW WE'RE EXPANDING MORE BROADLY THROUGH BO CS. UM, PUTNAM NORTHERN WESTCHESTER BOCES IS A PARTNER. WE'RE TRAINING HEALTH TEACHERS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS PREVENTION SPECIALISTS. CHANGE IS HAPPENING HERE AND AT THE SAME TIME, AND THIS I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE VIEWERS AT HOME. SO YOU EDUCATE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES AROUND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. YOU'RE DOING WORK ON THE SYSTEM SIDE AS A COMMITTEE, AND THEN YOU'RE TALKING TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO THINK THAT THEY HAVE CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. NOW, HOW DO YOU GET ACCESS TO CARE? WE WERE AWARDED THROUGH, UM, WMC HEALTH AND LATER THROUGH THE WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND NOW THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, INTEGRATED EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. WESTCHESTER COUNTY'S THE ONLY PLACE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WHERE THERE'S A WRAPAROUND COORDINATOR, ONE STOP SHOP FOR 12 TO 29 YEAR OLDS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. WOW. LORENA RUKA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ENCOMPASS TRAINED CLINICIANS. WHEN SHE WAS AT ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL, I GOT A ONE YEAR GRANT AND SHE LEFT HER JOB TO BE OUR WRAPAROUND COORDINATOR. NOW WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR GRANT AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, AND SHE IS YOUR PERSON THAT YOU WILL CALL, I WILL SHARE HER INFORMATION WITH ALL OF YOU AT THE END SO THAT YOU CAN POST IT. SO IF YOU KNOW A YOUNG PERSON, [00:20:01] SOMEBODY YOU CARE ABOUT, THEY SEEM LIKE THEY HAVE CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. LORENA DOES THE ASSESSMENT, THE PLANNING, AND THE CONNECTIONS TO CARE. WE HAVE MORE THAN 50 CLINICIANS THAT ARE CERTIFIED IN ENCOMPASS. IT'S DELIVERED IN COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL-BASED SETTINGS FOR THE RIVER TOWNS AND FOR GREENBURG, IT WOULD BE AMAZING. AND MY HEART IS REALLY LIKE, MY GOAL IS OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SCHOOL IN OUR COUNTY, BUT LOCALLY FOR ME PERSONALLY, HAS A SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SATELLITE THAT CAN OFFER ENCOMPASS ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. PEAK SKILL HIGH SCHOOL HAS ANDRES THEIR CLINICIAN. UM, FIRST THREE STUDENTS WE'RE REFERRED BECAUSE OF SUBSTANCE USE AT SCHOOL. THEY MET CRITERIA FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND WERE SUCCESSFUL IN CARE ONCE A WEEK. INTEGRATED TREATMENT OFFERED AT SCHOOL. THE NEXT 12 PLUS STUDENTS WERE REFERRED FROM THEIR FRIENDS. SO YOU CAN CREATE AN ECOSYSTEM OF SUPPORT AND CARE BY CREATING SAFE SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO TALK. WE ALSO HAVE INVITATION TO CHANGE FOR THE FAMILIES SO THAT THEY CAN GET SUPPORT. BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH STUFF WITH HARRIS, WE WERE TOLD, WRITE A CONTRACT, KICK OUT, TAKE THE DOOR OFF THE HINGES DRUG TEST HIM. YOU CREATE A PA POLICE STATE IN YOUR HOME WHEN REALLY YOU SHOULD BE CELEBRATING THE SMALL VICTORIES USING MO, USING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING. AND SO WE WORK VERY STRATEGICALLY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. WE ALSO HAVE A PRO-SOCIAL ACTIVITY COORDINATOR WHO DOES WORK WITH THE GREENBERG LIBRARY, A LOT OF OUR YOUTH BUREAUS. AND SO, JEFFREY, IT'S IN CLORE. ENCLO IS ENCOMPASS IN FRENCH. WHY DID I NAME IT THAT? BECAUSE IF IT'S ON A PUBLIC CALENDAR AND YOU SEE THE WORD IN CLORE, YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A SAFE SPACE. YOU KNOW THAT IF IT'S A HIKE, THERE WILL BE NOBODY SMOKING MARIJUANA. IF THEY'RE GOING ON A WALK, THEY'RE NOT GONNA END THE BAR. THIS IS A SAFE SPACE TO BE. AND THEN, UM, AS SUPERVISOR FINER MENTIONED, A LOT OF THE MOMENTUM TOOK PLACE AFTER THAT NEW YORK TIMES PIECE. IT CAME OUT IN JUNE OF 2022. I WASN'T REALLY SURE WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OTHER THAN TO BE ABLE TO BE GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN WESTCHESTER. BUT WHAT CAME FROM THAT WAS OUR FIRST PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN. UM, IT'S CALLED, YOU DON'T KNOW THE HALF OF IT, IT'S AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE@THEHARRISPROJECT.ORG. THAT THREE MINUTE PIECE WON MORE THAN 40 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS. AMAZING. WOW. IT'S REALLY IMPACTFUL. UM, EVERY SINGLE LINE FROM THE FILM CAME DIRECTLY FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE, MOST OF WHICH WERE WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS. AND FROM THERE CAME, UM, OUR COLLABORATION WITH US WEEKLY MAGAZINE CALLED THE MISSING ISSUE. IT REFRAMES CELEBRITY STORIES SO THAT YOU CAN LEARN. YOU KNOW, WHEN CELEBRITIES STRUGGLE WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE, IT'S OFTEN SENSATIONALIZED. WE DON'T REALLY LOOK AT THE PERSON BEHIND THE STORY OR WHAT MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT THEM TO THE SPACE THAT THEY'RE IN. THIS REALLY REFRAMES THEIR STORIES BY TAKING THE SENSATIONALISM AND SORT OF PUTTING IT ON THE SIDE AND REALLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY STRUGGLED WITH ALONG THE WAY. AND IT'S REALLY BEEN AN INCREDIBLE TOOL FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, CREATE MORE EMPATHY AND STIGMA, AND REALLY FIND THE WEIGHTED DEMAND ACCESS TO BETTER CARE. UM, I WILL SAY THAT I HAVE COPIES OF THE MAGAZINE FOR EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD. UH, THE ONLINE VERSION IN THE FIRST 10 DAYS THAT IT WAS OUT GOT 2 BILLION IMPRESSIONS ONLINE. AND SO WE'RE HEARING FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, EVERY COUNTY, EVERY TOWN, EVERY STATE IN THIS COUNTRY HAS THINGS LIKE OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS. NOT EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT IT AS INNOVATIVELY AND CREATIVELY AS WE ARE HERE. MY CALENDAR IS FULL WITH OTHER STATES THAT I'M GOING TO TO SHARE THAT THE WORK WE'RE DOING. BUT HONESTLY, THIS TRULY IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN ON THE LIFE THAT IT HAS WITHOUT THE BELIEF OF PEOPLE LIKE I STARTED WITH PEOPLE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WITH PEOPLE AT THE PROVIDER LEVEL, WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL, PEOPLE WHO ARE SO TAXED AND HAVE SO MANY THINGS ON YOUR PLATE TO DEVELOP THIS VISION THAT THIS IS WORTH THE TIME AND ENERGY. AND TO SAY THIS IS A WING AND A PRAYER, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF INTEGRATED FUNDING. YOU KNOW, OUR STATE SYSTEM IS STILL VERY SILOED. I REMEMBER CRYING HERE AT A MEETING OF SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHERE I SAID, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE FOR THE CHANGE TO REALLY HAPPEN, BUT I TOOK MY BALL ON MY BAT AND I CAME BACK HOME TO WESTCHESTER. AND THAT RIGHT HERE IS WHERE WE'RE REALLY MAKING IT HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO HELP ME DO ALL THAT I DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STEPHANIE. I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I REMEMBER WHEN YOU STARTED THIS JOURNEY BECAUSE I WAS WORKING AT THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS AT THE TIME WITH, WITH ELLEN HENDRICK. AND YOUR STORY WAS SO HEARTBREAKING, SO TRAGIC, AND YOU HAVE TURNED THAT STORY INTO A MOVEMENT, AND THAT IS SAVING SO MANY OTHER FAMILIES FROM THE TRAGEDY THAT YOU EXPERIENCED. SO YOU DESERVE SO MUCH KUDOS, SO MUCH PRAISE, SO MUCH. I HOPE, UM, OF YOUR OWN FEELING, OF SATISFACTION THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN THIS BEYOND YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE INTO A, A BIGGER PLACE WHERE YOU'RE, YOU REALLY ARE HELPING SO MANY PEOPLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I FEEL HARRIS ON MY SHOULDER ALL THE TIME. YEAH. SO THANK YOU. BEAUTIFUL. AND I, I DO PLEASE URGE PEOPLE TO WATCH THIS VIDEO. I'VE WATCHED IT SEVERAL TIMES, AND EACH TIME I GET CHILLS, YOU REALLY GET A SENSE [00:25:01] OF WHAT THESE KIDS ARE FEELING AND EXPERIENCING. AND IT GIVES YOU A, A SENSE OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND HOW THEY ENDED UP TURNING TO DRUGS TO SELF-MEDICATE. AND IT IS, IT'S VERY POWERFUL. SO PLEASE, THE HARRIS PROJECT.ORG. CORRECT. THAT'S ME. AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO REACH ME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TREATMENT MODELS, IT'S STEPHANIE@THEHARRISPROJECT.ORG. I RESPOND TO EVERYBODY, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE IN WESTCHESTER, BECAUSE FOR YOU IT'S SO EASY TO NAVIGATE, TO CARE, NO INSURANCE, UNDERINSURED, MEDICAID, COMMERCIAL INSURANCE, PRIVATE PAY. THERE IS SOMEBODY FOR EVERYBODY. AND SO, YEAH. AND I JUST WANT, SORRY, I JUST HAVE TO SAY, WHEN WE TALKED ON DURING THE WALK, I, I, I, I FELT YOUR MOVEMENT, EVERYTHING WAS VERY, VERY, I'M TRYING NOT TO GET EMOTIONAL BECAUSE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. BUT WHAT I THINK WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU ALLOWED PEOPLE TO REALLY HAVE A PLACE, A SAFE PLACE. AND PEOPLE, THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING IN SILENCE DOES NOT HAVE TO SUFFER IN SILENCE. 'CAUSE YOU MADE IT WHERE THEY CAN GO TO A PLACE TO SAY, I CAN'T GET HELP IF THE KIDS DOESN'T LISTEN. IF THE CHILDREN DON'T LISTEN. BUT ALICIA GAVE A RESOURCE FOR THE PARENTS BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS EVERY, ALL OF US WHO ARE PARENTS KNOW HOW CHALLENGING IT IS TO RAISE A CHILD. WHETHER, WHETHER THEY HAVE, THEY DO HAVE MENTAL ILL MENTAL ILLNESS, OR THEY DO NOT. ACROSS THE BOARD, IT IS THE MOST CHALLENGED JOB EVER. SO I THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TRAGEDY AND THEN MAKING IT INTO SOMETHING GOOD. AND I'M GLAD HARRIS SITS RIGHT ON YOUR SHOULDER BECAUSE I PROMISE YOU, HE IS SO PROUD OF YOU. HE IS SO PROUD OF YOU, OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE, NOT ONLY FOR HIM, BUT WHAT YOU DO FOR OTHERS. SO I, FOR MY HEART, I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU CAME TODAY AND REALLY ACCEPTED TO COME AND REALLY SPEAK AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THE WORK THAT YOU WERE DOING. SO AGAIN, STEPHANIE AT HARHARRIS@THEHARRISPROJECT.ORG, AT THE HARRIS PROJECT.ORG. SO PLEASE REACH OUT TO HER. YEAH. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE. I REMEMBER WHEN YOU STARTED THIS. AND, UM, I ALSO THINK THAT YOU PROVE THAT ONE CITIZEN COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN MOST ELECTED OFFICIALS, MOST CITIZENS, UH, PRACTICALLY ANYBODY I KNOW. UH, BECAUSE YOU'VE REALLY CHANGED, YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF LIVES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. YOU'VE INSPIRED PEOPLE, YOU'VE, UH, RAISED AWARENESS FOR A MAJOR PROBLEM. AND YOU KNOW, YOU, THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF YOU. AND YOU SHOULD BE REALLY VERY PROUD OF, UH, YOUR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS, UM, UH, TO THE CAUSE AND JUST MAKING PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I DO WANNA SAY I CARRY A HUNDRED THOUSAND PLUS YOUNG PEOPLE ON MY BACK AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY REALLY DID BUOY THIS WORK ALONG THE WAY EVERY TIME I PRESENTED. AND THEY WERE LIKE, I'M SORRY, WHY ISN'T ANYBODY ELSE TALKING ABOUT THIS? AND WHAT CAN WE DO? AND SO IT REALLY WAS THE YOUTH THAT INSPIRED THE CHANGE TO START. AND WE HAVE TO THANK JENSEN YES. STEPHANIE'S DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND FOR GIVING HER TO ALL OF US AND ALL OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THEY'RE, THEY'RE GREAT. AND THEY KEEP ME STEADY, SO THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THEM, ELLEN. THANK YOU. IT'S, I WAS TRYING TO FIND, I COULDN'T FIND IT BY HARRIS PROJECT.ORG. IT'S THE HARRIS PROJECT. HARRIS PROJECT. PUT THE THE IN THE FRONT OF IT. YES. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE THE IN FRONT OF IT. AND THEN YOU SHOULD FIND ME. YES, YOU WILL FIND IT IF YOU PUT THE THE IN THE YES, ABSOLUTELY. DREW ME FOR A LITTLE BIT. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. UM, WE ALSO, UH, TODAY ARE GONNA BE RECOGNIZED RECOGNIZING HARRIET MENDEL FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY, UH, 40 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A GIRL SCOUT COMMUNITY LEADER FOR, UH, GREENBERG AND, UM, AND ELMSFORD. AND WE JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF, UH, HARD WORK, UH, DEDICATED SERVICE. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GIVE YOU THE PROCLAMATION. UH, UH, IT'S, WE CAN'T SAY THE CHECKS IN THE MAIL, BUT, UH, BUT WE, WE ALL HAVE TO, UH, WE, WE, WE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SEND IT TO YOU, GIVE IT TO YOU, UM, ON ANOTHER DAY. BUT WE JUST REALLY WANNA SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU ALSO HAVE MADE AN ENORMOUS POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF, UM, UM, UH, UH, GIRL SCOUTS AND YOUNG WOMEN. AND YOU REALLY ARE A TREMENDOUS INSPIRATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. IS REALLY VERY, VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE YOU WHO HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR SO MANY, UH, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND YOU'VE CHANGED LIVES FOR THE BETTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. WOULD YOU GO TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? SORRY. DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? WELL, , UM, I DID WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS HONOR. UM, IT, IT'S GREAT TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY VERY, VERY PROUD OF. THESE, THESE GIRLS HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE [00:30:01] WE HAVE EXTENDED GIRL SCOUTING TREMENDOUSLY. WE ACTUALLY, THE VERY FIRST, UM, DAISY TROOP THAT EVER OCCURRED IN GIRL SCOUTS STARTED RIGHT HERE IN GREENBURG. WOW. UM, AND HAS GROWN AND GROWN AND GROWN. UM, GIRL SCOUTS OFFERS THE GIRLS CHANCES TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS CHANCES TO TRAVEL, AND OF COURSE, GAIN NEW SKILLS. GIRL SCOUTING ALSO OPENS UP OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE GIRL SCOUTING LOOKS REALLY GOOD ON A COLLEGE APPLICATION. UH, GIRL SCOUTING BUILD STRONG GIRLS WHO ARE GONNA BECOME STRONG WOMEN, AND WHO KNOWS, THEY MIGHT BE LEADING THIS COUNTRY IN ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS. THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. HONOR. COULD YOU, MY DAUGHTER IS A GOLD AWARD WINNER. UM, COULD YOU ESTIMATE HOW MANY GOLD AWARD, UH, RECIPIENTS YOU'VE HELPED OVER THE YEARS? OH MY GOSH. IT, IT, IT REALLY HAS GROWN AND GROWN AND GROWN. IT STARTED OUT REALLY VERY SMALL, JUST A FEW GIRLS AT A TIME. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN MY DAUGHTER JUST STARTED OUT AND BECAME OLD ENOUGH TO DO GOLD AWARDS, THERE WERE MAYBE ONE OR TWO THAT WE GIVEN OUT. THEN MY SECOND TROOP THAT CAME ALONG, TWO YEARS LATER, UH, EIGHT OF THE NINE GIRLS GOT GOLD AWARDS AND WE WENT TO SEE HILLARY CLINTON AT THE WHITE HOUSE, WHICH WAS A WOW. IT WAS REALLY, UM, WONDERFUL. UM, AND NOW WE HAVE A WHOLE BIG CEREMONY FOR THE TONS OF GIRLS WHO ARE NOW BECOMING GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS. I THINK IT'S BECOME A LITTLE BIT HARDER NOW BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO STRETCH. UM, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT THE GIRLS ARE TAKING IN AND WANTING TO DO, THEIR PROJECTS HAVE GOTTEN BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BIGGER. THEY REALLY WOULD LIKE TO CONQUER THE WORLD. SO I CAN'T EVEN ESTIMATE HOW MANY GIRLS THERE ARE. RIGHT. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, THE GOLD AWARD IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE EAGLE SCOUT THAT IS IN THE BOY SCOUTS. CORRECT. BUT OF COURSE, WE ALSO HAVE THE BRONZE AND THE SILVER AS WELL, WHICH BRINGS THOSE, CHIL THOSE GIRLS UP ON STEPS SO THAT THEY REALLY HAVE THE PROCESS DOWN BY THE TIME THEY GET TO THE GOLD AWARD. ABSOLUTELY. ONE OF, ONE OF THE THOUGHTS, YOU KNOW, I HAD, UM, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, UH, THEY USED TO, UM, UH, GIVE EAGLE SCOUTS AWARDS TO, UH, THE TOUGH SCOUTS, UM, ON MEMORIAL DAY, UH, DURING THE PARADE MM-HMM . AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WAS OUT TO CHAIR THE EAGLE SCOUTS. AND I WAS SORT OF THINKING, BECAUSE WE HAD A MEMORIAL DAY, UH, CEREMONY IN HARTSDALE, I WAS SORT OF THINKING IT WOULD BE NICE. UM, THIS IS JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DARE DO SOMETHING SIMILAR WHERE WE COULD HONOR EVERY YEAR, SAY THE GOLD STAR, UH, RECIPIENTS AND THE EAGLE SCOUT RECIPIENTS AND THE EAGLE AT A MEMORIAL DAY, UM, YOU KNOW, FUNCTION. AND THIS WAY THE WHOLE COMMUNITY COULD CHEER WHERE VETERANS DAY, UH, FUNCTION THIS WAY. THE WHOLE COMMUNITY COULD SHARE, UH, THE SCOUTS WHO ARE THE TOP OF THE TOP. I, I NEVER MADE IT PAST, UH, WHEN I WAS A BOY SCOUT. I, YOU KNOW, I NEVER GOT TO EAGLE SCOUT. BUT, UM, BUT THE THING IS, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT COULD INSPIRE OTHER SCOUTS, UH, UH, TO EXCEL IF THEY WOULD BE HONORED AT A, YOU KNOW, AN EVENT THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WOULD ATTEND. I ALSO THINK IT'LL MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT THESE THINGS HAPPEN. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE EAGLE SCOUTS, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY ARE AWARE OF THE GOLD AWARDS AND THE SILVER AWARDS AND THE BRONZE AWARDS. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY AND WHOEVER ELSE IS AROUND AWARE OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, EVERY MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AND VETERANS DAY, UH, CEREMONY, UH, THE SCOUTS ALWAYS PARTICIPATE AND, UH, THEY REALLY HAVE BECOME A MAJOR, UH, PART OF A SUCCESSFUL MEMORIAL DAY, UH, OR VETERAN'S DAY CEREMONY. WITHOUT THEM, IT REALLY WOULDN'T BE AS AS GREAT. SO THIS IS SOMETHING I'M GONNA WORK ON. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING AN INSPIRATION TO THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE SO LUCKY THAT YOU'RE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I HAVE TO SAY, THE GIRLS MOST OF THE TIME ARE INSPIRATION TO ME AS WELL. THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT. NEXT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TOWN BOARD, UH, LIAISONS. SO, UM, ELLEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START OR SHOULD WE START ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM? I'M HAPPY TO START. UM, SO I'M LIAISON TO THE PARKS AND RECREATIONS DEPARTMENT, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW, WE HAVE SOME 30 PARKS. SOME OF THEM ARE VERY SMALL, LIKE BOB GOLD. SO VEST PARK, POCKET PARK, AND AS LARGE AS TAXI RIDGE, WHICH IS 190 ACRES, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 630 ACRES OF PARKLAND. IN GREENBURG ALONE, THERE ARE ACTIVE PARKS [00:35:01] THAT INCLUDE BASEBALL FIELDS, BASKETBALL AND PASSIVE PARKS. THAT WHY DID WE TAKE A PICTURE WITH HER? PARDON ME? WHY DIDN'T WE TAKE A PICTURE WITH HER? BECAUSE WE GIVE, I DON'T KNOW. OH, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE PRO, WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE HER COME BACK. YEAH. WHEN WE, WHEN WE GIVE THEM THE PROCLAMATION, WE CAN DO A PHOTO. OKAY. ME CAN YOU, I JUST NOTICED BECAUSE SHE WAS TAKING PICTURES IN THE BACK WITH OTHERS. OH, THAT'S PROBABLY DONE THAT. ALRIGHT, NEVERMIND. PART OF THE INTRUSION. SO, PASSIVE PARKS INCLUDE WOODLANDS AND TRAILS. UM, PROGRAMS THAT ARE PART OF THE NEXUS ARE NUTRITION, AQUATICS, AND AS WELL AS PARKS. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DOES. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. UM, WE OFFER ARCHERY BASKETBALL LEAGUES, SOFTBALL LEAGUES, UM, PROVIDING, UH, AND, AND SCHOOLS AND CLUBS WITH SOCCER FIELDS. UM, TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL OF COURSE. AND SPEAKING OF TENNIS, THE TENNIS BUBBLE AT ANTHONY VETERAN PARK, UM, IS DUE TO GET STARTED SOON AFTER THEY GO THROUGH SOME HOOPS, OF COURSE. AND WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION IN A FEW WEEKS. BUT THE HOPE IS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET STARTED NEXT THIS COMING SEPTEMBER FOR COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER, 2026. UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CAMPS, THEY'RE FILLING UP QUICKLY. SO GO ONTO THE WEBSITE OR CALL 9 8 9 1800 AND GET YOUR CHILD SIGNED UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. UM, WE HAVE A FEW NEW EVENTS, UH, THAT WE ARE, THE POOLS, FOR INSTANCE, ARE OPEN ON WEEKENDS, THE END OF JUNE, UH, FIREWORKS FOR CELEBRATE GREENBURG, IN WHICH PAUL TAKES A DIVE, BUT NONE OF US WILL TAKE A DIVE INTO THE POOL ON SATURDAY. YOU MEAN DUMP TANK? YOU MEAN THE DUMP TANK? NOT THE DIVE. IT'S NOT GONNA TAKE A DIVE. YEAH. WELL, GOING IN THE, SO THAT'S SATURDAY, JULY 19TH. UM, THE ANNUAL MILE RUN IS COMING UP SOONER. THAT'S ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST ON PIPELINE ROAD, WHICH WILL BE CLOSED FOR THAT DAY. INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY IS JUNE 19TH AT PRESSER PARK. UM, SO PLEASE COME ENJOY ALL THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER BECAUSE WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION. IT'S REALLY A TERRIFIC DEPARTMENT RUN BY JOE LUCCHESE, COMMISSIONER JOE LUCCHESE, AND HE'S GOT A CRACKER JACK TEAM. THANK YOU. GREAT JOY. UM, I'M JUST GONNA DO A BRIEF UPDATE, UM, ON A NEW, UH, EFFORT. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH, ACTUALLY WITH THE SUPERVISOR IN TERMS OF THE REVITALIZATION OF HARTSDALE DOWNTOWN. AND WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PARKING AUTHORITY TO IDENTIFY PARKING SPACES AND FIGURE OUT, UM, WHAT KINDS OF NEEDS, UH, CAN BE, UM, MET WITH, UM, IN TERMS OF GIVING THE RESTAURANTS SOME, SOME, UH, RELIEF WHEN THEY'RE HAVING THEIR MORE CREDIT TIMES. UH, ANY EFFORTS THAT WE CAN TO TRY TO GET MORE BUSINESS INTO THE DOWNTOWN. WE JUST ACTUALLY HAD A NEW BUSINESS OPEN, A, A, A LARGE BARBER SHOP, UM, WHICH HAD A GOOD TURNOUT LAST TIME I WALKED BY. UM, AND WE WANNA DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO ENCOURAGE MORE BUSINESSES TO FILL THE EMPTY, UH, THE EMPTY STOREFRONTS. UH, HOPEFULLY, UH, SOME OF THOSE THINGS WILL BE COMING TO FRUITION SOON. I BELIEVE THE HEART SALE FARMERS MARKET WILL BE STARTING AGAIN, WHAT, IN JUNE? JULY. JULY, JULY, UM, WITH A NEW VENDOR. SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING FOR THOSE WHO, UH, LIKE TO GO TO THAT LIKE MYSELF. SO, UH, WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON ANY CHANGE THAT HAPPENED THERE. UM, AND, UH, NO, THAT'S, THAT'S BASICALLY GREAT. THANK YOU, GINA. MM-HMM . YES. OH, I'M SORRY. UM, I WANTED TO PIGGYBACK OFF ON SOMETHING YOU SAID. I CAN'T THINK OF IT RIGHT NOW. IT'LL COME TO ME. OH, I DO WANNA PIGGYBACK. SO, AS YOU ARE WORKING WITH PAUL WITH REGARDS TO AN AND MAYBE WON MENTION, SO I DON'T WANNA STEAL YOUR THUNDER, BUT I WILL JUST TIME, UM, I THINK THIS WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING, WE HAVE A GREENBERG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THIS IS FOR OUR BUSINESS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE IMPROVE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE PUT A RESOURCE OR A TOOL LIKE A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN PLACE. SO I ENCOURAGE ALL SMALL BUSINESSES, LARGE BUSINESSES, TO PLEASE BE A PART OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 'CAUSE THIS IS GONNA HELP YOU IN YOUR PIPELINE OF BUSINESSES AND REALLY FIGURE OUT HOW WE ALL CAN WORK TOGETHER AND INCREASE AND, AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME AND, UM, [00:40:01] BE IN GREENBURG. UM, SO MY, MY REPORT IS JUST MORE OR LESS, UM, SOME REALLY INFORMATION WITH REGARDS TO THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASONS THAT'S COMING UPON US. UM, COMMISSIONER FOND ASKED ME TO JUST REMIND EVERYONE THAT THEIR, HIS DEPARTMENT IS PREPARING FOR, UM, THE INFLUX OF STORM WATER. UM, THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS STORM READY, WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT. WE DO GET A LOT OF CALLS WITH REGARDS WITH THE CONCERN. AGAIN, I JUST HAVE TO REMIND EVERYONE, WE ARE IN JUST AN UNPRECEDENTED SEASON. WAS IT A HUNDRED YEAR STORMS? AND EVERY TWO YEARS? EVERY TWO MONTHS. UM, SO WITH THAT, IT, IT DOES PUT A CHALLENGE ON OUR SYSTEM. SO, BUT OUR PUBLIC WORKS IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE, ARE REPAIRING THE CLEAN, THE REPAIRING, AND CLEANING THE STEAM, THE STORM BASINS, AS WELL AS JETTING LINES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CLEANING THE PATHWAYS. UM, ALSO THESE EFFORTS ARE MOST IMPORTANT. SO THEY CAN MINIMIZE THE RISK OF FLOODING DURING THE HEAVY RAINS, WHICH WE WAS HAVING TODAY. AND, YOU KNOW, AND ANY POTENTIAL STORMS THAT'S GONNA COME UP, THIS IS A CONTINUATION THAT THEY CONTINUE TO DO THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. UM, THEY WILL ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CLEAN OUT THE TOWN RESPONSIBLE BROOKS, AGAIN, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TOWN OF GREENBURG. THERE'S A LOT OF INTERSECTION. PEOPLE GET UPSET BECAUSE THEY SAY, WELL, HOW COME YOU DIDN'T CLEAN THIS PORTION? WE DON'T HAVE THE JURISDICTION TO CLEAN THAT PORTION. SO SOMETIMES IT'S COUNTY, SOMETIMES IT'S STATE. BUT WE DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR WHAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. UM, AGAIN, ALSO, WE'VE PURCHASED TWO LARGE WATER PUMPS TO ASSIST IN THE AREAS THAT REGULARLY FLOOD. THIS WILL BE HELPED TO HELP DIVERT ANY OF THE EXCESS WATER FROM THE TOWNS BROOKS. SO AGAIN, WE ARE PUTTING THINGS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN TRY TO MINIMIZE, UM, WHAT HAPPENS DURING THESE, THESE STORMS. UH, AND THEN LASTLY, UM, AGAIN, PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH US AND WITH THE, UM, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE SEASONS, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE. WE CANNOT PREVENT THE FLOODING. WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE CHALLENGED. WE'RE WORKING AGAINST, YOU KNOW, AND OLDER INFRASTRUCTURE. AND AGAIN, JUST THE SEASON IS JUST WHAT IT IS. SO THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER FOND. THANK YOU TO, UH, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MODO. WHO AM I MISSING? UM, THANK YOU TO ALL OF, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU START NAMING PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU START NAMING. I DON'T WANNA GET IN TROUBLE ANYONE, BUT I THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM HERE. UM, I DO WANNA, JUST REALLY QUICKLY, I KNOW THIS IS, I KNOW I HAVE TO GIVE YOU THE, UM, THE MIC, BUT I DO WANNA SAY I'M VERY EXCITED. WE, WE, THE TOWN BOARD, UH, HIRED, UM, AN HR CONSULTANT. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO DO FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS TO REALLY, UM, REALLY BRING UP TO SPEED SOME THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR HR DEPARTMENT. HR ALWAYS IS EVOLVING. SO IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE SO FAR BEHIND BUT EVOLVES. AND SOMETIMES WE NEED TO PUT GREAT PEOPLE IN PLACE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAS THAT EXPERIENCE. SO, UH, EDWARD DONAHUE, HE'S GONNA PROBABLY KILL ME FOR SHOUTING ON THE, UM, IN A MEETING. BUT HE HAS BEEN WITH US LESS THAN A MONTH. AND HE HAS DONE AMAZING, AMAZING THINGS. AND HE HAS PUT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND STRUCTURES IN PLACE THAT WASN'T THERE BEFORE. AND SO THIS IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, AND WE GET FRUSTRATED ABOUT THINGS AND NOT MOVING. AND THIS IS WHEN WE HIRE STAFF LIKE HIMSELF. HI, LIKE OUR COMPTROLLER WHO'S SITTING IN THE BACK? KIMBERLY, I'M LOSING, I'M CAN'T REMEMBER YOUR NAME RIGHT NOW, YOUR LAST NAME. BUT IT'S, IT'S OKAY. BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCED. IT'S PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND IT'S PEOPLE WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS TOWN. IT'S WHO WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE. SO I SAY ALL THIS 'CAUSE I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR LEADERSHIP BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU, WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO. AND I KNOW SOMETIMES IT GETS A LITTLE FRUSTRATING, BUT THAT'S WHY EVERYTHING WORK. LIFE IS HARD. LIFE IS HARD. BUT I THINK AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, AS WE HAVE BEEN, WE CONTINUE TO DO THE THINGS LIKE THIS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE, WE TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE US. SO I'LL GET OFF MY LITTLE SOAPBOX. OH, I ALSO HAVE TO SAY, UH, HELLO TO JOHN AND HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHO I'M REFERRING TO. IS THERE ANY TIME LEFT FOR ME? NOPE. . ALRIGHT. DO WE, DO YOU WANNA CLOSE THE MEETING NOW? , UH, MANY TIMES YOU SEE US UP HERE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. YOU SEE US AT WORK SESSIONS EVERY TUESDAY. BUT A LOT OF THE WORK GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND THE HARD WORK IS FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THE RIGHT JOB. [00:45:01] AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY FORTUNATE. BUT IT'S NOT WITH OUT TREMENDOUS EFFORT, UH, TO GET REALLY TOP QUALITY PEOPLE FOR SOME REASON OR OTHER. IT'S VERY HARD TO FIND PEOPLE TO WORK . I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POST COVID OR WHATEVER IT IS, BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO THAT. AND, AND THEN ON THE OTHER HAND, WE GET APPLICATIONS THAT CLEARLY THEY DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE FOR THE JOB, BUT THEY PUT AT THE TOP OF THE, THE RESUME THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN BEING, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER HIGH LEVEL POSITION YOU ARE. AND THEN YOU FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY BASICALLY WERE A RECEPTIONIST IN A HOTEL. VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO SIFT THROUGH ALL THAT. BUT WE DO. AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE FINDING THE QUALITY PEOPLE THAT WE ARE GETTING. UH, BUT WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT WE'RE GETTING, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY WHO'S LEAVING US. AND THAT'S JANELLE WALLACE. YEAH. WHICH WE ONLY FOUND OUT RECENTLY. UM, YESTERDAY, YEAH. THAT SHE WAS LEAVING AND HER LAST DAY IS THIS FRIDAY. MM-HMM . NOW, WHO IS JANELLE WALLACE. SHE WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES. UM, SHE'S WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING CABLE TO WORK AND DEAL WITH THE, UH, BROADCASTING OF THESE GOING OUT TO DIFFERENT EVENTS. AND IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK BECAUSE THEN COME BACK AND EDIT IT AND THEN HELP ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTED TO PUT ON A CABLE ACCESS SHOW TO EDIT THEIR PROGRAMS. UH, BUT SHE HAS DECIDED, SHE HAS A, SHE HAS A CHILD. SHE HAS DECIDED THAT SHE'S GONNA LEAVE US. WE HOPE WE CAN ENTICE HER TO COME BACK, UH, BECAUSE SHE REALLY WAS A VERY, VERY SPECIAL PERSON. AND, UH, IT WAS A BIT OF A SHOCK TO ALL OF US ON THE BOARD THAT SHE WAS LEAVING. 'CAUSE NORMALLY WE HEAR ABOUT THOSE THINGS, BUT WE DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT UNTIL, UH, DON'T VERY LATE. UH, THERE'S OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON. THEY'RE, THEY'RE FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL. I'M NOT GOING TO, YOU KNOW, A POLITICIAN IS SUPPOSED TO SAY, SAY WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF DOING, SAY THAT YOU'RE DOING IT, SAY THAT YOU DID IT, AND THEN REMIND PEOPLE THAT YOU DID IT. I'M NOT, I DON'T DO THAT. YOU KNOW, SO WHEN IT'S TIME WHEN THESE PROJECTS ARE RIPE, I WILL COME BACK AND REPORT, REPORT TO THEM. BUT I DID WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE, BECAUSE SHE WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES AND I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE BEHIND THE SCENES. I THOUGHT SHE, UH, DESERVED THE RECOGNITION. 'CAUSE SHE WAS WITH US FOR OVER 10 YEARS. MM-HMM . SHE WAS, SHE WAS, SHE WAS DEFINITELY A, A A TRULY GREAT ASSET WHERE SHE'S GONNA BE MISSED. RIGHT. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, THE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PUBLIC ACCESS ON DEMAND SECTION ON THE TOWN WEBSITE, JANELLE, UH, LED SO MANY FANTASTIC INITIATIVES. WE HAVE A HOLOCAUST, UH, LIVING HISTORY, UM, UH, INITIATIVE. UM, WE HAVE, UM, OUR MEETINGS OF TOWN BOARD PLANNING, BOARD ZONING BOARD ARE, YOU KNOW, OUR TELEVISED. UM, YOU HAVE, UM, YOU HAVE A THREE CS WHEN COR AND CLEO, UM, YOU KNOW, WAS, YOU KNOW, WAS ALIVE. UM, WE HAVE, UM, A NINE 11 LIVING HISTORY, UM, INITIATIVE. UM, I COULD GO ON AND ON. UH, YOU HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND PHILOSOPHIES, ETHNICITIES, UH, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, CONSERVATIVES, LIBERALS, EVERYBODY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR OWN SHOW. AND SHE'S JUST, JUST DONE A, A REMARKABLE, UH, JOB. I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST CABLE TV, UM, SYSTEM ANYWHERE BECAUSE, UM, THE PROGRAMS ARE JUST FA REALLY INTERESTING. I, I LISTEN TO IT, UM, WHEN I'M ON MY BICYCLE AND I'M, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW HOW INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE, UH, EACH OF THE SHOWS ARE. BUT I WANTED TO MENTION, UM, WE HAVE, BEFORE YOU SAY THAT, DID YOU KNOW SHE WAS LEAVING? I I FOUND OUT WHEN SHE, WHEN SHE EMAILED EVERYBODY. UM, BUT I WANTED TO MENTION THAT, UM, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE MET WITH, UM, SOME LANDLORDS AND THEY MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE TO DO MORE TO GET STREET TRAFFIC TO EAST HARSDALE AVENUE. 'CAUSE THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA ENCOURAGE, UH, BUSINESSES TO COME HERE IS IF THEY'LL GET BUSINESS. SO, UH, THIS, UH, SPRING, I HAVE A NUMBER OF, UM, INTERNS, A FEW INTERNS, UM, AL BEIGE WHO, UM, UH, CAME TO THIS COUNTRY FROM PAKISTAN. SHE'S BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. SO SHE'S WORKING, UM, IN MY OFFICE. DAVE, UH, PALADE, UM, WHO, UM, IS HIS FAMILY'S FROM, UM, INDIA, AND HE'S ALSO A SENIOR AT ORLEY HIGH SCHOOL. AND, UM, UH, HE'S INVOLVED HENRY MACIA, UH, ALSO SENIOR IN IN ORLEY AND Y DASHTI [00:50:01] WISE, UM, WHO'S A SENIOR AT WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEY'RE DOING A REALLY INTERESTING PROJECT THAT I THINK, UM, WILL MAKE PEOPLE REALLY PROUD, UH, TO BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE ORGANIZING A FLAVORS OF GREENBURG EVENT ON JUNE, UH, 21ST, UH, IN DOWNTOWN ON HARTSDALE. UM, THEY'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE, UH, RESTAURANTS TO, UM, HIGHLIGHT THEIR CULTURES AND, UH, DIVERSITY OF THE FOODS. UM, THE GOAL IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, FOSTERING CONNECTIONS, SUPPORTING THE MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND IT'S GONNA BE THE FIRST OF A NUMBER OF FOOD FESTIVALS THAT WE'RE GONNA TRY ORGANIZING ON EAST HEART HARTSDALE AVENUE. I'VE SPOKEN TO, UH, THE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WE'LL HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE, AND WE CAN MAKE IT EVEN BETTER, UH, USING THE TALENTS OF EVEN MORE, UM, YOU KNOW, MORE STUDENTS. SO IT'S SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST FROM 11 TO FOUR. UH, THE PARKING, UH, LOT ADJACENT TO HARTSDALE TRAIN STATION, UH, WITH THE RAIN DATE, UH, THE FOLLOWING DAY. AND AGAIN, MANY DIFFERENT LOCAL RESTAURANTS OF VARIOUS CULTURES. WE'LL BE SELLING HIGH QUALITY, DELICIOUS FOOD, CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD. AND, UM, THEY CREATED, UM, A SIGNIN FORM FOR OTHERS WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD, I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF INTERNS IN THE PAST, AND WHAT'S SO EXCITING IS THESE STUDENTS ARE SO SMART AND THEY'RE, THERE'S, THEY KNOW HOW TO ORGANIZE. THEY'RE CREATIVE, THEY'RE INNOVATIVE, UM, AND THEY'RE TAKE CHARGE, UH, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BRILLIANT FUTURES AHEAD THEMSELVES. AND I REALLY THINK THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE, UH, OUR COMMUNITY BETTER, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, OF THEIR, THEIR TALENTS TO SOME OTHER INTERNS. AND THEY'LL, UH, BE MAKING PRESENTATIONS AT UPCOMING, UM, TOWN BOARD MEETINGS. BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE AND IT'S NICE FOR PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS TO WORK TOGETHER AND TO SHOW THAT, UM, THAT NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU'RE FROM, UH, YOU COULD BE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES AND DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. SO I'M REALLY, UH, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS SUPERVISOR. JUST TO CONFIRM, IT IS SATURDAY THE 21ST? RIGHT. OKAY. 'CAUSE THE FACEBOOK POST SAYS THE 18TH AS WELL AS THE, IT'S THE 21ST, SO YOU'LL MAKE THAT AS ADJUST. YEAH. UM, ORIGINALLY WE WERE GONNA DO IT DURING THE FARTHEST DAY WEEKEND, BUT THEN WE, WE DECIDED NOT TO, OH, THAT'S THE 15TH. BUT, OKAY. SO IT'S, IT'S THE 20. THERE'S OTHER EVENTS ON, UH, YOU KNOW, DURING THE WEEK, WHATEVER. OKAY. SO WE'LL MAKE THE CORRECT. THIS EVENT IS THE 21ST, RIGHT? 21ST. SO JUST MAKE THE CORRECTION. YEP. OKAY. RIGHT. THE EVENT [ TOWN CLERK COMMENTS] IS GOING TO HAPPEN. UM, I'M, AS WELL GO INTO MY COMMENTS. UH, THE, THE EVENT IS GONNA BE ON THE SAME DAY AS THE MILE RUN. RIGHT? SO THAT'S ALREADY GOING TO BE CORDED OFF FOR, UM, THE MILE RUN. AND THEN THE, UM, FESTIVAL WILL BE WHERE THE HARTSDALE, UM, MARKET WILL BE. MM-HMM . AND, UM, SO THAT IS, AND AGAIN, I'M SO HAPPY TO ASSIST THE, UM, SUPERVISOR WITH THE INTERNS BECAUSE THEY ARE LEARN LEARNING HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH MY OFFICE TO GET PERMITS . SO, UM, DON'T, DON'T GO BE TOO HARD ON THEM. NEVER. NEVER. NO. I ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION UP WITH A SOLUTION . SO, SO, AND, UM, AND, UM, GINA, DO YOU WANNA MENTION ABOUT THE JUNETEENTH? I WAS, BUT YEAH, I AM, BUT SHE'S DOING HER REPORT, SO AS SOON AS SHE'S DONE I I'LL AND, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M, NO, I'M GONNA WAIT TO, I'M WAIT FOR YOU DO YOUR REPORT. AND, UM, AND ALSO JUST TO, UM, JUST TO, UH, REITERATE WHAT, UH, SUPERVISOR WAS STATING ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. UM, IT HAS BEEN SUCH A JOY, UM, WITH THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I AM MAKING IT EXACTLY LIKE AN INTERVIEW. THEY'RE COMING, THEY'RE COMING WITH THEIR RESUMES AND WE ARE REALLY DOING AN INTERVIEW PROCESS. WE'RE TRYING TO FIND THEIR, UM, INTERESTS AND PUT THEM WITH THE RIGHT DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE AGAIN, UM, THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE, UM, HAVE, UH, SIGNED ON, UM, TO ASSIST THESE STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER. UM, IT'S, EVERY, ALL THE INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE TOWN CLERK, UH, UH, HEADING. AND OF COURSE IT HAS ALL THE INFORMATION. IT HAS A, UH, INTRODUCTION LETTER FROM MYSELF AND THE SUPERVISOR, AND OF COURSE, THE APPLICATION. UH, WE WILL BE DOING, UH, THE INTERVIEWS ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL JUNE 30TH. AND THE PROGRAM STARTS JULY, UM, EIGHTH, AND IT ENDS ON JULY 31ST. UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE BECAUSE WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DID NOT WISH A HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO OUR VERY OWN COUNCILMAN [00:55:01] SHEEN. OH, GEEZ. . OH MY GOSH. DO YOU WANNA SING? NO. NO. SUCH A NICE VOICE. NO, NOT THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE A NICE VOICE, BUT, OKAY. SO GINA, STATE THE TEXT THAT YOU SEND TO MY FAMILY. OH, CAN I READ IT? OKAY. AND THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT. THANK YOU. SO JUST REALLY QUICKLY SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE ABUSE THAT I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT, THE ABUSE [ 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 ] THAT WE DO. JUST REALLY QUICKLY. SO I DID SEND A TEXT TO HIS FAMILY TO SAY I WAS VERY DEVASTATED THAT I COULDN'T FIND ENOUGH CANDLES TO GO ON HIS CAKE, AND I WENT TO SEVERAL STORES, . WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GONNA MOVE THIS MEETING ON REALLY QUICKLY. I JUST WANT JUST A BIG SHOUT OUT. UM, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR SIXTH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH EVENT, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH. SO WE ASK PEOPLE TO COME ON OUT TO TOWN HALL. WE ARE GOING TO START OFF WITH A FLAG RAISING AT 5:30 PM SHARP. UH, WE WILL, KEYNOTE ADDRESS WILL BE GIVEN BY OUR VERY OWN WESTCHESTER COUNTY COUNTY EXEC KEN JENKINS. WE HAVE A VERY OWNED, UH, LEAN COBB FROM THE CHAIR OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS SCREAMERS HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE, UH, PERFORMANCES FROM COMMITTEE. SORRY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. COUNCILMAN. UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UM, I CAN'T WITH YOU GUYS. WE ALSO HAVE, UM, PERFORMANCES BY, UM, A FALCON NETS FROM WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL. NICE. UM, SO WE, WHAT DATE IS IT? JUNE, FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH. JUNE 13. SO IT'S NOT THE TRADIT THE TRADITIONAL DAY FOR JUNETEENTH. SO DON'T WAIT FOR JUNETEENTH AND THEN SAY, OH, SHOW UP. ABSOLUTELY. IT'S ON A DIFFERENT DAY SO THAT IT'S NOT INTERFERING WITH ALL THE OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON JUNETEENTH. SO WHAT WE DO IS EVERY YEAR, THIS IS WHY WE PURPOSELY MADE JUNETEENTH FOR GREENBURG HERE THE FRIDAY BEFORE. SO WE ALWAYS KNOW IT'LL BE THE FRIDAY BEFORE. SO, WHICH IS WHAT DATE THIS YEAR? ? FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU EVERYONE. AND AGAIN, HELLO TO JOHN . HELLO TO JOHN. GREAT. AND, UH, THE FAIRVIEW EMPOWERMENT GROUP AND, UH, THE GREENBERG BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM INITIATIVE. THEY'RE HAVING A JUNETEENTH EVENT, UH, UH, JUNE 19TH FROM 11 TO 2:00 PM AT THE JERRY BYR, UH, CENTER AT ANTHONY VETERAN, UH, PARK. AND THEY HAVE DISPLAYS THAT WE HAD AT THE GREENBERG LIBRARY. THEY'RE GONNA BE, UH, SHARING THOSE DISPLAYS AT THE, UH, JERRY BURN CENTER. UH, SO THAT, UH, IS THE COMMENTS. AND NOW, UH, WE'LL HEAR FROM, UH, THE PUBLIC. ANYONE WANT TO COMMENT? OOH, ALL THESE PEOPLE. OKAY. , ANY STEPHANIE, THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH US. WOW, THANK YOU. UM, WE, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A SPEAKER, BUT OF COURSE, THINKING THAT THE, UM, A DU, UM, HEARING WAS TONIGHT, BUT THAT WAS CHANGED TO JUNE. WAS IT? WHAT'S THE DATE? 11TH, THE SECOND MEETING IN JUNE 11TH. JUNE 2ND. THE SECOND MEETING IN JUNE. JUNE 2ND MEETING OF JUNE. MM-HMM . I, I BELIEVE SO, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, UM, THAT THAT IS JUST NOTED, UM, AGAIN, JUNE 25TH. YEAH. THANK YOU. RIGHT. I THINK THEY'RE LOOKING AT CHANGES TO ADDRESS THE, THE TOPIC THAT YOU RAISED THE LAST TIME. THANK YOU. SO WE LISTEN , UM, AND UH, FIRST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, WE WILL HAVE MURRAY BOWDEN. [ 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.] ELLEN, DID YOU SEE JOHN? IF YOU SEE HIM, TELL HIM I SAID HELLO. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. A LITTLE BACKGROUND, UH, TV THE TOWN BOARD TO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHANGE OF GREENBERG OFFICIAL EMAIL LETTERS FROM GREENBERG NY.COM TO GREENBERG NY.GOV. WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? GREENBERG.COM. SOME YEARS AGO I WAS ON VACATION AND GREENBERG GREENBERG WAS PAYING SOMEBODY FOR USE OF A NAME. AND SO I WENT ONLINE AND I GOT GREENBERG DOT GREENBERG N Y.COM AND I TOOK THE ADDRESS AND I GAVE IT TO THE TOWN TO USE ALL THIS TIME. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GIVE ME A DOLLAR. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THEY DID OR NOT, BUT THEY PROBABLY DID. AND CHANGING IT NOW IS WHAT MANY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE DOING IN THE INTEREST OF SECURITY. THEY'RE UPGRADING. SO YOU'RE RIGHT IN LINE. I STARTED THAT ONE. OH, I, I CAN'T REMEMBER ALL THESE THINGS [01:00:01] THAT SOME OF YOU CAN, UM, IS AN ISSUE THAT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT ODD. THE CANADIAN LIFEGUARD KEEPERS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME. THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD THEY STILL HAVE PEOPLE IN THE LIFE IN NOT LIFEGUARD LIGHT HOUSEKEEPERS? SHOULD THEY STILL HAVE PEOPLE IN LIGHTHOUSES AS LIGHT HOUSEKEEPERS? AND THE ANSWER IS, WITH ELECTRICITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND GPS, THEY SHOULD BE PHASED OUT. IT'S AN ISSUE THAT COMES UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHICH JOBS SHOULD BE CONTINUED AND WHICH JOBS SHOULD BE PHASED OUT. AND IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION. I'LL BE A, I'LL BE 92 IN JUNE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT ABOUT SAFETY WANTED TO DO WAS, I HAVE HEARING AIDS AND THEY COME IN PACKAGING AND THEY SAID, WELL, LITTLE KIDS ARE GONNA EAT THOSE LITTLE HEARING AIDS AND BATTERIES AND SO WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE KIDS. AND SO THEY MADE CHILD PROOF HEARING AID CONTAINERS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WE CAN'T OPEN 'EM. MM-HMM . , THAT'S THE PROBLEM. SAVE YOU. UM, AND, AND IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BUY A ON THE INTERNET WITHOUT THAT PACKAGING. AND THERE'S A MISUNDERSTANDING WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING BUT DON'T UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON OTHERS. UM, I THINK I'VE TOLD YOU I'M DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF DEMENTIA AND RECOGNIZING IT AND TALKING ABOUT IT HAS BEEN HELPFUL. NOT, NOT ONLY TO MYSELF, BUT I GET A LOT OF FEED FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO SAY WE CAN'T DISCUSS IT IN OUR FAMILY. AND SO THE FIRST THING ABOUT THE SOLVING ANY PROBLEM IS TO DISCUSS IT OPENLY. I WORK ON IT, I'M AWARE OF IT, AND I ASK PEOPLE THAT WHEN I MAKE A MISTAKE AND I DO MAKE MISTAKES AND I CAN'T FIND THE RIGHT WORDS, DON'T BE AFRAID TO HELP ME. DON'T BE AFRAID TO CORRECT ME. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. THIS ONE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA, LIKE I WEAR THIS VEST, THIS YELLOW JACKET. 'CAUSE I TEND TO BE IN THE RIGHT OF THE WAY AND WALKING THE ROADS. I'VE BEEN DOING TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR ION 60 YEARS AND I HAVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS TO GET TO AN ACCIDENT. I CAN DO NOTHING AT AN ACCIDENT, BUT I CAN HELP FIRST RESPONDERS GET UP THERE TO THE TIME WHEN I USED TO USE MY OWN FLARES AND THE STATE TROOPERS USED TO OPEN A TRUNK AND REPLACE MY FLARE 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS FAIR TO ME. TO YOU THAT YOU ALL AS EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, WHEN YOU'RE OUT ON THE RIGHT OF WAY, ARE REQUIRED BY LAW. DO WE WEAR A REFLECTIVE GARMENT ON THE BOTTOM OF EVERY ONE OF MY EMAILS THAT SAYS, TRUST NOTHING. I SAY, CHECK IT OUT YOURSELF. IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK OUT THE LAW THAT SAYS EACH MEMBER OF THE TOWN WHO IS ON THE RIGHT OF WAY HAS TO HAVE A REFLECTIVE CAR. PLEASE DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NO OTHER SPEAKERS. AND I WOULD JUST TELL YOU, MARY, WE DO THAT 'CAUSE WE, WE KEEP THEM IN OUR TRUNKS. ANYTIME THAT WE HAVE TO DO A SITE VISIT, WE DO WEAR OUR BEST. THANK YOU. GREAT. SO NEXT, UM, UH, WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT. DO WE HAVE ANYMORE PUBLIC COMMENT? DON'T HAVE ME. I CAN. THAT'S OKAY. YOU WANT KNOWING ONLINE, UNLESS YOU'RE GONNA SAY HELLO TO JOHN THEN. RIGHT. RIGHT. YOU READY? [ APPOINTMENTS Appointment of Lia Rodriguez as Town Justice, effective July 7, 2025, for a term to expire December 31, 2025] OKAY. APPOINTMENT OF LEAH RODRIGUEZ AS TOWN JUSTICE EFFECTIVE JULY 7TH FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE APPOINTMENT. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UM, [ TB 1 - 5/28/2025 Resolution adopting a local law amending Chapter 440 "Taxation" of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh as it relates to exemptions for members of incorporated volunteer fire companies, fire departments and ambulance services] TB ONE RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 40, TAXATION OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AS IT RELATES TO EXEMPTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND AMBULANCE, UH, UH, SERVICES. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL ALL [01:05:01] IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. YOU KNOW, I'M HOPEFUL THAT MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE COULD, UM, LOOK AT, UM, UH, OFFERING, UH, CHIEF VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE WITHIN, UH, THE VILLAGES WITH THE, THE EXEMPTIONS THAT THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE UNINCORPORATED, YOU KNOW, SECTION OF TOWN, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD REQUIRE STATE LEGISLATION OR WHATEVER. THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE UNINCORPORATED, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT IF YOU LIVE RIGHT NOW IN ARDSLEY. THE, THE ISSUE IS YOU HAVE THE, A, THE CHIEF OF THE ARDSLEY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS LIVES IN DUFFS FERRY, BUT HE SERVES UNINCORPORATED, UH, GREENBURG AND UM, AND THE VILLAGE OF VARLEY. AND BECAUSE HE LIVES IN DUFFS FERRY, HE'S UNABLE TO GET THE TAX BREAK. AND EVEN THOUGH THE TOWN PORTION IS VERY NOMINAL, I THINK IT'S, UH, THE MESSAGE THAT IS HERDING, UM, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES PEOPLE WHO ARE VOLUNTEERS FEEL LESS, LESS APPRECIATED, BUT THE VILLAGES HAVE TO PASS THAT AS WELL. I WAS ABOUT TO ASK YOU, DID YOU, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT THE VILLAGE IS PASSED, GET MORE OF A TAX EXEMPTION. THE VILLAGE WOULD HAVE TO PASS A LAW THAT SAYS THAT IF YOU LIVE IN THE VILLAGE OF DOBS FERRY, BUT YOU DON'T VOLUNTEER IN THE VILLAGE OF DOBBS FERRY, YOU INSTEAD VOLUNTEER IN THE VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY. YOU'RE GOING TO, OR AN UNINCORPORATED THE TAX OR AN UNINCORPORATED ANYWHERE OUTSIDE OR TECHNICAL YOU'RE GOING, FOR EXAMPLE, ADOPT SHERRY WILL PAY THAT. PAY YOU. THAT'S FOR THE VILLAGE TAX. BUT THE TAX. BUT THE VILLAGES WOULD HAVE TO PASS THAT. NO. RIGHT? WE DON'T HAVE, WE IT'S NO, WE HAVE NO, BUT I'M SAYING BUT THEY SHOULD BE. THEY SHOULD DOING IT. EVERYBODY SHOULD BE, YES. THEY WILL GET A BIGGER TAX BREAK YEAH. IF THE VILLAGE PASSES IT. BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT DOING THE SAME. NO, I THINK SO. THAT'S A CONVERSATION. THAT'S A CONVERSATION WITH THE VILLAGE. YEAH. I'M JUST SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD WORK ON TB TWO IN THE FUTURE. UM, UH, SO THAT WAS APPROVED, RIGHT? WE, WE VOTED ON THAT, RIGHT? NO, NOT TCB TWO, DID WE? NO. [ TB 2 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing a suffix change to the Town of Greenburgh's official email address from Greenburghny.com to Greenburghny.gov] TB ONE. TB ONE. OH, OKAY. TB TWO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A S EXCHANGE TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG'S OFFICIAL EMAIL ADDRESS FROM GREENBURG NY.COM TO GREENBURG NY.GOV. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? [ AT 1 – 5/28/2025 Resolution approving the continued retention of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP to represent the Town and requested Greenburgh police personnel in the matter of Kristin Stein v. the Town of Greenburgh, et al., for an amount not to exceed $50,000; $800,000 in total] AYE. AYE. UM, RESOLUTION, UH, APPROVING THE CONTINUED RETENTION OF OLSON ZER, MOSCOWITZ EDELMAN AND DICKER TO REPRESENT THE TOWN AND REQUESTED GREENBURG POLICE PERSONNEL IN THE MATTER OF KRISTEN STEIN VERSUS TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 50,800,000 IN TOTAL. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE. [ AT 2 – 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing the continued retention of the Law Office of Vincent Toomey as special counsel to address town matters concerning personnel-related issues for an additional amount of $50,000; $250,000 in total] AYE. I'M ABSTAINING FOR A T TWO. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE THAT MOTION RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED AND THE CONTINUE A T TWO, THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED AND CONTINUING RETENTION OF THE LAW OFFICE OF VINCENT TOMI AS SPECIAL COUNSEL TO ADDRESS TOWN MATTERS CONCERNING PERSONNEL RELATED ISSUES FOR AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $50,000 $250,000 IN TOTAL. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [ CL 1 – 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing permission to close Kempster Road between Cotswold Way and Hadden Road, on Sunday, June 8, 2025 (rain date: June 14, 2025), from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM, for the Cotswold Association to hold their neighborhood block party] UM, C ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PERMISSION TO CLOSE KEMPSTER ROAD BETWEEN COTSWOLD WAY AND HADDEN ROAD ON SUNDAY JUNE 8TH, UM, FROM THREE TO 5:00 PM UM, FOR THE COTS ASSOCIATION TO HOLD THEIR ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. [ CO 1 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing fiscal year 2024 budget transfers] ICO ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET TRANSFERS. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND [ CO 2 - 5/28/2025 Resolution amending the 2024 operating budget of the Town Outside, Town Entire and Debt Service Funds] ONE FAVOR, AYE. AYE. CO2 RESOLUTION AMENDING 2024 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE TOWN OUTSIDE TOWN ENTIRE AND DEBT SERVICE, UH, FUNDS. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT. SECOND ONE FAVOR, AYE. [ CO 3 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Transfers] AYE. CO THREE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2025. BUDGET TRANSFERS. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND [ PR 1 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh Department of Parks & Recreation to contract with Legion Fireworks Co Inc to host a fireworks show on Celebrate Greenburgh] ONE FAVOR, AYE. AYE. PR ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO CONTRACT WITH LEGION FIREWORKS TO HOST A FIREWORK SHOW ON CELEBRATE GREENBURG. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. [ PR 2 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing the closure of Pipeline Road from Hartsdale Train Station to Edgemont Road on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM, for the Annual One Mile Run of the Greenburgh Roadrunners Club, in conjunction with the Town's Department of Parks and Recreation] ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. PR TWO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF PIPELINE ROAD FROM HARTSDALE TRAIN STATION TO EDGEMONT ROAD ON SATURDAY, UH, JUNE 21ST FROM 8:30 AM TO 11:30 AM FOR THE ANNUAL ONE MILE RUN OF THE GREENBURG ROAD RUNNERS CLUB IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TOWN DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN [ PR 3 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh's Department of Parks and Recreation to accept a $150.00 donation for the Nutrition Program from the Kiwanis Club of Hartsdale] FAVOR? AYE. AYE. PR THREE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO ACCEPT $150 DONATION FOR THE NUTRITION PROGRAM FROM THE QAS CLUB OF HEARTS. STILL, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? [ PO 1 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing the Police Department to go to bid for Request for Proposals seeking an Emergency Medical Service billing company for Emergency Medical Services provided within the Town of Greenburgh] AYE. AYE. PO UM, UH, ONE, UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GO TO BID FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SEEKING AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE BILLING COMPANY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE. [ PO 2 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing the Police Department to go to bid for Request for Proposals seeking a parking ticket processing service ] AYE. PO TWO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GO TO BID FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SEEKING A PARKING TICKET PROCESSING SERVICE. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [ PO 3 - 5/28/2025 Resolution adopting the recommendation of the Greenburgh Police Department to amend the parking restrictions on Glendale Road amending Chapter 460 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh] AYE. UH, PAY OH THREE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO AMEND THE PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON GLENDALE ROAD, AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 60 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL [01:10:01] IN FAVOR? AYE. A. AYE. [ PO 4 - 5/28/2025 Resolution adopting the recommendation of the Greenburgh Police Department to add the streets listed below to the “Mayfair Acres” area speed limit reduction amending chapter 460 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh] I PAY OH FOUR RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THE STREETS LISTED BELOW, UH, TO THE, ALRIGHT. I SHOULDN'T READ THAT. MAYFAIR ACRES AREA SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION. MENDING CHAPTER FOUR 60 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO, THE HEADING ON HERE IS NOT CORRECT. IT'S BEEN CHANGED ON THE RESOLUTION TO DO SAY FOR SPECIFIED STREETS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO STREETS BELOW ON THE AGENDA. RIGHT. OKAY. SAME, SAME, SAME EFFECT. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? [ PO 5 - 5/28/25 Resolution adopting the recommendation of the Greenburgh Police Department to modify parking restrictions on Old Tarrytown Road between Hillside Avenue and Knollwood Road amending chapter 460 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh] AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT MODIFYING PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON OLD TAR TOWN ROAD BETWEEN HILLSIDE AVENUE AND NORWOOD ROAD. AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 60 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG. I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE, UM, MOVE THAT SECOND. SECOND IN [ PO 6 - 5/28/2025 Resolution adopting the recommendations of the Greenburgh Police Department to add a stop restriction on Thomas Lane at the intersection of Old Army Road amending chapter 460 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh] FAVOR, AYE. AYE. AYE. UM, PO SIX RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ADD A STOP RESTRICTION ON THOMAS LANE AT INTERSECTION OF OLD ARMY ROAD AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 60 OF THE CODE OF GREENBERG. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN [ PO 7 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute a Radio License Agreement with Westchester County and New York State Police] FAVOR? AYE. UM, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPEAL SEVEN RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE, UM, RADIO LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND NEW YORK STATE POLICE. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [ PO 8 - 5/28/2025 Resolution adopting the recommendation of the Greenburgh Police Department to modify parking restrictions on East Hartsdale Avenue, amending Chapter 460 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh] AYE. PO OH EIGHT RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MODIFY PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON EAST HARTSDALE AVENUE AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 60 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [ PO 9 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute the Service Agreement Extension with Professional Account Management, LLC, (PAM) for the management of town parking ticket collections services] A AYE. PO NINE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE SERVICE AGREEMENT EXTENSION WITH PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF TOWN PARKING TICKET COLLECTION SERVICES. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. A [ PW 1 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing the extension of Michael Broder as a consultant to assist the Department of Public Works for calendar year 2025, an amount not to exceed $25,000] AYE. IPW ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF MICHAEL BRODER AS A CONSULTANT TO ASSIST THE GREEN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 FIVE FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 25. 25,000. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. PW ONE, UH, PW [ PW 2 - 5/28/2025 Resolution awarding bids for Emergency and Scheduled Sewer, Water and Street Excavation, Repair and Restoration Services-2025 on an as-needed basis to the lowest responsible bidder] TWO PW TWO RESOLUTION AWARDING BIDS FOR EMERGENCY AND SCHEDULED SEWER WATER ON STREET EXCAVATION, REPAIR AND RESTORATION SERVICES. 2025 ON A NON AT, ON, AND ON AS NEEDED BASIS TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [ PW 3 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing Absolute Auctions & Realty, Inc., an on-line auction company, be used, at no cost to the Town, to sell older vehicles and miscellaneous equipment considered surplus or needing significant repair. ] AYE. PW THREE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ABSOLUTE, UM, AUCTIONS AND REALTY AND ONLINE AUCTION COMPANY TO BE USED AT NO COST, UH, FOR THE TOWN TO SELL OLDER VEHICLES AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT CONSIDERED SURPLUS OR NEEDING SIGNIFICANT REPAIR. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. [ PW 4 - 5/28/2025 Resolution authorizing approval of a Professional Engineering Services Agreement Amendment with Mott Macdonald for Consolidated Water District No. 1 service line improvements support for an amount not to exceed $82,000 ] AND, UM, PW UH, P FOUR RESOLUTION AUTHOR AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH MO MCDONALD FOR CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, UH, SERVICE LINE IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTED FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $82,000. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT. SO, ALL IN FAVOR? ACTUALLY, THAT ONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE, UM, CARRIED OVER TO THE, SO WE RECEIVED REQUEST TO AMEND SOME OF THE TERMS BY MOM MCDONALD. MOTION TO RE I'M RESENDING, I'M RESENDING. MY, MY, YOU'RE SECOND. SECOND. HE'S RESENDING HIS MOTION. OKAY. RES RESENDING COPY. THIS IS A . OKAY. I'D LIKE TO MOVE. RE ADJOURN. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. GOOD NIGHT. * 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.