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GOOD EVENING.UH, WELCOME TO TARA GREENBERG, UH, TOWN BOARD MEETING.
UH, RIGHT NOW IT'S 7:54 PM SORRY THAT WE'RE STARTING A LITTLE LATE, BUT WE HAD A WORK SESSION THAT WENT A LITTLE LATER THAN, UH, WE ANTICIPATED.
AND, UM, IT'S, UH, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2020.
AND, UH, WE'RE STARTING, JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, UM, THE, THERE'S A COUPLE BOARD MEETINGS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, AND TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15TH.
WE'LL, AT 7:30 PM AND WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET BY DECEMBER 18TH.
NOW WE'LL SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
TO THE FLAG, UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.[ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk]
SUPERVISOR, PAUL FINER.HERE, COUNCILWOMAN GINA JACKSON.
PRESENT, COUNCILMAN KEN JONES.
PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN DIANA NER, PRESENT, COUNCILMAN FRANCIS SHAN, PRESENT AND TOWN ATTORNEY TIM LEWIS.
AND, UM, WE'RE NOW GONNA HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE, UM, IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF BUFFET, UH, JONES.
UM, SIS, FAYE JONES, THE SISTER OF, UM, COUNCILMAN, UH, KEN JONES.
I, I COULD, I COULD READ THE STATEMENT IF YOU'RE NOT, UM, OKAY.
UH, IN MEMORY OF HER, FAYE M JONES, KNOWN AS FAYE, WHO DIED OF MEDI METASTASIZED BREAST CANCER ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2020, SHE WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED NEW YORK STATE REGISTERED NURSE WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING EXPERIENCE AND WIDESPREAD KNOWLEDGE OF PROCEDURES, PROTOCOLS, AND HIPAA REGULATIONS.
SHE WORKED WITH THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF THE HUDSON VALLEY FOR 16 YEARS.
SHE SPECIALIZED IN COMPASSIONATE HOSPICE CARE AND WORKED IN ADMINISTRATION AND AS A PRIVATE DUTY NURSE, SHE LEAVES HER TWO ADULT CHILDREN, DARYL AND ANGELIQUE, AS WELL AS HER MOTHER, SARAH, SISTER AMELIA, AND BROTHER GREENBERG, COUNCILMAN KEN JONES.
SHE GAVE HER ALL TO HER PATIENTS AND COLLEAGUES, AND WE WILL SORELY MISS DAVE BEST BY OUR FAMILY AND THE WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY.
AND THE ENTIRE, AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
AND A MEMORY OF ARTHUR DEANGELOS.
UH, 98 YEARS OLD, HE WAS A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE BELFORD.
HE SERVED AS AN ELMSFORD TRUSTEE FOR 18 YEARS, AND THEN FROM 1985 TO 2003 AS MAYOR, HE SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II AND IN THE INTERNATIONAL GUARD IN THE KOREA AND VIETNAM WARS, CONTINUING HIS SERVICE WITH A HUNDRED FIFTH TACTICAL AIR COMMAND STATION AT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT FOR 38 YEARS.
HE WAS VERY DEDICATED TO THE COUNTRY AND TO THE VILLAGE, IMPROVING THE LIVES OF, UH, RESIDENTS, AND REALLY KNEW EVERYBODY IN ELMSFORD ON A FIRST NAME BASIS AND HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE, JUST EXTREMELY DEDICATED, UM, PUBLIC SERVANT.
AND YOU MIGHT NOTE, NOTE THE, UH, THE JET THAT'S SHOWING THROUGH THE FLAG, WHICH, UH, HE WAS IN THE AIR FORCE.
NOW WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN, MARTIN
[ PRESENTATION Martin Mashalov - Chatbot COVID19 Information]
LOV, UH, WHO'S GOING TO TELL US ABOUT A VERY INTERESTING, UM, INITIATIVE THAT HE'S TAKEN.I'LL, I'LL JUST SHARE MY SCREEN, I GUESS.
UH, IT'S A GOOGLE PRESENTATION, SO, UM, SOMETHING'S GOING ON.
I CAN'T SHARE MY SCREEN THROUGH ZOOM.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING TO STOP YOU ON THIS END.
I MIGHT HAVE TO REJOIN SINCE I HAVE TO LOOK THROUGH MY REFERENCES.
SO, UH, MY NAME'S MARK ASHWELL.
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I CREATED, UM, A CHAT BOT TECHNOLOGY CALLED COVID BOT, AND IT WAS A PART OF A SCHOOL PROJECT IN BURY HIGH SCHOOL.UH, AND THE IDEA WAS JUST TO HELP OUT THE COMMUNITY AND TO, UH, SETTLE SOME OF THE ANXIETY AROUND COVID 19.
SO, AS I WAS, UH, LOOKING THROUGH MY, MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND TALKING TO PEOPLE, UM, ABOUT COVID TO 19 AND HOW IT, IT WAS AFFECTING THEM, I SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO REALLY, UM, BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH, UH, WITH HOW THIS PANDEMIC WAS GOING, A NUMBER OF CASES, UH, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WORK TO GET TESTED.
SO I THOUGHT THAT BY CREATING A SYSTEM THAT, UH, CAN GIVE PEOPLE EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION, IT CAN QUELL SOME OF THAT ANXIETY.
SO, UH, SINCE COVID TO 19 IMPACTS ALL THESE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS, IT'S REALLY UP TO INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TO, TO ADAPT TO THESE CHANGES AND PRESENT REASONABLE SOLUTIONS TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
SO I WAS GOING THROUGH DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UH, OF TECHNOLOGY.
SO I WAS LOOKING THROUGH WEBSITES AND APPS, AND I CAME ACROSS AND I CAME ACROSS CHATBOTS.
UM, AND I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING, UH, WHY SO MANY DIFFERENT STARTUPS AND, AND SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE WERE USING THIS.
UM, AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY ACCESSIBLE, UM, AND THEY GIVE PEOPLE INSTANT ANSWERS, AND THEY'RE JUST ALWAYS THERE TO HELP YOU.
UM, AND I THOUGHT THAT IN THIS TYPE OF SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, UH, WHERE ANSWERS AND, AND DATA IS NEEDED VERY QUICKLY, UH, THAT CHAT BOTS MIGHT BE VERY USEFUL.
SO, UM, I WAS, UH, I, I CODED THIS, UM, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM, FROM SOME TEACHERS, UH, AND I NAMED IT COVID BOT, UH, SINCE IT GIVES USERS STATISTICS ABOUT COVID TO 19.
SO SOME OF THE, THE FEATURES THAT I INCLUDED, UH, ARE FINDING NEAREST TEST CENTERS USING GOOGLE MAPS.
SO ALL A USER HAS TO DO IS INPUT, UM, WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A, AN ADDRESS YOU CAN JUST PUT IN YOUR TOWN, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, DOPPS FERRY.
UM, AND IT WOULD FIND ALL OF THE NEAREST TEST CENTERS BASED ON THAT.
UH, I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S TRUE AND WHAT ISN'T, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
UM, AND OF COURSE, UH, LOCUS STATISTICS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, I USE A, A DATA SOURCE THAT TAKES DATA FROM THE C D C.
UM, IT'S RELIABLE AND IT, IT'S UPDATED EVERY DAY.
UH, SO THAT WAY I CAN ALWAYS KEEP USERS IN CHECK WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.
UM, YOU CAN ALSO DONATE THE COVID 19, UH, THROUGH UNICEF.
UM, I'LL TALK A BIT MORE, UH, LATER ABOUT HOW I MIGHT REPURPOSE IT.
UH, THE DONATE FEATURE, AND OF COURSE YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, YOU CAN JUST PUT IN THEIR NUMBER AND IT WOULD SEND THEM AN INVITE.
UM, SO I LOOKED, UH, RECENTLY THROUGH WAYS OF, OF MAKING THIS, UH, MORE POPULAR AND REACHING OUT TO MORE PEOPLE.
UH, SO FIRST I WENT, UH, YOU KNOW, I WENT THROUGH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
THEY TOLD ME ABOUT ALL THESE DIFFERENT FEATURES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE, THE DONATE WAS JUST A SUGGESTION FROM MY FRIEND.
UM, AND NEXT I WENT THROUGH, THROUGH MY SCHOOL.
THEY'RE UPLOADING IT ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE.
THEY'RE MAKING A, A SORT OF INTERFACE TO, TO SUPPORT THE, THE WHATSAPP BOT THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
UM, IT WAS ALSO PUT ON THE RIVER TOWNS ENTERPRISE, WHICH IS THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND ARTS LEAGUE, DOPPS FAIR AND HASTINGS.
UM, IT WAS ALSO PUT ON, ON NEWS 12, UH, ON THE EVENING NEWS.
AND, AND BEST OF ALL, UH, THE, THE PROSPECT OF, OF BRINGING IN SO MANY ANONYMOUS OUTSIDE USERS THAT I'VE NEVER REALLY CONTACTED, UH, WAS, WAS GREAT AND, AND CURRENTLY HAS OVER 200 USERS.
SO THE, THE FUTURE OF THIS PROJECT, UH, LIES IN TWO AREAS.
UH, IN TERMS OF, UH, OF ALL THESE TECHNICAL DETAILS I WAS THINKING OF, OF MAKING IT FASTER, ADDING IN SOME MORE, UH, SIMILAR, UH, DIRECT DATA TR UH, TRANSACTION.
UM, AND OF COURSE, UH, BRING IN MORE PEOPLE, UH, INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY MORE.
UM, AND OF COURSE, UH, USING THE, THE DONATION FEATURE AS A WAY OF, OF CREATING FUNDRAISERS FOR COVID 19.
UM, AND HOPEFULLY, UH, HELPING OUT SOME PEOPLE THAT WAY.
THIS IS WELL THOUGHT OUT, MARTIN.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT, UM, YOU ARE, YOU ARE PRESENTING A, A MECHANISM FOR BRINGING FACTS TO PEOPLE SO THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT SITTING AROUND GUESSING, GUESSING
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AND, UM, SORT OF IN, IN A, A CLOUD ABOUT WHAT THE FACTS REALLY ARE.THIS IS GREAT AND, UH, HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, DEVELOPING YOUR PROGRAM.
WHAT ARE YOUR CAREER, WHAT ARE YOUR CAREER GOALS IN LIFE? WELL, I'M CERTAINLY LOOKING INTO, INTO SOMETHING, UH, ABOUT SOFTWARE AND COMPUTERS, BUT I'M ALSO OPEN TO, TO OTHER THINGS THAT ARE MORE, MORE JUST GREAT.
UH, WE'RE HOLDING OVER, UM, THE, UM, THE LOCAL LAWS RELATING TO, UH, THE SPEED CONTEST OR DRAG RACING.
UM, NEXT WEEK WE'RE THE TOWN BOARD'S GONNA DISCUSS THE WORDING.
UM, SO IT SHOULD BE VOTED ON, UM, HOPEFULLY AT THE NOVEMBER, UH, 24TH.
UH, YOU KNOW, TOWN, TOWN BOARD MEETING GOAL IS TO GET THE WORDING CORRECT.
PUBLIC HEARINGS BEING ADJOURNED, UM, TO NOVEMBER 24TH.
ANYONE WANT TO COMMENT ON ANYTHING? YES.
[ PUBLIC COMMENT Advance signup via PublicComment@GreenburghNY.com is required. See instructions on first page. A three minute limit per speaker will be strictly enforced. No interruptions by Town Board members, the Town Clerk or the public will be permitted. Any questions on agenda items should be asked at this time. Department Heads have the option of leaving the meeting following Public Comment. Therefore, if anyone has questions that are related to resolutions/items on the agenda involving a specific Department Head, those questions should be raised at this time]
WE HAVE ONE REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.I JUST WANT A THOUSAND DOLLARS BET BECAUSE I PREDICTED THAT MURRAY WOULD SPEAK
I, I FOUND THE, UH, DISCUSSION OF, UH, THE PARKING TONIGHT.
I READ ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF THE COMMENTS AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT WAS AFFECTING SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS.
BUT ATTENDING THE PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS AND SO MANY OTHER BOARD MEETINGS, I FOUND, FOUND OUT THAT OUR LITTLE TRAFFIC CIRCLE HERE, WHICH IS UNDERSIZED, UM, REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE A NO STOPPING SIGN IN IT SO THAT NOBODY PARKS IN IT AND PEOPLE CAN TURN AROUND.
THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE, UH, SANITATION A WEEK AGO.
UH, SOME OF THE CONTRACTOR WAS WORKING YESTERDAY, TODAY ACROSS THE STREET.
I ASKED HIM, HE PARKED BEHIND ME 'CAUSE HE'S GONNA BE HERE ALL DAY.
AND THE OTHER THING IS, I'VE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH MY NEIGHBORS THE FACT THAT JOYCE ROAD NEEDS TO BE PARKING ONLY ON ONE SIDE.
AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TIME TO DO IT.
VIRTUALLY EVERY AREA OF THE TOWN HAS TWO POINTS OF ACCESS.
GOING TO THE PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS, IT WAS MADE CLEAR BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THEY WANTED TWO POINTS OF ACCESS TO EACH DEVELOPMENT THERE.
NEW HOUSING, UH, I CAN'T REMEMBER THINGS.
UH, ALSO NEEDED VARIOUS TWO POINTS OF ACCESS.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE POINT OF ACCESS.
YOU CAN ONLY COME DOWN JOYCE ROAD.
YOU CAN'T GET HERE ANY OTHER WAY.
AND THEREFORE PARKING SHOULD BE RESTRICTED ONLY ON ONE SIDE.
RICH CAN GO AND FIGURE OUT WHICH SIDE.
BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IS NO STOPPING IN THE CIRCLE CARS BACK INTO IT.
MY DRIVEWAY WAS DAMAGED AGAIN THIS WEEK.
THE WALL'S BEEN HIT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES, BUT THERE'S SO MANY DELIVERY TRUCKS COMING DOWN HERE.
NOT TO GIVE THEM THE SPACE TO TURN AROUND TO BACK INTO PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS IS NOT REALLY FAIR.
SO I REQUEST THAT THE TOWN PUT UP NO STA STOPPING, NO STOPPING SIGNS WITHIN THE CIRCLE IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY AND PARKING ON ONE SIDE, I'M 87 1 OF THESE DAYS.
E M S IS GONNA COME AND GET ME.
AND THE STREET KNEE LEAK REALLY NEEDS TO BE FREE FOR A FIRE ENGINE OR ANOTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES STICK DOWN HERE.
UM, WATCHING THE PLANNING MEETINGS, JUST INCREDIBLE.
LAST NIGHT I WAS AT THE ODDSLY PLANNING BOARD MEETING AND, UH, ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS CAME BY TODAY AND SAYS, THEY WERE ALL WAITING FOR YOU TO SAY SOMETHING.
I FIND THAT LISTENING TO THESE MEETINGS IS INFORMATIVE.
AARON HELPED ME WITH THESE E EAR EARPHONES.
I HAVE HEARING AIDS, I HAVE GLASSES.
I WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE TODAY.
THEY SAID, YOU GOTTA PUT A MASK ON.
I SAID, I CAN'T BECAUSE IF I PUT THE MASK OVER MY NOSE, I CAN'T SEE.
AND THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT SAYING THAT YOU HAVE TO FALL, CAN'T SEE AND NOT WALK.
THERE'S ADJUSTMENTS BEING MADE AND PEOPLE ARE LISTENING AND PEOPLE ARE CONSIDERATE.
IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW HOW CONSIDERATE PEOPLE ARE COME TO A CORNER.
IT'S EASY TO, TO MAKE THE TURN.
SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THESE LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS.
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WE'LL NEVER GO BACK TO LIVING THE WAY WE DID BEFORE.ADJUSTMENTS HAVE TO BE MADE ALL OVER.
I HAVE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BUT I'LL DO THAT IN THE SECOND ONE.
I'VE LEARNED TO PUT THE PICTURE UP MYSELF AND I'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER.
AND I WANNA THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHERS IN GREENBURG WHO'VE HELPED ME AND TAUGHT ME.
I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS MYSELF.
GEORGE WEISNER EXCELLENT TEACHER, TAUGHT ME SOMETHING THAT I REALLY NEEDED TO LEARN.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UM, LET'S, SO NEXT WE HAVE, UM, THE TB ONES HELD OVER.
TB TWO IS HELD OVER, KEEP GOING.
[ AT 1 - 11/10/2020 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner 44 Saw Mill River Realty LLC for property located at 44 Saw Mill River Road. The Town’s share of the refund is $874±; the County’s share is $6,510 ±; the Saw Mill Valley Sewer District’s share is $915±; the Elmsford Union Free School District’s share is $36,736±. Refunds from all sources total $45,033±]
C TAX SEARCH SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER 44 SOOMO RIVER ROAD FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 44 SOOMO RIVER ROAD, TOTAL AMOUNT 45,000 OH THREE THREE.RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT
[ AT 2 - 11/10/2020 Resolution authorizing settlement of property damage related Claim File No.: 46/20C, by The Cincinnati Insurance Companies a/s/o Evan S. Tyler, for an amount not to exceed $28,666.25]
OF PROPERTY, UH, DAMAGE RELATED CLAIM FI, AISLE NUMBER 46 20 C BY THE CINCINNATI, UH, INSURANCE COMPANY, EVAN TYLER FOR AMOUNT OF 28,000 606 6 20 5 CENTS.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ AT 3 - 11/10/2020 Resolution authorizing settlement of property damage related Claim, File No.: 7/20C by, GEICO a/s/o Perry M. Tevere, for an amount not to exceed $15,578.46]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED CLAIM FILE NUMBER SEVEN 20 C BY GEICO, PERRY VERE FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 15,578 46 CENTS.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ AT 4 - 11/10/2020 Resolution authorizing an agreement with WestCOP to provide Social Services to the Town of Greenburgh for calendar year 2020, at a cost not to exceed $17,237 plus up to $400 reimbursement for meal delivery mileage expenses documented to the satisfaction of the Town Comptroller]
IN AGREEMENT WITH WEST COPP TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE TOWN OF, UM, UM, GREENBURG FOR CALENDAR YEAR TO 2020 AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED 17,237 PLUS UP TO $400 REIMBURSEMENT FROM MAIL DELIVERY MILEAGE EXPENSES DOCUMENTED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE TOWN CONTROLLER.[ CD 1 - 11/10/2020 Resolution of the Town Board establishing January 4, 2021, as the effective date of a previously adopted Local Law amending the Code of the Town of Greenburgh by a new Chapter 260, entitled “Trees, Community Management,” postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic ]
OF THE TOWN BOARD ESTABLISHING JANUARY 4TH AS EFFECTIVE, UH, DATE OF THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG BY A NEW CHAPTER TWO 60 ENTITLED TREES COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT POSTPONED DUE TO THE C OVID 19 PANDEMIC.[ CO 1 - 11/10/2020 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2020 budget transfers]
FISCAL YEAR 2020.[ PH 1 - 11/10/2020 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute a grant agreement in an amount not to exceed $234,857 between the Town of Greenburgh Department of Community Resources and Westchester County, for its Remote Learning Center, at 32 Manhattan Avenue (P.O. White Plains, NY 10607), for the period October 1, 2020 through December 30, 2020]
UH, AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT IN THE MOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 2 3 4 8 5 7 BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY FOR ITS REMOTE LEARNING CENTER FOR A PERIOD OCTOBER 1ST, 2020 THROUGH DECEMBER 30TH, 2020.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND, SECOND.
AND, UM, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PROFESSIONAL
[ PW 1 - 11/10/2020 Resolution authorizing a Professional Service Agreement with Badey & Watson Surveying & Engineering, P.C., for surveying services for a potential traffic signal and crosswalk at the intersection of Fort Hill Road and Ardsley Road]
SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH BEATTY AND WATSON, SERVING AND ENGINEERING FOR, UH, SERVING, UH, SERVICES FOR POTENTIAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND CROSSWALK AT INTERSECTION OF FORT HILL ROAD AND, UM, ORLEY, UM, UM, ROAD.AND I'D JUST LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, MENTION, UM, JUST ON THAT, UM, THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THAT IN ABOUT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE, BUT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ON LEY ROAD AND SPRAIN HAS BEEN, IS NOW OPERATIONAL.
AND I URGE RESIDENTS WHO, UM, MIGHT NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN LE LIGHTS TO, TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SPRAIN ON LEY ROAD LIGHT, BECAUSE EVERYBODY SAID THAT WAS A PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT LOCATIONS TO PUT A LIGHT AT.
AND NOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THEY'VE CHANGED THE TECHNOLOGY, THEY USE SENSORS AND UM, IT'S LIKE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF LIGHT THAN 20 YEARS AGO OR WHATEVER.
SO THAT MIGHT CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS COULD, THIS COULD WORK.
THE POLICE THAT ROAD IS THIS INTERSECTION IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS.
[ TY 1 - 11/10/2020 Resolution accepting on behalf of the Department of Community Resources a $100 donation from C. Wanda Hamlett-Harris c/o Ability Unlimited to help support programs at the Theodore D. Young Community Center]
ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, A HUNDRED DOLLARS DONATION FROM C ONE TO HAMLET HARRIS, THE ABILITY UNLIMITED TO HELP SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF DATA YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
AND UH, NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE MR. BODEN AGAIN.
UH, I'M GOING TO TRY SCREEN SHARING.
CAN I HAVE SCREEN SHARING? YES YOU CAN.
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LET'S SEE IF I GET THIS.THIS IS THE PROOF THAT NEW YORK STATE D O T HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S A ONE-WAY ROAD.
THE CAR GOING TO THE LEFT AND STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE RIGHT.
IF THE ROAD IS ONE WAY, THE LINE ON THE LEFT IS YELLOW.
IT'S OBVIOUS, YOU CAN SEE THAT'S, THAT'S WHITE.
UM, THIS EVOLVED BECAUSE OF THE EXIT ON THE THROUGHWAY AT SUFFERING.
THERE WAS SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND I COMPLAINED TO THE, I ASKED THE THROUGHWAY TO INVESTIGATE AND HAVE IT PAINTED YELLOW 'CAUSE THERE WAS AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE MIDDLE.
THEY SENT IT TO NEW YORK STATE, D O T WHOSE SAFETY DIVISION SENT BACK AN EMAIL SAYING, WE THINK THIS IS FINE.
THE LINE ON THE, THE LEFT EDGE LINE IS TO YELLOW TO TELL YOU WHICH DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING IN.
A COPY OF THIS PICTURE HAS GONE OUT TO EVERY SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC ENGINEER IN THE UNITED STATES.
I'VE WORKED WITH THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY PEOPLE WHO WRITE THE MANUAL.
I WAS PART OF A THREE PERSON TEAM WHO WROTE THE SECTION WITH DOTTED LINES THAT TELLS YOU THIS IS AN EXIT LANE AND AN ARY LANE.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE WRITING THE MARKINGS COMMITTEE FOR 20 YEARS.
NOBODY HAS CONTRADICTED THAT THIS SHOULD BE, AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT BECAUSE I WAS THERE.
I WAS THERE MONDAY AND TOOK A PICTURE AGAIN.
THIS PROVES THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU BY NEW YORK STATE, D O T RELATIVE TO ROAD LINES ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN ON.
GREENBERG HAS TRAFFIC ENGINEERS, THEY'RE GOOD ONES.
AND, UH, ANY THREE, ANY TRAFFIC ENGINEER FROM GREENBERG CAN EVALUATE A SITUATION AND CREATE A SAFE SITUATION.
I ALWAYS SUGGEST THAT TWO OR THREE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS SIGN OFF ON IT.
THERE IS NOTHING TO DO BUT FILE PAPERWORK.
WE LOST A FACILITY ON WEST HARTSDALE AVENUE BECAUSE WHAT WAS ASKED BY D O T WAS LUDICROUS.
THE ACME SHOPPING CENTER, WHEN YOU COME OUTTA DUNKING DONUTS, IT SHOULD BE A TEA EXIT GOING LEFT AND RIGHT BECAUSE THE SIGHT LINES ARE BETTER COMING UP THE OTHER WAY, GOING ALL AROUND THE CIRCLE AND COMING UP ADOC ROAD, IS IT NEAR THE WATER STATION? YOU CAN'T SEE TO THE RIGHT AND YOU GOTTA TURN AND IT'S UPHILL.
THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AT GREENBURG.
WHERE THAT FOUR CORNERS IS IT, UM, DOBBS BURY ROAD, HARTSDALE, THEY HAVE A LEFT TURN LANE SEPARATED BY A SOLID WHITE LINE.
A SOLID WHITE LINE SAYS YOU DON'T CROSS.
THEY MADE A MISTAKE IN THE, IN 2000, THEY PUT A DOTTED LINE ACROSS AN EXISTING DIAGRAM.
WHO ENFORCES SAFETY AT THIS POINT? I THINK IT'S THE BOARD'S GREENBERG'S JOB TO ENFORCE SAFETY.
YOU MAKE A T EXIT AT THE DUNKING DONUTS AT ACME.
IT'S SAFER IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
THE POST OFFICE MAKES THE TURN.
ANYHOW, UM, THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
I'VE GONE AS FAR AS I CAN AT EVERY PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE PRE, WHERE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED, I WILL REQUEST THAT THE INFORMATION FROM D O D BE IGNORED.
AND SECONDLY, I'VE GOT HANDICAP PLATES.
THE SYMBOL ON A HANDICAP PLATES ABOUT AN INCH TALL.
IT USED TO BE FULL HIDE IS A LETTER.
I HAVE HANDICAP PLATES AND I NEED THEM BECAUSE WHEN I GOT MY WIFE OFF MY HOUSE, SHE CAN'T GET OFF.
IF I PUT THE CAR ON A HILL AND I HAVE DIFFICULTY ON A HILL, BUT IF IT'S SNOWS, I WILL GET OFF THE STREET.
WHO FIXES THESE THINGS? THIS IS NEW WORLD PEOPLE.
I'M ON MY WAY OUT AND I KNOW IT.
IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL BE HERE TO FIX IT.
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BECAUSE IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY TO GET THE LINES CORRECT.AND IF D O T WON'T DO IT, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT ON DOSS FERRY ROAD, BUT YOU CAN DO IT EVERY OTHER PLACE THAT GREENBERG HAS LIVES ON JACKSON AVENUE, ANSWER FIVE MINUTES.
BUT YOU GOTTA REMEMBER, I'M THE GUY WHO BROUGHT THE LITTLE CLOCK IN AND GAVE IT TO PAUL YEARS AGO BECAUSE IT WAS UNLIMITED.
WHAT? YEAH, IS YOUR IDEA MARY
SEE, YOU DIDN'T THINK NO ONE WAS LISTENING.
I KNOW YOU'RE LISTENING BECAUSE I SEND OUT EMAILS AND I GET ANSWERS TO DIFFERENT EMAILS FIVE MINUTES AGO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHAT I SAID IS CORRECT.
THIS IS A POLITICAL SITUATION.
IT'S ALL POLITICAL, EVERY BIT OF IT.
THEY CAN'T GET ME BECAUSE I'M CLEAN.
I COULDN'T DO THIS IF I DIDN'T HAVE A CLEAN RECORD AND I GET TO SPEAK OUT.
THE PEOPLE WHO NOW SAY TO ME, GLAD TO SEE YOU, INSTEAD OF HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? MAKES NO SENSE WHATSOEVER IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
AND THEY MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE LEARNED TO CHANGE.
CHANGING OUR WAY WE ARE THINKING IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.
YOU HAVE TO STOP SAYING, HOW ARE YOU? BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GOOD.
I MAY BE ALL, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK
THE COOPERATION THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GIVING LATELY IS UNREAL.
PEOPLE HAVE GONE OUTTA THEIR WAY TO BE NICE ALL OVER.
AND I COULDN'T HAVE, COULDN'T DO THIS.
AND I COULDN'T SAY THIS WITHOUT A WHOLE SLEW OF ESPECIALLY GREENBERG EMPLOYEES.
WE FOR THE EARPHONES AND, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU'VE TAUGHT ME.
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT SOMEBODY TEACHING ME AND CORRECTING THE MISTAKES.
AND YOU HAVE TO LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES.
YOU CAN MAKE 'EM NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT YOU HAVE TO LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES.
YOU WERE GIVEN THREE EXTRA MINUTES FOR THANKING US, SO THAT'S GOOD.
SO I'D LIKE TO, UH, MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING.
JUST BEFORE WE DROP OFF TOMORROW, WE HAVE VETERAN'S DAY AT TWO O'CLOCK AT, UH, DEANTE PLAZA, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A SHORT, UM, CEREMONY.
I DID, I I DID WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR THOUGH THAT THE, THE PICTURE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH THE LINES THAT ARE IN DISPUTE, IT'S NOT IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
SO, SO, UM, AND YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T, UH, MURRAY DOESN'T DISPUTE THAT.