Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which
it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Thank you very much.
And in our moment of reflection, let us simply pray for peace in this world.
Thank you very much.
The clerk will call the roll.
Thank you, Mr. Supervisor.
Councilman McCorneryke.
Councilman Bonner.
Councilman Manzela.
Present.
Councilman Lagarcio.
Councilman Foley, Councilwoman Dunn-Kesnick, Supervisor Panico, you have a quorum, sir.
All right, thank you very much. We're going to start off with our planning consensus resolution agenda.
Mr. Supervisor, we have three items on the planning consensus resolution agenda. May I have a motion?
All
those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries.
All right, that takes us to our planning board public hearings beginning with number one.
Thank you, Mr. Supervisor. If anyone's here to speak on any of these hearings, please go
over to the clerk's desk and fill out a card.
We'll be calling everybody up until they speak.
You'll have a chance to speak for three minutes. All speakers will be sworn in before you speak
besides anyone who's an attorney. Speakers will sit in the designated seats before us
right here. There's no yielding of time to other speakers. No signs, posters,
This is proper visual aids and there's no use of recording devices in this area.
We have a recording area right over there.
With that all being said, we're going to start off with Planning Board Public Hearing number
one, which is a hearing to consider an application for relief of a restrictive covenant for property
located at 9 Carrot Court in Centridge.
And we, from our planning department, we have Don Hahn.
Thank you.
Don Hahn to give us a description of this application.
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. As you indicated, there's an application by the owners of nine-cara
court in center each to increase their clearing limits as well as eliminate a buffer. This
property was recorded on a map that was filed in the county clerk's office in 1994. The
lot in question had a clearing limit of 53% on it. In addition, lot four and five,
So this is this lot and the lot to the south had a 20-foot natural undisturbed buffer placed upon it
And that was to buff the property to the adjacent
Utility right of way
They are requesting an increase in their climate clearing limits as well as an elimination of that buffer
There's been one other
Lot in this subdivision who's had their clearing limits increased that was increased to 72 percent
So, DEP is recommending denial of an increase to 86% and an approval of an increase to 72%
as well as the approval of the elimination of that 20-foot buffer, since that buffer
only serves to benefit the owners of that parcel.
That's all I have as part of the presentation.
I'd be happy to answer any other questions you have.
All right.
Thank you, Mr. Hone.
Any questions or comments for our planning director?
All right.
We'll turn it over to Ms. Rivera. Welcome. Our clerk will swear you in.
Here's your right hand. You swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth, so have you got?
Yes.
Okay, if you could just start with your name, where are you from?
Sure. Tracy Rivera, Tracy's Parments, 363 Terryville Road, Terryville, New York.
And the only thing I have to say is we're in agreement with everything that the Planning Board has had.
So we're good with this.
All right, great. Any questions or comments?
Seeing none, is there a motion?
They can make a motion to close public hearing number one all those in favor
opposed motion carries now may have a motion to approve motion to approve may
have a second may have a second anybody second by the supervisor second by the
supervisor all those in favor opposed motion carries thank you thank you have
a good you too that brings us on to public hearing number two which is a
a hearing to consider an application for a two-lot land division requiring variances
known as Hawkins Avenue and Lakewood Road Land Division for a property located 329 Hawkins
Avenue, northeast corner of Hawkins Avenue, and Lakewood Road, Ron Concoman once again
from our planning park, dot home, to give us a description of this application.
So this application was originally noticed quite some time ago, and the land division
that they are seeking will create a substantial side yard variance. At the time of the initial hearing
that variance be decreased by as much as possible and in order to decrease that variance we had
to determine exactly what size parcel would be allowed by the health department. So the health
department kind of dictates how much sanitary flow is available on the parcel and what size
partial that would be. We still have not had an answer regarding how small of a
parcel we could create there. So we're requesting that this be adjourned for
another 30 days. We're going to adjourn this down to July 16th at 3 p.m. Thank
you very much. May I have a motion to adjourn to July 16th? So moved. Second.
I'm going to go with Councilor Foley, Councilwoman Bonner, all those in favor, opposed, motion
carries.
It's going to move us on to public hearing number three, which is a hearing to consider
an application for a land division known as Lincoln Avenue and Cedar Street for a property
located at Five Lincoln Avenue in Rock, Okinawa, once again, down home from our planning
program.
Give a description of this application.
Thank you, Mr. Clark.
work. This is an application for a land division. This lot exists. It is oversized according
to our zoning. So the property owner is seeking to divide this into two parcels. One parcel
with an existing home will total 11,297 square feet, and the remaining parcel will
total 9,000 square feet. The hope is to construct a new single-family home that
front on Cedar Street. This is zoning compliant. There aren't any
variances that are needed to create this lot. If approved before they receive building permits,
they will have to submit an application to the planning board to have the property
reviewed for the location of the house as well as grading and drainage.
There was a request by our highway department that the existing driveway of the existing
house be reduced to the standard 20 feet and that the driveway for the proposed house
also meet that 20 foot standard. That's all we have to present. Oh, one more thing.
The highway department also requested a dedication on this corner so that there
be a 20-foot radius on this corner to better fit any potential improvements in the right
of way that may come in the future. And that's all I have as part of my presentation.
All right. Thank you, Mr. Hohn. Any questions or comments? All right, gentlemen, our clerk
will swear you in for the hearing. If you raise your right hand, you swear to
tell the truth, whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so I'll be gone.
Yes.
Okay. And whoever's starting to give the presentation, just give your name and
where you're from.
And just pull that mic up, close it.
Brian Toomey, I'm the applicant.
I'm from 248 Route 25A East of Talcott.
And we've reviewed the comments, and we agree.
If there's any questions, please let us know.
And the gentleman next to you be giving any testimony?
No.
Any questions or comments from my colleagues?
All right, seeing none, is there a motion?
I'd like to make a motion to close public hearing number
three.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
May I have a motion to approve the secret?
Motion to approve secret.
Second.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Now may I have a motion to approve?
Motion to approve.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Thank you, gentlemen.
Thank you.
That's going to move us on the Planning Board Public Hearing
number four, which is to consider an application
for a site plan with variances
is known as 165 Montauk Highway Blue Point for a property located at 165 Montauk Highway
Blue Point. Work on those titles. Once again, let us, is Tom Hone from our Planning Department,
give us a description of this application. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This is a property
located on the north side of Montauk Highway in Blue Point. That is a long, skinny
lots rolling just under one acre. There's an existing structure that the applicant
would like to reuse and add an addition to. There had been some structures to the rear
of that existing structures that have already been demolished. You can see them, the light
areas in this aerial photograph here. And there, the applicant is also looking, sorry,
The Afghan is seeking to construct a garage to the rear of that building, so they're seeking
to add 426 square feet to the existing building and construct a new 2,485 square foot garage.
In addition to that, they're proposing a new driveway with parking, a new fire apparatus
roadway and plantings along the western property line to screen the residential
properties to the west. There are two planning board variances that are being
sought. The first is for minimum perimeter buffer. 25 feet is required
and 3.25 feet is provided. I'd like to note that that 3.25 feet is to the
properties to the east. Now those properties are used as a commercial entity. However,
similar to other property along Montalc, Highway and Middle Country Road, the business zoning
only extends 100 feet from the right of way. So the residential property is in this
area but again it is used as commercial property. So we can justify that variance to the residential
property. The other is for parking. 23 parking spaces are required and 12 are provided. This
is a 48% relaxation. We do not believe that those parking spaces will be needed by the
end user. And if they are, there is room to expand their parking lot, so we're comfortable
with that variance. The applicant has provided an updated landscaping plan that shows a substantial
amount of revegetation of the property. I would like to note that they've indicated
on their plan that these are full-size trees. I think we would be happy to work
with them to perhaps use smaller, younger trees that may not be such an
expense to the property owner. So that remains as a condition of approval that
they work with the planning department to revise their landscaping plan.
That's all I have. I'd be happy to answer any questions.
All right. Thank you, Mr. Hohn. Any questions or comments?
Not right now, Supervisor. We'll let the applicant give his...
All right. Thank you.
Welcome, sir. If you are not an attorney, our clerk will swear you in.
Okay. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth of Yacht?
Yes, I do.
Okay. If you could just state your name and where you're from.
Amiga Weinstein Architect, 41, Yukon Drive, Woodbury, New York.
Excuse me, sir, can you pull the microphone closer to your mouth?
Yes.
It slides.
You can, when it comes up here, it gets all garbled.
Okay, sorry.
Okay, thank you.
What was your name again, sir?
Miguel Weinstein, architect, 41, Yukon Drive, Woodbury, New York.
Okay.
I think Mr. Horn made a great presentation of the project.
I don't have any other items to talk about and we agree to the change on the landscape
plan and we'll go out with all the suggestions that you give us and if you have any questions
I'll be happy to answer.
Have you seen the conditions proposed over here?
Have you seen the conditions proposed by the planning staff and do you agree with
them?
Yes. Okay, thank you.
All right. Any other questions or comments from Mr. Weinstein?
Supervisor, it's just a statement. This property has been a long-lighted eyesore for the community.
I've been working with the applicant, the owner is in the row number two. He's been a fantastic
partner so far. He actually during the last couple of months has walked up down the blocks
of the pile of roads, knocked on the door, introduced himself.
All the neighbors are happy he's here
and happy what it's going to be. It's a commercial property and it's been a wonderful collaboration.
We have to tweak the plan a little bit, but I think everybody's going to be happy with it.
That's great. All right. Any other comments or any questions? All right. Is there a motion?
Motion to close planning board number four second all those in favor
opposed motion carries may have motion to approve secret motion to approve
secret second all those in favor opposed motion carries now may have motion to
approve motion to approve the apatia 165 Montau highway blue point for a site
plan.
Second. Second. All those in favor. Opposed? Motion carries. All right, thank you, sir. Thank you. All right, that concludes the the public hearings. We are now going to move to the reports to the town board. Mr. Supervisor, we have no reports to the town board.
Wait, I'm sorry. We've jumped around a little bit, my bad. I'm sorry, we have three reports to the town board.
the time when he jumped out and jumped out early. I knew we didn't have
decisions. I'm sorry. I knew we had three. That's why I gave you the okay. We've been
doing this for years. We have a rhythm. How dare you get off the rhythm. I have the
book laid down here. I try to be. All right. All right. All right. I see you throwing
curveballs. I'm going to get a long meeting tonight. All right. All right. So I'll
make a motion to approve the three items. All those in favor?
All right. That takes us to the Communication Consensus agenda.
Mr. Supervisor, we have two items on the Communication Consensus agenda.
They have a motion.
All those in favor?
Opposed? Motion carries.
All right. That takes us to the Highway Consensus agenda.
Mr. Supervisor, we have eleven items on the Highway Consensus agenda.
May I have motion? All
those in favor?
Opposed? Motion carries.
All right. And do we have any dates to set?
Mr. Supervisor, we have four dates to set all for July 16th.
16th at 3 p.m. May have motion on that motion. I will note that items 3 and 4 are related.
Item 3 is the long awaited redevelopment transit oriented development by Peter Flory of doing
businesses DNF that is between Montrack Highway and Atlantic Avenue right across from the
Girls Club, the renderings which are going to be part of this public hearing are quite
striking and I think the public is going to like what is being presented.
Mr. Clerk, item number one says 530, not 3.
I'm sorry, I apologize, the uniformed traffic code is 530, I had it covered right here.
The items 2, 3 and 4 will be at July 16th at 3 p.m.
May I have a second on that?
All those in favor opposed motion carries. All right, thank you.
That takes us to the consensus resolution agenda.
And who's carrying that's the good councilman from the first district.
Get
in the game down there.
I'd like to move 61 of 2026, forgive me, through 65 of 2026.
All
those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
All right.
That concludes the planning board portion of this public hearing, public hearings and
all of the business of the planning board.
The clerk has let me know there's one gentleman here for general public comment.
and a request to speak, so we will take that general public comment at this time.
We're going to take a motion to open to spend the rules.
Sure, and I will make that motion.
Well, just give me one second.
All those
in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
And I see it is my friend, Joseph May,
who is one of the premier players in our senior softball league. Joe, how's the
season going? We won one today and lost one and we're six and ten and it's six
teams and it's doing well. Most of the games on Hawkins Road, 68 and over. So
we're the senior seniors. So you hit the ball and then you can't run, somebody
runs. We'll figure that out. So I really have no agenda rather than I was
in the building handing in easy one cutting the grass at the Hawkins House
and you're ready to go to Mr. May you got a response already for Mr. Nolan in the
highway department that it'll be mowed tomorrow morning okay yeah because we
had a I'm back from for care I'm back from Florida so I attended a meeting
last night they said the grass is all let me go take a look so at 9 p.m. I
looked at it and then I grabbed it up with three or four page item and I
handed it to your office the supervisors office and Ed Morris and the
clerk's office, reference to grass.
So that was basically why I was here.
And I was in the elevator, and someone said,
there's something going on.
So I said, all right, usually I start a pot,
and I don't have it.
But the other topic is the little red schoolhouse.
It always had a wooden flagpole.
And I suggested last year to the library, to the school,
whoever owns it at this point, why
don't we have a Betsy Ross flag flying?
I have one.
I have a big four by six foot.
And I suggested that to the library last month, and I'm still asking for,
will you please put a flagpole up in the 100-year-old or 101-year-old structure in Mauritius called the Little Red Schoolhouse.
It was an annex. It's the flagship of the William Floyd School District,
and I don't have to say that the Declaration of Independence and William Floyd go hand-in-hand.
And many people, including service members, ladies and men, for at least 100 years, served.
I just happened to have the Navy hat on, I brought it in.
But I believe that there should be a flag pole and a flag flying in front of Montauk,
Highway at the flagship Little Red Schoolhouse.
Another item, oh boy, I noticed another item.
Oh, it's called, just like the baseball softball,
it's called wheels.
Most communities have wheels.
Sometimes the wheels is four wheels.
It's four baseball fields together.
And the real greatness of the senior league that I play in
at Hawkins Road, down the road from the Recreation
Department, is two wheels, or two basic ballparks
with a 200-foot fence.
And I thought, being 81 years old, I'm going to put it over.
Of course, I could put it over a lot of fences.
200 foot, it's great for seniors and I'm sure it's great for the Little League, the middle
country Little League probably has been around for as much as the Maastricht Sports Little
League 30, 40 years ago when I helped organize that organization and the parcel that I want
to put it on is 100 acres, the old golf course and the covenants on it is basically
active recreation. And at this point, there's circles called, it's a sewer. The sewer was
put on a plan that we put forth two or three years ago, and even before that. So in 2013,
we thought we were getting 100 acres of a recreation for the Massey-Schirley area so the kids
could walk and ride their bicycle there. Two, one, my time is up. Thank you for listening
to me.
All right, thank you, Mr. May, and good seeing you, either I and or the Councilwoman will
speak to the library on your behalf with regard to the flagpole.
Thank you.
All right, you'd be well.
I'm going to make a motion to recess until 5 p.m.
We have one presentation from Councilwoman Bonner's office, some equal scouts that are
coming in at 4.45, so if everyone could be down here at 4.45, but I will make the
motion to recess but before making that motion I will note I was advised by our
clerk and deputy town attorney that there is one of the public hearings with
regard to possible changes in the zoning code that is that public hearing is
going to be adjourned so I will make a motion to adjourn that public hearing
second motion now or okay we do now okay with all those in favor
All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries.
All right, as that has carried, I will make the motion to recess until 5 p.m.
Second.
All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries.
The board meeting, it is 5 o'clock, which means it is time for general public comment.
I'll turn it over to the clerk to describe what that entails.
Okay, if anybody would like to speak tonight, please go over to the clerk's desk right over to my right to fill out a card.
everybody I'll be calling up you'll speak in the order that I call you up
that you signed up you'll have a chance to speak for three minutes speakers will
sit in the designated seats right in front of us right here there's no
yielding of time to other speakers no signs posters props or visual aids and
there's no using recording devices in the box here if you'd like to record
we have a recording area right over there lastly this is a time for the
board members to listen to the public at the end of your comments they'll have
an opportunity to respond. So with that being said our four speakers are Anthony
Lopez, John McNamara, Anthony Gianelli and Tammy Palmeri.
All right when you
speak please just make sure you pull the mic close to close to your mouth
just so we can hear you here sometimes it's a little choppy. Anthony you're
going to lead us off.
Oh, Anthony Lopez.
Okay.
Good afternoon, board.
Good afternoon.
My name is Anthony Lopez.
I have lived in Holtzville for over 30 years.
I'm an electrical engineer from New York Institute of Technology and I hold an MBA from Dowling
College.
For the last three decades, I've worked in the power industry.
I've constructed over 3 gigawatts of electrical generation in New York and other parts
of the country.
I perform work at just about every major generating facility on Long Island and throughout New York,
as well as many of the utility substations. So I've worked with all the utility companies.
Currently, I'm a project executive at Hogland Energy, a local construction company specializing in utility infrastructure.
My team recently completed the sunrise wind high voltage DC converter station right here in Holtzville.
the facility that will soon bring clean renewable energy to approximately 600,000 homes on Long Island.
Having also constructed multiple battery energy storage sites, I'm uniquely qualified to discuss this technology.
It's safer now than ever before. More importantly, it's needed now more than ever before,
and our grid requires a diverse energy source like that includes storage to stay resilient and reliable for our residents.
Lastly, these energy infrastructure projects do more than power our grid.
They provide our local workforce with the opportunity to make a good living and support their families.
Thank you.
Next up is John.
Thanks so much.
Yes, I've been talking about the waste management plan as we go forward to 28, getting ready for the closing of the landfill.
and sharing a little bit about Austin, Texas, and some of the things that they have been doing.
The philosophy that they have embraced is what we call zero-waste program development.
Zero-waste is a philosophy that goes beyond recycling to focus first on reducing trash
and reusing products and then recycling and composting the rest.
Zero waste recognizes that one person's trash is another person's treasure and everything is resource for something or someone else.
Zero waste, I have found in my research, is probably the most misunderstood concept around.
When you say zero waste to people, they kind of laugh at you and say, you have to be crazy.
How can we ever have a world where there is zero waste?
You are a crazy person. You need therapy. You need help.
But I am going to draw your attention this afternoon to the definition of zero waste
from Zero Waste International. And I'm going to try to take us in a direction to expand
our consciousness about what Zero Waste really is, because the publicity and thinking around
Zero Waste is really very misleading to most people. The definition from Zero Waste
International, which shows you that Zero Waste is not just a local or a U.S. deal,
but it's all over the world is the following. It is the conservation of all resources by
means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging
and materials without burning and with no distra-
Charges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health. Now let's unpack
that definition because there's a lot in that definition that I will be spending the next
couple of meetings unpacking it for us. First of all, it is conservation, the first principle,
right? So it is something that is not a liberal type of deal. It is very conservative, right?
We're trying to conserve our resources. And how do we do that? The next part is very key
and in two weeks we'll get into that. Thank you.
Well, thank you John as always for your comments and on behalf of the town board we love the
hat.
I think that many of us are a little sleepy and tired today after an all time comeback
victory last night so all I can say is one win away, one win away for a lot of long-starving
Nick fans, myself included.
We're right there, we're right there.
That's going to move on to Anthony G and L.A. now.
Anthony?
Hi, thanks for listening to me.
This is the first time that I'm here, and I don't want to make it about me, but I do
just want to give you a little background that I did work in the utility end of electric
and gas infrastructure here on Long Island.
I was a first responder during Hurricane Sandy and quite a few other hurricanes that
we've had here.
So I know the need of this battery storage that's going on.
And so I wanted to find out a little bit more about that and I just wanted to share a story
about when I was bringing the crews in to get the electric back on.
We would get to a neighborhood and people would come up to you and say, my mother is
on life support, can we get the electric on?
And because of the way that things were set up, it's like a big Christmas tree and you
can't get this on until you get that on and that's a story.
Since Hurricane Sandy, I still think about that, so it could be your mother, or it could
be your daughter, or it could be a friend, it could be you.
So I see the importance in it, and I just wanted to find out and see where we're at and where
it's headed.
And I appreciate the opportunity to speak.
Okay, thank you, sir.
Good evening.
I appreciate this opportunity to speak with you.
I understand you are in the process of formulating a best code and I appreciate
Councilmember Cornrich leadership on that issue.
Sure. All of my friends and family who live in Brookhaven feel an outright ban on lithium
bests would be ideal. However, we know the state is preparing to bypass local
zoning laws, especially those it deems unreasonably burdensome to state
climate targets and California is on the same page.
Interestingly, the best ordinance for the city of Vacaville, California mitigates that
perceived unreasonable burden.
It allows consideration of alternative battery technology.
That technology must be proven safe and have no risk of thermal runaway.
It is very comprehensive and specifically excludes lithium bests and if the state
to override the exclusion there are significant protections for the
community. My next point relates to the May 2023 best fire in East Hampton. In
December that year Governor Huckle declared and I quote,
thankfully the fire safety working group analysis shows no notable lasting
impacts on the health or safety of the first responders or the communities
they serve. I am submitting her press release along with a current Newsday
article that paints a very, very different picture. Suffolk County Water Authority is
suing the owners of that bus because at least two drinking water wells were found to be
contaminated from fire suppression efforts. More than two million gallons of firefighting
water over 30 hours were used and became toxic runoff. Understand that was a five
megawatts. Those wells have been shut down and more need to be tested. Now there is a
water supply and pressure issue. Remediating the disaster, including an
underground toxic plume, will cost millions of dollars. There were no
protections outlined for the community or its water supply in the East
Hampton Best Ordinance. I asked the board to consider using the Vacaville
ordinance which I am submitting as a guideline to protect the town of Babylon.
Finally, the big industry talking point about these containerized systems is that a fire
would not spread due to spacing between the units.
Unfortunately, most best components, which can be remotely controlled, are imported,
making these systems vulnerable to cyber attacks, so the idea that all containers
cannot go on fire simultaneously is just wishful thinking.
The reality is potentially a living nightmare.
I submit to you a sobering article entitled,
It's Time to Treat China's Connected Energy Systems
as a National Security Risk.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you all for your comments.
Supervisor, we have no more cards.
All right. Thank you all.
Let me say Mr. McNamara,
we always appreciate your insight
and that which you bring to us,
which is pioneering in the waste management space with regard to the battery energy storage
systems. We find ourselves as land use authorities having to educate people on these issues because
people come to us, we are the closest to the people outside of the village as it goes
to levels of government because the state of New York quite simply is not doing their
job. The town of Brookhaven does not enact energy policies, not for the federal government
or the state government. And the East Hampton fire that was mentioned was actually a prior
technology. It was a nickel magnesium technology. But the bigger fire that brought this to
a head out in Moss Landing in California was an even different technology. And the
The average person who hears these things, who care about their community, don't want
to hear, this is the next, next, and the next, next, and there was a gasket that leaked up
in Warwick, New York.
The state needs to have some skin in the game in this space, and that is not from
where they sit in Albany or elsewhere.
They need to come down on ground level, meet with the local fire departments and
And seriously consider alternatives to lithium ion that are zinc bromine batteries as a potential,
I understand.
The energy density is not the same as lithium ion, but the fact of the matter is it is
the fires that are causing all of the consternation and well-placed consternation in the minds
of the residents in every community.
So it's incumbent on the state, NYSERDA and LIFA and those people who are in this space
who I know are actively prodding these two entities to come down, meet with the local
fire departments and be willing to have forums to explain this to people every day when
when it comes to this new industry or emerging technology every day that Leipa and NYSERDA
sit on their hands is a day lost because social media is certainly not getting out at times
the most accurate alternatives like zinc and is really instilling in the minds of folks
some very legitimate concerns when it comes to lithium ion so it's incumbent
on the state in my opinion these two state agencies to do their jobs do not
try to put your work on a town level of government we work hard to get people on
the truth as it comes to the issue but we do not set energy policies and we
have more than enough to do in this town and I know what I speak for the
other supervisors in the county of Suffolk. So hopefully, people will seriously start
to consider zinc as an alternative to lithium ion, and the state agencies will start doing
their jobs. I'll turn it over to my colleagues.
Supervisor, very quickly, this is a quintessential New York story. All we do is get mixed messages
from all over New York. They either support it one day, they don't support it one day.
this is a very proactive town, not a reactive town.
We have approved different applications.
We have some battery storage already in place that are on.
But I would tell you, we get no support.
We don't get, I think the companies themselves,
the battery storage companies,
need to do a much better job
in getting out the message of safety.
We've asked them constantly to work
with different volunteer fire departments.
Sometimes they come down,
sometimes they don't and I agree with the supervisor it's not our job to carry
their water and right now we're a little bit of a soulmate and we're tired of
taking heat and until they do a better job we right now are not doing anything
unfortunately so thank you all right any other questions or comments all
right
we will move in to the resolution agenda portion of the town board meeting I
I wanna thank everyone who came out
and spent their time with us this evening.
We take all of your comments very seriously
and we appreciate the time you took in your evening tonight
to come and address the board.
And Mr. Supervisor, I just wanna mention
that we adjourned public hearing number one tonight,
but I just wanna put it on the record
that that public hearing will be adjourned to July 16th.
We did that in an earlier motion,
so I just wanna put that on the record.
All right, thank you for that clarification.
We're going to start with Councilwoman Bonner and Resolution 357.
Thank you, Supervisor.
Resolution 357 is an authorized attendance and administrative leave for Matthew Hawn, Fire Marshal 1, Department of Public Safety,
a fire prevention to attend the Fire Investigation Essentials R0772,
training in Emmitsburg, Maryland from July 20 through July 31, 2026.
Second. All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries.
Resolution 358 of 2026 authorized the supervisor, deputy supervisor, to execute a permit application for the drop-off of toys at a common area at the Smith-Tabin Mall in conjunction with the 2026 Christmas and July toy drive.
Second. All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries.
Resolution 359 of 2026, Authorization for Net-At-Arresto to attend the Long Island Business
Development Council's annual conference from October 7th through 9th in Montauk, New York.
So moved.
Second.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Resolution 360 of 2026 is authorizing the Supervisor, Deputy Supervisor to execute
an agreement with the Suffolk County Water Authority for paving restoration on South
Ruland Road in Selden.
So moved.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Resolution 361 of 2026 is authorizing the Supervisor, Deputy Supervisor, to execute an
agreement with the Suffolk County Water Authority for paving restoration on Shore Road and Stockett.
So moved.
Second.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Resolution 362 is an authorization for settlement of acquisition of property located on Old
Rocky Point Road, Miller Place, for drainage purposes.
Owner, Zerbulis Family Trust.
So moved.
Second.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Resolution 363 of 2026, Authorization for Appropriation of Funds from the Joseph Machia
Environmental Preservation Capital Reserve Fund for Acquisition of Property, Located
in Mastic Beach, Suffolk County Tax Maps as Listed. Owner, Stanzoni Realty Corp,
Eileen Stanzoni, Robert Stanzoni, and Liddell Holmes, Inc. So moved.
Second. All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries.
Resolution 364 is authorized administrative leave for Daniel Heffernan,
Secretary Department of the Assessor to attend the New York State Assessors Association Cornell
Seminar on Professional Development in Ithaca, New York from July 19th to July 24th, 2026.
So moved.
Second.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Resolution 365 of 2026, authorize the commissioner of finance to amend the 2026 capital budget
for land acquisitions for condemnation and drainage purposes with a transfer of town
outside village fund balance to the capital fund.
So moved.
Second.
All those in favor?
Opposed? Motion carries.
Resolution number 366 of 2026.
Seek for negative declaration.
Authorization for acquisition of property for drainage purposes.
Grandview drives Shirley. So moved.
Second. All those in favor.
Opposed? Motion carries.
367 of 2026.
Authorization for acquisition of property for drainage purposes.
Grandview drives Shirley.
So moved.
Second. All those in favor.
Opposed? Motion carries.
Resolution number 368 of 2026.
Authorization for Acquisition of Property for Drainage Purposes,
Grand View Drive, Shirley, so moved.
Second.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Resolution number 369 of 2026.
Authorization for Acquisition of Property for Drainage Purposes,
Grand View Drive, Shirley, so moved.
Second.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Resolution 370 of 2026.
Authorization for Settlement of Acquisition of Property,
Located on Elizabeth Way Ridge for drainage purposes the owner is Martinez some of second all those in favor
opposed motion cares
Resolution 371 of 2026 authorize the commissioner finance to amend the 2026 to
2030 capital plan to establish a 2026 capital project for the replacement of the Holtzville pool boilers some moved second
All those in favor post motion guys
Resolution 372 is authorization to pay varies and voices for goods and services provided without a professional service requisition.
Contract or purchase order as required by the time procurement policy, so moved.
Second. All those in favor, opposed, motion carries.
Resolution 373 is 2026, varies operating budget transfers and amendments, so moved.
Second. All those in favor, opposed, motion carries.
Resolution 374 of 2026, authorizing the supervisor, deputy supervisor to execute a purchase sales
and development agreement with ION Renewables LLC for the development, engineering, procurement
and construction of a solar rooftop and solar carport photovoltaic facility at the Mastic
Beach Pool, New York.
So moved.
Second.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Resolution 375 of 2026 authorize the entering into a whole harmless agreement between the
town of Brookhaven and J. Pontierre P. D. P. C. It connects you with the soil boring services
on Tom property on Main Street in Patshaw, New York. So moved. Second. All those in favor.
Opposed? Motion carries. Resolution 376 of 2026 authorize the hobby department discontinuance
in Patshaw, New York. So moved. Second. All those in favor. Opposed? Motion carries.
Resolution 377 is authorizing a waiver of a site plan review requirements and
fees for the Selden fire district so moved. All those in favor? Opposed? Motion
carries. Resolution 378 is authorization for appropriation of funds from the
Joseph Machia Environmental Preservation Capital Reserve Fund for
Acquisition of Property in partnership with the Suffolk County with the
County of Suffolk located at 81 College Road, Selden. Tax map is required. The
owner is St. Margaret of Scotland so moved. On the motion we just say
This is a partnership with the County of Suffolk that was brought to Councilman Manziel and myself from Legislator Nick Caracapa.
This is three quarters of the property is wooded property next to St. Margaret's the northern portion of the property.
I believe as a small ball field, the town will be a 25% participant in this acquisition of open space.
nice my church that I want to when I grow up very nice we have a motion in a
second all those in favor opposed motion carries resolution number 379 of 2026
authorizing the acquisition of land in the town of Brookhaven for property
located on a hot water street Manaville New York Suffolk County tax map as
listed owner Barry so moved second all those in favor opposed motion carries
resolution number 380 of 2026 authorizing the acquisition of land in
Lieutenant Brookhaven property located on Pecanic Drive, Mastic Beach, New York, Suffolk County tax map as listed owner Demilia.
So moved. Second. All those in favor. Opposed? Motion carries. Resolution 381 of 2026, award bid number 26018, traffic single requirement contract, rebid, so moved. Second. All those in favor.
A post, motion carries.
Resolution 3D2, 2026, award bid number 26017,
Pavement Marking Requirements Contract, so moved.
Second.
All those in favor, a post, motion carries.
Resolution 383 of 2026 is an authorization
to enter into an intermunicipal agreement
with the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson
for storage of file boxes, containers
at the Brookhaven Town Clerks Records Center
located at 48th Sawgrass Drive
and Bellport so moved. I'll just chime in on this we're continuing our
partnership with the village of Port Jefferson this is going to bring us to
up to about 365 boxes of building records that we have from the village of Port
Jeff that we're storing in our regional record center give a shout out to my
deputy John Scalzi he's been working really hard with the village I think
we're going to expand our services they have a new clerk there so we may
be working some other records there and working with some of our other
villages and fire departments. So we're hoping to have some more good news for you all as
we go along here with the record center and what have you. So with that being said, we
have motion to second. All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries.
Resolution 384-2026, authorized commissioner of finance to amend the 2026 adopted capital
budget, established project for the 2026 consolidated local street and highway improvement
program, extreme weather recovery, and pave our potholes allocation. So moved.
All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. And finally, Resolution 385 to 2026 also authorized
the Commissioner of Finance to amend the 2026 to 2030 capital plan to increase the 2026 project
budget for the downtown Ronconcuma pedestrian upgrade project. So moved. Second. All those
All right, that concludes the resolution portion of the agenda, the one public hearing that
we had was adjourned to a later date.
There are no decisions pending.
I'll just note that over the course of this resolution agenda, the Town Board has authorized
the purchase of a larger parcel that I spoke about at St. Margaret's, but also 18 or
19 other parcels.
And that is routine during these town board meetings, and I think what we need to do and
I think will be very illustrative, I've asked Luke Ormond, who does a good job as part of
our environmental team, to compile over the last decade how much acreage this town board
has preserved, and we are going to present that to the people of the town of Brookhaven.
of Brookhaven and the press very soon very verifiable because the amount of
acreage we have preserved I think largely goes unknown to some extent and
it's quite an accomplishment this town board has on behalf of the residents of
the town of Brookhaven so be looking for that in the very near future if
there's no further business be for the board I will make a motion to adjourn
Second.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Good night everybody.
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