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[0:00]
All right. Good evening, everyone.
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We're going to get going.
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Okay. I'm going to call the July 30th,
[0:08]
2026 regular meeting of the town board
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to order. Will the clerk please call the
[0:12]
role?
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>> Council member Ramos Romanian,
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>> present.
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>> Council member Bowski,
[0:17]
>> present.
[0:18]
>> Council member McPartland,
[0:19]
>> here.
[0:19]
>> Council member Brennan,
[0:20]
>> here.
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>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian,
[0:22]
>> here. Would everyone please rise for the
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pledge of allegiance?
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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
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United States of America and to the
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republic for which it stands. One nation
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under God, indivisible, with liberty and
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justice for all.
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» All right, we're going to do a quick
[0:45]
vote on our special meeting minutes. May
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I have a motion to approve the July
[0:50]
14th, 2026 special meeting minutes?
[0:53]
>> So moved.
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>> And a second. Second. Any discussion,
[0:58]
changes?
[1:00]
>> Okay. All in favor?
[1:02]
>> I Any opposed? All right.
[1:05]
Minutes are approved. We're going to
[1:06]
move on to our first ceremonial. Uh we
[1:10]
have a ceremonial resolution recognizing
[1:12]
the first NISKUNA cohort as the first
[1:15]
Capital Region leadership initiative. Uh
[1:18]
which was started this year actually by
[1:21]
uh a woman who used to work in the same
[1:24]
office that I am in now. and she this is
[1:26]
like such a fantastic idea. Um, and I'm
[1:29]
so honored that you live in this unit
[1:31]
and that you decided to do this here. I
[1:33]
think what we're going to do is go
[1:34]
through the votes on these ceremonials
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and then we'll have everyone come up.
[1:37]
We'll read the resolutions, take a
[1:39]
couple of pictures, and then we'll move
[1:41]
on to the next one. So, we'll begin uh
[1:44]
with 2026
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179. This one is sponsored by Supervisor
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Cassidy Dorian. Uh, will the clerk
[1:50]
please read
[1:51]
>> a ceremonial resolution recognizing the
[1:54]
first Niscuna cohort as the first
[1:57]
Capitol region leadership initiative?
[1:59]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[2:00]
>> Second.
[2:01]
>> Uh, any discussion?
[2:04]
>> I'll just say um it was an absolute
[2:06]
pleasure. Susan Pollson is here and came
[2:09]
to us with a really great idea. Um, we
[2:12]
are such a rich community in our
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volunteers, in our professional uh
[2:18]
residents. She pulled together a
[2:20]
program. We had a wonderful group of
[2:22]
students, many of whom are here today,
[2:24]
and an equally wonderful group of uh
[2:27]
volunteers who met with us, who shared
[2:29]
career tips, who talked about their
[2:31]
professional journeys. Um, we're really
[2:33]
excited for this to continue.
[2:36]
>> Wonderful. Uh, any further discussion?
[2:39]
>> Will the clerk please call the role?
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>> Council member Ramos Vermanian,
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>> yes.
[2:43]
>> Council member Bowski,
[2:45]
>> yes.
[2:45]
>> Council member Brennan,
[2:47]
>> yes. Council member McPartland.
[2:49]
>> Hi.
[2:50]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
[2:51]
>> Yes. Five eyes.
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>> The resolution passes and we'll invite
[2:54]
our uh Susan and all of our members of
[2:58]
the first cohort to come up front.
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» Can I move these temporarily?
[3:11]
>> Yes.
[3:12]
>> So, let's do [laughter] the middle. I
[3:15]
wish I could
[3:16]
>> middle and the adults on the outside for
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the
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>> photo op.
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» I wasn't paying attention to
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[laughter]
[3:35]
» All right. The following resolution is
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offered by Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
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Whereas the capital region leadership
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initiative niskuna is a new leadership
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development series loosely modeled on
[3:46]
the leadership capital region initiative
[3:48]
of the capital region chamber foundation
[3:51]
that was established to cultivate
[3:52]
professional expertise and communal
[3:54]
engagement for young residents between
[3:56]
the ages of 18 and 20 within offered
[4:00]
free of charge. And whereas the
[4:02]
initiative identified the first years
[4:04]
following the end of high school are a
[4:06]
distinctly unique stage of life that
[4:08]
involve considerable change with many
[4:10]
NISUN residents this age either in their
[4:13]
first years of their post high school
[4:15]
career or in first years of college or
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post-graduate graduate vocational
[4:19]
training. Yet there are previously no
[4:21]
programs specifically designed for this
[4:23]
age and developmental group. And whereas
[4:26]
CRLI Niskuna brought a cohort together
[4:30]
to assist with personal and professional
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development at a time when employment
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trends and economic indicators indicate
[4:36]
that local employers may not be able to
[4:39]
provide the kinds of summer
[4:40]
opportunities required for for personal
[4:42]
and professional development and resume
[4:44]
building. And whereas CLI Niskuna
[4:48]
successfully grounded its curriculum in
[4:50]
five pillars. One, career exploration,
[4:54]
introducing local career paths and
[4:56]
leadership styles. Two, networking and
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connecting, fostering lasting bonds with
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peers and local business leaders.
[5:06]
Three, life skills man enhancement
[5:08]
covering financial literacy,
[5:10]
interviewing, and time management. Four,
[5:12]
community engagement, empowering youth
[5:14]
to create positive local change. Five,
[5:16]
credentiing, providing resume building
[5:18]
and letters of recommendation. And
[5:21]
whereas throughout June and July of
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2026, participants met weekly at various
[5:26]
local community locations including
[5:27]
Niskuna Town Hall, the Niskuna Fire
[5:30]
District 1 Firehouse, the parlor at
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Skenctity Municipal Golf Course in order
[5:34]
to expand their knowledge of local
[5:36]
industries, refine essential life
[5:37]
skills, and deepen their civic pride.
[5:40]
And whereas 16 outstanding young
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residents successfully completed the
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inaugural inaugural program,
[5:46]
demonstrating dedication to their
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personal growth, their peers, and the
[5:50]
future of our municipality. Those young
[5:52]
people are Annabelle and forgive me if I
[5:54]
screw up anybody's last name. Uh I
[5:56]
should have written them phonetically.
[5:58]
Annabelle Barbarich,
[6:00]
Charlotte Barbarich, Jackson Beckman,
[6:03]
Anthony Bevelqua, Mark Braga, Braga,
[6:08]
Nashley Butaneus, Caleb Capola, Yan
[6:11]
Huang, Katherine Urus, Riley McQueeny,
[6:15]
Tyler Montgomery, Stella Meyers, Leo
[6:19]
Peneli,
[6:20]
Neorin Rapasura, Juan Miguel Rosales,
[6:25]
and Rachel Schllober. And whereas this
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foundational year was guided by Sarah
[6:29]
Bolovski, a member of the town board,
[6:32]
and Susan Pselli, a local attorney and
[6:34]
graduate student, Miss Boloski and Miss
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Pnelli worked collaboratively to
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establish program goals and design,
[6:40]
develop resources, publicize the
[6:42]
program, and recruit professionals to
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participate as guests, presenters,
[6:46]
facilitators, and mentors. And whereas
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the success of CRLI Nuscuna 2026 was
[6:52]
further enriched by the generous
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contribution of time, expertise, and
[6:55]
mentorship from local volunteers and
[6:57]
public servants including Tommy Nikki,
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Joe McDonald, Amanda Romero, John Toy,
[7:03]
Jordan Dunn, Kelly Butridge, Olivia
[7:05]
Jquith, Sarah Spindler, Jennifer Green
[7:09]
Galuli, Fatima Oso, Captain Nicholas
[7:13]
Persons, Lieutenant JP Nolan, and
[7:15]
Commissioner Ed Worley, as well as
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numerous industry professionals who
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connected with students across fields
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such as healthcare, wildlife ecology,
[7:23]
finance, engineering, and accounting.
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Now, therefore, it be resolved that the
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town board of the town of Niskuna hereby
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extends its highest commendations,
[7:36]
congratulations, and gratitude to the
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inaugural graduating class of CRLI
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Niskuna 2026 for their participation,
[7:44]
achievements, and commitment to
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leadership. And be it further resolved
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that the town of Niscune expresses its
[7:49]
sincere appreciation to the program
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leaders, volunteer mentors, and
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community partners whose efforts made
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this inaugural year a resounding
[7:56]
success, ensuring a brighter future for
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the town of Niskuna and its next
[8:00]
generation of leaders.
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[applause]
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The top one. So Ern
[8:28]
people
[8:40]
should have my
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Thank you. Appreciate it.
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» Thank you everybody. We hope we see you
[8:58]
again and tell your friends. [applause]
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Okay. All right. We're going to move on
[9:17]
for a vote for our next ceremonial 2026
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180. Will the clerk please read?
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>> Honoring and thanking the estate of
[9:24]
Ethel Ethi Effie and Regginal Reg for
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their generous land donation to the
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Leakill
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Nature Preserve.
[9:34]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[9:35]
>> Second.
[9:36]
>> Any discussion on this?
[9:38]
I wanted to quickly say that land
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conservation is incredibly important.
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Hard science indicates that
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having access to nature is not just
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important, it is essential. And spending
[9:56]
time in nature is correlated with all
[10:00]
kinds of good health outcomes, including
[10:03]
lower cardiovascular disease
[10:06]
and lower cancer rates. In addition, for
[10:10]
municipalities as a whole, the more
[10:14]
green space there is,
[10:16]
the more the property values are high
[10:20]
and remain high. And there is a
[10:23]
correlation here. So this is an
[10:26]
incredible gift whose effect will be
[10:28]
felt 10 years from now, 50 years from
[10:31]
now, even a 100 years from now
[10:33]
continuously and we are very grateful
[10:36]
for Mr. and Mrs. Taylor for this
[10:38]
incredible generosity.
[10:40]
>> I also think that this is an example of
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how wonderful the community is that we
[10:44]
live in. Um, this first came up while I
[10:47]
was still on the planning board and we
[10:49]
learned that Leslie Gold, who's with us
[10:51]
tonight and a member of the planning
[10:52]
gold, uh, planning board, actually went
[10:54]
to school with Effie and remembers
[10:56]
actually being on the property as a
[10:58]
young girl. So, I think it's a wonderful
[11:00]
opportunity to demonstrate and really
[11:02]
celebrate her forethought that was
[11:05]
farmland that she grew up on and she
[11:07]
wanted to make sure that it um, stayed
[11:09]
forever green space. So it will only
[11:11]
make our Lisha kill preserve a better
[11:13]
place for for the residents.
[11:16]
>> Second that in our town as it gets built
[11:18]
out more and more green space is very
[11:21]
important and we're very lucky to be
[11:23]
adding to space that won't be developed
[11:25]
later. Any additional discussion?
[11:27]
>> Will the clerk please call the role?
[11:29]
Council member Ramos Romanian.
[11:32]
>> Yes.
[11:32]
>> Council member Powski.
[11:34]
>> Yes.
[11:35]
>> Council member McPartland. Hi.
[11:36]
>> Council member Brennan. Yes.
[11:38]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian. Yes.
[11:40]
>> Five eyes.
[11:41]
>> The resolution passes. And do we have
[11:43]
anyone from here? We're delivering it
[11:45]
later on.
[11:46]
>> We don't. We're going to I think we're
[11:47]
going to do an event with the uh Yeah.
[11:49]
>> Okay. Then we will
[11:51]
>> move on to 2026 181 sponsored by council
[11:54]
member Brennan.
[11:56]
>> A resolution to certify the adjusted
[12:00]
>> is that? Yeah. Adjusted base.
[12:02]
>> Oh no. Um the other ceremonial 181.
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>> 181.
[12:07]
>> Oh, sorry. I jumped ahead.
[12:10]
A proclamation recognizing Joah
[12:14]
Joseph Twitty. Thank you. Do I have a
[12:16]
second?
[12:16]
>> Second.
[12:17]
>> Any discussion on this?
[12:19]
>> I missed the walk out. I was so bummed.
[12:22]
So, I'm so happy that we're doing this
[12:23]
and I get a chance to see you again. Um,
[12:26]
Deputy Chief Twitty, retired Deputy
[12:28]
Chief Twitty, uh, used to work with us
[12:30]
on all of the NISCAD stuff. And I know
[12:32]
everyone in the police department hates
[12:34]
NISCAD for rightfully so now that I've
[12:36]
experienced it in inside of town hall.
[12:38]
and you always just had a smile on your
[12:40]
face through all of it and nobody we
[12:43]
never knew that you didn't like it. So
[12:45]
[laughter]
[12:46]
so grateful to you. So I'm I'm thrilled
[12:49]
that I get this opportunity to um say a
[12:52]
few words about you and I I I I'm sure I
[12:55]
feel the same way as everybody else in
[12:56]
this room and beyond. So
[12:59]
>> I also was not able to make it there for
[13:01]
your walkout ceremony. I was out of town
[13:03]
and I that really um I wanted to be
[13:06]
there. Joe, you are a perfect example of
[13:10]
what a police officer should be. You
[13:13]
have been exemplary for this town and
[13:16]
this department. Um, I got to know Joe
[13:19]
very well. Every year Joe and I would
[13:22]
work the drug takeback and we'd be
[13:24]
standing there and we'd talk for a
[13:26]
couple hours because that's how long we
[13:29]
would be there. And got to know him, his
[13:31]
family. Joe, I just can't say enough
[13:33]
good things about you. I hope you have
[13:35]
an excellent retirement and you will be
[13:37]
missed here. You will be missed.
[13:41]
» All right. Any further discussion? Will
[13:44]
the clerk please call a role?
[13:46]
>> Council member Ramos Bermanian.
[13:48]
>> Yes.
[13:49]
>> Council member Bolovski.
[13:50]
>> Yes.
[13:51]
>> Council member McPartland.
[13:52]
>> Hi.
[13:52]
>> Council member Brennan.
[13:53]
>> Yes.
[13:54]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
[13:55]
>> Yes.
[13:56]
>> Five eyes.
[13:57]
>> Proclamation passes and we'll do a short
[14:00]
reading. Uh yes.
[14:06]
after she reads that
[14:10]
» and then Joe's gonna give a rousing
[14:12]
speech. [laughter]
[14:16]
» You don't know him that well.
[14:19]
>> Let's see. Um just hit you.
[14:29]
» You're smiling already. [laughter]
[14:31]
>> Told you.
[14:33]
I'm really excited to be offering this
[14:35]
resolution. Um it's actually titled in
[14:38]
some of our paperwork a proclamation of
[14:41]
um honoring retired deputy chief Twitty.
[14:44]
So I think that kind of says it all that
[14:46]
we're really proclaiming that you have
[14:48]
done so much for our town and um trying
[14:51]
to spread the word to everyone.
[14:54]
Whereas Deputy Chief Twitty served in
[14:56]
the Niscuna Police Department from 2000
[14:58]
to 2026. And whereas during his 26 years
[15:03]
of dedicated public service, Deputy
[15:05]
Chief Twitty served with
[15:06]
professionalism, leadership, mentorship,
[15:09]
and an unwavering commitment to public
[15:11]
safety in the ranks of patrolman,
[15:14]
sergeant, detective sergeant,
[15:16]
lieutenant, and deputy chief. And
[15:18]
whereas Deputy Chief Twitty was
[15:21]
decorated with two departmental
[15:22]
accommodation awards, a life-saving
[15:25]
award and a chief's commendation award
[15:27]
for his outstanding performance as a
[15:29]
member of the Niscua Police Department.
[15:31]
And whereas Deputy Chief Twitty served
[15:34]
the town of Niskyuna with the highest
[15:36]
standards of law enforcement service and
[15:38]
leaves behind a lasting legacy of
[15:40]
dedication, integrity, and commitment to
[15:43]
the Niscua Police Department and the
[15:45]
residents of the town of Nscuna. And
[15:48]
whereas the Niscuna Police Department
[15:50]
and the Niscuna Town Board recognized
[15:53]
Deputy Chief Twitty for his leadership
[15:58]
and
[15:59]
his
[16:01]
dedication to continuing the legacy of
[16:03]
outstanding police service to the people
[16:05]
of Niskuna and whereas the town board
[16:08]
wishes to recognize Joseph Twitty on the
[16:10]
occasion of 26 years of service. Now
[16:13]
therefore be it resolved on this 30th
[16:15]
day of July in 2026 in recognition of
[16:18]
his 26 years of service to the town of
[16:21]
Niskyuna, the town board of the town of
[16:23]
Niskyuna offers its personal and
[16:25]
official thanks and appreciation to
[16:28]
deputy chief Twitty and hereby publicly
[16:30]
commends him for his service to the town
[16:32]
of Niskuna and its residents. Thank you.
[16:36]
[applause]
[16:41]
» [applause]
[16:46]
» Thank you. I'm just gonna make it real
[16:48]
short. Thank you very much,
[16:53]
» Joe. Wait just one second because Chief
[16:56]
told me that you like candy. So,
[16:59]
[laughter]
[17:00]
we wanted to make sure you had enough
[17:02]
snacks for retirement. [laughter]
[17:04]
Congratulations,
[17:16]
Do you want to do a photo?
[17:52]
» [laughter]
[17:54]
[applause]
[18:00]
» All right, we're going to go a bit out
[18:02]
of order because as much as I know you
[18:05]
guys love hanging out here. Um, I want
[18:08]
to make sure I can uh get you home for
[18:11]
dinner. So, we're going to jump ahead uh
[18:13]
into our resolutions to 2026 192 uh
[18:18]
which is sponsored by council member
[18:20]
Brennan. Will the clerk please read
[18:22]
>> a resolution to appoint Isham Kak Kafaga
[18:26]
as a police lieutenant in the police
[18:28]
department.
[18:29]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[18:30]
>> Second.
[18:31]
>> Any discussion on this?
[18:34]
So, it's we're we're so sad to have twe
[18:37]
chief Twitty, Deputy Chief Twitty leave.
[18:40]
Uh, but it does mean a sort of
[18:41]
succession of um some more of our
[18:44]
favorite people. So, I'm pretty excited
[18:45]
for this. Uh, it kind of completes the administrative offices are going to
[18:50]
be an interesting place here, aren't
[18:52]
they?
[18:53]
>> Um, all right. So, I think we'll call
[18:55]
the vote and then we'll do a swearing in
[18:58]
and then we'll move on to the next
[19:00]
swearing in after afterwards. Any
[19:02]
further discussion? Yeah,
[19:03]
[clears throat] I'll just say thank you
[19:04]
and congratulations. Um, Detective
[19:07]
Kapaga has been with us since 20 2009, I
[19:10]
should say. Um, he's a leader. He's a
[19:13]
helper. He's invested in his community
[19:16]
and I'm really excited that he's
[19:17]
accepted this promotion.
[19:20]
>> I am also excited about this. Um,
[19:24]
Sergeant Kafaga has given a lot to this
[19:26]
town already and not only as a police
[19:30]
officer, but he has some very uh unique
[19:33]
skills with computers and the internet
[19:36]
and things like that. And he has been
[19:39]
very helpful in uh to this town when we needed him. We've had some gaps
[19:45]
and situations where he has really
[19:47]
stepped up to help us and uh that does
[19:50]
not go unrecognized and we're glad again
[19:52]
you're stepping up again to continue on
[19:54]
with us. So, thank you.
[19:57]
>> All right.
[19:58]
Any further discussion? Will the clerk
[20:01]
please call the role?
[20:02]
>> Council member Ramos Bermanian.
[20:04]
>> Yes.
[20:05]
>> Council member Bolovski.
[20:06]
>> Yes.
[20:06]
>> Council member McPartland.
[20:08]
>> Hi.
[20:08]
>> Council member Brennan, yes.
[20:10]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian,
[20:11]
>> yes. The resol resolution passes. We
[20:15]
will move on to a swearing in. Are you
[20:18]
want to do this one?
[20:40]
» Right. We doing this how we usually do
[20:42]
this back and forth.
[20:44]
>> I have a loud voice. You'll be all
[20:45]
right.
[20:45]
>> Okay. [laughter]
[20:47]
Keep it close.
[20:49]
All right. Repeat after me. I, Hashem
[20:51]
Kafaga, do solemnly swear
[20:53]
>> I, Hashem Kafaga, do solemnly swear
[20:55]
>> that I will support the Constitution of
[20:57]
the United States
[20:58]
>> that I will support the Constitution of
[20:59]
the United States.
[21:00]
>> and the Constitution of the State of New
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York.
[21:02]
>> and the Constitution of the State of New
[21:04]
York.
[21:04]
>> And that I will faithfully discharge the
[21:06]
duties of police lieutenant. and I will
[21:08]
faithfully discharge the duties of
[21:09]
police lieutenant
[21:10]
>> according to the best of my ability.
[21:14]
>> So help me God.
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» [applause]
[21:44]
[laughter]
[21:47]
» Throw it in.
[21:50]
» Sounds like a obstacle course set up.
[21:53]
>> I [clears throat] know. I I'm not loving
[21:55]
that. We need a new solution.
[22:04]
» All right, one more swearing in uh 2026
[22:08]
193 sponsored by Council Member Brennan.
[22:10]
>> A resolution to appoint a police
[22:12]
officer.
[22:13]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[22:14]
>> Second.
[22:15]
>> Any discussion on this?
[22:17]
>> We have Mr. Matt Rhoden and he's coming
[22:19]
to us from Albany and we're very excited
[22:21]
to steal him away and [laughter]
[22:24]
He seems excited to be here. So, welcome
[22:26]
to NSA.
[22:28]
>> All right. Wonderful. Hopefully like the
[22:30]
there's good energy in this room right
[22:31]
now, too. So, you're coming in at a good
[22:33]
time. Um, all right. Any further
[22:36]
discussion?
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>> Will the clerk please call the role?
[22:38]
Council member Ramos submanian.
[22:40]
>> Yes.
[22:41]
>> Council member Blowoffski.
[22:43]
>> Yes.
[22:43]
>> Council member McPartland. Hi.
[22:45]
>> Council member Brennan. Supervisor
[22:47]
Cassidy Dorian.
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>> Yes.
[22:48]
>> Five eyes. Resolution passes and uh
[22:52]
Council Member Brennan is going to swear
[22:53]
in our new officer.
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» Anyone else?
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» I do. I Matthew solemnly swear
[23:15]
>> that I will support the Constitution of
[23:17]
the United States
[23:18]
>> that I will support the Constitution of
[23:20]
the United States
[23:20]
>> and the Constitution of the State of New
[23:22]
York
[23:22]
>> and the Constitution of the State of New
[23:24]
York
[23:24]
>> and that I will faithfully discharge the
[23:26]
duties of police officer
[23:28]
>> and that I would faithfully discharge
[23:29]
the duties of police officer
[23:31]
>> according to the best of my ability.
[23:35]
>> So help me God.
[23:38]
[applause]
[23:39]
THOSE
[23:43]
[applause]
[23:50]
are fine every time. [laughter]
[23:53]
>> Maybe we should have velcro on them.
[23:56]
>> Thank you so much.
[24:03]
» The agile.
[24:04]
>> All right. Now we'll let we'll let the
[24:05]
metal detector go crazy as everybody
[24:07]
leaves. Oh, you turned it off. I was
[24:13]
» Thank you, Chief.
[24:34]
It is nice.
[24:35]
>> I know. I'm like, say, don't you want to
[24:40]
[laughter]
[24:44]
[snorts]
[24:45]
>> know?
[24:50]
» Oh, there's free pizza there. And Julie
[24:53]
said there's a ton, so you're so
[24:55]
inclined.
[24:56]
>> Oh.
[24:59]
yeah. We should have sent him out
[25:01]
there. I didn't even think of that.
[25:08]
» Well,
[25:10]
it's a sad audience now, [laughter]
[25:14]
>> but thanks. We might need a tap dance or
[25:17]
something.
[25:20]
>> All right. How are we doing? Good. Okay.
[25:22]
Um, we're going to run through some
[25:24]
committee reports. We're going to jump
[25:26]
back up to just under our ceremonial
[25:28]
resolutions. Uh, we will start with
[25:30]
police and public safety. Thank you,
[25:32]
Madam Supervisor. Police and public
[25:35]
safety met on July 14th. Under
[25:38]
operations, we discussed the Saratoga
[25:41]
County Sheriff Niscuna Police Department
[25:43]
mutual aid agreement for the Niscuna
[25:45]
Central School District SRO. This is
[25:48]
ongoing and we're hoping to finalize
[25:49]
this for August.
[25:51]
We also had a retail blitz June 15th and
[25:54]
July 3rd in conjunction with Skenctity
[25:57]
County Street Crimes Task Force,
[25:59]
Roderdam PD and Skenctity DPD. There
[26:01]
were 17 total arrests made between all
[26:04]
agencies and the goal there is to deter
[26:06]
theft and crime. Sergeant John Connor um
[26:10]
spends time with the street crimes force
[26:12]
and task force and it's again it's a
[26:14]
force multiplier. It's um great support
[26:18]
for our community.
[26:20]
Under training, um we have Officer
[26:23]
Fernandez successfully completed his FTO
[26:25]
training and um from what I hear, he's
[26:28]
doing amazing work. So, um we're excited
[26:30]
for that. Under citizen correspondence
[26:34]
ongoing, we have the River Road Speed
[26:36]
Zone near Blatnick Park. Uh Kelts Farm
[26:39]
Development, that's ongoing. um chief's
[26:42]
going to do another speed study and um
[26:44]
during the meeting, supervisor Cassidy
[26:46]
Dorian suggested we might coordinate
[26:48]
with Skenctity County on this um issue.
[26:51]
We also discussed Buckingham Drive speed
[26:53]
concerns which is also ongoing and we're
[26:56]
going to collect speed data on that area
[26:59]
as well.
[27:01]
For complete streets, um Bill Chapman
[27:03]
came um to represent complete streets
[27:06]
committee. He distributed more
[27:08]
literature to us about ebikes. We had
[27:10]
some different discussions about ebikes
[27:12]
regulations. Um, one discussion we had
[27:16]
was regarding ebikes on Balltown Road
[27:17]
and Route 7. And the whole committee
[27:20]
discussed concerns
[27:22]
um if that was something that would come
[27:25]
to fruition in the future. So, um, we're
[27:29]
going to continue to um work with
[27:31]
Complete Streets. They're going to
[27:32]
continue to guide us. Um, and we're
[27:34]
hoping to coordinate with the county so
[27:36]
as people go from town to town within
[27:38]
our county, the rules don't change, the
[27:41]
laws don't change depending on what
[27:42]
street you're on.
[27:44]
Under town events, we have coffee with a
[27:46]
cop um at the senior center. Chief Kosan
[27:49]
continues to host every third Tuesday.
[27:52]
Um, for other um Chief Koshan applied
[27:56]
for the burn grant again and he
[27:58]
requested $136,000
[28:01]
to fund two outfitted vehicles. um the
[28:03]
detective and the SRO vehicles and
[28:05]
cameras for detectives.
[28:08]
Um he also applied for the LA Tech fund
[28:12]
or grant rather. Um that funding request
[28:15]
is for $125,000.
[28:18]
That's through the governor's office.
[28:19]
It's a law enforcement tech grant. Um
[28:21]
and we're looking to replace um the body
[28:24]
warn cameras and new patrol vehicle
[28:26]
computers as they've worn through their
[28:29]
through time. um it's time to replace
[28:32]
them.
[28:34]
And under resolutions, we had the
[28:37]
appointment of a police officer a few
[28:38]
minutes ago, Matthew Rhoden. Um we had a
[28:42]
ceremonial resolution for Detective
[28:44]
Chief Schwitty retired. Um we also have
[28:48]
a resolution um that was promoting
[28:51]
Sergeant Hisham Kafaga to um
[28:57]
and that was also our celebrate. So, we
[29:00]
kind of double dipped between
[29:01]
resolutions and our celebrate. Um, under
[29:04]
inform,
[29:06]
our committee continued to discuss ATVs
[29:08]
and electric dirt bikes. Chief was um
[29:11]
just reiterating that they are not legal
[29:13]
to ride in the town of Niskuna. People
[29:15]
are confusing dirt bikes with ebikes.
[29:18]
And a good way to tell the difference is
[29:20]
that um ebikes have pedals. So, um, we
[29:24]
also discussed that there's an impound
[29:26]
fee of $2,350
[29:28]
if you do not follow this law. Um, they
[29:31]
are doing a one-time for your first
[29:34]
violation u making reducing that fee to
[29:37]
$170,
[29:39]
but um it's it's just such a safety
[29:42]
issue that this law is in place in our
[29:44]
town. And for remind um Chief Kosan
[29:47]
again reminded us of the 900 pm routine
[29:50]
to try to check your car. Make sure it's
[29:52]
secure. Make sure anything that's of
[29:54]
value around your property is is locked
[29:56]
up. It's um kind of the time of year
[29:59]
where there's a lot of crime of
[30:00]
opportunity because of the weather. Um
[30:02]
and they are kind of out there um
[30:05]
helping people who are having some car
[30:07]
breakins around town. So they want um
[30:09]
everyone to feel safe and lock up at 900
[30:11]
pm. And our next committee meeting is
[30:16]
August 11th at 3:45.
[30:19]
>> All right. Thank you so much. Um,
[30:23]
let's move on to Highway Parks and
[30:25]
Community Programs.
[30:27]
>> Thank you, Madam Supervisor. We met on
[30:30]
July 9th. We start our meeting with Ray
[30:32]
Smith, our highway superintendent.
[30:36]
Discusses what he's working on right
[30:38]
now. We're in our paving season. So, a
[30:41]
lot of our crews are working on prepping
[30:42]
of the roads, getting ready for paving.
[30:45]
We finished ground one. We're into round
[30:48]
two of our paving right now due to the
[30:51]
escalating costs of the material. Um, we
[30:56]
may not complete all the roads that we
[30:58]
had on our list for this year. We won't
[31:01]
know that at least for probably another
[31:03]
few weeks, but we're doing the best that
[31:05]
we can to get as far as we can with the
[31:07]
funds that we have in the budget for
[31:10]
paving for this year. So, what happens
[31:13]
then is those streets or roads will get
[31:15]
pushed into next year. And that's that's
[31:18]
how we do it. We've done this happened
[31:20]
before in the past. Doesn't happen too
[31:22]
often, but it's it's getting to the
[31:23]
point where the price material is really
[31:26]
starting to cut into the amount of roads
[31:29]
that we can do every every year. Um, he
[31:32]
also reported that our hard our yard
[31:34]
waste is still very heavy. We still have
[31:37]
three trucks most weeks out there in the
[31:38]
summer picking up yard waste. Um, I
[31:41]
encourage people to not bag their grass.
[31:45]
The best thing for your lawn is to not
[31:47]
bag your grass. just mulch it and leave
[31:48]
it on top of the lawn if you're going to
[31:50]
cut it. Um, bagging your grass and
[31:52]
putting away putting it in cans and bags
[31:55]
for us to pick up is really not the best
[31:56]
for your lawn and for the environment.
[31:58]
So, my little public announcement about
[32:01]
that. Um, building maintenance wise, we
[32:03]
have a crew leader still here and one
[32:05]
highway crew member and one parks member
[32:07]
working on our facilities. The gentlemen
[32:09]
have been doing an excellent job taking
[32:12]
care of the things that need to be taken
[32:13]
care of. So, want to thank them for
[32:15]
their for all their hard work. Um, we
[32:18]
have reszo tonight for uh equipment
[32:21]
mechanic. That's a position that was
[32:24]
open and is budgeted for. In our open
[32:27]
discussion, we talked a little bit about
[32:29]
storm cleanup from one of the storms.
[32:31]
Four days of of storm cleanup. So when
[32:33]
these storms come in, it it is a burden
[32:36]
on on the highway in the parks
[32:37]
department to do the cleanup, to take
[32:39]
care of things. When trees, you know,
[32:42]
come down, branches come down. We're out
[32:45]
there doing the best that we can to to
[32:47]
take care of those. Verizon is still
[32:50]
working in the town. We've permitted
[32:52]
some more streets for them to work on.
[32:54]
Please check the website for information
[32:56]
as where they're going to be. We're
[32:57]
trying to get that information out as
[32:59]
quickly as possible so that the
[33:00]
residents know when they're going to be
[33:02]
in their neighborhoods. Um, we discussed
[33:06]
back truck. We share equipment. So, our
[33:08]
water and sewer department right now,
[33:09]
their vac truck is in the shop. So,
[33:12]
they're using the highway department's
[33:14]
back truck when they need it. So, people
[33:17]
say, "Well, why do you need two of
[33:18]
those?" Well, this is a perfect example
[33:19]
of why you need two of these pieces of
[33:21]
equipment because when one breaks down,
[33:24]
the need doesn't go away. We still have
[33:25]
another one for backup. So, that's working out very well. Um, we've
[33:30]
got a reszo tonight for some surplus
[33:32]
equipment. We're also working on the
[33:35]
Avon Crest sign and a quote for that
[33:38]
work. Um, we discussed disc golf and the
[33:41]
disc golf course. We have not maintained
[33:44]
that this year. We've actually closed it
[33:46]
down. We have some residents that have
[33:48]
come in and asked us about reopening it.
[33:50]
So, we're seeing what kind of resources
[33:52]
it's taking for us to
[33:55]
maintain that and try to keep that open
[33:57]
and we're still discussing that within
[33:59]
our committee and with our department
[34:01]
heads.
[34:04]
Next in our meeting is community
[34:06]
programs. Lori Pretty reports town pools
[34:09]
going very well. There's memberships
[34:12]
still available. There's also day
[34:13]
passes. If you want to go to the town
[34:15]
pool, you can get a day pass. um summer
[34:18]
programs update, dance camp, math camp,
[34:21]
tennis camp, lots of camps, everything's
[34:24]
going very well. Um please check out the
[34:27]
community programs. They have a lot
[34:29]
going on. Also, our concerts Thursday
[34:32]
night, so probably 20 minutes might
[34:34]
start hearing some music. One of the
[34:36]
best things in the town in the summer is
[34:38]
our free concerts on Thursday night.
[34:40]
Highly encourage people to come. It's
[34:42]
great entertainment. And every once in a
[34:44]
while there's free giveaways. two two
[34:47]
weeks ago it was free ice cream from
[34:49]
Stewart's and tonight it's pizza. So
[34:52]
encourage people to come out for that.
[34:54]
It's great great time.
[34:57]
Okay, moving on. We've got some Eagle
[34:59]
Scout Girl Scout projects going on in
[35:02]
town. We try to encourage our young
[35:03]
people. They come to us with projects
[35:05]
that they like to do for their Eagle
[35:06]
Scout and Girl Scout projects. got
[35:08]
pickle ball court holders and we've got
[35:10]
some of the girl scouts working down at
[35:12]
the senior center planting uh flowers
[35:15]
and weeding weeding just doing an
[35:18]
excellent excellent job. Um next is our
[35:21]
seniors program update. Linda O'Brien
[35:23]
reports on that. Um just a lot of stuff
[35:26]
going on for seniors at the senior
[35:28]
center. So please check the website,
[35:30]
check their calendar. Um they've got
[35:33]
welcoming programs. They have water
[35:35]
aerobics. I think that program actually
[35:37]
got very it was full. They had a waiting
[35:39]
list and since the rains come, it's
[35:42]
gotten a little hard. They had to cancel
[35:43]
a few times, but they're going to try to
[35:45]
see if possibly they can get that
[35:46]
extended if we can have some lifeguards
[35:49]
maybe stay on for a week or two after
[35:52]
normally they would be leaving. Um, and
[35:56]
one other thing that we've been going on
[35:58]
in highway and um is that our
[36:01]
superintendent uh is going to be
[36:03]
retiring.
[36:05]
So, that's some big shoes to fill, but
[36:09]
we've got a hiring committee together
[36:11]
and we've been conducting interviews
[36:13]
both inhouse and from people that have
[36:16]
applied from from outside. So, we're
[36:20]
working on that, but um it's uh it's
[36:23]
going to be some big shoes to fill. Ray
[36:25]
Smith has been here with the town a long
[36:27]
time, done an exceptional job. Um,
[36:30]
basically working his way up through the
[36:32]
entire department to then lead the
[36:35]
highway department. And um, but we're
[36:39]
interviewing people and we're going to
[36:40]
get our we're going to get through it
[36:42]
because that's what we do. Our next
[36:45]
meeting is August 6th at 8 a.m.
[36:49]
>> Thank you. We'll move on to water,
[36:51]
sewer, engineering, and environmental.
[36:55]
Thank you, Madam Supervisor. The Water,
[36:57]
Sewer, Engineering, and Environment
[37:00]
Committee met on Tuesday, July 7th at
[37:03]
8:30 a.m. Meetings are always on the
[37:06]
first Tuesday of every month at 8:30
[37:09]
a.m. And the public are welcome to
[37:12]
attend. Our next meeting will be on
[37:15]
Tuesday, August 4th at 8:30 a.m. right
[37:18]
here in this room. I will begin with
[37:20]
some updates from our water portfolio.
[37:23]
This includes the pump station at Lock 7
[37:25]
Road and the water manes infrastructure.
[37:29]
We had just two water main breaks in
[37:32]
June, our smallest number for a while.
[37:37]
However, our aging infrastructure over
[37:39]
the northeastern United States is a
[37:41]
cause for concern everywhere and
[37:44]
including in Niskyuna. And um under the
[37:47]
supervisor's leadership, we have plans
[37:49]
to replace a percentage of aging
[37:51]
infrastructure every year.
[37:54]
Our vacuum trick, our vacuum truck, as
[37:57]
uh council member McPartland mentioned,
[37:59]
is in need of emergency repairs and a
[38:02]
resolution to author to authorize
[38:04]
repairs is on the docket today.
[38:07]
I wish to remind everyone that the
[38:09]
readiness to serve model, RTS model for
[38:12]
calculating water and sewer bills came
[38:14]
into effect on July 1st. Residents are
[38:17]
reminded that there is no minimum usage
[38:20]
charge and that the readiness to serve
[38:22]
charge, which is typically lower than
[38:24]
the minimum usage charge based on water
[38:26]
meter sizes with an overwhelming
[38:28]
majority of Niskuna households using a
[38:32]
5/8 in meter.
[38:35]
There's also no more any distinction
[38:36]
between residential rates and nonprofit
[38:39]
rates. I wish to inform residents that
[38:41]
the town is looking for volunteers to
[38:44]
have their lateral service lines tested
[38:46]
and also their water tested. We need to
[38:48]
do a certain number of these tests for
[38:51]
us to be in compliance with EPA's lead
[38:53]
and copper rule. There is no cost to
[38:56]
residents, but if you're interested, you
[38:58]
can contact the water department or you
[39:00]
can email me directly through the form
[39:02]
in the town's website.
[39:05]
Finally, some updates from our
[39:07]
wastewater treatment plant. There is
[39:09]
still a long way to go. Our wastewater
[39:11]
treatment plant has certain unique
[39:13]
features. In addition to treating water
[39:15]
from our sanitary sewer system, we also
[39:17]
generate revenue by digesting waste from
[39:20]
other sources. And there are some issues
[39:22]
here. For example, the bio gas generator
[39:24]
has not been working for a while now.
[39:27]
But we celebrate that the wastewater
[39:30]
treatment plant in its primary function
[39:33]
that is treating the town's wastewater
[39:35]
is in much better shape. My sincere
[39:39]
thanks to our hardworking wastewater
[39:41]
treatment plant personnel and also
[39:44]
sincere thanks to our consultants from
[39:46]
Barton and Lejudis. They have really
[39:48]
helped us in this matter. And some
[39:50]
specifics to celebrate include the
[39:54]
digtor boiler is running on bio gas.
[39:58]
>> This results in savings for the town. A
[40:02]
critical link has been found for the
[40:04]
primary clarifier
[40:07]
and we also have a very robust parts
[40:10]
acquisition system now where we keep
[40:13]
like backup parts for our main
[40:16]
infrastructure.
[40:18]
And the sludge dryer has also been
[40:20]
working reasonably well. I mean these
[40:23]
are you know not super exciting pieces
[40:27]
of equipment but they are extremely
[40:30]
important pieces of equipment and it is
[40:33]
very very nice to see the wastewater
[40:37]
treatment plant make these improvements
[40:39]
and I'm again thankful for everyone
[40:42]
involved. Thank you.
[40:44]
>> Thank you.
[40:46]
And last but not least, our Ed Plue
[40:48]
committee.
[40:49]
>> Ed PL. Uh we had a we had a pretty
[40:52]
lengthy discussion at our uh meeting on
[40:54]
July 10th. Um we talked a little bit
[40:57]
about the resolution, the ceremonials
[40:59]
that you you heard tonight. Um I just I
[41:02]
love the idea that someone had the
[41:04]
forethought to protect part of their
[41:06]
property and make it um forever green
[41:09]
space for other people to enjoy. Um, we
[41:13]
also spent a good deal of time talking
[41:15]
about the planned unit development um on
[41:18]
Aqueduct Road. Uh, we continue to
[41:20]
discuss some of the environmental
[41:22]
impacts of that, its proximity to the
[41:24]
Erie Canalway National Heritage
[41:26]
Corridor. Um, there are concerns about
[41:29]
the wastewater so that not the
[41:31]
wastewater, the runoff, sorry. Um, and
[41:33]
that will continue to be a discussion
[41:36]
um, I think in our uh, in our committee.
[41:40]
Um, we were able to appoint an alternate
[41:43]
member to the zoning board and happily a
[41:45]
student representative to the
[41:46]
conservation advisory committee. Uh, and
[41:49]
we will be accepting the multi-use path
[41:52]
easement from River's Ledge of Nuna.
[41:54]
This kind of moves River's Ledge um
[41:57]
along with the opening of their Sally's
[41:59]
Diner, which is coming soon, a 50s
[42:01]
themed diner which is open to the
[42:03]
public.
[42:04]
um will really kind of close the book
[42:07]
for them and they'll be coming to us
[42:08]
soon to fully complete uh their PUD. So
[42:12]
that will um allow public use. It
[42:14]
connects to the bike path and it really
[42:16]
gives the public um public access close
[42:19]
to the river. We spent a good deal of
[42:22]
time talking about um noise ordinances
[42:25]
uh the quiet Niskyuna initiative
[42:27]
specifically, but that really led to
[42:29]
some discussion about updating our code
[42:32]
uh in reference to several different
[42:34]
areas of noise reduction. It was a good
[42:36]
exercise, I think, and making sure that
[42:38]
we're updating things as we go. Um we
[42:41]
were thrilled with the turnout uh for
[42:43]
the DOT meeting. It was held here June
[42:45]
24th. God, that seems like forever ago.
[42:49]
Um, but people are very pleased that the
[42:52]
additional uh signal uh at Belleview
[42:55]
Hospital is going to be added to that
[42:57]
project. And as a reminder, that will
[42:59]
begin in uh the spring of 2027.
[43:03]
Uh we talked because it was a pretty hot
[43:05]
topic that Friday about the Grand
[43:08]
Boulevard paving and um I will say there
[43:10]
was swift response from the county. That
[43:12]
situation was remedied quickly. If
[43:15]
you've been back down since then, um the
[43:17]
red is gone. Uh and the weather this
[43:21]
week postponed it, but the completion of
[43:23]
the not street sidewalk uh is set to
[43:26]
begin next uh next week. Um so let's see
[43:31]
to remind
[43:34]
people that there is that option of
[43:35]
planning ahead if you have green space.
[43:37]
And we've also looked at grant
[43:39]
opportunities for us to purchase land as
[43:41]
we do build out NSKuna. um if there are
[43:44]
opportunities for us to preserve green
[43:46]
space, please reach out if that's
[43:47]
something of interest to you. And also
[43:50]
both Rivers Ledge and Lisha Kill in in
[43:52]
putting together the the Taylor
[43:54]
resolution, we learned um that the
[43:56]
Nature Conservancy is doing trail
[43:58]
upgrades right now and those um should
[44:01]
be completed. Just remind people if you
[44:03]
don't know about those two places,
[44:04]
they're spectacular and you should get
[44:06]
outside while the weather is nice.
[44:09]
um inform uh is that we are in need of
[44:13]
members of the architectural review
[44:15]
board. You do not need to be an
[44:17]
architect to be a member of that. It
[44:19]
only meets once a month. Um if you have
[44:21]
background in construction, if you have
[44:23]
background in development, um we'd love
[44:26]
to talk to you to see about joining that
[44:28]
board. Um, also always want to remind
[44:30]
people if you're making purchases this
[44:32]
summer and you're able to make them in
[44:33]
Skenctity County, your sales tax goes to
[44:36]
Metroplex and that in terms part of that
[44:39]
comes back to help us in Niskuna. And we
[44:42]
have much to celebrate. Um, I'll
[44:44]
continue to celebrate the addition of
[44:46]
the light, the signal at Route 7 at
[44:48]
Belleview Hospital. Um, we celebrated
[44:51]
with Niski Co-op their addition to the
[44:54]
New York State um, Registry of
[44:55]
Historical Businesses, over 80 years in
[44:58]
business. We shouldn't take that for
[44:59]
granted. We also celebrated the
[45:01]
development at GE Verova, a huge
[45:04]
project. Um, I think you said it best,
[45:06]
Erin. Some of the most important
[45:07]
research in the world is happening off
[45:09]
Balltown Road. It was a very exciting
[45:11]
opportunity. Um, we continue from an
[45:15]
economic development standpoint to add
[45:17]
tenants at both Mohawk Commons and the
[45:19]
Market 32 Plaza, which is always a plus.
[45:22]
And, um, I would be remiss if I did not
[45:24]
end by celebrating the fact that Graham
[45:27]
Boulevard was quickly remedied. Um, it's
[45:30]
always fun to see what stories go viral,
[45:32]
even in a slow news weekend. Our next
[45:35]
meeting is Friday, August 7th at 9:00
[45:38]
a.m. Thank you. Thank you. That really
[45:40]
was an absurd amount of coverage.
[45:42]
So glad I was in Maryland at the time.
[45:45]
Um, okay, some quick things. Um, I have
[45:48]
budget packets going out to our
[45:51]
department heads tomorrow. Um, so that
[45:53]
is going to be a kind of substep in
[45:56]
between our own preparation getting the
[45:59]
ask asks from the department heads. Um
[46:02]
at our next finance and general
[46:04]
government meeting on the 11th uh we'll
[46:08]
be talking through some dates for public
[46:10]
workshops for the budget. Um this year
[46:13]
I'd also like to offer a few more
[46:15]
informal whoever can make it from the
[46:17]
board but you know a chance for people
[46:19]
to come in and sort of have informal
[46:20]
discussion about any items that they see
[46:22]
they have questions about they want more
[46:23]
information about that not necessarily
[46:25]
in a full board meeting. Uh so we'll be
[46:27]
setting some of those up. our 2024
[46:30]
financial statements were finally
[46:32]
issued. Uh we ended up changing a few
[46:35]
things about the way that we account for
[46:37]
some of our long-term liabilities. We
[46:39]
cleaned up a few things that our new
[46:41]
auditors wanted us to do differently.
[46:43]
Those are out on the website in the
[46:45]
comproller section. Um and you know,
[46:47]
feel free to reach out to Janet, the
[46:49]
comproller, or I with questions. We're
[46:51]
working on 2025 now. that will be in
[46:54]
full swing once the state uh controllers
[46:58]
audit is completed which I think should
[46:59]
be sometime soon. Um we should get an
[47:02]
update that on that um on that soon. I
[47:05]
hope we'll have one for the next
[47:06]
meeting. Um
[47:08]
uh at the same time as we're doing
[47:10]
budget and the the controllers office
[47:12]
has helped us with this. We're going to
[47:13]
be cleaning up and adding a whole lot of
[47:15]
policies that are either outdated or
[47:18]
things that have sort of come up over
[47:19]
the last few years. And you know, we
[47:21]
didn't necessarily have a reason to
[47:22]
create the policy, but sometimes you
[47:24]
don't want to wait until you have a
[47:26]
reason to create a policy. You kind of
[47:27]
want to have one in place. Uh so we did
[47:29]
a pretty thorough review of what we have
[47:31]
in place and what we want to propose. So
[47:34]
um at the next meeting, we'll have some
[47:36]
drafts floating around uh so that we
[47:38]
could take a look and and try to get
[47:39]
some things um cleaned up housekeeping
[47:42]
wise. Um, I had a chance to go to an
[47:45]
event at Mohawk Golf Club. Uh, it was
[47:48]
actually an event for a statewide
[47:51]
organization and I learned so much about
[47:54]
Mohawk Golf Course and what they do as
[47:57]
far as sustainability
[47:59]
um, efforts on their property. They're
[48:02]
really so much further ahead than so
[48:05]
many other organizations. I was really
[48:07]
astonished. I remembered maybe 10 years
[48:09]
ago listening to a podcast on
[48:11]
freconomics about how golf courses are
[48:13]
actually the worst thing ever uh because
[48:15]
they take up all kinds of green space
[48:17]
and fertilizer and water and it could
[48:20]
not be further from the truth now. The
[48:22]
technology has changed so and it's it's
[48:25]
astounding what they're doing. I went
[48:27]
with council member Bolofski and we
[48:29]
walked around there like what could we
[48:31]
steal from this and you know proposed to
[48:33]
our parks department on how we could use
[48:36]
less water, use no fertilizer, have
[48:38]
buffer zones so that none of the storm
[48:40]
water management that's happening on the
[48:41]
golf course is is impacted uh by any by
[48:44]
runoff or at least minimally impacted.
[48:47]
The technology that they're using is
[48:49]
really incredible. So um I I was I don't
[48:53]
know made me just feel great that they
[48:54]
chose Mohawk here. this was a statewide
[48:57]
event and they chose Mohawk as a as a
[48:59]
place to highlight what was going on
[49:01]
there. So, some really cool things
[49:02]
happening there and I I can't wait for
[49:04]
them uh to to tell us more. They're
[49:06]
going to create some um presentation
[49:08]
materials that we can share with
[49:09]
everyone. So, that's pretty fantastic.
[49:12]
Um also had a chance to meet with the
[49:14]
parks advisory group briefly. Um they're
[49:17]
working on a lot of great projects. Um
[49:20]
and the goal is to try to get a parks
[49:22]
master plan updated for next year. So,
[49:24]
they're cleaning up a few things and
[49:26]
trying to get us some information to the
[49:28]
board that we can kind of take a look
[49:30]
at. Should have some more information
[49:32]
for the finance meeting. And aside from
[49:35]
that, um, you know, I just, uh, I had a
[49:39]
brief meeting, we breakfast meeting with
[49:42]
the, uh, town supervisor in Bethlehem,
[49:45]
and he made me feel really good about
[49:49]
how much we get done with the number of
[49:52]
humans we have here at the town of
[49:53]
Nisuna. um they've got about 10,000 more
[49:57]
residents, a lot more geographic area,
[49:59]
but they have probably a third more
[50:02]
humans working in their departments than
[50:04]
we do. Um and when I was describing to
[50:08]
him kind of the outline of our
[50:09]
departments and who we have here and who
[50:11]
does this and who does that, uh he was
[50:14]
very impressed with how much we're able
[50:15]
to get done with relatively few people.
[50:18]
So that made me feel really good about
[50:19]
things and he was a pleasure to have
[50:20]
coffee with if anybody else would like
[50:22]
to be connected. Um, okay. So, with
[50:24]
that, I'm going to
[50:27]
open up the public hearing for the
[50:29]
repair reserve fund use for sewer
[50:32]
district 6, which is essentially our
[50:34]
wastewater treatment plant. Uh, since
[50:37]
Leslie's the only one here from the
[50:38]
public, did you want to say anything
[50:40]
about Oh, come on.
[50:46]
I think it's on. less legal in this
[50:48]
unit. Uh this is an appropriate use of
[50:52]
the reserve fund
[50:54]
and I support it and more importantly I
[50:59]
I've been witnessing a renewed focus on
[51:01]
maintaining the town's infrastructure
[51:04]
and that's very important to me. I know
[51:05]
it's not a topic a lot of people like to
[51:07]
discuss. I know people don't like to
[51:10]
hear the cost of doing so,
[51:13]
but it's much better to plan ahead and
[51:16]
maintain that infrastructure than wait
[51:18]
till things start breaking and then have
[51:20]
to call people in the middle of the
[51:22]
night or on a major holiday and pay
[51:23]
overtime and then worry about getting
[51:26]
the supplies needed on a timely basis
[51:28]
because gee, most of the suppliers are
[51:31]
closed and you have to pay a premium to
[51:33]
get them to open up and serve you and
[51:34]
all and people are more disrupted.
[51:38]
when it happens that way. So, I'm very
[51:40]
encouraged with the focus being renewed.
[51:44]
Thank you.
[51:45]
>> Thank you, Leslie. I really appreciate
[51:47]
that.
[51:48]
>> Um, any other comments? All right. With
[51:52]
that, I'm going to close the public
[51:54]
hearing and move on to privilege of the
[51:55]
floor. Leslie, do you have anything
[51:57]
outside of sewer six for privilege of
[51:59]
the floor?
[52:00]
>> No. Good to go. Anybody else?
[52:03]
>> Yep. Anyone? Yeah. Ray, you want to come
[52:06]
up sing a song? No. Okay. Um, all right.
[52:09]
Then we'll move on to resolutions. We'll
[52:11]
go to 2026 182 sponsored by Supervisor
[52:14]
Cassidy Dorian. A resolution to certify
[52:17]
the adjusted base proportions to be used
[52:20]
as a class tax shares for municipal and
[52:24]
school district levies.
[52:26]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[52:27]
>> Second.
[52:28]
>> Any discussion on this?
[52:31]
>> Thanks for all your hard work, Eric.
[52:33]
You're in the back of the room. Eric's
[52:34]
like, "Please don't call me up here."
[52:36]
Um, this and the next one are It's
[52:40]
actually really interesting concept. So,
[52:42]
we and I think we should definitely sit
[52:44]
down and like pick through it, but Eric
[52:46]
does a great job in explaining it and
[52:47]
then runs [laughter] away. Don't ask me
[52:49]
any questions. Um, okay. Any
[52:52]
conversation? Will the clerk please call
[52:55]
the role? Did I get a second?
[52:56]
>> No. Oh, yes, you did. Okay. Bill,
[52:59]
>> council member Ramos Burmanian.
[53:01]
>> Yes. Council member Blowoffski.
[53:04]
>> Yes.
[53:04]
>> Council member McPartland. Hi.
[53:06]
>> Council member Brennan. Yes.
[53:07]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian. Yes. Bye. I
[53:09]
>> resolution passes 2026 183. Sponsored by
[53:12]
Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
[53:17]
» A resolution to certify the current base
[53:19]
proportions to be used as class tax
[53:22]
share for municipal school
[53:25]
municipalities and school district
[53:27]
levies.
[53:28]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second? Uh, so
[53:30]
just adjusted is the only word that's
[53:32]
different, just so you know. [laughter]
[53:34]
Looks exactly the same. Uh, will the
[53:37]
clerk please call the role. Council
[53:38]
member Ram Sumpermanmanian,
[53:40]
>> yes.
[53:41]
>> Council member Bolovski,
[53:42]
>> yes.
[53:43]
>> Council member McPartland, hi.
[53:44]
>> Council member
[53:47]
Brennan,
[53:48]
>> yes.
[53:48]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian,
[53:49]
>> yes.
[53:50]
>> Resolution passes. 2026 184, sponsored
[53:54]
by Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
[53:57]
a resolution regarding certain budgetary
[54:00]
modifications and inter transfer funds.
[54:03]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[54:04]
>> Second.
[54:05]
>> Uh the only thing I'll say about this is
[54:06]
that there's two different attachments
[54:08]
because this first one is the capital
[54:11]
project line cleanup that we talked
[54:13]
about where we kind of had monies left
[54:14]
over old short-term funding that have
[54:17]
been paid off and we kind of let them
[54:19]
sit there because we didn't know what to
[54:21]
do with them. And so we're cleaning all
[54:22]
of these up. um which is actually
[54:24]
helping us with some budget gaps this
[54:26]
year. Even just a few thousand here and
[54:28]
there is really helpful. So um I had uh
[54:30]
Frank put these in two different ones so
[54:32]
you could sort of see you know it was
[54:34]
clear which was which. Any questions,
[54:36]
discussion?
[54:38]
Will the clerk please call the role?
[54:40]
>> Council member Ram Sub Romanian.
[54:42]
>> Yes.
[54:42]
>> Council member Bowski.
[54:44]
>> Yes.
[54:44]
>> Council member McPartland. Hi.
[54:46]
>> Council member Brennan. Yes.
[54:47]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
[54:48]
>> Yes. Five eyes.
[54:49]
>> Resolution passes. Uh 2026 185 sponsored
[54:53]
by Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
[54:56]
>> A resolution permanently appointing a
[54:58]
park supervisor.
[55:00]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[55:01]
>> Second.
[55:01]
>> Uh this one is under my sponsorship
[55:04]
because it's just uh a permanent
[55:06]
appointment which basically means he's
[55:07]
been in his position through his
[55:09]
probationary period and so it
[55:11]
permanently puts him in the in for civil
[55:13]
service. Um any other questions or
[55:16]
discussion? A quick question. In the
[55:20]
last paragraph, uh the paragraph before
[55:22]
the last paragraph that begins with
[55:23]
resolved,
[55:26]
I got a little confused because it
[55:28]
mentions uh both probationary and
[55:32]
nonprobationary in the same line. So is this is this a probationary
[55:38]
appointment or a nonpro?
[55:42]
>> Well, it would have been him completing
[55:43]
the probationary appointment, right?
[55:45]
>> Okay. Oh, okay. Sorry,
[55:46]
>> no got a little confused. So in the be
[55:49]
in the beginning it said permanently
[55:51]
appointed. Correct. The third line it
[55:52]
says probationary at the at the working
[55:55]
crew letter leader grade step 16b.
[55:59]
>> Yeah. Okay. Let's see
[56:09]
» nonre which so wait I up there.
[56:12]
>> Oh okay. probationary
[56:15]
residence.
[56:17]
>> I think
[56:18]
>> yeah, I'm not sure
[56:19]
>> it should be why is it should be taken
[56:21]
out? I don't know what happened because
[56:22]
I know I took it out when I reviewed.
[56:24]
>> Okay, so it would be full-time park
[56:26]
supervisor
[56:28]
>> probationary removed
[56:31]
>> at the working crew leader grade. Yes.
[56:33]
>> Do we need a motion for that or was that
[56:36]
>> um motion to amend or do we do a as
[56:38]
amended?
[56:40]
>> Well, you can't do it as amended until
[56:41]
you do a motion to amend.
[56:42]
>> Okay. I make a motion to amend that we
[56:44]
strike the word probationary in
[56:46]
resolution number 2026 185
[56:50]
paragraph three.
[56:53]
>> I second.
[56:55]
>> I will second it.
[56:56]
>> I Any opposed to removing probationary?
[57:01]
All right. So now I will be making a
[57:05]
motion to approve as amended.
[57:07]
>> I'll second that.
[57:10]
>> Any further discussion? All in favor?
[57:13]
>> I
[57:14]
>> Okay,
[57:14]
>> you got to call the roll though
[57:15]
>> and then call the roll.
[57:21]
» Ready.
[57:22]
>> Okay. Council member Ramos Romanian.
[57:25]
>> Yes.
[57:26]
>> Council member Bolovski.
[57:27]
>> Yes.
[57:28]
>> Council member McPartland. Council
[57:30]
member Brennan.
[57:30]
>> Yes.
[57:31]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
[57:32]
>> Yes.
[57:34]
>> Resolution passes. 2026 186. Sponsored
[57:37]
by Supervisor Cassidy Dorian. A
[57:40]
resolution authorizing the supervisor to
[57:42]
enter into an agreement with an energy
[57:44]
supplier.
[57:45]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second? Second.
[57:47]
>> Uh any discussion on this? This one is
[57:49]
not for the electricity. It's only for
[57:51]
the natural gas which is the much
[57:53]
smaller. What was interesting was that
[57:55]
when we went back for the 24 months, it
[57:56]
actually dropped in price.
[57:59]
So
[58:00]
>> I'll take it.
[58:01]
>> Um yeah.
[58:04]
Any additional discussion on this? And
[58:06]
this is related to the presentation we
[58:08]
had last month, right?
[58:12]
>> Yes.
[58:19]
» I mean, look.
[58:22]
>> This one,
[58:29]
» one thing I noticed was that the titles
[58:31]
weren't showing up as amended on the um
[58:34]
agenda.
[58:38]
Excuse me for one moment. I was looking
[58:40]
something up here.
[58:45]
Moving on
[58:52]
that. Okay. So, this happened in a
[58:54]
couple of them where these were how they
[58:56]
were originally put in in the agenda.
[58:59]
So, they're correct on here. So, I'm
[59:01]
wondering if we have her go click
[59:03]
through to the resolutions and read them
[59:05]
off of here instead of here
[59:09]
>> and then update them for the minutes.
[59:12]
>> I do that.
[59:17]
» Which one are we on? Which one did we
[59:19]
just vote on?
[59:19]
>> This is
[59:21]
uh
[59:23]
>> 188
[59:25]
>> 186, excuse me.
[59:30]
So on these,
[59:34]
if I flip through the the title is
[59:36]
correct on the resolution itself. It's
[59:38]
not correct on the agenda.
[59:41]
>> So
[59:43]
which for you just means waiting until I
[59:46]
update that, but it'll probably be
[59:48]
easier to flip through this one.
[59:51]
>> Okay.
[59:57]
Oh, actually give me right two pages
[59:59]
though.
[1:00:01]
>> Is mine at least have the numbers.
[1:00:07]
» Thank you.
[1:00:10]
» Okay, forgive me. I take full
[1:00:12]
responsibility for this because I'm
[1:00:14]
working on new software to try to
[1:00:16]
automate some of this. and the titles
[1:00:18]
that were updated in the actual physical
[1:00:20]
resolutions are correct, but on the
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agenda, the linked um title is not
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wasn't wasn't updated with the title.
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So, the ones that are on the resolution
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up there are correct.
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>> Okay.
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So, I'm going to call the vote
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>> for 186.
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>> Vote for 186.
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>> Council member Robinsonian.
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>> Yes.
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>> Council member Belowski.
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>> Yes.
[1:00:44]
>> Council member McPartland. Hi. Council
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member Brennan,
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>> yes.
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>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian,
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>> yes.
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>> Five eyes.
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>> Resolution passes.
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2026 187 sponsored by Council Member
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Rama Subramanian.
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>> A resolution authoriz authorizing the
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repair of a vac truck.
[1:01:02]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
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>> Second.
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>> Uh, any discussion on this? This one has
[1:01:07]
a sole source just because they're the
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only people who can fix it and we need
[1:01:12]
it fixed. [laughter]
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Uh, will the clerk please call the role?
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>> Council member Brahma Romanian,
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>> yes.
[1:01:19]
>> Council member Bowski,
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>> yes.
[1:01:22]
>> Council member McPartland, Council
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Member Brennan,
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>> yes.
[1:01:25]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian,
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>> yes.
[1:01:27]
>> Five eyes.
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>> Resolution passes. 2026 188. Sponsored
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by council member Rama Subermanian.
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>> A resolution amending resolution 202668.
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» Thank you. Do I have a second?
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>> Second. Any discussion on this? This was
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the high liift pump control valve that
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had the wrong specs that had to be
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updated.
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>> Okay. Will the clerk please call the
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role?
[1:01:51]
>> Council member Ramos Romanian.
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>> Yes.
[1:01:54]
>> Council member Bowski.
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>> Yes.
[1:01:56]
>> Council member McPartland. Council
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member Brennan.
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>> Yes.
[1:01:58]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
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>> Yes.
[1:02:00]
>> Five eyes.
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>> Resolution passes on to 2026 189
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sponsored by Council Member Bolski.
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Okay.
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This one's correct on the agenda. So if
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that's helpful at all,
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>> a resolution appointing a student
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representative to the conservation
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advisory council.
[1:02:21]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[1:02:22]
>> Second.
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>> Any discussion on this?
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>> Just that I think the student who I've
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known since he was young uh when we did
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garden club together at Craig's school
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>> uh is very well-versed in all things
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environmental and will be a tremendous
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asset to the group.
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Fantastic.
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Uh, will the clerk please call the role?
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Council member Robinson Bermanian.
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>> The student
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representative is my son and I abstain
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from this vote.
[1:02:53]
>> Thank you.
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>> Council member Bowski,
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>> yes.
[1:02:56]
>> Council member McPartland. Hi.
[1:02:58]
>> Council member Brennan.
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>> Yes.
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>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
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>> Yes. Four eyes.
[1:03:02]
>> Resolution passes. 2026
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190 sponsored by Council Member Bowski.
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a resolution authorizing the supervisor
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to execute a contract with Labella. This
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is um I think you skipped to 191.
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>> This one's the multi-use path.
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>> Okay. So, that wasn't in the packet.
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>> That one. The rest of them might be the
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same as they are on there. There was
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only like a couple where we like shaved
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off the ends of the titles.
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>> All right.
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A resolution accepting a multi-use pass
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path easement from Rivers Ledge of
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Niscuna LLC.
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>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
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>> Uh any discussion on this?
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>> Just to say that this gives us access.
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This ensures public access to the river
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front. Um that this is a private entity,
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the the river's ledge community. Um but
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in accepting the easement uh it ensures
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that the bike path that was constructed
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that goes through it uh allows the
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public access um in perpetuity.
[1:04:10]
>> Great. Any additional discussion?
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Will the clerk please call the role?
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>> Council member Ramos submanian.
[1:04:16]
>> Yes.
[1:04:17]
>> Council member Bowski. Yes.
[1:04:18]
>> Council member McPartland. Hi.
[1:04:20]
>> Council member Brennan.
[1:04:21]
>> Yes.
[1:04:21]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian.
[1:04:23]
>> Yes.
[1:04:23]
>> Five eyes. Resolution passes on to 2026
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191 sponsored by council member Boloski.
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A resolution authorizing the super to
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supervisor to execute a contract with
[1:04:36]
Labella Associates DPC
[1:04:40]
for engineering services for the
[1:04:42]
pedestrian safety signage project.
[1:04:45]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[1:04:46]
>> Second.
[1:04:47]
>> Any discussion on this? We had to do
[1:04:49]
this one pretty quickly. We did, I
[1:04:51]
think, get at least two people that
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submitted. Um, but we've got a pretty
[1:04:55]
sharp turnaround. So, we're happy that
[1:04:58]
they label was able to get us some
[1:04:59]
pricing quickly.
[1:05:00]
>> So, this is to focus on school zone
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crossings.
[1:05:03]
>> This one is we had to get engineering
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for the grant money that we got from the
[1:05:08]
state to put your speed signs on seven
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and the ones that are over by the
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school. So, this engineering will cover
[1:05:16]
both of those,
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>> but we had to, especially since it's
[1:05:20]
going on Route 7, they want to make sure
[1:05:22]
that a traffic engineer is like looking
[1:05:23]
at placement and all of that stuff. So,
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um
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>> it'll be a great enhancement.
[1:05:28]
>> Yeah, we're using grant money for that.
[1:05:30]
>> Yes.
[1:05:31]
>> Right.
[1:05:33]
>> Any additional disc is the high school
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area?
[1:05:37]
>> No. So, this this is the the project
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that we talked about with the county
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when we were discussing the Graham
[1:05:45]
Boulevard project and then the work at
[1:05:47]
the high school. This actually dates
[1:05:49]
back more than a year, I think, the last
[1:05:52]
time we had the conversation. Um, and
[1:05:54]
then we had finally landed upon using I
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think it was was it flashing stop
[1:05:58]
lights. We wanted to do something
[1:06:00]
different. It was what?
[1:06:02]
>> Replace the crossing guard.
[1:06:03]
>> Right. Oh, right. because we knew she actually stayed longer than we
[1:06:07]
thought she was going to. But um yeah,
[1:06:09]
so that way we can have something to
[1:06:11]
kind of [clears throat] slow people down
[1:06:12]
over there in the absence of the giant
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hand.
[1:06:19]
» I know.
[1:06:21]
>> I did.
[1:06:22]
>> Me, too. [laughter]
[1:06:24]
>> Just in my short travels to and from,
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you'd be amazed at how many people like
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even with her out in the middle of the
[1:06:30]
road just go right through with
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crossing. I think we're going to try to
[1:06:34]
have a talk with the school district to
[1:06:36]
see if we can't get what maybe one of
[1:06:38]
the new security guards to just go out
[1:06:40]
in the morning as a human out there kind
[1:06:42]
of just the presence I feel like might
[1:06:45]
help to slow things down. So trying to
[1:06:47]
work something else out. I hate to say
[1:06:49]
we took her for granted but she worked
[1:06:52]
for pennies for a long time and we were
[1:06:54]
lucky to have her.
[1:06:55]
>> She really liked it.
[1:06:57]
>> Yeah,
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>> she was good at it. Goodness, there's a
[1:07:01]
lot of people that wouldn't do what she
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did. I mean, she
[1:07:05]
>> Yep.
[1:07:05]
>> She's really good.
[1:07:07]
>> Remarkable crossing.
[1:07:08]
>> And it is important because that school
[1:07:10]
is about to move to a younger cohort of
[1:07:12]
fifth and sixth graders, so you're
[1:07:14]
dealing with even smaller people. Um,
[1:07:17]
making that cross.
[1:07:20]
>> The music is cracking me [laughter] up.
[1:07:23]
Um, okay. Uh, any additional discussion?
[1:07:27]
>> Will the clerk please call the role?
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Council member Robin Sombramanian,
[1:07:30]
>> yes.
[1:07:30]
>> Council member Bowski,
[1:07:31]
>> yes.
[1:07:32]
>> Council member McPartland, Council
[1:07:34]
Member Brennan,
[1:07:34]
>> yes.
[1:07:35]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian,
[1:07:36]
>> yes.
[1:07:36]
>> Five eyes.
[1:07:37]
>> The resolution passes and we're going to
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skip 92 and 93 because we did those
[1:07:41]
earlier with our um police officers
[1:07:44]
swearing in. We'll do 2026 194 sponsored
[1:07:48]
by Council Member McPartland.
[1:07:52]
>> A resolution to appoint Joseph E.
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Williams as a general equipment mechanic
[1:07:57]
in the highway highway and parks.
[1:08:00]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[1:08:02]
>> Second.
[1:08:03]
>> Uh any discussion on this?
[1:08:06]
>> The the title on the agenda as well.
[1:08:08]
It's just in the highway department.
[1:08:10]
It's not the parks department. It should
[1:08:11]
be accurate on the resolution.
[1:08:13]
>> It is accurate on the resolution.
[1:08:15]
>> Okay.
[1:08:16]
>> And so in the highway department.
[1:08:19]
>> These are all out of order.
[1:08:22]
Did Did we grab a second?
[1:08:24]
>> No, we're not. Here we go.
[1:08:27]
>> This is correct.
[1:08:28]
>> I second that.
[1:08:32]
» So, yes, we have a second.
[1:08:33]
>> Okay. Uh Joe is an existing employee. Uh
[1:08:36]
he is moving into a new role.
[1:08:40]
>> Will the clerk please call the role?
[1:08:42]
>> Council member Ramos Sub Romanian.
[1:08:44]
>> Yes.
[1:08:44]
>> Council member Blowski.
[1:08:46]
>> Yes.
[1:08:46]
>> Council member McPartland. Hi.
[1:08:47]
>> Council member Brennan. Yes.
[1:08:49]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian. Yes.
[1:08:51]
>> Five eyes.
[1:08:52]
>> Resolution passes. On to 2026 195
[1:08:55]
sponsored by Council Member McPartland.
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» A resolution declaring certain
[1:09:02]
properties as surplus.
[1:09:04]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[1:09:06]
>> Second. Any discussion on this?
[1:09:10]
Ray's been doing really well getting
[1:09:12]
some awesome money for our old weird
[1:09:15]
stuff. So, thank you.
[1:09:17]
>> All right. Will the clerk please call
[1:09:19]
the role? Council member Rama
[1:09:20]
Sombramanian,
[1:09:22]
>> yes.
[1:09:22]
>> Council member Bowski,
[1:09:24]
>> yes.
[1:09:24]
>> Council member McPartland,
[1:09:25]
>> hi.
[1:09:26]
>> Council member Brennan,
[1:09:27]
>> yes.
[1:09:27]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian,
[1:09:29]
>> yes.
[1:09:29]
>> Five eyes.
[1:09:30]
>> Resolution passes. Uh, and last but not
[1:09:33]
least, 2026 196 sponsored by Council
[1:09:35]
Member McPartland.
[1:09:36]
>> A resolution to amend
[1:09:39]
2026 154 hiring pool staff in the town's
[1:09:43]
office of community programs.
[1:09:45]
>> Thank you. Do I have a second?
[1:09:47]
>> Second. Uh this was a couple of pool
[1:09:51]
managers that had been put in at
[1:09:53]
lifeguard rates and uh they had to be
[1:09:56]
updated. It was a an oversight on the
[1:09:58]
list that was sent over.
[1:10:00]
>> Right. One person was stricken and then
[1:10:02]
some just adjusting the pay rates.
[1:10:04]
>> Yeah.
[1:10:05]
>> So make sure nobody has any
[1:10:06]
>> I know. Does anybody have I don't know.
[1:10:08]
>> I do. I'm going to abstain. She's not
[1:10:10]
affected by the uh rate change at all.
[1:10:12]
It doesn't affect her but she's a
[1:10:14]
lifeguard so I'll abain.
[1:10:16]
>> Okay. All right.
[1:10:17]
>> Will the clerk please call the role?
[1:10:19]
>> Council member Ramosmanian,
[1:10:21]
>> yes.
[1:10:22]
>> Council member Bolowski,
[1:10:23]
>> abstain.
[1:10:24]
>> Thank you.
[1:10:25]
>> Council member McPartland,
[1:10:27]
>> Council Member Brennan,
[1:10:28]
>> yes.
[1:10:28]
>> Supervisor Cassidy Dorian,
[1:10:30]
>> yes.
[1:10:30]
>> Bye-bye.
[1:10:31]
>> Resolution passes. And with that, I will
[1:10:33]
make a motion to adjurnn. Can I have a
[1:10:35]
second?
[1:10:36]
>> Second.
[1:10:37]
>> All in favor?
[1:10:39]
>> I.
[1:10:40]
>> Good night, everybody.
[1:10:42]
>> Thank you.
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I will I added this button.