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Oh, I'm sorry.
I pledge of allegiance to the flag of

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the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.

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Sorry for the delay. Um, we are we're
recording it, but it won't go live until

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after we're all done tonight.

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Alicia, go ahead, honey.
Roll call. Um, let's see. Megan Borland

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here.
>> Jennifer Chapman.

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Dan Degan
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» Michael Reichenberg
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» Mary Alrech
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» and Warren Repli.
>> Hi.

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» Thank you.
Okay. So, um I'd like a motion to amend

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the agenda under items for special
consideration

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15A resolution 447 of 2026.
Should I read it out loud?

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» Well, it's already on the agenda.
>> It's Yeah, that one is You

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» want me to just add the one I just
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» Yeah, the one you
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agenda to add resolution 449 of 2026
under items of special consideration, a

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resolution for free soccer clinic for
female athletes and also amend the

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agenda to add a discussion under 12E.
Same title.

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» Second.
>> All in favor? I

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» Naz
>> and then anybody uh present at the

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meeting the resolution is located on the
back table there if you want to see it.

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» Okay. There are no public hearings. Um
there are no minutes to accept. All

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official correspondence is on file in
the town clerk's office. Tonight we have

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Sandra Larkin who is going to do a
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So the floor is yours.
>> Hi. How was your

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I should have made you do it.
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um back in November, I sent you all an
email with a letter from Climate Smart,

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which nobody responded to except Megan
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but both of them just said thank you.
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the fact. So since you ignored that, it
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presentation.
Do you all remember the email? Okay. And

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you remember you didn't respond to it.
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Alicia now.

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In the meantime, I'll do what I was
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plastic film challenge that we're doing
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to thank all the residents for going
dropping their stuff off at the library

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and at the transfer station. We are only
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get the bench. I also want to remind
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repair cafe. It's going to be in the old
town hall to go along with the reuse

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ideas that we'd like. So, we're staying
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and nothing else is happening there. So,
we will be there. And the garden has

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their normal monthly meeting on Thursday
at the library at 6:00 to 8. Um, come

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maybe become a member. Garden is
flourishing. It's doing great. Or you

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can just come and you'll definitely walk
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stalled enough.

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So, our air media right now.
>> What's that?

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» Our air media, which is our TV
connection, is not working as well as

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we'd like. We have somebody fixing it in
the moment. So, um I'm trying to pull it

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up on my email so that way I can play it
on the TV. Uh they will in about two

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about that.
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» follow along then with me. Unless you it
hooks up then it's fine.

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» Do you want me to pull it up on my phone
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you're doing it?
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» I just forwarded that to them so the
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» And I apologize for the technical
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» I am such trouble.
>> I break things.

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Are they all okay? Everybody okay? Okay.
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the DEC definition of climate smart is
that climate smart communities is a New

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York state program that helps local
governments take action to reduce

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greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to
changing climate. The program offers

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grants, leadership, recognition, and
free guidance from regional

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coordinators. Registered communities
have made a commitment to act by passing

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the CSC pledge, which we did. Uh,
certified communities are the foremost

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leaders in the state. They have gone
beyond the CSC pledge by completing and

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documenting a suite of actions that
mitigate and adapt to climate change at

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the local level. I want to make it
clear, it is not a committee because

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many people think it is a committee. It
is not. It is part of the government.

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The next shows the pledge that you took
where you pledge to be a climate smart

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community. Set goals, inventory
emissions, plan for climate action,

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decrease community energy use, increase
community use of renewable energy,

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realize benefits of recycling and other
climate smart solid waste management

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practices. Reduce greenhouse gas
emissions through the use of climate

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smart land use tools. enhance community
resilience and prepare for the effects

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of climate change. Support development
of a green innovation economy, inform

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and inspire the public, and commit to an
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Then there's a definition of what is
climate change, but I'm pretty sure all

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of you kind of know that.
Um otherwise, we wouldn't be involved in

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this to begin with. So, you can read
that out at your leisure.

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And then why be a certified climate
smart community? Climate impacts affect

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public health, the underprivileged,
infrastructure, and municipal costs.

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Local actions improve resilience and
long-term sustainability. Being a CCSC

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helps position the town for future
planning and funding opportunities.

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So what we did if you didn't know um we
became bronze and to get that the

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initial level level of certification for
local governments that have enacted

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their commitment to climate action and
taken steps to implement climate smart

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policy and projects. It is a point
system. The requirements um for a bronze

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is 120 points.
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pledge elements. at least one action is
completed under four different pledge

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elements. There are mandatory actions we
had to do. Um the first one being that

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the board
passed a resolution to be a climate

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smart community and also to pick a
coordinator and a climate task force.

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Not a committee again, a climate task
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government, the board.
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then there's other actions.

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So I've been talking about the process
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have to find an action that fits you and
then go after that. And there is a lot

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of documentation.
The documentation has to be uploaded

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to um the DEEC's website.
There's explanations. There's backing

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documents. It's a lot. It's a lot to
document and it's not fun. But there's

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more fun doing the action than uploading
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The kicker though the DEEC has which I
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climate agrees with is that
certification is only valid for 5 years.

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We have I believe just reached the
wonderful 5year mark or we're coming

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very close to it.
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nothing and stay bronze. But once those
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your not certified anymore, which I
think is very wrong because we did all

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those actions and to get move on to the
next step. You have to do half those

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actions again anyhow because you need
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So the next slide is just that action
point submit, review, resubmit, certify,

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expire, resubmit, repeat. It's just a
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And there's an example of a completed
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summarize it and then you have to put
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So everything really has like five
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So here we are. We're bronze. We're
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What needs to be done now?

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All of you need to actually familiarize
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because I don't think you know what we
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website which again I don't think you
did even though I asked for that in we

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all asked for that in the letter. So, we
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did, a climate action plan, a shade
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a recycling and municip building policy.
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those and at least implement what we
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You also need to rebuild the task force.
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We're very tired. We can't go out and
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force." That's something that has to
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So, you need to put a call out if you
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for people to join us. We will mentor
them. We will stay with them. We will

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still be there because we love what we
do and and we're passionate about we

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would do, but we cannot do all this work
alone. We are eight, but we're slowly

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getting down to less than eight.

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And in order to get the points, a lot of
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the plans that we now have here are too
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squeaked by and we were very lucky. But
the comprehensive plan, the open space

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and farmland protection plan, and the
natural resource inventory all need to

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be updated.
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conservation advisory council which
somehow disappeared and no one has

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looked for anyone for that.
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the climate smart task force because
when they were active they looked into

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every single thing that occurred in this
town and did offer advice to the

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planning board that was actually taken.
But now we have no climate advisory

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council.

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the decisions you need to make like soon
I think is if you first of all if you

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want to be a a climate smart community
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those wonderful things
and if you will become more involved

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with the task force and let them know
what what you want done look at the

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actions know the actions I actually gave
Phil a b bunch of actions that I think

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this building could get points for he
needs to review them he's busy right now

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and he doesn't know we're in limbo right
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but I gave them to him. He will look
through them. I know Phil and he will

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work with me. He has worked with me and
he will go through them and hopefully

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get more points. But again, we're
missing a lot of the other points we did

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already that because the plans are too
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I mean, and again, you have to decide if
you want to get to silver. And I

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actually have to check to see if we have
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to silver. That's another interesting
thing I did not check and I apologize

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for that. And then you have to play an
active role which when we were here and

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we were doing things there was really
bad communication to us about things the

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shade policy you know in the playgrounds
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that was put in. I mean there's you got
to talk to us. A simple email is really

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not that hard to do. We don't want phone
calls. We don't want a whole big to-do.

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We don't want this whole big thing. All
we want is an email to say, "Hey, we're

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looking to do this. Did you know climate
does anything with this help get you

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points?" And so that's why we're here to
say, "Please don't forget about us. Pay

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attention to us and and give us some
direction because right now we are very

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much in limbo. Even though we are still
doing many of the things that we set up,

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repair cafe, and we're still educating
people. We're still doing things but not

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getting the points at the moment.
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Thanks, Sandra.
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» I have to I have to say that I really
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building that would go towards
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things I thought
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them every day.
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» So, I know that that's going to help
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» Um, but we're just going to have to talk
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it. I, you know, this is up to
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So, um, now you said that there needs to
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force.
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you have to do a resolution and name who
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force. Actually, the chair of the task
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actually changed from the original, but
I took on the role, but it was never

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very official. So, if you're going to
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what you did last time.
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And I know just name the people on the
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» I know there was a lot entailed with the
with the bronze because

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» and we had a wonderful young lady that
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» Yeah, she's gone a lot but she's gone
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really sure who ours is anymore because
they

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somehow wound up with myerta. I I don't
know. It's a little confusing but like I

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said I haven't actively looked because
there was no reason to. So, do they do

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they treat this every five years as if
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» What's that?
>> Do do you get credit for already being

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in the program or do they make basically
make you reapply every five years?

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» Yeah, you just start from the beginning.
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» Yeah. It's ridiculous.
>> Like I said, the things we did, we have

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to resubmit it. It's messed up. And I
complained already about it.

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» You get no credit for already being in
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» You have to just resubmit what you did.
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You have to resubmit what you did. But
then there's a whole line of other new

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stuff. Right. Then there's other things
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» but like the pledge you took. We have to
resubmit that even though you took the

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pledge. It's it's not a good system.
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» Thank you.
>> Can I ask one question? How many members

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uh does the climate task force have?
Like how many are they supposed to have

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» Like I said, we were eight. Well, we
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eight. Actually, we fluctuated, but
people that really worked on this, there

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was eight of us sort of.
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it'd be good to get some new members to
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advertising for that, um, we just make
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time how many.
>> Yeah, I don't think you're going to get

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100 million people to say the good one,
too.

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» You know, just a few more people would
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» Okay.
>> Does have anything else to eat?

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» We're about five now. You're seeing four
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» saying? Four.
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towards the end. So, I think um at least
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the board of like how many who's
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the number you're looking to get to
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like I think I know who's on the task
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November says there's eight active
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» well, they're not active anymore. Well,
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communication of who's on it and how
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put out there, hey, we're looking for
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you take everybody and you just open it
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point as well is that maybe I'm missing
one of them, but the original resolution

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for this was back in 2016. Um I don't
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so I think there needs to be a
conversation of uh is this the direction

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the town wants to continue? Well, in the
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2016, the pledge. So there might have
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presentation that's
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» Yeah. So the pledge was taken uh 10
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» Yeah. And I think the task force was
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» 2020.
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» So I think this is a conversation that
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I do think that overall um the task
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Um I want to start off by saying I
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bronze. I know how much work that was.
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from what I've seen um was supportive of
all the initiatives that you brought

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forward and it has been part of the
discussion. So, you know, the we adopted

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uh a program that New York State
recommended for green uh detergents and

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stuff like that if we can use it. I know
like the um the bus stop, we had

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discussions about the bus stop, the town
hall, I mean, you guys were very

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involved with that um and walking the
building and giving Phil and I input on

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that. So, I just want to make sure that
you guys understand like from my

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standpoint, I'm not going to speak for
everybody else, is that um I believe in

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this and anytime I've been asked to
help, I've tried to help and I'd be

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supportive of continuing it. I
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um yeah, I mean I think it's definitely
not something that the town the five of

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us are going to be very active in
physically going out and completing

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tasks.
>> No, that's not what we're asking. No, I

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know. We need but we do need a liaison.
>> Well, you do have we just I don't we and

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a backup is making.
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» Yeah. So, we've had discussions in the
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letter that you sent um asked us to
reconvene when the new board took uh

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place this year. Um and there have been
discussions and we did initially discuss

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the lison which was one of your concerns
in your your letter. Um you know we

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can't we got to keep checking off things
that you put in your letter but know

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that it wasn't ignored. Uh the letter
was asking us when the

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» like I said Scott Cookingham just said
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» I would have we all would have
appreciated that.

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» Yeah. So, um
>> it's common courtesy.

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» So, yeah, I think we uh have to continue
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from there, but um
>> I mean, you really should familiarize

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yourself with the app.
>> So, can you actually send us the website

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because the website you sent us?
>> I will send it again.

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» It doesn't work. So, try clicking the
link. It doesn't go anywhere. So,

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» um if you can send us a new link, I
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though because we've had many
conversations and you guys have done

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many presentations about the work you've
done and the different initiatives. Um

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so um I've gone to seminars at
Association of Towns. I've sat in many

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climate smart uh classes before. So um I
appreciate it but like some of us have

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taken the time to look at it. Um the
assumption that nobody knows any of the

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things you guys have done is just
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» well, it's more about what we what's
>> we're here to support moving forward.

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» Yeah. And that we're I'm just saying is
there's a lot of assumptions being made

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that just are not true. So, um I'm here
to support you guys. You tell me what

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you need me to do and I I'm here to help
you. So, if you need stuff on the

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agenda, if you need us to discuss stuff,
send me an email and I'll get it on the

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agenda and we'll talk about
>> All you need is guidance. I

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» I have a question. Do you have a meeting
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» No, because we're kind of in limbo.
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be helpful for me um is if we could sit
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since I'm a you know, alternate liaison
to be happy with the uh supervisor

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Alrech also wants to attend uh to sit
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of what the board could do um and maybe
share some of the resources that you

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have as far as um you know the the
resolution. Um, I've I have seen it

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because sometimes I just do deep dives
into old minutes and resolutions and I

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see uh see these things but they can be
very challenging to find within our

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system to pull up a resolution from
8 10 years ago is is pretty hard to do.

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Um, so if you have all of that that you
could you know that we could share

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documents and then
>> the pledge is in the presentation so you

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have that resolution.
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out. Okay. Okay. The first task would be
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task force members. The second step
would be to um pass a resolution forming

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the climate action committee, right?
Really step out exactly the actions that

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the town board would need to do to
support you because I absolutely, you

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know, support you. So I, you know, I've
worked with you on the climate smart

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survey even when I wasn't a town board
member and I did jump in and become a

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secondary liaison because I want to, you
know, and the supervisor has a lot on on

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her plate. So I'd be happy to meet with
you anytime and start making that list

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and checking it off.
>> Okay. I we'll be in touch and we'll let

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you know when we're meeting.
>> Great. Thank you so much.

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» Thank you, Sandra.
>> Thank you.

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Okay. This time I'd like a motion to
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meeting. Three minutes per person, one
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» So moved.
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» All in favor?
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» I.
>> Would anybody like to speak?

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Okay. Not seeing any, I'd like a motion
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the meeting.
>> So moved.

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» Second.
>> All in favor? Hi.

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» Hi.
>> Okay. New business discussion. Um

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activity 12A activities at the mill site
on Memorial Day weekend. Um we're going

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to have our the normal Memorial Day
weekend celebration at the mill site and

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um today Todd spoke to the commissioners
about um who was going to take care of

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where the fence was and make sure that
we were going to at least have it

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covered up and have grass as much as
possible. The fence has been taken down

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and it's behind the monument now so that
everything can get done there without

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any kind of issue.
Um 12B 57th annual professional

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municipal cir clerk's week. I guess I
got to read this.

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Okay. The town of Pleasant Valley Town
Board proclamation 57th annual

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professional municipal clerk's week May
3rd through the 9th of 2026.

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Whereas the office of the professional
municipal clerk, a time timehonored and

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vital part of local government exists
through the world. And whereas the

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office of the professional municipal
clerk is the oldest among public

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servants. And whereas the office of the
professional municipal clerk provides

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the professional link between the
citizens, the local government bodies,

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the agencies of the government at other
at other levels. And whereas

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professional municipal clerks have
pledged to be ever mindful of their

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neutrality and impartiality,
rendering equal service to all. And

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whereas the professional, excuse me,
whereas the professional municipal clerk

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stirs serves as the information center
of functions, local government, and

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community. And whereas the professional
municipal clerks continually strive to

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improve the administration of the
affairs of the office of the

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professional municipal clerk through
participation in education programs,

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seminars, workshops, and the annual
meetings of their state, provincial,

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county, and international professional
organizations.

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Whereas it is most appropriate that we
recognize the accompl accomplishments of

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the office of the professional municipal
clerk. Now therefore, I, Mary Alchre,

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supervisor of the town of Posa Valley,
do hereby recognize the week of May 3rd

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through 9th as professional mun
municipal clerk's week and further

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extend appreciation to our professional
municipal clerk Mary Beth Mure and her

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deputy municipal clerks Kathy Miller and
Deborah Dooall and all professional

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municipal clerks for the vital services
they perform and their exemplary

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dedication to the communities they
represent. dated today, May 4th, 2026.

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Okay. Uh 12 C. Um a discussion regarding
proposed local law B to reschedule town

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of board assessment review from the 4th
Tuesday in May to Wednesday after 4th

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Tuesday in May and scheduling a public
hearing for Monday 5:18.

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So this is because our assessor is not
available that day. He does a few couple

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of towns and it um conflicts and
sometimes we get him first and sometimes

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we don't. So this that's all this is is
to change the date but we have to do a

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local law in order to do it. Um, so it's
a local law changing the date from the

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town of Pleasant Valley, Pleasant Valley
Board of Assessment Review to hear real

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property tax complaints to the Wednesday
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each year. So many days a so many days
after as the board of assessment review

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deems necessary.
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» Yeah, absolutely. So, um,

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how does this get, if we pass this law,
how does this get communicated to the

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public? Because
>> we're going to have to disseminate it to

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the public.
>> Yeah. So, how is that, what's going to

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be the requirement of that?
>> You know, you put it on your website,

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» Facebook,
>> on your your town board,

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communications board,
>> right?

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» I mean, that's the only way. And this
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somebody showed up here on the normal
date, they would they would come back to

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come back the next day. It's the next
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» Pass one last year or
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this before.
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effect. So it will
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only good for this year or is it always
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» in effect for next year?
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That's right. Okay.
But yeah, I was going to mention that to

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you that you really have to make sure
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» So we'll put it on the legal boards all
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» Right. Right.
>> Put put it on Facebook and put it on way

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the the website. Right.
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» You might want to put a few signs around
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you know, public places.
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27th since that's the Wednesday after
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» No, it's the day after.
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Tuesday in May, which I think would be
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Tuesday in May is May 26th.
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the Wednesday following the fourth
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» So for this year,
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» Okay.
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we'll announce it again at future
meetings.

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» Yeah, we'll do this at the definitely at
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Okay. 12D discussion regarding request
to invite the Duchess County Water

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uh authority to present the Valley Dale
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Interconnection proposal.
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» thank you. Um so we all know that that
water is vital to Pleasant Valley's

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future. Um, and I've been focused really
on Main Street with beautifification and

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economic development, and I want to keep
moving that forward. Um, so, uh, I'd

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like to ask the board to invite the D
the Duchess County Water Authority to

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present a proposal that they have, uh,
that right now is conceptual, um, to

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bring water from Hyde Park, um, through
town to the Valley system. uh they

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already manage the valleyell system and
so this would be an interconnection and

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regionalized water plan. It wasn't
really possible to do this uh five years

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ago. The Hyde Park system has been
expanding um over and over. Uh but now

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they have a pretty clear actionable plan
uh that would bring water uh down West

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Road across Main Street. It would serve
our schools and potentially if uh there

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were other users that wanted access to
it, uh they could request access. Um and

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then it would connect to the Valley
community uh which has an aging small

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plant. Um and the homeowners there are
are having difficulty with very high

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bills as that that plant ages. Um and
there's also a significant issue with

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POS in the water um in the Valley area
as well as countywide that needs to be

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addressed. Um the water authority
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um would uh at this time they
conservatively estimate would be 70%

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00:33:57,519 --> 00:34:06,240
grant-f funded and possibly more both
because of uh need-based grants um as

416
00:34:03,279 --> 00:34:11,919
well as uh grants that are now available
because of emerging contaminants in the

417
00:34:08,720 --> 00:34:15,280
area. Uh and it would it could help take
care of some of the emerging

418
00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:21,679
contaminants that we have in some of our
public water systems already in town.

419
00:34:18,399 --> 00:34:26,240
Um, obviously we also have a proposal
from Delaware Engineering. Um, I'd love

420
00:34:23,919 --> 00:34:31,599
to hear an update on that proposal as
well. Um, the intent of this is not to

421
00:34:28,879 --> 00:34:36,159
choose one over the other. Um, it is
just to make sure that we uh are working

422
00:34:33,919 --> 00:34:41,520
on our our water issue and keeping it on
the front burner. Um, so I think the

423
00:34:39,839 --> 00:34:45,919
public should look at this proposal,
invite the water authority to come here

424
00:34:44,079 --> 00:34:52,560
and present. they are more than willing
to uh you know have a um discussion with

425
00:34:49,919 --> 00:34:57,920
the community about the option that they
are proposing what may or may not work

426
00:34:55,119 --> 00:35:02,480
for our community. Um so I'd like to
invite them and have them come out and I

427
00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:07,040
would also love to uh get an update on
the um Delaware engineering project so

428
00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:12,960
that we can move forward and choose a
plan that fits our community. Thank you.

429
00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:16,560
Well, actually, they were supposed to be
here tonight, but I put them off because

430
00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:18,960
of this.
>> Okay.

431
00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:23,839
» Because I didn't I wasn't going to step
on any toes. I didn't know anything

432
00:35:21,359 --> 00:35:26,240
about this, so I wasn't told ahead of
time.

433
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:29,760
» We talked about it a couple months ago
in February.

434
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:32,800
» Um, I mentioned to you that that they
had I had talked to them about Valley

435
00:35:31,839 --> 00:35:37,359
Dale.
>> Um, and and I said I would like to meet

436
00:35:35,359 --> 00:35:42,240
with them. Well, I probably would have
had them here tonight if I had known

437
00:35:39,839 --> 00:35:45,760
what this was actually about, but I will
have them here the next time.

438
00:35:43,839 --> 00:35:51,839
» Okay, that would be great.
>> Um, so should we do would should we do a

439
00:35:48,240 --> 00:35:57,280
motion to invite the Duchess uh water
authority or should I make that?

440
00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:59,200
» So, move forward.
>> All in favor?

441
00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:03,280
» We need a second.
>> Second.

442
00:36:02,079 --> 00:36:06,320
» All in favor? I
>> I

443
00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:10,720
» Naz
may I ask um I did check with them about

444
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:17,200
their availability. They could come to
the 18th. Um should we do a a water a

445
00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:22,000
water party on the 18th and have both
presentations come?

446
00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:25,359
» Well, I'd like I'd like to talk to um
Delaware that I the people that I work

447
00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:29,280
with first.
>> Okay. So, I'll speak with them about the

448
00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:33,520
18th and then we'll see where Delaware
lands and and that would be great. I'd

449
00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:38,079
recommend you do them on different
nights.

450
00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:42,400
» It might it might be lengthy. Um
>> well, we already have a couple things on

451
00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:47,040
the agenda for the next meeting anyway.
So,

452
00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:52,400
okay. Um old business.
>> Hold on. We have that free soccer clinic

453
00:36:49,839 --> 00:36:55,839
that we added the discussion.
>> Oh, it's going on 12. I'm sorry.

454
00:36:54,160 --> 00:37:02,280
» As a discussion. Yeah. I'm just going to
refer to Tracy, the soccer director, to

455
00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:02,280
explain this.

456
00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:16,880
Hey everybody. Um, we've historically
held um, soccer clinics for our existing

457
00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:20,640
uh, registered players in the past. Um,
it's usually something that I just would

458
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:26,240
work out with the recreation director
and we would offer it to already

459
00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:32,000
registered kids. Um that's been anything
from skills and personal player

460
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:37,760
development clinics to uh goalkeeper
clinics. The the need for this specific

461
00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:42,000
clinic and why it's hopefully going to
be offered for female athletes is I've

462
00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:46,400
been approached by some of the coaches
in our coaching community who have

463
00:37:44,079 --> 00:37:51,440
daughters who are about to age up into
the LDT age group.

464
00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:57,280
Um this is a critical age for female
athletes. This is uh 10 and 11 year old

465
00:37:54,720 --> 00:38:01,599
uh girls who are playing in co-ed
divisions. When we are inhouse, it's

466
00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:06,960
they're playing with their friends and
their friends know them. It is a safe

467
00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:12,320
and inclusive environment. once they age
out and we are playing in the LDT um

468
00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:17,839
which is limited distance travel. We are
playing against other towns

469
00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:25,119
um predominantly boy teams because the
larger programs in the surrounding clubs

470
00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:30,800
are able to offer female uh teams at a
younger age than we are. We are

471
00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:36,640
respectively a pretty small program. So
we don't have enough girls to start um

472
00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:42,560
female only teams at 8 or 9 years old.
So we wait until they divide to that LDT

473
00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:46,640
age. Um this year we currently have a
co-ed team but they are playing mostly

474
00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:50,960
boy onlyly teams because these larger
clubs are able to have the numbers to

475
00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:56,800
sustain girl only teams and the girl
only teams play other girl only teams.

476
00:38:55,119 --> 00:39:02,560
um
developmentally wise, uh social wise,

477
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:06,960
it's important to give girls a very
inclusive and safe space and encourage

478
00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:12,640
them to not be discouraged by the
physicality that boys start to play at

479
00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:17,280
this age. Um boys really start to get
very physical and and girls tend to want

480
00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:22,480
to play a more strategic teamwork-based
game. Um, and it's it's in the rare

481
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:27,920
occasion where we've been able to
nurture that, it has proven to be very

482
00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:32,800
successful. Um, a few years ago, my
daughter was one on on on one of the

483
00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:39,359
first female girl teams in Pleasant
Valley, and it was really great to see.

484
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:46,079
Um, historically, LMS and Arlington High
School would only choose athletes from

485
00:39:42,079 --> 00:39:51,359
Lraange Soccer Club. and they chose 18
girls the year that my daughter was able

486
00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:55,839
to play sports and 12 of her teammates
from Pleasant Valley were on that team.

487
00:39:53,599 --> 00:40:00,079
We were more than half of the team. So,
we are developing players here. You

488
00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:06,480
don't need travel soccer to develop
players. You don't need travel soccer um

489
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:12,960
and and large clubs to be able to do for
kids what soccer can do for them. But I

490
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:18,320
see a group similar to the group that my
daughter played in. And I have coaches

491
00:40:15,359 --> 00:40:22,960
that are motivated. And right now there
are clubs advertising for girl only

492
00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:28,960
tryyous. And that draws people away from
our club and our ability to support and

493
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:34,079
nurture girls in girl programming. So by
having a clinic, it's kind of almost

494
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:37,680
similar to another club holding a
tryyout. It's just letting them know

495
00:40:35,440 --> 00:40:41,440
that we have a safe and inclusive space,
that they're going to be supported and

496
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:46,240
nurtured, and they can also get a sense
of uh what their team will feel like and

497
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:52,240
develop chemistry before they hit the
fields when they all age up in the next

498
00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:56,880
soccer year. So, that specific age group
is to target the kids who are either

499
00:40:54,560 --> 00:41:01,040
currently going to remain in that age
group, um who are currently playing on a

500
00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:07,319
co-ed team, and include the girls who
are about to age up into that division.

501
00:41:04,319 --> 00:41:07,319
So

502
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:12,440
» awesome. Thank you so much.
>> Yeah. Any questions?

503
00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:25,839
Okay. Old business discussion. Um a
discussion of uh economic development

504
00:41:24,319 --> 00:41:30,560
advisory committee appointments.
Councilwoman Borland.

505
00:41:28,079 --> 00:41:38,800
» Uh thank you. Um so I do have a
resolution for the appointments. um in

506
00:41:34,240 --> 00:41:43,280
the packet. Um and uh we had five
applicants. They're all excellent

507
00:41:40,319 --> 00:41:47,040
applicants. Um so I would just like to
say, you know, I sent the town board a

508
00:41:45,599 --> 00:41:50,160
letter about each of them, but I'd like
is it all right if I say a little bit

509
00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:56,480
about each of them so that the public
kind of has the confidence of knowing

510
00:41:52,640 --> 00:42:01,599
who is on the committee. Um so after we
appoint them tonight um so we will have

511
00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:06,000
uh Gary Serin who is a communications
professional uh who is getting a

512
00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:11,839
master's in sustainability
um and has a strong academic lens for

513
00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:16,400
local economic development. Mary Meyer
uh who has solid business experience and

514
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:21,280
a familiarity with the town's existing
plans including the comprehensive plan

515
00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:26,079
and recreation master plan. Um so she's
very focused on making better use of

516
00:42:23,119 --> 00:42:32,400
what we have to implement ideas. Uh we
have Heather Ravenet who is a policy um

517
00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:36,960
writer for IBM. So she has a corporate
background but her husband owns a small

518
00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:41,760
business. So she has an insight into
both large scale and small business

519
00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:46,720
needs. U Melissa Arpino who's a lifelong
resident um and a small business owner

520
00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:52,560
uh who has strong skills in event
planning and community outreach. Um and

521
00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:58,640
then Keith Doyle who has a degree in
economics and finance um and lives uh

522
00:42:56,319 --> 00:43:03,520
has lifelong Pleasant Valley resident as
well um and he has experience in

523
00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:08,000
government and policy. So we have some
really great people who applied um so

524
00:43:05,839 --> 00:43:14,160
I'm happy to have the board consider
appointing them tonight.

525
00:43:11,359 --> 00:43:19,839
» Awesome. Very exciting. Thank you.
>> Thank you.

526
00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:23,440
Okay. Um, personnel committee profile of
recreation director candidate,

527
00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:28,960
discussion of vacancies, interviews.
Councilwoman Borland.

528
00:43:25,839 --> 00:43:34,960
» Um, so first I sent to the board the
suggestions for the survey for the

529
00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:39,280
recreation director. Um, really it would
just be a survey of the community to say

530
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:44,079
what qualities are we looking for? What
should we prioritize in looking at the

531
00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:49,520
candidates? you know, how important it
is to you that they're connected to the

532
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:54,960
community, etc. And then that um once it
would be complete, it would be used as a

533
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:59,119
lens for our interviews. Um
I didn't want to send that to the

534
00:43:56,720 --> 00:44:03,440
personnel attorney until everyone had
looked at the draft and and made any

535
00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:08,560
tweaks to it that we wanted to make so
we wouldn't, you know, pay for multiple

536
00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:15,280
revisions. Um so I'm happy to get any
feedback on that. Um, and I did kind of

537
00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:20,000
time it out if we, um, you know, make a
motion tonight to send it to the

538
00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:24,560
personnel attorney to review and after
that, you know, post it to the for

539
00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:30,960
community the community to complete the
survey um, with a deadline before um,

540
00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:36,480
May 16th, then we would definitely have
it in hand. Um if I think at the

541
00:44:34,319 --> 00:44:40,480
personnel committee level we had kind of
timed out maybe that we'd be looking at

542
00:44:38,720 --> 00:44:45,359
the first meeting in June for an
appointment for rec director um if we

543
00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:49,839
had enough applicants and all that went
well. So that would at least make sure

544
00:44:47,839 --> 00:44:57,200
that that survey was complete and wasn't
holding anything up. Um so I would

545
00:44:52,560 --> 00:45:02,000
request uh you know that motion to um
send send the the survey to the

546
00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:08,640
personnel attorney as well as a post
once once reviewed by the attorney to uh

547
00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:11,520
post to the website and and Facebook for
community input.

548
00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:16,400
» Make a motion. I
>> will make Oh, go ahead.

549
00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:20,560
» A second. Just a question. Um, where's
the data going from the survey when it's

550
00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:22,480
done?
>> To the personnel committee, I would

551
00:45:22,079 --> 00:45:24,400
think.
>> Okay.

552
00:45:23,200 --> 00:45:27,119
» You want to add that to the motion?
>> Well, I'm just wondering who's

553
00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:31,599
collecting like when I fill the survey
out, where's it going?

554
00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:36,560
» Um, so we could do a couple of options,
but I mean, I think the easiest thing

555
00:45:33,280 --> 00:45:41,040
would be to do Google a Google form and
then that data would go into that.

556
00:45:39,599 --> 00:45:46,160
» Okay. Can we just
>> Can we do it to a town

557
00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:49,359
» account? I just think it we just want to
make sure it's going.

558
00:45:47,359 --> 00:45:51,359
» Maybe we could have the legislative aid.
>> The legislative aid

559
00:45:50,400 --> 00:45:54,560
» the survey.
>> Perfect.

560
00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:59,040
» Yeah, that would be great.
>> So, just to be clear, it's going to

561
00:45:55,920 --> 00:46:02,720
personnel committee and the board.
>> Well, I think I'm fine with the um

562
00:46:01,040 --> 00:46:06,960
» the legislative aid could create
>> the results going to the personnel

563
00:46:04,160 --> 00:46:09,760
committee, but all the survey responses
will go to the legislative aid and then

564
00:46:08,319 --> 00:46:13,119
go to you guys.
>> She could compile them. That would be

565
00:46:11,839 --> 00:46:15,359
that's a great idea. Thank you. and I'll
make sure it gets sent to Brooke

566
00:46:14,400 --> 00:46:23,200
tomorrow morning.
>> Thank you so much. Um and then um the

567
00:46:20,079 --> 00:46:26,000
regarding vacancies for the personnel
committee um

568
00:46:24,400 --> 00:46:28,240
» just a quick point about we just have to
finish the vote on that motion quick.

569
00:46:27,599 --> 00:46:32,319
» Oh yeah.
>> All in favor?

570
00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:41,200
» I naz.
>> No problem. Um so um as I believe that

571
00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:47,280
we have uh vacancies on the planning
board, one on the planning board, one uh

572
00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:54,079
zoning board alternate.
Um the beautifification committee did

573
00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:59,520
ask if we could um repost
the vacancy on the beautifification

574
00:46:56,640 --> 00:47:04,319
committee. Um, and then I don't know if
while we're at it, we want to do the

575
00:47:02,240 --> 00:47:09,200
conservation advisory council, wait on
that for a future meeting. Um, that's I

576
00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:14,000
have looked into that. That's supposed
to have seven members and at least on

577
00:47:11,359 --> 00:47:18,319
our website, we have uh four posted, but
I don't believe they have current

578
00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:24,640
appointments. Um, by resolution, I think
they expired um December 31st of last

579
00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:28,480
year. So I don't know if we want to
choose to advertise any of these

580
00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:30,400
vacancies at this time. I would ask for
the beautifification one because the

581
00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:33,760
committee did
>> I'm sorry you wanted to advertise for

582
00:47:32,079 --> 00:47:40,800
which ones the
>> we have planning board because Mr. Fra

583
00:47:36,560 --> 00:47:45,440
passed away. Um zoning um board
alternate.

584
00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:52,960
Um and then the beautifification asked
to repost to seek a more applicants for

585
00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:57,280
that um before their next meeting.
>> Can I ask a legal question? It's more of

586
00:47:55,520 --> 00:48:02,560
a procedural like just to make this
easier. is like uh Warren, do we like

587
00:48:01,280 --> 00:48:07,440
for example, we're going to end up
appointing most likely an alternate on

588
00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:11,760
the planning board to fill up uh the the
vacancy?

589
00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:17,520
What is the legal reason that we have to
come before the town board to make a

590
00:48:13,920 --> 00:48:22,880
motion to allow people to advertise for
like volunteer positions? If there's a

591
00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:26,640
vacancy, do we have to I'm just thinking
like we have all these different things.

592
00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:30,240
Wouldn't it be a lot easier just if we
legally are allowed to do it to just

593
00:48:28,559 --> 00:48:33,359
have the personnel committee and the
supervisor figure out the vacancies and

594
00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:36,079
just put them out?
>> I don't know if there's any legal

595
00:48:34,720 --> 00:48:41,520
requirement for you to do.
>> I I had asked I think Emily about this a

596
00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:45,359
couple of weeks ago because of this had
happened that we hadn't had a motion to

597
00:48:43,440 --> 00:48:50,800
advertise something and I said is that a
requirement? She she agreed with with

598
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:56,319
Warren that it isn't. It's just been the
practice of the board to do so. And so

599
00:48:54,160 --> 00:49:00,960
at that time she said we'll just do the
request in the meeting. Um but we could

600
00:48:58,480 --> 00:49:05,680
change that practice and say okay if the
committee itself for let's say uh the

601
00:49:03,920 --> 00:49:09,839
chair of the planning board committee
has a vacancy planning board has a

602
00:49:07,839 --> 00:49:14,720
vacancy they could request a town board
member to I I don't know how

603
00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:18,800
» so I'm I'll make a motion moving forward
that if there's any vacancies within the

604
00:49:17,119 --> 00:49:23,680
town that have already been established
by the town board that the town clerk

605
00:49:21,839 --> 00:49:27,839
the legislative aid and the supervisor
have the right and obligation to

606
00:49:26,160 --> 00:49:32,040
advertise them without having to wait
for the town board to give them

607
00:49:29,040 --> 00:49:32,040
permission.

608
00:49:32,319 --> 00:49:36,400
» Second.
>> All in favor?

609
00:49:34,559 --> 00:49:41,200
» I
>> And can we just make sure that that is

610
00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:44,160
translated to the legislative aid's
obviously here, but can we make sure

611
00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:46,640
that's communicated to the clerk's
office because there has been confusion

612
00:49:45,599 --> 00:49:50,079
in the past.
>> Yeah.

613
00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:56,720
» Okay. Awesome. Thank And and that that
said, should we just we should could we

614
00:49:53,280 --> 00:50:00,960
have a discussion um supervisor about
the conservation advisory council and

615
00:49:58,720 --> 00:50:08,839
how to proceed with that and then you
can have the legislative aid advertise

616
00:50:03,440 --> 00:50:08,839
it if it's appropriate to do so.

617
00:50:13,359 --> 00:50:20,319
» Should we have a meeting with Climate
Smart first? Well, the the conservation

618
00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:25,599
advisory council is a separate body. Um
that it's a seven member body. It's been

619
00:50:22,480 --> 00:50:30,800
formed by resolution. Um it's but it
hasn't had appointments

620
00:50:28,240 --> 00:50:35,280
of late. So it needs probably needs a
whole new advertisement for all the

621
00:50:33,599 --> 00:50:39,040
members. I'm not sure. There were there
are four members on our town website.

622
00:50:37,359 --> 00:50:42,760
I'm not sure if they're active or not.
So we'd have to check.

623
00:50:44,480 --> 00:50:47,599
» Okay.
You're up.

624
00:50:47,200 --> 00:50:52,000
» Oh,
>> discussion.

625
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:57,280
Uh 13C regarding authorizing the
attorney to the town to sign a consent

626
00:50:55,040 --> 00:51:01,839
and order judgment in the matter of 199
West Road LLC versus Pleasant Valley

627
00:50:59,440 --> 00:51:04,880
Board of Assessment Review. And I'm
going to hand it over to you, Warren.

628
00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:10,559
» Not much to discuss. This is a
taxertiary oop sorry.

629
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:17,520
This is a tax certiary proceeding that
um for for one year um and we've been

630
00:51:14,880 --> 00:51:24,640
working on this um and through the
courts uh and uh reached a resolution

631
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:29,760
uh where the original request was a
reduction in the assessment uh from

632
00:51:27,760 --> 00:51:33,240
2,870,000
to 717,494.

633
00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:41,200
Um the Arlington School District
intervened in this action which means

634
00:51:38,720 --> 00:51:46,800
that they have to consent to whatever we
do and we have negotiated a settlement

635
00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:51,880
which provides for reduction in the
assessment uh to 2,758,200

636
00:51:52,400 --> 00:52:04,079
uh constituting a reduction of $111,800
which we think is a good solution for

637
00:52:00,559 --> 00:52:11,839
the town. and they have waved all all
refunds. So they waved refunds not only

638
00:52:07,920 --> 00:52:16,960
from uh to for us or but also for the
school district. So

639
00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:23,040
» can I just ask ament question for you?
So I'm looking at the um terms of this

640
00:52:21,359 --> 00:52:27,280
here, right? I think I don't know what
you would call this, but I'm looking at

641
00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:30,280
the resolution
and

642
00:52:33,599 --> 00:52:40,800
Sorry, I was looking at the wrong one
here. Um, the second paragraph,

643
00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:46,640
the petition saw a reduction in the
assessment of 2.8 million to 717.

644
00:52:45,280 --> 00:52:50,480
» That's just saying that that's what they
were looking for. And then paragraph

645
00:52:48,880 --> 00:52:51,760
four is what we're agreeing to.
>> Yeah.

646
00:52:50,800 --> 00:53:00,240
» Okay.
>> Thank you. Um, so I've prepared a um um

647
00:52:56,640 --> 00:53:04,160
uh a well the
petitioners council has prepared a

648
00:53:02,160 --> 00:53:10,640
consent order and judgment. It's been
approved by the uh our assessor. So um

649
00:53:08,559 --> 00:53:16,079
just like some authority to settle this
case and we vote on it.

650
00:53:13,680 --> 00:53:19,480
» Thank you. Thank you. I almost said G.
Thank you Warren.

651
00:53:19,839 --> 00:53:27,599
» Okay. Um, we will move on to
resolutions.

652
00:53:24,559 --> 00:53:33,040
Um, I'd like a motion for resolution 442
of 2026, a resolution authorizing town

653
00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:36,319
supervisor to execute an agreement for
joint neighborhood recreation center

654
00:53:34,800 --> 00:53:39,599
between the town of Pleasant Valley and
the Arlington Central School District.

655
00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:42,960
» So moved.
>> Second.

656
00:53:40,960 --> 00:53:47,200
Um, do you want to say anything about
this or?

657
00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:51,680
» Yeah, I mean this is a um a very simple
agreement that the uh town and the

658
00:53:49,760 --> 00:53:58,079
school district have been following for
quite some time. I think it's been

659
00:53:54,319 --> 00:54:04,240
rather informal. Um, and apparently it's
worked out without any problems. Uh this

660
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:10,240
was brought to our attention because uh
the little league uses one of the fields

661
00:54:06,880 --> 00:54:16,240
and they wanted an agreement uh between
the town and the school district to

662
00:54:12,559 --> 00:54:21,599
allow the uh little little league to uh
have advertisements on their field and

663
00:54:18,880 --> 00:54:27,680
to solicit for those advertisements. And
the way we've negotiated this

664
00:54:25,040 --> 00:54:33,599
resolution and agreement is that the
little league uh will be able to keep

665
00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:41,040
the proceeds of the advertisement and I
made a few tweaks to the um original

666
00:54:36,880 --> 00:54:46,720
agreement. Uh nothing major. Um I didn't
want to if it's been working well, I

667
00:54:43,359 --> 00:54:49,920
didn't want to uh hamper that. So, um,
just some minor things that I don't

668
00:54:48,319 --> 00:54:57,920
think the school district will have any
problems with. So, we would urge you to,

669
00:54:54,319 --> 00:55:00,480
uh, adopt that resolution.
>> Thank you, Warren.

670
00:54:58,720 --> 00:55:04,720
» I just have a question on that. Um, with
the basketball program, I know one thing

671
00:55:02,240 --> 00:55:08,240
that had helped is we we had town
employees

672
00:55:06,319 --> 00:55:11,200
like staffing during the games. That
made a big difference because a couple

673
00:55:09,599 --> 00:55:14,079
years ago, we were about to lose access
to the schools and when we started

674
00:55:12,559 --> 00:55:16,559
putting those kids in there as like
guards, so to speak. Are we going to do

675
00:55:15,599 --> 00:55:19,520
that again?
>> We are. Okay.

676
00:55:17,599 --> 00:55:23,119
» That I don't think we would still be in
the school if we hadn't done that.

677
00:55:21,040 --> 00:55:29,040
» The only thing I added
>> to to this was a little bit more

678
00:55:25,280 --> 00:55:34,880
formality in scheduling uh the the times
when we can use the various facilities.

679
00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:38,480
Um so I put that into the writer also.
>> I mean to to give a little more color so

680
00:55:36,640 --> 00:55:42,160
what what those employees were doing.
They were essentially high school kids,

681
00:55:39,839 --> 00:55:44,559
but they were keeping
parents were letting their kids go and

682
00:55:43,440 --> 00:55:48,640
they were letting them run all over the
school and they were doing not awesome

683
00:55:46,559 --> 00:55:53,119
things in the building. So the these
kids were keeping those other little

684
00:55:51,200 --> 00:55:56,799
kids out of the rooms and whatever. It
helped, but

685
00:55:55,040 --> 00:56:02,559
yeah, that's all.
>> No, it definitely helped.

686
00:56:00,319 --> 00:56:09,520
Okay. All in favor?
>> I naz.

687
00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:15,599
Okay. Uh motion for uh resolution 443 of
2026, a res resolution authorizing the

688
00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:20,720
attorney to the town to sign a consent
order and judgment in the matter of 199

689
00:56:18,160 --> 00:56:22,880
West Road LLC versus Pleasant Valley
Board of Assessment Review.

690
00:56:22,160 --> 00:56:24,880
» So moved.
>> Second.

691
00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:31,440
» All in favor?
>> I naz.

692
00:56:27,680 --> 00:56:36,319
» Okay. I'd like a motion for 444 2026
appointing members of the Economic

693
00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:39,119
Development Advisory Council.
>> Oh, sorry.

694
00:56:38,319 --> 00:56:45,280
» Second.
>> Um, I just wanted to say that it's uh

695
00:56:41,920 --> 00:56:49,760
this this resolution includes the
members of Mary Meyer, Melissa Arpino,

696
00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:51,920
Heather
Revan,

697
00:56:51,200 --> 00:56:58,319
» Revenette,
>> Revenette, Gory Sarin, and Keith Doyle.

698
00:56:56,720 --> 00:57:00,880
All in favor? I
>> I

699
00:56:58,960 --> 00:57:07,680
» Naz
and I need a um motion for 445 of 2026

700
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:11,040
authorizing payment of abstract number
5P of 2026.

701
00:57:09,760 --> 00:57:13,440
» So move
>> second.

702
00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:19,520
» All in favor? I
>> I naz.

703
00:57:15,920 --> 00:57:24,079
» And I'd like a motion for 446 of 2026, a
resolution commencing the local law

704
00:57:21,200 --> 00:57:29,119
adoption process for proposed local law
B of 2026, changing the date of the

705
00:57:26,799 --> 00:57:30,640
board of assessment reviews grievance
day.

706
00:57:29,839 --> 00:57:33,200
» So moved.
>> Second.

707
00:57:32,079 --> 00:57:36,640
» All in favor?
>> I.

708
00:57:34,000 --> 00:57:40,240
» Nays.
And

709
00:57:37,680 --> 00:57:44,240
» I'll make a motion to allow resolution
447 to 2026 on the agenda.

710
00:57:42,880 --> 00:57:48,240
» Second.
>> All in favor?

711
00:57:45,359 --> 00:57:53,200
» I. Nays.
>> I'd like a motion for 447 to 2026, a

712
00:57:51,599 --> 00:57:58,960
resolution authorizing the attorney of
the town to execute a stipulation of

713
00:57:55,119 --> 00:58:04,240
settlement in order Milestone Square E
equities LLC uh versus the assessor of

714
00:58:02,400 --> 00:58:07,359
the town of Pleasant Valley for a tax
searcherary proceeding. So moved.

715
00:58:06,880 --> 00:58:12,640
» Second.
>> I just have a question.

716
00:58:09,440 --> 00:58:15,200
» Um on page three, Warren, um
>> what

717
00:58:13,680 --> 00:58:18,559
» of
whatever the stipulation settlement

718
00:58:17,680 --> 00:58:22,880
order?
>> Yes. So page three of it, it has

719
00:58:20,720 --> 00:58:26,240
different charts or tables
>> that show each year and the original and

720
00:58:25,040 --> 00:58:32,559
final.
>> Um the bottom one there says parcel

721
00:58:29,920 --> 00:58:39,680
number and address final 2026 2027
assessment 2.4 4 million.

722
00:58:35,839 --> 00:58:46,000
Um I'm I guess I'm just having Can you
explain how the table above that has

723
00:58:42,799 --> 00:58:50,880
2026 as the final being 4.2,
but down there it has it as 2.4.

724
00:58:48,079 --> 00:58:56,319
» This is just the projected for 20. We
don't have the 2026

725
00:58:53,119 --> 00:59:02,240
yet. Um so we're we're projecting what
that will be for 2026. the idea. I'd

726
00:58:59,680 --> 00:59:06,319
really not prefer not to discuss this
settlement in public because this was a

727
00:59:04,640 --> 00:59:08,799
difficult case to settle.
>> Okay.

728
00:59:06,799 --> 00:59:11,200
» Um I could explain it to you in
executive session.

729
00:59:09,680 --> 00:59:14,400
» Can I make a motion to table this
resolution?

730
00:59:12,079 --> 00:59:17,040
» Yeah.
>> Second.

731
00:59:15,520 --> 00:59:18,799
» Thank you. All in favor?
>> I

732
00:59:17,359 --> 00:59:22,400
» I
>> Okay.

733
00:59:19,359 --> 00:59:26,319
» I make a motion to allow resolution 449
2026 on the agenda.

734
00:59:24,960 --> 00:59:29,520
» Second.
>> All in favor? I

735
00:59:27,680 --> 00:59:36,240
» I
>> Okay. Motion for 449 of 2026, a

736
00:59:33,119 --> 00:59:39,280
resolution for free soccer clinic for
female athletes.

737
00:59:38,240 --> 00:59:43,599
» So moved.
>> Second.

738
00:59:40,400 --> 00:59:48,880
» Okay. Just one note on this. I in the
future I would like to be discussed on

739
00:59:46,400 --> 00:59:52,799
this kind of stuff ahead of time again.
I mean, you were just in my office a

740
00:59:50,480 --> 00:59:56,960
week ago. No one's ever mentioned this
to me. So if you could do that in the

741
00:59:55,119 --> 01:00:01,599
future, I'd appreciate it.
All in favor?

742
00:59:58,000 --> 01:00:07,280
» I nays.
>> Okay. Um I'd like to uh have a motion to

743
01:00:05,280 --> 01:00:10,319
open up the public comment portion of
the meeting. Three minutes a person. Any

744
01:00:09,599 --> 01:00:11,680
business?
>> Some moved.

745
01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:14,480
» Second.
>> All in favor?

746
01:00:12,880 --> 01:00:18,440
» I
would anybody like to speak?

747
01:00:20,799 --> 01:00:24,880
» Okay. Uh not seeing any, I'd like to
close the public comment portion of the

748
01:00:24,480 --> 01:00:27,280
meeting.
>> So moved.

749
01:00:26,720 --> 01:00:29,599
Second.
>> All in favor?

750
01:00:28,559 --> 01:00:34,040
» I.
>> Okay. Town board comments.

751
01:00:35,599 --> 01:00:44,240
» Well, there's only one thing I have and
that is we have the Southern This is

752
01:00:40,720 --> 01:00:49,520
going to be put out on the um my recre
page and all of the pages. Uh the

753
01:00:46,480 --> 01:00:57,680
Southern Duchess Concert Band um will be
playing on 6:18 from 6 to 8:00 PM in

754
01:00:53,680 --> 01:01:03,280
Katy Field and hopefully we will have a
food truck and maybe a dessert truck and

755
01:01:00,640 --> 01:01:09,040
they are absolutely amazing. There's
like 75 of them and it's just it it's

756
01:01:07,440 --> 01:01:12,960
really a wonderful concert. But I just
wanted to let people know as soon as

757
01:01:10,559 --> 01:01:16,799
possible. Can I actually ask one
question and it's just a followup from

758
01:01:14,799 --> 01:01:24,400
two weeks ago because somebody did
approach me about it. Is the um

759
01:01:21,040 --> 01:01:27,920
call it from the county the um is the
application live for

760
01:01:26,160 --> 01:01:34,480
» No, it is not. And I'm glad you brought
it up because they really don't have the

761
01:01:31,280 --> 01:01:41,119
application put through yet. So, it will
be be done. They're hoping to have it

762
01:01:37,760 --> 01:01:45,680
done and to me on Friday, which will go
up on their county website and our

763
01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:54,799
website, and they're taking care of it,
and we set up special numbers for each

764
01:01:49,839 --> 01:02:00,880
of the kids. And can I just ask if um if
somebody registers to hold their place

765
01:01:57,280 --> 01:02:05,280
and they apply and they get into the
program through the county are they

766
01:02:03,359 --> 01:02:07,839
eligible to get a refund from the town
or the difference or count as one of the

767
01:02:07,440 --> 01:02:11,040
50?
>> Yes. If they qualify for the

768
01:02:09,760 --> 01:02:16,880
» because I know there's been concerns of
>> Yes. And we will have problems filling

769
01:02:13,520 --> 01:02:23,520
it because we are like almost 100% full
for camp one through three sessions. So

770
01:02:20,640 --> 01:02:27,200
it's Yeah.
I'm sorry. So

771
01:02:24,880 --> 01:02:33,040
» So it would be advisable then for people
to if if they expect they might get the

772
01:02:29,599 --> 01:02:40,160
scholarship to register now and then get
the refund once they qualify. Well,

773
01:02:38,240 --> 01:02:44,319
it's going to be difficult to get them
in on right now because of the way the

774
01:02:42,079 --> 01:02:50,640
program's set up for 100 people, but
there's a couple there's a couple of

775
01:02:47,520 --> 01:02:58,319
spots I think in the second one for the
regular camp. Um, and but yeah, they can

776
01:02:55,440 --> 01:03:03,280
try to absolutely I can I can talk to
Charlene and and have her try to get

777
01:03:01,599 --> 01:03:05,520
that bypassed so we don't have a
problem.

778
01:03:03,760 --> 01:03:09,280
» Okay. And we're are we keeping a wait
list for

779
01:03:06,559 --> 01:03:14,640
» Yes, we are. We are keeping a wait list.
She has one.

780
01:03:11,280 --> 01:03:21,839
» Um I did have a my town board comment.
Um so yesterday we had an amazing

781
01:03:18,319 --> 01:03:27,520
amazing day at the mill site. Um 20
volunteers came out for the mills site

782
01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:32,559
work day. Uh I calculated a quick
calculation was probably 50 hours of

783
01:03:30,079 --> 01:03:38,720
work that were put in. Um some of the
volunteers like Mary Meyer and Terry

784
01:03:35,200 --> 01:03:45,680
Alrech stayed for four or five hours. Um
we had uh you know weeding and um

785
01:03:42,720 --> 01:03:50,640
mulching. We mulched the entire site so
it looks beautiful. Um there was if

786
01:03:48,720 --> 01:03:55,359
anyone on the town board else wants to
come, we're going to be planting some

787
01:03:52,079 --> 01:04:01,520
more beonas tomorrow at noon. Um so the
site looks absolutely fabulous. So big

788
01:03:58,640 --> 01:04:05,760
kudos to the beautifification committee
um for putting it together. There was

789
01:04:03,200 --> 01:04:11,200
snacks and refreshment and sunshine and
pack 33 was there so they made everybody

790
01:04:08,240 --> 01:04:16,720
laugh. Uh you know wielding shovels and
picking weeds. Um so it was a a great

791
01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:20,319
day of community. Uh we got a lot done.
So if you guys walk through the mill

792
01:04:18,160 --> 01:04:24,000
site, make sure you give a a thank
thanks to the beautifification

793
01:04:21,920 --> 01:04:30,960
committee.
Um, I'm when you have all of those forms

794
01:04:28,640 --> 01:04:34,640
that if you could please make sure that
they get to Alicia.

795
01:04:32,799 --> 01:04:38,599
» Okay. Thank you very much.
>> Thank you to everybody who volunteered.

796
01:04:39,119 --> 01:04:43,200
» Um, so you
>> Sorry.

797
01:04:41,520 --> 01:04:46,240
» Did I cut you off?
>> Did I cut you off, Councilman Wenberg?

798
01:04:45,839 --> 01:04:51,839
» No.
>> Oh, all right. Um,

799
01:04:49,680 --> 01:04:55,039
» yeah. Hu huge huge appreciation to the
beautifification committee. Councilwoman

800
01:04:53,440 --> 01:04:59,039
Borland for setting it up and for 20
people to show up. Um

801
01:04:57,599 --> 01:05:03,440
it's a nice feeling. I was up in
Massachusetts where it was almost

802
01:05:00,720 --> 01:05:07,599
snowing yesterday, but the to get the
the the um the text knowing that people

803
01:05:06,240 --> 01:05:11,440
were down here working hard, making our
town look nice was uh that's what it's

804
01:05:09,760 --> 01:05:16,079
all about, getting people out and doing
something. Um

805
01:05:13,440 --> 01:05:20,960
on that note, just another update. Um so
the the basketball court is closed for

806
01:05:18,960 --> 01:05:25,440
the week. It's being painted right now.
The playground is still open. Uh if

807
01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:30,720
anybody is familiar with the site, there
was a small portion of the old tennis

808
01:05:27,039 --> 01:05:34,480
court that was exposed. Um where the
rubber

809
01:05:32,319 --> 01:05:39,200
flooring uh didn't go out to the edge,
which kind of looked ugly. Um but it's

810
01:05:36,640 --> 01:05:42,559
now painted uh this nice bright blue. So
it's it's amazing. If the weather holds

811
01:05:40,880 --> 01:05:45,760
this week, I'm hoping they're going to
be done by the end of the week and we

812
01:05:43,839 --> 01:05:50,880
can we can open that court up on on the
weekend. But um and the other the other

813
01:05:48,720 --> 01:05:56,240
nice thing is that uh thanks to the help
from Alicia and supervisor um we have

814
01:05:53,599 --> 01:06:00,640
the the lights ordered in our town hall
or groundskeepers office and we have the

815
01:05:58,799 --> 01:06:07,119
contract signed with V. So as soon as
this the court is painted the light

816
01:06:04,000 --> 01:06:10,160
project will start. So uh folks will be
able to play basketball after hours.

817
01:06:09,039 --> 01:06:13,920
People will be able to bring their kids
on the playground until about 9:00 at

818
01:06:11,920 --> 01:06:19,440
night. Um and that should be by by June
if not earlier. So, good stuff

819
01:06:16,079 --> 01:06:23,920
happening. And, um, shout out to Tracy's
comments. Whatever we got to do to get

820
01:06:22,480 --> 01:06:27,599
more sports for girls in this town,
let's do it. You got a lot of athletes.

821
01:06:25,440 --> 01:06:30,799
Like, I I my question would be, how do
we get more girls to play? We've seen it

822
01:06:29,440 --> 01:06:35,039
in basketball. We've seen it in all the
other sports. How do we get more girls

823
01:06:32,079 --> 01:06:39,119
out there? Uh, last time I checked, the
only Olympic medal in soccer in this

824
01:06:36,960 --> 01:06:42,000
country was from girls, not boys. So,
that's the sport they dominate. So, why

825
01:06:40,720 --> 01:06:45,680
aren't we getting more girls playing,
right? So whatever we got to do to

826
01:06:43,440 --> 01:06:50,559
foster that because we might have some
Olympian in our Olympians in our midst

827
01:06:48,400 --> 01:06:54,119
here that we're missing. So let's do
whatever we got to do.

828
01:06:57,119 --> 01:07:05,520
Okay. Um I would like to um have a
motion to go into executive session for

829
01:07:03,920 --> 01:07:12,640
101.5F
personnel items and any items with our

830
01:07:09,359 --> 01:07:15,760
um attorney being here. Uh so moved
>> all in second.

831
01:07:14,720 --> 01:07:17,760
» All in favor?
>> I naz.

832
01:07:16,960 --> 01:07:21,960
» Thank you everyone.
>> Okay. Thank you for coming.

833
02:12:10,320 --> 02:12:13,800
Hey, don't complain.

834
02:12:21,679 --> 02:12:34,079
» You serious? I I make a motion to come
out of executive session at 9:15 where

835
02:12:29,440 --> 02:12:37,760
action uh action was taken uh in regards
to employee 348.

836
02:12:37,040 --> 02:12:39,040
» Need a second.
>> Second.

837
02:12:38,079 --> 02:12:42,480
» Second.
>> All in favor?

838
02:12:40,320 --> 02:12:48,719
» I nays.
>> I make a motion to unt resolution 447 of

839
02:12:45,760 --> 02:12:53,679
2026.
>> Second.

840
02:12:50,639 --> 02:12:57,599
» All in favor? I
>> just

841
02:12:55,440 --> 02:13:00,000
» and yeah, we did
>> we just need a vote.

842
02:12:58,880 --> 02:13:03,320
» All in favor?
>> I

843
02:13:00,320 --> 02:13:03,320
» I

844
02:13:04,159 --> 02:13:11,760
make a motion to adjourn the No, we have
to Yeah. Journ the meeting at 9:15.

845
02:13:10,639 --> 02:13:16,840
» So moved.
>> Second.

846
02:13:12,400 --> 02:13:16,840
» All in favor? I I