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Supervisor Weihard. Here. Council member Carpy. Here. Councilwoman Norwick. Here. Councilwoman

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Inzarela. Here. Councilman Lonley. Yeah. Okay, we are going to start today's board meeting

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with the presentation on the draft, the town's draft intensive plan of folks from H2M, engineering

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and architects will be joining us as well as our planning and environment waterways department

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before we start. Nicole, would you please read the note that we have?

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Yes, Supervisor. So today, the Town Board is hearing the presentation of the draft comprehensive master plan.

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This is literally the very first time we're all seeing this, but in the interest of transparency,

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we wanted the public to hear it first in the same fashion. This is not a public hearing.

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Today, we are simply here to listen.

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Please refrain from asking any questions regarding the comprehensive plan until the community

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workshops or during the public comment period.

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Our planning department will make those dates and live stream information available as soon

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as they have been scheduled.

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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Thank you, Nicole.

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Thank you.

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And ladies and gentlemen, you could begin your presentation.

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Jeff is muted.

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Jeff?

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Are you ready?

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Yeah.

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I just wasn't sure if I was going to be pulling up the PowerPoint or so now I'm doing that.

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I'm just pulling up the PowerPoint.

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Can everybody see the full version of that or are you getting the kind of the screen, half screen?

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I see two of us.

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What are you seeing in front of you right now?

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I see everything.

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So it's a full screen?

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No, it's two slides. It's a side by side.

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It's showing the first slide and it says next slide.

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Yeah.

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But I also see, yeah, in the next slide, right, Peter?

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Yeah.

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I'm just trying to, I have two monitors here, so I'm just trying to set it up.

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That looks good.

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You got the full slide screen.

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Yeah, this looks like what you're probably looking for.

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Okay.

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You have the full screen?

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With all the tabs on the left?

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Yeah, and I'm just trying to get you the full screen so you don't have the tabs on the left,

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but for some reason or another it's just showing you where you want to go.

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If you go on top, along the top, auto-save, you see the one thing with the green arrow?

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I think if you click on that, that should normally bring you to full screen.

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Or control-L.

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I'm trying both.

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I love starting presentations like this, by the way.

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It's great.

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Yeah, it's not letting me do it.

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yeah, no, I clicked on that but what it is is that I have two monitors

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So it's showing on my other monitor as a full-size

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Can you bring that screen over?

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trying

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Make it your primary

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I'm just trying to get

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That's not for easy is it?

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Let me just try getting it as I apologize now

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Yes full screen

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All right.

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Sorry for the delay. Now that we've got it all worked out. So I'm going to be

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looking a little bit to the right. So we have two people on the call today from H2M, Paul

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Concia and Constance Lovillis, who have worked on this project with us. Constance,

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just by way of introduction, is our secret expert who will be intimately involved in

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in the next step of the master plan process.

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So I also wanted to start off by saying,

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the development of this plan could not have been done alone.

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Your planning staff in the town of Smithtown is,

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and you're gonna think I'm just saying this,

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but really is one of the best group of planners

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I've worked with in my 26 years plus.

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It's been an enjoyable project.

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Whenever we needed any information,

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they were there for us.

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And I also want to thank all the residents who have come out during the public outreach portion of this master plan process.

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So now that I have all the thank yous out of the way, I'll just begin the presentation.

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So I think we all know what a comprehensive plan is.

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I should mention that the last comprehensive plan was not done in 50 years.

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So this is a pretty big undertaking for the planning department and for our H2M team.

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H2M team being members of Tim Haas who do the parking analysis and study, and AKRF who do the traffic and transportation aspect.

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So as part of this master plan presentation we did, we looked at the land use, we looked at the circulation, community facilities, sustainability element, capital improvement, and the six community plans.

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So the way that the master plan is set up

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is that we have an overall land use,

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we have all elements discussed,

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but we also broke them down into community plans.

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That way making it easier for the residents of these areas,

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these Hamlets to kind of access their particular recommendations

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or discussions about those own changes

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or just overall changes

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that may or may not happen in their community.

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You know, one of the things that we like to do

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as part of any master plan,

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besides having them pretty graphically intensive

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It's also providing an implementation recommendation screen where who's responsible for it?

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Is it a short-term, mid-term, long-term kind of project and what those recommendations are?

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That way, the board, the planning board can use this yearly to kind of go through and set forth their policy objectives for the year.

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So it's a report that we want people to use.

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We just don't want it to be put on a shelf.

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So, in general, the town law 2772-A, which is the powers and duties granted by the legislature

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for a town to undertake its own comprehensive master plan and regulate land use for the

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purpose of protecting health safety and the general welfare of its citizens.

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And also the town code 272A8, you know, when the Comprehensive Plan is accompanied by a

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generic environmental impact statement pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act,

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no further compliance with such law is required.

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So we're going through the effort of completing, you know, the master plan and also the

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secret component here.

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So it's all kind of encompassed once.

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So you're going to have one document that as applications come in for the most part can

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kind of be reflected in the master plan recommendation.

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We maintain a public website for the master plan process, a clearinghouse for information

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for everybody.

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And you'll see the master plan really reflects throughout the document the concerns of the

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community.

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So when we make a recommendation where we talk about a landing section, we're talking

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about, you know, what percentage of the people wanted to see, you know, additional building

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typologies, which were more in support of preserving open space.

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So you'll see kind of examples throughout the project.

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And I think it's important to reflect that in the document because, you know, the

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public came out, they met with us, and, you know, spent a great deal of time, and

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we want to make sure that their concerns are heard, and that they're reflected in

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the document itself.

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People, you know, residents live in the town as hamlets because they love its neighborhoods,

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because they have access to local and regional jobs.

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It's very interesting that, you know, every single hamlet has kind of its own identity.

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And we can see that from day one.

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As the project progressed, we more and more saw the distinct characteristics

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and the enthusiasm that the residents and business owners and property owners had for their individual area where they live or work.

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Some of the guiding principles. So we base these guiding principles on input from the public, but also from just developing the overall master plan and our recommendations.

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I'm not going to read through all of them, I'll kind of scan them.

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We realize that citizens are active participants in the process.

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We strive to preserve the attributes of our unique hometown character and community identities.

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We value open space and parks as an integral part of a community's fabric.

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We support vibrant concentrations of retail, office, service residential and public space in Smithtown's downtown locations.

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Maintaining a strong and diverse economy and provided business climate that retains and attracts locally owned companies.

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We'll provide a – promote high-quality development that reflects aesthetics, and the

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architectural and land use design is fundamental to great places, advanced sustainability practices

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that promote social equity, environmental health, and economic prosperity.

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One of the big key factors since day one was that we will preserve our single-family

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neighborhoods while providing alternate housing choices in appropriate areas.

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You know, the master plan is, you know, for all intents and purposes, leaves the residential

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properties or zones alone.

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They're built out of communities, so a lot of the constructions you'll see is kind of

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the commercial, the mixed-use area.

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Encourage a variety of employment opportunities and promote a multi-modal transportation

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network, which is roadways, bikeways, walkways, and public transportation.

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Just a little image of one of our outreach meetings.

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So, we engaged the public. We also had committee meetings from the beginning, kind of setting

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the framework and timeframe for how the project is going to move forward, you know, where our

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public meetings were going to be and kind of coordinating elements and giving the committee

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updates as we prepared the plan. You know, things change over time, so it was important

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to kind of meet with the committee to see if there were new projects or new policy

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changes that needed to be incorporated into the plan.

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We developed the comprehensive plan website, which is part of the publicinput.com.

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It allowed us to outreach for questionnaires.

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It allowed us to kind of put together a comprehensive list of participants in the process that wanted to be contacted throughout the process.

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As I mentioned, we ran a nine-month public input survey.

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We had a great turnout for that, which is, as I mentioned, is incorporated throughout the plan.

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Then we had our six public community workshops in March through April.

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And now we're here tonight going through the draft with, you know, the draft of the Comprehension

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of the Secret.

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And then ultimately in the spring the town board will approve, look to approve the

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master plan and the secret document since spring 2021.

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Community engagement and public participation, when I asked to rate a specific list of issues

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affecting Smithtown, property taxes, no shock to anybody, were very important.

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The conditions of parks and recreation were 66% said it was very important for people.

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Access to parks and recreation and environmental quality were just as important.

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Traffic and pedestrian and bicycle safety.

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And in all the communities that I've worked in over the years, Smithtown really does have

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one of the most comprehensive, you know, park networks in terms of, you know, local parks

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and also county parks.

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And the connectivity between them is pretty significant.

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At the back of the document that you'll see is the draft document.

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We have a summary of all the feedback from the public.

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It's, you know, it's there for you to references also for the public to reference

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as well.

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You know, one of the most important things for us in using public input is to be able to see that we've tried to reach out to every kind of community within Smithtown.

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And this, as we had our public meetings, we asked people for, you know, where they live, general locations.

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So this gives us an idea if we needed to reach out or to do Facebook ads or through social media to see if we can get additional input.

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So just a map showing where all the responses were and where they were concentrated.

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You know, when we come into a community, you know, that we don't live in, we like to, first

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question we ask is, you know, why do you live in Smithtown? Why do you like it here? Why

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did you move here? Why have you stayed here? The school system was important, the quality

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of life. They found a home that they liked, you know, close to family and friends, and

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there's a sense of community character.

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So land use issues. As I mentioned before,

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the master plan had not been updated in 50 years. And throughout those years, zoning

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ordinances have been amended kind of, you know, on an as-needed basis. There's been,

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you know, zoning change requests. There's been variance requests. So we do look at those issues

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when preparing the plan. So there's an antiquated zoning ordinance. What we heard from the public

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luck is that they feel there's a lack of housing diversity. Some of the downtowns are struggling.

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Most downtowns, I should say, across the country are going through a change in how they incorporate

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retail and mixed use together. So, you know, we call it the kind of the damage from Amazon.

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But there are different uses that are coming into downtowns, more experiential retail

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tail uses and poses straight up normal retail.

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Strategic siting of new and infill development.

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So we're looking, you know, one of the first things

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we also do is look at vacant lands.

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Where are vacant lands available?

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Who owns them?

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Are they developable?

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What should be there?

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Should they be preserved as open space?

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And then it's important to look at the natural environment,

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the natural versus the built environment.

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And, you know, as you'll hear me mention

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throughout the presentation is that

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community-specific issues are important, and you have a very active community, as I mentioned.

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Residential, just giving you some snapshots of some of how Smithtown is kind of composed.

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51.16 of the acreage is single-family homes.

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The residential districts are still desirable and maintained.

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There's no need to make any substantial changes to the existing sections of the zoning code that regulate the single-family homes.

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One of the changes that we're talking about is prohibiting nursing homes and assisted living facilities in single-family districts.

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And to also, you know, propose a new multifamily zone were applicable.

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Now, multifamily zones are not proposed in this plan as being incorporated in and or relatively adjacent to single-family properties,

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as I meant we're trying to keep the single-family areas alone.

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Future housing types. When asked to the public, you know, what should the town encourage or discourage? Single family strongly encouraged senior housing and town home development.

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So as we go down that table, we look at apartment, mixed-season affordable housing is 40 to 39% are strongly encouraged.

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accessory dwelling units. We start to see that a lot of people are not looking

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for additional accessory dwellings, duplexes or more assisted living facilities.

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So 5.48% of the acreage is office and business.

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There's no substantial changes to office districts or shopping center districts.

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When looking at all these downtowns and looking at all the zones,

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You know, we need to concentrate retail and restaurants in downtowns and the neighborhood centers as opposed to putting them on a highway corridors

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by group 25 and 347 and that's reflected in some of the changes that we've suggested in terms of the

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definitions in the plan

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We're gonna have changes to the proposed neighborhood business zone and then kind of the biggest one of the biggest items that stood out to us was the

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But replacing the central business district with Hamlet-specific downtown districts.

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The downtown districts had uses such as animal husbandry uses and agriculture and allowing

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single-family homes in their gas stations.

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So typically that's not what you see in there.

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And in fact during the process some of these ordinances were actually changed ahead

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of the master plan to reflect not having those uses in your typical downtown.

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Future office strongly encouraged restaurants, commercial recreation, high-end retail stores

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and offices.

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As we all know, sewers are the primary issue with bringing in restaurants and different

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types of uses because of the capacity.

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You know, so a lot of people during the public process that they would go to surrounding communities for dinners or, you know, or looking for entertainment reasons.

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So, you know, one of the goals here is to change that. We want to keep people in Smithtown.

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I'm not saying they all go out to other areas, but it was a general sentiment from a lot of people.

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I strongly encourage businesses and homes or discount retails, only 36, 37%, and then gas stations, which is only 14% really one of them in downtown areas and commercial areas.

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So as I mentioned, the current central business zone regulates traditional downtowns in Smithtown, Kings Park, St. James, and some locations on commercial corridors.

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So downtowns and commercial corridors should not be regulated by the same zoning district that they were going into this master plan.

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So downtowns as we all know, we want them to be walkable. We want to be pedestrian friendly. We want shopping. We want dining.

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We want the kind of community service and outdoor events that could be held in downtowns.

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commercial corridors are more supported by automobile-related convenience shopping and services.

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So the recommendations are transform the central business district zone into specific zones in

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downtown or core areas, which we'll see in the next slide. And existing central business zones

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outside of downtown and core locations should be re-zoned by rightsizing the zone to the

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existing location with both of that.

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So community business, for example,

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we had mentioned it.

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So we're looking at Lake Avenue here.

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If you can see on my screen here, I'm just looking at Lake Ave.

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So we're changing.

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Before this, they were all downtown zones.

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So we're making the distinction

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with creating the neighborhood business zone

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and then creating, what we'll talk about a little bit later,

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two different distinct Lake Avenue districts.

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So we're rezoning North Country Road from central business to neighborhood business.

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And I should say right off the top, whenever we're talking about rezoning and potential for rezoning,

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any of the nonconform, any uses that may become nonconforming

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would be still grandfathered into their use.

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They would allow it to be maintained.

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So I just want to, that's always kind of a concern

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about a lot of property owners

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that think does get rezoned, that their use goes away

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and they let it misinformation about whether or not

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they're still able to be operable or maintained.

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So I want to make that clear

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if they'll be grandfathered in.

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So our downtown strategy.

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Let me make the central business zone

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and replaced with the transit villa zone

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for downtown Smithtown.

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the Lake Avenue district in downtown St. James, and then the Kings Park plan was

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done by another firm, but they are recommending the transition district,

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core district, and transit-oriented development district. And then Wisconsin

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Corps. Wisconsin didn't have a true kind of downtown core area. It did have the

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armory and the park there, and we think a possibility of potential

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redevelopment or infill for the shopping center located right directly across the street.

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So we're really trying to create through this zoning, not like a typical downtown, but we're

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calling it the Wisconsin core.

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So when you think about downtown, there are centers of places where people congregate.

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They go out to dinner, they meet people.

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They are developed as transit-oriented development.

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I spoke to the evolution of retail and how the internet has kind of changed things

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for retail, so it's never evolving. So, you know, we looked at different uses to incorporate

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different uses permitted in these downtowns. And crucial to any kind of downtown, it's

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allowing for that mixed use and potential downtown office space. Office space is important

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because it supports the local businesses during the day, as well as at night. If

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you go to a downtown that does not have a core kind of office component where

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where people can walk or at least drive very close to,

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you know, you talk to the business owners

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and you'll see that during the week,

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business is probably half of what it is on the weekend.

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So bringing these types of uses in

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will encourage them to use local businesses

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and support them.

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So we talked about the appearance and convenience ratings

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for the downtowns and the perception

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of what people thought of the downtowns.

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So downtown Smithtown, 34% photos average,

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32 below and 17 poor. Downtown Kings Park was 30% average, 28 below average, 16 poor,

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and downtown St. James was 32, 27, and 12 respectively. So you're seeing it's very,

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very similar across all downtowns, you know, maybe for different reasons. Downtown Smithtown and

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maybe, you know, it's the roadway with. It's the presence of what people may perceive downtown

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downtown Smithtown, but actually not being downtown Smithtown is the larger kind of strip

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centers there, the big shopping center that are adjacent to the downtown. Downtown St.

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James is probably one of the factors is, you know, lack of parking, lack of, well,

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the lack of sewers contributes to the lack of diversified kind of uses out there. So

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So these are, this is what the public was saying about the downtown area.

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So our downtown recommendations, appropriate mixed use development, the enhancement of

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existing as well as a creation of limited new commercial space, a parking plan that

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takes into consideration structured parking integrated into any future development.

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Now that's kind of a broad recommendation, but it's more specific to downtown Smith

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You know, we don't envision any kind of structured parking on Lake Avenue, and we don't envision

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any kind of structured parking, at least at this point, for a municipal owned.

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Any kind of structured parking would more or less be a company with any proposed development

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in the future that should be integrated into it.

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High-tech office space to support downtown viability, creation of public spaces for

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residents and visitors, embracement of arts and culture

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as it draw to the community, the creation

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and implementation of a streetscape improvement plan.

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So we know that Lake Avenue has gone through that process

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right now.

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And streetscapes along with rezoning and having a plan

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will make a big difference.

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Architectural design guidelines and standards

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for future development.

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So we have a cohesiveness along the street.

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Encourage construction of apartments in downtowns.

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We talked about the need or the want from the residents for diversification of types

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of units from single family to town homes to multi-family buildings with smaller apartments

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that are walkable within the community and provide people with a transition from single

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family homes to living in a downtown.

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town. And also, you know, the population in Smithtown, the majority of it is about 45 and older.

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And, you know, throughout the community process, it was like, well, how do we get our kids to move

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back there? How do we get our kids to stay here? So one of the ways is to, you know,

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construct apartments in the downtown. And then pedestrian safety and amenities

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always goes along with kind of any downtown recommendations or improvements.

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Specifically, downtown St. James. Rehabilitate and redevelop, encourage transitory to development,

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residential, activate the pedestrian realm, placemaking and Main Street historic character,

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and encourage shared parking. Now, I know the planning department has met with a lot

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of property owners out there and have worked to kind of come up with cross-access agreements

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for, you know, encourage shared parking behind structures as opposed to having them, you

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know, everybody having their own parking lot. It allows for additional parking as opposed

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to just having individual lots. And I think there has been some success in the process

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and, you know, based on the roadway with there, we think we fully support that suggestion

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and the progress that the Planning Department has made in working with the property

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owners there. So with Lake Avenue, we think there's two distinct areas. We do

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have the rail stop, so we're calling it the TOD sub districts. This is the area

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where we envision a little bit higher density in and around the train. So it's

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the food store and it's also the parcel that is a landscaping parcel.

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So if you're looking on my screen, we're talking about these two areas

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here and the transit parking lot.

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So there, we're allowing or suggesting

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that we can go a little bit higher.

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We can go a little bit higher along the rail line.

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The rest of it kind of has a softer feeling to it.

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We want to maintain that two and a half stories.

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There's a lot of one stories out there.

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So if we can promote people to go the two and a half

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stories 35 feet in the other areas,

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I think there's opportunities there.

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I had mentioned integrating parks and open space.

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I think it was made apparent to us a couple of weeks ago that there was a structure torn down.

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That's going to be a parking, kind of a little park area. So these are the kind of things that

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are integral to any kind of downtown. It's a balance between a lot of different uses.

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And then downtown Smithtown, the largest of the downtown areas.

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We're suggesting to

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rezone the Presbyterian Church as residential to discourage redevelopment. East Side are

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landing as a professional business. There are businesses up there, so we're looking

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and just to enhance the kind of zone in that district

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that can support the downtown.

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Resone Lawrence out from office business

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to professional business

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and Resone as transit village zone with three sub districts.

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Resone west of the railroad as neighborhood business.

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Right zone is shopping center as a shopping center business.

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You'll see it throughout this presentation

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is that a lot of it is kind of right zoning,

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existing zoning that's out there.

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There are a lot of shopping centers

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that were never zone shopping centers.

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They were zone neighborhood business.

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So we're trying to consolidate everything

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and make them fit into kind of their categories.

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And then also possible TDR program

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with a New York Avenue site in the school

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between New York Avenue and the Breslin site.

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There are soccer fields on New York Avenue site

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and there's, you know, we've talked about what type of development should go there, you know,

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and whether it should all be developed or not be developed, but there's a possibility if it is

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developed fully that we can go through a TDR program and maybe move the soccer fields and or,

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you know, park facilities to the Breslin property. So the core area in the downtown

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is obviously in and around Main Street, and the master plan has a couple of concepts in here

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to, you know, for realignment of streets to kind of activate some of the inner

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areas of downtown. You know, Route 25 is a busy road, you know, there's been some

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changes to the turning areas of the roadway widths over the years. We thought,

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you know, one of the good suggestions was to be maybe to try to integrate some

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internal kind of retail and commercial that goes along with some mixed-use

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buildings.

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So here we're recommending, in the transit village, let me see here

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The business district, excuse me.

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So we have here on the left is the existing schedule.

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And then on the right,

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we have the three distinct transit village zones,

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the transit village TOD,

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which is allowable for three stories.

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Then we have the transit village core.

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So the TVC is the core area,

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where we have allowable 40 feet.

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And then we had the transit village transition.

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So transition what it sounds like.

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It's making the transition to other zones

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where we're allowing to go back to two and a half stories.

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So it's not a great increase along Main Street area,

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but we are providing for some opportunities

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in and around the rail line,

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because we think it's an area that you can go

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a little bit higher

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and not have any kind of negative effect to that.

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Excuse me, I forgot to mention these properties up here,

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which is the municipal parking lot

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the transition part. Downtown Kings Park was broken up into a downtown core and

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downtown traditional.

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So this is all part of a downtown study that was done I

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think by VAE and they had gone through or are going through the secret process

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with this now. So it's you know when you look at this and you compare it to

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Smithtown, it's very similar in terms of heights, similar in terms of

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of the overall properties, just on a smaller scale

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than downtown Smithton.

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And then we have the Wisconsin core.

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So we're suggesting that we rezone portions

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from neighborhood business and shopping center

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and professional business in this Wisconsin core area.

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That combines land uses policies

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of both the traditional downtown

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and the neighborhood business area.

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Zone remainder, we're gonna be suggesting

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that we rezone the remainder

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We have a quarter of a neighborhood business, including portions that were once professional

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business areas.

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And we're looking to right-zone some of the professional business and residential areas.

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Some areas that were in the past zoned as office and the residential, we're suggesting

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you go back to residential in these areas.

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And if I'm speaking too fast, let me know.

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65 slides to go through so just trying to go through them.

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So here we just talk

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about so we changed some of the the the

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gross floor areas we kind of combined

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them so we're still maintaining the same height we're still maintaining the

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same stories but we've made some changes to the setback we've made some

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changes to the the like I said the front and rear yards we're trying

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incorporate not a traditional downtown feel, but kind of a mix. And if we look at where,

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you know, my mouse is up on the screen. This is the armory over here in the park system

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in the park over here as well. You know, we see this as an area that has the potential to be kind

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of a core area. You know, initially we talked about for downtown Wisconsin creating a true

464
00:35:49,390 --> 00:35:58,350
traditional downtown. And we got a little pushback from the public about really not wanting it there.

465
00:35:59,450 --> 00:36:04,110
So we went away from that and tried to come up with kind of a hybrid situation here.

466
00:36:08,270 --> 00:36:13,990
So changes to the neighborhood business are modifying the current neighborhood business

467
00:36:13,990 --> 00:36:21,390
zone to better reflect its stated intent. So we're expanding neighborhood business. We're

468
00:36:21,390 --> 00:36:26,370
conditions, simplifying the regulated land use system in the tables.

469
00:36:28,770 --> 00:36:35,230
So when we do a master plan, one of the first things we do is memorize the zoning and get

470
00:36:35,230 --> 00:36:38,110
into the zoning and see what needs to be changed or tweaked.

471
00:36:38,690 --> 00:36:43,090
So there was a lot of use tables that were kind of cumbersome.

472
00:36:43,270 --> 00:36:46,710
So we made the recommendations throughout the planet kind of consolidate.

473
00:36:47,390 --> 00:36:54,250
For example, under existing land use character, we had permitted uses where appliance, office

474
00:36:54,250 --> 00:36:57,610
machine, reference repair, bank, shipping centers, and a whole list of things.

475
00:36:57,770 --> 00:37:03,270
So we're suggesting that we could consolidate those into retail services or personal services.

476
00:37:03,990 --> 00:37:08,290
So you'll see it's just a consolidation of a lot of the zoning content in intent

477
00:37:08,290 --> 00:37:08,670
down there.

478
00:37:08,750 --> 00:37:10,050
It makes it a little bit clearer, I think.

479
00:37:13,060 --> 00:37:14,660
And then we have the commercial corridor zone.

480
00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:23,200
So we're rezoning portions of Smithtown Bypass by Terrier Road to Southern Boulevard as a commercial corridor zone.

481
00:37:23,500 --> 00:37:26,540
The intent is geared towards an auto-dominated corridor.

482
00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:34,400
These uses out here, we're kind of calling them a hybrid between the WSI zones and the neighborhood business.

483
00:37:35,100 --> 00:37:40,140
They permit contractor showrooms, filling stations, hotels, personal services, retails and restaurants.

484
00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:43,280
And those are really the uses that are out there now.

485
00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:51,560
You know, we do not want to permit residential uses or retail shops, repair garages or commercial public recreation or outdoor storage.

486
00:37:52,060 --> 00:38:05,160
You'll see throughout the master plan that we're really trying to promote a lot of the kind of sit down restaurants more in your downtown areas as opposed to some of the highway commercial core areas.

487
00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:12,560
But so we looked at some of the existing zoning and we're recommending that we reclaim some of these areas as residential zoning.

488
00:38:12,940 --> 00:38:18,480
And you also see it throughout the report is that we are proposing a park zone.

489
00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:23,200
I'm just bringing it up because there's a large park zone recommended there.

490
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:29,540
So not many changes here.

491
00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:34,300
We just went into kind of consolidate the commercial core area, which is a blend.

492
00:38:35,780 --> 00:38:45,400
We reduce the lot area, we reduce the front yard step back and maintain the rear, kind of reduce the side yard step back as well.

493
00:38:45,600 --> 00:39:01,080
So whenever we look at making zone changes, we've gone through the exercise using mapping and GIS to kind of see how many properties that we may affect when rezoning properties.

494
00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:04,940
So we don't make these kind of recommendations kind of, you know, pulling them out of the air.

495
00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:13,400
We spent probably 30, 40 hours sitting down with the planning department kind of going through

496
00:39:13,900 --> 00:39:19,140
lot by lot, you know, what would, you know, what would be affected by this.

497
00:39:19,580 --> 00:39:23,760
So, you know, we're making, it's not an educated guess. We've gone into great detail

498
00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:28,060
to see how properties would be affected. And, you know, based on our recommendations,

499
00:39:28,060 --> 00:39:30,720
were comfortable with these recommendations.

500
00:39:32,240 --> 00:39:33,540
And then Route 111.

501
00:39:34,060 --> 00:39:39,000
Route 111 was kind of another area that we initially contemplated as a downtown core area.

502
00:39:40,340 --> 00:39:45,700
You know, it didn't, Hophawk didn't have a kind of a commercial core downtown.

503
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:47,920
We backed off that as well.

504
00:39:48,660 --> 00:39:56,460
We see this as an opportunity, well, to right size the creative proposed shopping center business there,

505
00:39:57,160 --> 00:40:00,280
to rezone properties as a neighborhood business

506
00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,200
because they're more in line with what that is.

507
00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:07,120
And then also we looked at these very, very deep locks

508
00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:08,660
right off of Route 111.

509
00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:12,040
It's kind of a mix of a decent amount of vacant properties.

510
00:40:12,180 --> 00:40:13,720
And I know that kind of changes month to month,

511
00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:15,380
but during the process,

512
00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:18,440
there's probably these three or four vacant parcels there.

513
00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:21,440
We didn't know why, maybe because of the location.

514
00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:24,960
So we're recommending the town board

515
00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:31,000
may consider multi-family use there along the eastern side of Route 111 because they

516
00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:34,220
back up to residential properties to begin with.

517
00:40:38,530 --> 00:40:40,130
And then Cricut Hill Road, we're going

518
00:40:40,130 --> 00:40:44,990
to right-zone to conform with existing conditions. So we're expanding the shopping center business

519
00:40:44,990 --> 00:40:52,310
zone and rezoning neighborhood business, excuse me, to use that kind of meet that

520
00:40:52,310 --> 00:40:57,350
criteria, and then rezoning two parcels as office business based on current existing

521
00:40:57,350 --> 00:40:57,950
use is there.

522
00:41:01,010 --> 00:41:04,370
Call my corners. We're going to right-zone it to conform to the existing conditions.

523
00:41:05,950 --> 00:41:10,250
It was never really called a shopping center business, so we're designated a shopping center.

524
00:41:10,730 --> 00:41:17,290
And then we're also right-zoning the other area. So propose a neighborhood business that can form

525
00:41:17,290 --> 00:41:22,530
with the uses that are within the neighborhood business zones. And then we're also recommending

526
00:41:22,530 --> 00:41:27,130
the expansion of the shopping center business zone over here on the left-hand side.

527
00:41:28,030 --> 00:41:31,290
The existing shopping center, I forget what it was zoned.

528
00:41:32,410 --> 00:41:40,110
I don't know if it was RMGA, but it's a shopping center, so it made sense to kind of rezone that for shopping center business.

529
00:41:41,730 --> 00:41:48,890
Industrial, I was, you know, in the beginning of the process, I was very impressed to hear that the Light Industrial Park was the second largest in the country.

530
00:41:49,070 --> 00:41:49,750
I did not know that.

531
00:41:50,490 --> 00:41:54,590
So it's pretty impressive, and it's a driving factor for the community of Smithtown.

532
00:41:56,050 --> 00:41:59,930
It's only 5.2% of the acreage, but it is a large industrial park.

533
00:42:00,810 --> 00:42:05,470
So, you know, with the Regional Planning Association report that came out,

534
00:42:05,770 --> 00:42:09,830
there's a number of recommendations in that report for changes.

535
00:42:10,070 --> 00:42:14,170
And I know there's been changes over the course of the past years in terms of the overlaid district

536
00:42:14,170 --> 00:42:17,050
and trying to incentivize some additional kind of development.

537
00:42:18,250 --> 00:42:23,390
Recently there was the, I think the initial, I don't know if it was ever officially voted upon,

538
00:42:23,390 --> 00:42:28,950
about a mixed use zoning ordinance for the industrial park, you know, allowing mixed

539
00:42:28,950 --> 00:42:35,490
use in specific areas and parcels that make sense. And then we made changes to the whole

540
00:42:35,490 --> 00:42:41,390
sale and WSI zone, kind of separate them into two different zones. These are the recommendations

541
00:42:41,390 --> 00:42:49,390
that we pulled and put into the master plan. So expanding the list of use groups, adopt

542
00:42:49,390 --> 00:42:54,170
the mixed-use overlay zone, allow micro-brews, bar-steaters, daycare, and laundromats.

543
00:42:55,490 --> 00:43:01,230
And top-end FAR to remain at 0.42, but offer 0.5 potentially as a bonus in exchange for

544
00:43:01,990 --> 00:43:03,250
pre-identified improvements,

545
00:43:05,830 --> 00:43:09,390
reduce the minimum side yard requirements while building

546
00:43:09,390 --> 00:43:16,430
configurations compatible with a more pedestrian right-of-way, examine reducing parking ratios

547
00:43:16,430 --> 00:43:24,330
for select uses. So the RPA report had specific recommendations in there that we're kind of

548
00:43:24,330 --> 00:43:29,490
moving forward on. So this is just a sketch that was part of the RPA report I think it

549
00:43:29,490 --> 00:43:29,630
was.

550
00:43:31,210 --> 00:43:37,450
Now we have the changes to the WSI zones. So there was two different areas. So the

551
00:43:37,450 --> 00:43:43,170
West Jericho Turnpike area and the Middle Country Road. Middle Country Road is more

552
00:43:45,210 --> 00:43:46,750
Well, let me start out here.

553
00:43:47,030 --> 00:43:49,090
The WSI zone on West Jericho,

554
00:43:49,870 --> 00:43:53,230
we're recommending to rezone rename actually,

555
00:43:53,310 --> 00:43:56,210
as WSI one and prohibit motor vehicle sales.

556
00:43:57,030 --> 00:43:59,470
Middle country road will be WSI two

557
00:43:59,470 --> 00:44:02,730
and allowing for vehicle showrooms.

558
00:44:04,050 --> 00:44:05,590
We're prohibiting or suggesting

559
00:44:05,590 --> 00:44:06,690
that we prohibit restaurants

560
00:44:06,690 --> 00:44:09,190
but permit food retail in both those zones.

561
00:44:10,710 --> 00:44:19,710
Now the middle country road, you know, allows outdoor storage and there's a number of auto related or motor or vehicle sales that are out there now.

562
00:44:19,770 --> 00:44:24,150
And that was kind of the driving force behind, you know, one of the main differences between the areas.

563
00:44:27,690 --> 00:44:31,910
You know, I mentioned here we're going to prohibit restaurants but permit food retail.

564
00:44:32,090 --> 00:44:35,030
We want restaurants to concentrate in the downtown areas and the core areas.

565
00:44:35,270 --> 00:44:39,130
Doesn't mean we're not encouraging food retail.

566
00:44:39,130 --> 00:44:47,870
So there's probably about four or five, if I remember correctly, definitions of what a restaurant was or retail or counter service kind of retail.

567
00:44:48,070 --> 00:44:52,090
So we consolidated them into several different, or two different categories.

568
00:44:52,090 --> 00:44:57,630
So restaurants and eating establishment are prepared and served for patrons, you know, seated at tables.

569
00:44:58,370 --> 00:44:59,970
And food retail is generally what...

570
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:05,560
You consider more of a fast food type drive-through. There are seats, but are generally not, you

571
00:45:05,560 --> 00:45:09,900
know, foods aren't generally taken out to the consumers, but at a counter instead.

572
00:45:12,910 --> 00:45:20,470
Gyrodyne, one of the bigger projects, you know, it's a 75-acre. We're all very aware of it.

573
00:45:21,050 --> 00:45:28,210
It's an ongoing review for subdivision. It includes a senior care facility, office space,

574
00:45:28,210 --> 00:45:36,070
hotel, open space, and a sewage plant. So recommendation is that we maintain a

575
00:45:36,070 --> 00:45:41,190
200-foot buffer for parkland along the western side of the property as well.

576
00:45:45,550 --> 00:45:50,890
Old North Park Road. We were looking to right-zone the heavy

577
00:45:50,890 --> 00:45:51,890
industrial properties.

578
00:45:54,390 --> 00:45:56,930
Recent proposed projects may change future land

579
00:45:56,930 --> 00:46:01,770
uses in this area, for instance, the solar farm or the OWPF

580
00:46:01,770 --> 00:46:02,150
sighting.

581
00:46:02,490 --> 00:46:06,970
So it's kind of like the Wild Wild West out there

582
00:46:06,970 --> 00:46:09,050
a little bit in the heavy industrial area.

583
00:46:10,090 --> 00:46:13,790
But you are seeing kind of a non-intrusive use,

584
00:46:13,910 --> 00:46:15,690
such as the solar farm being used out there.

585
00:46:16,810 --> 00:46:19,290
So we need to keep an eye on what's going out there.

586
00:46:20,070 --> 00:46:23,290
So we'll continue to monitor the heavy industrial in the area

587
00:46:23,290 --> 00:46:25,650
around Northport Road for potential change in the future.

588
00:46:25,650 --> 00:46:37,770
And then we all started looking to permit transfer stations, excluding municipal solid waste transfer stations, as a town board special exemption in the heavy industry zone.

589
00:46:40,880 --> 00:46:46,940
So, future land uses, when asked, should the town encourage or discourage the following types of potential development?

590
00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:51,340
Everybody wanted agriculture, 70%.

591
00:46:51,340 --> 00:46:57,320
And then people wanted institutional uses as well.

592
00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:05,720
So one of the main recommendations is we thought the best way to kind of separate all these park uses by creating a new park zone in the zoning map.

593
00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:15,260
And then we talked about TDR before when we're looking at Smithtown, downtown Smithtown, the potential for creating and extending and receiving districts for these two areas

594
00:47:15,940 --> 00:47:20,140
if the Newark Avenue property is to be redeveloped in the future.

595
00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:25,160
So the future land use plan that's in the master plan.

596
00:47:27,180 --> 00:47:29,940
You know, there was one overall map that you see on the screen,

597
00:47:30,020 --> 00:47:32,520
which when you're looking at an 8x11 report,

598
00:47:33,100 --> 00:47:34,860
it's probably a little bit hard to see in a lot of cases.

599
00:47:35,580 --> 00:47:37,880
But our neighborhood plans have small blown-out versions,

600
00:47:38,220 --> 00:47:40,300
which you'll be able to read a lot better.

601
00:47:41,300 --> 00:47:45,380
So this table here is just to show you the consolidation

602
00:47:45,900 --> 00:47:48,200
of our uses and to show you what we've added.

603
00:47:48,200 --> 00:47:54,800
for instance, we've added the multi-family zone for residential. We didn't consolidate the

604
00:47:54,800 --> 00:48:02,640
central business district. In fact, we made it very distinct to each hamlet's core downtown area.

605
00:48:03,320 --> 00:48:07,340
We updated the WSI one and two and then we created the park zone.

606
00:48:11,320 --> 00:48:12,440
So key land use recommendations

607
00:48:12,440 --> 00:48:18,180
amend the zoning regulations for use of use and for a change in permitted uses as appropriate.

608
00:48:19,120 --> 00:48:23,440
maintain, definitely maintain the existing single family neighborhoods and

609
00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:27,540
consider establishing a TDR program. Provide for mixed use structures where

610
00:48:27,540 --> 00:48:31,300
appropriate and by appropriate we generally meet in your downtown core

611
00:48:31,300 --> 00:48:35,600
areas. Encourage the diversification of housing stock in appropriate locations

612
00:48:35,600 --> 00:48:41,120
and then encourage DOD development in your stations as well. Transportation

613
00:48:41,120 --> 00:48:46,360
issues. 58% thought it was very important. It was the fourth most

614
00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:51,380
important issue facing Smithtown. Bicycle and pedestrian safety is important, rank the fifth

615
00:48:51,380 --> 00:48:52,060
most important.

616
00:48:55,040 --> 00:48:59,480
So when asked how Smithtown should improve mobility, improve biking and walking

617
00:48:59,480 --> 00:49:04,980
conditions, add more parks, or excuse me, more parking in the downtown, you know, you got any

618
00:49:04,980 --> 00:49:07,860
downtown that's first thing people are going to say is we need more parking in the downtown.

619
00:49:08,460 --> 00:49:13,520
A lot of cases, it's not knowing where the parking is located for wayfinding signage needed.

620
00:49:13,520 --> 00:49:16,200
many cases there may not be enough parking.

621
00:49:17,180 --> 00:49:18,100
Streetscape amenities.

622
00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:26,100
You know, streetscape improvement plans work when they're in line with proposed zoning changes.

623
00:49:27,820 --> 00:49:32,200
They want to make it easier to drive around, improve technology,

624
00:49:32,340 --> 00:49:36,780
better traffic and signals, and the timing of the actual signals.

625
00:49:37,820 --> 00:49:41,080
In a lot of cases, that's through the county.

626
00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:51,640
So transportation, new issues and trends, you know, there's always going to be the trend of the issue of traffic congestion and road safety for all users.

627
00:49:52,780 --> 00:49:58,100
Bike and pedestrian mobility, walkable commercial areas, better chain and bus schedules.

628
00:50:01,390 --> 00:50:10,130
Key transportation recommendations, you know, a lot of them these are semi-broad but they get into a little more detail in the plan is maintain a safe and transportation network,

629
00:50:10,570 --> 00:50:18,810
improve bus service, remedy congested intersections, enhance pedestrian accessibility, promote active

630
00:50:18,810 --> 00:50:24,590
lifestyles, and better Long Island Railroad service. A lot of people go to, and I forget

631
00:50:24,590 --> 00:50:28,950
the other rail service, but they kind of bypass using Smith Town in a lot of cases, and go

632
00:50:28,950 --> 00:50:32,930
to surrounding communities to park and use trains. And I think a lot of it has to

633
00:50:32,930 --> 00:50:35,670
do with also the timing of the schedule of the railroad.

634
00:50:35,670 --> 00:50:47,910
So the community facilities element is what we talked about there in the document is parks, recreation and open space, historic and cultural resources, and community facilities and services.

635
00:50:49,310 --> 00:50:52,330
So this is a pretty big element. It kind of encompasses a lot of different aspects.

636
00:50:55,670 --> 00:51:03,630
As I mentioned at the beginning, open space and access to it was very important to everybody. People use the parks constantly.

637
00:51:04,350 --> 00:51:09,070
And it was very important for them to be able to access these parks, you know, on the weekends

638
00:51:09,070 --> 00:51:09,870
or whenever they want.

639
00:51:10,070 --> 00:51:12,090
So definitely a priority.

640
00:51:15,100 --> 00:51:20,680
We did, you know, as part of a park's metrics, what we use is what's called a national recreation

641
00:51:20,680 --> 00:51:22,140
and park association standard.

642
00:51:22,680 --> 00:51:27,200
We look at the population, we look at the density, we look at the amount of parkland

643
00:51:28,300 --> 00:51:28,960
that's available.

644
00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:35,960
Then we break it down into whether it's a town owned or whether it is owned by the county or the state.

645
00:51:37,460 --> 00:51:44,180
And according to this, there is a deficit of town owned parkland based on the population.

646
00:51:44,460 --> 00:51:50,420
And there's actually a surplus of county and state owned parks.

647
00:51:51,780 --> 00:51:57,340
So it doesn't mean that you have to go out and start buying up property for town parks.

648
00:51:57,860 --> 00:52:07,920
You know, if you see the opportunity to integrate them into any kind of plan, any kind of downtown plan, or maybe linking existing parks together if there's an opportunity.

649
00:52:08,700 --> 00:52:15,980
In the past there's been discussion of the town purchasing properties to adjacent county parks.

650
00:52:16,320 --> 00:52:26,580
So, as I mentioned, the facilities per capita, these types of park facilities, the amenities they provide have been and remain very important to the town.

651
00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:38,800
We heard that there needs to be an exploration for opportunities for community center or recreation center and possibly integrating that into a senior center as well.

652
00:52:39,840 --> 00:52:45,640
Access to town parks and ensure park maintenance and diversity of park amenities. We'll talk about that next.

653
00:52:48,120 --> 00:52:53,840
Access to town parks, special purpose parks and town beaches. They serve a town-wide population.

654
00:52:53,840 --> 00:52:58,360
The neighborhood parks, when you're talking about neighborhood parks, they serve the population

655
00:52:58,360 --> 00:53:03,720
within a half mile, which is typically what people consider a walkable half mile.

656
00:53:05,260 --> 00:53:07,700
Community parks serve a population within two miles.

657
00:53:08,740 --> 00:53:10,300
So the conclusions are major.

658
00:53:10,860 --> 00:53:14,520
The majority of the neighborhoods have adequate access to parks.

659
00:53:15,140 --> 00:53:17,680
There's really no need to fill in gaps where they exist.

660
00:53:18,300 --> 00:53:22,600
So we map all these parks and how they relate to the neighborhoods here.

661
00:53:22,600 --> 00:53:25,480
give you a snapshot of the relationship.

662
00:53:26,500 --> 00:53:32,580
I'm not going to be able to read this on the screen, I'm sure, but it's quality of the facilities.

663
00:53:33,560 --> 00:53:36,740
You know, we asked why residents go to parks for the survey,

664
00:53:37,300 --> 00:53:40,980
and they, you know, 19 use of beaches and bog walks, walking and running,

665
00:53:41,540 --> 00:53:42,740
use of playgrounds and swings.

666
00:53:43,860 --> 00:53:47,020
The town should enhance existing park amenities by adding additional

667
00:53:47,020 --> 00:53:50,780
existing play elements like swing sets and jungle gyms.

668
00:53:51,260 --> 00:53:54,240
You know, they're exposed to the elements 24 hours a day,

669
00:53:54,280 --> 00:53:55,420
so they need to be maintained.

670
00:53:56,540 --> 00:53:58,860
Attractive residents who use parks for walking,

671
00:53:59,560 --> 00:54:01,260
running, and enhancing this popular activity

672
00:54:01,260 --> 00:54:02,600
if you're building and improving trails

673
00:54:02,600 --> 00:54:07,300
and installing fitness zones along these walkable trails.

674
00:54:08,100 --> 00:54:11,380
An examining why users may not frequently use a facility

675
00:54:11,380 --> 00:54:13,880
such as a lack of public comfort stations,

676
00:54:14,240 --> 00:54:15,560
for example, restrooms.

677
00:54:15,560 --> 00:54:24,180
So, we went through this kind of an inventory of a snapshot of all the parks and all the amenities that are included in each park.

678
00:54:28,640 --> 00:54:30,960
So, the metrics and maintenance and summary of that.

679
00:54:31,460 --> 00:54:35,720
Consider additional metrics and review all metrics on a regular basis.

680
00:54:36,920 --> 00:54:41,600
So, the town's greatest needs based on the recreation survey responses.

681
00:54:42,320 --> 00:54:46,400
Water and boating access, additional soccer across some football fields.

682
00:54:46,400 --> 00:54:51,620
every town always has the need for additional soccer or ball fields or

683
00:54:51,620 --> 00:54:56,960
hybrid fields. Expand in modernized playgrounds, modern playground amenities,

684
00:54:57,960 --> 00:55:02,000
more diversified amenities, for instance walking loops, dog parks, or fitness

685
00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:06,820
zones. Activities for all seasons, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, ice

686
00:55:06,820 --> 00:55:11,540
skating. A lot of these uses may be permitted or there may be areas to do it

687
00:55:11,540 --> 00:55:13,540
but maybe it's just a matter of kind of reaching out to the public to

688
00:55:13,540 --> 00:55:14,740
to let them know how to access that.

689
00:55:15,760 --> 00:55:18,140
So support facilities that existing parks

690
00:55:18,530 --> 00:55:20,160
and enhancement of parking in restrooms.

691
00:55:21,770 --> 00:55:24,460
And then a non-vehicular connections between these parks

692
00:55:25,510 --> 00:55:26,760
and open spaces, for instance,

693
00:55:26,920 --> 00:55:28,660
sidewalks and bicycle facilities.

694
00:55:29,800 --> 00:55:32,520
And then facilities that support a range of ages

695
00:55:33,250 --> 00:55:37,700
and abilities and potential for any indoor facilities

696
00:55:37,700 --> 00:55:40,460
that are related to the town's parks.

697
00:55:42,580 --> 00:55:43,900
And by indoor facilities,

698
00:55:43,900 --> 00:55:44,940
whether it's a pool,

699
00:55:47,660 --> 00:55:50,460
whether it's an indoor ice hockey, whether it's indoor lacrosse,

700
00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:55,080
so looking at the possibilities for kind of all season, all weather facilities.

701
00:55:57,280 --> 00:56:01,380
Future open space, opportunities, undeveloped town parkland,

702
00:56:02,660 --> 00:56:07,360
half hollow road park in Comac, Donald Drive park in Kings Park,

703
00:56:08,480 --> 00:56:12,600
hillside Gramercy Park, excuse me hillside Gramercy Gardens in Kings Park,

704
00:56:12,600 --> 00:56:18,660
3rd Street Park in St. James and Aster Avenue Park in St. James, Kings Park

705
00:56:18,660 --> 00:56:24,240
Village Green at the parks department property, Parkland Swaps and then

706
00:56:24,240 --> 00:56:29,280
look to Suffolk County Acquisitions. So these are all opportunities for

707
00:56:29,280 --> 00:56:33,200
enhancement of the parks of the parks and open space.

708
00:56:34,020 --> 00:56:42,820
Historic preservation, majority of the historic properties that are listed here, as you can

709
00:56:42,820 --> 00:56:46,700
see on the map, located up here right outside of Brookhaven.

710
00:56:47,820 --> 00:56:52,760
So when asked the public, 79% said they should protect historic structures and districts.

711
00:56:54,280 --> 00:56:56,200
That historic preservation is important.

712
00:56:57,660 --> 00:57:01,220
The town does have a historic society and historic advisory board.

713
00:57:01,220 --> 00:57:08,100
I think the Historic Advisory Board is inactive, but you do not have a historic board or commission

714
00:57:08,100 --> 00:57:08,780
in town.

715
00:57:10,300 --> 00:57:15,800
Chapter 185 is the Town's Local Historic Preservation Ordinance, recommendations that

716
00:57:15,800 --> 00:57:19,920
needs better protection on sites outside historic districts, as confirmed in the

717
00:57:20,780 --> 00:57:22,280
recent LWRP.

718
00:57:29,260 --> 00:57:33,840
Historic preservation recommendations expand protections of historic resources.

719
00:57:34,840 --> 00:57:38,880
Update the townwide historic resources survey, which has not been done in a number of years.

720
00:57:40,380 --> 00:57:42,900
Encourage adaptive reuse of historic structures.

721
00:57:44,320 --> 00:57:49,240
The town I live in right now, where actually somebody is actually lifting an historic structure

722
00:57:49,240 --> 00:57:53,020
and integrating it into a new multi-family building development.

723
00:57:53,140 --> 00:57:55,240
So there's all possibilities out there.

724
00:57:55,700 --> 00:57:58,800
We hate to see historic structures taken down.

725
00:57:59,540 --> 00:58:06,040
You know, one of the biggest problems with historic preservation is just the lack of knowledge of what is out there.

726
00:58:06,340 --> 00:58:10,040
So it's important to educate the property owners on the benefits of historic designation.

727
00:58:10,880 --> 00:58:15,840
You know, there may be tax credits involved and then for helping preserve or restore facades or buildings.

728
00:58:17,180 --> 00:58:19,480
And then reconstitute the historic advisory board.

729
00:58:23,150 --> 00:58:28,770
I just want to reiterate, I mean, there's a lot in this master fund, so we're going over kind of the basics of it.

730
00:58:28,890 --> 00:58:32,210
You get into a lot more detail when you start looking through page by page.

731
00:58:33,790 --> 00:58:48,330
Community facilities issues. Discuss the town's jurisdiction over the town government services, public and semi-public services, the libraries, schools, health facilities, emergency facilities, and solid waste management.

732
00:58:51,160 --> 00:58:55,880
Key community facility recommendations, prepare a long-term facilities plan,

733
00:58:56,660 --> 00:58:59,580
provide for space and functional needs of all town departments.

734
00:59:00,520 --> 00:59:03,940
And there's been talk since I've been working on the plan about consolidation of departments,

735
00:59:04,160 --> 00:59:06,060
so I need to take a look at that.

736
00:59:06,640 --> 00:59:09,500
Consider small technology investments across civic functions.

737
00:59:10,520 --> 00:59:13,660
Work with a library district to find suitable location for a St. James branch.

738
00:59:14,760 --> 00:59:18,140
Consider a town community or rec center or senior center should be in there.

739
00:59:18,140 --> 00:59:23,000
continue to promote shared service opportunities for tax savings.

740
00:59:25,130 --> 00:59:27,850
And then we had a sustainability element that we had prepared.

741
00:59:28,350 --> 00:59:34,590
And the sustainability issues from the public were 90% very important drinking water protection,

742
00:59:35,230 --> 00:59:38,950
air quality 97%, surface water protection 95%.

743
00:59:38,950 --> 00:59:42,830
So, you know, I think that's pretty much given in any community that you go into,

744
00:59:43,110 --> 00:59:46,710
you know, we all want safe air water and drinking water and surface water.

745
00:59:46,850 --> 00:59:48,990
So it's important to the residents.

746
00:59:48,990 --> 00:59:54,410
And the town completed various climate-smart community actions through a grant application,

747
00:59:55,150 --> 00:59:59,210
but it has not submitted these actions for a certification eligibility through the climate

748
00:59:59,210 --> 00:59:59,790
application.

749
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:03,860
Smart community. So one of the recommendations is going to move forward on that.

750
01:00:06,990 --> 01:00:09,510
Key sustainability recommendations in the plan.

751
01:00:10,450 --> 01:00:12,750
You know, promote 2D as a growth strategy.

752
01:00:13,310 --> 01:00:16,190
Create green techniques, checklists for development applications.

753
01:00:17,050 --> 01:00:21,290
So what we're doing and what we're seeing more and more nowadays is having sustainable elements

754
01:00:23,550 --> 01:00:28,410
incorporated into your development applications and your land use ordinances.

755
01:00:28,410 --> 01:00:32,610
In many cases, if a new development comes in, if you hit a certain threshold for a number

756
01:00:32,610 --> 01:00:39,270
of units or size, you have to create a rain garden or create some other kind of sustainable

757
01:00:39,270 --> 01:00:41,350
element as part of your development application.

758
01:00:42,510 --> 01:00:46,830
We always like to encourage the local farmer's markets to get people out.

759
01:00:47,250 --> 01:00:53,330
And since agriculture people are in favor of promoting and maintaining agriculture,

760
01:00:53,970 --> 01:00:56,630
no reason they shouldn't be supporting the local farmer's markets.

761
01:00:56,630 --> 01:01:02,490
Encouraged electronic charger installations and bike facilities in all new multifamily

762
01:01:02,490 --> 01:01:04,170
or major waste use construction.

763
01:01:05,150 --> 01:01:11,630
We were required in the towns that I work in in New Jersey that, you know, the EV charger

764
01:01:12,190 --> 01:01:19,470
installations and then we require bike facilities, interior and exterior, primarily when they're

765
01:01:19,470 --> 01:01:25,150
going to be in downtown areas, but also some multifamily buildings outside downtown

766
01:01:25,150 --> 01:01:25,470
areas.

767
01:01:25,470 --> 01:01:39,730
Create a benchmarking program and complete an energy audit, so you want to see where you currently exist, what your level of kind of sustainability actions are maintained or incorporated into the building facilities in Smithtown.

768
01:01:40,310 --> 01:01:43,630
Create a tree fund and under a tree inventory program.

769
01:01:48,600 --> 01:01:56,480
Like I said, there's a lot, and I went through it in about an hour, so I thought that was pretty good.

770
01:01:57,540 --> 01:02:07,080
But the next steps are we're going to present and post the draft plan for public review and comments.

771
01:02:07,280 --> 01:02:13,480
That'll be all posted for the public to look at, and then there's going to be a public outreach program

772
01:02:13,480 --> 01:02:17,960
to kind of reach down to the different community groups, see what they thought about the plan,

773
01:02:18,080 --> 01:02:23,340
how their comments or suggestions were integrated or not integrated, and we want to be there to

774
01:02:23,340 --> 01:02:28,740
kind of answer that question for people. And then the next step is the secret scoping.

775
01:02:29,460 --> 01:02:35,780
And the public hearing on the draft plan and the DGIS in the spring will revise as necessary,

776
01:02:35,780 --> 01:02:43,680
and then ultimately be hearing on the plan and the final GES, at which point we'll adopt

777
01:02:43,680 --> 01:02:45,780
secret findings in the comprehensive plan.

778
01:02:46,640 --> 01:02:51,700
And then the big, one of the big lists is then implementing the recommendations of the comprehensive

779
01:02:51,700 --> 01:02:52,060
plan.

780
01:02:53,140 --> 01:02:57,860
There's hundreds of recommendations in here and, you know, it's there for the board

781
01:02:57,860 --> 01:03:02,320
and the land development boards to kind of use as a guideline moving forward.

782
01:03:04,220 --> 01:03:05,320
So, that's it.

783
01:03:06,020 --> 01:03:08,380
Hopefully, you didn't speak too quickly for everybody here.

784
01:03:09,620 --> 01:03:14,100
Once again, it was a pleasure kind of working with everybody and putting this project together.

785
01:03:14,980 --> 01:03:19,380
And we look forward to seeing how the public reacts, how the board reacts,

786
01:03:19,440 --> 01:03:25,620
and how this plan is ultimately incorporated into the community life or the residents.

787
01:03:26,660 --> 01:03:27,180
And that's it.

788
01:03:28,320 --> 01:03:35,020
Hey, Jeff, thank you very much for your agency's hard work, and we're looking forward to working

789
01:03:35,020 --> 01:03:39,040
together with you to bring this to fruition sometime in the spring of 2020.

790
01:03:39,920 --> 01:03:41,040
Yeah, it's been great.

791
01:03:42,420 --> 01:03:43,200
Thanks again.

792
01:03:43,680 --> 01:03:44,100
Thank you.

793
01:03:55,440 --> 01:03:55,720
Okay.

794
01:03:55,800 --> 01:03:56,680
Everybody is back?

795
01:03:57,460 --> 01:03:57,600
Yes.

796
01:03:59,460 --> 01:03:59,880
All right.

797
01:03:59,960 --> 01:04:01,100
That concludes our presentation.

798
01:04:02,320 --> 01:04:05,140
Next up will be, we have two site plans.

799
01:04:05,140 --> 01:04:07,160
So planning department, you're up.

800
01:04:09,700 --> 01:04:11,660
I'm going to switch seats with Liam.

801
01:04:13,260 --> 01:04:13,520
Hey.

802
01:04:21,530 --> 01:04:23,810
Good afternoon, Supervisor, members of the Town Board.

803
01:04:24,090 --> 01:04:25,270
I'm Liam Trotto with the Planning Department.

804
01:04:25,670 --> 01:04:31,490
We have two site plans for the Board to consider this afternoon acting as the Board's site planner.

805
01:04:32,470 --> 01:04:36,290
I'm going to share this screen right now and present these site plans.

806
01:04:38,650 --> 01:04:42,930
So the first application is for this Midtown Chevrolet storage lot.

807
01:04:43,490 --> 01:04:48,110
The site is at the former Black Beards Restaurant in Middle Country Road and Hillside Avenue

808
01:04:48,770 --> 01:04:49,610
in St. James.

809
01:04:50,210 --> 01:04:56,070
The proposal is for a 29,088-square-foot outdoor storage and display area for motor vehicles,

810
01:04:56,510 --> 01:05:02,110
not on the same lot as the principal use, which is the principal uses of Smithtown

811
01:05:02,110 --> 01:05:05,770
Chevrolet dealership on the south side of Middle Country Road.

812
01:05:06,610 --> 01:05:10,990
The applicant has agreed to four conditions of approval, the first that they obtain

813
01:05:10,990 --> 01:05:15,650
necessary building permits. The second condition that they install a tree

814
01:05:15,650 --> 01:05:20,950
preservation fence around all trees to be preserved on site. The third condition is

815
01:05:20,950 --> 01:05:23,890
that they obtain a highway work permit from the New York State Department of

816
01:05:23,890 --> 01:05:27,270
Transportation for new curb cut and improvements along Middle Country Road.

817
01:05:28,010 --> 01:05:31,370
And the fourth condition is that the property owner shall dedicate a portion

818
01:05:31,370 --> 01:05:36,130
of the property along Hillside Avenue to the town. The dedication shall widen

819
01:05:36,130 --> 01:05:39,870
the town right away to accommodate an even eight feet of land between the

820
01:05:39,870 --> 01:05:43,090
curb along Hillside Avenue and the east property line.

821
01:05:44,410 --> 01:05:45,950
So this is the proposed site plan.

822
01:05:46,490 --> 01:05:50,430
Again, it's just a storage lot for inventory

823
01:05:51,450 --> 01:05:54,130
for the Smithtown Chevrolet dealership.

824
01:05:54,730 --> 01:05:57,230
As you can see, there's only gonna be one curb cut

825
01:05:57,230 --> 01:05:58,470
along Middle Country Road.

826
01:05:58,550 --> 01:06:00,830
There will be no access along Hillside Avenue.

827
01:06:01,730 --> 01:06:03,890
There's not gonna be any removal of trees

828
01:06:03,890 --> 01:06:06,690
on the northern residential portion of the property.

829
01:06:06,870 --> 01:06:08,950
Again, this property is actually a split zone

830
01:06:08,950 --> 01:06:14,450
that northern section is zone residential, but there will be no disturbance in that area.

831
01:06:16,370 --> 01:06:22,570
An additional landscaping may be planted to better screen the storage area.

832
01:06:24,610 --> 01:06:26,330
Is Board of any questions on this application?

833
01:06:27,430 --> 01:06:27,910
William?

834
01:06:29,050 --> 01:06:29,370
Yes?

835
01:06:29,450 --> 01:06:29,710
Can you hear me?

836
01:06:30,150 --> 01:06:30,930
Council Member Cawthey?

837
01:06:31,630 --> 01:06:32,130
Hi Councilman.

838
01:06:33,290 --> 01:06:37,550
When this was approved by the BZA to do it this way with a split,

839
01:06:38,030 --> 01:06:39,710
one on one side is treating one on the other.

840
01:06:40,550 --> 01:06:46,450
I was totally against it because we're just making little lots in little corners and it's

841
01:06:46,450 --> 01:06:48,250
just not the way we want to do things.

842
01:06:48,670 --> 01:06:52,710
Is there any way to protect us that all of a sudden this doesn't become a storage lots

843
01:06:52,710 --> 01:06:56,730
that's not adjacent to a new card dealership in the future or we just get a bunch of little

844
01:06:56,730 --> 01:06:57,970
used call lots?

845
01:06:58,190 --> 01:07:02,390
This is the second or third one, the BZA is approved, not adjacent to, and it's

846
01:07:02,390 --> 01:07:03,450
just a bad precedent.

847
01:07:05,470 --> 01:07:05,950
I agree.

848
01:07:06,070 --> 01:07:09,410
Yeah, I think it's definitely something that the planning department and the board

849
01:07:09,410 --> 01:07:12,390
zoning appeals will take into consideration for future projects.

850
01:07:13,410 --> 01:07:18,730
But how are we going to, let's say Smithtown Chevrolet goes away, and all of a sudden that

851
01:07:18,730 --> 01:07:21,210
just becomes a used car storage lot.

852
01:07:21,590 --> 01:07:26,110
How are we protecting ourselves that this doesn't become just a little used car storage

853
01:07:26,110 --> 01:07:30,470
lot, you know, working out of a trailer or something in the future?

854
01:07:31,650 --> 01:07:32,790
That is a good question.

855
01:07:32,790 --> 01:07:36,970
on the board site plan, we can enact further conditions

856
01:07:36,970 --> 01:07:40,450
that will constate some one-lines of the underneath the uses.

857
01:07:40,910 --> 01:07:44,290
If the principal use goes away, then, you know,

858
01:07:44,310 --> 01:07:45,910
this is almost accessory to the principal.

859
01:07:46,330 --> 01:07:48,510
So, you know, they're in fact tied together.

860
01:07:48,710 --> 01:07:50,450
So, if the principal use goes away,

861
01:07:51,170 --> 01:07:52,510
the accessories use goes away also.

862
01:07:53,310 --> 01:07:57,470
Mr. Supervisor, I would recommend that we table this

863
01:07:57,470 --> 01:07:59,470
for additional conditions to this site plan.

864
01:08:02,460 --> 01:08:02,920
Okay.

865
01:08:05,260 --> 01:08:09,420
Is the Board have any objection to tabling it until for further discussion?

866
01:08:12,660 --> 01:08:15,760
I don't have any objection to tabling it and looking at it further.

867
01:08:16,780 --> 01:08:17,280
Either do I.

868
01:08:18,420 --> 01:08:22,380
Okay, so when we get after the agenda, we get to the portion of the vote.

869
01:08:23,040 --> 01:08:25,180
We'll move to table it at that time, Mr. McCarthy.

870
01:08:27,370 --> 01:08:27,890
Thank you.

871
01:08:28,250 --> 01:08:29,750
Just additional conditions.

872
01:08:31,310 --> 01:08:31,550
Okay.

873
01:08:31,650 --> 01:08:32,810
To this point, Councilman.

874
01:08:33,530 --> 01:08:34,210
Very good.

875
01:08:34,210 --> 01:08:36,210
Okay, number two.

876
01:08:36,670 --> 01:08:40,670
So the next request is for a waiver of a condition

877
01:08:40,670 --> 01:08:41,670
of site plan approval.

878
01:08:42,470 --> 01:08:44,950
The applicant is Cardmax Auto Superstores,

879
01:08:45,230 --> 01:08:46,590
which is proposed to be located

880
01:08:46,590 --> 01:08:49,370
at the former Smithtown Concrete Manufacturing Plant

881
01:08:49,370 --> 01:08:51,130
on Middle Country Road in St. James.

882
01:08:51,950 --> 01:08:55,270
The original site plan was approved on November 6th, 2018

883
01:08:55,660 --> 01:08:56,890
and the applicant is requesting

884
01:08:56,890 --> 01:08:58,850
that the board multiply condition number two

885
01:08:59,160 --> 01:09:01,090
of their approval, which reads,

886
01:09:01,090 --> 01:09:06,190
prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit and receive approval

887
01:09:06,190 --> 01:09:11,910
from the Board of Site Plan Review for a revised site plan with supporting documentation incorporating

888
01:09:11,910 --> 01:09:17,250
the methane-related conditions of approval as detailed by the Town Department of Environment

889
01:09:17,250 --> 01:09:21,710
and Waterways in their memorandum dated October 26, 2018.

890
01:09:22,970 --> 01:09:27,890
The applicant is requesting that the condition be modified so that the sequence of events

891
01:09:27,890 --> 01:09:32,670
in which to submit methane detection and extraction documentation to the town can be changed.

892
01:09:33,470 --> 01:09:38,410
The waiver modification, as proposed, would permit the issuance of demolition and compaction permits

893
01:09:38,410 --> 01:09:45,690
to remove existing structures and concrete slabs in order to better assess the site and landfill gas conditions.

894
01:09:46,510 --> 01:09:51,890
The prior wording of the condition mandates that a methane monitoring plan and extraction design

895
01:09:51,890 --> 01:09:55,730
be finalized and submitted prior to the start of any demolition.

896
01:09:55,730 --> 01:10:01,510
It is anticipated that demolition and compaction activity could affect the landfill gas levels

897
01:10:01,510 --> 01:10:06,890
and migration causing the need to revise the pilot testing plan and gas collection system

898
01:10:06,890 --> 01:10:07,330
design.

899
01:10:07,830 --> 01:10:12,350
Allowing demolition of existing structures to occur first will allow engineers to better

900
01:10:12,350 --> 01:10:13,870
evaluate site conditions.

901
01:10:14,590 --> 01:10:19,070
Planning is met with DEW and the applicants professionals numerous times regarding the

902
01:10:19,070 --> 01:10:23,510
anticipated operating procedures and have agreed upon a solution that is both beneficial

903
01:10:23,510 --> 01:10:28,310
official to the town and applicant while maintaining proper health and safety protocol.

904
01:10:29,450 --> 01:10:33,790
The planning department recommends the waiver be approved for our memo sent to the town

905
01:10:33,790 --> 01:10:40,450
board dated December 10, 2020, and it recommends that condition number two be modified accordingly

906
01:10:40,450 --> 01:10:41,570
to read as follows.

907
01:10:42,370 --> 01:10:47,410
The applicant shall obtain a demolition and compaction permit prior to any onsite disturbance.

908
01:10:47,950 --> 01:10:51,910
All activities during demolition and compaction shall be in accordance with the landfill

909
01:10:51,910 --> 01:10:58,510
gas monitoring procedures dated March 30, 2020, prepared by VHB Engineering and the CarMax

910
01:10:58,510 --> 01:11:06,270
facility site-specific health and safety plan dated November 13, 2020, prepared by VHB Engineering.

911
01:11:06,930 --> 01:11:11,830
Prior to the issuance of site work permit and nor building permit, the applicant shall submit

912
01:11:11,830 --> 01:11:16,830
and receive approval from the Board of Site Plan Review for a revised site plan with supporting

913
01:11:16,830 --> 01:11:22,410
documentation incorporating the methane-related conditions of approval as detailed by the

914
01:11:22,410 --> 01:11:28,510
Town Department of Environmental Waterways in their memo dated October 16th, 2018, as revised

915
01:11:28,510 --> 01:11:30,190
December 10th, 2020.

916
01:11:33,750 --> 01:11:38,630
So these are a few aerials of the former concrete plant.

917
01:11:40,990 --> 01:11:41,950
And again, it's

918
01:11:41,950 --> 01:11:47,270
just changing the sequence of events in which to submit the methane protection plan

919
01:11:47,270 --> 01:11:49,130
and an extraction system design.

920
01:11:49,910 --> 01:11:51,070
Is the board of any questions?

921
01:11:52,010 --> 01:11:55,550
Yeah, Mr. Trout, as the applicant indicated,

922
01:11:56,650 --> 01:12:01,170
what his schedule of timing is to go in and begin this work

923
01:12:01,170 --> 01:12:02,410
once they obtain the permits.

924
01:12:03,890 --> 01:12:06,570
Yeah, they are ready to move right away.

925
01:12:07,350 --> 01:12:09,490
They want to get the demo done as soon as possible,

926
01:12:09,530 --> 01:12:11,450
which is why they propose this waiver.

927
01:12:12,350 --> 01:12:15,610
It's really to deal this waiver is to get them

928
01:12:15,610 --> 01:12:19,270
starting the demolition combations as soon as possible.

929
01:12:20,370 --> 01:12:21,550
Okay, thank you.

930
01:12:23,960 --> 01:12:24,520
Any other questions?

931
01:12:25,660 --> 01:12:29,080
No. Okay, John, thank you very much.

932
01:12:29,520 --> 01:12:30,020
Thank you very much.

933
01:12:33,620 --> 01:12:36,300
Okay, we're going to move to the

934
01:12:36,300 --> 01:12:42,440
agenda at this time. So Deputy Clark, you could begin.

935
01:12:42,560 --> 01:12:44,600
I believe we have two public hearings today.

936
01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:51,340
Okay. We have two public hearings. The first public hearing is for the Town Board to consider

937
01:12:51,340 --> 01:12:57,760
amending Chapter 248 of the Town Code entitled Subdivision of Land regarding the term of

938
01:12:57,760 --> 01:13:03,300
the planning board members. And Janice Hansen, Assistant Town Attorney from the Town Attorney's

939
01:13:03,300 --> 01:13:04,600
Office is here to describe them.

940
01:13:05,500 --> 01:13:10,640
Okay. Before we start, Councilor Amon, who wishes to be heard on these public

941
01:13:10,640 --> 01:13:15,040
hearings. Please utilize your raise the hand button on your screens if you're

942
01:13:15,040 --> 01:13:23,360
listening in. If you have trouble with Zoom, you may call this office at 631-360-7600

943
01:13:24,720 --> 01:13:28,100
and we will get you online so you may be heard. Thank you very much.

944
01:13:30,400 --> 01:13:36,420
Councilor? Good afternoon Supervisor, members of the Town Board. Once again

945
01:13:36,420 --> 01:13:40,900
Janice Hanson, Assistant Town Attorney. The purpose of this hearing is to

946
01:13:40,900 --> 01:13:46,780
consider the adoption of local law 11-2020 to establish a two-year term for

947
01:13:46,780 --> 01:13:51,660
members of the town's planning board. Unless there are any questions, that's

948
01:13:51,660 --> 01:13:56,940
all that there is. Okay, Nicole, do we have anyone who wishes to be heard on

949
01:13:56,940 --> 01:14:04,460
this public hearing? No, Supervisor, I do not. Okay, I'd like to make a motion to

950
01:14:04,460 --> 01:14:05,880
to adopt this hearing at this time.

951
01:14:06,500 --> 01:14:07,900
Oh, we have second that motion.

952
01:14:08,940 --> 01:14:14,460
We have to close the, close the public hearing first.

953
01:14:15,280 --> 01:14:17,820
Okay, so call the roll, Mr. Clerk.

954
01:14:18,380 --> 01:14:19,480
Okay, Supervisor Weher.

955
01:14:19,920 --> 01:14:20,200
Yes.

956
01:14:21,000 --> 01:14:21,740
So McCarty.

957
01:14:22,300 --> 01:14:22,600
Yes.

958
01:14:23,360 --> 01:14:23,980
Councilwoman Nowak.

959
01:14:24,460 --> 01:14:24,780
Yes.

960
01:14:25,340 --> 01:14:26,220
Councilwoman Ziralla.

961
01:14:26,900 --> 01:14:27,320
Yes.

962
01:14:27,900 --> 01:14:28,640
Councilman Lowman.

963
01:14:29,120 --> 01:14:29,420
Yes.

964
01:14:29,420 --> 01:14:33,940
Okay, again, motion to adopt this resolution.

965
01:14:34,360 --> 01:14:35,340
Public hearing number one.

966
01:14:35,880 --> 01:14:36,740
Second that.

967
01:14:37,620 --> 01:14:38,860
Supervisor Wehrheim.

968
01:14:39,300 --> 01:14:39,480
Yes.

969
01:14:40,240 --> 01:14:40,940
Councilman McCarthy.

970
01:14:41,860 --> 01:14:42,120
Yes.

971
01:14:42,780 --> 01:14:43,620
Councilwoman Nowak.

972
01:14:44,020 --> 01:14:44,420
Yes.

973
01:14:44,940 --> 01:14:45,940
Councilwoman Inzarella.

974
01:14:46,520 --> 01:14:46,820
Yes.

975
01:14:47,700 --> 01:14:48,480
Councilman Lohman.

976
01:14:48,760 --> 01:14:49,200
Yes.

977
01:14:51,560 --> 01:14:54,620
Okay, the second public hearing is for the town board

978
01:14:54,620 --> 01:14:57,680
to consider the most amendment to chapter 322

979
01:14:57,680 --> 01:14:59,680
of the town code entitled zoning.

980
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:03,280
As it relates to the term for the Board of Zoning Appealed Members.

981
01:15:04,080 --> 01:15:04,340
Janice?

982
01:15:05,320 --> 01:15:06,060
Thank you.

983
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:09,980
Yes, once again, this is to consider the adoption of a local law.

984
01:15:10,100 --> 01:15:12,120
This is local law 12-2020.

985
01:15:12,460 --> 01:15:16,720
This would establish a two-year term for the members of the town's Board of Zoning Appeals.

986
01:15:18,060 --> 01:15:19,760
Thank you, councilor Nicole.

987
01:15:20,540 --> 01:15:23,840
Is there anyone who should be heard on public hearing number two?

988
01:15:25,580 --> 01:15:26,380
No, Supervisor.

989
01:15:27,240 --> 01:15:27,760
Okay.

990
01:15:27,760 --> 01:15:29,060
Okay, then I'll move to close the hearing.

991
01:15:29,620 --> 01:15:30,200
Second.

992
01:15:30,920 --> 01:15:32,140
Supervisor Weierheim?

993
01:15:32,520 --> 01:15:32,760
Yes.

994
01:15:33,320 --> 01:15:34,220
Council Member Cauthey?

995
01:15:34,840 --> 01:15:35,300
Yes.

996
01:15:35,960 --> 01:15:36,840
Councilwoman Nowak?

997
01:15:37,320 --> 01:15:37,600
Yes.

998
01:15:38,280 --> 01:15:39,300
Councilwoman Zirella?

999
01:15:39,740 --> 01:15:40,160
Yes.

1000
01:15:40,900 --> 01:15:41,640
Councilwoman Warman?

1001
01:15:42,140 --> 01:15:42,540
Yes.

1002
01:15:43,520 --> 01:15:46,180
Also a motion to adopt the hearing at this time.

1003
01:15:47,240 --> 01:15:47,760
Second that.

1004
01:15:48,280 --> 01:15:49,820
Okay, Supervisor Weierheim?

1005
01:15:50,180 --> 01:15:50,440
Yes.

1006
01:15:51,020 --> 01:15:51,940
Council Member Cauthey?

1007
01:15:52,770 --> 01:15:53,180
Yes.

1008
01:15:53,800 --> 01:15:54,720
Councilwoman Nowak?

1009
01:15:55,000 --> 01:15:55,520
Yes.

1010
01:15:55,520 --> 01:15:55,980
Yes.

1011
01:15:56,220 --> 01:15:57,060
Councilwoman Inzarela?

1012
01:15:57,520 --> 01:15:58,120
Yes.

1013
01:15:58,720 --> 01:15:59,480
Councilman Lowman?

1014
01:16:00,080 --> 01:16:00,600
Yes.

1015
01:16:01,440 --> 01:16:01,820
Okay.

1016
01:16:01,940 --> 01:16:02,300
Thank you.

1017
01:16:04,490 --> 01:16:05,830
Deputy Clerk, we can continue.

1018
01:16:06,570 --> 01:16:07,250
Okay.

1019
01:16:07,370 --> 01:16:12,830
We have consent agendas number one to 30 and consent resolutions number one to five.

1020
01:16:14,430 --> 01:16:19,950
Is there anyone on town council that wishes to remove any items from the consent agenda?

1021
01:16:20,730 --> 01:16:21,090
No.

1022
01:16:21,310 --> 01:16:21,510
No.

1023
01:16:21,970 --> 01:16:22,150
No.

1024
01:16:23,070 --> 01:16:23,670
Okay.

1025
01:16:23,710 --> 01:16:24,090
Mr. Clerk?

1026
01:16:24,970 --> 01:16:25,570
Councilman Lowman?

1027
01:16:25,570 --> 01:16:26,530
Yes.

1028
01:16:27,010 --> 01:16:28,230
Councilwoman Zirella.

1029
01:16:28,730 --> 01:16:28,990
Yes.

1030
01:16:29,570 --> 01:16:30,450
Councilwoman Nowak.

1031
01:16:30,830 --> 01:16:31,190
Yes.

1032
01:16:31,730 --> 01:16:32,570
Councilwoman McCarthy.

1033
01:16:33,510 --> 01:16:33,850
Yes.

1034
01:16:34,310 --> 01:16:35,270
Supervisor Weihraum.

1035
01:16:35,730 --> 01:16:36,090
Yes.

1036
01:16:38,360 --> 01:16:42,640
If the town boy to authorize the town clerk to advertise for the following bids.

1037
01:16:43,220 --> 01:16:47,400
Bid 20-075 bulk delivery of Portland cement powder.

1038
01:16:47,780 --> 01:16:50,900
Bid 20-076 paint and stain.

1039
01:16:51,440 --> 01:16:55,080
Bid 20-081 the annual contract for office cleaning services.

1040
01:16:55,080 --> 01:16:58,080
All three due January 7th, 2021.

1041
01:16:58,640 --> 01:17:03,120
And bid 2074, structural wall and slab modifications

1042
01:17:03,120 --> 01:17:05,580
and roof replacement at the highway yard,

1043
01:17:05,920 --> 01:17:09,120
Redborn due January 14th, 2021.

1044
01:17:10,860 --> 01:17:11,640
Councilman Lohman.

1045
01:17:12,020 --> 01:17:12,280
Yes.

1046
01:17:12,880 --> 01:17:13,960
Councilwoman Insorella.

1047
01:17:14,840 --> 01:17:15,120
Yes.

1048
01:17:15,740 --> 01:17:16,600
Councilwoman Nowak.

1049
01:17:17,080 --> 01:17:17,360
Yes.

1050
01:17:17,880 --> 01:17:18,620
Councilwoman McCarthy.

1051
01:17:19,260 --> 01:17:19,860
Yes.

1052
01:17:20,520 --> 01:17:21,200
Supervisor Wever.

1053
01:17:21,880 --> 01:17:22,260
Yes.

1054
01:17:22,260 --> 01:17:27,580
Supervisor. Award requests for proposal number 2018 for

1055
01:17:27,580 --> 01:17:34,040
development and implementation of municipal pavement management system to IMS infrastructure

1056
01:17:34,040 --> 01:17:40,260
management services as per proposals dated March 26 and authorize the supervisor to sign

1057
01:17:40,260 --> 01:17:43,140
any agreements on a form approved by the town attorney.

1058
01:17:44,500 --> 01:17:45,680
Councilman Lohman?

1059
01:17:45,920 --> 01:17:46,260
Yes.

1060
01:17:47,060 --> 01:17:48,200
Councilwoman Zarela?

1061
01:17:48,700 --> 01:17:49,080
Yes.

1062
01:17:49,720 --> 01:17:50,560
Councilwoman Nowak?

1063
01:17:50,920 --> 01:17:51,300
Yes.

1064
01:17:51,820 --> 01:17:52,540
Councilwoman McCarthy?

1065
01:17:53,440 --> 01:17:53,760
Yes.

1066
01:17:54,240 --> 01:17:55,040
Supervisor Weber?

1067
01:17:55,620 --> 01:17:56,120
Yes.

1068
01:17:57,420 --> 01:18:02,820
The town board to approve the ratification of the execution of a hold-harmless agreement

1069
01:18:02,820 --> 01:18:09,300
with Moro Rudolph by the supervisor regarding 369 Lake Avenue, an extension of agreement

1070
01:18:09,300 --> 01:18:16,220
with RNC Environmental Geology PC for Groundwater Sampling and Laboratory Analysis at the Municipal

1071
01:18:16,220 --> 01:18:23,660
Service Facility for Phase 1, Cells 1-5 and Phase 2, Cells 6 through December 31, 2021.

1072
01:18:24,560 --> 01:18:30,380
Extension of mid-1883 for the purchase of surplus materials with Gershaw Recycling.

1073
01:18:31,300 --> 01:18:35,220
The emergency procurement for 120-foot extension of the stone

1074
01:18:35,220 --> 01:18:39,460
revetment at the King's Park bluff but the rise the issuance of a purchase

1075
01:18:39,460 --> 01:18:44,380
order to all island excavating corp in the amount of $95,000.

1076
01:18:44,920 --> 01:18:50,820
Windstream pay tech phone system monthly payment extension, a sole source

1077
01:18:50,820 --> 01:18:56,060
purchase of replacement in-feed belt for Horizon Grinder from Rotochop

1078
01:18:56,060 --> 01:19:00,300
Incorporated, the workman's compensation insurance agreement with

1079
01:19:00,300 --> 01:19:03,160
New York State Municipal Workers Compensation Alliance,

1080
01:19:04,040 --> 01:19:06,720
Acquisition of ClearGov Budgeting Software,

1081
01:19:07,480 --> 01:19:10,940
a change to order number two for PIN 1901,

1082
01:19:11,540 --> 01:19:13,280
the Contract for Office Cleaning Services

1083
01:19:13,280 --> 01:19:15,060
with Commercial Cleaning Long Island

1084
01:19:15,060 --> 01:19:16,520
for Additional Cleaning Services.

1085
01:19:18,020 --> 01:19:18,780
Councilman Lowman.

1086
01:19:19,340 --> 01:19:19,660
Yes.

1087
01:19:20,300 --> 01:19:21,320
Councilman Insarola.

1088
01:19:21,940 --> 01:19:22,260
Yes.

1089
01:19:22,960 --> 01:19:23,860
Councilman Norwick.

1090
01:19:24,160 --> 01:19:24,520
Yes.

1091
01:19:25,100 --> 01:19:25,860
Councilman McCauley.

1092
01:19:26,660 --> 01:19:27,080
Yes.

1093
01:19:27,660 --> 01:19:28,680
Supervisor Wehran.

1094
01:19:29,080 --> 01:19:29,380
Yes.

1095
01:19:30,300 --> 01:19:43,160
The Town Board to issue a sequel positive declaration in the matter of the Town Board's own motion to adopt the Town of Smith Town 2020 comprehensive plan for the reasons stated in a memo dated December 7th, 2020.

1096
01:19:44,020 --> 01:19:45,140
Councilman Lowman.

1097
01:19:45,660 --> 01:19:45,940
Yes.

1098
01:19:46,540 --> 01:19:47,560
Councilman Insorella.

1099
01:19:48,060 --> 01:19:48,720
Yes.

1100
01:19:49,620 --> 01:19:50,480
Councilman Nowick.

1101
01:19:51,060 --> 01:19:51,400
Yes.

1102
01:19:52,040 --> 01:19:52,680
Councilman McCarthy.

1103
01:19:53,700 --> 01:19:54,060
Yes.

1104
01:19:54,560 --> 01:19:55,520
Supervisor Wehram.

1105
01:19:55,980 --> 01:19:56,540
Yes.

1106
01:19:57,860 --> 01:20:03,900
The Hound Board to issue a written consistency determination pursuant to Chapter 151 of the

1107
01:20:03,900 --> 01:20:10,860
town code that application 2020-08, Parsonage Roads Property, is consistent with the local

1108
01:20:10,860 --> 01:20:16,520
water revitalization plan subject to conditions as stated in the December 8th Memorandum from

1109
01:20:16,520 --> 01:20:17,640
the town planning director.

1110
01:20:19,420 --> 01:20:20,160
Councilman Lowman.

1111
01:20:20,500 --> 01:20:20,700
Yes.

1112
01:20:21,220 --> 01:20:22,260
Councilwoman Zarela.

1113
01:20:22,880 --> 01:20:23,200
Yes.

1114
01:20:23,880 --> 01:20:24,860
Councilwoman Norrick.

1115
01:20:25,300 --> 01:20:25,640
Yes.

1116
01:20:25,640 --> 01:20:25,760
Yes.

1117
01:20:26,020 --> 01:20:26,960
Councilor McCauley?

1118
01:20:28,060 --> 01:20:28,440
Yes.

1119
01:20:29,000 --> 01:20:29,980
Supervisor Wehrmacht?

1120
01:20:30,340 --> 01:20:30,740
Yes.

1121
01:20:31,680 --> 01:20:34,800
Authorize the exception, the acceptance of a donation

1122
01:20:34,800 --> 01:20:36,820
from stop and shop to the animal shelter

1123
01:20:36,820 --> 01:20:41,360
in the amount of $101, and a donation from Cheryl Millican

1124
01:20:41,700 --> 01:20:44,240
in the amount of $200 to the senior center.

1125
01:20:45,620 --> 01:20:46,720
Councilor Lohman?

1126
01:20:47,360 --> 01:20:47,800
Yes.

1127
01:20:48,280 --> 01:20:49,280
Councilor Manizarella?

1128
01:20:49,540 --> 01:20:49,860
Yes.

1129
01:20:50,540 --> 01:20:51,260
Councilor Munoz?

1130
01:20:51,520 --> 01:20:52,140
Yes.

1131
01:20:52,620 --> 01:20:53,400
Councilor McCauley?

1132
01:20:54,220 --> 01:20:54,600
Yes.

1133
01:20:54,600 --> 01:20:54,720
Yes.

1134
01:20:55,120 --> 01:20:56,100
Supervisor Wehrmacht.

1135
01:20:56,500 --> 01:20:56,820
Yes.

1136
01:20:57,740 --> 01:21:02,160
Authorize the supervisor to execute the following on a form approved by the town attorney.

1137
01:21:02,780 --> 01:21:08,320
The renewal rates for HIP prime HMO coverage and HIP VIP Medicaid coverage for the period

1138
01:21:08,320 --> 01:21:13,660
beginning January 1st, 2021 through December 31st, 2021.

1139
01:21:14,380 --> 01:21:18,620
An agreement with Rapid Armored Corporation to provide pickup and delivery to official

1140
01:21:18,620 --> 01:21:20,800
depositories through the tax receivers office.

1141
01:21:20,800 --> 01:21:25,620
agreement with enterprise fleet management for the sale of town vehicles and

1142
01:21:25,620 --> 01:21:30,740
authorize the supervisor to execute any documents related to the sale enterprise

1143
01:21:30,740 --> 01:21:35,020
agreement with Dell technologies to purchase licenses for Microsoft teams

1144
01:21:35,020 --> 01:21:39,680
lease eight copiers for various town departments through Kaisera document

1145
01:21:39,680 --> 01:21:44,820
solutions adoption of the Suffolk County multi jurisdiction multi hazard

1146
01:21:44,820 --> 01:21:49,700
mitigation plan agreement with oil island excavating corp for emergency

1147
01:21:49,700 --> 01:21:55,140
and see repairs at the King Cork Bluff and agreement with property registration champions

1148
01:21:55,140 --> 01:22:01,000
doing business as pro champs to provide services authorized pursuance to Chapter 322-4 of the

1149
01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:01,460
Town Code.

1150
01:22:02,600 --> 01:22:03,740
Councilman Lowman.

1151
01:22:04,420 --> 01:22:04,660
Yes.

1152
01:22:05,240 --> 01:22:06,420
Councilwoman Insorella.

1153
01:22:06,800 --> 01:22:07,040
Yes.

1154
01:22:07,540 --> 01:22:08,400
Councilwoman Nowak.

1155
01:22:08,760 --> 01:22:09,300
Yes.

1156
01:22:09,800 --> 01:22:10,860
Councilwoman McCleod-Thief.

1157
01:22:11,700 --> 01:22:11,980
Yes.

1158
01:22:12,460 --> 01:22:13,380
Supervisor Wehren.

1159
01:22:13,880 --> 01:22:14,620
Yes.

1160
01:22:14,620 --> 01:22:19,620
Approved the settlement of Diana Vizallo for $251.10,

1161
01:22:20,300 --> 01:22:26,800
Georgian Lomonica for $900, Gina Dosa, $2,099.72,

1162
01:22:27,860 --> 01:22:32,520
Kerry Lynch $450, and Georgian Mary Bonta for $200.

1163
01:22:33,320 --> 01:22:34,660
Councilman Lowman?

1164
01:22:34,920 --> 01:22:35,440
Yes.

1165
01:22:36,000 --> 01:22:37,000
Councilwoman Inzarella?

1166
01:22:37,320 --> 01:22:37,680
Yes.

1167
01:22:38,200 --> 01:22:39,220
Councilwoman Norek?

1168
01:22:39,500 --> 01:22:39,860
Yes.

1169
01:22:40,560 --> 01:22:41,400
Councilwoman Buffy?

1170
01:22:42,080 --> 01:22:42,600
Yes.

1171
01:22:42,600 --> 01:22:42,760
Yes.

1172
01:22:43,140 --> 01:22:44,140
Supervisor Wehren.

1173
01:22:44,900 --> 01:22:45,260
Yes.

1174
01:22:46,040 --> 01:22:48,340
And personnel items number one to eight

1175
01:22:48,340 --> 01:22:49,980
that are described in full on the agenda.

1176
01:22:51,100 --> 01:22:52,140
Councilman Lowman.

1177
01:22:52,680 --> 01:22:52,960
Yes.

1178
01:22:53,620 --> 01:22:54,560
Councilwoman Ninsarala.

1179
01:22:55,100 --> 01:22:55,460
Yes.

1180
01:22:56,140 --> 01:22:57,020
Councilwoman Novak.

1181
01:22:57,520 --> 01:22:57,900
Yes.

1182
01:22:58,360 --> 01:22:59,020
Councilwoman McCarthy.

1183
01:22:59,780 --> 01:23:00,180
Yes.

1184
01:23:00,820 --> 01:23:01,760
Supervisor Wehren.

1185
01:23:02,610 --> 01:23:02,980
Yes.

1186
01:23:03,540 --> 01:23:05,240
And we have one read on resolution.

1187
01:23:07,460 --> 01:23:09,100
The read on is for the approval

1188
01:23:09,100 --> 01:23:10,760
of the private plower rates

1189
01:23:10,760 --> 01:23:13,040
for hired equipment to snow removal

1190
01:23:13,040 --> 01:23:20,240
and other department work effective December 15th, 2020 through December 31st, 2021.

1191
01:23:21,540 --> 01:23:29,660
Councilman Lohman. Yes. Councilman Ninsorella. Yes. Councilman Nowak. Yes. Councilman McCarthy.

1192
01:23:30,640 --> 01:23:37,240
Yes. Supervisor Wehren. Yes. That concludes resolutions on the agenda.

1193
01:23:37,860 --> 01:23:40,600
sitting there is the Board of Site Plan Review.

1194
01:23:43,160 --> 01:23:50,120
Okay, the approval is the minutes approval for the site plan review of November 3rd,

1195
01:23:50,960 --> 01:23:55,200
and the two previously described resolutions, the first,

1196
01:23:55,560 --> 01:23:58,260
Carmack's Order Super Stores, and the second,

1197
01:23:58,380 --> 01:24:02,120
to conditionally approve the site plan for Smithtown Chevrolet Storage Line.

1198
01:24:03,040 --> 01:24:08,380
I'll approve the first one, and then we'll call the roll on the first one, Mr. Clarke,

1199
01:24:08,380 --> 01:24:09,600
and we'll do the second one separately.

1200
01:24:10,000 --> 01:24:10,580
At it.

1201
01:24:11,200 --> 01:24:12,880
Okay, Councilman Lohman.

1202
01:24:13,740 --> 01:24:13,880
Yes.

1203
01:24:14,600 --> 01:24:15,660
Councilwoman Insorella.

1204
01:24:16,280 --> 01:24:16,520
Yes.

1205
01:24:16,960 --> 01:24:17,760
Councilwoman Nowak.

1206
01:24:18,320 --> 01:24:18,600
Yes.

1207
01:24:19,100 --> 01:24:19,800
Councilwoman McCarthy.

1208
01:24:20,600 --> 01:24:20,940
Yes.

1209
01:24:21,540 --> 01:24:22,580
Supervisor Wehring.

1210
01:24:23,300 --> 01:24:24,760
Yes, that's our number one.

1211
01:24:25,200 --> 01:24:26,240
Number two, Mr. McCarthy.

1212
01:24:27,560 --> 01:24:29,600
All right, I'd like to move the table, number two.

1213
01:24:30,200 --> 01:24:30,660
Second.

1214
01:24:31,520 --> 01:24:32,360
Councilwoman McCarthy.

1215
01:24:33,200 --> 01:24:33,520
Yes.

1216
01:24:34,100 --> 01:24:35,060
Supervisor Wehring.

1217
01:24:35,780 --> 01:24:36,080
Yes.

1218
01:24:36,640 --> 01:24:37,440
Councilman Nowak.

1219
01:24:37,440 --> 01:24:42,920
Yes, councilman in Zarela. Yes councilman moment. Yes

1220
01:24:43,460 --> 01:24:48,400
Okay, number two has been tabled right that concludes site plan review

1221
01:24:49,220 --> 01:24:53,320
Nicole do we have anyone who wishes to be heard on a town matter?

1222
01:24:54,660 --> 01:24:56,740
No, no one has their hand up supervisor

1223
01:24:57,520 --> 01:25:01,320
Hey, I'm being said and I will move to close the meeting

1224
01:25:02,140 --> 01:25:02,720
second

1225
01:25:03,720 --> 01:25:05,520
Supervisor Weihar. Yes

1226
01:25:05,520 --> 01:25:06,060
Yes.

1227
01:25:06,060 --> 01:25:06,840
Councilman McCarthy.

1228
01:25:08,000 --> 01:25:08,300
Yes.

1229
01:25:08,920 --> 01:25:09,660
Councilwoman Dower.

1230
01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:10,560
Yes.

1231
01:25:11,100 --> 01:25:12,140
Councilwoman Inzovella.

1232
01:25:12,720 --> 01:25:13,060
Yes.

1233
01:25:13,720 --> 01:25:14,460
Councilman Lohman.

1234
01:25:14,820 --> 01:25:15,120
Yes.

1235
01:25:16,460 --> 01:25:16,940
Okay.

1236
01:25:17,220 --> 01:25:18,240
That concludes the board meeting.

1237
01:25:18,420 --> 01:25:18,960
Thank you, everyone.

1238
01:25:20,300 --> 01:25:21,400
We'll talk soon.

1239
01:25:21,620 --> 01:25:22,340
Everybody stay safe.