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Second

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of the board of trustees from the College of Eurasia.

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Welcome to the January 26th session of the Board of Trustees from the College of

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Eurasia.

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We are starting off this evening with a presentation by the Mariner.

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Bethlehem, do you want to introduce anything more?

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Sure. So this is the second presentation from the Mariner. They have submitted a proposal

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that we've seen before to provide a food concession on Harbor Island.

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And we are really hoping to move forward so that they can be up and running this summer.

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So, the presentation is really giving you a little more detail, some images of elevations

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and location and answering some of the questions that we've already heard from the board and

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from the community.

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Jay?

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You know?

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Yes.

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Do we have a presentation for the zoo or is it?

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Yeah, we have a presentation.

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And yeah, should we, um, I'm kind of, oh, yeah, we can share it now, okay, here we go.

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Wait, I'm sorry. I just want to interrupt Sally. I want to be sure that the public is accessing the Zoom.

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Do we know that? Yes. Yes. Okay. Thank you.

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You're welcome. Hi, everyone. My name is Kachelin, and thank you for the opportunity to present tonight.

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We're presenting for the Mariner. It's a seasonal, removable waterfront food

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and beverage metady for Harbor Island Park. And I'll get started. Okay, this is

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the concept. Our vision and identity is a safe and dynamic waterfront

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destination with a vibrant tropical atmosphere with the comfort, accessibility,

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and community that we expected Harbor Island Park. We're designing it to

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complement the park's central setting to feel relaxed yet energetic. A place where families,

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neighbors, and visitors can go to enjoy the summer season together. Our goal is to offer

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high quality food, some crafted beverages, in an environment that's welcoming. Oh, hold on,

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sorry. We just lost the presentation for one second. There we go.

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The Mariner will grow into a recognizable landmark that adds light to the park while

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remaining respectful of its public character.

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Okay, the design and guest experience.

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The Mariner and Harbor Island Park will bring a vibrant welcoming energy to the beach

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front for both locals and visitors.

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This space will offer a great food, refreshing beverages, some signature cocktails, all that

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highlighted the easy-going lifestyle.

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Beyond dining, the marinerable feature live music, themed events and community gatherings

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that capture the spirit of summer and keep guests returning all summer long.

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Okay, some key features that are super important to us.

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Coastal palette and materials, so it's going to be nautical themes, like a nice deep blue,

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with some natural woods and durable finishes because we know everything at the water.

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You know, it's a little rough, so we got to make sure they're very durable.

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Defined area.

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So we want to make sure it's safe with an attractive perimeter to guide the guest flow.

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Semi-permited containers are going to be modular anchored into the floor

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and with minimal park impact.

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That's our whole goal.

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The landscaping investment.

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So palm trees and coastal plantings will enhance the site

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and also add to our defined area. Some live programming. We know we're going to start out a

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little small and then scale up with some music, events, and family-friendly activations.

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Sustainability is super important to us. We live on the water ourselves so we know everything needs

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to be reusable, is efficient equipment, all with in mind to reduce waste.

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local marketing, community partnerships and local promotions, so we'll make sure we reach out, we keep everything very local,

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and some branded merch, like some sweatshirts and t-shirts, some hats, everybody could rock the Marin or merchandise.

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Seeding in tables, everything asks you whether resistant with some nice furniture to entice the waterfront views.

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Sorry, I'm just trying to get it to move.

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Yeah, there we go.

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Okay, design overview. So this is just a viewing to the right of just like a layout of what it's going to look like.

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They're going to be custom 20 by 40 foot containers. There's going to be one that's a kitchen and then one that's a bar to keep everything separate.

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It's temporary. That's important to us. It's going to be seasonal food and beverage, but obviously separated in a pop-up built from two pre-fabricated containers.

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The project is semi-permanent. It's fully removable and it's professionally operated and designed specifically for the Harbor Island Park community.

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It's designed for families, for residents and beach users.

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Okay, some more pictures to the left if you want to check it out.

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The Mariners is seasonal pop-up waterfront food and beverage, like I mentioned.

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It's designed to activate an underutilized park space while remaining to be fully temporary

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removal, low impact, code complying, of course, safe, professionally operated, visually cohesive

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with a nautical, coastal aesthetic.

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The concept uses the two prefabricated shipping containers.

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They're arranged in an L-shape.

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One, like I mentioned, will be the kitchen container

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and the other one will be the bar container.

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This modular approach allows for very quick installation and removal,

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no permanent foundations,

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and minimal site disturbances,

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predictable utilities, safe systems, and operations.

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And like you can see, there's just some small pictures to the left.

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Okay, so this is the kitchen container blueprint.

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So there's going to be, you can look at the picture to the left and then I'll explain

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what's going to be in it.

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So there's going to be standing, sorry, gas priors, a gas griddle, food-tap, food prep table fridge.

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That's what I was saying.

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Some bench frizzers, a bench fridge, air conditioning and heating inverter unit.

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Three in one sink, of course, water heater, the range hood and fire compression system,

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super important. And then there's going to be two service windows on either side. And then

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to help the flow, there's going to be two pickup windows on the left hand side.

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Okay, so this is a picture of what the containers are going to look like from the side.

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as you can see you see the range hood, there's going to be, you know, you can see the back of the

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other one with a door so we can easily access both from our side. Okay, I'm on to the next one,

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is the bar container blueprint. So on the left you can see this one we designed a little bit differently,

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obviously, for the bar concept. Inside the container there's cocktail stations, we design them

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specifically cost them for the size to make it really easy to clean to keep everything

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pristine over there.

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There's a walk-in refrigerator in the actual shipping container, so it's going to be easier

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for us to access and keep everything, state temperatures, all our keg raters, sorry, all

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our kegs are going to be kept in the walk-in, and then the taps are going to be on the wall

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of the walk-in.

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So it's going to make it a lot easier for us.

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Like I said, a lot cleaner, easy to access for us.

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There's going to be fridges with sliding doors

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so we can easily access any cans.

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An ice machine, of course, frozen and slushy machine,

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the 3-in-1 sink, water heater, air conditioning,

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and then a beer cocktail tap system like I explained.

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It's going to be on the wall of the walk-in fridge.

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And then two service windows.

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So they're going to be larger on each side so that we can speak to the customer's face to face.

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Okay, this is a side view of the bar container. You can see the cocktail station all the way

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to the left and then there's a little bit of storage in the middle and then to right is the sliding

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cans containers. And you can see how from the back how they fit together.

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So which? This is the full container. This full 3D rendering. So you can see in the

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bottom picture. There is the two service windows that make it easier for people to pick up their food.

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The one to the left at the bottom is the food container, the one to the right with the larger

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service window. That is the bar container. And also you can see from this picture how there's

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a little ledge for people to lean on and we can give them the products out the window.

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And then how there's a large flap that opens up and fully closes so everything is contained

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within the shipping containers.

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This is another view.

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The bar containers on the bottom,

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you can see the door for access,

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which makes it a little easier for us

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to get products brought in like beer cans

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or some kegs that are very heavy.

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It just makes it a little easier for us to access.

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Okay, this is the containers from the top.

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So you can see that the beer container,

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the bar container is the top one of the L and then the side one that is the

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kitchen. So you can see the walk-in is in the middle for easy access. Like I said

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and then at the end you can see there is the pickup windows so that we tried to

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keep flow in mind so that lines and flow. We made it, we tried to make it as easy as

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possible to keep everything contained and just to keep people in like the

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right areas.

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Okay and then again I'm sorry this is another view this is from

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the side. The bar container is the one you're seeing on the top and then the

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bottom L if that is the kitchen container. You can see the fire suppression system

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on the top. You could see how it's laid out from the side.

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Okay, so the location. We all

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know this is super important. The Mariner will be located in the southeast area of

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Harbor Island Park. The bar container, it's double-sided so we can serve both the beach

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side and the park side. The kitchen container faces the beach with direct service access

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to the park side. This layout improve the guest flow while minimizing the footprint and also

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the congestion because we do keep this in mind. We are trying to design it. Like I mentioned,

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the service windows, the larger windows for the bar, and then the pickup windows on the end.

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Okay, so my husband is going to speak about this about the anchoring system.

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Yes, so this was actually a concern with I spoke with Jeff and we talked about the anchoring of

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the actual container, it's just something you own case for, you know, just approvals from the DC and

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everything else. So basically I talked to a couple of engineers, engineering companies,

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and this is what we came up with to keep them anchored as far as, you know, if there's any kind of

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storm that the tide comes up, if there's anything, you know, as far as, so it's just, this is the system

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we're going to go with, and yeah, so you can... Yeah, there's some heavy duty anchors, and they're

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at the corners. So with this in mind, it's a flood-resistant design. It allows the water

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to pass beneath the containers. So with this in mind, we hope that it would reduce the impact

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to the park, us having the gravel pad there.

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Okay, so you can see this. We tried to get

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picture, because it's a little, you know, we tried to explain it. So at the corners,

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There's the gravel pad under the container.

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It's just crushed stone.

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And then there's a little fabric underneath there.

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And then the helio piles,

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they get drilled into the harder areas

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of the earth underneath the soil.

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And then you can see the different layers of it,

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the gravel pad, and the corner brackets,

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and then the pile anchors,

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and then how they're connected at the bottom, you can see here.

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Okay, and switching topics, this is super important to us.

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The tree relocation and park enhancement.

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So our goal is to leave the park greener, healthier, and more resilient than when we found it.

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So what we're proposing is professional relocation of the existing trees.

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trees, we know there are two smaller trees that are there and we understand that

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We want to keep the earth greener than we left it. So we're going to replace planting if relocation is not viable and all the plants are subject to village approval and oversight, of course. To ensure the park is improved as a result of this project, we commit to replacing each relocated or removed trees with equal or larger caliber trees. Adding additional new trees or planting elsewhere in the park, using species approved by the village

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and Parks Department and also coordinating with planting locations with the village staff

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for maximum benefit. Also, like I mentioned earlier, we're hoping to create a beautiful

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perimeter around our area and using a lot of trees, including palm trees, including a little

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more tropical stuff in the summertime, to create like nice boundaries around the area that we hope

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to serve. Thank Matt for taking it from here. Yeah, Matt. Yeah, there he is. He's going to take it from here.

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Hi guys. Thanks for having us. So I'm going to jump into talking about our operation and maintenance plan.

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So the Mariner will implement a comprehensive plan to ensure the successful development,

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operation management and maintenance of the concession. This plan integrates operational standards with

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with our proven hospitality expertise,

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a commitment to accessibility,

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and a focus on community health, wellness, and engagement.

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So on the right, our proposed operational schedule,

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where we know that this is a phase plan,

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and we know the ultimate goal is to potentially

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have an actual concession built.

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So I think for the first year,

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I think it just to establish a relationship

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with the village and with the parks department

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and everyone involved.

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We'd like to propose to operate in May and June, just Friday, Saturday, Sunday, we put some hours there from 4 to 9, Saturday, Sunday, 12 to 9, or 12 to 8.

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And then moving into July and August, we would expand and do Thursday to Sunday.

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And again, this would be integrated with some live bands, acoustic and solo acts, and we can phase all that stuff in starting on weekends.

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We want to start off small and work closely with the parks department in how we can make this grow into something that works within the village of the Maroneck.

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Also, we know the fall hours are to be determined. There are a lot of festivals that take place so we do want to take advantage of that and be a part of that process with you guys.

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So we left fall hours to be determined.

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Next slide, please.

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and then moving into staffing and training programs.

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So these are just some of the protocol

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that we have in place in our other operations.

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So ownership and oversight.

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So we have daily onsite management.

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Our management team consists of general managers.

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We have assistant managers and at least one manager

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on staff during all operational hours.

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Our staff would consist of cashiers and expos,

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those bartenders, bussers, kitchen, management.

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We offer our pre-season training.

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So that would be trainings regarding food safety,

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service standards, our point of sale systems, et cetera.

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So we get the staff ready for the season, daily briefing.

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So this is super important.

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All our managers and owners that are on site,

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we conduct these pre-shift check-ins,

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just to make sure everything is going well. If we are rolling out anything new with regard to

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the menu or any drink specials, reminding about customer service reminders or additional menu

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updates. Compliance, staff is trained with Department of Health Codes, food handling, certifications,

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and alcohol safety protocols. Daily updates utilizing the whiteboards or daily logs,

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tests checklist for clear communications with employees. And again, you know, opening and closing

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checklists, those are really essential to us because that's how we know that our staff is completing

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the tests to run the operation and then closing out the evening. And the operation would be ready to

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run for the next day. Another thing is our staff meetings. We hold pretty frequently.

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and uniform policies. So our logo shirt, different colors, slip resistant footwear and compliance

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with any department of health, hair and appearance guidelines. Next slide, please.

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So moving into our alcohol service model, so this could address some questions who is serving

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in management. So the alcohol is served by license operators, which would be the bar staff.

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liquor license is held by the approved vendor operator in that case would be the

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Mariner. There's no self-service or third party involved. There are day-to-day

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management to oversee operations. Service is limited to the bar container only and

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all drinks are prepared and handed directly to the patrons. So, you know, if

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someone comes up and orders six drinks and there's only two people there, we

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don't give six drinks. We will give two drinks. You know, ID checks and

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age verification, physical government issued a photo ID would be required and

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wristbands or hand stamps during events and festivals.

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So I think that would be a better way for us to take control over the larger scale

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events that would take place.

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And we would again work a little more closely with the parks and with Jason in regards to these types of events.

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and maybe there's some systems that are already put in place that we can align our practices with.

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Next slide.

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Staff training and oversight. So, bar staff or a tip certified which is training

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in preventative services or equivalent. The manager on duty monitor service throughout the day,

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staff are empowered in training to refuse service, we can slow service down, and absolutely

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cutoff service when needed. Regarding serving controls, again, like I said, drink limits

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per transaction, clearly define last-call procedures, immediate refusal or service

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for intoxicated patrons, and water and food available during operation hours. Next slide,

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please.

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Okay, so, the catcher speaking earlier regarding boundaries perimeters, so we

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We would only allow alcohol in a permitted within operation marked perimeter.

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So we would establish these more when we have a physical layout of where our tables and

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chairs would be, our planters, our palm trees.

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So that would be defined by the physical layout or signage and done with our staff monitoring.

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There's no alcohol allowed beyond the seating zone and container and glass policy.

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we don't, we know, we are lived by the water, we will not be using glass containers, so we will

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only be using approved plastic compostable or biodegradable cups, straws, lids, and this would

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all be enforced by staff and management. Next slide, please. Okay, so sustainability commitment.

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We are committed to ensuring that the Mariner lines with New York State's environmental priorities

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Our approach integrates sustainable practices into every aspect of service, sourcing, and community engagement.

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The Mariner operates with a strong focus on waste reduction, clean beaches, and local partnerships combining composable service wear,

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onsite waste sorting, and community education to protect harbor island park and the surrounding shoreline.

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So, some conscious operations, again, we would use biodegradable and composable service

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where exclusively use 100% on biodegradable plates, cups, straws, just to eliminate plastic

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waste, waste diversion and recycling, work with local base recycling companies and services

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to establish on-site waste sorting stations and this will help educate customers while also

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reducing landfill contributions. Trash and recycling receptacles will be placed throughout the

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seating area and within our operation itself. At the end of the day or at the end of each of our

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shift, we do a full site sweep to ensure that there's no debris or garbage left out. Regular trash

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pickup during operating hours. And we would again coordinate and align all of our practices with the

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current practices that are already taking place at Harbour Island Park and there's some local

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partnership and community educational opportunities that we feel would be would be great as a teacher and

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you know catch and J as parents of four kids collaborating with schools partnering with summer programs

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at local school districts and environmental clubs. You can create a hands-on program for you know some

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beach cleanup, shoreline restoration projects. We can do educational signage and forms, the

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concession and visitors on where to put their garbage, what is recyclable, what is not.

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And again, some local community events, we can host some annual green beach fest, which would

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highlight sustainability and shoreline preservation, maybe offer a reasonable mug and cup program,

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or a bite-to-beach incentive within our MMR in our community and

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then operation and staffing.

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So we are big with communication. We feel that that is one of the major things that runs our

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operations. So we have our group chats. We are able to make weather dependent or schedule change

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notifications through that. We use informational boards to inform staff of daily or weekly food and

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drink specials, what entertainment is going on, and all of this stuff as in addition to

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us communicating with our staff, this would all be done on social media as well to put

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that out for the community to let them know what events we have taking place.

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So the seasonal schedule we're looking at made a September with the core operations being

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from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend and utilizing the weeks leading into that for

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staff training or for the postseason weeks for cleanup or decommissioning.

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Staffing strategy, we really want to pull from the local community, high school students,

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college students, students that are returning from college for the season.

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There are teachers that are always looking for summer jobs and local residents.

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Security and safety, so we know that some of these festivals are pretty large and

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And we would work with the parks to ensure that we have security for festivals and events

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which would help with the ID checking, patron guidance, drink, monitoring, and tally systems

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for the patrons.

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And then we will also have a better idea at future events at how many people would be coming

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to the next year's events and so on.

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After hours care, the mariners staff will maintain operation areas and ensure poor

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cleansingness and then emergency and adaptive planning. Flexible operational models

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based upon prior experience with pandemic action plans. And this could coincide with

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anything that we do. We always keep a log book at the end of each night. We have a report that

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the manager fills out, and it could be as easy as saying, you know, the weather was 90 degrees.

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The ban was, you know, OP effect, and it would list any, any, any, any accidents that may

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have taken place, and what our staff had done to report that if we had to communicate with,

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you know, EMS, or if we had to contact the Rangers to get involved. So we would document and report

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all each night of our operation. Next slide, please. And this would be our email and contact

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information. So these are, you know, and then on the right is a link to Operation Photos. So

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that's where you can access a Google Drive, which would bring you to some photos of the various

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venues that we have, and just to get closer glimpse into how we operate.

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Thank you.

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Thank you. For the board members, do you have any questions for the presenters?

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I do. Okay.

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So on the terms agreement, it says TANCCLA, but you're saying 9.30. So the hours

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are going to be till 9.30.

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You know we're going in conservatively so you know we're open to a lot

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but some of the other places they do close at 9.30 so we just kind of went with what we knew

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already and like I said we went conservative so we're willing to go to 10 obviously but I think

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conservative is better. Yes. Yes. And then you so you have drawings that show that there are

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windows on both sides of the container. One of them leading to the park. There's no alcohol

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allowed in the park. It's contained in in this beach area of 300 feet. So I'm a little confused

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used as to handing drinks out on the park side.

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Yeah, so that was in mind for events.

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So we were thinking maybe we can create a boundary over there

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just to have that.

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But yes, I do understand that concern.

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We were talking about it for events

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that we would give wristbands out after checking ideas

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or like a stamp of some kind with our logo on it,

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Something that we keep people in a contained area that

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Otherwise, and whenever there's a non-event and a normal evening, that would just be serviced on one side, and that would be contained in this beach seating. Yes. And the doors are very easy to open and close. So at the, you know, if there's an event, we can open both sides. If there's not, we can keep the ones that close and then have the perimeter of the palm trees for drinking.

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Yeah, go. And do an objection to keeping the music acoustical. I mean, even if there's a mic in a small amplifier,

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but as opposed to a band, at least in this first year. Oh, yeah, that was actually what we've discussed.

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We were thinking of, you know, we do a lot of really fun things, even with children, like in music

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departments. Matt is actually an orchestra teacher, he's a director of orchestra for his school,

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so he really, we always do really fun events with school of rock, which is a children-based

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music organization, and they have them be able to have almost like a free range of singing

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like songs that they know and playing instruments, so we've done a lot of stuff like that in the past,

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so that we were speaking about doing it, you know, like just one person with a guitar and singing,

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and then kind of see how it goes from there. Yeah, I think just to elaborate a little bit more on that,

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just because this is a pop-up and a first-year venture, and you know, we are in a phase plan

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that we want to start off with a very scaled down approach and I think the only way to really do

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that would be to, you know, we can't come, we can't start with these great, you know, we have good

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relationships with a lot of great bands, but like Katya was saying, we do have a lot of solo acts,

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we have a duo act, we have, you know, two people in a guitar, it's just a way to provide people with

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little bit more than just food and drink. At a beach side community, you want to have that

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entertainment and that feel, and it really promotes the area a little bit more too.

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I mean, the community concern is there are two residential neighborhoods,

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sort of right off the harbor and the beach. So just and some of the clubs, the clubs are restricted

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to it, 9 p.m. does line for music. So given the water carries, you know, sound, there's

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a lot of concern about that, which I'm sure you have, you're aware of.

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Yeah, we have dealt with that in the past, and our, some of our concessions are, well, all

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of the concessions are on the water, but some of them are also in residential communities.

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So we have dealt with this and we do we like even the music if we play like light music

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It's always scaled down at 9 p.m. Like we we try really hard to understand. We want to be part of the community

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We don't want to be a nuisance and that that's our goal

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And I just have two more questions one you may not be able to answer

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So if people are coming into the park and they don't have a beach pass

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And this is probably village staff, do they get, they don't have to, they're basically

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coming to the bar, they won't have to pay for, to get onto the beach and then go to the

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bar.

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I have a feeling this is not your wheel house.

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Sorry, I mean, defer to Miss Gale, and then the last question is price points, are you aiming

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for a slightly higher upper scale load, you know, proud as opposed to, you know, just

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a $2 hot dog. I've seen the menu. I know what the quote, I know the answer.

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Yeah, we're shooting for, we want families to come. Like, we have four kids. Like, I want

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to be able to afford to get, you know, my kids and food, maybe have a drink, came out

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of the beach for a little bit and then be able to go home.

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We don't want to out price the people in the area.

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So we're not looking to be Manhattan prices.

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We're looking to just be reasonable.

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I feel like beers maybe like $6 to $8.

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Not going to have all the details around the 10 range.

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But that's normally what we do.

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We're not, we're casual.

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will we try and keep everything, you know, beautiful,

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aesthetically pleasing, but we're not trying to out price families.

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That's not our goal.

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Okay. Great. Thank you very much. Great.

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Yeah. No problem. Thank you.

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So just to talk about the issue of the beach pass,

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if someone is coming before five o'clock,

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yes, they would have to have a beach pass.

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After five, they would not.

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Six. I think it's six, but yeah.

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Yeah, it's I think last year we did five, but maybe I think we changed it to six right at the end we changed it because we extended a little bit, but we also you also could

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apply the pay the daily rate. You don't need to have just a beach path. We do allow daily Raiders and we do get a lot of them.

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I'm sorry, will you be serving alcohol from open to close or you'll just be serving lunch

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during the day and then after later on in the event for dinner, you'd be serving alcohol

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or if that's all day.

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So we did speak about this.

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I think there's some wiggle room, but I would love to, I think we would love to serve maybe

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after 4 p.m., I think that would be great like Thursday and Friday and then Saturday and

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Sunday, we would do, you know, most of the day. That was kind of what we spoke about in the past.

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Obviously, there's, we're open to a lot, but yeah, that's what we spoke about after four or

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something like that. It would be great for us. So, the term sheets is passed five each day.

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And it also says it can be within 300 feet of the licensed concession, but we don't really allow

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alcohol in the park so I think that there's been concern about that from

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residents. Well we would have to we would have to change the code. And of course

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to allow alcohol in the park during events. Yeah during events. Yeah.

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And like I

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said we would always side with what the you know village would the parks

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department or the village would want me, you know, don't want to cause like a drastic impact,

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just want to be able to function as business.

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Any last questions or comments from the board?

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Yeah, I have a question. Hi, thank you. Hi. So if there were strong coming,

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what would the plans be for the furniture outside and like the palm trees and the planters?

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where would those be stored?

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Okay, so we do have some room inside the containers

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and we did speak about putting them.

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Well, we talked about putting some things inside the containers

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that we could fit.

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And then in that L, there's a square block there.

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And we were talking about maybe chaining some stuff up in there

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and just keeping it kind of contained.

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because I know that that's an issue. There is flooding and there's there's big storms that happen.

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But that's what we do at our other places. So we are hoping that something like that would be feasible there as well.

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And just Jeff on has reviewed the angering system and he's very comfortable with it.

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Okay. And have you used this container system in any of your other locations?

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No, we've not. This is something that's new for us. It's a big expense, but we're really excited to be a part of this project.

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So we've done so much research. I feel like I can tell my my eyes are red about this. And we do really think this is the best plan, something that's safe for our staff and we can create boundaries for customers.

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customers. So everybody kind of understands and there's a good flow. We're not, we try to do the

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service windows in areas that we know from our other businesses that would kind of work to

424
00:39:04,700 --> 00:39:10,780
order somewhere and then you pick up another area. Just so it makes a nice flow and there's not like

425
00:39:10,780 --> 00:39:16,180
lines and people are weeding in different directions. So we've really tried our best. We put a lot of

426
00:39:16,180 --> 00:39:17,680
energy in time into this.

427
00:39:18,240 --> 00:39:19,120
It seems that way.

428
00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:23,560
And then definitely the container itself,

429
00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:25,720
when it's after hours,

430
00:39:26,140 --> 00:39:28,860
is it secured locked like nobody can get in there?

431
00:39:29,240 --> 00:39:29,760
Yes.

432
00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:31,400
And that, like we said,

433
00:39:31,500 --> 00:39:34,780
that is probably the most important thing to us,

434
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:37,080
because our POS is expensive,

435
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,580
you know, the product that we're serving is expensive.

436
00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:41,840
So everything is fully locked.

437
00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:45,560
You know, every door, every entrance is fully locked.

438
00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:46,460
You're

439
00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:57,260
only going to be open Thursday through Sunday?

440
00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:04,660
That's what we initially talked about to scale up, you know, to start small and then scale

441
00:40:04,660 --> 00:40:10,080
up from there, just to not create like a drastic impact in the neighborhood.

442
00:40:19,950 --> 00:40:20,930
Thank you all so much.

443
00:40:20,990 --> 00:40:22,210
We really appreciate the presentation.

444
00:40:23,090 --> 00:40:23,630
Thank you.

445
00:40:23,850 --> 00:40:24,190
Thank you.

446
00:40:24,290 --> 00:40:25,430
I agree with you.

447
00:40:31,830 --> 00:40:32,950
Thank you.

448
00:40:32,950 --> 00:40:33,890
You know, if we could just stop, Chair?

449
00:40:34,810 --> 00:40:35,330
Yes.

450
00:40:35,770 --> 00:40:36,210
We'll go ahead.

451
00:40:36,590 --> 00:40:37,250
Yes, I'm sure.

452
00:40:37,790 --> 00:40:38,690
All of a sudden, I'm sharing.

453
00:40:39,170 --> 00:40:39,450
Not it.

454
00:40:40,610 --> 00:40:41,130
Okay.

455
00:40:41,390 --> 00:40:41,730
Thank you.

456
00:40:42,650 --> 00:40:43,230
All right.

457
00:40:44,810 --> 00:40:47,430
Item B, or the report from the Department House?

458
00:40:48,110 --> 00:40:48,370
Definitely.

459
00:40:49,110 --> 00:40:49,490
Okay.

460
00:40:50,430 --> 00:40:57,330
So I want to start by thanking staff for their efforts during the snow emergency,

461
00:40:57,330 --> 00:41:04,270
agency starting with Dennis who managed the EOC and all of the departments that participated.

462
00:41:04,910 --> 00:41:08,130
Special thanks to the departments of public works and parks.

463
00:41:08,830 --> 00:41:16,010
We don't always recognize these employees, but their work is so important.

464
00:41:16,550 --> 00:41:24,710
So while we were all home, safe and warm, they were out through the night, plowing and

465
00:41:24,710 --> 00:41:29,490
and troubling, and so thank you to them for their efforts.

466
00:41:30,670 --> 00:41:38,730
Just one other thing before I turn it over to Dennis for just a brief flood mitigation report.

467
00:41:39,610 --> 00:41:49,690
In February, I will be making a presentation about the implementation of the Affordable Housing Task Force recommendations.

468
00:41:49,690 --> 00:41:52,750
and I apologize that this is coming late.

469
00:41:53,630 --> 00:41:55,790
It's been challenging without a planner.

470
00:41:56,490 --> 00:41:58,950
So we are going to go through some of the recommendations

471
00:41:58,950 --> 00:42:03,850
and recommend an implementation schedule for the board.

472
00:42:04,750 --> 00:42:06,970
So now I'm going to turn it over to Dennis,

473
00:42:07,270 --> 00:42:12,950
so he can talk about the details of the $9.9 million grant

474
00:42:12,950 --> 00:42:16,230
that we received a couple of weeks ago. Dennis.

475
00:42:16,750 --> 00:42:23,210
Thank you, Kathleen. Good evening everybody. So, quick update on our most recent grant awards

476
00:42:23,210 --> 00:42:27,630
for Clark Medigation. I'll go through this at a relatively high level. I do intend to do a more

477
00:42:27,630 --> 00:42:32,970
detailed presentation for the board of the future meeting. But, you know, generally to rate

478
00:42:32,970 --> 00:42:38,010
awareness in the community of what we've achieved here. So, the Resilient Water Sheds Grant Program,

479
00:42:38,210 --> 00:42:43,830
the RWG. That's a statewide competitive grant program. It's created by the State Environmental,

480
00:42:43,830 --> 00:42:48,990
So it is corporation and is administered in collaboration with the state DECD.

481
00:42:49,210 --> 00:42:53,710
The program focuses primarily on implementing projects that are identified and recommended

482
00:42:53,710 --> 00:42:55,970
through the DECD's resilient New York program.

483
00:42:56,630 --> 00:42:59,990
So as most people may know by now, the village is a resilient New York community.

484
00:43:00,150 --> 00:43:05,250
We are resuming New York State and that didn't form our project proposal.

485
00:43:06,270 --> 00:43:12,270
The maximum award for the RWG program is $10 million with a 10% local cross share.

486
00:43:12,270 --> 00:43:18,210
We worked both internally and in our own team in the withdrawal, as well as the grant writer.

487
00:43:19,330 --> 00:43:32,110
We proposed $9,975,250 with a local match of $997,645 to apply a free proposed flood mitigation project.

488
00:43:33,830 --> 00:43:39,110
Project number one is a reallignment of the confluence at Columbus Park.

489
00:43:39,110 --> 00:43:43,090
So this project is directly related to the Green Resonance

490
00:43:43,090 --> 00:43:46,250
grant that was funded in 2024.

491
00:43:46,970 --> 00:43:49,970
I gave remarks on that at a recent meeting.

492
00:43:50,930 --> 00:43:53,050
So the committee could have an update on where we stand

493
00:43:53,050 --> 00:43:54,330
with that large award.

494
00:43:55,070 --> 00:43:57,870
That project was primarily for flood bench construction

495
00:43:57,870 --> 00:43:58,930
and grid removal.

496
00:43:59,330 --> 00:44:04,330
That's $6.6 million for the local car share of $733,000.

497
00:44:04,330 --> 00:44:08,770
The RWG is actually a companion to that project.

498
00:44:09,730 --> 00:44:14,530
So what was originally proposed to DRG was a much larger scope, and not all of it was able

499
00:44:14,530 --> 00:44:17,650
to be funded by the state, so this will fill that budget gap.

500
00:44:18,990 --> 00:44:24,030
Now, the proposal that was funded by RWG is to re-allowing the river, allowing the river

501
00:44:24,030 --> 00:44:28,030
to flow naturally through the confluence and under the NTA rail bridge without obstruction.

502
00:44:29,030 --> 00:44:32,930
This is intended to convey the flood flow more efficiently and get the water downstream and

503
00:44:32,930 --> 00:44:33,530
into the harbor.

504
00:44:34,290 --> 00:44:37,950
Challenge improvements downstream of the conference also need to be completed to accommodate

505
00:44:37,950 --> 00:44:43,410
this increase in flow and flood bench construction in and around the park will increase storage

506
00:44:43,410 --> 00:44:45,410
capacity during major flows.

507
00:44:46,890 --> 00:44:52,030
So the GRG and the RWG funding projects are in combined with the work that the county has

508
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:29,920
I want you to do a representative comprehensive by mitigation approach that we both can undertake between the confluence and the situation. While there is always more that we could do to reduce flood risk, this should be recognized from the leadership board that it will. While the projects are still in the context stage, but with this funding security, we can now work for implementing our downstream upstream flood mitigation strategy, which we discussed that previously. So in short, the funding is real, the project is real, and now we just need to community continue.

509
00:45:29,920 --> 00:45:32,700
locations when we collectively work towards completing the coming of the

510
00:45:32,700 --> 00:45:37,620
design process. Of course, the public will have a role in that and we have more

511
00:45:37,620 --> 00:45:42,600
public discussion about that project. However, this is that expectations that

512
00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:47,620
is going to take time. The second project that was funded by RWG is a

513
00:45:47,620 --> 00:45:52,160
demolition of the top of the Devon Bridge. This grant will not fund a replacement

514
00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:55,920
bridge. We do hear this community when people tell us that top of the

515
00:45:55,920 --> 00:46:01,180
needs to be replaced. We also understand that the proposed work at the Ward Avenue Bridge

516
00:46:01,180 --> 00:46:05,540
needs to be taken into consideration as well. The Tompins Bridge has not carried vehicle

517
00:46:05,540 --> 00:46:11,540
traffic since 2021 when it is damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida and just last year,

518
00:46:11,700 --> 00:46:17,020
a state year, TN Special Report limited the pedestrian traffic as well. So regardless of how

519
00:46:17,020 --> 00:46:21,820
when the bridge is replaced, it needs to come down eventually and we now have funding to

520
00:46:21,820 --> 00:46:24,740
do that. The River Channel may also be improved in the Bank

521
00:46:24,740 --> 00:46:28,460
stabilized to set increased blood flow as a result of tunnel improvements upstream

522
00:46:28,460 --> 00:46:30,220
around what happened and at the bottom.

523
00:46:32,020 --> 00:46:36,420
Finally, Project 3, the Center Avenue Bridge Demolition and Channel Improvements.

524
00:46:36,860 --> 00:46:40,620
The concept of this project is to improve blood flow,

525
00:46:40,780 --> 00:46:44,380
conveyance on the shoulder grid of between the federal road and the way that we have it.

526
00:46:45,120 --> 00:46:47,900
The bridge there haven't been replaced so it should be recently.

527
00:46:48,900 --> 00:46:51,820
The Center Avenue Bridge will be removed and will not be replaced.

528
00:46:51,820 --> 00:46:59,420
The channel will be lying the wherever possible in that vicinity and street bank stabilized in that area.

529
00:47:00,300 --> 00:47:06,080
flood bench may be constructed at the turning river in the area of the flood walker park or in general vicinity,

530
00:47:06,400 --> 00:47:08,460
although this needs to be studied in greater detail.

531
00:47:09,460 --> 00:47:14,920
Opportunities for additional improvements to convey flood flow will also be studied as part of project three.

532
00:47:15,720 --> 00:47:22,300
I just declared out the Omicorp Plan is still moving forward, however, there is no foreign timeline for work to actually begin.

533
00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:28,920
Our dialogue with AIDS continues and publicly being made on pre-construction activities, including the surgical and archaeological study.

534
00:47:29,620 --> 00:47:34,900
Right to the entry range for public plans and your technical analysis, so testing in the project area.

535
00:47:35,400 --> 00:47:39,160
There is also progress on the legal end with the greeners being negotiated between the village,

536
00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:44,040
the county, BVC, and the Army Corps, that will allow for the county to invest in flood

537
00:47:44,040 --> 00:47:47,800
mitigation in the village, as well as for Army Corps to carry additional federal funds

538
00:47:47,800 --> 00:47:48,220
for the project.

539
00:47:49,500 --> 00:47:54,780
Now, last thing we are actively seeking funding for a project on the Beavis Longbrook grant

540
00:47:54,780 --> 00:47:58,780
proposal submitted for bridge removal and channel improvements on the Brook and Shore acres

541
00:47:58,780 --> 00:48:04,880
were not funded in 2025, however, the team I have met and we are committed to going back to

542
00:48:04,880 --> 00:48:08,860
what we can to improve that proposal, find the right grant program and we should name

543
00:48:08,860 --> 00:48:14,960
that project in 2006. So that's all I've got in terms of my remarks. Happy to answer

544
00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:16,720
a question. Anybody have it?

545
00:48:23,390 --> 00:48:26,590
Do we have any other staff reports? So it doesn't seem like

546
00:48:26,590 --> 00:48:27,170
there are questions.

547
00:48:30,560 --> 00:48:30,780
Yes,

548
00:48:33,780 --> 00:48:37,740
Kathleen. I think you have something to report.

549
00:48:38,060 --> 00:48:43,060
Yes. But before I do, I just want to remind all the attendees tonight that if you want to

550
00:48:43,060 --> 00:48:47,560
make a comment during the public comment period or the public hearing period to please raise

551
00:48:47,560 --> 00:48:51,900
your hand and then Laura will call on you and the five minutes will be counted down on

552
00:48:51,900 --> 00:48:54,000
the screen so you will know how much time you have to speak.

553
00:48:54,820 --> 00:48:58,960
And then I'm just reporting tonight on minutes that are being filed, the Board of Trustees

554
00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:04,760
work session and legislative meeting of January 12th, committee for the environment meeting

555
00:49:04,760 --> 00:49:13,180
meeting of November 18th, Ethics Board meeting of November 19th, PRC meeting of November 15th

556
00:49:13,470 --> 00:49:21,640
and we received two resignations, one from this Rometa, on the Congress of our communities board and

557
00:49:21,640 --> 00:49:28,100
Mr. DeSante of the Budget Committee and we thank them both for their voluntary turn for the village.

558
00:49:28,560 --> 00:49:29,480
Thank you.

559
00:49:29,480 --> 00:49:30,340
Do

560
00:49:33,250 --> 00:49:36,010
we have any other department head-up sites that

561
00:49:39,430 --> 00:49:39,750
is there?

562
00:49:40,350 --> 00:49:40,450
Okay.

563
00:49:42,010 --> 00:49:44,510
You know, if I could just make one comment.

564
00:49:45,430 --> 00:49:49,990
We talked about the stormwater management plan update in the last meeting.

565
00:49:50,950 --> 00:49:53,610
We did go back and speak with our consultant engineer.

566
00:49:54,270 --> 00:49:57,690
And at Work with Sally, we did post some additional information on the website

567
00:49:58,210 --> 00:50:00,230
under the stormwater management tab.

568
00:50:01,030 --> 00:50:04,890
So anyone from the public who wishes to review the draft stormwater management plan

569
00:50:04,890 --> 00:50:10,010
as well as an overview of the MS4 general permit requirements for that planning.

570
00:50:10,550 --> 00:50:11,850
I was welcome to visit the website.

571
00:50:12,530 --> 00:50:16,730
We also would like to extend the public comment period,

572
00:50:17,170 --> 00:50:20,450
which was originally scheduled for the 19th of January,

573
00:50:20,850 --> 00:50:23,170
and extend that to January 30th.

574
00:50:23,330 --> 00:50:28,030
The email address to submit feedback is MS4 comment,

575
00:50:28,410 --> 00:50:30,930
and VOM and Y. That worked.

576
00:50:30,930 --> 00:50:30,930
All

577
00:50:41,270 --> 00:50:50,310
right. Moving on to item two is public comment on tonight's agenda on items on tonight's agenda.

578
00:50:50,830 --> 00:51:00,130
Comment, comment to limited to five minutes and please make sure that your name and where you're from and Laura will be monitoring all of the public comment.

579
00:51:01,310 --> 00:51:04,070
Okay. The first person was Allen Barnett.

580
00:51:05,590 --> 00:51:08,390
Let's see. Sorry.

581
00:51:16,340 --> 00:51:19,020
Sorry. Let me see how I Sally.

582
00:51:26,030 --> 00:51:31,850
Yeah. No, if you could just. I don't have access. I don't have access. Okay. Okay.

583
00:51:32,410 --> 00:51:33,530
I'll write down your names.

584
00:51:38,670 --> 00:51:41,150
Hello. Am I? Am I here? Yes.

585
00:51:41,150 --> 00:51:43,630
All right. Hi, everyone.

586
00:51:47,050 --> 00:51:52,130
Thank you for giving me the chance to say something by the way.

587
00:51:52,170 --> 00:51:58,070
And congratulations on all the new grants and the funding that's been really great for the morale of the village.

588
00:51:58,070 --> 00:52:03,110
I think everybody's been looking forward to seeing that come through and it's been refreshing to see it.

589
00:52:03,290 --> 00:52:05,270
So keep up the great work. Thank you.

590
00:52:06,350 --> 00:52:14,630
I just wanted to chime in because I just learned about the mayor and her proposal yesterday on on social media.

591
00:52:15,910 --> 00:52:20,970
As a sure acres resident, I'm on the water, I face the harbor side.

592
00:52:22,090 --> 00:52:27,830
I enjoy all the festivities that happen in the park, whether I want to be there or not.

593
00:52:28,530 --> 00:52:33,550
I can listen to the movies when they play them on the beach. I listen to the

594
00:52:33,550 --> 00:52:39,350
concerts when they have them in the pavilion and it's part of the color and

595
00:52:39,350 --> 00:52:43,990
the joy of living here. I love the fireman's carnival. The noise and the

596
00:52:43,990 --> 00:52:50,570
commotion and everything that happens over there adds to this community. When

597
00:52:50,570 --> 00:52:54,610
they sit in my backyard and I hear it or when I'm just want to have the

598
00:52:56,450 --> 00:52:58,710
It's with great pleasure that we enjoy.

599
00:53:00,350 --> 00:53:02,570
What I live here every day,

600
00:53:04,190 --> 00:53:06,390
to have live music three nights a week,

601
00:53:06,510 --> 00:53:08,670
would just be terrible.

602
00:53:10,950 --> 00:53:13,310
I don't want to hear somebody else's music.

603
00:53:13,410 --> 00:53:14,350
I want to play my home.

604
00:53:15,330 --> 00:53:17,490
When we have a concert and I turn mine off,

605
00:53:17,490 --> 00:53:19,330
and I listen to the one that's across the harbor,

606
00:53:19,850 --> 00:53:21,650
that's great because it's a couple times a year.

607
00:53:22,770 --> 00:53:28,150
When there's a movie and they're playing Monsters Ink and I can't watch whatever I was watching because it's loud.

608
00:53:28,610 --> 00:53:29,770
I don't mind so much.

609
00:53:30,530 --> 00:53:38,970
But I don't think three nights a week for three months of the year is bear to the residents of the harbor.

610
00:53:40,230 --> 00:53:45,410
There's the sound travels very clearly on a calm summer night.

611
00:53:45,410 --> 00:53:55,690
I can hear conversations from big booming voices and music will carry very clearly into

612
00:53:55,690 --> 00:54:01,230
not just the few people on the water but the houses for several blocks behind us.

613
00:54:02,310 --> 00:54:08,230
I hear the Beeching Out Club when they have wedding parties that are out on the water.

614
00:54:08,970 --> 00:54:13,610
And again, part of the color of living here, but we don't need more of it.

615
00:54:13,610 --> 00:54:26,010
I think what occurs to me is that this has happened in the village before Molly Spalains was given permits to open their patio behind their business.

616
00:54:26,250 --> 00:54:35,890
They spent a quarter million dollars or so on their renovations opened up and then were immediately shut down because the neighbors revolted.

617
00:54:36,590 --> 00:54:41,850
This is just happening at locals in Marchmont, where somebody opened up a nice business.

618
00:54:42,190 --> 00:54:46,790
They had live music and it's in a neighborhood and the neighbors complained.

619
00:54:47,330 --> 00:54:50,070
They no longer allowed to have live music.

620
00:54:50,750 --> 00:54:57,370
I would hate to see the mayor and our people invest this time in money and starting a business

621
00:54:57,370 --> 00:55:02,310
and then have to fight the legal system because the residents say, oh no, we don't want it.

622
00:55:21,590 --> 00:55:32,150
I mean they put the investment into their business, they did everything right, but the village

623
00:55:32,150 --> 00:55:36,130
jumped the gun and didn't listen to the neighbors first. That business wasn't

624
00:55:36,130 --> 00:55:37,170
right for that location.

625
00:55:40,960 --> 00:55:44,860
I'd love to see food on the water there. I would love

626
00:55:44,860 --> 00:55:50,360
to see this business and its current embodiment there. I think the containers

627
00:55:50,360 --> 00:55:54,640
look really cool and seems like fun but I just can't have the music when I'm

628
00:55:54,640 --> 00:55:59,700
trying to put my kids to bed on a Thursday night and what I'm hearing from them is

629
00:55:59,700 --> 00:56:04,980
yeah they'll start quietly with some acoustic stuff but they know bands and they want to do

630
00:56:04,980 --> 00:56:11,820
festivals and I don't need that in my backyard. So if they want to sell hot dogs to the beach goers

631
00:56:11,820 --> 00:56:18,580
that's great but I just don't see the value add here for the people of America that are going to

632
00:56:18,580 --> 00:56:23,760
have to listen to all of their music when you know I'm trying to get my kids to do their homework

633
00:56:23,760 --> 00:56:27,260
work in, you know, we go to school right through June.

634
00:56:29,420 --> 00:56:31,420
So yeah, so that's my two cents worth.

635
00:56:31,620 --> 00:56:33,920
I just hope you guys will give this a lot more consideration.

636
00:56:35,440 --> 00:56:38,500
I think that would be more successful, but they could sell the people

637
00:56:38,500 --> 00:56:39,600
that aren't just on the beat.

638
00:56:44,430 --> 00:56:47,670
So yeah, so a little more consideration will be appreciated, I think,

639
00:56:48,530 --> 00:56:49,630
before permits you give.

640
00:56:50,530 --> 00:56:51,130
Thank you.

641
00:56:51,850 --> 00:56:52,390
Thank you.

642
00:57:06,370 --> 00:57:09,610
here I'll try and see if I can now

643
00:57:12,550 --> 00:57:14,890
I'm going to need Sally Sally.

644
00:57:17,600 --> 00:57:18,740
Sorry I was speaking

645
00:57:18,740 --> 00:57:25,000
I had I was muted. I think the next one was a bit on an error because no one's there

646
00:57:25,000 --> 00:57:32,500
or BTS. Oh okay. So we'll go to Glenn Tippet now. No, no, no, our BTS is me.

647
00:57:35,940 --> 00:57:36,560
Oh sorry

648
00:57:36,560 --> 00:57:36,620
All right.

649
00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:37,840
May I start?

650
00:57:38,860 --> 00:57:39,420
Yes.

651
00:57:39,660 --> 00:57:39,740
Sure.

652
00:57:40,580 --> 00:57:40,820
Okay.

653
00:57:41,160 --> 00:57:42,440
I'm going to talk about three things.

654
00:57:43,660 --> 00:57:48,760
You announced at the work session the Royal Nick Schools have a two-hour delay since you

655
00:57:48,760 --> 00:57:49,580
came on.

656
00:57:50,160 --> 00:57:52,840
The Royal Nick Schools are also having a two-hour delay.

657
00:57:53,340 --> 00:57:53,760
That's one.

658
00:57:54,520 --> 00:58:01,420
As far as the Mariner food project, I know there's a lot of criticism for it, but since it's

659
00:58:01,420 --> 00:58:06,540
a semi-permanent structure and can easily be removed, I'm okay if you're trying.

660
00:58:06,540 --> 00:58:13,760
it for one season. The third thing is on the ClearGov application. I did a

661
00:58:13,760 --> 00:58:21,580
Google search and did a request from ChatGDP and this is what I found. ClearGov

662
00:58:21,580 --> 00:58:27,240
is generally considered a good budgeting and financial transparent platform

663
00:58:27,240 --> 00:58:32,420
for local governments. It has a user-friendly interface. Departments can work

664
00:58:32,420 --> 00:58:37,880
together on budgets without having to email spreadsheets back and forth, reducing errors

665
00:58:38,380 --> 00:58:43,680
and saving staff time. The one negative, according to chat GDP,

666
00:58:44,540 --> 00:58:51,060
is some municipalities have found it expensive, including annual fees and setup costs,

667
00:58:51,660 --> 00:59:00,020
but the general conclusion from chat GDP is it's a strong choice for local municipalities.

668
00:59:00,020 --> 00:59:01,640
penalties. Thank you.

669
00:59:11,150 --> 00:59:12,590
We'll put a Glenn next.

670
00:59:15,080 --> 00:59:18,060
Good evening, Glenn Tipett, 400 Mount

671
00:59:18,060 --> 00:59:18,780
Pleasant Avenue.

672
00:59:22,640 --> 00:59:28,660
Thank you, Board, for showing you a very consistent. You never had a hearing

673
00:59:29,120 --> 00:59:33,840
on the Mariner. You had a presentation now, and now you're planning to vote on it again

674
00:59:33,840 --> 00:59:40,840
without a specific hearing on the subject. Listen to the Mariner. There are more questions

675
00:59:40,840 --> 00:59:47,040
now than before the presentation. You don't have any defined hours. It's maybe

676
00:59:47,040 --> 00:59:51,320
four o'clock. We start maybe five o'clock this start. We're going to play it by

677
00:59:51,320 --> 00:59:56,380
year. We're going to have a boundary. We're all going to have, we may have a, are

678
00:59:56,380 --> 00:59:59,900
we going to actually have a deck or no? I see a deck and then I see young

679
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:31,200
And then we're not going to use the second window, except for festivals. But then we're going to have a boundary somehow at the back window. By the way, currently, the beach closes at six o'clock. And the gate is locked. The water park ends at five o'clock. What are we going to do? Are we going to, because it was a dangerous situation to have the beach open without

680
01:00:31,200 --> 01:00:37,860
the life card so we had to lock it for the public. Now it's okay as long as you're drinking it's okay

681
01:00:37,860 --> 01:00:48,840
to be by the beach you know no safety problems there. We charge $14 admission to go into the beach.

682
01:00:49,860 --> 01:00:53,600
If I say I'm going to the bar does that mean that fee gets waived?

683
01:00:55,760 --> 01:00:58,320
We charge parking until 8 o'clock

684
01:00:58,320 --> 01:01:05,500
at night $12. If I say I'm going to the bar, does that mean I don't have to pay the parking?

685
01:01:09,770 --> 01:01:17,750
The music. You heard from the neighbors. They can hear all music that goes across the

686
01:01:17,750 --> 01:01:18,090
sound.

687
01:01:20,460 --> 01:01:26,640
What are you going to do about that? Who is actually working for the village in

688
01:01:26,640 --> 01:01:34,420
the park after six o'clock at night. We have one park ranger who between seven and seven

689
01:01:34,420 --> 01:01:41,560
thirty has to leave Harbor Island and visit every other park to make sure that they

690
01:01:41,560 --> 01:01:48,740
are secured and doesn't come back between ten and ten fifteen to Harbor Island. So we

691
01:01:48,740 --> 01:01:56,260
We have absolutely no one from the village in the park unless there happens to be an

692
01:01:56,260 --> 01:02:00,540
umpire for a softball game, which is once or twice a week.

693
01:02:04,210 --> 01:02:05,750
I don't know what you're thinking.

694
01:02:08,410 --> 01:02:13,230
This has at least a dozen laws that have to be changed.

695
01:02:13,830 --> 01:02:21,170
Right now in the village, no restaurant is allowed to have live music outside, and if you

696
01:02:21,170 --> 01:02:26,950
have music, your windows and doors have to be closed. And if you're 10 o'clock

697
01:02:26,950 --> 01:02:29,530
at night during the week, they don't allow music at all.

698
01:02:32,190 --> 01:02:34,450
So, does this

699
01:02:36,610 --> 01:02:43,830
concession need to go through the special permit program in the village for

700
01:02:43,830 --> 01:02:47,690
food establishments like every other food establishment?

701
01:02:49,700 --> 01:02:50,960
We also don't allow

702
01:02:50,960 --> 01:02:57,880
counter-service. That's something else you'd have to give them a variance for.

703
01:03:00,130 --> 01:03:01,150
The park itself

704
01:03:02,130 --> 01:03:10,890
at 10 o'clock is supposed to be closed completely. Everybody out. How is that going to be enforced?

705
01:03:12,750 --> 01:03:21,230
This has been so poorly foot out. You needed to have a public hearing to iron all this out and then

706
01:03:21,230 --> 01:03:27,290
you tell the concessionaire, this is what you're allowed to do and not allowed to do. Instead,

707
01:03:27,470 --> 01:03:36,450
you're looking to pass, ram through, giving them a concession, and then who's going to pay for

708
01:03:36,450 --> 01:03:44,830
the lawsuits, them or us? How much is it going to cost to hook them up with the electricity? What are

709
01:03:44,830 --> 01:03:53,710
our cost in order for them to set up. What are we have to pay? Not one of you ask that question,

710
01:03:55,720 --> 01:04:05,100
but you've been absolutely horrible on this entire process. I don't know why you don't want

711
01:04:05,100 --> 01:04:12,780
to have public comment and I'll tell you what I told you last time. This was 100% total bullshit.

712
01:04:12,780 --> 01:04:13,540
goodbye.

713
01:04:20,760 --> 01:04:22,560
Brittany Ross here next.

714
01:04:26,200 --> 01:04:33,820
Yeah can you hear me? Yes. Hi. I am speaking as a resident. I live in

715
01:04:33,820 --> 01:04:39,240
Orienta also right across the street from the water. I can say from this side of the water we don't

716
01:04:39,240 --> 01:04:46,640
have any noise issues from events in the park but just want to say that I am in full support from what I've

717
01:04:46,640 --> 01:04:52,400
seen from the rest of the community, from communications on social media. There is a huge

718
01:04:52,400 --> 01:04:59,860
overwhelming support for having a vendor with food and drinks on the beach. I think the timing

719
01:04:59,860 --> 01:05:06,360
sounds fantastic to ease into it on the weekends. I think this is such a welcome and exciting thing

720
01:05:06,360 --> 01:05:12,700
for the village to get behind and provide for the community. I personally love live music. I'm

721
01:05:12,700 --> 01:05:19,120
currently planning my 40th birthday party with live music. It just brings life to the community,

722
01:05:19,400 --> 01:05:25,280
to a night out. It's really special. Other towns along the sound have this on their beach

723
01:05:25,280 --> 01:05:30,740
clubs as well, specifically Riot, Oakland Beach. And I just think this is super, super exciting and

724
01:05:30,740 --> 01:05:35,700
a great way to bring the community out on the weekends. I think this is such a no-brainer having

725
01:05:36,620 --> 01:05:41,360
starting this on just as a one year, two months trial in the summer. It's a

726
01:05:41,360 --> 01:05:46,500
temporary location. So if it doesn't work out, we don't have to do it again. But I

727
01:05:46,500 --> 01:05:51,080
think it is so huge and would be such a huge benefit for the community. This is

728
01:05:51,080 --> 01:05:57,100
just exactly what people in my generation want. That are, we have young kids. We

729
01:05:57,100 --> 01:06:02,300
want to come to the beach in the summer and enjoy great food, have a drink with

730
01:06:02,300 --> 01:06:07,360
kids, without kids, whatever. It's just it's just a no brainer to me. It's just so exciting to see

731
01:06:07,360 --> 01:06:12,500
this and the Mariners sounds like such an exciting concept and really, really urged the board to

732
01:06:12,500 --> 01:06:19,880
consider doing this one year, two months trial to see how it goes and I think it would just be so

733
01:06:19,880 --> 01:06:26,540
fantastic to add to the village. So I really hope the board will consider to allow Kathleen to explore

734
01:06:26,540 --> 01:06:32,640
negotiating all the fine details here for the hours and stuff like that. But it's it's honestly so

735
01:06:32,640 --> 01:06:36,920
so exciting and part of the reason why we moved to Marinette to be close to the water and enjoy

736
01:06:36,920 --> 01:06:41,500
the beach in the summer. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

737
01:06:44,230 --> 01:06:45,470
Hello, you're next.

738
01:06:49,090 --> 01:06:49,950
Hi, can you hear me?

739
01:06:50,790 --> 01:06:57,510
Yes. Great. I am Kelly Burnt. I live in Rhineck and just wanted to share that. It was really

740
01:06:57,510 --> 01:07:03,070
exciting to see the full presentation. I had seen bits and pieces on social media, but

741
01:07:03,070 --> 01:07:08,230
to see the full presentation was really, really exciting, really, really well done, and

742
01:07:08,230 --> 01:07:13,170
just wanted to share that I am in full support of this. Ever since my husband and I moved

743
01:07:13,170 --> 01:07:18,910
here from two different areas of New York, we grew up in two different areas of New York,

744
01:07:19,050 --> 01:07:26,190
but we moved here almost six years ago to be in a town that is on the water. Yet we've always

745
01:07:26,190 --> 01:07:30,950
question why we live in such a beautiful town on the water, but there are no waterfront dining

746
01:07:30,950 --> 01:07:37,130
options. So this I think definitely fills a void. It is something that the people are really

747
01:07:37,130 --> 01:07:42,210
excited about. I was with a group of eight local moms just a few days ago. We have kids ranging

748
01:07:42,210 --> 01:07:48,710
in age from infant all the way to middle school, a few of them grew up in Rhinec themselves, and we

749
01:07:48,710 --> 01:07:53,530
discussed this kind of at length because it had just been shared on social media and every single

750
01:07:53,530 --> 01:07:59,090
one was in full support, excited about it for kid friendly events, moms night out, date

751
01:07:59,090 --> 01:08:04,330
night, you name it, you know special events, all sorts of stuff. I think it really fills

752
01:08:04,330 --> 01:08:09,390
avoid. That is something we don't have. That would also draw people from a lot of other

753
01:08:09,390 --> 01:08:14,030
towns as well. So just wanted to share that I'm in full support of it and really appreciated

754
01:08:14,030 --> 01:08:19,670
the full presentation and the amount of detail they shared. And even with some of the ambiguity

755
01:08:19,670 --> 01:08:24,890
I think that's on purpose so that it can be further finalized to meet the needs of exactly

756
01:08:24,890 --> 01:08:30,270
what the village is looking for. So I actually appreciated the ambiguity and some of the

757
01:08:30,270 --> 01:08:35,550
open-ended pieces of opening time and closing time because it shows that they're flexible

758
01:08:36,070 --> 01:08:41,150
and willing to provide what people are looking for based on the consensus that you guys are asking

759
01:08:41,150 --> 01:08:45,490
the public to share tonight. So overall I was really excited about it and wanted to share my full

760
01:08:45,490 --> 01:08:49,330
support and that on behalf of my friends who are unable to join the call tonight as

761
01:08:49,330 --> 01:08:49,470
well.

762
01:08:50,030 --> 01:08:51,030
Thank you.

763
01:08:52,280 --> 01:08:52,800
Good afternoon.

764
01:08:55,860 --> 01:08:56,740
Hey, Daniela.

765
01:08:56,820 --> 01:08:57,380
How are you, Marta?

766
01:09:05,920 --> 01:09:06,140
Hello.

767
01:09:08,410 --> 01:09:08,730
Okay.

768
01:09:11,490 --> 01:09:22,210
I submitted a detailed lever earlier today, I trust you've read it, this follow-up clarifies

769
01:09:22,210 --> 01:09:27,650
exactly what I am requesting and preempts anticipated responses.

770
01:09:28,770 --> 01:09:38,490
What I acknowledge, different funding sources for development versus mitigation, you inherited

771
01:09:38,490 --> 01:09:46,090
These problems, blood, work is complex and takes time.

772
01:09:46,870 --> 01:09:50,230
The 10 million grant represents progress.

773
01:09:51,110 --> 01:09:54,150
None of this changes what I am asking for.

774
01:09:55,130 --> 01:09:56,470
What does compete?

775
01:09:57,530 --> 01:10:00,270
Staff time and leadership focus.

776
01:10:01,430 --> 01:10:05,710
Our spent developing Civic Center RFPs,

777
01:10:05,710 --> 01:10:16,090
pursuing Harbor Island restaurant and applying for beautification grants, our hours not spent

778
01:10:16,090 --> 01:10:23,490
expediting flood permits and construction timelines. These resources of the night.

779
01:10:24,850 --> 01:10:35,230
The village issued a comprehensive civil center RFP in November 2025. Multiple properties

780
01:10:35,230 --> 01:10:44,550
and complex public-private partnerships, that same level of urgent and administrative capacity

781
01:10:44,710 --> 01:10:54,410
has not been applied to advancing Washingtonville flood construction, which has been needed for many,

782
01:10:54,410 --> 01:11:02,490
many years, maybe 20 plus, for a specific commitment request,

783
01:11:03,770 --> 01:11:12,010
commit publicly, no new economic development RFPs or beautification grants

784
01:11:12,010 --> 01:11:15,770
until construction begins in Washingtonville,

785
01:11:16,030 --> 01:11:18,430
Anita Lane and Ballstud Avenue.

786
01:11:18,430 --> 01:11:30,410
Provide monthly public progress reports with specific dates, engineering completion,

787
01:11:31,870 --> 01:11:35,950
permit submission, bid timelines, groundbreaking,

788
01:11:39,020 --> 01:11:43,780
established merits, verification, terrifying

789
01:11:43,780 --> 01:11:47,240
the 10 million grant become actual construction.

790
01:11:48,000 --> 01:11:59,370
Not more studies redirect staff time from economic development planning to flood mitigation

791
01:11:59,370 --> 01:12:01,730
under construction begins.

792
01:12:06,120 --> 01:12:14,940
If flood mitigation is your top priority, you can commit tonight that no new development

793
01:12:14,940 --> 01:12:23,370
our piece will be issued until construction begins. If you cannot make that

794
01:12:23,370 --> 01:12:33,590
commitment, flooding is not your priority. It is one priority among many.

795
01:12:35,700 --> 01:12:36,300
I am

796
01:12:36,300 --> 01:12:46,340
asking you to make it the priority until construction begins. Then resume

797
01:12:46,340 --> 01:12:47,480
other initiatives.

798
01:13:03,680 --> 01:13:10,300
If you commit to these four requests, you demonstrate genuine prioritizing.

799
01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:20,640
If you decline, you stay on record that pausing new development to focus on residential safety

800
01:13:20,640 --> 01:13:23,020
is not something you will do.

801
01:13:25,540 --> 01:13:27,120
That should be clearly.

802
01:13:32,020 --> 01:13:35,320
So will you commit to these four requests tonight?

803
01:13:37,260 --> 01:13:41,320
I am requesting a direct yes or no response to each.

804
01:13:42,060 --> 01:13:48,180
After 18 years, residents deserve concrete commitments,

805
01:13:48,520 --> 01:13:52,260
not data sureances respectfully.

806
01:13:54,340 --> 01:13:55,100
Thank you.

807
01:13:58,020 --> 01:13:58,540
Thank you.

808
01:14:07,320 --> 01:14:10,520
Next is Daniela.

809
01:14:16,010 --> 01:14:16,710
I do.

810
01:14:17,070 --> 01:14:17,930
Didn't I do it?

811
01:14:19,290 --> 01:14:20,690
No, I'm Daniela Birman.

812
01:14:20,690 --> 01:14:31,230
Yes, sorry. I was muted. Okay. I'm not four or against this project with

813
01:14:31,230 --> 01:14:36,690
the restaurant. I just listened to your the presentation tonight and I just

814
01:14:36,690 --> 01:14:40,530
have a couple of questions. I know that there is a chance that you might not

815
01:14:40,530 --> 01:14:44,970
answer them, but I just want to state them so that maybe you can review them

816
01:14:44,970 --> 01:14:54,050
yourself. So it seems that the restaurant didn't have to go through the same process for permitting

817
01:14:54,050 --> 01:14:59,970
and stuff like a normal restaurant, what in the village? Because it's...

818
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:05,300
It seems to take much longer to set up a restaurant in the village. I know that the

819
01:15:06,700 --> 01:15:14,880
Brooklyn Bagel took like a year to get his stuff in order. So, I was just wondering why

820
01:15:14,880 --> 01:15:26,340
or how this particular restaurant is just able to just pop up, you know, no pun intended. I also like to know

821
01:15:26,340 --> 01:15:34,180
where the electricity and water are coming from for this facility and are they

822
01:15:34,180 --> 01:15:41,860
going to pay for that and was an engineer study done on the ground that it's

823
01:15:41,860 --> 01:15:49,640
going to go into the ground and how far the digging goes in the ground because it's

824
01:15:49,640 --> 01:15:55,700
and when we flood that water comes over the beach.

825
01:15:56,820 --> 01:16:04,400
So is it going to erode the area or are the pilings going to hit bedrock

826
01:16:04,400 --> 01:16:06,460
or are they just going to be in the sand?

827
01:16:07,400 --> 01:16:13,760
So it really doesn't make sense when they say that Jeff Ann is comfortable with this.

828
01:16:13,860 --> 01:16:15,420
Like is he an engineer?

829
01:16:15,420 --> 01:16:20,060
So I'm like, that's a little confusing.

830
01:16:21,480 --> 01:16:25,760
Also, are they going to be charging to enjoy their entertainment?

831
01:16:26,600 --> 01:16:28,120
Like they'd say they want festivals.

832
01:16:28,120 --> 01:16:35,700
Are they going to be large-scale contributing to traffic during the summertime?

833
01:16:36,400 --> 01:16:44,920
And what's the capacity of people that are going to be here in our village?

834
01:16:44,920 --> 01:16:53,760
you know, joining into all the other things that are going on here and we can't only be

835
01:16:53,760 --> 01:16:59,540
concerned with the noise for the people who live in the affluent areas of the village.

836
01:17:00,610 --> 01:17:09,420
We have to be equally concerned for the over-development areas in the village that flood with what you guys

837
01:17:09,420 --> 01:17:15,440
discussed in your work session regarding the industrial area, we have to be

838
01:17:15,440 --> 01:17:20,380
concerned with all the things in the village, not just the ones that affect the

839
01:17:20,380 --> 01:17:27,860
affluent areas. So that's basically all I have to say. So I hope that you'll go

840
01:17:27,860 --> 01:17:36,960
and listen back to the questions that I had and before you make a decision to be

841
01:17:36,960 --> 01:17:43,800
able to answer some of those questions. That's it. Thank you.

842
01:17:46,580 --> 01:17:48,240
Randy Ripanox next.

843
01:18:03,390 --> 01:18:04,470
Randy, can you unmute?

844
01:18:10,700 --> 01:18:14,760
Can you hear me now? Yes. Okay, so you can hear

845
01:18:14,760 --> 01:18:23,380
me now. So I am presently the chairman of the rec board. And I think this was a very

846
01:18:23,380 --> 01:18:30,480
thoughtful discussion. Before I even get into that, I have to say the flood mitigation

847
01:18:30,480 --> 01:18:40,280
efforts by this board is pretty awesome. And I am super impressed with real work that

848
01:18:40,280 --> 01:18:48,860
has been done. And I just want to show my demonstration of appreciation to the board and

849
01:18:48,860 --> 01:18:53,260
and the administration, I just think it's pretty remarkable.

850
01:18:53,720 --> 01:18:57,440
So that was something I just wanted to say up front

851
01:18:57,440 --> 01:18:59,140
because I heard what you're doing

852
01:18:59,140 --> 01:19:01,340
and I was truly impressed.

853
01:19:03,180 --> 01:19:07,000
So as the recreation board, the PRC,

854
01:19:07,800 --> 01:19:12,340
we are looking to be thoughtful in terms of ways

855
01:19:12,720 --> 01:19:18,040
to increase revenue by thinking of solutions

856
01:19:18,040 --> 01:19:25,680
that have some ability to be successful and certainly a restaurant has been

857
01:19:25,680 --> 01:19:35,020
batted around for many years when Kathleen Gill put out this RFP and got a

858
01:19:35,020 --> 01:19:46,320
very interesting response. I would like to address that. The PRC did

859
01:19:46,320 --> 01:19:54,180
discussed this among each other and has a positive feeling towards this endeavor. However,

860
01:19:54,460 --> 01:19:59,440
now hearing the individuals, I mean, these are people are not in the music business folks.

861
01:20:00,100 --> 01:20:06,200
They want, they are young family oriented people who have done this in many other waterfront

862
01:20:06,200 --> 01:20:14,400
communities. They're frankly taking on a capital expenditure to build out a container in

863
01:20:14,400 --> 01:20:20,380
a novel idea of way of doing it, to provide additional fun and services to our residents,

864
01:20:21,000 --> 01:20:24,740
and there's a revenue production possibility.

865
01:20:26,940 --> 01:20:31,760
If they're going to have, we have a school of rock here in the village, and those kids

866
01:20:31,760 --> 01:20:34,840
have played an acoustic guitar.

867
01:20:35,280 --> 01:20:40,560
This is not a festival-based company, they're not in the music business, they're in the family

868
01:20:40,560 --> 01:20:41,080
business.

869
01:20:43,080 --> 01:20:49,740
Certainly, there are questions about, you know, site plans, electrical water. We do have

870
01:20:49,740 --> 01:20:55,800
those facilities there in the village in the REC department that will have to be thought

871
01:20:55,800 --> 01:21:05,340
out. But I don't think, I think they're flexible about the hours. I think to Glenn's point, some

872
01:21:05,340 --> 01:21:11,340
of this what he perceives in attention is due to their willing to work with us.

873
01:21:11,960 --> 01:21:19,580
So I would just ask the board to consider giving Kathleen, who is our administrative leader,

874
01:21:19,980 --> 01:21:22,140
the wherewithal to proceed with this.

875
01:21:22,680 --> 01:21:31,240
And I trust her judgment to make good decisions whether this can be done in a timely fashion

876
01:21:31,800 --> 01:21:33,080
for this summer.

877
01:21:34,220 --> 01:21:44,820
So, from a business perspective, I think it has some real value, and you know, if it doesn't work out, they can close the container and take it away.

878
01:21:46,400 --> 01:21:52,680
But it seems like an opportunity we should evaluate.

879
01:21:52,680 --> 01:22:07,440
and that's just my feeling is that you're in the rec board as well as a 30 plus year old resident, not that I'm 30 years old, 30 year residents.

880
01:22:08,140 --> 01:22:16,600
So I just respectfully ask the board to consider it and to give Kathleen the authorization to proceed.

881
01:22:17,140 --> 01:22:18,740
That's all I have to say. Thank you.

882
01:22:18,740 --> 01:22:20,680
So, Dr.

883
01:22:23,590 --> 01:22:25,250
Sallis and Stabilia are next.

884
01:22:28,110 --> 01:22:28,670
Can you hear me?

885
01:22:29,610 --> 01:22:29,870
Yes.

886
01:22:30,730 --> 01:22:30,970
Awesome.

887
01:22:31,350 --> 01:22:31,490
Okay.

888
01:22:32,270 --> 01:22:32,790
Hi, everybody.

889
01:22:33,210 --> 01:22:44,310
Allison Stabil, from the Parkway, long time resident environmental activist, having served

890
01:22:44,310 --> 01:22:45,550
on the committee for the environment.

891
01:22:45,650 --> 01:22:52,910
I'm speaking as a resident, not in my capacity, as the vice president of the support

892
01:22:52,910 --> 01:22:57,470
Although I did endorse the letter, that's supposed to be sent.

893
01:23:00,690 --> 01:23:02,610
I'm all for trying new things.

894
01:23:03,050 --> 01:23:06,070
I think that there are a lot of good intentions here,

895
01:23:06,970 --> 01:23:10,470
and I don't want to just be a Debbie Downer.

896
01:23:11,310 --> 01:23:16,190
But there are so many things that I feel like just haven't been vetted.

897
01:23:16,450 --> 01:23:21,350
I feel like the public hasn't had an opportunity to really process all of this

898
01:23:21,350 --> 01:23:26,810
and things like digging up the beach and installing all that rock

899
01:23:27,770 --> 01:23:31,090
and knowing what's already happened when we had a flood

900
01:23:31,090 --> 01:23:34,210
and containers got washed out into the river.

901
01:23:35,710 --> 01:23:39,170
Are the containers staying in place

902
01:23:39,170 --> 01:23:42,790
or are they getting removed every season?

903
01:23:43,890 --> 01:23:49,070
What bathroom do not only do the employees use?

904
01:23:49,070 --> 01:23:54,630
I mean, how are you keeping a sanitary situation, an employee supposed to wash their hands, and

905
01:23:54,630 --> 01:24:00,130
how are they going to get to and from a bathroom, and what bathrooms are the public using?

906
01:24:00,890 --> 01:24:07,190
And I just think that there are a lot of slippery slope unintended consequences that may

907
01:24:07,190 --> 01:24:14,010
result from this, like alcohol in the beach, who's going to, is village paying for the extra

908
01:24:14,010 --> 01:24:21,810
police when somebody needs to monitor the situation, who's going to pay when somebody drinks

909
01:24:21,810 --> 01:24:27,710
too much and gets sick on the beach, or in the grass, who, you know, it affects everybody.

910
01:24:28,210 --> 01:24:33,230
It's, you know, I assume they'll be responsible and will clean up after themselves, but, I mean,

911
01:24:33,350 --> 01:24:40,110
I mean, the proprietors, but I just feel like there are a lot of things that are going to fall

912
01:24:40,110 --> 01:24:47,070
on to the responsibility of the village to take care of that people aren't really thinking

913
01:24:47,070 --> 01:24:53,410
about and I tend to be a person that looks at worst-case scenarios just because I feel

914
01:24:53,410 --> 01:24:58,950
like you need to be prepared for everything and I just don't hear a lot of that, I hear

915
01:24:58,950 --> 01:25:04,730
all the optimism and I think all that's great but I don't hear a lot of the problematic things

916
01:25:05,690 --> 01:25:08,110
being thought through and talked about.

917
01:25:10,390 --> 01:25:13,530
The environmental concerns are, you know,

918
01:25:13,710 --> 01:25:20,630
immediately straws and compostable, whether they're compostable or not, they don't decompose,

919
01:25:20,770 --> 01:25:27,050
you know, for years and years and years. So plastic cups and straws on the beach, I can't

920
01:25:27,050 --> 01:25:33,050
even talk to you about all the presentations I've done about, you know, debris on the beach

921
01:25:33,050 --> 01:25:38,910
over the years. Food attracts goals and other critters. So, you know, was anybody thought

922
01:25:38,910 --> 01:25:40,350
about, you know, that?

923
01:25:42,450 --> 01:25:47,090
I'm very concerned about all these little details and the fact

924
01:25:47,090 --> 01:25:52,430
that it doesn't sound like this has gone through the LWRP. It doesn't, hasn't gone through

925
01:25:52,430 --> 01:25:58,770
any of the, you know, the usual board considerations, hasn't had time for the public to get up and

926
01:25:58,770 --> 01:26:03,890
talk about these things is I'm just sort of throwing random things out at you, but I, you know,

927
01:26:04,030 --> 01:26:08,450
I just found out about this presentation and the fact that it was going to be voted on tonight.

928
01:26:09,990 --> 01:26:14,470
You know, I just think you need more time to hear from the public about all these concerns.

929
01:26:16,450 --> 01:26:24,830
So I'm all for trying new things, but this to me is just a nightmare. A lot of headaches waiting to

930
01:26:24,830 --> 01:26:34,870
happen and with all good intentions, but a lot of unintended consequences. Yeah, so I won't

931
01:26:34,870 --> 01:26:36,790
I won't belabor it. Thank you.

932
01:26:44,280 --> 01:26:45,780
I've had fours next.

933
01:26:59,410 --> 01:27:01,050
Glenn, is that you? I've had four.

934
01:27:04,130 --> 01:27:04,550
Hello.

935
01:27:09,740 --> 01:27:16,180
Hello. Here you are. Okay, hello. This is B. Sarasoli from Florence Street. I'm on my iPad,

936
01:27:16,280 --> 01:27:19,340
so I don't know if my name came up. I just have a couple of comments of things I've heard

937
01:27:19,340 --> 01:27:24,540
tonight. One of them was early in the work session when you were talking about office procedures,

938
01:27:24,880 --> 01:27:29,980
the comment was made by Trustee Silver, that the mayor may not vote on any manner but must

939
01:27:29,980 --> 01:27:36,360
vote in case of a tie. And I understand that, but it's always struck me as kind of strange

940
01:27:36,360 --> 01:27:42,400
that when there's a vote, and everybody goes say, I, and the mayor doesn't answer because

941
01:27:42,400 --> 01:27:46,840
he or she doesn't have to, but as a resident, I would like to know how they stand on issues.

942
01:27:47,380 --> 01:27:51,040
And so I was just hoping that in the future, even though she may not have to, may it

943
01:27:51,040 --> 01:27:54,540
or maybe you could just say, I, along with everybody else, so people know where you stand

944
01:27:54,540 --> 01:27:54,980
on issues.

945
01:27:55,160 --> 01:27:56,440
I always thought that was kind of strange.

946
01:27:57,460 --> 01:27:58,940
The second is about the marina.

947
01:27:59,840 --> 01:28:06,140
There's a lot of merit to this, but I think I agree with some of the speakers that say,

948
01:28:06,300 --> 01:28:07,760
I don't think it's been better than enough.

949
01:28:09,640 --> 01:28:13,600
One specifically, it says, in the presentation, at the end of the day, they would make a full

950
01:28:13,600 --> 01:28:19,200
site sweep with regular trash pickup. I wonder where is that going to go? Is it going to

951
01:28:19,200 --> 01:28:24,300
be in a closed dumpster because we don't need to attract rodents to get another place

952
01:28:24,300 --> 01:28:32,500
in the village and other things about electricity and water supply, etc. I think they will need

953
01:28:32,500 --> 01:28:37,520
to be answered. And the last thing I want to talk about is the task force. I think the concept

954
01:28:37,520 --> 01:28:43,440
is good. I'm going to say what probably some people are thinking is that it's unfortunate that

955
01:28:43,440 --> 01:28:49,360
Now we have to have a task force and pay overtime to enforce regulations that should be being enforced.

956
01:28:50,300 --> 01:28:54,760
I mean, I don't understand that I stated the podium in the past that all a codenforce

957
01:28:54,760 --> 01:29:00,100
that has to do is write along with sanitation in the warning and they will fill their violation

958
01:29:00,100 --> 01:29:02,520
book because the garbage is just all over.

959
01:29:03,380 --> 01:29:09,100
I mean, it's just, and if I'm calling a hotline, but you're not meeting until later in the

960
01:29:09,100 --> 01:29:12,080
week, how does my complaint get addressed?

961
01:29:12,080 --> 01:29:16,940
I just don't know how it's going to work practically.

962
01:29:17,200 --> 01:29:31,840
I hope it does, but I'm just not sure if it's the why it is necessary and how it's going

963
01:29:31,840 --> 01:29:32,160
to work.

964
01:29:32,460 --> 01:29:32,880
And that's all.

965
01:29:33,340 --> 01:29:33,640
Thank you.

966
01:29:40,490 --> 01:29:42,130
Thank you.

967
01:29:42,130 --> 01:29:42,890
is

968
01:29:45,580 --> 01:29:46,980
Adelina Clark.

969
01:29:51,230 --> 01:29:52,430
Hi, good evening.

970
01:29:52,850 --> 01:29:53,390
Can you hear me?

971
01:29:54,610 --> 01:29:54,950
Yes.

972
01:29:55,650 --> 01:29:56,530
Okay, thank you.

973
01:29:57,030 --> 01:29:59,230
So, Adelina Clark on high view street.

974
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:29,580
I just wanted to also talk about the Mariner. I do think it's a nice idea in concept, but again, I don't believe it's going to be going through the proper channels to get us to where we really need to be. I don't feel as though it's been completely thought out. Again, several people have made very valid points, the water, the electricity, but the containers, the storms. I'm actually very concerned about the pylons,

975
01:30:29,580 --> 01:30:34,520
like that are going to be drilled into the ground when the season is over are those going

976
01:30:34,520 --> 01:30:35,180
to be removed.

977
01:30:36,440 --> 01:30:44,180
And then what kind of damages are going to have done to the beach and again erosion because

978
01:30:44,790 --> 01:30:51,560
they can't be left in there so they'd have to come out again and then possibly that level

979
01:30:51,560 --> 01:30:56,500
of gravel would have to be resurfaced or filled with more sand at whose expense.

980
01:30:58,860 --> 01:31:03,480
There's a concern about the contents of the containers.

981
01:31:04,360 --> 01:31:11,840
So yes, they'll be putting the chairs in that little cubicle that's where the two containers

982
01:31:11,840 --> 01:31:18,260
are joined, and they'll be chaining those down, but it seems to me just based on the pictures

983
01:31:18,260 --> 01:31:25,720
that I've kind of looked at, that there are alcohol bottles or glass containers, or even

984
01:31:25,720 --> 01:31:31,020
Even if they're not glass containers, they're bottles that are filled with content that

985
01:31:31,020 --> 01:31:37,280
if there is a storm and all of that gets shaken around, I mean, that's not as easy to

986
01:31:37,280 --> 01:31:41,680
scrap down as it would be chairs and tables in a cubicle.

987
01:31:41,860 --> 01:31:45,740
We're talking bottles, ketchup bottles perhaps, salt and pepper shakers.

988
01:31:45,860 --> 01:31:50,920
That's all going to be released into the environment if there is a flooding event because as containers

989
01:31:50,920 --> 01:31:57,940
will become filled with water unless they're airtight, doing even know if they are once they're closed.

990
01:31:59,160 --> 01:32:07,100
There's concern about safety in terms of security, lifeguards, the beach closes at a certain time,

991
01:32:07,620 --> 01:32:14,560
the increased traffic that comes up. I just think we need to slow down and process all of this

992
01:32:14,560 --> 01:32:22,120
information and come up with a comprehensive like something that's going to be full circle

993
01:32:22,120 --> 01:32:23,780
like really give it some thought.

994
01:32:24,400 --> 01:32:29,540
We can't jump into these things because that's where our problems start here in the village

995
01:32:29,540 --> 01:32:33,740
when we start jumping into things and bypassing process.

996
01:32:36,020 --> 01:32:40,960
It looks to me as though the village stands to gain a 5% revenue.

997
01:32:41,420 --> 01:32:49,400
But if we're going to be paying for things, in this case, there's the first year they

998
01:32:49,400 --> 01:32:53,880
estimated to be $25,000 that being the 5% revenue.

999
01:32:54,240 --> 01:32:56,620
But are we going to need security, are we going to need lifeguard?

1000
01:32:56,760 --> 01:33:01,660
That's going to be additional staff that is going to eat into our revenue that we're going

1001
01:33:01,660 --> 01:33:02,320
to have to pay.

1002
01:33:03,120 --> 01:33:04,580
So these are things to think about.

1003
01:33:05,200 --> 01:33:09,640
And when it comes to the task force, again, that's now a different topic.

1004
01:33:09,640 --> 01:33:18,040
I bet you there are plenty of residents that would volunteer just as they do for other

1005
01:33:18,040 --> 01:33:21,880
committees that would be glad to go around and take pictures.

1006
01:33:22,260 --> 01:33:23,100
Sure, we can't.

1007
01:33:23,180 --> 01:33:30,580
They can't issue summons, but it can lead into the direction of having a code enforced

1008
01:33:30,580 --> 01:33:36,400
to go and issue a summons because people do drive around and we see this.

1009
01:33:36,860 --> 01:33:38,000
We see the garbage out.

1010
01:33:38,180 --> 01:33:39,540
We see the cans that are not covered.

1011
01:33:40,560 --> 01:33:48,560
There's a lot of things that are residents are willing to do to help out and that's all I have to contribute. Thank you.

1012
01:33:51,210 --> 01:33:51,770
Thank you.

1013
01:33:53,790 --> 01:33:54,770
Sally, do we have any more?

1014
01:33:56,490 --> 01:33:58,710
That is all there. Thank you.

1015
01:33:59,110 --> 01:34:00,010
Thank you. Thank you.

1016
01:34:00,530 --> 01:34:04,410
So we're moving on to item three, which are the public hearings.

1017
01:34:04,410 --> 01:34:19,370
We have one, public hearing PLLB of 226 revising the definition of covered persons in ethics code through the motion, and then does somebody want to explain this?

1018
01:34:21,950 --> 01:34:23,790
I can explain it if you'd like.

1019
01:34:23,790 --> 01:34:33,410
So, PLLB is basically a proposal to amend the code to clean up who is required to fill out

1020
01:34:34,370 --> 01:34:42,230
annual disclosure statements before the Board of Ethics. The way it's currently codified

1021
01:34:42,230 --> 01:34:46,430
would be every single employee, which is pretty onerous. I haven't seen them in other communities either.

1022
01:34:46,430 --> 01:34:55,570
So Dan Carson and the ethics board took them on themselves to kind of decide who should

1023
01:34:55,570 --> 01:34:57,950
be and not be submitting forms.

1024
01:34:58,210 --> 01:35:04,030
He actually gave me sort of where he wanted to go with it as well as a by formal resolution

1025
01:35:04,030 --> 01:35:11,250
I believe they did who they wish to have submit the forms each year.

1026
01:35:11,250 --> 01:35:20,430
So all I did basically was just quantify that into the code with this legislation. So I'm sure the board passes it tonight. It would effectively just

1027
01:35:21,510 --> 01:35:25,290
Make who is required to submit annual disclosure forms.

1028
01:35:34,060 --> 01:35:41,000
We have a motion to open the public here. I make a motion to open the public hearing and I'm noting that Dan Carson is here.

1029
01:35:42,740 --> 01:35:49,280
Okay, I'll second the motion. All is in favor. Hi, hi. Yes

1030
01:35:50,920 --> 01:36:01,440
Yes, thank you for

1031
01:36:05,530 --> 01:36:23,750
taking this under consideration. I will just echo what Steve said when the code was revised, covered persons was defined as including all employees, the Village of the Maronic.

1032
01:36:23,750 --> 01:36:33,870
It was never the intention to require the employees to complete annual disclosure statements.

1033
01:36:34,310 --> 01:36:44,530
So this change in the law qualifies or now puts within the discretion of the Board of

1034
01:36:44,530 --> 01:36:51,590
Trustees who can, who is required to complete annual disclosure statements without requiring

1035
01:36:51,590 --> 01:36:59,610
all employees to do so. And I want to thank Steve for his assistance and for redrafting

1036
01:36:59,610 --> 01:37:02,590
the legislation so that we can move forward.

1037
01:37:10,370 --> 01:37:10,830
Thank you.

1038
01:37:14,520 --> 01:37:15,560
Is there anyone else speaking

1039
01:37:15,560 --> 01:37:18,780
on the public hearing? I don't see any handraised.

1040
01:37:27,180 --> 01:37:29,420
Does anybody want to close the public hearing?

1041
01:37:30,900 --> 01:37:34,620
I'll make a motion to close the public hearing. I'll second.

1042
01:37:34,620 --> 01:37:36,080
All those in favor?

1043
01:37:36,820 --> 01:37:37,100
Aye.

1044
01:37:40,260 --> 01:37:42,860
Um, okay.

1045
01:37:44,440 --> 01:37:46,160
Is there anything we need to vote on?

1046
01:37:46,720 --> 01:37:52,060
Well, I make a motion to adopt PLL B of 2026.

1047
01:37:53,620 --> 01:37:54,180
I'll second.

1048
01:37:55,420 --> 01:37:55,800
Okay.

1049
01:37:55,940 --> 01:37:56,600
All those in favor?

1050
01:37:57,520 --> 01:37:57,720
Aye.

1051
01:37:58,540 --> 01:37:58,720
Aye.

1052
01:38:01,530 --> 01:38:01,610
Hi.

1053
01:38:02,050 --> 01:38:04,530
Thank you.

1054
01:38:05,670 --> 01:38:11,690
is a vote on the consent agenda. There is nothing there from the, I guess, the prayer list.

1055
01:38:12,330 --> 01:38:17,270
I don't buy voting on legislative items, not on the consent agenda. These are items that

1056
01:38:17,270 --> 01:38:23,490
were brought up at work session this evening. Item A is resolution authorizing the village

1057
01:38:23,490 --> 01:38:28,630
manager to form an interdepartmental team on quality of life issues. The

1058
01:38:34,620 --> 01:38:35,260
thing you just want

1059
01:38:35,260 --> 01:38:37,620
I'll give a very, very quick update on this,

1060
01:38:37,700 --> 01:38:38,840
even though we just talked about that.

1061
01:38:40,200 --> 01:38:44,540
Sure, so this is just what it sounds like.

1062
01:38:45,340 --> 01:38:49,980
We are, it will give us an opportunity a couple of nights

1063
01:38:49,980 --> 01:38:55,600
a month to send out police, fire, buildings,

1064
01:38:56,580 --> 01:39:02,620
and to target certain areas and just write any code violations

1065
01:39:02,620 --> 01:39:03,700
that they find.

1066
01:39:03,700 --> 01:39:09,920
And hopefully that will help us achieve compliance.

1067
01:39:11,160 --> 01:39:15,040
So that is what I'm proposing right now.

1068
01:39:15,500 --> 01:39:22,880
We can, you know, base, really kind of look at the complaints that we receive and target

1069
01:39:22,880 --> 01:39:27,040
certain areas where we think there's a lot of non-compliance.

1070
01:39:34,240 --> 01:39:35,040
Do we have a motion?

1071
01:39:36,840 --> 01:39:43,320
I think it's a really good idea and I make a motion to authorize Kathleen to form an

1072
01:39:43,320 --> 01:39:47,560
independent, inter-departmental team on quality of life issues and let's see how it just

1073
01:39:47,560 --> 01:39:48,540
see how it works.

1074
01:39:52,470 --> 01:39:53,410
I'll second it.

1075
01:39:54,050 --> 01:39:54,710
All those in favor?

1076
01:39:55,470 --> 01:39:55,650
Yes.

1077
01:39:57,890 --> 01:40:02,150
Item B is a resolution authorizing the village manager to execute an agreement with the

1078
01:40:02,150 --> 01:40:02,410
Mariner.

1079
01:40:02,410 --> 01:40:09,950
Can I just answer a couple of questions that came up during the public comment period?

1080
01:40:10,670 --> 01:40:15,730
So water and electric service will be provided and they will pay for it.

1081
01:40:15,850 --> 01:40:24,430
So we will bill them as we do some of our other vendors and licensees in the park.

1082
01:40:25,470 --> 01:40:29,470
As I said earlier, Jeff did look at the anchoring system.

1083
01:40:29,710 --> 01:40:32,150
I'm happy to have an engineer look at it.

1084
01:40:32,150 --> 01:40:40,250
and make any comments or adjustments that might be needed and then as far as approvals

1085
01:40:40,250 --> 01:40:46,710
they will get any necessary county or state approvals. They will need SLA approvals

1086
01:40:47,330 --> 01:40:56,910
Department of Health there. This is an exempt use under Seeker and we can we will bring this to

1087
01:40:56,910 --> 01:41:03,230
to the Harbor Coastal Board for an advisory opinion as to consistency.

1088
01:41:14,650 --> 01:41:17,150
Do we have any motions gone far?

1089
01:41:22,880 --> 01:41:24,240
Go ahead, Ellen.

1090
01:41:25,540 --> 01:41:27,540
I was just going to make a comment about this.

1091
01:41:27,720 --> 01:41:30,800
I've listened very carefully, not only tonight's comments,

1092
01:41:31,000 --> 01:41:32,800
but we've had comments prior to this.

1093
01:41:36,060 --> 01:41:39,400
I've been living here for 20 years and I've always wondered why we don't have

1094
01:41:39,400 --> 01:41:46,220
good food concession down at the water. I know there are other people that you know know the code

1095
01:41:46,220 --> 01:41:55,360
maybe better and get upset about certain things but I'm a pretty viscous person by nature and I

1096
01:41:55,360 --> 01:41:59,040
always you know my husband always says he doesn't have to worry about anything because I worry enough

1097
01:41:59,040 --> 01:42:04,440
for both of us so I worry about a lot of things but what really comforts me with his proposal is that it's

1098
01:42:04,440 --> 01:42:10,940
pilot. And it's like how better to learn about what works and what doesn't work than by just

1099
01:42:10,940 --> 01:42:19,240
trying it. And we have no obligation to go beyond one season with the Mariner if it's a fail.

1100
01:42:19,640 --> 01:42:24,120
You know, if it's just like, oh, this didn't work, well, all right, let's move on. But you know,

1101
01:42:24,220 --> 01:42:31,280
not to try it because of every last risk just feels so uninspired to me. I think that the Mariner,

1102
01:42:31,280 --> 01:42:35,820
the people behind the mirror and I seem amazing to me. They're tried and true. They've done this

1103
01:42:35,820 --> 01:42:41,840
in other patron communities. And what I loved hearing is that their family oriented. I didn't

1104
01:42:41,840 --> 01:42:49,520
take their kind of, you know, imprecision is anything other than flexibility. And they seem to

1105
01:42:49,520 --> 01:42:55,680
respect our community and they want to just become an integral part of a harbor island part of

1106
01:42:55,680 --> 01:43:00,280
America. So I actually like what I heard from them because whether it's four o'clock, they

1107
01:43:01,940 --> 01:43:06,560
They want to work with us, you know, they don't want to piss off the residents of shore

1108
01:43:06,560 --> 01:43:06,780
acres.

1109
01:43:06,780 --> 01:43:10,340
They just feel I feel like they just want to be part of our community.

1110
01:43:10,420 --> 01:43:12,360
So I would love to give them a chance.

1111
01:43:12,860 --> 01:43:16,880
And as I said, like what better way to suss out issues than pilot something?

1112
01:43:17,140 --> 01:43:20,440
That's what any company would do with any new product or business or service.

1113
01:43:20,760 --> 01:43:21,220
You pilot.

1114
01:43:21,540 --> 01:43:21,620
Welcome.

1115
01:43:22,820 --> 01:43:23,220
Sorry.

1116
01:43:24,380 --> 01:43:25,260
Thank you for that.

1117
01:43:27,900 --> 01:43:29,720
So that's my feeling about it.

1118
01:43:29,720 --> 01:43:33,000
I just wanted to go and record a saying how I am feeling about this.

1119
01:43:33,160 --> 01:43:40,320
It's not a no-brainer, but to just say no because there's going to be risks, I just

1120
01:43:40,320 --> 01:43:45,880
think that sometimes it's just worthwhile to give something a try, and I actually have

1121
01:43:45,880 --> 01:43:50,960
a lot of confidence in a village manager in the head of our parks, the head of our DPW,

1122
01:43:51,160 --> 01:43:57,780
that they are involved with this decision and thinking about all these risks that all the

1123
01:43:57,780 --> 01:44:00,820
residents are that these are things that have been vetted and discussed. So I

1124
01:44:00,820 --> 01:44:03,040
place my confidence in our staff.

1125
01:44:06,520 --> 01:44:09,260
I agree with Ellen. I think that it's a one

1126
01:44:09,260 --> 01:44:15,820
year deal basically four months out of that year. And they seem very cooperative

1127
01:44:15,820 --> 01:44:22,220
and open to, you know, to working with us. And I trust Kathleen and Jason and

1128
01:44:22,220 --> 01:44:27,940
Jeff and the people in the parks department and, you know, DP, yeah, the

1129
01:44:27,940 --> 01:44:32,240
the public department and recreation department to work with them and have our best interests

1130
01:44:32,240 --> 01:44:38,380
in mind. And it's worth an experiment for one year to see how it goes. And if it's

1131
01:44:38,380 --> 01:44:44,640
bad, you know, and I'm going to, Kathleen, I don't know if we can, if the music's too

1132
01:44:44,640 --> 01:44:50,780
loud, if we can kind of restrict that during this contract, it sounded like they're willing

1133
01:44:50,780 --> 01:44:55,540
to work with us. So I have no issue trying this for one year.

1134
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:04,620
All right. Um, if there are no other comments, do I have a inclusion?

1135
01:45:10,770 --> 01:45:22,670
I'm sorry, you're asking for a motion? Yes, please. I make a motion to authorize the village manager to, uh, to negotiate and make a deal with the manager.

1136
01:45:25,630 --> 01:45:32,210
All those in favor. Or maybe we might have to actually, Sally, can you just call this one?

1137
01:45:37,120 --> 01:45:38,900
Sally. Yeah, I'm coming.

1138
01:45:38,900 --> 01:45:40,440
Okay, sorry, sorry.

1139
01:45:40,680 --> 01:45:41,420
It's okay.

1140
01:45:42,740 --> 01:45:43,780
Trustee DeRose?

1141
01:45:46,670 --> 01:45:49,890
I'm gonna put it on this, but I will

1142
01:45:50,970 --> 01:45:52,870
vote yes, try it for one year.

1143
01:45:55,020 --> 01:45:55,660
Trustee Kushnik?

1144
01:45:56,660 --> 01:45:58,820
Same vote for one year, Kyle.

1145
01:46:00,060 --> 01:46:00,780
Trustee Silver?

1146
01:46:01,300 --> 01:46:02,880
Same vote for one year, Kyle.

1147
01:46:04,200 --> 01:46:04,940
Trustee Lucas?

1148
01:46:06,740 --> 01:46:08,800
I'm voting no, and I hope I'm wrong.

1149
01:46:10,460 --> 01:46:21,660
Mayor Torres, yes. Thank you. Okay, items to see, Resolution Accepting Bench donation

1150
01:46:21,660 --> 01:46:23,320
for Valerie Gugliama.

1151
01:46:31,730 --> 01:46:32,950
That's how I can just remind my family.

1152
01:46:33,890 --> 01:46:39,290
Yeah, sorry. I can't find the resolution, but it is a bench donation for Valerie Gugliama

1153
01:46:39,290 --> 01:46:46,350
role at Horrell and Park, if you're interested, and it is being made by Ms. Vicki Montroseau

1154
01:46:47,670 --> 01:46:49,250
and we thank her for the donation.

1155
01:46:53,830 --> 01:46:53,930
Great.

1156
01:46:55,230 --> 01:46:58,190
So we have to make a motion to approve the donation.

1157
01:46:59,050 --> 01:46:59,310
Second.

1158
01:47:00,170 --> 01:47:00,890
All those in favor?

1159
01:47:01,490 --> 01:47:01,630
Yes.

1160
01:47:03,510 --> 01:47:08,770
Item Z resolution authorizing the Village Manager to execute an agreement with Cleargoof.

1161
01:47:09,230 --> 01:47:11,510
This was an item from the work session.

1162
01:47:13,530 --> 01:47:16,350
Yes, so do you want me to just talk about it briefly?

1163
01:47:17,010 --> 01:47:28,150
Okay, so this is a program that we think will be, we'll make the budget much more user friendly.

1164
01:47:29,170 --> 01:47:32,090
Many other communities have used it. I've used it in the past.

1165
01:47:32,570 --> 01:47:37,510
It is very easy to maneuver through, especially when you're looking at it digitally.

1166
01:47:37,510 --> 01:47:56,750
and we think that this will be very helpful to our residents when they look at the budget and we are looking to, if possible, move forward on this today so that we can have it in place for the next budget season.

1167
01:47:56,750 --> 01:48:01,420
We have motion.

1168
01:48:02,020 --> 01:48:04,660
The upcoming budget season, right?

1169
01:48:05,280 --> 01:48:05,420
Yes.

1170
01:48:05,900 --> 01:48:06,000
Yeah.

1171
01:48:06,820 --> 01:48:13,080
I make a motion that we authorize staff to execute an agreement with Claire Gov.

1172
01:48:13,860 --> 01:48:14,100
Second.

1173
01:48:14,460 --> 01:48:14,600
Thank you.

1174
01:48:15,060 --> 01:48:16,080
All the open favour?

1175
01:48:16,880 --> 01:48:17,200
Yes.

1176
01:48:17,840 --> 01:48:18,060
Hi.

1177
01:48:18,500 --> 01:48:25,180
Item E, resolution authorizing, revising the fee for sidewalk cafes and those fee schedule.

1178
01:48:25,180 --> 01:48:35,210
So this is just a slight adjustment up in the fees, these fees have not been increased

1179
01:48:35,210 --> 01:48:39,570
in several years and we think it's just a modest increase.

1180
01:48:41,790 --> 01:48:42,430
Great,

1181
01:48:47,030 --> 01:48:47,490
Julian Moshe.

1182
01:48:49,600 --> 01:48:58,120
And make a motion to change the fees for sidewalk cafe square footage from $7 to $10.

1183
01:48:59,280 --> 01:49:00,200
Back up.

1184
01:49:00,900 --> 01:49:01,620
All those in favor?

1185
01:49:01,620 --> 01:49:15,700
Yes, item F resolution approving dates for the use of harbor island park for the 2026 fireman's carnival and closing the streets for the 2026 fireman's parade.

1186
01:49:16,020 --> 01:49:16,520
I

1187
01:49:19,180 --> 01:49:20,280
think you just review those.

1188
01:49:20,380 --> 01:49:22,020
What the dates are for the public.

1189
01:49:23,140 --> 01:49:24,700
Sally, could you do that for me?

1190
01:49:35,290 --> 01:49:38,050
Sorry, I was I was I muted.

1191
01:49:38,910 --> 01:49:45,350
The carnival will be from Friday June 26th, 2026 to Sunday July 5th with the fireman's

1192
01:49:45,350 --> 01:49:48,330
parade being held on Wednesday July 1st, 2026.

1193
01:49:49,650 --> 01:49:54,890
And they need to use areas of Harbor Island Park from Thursday to set up for the carnival

1194
01:49:55,630 --> 01:49:57,650
through Monday July 6th.

1195
01:49:57,790 --> 01:50:03,270
The fireworks will be on Saturday July 4th with the rain date for July 5th.

1196
01:50:05,160 --> 01:50:09,840
And you will also need to approve that the street be closed and Mary Gaviny be closed

1197
01:50:09,840 --> 01:50:14,460
between North Berry Avenue and the Boston Post Road for the parade,

1198
01:50:17,360 --> 01:50:19,020
beginning at 6 p.m.

1199
01:50:19,280 --> 01:50:20,120
to 10 p.m.

1200
01:50:21,280 --> 01:50:21,620
Thank you.

1201
01:50:24,410 --> 01:50:24,930
Thank you.

1202
01:50:25,010 --> 01:50:26,210
We have a resolution approving.

1203
01:50:27,370 --> 01:50:29,070
I have a motion to approve.

1204
01:50:29,170 --> 01:50:29,350
Sorry.

1205
01:50:29,950 --> 01:50:31,150
I'll make the motion to approve.

1206
01:50:33,130 --> 01:50:33,610
Second.

1207
01:50:34,210 --> 01:50:35,030
All the most in favor?

1208
01:50:35,830 --> 01:50:36,070
Aye.

1209
01:50:36,590 --> 01:50:36,750
Aye.

1210
01:50:36,750 --> 01:50:46,810
Item G, item G approval of date for tax lien sale and acceptance of unpaid taxes list.

1211
01:50:50,120 --> 01:50:51,780
I could just describe this briefly.

1212
01:50:51,980 --> 01:50:57,840
This is just an approval to sell the unpaid tax, the tax liens on March 11th, the second

1213
01:50:57,840 --> 01:51:06,740
Wednesday of March, and we gave a reconciliation of unpaid taxes, which we were still collecting.

1214
01:51:06,740 --> 01:51:10,340
we will collect up into the day before actually the morning of the taxing sound.

1215
01:51:14,900 --> 01:51:15,300
I agree.

1216
01:51:16,020 --> 01:51:17,460
Sorry, do we have a motion to approve?

1217
01:51:20,120 --> 01:51:21,660
I make a motion to approve.

1218
01:51:22,660 --> 01:51:23,520
Taxing is it.

1219
01:51:24,860 --> 01:51:25,560
All those in favor?

1220
01:51:26,160 --> 01:51:26,420
Yes.

1221
01:51:27,080 --> 01:51:27,220
Hi.

1222
01:51:28,360 --> 01:51:32,760
For item H, did we all agree that this does not have to go through a resolution?

1223
01:51:34,400 --> 01:51:35,520
I think we did.

1224
01:51:36,220 --> 01:51:36,540
Okay.

1225
01:51:36,760 --> 01:51:36,880
Yes.

1226
01:51:37,580 --> 01:51:41,680
Item I, resolution accepting donation from Richard and Meredith Cantor.

1227
01:51:44,800 --> 01:51:51,280
We received $100 donation from the canters, and we are recommending that it be applied

1228
01:51:51,280 --> 01:51:57,300
to the recreation donations to be used for one of their events.

1229
01:52:01,130 --> 01:52:02,010
We have motion to approve.

1230
01:52:02,810 --> 01:52:03,390
So moved.

1231
01:52:04,110 --> 01:52:04,470
Second.

1232
01:52:05,350 --> 01:52:06,050
All those in favor?

1233
01:52:06,770 --> 01:52:06,890
Yes.

1234
01:52:08,950 --> 01:52:14,650
Item J resolution authorizing budget transfers for over budgeted accounts, including salt

1235
01:52:14,650 --> 01:52:18,250
purchase, inter-p-survey, or, oh, sorry, that's it, those two things.

1236
01:52:22,040 --> 01:52:27,520
Mark, do I mean, I'll just say, I think the salt maybe doesn't require much of an explanation.

1237
01:52:27,980 --> 01:52:32,700
We were a little conservative with the budget, given the fact that we were trying to manage

1238
01:52:32,700 --> 01:52:41,740
the tax increase, and so we are, I think we are almost officially out of salt, because

1239
01:52:41,740 --> 01:52:47,580
is been a, it's been a busy season so hopefully

1240
01:52:51,290 --> 01:52:55,150
we're almost done. I make a motion that we adopt

1241
01:52:55,150 --> 01:53:02,690
that and thank the DPW for using up all that salt. I second before we vote there's a Harbor

1242
01:53:02,690 --> 01:53:13,870
Islands or survey for the deck anybody anybody know about that I mean I know it. So this is you know

1243
01:53:13,870 --> 01:53:17,890
And we're moving forward with the work on the deck, and we do need a survey.

1244
01:53:18,590 --> 01:53:23,710
When we move into the doing the master plan, we will do an overall survey of the park,

1245
01:53:23,710 --> 01:53:27,370
but for now, so that we can move forward and we don't have to wait for that.

1246
01:53:27,490 --> 01:53:32,450
We just want to do a very site area-specific survey.

1247
01:53:34,150 --> 01:53:34,790
Thanks.

1248
01:53:37,460 --> 01:53:46,360
I make a motion to approve the salt, purchasing the salt and the survey for the deck in

1249
01:53:46,360 --> 01:53:46,860
our environment.

1250
01:53:47,540 --> 01:53:48,000
Second.

1251
01:53:48,680 --> 01:53:49,660
All of those in favor.

1252
01:53:50,260 --> 01:53:50,480
Hi.

1253
01:53:50,920 --> 01:53:51,060
Yes.

1254
01:53:52,240 --> 01:53:52,600
I have them.

1255
01:53:52,720 --> 01:53:52,820
Okay.

1256
01:53:53,000 --> 01:53:53,260
Yes.

1257
01:53:54,360 --> 01:53:54,600
Excuse me.

1258
01:53:54,760 --> 01:53:59,940
Resolution approving Motel Licensed is for both the Democratic Motel and the Vincent and

1259
01:53:59,940 --> 01:54:00,620
Son's Motel.

1260
01:54:03,850 --> 01:54:08,530
I'll just speak on this briefly, so I spoke with Council for the Maroneck Motel, as well

1261
01:54:08,530 --> 01:54:09,350
as Vincent and Sons.

1262
01:54:09,350 --> 01:54:14,630
They both agreed to report to the board all incidences where first responders must come

1263
01:54:14,630 --> 01:54:18,790
to the scene to kind of keep a control on them and just to make sure everything is on

1264
01:54:18,790 --> 01:54:20,090
the open up at each location.

1265
01:54:20,870 --> 01:54:24,050
So I do think it's a nice concession of them.

1266
01:54:24,290 --> 01:54:29,510
And I know at the last meeting, Maroneck Motel spoke about, they would also be willing

1267
01:54:29,510 --> 01:54:37,790
to implement vehicle and traffic safety measures, pedestrian safety as well at their location,

1268
01:54:38,150 --> 01:54:43,590
just due to school traffic as well. So they're going to be posting signage. Like I said,

1269
01:54:43,730 --> 01:54:51,770
council for each entity agreed to these reasonable requests. So I'm just going to say thank you to them.

1270
01:54:52,430 --> 01:54:52,970
And that's it.

1271
01:54:56,780 --> 01:54:59,260
And so we'll add that as conditions to the licenses.

1272
01:54:59,260 --> 01:55:00,400
Okay,

1273
01:55:03,740 --> 01:55:06,200
but you're still asking us to approve them to this evening.

1274
01:55:08,620 --> 01:55:14,280
Correct the temporary one month license. They were issued. Expires at the end of the month.

1275
01:55:14,560 --> 01:55:15,140
The

1276
01:55:18,690 --> 01:55:19,830
motion to approve.

1277
01:55:21,230 --> 01:55:27,970
I make a motion to approve the licenses for the Vincent and Son's Motel and the Mamanic Motel.

1278
01:55:28,550 --> 01:55:30,750
Second. All those in favor?

1279
01:55:32,770 --> 01:55:37,830
Yeah, I'm moving on to, I'm saying I would like to add an item before I move on.

1280
01:55:38,970 --> 01:55:46,090
Item L, there's a follow-up to Dennis's presentation on grants and litigation projects.

1281
01:55:48,780 --> 01:55:50,080
I'll second that motion.

1282
01:55:51,440 --> 01:55:52,180
All those in favor?

1283
01:55:53,080 --> 01:55:53,280
Hi.

1284
01:55:53,720 --> 01:55:54,100
Hi.

1285
01:55:56,820 --> 01:56:01,780
The board would like to, and so I'll send this to you, I'll read this out, it's a resolution.

1286
01:56:01,780 --> 01:56:18,440
In light of the significant grant awards received by the Village for various flood mitigation projects, the Board seeks to identify the person's responsible for such projects and to determine whether there are sufficient resources for implementation of these important projects.

1287
01:56:19,080 --> 01:56:29,560
The Village Manager and or her does it means shall be exclusively responsible for the soliciting administration and management of grant monies and flood mitigation projects.

1288
01:56:29,560 --> 01:56:35,560
This shall include without limitation, communication and coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers,

1289
01:56:36,340 --> 01:56:40,400
New York State, and the County of Westchester administrative staffs.

1290
01:56:41,220 --> 01:56:47,100
The village manager and or-her-designation provide monthly progress reports to the board during a public meeting.

1291
01:56:48,040 --> 01:56:53,780
The mayor and trustees shall be responsible for communications with federal, state, and county elected officials.

1292
01:56:53,780 --> 01:56:58,840
I will copy the Village Manager and fellow board members on any communications regarding

1293
01:56:58,840 --> 01:57:00,820
matter, self-worthiness, resolution.

1294
01:57:02,180 --> 01:57:06,100
The liaison for the flood mitigation committee shall make regular progress reports to

1295
01:57:06,100 --> 01:57:11,060
the committee based on information received from the Village Manager's office and provide

1296
01:57:11,060 --> 01:57:15,300
any comments, concerns, and recommendations from the committee to the Board of Trustees

1297
01:57:15,300 --> 01:57:16,740
for the Board's consideration.

1298
01:57:17,860 --> 01:57:23,140
The Village Manager shall promptly notify the Board of Trustees if she determines that additional

1299
01:57:23,140 --> 01:57:25,640
resources are required to accomplish these projects.

1300
01:57:30,470 --> 01:57:31,090
I was in favor.

1301
01:57:31,250 --> 01:57:32,750
Wait, was there a first sign?

1302
01:57:32,890 --> 01:57:33,930
Is there a motion at a second?

1303
01:57:34,950 --> 01:57:35,030
Yeah.

1304
01:57:35,570 --> 01:57:36,590
Yes, I had it.

1305
01:57:36,750 --> 01:57:38,190
But there's not for this one there was it.

1306
01:57:39,150 --> 01:57:40,130
Yeah, there was a motion.

1307
01:57:40,730 --> 01:57:41,930
There was an idea.

1308
01:57:42,050 --> 01:57:43,570
I was going to add it to the agenda.

1309
01:57:44,450 --> 01:57:48,210
I move that the bar trustees adopt the resolution that Maria has crafted.

1310
01:57:50,690 --> 01:57:51,170
I can.

1311
01:57:52,450 --> 01:57:53,470
I'll list in favor.

1312
01:57:54,090 --> 01:57:54,530
Yes.

1313
01:57:54,770 --> 01:57:55,010
Hi.

1314
01:57:55,610 --> 01:57:56,030
Hi.

1315
01:57:56,030 --> 01:57:56,110
Okay.

1316
01:58:00,990 --> 01:58:02,890
We're moving on to the audited vouchers,

1317
01:58:06,210 --> 01:58:08,790
questions, concerns.

1318
01:58:10,490 --> 01:58:14,990
I just have one note after reviewing the auditors report.

1319
01:58:15,290 --> 01:58:21,450
I would like to, they recommended removing some, I believe some I sent with some explanations,

1320
01:58:21,490 --> 01:58:32,730
but there are three that I'd like to look further into, which would reduce the audit of the

1321
01:58:32,730 --> 01:58:40,810
to $461,667 in two cents. I can tell you the voucher numbers if you want.

1322
01:58:41,710 --> 01:58:51,110
You said that today? Yes. Well, yes, I don't, I just want to look a little further into what

1323
01:58:51,110 --> 01:59:01,190
their questions were. Some was, tax was included on one, and I think they were two of them had tax

1324
01:59:01,190 --> 01:59:10,310
on it. And one of them, I have to see back on my memories, finding it. Oh, and one of

1325
01:59:10,310 --> 01:59:14,890
them they claimed it did not have backup and I didn't get a chance to review it quickly.

1326
01:59:15,170 --> 01:59:17,290
So I'm going to pull them and we'll put them on the next abstract.

1327
01:59:17,870 --> 01:59:29,910
Okay. For the future fence expenditure, which requires three bits. And I was told by Dennis,

1328
01:59:29,910 --> 01:59:31,590
I believe that we got those three vids.

1329
01:59:33,110 --> 01:59:39,190
Is it possible for us to get part of the abstract going forward to see on those larger expenditures

1330
01:59:39,670 --> 01:59:40,710
what those bids were?

1331
01:59:42,650 --> 01:59:43,050
Sure.

1332
01:59:43,630 --> 01:59:43,970
Okay.

1333
01:59:44,070 --> 01:59:46,590
Because I know in some instances we have, but on that one we didn't.

1334
01:59:46,950 --> 01:59:50,610
I can have them, I can have them list them in the descriptions.

1335
01:59:51,430 --> 01:59:51,890
We're going to be great.

1336
01:59:52,150 --> 01:59:52,330
Okay.

1337
01:59:53,230 --> 01:59:57,290
And then, and then if we want to see something, it can get pulled for us.

1338
01:59:57,590 --> 01:59:57,930
Mm-hmm.

1339
01:59:58,150 --> 01:59:58,270
Yeah.

1340
02:00:01,040 --> 02:00:15,160
There's just, I've had less questions since we've had the auditor. I'm going to say thank you for that. Oh, good, good. Yeah. It's been, it's been very beneficial. It really has. And, um, and going and they're very cooperative and they're very, they're very good to work with.

1341
02:00:17,820 --> 02:00:27,480
Yeah. So, um, and it's, and it's really helped us so. So I think it was a good move. Thank you. Great.

1342
02:00:35,040 --> 02:00:38,580
If everybody's okay, I make a motion that we adopt the abstract.

1343
02:00:41,200 --> 02:00:42,280
All those in favor?

1344
02:00:43,080 --> 02:00:43,220
Aye.

1345
02:00:43,660 --> 02:00:43,880
Yes.

1346
02:00:44,080 --> 02:00:44,360
Aye.

1347
02:00:48,590 --> 02:00:50,890
Laura, I guess we'll figure out how I have to sign up.

1348
02:00:55,560 --> 02:00:58,340
Yeah, we'll get to you.

1349
02:00:58,600 --> 02:00:59,600
We'll talk tomorrow.

1350
02:01:00,140 --> 02:01:00,360
Okay.

1351
02:01:01,580 --> 02:01:03,900
Okay, are there any liaison reports?

1352
02:01:04,920 --> 02:01:05,980
I have one.

1353
02:01:07,200 --> 02:01:15,080
So the committee for the environment is doing a program on Saturday, February 28th at the library,

1354
02:01:15,440 --> 02:01:17,380
it's from 11 a.m. to 1230.

1355
02:01:18,280 --> 02:01:21,540
And it's a panel discussion about making your yard healthier.

1356
02:01:22,120 --> 02:01:24,800
The flyer is on our website and on the library website.

1357
02:01:24,800 --> 02:01:28,980
and so we can advertise it again in two weeks,

1358
02:01:29,100 --> 02:01:32,380
but Saturday, February 28th at 11 a.m. in the community room.

1359
02:01:36,240 --> 02:01:38,340
And maybe Ellen will say the same thing.

1360
02:01:38,600 --> 02:01:40,600
We want to remind people we don't have,

1361
02:01:41,040 --> 02:01:44,300
I'm not bringing my dirty green food scrap thing up to my office,

1362
02:01:44,500 --> 02:01:46,320
but we're all just reminding people

1363
02:01:46,320 --> 02:01:49,320
that you know you can buy the green bin at Village Hall

1364
02:01:49,320 --> 02:01:52,820
or at the DPW and you can recycle your food scraps.

1365
02:01:54,900 --> 02:02:00,420
with either taking a GDPW or paying a $52 a year fee and having them think it up for you.

1366
02:02:03,160 --> 02:02:09,160
Yes, and we'll have something really nice in the newsletter graphically for the compost program and food scraps.

1367
02:02:10,560 --> 02:02:11,520
Thank you.

1368
02:02:15,620 --> 02:02:19,320
Well, I'll just mention that we had a beautification committee meeting.

1369
02:02:20,320 --> 02:02:21,780
That's a new ad hoc committee.

1370
02:02:21,780 --> 02:02:28,780
I think this is a third-time meeting and everybody's just really, you know, coming up with some

1371
02:02:28,780 --> 02:02:34,860
great ideas and I hope by the spring we'll actually see some progress. Some of our committee members

1372
02:02:34,860 --> 02:02:39,120
are probably going to come to our next meeting, I think, and make a presentation of what they

1373
02:02:39,620 --> 02:02:41,620
have in mind. So, stay tuned for that.

1374
02:02:47,280 --> 02:02:48,100
I don't have anything.

1375
02:02:48,100 --> 02:02:49,620
Okay. Okay.

1376
02:02:50,940 --> 02:02:55,440
Worked item eight, which is public comment on items not on tonight's agenda.

1377
02:02:56,000 --> 02:02:59,720
Comments are still limited to five minutes. Please state your name and where you're from.

1378
02:03:02,400 --> 02:03:04,300
You have Amy Siskind.

1379
02:03:07,590 --> 02:03:10,150
Thank you Sally. Can you hear me? You were.

1380
02:03:10,430 --> 02:03:12,750
Yes, you're welcome. Okay. Thank you.

1381
02:03:13,190 --> 02:03:17,970
I just wanted to give everyone an update on the veterans banner project.

1382
02:03:19,050 --> 02:03:27,130
Thank you to Ellen and Dan who have kind of been working with me on it and Nora thank you for the idea of approaching the Girl Scouts.

1383
02:03:27,710 --> 02:03:32,070
We are actually working with the Girl Scouts and Pat Allen has been amazing.

1384
02:03:33,250 --> 02:03:42,030
We always, amazing. Yeah. So we are pretty much have all our ducks in a row and are ready to launch, which is what I wanted to speak.

1385
02:03:42,030 --> 02:03:51,510
We got a draft of what will be the web page today that still needs some work, but it will be ready probably by next week.

1386
02:03:52,270 --> 02:03:58,150
We had a preliminary subcommittee meeting today for others in the community who wanted to be part of this.

1387
02:03:58,870 --> 02:04:07,230
And Cindy Castorella had the great idea of putting together flyers to hang around town and you also hand out to firemen.

1388
02:04:07,230 --> 02:04:09,150
and meetings or what, you know, stuff like that.

1389
02:04:09,870 --> 02:04:12,490
Jamie Lomburger has said she'll help me design it.

1390
02:04:12,650 --> 02:04:17,050
So we should be ready with that all next week.

1391
02:04:17,750 --> 02:04:20,550
So I wanted to just ask the board

1392
02:04:20,550 --> 02:04:24,270
to start to think of ways that the village can help us

1393
02:04:24,270 --> 02:04:25,290
get the word out.

1394
02:04:25,870 --> 02:04:29,150
We have the luxury of time since we're ready to go so quickly,

1395
02:04:29,150 --> 02:04:33,270
but basically we'll need to get all the orders in by May 1st.

1396
02:04:33,870 --> 02:04:36,410
So we can get everything printed up, get it to Jeff

1397
02:04:36,410 --> 02:04:38,370
and time to get all the banners hung out.

1398
02:04:39,230 --> 02:04:41,750
We are going to do, if you look outside the regatta,

1399
02:04:42,250 --> 02:04:45,010
we ordered two smaller banners that could actually work

1400
02:04:45,010 --> 02:04:46,650
on the business part of the avenue.

1401
02:04:47,590 --> 02:04:49,630
And we're going with the smaller size,

1402
02:04:49,750 --> 02:04:52,850
Jeff's hung it up right outside the village office

1403
02:04:52,850 --> 02:04:54,350
if you want to see what it looks like.

1404
02:04:54,870 --> 02:04:57,270
And then the bigger ones that I presented at the meeting,

1405
02:04:57,290 --> 02:05:01,730
the 30 by 60, those will be on the telephone poles,

1406
02:05:01,970 --> 02:05:05,610
on Boston Post Road, Hall Stead, and Maronic Avenue.

1407
02:05:05,610 --> 02:05:12,850
you and if we need to mount Pleasant. We've worked with Jan Northrup from the

1408
02:05:12,850 --> 02:05:20,050
Kemper Foundation to get a list of bets that need to be sponsored. Pat

1409
02:05:20,050 --> 02:05:24,990
through their Gold Star program is going to send letters to the families at our

1410
02:05:24,990 --> 02:05:28,530
local and for the rest we're going to try to get people in our community to

1411
02:05:28,530 --> 02:05:34,850
sponsor banners. Thank you to the village for agreeing to pay for the brackets. It

1412
02:05:34,850 --> 02:05:39,730
really helps with affordability. For the smaller banners, we're going to be able to offer those for

1413
02:05:39,730 --> 02:05:46,450
$100 all in and that includes shipping and then the larger banners will be $165 each.

1414
02:05:47,990 --> 02:05:54,950
The deadline again is going to be May 1st and the other good bit of news is makes life super easy

1415
02:05:54,950 --> 02:06:03,050
for us. The Lions Club has agreed to collect money for us and in order to avoid any transaction

1416
02:06:03,050 --> 02:06:09,450
We're going to give two options. One is to pay by check and since the Lines Club has a PO box,

1417
02:06:09,550 --> 02:06:14,710
I know everyone is super concerned about sending checks myself included. People can just go to

1418
02:06:14,710 --> 02:06:20,310
the post office and just drop off their check there and just have it put in their PO box.

1419
02:06:20,910 --> 02:06:26,030
We also are doing Zell and it was really nice. The military tribute banner company opened

1420
02:06:26,030 --> 02:06:29,610
a Zell account to be able to do that with us, where the first ones that are going to pile

1421
02:06:29,610 --> 02:06:35,510
with that with them. Basically, what will happen is people will be ordering online. Once there's a critical

1422
02:06:35,510 --> 02:06:44,750
mass of 15 banners that have been approved and paid for, then they'll get shipped to Jeff. And basically,

1423
02:06:44,950 --> 02:06:50,490
I'll have a spreadsheet, two sets of spreadsheets, one with the Lions Club to let us know who has paid.

1424
02:06:51,190 --> 02:06:56,250
And then Pat and I are sort of on the back end of the spreadsheet with the military veterans.

1425
02:06:57,070 --> 02:07:00,190
They will get in the orders when people go online.

1426
02:07:00,530 --> 02:07:03,550
They will send them out a proof to make sure everything is okay.

1427
02:07:03,810 --> 02:07:07,330
They'll let them know if they're photo works or not.

1428
02:07:07,690 --> 02:07:11,090
We also have a volunteer that Jen Northrop got.

1429
02:07:11,790 --> 02:07:14,650
Ed, whose last name is Escape and Nicole Fano, I think,

1430
02:07:14,930 --> 02:07:20,310
used to be a teacher at comics who was helping us clean up old photos

1431
02:07:20,310 --> 02:07:22,150
to make them workable for the banners.

1432
02:07:23,570 --> 02:07:31,950
So I just wanted to let everyone know, and again, if you have thoughts about ways to spread the word, we're just trying to, we realize a lot of people aren't on social media.

1433
02:07:33,230 --> 02:07:39,470
But anyway, that's where things stand, happy to take questions or do a presentation for a future meeting if you think that makes sense.

1434
02:07:41,390 --> 02:07:48,350
Oh, good. I just have two questions. One, are the batters limited to village of

1435
02:07:48,350 --> 02:07:52,190
Mariner residents or relatives of village of Mariner residents?

1436
02:07:52,770 --> 02:07:57,290
Okay, so to be eligible, you either have to be a veteran, a deceased veteran.

1437
02:07:57,570 --> 02:08:01,070
We're making one exception for the guy who lives in Orienta that's 100 years old.

1438
02:08:01,170 --> 02:08:05,010
Yeah, yeah, yeah, right. I've had already spoke to him and he doesn't want on while he's alive.

1439
02:08:05,010 --> 02:08:17,690
But anyway, so it has to be a deceased veteran who at some point in their lifetime lived in the Maroneck or a current resident of the Village of Maroneck who wants to honor a vet.

1440
02:08:18,210 --> 02:08:22,650
And the sponsors can be either individuals, families or businesses.

1441
02:08:23,190 --> 02:08:24,590
I've mentioned it to the chamber.

1442
02:08:25,370 --> 02:08:33,530
I know they have a new incoming president, Debbie, who was on our subcommittee call is going to reach out to their new president, Jennifer, whose last name is escaping me.

1443
02:08:33,530 --> 02:08:37,390
And they also wanted to get businesses the opportunity as well.

1444
02:08:37,910 --> 02:08:40,210
And their names will be on the banners at the bottom.

1445
02:08:40,990 --> 02:08:45,990
So if so I'm this gold star project that you referenced is there's a list the girls

1446
02:08:45,990 --> 02:08:51,590
got to have a list of people who's who a fail of somebody who lived in a gold star house

1447
02:08:51,590 --> 02:08:58,430
is somebody where there's a marina resident who who died in service and so it may be five

1448
02:08:58,430 --> 02:09:00,010
new owners of that house.

1449
02:09:00,010 --> 02:09:03,710
Is there any way if somebody doesn't have the ability to fund

1450
02:09:03,710 --> 02:09:07,230
why these or wants to honor an American veteran who just

1451
02:09:07,230 --> 02:09:10,210
is not here anymore and just connected to that house?

1452
02:09:10,370 --> 02:09:12,650
Is there any way that people can do like a scholarship

1453
02:09:12,650 --> 02:09:13,570
or if father wants?

1454
02:09:14,150 --> 02:09:17,430
Okay, so I'm sorry I'm talking so fast I did mention that.

1455
02:09:17,710 --> 02:09:20,110
But so Pat's going to send out the letters to the people

1456
02:09:20,110 --> 02:09:21,870
that are current owners of those homes.

1457
02:09:21,930 --> 02:09:23,810
One of the girl scout troops is going to do that.

1458
02:09:24,450 --> 02:09:27,810
We've got from Jim's list, there's only 33 vets

1459
02:09:27,810 --> 02:09:28,890
that are actually in the village.

1460
02:09:29,990 --> 02:09:34,490
And so anyone who, in the web page, as we set it up,

1461
02:09:34,490 --> 02:09:35,850
we have an email there.

1462
02:09:36,250 --> 02:09:39,370
If you'd like to sponsor someone, and then you can send,

1463
02:09:39,550 --> 02:09:41,310
and what we're basically going to do is

1464
02:09:41,310 --> 02:09:44,750
we have a separate spreadsheet, and Pat will assign people

1465
02:09:45,770 --> 02:09:47,490
if you want a sponsor of that.

1466
02:09:47,970 --> 02:09:50,030
So yes, we'll make sure we get all those people out

1467
02:09:51,030 --> 02:09:52,690
who don't have direct sponsors, yes.

1468
02:09:53,310 --> 02:09:56,410
And there's also, I met with Ed from the American Legion.

1469
02:09:56,410 --> 02:10:01,730
there's also World War I vets that are in that area like right in front of what used to be

1470
02:10:01,730 --> 02:10:07,970
Apple, these are little park. I think that's a 2027 thing for us. We just want to get it off the

1471
02:10:07,970 --> 02:10:16,530
ground because with the World War I vets it's going to be hard for us to chase down and also we don't

1472
02:10:16,530 --> 02:10:17,670
photos necessarily.

1473
02:10:20,250 --> 02:10:21,370
Amy, it's 10.

1474
02:10:21,550 --> 02:10:23,390
Do you have to have a photo?

1475
02:10:24,930 --> 02:10:30,010
No, you can, um, there's two other ways to do that one is to have multiple names.

1476
02:10:30,210 --> 02:10:33,570
Like, if we get to a point where we don't have enough sponsors, we can put, like,

1477
02:10:34,070 --> 02:10:37,990
depending on whether it's a smaller, large banner, we can do, um,

1478
02:10:38,190 --> 02:10:44,170
five to 10 names on a banner, or you can just put the, like, logo of the, um,

1479
02:10:44,170 --> 02:11:01,870
So, one of the six, and also I should mention Pat signed up for a grant or has filled out an application for a grant for $1,000 from the Lions Club to also in order to answer your question for people that we don't have sponsors for.

1480
02:11:02,050 --> 02:11:05,030
But we're also hoping people in the community will do that as well.

1481
02:11:07,710 --> 02:11:08,410
Thank you.

1482
02:11:08,870 --> 02:11:10,670
You're welcome. Thanks.

1483
02:11:12,270 --> 02:11:13,330
Yeah, thanks, Amy.

1484
02:11:14,210 --> 02:11:14,930
Thank you.

1485
02:11:15,030 --> 02:11:16,750
Thank you for your support and let me know.

1486
02:11:17,210 --> 02:11:21,790
I'll send an email to the board and those of manager one where like ready ready to go.

1487
02:11:21,890 --> 02:11:23,930
We would love your help spreading it.

1488
02:11:25,770 --> 02:11:26,250
Absolutely.

1489
02:11:26,330 --> 02:11:26,610
Thank you.

1490
02:11:26,910 --> 02:11:27,630
Thanks, Amy.

1491
02:11:28,330 --> 02:11:28,890
Thank you, Amy.

1492
02:11:30,110 --> 02:11:31,850
The last person is Glenn.

1493
02:11:34,560 --> 02:11:35,040
Good evening.

1494
02:11:35,260 --> 02:11:38,380
Once again, some quick questions.

1495
02:11:39,400 --> 02:11:47,100
Normally on July 3rd and July 4th, July 3rd normally we close the beach, because we're

1496
02:11:47,100 --> 02:11:52,760
setting up the fireworks display. On July 4th both the beach and lands of field for safety

1497
02:11:52,760 --> 02:12:00,360
reasons is closed. Are we planning to change that in any way this year? Also, normally

1498
02:12:00,360 --> 02:12:05,580
a restaurant has to get a special permit. You have the planning board, you have the board

1499
02:12:05,580 --> 02:12:13,020
of appeals. I heard nothing about going through those boards. Can I get something of writing a legal

1500
02:12:13,020 --> 02:12:23,580
opinion of why this particular food establishment does not have to go through the same regulations that

1501
02:12:23,580 --> 02:12:32,240
every other food establishment has to go through in this village? Finally, as I saw somebody said

1502
02:12:32,240 --> 02:12:41,600
their their their projections is $500,000 and we're going to do $25,000. Well with the amount of

1503
02:12:41,600 --> 02:12:42,720
days that they're working.

1504
02:12:51,070 --> 02:12:54,470
So basically you're going to have a small wedding every night if it succeeds.

1505
02:12:56,430 --> 02:13:01,290
You might want to speak to the police department because you might be a few extra staff members

1506
02:13:01,290 --> 02:13:08,450
down there. But your decision at this point will see how it goes. Goodbye.

1507
02:13:11,480 --> 02:13:12,980
There there is one more

1508
02:13:12,980 --> 02:13:14,260
Jeffrey Langus.

1509
02:13:18,730 --> 02:13:24,390
Hello, can you hear me? Yes. Hi, good evening. Mayor Torres and trustees, my name

1510
02:13:24,390 --> 02:13:31,010
is Jeff Langus. And I live at 305 Carol Avenue in the village of the Maronic. And the village has

1511
02:13:31,010 --> 02:13:36,370
scheduled a removal of a tree in front of my house this week. Yet I have received no formal notice

1512
02:13:37,050 --> 02:13:40,790
no written justification, and no opportunity to be heard.

1513
02:13:41,890 --> 02:13:47,470
So my real question is, why is this tree being removed now when it has stood alongside

1514
02:13:47,470 --> 02:13:54,410
the utility lines for decades? This is a century-old street tree, and once it's removed,

1515
02:13:54,730 --> 02:14:01,050
there is no undo button or go back. The village has indicated that removal may be necessary,

1516
02:14:01,050 --> 02:14:07,890
but there's been no written independent arborist report explaining why removal is required instead of mitigation.

1517
02:14:09,190 --> 02:14:10,810
And this has not been shared publicly.

1518
02:14:11,750 --> 02:14:19,570
Based on prior village experience, such as in Florence Park where I reported isolated limb issues,

1519
02:14:20,330 --> 02:14:26,790
where I've seen the village then follow up by removing full trees rather than truning them,

1520
02:14:27,570 --> 02:14:40,190
I'm very concerned that any kind of mention of of trees in an email or even in this forum is going to result in the loss of more trees.

1521
02:14:41,510 --> 02:14:45,430
Con Edison's Lion clearance manager was here on site in person.

1522
02:14:46,250 --> 02:14:51,050
He confirmed to me that this removal is at the village's request, not Con Edison's.

1523
02:14:51,850 --> 02:14:58,770
And so I ask, if the village is suggesting replanting, I want to noted that past replacements

1524
02:14:58,770 --> 02:14:59,970
have been slow in it.

1525
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:16,140
A pause now allows for proper planning. I respectfully request for brief pause. Written findings on why removal is necessary now rather than pruning and a public hearing before action. Thank you for considering this pause.

1526
02:15:18,620 --> 02:15:31,520
I think we got an email today about that I think that you were on to saying that an arborist inspection and report is going to be completed before

1527
02:15:31,520 --> 02:15:32,500
any action is taken.

1528
02:15:35,040 --> 02:15:43,100
So I did receive the email. Thank you for that. I appreciate it. The

1529
02:15:43,100 --> 02:15:47,940
reason I came this evening was to go officially on the record. I wanted to make sure that my voice

1530
02:15:47,940 --> 02:15:55,300
was heard. And I would like to ask for the village to explain why trees are being removed at such

1531
02:15:55,300 --> 02:16:02,760
a rapid pace, especially on Carol Avenue. I've been a resident here for 10 years. I've had two

1532
02:16:02,760 --> 02:16:07,860
central trees removed from the same location as the next one that's being torn down.

1533
02:16:08,980 --> 02:16:14,760
They've been replaced by very, very small trees that are not able to withstand

1534
02:16:14,760 --> 02:16:20,560
the weather. They don't get properly treated and they're not cared for.

1535
02:16:21,620 --> 02:16:26,740
There's big ditches that are left behind that I've had to at my own expense fill with soil

1536
02:16:26,740 --> 02:16:30,860
and where they have replanted trees, they don't fill the basin with soil

1537
02:16:30,860 --> 02:16:37,100
so the trees become ill. And I'm seeing trees being removed that have eight foot diameters,

1538
02:16:37,260 --> 02:16:42,520
nine foot diameters that are perfectly healthy. There's nothing wrong with them. And it's not,

1539
02:16:42,700 --> 02:16:47,620
again, it is not at the request of Con Edison. This is for whatever reason, the village just randomly

1540
02:16:47,620 --> 02:16:54,520
putting these trees on their list. And coming in and seemingly just plowing down the entire

1541
02:16:54,520 --> 02:16:59,320
neighborhood and it's destroying the character of our neighborhood. It's why I moved here,

1542
02:16:59,320 --> 02:17:04,600
It's why I want to stay here. I love the trees. I love the way they look. I love the shade they provide.

1543
02:17:04,960 --> 02:17:12,620
I love the what they do for the environment. The oxygen that they provide, you know, it reduces my cooling bills during the summertime.

1544
02:17:13,960 --> 02:17:23,020
They're beautiful. They are homes for animals and I hate to see them go. It's really very very upsetting to me and it

1545
02:17:23,020 --> 02:17:26,260
It causes great consternation for me and my family.

1546
02:17:27,380 --> 02:17:31,700
So I'd really appreciate really close attention to what's happening because once we lose

1547
02:17:31,700 --> 02:17:33,680
our canopy, it's gone forever.

1548
02:17:34,100 --> 02:17:40,520
There's no replacing it with simple, matchstick trees that are three feet tall.

1549
02:17:41,040 --> 02:17:45,160
You can't even come close to comparing them with these hundred-year-old giants that have

1550
02:17:45,160 --> 02:17:45,580
been there.

1551
02:17:46,060 --> 02:17:51,580
And I have photographs of the neighborhood from when these trees were first planted in

1552
02:17:51,580 --> 02:17:57,700
1920 and you could see that they were little little trees and they are the same trees that

1553
02:17:57,700 --> 02:18:04,500
I've got in a photograph that I shared with the village and I've also shared current pictures

1554
02:18:04,500 --> 02:18:11,720
of myself standing in front of the current tree with my wife, my dog and I just really want

1555
02:18:11,720 --> 02:18:18,160
to protect them if I understand certainly if there are disease, if there are limbs that are ready

1556
02:18:18,160 --> 02:18:23,220
to fall, I can understand that there are times where removal is necessary for safety, but

1557
02:18:23,660 --> 02:18:29,080
to just come through and tear them down because they are touching lines that they've clearly

1558
02:18:29,080 --> 02:18:35,640
been touching for at least 50 years. These are not trees that suddenly just popped up. They've

1559
02:18:35,640 --> 02:18:41,660
been there for 100 years. They're taller than the telephone poles. They're probably double

1560
02:18:41,660 --> 02:18:49,080
the height of a telephone pole. So why now all of a sudden is the village so inclined to come

1561
02:18:49,080 --> 02:18:53,700
in and tear them down. It's not because they are suddenly touching the lines. They've always

1562
02:18:53,700 --> 02:18:56,900
been touching the lines. I've been here 10 years, they've been touching the lines.

1563
02:19:03,250 --> 02:19:04,170
I'm not certain

1564
02:19:04,170 --> 02:19:08,590
why we can consider ourselves a tree city USA at the arena, which we're removing trees.

1565
02:19:17,450 --> 02:19:18,190
So again,

1566
02:19:18,330 --> 02:19:24,330
I really implore you to look at alternatives pruning, cabling, allow for public review,

1567
02:19:24,330 --> 02:19:31,330
be transparent, you know, not coming forth and sharing with residents that trees are being torn down

1568
02:19:32,350 --> 02:19:37,870
is really just a disservice to the community. The only way I find out about these things is if

1569
02:19:37,870 --> 02:19:42,590
I'm fortunate enough to be here when I see trucks, utility trucks pulling up in front of my house

1570
02:19:43,130 --> 02:19:48,310
and looking up with binoculars and writing things down on clipboards and it could oftentimes feel

1571
02:19:48,310 --> 02:19:54,550
very intimidating. It really feels like someone's coming in and attempting to just change

1572
02:19:54,550 --> 02:20:00,830
the environment without having any disclosure to me or without having had any opportunity

1573
02:20:00,830 --> 02:20:01,950
to discuss the matter.

1574
02:20:05,460 --> 02:20:10,240
Jeff, I'll just say I thank you for your advocacy for the trees. I do appreciate that.

1575
02:20:11,560 --> 02:20:19,320
Sure. Yeah, I speak from the heart here. I'm not looking to cause trouble. I'm not trying

1576
02:20:19,320 --> 02:20:26,440
to block necessary safety work. I'm really trying to act in good faith and I'm seeking

1577
02:20:26,440 --> 02:20:26,900
your help.

1578
02:20:31,110 --> 02:20:40,650
Thank you. Thank you for hearing me. Thank you. Hey, I don't see anyone else

1579
02:20:41,270 --> 02:20:51,050
with their hand up. Do we have a motion to address them? So moved. Second. All those in favor?

1580
02:20:51,050 --> 02:20:51,850
Yes.

1581
02:20:52,070 --> 02:20:52,350
All right.