[0:03] What is the crowd?
[0:06] I didn't sign up for this.
[0:09] Close up. I can't say it wasn't all
[0:11] » [clears throat]
[0:13] » All right, we have
[0:14] Trust me,
[0:15] that doesn't look like anybody did.
[0:18] I got one. Now, Susan, did you get I got
[0:20] one? I did, too.
[0:21] I have one. I don't think I did.
[0:23] You did? So, why there's so many? I have
[0:25] one.
[0:27] needs to be Yes. Do you want agendas?
[0:29] Yes. Oh, wait. Oh, Elizabeth doesn't
[0:31] have one. Lori, pass me that one.
[0:34] I was going to be really intimidated by
[0:35] my questions from the public.
[0:38] I pray to St. Patrick.
[0:40] Thank you, there you go.
[0:42] Good evening, one body.
[0:48] You got to do something like this.
[0:51] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:53] United States of America, and to the
[0:56] republic for which it stands, one nation
[0:59] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[1:02] justice for all.
[1:11] Vote, chair.
[1:12] Welcome, everyone.
[1:15] Seeing the great number of people that
[1:17] are here this evening.
[1:19] I welcome you all.
[1:21] All
[1:22] say yes.
[1:25] It's an emergency. I can't go out the
[1:27] back door or through the home, through
[1:28] the window, through the door, but anyway
[1:30] out of the house.
[1:32] Okay. Room clerk.
[1:34] » Good evening, everybody. I'm requesting
[1:36] approval for the board meeting minutes
[1:39] of July 13th, 2026, as amended.
[1:42] » I move, baby.
[1:44] » Approved as amended.
[1:45] » Second.
[1:46] » Any changes, deletions, or additions?
[1:48] All in favor?
[1:49] » Aye.
[1:49] » So carried.
[1:51] » Good evening.
[1:53] » Pleasure.
[1:53] » Good evening, everybody.
[1:55] Bills total 1 million 416
[1:59] 26550
[2:01] 5 largest
[2:02] The last payment we're going to make to
[2:04] Patchogue Ambulance is 70
[2:06] 764.
[2:10] Affiliated agency 14458186.
[2:13] That's for insurance payments.
[2:15] Winter Brothers Landfill fees 5283988.
[2:19] The Vestal life 4822351.
[2:23] Low sap life
[2:25] Clear River 18,497.50
[2:28] for sludge removal.
[2:29] Total 63490675.
[2:32] I could have approval.
[2:33] Motion to accept the motion.
[2:36] Change the difference of questions.
[2:37] Won't there?
[2:38] » Second.
[2:39] » I.
[2:40] » I.
[2:41] » And in front of you you have cash
[2:42] balances.
[2:44] And it should say as of June 30th. It
[2:46] does.
[2:50] » Thank you. Thank you, Robert.
[2:59] » Good evening, everyone.
[3:01] So, just an alert, we're having a
[3:03] special planning board hearing on
[3:05] Wednesday the 29th. That's this week.
[3:10] The Watch Hill Group They're new owners
[3:13] of 130 West Avenue. So, that's the
[3:16] hotel. They're actually seeking
[3:18] modifications to their previously
[3:20] approved application. So, we're going to
[3:22] have a special hearing for them just to
[3:24] be able to get the project continuing.
[3:28] So, the new owners, they're looking to
[3:30] put a rooftop including a swimming pool
[3:34] with a hot tub and two presidential
[3:36] suites.
[3:38] So, just a heads-up about that. Our
[3:41] regularly scheduled planning board
[3:42] meeting will still take place on Tuesday
[3:45] the 28th at 6:00 p.m.
[3:48] On that application, we have three new
[3:51] applications, uh two adjourned, and some
[3:55] new signage going up. Um agendas are
[3:59] posted on the website. So, if you want
[4:01] further details on that, please take a
[4:03] look.
[4:04] » Susan?
[4:04] » Yes.
[4:05] » What was the date on the hotel meeting
[4:07] again?
[4:07] » The 29th. So, that's Wednesday the 29th
[4:10] at 6:00 p.m.
[4:14] And it will be broadcast on YouTube.
[4:17] Um
[4:18] our ZBA, the next ZBA meeting will be
[4:20] held August 4th. Our last ZBA meeting
[4:23] was held on the 21st of July.
[4:26] Um the ZBA did a great job cleaning up
[4:29] quite a few
[4:31] uh
[4:31] applications that were on their agenda.
[4:33] So, most were closed and held um or
[4:36] withdrawn. And then we had a few that
[4:38] had to be adjourned
[4:40] uh for pending additional informations
[4:43] and mailing certificates.
[4:45] Um so, all is well in your planning and
[4:48] zoning world.
[4:51] And then I have a few items on my
[4:53] agendas.
[4:54] I'm requesting approval to adopt a
[4:56] standard workday and reporting
[4:58] resolution for the following appointed
[5:00] officials: Eva Greguski, planning board
[5:02] member; Robert Morris, planning board
[5:04] member; Kristen Macaulay, zoning board
[5:07] member;
[5:08] Benny Migliorino, zoning board member;
[5:10] and Lauren Murphy, zoning board member.
[5:12] That's a motion.
[5:13] » I'll second it.
[5:14] » There. I.
[5:16] » I'm requesting approval to adopt a
[5:17] standard workday and reporting
[5:19] resolution for elected
[5:21] village official trustee Lisbeth
[5:23] Corilla.
[5:24] » Second.
[5:25] » I.
[5:26] » Prepared.
[5:27] » Um and just to let
[5:30] you know, I will be back at the library
[5:32] on Monday, August 3rd um for my next
[5:36] installment of meet with Deputy Mayor
[5:38] Brickman.
[5:40] So, if anybody's free and you want to
[5:41] come down and have a conversation, I've
[5:43] met so many wonderful people so far and
[5:45] passed out some parking stickers and
[5:48] so it's a great place to meet and greet.
[5:50] So if anybody's around wants to join me,
[5:52] come on over. I'm there from 5:00 p.m.
[5:54] to 7:00 p.m.
[5:54] » When was that?
[5:55] » August 3rd. August 3rd.
[5:58] » Thank you, Chief Yurkon.
[6:00] Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
[6:02] Uh
[6:03] Parks and Rec report.
[6:06] Of the Great South Bay Music Festival
[6:08] was this past weekend.
[6:09] Sure everybody knows that. Um kudos to
[6:12] Jim and Jamie Faith for a great event
[6:15] with exceptional talent. I was there on
[6:18] Saturday and
[6:19] it was pretty cool. Last year
[6:21] and a special thanks to our Parks,
[6:23] Highway, and Public Safety people for
[6:26] making it happen and going going beyond
[6:29] uh the call of duty. They did a
[6:31] fantastic job.
[6:32] » They did an outstanding job. They were
[6:34] really working hard.
[6:36] » So nice event. Perfect weather.
[6:39] » Oh, couldn't have been better. Couldn't
[6:40] have been
[6:40] » Absolutely perfect.
[6:42] » So
[6:43] Um all right. Our lacrosse program in
[6:46] the village begins tomorrow at the Rider
[6:48] Avenue Park. It'll be held on Tuesdays
[6:50] and Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30. Anybody
[6:53] in the public who's interested, please
[6:56] uh
[6:57] contact the uh Parks Department.
[6:59] And our youth and cultural arts program
[7:02] is sold out and it starts on Monday,
[7:04] August 3rd.
[7:06] Both good news.
[7:08] Um our Shore Front Park concert series
[7:10] is 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the following
[7:13] dates. Uh Amber Ferrari on Saturday,
[7:17] August 1st.
[7:18] The 70s band
[7:20] uh to be honest, there was a conflict in
[7:22] the schedule. I'm not sure if it's
[7:24] August 7th or 14th.
[7:26] Uh we'll try to get that out, but I'm
[7:29] not positive on that one.
[7:31] Max, the ultimate 90s
[7:34] uh Friday, August 21st. The Almost
[7:37] Brothers. They were like the Allman
[7:39] Brothers.
[7:40] » I want to know that, too.
[7:41] » At the Great South Bay Music Festival. I
[7:43] don't know if you were there for that.
[7:45] Uh they would they're Saturday, August
[7:47] 22nd, they're pretty good. And kids
[7:49] dance and foam party, Friday, August
[7:52] 20th.
[7:54] So and
[7:56] two more things. Patchogue Beach Club
[7:58] update.
[7:59] Uh we are now accepting tap to pay,
[8:01] Apple Pay, and more to make visiting the
[8:04] pool very convenient and easy
[8:07] um to pay. And please come enjoy your
[8:10] day in the sun. We're still looking to
[8:12] hire more lifeguards. If anybody in the
[8:14] public knows that, please stop by the
[8:17] wreck center on Bay Avenue.
[8:19] Um and please consider joining any one
[8:22] of our programs. Swimming lessons now
[8:24] have 79 participants,
[8:27] which is pretty good.
[8:28] Our Saturday Splash and Bond program,
[8:31] which is parents and children swimming
[8:33] together, has 19 pairings. Our Sunday
[8:37] aquatic fitness class has 29
[8:39] participants. And Saturday yoga
[8:42] continues until August 15th on the beach
[8:45] as well. So lots to do. Beach Club is uh
[8:48] moving along.
[8:50] All right. And last but not least,
[8:52] public service announcement for
[8:54] David, who I guess is missing his like
[8:56] his first meeting.
[8:58] All right.
[8:59] Um
[8:59] the Patchogue ground table is tomorrow
[9:02] meeting again tomorrow at 5:30 at the
[9:04] YMCA. Public is invited to attend. And
[9:08] for anybody who doesn't know, the main
[9:10] purpose of ground table um
[9:13] is as Tom is very well aware, is to take
[9:16] on
[9:17] big projects to help our community that
[9:19] maybe a
[9:21] uh a Rotary can't do on their own,
[9:22] Alliance can't do on their own, or so
[9:25] that all the groups can go together and
[9:26] we can get more done in our village. And
[9:29] David and uh Tom are very involved in
[9:32] that. And uh I'll be there tomorrow and
[9:35] invite everybody to join us.
[9:39] Um,
[9:40] public safety report. I do want to note
[9:43] that there's been
[9:45] a
[9:46] probably regular amount of noise
[9:48] complaints, but since I'm in the new in
[9:50] the job, it
[9:51] seems like a lot to me.
[9:53] Uh, noise complaints and some of them
[9:55] seem to have come from the Dublin Deck
[9:57] and some from Blue Point Brewery.
[10:00] Uh, we'll be watching this closely and I
[10:02] hope that they curtail themselves. Cuz
[10:06] it's not fair to the residents that they
[10:08] have to put up with.
[10:09] » Is the Dublin Deck was given a warning
[10:10] the other night.
[10:12] » Which night was that? Before, you know?
[10:14] » But I was What night was it?
[10:17] » Thursday, I think it was. It was 7:00 at
[10:19] night. But I think
[10:20] » I'm I'm not going to sleep.
[10:24] » Wow. All right.
[10:26] » So, but that's pretty much it for public
[10:28] safety for today. And again, kudos to
[10:30] them for the great job on Great South
[10:32] Bay neighbors.
[10:33] They really make you feel safe down
[10:35] there.
[10:36] So, all right. Now, some of my motions.
[10:38] Request approval to hire Paige Krieger
[10:41] as Splash Pad Attendant at $16 an hour
[10:44] effective July 28th.
[10:46] » Second. Oh, second. Yes, absolutely.
[10:48] Third.
[10:50] » All in favor?
[10:51] » Aye.
[10:51] » I checked it. Don't you start donating
[10:53] your time.
[10:55] » [laughter]
[10:55] » You would have to just take all the
[10:56] checks apart.
[10:58] » That's good. That's her his 16.
[11:02] » Just Just with one abstention, right?
[11:05] » Yes.
[11:06] » All right. Request approval for Parks
[11:08] and Recs Department to hold the
[11:10] following five events. The annual Stop
[11:13] the Derby at Mascot Dock on Saturday,
[11:15] August 22nd from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
[11:18] for ages six and older.
[11:21] The annual Old Timer's Game at
[11:22] Shorefront Park on Saturday, September
[11:24] 12th at 2:00 p.m. Christmas Parade,
[11:27] Saturday, November 26th Oh, November
[11:30] 28th at 6:00 p.m. and Kite Day, which is
[11:33] a rescheduled event for Saturday,
[11:35] September 19th from noon to 4:00 p.m. at
[11:38] Shore Front Park.
[11:40] » Second all that.
[11:41] » In favor?
[11:42] » Aye.
[11:42] » Opposed?
[11:44] » Uh two more motions. Uh request approval
[11:46] to allow the Maritime Museum to dock its
[11:49] sailboat for a presentation during this
[11:51] Snapper Derby, uh
[11:53] the aforementioned Snapper Derby on
[11:55] August 22nd from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
[11:59] » Second.
[11:59] » A quick question on that. Is that the
[12:01] Long Island Maritime Museum in West
[12:02] Sayville? Is that the museum we're
[12:03] talking about?
[12:04] » Sure, but I'm assuming it is.
[12:06] » Is it Priscilla Bayman?
[12:07] » Yes.
[12:08] » It is. I believe it is.
[12:09] » Yeah.
[12:09] » That's exciting stuff.
[12:10] » You have to show us the boat.
[12:11] » Yes.
[12:12] » It's the restored oyster sloop that uh
[12:14] they worked on for years and it's now
[12:15] back in the water last couple years.
[12:17] » Pretty cool stuff.
[12:18] » So, yeah. Request that's nice.
[12:21] » Cool boat, right?
[12:21] » And
[12:22] » Aye.
[12:23] » Opposed?
[12:24] » And last but not least, request approval
[12:26] of a resolution approving the acceptance
[12:29] of grant funds and delegating sign-
[12:31] signing authority for improvement of
[12:34] athletic courts at Bellport Park and
[12:37] declaring the application a type two
[12:39] action under SEQRA.
[12:41] » Second.
[12:42] » In favor?
[12:42] » Aye.
[12:43] » Opposed?
[12:44] » That's it for me, Mr. Mayor.
[12:46] » Mr. Krieger, thank you.
[12:48] I have a request approval to hire
[12:50] McKenzie Petty as an aquatic fitness
[12:52] instructor
[12:54] at $20 an hour retroactive retroactive
[12:57] to July 12th.
[12:58] » Second.
[12:59] » In favor?
[13:00] » Aye.
[13:00] » Opposed?
[13:01] » Request approval to accept the
[13:02] resignation of Public Safety Officer
[13:04] Jonathan
[13:05] Baraga Rosales effective July 12th, 2026
[13:09] with regret.
[13:10] » Second.
[13:11] » In favor?
[13:12] » Aye.
[13:13] » Request approval to hire Public Safety
[13:15] Officer Vincent Palladino effective July
[13:17] 22nd, 2026.
[13:20] » Second.
[13:21] » In favor?
[13:21] » Aye.
[13:23] » Request approval to hire Skylar Smith as
[13:25] parking attendant at $15 an hour
[13:28] starting on July 28th.
[13:31] » Second.
[13:31] » No fifth.
[13:32] » All right.
[13:34] » Uh request approval to appoint Michael
[13:36] Pinkney as HEO sweeper remaining at his
[13:41] current hourly rate rate effective July
[13:44] 28th.
[13:45] » Second.
[13:45] » No fifth.
[13:46] » All right.
[13:48] » And then [clears throat] last but not
[13:49] least, request approval for Brendan
[13:51] Wharton, Jennifer Wierzbowski, and Jack
[13:54] Dickner
[13:56] to be paid $20 an hour for the Great
[13:59] South Bay Music Festival on dates July
[14:01] 24th, 25th, and 26th retroactively.
[14:05] » Second.
[14:06] » No fifth.
[14:07] » All right.
[14:09] » [clears throat]
[14:11] » Good evening, everyone. Just got a
[14:13] couple of things quick.
[14:15] Uh request approval to retain P uh K F.
[14:19] O'Connor Davies CPA
[14:21] for audit services in accordance with
[14:23] their July 24th, 2026 engagement letter.
[14:27] » That's a motion.
[14:28] » Second.
[14:29] » Second.
[14:30] » No fifth.
[14:30] » All right.
[14:33] » Uh request approval for residents of Lee
[14:35] Avenue to hold their annual block party
[14:37] on Saturday, August 15th from 2:00 p.m.
[14:40] to 9:00 p.m.
[14:41] uh with appropriate street closures.
[14:43] That's a motion.
[14:44] » I'll second that and I'll add in that
[14:46] we'll waive the using of alcohol on the
[14:49] streets if they so choose.
[14:51] » I was thinking about that.
[15:00] And so
[15:02] And
[15:04] and so amend that's a motion.
[15:06] » They do it anyway, Jack.
[15:07] » Second.
[15:08] » All right.
[15:09] » That's all I have. Thank you.
[15:15] » Mr. Mayor, thank you. Good evening,
[15:16] everyone. I have the June 2026 um
[15:20] building and housing financial report,
[15:22] the first month of the new fiscal year.
[15:25] And,
[15:26] uh, notwithstanding Trustee Furbs'
[15:28] comments last month about not counting
[15:29] on the revenue continuing as they did
[15:31] last year,
[15:32] the hits just keep on coming.
[15:34] Total revenue for the month of June,
[15:36] $153,825.50.
[15:42] Top five sources of revenue, number
[15:44] five, safety inspection fees, $3,060.
[15:48] Number four, continuing to be strong
[15:50] this summer, outside cafe permits
[15:52] brought in $3,500
[15:54] last month.
[15:56] Rental permits came in at number three,
[15:58] uh, $4,350.
[16:01] Fire inspections and permits came in
[16:04] number two at $5,300.
[16:06] That's a combined amount of $8,360
[16:11] from fire inspection and safety
[16:13] inspection fees. It seems like I'm
[16:14] always touting Steven Armstead's.
[16:16] » Steven, how are you doing?
[16:17] » But, that's pretty darn good work for
[16:18] one month. So, kudos to him. Building
[16:21] permits came in number one as they
[16:22] almost always do. $131,000
[16:26] » [clears throat]
[16:26] » $131,775.50
[16:30] in building permit fees for the month of
[16:31] June, 2026. Again, for a total of
[16:34] 153,825.
[16:37] 5.50. Good work by everybody down there.
[16:40] And, um, not to single anybody out, but
[16:42] I have noticed that Augie rocked the
[16:43] shell. Kudos to Augie uh, with his new
[16:47] enthusiasm on the job. He really is
[16:48] jumping right on things and and getting
[16:51] things done and and,
[16:52] uh, exercising some good leadership down
[16:54] there. So,
[16:55] uh, much appreciated.
[16:56] » Comment on that. He gives an outstanding
[16:58] report right at the close of uh, the
[17:00] planning and zoning.
[17:05] » Uh, do I have a report from, uh, village
[17:07] engineer Tim Norberg, um, for the public
[17:10] works, of course.
[17:12] Uh, their main thing over the last week
[17:13] has been the Great South Bay Music
[17:15] Festival. Something that that the team
[17:17] that he really enjoys and you can tell
[17:20] when you're down there how into that
[17:22] event they are. But, the combination of
[17:24] their good cheer and good humor
[17:27] and they're they hustle. And
[17:29] being that they are the ones that have
[17:30] the village logo and the village
[17:32] uniforms, they are the basically they're
[17:33] the face of the village
[17:35] during those four days of that festival
[17:38] and we couldn't ask for any better
[17:39] representation. They There's Those of
[17:41] you who were were there have been there.
[17:43] A lot of out-of-towners and
[17:44] out-of-staters. And and they are
[17:46] projecting a village as friendly,
[17:49] welcoming, and and hard working and they
[17:51] do a They do a tremendous job. So, that
[17:53] was one of the main focuses of the past
[17:56] week.
[17:57] Uh the highway guys are back to work on
[17:59] the main street tree project. They're I
[18:02] guess using that stump grinder again
[18:03] that they seem to be enjoying working
[18:06] together. We just approved a change.
[18:08] It's a major change. Brian Walden
[18:09] retired I think it was the last meeting
[18:12] after 37 years working for the village.
[18:14] And he was our main street sweeper for
[18:16] the last several years. So, I believe we
[18:18] just hired a new one and they're making
[18:20] some switches, moving some things
[18:21] around. Thank you. But, there'll be a
[18:23] new Yes, Pinkney I believe is his name.
[18:27] Michael Pinkney is the new is the new
[18:29] sweeper effective
[18:31] He was the guy who replaced I think I
[18:32] » Yeah. So,
[18:34] » Yes. And uh
[18:35] Big shoes to fill. Brian's doing a great
[18:36] job with the sweeping. I'm sure he'll uh
[18:39] that that he'll do a great job as well.
[18:41] Um and of course as was alluded to
[18:44] earlier uh
[18:46] still kind of recovering from the fire
[18:48] at the wastewater treatment plant which
[18:50] is
[18:51] uh sort of an unexpected and never
[18:53] pleasant thing to have to deal with. Uh
[18:55] so, kudos to all the uh good folks at
[18:58] DPW and their leader uh village engineer
[19:02] Norberg. I would like to uh make a
[19:04] couple of motions. The first is to
[19:06] resolve to access two sets of sewer
[19:09] grinder pumps the
[19:11] from the sewer department stock
[19:13] uh they are 6 to 8 foot non-flood units.
[19:17] And these were purchased as um
[19:19] deliberately purchased as excess uh
[19:22] during phase one, I believe.
[19:24] And this will be for sale to residents
[19:25] at the original purchase price, which is
[19:28] not cheap. And that is a motion.
[19:30] » Second.
[19:31] » Mr. Mayor.
[19:32] » Hi.
[19:32] » Hi.
[19:34] » And finally, I'd like to request uh
[19:36] ratification of a prior approval to
[19:38] waive the tent permit fee that I think
[19:41] it was last week's uh Rotary Club Monte
[19:43] Carlo by the Bay event motion.
[19:45] » Second.
[19:46] » Second with that.
[19:47] » We have no choice. They didn't pay for
[19:48] it.
[19:51] » That's second.
[19:52] » The whole payment is
[19:52] » Hi.
[19:54] » And that's all I've got, Mr. Mayor.
[19:57] » Was there any comment?
[19:59] » None whatsoever.
[20:01] » Mr. Reagan.
[20:01] » Quite some.
[20:02] » Mr. Mayor.
[20:03] » Anyone else on the board?
[20:04] » No.
[20:05] » Anyone else in the audience? Hello out
[20:07] there.
[20:07] » Hello out there.
[20:08] » You're in.
[20:09] » I I anything?
[20:11] » Anything on your mind?
[20:12] » A little thing. Nothing to do with the
[20:13] village.
[20:15] » [laughter]
[20:15] » But I got these little batteries that
[20:17] I've had uh I'm a backup batteries.
[20:21] I have a pictures of them. Do Do Does
[20:23] the village take batteries and
[20:26] little ones? They're like this.
[20:28] Little Yeah, I can I have a picture of
[20:29] them. Hold on.
[20:32] Uh Best Buy.
[20:33] Yeah. Best Buy takes them. And I believe
[20:35] Best Buy takes batteries.
[20:40] You see it? How's How would
[20:41] I Yeah. It's for a backup computer.
[20:45] Backup of the So, you know, if the power
[20:47] goes down, like this big.
[20:49] » Does Best Buy Best Buy take a lot of
[20:51] electronics?
[20:51] » Yeah, they take electronics.
[20:52] » I'll go there and find out.
[20:54] » That's it for me.
[20:55] » It's over already?
[20:57] » It's all but mine.
[21:00] I waited till the end of six cases of
[21:03] Bud Light.
[21:04] Don't forget.
[21:05] » Yes.
[21:07] » If he closes the meeting now, we beat
[21:08] your time.
[21:09] » That's right.
[21:17] » Motion to adjourn.
[21:18] » Second.
[21:19] » All in favor, say "Aye."