[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.

[19:34] » 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."

Village of Patchogue Board of Trustee Meeting - July 27, 2026

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