[1:59] Mhm.

[5:49] » Mhm.

[9:38] » If If would all rise and please join me

[9:40] in the Pledge of Allegiance.

[9:43] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[9:46] United States of America and to the

[9:48] republic for which it stands, one nation

[9:51] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[9:54] justice for all.

[9:57] » [clears throat]

[9:59] » Welcome to the

[10:01] July 28th meeting of the Village of Rye

[10:04] Brook Board of Trustees.

[10:06] As you may notice, there are only three

[10:08] of us here.

[10:10] So, for anybody who has an application

[10:13] on the agenda,

[10:14] please understand that means it must be

[10:17] unanimously approved. So, if you wish to

[10:20] withdraw your application,

[10:23] it might not be a bad idea because, you

[10:25] know, I can't explain what these people

[10:27] decide.

[10:29] I mean, I know I'm a little bit weird,

[10:31] but I can't I I will not try to deal

[10:34] with them.

[10:36] But, having said that,

[10:38] the first item on our agenda

[10:41] is considering adopting a secret

[10:43] determination of significance for a

[10:45] zoning petition and application

[10:47] submitted by Erickson Senior Living

[10:49] Properties LLC for the property located

[10:52] at 975 Anderson Hill Road.

[10:56] >> Whereas the Board of Trustees is in

[10:57] » Whereas the Board of Trustees is in

[10:57] receipt of a zoning petition and

[10:59] applications for B PUD site plan and

[11:02] subdivision approval submitted by

[11:04] Erickson Senior Living for property

[11:06] located at 975 Anderson Hill Road on 84

[11:09] acres in the planned unit zoning

[11:11] district, planned unit development

[11:12] zoning district, the airport zoning

[11:14] district, and

[11:17] uh for an amendment to the Village Code

[11:20] of the Zoning Code of the Village of Rye

[11:21] Brook. And whereas the property is

[11:23] located on the former Doral Arrowwood

[11:25] Hotel and Conference Center.

[11:27] And whereas the prop- the purpose of the

[11:28] proposed text amendments to the zoning

[11:30] code concerning the PUD is to allow

[11:33] redevelopment of the property to include

[11:35] a senior living community providing

[11:37] continuum

[11:38] of care to residents including 750

[11:41] independent living units and 84 assisted

[11:44] living units from memory care units

[11:47] together with related amenities,

[11:49] landscaping, parking and other site

[11:50] improvements. And whereas the

[11:52] preliminary site plans including the

[11:54] concept plan for the proposed

[11:55] development has been submitted with the

[11:57] zoning petition and whereas the board of

[11:59] trustees is the approval authority for

[12:02] the zoning petition PUD concept plan,

[12:04] PUD site plan and PUD subdivision. And

[12:07] whereas the described in the full

[12:08] environmental assessment form along with

[12:10] the petition includes the text

[12:12] amendments to the zoning code and the

[12:14] redevelopment of the property as

[12:16] described therein.

[12:18] And whereas it's a proposed type one

[12:20] action pursuant to seeker

[12:22] and whereas on June 23rd, 2026 the board

[12:25] referred the zoning petition and

[12:26] applications to the planning board the

[12:28] Rye Brook planning board for an advisory

[12:30] report and recommendation and whereas on

[12:33] June 26, 2026 notice of intent to

[12:36] declare lead agency was also circulated

[12:38] by the board of trustees to all known

[12:40] involved and interested parties and 30

[12:42] days has passed without receiving any

[12:44] objections.

[12:45] And whereas on about June 26, 2026

[12:49] the zoning petition and applications

[12:51] were referred to the county department

[12:52] of planning pursuant to general

[12:54] municipal law.

[12:55] Now therefore be resolved that the board

[12:57] of trustees hereby declares itself lead

[12:58] agency and be it further resolved that

[13:00] after taking a hard look at the EAF and

[13:02] all associated materials prepared and

[13:04] submitted in connection with the

[13:05] proposed action the board the board

[13:08] hereby adopts the annexed EAF part three

[13:11] with attachment for the reasons set

[13:13] forth and described therein and finds

[13:15] the proposed action may result in one or

[13:17] more significant and adverse

[13:18] environmental impacts and therefore

[13:20] adopts a positive declaration pursuant

[13:22] to seeker there therefore thereby

[13:25] requiring the preparation of a draft

[13:27] environmental impact statement or a

[13:29] DEIS. And be it further resolved, the

[13:31] Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the

[13:33] circulation of the draft DEIS scoping

[13:36] outline as prepared and submitted by the

[13:38] applicant to all known involved and

[13:40] interested agencies pursuant to SEQR

[13:42] regulations. And be it further resolved

[13:45] that to provide an opportunity for

[13:46] public participation in the scoping

[13:48] process, which precedes which process

[13:51] includes a 60-day time frame for the

[13:52] lead agency to make revisions to the

[13:54] draft DEIS scoping outline presented by

[13:58] the applicant, the Board of Trustees

[14:00] invites members of the public to submit

[14:01] written comments on the D draft DEIS

[14:04] scoping outline and schedules a public

[14:06] hearing on the draft DEIS scoping

[14:08] outline for Tuesday, September 8th, 2026

[14:11] at 7:30 p.m. in Village Hall, 938 King

[14:14] Street, Rye Brook, New York.

[14:16] >> Can I get a motion and a second?

[14:18] » Can I get a motion and a second?

[14:18] >> Motion. Second.

[14:20] » Motion. Second.

[14:20] >> Thank you. Chris, you want to give us a

[14:22] » Thank you. Chris, you want to give us a

[14:22] brief

[14:23] analysis of that lengthy [laughter]

[14:26] >> Thanks a lot.

[14:27] » Thanks a lot.

[14:27] >> resolution.

[14:27] » resolution.

[14:27] >> So, the next steps in the SEQR process

[14:29] » So, the next steps in the SEQR process

[14:29] is now, you know, the Board had declared

[14:31] its interest to become the lead agency.

[14:33] We did the circulation of the notice.

[14:35] Nobody objected. So, now the Board is

[14:37] saying, we are the lead agency, meaning

[14:39] you the Village Board, you are the lead

[14:40] agency for the review of this project.

[14:43] Uh the application has been referred to

[14:45] the Planning Board. The application has

[14:47] been referred to the um to the County

[14:50] Department of Planning. Uh so, that's

[14:53] currently underway. And the next step in

[14:55] the SEQR process is lead agency is to

[14:57] declare in this case the Board is

[14:59] declaring that there's a positive

[15:00] declaration, which means it has one or

[15:03] more potential uh environmental issues

[15:05] that need further study. And there's a

[15:07] draft, what they call a scoping

[15:09] document, which outlines the issues that

[15:11] have to be studied in the DEIS, or the

[15:14] draft environmental impact statement.

[15:16] So, the applicant has has prepared that

[15:19] scoping document as a draft, and that's

[15:22] being circulated to all the involved and

[15:23] interested agencies, as well as the

[15:25] village board and the public, to make

[15:27] any comments on the scoping outline,

[15:28] which is a very important document, cuz

[15:30] that does define what issues might

[15:33] potentially could potentially be an

[15:35] issue that needs further review or study

[15:38] by the applicant through the review

[15:39] process. So, that's where this is. The

[15:42] We're referring the scoping document.

[15:44] We're also setting a public hearing for

[15:46] any and a time frame for any comments on

[15:49] those documents. So, this is not to

[15:52] approve the application. This is to

[15:53] approve the document that will study the

[15:56] issues that are relevant and important

[15:59] as part of this application review.

[16:01] >> Thank you. Is there any member of the

[16:03] » Thank you. Is there any member of the

[16:03] public that has anything to say about

[16:05] this?

[16:06] Knowing that there's an attorney out

[16:08] there.

[16:10] » [laughter]

[16:12] » We should note that this may be the

[16:14] first time.

[16:15] >> Anything you want to correct from what I

[16:17] » Anything you want to correct from what I

[16:17] said?

[16:17] >> who has [laughter] nothing to say.

[16:19] » who has [laughter] nothing to say.

[16:19] >> Any clarification on what I just

[16:21] » Any clarification on what I just

[16:21] summarized?

[16:22] Okay.

[16:25] » Greg?

[16:25] >> Yes, sir. Where should Can I

[16:27] » Yes, sir. Where should Can I

[16:27] Can I comment?

[16:31] No, so just to echo what Chris said,

[16:34] I've had calls from the public saying

[16:37] thinking this is like the end of the

[16:38] process, and I just want to uh say for

[16:41] anybody out there or that watching, this

[16:43] is the very beginning of the process.

[16:44] But, as Chris said,

[16:46] uh this is just the document where

[16:49] it's decided what gets studied. And it's

[16:51] a 38-page document, but what I would

[16:53] encourage the public, if you have an

[16:55] issue, and leave aside the the words

[16:58] environmental,

[16:59] uh think about the word impact. If

[17:02] you're thinking about impacts that you

[17:04] care about, whether it's traffic or view

[17:07] or

[17:08] uh quality of the building, whatever it

[17:10] is, um or it could be

[17:13] storm water runoff, whatever it is,

[17:15] look at the look at the 38-page

[17:18] submittal there and see whether you

[17:20] think that the way they're outlining the

[17:23] studies would be adequate to address

[17:25] the issues that you have. Because if the

[17:27] studies don't get done, it's going to be

[17:29] very hard at the end to argue that,

[17:32] "Hey, I was worried about this and I

[17:34] didn't see a study about that."

[17:36] If you If you have concerns or impacts

[17:39] that you think are going to impact you

[17:40] or the community,

[17:41] raise them now and um it's a healthy

[17:44] process. I think everybody does better

[17:47] when stuff gets vetted thoroughly. Or if

[17:50] even if something's covered, if you

[17:52] don't think it's going to be studied

[17:54] enough, you know, say why you think

[17:56] something should be studied more or

[17:57] less. It's a public process.

[17:59] You can submit written comments, you can

[18:01] come in person. I just again encourage

[18:04] the community cuz this is a large

[18:06] proposed large development, one of the

[18:08] largest ever proposed in Rye Brook. So,

[18:10] let's take

[18:12] take, you know, the time now to look at

[18:14] this thing. We have 60 days and and make

[18:16] sure that the right things are getting

[18:18] studied.

[18:20] >> I concur, but I see somebody is up

[18:22] » I concur, but I see somebody is up

[18:22] there.

[18:23] >> Is this working? Is this on?

[18:26] » Is this working? Is this on?

[18:26] >> We hear you.

[18:27] » We hear you.

[18:27] >> Yeah. So, my name's Tony Veneziano. Just

[18:30] » Yeah. So, my name's Tony Veneziano. Just

[18:30] a few thoughts.

[18:32] You're setting up a public scoping

[18:34] meeting. So, on September 8th, anybody

[18:36] in the public that wanted to come could

[18:38] come to that meeting.

[18:40] But it's not a meeting necessarily about

[18:43] the project. It's a meeting about what

[18:45] impacts should be studied.

[18:47] >> Correct.

[18:47] » Correct.

[18:47] >> This is the very beginning of the

[18:49] » This is the very beginning of the

[18:49] process.

[18:50] >> Correct.

[18:50] » Correct.

[18:50] >> The first thing is setting up You're

[18:52] » The first thing is setting up You're

[18:52] actually taking the first step, which is

[18:53] the lead agency.

[18:54] >> Right.

[18:55] » Right.

[18:55] >> So,

[18:56] » So,

[18:56] on the 8th, that'll be a meeting we've

[18:58] already You have 38 pages of things we

[19:01] think we need to study.

[19:03] So,

[19:04] you should come and you can talk to the

[19:06] Village Board about it. But for the most

[19:08] part, that's a process where we take

[19:10] notes, put them in a a scoping outline.

[19:12] Your board adopts a scoping outline, and

[19:14] that's our index for the document we

[19:16] submit.

[19:17] >> Right.

[19:17] » Right.

[19:17] >> That document will come in later this

[19:19] » That document will come in later this

[19:20] year, and the action will be at the

[19:23] hearing for that document, which will

[19:25] probably be the beginning of 2027. So,

[19:27] just so the public gets an idea of how

[19:30] this will play out, because we're going

[19:32] to have a scoping session, then we're

[19:33] going to go back and do our EIS, then

[19:35] we're to come back, and you'll deem it

[19:37] complete, and then we'll have the

[19:38] hearing. So, they have plenty of time

[19:41] to land.

[19:41] >> Right, but my point was, for instance,

[19:43] » Right, but my point was, for instance,

[19:43] people have told me they're concerned

[19:45] about the height of the buildings.

[19:46] Look at the scoping documents. Do you

[19:49] feel the visual aspect of the height, if

[19:51] that's what you're concerned about?

[19:52] Maybe you're not concerned about it.

[19:55] Is that being studied thoroughly enough?

[19:58] We can do And that's what But don't wait

[20:00] till the end of the process and say

[20:02] >> But

[20:02] » But

[20:02] >> Right.

[20:03] » Right.

[20:03] >> part of it is we know what they want,

[20:05] » part of it is we know what they want,

[20:05] and we know what you need. Height,

[20:07] traffic, we understand it. Those are two

[20:10] of the primary issues. So, we're going

[20:11] to study that to the to the 12th degree

[20:14] to make sure we have all the evidence,

[20:16] and it it'll it'll work out.

[20:18] >> Well, I think also, just to underscore

[20:21] » Well, I think also, just to underscore

[20:21] what you've just said, the purpose of

[20:23] the September 8th meeting is not for

[20:25] people to come here and say, "Well, we

[20:27] think this project is stupid. We would

[20:29] much rather have tennis courts there or

[20:31] something like that."

[20:32] >> Right.

[20:33] » Right.

[20:33] >> This is This is really limited purpose.

[20:37] » True.

[20:38] >> Yeah.

[20:40] » Yeah.

[20:40] Any other comments?

[20:41] >> No No comment.

[20:42] » No No comment.

[20:42] >> Peter, you have

[20:47] » [laughter]

[20:50] » Trustee Crome?

[20:52] >> Yes.

[20:52] » Yes.

[20:52] >> Trustee Morino?

[20:53] » Trustee Morino?

[20:53] >> Yes.

[20:54] » Yes.

[20:54] >> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[20:55] » And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[20:55] >> Yes.

[20:56] » Yes.

[20:56] >> Thank you very much.

[20:58] » Thank you very much.

[20:58] >> Item number two on our agenda.

[21:01] » Item number two on our agenda.

[21:01] Considering a request for an

[21:03] exemption/extension

[21:05] of chapter 158, section 2.1 of the

[21:09] Village Code regarding a seasonal leaf

[21:11] blower ban for 699 Westchester Avenue,

[21:15] the former Westchester Hilton property.

[21:18] >> Whereas on in April 2023, the Board of

[21:21] » Whereas on in April 2023, the Board of

[21:21] of Trustees approved a local law

[21:24] enacting a seasonal gas-powered leaf

[21:25] blower ban from May 1st through

[21:27] September 30th effective back in 2024.

[21:31] And whereas under the code, properties

[21:33] of 5 acres or more can apply to the

[21:35] board for a full or partial exemption or

[21:37] or extension. And whereas the an

[21:39] application has been distributed to all

[21:41] the properties that are eligible. And

[21:43] whereas

[21:44] uh on July 2024 and March 2025, the

[21:48] Board of Trustees approved a request for

[21:50] an exempt exemption of the code enacting

[21:53] sea- seasonal leaf blower ban for 699

[21:55] Westchester Avenue. And whereas a

[21:57] one-year exemption was granted by the

[21:59] Board of Trustees expired on October

[22:01] 1st, 2025.

[22:03] And whereas on June 25th, 2026,

[22:06] representatives of 699 Westchester

[22:09] Avenue submitted an application for a

[22:11] further exemption from the requirements

[22:12] of the local law requiring a seasonal

[22:14] ban on gas gas-powered leaf blowers. Now

[22:16] therefore be resolved that after

[22:18] consideration of the intent of the local

[22:19] law as well as the considerations raised

[22:21] in the application, the Board of

[22:23] Trustees the Board of Trustees either

[22:26] approves, denies, or approves with

[22:27] conditions the request for an exempt

[22:29] exemption of the Village Code. And then

[22:32] the board can establish any conditions

[22:33] that they wish as part of the

[22:35] application or exemption consideration.

[22:38] >> Okay. Can I get a motion and a second,

[22:40] » Okay. Can I get a motion and a second,

[22:40] please?

[22:41] >> Motion.

[22:42] » Motion.

[22:42] >> Second.

[22:44] » Second.

[22:44] >> Is there somebody from the public who

[22:45] » Is there somebody from the public who

[22:45] would like to talk about this

[22:46] application?

[22:58] » Good evening. My name is Juan Monte and

[23:01] I'm responsible of

[23:02] 699

[23:04] uh

[23:05] >> which is the minimum.

[23:06] » which is the minimum.

[23:06] >> Uh you know this a property is a full

[23:09] » Uh you know this a property is a full

[23:09] Mr. Chairman, this is

[23:11] and I can say it. Okay. Thank you for

[23:14] the

[23:15] uh renew the

[23:18] application.

[23:20] >> Has anything changed?

[23:22] » Has anything changed?

[23:22] >> Not yet.

[23:23] » Not yet.

[23:23] >> Nothing.

[23:23] » Nothing.

[23:23] >> No, because

[23:25] » No, because

[23:25] uh you know the property is closed.

[23:28] But

[23:29] we had to look and came here like

[23:31] just open.

[23:32] And you know this is a really huge

[23:34] property.

[23:35] And for the

[23:37] um

[23:38] body rating is

[23:40] it's not worth it.

[23:41] >> And I believe

[23:44] » And I believe

[23:44] that last time you were going to be

[23:47] using

[23:48] uh electric blowers near the building

[23:51] itself.

[23:52] >> I will.

[23:53] » I will.

[23:53] >> Okay.

[23:53] » Okay.

[23:53] >> Yes.

[23:54] » Yes.

[23:54] >> It's so

[23:55] » It's so

[23:55] the approval last year had two different

[23:57] granted the extension through September

[24:00] 30th, 2025. And it also required that

[24:02] that battery operated leaf blowers shall

[24:05] be used on sidewalks, pathways adjacent

[24:07] to the building. So you've been able to

[24:08] do that?

[24:09] >> Yes, I do.

[24:10] » Yes, I do.

[24:10] >> Okay.

[24:15] direction

[24:17] And you're looking for a one-year

[24:19] extension?

[24:19] >> Yes.

[24:22] » Don, Sal, any comments?

[24:24] >> Um

[24:26] » Um

[24:26] >> [snorts]

[24:27] » [snorts]

[24:27] >> No. One-year extensions uh

[24:29] » No. One-year extensions uh

[24:29] reasonable. It's not a two years, that's

[24:31] good.

[24:31] >> Yeah.

[24:32] » Yeah.

[24:32] >> Shorten that one.

[24:33] » Shorten that one.

[24:33] >> What one year is what we've been doing

[24:35] » What one year is what we've been doing

[24:35] all along. Don, any thoughts?

[24:37] >> Yeah. No, I think it's

[24:40] » Yeah. No, I think it's

[24:40] do what we've been doing for everybody

[24:41] else, which is one year.

[24:45] » Correct.

[24:45] >> Okay, so that you can't do the somebody

[24:47] » Okay, so that you can't do the somebody

[24:47] has to make a motion to put to approve

[24:50] it with the I'm assuming the board wants

[24:52] to make a motion to approve it subject

[24:55] to the same conditions of last year,

[24:56] which is battery operated leaf blowers

[24:58] shall continue to be used on sidewalks,

[25:00] pathways adjacent to the building, and

[25:02] that this extension is granted through

[25:03] September 30th, 2026.

[25:06] >> Can we get a motion and a second on

[25:07] » Can we get a motion and a second on

[25:07] that?

[25:08] >> So moved.

[25:08] » So moved.

[25:08] >> Second.

[25:13] » Trustee Quan.

[25:13] >> Yes.

[25:14] » Yes.

[25:14] >> Trustee Morlino.

[25:15] » Trustee Morlino.

[25:15] >> Yes.

[25:16] » Yes.

[25:16] >> And Deputy Mayor Heiser.

[25:17] » And Deputy Mayor Heiser.

[25:17] >> Yes.

[25:20] » Thank you.

[25:25] » The third item on our agenda,

[25:27] considering approving the use of village

[25:29] streets on Carlton Lane and Bonwit Road

[25:32] for a block party on September 6th,

[25:35] 2026.

[25:44] » Whereas the village has received a

[25:45] letter dated June July 14th, 2026

[25:48] from Fabio Marconi of 11 Carlton Lane

[25:51] requesting the use of village streets

[25:52] for a block party to be held on Sunday,

[25:54] September 6th from 4:00 to 11:00 p.m.

[25:57] And whereas the board of board is

[25:58] supportive of this proposed block party,

[26:01] now therefore be it resolved that the

[26:02] use of Carlton Lane and Bonwit Road on

[26:04] Sunday, September 6th from 4:00 to 11:00

[26:06] p.m. for the proposed block party on

[26:08] Carlton Carlton Lane and Bonwit Road as

[26:11] event is hereby approved with the terms

[26:13] to be established by the police

[26:15] department.

[26:16] >> Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[26:19] » Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[26:19] >> So moved.

[26:22] » Second.

[26:24] >> Is there anybody here to talk about this

[26:25] » Is there anybody here to talk about this

[26:25] application?

[26:35] » Hi. So, I'm Fabio Marconi, and this is a

[26:38] third year we're doing this party. It's

[26:40] a great event for families and all for

[26:43] friends coming over. I think it's a very

[26:45] short street, like like this, and this

[26:47] is Carlton Lane. So, we

[26:48] close the street and have all these

[26:50] friends. Last year, I think we had

[26:51] around

[26:52] uh

[26:53] 350 people coming over.

[26:55] So, it was very like good for the kids

[26:56] to be out and all this interaction and

[26:58] the

[27:00] >> Nice. Great.

[27:01] » Nice. Great.

[27:01] >> Sounds like fun. The The one thing the

[27:02] » Sounds like fun. The The one thing the

[27:02] village is always just concerned make

[27:04] sure there's always going to be

[27:06] if necessary that the emergency vehicles

[27:08] can get through that and you'll work

[27:09] that out with the police department.

[27:10] >> And you've reviewed this all with the

[27:12] » And you've reviewed this all with the

[27:12] police department already?

[27:13] >> So, my next step is I think now I sent

[27:15] » So, my next step is I think now I sent

[27:15] an email to them saying this is

[27:16] happening

[27:20] » Yep.

[27:22] >> [laughter]

[27:22] » [laughter]

[27:22] >> Yeah, so that's the idea, right? You

[27:24] » Yeah, so that's the idea, right? You

[27:24] know, you get all directions and that's

[27:26] like we did 2 years ago, right? The last

[27:29] 2 years, so it's going to be the same

[27:31] thing. So,

[27:31] >> Yep. Sounds good.

[27:33] » Yep. Sounds good.

[27:33] >> Very good.

[27:33] » Very good.

[27:33] >> Yes.

[27:34] » Yes.

[27:34] >> Wonderful.

[27:37] » Trustee Quan? Yes, great idea.

[27:40] >> Trustee Morlino?

[27:40] » Trustee Morlino?

[27:40] >> Yes.

[27:41] » Yes.

[27:41] >> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[27:42] » And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[27:42] >> Yes, if I'm invited.

[27:45] » Yes, if I'm invited.

[27:45] >> [laughter]

[27:48] » Oh, good.

[27:50] >> Okay. Agenda number number four.

[27:53] » Okay. Agenda number number four.

[27:53] Considering approving contract number

[27:56] >> 26-17,

[27:58] » 26-17,

[27:58] NFC equipment install.

[28:00] >> Whereas the Village of Rye Brook has

[28:02] » Whereas the Village of Rye Brook has

[28:02] solicited bids for contract 27-26-17,

[28:05] NFC equipment install, and whereas the

[28:07] bid for contract for that contract was

[28:10] advertised in the Journal News, Lohud as

[28:12] the official newspaper,

[28:14] uh and was also made available in the

[28:15] Empire State Purchasing Group Bid

[28:17] System, and whereas at 10:00 a.m. on

[28:18] Friday, July 24th, all bids received

[28:21] were opened and summarized below. There

[28:23] was one bidder, which is Level Up Retail

[28:25] Services of uh

[28:27] Palmyra, Hurricane, oh Utah, I guess.

[28:30] West Palmyra, Hurricane, Utah.

[28:34] All right. Uh and the total is 39,750.

[28:37] Now, therefore, be resolved that

[28:38] following review of the bids by the

[28:40] village administrator and superintendent

[28:41] of public works, the Board of Trustees

[28:43] has determined the lowest responsible

[28:45] bidder meeting the requirements of the

[28:46] contract is Level Up Retail Services for

[28:49] a total bid amount of 39750.

[28:51] Be it further resolved the Board of

[28:53] Trustees hereby waives the requirement

[28:54] for Level Up Retail Services to provide

[28:56] a bid bond or certified check as part of

[28:59] the contract install. Be it further

[29:02] resolved that the mayor, deputy mayor,

[29:03] and administrator are authorized to

[29:04] execute and deliver all documents

[29:06] necessary or appropriate to accomplish

[29:08] the purposes of the resolution.

[29:10] >> Okay. Can I get a motion and a second,

[29:11] » Okay. Can I get a motion and a second,

[29:11] please?

[29:12] >> Motion.

[29:12] » Motion.

[29:12] >> Second.

[29:16] » Can I get you to summarize what this is?

[29:17] >> If If you would. Sure. I I'm just glad

[29:19] » If If you would. Sure. I I'm just glad

[29:19] to see that there aren't any outliers as

[29:21] far as

[29:22] >> [laughter]

[29:23] » [laughter]

[29:23] >> So, if you recall, this was done as a

[29:25] » So, if you recall, this was done as a

[29:25] best value bid that had we we did do

[29:27] this as a bid that um because there's

[29:30] authorized installers. So, they're you

[29:32] know, currently the contractor our

[29:33] contractor's finishing up in uh the uh

[29:37] concrete pad. Once the pad is completed

[29:40] and tested, then the next step is to

[29:42] install the equipment that gets

[29:43] delivered. They do have authorized

[29:45] installers, although anybody else could

[29:46] bid on it, but since anyone There's

[29:48] multiple people that could bid on it. Uh

[29:51] the fix the price was actually not

[29:53] unexpected. It was fixed. So, this was

[29:55] We only received one bid, but it is at

[29:57] the expected amount of 39750 for that

[30:00] which was originally provided to us

[30:02] through the National Fitness uh Council

[30:06] as the expected price for this bid.

[30:08] So, if you remember, we put

[30:09] differentiators in the review that if we

[30:11] had multiple bidders, who could do it

[30:13] the fastest, who could had the most

[30:15] experience, that kind of stuff. But with

[30:17] one bidder,

[30:18] you know, they qualify.

[30:20] >> Fair enough.

[30:21] » Fair enough.

[30:21] Don Seal, any comments?

[30:23] >> No.

[30:24] » No.

[30:24] >> Seems straightforward.

[30:25] » Seems straightforward.

[30:25] >> Yes.

[30:28] » Trustee Kram?

[30:29] >> Yes.

[30:30] » Yes.

[30:30] >> Trustee Morlino?

[30:31] » Trustee Morlino?

[30:31] >> Yes.

[30:32] » Yes.

[30:32] >> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[30:33] » And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[30:33] >> Yes.

[30:34] » Yes.

[30:34] >> Number five, considering an extension of

[30:37] » Number five, considering an extension of

[30:37] an agreement between the Village of Rye

[30:39] Brook and Eastern Communications LTD for

[30:43] police department radio maintenance.

[30:45] >> Whereas on in April 2025, the Board of

[30:48] » Whereas on in April 2025, the Board of

[30:48] Trustees had approved an agreement with

[30:50] Rye Brook and Eastern Communications to

[30:52] provide the required maintenance for 45

[30:54] police department radios and an option

[30:56] for 24/7 call support. And whereas one

[30:59] current agreement with Eastern

[31:00] Communications has expired. And whereas

[31:03] Eastern Communications has given the

[31:04] Village of Rye Brook another one-year

[31:06] extension proposal effective May 31st,

[31:08] 2026 for a total cost of 23,325.

[31:13] And whereas Rye Brook is interested in

[31:14] accepting the proposed one-year

[31:16] extension. Now therefore be resolved

[31:18] that the Board of Trustees hereby

[31:19] approves the proposed one-year extension

[31:21] agreement between the Village and

[31:23] Eastern Communications

[31:25] to provide the required maintenance for

[31:26] 45 police department radios and an

[31:28] option for 24/7 call support subject to

[31:31] modification by Council. Be it further

[31:33] resolved the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and

[31:35] Administrator authorized to execute all

[31:36] documents necessary to accomplish the

[31:39] purposes of the resolution.

[31:41] >> Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[31:42] » Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[31:42] >> Motion.

[31:43] » Motion.

[31:43] >> Second.

[31:46] » Chief, you have anything to say about

[31:48] this?

[31:51] » [laughter]

[31:52] >> Good enough.

[31:57] » [snorts]

[31:57] >> You're obvious You're obviously happy

[31:58] » You're obvious You're obviously happy

[31:59] with the past service.

[32:00] >> Absolutely.

[32:03] » One thing I will just add is the exact

[32:05] verbatim of last year's agreement.

[32:07] Which is good.

[32:09] >> Trustee Cronyn?

[32:10] » Trustee Cronyn?

[32:10] >> Yes.

[32:11] » Yes.

[32:11] >> Trustee Morlino?

[32:11] » Trustee Morlino?

[32:12] >> Yes.

[32:12] » Yes.

[32:12] >> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[32:13] » And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[32:13] >> Yes.

[32:14] » Yes.

[32:14] >> Number six. Considering an agreement

[32:17] » Number six. Considering an agreement

[32:17] between the Village of Rye Brook and the

[32:19] New York State Office of Information

[32:21] Technology services for multi-factor

[32:25] authentication MFA

[32:28] hardware tokens.

[32:29] >> Whereas the Village of Rye Brook seeks

[32:31] » Whereas the Village of Rye Brook seeks

[32:31] to strengthen its cybersecurity

[32:33] capabilities and whereas the The of Rye

[32:35] Brook has been awarded a grant for

[32:37] multi-factor authentication hardware

[32:39] tokens by the state Department of

[32:41] Information Services in the amount of

[32:43] $6,158.40.

[32:45] And whereas the Village of Rye Brook is

[32:47] interested in accepting the MFA hardware

[32:49] tokens. Now therefore be resolved that

[32:51] the Board of Trustees hereby approves

[32:53] the proposed agreement between Rye Brook

[32:55] and the state Department of Information

[32:57] Services to accept the grant for those

[32:59] tokens in the amount of to modification

[33:01] by council. And be it further resolved

[33:06] the mayor and administrator authorized

[33:07] to sign and execute any documents

[33:09] necessary to accomplish the purposes of

[33:11] the resolution.

[33:12] >> Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[33:14] » Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[33:14] >> Motion. Second.

[33:16] » Motion. Second.

[33:16] >> I I I

[33:17] » I I I

[33:17] I will admit that I'm a Luddite.

[33:20] What is a multi-factor authentication

[33:23] hardware token?

[33:25] >> You Everyone knows You know what a

[33:27] » You Everyone knows You know what a

[33:27] multi-factor authentication, right? You

[33:28] know how you have multiple ways to

[33:30] identify. Sometimes you have to do

[33:32] two-factor authentication. You're

[33:33] definitely It's a way to create security

[33:36] to make sure that, you know, the bad

[33:38] guys don't get a hold of your computer.

[33:39] And it's a way to have uh

[33:41] a another factor to be able to

[33:43] authenticate who the person is. So in

[33:45] this case, this was received through a

[33:48] grant uh 100% paid for. So we didn't

[33:51] have to We didn't have to put anything

[33:53] uh towards it. And the state in this

[33:56] case provides us with the tokens, which

[33:58] are basically You can You can think of

[34:00] it like a like an insert into your

[34:01] computer where it stays with the person.

[34:03] So that's authenticating that that's the

[34:05] person who's providing it, and it's

[34:07] authenticated. Um so it's an additional

[34:10] It's much more authentic better

[34:11] authenticator than other standards that

[34:13] are out there. So it's a higher level

[34:15] Think of it as a higher level of

[34:16] authentication by having these tokens

[34:18] that get presented to us. Um they manage

[34:21] it. They provide the support for it.

[34:23] They do the training for it. So it's a

[34:26] kind of all all-in-one package provided

[34:28] by the state.

[34:28] >> Are they little sticks

[34:29] » Are they little sticks

[34:29] >> So each person would get an

[34:30] » So each person would get an

[34:30] individualized token?

[34:32] >> Yes.

[34:32] » Yes.

[34:32] >> And they're little things that

[34:33] » And they're little things that

[34:33] >> on your keychain. In the old days, we

[34:35] » on your keychain. In the old days, we

[34:35] used to have things

[34:36] >> I haven't seen them yet. Okay.

[34:39] » I haven't seen them yet. Okay.

[34:39] >> Because you need it to get into your

[34:41] » Because you need it to get into your

[34:41] >> was approved like a year ago.

[34:42] » was approved like a year ago.

[34:42] >> Okay. [laughter]

[34:43] » Okay. [laughter]

[34:43] >> We're still waiting for them. They

[34:44] » We're still waiting for them. They

[34:44] ordered them.

[34:46] Uh it was approved a long time ago.

[34:48] >> It's better than just sending a code to

[34:50] » It's better than just sending a code to

[34:50] your cell phone, right?

[34:51] >> It's better than just having an app on

[34:52] » It's better than just having an app on

[34:52] your phone, which is important, but it's

[34:54] another level of authentication.

[34:57] And another level of security.

[34:59] >> Another password.

[35:00] » Another password.

[35:00] >> Yeah.

[35:01] » Yeah.

[35:01] >> Well, even even worse, cuz if you don't

[35:03] » Well, even even worse, cuz if you don't

[35:03] have it

[35:05] >> It's actually easier in a lot of ways,

[35:06] » It's actually easier in a lot of ways,

[35:06] too, though, cuz it carries it goes with

[35:07] you.

[35:10] » You drop blood on it and

[35:11] >> And

[35:12] » And

[35:12] do we know where these would be used?

[35:13] Just for administrative things or like

[35:15] the police department?

[35:15] >> our IT consultant to figure out the best

[35:17] » our IT consultant to figure out the best

[35:17] place for them to go. We had another

[35:19] one, too, another grant we tried to get

[35:21] on it, but was denied, so this is the

[35:23] one that was approved.

[35:25] But it is covered 100%, which is nice.

[35:28] >> I I see the word token, I think Subway.

[35:31] » I I see the word token, I think Subway.

[35:31] >> [laughter]

[35:32] » [laughter]

[35:32] >> Not anymore. Not anymore. Not anymore.

[35:34] » Not anymore. Not anymore. Not anymore.

[35:34] >> I'm old.

[35:37] » I'm old.

[35:37] Any other comments?

[35:41] » Trustee Crump?

[35:42] >> Yes.

[35:42] » Yes.

[35:42] >> Trustee Morlino?

[35:43] » Trustee Morlino?

[35:43] >> Yes.

[35:44] » Yes.

[35:44] >> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[35:45] » And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[35:45] >> Yes.

[35:46] » Yes.

[35:46] >> Number seven.

[35:48] » Number seven.

[35:48] Considering approving an amendment to an

[35:51] intermunicipal agreement between the

[35:53] Village of Rye Brook and Westchester

[35:55] County for solid waste and recyclables

[35:58] disposal for refuse disposal district

[36:01] number one.

[36:03] >> Whereas the Village of Rye Brook is part

[36:05] » Whereas the Village of Rye Brook is part

[36:05] of refuse refuse disposal district one

[36:08] for the county solid waste and

[36:09] recyclable disposable services, and

[36:11] whereas we pay a tonnage fee for

[36:13] disposal of solid waste and recycling at

[36:15] the county facility, and whereas we

[36:17] currently pay $45 per ton for disposal

[36:20] of solid waste and recycling uh and

[36:22] whereas Westchester County is raising

[36:24] the per per price per tonnage to 46.36

[36:27] per ton for municipalities as part of

[36:29] the district and whereas Rye Brook must

[36:31] approve the amendment to the

[36:33] inter-municipal agreement with the

[36:34] county for solid waste and recyclable

[36:36] disposal services and whereas the

[36:38] Village of Board of Trustees hereby

[36:41] approves the amendment to an

[36:42] inter-municipal agreement between Rye

[36:44] Brook and the county for solid waste and

[36:45] recyclable disposal services under

[36:48] refuse disposal with this district under

[36:51] subject to modification by council. Wow,

[36:54] that's a mouthful. And be it further

[36:55] resolved that the mayor, deputy mayor,

[36:57] and administrator authorized to sign and

[36:58] execute any documents necessary to

[37:00] accomplish the purposes of the

[37:02] resolution.

[37:03] >> Thank you. Can I get a motion and a

[37:04] » Thank you. Can I get a motion and a

[37:04] second, please?

[37:05] >> Motion.

[37:06] » Motion.

[37:06] >> Second.

[37:07] » Second.

[37:07] >> And I think there's also an escalator in

[37:09] » And I think there's also an escalator in

[37:09] there as well

[37:10] um on the per ton

[37:12] uh in the agreement as well. So

[37:15] um I forget what it's based on, but

[37:16] there's an escalator. We really don't

[37:17] have a choice. You want to bring your

[37:18] garbage somewhere?

[37:19] You got it. The county's going to be

[37:21] cheaper than any private facility and

[37:23] that's why you have to go there and

[37:24] that's what they're like anyone else

[37:26] their operating costs go up.

[37:28] >> I noticed the phrase a new tipping fee

[37:33] » I noticed the phrase a new tipping fee

[37:33] will be 4636 from 45. What is a tipping

[37:37] fee?

[37:37] >> It's the the weight of the uh the fee

[37:41] » It's the the weight of the uh the fee

[37:41] for the weight of the material you're

[37:44] bringing there.

[37:45] >> All right, they literally

[37:47] » All right, they literally

[37:47] think of it as tipping the

[37:48] >> tipping the

[37:49] » tipping the

[37:49] >> tipping the garbage truck up and having

[37:50] » tipping the garbage truck up and having

[37:50] the stuff come down.

[37:51] >> weight.

[37:52] » weight.

[37:52] >> So it's based on

[37:54] » So it's based on

[37:54] weight per

[37:56] cost per ton to dispose of the waste at

[37:59] site X, Y, or Z.

[38:00] >> It's a funny name though.

[38:02] » It's a funny name though.

[38:02] >> It's a tipping weight, it's really

[38:03] » It's a tipping weight, it's really

[38:03] dumping weight.

[38:03] >> It's a funny name and early in my career

[38:05] » It's a funny name and early in my career

[38:05] in the 90s there was somebody who came

[38:07] to a budget public hearing that

[38:11] was concerned because there was a budget

[38:13] line that said tipping fee uh tipping in

[38:15] it. So they thought there was tips given

[38:16] out to [laughter] people instead it was

[38:18] a refuse fee.

[38:19] >> Not unreasonable.

[38:20] » Not unreasonable.

[38:20] >> It's not unreasonable.

[38:22] » It's not unreasonable.

[38:22] >> No. And I think it's sad that you knew

[38:24] » No. And I think it's sad that you knew

[38:24] what it meant.

[38:25] >> I used to be in the industry, believe it

[38:26] » I used to be in the industry, believe it

[38:26] or not.

[38:27] >> Okay.

[38:28] » Okay.

[38:28] >> [laughter]

[38:29] » [laughter]

[38:29] >> Believe it, but I still think it's sad

[38:30] » Believe it, but I still think it's sad

[38:30] that you knew what it meant.

[38:34] » Great.

[38:34] >> Got to bring it somewhere.

[38:36] » Got to bring it somewhere.

[38:36] Trustee Crown?

[38:37] >> Yes.

[38:38] » Yes.

[38:38] >> Trustee Molina?

[38:39] » Trustee Molina?

[38:39] >> Yes.

[38:39] » Yes.

[38:39] >> And Deputy Mayorheiser?

[38:40] » And Deputy Mayorheiser?

[38:40] >> Yes.

[38:41] » Yes.

[38:41] >> Number eight.

[38:43] » Number eight.

[38:43] Considering setting a public hearing

[38:45] modifying chapter 240-10.1

[38:49] of the village code concerning

[38:51] additional signage on North Ridge

[38:52] Street.

[38:53] >> Okay. Now, therefore, be it resolved

[38:55] » Okay. Now, therefore, be it resolved

[38:55] that a public hearing will be held by

[38:56] the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, August

[38:59] 11th, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. on a proposed

[39:02] local law amending the village code

[39:04] concerning prohibiting prohibited turns

[39:07] on North Ridge Street.

[39:09] >> Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[39:11] » Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[39:11] >> Motion.

[39:12] » Motion.

[39:12] >> Second.

[39:14] » Second.

[39:14] >> Chris, you want to clarify a little bit?

[39:16] » Chris, you want to clarify a little bit?

[39:16] >> Yeah. Now, as every I think everyone's

[39:18] » Yeah. Now, as every I think everyone's

[39:18] familiar with, particularly at the uh in

[39:21] the afternoon pick-up time frame,

[39:23] there's a real logjam of vehicles both

[39:25] north and south on Ridge Street as cars

[39:28] are queuing up to pick up the children

[39:30] from uh Ridge Street Elementary School.

[39:33] So, this is something that's been

[39:34] discussed. We agreed We had talked to

[39:36] the school district when this is

[39:38] happening. Police helped at various

[39:39] times to kind of help move people

[39:41] through. Um but it's really a problem

[39:43] cuz the road gets so narrow and it can

[39:46] be difficult for cars to get through. Uh

[39:49] they're queuing and waiting for the kids

[39:50] to come up and uh but they're queuing

[39:53] onto Ridge Street cuz there's not enough

[39:55] queuing space off on the campus itself

[39:57] at the school.

[39:59] So, they they do the school does what

[40:01] they can. Um they try to work it within

[40:04] the three parking lots that they have.

[40:06] Uh different kind of uh areas for for

[40:08] pick-up and for employee parking. And uh

[40:11] we agreed to wait until after the school

[40:13] year so that any change could be

[40:15] considered by the and the school board

[40:18] uh prior to the start of the September

[40:20] school year. So, this certainly this

[40:23] won't solve the problem, but we hope

[40:25] this will, you know, in general when you

[40:28] talk about traffic issues, you know,

[40:29] left turns are your enemy. So, by trying

[40:32] to keep the traffic flowing in the

[40:34] northbound lane,

[40:36] the that keeps uh so the cars won't

[40:38] continue to pass and create literally

[40:41] uh they come up head-on. Uh not that

[40:43] they're driving at far fast speeds

[40:45] because they're usually going slow

[40:46] through that area

[40:47] during that traffic jam, but you get two

[40:49] cars that are really fronting each other

[40:51] and because they're queued up both north

[40:53] and south, there's nowhere to go. So,

[40:55] they kind of work their way through, but

[40:57] imagine if there was a fire truck trying

[40:58] to get through at the same time. So, um

[41:01] Chief Dengler and I and Greg Rivera, we

[41:04] we met with the superintendent Michael

[41:06] Noack met with the superintendent of

[41:08] schools and uh the principal and their

[41:11] staff and this is something that was

[41:14] proposed to uh consider as a as a step

[41:17] and hopefully this will help alleviate

[41:18] some of the flow issues. If it doesn't,

[41:21] we all said, you know, things can

[41:22] change, you know, and yeah, if this

[41:24] doesn't work, then we'll look to modify

[41:27] further. They may have to do things, for

[41:28] instance, on campus.

[41:30] Um but for now, this is a way that by

[41:33] what we're doing and proposing is that

[41:35] two of the left turns on Ridge Street

[41:38] and two of the turns coming out of the

[41:39] parking lots are restricted. So, in

[41:42] other words, the upper the northernmost

[41:44] parking lot, cars will not be able to

[41:46] make the left into that parking lot. The

[41:48] middle parking lot, which is the main

[41:50] lot that people pick up from, you

[41:52] couldn't make the left. So, what they're

[41:54] going to be forced to do is drive up to

[41:56] one of the other Country Ridge Roads or

[41:59] hopefully follow different patterns down

[42:01] King Street and so this way they don't

[42:03] have to turn around in the Country Ridge

[42:04] area and come down and queue up on the

[42:07] southbound Ridge Street lane. Uh it's a

[42:09] short-term problem, but it during the

[42:12] day and during the school year, but it

[42:13] can be something that um that can really

[42:16] logjam that area. The other two turns

[42:19] that are restricted is coming out of the

[42:21] parking lot. So, we're looking to

[42:23] restrict the left coming out of the

[42:25] northernmost parking lot, and also

[42:27] restrict the left coming out of the

[42:29] middle lot. So, everyone will be forced

[42:31] to make right-hand turns. Again, the

[42:33] idea here is left turns cause traffic

[42:35] problems, left turns can cause

[42:37] accidents, and it restricts flow. So,

[42:40] this is proposed as a as a step to see

[42:42] if this will help the situation during

[42:44] that time. Again, not expecting that

[42:46] things will flow

[42:48] flow freely all the time, but at least

[42:50] you'll emergency services can get

[42:52] through, and it seems to we think we

[42:54] believe there'll be less chance of

[42:56] accidents occurring compared to what

[42:57] there is there now.

[42:59] >> Well, two things. One, the word Q is one

[43:01] » Well, two things. One, the word Q is one

[43:01] of my favorites cuz it's a five-letter

[43:03] word with four unnecessary letters.

[43:06] Two, I will have to ferret out of my

[43:09] house a book called No Left Turns.

[43:13] When J. Edgar Hoover was head of the

[43:15] FBI, he was in an automobile accident.

[43:18] His chauffeur was making a left-hand

[43:20] turn, and they had an accident.

[43:22] Thereafter, he decreed no one could make

[43:25] a left-hand turn if he was in the car.

[43:28] >> Okay.

[43:29] » Okay.

[43:29] >> And so, they had to route traffic

[43:32] » And so, they had to route traffic

[43:32] coming out of airports, everything. No

[43:35] left turns.

[43:37] >> [laughter]

[43:38] » [laughter]

[43:38] >> So, I will try to find that book for

[43:39] » So, I will try to find that book for

[43:39] you.

[43:39] >> That's perfect.

[43:42] » That's perfect.

[43:42] >> Any other comments?

[43:43] » Any other comments?

[43:43] >> Yeah, I had one.

[43:44] » Yeah, I had one.

[43:44] Quick question.

[43:46] Um where would the signs whose property

[43:48] are the signs going to be all the signs

[43:49] going to be on? Are you going to

[43:51] >> There's a There's a map that shows where

[43:52] » There's a There's a map that shows where

[43:52] the signs are on the back of it.

[43:54] >> I did I did see

[43:55] » I did I did see

[43:55] >> Two two maps. Hm?

[43:56] » Two two maps. Hm?

[43:56] >> In the right-of-way.

[43:57] » In the right-of-way.

[43:57] >> Yeah.

[43:58] » Yeah.

[43:58] >> I mean, the right-of-way, and some are

[43:59] » I mean, the right-of-way, and some are

[43:59] going to be on the

[44:01] >> Two And some will be on the

[44:02] » Two And some will be on the

[44:02] >> residential property

[44:03] » residential property

[44:03] >> residential prop- residential properties

[44:05] » residential prop- residential properties

[44:05] on the right. Two of the signs will be

[44:06] there going no left turns.

[44:08] >> Mhm.

[44:08] » Mhm.

[44:08] >> The school is also going to put them on

[44:10] » The school is also going to put them on

[44:10] the exit of their roadways.

[44:12] >> Okay.

[44:12] » Okay.

[44:13] >> And then we're going to also put them

[44:14] » And then we're going to also put them

[44:14] across the street when it's facing we're

[44:16] hoping to put on the same sign on the

[44:18] northernmost one. You can't?

[44:22] Two separate posts. Okay. We were hoping

[44:24] to do it but I guess Michael looked at

[44:26] it not able to. So we're going to also

[44:27] have to have one facing when people are

[44:29] coming out saying

[44:30] >> Right. And the residents are they

[44:31] » Right. And the residents are they

[44:31] prepared for that? Signage doesn't

[44:34] matter maybe but

[44:35] >> It is more signage. We're going to we

[44:37] » It is more signage. We're going to we

[44:37] always try to find

[44:39] we always try to find the least

[44:40] obtrusive place while still having to

[44:43] put one out there.

[44:44] >> Like between the property lines right at

[44:45] » Like between the property lines right at

[44:45] the property lines in there.

[44:46] >> Yeah, we try to.

[44:50] » Yeah.

[44:50] >> Not always perfect but we try to. We

[44:52] » Not always perfect but we try to. We

[44:52] don't nobody wants it right in front of

[44:54] their middle of their lawn.

[44:54] >> Yeah, right. It's not

[44:55] » Yeah, right. It's not

[44:55] >> We understand that.

[44:58] » We understand that.

[44:58] >> Okay.

[44:58] » Okay.

[44:58] >> Any other comments?

[45:00] » Any other comments?

[45:00] >> The school board letter

[45:03] » The school board letter

[45:03] talked about it being a pilot. Do we

[45:05] view you know, a pilot project like a

[45:07] try a trial?

[45:08] >> It is.

[45:09] » It is.

[45:09] >> Well, it's in our code. Nothing Nothing

[45:10] » Well, it's in our code. Nothing Nothing

[45:11] that we do can't be undone.

[45:12] >> Right.

[45:13] » Right.

[45:13] >> So we're hoping this cuz let's face it

[45:14] » So we're hoping this cuz let's face it

[45:14] if it doesn't mostly the other

[45:16] alternatives would be

[45:18] probably bigger changes on campus which

[45:20] would cost more money.

[45:23] >> You know, I'm fine with it being a trial

[45:25] » You know, I'm fine with it being a trial

[45:25] but just keeping an open mind to other

[45:27] things cuz what I one thing I learned

[45:29] from all the traffic study down by the

[45:31] middle school is there's a lot of

[45:33] unintuitive stuff with traffic.

[45:35] >> That's right.

[45:35] » That's right.

[45:35] >> Like you think oh, if we just do X Y and

[45:37] » Like you think oh, if we just do X Y and

[45:37] Z it'll solve the problem and the

[45:39] experts say that's been tried a hundred

[45:41] times and it doesn't work.

[45:42] >> We've underlined that this there's that

[45:45] » We've underlined that this there's that

[45:45] we think it'll be better but we're not

[45:47] >> Right. I I saw you saying yeah.

[45:49] » Right. I I saw you saying yeah.

[45:49] >> Yeah, listen the the issue is some of

[45:51] » Yeah, listen the the issue is some of

[45:51] the people it's an inexpensive way to

[45:52] see if we can make it flow and make it

[45:54] safer.

[45:55] As a first step to see if that helps

[45:57] solve the problem and at least solves it

[45:58] enough.

[45:59] >> Right.

[45:59] » Right.

[45:59] >> [laughter]

[46:00] » [laughter]

[46:00] >> Um the downsides the the biggest

[46:02] » Um the downsides the the biggest

[46:02] downsides would be the two property, you

[46:04] know, the property owners would have it.

[46:05] And the other one is people may turn

[46:07] into some of the side streets and turn

[46:09] around on those streets, and that could

[46:11] be people in those neighborhood may not

[46:12] appreciate that either. You hope that

[46:14] people will find a different traffic

[46:16] pattern down route King Street, but you

[46:18] know, some will probably go in and turn

[46:19] around in the neighborhoods, which some

[46:21] may not appreciate. So, nothing is

[46:23] perfect. It's it's a step.

[46:25] >> Right.

[46:27] » Any other comments?

[46:29] >> No.

[46:29] » No.

[46:29] >> All right.

[46:30] » All right.

[46:31] >> Trustee Kraemer?

[46:31] » Trustee Kraemer?

[46:31] >> Yes.

[46:32] » Yes.

[46:32] >> Trustee Morina?

[46:33] » Trustee Morina?

[46:33] >> Yes.

[46:34] » Yes.

[46:34] >> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[46:35] » And Deputy Mayor Heiser?

[46:35] >> Yes.

[46:36] » Yes.

[46:36] >> Number nine. Considering an agreement

[46:39] » Number nine. Considering an agreement

[46:39] between the Village of Rye Brook and

[46:41] Civic Link to establish a community

[46:43] calendar and outreach.

[46:46] >> Whereas the Village of Rye Brook seeks

[46:47] » Whereas the Village of Rye Brook seeks

[46:47] to improve communication outreach to all

[46:49] village stakeholders, and whereas Rye

[46:51] Brook has received proposal from Civic

[46:53] Link to establish a community calendar

[46:55] to allow communication and information

[46:57] sharing among the Village of Rye Brook,

[46:59] the Town of Rye uh the Chamber of

[47:01] Commerce, the Port Chester uh Library,

[47:03] and whereas under the terms of the

[47:04] agreement, the community calendar will

[47:06] receive for 1 year from the date of

[47:07] execution at a total village cost of

[47:10] $3,500, will be active for 1 year. And

[47:13] whereas Rye Brook is interested in

[47:14] accepting the proposed agreement, now

[47:16] therefore be it resolved that the Board

[47:17] of Trustees hereby

[47:19] approves the proposed agreement between

[47:21] Rye Brook and Civic Link to establish a

[47:23] community calendar to allow

[47:25] communication and information sharing

[47:26] between Rye Brook, the Chamber of

[47:28] Commerce, and the Port Chester Rye Brook

[47:30] Library, uh subject to modifications by

[47:33] council, and be it further resolved the

[47:34] mayor, deputy mayor, and administrator

[47:36] authorized to sign and execute any

[47:38] documents necessary to accomplish the

[47:40] purposes of the resolution.

[47:42] >> Can I have a motion second, please?

[47:44] » Can I have a motion second, please?

[47:44] >> Second.

[47:47] » Second.

[47:47] >> Chris, this probably needs some

[47:48] » Chris, this probably needs some

[47:48] amplification.

[47:49] >> Sure, absolutely happy to. Happy to. So,

[47:51] » Sure, absolutely happy to. Happy to. So,

[47:51] this is a an organization we've looked

[47:53] at for a several years now.

[47:55] Um, and this is something they're trying

[47:57] to get into this area, which we often

[47:59] take advantage of whenever we can, but

[48:01] this is one that we think this one of

[48:03] the biggest losses we've all talked

[48:05] about is the Westmore News and their

[48:08] ability to share just information going

[48:10] on in the community. This certainly

[48:12] won't replace all of Westmore News does,

[48:14] but what we find is administratively,

[48:17] you know, in terms of community

[48:19] information that's going on out there,

[48:20] you know, you have to we have to put it

[48:22] on

[48:24] email blast. We've got to put it on

[48:25] social media. We've got to put it on our

[48:27] website. We've got to put it each one

[48:29] takes an entry. Then you get the library

[48:31] or the chamber that say, "Can you

[48:33] advertise this for us?" And, you know,

[48:36] with Greg or I, which is usually the two

[48:38] people doing it, you know, we'll put it

[48:40] on if we have time. And then we'll try

[48:41] to put it on and we'll put it at the

[48:42] bottom of ours. But it's not really good

[48:45] concise information about the events or

[48:47] at least not as good as it can be. So,

[48:50] one of the things we've been doing is

[48:51] saying, "Let's look at this Civic Link,

[48:53] which really has an enhanced for a very

[48:56] nominal cost." So, $3,500 a year, what

[48:59] it does is it gives the community the

[49:00] same look and feel for different type of

[49:02] events. So, residents also don't while

[49:05] it's a hard thing to do

[49:06] administratively, residents have to go

[49:09] to the Chamber website or they got to go

[49:10] to the Library website or they got to go

[49:12] to the Town of Rye website or they got

[49:13] to go to the Village of Rye Brook

[49:14] website to look for each one of those

[49:16] types of events instead of opening up

[49:18] the Westmore News or something and

[49:19] seeing what's going on. So, what this is

[49:22] doing is giving this the residents the

[49:23] same look and feel and it allows we

[49:26] they're able to go we brought in the

[49:28] Chamber of Commerce, we brought in the

[49:30] Library. We also showed it to the Town

[49:32] of Rye, who is considering it. We showed

[49:34] it to Port Chester as well, but they're

[49:36] kind of going in another direction with

[49:37] all the development. Town of Rye is

[49:39] looking at this administratively and if

[49:42] they do it, the price would drop to

[49:43] 3,000 and we would get 500 back. But,

[49:46] um,

[49:47] what this would do would give access

[49:49] where

[49:50] say the Chamber or the say the Library

[49:52] has a has a program or another community

[49:54] group has a program, they go through our

[49:57] We provide the link to them. They upload

[49:59] the information. It goes into it in a

[50:02] very standard format and it gets

[50:03] uploaded on our calendar. It would have

[50:06] to be approved by the village. It would

[50:07] be approved by by myself or by Greg. We

[50:10] would approve whatever it is so we know

[50:12] what's going on our website. The other

[50:14] thing and if you go to the links for

[50:16] that calendar, it's all going to have

[50:18] the same look. It's going to be provided

[50:20] It's also going to be able to provide

[50:21] directions to the site if there's a

[50:23] payment required. It'll link to their

[50:25] payment section on the other group's

[50:27] website. So everything gets linked to

[50:30] the group that's actually posting it on.

[50:32] And it really prevents gives two things.

[50:34] The residents one location to go to for

[50:37] community events. Uh it also provides

[50:40] access to the provides the opportunity

[50:43] where we can take the information, we

[50:45] post it in one spot and it'll be pushed

[50:47] not just to that site, but to all their

[50:49] social media as well. So we don't have

[50:52] to do that again as another entry which

[50:54] is what we were required to do. So for

[50:56] the price point and for the value, we

[50:58] think this is worth worth trying.

[51:00] And uh we'll see how it goes. They're

[51:02] also given free access to the same

[51:04] program for the library and the chamber

[51:07] as part of this.

[51:08] It'll be our coordination and our link,

[51:11] but they'll be providing so the the

[51:12] chamber or the library will be able to

[51:14] get the same information back and

[51:16] they'll approve whether or not they want

[51:18] it on their calendar on their sites. So

[51:19] at least those This is a step towards

[51:21] getting people onto the same platform

[51:24] look and feel so they're not searching

[51:26] everything out. Uh and it'll be

[51:29] um I think a really interesting way to

[51:31] kind of go about it and helpful for the

[51:32] residents. It'll cause us less work and

[51:35] give residents a simple place to go and

[51:37] have the same look and feel whether

[51:38] whichever site you're on.

[51:40] >> So who owns the

[51:40] » So who owns the

[51:40] >> town does it, that'll be an even bigger

[51:43] » town does it, that'll be an even bigger

[51:43] benefit. But even if they don't, they'll

[51:45] be able to enter information in as well

[51:47] and put it on our system as well.

[51:49] >> And who feeds all this information in

[51:51] » And who feeds all this information in

[51:51] the junk we have to do it?

[51:52] >> No, the best part is it's filled in by

[51:54] » No, the best part is it's filled in by

[51:54] that by the agency that's doing the

[51:57] program and then we just approve it.

[52:00] >> So you have to say hey we're having an

[52:01] » So you have to say hey we're having an

[52:01] event

[52:02] next month.

[52:03] >> Libraries having an event. They're going

[52:05] » Libraries having an event. They're going

[52:05] to enter it in on the system. And it's

[52:07] going to go on to our community

[52:08] calendar. It'll say who it's from. So

[52:10] that's why it's not it'll be clear it's

[52:11] not from the Village of Rye Brook. It's

[52:12] a library but it'll be right listed then

[52:15] residents can sort out. I only want

[52:17] library events. I only want Rye Brook

[52:18] events. I want to just look at each

[52:20] thing individually. So it's very

[52:23] flexible. Yeah.

[52:24] >> And it'll be it'll be integrated with

[52:25] » And it'll be it'll be integrated with

[52:25] our website.

[52:26] >> Correct.

[52:28] » Correct.

[52:28] >> And it'll replace the event section of

[52:30] » And it'll replace the event section of

[52:30] our website. Yeah.

[52:31] >> Yeah, we won't have to do that separate

[52:32] » Yeah, we won't have to do that separate

[52:32] listing like we do now. Yeah.

[52:36] » As as I do a bit of proofreading in

[52:39] another part of my life,

[52:41] I think you need a comma in the second

[52:43] and fifth paragraphs after the words

[52:46] Town of Rye.

[52:48] Because it looks like it's Town

[52:50] >> Rye is should actually be deleted out of

[52:51] » Rye is should actually be deleted out of

[52:51] that because that it's actually just the

[52:53] Chamber of Commerce.

[52:54] >> Okay, but if it's going to stay in

[52:56] » Okay, but if it's going to stay in

[52:56] there, you need a comma after Rye.

[52:58] >> If you did that, you'd have to put Port

[53:00] » If you did that, you'd have to put Port

[53:00] Chester Rye Brook Rye Town Chamber of

[53:02] Commerce.

[53:02] >> But otherwise it looks like the Town of

[53:04] » But otherwise it looks like the Town of

[53:04] Rye Chamber of Commerce.

[53:05] >> Yep, we're going to I I I didn't read it

[53:07] » Yep, we're going to I I I didn't read it

[53:07] that way and I I deleted it out on

[53:09] >> No, I understand.

[53:10] » No, I understand.

[53:10] What does the Town of Rye do for their

[53:12] advertise their

[53:13] >> They give it to us. They put it on their

[53:15] » They give it to us. They put it on their

[53:15] site. So they've got the same problem

[53:17] that we do. It's funny that when we talk

[53:19] to like the library and the chamber and

[53:20] the town, they're all like

[53:22] boy, that would eliminate a lot of steps

[53:23] for

[53:24] >> [laughter]

[53:24] » [laughter]

[53:25] >> And in what social media does it get

[53:26] » And in what social media does it get

[53:26] automatically posted? Do Facebook

[53:28] >> Yeah, we can post it right from there

[53:29] » Yeah, we can post it right from there

[53:30] into our social media.

[53:32] >> And we can pick like I know we have a

[53:34] » And we can pick like I know we have a

[53:34] number of like uh

[53:36] we have quite a few social media

[53:37] >> Yeah.

[53:38] » Yeah.

[53:38] >> feeds

[53:38] » feeds

[53:38] >> Anything we do, we can

[53:40] » Anything we do, we can

[53:40] >> We can pick like which feeds it, you

[53:42] » We can pick like which feeds it, you

[53:42] know, recreation, village

[53:44] >> Correct.

[53:44] » Correct.

[53:44] >> We don't have necessarily one-stop

[53:46] » We don't have necessarily one-stop

[53:46] shopping even on our

[53:47] >> And we've got to re-enter. You realize

[53:48] » And we've got to re-enter. You realize

[53:48] so every event right now we've got to

[53:50] re-enter or post back into each one of

[53:52] those circles.

[53:53] >> No, I noticed like Greg will do it on

[53:54] » No, I noticed like Greg will do it on

[53:54] his personal, Greg will do it on the

[53:55] village, it'll come out of the rec, you

[53:57] know.

[53:58] >> of that is double entry on each one of

[53:59] » of that is double entry on each one of

[53:59] those.

[54:02] » Any other comments?

[54:03] >> And God forbid there's a change of date

[54:05] » And God forbid there's a change of date

[54:05] or time.

[54:06] >> [laughter]

[54:06] » [laughter]

[54:06] >> I know.

[54:08] » I know.

[54:08] >> Greg.

[54:10] » Trustee Krain.

[54:11] >> Yes.

[54:12] » Yes.

[54:12] >> Trustee Morlino.

[54:13] » Trustee Morlino.

[54:13] >> Yes.

[54:13] » Yes.

[54:13] >> And Deputy Mayor Heiser.

[54:14] » And Deputy Mayor Heiser.

[54:14] >> Yes.

[54:15] » Yes.

[54:15] >> Number 10, considering a salary increase

[54:18] » Number 10, considering a salary increase

[54:18] for the assistant foreman.

[54:22] » Whereas the village administrator and

[54:23] Teamsters Local 456 have prepared a

[54:26] memorandum of understanding and reached

[54:28] an agreement to increase the salary for

[54:30] the assistant foreman by $350 per month

[54:33] as a recognition of the roles and

[54:34] responsibilities of the employees in

[54:35] this position, be it therefore be

[54:37] resolved that the Board of Trustees

[54:38] hereby approves the agreement between

[54:40] Rye Brook and the Teamsters that will

[54:42] increase the foreman salary by 350 a

[54:44] month effective July 29th, 2026

[54:47] and the additional

[54:49] um

[54:50] Now, we should just do that.

[54:51] Oh, well, it's fine. An increase the

[54:53] additional 4,200 per year will be added

[54:56] and incorporated into this annual base

[54:58] salary going forward.

[54:59] >> Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[55:01] » Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[55:01] >> Motion, second.

[55:05] » I was going to say do it August 1st, but

[55:06] I think the agreement says 29th.

[55:09] >> I can suggest it August 1st and if not,

[55:11] » I can suggest it August 1st and if not,

[55:11] I'll make that change.

[55:13] If it's monthly.

[55:14] >> Chris.

[55:15] » Chris.

[55:15] >> No, it doesn't matter.

[55:16] » No, it doesn't matter.

[55:16] >> Now, is this increase for this specific

[55:18] » Now, is this increase for this specific

[55:18] individual or is this becoming an

[55:19] increase for the position?

[55:21] >> It's well, it's an interesting question.

[55:24] » It's well, it's an interesting question.

[55:24] It's for the position of assistant

[55:25] foreman. That's the way the agreement

[55:27] is. It's by position for the

[55:28] >> words, if we replace the current

[55:31] » words, if we replace the current

[55:31] occupant of that position with someone

[55:33] else, they would get this benefit also.

[55:35] >> Yes, correct. And part of it is also

[55:37] » Yes, correct. And part of it is also

[55:37] because in the while it's considered to

[55:40] be the second most administrative

[55:42] position position in within the

[55:45] teamsters, it's not paid that way in the

[55:48] current schedule. So, it's also

[55:49] correcting that part.

[55:53] » Yo, one thing I'll note, it says

[55:56] in the agenda, confidential assistant

[55:58] foreman. Even when I log out,

[56:01] I can still see that. So, if that is

[56:03] truly confidential, you may want to

[56:05] remove that from the site.

[56:07] The second the second one, confidential

[56:09] assistant foreman.

[56:10] >> Yep.

[56:12] » Yep.

[56:12] >> Even when I sign out, I can see all

[56:13] » Even when I sign out, I can see all

[56:13] that.

[56:14] >> Okay. You know what? It's okay. It's

[56:16] » Okay. You know what? It's okay. It's

[56:16] public, but it's

[56:17] >> I thought it might be public, so

[56:19] » I thought it might be public, so

[56:19] maybe you want to change the title if

[56:21] you Yeah, I don't know. It just seemed

[56:23] like maybe Okay.

[56:25] >> Any other comments?

[56:28] » Any other comments?

[56:28] Greg.

[56:30] >> Trustee Kram.

[56:30] » Trustee Kram.

[56:30] >> Yes.

[56:31] » Yes.

[56:31] >> Trustee Marlino.

[56:32] » Trustee Marlino.

[56:32] >> Yes.

[56:33] » Yes.

[56:33] >> Deputy Mayor Heiser.

[56:34] » Deputy Mayor Heiser.

[56:34] >> Yes.

[56:35] » Yes.

[56:35] >> Number 11.

[56:37] » Number 11.

[56:37] Considering the appointment of a police

[56:39] chief. Now, this one I find a little

[56:41] perplexing, but go on.

[56:42] >> [laughter]

[56:43] » [laughter]

[56:43] >> Now, therefore, be resolved that Eric

[56:45] » Now, therefore, be resolved that Eric

[56:45] Dangler of Purchase, New York is hereby

[56:46] conditionally

[56:47] is hereby appointed to the position of

[56:49] police chief of the Village of Rye

[56:51] Brook, subject to the civil service

[56:53] procedures of State of New York and

[56:54] according to the terms of the offer

[56:56] dated

[56:57] July 22nd, 2026.

[57:00] Be it further resolved the annual salary

[57:01] is 209,598

[57:03] with for the 2015-16

[57:07] year for an effective start date of July

[57:09] 29th, 2026.

[57:11] >> Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[57:13] » Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[57:13] >> Motion.

[57:13] » Motion.

[57:13] >> Second.

[57:14] » Second.

[57:14] >> Now, Eric, please understand you have to

[57:17] » Now, Eric, please understand you have to

[57:17] have a unanimous decision by this board.

[57:25] Any explanation here?

[57:27] >> [laughter]

[57:28] » [laughter]

[57:28] >> Uh

[57:29] » Uh

[57:29] is

[57:31] or previous prior to this, Eric uh

[57:34] police chief was a provisional

[57:36] and now the civil service has been

[57:38] resolved. Now he's be all the

[57:40] provisional time becomes permanent and

[57:42] now he's the permanent police chief.

[57:44] Under civil service rules.

[57:48] He wasn't provisional he was

[57:49] provisional.

[57:50] Yes.

[57:52] >> All wasted.

[57:53] » All wasted.

[57:53] >> I take back all the nice things I said

[57:55] » I take back all the nice things I said

[57:55] about you. [laughter]

[57:57] » Ah civil service.

[58:01] » Any comments?

[58:03] >> Congratulations.

[58:04] » Congratulations.

[58:04] >> Yes, congratulations.

[58:07] » Yes, congratulations.

[58:07] >> You're going to vote for this, right?

[58:09] » You're going to vote for this, right?

[58:09] >> Trustee Crumb.

[58:11] » Trustee Crumb.

[58:11] >> Yes, very nice acceptance letter too I

[58:13] » Yes, very nice acceptance letter too I

[58:13] will say. Very very nicely put.

[58:16] >> And Trustee Molino.

[58:21] » [laughter]

[58:23] » Take your time.

[58:25] This is an important decision.

[58:26] >> Let's have some more debate.

[58:28] » Let's have some more debate.

[58:28] >> [laughter]

[58:28] » [laughter]

[58:28] >> Talk about this a little bit.

[58:31] » Talk about this a little bit.

[58:31] >> Yes.

[58:33] » Yes.

[58:33] >> Deputy Mayor Heiser.

[58:34] » Deputy Mayor Heiser.

[58:34] >> Yes.

[58:35] » Yes.

[58:35] >> Number 12, considering an an appointment

[58:38] » Number 12, considering an an appointment

[58:39] to the airport advisory council.

[58:41] >> Therefore be resolved that Roberta

[58:43] » Therefore be resolved that Roberta

[58:43] Shafer of One Durell Greens Drive West

[58:46] is hereby appointed to the airport

[58:47] advisory council for a term ending the

[58:50] first Monday of April 2029.

[58:52] >> Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[58:54] » Can I get a motion and a second, please?

[58:54] >> Motion.

[58:54] » Motion.

[58:54] >> Second.

[58:59] » This is pretty straight forward.

[59:00] Anything

[59:01] to be added?

[59:02] >> I have nothing to be added.

[59:04] » I have nothing to be added.

[59:04] >> She was recommended by several people on

[59:06] » She was recommended by several people on

[59:06] the current council.

[59:10] » Correct.

[59:10] >> She was close to the airport.

[59:12] » She was close to the airport.

[59:12] >> Trustee Crumb.

[59:13] » Trustee Crumb.

[59:13] >> Yes.

[59:13] » Yes.

[59:13] >> Trustee Molino.

[59:14] » Trustee Molino.

[59:14] >> Yes.

[59:15] » Yes.

[59:15] >> And Deputy Mayor Heiser.

[59:16] » And Deputy Mayor Heiser.

[59:16] >> Yes, and thank you Ms. Shafer.

[59:18] » Yes, and thank you Ms. Shafer.

[59:18] >> Administrator's report.

[59:20] » Administrator's report.

[59:20] >> Okay, I do have several items I just

[59:21] » Okay, I do have several items I just

[59:21] want to mention. First being that um

[59:24] you know, we sent some messaging out to

[59:26] the community about the EPA and New York

[59:29] State DEC and the mercury uh follow-up

[59:32] that their DEC is planning. And uh we

[59:35] have been

[59:37] urging uh to get more information from

[59:39] the DEC and Department of Health. And uh

[59:42] we Deputy Mayor Heiser and I

[59:45] uh Michael Noak, Greg Rivera, and

[59:47] myself, we all met with the DEC and

[59:50] Department of Health today. And it was a

[59:52] it was a very productive meeting. So,

[59:54] there are two main reasons I'm going to

[59:56] focus kind of going forward, but the two

[59:58] main reasons for the additional

[59:59] investigation that there's going to be

[1:00:01] required testing of soil, groundwater,

[1:00:03] and vapor is that the state has a higher

[1:00:06] standard that of uh for cleaning up than

[1:00:08] the EPA did when they did this work back

[1:00:11] in 2000

[1:00:13] uh 4 to 7 and then again in '22 and uh

[1:00:17] final report in 2019.

[1:00:19] And also because the New York State DEC

[1:00:22] uh had asked for EPA to do more testing

[1:00:25] after the 2022

[1:00:27] uh after uh reports and testing that was

[1:00:30] done, but the EPA did not agree to that,

[1:00:32] so they wanted to do they want to do

[1:00:33] some additional testing now. Um the site

[1:00:36] was turned over to the DEC sometime

[1:00:38] after the 2022 report uh and testing

[1:00:42] that was done.

[1:00:43] Uh funding was established by the state,

[1:00:46] and now they're going to be proceeding

[1:00:47] with doing the additional investigation

[1:00:49] uh of the of the sites that they want to

[1:00:51] have tested or retested. Um

[1:00:54] >> [clears throat]

[1:00:55] » [clears throat]

[1:00:55] >> They have sent some access agreements

[1:00:56] » They have sent some access agreements

[1:00:56] out from 2024

[1:00:59] through now. And you know, we encourage

[1:01:01] residents to to look at those access

[1:01:04] agreements. Or if you didn't provide

[1:01:05] access, you know, we think it's good

[1:01:07] that they want to study the investigate

[1:01:09] the area to make sure

[1:01:11] if there's any issues that are still out

[1:01:13] there that they're addressed as as

[1:01:14] completely as possible. So, that's

[1:01:16] something that we we would encourage

[1:01:18] people to do.

[1:01:19] Um they're going to be sending the DEC

[1:01:21] is going to be sending us a full work

[1:01:22] plan. Right now, it's our understanding

[1:01:25] that at a minimum they're going to be

[1:01:26] doing 10 soil samples and four 14

[1:01:28] subsurface water and sediment samples.

[1:01:31] Uh and the the DEC is also going to be

[1:01:34] setting up a project web page. They're

[1:01:36] also be sending out an updated community

[1:01:39] uh notice that will provide more

[1:01:41] information to people.

[1:01:42] And um

[1:01:44] we asked the Department of Health, we

[1:01:45] said, "Is there any immediate danger for

[1:01:48] residents of any potential areas that

[1:01:50] they're concerned about?" And they give

[1:01:52] a kind of a careful answer as you'd

[1:01:53] expect the Department of Health to say,

[1:01:55] but at the same time they said they're

[1:01:56] not aware of anything that's an

[1:01:58] immediate concern or anything on the

[1:02:00] surface that's an immediate health

[1:02:02] concern. Um we said we'd like to see

[1:02:04] that in writing and to put that out to

[1:02:06] the community as well uh to alleviate

[1:02:09] any concerns. So, that's we're just

[1:02:10] sharing what was told to us by the

[1:02:12] Department of Health. And that's

[1:02:13] obviously based on what they know. If

[1:02:15] there other testing comes out and

[1:02:16] there's something that needs to be

[1:02:18] addressed, then it'll be done at that

[1:02:19] time. Um they are looking to come out in

[1:02:23] sometime in August or August September

[1:02:25] time period. I think it's about 45 days

[1:02:27] of collection time frame. Several weeks

[1:02:30] to do the uh the results of the soil of

[1:02:32] the testing. And then they talked about

[1:02:35] a year or two for the final report.

[1:02:36] Obviously, we Once you get to that

[1:02:38] point, we'd like to push that to be

[1:02:40] quicker than what they've said cuz we

[1:02:42] want to at least know the results and

[1:02:44] what the what the report says.

[1:02:46] Uh switching topics. Uh the paving on

[1:02:49] Ridge Street is going pretty smoothly.

[1:02:51] We think that's going well. Um Mr. Nowak

[1:02:54] has been working on that and uh working

[1:02:56] with the contractors and our public

[1:02:59] works department and the police

[1:03:00] department and the roads are about 80%

[1:03:02] milled right now, right, Michael?

[1:03:04] Michael? About 80% milled right now and

[1:03:06] about a third of the streets are paved

[1:03:09] and they'll be doing this work at least

[1:03:11] through

[1:03:12] anticipate through the end of next week.

[1:03:13] Of course, that's all weather dependent

[1:03:15] uh between this week and next week with

[1:03:17] the rain that's expected.

[1:03:19] Uh, also not directly as part of this

[1:03:22] project, but also in the same area we

[1:03:25] concurrently have a project going with

[1:03:26] the installation of a new site the new

[1:03:28] sidewalk at the entrance of Crawford

[1:03:30] across to the sidewalks on Ridge Street.

[1:03:33] So that you can expect in the next

[1:03:34] several weeks.

[1:03:35] Uh, right Michael? Is that about right?

[1:03:37] Of the next several weeks it's going on

[1:03:38] at the same time.

[1:03:40] Moving into uh, other items. Now the new

[1:03:44] online building permit system through

[1:03:46] GovWell is in now live and in place.

[1:03:49] That's been in place since July 14th.

[1:03:51] Much much smoother than the last system

[1:03:54] that we had. Oh great. Uh, good

[1:03:55] feedback. Implementation was much

[1:03:57] quicker, uh, smoother. We like the

[1:04:00] system. It There's a lot more people

[1:04:01] have questions there's easy ways to get

[1:04:03] answers either through there or through

[1:04:05] support. Um,

[1:04:08] so that's a much better process right

[1:04:10] now.

[1:04:11] Uh, ice cream Fridays the last one of

[1:04:13] them of the this year is scheduled the

[1:04:16] one last is

[1:04:17] for July is scheduled this week. That's

[1:04:19] July 31st this Friday from 6:00 to 7:30.

[1:04:23] And then another event is one to mention

[1:04:25] is coming up is our next music in the

[1:04:27] park event and that's Billy Dan which is

[1:04:30] going to be from 6:30 begins at 6:30 on

[1:04:33] August 5th. So we're looking forward to

[1:04:35] that. It'll be another We had a nice a

[1:04:37] nice time last time the last I last

[1:04:40] several ice cream events have been

[1:04:41] really well attended. The last music in

[1:04:43] the park event had a huge had a nice

[1:04:45] huge nice turnout and great band with

[1:04:48] Andrea and the Armenian Rug Riders. So

[1:04:50] we're looking forward to another great

[1:04:51] event on August 5th with Billy Dan.

[1:04:56] >> Anything else?

[1:04:57] » Anything else?

[1:04:57] >> That's enough.

[1:05:00] » Um, I would just like to

[1:05:02] >> Hm?

[1:05:04] » Hm?

[1:05:04] Ah, yes. We um,

[1:05:06] We also were in the process we have the

[1:05:08] company that is doing the remedial work

[1:05:10] on the uh, for the on Brook Lane.

[1:05:13] They're starting to remove the three

[1:05:14] houses on Brook Lane that the village

[1:05:16] purchased through the National Resource

[1:05:18] Conservation Service program. Uh they're

[1:05:21] currently doing work on the asbestos

[1:05:23] removal. And what else, Michael? Are

[1:05:25] there issues inside?

[1:05:27] Yeah.

[1:05:28] Um and and they're doing the work there.

[1:05:31] Um they provide the notice to the state

[1:05:32] and any other agencies they had to.

[1:05:35] We're also going to do [clears throat] a

[1:05:36] communication out handing out something

[1:05:37] out to the residents so they're aware of

[1:05:39] it. And then once they finish, we also

[1:05:41] have an inspection company on site that

[1:05:43] the board approved to watch over the

[1:05:45] whole all the removal to make sure

[1:05:47] everything's done safely with no impact

[1:05:50] on the neighboring properties. And once

[1:05:52] that's complete, then they can remove

[1:05:54] the homes. What residents should expect

[1:05:56] is they're going to see fencing around

[1:05:57] the exterior of the perimeter of the

[1:05:58] properties. And then the homes will be

[1:06:01] removed, regraded, planted with grass,

[1:06:04] very minimal landscaping, and it'll be

[1:06:06] forever with exist without any

[1:06:08] structures on those properties. So after

[1:06:11] Brook Lane, then they'll be going to

[1:06:13] probably Wyman Wyman and then Rockledge.

[1:06:17] >> I I just have two things. The first is

[1:06:19] » I I just have two things. The first is

[1:06:19] before the music on August 5th, we're

[1:06:22] having a um

[1:06:24] I'll call it a ceremony to express

[1:06:26] gratitude for all the volunteers.

[1:06:28] At 6:00 p.m.

[1:06:29] >> Yes.

[1:06:30] » Yes.

[1:06:30] >> Rockledge Park.

[1:06:31] » Rockledge Park.

[1:06:31] The other thing I'd like to do is

[1:06:33] express gratitude to the DPW and the

[1:06:36] police force for their work in the last

[1:06:38] storm.

[1:06:40] I mean,

[1:06:41] we have this horrible weather seemingly

[1:06:44] every other week, and

[1:06:47] the village was really safe.

[1:06:50] And it was cleaned up very quickly. And

[1:06:52] so I just want to express my gratitude.

[1:06:55] You guys did a great job.

[1:06:59] And having said that, if there is

[1:07:00] nothing else,

[1:07:02] the next meetings of the Board of

[1:07:05] Trustees will be August 11th. We only

[1:07:08] have one meeting in the month of August

[1:07:10] and September 8th.

[1:07:12] And if there is no objection, can we get

[1:07:14] a motion to adjourn?

[1:07:15] >> So moved.

[1:07:18] » So moved.

[1:07:18] >> Second.

[1:07:18] » Second.

[1:07:18] >> All in favor.

[1:07:19] » All in favor.

[1:07:19] >> All [laughter] in favor.

[1:07:21] » All [laughter] in favor.

[1:07:21] >> I'm going to hold out for a while.

[1:07:23] » I'm going to hold out for a while.

[1:07:23] Make all these guys sweat. Yes.

[1:07:26] Thank you very much and have a good

[1:07:27] evening and stay safe, everyone.

[1:10:59] » Mhm.

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