Mhm.
» Mhm.
» If If would all rise and please join me
in the Pledge of Allegiance.
» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
» [clears throat]
» Welcome to the
July 28th meeting of the Village of Rye
Brook Board of Trustees.
As you may notice, there are only three
of us here.
So, for anybody who has an application
on the agenda,
please understand that means it must be
unanimously approved. So, if you wish to
withdraw your application,
it might not be a bad idea because, you
know, I can't explain what these people
decide.
I mean, I know I'm a little bit weird,
but I can't I I will not try to deal
with them.
But, having said that,
the first item on our agenda
is considering adopting a secret
determination of significance for a
zoning petition and application
submitted by Erickson Senior Living
Properties LLC for the property located
at 975 Anderson Hill Road.
>> Whereas the Board of Trustees is in
» Whereas the Board of Trustees is in
receipt of a zoning petition and
applications for B PUD site plan and
subdivision approval submitted by
Erickson Senior Living for property
located at 975 Anderson Hill Road on 84
acres in the planned unit zoning
district, planned unit development
zoning district, the airport zoning
district, and
uh for an amendment to the Village Code
of the Zoning Code of the Village of Rye
Brook. And whereas the property is
located on the former Doral Arrowwood
Hotel and Conference Center.
And whereas the prop- the purpose of the
proposed text amendments to the zoning
code concerning the PUD is to allow
redevelopment of the property to include
a senior living community providing
continuum
of care to residents including 750
independent living units and 84 assisted
living units from memory care units
together with related amenities,
landscaping, parking and other site
improvements. And whereas the
preliminary site plans including the
concept plan for the proposed
development has been submitted with the
zoning petition and whereas the board of
trustees is the approval authority for
the zoning petition PUD concept plan,
PUD site plan and PUD subdivision. And
whereas the described in the full
environmental assessment form along with
the petition includes the text
amendments to the zoning code and the
redevelopment of the property as
described therein.
And whereas it's a proposed type one
action pursuant to seeker
and whereas on June 23rd, 2026 the board
referred the zoning petition and
applications to the planning board the
Rye Brook planning board for an advisory
report and recommendation and whereas on
June 26, 2026 notice of intent to
declare lead agency was also circulated
by the board of trustees to all known
involved and interested parties and 30
days has passed without receiving any
objections.
And whereas on about June 26, 2026
the zoning petition and applications
were referred to the county department
of planning pursuant to general
municipal law.
Now therefore be resolved that the board
of trustees hereby declares itself lead
agency and be it further resolved that
after taking a hard look at the EAF and
all associated materials prepared and
submitted in connection with the
proposed action the board the board
hereby adopts the annexed EAF part three
with attachment for the reasons set
forth and described therein and finds
the proposed action may result in one or
more significant and adverse
environmental impacts and therefore
adopts a positive declaration pursuant
to seeker there therefore thereby
requiring the preparation of a draft
environmental impact statement or a
DEIS. And be it further resolved, the
Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the
circulation of the draft DEIS scoping
outline as prepared and submitted by the
applicant to all known involved and
interested agencies pursuant to SEQR
regulations. And be it further resolved
that to provide an opportunity for
public participation in the scoping
process, which precedes which process
includes a 60-day time frame for the
lead agency to make revisions to the
draft DEIS scoping outline presented by
the applicant, the Board of Trustees
invites members of the public to submit
written comments on the D draft DEIS
scoping outline and schedules a public
hearing on the draft DEIS scoping
outline for Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
at 7:30 p.m. in Village Hall, 938 King
Street, Rye Brook, New York.
>> Can I get a motion and a second?
» Can I get a motion and a second?
>> Motion. Second.
» Motion. Second.
>> Thank you. Chris, you want to give us a
» Thank you. Chris, you want to give us a
brief
analysis of that lengthy [laughter]
>> Thanks a lot.
» Thanks a lot.
>> resolution.
» resolution.
>> So, the next steps in the SEQR process
» So, the next steps in the SEQR process
is now, you know, the Board had declared
its interest to become the lead agency.
We did the circulation of the notice.
Nobody objected. So, now the Board is
saying, we are the lead agency, meaning
you the Village Board, you are the lead
agency for the review of this project.
Uh the application has been referred to
the Planning Board. The application has
been referred to the um to the County
Department of Planning. Uh so, that's
currently underway. And the next step in
the SEQR process is lead agency is to
declare in this case the Board is
declaring that there's a positive
declaration, which means it has one or
more potential uh environmental issues
that need further study. And there's a
draft, what they call a scoping
document, which outlines the issues that
have to be studied in the DEIS, or the
draft environmental impact statement.
So, the applicant has has prepared that
scoping document as a draft, and that's
being circulated to all the involved and
interested agencies, as well as the
village board and the public, to make
any comments on the scoping outline,
which is a very important document, cuz
that does define what issues might
potentially could potentially be an
issue that needs further review or study
by the applicant through the review
process. So, that's where this is. The
We're referring the scoping document.
We're also setting a public hearing for
any and a time frame for any comments on
those documents. So, this is not to
approve the application. This is to
approve the document that will study the
issues that are relevant and important
as part of this application review.
>> Thank you. Is there any member of the
» Thank you. Is there any member of the
public that has anything to say about
this?
Knowing that there's an attorney out
there.
» [laughter]
» We should note that this may be the
first time.
>> Anything you want to correct from what I
» Anything you want to correct from what I
said?
>> who has [laughter] nothing to say.
» who has [laughter] nothing to say.
>> Any clarification on what I just
» Any clarification on what I just
summarized?
Okay.
» Greg?
>> Yes, sir. Where should Can I
» Yes, sir. Where should Can I
Can I comment?
No, so just to echo what Chris said,
I've had calls from the public saying
thinking this is like the end of the
process, and I just want to uh say for
anybody out there or that watching, this
is the very beginning of the process.
But, as Chris said,
uh this is just the document where
it's decided what gets studied. And it's
a 38-page document, but what I would
encourage the public, if you have an
issue, and leave aside the the words
environmental,
uh think about the word impact. If
you're thinking about impacts that you
care about, whether it's traffic or view
or
uh quality of the building, whatever it
is, um or it could be
storm water runoff, whatever it is,
look at the look at the 38-page
submittal there and see whether you
think that the way they're outlining the
studies would be adequate to address
the issues that you have. Because if the
studies don't get done, it's going to be
very hard at the end to argue that,
"Hey, I was worried about this and I
didn't see a study about that."
If you If you have concerns or impacts
that you think are going to impact you
or the community,
raise them now and um it's a healthy
process. I think everybody does better
when stuff gets vetted thoroughly. Or if
even if something's covered, if you
don't think it's going to be studied
enough, you know, say why you think
something should be studied more or
less. It's a public process.
You can submit written comments, you can
come in person. I just again encourage
the community cuz this is a large
proposed large development, one of the
largest ever proposed in Rye Brook. So,
let's take
take, you know, the time now to look at
this thing. We have 60 days and and make
sure that the right things are getting
studied.
>> I concur, but I see somebody is up
» I concur, but I see somebody is up
there.
>> Is this working? Is this on?
» Is this working? Is this on?
>> We hear you.
» We hear you.
>> Yeah. So, my name's Tony Veneziano. Just
» Yeah. So, my name's Tony Veneziano. Just
a few thoughts.
You're setting up a public scoping
meeting. So, on September 8th, anybody
in the public that wanted to come could
come to that meeting.
But it's not a meeting necessarily about
the project. It's a meeting about what
impacts should be studied.
>> Correct.
» Correct.
>> This is the very beginning of the
» This is the very beginning of the
process.
>> Correct.
» Correct.
>> The first thing is setting up You're
» The first thing is setting up You're
actually taking the first step, which is
the lead agency.
>> Right.
» Right.
>> So,
» So,
on the 8th, that'll be a meeting we've
already You have 38 pages of things we
think we need to study.
So,
you should come and you can talk to the
Village Board about it. But for the most
part, that's a process where we take
notes, put them in a a scoping outline.
Your board adopts a scoping outline, and
that's our index for the document we
submit.
>> Right.
» Right.
>> That document will come in later this
» That document will come in later this
year, and the action will be at the
hearing for that document, which will
probably be the beginning of 2027. So,
just so the public gets an idea of how
this will play out, because we're going
to have a scoping session, then we're
going to go back and do our EIS, then
we're to come back, and you'll deem it
complete, and then we'll have the
hearing. So, they have plenty of time
to land.
>> Right, but my point was, for instance,
» Right, but my point was, for instance,
people have told me they're concerned
about the height of the buildings.
Look at the scoping documents. Do you
feel the visual aspect of the height, if
that's what you're concerned about?
Maybe you're not concerned about it.
Is that being studied thoroughly enough?
We can do And that's what But don't wait
till the end of the process and say
>> But
» But
>> Right.
» Right.
>> part of it is we know what they want,
» part of it is we know what they want,
and we know what you need. Height,
traffic, we understand it. Those are two
of the primary issues. So, we're going
to study that to the to the 12th degree
to make sure we have all the evidence,
and it it'll it'll work out.
>> Well, I think also, just to underscore
» Well, I think also, just to underscore
what you've just said, the purpose of
the September 8th meeting is not for
people to come here and say, "Well, we
think this project is stupid. We would
much rather have tennis courts there or
something like that."
>> Right.
» Right.
>> This is This is really limited purpose.
» True.
>> Yeah.
» Yeah.
Any other comments?
>> No No comment.
» No No comment.
>> Peter, you have
» [laughter]
» Trustee Crome?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Trustee Morino?
» Trustee Morino?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
» And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Thank you very much.
» Thank you very much.
>> Item number two on our agenda.
» Item number two on our agenda.
Considering a request for an
exemption/extension
of chapter 158, section 2.1 of the
Village Code regarding a seasonal leaf
blower ban for 699 Westchester Avenue,
the former Westchester Hilton property.
>> Whereas on in April 2023, the Board of
» Whereas on in April 2023, the Board of
of Trustees approved a local law
enacting a seasonal gas-powered leaf
blower ban from May 1st through
September 30th effective back in 2024.
And whereas under the code, properties
of 5 acres or more can apply to the
board for a full or partial exemption or
or extension. And whereas the an
application has been distributed to all
the properties that are eligible. And
whereas
uh on July 2024 and March 2025, the
Board of Trustees approved a request for
an exempt exemption of the code enacting
sea- seasonal leaf blower ban for 699
Westchester Avenue. And whereas a
one-year exemption was granted by the
Board of Trustees expired on October
1st, 2025.
And whereas on June 25th, 2026,
representatives of 699 Westchester
Avenue submitted an application for a
further exemption from the requirements
of the local law requiring a seasonal
ban on gas gas-powered leaf blowers. Now
therefore be resolved that after
consideration of the intent of the local
law as well as the considerations raised
in the application, the Board of
Trustees the Board of Trustees either
approves, denies, or approves with
conditions the request for an exempt
exemption of the Village Code. And then
the board can establish any conditions
that they wish as part of the
application or exemption consideration.
>> Okay. Can I get a motion and a second,
» Okay. Can I get a motion and a second,
please?
>> Motion.
» Motion.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Is there somebody from the public who
» Is there somebody from the public who
would like to talk about this
application?
» Good evening. My name is Juan Monte and
I'm responsible of
699
uh
>> which is the minimum.
» which is the minimum.
>> Uh you know this a property is a full
» Uh you know this a property is a full
Mr. Chairman, this is
and I can say it. Okay. Thank you for
the
uh renew the
application.
>> Has anything changed?
» Has anything changed?
>> Not yet.
» Not yet.
>> Nothing.
» Nothing.
>> No, because
» No, because
uh you know the property is closed.
But
we had to look and came here like
just open.
And you know this is a really huge
property.
And for the
um
body rating is
it's not worth it.
>> And I believe
» And I believe
that last time you were going to be
using
uh electric blowers near the building
itself.
>> I will.
» I will.
>> Okay.
» Okay.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> It's so
» It's so
the approval last year had two different
granted the extension through September
30th, 2025. And it also required that
that battery operated leaf blowers shall
be used on sidewalks, pathways adjacent
to the building. So you've been able to
do that?
>> Yes, I do.
» Yes, I do.
>> Okay.
direction
And you're looking for a one-year
extension?
>> Yes.
» Don, Sal, any comments?
>> Um
» Um
>> [snorts]
» [snorts]
>> No. One-year extensions uh
» No. One-year extensions uh
reasonable. It's not a two years, that's
good.
>> Yeah.
» Yeah.
>> Shorten that one.
» Shorten that one.
>> What one year is what we've been doing
» What one year is what we've been doing
all along. Don, any thoughts?
>> Yeah. No, I think it's
» Yeah. No, I think it's
do what we've been doing for everybody
else, which is one year.
» Correct.
>> Okay, so that you can't do the somebody
» Okay, so that you can't do the somebody
has to make a motion to put to approve
it with the I'm assuming the board wants
to make a motion to approve it subject
to the same conditions of last year,
which is battery operated leaf blowers
shall continue to be used on sidewalks,
pathways adjacent to the building, and
that this extension is granted through
September 30th, 2026.
>> Can we get a motion and a second on
» Can we get a motion and a second on
that?
>> So moved.
» So moved.
>> Second.
» Trustee Quan.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Trustee Morlino.
» Trustee Morlino.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And Deputy Mayor Heiser.
» And Deputy Mayor Heiser.
>> Yes.
» Thank you.
» The third item on our agenda,
considering approving the use of village
streets on Carlton Lane and Bonwit Road
for a block party on September 6th,
2026.
» Whereas the village has received a
letter dated June July 14th, 2026
from Fabio Marconi of 11 Carlton Lane
requesting the use of village streets
for a block party to be held on Sunday,
September 6th from 4:00 to 11:00 p.m.
And whereas the board of board is
supportive of this proposed block party,
now therefore be it resolved that the
use of Carlton Lane and Bonwit Road on
Sunday, September 6th from 4:00 to 11:00
p.m. for the proposed block party on
Carlton Carlton Lane and Bonwit Road as
event is hereby approved with the terms
to be established by the police
department.
>> Can I get a motion and a second, please?
» Can I get a motion and a second, please?
>> So moved.
» Second.
>> Is there anybody here to talk about this
» Is there anybody here to talk about this
application?
» Hi. So, I'm Fabio Marconi, and this is a
third year we're doing this party. It's
a great event for families and all for
friends coming over. I think it's a very
short street, like like this, and this
is Carlton Lane. So, we
close the street and have all these
friends. Last year, I think we had
around
uh
350 people coming over.
So, it was very like good for the kids
to be out and all this interaction and
the
>> Nice. Great.
» Nice. Great.
>> Sounds like fun. The The one thing the
» Sounds like fun. The The one thing the
village is always just concerned make
sure there's always going to be
if necessary that the emergency vehicles
can get through that and you'll work
that out with the police department.
>> And you've reviewed this all with the
» And you've reviewed this all with the
police department already?
>> So, my next step is I think now I sent
» So, my next step is I think now I sent
an email to them saying this is
happening
» Yep.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> Yeah, so that's the idea, right? You
» Yeah, so that's the idea, right? You
know, you get all directions and that's
like we did 2 years ago, right? The last
2 years, so it's going to be the same
thing. So,
>> Yep. Sounds good.
» Yep. Sounds good.
>> Very good.
» Very good.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Wonderful.
» Trustee Quan? Yes, great idea.
>> Trustee Morlino?
» Trustee Morlino?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
» And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
>> Yes, if I'm invited.
» Yes, if I'm invited.
>> [laughter]
» Oh, good.
>> Okay. Agenda number number four.
» Okay. Agenda number number four.
Considering approving contract number
>> 26-17,
» 26-17,
NFC equipment install.
>> Whereas the Village of Rye Brook has
» Whereas the Village of Rye Brook has
solicited bids for contract 27-26-17,
NFC equipment install, and whereas the
bid for contract for that contract was
advertised in the Journal News, Lohud as
the official newspaper,
uh and was also made available in the
Empire State Purchasing Group Bid
System, and whereas at 10:00 a.m. on
Friday, July 24th, all bids received
were opened and summarized below. There
was one bidder, which is Level Up Retail
Services of uh
Palmyra, Hurricane, oh Utah, I guess.
West Palmyra, Hurricane, Utah.
All right. Uh and the total is 39,750.
Now, therefore, be resolved that
following review of the bids by the
village administrator and superintendent
of public works, the Board of Trustees
has determined the lowest responsible
bidder meeting the requirements of the
contract is Level Up Retail Services for
a total bid amount of 39750.
Be it further resolved the Board of
Trustees hereby waives the requirement
for Level Up Retail Services to provide
a bid bond or certified check as part of
the contract install. Be it further
resolved that the mayor, deputy mayor,
and administrator are authorized to
execute and deliver all documents
necessary or appropriate to accomplish
the purposes of the resolution.
>> Okay. Can I get a motion and a second,
» Okay. Can I get a motion and a second,
please?
>> Motion.
» Motion.
>> Second.
» Can I get you to summarize what this is?
>> If If you would. Sure. I I'm just glad
» If If you would. Sure. I I'm just glad
to see that there aren't any outliers as
far as
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> So, if you recall, this was done as a
» So, if you recall, this was done as a
best value bid that had we we did do
this as a bid that um because there's
authorized installers. So, they're you
know, currently the contractor our
contractor's finishing up in uh the uh
concrete pad. Once the pad is completed
and tested, then the next step is to
install the equipment that gets
delivered. They do have authorized
installers, although anybody else could
bid on it, but since anyone There's
multiple people that could bid on it. Uh
the fix the price was actually not
unexpected. It was fixed. So, this was
We only received one bid, but it is at
the expected amount of 39750 for that
which was originally provided to us
through the National Fitness uh Council
as the expected price for this bid.
So, if you remember, we put
differentiators in the review that if we
had multiple bidders, who could do it
the fastest, who could had the most
experience, that kind of stuff. But with
one bidder,
you know, they qualify.
>> Fair enough.
» Fair enough.
Don Seal, any comments?
>> No.
» No.
>> Seems straightforward.
» Seems straightforward.
>> Yes.
» Trustee Kram?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Trustee Morlino?
» Trustee Morlino?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
» And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Number five, considering an extension of
» Number five, considering an extension of
an agreement between the Village of Rye
Brook and Eastern Communications LTD for
police department radio maintenance.
>> Whereas on in April 2025, the Board of
» Whereas on in April 2025, the Board of
Trustees had approved an agreement with
Rye Brook and Eastern Communications to
provide the required maintenance for 45
police department radios and an option
for 24/7 call support. And whereas one
current agreement with Eastern
Communications has expired. And whereas
Eastern Communications has given the
Village of Rye Brook another one-year
extension proposal effective May 31st,
2026 for a total cost of 23,325.
And whereas Rye Brook is interested in
accepting the proposed one-year
extension. Now therefore be resolved
that the Board of Trustees hereby
approves the proposed one-year extension
agreement between the Village and
Eastern Communications
to provide the required maintenance for
45 police department radios and an
option for 24/7 call support subject to
modification by Council. Be it further
resolved the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and
Administrator authorized to execute all
documents necessary to accomplish the
purposes of the resolution.
>> Can I get a motion and a second, please?
» Can I get a motion and a second, please?
>> Motion.
» Motion.
>> Second.
» Chief, you have anything to say about
this?
» [laughter]
>> Good enough.
» [snorts]
>> You're obvious You're obviously happy
» You're obvious You're obviously happy
with the past service.
>> Absolutely.
» One thing I will just add is the exact
verbatim of last year's agreement.
Which is good.
>> Trustee Cronyn?
» Trustee Cronyn?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Trustee Morlino?
» Trustee Morlino?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
» And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Number six. Considering an agreement
» Number six. Considering an agreement
between the Village of Rye Brook and the
New York State Office of Information
Technology services for multi-factor
authentication MFA
hardware tokens.
>> Whereas the Village of Rye Brook seeks
» Whereas the Village of Rye Brook seeks
to strengthen its cybersecurity
capabilities and whereas the The of Rye
Brook has been awarded a grant for
multi-factor authentication hardware
tokens by the state Department of
Information Services in the amount of
$6,158.40.
And whereas the Village of Rye Brook is
interested in accepting the MFA hardware
tokens. Now therefore be resolved that
the Board of Trustees hereby approves
the proposed agreement between Rye Brook
and the state Department of Information
Services to accept the grant for those
tokens in the amount of to modification
by council. And be it further resolved
the mayor and administrator authorized
to sign and execute any documents
necessary to accomplish the purposes of
the resolution.
>> Can I get a motion and a second, please?
» Can I get a motion and a second, please?
>> Motion. Second.
» Motion. Second.
>> I I I
» I I I
I will admit that I'm a Luddite.
What is a multi-factor authentication
hardware token?
>> You Everyone knows You know what a
» You Everyone knows You know what a
multi-factor authentication, right? You
know how you have multiple ways to
identify. Sometimes you have to do
two-factor authentication. You're
definitely It's a way to create security
to make sure that, you know, the bad
guys don't get a hold of your computer.
And it's a way to have uh
a another factor to be able to
authenticate who the person is. So in
this case, this was received through a
grant uh 100% paid for. So we didn't
have to We didn't have to put anything
uh towards it. And the state in this
case provides us with the tokens, which
are basically You can You can think of
it like a like an insert into your
computer where it stays with the person.
So that's authenticating that that's the
person who's providing it, and it's
authenticated. Um so it's an additional
It's much more authentic better
authenticator than other standards that
are out there. So it's a higher level
Think of it as a higher level of
authentication by having these tokens
that get presented to us. Um they manage
it. They provide the support for it.
They do the training for it. So it's a
kind of all all-in-one package provided
by the state.
>> Are they little sticks
» Are they little sticks
>> So each person would get an
» So each person would get an
individualized token?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And they're little things that
» And they're little things that
>> on your keychain. In the old days, we
» on your keychain. In the old days, we
used to have things
>> I haven't seen them yet. Okay.
» I haven't seen them yet. Okay.
>> Because you need it to get into your
» Because you need it to get into your
>> was approved like a year ago.
» was approved like a year ago.
>> Okay. [laughter]
» Okay. [laughter]
>> We're still waiting for them. They
» We're still waiting for them. They
ordered them.
Uh it was approved a long time ago.
>> It's better than just sending a code to
» It's better than just sending a code to
your cell phone, right?
>> It's better than just having an app on
» It's better than just having an app on
your phone, which is important, but it's
another level of authentication.
And another level of security.
>> Another password.
» Another password.
>> Yeah.
» Yeah.
>> Well, even even worse, cuz if you don't
» Well, even even worse, cuz if you don't
have it
>> It's actually easier in a lot of ways,
» It's actually easier in a lot of ways,
too, though, cuz it carries it goes with
you.
» You drop blood on it and
>> And
» And
do we know where these would be used?
Just for administrative things or like
the police department?
>> our IT consultant to figure out the best
» our IT consultant to figure out the best
place for them to go. We had another
one, too, another grant we tried to get
on it, but was denied, so this is the
one that was approved.
But it is covered 100%, which is nice.
>> I I see the word token, I think Subway.
» I I see the word token, I think Subway.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> Not anymore. Not anymore. Not anymore.
» Not anymore. Not anymore. Not anymore.
>> I'm old.
» I'm old.
Any other comments?
» Trustee Crump?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Trustee Morlino?
» Trustee Morlino?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
» And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Number seven.
» Number seven.
Considering approving an amendment to an
intermunicipal agreement between the
Village of Rye Brook and Westchester
County for solid waste and recyclables
disposal for refuse disposal district
number one.
>> Whereas the Village of Rye Brook is part
» Whereas the Village of Rye Brook is part
of refuse refuse disposal district one
for the county solid waste and
recyclable disposable services, and
whereas we pay a tonnage fee for
disposal of solid waste and recycling at
the county facility, and whereas we
currently pay $45 per ton for disposal
of solid waste and recycling uh and
whereas Westchester County is raising
the per per price per tonnage to 46.36
per ton for municipalities as part of
the district and whereas Rye Brook must
approve the amendment to the
inter-municipal agreement with the
county for solid waste and recyclable
disposal services and whereas the
Village of Board of Trustees hereby
approves the amendment to an
inter-municipal agreement between Rye
Brook and the county for solid waste and
recyclable disposal services under
refuse disposal with this district under
subject to modification by council. Wow,
that's a mouthful. And be it further
resolved that the mayor, deputy mayor,
and administrator authorized to sign and
execute any documents necessary to
accomplish the purposes of the
resolution.
>> Thank you. Can I get a motion and a
» Thank you. Can I get a motion and a
second, please?
>> Motion.
» Motion.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> And I think there's also an escalator in
» And I think there's also an escalator in
there as well
um on the per ton
uh in the agreement as well. So
um I forget what it's based on, but
there's an escalator. We really don't
have a choice. You want to bring your
garbage somewhere?
You got it. The county's going to be
cheaper than any private facility and
that's why you have to go there and
that's what they're like anyone else
their operating costs go up.
>> I noticed the phrase a new tipping fee
» I noticed the phrase a new tipping fee
will be 4636 from 45. What is a tipping
fee?
>> It's the the weight of the uh the fee
» It's the the weight of the uh the fee
for the weight of the material you're
bringing there.
>> All right, they literally
» All right, they literally
think of it as tipping the
>> tipping the
» tipping the
>> tipping the garbage truck up and having
» tipping the garbage truck up and having
the stuff come down.
>> weight.
» weight.
>> So it's based on
» So it's based on
weight per
cost per ton to dispose of the waste at
site X, Y, or Z.
>> It's a funny name though.
» It's a funny name though.
>> It's a tipping weight, it's really
» It's a tipping weight, it's really
dumping weight.
>> It's a funny name and early in my career
» It's a funny name and early in my career
in the 90s there was somebody who came
to a budget public hearing that
was concerned because there was a budget
line that said tipping fee uh tipping in
it. So they thought there was tips given
out to [laughter] people instead it was
a refuse fee.
>> Not unreasonable.
» Not unreasonable.
>> It's not unreasonable.
» It's not unreasonable.
>> No. And I think it's sad that you knew
» No. And I think it's sad that you knew
what it meant.
>> I used to be in the industry, believe it
» I used to be in the industry, believe it
or not.
>> Okay.
» Okay.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> Believe it, but I still think it's sad
» Believe it, but I still think it's sad
that you knew what it meant.
» Great.
>> Got to bring it somewhere.
» Got to bring it somewhere.
Trustee Crown?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Trustee Molina?
» Trustee Molina?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And Deputy Mayorheiser?
» And Deputy Mayorheiser?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Number eight.
» Number eight.
Considering setting a public hearing
modifying chapter 240-10.1
of the village code concerning
additional signage on North Ridge
Street.
>> Okay. Now, therefore, be it resolved
» Okay. Now, therefore, be it resolved
that a public hearing will be held by
the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, August
11th, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. on a proposed
local law amending the village code
concerning prohibiting prohibited turns
on North Ridge Street.
>> Can I get a motion and a second, please?
» Can I get a motion and a second, please?
>> Motion.
» Motion.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Chris, you want to clarify a little bit?
» Chris, you want to clarify a little bit?
>> Yeah. Now, as every I think everyone's
» Yeah. Now, as every I think everyone's
familiar with, particularly at the uh in
the afternoon pick-up time frame,
there's a real logjam of vehicles both
north and south on Ridge Street as cars
are queuing up to pick up the children
from uh Ridge Street Elementary School.
So, this is something that's been
discussed. We agreed We had talked to
the school district when this is
happening. Police helped at various
times to kind of help move people
through. Um but it's really a problem
cuz the road gets so narrow and it can
be difficult for cars to get through. Uh
they're queuing and waiting for the kids
to come up and uh but they're queuing
onto Ridge Street cuz there's not enough
queuing space off on the campus itself
at the school.
So, they they do the school does what
they can. Um they try to work it within
the three parking lots that they have.
Uh different kind of uh areas for for
pick-up and for employee parking. And uh
we agreed to wait until after the school
year so that any change could be
considered by the and the school board
uh prior to the start of the September
school year. So, this certainly this
won't solve the problem, but we hope
this will, you know, in general when you
talk about traffic issues, you know,
left turns are your enemy. So, by trying
to keep the traffic flowing in the
northbound lane,
the that keeps uh so the cars won't
continue to pass and create literally
uh they come up head-on. Uh not that
they're driving at far fast speeds
because they're usually going slow
through that area
during that traffic jam, but you get two
cars that are really fronting each other
and because they're queued up both north
and south, there's nowhere to go. So,
they kind of work their way through, but
imagine if there was a fire truck trying
to get through at the same time. So, um
Chief Dengler and I and Greg Rivera, we
we met with the superintendent Michael
Noack met with the superintendent of
schools and uh the principal and their
staff and this is something that was
proposed to uh consider as a as a step
and hopefully this will help alleviate
some of the flow issues. If it doesn't,
we all said, you know, things can
change, you know, and yeah, if this
doesn't work, then we'll look to modify
further. They may have to do things, for
instance, on campus.
Um but for now, this is a way that by
what we're doing and proposing is that
two of the left turns on Ridge Street
and two of the turns coming out of the
parking lots are restricted. So, in
other words, the upper the northernmost
parking lot, cars will not be able to
make the left into that parking lot. The
middle parking lot, which is the main
lot that people pick up from, you
couldn't make the left. So, what they're
going to be forced to do is drive up to
one of the other Country Ridge Roads or
hopefully follow different patterns down
King Street and so this way they don't
have to turn around in the Country Ridge
area and come down and queue up on the
southbound Ridge Street lane. Uh it's a
short-term problem, but it during the
day and during the school year, but it
can be something that um that can really
logjam that area. The other two turns
that are restricted is coming out of the
parking lot. So, we're looking to
restrict the left coming out of the
northernmost parking lot, and also
restrict the left coming out of the
middle lot. So, everyone will be forced
to make right-hand turns. Again, the
idea here is left turns cause traffic
problems, left turns can cause
accidents, and it restricts flow. So,
this is proposed as a as a step to see
if this will help the situation during
that time. Again, not expecting that
things will flow
flow freely all the time, but at least
you'll emergency services can get
through, and it seems to we think we
believe there'll be less chance of
accidents occurring compared to what
there is there now.
>> Well, two things. One, the word Q is one
» Well, two things. One, the word Q is one
of my favorites cuz it's a five-letter
word with four unnecessary letters.
Two, I will have to ferret out of my
house a book called No Left Turns.
When J. Edgar Hoover was head of the
FBI, he was in an automobile accident.
His chauffeur was making a left-hand
turn, and they had an accident.
Thereafter, he decreed no one could make
a left-hand turn if he was in the car.
>> Okay.
» Okay.
>> And so, they had to route traffic
» And so, they had to route traffic
coming out of airports, everything. No
left turns.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> So, I will try to find that book for
» So, I will try to find that book for
you.
>> That's perfect.
» That's perfect.
>> Any other comments?
» Any other comments?
>> Yeah, I had one.
» Yeah, I had one.
Quick question.
Um where would the signs whose property
are the signs going to be all the signs
going to be on? Are you going to
>> There's a There's a map that shows where
» There's a There's a map that shows where
the signs are on the back of it.
>> I did I did see
» I did I did see
>> Two two maps. Hm?
» Two two maps. Hm?
>> In the right-of-way.
» In the right-of-way.
>> Yeah.
» Yeah.
>> I mean, the right-of-way, and some are
» I mean, the right-of-way, and some are
going to be on the
>> Two And some will be on the
» Two And some will be on the
>> residential property
» residential property
>> residential prop- residential properties
» residential prop- residential properties
on the right. Two of the signs will be
there going no left turns.
>> Mhm.
» Mhm.
>> The school is also going to put them on
» The school is also going to put them on
the exit of their roadways.
>> Okay.
» Okay.
>> And then we're going to also put them
» And then we're going to also put them
across the street when it's facing we're
hoping to put on the same sign on the
northernmost one. You can't?
Two separate posts. Okay. We were hoping
to do it but I guess Michael looked at
it not able to. So we're going to also
have to have one facing when people are
coming out saying
>> Right. And the residents are they
» Right. And the residents are they
prepared for that? Signage doesn't
matter maybe but
>> It is more signage. We're going to we
» It is more signage. We're going to we
always try to find
we always try to find the least
obtrusive place while still having to
put one out there.
>> Like between the property lines right at
» Like between the property lines right at
the property lines in there.
>> Yeah, we try to.
» Yeah.
>> Not always perfect but we try to. We
» Not always perfect but we try to. We
don't nobody wants it right in front of
their middle of their lawn.
>> Yeah, right. It's not
» Yeah, right. It's not
>> We understand that.
» We understand that.
>> Okay.
» Okay.
>> Any other comments?
» Any other comments?
>> The school board letter
» The school board letter
talked about it being a pilot. Do we
view you know, a pilot project like a
try a trial?
>> It is.
» It is.
>> Well, it's in our code. Nothing Nothing
» Well, it's in our code. Nothing Nothing
that we do can't be undone.
>> Right.
» Right.
>> So we're hoping this cuz let's face it
» So we're hoping this cuz let's face it
if it doesn't mostly the other
alternatives would be
probably bigger changes on campus which
would cost more money.
>> You know, I'm fine with it being a trial
» You know, I'm fine with it being a trial
but just keeping an open mind to other
things cuz what I one thing I learned
from all the traffic study down by the
middle school is there's a lot of
unintuitive stuff with traffic.
>> That's right.
» That's right.
>> Like you think oh, if we just do X Y and
» Like you think oh, if we just do X Y and
Z it'll solve the problem and the
experts say that's been tried a hundred
times and it doesn't work.
>> We've underlined that this there's that
» We've underlined that this there's that
we think it'll be better but we're not
>> Right. I I saw you saying yeah.
» Right. I I saw you saying yeah.
>> Yeah, listen the the issue is some of
» Yeah, listen the the issue is some of
the people it's an inexpensive way to
see if we can make it flow and make it
safer.
As a first step to see if that helps
solve the problem and at least solves it
enough.
>> Right.
» Right.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> Um the downsides the the biggest
» Um the downsides the the biggest
downsides would be the two property, you
know, the property owners would have it.
And the other one is people may turn
into some of the side streets and turn
around on those streets, and that could
be people in those neighborhood may not
appreciate that either. You hope that
people will find a different traffic
pattern down route King Street, but you
know, some will probably go in and turn
around in the neighborhoods, which some
may not appreciate. So, nothing is
perfect. It's it's a step.
>> Right.
» Any other comments?
>> No.
» No.
>> All right.
» All right.
>> Trustee Kraemer?
» Trustee Kraemer?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Trustee Morina?
» Trustee Morina?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
» And Deputy Mayor Heiser?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Number nine. Considering an agreement
» Number nine. Considering an agreement
between the Village of Rye Brook and
Civic Link to establish a community
calendar and outreach.
>> Whereas the Village of Rye Brook seeks
» Whereas the Village of Rye Brook seeks
to improve communication outreach to all
village stakeholders, and whereas Rye
Brook has received proposal from Civic
Link to establish a community calendar
to allow communication and information
sharing among the Village of Rye Brook,
the Town of Rye uh the Chamber of
Commerce, the Port Chester uh Library,
and whereas under the terms of the
agreement, the community calendar will
receive for 1 year from the date of
execution at a total village cost of
$3,500, will be active for 1 year. And
whereas Rye Brook is interested in
accepting the proposed agreement, now
therefore be it resolved that the Board
of Trustees hereby
approves the proposed agreement between
Rye Brook and Civic Link to establish a
community calendar to allow
communication and information sharing
between Rye Brook, the Chamber of
Commerce, and the Port Chester Rye Brook
Library, uh subject to modifications by
council, and be it further resolved the
mayor, deputy mayor, and administrator
authorized to sign and execute any
documents necessary to accomplish the
purposes of the resolution.
>> Can I have a motion second, please?
» Can I have a motion second, please?
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Chris, this probably needs some
» Chris, this probably needs some
amplification.
>> Sure, absolutely happy to. Happy to. So,
» Sure, absolutely happy to. Happy to. So,
this is a an organization we've looked
at for a several years now.
Um, and this is something they're trying
to get into this area, which we often
take advantage of whenever we can, but
this is one that we think this one of
the biggest losses we've all talked
about is the Westmore News and their
ability to share just information going
on in the community. This certainly
won't replace all of Westmore News does,
but what we find is administratively,
you know, in terms of community
information that's going on out there,
you know, you have to we have to put it
on
email blast. We've got to put it on
social media. We've got to put it on our
website. We've got to put it each one
takes an entry. Then you get the library
or the chamber that say, "Can you
advertise this for us?" And, you know,
with Greg or I, which is usually the two
people doing it, you know, we'll put it
on if we have time. And then we'll try
to put it on and we'll put it at the
bottom of ours. But it's not really good
concise information about the events or
at least not as good as it can be. So,
one of the things we've been doing is
saying, "Let's look at this Civic Link,
which really has an enhanced for a very
nominal cost." So, $3,500 a year, what
it does is it gives the community the
same look and feel for different type of
events. So, residents also don't while
it's a hard thing to do
administratively, residents have to go
to the Chamber website or they got to go
to the Library website or they got to go
to the Town of Rye website or they got
to go to the Village of Rye Brook
website to look for each one of those
types of events instead of opening up
the Westmore News or something and
seeing what's going on. So, what this is
doing is giving this the residents the
same look and feel and it allows we
they're able to go we brought in the
Chamber of Commerce, we brought in the
Library. We also showed it to the Town
of Rye, who is considering it. We showed
it to Port Chester as well, but they're
kind of going in another direction with
all the development. Town of Rye is
looking at this administratively and if
they do it, the price would drop to
3,000 and we would get 500 back. But,
um,
what this would do would give access
where
say the Chamber or the say the Library
has a has a program or another community
group has a program, they go through our
We provide the link to them. They upload
the information. It goes into it in a
very standard format and it gets
uploaded on our calendar. It would have
to be approved by the village. It would
be approved by by myself or by Greg. We
would approve whatever it is so we know
what's going on our website. The other
thing and if you go to the links for
that calendar, it's all going to have
the same look. It's going to be provided
It's also going to be able to provide
directions to the site if there's a
payment required. It'll link to their
payment section on the other group's
website. So everything gets linked to
the group that's actually posting it on.
And it really prevents gives two things.
The residents one location to go to for
community events. Uh it also provides
access to the provides the opportunity
where we can take the information, we
post it in one spot and it'll be pushed
not just to that site, but to all their
social media as well. So we don't have
to do that again as another entry which
is what we were required to do. So for
the price point and for the value, we
think this is worth worth trying.
And uh we'll see how it goes. They're
also given free access to the same
program for the library and the chamber
as part of this.
It'll be our coordination and our link,
but they'll be providing so the the
chamber or the library will be able to
get the same information back and
they'll approve whether or not they want
it on their calendar on their sites. So
at least those This is a step towards
getting people onto the same platform
look and feel so they're not searching
everything out. Uh and it'll be
um I think a really interesting way to
kind of go about it and helpful for the
residents. It'll cause us less work and
give residents a simple place to go and
have the same look and feel whether
whichever site you're on.
>> So who owns the
» So who owns the
>> town does it, that'll be an even bigger
» town does it, that'll be an even bigger
benefit. But even if they don't, they'll
be able to enter information in as well
and put it on our system as well.
>> And who feeds all this information in
» And who feeds all this information in
the junk we have to do it?
>> No, the best part is it's filled in by
» No, the best part is it's filled in by
that by the agency that's doing the
program and then we just approve it.
>> So you have to say hey we're having an
» So you have to say hey we're having an
event
next month.
>> Libraries having an event. They're going
» Libraries having an event. They're going
to enter it in on the system. And it's
going to go on to our community
calendar. It'll say who it's from. So
that's why it's not it'll be clear it's
not from the Village of Rye Brook. It's
a library but it'll be right listed then
residents can sort out. I only want
library events. I only want Rye Brook
events. I want to just look at each
thing individually. So it's very
flexible. Yeah.
>> And it'll be it'll be integrated with
» And it'll be it'll be integrated with
our website.
>> Correct.
» Correct.
>> And it'll replace the event section of
» And it'll replace the event section of
our website. Yeah.
>> Yeah, we won't have to do that separate
» Yeah, we won't have to do that separate
listing like we do now. Yeah.
» As as I do a bit of proofreading in
another part of my life,
I think you need a comma in the second
and fifth paragraphs after the words
Town of Rye.
Because it looks like it's Town
>> Rye is should actually be deleted out of
» Rye is should actually be deleted out of
that because that it's actually just the
Chamber of Commerce.
>> Okay, but if it's going to stay in
» Okay, but if it's going to stay in
there, you need a comma after Rye.
>> If you did that, you'd have to put Port
» If you did that, you'd have to put Port
Chester Rye Brook Rye Town Chamber of
Commerce.
>> But otherwise it looks like the Town of
» But otherwise it looks like the Town of
Rye Chamber of Commerce.
>> Yep, we're going to I I I didn't read it
» Yep, we're going to I I I didn't read it
that way and I I deleted it out on
>> No, I understand.
» No, I understand.
What does the Town of Rye do for their
advertise their
>> They give it to us. They put it on their
» They give it to us. They put it on their
site. So they've got the same problem
that we do. It's funny that when we talk
to like the library and the chamber and
the town, they're all like
boy, that would eliminate a lot of steps
for
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> And in what social media does it get
» And in what social media does it get
automatically posted? Do Facebook
>> Yeah, we can post it right from there
» Yeah, we can post it right from there
into our social media.
>> And we can pick like I know we have a
» And we can pick like I know we have a
number of like uh
we have quite a few social media
>> Yeah.
» Yeah.
>> feeds
» feeds
>> Anything we do, we can
» Anything we do, we can
>> We can pick like which feeds it, you
» We can pick like which feeds it, you
know, recreation, village
>> Correct.
» Correct.
>> We don't have necessarily one-stop
» We don't have necessarily one-stop
shopping even on our
>> And we've got to re-enter. You realize
» And we've got to re-enter. You realize
so every event right now we've got to
re-enter or post back into each one of
those circles.
>> No, I noticed like Greg will do it on
» No, I noticed like Greg will do it on
his personal, Greg will do it on the
village, it'll come out of the rec, you
know.
>> of that is double entry on each one of
» of that is double entry on each one of
those.
» Any other comments?
>> And God forbid there's a change of date
» And God forbid there's a change of date
or time.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> I know.
» I know.
>> Greg.
» Trustee Krain.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Trustee Morlino.
» Trustee Morlino.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And Deputy Mayor Heiser.
» And Deputy Mayor Heiser.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Number 10, considering a salary increase
» Number 10, considering a salary increase
for the assistant foreman.
» Whereas the village administrator and
Teamsters Local 456 have prepared a
memorandum of understanding and reached
an agreement to increase the salary for
the assistant foreman by $350 per month
as a recognition of the roles and
responsibilities of the employees in
this position, be it therefore be
resolved that the Board of Trustees
hereby approves the agreement between
Rye Brook and the Teamsters that will
increase the foreman salary by 350 a
month effective July 29th, 2026
and the additional
um
Now, we should just do that.
Oh, well, it's fine. An increase the
additional 4,200 per year will be added
and incorporated into this annual base
salary going forward.
>> Can I get a motion and a second, please?
» Can I get a motion and a second, please?
>> Motion, second.
» I was going to say do it August 1st, but
I think the agreement says 29th.
>> I can suggest it August 1st and if not,
» I can suggest it August 1st and if not,
I'll make that change.
If it's monthly.
>> Chris.
» Chris.
>> No, it doesn't matter.
» No, it doesn't matter.
>> Now, is this increase for this specific
» Now, is this increase for this specific
individual or is this becoming an
increase for the position?
>> It's well, it's an interesting question.
» It's well, it's an interesting question.
It's for the position of assistant
foreman. That's the way the agreement
is. It's by position for the
>> words, if we replace the current
» words, if we replace the current
occupant of that position with someone
else, they would get this benefit also.
>> Yes, correct. And part of it is also
» Yes, correct. And part of it is also
because in the while it's considered to
be the second most administrative
position position in within the
teamsters, it's not paid that way in the
current schedule. So, it's also
correcting that part.
» Yo, one thing I'll note, it says
in the agenda, confidential assistant
foreman. Even when I log out,
I can still see that. So, if that is
truly confidential, you may want to
remove that from the site.
The second the second one, confidential
assistant foreman.
>> Yep.
» Yep.
>> Even when I sign out, I can see all
» Even when I sign out, I can see all
that.
>> Okay. You know what? It's okay. It's
» Okay. You know what? It's okay. It's
public, but it's
>> I thought it might be public, so
» I thought it might be public, so
maybe you want to change the title if
you Yeah, I don't know. It just seemed
like maybe Okay.
>> Any other comments?
» Any other comments?
Greg.
>> Trustee Kram.
» Trustee Kram.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Trustee Marlino.
» Trustee Marlino.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Deputy Mayor Heiser.
» Deputy Mayor Heiser.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Number 11.
» Number 11.
Considering the appointment of a police
chief. Now, this one I find a little
perplexing, but go on.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> Now, therefore, be resolved that Eric
» Now, therefore, be resolved that Eric
Dangler of Purchase, New York is hereby
conditionally
is hereby appointed to the position of
police chief of the Village of Rye
Brook, subject to the civil service
procedures of State of New York and
according to the terms of the offer
dated
July 22nd, 2026.
Be it further resolved the annual salary
is 209,598
with for the 2015-16
year for an effective start date of July
29th, 2026.
>> Can I get a motion and a second, please?
» Can I get a motion and a second, please?
>> Motion.
» Motion.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Now, Eric, please understand you have to
» Now, Eric, please understand you have to
have a unanimous decision by this board.
Any explanation here?
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> Uh
» Uh
is
or previous prior to this, Eric uh
police chief was a provisional
and now the civil service has been
resolved. Now he's be all the
provisional time becomes permanent and
now he's the permanent police chief.
Under civil service rules.
He wasn't provisional he was
provisional.
Yes.
>> All wasted.
» All wasted.
>> I take back all the nice things I said
» I take back all the nice things I said
about you. [laughter]
» Ah civil service.
» Any comments?
>> Congratulations.
» Congratulations.
>> Yes, congratulations.
» Yes, congratulations.
>> You're going to vote for this, right?
» You're going to vote for this, right?
>> Trustee Crumb.
» Trustee Crumb.
>> Yes, very nice acceptance letter too I
» Yes, very nice acceptance letter too I
will say. Very very nicely put.
>> And Trustee Molino.
» [laughter]
» Take your time.
This is an important decision.
>> Let's have some more debate.
» Let's have some more debate.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> Talk about this a little bit.
» Talk about this a little bit.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Deputy Mayor Heiser.
» Deputy Mayor Heiser.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Number 12, considering an an appointment
» Number 12, considering an an appointment
to the airport advisory council.
>> Therefore be resolved that Roberta
» Therefore be resolved that Roberta
Shafer of One Durell Greens Drive West
is hereby appointed to the airport
advisory council for a term ending the
first Monday of April 2029.
>> Can I get a motion and a second, please?
» Can I get a motion and a second, please?
>> Motion.
» Motion.
>> Second.
» This is pretty straight forward.
Anything
to be added?
>> I have nothing to be added.
» I have nothing to be added.
>> She was recommended by several people on
» She was recommended by several people on
the current council.
» Correct.
>> She was close to the airport.
» She was close to the airport.
>> Trustee Crumb.
» Trustee Crumb.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Trustee Molino.
» Trustee Molino.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> And Deputy Mayor Heiser.
» And Deputy Mayor Heiser.
>> Yes, and thank you Ms. Shafer.
» Yes, and thank you Ms. Shafer.
>> Administrator's report.
» Administrator's report.
>> Okay, I do have several items I just
» Okay, I do have several items I just
want to mention. First being that um
you know, we sent some messaging out to
the community about the EPA and New York
State DEC and the mercury uh follow-up
that their DEC is planning. And uh we
have been
urging uh to get more information from
the DEC and Department of Health. And uh
we Deputy Mayor Heiser and I
uh Michael Noak, Greg Rivera, and
myself, we all met with the DEC and
Department of Health today. And it was a
it was a very productive meeting. So,
there are two main reasons I'm going to
focus kind of going forward, but the two
main reasons for the additional
investigation that there's going to be
required testing of soil, groundwater,
and vapor is that the state has a higher
standard that of uh for cleaning up than
the EPA did when they did this work back
in 2000
uh 4 to 7 and then again in '22 and uh
final report in 2019.
And also because the New York State DEC
uh had asked for EPA to do more testing
after the 2022
uh after uh reports and testing that was
done, but the EPA did not agree to that,
so they wanted to do they want to do
some additional testing now. Um the site
was turned over to the DEC sometime
after the 2022 report uh and testing
that was done.
Uh funding was established by the state,
and now they're going to be proceeding
with doing the additional investigation
uh of the of the sites that they want to
have tested or retested. Um
>> [clears throat]
» [clears throat]
>> They have sent some access agreements
» They have sent some access agreements
out from 2024
through now. And you know, we encourage
residents to to look at those access
agreements. Or if you didn't provide
access, you know, we think it's good
that they want to study the investigate
the area to make sure
if there's any issues that are still out
there that they're addressed as as
completely as possible. So, that's
something that we we would encourage
people to do.
Um they're going to be sending the DEC
is going to be sending us a full work
plan. Right now, it's our understanding
that at a minimum they're going to be
doing 10 soil samples and four 14
subsurface water and sediment samples.
Uh and the the DEC is also going to be
setting up a project web page. They're
also be sending out an updated community
uh notice that will provide more
information to people.
And um
we asked the Department of Health, we
said, "Is there any immediate danger for
residents of any potential areas that
they're concerned about?" And they give
a kind of a careful answer as you'd
expect the Department of Health to say,
but at the same time they said they're
not aware of anything that's an
immediate concern or anything on the
surface that's an immediate health
concern. Um we said we'd like to see
that in writing and to put that out to
the community as well uh to alleviate
any concerns. So, that's we're just
sharing what was told to us by the
Department of Health. And that's
obviously based on what they know. If
there other testing comes out and
there's something that needs to be
addressed, then it'll be done at that
time. Um they are looking to come out in
sometime in August or August September
time period. I think it's about 45 days
of collection time frame. Several weeks
to do the uh the results of the soil of
the testing. And then they talked about
a year or two for the final report.
Obviously, we Once you get to that
point, we'd like to push that to be
quicker than what they've said cuz we
want to at least know the results and
what the what the report says.
Uh switching topics. Uh the paving on
Ridge Street is going pretty smoothly.
We think that's going well. Um Mr. Nowak
has been working on that and uh working
with the contractors and our public
works department and the police
department and the roads are about 80%
milled right now, right, Michael?
Michael? About 80% milled right now and
about a third of the streets are paved
and they'll be doing this work at least
through
anticipate through the end of next week.
Of course, that's all weather dependent
uh between this week and next week with
the rain that's expected.
Uh, also not directly as part of this
project, but also in the same area we
concurrently have a project going with
the installation of a new site the new
sidewalk at the entrance of Crawford
across to the sidewalks on Ridge Street.
So that you can expect in the next
several weeks.
Uh, right Michael? Is that about right?
Of the next several weeks it's going on
at the same time.
Moving into uh, other items. Now the new
online building permit system through
GovWell is in now live and in place.
That's been in place since July 14th.
Much much smoother than the last system
that we had. Oh great. Uh, good
feedback. Implementation was much
quicker, uh, smoother. We like the
system. It There's a lot more people
have questions there's easy ways to get
answers either through there or through
support. Um,
so that's a much better process right
now.
Uh, ice cream Fridays the last one of
them of the this year is scheduled the
one last is
for July is scheduled this week. That's
July 31st this Friday from 6:00 to 7:30.
And then another event is one to mention
is coming up is our next music in the
park event and that's Billy Dan which is
going to be from 6:30 begins at 6:30 on
August 5th. So we're looking forward to
that. It'll be another We had a nice a
nice time last time the last I last
several ice cream events have been
really well attended. The last music in
the park event had a huge had a nice
huge nice turnout and great band with
Andrea and the Armenian Rug Riders. So
we're looking forward to another great
event on August 5th with Billy Dan.
>> Anything else?
» Anything else?
>> That's enough.
» Um, I would just like to
>> Hm?
» Hm?
Ah, yes. We um,
We also were in the process we have the
company that is doing the remedial work
on the uh, for the on Brook Lane.
They're starting to remove the three
houses on Brook Lane that the village
purchased through the National Resource
Conservation Service program. Uh they're
currently doing work on the asbestos
removal. And what else, Michael? Are
there issues inside?
Yeah.
Um and and they're doing the work there.
Um they provide the notice to the state
and any other agencies they had to.
We're also going to do [clears throat] a
communication out handing out something
out to the residents so they're aware of
it. And then once they finish, we also
have an inspection company on site that
the board approved to watch over the
whole all the removal to make sure
everything's done safely with no impact
on the neighboring properties. And once
that's complete, then they can remove
the homes. What residents should expect
is they're going to see fencing around
the exterior of the perimeter of the
properties. And then the homes will be
removed, regraded, planted with grass,
very minimal landscaping, and it'll be
forever with exist without any
structures on those properties. So after
Brook Lane, then they'll be going to
probably Wyman Wyman and then Rockledge.
>> I I just have two things. The first is
» I I just have two things. The first is
before the music on August 5th, we're
having a um
I'll call it a ceremony to express
gratitude for all the volunteers.
At 6:00 p.m.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Rockledge Park.
» Rockledge Park.
The other thing I'd like to do is
express gratitude to the DPW and the
police force for their work in the last
storm.
I mean,
we have this horrible weather seemingly
every other week, and
the village was really safe.
And it was cleaned up very quickly. And
so I just want to express my gratitude.
You guys did a great job.
And having said that, if there is
nothing else,
the next meetings of the Board of
Trustees will be August 11th. We only
have one meeting in the month of August
and September 8th.
And if there is no objection, can we get
a motion to adjourn?
>> So moved.
» So moved.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> All in favor.
» All in favor.
>> All [laughter] in favor.
» All [laughter] in favor.
>> I'm going to hold out for a while.
» I'm going to hold out for a while.
Make all these guys sweat. Yes.
Thank you very much and have a good
evening and stay safe, everyone.
» Mhm.