[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.