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Good evening, and welcome to our year September 15, 2021-26 Board meeting. The view to all stand for the pledge of allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and for the Republic, will we just stand for a nation?

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And if we could all please remain standing as we have a moment of silence today, I'd like to remember the life and passing of Jake or Kara as we celebrated or commemorated four years since he was killed out on London road.

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And, you know, I just implore that everyone drives carefully for our work zones.

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We now have Jake's law here in New Yorktown, and it's just so important.

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It reminds us that it's not only our first responders that we worry about, but all of

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our employees, especially those working in the construction zones.

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So,

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thank you.

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Okay, we will have introductions, starting to my right.

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Good evening, day and a class, town clerk.

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Dean Patrick Murphy, town councilman.

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Supervisor Ed Lachman.

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Sergio Esposito, Deputy Supervisor.

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Councilwoman, Mr. Susan Siegel.

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The Long Gilbert Councilman, Adam Rodriguez Santeterne.

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All right,

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report to the town.

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First of all, those who celebrated, I hope, that you had a very, very happy New Year,

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Ashashana just passed a very sweet and prosperous year to all.

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We move into our next

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actually religious event here in town with the Feast of San Janeiro. We'll be starting tomorrow.

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We'll have a procession starting at 6 p.m. ending the whole fair in Sunday at 10 p.m.

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During the week through Saturday it will remain open until 11. I believe each night it will open at

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for Wednesday and Thursday and Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The feast will begin at noon.

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We will be having a very busy end of year as we look forward to finish up some

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law changes. I know there's been a lot of conversation about e-bikes and we will have a work session

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taking place on 10 13 26 where we'll also be looking to bring in some

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law changes for review and public hearings, including some traffic safety laws, sign law and

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the cell tower law.

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So we're looking to get all of that coming through by the end of this year.

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There will be an October 7th commemoration on Thursday, October 1st.

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That will be presented by Lights of Tomorrow, the group founded in town by Judge Cohen Pearson's

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daughter. Talia, Talia Pearson, has been doing a phenomenal job in working with the youth in

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our schools and educating about anti-Semitism, about acceptance, about freedom of religion,

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and she's been doing a phenomenal phenomenal job. That will be at the Capitalini Center,

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6 p.m. on October 1st, and they will have a sign-up form online. I am sure, as they have in the past,

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we will try to get that onto the town website when it becomes available.

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I also want to apologize. I know the agenda that went out over the weekend had some changes

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in our start time and we flipped back today. We were originally going to have a discussion

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on the EMS RFPs submissions. There were different opinions on if this could be an executive

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session item or an open session, because some of the things are definitely executive and

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some could float into open. We felt it safer to pull it all together. Both the town clerk

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and the town attorney felt that there were ways we were looking at doing this that could be

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very difficult to keep.

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But in the lines of the open meeting law.

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So we, we did, well, I sent out an email today. I have a majority

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consensus of just going straight to an interview process. Now, there are some questions. Usually

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we wouldn't interview all of the submissions. Some might get dropped out because of price,

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But since this is such a unique RFP and what we're looking to do, and we need to think

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outside the box, it's very important for the future of VMS.

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The town board has agreed to help we'll vote on it, but as of this morning, I agreed

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to have an extra session where we just come in, go into clothes and interview all of the

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applicants. The reason we don't want to do that in public is because they will hear the questions

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that we're asking and it will give an unfair advantage to some of the other applicants. So we will

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we will do something hopefully that will pass today on the Tuesday the 29th of September and we

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will start that at 5 p.m. And spend an evening together going through all of the different

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interviews. And actually if we were following the way we were going, which would be to pick

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it apart today and then start scheduling interviews in October. This actually will speed up

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the process where by the end of October hopefully we could have a chosen RFP and have that put

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out and working on. So with the importance of what the future of the MS is to our town and the path

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we need to take to help our ambulance corps. I think that we owe it to everyone to explore

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every road that's out there and make sure that we go down there. And that is it for me.

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That's the body. Yes. Sure. We had a wonderful grain share. It was really, really

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attended very well at least Friday and Saturday. Sunday we had a rain in the morning but I

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leave in the afternoon. We had decent attendance. And I am proud to say that I received

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a participation award for the bubblegum contest. And I meant to spring in the pink ribbon,

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but I forgot it at home. On a more serious note, I wish all who observe an easy fast during

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this period of reflection in Jewish High Holy Days, and which will culminate in a young

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Kippur this coming weekend. And for those, I wish everyone a happy, healthy and sweet

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year through the new year, and through the High Holy Days. So thank you. Thank you, Alon.

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Okay, thank you Ed for giving those October dates for eBikes and cell towers that was

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one of the questions I was going to ask.

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The public should know that I have sent memos to the town board with some suggestions on the

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not just e-bikes, but also regular bicycles, called them non-motorized or standard bicycles,

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whatever you want to call them, because we have had issues with those, especially on the sidewalks

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in the hamlet area, and also around the track, whether the e-bikes or regular bikes,

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and there are two totally have to be dealt with separately. Also, I have sent the board

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memo outlining some issues of concern dealing with cell towers. And if anyone wants copies of

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what I have said to the board, they can email me and I will share them with those. Those are just

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my thoughts, my suggestions as to what can be discussed. I would like to get some status reports

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on some issues that I have been following. The sewer pump station issue that our engineer talked

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about last week. I'd like to know what the status is added. If you have any information,

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has the revised farm walk from station plan been sent back to the Department of Health

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and what's the status? Also, he said that the Mohanset plan would be ready in two weeks.

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I think the two weeks is up. Is that ready? And then when can we expect the three other

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to be ready, because we are under a deadline, all of this work has to be plans have to be approved by the DOH, the bid specs have to be prepared.

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We have to go out to bid, we have to vet the contract, the contracts have to be signed, the work has to be done, and it all has to be completed by May of 2028.

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Or else we can lose a lot of money.

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So I'd like an update from the engineer.

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On the status of a hell, it's no sewer extension. What's been happening with that? And also what's happening with the complain review committee, we were told that they would be coming in in September to give us an update and I'd like to know what's happening on that.

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Now, I have a prepared statement that I'd like to read about the semedical services or the ambulance course. Let me just say first that

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I prepared this statement this afternoon based on a lot of email exchanges Ed said we were going back and forth and changing our plans

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And it's certainly when I was telling the

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The two volunteer ambulance course that I was planning to make a statement tonight

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I hit the wrong button starting with S and so a town board member got the information

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Knowing I was going to make a statement and knowing it was not going to be a very positive statement. So I suspect that the town board

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has had advanced notice that I might be saying something to me.

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I know about it, but it's okay.

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All right, okay.

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So let me read this.

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Let me read my statement, please, and please bear with me.

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I normally just speak top of the, you know, just add, you know, add live,

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but this was very important to me, and I want to make sure all my points for me.

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There's total agreement that our two volunteer ambulance corps shortened as facts, the

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Yorktown volunteer ambulance corps and Mohican EMS need an additional source of revenue

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in order to maintain the current level of service.

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When you have a medical emergency and need an ambulance every minute counts, the issue is

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how to provide that assistance and issue I've been working on for about 10 months.

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It took the Cortland Town board one month back in January of 2026 to be precise to agree

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to participate in a joint study of creating how special purpose ambulance districts

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was the only feasible solution for providing the financial assistance that they need.

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Cortland has to participate because as many people know, we'll do not know, but he can

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The N.S. covers the northern part of Yorktown and the north-east and part of Corland.

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But it took this forward six months to agree to do a study for one simple reason, politics.

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Some of my colleagues will likely disagree with me, but if you know me, you know I tell that

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like it is. For political reasons to supervise it did not want to study. Just a study.

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That might. I repeat might lead to attacks without even knowing what that

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Perhaps might be $5, $10, $15, whatever.

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He kept putting obstacles in the way of hiring a consultant

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to do the studying.

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Finally, when he couldn't continue to find reasons

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why not to do the study in June, the board voted

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to advertise a request for proposals RFP for short.

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But not before it amended the study's scope

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to include issues that had nothing to do with the creation

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of ambulance districts, which for months

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had been the purpose of the study.

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When the VAX pointed out that these additional issues were muddying, muddying the study,

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their comments were ignored, and it's why, even though I fought hard for the study,

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I abstained from that vote.

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And now, with the responses to the RFP in, the chickens have come home to roost,

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and the supervisor is putting up more obstacles, which are causing more delays.

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Of the seven responses, only one addresses the initial purpose of the study, which, again, was the creation of the special purpose ambulance districts.

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The six other responses all proposed the study to study the problem, to study a problem that doesn't exist, and would cost considerably more than anticipated.

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They range from $38,000 to $139,000.

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The six responses are proposing a comprehensive study

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of the Town Emergency Medical Services Program,

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otherwise known as EMS.

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Without getting into the weeds, there are two components

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to our EMS Program.

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The volunteer ambulance course that respond to all calls

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and when needed transport people to the hospital,

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and the Empress Paramedics who provide the advanced

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life support, otherwise known as ALS service, when necessary, and when necessary,

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they accompany

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the ambulance to the hospital. These two groups, the Empress, Paramedics, and our

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Vax work hand in hand and close together. But there has been no discussion about any problems

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with our ALS service. So why do we need the consultant to study ALS? This board addressed

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the ALS issue in the 2025 budget when it added a second fly car. What if anything has changed

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in one year that now has to be said.

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The only EMS problem that has been identified is the back's financial problem, and that's the problem we need to address, which brings me to tonight and to more delaying.

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The board, as Supervisor Lachman said, was supposed to discuss the RFP responses tonight, and some back members adjusted their schedules to be able to attend that meeting.

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But as of this morning, the Supervisor decided to postpone that meeting.

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Why? He said there were pitfalls of a weather discussion should be an open or closed session. He referred to that.

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What pitfalls? The tab board has always, always followed the open meetings law when it discusses RFP risk and has discussed RFP responses in closed session.

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The EMS RFP is no different. It's also not clear why the supervisor appears to unilaterally considering how the board responds

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to RFP responses. As of today, he was saying that the board should interview all seven responses

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regardless of their qualifications or their prices instead of just interviewing selected one

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space on their credentials or their cost. One of the town, the out-of-town responders would actually

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have to hire a New York State attorney at a cost of $10,000 to answer very basic New York State law

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questions. The supervisor will likely respond to my comments by telling you that if we don't

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interview all respondents, we could be subject to a lawsuit wrong. Absolutely wrong.

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The town is under no obligation to interview all responders. In fact, a few weeks ago,

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when the board was ready to interview RFP, RFP responses to the original streetscape RFP,

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the supervisor had no problem deciding that the board would not interview some of the responders

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whose proposals he decided were too expensive.

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Consistency doesn't seem to be a problem for him.

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The supervisor will also likely tell you

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that it makes sense to take a holistic view of our EMS needs.

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In general, I agree that a holistic approach

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to most problems makes sense,

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but not when the holistic response is not necessary

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and when it is being used as the excuse

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to postpone a decision that needs to be made.

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And that decision should be made by you, the taxpayers, not the five people on this board.

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First, we need a study of an ambulance district and a study that will tell us,

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tell you how much it could cost to provide the vats with the added revenue they need.

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Then that should be your decision.

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How much are you willing to pay to know that when you have a medical emergency,

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and ambulance will be able to respond in the shortest possible time.

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That's what we're talking about.

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But you won't know that until a study is done.

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That's what this is all about.

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And that's what the supervisor doesn't want to do.

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He doesn't want a study that could result in a new tax.

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Even a tax that you may want that you may be willing to pay.

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So let me make one another point.

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You're probably here from some of the members of this board that I'm making this all put that I'm making this statement off of political reasons and the awful political reasons.

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Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Anyone who knows me, who has witnessed my involvement with town government of a multiple decades, knows that I am nonpartisan when it comes to Yorktown.

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My vote of basin is always has been and always will be what's best for interest of the town of Yorktown and its residents, not politics and not getting re-elected.

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Other members of the board may disagree with some or all of what I had said.

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I will not be responding to the comments that will come after me.

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You have heard from me. You may hear from them.

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I leave it up to you to decide which is the right way to go. Thank you.

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Pat, you want to go?

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Sure.

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All right.

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So I hope everybody's going to come out and enjoy San General.

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That's this weekend.

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I'll give you all the details.

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But just a little reminder, get out there.

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And the library is going to be closed September 20.

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Was it the 29th and 30th?

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It's right after the friends of the library has their book sale.

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So the book sales over on the 28th and it closes at 5 o'clock

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that the epinom. Okay, and they're going to have Mr. Kennedy's coming out there and he's going to read

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the book called The Ride and that's The Poor of Years Ride and there's just a library has a wealth

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of things to do for the town.

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They're going to a renovation. They're closing for two days in that renovation. They're going to get a new service desk. They're going to get new flooring. They're going to have a teen corner and then they're also going to have a little reading lounge.

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So, but that's about it.

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And you know, well, I'm here one second. This one talk about the e-bikes. I know Susan brought it up and we're going to have a discussion about it. But the little bit of research I did on it was

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the police use this thing called 529 shield. It's basically a QR code on a bike, and the bike

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basically it's to find the bike. There's there's nothing that they could use in radar to

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a hit the bike exceeding the limit and then

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given it to take it out. They can get the speed of the bike, but they can't

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They're not going to chase after the bike. So again, it all comes down to enforcement. So it does.

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All right. It was first responders night at Yorktown High School and the library is back with the Lakeland

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Varsity Football and your consensual Varsity Football is a great game honored, there were

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a lot of first responders there. The kids came out, they all had a theme, it was USA

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night, it was just a very impressive game as well, it came down to the last play at a game

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and quite an impressive play. A lot of fun, you guys should try to take in somebody's games

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the camaraderie and the school spirit and the town spirit are alive and well and it's nice to see.

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Grinch Fair was packed, just like Councilman Gilbert mentioned. I was there briefly in the beginning

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to, at the opening, they asked me to speak at their 9-11 opening and the opening of the Grinch Fair,

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and it was an honor to be asked to do that. I love the Grinch Fair. I'm glad to see that it's alive

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and well. I believe it's 102 years that they've been here and I went over some history. They actually

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the Grinch started in the late 1800s and the first Grinch Fair was over dispute on who had the biggest

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potatoes. So, you know, it just takes you back in time to a much simpler time when something

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like that was the issue of the day. Great, it was a great, a great fair and, and a lot

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of fun. 9-11 was particularly solemn 25 years. We had Yorktown knows how to commemorate

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are fallen, we had a 911 Memorial at the Elx, 911 Memorial at Jefferson Village, a 911 Memorial

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at the 911 Memorial in Troboke, and, of course, as mentioned, the Greens fare.

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This month, today, marks my computer is rebooting on randomly, perfect timing.

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Today, marks National Hispanic Heritage Month, it runs through October 15, so from 915

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to 1015. It actually starts on the 15th for a particular reason. It's the independence anniversary

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of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and soon I believe on

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the 18th and the 20th or something like that. It's the anniversary of Mexico and Chile.

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So enjoy the culture, the Hispanic culture is unbelievable and comes to also to fund things that we should all take part in.

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The RFP for the streetscape is in our emails.

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I've reviewed it already, asking the board to get back to me with any comments before we get it out as an RFP.

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I'm anxious to get that done.

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Again, the RFP, the streetscape, we want to make our streets more beautiful.

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We also want to put in some extra functionality.

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We want to increase the walkability.

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We're looking at the center of town here in the heights area right now.

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Once I think we get through this, I'd like to go around the rest of our beautiful town

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and see what we could do to improve our downtown areas for all our citizens.

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We're looking at bike lanes, we're looking at possibly one ways.

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We're looking at entry parking possibly.

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There's a lot of possibilities and I'm looking forward to hearing what the RFP's yield

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costs so we can make it.

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A well-informed decision and get some outside perspective from engineers and traffic consultants and all that.

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So I'm excited about that. So everybody can get back to me by maybe Friday morning.

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I got you already. I got, and what you're called. So I'd like to see if we have to make any changes.

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I'm happy with the way it is, and I'm ready to get it out there. So if you guys could just get some comments,

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And then we'll put it all up all of us together and and we'll hopefully get something final that that we could we could agree on and get it out

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Could we could we discuss that because I did want to make a few questions right now.

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No, no, not now.

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Yeah, thank you all right.

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So we could discuss it just I'll read your comments and yeah, and we'll take a look at that

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About acting politically Susan you act politically up here all the time you use your bully Pope it to you know

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Even we go back to the street sign law when I was talking to you about possible signs the only thing you will focus on a political science

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I think I think the sign law could be expanded into a much broader thing

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You know eight a frame signs whether we want banners there's so many things times when things could be out

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types of signs you know if you need to permit that kind of stuff

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You seem to just be focused on political science only as a matter of fact you added a part a chapter in there that says

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political signs. So, I mean, you're constantly using it up here to attack all of us. You're

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pretty much attacked me tonight, putting words in my mouth saying that I passed on. I don't

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really care about your email that you were bragging to people that you were going to let us

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have it tonight or whatever. I don't really care about that. That's why nobody knows about it. Because

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if that's what you want to do, you're entitled to do it. But please don't put words in my mouth. I mean,

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asking you nicely. I've asked you multiple times in the past. I'm asking you again. Okay, please.

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You know, so the the the accusations and the assumptions that that you've made in your statement. I'm not going to review him, but I will tell you

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that our supervisor has scheduled a special meeting for what's the date?

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The 29th of this month, we were not scheduled to have any meeting that day. He added an additional meeting

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Just for this purpose to discuss the EMS stuff, because it's a broad topic, it's an important topic, and he's allocating the time for it.

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But you failed to mention it. I know you know about the meeting, but you left that part out.

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And that's what's questionable.

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Anyway, I look forward to the 29th. I look forward to the discussion.

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I look forward to moving forward and thank you for scheduling all the other dates as well for the other stuff.

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Thank you, sir.

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I remember the discussion, can we just go and then you can make your comments?

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If you want to make a comment about the sign losses, but we're going to be talking about it again very soon.

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I remember the discussion very well when I said that I suggested because the key issue that has come up has been the political science.

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And I specifically made recommendations on how to change that.

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And you said you were concerned about the other signs, which I agree they could be used.

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But I never heard from you in terms of which signs and how you would change them, where

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I gave specific suggestions for the board to consider.

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So, yet, the sign law is too late now for the political signs, but any time you're ready

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to come and provide me with some of your suggestions going through the sign law, I'll sit

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down with you and work with you on.

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Well, I'd like to discuss it in public because having a conversation with you and private,

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my yields some attacks here in public, so I'm sorry.

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But that's been your, you know, let me, let me just hit a few issues.

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And one other thing to, to just reiterate where you said, you made this agree about how we're

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proceeding with the MS, but that's how we want to proceed.

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And we're a border five, you're not the only person you may think that you, you know,

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It all we need is this and all we need is that, but there are four other people that you

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have considered that maybe we want to hear about other things and we want to have a broader

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study and a broader discussion because it's a very, very, very, very important topic.

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Thank you, Sergio. That'll lead me into some of my things, though.

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God bless. The EMS RFP is more than just about, let's just start a taxing district. Otherwise,

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why are we spending the money on it? I think that as Sergio put it there's there's a board of

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five each one of us has 20% of vote and I'm sorry if you think it's there's one RFP that's worth

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looking at and there's only one solution and yes I would I would imagine that the the ambulance

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cores have their own opinion on what they think is right because they're very vested in it and

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and sometimes when you...

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You are overvested in something. You can't look at it as a whole. You can't look at it holistically, as you use that.

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I as well do not appreciate having words put into my mouth that have never come out of my mouth. In fact, all of my conversations have just been about doing it right.

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From day one there's a realization that we need to do it, but you did get one thing right. I'll give you credit for.

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I do not want to raise taxes on our residents, but as you'll see later on in the agenda, you know what?

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There's a very big possibility, not only will we have to raise a little bit this year, but possibly break the tax cap.

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So it's in there to prepare and there is a piece in here that's saying, hey look, here's the law, if we're going to do it, we need to pass this resolution.

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And so I don't want to raise taxes, it's an absolutely right.

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There are stark realities in our world, the fact that diesel fuel is over $6 a gallon

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right now, and most of our trucks run on diesel, you know, our electric bills are through

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the roof.

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All of these things are out of our control, are affecting our budget.

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And there's a reality that, yes, we need to.

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You had agreed with your article in the newspaper about, hey, you know what, we have to look

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is a five or ten dollar a month raise in taxes, is that something you'd be in favor

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for keeping the services up there?

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You were spot on with that, spot on, and I didn't feel that was political.

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But when you tell me what I'm thinking, that is political, that's all that is.

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But especially when the evidence in front of you tells you differently, and if you read through all of my emails that you were answering, it would tell you differently as well.

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So, you know what? I appreciate your wanting to get this done. Once again, there are five of us that sit up here.

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If anyone is uncomfortable with rushing it through, my job as the executive is to make sure that that is answered.

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And if I'm the one who's uncomfortable with it, I certainly need to make sure that I'm doing that.

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Because I don't go to bed at night and put my head on the pillow unless I could just say it, I did everything I felt I could for a situation.

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wrong or indifferent at the end of the day, because more than happy to say when I made a mistake,

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you know, I could admit it. But we need to make sure we're going through this.

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Sergio, you missed one nine eleven ceremony with the Mojigan firefighters. Actually,

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you do one. It's seven. I know you were at the at the grains, so I popped over there and it's a

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great great little ceremony, especially because we had members of our Mojigan fire department

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who responded to the pile after 9, 11, and we're part of that great Americanism that came

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through on September 12th.

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The Compland committee Susan, I did want them in on this meeting, we're actually last.

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There were a couple of key members that were not available.

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One is Aaron Baku as a lot to it, and then the question came up is, can we wait until

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middle of October because at that point they feel they will be completely walked through every

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category of it. They might not have everything ready to go, but they could talk to us in

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much better detail. So because of that inability and the fact that at the finish line of stage

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one, they asked for the middle of October. So we will see that in October.

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And if I was at the meeting last month for the 485 B committee,

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and one of their issues that the core issue that they have to discuss to talk about is the extent to which we want to encourage commercial development in Yorktown.

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And I told them that the comp plan was under review, and I told them at that point that I thought it was going to be in September discussion and that they should participate.

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They should come and listen and hear what these people are saying.

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The ones who have reviewed the plan, I'm not that they've made any changes.

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They're just reviewing it to see what needs to be changed or what could be changed.

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So, it is very important that it's not just us at the town board, but also that 485 committee needs to know what's happening and what this status is.

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Absolutely. So, I hope that with enough advance to notice, barring illness and other certain unanticipated events that those members of the committee could come.

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If they would like to come there, the door, the complaint committee, does it? Well, yeah, we'll

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get that. I mean, it won't be a full board because I know there's one who's not available on Tuesday.

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It's impossible to always get everybody in the same way. Understood. And then, you know, and I know

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you question like the open session and closed session, but, you know, even though she sits on the other side

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the aisle, I do rely on Diana Quast for her opinion on things, she has an unbelievable knowledge

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and that's really what being elected official in our town is about.

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We are all here for the same reason, and Diana had some questions, our attorney had some

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questions, the long in the short could we have wrangled it in, maybe, but for to say that

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we always do executive session and it never goes off-kilter, we've been stopped many times

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sometimes by you saying, hey, we're getting off topic here and I think it's better to just

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eliminate that because this is such an important concept and it's an important RFP.

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So, you know, sometimes that discretion is a better part of our and we need to, we need

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to keep moving through on that so.

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I said before I am not going to make any more comments about that.

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Okay, that's fine.

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You don't need to.

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And then we'll see if Dan is around today and we'll ask him if he can do it because I did not come across him today when I was in and out.

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That's what he did really small.

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He did say that they had no hands-of-one would be ready to bring him two weeks in those two weeks or up.

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I'd like to know.

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So we will move on.

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Port Laureate, do you got a poem?

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Yes, I do.

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I got this from John's wife talking to elevators by John F. McMullen. I started talking

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to my elevator. When I was about six, I was lucky. Many of my friends didn't even have

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elevators. Over the years, I've talked to many elevators and cars. And of course, motor scooters,

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but only went alone. They've been a great help. They listen to tenidly and best of all. They

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Don't talk back.

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John, have a big moan.

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Ms. John, good man.

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All right, we will go to presentations.

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The Alliance for Safe Kids.

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You okay, Liz?

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Liz, how do you know?

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No, when you're shoot, just like, Tom.

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Oh, boy.

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Hi, everyone.

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We need to get on this early in the agenda.

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I'm Liz Talbert.

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I'm the executive director at the Alliance for Safe Kids.

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here in Yorktown and for those that may not know, the Alliance for Safety Kids is a community

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coalition that has been in Yorktown for almost 20 years and we connect the community to

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important resources on substance misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery, youth mental health,

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and opportunities for thoughtful service. So I am here tonight to just share some information

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about some upcoming events. I know I was here not too long ago talking about the run for recovery

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that's coming up next Saturday on September 26th at it's at 9 a.m. FDR Park, Lat 1. And this 5k, you know,

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it's, it's our only organized fundraiser. And as I have mentioned, time and time again,

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you know, there was a accountant, a cut in our county funding this year that is really impacted

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us because we have, you know, we work on a shoestring budget. So this run is really important.

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And it not only supports the Alliance for State Kids, but also run for recovery and search

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for change, which are partner organizations that we work with.

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So I would encourage families to sign up, come out, you know, it is a 5K, but you can walk,

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you can bring your dogs, push strollers, it's a wonderful community event.

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We're also going to have a civil-like wellness fair.

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So there will be resources at the event as well.

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00:39:10,070 --> 00:39:12,690
We still have sponsorship opportunities.

410
00:39:12,830 --> 00:39:14,990
Unfortunately, the t-shirts have been printed,

411
00:39:16,090 --> 00:39:18,630
but there are so many other assets that sponsors

412
00:39:18,630 --> 00:39:20,190
may benefit from.

413
00:39:20,990 --> 00:39:24,090
And we have the opportunity through Friday

414
00:39:24,710 --> 00:39:28,570
to continue ordering the race signs,

415
00:39:28,990 --> 00:39:31,390
which are lawn signs that will be put out along the route.

416
00:39:31,750 --> 00:39:34,790
So if there's a business that would like to sponsor

417
00:39:34,790 --> 00:39:38,970
if there were $150 or if there's someone

418
00:39:38,970 --> 00:39:46,090
you would like to memorialize or support if they are in recovery right now. This is a wonderful way to do that.

419
00:39:46,770 --> 00:39:52,630
I'm going to leave flyers that I have as well as a sponsorship opportunity and these

420
00:39:52,630 --> 00:39:59,890
little cards that have the QR code that take you right to the event platform. And if anyone has any questions

421
00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:09,120
Thank you.

422
00:40:14,980 --> 00:40:15,780
Thank you.

423
00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:24,520
Thank you.

424
00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:27,140
Thank you.

425
00:40:27,140 --> 00:40:33,220
that is just over, it's between Patriot Park and the Skate Park.

426
00:40:33,380 --> 00:40:39,990
And it's a chain length fence and there are locks on it to memorialize individuals that have been lost

427
00:40:41,240 --> 00:40:47,580
from by the drug epidemic. And there's also, on the sign there, we have a resource,

428
00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:53,500
I know this is very little, but this is what the sign looks like, and it has a QR code that I keep updated

429
00:40:53,500 --> 00:40:58,940
with resources for, you know, treatment and recovery and support groups.

430
00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:01,940
You know, the well studio, you were very helpful.

431
00:41:02,140 --> 00:41:05,400
You got the fence donated for us from Salem fence.

432
00:41:05,800 --> 00:41:11,500
And then the YAC donated a bench so that, you know, someone can, if they just want to comment,

433
00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:15,180
have a quiet moment, think about their lost loved one, they may.

434
00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:21,560
There is, if someone is out of town, and this information is on the website also,

435
00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:26,040
the town website. If someone is from out of town, they can mail a lock to the Parks Department

436
00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:30,920
and Jim Marterrano will make sure that it is thought fully placed on the fence. So

437
00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:36,540
at this event, we're going to have some resources, but really what's most important about

438
00:41:36,540 --> 00:41:43,420
this event is reading of the names of those that we have lost. So if anyone has, would like

439
00:41:43,420 --> 00:41:49,380
to submit a name, any community member would like to submit a name, they may send it to this

440
00:41:49,380 --> 00:41:58,940
email, d-e-a-m-y-o-r-k-t-e-l, I should have just said, Yorktown, at gmail.com, so it's d-e-a-m drug

441
00:41:58,940 --> 00:42:04,380
epidemic awareness memorial, Yorktown at gmail.com, or they may reach out to me if that's

442
00:42:04,380 --> 00:42:04,700
easier.

443
00:42:04,860 --> 00:42:06,620
Lizard Alliance for Safe Kids.org.

444
00:42:06,700 --> 00:42:07,540
What's the date on that again?

445
00:42:07,560 --> 00:42:08,380
It's September 30th.

446
00:42:08,940 --> 00:42:09,260
What time?

447
00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:17,880
Wednesday, 6 p.m., but I will leave flyers on the back table as well.

448
00:42:18,940 --> 00:42:23,940
I also wanted to let you know that the Yorktown Youth Council is starting up.

449
00:42:24,060 --> 00:42:29,860
We're going to have our first meeting in October and I have a wonderful Yorktown Youth Council member here with me tonight.

450
00:42:30,220 --> 00:42:32,580
That is going to tell you a little bit more about that.

451
00:42:33,080 --> 00:42:33,400
Thank you.

452
00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:34,840
This is Bernie Debt.

453
00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:36,420
Hi.

454
00:42:36,580 --> 00:42:37,040
Hi.

455
00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:38,280
My name is Brenda Shefique.

456
00:42:38,580 --> 00:42:42,000
I'm a senior at Yorktown High School and I'm a member of the Yorktown Youth Council.

457
00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:48,580
I really enjoyed being a part of this council, we've definitely done a lot from senior

458
00:42:49,140 --> 00:42:55,600
breakfasts and food drives, and it's just a really great open space for all like

459
00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:59,640
students to be able to express their opinions on any changes they want to make in

460
00:42:59,640 --> 00:43:05,000
the community. I've noticed that a lot of people like to speak about their

461
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:09,000
opinions, and we wanted to make that more open, and we've created a suggestion box

462
00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:16,220
at the Yorktown Library, the Yorktown High School Library for people to be able to put their opinions in.

463
00:43:16,600 --> 00:43:22,500
And yeah, it's just been a really great opportunity for everybody to kind of be able to be connected

464
00:43:22,500 --> 00:43:27,180
more to the community and be connected to more the more to the adults of the community and make an

465
00:43:27,180 --> 00:43:28,180
Thank you.

466
00:43:29,720 --> 00:43:29,740
Thank you.

467
00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:31,180
Turn it out.

468
00:43:31,580 --> 00:43:32,660
You don't get off that easy.

469
00:43:33,820 --> 00:43:36,900
Well, you remember of the, uh, the council last year?

470
00:43:37,060 --> 00:43:37,700
Yes, I was.

471
00:43:38,100 --> 00:43:39,660
Officer, or do you not have offices?

472
00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:43,200
Um, we don't have official officers kind of.

473
00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:45,300
Everybody is able to make a change.

474
00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:46,120
Make their opinion.

475
00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:47,160
There's nothing official.

476
00:43:47,340 --> 00:43:50,520
Did you have any project last year that was yours that you won't?

477
00:43:50,980 --> 00:43:51,500
Um, nothing.

478
00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:52,940
That was mine.

479
00:43:53,180 --> 00:43:55,920
But I did come up with the idea for the suggestion box.

480
00:43:58,380 --> 00:44:00,700
Yeah, we all work as a team.

481
00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:02,160
Okay.

482
00:44:02,820 --> 00:44:06,640
And was that your first year on or what year are you in right now?

483
00:44:07,220 --> 00:44:08,100
I'm a team year.

484
00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:09,820
Last year was my first year on.

485
00:44:11,180 --> 00:44:11,640
Very good.

486
00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:13,200
I'll see you here.

487
00:44:13,640 --> 00:44:14,720
It's been great so far.

488
00:44:14,760 --> 00:44:17,660
A little stressful, but I'm excited to finish off.

489
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:19,420
That's supposed to be stressful.

490
00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:21,020
It is fun.

491
00:44:21,240 --> 00:44:21,460
It is.

492
00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:21,760
It is definitely.

493
00:44:23,940 --> 00:44:25,580
It's great, great work.

494
00:44:25,720 --> 00:44:26,640
Thank you for waiting.

495
00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:27,560
Thank you.

496
00:44:27,560 --> 00:44:27,800
Thanks, President.

497
00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:29,560
All right,

498
00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:44,740
we'll move into personnel.

499
00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:52,960
Authorize employee 302010 unpaid leave of absence until October 5th, 2026.

500
00:44:53,900 --> 00:44:54,760
I have a motion.

501
00:44:55,280 --> 00:44:55,640
Motion.

502
00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:57,280
All in favor?

503
00:44:57,840 --> 00:44:58,120
All right.

504
00:44:58,120 --> 00:44:59,920
Okay, we'll open the Florida

505
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:29,980
Public comment. Remember, one time only three minutes per speaker. And we asked you introduce yourself. Be mindful and respectful of others. And you do not have to wait for courtesy of the floor. We could be, we could be reached in our emails, our offices, walking on the streets, the many places that people stop us. And it is never a issue. It's always a privilege to be able to speak.

506
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:32,820
to people. So make it certain.

507
00:45:35,970 --> 00:45:40,110
Hello, good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for giving me

508
00:45:40,110 --> 00:45:48,130
this opportunity. My name is Zamir Kutra and I am a Yorktown residence. I am here because I

509
00:45:48,130 --> 00:45:55,330
recently learned that a house near us was listed on Airbnb. When I looked into it I was surprised

510
00:45:55,330 --> 00:46:03,370
find that non-owner occupied short-term rentals were permitted in Yorktown and that there are other

511
00:46:03,370 --> 00:46:05,710
properties being operated this way.

512
00:46:08,700 --> 00:46:11,780
I understand these properties may currently be permitted,

513
00:46:12,180 --> 00:46:17,800
so this isn't about a particular homeowner or things like that. I actually really like this home

514
00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:25,960
owner and they relocated and they live out of state. My concern is what this could mean for our

515
00:46:25,960 --> 00:46:28,460
residential neighborhoods moving forward.

516
00:46:29,460 --> 00:46:32,220
And I am experiencing this again right now.

517
00:46:32,260 --> 00:46:35,200
I've seen people come in and out of this home.

518
00:46:35,580 --> 00:46:38,980
And it's something that I really want to bring forward

519
00:46:38,980 --> 00:46:41,560
to the board.

520
00:46:42,280 --> 00:46:45,560
There's a big difference between someone occasionally

521
00:46:45,560 --> 00:46:49,620
renting their primary residence and a single family home

522
00:46:49,620 --> 00:46:53,140
being operated primarily as a short term rental business.

523
00:46:53,140 --> 00:46:59,500
And I like to say this because it is like a short-term rental business, think of it as a hotel.

524
00:47:00,260 --> 00:47:04,160
Somebody can rent it for the day, for the night.

525
00:47:04,360 --> 00:47:06,020
However, they want to use it.

526
00:47:06,020 --> 00:47:07,580
They can even rent it for the week.

527
00:47:07,740 --> 00:47:10,340
They can go for one night and they paid for the whole week.

528
00:47:13,720 --> 00:47:14,740
There's a flight.

529
00:47:18,620 --> 00:47:27,440
And I've looked into to see, you know, other resident, like, other Westchester towns if they have put anything in place.

530
00:47:28,080 --> 00:47:34,520
And I've looked into it, there are a few one in particular that really stood out to me was North Salem.

531
00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:36,520
We all know North Salem.

532
00:47:37,060 --> 00:47:41,180
It's known for, you know, the quiet area.

533
00:47:41,180 --> 00:47:47,840
you have the farms, you have things like that, and for investors who are looking for homes,

534
00:47:48,120 --> 00:47:54,720
they're looking for these type of locations where they can make money and which is fine,

535
00:47:54,900 --> 00:48:03,460
but I think that for Yorktown, our primary concern should be maintaining that residential environment

536
00:48:03,460 --> 00:48:07,220
that I know it's a love and I've been here for many, many years.

537
00:48:09,900 --> 00:48:17,120
So, I do believe that your town should consider similar protections or just have something

538
00:48:17,120 --> 00:48:19,140
in place before it becomes an issue.

539
00:48:19,260 --> 00:48:20,440
Again, it's not an issue.

540
00:48:20,700 --> 00:48:22,500
I have looked into it right now.

541
00:48:22,540 --> 00:48:28,020
I've only seen two homes in Yorktown that are listed on Airbnb.

542
00:48:28,560 --> 00:48:33,320
I've also looked at the V-R-B-O, I don't know if I'm saying it right.

543
00:48:33,520 --> 00:48:36,940
I never really go on that, but I also looked on that website too.

544
00:48:36,940 --> 00:48:38,200
I didn't see anything.

545
00:48:38,820 --> 00:48:43,360
There are other websites that homeowners can use to list their homes.

546
00:48:43,520 --> 00:48:44,960
You have booking that.

547
00:48:44,960 --> 00:48:46,120
Is there a mirror on your phone?

548
00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:46,940
Okay.

549
00:48:47,300 --> 00:48:48,440
Well, all right.

550
00:48:48,500 --> 00:48:51,100
And we'll respond when we're done with everyone.

551
00:48:51,460 --> 00:48:51,780
All right.

552
00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:52,660
Thank you, guys.

553
00:48:52,720 --> 00:48:53,660
Thank you for the opportunity.

554
00:48:53,860 --> 00:48:54,280
Thank

555
00:48:56,580 --> 00:48:58,160
you.

556
00:49:00,890 --> 00:49:01,130
Yep.

557
00:49:01,130 --> 00:49:04,330
Walk up and introduce yourself and you have three minutes.

558
00:49:04,650 --> 00:49:04,990
All right.

559
00:49:05,150 --> 00:49:06,810
Dan Curtin, I'm a Yorktown resident.

560
00:49:07,190 --> 00:49:09,310
I'm 31, 32 years, I'm not sure.

561
00:49:10,130 --> 00:49:16,110
I just wanted to put in a pitch for the library after Councilman Murphy's remarks.

562
00:49:17,330 --> 00:49:21,310
We all know that money's tight and getting tighter.

563
00:49:23,170 --> 00:49:25,090
But books aren't cheap either.

564
00:49:26,250 --> 00:49:27,830
This thing here is paperback.

565
00:49:27,970 --> 00:49:29,470
It was printed in 2021.

566
00:49:30,130 --> 00:49:32,630
In 2021, the price was 22.99.

567
00:49:33,490 --> 00:49:34,670
I know it's gone up.

568
00:49:35,870 --> 00:49:42,430
hardcovers, the average price is pushing 30, 32 bucks. If you want to see a sticker

569
00:49:42,430 --> 00:49:45,290
shock, walk into Barnes and Noble and just look around.

570
00:49:47,390 --> 00:49:50,270
As I said, money is tight,

571
00:49:50,990 --> 00:49:57,330
but I'd like to try to emphasize that you try to throw as much of it as you can, the library's

572
00:49:57,750 --> 00:49:59,710
You know, next year, somebody else, maybe.

573
00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:15,980
We'll be asking for it, but right now I'm sure they could use it. I hope they get a better deal by buying and bulk, but, you know, these prices are just ridiculous, and everything else is going the same way, but thank you for your time, and that's all I've got to say.

574
00:50:16,340 --> 00:50:17,740
Thank you, Dan. Thank you.

575
00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:25,500
Hello, friends and Susan.

576
00:50:25,500 --> 00:50:28,880
My name is Wilcatucci, I'm the owner of Phyllis O'Manner,

577
00:50:29,600 --> 00:50:34,140
where he can lake, and I see that my properties on the agenda

578
00:50:34,140 --> 00:50:36,940
for possible acceptance of my donated park.

579
00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:40,980
We do missing Susan there every morning doing burnout

580
00:50:40,980 --> 00:50:44,020
in my park a lot when she sees me,

581
00:50:44,180 --> 00:50:46,860
but I've been telling the board for years

582
00:50:46,860 --> 00:50:49,200
at the park, it's still in my property,

583
00:50:49,920 --> 00:50:51,900
and as a time of supervisor in the old days,

584
00:50:52,180 --> 00:50:54,060
you do the protocol and you do that.

585
00:50:54,060 --> 00:51:00,500
They had to be accepted by town board so anyway the town records now they have them

586
00:51:00,500 --> 00:51:06,300
Instead of you look at the town records and checking it out and put it like I did you

587
00:51:06,300 --> 00:51:10,580
Road horrible articles about me you moved my reputation you sued me in supreme court

588
00:51:10,580 --> 00:51:14,200
Everybody I guess thank you. That would beat you anyway court

589
00:51:14,200 --> 00:51:16,400
For trespassing on my own property

590
00:51:17,180 --> 00:51:22,780
Now that you all seen the correct information from the town which was at your fingertips right next door

591
00:51:22,780 --> 00:51:26,060
I had to bring it to you, and now you can see that it's my property.

592
00:51:27,620 --> 00:51:32,680
When an approved development includes signed deed to dedicate land for recreation park,

593
00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:38,080
but the town board never formally votes to approve it, except that the dedication is considered

594
00:51:38,080 --> 00:51:38,640
incomplete.

595
00:51:39,240 --> 00:51:44,180
Thus, the town does not legally own it or control it, and Susan is known at the whole time,

596
00:51:44,360 --> 00:51:45,480
but she still comes after me.

597
00:51:46,120 --> 00:51:51,860
When a municipality or town officials falsely defame and slender a developer like you've been

598
00:51:51,860 --> 00:51:56,520
The legal consequences fall under the tort law, civil rights violations,

599
00:51:57,040 --> 00:52:02,140
zeth thus the developer can sue the town, it's officials, or both.

600
00:52:07,020 --> 00:52:07,900
Thank you, Bill.

601
00:52:13,130 --> 00:52:15,170
Major Mike Sheridan, Pine Grove Court.

602
00:52:15,590 --> 00:52:17,630
My pronouns are Major and Sir.

603
00:52:18,330 --> 00:52:22,750
I'm here tonight on behalf of the Veterans Advisory Committee to remind you all

604
00:52:22,750 --> 00:52:27,570
that the Veterans Advisory Committee will be convening tomorrow night after our summer hiatus.

605
00:52:28,230 --> 00:52:36,910
Wednesday, 9-16 at 7 p.m. in the Albert A. Kappellini community and cultural center room 1-0-4.

606
00:52:37,510 --> 00:52:40,970
And anybody doesn't know where the AACCC is.

607
00:52:41,410 --> 00:52:45,190
I hope you don't change the name of it tonight with some kind of a pseudo-resolution or something.

608
00:52:45,650 --> 00:52:48,790
But we'll be at the AACCC tomorrow night room 1-0-4.

609
00:52:49,670 --> 00:52:55,710
Two of the matters that we'll be discussed will be number one.

610
00:52:55,710 --> 00:53:03,530
A risk assessment, if any, was done by any member of the town board prior to the town sanctioning

611
00:53:03,530 --> 00:53:13,670
a fireworks display in support of an event put on by a private group on town property that

612
00:53:13,670 --> 00:53:19,970
was purportedly in support of the military, and the net result was from the rocket's red glare

613
00:53:19,970 --> 00:53:26,970
and the bombs bursting in air was flaming and smoldering debris being dropped on the building

614
00:53:26,970 --> 00:53:34,950
ground parking lot and vehicles of actual veterans at the VFW. Was any risk assessment done by

615
00:53:34,950 --> 00:53:41,830
the town board. The other item that we'll be discussing is the stolen valor aspects of

616
00:53:41,830 --> 00:53:48,950
comments made by members of this board at the town board work session on the evening of May 12, 2016.

617
00:53:49,890 --> 00:53:55,230
For anybody who wishes to attend tomorrow night, I suggest you review the public record video tape

618
00:53:55,230 --> 00:54:00,810
that meeting and you can skip everything that came before it and skip forward to about the

619
00:54:00,810 --> 00:54:07,830
one hour 17 minute and 13 second mark to see the comments that will be discussed and their

620
00:54:07,830 --> 00:54:10,030
aspects regarding stolen value.

621
00:54:12,890 --> 00:54:12,890
Thank

622
00:54:15,420 --> 00:54:22,800
you, Mayor. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Mayor.

623
00:54:22,800 --> 00:54:24,740
have a good night.

624
00:54:26,820 --> 00:54:32,000
Could you please stay because I have a question for you. I hope you're staying major.

625
00:54:33,120 --> 00:54:33,360
Hold on.

626
00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:36,900
When we finish, I have a question for you about your meeting.

627
00:54:43,280 --> 00:54:43,900
How are you, please?

628
00:54:44,440 --> 00:54:44,840
Thank you.

629
00:54:45,860 --> 00:54:46,440
Good evening.

630
00:54:46,600 --> 00:54:51,600
I'm Howard Gold, the 27-year resident and just for full disclosure.

631
00:54:52,180 --> 00:54:54,960
I am not running for public office this year.

632
00:54:55,240 --> 00:54:58,520
I might next year, Susan, so we'll see.

633
00:54:58,520 --> 00:54:59,720
My theorem is that.

634
00:54:59,860 --> 00:54:59,980
Nice.

635
00:55:00,270 --> 00:55:28,950
Well, I stand before you tonight to address the growing challenge of our roads. Right here in on Route 202, Route 6, commerce, street, and across our local residential streets in Yorktown, my needy technology, and our high-speed scooters have our pace, our laws, leaving our streets and youth vulnerable. We must ask, are these high-speed electrical bikes, toys?

636
00:55:28,950 --> 00:55:39,810
or are they vehicles? When an EV capable, significant speech, shares a road with traffic is a vehicle in every practical sense.

637
00:55:40,330 --> 00:55:47,770
Between gridlock traffic and EV bikes, our towns infrastructure has become a growing public concern

638
00:55:47,770 --> 00:55:54,170
and a very serious dangerous situation affecting our residents and children and drivers

639
00:55:54,170 --> 00:56:01,990
And recently, the incidents at the JV Mall in Westchester County, a 16 year old driving

640
00:56:01,990 --> 00:56:09,030
in a car holds a junior license with strict limits, curfews registrations, and mandatory

641
00:56:09,030 --> 00:56:10,070
insurance.

642
00:56:10,790 --> 00:56:14,410
We enforce these rules because safety requires structure.

643
00:56:15,050 --> 00:56:21,370
Yet on these same car doors, the teenager can ride high speedy bikes without a license

644
00:56:21,370 --> 00:56:29,370
registration, safety training, or insurance safety requires consistency not arbitrary

645
00:56:29,370 --> 00:56:38,390
loopholes. Standard auto insurance insurers cannot cover e-bikes because the DMV does not register

646
00:56:38,390 --> 00:56:49,830
them. Parents lack coverage options, pedestrians face unpredictable sidewalks and young

647
00:56:49,830 --> 00:56:55,970
training. This is not about limiting mobility is about common sense

648
00:56:55,970 --> 00:57:02,430
responsibility. I recommend that outtown and act strict penalties and

649
00:57:03,030 --> 00:57:07,730
higher fines for reckless bike operations and traffic violations on our

650
00:57:07,730 --> 00:57:13,330
road to ensure true accountability parents must be health financially

651
00:57:13,330 --> 00:57:18,410
responsible for any damages accidents of fines incurred by their minor

652
00:57:18,410 --> 00:57:24,730
children. Well, finds it because, yeah, unfortunately, an ounce of prevention is worth the

653
00:57:24,730 --> 00:57:31,330
pounds of cure. When we approach local challenges with open dialogue, civil respect, and

654
00:57:31,330 --> 00:57:36,710
clear priorities, there is no problem with our community cannot solve. Protecting our youth

655
00:57:36,710 --> 00:57:45,470
on e-bikes, requiring effort, providing that it is truly takes a village to keep our roads safe.

656
00:57:46,190 --> 00:57:51,730
I encourage, well I'll skip that. I want, and I guess that's it. Have a nice day.

657
00:57:59,420 --> 00:58:05,780
Good evening, Sarah Wilson. I wasn't planning to speak about it, but our first speaker mentioned

658
00:58:05,780 --> 00:58:11,060
Airbnb and rentals in our residential, single family.

659
00:58:11,520 --> 00:58:18,500
Neighborhoods and I recently became aware of rental in my neighborhood. I looked into it and determined that

660
00:58:18,500 --> 00:58:23,500
the owner of the property actually owns five properties here in New Yorktown, which I

661
00:58:23,500 --> 00:58:24,980
was surprised about.

662
00:58:25,760 --> 00:58:32,700
So I think it maybe it is something that at least would be helpful to clarify what are

663
00:58:32,700 --> 00:58:36,800
the rules around rentals in our residential neighborhoods.

664
00:58:36,880 --> 00:58:41,880
And if the community housing board can assist in that, let me know.

665
00:58:42,380 --> 00:58:43,860
And we can put it on our agenda.

666
00:58:43,860 --> 00:58:53,900
What I did want to mention is coming up this Sunday, September 20th, right behind town hall

667
00:58:53,900 --> 00:59:01,600
here at the Veteran Memorial Circle. The Garden Club will be hosting public tours of the native

668
00:59:01,600 --> 00:59:07,700
plant garden at Veteran Memorial Circle. We're pretty proud of the work that we've done over

669
00:59:07,700 --> 00:59:18,080
past three years in bringing that to bloom and so it's an opportunity for our visitors to

670
00:59:18,080 --> 00:59:22,640
learn about the native plants, see what they look like and real life, how they might look

671
00:59:22,640 --> 00:59:33,940
in their own people's yards. It's a showcase of over 40 native plants and it's a year-round garden.

672
00:59:33,940 --> 00:59:41,440
So, as we celebrate our 100th anniversary this month, we look forward to welcoming visitors

673
00:59:41,440 --> 00:59:43,300
between 1 and 4.

674
00:59:43,520 --> 00:59:46,760
Again, that's this Sunday right here behind Town Hall.

675
00:59:51,910 --> 00:59:52,710
Thank you, Sarah.

676
00:59:54,090 --> 00:59:54,490
Good evening.

677
00:59:54,970 --> 00:59:55,650
Michael Hickens.

678
00:59:55,770 --> 00:59:56,530
You have ten residents.

679
00:59:56,530 --> 00:59:58,550
We'll see you next time, everyone.

680
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:06,560
I'd just have two, two things, two questions actually. One is whether the striping is finished on

681
01:00:06,560 --> 01:00:13,740
the intersection of 1-18 and underhill, because it's still missing definitely the stop bar on

682
01:00:14,440 --> 01:00:25,080
the southbound side of 1-18. And so I was just curious about that. And the other question I had relates to

683
01:00:25,080 --> 01:00:30,900
grant point, and I know that currently there's an extension in place,

684
01:00:33,100 --> 01:00:46,280
but for those who aren't aware there is a lot of concern about the development there, causing runoff into the Amalok reservoir, which obviously is something that we use.

685
01:00:46,280 --> 01:01:00,140
And the concerns that that site contains lead, arsenic, antimony, and other toxic metals that there is potential runoff and sewage risks and forever chemicals on that land as well.

686
01:01:00,800 --> 01:01:06,380
So my question is, what's our contingency plan as Yorktown?

687
01:01:06,380 --> 01:01:14,400
I realize that the, what's the word, the, the jurisdiction is somerses, but it obviously concerns

688
01:01:14,400 --> 01:01:22,280
us as well. So, what can we and what have you guys envisioned doing if this goes forward? Thank you.

689
01:01:22,680 --> 01:01:23,260
Thank you, Michael.

690
01:01:28,920 --> 01:01:33,140
Hi, good evening, Jamirch and Donny. Actually, I have just a super quick, easy, hopefully question.

691
01:01:34,300 --> 01:01:41,200
With the back of words on conversation, I wasn't clear myself on the, for the meeting on the 29th.

692
01:01:41,560 --> 01:01:48,060
I'm not clear whether that is going to be a closed session for discussion for the EMT RFP

693
01:01:50,180 --> 01:01:54,960
or if it's an open session or if you're going to be starting close and then have it open

694
01:01:54,960 --> 01:01:56,300
and it just wasn't clear on that.

695
01:01:56,500 --> 01:01:57,200
Thank you.

696
01:01:59,760 --> 01:02:02,360
Anyone else for courtesy of the floor?

697
01:02:02,980 --> 01:02:04,420
Motion of closed courtesy floor?

698
01:02:04,580 --> 01:02:05,460
I'll make that motion.

699
01:02:05,760 --> 01:02:05,900
Second.

700
01:02:06,260 --> 01:02:06,760
All in favor?

701
01:02:07,440 --> 01:02:08,300
All right.

702
01:02:12,220 --> 01:02:13,140
All right.

703
01:02:13,140 --> 01:02:20,780
about this last week. I noticed one as well when I was online. So it's something we are

704
01:02:20,780 --> 01:02:25,380
looking at. I was at a Supervisor's meeting yesterday and the Supervisor of North

705
01:02:25,380 --> 01:02:31,680
Salam was there. So we did speak a little bit about it. So that is being researched,

706
01:02:32,540 --> 01:02:37,340
probably have a lot that'll be hitting it for the end of this year by next year. To

707
01:02:37,340 --> 01:02:44,360
look at that. Dan, yep, you write the library costs on the books are high and unfortunately

708
01:02:44,360 --> 01:02:52,800
there is no discount. Matter of fact, even crazier when we buy electronic books, they cost more

709
01:02:52,800 --> 01:02:58,720
than the paper books and they have a shelf life. They, I think it's a two year license and then

710
01:02:58,720 --> 01:03:06,080
they disappear. And if you have an electronic copy, it can only go out one at a time.

711
01:03:06,780 --> 01:03:14,460
It's quite a racket, so unfortunately, we are stuck with that.

712
01:03:14,740 --> 01:03:15,940
Well, Bill is not here.

713
01:03:16,520 --> 01:03:21,160
Susan, I would believe that if you want to comment, but do not feel free.

714
01:03:21,460 --> 01:03:24,520
Howard, you heard about the EV law coming in.

715
01:03:24,520 --> 01:03:25,960
We'll be discussing that.

716
01:03:27,060 --> 01:03:28,300
So some great ideas.

717
01:03:28,520 --> 01:03:33,220
Bring them to the table for the public hearing, please.

718
01:03:35,300 --> 01:03:44,460
So, the Airbnb, once again, they're for Sarah, and the veteran memorial circle, they did a phenomenal job there.

719
01:03:45,260 --> 01:03:52,480
And I know Lena was giving tours of her backyard, Carol missed it, but she got a private one at the other day.

720
01:03:53,180 --> 01:03:57,220
So, just in great work, and a hundred years is simply amazing.

721
01:03:57,220 --> 01:04:10,320
And I'll try to get by on Sunday, I'm not sure what my schedule is, but we hopefully will, you know, see some of that Michael, the striping is not done.

722
01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:12,760
That's actually what's considered temporary striping.

723
01:04:13,440 --> 01:04:14,940
They want to see how it works.

724
01:04:15,620 --> 01:04:17,380
I believe it is this Thursday.

725
01:04:17,960 --> 01:04:24,680
The fire department wants to come by and test the turn to see if one of those stop bars needs to be relocated.

726
01:04:25,740 --> 01:04:33,260
So we'll be out there doing that, but one of the things that I did ask Dave to do and we

727
01:04:33,260 --> 01:04:38,980
are able to fund in his budget is to re-stripe underheld and some of the other roads

728
01:04:38,980 --> 01:04:41,900
around where that striping is very faded.

729
01:04:42,860 --> 01:04:51,680
It's unfortunate that they do fade like that and the pricing is pretty astronomical, per

730
01:04:51,680 --> 01:04:59,960
for the striping especially when you go to the double yellow instead of the white fog, but we're going to hit a couple of places in town.

731
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:08,600
On that we weren't able to pave and a couple of roads that are major roads that are very faded. So that'll be taking care of.

732
01:05:08,680 --> 01:05:19,100
Granted, point is so much as you point it out, but actually the water supply falls into northern west of joint waterworks itself, which is our main concern.

733
01:05:19,100 --> 01:05:25,940
There is a plan that the Northern West has to join waterworks is putting forward to try

734
01:05:25,940 --> 01:05:36,420
to connect to the Catskill, Delaware, I always get confused because this is East and Delaware

735
01:05:36,420 --> 01:05:47,140
is West but it's the Delaware Aquaduct and that will actually bring a fresh water

736
01:05:47,140 --> 01:05:56,600
supply down and the idea is to pipe it across 684 and into the what is currently the amowach plant

737
01:05:57,140 --> 01:06:05,860
and then have a water supply that does not deal with all of the pesticides, the salinity issues

738
01:06:05,860 --> 01:06:14,440
that we have, the forever chemicals that those would all be bypassed and we'd have a clear

739
01:06:14,440 --> 01:06:20,980
strong fresh water supply. It's pretty expensive and pretty complicated. So we're trying to

740
01:06:22,500 --> 01:06:29,860
deal with DEAP on some of these issues and try to see if we get some state and federal help.

741
01:06:30,700 --> 01:06:36,440
We actually paid DEAP for this water even though it comes out of our water source.

742
01:06:37,560 --> 01:06:43,860
And if that's a case, I personally feel that we should be resolved from paying for the water if we're

743
01:06:43,860 --> 01:06:51,260
doing the work to get the fresh water supply here, it's, you know, it's kind of counterintuitive

744
01:06:51,260 --> 01:06:58,360
to say, pay to get it here so you can pay for it. So it's, it's, it's, it's a lot of

745
01:06:58,360 --> 01:07:03,920
conversation going on. The, the four towns that are involved in Northern Wessage Joint

746
01:07:03,920 --> 01:07:11,160
Water Works are part of that team and we all work together. It's a voting unit just

747
01:07:11,160 --> 01:07:19,140
board and we will, we are all in favor of, you know, trying to get them to kick in and see what

748
01:07:19,140 --> 01:07:26,040
we could do. It's just a matter of getting them to the table right now. Jan 29th is closed because it'll

749
01:07:26,040 --> 01:07:40,380
be interviews. We will open for one for one resolution most likely to vote in a couple of the

750
01:07:40,380 --> 01:07:45,640
ambulance course to come in because the executive session normally wouldn't have that, but

751
01:07:45,640 --> 01:07:49,100
the wood closing goes to go to that. I do not foresee it's opening up.

752
01:07:51,200 --> 01:07:55,560
I let you cover the fireworks. Yeah, so yeah, just a couple of things with the Airbnb.

753
01:07:56,660 --> 01:08:01,900
I'm not sure. I'm looking forward to see how we could regulate that because

754
01:08:02,680 --> 01:08:07,740
it would have to be something like a zoning thing because you can't really tell a property owner

755
01:08:07,740 --> 01:08:13,140
you know what they could do on their property to a certain extent but I understand

756
01:08:13,140 --> 01:08:18,080
your concern and I'm glad that there's only two that you found so it's not

757
01:08:18,080 --> 01:08:23,900
this like major thing at least not yet so we're gonna look into it right you said

758
01:08:23,900 --> 01:08:28,420
that way so we'll look into hopefully we'll have an answer you know we're gonna

759
01:08:28,420 --> 01:08:33,260
have an answer whether it's gonna be what we want to hear or not that remains to

760
01:08:33,260 --> 01:08:36,340
be seen but we will look into and I understand your concern you don't know who's

761
01:08:36,340 --> 01:08:41,660
in the next order, right? And then if it's revolving door, if it's a lot of people, you know,

762
01:08:41,740 --> 01:08:46,460
now you did say it was this primary residence, this the residence here is still this primary.

763
01:08:49,140 --> 01:08:52,480
Yeah, so they have a different, so this is a rental property, really.

764
01:08:58,550 --> 01:09:07,210
All right. All right. As far as the fireworks, the company that we hired, they do a an assessment,

765
01:09:07,990 --> 01:09:15,730
they make sure it conforms to the right distance that that set forth and law.

766
01:09:16,530 --> 01:09:19,850
Then they run it past, they have to file for a permit with the building

767
01:09:19,850 --> 01:09:23,390
department and then the building department looks at that kind of stuff as well.

768
01:09:23,870 --> 01:09:28,850
We have had fireworks there in the past, we've always used the same company.

769
01:09:30,130 --> 01:09:32,830
I remember I used to do the ball drop when we used to do the fireworks from this

770
01:09:32,830 --> 01:09:36,890
exact same location because that's where it meets all the distance requirements.

771
01:09:38,350 --> 01:09:44,270
As another precaution, what we did was we made sure that we had our fine men and women from

772
01:09:44,270 --> 01:09:45,050
the fight department.

773
01:09:45,310 --> 01:09:48,430
On hand, there was a fire truck there, ready to go.

774
01:09:48,770 --> 01:09:50,830
The fire truck was fully staffed.

775
01:09:50,910 --> 01:09:56,850
Just in case there was any kind of incident, and that is standard procedure.

776
01:09:57,130 --> 01:09:59,970
I used to do that with the ball drop in chamber.

777
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:14,120
So, we did take all the necessary precautions, and I don't know what happened with what you were describing, but I'll look into it, I'll look into it and give a call to a company see.

778
01:10:14,400 --> 01:10:19,220
It's the same thing we could do differently moving forward in the future if we ever have it again.

779
01:10:20,400 --> 01:10:27,580
So, that's that Harold Howard. Let's see, both for how we? What do you think?

780
01:10:27,580 --> 01:10:33,160
You need a campaign manager man, you know keep me on the shortlist. I will I will be your campaign manager

781
01:10:33,160 --> 01:10:35,720
We'll hit it hard and you know campaign hard

782
01:10:37,020 --> 01:10:44,780
Yeah, Mike as far as the striping just like the supply said, you know, they put the temporary stuff. We have identified certain issues

783
01:10:46,300 --> 01:10:52,860
They've actually has identified them and and the the changes will be incorporated in the permanent striping

784
01:10:52,860 --> 01:10:54,220
I didn't know about

785
01:10:54,220 --> 01:11:02,300
us making it extended that's pretty cool so that's that's that's all I got thank you

786
01:11:03,840 --> 01:11:08,940
you come it's thank you for bringing up smear the Airbnb something to do to me and I

787
01:11:08,940 --> 01:11:13,820
think maybe we need something in town law I know we have a we have a regulation for

788
01:11:13,820 --> 01:11:18,560
boarding houses I don't know if that's the closest to it and all my years here I've

789
01:11:18,560 --> 01:11:21,820
never seen I think it needs a special permit I've never known that we had a boarding

790
01:11:21,820 --> 01:11:28,620
us, but it's something as close. So we have to look into that. Mr. Curtin, I'm sorry, he

791
01:11:28,620 --> 01:11:34,040
is left, but his pitch for the library. And that follows up on the article that I submitted

792
01:11:34,040 --> 01:11:42,740
to the Yorktown news that Supervisor alluded to. We as a board will happen when we have

793
01:11:42,740 --> 01:11:49,640
to vote on a budget in December. We need to hear from you, the community, what you want, and

794
01:11:49,640 --> 01:11:55,940
you're willing to pay for. And everyone has different needs. We have heard concerns about the

795
01:11:55,940 --> 01:12:00,820
library of Mr. Curtain. We have heard concerns about the the passes for families,

796
01:12:00,920 --> 01:12:07,860
for the pools have been, have gone up there too much. Don't get me started on roads and why

797
01:12:07,860 --> 01:12:14,420
you're not paving my road or fixing my drainage. And alluded to the increase in costs.

798
01:12:14,940 --> 01:12:20,560
We have to make trade-offs, okay, and we can't please everyone all the time.

799
01:12:20,760 --> 01:12:23,540
But are you willing to spend that extra money?

800
01:12:23,660 --> 01:12:26,600
In my article, I said, I just threw out a number.

801
01:12:26,660 --> 01:12:32,920
I said $50 more a year, which is $5 more a month or something like that.

802
01:12:33,760 --> 01:12:34,980
And we need to hear from you.

803
01:12:35,040 --> 01:12:36,020
Are you willing to do that?

804
01:12:36,140 --> 01:12:38,080
Or would you like to see the cutbacks in the service?

805
01:12:38,240 --> 01:12:41,980
Would you like to see the library not be able to buy the newest books?

806
01:12:42,140 --> 01:12:43,320
Would you like to see the library?

807
01:12:43,320 --> 01:12:51,600
Maybe close, not a close war on the weekend, not, I've been told that the biggest demand

808
01:12:51,600 --> 01:12:57,620
they have is to open Sunday's year round, okay, and open Friday nights for people who

809
01:12:57,620 --> 01:12:58,320
are working.

810
01:12:59,200 --> 01:13:00,220
That costs money.

811
01:13:00,800 --> 01:13:03,340
This is something we need to hear from you.

812
01:13:03,360 --> 01:13:08,400
Please call us, send us emails, tell us, are you willing to spend the money?

813
01:13:08,400 --> 01:13:14,200
I posted as $50 for some kind of town service, or two pizzas.

814
01:13:15,340 --> 01:13:16,260
It's your choice.

815
01:13:16,460 --> 01:13:19,940
You are the taxpayers, and we have to reflect what you want.

816
01:13:21,360 --> 01:13:24,460
As far as Mr. Tuti's personal attacks on me,

817
01:13:24,540 --> 01:13:27,440
I won't respond to that, but just let me give you two facts.

818
01:13:27,900 --> 01:13:33,800
One in 2019, as D, that he signed, was filed with the county,

819
01:13:33,800 --> 01:13:38,660
transferring the land to the town, he stopped paying taxes, town taxes,

820
01:13:38,720 --> 01:13:45,340
county taxes, school taxes, and that property in 2019, you can go to the tax

821
01:13:45,340 --> 01:13:49,100
records online and you can see that the property has been the town

822
01:13:49,100 --> 01:13:54,940
been paying those taxes since 2019. Also, I will have more to say on that when we

823
01:13:54,940 --> 01:14:00,780
get to the resolution later in the agenda. Major Sheridan, I'm a little confused

824
01:14:00,780 --> 01:14:03,140
is the Cindy, maybe you can help me on this.

825
01:14:03,380 --> 01:14:06,400
You indicated that your meeting was tomorrow at Room 104.

826
01:14:07,740 --> 01:14:11,140
Unless I misread something on the Towns community calendar,

827
01:14:11,600 --> 01:14:16,420
the 485B committee is meeting at Room 104 tomorrow night.

828
01:14:17,300 --> 01:14:18,600
So that is it.

829
01:14:19,420 --> 01:14:21,620
So I don't know, but that's a confusion.

830
01:14:22,680 --> 01:14:26,880
So I don't know if you can clear that up.

831
01:14:27,060 --> 01:14:28,320
We can't be too groups of one time.

832
01:14:28,420 --> 01:14:31,040
As far as I know, and I don't know what the room numbers

833
01:14:31,040 --> 01:14:36,480
our Susan Sawyer Apologize, the 45B meeting is in the Nutrition Center.

834
01:14:36,600 --> 01:14:40,340
In the Nutrition Center, could you just double check the town's website tomorrow?

835
01:14:41,020 --> 01:14:45,820
I could have missed red, but I thought I read, and now you said the Nutrition Center, but

836
01:14:45,820 --> 01:14:53,300
then I read it was 104, so I was, all right, Howard, on the e-bikes, our hands are tied

837
01:14:53,300 --> 01:14:55,640
by the state law regulating e-bikes.

838
01:14:56,020 --> 01:14:59,760
The state law specifically says what can be done and what can be regulated.

839
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:07,040
And any town in Westchester cannot change the law unless Westchester county first changes the law.

840
01:15:07,700 --> 01:15:13,700
And one of the things in the state law, specifically deals with fines, the maximum $50.

841
01:15:14,680 --> 01:15:20,200
And it talks only about teenagers, if you're 16 or over 16.

842
01:15:20,760 --> 01:15:24,900
And I think if you're under 16, a parent has to be with you, with the bike.

843
01:15:24,900 --> 01:15:26,880
So our hands are tied.

844
01:15:27,100 --> 01:15:28,860
That's not to say we can do certain things.

845
01:15:29,020 --> 01:15:34,400
And this will be discussed on the October meeting.

846
01:15:34,900 --> 01:15:39,760
And also I address this issue in the email that I sent to the board.

847
01:15:39,900 --> 01:15:41,840
That's available if anyone in the public wants.

848
01:15:42,200 --> 01:15:45,560
What we can do within the constraints of the state law.

849
01:15:45,760 --> 01:15:50,140
So I think we can't make the law from the state less stringent.

850
01:15:50,280 --> 01:15:51,780
But we could add our own.

851
01:15:51,780 --> 01:15:53,100
We can't change it.

852
01:15:53,100 --> 01:15:57,300
But we can add on regulations that make it, that make it tough for me.

853
01:15:57,520 --> 01:15:58,380
We could not like that.

854
01:15:59,020 --> 01:16:00,200
Not a with town wall.

855
01:16:00,440 --> 01:16:01,940
You can't make it less.

856
01:16:02,120 --> 01:16:06,380
You can't change the 50 dollar fine, but you could actually impose your own will.

857
01:16:06,420 --> 01:16:07,820
Well, there are things we could do.

858
01:16:07,980 --> 01:16:12,740
That's not a counter attorney deal with that because there's a specific provision.

859
01:16:13,500 --> 01:16:17,340
When they regulate, they have all their regulations that they lay out to e-bikes.

860
01:16:17,700 --> 01:16:21,840
And then there's a separate section for Nassau and Suffolk and a separate section for Westchester.

861
01:16:21,840 --> 01:16:28,960
and the way I read this and Adam deferred to you on this the way I read the law and others have

862
01:16:28,960 --> 01:16:35,020
read that section. I deals with with Westchester specifically it says Westchester County can change

863
01:16:35,020 --> 01:16:41,580
something and we can't act as municipalities until Westchester acts and when I spoke to somebody

864
01:16:41,580 --> 01:16:47,240
at Westchester Parks he said the only regulation they have on e-bikes deals with allowing

865
01:16:47,240 --> 01:16:53,100
class one bikes on the Bronx River Parkway for bicycle Sundays and one of the reasons

866
01:16:53,100 --> 01:16:58,560
that they haven't acted the law. For example, if we say adults have to wear a helmet

867
01:16:58,560 --> 01:17:04,400
because I think the state will just say, till you have to wear it. If we say that and then

868
01:17:04,400 --> 01:17:10,380
somebody goes from Yorktown into shoulders or into Portland, then you've got a problem and we

869
01:17:10,380 --> 01:17:17,020
have, well the glove county is the trail is county but in some of the other issues there are county

870
01:17:17,020 --> 01:17:21,760
facilities that cover more than one new disability. So you can't have one

871
01:17:21,760 --> 01:17:25,740
town saying one thing and another town saying another thing. And that's

872
01:17:25,740 --> 01:17:29,400
that's a problem. You can't you can't say you can't have a helmet that you

873
01:17:29,400 --> 01:17:32,240
can't wear. You don't you don't you don't have to wear or wear a helmet because

874
01:17:32,240 --> 01:17:36,040
you're you're weakening the state law. But you can say you have to wear

875
01:17:36,040 --> 01:17:39,880
two helmets as an example. I don't flush it out because you're making a little

876
01:17:39,880 --> 01:17:45,800
stronger. You can do that. It's in any any legislation. But anyway go ahead. I'm

877
01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:51,880
There are most state laws, we'll give the town the option to go strong and not weak

878
01:17:51,880 --> 01:17:52,480
but stronger.

879
01:17:53,260 --> 01:18:01,260
I will defer to Adam's comments when we get to this on October 15th, but my reading

880
01:18:01,260 --> 01:18:05,960
and other people who have read the state law and that specific provision that deals with

881
01:18:05,960 --> 01:18:11,080
Westchester County says we can't do anything until Westchester County does something.

882
01:18:11,740 --> 01:18:12,780
It's up for discussion.

883
01:18:13,720 --> 01:18:20,820
Sarah, again, thank you on the Garden Club bare phenomenal and I look forward to that visit.

884
01:18:22,020 --> 01:18:23,420
Jan, on the EMS,

885
01:18:26,060 --> 01:18:29,460
the New York State Open Meetings Law is very clear on what can be

886
01:18:29,460 --> 01:18:33,540
discussed on the very limited topics that can be discussed in closed session.

887
01:18:33,920 --> 01:18:38,460
And before the time board goes into closed session, there's supposed to be an open session

888
01:18:38,460 --> 01:18:42,920
and say, we are going into closed session and we are going to be discussing XY and Z.

889
01:18:42,920 --> 01:18:48,580
You just can't say we're going into closed session, which is a way our agenda is typically read,

890
01:18:48,820 --> 01:18:54,680
which is technically a violation of the open meetings law, but we don't have to nitpick things.

891
01:18:55,300 --> 01:19:01,900
All right. One of the things that is allowed as executive session is negotiations with corporations,

892
01:19:02,440 --> 01:19:08,420
where you would be dealing with hiring them. And that's why RFP discussions have always been in closed session.

893
01:19:08,420 --> 01:19:15,740
And so that's what the law is and I think that's all I wanted to say.

894
01:19:16,180 --> 01:19:19,320
And Susan, I will say you were right and wrong.

895
01:19:19,720 --> 01:19:21,680
On the, I just looked it up.

896
01:19:21,720 --> 01:19:27,820
It has the 45B board meeting in both rooms.

897
01:19:29,220 --> 01:19:33,660
So I just sent a text message to Marissa to fix that.

898
01:19:33,660 --> 01:19:40,940
It's in the nutrition room and then later on it says room 104. I think because they met in 104 the last time last time

899
01:19:40,940 --> 01:19:42,720
last time they were even the board room

900
01:19:42,720 --> 01:19:44,840
When they met last time. Okay

901
01:19:44,840 --> 01:19:52,360
I thought they might have met in 104 one of the times it's in the nutrition room the veterans advisory is in 104

902
01:19:52,360 --> 01:19:53,320
Okay

903
01:19:53,320 --> 01:19:58,680
I'm glad that came up because I would have gone to 104. Thank you. Thank you

904
01:20:01,500 --> 01:20:09,860
The good news and the bad news of going last regarding these discussions is I think everything has been covered.

905
01:20:10,480 --> 01:20:13,900
So, and I think Patrick and I'm second to last.

906
01:20:15,860 --> 01:20:23,020
But just honestly, Sarah congratulations on the 100 years that's awesome. You guys do a great job and I have those two beautiful pots that I bought.

907
01:20:23,020 --> 01:20:25,800
Mother's Day, they're still blooming and hanging perfect.

908
01:20:26,940 --> 01:20:33,160
And just so people out there and TVLan know that e-books are more expensive than paper

909
01:20:33,160 --> 01:20:38,420
books, and when they expire, they just go away in your little tablet.

910
01:20:39,120 --> 01:20:45,080
You know, if you have the hardcover book, you know, it's a couple pennies a day and hopefully

911
01:20:45,080 --> 01:20:50,760
it stays like that, but the e-books are exponentially more expensive, and it's a huge

912
01:20:50,760 --> 01:21:01,800
expense for the library. And like Dan says, if anybody has, you know, the end of the year if you have any donations, the library would love to be the recipient of that.

913
01:21:02,200 --> 01:21:10,180
Yes, you buy a hard cover of a soft cover book. You buy catcher in the right way, whatever the used to read in high school grade school.

914
01:21:10,340 --> 01:21:18,020
It lasts forever, right? This you buy you buy a book, you got to read by two years later, and it's it's easy money.

915
01:21:18,020 --> 01:21:23,660
They just make up the numbers and I might actually still have my high school version of catching the right

916
01:21:23,660 --> 01:21:29,200
Yeah, I think and I know I know I also read at the shrug back in high school and I still have that

917
01:21:33,060 --> 01:21:35,100
So we will move on

918
01:21:35,100 --> 01:21:38,020
We have a public hearing

919
01:21:41,340 --> 01:21:44,420
Oh, the discussion is first. I'm sorry

920
01:21:45,060 --> 01:21:46,140
Yes, okay

921
01:21:46,140 --> 01:21:46,940
I don't know any agenda.

922
01:21:47,960 --> 01:21:50,060
Proposed local law to override attacks,

923
01:21:50,180 --> 01:21:52,380
let me limit for fiscal year, 2027,

924
01:21:52,520 --> 01:21:57,940
pursuing to New York general municipal law, 3-C.

925
01:21:59,060 --> 01:22:02,760
So Adam, do you want to explain the law a little bit?

926
01:22:02,820 --> 01:22:04,060
Well, why we have this now?

927
01:22:04,260 --> 01:22:05,500
Or I mean, it's a tax cap.

928
01:22:10,010 --> 01:22:12,950
You know, there's a real estate problem tax cap in your state

929
01:22:14,530 --> 01:22:17,270
that limits what you can do every year

930
01:22:17,270 --> 01:22:25,330
unless you pass a local law that if you permission by 60% of the votes will be three

931
01:22:25,330 --> 01:22:31,610
votes to exceed it. And you have to have this set up, as a prerequisite, or else you

932
01:22:31,610 --> 01:22:37,830
won't be able to pass a budget that exceeds it. So it's sort of a respective measure that

933
01:22:37,830 --> 01:22:42,130
we've drafted in case that's the situation we find ourselves in. So you have to before

934
01:22:42,890 --> 01:22:47,510
process would be preferred. Well, it's going to be public hearing, you know, and go through the

935
01:22:47,510 --> 01:22:52,370
process again, you have a local law. Right. So this is not to say we're breaking the tax

936
01:22:52,370 --> 01:22:56,710
cap. This is a re-prepared in case we have to because we know that that's that's something

937
01:22:56,710 --> 01:23:02,170
that we really will need to look at and a lot of that will come through the November meetings

938
01:23:02,170 --> 01:23:10,450
with the town board and the department heads. So with the process of public hearing, it's working

939
01:23:10,450 --> 01:23:12,150
days notice on that?

940
01:23:12,150 --> 01:23:13,390
It would be 10 days.

941
01:23:13,430 --> 01:23:14,690
10 days notice.

942
01:23:16,250 --> 01:23:18,490
So it would be a minimum of 10 days notice.

943
01:23:18,870 --> 01:23:26,170
If we waited until after the budgetary meetings, we probably would not have enough time to notice it and fit it into our meeting schedule.

944
01:23:27,150 --> 01:23:32,850
In order to pass the budget in the first meeting in December, which is our normal MO.

945
01:23:33,710 --> 01:23:40,070
So we will set up today to advertise for public hearing for it.

946
01:23:41,510 --> 01:23:43,890
Anyone have any questions or comments?

947
01:23:44,250 --> 01:23:45,470
I just want to make two comments.

948
01:23:45,950 --> 01:23:46,710
One is a question.

949
01:23:46,930 --> 01:23:51,030
I think the tax cap for this year, which is set by the state is 2%.

950
01:23:51,030 --> 01:23:53,930
Think it's a little higher, but I do that.

951
01:23:53,930 --> 01:23:57,970
I thought it was 2% and we know inflation is 3.4%.

952
01:23:57,970 --> 01:24:06,730
The other comment I want to make is to distinguish the tax cap has nothing to do with the tax rates that you will pay,

953
01:24:06,730 --> 01:24:11,070
whether it's for the, for the general fund hybrid library, which is all one

954
01:24:11,070 --> 01:24:15,590
fund called, called the town tax, and then if you're on public water, you have a

955
01:24:15,590 --> 01:24:19,230
separate water tax. If you're on sewers, you have, there are 12 different sewer

956
01:24:19,230 --> 01:24:26,370
districts. This is the garbage taxi. We have multiple taxes. The tax cap combines the

957
01:24:26,370 --> 01:24:32,530
tax levy for like 23 different taxing districts, and says, this is the maximum. This is

958
01:24:32,530 --> 01:24:39,030
what you can do. So it has no effects on your tax rate and what you will pay in taxes

959
01:24:39,030 --> 01:24:43,630
because everybody's taxes are different. And that has to be understood. The tax

960
01:24:43,630 --> 01:24:49,410
tax is this artificial cap that the state enacted many years ago, right? And has nothing to

961
01:24:49,410 --> 01:24:54,050
do with actually what your individual, what the town, what the actual taxes that you are

962
01:24:54,050 --> 01:24:56,630
charged with. And that has to be made clear.

963
01:24:56,630 --> 01:24:59,970
Yeah, and back in the day the state actually used to ins-

964
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:12,260
Anti-mancipality to not break the tax cap, and they would give a special rebate check each year. That stopped a few years back.

965
01:25:12,780 --> 01:25:24,140
And there's no penalty to it, other than we pay higher taxes, which is a penalty. And I think that it's sort of important to stress that

966
01:25:24,140 --> 01:25:31,500
back in the day may have been detrimental in a sense, because as we are in a very high inflationary

967
01:25:31,500 --> 01:25:38,740
period, which happens some time to time, it's harder and harder to make up for the shortfalls

968
01:25:38,740 --> 01:25:44,560
in the budget if you haven't been keeping up. So, as Susan pointed out, three, three and a half

969
01:25:44,560 --> 01:25:53,020
percent inflation, some things are much greater. You know, the market sort of looks towards

970
01:25:53,020 --> 01:26:00,120
the future and I don't it doesn't see it as a huge problem yet, but you know it can be

971
01:26:00,120 --> 01:26:05,820
something that starts knocking on our door very quickly and the fact that we had so many

972
01:26:05,820 --> 01:26:15,560
years of nothing and even a couple of years where we cut taxes, it just sort of kicks a

973
01:26:15,560 --> 01:26:22,380
down the road. And then a year is when the previous town boards said, oh, we've got to be

974
01:26:22,380 --> 01:26:28,160
under the tax cap under the tax cap. You got penalized because if you spent under your tax cap

975
01:26:28,160 --> 01:26:34,600
in one year, it hurt you the next year because your tax cap, your threshold was lower. So we actually

976
01:26:34,600 --> 01:26:39,740
hurt ourselves going back many years. But let me give you an example when I said how the tax cap

977
01:26:39,740 --> 01:26:40,940
does the vector taxes.

978
01:26:42,540 --> 01:26:44,600
We have about 12 sewer districts.

979
01:26:44,980 --> 01:26:49,780
And I almost all then have some sewer debt, which varies.

980
01:26:51,060 --> 01:26:53,420
But if you're not involved in a sewer district,

981
01:26:53,580 --> 01:26:58,840
you're not paying any sewer tax, but the tax

982
01:26:58,840 --> 01:27:03,640
level for those sewer districts gets figured into the tax cap.

983
01:27:03,920 --> 01:27:07,260
And that's why it's an apples and oranges type of the situation.

984
01:27:07,260 --> 01:27:12,040
So my suggestion is, don't get obsessed by the tax scam.

985
01:27:12,400 --> 01:27:14,560
Just look at what your tax rate is.

986
01:27:15,180 --> 01:27:17,080
I would just like to, you know,

987
01:27:20,700 --> 01:27:27,340
the resolution is something that we need to protect ourselves,

988
01:27:28,160 --> 01:27:29,980
just in case there are shortfalls,

989
01:27:30,180 --> 01:27:32,920
and we need to deal with.

990
01:27:32,920 --> 01:27:44,900
But I assure you that we all will fight for you, to keep your taxes as low as possible in a responsible manner.

991
01:27:46,080 --> 01:27:52,840
However, if we need to deal with unexpected or difficult situations,

992
01:27:52,840 --> 01:28:09,100
that expenses due to the nature of the national scheme in terms of inflation and all that in the expenses of gasoline and how that affects our town.

993
01:28:09,100 --> 01:28:12,560
You can throw our state into it all.

994
01:28:13,080 --> 01:28:18,320
Yes, but I'm just, but we will fight as counts, as your counsel people, I believe we will

995
01:28:18,320 --> 01:28:22,740
fight to keep your taxes as low as possible.

996
01:28:24,060 --> 01:28:26,580
Well, the tax cap exists for a reason.

997
01:28:27,620 --> 01:28:37,390
It sets limits, so I hear all the comments, but you know, it's there for a reason.

998
01:28:37,390 --> 01:28:43,430
It's not there. It's not some, hey, don't worry. It doesn't affect anything. It doesn't do anything. It doesn't mean anything.

999
01:28:44,310 --> 01:28:50,150
If it didn't affect anything, do anything, or mean anything, why is it there? That's my comment.

1000
01:28:51,370 --> 01:28:55,230
It was here to make politicians. This is sound good. That's why it was there.

1001
01:28:56,710 --> 01:29:07,370
And it was done by the state, but it affects the municipalities and it ties the hands of municipalities, which is one reason why we can't do things and can't.

1002
01:29:07,370 --> 01:29:12,090
if we bond certain issues, then it's going to cost money when we have to pay back the debt

1003
01:29:12,090 --> 01:29:16,490
service on the bond, and that goes back to the tax levy, the tax cap.

1004
01:29:16,750 --> 01:29:22,150
And it doesn't take into account unfunded mandates for the state, the state tells you

1005
01:29:22,150 --> 01:29:24,230
to do it certain times, and they don't provide.

1006
01:29:24,270 --> 01:29:31,030
I think we have, yep, exhausted this, so that was our discussion, we'll go into our public

1007
01:29:31,030 --> 01:29:39,170
during proposed local law to amend chapter 2019 peddling and soliciting by adding a do not

1008
01:29:39,170 --> 01:29:42,910
not registry. Now it's in a resolution later.

1009
01:29:44,970 --> 01:29:51,410
So Dana, we have our posting there. Why don't you

1010
01:29:51,650 --> 01:29:58,590
lead us up on this since you took the lead on it and I think it's a great action.

1011
01:29:59,110 --> 01:29:59,970
So, we've taken...

1012
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:08,420
Looking some time to really clarify the peddler and solicitors law cleaning up a little bit, but what we are doing in the main reason is to add a do not knock registry.

1013
01:30:10,320 --> 01:30:23,700
So, by adding a do not knock registry, in owner or occupant of a residential property located in town of Yorktown, who wishes to prohibit soliciting and peddling on the premises, shall complete a form, which will be available in my office or on our website.

1014
01:30:23,700 --> 01:30:37,900
The completion of that formula allow the owner occupants premises to be included on a list of properties that will be issued to any solicitors or feathers that come in for a permit from us.

1015
01:30:38,660 --> 01:30:43,100
And then we'll say you're not allowed to basically go to those premises and knock on their doors.

1016
01:30:44,800 --> 01:30:52,040
What it will not cover and I want to make clear on this is that it shall not cost a two to violation.

1017
01:30:52,040 --> 01:30:55,700
And I'm sorry, I mean, that's exactly it.

1018
01:30:56,200 --> 01:30:57,340
Also, this is an impetus.

1019
01:30:57,720 --> 01:31:01,480
Pethers, Chaleptain, a current do not act registry.

1020
01:31:01,960 --> 01:31:04,940
At the time of issuance of the time of registration,

1021
01:31:05,580 --> 01:31:08,980
to solicit pursuant to the provisions of his chapter.

1022
01:31:09,800 --> 01:31:12,100
So basically what will happen, it will give the police

1023
01:31:12,100 --> 01:31:14,660
department some teeth in order to issue summonses

1024
01:31:14,660 --> 01:31:19,020
if they do break that particular part of the law

1025
01:31:19,020 --> 01:31:20,360
and go on your property anyway.

1026
01:31:20,360 --> 01:31:23,560
So I think that's an important aspect of what we're doing.

1027
01:31:24,680 --> 01:31:30,000
I also want to say that this does not cover certain things.

1028
01:31:30,540 --> 01:31:36,000
So if you're going on a property for political reasons, for charitable reasons, for non-commercial reasons,

1029
01:31:37,280 --> 01:31:39,680
you won't be subject to this law.

1030
01:31:40,120 --> 01:31:42,860
And that's important to know that there's a difference there, okay?

1031
01:31:47,440 --> 01:31:50,420
We have a lot of peddlers and sisters that come in town.

1032
01:31:51,240 --> 01:31:52,720
We've had a lot of complaints about them.

1033
01:31:52,860 --> 01:31:55,060
We have ones that don't even bother to get permits.

1034
01:31:55,640 --> 01:31:59,800
There are some charitable organizations that don't need to be permitted by us,

1035
01:32:00,440 --> 01:32:03,100
but they do have to let us know they're going to be in town.

1036
01:32:04,520 --> 01:32:08,620
Can you remind people about the option to have stickers if they want?

1037
01:32:08,620 --> 01:32:11,320
The town clerks office will be looking into

1038
01:32:12,720 --> 01:32:19,160
Basically getting stickers that you can place on a window or on your door and that'll be for purchase in the office also

1039
01:32:20,380 --> 01:32:25,720
There you go, all right, but I do want to say it's gonna take us a couple weeks to get it all in place

1040
01:32:25,720 --> 01:32:30,820
So don't knock on the door tomorrow, but we won't have an in place. You know, okay, we don't really have any

1041
01:32:32,220 --> 01:32:37,260
Any comments on this the conservation boards that they had no comments at all

1042
01:32:37,260 --> 01:32:38,020
So that's about it.

1043
01:32:38,100 --> 01:32:41,420
So if someone went online and signed up,

1044
01:32:41,520 --> 01:32:42,840
because they still have to come to the office

1045
01:32:42,840 --> 01:32:43,740
or everything.

1046
01:32:43,760 --> 01:32:44,840
Yeah, it'll be option.

1047
01:32:45,000 --> 01:32:47,440
You can either do a paper format or you can do it online.

1048
01:32:48,360 --> 01:32:52,700
We'll open up, we'll open up public comment on this.

1049
01:32:56,350 --> 01:32:57,970
With no one coming for a comment,

1050
01:32:58,290 --> 01:33:00,510
I'd make a motion to close a public motion.

1051
01:33:00,510 --> 01:33:02,010
I'm not coming, you are like, I'm not coming.

1052
01:33:02,010 --> 01:33:04,590
Sure, yeah, it's, well, coming after this.

1053
01:33:04,590 --> 01:33:05,190
Yeah, you're coming.

1054
01:33:05,650 --> 01:33:08,090
To close the motion, to second.

1055
01:33:08,090 --> 01:33:09,570
Well, thank you.

1056
01:33:09,630 --> 01:33:09,790
All right.

1057
01:33:09,790 --> 01:33:10,770
All right.

1058
01:33:11,290 --> 01:33:12,810
My comment is more of a question.

1059
01:33:13,850 --> 01:33:22,510
Initially, I copied off the proposed local law from the clerks website and subsequently,

1060
01:33:22,510 --> 01:33:27,390
I think one of the reasons why that hearing was postponed for two weeks was because it

1061
01:33:27,390 --> 01:33:30,590
had to be reformatted as, quote, a local law.

1062
01:33:31,650 --> 01:33:39,430
The local law that we have does not have the purpose and intention section, which typically

1063
01:33:39,430 --> 01:33:42,010
a law starts out with why we're doing this law.

1064
01:33:42,550 --> 01:33:45,410
And I just wondered if that was an oversight or was that intentional.

1065
01:33:46,370 --> 01:33:52,850
That was section chapter 2019-1 title, intent findings of fact.

1066
01:33:54,550 --> 01:33:59,470
The local laws, far as I know, only has the changes to the law.

1067
01:33:59,470 --> 01:34:05,270
the regular law anything else in there stands the same that does it say does and that includes obviously

1068
01:34:05,270 --> 01:34:12,390
definition it does the law say that we're 2019 has an intersection this is just changes to this

1069
01:34:12,390 --> 01:34:14,110
so it's still going to be an intersection

1070
01:34:17,180 --> 01:34:20,520
okay so what is this so it just changes from

1071
01:34:20,520 --> 01:34:27,980
repealing to 19 to okay because because the intent explains why we're doing this thank you

1072
01:34:27,980 --> 01:34:33,640
All right, well, with that being the comment, I'd like to make a motion to

1073
01:34:34,700 --> 01:34:36,900
to amend chapter 2019.

1074
01:34:37,140 --> 01:34:38,120
I'll make the motion.

1075
01:34:38,860 --> 01:34:39,360
All in favor?

1076
01:34:39,780 --> 01:34:41,380
All right.

1077
01:34:41,800 --> 01:34:42,380
Congratulations, Diana.

1078
01:34:43,080 --> 01:34:44,820
Thank you for doing this for a long time.

1079
01:34:45,720 --> 01:34:46,460
Great work.

1080
01:34:46,560 --> 01:34:48,060
Thank you.

1081
01:34:48,140 --> 01:34:49,900
We will move forward to resolutions.

1082
01:34:50,640 --> 01:34:52,440
From the Albert A. Capelini community.

1083
01:34:52,640 --> 01:34:53,440
I'm sorry.

1084
01:34:53,440 --> 01:34:59,980
be so interacting today. I noticed as I came to the board meeting tonight and

1085
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:14,780
I saw two resolutions that were not on the online version that I read three and four o'clock. We're used in sometimes getting last minute resolutions that the supervisor just reads in.

1086
01:35:15,180 --> 01:35:24,520
But I'm concerned that these resolutions, one of them is kind of innocuous and the other one, possibly is more substantive and I will ask.

1087
01:35:24,520 --> 01:35:26,480
which ones would you like me to pull out,

1088
01:35:26,480 --> 01:35:27,380
which is an out pulling out.

1089
01:35:27,400 --> 01:35:28,620
I'm not pulling out, I'm done.

1090
01:35:28,620 --> 01:35:30,700
No, but up we could go over them at the end.

1091
01:35:30,960 --> 01:35:31,340
That's fine.

1092
01:35:31,420 --> 01:35:32,440
Which two are they?

1093
01:35:32,440 --> 01:35:33,060
I'm coming there.

1094
01:35:33,080 --> 01:35:38,020
There was the one about the Crest Grant,

1095
01:35:38,220 --> 01:35:40,800
which was not on the one that I read online.

1096
01:35:40,820 --> 01:35:41,420
That's correct.

1097
01:35:41,740 --> 01:35:45,140
But in order for me to process the preliminary grant application,

1098
01:35:45,140 --> 01:35:47,160
I need permission for the supervisors sign.

1099
01:35:47,160 --> 01:35:49,180
I understand why that is why it's not.

1100
01:35:49,180 --> 01:35:52,040
I understand, but there's the disconnect,

1101
01:35:52,040 --> 01:35:57,900
As I say, we accept the fact that sometimes there are last-minute resolutions that are just

1102
01:35:57,900 --> 01:36:03,520
right in, that's a procedure that we have followed, but the fact that it was in that

1103
01:36:03,520 --> 01:36:08,380
the agenda changed, if anyone was looking at the agenda and didn't come to this meeting,

1104
01:36:08,700 --> 01:36:10,600
they wouldn't have seen these changes.

1105
01:36:11,060 --> 01:36:18,520
Is that one, and then there's the resolution about the completed nature of the granite

1106
01:36:18,520 --> 01:36:26,400
the parking lot, okay. I ask this because sometimes depending on the resolution I like to read it

1107
01:36:26,400 --> 01:36:31,640
before I come to the meeting so I can do any research and think about whether I have any

1108
01:36:31,640 --> 01:36:36,680
questions or issues with it but here I saw it when I came down here at 730 that's the only reason

1109
01:36:36,680 --> 01:36:41,740
why I'm bringing it up. If you'd like if you have questions I'd be more than happy to try to

1110
01:36:41,740 --> 01:36:47,100
to Madarano. He did send it earlier in the week and I think it got missed through the

1111
01:36:47,100 --> 01:36:52,360
clerk's office and they picked up on it today and similar to the the signature on the

1112
01:36:52,360 --> 01:36:58,980
press grant. The clerk's office in double checking had picked up on that as well. So I don't want

1113
01:36:58,980 --> 01:37:04,920
to pull anything out or separate anything but I just want to make a comment regarding one of the

1114
01:37:04,920 --> 01:37:13,600
I intend to vote on it, but I want to regarding the 3, 680, Lexington Avenue resolution.

1115
01:37:14,140 --> 01:37:20,660
I wanted to just simply say that I will be voting upon it based upon the advice of Council,

1116
01:37:21,560 --> 01:37:30,140
that there is no impediment to apply this sub, and move forward based upon the sub division

1117
01:37:30,140 --> 01:37:30,700
approval.

1118
01:37:30,700 --> 01:37:37,000
And I'm actually going to separate that one anyway because there was a there was an error in okay

1119
01:37:37,000 --> 01:37:39,060
Some of it so yeah, it's like that was separated

1120
01:37:39,060 --> 01:37:42,320
Okay, but I just wanted to make that that's good

1121
01:37:42,320 --> 01:37:46,300
Thanks for a doubt please the one of our John Tegger because I've come in to that one

1122
01:37:47,940 --> 01:37:52,200
And then I have a question about the Tom Diana one, but I have no issue with it

1123
01:37:52,200 --> 01:37:54,900
But I have a question about it so I don't when you get to that

1124
01:37:55,860 --> 01:37:57,760
All right, so

1125
01:38:06,500 --> 01:38:08,860
Can we jump to the adjournment, is that your question?

1126
01:38:10,620 --> 01:38:11,860
All right.

1127
01:38:12,260 --> 01:38:15,200
Resolutions from the Albany Capitalini Community and Cultural Center

1128
01:38:15,200 --> 01:38:17,280
Authorized Hub out of Yorktown.

1129
01:38:17,580 --> 01:38:20,480
The use of the Nutrition Center at the Albany Capitalini Community

1130
01:38:20,480 --> 01:38:23,460
and Cultural Center for five hours on Sunday December 6,

1131
01:38:23,460 --> 01:38:28,200
2026 for their annual Hanukkah celebration for the community.

1132
01:38:29,340 --> 01:38:33,560
Authorized lights of tomorrow, a non-profit for Jewish youth,

1133
01:38:33,560 --> 01:38:39,260
use of the Nutrition Center at the Aberdee Kappelini Community and Cultural Center for

1134
01:38:39,260 --> 01:38:45,180
three hours on Thursday, October 1, 2021, for an event to honor families from the communities

1135
01:38:45,180 --> 01:38:51,800
affected by the October 7th attacks in Israel. From the engineering department, authorize a

1136
01:38:51,800 --> 01:39:00,720
control that will release an erosion control bond stormwater permit, BSWPPP027-23, and the amount

1137
01:39:00,720 --> 01:39:06,660
of $500, authorized to control the release of Rosen

1138
01:39:06,660 --> 01:39:12,240
to control bond stormwater permit, BSWP, P-O-3-9-25,

1139
01:39:13,020 --> 01:39:14,040
in the amount of $500.

1140
01:39:16,280 --> 01:39:18,620
We're going to skip that one for now.

1141
01:39:19,040 --> 01:39:21,300
We're going to authorize a supervisor's sign

1142
01:39:21,300 --> 01:39:26,420
agreement with Marshall Larm System to install and monitor

1143
01:39:26,420 --> 01:39:29,840
a fire alarm system at the Alice E-Roker archival

1144
01:39:29,840 --> 01:39:31,260
and record center.

1145
01:39:34,100 --> 01:39:36,840
Do we have a, did we do a resolution with the official naming?

1146
01:39:37,700 --> 01:39:38,660
Yes, a long time ago.

1147
01:39:39,060 --> 01:39:41,660
Okay, just make sure it's in my mind.

1148
01:39:42,600 --> 01:39:49,820
Authorize a town clerk to attend the 2026 New York State Association of Town Legislative Conference

1149
01:39:49,820 --> 01:39:55,820
on September 22nd through 23rd, 2026 in Albany, New York,

1150
01:39:55,820 --> 01:39:58,840
and I will have an add-on resolution for that afterwards.

1151
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:09,140
Approve the town board meeting for September 29, 2026 to conduct interviews, regarding the EMS request for proposals,

1152
01:40:14,750 --> 01:40:18,010
skipping the next one and moving to.

1153
01:40:19,270 --> 01:40:31,610
Authorize the town supervisor sign the crest grant preliminary application for 100,000, 100,000 for safety and security projects.

1154
01:40:31,610 --> 01:40:38,090
from the office of the town controller set the date of public hearings for proposed local law

1155
01:40:38,090 --> 01:40:45,850
to override the tax levy limit for fiscal year 2027, pursuant to New York General Municipal law.

1156
01:40:45,850 --> 01:40:48,710
I'm going to use that for me.

1157
01:40:49,110 --> 01:40:49,410
Okay.

1158
01:40:52,840 --> 01:40:53,020
Sorry.

1159
01:40:56,070 --> 01:40:59,650
From section 8, housing department authorised section 8.

1160
01:40:59,650 --> 01:41:00,890
You got to the parks.

1161
01:41:01,130 --> 01:41:01,330
The park.

1162
01:41:02,750 --> 01:41:04,450
Oh, you don't want that.

1163
01:41:04,790 --> 01:41:05,690
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

1164
01:41:05,770 --> 01:41:06,530
I'm asking about that.

1165
01:41:09,120 --> 01:41:12,480
It seems unusual to have a resolution like this.

1166
01:41:12,480 --> 01:41:17,620
I don't remember having a resolution like this that says the projects is complete.

1167
01:41:17,760 --> 01:41:19,060
We authorized final payment.

1168
01:41:19,060 --> 01:41:25,120
I don't remember that. We have had, you know, when we, when we refund, when we have the

1169
01:41:25,120 --> 01:41:31,120
erosion control bonds that's standard. This one says in the bold to make the final payment

1170
01:41:31,120 --> 01:41:36,780
in full, and then it says later on that authorized to receive payment in full subject to

1171
01:41:36,780 --> 01:41:43,120
all required close out documents and contractual requirements, which makes me ask the question,

1172
01:41:43,740 --> 01:41:47,940
has it been, has it not been completed?

1173
01:41:48,520 --> 01:41:50,880
Are we saying we're going to pay in full without,

1174
01:41:50,900 --> 01:41:52,800
without knowing that everything has been completed?

1175
01:41:53,400 --> 01:41:55,080
Because to me, this is a very unusual experience.

1176
01:41:55,080 --> 01:41:56,860
It's been inspected, completed.

1177
01:41:57,160 --> 01:41:57,760
Work is determined.

1178
01:41:57,980 --> 01:41:59,020
The projects have been satisfactory.

1179
01:41:59,680 --> 01:42:00,400
Completed, acceptable.

1180
01:42:00,400 --> 01:42:02,220
But what it says is that, to what we squire close,

1181
01:42:02,380 --> 01:42:02,940
have documented this.

1182
01:42:02,960 --> 01:42:06,240
It's generally just for finance to make sure they have everything they need.

1183
01:42:06,380 --> 01:42:06,460
Yeah.

1184
01:42:06,460 --> 01:42:07,580
I've never seen this before.

1185
01:42:07,980 --> 01:42:09,740
And we have, well, either way,

1186
01:42:10,440 --> 01:42:16,660
Well, candidly, I don't understand why you'd be concerned about that language, because it's just protecting the town.

1187
01:42:17,480 --> 01:42:22,420
But at the end of the day, finance wouldn't pay it if they don't have the required documentation anyway.

1188
01:42:22,560 --> 01:42:23,720
But so, again, I don't see what...

1189
01:42:23,720 --> 01:42:27,180
Why do we have this in the dozens of other projects?

1190
01:42:29,040 --> 01:42:31,080
That's why the red flag went up in my mind.

1191
01:42:31,840 --> 01:42:38,200
Some of it may have to do with the fact that all of the payrolls have changed to certified payrolls to go online

1192
01:42:38,200 --> 01:42:40,860
and having to be verified by the state.

1193
01:42:42,340 --> 01:42:45,300
So, so from the Parks and Recreation Department,

1194
01:42:45,300 --> 01:42:47,660
except the completed parking lot paving project,

1195
01:42:47,920 --> 01:42:48,920
at Tom Day on a park,

1196
01:42:49,380 --> 01:42:51,780
at the Granite Null Sports and Recreation Complex,

1197
01:42:51,980 --> 01:42:54,400
and authorize the Comptroller to make final payment

1198
01:42:54,400 --> 01:42:57,980
in full to Serone Construction Inc.

1199
01:42:58,220 --> 01:42:59,400
It came out beautiful, by the way.

1200
01:42:59,600 --> 01:43:00,960
It really did.

1201
01:43:02,480 --> 01:43:03,180
Great infrastructure.

1202
01:43:04,080 --> 01:43:05,080
Thank you.

1203
01:43:05,960 --> 01:43:08,180
We really wanted to make sure I got done.

1204
01:43:09,020 --> 01:43:14,920
From Section 8 Housing Department authorizes Section 8 Program Director to sign the annual Civil Rights Certification.

1205
01:43:15,420 --> 01:43:22,420
For the fiscal year, beginning January 1, 2026, for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,

1206
01:43:22,660 --> 01:43:27,380
in connection with the town's five-year public housing agency plan.

1207
01:43:28,360 --> 01:43:33,180
Set the public hearing date for housing choice vouchers program administration plan.

1208
01:43:34,000 --> 01:43:40,340
Authorize the town clerk to advertise a request for proposals for fee accounting services

1209
01:43:40,340 --> 01:43:45,480
for the Section 8 Housing Department. From the water department, authorize a supervisor

1210
01:43:45,480 --> 01:43:50,940
to execute an agreement with Rayburn Consulting to develop new operating procedures for the

1211
01:43:50,940 --> 01:43:55,060
implementation of a new billing software system at the water department.

1212
01:43:55,800 --> 01:44:00,300
And I think Adam, I think you had a couple of questions at one to their attorney, so we

1213
01:44:00,300 --> 01:44:04,580
We won't sign anything until we have a call tomorrow just to make sure it was on the same page.

1214
01:44:05,440 --> 01:44:06,220
Thank you.

1215
01:44:06,280 --> 01:44:10,160
Explain exactly what services they are providing.

1216
01:44:10,920 --> 01:44:15,220
We know I think that we're going ahead with trying to get new.

1217
01:44:15,220 --> 01:44:16,700
They're not providing the software.

1218
01:44:17,180 --> 01:44:20,720
We have to do separately to get new software for a billing system.

1219
01:44:21,040 --> 01:44:27,420
The problems that they identified between the lack of communication between the

1220
01:44:27,420 --> 01:44:34,820
joint water works in our census meters. Are they going to fix that before we change the billing

1221
01:44:34,820 --> 01:44:40,320
before we change into the new software? Exactly. What do they do? The software will be run

1222
01:44:40,320 --> 01:44:50,160
in-house, so we will end up similar to the summer's point. I will be bypassing it.

1223
01:44:50,280 --> 01:44:57,100
I know, but what services are they? I am all in favor of what they're doing. They are fixing

1224
01:44:57,100 --> 01:44:59,980
They're going to develop the new operating procedures for-

1225
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:05,040
The implementation of a new billing software system and merge all old meter data into the new system.

1226
01:45:05,240 --> 01:45:07,420
All right, that's just big enough. I just wanted to move.

1227
01:45:07,620 --> 01:45:16,720
We will have to make the decision, but I think with hiring a new person, we still saved somewhere

1228
01:45:16,720 --> 01:45:26,080
the area of $80,000 a year. So if we need to, that's fine. I don't know if this is something

1229
01:45:26,080 --> 01:45:28,920
need to be handled with the existing staff and the department.

1230
01:45:30,620 --> 01:45:32,920
That's a conversation with Paul and...

1231
01:45:32,920 --> 01:45:34,200
I'd like to do a deep dive on that.

1232
01:45:34,380 --> 01:45:34,980
Yep, definitely.

1233
01:45:35,720 --> 01:45:43,100
But I think we got the indication that we can go ahead with making that change over and taking over our own building,

1234
01:45:43,420 --> 01:45:47,080
whether we do it in-house or we hire some of the else to do it.

1235
01:45:48,020 --> 01:45:49,380
So we can say, thank you.

1236
01:45:49,660 --> 01:45:50,120
Thank you.

1237
01:45:50,120 --> 01:45:50,560
What works?

1238
01:45:52,000 --> 01:45:53,880
Look at entice with you on the building.

1239
01:45:54,220 --> 01:45:54,420
Alright.

1240
01:45:54,420 --> 01:45:57,000
And then

1241
01:45:59,720 --> 01:46:01,140
let's have a motion on those.

1242
01:46:02,960 --> 01:46:03,560
All in favor?

1243
01:46:03,840 --> 01:46:04,360
All right.

1244
01:46:04,620 --> 01:46:05,760
Very good.

1245
01:46:08,760 --> 01:46:09,960
Let me just see.

1246
01:46:10,280 --> 01:46:12,140
This is my local law.

1247
01:46:15,090 --> 01:46:23,910
Did we have a resolution to put this out for referral on the local law on the stop.

1248
01:46:24,830 --> 01:46:25,850
Stop signs.

1249
01:46:26,250 --> 01:46:26,510
Say again.

1250
01:46:26,510 --> 01:46:29,570
Did we have a resolution to put this out for you?

1251
01:46:29,970 --> 01:46:38,390
We can just, but we can typically when we do highways, we simply just set the public here.

1252
01:46:40,270 --> 01:46:48,070
So we are looking at a local law to amend Chapter 275 of the Code of the Tani Yartan and titled Vehicles and Traffic.

1253
01:46:48,910 --> 01:46:52,930
So rather than read all of this in, it's a pretty simple thing.

1254
01:46:52,930 --> 01:46:59,870
at the intersection of new road and East Main Street by the Lakeland Deleon, our library,

1255
01:47:00,210 --> 01:47:08,350
in our 9-11 Moril. It's sort of a blind turn there, especially heading west to East.

1256
01:47:09,850 --> 01:47:16,230
So I want to propose to put up a three-way stop sign there. There's already one coming out of new road,

1257
01:47:16,230 --> 01:47:24,810
But actually a little traffic coming on East Main Street, apparently, even though we were

1258
01:47:24,810 --> 01:47:29,350
looking at this and working it, I think last night there was another accident over there,

1259
01:47:29,910 --> 01:47:33,550
where someone was just going too fast, couldn't stop, hit another car.

1260
01:47:34,590 --> 01:47:40,370
Thank God everyone was okay, but it's something that has been in need of being addressed.

1261
01:47:41,170 --> 01:47:52,190
I've spent some time monitoring over there, vehicles come around that turn way too fast, and speaking with the store owners in there, there's genuine concern.

1262
01:47:53,270 --> 01:47:56,930
So, you know with an 9-11 more or less?

1263
01:47:58,430 --> 01:48:04,950
So we're going to do a new road, which goes sort of right along side.

1264
01:48:06,730 --> 01:48:13,730
So we would put a stop sign at the right before the turn, the yellow bow of the turn,

1265
01:48:14,350 --> 01:48:20,330
and then on the outside of the shoulder of the turn on going east to west,

1266
01:48:20,510 --> 01:48:22,350
we would put another stop sign.

1267
01:48:23,610 --> 01:48:25,930
I've asked Dave to make it the blinking stop signs,

1268
01:48:25,930 --> 01:48:29,570
because we really want to make sure that these are seen.

1269
01:48:30,470 --> 01:48:31,850
Because it'll be something new.

1270
01:48:32,570 --> 01:48:34,190
And he'd even mentioned a speed bump,

1271
01:48:34,270 --> 01:48:37,590
which I'm not in big favor of, so, but we'll see.

1272
01:48:37,730 --> 01:48:39,270
The name is mentioning speed bumps.

1273
01:48:39,310 --> 01:48:40,850
Yeah, I think it's really necessary.

1274
01:48:41,010 --> 01:48:42,970
I did that every one over one, a little too fast

1275
01:48:42,970 --> 01:48:44,810
and Matt has had on the top of his truck.

1276
01:48:44,930 --> 01:48:45,670
Come big.

1277
01:48:46,190 --> 01:48:47,890
So, I don't panic up there, you know what I mean?

1278
01:48:47,970 --> 01:48:49,910
That's it.

1279
01:48:50,090 --> 01:48:52,330
But, but the trucker on the head.

1280
01:48:52,710 --> 01:48:53,630
I haven't had it.

1281
01:48:56,590 --> 01:49:05,270
So I think both Dave and Adam for the work on this and getting it there so can I have a motion to refer this out?

1282
01:49:05,270 --> 01:49:08,650
I'd like to set the public hearing for October 6th.

1283
01:49:09,110 --> 01:49:11,630
And to set the public hearing for October 6th.

1284
01:49:13,310 --> 01:49:13,930
All in favour?

1285
01:49:16,050 --> 01:49:18,270
Now let's pop back through.

1286
01:49:19,450 --> 01:49:20,930
What we've missed here.

1287
01:49:25,660 --> 01:49:34,000
So, for, except the conveyance of real property located at around 3680, Lexington Avenue

1288
01:49:34,000 --> 01:49:41,740
in the town of Yorktown, the second paragraph, whereas it's as the current owner of

1289
01:49:41,740 --> 01:49:47,680
record, which is a mistake, that was something that was in earlier, so that is deleted

1290
01:49:47,680 --> 01:49:48,540
from this.

1291
01:49:48,540 --> 01:49:50,000
So, how is it going to read?

1292
01:49:50,480 --> 01:49:54,420
Whereas, Lake Oregon, Manchin, LLC, offered to convey

1293
01:49:55,020 --> 01:49:55,980
our debt property.

1294
01:49:56,300 --> 01:49:56,420
I don't know.

1295
01:49:56,800 --> 01:49:57,580
Just reading that.

1296
01:49:57,580 --> 01:49:58,060
I'm not accurate.

1297
01:49:58,500 --> 01:49:59,880
So, we're the owner.

1298
01:50:02,620 --> 01:50:05,860
All right. All right. I have some comments about that.

1299
01:50:06,040 --> 01:50:07,200
Sure, Susan.

1300
01:50:10,340 --> 01:50:13,300
May I remind the board that we're an active litigation.

1301
01:50:14,800 --> 01:50:16,540
I'm going to ask you to clear that in mind.

1302
01:50:19,090 --> 01:50:20,930
Ask certain questions to make any statements.

1303
01:50:21,430 --> 01:50:22,090
Make whatever comments.

1304
01:50:22,430 --> 01:50:27,250
Yes. I will. Okay. One of the issues is I have been.

1305
01:50:27,250 --> 01:50:33,830
I think, as everybody knows, very involved in this issue, put just putting aside Mr.

1306
01:50:33,990 --> 01:50:40,970
to this comments, but I have been concerned about how it's been handled, but I have been

1307
01:50:40,970 --> 01:50:46,890
registered and silent about speaking out because it is a subject of litigation and

1308
01:50:46,890 --> 01:50:48,370
attorney-cloying discussions.

1309
01:50:48,850 --> 01:50:53,850
However, I have some concerns about this resolution.

1310
01:50:54,330 --> 01:51:00,870
I'm going to object to your statement at this point, and if you have concerns about the resolution,

1311
01:51:01,050 --> 01:51:04,130
I'm going to make a recommendation at the board vote to go in exactly the sessions

1312
01:51:04,130 --> 01:51:05,570
that we can discuss in the third.

1313
01:51:08,100 --> 01:51:09,200
I make that motion.

1314
01:51:10,460 --> 01:51:10,620
Second.

1315
01:51:11,460 --> 01:51:11,700
No.

1316
01:51:11,840 --> 01:51:11,900
No.

1317
01:51:11,900 --> 01:51:12,060
No.

1318
01:51:12,320 --> 01:51:12,460
No.

1319
01:51:12,460 --> 01:51:12,480
No.

1320
01:51:13,840 --> 01:51:14,540
I'm sorry.

1321
01:51:14,780 --> 01:51:17,000
Folks, we're going to need to step out for a few moments.

1322
01:51:17,060 --> 01:51:19,260
Why don't we do this at the end so people don't have to wait?

1323
01:51:19,260 --> 01:51:21,100
Why don't you let the supervisor finish his sentence?

1324
01:51:21,600 --> 01:51:21,840
Well, no.

1325
01:51:21,880 --> 01:51:23,320
She wants to wait till the end.

1326
01:51:23,520 --> 01:51:23,860
That's fine.

1327
01:51:23,860 --> 01:51:33,080
But then they will have to come back in for the vote regardless, if they're interested, if they're interested

1328
01:51:33,080 --> 01:51:38,800
It looks like everyone would perform me to finish up and then we could go into the vote. So I'll go into closed session. So we'll hold off

1329
01:51:39,480 --> 01:51:44,640
I'll take that as a motion to go in into closed before adjourning. Okay,

1330
01:51:47,460 --> 01:51:49,300
we will have to we will have to cut it

1331
01:51:52,100 --> 01:51:54,780
Well, not yet not yet not yet Tommy

1332
01:51:54,780 --> 01:51:56,900
We still have the tax cap that you want to do.

1333
01:51:56,900 --> 01:52:00,960
Okay, from the office of the town control or set the date of a public hearing for

1334
01:52:00,960 --> 01:52:03,680
proposed local load of override the tax cap limit.

1335
01:52:04,340 --> 01:52:10,780
For fiscal year 2027, pursuant to New York General Municipal Law Section 3C.

1336
01:52:11,740 --> 01:52:17,060
And the law is offered consideration on the back of the agenda.

1337
01:52:18,320 --> 01:52:20,020
And that, but that is pretty standard.

1338
01:52:20,720 --> 01:52:22,760
We've been there done that on this.

1339
01:52:22,760 --> 01:52:29,960
Can I have a motion motion? Second. All in favor. I opposed?

1340
01:52:30,320 --> 01:52:30,360
I.

1341
01:52:31,680 --> 01:52:33,900
Wait, you said I opposed?

1342
01:52:34,080 --> 01:52:34,780
Yeah, he's opposed.

1343
01:52:35,720 --> 01:52:38,840
Last time I said nay, and that was wrong. So now I'm saying I.

1344
01:52:38,840 --> 01:52:40,220
I, I, you're opposed. Okay.

1345
01:52:40,600 --> 01:52:45,740
I'm just saying I said nay, and there was like, so would you not?

1346
01:52:45,940 --> 01:52:49,880
So from from the planning department author, as the extension agreement with John

1347
01:52:49,880 --> 01:52:57,480
Pagata for provisions of planning, consulting services, the rate of $105 per hour for a maximum of 18 hours per week.

1348
01:52:58,020 --> 01:52:59,400
Susan, you had some questions?

1349
01:53:00,300 --> 01:53:05,280
I value John's service to the town for many, many years. He was playing director.

1350
01:53:05,880 --> 01:53:16,640
I did vote to give him this additional contract for six months to complete some of the work that he had been working on.

1351
01:53:16,640 --> 01:53:25,420
I did some arithmetic at an hourly rate of $105 an hour for a maximum of 18 hours a week

1352
01:53:25,420 --> 01:53:29,560
for six months that total is $45,360.

1353
01:53:31,480 --> 01:53:36,620
When the board agreed to hire him for that additional time,

1354
01:53:37,120 --> 01:53:39,520
there were three projects that he was working on.

1355
01:53:39,780 --> 01:53:43,380
One was participating in the Complaint Review.

1356
01:53:43,380 --> 01:53:55,700
The second one was working on the field home, the adaptive reuse and whether we can find a use for that building and also the streetscape RFP that Sergio talked about.

1357
01:53:56,460 --> 01:54:04,180
I think the Com plan review committee is basically finished with its work in terms of identifying what needs to be done.

1358
01:54:04,180 --> 01:54:15,120
Right? The field home, the core work that the town had to do has been done. The project is now in a hands of the

1359
01:54:15,120 --> 01:54:22,020
the consultant that we have hired an architect and also some marketing people to go out and find potential

1360
01:54:22,020 --> 01:54:30,400
in desperate in the project. There's nothing that the town is necessarily involved in at this point until some person comes and says,

1361
01:54:30,400 --> 01:54:32,920
Yes, I'm interested, let's have more of a dialogue.

1362
01:54:33,600 --> 01:54:37,620
The streetscape, John did two RFPs.

1363
01:54:37,760 --> 01:54:40,060
The town wanted to change the first RFP.

1364
01:54:40,800 --> 01:54:44,940
He did a revised RFP, which the board is still to discuss.

1365
01:54:45,720 --> 01:54:48,800
Basically, I feel that his work is finished.

1366
01:54:49,100 --> 01:54:50,220
We don't need him anymore.

1367
01:54:50,680 --> 01:54:53,200
And when we hired, and when I voted to hire,

1368
01:54:54,540 --> 01:54:59,980
to promote Rob and Steinberg to the full position of director of Planck.

1369
01:55:00,000 --> 01:55:10,840
It was with my full confidence that she could do the job. Robin has been here for, she was here in 2010, and I don't know much before that.

1370
01:55:11,420 --> 01:55:22,080
So I have full confidence that if we proceed with anything to do with the complain, Robin, who was here when we did the 2010 review, she can handle that.

1371
01:55:22,080 --> 01:55:28,840
And any additional work that needs to be done with the field home, Robin can do, and the

1372
01:55:28,840 --> 01:55:37,280
streetscape is subject to some modifications on the RFP, is done, and Robin who has been

1373
01:55:37,280 --> 01:55:46,000
involved in vetting any number of responders on RFPs. We can rely on her, because if I can't

1374
01:55:46,000 --> 01:55:51,180
rely on Robin, then why did I vote to promote her to direct her planning? I had full confidence

1375
01:55:51,180 --> 01:55:59,320
in her, and I think this Ford did. $45,000 is what John could potentially bill us, all right,

1376
01:56:00,000 --> 01:56:05,680
for this. And it has been talking about, and I've been talking about, land has been talking

1377
01:56:05,680 --> 01:56:11,080
about the concern about taxes, taxes, taxes, taxes, taxes, and whether we have to have a

1378
01:56:11,080 --> 01:56:17,300
good pay for all of those additional expenses and still keep the tax rate as low as possible

1379
01:56:17,300 --> 01:56:22,620
And not cut the services like books in the library as Mr. Curtain brought up.

1380
01:56:22,980 --> 01:56:27,760
I think this $45,000 can be better spent on other things.

1381
01:56:28,140 --> 01:56:33,400
Some of the department heads, okay, are having problems with their potential budgets.

1382
01:56:34,820 --> 01:56:41,860
And they not have enough money in some of their budget lines to cover very known expenses.

1383
01:56:41,860 --> 01:57:02,260
And if we cut that, again, this is discretionary, and I don't think it's needed, and that's why I have a lot of respect for John, and for all of the work he's done and for his skills, but I also have the confidence in the person you have in that position now, and I think she's more than capable of handling this job, and that's why I would go against this.

1384
01:57:02,260 --> 01:57:07,520
All right Susan Patrick what I just want to say is one thing Susan that's your opinion

1385
01:57:07,520 --> 01:57:12,200
Yes, that's Kai finish please. It's your opinion

1386
01:57:12,980 --> 01:57:16,460
Robin is the one asking for John's expansion

1387
01:57:17,060 --> 01:57:23,080
Okay, there's two or three projects that she's working on and we're our

1388
01:57:23,480 --> 01:57:29,460
This is Robin's first year in the job and we all have utmost confidence in her

1389
01:57:29,460 --> 01:57:40,200
But we want her to set her up to succeed, she acts for additional support, and that's what we're providing, that's all.

1390
01:57:40,740 --> 01:57:50,160
Yeah, actually that's not all because it's important, it's important for me to say the first thing I asked is asked her, as a department had how are you paying for it?

1391
01:57:50,160 --> 01:57:55,680
because you're right. So then we have to be concerned. In her department it's supposed to be a

1392
01:57:55,680 --> 01:58:00,700
assistant planner, sorry, and they have not hired anyone yet for that. They wanted

1393
01:58:00,700 --> 01:58:05,880
to try and look for the right person for that. So they're using that and I asked her,

1394
01:58:05,940 --> 01:58:12,320
what is his average in hours? I know he's authorized up to 18, but he's been averaging about 12 hours.

1395
01:58:13,160 --> 01:58:19,380
So that's that's two thirds of that price, not the full ticket that you're talking about. It also

1396
01:58:19,380 --> 01:58:26,440
comes without the benefits that would be earned by someone in that, in that assistant planning

1397
01:58:26,440 --> 01:58:33,720
position. So I thought that her logic and defense of how she would pay for it was extremely

1398
01:58:33,720 --> 01:58:39,720
well thought out. I did, you know, go over the things that he was working in your right, the field

1399
01:58:39,720 --> 01:58:44,860
home reuse, which is not over the finish line. And if we don't get over that finish line,

1400
01:58:44,860 --> 01:58:50,820
I have publicly stated, if we do not have a bird in the hand,

1401
01:58:53,670 --> 01:58:54,870
we are going to end up losing

1402
01:58:54,870 --> 01:59:00,590
that building, because we are not paying to take it down, it will be on told brothers, and

1403
01:59:00,590 --> 01:59:05,270
they are almost closing on this deal, and that sort of where it goes.

1404
01:59:06,310 --> 01:59:08,790
The streetscape RFP, which has gone out,

1405
01:59:11,010 --> 01:59:16,770
and John has been very heavily involved in, they feel

1406
01:59:16,770 --> 01:59:22,310
that it's important to, you know, Robin feels it's important to keep him involved as that goes

1407
01:59:22,310 --> 01:59:27,170
through, especially because the scope of it changed so much, because of some of the changes,

1408
01:59:27,790 --> 01:59:32,770
and rightfully so that you and Sergio wanted to see. So that adds to that, that adds that

1409
01:59:32,770 --> 01:59:40,750
project quite a bit. There's been some work still outstanding for the historical signage

1410
01:59:40,750 --> 01:59:47,490
underhill farm. There's been some historical resource research that we've been going through

1411
01:59:47,490 --> 01:59:54,710
on that and still outstanding that we're trying to work on is the New Senior Center that

1412
01:59:54,710 --> 01:59:59,970
is supposed to be paid for by Beaver Ridge that I would like to have moved because I think that

1413
02:00:00,270 --> 02:00:08,770
Having it where it was proposed back in 2020 is actually does not work and creates a hazard for the people

1414
02:00:08,770 --> 02:00:15,510
over there. You could laugh, but these are things that are going. I did ask also, and Robins

1415
02:00:15,510 --> 02:00:20,690
involved in this one, but John has that historical knowledge when we talk about the historical

1416
02:00:20,690 --> 02:00:28,430
resource research. I think railroad park needs a restroom in there, so something that we can have.

1417
02:00:28,430 --> 02:00:34,050
I don't know why you left, and I can't resist, so I apologize.

1418
02:00:35,150 --> 02:00:55,010
And I did ask him last year that I'm still waiting for the final work on as I'd like to see a civil war monument complete our veteran memorial circle as the New York State was very involved in the civil war.

1419
02:00:56,790 --> 02:01:03,550
So, those were just a few, the one thing, though, that you were totally wrong about and

1420
02:01:03,550 --> 02:01:08,550
wouldn't end regardless, the comp plan review, even though they're at the end of phase

1421
02:01:08,550 --> 02:01:17,370
one, they're still more, but if you remember correctly, we appointed him as part of a volunteer

1422
02:01:17,370 --> 02:01:18,310
board for that.

1423
02:01:18,310 --> 02:01:20,570
That is not something he builds for.

1424
02:01:20,570 --> 02:01:26,410
that is something that we are using his historical knowledge for that he agreed to because of his

1425
02:01:26,410 --> 02:01:33,370
love of Yorktown and we did a special resolution allowing him based on that knowledge to be someone

1426
02:01:33,370 --> 02:01:43,470
from out of town residents wise working on that board. So you know that's just so the money the money

1427
02:01:43,470 --> 02:01:51,450
is in, is in the planning board's common budget to write this out at least to the end of this year, right?

1428
02:01:51,770 --> 02:01:57,850
That money's there already. What is the, the assistant plan and usually typically get a year without the benefits?

1429
02:01:58,370 --> 02:02:03,350
I don't remember the exact salary, but I believe it's in the high 80s.

1430
02:02:03,610 --> 02:02:10,130
So high 80s. So this is coming in. He's using only 12 hours. We kept throwing over fake numbers.

1431
02:02:10,130 --> 02:02:15,910
that really didn't exist, but this is this is considerably cheaper, and we're not paying benefits.

1432
02:02:16,830 --> 02:02:18,510
And we're getting the benefit of John's experience.

1433
02:02:18,770 --> 02:02:21,650
And you're getting 20 years of institutional knowledge in this guy's brain.

1434
02:02:21,990 --> 02:02:25,430
And Robin, and Robin has requested this.

1435
02:02:25,530 --> 02:02:30,630
I still need to email myself, I'm just putting, you know, answering my own question, but I'm just...

1436
02:02:30,630 --> 02:02:31,810
Robin has requested this, correct?

1437
02:02:32,310 --> 02:02:32,970
Yes, okay.

1438
02:02:33,610 --> 02:02:33,770
All right.

1439
02:02:33,770 --> 02:02:38,130
I just took some good points, but I don't see...

1440
02:02:38,130 --> 02:02:43,850
Just a quick question regarding that something you just brought up that I was unaware.

1441
02:02:44,490 --> 02:02:47,130
What's the other potential location for the senior center?

1442
02:02:48,470 --> 02:02:53,230
Where they used to have the old Parks and Recreation building over by Sparkle Lake.

1443
02:02:54,550 --> 02:02:59,510
We spoke about that before, so not where the trailers were, but the property on the back

1444
02:02:59,510 --> 02:03:01,330
that actually was everything's there.

1445
02:03:01,330 --> 02:03:06,490
all the hookups, everything we need, the sewers there, electric is there.

1446
02:03:07,970 --> 02:03:13,650
So it will save a lot and we want to have to tear apart and then refix parking lot,

1447
02:03:13,950 --> 02:03:14,390
black topping.

1448
02:03:15,230 --> 02:03:19,650
We won't create the traffic issue that Beaver Ridge is very concerned about.

1449
02:03:20,330 --> 02:03:23,790
I've gotten quite a few calls from the residents of Beaver Ridge,

1450
02:03:25,130 --> 02:03:28,830
and they are very, very against it.

1451
02:03:28,830 --> 02:03:45,010
I think we definitely this needs a lot of discussion because part of the benefit of having a senior center in town is the accessibility of the town and if you put it throw it out

1452
02:03:45,010 --> 02:03:47,010
off of sparklake

1453
02:03:47,010 --> 02:03:48,550
It's isolated

1454
02:03:49,430 --> 02:03:52,930
So I'm just saying we could look at some other spots

1455
02:03:52,930 --> 02:03:55,650
I had some other things I'm just throwing that out as

1456
02:03:55,650 --> 02:03:58,250
There's no decisions that have been made, and there were

1457
02:03:58,250 --> 02:04:00,010
positive or minuses to both locations.

1458
02:04:00,770 --> 02:04:05,770
I mean, the senior center in a really serene,

1459
02:04:05,770 --> 02:04:08,530
you know, beautiful area, like on Sparkle Lake,

1460
02:04:08,890 --> 02:04:10,110
that's got some merit, too.

1461
02:04:10,650 --> 02:04:13,570
But this discussion is about John and if we're going to

1462
02:04:13,570 --> 02:04:17,250
extend this, it's just something new that I had to start.

1463
02:04:17,570 --> 02:04:19,970
I did, to follow up comments what you said.

1464
02:04:20,430 --> 02:04:23,910
The assistant planner, that's in the budget,

1465
02:04:23,910 --> 02:04:31,460
And that would go into 2027, all right?

1466
02:04:32,180 --> 02:04:35,460
If the town and the supervisor is making the 10 to the budget,

1467
02:04:35,840 --> 02:04:39,640
so I'm not going to see it until it comes out of the end of October.

1468
02:04:41,040 --> 02:04:45,500
But if we're in a budget crunch, as we are going to be in a budget crunch,

1469
02:04:45,620 --> 02:04:48,340
and we're looking to where we could cut without cutting services,

1470
02:04:49,100 --> 02:04:53,260
I question whether given the current load and the anticipated load

1471
02:04:53,260 --> 02:04:59,980
at the Planning Department, we can eliminate that position in the 2027 budget.

1472
02:05:00,110 --> 02:05:10,630
Because historically, I'll tell you the little secret in terms of budgeting, okay, we budget positions that we don't fill, all right, and that's how the town ends up.

1473
02:05:10,650 --> 02:05:17,290
Susan, let me ask you a question. No, no, no, no, let me ask you a question. You made a statement. I want you to qualify that for planning.

1474
02:05:17,970 --> 02:05:20,590
What if we do not need to, it not need to,

1475
02:05:20,590 --> 02:05:22,370
while I'm by that for planning.

1476
02:05:22,450 --> 02:05:23,310
We not need.

1477
02:05:23,890 --> 02:05:26,030
That's a much greater discussion.

1478
02:05:26,750 --> 02:05:29,110
And there are a lot of things looking to come to town.

1479
02:05:29,810 --> 02:05:32,530
And can those two people deal with it?

1480
02:05:33,050 --> 02:05:34,670
This is a question that I have.

1481
02:05:34,850 --> 02:05:35,310
And I think I have.

1482
02:05:35,310 --> 02:05:37,850
Apparently not, because Robin is asking for her.

1483
02:05:37,910 --> 02:05:39,190
She's requesting this.

1484
02:05:39,310 --> 02:05:44,250
Apparently, the department had the planning director.

1485
02:05:44,630 --> 02:05:45,630
I don't want to believe.

1486
02:05:45,630 --> 02:05:48,970
that she needs this assistance. I don't want to believe it, but I just want to

1487
02:05:48,970 --> 02:05:52,970
remember that part out, but that's a very important aspect. I just want to clarify what

1488
02:05:52,970 --> 02:05:58,890
you said about the field home. By the terms of the approval resolution for the field home,

1489
02:05:58,890 --> 02:06:04,330
the planning board resolution, the town has to make a decision whether or not to accept the

1490
02:06:04,330 --> 02:06:11,130
field home, 60 days from when the plaque is signed. They just got DEP approval, so to the best of

1491
02:06:11,130 --> 02:06:14,690
knowledge, they have all the necessary approvals for the

1492
02:06:14,690 --> 02:06:18,610
depth. They can now go to the town and say, the planning

1493
02:06:19,350 --> 02:06:23,390
board and sign that flat, which means the clock is ticking

1494
02:06:23,390 --> 02:06:26,890
for the town board to decide on what to do with the field home.

1495
02:06:27,190 --> 02:06:30,370
I understand that one of the potential investors is

1496
02:06:31,050 --> 02:06:34,690
going to have a field visit later this month to see if they're

1497
02:06:34,690 --> 02:06:38,910
interested. If let's say they have some possible interest,

1498
02:06:38,910 --> 02:06:45,450
I don't think that they're going to be making a multi-million dollar decision that quickly.

1499
02:06:45,770 --> 02:06:47,390
They have to do more work.

1500
02:06:48,290 --> 02:06:54,030
So I think going ahead over the next two months, this town board has to make a decision

1501
02:06:54,030 --> 02:06:55,650
about the field home.

1502
02:06:56,110 --> 02:07:05,710
What happens, and this is Robin Suggestion, and Robin Suggestion, that we acquire, even if we

1503
02:07:05,710 --> 02:07:11,650
I have no investor ready to sign that they will commit it to sign something that they are going

1504
02:07:11,650 --> 02:07:19,230
to take the property that we take it again to hold rather said at a nominal cost they never

1505
02:07:19,230 --> 02:07:24,430
told us exactly what a nominal cost is and they are going to give us $150,000 for the upkeep

1506
02:07:24,430 --> 02:07:28,870
of the building. That buys the town sometime. Let's say roughly.

1507
02:07:28,870 --> 02:07:34,370
is at least meant to have money on the RFP with, with, with, seriously. That's right. And

1508
02:07:34,370 --> 02:07:39,410
seriously is working hard to try to do it and they gave us a full report. They have reached

1509
02:07:39,410 --> 02:07:43,890
out to dozens of potential in this. What does this have to do with the resolution that we

1510
02:07:43,890 --> 02:07:47,410
were discussing if we could just, I just want, I want to clarify. I want to clarify that.

1511
02:07:47,410 --> 02:07:52,030
And then we have to clarify that. But we need that. We need to make a decision. We have to

1512
02:07:52,030 --> 02:07:58,670
roughly, we might say, we know that. And that's actually a good reason why having John in

1513
02:07:58,670 --> 02:08:04,790
full may help us expedite that I think you're right. So from the planning department

1514
02:08:04,790 --> 02:08:08,530
authorised extension agreement with John Taggart for provisions of planning consulting

1515
02:08:08,530 --> 02:08:14,890
services at a rate of $105 per hour for a maximum of 18 hours per week may have a motion.

1516
02:08:14,950 --> 02:08:23,170
Motion. Second. All in favor. I opposed. All right. That one was done. That one was done.

1517
02:08:23,170 --> 02:08:31,580
I think that was it. So, so, how are the close thing? Close for the

1518
02:08:31,580 --> 02:08:37,480
two-cheese. So, we had our motion to go into close. Can we have just

1519
02:08:37,480 --> 02:08:42,480
how we have it on record, a motion to adjourn as we come out of close?

1520
02:08:43,300 --> 02:08:49,380
Not if you're going to pass the resume. Okay, so I never mind. Tom, we'll have to

1521
02:08:50,220 --> 02:08:54,380
Silence the mic and put on would be right back if we could.

1522
02:08:55,820 --> 02:08:56,100
All right.

1523
02:08:57,100 --> 02:08:59,420
So we already have the motion in the second.

1524
02:08:59,600 --> 02:09:00,620
The vote to go in a close.

1525
02:09:00,880 --> 02:09:03,700
Ladies and gentlemen, I will need to ask you to leave the board room.

1526
02:09:04,220 --> 02:09:05,380
Thank you very much.

1527
02:09:07,100 --> 02:09:07,920
If something could happen.

1528
02:24:23,700 --> 02:24:44,960
All right, sorry about that little recess, as we went into executive session. I could have a motion to come out of executive session. Motion. Second, all in favor. All right. So we're going to go back to resolutions, and then I have one to read in as well. Sorry, if we got, but it's a fairly minor one.

1529
02:24:44,960 --> 02:24:53,180
Where are we here? Yeah, Lexington from the office of the town attorney except the

1530
02:24:53,180 --> 02:24:58,740
conveyance of real property located at or around 3680 Lexington Avenue in the town of

1531
02:24:58,740 --> 02:24:59,980
Yorktown of New York.

1532
02:25:00,300 --> 02:25:04,160
Can I have a motion? I already made my statement.

1533
02:25:05,000 --> 02:25:06,680
Thank you. So, I have a motion.

1534
02:25:07,980 --> 02:25:10,960
Second. All in favour? Aye. Aye. Any opposed?

1535
02:25:12,640 --> 02:25:12,960
Okay.

1536
02:25:15,200 --> 02:25:16,580
One to read in.

1537
02:25:17,120 --> 02:25:22,300
Authorization for delegate to legislative meeting of the New York Association of Towns.

1538
02:25:22,300 --> 02:25:29,200
Whereas a town clerk, Diana L. Quast, will attend the New York Association of Towns

1539
02:25:29,200 --> 02:25:36,320
and Y-A-O-T legislative conference and meeting on September 22nd and 23rd of 2026.

1540
02:25:37,000 --> 02:25:42,060
And whereas a town of Yorktown benefits from having a delegate vote on what it to include

1541
02:25:42,060 --> 02:25:46,600
in N-Y-A-O-T's 2027 legislative priorities.

1542
02:25:47,220 --> 02:25:52,020
And whereas a town of Yorktown has the authority to designate any officer, employee or representative

1543
02:25:52,020 --> 02:25:54,560
of the town as a delegate for this meeting.

1544
02:25:55,220 --> 02:25:57,240
Therefore, be it resolved at Diana L.

1545
02:25:57,400 --> 02:26:00,880
Quast be designated as a delegate for the town of Yorktown

1546
02:26:00,880 --> 02:26:04,140
and be it resolved that in the absence of Diana L.

1547
02:26:04,140 --> 02:26:06,420
Quast town supervisor, Edward A. Lachman,

1548
02:26:06,600 --> 02:26:09,640
be designated as a delegate for the town of Yorktown.

1549
02:26:09,700 --> 02:26:11,480
And I guess I have to take a ride up to Albany,

1550
02:26:11,600 --> 02:26:12,320
if that's the case.

1551
02:26:13,000 --> 02:26:17,180
I will say that I think the association of towns

1552
02:26:17,180 --> 02:26:23,060
because this meeting used to happen in February, I believe?

1553
02:26:23,920 --> 02:26:26,020
This will have another one in February now in the city.

1554
02:26:26,260 --> 02:26:31,580
Yes, but they used to do this after the budget was released, which doesn't really help.

1555
02:26:31,840 --> 02:26:36,040
Because this sets up what we're asking for the budget for the state.

1556
02:26:36,880 --> 02:26:40,740
So it's a great move by them and hopefully it's useful.

1557
02:26:41,380 --> 02:27:00,820
I just add that thank you Diana for being a delegate, but I think when we know the agenda and what they're voting for, I think the town boards, since you are speaking for us, that we should know which pieces of legislation we support in which we might have some reason to pose.

1558
02:27:00,820 --> 02:27:08,900
Well, I think it's out in an email already. I believe anyone. I think I have been so now that we know that we're gonna have a voting delicate there

1559
02:27:08,900 --> 02:27:15,240
I would like to you could take a look and if you want to suggest anything to Diana, I would do the same

1560
02:27:15,240 --> 02:27:18,860
But if I give her the voting right she has the voting right

1561
02:27:19,700 --> 02:27:22,720
But I think she's she once again

1562
02:27:22,720 --> 02:27:26,060
All right, you could give her your suggestions based on what they've released

1563
02:27:26,060 --> 02:27:28,040
Just me, I think it's pretty good.

1564
02:27:28,540 --> 02:27:30,360
Everyone could give her that.

1565
02:27:30,400 --> 02:27:33,020
You can pile it in an email, count us all in.

1566
02:27:33,200 --> 02:27:34,000
I will take the majority.

1567
02:27:34,460 --> 02:27:35,240
Okay. Thank you.

1568
02:27:35,400 --> 02:27:36,400
And that would be appreciated.

1569
02:27:37,420 --> 02:27:38,400
So may I have a motion.

1570
02:27:38,620 --> 02:27:38,960
Motion.

1571
02:27:39,560 --> 02:27:39,860
Second.

1572
02:27:40,340 --> 02:27:40,920
All in favor.

1573
02:27:41,460 --> 02:27:41,580
Aye.

1574
02:27:42,060 --> 02:27:42,740
Any opposed?

1575
02:27:44,020 --> 02:27:44,520
All right.

1576
02:27:44,880 --> 02:27:46,640
I know I know this one is.

1577
02:27:49,520 --> 02:27:52,040
This one is going to get a lot of backlash.

1578
02:27:52,740 --> 02:27:53,780
Motion to adjourn.

1579
02:27:54,020 --> 02:27:54,260
Motion.

1580
02:27:55,600 --> 02:27:56,040
All in favor.

1581
02:27:56,040 --> 02:27:56,860
Alright.

1582
02:27:57,440 --> 02:27:58,120
That was you.

1583
02:27:58,360 --> 02:27:58,620
Thank you.

1584
02:27:58,680 --> 02:27:59,260
Thank you.