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WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE[I. CALL TO ORDER]
VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NEW YORK BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW J OF 2024.20, STILL AND REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY, JANUARY THE SEVENTH, 2025.
PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ROLL CALL PLEASE.
HERE, VILLAGE ATTORNEY WHITEHEAD.
[IV. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW J OF 2024]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW J OF 2024, A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTION 2 82 DASH 26, PARKING PROHIBITED AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON.AND BEFORE WE START, I KNOW THE VILLAGE MANAGER WANTS TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW THIS PROPOSAL CAME TO BE.
UM, I WANTED TO JUST, UH, GIVE EVERYBODY, UM, JUST TO PROVIDE, PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND AS TO HOW WE, UH, CAME TO BE LOOKING AT THE, UM, PARKING REGULATIONS.
UM, AND THE IMPETUS FOR REVISING THE PARKING RESTRICTIONS REALLY STARTED WITH AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR DPW TO SWEEP, PARTICULARLY IN THE DOWNTOWN, I'M SORRY, IN THE, IN, IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE VILLAGE ON WARBURTON AVENUE AS YOU ENTER THE VILLAGE AND IN THAT LOCATION SO THAT IT WOULD LOOK NEAT AND CLEAN.
UM, AND YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED YOURSELVES THAT AS YOU COME INTO THE VILLAGE IN THAT LOCATION, UM, IT'S, IT'S A BIT UNTIDY RIGHT NOW.
SO, IN THE COURSE OF REVIEWING THE RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE VILLAGE CODE THAT DEAL WITH PARKING, UM, IT BECAME QUITE CLEAR THAT CODE SECTION 2 82, SUBSECTIONS 24, 25 AND 26 CONCERNING PROHIBITED, TIME RESTRICTED AND AL ALTERNATE AND ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING CONTAIN A NUMBER OF CON CONTRADICTIONS, INCONSISTENCIES, AND THINGS THAT JUST ARE NOT CONGRUENT WITH THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THE VILLAGE.
UH, FOR EXAMPLE, CODE SECTION 2 82 26 IN SUBSECTION B SAYS THAT THERE'LL BE NO PARKING ON MAIN STREET BETWEEN THREE AND 6:00 AM MONDAY TO FRIDAY.
BUT IN THAT SAME CODE SECTION, BUT SUBSECTION C, IT DESIGNATES, UH, THE SAME HOUR RESTRICTION, BUT ONLY ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR THE SAME LOCATION.
AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY, UH, INCONSISTENCIES THAT WE'VE FOUND IN THE, IN THE REGULATIONS.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE INCONSISTENCIES ARE IN PART A RESULT OF MULTIPLE REVISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE TO THE LAW, UH, SINCE ITS ORIGINAL ADOPTION BACK IN THE SIXTIES.
THERE'S, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CHANGES MADE TO THE, EXCUSE ME, TO THE, UH, TO THE, TO THE, TO THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE LAW.
SO IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND TO ENSURE THAT THE ALTERNATE SIDE REGULATIONS ALLOW FOR BETTER STREET CLEANING AND SNOW REMOVAL, UH, STAFF AND LEGAL MADE A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES, UM, WE'VE CERTAINLY NOTICED THAT SOME ISSUES THAT THAT, THAT ARE, THAT STILL NEED TO BE FIXED IN THE CURRENT DRAFT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU NOW AND HAVE, UH, RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING CONCERNS WITH THE PROPOSED REVISIONS.
UH, AND IN ADDITION, WE'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO LISTEN TO ALL THE COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE HERE TONIGHT, UH, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING TO HELP GUIDE FURTHER REVISIONS TO THE LAW THAT YOU HAVE HAVE BE THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE HERE TO COMMENT ON TONIGHT.
UM, I WANTED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE PREMATURE POSTING OF SIGNAGE ON WAR BURTON.
WE WILL CORRECT THE SIGNS, I BELIEVE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN STARTED TO REFLECT THE CURRENT TIME OF NINE TO 10:00 AM AND TO ELIMINATE THE CONFUSION THAT ANY OF THE SIGNS HAVE CAUSED.
AND I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE MAYOR TO CONTINUE WITH, UH, THE HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC.
AND THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THE ISSUE ON THE SIGNS.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, THAT RIGHTLY, UM, UPSET OR CONCERNED A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS.
AND, UM, I WANTED TO SAY THAT WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF VERY THOUGHTFUL, UM, COMMENTS, UH, WRITTEN COMMENTS.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE CALLED ME AND CALLED OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO EXPRESS CONCERN.
AND WHAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE IS THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE INTENT IS TO CREATE A SCENARIO WHERE, UH, WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP THE VILLAGE CLEAN IN A WAY WE ALL WANT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT, THAT IMPACTS PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA IN A LESS STRINGENT WAY.
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THINGS WE REALLY ARE INTERESTED IN HEARING IS YOUR VIEWS ON THE NINE TO 12 PROVISION AND WHETHER YOU HAVE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS.I'VE, I'VE HEARD A FEW, WHICH WE CAN GET TO AT THE VERY END, SOME THAT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN TO US THAT I THINK ARE AN, AN INTERESTING WAY AND, AND HOPEFULLY A WAY THAT WOULD, UM, SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
BUT WE ARE VERY INTERESTED TO HEAR ALL OF YOUR THOUGHTS ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE LAW.
UM, UH, AND YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT THESE INCONSISTENCIES.
SO, UM, IT LOOKS AS IF CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE LAW WERE CHANGED AND THEN OTHER PROVISIONS WEREN'T REMOVED.
AND THAT'S JUST, WHAT CAN WE SAY? WE HAVE A MORE HARDCORE GROUP OF LEGAL PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE AT THE MOMENT THAN PERHAPS WE DID AT OTHER POINTS IN TIME.
SO, UH, UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
JUST TO CLARIFY ONE MORE THING.
IF PEOPLE DIDN'T NOTICE THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LAW HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF THE AGENDA.
AND THE BOARD DOES NOT INTEND TO ACTUALLY VOTE ON THIS LAW TONIGHT.
IT IS GOING TO BE REVISED AND BROUGHT BACK AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.
SO IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS, PLEASE, UH, STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR ADDRESS, AND WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN HEARING YOUR THOUGHTS.
JIM METZKER 4 27 WAR BURTON AVENUE.
I'M GONNA TRY AND READ THIS QUICKLY 'CAUSE I HAVE A LOT TO SAY.
BEEN AN ABJECT FAILURE AND PROCESS IN THIS VILLAGE THAT IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING.
IN THE 23 YEARS I'VE BEEN ATTENDING TRUSTEE MEETINGS, I'VE NEVER WITNESSED A LOCAL LAW BEING CHANGED AND IMPLEMENTED WITH VIRTUALLY NO PUBLIC INPUT.
THIS IS IN CONFLICT WITH LOCAL LAW 32 DASH ONE PUBLIC HEARINGS REQUIRED.
PLEASE NOTE, I'M DISCUSSING ONLY THE ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING DOWNTOWN.
OVERNIGHT PARKING WILL BE A SEPARATE ISSUE.
I DO HAVE PERMISSION TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER, HARRY TROUB FROM TROUB AUTO MULTI-GENERATIONAL BUSINESS, REVERED IN THE COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES, WOULD EXPERIENCE A DEVASTATING EFFECT IF THIS PROPOSAL GOES THROUGH.
TO BE CLEAR, MANY THINGS HAVE HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED THAT BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SOMEONE AT THE DPW RAISED AN ISSUE ABOUT IMPLEMENTING STREET SWEEPER CLEANUPS.
NOTE, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN HASTINGS WENT WITHOUT A STREET SWEEPER FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OPTIONS WERE DISCUSSED ON HOW THIS MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED.
AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST, MEMBERS OF THE VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION WOULD INPUT, I ASSUME, FROM THIS BOARD, MADE A DECISION TO CHANGE ALTERNATE SIDE OF THE STREET PARKING REGULATION FROM ONE TO THREE HOURS.
AS A REFERENCE, NEW YORK CITY ONLY HAS ONE AND A HALF HOURS OUTSIDE REQUIREMENTS, SIGNS WITHIN THEN ORDERED A TAXPAYER'S EXPENSE.
I PRESUME THIS WAS DONE OUTSIDE OF LEGALLY REQUIRED.
PUBLIC NOTICE OF DISCUSSION IS REQUIRED BY THE CODE.
THE SIGNS OFFICIALLY CHANGED THE RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING PUBLIC PARKING IN THE VILLAGE.
THEY WERE INSTALLED AT SOME COST LAST WEEK WITH NO NOTIFICATION OF THE CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, THIS WAS ENACTED PRIOR TO THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCUSSION, MAKING THIS AN ILLEGAL ACT IN VIOLATION OF OUR LOCAL ZONING RESOLUTION.
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY PARKING SUMMONS IS WERE ISSUED BASED ON THIS ILLEGAL POSTING.
AND WHAT WILL BE DONE ABOUT THAT.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE FOLLOWING, THE CURRENT ILLEGAL SIGNS BE REMOVED AND NOT JUST COVERED UP, WHICH HAS A PRESUMPTION THAT A DECISION HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE.
NO NEW SIGN SHALL BE POSTED UNTIL SUCH TIME IS A LEGAL CHANGE OF LAW IS ENACTED.
ORIGINAL ONE HOUR SIGN SHALL BE POSTED IF NECESSARY.
THE VILLAGE ARRANGE A PUBLIC MEETING OR MEETINGS DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE DISCUSSION OF THIS VILLAGE WIDE TOPIC.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE VILLAGE TO REACH OUT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND LANDLORDS FOR THEIR INPUT.
OTHER OPTIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STREET SWEEPING BE INVESTIGATED AND PRESENTED FOR CONSIDERATION SUCH AS STAGGERED, ALTERNATE SIDE OF THE STREET PARKING.
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS INVOLVED IN THESE DISCUSSIONS AND WHO HAD THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THIS ILLEGAL CHANGE.
THIS HAS HAPPENED, THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AT ALL IS UNACCEPTABLE.
FEW THINGS EXCEPT THE, UH, FEW THINGS AFFECT THE LIVABILITY OF RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THIS VILLAGE AS PARKING AND THE ABILITY TO ACCESS OUR CARS FOR OUR WORK, SHOPPING AND RECREATION.
DESPITE OUR HEARTFELT DESIRE TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, THERE IS A REALITY THAT CARS ARE A NECESSARY PART OF OUR DAILY LIFE IN THE SUBURBAN COMMUNITY.
IF THE INTENT OF THIS BOARD IS TO PROMOTE A WALKABLE VILLAGE THROUGH LEGISLATION THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS THE LIVES AND LIVELIHOOD OF ITS RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND LANDLORDS BUILDING AND BUILDING OWNERS, THEN I SUGGEST THE TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES OF THE VILLAGE HERE TONIGHT WALK HOME AND LET US KNOW HOW THAT GOES.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? HELLO.
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IN INFORMS THE PASSIONS.TRUSTEE GOODMAN, I'M CALLING YOU TRUSTEE GOODMAN
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND OH, UNDER THE RECORD.
YES, I LIVE IN THE BEVERAGE ZONE SOUTH OF JOHN'S BAR, NORTH OF ANTOINETTE'S.
FEW THINGS IN FLAME US MORE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAN PARKING AND ALSO GARBAGE COLLECTION.
GARBAGE HAPPENS TO BE A FAVORITE TOPIC OF MINE.
SO I TOOK A LITTLE CRUISE TODAY ON THE SCIENCE OF STREET SWEEPING AND THE ENGINEERING.
THERE'S A LOT OF SCIENCE, THERE'S A LOT OF ENGINEERING.
SO FIRST ON MY LIST IS A, AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY DONE IN CANADA.
CANADA REALLY HAS ITS ACT TOGETHER WITH RESPECT TO THE SCIENCE OF STREET SWEEPING AND HOW TO DO IT.
AND I'M RAISING THIS FOR YOU THIS POINT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZE IT, BUT YOUR PARKING LAWS AS PROPOSED AND EVEN AS ENACTED CURRENTLY ARE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS.
SO WHEN THE VILLAGE MANAGER TALKED ABOUT CLEANLINESS, STREET SWEEPING IS ABOUT MORE THAN CLEANLINESS.
AND I'VE SAT IN THE VILLAGE HALL THROUGH HEARINGS ON ALL SORTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, INCLUDING PARTICULATE MATTER KICKED UP BY THE DASTARDLY LEAF BLOWERS.
SO WHEN YOU SAY YOU WANT THE VILLAGE TO LOOK NEAT AND CLEAN, YOU ARE SO MISSING THE MARK ON STREET SWEEPING AND WHAT THE PARTICULATE MATTER AND THE DEGRADATION OF TIRES AND CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND ALL MANNER OF STUFF THAT THE BUSES DROP ON THE STREETS, ET CETERA.
THERE'S HEAVY METALS, THERE'S HYDROCARBONS, THERE'S CHLORO FLUORIDES, THERE'S ZINC, THERE'S COPPER AND STREET SWEEPING DONE IN THE RIGHT WAY.
AND I QUESTION YOU, DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT? WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT IN YOUR STREET? SWEEPING? DO YOU JUST CARE ABOUT THE BIG TRASH? BECAUSE FOR THAT, YOU COULD HAVE A MAN WITH A BARREL THAT JUST COMES WITH A BROOM.
BUT IF YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT STREET SWEEPING, YOU'RE GONNA LOOK INTO WHAT TECHNOLOGY ARE YOU USING? 'CAUSE THE CANADIANS ARE USING FANCY STUFF THAT CLEANS THE AIR.
AND IF YOU EVER COME AND STAND AT 4, 4, 5 WAR BURTON, WHEN YOUR STREET SWEEPER GOES BY MY HOUSE, YOU'LL SEE IT KICK UP A WHOLE LOT OF DUST.
SO YOU'RE REDISTRIBUTING THE CRAP, THE ZINC, THE HEAVY METALS IN THE WAY THAT YOU ARE SWEEPING THE STREETS NOW.
AND INSTEAD OF SHORTENING OUR TIME, I MEAN LENGTHENING THE TIME FOR PARKING.
WHY AREN'T YOU HAVING THREE STREET SWEEPERS, RIGHT? WHY NOT INCREASE THE EQUIPMENT? WHY NOT GET BETTER EQUIPMENT? I HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, THAT'S THE CANADIAN STUDY, SO YOU'RE MISSING THE MARK.
ALRIGHT, MY NEXT FAVORITE STUDY WAS DONE BY TWO RESEARCHERS AT NYU ON THE ALTERNATE SIDE, PARKING, UM, TRUSTEE GOODMAN, YOU AND TRUSTEE GOODMAN.
CAN SOMEONE ELSE TAKE THE SECOND PART? 'CAUSE YOU ARE, YOU ARE THROUGH YOUR THREE MINUTES.
THEN I'M GONNA MAKE AN APPLICATION THAT YOU EXTEND THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
YOU NEED SOMEONE TO COME HERE AND DO A BIG PRESENTATION AND MORE THAN THE VILLAGE MANAGER.
YOU NEED TO LOOK AT EVERY ASPECT OF THE TECHNOLOGY, THE ROOT, THE ROOTS THAT YOU'RE, THERE'S ALGORITHMS ON STREET SWEEPING ROOTS.
THERE'S A WAY OF DOING THIS MORE QUICKLY AND BETTER.
IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? UH, GOOD AF GOOD EVENING.
UH, CINDY TRAVIS, 4 27 WAR BURTON.
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THAT THIS, UH, ALTERNATE SIDE IS GONNA INCREASE.THE TIME WHEN PARKING CLOSE TO MY HOUSE IS GOING TO MEAN THAT I CAN'T GO ON CALLS BECAUSE THOSE GAPS, THOSE THREE HOURS WILL MEAN THAT EVERYBODY, AND THERE ARE, WE LIVE ACROSS FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FIRST FLOOR.
UM, I MEAN, I LOVE MY NEIGHBORS, BUT THEY DON'T USE THEIR PARKING LOT AND THEY PARK ON THE STREET.
SO THAT MEANS THEY'LL PARK ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND THAT JUST MEANS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACCESSING ANTOINETTE'S, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACCESSING THE BUSINESSES ACROSS FROM ANTOINETTE'S, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, STRAUB AND, UH, ANY OF US WHO NEED TO GET TO OUR CARS IN A, A HASTY MANOR, ANY FIREFIGHTERS THAT LIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, I THINK THAT WHEN I HEARD THAT WHEN I DO WORK IN NEW YORK CITY, THAT, UH, THEY ONLY DO AN HOUR AND A HALF AND I'VE SEEN HOW THEY JOG AROUND, THEY MOVE THEIR CARS, THEY WAIT, ET CETERA.
UM, THAT'S A MUCH MORE REASONABLE APPROACH IF YOU'RE GONNA GO EXTENDING THIS.
AND SOMETIMES, LIKE WE SAY, THE STREET SWEEPER NEVER EVEN COMES.
AND I THINK I'VE SEEN IT IF ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS AT BEST.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPERIENCE NOT HAVING ANYWHERE TO PARK WITHOUT A DRIVEWAY, WITHOUT A PARKING LOT, I THINK IS YOU SHOULD BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HOW YOU IMPLEMENT MORE RESTRICTIONS ON THE DENSEST PART OF HASTINGS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? YES, GOOD EVENING PEOPLE.
PETER WASSICK, 4 65 BROADWAY HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NEW YORK.
LONG TIME RESIDENT OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
HOWEVER, UH, I'M PROBABLY, UH, MORE MOST EXPOSED OVER THE LAST HALF CENTURY THAN THAN MOST PEOPLE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
UH, FOR PARKING, I WAS, UH, GREW UP THERE.
I WAS COINCIDENTALLY, HAD A MARVELOUS LIFE, UH, BECAUSE MY FAMILY HAD OFF STREET PARKING, WHICH IS VERY, VERY RARE, UH, ALONG WAR BURTON AVENUE, NORTH OF THE WAR, BURTON AVENUE BRIDGE.
UH, RIGHT NOW, LOOKING AT THE STREET SWEEPER CHANGES, I THINK IT'S, UH, UNUSUALLY LONG.
UH, WE SHOULD SOMEHOW WORK TOWARDS, UH, SCHEDULING THINGS A LITTLE BIT BETTER SO THAT THE THE PORTIONS, UH, AREN'T THREE HOURS LONG.
IT WAS, UH, ONEROUS AT BEST WHEN IT WAS, UH, IT WAS AN HOUR AND YOU HAD TO WAIT OR TWO HOURS EVEN, UH, WAITING FOR SWEET SWEEP PER TO, TO COBY, UH, TO MOVE A CAR.
I HAD BEEN A SHIFT WORKER FOR MANY YEARS AS WELL, WORKING ODD HOURS AT NIGHT.
PARKING WAS A NIGHTMARE, SAID THE LEAST.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, WHEN GOING TO THE OVERNIGHT POOR PARKING, UH, I THINK YOU SHOULD RECONSIDER CERTAIN ASPECTS OF IT, UH, THURSDAYS AND HAVING ALTERNATE SIDE OF, I MEAN, UH, HAVING STREET CLEANING, UH, IN, IN THE STEIN LOT AND ON WAR AVENUE, UH, LIMITED ON THURSDAYS WOULD, UH, CREATE UNDUE STRESSES.
AND THE SAME THING WITH, UH, MONDAY OVERNIGHT, UH, I'M SORRY, FRIDAY OVERNIGHT AT THE BOLLINGER PLAZA AND NO PARKING ON MAIN STREET.
CAN, UM, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? HELLO? AUSTIN FURNACE.
SECOND, MOST OF WHAT JIM SAID WITH MOST OF THAT, UH, ONE AMENDMENT IS THAT RENTERS LIVE IN DOWNTOWN, NOT JUST LANDLORDS AND BUSINESSES.
JUST, YOU NEED TO SPEAK FOR THE, YEAH.
UM, AND THEN, AS LEE WAS SAYING, LIVING IN DOWNTOWN RIGHT NOW WITH, UH, HOW ALTERNATE STREETSIDE AND OVERNIGHT PARKING HAPPENS, IT'S HARD TO ANTICIPATE MONDAY AND THURSDAY ALTERNATE STREETSIDE WHEN YOU CAN'T PARK IN THE PARKING LOTS.
SO, AS YOU WORK FORWARD ON THIS, MAKE THAT THING, LET US BE ABLE TO ANTICIPATE STREET SWEEPING TO PARK IN THE LOTS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO THEN MOVE THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND X, Y, Z.
UM, AND THEN, YEAH, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS WAS KIND OF BRUTAL.
I MEAN, I BOUGHT SOME PAINT AND I LOVE BIKE LANES, SO I'M GONNA PAINT BIKE LANES AND THEN GET THE LAW PASSED AFTERWARDS.
JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SIGNS DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN JUST PUT THEM UP.
SO, YEAH, JUST WORK ON THE COMMUNICATION, ESPECIALLY RENTERS, YOU KNOW, LIKE, UH, DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT ANYTHING.
DON'T REALLY HEAR ABOUT MUCH IN TOWN.
BUSINESSES GET NOTIFIED, BUT RENTERS LIVE IN DOWNTOWN, SO THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? GOOD EVENING.
UH, THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS HERE.
I I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY BACKGROUND ON THIS IS BEING GIVEN ON THE NIGHT OF THE HEARING AND THE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED VOTE.
SHOULDN'T BACKGROUND BE GIVEN BEFORE THAT YOU WERE GONNA GIVE BACKGROUND DURING THE HEARING AND THEN VOTE ON IT.
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THAT'S JUST NUTS.UH, OVERHAULING THE PARKING CODES OF THE VILLAGES IS NOT NEW.
ALL THE PARKING CODES OF THE RIVER TOWNS ARE A MESS.
THIS IS NOT REALLY WHAT THAT'S ABOUT.
THIS IS ABOUT YOU TRYING TO RESPOND TO A GARBAGE PROBLEM, WAY DOWN ON WAR BURDEN.
AND IMPOSING THREE HOURS OF NO PARKING ON ALL OF US DOWN IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WITH NO NOTICE, NO PROCESS, NOTHING.
UM, THE STREET SWEEPER GOES PAST MY BUILDING IN ABOUT FOUR SECONDS.
WHY SHOULD I KEEP MY CAR OFF THE STREET FOR THREE HOURS? WHY SHOULD I KEEP IT OFF THE STREET FOR A SINGLE HOUR? STAGGER THE BLOCKS.
IF YOU'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT STREET SWEEPING, WAY DOWN WAR BURDEN, HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF HOURS FOR THEM.
BUT YOU'RE GONNA TAKE MY ENTIRE, THE ENTIRE BRIDGE, EVERYBODY FROM ALL THE WAY FROM BROADWAY, ALL THE WAY PAST ALL THESE PEOPLE'S APARTMENTS AND MOVE 'EM ALL ACROSS THE STREET, BACK AND FORTH FOR THREE HOURS, TWICE A WEEK.
WE REMEMBER THE LAST TIME THAT THERE WAS A PARKING SUITE, STREET SWEEPING CONTROVERSY.
THE STREET SWEEPER CONTRACT WAS CANCELED FOR YEARS BECAUSE THE VILLAGE BUSTED THE BUDGET.
BUT YOU STILL HANDED OUT ALTERNATE SIDE TICKETS TO ALL OF US LIVING ON WAR BURDEN.
THAT WAS A THREE 70 WAR BURDEN AT THE TIME YOU WERE HANDING OUT TICKETS WHEN THERE WAS NO STREET SWEEPER.
AND SO IS THIS, WHO AUTHORIZED THE SIGNS GOING UP BEFORE THE LAW WAS PASSED? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? THEY DRILLED HOLES INTO THE FENCE POSTS ON THE WAR BURTON BRIDGE.
THEY LAG, BOLTED THESE THINGS INTO THE PHONE POST.
WHO DID THAT? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? THIS IS CRAZY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
I HAVE A QUESTION, AND THAT IS, IF WE CARE ABOUT THE HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE WATER PURITY QUALITY RUNOFF, WHY IS ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING AND STREET SWEEPING CONFINED TO ONE PART OF THE VILLAGE? DO WE NOT CARE ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE HEALTH OF EVERYONE ON EVERY STREET? WHY AREN'T WE SWEEPING EVERY STREET? WHY? I, I DON'T, WHEN I READ THIS SCIENCE, I SAID, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AS A GOVERNMENT FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE SQUARELY IN YOUR HANDS.
WHY DO YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN AND ON WARBURTON? WHY AREN'T YOU SWEEPING ALL THE STREETS? EVERY STREET HAS TIRES AND CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND WATER RUNOFF.
THIS DOESN'T SUPPORT YOUR POLICIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS? GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS ALANA MORTON AT 5 41 WAR BURTON.
UM, I JUST WANNA PUT IT ON THE RECORD THAT I AM TO A RENTER AND WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE COMMUNICATION WITH RESIDENTS WHO ARE RENTERS.
AND ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS EXTENDED TIME WOULD COST QUITE A BIT MORE WITH THREE HOURS WHEN IT COMES TO METERED PARKING, WHICH HAS ALREADY INCREASED RECENTLY.
IT MIGHT SEEM MINOR, BUT OVER TIME AND YEARS THAT MONEY ADDS UP AND IT'S JUST ONE OTHER THING TO POTENTIALLY CONSIDER AND POTENTIALLY STAGGERING OR SOME OTHER ROUTE OF SCHEDULING WOULD BE PREFERRED.
WE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF OTHER WRITTEN COMMENTS, UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS CONSISTENTLY ADVOCATED FOR WAS STAGGERING, WHICH MAKES SENSE SO THAT THE, THAT PARTS OF THE VILLAGE IS ZONED DIFFERENTLY AND THAT THERE'S A ONE HOUR HERE, AND THEN ONE HOUR AND ANOTHER SECTION, ONE HOUR AND ANOTHER SECTION, WHICH CREATES A THREE HOUR WINDOW IN WHICH STREET SWEEPING HAPPENS.
BUT IT'S NOT ALL EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE, UM, TO PARAPHRASE A RECENT FILM.
UH, SO, UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME.
THE BOARD HASN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT, BUT WE WILL DO THAT, UM, UH, SOON.
AND THERE'S NOT URGENCY ON THIS.
WE CAN, WE, WE, WE'VE SORT OF REVERTED BACK TO THE STATUS QUO AND WE WANT TO RECEIVE MORE COMMENTS AND THOUGHTS ON, UH, WHAT PEOPLE THINK ARE OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS.
BUT WHAT I'VE HEARD IS, UH, STAGGERED TIMING.
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UM, UH, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE OPTIMAL TYPE OF EQUIPMENT, AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT, UM, BETTER SCHEDULING, WHICH RELATES TO STAGGERED TIMING, UM, AND, UH, SOME OTHER THOUGHTS THAT ARE, UM, IMPORTANT AND, AND, UH, PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN FINDING WAYS TO, UM, COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH RENTERS.SO PLEASE BE IN TOUCH WITH US ON WHAT YOU THINK WOULD BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS FOR, FOR ALL OF YOU.
SO IF, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, ONE, ONE FINAL COMMENT.
GIVEN WHAT YOU JUST SAID, WHEN ARE THE SIGNS COMING DOWN? SO THE SIGNS ARE WRONG AND THEY MUST COME OFF THE STREET.
NOW THE SIGNS ARE BEING CORRECTED TO REFLECT THE CURRENT, UM, RULE NINE THIS WEEK.
THEY'RE BEING, IT SHOULD BE STARTED ALREADY BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T COME TO THESE MEETINGS.
THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE MOVING THEIR CARS AROUND.
THIS IS ABUSE WE'RE GETTING, THIS IS MUNICIPAL ABUSE.
SO, UH, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED.
YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING, BUT, UH, WE WON'T BE TOUCHING ON THIS TOPIC.
SO, UM, DON'T FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO STAY IF YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU'D RATHER BE DOING.
[V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.THIS IS FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR DECEMBER 17TH, 2024.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, COMMENTS OF ANY KIND? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
[VI. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS]
UM, APPROVAL OF THE WARRANTS GENERAL FUND, AA $359,069 AND 96 CENTS.FEDERAL DRUG GRANT, CD $1,940 POOL FUND, ER, $30 CAPITAL FUND, HH $86,493 AND 36 CENTS LIBRARY FUND, LL $3,284 AND 83 CENTS BETTERMENT FUND, TT $1,316 AND 51 CENTS PAYROLL FUND, TT $3,502 AND 32 CENTS.
PROFESSIONAL ESCROW TT $13,557 AND 62 CENTS.
[VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
NOW WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? GOOD EVENING.
UM, IN REFERENCE TO THE MEETING THAT WAS JUST HELD OR THE, THE, UH, LACK OF MEETING THAT WAS JUST HELD, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID NOT HEAR AS A TAKEAWAY FROM WHAT WE PRESENTED WAS THE ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN TO GET US TO THE POINT THAT WE'RE AT NOW.
THAT MONEY WAS SPENT, DECISIONS WERE MADE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITHOUT PUBLIC INPUT.
SIGNS WERE BOUGHT, THEY WERE INSTALLED, AND THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.
THIS PROCESS IS BACKWARDS AND IT'S ILLEGAL.
AND I THINK THIS BOARD SHOULD SPEND SOME TIME REFLECTING ON HOW THIS HAPPENED SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE EVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE IN THE VILLAGE, BUT IT'S HAPPENED NOW AND IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
AND I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO TAKE SOME TIME AND REFLECT ON WHAT HAPPENED HERE AND HOW TO CORRECT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT YOU WOULD TREAT THE CITIZENS OF THIS VILLAGE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT YOU WOULD FLAUNT YOUR OWN ZONING CODE, CHANGE PARKING REGULATIONS, BUY AND INSTALL SIGNS, AND THEN GO, OH, WELL WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER MEETING.
THAT'S NOT THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE.
THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE PROCESS HERE AND YOU SHOULD REFLECT ON IT AND NEVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.
[VIII. RESOLUTIONS]
RESOLUTIONS.ONE OF 25 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE DONALD PARK FIRE DISTRICT AGREEMENT WITH TOWN OF GREENBURG.
RESOLVED THAT THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO THE DONALD PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $336,941 PAYABLE BY THE TOWN TO THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR AND IT'S ALWAYS RETROACTIVE.
WE'RE HOPEFUL, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN SAYING IT FOR 10 YEARS
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NOW THAT I DON'T LIKE IT BEING RETROACTIVE.I HAVE TRIED TO APPROACH THE TOWN ABOUT MODIFYING IT IN THE PAST WITH LITTLE SUCCESS.
UM, THE WAY, ONE OF THE REASONS IT'S RETROACTIVE IS THAT IT'S BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CALLS AND WHAT WE ACTUALLY SPEND.
SO, UM, WE CAN'T REALLY DETERMINE THE AMOUNT THEY OWE US UNTIL THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR.
SO THIS GOES BACK TO THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, PRIOR FISCAL YEAR OF THE TOWN,
UM, AND THE TOWN HAS APPROACHED, UM, THE CLERK RECEIVED A CALL THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT MAYBE REVISING IT SO THAT WE'RE NOT ALWAYS IN ARREARS AND BEHIND.
MY CONCERN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THEY HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PAY US.
WE'RE, YOU KNOW, ANSWERING THE CALLS WITHOUT AN AGREEMENT SAYING WE'RE GONNA GET PAID FOR THAT.
SO MY REQUEST TO THEM IS GONNA BE, LET'S HAVE AN AGREEMENT THAT SAYS YOU'RE GONNA PAY AND THE AMOUNT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
I'VE ALSO DISCUSSED THAT WITH A NUMBER OF, UM, OF COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, BUT WE STILL WE'RE HAVING A CHALLENGE HAVING A MEETING OF MINES ON THIS.
SO, UM, WITH THAT BACKGROUND, IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE WANTS TO ADD OR ASK A QUESTION? I JUST WANTED TO ASK.
SO THIS IS THE, THE AMOUNT THAT WE, WE OWE NO, THEY OWE US.
THEY OWE US BASED UPON WHAT? THE WHAT? THE ACTUAL ACTUAL OH, OKAY.
SO IT COULD BE LESS, IT COULD BE MORE YEAR TO YEAR, CORRECT, YES.
AND THEY, THEY, THEY HAVE A FAIRLY RIGOROUS PROCESS OF, OF WORKING OUT WHAT THE AMOUNT IS.
SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT DO THIS? LIKE, I, I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW.
AND ARE WE ON THE SAME PAY LEVEL AS THEM? UM, IT'S, IT'S HARD TO SAY BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CALLS, TRAFFIC AREA THAT YOU SERVE.
UM, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, SOME OF THEM ARE MORE CURRENT IN THEIR, UM, THEIR ABILITY TO GET PAYMENT, UH, IN IN IN, YES.
IN IN THE, UH, IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ITSELF.
AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AS WELL.
WAIT, YOU'RE SAYING CURRENT ANNUAL AGREEMENT, YOU'RE SAYING IN GREENBURG THERE ARE, THERE ARE ENTITIES THAT ARE GETTING PAID.
HARLEY PROBABLY HAS, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME, THERE ARE VILLAGE VILLAGES THAT ARE ALSO PROVIDING SOME, UH, FIRE AND, AND YOU KNOW, AND, UM, EMERGENCY SERVICES.
UM, NO, I KNOW, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A FORMULA FOR HOW THEY DIVIDE IT UP.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT SOME OF THOSE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE GETTING PAID FASTER THAN WE ARE? I THINK SOME OF THEM ARE MORE CURRENT.
I THINK THAT I'M NOT IN GREENBERG, I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT.
I THINK IT'S EXPLORED AND, AND THERE WERE SOME THAT SAID THAT THEY WERE, THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE ON A MORE CURRENT CYCLE THAN WE ARE, BUT EVERYONE'S BEING PAID RETROACTIVITY, EVERYONE IS.
WELL, IT'S JUST, THAT IS NOT THE WAY A PART OF IT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, BUT I CAN CLARIFY THAT WITH THEM.
AGAIN, I HAVE TO SPEAK TO THEM AGAIN, REGARDLESS THIS ANYWAY, ONE OF THE, UM, TOWN BOARD MEMBERS HAS RESISTED REVISING OUR AGREEMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
UM, BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY AGAIN.
I THINK THAT'S THE SAME TOWN BOARD MEMBER WHO TOLD ME THAT THAT PERSON WITHOUT BEING GENDER SPECIFIC WAS INTERESTED.
MAYBE WE CAN, WE CAN TURN THIS ONE AROUND SOMETIME THIS YEAR.
IRRESPECTIVE THIS IS THE EXACT AMOUNT THAT WAS, UM, WAS INCURRED BY, BY OUR MUNICIPALITY FOR THE DONALD PARK AREA.
SO IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
AND, UM, VILLAGE MANAGER AND, UH, UH, TREASURER, IF YOU CAN, UH, ESTABLISH WHAT THE, WHAT THE, WHAT THE PROCEDURE IF YOU LIKE, IS FOR THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.
IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR US TO HEAR THAT.
SO TWO OF 25 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAXER TO YOUR I SETTLEMENTS FOR HASTINGS CENTER REALTY.
UM, THIS IS FOR FIVE 60 WAR BURDEN.
THE, UM, SPECIFICATION, UH, TAX PARCEL SPECIFICATION IS 4.30 DASH 24 DASH 28 29 30.
THE CURRENT, UM, THE CURRENT ASSESSMENT IS $1,170,600 AND IT WILL BE REDUCED BY MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IS, UH, NO, TWO TWO 1 MILLION, TWO
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$1 MILLION REDUCED TWO, SORRY, REDUCED 200 MILLION, WHICH IS A REDUCTION OF 170,600.AND THE REFUND OF VILLAGE TAXES AMOUNTS TO $966 AND 74 CENTS.
UH, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, IS ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
UM, 3 25 3 OF 25 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT FOR TWO KENWORTH T FOUR 80 TANDEM AXLE GARBAGE TRUCKS.
RESOLVED THAT THE MERRIEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZED THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH GABRIELI TRUCK SALES THROUGH THE SOURCE WELL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM AS PART OF SOURCE.
WELL CONTRACT NUMBER 0 6 0 9 2 0 DASH KTC FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO KENWORTH T 4 8 0 TANDEM AXLE GARBAGE TRUCKS AS ATTACHED.
WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS, UH, IN THE PAST.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S MUCH NEEDED BY THE DPW AND THIS GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE ORDER, WHICH WE WILL, WILL TAKE A WHILE TO FULFILL.
SO, UH, IT'S TIMELY FOR US TO BE DOING THIS AT THIS POINT.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
AWARD OF BID BID MAINTENANCE AND WATERING FOR LAWNS PLANTED BEDS AND OTHER VEGETATED AREAS IN PARKS AND STREET ISLANDS.
RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR 25 TO 27 MAINTENANCE AND WATERING FOR LAWNS, PLANTED BEDS AND OTHER VEGETATED AREAS IN PARKS AND STREET ISLAND TO VOL LO LAWN CARE IN THE AMOUNT OF 83,000 ANNUALLY.
AND AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS AS NECESSARY.
THIS IS FOR VILLAGE OWNED PROPERTY THAT RECEIVES LANDSCAPING SERVICES AND THE CONTRACT HAS, UM, ACTUALLY, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS IN IT.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO EXPLAIN FURTHER? UM, NO, JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE MEETING IT IS A NEW CONTRACTOR, ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE, UH, SERVED IN THIS CAPACITY IN THE VILLAGE BEFORE.
UM, AND AS WE GET CLOSER, I THINK SOMETIME IN MARCH WE'LL MEET AND REALLY GO OVER VERY CLOSELY THE REQUIREMENTS.
WE'VE PUT A FEW, UM, ADDITIONAL THINGS IN THIS YEAR THAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE HELPFUL FOR, UM, GETTING, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, GOOD WORK PRODUCT IN TERMS OF OUR MAINTENANCE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
[IX. VILLAGE MANAGER’S REPORT]
MOVING ON TO THE VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT.UM, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF, UH, LET THE BOARD KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH A COUPLE OF OUR DIFFERENT GRANTS.
UM, THE FIRST ONE I WANTED TO DISCUSS IS THE FARGATE PARKWAY WET EXTENDED DETENTION POND, WHICH IS A GREEN RESILIENCY GRANT THAT WE GOT FROM THE DEC RECENTLY.
WE HAVE A KICKOFF MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THE DEC FOR NEXT WEEK.
AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, MEETING THE PROJECT CHESS CHECKLIST REQUIREMENTS, UM, SECTION ONE OF THAT, OF THE PROJECT CHECKLIST, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE DONE BEFORE WE CAN ENTER A CONTRACT WITH THEM.
UH, AND THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE, BUDGET, UH, CERTAIN LEGAL ITEMS, UH, RELATED TO TITLE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, UM, CCRA.
SO I'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR ATTORNEY ON THAT.
AND, UM, SHIPPO, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR ANY, UM, HISTORIC, UH, ISSUES THAT MIGHT BE PRESENT AND WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT AT THE KICKOFF MEETING NEXT WEEK.
I WANTED TO ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE ORDERED THE AMBULANCE, UH, FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE NEW AMBULANCE THAT WE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM, UH, UH, ASSEMBLYWOMAN MARY JANE? NO.
OH, WAS, OH, FROM ANDREW STEWART.
SENATOR ANDREA STEWART COUSINS.
UM, AND, UH, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO, TO OBTAIN THE AMBULANCE.
IT'S ALL, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S BUILT BASICALLY TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT, UH, BUT, UH, THAT HAS BEEN ORDERED.
UM, WE ALSO, UM, HAVE EXECUTED THE CONTRACT FOR THE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED, UH, THROUGH THE OFFICES OF CONGRESSMAN BOWMAN.
AND, UM, THAT, UH, AGREEMENT IS, IS ACTUALLY WITH HUD THERE, THEY'RE THE AGENCY THAT, UM, THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE GRANT.
AND WE HAVE RECEIVED RESPONSES TO OUR RFP FOR DESIGN, A DESIGN AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THOSE PROPOSALS, AND
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I EXPECT TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD, UH, BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.THAT'S THE GEOTHERMAL PROJECT FOR VILLAGE HALL AND THE LIBRARY, CORRECT? YES, THAT'S THE GEOTHERMAL PROJECT FOR VILLAGE HALL AND THE LIBRARY.
UM, I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT, UM, THE, UH, RISK GRANT THAT WE, UM, HAVE, UH, RECEIVED ALSO THROUGH NEW YORK STATE, UH, WHICH IS FOR DESIGN WORK IN THE ZINZER WATERSHED.
UH, YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE ZINZER WATERSHED EXPERIENCED EXTREME, UM, ISSUES DURING IDA, UH, THE END OF, UH, RIVERVIEW PLACE.
UH, THE, THE, THERE WAS A, A FAILURE OF THE SLOPE THAT GOES DOWN TO THE RAILROAD TRACK, UH, AT, AT THAT, YOU KNOW, BEYOND THAT LOCATION.
AND, UM, IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS, UH, IT, IT, IT WAS VERY SERIOUS AND, AND, AND EVEN THREATENED THE, UM, TRUNK LINE OF THE SEWER TRUNK, THE COUNTY SEWER TRUNK LINE.
SO, UH, WE ARE, WE HAD, WE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM, FROM THE STATE IN ORDER TO, UM, DESIGN TO 30% DESIGN, UH, THE, A IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT WATERSHED AND, AND, AND ITS SYSTEM.
UH, WE HAVE GONE OUT TO THE RFP, WE EXPECT RESPONSES TO THE RFP LATER THIS MONTH.
AND, UM, SO THAT PROJECT IS MOVING ALONG NICELY AS WELL.
THE USD AMERICAN FORESTRY GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED, WHICH APPLIES, UM, ORIGINALLY WE HAD ASKED FOR IT FOR A BROADER SWATH OF THE VILLAGE, BUT, UM, AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE, UM, AMERICAN FORESTS, UH, BECAME THE RECIPIENT OF THE GRANT.
WE BECAME A SUB-RECIPIENT THROUGH THEM REQUIRING THAT WE MEET CERTAIN, UH, DISADVANTAGED OR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITY STANDARDS.
AND SO THAT LIMITED THE USE OF THE GRANT TO ONLY A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE VILLAGE, WHICH IS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE VILLAGE, PRIMARILY.
UH, IT INCLUDES SOME OF DRAPER QUARRY PARK AND, UM, RALLIES, BRIDGE TRAIL AND, AND AREAS, UH, DOWN IN THAT, IN THAT LOCALE.
UM, AND, UH, UH, WE ARE, I'VE CIRCULATED AN IMA TO THE OTHER VILLAGES THAT WE'RE INVOLVED WITH ON THIS GRANT.
I JUST, I HAVE RECEIVED THE SIGNED IMA BACK FROM IRVINGTON.
I EXPECT TO RECEIVE IT BACK FROM DOBBS FERRY, UH, SHORTLY.
AND I'LL PROBABLY BE, AGAIN, BE BRINGING THAT TO THIS BOARD FOR THEIRS FOR YOUR, UH, AUTHORIZATION AT THE NEXT MEETING.
UM, JUST AS A KIND OF A SIDE TO THAT, THERE IS CURRENTLY ANOTHER TREE GRANT SIMILAR TO THIS, THAT THE DE UH C HAS PUT OUT.
IT IS A NO MATCH GRANT, AND IT IS NOT LIMITED TO THOSE TYPES OF AREAS.
SO, UM, I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH, UH, OUR, MY COLLEAGUES IN THESE OTHER, IN THE, IN, IN IRVINGTON AND DOBBS ABOUT WHETHER WE WANNA ALSO JOIN FORCES ON AN APPLICATION UNDER THAT GRANT, WHICH WOULD THEN MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR PLACES LIKE HILLSIDE WOODS AND PULVER WOODS THAT, UH, THAT AND, AND, UH, EVEN MAYBE SOME FULTON, UH, FULTON PARK, WHICH AREAS THAT WE HAD, UM, ORIGINALLY, UH, INCLUDED IN THE, THE GRANT, THE USDA GRANT.
SO, UM, I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT.
UM, BROADWAY, THE BROADWAY TAP PROJECT, AS YOU KNOW, WE, WE HEARD FROM THE, UM, UH, FROM CREIGHTON MANNING, THE DESIGN, THE DESIGN TEAM, AND THEY HAVE SUBMITTED THE DESIGN REPORT AND SECTION 1 0 6 MATERIAL, WHICH IS THE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, UH, TO THE DOT FOR THEIR COMMENTS.
SO WE SHOULD BE, UH, HOPEFULLY GETTING COMMENTS BACK FROM THE DEC FROM FROM THE DOT SHORTLY.
AND, UM, TODAY, I, OR TODAY OR YESTERDAY, I ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE CONTRACT FOR THE ROSEDALE TAP GRANT THAT'S UNDER REVIEW, UH, BY OUR ATTORNEY.
I'LL BE BRINGING THAT ALSO TO THE BOARD FOR EXECUTION AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
AND, UH, WE HAD SUBMITTED ALL OF THE PREREQUISITES THAT THAT NEEDED TO GO IN, UH, BEFORE WE COULD GET THAT GRANT FROM, FROM, UM, FROM THE, FROM THE DOT.
SO, UH, THOSE ARE KIND OF SOME MAJOR THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE, ON THE GRANTS FRONT.
WE REALLY, UM, HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING MONEY FOR SOME REALLY IMPORTANT, UM, RESILIENCY PROJECTS.
UH, I THINK ALL OF THESE, ALL OF THESE PROJECTS, CERTAINLY THE AMBULANCE IS, IS, IS, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, HEALTH AND SAFETY.
BUT SOME OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS, UM, UH, WITH REGARD TO, UH, THE INVESTMENT IN IN RESILIENCY AND TREE PLANTING AND, AND
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AND STORM WATER ARE, ARE REALLY GONNA MAKE SOME, SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VILLAGE THAT WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO DO.UH, SO, UM, ANYWAY, I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE OTHER GRANTS OR, OR OTHER OTHER MATTERS, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM AS WELL.
AND JUST TO SAY, ON THE RESILIENCY SIDE, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE WHO'VE BEEN SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF, OF WATER FLOODING, ET CETERA, FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.
AND, UH, IT'S, THESE ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE PROJECTS AND THE VILLAGE DID NOT IN THE PAST HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT TOGETHER GRANT PROPOSALS OR RAISE THE FUNDING TO DO IT.
SO I THINK IT'S REALLY ADDRESSING SOMETHING THAT'S QUITE IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? UM, THAT'S ALL I HAD, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
[X. BOARD DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS]
MOVING ON TO BOARD DISCUSSION.SO THE FIRST ITEM IS, UM, PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE VILLAGE CODE CHAPTER, UM, RELATED TO UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
AND I, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, ATTORNEY WHITEHEAD HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND I WONDER IF YOU WOULD JUST SORT OF LET THE BOARD KNOW WHERE THINGS STAND.
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT GETTING YOU A DRAFT.
I GOT WAY LATE ON PARKING
UM, SO, UM, MOST OF YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WE UPDATED THE CODE SECTION ON BUILDING CODE PROVISIONS AS WAS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
THIS IS REALLY UPDATING THE SECTION ON UNSAFE BUILDINGS, SORT OF TO MATCH UP WITH THAT.
AND I THINK WE'RE ALSO GOING TO MOVE IT INTO THAT CHAPTER AS A SECOND ARTICLE 'CAUSE IT REALLY RELATES TO SIMILAR ITEMS. THIS SECTION IS ALREADY IN YOUR CODE.
UM, IT REFLECTS SOME, UM, OF THE BUILDING CODE CHANGES.
IT REFLECTS SOME OF THE CASE LAW ON HOW YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH UNSAFE BUILDINGS, UM, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE PROVISIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, WE'RE ALSO ADDING HOARDING IN IS A CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE AN UNSAFE BUILDING.
SO WHAT THIS ESSENTIALLY DOES IS IT SETS FORTH THE PROCESS FOR THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO DECLARE A BUILDING UNSAFE.
UM, THEY CAN, UM, ORDER THE BUILDING, UM, THEY CAN PLACARD IT AND ORDER REPAIRS.
THEY CAN ORDER IT VACATED OR THEY CAN ORDER IT DEMOLISHED.
UM, AND THERE'S SPECIFIC PROCEDURES THAT HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED.
AND THEN IF THE OWNER DOES NOT ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BUILDING INSPECTOR'S ORDER, THERE'S A PROCESS TO BE FOLLOWED WHERE IT COMES TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD DIRECTS US TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION.
UM, THAT ULTIMATELY SHOULD RESULT IN A COURT ORDER WHERE THE VILLAGE CAN THEN, IF THE OWNER DOESN'T DO IT, THE VILLAGE CAN ACTUALLY THEN DO REPAIRS OR DEMOLISH THE BUILDING.
UM, THERE ARE, UM, SIGNIFICANT LEGAL ISSUES AND THAT'S WHY THE PROCESS IS SO CAREFUL ABOUT DUE PROCESS TO, UM, PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT A MUNICIPALITY CAN'T JUST COME IN AND DEMOLISH SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY WITHOUT MAKING SURE THAT THE OWNERS HAVE PROPER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.
SO THIS IS REALLY JUST UPDATING YOUR EXISTING LAW, UM, TO ADDRESS THIS PROCESS AND THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THE BUILDING INSPECTOR IT, IT EVEN DEFINES DIFFERENT THINGS THAT CAN BE USED TO CONSIDER THAT A BUILDING IS UNSAFE, UM, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I WILL HAVE A DRAFT OF THIS TO YOU.
UM, BUILDING INSPECTOR HAS REVIEWED IT.
HE WAS HAVING THE FIRE INSPECTOR REVIEW IT.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE'VE INCORPORATED THEIR COMMENTS.
UM, WE WILL HAVE A DRAFT TO YOU FOR THE NEXT MEETING, UM, AND IF EVERYBODY'S COMFORTABLE WITH IT AT THAT POINT, WE CAN SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING ON IT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM ANYONE? QUESTIONS? UM, I JUST HAD A QUESTION, UM, WHICH YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO THE DETAILS, BUT WHAT WOULD INITIATE LIKE THE PROCESS OF AN UNSAFE BUILDING, LIKE BE TO DETERMINE THAT? SOME, LIKE TO START THAT.
SO TYPICALLY IT'S, IT'S A CONDITION THAT THE BUILDING INSPECTOR OBSERVES OR THAT SOMEBODY HAS BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION.
UH, THIS IS SOMETHING BY THE WAY, THAT HAS COME UP RECENTLY AT NYCOM MEETINGS, NEW YORK CONFERENCE OF MAYORS MEETINGS.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE THAT HAVE BUILDINGS THAT ARE UNSAFE, THAT ARE AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN, THEY HAVE THEM IN, IN THEM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF REASONS
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WHY THEY'RE PROBLEMATIC.AND SO THESE KINDS OF PROVISIONS ARE PROVISIONS WHICH ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN THE STATE AND LINDA'S VERY COGNIZANT OF, OF THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES, BUT IT SORT OF BRINGS OUR CODE UP TO, TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE AN EFFECT IN SHIFTING THE SITUATION.
ANY, I HAVE A, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, IS IT, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS TITLE, THIS IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT BUILDINGS.
IS THERE ANOTHER PROVISION ABOUT PROPERTY? WELL PROP WITH THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, THE STATE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE APPLIES THE UNIFORM CODE.
HAS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE PROVISIONS, WHICH THE BUILDING INSPECTOR ALREADY ENFORCES.
AND THAT DOES, DOESN'T NEED TO BE UPDATED BECAUSE IT'S NOW, AND SOME OF IT WAS UPDATE GENERALLY YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE UNIFORM CODE CODE.
CODE, THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE PROVISIONS, AND IN OUR BUILDING CODE SECTION, IT REFERS TO THAT AND HE HAS THE ABILITY AND AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THAT.
SO, WELL, SO THEN HOW DOES THIS GO BEYOND THAT, THIS DEAL STRICTLY WITH BUILDINGS THAT ARE IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND THE STEPS THAT YOU CAN TAKE WITH RESPECT TO THOSE BUILDINGS AND THE PROPERTY? PROPERTY CODE MAINTENANCE, GENERALLY, HE CAN ISSUE A NOTICE, UM, LIKE ANY OTHER VIOLATION, BUILDING CODE VIOLATION, UM, HE CAN ISSUE A, UM, A NOTICE THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNER HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME IN WHICH TO CURE.
THEY DON'T CURE WITHIN THAT 30 DAY PERIOD.
THEN HE CAN ISSUE, UM, AN APPEARANCE TICKET AND THEY GET BROUGHT INTO JUSTICE COURT.
AND WHO ISSUES THE COURT ORDER? IS THAT LOCAL COURT OR DO THEY GO TO THE COUNTY OR STATE? SO IT HAS TO, IT, IT GOES INITIALLY TO OUR JUSTICE COURT.
UM, WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THE LOCAL JUSTICE COURTS DO NOT HAVE WHAT'S CALLED INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
SO THEY CAN'T ORDER SOMEONE TO MAKE A REPAIR.
THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO FINE.
AND WHAT GENERALLY HAPPENS IS, IS THAT A MATTER WILL OFTEN BE KEPT ON THE JUSTICE COURT CALENDAR UNTIL THE CONDITION IS CURED.
SO IT'S REALLY SORT OF A HAMMER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS FIXED AND THE FINE INCREASES THE LONGER IT TAKES SOMEONE TO DO THAT.
AND ONCE THAT'S FINALLY DONE, THE JUSTICE COURT WILL CLOSE OUT THE MATTER AND IMPOSE THE FINE.
UM, IN THE EVENT THAT, AND, AND WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS, IT'S ALWAYS AN OPTION IF YOU WANT TO GET A COURT ORDER REQUIRING SOMEONE TO TAKE SOME ACTION, WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY TAKE THAT TO SUPREME COURT TO STATE COURT TO GET THAT ORDER BECAUSE JUSTICE COURT DOES NOT HAVE WHAT'S INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NEXT ITEM IS THE CLIMATE SUPERFUND ACT.
SO I'M DELIGHTED TO REPORT THAT THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE, THE CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERFUND ACT ON DECEMBER THE 26TH OF LAST YEAR.
SO ONE OF THE LAST, UM, BILLS THAT SHE SIGNED, AND IT'S LANDMARK LEGISLATION THAT SHIFTS THE COST OF CLIMATE ADAPTATION FROM EVERYDAY NEW YORKERS TO THE FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES THAT ARE MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POLLUTION.
SO BY CREATING A CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COST RECOVERY PROGRAM, THIS LAW ENSURES THAT THESE COMPANIES CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUNDING OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, SUCH AS COASTAL PROTECTION AND FLOOD MITIGATION SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE.
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, UH, IN TERMS OF CREATING A SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR THOSE KINDS OF GRANTS AND THOSE KINDS OF INITIATIVES.
UM, IT ESTABLISHES A RE A REVENUE STREAM TO ADDRESS OUR GROWING CLIMATE COSTS AND ENSURES THAT THE BIGGEST POLLUTERS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CAUSE OF, OF MANY OF THOSE PROBLEMS. UM, AND THE MONEY THAT WILL BE COLLECTED CAN FUND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, UPGRADE STORMWATER SEWAGE SYSTEMS, IMPROVE GRID STABILITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
UM, TRUSTEES, FLEISIG, DRAKE AND LOPEZ AND LAMBERT, WERE ALL, SO YOU CAN SEE THIS WENT BACK SOME TIME.
WERE ALL, ALL SIGNED PETITIONS TO THE GOVERNOR TO GET THIS BILL, UH, MOVE FORWARD IN THE BELIEF THAT MUNICIPALITIES LIKE OURS SHOULD NOT FACE CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY BECAUSE POLLUTERS ARE NOT PLAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE.
SO THANKS TO ALL OF YOU, WE ARE THRILLED THAT SHE CHOSE TO SIGN IT.
AND THE TRUSTEES AND I WERE ALSO DELIGHTED TO GREET THE GOVERNOR, UM, UH, THIS MONDAY AT OUR TRAIN STATION, WHICH SHE USED AS A STARTING POINT FOR A COMMUTE INTO THE CITY TO HIGHLIGHT IN
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HER STATE OF STATE PROPOSAL, UM, THE INTENTION OF IMPROVING THE HUDSON VALLEY RAIL SERVICE, WHICH IS ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL PLAY TO, UH, REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THAT ARE TRAVELING OUR ROAD.SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT SHE CAME TO VISIT HASTINGS
SO I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU BECAUSE, UH, EVEN THOUGH TWO OF YOU WEREN'T PART OF THE ORIGINAL PETITIONING GROUP, WE'VE BEEN PETITIONING FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
AND THANKS TO TRUSTEES, FLEISIG AND, AND DRAKE FOR, UM, FOR SUPPORTING THAT EFFORT ALONG WITH MANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, WESTCHESTER WAS PARTICULARLY VOCAL IN SUPPORT OF, OF THAT ACT.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.
SO, MOVING ON TO UPCOMING EVENTS.
UM, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SENIOR MEDITATION CENTER EVENTS AT THE JAMES HARMON COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 1230 TO 1:00 PM ONE ON JANUARY 7TH, ONE ON THE NINTH, ONE ON THE 14TH, ONE ON THE 21ST, AND ONE ON THE 28TH.
THERE IS ALSO A SENIOR NEW YEAR'S LUNCHEON ON DECEMBER THE NINTH AT 12:30 PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND THEN ON JANUARY 12TH FROM THREE TO 4:15 PM IN THE ORE ROOM, DANIEL BELASCO WILL BE PRESENTING HIS BOOK, WOMEN ARTISTS IN MID-CENTURY AMERICA, A HISTORY IN 10 EXHIBITIONS, WHICH EXPLORES THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF ALL WOMEN EXHIBITIONS IN THE YEARS BEFORE THE FEMINIST ART MUSE, UH, MOVEMENT.
AND HE'LL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS AT MID-CENTURY AND MAKE SOME CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL LUMINARIES LIKE CELEBRATED PHOTOGRAPHER MARK BARBARA MORGAN, WHO LIVED IN EDGEMONT AND WHOSE FAMILY RAN AN ART BOOK PUBLISHING, UH, COMPANY IN HASTINGS AND DOBBS FERRY.
UM, THE TALK IS SPONSORED BY THE LIBRARY AND THE VILLAGE ARTS COMMISSION, WHICH WILL ALSO ORGANIZE THE RECEPTION TO FOLLOW.
SO EVERYONE IS IN INVITED TO THAT.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A, UM, UH, A SENIOR THURSDAY.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT WE'VE GOT INTO THE HABIT OF, UM, ONE THIRD, I THINK IT'S THE SECOND OR THIRD THURSDAY IN THE MONTH, THERE ARE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES PROVIDE SPECIAL DISCOUNTS TO SENIORS.
UM, SO THAT WILL BE JANUARY 16TH FROM 12:00 PM TO 3:00 PM UM, AND THAT IS IT BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.
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NOW MOVING ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.IS THERE SOMETHING, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENING THAT I'VE FORGOTTEN THAT ANYONE CAN THINK OF? WE'VE KIND OF MOVED INTO THE, THE DOWN, THE DOWN PERIOD A LITTLE BIT.
SO ANNOUNCEMENTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH PARKS AND REC COMMISSION MEETING AT 7:00 PM IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING AT 7:30 PM IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEETING AT 8:00 PM HOSTED VIA ZOOM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH.
CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES TASK FORCE 6:00 PM HOSTED VIA ZOOM, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH.
SAFETY COUNCIL MEETING 7:00 PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL.
CONFERENCE ROOM THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH.
PLANNING BOARD, REGULAR MEETING 7:30 PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL.
MEETING ROOM MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH.
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, UH, MARTIN LUTHER KING.
JUNIOR DAY IS OBSERVED AND THE VILLAGE OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.
GARBAGE COLLECTION IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST, AND TUESDAY.
GARBAGE COLLECTION IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22ND.
UM, MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH, THE HASTINGS VILLAGE ARTS COMMISSION WILL BE MEETING AT 7:30 PM ARE THEY MEETING ON THE HOLIDAY? IT SAYS IT HERE.
SO THEY SOMETIMES MEET REGARDLESS.
I THINK THAT WAS ON THE CALENDAR, SO I PLACED IT THE MAY OR MAY NOT.
AND THEN ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL HAVE THEIR REGULAR MEETING HERE AT 7:00 PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL MEETING ROOM.
UH, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF LITIGATION.
IS THERE A MOTION? I THINK OF LITIGATION AND REAL ESTATE.
IS THERE A MOTION NOT TO RETURN TO THAT? NOT TO RETURN TO THE, TO THIS MEETING? SO MOVE.