* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OF COURSE. READY, [00:00:01] EVERYONE? YES. READY. WELCOME [I. CALL TO ORDER] EVERYONE. TO THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NEW YORK BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 16TH, 2025. PLEASE STAND 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, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ROLL CALL PLEASE. TRUSTEE FLIES PRESENT. TRUSTEE DRAKE. PRESENT. TRUSTEE ALLGOOD. HERE. TRUSTEE MARTIN. PRESENT. MAYOR ARMIKA HERE. UH, VILLAGE MANAGER MURPHY HERE. UH, VILLAGE ATTORNEY WHITEHEAD HERE. OKAY, THANK YOU. [IX. BOARD DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS (Part 1 of 2)] UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, THERE'S AN ITEM UNDER BOARD DISCUSSION, WHICH I'D LIKE US TO MOVE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, WHICH IS THE DOWNTOWN ADVOCATE NEW BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT SO THAT, UM, OUR NEW BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES WITHOUT HAVING TO LISTEN TO THE REST OF THE MEETING. UM, ALTHOUGH I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND IT FASCINATING AND YOU WILL LEARN A LOT, UH, BUT WE ARE VERY THRILLED THAT, UM, KAREN AND BARBARA FROM MODU STUDIOS, WHICH IS, I THINK, DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? MODU STUDIOS. KAREN? MONICA. KAREN. MONICA. I'M MONICA. SORRY. I CORRECTED HER. KAREN AND MONICA. BARBARA IS OUR DOWNTOWN ADVOCATE, UH, FROM MODU STUDIOS, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 5 76. WARBURTON ARE HERE TO SAY HELLO TO EVERYONE. PLEASE COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS AND FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW THEIR GRAND OPENING IS THIS SATURDAY AT, UM, 11:00 AM AND WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU IN THE VILLAGE. SO PLEASE, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS KAREN. AND I'M MONICA. UM, WE ARE OWNERS OF MAD WEST STUDIO. MM-HMM . UM, WE FOUNDED MADOO STUDIO SEPTEMBER, 2023 AFTER WORKING TOGETHER FOR SIX YEARS AND BECOMING FRIENDS. AND THEN WE DECIDED TO, UM, MAKE OUR OWN SPACE IN THE HAIR INDUSTRY BECAUSE WE'RE MINORITIES. UH, WE'RE IMMIGRANTS FROM ECUADOR, SO WE WANTED TO GIVE A HIGH END ORGANIC CUSTOM EXPERIENCE TO MORE PEOPLE LIKE US AND JUST TO INVITE EVERYBODY FROM EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. UM, SO OUR CLIENTS, THEY RANGE FROM ASIA, INDIA, ITALY, UM, THEY COME FROM FAR AWAY. , , THEY COME FROM APPARENTLY. WE'RE ALSO A CURLY SALON. SO LINDA, SHE'S BEEN MY CLIENT FOR A WHILE. UM, AND YEAH, WE WANTED TO JUST BRING SOMETHING NEW. AND WE LOVE THE TOWN. IT'S VERY AWARE. THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN THEIR BODIES AND SO DO WE. UM, AND BECAUSE WE'RE ORGANIC, KAREN, WHO IS ABOUT TO HAVE HER BABY, UH, IS ABLE TO STILL DO COLOR. YES. MM-HMM . SO EVERYTHING WE HAVE AT MEDU, IT'S NON-TOXIC AND OBVIOUSLY AMMONIA FREE AND PREGNANCY SAFE. SO I SPECIALIZE IN ANY HAIR TEXTURE FROM BLONDES, BRUNETTES, COLOR DECORATIONS, AND GREAT BLENDED TRANSFORMATIONS THAT I'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT TO BRING IN THIS GRAY SERVICE INTO MEDU AND THE TOWN OF HASTINGS AND HAT. UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I SPECIALIZE. UM, I LOVE TAKING CARE OF THE HEALTH OF THE HAIR BECAUSE TO US IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. WE JUST DON'T DAMAGE HAIR. UH, WE LIKE TO GIVE COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATIONS AT NO COST, UM, BECAUSE TO US IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OUR TEAM AND THE NEW GUEST. MM-HMM . AND I SPECIALIZE IN CUTTING, SO THAT'S HOW ALL THIS HAPPENED. UM, I SPECIALIZE WITH CURLY HAIRCUTS, UH, DRY HAIRCUTS, YOUR TRADITIONAL PRECISION HAIRCUTS. SO PRETTY MUCH ANYBODY THAT WALKS IN, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO CATER TO THEM. AND WE STARTED IN A 200 SQUARE FOOT SPACE AND WE WERE THERE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, AND NOW WE'RE HERE IN THE BEAUTIFUL SPACE THAT WE BUILT. SO WE JUST WANNA KEEP ON GROWING AND GROW OUR TEAM AND OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO FAR HASTINGS HAS BEEN GREAT TO US. THAT'S FANTASTIC. NOW, IS EVERYONE INVITED TO THE GRAND OPENING OR IS THAT, IS THE ENTIRE VILLAGE TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO HAVE AT YOUR GRAND OPENING? WELL, PENNY LAKE IS HAVING THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY. THAT'S RIGHT. SO IT'S GONNA BE A BUSY DAY. YES. WELCOME TO EVERYONE AT THIS POINT. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BABY. AND THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW LOCATION. AND THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING OUR VILLAGE, AND AS I SAID, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY, BUT UH, ALSO, I'M SURE YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO. . [00:05:01] SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU BOTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THE SETUP FOR SATURDAY, SO OH, NICE. WE'RE GO BACK. GREAT. YES. THANK YOU. SO WELL, THANK YOU MUCH. WE EXCITED YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. PLEASE. YEAH. UM, THE [IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. THIS IS FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR SEPTEMBER THE SECOND, 2025. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CHANGES OF ANY KIND? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UH, [V. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS] THE NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF WARRANTS GENERAL FUND AA $350,799 AND 8 CENTS. MISREAD IT. I READ WHAT? 3 55. 3 55. WHAT DID I SAY? 3 50 0, 3 55. $355,799 AND 8 CENTS. FEDERAL DRUG GRANT CD $2,040 DRAPER FUND, EM $833 AND 61 CENTS POOL FUND, ER $6,015 AND 89 CENTS CAPITAL FUND, HH $2,013 AND 11 CENTS LIBRARY FUND, LL $21,976 AND 1 CENT BETTERMENT FUND, TT $10,739 AND 66 CENTS. PROFESSIONAL ESCROW TT $1,147 AND 59 CENTS. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. UH, THE NEXT [VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS] ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT. AND JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE, IF YOU ARE NEW TO THIS, IF YOU CAN SPEAK INTO THE MIC, UH, MENTION YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US. AND HANNAH WILL, UH, TIME EVERYONE. SO IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY TOPIC? PLEASE COME UP. UH, HELLO. MY NAME IS ZACHARY PERRIN AND I LIVE ON 20 EUCLID AVENUE. I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF A RAINBOW CROSSWALK IN HASTINGS. THE CREATION OF THIS CROSSWALK, WHILE ALSO LOOKING NICE, WOULD ACT AS A SYMBOL OF HASTINGS DEDICATION TO PRESERVING THE SAFETY OF ITS LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS AT A TIME WHERE THEY'RE AT RISK MORE THAN EVER. WHILE TO SUM THE CROSSWALK MAY SEEM INSIGNIFICANT. THE PRIDE FLAG, A SYMBOL OF PEACE, LOVE, AND COMMUNITY HAS BECOME, HAS BEGUN TO BECOME BANNED IN MANY STATES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WITH UTAH RECENTLY BECOMING THE FIRST STATE TO BAN LGBTQ PLUS PRIDE FLAGS IN GOVERNMENT, BUILDINGS AND SCHOOLS. I'M SPEAKING NOW, NOT ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS CROSSWALK, BUT OF THE PROMISE, BUT THE, OF THE PROMISE OF THE CONTINUATION OF HASTINGS GOALS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF ITS LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? HI, I HAVEN'T SEEN SOME OF YOU IN A LONG TIME. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I'M LAURA WEITZMAN. I LIVE AT 1 0 1 LINCOLN AVENUE, UM, AND I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF HASTINGS RAINBOW FAMILIES. UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF A RAINBOW CROSSWALK. UM, THE SORT OF LIKE BIG OVERARCHING, UH, REASON IS THAT IT SUPPORTS THE GOALS OF THE, UH, NEW YORK STATE, UH, UH, INCLUSION INDEX THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN. UM, WHICH I BELIEVE THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM IT, THAT, UH, NON-DISCRIMINATION AND INCLUSIVITY SIGNALS, UM, ARE PUBLIC SYMBOLS OF SUPPORT LIKE PRIDE CROSSWALKS CONTRIBUTE TO A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT, REINFORCING NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES AND PROTECTIONS THAT MAY ALREADY EXIST IN MUNICIPAL CODES. UM, AS LEADERS OF HASTINGS RAINBOW FAMILIES, WE ARE CONSTANTLY BEING TOLD BY NEWCOMERS TO TOWN THAT IT IS THE PRIDE EVENT IN JUNE THAT MADE THEM ULTIMATELY DECIDE TO MOVE HERE. UM, THE RAINBOW CROSSWALK REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITIES VALUES, AND IT'S A VISIBLE COMMITMENT TO TREATING ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH DIGNITY, UM, AND RESPECT. IT'S ALSO A MESSAGE OF SAFETY. UM, YOU KNOW, THOUGH, WE LIKE TO THINK WE HAVE ALL [00:10:01] COME A VERY LONG WAY. UM, I WAS JUST LAST WEEK IN A LARGE PROGRESSIVE CITY, UM, WALKING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I HAD NEVER BEEN IN BEFORE. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M A NEW YORKER. I WAS TRYING TO SUSS OUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT SORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD IS THIS? AM I SAFE HERE? WHAT'S HAPPENING? AND IN THE MIDST OF A SPACE THAT WAS KIND OF DESERTED AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, THERE WAS A BIG RAINBOW CROSSWALK. AND I THOUGHT, OH, NOW I KNOW WHY WE WANT THIS. IN HASTINGS, I INSTANTLY CALMED, UM, TO KNOW THAT I WAS IN A PLACE, UH, THAT WELCOMED ME. UM, VISIBILITY IS ALSO LINKED TO, UH, MEASURABLE MENTAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS IN MARGINALIZED GROUPS. FOR EXAMPLE, STUDIES SHOW THAT LGBTQIA PLUS YOUTH INVISIBLY SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES ARE 40% LESS LIKELY TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE THAN THOSE IN UNSUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS. UM, IT ALSO STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY PRIDE AND ENGAGEMENT. UM, PUBLIC ART LIKE THIS ONE ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY GATHERING AND CELEBRATION. IT CREATES A SENSE OF SHARED OWNERSHIP AND PRIDE IN OUR TOWN AND CITY. AND IT ALSO CAN SPARK, UM, CONVERSATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AS PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE THEIR PICTURE TAKEN IN A BEAUTIFUL SPOT. UM, TOWNS WITH VISIBLE INCLUSION EFFORTS ALSO TEND TO ATTRACT TOURISM AND LOCAL BUSINESS GROWTH, ESPECIALLY AROUND PRIDE, CELEBRATIONS AND ARTS EVENTS. IT'S COMPARED TO MOST THINGS, VERY, VERY LOW COST. WE EVEN HAVE SOMEBODY WHO WILL DESIGN IT FOR FREE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. UM, AND FINALLY, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT, UM, IT REALLY SHOWS, UH, LEADERSHIP, UM, ON THE PART OF OUR VILLAGE IN A WAY THAT MATTERS A LOT TO SO MANY PEOPLE, AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR TOWN. AND WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THE PROGRESSIVE FLAG, UH, THAT HAS TRANS VISIBILITY BUILT INTO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO, TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY TOPIC? GOOD EVENING, ESKER 4 27 WIL BURTON AVENUE. UM, I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST, I KNOW THAT THE BOARD DOES NOT LIKE TO BE INTERRUPTED WHEN WE CAN HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BACK. SO IF YOU SEE US DOING THIS, AND I'M, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE FUNNY, WE'RE TRYING TO LET YOU KNOW, WE CAN HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOPEFULLY THERE'D BE SOME WAY TO ADDRESS THAT. UM, IT MAY BE ONLY ME I WAS UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING WHEN I WENT TO THE SECOND WEBSITE THAT THEORETICALLY SHOULD HAVE ALL OF THOSE, THE DOCUMENTS WERE JUST NOT AVAILABLE. SO IT'D BE NICE IF SOMEONE COULD LOOK INTO THAT. AND THIRD, AND THIS IS FAIRLY SERIOUS, UM, SERIOUS FOR ME, LAST WEEK I QUESTION, OR TWO WEEKS AGO, I QUESTIONED THE NEED FOR POLICE PRESENCE IN THIS ROOM. GIVEN WHAT'S GONE ON IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IN THIS COUNTRY. I PROMISE YOU I WILL NOT BE QUESTIONING THAT. AGAIN. WE HAVE GONE TO SOME OTHER PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY RECENTLY, AND FOR ANYBODY TO FEEL THREATENED, I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO CALL IN WHOEVER YOU NEED TO CALL IN TO ELIMINATE THAT THREAT OR TO GIVE YOU SOME PEACE OF MIND. UM, IT WAS NEVER MEANT AS A CRITICISM OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OR I THINK DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB. BUT I'D LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE SUPPORT PUBLIC MEETINGS, WE SUPPORT OPEN DIALOGUE, WE DO NOT SUPPORT HATE. AND I'D LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM TOTALLY IN FAVOR. IF YOU FEEL AT ANY POINT THAT ANYBODY IS POSING A THREAT TO THIS BOARD OR ANY OTHER BOARD IN THIS VILLAGE, THAT IT'S TOTALLY APPROPRIATE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE YOU ARE PROTECTED AND THAT WE ARE PROTECTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? NO PROBLEM. PULLING UP THE, YES. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARIA SILVER, 1 0 4 HEATH PLACE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWER BAND TO THE FULL YEAR. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT SUCH DEVICES HARM OVERALL HEALTH OF HUMANS, ANIMALS, UM, AND THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENT. AND STUDIES HAVE ALSO SHOWN THAT THIS WORK CAN BE DONE WITH OTHER TOOLS KEEPING LANDSCAPE COMPANIES EMPLOYED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. IF I COULD JUST REQUEST THAT YOU, I KNOW YOU ARE TRYING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AND IT'S VERY LOVELY, BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND NOT CLAPPING, YOU KNOW, AFTER EACH, UH, MESSAGE YOU FIND, UM, UH, THAT YOU AGREE WITH, THAT WOULD BE SUPER JUST TO KEEP A LITTLE FORMALITY IN OUR PROCEEDINGS HERE. UM, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? [00:15:02] GOOD EVENING, DAVE SKOLNIK, 47 HILLSIDE. UM, SINCE, UH, HANNAH IS DOING THE TIMING, I'LL TRY TO BE RESPECTFUL. UM, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS. FIRST, I WANT TO, UH, KNOW IF YOU WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ME, UH, BOTH TO THE MAYOR AND COPY SENT TO THE BOARD, UH, WITH REGARD TO, UH, ITEM, UM, RESOLUTION NINE, UH, 1 25 OF 25, UH, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF UPDATED BIKING AND WALKING MASTER PLAN. UM, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO READ THE, UH, EMAIL, BUT, UH, WHAT'S, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROTOCOL TO KNOW WHETHER IN FACT YOU RECEIVED IT AND OR READ IT? I RECEIVED IT AND READ IT. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. OKAY. PLEASE, PLEASE, UM, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION. UM, I'LL, I'LL BE VERY SIMPLE, UH, BASED ON THAT, UH, I, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THAT ITEM SHOULD BE DEFERRED TO LATER CONSIDERATION GIVEN, UM, UH, HOW LIMITED THE DISTRIBUTION OF THAT DOCUMENTATION WAS, UH, SIMPLE. THAT'S, UM, AND IF NOT, SOME DOCUMENT THAT BE, THAT SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT THE CHANGES WERE, UH, WOULD BE AN ORDER. UH, THE ACTUAL PROCESS THAT BROUGHT ABOUT THAT STARTED IN, UH, JUNE, UH, WHERE YOU, UH, BEGAN TO DISTRIBUTE THE TASKS RIGHT AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, JUNE 3RD MEETING, UH, WHERE YOU, UH, DELEGATED, UH, THE BICYCLE AND WALKING PLAN TO THE SAFETY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW. UM, THERE'S, MAYBE THEY'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH OTHER PEOPLE. IT HAS NEVER COME BEFORE THE POPULATION IN GENERAL, SO THAT SHOULD BE, UH, DEFERRED. THE OTHER IS THE, BASICALLY THE MAIN STREET SAFETY, UH, ITEM TWO IN THE RESOLUTIONS ONE 18 OF 25. UH, I ACTUALLY SPENT THE TIME READING THROUGH THAT DOCUMENT, AND I THINK IT'S AN ABSOLUTE WASTE OF MONEY, UH, TO ENGAGE IN THAT, UM, CONTRACT AT THIS PROCESS. THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE THAT COULDN'T BE DONE, AND IN THE PAST HASN'T BEEN DONE BY VILLAGE MEMBERS WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO STAND OUT THERE AND LOOK AT WHAT PATTERNS ARE, LOOK AT WHAT PEOPLE DO. AND INSTEAD OF GETTING CAUGHT UP IN ALL OF THIS NEWFANGLED, UH, GRAPHS AND CHARTS, ALL OF WHICH WILL GO NOWHERE UNLESS WE SPEND A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WHAT, UH, THAN THE 23,000 THAT'S CURRENTLY, UH, DELEGATED. IT'S UNNECESSARY AT THIS POINT. THE PROBLEM IS REAL, BUT THAT'S NOT, UH, UH, A REALLY VIABLE SOLUTION. UH, THE ONLY LAST THING I'LL SAY, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT, UH, I ASKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME WITH REGARD TO RAVENSDALE, UH, CLARIFICATION ON WHERE WE ARE IF WE END, UM, IN TERMS OF OUR OBLIGATION, IF WE ENDED UP NOT GOING FORWARD WITH IT. THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW IN THE LAST, UM, THERE'S AN AMOUNT OF, OF $118,000, UH, THAT I PROBABLY WON'T DIG UP HERE, BUT IT'S IN THE, UM, IT'S IN THE DOCUMENTATION THAT IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHETHER WE GET, UH, APPROVAL FROM THE, UM, THE OTHER, FROM THE, UH, COMP PLAN, NOT THE COMP PLAN, THE, UH, CLIMATE SMART PART OF THAT PROPOSAL. SO I'M, UH, I WOULD LOVE TO GET REAL INFORMATION, UH, TO THESE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY TOPIC? PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION, MISS ERCOT. UM, I'M NOT SO SURE THIS IS THE BEST WAY OF HAVING IT. UM, THANK YOU. OH, CAN YOU, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? YES. JULIE BERTONI AND, UH, 1 1 1 HA UM, SOUTHSIDE AVENUE ON HASTINGS. ON HUDSON. UM, I'M, I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ATTENTION RIGHT NOW. I AM NOT SO SURE THAT THIS IS THE BEST WAY OF HAVING IT. UM, I, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS JUST BEEN SO DESPERATE TO SPEAK UP ABOUT AND HAVE YOUR ATTENTION ABOUT. UM, THERE IS A WOMAN IN THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY DISTRICT'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHO THREAT, WHO DIRECTLY THREATENED ME AND TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD LIE ON MY BEHALF IN COURT AND JUST THREATEN MY SAFETY AND HAS COMPROMISED MY SAFETY. AND SHE IS THUS LYING ON MY BEHALF IN THIS COURTROOM. UM, AND I JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE THE ATTENTION OF JUSTICE PETER COBERT, SO THAT HE HAS, HE HAS, HE HEARS MY VOICE AND HE KNOWS WHAT I TRULY WANT BECAUSE I AM TRULY, I, I AM, UM, YOU KNOW, MYSELF AND MY PARTNER ARE ON THE RECEIVING END OF FAMILY SEPARATION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF A LOT OF THINGS. AND I ACCEPT EVEN FULL, YOU KNOW, I ACCEPT ACCOUNTABILITY. THERE'S A MILLION THINGS HERE, BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT IS SO UNBELIEVABLY DISTURBING THAT [00:20:01] THERE IS SOMEBODY WHO DIRECTLY THREATENED ME AND IS ACTING MALICIOUSLY TOWARD ME. AND, YOU KNOW, NOT LETTING ME SPEAK OR HAVE MY OWN VOICE AND NOT ACTING ON BEHALF OF ME OR MY WILL ABSOLUTELY WHATSOEVER. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS HEARD BY JUSTICE COLBERT. THANK YOU. WE WILL PASS THAT MESSAGE TO HIM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, UM, PLEASE BE IN TOUCH WITH ME. I THINK MY, THE WAY OF REACHING ME IS ON THE WEBSITE SO THAT WE CAN JUST MAKE SURE YOUR ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED. THIS ISN'T, THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT VENUE FOR WHAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH SHARING YOUR, YOUR SITUATION. THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? THANK YOU. JOHN TUCKER, 87 SOUTHGATE HASTINGS ON HUDSON. I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE GAS POWERED, UH, LEAF BLOWER BAND. AND FIRST THANK THE TRUSTEES FOR PUTTING IN PLACE THE PARTIAL BAND. UH, THIS, UH, IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY HELPFUL. IT'S BEEN NICE NOT TO HAVE TO SIT INSIDE MY HOUSE WITH EARPLUGS ON IN, JUST TO BE ABLE TO THINK JUST NOT HAVING THE DRONE OF CONSTANT, UH, GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND BE ABLE TO OPEN MY WINDOWS ON A NICE FALL DAY WITHOUT HAVING TO CLOSE THEM. 'CAUSE OF ALL THE GAS POLLUTION HAS ALSO BEEN VERY, VERY NICE. BUT I PLEASE BEG YOU TO EXTEND IT FULL YEAR. IT'S, WE CAN GET THIS DONE. UM, I SUBMITTED AN EMAIL WITH MORE DETAIL, BUT, UH, THE, SO I WON'T ARTICULATE ALL OF THAT. BUT I DO THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THERE WAS A REGISTRY OF THE LANDSCAPERS THAT OFFER GREEN SOLUTIONS. 'CAUSE I FIND SOME OF MY NEW NEIGHBORS WHO'VE MOVED IN ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING WHO ARE THE ONES THAT I CAN USE THAT ARE COMPLIANT. A LOT OF THE ONES THEY'RE USING MAY NOT EVEN BE LEGALLY REGISTERED AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE USING GAS PLAY OR YEAR ROUND. SO I THINK, UH, IF WE CAN CREATE THAT REGISTRY, PROMOTE IT AND MAKE IT, UH, HAVE, UH, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING AROUND THIS ISSUE, LIKE THE CLEAN AIR COLLECTIVE, MAKE IT KNOWN, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO HELP, UH, THE MARKET FIND ITSELF AND MOVE FORWARD. THE OTHER IS, I REALLY THINK THE VILLAGE GOVERNMENT, UH, COULD MAKE IT, UM, A REQUIREMENT OF ANY CONTRACT IT PUTS OUT FOR WORK ON, ON HASTINGS THAT IT BE COMPLETELY GREEN THAT WILL HELP, UH, SEND THE SIGNAL TO INVEST IN THE EQUIPMENT. I, I, I DO NOTE THAT THE, THE SCHOOLS STILL USE GAS POWERED YEAR ROUND ON THE SCHOOL PROPERTY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS AND COULD, COULD SPEAK TO THEM. UH, I, I KNOW THOSE ARE SEPARATE ISSUES, BUT I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WORK TO DATE. I HOPE WE GET THIS DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? UH, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THIS IS BOB MCKINNON FROM 45 MAIN STREET. I BELIEVE YOU ALL KNOW BY NOW THAT THE DISPENSARY THAT WAS WAITING, UH, LICENSE ON 45 MAIN STREET HAS BEEN GRANTED THAT LICENSE OVER THE OBJECTION OF THE VILLAGE. UM, I WANNA PAUSE MY COMMENT AND ASK A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THE VILLAGE INTENDS TO CONSIDER FILING ARTICLE 78 TO, UM, APPEAL THE DECISION OF THE STATE, WHICH YOU ARE ENTITLED TO DO. WE HAVE NOT DISCUSSED THAT. OKAY. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. IF IT IS HELPFUL, I WILL PARADE IN HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS TO SORT OF MAKE THE SAME COMMENT THAT THE VILLAGE HAS ALREADY DECIDED. THIS IS AN INAPPROPRIATE LOCATION FOR THIS DISPENSARY. IT IS NOT THE INTENTION OF WHERE THE VILLAGE THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A DISPENSARY. WHEN WE ORIGINALLY OPTED IN, I WAS TOLD PERSONALLY BY MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD THAT THERE WILL NEVER BE A DISPENSARY IN THAT LOCATION. THE VILLAGE MADE, UM, MISTAKES OR MISCALCULATIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATION WOULD BE. AND BY OPTING IN BEFORE THE RULES WERE SET, WE MISREAD WHAT THEY WOULD BE. AND SO NOW WE'RE AT A STATE WHERE WE HAVE A DISPENSARY THAT IS APPROVED FOR A LOCATION THAT WE ALL BELIEVE IS INAPPROPRIATE. IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR YOUTH ANTI-DRUG COMMUNITY. IT'S NEXT TO AN AMBULANCE BAY. THERE'S NOT ADEQUATE TRAFFIC. IT'S NEXT TO A CHILDREN'S DANCE STUDIO. IT IS JUST INAPPROPRIATE THROUGH EVERY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE GOVERNOR IMAGINED WHEN SHE SAID TO WHEN SHE PUT THIS IN PLACE. IT'S NOT WHAT THE VILLAGE WANTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE IN CONSIDERATION OF THIS, AND WE'LL SEE HOW FAR WE CHOOSE TO GO WITH THIS DISCUSSION. UM, WHILE THE VIL VILLAGE WAS OPPOSING THIS PUBLICLY, THE PROPRIETOR TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT WERE SUPPORTING IT AND HELPING. AND SO IF YOU HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF ARTICLE 78, I ASK IF THAT PERSON IS STILL A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD. THEY RECUSE THEMSELVES FURTHER REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE OUTCOME IS. I ASK THE BOARD TO [00:25:01] CONSIDER TWO THINGS. ONE, MAKING A PUBLIC APOLOGY OF MISCALCULATING THE DECISION TO OPT IN BEFORE REGULATION WAS DONE. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. IT'S PART OF GROWTH. WE ADMIT TO OUR MISTAKES WHEN WE MOVE ON. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE REGULATIONS WOULD BE. AND WE MADE A DECISION THAT DIDN'T NEED TO BE MADE UNTIL THEY WERE PASSED. AND NOW HERE WE ARE. SECOND, I ASK THAT THE, UH, BOARD ALSO CONSIDER THAT SHOULD THERE EVER BE ANY DECISION WHERE THE STATE IS ASKING US TO OPT IN OR OPT OUT OF ANYTHING, THAT WE HAVE A MORE THOROUGH PROCESS FOR COLLECTING PUBLIC OPINION TO GUIDE THAT DECISION. AND, AND IMPORTANTLY, MAKE SURE WE EXERCISE CAUTION AND ONLY MAKE DECISIONS WHEN WE HAVE ALL THE FACTS. SO AGAIN, I IMPLORE YOU TO CONSIDER ARTICLE 78. THERE ARE DEFINITE GROUNDS FOR DOING SO, AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP YOU IN MAKING THAT ARGUMENT OR THAT DECISION AND GAINING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY TOPIC? UH, MOVING [VII. RESOLUTIONS] THEN ONTO RESOLUTIONS. YOU ARE ALL, AS ALWAYS WELCOME TO STAY, BUT THERE IS NO OBLIGATION FOR YOU TO STAY. UM, UH, SO MOVING ON TO RESOLUTIONS. UM, ONE 17 OF 25 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH RIM KUNI ENGINEERING PC FOR CHIMP POOL, NEW YORK SWIMS GRANT APPLICATION ASSISTANCE. RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH RIM KUNI ENGINEERING PC FOR ENGINEERING WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW YORK SWIMS GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE CHEKA POOL SUBJECT TO VILLAGE ATTORNEY APPROVAL. UH, WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD PARTICULARLY? UM, NO, NO. WE, I KINDA LISTED FOR YOU LAST TIME, RIGHT? THE THINGS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO WITH THE GRANT. SO IS THERE A MOTION IN SUPPORT? SO MOVE SEC. A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ONE 18 OF 25 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR MAIN STREET SAFETY IMPROVEMENT STUDY. RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZED THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMEND AMENDED AGREEMENT WITH TY LYNN FOR THE MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT STUDY IN THE AMOUNT OF 35,625. WE DISCUSSED THIS, UH, AT THE LAST MEETING AND, UM, THE PROPOSAL WAS AMENDED BASED ON SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD FOR MANAGER? UM, I THINK IT'S NO PRETTY CLEAR. IT'S JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A COMMENT ABOUT THE, UH, INTERSECTION OF MAIN, SORRY, SORRY, COMMENT ABOUT THE CO ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF, OF MAINE AND WAR BURTON AND, UM, THAT WAS ADDED TO THE, UH, PROPOSAL. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ONE 19 OF 25 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE INTER MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CROSSWALKS ON WARBURTON AVENUE. RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTER MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CROSSWALKS ON WARBURTON AVENUE, SUBJECT TO VILLAGE ATTORNEY APPROVAL. THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PERSUADE THE COUNTY TO DO FOR THREE YEARS, TWO YEARS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. AND THE CROSSWALKS WOULD BE AT, UM, DIVISION AND ALSO AT PINECREST. IT'S SOMETHING THAT RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED FOR. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF, UM, ACCIDENTS AND NEAR MISSES AND WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD, UH, IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF, UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO CROSS THE ROAD. AND SO, UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? UM, NO. JUST THAT I'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNTY AS RECENTLY AS TODAY. THEY EXPECT FINAL PLANS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE MONTH AND THEY EXPECT BY MID-OCTOBER THE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN. SO THAT'S EXCITING NEWS. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. SORRY I DIDN'T GIVE YOU A CHANCE. DID ANYONE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT? THEY'RE HAPPY . OKAY. UH, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. ONE 20 OF 25. AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE LETTER OF AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF CELLULAR CARRIER EQUIPMENT. RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZED THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH T-MOBILE AND A TT FOR THE TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF CELLULAR CARRIER, UH, EQUIPMENT ON VILLAGE HALL ROOF SUBJECT TO VILLAGE ATTORNEY APPROVAL. UM, [00:30:01] AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'VE BEEN DISCUSS. I'M VERY, YOU'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT AND I KNOW TRUSTEE FLEISIG IS AS WELL. AGAIN, SORT OF A MIRACLE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS? UM, I WAS GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATE ON PROGRESS LATER. I CAN GIVE YOU SO WE CAN DO IT. WISH WE COULD. YOU CAN DO IT LATER IF YOU WANT. OR DOES ANYONE WANT TO HEAR IT NOW? NO, LET'S WAIT. YEAH. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. 1 21 OF 25 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE RENEWAL AGREEMENTS WITH, THERE'S A W MISSING, UM, CIVIC PLUS FOR CIVIC READY. RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE A TWO YEAR RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH CIVIC PLUS FOR CIVIC READY. IS THAT OUR MAILING? OUR VILLAGE MAILING SYSTEM? UM, IT'S, IT'S OUR SYSTEM THAT, UM, PROVIDES ALL OF THE CHANGES, ALL OF OUR WEB MESSAGES, UH, INTO SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES THAT GO OUT ON ALL THE VARIOUS TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALSO PROVIDES OUR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND SOME WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION, UH, DURING STORM STORMY PERIODS. DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE HANDY WHAT THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT IS? I DO, YES. THE AMOUNT IS, UM, $8,542 AND 40 CENTS. OUR, UH, OUR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY WAS ABLE TO, UH, NEGOTIATE A DISCOUNT FOR US. EXCELLENT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. 1 22 OF 25 NEGATIVE DECLARATION. ROUTE NINE EAST SIDE SIDEWALK ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT RESOLVED THAT PURSUANT TO PART 6 1 6 OF THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ARTICLE EIGHT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT OF THE 6 1 7 6 1 7 HAVING MASSIVE DYSLEXIA TONIGHT, UM, OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW. THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS UNDERTAKING A COORDINATED REVIEW FOR THIS UNLISTED ACTION AND CIRCULATED OSIS OF INTENT TO ACT AS LEAD AGENCY AND 30 DAYS HAVE PASSED WITH NO OBJECTION. AND THEREFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS CONFIRMED AS THE LOCAL LEAD AGENCY AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS LEAD AGENCY HEREBY ADOPTS THE EAF PART TWO AND PART THREE ATTACHED AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS LEAD AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED UNLISTED ACTION WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE REASONS ENUMERATED IN THE ATTACHED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FORM. AND THIS IS FOR THE NEW PROPOSED SIDEWALK, UH, ALONG THE BURKE ESTATE. RIGHT? WHICH I THINK EVERYONE IS ALSO VERY EXCITED ABOUT. SO, ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UM, 1 23 OF 25, UH, ADOPTION OF PROPOSED LOCAL LAW H OF 2025. A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 2 95, ZONING TO AMEND PROVISIONS RELATED TO PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD APPLICATION PROCEDURES. UH, RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HEREBY ADOPTS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW H OF 2025 AMENDING CHAPTER 2 95, ZONING OF THE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON. AND EVERYONE WILL RECALL THAT THIS IS ABOUT, UM, ALIGNING OUR PROCEDURES WITH THE STATES, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE, AND WITH WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO AND WITH WHAT WE DO, AND MAKING THEM RUN MORE SMOOTHLY IN TERMS OF WHAT GETS PUT ON AN AGENDA WHEN SUBMISSIONS HAVE TO BE MADE. THINGS LIKE THAT. EXACTLY. IT'S A VERY LONG LAW, WHICH WE WILL NOT READ, BUT, UH, HAS BEEN DISCUSSED BY EVERYONE AND I THINK THERE'S AGREEMENT ON THE TEXT AS IT STANDS. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE WANTS TO ADD AT THIS POINT? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 1 24 OF 25. SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW. AYE. OF 2025, A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER ONE 60 GREEN BUILDING CODE TO AMEND DEFINITIONS. RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER THE SEVENTH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER TO CONSIDER PROPOSED LOCAL LAW I OF 2025, A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER ONE 60 GREEN BUILDING CODE TO AMEND DEFINITIONS. AND THESE DEFINITIONS RELATE TO HAVING UNINTENTIONALLY EMBEDDED LINKS IN THE CODE, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE. NONE OF US SAW IT, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE LOOKED AT IT A THOUSAND MILLION TIMES. SO WE'RE FIXING THAT. AND ALSO [00:35:01] WE'RE ADDING, UM, UH, TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD SOME NEW, UH, COMPONENTS RELATED TO VERY LARGE STRUCTURES, WHICH I THINK, UH, TRUSTEE FLEISIG ADDED. AND, UM, THAT'S QUITE HELPFUL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANYTHING ELSE ANYONE WANTS TO ADD ABOUT THIS? NO. IS THERE A MOTION OR LATER, UM, DO YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? WELL, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, BUT WE CAN DO THAT LATER. I STILL WANT, WITHOUT HEARING, WE STILL WANT HEAR WHAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY. EXACTLY. IS THERE, UM, SO DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING NOW OR ARE YOU BOTH HAPPY TO WAIT TILL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING? DO DO WE, I'M JUST TRYING TO PULL IT OFF. WELL, THE, THE ISSUE, THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW IS THAT, UM, WE CHANGED THE DEFINITION FROM, FROM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS TO ALL DEVELOPMENTS BECAUSE IT WAS A BIT OF A, A BIT OF A LOOPHOLE, UM, FOR THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SITE IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS TO, TO APPLY THE GREEN BUILDING CODE TO SITE IMPROVEMENTS. SITE IMPROVEMENTS, RIGHT? WHICH REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL 10 POINTS. SO THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT NOW, YOU NEED 10 ADDITIONAL POINTS IF IT'S A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT YOU DON'T NEED IT IF IT'S A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. SO IRONICALLY, YOU WOULD NEED THE 10 ADDITIONAL POINTS IF YOU WERE DEVELOPING THE GRAHAM SCHOOL AS HOUSING, BUT NOT AS A MOVIE STUDIO, FOR EXAMPLE. SO WE'RE CHANGING THAT. UM, JUST SO IT APPLIES TO ALL DEVELOPMENTS. THE, THE THING ABOUT THE LANGUAGE IS IT'S STILL WRITTEN IS, UM, UH, TWO OR MORE BUILDINGS ON, ON A PROPERTY. SO I THINK THAT, I THINK THE BOARD SHOULD JUST SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LOOKING CAREFULLY AT THAT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT APPLIES TO, TO ANY PROPERTY IN THE VILLAGE. SO WE MAY WANT TO SAY TWO OR MORE PROPERTIES OVER HALF AN ACRE, UM, OR WE COULD CHANGE IT TO ANY DEVELOPMENT OVER HALF AN ACRE, BUT I THINK TWO OR MORE BUILDINGS AND REQUIRING SITE PLAN APPROVAL. SO THE IDEA OF THAT WAS SO THAT IT WOULD NOT INCLUDE, UM, FOR INSTANCE, SOMEBODY BUILDING A HOUSE WITH A DETACHED GARAGE. CORRECT. BECAUSE THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE SITE PLAN APPROVAL. MM-HMM . BUT IT, BUT IT DOES INCLUDE THINGS LIKE A MULTIFAMILY YES. STRUCTURE. DOES IT? WELL? OH NO. 'CAUSE IT'S TWO OR MORE BUILDINGS. IF, IF IF THERE'S, IF THERE'S AN ACCESSIBLE, I I REALLY DO WANT TO HEAR. I REALLY DO. PLEASE, CAN YOU NOT INTERRUPT OUR MEETING? I CAN'T HELP IT. I REALLY WOULD LIKE YOU TO STOP INTERRUPTING OUR MEETING. THANK YOU. I'M NOT PLEASE TRUSTEE FLEISIG, THERE'S THE DEFINITION. SO IT READS RIGHT NOW A DEVELOPMENT COMPRISED OF TWO OR MORE STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTED ON THE SAME LOT. AND I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION FOR THIS BOARD IS DO WE WANT TO, UM, SPECIFY THE SIZE OF THE LOT OR FOR ANY LOT OVER HALF AN ACRE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? THAT THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY, I THINK IT'S MUCH BETTER NOW THAN IT WAS BEFORE, BUT I JUST THINK IT'S WORTH SOME FURTHER CONSIDERATION. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GET IT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WHY DON'T WE SET IT, SCHEDULE IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND, UM, IF YOU CAN BOTH WORK OUT WHAT YOU THINK IS AN APPROPRIATE SIZE, MAKE SURE THAT'S IN THE, IN THE LAW, THAT GOES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS IT AFTER WE HEAR FROM, FROM, UH, RESIDENTS ON WHETHER THEY AGREE WITH THAT. IS THAT FAIR? YEP. MM-HMM . YEAH. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UH, 1 25 OF 25 ADOPTION OF UPDATED BIKING AND WALKING MASTER PLAN RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPT THE UPDATED BIKING AND WALKING MASTER PLAN AS ATTACHED FROM THE LAST TIME THAT WE REVIEWED THIS. THE, THE THING THAT HAS BEEN ADDED IS A LINK TO THE DOT PAGE, WHICH DESCRIBES ALL OF THE CURRENT ROUTE NINE ACTIVITIES. IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE USEFUL, UM, ADDITION THAT SOMEONE NOTICED. SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE CHANGE FROM THE LAST TIME. OKAY. IS THERE ANY, IS THERE TRUE THAT THIS WAS NEVER CIRCULATED? OR IS THAT JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS, I I HAVE NO IDEA. I'M NOT INVOLVED IN THAT. I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION FOR ANTHONY. I, I, I BELIEVE HE POSTED IT THE LAST TIME FOR THE LAST MEETING. IT WAS NOT SO, UM, IN ANY CASE, UH, WE CAN ASK HIM THAT QUESTION. IT'S NOT POSTED FOR THIS MEETING. THAT'S THIS MEETING. CAN YOU LOOK AT THE LAST MEETING? OKAY. SO IT APPEARS IT WASN'T POSTED FOR THE LAST TWO MEETINGS, SO WHY DON'T WE [00:40:02] POST IT IMMEDIATELY AND THEN ADOPT IT AT THE NEXT MEETING. IS THAT GOOD? SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. SO WE WILL, UH, MOVE ON. THE NEXT ITEM WE WILL CALL 1 25. UH, AND, UM, THAT IS 1 25 OF 25 SUN DAY. UH, WHEREAS SOLAR ENERGY AND ELECTRIFICATION HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE. AND THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON HAS EXISTING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON CLEAN ENERGY. AND WHEREAS HASTINGS ON HUDSON'S SUN DAY CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, FEATURING THE SOLARIZATION OF THE GREENHOUSE IN THE ZZA COMMUNITY GARDENS. AND WHEREAS THE SOLARIZATION OF THE GREENHOUSE PROJECT WAS SPEARHEADED BY COLIN SEXTON IN AS HIS 2025 YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION FUND PROJECT. AND WHEREAS THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A WATER PUMP TO DELIVER WATER TO THE ZZA COMMUNITY GARDENS. AND WHEREAS THE SOLAR POWERED GREENHOUSE IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF HOW CLEAN ENERGY CAN BE LOCAL, SMALL SCALE AND FUN BY SHOWING RESIDENTS TANGIBLE WAYS TO ELECTRIFY THEIR LIVES WHILE SHOWCASING OUR VILLAGE'S LEADERSHIP IN THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION. AND WHEREAS NEIGHBORHOOD AND VILLAGE CELEBRATIONS LIKE THIS ENERGIZE OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS THE PROJECT CELEBRATES RENEWABLE ENERGY, SPOTLIGHTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO CONSIDER INVESTING IN CLEAN ENERGY. AND WHEREAS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND PRACTICAL RESOURCES, SUNDAY WILL EMPOWER HASTINGS ON HUDSON NEIGHBORS TO TAKE MEANINGFUL CLIMATE ACTION TOGETHER. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I MAYOR NICOLA ARMACOST HEREBY DECLARE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 21ST, 2025 TO BE THE FIRST EVER SUN IN THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE WERE ASKED TO DO BY, UM, SOME, UH, ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGY ACROSS THE US AS WILL BE ONE OF HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS OF SUNDAYS IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND COLIN'S PROJECT IS PRETTY ADORABLE IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE ZZA GARDENS TO SEE BOTH THE NEW, UM, THE NEW GREENHOUSE AS WELL AS THE SOLAR PANELS ON THE GREENHOUSE. IT'S SOMETHING WORTH DOING. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER YOUNG PERSON WHO IS OFFERING CLASSES EVERY SUNDAY THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR, FOR ELEMENTARY KIDS. EDEN GREENBERG AND HER SISTER ARE OFFERING CLASSES, SO THEY'RE USING THE GREENHOUSE ALREADY. SO IT'S A SORT OF PRETTY ADORABLE, UH, SITUATION AND A NICE RESULT FROM THE, THE GRANTS THAT WE'RE OFFERED, UH, THROUGH BLOOMBERG. UM, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. 1 27 OF 25. ENERGY EFFICIENCY DAY 2025. THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T DONE EVERY YEAR, BUT, UH, WE'VE DONE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT YEARS. AND I'M NOT GONNA READ THE, THE WHOLE THING, IT'S QUITE SORT OF LONG, BUT IT REALLY IS ABOUT PROMOTING THE IDEA OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND, UM, UH, AND AT TOWARD THE END OF THE, UM, THE RESOLUTION IT SAYS, WHEREAS THE RESIDENTS OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON CAN CONTRIBUTE, CAN CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ENERGY EFFICIENCY EFFORTS, INCLUDING THROUGH LOCAL HEAT SMART CHOICES AND BY LEARNING MORE ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY@ENERGYEFFICIENCYDAY.ORG AND PRACTICE SMARTER ENERGY USAGE IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. AND WHEREAS A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY GROUPS AND PARTNERS HAS DESIGNATED THE FIRST WEDNESDAY IN OCTOBER AS A NATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY DAY, AND WHEREAS TOGETHER WE CAN CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS BY LEARNING MORE ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PRACTICING SMART, SMARTER ENERGY USE IN OUR DAILY LIVES. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I MAYOR NICOLA KOSTA HEREBY PROCLAIM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER THE FIRST 2025 AS ENERGY EFFICIENCY DAY IN HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NEW YORK, AND URGE CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN SUPPORTING OUR CLEAN ENERGY GOALS AND MOVING TOWARD MORE ENERGY EFFICIENCY NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE DOING AS A MUNICIPALITY, SOMETHING MANY OF OUR, OUR CITIZENS ARE DOING, AND WE ARE ENCOURAGING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE TO, TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THAT. UM, IS THERE A MOTION? CAN MAY I JUST ASK? SURE. SHOULD IT BE 1 26? OH, YOU'RE RIGHT. DID I? 'CAUSE WE, WE SWITCHED THEM. SO YEAH, IT SHOULD BE, UM, IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE? SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UM, MOVING [VIII. VILLAGE MANAGER’S REPORT] ON TO THE [00:45:01] VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT. FIRST ITEM IS UPDATE ON WHAT WALL AND AVENUE CROSSWALK. VERY EXCITING. YEAH, I THINK I I PRETTY MUCH, UM, DID THAT WHEN YOU GUYS WERE ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION. UH, BUT, UM, JUST TO, UH, LET YOU KNOW, THE PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FROM THE ENGINEER TO THE COUNTY. AND, UM, THEY'RE LOOKING AT, UH, ADDITIONAL, I DON'T, THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN US YES, THE INFORMATION ON SIGNAGE AND, UH, AND UM, BUMP OUT, UH, THAT, THAT WILL BE IN THE FINAL. AND, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION WE'RE EXPECTING IN, YOU KNOW, MID-OCTOBER, NOVEMBER. UH, WITH REGARD TO THE BROADWAY TAP SIDEWALK PROJECT, UM, THE DESIGN REPORT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING UPDATED BY, BY CREIGHTON MANNING. THERE ARE ARE THE FIRM THAT, UH, WE RETAINED TO DESIGN PLANS. THEY, UH, HAD WORKED WITH, UH, OR HAD, UH, WE HAD A MEETING WITH WSP SO THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE ROUTE NINE PLAN. BUT WE FEEL THAT WE MAY BE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA ATTENTION TO THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS ON A STATE ROAD IN TERMS OF THE REVIEW. AND ALSO BECAUSE THERE IS THE ROUTE NINE, UH, COMPLETE STREETS, UH, PROJECT THAT THE STATE IS WORKING ON IN, IN CONJUNCTION. SO I'M SURE THEY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING, UH, KIND OF, UM, FITS, UH, SEAMLESSLY. UH, BUT I EXPECT THAT THEY, FOR, FOR THEM, FOR THEM TO SUBMIT THE, UH, THAT CREIGHTON MANNING WILL SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS OR THEIR, THEIR RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTS OF THE DOT WILL SEEK A MEETING WITH THE DOT TO, UH, IRON OUT ANY FURTHER COORDINATION ISSUES. AND, UH, THEN THEY SHOULD PROCEED TO CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, UM, FAIRLY QUICKLY. WE STILL EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO SEND THIS OUT TO BID, UH, IN, IN EARLY, YOU KNOW, LATE FALL, EARLY WINTER AND, UM, HAVE, YOU KNOW, BE READY FOR THE NEXT CONSTRUCTION SEASON. UH, WITH REGARD TO THE VILLAGE HALL RESTORATION WORK, UH, ALL OF THE CAPSTONES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND ARE STORED BEHIND THE VILLAGE HALL FOR REINSTALLATION LATER. THEY, UM, MANAGED TO COME OFF, UH, FAIRLY WELL WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, THE LOSS OF, OF TOO MUCH, UH, STONE. SO THAT WAS, UH, REALLY GOOD NEWS. WHAT DO YOU MEAN TOO MUCH ? KIND OF TERRIFYING. I, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH, 'CAUSE I THOUGHT I, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY CAME OFF ALL WHOLE, BUT I SAW WHAT LOOKED TO ME LIKE SOME CAPSTONES IN THE DUMPSTER. LIKE ONE, JUST ONE OR TWO. SO I HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT INDEED EVERY SINGLE YOU CAN GET THEM. I MEAN, THEY, THEY WERE REPLACED, SOME OF THEM WERE REPLACED IN NOT TWO, I WANNA SAY LIKE MAYBE 90. IT'S LONG TIME AGO. YEAH, 93. I, I, I DID SEE IT SOMEWHERE. I FORGET THE EXACT DATE, BUT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY CAN BE REPLACED, SO I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT. UM, UH, THEY'VE ALSO, UM, IN AREAS WHERE THERE'S NO CONFLICT WITH THE CELL EQUIPMENT, THEY'VE BEEN REMOVING THE BRICK AND, UH, RE UH, YOU KNOW, FIXING THE SURFACE, PURGING IT TO MAKE IT SMOOTH. UH, THEY'RE STARTING TO INSTALL THE WATERPROOFING AS WELL. UM, RC THREE ELECTRIC IS WORKING WITH THE CARRIERS FOR A PLAN TO GET THE, UH, EQUIPMENT ON TEMPORARY SLEDS. UM, AND THEY ARE REALLY HOPING TO HAVE THE WORK COMPLETE WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS WITH THE PARAPET WORK. SO THAT, UM, IS, AND THE CARRIERS ARE COOPERATING WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, GETTING THEIR, THEIR EQUIPMENT OFF THE ROOF. SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT ALL, ALL THAT PROGRESS. IT'S KIND OF NOISY IN THE VILLAGE HALL, UH, RIGHT NOW. UM, BUT, UH, WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT AND WE'RE VERY, WE'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY, THEY HAVEN'T HAD REALLY ANY DISTURBANCE OTHER THAN A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE. UM, THEY GO IN AND OUT OFF OF THEIR LIFT AND SO THEY REALLY DON'T INTERRUPT WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF, OF THE OFFICES. UM, AND THOSE WERE THE MAIN THINGS THAT I REALLY WANTED TO, UH, TO ADDRESS WITH YOU. UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT, UM, THAT ANYBODY ELSE WANTED TO ASK ME ABOUT. UM, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE, UM, STATUS OF THE MTA, UM, CONSTRUCTION IS. SURE, YEAH. UM, I JUST, JUST TODAY, WELL YESTERDAY SENT A NOTE TO THE CONTRACTOR WHO ADVISED ME THAT HE'S, UH, GOT A, SOME REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION INTO THE MTA SLASH UH, METRO NORTH. AND 'CAUSE THEY REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN ON SITE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW, AND HE'S WAITING FOR RESPONSES TO THOSE. I SENT NOTES MYSELF TODAY ALSO TO, UM, UH, THE CONTACTS THAT I HAVE AT METRO NORTH, THE PERSON [00:50:01] WHO'S SORT OF THE, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIAISON AS WELL AS THE FOLKS THAT WERE OVERSEEING THE JOB WHOSE, UH, CONTACT INFORMATION I HAD RECEIVED PREVIOUSLY. SO I HAVEN'T RECEIVED RESPONSES FROM THEM AS YET. AND I ALSO MENTIONED IT TO THE MAYOR, AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN REACHING OUT TO SOME OF HER HIGHER UP CONTACTS IN GOVERNMENT. I CONTACTED SENATOR COUSINS AND LEGISLATOR, UH, NOT LEGISLATOR ASSEMBLYWOMAN, UM, CHINKY TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE PROJECT HAD STALLED SO THAT THEY CAN BE AWARE AND PUT PRESSURE ON IF THEY HAVE ANY ABILITY TO MOVE THE DIAL AT ALL ON IT. AND ACTUALLY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT, I DID GET A CALL BACK FROM ONE OF, UM, ASSEMBLYWOMAN SHAMSKY'S STAFF THIS AFTERNOON. AND I, I DIDN'T SEE THE MESSAGE UNTIL LATER, SO I LEFT HER AN EMAIL THAT WE'LL SPEAK IN THE MORNING. SO. GREAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN HELP, BUT, WELL, I, WHATEVER CAN DO, WE'LL, WE'LL TRY, WE'LL TRY EVERY AVENUE WE HAVE, UH, THEY HAVE IT VERY, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S UNDER LOCK AND KEY DOWN THERE. IT'S, IT'S QUITE A, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT MAKING, THEY'RE NOT MOVING THE BALL FORWARD. MAYBE WE HAVE TO INVITE THE GOVERNOR AGAIN. THE LAST TIME WE HAD THE GOVERNOR AND MENTIONED IT TO HER, SUDDENLY THERE WAS MOVEMENT. SO, UH, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS? UH, NOT UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO ADDRESS. OKAY. UM, [IX. BOARD DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS (Part 2 of 2)] MOVING ON TO BOARD DISCUSSION. UM, SO THE FIRST ITEM WE'VE ALREADY ALREADY HANDLED, UH, WHICH IS THE NEW BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT, ALTHOUGH I THINK IT DID GET RAISED THAT THE PENNY LICK, UM, 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY IS SATURDAY AND THEN ALSO FOUND HASTINGS IS HAVING ITS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT MESSAGE OUT TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GO BY AND, UH, CELEBRATE. THE NEXT ITEM IS, UH, THE CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED LOCAL LAW F SO JUST REMINDING EVERYONE THAT LOCAL LAW F IS A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 2 1 4 OF PING VENDING AND SOLICITING SECTION 2 1 4 8 PROHIBITIONS TO PROHIBIT VEHICLES FROM STANDING ON CERTAIN VILLAGE ROADS. AND A REMINDER THAT THIS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW IS ABOUT SLIGHTLY MODIFYING OUR EXISTING LAW. WE HAVE A LAW ON PEDDLING AND VENDING AND WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE IS A SLIGHT AMENDMENT AND IT'S MODELED ON, UH, THE TARRYTOWN, UM, LAW. UH, AND SO THERE ARE ALREADY PROHIBITIONS IN THE EXISTING LAW RELATED TO MAKING LOUD NOISES TO ATTRACT ATTENTION. AND WHAT THE NEW LAW WOULD PROHIBIT IS PLAYING AMPLIFIED MUSIC WHEN STOPPED OR STANDING. UH, AND THIS IS REALLY A COURTESY TO RESIDENTS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE AREA WHERE THIS MIGHT HAPPEN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THE NEW YORK LAW ALSO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE MOVED 200 FEET AFTER 10 MINUTES. UH, THE EXISTING LAW DIDN'T SAY HOW FAR SOMETHING HAD THE, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE MOVED. AND THE NEW LAW SPECIFIES SOME ROADS THAT ARE ALMOST ALL IN THE DOWNTOWN WHERE NO TRUCK VENDORS CAN OPERATE AS THESE TRUCKS CAN CAUSE CONGESTION AND ADD TO PARKING PROBLEMS IN AN ALREADY TIGHT AND CROWDED AREA OF THE VILLAGE AND PREVENT UNFAIR COMPETITION WITH BRICK AND MORTAR BUSINESSES. SO AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE HEARD, UM, FROM SEVERAL RESIDENTS WHO WERE CONCERNED WITH THE LIST OF LOCATIONS WHERE VENDING WAS GONNA BE PROHIBITED. I WAS NOT ACTUALLY AT THE MEETING WHERE THE BOARD COMPILED THAT LIST. SO I'M REALLY NOT WEDDED TO THE LOCATIONS MYSELF. UM, BUT IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS OPEN TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD CAN EITHER GO WITH THE LAW AS IT'S CURRENTLY DRAFTED, REMOVE SOME OF THE PROHIBITED AREAS, AND HOLD A NEW PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MODIFIED LAW, OR DECIDE TO HANDLE THIS AT A LATER DATE. SO I, I WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOUR PREFERENCES ARE. ARE THERE ANY VIEWS ON THIS FROM ANYONE? I MEAN, FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC, UH, COMMENT AT THE LAST MEETING, I'D LIKE TO REMOVE TWO OF THE LOCATIONS, THE FARGATE AVENUE, WHICH IS NUMBER FIVE. UH, AND MPCA POOL ROAD, WHICH IS NUMBER SIX. AND CONSIDER EVEN NUMBER FOUR SOUTH SIDE AVENUE. UH, 'CAUSE THERE'S SEVERAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT ARE AFFECTED THERE AS WELL. UH, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT I JUST, I, THAT'S WHAT I HAD COMMENTED ON AT THE LAST MEETING THAT I HAVE PAUSED BASED ON THE COMMENTS. AND THAT'S WHERE I WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE I HAD CONFLICT IN MY OWN MIND AT THAT POINT. SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE REMOVE, UH, FARGATE AVENUE AND MPCA POOL ROAD. SO, AND YOU WERE THE ONE WHO ADDED ROGATE AVENUE, SO YOU ARE COMFORTABLE REMOVING IT. [00:55:01] AND I KNOW ANTHONY WAS THE ONE WHO ADDED EMPO ROAD THINKING ABOUT THE POOL MM-HMM . BUT I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT IS THAT SOUTH SIDE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ARGUMENT IS ON SOUTH SIDE, BUT THAT SQUARELY IN THE DOWNTOWN. SO I THINK THAT NEEDS DISCUSSION AMONG THE OTHER TRUSTEES. ARE THERE ANY OTHER VIEWS ON THIS OTHER THAN, FIRST OF ALL, IS EVERYONE IN AGREEMENT WITH REMOVING EMCA POOL ROAD AND YEAH. BARGATE AVENUE? YES. YES. YES. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT SOUTHSIDE? ARE YOU, WAS THAT, DO YOU REALLY WANT THAT, WAS THAT ADDED? THAT WAS WHAT, THAT WAS ALREADY ADDED ON THE LIST THAT WAS THERE IN THE VERY BEGINNING. I THOUGHT SO. AND THAT IS IN THE DOWNTOWN, WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT. UHHUH, I DON'T RECALL SOUTH SIDE. I REMEMBER THE DISCUSSION AROUND SPRING MAINE AND WAR BURTON. AND A LOT OF IT HAD TO DO WITH ALSO TRAFFIC AND THE NARROWNESS OF EACH OF THOSE STREETS AND THE TRUCK STOPPING. UH, 'CAUSE I PERSONALLY OBSERVED IT STOP IN FRONT OF ONE OF OUR BUSINESSES ON WARBURTON AND CARS WERE BACKING UP ALL AROUND IT. AND, UH, I SAW THAT TO BE A HAZARD AS WELL. SO, BUT YOU ARE SAYING ALLOW IT ON SOUTH SIDE, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING? YEAH. I, I DON'T RECALL HOW THAT GOT ADDED MM-HMM . AND IT WAS ON THE LIST THE NIGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT. YEAH. I JUST KNOW THAT WE DIDN'T, SO I MEAN, IF, IF I WERE WORRIED ABOUT RESIDENTS, THEN I WOULD WANT IT ON THE LIST. DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN? RIGHT. YOU ARE PROTECTING RESIDENTS BY KEEPING IT ON THE LIST. SO I, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR ARGUMENT IS THAT MEAN BUSINESSES RESIDENTS TELL RESIDENTS AND HEARING THE SOUNDS. I DON'T THE SAME TRAFFIC CONFLICT ON SOUTH SIDE AVENUE THAT I SEE ON SPRING MAIN AND WAR SOUTH SIDE SEEMS TO HAVE MUCH MORE, LIKE MANY MORE LANES OF POSSIBLE, WELL, EXCEPT THIS IS TO BYPASS THIS, THIS IS THE, JUST THE STEEP SECTION FROM SPRING DOWN TO THE PARKING LOT, RIGHT? YEAH. IT'S JUST THE ONE BLOCK, RIGHT? MM-HMM . OKAY. I I DON'T HAVE A STRONG TWO LANE. DO YOU GUYS WANT WHATEVER YOU WANT. I MEAN, THE OTHER THREE SEEM LIKE A CORE DOWNTOWN AT, YOU KNOW, THIS PART OF SOUTH SIDE SEEMS IT IS STILL DOWNTOWN, BUT I MEAN, IT IS A, IT'S A, IT'S A, A SLOPE. THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION, AND THEN THERE'S PARKING SPACES. OKAY. IT IS A TIGHT AREA. I I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH TAKING IT OFF THE LIST. I DON'T EITHER, EITHER WAY. OKAY. SO WE'RE CHANGING OUR MINDS MULTIPLE TIMES HERE. , WE'RE JUST TALKING OUT LOUD. WE'RE SPEAKING OUT LOUD. I KNOW, I KNOW. I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT . BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO DRAW TRUST THE ALL GOOD. WHAT WOULD, WHAT WAS, WHAT DID YOU SUGGEST? I JUST, I TAKING NUMBER FOUR SOUTH SIDE AVENUE BETWEEN SPRING STREET AND ZOR COMMUTER COMMUTER PARKING LOT OFF THE RESTRICTED LIST. I WOULD BE FINE WITH THAT. I'M FINE WITH THAT. SO ALLOWING THE, THE, THE VENDING VEHICLES TO OPERATE IN THAT AREA IS WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING? YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. I'M FINE WITH THAT. I'M FINE WITH THAT. YES. YES. OKAY. SO LESS RESTRICTIVE IS BETTER. SO I THINK WE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER CHANGES THAT ANYONE WANTS TO THIS? NO. SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW IS THAT WE WILL NOTICE IT AGAIN WITH THIS REVISION AND THEN, UH, THERE'LL BE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN THE BOARD CAN VOTE ON IT. OKAY. YEP. EVERYONE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. INSTRUCTION'S CLEAR? YES. WE'RE LEAVING JUST ONE, TWO, AND THREE. CORRECT. FANTASTIC. SO MOVING ON TO LOCAL LAW G UM, AND THAT IS TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT'S THE LOCAL LAW AMENDING 2 95 ZONING TO AMEND PROVISIONS RELATED TO ACCESSORY APARTMENTS AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. UM, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES AT THE BOARD LEVEL, UH, AND MODIFYING THE EXISTING A DU LAW IS SOMETHING THAT'S RECOMMENDED IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IS SOMETHING THAT'S RECOMMENDED BY THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMISSION. AND AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IN OPINIONS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD AND THE ZONING BOARD, SOME NEW POINTS WERE RAISED FOR US TO CONSIDER. UM, THE, THE INTENTION OF THIS LAW IS ON THE ONE HAND TO MAKE THE PROCESS LESS CUMBERSOME, BUT AT THE SAME TIME ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS DON'T WAKE UP TO A NEW STRUCTURE NEXT DOOR TO THEIR HOUSE WITHOUT HAVING BEEN ADEQUATELY NOTIFIED. SO THAT'S SORT OF WHAT WE'RE BALANCING HERE. AND IN LISTENING TO EVERYONE AND IN READING THE PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD MEMOS, IT SEEMS THAT THE MAIN CONCERN IS WITH NEW STRUCTURES. SO I AM, UH, I WAS DISCUSSING WITH, UM, OUR ATTORNEY, IF WE CAN SPECIFY THAT THE ADDITIONAL OVERVIEW BY THE PLANNING BOARD THAT THE ZBA AND THAT TRUSTEE FLEISIG WERE TALKING ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING COULD BE INCORPORATED AND GEARED SPECIFICALLY AT NEW STRUCTURES. SO SHE IS, JUST TO CLARIFY, IS THAT, DOES THAT INCLUDE AN ADDITION TO A HOUSE OR JUST A FREE STANDING ACCESSORY [01:00:01] STRUCTURE? WELL, IN ADDITION TO A HOUSE, WE'D STILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE SETBACKS, WITH THE, WITH THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE SETBACKS. CORRECT. SO I DON'T REALLY THINK IT MATTERS. I THINK IT'S JUST IT'S NEW ACCESSORIES, A NEW ACCESSORIES, IT'S A NEW STRUCTURE IS, I THINK THAT KIND OF SOLVES THE PROBLEM AND HELPS TO, TO ACCOMMODATE THE DESIRE BY THE PLANNING BOARD FOR A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS AND FOR THE ZONING BOARD FOR ADEQUATE NOTIFICATION IF, UM, SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, KIND OF RADICAL IS, IS HAPPENING. UM, SO WHEN A-A-A-D-U IN A NEW ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD N NO. YEAH, NO, BUT IT'S COMPLIANT. NO. IN A STRUCTURE, IN AN ENTIRELY NEW BUILDING. I THOUGHT IT WAS NOTICE. NO, EVERYTHING GETS NOTICED. EVERYTHING GETS, EVERYTHING GETS NOTICED. SO THAT'S NOT, THAT'S DEFEATING THE WHOLE PURPOSE THEN? NO. OR PART OF THE PURPOSE. SO JUST TO BE VERY CLEAR, WE HAVE ONLY EVER HAD 25, MAYBE LESS EVEN ADUS, AND MOST OF THEM ARE IN EXISTING BUILDINGS. SO THEY'RE BASEMENT FLATS OR ATTICS OR THEY'RE, OR THEY'RE IN GARAGES OR, YOU KNOW, IN BEDFORD THEY'RE ALL IN CARRIAGE HOUSES, YOU KNOW, BUT THEIR EXISTING BUILDING. SO I THINK WHAT TRUSTEE FLEISIG IS RAISING IS SOMEONE DECIDING IN YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A LARGE, YOU KNOW, BIT OF LAND NEXT TO YOU, SOMEONE JUST BUILDING AN A DU NEXT TO YOU WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THAT MORE RIGOROUS PROCESS BECAUSE THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SET BACK IS SMALLER. NO, I, YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT I THINK THAT WAS THE, ONE OF THE MAIN POINTS OF THIS, THIS PROPOSAL WAS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS COMPLIANT ACCESSORY STRUCTURES USED, UM, USED AS ADUS. SO YOU STILL CAN, YOU WOULD JUST HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING. RIGHT, BUT THAT'S NOT AS OF RIGHT. WELL, I THINK THAT, I THINK THE, I THINK SEVERAL MONTHS OF STEPS, WELL, I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IS YOU WOULDN'T, IF THAT ACCESSORY STRUCTURE EXISTS ALREADY, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT RIGOROUS PROCESS IF YOU ARE PROPOSING AN ENTIRELY NEW STRUCTURE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOUR HOUSE. IN YOUR CASE, THE HOUSES ARE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER, BUT IN MY CASE, THE HOUSES ARE QUITE FAR APART. YOU WOULD REALLY NOTICE THAT ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE. AND SO WHAT I THINK IT, I THINK TRUSTEE FLEISIG RAISED THAT IT'S PROTECTING AGAINST THE CREATION OF AN ENTIRELY NEW STRUCTURE THAT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST. SO I'M TRYING TO FIND A WAY FOR, FOR THE PROCESS TO BE MUCH MORE STREAMLINED AS PROPOSED BY THE PLANNING BOARD, BUT NOT TO TOTALLY DISCOUNT WHAT THE ZONING BOARD IS PROPOSING. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO HELP US CRAFT HERE. I I UNDERSTAND THAT IT JUST, UM, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTING TO, TO NOT, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY GO ALL THE WAY TOWARDS, UM, YOU KNOW, SIMPLIFYING THE, THE PROCESS. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN THAT OFTEN. AND AS YOU MENTIONED, IT MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED EVER WHERE SOMEBODY'S BUILDING A NEW STRUCTURE BECAUSE OF THE COST, BUT THEN IT WON'T MATTER BECAUSE THEY WON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE PARTS OF THE LAW . IT WON'T APPLY TO THEM. THE STREAMLINED STRUCTURE WILL, WILL BE, THE STREAMLINED SORT OF PROCESS WILL APPLY TO THE MAJORITY OF THE ADUS THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE CREATED IN THE VILLAGE. UNDERSTOOD. I THINK THAT'S, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO SORT OF THREAD THIS NEEDLES. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE, SORRY. I THINK IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING. I'M JUST RIGHT. YOU'RE STILL DISAPPOINTED. DISAPPOINTED THAT IT'S COMPROMISE THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY RIGHT. GET ALL THE WAY THERE. SO IT'S BETTER THAN NOT DOING ANYTHING. SO WOULD THIS BE, UM, AN ENTIRELY NEW STRUCTURE, BUT NOTHING, YOU KNOW, IF I'M, IF I'M ADDING ONTO MY EXISTING STRUCTURE IN ANY PART, IT WOULD STILL BE OKAY. AS LONG AS THAT IS COMPLIANT. IT WOULD. RIGHT. BUT I'M SAYING, BUT THAT'S, I'M JUST CONFIRMING IT MEANS THOUGH, IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD, RIGHT. IF YOU MEET ALL THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF THE SIZE OF THE A DU, PARKING, ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS MM-HMM . MM-HMM . THIS IS, THIS IS ALSO TRYING TO LESSEN THE BURDEN ON OUR BUILDING INSPECTOR MM-HMM . FOR HAVING TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, UM, SUBJECTIVE DECISIONS IF YOU LIKE. IT'S CREATING A MORE, A MORE STRUCTURED PROCESS FOR, FOR THAT REVIEW TO HAPPEN. ARE YOU TRUSTEE DRAKE? ARE YOU COMFORTABLE? I'M JUST THINKING IT ALL OUT, BUT YES. SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IF WE WANT THIS TO MOVE FORWARD IS GIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR ATTORNEY ON HOW WE WOULD LIKE THE LAW TO BE CRAFTED. UM, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE YEAH. BEFORE WE DO THAT? SO THAT, THAT WAS SORT OF ONE ISSUE. UM, ANOTHER ISSUE IS, ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE MORE THINGS THAT MAY GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD NOW, UM, BECAUSE [01:05:01] WE WERE DOING MORE THINGS AS OF RIGHT, SOME OF THE STANDARDS FOR THE PLANNING BOARD, WHAT THEY NEED TO LOOK AT WHEN THEY DO GET AN APPLICATION WERE TAKEN OUT. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE, UM, PUT SOME VERSION OF THOSE BACK IN, AT LEAST PARTICULARLY WHERE THEY'RE GOING IN A SINGLE, SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE EXISTING LAW TALKS ABOUT NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE SINGLE FAMILY CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW WITH THESE CHANGES, WE'RE ALLOWING ADUS IN MORE THAN JUST SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT, UM, I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE THE PLANNING BOARD SOME CRITERIA TO LOOK AT SO I CAN WORK WITH WHAT'S IN THE LAW TODAY AND, AND, UM, JUST PUT A COUPLE OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD, WHAT THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT FOR THE APPLICATIONS THAT DO COME BEFORE THEM MAKES OKAY. I AGREE WITH THAT. YEAH. AND THAT MAKES IT, THAT ALSO MAKES IT SIMPLER. IS THAT, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT ONE, ONE? YEAH, JUST ONE, ONE LAST THING. UM, AND THIS, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT I HAD RELAYED TO YOU THE PLANNING BOARD'S CONCERN. THE WAY THIS IS DRAFTED NOW, EVERY APPLICATION, EVEN IF IT'S FULLY CONFORMING AND DOES NOT NEED TO GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD, A NOTICE GOES OUT TO EVERYBODY WITHIN 300 FEET. IF ANYONE FILES AN OBJECTION WITH THE, UH, BUILDING INSPECTOR WITHIN 30 DAYS AS CURRENTLY DRAFTED, THE BUILDING INSPECTOR IS REQUIRED TO THEN REFER THE APPLICATION, MAKE THEM GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD. THE PLANNING BOARD HAD A CONCERN THAT SOMEBODY WHO DIDN'T LIKE THEIR NEIGHBOR COULD JUST FILE AN OBJECTION AND THEN IT MAKES THE PROCESS MUCH MORE CUMBERSOME. THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD. SO THEY WERE JUST CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THAT MAY DISCOURAGE THINGS OR SORT OF GIVE NEIGHBORS A LITTLE TOO MUCH POWER OVER THE PROCESS, IF YOU WILL. SO THE 300 FEET WAS SOMETHING I THINK THAT TRUSTEE FLEISIG RAISED WITH THE, WITH THE VIEW OF, UH, AN ENTIRELY NEW STRUCTURE BEING CREATED. SO, OH, COULD I, I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE CONTEXT. WASN'T THAT, WASN'T THAT THE CONTEXT THAT YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT? LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT WERE WITHIN, COULD THE 300 FEET BE APPLIED TO THE, TO NEW STRUCTURES, NEW BUILDINGS, OR DO YOU, ARE YOU NO. YOU WANT IT IRRESPECTIVE? NO, THE 300 FEET WOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO NEW STRUCTURES. IF IT'S JUST A, AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. IT WOULD BE THE, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE RIGHT NOW. IF IT'S, IF IT'S DONE AS OF AS OF RIGHT FOR, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT ADUS. I'M JUST TALKING AN ACCESSORY TRUCTURE YES. JUST BUILDING AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ON A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. NO, YOU DON'T NEED TO, YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TO THE BOARD. RIGHT. SO I THINK IT'S, BUT I THINK THIS IS IN THE CONTEXT OF IT BEING AN A DU, I MEAN, THE DISCUSSION WAS THE PLANNING BOARD, BUT IN THEIR COMMENT, IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY JUST WANT IT TO BE AS OF RIGHT. BUT THE WHOLE POINT OF NOTIFYING NEIGHBORS IS SO THAT NEIGHBORS CAN GO AND AIR THEIR COMPLAINTS AND YOU HEAR THEM OUT AND YOU DECIDE WHETHER THEY HAVE A BASIS OR NOT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO DEFINE ALL THE CRITERIA. I, I THINK THAT YOU'RE RIGHT, WE NEED TO DEFINE SOMETHING MM-HMM . BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE BASICALLY SAYING IT'S AS OF RIGHT. BUT IF ANYBODY OBJECTS, IT'S NOT. BUT NOW WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE CASES WHERE SOMEONE IS PUTTING AN A D INTO A NEW STRUCTURE. THOSE ARE THE, THAT'S THE ONLY CASE. YEAH. THAT'S, THIS DOESN'T APPLY ONLY TO THAT. WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS SOMETHING IN A NEW STRUCTURE IS IT AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO THE PLANNING BOARD. I SEE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ONES THAT DON'T AUTOMATICALLY GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD WHERE NOTICE HAS TO BE GIVEN. AND IF SOMEBODY FILES AN OBJECTION WITH THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, HE HAS TO SEND IT TO THE PLANNING COURT. THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING TO YOU, DO YOU, IF THAT 300 FEET REQUIREMENT IS ATTACHED ONLY TO NEW STRUCTURES, IT WOULD SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. BUT THOSE AUTOMATICALLY GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD AND NOTICE GETS SENT OUT OF THE PLANNING BOARD EITHER. I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THE 300 FEET'S ALREADY IN THAT REQUIREMENT. YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. I THINK WE CAN STRIKE IT THEN FOR, FOR THE ONES THAT ARE IN EXISTING STRUCTURES, NO NOTICE OR, OR NOT THAT OBJECTION PROVISION AT A BARE MINIMUM NOTICE TO THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS. BUT I MEAN, SO I MEAN, WE STARTED AT A HUNDRED FEET, BUT MM-HMM . THE, THE QUESTION IS, SO THEY SEND, NOTICE WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE OBJECTS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE, THOSE APPLICATIONS ARE BEING HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVELY BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR. WELL, THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH NOTICE ON, ON AS OF RIGHT. PROJECTS. YEAH. RIGHT. AS OF RIGHT. SHOULDN'T REQUIRE NOTICE. RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S WHY WHAT IT WAS DOING WAS SAYING THAT IF, IF A [01:10:01] NEIGHBOR DOES HAVE A PROBLEM, IT SHOULD GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD SO THE NEIGHBOR CAN VOICE THEIR OBJECTION TO THE BOARD. THEY, IT NO LONGER BECOMES AS OF RIGHT. RIGHT. BUT THAT'S THE POINT. IT'S NOT AS OF RIGHT. I MEAN, THERE ARE PLENTY, THERE ARE PLENTY OF EXAMPLES WHERE YOU MAKE AN ADDITION TO YOUR PROPERTY, YOU, YOU NOTIFY YOUR NEIGHBORS. I MEAN, LOOK, YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN DOBBS FERRY. SO FORGET ABOUT HASTINGS FOR ONE SECOND. BUT YOU DO HAVE TO NOTIFY YOUR NEIGHBORS. AND THE, THE, THE, THE SIMPLE, 'CAUSE IT GOES TO THE PLANNING BOARD. IT GOES TO THE PLANNING BOARD, BUT IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY A FAIRLY DEMOCRATIC MOMENT WHERE YOU GO AROUND TO YOUR NEIGHBORS AND EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOU BUILD CONSENSUS. AND, AND GENERALLY, I MEAN, UNLESS YOU HAVE A, AN UNREASONABLE NEIGHBOR YEAH. YOU PEOPLE JUST SUPPORT IT. BUT IT'S STILL AN A, A QUESTION OF IF IT'S, IF SOMETHING IS, IF AN, UH, OCCUPANCY OR A CONSTRUCTION OR, UM, A RENOVATION IS AS OF RIGHT, THEN IT DOESN'T REQUIRE NOTICE. IT'S THAT IS THERE, THOSE ARE IN CONTRADICTION WITH EACH OTHER. AGREED. BUT I THINK THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS PROCEDURE SECTION RIGHT NOW IS IT SAYS IF THE ACCESSORY DWELLING IN IT IS TO BE LOCATED IN AN ADDITION IN THE EXISTING RESIDENCE OR IN A NEW ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, THEY HAVE TO BE SEPARATED OUT. WE'RE CHANGING THAT. THAT'S RIGHT. I KNOW, BUT, BUT I'M SAYING THAT BASICALLY YOU'RE TURNING ALL SINGLE FAMILY ZONING INTO TWO FAMILY ZONING AND ALL TWO FAMILY ZONING INTO FOUR FAMILY ZONING THE WAY IT'S, IT'S LITERALLY WRITTEN RIGHT HERE. SO THE KEY AND I, I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT MOST OF THE COMMUNITY IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT. SO THE QUESTION THEN IS HOW ALL WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW BY, BY SAYING IF IT'S A NEW, A NEW ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, WE'RE JUST ADDING A STEP BECAUSE IT WILL SOON BECOME AN OLD ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT WAS BUILT AS OF RIGHT. I MEAN, WAS BUILT A CONFORMING, BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR WILL ALLOW A NEW STRUCTURE TO BE BUILT THAT'S NONCONFORMING . SO IT WILL BE CONFORMING AND THEN YOU CAN TURN IT INTO ACCESSORY DWELLING . RIGHT, EXACTLY. IT'S, IT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE, BUT IT, IT CREATES AT LEAST A TWO STEP PROCESS WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE, SAY A DEVELOPER BUYING A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND TURNING IT INTO A TWO FAMILY PROPERTY. WELL, THERE'S A LIMIT ON THE SIZE OF THE SECOND UNIT. THEY'RE NOT, IT'S NOT A REAL TWO FAMILY. THE IDEA OF AN A DU, IT'S LIMITED IN SIZE. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A TWO FAMILY HOME. RIGHT. IT'S A SMALLER UNIT. IT'S ACCESSORY . RIGHT. YEAH, EXACTLY. BUT, AND, AND JUST BECAUSE I JUST DOING MY JOB, THE ZONING BOARD, AS YOU KNOW, WAS CONCERNED ABOUT NOTICE, RIGHT? IF, IF WE REMOVE THE, THE, THIS SECTION ABOUT NEW ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, WE COULD, WE COULD JUST DELETE THE NOTICE PROVISION, I THINK BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE NOT, YOU'RE GONNA BE NOTIFIED SEPARATE, YOU'RE SAYING PUT THE NEW ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN A SEPARATE SECTION AS I WAS PROPOSING IN THE BEGINNING. YES. YES. I THINK THAT SOLVES PART OF IT. SO I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AND SEE WHAT OUR ATTORNEY COMES UP WITH AND SEE WHETHER IT SOLVES EVERYTHING MM-HMM . SO TAKE OUT THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR SOMETHING THAT, UM, IS IN, NOT IN, IN A NEW ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND WELL, I THINK TRUSTEE ALL IS CORRECT IF IT IS EITHER AS OF RIGHT OR IT'S NOT, SO RIGHT. UNLESS IT FALLS INTO ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES WHERE IT HAS TO GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD ANYWAY, BECAUSE IT NEEDS A WAIVER. RIGHT. WHICH IT, YES. OKAY. HAVE WE MM-HMM . DO YOU THINK WE'VE THREADED THE NEEDLE ON THIS? MM-HMM . MAYBE SORT OF . LET'S SEE. ARE YOU GUYS COMFORTABLE WITH THIS? I, I TELL YOU, I WILL CIRCULATE YEAH. BOTH OF THESE AMENDED LAWS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SO, UM, WE'VE GOT AN EXTRA WEEK BEFORE OF THE GREEN BUILDING CODE ALSO ALL THREE OF THESE REVISED LAWS WITHIN THE NEXT THREE DAYS. . OKAY. UM, BECAUSE YOU'RE AWAY ALL NEXT WEEK, RIGHT? I LEAVE MONDAY NIGHT. UM, BUT THAT WAY WE, THERE'S AN EXTRA WEEK BEFORE THE, YOUR NEXT MEETING. OH, GOOD. SO THAT WE, UM, WE CAN IT OUT, HAVE TIME TO GET THESE, HOPEFULLY IN GOOD FORM FOR THAT MEETING ON OCTOBER 7TH TO SCHEDULE THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT WE'LL HAVE A FINAL VERSION ON OCTOBER 7TH. THAT'S PERFECT. TO SCHEDULE THE HEARINGS FOR THE SECOND MEETING IN OCTOBER. OKAY. OKAY. GREAT. SO MOVING ON TO THE DISCUSSION OF EXTENDING THE GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWER BAN TO FULL YEAR. SO, TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THIS TOPIC WAS RAISED BY MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION WHO WROTE THE BOARD A LETTER ON SEPTEMBER THE THIRD OF THIS YEAR, ASKING US TO CONSIDER FULLY BANNING ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWERS. AND SINCE THE ITEM WAS POSTED ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGENDA ON FRIDAY, WE'VE RECEIVED ABOUT 40 LETTERS, MAYBE MORE BY NOW, UM, SUPPORTING THE IDEA. UM, AND WE HEARD FROM SOME RESIDENTS EARLIER TODAY WHO WERE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSAL. AND SO IN TERMS [01:15:01] OF NEXT STEPS, UM, AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE HEARD FROM ANYONE WHO'S ACTUALLY OPPOSED TO THIS, THAT, THAT I'M AWARE OF. UM, BUT THE NEXT STEP IS FOR US TO DECIDE TODAY WHETHER WE WANNA EXTEND THE BAN AND, UM, IF YES, WHAT DATE WILL THE FULL BAN BE EFFECTIVE? UM, AND THEN WE CAN INSTRUCT OUR ATTORNEY TO AMEND THE LAW AND WE CAN SET UP A PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR NEXT MEETING. SO I JUST WANNA READ YOU THE RELEVANT SECTION OF THE LAW AS IT STANDS. SO IT'S CHAPTER 1 76 LANDSCAPERS, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN APRIL OF 22 AND AMENDED IN DECEMBER OF 2023. AND IT'S ARTICLE TWO LEAF BLOWERS, SECTION 1 76 DASH GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS USING OR OPERATING OR PERMITTING TO BE USED OR OPERATED. ANY GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWER AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE VILLAGE SHALL BE PROHIBITED. SO WE COULD KEEP THE NEW LAW JUST THERE. WHAT IT GOES ON TO SAY RIGHT NOW IS, EXCEPT DURING THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 15TH THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF EACH YEAR, ANY GAS POWERED LEAFBLOWER USED DURING SUCH TIME SHALL MEET CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EXHAUST STANDARDS AND BE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS. SO THAT LAST PART IS WHAT WE WOULD CUT OUT. AND THEN THE ISSUE IS WHAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE WOULD BE OF THIS. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, SINCE IT'S, SINCE IT'S BANNED UP UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR ANYWAY, BASED ON THE CURRENT LAW, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD GO INTO EFFECT IF WE WERE TO AGREE TO THIS IN ON JANUARY 1ST, 2027. SO THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION ASKED. THEY SAID THE FALL OF 2026, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE BECAUSE THAT'S JUST AS THE NEW SEASON BEGINS. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY AS WELL BAN IT IN JANUARY AT THAT POINT. SO TO ME, IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO HAVE THIS CURRENT SEASON AND THEN THE NEXT SEASON IF WE'RE GONNA GO THIS ROUTE. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE, WHAT YOUR PREFERENCES ARE ON THIS. ANYONE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS? I MEAN, I STILL HAVE THE SAME CAUTIONS THAT I HAVE, UH, BASED ON SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THIS. UM, I VOTED FOR IT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ON THE RECORD. UH, BUT, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT THE INDUSTRY HAS IMPROVED IN THIS AREA. UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING COMPANIES THAT DID TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE, THE PROGRAM THAT WE SET UP, PURCHASED THOSE EQUIPMENT AND, AND WITHIN A YEAR, THOSE BATTERIES WERE ALREADY GOING BAD, AND, AND THEY WERE IN EXCESS OF THREE OR $400 TO REPLACE THEM. AND, AND IT'S BECOME, IT'S GONNA BECOME VERY CO COST PROHIBITIVE. AND, AND IF THEY'RE NOW BEING USED FOR A FULL SEASON, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T CARE THAT THE COST GETS PUT ON THE HOMEOWNER. UH, BUT I THINK THE COST WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE TO THE HOMEOWNERS IN THIS VILLAGE. UH, AND THAT'S JUST THE SAME CAUTIONS THAT I, THAT I VOICED SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS. I DON'T THINK THAT THE, UH, TECHNOLOGY'S CAUGHT UP YET. AND MAYBE BY JANUARY, 2027 IT WILL, BUT THAT'S JUST A MAYBE AND THAT'S NOT A PLAN. OKAY. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON THIS? ACTUALLY, UM, I'LL ECHO SOME OF WHAT, UM, TRUSTEE DRAKE JUST SAID. UM, I ALSO SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE LANDSCAPERS, UM, PRIVATELY AND TOOK A LOT OF NOTES THAT I CIRCULATED TO MANY ON THE BOARD. AND, UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF, UM, CONCERNS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY AND THE, THE CARTING FEES AND HOW, AND THE, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF, UM, CAPABLE PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK. BUT I'M ALSO JUST SHOCKED BY TWO THINGS THAT THE INDUSTRY HASN'T, UM, THE TECHNOLOGY HASN'T CAUGHT UP, AND THAT HOMEOWNERS AREN'T WILLING TO, DON'T UNDERSTAND. YOU'VE GOTTA PAY MORE IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR THIS MUCH THAN YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. IF, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT AS FEES GO, AS COSTS GO UP, FEES SHOULD GO UP. BUT THEN, THEN I'M ALSO TOLD THAT HOMEOWNERS JUST DON'T RE WILL REFUSE TO PAY ADDITIONAL. AND THEN THEY, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S NEEDED TO, TO KEEP THE, THE LANDSCAPER COMPANIES IN, IN BUSINESS. UM, SO I'M JUST, I'M STUNNED BY THE WHOLE, THE ENTIRETY OF IT ALL, THAT IT'S THAT, THAT, THAT HOMEOWNERS HAVEN'T CAUGHT UP AND TECHNOLOGY HASN'T CAUGHT UP AT THE SAME TIME. I PERSONALLY, AND I TOLD MY, MY FRIEND LANDSCAPER, I, I HATE LEAF BLOWERS, THE GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS. I, AND ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I'VE, I TOOK MY, UM, MY, UM, I'M AN, I, I HAVE, UM, A SOUND, UM, APP. ANYWAY, 90 DECIBELS, THAT'S LIKE AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF. THAT'S WHAT, WHEN, THAT'S WHAT IT WAS INSIDE MY HOUSE. UM, THE LAST TIME THE LEAF BLOWERS WERE IN MY, IN MY BACKYARD, IN MY NEIGHBOR'S YARD, IN THE OTHER, IN MY OTHER NEIGHBOR'S YARD. AND IT WAS, IT'S ABSOLUTELY THE, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S AWFUL. I, I, I, I, UM, [01:20:01] I'M ABSOLUTELY OPPOSED TO THEM, AND I HAVE BEEN, AND I WANT TO FIND, SO I'M HOPING THAT TECHNOLOGY FINDS A SOLUTION AND CATCHES UP. I HOPE THAT HOMEOWNERS WILL PAY MORE. I'D BE HAPPY TO PAY MY PAY MORE. UM, AND, UH, I, I, IT, IT IS JUST, IT JUST, BUT MY, I'M, I'M, I'M OPPOSED TO THEM. I'M ALL FOR A FULL-TIME BAN. I DON'T THINK THEY EVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVENTED. OKAY. UM, YOU SAID YOU'RE FOR A FULL, FULL BAN. LET'S GET RID OF HIM. HE'S, YEAH, HE'S, HE'S, UM, AGAINST THE LEAF BULLET IN FAVOR OF THAT. I WOULD, I WOULD, UM, ECHO IN SOME WAYS WITH, UH, TRUSTS ALLGOOD IN THE SENSE OF THAT I HOPE THAT, UH, FAMILIES AND TECHNOLOGY, YOU KNOW, COME TO TERMS WITH, WITH, UH, WITH THIS PROPOSAL. BUT I'M ALL FOR IT AS WELL. OKAY. A FULL BAN. YEAH. AND TRUSTEE FLEISIG, I MEAN, I'VE ALSO SPOKEN TO MANY LANDSCAPERS, AND I KNOW I'M, I HAVE A LOT OF COMPASSION FOR THE ONES THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE ADOPTING, ADAPTING. SORRY. UH, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT, UM, IT'S ALREADY, THEY ALREADY HAVE A FULL BAND IN IRVINGTON. THEY HAVE A FULL BAND IN LARGEMONT, UM, IT'S JOBS AND IN JOBS, IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD. AND, UM, IT'S MANY, MANY LANDSCAPERS ARE ADAPTING. SO I AM, WE WERE ALWAYS VERY CLEAR THAT, THAT IT WAS A, A STEP TOWARDS THIS. AND I THINK IT'S TIME. YEAH. WE WERE, I THINK WE HAVE BEEN CLEAR, UM, THAT, UH, WE WANTED TO, WE, WE ACTUALLY DID THINGS I THINK THAT WERE VERY THOUGHTFUL VIS-A-VIS, UM, LANDSCAPERS IN TERMS OF SETTING UP THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS HELP DESIGNED TO HELP EASE IN. AND ALSO, UM, UH, NOT BANNING AS QUICKLY AS SOME OF THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE DONE, BUT I THINK WE'RE HEARING A SORT OF OVERWHELMING DESIRE BY RESIDENTS TO, TO ELIMINATE THIS SOUND. AND WHAT, WHAT I SAW IN THE LETTERS WAS A VERY STRONG, UM, UH, REQUEST TO KEEP ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWERS SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PERFORM THE TASKS THEY WANT WITH A LEAF BLOWER, BUT NOT A GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWER. SO THAT IS STILL PRESERVED THERE IN THE, IN THE LAW AS IT STANDS. SO, I MEAN, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I THINK WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS, IF THERE AN, I'M NOT TRUSTEE DRAKE, YOU ARE A BIT AMBIVALENT, I'M NOT SURE. BUT, UM, I THINK WHAT WE HAVE TO DO THEN IS JUST GIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR ATTORNEY TO, TO DRAFT, UM, UH, THE LAW WITH THE, THE CHANGES THAT I OUTLINED AND, UM, AND SET UP A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NEXT MEETING, AND WE CAN HEAR WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY. I THINK WE'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, THERE WERE SOME VERY ELOQUENT LETTERS ACTUALLY. UM, UH, AS I SAID, UH, IT TO SCHEDULE THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE YEAH. TO SCHEDULE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO ARE WE DOING THE EFFECTIVE DATE JANUARY 1 27? THAT'S WHAT I RECOMMEND. I DON'T KNOW HOW OTHER PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THAT. I AGREE WITH THAT. YEAH. TRUSTEE. YEAH, I THINK IT NEEDS SOONER. IT WILL JUST BE A, I THINK, A SHOCK. I MEAN, THEN IT MAY AS WELL JUST BE JANUARY, 2026. IT MIGHT AS WELL JUST BE NOW. NO, IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE ANY, DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE IF IT'S EARLIER THAN THAT. SO, HAS EVERYONE AGREED ON THOSE TWO ITEMS? YEAH, THOSE TWO CHANGES. YEP. OKAY. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. UM, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN PUT THAT IN THE WORKS. I THINK THAT'S A VERY QUICK ONE, HOPEFULLY. UM, AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS A DISCUSSION REGARDING PAINTING A RAINBOW CROSSWALK. UM, THIS TOPIC WAS RA RAISED BY MEMBERS OF HASTINGS RAINBOW FAMILIES, THANK YOU FOR, FOR ATTENDING, UM, WHO ASKED US TO CONSIDER PAINTING A RAINBOW CROSSWALK SOMEWHERE IN THE VILLAGE AS AN EXPRESSION OF GOVERNMENT SPEECH, IN FAVOR OF RECOGNIZING AND IN AND AFFIRMING OUR L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY. AND, UM, AGAIN, SINCE THE ITEM WAS POSTED ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGENDA ON FRIDAY, WE'VE RECEIVED ABOUT 45 POSSIBLY MORE LETTERS SUPPORTING THE IDEA. SOME OF THESE LETTERS WERE VERY PERSONAL. UM, UH, I FOUND THOSE WE RECEIVED FROM YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE ESPECIALLY TOUCHING. UM, AND I THINK WE HEARD FROM ZACH EARLIER THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED HOW, WHILE IT IS A SYMBOL, IT'S A VERY, VERY MEANINGFUL SYMBOL, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S PARTICULARLY MEANINGFUL IN THE CURRENT CLIMATE IN WHICH WE LIVE. UM, AND SO I, IT'S BEEN A LONG MEETING, SO I, I WON'T READ OUT THE LETTERS FROM [01:25:01] DIFFERENT PEOPLE, BUT I THINK WE HEARD SOME VERY ELOQUENT TESTIMONY EARLIER ABOUT THE REASONS WHY THIS IS, UM, SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT'S SUPPORTED BY PEOPLE, UM, WHO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, WE HAD ONE LETTER THAT HAD RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE ABILITY TO ARTICULATE AN OPINION WHICH WASN'T ALIGNED WITH OTHERS. UM, AND THAT JUST ACTUALLY MAKES ME FEEL VERY SAD THAT PEOPLE FEEL THEY CAN'T SHARE A REVIEW THAT THEY THINK IS NOT, YOU KNOW, POPULAR WITH, WITH EVERYONE ELSE. BUT WE RECEIVED ONE LETTER THAT MADE THAT STATEMENT. AND SO FOR WHOEVER THAT PERSON IS, UM, IT MAKES ME SAD THAT, THAT, THAT YOU FEEL THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH. I, I, I REALLY HOPE THAT WE'RE A COMMUNITY WHERE WE CAN, WE CAN AGREE AND ALSO DISAGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER IN A CIVIL AND THOUGHTFUL WAY. AND IT FEELS LIKE THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER BEFORE. SO, UM, SO I JUST WANT THAT PERSON TO KNOW THAT WHOEVER HE, SHE, THEY IS, WE HEAR THEM. UM, THE NEXT STEP THAT WE NEED TO DO IF WE'RE, UM, IN FAVOR, UH, IS DECIDE WE'RE IN FAVOR OF THIS, UM, AND DECIDE ON A LOCATION, MY PROPOSAL WOULD BE IN FRONT OF THE GOOD WITCH. SO THERE'S A, A SIDEWALK THAT IT'S KIND OF A LONG SIDEWALK THAT GOES FROM THE CORNER OF THE TRAIN STATION TOWARD FULTON PARK. UM, THAT'S WHERE OUR PRIDE PARADE BEGINS. I SPOKE TO JOANNA PRISCO AFTER THIS IDEA CAME UP, WHO IS THE OWNER WHO'S SUPPORTIVE. UM, AND I ALSO ASKED OUR ATTORNEY TO REVIEW THE LO RELEVANT LAWS RELATING TO ROAD CROSSINGS. AND AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL, THERE'S NOTHING THAT PROHIBITS THIS. SO I THINK THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO IT. WE HAVE A LOCATION, WE HAVE A BUSINESS OWNER WHO'S SUPPORTIVE, AND I WOULD JUST LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR PREFERENCES ARE. UM, FOR, FOR EVERYONE HERE. I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF IT. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE AFFECTED, AND, UH, I THINK IT, IT WOULD BE GREAT. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? I'M IN FULL SUPPORT. I'M IN FULL SUPPORT. YEAH. FULL SUPPORT. I'M ALSO IN FULL SUPPORT AND I, UM, OF THE INITIATIVE AND OF THE LOCATION. GREAT. SO PLEASE TAKE BACK THE NEWS TO THE, TO THE RAINBOW FAMILIES THAT THE BOARD SUPPORTS THIS AND, UM, AND REALLY THANK THEM FOR PUTTING THEIR, THEIR THOUGHTS AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR EXPERIENCES IN LETTERS TO US AND, AND SHARING SUPPORT ON THIS. IT WAS, IT WAS VERY MOVING TO, TO HEAR THAT, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S BEING DONE AS AN EXPRESSION OF, OF GOVERNANCE, THE BOARD'S OPINION AND THE BOARD'S DESIRE TO SUPPORT EXACTLY. THAT'S WHAT I SAID AS AN EXPRESSION OF GOVERNMENT SPEECH. SO, UM, THAT'S IMPORTANT. OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS CELEBRATING CLIMATE WEEK. SO THERE ARE LOTS OF CLIMATE RELATED THINGS GOING ON. NEXT WEEK IS CLIMATE WEEK IN, UH, IN NEW YORK CITY. UM, UH, WE ARE IN DRIVE ELECTRIC MONTH, WHICH STARTED ON, I THINK SEPTEMBER THE 12TH, ACCORDING TO OUR RESOLUTION THAT WE ADOPTED AT THE LAST MEETING. AND IS GOING THROUGH, UM, OCTOBER THE 12TH. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT SUNDAY, WHICH IS A REALLY LOVELY WAY OF CELEBRATING COLIN SEXTON'S PROJECT. WE, UM, WE ADOPTED ENERGY EFFICIENCY DAY, WHICH IS OCTOBER THE FIRST. UM, WE EXPECT TO HEAR, I THOUGHT WE WOULD HEAR BY TODAY, UH, WHAT OUR CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITY STATUS IS. NOW, WE, WE SUBMITTED NEW, UM, ACTIONS AND POINTS, UH, UH, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY ALLOWED TO SHARE THAT NEWS YET. SO, WE'LL, WE'LL, THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE ANNOUNCED BY THE DEC SHORTLY. UM, WE ARE HAVING OUR YOUTH LED COP ON SATURDAY AND, UM, FOR THE Y AF PROJECTS, UH, JUST A REMINDER THAT KAI GLIB IS ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING AT SUGAR POND ON SEPTEMBER THE 27TH. AND HE IS INVITING ANY STUDENTS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO COME AND PLANT TREES IN THE VILLAGE. AND HE'S OFFERING FREE FOOD, WHICH WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE, AT THE YOUTH CUP. UM, AND, UH, THE OTHER ITEM IS A HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. FRANCESCA AKITAS IS WORKING ON A PROJECT CALLED RUN IT BACK, WHICH IS TO COLLECT AS MANY USED SNEAKERS AS POSSIBLE TO RECYCLE THEM FOR REUSE. AND SHE WANTS TO RAISE AWARENESS AROUND THE TOXIC [01:30:01] EFFECTS OF SNEAKERS IN LANDFILLS AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO RECYCLE RATHER THAN DISCARD THEIR SNEAKERS. AND SO SHE'S ACCEPTING THEM AT HER HOME, WHICH IS AT 1 1 7 OVERLOOK ROAD. THEY'RE ALSO BEING ACCEPTED AT, UM, AT HUD CO. I NOTICED A BOX THERE WHEN I WAS THERE THE OTHER DAY, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S A BOX AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO, UH, SHE'LL BE DOING IT THROUGH SEPTEMBER AND POSSIBLY INTO OCTOBER. OKAY. UM, NOW MOVING ON TO UPCOMING EVENTS. UM, ON SEPTEMBER THE 17TH AT 12:00 PM AND ALSO AT 5:00 PM WESTCHESTER POWER WILL BE PROVIDING AN INFORMATION SESSION ON, UH, ON THEIR CCA OFFERING ON SEPTEMBER THE 18TH. THE SENIOR MUSIC BINGO IS AT 12:30 PM IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON SEPTEMBER THE 20TH. THE FARMER'S MARKET IS AT 8:30 AM IN THE ZZA COMMUNITY LOT. UM, THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY, UM, WILL BE HOSTING A FREE PAINT RECYCLING EVENT ON SEPTEMBER THE 20TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM I THINK THAT'S IN VAL IN SPRAIN RIDGE PARK. IT SAYS ALSO ON SEPTEMBER 20TH IS AQUAFEST, WHICH IS AT 11:00 AM AND FOUR TO 4:00 PM ALL ALONG THE AQUEDUCT. BUT IN PARTICULAR AT THE KEEPER'S HOUSE IN DOBBS FERRY, UM, AND THE YOUTH COP. AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER THE 25TH, UH, ON IS SENIOR THURSDAY ALL DAY, UH, WHERE SENIORS ARE GIVEN SPECIAL DISCOUNTS IN THE VILLAGE. UM, THE FARMER'S MARKET IS ON SEPTEMBER THE 27TH AT 8:30 AM IN THE ZZA COMMUTER LOT. THE FULL VILLAGE WIDE TAX SALE IS ON SEPTEMBER THE 27TH FROM 10 TO 4:00 PM THE MOBILE SHREDDER IS HERE ON SEPTEMBER THE 27TH, FROM 10 TO 1:00 PM IN THE CHANKA POOL PARKING LOT. UM, THE, THERE WILL BE A GET OUT TO VOTE POSTER CARD PARTY ON SEPTEMBER THE 29TH FROM 12 TO 12:30 PM IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THEN A SENIOR LUNCH AND MOVIE, UM, NANAS, WHICH IS SUCH A DELIGHTFUL FILM IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, UM, ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, UH, AT 12:30 PM IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER. UM, SO, UH, NEXT IS [X. ANNOUNCEMENTS] ANNOUNCEMENTS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 18TH, SAFETY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7:00 PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL MEETING ROOM. THURSDAY, SEVEN SEPTEMBER 18TH, PLANNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING AT 8:00 PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL MEETING ROOM THURSDAY 25TH, ZONING BOARD, REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL MEETING ROOM, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 29TH. SENIOR COUNCIL 3:15 PM IN THE JAMES HARMON COMMUNITY CENTER. MONDAY, OCTOBER THE SIXTH ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MEETING 7:00 PM VILLAGE HALL CONFERENCE ROOM. TUESDAY, OCTOBER, THE SEVENTH BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING, 7:00 PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL MEETING ROOM. AND NOW THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSION PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION. UH, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US. WE NEED A MOTION AND, AND IS THERE A MOTION TO, UM, TO ADJOURN EXECUTIVE AND GO INTO, INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.