* 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. [00:00:05] THE [I.CALL TO ORDER] VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NEW YORK BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW F REVISED OF 2025 PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW J OF 2025 AND REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2025. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC THE WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ROLL CALL PLEASE. TRUSTEE FEIG. PRESENT, TRUSTEE DRAKE. PRESENT. TRUSTEE ALLGOOD. HERE. TRUSTEE MERTON. PRESENT. MAYOR MCOS HERE. VILLAGE MANAGER MURPHY. HERE. VILLAGE ATTORNEY WHITEHEAD. HERE. THE FIRST ITEM [IV. PRESENTATIONS] IS SOMETHING REALLY QUITE LOVELY, WHICH IS FOR US TO, UH, PRESENT CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO OUR MOST WISE AND SENIOR MEMBERS OF STAFF. UM, AND SO THEY ARE ORDERED, UM, IN, IN ORDER OF, UH, YEARS OF SERVICE. SO, UM, SHALL I, I GUESS I WILL GO DOWN OR DO YOU WANT TO COME UP WHEN I CALL YOU? COME UP TO HERE. OKAY. SO THE FIRST IS FOR MAYBELLINE. NORA FOR YOU SHOULD GO DOWN. YOU WANT ME TO GO DOWN? SO I'LL JUST TALK LOUDLY. HAVE THE HAND YOU USE. NOW WE HAVE THE HANDHELD. OKAY, GOOD. OKAY. IT'LL BE BETTER. I SHOULD TAKE PICTURES. LEMME GO IN THE BACK AND PICTURES. THANK YOU. SO THE FIRST IS FOR MAYBELLINE NARA FOR YOUR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A CROSSING GUARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION. THANK YOU. OKAY, LET'S SHAKE HANDS. UM, AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND EVERYONE AT THE SCHOOL SEND YOU THEIR HUGE AMOUNT OF THANKS AND GRATEFULNESS FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE THERE. THANK YOU. EVERYONE LOVES YOU VERY MUCH SO. THANK YOU. UM, THE NEXT IS JUDY KAISER FOR YOUR 26 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A LIBRARY, LIBRARY CLERK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION. WAIT A MINUTE. IT'S NOT VERY ELEGANT. HOLDING THE MICROPHONE AS TAKING A PHOTO. OKAY. JUDY, COME BACK HERE. SHE WANTS ANOTHER PHOTO. , SORRY TO MAKE YOU MOVE AROUND. OKAY. THANK YOU. IT CAN GO INTO THE NEXT, THE FIRST FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY NEWSLETTER. PERFECT. THAT IS A GREAT THING TO PUT IN THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY NEWSLETTER. UM, THE NEXT ONE IS FOR ANTHONY COMSO FOR YOUR 28 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A MEMBER, UH, AND NOW MOTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OPERATING, I, I JUST LEARNED TODAY THAT THAT MEANS YOU CAN OPERATE REALLY, REALLY HUGE, HUGE VEHICLES. SO WE'RE INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. OH, AND I DIDN'T GIVE YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE. HERE WE GO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, AND IS WRAP HERE? NOT YET. NOT YET, BUT I WILL FIND HIM. OKAY. WE'LL PUT HIM, WRAP IS THE NEXT IN TENURE, BUT WE WILL PUT HIM AT THE END. BARBARA SHERMAN FOR YOUR 33 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS AN ACCOUNT CLERK FOR THE LIBRARY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION. OKAY. SO JUDY, YOU WILL HAVE TO INCLUDE BARBARA IN THE NEWSLETTER AS WELL. OKAY. UM, AND THE NEXT IS JEAN SCHNIBBE FOR YOUR 34 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY, ESPECIALLY AS THE ASSISTANT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. YOU WELCOME. OH, I THINK THEY WANT, THEY WANT YOU TO LOOK . THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THE NEXT IS CHIEF DAVID DOSEN FOR YOUR 35 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A MEMBER AND NOW CHIEF [00:05:01] OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATE. THANK YOU, CHIEF. THANKS. THAT'S GREAT. UM, AND WE HAVE MICHAEL GUNTHER, SUPERINTENDENT GUNTHER FOR YOUR 41 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A MEMBER AND NOW SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. I THINK HE STARTED WHEN YOU WERE ABOUT FOUR. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HEARD THAT. WE ALL THINK HE STARTED WHEN HE WAS ABOUT FOUR, UM, IN THE VILLAGE. AND WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR RAPHAEL IAN FOR 29 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS DEPUTY VILLAGE TREASURER, TECH AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR OF THE VILLAGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND MAKE SURE. YES, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. IF EVERYONE CAN COME UP, MOVE NIKKI, MENTION LISA. LISA, ONCE YOU COME BACK UP, GETTING OUT THE WAY. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU GUYS MOVE OVER. GETTING OUT. WELL, FEELING MY FORTE. WE CAN TELL ONE. AWESOME. GOT IT. NICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. MIKE PICTURES. I'M SURE I'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW. , SEE THAT, UH, MIKE, YOU SEE THE FINAL RESOLUTIONS? THE A ONE 30? THE RADIOS? YEAH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. YES. IS THAT YOU GUYS TOO THEN? NO, THAT'S ALL. JUST ONLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOT TPW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I SHOULD MENTION BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM THAT WE HAVE, THERE WERE TWO MEMBERS OF STAFF WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO JOIN US. UH, LISA O'REILLY FOR 29 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A MEMBER OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. LISA IS ABSOLUTELY LOVED BY EVERYONE. SO, UH, WE THANK HER FOR ALL OF HER HARD WORK AND ALSO SOPHIA FOR HER 31 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A LIBRARIAN AND DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY. SO WE THANK BOTH OF THEM AS WELL IN ABSENTIA. OKAY. I'LL MAKE SURE THEY GET THEIR CERTIFICATE. WE HAVE A VERY CHATTY GROUP OUT THERE. MAYBE WE CAN SHUT THE DOOR. . SO MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE DOWNTOWN ADVOCATES UPDATE ON THE DOWNTOWN. SHE WAS ACTUALLY UNABLE TO JOIN US, SO THE VILLAGE MANAGER IS GOING TO GIVE US A VERY QUICK UPDATE. YEAH. UM, SO YOU MIGHT NOTICE THAT THE WINDOWS IN THE DOWNTOWN HAVE BEEN PAINTED BY A LOT OF THE YOUTH, UH, FOR THE, UH, HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES. UM, SO, UH, ENJOY THAT BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK WHEN YOU'RE OUT WALKING ABOUT, UH, VETERANS DAY IS TUESDAY THE 11TH OF NOVEMBER, AND THERE WILL BE DISCOUNT OFFERS, UH, FROM BUSINESSES TO SHARE WITH OUR VETERANS. SO, UH, MAKE SURE IF YOU'RE A VETERAN, YOU, UM, YOU ASK ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU'RE SHOPPING. UH, THE, UH, DOWNTOWN ADVOCATE IS ALSO REQUESTING THE BOARD TO SET THE FREE PARKING AS WE TYPICALLY DO FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN THE DOWNTOWN FROM, UH, NOVEMBER 28TH UNTIL THE FIRST OF 2026. JANUARY 1ST, 2026. AND SHALL I PUT THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA? YEAH. JUST, IS EVERYONE IN AGREEMENT ON THAT? YEAH, IF YOU COULD PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT TIME, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. UM, THERE'S A HASTINGS SHOP LOCAL GUIDE, AND THAT CAN BE FOUND@DESTINATIONHASTINGS.ORG. AND, UH, WE USE IT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO, UM, SHOP OUR [00:10:01] NEW AND, UH, WELL-ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES. UH, THIS YEAR, SOMETHING NEW. UH, WE ARE GONNA BE TAKING AN AD. UH, THE, THE DOWNTOWN ADVOCATE HAS ARRANGED FOR US TO TAKE AN AD ON FRIDAY, THE 28TH OF S UH, NOVEMBER. UH, I THINK IT'S NOVEMBER. I'M, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S NOVEMBER OR, OR, UH, OR OCTOBER. SO IT, NO, IT'S NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER. OKAY, GOOD. UH, IT'S GONNA BE A FULL, A FULL PAGE AD IN THE DISPATCH, UH, PROMOTING SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. AND, UM, THE, THE JHCC WAS, UH, WITH, WITH, UM, UH, MAINLY THROUGH LISA O'REILLY, WHO, UH, COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, UNFORTUNATELY, WILL BE HAVING TWO SHOP AND DROP MOVIE NIGHTS. ONE'S ON DECEMBER 11TH AND THE OTHER IS ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14TH. UH, THUR, DECEMBER 11TH IS A, IS THE, UH, THURSDAY, UM, THERE'S A HOLIDAY POPUP, A RIVERTOWN ROSE REALTY IS GOING TO BE CHANGED INTO, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF AN ART GALLERY. AND AS WE HAD SIMILAR LAST YEAR, IT WAS A DIFFERENT LOCATION, BUT VERY FUN, FUN, UH, FUN LO LOCATION. AND OF COURSE THE TREE LIGHTING, UH, TO CELEBRATE. UM, THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. UM, [V. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW F (REVISED) OF 2025] THE NEXT ITEM IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW F REVISED OF 2025, A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 2 1 4, PEDALING, VENDING AND SOLICITING. SECTION 2 1 4 DASH EIGHT PROHIBITIONS TO PROHIBIT VEHICLES FROM STANDING ON CERTAIN VILLAGE ROADS ARE REMINDED TO EVERYONE. THIS IS A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW, UH, THAT IS SLIGHTLY MODIFYING OUR EXISTING LAW REGARDING PEN PEDDLING AND VENDING. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THIS TOPIC? UH, GOOD EVENING, DAVE SKOLNIK 47 HILLSIDE. UM, BASICALLY I'M GONNA GO FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT. THE CONCLUSION IS, UH, I THINK IT'S INAPPROPRIATE ULTIMATELY FOR THE BOARD TO BE TRYING TO, UH, APPROVE, UM, THIS PROPOSAL, UH, AT THIS TIME. AND AS IT'S WRITTEN, UH, NOWHERE ON THIS AND OR IN THE, UM, UH, AGENDA ACTUALLY DOES IT REFER TO THE BASIC OBJECT OF THIS MOTION, WHICH IS THE MR. SOFTY TRUCK. I BROUGHT THE ISSUE UP SOME MONTHS AGO BECAUSE I WITNESSED AND CONTINUE TO WITNESS THE ACTIVITY OF THE TRUCK AROUND THE SCHOOL. AND I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT OFF, THERE IS NOTHING, NOTHING IN THIS PROPOSAL THAT IN ANY WAY ADDRESSES WHAT I HAVE WITNESSED AND WHAT I WITNESSED EVEN TODAY, SIMPLY NOT THERE. SO THAT'S ONE REASON. THE OTHER THING IS I DID FOIL AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE DEALING WITH FOIL A LITTLE BIT LATER, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S STILL GONNA BE AN OPTION. I ASKED, UH, THE VILLAGE CLERK IF THERE WAS ANY SUBSEQUENT IF COMMUNICATION, UH, ON THIS SUBJECT, OTHER THAN WHAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM, UH, PENNY LICKS. I HADN'T HEARD, MAYBE HE MISSED THE EMAIL, BUT THIS, FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, THIS BECAME SO MUCH A VERY SPECIFIC, UH, AGENDA, OR IT CERTAINLY TOOK ON THE APPEARANCE FROM, UH, THE COMMERCIAL POINT OF VIEW, UH, THAT IT IS, IT'S, I GUESS WOULD CALL IT UNSEEMLY. THE FACT IS, THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. WHAT'S NOT IN THIS PROPOSAL, WHAT'S NOT IN ANY OF THE ADDRESSING OF IT, IS WHAT I WOULD'VE ASSUMED WOULD BE A CONCERN ABOUT FUMES, UH, WHICH ARE, WHICH ARE NOTABLE AND WHICH I FIND OFFENSIVE. BUT THE IDEA THAT SUCH A, UM, SUCH AN ISSUE WAS MADE OF THE SOUND, UH, I THINK IS, IS, IS FALLACIOUS. IT JUST, UH, IT'S NOT, I THOUGHT OF IT EARLIER. THIS REMINDS ME OF WHAT IT'S LIKE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT IN THE CITY AND BASICALLY HEARING SOMEBODY WALK AROUND UPSTAIRS AND, AND GOING NUTS ON THAT. I THINK I EVEN MAYBE MENTIONED THAT THIS IS NOT, YOU'RE NOT ADDRESSING AN ISSUE AND I'M ADDRESSING REALLY THE TRUSTEES BECAUSE THIS SOMEWHERE IN THERE, I'M GONNA BE UP HERE AGAIN. YOU ARE GOING TO BE HAVING TO LIVE WITH THIS. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE LIVING, YOU'RE GONNA BE LIVING WITH WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT YOU, THE LACK OF ATTENTION TO REAL DETAIL THAT YOU, UM, UH, THAT YOU DEMONSTRATE BY NOT HAVING A REAL THOROUGH DISCUSSION ON THIS. [00:15:01] AND I'LL TELL YOU, YOU DISCONTINUED, UM, I'LL TRY TO DO THIS. YOU TOOK OUT IN THE MOST RECENT ONE YOU TOOK OUT, UM, UM, WHAT WAS IT? RIGHT AROUND, UM, GREEN, GREEN STREET, FARKA, GREEN STREET. I WAS THERE TODAY. I FOLLOWED THE TRUCK AROUND TODAY JUST 'CAUSE I HAD A FEW EXTRA MINUTES BETWEEN GREEN STREET AND MAIN STREET. YOU DEFINITELY HAVE ISSUES, BUT THERE'S NO WAY THAT YOU'RE GONNA ENFORCE IT WITH THIS AS IT IS RIGHT NOW. YOU NEED TO GIVE IT ROOM SOME REAL THOUGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THE NEXT ITEM [VI.PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW J OF 2025] ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW J OF 2025, A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON REGARDING THE USE OF LEAF BLOWERS. A REMINDER TO EVERYONE THAT THIS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW IS ABOUT BANNING GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS IN HASTINGS, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2027. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THIS TOPIC? SO JUST IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE PROCESS, UM, UH, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MY NAME IS JIM LYNCH. I'M AT FIVE ZINZER WAY. UH, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ALL YOUR WORK AS USUAL BOARD. UM, JUST BRIEFLY, I WANT TO APPLAUD YOUR GUYS' EFFORTS, UH, FOR BRINGING THIS NEW LAW TO VOTE. AND FOR THE PRIOR EFFORTS TO PASS PRIOR LAW, I THINK WE MOVED FROM, UH, TWO LAWS AGO, A BAN ON GAS ON ALL LEAF BLOWERS FOR ABOUT HALF THE YEAR. AND THEN TWO YEARS AGO, UH, YOU GUYS CHANGED IT SO THAT WE HAD ELECTRIC ALL YEAR ROUND AND THEN GAS BLOWERS FOR A SHORTER PERIOD IN THE FALL, OCTOBER 15TH TO THE END OF THE YEAR. AND I THINK THOSE TWO YEARS REALLY GAVE THE WHOLE VILLAGE A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE WITH A REDUCED, UH, USE OF GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS. I THINK OUR, OUR CONTRACTORS REALLY STEPPED UP IN THOSE YEARS. THEY SEEMED TO HAVE INVESTED IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, UH, WHICH THEY WERE ABLE TO USE ALL YEAR, UH, AND CONTINUE TO DO THE IMPORTANT WORK FOR THEIR CLIENTS. UM, AND THEN THE, THE REST OF THE VILLAGE COULD SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT FELT LIKE WITH MORE MONTHS OF LESS NOISE AND, AND AIR POLLUTION FOR, FOR EVERYBODY IN THE VILLAGE. UM, AND I THINK TO GO AHEAD AND COMPLETE, UH, THE FULL BAN ON GAS POWER LOOP BLOWERS MAKES SENSE BECAUSE IT TAKES AWAY THOSE, UH, EXISTING MONTHS OF NOISE, UH, AND AIR POLLUTION. UM, AND HAS GIVEN THE, OUR FRIENDS CONTRACTORS THE, THE TIME TO ADJUST AND, AND AGAIN, TO CONTINUE TO DO THEIR BUSINESS WELL FOR THEIR CLIENTS. UH, AND IT'S EASIER FOR, UH, CHIEF DOS AND HIS TEAM TO ENFORCE BECAUSE IT'S A CLEAR, UM, YOU DISTINGUISH GAS VERSUS ELECTRIC, UH, AND THAT'S ALL YEAR ROUND. IT'S, IT'S LESS CONFUSING. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE, THE BOARD TO APPROVE THAT, AND I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO MAKE IT EFFECTIVE A YEAR SOONER. I THINK DOBBS, UH, HAS PASSED A GAS BLOWER BAN THAT'S EFFECTIVE THE 1ST OF JANUARY, 2026. SO NEXT YEAR, UH, IRVINGTON'S ALREADY BANNED THEM. SO I THINK, UH, IT'S, UH, IT'S NOT AS HARD FOR OUR CONTRACTORS TO ADJUST SINCE WE'LL BE HAVING TO USE ELECTRIC AND ALL THIS TOWN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS TOPIC? UM, MELISSA AARON RECH, 6 3 3 NORTH BROADWAY. COULD YOU HAVE HER SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE PLEASE? MELISSA AARON RECH, SIX THREE THREE NORTH BROADWAY. UM, A LITTLE REDUNDANT, BUT YEAH, SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, DOBBS FERRY PASSED, UH, A FULL BAN. AND SO NOW WE HAVE OUR NEIGHBORS, UM, IRVINGTON AND DOBBS FERRY, BOTH WITH THE FULL BAN STARTING IN 2026, UM, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. AND I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO ALIGN WITH THEM. I THINK IT WILL BE CLEARER FOR THE CONTRACTORS AND THE LANDSCAPERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, UM, TO HAVE THESE THREE VILLAGES THAT NEIGHBOR EACH OTHER ALL ON THE SAME, UM, TRACK. AND I THINK THAT THE LANDSCAPERS HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO ADJUST. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THOSE TWO TOWNS, SO I CAN'T IMAGINE, UM, IT'S REALLY GOING TO SHIFT MUCH FOR THEM TO, UH, TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH OUR VILLAGE THE SAME WAY. UM, FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS SINCE WE'VE HAD THE PARTIAL BAN, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME UP TO ME AND JUST SAID HOW MUCH BETTER THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THEIR YARDS HAS BEEN, BEING OUTSIDE, UM, ENJOYING [00:20:01] BEING INSIDE AND NOT HAVING, UM, THE NOISE, THE FUMES COMING IN THEIR WINDOWS. UM, AND I THINK IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO SOONER THAN LATER, WE SHOULD, UM, AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO, TO BE A LEADER IN SUSTAINABILITY IN WESTCHESTER AND PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH. AND THERE'S REALLY NO REASON TO PUT IT OFF AT THIS POINT. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PASS IT, UM, TO GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY, 2026. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS TOPIC? HELLO, I'M LOUISE MULLEN. FIVE AWAY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. UM, UH, I'M, I'VE STARTED OUT AS A RELUCTANT ADVOCATE ON THIS ISSUE AND IT FEELS A BIT LIKE GROUNDHOG DAY, BUT I'M GLAD TO BE HERE. UM, I WANNA SAY THANKS TO THE BOARD FOR, UM, ALL YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE. I KNOW IT'S TIRELESS WORK AND I REALLY VALUE THE FACT THAT YOU GIVE YOUR ALL TO IT. UM, I WANNA COMMEND THE ENORMOUS STRIDES THE VILLAGE HAS TAKEN WITH REGARD TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. AND I BELIEVE THE SPECIFIC STEP OF COMPLETELY BANNING GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS IS ANOTHER STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT IS TIMELY, IF NOT OVERDUE, UH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE BAN BE STARTED IN JANUARY 1ST, 2026. I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN A PUBLIC HEALTH VIEW OF THIS, UM, PART SPECIFIC SUBJECT. THESE, UM, PIECES OF LAWN AND EQUIPMENT EMIT JUST VERY TOXIC EMISSIONS. UM, LARGE AMOUNTS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS SUCH AS BENZENE. AND THERE ARE MEN. THERE ARE VERY FEW THINGS WE CAN SAY CATEGORICALLY IN MEN IN MEDICINE, BUT BENZENE CAUSES CANCER, CAUSES ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA AS WELL AS A LL AND CML AND MULTIPLE MYELOMA. WE KNOW THAT LEAF FLOORS, UH, PRODUCE A LOT OF PARTICULATE MATTER, WHICH IS COMBINATION OF UNSPENT FUEL, PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION, AS WELL AS PARTICULATES IN THE EXHAUST. THESE PENETRATE REALLY DEEPLY INTO THE BASE OF THE LUNGS AND CAUSE LIKE ENORMOUS, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES, IN ALL CASE, ALL CAUSE MORTALITY. UM, IF WE COULD POINT YOU BACK TO THE HARVARD STUDY THAT OCCURRED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHERE HARVARD LOOKED AT 3000 COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. LOOKED AT PARTICULATE MATTER CONCENTRATIONS AND COVID DEATHS AND SAW THAT EACH AN INCREMENTAL INCREASE OF ONE MICROGRAM PER METER CUBED OF PM 2.5 INCREASED YOUR CHANCES OF DYING FROM COVID BY 8%. SO TODAY THE MAIN POLLUTANT IN HASTINGS AIR IS PM 2.5. THIS IS READILY AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET. UM, THE CONCENTRATION'S ABOUT 4.1 MICROGRAMS PER METER CUBED. AND WHILE THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE EPA RECOMMENDATION OF NINE, I WANT YOU TO REALIZE AGAIN THAT, UM, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EACH ONE MICROGRAM INCREASE, UM, AND THE EFFECT ON SOMEONE'S HEALTH AND RISK OF DEATH. UM, THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHEN CONSIDERING THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF THE LANDSCAPERS WHO ARE ACTUALLY USING THIS EQUIPMENT FOR EIGHT HOURS A DAY, SIX DAYS A WEEK. I WOULD SINCERELY ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE HEALTH OF THE OPERATORS WHEN THEY'RE MAKING THESE POLICY DECISIONS. UM, LAWN AND EQUIPMENT, AS WE KNOW, PROVIDES AN OUTSIZED CONTRIBUTION TO AIR POLLUTION. ACCORDING TO ANALYSIS BY THE EPA LAWN AND EQUIPMENT IN OREGON EMITTED AN ESTIMATED 374 TONS OF HARMFUL PARTICULATE MATTER IN 2020. THAT'S ABOUT EQUIVALENT TO THE POLLUTION EMITTED BY 4 MILLION TYPICAL CARS. THEY'RE NOT EVEN THAT NUMBER OF REGISTERED VEHICLES ON OREGON'S ROADS. THEY'RE ONLY 3.2 MILLION. UM, TO CUT TO THE CHASE. I WANNA SAY THAT, UM, FOLLOWING WITH THE COMMENTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO SPOKE TONIGHT, THAT, UM, IN CONCLUSION, UM, WE NEED TO GET TO A COMPLETE BAN AND GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS. AND I THINK THE MORAL, MORAL IMPERATIVE DICTATES THAT WE NEED TO INTRODUCE THIS BAND SOONER RATHER THAN LATER IN LINE WITH THE OTHER RIVER TOWNS. UM, IT'S HUGELY PRACTICAL TO TRY TO ATTAIN SYNCHRONY WITH OUR FELLOW RIVER TOWNS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL ENFORCEMENT. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING TO THE TIME. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? DAVE SKOLNIK 47 HILLSIDE. UM, I THINK MY POSITION WITH ON THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO MY POSITION ON MR. SOFTY. UH, IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE, UH, THE DETAILS OF WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED, BUT IT'S THE WAY THIS BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY IS DEALING WITH IT. UM, WE'VE HEARD, UM, THE ARGUMENTS FOR THIS, UH, BEFORE, AND THIS IS WHAT INITIALLY, UH, [00:25:02] ENCOURAGED YOU TO SET THE, UM, UM, THIS, UH, MOTION, UH, TO BEGIN WITH. BUT YOU HAVE NEVER, I MEAN, FOR ALL THE DETAIL THAT WAS JUST PRESENTED THAT I COULD HEAR, AND I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE SNARKY, BUT THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER, MAYBE YOU COULD HEAR HER. I COULD NOT. UM, SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED TO ADDRESS IN GENERAL, BUT YOU HAVE NEVER PRESENTED A CLEAR DIALOGUE. YOU HAVEN'T, I SEE. I'VE SEEN NOTHING THAT FOLLOWS UP WITH ANY DATA AS FAR AS, UH, WHAT WAS MENTIONED ANECDOTALLY, HOW THE, HOW THE BAN, THE RESTRICTION ACTUALLY HAS WORKED IN THE VILLAGE EITHER IN TERMS OF, UH, THE LANDSCAPERS, THE PEOPLE THAT EMPLOY THEM, WHAT THE ACTUAL DATA, UH, THAT'S, UM, WAS PUT OUT AS FAR AS THE, UM, THE POLLUTANTS. AND NOW THERE'S THIS PUSH, I MEAN, YOU'RE DOING THIS, YOU WANT TO, ORIGINALLY YOU WERE GOING TO, UM, MAKE THE MOTION FOR A YEAR AHEAD OF TIME. AND I KNOW FROM LISTENING TO THE PREVIOUS, UM, CONSERVATION COMMISSION THAT THERE WAS THIS PUSH TO PUT, TO MAKE THIS A YEAR EARLIER, UM, IN SYNCHRONOUS WITH THE OTHER VILLAGES, WHICH, UH, HAS NO BASIS IS, IS NO REAL BASIS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE FOR THE BOARD THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE AND LIVE WITH THIS AND EFFORT TO ACTUALLY PRESENT, UH, A, A CLEAR AND DEFINITIVE, UH, UH, ARGUMENT ABOUT HOW THE, WHAT THE IMPACT IS RIGHT NOW. THERE IS NONE. I HAVE, THAT'S IT. THERE IS NO DATA OTHER THAN WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED AS TO HOW IT'S BEEN, UM, UH, TAKEN. I I DON'T SEE ANY LANDSCAPERS HERE, UM, TO TALK ABOUT IT. SO I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE SUFFERING. I DON'T KNOW IF THE, UM, PEOPLE THAT EMPLOY THEM ARE HAVING TO PAY MORE. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE STRAIGHT DATA BEFORE YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. EVEN IF I BASICALLY AGREE WITH THE UNDERLYING PREMISE. I THINK YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH THE PROCESS. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THIS TOPIC? IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE. SO, UH, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, JUST SO WE CAN GIVE DIRECTION TO OUR ATTORNEY TONIGHT, WE'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS WHO WANT US TO HARMONIZE OUR LAW WITH THAT OF DOBBS FERRY, WHICH HAS ADOPTED A BAN EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026. SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WHAT WE HAD SAID AT THE LAST MEETING IS THAT WE WOULD STICK WITH 2027. HAS THE BOARD CHANGED ITS OPINION ON THAT? UM, AND OR I GUESS A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD SAID THAT WE WOULD STICK WITH THAT. AND JUST TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT, IF WE CHANGE THE DATE, WE WILL NEED TO SCHEDULE A NEW PUBLIC HEARING TO WITH THE REVISED DATES. SO JUST THAT IS THE IMPLICATION OF DECIDING TO CHANGE THE DATE AT THIS STAGE. SO WHAT, WHAT IS THE VIEW OF THE TRUSTEES? I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE CURRENT COMPROMISE OF 27. YEAH. OTHER THOUGHTS? I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH TRUSTEE FEICK. THEY, I HAVE NO UPDATED OPINION. NO UPDATED OPINION TRUSTEE. MY OPINION HASN'T CHANGED. I'M STILL IN FAVOR OF 2026. OF 26. 26. OKAY. JANUARY. AND I, I ACTUALLY, UH, AT THE LAST MEETING, UM, SAID THAT I THINK WE HAD GIVEN SIGNALS TO OUR, WE DO APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU HAVE COME IN TODAY TO MAKE THE CASE. AND WE UNDERSTAND THE ARGUMENTS THAT YOU'VE MADE IN FAVOR AND WE'VE RECEIVED THE EMAILS THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN AND WE UNDERSTAND THE GOAL OF HARMONIZING WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, BUT WE HAVE SIGNALED TO OUR LANDSCAPERS THAT THIS IS THE APPROACH THAT WE WERE GONNA TAKE. AND I ALSO, UM, THINK THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS THAT, UH, WE NEED CLOSURE ON THIS POINT. UH, IF WE LEAVE IT OPEN, UH, IT CREATES A, A DIFFERENT SORT OF SCENARIO. SO MY VIEW ALSO IS THAT WE STICK WITH 2027. SO IS EVERYONE COMFORTABLE GIVING THAT, UH, THOSE INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR ATTORNEY TO PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR, FOR THE NEXT MEETING? YEAH, AND I MEAN, I WOULD ADD ALSO I WOULD PREFER TO END IT THIS COMING JANUARY WITH TRUSTEE DRAKE, BUT, UM, I'M SORRY, ALLGOOD APOLOGIES, TRUSTEE DRAKE. THAT'S ALRIGHT. UM, BUT I, IT'S, IT'S REALLY ONLY ANOTHER TWO AND A HALF MONTHS AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO, UH, [00:30:01] I THINK WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT EXTENDING IT FROM OCTOBER 15TH OF NEXT YEAR TILL DECEMBER THREE, FIRST OF NEXT YEAR. AND I THINK THAT DOES GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO THE LANDSCAPERS. AND I THINK WE DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GIVEN THEM AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO COME INTO ALIGNMENT, BUT I THINK GIVING THEM THIS LITTLE BIT MORE TIME IS, IS, IS GRACIOUS. SO I THINK WE SHOULD JUST STICK WITH WHAT, WHAT WE ORIGINALLY AGREED TO DO. OKAY. SO, UH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO ALL STAY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OTHER TOPICS. UM, BUT WE ARE MOVING [VII.APPROVAL OF MINUTES] ON NOW TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. THAT IS FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR OCTOBER 7TH, 2025. ARE THERE ANY, UM, CHANGES, UPDATES? UH, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL [VIII.APPROVAL OF WARRANTS] OF WARRANTS GENERAL FUND AA $328,242 AND 37 CENTS FEDERAL DRUG GRANT CD 1,600 DRAPER FUND, EM 100 POOL FUND ER $5,260 AND 53 CENTS CAPITAL FUND, HH $168,314 LIBRARY FUND, LL $17,195 AND 16 CENTS BETTERMENT FUND TT $38,897 AND 11 CENTS PROFESSIONAL ESCROW TT $2,136 AND 50 CENTS. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UH, WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO [IX.PUBLIC COMMENTS] PUBLIC COMMENTS AND TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, YOU COME TO THE MIC, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE REQUIRE CIVILITY IN OUR MEETINGS. THE GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS CAN BE FOUND IN SECTION 10 OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RULES OF PROCEDURE. AND NOTABLY, THE SECTION SPEAKERS SHALL OBSERVE THE COMMONLY ACCEPTED RULES OF COURTESY, DECORUM, DIGNITY, AND GOOD TASTE. I AM SLIGHTLY APPALLED THAT I HAVE TO EVEN SAY THIS, BUT I AM SAYING IT BECAUSE THAT IS OUR EXPECTATION HERE, AND THAT'S HOW WE EXPECT, UH, YOU TO CONDUCT YOURSELVES. AND THAT'S THE WAY WE CONDUCT OURSELVES ON OUR SIDE. SO, WITH THAT, UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? YES. ARE WE GOOD? ? YOU'RE GOOD. UH, BOARD MAYOR? UH, I HAVE A FEW WRITTEN THINGS. FIRST, UM, I'M GONNA ASK AGAIN THE THING THAT YOU'RE DOING BETTER THIS, UH, AND IT'S NO LONGER FOR ME OR FOR, UH, JIM METZKER. I, I'D LIKE YOU TO TRY DOING THIS FOR RAF BECAUSE RAF IS THE ONE WHO ENDS UP, UH, SEEMING TO GET THE FLACK WHEN, UM, I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, NOT JUST YOU, BUT MOST OF THE BOARDS DON'T TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN, TO RE LEAN INTO THE MICROPHONE OR CONSIDER IT A PUBLIC HEARING THAT THE REST OF US BACK HERE SHOULD HEAR. SO I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO ENCOURAGE YOU GOING FORWARD. UM, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE MAYOR'S COMMENT JUST NOW. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT WAS DIRECTED. UM, I'M, I GUESS I WOULD HAVE TO ASK YOU IF, UH, THE MAYOR FEELS THAT I'VE BEEN, UH, SOMEHOW RUDE TO THE BOARD. UH, BUT I'LL TRY NOT TO TAKE IT PERSONALLY, UH, TO THE REST OF THE BOARD. AND THE BOARD THAT'LL CONTINUE, UH, OCCURRED TO ME. UM, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, UH, 1976, WHICH IS ABOUT JUST 50 YEARS AGO, I SPENT FOUR MONTHS ON THE TOUR WITH DOYLEY CARD OPERA PLAYING GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERAS APPARATUS. UH, THE QUOTE THAT STICKS IN MY MIND FROM, UH, PIRATES OF PENANCE, UH, THE MAJOR GENERAL SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHOSE ANCESTORS THEY WERE, BUT I KNOW WHOSE ANCESTORS THEY ARE, MEANING THE ANCESTORS THAT LIVED IN THE HOUSE THAT HE BOUGHT A YEAR AGO. I'M TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE AS BOARD MEMBERS, YOU COME ON AND THERE'S SO MUCH THAT YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DECIDING. YOU INHERITED A LOT OF THE DECISIONS, NOT ALL OF 'EM, BUT YOU OWN THEM NOW. SO, UM, [00:35:01] I'M GONNA TRY TO BE, TO BE COURTEOUS. I'M NOT, I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, I'M NOT I ANGRY, BUT ADRENALINE UP HERE, UH, A LOT OF THE TONE. UM, BUT I WILL HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE AS I KEEP ON TRYING TO POINT OUT THE WEAKNESS OF A LOT OF THE ACTIONS THAT, UH, THIS BOARD HAS TAKEN GOING FORWARD. THE ONLY OTHER THING I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS THE ITEM IN THE, UM, UH, VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT ABOUT FOILS. AND I'M NOT SURE WHETHER TO TAKE THAT PERSONALLY. I'M NOT, I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SUBMITS FOILS, BUT I KNOW I SUBMIT A LOT. SO THE TWO POSSIBILITIES OF THAT ITEM ARE EITHER THAT I'M GONNA BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED OR I'M GONNA BE, UH, EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. SO THAT'S ABOUT AS MUCH AS, UH, OH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I'D LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT THAT. I ALSO, THE L-W-R-P-I SUBMITTED A FOIL, UM, TWO FOILS. THAT WAS ONE OF THEM. UM, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT PROCESS GOING FORWARD. IT WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC PROCESS. UH, AND I, I DO WANT INFORMATION AND SO FAR IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S BEEN, UM, RESTRICTED. THANK YOU. YEP. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? EVERYBODY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UH, FRED MUNCH 1 0 1 EUCLID AVENUE. UM, MANY OF YOU KNOW ME AS SOMEONE WHO IS, UH, OPPOSED TO THE DISPENSARY. UM, AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, WOULD LIKE TO, I, I KNOW YOU'VE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE LAST MEETING, BUT JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, YOU KNOW, UM, AFTER THE DISPENSARY WAS APPROVED OR WE OPTED IN, THERE WAS ASSURANCES THAT IT WOULDN'T BE ON MAIN STREET. AND THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME AS A RESEARCHER. SO I'M AN ADDICTION RESEARCHER. UM, AND SALIENCE AND AVAILABILITY OF A STOREFRONT IS WHAT DRIVES PERCE PERCEPTIONS OF HARM AND YOUTH USE. IT'S NOT THAT A DISPENSARY WILL SELL TO A YOUNG PERSON, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. IT'S JUST NOT THE CASE. THERE'S LAWS, THERE'S GUARDS, THERE'S ALL OF THIS. IT'S THAT IT'S NORMALIZING USE. AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DATA ALONE ON CANNABIS. BUT WE DO HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT ARE VERY, VERY CLEAR. THE DENSITY OF DISPENSARIES IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED YOUTH USE. IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCTIONS IN PERCENT PERCEPTION OF HARM. AND THEN IF WE GO TO THE ALCOHOL DATA AND THE, UH, TOBACCO DATA, WHAT WE SEE IS AVAILABILITY FOR ADULTS INCREASES YOUTH USE. BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ALSO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I WORK IN THE ADDICTION FIELD AND BEFORE THIS WAS ALL HAPPENING AND SOON AFTER I WAS SEEING THE RISE IN CANNABIS USE, DAILY CANNABIS USE NOW SURPASSES DAILY ALCOHOL USE IN THE UNITED STATES. MORE PEOPLE 18 TO 25 USE CANNABIS DAILY THAN ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE BY FAR, INCLUDING ALCOHOL. THIS IS SOMETHING THE MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES ARE SIGNIFICANT. AND WHAT YOU SEE WITH ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO IS NOT ONLY ARE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE VULNERABLE, WHOSE BRAINS ARE VULNERABLE, INCLINED TO USE MORE, BUT THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING ARE MORE LIKELY TO RELAPSE. SO IF YOU LIVE NEAR A LIQUOR STORE, YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO RELAPSE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO TO STOP USING WHEN, IF YOU LIVE NEAR A TOBACCO SPOR STORE, YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO RELAPSE ON TOBACCO. AND THE SAME IS TRUE OF CANNABIS. I'M SURE WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA YET. AND SO I KNOW WHERE WE ARE. I KNOW WE'RE IN A DIFFICULT POSITION, BUT PART OF ME IS SAYING, CAN YOU DOUBLE DOWN ON ANY EFFORT TO TRY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? ANY EFFORT TO TRY TO STOP THIS FROM BEING ON MAIN STREET? 'CAUSE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE FROM BEING ON MAIN STREET OR WARBURTON AND SOMEWHERE ELSE. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION BY YOUTH. AND THERE'S A DIFFERENCE WHEN SOMEONE'S WALKING HOME FROM THE TRAIN AND THEY'RE TRYING TO STOP. I RUN AN APP AND A MO A PROGRAM CALLED CLEAR 30. IT HELPS PEOPLE STOP USING CANNABIS. IN THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE HAD A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOWNLOADS. 70% ARE 18 TO 20. THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO BUY WEED. THE THE HARM THAT'S BEING, WELL, IN ANY CASE, YOU GET MY VIBE. THANK YOU. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED FOR OUR YOUTH, BUT ALSO FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION AND TRYING TO STOP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE, PLEASE DON'T CLAP. IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? HELLO, MY NAME IS ANN WILLIAMS. I LIVE AT 5 65 [00:40:02] BROADWAY. AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE DISPENSARY AND TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE OPPOSITION THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT. UM, AND, UH, SEEMS TO HAVE CAUSED SOME DRAMA. UM, I, ONE OF THE CASES AGAINST, UH, THE DISPENSARY IS, UH, TO THE, THE DESIRE TO PROTECT CHILDREN. AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT, BUT LIKE EVERY OTHER LICENSED LEGAL PRODUCT, THIS IS SOLD WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE LAW. YOU ARE, YOU ARE IDED BEFORE YOU CAN ENTER THE BUILDING, WHETHER YOU'RE SHOPPING OR NOT. AND AGAIN, AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE, I HAVE NEVER BEEN IDD BEEN ASKED FOR ID AT ANY PLACE IN HASTINGS THAT SELLS OR SERVES ALCOHOL, WHICH MAKES SENSE. I WOULDN'T IN CARD ME EITHER, BUT THAT'S HOW SERIOUSLY THEY TAKE THIS LAW. NOBODY IS EXEMPT. SO, UM, WHEN WE, AND THEN WE, WE TALK ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CONCERN THAT THIS IS, THAT, THAT CHILDREN ARE GOING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THIS AND THAT IT'S, IT'S NORMALIZED AND, AND ALL OF THAT. AND I APPRECIATE THE, THE CONCERNS, UH, IN TERMS OF ADDICTION. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CANNABIS, IF CHILDREN SHOULD COME IN CONTACT WITH IT, I WOULD MUCH PREFER IT BE A PRODUCT THAT WAS SAFELY GROWN, TESTED FOR PURITY, AND AS OPPOSED TO WHATEVER THEY CAN OBTAIN FROM THE ILLEGAL CRIMINAL BLACK MARKET, WHICH WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW, WHERE IT CAME FROM. WE DON'T WANT OUR CHILDREN TO GET IT, COME INTO CONTACT WITH ALCOHOL EITHER. BUT IF THEY DO, I WOULD WANT IT TO BE ALCOHOL THAT WAS SOLD IN A LIQUOR STORE AND THAT MA THAT THAT MET SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE MADE IN THEIR BATHTUB. THE QUESTION OF THE HARM TO OUR DOWNTOWN, THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME, UH, DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW IT IS, UH, UH, DANGEROUS. IT'S, IT, IT, IT RUINS THE DOWNTOWN AND THAT, THAT SOMEHOW IT'S A, IT'S A BLIGHT. UM, UH, AND IF ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY BELIEVES THAT WOULD BE INVITED TO GO AND VISIT TARRYTOWN, WHERE A DISPENSARY EXISTS QUITE NICELY ON MAIN STREET WITH LOTS OF OTHER WONDERFUL BUSINESSES, AND IT'S A DESTINATION SHOPPING, UH, PROCESS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO FEW DISPENSARIES. SO WHEN YOU GO TO TARRYTOWN, CHANCES ARE YOU PICK UP A TACO OR MAYBE A BOOK, MAYBE A CUP OF COFFEE. IT'S FOOT TRAFFIC. IT'S GOOD FOR DOWNTOWN. WHAT IS HARMFUL FOR OUR DOWNTOWN IS EMPTY STOREFRONTS. WE SHOULD CELEBRATE AN INDEPENDENT LEGAL SMALL BUSINESS THAT WANTS TO OPEN IN ONE OF OUR EMPTY STOREFRONTS IN A TOUGH ECONOMY. I HOPE THE RUMORS OF OUTRAGE CITIZENS PROTESTING AND HARASSING, UM, ARE NOT TRUE. I HOPE IT'S JUST A LOT OF STIRRING UP, UM, BECAUSE HASTINGS IN MY EXPERIENCE, IS A VERY WELCOMING AND TOLERANT PLACE WHERE WE RESPECT THE LAW AND WE RESPECT EACH OTHER AND WE DON'T HAVE TO LIKE THE FACT THAT CANNABIS IS LEGAL OR THAT THIS BUSINESS IS COMING. BUT WE DO HAVE TO SHOW SOME RESPECT BECAUSE WE FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY TOPIC? JOSH CHAR, I'M, UH, ONE OF THE PROPRIETORS OF, UH, THE HIGHLINE AT 45 MAIN STREET. GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. UH, I WANT TO SINCERELY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF MANY COMMU COMMUNITY MEMBERS IS THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. AND THAT IS A CONCERN WE SHARE DEEPLY IN WHY OUR BUSINESS MODEL IS BUILT AROUND STRICT COMPLIANCE. HOWEVER, I WANT TO GENTLY CHALLENGE THE IDEA THAT OPPOSING A REGULATED DISPENSARY SOMEHOW PROTECTS OUR YOUTH. IN FACT, THE EVIDENCE AND LAW SUGGESTS THE OPPOSITE. BY OPENING A LICENSED HIGHLY REGULATED STORE, WE ARE TAKING AN ACTIVE STEP IN DISMANTLING THE TRUTH THREAT TO YOUTH SAFETY, THE ILLICIT MARKET, WHILE ALSO GENERATING REVENUE FOR THE TOWN. THE OPPOSITION'S CONCERN IS THAT WE WILL EXPOSE YOUTH TO CANNABIS, BUT THIS OVERLOOKS HOW THE CURRENT ILLEGAL MARKET OPERATES. NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES TWO STRICT ID CHECKS AT THE DOOR AND ANOTHER AT THE POINT OF SALE, AND STIPULATES A MINIMUM LEGAL AGE OF 21. AS I MENTIONED, WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED SECURITY PERSON AT THE DOOR DURING ALL BUSINESS HOURS, ALONG WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART, 24 HOUR SECURITY CAMERAS AND ALARM SYSTEMS, TINTED WINDOWS, ALL DESIGNED TO ENSURE NO ONE UNDER 21 EVER ENTERS OR PURCHASES PRODUCT. THE ILLEGAL DEALERS, HOWEVER, OPERATE NO SUCH RULES. I WOULD POINT TO A RECENT STUDY TITLED CANNABIS ACCESS BY RETAILER TYPE IN NEW YORK CITY, PUBLISHED [00:45:01] IN THE JOURNAL OF, UH, PEDIATRICS BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. THEIR FINDINGS WERE STARK. WHILE ALL THE LICENSED DISPENSARIES VERIFIED AGE WITH A PHOTO ID BEFORE PERMITTING ENTRY, THE STUDY FOUND ONLY ABOUT 10% OF UNLICENSED OUT OUTFITS VERIFIED CUSTOMERS AGES. WHEN ADULTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY BUYING FROM ILLICIT MARKETS SHIFT THEIR PURCHASE TO A LEGAL LICENSE STORE. TWO THINGS HAPPEN. WE STARVE THE ILLEGAL MARKET OF REVENUE, WHICH IS WHAT KEEPS THEM OPERATING IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE DECREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF A, OF CANNABIS AT THE STREET LEVEL WHERE DEALERS HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN SELLING TO ANYONE REGARDLESS OF AGE TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESS OPEN. THIS IS WHY AS MORE STATES LEGALIZE AND REGULATE ADULT USE CANNABIS NATIONAL DATA FROM SOURCES LIKE THE CC, UH, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PRESERVATION, UH, THE CDC AND MONITORING THE FUTURE SURVEY, SURE THAT THE RATES OF TEEN USE HAVE CONTINUED TO DECLINE MOVING SALES FROM STREETS, UH, TO ADULT ONLY STORES ACTUALLY DETERS YOUTH ACCESS. UH, LEGAL REGULATION PROTECTS YOUTH FROM CONTAMINATED PRODUCTS. THE SECOND AND PERHAPS MOST SERIOUS THREAT IS THAT ILLICIT MARKET PRO, UH, POSES TO OUR YOUTH AS A MATTER OF PRODUCT SAFETY. WHEN A YOUNG PERSON PURCHASE ITS CANNABIS FROM AN UNLICENSED SOURCE, THEY'RE BUYING A PRODUCT THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TESTED OR REGULATED. THIS MEANS IT COULD CONTAIN DANGEROUS PESTICIDES, HEAVY METALS, TOXIC MOLD, OR EVEN BE LACED WITH DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES. IN CONTRAST, NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT MANDATES STRICT LAB TESTING. ALL PRODUCTS SOLD IN A LEGAL DISPENSARY MUST BE TESTED FOR SAFETY AND BEAR THE STATE'S UNIVERSAL STEEL, DESIGNATING IT AS A REGULATED PRODUCT BY SUPPORTING A LEGAL DISPENSARY. WE ARE PRIORITIZING PUBLIC HEALTH AND TAKING A CLEAR MEASURED STEP TO PROTECT ALL CONSUMERS IN THE COMMUNITY FROM ILLICIT MARKET GOODS. I WAS GOING TO GO ON TO TALK ABOUT THE REVENUE AND TAX BENEFITS FOR THE TOWN. HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU LATER, AND I PROMISE TO ONCE AGAIN, BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, TO BE TRANSPARENT, TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE STORE AND TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY TOPIC? BOB MCKINNON 45 MAIN STREET. UM, I WANNA SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST, TO USE THE ARGUMENT THAT THE BENEFITS OF A CANNABIS STORE WILL LET OUR KIDS HAVE BETTER POT IS RIDICULOUS. SHOULD WE HAVE A LEGAL GUN STORE SO THEY DON'T GET A BUMP STOCK SOME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE? I MEAN, THE REALITY IS, IS WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD ON THIS WHO COME TO YOU AND TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE DANGERS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH THE PRE, WITH THE PRESENCE OF A DISPENSARY NEAR YOUTH. WE'RE NOT ARGUING ABOUT WHETHER THE SECURITY MEASURES ARE GOOD, WE'RE NOT EVEN ARGUING AS TO WHETHER HE COULD BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING HERE IS WHY ARE WE EVEN AT THIS POINT NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS WERE UPFRONT IN TERMS OF LIKE OUR DISCOURSE, BUT SOME MIGHT TAKE THAT IN TERMS OF LIKE, IS THAT TO SUGGEST THAT WE CAN'T DISSENT OR DISSENT WITH PASSION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION THAT WE DON'T NEED TO BE HAVING. I WISH THAT YOU SHOWED THE SAME LEVEL OF COMPASSION AND CONSIDERATION ON OUR OPTING IN AS WE ARE WITH LEAF BLOWERS LOWERS. YOU ARE BEING, YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING WE WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE PEOPLE WHO OWN LANDSCAPING BECAUSE WE SIGNALED YOU PRESUMABLY MAKE DEC DECISIONS BASED OFF OF SCIENCE AND A DEMOCRACY. AND YET THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS FOR OPTING IN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE'S DISCUSSIONS AS TO WHETHER WE SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER TOWNS WE WERE NOT. AND SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO IMPLORE YOU TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY SAID YOU DID, WHICH IS OBJECT TO THE PRESENCE IN THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION. NOW, I CAN SIT HERE AND TRY TO BE DIPLOMATIC AND ARGUE IN GOOD FAITH THAT MAYBE YOU DID HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS, THAT YOU DID THINK IT WOULD NEVER BE THERE, THAT YOU COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED THAT THE STATE WOULD OVERRULE A VILLAGE'S WISHES THAT IN FACT THE RULES THAT ULTIMATELY GOT PASSED WERE MORE LENIENT THAN THE ONES YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE OPTING INTO, WHICH THEY WERE COMPARED TO MEDICAL STANDARDS AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA. SO MAYBE THERE IS AN ARGUMENT TO BE SAID THAT LIKE YOU DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD HAPPEN, BUT THE REALITY IS IT DID. AND SO NOW THE QUESTION IS WHAT DO WE DO? DO WE HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF CAUTION AND DELIBERATION THAT WE HAVE WITH LEAF BLOWERS OR DO WE JUST SAY LIKE, THIS HAPPENED, IT'S THERE, IT'S GONNA CREATE MORE REVENUE. AND LIKE, THERE'S NOTHING REALLY WE CAN DO. AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT TRYING TO BE SORT OF MEAN OR NASTY TO A POTENTIAL BUSINESS. WE CAN GET MORE BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN. HE CAN FIND ANOTHER LOCATION. IT'S A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER WE THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT LOCATION. AND THE DRAMA [00:50:01] THAT IS DISCUSSED ABOUT THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM A YOUTH CENTER ON ANTI-DRUGS. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS IN THE DOWNTOWN IN TERMS OF WHERE WE'LL BE TRICK OR TREATING AND LIGHTING THE TREE AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT ACROSS FROM THE DISPENSARY. SO I ARGUE AGAIN, IN GOOD FAITH IF YOU MADE A BAD DECISION OR YOU DIDN'T THINK THIS COULD HAPPEN, I'D IMPLORE YOU TO TRY TO BE AS CAUTIOUS AND CONSIDERATE AND DILIGENT IN TERMS OF OPPOSING A LOCATION THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY OBJECTED TO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS TOPIC OR ANY OTHER TOPIC? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS TIM SERINO. UH, I LIVE IN 45 BAIN STREET. WE'VE LIVED HERE FOR NINE YEARS. UM, OUR SON HAS GONE THROUGH THE HASTINGS SCHOOL SYSTEM. UM, FOR STARTER. I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID SO FAR IN OPPOSITION TO THE DISPENSARY AT THIS POINT. I ASSURE YOU THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE MOVED HERE AS A FAMILY IF THERE WAS A DISPENSARY IN THE BUILDING OR EVEN IN A PROMINENT LOCATION IN MAIN STREET. WE'RE ONE OF THE MANY WHO MOVED HERE FROM NEW YORK CITY THAT SUPPORT THE HASTINGS REAL ESTATE MARKET. THERE'S A WHOLE PATTERN OF PEOPLE THAT FLOW IN AND FLOW OUT. WE WOULD DEFINITELY NOT HAVE DONE IT. AND SO I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT SHARES THAT VIEW. UH, AS TO THE COMMENTS ABOUT LEGALITY, UM, OUR SON WENT THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL. HE HUNG OUT AT PAD FROM TIME TO TIME. ALL THE KIDS THAT ARE SMOKING WEED UP THERE HAVE IT FROM OLDER SIBLINGS THAT BUY IT AT DISPENSARIES. LEGALLY, THERE'S NO LIKE CLOAK AND DAGGER DEALERS OUT THERE SELLING LIKE, YOU KNOW, BAGS ON THE CORNER. YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW THAT, UH, YOU CAN GO TO PAD AND OBSERVE FOR YOURSELF. SO I DON'T THINK THAT IS A VERY USEFUL COMMENT, BUT THE MAIN THING THAT I WANNA SAY IS I QUESTION THE VIABILITY OF THIS AS A BUSINESS. SO I WORK IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN. I WALK, WALK PAST DISPENSARIES THERE AND I NOTICE, UM, I WORK IN HUDSON YARDS AND THERE'S A DISPENSARY ON SEVENTH AVENUE, UM, AND 37TH STREET THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT BETTER RETAIL LOCATION COULD YOU HAVE MAXIMAL FOOT TRAFFIC, UH, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN TIMES SQUARE, PENN STATION, MACY'S, BNH PHOTO, UH, ALL THE OFFICES, IT'S FAILED. IT'S BOARDED UP RIGHT NOW, IT'S COMMERCIALLY UNSUCCESSFUL. SO I WONDER WHY WE THINK THAT A BUILDING A, A CANNABIS RELATED BUSINESS WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL IN HASTINGS ON HUDSON. THE CBD STORE THAT WAS ON MAIN STREET FAILED. UM, YES, THERE WAS THE PANDEMIC, BUT MOST OTHER RETAILERS IN HASTINGS GOT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC JUST FINE. MAYBE THAT REFLECTS JUST THE FRAILTY OF CANNABIS RELATED BUSINESSES IN GENERAL TO ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS. SO HOW IT IS THAT I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY UNMET DEMAND THAT THEY'RE GONNA TAP INTO. I THINK THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WANT TO USE CANNABIS, GREAT. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT. THAT'S TOTALLY COOL. EVERYBODY'S GETTING CANNABIS WHERE THEY'RE GETTING IT NOW FROM LEGAL SOURCES PRESENTLY. SO THERE'S NOT LIKE SOME GROUNDSWELL OF BUSINESS THAT'S GONNA EMERGE FROM THIS PLACE OPENING. UM, THERE'S NO ORGANIC FOOT TRAFFIC ON MAIN STREET. UH, LIVE THERE. YOU KNOW, I WORK FROM HOME A COUPLE OF DAYS A WEEK. THE ONLY FOOT TRAFFIC IS KIDS GOING TO SLICES AFTER SCHOOL, UH, AND THEN LIKE A, A LITTLE BIT GOING TO THE RESTAURANTS ON, UH, IN THE EVENINGS. BUT LIKE, I DON'T SEE LIKE A MASSIVE VOLUME THAT'S GOING TO FLOOD THIS PLACE WITH BUSINESS. AND FINALLY, IF THEY'RE EXPECTING TO MAKE UP THE BUSINESS THROUGH E-COMMERCE, THERE'S PROBABLY PLENTY OF, UM, AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE AND HASTINGS THAT COULD BE TAPPED INTO, WHICH WOULD FREE UP THE RETAIL SPOT FOR, UH, ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT WOULD BETTER FIT THE COMMUNITY AND SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF HASTINGS. SO, UM, MAIN THING IS I JUST HOPE WE'RE NOT GONNA BE BACK HERE IN A YEAR SAYING, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH ANOTHER EMPTY STOREFRONT? THAT STOREFRONTS BEEN EMPTY LONG ENOUGH AND I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS PLACE IS IN KEEPING WITH, UM, THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BE ALL ABOUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? LAUREN BERMAN, 45 MAIN STREET. 70% OF PEOPLE IN THE RIVER TOWNS DO NOT SUPPORT A DISPENSARY IN THEIR VILLAGE. NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT DISPATCH POLL, IN FACT, BARELY 70 OF THE 340 RESPONDENTS SUPPORT ONE. THIS POLL DOESN'T EVEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IF THE DISPENSARIES ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR ONE AND ONLY COMMUNITY CENTER. DESPITE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO THIS IDEA, THE BOARD TOOK MATTERS INTO ITS OWN HANDS. WE LEARNED LAST MEETING THAT THE MAYOR BACK CHANNELED COMMUNICATION ONTO HER CELL PHONE TO GET POT INTO THE LAPS OF OUR CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT ONE PERSON'S OPINION. NEWS 12 WAS HERE AS WERE THE LIVE MICS IN THIS VERY ROOM DOCUMENTING THIS POWER GRAB. AND IT'S ACCOMPANYING LACK OF TRANSPARENCY. RATHER THAN PREPARING A DISCUSSION ON CHANGING LOCAL ZONING, FIGHTING THE LOCATION, OR AT LEAST INCLUDING THE PUBLIC IN THE CONVERSATION, THE TRUSTEES HAVE LEFT THIS ITEM GLARINGLY ABSENT FROM TODAY'S AGENDA. [00:55:01] OVER 200 PETITIONERS HAVE SEEN THEIR VOICE SQUELCHED IN THE LAST WEEK. AS MEDIA INTEREST IN THIS STORY HAS GROWN. TODAY I STAND UP TO SAY THAT SHOULD NOTHING BE DONE DOWNTOWN DOPE IS THE LEGACY OF THOSE OUTGOING FROM THIS GROUP SOMETHING THAT DISREGARDS AT LEAST 70% OF OUR VOICES FLYING IN THE FACE OF YOUTH HEALTH AND BUSINESS ADVOCATES WHO TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF US ALL. YOU DIDN'T LISTEN, REPRESENTED YOUR TOWN AND PARTY LIKE AUTOCRATS. AND WE GET STUCK WITH YOUR DRUGS. I ALSO RISE TO SAY THAT IN FUTURE MEETINGS, WE INTEND TO HOLD ALL THOSE WHO APPROVE OF THIS UNDEMOCRATIC, MANEUVERING ACCOUNTABLE, ASKING EACH TRUSTEE IN TURN IF THEY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS MISTAKE. I FORMALLY REQUEST THIS FINALLY BE ADDED TO EVERY AGENDA FROM HERE TO THE END OF THE YEAR. IGNORING, IGNORING PUBLIC OUTCRY, HUNDREDS OF SIGNED PETITIONERS AND LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE IN FAVOR OF MARIJUANA IS NOT THE WORK WE ELECTED ANYONE TO DO. WE WILL NOT TOLERATE CELL PHONE SHARING IN PLACE OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE OUR VOICES AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS BOARD THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS TOWN INSTEAD OF THEMSELVES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MATT WILSON. I LIVE AT 200 OLD BROADWAY AND I RISE TONIGHT IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY AS A RESIDENT OF OUR VILLAGE. SOME RECENT COMMENTS SUGGEST CONFUSION ABOUT THE EQUITY GOALS OF NEW YORK'S CANNABIS LAW. THE M-R-T-A-I WANT TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS FOR THE BOARD. THE MRTA WAS DESIGNED TO BUILD ONE OF THE MOST EQUITABLE AND JUSTICE ORIENTED CANNABIS MARKETS IN THE COUNTRY. BETWEEN 1980 AND 2021, NEW YORK ARRESTED 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE FOR CANNABIS OFFENSES. OVER 75% OF THEM BLACK AND HISPANIC. SINCE T'S PASSAGE, THOSE ARRESTS HAVE FALLEN TO ALMOST ZERO AND MORE THAN 400,000 RECORDS HAVE BEEN EXPUNGED. THE FIRST 300 RETAIL LICENSES WENT TO INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY CANNABIS CONVICTIONS. OVER OVERALL, 56% OF ALL ADULT USE LICENSES ARE OWNED TODAY BY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY. APPLICANTS, INDIVIDUALS FROM DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES, DISTRESSED FARMERS AND SERVICED DISABLED VETERANS. AND EVERY DOLLAR SPENT AT A LEGAL DISPENSARY SERVES PUBLIC PURPOSE. 40% OF TAX REVENUE GOES TO COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AND OVERPOLICED NEIGHBORHOODS. 40% TO EDUCATION AND 20% TO TREATMENT AND PREVENTION. THE MRTA HAS DELIVERED REAL SOCIAL JUSTICE OUTCOMES THAT OUR VILLAGE SHOULD BE PROUD TO SUPPORT AND SHOULDN'T ASK, NOT HOW TO HINDER THIS PROGRESS, BUT HOW TO ACCELERATE ITS IMPACTS. MANY NEIGHBORS WORRY ABOUT YOUTH EXPOSURE. I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO SEE IT. THE REFRAIN GOES. BUT THE TRUTH IS THEY ALREADY DO. THROUGH THE ILLICIT MARKET, THROUGH HEMP DERIVED THC PRODUCTS SOLD OPENLY IN THIS TOWN AND MOST SAFELY THROUGH REGULATED DISPENSARIES WHERE NO ONE UNDER 21 CAN ENTER AND NOTHING IS VISIBLE FROM THE STREET. DESPITE PREDICTIONS, YOUTH USE HAS NOT INCREASED AS MORE AND MORE STATES HAVE LEGALIZED. NATIONAL SURVEYS SHOW ADOLESCENT CANNABIS USE AT ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN DECADES. AND HASTINGS OWN DATA FROM THE WAY COALITION COMPARING 2017 TO 20 23, 2 YEARS AFTER LEGALIZATION SHOWS SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL USE. RATHER THAN DIVERTING TIME OR MONEY TO OBSTRUCTING A ILLEGAL DISPENSARY, WE SHOULD USE OUR VILLAGE RESOURCES FOR POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. INVESTING IN THE SKATE PARK, FUNDING THE FOOD PANTRY, OR PERHAPS TRAINING YOUTH PEER SUPPORT WORKERS TO REDUCE RISK AT THE PAD. YES, WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT OUR YOUTH, BUT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THEY'RE ADAPTING RESPONSIBLY. FRANKLY, IT'S THE ADULTS WHO MAY NEED TO CATCH UP. REGULATION IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, BUT IT'S WORKING, REDUCING HARM, ADVANCING JUSTICE, AND INVESTING [01:00:01] IN COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING OURS. THE DISPENSARY IS NOT THE THREAT. STIGMA IS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? YES. HI. CLIFFORD SHERE, 1 22 HIGH STREET. I DIDN'T PREPARE ANYTHING TO SAY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD THAT I'M AGAINST THE, UM, DISPENSARY BEING HERE IN HASTINGS. UM, LIKE, UH, SOMEONE ALREADY HAD MENTIONED YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM A YOUTH CENTER. SO I DON'T THINK THAT THAT IS A PROPER LOCATION TO BEGIN WITH. UM, AS THEY SAY, NOBODY'S ALLOWED TO GO IN THERE UNDERAGE. THERE'S SO MUCH ID AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT THE CONVENIENCE OF IT DOESN'T STOP SOME OF THESE PEOPLE FROM GETTING SOMEBODY ELSE THAT'S OLDER TO GO GET IT FOR THEM. THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS IN YONKERS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE LAW WHEN IT WAS PASSED WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO THESE LOCATIONS TO WHERE PEOPLE WERE UNJUSTLY, YOU KNOW, ARRESTED AND FINED FOR HAVING, YOU KNOW, CANNABIS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. NOT FOR AFFLUENT TOWNS LIKE HASTINGS. SO I, I JUST, I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS THE PROPER LOCATION. I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE IN THIS TOWN. AND, UH, I JUST WANNA GO ON RECORD SAYING THAT, UH, I'M AGAINST IT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS PASSED. ANOTHER THING THAT I WANT TO SAY, THESE PLACES ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SECURITY. I DON'T KNOW OF, AM I ALLOWED TO ASK YOU A QUESTION? ARE THEY ARMED SECURITY THAT ARE AT THESE LOCATIONS? BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THE ONES IN YONKERS AND THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, SECURITY GUARDS STANDING OUTSIDE ALL DAY LONG WHILE THE PLACE IS OPENED AND ARE THEY ARMED? YOU KNOW, THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM. SO I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS THE TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT WE NEED IN THE TOWN. I DO AGREE WE DO NEED MORE BUSINESS IN THE TOWN. LOVE TO SEE STOREFRONTS IN THERE. 'CAUSE THAT PLACE HAS BEEN EMPTY SINCE IT'S BEEN BUILT. BUT, UH, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT CANNABIS IS THE WAY TO GO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? OKAY, MOVING ON [X.RESOLUTIONS] TO RESOLUTIONS. YOU ARE, AGAIN, ALL WELCOME TO STAY, BUT WE WILL NOT BE COMING BACK TO THIS TOPIC. UM, THE, THE FIRST RESOLUTION IS 1 34 OF 25, WHICH IS, UH, AMENDING THE COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF THE SAFETY COUNCIL. UM, THERE IS A LONG OUTLINING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES. THE LAST TIME THE RESPONSIBILITIES WERE OUTLINED WAS ON MAY 1ST, 1961. SO THIS IS A, UM, UH, UH, AN ANCIENT, UH, BOARD IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND, UH, WE ARE UPDATING THE PROVISIONS BECAUSE, UM, WE REALIZED, UM, IT CAME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE COMPOSITION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SAFETY COUNCIL DOESN'T ACTU ACT, ACTUALLY REFLECT HOW THEY'RE OPERATING. SO THIS RESOLUTION IS AN ATTEMPT TO, TO, UH, FIX THAT. UM, I'M NOT GONNA READ IT ALL, BUT I THINK THAT WHAT I WILL READ IS THE MEMBERSHIP BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE PART THAT HAS CHANGED. SO SECTION THREE MEMBERSHIP. THE SAFETY COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF THREE VILLAGE STAFF MEMBERS, THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR THEIR DESIGNEE, THE FIRE CHIEF OR THEIR DESIGNEE, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OR THEIR DESIGNEE, AND FOUR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE APPOINTED BY THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH APPOINTED MEMBER SHALL SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM TO BE STAGGERED. SO AS NOT MORE THAN TWO TERMS EXPIRE EACH YEAR, PERSONS RESIDING WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON WHO ARE INTERESTED IN MATTERS OF PEDESTRIAN VEHICLE SAFETY, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE SAFETY COUNCIL. AND THE OTHER PROVISIONS ARE PROVISIONS THAT, UM, THAT CREATE KIND OF COHERENCE AROUND THE ROLE, UM, AND THE DUTIES. I'LL JUST READ THAT SECTION. SECTION FIVE DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL. THE DUTIES OF THE SAFETY COUNCIL SHALL BE TO ONE, CONVENE AND CONSIDER RESIDENT CONCERNS REGARDING PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR SAFETY. AND TO ADVISE THE VILLAGE MANAGER AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS TO RECOMMENDED ACTIONS BASED UPON RESIDENTS CONCERNS, UM, UH, FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CONSIDER [01:05:01] AND TAKE ACTION AS DETERMINED NECESSARY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SO IT RETAINS ITS FUNCTION AS AN ADVISORY GROUP, BUT WE'VE NOW, UM, WE NOW ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, ARTICULATED THE MEMBERSHIP IN A WAY THAT REFLECTS WHO THE MEMBERS ARE AND WHO THEY THINK THEY ARE. SO, UM, IS THERE, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM ANYONE? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS 1 35 OF 25, ESTABLISHING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE. AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, WE AGREED TO CREATE A COMP PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE TO HELP PRIORITIZE THE VERY LONG LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS. UM, THIS OUTLINES AGAIN, IN LANGUAGE THAT, UH, IS CONSISTENT WITH, UH, THE CHARGE OF OTHER BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, WHAT THAT, UM, WHAT THAT ROLE WILL BE. AND SO, AGAIN, I'M GONNA READ THE MEMBERSHIP SECTION. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER, TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE APPOINTED BY THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND EACH APPOINTED MEMBER SHALL SERVE UNTIL THE CHARGE OF THE COMMITTEE IS FULFILLED. UH, ANY PERSON RESIDING WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. AND THEN THE DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE TO REVIEW AND PRIORITIZE ACTIONS OUTLINED IN THE PLAN. IDENTIFY PROJECTS ALREADY UNDERWAY, SCHEDULE THE PRIORITIZED PROJECTS OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, SEEK PUBLIC INPUT ON THE PRIORITIZED LIST AND FINALIZE PRIORITIZATION OF THE LIST OF PROJECTS AND PRESENT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MANAGER. SO IT STILL REMAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD AND MANAGER TO DECIDE IF THEY AGREE WITH THE COMMITTEE, BUT THE COMMITTEE WILL HELP IN THAT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS. SO ANY COMMENTS FROM ANYONE ON THE WAY THAT IT'S DRAFTED, WOULD, WOULD THIS SUNSET ONCE THEY'VE MADE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE LIST AND THEN THERE WOULD, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED THE LAST TIME. AND SO IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY INCLUDE A SUNSET CLAUSE, UM, IN HERE, BUT I THINK THAT'S, UH, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. OKAY. WELL IT SAYS UNTIL THE CHARGE OF THE CHARGE. YEAH. BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT DATE IS. SO NORMALLY WE HAVE A SUNSET DATE, SO I THINK YOU WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHEN THEIR CHARGE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. OKAY. WHEN WE START THE NEXT COMPLEX. YES, EXACTLY. EXACTLY. SO, UM, UH, IS THERE A MOTION, ANY COMMENTS? SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE COMMENTS. ANY, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. GREAT. UM, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UM, AND WHAT WE WILL DO IS SEND A REQUEST FOR, UH, UH, CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE TO THE COMMUNITY, SEE IF WE HAVE INTEREST IN RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO SERVE. UH, AND HOPEFULLY, UM, HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE SOME WHO APPLY. UM, OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS 1 36 OF 25 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF NEW YORK SWIM'S GRANT APPLICATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF THE C CHIKA POOL COMPLEX. WHEREAS THE CHEN CHEKA POOL COMPLEX IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2006 TO PROVIDE INCREASED SWIMMING ACCESS PROGRAMMING AND AM AMENITIES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS THE CONCRETE DECKING DECK DRAINS, TILE BANDING, MAIN POOL GUTTER, AND OTHER POOL APPARATUS ARE IN POOR CONDITION. AND WHEREAS THE VILLAGE MANAGER HAS SUBMITTED A MEMORANDUM PLANNING FOR RENOVATION, MEMORANDUM OF PLANNING FOR RENOVATION OF THE C MKA POOL COMPLEX IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE VILLAGE. AND WHEREAS THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEW YORK STATEWIDE INVESTMENT IN MORE SWIMMING GRANT OPPORTUNITY FUNDING UP TO 80% OF PROJECTS WITH A 20% LOCAL MATCH. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZED THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO SUBMIT A NEW YORK SWIMS GRANT APPLICATION TO DASNY TO REPLACE THE CONCRETE DECKING DECK DRAINS, TILE BANDING, MAIN POOL GUTTER, AND OTHER POOL APPARATUS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,052,121 WITH A 20% MATCH OF $410 FOR $410,424. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY CLEAR. AND WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS. UM, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE REFURBISHMENT [01:10:01] OF THE, OF THE POOL, OF THE BATHING, UM, CHANGING ROOMS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE SUBJECT TO EITHER A FUTURE GRANT OR, UM, OR, OR OTHER FUNDING, UH, IN, UH, FURTHER DOWN THE LINE. UM, 1 37 OF 25 ADOPTION OF PROPOSED LOCAL LAW I OF 2025, A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER ONE 60 GREEN BUILDING CODE TO AMEND DEFINITIONS. I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAD TO BE CHANGED HERE. IT'S OUTLINED IN THE LAW, UH, AS EXERTED IN OUR RESOLUTION PACKAGE. UM, ANY COMMENTS OR ANYONE? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. A NOW MOVING ON TO MOVING ON TO 1 38. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. YEP. 1 38 OF 25 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY FOR W PATROL DATA MASTER PROJECT RESOLVES THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STOP. DWI PATROL DATA MASTER PROJECT VILLAGE MANAGER. DO YOU WANT TO TELL US WHAT THIS IS ABOUT? UH, CERTAINLY. UM, EXCUSE ME. THIS IS A, UM, A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY, WHICH THEY CAN ACTUALLY END IT ANY TIME, BUT THEY HAVEN'T, UH, HISTORICALLY DONE SO. UM, AND IT JUST, UH, PROVIDES FOR, UH, RESOURCES FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DO, UM, EXTRA PATROL, UH, EVENTS, UH, TO STOP DWI AT PARTICULAR TIMES THAT THE COUNTY THINKS IT'S APPROPRIATE. UH, WE'RE, UH, WE CAN, UM, GET, UH, UH, $8,400 A YEAR, UH, FOR EXPENSES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THOSE, THOSE EFFORTS TO, UM, STOP, UH, DW DWI AND ALSO, UH, IMPAIRED IMPAIRED, UH, DRIVING. UM, GIVEN YOUR COMMENT, DO WE WANT TO ADD SUBJECT TO ATTORNEY REVIEW? I'VE REVIEWED IT. YOU'VE, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE REVIEWED IT SUFFICIENTLY SO, UM, , BUT YOU DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. YOU JUST EXPRESSED, UH, YOUR KELLY TENDS TO ACTUALLY, DID WE GIVE THEM COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? THEY TEND TO NOT BE ALWAYS WILLING TO MAKE CHANGES. YEAH. IT TAKES ON THEIR I TAKES NOT GONNA MAKE CHANGES. , I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THAT WE WOULD JUST, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE NOT, IF THEY'RE GOING TO ABANDON THE PROGRAM, I'M SURE THAT THEY WOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GIVE US APPROPRIATE NOTICE. YEAH, RIGHT. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE. 1 39 OF 25 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AMENDED CONTRACT FOR MCCN PARK RESILIENCE PROJECT. RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDED CONTRACT FOR THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING OF THE MCCN PARK RESILIENCE PROJECT WITH LANGAN ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $515,500. SO YOU, OF 16? OF 16? OF 16. GOSH. FIVE 16. TOO MANY. FIVE ON THIS ONE. FIVE FIVE $16,500. SUBJECT. THIS SUBJECT TO VILLAGE ATTORNEY APPROVAL, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT A COUPLE OF ITEMS. SO IF YOU CAN ADD THAT IN. UM, AND I THINK YOU'LL RECALL WE DID ACTUALLY ADOPT THIS AGREEMENT AND THERE HAVE BEEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE ADJUSTING IT? SURE. YEAH. 25,000. UM, THAT REPRESENTS THE COST FOR THE WEDGE VERIFICATION, WHICH AS I RECALL, THE BOARD WAS INTERESTED IN PURSUING. AND ALSO ALSO A BATHOMETRIC SURVEY, UH, WHICH I THINK WILL BE NECESSARY FOR CERTAIN, UM, OF THE AMENITIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD AT MCCN PARK. THE, UH, WEDGE IS, THAT IS 20,000 AND THE BATHYMETRIC IS 5,000. AND THAT, UH, THAT REPRESENTS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNTS OF THE CONTRACT. UM, I HAVE SPOKEN TO OUR, OUR VILLAGE ATTORNEY ABOUT SOME OF THE TERMS IN THE CONTRACT AND UH, WE'LL BE SPEAKING WITH, UH, LANG ABOUT THEM AS WELL. AND, UH, WE WORK THROUGH. ANY, ANY QUESTION QUESTIONS? SHE, YEAH, JUST A COUPLE OF MINORS THAT I HAD. YEAH. BUT, UH, COUPLE OF MINOR THINGS, BUT BASICALLY IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE AND IT'S COVERED BY A GRANT. SO, UH, IT'S COVERED BY GRANT AND ALSO BY THE MONEY THAT, UH, EXACTLY P MINE BOARD WAS ABLE TO, UM, OBTAIN FROM MARCO. EXACTLY. TAKE NEGOTIATE, NEGOTIATE . DID YOU SAY TAKE? NO, I SAID OBTAIN. OH, OBTAIN, I THOUGHT, YES. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S MORE APPROPRIATE. UM, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. 140 OF 25 AWARD OF WORK 2025. CATCH BASIN CLEANING. RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES [01:15:01] AWARD THE WORK FOR 2025 CATCH BASIN CLEANING TO FRED, A COOK JR, INC. AT A DAILY RATE OF 2,500 PER DAY AND $210 PER TON OF DISPOSED WASTE AND AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS AS NECESSARY. UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US SOME DETAILS AND TELL US HOW MANY DAYS YOU THINK THIS WILL TAKE? UM, WELL I CAN'T SAY SPECIFICALLY HOW MANY DAYS THAT I THINK IT WILL TAKE. IT'S, IT'S, UH, $2,500 PER DAY AND 210, UH, DOLLARS PER TON FOR DISPOSAL. UM, THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING, UH, 35 TO 50 CATCH BASINS A DAY. I THINK WE HAVE 650 SOMETHING CATCH BASINS, 30 TO 35 TO 50 PER DAY. MM-HMM . WELL THAT'S, HOW ARE WE GONNA GET TO THAT? THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY THEN IF IT'S 2000. WELL, IT IS, IT IS. IT'S NOT CHEAP. THIS WORK THAT WE DO. SO WHAT IS THE ESTIMATE WHEN YOU MULTIPLY IT OUT? HOW MUCH IS IT PULLED TOGETHER? LIKE 50 GRAND PLUS, PLUS DISPOSAL? NO, IT'S USUALLY, IT'S USUALLY, UM, IN THE RANGE OF AROUND, UM, 25 TO 30 GRAND. 'CAUSE SOME OF THE CATCH BASINS ARE PRETTY CLEAN. OTHERS, YOU KNOW, YOU FIND THEM IN DIFFERENT STATES OF, THEY'VE ALSO BEEN CLEANED AS OPPOSED TO THE LAST TIME THIS WAS DONE WHEN THEY'D NEVER, EVER BEEN CLEANED. THAT WAS, THAT WAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO. WE'VE BEEN CLEANING THEM. THIS IS THE LEAST THIRD, THIRD OR FOURTH YEAR. THIRD I BELIEVE. THIRD. YEAH. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT HELPS. BUT, UM, BUT YEAH, IT, IT SHOULD BE ABOUT 25 TO $30,000 SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE. OKAY. SOUNDS GREAT. UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY, IS IT GONNA HAPPEN AFTER THE LEAVES FALL? MM-HMM . OKAY. PRACTICAL QUESTION. UM, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. UM, 1 41 OF 25 AUTHORIZATION TO EXPEND FUNDS FOR JUSTICE COURT AUDIT. RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE, AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH NUGENT AND HAUSLER PC FOR THE JUSTICE COURT AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31ST, 2025 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,000. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY CLEAR. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. 1 42 OF 25 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY FOR SPRING STREET SIDEWALKS. RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY FOR THE CDBG SPRING STREET SIDEWALKS PROJECT SUBJECT TO VILLAGE ATTORNEY APPROVAL. UM, THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING WE'VE DISCUSSED FOR A LONG TIME AND I THINK WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH IT. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SPECIFICALLY FLAG FOR US VILLAGE MANAGER? UM, JUST THAT THEY'VE MADE IT A ONE YEAR CONTRACT, SO I GUESS THEY'RE COMMITTED TO GETTING THIS DONE THIS, THIS, THIS SPRING, WHICH MAKES ME VERY HAPPY AND I'M SURE IT MAKES ALL OF YOU VERY HAPPY AS WELL. UH, SO, UM, YEAH. OR THEY'RE EXPECTING YOU TO ASK FOR AN EXTENSION? NO, WE'VE ACTUALLY MET WITH THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY AND THEY'VE GOT DRAFT PLANS, SO, UM, I, I FULLY EXPECT THAT WE'LL BE GOING OUT FOR BID FOR THIS, UH, EARLY, YOU KNOW, LATE, LATE, LATE WINTER, EARLY SPRING. GREAT. THAT'S GREAT. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. 1 43 OF 25 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 500,000 BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO VILLAGE HALL, INCLUDING PARAPET RESTORATION, ROOF REPLACEMENT, WINDOW RESTORATION, AND OTHER RESTORATION WORK IN AND FOR SAID VILLAGE. UM, THIS IS A VERY LONG TYPICAL BOND LANGUAGE RESOLUTION. UH, IS THERE ANYTHING WHEREAS I'LL JUST READ, UM, THAT PART, WHEREAS IT IS NOW DESIRED TO AUTHORIZE THE FINANCING OF SUCH CAPITAL PROJECT NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON AS FOLLOWS. AND ALL OF THAT IS THE TYPICAL LANGUAGE OF A BOND. SO I THINK EVERYONE'S CLEAR ON WHAT THIS IS. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. 1 44 OF 25 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NINE 90,000 BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE PURCHASE OF A PASS OF PASSENGER VEHICLE VEHICLES FOR USE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SIMILARLY, IT HAS LONG BOND LANGUAGE, BUT IT'S CLEAR WHAT IT IS ABOUT AND WE APPROVE THIS IN THE CAPITAL PLAN AS WE DID THE OTHER ITEM. IS THERE, UM, UH, A MOTION? SO MOVE. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. 1 45 OF 25 ARE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 130,000 [01:20:01] BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF THE ACQUISITION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING PORTABLE RADIOS IN AND FOR SAID VILLAGE. AGAIN. THAT'S CLEAR. AND THAT WAS IN THE CAPITAL PLAN. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UM, MOVING ON [XI. VILLAGE MANAGER’S REPORT] TO THE VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT. THE FIRST ITEM IS INSTALLATION OF VARIOUS SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE. UM, YES, I'M, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT. UH, THE DPW HAS INSTALLED, UH, CROSSING SIGNS AT THE OCA WASHINGTON CROSSING AND ALSO AT, UH, CH CHAUNCEY AND SOUTH CALUME. UM, THEY HAVE PUT, UH, THE POST OFFICE LOT HAS BEEN REPAVED, AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, AND, UM, ALSO NEW SIGNAGE HAS BEEN INSTALLED THERE. AND THE ONE-WAY SIGN ON VILLARD, WHICH HAS, UH, IS GOTTEN QUITE OLD, HAS BEEN REPLACED. WE ARE UNDERTAKING AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY ALL OLD WORN OUT SIGNS IN THE VILLAGE AND HAVE THEM REPLACED BY DPW WITH NEW SIGNS THAT ARE MUCH MORE LEGIBLE AND CLEAR. SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT. SO IF YOU SEE ANY, ANY SIGNS THAT NEED REPLACING, JUST CALL ME OR EMAIL ME OR TEXT ME OR SOMETHING. DON'T EMAIL. EMAIL OR CALL ME. ACTUALLY, I THINK JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE CHIEF IS UNDERTAKING A SURVEY MM-HMM . SO YOU'LL BE SUPPLEMENTING AN EFFORT THAT'S UNDERWAY THAT'S MORE SYSTEMATIC THAN RANDOM PEOPLE CALLING THE VILLAGE MANAGER. UM, IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE A SYSTEMATIC EFFORT BY THE CHIEF AND HIS TEAM, AND WE THANK THEM FOR MM-HMM. FOR THAT WORK. DOES THIS INCLUDE PARKING SIGNS OR IS IT TRAFFIC SIGNS ALL IN THERE? IT CAN BE ANY, I THINK ANY SIGN IT CAN BE A PARKING SIGN. OKAY. I MEAN, THERE'S A TON OF WORN SIGNS AROUND THE VILLAGE. I I KNOW SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES ARE PRETTY OLD. CAN THEY ALSO JUST CHECK ALL OF THE CROSSINGS FOR THE AQUEDUCT? MM-HMM . I KNOW AT EDGAR'S LANE YES, WE ARE FOR THAT. THERE'S NOT MUCH OF A MARKING 'CAUSE THAT GOT REP PAVED. UH, SO THERE'S NO STREET MARKINGS THERE. UM, JUST IF THEY CAN MAYBE JUST HIT EVERY ROAD FLOWER, YOU KNOW, FROM THE MM-HMM . YEAH. SOME OF THEM I DON'T THINK HAVE HAD, UM, UH, CROSSINGS, UM, WITH THE AQUEDUCT, BUT I WILL, I WILL. UH, YOU MEAN LIKE A, DO YOU MEAN LIKE A CROSSWALK OR DO YOU MEAN LIKE A SIGN? WELL, EDGARS, I DON'T BOTH, I DON'T THINK EDGARS HAS A CROSSWALK. DOES IT? IT CROSSES THE AQUEDUCT. YEAH. NO, NO, NO. I KNOW IT DOES. I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S NO FORMAL CROSSWALK. THERE'S NO FORMAL CROSSWALK THERE. I'D LIKE TO PUT ONE THERE, OR AT LEAST SOME MARKING THAT, THAT THAT ACTUALLY IS WHAT, SO THAT WILL COME, WE CAN EITHER DECIDE TO DO IT RIGHT AWAY, BUT IT IS SOMETHING, CAN WE ADD, CAN WE CREATE A LIST, IS WHAT I'M SAYING? THERE IS A LIST AND THAT IS CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL PUT INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS A COMPLETE STREETS MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS, THAT'S EXACTLY THE KIND OF THING THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THAT THAT RECOMMENDATION HAS COME UP FROM THE SOUTH SAFETY COUNCIL. IT'S COME UP FROM LOTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. SO I, I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM, FROM AD HOC DOING THINGS, ALTHOUGH WE'RE TRYING TO BE OPPORTUNISTIC AND SORT OF PUT THINGS INTO A MORE OF A PLANNING FRAMEWORK. THAT'S WHY I SAID, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, ALL CROSSINGS, NOT JUST ONE. YES. ALL AQUEDUCT. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE CORRECT ASKING? THAT'S, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE SAFETY COUNCIL PUT IN ITS REPORT. SO I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK ABOUT THE FORMER FLASHING LIGHTS ON FARGATE AT, UH, AROUND THE SCHOOL. THEY DON'T SEEM TO FLASH ANYMORE AND HAVEN'T FOR A LONG TIME, LONG TIME. UM, I KNOW THERE'S ONE WORK, I THINK THE ONE THAT YOU'RE APPROACHING AS YOU'RE HEADED, UH, NORTH ON FARGATE DOES NOT WORK. AND THERE'S SOMETHING WITH THE, UH, IT'S THE POWER THAT'S THAT THAT FEEDS THE, UM, IT'S NOT FEEDING THE THE DEVICE ANYMORE. THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO POWER TO, TO THE DEVICE. AND I THINK THE, THE FIX IS, IS, UH, RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE. I CAN LOOK INTO IT, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE FURTHER, BUT, UM, OKAY. WE DID ACTUALLY LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH IT. WE LOOKED AT THAT FOR, BECAUSE WE, WE WANTED TO DOCUMENT ALL OF THOSE THINGS FOR THE, FOR THE COMPLETE STREETS UPDATE MM-HMM . A WHILE AGO. AND, UM, IT WASN'T WORKING AT THAT POINT AND WE FLAGGED IT, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE TO REMOVE IT THAN IT IS TO FIX IT IF IT'S NOT WORKING WELL, WE CAN WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. YEAH, WE'LL LOOK INTO IT AND SEE WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE. MAYBE THERE'S, UH, SOME KIND OF SOLAR SOLUTION THAT RIGHT. YOU KNOW, COULD BE USED THAT WOULD DO AWAY WITH THE NEED FOR WIRES UNDER THE GROUND, WHICH ARE EXACTLY [01:25:01] NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THANK YOU. AND I'LL LOOK INTO THE, UH, CROSSINGS FOR THE AQUEDUCT AS WELL. UM, THE, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE, REALLY THE CATCH BASIN AND CLEANING ALREADY AND, AND AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, UM, WE ALWAYS DO THIS EVERY FALL AFTER THE LEAVES FALL, SO WE'LL, WE'LL BE DOING IT AT THAT TIME AND, OH, THE FOIL POLICY. SO, UM, OUR LABOR COUNCIL HAS ADVISED US THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A PROVISION IN OUR FOIL POLICY, UH, WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST FOR DISCIPLINARY RECORDS OF A FORMER OR CURRENT EMPLOYEE THAT, UM, THAT EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE NOTIFIED THAT THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED AFTER THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. UH, SO, UM, THE, SO WHAT WHAT I, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS BASICALLY JUST, UM, TAKE THE ADVICE OF OUR, UH, LEGAL COUNSEL. THE LAW REQUIRES THIS NOW. THAT'S WHY HE'S ADVISING US TO, TO, TO INSERT THIS PROVISION INTO OUR FOIL LAW. SO I JUST WANTED TO DISCUSS IT WITH YOU, SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT BEFORE, UM, UM, AMENDING THE LAW AND, AND PUTTING A RESOL, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THAT TO RESOLUTION, BUT IT'S NOT, UM, TO CHANGE ANY OF THE, UH, STATE REALLY, THE, THE LAW REALLY FOLLOWS THE STATE, YOU KNOW, LAW ON, ON, ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS. BUT THIS IS A CHANGE IN THE STATE LAW THAT WE ALSO NEED TO FOLLOW, WHICH JUST REQUIRES THAT SHOULD YOU GET A REQUEST FOR, UM, A DISCIPLINARY RECORDS AND, AND YOU HAVE RECORDS AND YOU'RE GOING TO, TO RELEASE THOSE RECORDS AS A, IN RESPONSE TO THE FOIL, UH, AFTER THOSE RECORDS ARE RELEASED, THE PERSON WHO THERE ABOUT SHOULD BE NOTIFIED ABOUT IT. SO, SEEMS REASONABLE. I'LL PUT THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. IS THAT GOOD WITH EVERYBODY? YEAH. OKAY. UM, AND, UH, YEAH, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD FOR TONIGHT, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING. YEAH. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE, THE TRAIN STATION PLATFORM ? I HAVE, I HAVE, I HAVE THAT, I HAVE THAT ON MY LIST TOO. I'M GONNA SEND IT EARLIER. I HAD IT ON MY LIST TOO. YES, I HAVE A PICTURE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO PASS IT AROUND A PICTURE. THERE WAS SEVEN PEOPLE STANDING NOT DOING ANYTHING. WELL, NO, THAT'S, WELL THAT'S PARTIALLY TRUE, BUT, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF CHIT CHAT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THAT. THEY'VE ACTUALLY PUT A FORM IN THERE. YOU CAN SEE IT DOWN THERE. CAN YOU PASS THIS DOWN? NO, THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS VERY PROMISING, BUT THERE ARE AT LEAST, AT LEAST SIX OR SEVEN, UM, PEOPLES IN, IN VERY NICE VESTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. VERY SHADY. THEY'RE ALL CONSULTING WITH ONE ANOTHER. THEY, YES. IT'S LOT OF CONSULTING. SO IS THERE ANY TIME THEY HAVE, I HAVE ASKED THEM, WILL THEY BE, ARE THEY THERE NOW TO COMPLETION? AND THEY HAVE ASSURED ME THAT THEY ARE, IT DOES LOOK PROMISING. THAT'S A LOT OF DIRT. UM, SO I WILL, WAS THERE, I'M SORRY, DID YOU SAY THERE WAS AN ESTIMATE OR THERE'S NO ESTIMATE YET? I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC ESTIMATE. THEY HAD INITIALLY TOLD ME THAT THE PROJECT WOULD TAKE A MONTH. RIGHT, RIGHT. UM, THAT WAS TWO AND A HALF MONTHS. RIGHT, RIGHT. WELL, NOT TO MENTION GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO APRIL. NO, THAT'S AFTER THEY ACTUALLY CAME TO THE YEAH. YOU KNOW, TO THE JOB SITE. AND IS THERE, DOES THEIR TRAFFIC SAFETY PLAN ACTUALLY REQUIRE THOSE CONCRETE BARRIERS AND THE CHAIN LINK FENCE? 'CAUSE I MEAN, THAT LOOKS TO ME LIKE MORE SAFETY THAN THEY EVEN PUT ON THE SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAY. I, I, I TWO DIFFERENT AGENCIES. I HAVE NOT ACTUALLY , ALL I KNOW IS THAT THEY DO, I'M NOT GONNA STOP THEM NOW. I MEAN, YEAH, THAT'S FINE. YOU KNOW, WE, IT'S, IT'S, IT, IT'S FRUSTRATING. IT'S BEEN A FRUSTRATING PROCESS FOR ALL OF US. AND, AND, UM, SO I WILL, I DO DRIVE BY THERE, YOU KNOW, REGULARLY AND, AND STICK MY HEAD IN AND, YOU KNOW, I DO SEE PEOPLE STANDING AROUND AND, UM, BUT HERE I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN SOME PROGRESS. THEY HAD A LOT OF, UH, AND THIS WAS ALL ACTUALLY EXPOSED UNDERNEATH THE SIDEWALK HERE. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'VE, THEY'VE, THEY, SO THEY HAVE, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH YET, BUT THEY HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS. AND, UM, THEY HAD THE, THE TIE UP AS TO WHY THEY, THEY WERE OFFSITE FOR A WHILE, HAD TO DO WITH SOME, UM, SOME, SOME OF THE, UH, THE, THE EXTENT OF THE UNDERMINING OF THE SIDEWALK WAS MORE, UH, EXTENSIVE THAN THEY HAD ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED, AND THEY HAD TO SEND IT BACK TO BE REDESIGNED. AND BACK TO THE DRAWING DESIGNED PROCESS TAKES A LONG TIME, IS PROBABLY A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO APPROVE THE DESIGN ONCE IT'S DONE. UH, SO. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S A BIT INCONVENIENT, BUT IT WILL HOPEFULLY BE DONE SOON. YES. AND THERE, THE, THE OTHER EXCITING THING THAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT, AREN'T YOU MEETING WITH THE COUNTY TOMORROW ON THE CROSSWALKS, THE WARBERG AND CROSS? YES. YES. THAT WAS MY NEXT THING ON MY LIST. YES. YES. UM, THEY'RE GOING [01:30:01] TO BE SHOWING ME THE 90% DESIGN AND I, YOU KNOW, I, THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID ON THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE WE HAVE A LABOR CONTRACT, THEY HAVE CONTRACTS LIKE THAT WITH VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION, UM, COMPANIES. AND SO, UH, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO, ONCE THEY, EVERYBODY'S GOOD WITH, WITH THE DESIGN, THEY, YOU KNOW, IT'S BASICALLY CROSSWALKS, BUMP OUTS, SIGNAGE, UM, AT DIVISION AND AT, UH, A PINECREST FOR ANYBODY WHO'S NOT REMEMBERING THAT THE, THE PROJECT. SO I FULLY STILL EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR FOR THOSE CROSSWALKS TO BE INSTALLED. MM-HMM . THAT WILL BE AMAZING. ANY OTHER THINGS ON PEOPLE'S LISTS? GOOD. OKAY. MOVING ON TO [XII.BOARD DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS] THE 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE. SO BACK IN JUNE, UM, I IDENTIFIED RIGHT AFTER WE ADOPTED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I IDENTIFIED, UM, SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HOPE TO GET ACCOMPLISHED OR SET IN MOTION IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. UM, AND, UH, I PROMISED TRUSTEE DRAKE THAT BEFORE HE GETS INDUCTED AS MAYOR, I WOULD GIVE HIM, UH, AN UPDATE ON, OR ELECTED IN, I GUESS I SHOULD SAY. UH, UH, I WOULD GO THROUGH AND SEE WHAT THINGS IN MY OPINION HAD BEEN, UM, HAD BEEN COMPLETED. AND SO I TOOK THE IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX, WHICH IS, UM, CHAPTER 12 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO JUST SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL WE'D BEEN. AND IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY AMAZING. I SENT ALL OF YOU A COPY EARLIER SO THAT YOU COULD SEE. BUT, UM, I'LL TRY AND GO THROUGH THIS RELATIVELY QUICKLY. I I'LL ONLY PICK OUT THE ITEMS WHERE, IN MY OPINION, WE'VE DONE SOMETHING. OKAY. SO THE REST OF IT IS TO SORT OF MOVE FORWARD. SO UNDER HISTORY AND PLACEMAKING, WHICH IS CHAPTER FOUR P TWO, UPGRADE EXISTING PUBLIC SPACES, PARKING LOTS AND STREETS TO BETTER SUPPORT COMMUNITY GATHERING PERFORMANCES AND OTHER EVENTS. AND JUST THIS MONTH, UM, EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE POST OFFICE AND BOULANGER PARKING LOTS WERE REPAVED, MAKING IT EASIER FOR SHOPPERS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE DOWNTOWN. AND I THINK, AS YOU ALL KNOW, BOULANGER LOT IS USED FOR EVENTS. SO I THINK THAT WILL HELP TOWARD THAT, THAT ITEM. UM, AND OBVIOUSLY ALL OF THESE THINGS, THE WAY WE ENDED UP DOING THIS KIND OF REPORT THE LAST TIME AROUND IS THAT WE BUILT ON, SO AS NEW THINGS ENDED UP HAPPENING IN EACH OF THE CATEGORIES, WE KIND OF EXPANDED THE NARRATIVE IN EACH OF THOSE SECTIONS. UM, P THREE IS PLANNED FOR NEW PUBLIC SPACES ON THE WATERFRONT OR ELSEWHERE TO BETTER SUPPORT PUBLIC GATHERINGS. UM, UH, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE LATER, BUT ON OCTOBER THE 28TH, ATLANTIC RICHFIELD AND GREAT ECOLOGY WILL HOST AN OPEN HOUSE WHERE THEY'LL PRESENT A LANDSCAPING PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED WATERFRONT PARK THAT WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE BP SITE. AND THAT PLAN INCLUDES A VARIETY PUBLIC SPACES WHERE RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GATHER, INCLUDING LOOKOUTS, VIEWING PLATFORMS, NON-MOTORIZED BOAT LAUNCH PLAY AREAS, MULTI-USE PATH AND OPEN SPACE. AND THE PLAN ALSO CONTAINS, UH, INCLUDES A COMPENSATORY WETLAND AREA, WHICH WILL BE, UM, NOT REALLY FOR GATHERING, BUT WILL BE INTERESTING TO THE PUBLIC. AND THEN P FOUR FACILITATE, FACILITATE THE CREATION OF AN ART DISTRICT THAT CELEBRATES CULTURAL AND HISTORIC DESTINATIONS IN THE VILLAGES DOWNTOWN AND BEYOND, AND LINKS THEM WITH A CULTURAL TRAIL. UM, TRUSTEE MERTON AND I WERE PART OF A CONVERSATION WITH, UH, SOME DOWNTOWN GALLERY OWNERS, UH, WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW BEST TO DRAW RESIDENTS AND VISITORS INTO THE DOWNTOWN. AND THEY, THEY THREW OUT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT IDEAS, INCLUDING LEVERAGING THE RIVER ART STUDIO TOUR, WHICH IS COMING UP IN NOVEMBER. UM, HOSTING JOINT EXHIBITS, OPENING AND CLOSING AT THE SAME TIME AS ONE ANOTHER, UM, CREATING A GALLERY CRAWL TIME FOR MONTHS WHEN THERE IS LESS ACTIVITY IN THE DOWNTOWN. SO THE GROUP'S PRETTY EXCITED. AND, UM, THEY WILL PRESENT IDEAS TO THE BOARD AS THEY, UH, AS THEY MANIFEST P FIVE, UPDATE THE SKI STREET SCAPES ON MAIN ROUTES AND IMPORTANT THOROUGHFARES TO ENHANCE THE VILLAGE STREET ENVIRONMENT, CALM TRAFFIC AND IMP, IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE BICYCLIST SAFETY. AND SO, AS WE JUST DISCUSSED, THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND VILLAGE MANAGER IN THE PROCESS OF ASSESSING ALL TRAFFIC, SIGNAGE AND CROSSWALKS, INCLUDING ON MAIN ROUTES IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BI BICYCLING SAFETY. AND THEN, UM, ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO COMPLETE THE MAIN STREET [01:35:01] IMPROVEMENT STUDY IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FROM PUBLIC. SO THAT WILL MOVE THAT FORWARD ON HOUSING. UM, H ONE EVALUATE ADOPTING THE PRO HOUSING COMMUNITY RESOLUTION. THE BOARD DID THAT ON JUNE 3RD. UM, AND THIS WAS STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE AND THE PLANNING BOARD. AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GATHERING THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY THE STATE TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION. AND THEN H FIVE REVIEW THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ORDINANCE TO CONSIDER SIMPLIFYING THE APPROVAL PROCESS. WE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER THE SECOND ON THIS. UM, AND THE GOAL WAS TO STREAMLINE AND SIMPLIFY THE APPROVAL PROCESS. AND, UH, WE HAD OUR PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN, OH, I GUESS WE'LL HEAR, HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER THE FOURTH. AND THEN IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT AFTER THAT, THE, AFTER ADJUSTING THE, THE LAW SO THAT IT MAKES SENSE. AND THEN WE WILL ADOPT THE LAW SOON AFTER THAT, HOPEFULLY. IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC VITALITY, WHICH IS CHAPTER SIX, PREPARE, PREPARE WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, UM, WITH RESPO SUPPORT FROM NJ ENGINEERING, THE VILLAGE HAS DRAFTED A LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM REPORT. THE L-D-W-R-P IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY THE STATE. THIS IS NOT EXACTLY A WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, BUT IT SETS THINGS UP FOR THAT. SO THAT KIND OF PUTS US IN GOOD STEAD. AND THEN ON CHAPTER SEVEN, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE. UM, S ONE IMPROVED STORMWATER AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT BY INCORPORATING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNIQUES, ENHANCING THE STORMWATER SYSTEM, AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES FROM THE VILLAGE WIDE FLOOD STUDY. SO, UM, WE ACTUALLY ADOPTED, FIRST ADOPTED THE GREEN BUILDING CODE IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, WHICH DOES INCLUDE ELEMENTS TO IMPROVE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST, UM, RE REDUCTED IT TODAY WITH SOME CHANGES. BUT THE OTHER, I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY MORE ON THIS THAN, THAN I NOTED, BUT ON OCTOBER, UM, 16TH OF 2024, THE VILLAGE WAS AWARDED 2.5 MILLION IN GREEN RESILIENCY GRANT FUNDING BY NEW YORK STATE EFC FOR THE FARGATE PARKWAY WET DETENTION POND PROJECT, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO STORE RUNOFF, SO THAT, THAT REALLY RELATES TO BROOK AND THE, SOME OF THE RUNOFF THAT WE EXPERIENCE IN THAT AREA THAT PROJECT'S IN PROGRESS. SO YOU WILL HAVE TO NOTE WHEN IT FINALLY FINISHES, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, THAT DEFINITELY SUPPORTS THAT OBJECTIVE. THEN, THEN WE HAVE MAINTAIN CURRENT AND ESTABLISH NEW LONG-TERM EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. SO WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH GROUNDWORK HUDSON, HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL COUNCIL IN SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER, AND ALREADY IN 25, WE'VE SHARED INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER'S SOLARIZED PROGRAM. ITS NEWLY RELAUNCHED ENERGY SMART PROGRAM, UH, SMART HOMES PROGRAM, WESTCHESTER POWERS COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM, AND THE PHASING OUT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF ENERGY TAX CREDITS FOR, UM, SOLAR AND FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. SO WE'VE DONE OUR PART TO TRY AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND THEN CONTINUE EFFORTS TO ADVANCE UNDER THE CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. UH, ON SEPTEMBER THE SECOND, WE ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS CONFIRMING THE STATUS OF THE CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES TASK FORCE AND THE CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES COORDINATORS. AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, WE WERE, SO EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE RESUBMITTED FOR STATUS, AND WE WERE AWARDED 558 POINTS FOR 77 ACTIONS. SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE LAST MEETING, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY SORT OF MOVING THE BALL, THE, THE, UH, THE DIAL ON THAT TOPIC AND JUST, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE REALLY SAID IT IN THE LAST MEETING, BUT ALL OF THE ACTIONS COMPLETED REFLECT COMMITMENT AND EFFORT BY MEMBERS OF MANY VILLAGE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, INCLUDING THE CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES TASK FORCE, THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, THE SAFETY COUNCIL, THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE, AND OF COURSE, VILLAGE STAFF. SO, UM, THAT EFFORT REFLECTS LOTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE'S INPUT AND THEN WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS RETROFIT HOMES TO CONSERVE ENERGY. AS MENTIONED, WE, UH, PASSED OUT INFORMATION ON SUSTAINABLE WESTCHESTER'S ENERGY SMART HOMES PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES PRE FREE CONSULTATION TO RESIDENTS OF ALL INCOMES IN WAYS TO UPGRADE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS. SO WE CAN PROBABLY DO MORE TO GET INFORMATION OUT FOR PEOPLE, BUT, UH, WE HAVE BEGUN THAT PROCESS, UM, WORK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO UNDERTAKE COMMUNITY [01:40:01] RESILIENCE MAPPING. SO COMMUNITY RESILIENCE MAPPING IS A PROCESS THAT IDENTIFIES AND ASSESSES AND MAPS A COMMUNITY'S VULNERABILITIES, ASSETS AND CAPACITY TO RESPOND AND RECOVER FROM DISASTERS LIKE CLIMATE EVENTS. AND ON JULY 16TH, WE INVITED NEW YORK STATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES CITIZENS PREPAREDNESS CORE TO PROVIDE A TRAINING SESSION FOR RESIDENTS ON PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES, WHICH WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. WE ACTUALLY HAD ANOTHER ONE PLANNED FOR THE FALL, BUT I THINK IT MAY GET PUNTED TO A LITTLE BIT LATER. THEY GAVE EVERYONE A EMERGENCY BACKPACK FILLED WITH THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT NEED IF YOU ARE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED THE UPDATED HEAT EMERGENCY PLAN AND THE UPDATED CLIMATE VULNERABILITY REPORT BY RESOLUTION, BOTH OF WHICH IDENTIFY AND ASSESS THE VILLAGE'S CLIMATE VULNERABILITY. SO PENDING IS THE ACTUAL MAPPING EXERCISE. SOME OF THAT'S IN THESE REPORTS, BUT THE BOARD WILL NEED TO DECIDE WHETHER WHAT IT WANTS TO DO, MOVING THAT THE REST OF THAT, UH, CONCEPT FORWARD, AND THEN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN A VARIETY OF SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS. UM, UH, I THINK YOU ALL KNOW THAT LAST YEAR WE WERE AWARDED 50,000 BY BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES, AND THIS YEAR WE WERE AWARDED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UM, UH, TO AWARD OURSELVES TO YOUTH FOR MICRO-GRANT PROJECTS. AND WE AWARDED 21 IN 24 AND 31 THIS YEAR. AND THE PROJECTS ARE, UM, BEING, UM, DOCUMENTED HAVEN COLGATE HAS, UH, AGREED TO DOCUMENT THEM, AND SHE'S ALREADY, UM, UH, DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF GETTING THE STORY OUT. AND, UM, YOU SHOULD ALL KNOW THAT SEVERAL OF THE YOUTH ARE INTERESTED TO KNOW IF THERE WILL BE GRANT POSSIBILITIES NEXT YEAR. OF COURSE, WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. WE DON'T KNOW IF THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE. WE DON'T KNOW IF THE VILLAGE HAS AN INTEREST IN APPLYING AND, UH, WORKING ON IT, BUT THERE IS INTEREST IN SOMETHING FROM THE YOUTH. THEY HAVE FOUND THE PROCESS, UM, SOME OF THEM ANYWAY, AT LEAST HAVE FOUND THE PROCESS QUITE, QUITE INTERESTING, UH, AND, UM, HELPFUL FOR THEM, UM, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO APPLY TO COLLEGE. UM, THEN, UH, CHAPTER EIGHT, PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, UPDATE THE LONG RANGE PLAN FOR STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION ASSETS FROM 2016. AND, UM, THIS MONTH, THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION HAS GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE LONG RANGE PLAN, AND THE DRAFT WILL BE CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL SOMETIME IN THE NEXT LITTLE WHILE. SO THAT'S GOOD. AND THEN ON CONNECTIVITY, MOBILITY AND ACCESS, CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT AND UPDATE AS NECESSARY THE COMPLETE STREETS POLICY. UM, SO AS PART OF THE CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITY'S SUBMISSION IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, THE VILLAGE UPDATED THE COMPLETE STREETS POLICY, APPENDIX A, WHICH DOCUMENTS ALL OF THE ACTIONS IN THAT AREA, ALL OF THE ACTIONS THAT SUPPORT THE POLICY. SO, UH, THAT'S VIEWABLE FOR ALL OF YOU, UM, AND IS SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD CAN CHOOSE TO DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS MOVING FORWARD. AND WE ALSO HAVE, UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AN ACTIVE SAFETY COUNCIL, WHICH IS NOW PROPERLY CONSTITUTED, AND AN ACTIVE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE WHO HAVE BEEN TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN MONITORING PROCESS, UH, PROGRESS AND MOVING THINGS FORWARD. UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS DEVELOP A COMPLETE STREETS MASTER PLAN, INCLUDING SIDEWALKS, THE VILLAGE MANAGERS IN THE PROCESS OF CRAFTING AN RFP TO GUIDE A CONSULTANT IN CRAFTING A COMPLETE STREET MASTER PLAN FOR THE VILLAGE. SO WE'VE MANAGED TO BE, WE MANAGED TO GET, UM, SAMPLE RFPS FROM OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE DRAFTED WHAT SEEMED TO BE QUITE GOOD MASTER PLANS. AND SO I'M SURE THAT WILL COME TO THE BOARD SOMETIME SOON FOR REVIEW, CONTINUE SUPPORTING CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE WHERE I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY DOCUMENT MORE, BUT, UM, WE, UH, ONE OF THE ITEMS HERE IS THE MAIN STREET, UM, UH, SAFETY IMPROVEMENT STUDY. UH, AND I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY LIST THE SIDEWALK WORK THAT'S ONGOING AND MOVING FORWARD HERE AS WELL. THEN UPDATE THE BICYCLING AND MA UH, BICYCLING AND WALKING INFRASTRUCTURE MASTER PLAN FROM 2021 AND OCTOBER 7TH, 2025, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED THE UPDATED BICYCLING AND WALKING INFRASTRUCTURE MASTER PLAN BY RESOLUTION. THEN IN TERMS OF 10, THE WATERFRONT EXPAND ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ALONG THE WATERFRONT. SO I THINK WE'LL HEAR MORE, UM, ON [01:45:01] OCTOBER 28TH WHEN WE, UH, WHEN WE LISTEN TO, TO ATLANTIC RICHFIELD AND GREAT ECOLOGY AND WHAT THEY, UH, WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. AND THEN, UH, ANOTHER ITEM IS IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND HABITAT PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT DESIGN ALONG THE WATERFRONT. UM, THAT, THAT WILL ALSO, THAT, UM, PRESENTATION BY ATLANTIC RICHFIELD AND GREAT ECOLOGY WILL SUPPORT THIS. AND JUST TO NOTE THAT THERE IS COMPENSATORY WETLANDS IN TERMS OF HABITAT THAT ARE PART OF THAT PLAN. AND THEN UNDER 11 GOVERNANCE UPDATE THE VILLAGE ZONING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THIS EFFORTS UNDERWAY, OUR PLANNER AND ATTORNEY ARE TAKING THE LEAD AND WILL LET US KNOW WHERE THEY STAND, UM, SOMETIME SOON AND MODERNIZE AND CONTINUE TO CONSISTENTLY UPDATE THE VILLAGE WEBSITE FOR RESIDENTS EASE OF ACCESS AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES. AND THE VILLAGE'S IT DEPARTMENT UPDATES THE VILLAGE WEBSITE ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE OPEN TO, UM, UH, ANY COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK FROM, FROM PEOPLE ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE, UH, WHAT'S UP THERE. SO THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING ACTUALLY. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE, PARTICULARLY OUR VILLAGE MANAGER AND STAFF, AND ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR MOVING THOSE THOSE ITEMS FORWARD. THE NEXT ITEM IS AMERICA TWO 50 PLANNING. UM, UH, I THINK YOU ARE BEGINNING TO BECOME AWARE THAT THE COUNTRY IS GEARING UP FOR AMERICA TWO 50, AND I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT PLANNING IS IN THE WORKS HERE IN THE VILLAGE. SO MEMBERS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND REVOLUTIONARY HASTINGS HAVE BEGUN TO CRAFT ACTIVITIES AND WILL BE PRESENTING THEIR IDEAS TO THE BOARD IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THESE EVENTS TAKE A LOT OF PLANNING AND EFFORT, AND WE REALLY ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A, A DEDICATED GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING ON THE TASK OF PRESENTING EDUCATIONAL AND INSPIRING ACTIVITIES. SO WHAT THEY'VE, UM, WHAT THEY'VE SHARED SO FAR. SOUNDS FUN. UM, IT'S A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING WITH THE DATES BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE DATE THAT EVERYONE'S INTERESTED IN IS JULY 4TH, BUT THAT DATE HAS BEEN BOOKED BY MANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT STARTED WORKING EARLIER. UM, AND SO, AND THERE WILL BE, THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A FLOTILLA OF TALL SHIPS THAT ARE COMING UP THE HUDSON. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S STILL IN THE WORKS, BUT, UH, I THINK, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL HEAR SOME QUITE INTERESTING THINGS FOR THEM, UH, MOVING FORWARD. UM, THE, THE NEXT ITEM IS THE YC AF PROJECTS UPDATE, WHICH I REALLY DESCRIBED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE, OF THE OTHER, UM, OF THE COMP PLAN UPDATE. UM, IF YOU WANT TO SEE A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE PROJECTS, THEY'RE ALL LISTED IN THE BEGINNING OF A DESCRIPTION ON, ON THE HASTINGS GREEN SITE UNDER SOCIAL RESILIENCY. SO THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE, THEY'RE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE THEM ONTO THE VILLAGE WEBSITE WHEN THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALL WRITTEN UP. AND SO, AGAIN, THANKS TO THE YOUTH, TO THEIR PARENTS AND MENTORS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES, TASK FORCE, YOUTH COUNCIL, SENIOR COUNCIL, PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, AND, UH, MOST OF ALL TO ERIC GALLE AND JACK MANNY, MANNY, WHO WERE OUR YOUTH ADMINISTRATORS, AND TO OUR VILLAGE MANAGER AND HER ASSISTANT WHO HAD TO WORK WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT YOUTH ON THOSE PROJECTS. SO, A REMINDER THAT, UM, ON OCTOBER 28TH AT 7:00 PM IN THE JHCC IS THE SHORELINE DESIGN OPEN HOUSE, UM, UH, AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THAT WILL INVOLVE A LITTLE EARLIER. UH, BUT RESIDENTS SHOULD COME AND, UM, LEARN ABOUT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED THERE. UM, HUDSON VALLEY RESTAURANT WEEK IS OCTOBER 27TH TO NOVEMBER THE NINTH. UM, AND IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY TWO WEEKS. THEY CALL IT RESTAURANT WEEK, BUT IT'S TWO WEEKS. AND THREE OF OUR LOCAL FAVORITES HARVEST ON HUDSON, ST. GEORGE'S BISTRO AND DAVINO CINA ITALIANA ARE PARTICIPATING. SO PLEASE EVERYONE MAKE A POINT OF, UM, UH, PATRONIZING THEM AND, UM, MAKING THE MOST OF THE SUPER DEALS THEY'RE OFFERING. AND THEN FINALLY, UM, THE 2025 GENERAL AND VILLAGE ELECTIONS ARE, UH, ABOUT TO HAPPEN EARLY VOTING STARTS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 25TH. UM, AND THE LOCATION IS OUR LIBRARY, SO IT'S SUPER CONVENIENT. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ELECTION MONITORS LOVE BEING IN THERE 'CAUSE IT'S GOT SUCH GORGEOUS VIEWS. UM, BUT OF COURSE YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE THAT'S A DESIGNATED SITE IN, UH, [01:50:01] IN WESTCHESTER TO VOTE. AND OUR CLERK SENT OUT SOME INFORMATION EARLIER. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO GO INTO IN ANY MORE DETAIL? UM, NO, MAYOR, JUST AN UPDATE. I HAD THEIR OLD ADDRESS FOR THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. I DID NOT KNOW THEY MOVED, OH, SO THEIR, THEIR OFFICES ARE 4 45 HAMILTON AVENUE ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR IN WHITE PLAINS. UM, WE WILL SEND OUT ANOTHER EMAIL UPDATE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, JUST WITH THE CORRECT ADDRESS ON IT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YES, I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT, BUT THANK YOU FOR, FOR DOING THAT. UM, AND THEN FINALLY, UPCOMING EVENTS. SO THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD IS SENIOR THURSDAY, FEATURING THE STING AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY FROM ONE TO THREE 30. ALSO ON THE 23RD IS THE FAMILY PUMPKIN CARVING AT THE JHCC FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM UH, AND YOU NEED TO REGISTER ONLINE. AND THEN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH IS TRUNK OR TREAT ON WALL BURTON AVENUE FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM REALLY ON WARBURTON AVENUE. IT'S NORMALLY, ISN'T IT NORMALLY ON THE, I GUESS IT'S BEING SHUT DOWN. IT'S THE SAME TIME AS THE SPECTACULAR, THE SPECTACULAR. SO IT ALL COINCIDES, RIGHT? SO THEN, UM, ON OCTOBER THE 24TH IS THE F AND L SPECTACULAR WAR, WAR WARTON AVENUE FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM UH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 25TH IS THE FARMER'S MARKET IN THE COMMUTER LOT AT 8:30 AM TO 1:00 PM. UM, ALSO ON THE 25TH IS RIVER TOWN'S TECH. SO THIS IS SOME YOUTH WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP ANYONE, UH, WHETHER YOU ARE REALLY A SE WHETHER YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A SENIOR OR WHETHER YOU ARE A SENIOR. BUT IN DENIAL, THEY ARE WILLING TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR COMPUTER ISSUES. AND THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AND ARE IN HIGH DEMAND. SO THEY'RE BACK AND DEFINITELY WORTH, UH, VISITING. ALSO ON THE 25TH IS THE PT SA, UM, HILLSIDE HALLOWEEN FUN RUN AT THE HILLSIDE SCHOOL AT 9:30 AM AND YOU NEED TO REGISTER ONLINE. ALSO ON THE 25TH IS THE NATIONAL DRUG TAKEBACK DAY AT VFW PLAZA FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM UH, ALTHOUGH YOU CAN ALWAYS BRING, UH, ANYTHING YOU DON'T WANT TO THE POLICE STATION, THAT'S AN ONGOING, UM, COLLECTION PLACE ALL YEAR ROUND. UM, SUNDAY, OCTOBER THE 26TH IS THE HASTINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMS FREE FIRST AID CLASS AT THE JHCC AT 10:00 AM AND YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE. THAT IS WELL WORTH DOING FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T BEEN THROUGH ONE OF THOSE, UH, FIRST AID TRAININGS. AND THEN ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER THE 28TH, THE SHORELINE DESIGN OPEN HOUSE AT THE JHCC AT 7:00 PM AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, SAME ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE 30TH IS THE SENIOR HALLOWEEN PARTY AT THE JHCC AT 12:30 PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST IS THE FARMER'S MARKET SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST IS THE RIVER TOWNS THRIFT, UM, FROM 10:00 AM TO THREE. SATURDAY, NO, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER THE SECOND IS THE HASTINGS FLEE IN THE ZZA COMMUNITY LOT. AND SUNDAY, NOVEMBER THE SECOND IS ED YOUNG DAY IN THE HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY FROM ONE TO 5:00 PM HONORING THE MUCH BELOVED, UM, AUTHOR AND CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR WHO LIVED IN OUR VILLAGE AND LIVED ON WHITMAN STREET AND WAS, UH, REALLY QUITE AN AMAZING PERSON. SO, UM, THOSE ARE THE EVENTS. AND THEN IN TERMS [XIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS] OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, THE 23RD, ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 PM VILLAGE HALL, MEETING ROOM, MONDAY, OCTOBER THE 27TH, SENIOR COUNCIL MEETING, 3:15 PM IN THE JAMES HARMON COMMUNITY CENTER. TUESDAY, OCTOBER, THE 28TH BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING, SHORELINE DESIGN, OPEN HOUSE, 7:00 PM JHCC, MONDAY, NOVEMBER THE THIRD, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MEETING 7:00 PM VILLAGE HALL, CONFERENCE ROOM. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE FOURTH BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING, 7:00 PM VILLAGE HALL MEETING ROOM. UM, AND THAT'S IT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVED? SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 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.