Jun 16, 2026 Board of Trustees Meeting

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE,

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, 2026.

WE OPEN THE MEETING IN HONOR OF HASTINGS, LONGTIME HASTINGS VILLAGE, EMPLOYEE OF 25 YEARS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE NANCY MACE.

PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, I PRESENTED NANCY WITH A PROCLAMATION HONORING HER RETIREMENT FROM OUR ROLE WITH THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS OUR SAFE RIDES HOME DRIVER FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS.

TODAY IS NOW NANCY MAY DAY IN THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON.

MAYBE WE DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, OUR PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS, ONE NATION, NATION UNDER WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR MR. CLERK.

MAY YOU CONDUCT A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

TRUSTEE SIG PRESENT TRUSTEE ALLGOOD.

HERE.

TRUSTEE MARTIN.

PRESENT, TRUSTEE SUNBURG.

PRESENT.

MAYOR DRAKE, PRESENT, VILLAGE MANAGER MURPHY.

HERE, VILLAGE ATTORNEY WHITEHEAD.

HERE.

THANK YOU.

UH, FIRST ORDER

[IV. PRESENTATION]

ARE YOU READY OR IS FORMER MAYOR SUKY COMING TOO? AND THIS IS WHERE I SHOULD BE, RIGHT? MM-HMM .

HI EVERYBODY.

HI.

I'M, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M DEBBIE COIN, THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

AND USUALLY DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE WOULD COME BEFORE THE VILLAGE BOARD AND PETER WOULD GIVE SOME STATISTICS AND I WOULD TOOT THE LIBRARY'S HORN.

AND SO SINCE WE DIDN'T DO THAT THIS YEAR, WE'RE DOING IT NOW.

SO, UM, AS FAR AS THE STATS GO, UM, WE HAD A TWO POINT A HALF PERCENT INCREASE IN THE CIRCULATION OF PHYSICAL BOOKS, AUDIO BOOKS, AND DVDS.

WE HAD A 7.1% INCREASE IN ELECTRONIC CONTENT, AND WE OFFERED PROGRAMS IN, UH, 32% INCREASE IN PROGRAMS OFFERED OVER LAST YEAR.

UH, TWO OF THE MAJOR EVENTS THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR WAS THE OPENING OF THE ED YOUNG ROOM.

UM, WE, UH, HE WAS, EVERYBODY KNOWS HASTINGS, RESIDENT, ARTIST, WRITER, AND HIS DAUGHTERS ANTONIA AND ANANDA WORKED WITH US AND CREATED THIS BEAUTIFUL ROOM.

WE USED ORIGINAL ARTWORK OF EDS THAT THEY GAVE TO US TO INSTALL ON VINYL PANELS, AND THEY ARE UP ON THE DOME OF THE PICTURE BOOK ROOM.

AND WE HAD A GREAT UNVEILING IN NOVEMBER.

AND CHRISTENS THE ROOM, THE YOUNG ROOM.

ANTONIA IS A NEON ARTIST, AND SHE, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE LIBRARY, SHE MADE A VERY COOL NEON SIGN ABOVE THE FRONT DOORS OF THE ROOM.

WE ALSO GOT NEW CARPETING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS, THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP OF THE VILLAGE IN THE LIBRARY.

THE VILLAGE COVERED ONE THIRD, THE COST OF THE, OF THE CARPETING.

THE MEMORIAL FUND OF THE LIBRARY COVERED A THIRD, AND THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY COVERED A THIRD.

SO WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LIVELY PATTERN AND NO TRIPPING HAZARDS.

UM, OUR PROGRAMS ARE EXTENSIVE, SO I'LL START WITH LOCAL LUMINARIES.

THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW YEARS, AND WE'VE MANAGED TO HAVE AUTHORS ON EDUCATION EXPERIENTIAL AS WELL AS, UM, TRADITIONAL.

WE HAD AN AUTHOR ON FREE SPEECH JOURNALISM.

UM, WE HAD A PROGRAM ON PRIVACY IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DONE BY PETER AND AN EVENING OF MUSIC WITH THE RIVERTOWN RAMBLERS.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE SUNDAYS AT THE LIBRARY THAT THE FRIENDS SPONSOR, AND THERE WERE TALKS ON RARE BOOK COLLECTIONS, FOUNTAINS OF NEW YORK, THE INSIDE STORY OF THE BOTTOM LINE, AND A HISTORICAL JOURNEY OF ALL ROSE, LEAD HASTINGS.

UM, THE BOOK CLUB THAT MIKE MCCOY RUNS A REFERENCE LIBRARIAN, KEEPING IT REAL, HAS A TRULY LOYAL FOLLOWING, AND HE, THEY CHOOSE GREAT BOOKS.

AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SUMMER READ, YOU CAN PICK UP A COPY OF ROBERT CARO'S.

UM, FIRST VOLUME OF LBJ, THE PATH TO POWER, AND IT'S ONLY ABOUT 600 PAGES.

OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS, UH, JUST STARTED YESTERDAY, AND THERE'LL BE REGISTRATION UNTIL THE KICKOFF PARTY.

YOU REALLY CAN REGISTER ALL SUMMER.

BUT THE KICKOFF

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UM, EXCUSE ME, WE'LL BE ENTERING OUR EIGHTH TIME IN THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS WAS A TRIVIA CONCERT FOR NOT CONCERT, A TRIVIA CONTEST, UM, WITH OTHER LIBRARIES IN WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM.

AND THEY READ FIVE BOOKS OVER THE SUMMER, AND THEY, UH, GO TO THE BATTLE ON OCTOBER 24TH.

THEY HAVE PRACTICES IN THE FALL BEFORE THAT, AND WE HAVE ABOUT 10, 10 KIDS SIGNED UP.

UM, ANOTHER UNUSUAL EVENT WAS THE CELEBRATION OF JANE AUSTEN'S 250TH BIRTHDAY.

WE HAD THE COUNTRY DANCERS OF WESTCHESTER, AND THE CALLER WAS PAUL ROSS, AND HE HAD A BUNCH OF HIS DANCERS COME AND TEACH THE AUDIENCE DIFFERENT DANCES, AND IT REALLY WAS A LOT OF FUN.

AND, UM, WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT FOR IT.

UM, THE LIBRARY IS TRULY A THIRD SPACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND WORKING TOGETHER HAS MADE IT HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING ALL THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS COMMUNITY.

UM, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE ARE DOING ARE, UM, WE'VE CONNECTED WITH THE HASTINGS SENIOR OUTREACH, AND THEY SHOW A MOVIE ONCE A MONTH ON A THURSDAY.

UM, WE PROVIDE COFFEE, THEY BRING SNACKS, AND THEN THEY HAVE A DISCUSSION OF THE MOVIE AFTERWARDS.

UH, AND IT WAS A NICE WINTER ACTIVITY FOR A LOT OF OUR SENIORS.

UM, THE OTHER GREAT PROGRAM IS OUR MOVING THE MIND AND, UH, GROOVING THE BALANCE.

UH, JULIE AND ANDREA ARE DANCERS WHO HELP PEOPLE WITH BALANCE PROBLEMS, AND MARY BETH WAS KEY IN GETTING A, A GRANT FOR THEM TO DO THIS.

AND IT'S VERY POPULAR AND PEOPLE COME OUT FEELING SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHEN THEY CAME IN.

SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO CONTINUE THAT.

UM, WE HAVE OUR SENIOR ART WORKSHOP WITH THE LOCAL ARTIST, EMILY DENISE, THAT TAKES PLACE ABOUT FOUR TIMES A YEAR, AND THEY PAINT LANDSCAPES STILL LIFE PORTRAITS.

UM, AND THEN OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS INCLUDE MAHJONG KNITTING, TODDLER TIME WITH ALLIE, MUSIC TIME WITH ADDED HEART, FINGER PLAY FUN, THE KIDS BOOK CLUBS, LEGO CLUB ARTS AND CRAFTS, TEEN ADVISORY BOARD, MOVIES, UKULELE LESSONS AND JAM SESSIONS.

SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.

AND FINALLY, WE WANNA MENTION ABOUT THE FRIENDS GALA, WHICH WAS ON MAY 31ST.

IT WAS A REALLY SPECTACULAR DAY.

THE RIVERTOWN RAMBLERS REGA DESAL WITH GREAT MUSIC.

AND BETWEEN THE TICKET SALES AND THE SILENT AUCTION ITEMS THAT WERE BOUGHT, UM, IT CAME, THEY BROUGHT IN $16,000 TO SUPPORT, SUPPLEMENT OUR PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY.

UM, AND JUST WANNA MENTION THAT WE SO APPRECIATE THAT THE WAY THAT THE VILLAGE AND THE LIBRARY WORK TOGETHER AND WANNA BE VERY THANKFUL TO MARY BETH FOR BEING SO PROACTIVE WITH GETTING THE RAMP FIXED.

UM, IT'S A, IT'S GREAT.

IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

UM, AND THE OTHER UPGRADES WE HAD THIS PAST YEAR WERE PAINTING AND PLASTERING THE OUTSIDE OF THE LIBRARY.

SO IT REALLY DOES, IT'S A BIG IMPROVEMENT.

UM, SOME FUTURE MA MAINTENANCE WILL BE SOME PUBLIC BATHROOM AND KITCHEN UPGRADES.

AND LASTLY, WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF COLLABORATING WITH HASTINGS REVOLUTIONARY TWO 50 WITH GREG SMITH, THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, UM, WHO ALONG WITH FRED CHARLES PRESENTED A DEEP DIVE INTO THE DECLARATION.

THEY WERE GREAT.

THEY, THEY WORKED WELL TOGETHER.

THEY WENT THROUGH EVERY ASPECT OF THE DECLARATION.

THEY HAD A COPY OF IT FOR EVERYONE WHO WAS THERE.

AND THEIR, HIS STUDENTS WERE TERRIFIC.

AND THEY ASKED GREAT QUESTIONS, AND THEY HAD TRIFOLD CELEBRATING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF HASTINGS OVER THE COURSE OF 250 YEARS.

AND OF COURSE, DECLARATION LIVE WAS A SUPERB EVENING OF HISTORY, PERFORMANCES, HANDS-ON PROJECTS THAT WAS COORDINATED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS, EILEEN AND FRED CHARLES AND ANDREW BWIN IN CAHOOTS WITH THE VILLAGE.

SO, UM, SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.

COME ANYTIME.

WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU.

WELL, YOU ALSO HAVE TO ADD IN ALL THE DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT ARE USING IT IN ADDITION TO THE SENIOR GROUP.

YOU HAD THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKING FINALS THERE WHILE, WHILE OUR APS, WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO REDO THAT SIDEWALK, WHICH PRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TO ALL OF US, UH, ESPECIALLY IN OUR EMAILS.

UM, AND, AND ALSO, I, I DID TALK TO SOMEBODY DURING THE GALA ABOUT THAT ONE CLASS THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THE VILLAGE MANAGER WAS INVOLVED IN, AND

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AND THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW THAT CLASS HAS HELPED THEM TREMENDOUSLY, UH, CONFIDENCE AND ALSO JUST MOVING AND, AND IT JUST HAS HELPED THEM PHYSICALLY IN THEIR LIFE AND, AND MENTALLY IN THEIR LIFE.

SO, I MEAN, WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO TO CONTINUE THAT, THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEST FEEDBACK YOU CAN GET.

SO IT'S, IT'S, AND THEY HAD A COMMUNITY, UM, PERFORMANCE THAT WAS ASTOUNDING TO SEE THEM GET UP AND DOWN AND DO MOVE IN A WAY THAT THEY NORMALLY DUMPED.

IT WAS, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

YEAH, IT WAS AMAZING.

AND THEN MAYOR SUKY IS HERE WITH YOU ALSO, AND I KNOW YOU DID A LOT OF WORK ON THE CARPETING PROJECT, UH, CONTACTING ME AND THEN ALSO THE VILLAGE MANAGER.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.

I'M GLAD THAT WORKED OUT.

SO THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR

[V. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW C OF 2026]

IT'S A LOCAL LAW AMENDING ZONING MAP OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON TO REZONE THE PARCEL KNOWN AS ONE NORTH STREET.

UH, I JUST HAVE TWO NOTES ON THIS AND ALONG WITH THE VILLAGE ATTORNEY AS A NOTE, BUT WE DID RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE PLANNING BOARD.

THEY'VE ISSUED AN OPINION ON THIS MATTER AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THE REZONING OF THE SITE AS PROPOSED THE ZONING BOARD.

WHILE THEY DID NOT HAVE A QUORUM, THE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT WOULD BE BOTH DESIRABLE AND PRACTICABLE.

AND THEN WE ALSO RECEIVED, UH, CORRESPONDENCE FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY ON THIS.

YES.

SO THE, UM, THE COUNTY LETTER WAS GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE.

IT, UM, RAISED A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE APPROACH TO THE REZONING AND THE, UM, APPROPRIATE CHANGE.

UM, THERE WAS, AND I THINK THEY, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE FULL CONTEXT, SO THEY SAID THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT REZONING JUST THIS ONE PARCEL COULD BE CONSIDERED SPOT ZONING.

UM, I'VE SPOKEN TO YOUR PLANNER AND WE JUST WANTED TO, UM, CLARIFY FOR THE BOARD THAT JUST REZONING ONE PROPERTY DOES NOT MAKE IT SPOT ZONING IF THERE IS A PLANNING PURPOSE, UM, BEHIND IT.

UM, AND SIMILAR TO WHAT THE PLANNING BOARD SAID IN THEIR MEMO, THIS IS A TRANSITION LOCATION.

IT'S A TRANSITION FROM YOUR DOWNTOWN, FROM YOUR CC DISTRICT, WHICH IS JUST COMMERCIAL.

UM, AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, CROSS STREET FROM GAS STATION.

AND ON THE OTHER SIDE IS ALL TWO FAMILY ZONING.

IT'S THE TWO R DISTRICT.

SO TO HAVE ALLOW SORT OF MULTIFAMILY AS A TRANSITION FROM YOUR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO YOUR TWO FAMILY, UM, DOES MAKE SENSE.

SO, AND IT, IT, IT IS A VERY STANDARD SORT OF PLANNING APPROACH TO TRANSITIONAL USES.

OKAY.

DO, DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE TO MAKE COMMENT ON THIS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW APPLICANT AND THEIR ATTORNEY IS HERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO NO.

DO ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? NO, I MEAN, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, UM, THE WESTCHESTER LETTER ALSO SAYS CONSIDERATION MAY ALSO BE GIVEN TOWARDS THE REZONING, THE WHOLE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING.

YEAH.

AND WE'D HAVE TO LOOK, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CO DISTRICT IS FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS.

THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE OFFICE BUILDING IN THAT DISTRICT.

IT'S REALLY SPOT ZONING AT THIS POINT.

, UM, THE BIGGEST PORTION OF THE CO DISTRICT, YOU'VE ALREADY REZONED TWO PARCELS PREVIOUSLY.

THIS IS THE THIRD.

UM, THE BIGGEST PART OF THE CO ZONING DISTRICT IS ST.

MATTHEWS CHURCH.

ANYBODY ELSE? QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW SEA OF 2026? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

SO NEXT STEPS, MR. CLARK? THAT'LL BE ON OUR NEXT MEETING FOR APPROVAL.

YES.

FOR ADOPTION.

OKAY.

AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE A SECRET DETERMINATION.

DETERMINATION.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

OKAY.

GOING TO PUBLIC HEARING

[VI. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW D OF 2026]

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, UM, AND WHICH WOULD BE ELIMINATING OUR PARKING REGULATIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN AS FAR AS METERS AND GOING TO A PROPOSED THREE HOUR MAXIMUM PARKING, UH, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ENFORCEMENT IN OTHER AREAS.

UH, ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW? EVENING, DAVE SKOLNIK.

UH, 47 HILLSIDE.

UH, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

UM, I I, I'M GONNA READ, THERE ARE FOUR OF THEM THAT I WROTE DOWN MY BOOK.

I'LL READ ALL FOUR AND THEN YOU CAN DECIDE WHETHER YOU WANT TO ADDRESS 'EM.

THE FIRST QUESTION IS WHY.

SECOND QUESTION IS REVENUE, THIRD IS ENFORCEMENT, AND THE FOURTH IS IMPACT ON LOCAL, UH, RESIDENTS.

SO I, THE WHY I'M,

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I, I UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE DONE THINGS TO ADDRESS THEIR PARKING ISSUES, BUT IT'S NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR THE REVENUE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT REVENUE WE WERE, UH, WE WOULD BE LOSING BY, UH, BY THIS CHANGE.

UH, MAY NOT BE SIGNIFICANT, BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW.

UH, THIRD WAS HOW THE ACTUAL MECHANISM, UH, BY WHICH IT GETS ENFORCED.

IT'S NOT CLEAR.

YOU MAY HAVE MENTIONED IT.

I DON'T WHETHER IT STILL USES, UH, A METER THE SAME WAY WE HAVE TO GET TICKET NOW, BUT THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD BE EXTENDED OR WHETHER THERE'S SOME OTHER, UH, MECHANISM FOR, UH, THE THREE HOUR INTERVAL.

AND AGAIN, THE IMPACT ON LOCAL RESIDENTS, UH, WHICH I LOOKED AT IT AND I, I'M NOT QUITE CLEAR HOW THESE CHANGES WILL AFFECT, OR FOR THAT MATTER, UH, BUSINESSES TOO.

I KNOW THAT BUSINESSES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE, UH, LOOKING ON THIS FAVORABLY, BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR JUST WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS OR THE HOPES ARE IN THIS PROCESS.

I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE I'VE COVERED IT PRETTY THOROUGHLY.

THE WHY, UH, FROM MY FIRST MEETING AS MAYOR, OR WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THIS UP AS MAYOR, UH, AND, AND JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT, JUST THE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE RECEIVED FROM RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS, UH, AS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO EXPLORE AND SOMETHING I'M WILLING TO EXPLORE AS WELL BECAUSE OF MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH OUR CURRENT PARKING SYSTEM.

UM, THE REVENUE, I THINK WE MENTIONED IT AT ONE MEETING A FEW MONTHS AGO.

I BELIEVE YOU SAID IT WAS $120,000, MR. TREASURER? NO, I THINK THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT, UH, AND THEN THE HOW WOULD BE THROUGH CODE OR THROUGH ENFORCEMENT? UM, IT WOULD NOT BE, YOU WOULD NOT BE CHECKING IN ON THE METERS.

YOU WOULD PARK YOUR CAR AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT GROUP WOULD HAVE LICENSE PLATE READERS.

AND THEY WILL BE DRIVING AROUND READING AND GEO TAGGING THE CARS.

AND ONCE THEY SEE THEIR CARS LONGER THAN THREE HOURS THERE, THEY'LL RECEIVE A SUMMONS, UH, FOR PARKING LONGER THAN THREE HOURS.

UM, SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO KNOW WHEN THE CAR, ORIGINALLY THE CAR WILL BE G WELL, NO, THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY PARKED.

THEY'LL, IT'LL HAVE THE CAR TAGGED WHEN THEY DRIVE BY IT, AND THEN THAT PERSON HAS THREE HOURS PAST THAT POINT.

SO THERE'S A GRACE PERIOD THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO THAT PERSON, OF COURSE, BUT IT WON'T BE ALL DAY.

UH, I THINK THAT'S IT.

UH, THE LOCAL RESIDENTS, WHAT FEEDBACK? I KNOW THAT, UH, ASIDE FROM MAPLE, THERE WERE, THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THE CHANGE IN THE, UH, MOVEMENT OR NOT LACK OF MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES IS GOING TO AFFECT.

THAT'S, THAT'S HOPEFULLY WHAT, UH, ENFORCEMENT WILL TACKLE.

THAT'S ALSO WHAT THIS MEETING IS FOR.

YEAH.

THE THREE HOURS IS TO ENSURE THERE IS STILL MOVEMENT.

AND THAT'S THE ENFORCEMENT ANGLE WILL BE THAT THEY'LL BE TRACKING THESE CARS AND WHEN SOMEBODY HITS THREE HOURS, THEY'RE GONNA GET A SUMMONS FROM THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT PERSON OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WELL, AGAIN, OKAY.

I, I WON'T BELABOR IT EXCEPT I'M THINKING OF MAYBE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT WHO LIVE IN THE DOWNTOWN AND, UH, WHO SEEM WE'RE, WE'RE, WELL, THEY HAVE LIMITS TO THAT.

THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM, THIS IS ONLY THE METERED PARKING AREAS, THE CURRENT METERED PARKING AREAS ONLY.

SO RESIDENTS ARE AFFECTED BY THAT.

THEY'D HAVE TO PAY THE METER JUST LIKE YOU HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WOULD.

AND I THINK THERE'S A TIME RESTRICTION ON THAT AS WELL, A LENGTH IN TIME, UH, FOR THAT.

SO THAT A RESIDENT COULDN'T LEAVE THEIR CAR THERE ALL DAY ANYWAY RIGHT NOW.

SO.

ALRIGHT, WELL I'M SURE WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM IF IT DOESN'T GO WELL.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS ANY COMMENTS ON THIS LOCAL LAW? DOES ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED.

MAY HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES,

[VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

JUNE 2ND, 2026.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS, ADDITIONS, ANYTHING WITH THAT? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

APPROVAL OF WARRANTS

[VIII. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS]

CAPITAL FUND HH $160,334 AND 85 CENTS LIBRARY LL $19,816 AND 50 CENTS BETTERMENT BETTERMENT FUND TT $1,983 AND 60 CENTS PROFESSIONAL ESCROW TT $1,654 AND 75 CENTS.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE APPROVAL OF WARRANTS? MAY HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

UH, MOVING INTO OUR FIRST

[IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

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WHATEVER YOU WANNA SAY.

I'M HERE.

OKAY.

I, UM, YOU CAN JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND I THANK YOU, PROMISE YOU.

UM, I'M WAS JUST GONNA ASK YOU TO BEAR WITH ME BECAUSE I LEFT ONE OF MY, UH, OUTLINES AT HOME, AND SO I'M LOOKING AT IT ON MY PHONE.

UM, MY NAME IS AMY LIEBERMAN AND MY HUSBAND AND I, DAVID EBERT, HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF HASTINGS FOR CLOSE TO 30 YEARS, 29 AND A HALF YEARS AT THE MOMENT.

AND I VISITED HASTINGS FOR 20 YEARS BEFORE THAT WHEN MY AUNT AND UNCLE, UH, LIVED HERE.

SO I KNOW THIS IS A CARING KIND COMMUNITY.

AND SO IT WAS WITH TREMENDOUS SHOCK THAT WE READ IN THE DISPATCH LAST WEEK THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO KILL DEER BY BOW HUNTING.

UM, AND WE WANT TO STATE OUR VERY FIRM AND PERSISTENT OBJECTION.

WE KNOW THAT WHEN, UH, MAYOR KY WAS HERE, THERE WERE OTHER MEANS USED THAT WERE SUCCESSFUL.

AND I'D LIKE YOU TO, I DON'T KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE SHOCKED BY IS THAT, UM, WE DID NOT SEE ANY INVITATION TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOU GUYS PASSED THIS.

WE'RE LIVING IN A TIME WHERE WE ARE ASKED TO ACCEPT UNBELIEVABLE CRUELTY DAY AFTER DAY.

THIS IS WHAT WE LOOK AT TO, TO WHERE MOST OF US CAN'T BEAR TO LOOK AT THE NEWS, BUT WE DO.

UM, AND TO SEE THIS COMING IN MY BELOVED HASTINGS WITHOUT IT COMING TO A VOTE, TO THE COMMUNITY THAT MY MONEY IS BEING SPENT TO CAUSE HARM IN A FORM THAT IS INEFFECTIVE, FOLKS, AND I WILL GIVE YOU MY INFORMATION FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AMERICA.

THIS IS NOT A FRINGE GROUP.

BOW HUNTING HAS ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS. FIRST OF ALL, IT IS CRUEL AND IMPRECISE.

AND I WOULD ASK WHETHER ANY OF YOU HAVE WITNESSED AN ANIMAL WHO HAS BEEN WOUNDED AND DIES HOURS OR DAYS LATER, UM, FROM BEING HIT IMPRECISELY.

IT TAKES TO DIE IMMEDIATELY TAKE SUCH PRECISION.

IT IS SO UNUSUAL.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ANIMALS WHO ARE LAME AND INJURED SHOWING UP IN PLACES.

AND HOW DO WE TELL OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN ABOUT THIS? IT DOES NOT IMPROVE TICKS BECAUSE TICKS MOVE TO NEW HOSTS.

TICKS ARE CARRIED BY A HUNDRED DIFFERENT HOSTS THAT THEY WERE CALLED DEAR TICKS IS JUST A MISNOMER.

AND THIS IS, UM, VALIDATED BY RESEARCH.

THEY WILL MOVE TO OTHER HOSTS.

THEY ARE ALREADY IN THE OTHER HOSTS.

UM, THIS IS WHAT THE, UM, THE HUMANE SOCIETY SAYS.

BOW HUNTING IS NOT CONSIDERED AN INSTANT KILL METHOD UNLESS THE ARROW PENETRATES A VITAL ORGAN LIKE THE HEART, WHICH IS UNCOMMON.

DOZENS OF STUDIES SHOW HIGH CRIPPLING RATES, EVEN WHEN THE MOST MODERN BOW HUNTING METHODS ARE USED, CRIPPLED DEER OFTEN SUCCUMB TO INJURY, BLOOD LOSS SHOCK, AND OTHER SECONDARY COMPLICATIONS.

DOES THAT MEAN I'M DONE? THAT IS THREE MINUTES.

GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD AND FINISH.

THANK YOU.

WHICH MAY TAKE HOURS OR DAYS.

I WILL LEAVE THE INFORMATION ON THE TICKS.

UM, POPULATIONS WILL BOUNCE BACK.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HERD IS THINNED IS THAT THE DOSE START TO HAVE TRIPLETS AND TWINS AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BOUNCE BACK ANYWAY.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM OF ORPHANED FAWNS.

AND HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO THE CHILDREN? DO WE SHOW THEM BAMBI AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING TOO.

WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THESE FAWNS ORPHANED AND ABANDONED.

THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS, AND THE FACT THAT THIS DID NOT COME TO A COMMUNITY VOTE, VOTE.

YOU ARE ASKING ME TO PAY FOR KILLING WITHOUT ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS.

THIS IS SHOCKING TO ME.

AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PERSISTENT AND DEVOTED OPPOSITION TO THIS EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE SIGNED THE CONTRACT.

THANK YOU.

AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ANYBODY COULD SAY NOW THAT YOU'VE HEARD, HEARD ME, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

I I'VE DEFINITELY HEARD YOU.

UM, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS OVER SEVERAL MONTHS ABOUT THIS TOPIC, AND IT'S BEEN INCLUDED IN, IN AT LEAST ONE MAYOR'S EMAIL OF MINE TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND, AND I DON'T PERSONALLY RECALL.

I LIVED HERE WHEN WE DID THE PRIOR DEER MANAGEMENT PROJECT, AND I DON'T PERSONALLY RECALL THERE BEING A COMMUNITY VOTE ON THAT EITHER.

BUT IT WASN'T KILLING INVOLVED.

NOT EVEN LEGAL.

IT'S NOT, I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S NOT EVEN A LEGAL METHOD ANYMORE.

THAT THAT METHOD WAS BANNED ALMOST AS

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UH, SO THAT'S NOT EVEN A LEGAL METHOD ANYMORE.

BUT, SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, THOUGH, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF OUTREACH ON MY PART, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS IN OUR BOARD MEETINGS.

AND I'M SORRY THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THAT, BUT I DO HEAR YOU NOW.

WE WILL BE PRESENT AND THERE WILL BE OTHER PEOPLE PRESENT.

OKAY? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

DONE.

OH, SORRY, GO AHEAD.

YES, YOU FORGOT TO LOOK UP.

NOPE, GO AHEAD.

.

NO, I WAS MOVING SOME PAPERS.

THAT'S ALL.

OKAY.

UH, DAVE SKOLNIK 47 HILLSIDE.

I WASN'T GONNA SPEAK TO IT, BUT IN FACT, AND I'M, UH, I'M SORRY SHE'S LEFT, BUT I, I WILL, UH, SORT OF, YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN DEMONSTRATION OF MY FAILING MEMORY, BUT IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO THAT I, I MEAN, LIKE LAST MEETING WHEN I, UH, MADE SOME COMMENT ABOUT THE WORDING OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE, UM, THE DEAR PERSON.

AND I MISREAD THE WORD, UH, MODERATE AND MODERATE.

MM-HMM .

UM, BUT WHAT I DO RECALL IS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT, UH, WAS SO SPECIFIC IN THE WORDING THAT WOULD HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT YOU WERE MOVING FORWARD WITH, UM, UH, LETHAL, UM, METHODS.

IT WAS A CONVERSATION YOU WERE HAVING WITH THE, UM, THE PERSON.

AND I THINK SHE'S RIGHT.

I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, THIS THING HAS BEEN DISCUSSED BEFORE.

I KNOW THAT THE PREVIOUS METHOD OF STERILIZATION DID NOT WORK, BUT PLEA, BELIEVE ME, WHAT YOU THINK HAS BEEN CONVEYED TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, IS NOT BEING REGISTERED BY BY, IF YOU'RE ABOUT TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THE ACTUAL, UH, CULLING.

THAT'S ALL.

THAT WASN'T EVEN ON MY, ON MY LIST.

UM, BUT IT PROBABLY WILL BE, UM, ON, UM, 69 OF 26 BUD RE THE WATER SURGE, THE DRAINAGE.

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE, UM, SECRA AND WHETHER THERE'S ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN DONE.

ANY, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, THE DETENTION POND AND ANY CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE, UM, UH, INSECT LIFE OR IN THE WAY IN WHICH THAT MIGHT, UH, HAVE IMPACT IN THE AREA THAT'S, THAT POND IS, IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING I CAN READ ABOUT IT, I'D BE, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER YOU NOW, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT.

I WOULD BE ON 71 OF 26TH, WHICH IS THE AMENDMENT TO, UH, YOUR MEETINGS.

UM, THE LA THE NEXT MEETING, UH, ON JU JULY THE FIRST TUESDAY'S SEVENTH.

SO SEVENTH, RIGHT? AND THAT'S THE LAST ONE UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST.

UM, SO, UH, THIRD, EXCUSE ME, TUESDAY.

UH, MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY GONNA BE QUITE A FEW PROJECTS UNDERWAY AT THAT TIME.

THAT, UH, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS THAT COME UP, THERE'LL BE NO WAY OF, UM, ACTUALLY GIVING YOU ANY, UH, FORMAL INPUT.

UH, I DON'T KNOW.

AND MAYBE THE, UH, THE VILLAGE MANAGER WILL TALK ABOUT THE ONGOING, UM, SIDEWALK WORK THAT'S BE DONE.

UM, IT'S JUST THAT I'M CONCERNED THAT THAT'S A FAIRLY LONG, UM, INTERVAL.

I, I DON'T, I DON'T BEGRUDGE YOU HAVING A GOOD VACATION EVERY NOW AND THEN.

I THINK YOU DESERVE IT.

UM, BUT I'M JUST NOTICING THAT STUFF WILL PROBABLY BE GOING ON WHEN YOU WILL NOT BE, UH, MEETING FORMALLY.

SO IT'S JUST TO GUARANTEE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM AT OUR MEETINGS OVER THE SUMMER.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO ONE MEETING A MONTH AT THIS POINT.

WE MAY HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING SOMETIME IN JULY.

THAT'S JUST A MAY THOUGH, UH, IF IT'S NEEDED.

UH, BUT I'M ALWAYS VERY RESPONSIVE ON MY EMAILS.

I'LL, I'LL BE RESPONSIVE ON MY EMAILS DURING VACATION.

SO IF YOU DO SEE SOMETHING, UM, I'LL DEFINITELY RESPOND TO YOU.

OKAY.

OR ONE OF US, THE BILLS MANAGER MYSELF.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

OKAY, MOVING ON

[X. RESOLUTIONS]

AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE LETTER OF INSTRUCTION TO DIVERSIFY LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAMS, FUNDS BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF INSTRUCTION TO VFIS FOR DIVERSIFICATION OF THE LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM FUNDS TO AN ALLOCATION OF 30% EQUITIES AND 70% FIXED INCOME ASSETS AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS AS NECESSARY.

THIS IS REGARDING OUR LSAP UH, UM, PROGRAM THAT IS INVOLVED WITH OUR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UH, THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE ADDED INTO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, CORRECT? UM, AS A REFERENDUM CHANGING THE, THIS, THIS IS CHANGING THE, UH, KIND

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AND THAT WILL BE IN REF ON REFERENDUM IN THIS ONE WILL NOT, DOES NOT HAPPEN.

THIS HAS TO GET APPROVED.

THIS HAS TO BE DONE FIRST.

YES.

CORRECT.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.

SO A SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THANK YOU.

68 OF 26 AUTHORIZATION EXECUTE LETTER OF AGREEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26 AUDIT BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH NUGENT AND HAUSLER PC IN THE AMOUNT OF $36,750 FOR THE PREPARATION OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, 26.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ANNUAL THING.

YOU MAY HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

69 TO 26 NEGATIVE DECLARATION.

BOOTLE EARS BROOK WATERSHED DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BE RESOLVED THAT THE PURSUANT TO PART 6 1 7 6 17 OF, OF THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ARTICLE EIGHT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.

THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS LEAD AGENCY HEREBY ADOPTS THE EAF PART TWO ATTACHED AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS LEAD LEAD AGENCY IS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED UNLISTED ACTION WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE REASONS ENUMERATED IN THE ATTACHED NEGATIVE DECLARATION.

PART THREE.

THAT'S ALL AVAILABLE ONLINE OR WILL BE? UH, YEAH, IT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

IT JUST HAS TO BE SIGNED FORMALLY ONCE THIS IS DONE.

OKAY.

DOES THAT, ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR A AYE, HERE WE GO.

70 OF 26 RESOLUTION TO AMEND LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM THE LOS SAP, WHEREAS THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY REFERENDUM IN 1992.

AND WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 A OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW GML AUTHORIZES THE VILLAGE AS LOS SAP LOEP SPONSORED TO AMEND THE LOS SAP.

AND WHEREAS A QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER CURRENTLY EARNS A $20 MONTHLY SERVICE AWARD FOR EACH YEAR OF SERVICE CREDIT PAYABLE AT THE AGE OF 65.

AND WHEREAS UNDER THE CURRENT LOS SAP PROVISIONS, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MAY EARN IS 20 YEARS, WHICH REPRESENTS A MAXIMUM MONTHLY SERVICE AWARD OF $400.

AND WHEREAS THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WISHES TO AUTHORIZE AMENDMENTS TO THE LOS SAP FOR THE BENEFIT OF QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND TO AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC REFERENDUM WITH RESPECT THERE TOO.

AND WHEREAS THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PROPOSES TO AMEND THE LO SAP EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2027 TO EXTEND THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT FOR WHICH A VOLUN, A QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MAY EARN A SERVICE AWARD TO 40 YEARS, WHICH REPRESENTS A MAXIMUM MONTHLY SERVICE AWARD OF $800.

AND WHEREAS THIS AMEND THIS AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE LO SAP TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND REWARD VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS.

NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED.

THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE 11 A OF THE GML APPROVES AN AMENDMENT TO THE LOS SAP TO EXTEND THE MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT THAT MAY BE EARNED UNDER ITS LOS SAP FROM 20 TO 40 YEARS, INCREASING THE MAXIMUM PROJECTED MONTHLY SERVICE AWARD FROM $400 TO $800 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2027.

THE ANNUAL FUNDING COST OF THE CURRENT PROGRAM FOR 2026 IS APPROXIMATELY $333,050 $1,690 AND 61 CENTS PER PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER.

THE CURRENT COST OF ADMINISTRATION IS APPROXIMATELY OR ABOUT $7,940 PER YEAR.

THE ANNUAL FUNDING COST OF THE AMENDED PROGRAM FOR CURRENT VOLUNTEERS IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $330,684 OR $1,678 AND 60 CENTS FOR PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEERS PER PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER.

THERE'LL BE NO INCREASE IN THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION COSTS AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT.

THE FAILURE OF THE AMENDMENT TO BE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON WILL IN NO WAY AFFECT THE PROVISIONS OF THE SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM PRESENTLY IN EFFECT.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS SUBJECT TO A MANDATORY REFERENDUM OF QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON AND SAID REFERENDUM SHALL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3RD, MY BIRTHDAY 2026, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6:00 AM AND 9:00 PM PREVAILING TIME AT SUCH POLLING PLACES IN HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NEW YORK, AND IN SUCH EARLY VOTING TIMES AND LOCATIONS AS DES AS DESIGNATED BY THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE PROPOSITION PLACED BEFORE THE QUALIFIED VOTERS READ AS FOLLOWS.

DO I NEED TO READ THE ENTIRE THING? NO, IT BASICALLY REPEATS WHAT WAS ALREADY SAID SET FOR MR. CLARK.

YOU JUST SEE SOME TYPOS IN THERE.

I I, I CAUGHT 'EM AND SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UH, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED SUBJECT TO A MANDATORY REFERENDUM.

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SECOND.

SECOND, SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

71 TO 26 AMENDMENT TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING DAYS BE RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADJUST THE SUMMER MEETING SCHEDULED TO DESIGNATE ONLY THE FIRST TUESDAY OF JULY AND THE THUR THIRD TUESDAY OF AUGUST AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING DAYS.

I THINK WE'VE ALL ARE AWARE OF THIS.

UH, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS CALENDAR FOR THE SUMMER? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

72 OF 26 ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION 2022 GMC SIERRA 2,500 HD BE RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCEPT THE DONATION OF A 2022 GMC SIERRA 2,500 HD FROM THE NEWINGTON CROP SEA FOUNDATION FOR USE AS A POLICE VEHICLE AND AUTHORIZE THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACCEPT THE DONATION AND ENSURE THE TRANSFER OF CLEAN TITLE TO THE VEHICLE AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXTEND THEIR THANKS TO THE NEWINGTON CROP SEA FOUNDATION FOR ITS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE VILLAGE.

THIS IS A, A FAIRLY NEW AND IN VERY GOOD SHAPE TRUCK THAT, UH, WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE BECAUSE WE HAVE MOTORCYCLE TRAILER.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE THE, UM, THE SPEED ZONE TRAILERS THAT GET, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT AROUND ALL AROUND THE VILLAGE.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE, BASICALLY, UTILITY VEHICLE.

AND IT WAS ALSO ACT, UH, AS A DETECTIVE SERGEANT'S VEHICLE HERE IN THE VILLAGE.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IT'S VERY GENEROUS OF NEWINGTON.

CROP THING IS IN PERFECT SHAPE.

SO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS DONATION.

SO MOVED.

SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO OUR VILLAGE

[XI. VILLAGE MANAGER’S REPORT]

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE THE BOARD A BIT ON THE BRES BROOK, UH, GRANT APPLICATION THAT WE ARE, UH, MAKING TO THE COUNTY AND THAT PROCESS.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, I'M IN THE PROCESS OF SPEAKING WITH THE VARIOUS PROPERTY OWNERS FROM WHOM WE WILL NEED, UH, UH, EASEMENTS.

THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY, UM, 16 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES INVOLVED.

I MET WITH 15 OF THEM LAST THURSDAY.

AND, UM, I'M DOING SOME, UH, FOLLOW UP PERSONAL MEETINGS AT THEIR PROPERTIES WITH OUR ENGINEER TO DISCUSS, UH, THE, THE EASEMENTS THEY VARY.

SOME OF THEM ARE JUST TEMPORARY EASEMENTS FOR, YOU KNOW, THE WORK TO BE DONE.

OTHERS ARE, ARE, UH, PERMANENT EASEMENTS FOR, UM, EITHER AN OPEN CHANNEL OR A PIPE, UH, TO CONVEY, UM, STORMWATER.

UM, SO THAT, THAT, THAT, UH, IS UNDERWAY.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE A BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS UNDERWAY, WHICH IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE COUNTY REQUIRES AS PART OF THE GRANT APPLICATION.

WE RETAINED A, UM, SPECIALIST TO PREPARE THAT, UH, AS A BOARD HAD, UH, AUTHORIZED, UH, IN, UH, ME IN IN PURSUIT OF THIS GRANT.

UM, WE, OUR ENGINEER IS, UH, PREPARING A, UH, SHORT DESCRIPTION OF REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR THE COUNTY.

AND THE BOARD ADOPTED THE UPDATED RESOLUTION AT THE LAST MEETING.

SO, UH, WE, THIS, THIS MATTER SHOULD BE, UM, GOING TO THE, UH, BOARD, THE, THE, UH, BOARD OF LEGISLATORS, THE COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS BY THE END OF THE MONTH, BY THE END OF OF JUNE.

AND THEN I GUESS WE, YOU KNOW, WE WAIT TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT WE, WE, WE GET THE GRANT.

SO, UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE, UH, TWO GRANTS ALREADY IN CONNECTION WITH THE LYRES BROOK IMPROVEMENTS.

UH, THEY ARE PRIMARILY GOING TO BE SPENT ON THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE DONE BEING DONE ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF FARGATE PARKWAY WHERE WE ON, ON VILLAGE OWNED LAND.

WE'LL BE INSTALLING A, UM, UH, PIPE AND TO CONVEY THE WATER.

IT WILL NO LONGER GO UNDER THE UNDER FARGATE PARKWAY AND OVER TO THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF FARRAGUT PARKWAY, UH, AND INTO THE LYRES BROOK.

IT'LL COME, IT'LL STAY ON THE, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, GO DOWN INTO THE DETENTION POND AND BE SLOWLY RELEASED TO THE BROOK, MUCH FURTHER DOWN, UH, IN THE PROCESS.

SO IT SHOULD PROVIDE, UM, SIGNIFICANT RELIEF AND, AND, AND THE REST OF THE PROJECT, UH, ALSO, UH, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RELIEF.

SO THAT'S, UM, EXCITING.

IF YOU GET EXCITED ABOUT STORM WATER, IT'S EXCITING.

UM, EXCITING TO ME.

DEFINITELY.

YES.

UH, THE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO, UM, NOTE TO THE BOARD IS, UM, RAVENSDALE AND ROSEDALE, YOU HAD ASKED ME TO EXPEDITE, UH, LOOKING AT THOSE, AT THAT PARTICULAR, UM,

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AND WE, WE JUST TODAY, UH, BECAME AWARE THAT THERE WAS A, UH, NOT A, NOT A PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT, BUT A CAR ACCIDENT AT THAT LOCATION.

UM, SO I SHOULD HAVE A DRAFT DESIGN FOR THE BOARD, UH, TO CONSIDER, UM, AT THE NEXT MEETING ON JULY 7TH.

UH, AND, UH, HOPING TO HAVE BID DOCUMENTS PREPARED, CERTAINLY BY THE END OF AUGUST.

UM, SO WE'RE MOVING AHEAD AS RAPIDLY ON THAT PROJECT AND I'LL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU APPRISED OF ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN BETWEEN AS WELL.

HAS ANY, WE'VE BEEN GETTING SOME CORRESPONDENCE JUST OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS FROM RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA AND THE VILLAGE MANAGER SENT A RESPONSE ABOUT THIS, UH, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT, THAT CREIGHTON MANNING ARE MAKING.

AND, AND EVERYONE SEEMED VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE RESPONSE, UM, THAT MARY BE, THAT THE VILLAGE MANAGER GAVE, UH, TO THEM.

AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT US OR NOT EXCITED, ANTICIPATING US, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS, UH, HOPEFULLY SOONER THAN LATER.

YEP.

ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO.

AND THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SHARE TONIGHT.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.

IF, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY MTA .

I WAS JUST DOWN THERE.

OKAY.

UM, I ACTUALLY SENT THEM ANOTHER NOTE, I THINK MAYBE A WEEK TO 10 DAYS AGO, UH, REMINDING THEM THAT 'CAUSE THE FENCE.

YOU CAN SEE THE FENCE THERE.

YES.

YES.

IT JUST HASN'T BEEN STALLED.

THEY ALL GOT DELIVERED.

I SAW.

I GET DELIVERED, YES.

BUT THEY, THEY CLAIM THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THE PIECES YET.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT, GREAT.

MOVING ON TO BOARD DISCUSSION

[XII. BOARD DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS]

UH, JUST THE FIRST TOPIC OF DISCUSSION IS OUR AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR LAST MEETING, UH, I OPENED UP A PIECE OF MAIL FROM THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION WHERE WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS ANOTHER, UH, ANOTHER CONSECUTIVE YEAR AS A TREE CITY USA FOR THE YEAR OF 2025.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE.

UH, THAT'S A GREAT HONOR.

AND THEN ALSO WE WERE HONORED, UH, BY THE WESTCHESTER MUNICIPAL PLANNING FEDERATION ON AWARDS DINNER ON JUNE 3RD.

MYSELF, TRUSTEE FLEISIG AND TRUSTEE OR MERTON, ALONG WITH THE VILLAGE MANAGER AND VILLAGE CLERK.

AND SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN OUR, IN OUR GROUP HERE WERE PRESENT.

UH, WE RECEIVED A PLANNING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, UM, A PLANNING COMMENDATION FOR OUR RIVER TOWNS CONSORTIUM ON OUR FOOD SCRAP MANAGEMENT STUDY.

AND THEN ALSO A THIRD HASTINGS HONORIFIC WAS A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ISSUED TO A HASTINGS, UH, HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI, OWEN LINDER, WHO'S CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT BINGHAMTON.

SO WE HAD A TRIFECTA AND IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT FOR ALL, AND IT WAS, IT WAS A FUN EVENING.

THANK YOU.

UH, YOU ARE WELCOME .

AND THAT'S IT.

UH, AS THE HOST OUR SECRET LAW, OUR WONDERFUL VILLAGE ATTORNEY IS GONNA GIVE US A QUICK UPDATE ON THE NEW SECRET LAW OR THE UPDATES TO THE SECRET LAW.

SO, UM, YOU, YOU MAY HAVE BEEN HEARING, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF, UH, TALK ABOUT IT, THERE'S, UM, REALLY TWO SETS OF CHANGES.

AND THIS IS GONNA BE A PRETTY BRIEF OVERVIEW 'CAUSE IT GETS A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

UM, TWO SETS OF CHANGES THERE WERE REVISION.

NOW JUST SECRET IS THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT.

LET'S START BY NOT USING THE ACRONYM SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

UM, THERE WERE TWO RECENT SETS OF CHANGES.

UM, THE FIRST WERE REVISIONS TO THE SECRET REGULATIONS, WHICH WERE EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 12TH.

UM, AND IT, THIS IS AN INCORPORATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONSIDERATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

CITING LAW REQUIRES AGENCIES TO CONSIDER WHETHER A PROPOSED ACTION MAY RESULT IN A DISPROPORTIONATE POLLUTION BURDEN ON A DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.

THE NEW EAF FORMS INCORPORATE THIS, YOU'LL SEE, UM, IN THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION THAT YOU ADOPTED TONIGHT.

UM, THERE IS, IN FACT IT ASKS IF THERE IS A DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY WITHIN A HALF MILE.

UM, THERE IS, UM, IN YONKERS.

UM, SO WE HAD TO, UM, THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THAT PART THREE THAT BASICALLY SAYS THERE WON'T BE ANY DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON THAT DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.

THIS IS A DRAINAGE PROJECT THAT'S BEEN DESIGNED VERY CAREFULLY TO NOT HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON DOWNSTREAM PROPERTIES.

UM, BUT THAT'S A NEW THING THAT NEEDS TO BE INCORPORATED.

UM, THE AMENDMENTS TO THESE REGULATIONS ALSO CREATED A NEW TYPE TWO ACTION.

TYPE TWO MEANS THAT AN ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER CCRA FOR SMALLER MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS, WE'LL REACH OUT TO THEM BECAUSE, UM, IF THEY'RE ON AN EXISTING APPROVED LOT, NO MORE THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA AND ON PUBLIC SEWER AND WATER AND SOME HOUSEKEEPING CHANGES, THE BIGGER CHANGES THAT YOU MAY BE HEARING ABOUT WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE STATE'S FINAL BUDGET BILL,

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UM, IT ADDED TO THE LIST OF ACTIONS, WHICH WILL BE TYPE TWO ACTIONS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW.

UM, A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT JUST BECAUSE THESE ACTIONS WILL NOW BE EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER CCRA, THEY ARE STILL SUBJECT TO LOCAL ZONING AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REGULAT AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

SO THEY'RE STILL SUBJECT TO YOUR STEEP SLOPES ORDINANCE TO YOUR STORM WATER ORDINANCE, ALL OF THOSE AND YOUR ZONING CODE, UM, THEY JUST WON'T GET REVIEWED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SECRET REGULATIONS.

SO THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF THESE IS, UM, TYPE TWO ACTION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING PROVIDED IT WILL BE CONNECTED TO PUBLIC SEWER AND WATER IS ON A PREVIOUSLY DISTURBED SITE.

AND THERE'S A RATHER DETAILED DEFINITION OF WHAT MEETS PREVIOUSLY DISTURBED SITE THAT WAS NEGOTIATED HEAVILY BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE STATE SENATE.