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Thank you, Matt. Stay right there because you're going to do number two, Marie L. Andrews, Evocable Living Trust. Okay. This is a three-lot subdivision, which we also discussed back in December. This is to memorialize a development rights sale. So this also needs relief from the zoning board due to the as-built condition of the greenhouses. They didn't need the side yard setback, and then this lot number one was over on their lot coverage. Again, they've received the relevant relief from the zoning board, and we are ready to schedule a... Public hearing. And, Matt, on that one, everything is fine unless they sell it to another... Correct. So there's also an encroachment, if you read in the resolution here, that's these two small greenhouses. It's one family that controls the whole farm, so the zoning board did approve with the condition that if it ever doesn't... You know, if it leaves the family or goes into another interest, they'll have to remove the encroachment. The living trust has to be amended. Was that... I'm not sure. So the issue with this was, as used to happen, quite frequently, development rights would be sold. So development rights were, I believe, sold here and here, and then tacked on the parcel in the back, but then it was never subdivided, so the county, the health department doesn't recognize the lots. So they're tax lots, but not really. So this memorializes what kind of has already been done. Another easy one. Thank you. All right, good, Josh? Everybody good with that? Yeah. All right, stay right there, Matt. All right. Item number three. JPD, Calverton State Plan. And, Ben, if you want to come up, you can, and just introduce yourself on the record. Good evening, gentlemen. This is Ben Pong. I'm a civil engineer from Boulder Engineering. We're at 275 Broad Hall Road in Norfolk. You're welcome. You're a fine school for this, huh? How many years have we been working on this one? Since 2023, if you can believe it or not. Fast track, Josh. Yeah. I appreciate it. So this is where Neptune Feed is up on Middle Country Road. It is, sorry, where does that go here? 4195 Middle Road. So they're proposing to demo the Neptune Supply Building, which is more or less here, and build a new just about 75,000 square foot multi-tenant warehouse here with some outdoor storage here and here. Way back in 2023, we classified this as type one pursuant to SIGRA and then retained LK and LK2. And we're going to have to do some work on the construction of the LKMA to look at the traffic for us. Then this application got caught in the industrial moratorium, which went on for over a year. The plans got revised a number of times. We have received a letter from LKMA that, you know, fully reviewed everything, finding that this will have no negative traffic impacts on the area. So we are prepared to adopt an EGDEC and schedule a public hearing. I don't know if you have any other questions. We're ready. We just have a question on page 307. I don't know if you have any questions. is a concrete storage pad and it says it's 3,000 square feet but then when you read the dimensions it says 100 by 300. I'm assuming that's a typo. No.

That would be 30. Lower right-hand corner. That would be 30, yeah.

Yeah, so that's probably the typo, so it's probably 30. You're probably right. 30,000. Yeah. So it should be? It should be 30. 30,000 square feet? Yep. Okay. Which I know they do have a lot of like trucks and stuff they store there, which is all permitted in the code, in the new Calverton Industrial Code, provided it's suitably screened. Now what are your intentions on all the paving and concrete? The paving there is really bad. And then even the concrete that goes... Go to the... It's all broken. The grass is coming through. Yep. So a lot of the site is being full depth repaved and then areas where we can get away with it are going to be doing a mill and overlay to make it all come up to code and be nice and, yeah, across the board. Right. Yeah, because that's, I would say 80% of the blacktop needs to be repaired. Yeah. And there's a good amount of that that's scheduled for demo and repaving. Good. Okay. The water tank. The water tank's going to be removed. The round cylinder. There's a tank here. I don't know if it's a water tank, but there's some sort of tank that's right here. That is not currently scheduled for removal. I can talk to the owners if that's, whether or not it's still... It's not exactly as I thought there was a water tank because there was never a town water there. That building's been there for 40 years, 50 years. It probably is an old water tank. I can, again, talk to the owners about whether or not that's part of the upgrades they can make is removing that. Or if they plan on keeping it. Okay. If they're going to keep it, what are they going to do with it? That's a disarray also. I mean, how about the building? Do you plan on painting the building, stuccoing the building or anything, or any type of maintenance? To be honest with you, the existing building I don't think was really part of the initial plan. I think that the initial plan is to remove the old Neptune feed building and then build the new warehouse. I'm sure as part of the overall upgrades there's going to be some sort of initiative to make the whole place nicer. I like the industrial park, but it does need an upgrade. It really does. And if you guys purchase the property, if you can do Riverhead a favor and really do a nice job with it, then you're set for 40 or 50 years. Another question I have, in the back area you probably have about 30 piles of fill in the back, which has concrete in it and everything else. Yeah, so that'll be part of the overall site removals. That's going to be, obviously. It's taken away or dealt with on site as needed and it'll be tested and all of that. Okay. All right. I have a quick question. That big sign that's out front, is that coming down? I believe it's being refaced. Refaced. And then, yeah, it's firing. And now it's going to remain the same? Correct. Yeah.

And Matt, I had a question about exiting the property. Yeah. Is there any way to move the east arrow and then the west arrow when you're leaving? Only because if you're making a left on 25, you could sit there for a while. And then the guy in back of you is just... Is that a right turn only? No. A right turn, then also a left turn. If there's room. Yeah. So the way it's been revised pursuant to the comments from New York State DOT, I don't know that we can fit all the turning lanes. I would say there's not a huge amount of trips. There's not a lot of traffic generated from the uses on this site. So I don't know that there's going to really even be a backup, which I think our traffic consultant spoke to in his review. I mean, if you could just look at it, if it is possible. It's not a bad idea, especially if you're going to have tractor... You have quite a few tractor trailers there. And to what? In the driveway on the site? Well, right. So in other words, trailer's coming out. If he's heading west, he may sit there for a while. Yeah. Understood. So we actually had a left and a right. And DOT specifically asked us to revise that back down to a single. Really? Yeah. DOT does interesting things. Yeah. You can't make a left? You can make a left. But they just wanted a single... Single point of exit. One in, one out. One in, one out rather than showing a turn lane or anything like that. Just because it... There was a traffic study done there, right? Yeah. So we had a whole review of that, which is in your packet. So much for that idea, Matt. Yeah. Sorry. Well, you thought it was a great idea, too. That's how we drew it initially. Yeah. It's common sense. Yeah. Common sense. Yeah. I just think it doesn't... There's not that many... One other thing I'm going to ask is that any kind of signage that goes up or labeling of whatever people are occupying it, that it goes on the building itself, like the building numbers and things like that or unit numbers. Oh, sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's not attached to the door in case the door gets replaced or something and it never goes back up in case you call for... Understood. John, please... Or an ambulance or something. Yeah. Fire... Okay. That's a good idea. That's where the fire people can find you. That's a good thing. Look for the flames. Anybody else? That's good? Okay. So two resolutions, one for the NACDAC, the second one to schedule a hearing. All three of those hearings will be the first meeting. Okay. That's good? You're good. Thanks, sir. Good going. Thank you. Good luck. Item number four with Greg, Calvert Industrial Subdivision, aka OSTAT. Okay. Thank you.

HB Engineering, Environmental Consultant to the applicant. All right. So we're just here to have a follow-up discussion on the Calverton Industrial Subdivision, a.k.a. the OSTAD Subdivision, which is approximately 131 acres, located directly to the west of Splish Splash. As the board will recall, this application has been around since about 2021. The board initially issued a positive declaration in February of 2022. We went through public scoping. A draft EIS was accepted by the board in January of 2024. Right after the board accepted that DEIS, the town board adopted the Calverton Industrial Moratorium, which, as Matt said, went on for about a year and a half. When the moratorium was lifted, we issued a subsequent positive declaration requiring the preparation of a supplemental DEIS. We accepted that, and we had a combined public hearing on the draft, the supplemental draft as well as the subdivision in November of 2025. So the applicant has prepared the FEIS, which responded to substantive comments that were received during that public hearing period. I've reviewed the FEIS. The gist is all of the proposed mitigation that was recommended will remain. The format of the FEIS really responds to those comments that were raised at that public hearing. So I have a resolution for the board to accept the FEIS. We will then submit that. Thank you. And then post it and distribute it to involved agencies. Next step after that would be a finding and then potential approvals. Greg, the only question, was there an exit to the south, to the expressway? So that was something we had initially looked at, and that is discussed in the FEIS. There's really no plans on the part of the DOT. There was never any sort of envisioning of future extensions, service roads, or exits. We are not able to provide the option of adding more option ramps. So unfortunately that plan is really not going to be feasible, both on the applicant's part. There was a lot of questions about just taking potential takings of private property. There's rail crossings at the south side of the property. So that was something that we did look at through the pendency of the review. But it was really deemed to be outside of the capabilities of the applicant. But there will be... I mean again... Signalized intersection at Middle Country Road at the site of the... We are not able to provide the option of adding more option ramps. site's driveway. The DEIS and the supplemental draft EIS both recommended the installation. We had them look at the exit 71 exit ramp off the LIE, which is the Edwards Avenue exit ramp. It did recommend the installation of a signal there. We did get comments from the DPW regarding the traffic impact study, which were addressed in the FEIS, and they'll go to the DPW. Those conversations and those applications will obviously be ongoing. But yeah, so all the mitigation, there is a proposed four-acre set-aside within the subdivision boundaries for a potential well site for the Riverhead Water District. That's going to be subject to further exploration. They're going to do a on-site sewage treatment plant for the entirety of the development.

All right, I guess we'll get some more questions and answers at the public hearing. Gentlemen, I think it's a great idea. Because, you know, you have Splish Splash to the east and just a sod farm to the west. No residential. Great spot for an industrial park. So just to the point, Mr. Chairman, we did already have the public hearing. You know, SECRA recommends combining hearings to be more efficient, so we did have that. So next step would be findings and then potential approvals. There's a signal now, right before Splish Splash. Are you going to have two signals? Are you going to adjust it or change it so that there's left turns, right turns, etc.? Sure. There's a signal on Manor, Greg? Well, so yeah, so right now the, what we'll call the Splish Splash, you know, the Middle Country Road, Manor Road Splish Splash driveway, that is a signalized intersection. The application does propose a new industrial roadway towards the western end of the property. Probably, you know, we're going to have to do a little bit of a change there. Probably somewhere in the neighborhood of, I would say, 700 to 800 feet west of that existing intersection. So yes, there would be two signals. They'll obviously have to be, you know, timed and connected. That's going to be under the DOT's jurisdiction, but yeah, there would be, this will be a signalized roadway. Thank you. Well said. Greg, just to get back to the water, you said that a well is going to go in there? There's a potential well site. That was something that was identified in the mapping plan. Did that just service the... That individual complex, or would that be... If the Riverhead Water District would benefit from it then? Yeah, I mean, so if that's something that is able to be implemented, and obviously that is something that needs to be further investigated by the Water District, but that would become a Riverhead Water District well site, which would benefit, you know, not just the OSTAD site, but it would serve to strengthen the infrastructure of the Water District. Okay, thank you. Anything else, gentlemen? Nope. I'm out at this time. Okay. We'll have a vote coming up in a little while. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Thank you. Okay, that brings us to the public comments on resolutions. Not looking good. Gentlemen, can we take up resolutions? All right, I'll move the resolution. 20-26-0-22. For North Shore Sprinkler Supply, the schedule of public hearing for the site plan application. So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki. Yes. Mr. Hogan. Yes. Mr. DeNiro. Aye. Mr. Baer. Yes. And I vote aye. The motion carries. I'll move resolution 26-023, schedule a public hearing for the minor subdivision entitled Mary Dale Andrews Revocable Trust. Motion to move. Moved and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki. Yes. Mr. Hogan. Yes. Mr. DeNiro. Aye. Mr. Baer. Yes. And I vote aye. The motion carries. I'll move resolution number 20-26-024. JPD Calverton Site Plan. Resolution to assume lead agency and issue a negative declaration pursuant to CEGRA for the site plan application. So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki. Yes. Mr. Hogan. Yes. Mr. DeNiro. Aye. Mr. Baer. Yes. And I vote aye. The motion carries. Resolution 20-26-025, JDP Calverton Site Plan. Resolution to schedule a public hearing for the site plan application entitled JDP Calverton. Second. Moved and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki. Yes. Mr. Hogan. Yes. Mr. DeNiro. Aye. Mr. Baer. Yes. And I vote aye. The motion carries. I'll move resolution 20-26-026 for Woodhull at Soundshore, a minor subdivision granting a 90-day extension. So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki. Yes. Mr. Hogan. Yes. Mr. DeNiro. Aye. Mr. Baer. Yes. And I vote aye. The motion carries. Moved resolution 27. Grants preliminary. And final site plan approval for the site plan application of Hampton Jitney. Second. Moved and seconded. But before we do our discussion, did we receive the emergency response plan? Sorry.

So we did receive a draft that Andrew reviewed. We actually had a meeting with the applicant and their design professionals. But as part of the fire marshal permitting process, we received a draft that Andrew reviewed. And as part of the fire marshal permitting process, he's going to be reviewing the final and approving it. So that's why it's a condition of our approval. Staff is satisfied with that? Yeah. I mean, for four battery energy storage units, they agreed to all of the conditions, all of the plan revisions, the decommissioning fund. And 1% of the amount of the decommissioning fund is going to be going into a hazard mitigation fund for the fire marshals. Great. Okay. Moved and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki. Yes. Mr. Hogan. Yes. Mr. DeNiro. Aye. Mr. Hogan. Aye. Mr. Hogan. Mr. Zelnicki.

Aye. Mr. Behr. Yes. And I vote aye. The motion carries. I'll move resolution number 20-26-028, Seacrest Estates Grading and Drainage Plan, lot number 12, resolution to approve the grading and drainage plan for a single family residence. So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki. Yes. Mr. Hogan. Yes. Mr. DeNiro. Aye. Mr. Behr. Yes. And I vote aye. The motion carries. Resolution 20-26-029. Second.

resolution 2026-030 for Calverton Industrial Subdivision to accept final environmental impact statement and authorized distribution to involved agencies and make available for public review. So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki? Yes. Mr. Hogan? Yes. Mr. Nonaro? Mr. Behr? Yes. And I vote aye. The motion carries. At this time, anybody from the public can come up and talk about any matters they like. Come on, all of you. Take care, guys. Good luck. Thank you. Okay, we don't have any public comments tonight. Somebody want to move the April 16th minutes? So moved. The meetings, the minute meetings of April 16th, so moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Mr. Zelnicki? Yes. Mr. Behr? Yes. Mr. Nonaro? Aye. And I vote aye. Motion carries. What about me? Oh, I'm sorry, John. And Mr. Hogan? Aye. I'm reading and talking at the same time. Greg, no secret actions? Other business staff, correspondence? Everybody's good? Awesome, okay. Very good. Our next meeting date is going to be Thursday, May 21st, at 3 p.m. right here in Town Hall. Thank you, and have a great weekend. Motion to oppose? Aye. Second? Second. All in favor of closing the meeting? Aye. All opposed? Motion to oppose.

Thank you, everybody.