September 10, 2025 — Town Board Work Session

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0:00Thank you.

0:30Thank you.

1:00Thank you.

1:20Thank you, sir.

1:21Pleasure.

1:24Okay.

1:26Under open session,

1:28we have just

1:29resolved

1:30resolutions today, so we'll go through the

1:31resolution packet, but before I do

1:33that, let me just make a couple

1:35comments on some

1:37things that are going on this weekend.

1:40And as

1:42we know, tomorrow is Thursday, September

1:4411th, and

1:459-11 always brings back

1:48a lot of memories and a lot of concerns

1:49of things that happened on that

1:51day 24 years

1:53ago, I believe it was.

1:56So we will be having

1:58at 10 o'clock in the morning,

1:59and we will be in Calverton at

2:01the 9-11 Memorial

2:02on Edwards Avenue and Riley

2:05Avenue, and we will do a ceremony

2:07there. And then 6 o'clock

2:09tomorrow night, up

2:11at Reeves Memorial Park on the

2:13corner of Reeves and

2:15Park Road and

2:17Sound Avenue, the

2:19Reeves Park Association

2:22puts together a really nice

2:23memorial for 9-11.

2:25That starts at 6 o'clock.

2:27Those are both tomorrow.

2:29Now on Saturday,

2:31the 13th, September 13th,

2:33Racetrack Knot Street from 1pm

2:35to 10pm,

2:37up at Epcow.

2:39Then we have the East End Church

2:41Unity Day by Church of the Harvest.

2:43That's in Grangeable Park

2:45downtown. That's on Saturday

2:47from 2pm to 8pm.

2:50The American Legion

2:51on Saturday also

2:53has their annual pig roast.

2:55That's from 3pm to 7pm,

2:57and that's at the American Legion on

2:594th Avenue.

3:01And we have the Long Island Antique

3:03Power Association. They have their

3:05annual truck pool Saturday

3:07from 9 to 5. That's up at Hallockville

3:09up on Sound Avenue.

3:11And the East End Arts has

3:13their soiree. Soiree?

3:15Soiree. Soiree.

3:17Or a soiree.

3:19It's a fundraiser gala,

3:21and that's at 6pm,

3:23and that's at Strong's Water Club

3:25and Marina out in Mattatuck.

3:27So a lot of events going on.

3:29This weekend, a lot of choices for things

3:31to do for people.

3:33So I suggest go out and attend

3:35one or two or all of these and

3:37realize what

3:39Riverhead is all about, especially

3:41in the early fall. You can eat garlic

3:43on Sunday at the Garlic Festival. Garlic at the

3:45festival right at the

3:47end of Northville Turnpike and

3:49Sound Avenue, the annual Garlic Festival.

3:51Yes. Excellent.

3:53Okay. At this point in time,

3:55we're going to move on to the resolutions,

3:56and we'll have Deputy Supervisor Higgins,

3:59read off the resolutions.

4:01Good afternoon.

4:03Good afternoon.

4:05All ready? We'll get started.

4:07Resolution number one, budget adjustment

4:09for settlement offer to tenant of

4:11127 East Main Street, SNR

4:13Bar 25 Corp.

4:15Is the mic on?

4:17No.

4:19Okay.

4:21Okay. In concert.

4:23You're always very diligent about monitoring

4:25the height of the microphones.

4:27Sure.

4:29Okay. Resolution number two, budget

4:31adoption for the removal of weeds, yard

4:33waste, litter, garbage, refuse, rubbish

4:35upon the premises known as 219

4:37Hubbard Avenue in Riverhead, New York.

4:41Number three, changes the status

4:43of current seasonal employees to call-in

4:45employees in the Recreation Department.

4:49Number four, appoints a chief accountant,

4:51financial administrator. Jeanette DePaulo

4:53was, as we all know, provisional.

4:55We got the results of the

4:57civil service exam, and good night.

4:59Good.

5:01Good.

5:03Good.

5:05Good.

5:07Good.

5:09Good.

5:11Good.

5:13Good.

5:15Good.

5:17Good.

5:19Good.

5:21Good.

5:23Good.

5:25Good.

5:27Chapter 229, Application for Export of Materials from 61 Main Road for Self-Storage Facility.

5:34So we have some sense of where that is.

5:37That's Main Road kind of next to Dairyland.

5:42They're expected not to remove more than 743 cubic yards of soils from there.

5:50Resolution number 8, Chapter 229, Application for Export of Materials from 1105 Old Country Road for New Medical Office.

5:57Sort of behind what was the old Blockbuster building.

6:04Resolution number 9, Chapter 229, Application for Export of Materials from 1125 Old Country Road for Site Improvements.

6:11Basically same location there.

6:15Resolution number 10, Authorize a Supervisor to Execute Stipulation of Settlement with Carr-McVeigh LLC and Matthew Carr.

6:24Resolution number 11, Approves the Submission of a Grant Application.

6:27to the State of New York Unified Court System for 2025-2026 J-CAP Grant.

6:33This is a grant they get every year.

6:35It's a $30,000 grant that Justice Court applies for and gets every year.

6:40Number 12, Authorizes Amendment number 8 of Agreement with U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey.

6:49That's to help develop some new wells possibly or well sites for the Water District.

6:55Number 13, Authorizes the Supervisor to Execute a Grant Application.

6:56This is a grant that authorizes the Supervisor to execute a license agreement with Darkside Productions Inc.

7:01This is so Bob can dress up as a ghost and scare everybody.

7:07And so our fire marshals can...

7:09Number 14, Designates Alcohol Service Vendors to Serve Alcohol at the Riverhead Country Fair 2025 Street Festival

7:17and authorizes the Supervisor to execute a license agreement with Designated Alcohol Service Vendors and Riverhead Townscape Incorporated.

7:26Number 15, Authorizes the Town Clerk to publish and post notice to bidders for removal and disposal of hazardous waste.

7:36Number 16, Rejects bids for truck parts and authorizes Town Clerk to publish and post notice to bidders for re-bid for truck parts.

7:44Number 17, Awards bid for auto parts.

7:48Number 18, Awards bid for Ford auto parts.

7:51Number 19, Pays the bills.

7:53Short list today.

7:54Is that a short list?

7:55No.

7:56Okay.

7:57That's all we have for open session.

8:02In a moment, we're going to break out of open session and go into, or close open session and go into executive session for the discussions on the following.

8:13Under personnel, it'll be matters surrounding committee appointments with Merrifield.

8:18We have, under contractual, we have matters surrounding contractual agreement between the Town of Riverhead and Abidma with Howard.

8:25Under legal matters.

8:26We have matters surrounding a possible sale of real property with Dawn Thomas.

8:31And we also have matters surrounding a possible sale of real property with Jeanette DePolla and Dawn Thomas.

8:38Under litigation, we have matters surrounding the Osorio Morales versus the Town of Riverhead with Howard.

8:45And we have matters surrounding the American Breeders versus the Town of Riverhead also with Howard.

8:51So if I could have a motion to close open session and go into executive session?

8:56Motion.

8:57Seconded.

8:58All in favor?

8:59Aye.

9:00All opposed?

9:01Open session is closed.

9:02We will now go into executive session.

9:05Everybody have a great weekend.

9:06Remember those items we read off.

9:08There's a lot of stuff going on in town this weekend.

9:11So get out and enjoy while the weather is still good.

9:14And stay safe and be healthy.

9:16Thank you very much.

9:26Thank you.

Full Transcript

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Pleasure. Okay. Under open session, we have just resolved resolutions today, so we'll go through the resolution packet, but before I do that, let me just make a couple comments on some things that are going on this weekend. And as we know, tomorrow is Thursday, September 11th, and 9-11 always brings back a lot of memories and a lot of concerns of things that happened on that day 24 years ago, I believe it was. So we will be having at 10 o'clock in the morning, and we will be in Calverton at the 9-11 Memorial on Edwards Avenue and Riley Avenue, and we will do a ceremony there. And then 6 o'clock tomorrow night, up at Reeves Memorial Park on the corner of Reeves and Park Road and Sound Avenue, the Reeves Park Association puts together a really nice memorial for 9-11. That starts at 6 o'clock. Those are both tomorrow. Now on Saturday, the 13th, September 13th, Racetrack Knot Street from 1pm to 10pm, up at Epcow. Then we have the East End Church Unity Day by Church of the Harvest. That's in Grangeable Park downtown. That's on Saturday from 2pm to 8pm. The American Legion on Saturday also has their annual pig roast. That's from 3pm to 7pm, and that's at the American Legion on 4th Avenue. And we have the Long Island Antique Power Association. They have their annual truck pool Saturday from 9 to 5. That's up at Hallockville up on Sound Avenue. And the East End Arts has their soiree. Soiree? Soiree. Soiree. Or a soiree. It's a fundraiser gala, and that's at 6pm, and that's at Strong's Water Club and Marina out in Mattatuck. So a lot of events going on. This weekend, a lot of choices for things to do for people. So I suggest go out and attend one or two or all of these and realize what Riverhead is all about, especially in the early fall. You can eat garlic on Sunday at the Garlic Festival. Garlic at the festival right at the end of Northville Turnpike and Sound Avenue, the annual Garlic Festival. Yes. Excellent. Okay. At this point in time, we're going to move on to the resolutions, and we'll have Deputy Supervisor Higgins, read off the resolutions. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. All ready? We'll get started. Resolution number one, budget adjustment for settlement offer to tenant of 127 East Main Street, SNR Bar 25 Corp. Is the mic on? No. Okay. Okay. In concert. You're always very diligent about monitoring the height of the microphones. Sure. Okay. Resolution number two, budget adoption for the removal of weeds, yard waste, litter, garbage, refuse, rubbish upon the premises known as 219 Hubbard Avenue in Riverhead, New York. Number three, changes the status of current seasonal employees to call-in employees in the Recreation Department. Number four, appoints a chief accountant, financial administrator. Jeanette DePaulo was, as we all know, provisional. We got the results of the civil service exam, and good night. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Chapter 229, Application for Export of Materials from 61 Main Road for Self-Storage Facility. So we have some sense of where that is. That's Main Road kind of next to Dairyland. They're expected not to remove more than 743 cubic yards of soils from there. Resolution number 8, Chapter 229, Application for Export of Materials from 1105 Old Country Road for New Medical Office. Sort of behind what was the old Blockbuster building. Resolution number 9, Chapter 229, Application for Export of Materials from 1125 Old Country Road for Site Improvements. Basically same location there. Resolution number 10, Authorize a Supervisor to Execute Stipulation of Settlement with Carr-McVeigh LLC and Matthew Carr. Resolution number 11, Approves the Submission of a Grant Application. to the State of New York Unified Court System for 2025-2026 J-CAP Grant. This is a grant they get every year. It's a $30,000 grant that Justice Court applies for and gets every year. Number 12, Authorizes Amendment number 8 of Agreement with U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey.

That's to help develop some new wells possibly or well sites for the Water District. Number 13, Authorizes the Supervisor to Execute a Grant Application. This is a grant that authorizes the Supervisor to execute a license agreement with Darkside Productions Inc. This is so Bob can dress up as a ghost and scare everybody. And so our fire marshals can... Number 14, Designates Alcohol Service Vendors to Serve Alcohol at the Riverhead Country Fair 2025 Street Festival and authorizes the Supervisor to execute a license agreement with Designated Alcohol Service Vendors and Riverhead Townscape Incorporated. Number 15, Authorizes the Town Clerk to publish and post notice to bidders for removal and disposal of hazardous waste. Number 16, Rejects bids for truck parts and authorizes Town Clerk to publish and post notice to bidders for re-bid for truck parts. Number 17, Awards bid for auto parts. Number 18, Awards bid for Ford auto parts. Number 19, Pays the bills. Short list today. Is that a short list? No. Okay. Okay. That's all we have for open session. In a moment, we're going to break out of open session and go into, or close open session and go into executive session for the discussions on the following. Under personnel, it'll be matters surrounding committee appointments with Merrifield. We have, under contractual, we have matters surrounding contractual agreement between the Town of Riverhead and Abidma with Howard. Under legal matters. We have matters surrounding a possible sale of real property with Dawn Thomas. And we also have matters surrounding a possible sale of real property with Jeanette DePolla and Dawn Thomas. Under litigation, we have matters surrounding the Osorio Morales versus the Town of Riverhead with Howard. And we have matters surrounding the American Breeders versus the Town of Riverhead also with Howard. So if I could have a motion to close open session and go into executive session? Motion. Seconded. All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Open session is closed. We will now go into executive session. Everybody have a great weekend. Remember those items we read off. There's a lot of stuff going on in town this weekend. So get out and enjoy while the weather is still good. And stay safe and be healthy. Thank you very much.

Thank you.