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Thank you. [transcription gap] Okay, that's one mistake. We're early on. We'll get it down. Okay, we'll start out with an invocation. And Councilman Ruffalo, would you please introduce our guest? Yes. Thank you, Supervisor. We are honored today to be in the presence of Reverend John Evans from the Waiting River Congregational Church that has come forward today to do our first invocation of the year. So thank you very much, Reverend, if you want to step forward. Thank you. Thank you. Let us pray. Sovereign God, we invoke your blessing and favor today on this meeting. We ask for your guidance and your wisdom. We pray for a spirit of civility in the meeting and in our community. Be with those who raise issues and have concerns. May they do it in a respectful manner. Be with the councilmen and women as they govern us. Give them wisdom to know you as the ultimate governor. We ask this in the name of Jesus, Lord, head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head here for the actual meeting so I cannot sure absolutely absolutely Joanne I will abstain as well even though I was here I've not actually seen them okay very good I vote yes yes yes and yes for the supervisor minutes are approved mr. Wooten do we have any correspondence yes we received a letter from Diane Vitale reference the regarding this chapter 301 zoning and land development as well as written comments on the comprehensive plan from the greater Jamesport Civic Association they can be seen in the their own file at the town clerk's office if you which read them under reports we have the tax receiver total tax collection to date as of December 21st is 8 million ninety nine thousand three hundred and fifty two dollars and forty five cents and the tax receiver total tax collection date after the meeting is recorded. I vote no. so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so Please come on up to the microphone. State your name. Claudia Bianco- Good afternoon and welcome all. Claudia Bianco-Bading Hollow. I just would like to make a comment that I am very grateful to see the industrial moratorium on your agenda today and truly hope that it gets passed. Thank you. Thank you, Claudette. Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Sid Bale, Wading River Civic Association. I, too, am very happy to see the industrial moratorium on the agenda today. And I urge you to pass it. And I think it's going to be extremely useful. The comp plan is in the home stretch. And we'll be able to process a lot of the recommendations that come out of it. Okay. Congratulations to all the newcomers, so to speak. Thank you. Thank you, Sid.

Thank you, everyone. Good afternoon. John McAuliffe from Roanoke Landing. First, congratulations to the new members of the town board and congratulations to Tim. I think the inauguration was quite effective event and your remarks were, I think, very helpful. Thank you very much, Sean. Thank you. Thank you. So, I think, first of all, I agree with the general acclamation for the moratorium. But I have to repeat the concern that I raised at the last discussion of this. And this may be a concern about the horse having gotten out of the barn before the gate was closed. I think that the resolution appears to allow the H.K. Ventures project to go ahead. I do agree in terms of the history with the planning board. But having observed several of the meetings and spoken about this issue, spoken about Ventures, and what that may imply to different kinds of resources and people coming into the community, had this, had Mr. Hubbard's original proposal for the moratorium been adopted, I would have appreciated that. H.K. Ventures would have clearly been included within it. So we have a timing issue. I don't know, and maybe Mr. Howard can elucidate this, but I don't know whether it is somehow obligated by pre-existing town laws, rules, that this exemption happened, or whether it was a choice when the resolution was put together. To write it in such a way as to exclude the, or to allow the H.K. Ventures project to go forward. As I said at an earlier meeting, and this may be somewhat of an academic discussion, at least as I understand it, and again Ms. Waski could clarify, but as I understood it, they can't actually move forward on H.K. until the construction is finished on the intersection, I'm not sure that that's enough of a solution to the traffic problem, but that was the way the language was described, and that H.K., which as I say has its own history, and its own investment in trying to get certain things out of the town. So as I say, this could be academic, that H.K. can't go forward at all during this period, but I would like, I'm just disappointed that it's not included within the resolution. The second thing is on a different resolution on the, what is the EPCAL zoning resolution effectively. Again, no problem on the substance of it, but I do think that we have to understand that should the Jermasians come after us, after the town in terms of insisting their contract is still valid, that within that contract, is language which prohibits any change in zoning for five years. So, but I'm sure that you guys and Mr., guys and women and Mr. Howard have figured out how to square those circles, but I just would highlight that as a concern, and at any rate, those, so again, all power to, but just if you could amend it slightly to allow H.K. in in the prohibited area, I think, that would be beneficial to Calverton and the town. Thank you, John.

Do we have anybody else present that would like to comment on resolutions? We have nobody online? Wow. Okay. All right, well, we will close the comments on resolutions, and we will move on to the resolutions. Okay. James, you want to call the resolutions, please? Resolution number one. Sets elected officials' salaries for the year 2024. So moved. Second. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution number two. Sets salaries of general town employees for the year 2020, so moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Adopted. Resolution number three. Sets salaries for highway department for the year 2024. So moved. Second. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Kern? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number four. Set salaries of police officers for the year 2024, so moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution so adopted. Resolution number five. Set salaries of sewer scavenger waste district for the year 2020, so moved. Seconded. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Motion carried. Resolution number six. Set salaries of street lighting district for the year 2024, so moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Motion carried. Resolution number six. Set salaries of street lighting district for the year 2024, so moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution so adopted. Resolution number seven. Set salaries for the water district employees for the year 2024, so moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution so adopted. Seconded. Waskie? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution number seven. Set salaries of street lighting district for the year 2024, so moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution so adopted. Resolution number nine. Approve salary increase for code enforcement officers, so moved. Seconded. Waskie? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution so adopted. Resolution number nine. Approve salary increase for code enforcement officers, so moved. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. So adopted. Resolution number ten. Approve salary increase for a code enforcement officer, so moved. Is that me? I'm sorry. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. So adopted. Resolution number ten. Approve salary increase for a code enforcement officer, so moved. Waskie? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution carried. Resolution number eleven. Approve salary increase for an account clerk, so moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number twelve. Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number thirteen. Approve salary increase for a principal account clerk, so moved. Second. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Waskie? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number fourteen. Approve salary increase for the payroll supervisor, so moved. Seconded. Both please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Waskie? Yes. Kern? Yes. Waskie? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution so adopted. Resolution number fifteen. Approve salary increase for a heavy equipment operator, so moved. Seconded. Both please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number sixteen. Approve salary increase for a heavy equipment operator, so moved. Seconded. Waskie? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number seventeen. Approve salary increase for a custodial worker, one. So moved. Second. Both please. Waskie? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number seventeen. Approve salary increase for a custodial worker, one. So moved. Second. yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 18 approved salary increase for a wastewater treatment plant operator 3a so moved seconded vote please Waski yes Merrifield yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 19 approved salary increase for a construction equipment operator so moved seconded both please Waski yes Merrifield yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 20 approved salary increase for a part-time job yes ! seconded vote please Waski yes Merrifield yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes adopted resolution number 21 approved salary increase for a senior account clerk so moved second vote please Waski yes Merrifield yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes Resolution adopted. Resolution number 22. Approved salary increase for a wastewater treatment plant operated 3A. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number 23. Approved salary increase for a construction equipment operator. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number 24. Approved a salary increase for town engineer. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number 29. resolution number 25 approved salary increase for a heavy equipment operator so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 26 approved salary increase for a wastewater treatment plant operator 3a so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 27 approved salary increase for a wastewater treatment plant operator 3a so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 28 approved salary increase for an account clerk so moved seconded vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 29 approves the salary increase for a heavy equipment operator so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 30 approve salary adjustments for a named highway employee so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution no. 2030 so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved Resolution number 31. Appoints a call-in recreation aid to the recreation department. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution number 32. Ratifies the appointment of a recreation aid to the recreation department. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution approved. Resolution number 33. Reappoints town attorney Eric Howard. So moved. I was just going to say this. It's a position that's well deserved. Eric, you've been doing a great job. You've got a great staff and I really appreciate it. So second. Thank you. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Before I vote, I just want to mention that as everybody knows, Councilor Howard is my son-in-law. I reached out to our deputy town attorney, Ann Marie Prudente, and she gave me a stack of laws that indicate that I am perfectly fine in being able to vote for this. I was going to recuse myself, but after seeing it in black and white, and Ann Marie has been with the ethics board, the councilor to the ethics board for a number of years, there's no reason I can't vote for this. And I also have to say, son-in-law aside, he does a great job. And my vote is that in one of the most important people in the organization for the town, when you're the supervisor. It's either the accountant or the attorney. And I have great confidence in both of them. So I vote yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 34. Acknowledges appoint, should that be appointment? Of Joanne Cannon? Yes. Secretary to town supervisor and sets terms and conditions of employment. So we'll just change appoint to appointment? Yes. Okay. So moved. Seconded. Second. [transcription gap] Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 36. Acknowledges appointment of Deputy Supervisor Devin Higgins and sets terms and conditions of employment. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. They're all so nervous sitting in the back. Yes. Hubbard. Smile. I just want to say that I'm grateful that they decided to stay on. It makes my job so much easier and it allows our town business to move forward at a much quicker pace than if we had to start out with new staff. And they do a fantastic job, so I'm glad they stayed. So thank you and I vote yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 37. Accepts the resignation of Planning Board Member Waske. What happens if we don't pass this? I feel like I'm voting against her. She actually can. Second. She has to resign. She did a great job. Thanks for joining us here. Thanks. Vote please. Wait. Second. Second. Waske. Yes. I just want to thank the Town of Riverhead and the Town Board for the opportunity to serve on the Planning Board. I really enjoyed. I enjoyed my time there and I failed to mention at the last meeting what a wonderful Planning Department we have here at the Town of Riverhead. Heather and Matt and Greg along with Tracy, it's been a pleasure to work alongside of you and I look forward to what we have to look forward to going further. So thank you and yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yeah. Joanne. Thank you for taking the lead on the Planning Board when you came on. We appreciate what you did and absolutely I vote yes. Resolution is accepted. Resolution number 38. Appoints Edward Deniseski to serve as chairperson of the Planning Board of the Town of Riverhead. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waske. I would like to congratulate Ed Deniseski. He's going to be an asset to this board. And yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Ed's a great guy. Thanks for serving Ed. Hubbard. Ed has been on the board for a long time. He spent time here on the town board. He knows the town like the back of his hand and we appreciate everything he does. So good luck to you Ed and I vote yes. Resolution is approved. Resolution number 39. Appoint John Hogan to serve as vice chairman of the Planning Board of the Town of Riverhead. And let me say. I'm going to vote yes. [transcription gap] vice chairman of the planning board of the town of riverhead and let me say he is a wonderful man we're very lucky to have him on the planning board so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell thank you john yes hubbard yes exactly what denise said john is a great guy and we appreciate him doing this yes resolution is adopted resolution number 40. on resolution number 40 we have to uh turn change a date conclusion of this term yeah right um counselor we have a 12 31 28. yes so date we want to change this yeah at the end of the first resolved we'll just add with said term ending december 31st 2028. so we're going to move forward with the resolution number 40. okay all right we can move forward um read the okay appoints new member ken zelnicki to the planning board so moved second as amended vote please waski um i'm actually going to abstain on this one um mr zelnicki is a distant one so i'm going to move forward with the resolution number 40. relative of mine has nothing to do with why he's um being important appointed to the planning board i think he's going to do a great job um so i abstain mary field yes kern yes rothwell yes headboard i've known mr zelnicki for many many years um i am i'm so glad he decided to do this because not only is he a really a lifelong resident of Riverhead and just a good person he comes from the farming community in the agricultural community and that is an asset to anybody that we get on any board at any level is to have somebody from our agricultural community so thank you Ken for doing this and I vote yes resolution is adopted resolution number 41 appoints legal representation for the Planning Board so moved second vote please Waski yes Merrifield yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Hubbard for the same reasons that I stated earlier when I voted for something involving counselor Howard I checked this out also with the assistant town attorney and it's perfectly fine to vote on so I vote yes okay thank you second vote yes resolution is adopted resolution number 42 that's me hang on accepts the resignation of Zoning Board of Appeals member McLaughlin I'll just say Fred has been on the Planning Board for like a really long time but a zoning board sorry a really long time and Fred thank you for your service to the town of Riverhead second so I apologize so please head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head Thank you for everything you've done, Fred, for this town. I think Fred is like one of the founding members of Riverhead. I'm pretty sure he goes back that far. He's always done a great job. Very proud to work with him inside and outside of town hall. So thanks, Fred. I vote yes. And Hubbard. Same thing. He's done a fantastic job for so many years, and we really thank you for your service, Fred. And get out and enjoy the golf course a little bit more. Vote yes. Thank you. All right, resolution is passed. Can you play golf more than seven days a week? I think so. I think real good golfers can. I think he has family in California. I can play seven days a week and still look like a rookie out there. Let me tell you that. Resolution number 43. Appoints Otto Whitmire to serve as chairman of the zoning board of appeals for the town of Riverhead. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waske. Absolutely. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Definitely yes. Rothwell. Yeah, Otto's been a great mentor to all of us, I think, and he does a great job and super glad that he's taken this position. So thank you, Otto. I vote yes. Hubbard. There couldn't be anybody better than Otto Whitmire to fill Freddy's shoes. So we are honored that Otto decided to do this, and I wish him the best, and I vote yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 44. Ratifies reappointment of Ralph Gazzillo to service as member of the zoning board of appeals of the town of Riverhead and appoints as vice chair. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 45. Appoints legal representation for the zoning board of appeals. So moved. Second. Vote please. Yes. Waske. Oh, sorry, you didn't say my name yet. I like it. Merrifield. Yes. Eager. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Thank you, Anne-Marie, for taking on these additional duties. Oh, boy. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 46. Amends resolution number 2023-852, authorizing the supervisor to execute an agreement with BJH Advisors LLC. So moved. Second. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. And Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 47. Authorizes assignment of employment labor matter to Keene and Bean, P.C. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric améric Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 49. Sets the 2024 beach sticker and East Creek facilities fees. So moved. Second. Vote please. Yes. Oh, I'm sorry. I did it again. That was wasky. Okay. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 50. Sets fees for the 2024 winter brochure. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Wasky. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 51. Acceptance of grant from FM Global. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Wasky. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Thank you, FM Global. They donated a digital camera and a lighting system to our fire marshals. Much appreciated, and I vote yes. Resolution has passed. Resolution number 52. Supervisors office budget transfer. So moved. Seconded. américans. américans. américans. américans. [transcription gap] américans. américans. américans. [transcription gap] number eight two three three six nine ninety two east main street budget adoption so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution so carried resolution number 54 water district capital project number eight two three three five four three seven dash four eight three young's avenue landfill solar project so moved seconded vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution so adopted resolution 55 purchasing nine unit portable restroom for the use at veterans memorial park so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell so just to clarify this is going to be used it's going to expand our restroom facilities in the interim to our our permanent structure which will arrive sometime in the spring but in addition as a mobile unit it can be continued to be used at other places like the baseball fields around town live on 25 and so forth we are currently paying um for rental units up there so we'll um in terms it's a good investment instead of renting we'll own and it will these uh units do hold their value so if we did need to sell it at any particular point they do hold a good value so i think in the long term this is a good savings i vote yes hubbard yes resolution resolution 56 authorizes the town clerk to publish and post notice of notice to bidders for class a a biosolids and a [transcription gap] a a a a a

! so moved vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopts resolution number 57 authorizes the town clerk to publish and post notice to bidders for chemicals for the riverhead sewer district so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 58 authorizes jason hodge to provide additional services non-proton so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 59 authorizes the town supervisor to add the

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second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 61 amends resolution 2022-202 adopted on march 1st 2022 so moved second vote please waski yes merrifield yes kern yes rothwell yes hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 62. on resolution number 62 we need to make an a change on page two in the last paragraph about halfway down says this moratorium shall be enacted for a period of three months that needs to say six months that needs to be changed to six months so next head head head actually have three more changes on the same page to go for it Matt sorry just spelling it says BJF planning in three places where it should say BFJ so it's twice in the second paragraph and once in the fourth paragraph okay I've done that's good this BFJ the FJ

we have a vote please to I'm sorry except the amendment good you call okay adopts a local law to include chapter 303 Calviton industrial moratorium as amended as amended second vote please Kate wasky yes as amended Merrifield yes as amended Kern no vote for me Rothwell so I'm just gonna comment I've always taken into consideration in terms of protecting landowners rights I think in years past we kind of failed during the solar moratorium towards actually doing a comprehensive study about it why it was in its terms so here I've been actively watching BFJ do their work with the comprehensive plan I feel like we are we are very close to the finish line I'm proud to say that supervisor Hubbard has been pushing this and we're making progress you know prior to today and so that being that we are so close to receiving the completion of the comprehensive plan and that work is truly being done on it the moratorium doesn't scare me much because I think it's going to greatly affect and help out our farming community in the agricultural community with TDR's so with that all in mind I do votes yes and support the moratorium Hubbard yes as you know this is something I've worked on and I put up for quite some time ago I started with this and didn't have the support to get it through so I'll head over to head over to head over to head over to it through I appreciate my fellow board members to for supporting this to me it just made it made perfect sense to wait while we were doing a comprehensive plan to wait for that to be finished until we moved forward and made decisions on big projects especially in the Calverton area so I'm glad we got to support together for this and I vote yes resolution is adopted resolution number 63 adopts a local law amending chapter 301 of the Riverhead Town Code entitled zoning and land development article 63 plan development PD zoning use district so moved second it vote please was key yes Merrifield no and I'd like to state my reasons on the record while I support the language in the town board resolution 2024-7 63 to the extent it amends article 3 chapter 301 of the Riverhead Town Code entitled zoning and land development it prohibits which I do support prohibits commercial passenger passenger airports cargo and freight airports flight instruction and flight training aeronautic services however I do not do not support the new legislation which allows an exception which expressly permits fueling hangar ring tieing down parking and maintenance of planes ancillary to a permitted principle use in other words this legislation will permit expressly permit businesses in the PD zoning district EPCU to utilize the runways as a private airport for their business operations I fear we do not know how many businesses will be going in there nor do we know how many flights a day they will be using utilizing those ranways businesses in EPCU could use the Nebraska airport and the the Brookhaven airports to conduct their ancillary business. As many of the residents know, this was a key feature in my campaign to run for election. I've always stated I wanted no airport at EPCAL, and I continue to say that now. My feeling is that this exception that is included in this amendment will expressly allow planes to fly in and out of EPCAL, and that I know is something that many of the residents of Wading River and Calverton do not want. So that is my reason for voting no. But let me be clear, I absolutely want no airport, any flights whatsoever out of there. Thank you. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. This doesn't really change what I think. I think it's important that we have a plan. I think it's important that we have a plan. It doesn't change what has been going on up there since 1998. There are flights that come and go and have come and gone over the years, and they're strictly for people who may own property up there. An executive can fly in and fly out. It's been happening for decades. You can talk to people up in Wading River, and they don't even know that this has been going on. So this isn't going to change that. But it does, in terms of the town, with us selling the property, it does give us added value to that property to allow an executive to fly in and fly out. This isn't going to be daily flights. It's not going to be bombarded by airplanes. I totally agree with what Denise said, and she's right. But this has been going on, and I'm not looking to change that because it would change the value of the property that we have up there. There will never be a cargo airport. There will never be a freight airport. There will never be a commercial airport on that property. That's what this allows. That's what this solidifies, I should say, so that we can never have those types of airports up there. So having said that, I vote yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 64. Authorizes town clerk to publish and post public notice to consider a local law to amend Chapter 293 entitled Waterways and Water-Related Activities of the Town of Wading River. Do members of the committee agree? town of the Riverhead Town Code so moved seconded vote please waski yes Merrifield yes current yes Rothwell yes Hubbard get your permit from the town and go down with the clam rake and get in East Creek and I'm telling you there's a lot of clams down there and it's been off offline for many years so if you like clams and you're a town resident and it's not for commercial fishermen it's just for our own residents go ahead down get your permit first up we have to we have to adopt it first we have to adopt it yeah resolution is adopted resolution number 65 approved salary increase for paralegal so moved second vote please waski yes Merrifield yes current yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution is adopted resolution number 66 ratifies the reclassification of a heavy equipment operator so moved second vote please waski yes Merrifield yes current yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution is adopted resolution 67 ratifies the reclassification of a heavy equipment operator so moved second vote please waski yes second vote please yes Merrifield yes current yes Rothwell yes yes yes adopted resolution number 68 appoints an automotive equipment operator so moved seconded vote please waski yes Merrifield yes current yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution number 69 appoints an automotive equipment operator so moved second vote plays waski yes Maryfield yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution is adopted resolution number 70 assigns administrative oversight of the office of the fire marshal so moved second vote please waski yes Maryfield yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution is accepted or passed resolution number 71 accepts the resignation of planning board special counsel so moved second vote please waski yes I just like to say that Eileen powers did a fantastic job for the town of Riverhead and the planning board and it was a pleasure to work with her and I'm sorry to see her go so yes Maryfield yes and I'd like to say I know Eileen she's a very good attorney and I wish her all the best yes Kern yes Rothwell yes and Hubbard yes resolution has been adopted resolution number 72 water district fund balance budget transfer so moved seconded vote please waski yes yes Maryfield yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution is adopted resolution number 73 pays the bill so moved second vote please waski yes Maryfield yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes we're gonna pay the bills so moved. yes we're gonna pay the bills. so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so [transcription gap] to open comments from the public on any matter at all.

Hello again, Claudia Bianco Bading Hollow. To all the newly elected officials of our town, congratulations and good luck in your new position. Tim, I commend you on your stated goals of civility and transparency. Those have been sorely lacking of late. The recent atmosphere at board meetings has been combative and contentious, to say the least. Members of the public have been treated with nothing but disdain and disrespect. The direction that Riverhead has taken of late has been misguided and wrought with failure. Decisions made in a vacuum, hidden agendas, and wanton, manipulative actions have made us all very weary. Trust is earned. And you have a steep hill to climb. I look forward to the new climate when residents and taxpayers are treated with respect again, and our opinions will be well received and considered prior to making decisions being rendered. I wish you much luck in your new leadership position. It is my hope that you are successful in all of your objectives. Thank you. Claudette, I have one thing that I'm going to state. I firmly believe that popcorn sales are going to go down in the town of Riverhead. Because these are going to be the most boring meetings to watch. Because we're not going to give the fanfare and the circus atmosphere that there's been in the past. That's what we need. Thank you. Thank you.

Cindy Clifford, Riverhead. This is a letter written from one of the members of the Heart of Riverhead Civic Association that expresses her support for the city of Riverhead. Thank you. [transcription gap] Legislation that the board adopted last year restricted a number of building uses not in keeping with a family-friendly vision. Firearm stores were left out of the legislation. Supervisor Hubbard, you may recall that in August 2022, you took the proposed, very sound firearms legislation copied from laws on the books in Newton, Massachusetts, back to code revision for further work. At that time, your predecessor was quoted in the town's official newspaper as saying the matter was moving forward. It's been nearly a year and a half without a public update, and now a firearms store is set to open this month at a prominent location on West Main Street near the intersection with Peconic Avenue. Aside from questioning its suitability for our family-friendly goal, it's worth questioning whether any work to the facade to secure the business would run afoul of the architectural review board and the preservation of both the historic character and landmark designation of the building. A side note. The building it will occupy was originally the Suffolk County Trust Company, which would later become the Suffolk County National Bank, whose former corporate headquarters we're meeting in today. The town board must immediately close the loophole in the zoning so that this is the first, last, and only such store allowed. Adopting the zoning will uphold the Second Amendment while maintaining the vision for a family-friendly downtown. Peace be with you. Mitchell Hagler, taxpaying resident, Vandals. That's his signature. Roanoke Heights. I just want to add to that that I know Mr. Oliver. He's a member of the civic. He's a great guy. He has a good business. This isn't about pro-gun or anti-gun. This is about optics and suitability for a family-friendly downtown. It's my understanding that a lot of the local businesses are concerned about it as well. And I don't know, you know, how it happened that he wasn't perhaps led to a decision. I think it's important to understand that the city is a place where we have a lot of people. And I think that's what we need to do. I think that's what we need to do. [transcription gap] I just want to clear up just so clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear But it's a little more balanced than it has been in the past, and I appreciate that. Welcome. Welcome. Thank you. Thank you, Cindy. Cindy, I just want to address a couple things you said. First of all, the business isn't new there. It has been operating there for the past year and a half or so. Yes, but in an underground. Same building, backside of the building. They're moving to the front side of the building. It is allowed because it's retail, okay? It's very simple with the zoning. It's a retail business, and it's allowed in that zoning. Now, having said that, we have worked with Mr. Oliver in trying to find other locations. He checked out several others. We gave him suggestions, and either the price was too expensive or it just didn't work out. The square footage wasn't there. So he did look, and he looked rather hard at that. Now, having said that, there are people that may disagree with what you consider family-friendly. There are people that are avid shooters that shoot as a family, children involved in that alongside the parents. So it is a family-friendly atmosphere. Now, we've also made it so that you're not going to be able to see inside this building. So if you're worried about driving through town and seeing guns on display, you're not going to be. Yeah, no. I understand that. Windows will be tinted. The signage will not indicate that this is a huge gun shop where, you know, all these crazy things are going to happen because, in reality, nothing's going to happen. You have to be buzzed into the business. You can't just walk in off the street. So if you're worried about somebody coming in and robbing the place, the security is better there than any bank we have in town. You know, having said that, I understand people's concerns, but a lot of the time, they're not going to be able to see the police. And I think that's a big part of that is perception. The reality is he's been operating there without a single incident. And I keep going back to Columbia Care for medical marijuana. And when I was still thinking about running as a councilman and how the pitchforks and the torches came out in the town, how this was going to be so godawful, there was going to be marijuana everywhere. Everybody was going to be getting high. You can't put it near a school. You can't put it near a church. And that is the most benign business that we have in the town of Riverhead. No. No police instances there. They haven't been held up at gunpoint. All the fears that people had were unfounded. And I tend to agree that with the same situation, the fears that people have are going to be unfounded. And we welcome another retail business to downtown Riverhead. And not to get into a conversation, because I know this isn't the place, but I just want to say I know with looking at retail marijuana stores that there's a concern with the distance from churches and schools and residents. And this happens to be a very important issue. And I think that's a very important issue. [transcription gap] But there wasn't any concern to be across the street from a five-story apartment building. So there wasn't any concern about, you know, proximity to residences with the gun shop. And to me it all seems like kind of in the same realm of things you might not be concerned about or might not want to necessarily have to explain to your kids. Yeah, but see with the marijuana shop, I could go in and buy the marijuana and go stand over in front of the apartment place and smoke it. Yeah. If I buy a gun, I can't go over and fire the gun in front of the apartment complex. But you probably could. You just need to read it. We've got to compare apples to apples here. Right. Okay. All right. Thank you. But, yeah, I mean, it's a conversation. You're pro-gun, you're anti-gun. You could talk all day about it. But, again, it's not a pro-gun, anti-gun issue. It's a suitability. The people I've been speaking to are not happy with it, and they're gun people, Tim. You know, they enjoy the sport. I have not spoken with one gun person who's unhappy with it. I will say that. Yeah. Okay. But so be it. Thank you, Cindy. Thanks for coming up.

Hi, Deborah and Peter Conrad from Aqaba. I have a handout. I don't know if I'm allowed to give them to you. It's just like pictures that would maybe assist. You can hand it to the town clerk and make it part of the record of what you're going to discuss. So, yes. Okay. Absolutely. There's one for each member. Sure.

I want to thank you for the opportunity to speak. I appreciate the work that you do as public service, and I will not take up a lot of time. I'm here today regarding the impending purchase of approximately 71 acres by the Riverhead Charter School for the purpose of building a new high school and athletic fields. To the best of my knowledge, the only formal application that has been made to date is to the Industrial Development Agency for financial assistance. Being that this is a proposed project, I printed out some of the basic information and some pictures so you can visualize the area I'm talking about. On handout number one, label number one, from the Town and Country Real Estate website, you can see the land which is in contract is four parcels, and they are outlined in white. Three of the lots have frontage on Sound Avenue across the street from Palmer Vineyards. The current high school is just west of these lots on Sound Avenue. The second handout, you can see the fourth lot, which is approximately 59 acres, has had the development rights purchased by Suffolk County. That particular lot fronts on Church Lane. I have seen surveyors and drones on the property, so the school is already investing money in this project. So while this may be premature, I wanted to voice some concerns. The next handout, number three, is an excerpt from the Riverhead Town Code regarding APZ districts. One of the purposes of AP districts is, and I quote, to maintain agricultural vistas, to promote agro-tourism, and to preserve the rural character of the town of Riverhead. Will construction of a school, parking lots, athletic fields, et cetera, eliminate from Sound Avenue the agricultural vista of the preserved 59 acres, which is currently a sod farm? My next concern is regarding the largest parcel, which can only be used for agricultural purposes. With no proposal from the school yet, I don't know their intended use, but I hope not ball fields, which are not agricultural. My final concern is whether a charter school is even permitted in an APZ district. Paragraph 301-36, section B, item four, allows for special permitted use for, I quote, educational institution without boarding facilities or dormitories, private. The Riverhead Charter School is a public school, not private. This is evident on both their website and that of the New York State Education Department. I don't know about you, but every chance I get, I drive along Sound Avenue, and sometimes I get a call from a school that says, I don't know about you, but every chance I get, I drive along Sound Avenue, instead of the main road. It makes me feel good. The town has put a lot of work into planning to preserve the open spaces here in Riverhead, and I just want to make sure the restrictions of an APZ district are adhered to, so we don't lose these beautiful vistas along Sound Avenue that we all enjoy. I grew up in Nassau County, and I've seen farmland disappear firsthand. Once it's gone, it's gone forever. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you. Thank you. Can I just say something? I'm sorry, I didn't catch your last name. Conrad. Mrs. Conrad. I appreciate you coming out here today. This is something I just took office on Monday, but I've already spoke with several people within Town Hall about this. It's something that I'm going to be paying close attention to. That's good. It's not going unnoticed how some of the residents are feeling about this. I have no objection to doing things that are within the law and within zoning. Thank you. [transcription gap] set up to protect property and property owners miss Connor can't make a comment the the land that is preserved cannot be used as ball fields for recreation that's what yeah I just want to make whatsoever know that okay there is some there is some piece of that parcel that is developable and that's more for maybe somebody planning wants to talk about it but it's it's very small compared to the size of property I you know some same concerns you do if that land wasn't protected then it could be full-blown you know whatever they wanted to be you know

particular cause that you have that's in there that you can't, there's certain buildings, you know, and it's, they're a public school. They get funding from New York State. And in that clause, it says private, I'll repeat it, private school, right? And they are not a private school. Understood. Thank you. Mr. Charters or Mr. Bergman, would one of you want to come up and address the APZ? As was correctly pointed out by Councilman Kern, the back of that property is preserved. It's about 59 acres, which you can see the vista, I believe, from Church Lane. The front has its development rights intact. As these folks did correctly state, that a private school is permitted in the zone, but determined that the charter school meets the criteria of a private school. I really want to belabor the point on that too much. If it was a public school, a public school is allowed anywhere within APZ. Any zoning use district. So, you know, it would be an application to the town board for a special permit if there's going to be any development there of a school. Correct. Correct. That's important to point out with the fact that public school zoning doesn't basically apply to it. Correct.

Anybody else? Comments? Good afternoon, folks. I'm John Martz-Manival. Congratulations, supervisor, new town board members, old town board members, same attorney, same everybody. Okay. Hope you have a very healthy, safe, and we get a lot of good things accomplished this year. Got one question for you that's bothering me. Mr. Hubbard, you brought up about private planes landing in and out of the Air Romans for years. Can you explain it to me? Because I happen to live like two miles away from it, and I'm in the fire department for 51 years, and I don't remember planes flying in and out of there. Okay. I don't remember planes flying in and out of there. Except you're talking about skydive. No. [transcription gap] Okay. Not at all. Executives that own businesses in there have flown planes in and out for years. It rarely happens. That's why you're not aware of it. But it is allowed and it doesn't happen. But it's illegal. It's not illegal. That air- Absolutely not illegal. That runway is used for emergency purposes only. That's not true. According to the FAA rules. That's not true. That's not true. Right. No. But I know that there's no other- You're incorrect. You're incorrect. Well, first off, well, first off, if they ever landed, they can't fuel up there anyway. There's nothing there. Right. Right. And technically it's a closed airport because the emergency lights and stuff and everything have been stolen and the top has been stolen. Yeah. There's no night landings. There's nothing like that. But it is available to be used. It always has been. That's not anything new whatsoever. Does the town collect the fee for that for use of it? Sure. Runways. Yes. Correct. Oh, you do. Well, we're not in control of them right yet. Well, I guess we are right now. Yeah. Well, I guess I would say if it's not you, who's in charge of them? Well, because they were involved in- The sale and now that the sale's not happening, we had to lease them out to somebody else at the point. So over- Oh, so you did. So you did at the time, you did collect fees for using the runways. Correct. Okay. Over the past few years, we haven't been allowing it. Typically when people want to land at the runway, they contact the supervisor's office or the town attorney's office. Since I've been in there the past two years, we haven't allowed anybody to land there. But I do know that prior to my appointment- Yeah. Mr. Kazakevich did from time to time reach agreements with some of the private property owners out there that wanted to have a plane come in. I know because when you said this, I mean, the people used to fly model airplanes there and stuff. I could never see an airplane landing on any of those runways. There was a lot of guys who raced their cars there before we had to race things, stuff. And you could never land a plane on there. I mean, how would you get the people off the runway in time? I mean, really. But anyway. Typically it would've been arranged and PD would've been notified and they would've had someone out there for the time that they were coming in. That's an awful lot of expense for just a private guy landing his plane. Right? Mr. Well. They pay for it. Mr. They pay. Mr. They pay for it. Mr. Okay. Thank you. Hello. Happy New Year. Taqi Church and Greater Calverton Civic Association. Mr. Mr. Kazakevich. Congratulations to each of you who have earned your office. It'll be a very nice new start for the year. I was a little late to the meeting, so I didn't catch the beginning, but just by what you've set out in the agenda, it does look promising, and I thank you very much for the opportunity to participate even more in our government. The moratorium that you voted on today is a long time coming. Yes, we would have liked to have had it earlier. It would have protected quite a lot of the applications that have already gotten into the pipeline and pose for us in Calerton, Wading River, and certainly for the East End and the North Fork, a traffic nightmare. I do hope that you keep that in mind as those projects move forward in the pipeline. I want to thank you very much for extending the moratorium to six months. I know it feels better for us in our hearts, so thank you very much. Bye-bye. Thank you. Hi. Hello. Toni Pauwson, Manorville. Just to keep you updated. I'm not sure if the new council members know. The DEC tests our water down in Manorville. Few of our residents every three months for MTBE, which is a fuel additive. Well, last month, my levels were exceeded over the allowed. They're high. So they came in and they put in a filter system in my home. So we get tested again every three months. We get water if we need it, if it goes over a certain amount. Now I have acetone in my water, which they're trying to get that out through the filter system. Just want an update of where we are with the water with the town of Riverhead, Suffolk County Water Authority. I mean, I don't know what I'm going to get my water next month, but this is getting out of hand now. This is years, years. And I'd like to get it back. Thank you. I'd like to get an update on where we are. Okay. I'll ask Dawn Thomas to come up to the microphone and give us a second. Thank you. I appreciate that. You're very welcome. We do have some scheduled. We do. Thank you. Anybody? Good afternoon. Thank you, Dawn. We are working with the Environmental Protection Agency on the funding that we received through congressionally directed spending. That's $5.5 million. That process is complicated. You were awarded that money, that $5.5 million. [transcription gap] You were awarded that money in a letter through our congressman. And then the next thing is you have to actually process that application through the EPA. That's where the funding is coming from. So we're working with the EPA very closely on that. Joe Mayorana is working with John Collins from H2M. They met last week to put together some of the additional paperwork that the EPA has requested. In addition, we're working with the state of New York on the funding that we received from them. And that's through the bipartisan infrastructure law. And so just to give you an example of the things that take time, so one of the requirements of the EPA is that the Shinnecock Indians are given a 30-day comment period. And so those things are taking time. We are not wasting a minute of our time. And we are working very closely with EPA to make sure that everything we've got to get to them has gotten to them as quickly as possible. But the processes are very complicated to get the actual dollars. We have a meeting set up with Adrian Esposito, who just emailed today, a global meeting with us and Suffolk County Water Authority. I think it's for the 11th of January, 4 o'clock. We'll be there. We're ready to go. And I wish we could make it quicker. It's not within our ability to control. And so we're just working through that process. I can echo those sentiments exactly. I can imagine how you feel if you have water that's testing positive or above-delivery. I know that's a big deal. I have no qualms about that. [transcription gap] problem up there we're solving the water problem up there so we're doing everything that we possibly can to make this happen and i know you've been sitting through it for through years but we've come to a conclusion and we're we able we're able to get the funding to make this happen so we are working with you and we want your water clean as much as you want it clean we're doing everything that we can to make that and i would just add senator schumer's office is included on that meeting they've been incredible absolutely yes they have on top of things and so we're working closely with the county the water authority the state and the federal government to make this happen it's just a lot of uh a lot of different moving parts so don was this meeting moved from the 10th to the 11th yes it was just this afternoon all right so it's same at four o'clock uh yeah there was a zoom link just sent out i think about an hour ago i think it's 4 30 now okay but it's as long as i know the dates it's happening and we've been having these types of meetings we had one about two weeks ago with the state uh and the water authority uh very um complicated you know working through things and the bipartisan infrastructure law funding is new funding so there's new processes in place and so that's even uh a whole another layer of what's complicating things so absolutely thank you dawn so head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head driveway and now I have PFOBs and PFOS whatever you call them lurking in the waters coming towards my house so I understand that you guys didn't cause it but either did I so I shouldn't have to bathe in it my dog shouldn't have to drink it my children shouldn't have to bathe in it my clothes shouldn't have to be in it I just want water and we want the same thing I understand that so make it happen any faster we've we've been waiting for over 30 years for water so this is I get it I know it's on the horizon but so we need to step it up a little more until because now I have acetone in my water so I don't know what's going to be next week but we'll see and you're always welcome for spaghetti dinner at my home boil it in wine what up Bianco baiting hollow again you I just I want to make a correlation between what Miss Merrifield said and what that lady's going through in Manaville with the water I had also written a letter regarding that more changing of the wording of the PIP or whatever the plan zone up at Epcal is Miss Merrifield is absolutely correct allowing planes to refuel at that location is tantamount to making the same problem for other people and I'm very sorry Mr. Kern that you voted no for the moratorium apparently you don't care about the residents of Calverton and Baiting Hollow and the horrific industrial building that's plain being planned but all that building is only going to make more of the same type problem with trucks fuel air pollution you name it so Miss Merrifield has a very strong point and that wording should be added to that resolution about refueling and hangering and parking your plane they don't need to be here there are other locations they could do that at thank you thank you Claudette John McCullough from Oak Landing I also wanted to affirm Miss Merrifield's comments and Mr. Hubbard I would think that within this commission or task force that would be a great way to get a lot of people to come in and talk about the the [transcription gap] so so [transcription gap] so so so so

knows under the tent as to whether that winds up expanding into areas that are not conceived. So at any rate, I think this commission or committee you're going to create is tremendously important to look at the whole range of issues. Correct. I was disappointed that no one responded on my HK question, so I'll just note that. Because the main thing I wanted to spend a couple of minutes on is a larger issue. Obviously, we have improved the gender balance of the town board. We have limited the ethnic balance of the town board. And I say that because every person you appointed to an important committee position, as I heard the list, and I obviously don't know all the people, but I would guess that they're all white males. And I think the whole question of how governance in Riverhead represents the diversity of the community is something that you all may want to consider over the course of the next two years of your term. As you know, the following term is going to be different. It's going to be a one-year term or a two- or three-year term and different things because of the new state law about even-year elections. Thank you. [transcription gap] So I think that's a good time to consider whether changing to a district system, dividing the town into districts and electing board members geographically might open the door to greater diversity. Obviously, in an elected position, the only way you can – I mean, there's some countries that have mandated diversity. But in our system, the only way you can get it is thinking about how election districts are constructed. Right. And if there are election districts. There is a downside of at-large elections. It's hard for me to say this, of course, to five people who have just been elected, or three – two have just been elected, or three have just been elected on an at-large basis – two on an at-large basis and two sitting on an at-large basis. But I think that at-large elections in a town of ethnic and racial diversity tend to reflect – I think that's a good thing. I think that's a good thing. Not surprisingly, the dominant population in the town – and I think it's important in these various appointed jobs and also in the way the elections are structured to try to get representation of the full range of population in Riverhead. So, thank you very much. Thank you, John. Do we have anybody online that would like to comment? Okay.

We have to do a mic for you, Mr. Spock. Is the audio okay? Yes, we can. You're a little garbled, Mike. The audio is? I'm on a laptop, Tim. Is this any better? I'm holding the laptop in my hands now. Is that any better? A little better, yes. Wonderful. I'd like to start off with the Newtown Club. Jim, I looked at the agenda this morning at 72 resolutions. And as I think you know, I'm a stickler for time. In 39 minutes, Jim, you handled 72 resolutions, extended comments by the town board, and 350 votes in 39 minutes. It's like you've been there for 20 years. No doubt. So, keep up the good work. Really, great job. Thank you, Mike. Tim, I wanted to just bring up that six-month moratorium because it really wasn't touched by anybody. Just to remind the people in the audience and the people that might be listening, the Suffolk County Planning Department had recommended a three-month moratorium. And in order for you to just pass a six-month moratorium, you needed a supermajority. So, the purposes of our board was four. So, I just want to thank the new members, Joanne and Denise, from joining Tim and you to get this done for a six-month timeframe. It's a great start to a new term, Tim. Keep up the good work. And speaking of that, I was unable to connect to the inauguration on New Year's Day. Thankfully, the next morning, I was able to listen to it on Channel 22C. Tim, in a very brief amount of time, you committed to increasing communication with the residents of the civics, to increasing transparency in government, and to restoring civility to the town board and to the people in this community. I don't think you could have sent a better message. And I'm looking at where we are right now, where the EpCal Demicle is behind us, and we are moving now rapidly. Hopefully, into putting that onto the tax rolls of the town and making it better for our residents and our environment and our town revenue. And I look at the comprehensive plan where things are just starting to wrap up now. And of course, we all know those are recommendations that have to be memorialized by codifying the code. But I want you to know, the people that I've spoken to are very, very excited with you at the helm. And certainly, I couldn't be happier with you sitting at that center chair. You made more comments in this meeting to residents than the previous supervisor did over the last two years in your first meeting. So I think this bodes real well. I think it bodes real well for our community. And I look forward to working and listening to the entire town board at its staff. Thank you very much. Happy New Year, everybody. Keep up the good work. Happy New Year. Thank you. Thanks, Mike. We have one more online? Okay.

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While we wait, I'll make a motion for the banners to stay up throughout the air. It looks really good on TV. We need to attach them a little better. But I agree. I think they do look beautiful. We have nobody online? Okay. Beautiful room, but it is a little plain. So I just would direct, and I'm telling you, grab these poinsettias up here tonight. There's a whole bunch of them back here. Just some color in a room does wonders for it. So I agree. I agree. We have nobody else in the audience who would like to comment? We have nobody online? Okay. I would like to make a motion that we adjourn the meeting. I just wanted to congratulate our new town supervisor. A stupendous job today. Thank you very much. And it is a pleasure to work with our new councilwomen, both of you. I congratulate you both formal. And, of course, always great to work alongside Bob. So I just think very positive, upbeat, and I just really like it. So thank you. It just makes this job, brings lots of smiles. It makes it very rewarding. So thank you all. Thank you, Supervisor. Always taking poinsettias. Raise your hand. Chip, anybody else? Please. Go ahead. All right. I'd like to make a motion to adjourn the town board meeting. Seconded. Okay. All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Good job. All right. Excellent. Have a great week, everybody. All right. Thanks. Run, Bob. Run. [transcription gap] Thank you.