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Okay. Councilman Rothwald, do we have somebody here for an invocation today? We do. We have today joining in our presence is Lieutenant Esther Trugara. She's the Corporate Officer and Pastor for the Salvation Army. If you would please come forward to lead in our invocation. And thank you very much.

Good afternoon, friends. Could you please stand with me so that we can pray?

Our Heavenly Father, we thank you, Lord, this afternoon. We exalt your name, Holy Spirit. Father, we are here. We thank you, Lord, for the leadership. We thank you, Lord, for your grace upon each and every one here, Lord. Father, we thank you for all that we are about to do. We bless your name. We bless your name, Lord. We thank you for each and every one. We thank you for all the board, each and every one here, Lord. Continue to guide and lead us and be with us, Lord. We thank you. We invite your presence. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you very much.

Okay. You see the sea of blue here today with the men and women of our famous Riverhead Police Department. Mm-hmm. We have two very important promotions to do today. So we're going to go a little bit out of order and do those promotions.

There would be 29 and 30 in your packet. Correct. 837. Thank you. First one we will do is Resolution 2024-847, also known as number 29. This will be the town board promotes and appoints police Lieutenant Danielle Wilsey. To captain of the Riverhead Police Department. Can you want to read it and we'll vote on it? Yeah. First, I know we do have to open up just in case for public comment on either one of these two resolutions. But Resolution 2024-847, town board promotes and appoints police Lieutenant Danielle Wilsey to captain of the Riverhead Police Department. Second. Open up for comments. Yeah. Let me open it for comments first. Would anybody like to comment on this resolution? Anybody online? Nobody here? Having seen nobody? Read the resolution. We vote on it. Take the vote rather. James. Waskie. Absolutely. Congratulations. Merrifield. Yes. Congratulations. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Lieutenant Wilsey has been impeccable in her career here and we are honored to see her come into the Lieutenant status. She is admired by all the men and women in our department. I know she's going to do an incredible job as captain of our department. We appreciate her service. Thank you. And I profoundly vote yes. Thank you. And Hubbard. Absolutely. She is the first female captain of the Riverhead Police Department making history right here today. I had the pleasure of working with her for a number of years before I retired. A little background on her. She lives in Manneville. She joined Riverhead PD on 9-11-2006. She was promoted to sergeant on July 18, 2018 and promoted to lieutenant on 9-11-2006. She was promoted to sergeant on November 4, 2021. She joined here today with her husband Don, her daughter Evelyn, her son Nicholas, her daughter Claire, and her daughter Allison. And at this point in time, I would ask if soon to be Captain Wilsey, would you come forward and Chief Police Frost for the swearing in? We'll go down and join them at the floor. All right. Do you solemnly swear that you uphold the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of New York, and that you will faithfully perform your duties of the rank of police captain for the Riverhead Police Department to the best of your ability so help you God? I will. Congratulations. [transcription gap] Congratulations. Congratulations, Captain.

Thank you. Excellent job.

Don, I'm not sure how it goes at home, but when I got elected as supervisor, my wife told me, you might be in charge at Town Hall. You ain't nothing at home. So I don't know how that's going to play out for you, but best of luck and congratulations. Thank you. Okay. Next up we have, we're going to promote a sergeant to the rank of the Army. This would be resolution number 30. Do we have anybody would like to make a comment on resolution number 30? Anybody online? No? Not seeing anybody here. Bob, go ahead and read it. Promotes a sergeant to the rank of lieutenant. So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waski. Yes, congratulations. Merrifield. Yes, congratulations. Kern. Yes, congratulations. Rothwell. For the last time, congratulations, Sergeant Isgro, as you are now a lieutenant. Great job. Congratulations. Wish you the best of luck. I vote yes. Hubbard. Likewise, I had the pleasure of working with Sergeant Isgro. Awesome fella. A really, really good cop. Our department is in such good hands right now. The young men and women in this department are incredible, and if we had police Olympics, you would be champs of Long Island. I assure you of that. Great job. Great group of people, and Dino, best of luck to you. Dino, come on up. Chief Frost. We'll go down front. head, did you want the microphone? Michael. It's up to you.

Raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear that you uphold the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of New York, and that you will faithfully perform the duties of the rank of police lieutenant for the Riverhead Police Department to the best of your ability, so help you God. I do. Congratulations. Applause.

[transcription gap] Okay, Tina, I need two signatures from you. One is right here. That's the official that we filed in the county.

Oh, that's not it. And then up here.

Nice signature. Now, capital?

Congratulations, Lieutenant. You're turning that blue shirt into a nice white one. Congratulations. Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you.

Got to introduce you three children. My wife, Jennifer. This is my oldest, Mariella. My middle, Aviana. And the little one, Alessandra. She's proud of that. Thank you.

To help demonstrate how good a guy Dino is, they actually have a sandwich named after him at the Wildcat Deli up in... Such a good guy. He gets excited. Congratulations. Yes. That's all we're going to jump into. Stay, girls. Thank you, guys. Yeah. I'll just head off to the side.

Congratulations.

Congratulations. Congratulations. [transcription gap] Congratulations. Congratulations. [transcription gap] Congratulations. Congratulations. Okay, we'll give the PD a couple minutes to file out. Thank you.

So many great things happening with the police department. So many things with that police department. Thank you.

Stay tuned for more celebration. More celebration soon to come. Thank you. Right.

Thank you.

Bye, honey. Maybe Mark M.K. can sing a song or something while we're waiting. Row, row, row your boat. How many times do you sing that? Cardboard boat. Oh my God. Okay, we're going to move on with the meeting. And today is certainly a day of congratulations and acknowledgments. And it's going to continue on. Because, you know, we're going to have a lot of fun. And I want to say a couple things. One is we have with us a member of our community who I can't say enough good about. This gentleman is involved in everything that goes on in this town. And if you ask for a volunteer, he's already standing next to you. You don't have to ask him. He's just that kind of person. We all could learn a little bit from him to be better people. I assure you of that. We have what we call a program called Riverhead in Action. And it's where we are highlighting the good things about, all good things about Riverhead. And this particular one is called a community champion. And a community champion that we chose is a gentleman by the name of Joseph Vulo. Joseph Vulo has been involved in so many different things in this town. From the Knights of Columbus to St. John's Church to the Chamber. He's down at the cardboard boat race helping out all the time. I see him everywhere doing everything. Was he with Banners, doing Banners with you at one point in time or no? He's always helped. I always see him as the man that's always collecting money for raffles. I lose a lot of money. That's what I see all the time. And he cooks really good bacon. And I can prove that at St. John's Church because we all walk out in the cafeteria, we walk out smelling like bacon when Joe's been cooking the bacon. A cocoa at Christmas time? Yeah. Mm-hmm. He's just a genuine good person. And we recently learned that he had just had a milestone birthday. And Joe turned 70 years old on us. 70 years young, I should say. And we thought no better way to celebrate your birthday and celebrate your life here as a Riverhead resident than honoring you as a community champion. So if you would come up front, sir. We're going to present you.

And by the way, you are very first ever community champion. No kidding. So it's quite amazing. And we have a confirmation. And it says, whereas it is both fitting and proper that the supervisor and the entire town board join with every citizen of the town of Riverhead in honoring Riverhead resident Joseph Volo as the first ever recipient of Riverhead in Action Community Champion Award. And we also have a confirmation that Joe's dedication and love for the town of Riverhead is evident through his three decades long commitment of volunteering with various local organizations including St. John the Evangelist Church, Townscape, Knights of Columbus, the Riverhead Bid, and the Chamber of Commerce. Just to name a few, Joe. It would be impossible to tally up the combined hours, days, and weeks Joe has selfishly given to these organizations. On any given day, Joe can be found volunteering outside local grocery stores. Or planting flowers to help in the beautification of his beloved Riverhead. Joe has poured countless cups of hot chocolate downtown during the holidays. And is a steady presence at summer events like the annual cardboard boat races. Whereas, when he isn't given back to the community, Joe is lucky with his wife Fran at her hair salon in Ackerborg, in the stands at Riverhead Raceway, or on a local ball field cheering for his grandsons. And whereas, Joe recently celebrated his 70th birthday. And he's a great man. He's the proud father of two daughters and two step-daughters. He has 10 grandchildren and resides in Ackerborg with his wife Fran, where he's lived for the last 30 years. Joe's kind-hearted nature and open-minded ways have led him to a life of volunteering and giving back. So on this day, Riverhead Town Board, including the supervisor, presents you with this proclamation. Congratulations. Thank you very much. Thank you. [transcription gap] Congratulations, Joe. Thank you, Jay. Thank you. Congratulations, Jay. [transcription gap] Thank you. Thank you so much. Thanks for sharing with us. He's a good guy. Well, he's got a great woman behind him. Well, all good guys have a great woman behind them. Okay, there's the video. Hi, this is Tim Hubbard, supervisor of the great town of Riverhead, and you're watching Riverhead in Action, a media campaign designed to highlight the incredible work of the 350-plus employees that comprise Riverhead's 26 departments and sub-departments, town events, projects, job openings, local businesses, and other town happenings. I hope you find this informative and enjoyable, and thank you for watching Riverhead in Action. Welcome, everybody, to another episode of Riverhead in Action. I'm Tim Hubbard. I'm Mark McLaughlin. And today, we have a special guest, community trailblazer by the name of Joe Lillow. Joe, how are you? I'm good, Mark. Thanks for having me. Anytime. Welcome to Riverhead in Action. Thank you. You've been in action, Joe. I'd like to start by asking, can you give us some history about your background and what got you started and how it shaped you to be the great man, the great person you are today? You're too kind, Mark. Okay. My move out to Riverhead, one of the best things I've ever done. One of the best things I've ever done in life. I love it out here. It's peaceful. It's quiet. A little bit busier than it's been in the past, but it's growing, and that's the enthusiasm I take from this, trying to help Riverhead just grow and grow and grow and get more beautiful each and every day. South Square in Riverhead, I've got to ask, what got you so involved in the town of Riverhead? Well, one of the few areas on the water area of Riverhead is the river area. on the water, on a riverfront on Long Island, and the town needs to take advantage of that, and I'm hoping to be a small part of that if I can be. Well, there's so much giving back in our community, so much giving back. How do you stay motivated? What motivates you, and where do you find the strength? Well, it starts with when I first got involved, the energy that I took away from that just kept growing, and as the energy grew, I saw the town growing. And I want to see it reach its maximum potential. I want to see people hustling and bustling up and down Main Street. I want to see gift shops. I want to see great restaurants. We have a number of really, really good restaurants. We could use more. You wear a lot of hats. You wear a ton of hats. You're everywhere. You know, people see you everywhere. How do you balance your professional life, personal life, and family life? How do you manage that all? Well. I do as much as I can for each category. And thankfully, a lot of the groups I'm part of, the Riverhead Townscapes, the Riverhead Chamber, I'm also a member of the Knights of Columbus. We allocate our time accordingly so that we have enough of us to go around to all of that. What's next for Joe? What can people look forward to in the future? Pretty much a lot of the same. I hope to continue. You know, the process that I'm involved with now with the different organizations I'm with. The Chamber of Commerce takes up a good part of my time. And I'm glad to be with the Chamber. They do a lot of great stuff. Liz is amazing. But as far as my future, I'm probably going to stay status quo. I don't have any business ambitions. Maybe one day a small restaurant in Riverhead when the time is appropriate. Just moving forward. Just watching Riverhead grow is pretty much what I'm looking for. I'm hoping to continue doing. Well, I'm sure that the future looks bright. It sure does. Especially with people like yourself. We do appreciate you, you know, and hence why we are here today. Like everything I said, I love to help. I love to give back. And whatever I can do to accomplish that, I'm going to do to the best of my ability anyway. But it was a wonderful, wonderful day. Yeah, right.

Great job, Mr. Vulo. Thank you for all that you do for our town. And keep up the good work. The time is now, Joe. Yes. The time is now for that restaurant, by the way. Joe, I have a Hollywood agent. I'd picture a nice little Italian eatery, maybe. Yeah? Okay. Cool. I'm there. I have a little vlog there. It's nice. And I don't know. My wife's going to be happy. Thank you. All your positive energy. Thank you so much. Thank you, Mark. I think you did a great job. Yes. You did a great job. Thank you.

One other thing I have here before we get into the public hearings. We have a birthday boy in the room today. He's ducking. Our very own Chip Cranborg. Here's Chip's birthday gift. Here's Chip's birthday gift. Happy birthday Mark. I know you can lead us with happy birthday. Oh. All right. Chip is the guy. Chip is the guy. You know, it's funny because he said the first time he saw me perform, I blew the speakers and they had to crank it down. But that said, happy birthday to you. We can all sing. Come on. Happy birthday to you. Chip. Happy birthday. What's that volume? Happy birthday. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday. Happy birthday.

God sure did bless you with a voice. That was tough to follow. Excellent. Thank you, Mark. I apologize for putting you on the spot like that. But you're my man. You're my go-to man when it comes to this. I represent well. You do. You do. Okay. Moving on. We have one other announcement to make. Reflections is this weekend, this Saturday. It starts at 3 o'clock. It's the Oktoberfest in Grand Jebel Park. The Bratwurst Boys are going to be playing. They're going to be playing there along with local breweries. And it's always a good time down there. The park will be lit up at night with all the artwork. And it starts at 3 o'clock on Saturday. So if you're looking for something to do, I highly suggest you stop down and pay a visit. It's always a good evening there. All right. Jim, do we have any correspondence? Well, I think one more announcement that the country fair, I think, will happen prior to the next town board meeting as well. Oh, you're right. Absolutely. Go ahead. I think the country fair is scheduled for Sunday. October the 13th, down on the riverfront. I think it's the 50th year, I believe. So come on down. There's plenty of treats for everybody to do down there with that one. Correspondence, we received 16 letters. Some of them were just carried over from the previous meeting that came in after the deadline. It dealt with the comprehensive plan and some about the rental. All these letters were circulated to the board and made part of the record. These are, like I said, just being published at this point. But they have been circulated. And that's... That's about it. We have no reports. It's the 1st of October, so the reports haven't come in yet. So the next meeting, we'll have a slew of those. So there's no reports for this meeting. That's it. Okay. Awesome. Well, we're up to public hearings. And public hearing number one, it's public input and request for funding on community development program announcement of a public hearing. At this time, I would like to call Frank Messina to come up. And address the public hearing for everybody. And it was scheduled for 2 o'clock and it is now 2.31. Good afternoon, Frank. Hello, everyone. How's everybody today? Good. Today's public hearing is to solicit comment and input from the public for our 2025 Community Development Block Grant funding applications. Every year, the town applies for this federal HUD funding, which is administered through Suffolk County and helps us fund public service groups, home improvement programs, and other public services. We also provide funding for the public health program for seniors, as well as other town projects located in low to moderate income areas throughout the public facilities funding line. This year, we are looking to apply for up to $250,000 for various projects. So if anybody would like to speak.

Good afternoon. Good afternoon, Supervisor Hubbard and members of the Riverhead Town Board. Good afternoon. [transcription gap] Good afternoon. [transcription gap] I am the elementary school social worker for Riverhead Community Awareness Program serving Roanoke Avenue Elementary School. First, myself and the rest of the CAP staff would like to thank you for your past and ongoing support of our programs. I have seen firsthand through my work at Roanoke Avenue School how much these funds have positively impacted students' lives. In my role at Roanoke Avenue, I provide individual and group counseling services to students in need as well as provide evidence-based substance abuse and bullying prevention programs, crisis intervention, social skills groups, family outreach, and connection to community resources. In order to continue providing these vital services to Roanoke Avenue students in need, Riverhead Community Awareness Program is once again requesting funds from the Riverhead Community Development Block Grant. The funds granted will help provide services to Riverhead Town K-4 students and their families at Roanoke Avenue Elementary School. According to the Department of Education, Roanoke Avenue is a Title I school, meaning it has a high poverty rate and it is the most impoverished school in the town of Riverhead. The most recent New York State Department of Education data identified 71% of the students in this school as impoverished. Roanoke students that are served by my role as the CAP social worker have experienced stress, trauma, and adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, which are linked to chronic health problems, Thank you. and substance use issues beginning in adolescence and across the lifespan, according to the CDC. So ACEs can also negatively impact education, job opportunities, and earning potential. However, this is preventable. The connections of these children and families to community resources is vital for their children's emotional and academic success. The success of these Riverhead children will have a direct impact on the economic future of our town, allocating the CDBG, funds to support these prevention programs and services is entirely appropriate and an investment in our town's youth, families, and future. In addition, most students and families experience health disparities and are typically not able to access these social work services outside of school. They are already at risk and need to have continued access to services we provide with this funding. Once again, I thank you for listening and for your ongoing support of our mission to help provide alcohol and drug prevention, education counseling and community services for overhead students and families thank you thank you

councilwoman merrifield and i were having a discussion earlier today with uh ladies from the retreat and we were telling them how remarkable the cap program is and all the things that they do and and uh that you guys are national nationally accredited won awards it's an awesome program you guys set the standards for all other programs like that so congratulations and keep up the good work thank you so much absolutely

do we have anybody else who would like to speak on this

hi how hi how is everybody today good how are you good my name is shanissa i am the visual um the visual and community director of the butterfly effect project we recently did a school drive with you guys which we do appreciate greatly i first joined bep as a butterfly from 2016 to 2020 and since 2022 i've had the opportunity to service um to be a part of the butterfly staff over the years i've witnessed the tremendous growth of the program this month is enrollment month for us that kicks off today we start our program here with a dragonfly chapter that meets tomorrow and we we're stepping into 10 years of the butterfly project and we're going to be working on the project for the next 10 years so we're going to be working on the project for the next 10 years servicing the community um as well as our new home i'm not sure if you guys are where we were gifted a 1.35 acre campus on main road which we are definitely really excited about we service over 100 butterflies in the riverhead community the past few years we've provided weekly and bi-weekly programming in all four elementary schools in the district as well as pulaski the intermediate school we're now expanding weekly from into the middle school as well continuing our commitment to empowering youth and their families in our community our arch program has grown significantly for um from an additional dance team to the looks by lynette butterfly closet which is based off of my business looks by lynette that i created my second year in college um as i was pursuing my visual community my visual communications degree in california this um the butterfly effect project provides um the community members with access to clothes accessories and various um items that they might need and may regularly host pop-ups and warmly um community members um as we receive donations and benefits and everything like that and we truly believe it takes a village and we're just really happy to be a part of the village the last 10 years and i hand it off to destiny hello my name is destiny swan the butterfly effect project is a place for the youth to dream and succeed one of the programs that i currently run is one of the dance teams the elite squad is a team that focuses on precision and excellence understanding the true meaning of the word team helps these girls to be able to come together and work as one one our dance teams gives our girls a way to express themselves and also have an extracurricular activity to do after school in stephen drill the girls learn teamwork as well as discipline all while having a good time i was the head jv of the program the first head jv of the program and this program not only helped my self-esteem but it helped me navigate to the woman i am today i currently own my own business and i'm the executive operations assistant for the youth and

youth and i'm the executive operations assistant at the butterfly effect project without the help and guidance of the butterfly effect project i'm not sure where i would be which is why i think this this funding is so important to us it allows the upcoming girls to experience the program and be able to get the guidance they need to succeed in life can i just say your group uh your troop performed at the juneteenth event is that right that that three different troops yes that was great they were great thank you another program i can't say enough good about i remember when you guys first started and how small it was and how it grew so fast yeah and now for the number of girls not just from riverhead but from all around that you have involved in this incredible incredible work thank you keep it up thank you we have anybody else who would like to come up and speak do we have nobody online okay all right having not seen anybody else wanting to come up um i'm not sure i'm not sure i'm not sure i'm not sure i'm not sure i'm not sure i'm not sure i'm not sure we will close the public hearing and we will keep it open for written comment uh till october 14th till october 14th okay 10 14. okay thank you frank okay we have a second public hearing public hearing number two and public hearing number two is to amend the community preservation fund for water quality and i'm going to ask frank mancini to come up to the podium and uh this was scheduled for 210 and it is now 240. if it's okay deputy town attorney and that's fine i'm going to start us okay this is a proposed amendment to the community preservation fund project plan to provide for water quality and pollution prevention projects i'm here present can answer questions frank mancini water district superintendent would like to speak jeanette is here as his community development director dawn thomas okay

thanks ann marie i'm frank mancini the riverhead water district superintendent so what we're asking for here is to have access to some of this money a very small portion of it to pay for the upfront engineering costs that are non-reimbursable for some of these water main projects that you've been hearing about in the news uh riverhead has fewer people on private wells than any other town in all of suffolk county but there are still areas where people have private wells the dec and the new york state health department target those areas and sample those private wells and in some cases find them to be contaminated we've got three separate areas in river head it's it's limited because most of river head is on public water so this isn't something we anticipate going on for a decade or so we think this is going to be a couple years of work the first one we're doing is forge road and i just want to to correct the record because when we did the work session, we inadvertently communicated some information that was flipped. We're not asking to get access to this money to do any wellhead treatment or any costs that would normally be covered by the ratepayers of the Riverhead Water District. We're going to deal with those problems the way we always have. What this is for is specific extensions that have identified as people on private wells that are contaminated. So an area like Forge Road, there's hundreds of people that live there. They have very contaminated water. We anticipate that project. We got about $1.2 million worth of grant funding, and we expect our total outlay to be closer to $193,000. So that would be the money we'd be looking to take from this fund. So I want people to understand that, that we're not looking to get millions of dollars from this fund. It's really a source of money that we can use to get a much larger portion of grant funding to solve these problems and protect the public health of the residents of Riverhead. These are people, Frank, that are hopefully not drinking that water. They're bringing water in because it is so contaminated. Or being provided point-of-use filtration or just basically waiting for us to show up, but they're not likely to be drinking it from the tap. They should not be, but you never know because not everybody follows the news in some of these areas. They might not know any better. So we're going to fix this problem, and this is one of the steps we've got to take to do it. Any questions? No, I know this was put together by the board. I know this was put together some years ago. I think it was Mr. Thiel who did this. Yes, and he's made changes to, you can legally access money for many different things. We're not asking for anything like that. But the town board should be commended because you guys are the ones, when these areas are identified, you pay out of the general fund for the map and plan, which is an engineering study on the project that defines those costs and the scope of the work. And that's the tool that community development uses to apply for these grants. And we've been really, really successful in getting those grants. And we've been working a lot behind the scenes administering these grants. This is not an easy thing to do. They don't just give you money for free and make it easy. It's actually a lot of work. And now we've run into the very end of it. We need to supply the bid specs and contract documents for the actual work that the EPA reviews, not only for scope, but to make sure we've configured the purchasing to align with the very unique purchasing requirements of every grant. So that's what this money specifically going to be spent on, those contract documents and bid specs. And I know this was the last choice option for you to get money to finish this project. You have explored other areas. Yeah. And instead of loading it on the backs of all the taxpayers for a smaller group of individuals that have bad water, this is a way to do it. This is what that law was intended to do. And, you know, we're not going to be paying for it. We're not going to be paying for it. We're not going to be paying for it. And that's what we're looking to do. You're absolutely right. Most of the rate payers in the Riverhead Water District and the taxpayers did pay to bring water to themselves. So we certainly don't want to look to them to pay for this cost. Right. And it's a relatively small amount of money for the public health we're providing and the money that we're getting from the government. Agreed. Do we have, Board have any questions? No. Did anybody from the audience have any questions or comments?

Good afternoon. I'm Richard Wines from Jamesport. And first of all, I just want to congratulate the town board on approving the comp plan update. I think that's a major accomplishment and there's so many good things in there. I'm just delighted to see you finally push that over the finish line. I know it wasn't easy. Well, it was done on time with the second company and done under budget. So we're very proud of it. Very proud. And our planning department has already started implementing and putting some of those down on paper. So we can change codes if we need to or whatever the case may be. So we're moving right along with it. Great. Great. Great. I do want to apologize for not being more appropriately dressed. I'm trying to paint our one-room schoolhouse, which is also a town landmark, by the way. I do, you know, on the comp plan update, I'm particularly excited over all the provisions. I'm very excited. I know that we have a lot of provisions that can help preserve farmland and Riverhead's rural character. And I know that was basically the highest priority of the citizens of Riverhead when they came out and talked at all those meetings. And that leaves me concerned a little bit about the wording of this code. I mean, we all support water quality preservation. We want to make sure these people that have contaminated wells get good water. But this code is forever. And we're going to have to make sure that we're going to have a lot of people that are going to be able to use it. And I think that's going to be a big challenge for this one-time use. And, you know, water quality preservation, it's actually one of the reasons for the CPF fund in the first place. Because farmland preservation also provides water quality preservation, as does open space preservation. But what concerns me is that when the people of Riverhead adopted the current iteration of the plan, it calls for a lot of work. It calls for a limit of 20% to be spent for water quality projects. And as you're all aware, Riverhead does not exactly have a lot of CPF revenue. For years, we were barely able to pay off the indebtedness of the bond. In fact, it was threatening to sink the town's indebtedness at one point. And this is beginning to change a little bit now. But still, the amount of revenue is very limited. And I think it's only fair that 80% of it still be used for farmland and open space preservation, which is what the people of Riverhead asked for. And so what concerns me is the wording of Section 1D. And this appears to allow 100% of the annual CPF revenue now, putting aside what's used for debt payment and that 10% of the annual CPF. And that's a lot of money. And that's a lot of money. And so I just want to clear up this clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head clear head calculated less Community Preservation Fund payments for bond indebtedness and so forth and less reserve so basically everything is left over can be used for water quality according to this code am I not right in the net I'm not I'm not seeing what you just read it's the last sentence okay the town is not a memory town law 64e we're in its states a maximum of 20% of the fund may be utilized for implementation of water quality improvement projects nothing about this legislation is attempting to supersede that statutory provision in addition I assure the board each and every year the town of Riverheads community preservation funds are subject to audit by the state controller if we deviate it from that statutory provision trust me you would know about it this law actually this proposal not law but this Community Preservation Fund project plan actually limits it even more we limit it that we maintain annual reserves we require projects to be more clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear funded and all of that must be within the statutory 20% cap.

Okay. Okay, makes sense. Thanks Ann Marie and I appreciate that. I still have that same concern because it has to do with the definition of the word fund and what the CPF fund is. And is the CPF fund just the revenue that comes in this year? I think it's actually everything that's been stockpiled from other years revenue and that kind of thing. So I would be much more comfortable if this could be amended. So say that the water quality funding shall not exceed 20% of the annual community preservation revenues remaining after payments related to bond and debt and other things. I would be more comfortable with this system because I would have no head head head head reserve and that's the spirit of what the people of Riverhead voted for was that 20% of the revenues could be used for for water quality and the way this is worded right now it would allow basically a hundred percent of the leftover revenues after bond payments etc to be used for water quality and we're desperate to have some funds that we can use to purchase development rights because another provision both of the comp plan update and of the CPF renewal that was passed four years ago is is to establish a transfer development rights Bank and we can't do that Bank unless we can purchase at least a small number of development rights and if you're taking all of the money to use for water quality we're not going to be able to purchase any development rights and to me these are you know obviously warring priorities but I think we need to have a balance here and then the balance that the town asked for was 20% for water quality and 80% for open space and farmland preservation and I'd like to go just one step further here and is you've raised the issue of farmland preservation causing problems with taxes and I and obviously we all share that concern because we're all taxpayers and of course if if you buy the development rights using a TDR the farmland still continues to pay exactly the same taxes that paid before I think we all know that secondly those same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same space so anyway I've strongly urged that you change that wording so it says that the board of quality funding can't cannot exceed 20% of the annual community preservation revenues remaining after payments for bond indebtedness and and the bond fund thank you thank you Richard so if I may the amendments to 10 or 64 community preservation fund for water quality was not subject to a public referendum the referendum and the referendum requirements for the early versions wherein the true focus was on farmland in open space and protection of natural resources the water quality and those amendments those were not a referendum the public did not speak on that right next as I assured you it's in the statute under 10 law 64 e subsection 3 the 20% requirement this law is not going above and beyond that it's actually much more restrictive in addition as the water district superintendent explained there are only approximately four areas in the town of Riverhead that are not subject to a public referendum and those amendments under this law 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 mill and middle, we have a long way to go for grant funding. It wouldn't even qualify under this provision at this point in time unless we get more grants. As to Forge Road, we are fully funded except for $190,000 plus for the engineering. That's what you're looking at. That's what you're looking right now to provide numerous residents with clean water. That's what you're looking at. Thank you, Ann Marie. Anybody else like to comment? Mr. Carpenter, how are you? Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. I would also like to ... What's your name, sir? Rob Carpenter, director of Long Island Farm Bureau. I would also like to echo Mr. Carpenter. Mr. Lyons, thank you for the comprehensive plan. Once again, thank you for having me be on the steering committee representing agriculture. It was a tremendous amount of work with incredible people who did a really incredible job to pass this comp plan through your efforts as well. I also know that now there's more work to be done, which is the actual implementation of those recommendations. Thank you. I'll head over to you next. Thank you so much, Ann. I'll head over to you next. [transcription gap] and the farmers, and there's no doubt that clean water is extremely important for those that are drinking it, and I fully recognize that. However, one of the things that we remain concerned about is the entirety of the Community Preservation Fund, not only in Riverhead but in other towns, where slowly we're seeing an eroding of the original intent, which was land preservation with a key focus on farmland preservation. And while there has been an incredible amount done here in the town through the bonding and through other towns of purchase of development rights, we must not forget that this is a long-term goal, and that there's still about 6,500 acres left in Riverhead that need to be

preserved one way or another. So with that being said, one of the things that we're looking at is the TDR program and the use of the TDR bank to be established, and that's where these Community Preservation Fund dollars that Riverhead has are going to be a key element to getting us going with that process. And now that the comp plan is finished, we are revitalizing the TDR community. We're going to be doing that. We're going to be doing that. We're going to head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head head a lot more at stake than just this three or four different projects with all due respect to the town staff. I think that my concern is not about these four projects, which are incredible and we support. It's about what's going to happen with the next town board and the next attorney going forward out till 2050 and how much more it could be utilized. So I also support the recommendation of Mr. Wines to say, can we please tighten up the language in section 1D, just to be ultimately clear that this is going to be limited to the 20%. I think it's a minor correction just to clarify it. And I think it's really important to the future of the community preservation fund and the plan. And then one last thing that I'd also like to comment on, I did see a couple of weeks ago that there is a lot of work going on in the community preservation fund. And I think that's a lot of work going on there. But there is now a CPF water committee, and it is entirely made up of town employees to my recollection. And I might be wrong because my memory is not great anymore. But I would also recommend that there be a citizen or two also put onto that advisory committee, in particular, somebody from the farmland preservation program committee, just to be there as an advocate for farmland and the preservation of farmland. So, thank you very much for your time and appreciate all that you do for the town. Thank you, Rob. Appreciate it. Okay, I'll make a comment. I don't know if there's someone else in the public. Okay, so, you know, certainly appreciate the comments from Mr. Wines and Mr. Carpenter. We, as Frank and Anne Marie both said, we've spent a tremendous amount of time and energy getting the grants to get clean water to the public. The CPF fund was amended a few years ago, multiple times, because basically the collections are so high on the South Fork, and I'll just give you an idea of what those are. This is based on a comptroller's report from 2021 to 2022. There was 403.6 million collected, a complete number, the CPF of all the five towns. Riverhead share of that, which was only 15. 5 million, which is 3.8% of the total collections. Just to give you an idea of what's happening in other towns, South Hampton collected 224 million in that year, and East Hampton collected 127.2 million. South Hold was 28 million, more than Riverhead, and Shelter Island was only 8.5 million. So I think, you know, it's important to note that the points that they're making relating to farmland preservation. Certainly.

The comprehensive plan is very good evidence of the board's direction in that regard. We have just a few tools we can use to purchase farmland in Riverhead, and as Mr. Carpenter mentioned, there's 5,500 acres remaining to purchase. We have more acreage in the crosshairs of development right now than any other town on the east end, and yet we collect the least in CPF money. And so just as a matter of equity, I think it's important to think about the thrust from the North Fork, including South Hold, to be really evening out how that fund works. The reason that the amendments were made to allow the clean water, also affordable housing, and first-time home buyer exemption, and just for the record, Riverhead was unable financially to participate in the first-time home buyer exemption and the affordable housing exemption because there's so much money available. I think. South Hampton has close to a billion dollars in their fund and really not a ton of farmland to spend it on. The Peconic, the CPF fund was a regional fund to protect the region. Riverhead has the most farmland in jeopardy. And so I think the thrust might want the, you know, from the, and I know Richard and Rob probably agree, toward getting some equity in that fund in terms of the, making it more regional. Because Riverhead, as they said, the clean water is, preservation of farmland and open space contributes to clean water for the region, not just for Riverhead. And so there is a lack of equity there and rather, and we're, you know, we're here fighting over the scraps today, unfortunately. I think that's an important thing to remember and to focus on. And you know, we really have no other options for, to provide the balance of funding necessary to give clean water to our residents. Thank you. MS. I just have a comment. I just have a comment. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. I just have a comment. MS. MS. MS. MS. have chipped away but those other towns have those funds you're speaking about that we don't they have the first-time homeowners fund and they also have the affordability housing fund that allows them to chip away at that Community Development Fund money and put it towards those other infrastructure we don't yeah so we're not if I understand the legislation that you're proposing we're not chipping away at this the way they have done that in those other towns with those other types of project projects laws that they've passed legislation they've passed yeah clean clean water for the public and the taxpayers in the town of Riverhead's a real need we have a real problem the town board has stepped up made made things happen for the public the town board and the town of Riverhead no one in the town of Riverhead was responsible for the PFAS contamination of the water and yet you all made sure that we were able to to have the resources and opportunity to go after that grant money which we were you know grateful to receive it just it just always sticks out to me that the the disadvantage to continue to be disadvantaged and that's the problem here and so maybe that's a bigger conversation that needs to get started right Dawn before you go back to mr. wines where he's he's asking for this to be tightened up a little bit where because he made a very valid point we don't know what's to come down the road we don't know you know who might be trying to take advantage of the chipping away as time goes by so is there some way that we can recreate this language yeah I'm gonna step away because Amory's the drafter and so first and foremost this community project plan if it gets adopted and incorporated into the most recent community preservation fund project plan that constantly not constantly but under state steps it gets updated over time that's why if you know you saw in the original preamble it was recently updated I don't want to get the date wrong I think it was 2021 or 22 so it'll keep getting updated and like I stated we're at audited every single year every single year 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 recommendations regarding farmland, and now you have a committee with individuals who have experience with water quality giving recommendations. The Town Board should also be aware, each and every time you seek to spend CPF money, you will do it by resolution. So this isn't blanket authority. Whether this is adopted, if the committee recommends to move forward on Forge Road, that resolution and the exact monetary amount for use of community preservation funds will come before you. And the same individuals that are concerned and spoke today can speak on each and every resolution that may come up in the future regarding a water quality project. Mayor Weill. Mayor Weill. Ann Marie, is there a possibility of adding a member of the committee? A community to that committee? From the farming community? Well, you could, but, you know, I don't know why you would. You have representatives for farmland, the farmland committee. You know, everything's going to be done publicly. You know, you wouldn't move forward with the grants. Right. You wouldn't, or let me say this, you didn't hesitate moving forward with grants to provide clean drinking water. The committee, the water members of it, we take a hard look at everything before we even start a grant process. I mean, I think we're the best qualified on water quality projects. I don't want to create a situation where it's going to be a constant discussion. I don't want to create a discussion about competition with a farmland project. I don't believe that will occur because I told you there's a limited number of projects. But it really just begs and prolongs a conversation, the debate, do you spend CPF to provide residents clean water or don't spend it, you know, leave the grant funding where it is, we won't finalize the grant and instead we'll pick a farmland piece. I don't think it has to be that way. I don't think it should be that way. And I don't think it actually will be that way. Okay. Thank you. Anybody else like to comment on this? We have one person online. We'll take that person, Chip. Okay. John, can you hear us? Yes, I do. Thank you. I can hear you and I'm trying to, not that it makes any difference, but I will try and review my video too. Okay. Good afternoon. I can't be fully available. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I can't be physically with you because I have a work Zoom at four o'clock that I got to do. But two things. One is simply I have tremendous respect for Richard Wines and both the motivation and sincerity of his words and also his capability in understanding the nuances of things. So I hope that you do take seriously the suggested language that he has given. Okay. Thank you so much. I'll head over to you next. [transcription gap] decision-making that could go to the equity question. Is that the county legislature? Is that the state legislature? And if there is an obvious target to get that equity, I would hope that out of this discussion the town board could send a letter to the incumbents or the candidates urging that that this question of equity should be on their agenda. That's all I had. Thank you very much. Ms. McCall, if I can answer that question for you, that would be that's legislation that would need to change at the state level. Okay. Well, we have we have people running for the state Senate and the state house and I hope that the town could specifically ask them to go on record to support equity and then do that when they're in Albany. The town has in the past and should continue, but this issue was definitively addressed with Assemblyman Thiele on numerous occasions. At one point in time, there was a community preservation fund advisory forum, and all the then supervisors during that period of time when the forum was going on would make a request and would request, and we have made that request in writing, and we should continue to do so. Ann Marie, can you give me a situation, two town boards from now, where this could get reckless? No. If you really get into the weeds the way this legislation is written, it can only be for projects wherein there is evidence of contamination to the private water, only wherein more than 50% grant funding, and then it's limited by whatever the annual CPF for that year, you have to subtract out the bonded debt, you have to subtract out a 10% reserve. So in answer to your question, no. Okay. No. And when you look at the CPF law, Town Law 64E, there's a plethora of projects that you could utilize CPF money for. The town of Riverhead does not do that. We have not bought historic buildings, historic barber shops, and refurbished them. Riverhead has never done that, and we've never included those items in our project plan. We've played it tight to the vest and received numerous favorable score cards from the state controller. Thank you, Ann Marie. Thank you, John. Okay. Anybody else? No. Okay, not seeing anybody else, I will keep this open for 10 days for written comment. That will bring us to October, either way. Thank you, Ann. Thank you, John. Thank you, Ann. [transcription gap] Thank you. Thank you. Okay. That's it. We'll move to November 11th. At the close of business. Thank you. Okay. That's it on public hearings. I'm going to open it up now to comments on the resolutions. Does anybody have any comments on our resolutions? Hey, Mr. Sid. How are you? Good. Sid Bail, president of the Waiting River Civic Association. I have a comment. I'm concerned about resolution number three. Resolution number 39, very last resolution. It authorizes the town clerk to publish and post public notice for a public hearing for the purpose of conducting the Monroe balancing test for Elite Towers Waiting River Fire District. Now, I know this is an important issue. Okay. I saw the work session, by the way. And the interesting thing is I didn't know anything about this. Okay. That it was at this particular stage until the day before the work session. And that isn't the important thing. But I try to keep up with things. I try. Okay. And in this case, I wasn't very, very successful. But, you know, there are a lot of folks out in the community who know even less than I do about what's going on in Little Waiting River. So, and I know the concerns that were expressed by Councilman Rothwell and others about the need for the project. But this resolution, we were talking about a hearing about the Monroe balancing test. Okay. And I think some people will be thinking we're talking about foreign policy. Oh, yeah, Monroe Doctrine, you know, literally. You know, they don't know the Monroe balancing test. Now, what I would hope you would do is with this resolution is to change the hearing, public hearing time or date. Okay. To keep up with what's going on in Little Waiting River. I'll just clear up a little bit. I'll clear up a little bit. [transcription gap] SERIOUSLY NOT USED TO TOWN BOARD MEETINGS ON A THURSDAY. AND ALSO, I THINK THERE IS PRECEDENT WHEN IT'S, QUOTE, AN IMPORTANT ISSUE OR SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE, PEOPLE USUALLY ADVOCATE AN EVENING MEETING SO MORE PEOPLE CAN BE INVOLVED. AND SO THE NEXT EVENING MEETING IS ON, IF I'M CORRECT, IS NOVEMBER 19TH AT 6 PM ON A TUESDAY WHEN PEOPLE FOLLOW THINGS, THE USE OF THE TOWN BOARD MEETING BEING ON A TUESDAY. BY THE WAY, I'D LIKE TO COMPLIMENT THE TOWN FOR THE MATERIAL THAT THEY'VE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE ON THE WORK SESSION. I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY USEFUL. AND THERE IS INFORMATION IN THERE ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE MONROE BALANCING TEST, AT LEAST AN OUTLINE WHAT GENERALLY IT IS ABOUT. AND I THINK PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN ISSUES LIKE THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK IT'S CALLED FOR. AND, YOU KNOW, TOO OFTEN WE, YOU KNOW, AND I SEE IT ALSO ON MY END. I DON'T KNOW ON YOUR END. IT MUST BE EVEN GREATER. SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEN PEOPLE GET INDIGNOSED. THEY GET INDIGNANT ABOUT IT AND THEY SAY, WHO DID THIS? WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE TELL ME? WHY DIDN'T, AND I KNOW THE TOWN MAKES EVERY EFFORT. IN FACT, THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE NOW, LIKE THE CABLE TV, THE WEBSITE, ET CETERA, IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE PAST. SO ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU CHANGE THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TO NOVEMBER, FROM NOVEMBER 7TH TO NOVEMBER 19TH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SID. YOU'RE WELCOME. BOARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY INKLING? I WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF THAT AT ALL GIVEN WHAT WE JUST HEARD. YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE COMMUNITY IN RIVERHEAD HAS CELL TOWER COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH MEANS MOST OF THE CITIZENS HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH POLICE, WITH AMBULANCE. IN THAT SECTION OF WAITING RIVER, THEY DO NOT. I SEE NO REASON TO PROLONG THIS. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN WAY TOO LONG. AND I CARE ABOUT THE CITIZENS THAT ARE GOING TO NEED HELP MORE THAN I CAN THINK ABOUT SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THAT. AND I'M NOT SAYING YOU, SID. I'M SAYING IN GENERAL. AND I HAVE TO AGREE WITH WHAT THE COUNCILMAN IS SAYING, IS THAT I'M A MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'M ON SCENE. THE RADIOS DON'T WORK. THERE'S A COMMUNICATION BARRIER. AND SO I SIT AT A PROJECT LIKE THIS AND I MEASURE IF IT TAKES ONE INCIDENT WHERE SOMEBODY HAS A HEART ATTACK AND GOES INTO CARDIAC ARREST AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OR ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, THERE IS GOING TO BE A DELAY. NOBODY'S CELL PHONES DON'T WORK. WHEN THE CHIEFS GET ON SCENE, THEY CAN'T RELAY THE PROPER NEED FOR PARAMEDICS AND OTHER ADDITIONAL RESPONSE VEHICLES ON SCENE. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND IT'S BETWEEN THE 7th AND THE 19th, IT'S LIKE EVERY DAY THAT WE DELAY IT, WE ARE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW KNOWING THAT THERE'S A FIX TO A PROBLEM, WE'RE AVOIDING FIXING IT. AND SO EVERY DAY THAT WE DO THAT, WE'RE PUTTING OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR PARAMEDICS, OUR EMTs IN JEOPARDY. IT'S NOT ABOUT A CELL PHONE TOWER BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE EVERYBODY'S LIFE BETTER TO GOOGLE SOMETHING ON PHONE AND TO SEARCH. IT'S ABOUT EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND THAT'S WHY I STAND BEHIND US. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROJECT MOVE FORWARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND NO DELAY TO EMERGENCY. I APPRECIATE THE POINT OF VIEW. AND BUT THE MONROE BALANCING TEST TAKES IN A GREAT NUMBER OF FACTORS. AND IT, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE, AESTHETICS. I THINK YOU USED THAT. I THINK YOU USED THAT TERM DURING THE WORK SESSION MORE THAN ONCE. IT IS A CONSIDERATION. YOU'RE SAYING IT SHOULD NOT WEIGH OTHER CONSIDERATIONS. BUT I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE. I WILL AGREE TO DISAGREE. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT MATT CHARTERS AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT FACTORS. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST COMES UP IN A WORK SESSION. THIS HAS BEEN ON THEIR TABLE. IT HAS BEEN SENT FOR REVISIONS AND FOR REVISIONS FOR A LONG TIME, FOR COUNTLESS MONTHS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I SAT DOWN WITH MIKE HARRIGAN OVER THREE YEARS AGO WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS PROJECT WHEN HE WAS A FIRE COMMISSIONER. AND THERE WAS A LOT OF STUDIES. A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE WAITING RIVER CIVIC ASSOCIATION. SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS JUST SUDDENLY AROSE. IT'S BEEN NEEDED FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S BEEN STUDIED FOR A LONG TIME. AND YOU HAVE A GROUP OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE WILLING TO SIGN THE AGREEMENTS, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FUNDING. AND YOU HAVE A BOARD THAT SITS BEFORE YOU THAT UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE BEHIND IT. THE FACTORS THAT THE MONROE EARRING WILL BRING UP, I THINK WE'VE ADDRESSED THEM ALL BECAUSE IT'S A VERY UNIQUE SPOT. IT'S NOT SITTING OUT IN A PUBLIC FIELD. IT'S NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BASEBALL PARK. YOU KNOW, IT IS IN A SECURE AREA BEHIND THE FIREHOUSE. AND THE NEW DESIGN IS DIFFERENT. THE FIREHOUSE IS GOING TO COVER UP THE... THE MAJORITY. AND YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LOOKING BY, I DON'T KNOW, UNLESS YOU HAVE A SUNROOF AND YOU'RE LOOKING UP AT IT AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IT TOO MUCH. IS IT GOING TO BE SEEN? SURE. BUT IT'S GOING TO BECOME LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE. LOOK AT THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN SHORHAM. WE ALL SEE IT. AND SLOWLY OVER TIME IT WASHES AWAY OUT OF OUR VISION. BUT THIS IS ABOUT SAFETY. THIS IS NOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO HAVE THE ENJOYMENT TO SIT DOWN AND GOOGLE SPORTS FIGURES ON OUR PHONE. IT'S ABOUT SAFETY. AND I KNOW, PERSONALLY, BEING ON SCENE AND I KNOW THAT I WAS TAKEN BACK WHEN I JOINED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON HOW BAD THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ARE. THEY'RE NON-EXISTENCE DOWN THERE. IT'S DIFFICULT. YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE SOMEBODY IN CHURCH HAVING A CPR ATTACK AND SOMEBODY LITERALLY RUNNING DOWN TO THE FIREHOUSE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET ANYTHING, BEGGING FOR HELP, AND THEN DELAYING EVEN A LONGER RESPONSE. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THE TOWN HAS BEEN PUT ON NOTICE THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM. THERE'S A SAFETY HAZARD. AND THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. IF I WAS ABLE TO GET THIS DONE TOMORROW, I WOULD BE DOING IT BECAUSE THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS COME FIRST ABOVE AESTHETICS OR ANYTHING OF THAT MATTER AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. BUT WE'RE 30 DAYS OUT. HAVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SHARE WITH THE WAITING RIVER CIVIC ASSOCIATION. THEY CAN START SENDING IN COMMENTS NOW. WE READ EVERYTHING THAT COMES INTO US. RIGHT. WELL, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING THEN? IT'S A LEGAL STEP IN GETTING APPROVAL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE. YEAH. IT'S LIKE. BUT IT, YOU MENTIONED THE FIREHOUSE. THE FIREHOUSE I THINK IS WHAT, 37 FEET TALL? I DON'T RECALL. 37. RIGHT. THIS PROJECT IS WITH THE AERIAL INSTITUTION. THE INTENDED IS OVER 200 FEET TALL. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NECESSARILY NEED A SUN BRUISE, YOU KNOW, TO SEE THAT. NOW, HOW MUCH SHOULD THAT FACT AWAY? WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING, I WAS REFERRING TO WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING ON NORTH COUNTRY ROAD PAST THE FIREHOUSE, YOUR VISION FROM THE ROAD TO THE FIREHOUSE, IT'S A TALL FIREHOUSE. YOU'D HAVE TO. YEAH. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IT. AGAIN, WE RESPECTFULLY, I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE. I WON'T DEBATE YOU, BUT IT'S JUST, YEAH. THIS IS, AS YOU CAN TELL, THIS IS TRUE AND DEAR TO ME BECAUSE IT'S A NECESSITY. I SEE THE STRUGGLES OF OUR PARAMEDICS AND WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT. I'M NOT HEARTLESS. AND I KNOW IN WHERE I LIVE IN WAITING RIVER, IN THE LAST, OH, SIX MONTHS OR SO OR LESS, THERE HAVE BEEN THREE OCCASIONS WHERE THE AMBULANCES HAVE VISITED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND RESPONDING. AND THEY'VE RESPONDED VERY QUICKLY. ONE WAS JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE. BUT I THINK SOMETHING ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY, ET CETERA, AT LEAST PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION, IS ALSO IMPORTANT. I UNDERSTAND. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT, WHEN I LEFT THE FIREHOUSE ONE EVENING, THERE WAS A FIREFIGHTER THAT WENT HALFWAY DOWN THE STEPS ON THE BOTTOM AND SPLIT HIS HEAD OPEN. HE WAS SERIOUSLY BLEEDING. WHEN I WENT DOWN THERE, I WAS BY MYSELF. I REACHED IN MY CELL PHONE POCKET. I COULD GET NO OTHER HELP. I SAT THERE WONDERING, DO I LEAVE HIM HERE, WHERE HE'S NOW BLEEDING OUT, DO I LEAVE HIM HERE? AND TO RUN INSIDE, TO PICK UP A PHONE, TO CALL A PARAMEDIC, WHAT DO I DO? IT'S A BAD SITUATION TO BE IN. AND IF YOU FIND YOURSELF, GOD FORBID, IN THAT SITUATION, AND YOU KNOW THERE'S A REMEDY TO IT, YOU FIND THE REMEDY DOWN THE ROAD AND WE FIX IT SO IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. BUT WHAT A STRESSFUL SITUATION IT IS TO LEAVE AN INJURED PERSON. NOW YOU'RE WORRYING ABOUT SPINAL INJURIES, OTHER THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN AS YOU RUN IN TO GO PICK UP A LANDLINE TO DIAL FOR HELP. IT WAS A BAD DAY THAT DAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SID. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THAT? NO RESOLUTIONS. NOBODY ONLINE. OKAY. LET'S GET ON TO THE RESOLUTIONS. OKAY. WE'LL START WITH RESOLUTION 819. AUTHORIZES THE REMOVAL OF FIXED ASSETS. SO MOVED. SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE. WOSKEY. YES. MURRAYFIELD. YES. HEARN. YES. ROTHWELL. YES. HUBBARD. YES. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. RESOLUTION 820. PD ACCEPTS DONATION OF TWO MOTORCYCLES FROM SUFFOLK COUNTY. VOTE, PLEASE. WOSKEY. COUNCILMAN, GREAT JOB ON THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. YES. MURRAYFIELD. YES. THANK YOU, SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE ROMAINE. AND ALSO THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN ROTHWELL. THANK YOU. HEARN. YES. ROTHWELL. YES. THANK YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO IT. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR DEPARTMENT. AND I THANK THE OFFICERS FOR IMMEDIATELY GOING OUT AND GETTING TRAINED. SO WE HAVE A MOTORCYCLE SQUAD READY FOR THEIR VEHICLES. HUBBARD. YES. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, COUNTY EXECUTIVE ROMAINE AND COUNCILMAN ROTHWELL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN. OKAY. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. RESOLUTION 821. AUTHORIZATION FOR ONE POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE TO ATTEND A TRAINING COURSE. SO MOVED. SECONDED. VOTE, PLEASE. WOSKEY. YES. MURRAYFIELD. YES. THANK YOU. [transcription gap] OKAY. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. RESOLUTION 822. AUTHORIZATION FOR ONE POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE TO ATTEND A TRAINING COURSE. SO MOVED. SECONDED. VOTE, PLEASE. WOSKEY. YES. MURRAYFIELD. YES. KERN. YES. ROTHWELL. YES. HUBBARD. YES. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. RESOLUTION 823. APPOINTS A CALL ON RECREATION A2 TO THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT. SO MOVED. SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE. WOSKEY. YES. MURRAYFIELD. YES. KERN. YES. ROTHWELL. YES. HUBBARD. YES. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. RESOLUTION 824. APPOINTS A CALL ON RECREATION A2 TO THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT. SO MOVED. SECONDED. VOTE, PLEASE. WOSKEY. YES. MURRAYFIELD. YES. KERN. YES. ROTHWELL. YES. HUBBARD. YES. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. RESOLUTION 825. AMMENDS A PORTION OF A RESOLUTION 2024-459 ADOPTED ON MAY 22, 2024, TO CORRECT THE SALARY OF A SEASONAL RECREATIONAL AID. SO MOVED. SECONDED. VOTE, PLEASE. WOSKEY. YES. MURRAYFIELD. YES. KERN. YES. ROTHWELL. YES. HUBBARD. YES. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. RESOLUTION 826. APPOINTMENTS. A FIREMOTE. A FIRE MARSHAL. ONE. I THINK THAT SHOULD SAY IT POINTS. YES. SO MOVED. SECONDED. VOTE, PLEASE. WOSKEY. YES. MURRAYFIELD. YES. KERN. YES. ROTHWELL. YES. THANKS, LEHMAN. TOOK THE TEST. SCORED UP TOP. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND BEST OF LUCK. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AS IS. AND HUBBARD. YES. ABSOLUTELY. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. RESOLUTION 827. of a water treatment plant operator to be so moved second vote please wasky yes Murrayfield yes turn yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution is adopted resolution 828 approved salary adjustments for named highway employees so moved second vote please wasky yes Murrayfield yes turn yes Rothwell yes yes resolution is adopted resolution 829 promotes an employee to a highway labor crew leader so moved second vote please wasky yes Murrayfield yes turn yes Rothwell yes Hubbard yes resolution adopted resolution 830 promotes an employee to construction equipment operator so moved seconded vote please wasky yes Murrayfield yes turn yes américans américans américans américans américans américans américans [transcription gap] américans

Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 833. Promotes an employee to construction equipment operator. So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 834. Promotes an employee to heavy equipment operator. So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 835. Authorizes the town clerk to republish and post notice to bidders for one 2024 Mac Model MD642 dump truck for Riverhead Water District. So moved. Second. Vote, please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 836. I'd like to table this. Resolution. Make a motion to table. I'd like to make a motion to table. You have to hold the resolution. The resolution has to be moved. I think we've got to pull it all together now. First, the resolution has to be moved. Then it has to be seconded. Then you make the motion. All right. I want to move the resolution. Okay. Someone seconded. 836 is ratifies authorization for Goodman Marks Associates. We didn't. We didn't read it yet. Yeah, yeah. Okay. Yeah. Incorporated to conduct an appraisal of town property. And we have a motion to table this. Someone makes the motion. Yeah, I'll make a motion to table. Okay. Someone second the motion. Second. Okay. Now you vote on the motion. Now we vote on the motion to table this. Okay. Waskie. Yes, to table. Murrayfield. Yes, to table. Kern. Yes, you can see we don't table too many things. Yes. Rothwell. Yes, to table. Hubbard. Yes, to table. Could you tell me who seconded that motion, please? I did. You did? Okay. Motion has been tabled. Resolution 837. Authorizes the supervisor to execute a license agreement with the Butterfly Effect Project for the use of the Riverhead Senior Center. So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie. Yes. Murrayfield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. We're talking about Thanksgiving already. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. So approved. Resolution 838. Approves the final version of the CSC . So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie. Yes. Murrayfield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 839. Approves United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Services access for a Hi-Fi water level logging equipment at Wading River Boat Ramp. So moved. Second. Vote, please. Waskie. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Yes. Sub américo.

application entitled Hildreth real estate advisors Calvert in 1001 Scott Avenue Calvert in Suffolk County tax map number 600 dash 135 point 10 dash 1 dash 1 so moved so moved second motion to amend make a motion to amend right so what resolution 840 right so in the third whereas there's an incorrect date it says September 6 2024 should say September 6 2023 and then in the first resolved which is on the second to last page sorry third to last page it says that the town of Riverhead Planning Board is granting site preliminary site plan approval it should say the Riverhead Town Board is granting preliminary site plan approval so that's under the second resolved it's on the first one the first one first one okay okay motion as amended we vote on the motion to amend yeah hold on the motion to amend town board resolution 840 okay wasky yes Merrifield yes as amended yes Rothwell yes to amend Hubbard yes resolution as amended has been adopted resolution 841 so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved so moved Authorizes town clerk to publish and post public notice to consider a local law to amend Chapter 269, Section 5 of the Riverhead Town Code entitled Removal and Return of Abandoned Carts. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 843. Resolution 843. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. I'm going to vote no because it's Cromer Avenue and I want to make a right there. But you guys can vote yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 845. Pays bills. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waskey. Yes. Good. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 846. Authorizes the supervisor to execute a license agreement with American Cancer Society for special event. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 849. Amends terms and conditions of employment for police chief Frost. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 850. Authorizes designated alcohol service veterans to be

authorized to be a member of the American Cancer Society. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Wouldn't be an Oktoberfest without it, I don't think. So vote yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution adopted. Resolution 851. Reclassifies Kentesta's assistant town engineer position number 08-1162-31 to town engineer. I'm going to pass the vote. Thank you. [transcription gap] Thank you. [transcription gap] So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 853. Authorizes the supervisor to execute a stipulation of settlement with the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., Local 1000 AFSC ME-AFL CIO Riverhead Unit of the Suffolk County Local 852. So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 854. Ratifies the authorization for the supervisor to execute an MOA with CSCA Local 1000 AFSC ME-AFL-CIO Riverhead Unit of the Suffolk Local 852. Riverhead Town Police Benevolent Association and Riverhead Town Superior Officers Association. So moved. I'm sorry. Say that again. Yeah. Go ahead. Seconded. Vote, please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 855. Establishes standard work day for elected and appointed officials. So moved. Second. Vote, please. Waske. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 856. Classifies Elite Towers, Waiting River Fire District as a Type 1 action pursuant to SECRA, initiates coordinated review, and requests lead agency status 1503 North Country Road, Waiting River, Suffolk County Tax Map Number 600-54-1-2. All in favor? So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waske. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 857. Authorizes the town clerk to publish in post public notice for public hearing for the purpose of conducting the Monroe Balancing Test for Elite Towers, Waiting River Fire District 1503 of the area of the Waske. Yes. Waske. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Waske. Yes. Waske. Yes. Kern. Fire District 1503 North Country Road Wading River tax Suffolk County tax Mac number 600-54-1-28.4 so moved second vote please Waski yes very few yes Kern yes Rothwell yes covered yes resolution is adopted that concludes the resolution okay I'm gonna open it up now to comments from the public on any topic comments from the public on any topic don't all jump up at once folks you noticed yes let's go Mets I wanted to be a Mets stand but my wife won't let me she says I have to be we have nobody online you're welcome for comments okay then I would like to make a motion that we adjourn the town board meeting so moved seconded all in favor aye all opposed okay have a great weekend everybody enjoy stay safe and happy birthday chip happy birthday chip mr. chips happy birthday

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