May 8, 2025 — Town Board

Town Board Meeting

Summary AI

The Town Board held a brief special session, adopting three resolutions covering an environmental review and public hearing notice for a National Grid facility upgrade and a home rule request supporting retroactive retirement system membership for a named individual.

Key actions

The board approved a negative declaration under SEQRA for a National Grid facility upgrade at 8 Mill Road and authorized a public hearing notice for the associated special permit application.
The board adopted a home rule resolution requesting state legislative support for a bill that would grant retroactive Tier 2 membership in the New York State and local police and fire retirement system to a named town employee.
The board entered executive session to discuss potential litigation, real property acquisition, a personnel matter, and a professional services contract.

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0:00Thank you.

0:30[transcription gap]

1:10Thank you, Supervisor.

1:10I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America

1:14and to the republic for which it stands,

1:17one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

1:23Thank you, Denise.

1:27Okay, we're going to open it up for comments.

1:30Comments on the three resolutions that we have today?

1:33So do we have anybody in the audience or anybody online

1:36that would like to comment on one of the three resolutions we have today?

1:41Not seeing anybody in the audience.

1:44Do we have anybody online?

1:47On Zoom?

1:49Okay.

1:50Yep.

2:00We're checking to see if we have anybody online for Zoom

2:11for comments on the three resolutions that we have today.

2:21We have one?

2:23Okay.

2:23Let's take it.

2:30Hi there.

2:45Taffy Church with Greater Calverton Civic Association.

2:48The only comment I have is on the home rule resolution.

2:53I'm very glad to see that our town board is taking this,

2:59um,

2:59state legislation very seriously and doing your best to protect us I'm not

3:05very well versed in the language of the resolution but I it does stand to reason

3:11that if we don't say something then we get what we get and I'm very happy to

3:15see that we're making home rule stand out for for the town of Riverhead and

3:23for your protection for our land use thank you thank you very much do we

3:31have anybody else online nobody online having seen nobody in the audience we

3:41will move on to the resolutions for court would you please read the

3:44resolutions sure resolution number one is 418 classifies special permit

3:49application for National Grid facility upgrades as an

3:52unlisted

3:53action issues negative declaration pursuant to secret 8 mill road

3:57Riverhead New York Suffolk County tax map number 600-120-2-7 so moved second

4:03vote please waski yes Merrifield yes yes Rothwell yes yes resolution is adopted

4:12resolution number 419 authorizes talent clerk to publish and post notice of

4:17public hearing on special permit application for National Grid facility

4:22upgrades

4:23resolution number 420 resolution for homerule request to the State Legislature in support of bill Draft &

4:25américans

4:27Tax map number 600-120-2-7.

4:31So moved.

4:32Seconded.

4:33Vote, please.

4:34Waski.

4:35Yes.

4:35Murrayfield.

4:36Yes.

4:36Kern.

4:37Yes.

4:37Rothwell.

4:38Yes.

4:38Hubbard.

4:38Yes.

4:39Thank you, members of the National Grid and the audience, for coming out today for us.

4:44Resolution's adopted.

4:45Resolution number 420.

4:48Resolution for home rule request to the state legislature in support of bill draft 04421-03-5.

4:57And fiscal note number 2025-154, issued May 5th, 2025, for an act granting retroactive

5:06Tier 2 membership in the New York State and local police and fire retirement system to

5:11Giuseppe T. Rossini.

5:12So moved.

5:13Seconded.

5:14Vote, please.

5:15Waski.

5:16Yes.

5:16Murrayfield.

5:17Yes.

5:17Kern.

5:18Yes.

5:19Rothwell.

5:19Yes.

5:20Hubbard.

5:20Yes.

5:21Resolution is adopted.

5:22That concludes the resolution part of the meeting.

5:25Okay.

5:26Those are the resolutions.

5:27That we had up for today's special town board session.

5:31Now we will open it up for comments from the public on any matter.

5:35Comments from the public on any matter.

5:37Anybody would like to step up to the microphone?

5:40Or do we have anybody online?

5:42Anybody online?

5:42We have nobody online.

5:57Seeing nobody in the audience wishing to speak, I will make a motion to adjourn the

6:03special session of the town board meeting.

6:06All in favor?

6:07Aye.

6:08All opposed?

6:09Okay.

6:10The special town board meeting is closed.

6:12And now we will end this series and we will go back and open up in an executive session

6:23and discuss the following matters in executive session.

6:27Under legal, it will be potential litigation and acquisition of real property with Howard,

6:31Hurley and Charters.

6:33Personnel, matters surrounding change in status of an employee with Howard.

6:37And contractual, matters surrounding contractual for professional services also with Howard.

6:42So at this point in time, we're going to close.

6:44We are closed.

6:46And we will reopen again.

6:47We have to open the open session again and then go into executive or can we go into executive

6:55straight from here?

6:56Well, I think you have to go back into the work session.

7:02Okay.

7:03All right.

7:04So we are closed for the town board session and we will resume shortly into the work session.

7:10Thank you everybody and have a great weekend.

7:12Have a great day.

Full Transcript

Thank you. [transcription gap] Thank you, Supervisor. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Denise.

Okay, we're going to open it up for comments. Comments on the three resolutions that we have today? So do we have anybody in the audience or anybody online that would like to comment on one of the three resolutions we have today? Not seeing anybody in the audience. Do we have anybody online? On Zoom? Okay. Yep.

We're checking to see if we have anybody online for Zoom for comments on the three resolutions that we have today.

We have one? Okay. Let's take it.

Hi there. Taffy Church with Greater Calverton Civic Association. The only comment I have is on the home rule resolution. I'm very glad to see that our town board is taking this, um, state legislation very seriously and doing your best to protect us I'm not very well versed in the language of the resolution but I it does stand to reason that if we don't say something then we get what we get and I'm very happy to see that we're making home rule stand out for for the town of Riverhead and for your protection for our land use thank you thank you very much do we have anybody else online nobody online having seen nobody in the audience we will move on to the resolutions for court would you please read the resolutions sure resolution number one is 418 classifies special permit application for National Grid facility upgrades as an unlisted action issues negative declaration pursuant to secret 8 mill road Riverhead New York Suffolk County tax map number 600-120-2-7 so moved second vote please waski yes Merrifield yes yes Rothwell yes yes resolution is adopted resolution number 419 authorizes talent clerk to publish and post notice of public hearing on special permit application for National Grid facility upgrades resolution number 420 resolution for homerule request to the State Legislature in support of bill Draft & américans Tax map number 600-120-2-7. So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waski. Yes. Murrayfield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Thank you, members of the National Grid and the audience, for coming out today for us. Resolution's adopted. Resolution number 420. Resolution for home rule request to the state legislature in support of bill draft 04421-03-5. And fiscal note number 2025-154, issued May 5th, 2025, for an act granting retroactive Tier 2 membership in the New York State and local police and fire retirement system to Giuseppe T. Rossini. So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waski. Yes. Murrayfield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. That concludes the resolution part of the meeting. Okay. Those are the resolutions. That we had up for today's special town board session. Now we will open it up for comments from the public on any matter. Comments from the public on any matter. Anybody would like to step up to the microphone? Or do we have anybody online? Anybody online? We have nobody online. Seeing nobody in the audience wishing to speak, I will make a motion to adjourn the special session of the town board meeting. All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Okay. The special town board meeting is closed. And now we will end this series and we will go back and open up in an executive session and discuss the following matters in executive session. Under legal, it will be potential litigation and acquisition of real property with Howard, Hurley and Charters. Personnel, matters surrounding change in status of an employee with Howard. And contractual, matters surrounding contractual for professional services also with Howard. So at this point in time, we're going to close. We are closed. And we will reopen again. We have to open the open session again and then go into executive or can we go into executive straight from here? Well, I think you have to go back into the work session. Okay. All right. So we are closed for the town board session and we will resume shortly into the work session. Thank you everybody and have a great weekend. Have a great day.