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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 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, Councilwoman. Mr. Rothwell, Councilman Rothwell, do you have someone for the invocation? Yes, Supervisor. We are honored today to once again have Lieutenant Esther Togara from the Salvation Army. To join us in our invocation to lead us today. So, Lieutenant, if you would please come forward. Thank you very much.

Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Could you please stand with me so that we can just pray together? Our Heavenly Father, we come before your throne this afternoon. Lord, we thank you. We bless your name for you, our God, each and every day. Lord, we thank you for each and everyone who's here. We thank you for the administration. We thank you for leadership. Lord, we praise your name for our community. Lord, continue to guide and be with each and every one of us. Lord, we invite your presence. Lord, as we are starting this session, Lord, we invite you so that you take control. Lord, we thank you for each and everyone for what is about to happen and about to be said. Let it be coming from you, Holy Spirit. Guide us and be with us. Protect each and every one of us, Lord. We bless your name for each and everyone. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you for your community work. Thank you. Absolutely. Well, today, again, just as I mentioned, it's St. Patrick's Day. And with that, we have also a very special birthday that we celebrated. And so I'd like to invite our town historian, Georgette Case, to lead us in that. Greetings. Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!

! Today we have a little history. As I look back in my mind's eye, I see the crowd growing as we all join for the 42nd anniversary of American Independence in 1818. The local papers supported, reported the events of the day were performed with great harmony and decorum with joy and gratitude and beaming on every face. At the end of the Civil War, 1866, July 4th, we celebrated with church bells and anyone who had a bell was up with the sun. And I think that's one of the things that I really like about this. I think that's one of the things that I really like about this. I think that's one of the things that I really like about this. It's a great way of creating a cacophony of sounds. Residents watched and joined with the Riverhead Fire Department. The parade wound around all through the streets of Riverhead. Judge Thomas M. Griffin was honored to read the Declaration of Independence. There were prayers, poems, and music. At the happy event. Ten years later, July 4th, 1876, it was America's 100th birthday. All stops were pulled out. Such noise, oh my gracious. Church bells rang. Cannons fired. Whistles blew. Drums beaten. Bugles tooted. From morning to night. From morning till late night, the riverhead brass band played on top of the hill building, which still stands, with playing rousing music of patriotic selections. Churches and businesses along the street were festooned with patriotic banners. Private homes flew flags. One house had more than 50 flags on it and around it. The headline read, The Old Town Did Itself Proud. Oh yes, I remember it well. And now, Riverhead's most treasured document, dated March 13, 1792, will be read on the hill. I'm humbled to read this. The New York State Law Establishing the Town of Riverhead. An act of the New York State Legislature establishing the town of Riverhead reads as follows. Chapter 24. An act to divide the town of South Holden-Suffolk County passed the 13th of March, 1792. The preamble reads, Whereas many of the freeholders and inhabitants of South Holden-Suffolk County have represented to the legislature that their town is so long that it is very inconvenient for them to attend a town meeting and also to transact the other necessary business of the said town and have prayed that the same may be divided into two towns. Therefore, Riverhead Town, erected from South Hold, be it enacted by the people of the state of New York, represented in the state and the assembly, that all that part of the said town of South Hold, lying to the westward of the line beginning at the Sound and running hence southerly to the bay, separating the towns of South Hold, and the town of Riverhead, of South Hampton and South Hold, and which is the eastern boundary or side of a farm now in the tenure or occupation of William Albertson, and is the reputed line of division between the parishes of Aquabog and Mattatuck, shall from and after the first Monday in April next be erected into distinct and separate town by the name of Riverhead, and the first town meeting of the inhabitants of said town shall be held at the dwelling of the house of John Griffin at the first of the two towns of the town. at the Riverhead. And the said town shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities which are granted to the other towns within this state by an act of the legislature passed on the 7th of March, 1788, entitled, An Act for Dividing the Counties of this State into Towns, Divisions of the Poor, read as this, And to be further enacted, the poor of the town of South Hold, on the first Monday of April next, shall afterwards be divided, by the town of South Hold and the town of Riverhead, in such proportions, as the overseers of the poor for this time being, of the town, respectfully shall agree, and, in case of disagreement, of the said overseers, then, in such portion, as the supervisors of the county, at their next annual meeting, shall direct, and the contingent charges and expenses, of the town of South Hold, that have already arisen, and shall arise before the first Monday, in April next, shall be assessed, and shall be levied, and paid, in the same manner, as if that act had not been passed. So read. Thank you, Georgette, very much. And we look great for 234 years, don't we?

Happy birthday to you. We can't hear you. Happy birthday to you. One more time. Happy birthday, dear Riverhead. Happy birthday, dear Riverhead. Happy birthday to you. Huzzah! Wow. Georgette, I have one question for you. Was John Griffin's house, I know there was a Griffin house on this property, was that John Griffin's house? It was his son's, son-in-law's property. Okay, just wanted to clarify. It was Terrell, Alan Terrell. It was first Vail, then Alan Terrell, and, and then Tim Griffin, Timothy G. Griffin, owner of Griffin Hardware Store, and a house on this property. Let Councilman Kern answer, ask those questions, because a lot of people don't envision Bob as a young boy, but he was a little boy back then when the town was founded. So there he is. Yeah, Ben Franklin was a friend of mine. We grew up together. Great job, Georgette. Thank you, Georgette. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. and I'm actually gonna let councilwoman Denise Merrifield take it from here thank you supervisor in honor of Women's History Month the town of Riverhead would like to honor judge Lori Hulse and I'd like to read a proclamation if you want to step up forward I can read it to you

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in honor of Women's History Month and I'm gonna need a lot of breath to go through all your credentials okay where no no you're that accomplished all right whereas honorable Lori M pulse graduated from st. John's University Law School in 1991 where she served as the first female president of the student Bar Association and worked as an assistant district attorney for the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office and was a member of the district attorney's office serving as a deputy bureau chief there and further serving in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office as well and as a town attorney for the town of South hold gaining valuable experience and positively changing every respective community for ultimately being elected and serving as a Riverhead Justice Court in 2015 becoming just the second female justice in the town's history a capacity she continues to deftly and dutifully fill while also serving as a member and past president of the Suffolk I'm sorry the Suffolk County Magistrates Association and whereas judge Hulse being a loving wife of Michael Verity and proud mother of Cole and Regan Montefiusco served as an inspiration and role model for her family with Cole becoming a Riverhead Town Police officer and Regan attending law school and commanding an app the admiration and appreciation of the Justice Court staff for her protective demeanor and willingness to advocate on their behalf now I'm going to turn it over to the judge to give her a few words about the justice court staff and her family members now let it be known Lori deeply cares for the Riverhead School District where she serves as where she served as a school board of on the school board from 2000 to 2006 and 2014 to 2016 as president from 2003 to 2006 she has a burning passion for the town of Riverhead and the greater Riverhead community she is a devoted parishioner to st. Isidore Church in Riverhead has volunteered coaching the Riverhead Little League baseball and softball teams and the is currently a volunteer coach for the CYO basketball ages four to six that must be the little tight version right yes it's a pretty basketball now therefore it is proclaimed that Jerry Halpin the supervisor of the town of Riverhead together with the entire town board and on behalf of the residents in the town of Riverhead we do hereby recognize Women's History Month and congratulate honorable Lori M Hulse for her wealth of knowledge inspiration wisdom and unwavering loyalty to the New York City metropolitan's minus stop mine is starting to waver my head no that's very well they know for all the women who've been written for all and for all women who've enriched our nation beyond measure with their strength and determination thank you so much

congratulations thank you thank you good job thank you very nice appreciate it I'm just gonna be really quick because I'm an attorney I have to say a couple words I was fortunate to be raised by two people my parents who told me always that you can accomplish anything that you try so I really did make my dreams come true I really enjoy serving as town justice in Riverhead my most important accomplishment by far as a woman is being the mother of Cole and Regan Montefiusco because they're really good people and they make me proud every single day so thank you very much I appreciate the applause so you guys want to stay down there for a second so I'm just gonna ask the town board to stay down there oh go ahead take a picture yep your remnants I didn't know you were there no oh am I getting all those too yeah no okay

I'm really lucky to have you appreciate it thank you guys appreciate it great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man great man and so what we're honored to do is the certificate of appreciation that we have for you and then those I know some of them let us know that they were in meetings and had different things going on and we're so thankful that's how hard they work for us but those that are here we'd like for you to come up with a town board and to share in that so I'm going to hand this stack to my councilman here and if you hold it because those two ladies are being and Bob if you'd read these so if we just like alternate our names we'll start with Bob we'll just go this way and back down how's that sound okay just the name Denise Merrifield and now we're going to honor Joanne Waski thank you Teresa Valdinucci Laurie Zaneski Don Thomas Jeanette Diapolo oh you got Bob's got like 12 over there Laverne Tenemer Georgette Case Kelly Tucci I guess that's it Meredith Lipinski there we go get all those go ahead skip me because oh you're done too we're done Bob you get to keep bringing no no we have one more Donna Brown so your certificate of appreciation says on behalf of the Riverhead Town Board and the residents of Riverhead and in honor of National Women's History Month I present the certificate of appreciation to the town historian or whatever your department head is that you lead and we wholeheartedly you wholeheartedly commit yourself to serving the residents of Riverhead and all the employees I said this at our our just our most recent department head meeting Bob was there we work with some of the most exceptional department heads that are not you know they're human and they work every day for the taxpayers in this town and the people sitting up here we're lucky enough to get to represent them so thank you thank you from the bottom of our hearts for what you do thank you for disagreeing with us and pointing the five of us in the right direction at times and never never Never, ever saying what you really want to say, but always saying the kind things. So if you're in the room and you're here or if you're watching and you're able to get down, come down. We'll all take a group picture together. We would love that. And we'll hand those to you. Thank you.

Yeah, give it up for them. This is exciting.

Finished. So, thank you. Thank you. That was way more important. So, Dawn Thomas, they're yours. Yeah. Heskey's not here. They're just working. A couple of them texted. Let us know if they're working. So we will. Hi, Donna. We'll lay those right back. Donna is CIA Dana. Mary, where are you? She stepped out. She stepped out? It's big pain. So you want to lay those up? Maybe we'll lay them here and maybe we'll superimpose them later. We have to go shoulder to shoulder here. Right? Shoulder to shoulder. Turn sideways. Sideways. They can hold them. I'm sure. This is so nice. So cute. Here comes Laverne. Wait. We're going to get Laverne in the picture. Laverne, you're good. Laverne. Yay. Ladies and gentlemen that are watching at home. Laverne. Take a step back. We need that again for next year. So you want to go back when you're done. No.

Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for helping.

As everybody takes their seats, I would just like to say thank you very much. This was a wonderful surprise today. We work with some amazing women in the town of Riverhead, and I appreciate each and every one of you, even if you're not a department head and you are a woman working for the town of Riverhead or a woman in Riverhead. Congratulations to all of us for all making a difference. Thank you very much. Absolutely. Yeah, thank you so much. So with that said, does anyone have any other announcements that they would like to make at this time? Hunter? I do. Yes, ma'am. All right. It's St. Patrick's Day, which means that the Jamesport East End Emerald Society Parade is almost here. Not this coming Saturday, the following Saturday, March 28th. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. sharp. And this year we have something a little bit different. After the parade, there will be an after celebration at the George Young Community Center immediately following the parade. We'll have music and lots of different things for people to do. You'll be able to just walk right over there and celebrate St. Patrick's Day with everyone. So we'll see you on March 28th. Thank you, Joanne. And if you don't have St. Patrick's Day plans, I know the Lions Club is doing something today from, I believe, 5 to 7. 9 at the Moose Lodge. So you can check that out. Great stuff. Anyone else have anything? Okay. So we have our town clerk, Mr. Wooten, for our correspondence and our reports. Okay. Okay. And the correspondence, we received several letters referenced to Motocross, parking issues on Roanoke and Northern Parkway, the doctor's office there. Also one from Marlwood of Bading Hollow, a reference. The golf cart, uh, cottages, um, letter from John Radican, reference a response to comments, I guess, that were made during the town board meeting via Zoom. Um, when it comes to, uh, the ice skate rink, um, a letter from Robert Gas about the fee schedule for site plan renewal, and a letter from John McAuliffe in reference to, I guess, a note Kings day. Um, so that all those letters can be seen and read as part of the agenda on the website. Under reports, we have the Rivet Police Department monthly report from January of 2026. We also received the town clerk's monthly report for February at $7,510. The building department monthly report for February was $125,099. The receiver taxes monthly utility report for February was $395,034.03. The receiver taxes total tax collection as of March 4th. Was $107,944,101.37. And one week later on March 11th, $108,666,835.94. And that completes the reports and the correspondence received this meeting. Thank you, Mr. Wooten. At this time, we have a public hearing. We have three today. Our first one is that the public hearing will be held, uh, for the town board, uh, today on the 17th day of March. At 2 10 p.m. Uh, the time is 2 25 and considered proposed local law amending chapter 217 article 1 entitled administration of the riverhead town code. And adding section 16.1 of the riverhead town code entitled change of Tennessee. Here he comes. Mr. Liu. Oh, Councilman. Fire Marshal. Um, so just a kind of brief synopsis on these code changes. Um, this code. Change goes along with the next one as well. Um, they kind of go together. Uh, it's a proposed amendment to change, uh, or to create the use, uh, tenancy permit, uh, under the fire Marshall's office. Uh, what that will do is it, um, instead of everybody coming in for a use inspection or use permit for when they're changing their business might be the same business, just different name. Oh, we'll be able to streamline that through our office to do a tenancy permit inspection where we can then do such thing as operational permits, emergency contact information, and just kind of streamline that process. Or when those businesses are trying to get up and running. Um, so that's the purpose of this and it just kind of helps the building department out, gets their, their, their more focused on the use inspections and when there is an actual change of use for a property. Um, and so we'll be able to streamline that process for the businesses trying to go into new, new, uh, new spots. Hey, William, if you'd just like to, uh, to hang there just for a second, um, just like to open our public hearing and if there's anyone in the room have any comments or questions that they would like to address and come to the podium. Is there anyone online? It would just be with this specific public hearing at this time. No one online, no one in the room. Okay. Give it a couple more seconds. Just don't want to rush it. All right. With that said, uh, I will close, is there comments from the board at all? I will close the public hearing. We will leave it open, uh, for ten days with, for written comment. And we will go from there. Our next. Public hearing is today, 17th day of March, 2026 at 2 10 PM. The time is 2 27 to consider proposed local law amending chapter 2 31 titled fire safety article. He answers, uh, any what Eric, you want to give me that title? 27. 27. All right. Entitled Tennessee permits of the Riverhead town code to Greek, not Roman. Yeah. So again, uh, kind of just, uh, just another section. That references the same Tennessee permits just kind of cleans up the town code a little bit. Okay. Anything online or anyone in the room? It's going to give it like four more seconds. I know there's dead time. We'll forget all those things we announced, but I'll give this. Yes, sir. That's a question. Yes, sir. That directed at Eric. Eric, when we have, uh, these, do we have to leave these open for 10 days if the board agrees right now? Just, just stop, you know, not to go ahead and adopt these. So there is no requirement to leave open for written comment beyond the notice date for the public hearing. Uh, that's been the town board's practice for a number of years. Um, if, if the intention were to adopt immediately following the public hearing, uh, we just want to know about it ahead of time to prepare the adoption resolution because we would have to put all that together. It has to be noticed in the notice of adoption. That's to be put in the public hearing. Okay. So we're going to put it in the newspaper. Yeah. Just for simple matters like this, it seems to stretch it out this long. Does it, you know, we do that at the last time where we did one, we, uh, for the, for the tax break for, uh, fire and EMS, we did immediate. Uh, this brings us to our, the 10 days would be before our next town board meeting. So it gives people an opportunity if they haven't read it to write in and then we would adopt it. So, but it, you know, but we can't review these types of things if you'd like to. Yeah. The, the only, the only time that you wouldn't, uh, do an immediate adoption. Yeah. Uh, even if you had one scheduled is if you potentially got some adverse comments, you should take, you should technically take like, I think it's three days that you have to consider those comments before you can take an action. Understood. I think it's good to just to give the fire departments an opportunity to respond when necessary on certain codes like this. Okay. Well, I don't see any comment. Anybody else from the board have a comment or a question? I don't want to rush it. I don't see anything else. I, we will close this public hearing as well. Leave it open for 10 days as well for a written comment. And we will be moving to our third public hearing, uh, which says today on the 17th day of March, 2026 at or about 2 PM to 10 PM. It's 2 32 minutes chapter 2 31 of the riverhead town code titled fire prevention. Article three administration. This is my last one. I promise. Um, so this is going to be a little bit of a long one. So this is going to be for, um, inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection systems. Uh, what the town code currently says, it's a, it's a requirement by the state code for people to, uh, contractors to submit inspection, testing and documentation to our office. Uh, there's a lot of filing. There's a lot of reporting that has to go into computer systems that, uh, can be sometimes a lot time consuming for a lot of the fire marshals. What we've decided to do is an online online, um, program, uh, management. Uh, we're going to a couple with a company that's going to be a little bit more advanced. Uh, we're going to be doing a lot of, uh, a lot of, uh, a lot of, uh, a lot of, uh, a lot of running around running around running around running around running around running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running running reporting measures that way we can do more inspections and become a little bit more you know proactive that way excellent great thank you agree are there any comments from the floor this period anyone online no one comments or questions from the board okay so for hearing number three which Liam you can do if you do them this quick you happy to do a hearing every time we will close this hearing and keep it open as well for ten days at that time for written comment so that ends our public hearing for today and we will be taking comments on resolutions from the public at this time if you have a comment about one of our resolutions if you'd like to step to our podium you'll have three minutes to speak and just say your name and where you're from sir if you could just have a seat unless you have something to come to the podium and speak about which would be welcome but if it's regarding one of our resolutions today if it's not in our public forum be at the end for general conversation so does anyone have a comment on the res one online and one in our building so you we have a microphone everywhere so you good there CIA development happy st. Patrick's Day John McAuliffe from Rowan oak landing I want to speak to resolution 239 the reappointment of Joe Petruccelli to the Landmarks Preservation Committee and I want to ask one question it is expected that members these town commissions committees should be residents of Riverhead I don't know if that's a tradition or a legal reason requirement but in any case he's not a resident the second question is whether when issues come up whether he recuses himself for example in the discussion of the town square park and the hotel whether he and probably miss Schlauger recuse themselves and recuse themselves from that discussion and would in any other discussions and I would note that the Second Second Second Second the carriage house also from before 1870 and the fresh pond school which was originally built in 1821 and if you look at any of the drawings you see that those buildings are you'll see their front side from main street but you won't see as you do right now the side of the buildings the very lovely expanse of of the building so at any rate you're not going to turn this down but i think it would be better for the town regardless of what else mr petrocelli has done and his admirable contributions on on the aquarium and on the preston house i think that it's not really appropriate to have him as a member of our landmark commission thank you i have to disagree with you as the liaison to the landmark preservation commission uh mr petrocelli is a wealth of knowledge for um restoring and recognizing the importance of the land and the preservation of the land and the preservation of the lands and the preservation of the lands and the preservation of the lands and the reservation. He has purchased several properties here in the town of Riverhead and have brought them back to the original integrity of what those homes look like back in the day. He has no voting power, neither does Mr. Schauger, for saying anything on their own properties that they're affiliated with. They really do wonderful things for the town. I know that you're disappointed with what's going on in downtown Riverhead. I myself am so excited about what's going on down there. Any kind of input that we can have in a positive direction is so welcomed by me and I believe the rest of this board. Is there any residence requirement for members of commissions? I do not believe so. I would just like to add that too. Your point about him being on the committee, he's not the only one that is not a resident in the town that are on committees. Ms. Connie Lissandro is on several committees and she does not live in the town. So I'm just pointing out he's not the only person. I'm going to move on to the general question of reform of committees and commissions that people ought to be residents if they're going to be part of the town government. You also need to be aware that this is a volunteer position and this is a person that takes time out of their busy life and all the projects that they are doing. To share their knowledge, he's a wealth of knowledge as well as everybody else in which you are seeing these names come forth this evening. I was kind of astounded many years ago that he kept the Preston House because for all intents and purposes for anybody else to look downtown, it looked like a building that should have been torn down. What he invested and what he preserved in that particular project and the history he preserved in it is phenomenal. He's a wealth of knowledge. I'm grateful that he takes time out of his busy life to do that. I'm going to move on to the next question. You have a great group of people on the committee. 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You have a great group of people on the committee. you know and I think it's appropriate for the town board to also consider stakeholders and you know whatever whether it's the town or whether it's downtown specifically I don't think that's an inappropriate consideration when it comes to appointments also just the fact is is that not one way or the other but he is a taxpayer and the fact that he owns businesses in our town so well he may not be a resident oftentimes I mean we all speak of protecting the taxpayers and working with them and and I think the balance there is resident taxpayer and also business taxpayers so so I just wanted to bring that that information to the forefront so thank you mr. McCullough well we have a we have another person online so if you want to wait for as long as it's well if it's regarding these resolutions if not it would be the open time period so father Jim's yeah John I just want to let you know I I'm a liaison the committee's were you ! they are not residents of Riverhead as well they have expertise in things that some of our residents don't have which is you know that's what it is your members of the district attorney's office that are participated we have members of Suffolk Community College that have participated Riverhead school districts that have participated on boards it's about obtaining as much knowledge as you can on any particular subject matter Brookhaven National Labs Stony Brook University so I mean these people have expertise and they're willing to volunteer we do have one online and so looking forward to our comment online about our resolutions hi there are you able to hear me yes we are able to hear you we're not able to see if you turn your camera oh I have my emblem up there it's for I'm Toppy Church and I'm with Greater Calvert and Civic Association and I just protect the audio because I'm a senior and I'm not running kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids kids It mentions the generic organic farm, and I'd like the language to be amended to read Natural Earth Organic Farms, which is the entity that is farming there. It's regarding their organic certification. And if you'd like to include the Suffolk County tax map number, that would be beneficial also. But I just want to make sure that detail is in there so that it's not just for any certification. And the way the language read in the document, it seemed as though it was pertaining to another business across the railroad tracks from this particular farm. Thank you very much. Thank you so much for your comments and your concern. I believe we made a note of that.

Is there anyone else online? Anyone else in the room that has a comment on a resolution before we move forward with our... Incredible town clerk, Mr. Wooten. All right. No more comments on resolutions, so Mr. Wooten, if you would take it away. All right, we're going to start with resolution number one, which is 222. So with District Capital Project number 82210, budget adjustment for biosolids facilities. So moved. Second. Vote, please. Waskey? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Sitting on the edge of his seat, yes, and helping. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 223. Budget transfer for 2025 legal fees. So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskey? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Alpin? Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 224. Adopts budget adjustment for the Children's Adaptive Playground Capital Project, 72404. So moved. Seconded. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskey? Yes. Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? I have a question on this. Is this for one item or is this general for the playground? Does anybody know? Our CDA director is in the building, so if you want to repose that question one more time, or in the room, that's the building. But...

Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Don't forget while she's making her way to the podium about the America 250, which you can plug into our town website and know all the great events coming up. Oh, I'm sorry. Hi, Dawn. This is just a GoLand budget adjustment, so we have to . The spending line, so we can use it to pay for some of the planning that we're working on. Yes. Grants don't work well if you don't spend them, right? Rothwell? True. Yes. And Halpin? Yes, sir. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 225. Ratifies acceptance of donation of roses for the Senior Center. So moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskie? Yes. Thank you to the Gabelson family. Merrifield? Yes. Thank you very much. Kern? Yes. Thank you. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. 2026 dash 161 so moved second vote please was he yes very good yes turn yes well I just want to thank these two individuals for coming forward in advance of being appointed but we had that major there's no storm and highway superintendent knew he was gonna be falling short you know of personnel and all hands on deck so thank you for these guys stepping up so yes thank you and happen yes resolution is adopted resolution number 227 rehires and set salaries for various call and recreation personnel for 2026 so moved we're gonna be tabling this so can I have a motion to table this resolution second vote please waski yes to table yes to table turn yes to table Rothwell it just went explanation this was as of like late yesterday afternoon the numbers once again were not correct for the dollar amounts for the seasonal employees so just in doing due diligence and learning it out to the general public to read it and be clarified on what exactly we're paying we'll try again next time board meeting absolutely I want to make sure it's right so to table yep yes the table so that's yes and helping yes the table resolution number 227 is tabled resolution 228 set salaries for the 2026 call-in and seasonal recreation personnel so moved seconded oh please so we confirm that these numbers are in fact these are correct yes numbers are 100% they have been since the works they were at the work session they were correct they correct still today yes yes turn yes yes up in yes resolutions adopted resolution 229 appoints a call in park attendant to the recreation department so moved seconded vote please waski yes very few yes turn yes yes yes yes sir resolutions adopted resolution 230 points a call in park attendant to the Recreation Department so moved second oh please waski yes very few yes turn yes yes well yes Alphan yes sir resolutions adopted Alphan yes sir resolutions adopted resolution 230 points a Callen assistant recreation leader to the recreation department so moved seconded oh please waski yes sorry field yes yes yes yes yes yes resolutions adopted resolution 232 appoints an account clerk to the finance department so moved seconded oh please waski yes very few yes Kern yes Rothwell yes yes sir solution is adopted resolution 233 provisionally appoints an ordinance inspector so moved seconded vote please Boski yes very few yes Kern yes Rothwell yes Alton yes sir resolutions adopted resolution 234 appoints Douglas board to the town of rivet emergency merging Technology Committee so moved second vote please Boski yes very few yes Kern yes yes resolution is adopted resolution 235 reappoints Richard wines to the landmarks preservation commission so moved second vote please boski yes very few yes Kern yes yes yes sir resolutions adopted resolution 236 reappoints Kelly Sharga to the landmarks preservation commission so moved second it oh please please whiskey. Yes, very few yes turn yes, well, yes, open to serve. Resolutions adopted resolution to 37. Reappoints James McMahon men to the landmarks preservation Commission so moved second, please. Was key yes, very few yes, current yes, well, yes, open to serve as a russians adopted resolution to 38 reappoint Stephanie bell to the landmarks preservation Commission so moved. Second, please. Was key yes, very few yes, current yes, well, yes, open yes, sir. Resolutions adopted resolution to 39 reappoints Joe Petruccelli to the landmarks preservation Commission so moved seconded. Oh, please. Was key yes, very few yes, turn yes, Rothwell yes. Open yes, sir. Resolution is adopted resolution number 240 reappoints Peter Lucas to the landmarks preservation Commission so moved second. Oh, please. Was key yes, very few yes, current yes, well, yes, open yes, sir. Resolution is adopted resolution to 41 reappoints alter in the man to the landmarks preservation Commission so moved seconded. Vote please. Was key yes, very few yes. Current yes, well, yes, open yes, sir. Resolution is adopted resolution to 42 adopts town or that petty cash policy. So moved second. Vote please. Was key yes, very few yes, current yes, well, yes, open. I'm just so excited when I came here. This is one of the things that we were able to do with our finance director and this is great stuff. Yes. Okay. Resolution is adopted. And I just put myself right out of my face. Resolution number 244. I think 243. 243. 243. I knew that I was just. That's okay. You're trying to throw us. Making sure we're listening, right? Oh, that's why I didn't show up. Okay. Resolution 243. Increase of petty cash account for the Riverhead Parks and Recreation Department and assigns the custody of the petty cash account. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Was key yes. Very few. Yes. Turn. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Open. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Now we're up to resolution 244. Amends Riverhead Water District schedule of rates and charges. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Was key. Yes. Very few. Yes. Kern. Yes. Well, yes. Open. Yes, sir. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 245. Approves. S and D. Mini excavating ink as a drain layer for the Riverhead Sewer District. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Was key. Yes. Very few. Yes. Kern. Yes. Well, yes. Yes, sir. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 246. Approves Riverhead Business Improvement District Management Association's request to extend the filing date for filing of district tax exemptions. So moved. Second vote, please. Was key. Yes. Very few. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yeah, just got a new leadership in the bid. So they're asking for notification time. Yes. Open. Yes, sir. Resolutions adopted. Resolution 247. Awards bid for chemicals for sewer district. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Was key. Yes. Very few. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Alvin. Yes, sir. Resolutions adopted. Resolution 248. Awards bid for. Yes. Generator maintenance. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Was key. Yes. Very few. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Alvin. Sir. Resolutions adopted. Resolution 249. Awards bid for construction of prefab fabricated building for the highway department. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Was key. Yes. Very few. Yes. Kern. Yes. Mike, you're on your way. Rothwell. Yes. Long overdue. Yes, please. Yes. And Alvin. All five of us are happy about this. This is good stuff. Yes, sir. Resolutions adopted. Resolution 250. Authorize the town clerk to publish and post to bidders for twin Honda outboard motors or equal plus additional related items and installation for the Rivette Police Department. So moved. Second. Vote please. Was key. Yes. Very few. Yes. Kern. Yes. Unlikely. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. the riverhead town code and thereupon enacting a new part 7 titled accessory dwelling units adus of chapter 217 titled buildings building construction and improvements and housing standards of the riverhead town code so moved second vote please waski yes harry field yes kern yes rothwell yes alvin yes sir resolution is adopted resolution 253 adopts a local law amending chapter 265 of the riverhead town code entitled sewers so moved second vote please waski yes harry field yes kern yes rothwell yes alvin yes sir resolution is adopted resolution 254 authorizes the supervisor to execute a non-binding project scope letter to ps egli for the redevelopment of 1129 west main street riverhead new york known as the perkins building and from what i understand uh we're just waiting clarification on funding so we're going to make a motion to table this correct yes second i should meet i'll make a motion at table second vote please to table uh waski yes murrayfield yes the table kern yes to table rothwell it's a great project uh councilman kern so look forward to it yes the table and helping yes the table resolution is tabled resolution number 255 authorizes the supervisor to execute an agreement authorizing the town to accept funds from suffolk county office for the aging for the purpose of supplementing the town's nutrition program for the elderly 2026 so moved second vote please waski yes very few yes kern yes rothwell yes alvin yes resolution is adopted resolution 257 resolution 256 ratifies execution of a license agreement with the research foundation of the state university of new york for installation of fish passage camera at grangeville park so moved second vote please bosky yes maryfield yes kern yes rothwell yes alvin yes sir resolution is adopted resolution 257 zenith building additions addition site plan preliminary approval 301 east main street and 12 mcdermott avenue riverhead new york suffolk county tax map numbers 0 600 1 2 9 4 3 and 600 1 2 9 4 5.2 so moved second vote please waski um on this this has been um worked on very closely um since the application first came in and they have done everything that they have been asked to do it is an as of right use and i have no reason to not support it so yes maryfield yes kern yes rothwell so um we've talked about in the past about the parking um and that i wanted them to provide some type of parking but they are in fact in the parking district so as we as i spoke to mr bergman that we cannot hold them bound to anything outside of what the scope of the law requires and so with that they have met all the necessary agreements although i wish they had provided additional parking so they can get you know um different rates um you know for the rental units themselves that they're building in there but we have to stay within the scope of the law which says that they're permissible under the parking bureau so i vote yes so when it comes oh sorry when it comes to me i was not here when the scoping was done i didn't know that the parking district was going to be a parking district so i'm not sure what the scope of the law is but i'm not sure what the scope of the law is but i'm not sure what the scope of the law is but i'm not sure what the scope of the law is the second one is going to be five floors it is something that uh i did speak about and said that the pattern book did ask us not to go to the fifth floor i know to set back so with good consciousness where i am not having the full scope i am actually going to to abstain from this vote okay resolution is adopted resolution 258 authorization of a town attorney to retain special counsel in connection with litigation commenced by suffolk county water authority so moved second vote please yes very few yes kern yes bothwell i wish the suffolk county water authority president jeff sabo would come out and to speak with us so that we don't need to go through litigation we're open-minded here we're just looking for what's best for our taxpayers but until um he wants to resume the litigation we're open-minded here we're just looking for what's best for our taxpayers but until um he wants to resume talks about that we'll go through the litigation side so vote yes help it um before i do that i just want to read something that i wrote i just want to take a minute and explain to our taxpayers that we did not ask for this not one board member this board held a monroe hearing and found that suffolk county water was not immune to the local zoning or land use laws or regulations and now we the taxpayers together everyone's sitting on this board and you at home and you sitting here i have to pay for special counsel to the defense of the county water authority i have to pay for special counsel to the defense of the county water authority i have to pay for special counsel to the defense of the county water authority to enforce our zoning and land loss you uh land use laws and regulations if you're a taxpayer i want to implore you right now and ask you to reach out to the suffolk county water authority and let them know that you're not happy that we have to pay because they're choosing to bring litigation against us this goes against everything that we speak about in this town all the time and people taking advantage of the town of riverhead you can send an email you can send it to their ceo mr zabos at jeffjeff.szabo at scwa.com you can call them you can write a letter or you can go to their next board meeting which will be march 26th at 3 p.m at 4060 sunrise highway oaktale i'm imploring the town of riverhead residents to take action to stand up and say we will not be taken advantage of because they are pulling mott water from a major draw from the pine barrens we did not preserve the pine barrens to feed irrigation on the north fork that is what they're telling us they're doing that they're going to be helping with with residential that they're not doing they're not doing this for development so as mr rothwell said they need to come out they're also by pulling their if you look at their model they're going to be pulling water instead of pushing it that is a major major power grid issue we already have power grid issues on the east end of long island and this will only compound it again if you didn't just rewind the tape when you watch it later and you can get those information but i vote yes and i hope we win yeah i would just like to add justin if you could put mr zabo's email up on the website and what the supervisor previously said you know to to email them directly that would be great and let's keep that going like constant thank you that resolution has passed been adopted resolution number 259 approves clear river environmental service corp has a drain layer for the riverhead sewer district so moved second vote please bosky yes maryfield yes kern yes hothwell yes alpin yes resolution is adopted resolution 260. approved special event chapter 255 application for the greater long island running club kings park 15k so moved second vote please bosky yes maryfield yes kern yes rothwell yes okay yes resolution is adopted resolution 261 approved special events chapter 255 application for polish town civic association polish town street fair and festival so moved i'm gonna second it but i'm gonna ask for an amendment i may just looking down at the one two three four resolved it says that it should be determined that the police or fire marshal will not complete the resolution or will complete the and vehicle use to become necessary for this event we know that will be the case that in that instance Polish down Civic Association agrees to pay the costs associated with same which shall become due and payable upon delivery once again we have not updated our town code and that is illegal to hold them responsible for paying for police so I think we can keep moving forward if we just strike out that one resolved sentence that they are under now legal law required to pay they did make a donation last year for money that they raised to help with police costs but they're not obligated to pay so I would ask for a motion to amend that please I did raise that question to our legal department I don't know if you want to chime in about what the look is the same thing so I address this briefly at the work session when we went through the resolutions these are boilerplate boilerplate chapter 255 approval resolutions so that language is going to appear in a second it's an expectation from me that it's going to be passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within the year that it's passed within property. I just think this is an event that where our police course are much higher than particularly usual, but it is an event that brings a large traffic group of people to the town of Riverhead, supporting not just members and vendors at the fair, but the downtown, the businesses, you know, in Polish Town. It's kind of us having an opportunity to express our history here in the town of Riverhead, and I just don't want any preconceived, you know, notions that we're expecting to be repaid for this. So I think that because of the cost of it, it should be striking out of this resolution so that we're clear that we're not expecting, and should they make that considerable donation, which they've done in the past, that's grateful and appreciated, but it's not required. Well, I mean, I do agree with you to a certain point. However, I don't think that people realize how much this costs the police department and the town of Riverhead to have this event. I think that maybe moving forward, they might want to consider only having it one day because this does fall on the backs of the taxpayers, and although it is a good event and it's nice to bring people into Riverhead, it does come at a very good cost, very big cost. Should that entire cost be placed onto, in this case, the Polish Civic? Absolutely not. I do appreciate that they did make a donation in the past, but I think that's a very good point. We've talked about amending law and changing it to allow organizations to pay into it, but as we sit here today, we have not amended that law. Correct. So we would be misleading them or the general public to think that they are obligated to pay back, and that's why I asked for your comment. That's why at work session I asked if they were aware of this because I did see that it was new and have gone back and was told that it was not set in stone, so therefore... Yeah, this paragraph's been there for, I think, for several years. I understand, but others are smaller events and this is a significant cost. I think we should be straightforward with the general public that we are picking up some of the costs of the police, but it is an event that helps a multitude of business owners throughout the town. And if I can just comment on what Councilman Rothwell is saying and address Councilman... Your concern. My concern is that I had a meeting with the Chief and we looked at another town and how they do it, and I'm willing to sit down with either one of you where when somebody pays for a tent, for example, a portion of that does go to the police. And we're looking at another town that does it and the mechanism to do it that way. Yes, and we have had that discussion and that's wonderful for... I understand. I think we're getting a little off topic. We are or we're not. I mean, what I'm saying is like this coming week, let's get it done. Well, we have no authority to hand them an invoice. No, no, we don't. And I would take this out. So are we going to go back and amend every one that we've issued so far this year that have been done? Because the boilerplate is in, it's in the resolution right before 260. And so... I don't wish to go back and amend every other resolution. I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. She said she doesn't. I don't wish to go back and amend every other resolution. I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. She said she doesn't. I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. I don't wish to go back and amend every other resolution that we've passed so far. I think those costs are minimal compared to what this is. So I just think we need to be straightforward. Public, it does come to course, but it's a wonderful event. It absolutely is. I'm fully supportive of it. Please don't... Right. I think everyone up here... ...misunderstand. I just, I have to be mindful of, you know, the budget. Well, and just, you know, as an example, the prior resolution relating to the running... the Greater Long Island Running Club, they're paying a license fee for use of the bike trail for their running event. So that's... So it's... My point is a little bit different from this one on the Polish Fair, where they're not entering into a license agreement with us either. Can we change the word in that part of the resolution from shall become due to may become due? We don't have any legal authority to charge... Yeah, we don't have a... Okay. We've not changed the code yet. Is that right, Councillor? Yeah, the... Yeah, I mean, an alternative would be to add a resolved paragraph that waives that provision of Chapter 255 that prohibits us from charging on the town property specific to this event. Similar to how we waive or how we waive or suspend enforcement of Chapter 205 when we do... when we allow... open containers on Main Street for Alive on 25 and actually we do it for this event as well. So what do we do here? Can we strike... Can we... I think it's easiest ways just to strike out the fourth result. I like the other idea that the town attorney had suggested creating additional resolved saying it's waived. Well, we need a motion from someone that wants to do... Which way? I made one motion. Oh, you did. I'm sorry. I'm waiting for a second. I think... I think the motion... I think the motion that you made is fine just to take out the fourth result. It solves the problem. So do you second my motion? That's what he's looking... He's looking for a second for his motion. Oh, I second it. To amend. By striking... Oh, to amend... Strike out the fourth result. Yeah, to strike out the fourth result in Resolution 261. All right, so now we vote on the amendment. Okay. So can I have a vote to amend? Okay. Resolution 261 amendment. Waskie. Yes to amend. Merrifield. Yes to amend. Kern. Yes to amend. Rothwell. Yes to amend. Halpin. Yes to amend. Resolution has been amended. Got to read it one more time before voting. Absolutely. Oh, me? Yeah. Okay. Approved Special Event Chapter 255, Application for the Polish Town Civic Association, Polish Town Street Fair and Festival. As amended, so moved. Seconded. Waskie. Yes. Merrifield. Yes is amended. Kern. Yes, as amended. Yes, as amended. Halpin. Yes, as amended. Amended resolution is adopted. Resolution 262. Approved Special Event Chapter 255, Application for Riverhead. Rotary Garden Festival. So moved. Second. Vote please. Waskie. It's always such a great event. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. And again, this has that same paragraph in there. I understand it's the boiler plate, but I think the fees are minimal. So I vote yes. This event takes place on private parking lots. Private parking lots. Yeah, but it does have. That's why I said the fees would be minimal. I mean, I don't be an office on standard routine. Halpin. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 63. Pay bills. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waskie. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Halpin. Yes, sir. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 264. Adopts the final scope for the preparation of the DEIS for the Duffy MX Motor Cross Track Special Permit and Site Plan Application 2822 River Road, Calverton, New York, Suffolk County, tax map number 600-136-1-4. So moved. I'll ask Greg Bergman to come to be able to answer anything with that. If we have questions, but. So if I could, I would just recommend. Greg, wait one second. Did you want to, anybody want to second that before she said so moved? Second. Okay, now we're getting to the discussion. Okay, so I would just, right before we move the resolution, I do, I would support Ms. Turchin's point to amend page seven of the final scope where it says including Peconic River Herb Farm, I would recommend adding language that says and Natural Earth Organic Farm. Natural. That would be on page seven. Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? Second? One adopts final scope for the preparation of the DEIS for the Duffy MX motocross track special permit and site plan application 2822 River Road, Calverton, New York, Suffolk County Tax Act number 600-136-1-4. Seconded. Okay. Vote to amend, please. That was a WASKI? Yes, as amended. Merrifield? Yes, to amend. Kern? Kern? Yes, as amended. Rothwell? Yes, as amended. And Halpin? Yes, to amend. That amended resolution has been adopted. Resolution 265. Authorizes settlement of New York State Division of Human Rights complaint so moved. Seconded. Vote, please. WASKI? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. And Halpin? Yes, sir. That resolution is adopted. Thank you, Mr. Wooten. Thank you to our board. There's two more. We have two off the floor. I'm waiting. So I just wanted to, those are resolutions we have. I did know that. Yes, sir. So we do have two resolutions off the floor.

Yes, you have. Can we just, do you have, Jim, do you have it? I do, sir. Okay. So do you want to? Okay. Well, we have two resolutions coming up on the floor. They'll be 266 and 267, respectively. The first one being 266. So before we do these, I just want to say that we've had a meeting with Mr. Lolota, and his office reached out to us, asked us to submit these. Again, we try not to bring things off the floor. Everyone here is aware of that. But with anything that can fund our town, that can help us in the future, and this is future funding, it's not going to be the immediate, it's not a microwave funding, but any time the Congress people call us, and say, please, you know, go this direction, lead this direction, we're going to follow that because we want to help. And so we're excited about the possibility of this, and we hope it comes to fruition. And we know that there are so many state and national leaders that are fighting for this town each and every day, so we're thankful for that. So we just need someone that's willing to read it. I'll read. I'll move it. Authorizes the Community Development Department to apply for community project funding, a.k.a. Congressionally Directed Spending, Senate, and Community Project Funding, a.k.a. Congressionally Directed Spending, House of Representatives, for the Economic Development Initiative for repaving, draining, public works facilities, streetscape improvements. So moved. Seconded. Does anyone have any questions for our CDA Director before we take a vote on it? I'll say this is a good vest of a number of small projects within the town, ranging from Weeding River to Highway Department project. I think it's something that with the potential of up to $7 million, that it's a multitude of different projects. So I thank Congressman Loda for bringing this forth to us so quickly. But I don't know if you want to mention any of the projects, Dawn, but I mean from Duck Ponds to the Highway Yard. So we hope that we could use some of this funding for several of the projects that we have that are outstanding, including beautification of the Duck Pond area, streetscape project, Highway Barn, and then there's another sidewalk project. I'm a little concerned. We have to apply by Friday. We just found out about it. I think we talked about this, I think, today, this morning. And so there may be limitations to that funding, and it may just be limited to paving and drainage. So we're looking at that. But we added those items to the resolution just to make sure we're not, again, we have a little short window here. So we're going to look very hard to try to get those projects funded through this funding. If we can't, there are other avenues that we will look for, and there are some that we've already identified for some of those projects. So. John Aucott, It would be good if we could look for a trial. John Aucott, I think, for the yard ways, if it's possible. John Aucott, Yeah. So we have to follow our Congressman's lead on this. And so those are the things that they're giving us direction for a particular reason. So there are probably, you know, as Councilman Rothwell mentioned, multiple projects we could, that need funding, you know, and we're looking every day for those projects. And we do have some for them. Whether this one will be the one, I don't know. But for sure, up to $7 million for paving and drainage will not in any way be a bad thing. And I think we should apply for as much as we can possibly get. John Aucott, So what the people that we're looking for in the future, a number of funding opportunities for the Wading River Duck Ponds. John Aucott, Yes. John Aucott, Obviously, that's near and dear to my heart. And it, but there's a small component in this particular one, which is really like streetscapes, and I have to commend, you know, John Aucott, Yeah. John Aucott, I think, that's a big part of it. John Aucott, Yeah. John Aucott, Yeah. John Aucott, Yeah. John Aucott, Yeah. John Aucott, Yeah. John Aucott, Yeah. John Aucott, Yeah. streetscapes and I have to commend Joe Moriana did a great job in your office to do a quick rendering of What the duckpots could potentially look like by my sidewalks there some plantings some proper lighting along there It looks phenomenal. And so this could be possible Us obtaining this particular grant So in addition, of course the other way is of course, we are going to rebuild the duckpots restructure clean them and Do bulk heading and things. There's a whole bunch of different steps. This is just one of them This is more the beautification side of things as opposed to the restoration, but the photos look awesome yeah, and Joe Joe Rutt actually did those in engineering, but I think the the other thing to remember is This funding if it comes in for paving and drainage only if that turns out to be the extent Then it still can be used for paving and drainage But then the money that we set aside for paving and drainage could be offset for these other projects and again You know, that's what we're always trying to do sort of balance and stack Funding so that we can get those projects done and we definitely are when we have another source I think we've talked about that could work for the duck pond too And then there's a much bigger project at the duck pond for the drainage that you're looking at I know some understand your office is skipping all st. Patrick activities tonight and working around the clock to get

It's a good you know, sometimes this happens and we you know, we just put other things aside and just handle it and it's a great to be able to work with our Local congressional delegation to get these things for the town and they've been amazing help to us in every way So we are always happy to jump to it and get it done His office has been very helpful Spoken to a couple times late last night to get this through. So thanks done. Yep, please Hey resolution 266 moved in second did the whiskey? Yes Maryfield yes, and I'm sure with your Fantastic abilities of getting grants for the town will be able to get something from this too But always a team effort take the team, but we have a great team so happy to work with it heard yes Well, thank you congressman Lola for your consideration. Yeah, I vote. Yes. Yes, sir Resolution 266 is adopted resolution 267 I guess I'll move this one what what the rise is the community development agent to apply for a community project funding Aka Congressional directed spending from the Senate and community project funding aka Congressional directed spending from the House of Representatives for police vehicles so moved second vote please Wasky yes Yes, thank you again congressman Lola turn yes I will thank you Mr. Leloto, for your consideration, I vote yes. Absolutely, and there is multiples in this. There's Senator Schumer, Senator Krista Gillibrand, and Leloto, all of them to be thanked in bringing this through and Don and your team, everybody in that office from Krista, Joe, everybody. So thank you so much. Yes. Resolution is adopted. That concludes the resolutions. We have, at this time, do we have any open comments from the public? Remember, you have three minutes. Remember that our desire is to listen to understand rather than oftentimes listen to respond. And so if we don't respond to you, anyone at home or wherever, that we're just trying to take notes and understand. That said, sir, if you just say your name and what burg you're from. My name is Monsignor John Cervini. I am a retired Catholic priest at the Diocese of Rockville Center. I help here at St. John's in Riverhead, the English Masses and the Spanish Masses. And I'm here. To really, I guess now thank you for not supporting ICE in Riverhead in terms of the Hispanic community. I understand that your police department does not collaborate with them, and I'm grateful for that. And I'm here just to remind you of the central position of the Catholic Church right now regarding ICE's deportation. It seems to be we all know we need to have our borders secured. But the method by which they are deporting is inhuman. It goes against the Catholic fundamental teaching of the dignity of the human person. The dignity of the human person really came about by Gustavo Gutierrez, the liberation theologian, reminding us. I was a missionary for 17 years in the Dominican Republic on the border of Haiti for the Diocese of Rockville Center. And I was pastor of St. Peter's. I was a pastor of St. Peter's, the Apostle Parish. There we have a statue of Montesino. Montesino was a Dominican priest, 1511, delivering a homily directed against Diego Colon, Christopher Columbus's son, and Ovando the governor. Where they were taking young boys in those days into the mines, giving them a quota to collect gold. If they did not come back, they chopped their hands off, literally. And it was... The centerpiece of the modern Catholic Church's social teaching of the dignity of the human person. It goes back to that homily in 1511. And so our Catholic bishops in the United States have publicly gone against the deportation methods of ICE. The New York state bishops are against the methods that are inhuman, violating the dignity of the human person. And our local bishop, Bishop Barr, has signed both of the... The state document and the document in Washington. So I am here to just say thank you to all of you, who I understand really do not want to collaborate in Riverhead with the ICE operation as it is. We have a very beautiful Hispanic community here. Many of them are legal. Many are illegal. And compassion is entering into the chaos of another person's life. And at times when... When you're... At times when the laws may have been broken for them to come here, we need compassion in executing those laws, not a sense of injustice. So I'm here just to say thank you. And I also want to thank Bob Kern and Ken Rothwell for coming to the Mass when the Cardinal from Guatemala was at the church here recently. You were very, very kind to be present. And I'm grateful for your attendance. Thank you. That was a beautiful Mass, Father. It was beautiful to have the Cardinal from Guatemala. We're quite honored to attend that Mass. Thank you. Okay. Sir? I'm just here to say thank you for listening. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anybody else in our room that has a comment? Or... Yes. Is there anyone online? I should... Yes, sir. Okay. John McAuliffe from Roanoke Landing and a... John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. John McAuliffe. that some of you could come down to talk to people about the OLA legislation and your view of it. But I now think that you all should be in Jamesport for St. Patrick's Day event. So, but we will let you know subsequently and you'll see in the papers that people were here in a sense knocking on your door. I wanted to end by noting the date. Most of my ancestry is 19th century Irish immigrants. There is a wonderful article called When America Despised the Irish, the 19th Century's Refugee Crisis. It's available on history.com, an article by Christopher Klein, K-L-E-I-N. I'll read just a section of it before my time runs out because I think the Irish experience bears mightily on what our country is addressing right now. In terms of the ice question. Although most certainly tired and poor, the Irish did not arrive in America yearning to breathe free. They merely hungered to eat. Largely destitute, many exiles could progress no farther than within walking distance of the city docks where they disembarked. While some had spent all of their meager savings to pay for passage across the Atlantic, others had their voyages funded by British landlords who found it a cheaper solution to dispatch their tenants to another continent rather than pay for charity at home. And in the opinion of many Americans, those British landlords were not sending their best people. These people were not like the industrious Protestant Scotch Irish immigrants who came to America in large numbers during the colonial era, fought in the continental army and tamed the frontier. These people were not only poor unskilled refugees huddled in rickety tenements. Even worse, they were Catholic. With immigration controls left primarily to the states and cities, the Irish poured through a porous border. The Irish filled the most menial and dangerous jobs, often at low pay. They dug trenches for water and sewer pipes. They laid rail lines. They cleaned houses. They slaved in textile mills. They worked as stevedores, stable workers and blacksmiths. Not only did working class Americans see the cheaper laborers taking their jobs, some of the Irish refugees even took up arms against their new homeland during the Mexican-American War. Thank you, Mr. McCullough. I appreciate your reading that. I appreciate your comments today. Read one more. You give me another 30 seconds. I think we're good for today. Well, I know. It's interesting. You're tighter on time than your predecessor was. I'm not usually, but this is something you're reading from a book, so. Well, I'm reading. Okay. At any rate, people can find it online or they can contact me. Yes, sir. It's just worth remembering where we came from, how we got here, and how the situation of the people that are now the targets of ICE is not very different. Mr. McCullough. Mr. McCullough, if I just have this comment. These people that ICE are deporting are not targeted. These are people with legal deportation orders by the United States government and proceedings that were determined. So I take, I disagree with the term targeted. If they are being arrested, under proper federal authority, I don't consider that being targeted. Well, the statistics so far, I mean, that's the talking point out of ICE, but the statistics so far. That's the law. The statistics so far is that a minority of people who have been detained are people who have criminal records. Unless you're taking the view that anybody who's here without documents is inherently criminal, then those, most of the people who have been picked up have no criminal basis for being picked up. Many of them are picked up not with judicial warrants, but with administrative warrants, and not even always with those. So I think. They're not required under federal law to obtain judicial warrants for the deportation. Mr. McCullough. Well, that's obviously a political debate that's going on in the country. You can disagree with the law, but that is the current law. Mr. McCullough. No, there's substantial numbers of people think that's not the right law. That's not the correct reading of the law, and that's what will be going on in Congress in the hearings on the new Homeland Security Act. And it's also what will be going on in terms of our next congressional elections. I just wanted to correct your comments. Okay. With regard to targeting. Well, I accept the fact that that's a viewpoint, but I don't think it's a definitive legal. Mr. McCullough, I just want to, just because you addressed me and said I'm tighter than my predecessor, that law was, that legislation was set in the place. And whether I agree with something or not, I was elected to fulfill and sustain the things that were here. So until that legislation is changed, I do my best. I do my best to hold to that. So I just want you to understand. So I appreciate you today. Thank you so much for your time and your courage. But I think you should look back. Thank you so much for coming here today. Tim always allowed a certain flexibility that I knew at your last meeting. We do as well. So thank you very much for being here today. Appreciate that. Anybody else online? All right. With that said, we will actually close our town board meeting today. All in favor? Aye. So moved. And now we will move into our CDA meeting with our CBA. CDA Director Dawn Thomas. Good afternoon again. We have a light agenda today. No resolution. So we have. Gentlemen, we're still having a meeting. If you could just wait one second. We have another meeting we're sliding into. I'm so sorry. If the only thing on the agenda would be to take open comments on CDA matters only. Make a motion to sell the property. Like to ask if there's anyone in the audience with a CDA matter that they would like to regarding just CDA matters. Or online. Again, we will be listening. We will not probably be responding. Maybe. Maybe not. You never know. Typically we listen and understand. Just trying to give anybody online a chance. I know it takes technology. Okey dokey. I think maybe for the minutes, though, we should probably simply state if maybe council wants to give a little recap so that we won the lawsuit. But I think it should be, because we're having a CDA meeting, I think there should be, at least in our minutes, an update on. Yeah. The court's decision. I just think it should be for the record's. OK. So for the record, the judge issued a decision on the motion to dismiss submitted by special counsel relative to the 17 claims that Calverton Aviation and Technology asserted against the town. The judge dismissed 16 of the 17 claims. All claims against the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency. The only claim that survived is the Torrey Delphi's claim. tortious interference with contract claim our special counsel has prepared a proposed judgment as directed by the court's order and has submitted that or will be submitting that shortly and additionally our counsel has submitted a verified answer on behalf of the town relative to the remaining claim of tortious interference general denial which is an uncommon and that is pretty much the status of it at this point I just think we should just address it very meeting it's great news and we're moving forward and actively to determine the future of this property I think does great things for a lease of taxpayer burdens by our residents so there's good things to come indeed okay so any comments anyone like John McAuliffe again I did not intended but since the question has come up I think that it's been press coverage about beginning to think about the future of the ep Cal land and I hope that I think mr. supervisor quoted is for a 20,000 foot perspective and I I hope that that there is a real effort made to make sure that we can make sure that we can make sure that we can make made to invite participation of the people of Riverhead and also to seek outside professional advice and not assume that in some way replicating what existed at EPCAL is necessarily the right solution for the long term for the town. So I just think that like with the town square that we should be looking at these things with a long term horizon and not an immediate profit version although obviously we need the funds that will come from the possible development but I think a process that involves the full community would be very beneficial as we begin to look at what the use of EPCAL should be and I hope we're able to overcome the limits on access to the land. I gather maybe there's more from Mr. Cronkite. Mr. Howard on it but the impression I received from the stories is that that piece of the issue is still uncertain whether we have access to the land. Is that correct? Sorry. The land at EPCAL. Are we now able to get access to it or do you still have to take some legal steps? Our council is submitting a proposed judgment that would cancel the notice of pendency. Okay. And it would be up to the judge to sign that. Okay. Well hopefully we win on that and it will be to the five of you and especially the supervisor to I think open the door for involvement of the community. Thank you, sir. Any other comments on CDA matters only at this time? Okay. No further comments. The only thing we need to do is adjourn. So we need a motion and a second. Okay. Thank you. So moved. Second. Waski. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Talpin. Yes. The meeting is adjourned.

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