001East Hampton Village Board, we are live. Good morning everyone. Today is September 26th, 2025, 11:00 a.m. Welcome to East Hampton Village Board meeting. If we could just stand for a pledgece 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. >> All right. So, we've got a few things that I'd just like to bring up and then we'll get into the meeting. First, we'd like to thank Sarah Ammed. This is her last meeting. She's uh resigning to do more fun things. So, >> this was fun though. This was fun. >> This was fun. But she uh she's we're going to miss you, Sarah. You've just done a great job. And yeah, next I would like to invite
002everyone to join us tomorrow at the corner of Aabonic Road and Panago. We're dedicating the park there to Paul Rickenbach. Paul Rickenbach was our longest serving mayor and we're going to have his family there and he'll be there and and we've got a lot of dignitaries coming and we're going to dedicate the park so the public is welcome to attend. >> Thank you. >> And next up is JP Foster. Chief, could you step up? >> You want to say a few things? Yeah, I'm uh you know, it's it's a a good day for JP. It's a sad day for the department. You know, personally, you were on right before I came on and we became really good friends. We had a lot of when I was a young lad and you were a young young
003lad. I remember the road to Montalk didn't seem that far and a long trip driving back and forth with you and we had a lot of really good times. Uh but professionally uh you've done as a lot of us have know what's going on down there. Our dispatchers that's a huge responsibility for this community. It's a huge responsibility uh for for the for the village and uh they do tremendous work and with JP's leadership I mean we've come a long way from from the dispatchers what I started and the technology from when I started all computerized uh cameras and the the job that our dispatchers do is bar none the best and there's a lot of them and it it all comes down JP with your leadership implementing all these programs that come through the
004year with technology. It's been a pleasure to work for you and I thank you personally for all you've done for the village and this community because as a lot of us know or maybe don't know that our dispatchers and communication is the 911 point at this point for the whole East Hampton town. So anybody that needs, god forbid, needs help, they call us and our people and that is all through uh JP's leadership. he's been uh PSD3 uh in charge of that communications you know ultimately you know and him and I have a lot of conversation uh about what needs to be done and the I've always supported him the village has been always supportive of whatever we need to do because it's a very expensive operation so JC personally I wish you god speed
005and the best in your next chapter with Sandy and your children go bless [Applause] If I could ask Adam Fine, our superintendent of schools, to say a few words. The mayor said this is, uh, the best way to get a new contract is to say nice things about the board president. So, uh, I will do that. Um, I've had the great pleasure to work and know JP for the past 13 years, 12 of which as president of the East Hampton Board of Education. Um, to me, he's always been the reason the voice of reason and balance. Uh, his commitment to East Hampton is unmatched. Um, he was a mentor to me when I became superintendent and even as principal. uh even though his children have graduated, we hear about them all the time and how
006great they're doing. But JP has been steadfast in his commitment to the school district when he didn't have to. He does not have to do this. And as I uh like to remind everybody, board members do not get paid. They, you know, they get a nice meal every now and then, but they do not get paid. And JP has not wavered in that commitment. Um he's been a mentor to new board members, uh new administrators, uh all of the administrative team um has the utmost respect for you and everything you do. Um I obviously wish you the best uh in retirement. Uh but I just want to reiterate something that the chief said uh about it. The connection to the village, the village police department and security and safety of our students has always been
007paramount to JP's decisions and hopefully we've seen it with the board. those decisions have made our schools safer. Um, and again, it's it's always come, you know, I've sit in I've sat in meetings with JP and when we've discussed things and upgrades to our systems at the school, JP has always been the voice that says, I don't care how much it costs. You can't put a cost on the lives of our students and staff and we should do it. And we have done that. And uh, I really appreciate that. I wish you all the best. um not retiring from the east to have the school board though. So um but I wish you best of luck and continue I hope I'm continue to work with you for the near future. So thank you >> JP
008could you come up? So, I'd like to just say a couple things about Jay. Um, so I was also the police chief for many years and dispatch was under um my hands and I just want to thank all the dispatchers that are here. You do a great job for our community and I I really understand the job and I I think you do the best job in the county. So, thank you very much for that. and JP, you know, you've done an outstanding job bringing our our our department up to where it needed to be when we first took over that. So, I want to thank you personally. >> Thank you. >> And I would like to read the proclamation. >> Go ahead. Whereas the board of trustees of the incorporated village of East Hampton
009would like to recognize and honor James Foster for his distinctive service to the village of East Hampton as a public safety dispatcher for 35 years from 1990 to 2025. And whereas JP Foster has risen through the ranks, demonstrating years of leadership and service to the village of East Hampton, beginning as a public safety dispatcher one in 1990, promoted to public safety dispatcher 2 in 2006, and to PSD3 in 2017, ultimately becoming department head of the Eastampton 911 system, creating one of the best dispatching services on Long Island. And whereas JP Foster was instrumental in the formation of the East Hampton Village Department of Emergency Medical Service in 2023. And whereas JP Foster has served as a member of the Eastampton Town Planning Board, the East Hampton Town Wireless Committee, and the East Hampton Ambulance Coalition,
010and is currently serving as chairman of the LTV board. And whereas JP Foster has served on the East Hampton School Board, including 12, as board president, it resolved that the village of East Hampton hereby recognizes and honors James P. Foster for his extraordinary service, leadership, and unwavering dedication to the betterment of our village, our schools, and our community. >> Congratulations. Thank you very much. Thanks, Jeff. Thank you. You want to say a couple things? Sure. >> Well, thank you all very much for coming and it, you know, means a lot to see everybody standing in the back of the room, my family being here. Um, I think I look at my time at East Hampton Villages learning from day one. some trial by fire, some you think you know. Um, I'd like to thank the
011board for always being very supportive of me through the years. Uh, the mayor who was I think you were a police officer when I started, >> of course, >> in in 1990 and, you know, through the ranks and getting to know you uh, through the years and your trust in me and the board's trust in me. And I think that >> if you look at 911 centers and the respect that a lot of places don't get, we don't have that here. I travel often around the county and people wish they had what we have here as far as support from their board uh as far as support from their departments and the I wouldn't call it autonomy but we have a little bit of independence for sure and and it's much appreciated and it's the
012only way that you can grow in this situation. Um, I'd like to thank everybody, thank everybody that I've worked with over the years, uh, for teaching me, uh, I learned from you a bit, you learned from me a bit, and you know, you learn how to deal with people. You learn how to work with people when you manage them. And sometimes you don't know everything and you figure that out along the way and and and you correct it and you make it and you make it better. But you guys, we wouldn't be here without you guys. That the job is so difficult. I think often we're so uh you know away, no one sees you. You drive by the building, you don't have no idea what's going on inside. And people that often think they
013know what's going inside don't know what's going on inside. And and the the the the training, the dedication that you guys have put forward is tremendous. And you know, we wouldn't be here without you. So, you know, I'm proud to say that everybody we hired has been local to to the of East Hampton. I think that's probably going to change going forward. So, I'm happy that it didn't happen under me, but um it's going to happen. It's going to change. People are going to commute. Uh it's tough. It's tough to live here, but keep up the good work and thank you guys very much. Thank the board. Thank my wife, my son, my my mother and father-in-law for being here. I appreciate it. My school board members, Adam, you know, I learned from every one
014of you and and and thank you very much. I appreciate it. >> Thanks. [Applause] Uh the next uh just to remind everybody, the Hampton Film Festival is starting. It's the 33rd year and uh it starts October 3rd through the 13th. So everybody should um uh join in on that. It's a really great time. So, and then the last thing wanted to talk about was Halloween. Chris. >> Oh, hi. Yes, good morning. Um, as always, the village is going to put a little bit more um emphasis on the Halloween core area as we have been doing the past couple years. So, there will be portaotties. Uh, it's a Friday, I believe, this year, so maybe it might be a little busier weather depending. Um, but you know, um, uh, the roads of Osborne, Cheryl, Conklin, New
015Town, Cooper, and Mgherk usually are the busiest streets. So, we'll have plenty of police supervision and um if anyone in the public needs candy assistance. Uh please reach out to um Village Hall and a flyer will be going out shortly. >> Great. Thank you very much. We'll just take a short break. If anybody wants to leave, now is a good time before we get into the meeting. If you don't want to sit through all that, >> you're welcome to, but Oh, >> too late. [Music] [Applause] [Music] We're going to get back on track here. >> All right, you guys are live. >> Oh my god. >> Just give us a 30 more seconds. I think >> that's crazy. >> Copy. >> Take hours. All right, LTV, we're ready now. >> All right, you guys are
016all set. >> Uh, Hugh, would you like to say anything? I >> think I've kind of uh took the wind out of your sales there. >> I just want to say in honor of JP Foster, the Eastamp Historic Society is having a cemetery tour tonight, okay, at five o'clock. Okay, it's May 1990. The recycling center and sanitary landfill was called the dump in 1990. All right. The village was trying to sell the old highway barn on Toysome Lane in order to finance the fire and police building on Cedar Street. They sold the village police department and the old firehouse on New Town Lane to Faith Popcorn. Google her. Okay. They also owned the BFW building at the time and they also owned the Baker House, the village in 1990. Paul Rickenbach and Elbert Edwards were
017up for reelection in 1990. The postal authorities were thinking about moving the post office to North Main Street. The um the new war memorial on Village Green by Hook Mill was not built yet. And a real estate a real estate ad from 1990. Minutes to the village. Spacious two-level contemporary state-of-the-art kitchen, separate dining room, private master suite, guest bedroom, central air conditioning, pool reduced to $395,000, which is like a down payment today, right? Then I looked in all the local papers and I couldn't find that the village is hiring JP Foster. Are you sure you hired him? Well, it makes sense with this next thing. The village budget was $6,171,951 in 1990. After JP Foster was hired, the village police budget increased $148,273. It's a good thing he left. Okay. And that's all I got.
018Thank you. >> Thanks, Jay. Any public comment on any issue? No. All right, we'll go into motion resolutions. >> Yes, that was quick. >> I'll do roll call. >> I can't hear you. >> I'll do roll call. >> Oh, sorry. Roll call. >> Okay. >> Uh, Mayor Jerry Larson >> here. >> Deputy Mayor Chris Manardi >> here. >> Trustee Sandra Melendez >> here. Trustee Carrie Doyle >> here. >> Trustee Sarah Ammedan >> here. Administrator Marcos Baladron >> here, village attorney Lisa Pillo >> here. >> So I um I also wanted to mention the block party was a huge success last week. Thanks to the PD, thanks to the highway department, everybody did a great job. We had thousands of people there and not one incident which is very good and I think people really enjoyed
019it. So, we'll try to make that an annual event and just cost a lot of money. So, all right, let's uh get right into it. Lorraine, >> resolution number 388 of 2025, approve claim vouchers for the month of September. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Passed and carried. >> Resolution number 389 of 2025, approved warrants as listed. Number three, guarantees. Number five and six, general fund. Number seven, general fund warrant. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Passed and carried. >> Number 390, approve budget transfer schedule one, reference one dated September, 2025. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Passed and carried. >> Number 391, approve minutes from the board of trustees meeting held on July 30th, 2025. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in
020favor? >> I. >> Passed and carried. >> Number 392, approve departmental reports. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? Pass and carried. >> Number 393. Authorize the arbitrage rebate obligation in the amount of $55,712.91 cents as per calculations submitted by Hawkins Delfield and Wood LLP. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Passed and carried. Number 394, approve amendment to resolution number 13 of 2021 to accept and acknowledge the gift of three dominy beds from the Osborne family with gift to be transferred to the East Hampton Historical Society. >> So moved. >> Second. All in favor? >> Passed and carried. >> Number 395, approve request from the Eastampton Historical Society to wave the $11,21.99 fee associated with their building permit renewal covering construction related to the new collection storage center at
021Mulford Farm. And whereas the village board of trustees is inclined to grant this request based upon the East Hampton Historical Society's status as a notfor-profit institution which is an integral part of the local community. >> So moved. >> Second. All in favor? Passed and carried. >> Number 396 approve the dedication of the Paul F. Rickenbach Park. >> So moved. >> Second. All in favor? Passed and carried. Resolution number 397 approved the use of epinephrine auto injector pens in cases of anaphylactic reactions and approved training courses at $35 per Eastampton Village police officer and approved purchase of two adult and pediatric epinephrine auto injectors at approximately $600 plus additional cost of storage equipment. >> Uh just hold on I want to have the chief talk about this. This is a great new program that we're going
022to be one of the first agencies in Suffach to implement this. You want to >> do you want to your personal individual that reached out to you? Uh >> uh no. I'm going to Well, I'm going to ask her to come in next time. >> Okay. So, we had a I'll get into the story, but we had a um um an 80 an ambulance call at a residence and a woman was suffering from >> help >> anaphilax anaphylactic reaction >> reaction to something like a beasting or something like that. And um the paramedic arrived. So, the police were there first and the police were on scene, but they couldn't help as her airway was clo closing up. There was nothing for the police to do because they didn't have this um medication in their car.
023So the daughter-in-law of the victim, eventually the paramedic got there, he had the medication and everything worked out great. But the next day, the daughter-in-law contacted me and wanted to know why we didn't have these in the police cars. And I said, I didn't know we could carry them in the police cars. And she went on to tell me that the governor had passed a law a year ago that allows counties to allow this to happen that they could have them in police cars. Ironically, that night on News 12, there was a story about the county police having a trial period with, I think, five of their cars that were carrying him, and they had a life save uh while they were doing the trial period. So I reached out to our chief and I
024said,"Wh is the county the only one doing this? Why can't we do it?" And he looked into it and we can do it. So we're going to implement it as soon as possible. >> Yeah. So I don't have much to add. >> I brought it up. I I had annual meetings uh with Suffach County Chiefs and I I picked their brain on the implementation of their program. Uh they were kind enough to give me their policies and procedures and steer us in the right direction on how we would implement this program. uh here in East Hampton. And um so I have policies, I have training, uh you know, I'm the board's going to support support the training and and the medicine. Uh it's expensive medicine. It's about $600 a treatment, but you know, in the
025in the grand scheme of things, that's uh nothing if if somebody, god forbid, needs it. So we are rolling, we're implementing, we as far as I know, we're going to be the first agency on the east end to to do this. other agencies uh will will follow. there was grants for the county, but you know that we don't we're not entitled to a lot of times to their grants, but it's a small price to pay for for the visitors and residents that we have here because as the mayor said uh uh that you know most of the time law enforcement is on scene and it it's you know takes a toll on the officers to you know deal with anything that especially if you're standing there and you're watching somebody suffer and there's something you
026can do. You know, we've had a program in place for years now with Narcan. We couldn't do Narcan for overdoses, and we have a a very robust countywide program that, as you see, unfortunately, you know, on the news, uh people caught in the grips of addiction. So, law enforcement has that drug to to uh to reverse. And this is along the same lines. So, god forbid, we'll have it uh to before uh EMS care can get there. Uh Jerry Tursz has uh been instrumental in helping me get with the medicine uh dealing with our medical officer Dr. Gibson for the village getting the paperwork done there. Lieutenant Shades has a policy up and we're implementing uh the training uh this week uh next week where we'll implementing the training and um we'll have further to
027report when we're 100% up and up and running. So I think this is a very uh worthwhile uh endeavor for us. Yeah. And I think we were going to equip two cars, right? We're going to equip two cars, a sergeant's car and another patrol car. So, we'll always have two uh two doses of medicine out there. If one officer should be tied up on something else, then we we'll we'll have something available. It is. >> Yeah. It's really It's really amazing. And what the public should be aware of, our police officers are very very well trained and and throughout the the whole county, they're very well trained. But our our police cars have oxygen, defibrills, major first aid kits, Narcan, and now they're going to have this drug. So, it it is amazing. And, you
028know, they're the they're the first >> people to be on the scene in most cases. And it's good that they have the ability to help. >> Yeah. Very expose those police cars. Not only are they expensive as they sit, you know, uh but to put everything in them, it's uh they're expensive to put all that equipment. you mentioned in there, but it's, you know, the price of doing business and it's the right thing to do for, you know, we're in the business. It's the right thing to do for the for the public and and uh it we're happy to we're happy to do it and we appreciate the support the board's given us. >> Great. Thank you. So, can I get a motion to approve that? >> So, moved. >> Second. >> All in favor?
029>> Passed and carried. Resolution number 398 of 2025 accept the donation of $20,000 $20,93862 cents from the East Hampton Village Foundation for two sniper rifles for the Emergency Services Unit BSU. >> So move second. >> All in favor? >> I passed and carried. Resolution number 399 accept the donation of $13,875 from the East Hampton Village Foundation for One Clip on Longrange Optics for the Emergency Services Unit ESU. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Passed and carried. >> Resolution number 400 approve the $8,250 change order quote from LK Mlean Associates for engineering design services for the intersection of James Lane and Ocean Avenue in East Hampton. So move >> second. All in favor? Pass and carry. Resolution number 401, approve the $1,628.64 quote from Lincoln IT for computer replacement at Village Hall.
030So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? Pass and carry. >> Resolution number 402, approve the $2,41.77 quote from badge frame for framed wall photos. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Passed and carried. Resolution number 403, approve the quotes totaling $8,245 from outdoor lighting perspectives for the following village locations: Town Pond, Old Hook Mill, Home Sweet Home, and Gardener Mill. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Passed and carried. >> Resolution number 404, approve Firefly Admin to, Inc. to process all documents related to the fire department's LOAP program. Option one. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Passed and carried. Resolution number 405 accept the bid received from Sleeping Bee Farm for the lease of village owned agricultural parcel located at 36 James Lane. So
031move second. All >> in favor? >> Pass and carry. >> Resolution number 406 approve rejection of all bids received for the replacement in kind of the village hall fence located at 86 Main Street with respect to the bid opening held on September 23rd, 2025 at Village Hall. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Passed and carried. Resolution number 407 of 2025 approved rejection of all bids received for the replacement in kind of the sheepfold fence located at 54 Panigo Road with respect to the bid opening held on September 23rd, 2025 at Village Hall. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I passed and carried. Resolution number 408, approve museum tour guides John Stillwell at $20 an hour and Francine Hanford at $18 an hour to work during win the winter months on
032a call-in basis at their current rate of pay effective October 1st, 2025. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I passed and carried. >> Resolution number 409, deem surplus one HP Elite 1 PC broken and beyond repair and of no value. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Passed and carried. Resolution number 410 deem surplus and of no value and approve the disposal of four impound vehicles listed below. A 2006 Ford F-150, 2005 Dodge Ram, 2009 Hyundai Elantre, and 2003 Toyota Tundra. >> So move second. >> All in favor? I >> passed and carried. >> Resolution number 411 approve the $11,19016 quote from Ben Corpinsky Builders for the James Lane light pole relocation to be paid from the assigned unappropriated fund balance. >> So move. >> Second. All in
033favor? I >> passed and carried. >> Resolution number 412, approve annual maintenance service contract with Business Electronics BEI Holdings in the amount of $5,080 for the audio log voice recording system. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Pass and car. >> Resolution number 413 accept the $15,000 donation of one circa 1928 Buffalo Springfield 10on gas road roller from Stacy and Mike Muse. So move second. All >> in favor? Pass and carried. Resolution number 414 approve liquidity services operations LLC as an online auction provider. >> So move second. All >> in favor pass and carry. >> Resolution number 415 approve the quote from DB Bennett Engineering to prepare condition assessment on 101 Main Street and not to exceed $17,390. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Passed and
034carried. Resolution number 416 adopt the local law for introductory number 20 of 2025 proposed local law amending village of East Hampton code chapter 35 officers and employees section 351 new employees exception BC and D. >> So move >> second. All in favor? >> Pass and carried. >> Number 417 approve new fire department member Jeff Barrist engine company number two. >> So move >> second. All in favor? >> Passed and carried. Number 418 accept resignation of part-time EMTP Felissa Greenley's effective September 26, 2025. So move >> second. >> All in favor? >> Past and carried. >> Number 419. Approve listed traffic control specialists and traffic control officers to work during the winter months September 2025 through May of 2026 for recall assignments maximum of 20 hours per week effective retroactively to September 15, 2025. >> So
035move. >> Second. All in favor? I >> passed and carried. >> Number 420, approved list of special events for the winter season September of 2025 through May of 2026 that require traffic control officers to work. >> So move second. >> All in favor? Pass and carried. >> Number 421. Approve the following new members of the Department of Emergency Medical Service. Garrett Freriedman as a New York State EMT, Susette Davis, attendant, Annette Green, attendant, and Carmen Kenrich attendant. So move. >> Second. All in favor? I passed and carried. Resolution number 422 approves seasonal laborers for the Department of Public Works. Drew Smith at $30 an hour and the following at $25 an hour. Jason Bruner, Lucy Mtosh, Diane O'Donnell, Donnie McGovern, Shawn Daly, and Richard Marren effective retroactively to October effective October 15, 2025. >> So
036move second. >> All in favor? >> I passed and carried. Resolution 423 accept retirement of Jeffrey Miller as DPW Ho effective September 15, 2025 with $3,96844 payout to be paid from Elar. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Passed and carried. >> Resolution 424 authorize the mayor to execute a separation agreement with public safety dispatcher 3, James P. Foster retirement date effective November 30th, 2025 and authorized $12,9620 payout for accumulated time. >> So move second. >> All in favor? Past and carried. >> Resolution number 425 of 2025 accept Sarah Amdan's resignation as a member of the village board of trustees effective September 30th of 2025. >> So move second. >> All in favor? >> I passed and carried. Sarah recused. Resolution number 426 of 2025 approve appointment of Jason Tuma as a
037member of the village board of trustees effective October 1st 2025. So move >> second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Passed and carried. Congratulations Jason. >> Resolution number 427 of 2025 appoint Jason Tuma as the village liaison to the East Hampton Fire Department and museums effective October 1st 2025. So move second. All in favor? >> I passed and carried. >> Resolution number 428, notice to biders for the replacement in kind of the village hall fence located at 86 Main Street with bid specs available September 26th, 2025 and bid opening to be held October 15th of 2025 at 2 p.m. at Village Hall. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I passed and carried. Resolution number 429, a notice to biders for the replacement in kind of the sheepfold fence located at
03854 Pano Road with bid specs available September 26 and bid opening to be held October 15th, 2025 at 2 p.m. at Village Hall. >> So move second. >> All in favor? >> I passed and carried. >> Resolution number 430 approve appointment of David Driscoll, chair of the planning board as a member of the steering committee for the comprehensive plan update. >> So move second. >> All in favor? >> I passed and carried. Resolution number 431, approve the $8,12 quote from Radiant Drywall and insulation for work to be completed at Sea Spray Cottage Unit 9. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I passed and carried. >> Resolution number 432 of 2025, approve amendment to the license agreement between the village of East Hampton and the Ladies Village Improvement Society for the use
039of the garages. >> So move second. >> All in favor? I >> passed and carried. So, we're going to go into um executive session to talk about legal personnel and real estate. And I just looking to adjourn this meeting. Can I get a motion? >> I'll make a motion to close the meeting. >> So, moved. >> All right. Meeting is closed. Sarah, did you want to say anything before we left or are you good? I'm >> No, I'm good. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> All right. Thank you. We're off the air.