001East Hampton Town Board. We are live. Good morning everyone and welcome to the East Hampton Town Board work session of Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Carol, if you could please read the roll call. Present. Present. Council member Rogers, present. Council member Caledmont, present. Supervisor B Gonzalez present. If we could all stand for the pledge of 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. So this morning we'll start with public comment and we'll ask you to please uh kindly keep your comments to three minutes. And then we've got four topics that are going to be discussed. The first is the peach house renovation and we've got our engineer from MLAN, Matt Jeda, to make that presentation.
002Then our planning director, Tina Logaren, will do a update on outdoor dining extension. Uh followed by the public safety 2024 accomplishments and 2025 goals. This is a series we started back in February. And we're going to hear from Tim Treadwell from Marine Patrol, David Brown from the Fire Marshall's office, and Marty Cullatin from our ordinance enforcement office. And that will be followed by a presentation by Scott Wilson and John Jill Nikki about amendments to chapter 182 nature preserved. Then we will have liaison reports and you'll hear from the board members and then we will go on to resolutions. So we'll start with public portion. Carol, has anyone signed up to speak? No. Is there anyone here that would like to address the board? Jason, is there anyone on the line? Yes, I have one caller
003on the line. I'll unmute them right now. Thank you. Hello, caller. Ending 3244. You're on the air. Hello. Uh, thank you and good morning. Hi, my name is Martin Drew from Springs in Ringcon, Puerto Rico. Uh, good morning to you folks. Um, I would like to address the uh situation of Maidstone Acres and Springs, also known as Rita Cantina. It seems that for the past four years under the ownership of Richard Gerardi, uh we have uh many problems down there. And it seems uh we're having a difficult time having the law be the law by uh not following through on our codes and expectations of uh due process. So apparently those folks down there are out of uh I guess compliance for maybe months now from the planning board when they gave them a directive
004to get their situation squared up and a co uh I guess together and uh we're realizing that there is no CO of the moment in that property. Uh we're concerned about the outdoor dining issues and the septic tanks that they sit over that are apparently off gas and cause a nauseating fume to anyone who might be experiencing that outdoor dining. And uh the reality is uh the big problem down there is the parking. So let's just get to the gorilla in the room. Uh the parking is the big problem down there. Uh there's parking illegally across the street from the facility uh encumbering the uh rightaways. And when I did a little research, and you guys know I love to do my research so I can speak from facts and not my personal opinion. The
005uh deed that was given from the Gallatin family to the town says uh that well here's the thing. The road goes all the way out to three mile harbor road which was on an uh a controlled access point in the deed years and years ago and uh it's probably the la largest flag lot in the town of Eastampton because you have the road name incorrect. It's not flag road. It's made park road from three mile road to the access park and the deed tells us you're able to access that park by foot or vehicle unobstructed. So, the uh parking situation in the right ofway that's creating all these pedestrian and traffic hazards uh is illegal. Uh New York State law would tell us you don't park perpendicular. Uh you could authorize angle parking, but that
006would have to be on the other side of the street in front of the actual facility. Uh the property across the street is a vacant residential lot. Uh they've encumbered it by uh creating some deacto parking lot. And in 1969 when this was all relevant of that era, uh, somebody had complained about that parking across the street. And let's just be real, it wouldn't be me because I would have been three years old at that time. So, uh, we're hoping that the police uh, can finally encourage the town board to get the striping correct because when I talk to the chief of police, he tells me he can't enforce the parking issues down there because we don't have any proper striping and issues like that. So, uh, it would be, uh, incumbent upon maybe the
007highway superintendent to, uh, address that situation and bring it to your board and correct that situation so that we could have enforcable parking tickets written and, uh, go from there. So, uh, as of present, they also have no certificate of occupancy to speak to, which would require uh, that to be in effect for them to even consider any outsour outdoor dining at this point. And then uh apparently we have uh 30 outstanding violations that have been written years ago, but apparently everyone wants to tell us they can't do nothing about it because we're tied up for this article 78 lawsuit. And the reality of that is the lawsuit is uh under one party's name and the uh outstanding violations are under another party's name, the owner's name or DNR realy as I know it. So,
008uh, we are, uh, confused on why the outstanding violations haven't been adjudicated and we're wondering why we keep getting these excuses if the article 78 takes precedent over all things where that article 78 is based in, I guess, their desire to run three businesses at that location. Legally, they don't even have enough parking for one restaurant use, let alone three other restaurant uses where they want to cry that they uh can't cater from that facility. So, we stand with Ann Glennon's decision years ago that said they're not able to do that. So, the reality is uh we applaud her for that decision and taking a leadership role in that capacity, but this lawsuit seems to be uh encumbering our ability to see these other outstanding violations corrected. So, we're asking uh oh, and while I'm
009at it, I would like to thank uh Councilman Piedmont for always uh taking my call. You folks could learn a lot from that gentleman for at least hearing what your constituents have to say. Uh we can both attest to the fact that it always wasn't a pleasant dialogue because we're trying to hash out some facts that he wasn't aware of. So thank you, Mr. Pet, for at least hearing me and hearing me out as one of your constituents. So we appreciate that in itself. So we're hoping you can lobby your town board to correct these situations in Springs by first addressing the parking issues. Uh my mother Hela Drew has been working real hard at this behind the scenes and she would like to tell you that uh there's a precedent in our area about
010no parking on either side of the road to these access beaches. So we're wondering why this is just so vagrantly allowed to continue with no law enforcement. And to be reminded uh I called the New York State troopers and they tell me the New York State parking law is such you park parallel in a two-way road with two wheels off the road and that's that. If the town board wants to authorize angle parking on the other side, you're authorized to do that. So, uh, we'd like you guys to start doing your jobs and, uh, finally let us know that the law is the law and it has some, uh, recourse when you apply it correctly. So, uh, can you tell us what you're going to do about this and what status we're at now and
011how you're going to handle this? Martin, thank you for your comments today. We'll have Ian get back to you. Oh, that was a question, uh, supervisor. That wasn't a blow me off kind of statement. I'm asking a direct question. What is your board doing about all these legal deficiencies and when will the law become the law and we stand with the law? That's our question. Okay, Martin, this is public comment. We're not we don't get into a public discussion and debate and we will answer you offline and we appreciate you calling in today. Thank you. Jason, is there anyone else on the line? Yes, we have one more caller on the line. caller ending 0709. You were on the air. Sorry, that was 0790, but that this they just hung up as well. Um, oh
012wait, they are Nope. Okay. Um, uh, the previous caller is calling back, but aside from that, uh, there are no other new callers. Okay, great. All right, so we're gonna move on to topics and first up is the Peach House renovation. So Matt, welcome. I'm gonna run my own slides here. Okay. Okay. Can you guys see that? Not yet. Not yet. You have to hit share screen. There you go. Okay. All right. And you got it. Perfect. All right. And you can see it over there. It's on that screen as well. Yes. Good morning, supervisor and town board members. Uh my name is Matt Jedla. Matt, can you just bring the the microphone closer to you? My name is Matt Jedla. I'm a principal at LK McClean Associates. Um engineers for the town. Um, so
013I'm here to discuss the uh Peach Farmhouse Rehabilitation. Um, for those that don't know, it's the small residence that's across the way here. Um, the plan is an adaptive reuse of the building. Um, it's a historic structure. Um, we want to repurpose it for something other than what it's originally designed for, which was a a residence. um that way it can remain functional um and extend its useful life. Um we want to preserve the distinctive materials or features and avoid making any sort of major changes to the uh historic structure. Um I have to apologize. I do not know who painted this painting. Um but it was something that we obtained from the East Hampton Library. All right. So, I am also not a historian, so I'm going to do my best at this. Um,
014so the Northwest Woods was originally settled by Isaac Vans Um, and he built a house north of the Peach Farmhouse around 1757, or at least that's, you know, what we could determine. Um, so in 1796, Daring Ranger, who was the son of Sam Samuel Ranger, married Isaac's younger youngest daughter, Polly, or better known as Mary Vanskoy. Um, so that's the connection between the Vans family and the Ranger family. So, the rangers built the house, the Peach Farmhouse, sometime in the late 1700s or very early 1800s. Um, if you do research on like the historic newspapers, there's things that say 1730s, there's things that say 1790s. 1730s is is not likely because the Vance family, you know, the first house up there was was 1757. So, in speaking with Bob Hefner, I think the timeline is
015very late 1700s, early 1800s, but that's when that house was built. Um, the house remained in the Ranger family for almost a hundred years. is a little cemetery up on Northwest Woods, the Ranger family cemetery. So that's where the Peach Farmhouse, it was, you know, just to the east of there. Um, so in 1894, John White Hand purchased the house from the Ranger family and in 1896, John started planting peach trees and that's where the name the peach farmhouse came from. um historic articles in East Hampton Star, you know, from the late 1800s talked about the the excellent peaches that they grew at the peach farm. So, I guess the name stuck. Um it's kind of interesting. In 1918, um, Salvatore Christian and a bunch of other invest, I guess investors, you could call it,
016um, purchased the house and then Salvatore purchased everybody else. He he purchased the home from the rest of the investors. And in 1930, the sheriff found the largest still on Long Island. Should rename it. So, yeah. So this is a um a map from 1858. Um Jacob Chance who was a surveyor and a map maker. Um these were some of the earliest comprehensive county level maps. Um and this shows the uh ranger homestead. Um you know where it stood. And then in 1916, these are the ebure hide maps which were kind of like a um I think a fire insurance type map that they were producing. This now shows the location and it shows it as the John Hand House um which is you know the Peach Farmhouse. Okay. So this is the um this
017is how it currently looks. Um it's sitting on the town hall campus site. It was moved to this site in 2007 along with the rest of the buildings. Um at that point in time, the new foundation had been constructed. The new sanitary system had been installed. The building was set on the new foundation and it was ready for rehabilitation along with all the other um buildings. But for whatever reason that building stayed the way the way it is now. So one thing I want to point out is that um when Adelaide Demanil and Edward Carpenter had obtained the houses, I think they bought this house in 1973 or 74 and moved it to their further lane property. At that point in time, Edward Car Edmund Carpenter basically deconstructed the house and reconstructed the house when
018it was still up in the Northwest Woods. There are articles um in East Hampton Star talking about how the doors had been removed, the windows had been removed. So, a lot of the historic fabric from the early 1800s or late 1700s is not necessarily there. And and we're not sure, you know, exactly um with Edmond's reconstruction, you know, maybe the windows were historic windows that he had collected from somewhere else, but they're not the windows that were in the original Peach Farmhouse because at the time that they purchased it in the early '7s, there were no windows in the house. Um the plaster it was replastered by him. The fireplace was reconstructed. So our plan is to Can I ask you Matt? Do you know what h how did they use the house when it
019was you know reconstructed on Further Lane? Do we know what they Adelaide and Ed? I don't really I'm not I'm not really sure what they were doing with it. If they had anybody I you know if they had anybody living in it. I'm not sure. I think we have an assignment for our um town historian. Dig in a little bit more. There you go. Okay. So, the plan that we're putting together is a rehabilitation of the existing structure how it's how it sits right now. Um the general idea is to make it similar to these structures or to the Baker house, you know, where Scott Wilson resides. Um so the general idea is is to, you know, rehabilitate the whole thing. Um so that allows space for three relatively private office spaces and a reception
020area. um the we're going to provide ADA access and ADA accessible bathroom um code compliance on the first floor. We so the the western portion which is better known as the garden shed was not original to the house. Um it was something that got added on. It's it's also historic, but it's not, you know, the the original um addition that was on the house. So, this garden shed portion has had enough deterioration that that portion really needs to get rebuilt and not just a rehab, but the plan is to reconstruct that using as much of the historic fabric as we can save, but basically a reconstruction of that. And that's where the ADA entrance will be. That's where the reception area will be. And that's where the ADA restroom will be. So the overall reconstruction,
021but specifically on outside, it includes restoration of the windows that are there, including adding storm windows for energy efficiency, restoration of the doors that are there, um reshingling the entire structure. Uh the structures were reshingled by Mr. Carpenter and Miss D. Manil in 1975 or 76. There's there's also an article in the East Hampton Star around that time that showed um cedar shingles being handsplit in Namicans because they needed very specific type of shingles. And so those shingles in 1975 and 76, there's photographs of them being put on the house. So, it was re reshingled in the 70s, but it needs to be re reshingled again during these renovations. The um landscaping is going to be minimal around the perimeter. There will be on the north elevation up against the parking lot, there will be
022a small screened area with a historic replica type fence screen and that's where the HVAC area will be because there's there's an al cove at that location. So the progress to date um we've been in the house numerous times. We've evaluated it a number of times. We've had the original structural engineers that were involved in this entire town hall campus with us in some of the investigations. Uh we've measured and documented the existing structure. And at this point in time, we've developed not only like schematic level plans and then design development type plans, but we're probably about 80% done with the plans and and technical specifications um upcoming. The reason for us being at 80% is we've already set bid dates of having this available for contractors on June 5th of this year. with a
023bid opening on July 10th of this year. At that point in time, we'll go through the permitting phases and then the general idea would be permitting and um contracts and then being able to start the project in September 2025 with the goal of completing the project by say May 2026. Um, it shouldn't take that long, but that's, you know, that's the end goal. I mean, that's about it. If anybody has any sort of questions, comments, I do have one question with regards to the bathroom. So, the the plumbing for the septic line is already plumbed into the main building system or how's that going to work? So there is an existing unused sanitary system that was installed at the time of the you know the town hall complex construction. The plan is that so underneath
024in the crawl space there's no existing plumbing. They basically picked up the house from further lane, moved the house here and set the house down. So there's no electric to the building itself. There's no plumbing. There's a water line that runs right next to it. So the plan is to tap into that water line, bring in a water service to um run sanitary piping within the structure, core drill out through the foundation and get out to the existing sanitary system. Run a uh new electric service over to the building and you know rewire everything because there's wiring from when the demonels had it on their pl on their uh property. But all that wiring has to be redone. And the plumbing system would include kind of being hooked into a sprinkler system as well, I
025assume. Into a fire suppression system. Yeah, fire suppression. Sorry. Yes. So, no, there's no plan for a fire suppression system, it's as far as So, as far as the code and the size and occupancy and and the code requirement for a fire suppression system, it's it's below those thresholds. um the fire suppression systems, not necessarily to preserve a historic artifact. It's for life safety, to allow people to, you know, get out of a structure. Um Buzzy is here so he could speak to it, but um you're going to have an occupancy of four people and it's, you know, a very small structure. So by code it's not required and we didn't include that because of the cost and just felt that you know there was no reason to include that. Thank you. So I've been
026fortunate enough to be in the building in the past. I I think the one thing uh the adaptive reuse is appropriate and that we're finally here. Uh I think we have to thank first of all Mrs. D. Manil and Mr. Carpenter. I know uh Adelaide visited us here maybe about two years ago. Uh she saw the buildings how they've been repurposed and are now being used and alive. She was extremely happy when she visited. You know, she had memories here. I think she was with Mr. Emmes at the time. It was a close family friend. She remembered accounts of parties in here or sheep I believe in in here when they used to have gatherings or dinners and stuff. And it was great to listen to a person that thought so much about historical preservation
027so long before it was in vogue maybe uh into a way that she used it for her own life as you see in a lot of these pictures. I think that's the peach house right there coming back to life on there and too and uh or being de deconstructed on the on the property. Uh so um I think it's right to for the town to move forward on this. Uh we'll use our energy efficiency aspects of it with the windows. Uh we'll uh do it also with I I believe we're having a heat pump in there. Is that correct? All electric heat pumps. Um fully insulated the windows with the storm windows, you know. Yep. We're not removing the windows, but we're going to rebuild them. It goes It's better than using salt hay. That's
028probably what you you'll see when we in there. There's there's very wide planks still in there. The mantle pieces are there. So there's there's many of those touches I look forward to seeing coming back. A little about the Peach Farm in general up there, the Ranger cemetery that is there and the Vans Skoy Cemetery, our cemeteries that this board has supported restoration of in that area of Northwest was one of the areas that the town was founded in. Then two, uh Isaac Vansoy was actually a patriot which mean he wor he fought in the American Revolution also then too. So I support this and I thank you to the supervisor for bringing this forward and making sure there was funding to do this because I think it's an appropriate thing for the town board to
029finally do. So thank you supervisor. Actually something interesting about the ranger cemetery. Um I was up there actually I was up there this morning just checking it out and just on the south side of that cemetery is a lop tree. Yeah. And they you know um way back when they used to use lop trees to delineate boundaries and things like that. And I just found it fascinating that the tree was right there at the almost at the corner of the cemetery. I I have a lop tree in my backyard. My brother-in-law was an arborist. They cleared the lot. And when they see a lop tree, I don't know if you own lob trees, you take a tree, you bend it over and that was a survey stake at the time and it's right in line.
030And him as an individual that cleared lots, they do not remove lop trees because they are the they were the survey stakes for hundreds of years ago. And that's you'll see a lot of them on Yeah. See if I can keep going on this sidebar. Anyway, uh I I support this. I look forward to seeing and I thank you, supervisor, for moving this forward. Any other comments? No, I'm it's after I'm sure we all experience walking by it for such a long time and seeing it being utilized is in and put back into a use is really uh good news. So, thank you. Yeah, I'm supportive as well. Thank you, Matt, for the presentation. It's it's exciting. It's nice to learn some history that I didn't know and and thank you David for not making
031me have to ask what a lob tree was there and and change Hampton. I also want to thank them for understanding as they developed uh the initiatives in collaboration with the town about uh town campus is that when they were maybe a little disappointed that we left that area out of a potential use because we need we knew that this was a project that was forthcoming also. So I want to thank them for their flexibility and understanding that too. Right. And we actually need the space. You know, for those of us that work in town hall and, you know, work even 300 panigo, we know we're we're pressed for space here and for staff. Town Hall has basically two conference rooms. This room and downstairs, a small conference room in the attorney's office. So, we're
032looking for ways that we can expand. and we've had preliminary conversations about what office would make sense to be put in, you know, to be relocated into the space. Um, and our first goround is the human resources department. It may make more sense. it would give them privacy when folks come and want to have conversations about whether it's about their um retirement or being onboarded or they want to have a discussion about you know uh their work environment. So this would give us the ability and I think in particular the the the larger office could probably fit two staff members so if we needed to and have it more as an open office. So I think that this is something that will be um welcomed because we are pretty cramped here and and with that
033discussion potentially what we want to make sure is that there's enough electrical out inputs for multiple desk placements in that room then like spaces. Yeah. So uh just for folks information if if you're thinking why don't you just add on to the town hall if you need more space. Um the donation of these lovely structures uh steeped in history also came with easements that said you cannot alter them. So any any additional space that we need and we're not ignoring it. It there's no ability to attach on to the uh existing structures. Well Matt, thank you for making the trip out. Of course. And uh so we will have the the bid available. will be, I guess, voting on that to put it out on Thursday, June 5th. June 5th. Yes. Terrific. Okay. So, next
034up we have Tina Lagoren uh to talk to us about the outdoor dining extension. Welcome, Tina. Thank you, Supervisor. Um hello, deputy supervisor, town board members. Thank you for having me today to talk about the administrative outdoor dining permits program extension. The planning department is recommending that the town board extend the administrative outdoor dining program through December 31st, 2028 for an additional about two and a half years. To define what the program is quickly, the administrative outdoor dining permit, when granted, allows a legally existing restaurant or takeout food store to relocate a quantity of their indoor seats to outdoor space in accordance with code criteria. It does not permit expansions or additions to the number of seats, only transfers of the locations. The permit must be reapplied for and reissued each year. And the program
035has been in effect in some form since 2021. It's a simple application process, a short form, and a few technical requirements. And the planning department administers the permit for the town. We're asking for the extension for the following reasons. Uh first, the extension will allow for analysis of the current co code with the goal of creating a permanent program for this administrative permit. I believe the businesses and town staff have been amendable to the program. I've not heard the desire to cancel it as of yet. So, this extension will give us time to develop recommendations to make the program permanent in the code. Um, a little background, there are currently two sections of town code that deal with this program. 2551188 um outdoor dining at restaurants and takeout food stores and 25538 which was the
036pilot program for the transfer of indoor dining use to outdoor special permit space. Um they're both expired. Um, the two code sections generally agree on substance and requirements, but there are some inconsistencies and we'd like this time to ensure that we're able to crosswalk the two code sections and make sure that we're capturing the best code um for the permanent recommendations. If the extension's authorized by the board, we would like to extend 255188 only. Um we discussed this with the town attorney and they advised they're comfortable allowing um the other uh provision to remain expired and we do rely more heavily on 255 1188 and all of our code requirements now are consistent with what's in there. I mean our application form requirements are consistent with what's there. If the board's amenable, the proposed extension
037gives the planning department the time to develop the permanent code amendments and present them to the town board in the coming months and year um for your review and comment. Our plan would be to update the code to have the standards exist in one section, right? A best practice of course. And importantly, we'll allow the program to continue as is, you know, status quo while the amendments are considered. If however, upon review of the recommendations, the board does not want to continue the program, this three-year extension will still allow locations utilizing the administrative permit to be advised of that and to have time to plan accordingly. Um, which they can gain approval for site plan if they so choose. Um, so that's really the second reason we we asked for a lengthy extension. We wanted
038the time to develop the code changes, but if folks decide we don't want to continue this in the town, we want to make sure we advise the businesses who utilize it um so they've got options. Again, I haven't heard that we want to cancel it. But just in case, um many restaurants do have outdoor dining permanently on their site plan. Um and they can always apply to the planning board should they want to pursue that option instead of reapplying for the administrative permit yearly. I do just want to emphasize again that this has been a fairly simple program to run. Um it's a simple application process, minimal form and technical requirements and in recommending the changes to the code we would aim to maintain that simplicity and ensure that you know the process is streamlined
039and efficient. To give a sense of scale, it's not a huge program. It's utilized in 2024 there were 10 locations that applied. In 2023, there were nine. Um, so, and we have not received many renewal applications this year. And I want to encourage establishments and we'll put the word out who want to continue utilize outdoor dining to make sure they get their um, renewals in so we can start looking at and processing them. So, to conclude, just to emphasize, the extending the program doesn't change the substance of what's happening right now. It only changes the date of the expiration of the permit. So, thank you for your time and happy to discuss any questions. I just want to support uh the the extension. Excuse me. Thanks. I want to support the extension and also looking
040at the code revisions. As I recall when this pilot program, we called it a pilot program uh in the past and um so I just want to emphasize it doesn't call for or allow for additional occupancy. uh on on the commercial property, the restaurants or the takeout. It only allows the transfer of seats from one location, which would be inside to another location outside. Um and um also I believe there's uh there are requirements for lighting um and other guard rails to keep it uh lowkey um and not obtrusive to uh neighbor neighboring properties. So, um I think that this has been a successful program. Um and um I'm in favor of it uh the extension uh and also uh looking at it the code changes as well. Um, you my only slight concern with
041this is just, you know, we we hear from a lot of residents and even some business owners, restaurants themselves about the amount of litter out there right now. And and certainly like the more mobile food becomes, the more the associated packaging becomes disposable and kind of gets dropped accidentally. And it happens across a lot of different businesses. But like is there scope to ask business owners um that you know if you are going to have outdoor dining or seating that you either are reusing the items yourself or they are biodegradable in some form such that we're avoiding just creating unnecessarily trash that's either going to end up in the waterways or in landfill somewhere. Um I just think that would be a a nice option if we are going to kind of really help encourage
042outdoor eating. So we do have that actually Tom in another section of the code that has to do with mandatory cans for the code and we're also going the litter action committee is also going to come back with a recommendation to tweak that a little bit. Um right now it's I believe the co the can be inside or outside. We're going to ask that that they're outside to make it more amenable but we haven't discussed biodedegradable products. But Tina is this this code is for for restaurants right? It's It's not for takeout. It It applies to both. It applies to both. Yes. Because the takeout, they get 16 seats per the Suffach County regulations. So, those can be inside or outside under this. So, it's not all table service. It's it's table service and self-service.
043Yes, it could be. For the restaurants, though, mostly it is seated service with, you know, reusable like plates that they'll put in the dishwasher after. It's not like a to-go type thing. But for the takeout, Tom's point could be um we certainly could. We issue um a cover letter in all of the permits that we send. We could put a statement in there reminding businesses to please be cognizant of litter. You know, I mean, I think that's a good message and we all could support. We want cleanly. So, I wouldn't mind doing that. And as part of the code revision, um I think we'll look to the other sections of code and maybe just reference the requirements that the town has created within those to make sure people are aware that they're, you know, they
044have to be responsible for those issues. Yeah, there's general requirements that uh business own property owners of of commercial properties, it's it's uh they are meant to keep their parking lots. Chapter 167-4. It's actually parts of the town code in which is quasi quasi public spaces in which the storefronts have to take care of the quasi public space in front of their establishments. That's in the code already including their parking lots. That's correct. Y uh I know we've worked well with uh uh uh Martin who's going to be up here shortly, the other chambers uh outreach to businesses about that. But that is a consistent thing that I think Kate and Tom are both working on and I and I agree with. So sorry just I I had it because we just discussed this last
045day in the top in the back of No, I'm glad you had the section number. I wrote that down. So yeah, so there are there are Tina just short hand there are sections of the code that dictate uh what uh businesses are to do about litter uh that's generated whether it's blown on or whether they generate it on their property and also the placement of uh uh refuge camps. Right. And sorry. So I so I was on the board during CO. A lot of this came out of CO. There's a lot of negatives out of CO. This was one of the positives. So uh I I believe so. Zuma's maybe another one also. Um my loss of hair even more so not so much. Gray hairs. My wife likes right here. Anyway, whatever. Uh so
046I uh stop talking. I know. Move on Dave. Uh I think outdoor dining is wonderful when it's done in appropriate locations. There were uh uh discussions at that time when it was allowed initially, but also the town looked at it to make sure that it could only happen in certain areas and maybe pre-existing non-conforming locations back in against residences then too. From what I've heard was it's pretty minor, but there's been maximal there's been good gains to allowing that for businesses and to individuals that like dining outside. Personally, I do also. Um so, yes, I support the uh uh everything you just recommended, Tina. I thank you for taking that and looking at that as far as extension, but also where to put it potentially permanently uh and giving enough time for them to do
047so. I do know that uh if it's outdoor dining in the state municipal rightway, that's a different permit that those individuals have to go look at also. But as far as the town's aspect of it, I think it's something that has been successful and I I and I agree with your recommendations how to move forward. Thank you. And we did um we did a deep dive about the Montalk Highway outdoor dining a while ago and there's information on our website if businesses have frontage on Montalk Highway about how to get approval from the state to seat people in the right of way. Um it's much more straightforward if it's just local roadway obviously. Yeah, that that's nice to hear because it wasn't straightforward during CO as much. It it would be it would be a
048difficult process um based on our coordination with them and I understand we have it noticed for public hearing today's uh resolutions so that we can get this if the board is amendable to get this authorized for this coming season. I'm supportive. Okay, great. Thanks Tina. Thank you everyone. Okay, next up we have the public safety gentlemen are going to be here to talk about their 2024 accomplishments and 2025 goals. So, first up is Tim Treadwell from Marine Patrol. Tina, could you ask Oh, here comes Patrick because he's going to run the PowerPoint for you. Tim, morning everyone. Good morning, Tim. Thank you for having me. So, I'll start with this. Um, in my in my career on the Marine Patrol with the town, uh, going on 20 years, um, uh, I' I've noticed most recently
049just a great collaboration between the board, the town departments, the the the town attorney's office, and and really our accomplishments from last year and my goals and objectives going forward really are, you know, related to that um, you know, uh, that collaboration and it's really been great. And I've I've never seen um the extent of that collaboration prior to the last few years. So that makes me very happy and makes my goals and objectives that much easier. So thank you for all your support with everything. Um so our our mission statement on the Marine Patrol is we enforce uh waterways and water related regulations and secure the public safety on the waterways. So we have um both a law enforcement uh capacity uh as well as a search and rescue capacity. Um so uh you
050know we spend a lot of our time um enforcing rules and regulations but we also try to also be hospitable with the public and uh and also just inform. Um we don't always just write tickets. Um but uh uh so I do believe that we provided effective uh that's the key word there, law enforcement. Um you know uh particularly focusing on safety, education, compliance and the protection of our valuable natural resources which is of both our waterways, all of our waterways and our beaches. Uh uh the uh you know at night uh we were able to hire thanks to the board a new full-time harbor master. That individual um worked uh you know the late shift. Uh he was backed up by the police department um and uh we were able to really keep the
051patrols going late into the evening more so than we have in prior years. So that was um excellent. We had about uh 1,500 calls for service and it incited over a thousand violations. Um I have the stats on that which I can get to in a little a little bit later. Um we did have 18, you know, legitimate search and rescue cases where we where we got underway because someone was in distress. Um a lot of times we have what I call unfounded SAR cases. Somebody's not really in trouble, but we get underway or there's a disabled vessel. But this was really uh those were legitimate cases where we provided assistance. Um and then uh we uh 62 persons and 15 vessels. Uh we did about 400 recreational boating safety compliance um inspections. Uh that
052was aided by the addition of the new patrol vessel which we got last year uh which is an excellent asset. And actually upon receiving that vessel that like within a week of that I think we had seven search and rescue cases with that vessel you know which was kind of just a weird coincidence. Um but uh it served us well. Um as far as goals going into 2025 reorganize the management oversight of the town's recreational docks, commercial docks and moorings by utilizing the open gov system and modernizing the application and renewal process. So, uh, this has been just really really uh, uh, it's been a great process. Let me put it that way. So, so we were considering at one point bringing in some sort of DACA software, some sort of slip and and and
053management software. It turns out that the open gov system can effectively handle it. We, you know, we basically designed our own system and I have to give it and particularly Natania at it a lot of credit for assisting me. you know, we you know, I uh and the and and the trustees, Allison at the trustees, she assisted me as well. They have an online system and um you know, you know, this was the first year, so there were some glitches um you know, as far as where people go to pay and where people go to pick up their moing permits, but I think that since this was a transitional year going forward, now that everybody knows the system, it's going to be even more seamless. And um it also the thing I like about it
054too is it also, you know, helps the marine patrol interface with the boating public. And so we get to know the boating public, they get to know the marine patrol more. So I'm happy about um that relationship. Uh you know, more more training opportunities for full uh and part-time staff. You know, that's in my budget. And so, you know, we're always doing more training whether it's with the East End Marine Law Enforcement Task Force or the Coast Guard or or we do uh you know, we train regularly with East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue and the lifeguards. Um sometimes we have um multi-ep department drills where we also work with the fire departments. We have a few of those coming up this year. Also, um we we continue to do joint operations with the US Coast
055Guard and the New York State DEC. We had a task force meeting last week which was addressing some of the um you know potentially uh um illegal charter operations that are going on not so much in the fishing industry but in the yacht industry where people are using you know bearbo charters and it's really it's really a federal thing but we're trying to sort of understand um you know how we can assist and identify uh you know if people are you know there's a lot of operators now which are you know renting boats and whether it's a bareboat charter or or or an uninspected passenger vessel, you know, um I'm I'm training my staff and uh through through through interaction with the Coast Guard quorum's office that handles that um how to at least identify
056that. Um uh as you may know, there's a new law in the books now that everyone operating a power-driven vessel has to have a New York State boating safety certificate unless you have a captain's license or another license. Um, so, uh, I I've I've taught, uh, two of those classes so far. I have three more to come. One specifically for the lifeguards and ocean rescue, and then I have, uh, one coming up, uh, in June at the Montalk library, and one at the Malkque firehouse. So, um, I've been getting a lot of, um, communication about, uh, and there's some confusion about who needs it and whether the commercial guys need it and all of that. So, I've been I've been working on trying to teach a lot of classes. Um, and again, you know, we
057work very, you know, very effectively with the lifeguards, ocean rescue, the town attorney's office, code enforcement, um, and and the trustees, uh, parks, uh, buildings and grounds, you know, when we have a problem on the beach, you know, they're very good about assisting us if it's something we can't handle. Um and and even the state uh um you know uh uh when we if it's a if it's a u you know u an issue that involves them, they're you know they're very receptive to uh cooperation with that kind of thing. Um and the trustees of course and um so so just a just uh a couple so out of out of uh a total of um almost 1,500 citations we wrote in 2024. And if I take out the parking uh if if we take
058out parking tickets, we issued about 660 in in in 20 um in 2022. In 2023, it was around 470 and then this year we issued 950. Um so my guys were really out there on the job this year. Uh so so the top 10 in case you're interested of of what our violations are uh 228 no beach driving permit, 133 non-compliant beach fires. Jake already knows how you know how these stack up. Um and then it was a tie for third for over limit and undersized fish and or failure to comply with posted regulations. The reason we had a lot of failure to comply with posted regulations is that's people fishing on the Navy Pier at night. Um obstructing beach access, which is very, you know, which is also a beach driving violation. There's 52
059of those. 47 dogs on beach during restricted hours. 45 no uh state marine fishing registry card, 36 camping on the beach, 25 insufficient safety equipment, and 20 speed on the waterways. Um just a little preview of what uh kind of stuff we have out there. We also um obviously enforced shellfish enforcement. Um this year uh we did uh about 1,500 activity checks, meaning that we, you know, my guys keep a record of when they go to a harbor where somebody might be shellfishing and and check to see if there's anybody there. Out of those activity checks, we we checked uh uh 413 permits and issued 132 shellfish violations. um had we had two uh boating accidents that we investigated. Um we did a uh 52 special events and enforcement details and assisted other town agencies
060with those. I mentioned the 18 search and rescue calls. Um uh uh about 400 uh recreational boating safety compliance inspections. Those do include people on standup paddle boards as well. Um so you know so basically our numbers are right in line with our overall for the year. Uh you know we did about uh 2,000 in 2022,900 in 23 and about 2100 again in 24. So we're right on track stats wise and again um you know I'm really really mostly impressed uh by the great collaboration between everyone. Anyone have questions for Tim? No just comments. Tim, I would say thank you. I I know certainly speaking to some of the the charter operators, the licensed ones, how frustrated they get when they see the licensed ones out there operating. So, I appreciate that you guys are
061out there doing that. And also, you know, with Beach Faz, um it is a huge risk and actually getting down there and reminding people how to do it the right way and and how not is so critical to our public safety. So, thank you to your team for that as well. Can we use that because my question was going to be what do you want folks to know if they want to go down to the beach this summer and build a beach fire? figure out how to remove your fire debris from the beach, you know, because you can have it compliant in the metal container and you can have the bucket of water, but it also has to be removed. Please don't dump it or just leave the can there because then then when the
062parks department is trying to clean the beach, they they have to stop the beach rake, they have to remove the can and it becomes problematic. Don't don't bury it. I mean the goal is as it always has been to remove all your fire debris from the beach and return it to its natural state. Carry in, carry out. Yeah, exactly. Beautiful. So uh just a comment quickly. You mentioned uh uh the success with open gov. And uh I just want to uh also give a shout out to Tom for leading that effort, Tom Flight for leading that effort to get uh departments up on that. And there's more than marine patrol now and more to come. But uh I've only heard good things about it and uh also a shout out to it for helping everybody.
063I'm glad that you're reporting that it's beneficial to you. Yeah, I got myself a moing permit and it took me I believe it was seven minutes on my iPhone. So, you're a good advertisement. I'll take that for I got I got mooring permit number one from the new system. I made sure that I got that one. No, I was also testing it, too. But that's important. Yeah. Thank you, Tim. Thank you. Any comments? And I believe you're going to be back. We're going to have a 2025 beach season update next week. That's correct. Yeah, Montto. We'll see you then. All right. Beautiful. Thank you. Hey, next up we have David Brown aka Buzzy, uh, our chief fire marshal. Welcome, Buzzy. Good morning, everybody. Good morning. All right, let's see. Let's talk about last year's goal.
064We'll start off with that. Some of our goals. Um our first goal for 24 was increased enforcement of my nighttime checks. Um it's checking the bars and nightclubs, restaurants for fire safety, blocked exits, overcrowding, things like that. Um our inspections, fortunately, um we had new fire marshals added to our staff. Um this brought our inspections from 960 inspections um up from 510 in 2022. Um the increase the this increase came um during training for fire marshals and for 2024 we were able to increase those numbers to 167 inspections and se exceeding our goal of 1,200 to,500 for the year. And we did this by doing multiple inspections um of places on each night. Um what we find is some of the crowds will move around from place to place. We'll come into one place and
065it's like a a speeding driver. You see a cop on the side of the road, you slow down. Uh they see us, fire marshals coming in, they slow down their crowds a little bit and the crowds will move around from place to place. So the multiple inspections on each night really helped out a lot. Um, next goal, um, our seasonal meetings, um, when we meet with, you know, town PD, code enforcement, marine patrol, town attorney's office, couple of town board members, um, trustees and such. Um, we want to keep those meetings going on because it just we work so good now that we have these meetings. Um, in the past they were few and far between. Now, when we do these on a weekly basis and stuff, it's just it just helps out everybody um
066and increases our working together and cooperation with all the departments. Um let's see. Same goal for Okay. Uh fourth goal, um conducting ADA and readily achievable inspections on commercial buildings um through site plans. Um we're able to identify multiple ADA deficiencies over multiple plans and bring them up to SNUP. Um, one of the examples I used was a bank in Montalk where they applied to do ADA readily achievable. Um, and we found that maybe if they could make it readily achievable and within their cost, they could make all their entrances accessible, which they finally did agree and now the banking the bank's montalk is completely accessible. Um, they went they went above and beyond what they they had to do and really stepped up for us and we want to keep doing that with the
067ADA. keep checking it out, make everything we can accessible as possible around the town. Um, let's see. Uh, mandated, uh, inspections, fire safety inspections. We went from 630 commercial inspections um, in 2022 to 960 in 23. And then with the additional of our staffing up into 24 um, our goal numbers was,300. We just missed it by about 50 inspections, but um we were still an increase from what we were. And again, that's what we want to do. We want to get into these buildings, these commercial entities um on a more consistent basis. And that staffing is what really has helped get into them. Um and the target of the buyer inspections, um we increased them. What was this? This is the hotel and motel. my multi my multi-tenencies. Um those went up to 300 inspections
068due to but um due to my guys being out in the field doing their some of their training, this number was a little bit lower than I expected, but I think we could work on that and and get those up this year. Um, I'd like to take credit for getting all these meeting these goals and um, exceeding some of these goals, but I have to give it to my new guys and the town board because this is the most uh, support that I've ever had is from this board right here. I've been chief for 14 years and you guys are really stepping up and helping out our office for public safety and fire safety. I thank you guys so much for that. So, now we move to 2025. Our first goal again is to keep
069up those numbers for getting into the nightclubs and restaurants and bars. Um it was a herculean task for what my guys did last year. I hope I can keep up this pace again this year. Um and I think it really makes a difference. Continue our meetings, our weekly meetings again because it just is so important that we all get this information. Sharing of information keeps us all educated, all on the same page and just makes it easier for us all to enforce our codes and laws. um ADA, we're staying on top of that, our checklists for some of the existing facilities and for all the new projects coming out. Um our mandated fire inspections, um we finished out at approximately 1,24 and again our no our goal numbers this year are going to be from
07013 to600. Again, we're going to try and hit those numbers. Um, my guys have been doing a lot of training the past couple of years, so hopefully now they're into the phase of just reertifying on that stuff and spend more time in the field. Um, let's see. And our target for the multi-dwelling, the commercial uh, hotels, motel, again, we're trying to hit that 300 number to get those inspected. And last but not least, the there seems to be a new renewed interest and from schools of possibly getting our fire prevention programs back into all the schools. And I'd like to see us get into every classroom um with K through five from Wayne Scott to Montalk. And that's that's a big goal. And any help I can get from anybody to promote that I will
071accept it. Right. That's it. Any questions? Just thank you Buzzy to you and all your crew. Um I I I know consistently they go above and beyond with regards to public safety um both in their professional and in their personal lives. I know three of them are like volunteer firemen as well out there themselves. So they see this and just to remind the public that when they work with your department, it is about business and homeowners safety. It's prevention of life, you know, through like just some common hazards we see out there, extension cables, um outlets being overloaded, etc., etc., you know, it's um it we're working on the public's behalf. So, thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thanks, Buzzy. And Buzzy, just one thing. You you've left out the time um that
072you and your team spend uh inspecting and ensuring the safety of tents for special events, generators for special events, bouncy, what do we call them? Inflatable bouncy. Inflatables for special events, and any type of staging for special events. Those are significant stats as well as we process over 600 applications. Many of them have one of one of the above. Yes, absolutely. That that's not my goal. Get more of those. And fireworks. And fireworks. Firework. Yeah. The goal is that safety of it all. And if I could just say because you mentioned the and uh as did Tim, the the weekly meetings that we have just for for folks to know that we have public safety meetings. In the off seasonason, we're meeting twice a month and then during the very soon we'll be starting to
073meet every week and uh that's with Chief Sorrow from the police department, Tim Treadwell from Marine Patrol, uh yourself from fire marshall, we'll have Marty from is from code, we've got a representative from the building department, Tina comes from the planning department, we've got Jake is there, and then Tom and myself. And these are meetings where we talk about what we're anticipating coming up the for the week week or weekend ahead, particularly during the season, what we saw and what you folks saw when you were out and about and uh complaints that we've gotten from community members and so that it's it's holistically looked at when there's uh an issue that comes up and those meetings are critical. It's huge. They're huge. Yeah. Thank you. Have a good morning. Thank you. All right, Marty, you're
074up. Welcome, Marty. Good afternoon, madam supervisor, madam deputy supervisor, members of the board. Um, first off, I'd like to thank uh my predecessor, Mr. Cooper and my team because the uh I've been here less than a month and the numbers and the success of this department is I can hardly take any credit for anything they've done and uh it's all due to them and and the board for the support you've shown this department over the years. So, thank you for everything you've done for them and for this department and for this town. Um so starting with the mission statement of the ordinance enforcement code enforcement our mission is to protect and preserve the and support the health safety and welfare and quality of life of East Hampton residents through education promotion of voluntary compliance enforcement
075of the code of East Hampton and the New York State Uniform Crime Prevention building code and I think that's the key is compliance through voluntary compliance. Um, and that's a message that I that I believe I want to drive through my my team is voluntary compliance. And the message I hope my team and I believe my team is all about that we wish to drive have the message of we wish to get the compliance. And as I've been attending the CAC meetings, that's been the message I've been pushing that we we wish to have that compliance and ask for the people to come to the understanding of what the codes are, what the violations are, and help them to understand. And my goal is to help ed through through education to help educate the the
076community so they understand where the violations are or what the problems might be so that we have a better quality of life overall for the town. Um so the accomplishments again as the as my predecessors and the uh department have have had through the last years. Um the the continued cooperation between the public safety and natural resources and planning department resulted in multiple properties being brought into compliance in a more efficient and effective manner. Decreased number of illegal rentals complying due in part to combination of education and community of the town rental codes and more proactive enforcement collaboration with the town attorney's office to codify positive change in lighting and litter codes that ensure the town's commitment to dark skies legislation and keeping our roads and landscapes free of waste and garbage. I know that
077Mr. Cooper was uh effective in communicating with with the Monta community and I'm going to be going out with a couple of our officers this week to deliver some of those flyers again and I'll be hitting some of the other parts of the town as well. The uh message about keeping our our commercial properties, the front of the properties clean and clear of of the of the uh litter and garbage at especially before we get into the summer months. I think that education of again it's very important for for our community to understand and especially as we get our visitors coming in that we keep our areas appealing and and free of any of the debris and rubbish that might occur. Increased communication and outreach between public safety and town license led to a significant
078decrease and problematic commercial premises during the summer session. Um my town my crew is extremely effective uh during the summer months with the uh they call it that the the tabs tickets. Um and actually they're very excited to get into the summer months. Uh I I've never seen people very excited about the summer months which um you know I I don't know what the the past my predecessors have done but they can't wait for the summer months to start writing the tabs tickets. Uh one of my officers Honor he's he can't wait to write the tabs. I promise him uh you know I'm gonna buy him a case of tab just because he's he's particularly excited about it. So um he he they they can't wait for those those midnight shifts. So um I don't
079know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but uh they're they're excited about it. Um and finally, the administrative adjudication bureau uh with for tickets of quality of life infractions resulted in approximately 225 hours of extra patrol time for ordinance inspectors. And I think that's a a key number because I'm a big fan of a proactive patrol presence. When they're out in the field and they're out being seen and present, you don't know how what kind of offenses or crimes or or uh violations you are preventing by being seen and visibly out there. Um I know you're not preventing things by sitting in the office. So, I'm a big fan of people being out on the field and driving around and being visible or walking around the neighborhoods or particularly walking on the
080street. Um, and I'm sure the constituents love seeing hopefully with a smile on their face and hopefully they like seeing us, you know, more in a friendlier fa fashion than having us come up uh with the citations, but uh, you know, sometimes that has to happen, but uh, preferably they see us in a friendlier fashion. So the goals for uh build on the communication and cooperation with the public safety in natural resources and planning department and the fire marshals uh to increase efficiency and investigation throughout the town in Southampton. We were uh we had actually a very close relationship with the fire marshall's office and I want to continue that uh through the the communication and uh partnership with all these departments I think is key for the success of this department to move forward.
081Um, open communication. Uh, as I said, the communication between my department and the town through the commercial and and and residents is also a key for our success with all the other departments to make sure that uh I'm delivering as much as my information to the other departments as well as receiving information from them and having a very open key communication with them. uh continue to work with the building department for proactive enforcement of expired building permits to ensure the projects and constructions are being completed in a safe and timely manner uh per town and state codes. Um we have a very effective some of our officers are very effective uh and work very effectively with the building department as far as doing stop work orders. I want to continue that encourage that uh very
082close partnership when we have stop work orders or the need to go out there and post the placards for dangerous buildings. Very strong relationship, very important work, very uh crucial work to make sure we don't have any dangerous structures out there. Great relationship we have. Want to make sure we continue that and continue to address the dangerous structures as we see them. uh continuing the proactive quality of life enforcement and concentrating on the summer months in areas of town that have high nightlife and licensing establishments. Again, to borrow some of the uh uh my what my predecessors speaking about the communic the weekly meetings, talk about the the key issues are going to be coming up in the summer months to identify the the the commercial properties that are going to be key issues for
083us to address. We're going to definitely focus on those areas and and to make sure that we are getting the proper attention um the make sure my my team is available and and accessible for those establishments. We already have the staffing set for the um for the summer months. We're going to be starting it the week before Memorial Day. So, last year they started a little later. I decided we're going to start the week of Memorial Day. So we're we're ready for them and we have the staffing ready for seven-day approach of of the seven days a week we'll have people on staff and we already have the weekend set for that time. Uh continue proactive education and enforcement to further increase reduction of short-term and legal housing and rental apartment rentals. Um I've heard
084a lot of communication from some of the CAC meetings and I and anticipate to hear continuous probably I I assume I hear some of the similar situations. Um, I I I had a lot of experience with this in my experience in Southampton and I uh intend to personally mentor my team as far as some some very uh my invested tech techniques and how to approach the rental issues and they'll get into some of the training things I want to approach with my team as far as how we're going to address some of the rental issues. Um, I I I think it's, you know, while respecting the the the homeowners and not, you know, uh, making sure we're we're being very respectful of them. There are there are definitely some concerns out there, but we're going
085to make sure we are um addressing the the concerns that I'm hearing from the CAC's and and the the residents. Uh, so it is definitely a hot button issue for us. um and to continue the education and information sharing with the residents and commercial establishments regarding uh to code and pertaining to lighting, littering and quality of life issues. Um similar to what happened last year with Mr. Cooper and the trash issue, I've been asked by the Chamber of Commerce to uh put together a a noise kind of a a similar issue about the noise or noise uh kind of a primer for them about what the noise kind of a uh violations are so they have an idea what it I'm working on something like that so they could be aware of like a a
086similar basically a little training program for them so they could have a similar kind of flyer working on that and other issues that come up for the CAC's. I think that was success that flyer so we could hand that out as it goes around as we go through the communities and meet with the communities. So I think that was a very effective way to deliver the message. So, I continue I anticipate doing those kind of a continued uh um face on face-to-face communication and touching face with the community as much as possible. Uh the training and staff development uh in addition to the New York State mandated training our team does. There'll be other I'm going encourage my team to uh utilize the other training available through the uh the Department of State training uh
087programs which there are numerous other uh training programs available through uh emergency homeland security and FEMA. Um I am going to encourage them also if anyone wants to participate in the ICC which is international code council. The New York State uh building code is based on the ICC training. So if anyone wish to uh participate in the ICC international code council, it's a great asset I believe for any one of our uh code enforcement officers to uh get that certification. Um Cedar is a uh code enforcement disaster assistant recovery team that New York State um sponsors. It's a it's a free training that they will offer for anyone for if there's a disaster, they will have a team respond to assist a a town in in doing an assessment of the town. Um, where we
088may not ever run into a situation where we have the team to have someone with that kind of training, I think would be essential for to have that kind of resource in our town. And I I would love to have one of our officers be trained in that kind of um have that training available for us. um the Spanish language mandated training. I was I looked into what Mr. Cooper was referring to and that's it to be compliant with the language access laws and I think that's a a great idea to make sure that we are compliant with the New York State language access laws. So, I'm going to make sure that we offer that training available to our uh our officers. And then there are the uh numerous other uh training classes. uh one
089of our uh other officers has already set up a a CPR class for some of our officers to make sure that we have some of these other active trainings and um you know other just classes and training developments as we see them coming along. So um just to give you a quick rundown of the stats to borrow a page from from Mr. Treadwell what he was doing give you an idea of what the activities from last from last year that the team was involved with. Uh last year they had uh 228 uh uh tab tickets um which involved like a lot of the uh the quality of life issues from over the summer. uh 329 uh FATS, 116 stop work orders, uh 318 town warnings, and 116 uh um 118 um order of remedies. Order
090remedies are the uh the there's a town warning which is a a local code violation and order remedy is the the state warning. The uh 329 uh FATs are the the obviously the court appearance tickets. The uh these these are numbers that are they're I'm very impressed with them and I think that they show a very productive team over the year and I'm very happy with the numbers that they I believe that they were very productive throughout the year. Thank you, M. And welcome. You know, it's uh it's great to have you on board and um you know, I know you're meeting with the Amagance at CAC next Monday. So, thank you for making the time for that. And I agree with you like being out there. That's the key. Thank you for uh attending
091Wayne Scott CAC and uh really engaging so well with the folks there and addressing their concerns and also uh laying out uh the approach that you have of uh it's it's about compliance and getting uh folks educated to the point where it's voluntary compliance. I I think I know that the folks there were really receptive of your approach and welcome aboard. Thank you. Just reiterate that. Welcome Martin. we've only worked together, you know, brief period of time, but I'm very impressed and you've been very responsive to a couple of questions I've had. And just to reiterate what Kate said, I uh your approach seems very much appropriate and fitting with what I think this board wants, which is compliance. You know, acknowledge the importance of public safety um and quality of life, but also in
092a friendly non-p police state manner. And I think that you uh your approach is is very welcomed, and I uh look forward to working with you more. you've not visited the spring CSU yet, but we meet the third Tuesday. Um you open invitation, we can see if we can set it up this month or or month. Thank you. And the only thing I wanted to add and we had this conversation already uh Marty is that um we have heard from community members uh about obstructions on the right of way and whether it's boulders whether it's the metal stakes people put on because they don't want people parking um you know in front of their home you know it creates a danger if a dog or a deer jumps out or and you have to you
093know make a quick turn. So I and it also came up in the agricultural uh presentation for you know for the farm for the tractor corridors or whatever that term was to have rideways cleared. So if that could be something that your folks are looking at too. I I am I'm researching that. I'm trying to and it is a part of my Wayne Scott Leon report as it came up there as well. Yeah. And I promise you'll have an opportunity to address that in the spring cac. Thank you very much for your time. All right. Thank you Marty. Okay. So, last up we have amendments to chapter 182 nature preserve. And we've got Scott Wilson and John Jill Nikki here um to present. David, I don't know if you had an introduction you wanted to
094My introduction is I want to thank uh uh we have the co-chairman uh Michael Jordan here of the Nature Preserve Committee also the co-chair Rishma. This has been discussed for multiple years. Actually, I think we've even had presentations in the past. uh as Scott will see and show to the town board coming up now uh is that the first draft of this um chapter 182 is sort of antiquated right now uh to what we need and we need to move forward into modern times and how our land use is right now. Uh, I want to thank Michael and Rich and other members of the Nature Preserve Committee for putting in a lot of time in reviewing this with town attorneys uh with John Chiki and Scott moving this forward and uh they've fully recommended that
095uh these changes to the town board and that's why we're here. And with that, I'll leave this to uh Scott Wilson. Thank you. [Music] So there's many things that have changed uh since the inception of the nature preserve section of the town code chapter 182 uh which began in the late 80s with the first nature preserve parcels being added to the town code in 1993. There are 443 nature preserve parcels comprising 3,635 acres. And this is an important opportunity to re-examine, update, reaffirm the importance of the need for preservation and ongoing land management for our most pristine and wild lands. While there are numerous changes, most are for clarity purposes and don't substantively change the spirit or goal of the existing code. Um, in a nutshell, um, the proposed local law amends chapter 182 of
096the town code, East Hampton Town Nature Preserve, to clarify various provisions of the chapter and to update and revise other provisions of the chapter to more accurately set forth current policies and procedures which have evolved with the improvements in excuse me to technology, increase knowledge of environmental factors, and changes to the town's departmental structure. So just a little background, the purpose and importance of the code has not changed. However, change over time is necessary to update and account for several newer conditions such as the community preser purchases, sometimes dedicated as nature preserves, and the creation of a land acquisition and management department, which now does all the day-to-day uh management of all preserves, be they nature preserve or CPF. We have gratefully worked with the nature preserve committee since 2011. I think this is the
097third time we've actually presented modifications to this chapter. Perhaps the first two times were a little ambitious and so this is this is a little bit more reserved and staying within the confines specifically of the nature uh nature preserve uh properties. Um and so uh this section of the code better reflects ongoing land management's evolving issues including violations and enforcement. This iteration dated 12524 was recommended by the nature preserve committee on April 12th, 2025. I I want to thank the nature preserve committee in particular, particularly the chairs uh Zack Con who helped uh these first iterations right from 2011 till we made a presentation to the town board in 2015 which was the first time and I think we did it again in 2019. That was before COVID hit. uh and um we were not
098able to capitalize on those changes at that time. And so here we're back before you with changes that we're currently um presenting. Uh so other than Zack Cohen, I also want to thank Rick Whan, he was a chair for a while and specifically um both Michael Jordan who's here today and Richard May who are our current chairs of the nature reserve committee. So on a macro level um oh sorry uh the revisions or modernization of the code uh are for clarity purposes. So these changes being designed uh to streng strengthen the code to be more clear to help not only the town board, our department as a land managers um code enforcement, marine patrol. Um we wanted to give them um better clarity on on the code and you know this is an opportunity to
099do that. Um we wanted to uh one of the specific changes would be a reduction of the minimum voting committee members from 10 to 7 but also expanding the responsibilities of the nature serve committee. This is actually a direct reflection of how difficult it simply is to get volunteers to come on a regular basis to meeting after meeting. And the more number or the higher number that the town board requires, the more difficult it is to simply get a quorum there. And since we vote on a regular basis, if you can't get a quorum, you know, you've wasted your time there. Not wasted your time, but it makes it more difficult to move things consistently forward. So, um, that was a specific change. Uh, the land acquisition and management department has been added where appropriate
100to the chapter to reflect their active role. You know, again, our department didn't exist at the time. nature preserve section was, you know, so there wasn't a day-to-day land management presence. And so now we have that. And so this is an opportunity to reflect that within the town code. Previously, it was just a nature uh natural resources department and planning that was referenced to the code. We weren't referenced at all. So um and we actually took over the nature serve um day-to-day management. In 2010, Andy Gates was actually moved over from another department to our department. and those 3,000 acres came with him. So that was uh a busy day. Um and so let's see, we also define uh the duties of the land management department which hadn't been defined uh previously. So on page
10113 of these iterations, there was a brand new little section of the code uh to reflect the day-to-day um duties. So with with the exception of of trails, the natural resources department and the planning department retain their roles from the original chapter. So we're not trying we're trying to be more inclusive than exclusive. Let's see here. Uh under the generic management plan. So there's a difference between um sight specific or property specific management plans and the generic management plans. Every time the town board adopts a new property into the nature preserve section of code, which you do, you know, via public hearing, local law public hearing, um a generic uh uh uh management plan will apply to that property immediately. And so we made some updates uh and um took into consideration some um enforcement
102issues in that regard. Uh 182-16D prohibited actions. Uh, and this was an important one. Unauthorized storage or bannerment of vehicles of any kind, including boats, kayaks, and trailers outside of legal hours of operation as per Town Code Chapter 91, which is basically a dawn to dusk. So, this has been an ongoing issue uh particularly on Gerard Drive where there's a a buildup or storage of boats on the nature preserve and you know uh on a daytoday basis if you bring your boat down and leave it there for the day and go do something else and come back and get it that's not an issue. But when you leave a collection of a dozen boats in one area on top of the native vegetation which is you know tidal wetlands pretty sensitive they no longer get
103sun and die off. It's almost, you know, a situation where you're unintentionally clearing that land by just, you know, robbing it of its sunshine. And, uh, we also included a list of permitted uses, which, you know, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, foraging, hunting, etc. Um, and so, um, one special note, you know, uh, we don't make changes once I put it forth to the town board and we have a recommendation from the nature preserve committee. it's coming to you, you know, as as it was recommended from them. I noted in discussions with Mr. Lease and particularly regarding hunting, we have in the prohibited section, we have no unauthorized hunting and the approved um uh or permitted things, it also lists hunting. Now, unless you go and read chapter 91, that might seem confusing. So, recommending one
104tiny change. So I just want to differentiate between unauthorized hunting and authorized hunting because not all nature preserves are obviously on the list. We have a section separate section of code that authorize hunting on certain properties. Some of those happen to be nature preserves. And so I just want to differentiate and add that one particular word authorized versus unauthorized. And lastly, just with regard to next steps, I'm I'm very hopeful that this precipitates a discussion not only with the town board, but the general public who I hope have comments or willing to read this section of code. I mean, it's riveting. You should definitely read it. I highly recommend it. Um when then we'll take those proposed comments and changes back. We'll do a revised iteration for your approval. And then obviously when then we
105have to schedule and hold um a local law public hearing and then we'll do an authorizing resolution to update the section of code. So that's that's sort of the overview. John Jill Nikki was instrumental in helping um revise create um put this in a format that is you know code legible. And I you want to have some you want to have some comments on some specificity here. And Michael, I if you have some comments, too. I I would love it if you would come up and say a few words as well. But go over. I'm just going to have this pretty picture on the front while you do that. Yeah. John, if you could take us through some of the code changes as we go through. Scott, you could take it down. Yeah. Yeah. That
106way. That's a nice shot of draw though. I have to point. Beautiful. Maybe you should share that with Patrick for social media. Beautiful. Welcome, John. Hello. How are you? Nice to see everybody. Um, so basically, without getting into into the weeds on it, unless there's a question or you want to, um, Scott kind of summarized it pretty well, this is an update to the nature preserve section to basically modernize it to kind of reflect the process that actually is going on now presently. Um the prior code doesn't really uh have a lot of reference to the department of land management um and their their role in in both um you know uh developing the the management plans and managing the properties um once we acquire them. So this updates the code to include the land
107management department. Um and it's made a few tweaks here and there. Um, for instance, uh, one of the object if you could just take us through all the changes that would I think that would be helpful for for folks at home. All [Music] right. All right. Well, one of one of the changes that that uh is are proposed is to um include as a uh aside from here and there there's a couple words in various paragraphs that I I don't know that we need to address directly unless you have a question on it. Basically, we added an objective um to the uh to the list of objectives um and that is the protection of larger blocks of area where um larger undeveloped um areas that would sustain some sort of an ecosystem that uh is
108dependent upon by um by various animals and plants. And so we have been assembling as you know larger blocks as properties become available to create these larger protected areas of undeveloped land. So that's an added objective that's spelled out in the statute. Um we've done some updates to definitions. For instance, just mentioned that committee refers to nature preserve committee which wasn't in the existing code. um tweaked a little bit of languages uh here and there um in the existing definitions. Let me see what else we've got here. But we also added the Department of Land Acquisition and Management into a definition which wasn't in there initially. Was not in there pre previously at all. That's right. And also under nature preserve uh you know there incorrectly a lot of times people think about a nature
109preserve. A nature preserve is is is a piece of property that's actually gone through form of designation as a nature preserve. not purchased as open space, but there's a specific process to go through. So, that was one of the things that was specifically mentioned into the code. It goes to the process that's related later in the code in chapter 182, 1821, which is a formal public hearing, right? Yeah. We we we spelled out with a little more clarity the process for nominating a a property and reviewing it. Um the nature preserve committee um consults with the planning department and natural resources department um land acquisition of course and um makes that recommendation to the town board and then you're going to have a public hearing process um with regard to the acquisition if the town
110board agrees with the committee's recommendation to acquire property and that's in one and that's on page five for the board members following 1821 112. Correct. So that would be the nomination and dedic dedication process on there then too. Uh how started in in 18210 with the criteria for inclusion, right? 18210 that has the additional provision in there that refers to the sorry to the um let's see. Okay. There there's not a lot of changes initially in this section. I mean, we changed, you know, from fresh water or salt water to freshwater and title. Um, we referenced other applicable federal laws to just alert people to the fact that, you know, compliance with those are required and um added the word important to habitat to to stress that. And we added um effects of glaciation upon
111Long Island's landscape and e And then we added the the last in I exemplifies wilderness or has natural characteristics which make it especially suitable for human outdoor appreciation or enjoyment of the natural environment. And then we go into the nomination process which just defines the process and how it's going to work. Um requires a public hearing. Um we we changed the 45 days to a 60 days. um date for a hearing upon receipt of a recommendation and there's a small change in the next section too. We went from three to 5 days and then not more than 30 days in advance when notice goes out. We talk about the pre the uh the formation of or the makeup of the nature preserve committee establishment um number of members and who they should be and then
112we define the the responsibilities of the nature preserve committee. This is all in 1821 12 and the process of how they nominate a property. um their role in developing a management plan for the properties that are acquired. And as as Scott mentioned before, we do provide for um a generic management plan. So automatically upon acquisition of a property, unless there's a specific plan that applies, the generic plan applies automatically and that has a list of permitted activities and prohibited activities. Um, and in addition, if there's something there is a management plan that doesn't conflict with what's in the generic plan and there's a prohibition in the generic plan that is not in the management plan, that's going to apply unless the management plan specifically says, you know, but this shall not apply. So that so
113all of these things should something be left out of a plan. Um, but it's in a generic plan, it's it's covered unless there's a reason that we called out that we didn't want that to apply. we'd have to specify it in the management plan itself which I think was a good idea. So it you know nothing gets um missed. Let's see. We did also provide for we have a pro prohibitions on clearing um properties. Um we provided specifically for the allowance of periodic mowing if it's needed to restore or maintain historic condition and for habitat restoration and grand management as well on these properties. which is something that wasn't in the code before. That's come up more as some of the properties have either been purchased for either a use or for vistas. Historically, a
114lot of the areas here were grasslands that keep down either invasives or such. Yeah, it's I mean that's and I don't know if it's under that chapter that we discuss this, but you know invasives are obviously such a huge part of this discussion on nature preserves and like is that in any way worked into the management goals and issues here. Some of them actually get more specific uh when we go to individual properties on there and that that a lot of that stuff gets described but when in two chapters in the forward 18215 uh location okay let's see what else do we have here um we were specifically provided for modification of management plans um which um wasn't clearly noted in the prior version. Um and um we also that's 18215. Yes. And then um
115yeah, this this actually um allows there's a process for modifying an existing management plan and require hearing public notice. Um we did also um and if I just go with the Tom. So one one of the properties we had was uh the Maloney property which is on Akabanic Harbor uh and it was full of bamboo at that time and two uh and it was a CPF property. The house was purchased removed but it was blighted with two two acres of bamboo a lot. So the management plan allowed for the removal of that those invasive species and a process for doing so then too. So there is a as what was John and Scott said there's a generic management plan when all properties are purchased but then there's specific management plans are developed by mostly by
116the nature reserve committee for individual manage individual properties which should be tailored to those things their needs either historic uh uh vistas um invasive species or such also then too yeah no I I totally get that on the on the individual plans I wonder and again it's for 16 under the generic management plan like we you know do we want to include anything in there pertaining to that because it is such an issue. Okay. All right. Um and just following through on that 18215 um recognizing um technology, it provides that you know our plans will be on the town's website and available for review. Um there's also some other uh changes that recognize technology like we are basically intending to like continuously on a roll update the the website with new information, new maps, new
117trail information, whatever we have rather than I think it was periodically done quarterly in the past and not sure what the time frame was. I think it was quarterly. Um so this will be a rolling ongoing update at all times. Um this also does recognize trails. We didn't really have a lot of specifics in the earlier version about trails and management of trails and relocation of trails and this version provides um a a path for for doing that. It provides for modification of a trail. Um there's a process that requires a public notice um and a hearing to be h held to consider relocating trails. Um maintenance of properties. I think Scott hit on most of these. I'm trying to think if there's anything he didn't talk about. We allow for access and parking the
118trails. U provides for removal of structures on properties that we acquire that need to be removed. Um habitat restoration, vegetation, all permitted items. And then we had a we have a specific list of prohibited activities on on properties in the generic section. If maybe I could touch on uh 182 on page 10 C3D. You let me know, Tom. So the language down there is habitat restoration or reveation activities pursuant to restoration or reveating plan approved by town natural resources department and town board resolution that could be uh potentially encapsulate um invasive species or we can expand on that too. The board can get get back to us on that. And all of your your permitted uses are all listed in on page bottom of page 11 to page 12 are the permitted uses on properties
119that would be covered by generic land. Specifically in D7 on page 11, the unauthorized storage of abandonment of of vehicles or vessels um outside legal hours of operation on there. Uh we've seen that been escalating. I know that's a situation that we see on many of our lands. Marine patrol has issues. Uh and this will this will be able to encapsulate that enforcement also. Then too, may I ask is is there um a provision and for if there's a a situation like the southern pine beetle uh infestation where those trees can be felled if they're dead. There's nothing spec nothing specific to Good on specific to that. I mean habitat restoration again really because you you know to take them down you you're beginning to restore the habitat to some degree but yeah I mean
120you'd have to be very carefully you know worded to prevent abuse of something like that but it it is a concern in the community uh for any type of um danger of wildfire how properties are able to be managed. So let let us get back to on that one because mostly the felling of a lot of the felling of trees were for public safety on some of our trails. So there might be an aspect there but also for fire prevent prevention we'll bring that back and that's what we're trying to get get this is dense let me be honest. So as we get into you know from the macro to the micro we'll we'll review those again then too and bring it back on on there. Uh but yes we'll look into that. Good point.
121[Music] The following section is trails and trail relocations which kind of touched on already. Um and then the department of land management and its duties are spelled out in um in 18218. There are some other sections that were omitted that were kind of felt not necessary in the update provision that were probably useful at the initial adoption of this chapter which would be some of the miscellaneous provisions, the severability provisions. Um there is a change I I want to call your attention to so you're aware of this um in um 18220 which is uh penalties the the proposal is to strike um and I think it was missed in one of them um well that's only for one section 18216D4 remains a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine But you'll see in the in the
122rest of the uh offenses, first, second, and third offenses, these are monetary penalties um with the imprisonment period removed, which basically changes them from a misdemeanor to a violation, which changes a few things for us. Um one being the the um the um ability to prosecute. Um there's a lesser standard when it's a violation than if it's a crime. Um, and just with past experience in a lot of these situations, it's very very rare. In fact, I don't think there's ever been a situation where somebody was actually given a a jail term relating to a violation of a section like this. Somebody did have a short term term because wasn't related to the violation itself, but the fact that they disobeyed a court order. And so, the judge felt it was appropriate to give them
123two weeks. And um are these the maximum penalties we're allowed to impose? You can revisit the amount of penalties if you want to do that. I mean um you can I mean we you know we typically have always adopted or we started adopting a not less than penalty just to make sure that we at least get that amount as as a penalty. I don't know how much discussion on the uh the committee's level they've had about penalties. Um but maybe Mr. Jordan can give us some info on that. But I don't I don't mind exploring that again because uh these are some of our most pristine lands and someone goes in there and starts scribing them or cutting or removing them then too uh for their own personal gain. That's cost of doing business. We
124see the other thing. So maybe the board will discuss that also. Yeah, I'd like to look at that. and in relation to the the offenses, you know, um uh Okay. equal to the offense that's happening. Mhm. Okay. And in some other sections of code, we sometimes will see things about, you know, the cost of um restoration or twice the cost of restoration, something along those lines, too, which, you know, is it's another way to deal with it, too. Yeah. If someone's, you know, takes down uh knowingly, let me get that in there first, knowingly takes down an entire, you know, um thousand square foot of uh nature preserve trees that have been there for, you know, decades um to improve their view or something, then I think that penalty more than 350 bucks. Oh, that's
125for sure. Yeah, I think that should be more than we'll discuss that with Jake and yourself on there. But I I got point well received. Look at that. But I just wanted to to point that out. That's a change that um you might not have noticed if you just went through it quickly. Um I don't and also con consider um since we realize this now destruction of habitat. It's not just taking down trees, you're also destroying habitat and bios important to the town. Right. I think and I don't know if you got to it yet but 18221 John in enforcement you know speaking with with code enforcement on on this you know if they're going to build a case based on this the depositions from natural resources to demonstrate said damage be it of monetary
126value or habitat value is absolutely critical um for us to have enforcement and potential prosecution. So I I don't know if that's wording or language we want to work into enforcement but I I do know in terms of us actually operating there is that need. Okay. So so okay we'll look into that also. Coordination amongst departments is is required for enforcement something along those lines. All right. Um just look at one other thing and see if we have to call that out 16. I think that's about about it on there. it's going through from top to bottom on the changes. But again, the main thing here is that this original code was written 1991 uh before many many before the department that manages it and before the CPF which actually much of our lands have
127been purchased through since then too. So to update it to this point is finally here. There's a couple things we'll go back and and reference and get back to the board. Michael, do you have any comments from as as chair of the the committee? Okay, sorry. Because I I do have something page 11. So prohibited, we have unauthorized vehicular access in in prohibited and then in permitted uses we have bicycling with the um proliferation of ebikes and some people think that ebikes I guess if ebike because I'll talk about this in my liazison report. If ebikes don't have pedals, then they are considered a vehicle. So I don't know if we need to get because of that this needs to be, you know, spelt spelt out a little bit. Yeah. So we've discussed that multiple
128times in the N reserve committee on there and uh there's two there's both sides of the coins on there. Um it has been discussed most recently since the power of these ebikes and one of the fears is that the torque on ebikes will ruin the trails. You know tires go the torque but also what an ebike might do is allow a pedal assist which I think is a different class of an ebike to allow more access for individuals onto trails when needed also. So there's been back and forth debate on on that within the uh the nation reserve committee. So we can we can look at that which might be most appropriate. We don't want to limit individuals recreation on trails, right? But we also don't want to provide uh avenues for uh uh vehicles.
129We want to say that would be damaging to Yeah. And speeding as well, a speed, you know, limit if if I don't know, you know, the ebikes can get pretty quick. Um so you definitely want to limit with the multiple users on a trail and limited sight. You don't want someone speeding through the the trail. So we we could maybe develop a definition of vehicles and put it in definition section. So or it's bicycling or you know ebikes with pedal assist, right? Okay. Yeah. Just so that's clear. So if you're no pedals, then you're you're it's a motor vehicle. It's a motor vehicle. Okay. All right. Okay. Any other questions or No. No, but again to the board members as we go through this to the public. Uh reach re reach out to my office,
130Scott's office, we'll keep going back and trying to get some more of the questions answered and change some of the added draft language that we're requesting. Bring it back so we can continue to move this forward. So when your next nature preserve committee is Thursday night. No, it's been cancelled this Thursday. So and that's my blazer report. So it's not until June. Okay. So there's time for us to try to develop some so we can discuss it as a committee in June then, too. But in advance of that, if Michael wanted to have some comments for all supportive of the of the reduction in members by the way um having been on the nature preserve committee in the past um sometimes reaching that quorum was quite difficult and ownorous on and these are volunteers. Sure.
131So I appreciate that change and also having an odd number is better than having an even number. Yes, I'm going to mention that but yes it always is. At least you have a final decision at some point. There's no draws. Uh I have no I'm not sure I I can't open my door right now the table. Uh welcome Michael. Thank you. uh in answer to the question on uh removing the uh any jail time or sentencing. Uh frankly, I think that came up just very very recently and I think Scott had mentioned it to me and it was in there and I just okay that's what you want without really thinking about it. But if we need to go back and look at that then that's fine. Um I think financial penalties are probably more
132realistic. the financial penalties may need to change, may be more realistic. Yeah. Uh Kate, also on your suggestion, uh we al obviously need to go back and look, I would not mention specifically, uh the southern pine beetle infestations, but make sure we have just broadly for anything that we need to go in like that because we're also facing now the uh uh elm dise the American elm disease. And I know over near where I live where you're close to the uh uh what is it? the Stony Hill area, it's nothing but beach trees and that will be devastate that you'll have total devastation in there at some point and there's an awful lot of nature preserve area in there. So, it's heartbreaking. It is. Uh, one of the things I was all I also wanted
133to mention just with the history of this and I can't recall what year I actually first got on the nature preserve committee but uh Zach was chair and it was within a year uh I think maybe of when I got on this is quite a few years ago uh but it was Zach uh Rick Whan and I were a committee to go back and look at this. I didn't know that uh Rick had not Rick but Scott uh uh had actually started looking at this earlier but uh several years before I got out here and my wife and I moved out here but uh it's uh it's been a long hall frankly uh because uh we had where three of us were working on it as a subcommittee of the nature preserve committee. I remember
134sitting in my breakfast room at times with the three of us working on it. Uh and then uh with the changes that gone with them Rick getting off the committee somehow it dropped through it sort of dropped off our attention and we got it back on I think over a year ago uh to go back and address that. In fact, one of the things I I proposed to uh Andy Gates is that we need to have for any committee, we need to keep a list of things that come up but haven't been completed and every meeting just go over it and say, "Okay, any update on this, any update and going forward because this took a long time to get here and we're very close to the end." But you do a tremendous amount of
135work on that committee as well. I was on I Zach was chair when I was on I think I don't think we crossed paths. No. Um, but uh that committee is I mean a great group of volunteers that really do a tremendous amount of work. Yeah. I we didn't move out here. I retired in 2013 and we moved out full-time. Yeah. I don't know. 2013. So, don't ask me dates. Excuse me. Don't ask me when I was on anywhere, but I I spend a lot of time on that committee. Was really and I appreciate the work that that committee does. Well, thank you. So, Michael, we'll uh I'll gather these comments. We'll talk again to the board and we'll we'll bring this back because I think as we're all recognizing there there needs to be
136a change to the code. We let's make the right change to the code. Um it's I think it's third good Marshall that that said uh when you try to make when you try to make up a law you try to think of everything in the end thinking of everything is very difficult to do. I'm paraphrasing it but that's what we're trying to do here also. So thank you. We'll get there. Yeah. Don't throw out the good in search of the perfect. I just want to say thank you too to Scott, John, uh, Michael, David. I, you know, I think it's really important. We do the best we can with with the code, but as David pointed out, this goes back to the 90s. Things change, we learn. I think it's important to go through these
137thoughtful efforts, and obviously there's a lot of catchup to do. Um, so I just encourage this sort of continuous um, you know, thoughtful revisions when necessary. So, thank you for your work. Well, thank you. Okay. [Applause] Okay. Tom leazison and reports. Um, Emantit advisory committee will be meeting next Monday 6:30 p.m. at the school library. Um, we'll be going over open gov. Uh, and we will also have Marty Colloden from code enforcement attending that meeting as well. IT department. Uh, open gov is available for the following departments. Marine patrol ordinance planning, building um, uh, planning and building, sorry. Um all planning applications are required to be submitted online as will all um building applications as of May 19th. This is to save you time and money. Um one thing I want to say with this
138is we we've had some kind of publications on it. Just as Kate called out earlier, a huge thank you to the IT department. Um across so many areas of our operation, they're the oil that allow us to work be it through simple email fixes um to you name it the complex workings of OpenGV. Um they they're an amazing crew and do an amazing job. So thank you to all of them for getting this out there for the town. Um human services um we have uh restriping with the parking lot uh has been completed. Um uh sorry the purchase order of the restriping parking lot has been completed and we're waiting to hear back from the vendor as to when the work will be done. Uh we're going to begin bleaching and scraping the uh senior
139center build the existing senior center building next week. Once that is done, uh hopefully around two weeks, we're estimating, uh we'll have painting and staining going on on the building as well. And we're also replacing the faded signs um at the site. Um on Monday, May 5th, we kicked off the walking club. Um the supervisor was a guest. Actually, we it rained. We had a we rescheduled. It's for this coming Monday. This coming Monday. Excellent. Okay. Um and the track, which has been redone, resurfaced. Um it looks lovely. It'll be open all day to be used whenever seniors feel like walking. Uh there is a walking club uh for those interested in joining. Uh there will be another Pollock Kraner workshop on Tuesday, May 13th at 1 p.m. Uh and additionally, part of our new
140program, we have painting and drawing instruction uh led by two members of the Eastampton Arts Council. On May 13th, we have Kate Goldman at 2 PM. And on May 27th, we have Theresa Lawler at 2 PM. Uh we also have an Arts and Crafts project um doing a shelf shadow box taking place this Friday, May 9th at 100 p.m. Uh fire marshall, thank you very much the office uh for the excellent presentation today. Um the inspections continue out there. As we mentioned, all business owners, just please check your fire exits, your extension cords, your outlets being overloaded. It's protecting you and your customers. Um trustees, uh Chelsea, if we could just bring up this first image. The trustees have reached out to us about um some signage at Laos Point Road. Um fundamentally the issue
141here as you can see on the image where that car is parked in the middle, that access point is often getting blocked for commercial fishermen um trying to access the beach at that point. And the trustees have asked if there can be a signage put up just saying no public parking at this location. Um just wanted to bring to the board's attention. Um, we can zoom out a bit just so people of the public generally understand where this is as well. It's on the second slide. Um, so you know going out towards the main La Point peninsula. You can see at the top there. The car is at the very bottom of the screen on the right hand side. Um, so just in terms of where signage could go, I'm thinking to the left. Um,
142if all town boards are supportive of this, we can get a resolution on. Um but if members of the public have any comments about this as well, do feel free to reach out to my office. Um with regards to that on the boat ramp or on on the bay side on the bay side there there's a there's a signpost there. So I mean it's not not really a problem. Yeah. Okay. Um sanitation just um we've we've got a lot going on in the sanitation department. Um, as you'll see from some upcoming resolutions, we also have LKMA working um to review the bids for the lean 2 where the previous construction debris location was. Um, so that construction will be happening in the near future and the resolutions. You'll see we have some bonds going out
143for some improvements there. As we put money into that center, one thing we do notice and we hear from the public is there's a lot of litter on the ground. And you know, look, that litter is coming from us, the public. So, I just wish to encourage you as residents of this town. If you're up there and you see litter on the ground, please take the time to pick it up. Thank you. Um, next we have Brooks Park. Um, the committee chairs there have reached out to me regarding a beach tree on that property that is of um, significance and asking if the town would be um, open to uh, a a treatment to help preserve that beach tree from the beach tree disease. Uh we we have talked to the natural resource department with
144this and we've done some um different types of treatments on some of the beach trees on the town property to to help support their immune systems. Um but what the committee is actually looking for is a a different treatment. I think it's the injection based treatment. Um I wanted to bring it to the town board's attention. Um it it's not something we're doing elsewhere on land. I have reached out to Native American leaders in the community as well if there's any beach trees on on townland that they're concerned about. I haven't heard anything back on that, but it is something I think that, you know, as we identify more trees that are going to come into risk with this. If there are trees of cultural significance, we should have a kind of a working plan
145perhaps for how we will address them. Um, I don't want to take it on a one-off basis. I think it's something we should look to expand as that disease um takes hold more. um special events and film. Um Council Rogers, you you mentioned this as well, but just to all applicants, some of the initial things we're beginning to see that are causing applications to come back. Um if you have an open flame, a tent or a generator on your application, please check with the fire marshall's office to see as and when a permit is required. If you're unsure, the number to reach them is 631-329-3473. And just a reminder for applicants too that you know if you are having more than one event under a tent um you need a tent permit for each event
146as you submit that. Um the uh antibbias task force the diversity show continues on LTV. Um any residents interested in being interviewed to discuss their or their famil family's histories with the town please contact my office for consideration by the committee. Um, Eastampton Youth Task Force. At the request of some of the youth organizations, I met last week with the Southampton Youth Bureau to understand what their operation is and what the services are that they offer to Southampton Town. Um, you know, with with the kind of concept of, you know, is this something we would be interested in doing in East Hampton Town itself. Um I going forward I'll have a meeting with the um director of the human services department to see you know what scope there might be but it it is a
147huge benefit in Southampton town talking to some of the youth social lockers in our town they do see immense benefit here too. Um so something that just as we move forward to kind of keep on the radar. Um, the Arts Council Committee, just a reminder, June 12th there is going to be an event at LTV, uh, hosted by the Arts Council to review how to support the arts and the artists in our community. Um, business committee um, raised concerns just over building department. I know we've heard it, my colleagues via emails as well, just, you know, obviously with personnel changes, there have been challenges with with timing going on there. I just want to kind of speak to the public and I'm sure we all will. We are in the process of getting in um
148candidates in to interview for that department. Um it it it's operations of any similar business at this point. I it is a challenge. We ask you to be patient with us. We do have a really good strong team in there who are working hard. Um but but you know please businesses just um be patient as you can. And I'll just jump in there, Tom, and say one of the uh delays that have been happening is because uh in in uh courtesy and concern for the roll out of open gov in that particular department, they've been operating lately with a hybrid system where you can either bring your applications still in in paper or use the digital platform. when folks are bringing those applications in, then the staff needs to act as the applicant and upload
149all of that information manually into the uh open gov system. So of course that we ask for folks patience not only for staffing but also as we transition to the open gov system which once that transition ends in next week uh in May 19th 19th um then it'll only be digital only and that will free up the staff from having to spend that time uh uploading but they have been there on weekends as well uh in order to keep that process moving. But thank you Tom. We do ask for folks patience on that. Thank you. Um, emergency preparedness. Um, it is hurac preparedness week uh for FEMA this uh week. Um, just wanted to kind of call out and remind the public of a few things. So, Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st and goes
150through November 30th. Um, just in overall terms of preparation for huracans, you know, what is on our literature and the FEMA literature are the few following key points. You know, the first is to know your hurricane risk. Um, you know, we obviously as this town, we have a history of hurricanes uh coming in here. Uh, we also have known areas that are prone to storm surges and flooding, which is the major risk associated with hurricanes. So, you know, be aware of the risk that you're facing. Uh, the second key point is making an emergency plan. You know, make sure that your household knows what your hurricane plan is. Your office, your kids' daycare, anywhere else you frequent should be in your hurricane plan. um knowing your evacuation zone, you know, knowing if you are in
151an area of risk and knowing safe areas to go. These are posted on the town website. There's two existing shelters in the town, um which are the Monttok Playhouse and the East Hampton High School. There are additional evacuation centers in the town, again, listed on both the town website and the Suffach County, um website as well. For those with disabilities, you know, if you identify that you may need additional help during emergency, please plan for that accordingly. Um the human services department does keep a record for anybody who does require additional assistance. Um if you do think you may, please reach out to myself or the human services department uh and provide your details accordingly. Um reviewing your important documents. Make sure you know any personal documents, IDs, insurance policies are up to date and
152keep them secure accordingly. Strengthen your home, decluttering your drains, gutters, bringing in outside furniture. Um consider hurricane shutters. um getting tech ready, you know, making sure you can charge your phone. Um you know, if you live in an area that is prone to flooding, you know, understand how you you you can get out of those areas should it come on faster than you expect. Um recognizing warning and alerts. Um you know, helping your neighborhood and gathering supplies. I I was um able last week to attend a FEMA and Noah presentation. It was about 8 hours of just going through, you know, how those organizations track, monitor, and advise of oncoming hurricanes. Uh there is a huge amount of science behind it. There's also, as with all weather, a huge degree of uncertainty, but um for
153those who, you know, do have concerns, there is the FEMA app that can give you live updates on things like this. Um and, you know, we continue to review them both with our emergency preparedness committee and with the town's emergency preparedness coordinator. Um lastly, uh tick control. Um I know we were hoping with the cold winter that tick populations would be down. It is not the case. They are hugely abundant out there. Um we we did post in our town um East Hampton Tick Control Meeting minutes the the presentation by um Dr. Scott Campbell. But you know, just some basic advice. Um if you are out there um in the brush or outdoors, wear long pants, treat them with peromethine, be vigilant, check yourself in those areas. Um you do wish to avoid tickborn diseases.
154That's it. Thanks. Thank you, Tom. David. Yes. As mentioned earlier, uh the beach advisory uh working group met last week. We would like to present uh the the season 2025 uh program to the town board next Tuesday on the agenda. I thank the supervisor for putting that on. Also, as mentioned, the nature preserve committee for this week is postponed until next month. And uh we'll bring all this information back as I gather as we already discussed. Uh we have a couple updates here. Uh update the update on the construction of the Steven Hanss path and long lane roundabout that is moving ahead. There were delays on that based on some of the utility movements on there. That project is looking to go into June and probably be complete I would say probably by about the
155third week of June. As you go there, right now the contractors are pouring concrete and such. So, please uh please be cautious as you drive through the the intersection as there's multiple projects there. There's ours and there's also the state project at 114 and Stephen Hannah's path which also experienced the same delays but is now moving forward also and will go past the Memorial Day weekend. So, so it looks like we're going to get this wrapped up and they're not going to have to come back in the fall. Oh, that Yeah, that's our plan. Yeah. Yeah. Because I know Ver, you've been kind, but Verizon caused a tremendous delay by not getting their equipment off the poles. That would be a utility. Yep. Yep. Yeah. It delayed us by a couple months. Yeah. Uh either
156way, so that project's going to be moving moving ahead then too. Uh but also as the volume of traffic uh in increases and you're doing construction at the same time, everyone should just take heed to that then too. Um at Stephen Han's path at uh at the Fred Theo Recreational Facility, the multi-use field is uh moving forward at a steady clip right now. Uh that projected completion is going to be probably in about two months into they're installing the light uh the light post on there, the fencing on there. Next one will be drainage and the field would be going on then too. Uh I thank the contractors for moving along with that. at the M talk uh playhouse. The update on that is that project is move is uh getting close to the last
157final not months final weeks of construction on there and the punch list will probably be put out sometime in the next month on there. Uh but that project's moving forward. It's looking quite great right now then too. Um more information ahead. Um I want to thank the M talk chamber of commerce all our departments that attended the supervisor also for attending the pre-seasoning meeting for the M talk chamber with many of their members as we've done in M talk over the recent rec recent years to to meet with members of the chamber of commerce answer their questions and also make sure that they know who the contact and that we have an open door policy also. So thank you to the chamber and Leo Dawn for that. The Suffach County Aquaculture Lease Program is having
158uh an in-person meeting on Wednesday, May 14th, uh uh 5:00 pm. Uh this will be to discuss presentation of five applications received part of the 2025 aquaculture uh lease pro program. Anyone that needs more information, please contact Thomas uh Reiki, an environmental planner at the Suffach County Aquaculture Lease Program. as an update in the in Napig State Park then to update is that a quick update is that the contract to create the burn piles has been fully executed. Work is expected to start uh potentially next week on creating those burn piles. Deadline to submit bids uh for the burn boss to write uh uh to write the fuel management plan was last Friday. There probably might only be in one individual submitting this and they be considered a sole source vendor bid documents for next
159winter's felling also recently just got posted and they're pretty much stated that they're on target to meet uh the state parks April's meeting information deadlines then too uh more information to come as the future as we go move ahead. Um, two other things, the M talk duding, you'll we'll see a resolution to increase our bonding for that as far as our 10% match cost that as this project has got a little more expensive on there. Uh, we need to have that money prepared uh uh to move ahead. Even though Army Cors might say it's not going to be that expensive, but we have to be prepared for it based on what some of their projected costs would be. We won't know until they go out to their procurement and bid, which would probably be June.
160Also, as we hear lawnmowing is happening right now outside our walls here, I want to let the board members and the general public know that the the department of highway and also buildings and grounds is gearing up for our rightaway mowing and also our mowing of our parks and cemeteries. With that, every year uh grass grows fast right now. Grass is going to grow really fast when it rains in the sun and it rains in the sun and it rains in the sun. Please have a little patience. I know you're hearing that word as new staff and new contractors find out where those locations are going to be and find out how long it takes them. Any questions, please contact my office. We'll try to address them as soon as possible, but of acknowledge the
161historical locations in the rightway that have been mowed will continue to be mowed. And as far as our parks, uh we have a good plan of attack on that. too. Lastly, I want to uh not get this incorrect, but uh I want to let everyone know and uh welcome the public on behalf of the American Legion that they are going to be having uh uh the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall. It's a 5/8 replica of the Vietnam Wall. Measures 300 ft long by 60 ft wide. The opening ceremony is May 23rd at 10 a.m. 10 a.m. and it's going to be on display May 23rd to May 26th at the American Legion in Amaganza at 15 Malk Highway. The Malk, sorry, the Monttok uh the American Legion invites all community members to join them in honoring
162the sacrifices made by our veterans. And with that, that's all I have. Thank you, David Kate. Yes, thank you. Um so Wayne Scott um CAC met on Saturday in person at the chapel. There were two guest speakers, our code enforcement, new code enforcement director, Marty Culladin and uh David Egan from the Wayne Scott school district. Uh he was speaking about the upcoming budget uh for the Wayne Scott school and that the vote uh all members of Wayne Scott should know that the school budget vote is on May 20th and if you need any information on that, please call 631-5371080. Um I spoke of the upcoming uh paving repair work that's going to be done by Orstead on Beach Lane. Um in fact I have a site visit there early tomorrow morning with Kevin Cobb from
163the highway department and Hogland Group um representatives again um that we gave them permission uh to work outside of the moratorum uh um time frame and they're looking at weather dependent and it wasn't such a great start uh this week with the torrential rain May 5th through May 12th but that obviously is a weather dependent um and that will result in the repair of some of the settling that's happened and a repaving of Beach Lane. Um uh roadwide the signs are already up uh down on Beach Lane announcing that this is forthcoming too, which was part of the uh their permit um for for this work. Uh traffic safety remains a very serious concern for folks um living along the roads that will now become the um main thorough affairs uh what we used to
164call back roads. But I don't know if that uh term is accurate anymore with the volume of traffic and that remains a concern. Uh also what's been brought up at the Wayne Scott CAC was uh lighting on residential construction sites where no one's living. Um and that lighting is going on from dusk to dawn. Um and uh um as I said um our code enforcement director was there and uh is going to look into that. um right of road rightways that was mentioned earlier and I think this has become quite a serious concern across town for public safety with the ongoing issues with the public road ride ofways um being um personally landscaped by private property owners fenced in um there's a concern uh for overgrowth in the road rightways of mature tree limbs impacting
165sight lines as people try to access around corners and and etc. and the obstructions that we've already talked about. Um so I think you know this issue is is coming to the forefront um across town. Um there were some questions on folks who voluntarily weed on the green the Wayne Scott green. Um the gravel path is is getting impacted by weeds. They're growing up between the small gravel and it's impossible for them to uh hand weed that. Um, so they were looking on some guidance of some organic solutions that may come along and I'll uh I'll consult with land management on that. I've talked to you Ian on some best practices for some organics on that um because those are ADA compliant um paths and any type of weeds growing up could be obstructive uh
166uh to folks that need those paths. Yeah. And that that came up in in the management plan when we installed that years ago. former council member put that up. There were different options in there, but when it's a stone dust path, the long-term maintenance of of it becomes challenging. And we're at that point. And we're at that point right now. Yeah. Um switching to the uh to the New York State grant. Um that's the $600,000 uh MTOK resiliency grant. The RFP was put out last week. Um and so uh the steering committee continues to meet. We're developing a survey for looking for uh committee members for an advisory committee that's to be formed under that grant and moving that grant process along to develop resiliency. Um not in the first layer of response in a
167a disaster. Um that is up to the first responders etc to get people safe, secure, lights and water running. But we're looking at the the longer term uh picture of how to get the businesses in that downtown district up and running again. Um if they need to have a site plan review, do we have site plan prior approved site plans prior u so that that process can get speeded up. So uh the consult we're looking for the consultants to work on that but the committee itself also is doing deep dives in that area and uh it's a great committee and it includes not only the chamber of commerce but also the nature conservancy working together and Sam Klein I I cannot say enough about Sam and how awesome she is with guiding these grants. She's
168usually ahead of us and we all think we're so smart about 10 steps uh on the next steps on that. So that's that's coming along really well. Um on the sustainability committee, um the new backyard compost program, which is moving the compost program from a drop off type program to educating folks on how to do composting at home, and we'll be offering uh some assistance with the the bins that are available, etc. That's going to be rolling out in the next couple of weeks. Um, I want to ask folks uh to consider using town garbage cans located on town properties only for garbage that uh that maybe they bring in a lunch or something for those uses. But please, it is illegal to dump your household garbage into commercial and commercial into any of our
169town garbage receptacles. And we will look to issue summones if we're able to determine who that is. Um yes, you did that yesterday. Well, that's why I'm bringing it up. Funny that you say that. Um so if we're able to determine your garbage, uh where it came from, and in many cases, we certainly are. Uh then you will be receiving a visit from code enforcement. These garbage cans are for a certain type of use and um not for a place to take your household garbage bags. and dump them and and if those cans are full, please consider carrying something home. Uh to that end, we have instituted a carry in carry out pilot at Sammy's Beach. And so I wanted to bring some public attention to that. If you walk your dog up there and
170you're being responsible dog owner by uh picking up the poop, it is not responsible to just leave it in the parking lot. um or uh ignore the uh very clearly marked sign about the carry-in carry out. On some of our town beaches, we are looking to change some of the ideas that it's okay to leave your garbage. The cans will be provided where you could just bring it home and get it out of the system and into your household garbage and have it processed that way. You brought it there, please bring it back out uh when you leave. And that is happening at Sammy's Beach. Um, I want to just issue a thanks to the um, well, before I do that, I want to just mention that the ditch planes um, dune restoration is still
171in the hands of the state DEEC and we're awaiting communications from the DEEC on that project. It is anticipated to begin uh, off season as soon as the season ends 2025. I also want to just personally thank the uh, East Hampton Police Department. Um there's been some rallies where folks have been exercising their rights to free speech. Um and the police have been so wonderful making sure that folks are safe and that they're um not putting theirselves in jeopardy. These are completely nonviolent, respectful rallies uh on the on the folks end, but the police department is really showing themselves in their ideas of community policing so well during these uh during these rallies. and I I want to personally thank them for the work that they do. Um these are always added events just like
172special events are added to the police department's um already ongoing um commitment to public safety in the town. They pop up, they don't get a lot of notice, but they are they show up and they take care of folks and I it's it's really wonderful to see our police at work and uh that's what I have. Great. Thank you, Ian. I have just a very brief leazison report. Last week, last Wednesday, the property management committee met. Um, we started discussing a management plan for 66 Main Street in Wayne Scott. Um, as everybody knows, it's a very unique, interesting property with three separate structures as well as a vast open space. And so, I'm just mentioning this to say the committee is working very hard on that, but anybody in the public who has an idea
173of how they think that that property should be managed, uh, I welcome all comments so we can incorporate that in. Of course, we'll have a work session dedicated to that at some point as well. Um, but just want to put the idea out there as as we just started. Uh, a advisory committee will meet this Thursday at 5:00 p.m. at uh, suite 111A at 300 Panigo Place. Uh, that's near the planning department, building department if if people are unfamiliar. Um, not sure of the topic yet, but I imagine they will be uh, continuing to discuss uh, site plan review and and agricultural housing. And that's all I have. Great. Thank you, Ian. I just have a couple of things. Uh first of all, this week is public service recognition week, and it's a time to
174to honor the people who keep our communities strong, safe, and connected. Public service is not always easy. It takes heart, patience, and the willingness to show up for others every single day. And that is exactly what our sta town staff do. And we want to thank the staff for the care you bring to your work and for the way you look out for this town and for one another. uh CPF. So, I got an email the other day and it turns out for March 2025, we got the second largest CPF check uh check since the pro the program's inception. Uh we received a check for $7,48,85566 and that was for one month. The largest was in May of 2021 and that check was for $7,495,85560. The difference is just under $87,000. So it was and
175that was May 2021 was during the whole, you know, we were still experiencing the real estate market kind of going sideways during COVID. Um, last night the East Hampton Sag Harbor CAC met. We had Captain Greg Martin with us because the committee had wanted to talk about ebikes because they are creating an issue um on North Main Street in particular, folks riding on the sidewalk. And the East Hampton Town Police Department has had this effort going. Uh if you remember, they were here a year ago when we did that public safety work session, but they've been providing um flyers and press releases um going out doortodoor uh north main street commercial areas. They've covered Amigansit and they're headed out to MTalk to meet with rest uh I'm sorry to meet with store owners and managers
176to explain what the rules are because the the the New York State uh vehicle and traffic law has been evolving as these bikes have become more prolific. They wanted to remind folks that you need to be 16 to ride an ebike. 16 and 17 year olds need to wear a helmet um to be classified as as an ebike. It has to have pedals. Otherwise, if there's a motor with no pedals, they have to follow motor vehicle laws. Uh we don't allow vehic um ebikes on sidewalks, and that's the the big education piece. Um, so what the PD has been doing and it's been spearheaded by Captain Martin is these press releases and flyers that they've created, they've sent them to all of the East End town super school superintendent and asked them to push it
177out on their uh, have they been getting it from? They went out today to Springs all springs in the I believe in the parent portals. So all springs in English and Spanish got flyers on that today. They're reaching out to the clericus. Uh, I would like to recommend that we print copies and ask our local food pantries to distribute them. Maybe we do they all do it on the same week to get that out. Um, they're also PD is working on verbiage for signs uh in those areas where it's most problematic. So, um, it was a really healthy discussion. committee was really grateful that so much time and care and consideration has gone into this effort and that all of their questions were answered and that was really the bulk of our discussion. Uh Captain
178Martin was with us for about an hour going through it all and so that's what I have in my liazison report for today and I think we should we've got quite a few resolutions. Um Tom, if you want to start off 2025684 is a resolution and order after public hearing. Uh this is for the construction improvement to the sanitation department as me as mentioned earlier estimating a maximum cost of 250,000 to um sorry I apologize I missed a section there. Uh part is to the instruct construct improvements to the sanitation department building uh for 250,000. Then there is acquiring of a truml which is a material sorder an estimated cost of 445,000. The acquisition of radiological detectors an estimated cost of 91,500. The construction of drainage improvements and sanitation building an estimated cost of 300,000
179total cost of 1,86,500. um ordered the district should make a careful estimate of the expense of the foregoing items and with the assistance of the town attorney should prepare proposed contract therefore which estimate the uh and the proposed contract should be presented to the town board as soon as possible and is hereby ordered that the expense of the foregoing items should be financed at the issuance of bonds with the town and the principal amount not to exceed 1,86,500 and the cost thereof including the payment of principal of and interest on said bonds shall be paid by the levy and collection of assessments for several lots and parcels land within the district and on an advalorum basis in the same manner and at the same time as other town charges. Is hereby further ordered that the
180town clerk record or cause to be recorded a certified copy of this resolution and order after public hearing in the office of the clerk of Suffach County within 10 days um uh after adoption thereof. Second. All in favor? I 2025685 is a bond resolution uh bond resolution of the town of East Hampton, New York adopted May 1st, 2025 appropriating 1,86,500 for the increase in improvement of facilities of the East Hampton garbage and refuse district and authorizing the issuance of bonds of said town in the principal amount of said not to exceed 1,86,500 to finance appropriation. Second. Carol just questioned. Should that say May May 6th in the headline? It says the bond resolution of the adopted May one. May 6. That should be May 6. Roll call as adopted. As adopted, sir. Yes, please. I
181I I I 686 is to authorize a transfer from the YMCA reserve account um uh the amount of $1,040 from uh appropriation reserves to increase building improvements to the rec center in the amount of $1,040. Second. All in favor? 2025 687 is uh for the wellness 60 plus May drawing and painting instruction. Uh whereas Kate Goldman and Theresa Lawler are both members of Empton Arts Council have agreed to offer art instruction at the Senior Center Springs Fireplace as part of the wellness 60 plus program for the month of May at a cost to the town not to exceed $200. Second. All in favor? I I'm glad to offer resolution 2024 688. Uh this is accept a donation of a memorial bench. A gift from Joan Hegner. Where is Miss Hegner? Is would like to donate
182a memorial bench to as a gift to the town of East Hampton in memory of her husband Ray Raymond Hegner to be placed in front of 729 Montalk Highway Malk. The town of Eastampton hereby gratefully accepts a donation by Joan Hegner to the town of East Hampton. Second. All in favor? I 689 is authorization to take drone exam to Michael Jiren and who is an employee in the land acquisition and management department. This cost is not to exceed $175. Second. All in favor? I. I have resolution 690 and this is a provisional appointment to principal planner for Sarah Lewis. resolved that Sarah Lewis be and is hereby appointed on a provisional basis to full-time position of principal planner in the planning department at the hourly rate of uh $3923 grade 32 starting step which is
183$81,592.37 annual for a 40-hour work week effective May 27th 2025 second. All in favor? I. Resolution 691 is appoint temporary office assistant in the building department. Resolved that Daisy Rales be and is hereby appointed to the position of temporary office assistant in the building department at the out hourly rate of $25 to be paid by bi-weekly for a 90-day period beginning May 12th, 2025 and ending on August 10th, 2025. Second. All in favor? I resolution 692 is to approve to issue a approval to issue check special event fee refund to raw school whereas Ros School is a nonprofit 501c3 and has requested a refund of such of such fees. Resolved that the town clerk be authorized to issue a refunded check in the amount of uh $200 for the application fee and $ 250 for
184the permit fee to Ros School. Second. All in favor? Resolution 693 is to authorize payment to Cintas and this is resolved that the town will pay an outstanding 2024 invoice in the amount of $294. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 2025694 is to adopt a local law amending chapter 62 of civil enforcement and administrative adjudification. The town board held a public hearing on March 20th to consider the local law. After considering the proposed moment amendments to the local law and there was no public comments at the time of the hearing, the town board believes that the adoption of the proposed amendments to the local law is in the best interest of the town. Be it resolved that the proposed amendments to the local law are hereby adopted and the full text as follows. Second. All
185in favor? I. Resolution 2025695 is to amend the bond $750,000 for additional navigation project Lake Malktok. This is what Councilman Lee discussed how originally Army Corps uh had a cost estimate of 77,274,000. Now they believe that that project may be closer to uh 11.1 million. So, it's necessary to amend the bond from 750,000 to 1,111,000 1,111,000. There's a typo. Yeah, something's 1,11,11. Okay. Sorry. Second. I have a roll call, please. I I resolution 2025696 is to appoint temporary office assistant in the human resources department Katherine Orana and at the hourly rate of $255 for a 90-day pay period beginning May 19th ending August 17th. Second. All in favor? I. 697 is to accept a proposal for the annual update of capital assets for 2024. Consultants shall be paid a total amount not to exceed $1,250.
186Second. All in favor? I. 698 is a retroactive approval for community project funding for the fiscal 26 submission and we the town is eligible to submit an application to Congressman Lotus community project funding request for fiscal year 26 uh opportunity and we didn't have a board meeting uh prior to the due date so this is uh retroactive second. All in favor? I. 699 is to amend resolution 2025280 and this is to correct to correct uh the date for training. Second. All in favor? I we got additional resolutions. I have Tom I think is the first one. Tom's got a Yeah, Tom 700. I did not get in my copy. I apologize guys. Thank you. Resolution 700 be resolved the town board directs the budget office to make the following modification for cost associated with the
187rental of a grinder sanitation department while emergency repairs riverboard and town equipment. Uh it's a cost of the town not to exceed $60,000. Second. All in favor? I have resolution 701. This is the point part-time uh to seasonal lifeguards and recreation department for May 2025 effective May 18, 2025. Names and positions listed below. Second. All in favor? I I have 702. This is authorize a CPF water quality award for round 1225 to clear bay environmental. This is for a design installation of enhanced wetland restoration project. The headquarters of Hall Creek. This is a project type of a non-point source pollution reduction habitat restoration. The funding award is $91,328. Second. All in favor? I. I have 703. This is authorized a CPF water quality award for round one 2025 for treecape at East Hampton condos. Uh
188and this was for wastewater treatment improvement for 24 units on the properties for a total flow of 7200 gallons a day. The funding award was 327,273. Second. All in favor? I 704 is authorized a CPF water quality award for round one 2025. This is for the Springs General Store. Uh, and this was for an installation of an IIA upgrade to serve the Springs General Store with a flow rate of 526 gallons per day to replace an existing sensial conventional septic system. Uh, this is a wastewater treatment improvement. The funding awards $131,567. Second. All in favor? I. 705 is authorized a CPA water quality award for round 1225 for South Fork Sea Farmers. Uh and this was the support of oyster reef building project in Thrma Harbor to uh uh for a shell washer conveyor and
189tumbler. The amount of cost was $46,000. Second. All in favor? I 706 is authorized a CPF water quality award for round 1225 for the Sag Harbor sewershed L expansion engineering. Uh and again this is for the project sponsor was a village of Sag Harbor for engineering and uh design cost associate associated with this for the wastewater treatment improvement which was funding award is 31,900. Second. All in favor? I I want to make a motion to withdraw 707. Second. All in favor? I I have resolution uh Do you have another one, Dave? No, I do not. I just got ahead of myself. I have resolution 708 and this is to amend the 2025 CSEA schedule A add administrative assistant 2. Whereas the town has requested that the title of administrative assistant 2 be added to the
190CEA schedule A and has re and this has this request has been reviewed with and has reviewed this request with the president of the CEA bargaining unit resolved that the CEA schedule A is hereby amended to reflect the addition of administrative assistant 2 on grade 30 starting step in 2025 is uh $3628 per hour with the schedule of a 40hour work week effective May 7th, 2025. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution uh 709 and this is a notice of public hearing to consider amending article 11 of chapter 255 extend pilot program for outdoor dining. Uh be it uh resolved that the town board will hold a public meeting on June 5th, 2025 at 6 PM at East Hampton Town Hall to consider amendments to local law uh amending chapter 255 zoning article 11 uses and
191dimensions to extend the outdoor dining at restaurants and outdoor seating at takeout food stores pilot program providing for an administrative permit for the transfer of indoor restaurant and takeout seating uh to outdoor seating. Uh the full text is available below. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 710 is to appoint student intern 2 to the natural resources department skate uh for Kate Branch Chula. Uh this is uh Kate is hereby appointed to the position of part-time student intern 2 with the natural resources department at the hourly rate of $20. Uh this uh is effective June 9th, 2025 through August 20th, 2025. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 711 is the approval of Cory's Wave LLC seasonal permit uh seasonal event permit 2025 for surf construction at ditch planes. All conditions relate below. Second. All in favor?
192I. Um next is you have I have an ID for 712. 712. Okay. Resolution 712. Uh this is to this is the town of Eastampton Community Housing Fund first-time home buyer down payment assistant program update. This is to allocate $600,000 to be administered administratively based on the updated program details. Second. All in favor? I. I'm going to read in resolution 713 is to adopt amendment to chapter 25 ethics code of whereas the town board held a public hearing on April 17, 2025 to consider amending East Hampton Town Code Chapter 25 ethics code of to include community housing advisory board and water techn water quality technical analysis committee in the definition of municipal board. allow town board members to accept tickets to certain events where attendance is in the performance of the town board member's official
193duties and require advisory opinions which affect the employment of an individual uh employee to be included in the p employees personnel file. Uh be it resolved that after considering the matter and any comments of the public at the time of the hearing, the town board believes that the proposed amendment to chapter two chapter 25 ethics code uh of uh of the town eastampton town code is in the best interest of the residents of the town. Full change uh listed below. Second. All in favor? I roll call. Yeah. Um we'll move for discussion. Um this one this includes the tickets. Yes. Yeah. So, I mean, for that reason, I I'd mentioned the thing I I was very much of the mind that there should be a $75 cap previously on what the ticket is. I know
194it's gone higher than that. I I don't agree with that. So, as such, I will not be voting with this um amendment. Yeah, I'm going to abstain from the vote. I'm I'm largely in favor of everything here and I'm okay with the the the ticket cost. Uh, but just based on the comments that we received at the public hearing, I'm going to abstain because I'm largely in favor, but there's one piece I I've got questions about. Carol, if you could please do a roll call. N I abstain. I resolution 714. This is to amend the fund line for the acquisition of 82 Bow Orsman Road. Uh this is a walk-on resolution. Um it's just to amend a fund line for um the acquisition of 82 Borsman. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 2025715 is to
195amend 2025 CSA schedule a add harbor master 2 supervisor. And this is the addition of the Harbor 2 supervisor title at grade 34 with a 40-hour work week with the starting step hourly rate at $4161 effective May 7th, 2025. And also the Harbor 3 title is designated for department heads and as such this title shall be removed from the CSA CSEA schedule A second. All in favor? I. Okay. So those are all the resolutions we have. Do I have a motion to go into exec session? Yes, I'd like to make a motion to go into executive session for personnel, real estate, contracts, and litigation. Second. All in favor? I. Thank you, everyone. And thank you, Jason.