001Thanks, Matthew. You got it. All right. Good evening, East Hampton Town Board. We're live on channel 22. We're streaming to YouTube. The phone lines are open for public comment. This meeting is being recorded, and you may begin. Thank you, Matthew. Good evening everyone and welcome to the East Hampton Town Board meeting of Thursday, April 17, 2025. Carol, if you could please read the roll call. Council member Fle, Council Member Lee, present. Council member Rogers, present. Council member Calder Pedmont, present. Supervisor B Gonzalez, present. If we could all stand for the pledge of allegiance. [Music] I pledge algiance 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 tonight we have three public hearings. The first is
002to amend chapter 25, the code of ethics. The second public hearing is to establish the East Hampton water supply and fire district protect fire protection district. And lastly, there's a grant of scenic and conservation easement for 114 South Etna Avenue in Montalk. That's going to be followed by public portion and then resolutions. We ask when you come up to address the board and you're calling in to kindly keep your comments to three minutes. So, uh, Carol, oh, wait. We've got Hugh here. Q. Hi. Come on down. Okay. Hugh King, East Town historian. Um, tonight we were supposed to talk about uh police chief William Jacobs, but we're going to pass on that. And we could also be talking about Helen Ratray who just passed away, but we'll push I'm going to push them. Okay. Because
003I want to talk again about Josephine Ky. Josephine Kraky of course was 100 years old and she passed away. I just want to remind everybody what it was like when she was born. The Amigans School when Mrs. Ky was born was on the corner of Whipperwill Street in Montalk Highway. Whipperwill Street was changed for some crazy reason to Atlantic Avenue. So where the tennis courts are now, that's where the 1881 school was. Mrs. Ky went to that school. Then when they built the school on Main Street, Mrs. Ky went to that school, too. Myoma Hall was owned by the Lady Society of Busy Workers in 1925. The firehouse, the Amigans firehouse was on where the parking lot and playground is of the Amigans school right to the right. That's where the Amigans firehouse was in
0041925. David Barnes was living in his relative's house. His relative was Aras Barnes, a whaleboat captain. The house is now Steven Talkhouse, but that was a Barnes Homestead, and he was living there in 1925. The CV Hotel had just burned down. The CV Hotel was Amigans's only hotel. It was on the corner of Further Lane in Indian Wales Highway. The Eastampton Golf and Country Club had just been built. Um, it's now the site of the South Fork Club, and they're changing the name back to the Amigans Golf Club. Scoville Hall had just been built. Miss Amelia may have been living in her cottage in 1925. She died in 1930 upstate New York. So I don't know where she was in 1925. The Amigans Library building was only four years old. The life-saving station was still
005in use in 1925. The post office was in Conland Hand store on Main Street. Now it's that historic landmark Iluto something. I don't know what it is. Uno's garage has just been built and the Amagancet windmill had just burned down in 1925 and the Amigansit windmill was on windmill lane. All right, I'll be back later. So Hugh, I think you gave Josephine her proclamation, didn't you? Weren't you there when she I was there when Mrs. for theund her 101st birthday? You gave it to Mrs. Curls and Josephine, right? for for 101. But then the year prior, Tom and I gave it to Josephine out at the Montalk nutrition program. Oh gosh. So she got two proclamations for 100. Well, you get when you you'll you'll learn this when you be when you turn 90. You
006get one every year. We have an over 90 party and we give proclamations. Yeah. Oh, you get one at 90. 90 and and up. All right. I'll see you at 90. All right, Carol, if you could please read the first meeting notice. The public hearings will be held live and in person by the town board and will be available electronically by video and teleconferencing and will be televised on local TV channel 22 and available for liveream on the LTV website. The public shall be permitted to appear in person, but may also provide comments on the matter being heard by calling 351-888-6331. Any person or party wishing to be heard with respect to the foregoing may do so in person, by agent, by attorney, or by written comment addressed to the East Hampton Town Clerk, 159
007Panagor Road, East Hampton. Comments may also be submitted to the town clerk by email to c Brennan at eampny.gov. All comments must be received by the town clerk by the date and time of the public hearing. Please check the meeting agenda posted on the town's website for any changes and for updated information. Notice is hereby given that the town board of the town of East Hampton will hold a public hearing at town hall 159 Panagle Road, East Hampton on Thursday, April 17th at 6 PM or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard to consider comments of all persons regarding the amendment of chapter 25 ethics code of of the town code of the town of East Hampton and abstract of which follows a local law amending chapter 25 ethics code of the East
008Hampton Town Code. A full text of the local law is available for inspection in the office of the town clerk, 159 Panagle Road, East Hampton, during regular business hours. Thank you, Carol. So, we have Hugh King signed up. Welcome back, Hugh. New guy over there. Okay. Hugh King. Now, I'm the chairman of the East Hampton Town Board of Ethics. I'm speaking for the Board of Ethics. The board of ethics agrees that the community h housing advisory board and the water quality technical advisory committee should be added to those who fill out financial disclosure forms. The board of ethics agrees that the advisory opinions which affect the employment of indiv individual town employers should be forwarded to the human resources department to be included in the employees personnel file. Uh another suggestion we have it doesn't
009need a change in the code. Prospective employees should be given a copy of the code of ethics when they are interviewed, especially the conflicts of interest prohibited. So when they're interviewed, they understand, you know, what the parameters would be. I don't think we can just ask human resources to do that. I don't think you need a code change. All right. The board of ethics agrees that board members and other municipal employees should be allowed to accept a complimentary ticket to an event regardless of price as long as the attendance is part of their official governmental duties. However, spouses, significant others or guests who are not governmental employees should not be allowed a complimentary ticket as as they are not performing a governmental duty. That's uh that's our opinion. So, you can do what what you
010want with it. Thank you, Hugh. Would anyone else like to address the board on this matter? Matthew, is there anyone on the line? We have no callers on the line. Motion to close. Second. All in favor? I I Carol, if you could please read the second meeting notice. Notice is hereby given that the town board of the town of East Hampton will hold a public hearing at town hall 159 Panagle Road Eastampton on Thursday, April 17th at 6 p.m. or soon thereafter this matter may be heard to consider comments of all persons regarding the establishment of a fire protection district over the entire portion of the East Hampton Water Supply District to be entitled the East Hampton Water Supply and Fire Protection District pursuant to New York State Town Law Section 170. The public hearing
011will Okay, great. Is there anyone that would like to address the board on this public hearing? Matthew, is there anyone that's joined the line? Uh, we do have one caller. I'll put them through. Okay. Good evening, town boy. This is David Buddha. Can you hear me? Yes, you can. I assume you can. Um, I just want to clarif clarification. It sounds to me like this is merely a nomenclature change that we had a water protection district that had the uh name of just being a water supply district and you are simply changing the name to include both functions water supply and fire protection and that there you're this does not in any way constitute a change to the boundaries of the existing fire protection district which is currently known as the water supply district. Is
012that East Hampton Water Supply District? Is that correct? Yes. Okay. Then I have one more suggestion. Uh since you know most a lot of people don't understand fire protection districts uh and how they came to into existence as opposed to uh fire districts. Um, there would probably be some savings in paperwork and function if the Northwest Fire Protection District were to be merged with the East Hampton Water Supply and Fire Protection District. Since both of those fire protection districts are contracted with by the town are contracted with the village of East Hampton to provide all of their fire protection and ambulance services. Has any thought been given to the possibility of considering to merge those two existing fire protection districts so that they would only be have be one budget and one uh resolution necessary
013to uh provide service and and there would be some streamlining of and some efficiencies if that would result I believe. So that's my question and comments. Thank you. Thank you, David. Matthew, is there anyone else on the line? We have no other callers on the line at this time. Motion to close. Second. All in favor? I. Carol, if you could please read the last meeting notice. Please take notice that pursuant to section 247 the general municipal law of the state of New York and the provisions of the East Hampton Town Code, the town board of the town of East Hampton will hold a public hearing in the town hall meeting room 159 Panagle Road, East Hampton Thursday, April 17th at 6 p.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard concerning the following
014grant of scenic and conservation easement to the town of East Hampton. The grantor is Paul Kenyon to scenic and conservation easement dated March 4th. The location is 114 South Edna Avenue in Mtok Suffach County Tax Map 300 4923 and the reviewing agency is the ZBA. Thank you, Carol. And I have Sam Kramer signed up. Not for this. Oh, I'm not for this. Okay. Do I have anyone here that would like to address the board on this public hearing? Matthew, has anyone else joined the line? Uh, we have David Boot on the line as well. I'll put him through. Does he want to speak again? Hi. Actually, I just jumped back on the line so that I would be in place in order to speak during the public comment section. Thank you. All right. Thank you,
015David. I have a motion to close. Motion close. Second. All in favor? I. Okay. Now, we're up to the public portion. Sam, welcome. Thank you. Good evening. Welcome. Uh, I'm used to saying welcome. Good evening. Thank you for having me here. Um, I have a court appearance on May 1st and I won't be able to be here. I'll file a letter so that my comments can be on uh so you'll have my comments on the record. Um, but I wanted to come here tonight and just say a few words about the proposed amendments to allow the town to exempt itself from the zoning code. Uh, there's much that is wrong with the proposal both procedurally and substantively, but let me start with this. It's totally unnecessary. Can the town board site to even one example
016of some vital town need not being met or being unduly delayed because the town had to endure the inconvenience of complying with zoning? Is there any project that the town was unable to implement because of the zoning code? Or is undertaking a Monroe balancing test simply too high a bar for the town? It's hard to believe given how little it takes to comply with the with the requirements of Monroe. As for the law itself, the problem begins with a definition of community resources. The definition includes just about every asset that the town owns or is likely to own. And all the town board has to do is wave a magic wand and that asset automatically qualifies as a community resource. It's difficult to imagine any town asset that would not qualify as a community resource.
017There are many other problems with this proposal, but I just want to focus on two. First, does the town board think that it has a monopoly on good planning? Does the town board really think that it knows better than the planning board how to deal with traffic flow or environmental impacts or character of the community? Does the town board really think that it knows better than the zoning board about setbacks and natural resources special permits? And is the town board really qualified to choose among the aesthetic choices in which the ARB is expert? But even more important than that, and I'll leave with leave with this, the nature of a zoning code anywhere is that it inconveniences property owners. There is a tradeoff between the benefit to the town and the inconvenience to the property
018owners. This town has thrived because of its zoning code. And just because other municipalities have passed similar laws as is proposed does not mean we should pass such a law here. This town's regulatory boards are very careful in how they enforce the zoning codes. allowing an entire class of projects to avoid the strictures of the zoning code merely because those projects emanate from town hall rather than from a private developer undermines the legitimacy of the zoning code and the boards that enforce it. A bad project is a bad project and it doesn't matter whether that project is a public project or a private project and the town board should not be given cart blanch to impose bad projects on the town. Thank you very much. Thank you Sam. Would anyone else like to address the
019board on this for this public hearing? I mean I'm sorry for public portion. Come on up, Larry. Welcome Larry. Hello. Uh, thank you board. Um, just a little bit to say on this issue here. Um, I watched your meeting last Tuesday and I watched uh, Rob start and there were a lot of things that Rob said which I and a lot of town people would like kind of more in our regular everyday life. He said this would enable swift development. it would could eliminate economic waste. I mean these are all great things. Um then Tom went in and he said this would enable operational efficiency and then Tom went on to say this is what we need to operate. Um Ian went in to say this is fiscally responsible not to waste resources and this
020is a reasonable efficient process. Kate then said when we need dune restoration and we need to fix it quickly. It'll prevent damage. I've seen many people in front of you guys whose houses were about to wash away who wanted to dump some sand in front of their house. Um Kate said it would be more efficient, more conducive, not restrictive. The DEEC is tough. So what you guys do as a town is your thing. But I think what I'm here for is, and this isn't you, this is 40 years of zoning in this town, which has done a beautiful job, but I think we've gotten to a point where it doesn't work anymore. When it takes two years to do some processes just to change windows, something has to change. I've got a project right now
021on the water. It would be something. There's a term I think it's building kind. I think I heard it somewhere here. The house when you see it from the street is 6 feet tall, 9 ft tall on the water side. I offered to take the septic that goes directly almost into the harbor right now, put in a nitrogen system on the street side, get a HERS rating, get compliant on all of the code, but because I want to change the windows, I'm a year and a half into this process. The anger that this creates when I'm trying to take a 1600 square foot house, turn it into a 1600 foot house, not an inch bigger, an inch higher, get a HERS rating, make it energy compliant, and clean up the septic and give a 25
022strip of um rebuff along the harbor. When this takes me two years, something is broken. And I would love it if you guys would meet with us so that we could and again not big a builder house, build a bigger house in that location, but when people are asking to do interior renovations, upgrade septic systems that we can make those things happen faster. Um, like I said, we live in a beautiful town. Our zoning is our most important thing and um, love to continue on. Thank you for your time. Thank you, Larry. Would anyone else like to address the board? Kevin, welcome. Thank you for uh letting me be heard. I'd like to echo what Mr. State your name for the Kevin Scott for the clerk. Thank you, Kevin. Um uh I'd like to echo
023what Mr. Kramer said, "And as a resident in Freetown, I presented to the town board a few about 10 days ago a letter from our organiz neighborhood organization asking you to consider uh visiting us and uh discussing how zoning impacts things that have been proposed in our neighborhood as well as the important archaeological and historical things that have been found uh in certain sites in our area that dovetail into the plain sight project as well as things that have been discovered in the last year that the state parks department is looking into. So this aligns itself with my opposition and my agreements to Kramer and others who are very concerned about this what seems to be an overreaction in my in my opinion to allow uh things to be designated community resource exactly what is
024that we who live in a historic uh African-American community which is now quite diverse but began that way as a uh montan African-American community are concerned that these types of um uh changes in the zoning could could result in chaos. What we believe we are a community resource. We'd like this board and other agencies to put resources supporting the parks department designation of our area into a framework of this becoming a cultural historic district. But how does this type of law amendment conflict with uh changing zoning arbitrarily potentially and allowing development because some folks think it's inconvenient? I agree that while the processes are uh may seem long to developers, I think they work perfectly. I think they're fabulous. I think that they uh speak to maintaining the character of this community and that this
025community is now at tilt uh as it relates to traffic and noise and all the things that come with overdevelopment. Uh a 6,000t house on a quarter acre doesn't make sense to me. Both the noise and traffic and shadows it creates on its neighbors. I think the recent uh change in uh square footage makes sense. I think this is contravening that and so I wanted to come up and speak to that and to again on the record invite this board to meet with our community organization in person. I'll host coffee, whatever, donut holes, whatever you like. And um have further discussion about this proposal as well as what we presented to you uh as it relates to development and zoning compliance and following uh environmental noise traffic uh legislation and and rules that are in
026place now that is in place now. We should not arbitrarily remove that because of a convenience or a supposition that it will improve the process. I could no more strongly disagree than if I were two feet taller. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you, Kevin. Kevin, just FYI, I did not receive your email. This is a common thing. I've got a strange name. It wasn't It was hand delivered. Oh, it was hand delivered. So, but I can uh send it to you or drop it off. I just It might not have gotten my letter. I don't think I received it either. Um, oh, I'm I left it with um Yeah, cuz I'd love to talk to you also about uh the St. Matthews Chapel. Yes, it all ties in. Uh um so why
027don't I I'll drop it. Wait, no, we I'll get it. I didn't realize. I thought you emailed it. Yeah, we'll we'll get it from Kathy. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Okay. Would anyone else like to address the board? Matthew, is there anyone on the line? I believe David Buddha is, right? Yes, David's still waiting. I'll put him through. Thank you. Thank you again. This is David Buddha from the Springs. I'm calling in tonight to register my strong protest against the proposed consideration and adoption of resolution 2025-593 sponsored by Council Person Rogers concerning the proposed exemption of any and all so-called community resources from the town zoning requirements. My objections to this resolution are both procedural and substantive. Since time is so short for public comment, let me start with the procedural phaua phauas you
028have committed. New York State Town Law Section PN1 requires at least 10 days public notice by publication for any public hearing to consider any amendment of the zoning code. This resolution would violate the state town law statute. Also, town code section 255930C mandates that every proposed amendment or change to the zoning chapter of the town code shall be referred to the planning board for a written recommendation. And such referral must be made prior to any public hearing on the proposed change and shall be made with sufficient time to allow the planning board to consider the proposed change at a regularly scheduled planning board meeting and to forward its recommendation to the town board prior to the date of any town board hearing. By scheduling a public hearing or proposing to schedule a public hearing on
029May 1st, a mere 14 days from tonight, you appear to be ensuring that the planning board would not have a reasonable opportunity to review, consider, and comment and transfer that comment to the to you on the significant very significant proposed change to the town zoning code. Turning now to my substantive concerns, the proposal to amend the town zoning code to create an all-encompassing definition of community resources that would be exempt that would exempt all such uses on any town-owned property from compliance with town zoning for all town sponsored projects for recreational, cultural, environmental, and quote all others all other areas of public interest end quote is totally misguided. overly broad and would have an unlimited scope of applicability to the possible detriment of many owners of properties located adjacent to any town owned land. There
030is nothing inherent in the political qualifications for one to run for and to be elected to the town board that qualifies any of you to supersede and disembowel the functions of the planning board, zoning board of appeals, and architectural review board in one fell swoop. These development regulatory boards were created by state and town laws because these boards provide critical and essential oversight of all development in our town. This proposal would place all town projects on a gilded pedestal where the town interest would trump over the interests of any and all neighboring property owners. The means and mechanism for challenging any such town board approved development projects would be either non-existent or would have to proceed through uncharted waters. I have just one more paragraph. Our three statutoily created boards that exercise regulatory control over
031development applications must follow strict rules and regulations that provide the public with access to every document submitted to the boards. There is a court process for challenging determinations rendered by those boards. Does the proposed mechanism for townboard reviewing and approving all community resource developments provide for the same level of public participation, oversight, and protection? My answer is clearly it does not. Thank you very much. Thank you, David. Matthew, is there anyone else on the line? We have no other callers on the line. Okay, so we are going to move on to resolutions. David, I happily offer resolution 2025573. This is warrant number 4B. This is approval of claims in the amount of 3,937, $17.75 and a utility warrant 4B in the amount of $58,657.50. Second. All in favor? I 574 is a schedule of public
032hearing for a real property acquisition. The reporter owner is Jerry and Peter Keeler at 351 Olstoneone Highway in Spring, Suffach County Tax M 300-83-6-5. This is 5.6 acres of developed land located at 351 Stone Highway. Proposed purchase price is $1.75 million. Uh uh the purpose of set acquisition is for open space uh using community preservation funds. The public hearing will be held on May 1st, 2025 at 6 pm. Second. All in favor? I. Excuse me. 575 is a notice of public hearing for a water grant uh water quality grant award for our uh our round one of 2025 for DNR Family Realy Group LLC. This is for IA upgrade. Uh the project sponsor is a DNR family realy group LLC. The summary is an installation of an innovative alternative sanitary system to upgrade the existing
033septic system serving 2,130 gallons per day flow at the restaurant located at 28 Mason Park Road, East Hampton. The project type is a wastewater treatment improvement. The funding uh the funding would be $70,38. The public hearing also would be held on May 1st, 2025 at 6 p.m. Second. All in favor? I I 576 is a notice of public hearing for water quality grant award uh round one for 2025. This is for the Sag Harbor sewership sewer shed L for engineering. The project sponsor is the village of Sag Harbor. The summary is engineering design cost associated with the expansion of sewer shed L sewer service area to include Sag Harbor schools. The project type is a wastewater treatment improvement. The funding award would be $31,900. The public hearing is also to be held on May 1st,
0342025 at 6 p.m. Second. All in favor? I 577 is a notice of public hearing. This is for a water quality grant for round one for 2025. This is for the Springs General Store. Um, and this the project sponsor is Daniel Bennett of Vun Fleece LLC. Uh, Springs General Store. The summary is an installation of an IIA upgrade to serve the Springs General Store with a flow of 562 gallons per day to replace an existing conventional septic system. The project type is a wastewater treatment improvement. The funding award would be $131,567. Um the public hearing also be held on May 1st, 2025. Second. All in favor? I excuse me. 578 is a notice of public hearing. This is for water quality grant award for round one of 2025. This for treecape at East Hampton condominiums.
035Project sponsor is Tescape at East Hampton condominiums. The summary is an installation of IIA upgrades that serve 24 units on two properties at the Treecape condominis with a flow of 77,200 gallons per day. The project type is a wastewater treatment improvement. The funding award would be $327,273. The public hearing on this also will be held on May 1st, 2025 at 6 p.m. Second. All in favor? I I. Resolution 2025579 is a notice of public hearing for water quality grant award for round one of 2025. This is for Clear Bays enhanced wetland in Hog Creek. Uh the project sponsor is Clear Bays Environmental. The summary is a design installation of an enhanced wetland uh restoration project the headwaters of H Hall Creek to stabilize an eroding shoreline and provide groundwater nitrogen reducing benefits to Hall Creek.
036Project type is nonpoint non-point source pollution reduction and habitat restoration. The funding award would have been would be $91,328. The public hearing also would be held on May 1st, 2025 at 6 p.m. Second. All in favor? I 580 is a notice of public hearing. This is for a water quality grant award for round one of 2025. This is for the South Fork Sea Farmers. Uh project sponsor is South Fork Sea Farmers. Uh the summary is to support an oyster reef building project in ThreeM Harbor for a shell washer conveyor and tumbler to improve operations and the quality of reef sites. The project type is a wastewater treatment improvement and the funding award is $46,000. The public hearing also would be held on May 1st, 2025. Second. All in favor? I uh 581 is uh uh
037RFP EH2025102. This is uh a request for proposal for a license to utilize agricultural lands at 20 springs Fireplace Road. The proposal is available on April 24th, 2025. And the proposal is due back on May 15th, 2025, excuse me. Uh for any questions, please contact town's purchasing department at 631- 324-4183. Second. All in favor? I I 582 is a notice of biders for uh EH25-018. This is for kitchen uniforms and uniforms and small wares. The bid is available on April 17th, 2025 and the bid is due back on May 1st, 2025. Um and any information needed, please contact the purchasing department at East Hampton. Second. All in favor? I. 583 is Abraham's path park comfort station and storage building. The bid is eh2022515. This the bid is available on April 17, 2025 and the bid
038is due back on May 15th, 2025. All biders are strongly urged to attend a premeating for EH25-015 on Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 111 a.m. at the site located at 306 Abraham's Path. Any questions, please contact the town's purchasing department at 631-3244183. Second. All in favor? I. 584 is a notice of biders for EH25-020. This is for the SYA Springs Youth Association for the HVAC improvements. Bid available is on 42425. The bid is due back in 51525. Uh any questions, please contact the town's purchasing department. Second. All in favor? I 585 is a set bid. Eh25-00008. This is for food service, kitchen wear items and miscellaneous foods from March 2025 to Malia Foods, excuse me, New York of New York incorporated to Samel and Sons Incorporated, Jerusalem Distri D dist Distribution Incorporated, DBA's Metroar and Interl
039Packaging Hardy Party. All right, that's all. Second. All in favor? I But why not, right? Uh, okay. So uh I'm happy to present resolution 2025586 is the set bid for EH20 uh 255011. This is for pumpout take monitor moni pump pumpout tank monitoring systems to Aventur Construction Corporation uh where the town received a bid for Aventur Construction Corporation and hereby accept the total cost of $67,998 for the pumpout tank monitoring assistance pro uh assistance project. Um thank you. Second. All in favor? I I 587 is accept bid EH25 016. This is the big one for portable toilets for rental and servicing for 2025 to call ahead corporation. Second. All in favor? I I 588 to approve change order number three. This is for the Montalk Playhouse Community Center. This was for bid EH23-036 to Macaron
040Plumbing. Uh discussed this earlier. This will be total change order number three in the amount of $4,64043. This is to provide additional funds to cover operation and replace a bell and flow switch. Second. All in favor? I. 589 is approved change order number eight. This is for the Montalk Playhouse Community Center. This is for EH23-036. This is to MRJ Industries LLT. The change order uh for number eight is for $17,200. Uh these are funds to cover an installation of house metering equipment brake feeds with TR and conduit to uh to route through metering equipment for one 800A panel and two 200A panels. Second. All in favor? I 590 approve approve change order number nine. This is for the Montalk Playhouse Community Center. This is for Crossroads Construction Corporation. These change orders number nine uh total
041$77,6462. Uh this is to cover costs for uh miscellaneous wall and roof penetrations not including the HVC HVAC uh contractor scope of work. They raise the west lobby handrail height to 48 in to add pool filters. Additional two guard rails for west windows. Additional railing on the stadium stair. Additional steel beams required and south lobby carpet and tile transition. Excuse me. Second. All in favor? I 591 is approved change order number 10 for the Montto Playhouse Community Centers Foundation for Crosswood Roads Construction Corporation Corporation for bid EH23-036. This is the change order for uh 10 and the amount of $50,000. This says is recommended to the town to approve it to approve to deduct the allowance amount uh in the original contract for furnishing, fixtures, and equipment. Second. All in favor? I. Uh 592 is
042a resolution to amend the license agreement between the town of East Stamp and the Malk Historical Society regarding Second House Museum where the Montalk Historic Historical Society has a license to operate the Second House Museum from September 29th uh 2015. The town board wishes to amend the license agreement to allow the historical society to install maintain an heirloom apple orchard on the prop pro uh on the property. Second. All in favor? I. I have resolution 593 which is a notice of public hearing amending chapter 255 of the East Hampton Town Code uh community resource resolve that the town of East Town Board of East Hampton will hold a public hearing at town hall 159 Penangor Road Eastampton New York on Thursday May 1st 2025 at 6 p.m. or soon thereafter to consider comments of all
043persons regarding the adoption of amendments to chapter 255 of the town of East Hampton um code adopting a definition of community resource and exempting projects deemed community resources from the provisions of 255 zoning and the full text is as uh follows second discussion Jake is was there is there a notice issue with this can we I'd Say we hold off for a second. You want to check that? So So you want to uh us to withdraw it for tonight? For tonight. So I'll make a motion to uh I'll make a motion to uh withdraw our table. Uh we are going to adjourn this. Sure. Just just pull it from tonight's agenda and we're fine. Okay. I make a motion to withdraw resolution. I apologize. 593 59. Uh 593. Second. All in favor? I. Yes. Yeah.
044I Okay. Uh resolution 594 is to appoint Eric Shance to principal planner 2 in the planning department. Whereas Eric Chance is currently the director of housing and as per Sepha County Department of Human Resources Personnel and Civil Service rules, he is eligible for permanent appointment to principal planner 2 resolved that Eric Chance be and is hereby appointed to the full-time position of principal planner 2 in the planning department at the hourly rate of $44.35. Grade 33, step five, which is $92,25154 annually for a 40hour uh per week schedule effective April 21st, 2025. Second. All in favor? I welcome aboard again, Eric. Uh resolution uh 595 is to accept a road widening easement in uh urban renewal parcel 2 in EH11. Pursuant to local law, the town board of the town with East Hampton adopted urban
045renewal plans covering lot layout and improvements for old file maps. And whereas the plan calls for submission of easements by certain property owners for the purposes of pruning widening and other improvements to specific roads in the subdivision in accordance with the plans. Property owners have submitted a widening easement resolve that the town board approves and accepts these easements. Uh the grtor is uh Anna Gabriella Romosto and the uh location is five Central Avenue, East Hampton. Second. All in favor? I resolution 596 is to accept road widening easement in urban renewal parcel 6 and EH-17. And again, this is the uh concerning the urban renewal plans covering lot layout and improvement for old filed maps regarding permitting uh widening and other improvements to specifies roads. Therefore, be it resolved that the town board approves and accepts
046these easements. The grantor is David Cohen and the address is Royal Street. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 597 is to retain AKRF consultants, planning department, and budget modification. Whereas, due to a shortage of personnel in the planning department and time and attention necessary to review pending applications before the zoning board of appeals, the planning department has determined that additional resources are required. AR AKRF has submitted a proposal dated April 15, 2025 to provide on call assistance to the planning department to support the review of applications for the calendar year 2025. AKRF has provoked hourly rates from $140 an hour uh to $320 an hour set forth in a rate schedule contained in their submitted proposal dated April 15th to perform the services for a not to exceed fee of $25,000. Be it further resol
047uh and also resolve that the finance department is hereby directed to make the following budget modification uh from full-time salaries the amount of $25,000 to outside professional in the same amount. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 598 is to retain the law firm of Farrell Farrell Fritz PC zoning board of appeals and a budget modification. Whereas the law firm Farrell Fritz PC has specialized expertise related to zoning matters. Farrell Fritz has submitted a proposal to the town to provide counsel to the zoning board of appeals in connection with all matters subject to its review including but not limited to secret review and determinations, decisions, public hearings, attendance of board meetings and premeings, reports and other related ma matters. The town board wishes to retain Farrell Fritz effective April 9th, 2025. Therefore, be it resolved that
048said council is to be paid in accordance with the fee schedule set forth below and resolve that the finance department is hereby directed to make the following budget modification. uh that amount uh shall not exceed $15,000 and the budget uh modification is moving uh 15,000 from contingency to outside professional. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 599 is approval of various special events for April and May 2025. A resolve of the following special events are hereby approved with conditions agreed upon by the reviewing committee. Uh one is East Hampton Little League. Um, East Hampton Little League opening day at the Fred Wal Jr. Recreational Facility 110 Stephen Hance Path and Wayne Scott. Saturday, April 26, 2025, noon to 2:00 p.m. Uh, I just add to that uh opening ceremon that's the set opening ceremony for East
049San Little League opening day. It's at 12 noon that day if anyone wants to attend. Great. Thank you, David. Um, the, uh, next is the arts center at Duck Creek. Uh the 2025 exhib ex exhibitions for Eastman and Stemerman. That's at 127 Square Road, East Hampton in the John Little Barn. Saturday uh 53 through Sunday 68 2025. Thursdays through Sundays 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The reception is Saturday, May 3rd, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. And again at the Art Center at Duck Creek, uh 2025 exhibitions for Ralph Stout. Uh this will be in the little gallery again uh Saturday May 3rd through Sunday um June 6, Thursdays through Sundays 2 pm to 6 pm. The reception is Saturday May 3rd 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. And the next event is at the uh Art
050Center at Duck Creek for the airing of the quilts. Uh this is uh will take place on Saturday 5:17 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There is a rain date which is Sunday 5:18 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. And finally, uh East Hampton Historical Farm Museum lecture and slideshow on historic life saving at 131 North Main Street, East Hampton. This will take place on Saturday, May 3rd, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Second. All in favor? I I I'd like to withdraw resolution 600. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 601. This is a notice of public hearing for the town of Eastampton Community Housing Fund firsttime home buyer down payment assistance program update. Uh public hearing will be held on May 1st, 2025 at 6 p.m. I apologize. He's not here. I'm used to
051hearing him. Uh that's on me. Second. All in favor? I I resolution 602. This is to accept bid number EH25-00004 Parsons Blacks in the shop siding restoration rebid. Uh and the award goes to Ronald Web Builder in the amount of $99,956. Second. All in favor? I resolution 603. This is to amend resolution 2021-70 to appoint 2025 spring CAC membership uh with the names listed below. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 604. Uh this is a status change from part-time to temporary assistant clerk for Caroline Dunning. Uh Caroline Dunning status change to temporary assistant clerk for 35 hour per 35h hour work week with no change in hourly rate or budget account. is effective May 1st, 2025 through July 1st, 2025. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 2025605 is to schedule a special meeting for Tuesday,
052April 29th, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. for the purpose of holding an executive session to cons conduct personnel interviews. Second. All in favor? I. 606 is to accept the resignation of town attorney Robert Connelly and Deputy Town attorney Jameson McWills. Second. discussion if you don't mind. I just want to thank Rob and I want to thank Jameson for the time and effort here when I came on the zoning board whatever 100 years ago 13. Yeah. Yeah. Pre pre two kids. Um Rob was my assistant town attorney at that time and he provided me great knowledge and information at that time and he continues to do so. Jameson has been spectacular in working through uh for myself and other board members then too. They'd be sorely missed but I know that they'll be in the community also
053which is always just great to see. I think they were great public servants and helped out the town tremendously over the years and that while they'll be missed here, I look forward to seeing them out in the neighborhood still. Yeah, I agree. Wish them both the best and happy they're both staying local. Yes, I absolutely agree. I thank them for all the good work they did for the town. Will we have a second? Yes. All in favor? I resolution 2025607 is to appoint part-time traffic control officer David Petrago at the hourly rate of $20 effective April 20th. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 608 appointments to the town attorney's office. Jacob Turner is hereby appointed to town attorney at an annual salary of $190,000 for a 40hour work week effective April 28th, 2025. Brittany Taladano
054is hereby appointed to deputy town attorney at an annual salary of $155,000 for a 40-hour work week effective on or after May 12th, 2025. And Charles Collins is hereby appointed to senior town attorney at an annual salary of $125,000 for a 40-hour work week effective April 28th, 2025. Second. All in favor? I. And welcome everyone. Welcome Jake, Jake. Thank you. Thank you. Although you're not officially the town attorney until the 28th, but you are a town. But you are. We appreciate you sitting in while Rob is on vacation. Uh resolution 2025609 is to amend resolution 202589. The members of the East Hampton Sag Harbor Citizens Advisory Committee as one member has resigned. Second. All in favor? I. 610 is to accept a donation of a boat to the East Hampton Town Police Department. And the
055town board graciously accepts the donation from GXG Management LLC for the Captain Kid 4 with an estimated fair market value of $135,000 and a replacement like new value of $500,000. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 611. This is an after hearing resolution. Uh we adopt the establishment of the fire protection district to be entitled the East Hampton Water Supply and Fire District. Second. All in favor? I. 612 is to authorize attendance at New York Association of Towns 2025 conference for Kathleen RDE. The financial impact is $800. Second. All in favor? 613 is to increase the cap for the law office of Vincent Tumi general matters for 2025 constituting a total of $100,000. Second. All in favor? I. 614 is to retain outside council debit Spelman Barrett LLP in Ellis versus the town of East Hampton
056for 2025 in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 615. I'd like to make a motion to withdraw as it is a duplicate resolution. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 616 is to pay Nimmer deductible for Jackson. And this is a claim regarding damage to Gary Jackson's vehicle and the town agrees to pay Nimmer in the amount of $1,526.87. Second. All in favor? I. 617 is to authorize payment of prior year invoices for the finance department. And this is for what? V Verizon Wireless in the amount of $23422. Second. All in favor? I. 618 is to authorize payment for past due invoice for Riverhead building supply in the amount of $79.61. Second. All in favor? I. 619 is to accept a proposal for the structural reinforcement of design plans for
057the Greenport cell tower. The town agrees that structural design plan should be prepared by all points to ensure the stability and safety of the Greenport Tower within current standards at a cost of the town of $3,950. Second. All in favor? I. 620 is to extend contract EH23-23. This is for the East Hampton Airport mowing for 2023. It went to Suburban Maintenance and Landscaping, Inc., and we are going to extend the contract for a total cost of $14,444 mowings annually. Second. All in favor? 621 is to extend contract EH24-017 for the printing of miscellaneous forms for 2024 MAT print Monttok printing in Rididgewood Press. Second. All in favor? I 622 is to extend contract R the RFP EH2024107 for professional engineering services for town projects to LK MLAN Associates engineering and surveying DPC second. All in
058favor I. Resolution 623 is to extend the agreement for specialized bus service for MTOK. its RFP EH2023109 for the Hampton Hopper LLC. And the Hampton Hopper LLC is hereby retained to provide seasonal bus service in Montalk beginning Thursday, June 26th through Monday, September 1st at a cost to the town not to exceed $171,671.54. And this is a sure sign that summer is right around the corner. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 624 is professional and related services for seasonal air traffic control services for East Hampton Public use airport to Robinson Aviation, Inc. for 2025. And this is uh were contracted from April 24th to September 7th at a cost of $62,16560 from the airport fund. Second. All in favor? I. 625 is to approve an agreement with Verizon for Ethernet switched cable. The town is
059in the process of completing a townwide upgrade to its emergency communication systems and ospreys have nested on the camp blue bay tower prior to the installation of the microwave back haul equipment which necess necessitates the instate installation of a fiber optic back haul. So, Verizon is going to install this uh Ethernet fiber circuit at a cost of $889 per month plus applicable taxes and fees for a one-year term. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 626 ratifies a memorandum memorandum of agreement between the town and the dispatchers and this covers the period of January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2027 and it's dated April 14th. Second. All in favor? I. 627 is to authorize time and attendance software and the cost of software and maint and maintenance for 2026 and beyond is $43,821 annually. Second. All
060in favor? I. 628 is a budget modification to close a capital project. This goes back to 2015 and we're increasing appropriated unreserved surplus in the amount of $26,655.31 and we're transferring to capital fund in the same amount. Second. All in favor I I resolution 2025629. This is appoint uh to assistant recreational leader Charles Okonnell uh from March 3rd to 2025 through March 14th. So I apologize. Charles Okconell is hereby appointed to the full-time position of assistant recreational leader hourly rate of $24.94 grade 15 starting step annual salary of $45,39826 for a 35h hour work week effective April 20th 2025 second all in favor I 630 is a salary increase to the secretary of the superintendent of highways in the amount of $5,000 prrated based on effect effective date with no change of budget account or
061weekly schedule effective April 21st, 2025. Second. All in favor? I. I have resolution 631, which is a resolution to allow South Fork Wind LLC to perform out of season work on Beach Lane. Whereas, pursuant to townboard resol resolution 2021-185. The town of East Hampton entered into an easement agreement with South Forkwin on March 9th, 2021, whereby the town granted an easement to South Fork for egress, ingress, and access, and for construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of a certain export cable and associated equipment and facilities to be installed, owned, and maintained by South Fork Wind in connection with the South Fork Wind Farm to the existing Long Island uh Power Authority electric substation. Whereas, pursuant to South Fork Wind Article 7 permit from the state of New York, as well as provision 15 of the easement
062agreement, South Fork Wind LLC is not permitted to perform restoration or remediation activities between May 1st and September 30th of any year unless the town consents to an out ofse work by a duly adopted resolution of the town board. Whereas the substrate and pavement on Beach Lane and Wayne Scott requires uh continued repair work and South Fork Wind has notified the East Hampton Superintendent of Highways of a plan that extends beyond April 30th. Now therefore be it resolved that South Fork Wind is authorized to perform out of season work on Beach Lane until June 12th, 2025. resolved that if there is excessive bad weather or other unforeseen delays and work is not completed by May 21st, 2025, all work should stop on May 22nd, 2025 and not begin again until June 2nd, 2025. resolved that
063Beach Lane should be left clean, safe, and unobstructed during the repair period, and that any materials and/or machinery necessary to complete the work may be stored at 106 Steven Hance Path in East Hampton. Resolved that except unless expressly modified by this resolution, all other terms, conditions, and covenants in the easement agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Second. All in favor? I you have one more Kate. I have one more. Uh this is resolution uh 632 is to accept a resignation ARB appoint new member and alternate whereas Susan B. McGregor SC Scott was appointed to the architectural review board for a 5-year term expiring December 31st, 2029 as per resolution 2025 uh uh 38. Whereas Susan McGregor Scott has resigned from the architectural reboot board effective April 17th. And whereas Claraara Scavone uh was
064appointed to the architectural review board as an alternate member for the calendar year expiring December 31st, 2025. Um therefore now there now uh therefore be it resolved that Claraara Scavone is hereby appointed to the architectural review board to fill the unexpired term of Susan McGre McGregor Scott ending December 31st 2029 and be it further resolved that Susan McGregor Scott is appointed as an alternate member to the architectural review board for the remainder of the calendar year 2025. Second. All in favor? I Okay. Do you have anything they want to bring up? Okay. 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, contracts, and CPF. Second. All in favor? I. Thank you everyone and thank you LTV.