Town Board - Regular Meeting

Please join me in 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. Before you sit down, I'd like to take a moment of silence for Esther Herd Hunt, who passed away this past week, just shy of 103rd birthday. Um she um was responsible for donating two CPF properties um that total 30 acres. The Mildred Herd, let me get it right here. The Mildred Flower Herd Nature Preserve East and Mildred Flower Herd Nature Preserve West. Um and it total 30 acres. It was done a number of years ago. So I'd like to just take a moment for her. Thank you. Um I rearranged the agenda a little bit today because um the town board is invited to the DARE graduation and um that starts at 11:00. So we need to end the um um the special meeting by 10:45. So um I had written I had written on the agenda, please note the work session will end by 10:45, but we have um the special meeting to authorize signing the contract and we have a couple of items for executive session. um a personnel matter and a contract um matter. So, we will have a hard stop today at 10:10 um for the special meeting so that we have enough time to get everything we need to do and be able to walk over the auditorium and celebrate the kids who are having their day graduation today. Um so, the first item on the agenda, perfect timing, is the

sign. Yes. Yesterday afternoon. You'd come up and introduce yourself if the topic is sheltering home history museum and the house tour signs at the podium. Yeah. And I'm actually just really quickly I am on the house tour. So I'm just going to go ahead and recuse myself. It's okay. So if you can state your name for the record.

Cynthia Barrett. the co-chair of the um Shelter Island History Museum House toilet and I've been um the chair coach here since 2019. So um what I'm here today is talking about signage putting it up along Ferry Road. Um and over the years we put it up every year and um I know that there's become some more challenges for signage. So, I wanted everybody to just understand that uh that the history museum is is a part of the island. Um it benefits everybody on the island. It's a fundraiser to keep it going. It really is the the money goes towards the operating expenses. Anything over those operating expenses for that month might go to some other event that they're also planning that will benefit uh the people of Shelter Island or bring some people off of the from the island. I mean off of the from off the island to the island which would then benefit the the island. Okay, so that's the bottom line. It's June 6th as you can see. Um the tour is from 1:30 to 4 and then we're having an afterparty reception with a um with another another um another thing. What is it? It's a um it's an exhibit um that is also opening on the 6. So anybody that comes to the to the tour will also be able to go to the exhibit. Um and then we're also having um it catered by the priv. So it's going to be good food. Um American

Revolution and Beyond is our um is our theme this year along with everybody else's theme. Um we're doing it beyond obviously because it's very hard to get houses from 1775 and not that are what people see. So anyway, bottom line is I'm coming to you so that you can probably tell me where not to put the house the the the signs rather than me saying I'm going to put them here. I think it's better if we go the opposite direction and I have a small list. I know that we can't put anything around, you know, the turnabouts and sharp corners and that sort of thing. Um, obviously people that um agree for us to put um a tool a a sign in their yard, that's okay because it's personal.

Um, and we'd like to put it up a few weeks in advance just because, you know, it this is this is really our our advertising. Um, and that's really it. So, um, oh, there's one other one other thing that I wanted to say, and I didn't know if I needed to bring it here. I was hoping that we maybe could get up, um, you know, the the digital sign that's, um, that that's right out here. Yes. Um, how do I how do we go about doing that? Um, I see the police chief um is on Zoom. So, yeah. Um, the police department. So, uh, Chief, I didn't ask him. So, I was going to say Chief Re can weigh in right now.

Okay. Yeah, you you've got it. Just send us an email request. Okay. Thank you.

Yeah. Um so the um the code section is 13327-5 that talks about signs. So signs on the public rights away providing information concerning religious services, service clubs and community organizations. Such signs shall not exceed four square feet in total. you obviously meet that requirement and permission for placement of such signs shall be requested by letter to the town board. So we just um approve it. Um and I from my perspective I like I don't have a problem them going up early and then as long as they come down you know after the event you know the day of or the next by the end of the next day

usually when we leave we can pick up some and then the next the next morning we'll pick up the rest. Sometimes there's a straggler. Yeah, but we try to get them picked up immediately. And then Ken, if you could just weigh in on from the highway perspective um where not to put them. And

Sure. Uh I think basically the general rule of thumb I try to tell folks with the signs is to try to keep them uh a minimum of 10 feet from the road edge where it meets the grass shoulder. Um, obviously in people's personal property that's uh best, but if you can give us at least 10 feet because the general rule of thumb is about 25 ft center of the road is what the town has as the right of way um to the shoulder. So if you can keep them back 10 feet minimum, that is helpful to us because uh it is mowing season and so the guys aren't having to move around and get off mowers a lot to to mow around them would be helpful. But um and you've already covered it. Um I know the town board's already talked about the the traffic circles and um areas where you know sight line can be a problem. But uh if you can just think of 10 feet off the shoulder that would be helpful.

And what about in the heights? Um in the heights you'd have to get permission from the heights and from Stella. Okay. Who happens to be in the audience so you can talk to her after the uh after the work session. Mhm. Yeah. So, that's it. I hope everybody can come to the to the event. It's um All right. Thank you. Just to be clear though, Amber, just to clarify a little bit,

if you can keep them off the public property, that would be best. Get requests from, you know, cuz what the super what the superintendent's telling you is once you're 10 feet off the shoulder, you're on private property. Yeah. Um, yes.

So, so I I I just want to clarify that like once we're 10 ft off the shoulder in general, we are on private property. So, the the best thing you can do is place most of them on private property with permissions and on those ones that they are on the public thoroughare. Don't don't obstruct a line of sight or or or create any hazard. Right. So, so, so that's really where our chief concern is is keeping it out of corners, blind spots, anything that would obstruct uh uh traffic and line of sight.

Um, okay. So, a few weeks before I I I got these delivered like 4:00 last night, so I can literally start to put them up because it might be a little early for you. It's not for us, but you let me know. I mean, does the board have any preferences on how far in advance? Just see Benjamin's online. What is the code section say? It says um such science trail might exceed four square feet and permission for placement shall be requested by letter to the temple. That's permission to place them on town property. Yes. So like in the rightway. Mhm.

Yeah. And so, yeah, you know, to Ken's point, if they're mowing because we're in mowing season to not have our highway staff have to stop, pull them, mow around them, get them back. So, that's that's why he's requesting that they be when like I only dates in a week. Yeah, I don't have a problem. Yes. Yeah. and then just coordinate with Ken Lewis if you have a question about placement. Thank you, Ken. Still on? Yes, he is. All right, good. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Um the next um item on the agenda is the pipe dock application. I'll just here So we close the public hearing on we need to give direction to Thomas. Um we want the uh resolution worded. Um, what I heard at the last meeting was I was not in favor of going forward with this. Um, you were the same.

Yes. And Benjamin, you were the same. Uh, yes, I am not in favor of this application. All right. So, we have three. So, I would say we write it in negative. Well, I think this this is the board's first discussion since the hearing, right? the hearing closed on the 27th. So, this is the Oh, okay. Okay. I guess when I've been talking to everybody, um,

yeah, I think the first thing is that there's kind of a legal issue that both guys asked me to research. So, I've just spent the last couple weeks looking into it. Um, so I mean just to refresh every the zoning code specifically section 133-7E um defines you know permitted accessory uses in uh double A's own as uh including a private dock. Um the definition section 1331 states that an accessory structure or use is you know incidental to and located on the same lot. It's a principal use. Um the proposal is obviously on a vacant property um with the house across the street. Um, so the town has, you know, pointed out by the applicant and from the building department, the town has historically in many cases approved these, you know, kind of dock situations. Um, so, you know, there's the obvious question of, okay, I think plain language of the zoning code does not permit this, but if the town has historically approved it, what what to do? Um, I did some case law research. I pulled two cases. Um, one is Marino versus Town of Smithtown um, from 2009 and one is Bearish Shoe Company versus Town of Oyster Bay um, from 1996. And these are both second department cases. So that's, you know, in the same areas we're talking about. And basically what I found was in both these situations is that um, towns either had approved uses or declined to prosecute certain, you know, things that were in violation of the zoning code. And then after having done that for in one case I think 13 years the town did prosecute this you know who ended up being the

plaintiff in the case and the court said in both situations that um a uh a town is not stopped from enforcing from enforcing the zoning code by by these prior actions um over a period of approximately 13 years and then the other case is something similar. So basically, you know, the the holdings of both these cases were that if the town does enforce the zoning code as written, that the applicant cannot, you know, a stop uh cannot make an estoppable argument saying that the town has historically not enforced this particular provision, so they can't enforce it going forward. Um now, in a criminal matter like a prosecution in justice court, that might not be the case, but this is obviously not a justice court prosecution. Um, so having reviewed, you know, the case law, the, you know, materials submitted by the applicant and materials submitted by the, uh, Shelter Island Heights Property Owners Corporation. I think, you know, that's where I landed with this is that it it is in violation of the zoning. I think it's kind of plainly in violation of what's written in the zoning code. Um the fact that the town has historically approved several of these docks um doesn't stop the town from deciding, you know, not to approve one going forward.

You need um so that you would put something like that in the resolution as a rationale for Yeah. I mean I think the board has to decide on what if the board's going to deny the application or you know or approve it what grounds and you know if the legal ground if this particular ground is one that you you know want to include then instruct me and I will include you know my analysis the cases. Mhm. Okay.

Yeah. This is one that I keep going back and forth on because um you know it's like the moorings versus the dock in my mind when I look at it I look at it as a safety issue. There's already been an incident where the boat has released from a mooring and floated towards the the um beach club. Um granted it wasn't the applicant's vote, but I feel that it would be easier to secure a boat on a dock than it would be to secure on the moing, especially when it gets wavy and rough. Um you know, we did approve Safein's dock, but Safein's property is the primary residence that the dock's attached to, so we don't have that issue. Um, so for safety reasons, I feel like the dock is a better option than the moorings just because of what's already happened in that area and just the nature of the area. Um, but then, you know, looking at the president, yes, it doesn't match our zoning code, but we've already done it a few times, so I understand that. And then when I look at the properties, um, you know, like, well, it would be possible for them to just merge with the lot adjacent, build a cottage, and then have a dock that we could never say no to. So I'm like, well, is it, you know, worth us approving this doc and avoiding maybe forcing development where we don't need development or, you know, so I just keep going back and forth on it and it's not a cut one for me cuz I'm like I think that Thomas's, you know, reading of the code is correct. Um, so you know, I just I just keep going back and forth weighing like the safety versus the legalities and the

I'm in a similar What did you say, Liz?

I was just starting to speak. Um, I said I'm in a similar space to Meg, especially around the safety issues. Um, you know, I think that the dock would be I just feel it would be a safer situation. However, you know, there's no primary structure. I mean, I think my kind of thought on it would be, you know, thinking about tying the two lots together somehow. Um, you know, to avoid that, but that for me is the that for me is the big issue, right? Like because the code very clearly states, but at the same time, we have done this a lot before. And so, you know, it's to make's point is like, do you want to potentially force development where we don't want it. But, you know, so that like I said, I would be more inclined to like tie those two lots, tie the main structure to that lot and then, you know, have that be outstanding. But

I did look at the the applicant at site in several examples and I looked at pulled the deeds for each one of those to see if the deeds were tied together. Yeah. I didn't buy in any of those cases that, you know, yeah, that was done. Yeah. I mean, I think like I would I would consider it if we were going to do it as a condition of the approval to tie the lots together, right? So that again to avoid as you said like building a college you know a cottage right there which is prefer to prefer to avoid but I think the uh just Oh go ahead Albert.

No go ahead. Well, on the safety issue and being someone that knows something about uh securing a boat to whatever you want to secure it to, a moing is a much better choice. Um, and I could go through why, but that would take a long time. But, um, if if if a storm is coming through, I take my boat off its dock and I put it on its boring because it's just much safer there. Um now as as far as um yeah obviously and thank you for your research Thomas uh it's much appreciated um and it clearly points out that this does not fit in our zoning code. But more importantly uh everyone keeps bringing up you know precedent as some sort of excuse or defense or explanation for this being okay. And as I've said before um in this forum, the prior mistakes of previous boards or uh committees does not bind us to repeat those mistakes. And I I don't see that as a valid reason to to approve this. I just don't. Um I don't think it's a proper place for a docket. I don't think it's a safe place for a doc and the fact that it was done next door or done 10 years ago is not a reason to do it now. So I am steadfast against this and um that's kind of it in a nutshell. Thank you,

Robert.

Um, I just made some The applicants repairing rights are satisfied with the repairing mooring that they have. Now, um, the definition of repairarian rights in our town code reads, "The right of the owner of upland property fronting on a body of water to reasonable access to and use of such navigable water." It doesn't say the right to build a dock. I know that's what's contested here, but it doesn't say that. Um and I think the use of a dock becomes really exclusionary which which kind of countermands um the public trust doctrine which sets about protecting shared natural resources for all the residents for for everyone to enjoy. Um, at the WMAC meeting, there were six members present when they cast their final ballots on this application. And of the six five members, the first thing they said was this is not a suitable place for a dock due to exposure to uh severe environmental elements, wind, wave action, surge, currents. I mean, they all said this is not a suitable place for a dog and then went on to explain their position. But that five of them said that that it it it's kind of um speaks for itself really. I think my my look into it, I'm not an attorney, but moing boos have been endorsed by New York courts as a less intrusive alternative where docs would damage community value or safety. and it's certainly a safety

issue with the with the beach club bathing pavilion there. Um, it's been enjoyed for generations of families. Um, it's over 150 years old, kind of the last of the remnant of the Prospect Hotel in the Heights Historic District. um the installation of mooring buoys along this sensitive stretch of the island shoreline is is a much safer and better way to go to to move forward really. Um I think we know this um it's located in the historic district of the heights on the eastern side of the north ferry slip Victorian homes. There's no docks on this side. I think it should be the same way. No docks, morning access only. Um, it's one of the iconic views of Shelter Island when you're coming in by the North Ferry, the Bluff, White Hill, and as our comp plans states, it needs to be protected. We protect these views, and that's something that I I feel very strongly about. I when uh we had the vote on the state van dock, I was the one person who voted no. So I'm feel consistent in my I don't think that's is a good location for docs. I also um I think it was out sick the day of the Prager vote, but I also thought that was a bad location, too. But since I was going to be the I think the sole maybe there was only two of us voting no. I didn't drag myself in sick for that vote that day. If I knew it would have made a difference, I would have. So, I just I do think that there are places on Shelter Island that there should not be docks. And I think when we were

rewriting the dock code, we were trying to get to that in some balanced fashion. And I think that we can, you know, look at things on a case-byase basis and say no on this one. No, it is. No, it is. So, I think the, you know, the obvious legal reason for no primary structure, but I think also that it's not a good location, like if you can weave that in there as well. Any other board comment?

Next, we have the investment policy. Finally.

Yay. And I have been working on it and yeah, I'll let let's go over just what um what the changes and updates are broadly. So, I would say hold on, let's see if I can find should I have your notes in front of me. So I would say the biggest thing just to kind of uh note is the appendix is all filled out. So like that's kind of where I would like this is probably the biggest one. Um and so this is just kind of all filled out which we've hadn't you know this is like very skeleton situation in the first couple versions. So basically we're the institutions uh dealers approved for investment purposes. So, we have Chase, New York class. We don't have limits on them. Um, and then the the next kind of section, well, let me go back up and talk about what the appendix is. So, basically, we're going to have our investment policy, right, which hopefully we'll adopt. And then the appendix kind of has all the details in it, right? And so, the the appendix is the only thing that kind of needs to really be updated. And you I mean obviously we could decide to redo our you know maybe another 20 years. We'll take another good look at it. But um but we've set I've set it up so that the basically the appendix is the only thing that really needs to be dug into every year. Um so this is this again is just like kind of like the details and what we'll be kind of like looking at when we kind of do our yearly review of policies. So the institutions like literally where we have our money. Um so Chase, New York class. Um the updated insurance agreements. So this this was actually kind of interesting cuz like they were looking for uh in some of the

education that I was doing, they were looking for like bonding and different kinds of things. Um so it it took a little like research on our part just to kind of figure out what was going to basically making sure if something went terribly wrong. um would the town be okay, right? Would the town be covered? Like that's what we're looking for. Um and so we what we realized for our situation is is that we're actually covered by our insurance in this space rather than like a shity bond. Um and so we just have kind of like lists listed here what our current insurance coverage is. Um and it is within the bounds of what they are looking for um from the state level. Um and so this will just be updated every year. Um and then the next kind of part here was the written internal controls procedure. And this is just like outlining how we deal with our investments like what happens you know how do you transfer money how do you you know who's in charge of what uh recording documentation reconciliations and so I had kind of taken a stab at it and I know that you had like been looking to the auditor because you oftentimes this stuff is actually written out um but anyway turn we we you find it written anywhere.

You couldn't find it written anywhere, which also made me feel good because like I couldn't find it written anywhere and I felt like I was taking crazy pills, but we we now do have it written somewhere. So, great news. Great news. It's all in here. Um, and basically what it is is, you know, the authorized personnel and like the control procedures uh are basically between the town supervisor, the accounting clerk, and then the contract accounting firm

uh and the confidential secretary. And so what you always want to look for is just that there's like oversight and more than one person looking at it, right? And so, you know, we Amber and I, we had a great conversation about this of just like, well, you know, should one of the town board members sign off on it, right? But what we kind of came to was is oftentimes we're needing to move money out of an account to cover payroll or, you know, something like that. And that doesn't definitely needs to sometimes happen quickly. So we make need to make sure this you know review but you know sometimes sometimes it needs to move. And what we kind of came to was is this is just like when money is leaving the town accounts that's when we really need to have a town board you know maybe you know oversight but if we're moving money in between uh town accounts then you know we do need to have adequate controls. And I'm really glad we have them written down here, but

additional town board members whenever not here. Exactly. I mean, they chase to the trusting agency so we can make payroll. Exactly. It has to happen. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It needs to happen and in a timely fashion, right? Um, so that's kind of like the overview of that. The other things that we uh updated in the actual policy itself are we added repos in and then I think we we added them back in.

We added them back in because we discovered the class accounts had them post but they're all government. Yeah. And what was the there was one other thing in there. It was like was it something about us buying our own bonds? Yes, that was it. So, we basically didn't put that in, but we could, you know, if in the future we don't have these long bar, but you know, uh,

yeah, we took out Yeah, we took that out and just kind of streamline things because if right now all the town invests in are savings accounts and the New York class accounts and so they're fully protected with um collateralization agreements if it's Chase. And then New York class accounts are set up by um New York state law as a poolled investment fund for towns to invest in. So we're we are covered there if the town in the future wants to invest in equities or debts or you know debt or anything like that. They should probably the town board at that time can take action and add that in. Right. Yeah. Figured we just keep it to to what we're doing and we kind of like what we're doing. Yeah. And then

safe. Yeah. And then I think this went out to the contract accountants and the auditors review comments back. Yeah. And thanks Amber for chasing down the collateralization. I was like that piece of it I was like I was like well we do need I was like I was like I know you you have those numbers for us. So we may be able to put this on for adoption on Monday if we hear back. I mean we don't have any comments from either the contract accountants or the auditors. Um if for some reason it takes them a few days longer um then we'll just put it on for whenever it goes back. But sounds good. I have it on the agenda so that I can make sure that we do actually this

Thank you to you Amber and Liz for working on this compiling it. Thank you. Yeah. So then every year we'll at the organizational meeting we'll get the insurance coverage and everything. I like it that you know it my hope is is that then it means that we can look at it but then also only really have to look at the appendix not like revisit everything you know and like that was yeah in some of the sample policies I didn't see it exactly set up that way but I was like I think that that'll work it makes more sense it makes sense for it makes sense for us right it makes sense for us

so yay I'm glad to get this on sorted Right. Um, any comments from the public? Excuse me. Yeah, it's boring stuff. Only the geeky account. Yeah. All right. Um, next is our site plan review for Sylvester Manor. And turning this over to Thomas and Caitlyn to give us an update. Yeah. And I am going to recuse myself again. I'm on the farm committee. Oh my. Now, how do I do that? Just turn off my camera and Yeah.

Oh. Oh, yes. Um, you're you're going into the waiting room. So, you can't listen in and you can't speak. So, there do I hang up? Christine is going to put you in the waiting room. Don't put baby in a corner. And then she'll let you back in.

Yeah. All right. Good. All right. Um, I don't know what Thomas or Caitlyn was. um started working on the EAF parts two and three with this as unlisted action. Um in that process, Caitlyn from PW Grosser, you know, told me that they needed some additional materials um in order to complete the EAF. So I I think the only way to do that is we had to reopen the record. Um so I'll let Caitlyn, you know, describe what what she needs. Um, and then I think, you know, I'm still working out what's the best, like what's the most efficient way, but I think we'd have a resolution on Monday to reopen the record to get the additional material she needs to complete the AF and then the board record after that.

Morning. Good morning. Morning.

So, okay, as Tom has explained, at this point, there are some several outstanding items. So, I'm going to separate those between what's needed from the applicant and what requires some town review and input. Um, from the applicant, first drainage plans are needed. We have not received plans for the manor house portion. Um, and for the primary entrance, the submission does have it does show the drainage, but then it references civil drawings that have not been provided. So, those need to be submitted so the impacts can be evaluated. Second, um we need an updated total land disturbance calculation reflecting the entrance redesign and internal circulation changes. And when the record is, you know, reopened, I would also ask for updates from the applicant on the status of the DOT approval and um OPRHP concurrence for the entrance redesign. Could you say that um again? It um the vid the audio flipped for a second.

Sorry. Was um the last part. Yes. Okay, we got that. So, DOT approval status and then you kept going and it was and then yes and then the OP RHP um from the state historic preservation office their concurrence for the primary entrance redesign. So that would um I would like for them to update where they're at with that. I know that that was submitted. Um so any updates would be helpful. Okay.

Now going into the town review and and some input needed. So, the ADA parking area uh should be reviewed by the building department or town engineer to determine if the gravel surface that's proposed can meet the ADA standards or if an impervious surface is more appropriate. Um, this may also involve the nearshore and peninsula overlay district and a determination for potential dimminimous exception. um if an impervious surface is ultimately required for the ADA compliance or the preferred alternative that decision would directly affect the applicant drainage design. So then they would need to update that as well. Um so some direction on that will be needed. And then lastly for the traffic and the internal circulation that should also be reviewed by building and town engineer to determine whether the proposed changes will improve overall traffic flow and particularly since the revised pattern may become permanent. So that's all that I have.

Okay. Be possible to get those in writing as well. Yes. Thank.

Okay. So, I guess we need to reopen this on Monday. Monday. So, yeah, I'll prepare a resolution and then the board can vote. Takes three votes to reopen the record. So, okay. And Kaitlin will provide in writing what what they need. Okay. Okay. So, we would reopen the hearing. I mean, we we set to reopen the hearing. So, we do that on Monday the 18th and we would reopen it on June 8th. I believe so, but I'm trying to see this in writing,

but I need to I need to do a little bit of research on that. I guess that's it for that topic. Yes. All right. Um we are on to Town of Leaison reports. Oh, sorry, Benjamin. Um, we're on town board leaison reports.

Okay. I attended WAC, but Albert, since you're liazison, would you like to go over those?

Okay. Um uh the early news is that the Department of Public Works has extended the ramp at the North Silver Beach Town Landing. I guess it was a successful endeavor. Um regular bay constable patrols will commence this weekend. The uh WAC approved uh two warranting applications. Um one doc application was voted down. So the uh the applicant will have to make a resubmitt if they want to continue the process. Um and the another dock application was asked to be postponed until the June June meeting. Um the there was a meeting with the management of Sunset Beach that we we attend we attended. It was pretty extensive. they touched upon all all aspects of uh what was involved. I think one of the most the things one of the things that really uh impressed me was that Sunset Beach had brought in sound engineering firm to um try to limit the sound. um introducing small speakers in in concentrated areas um that kind of will limit the sound emanating particularly the bass I think

which becomes the largest complaint and concern. Um and I don't understand it. I'm not a sound engineer, but there's a matter in which they're going to introduce sound waves that will push back and try to keep the sound at the location where it's emanating from. I don't know how they do that, but cool. They're sunset beast is apparently spending quite a bit of money to to do this, which is a good thing. Um, that was the most that I I don't know if you had other things for the um highlights or

Yeah. you know, just, you know, we talked about all the usual things, you know, like beach setup of the umbrellas and chairs, you know, like they put out a certain number for, you know, hotel guests and then as more hotel guests, you know, say they want to go out there, then they they bring out more and they keep it into a confined area. you know, of course, we always, you know, talk about, you know, um, underage drinking and making sure that they've got bouncers in place to, you know, make sure that, you know, kids aren't getting in, you know, sneaking in and different, you know, little points that have got all of those covered. Um, yeah, I think the sound is like the biggest one. And the thing that was sort of counterintuitive was just that more speakers is better than less speakers. because you can have the speaker being right next to where the people are so it doesn't have to blast all the way from here to here and then go up the hill to the the neighbors.

The biggest takeaway was that the responsiveness that Sunset News tries to maintain during the season to the police department or any complaints and there's there seems to be a good working relationship there. Yeah, that's great. They do as best they can. Yeah. Anyone else? Can we recommend this sound engineering firm to Salt? Maybe that'll help that situation. It's a thought.

Sure. Um, so, uh, CAC cancelled again. This is second month in a row. So, Amber and I have talked about it. There's some quorum issues. Just keeping our eye on that. Um, we had CPF on Monday. Um, so the acquisition plan is like stumbling forward. So like really glad to I'm glad to see it on the agenda every month and it seems like we might actually get it going. Um, basically the the big issue is just like the appendix of targeted properties which is like not a surprise to anybody. Um, so you know just kind of think about what to include. So, it looks like we probably will be going for a larger list of, you know, everything over like 3 acres or something. Um, I just wanted to do a little reminder, um, that, uh, ATVs are not allowed on, uh, trails. Uh, so, one of the CPF members was out there and almost like kind of got ran off the trail and had to file a police report. So just uh just a little note to everybody, you know, please please enjoy the trails not on a motorized vehicle. Um the other thing we had gosh I think it was even that day as we had our first meeting the public safety task force um which was great. Uh we kind of basically we we spent a lot of time talking at Chief Reed was here. He was really explaining a lot of stuff. Um Vicky Shields and Chief Krauss are part were members and has great questions, great feedback. Um and we spent a lot of time talking about uh you know the legislation that we're considering and how that compares with a lot of the the um the issues that it covers are already in policy. So we talked a lot about policy versus legislation, what's a good choice um and then also what other towns are doing. um for our next meeting

that's going to be in June. We're going to kind of go through it line by line and kind of uh Chief Reed's going to put like put together basically what part of existing policy uh already addresses some of the things. So I'm very interested to see that.

Um also so many things happening that day. Uh school board meeting was last night. Um we've been dealing a lot with dress code stuff. I'll set that aside. If you have a high school girl, you hear a lot about it. I do in my house. Um, but more pressing for the whole community. The school board budget vote is next Tuesday. Um, the voting times have changed. I believe it's 10 to 8. Um, really importantly, I know I'm going to be traveling. You can get an absentee ballot. So, you just go in, you can get um, you fill out an absentee form. Um, and then you can actually just turn it right back in and vote right there. So, you can do that. I know. I'm going to go do that today. Um, so anyway, uh, you know, one of the things that coming up is that they are going to be piercing the cap. So, important to know they haven't done it about 10 years. Uh, and close to my heart, they are going to be bringing be able to by way of doing that, uh, keep the prek3. So, bringing that back in. Um, the interesting thing that I saw, I know we've talked a lot about reserves. There's been a lot of discussion for us. Um, part of how the school has been being able to keep the programming where it is is by drawing down reserves. And as we've discussed, that is just not a sustainable. So, this is something that they need to do to have a sustainable budget. Um, let's see. Uh, do you know if they um passed the signing of the lease agreement for the

They did. Okay, good. They did. We have because we have that on our agenda for Monday and then we can move forward with they they authorize that. Um and then I the only other thing, sorry I have a lot a lot of things happen. Um Todd Galuchi who's the director of athletics um has and one of our three school administrators um has accepted another position in East Hampton. So he's been here a long time and um really excited for him. Sad to see him go. Also fun fact, we're we are in the same class.

Yeah. Um, all right. Only a few more things. Um, the hazard plan uh came back from Tetrate Tech. Um, so for this our hazard mitigation plan, I was really excited to see this is like my own little bugaboo. Um, so I had put in an item for uh addressing as a hazard our fire department recruitment and enrollment. Um, and like I think Chief was like unsure if that was going to like go, you know, because it was definitely a different kind of item. I think it's a really important one for our community. Um, and it came back from them still on there. Um, so I was really excited to to kind of have that flagged as a hazard for community. And and then just a personal note, I do office hours every month and my office hours for this week, which I have two, did change. So I will just be here on Friday morning from 9 to 11 because I messed up my schedule. So

that's all I got. um health and wellness met on Friday and it's a nice big group getting their feet underneath them but I think it's going to work really well. Um they're going to be doing a bike um safety and education like everything you didn't need know you needed to know about bicycles whether you're driving or riding and if you do it casually or you do it more athletically. Um, so Bill is putting I knew you were gonna say that name.

So Bill is gonna be putting together that presentation and it'll be at town hall on June 12th at six o'clock. So that's going to be one of the events that's coming up um in the future. We uh have closed the health and wellness survey the so um I'll have information for everybody next week. I'm going around today and collecting all the boxes and any leftover paper ballots I'm going to be putting into the program and then um I'll have a report for everybody so you can see um what the public is thinking and then um let's see planning board tonight just a whole bunch of different meetings coming up but nothing that I yeah nothing need flag. Um, been working with Jade from Bconic Estuary Partnership and so I want to say two years ago she came and had a meeting with the WMAC, the CAC, town board members, water advisory committee to talk about uh, wetlands and our code, our policy, our legislations. um and then also had a lawyer with her who was going over all of the East End codes. And so she's coming back to us with suggestions and ideas. So she's trying to set up another meeting for um June, like towards the end of of is it June or May? Might be towards the end of May. um end of May to set up um just another one of those roundt discussions where she can tell us what she's found and you know we can maybe consider it in our rewrites for the wetlands code. So that would be

and I also just know cuz like technically we're on PP together but um I'm actually going to be traveling so if there's another town me board member that wants to to join that discussion I think it'd be great like and thanking me for being in it. Yeah. This is like like a three year long process. So

we just haven't like dropped it. Um so we're not sure exactly what day it'll be yet. Um but it'll be kind of a similar round table. The CAC, the WAC, I believe the water advisor planning board has been invited because they might get wetlands back. So um anybody who would be an interested party in working on any of the applications or um that would involve docks, bulkheads, wetlands, all of that um has been invited. So once we nail down a date, I'll let you guys know. And if someone wants to, you know, participate, more than welcome. Um, yeah, and u I think that's really all I have to report at this point. Um, Benjamin, did you have anything?

Uh, no. Had no meetings.

Um, I've just got two things. Um, we're always looking or still looking for green options committee member and water quality improvement advisory board member. And then um we do not have a work session next week because it's grievance day. And so the board of assessment review will be here from 10 to um noon and then again from 7 to 9:00 p.m. And it's um there's no appointments. It's just walkin. So if you wanted to brief your assessment, um those would be the times next Tuesday. And then the following week, we do not have a work session because we have not scheduled work sessions on Tuesdays when there's a Monday holiday. So it will be Memorial Day weekend. So we will not have the day after work session. So our next work session will be June 2nd. So we'll have our town board meeting on May 18th, Monday. And then June second will be when we next meet. So it's rare that we have we go that long. I guess maybe Christmas holiday, New Year's is fine.

So um that's it. And I had put on the schedule cuz I was concerned um I moved public comments to the very end, time permitting, just because I wasn't sure if we were going to get through all of our agenda items and not be able to meet in the next for the next two weeks and not get to everything. So are there any public comments? Okay. Then um we are going to have um go into a special meeting. So, we're going to adjourn the work session and go into a special meeting. We have one resolution to be read and I'll just start it off if I can get rid of the frog in my throat. Resolve that the supervisor is hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement between the town of Shelter Island and Costello Marine Contracting Court for the South Silver Beach Road Bulkhead project. So, move

second.

And then discussion. I think Ken is still on. I just wanted him to just talk for a second to say what this was about. Ken, are you um able to unmute and just talk to us for a minute? Maybe he stepped away. M this is something that we um did budget for because we did know that the um the bulkhead was um failing there and we um it's gotten to a critical um stage and so we were able to get a quote from Costello and um call off the top of my head I forgot to bring that in but it did meet our the budget what we have in the budget for that. Okay. Um so um we wanted to not wait two more weeks or even a week you know to Monday so we could get him started especially if there's a possibility it can be you know worked on ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.

Where's that coming out of the WAC fund or

Yes. We had budgeted um you know money this in 2026 we've got all of the revenues going into WAC to waterways fund and then this project was coming out of there and then we will have excess that will go into the waterways fund packets so that we start to build that up and in capital planning and grants uh we will excuse me yeah um we are going to start working on similar to the equipment reserve fund. Um look at all of the marine assets and start to schedule out when we think that there could be failures so that we we know what's in the fund and we see how we might use it over the years.

Yeah. So that's why this is on today. So if there's no more discussion I'm good. No. All in favor? I motion carries. So I'll make a motion to close the special meeting. Second. All in favor. Right. And we will go back into the work session and I'd like to go into executive session to talk about um the contract as well as a personal person, you know, review the employment history of an employee. Second. All in favor? I. Thank you everybody. Have a good Memorial Day