This government meeting is brought to you by Eastworks and our local cable subscribers. >> Welcome to the East Hampton City Council meeting for Wednesday, April 8th, 2026. The meeting tonight is being recorded and broadcast by E Media on Charter
Channel 193 and live streaming on their web web page eastampton media.org. Councilors and participants in this meeting are gathered hybrid on the order extended until June 30th, 2027, allowing us to do so. I remind both the members of the city council and the public
participating remotely to remain muted until recognized by the city council president. Also for the members of the public, please remove your camera for the duration of the meeting unless you are participating in public speak time or the public hearing. Thank you. This
meeting is now called to order. Maryanne >> JP Kazinski >> here. >> Connie Denham. >> Hi. >> Tamara Smith >> here. >> Felicia Jazzac >> here. >> Tom Peak >> here. >> Jonathan Schmidt >> here. >> Amanda Newton >> here. >> Caam Jamro Mcuade >> here. >> Nathan Marquee
>> here. Um, I'm going to ask that we take a moment of silence and I just want to acknowledge that we have a number of service members um who are in a conflict right now at war. Um, so I
just ask that people kind of keep them in their thoughts and um, I ask that you do anything that you need to center yourself for this meeting this evening. Thank you. If you would like to participate in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance,
now is your opportunity to do so. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Great. Thank you very much. Um, we have
no uh city council minutes tonight, so uh there's nothing to to do there. >> Um, council or vice president Jadzik. >> Thank you, President Denim. Um request to suspend the rules. >> Second. >> So I have a motion and a second to suspend the rules.
>> For question for what purpose? >> Uh thank you for the purpose of allowing one of our appointees to be sworn in tonight. >> Thank you. >> So I have a motion and a second. >> All those in favor? >> I
oppose abstain. Motion passes. >> Thank you very much. So, um I am going to be calling forward uh Alex Baron to get sworn in tonight um on behalf of the appointments committee. We were able to meet uh we were actually not able to meet in person with Alex, but we were
able to review his application a few weeks ago. He has already been sworn in by this full council on March 18th. And so, he's here tonight to get sworn in officially. Um, Alex has a very impressive resume, which um, if anyone
is interested, I I highly recommend that you introduce yourself to him or look at our past minutes. He's been a resident of East Hampton since 2016, and he's really excited to serve uh, on the energy advisory committee with his term day ending on December 31st of this
year. He's currently an associate professor of environmental science and policy at Smith College. His research focuses on energy and climate policy. He's also worked on numerous different things related to climate and environmental policy in Washington DC serving in Congress and at the
Environmental Protection Agency. I could continue, but again, his resume is very impressive. This would take us a long time. So, um, Alex, I'd love to invite you up and we'll have the city clerk swear you in. >> I'll take a motion. >> Oh, yes. Motion to >> motion to swear in, Alex. You're in
tonight. >> Second. >> Wait, hang on one second. suspend the rules, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> We already we already did that, but we need a motion to appoint him >> to appoint. Oh, yes. >> Well, he's already been appointed. >> Uh, we already appointed him. Okay, great. >> So, this is just a motion for that.
>> No, no, we don't. Sorry. I was I forgot >> usually they're appoint you swear or affirm to perform the duties as a member of the East Hampton Energy Advisory Committee to the best of your ability. I do. Congratulations.
Alex. Um, great. So, public com comments. This is an opportunity uh for anyone in the public to address the council regarding any topic not listed under the public hearing. We do have some um resolutions
uh this evening. So, now is your opportunity to speak on those. Uh please remember that this uh is for uh time is for 3 minutes. Um we will have an alert uh for you when you have
30 seconds remaining uh and then you will hear a second alert uh when your time is concluded. So please wrap up your thoughts at that particular time. Uh I want to remind folks that we are not permitted as a council to respond to your comments. Okay. So yeah. So when
you come up please state your name and address for the record. >> Kins for Carav East Hampton. Um, thank you for your time, counselors. I'll try to keep this fairly quick. Um, I think that there is a tie between both of the
resolutions that are pending here today. Um, both the Protect Act and the Medicare for all act have one thing in common and that is um the money that we pay with our taxes. Uh currently the protect act is helping the state to
ensure that ICE is not able to enter any place that they should not be entering to detain people. Um, we've seen over the past year, year and a half that there have been some uh fairly heinous acts that have been perpetrated uh both
on folks that they did not consider consider or uh verify that they were allowed to detain and on American citizens. And those uh folks were paid with our tax dollars. When it comes to Medicare for all, um that's something that I believe is a right for every uh
person in America to uh to be treated as if their lives matter and their healthcare matters. And I for one and I know a lot of people in uh this country are starting to realize that our tax dollars are better spent on taking care
of the people here and protecting their lives in a way that truly matters. And I think Medicare for all is a way that we can do that. I think this week a lot of folks have really come to understand that what is happening in this country
and the money that we are spending is not going to the betterment of humanity, never mind the betterment to people in this country. So for East Hampton, we have a history of taking a stand on things that truly matter. And I think
that this is another opportunity for us to put ourselves behind things that matter. Once again, thank you. >> So, please state your name and uh address for the record. Sarah Weinberger
and I live at 359 Main Street, unit 11B and I'm a resident of East Hampton. Obviously, I'm also a member of the Western Massachusetts immigrant legislative advocacy network called Wimalan and I'm co-chair of the
immigrant justice team at Congregation Benet Israel in Northampton. And I'm here today in support of the East Hampton City Council resolution in support of an act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional
treatment, otherwise known as the Protect Act. According to a report from WBUR, slightly more than 7,000 immigrants have been detained in the last year year and a few months by ICE
in Massachusetts. Say that again. 7,000 people detained in Massachusetts by ICE. Some have been returned to their homes and families. Others have been transported to the Plymouth Mass facility. From there, they have been shipped south to modern-day
concentration camps in Texas, Louisiana, and other states, where they languish in inhumane conditions, while others are deported, many to countries that are dangerous in countries they have never lived in. Being detained and the threat
of being detained have left immigrant communities traumatized. We have spent many months advocating for the passage of legislation to protect our immigrant neighbors, including the Dignity Not Deportations Act, the Safe Communities Act, and the Immigrant Legal Defense
Act. Yet, in spite of the urgency, these and other bills to protect immigrants in Massachusetts never even made it out of committee. So, we're thrilled that the Protect Act will hopefully be the first bill offering important protections for
immigrants to be signed into law in Massachusetts. And we urge the Senate and urge everybody in this room to urge the Senate to get it passed since it's already been passed by the House.
>> Thank you. Please state your name and address for the record. Hello, I'm Ellen Coteen. I live in Huckleberry Lane in East Hampton and I'm here uh representing the Valley Interfaith Refugee Action Group. And I'm also here to support the resolution uh
supporting the Protect Act. Um you know, about one out of every seven people in Massachusetts is an immigrant. About 30% of those are undocumented. So we have about 300,000 undocumented residents in Massachusetts. And I want to thank East
Hampton for its strong support of the immigrants who live amongst us and for passing in the past the um the welcoming community trust ordinance and I want to thank the city officials and the chief of police for insisting that no one is
above the law and for insisting that everyone be respected and protected. So, this resolution needs to be passed before the budget uh season begins because everyone has said if the Senate doesn't pass before then it will never be passed. And on March 25th, the House
passed the Protect Act. And as uh Sarah mentioned, there had been three bills pending for several years in the state legislation which were never passed. And one of the people responsible for this being passed in the House is Omar Gomez. So, um, we're
really proud to that he's our state representative. And this bill will ban federal immigration officers from making civil arrest in state courouses. To date, over 700 people of the 7,000 who have been arrested were arrested at state courouses. So, when immigrants go
for a hearing, they step outside and they're arrested. So, this this resolution would uh prevent that from happening. And it also directs the Hilly administration to create rules around other locations where ICE agents would be prohibitive. So there's many this is
not everything we wanted, but it's it's it's good. And we'd like to uh encourage you to support this and to pass it this evening. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. We have time for one more. So please state your name and address for the record.
>> My name is Carl Prawl, 22 Gaston. Good evening. I hope you all took my recommendation last meeting and took a walk around your precincts to see uh how great it is and where improvements can be made. But tonight, I wanted to speak about Medicare for all. Um I'm here
tonight because I've heard the same frustrations from my neighbors that I feel myself. Health insurance feels like a racket. Premiums go up, deductibles go up, and if you're a gig worker, an artist, a small business o owner, you're often left with no good options at all.
East Hampton has two distinct powers under Massachusetts law. The first is the right to run a municipal health clinic. Mass General Law Chapter 111. The second is the right to self-insure our employees. Mass General Law Chapter
32B and Chapter 40M. When you combine them and when you strategically expand city services to make them work, you don't just fix the city budget. You create a public option for the people who private insurance is priced out and abandoned. Here is how these pieces fit together and the honest work it will
take to get there. Right now, we send our our employees to private clinics for a $250 strep test or $150 physical. We pay private insurers premiums who then turn around and deny care to maintain profit margins. We rely on a regional
insurance trust that, as we've seen recently with collapsing reserves and doubledigit hikes, leaves our financial future in the hands of others. We can build a different system. It has three parts. First, we grow the pool by
expanding what we do. I know there's a fear of growing government, but I'm not talking about growing bureaucracy. I'm talking about growing revenue and workforce. If East Hampton took over services currently done by private contractors, internet, trash, utilities,
we could expand. We could add scores of new public employees. Actuaries will tell you going from 200 covered lives to 400 cuts our year-to-year financial risk in half. More importantly, these services pay for themselves. Subscription fees from
fiber, internet, and trash collection become new, reliable cash flow for the city. Cash flow we can put directly toward stabilizing health costs. Second, build a clinic and dental offices to save the trust money. This isn't charity, it's smart business. The city's
self- insurance trust pays for every doctor's visit. If we provide that care in house for a fraction of the private sector's cost, we save the trust hundreds of thousands a year. The clinic pays for themselves and then some. Third, open the door for everyone else.
Once we have a stable, self-insured trust and functioning clinics, we have an obligation and opportunity to look forward. the self-employed artists at Cottage 1, the small business on Union, others who don't have affordable options or want to be part of the public plan.
We petition the state house for a home rule change to let them buy into the East Hampton plan. We get the care they need. Our city trust gets even more members to distribute the risk. It's a public option built right here in East Hampton. It's not a dream. It's a plan
we can start tonight. Thank you very much. Great. >> Thank you. It is 6:15. I will take a motion to open the public hearing. >> Move to open the public hearing. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second to open the public hearing. Any further discussion? Uh, roll call.
>> Connie Denim. >> I. >> Felicia Jadik. >> Hi. >> JP Quisinski. >> Hi. >> Tom Peak. >> Hi. >> Tamara Smith. >> Hi. >> Jonathan Schmidt. >> Hi. >> Amanda Newton. >> Hi. >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi. >> Cam Jamro Mcuade. >> Hi.
>> Great. Motion passes. Um I will turn this over to councelor Kuisinski. >> Thank you, Mr. Pre. Madam President, Madame President. >> Uh >> you're not Omar. My god, >> I am not Omar. >> But he was involved. He was involved in
this. >> That is that was helpful. And it was in fact some of the consternation we experienced in the process and going back and forth and why this didn't get to us I think sooner. uh the several years ago just before COVID
around the time of COVID these licenses were were approved. We had eight licenses in the city additional licenses above and beyond the licenses which are already available through the city by statute. Uh there was an application to
go ahead and ask for eight additional licenses. It runs through the process and finally gets to us and CO came and hit strong and none of the licenses were ever really issued. So now the request
has come in from the mayor to go ahead and reestablish eight additional above quota licenses so that the city could uh enjoy the benefit of that. there new businesses who would that would come to town. Uh and several people have
expressed interest in these liquor licenses. Uh they would enable a restaurant to be able to go ahead and uh serve alcohol. There are several restaurants that have expressed interest. Uh the hope is that this will
generate additional funds for the city which the city really needs uh desperately and that it would help E Stampin to become more of the Mecca. It was on the way to becoming before and is
on the way back to becoming now. Uh that essentially is in a nutshell the story uh for the reason the reason for this. This was uh considered by the rules and government relations committee and voted
out three to zero for approve. Um I would entertain any questions at this time and open this up to the public if you so desire. >> Any questions for the committee? Oh
um council mar >> my question is these I know you just um we're speaking about these this would be in addition to the licenses that we already have >> right the state licenses that are by the population by the numbers for the state
this these would be additional licenses that would be available >> um are there already um ideas of which businesses would get these licenses are like you said some of the businesses expressed interests and
>> I know several have expressed interest that interest has been expressed through the mayor's office perhaps the mayor's office would care to comment on that uh or maybe they don't have a direct response but I'm not aware of the specifics of any individuals I was
looking at this we were we were looking at this from a broader perspective Yeah, >> the mayor is here. >> Would the So, please state your name and uh your position for the city. >> Um, so my name is Evan Leau. Um, I am
the assistant to the mayor, but I am also the clerk of the licensing board. So, there is no one that has currently applied for a full-time license. There have been multiple businesses in town
that have expressed interest. Okay. >> Um, but at this point it'll I I tell them to, you know, keep an eye on tonight's meeting and wait to hear back from the state because there are no license available to apply for at this time. >> Right. So,
>> Council Marie, do you have a question? >> Yeah. Um, I guess my question I think you answered my question. So, there's not like a pile of applications sitting on the mayor's desk or anything like that. And then they will all go through the process of going to the licensing
board um for review and approval. Then the ABCC as all liquor licenses have to do. >> Okay. >> And I should I should I should add that it isn't as if we were to go ahead and and submit the home rule petition and it's done. This is something where we
petition the legislature for permission, right, >> to go ahead and issue licenses back to the city. Okay. uh this is this is a process and uh there's plenty of time to have further consultation and speaking before the legislature on the matter.
>> That answers my question. >> So this is a first step. Yes, councelor Peak. >> Thank you, Madam President. Um so I am not going to be voting on this tonight and the reason is that I am on the board of an organization that holds a liquor license in East Hampton. So there could
be the appearance of conflict of in of a conflict of interest if I for instance were to vote against something and the idea would be that I was trying to limit competition or something like that. So to avoid this place where I have a clear conflict of interest, I will abstain. That being said, if it weren't for that,
I I would be voting for this. And part of the reason is the experience that I have recently had with this organization trying to set up a business in East Hampton. So, we found ourselves starting this process right before all of these liquor
licenses got clawed back. Um, which put us in a position where we really wanted to be a business in East Hampton. If we hadn't found a location that happened to have a legislative liquor license from the uh early 2000s that someone had
worked out a deal with the legislature to give a license that could only be used at this one specific spot, we wouldn't be in East Hampton business right now. Like we would have to be somewhere else. So there's other organizations out there right now I assume who are in a similar situation
that you know their business model doesn't really make sense unless you have a liquor license involved and right now there are none and so we are simply saying to those by not having these liquor license by having them clawed back we all we can basically say is go
open up in some other town and so that's just the reality of the situation. Um, for what it's worth, I think that the entire process of liquor license quotas is oligopolistic and immoral. But, um, that is all that, uh, I wanted to say is
that's how I feel about it, but I will not be voting. >> Any other questions? >> May I May I suggest, >> counselor, >> we offered the mayor an opportunity to >> Yeah. I'm just asking if any counselors have questions. Yeah. So, uh, Mayor Derby, would you uh
>> Thank you. Thank you so much for taking this up. Um, you know, this is one of those things as we look at trying to find ways to bring revenue to the city. Um, I was I was talking to a restaurant here yesterday who basically was talking about the margin on food is is so small
and you know really if we want to um invite people to open up restaurants in Eastampton, this is one of the only ways where they can kind of increase their profit margin. Um, and that's the unfortunate reality of the restaurant business. Uh, and so, you know, I think
councelor Kisinski said it well. Um, and kind of outlined the situation. We got those liquor licenses right at the onset of CO. And the only legislative licenses, I mean, we've done many over the years I've ever seen with a time constraint on it was the ones we got in
2020, which had a three-year time constraint to issue the license or we lost it. um you know and so I know that we have a concurrent path um with uh Representative Gomez hoping hoping that that is fruitful but in the meantime this is I think a really prudent step to
allow us to be able to um open up the door for people that would like to do business here. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any other questions, comments for the committee? >> Uh anyone from the public? Would anyone from the public like to speak on this
matter? Um, great. Uh, Lindsay Sakula online, please, uh, state your name and address for the record. >> Hi, Lindsay Sakula, precinct three. And I just wanted to chime in and say that
as a former city employee who handled liquor licensing for seven years in the city of East Hampton, this is a really smart move by Mayor Durby and the administration and it would be the council to uh vote in favor of this petition tonight. Uh during my time in
the mayor's office, we had multiple requests and I've had some meetings recently with downtown business owners who are looking to obtain a license, but since there are none available in the city, it's really hard. And former city planner Jeff Bag and I worked really hard to obtain the additional licenses.
And what this petition calls for is just requesting back what you had all already approved and received um right before the height of CO. So again, just really want to emphasize as someone who did work in this area that this is um this is a really smart move for East Hampton
and I appreciate Mayor Derby uh bringing it forward because it's important and um I hope you all vote in favor of it. >> Great. Thank you. Anyone else in the room or online? >> No. Councelor Quisinski, would you like to
make read the motion? I'd like to resolve that the city of East Hampton approve of the following home rule petition order. >> I'll read it. City of East Hampton home rule petition ordered that the city council of the city of Eastampton hereby
petitions the general court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to enact special legislation in substantially the following form. petition of the city of East Hampton for legislation to authorize the issuance of certain liquor licenses, an act relative to the
issuance of certain liquor licenses in the city of East Hampton, be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in general court assembled and by the authority of the same as follows. Section one, notwithstanding chapter 46 of the acts
of 2020 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority of the city of East Stampton may grant up to eight additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages originally authorized pursuant to said chapter 46.
Section two, licenses granted pursuant to this act shall be issued by the licensing authority of the city of Eastampton under section 12 or section 15 of chapter 138 of the general laws and shall be subject to all of said
chapter 138 except section 17. Section three, the licensing authority of the city of Eastampton shall not approve the transfer of a license granted pursuant to this act to any other location outside of the city of Eastampton, but it may grant a license to a new
applicant at the same location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the Department of Revenue and a letter from the Department of Unemployment Assistance indicating that the license is in good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes
fees and contributions have been paid. Section four, a license granted pursuant to this act shall be returned physically with all of the legal rights, privileges, and restrictions pertaining thereto to the licensing authority of the city of East Hampton if the Lency
terminates or fails to renew the license or if the license is cancelled, revoked, or no longer in use at the location of original issuance. and the licensing authority may then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location
under the same conditions as specified in this act. Section five. This act shall take place effect upon its passage and be it fur further ordered that the city clerk be and hereby is authorized and directed to transmit a duly certified copy of this order to the city
city's legislative delegation for filing in the general court adopt by the city of East Hampton and meet East Hampton City Council at a meeting held on today's date. Uh, city council president, city clerk, approved by the mayor on a certain date, uh, and signed
by the mayor. >> Second. >> So, I have a motion and a second to adopt the home world petition order to add eight additional liquor licenses through legislation. Uh, any further discussion. Seeing none, Maryanne will take a roll
call. Felicia Jansik. >> JPinski. Hi. >> Tom Peak. >> Abstain. Tamara Smith. >> Hi. >> Jonathan Schmidt. >> Hi. >> Amanda Newton. >> Hi. >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi. >> Caam Jamro Mcuade.
>> Hi. >> Connie Denham. >> Hi. >> Good. And motion passes. >> Great. Um, thank you very much to the committee for working on that and to the mayor's office for bringing that forward. Uh, I will take a motion to close the public hearing.
>> So, move second. I have a motion and a second to close the public hearing. Any further discussion? Seeing none, JPinski. >> Hi. >> Tom Peak. >> Hi. >> Tamara Smith. >> Hi. >> Jonathan Schmidt. >> Hi. >> Amanda Newton. >> Hi. >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi.
>> Cam Jamrock McUade. >> Hi. >> Felicia Jadzik. >> Hi. >> Connie Denham. >> Hi. >> Great. Motion passes. Um because we started the uh public hearing promptly at 6:15, um I will now
open up uh time for public comment again if there's anyone in the room who has anything that they would like to say. Great. Great. So uh you'll have three minutes again. Uh so please state your name and address for the record.
>> Good evening. Ryan Griffin, director of public health. I just want to pro provide a a brief update. Um, the board of health's public forum for our updated tobacco regulations was moved from Monday, April 13th to Wednesday, April
29th at 6:30 in this exact room. And um the draft regula the draft um proposed regulations are on the city of East Hampton website under the health department. It's the first tab on the left. And the goal of the forum is for
community members to ask ask questions to the board of health or share their opinions on the proposed vac regulations. And again, that's April 29th, 6:30 p.m. um right here in this exact room. Thank you.
>> Great. Thank you. Anyone else in the room? Seeing none. Uh John Carroll, I see you online. Uh, please state your name and address for the record. >> See you, too. Can you read me? Okay.
>> Yeah, we can hear you. >> Okay. Uh, my name is John Carroll. My wife and I live and work in at East Works, uh, 116 Pleasant Street. >> Okay.
Uh I am uh interested in knowing or uh contributing to uh with efforts uh time what have you and setting up some sort of a formal uh voter committee to help folks uh this November
and actually starting now uh if there isn't already uh helping folks assisting folks with the registration uh and for any information, voter education, uh transportation
tips and tactics, uh if there's any uh uh obstacles to uh casting the vote. Uh wanted to know if there was anything codified within uh the city that is underway and how to get more involved in
that just to make sure we maximize our voter turnout. >> Great. Uh thank you very much. Um unfortunately we are not allowed to comment on uh any items that come before public speak but you are welcome to
email me uh at at k denham kdeh eastamptonm.gov. Uh and I am happy to chat with you at that time about ways of getting involved and answering any questions. >> Thank you very much. >> Yeah, I appreciate you. Mhm.
>> Anyone else? And Yep. So again, please state your name and address for the record and you'll have three minutes. >> Hello, my name is Elodie Chickwin. I live at 86 Tory Street here in East
Hampton. I've been a resident of the city um since 19. Can you just speak up a little bit or move get closer to that microphone? There you go. Um, I've been a resident of East Hampton um since 1976 and I'm um here today uh because on the
agenda the the town farm property is listed and I'm just wanted to introduce myself to you all, express my interest on my ongoing interest in um uh that the town farm property as well as my family farms um legacy and work on that
property for the past 40 years. And I wanted to share um uh a poem from Toltoy that embodies um um the spirit that I hope that the progress forward with the town farm um
will hold to. Um I have lived through much and now I think I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good. Then work
which one hopes by many may be some use. Then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor. Such is my idea of happiness. And I hope those words um connect with each of you and the
movement forward at at the town farm property and um APR lands there. Thank you. >> Great. Thank you very much. Anyone else? Any other comments in the room online?
Okay, great. Thank you very much. Um we will move to items for immediate attention. Uh first uh city council action request is a city council resolution in support of an act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts.
>> I will councelor Smith. Yep. Do you want to make comments about that beforehand? >> Um the comments that I want to make is that we are having to face a lot of decisions
based on really expensive health care costs right now. These hit at a municipal level. Um they hit our budgets and as a state looking at different ways to control health care costs is really
something that um this this action request really is is answering that call. >> Okay, great. Um before we move forward with this, does any counselor wish to send this to committee and not actually have it uh uh addressed this evening?
It's there's no pressure. We can very easily send that to committee. >> Otherwise, we would vote for it to happen now. >> Yep. So we if we can send it to committee uh because that it's a it's a request for immediate attention. But in
fact, we do not have to do that this evening. uh any counselor uh has the uh right to send this to committee uh or we can move forward and we can adopt the resolution this evening. >> Uh Council Mar.
>> Yeah, I just have um a question. I I personally I'm not in favor of sending it to committee. I think that's um good as it is, but I'm just wondering what the process looks like. Is it any counselor and then it's voted as the council? If um somebody makes a motion
to move it to committee, then it's a roll call vote. Correct. >> Yes. So, what we'll do, it'll just become like an item of new business and we will send it to committee. >> Okay. >> Mhm. Um so, it looks like no one wants to send
it to committee. All right. So, Councelor Smith, I will turn it back over to you. >> Okay. I'm going to read this into the record >> in the form of a motion. >> Yep. In the form of a motion.
This is the East Hampton City Council resolution in support of an act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts. The United States is in the midst of a healthc care crisis both in regard to affordability and equitable access to
preventative and specialty care services. Despite spending the most on health care as a percentage of GDP, the US has worse outcomes and life expectancy than pure countries with singlepayer health care systems which
are much more costefficient. In Massachusetts, a recent economic analysis published in January 19, I'm sorry, January 2026 calculated health care expenditures at over 128 billion annually and found that switching to a
singlepayer system as proposed in the statewide legislation in act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts could eliminate over 54 billion in unnecessary spending. This would reduce overall health care spending by more than 42%.
By eliminating co-pays and premiums and replacing them with a 2.5% income tax and a 7.5% payroll tax for employers, households earning less than $500,000 per year would see substantial savings
as they would otherwise spend on private health care. Over 98% of Massachusetts households would spend less on health care than they do now. These savings would not just benefit households. Employers and municipalities would also
see significant savings by replacing health insurance costs with a simpler payroll tax. An analysis done by Massare on the potential savings to municipalities found that the city of East Hampton would save over 3.5 million
annually in healthcare costs. These funds can be much better spent on sustaining our schools, infrastructure, and other public services. Whereas equitable access to health care has become one of the biggest political issues of the day and is of great
concern to ourselves and to our community members. And the United States remains one of the few countries that does not provide universal publicly funded health care. And whereas the cost of health care and health insurance is
increasing, including out-ofpocket costs such as co-pays and deductibles and singlepayer health care systems have proven to be both more cost effective while producing better outcomes and life expectancy.
Whereas a 2022 study done by the Yale School of Public Health found that in 2020 an estimated 776 675 excess deaths were attributable were attributable to a lack of adequate healthc care coverage
in the United States that could have prevented could have been prevented with a universal singlepayer system without including repercussions from the pandemic. And whereas the same 2022 study estimated that 338,594
preventable COVID deaths were attributable to incomplete insurance coverage in the United States between 2020 and 2022. And whereas rising health care costs are a burden for employees and employer
employers and employees alike. In particular, the money spent by municipalities to cover health care for their employees is a large cost to both the employer and the employees. And whereas Massachusetts has been a leader in providing coverage for quality health
care for its people. And there is an alternative means of providing health care for all that also offers better coverage without co-pays or deductibles and includes medical, dental, and preventative care. Whereas economic analysis has found that
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts could save over 54 billion and reduce healthcare spending by over 42%. And over 98% of Massachusetts households would spend less on healthcare than they
do now. Whereas the city of East Hampton would save over 3.5 million per year in insurance costs under the act establishing Medicare for all. And whereas these public funds could be
better spent by the city to improve the overall quality of life, protect the quality of public services, and increase equity in wages, salaries, and other benefits for city employees. And now therefore, be it resolved that the city
the East Hampton City Council supports the passage of Massachusetts House Bill H1405 and Massachusetts Senate Bill S860, an act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts. And be it further
resolved that a copy of this resolution will be sent to the offices of state representative Omar Gomez, state senator John Visas, as well as the office of Lieutenant Governor Ken Dresccoll and the office of Governor Mora Healey. >> Second.
>> Great. So I have a motion and a second to uh uh to approve East Hampton City Council resolution in support of an act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts. Any further discussion? Councelor Peak? >> Yeah, I just would like to speak in
support of this. Uh, sometimes in the time that I've been on the council, members of of the public have maybe criticized some of our resolutions by saying, "Well, what does this have to do with the city of East Hampton?" If you don't currently know how this has to do
with the city of East Hampton, I would first of all really encourage you to stick around for the mayor's quarterly report. And I would also encourage you to come to the coming budget hearings. The weight that the health care system puts on the city is immense and keeping
up with it is an enormous challenge. So just as an individual, I am supportive of this, but also as a city councelor and as a member of the finance committee, uh it's very easy for me to see
how our municipality would be positively impacted by something like this in a very real and concrete way. >> Any other comments? Uh councelor Newton. Um so I am definitely in support of
healthc care for all and a public option. The one concern that I have that is not in addressed here with statistics um is that we live you know really really close less than 2 hours away from
one of the best medical areas in Boston. Um, and I I do have personal experience with a family member like if they hadn't got the amount of care that they got in Boston uh for cancer, they would have
died. Um, and and they've lived because Boston has such amazing research hospitals, um, amazing doctors. It draws like the best experts in the field. You know, we saw the best person that treats that cancer. And I know there are other people in the state who also get to
experience that. So my one concern is I wouldn't want this to impact the research and everything that's happening in those hospitals and impact, you know, do doctors want to be here still? Um that's that's my concern, but
I do want healthc care coverage um and a public option. >> Great. Thank you. Any other comments? Uh, Councelor Kazinski, >> just very briefly, I cannot imagine many things in life that present more important opportunities
than this measure here. Uh, war, life and death, and your health. It is critical that we take responsibility for sharing this load and this burden among everyone so that
everyone can benefit fairly and equally in this matter. Um that being said, I wish there was something we could do personally ourselves to make this magic wand happen. This is a step and we'll take
it. Thank you, Councelor Peak, for your comments and its relevance to the economics of the city. I acknowledge that. >> Any other comments? >> Great. So I'm also fully in support of this um you know I've had the privilege
of living outside of this country and um seen the healthcare um the access to health care that other countries have um that is both affordable and uh quality um that I think there's no reason why uh
this country uh cannot offer uh the same uh access to to healthcare. I think far too many people are losing their lives um to unnecessary um restrictions or um uh denied access
to healthcare. Um and I think the uh the more that we can um address and support access to healthcare, I think just the quality of life in general will um will improve significantly.
Um, so, uh, with that, uh, Maryanne for roll call. >> We got a second. Uh, excuse me. Uh, Tom Peak. >> Hi, >> Tamara Smith. >> Hi, >> Jonathan Schmid. >> Hi, >> Amanda Newton. >> I'm going to stay because I feel like I
don't have all the statistics stuff that I would like to see. >> Mhm. >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi, >> Kaam Jamro. Mcuade. >> I >> Connie Denim. I >> Felicia Jazzik >> I >> JP Quisinski.
>> That's everybody. >> That's everybody. Great. Uh motion passes. Um next on our agenda is the city council action request city council resolution in support of the protect act. Um councelor Jam McAu would you like to speak to this and then we'll
have uh councelor Newton read it. >> Sure. Uh thank you madam president. Uh so this resolution uh was well the impetus for this was because we were contacted um me and councelor Denn were contacted by a couple uh members of the community that were particularly
concerned about um these issues. I think that we're all very concerned about um protecting our immigrant neighbors um and just I think due process for everyone in this country. Um, so as some people um in public speak mentioned,
this uh protect Act has been passed by the Massachusetts General Court of the House. Um, and it is currently um we're trying to push uh for the Senate to get that uh passed as well. Um so yeah, >> great. Um so before we move forward,
that was just an introduction. Does anyone on council want to send this to committee? Again, uh there's no pressure. We can easily send this to committee. >> All right. Seeing none, um,
Councelor Newton, would you like to read it? >> Um, so this is an East Hampton City Council resolution in in support of an act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional
treatment, the Protect Act. And I guess I'm reading this in as a motion. Okay. There has been increasing concern about the impact of federal immigration enforcement in our community and the city has taken some important steps to protect our immigrant community members.
Through the passage and recent reaffirmation of the 2019 East Hampton Welcoming Community Trust Ordinance, the city has established that our law enforcement and city officials will not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. The next steps are at a
state at the state legislative level to expand protections and ensure accountability for these unlawful actions. Whereas the current administration has deputized a masked federal police force that has been used to attack immigrant and non-immigrant neighbors in cities across the country
and violate residents constitutional rights under the first amendment, second amendment, and fourth amendment. And whereas the Department of Homeland Security has unleashed Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents, ICE, who have acted with impunity in their
attempts to arrest, detain, and intimidate nonviolent immigrants and protesters, leading to high-profile deaths of peaceful demonstrators Renee Good and Alex Prey pretty in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and resulted in the deaths of numerous detainees.
Whereas in 2025, there were over 600 arrests at courouses across the state of Massachusetts. And whereas in July 2019, the council passed the welcoming community trust ordinance, which affirms that East Hampton is a welcoming city
and seeks to en ensure trust between and between among and among employees, officials, representatives of the city, all residents and visitors to our city. facilitating dialogue as well as effective law enforcement and public
safety. Whereas on March 25th, 2026, the Massachusetts State House passed HD5316, an act uh promoting law, rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment, colloquially known as the Protect Act, filed by Black
and Latino Legislative Legislative Caucus, MBLLC, including East Hampton's Representative Omar Gomez, and also endorsed by immigrants rights and civil rights organizations. such as the MIR co coalition and the
ACLU of Massachusetts. And whereas if passed by the Massachusetts State Senate and signed by Governor Mora Healey, the Protect Act will ban federal immigration officers from making civil arrests in state court houses. Require that every person the
feds detain be given information on how to hire a lawyer in their native language. mandate that their attorneys get notified if their client is transferred to another facilitate. Uh, ensure lawyers can speak to their clients by phone at least once a day.
Bar law enforce enforcement from asking someone about their immigration or citizenship status without an articulable case specific reason that their status is directly material to a criminal offense.
prohibit any new 287G agreements between ICE and local law enforcement. The only entity in Massachusetts with such an existing agreement is the state's Department of Correction. Direct the Healey administration to create rules around locations where ICE agents would
be prohibited. Instruct State Attorney General Andrea Campbell to sue on behalf of residents if she believes federal officers violated the proposed measure. And whereas it is essential that we support safe access to our courts, restore trust in our local law
enforcement agents, and protect the rights of all our residents, regardless of immigration status. And whereas the city of East Hampton requests that the final legislation must prevent state and local officers from being deputized as
ICE agents by banning 287g agreements and ensure police do not provide addition operational assistance to ICE, including questioning individuals about their immigration status. And therefore be it resolved that the East Hampton City Council endorses HD5316,
the Protect Act, and supports swift approval of the bill from the Massachusetts State Senate, and be it refer further resolved that a copy of this resolution will be sent to the offices of Representative Omar Gomez,
Senator John Bis, as well as the office of Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and the office of Governor Mora Healey. >> Second. >> Great. I have a motion and a second to adopt
East Hampton City Council resolution in support of an act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment, the protect Act. Any further discussion? Uh, Vice President Jedzik. >> Thank you, President Denim. Um, I just want to say that I am in full support of
this resolution. The only other comment I'd like to add in before we take a vote is um I appreciate that the resolution named some of the high-profile deaths that have happened this year. And I also want to recognize that a lot of times these high-profile deaths happen because
the individuals are white. And also in 2026 alone, we also have heard of the deaths of Keith Porter, Heraldo Lunis Campos, and Victor Manuel Diaz. And I think it's important to raise up their names as well because a lot of times black and brown deaths especially in
these kinds of instances especially with ICE agents get overlooked unfortunately. So just wanted to name their names in this space tonight. >> Thank you. Any other councelor Marquee? >> Um yes I'm I enth will enthusiastically support this resolution. Um I don't
think it goes far enough in my opinion. I do not believe that um federal law enforcement officers should be walking our streets masks unidentified. Um they I believe in a I believe in the rule of law. I believe in a chain of command. I
believe that um local law enforcement should be the ones that issue civil warrants. But that's neither here nor there. I don't have the power to reorganize the structure of the government. I do believe that I should
be defunded completely dismantled and not that I don't believe that we shouldn't have an immigration force within our country. I think that securing our borders, having a due process for people to come here legally definitely should be and our immigration
system has been broken for quite some time. And it concerns me about some folks on the other political persuasion of which I am, especially ones who claim that they like small government that
they are in such favor of the government overreach, which this I deem to be a government, the federal government overreach into communities. And so I will be enthusiastically voting yes to this resolution.
>> Great. Thank you, Councelor Marque. Any other comments? Uh, councelor Kwisinski. >> Very briefly, I'll be in strongly in support. It makes me ill to have to do this, to
have to be able to deal with these issues when I've spent a lifetime believing in the ideals professed by the Constitution, by our rules of law, by our country.
It should be a no-brainer. We should be sensible. I agree that this doesn't go far enough. No one on our streets should be wearing masks. No one would wear a mask to
enforce something. That's hooligan. Hooligans. We live in a country where we're supposed to be free, where we're supposed to be believing in ideals.
Hurry up and pass it. >> Any other comments? Great. Uh, just briefly, I just want to second um Vice President Vice President Jadskick's comments. Um, I think that,
um, as a white woman, uh, I have often taken for granted my, um, identity. Um, and I think that, uh, you know, again, one of the reasons why I will not stand for the pledge of allegiance, uh, is
because not everyone has liberty and justice. Um, and I think this is yet another example of how uh our uh government overreaches
um and uses excessive force, excessive power to um control populations within within our country and within our communities. um it's divisive and we should be spending
more time uh creating opportunities that will bring us together as opposed to dividing us. Um so I wholeheartedly um support this um this resolution and I appreciate all of you for
voting on this. Um, >> uh, uh, Councelor Kisinski, >> you bring something up tonight that >> I feel a need to respond back to, and I'll be very brief. You don't stand up. I recognize the
right not to stand up and your wholehearted commitment behind that and your belief. I do stand still. It's getting harder and harder to stand, I will admit, but it's easier in some other ways
because of the following. And it's my own personal thing. I do it. I don't know if anybody hears it. And that's fine. At the end of the pledge of allegiance, I make a personal pledge each time we're up here and I have for
at least a year that I will do my best to ensure justice for all. That's our obl. It's my personal obligation to work that to do the things that are necessary. And that's why I vote yes
tonight. Councelor Kinski, I want to respond. >> Thank you. >> But I'm not going to >> unless you would like me to respond. >> But um uh Maryanne,
>> yes. >> Tamara Smith, >> hi >> Jonathan Schmidt. >> Hi. >> Amanda Newton, >> hi >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi. >> Cam Jamrock McUade. >> Hi >> Connie Denham. I >> Felicia Jadzac >> I
>> JP Kuisinski >> I >> Tom Peak >> I >> motion passes. Thank you so much to all the counselors who brought each of these um items forward. They are certainly timely um timely items that we need to be thinking
about as a community. Um we have no communication from elected officials, boards and uh commissions. Uh we do have correspondence from Tom Garrick, our veterans agent. Uh it was originally supposed to be Emma Riley. Um but uh
Emma was unable to make it. So uh uh veteran agent Garrick is going to provide us an update on the East Hampton Coalition for Veterans Wellness, also the ECVW. So uh Veterans Agent Garrick, uh please just identify yourself.
>> My name is Tom Garrick. I'm the veterans agent here in uh for East Hampton and for West Hampton. Um, I'm also a member of the East Hampton Coalition for Veterans Wellness, and I actually hope to raise the mood a little bit in here. Um, so, um, I want to talk about the
coalition for a minute. Um, basically, we're a group of professionals, veterans, community members who all have a shared goal of bringing the veterans community together. Um we there's a crisis in mental health and which leads
to veterans isolation and those are the kinds of things that we want to minimize and and really kind of bring veterans and their families out and into the community. Um we do that in various
ways. Uh, one thing we uh do is we have a monthly veterans lunchon that uh is also we partner with building bridges veterans initiative and it's a free lunch for veteran of veterans and a
guest uh and that's on the first Wednesday of the month from uh 12 starting at 12:00 noon. people typically show up 11:45, but um it's been such a success. And as a veterans agent, uh it
has been an excellent outreach resource for me. I've been able to um directly help many veterans just based off the lunch and getting everybody together. Um even through word of mouth of, you know, veterans knowing of other veterans who
need help. So, uh, the that has been invaluable and I I'm so proud to be a member of the coalition. Um, so I mean it's it's just a huge tool. But
in that we we're do we also have a annual event, the VetFest. So, we started that two years ago and that's a uh basically a outing for veterans and their families at Nanatuck Park. There's activities for kids. There's, you know,
free it's free for all veteran families um and their guests. Um and this year we're going to be having that um se we're planning for September 19th 10 to 2. It's a Saturday. Um so hopefully
uh all of our planning and and community support uh come together and we we can make that another huge success this year. Um that said, we also have launched a new website with all that information where you can actually
subscribe to the website to find out what events are coming up and different ways to support the coalition. So, uh, we have, you know, businesses that sponsor and and other community members that sponsor our monthly lunchons. Um,
we have options to donate towards the web uh, vetfest and, you know, it's just it's really wonderful to be in this community because we have such a giving community. Um, and I have found that to be uh very refreshing since I've I've
come here. I started here in uh November of 2023 and just the community support for the veterans and everything like that just has been remarkable and and I'm just proud to be a part of it. Um so that
said our to get to the website uh it's veterans wellness eastampton.org. Um like I said there's a lot of options on there. You can you can find out the history and and uh more details on our mission. Um and do we have any coalition
members online? >> No. >> Are there any? >> Ah, there's Liz. >> Liz is uh one of our Liz Pla is one of our uh members. And then we also have our newest member is Evan Leau. And uh
we were thrilled to h uh have him join us. and another uh professional who will bring a lot to the table. So uh we all um have a a shared goal and we are like-minded in a sense that we want to
support in uh maximize the um well-being and quality of life for veterans and their families. Uh, I do want to thank Senator Vis uh
for helping early on to uh get us a uh earmark of 25,000 which was very helpful towards our whole startup. We are officially a nonprofit now. Um, and I also want to thank the Cider House Media
for setting up the website. Uh, they did a great job. It's very userfriendly and um I look forward to uh having more people visit the site and learn more about the coalition. I want to also thank Building Bridges Veterans Initiative who was instrumental in
making sure that we were a success in starting our um veterans lunchon um off and they still continue to contribute monthly uh through volunteerism and uh it's just really has been a great uh
partnership. Uh the East Hampton Congregational Church has been gracious enough to allow us to use their space for the lunchon. And um beyond that, they also have opened the doors to our
uh veterans coffee hours on Wednesdays that second, third, and fourth Wednesday of the month basically from 9 to 11:00. So the idea is we have a place for veterans to be and get together and socialize every Wednesday of the month.
So whether it be the coffee hours from 9 to 11 or the first Wednesday would would be the lunchon for at at noon. So um very thankful for all of that and um that's pretty much what I have. >> Great. Thank you. Uh any questions for a
veterans agent Jerick? Um, if you don't mind, I just want to um I just want to acknowledge you. Thank you so much for everything that you do for our veterans. Um, you know, I've had the opportunity to uh attend a number of events with you and just meet uh
one-on-one. And I think that the commitment that you have for our veterans is um astounding. Right. they're we're all very very lucky that you are working uh in the in the city of East Hampton and certainly working with all of the the veterans in our community. So, thank you very much. You
are you are greatly appreciated. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Awesome. Thank you so much. Uh next on the agenda, mayor's communication. Um there's a number of things here that the mayor is going to address in addition to uh the budget.
>> Yes. So, thank you. And I just want to say thank you to the president for acknowledging our great veterans agent who does so much good work in the city. So we all appreciate him. It's great. Um I also want to just say, you know, thank you um for the Protect Act resolution um
and the comments. You know, I think that uh that's a really important thing and and I look forward to signing it. And um the Medicare for all is I can't tell you how critically important that is. Um, this is something that, uh,
is really going to kind of map out the future of all 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. Uh, this is an issue that we are all grappling with. Um, and and and I'll kind of I'll swing back to that
in a second. I just I do want to just say that um since I've become mayor, I have really immersed myself in our wonderful charter. And I realized as I read through that that in my 22 years as a city councelor, I never once got a
quarterly report from a mayor. And so, um what I did for you all today, since we're 4 months in, um of our the first quarter, I decided that I would follow the charter and and fulfill my responsibilities. So, I just wanted to give that to you and I and I hope to do
that each quarter to to make sure that everybody is, you know, has an an idea of what's going on. Um, but again, feel free always to reach out and and you know, to my office or to me. Um, and and that kind of brings us to something I really don't necessarily want to talk
about. Um yesterday morning uh my financial team and I uh were able to put together the final pieces of the budget um that were kind of outstanding. And and I'll back up just a quick second. Um
you know, when we passed our budget last year, um we were in a bit of a gap. Um there was a $4 million gap. Uh and so it was decided to take $4 million out of stabilization
um to plug the gap in the budget. Um and so we all knew that. Uh and I think looking forward there was a hope that we would through new growth and um through
other kind of cost-saving measures we would be able to kind of save off um some of that structural deficit. Um but concurrently as that was happening we were also the city was out without a treasurer for a significant amount of time. Um and so that caused some backups
in the financial office where um reconciliations which is basically the books getting tred up um were not getting done because we didn't have someone in that office doing that work. Um and we were able to bring on a consultant who helped the city um get
caught up. Um, so that actually just kind of put us a little bit behind schedule. Normally free cash in normal years, you know, is going to be certified October, November. Um, you know, our free cash this year wasn't certified until I mean, I feel like I was just here telling you that free cash
got certified um, maybe 2 months ago. Um, so that put us in a situation where we were behind understanding the full financial picture. Um and so yesterday with my financial team, we were able finally to get our final piece which was
our debt and interest um component. And what we found was that that 4 million has grown. Um, and you know, I if anybody was able to see the um, senior center building committee meeting, I don't know if it was a week ago or two weeks ago, you know, one of the things I
was mentioning is that, you know, at the time we were kind of expecting this. You know, we knew that we had a $4 million structural deficit. We knew that health insurance was a significant amount of money and we knew that contractual obligations are going far outpacing the 2 and 12% that we're allowed to raise on
a levy. Um, and I think what we didn't necessarily understand, what I didn't necessarily understand when I was at the senior center um, building committee meeting when I said, "I don't want to put this forward because I don't want it to have to compete with an an override if we need one." I didn't realize how close we were um, to needing an
override. So, when all the numbers kind of fell into our laps yesterday and we put them all together finally, um, it was closer to 7 million. Um, and again, that's just because of the 4 million plus health insurance plus contractual
obligations. Now, the good news, we were able to get that number down. So, with um working with our departments, we were able to find items that we could trim from the budget structurally and say, you know, as these items come up, we can find ways to appropriate for those. Um,
and we were able to get that down pretty significantly. Um, and then in our stabilization account, which last year before we used that $4 million was a $7 million balance. So that put it down to a $3 million balance. So we have $3 million in stabilization. So we're
looking at using two million of that to bring down this deficit. That puts us at $3.8 million. Unfortunately, um, you know, all of the creative things that we tried to do have not been able to close that gap. So, we still have a
$3.8 million gap and for the budget the size of our budget, $3.8 million is still a significant gap and we don't have any other kind of pools or or buckets of money that we can pull from
to fill this gap. Um, and so we came to the realization yesterday, which was kind of I'm I'm still a little bit in shock. um is that we're going to potentially either have to make $3.8 million in cuts or we're going to have
to go to the community and make a case for the important work that our departments do and and make a case why it's important to maintain the services that we currently have. Um and that would be in the form of asking the
voters for an override. Um now you know this again is not something I wanted to have to do in my first budget but you know it is a structural issue and I think if we approach this the right way now and we can build the case there and and I can tell you of you know going
through the budget over the last few months with a fine tooth comb there is not much fat to be cut. There's really not. Um, and you know, so we're really hoping that we can make a case for why it's so important for us to be able to
preserve our teachers, to be able to preserve our firefighters, to be able to preserve our police officers and our departments that really do so much great work in this city. Um, and so I was I pulled together well actually I guess first I I did um talk to President Denim
and um the chair of finance council peak earlier today to let them know this um and I talked to all the department heads today um to let them know that we're basically um creating a plan to move forward um and it's really going to we're really going to need to have a
collaborative approach to be able to save off you know what could potentially be pretty significant cuts. Um, we're not alone. I West Hampton is dealing with the same thing. Southampton's dealing with the same thing. South Hadley's dealing with the same thing. Northampton has a override built into
their, you know, every few years. They they This is And as I talked to the mayor's um and my mayor's association, it's literally happening across the state. And one of the main drivers, healthcare, health insurance costs are
just, you know, out of control. Um, and so that's one of the the main drivers. So, you know, I I wanted to come and make sure that everybody was aware that this was happening. Um, so, you know, we can start working on this together because I think that, you know, really
this is going to take us as a community making the case for, you know, maintaining services and and saving off people's jobs and their livelihoods. Um and I and I also want to just say that you know we also have to recognize the fact that times are difficult and um
that you know an increase in taxes nobody wants you know I think it's it there is a little bit of a balancing act and and so that's why this this is a tough ask um cuz like it's we have to acknowledge the fact that you know people are hurting um and so we're going
to do our best to keep this as modest and as efficient as possible um and you know I'm I am hoping to be able to work collaboratively to try to to try to help make this um something that doesn't hurt the city. Um because, you know, this is
a serious issue. Um and and um I'm I'm glad that we know now that this is the path that we have to take. Um it's too bad that it it did take this long, but you know, really the blame doesn't really fall on anybody just because of the circumstances that we were, you
know, we were in. Um, so, uh, that's the budget piece. Um, you know, there are some other things, um, in the packet, um, that I think could be of interest. I know, um, on the city council agenda, there's a couple items. One of them was just a a correspondence.
It probably should have been under just correspondence. It was just, you know, we needed to send you a notice from Eversource, uh, the Department of Public Utilities. So, I don't really have anything to say about that. Just needed to be transmitted. Um uh we did uh and you
know and I think part of this is as we look at this you know we look at expenditures so we have the budget side expenditures right the revenue side revenue side's just not keeping up with expenditures um what we can raise on the levy is just not enough um you know 2 and a half% is not keeping up with like
the 40% increase we had in health insurance since you know July 1. Um and you know then we're going to have another 12.8% 8% increase on health insurance when we get to July 1 again. Um, and you know, so those those costs
are are significant. Um, but you know, revenue is an important piece which is why the liquor license uh is really important. Um, you know, and I think uh one of the things that is is being able to access grant money when we can access it. Um, and so uh one of the things that
was asked was about FIFA grant. Um, and really I know there's a lot of questions about it. Um, we did apply for a FIFA grant, uh, which is basically, uh, remote viewing parties for the FIFA World Cup games. Um, only a few communities in Western Mass got them.
Most of them are Eastern Mass. We happen to be one of them. Um, it's kind of an exciting opportunity for East Hampton because we're going to be able to use Milside Park. We've partnered with an East Hampton company that specializes in LED screens and sound and production and they're giving us an amazing deal. So,
we're really going to be co being able to cover the onetoone match like almost completely just with this one East Hampton business helping us out. And then we're going to go to the community. We're going to work with East Hampton youth soccer, um the high school soccer team. We're going to try to um you know,
work with all of the local soccer community. Um but really highlighting and showcasing what East Hampton has to offer. So, having it be a fun kind of watch party. I don't know how many people went to Milpon Live, but Milpon Live was an amazing opportunity for East Hampton. And so, this is going to kind
of be reminiscent of Mil Pond Live where we're going to get East Hampton local musicians to come in and play sets after the the um after the match. Um we're going to be getting local restaurants to come in, local food trucks. We're going to be getting our local breweries in there. We're going to have our local
craftsmen and artisans. Um, and so, you know, the the amazing news is we're we're going to be able to meet this one toone match without using any city money. Um, really the only thing that we're going to be donating is time from staff um to help manage this and make it
go forward. Um, but I think that this has the opportunity to really put East Hampton on the map. It's um sponsored through the Mass Office of Travel and Tourism. Um, and even if you don't love soccer, it could be a really cool experience for your family. Um, and you know, since Mil Pond Live doesn't happen
anymore, we're going to be able to highlight some of our local artists and be able to, you know, kind of bring that atmosphere back to Mil to Milside Park. Um, and so, you know, I think it's really exciting. Um, so right now we're finalizing the plans and the budget um, to send back to the state um because,
you know, the the budget was in flux. We're still working with sponsors and um, so we're trying to figure that piece out. It's not due until the 21st. Uh but I did meet with my department heads today about implementation and everybody's excited about it. So that's it's good to have something to be
excited about in kind of dark times. Um so um and and I think that there might have been an update about um the senior center building committee on there as well. Um I just want to say, you know, I I did speak either last week or I don't remember when the meeting was. Um, but I
I basically let them know where we're at like financially wise and how it was going to be really difficult to fund a senior center right now. Um, which is, you know, not great news, but I think if we can time it right, you know, if we can get um if we can get a fresh start
with our with our city budget this year and we can wait until the high school um debt exclusion expires, you know, we can strike at the right time. you know, I don't the timing it just isn't right right now for a new, you know, senior
center. Um, and so that's kind of what I let people know. Um, the senior center building committee did kind of press pause. Um, and we're going to kind of revisit it. I I know we had talked about maybe revisiting in June, but that was before I knew where we were fully with the budget where I thought we still had
some maneuverability to fill that gap, which we don't right now. So, um I I other than what's in the quarterly report, I think that's it. And I'm starting to lose my voice. So, um I guess that's it.
>> Do folks have questions? Uh Councelor Marquee? >> Um I'm going to stick with the good news portion of this. Um obviously the World Cup is a multi-day. >> It lasts a couple weeks, I believe. Um is the event that um East Hampton was
awarded the grant for is it going to be a multi-day >> multi-day? >> It is. >> Yeah. So um all the events are about three days apart. So um it'll go from June 13th to July 9th. So there'll be seven in total >> this summer. >> This summer. >> Oh, it's exciting.
>> It's very exciting. >> Yeah. >> Councelor Jamrock McUade. >> Thank you, Madam President. Um, and uh, thank you, Mr. Mayor, for um, some of this sobering news. Um, I definitely once I have the quarterly report in
front of me and have time to process, I'll probably have additional questions to to relay to you about that. Um, we can talk about that later. >> Sure. >> Um, >> I did have some questions related to the watch party thing though. um just
because I've already been getting questions about it and hearing about it from business owners and I was sort of like blindsided by that. Um so I guess and we can keep this brief because I know you're losing your voice. Um but I guess I'm just mainly curious about when
the thinking was like the timeline for when this grant application was submitted. Um and sort of what the idea was around the initial financial commitment from the city. Um, and then as a followup on that, like given how much we were ultimately awarded, um,
what exactly was the match commitment from the city? Um, and then as you mentioned, there was a business that's potentially covering this. Can you explain more? Can you tell us what who that business is? Um, and also just like affirm with us that no funding from this
year or next year's budget is going to be used in this in this case. >> Absolutely. So, it was a really quick turnaround. I don't have the exact dates for you for when um I will say that I think it was we submitted the grant uh
maybe two or 3 weeks before we got word that we received it. Um it it was a very quick turnaround. Um and uh as far as the the budget, yeah, uh there was never any intention to use
city money. It was, you know, we're you're allowed to use in kind matched for the one:1. Um, and the the company that we're working with is called For Life Entertainment. They're an East Hampton company that specializes in um sound and lighting production. Um, and they're doing similar things um in
Worcester and some other places and they just love East Hampton and they wanted to help East Hampton. Um, so not only are they going to um help us in with the in kind match um for the screens and the sound and the lasers cuz we're going to we're also part of this I forgot to
mention is going to be uh one of them we're going to use as a 250th kind of celebration. So I'm coordinating right now with Kelly Brown and the we the people group to do a liturgy series um and and have some celebration around the 250th um and all of that counts as in kind. Um
but uh he's also uh pledged to give the city to smart city kiosks um for the event which then are going to be donated to the city permanently. Um so that's going to really help with the incind match. Um and then you know the other parts of the ink kind match besides
staff time is going to be um through partnerships with local organizations and sponsorships through hopefully the the banks and um insurance companies and other small businesses that are want to help this come to East Stampton. But no city money is is going to be spent.
>> Okay. Um I just have one followup and then a request. Um my followup is uh can you just because based on what you're saying you partnered with a local company um for me that throws up like a public procurement sort of red flag. Can
you explain like how this is not like running a foul of public procurement law regarding like the minimum amount of money that sort of triggers that? >> Yeah. So we this has all been vetted through Mike Owens, our procurement officer. And I would say like for a question like that, we should probably
talk off so we can make sure you have all the answers that you need. But I will just say it was it was vetted by Mike Owens and so we're we're good. >> Okay, great. Um and then my request is just I I had already asked um for this information from your office and I know that there's a million things going on
um and I didn't hear back yet. So, uh I just want to ask again, uh can I get a copy of the initial grant application and the associated materials and then once this um budget proposal is set up and sent to the state, can I just uh also get a copy of that? Um I definitely
there's I've been hearing concerns in the community um just about the impacts on the the neighborhood and wanting to know, you know, if this is happening this summer, you know, when is this happening, what are the logistics around it? Um, I want to be able to answer those questions as a fellow leader in
the community. Um, so I would just appreciate that sort of a paper truck. >> Sure. I would just say we can we can talk. >> Uh, there councelor Kuisinski first and then Vice President Jadzig and then councelor Newton. >> Thank you, Madam President.
>> You're very welcome. >> Uh, Mr. Mayor, first of all, I want to congratulate you for your forthrightness in this matter. I think it's important to keep the figures and the explanations clear and open to
the public, which I think you've done here tonight by presenting us with I think you're right. It's the first quarterly report that I've seen uh uh in in my time on the council and it's been a while. So, yeah. uh it should be done
and I appreciate you're doing it. >> Yeah, >> I appreciate you're involving us in wanting us to be part and parcel of the process. This is not the only way in which you've asked us to be part and parcel of the process. There are many others. So, I appreciate that. That
being said, sobering facts on the on the amounts of money, very disappointing facts for uh the presentation of the desire to have a uh senior center building committee move
forward with expectations and plans on a muchneeded project. But that being said, we have other things to deal with first and you were dealing with them and we'll be with you, I believe, every step of the way. uh as we look to the bright bright side
and to the to the games, I think, you know, this is being being delivered by the Healey administration as as as an event to bring in people to Massachusetts to focus attention on Massachusetts. What we're doing to have folks come in from out of state, from
all over the area in East Hampton, it's to bring folks in from all over the area. It'll be an opportunity to mix with a number of people and it is a multi-day event. I believe the dates are mid June
approximately to mid July approximately. >> June 13th to July 9th. >> Yeah. So very important, great summer times. We're going to have some good times. It'll bring people in. I know there'll be opportunities for food and drink and
all sorts of things. I just hope we can generate some revenue from that by focusing on the taxes that will be collected. And I'm not I'm sure you've given this great consideration and thinking about how
best to utilize the funds and still provide the services by maximizing the exposure of the local restaurants and the local businesses. uh food trucks. I'm not sure where the revenue all goes from a truck that's
registered from another community. Uh and if the revenue is being drawn from East Hampton and going to some place in the other side of East I don't know somewhere else that doesn't help us. >> So we are going to try to focus on East
Hampton as as much as possible East Hampton establishments. That's the the one of the main focuses of this is the lift East Hampton. >> Yeah. >> So, we're going to try to include as many East Hampton based restaurants and food trucks >> here. Thank you,
>> Vice President Judic. >> Thank you. And and thank you, Mr. Mayor. I know this is uh must be incredibly difficult to have to start off your first ever quarterly report with this um what you shared. I I can only imagine how how um how much this weighs on you
and obviously on all of us as well. Um I just have a couple of quick questions regarding the FIFA party um especially with my h as precinct 2 counselor which Milside Park sits in precinct 2. Um I just want to echo what councelor Jam McQuade asked for which is I'd also be
interested to see copies of the original agreement and the final application as well when they're um when they're available. um just to understand as well um what the full scope is and also be able to answer questions for the community. But with regards to the um
the event itself, I am curious because you've mentioned in addition to screens showing the games themselves. Um you mentioned also having other programming, music, other things like that which all sounds really exciting and and again hopefully we'll be able to spread the love amongst businesses. Um, I'm a
little concerned and would just love to hear some thoughts from you around the impact to the immediate community, the neighborhood right there. Um, because I know that the FIFA games all are being played at different times of the day and
night. And so I am curious if the games will also be broadcast at midnight, for example, or if programming is going to be, you know, scheduled to end at a certain time. And I'm sure you remember our recent conversation around short-term rentals and noise and sound impact. And so curious around that. Um,
and also curious around, and I apologize I don't remember this um, off the top of my head, but I believe the skate park is supposed to break ground. And I'm curious if this will be happening at the same time that construction is also happening. >> Yeah, absolutely. And and I would love I think it would be great to have whatever
counselors would love to or would like would like to come sit down. I'd love to explain everything and and give you the full rundown. So, anytime we we can make, you know, maybe give me a couple days on the budget. Um, but I'm happy I'm happy to um to, you know, to do
that. Uh, as far as impact, we're really trying to um uh minimize the impact of the surrounding community. Um, I know, you know, the Mil Pond series had did have some impact um a little bit. Um uh I will say one of the things that we've
come up with is a plan to really distribute parking um throughout the city and have a shuttle. Um so Maple Lot, high school lot, 50 pacing lot and and bring you know and so everybody's going to get a it's going to be a ticketed event for free. Um and so on
the ticket it will give you a lot where you go. So we're going to kind of coordinate so people will get a maple a ticket that says Maple School out with directions. Um, and we'll have a we'll have a shuttle that goes, you know, on the half hour to pick people up and bring them so that way we can minimize impact to the new city neighborhoods for
people parking in the streets or in places where they're not supposed to. Um, so I I think that that piece is is important. Um, you know, really working with John Mason and the other department heads to and you know, they're all very um on board and um, you know, so the
skatepark construction is not going to start until the second week of July. So, this actually is gonna end and then the skatepark construction is probably going to start the week after. Um, so we were able to time that. Um, it was pretty lucky timing. Um, and I will say just for the music, that's another thing
where we're going to try to be East Hamptoncentric. We're going to really try to focus on musicians from East Hampton. um to kind of because we you know we could really pull some people from all over the place and and again just to kind of spotlight and highlight the amazing stuff that we have going on
here including our talent you know our musical talent which is which is significant. Um we have some great musicians here. We have a great music scene here and I think this will be a great way to kind of help highlight that. Um so again you know I know like
there everything has effects. Um, I'm really hoping this will have a a direct economic impact for the positive. Um, and and we'll put East Hampton in put it on the map for a lot of people. Um, to show them what we can do here and and the amazing things that we have.
>> Thank you. And just a quick comment and followup question. Um, I just wanted to affirm the amazing depth of the talent pool that we have here in East Hampton. As a co-founder of the Porchfest Music Festival, I can attest to that firsthand. And I also know that a lot of musicians are hurting this year because
bookings are are have decreased. And so I know this would be a great opportunity. Again, just want to reiterate I think um would love to see more details when you're able to share them um around again timing um just noise things like that. But I do want to go back to the point you mentioned
earlier around the inind match from four life which is great. Um, but given what you share with the budget and how thin to the bone we're cutting and and the fact that we may have to go for a two and a half override, do you have a contingency plan if the event costs
actually exceed what you have planned? Um, and does the city have to absorb that difference in some way? >> Yeah. So, the income match that we have right now just estimated is significantly more than the grant. Um, and so I don't foresee that at all. Um,
and you know, if something did happen, we don't, you know, we could scale down. We could I mean, there's there's ways. My commitment is not to spend any city money. Hands down. >> Thank you. >> Yep. >> Council Newton. >> Yeah. So, my question was, um, I have a
couple actually. With the inind donation of like labor basically, right, from fire and police, I'm assuming, is that going to be overtime or is that already budgeted into regular hours? No, we're going to for any overtime we're going to pay public safety. That is going to be
part of our um what we're going to be soliciting from sponsorships to pay basically the sponsorships will be paying for overtime. It's just like me sitting in meetings with the department heads today that counts as in kind. >> Um and then do you have plans for making it like accessible to people like
handicap accessible >> fully? >> And what about like um do you have any plans for like sensory kind of stuff? Right. >> Not yet. Um, but I mean generally like you know loud soccer games and music is going to be
>> probably triggering for people >> is I would love for you to kind of look into if there are any options for that so that people who do have differences >> I'll look into it for sure >> to participate in something. >> Yeah. >> Councelor Peak. >> Thank you and thank you Mr. Mayor. This
is clearly difficult. I can also tell that you're you're fighting for your life up here. Um I uh see I'm making it worse. Um so yeah, just obviously this budget news is disappointing. It's not I would say
surprising. I think that anyone who's been here for a little while has probably heard me complain about how just the Prop 2 and a half setup matched with COVID level postco inflation is just not going to be sustainable long
term. Um, so it's not shocking, uh, particularly in light of the conversations we had in the last budget season. Um, >> this is I think everyone here except for potentially councelor Cuisinsky's
first override. Um, have you done been a city council for an override before? >> The only overrides in East Hampton, I think the last one was in 1994. There were a couple failed ones back in the day. Yeah. But um >> but not >> Yeah. debt exclusions. Yes.
>> Yes. But not an override. It's a little So there's a just and if you don't have an answer for this off the top of your head, then that's completely fine. But it's something that I I just feel like I need to come to understand better as as finance chair is um
normally we are required to pass a balanced budget. Is it for the state's definition of acceptable? Is it okay for us to say we are passing a budget with a shortfall of X, but we are going to be going for an override at some point? Or
how do we actually go about like or do we need to identify during the budget process what we're going to cut? And if there's some technicalities here, that that's fine. I'm just trying to wrap my head around it. So, I do have an answer and the answer is I'm not sure, but I will probably know after tomorrow
because we're um two representatives from do are going to be coming here to walk us through the process. >> Okay. Um I'd love to be involved in that schedule permitting. >> Okay. >> Okay. I don't remember what time. >> 12:30 tomorrow. >> Yeah. 12:30 >> if that's okay. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Any other questions? Any other questions? Um uh Mayor Derby, what was the um original grant request for? >> Um >> I know you were awarded the city was awarded $100,000$100,000. What was
>> So the maximum that you could ask for was 800,000 and I asked for the maximum. >> Mhm. >> So but we did not get that. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. Because I've always been taught to shoot high and see what they give you. >> Mhm. And what is the cost of the what is the cost of the the screens? Just out of
curiosity. >> Um >> I'm trying to understand the difference between cost and inind and because it seems like there's a cost so I don't quite understand. >> I don't I don't have that number at the top of my head but I happy to talk to you after see if we can get it for you. >> Um
I just want to also remind I've been reading the charter as well and figuring out like hey what is our rights as council etc. So, just want to draw your attention to section 2-7, access to information. I'll just read it just so
we're all clear about that. Uh, a in general, the city council may make investigations into the affairs of the city and into the conduct and performance of any city agency and for the purpose may suspend witnesses, administer oath, and require the production of evidence. So, I just I
want to acknowledge that I asked for that multiple times and was basically denied access to a public document. So, I just want to make that known. So, I'm hoping for the people that you've agreed to have conversations with and saying that you will present
that information, uh, I hope that you will do that. Any other questions? Any other questions? Great. Thank you so much. Appreciate that. um president and vice president
communications. Um I received uh back in actually 2025 uh there was a request made to then actually councelor Derby uh regarding the DCR notice of proposed land acquisitions. Um, and uh this was a
request for uh some property um off of East Street in some wooded area uh wooded a wooded lot. It's actually the back part of uh of a resident's uh property and DCR is essentially wanting
to uh uh uh acquire that property and turn it into open space. It's a wooded area. Um it took a little bit of time. I had to chat with the city solicitor. No department uh in town had worked with
that and so they weren't quite uh sure how to go about that. So I have a statement uh to read. Um and that is they need this in order to be able to it has to be done 60 days prior to the their acquisition of that particular
property. Um so I need to to read the statement. Um there is no public hearing for this. Um it is really in some ways a formality and then there is a certificate of announcement
um pursuant uh to 301 CMR 51.072 uh that the clerk will um sign and um acknowledge that the department of conservation and recreation may acquire uh an interest in that parcel. Right.
Any questions about that, >> Councelor Kisinski? >> I was a little curious myself having it had it not crossed my desk or heard from it from any of the staff. So, I inquired directly with the person who had written us the letter.
>> Mhm. >> And finally got through to the person, although they didn't include their telephone number or a way to contact them directly on the communication to us. I believe I couldn't find it in any case. >> So it was it was a little circumspect
little different just a different process. And when you say no hearing, we're talking about no hearing on our level at within our organization. I'm not sure you were speaking necessarily of any hearings or levels or conversations that may or may not occur
at the state level, but a requirement that the apparently the legislature must have put in that the community involved with the purchases to be made be notified and that this announcement be read to the public. >> So I asked, well, why are we doing this?
And it seemed to me to be for protection of an endangered species or endangered species being a a habitat area that was important. And when I inquired about the type of species, what what that went
nowhere, it was like clams up, we're not talking about it. So anyway, that being said, uh I'd be interested to know whatever we know about about the process >> u so that the public can be informed about the reason for it coming before
us. >> Yeah, this like I said this came over a year ago and it was never responded to and then it came back again this year. Um and so they are trying they have to do this before their um fiscal year ends as well. And so I think that they're
trying to move forward with this so that they can go through this process so they don't have to wait and do it again next year. And so I think it's just a uh an opportunity from them for them to acquire that open space. to be fair about the process. I I think you know it may be an effort to protect the
endangered, not to talk about it, not to share any information, >> but to acknowledge that it's for an, you know, endangered species and the protection of of the area and not really for open space and conservation purposes, a recreation site necessarily
for the public, but a protection site. >> That's what I was able to learn. Thought we all should know that. Mhm. Councelor Peak, >> I was about to say that um from the time spent on CPA committee, one thing that I've learned is that state and federal authorities are very cy when it comes to
those matters for the specific reason that they don't necessarily want everyone to know where endangered species live because there are people who might have less than great intentions towards those endangered species. So, um it's this is not the first time actually sort of in this
>> uh in East Hampton that that something like that has come up where they've said h we want to protect this or h don't do this here and we say don't do species which one like so um I I guess I get that it's a little
frustrating but I I suppose I understand their their motivation. Mhm. Other questions, comments? Yeah. All right. So, I'm just going to read this. There's no motion that has to be taken. I'm just to read this. Uh, the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts acting through its Department of Conservation and Recreation, DCR, has under consideration the acquis acquisition of an interest in approximately 13 acres of land or other property interest therein in the city of East Hampton. The property is currently an undeveloped
wood lot. The proposed use for the property will be protected open space. The property with the DCR is the property which the DCR is interested is located at assessor's map 134 lot 14.
And in our packet there is a uh exhibit A and that shows the map where that particular lot is located. Um great. Thank you. I mean, I spent uh back and forth with the city attorney
emails, etc. So, um appreciate all of you um listening to that. Um I do want to also just acknowledge that the um municipal leadership academy has concluded. Um we were at the uh water
department last night. Um we were there for probably an hour and a half if not more of people just asking uh some really great questions of our department. We met with several departments um and uh had conversations with them. Uh uh residents had
conversations with them just about the inner workings of the city. Um and people were uh incredibly appreciative of the experience. uh and one woman uh last night when she was leaving uh she said she said thank
you to all the facilitators of it but one thing she said I had no idea how much work went into running the city and actually how much it cost right and so I think that that was just uh very telling of kind of why we do this um so that one
folks can uh meet the um uh the department heads of our city um and employees of the city and all the work that they do that they have a better understanding of that, but they really had just have a a a more general understanding of what it takes to actually run the city, right? And so, um
certainly appreciate Vice President Jadzik, um uh Councelor Smith, uh Representative uh Gomez for all the time and effort that they put into organizing this. I think it was a really um just a really uh great experience for the for
the res residents who participated and they also walked out and said uh more people need to do this right uh and so certainly we'll run it again uh next year um and they are uh hope hopefully
uh going to spread the word about that. So, it was really just a really good experience. Um, also want to acknowledge that uh several of us uh councelor Kazuinski and uh vice president Jadzik and myself uh went to a new training for
the um school committee members. Um, so that was just an orientation for new school school committee members and that was just a really productive and and great opportunity to to spend time um out in further Western Mass. Um, and it
was it was a good opportunity and and uh really just kind of a great onboarding and reminder of all the various things that that we do or that they uh do, but also just a number of the things that we have to deal with, open meeting law, uh, etc. Um, I also want to acknowledge I
mentioned uh at the last meeting that I attended a uh FEMA training uh and I forgot to mention that uh councelor Guisinski also was there uh at that particular FEMA training and so just want to acknowledge the time that he
dedicated uh to that as well. That was an oversight on my part and I apologize for that. uh I want to acknowledge that that he was there also um and really uh dedicated his time to understanding more about um that uh kind of process. Um I
think that's everything that I have. Uh Vice President Jadzik, do you have anything that you would like to add? >> Yes, thank you. Just one quick item of note. Um, for those who may or may not know, we are currently engaged in a wayfinding project that the planning department is taking a lead on with some
outside consultants as well as East Hampton based stakeholders. Um, essentially the idea is that we're trying to better um have like better signage, have things be more clear so that when people are coming in East Hampton and they're coming for um
restaurants or parties or whatever it might be that they understand where they are, where they want to go, and the best way to get there. So, there is a survey that is still open. It will be open through April 12th. And um I really would love to encourage everyone, whether you're a resident, a counselor,
um anyone else to take that survey. It can be located on the East Hampton government website or you can easily search for it. Um just search in wayfinding survey East Hampton and it should pop up pretty quickly for you. Um it's also available on the city's social
media accounts. I think they just posted about it again today. Um so encourage you all to take that survey so that we can use that information for the next phase of the planning. >> Great. Thank you so much. Uh
communication from uh counselors. Councelor Schmidt. >> Thank you, Madam President. Um I just wanted to pass along uh so that everybody knows that uh there's a fire extinguisher training happening later this month. Uh, and if you were anything
like me, you might know how one works in theory, but have just kind of hoped that if you were ever put in a position to use one, you'd just kind of be able to figure it out. Uh, and that doesn't feel ideal. So, um, I was excited to to hear about this. Um, it's happening on April
28th, uh, which is a Tuesday. It is 10 to 12 in, uh, the morning. Um the fire department is collaborating with the council on aging, but it is open to uh anyone in the community. Uh and I believe folks will get a fire extinguisher at the end of it for their
own home. Um if I'm understanding correctly. Uh so anyone who wants to register for that because it is does require registration can do so at sign me up at eastamptonm.gov uh or call the COA at 527-6151
extension139. I just wanted to put in a plug for the great work that our uh fire department is doing out in the community. >> Great. Thank you so much. Councelor Jamro McQuade, do you have an announcement this evening? >> Yes. Uh thank you for asking. I'll just
do my regular um announcement that the Simpson Tenants Union meets uh weekly in these chambers um at 5:30 to 7 every Thursday. Um they're a really great group. They share resources around tenants rights and they're getting more and more organized and building a lot of
um momentum. I'll also note that they have a great website now eastampton.org. I would definitely encourage everyone to go explore all of the great resources um that are available there. Thank you. >> Great. Thank you, Councelor J. Michael.
Um standing committee reports. Uh councelor Peak Finance. Madam President, before we begin standing committee reports, could I request a fivem minute recess? >> Yes. So, uh, would you like to make a motion? >> I would like to make a motion that we take a fivem minute recess.
>> I have a motion and a second to take a five minute recess. Uh, any further discussion? Seeing none, I'll be able to roll that. >> Okay. Jonathan Schmidt. >> Hi. >> Amanda Newton. Nathan Marquee. >> Hi. >> Cam Jam Rock Mcuade. >> Hi. >> Connie Denham.
>> Hi. >> Fel Felicia Jazz. I >> JPinski Tom Peak. >> Hi, >> Tamara Smith. >> I >> motion passes. >> Yeah. >> Ready to go? >> Yeah. >> All right. Great. So, we are
back. Uh, so standing committee reports. Uh, Chair Peak Finance. >> Um, thank you, Madam President. We met just before this meeting to approve our minutes. Other than that, we haven't met since our last meeting. We will be meeting at our regular time next week where we will be discussing the city
council budget for the coming fiscal year along with I think about 15 uh appropriations. So, uh >> concludes should be a great time if anyone wants to hang out. >> Um that concludes.
>> Thank you, Chair Peak. Chair Newton, public safety. Yes, we um had our public safety meeting yesterday actually. Um Chief Norris from the fire department visited us and gave a really awesome um quarterly review. Um, one of the things
he talked about was how he has really been proactive, I think, in setting kind of a schedule for replacing vehicles and like looking for grants and knowing when certain vehicles like fire engines and ambulances are going to need to be
replaced. So, that was really reassuring to hear. Um, and then the other announcement I just wanted to make is that open burning ends May 1st. Um, so you have just a a few weeks left to do it. Um, and you need to call or go
online on the day of to get an open burning license. Um, he closes it based on not just dry conditions but windy conditions. So, you know, you may be planning to burn one day and then you call for the permit and it's not available. But those are the reasons
why. Um, also one of the things we talked about was that anybody can have a smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector installed by the fire department. So I I was not aware of that. Um, so that's a really
important thing to like getting those taken care of. Um, our next meeting is April 28th and at that meeting we're going to be focusing specifically on the language for the traffic rules and orders. I think that's everything.
>> Great. Thank you, Chair Newton. Appointments. Chair Smith. >> Uh, appointments has no new report at this time. Um, we need to set up a meeting to discuss four upcoming mayoral appointments. >> That's concludes. >> Great. Thank you, Chair Smith.
Ordinance. Chair Jim Ro McQuade. >> Thank you, Madam President. Um, so the committee last met this past Monday, April 6th. Um, Ava Ava Gersl, the conservation agent, gave a presentation, an overview uh of the wetlands protection ordinance that's currently
before the committee. Um, the counselors didn't really have any big concerns. I think that we were all excited to see it move forward, but we want to wait until all the information sessions that are being held at the conservation uh commission uh have finished um just so there's ample time for public input. Um
the committee also discussed uh the bees committee ordinance amendment to change the membership structure. Again overall the committee uh decided that the changes seem straightforward um and we voted unanimously to send it back uh to full counsel with recommendation. Um, so
related to that, I would like to make a motion to set a public hearing for the general ordinance amendment of section 2-76.1 biodiversity, environment, and ecological sustainability, ease committee, membership structure for
April 22nd at 6:15 p.m. in these chambers. >> Second. So I have a motion and second to amend the general ordinance uh for the bees committee membership structure uh
ordinance section 2-76.1. Any further discussion? Oh to set a public hearing April 22nd 65 in the chambers. Any further discussion? Seeing none. Amanda Newton. >> Hi. >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi. >> Kaam Jamro Mcuade.
>> Hi. >> Connie Denham. >> Hi. >> Felicia Jazzik. >> Hi. >> JP Guazinski. >> Hi. >> Tom Peak. >> Hi. >> Tamara Smith. >> Hi. >> Jonathan Schmidt. >> Hi. >> Great. Motion passes. >> All right. Um the only other thing is
our next meeting is on April 28th at 6 p.m. in conference room 1. We're also going to be meeting twice um in May. So the 12th and the 26th and then twice in June, the 9th and the 23rd. Uh just because we have so much on our agenda to get through. Um thus concludes.
>> Great. Thank you, Chair Jam McQuay. Just a quick update also in regards to the wetlands protection ordinance. There's going to be a wetlands ordinance um meeting uh to uh share that information about what's in the uh ordinance and that's going to be on
April 13th at 6 p.m. in these chambers, I do believe. Um, so thank you, Chair Jam Quaid. Uh, property chair Kazinski. >> Thank you, Madam President. I'm pleased to announce that we're rounding the
corner, heading down the home stretch when it comes to the 75 Oliver Street, the old uh town lodging house uh program. And the property committee met, discussed the various options. I'll be very brief about it here. uh we'll be uh
having a public hearing on it, we hope, if everyone agrees, next April 22nd. Uh so what I would like to do, however, is to discuss or or put on record what we intend to do and that way the public can
be fully informed about what's coming up on the hearing. Uh we've received it in our packet. If we read it, it would be my recommendation that we do it. Are we required to have a public hearing? No, we're not required to have a public hearing. But I think given the long
history of this property, given that it's been in the city ownership over a hundred years, uh given that it is the only standing building that I'm aware of in the country that served the town's poor uh and served an agricultural
purpose and now declared historic, I think it's important that the public be as fully informed as possible as to the terms that we uh would recommend to the council for approval and consideration at our next meeting.
>> So with your permission, I would read that into the record at this time. >> Uh city council resolution to declare surplus and dispose of 75 Oliver Street, also known as the town lodging house in the city of Eastampton, Mass. Whereas the inhabitants of the city of
Eastampton, the city are the owners in fe simple of real property known as the town lodging house located at 75 Oliver Street. The property is described in a deed recorded with the Hampshire County Register of Deeds, book 432, page 459. And whereas the property is no longer
needed for municipal purposes. And whereas the city wishes to declare the property as surplus, and whereas the city has determined that disposing of the property is in the best interest of the city and its residents subject to certain conditions on the sale of the
property. And whereas the city wishes to dispose of the property pursuant to a certain request for proposals RFP prepared by the city council property committee pended here too as attachment A. And whereas Massachusetts law
including but not limited to Massachusetts general laws chapter 40 section 3 authorizes the disposition of municipal property upon the vote of the city council. Now therefore, be it moved that one, the the city council of East Hampton hereby declares the property
located 75 Oliver Street, including all real property and fixtures, as more particularly described in a deed recorded with the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds Registry, book 432, page 459, as surplus and not presently needed for municipal purposes. and two
that the city council hereby authorizes the disposition of the property pursuant to the mechanism detailed in the RFP subject to the following conditions on the sale of the property. If the city enters into an agreement to sell the property for less than its appraised
value, and if the prospective new owners and enduser of the property, collectively the purchaser, qualify for exemption from local property taxes under MGL, chapter 59, section 5, section 3, then the parties shall
negotiate and prior to closing of the sale of the property, the purchaser and the city shall execute a written agreement to provide a payment. in lie of taxes pilot in an amount equal to or greater than 10% of the property taxes
which otherwise would be due the city for the property. B. The property shall be conveyed to the purchaser subject to and the purchaser shall agree to assume and comply with all obligations for the incumbrance for all incumbrances of records in the registry including but
not limited to the agricultural preservation restriction recorded in the registry book 2326 page 4341 and historic the historic preservation restriction recorded with the registry uh book 5484 page 113 and the affordable
housing restriction. recorded with the registry book 5872 page 203. The reuse of the property by the purchaser shall provide a substantial public benefit to vulnerable or underserved communities.
D. The land disposition and development agreement executed by the mayor shall be substantially similar to the drafts appended here to as attachment B. The agreement E. The agreement shall include the right of first refusal in the city's favor and the city shall
have the right to assign sane. F. The agreement shall include a requirement of the city that the city and the purchaser or its tenant or the entity actually utilizing the property shall execute a written agreement mandating that the city in its sole
discretion may designate and have one non- voting observer on the organization's local board governing board to facilitate communication and understanding between such entity and the city. And three, that the city council
authorizes the mayor to designate to circulate and publish as necessary the RFP and attachment A pursuant to the applicable state and local laws. And four, that the city council authorizes this city council property committee to
serve as the RFP review committee and to receive open and evaluate the responses to the RFP pursuant to the terms and criteria outlined in set RFP. and five, that's a city council property committee acting as the RFP review committee shall
thereafter be authorized to make recommendations to the mayor relative to the proposals received. And six, that the city council authorizes the mayor or their designate to take all necessary actions to dispose of the property in accordance with
I the recommendation of the city council property committee. Two, the affforementioned conditions on the sale of the property and three, all applicable local and state laws. Such actions including but not limited to entering into agreements and executing
all documents necessary for the lawful conveyance of the property. And seven, that a copy of this vote be entered into the official records of the city councils and provided to the city council property committee, the mayor, and the city solicitor for implementation. >> Second.
>> Was that in the form of a motion? >> That was a proposal >> proposed read proposed reading for a hear proposed hear proposed public hearing next at the next meeting. So,
it's just a reading. Not requiring a second at this time, but I appreciate your second. >> Give you a third. >> Are you wanting to make a motion to set a public hearing? >> I will do so at this time. I move to set a public hearing on said matter for April 22nd at 6:15 perm in these
chambers. >> I can second that. So, I have a motion and a second to set a public hearing uh to address the uh uh to declare surplus and disposition of 75 Street, also known as Town Lodging House
in the city of East Hampton uh April 22nd, 615 in these chambers. Um any further discussion? >> Seeing none. Nathan Marquee. >> Hi >> Kaam Jamro Mcuade.
>> Hi >> Connie Denham. >> Hi >> Felicia Jazzic. >> Hi >> JP Quisinski. >> Hi >> Tom Peak. >> Hi >> Tamara Smith. >> Hi >> Jonathan Schmidt. >> Hi >> Amanda Newton. >> Hi. Motion passes. Great. Councilinski.
>> That concludes uh property this evening. >> All right. Councelor Kazinski. Rules and >> rules and government relations. Yes. First I wanted to bring up the matter of the last meeting that we had which was scheduled on a quick basis for last I believe was it last Tuesday or the Tuesday before before the special
meeting that we were going to all meet to discuss the mayor's yeah the mayor's proposal. So, we had scheduled the city had scheduled a special meeting of the city council and we were going to see if what could be done about that with regard to having the rules committee
review the reason for accepting this the legislation or not accepting the legislation sections 21 through 23 of chapter 32B. Uh it turns out that at that meeting, as we all know, the mayor
and the unions and our counselors on the on the committee spoke to trying to get together as the city has been getting together on the matter for the last uh uh >> 35 years, >> forever. Forever really. I mean,
literally as long as I can remember being a city uh and before that, in fact, and negotiating directly with unions, there had been some miscommunication with the mayor. It was clarified. Uh it became clear that the mayor was willing to go ahead and meet
with the unions as they had done as as the unions had met with previous administrators before. That was completed. uh and I believe uh the results speak for themselves that they
they came to their resolution uh among themselves and we did not make the meeting or the legislation that was that that section just to report back to close that uh with regard to um >> actually councelor Quiz can I just speak
to that real quick please >> uh as someone who attended that meeting I just really want to acknowledge uh the facilitation uh chairwitzki that of you uh navigating that meeting. Uh
and I also want to acknowledge uh vice president Jadzik and uh councelor Newton. Um I think that you both the three of you really but really exemplified the purpose and point of our subcommittee meetings uh to be able to
ask really good uh pointed questions to be able to elicit information that provides people the opportunity to understand what's really happening in a in a particular situation and I think it was through that particular meeting uh that it became clear that there was a lot of history uh that uh existed
between the IA and the city uh as well as I think that it gave our city employees the opportunity to express their concerns, frustrations um and desire to work collaboratively with the the mayor's office. Um, and so
I think that uh all of us, right, I think that that was really a textbook example of uh how we can use those particular uh subcommittee meetings to both elicit information and create opportunity for real problem
solving. So, I just want to commend the three of you on what I thought was a really um uh uh informative uh meeting um and one that actually ended up having uh a real impact on the on the lives of
employees. So, I just want to acknowledge that. >> Chair Kisinski. >> Thank you, Madam President. I wanted to also acknowledge the efforts of my fellow counselors. Thank you so much. and to say I think this exemplified
a willingness on behalf of all parties to work together. That was what I got out of the meeting was that there was a clear >> desire >> to make something happen that was good >> and and I and I think we did the best of
that. So that being said, we're working on our code of conduct for appointed members of boards and committees and commissions and that is in process. Uh it's getting late so we won't get into all the details but uh I I think that is
coming to fruition. Maybe not as quick as we thought originally. We might it may be but I think the product will will be good for the entire city. So uh this concludes. >> Great. Thank you Chairwinski. Um, we have no old business and that uh
completes all the items on our agenda this evening. So, I will take a motion to adjourn new business. >> Oh, don't you miss >> I forgot I read the other page. >> That's so >> so cruel. I know. >> So cruel.
>> A lot of it to think >> I forgot to turn the page. Yes. New business. >> New business. Uh, >> just for anyone who may be watching, there's a whole page there's a whole
page left and more of items, so stay tuned. >> It's It's so funny. I wrote a journ on here and I thought that's so funny. I thought I already wrote that somewhere and I did. I wrote it on the last page. >> Uh, new business, uh, Vice President Jadzik. >> Yes.
>> All right. Bear with me, everyone. >> Sorry, that was that was too soon for everybody. Too soon. Sorry. I have a number of new business items. I'm going to read these all as motions. So, uh for the first one, um I'm going to make a mo it is a request for the Department of
Conservation and Recreation, DCR, for open space land acquisition. Um you have already read this into the record and I'd like to make a motion to send this item. Oh, no. Sorry. We already read that. So, never mind. That's um that's all set to go. So, that is our first order of new business, right? Second order is a city council action request
for a general ordinance amendment to amend the general ordinances to include ebike regulations and use. And I'd like to make a motion to send this item to public safety. >> Second. >> So I have a motion and a second to to send a general ordinance amendment uh to
include ebike regulation and use to uh public safety. Uh any further discussion? Seeing none, uh Mary. Okay. Cam Jamrock McUade. >> Hi, >> Connie Denham. >> Hi, >> Felicia Jazzic.
>> Hi, >> JP Guazinski. >> Tom Peak. >> Hi, >> Tamara Smith. >> Hi, >> Jonathan Schmidt. Hi, >> Amanda Newton. >> Hi, >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi. >> Great. Motion passes. >> Uh, second item is city council action request for creation of a cannabis equity ordinance to facilitate business
participation. And I'd like to make a motion to send this item to the ordinance committee. >> Second. I have a motion and a second to uh send the creation of a cannabis equity ordinance uh to facilitate business participation to ordinance.
>> Any further discussion? Seeing none, Maryanne. >> Uh yes. Uh Connie Denham. >> Hi. >> Felicia Jazzic. Hi >> JPenski. Hi >> Tom Peak. Hi >> Tamara Smith. Hi >> Jonathan Schmidt. Hi Amanda Newton. Hi >> Nathan Marque. Hi
>> Kaam Jamro Mcuade. I >> All right. Next, in the form of a motion, um, city council action request for adoption of local property tax exemption options, GLC 59, section 5, clause 17F, annual cost of living adjustment, cola, for certain
exemptions. GLC 59, section 5, clause 22G, exception to requirements for legal and sufficient beneficial interest trusts. GLC 59 section 5 clause 221 cola for veteran exemptions to send this
all to ordinance committee. >> Second question. >> Should that be second finance perhaps? >> Oh, finance. >> Yeah, that's finance. >> Finance. >> Finance. >> Second. >> Yep. So, we have a motion and a second to uh send items related to adoption of
local property tax exemptions, including GL chapter 59 section 5 clause 17F, annual cost of living adjustment cola for certain exemptions. GL chapter 59 section 5 laws 22G uh exception to requirements for legal
and sufficient beneicial beneficial interest trust and GL chapter 59 section 5 clause 22 or 221 cola for veterans exemptions. Any further discussion?
Is that a hand? Uh seeing none. >> Felicia Jazzic. Hi >> JPenski. Tom Peak. Hi >> Jammer Smith. >> Hi >> Jonathan Schmidt. Hi >> Amanda Newton. >> Hi >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi >> Ka JR McUade. >> Hi >> Connie.
>> I motion passes. >> Great. Um next a request to amend chapter 7 section 718 exhibit B pay plan to modify the current wage scale structure to remove the first two steps and add two steps at the end. like to
make a motion to send this item to ordinance committee. >> Second. >> Have a motion and a second to request to amend chapter 7 sections 7 through 18 exhibit B pay plan uh to ordinance. Any further discussion?
Seeing none, JP Kazinski. >> Hi >> Tom Peak. >> Hi >> Tamara Smith. >> Hi >> Jonathan Schmidt. >> Hi >> Amanda Newton. >> Hi >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi >> Kayam Jamron McUade. >> Hi >> Connie Denham. I, >> Felicia Jadik, >> I.
>> Motion passes. >> Next, we have a request to amend chapter 7, section 717, exhibit A, classification of employees to remove certain positions from the classification plan as they have been incorporated into a collective bargaining unit. I'd like to make a motion to send this item to ordinance.
>> Second motion, a second to amend chapter 7, section 7-17, exhibit A, classification of employees, uh, to ordinance. Any further discussion? Seeing none, Maryanne >> Connie Denham, >> hi >> Felicia Jazzic, >> hi >> JPinski,
>> hi >> Tom Peak, >> hi >> Tamara Smith, >> hi >> Jonathan Schmidt, hi >> Amanda Newton, >> hi >> Nathan Marquee, >> hi >> Kaam Jim Rag McUade, >> I >> great motion passes. >> Right. Next we have a request for the creation of a communications donation account for the purchase of
interoperable emergency response portable radios for the fire department. And I'd like to make a motion to send this item to finance. >> Second. I have a motion and a second uh request for creation of a communication donation account for the purchase of uh interoperable emergency response
portable radios for the fire department. Uh any further discussion seeing none >> Felicia Jazzic. >> Hi. >> JP Kazinski Tom Peak. >> Hi >> Tamara Smith. Hi >> Jonathan Schmidt. Hi >> Amanda Newton. Hi
>> Nathan Marquee. Hi Kam Jamro Mcuade. Hi >> Connie Denim. I motion passes. >> Next, request for the creation of a first responder wellness donation account for the purpose of receiving funds designated for the proposed first responder wellness project. I'd like to
make a motion to send this to finance. >> Second. Have a motion and a second. A request for creation of first responder wellness donation accounts for the purpose of receiving funds designated for the proposed first responder wellness project to be sent to finance.
Any further discussion? Seeing none, Marian >> JPinski, Tom Peak, hi Tamara Smith, hi >> Jonathan Schmid, hi >> Amanda Newton, hi >> Nathan Marque, >> hi >> Ka J McUade, >> I >> Connie Denham, >> I >> Felicia Jazzic, >> I.
>> Motion passes. >> Great. Next, we have four new mayoral appointments. Um, I'll read these all out in the form of a motion to send this to the appointments committee. Uh, first is Patricia Kusco to be appointed to the Council on Aging with a term expiration date of December 31st, 2028. Next, we
have Jennifer Sandler to be appointed to the Community Relations Committee with a term expiration date of December 31st, 2027. Next, we have Ethan Abelis to the Manhan Rail Trail Committee with a term expiration date of December 31st, 2028.
And finally, Wendy Taylor Jordan to the planning board with a term expiration date of December 31st, 2028. >> Second. >> So, have a motion in a second to send four mayoral appointments to the appointments committee. Any further discussion? Seeing none, uh, Maryanne >> Tom Peak.
>> Hi. >> Tamara Smith. >> Hi. >> Jonathan Schmidt. >> Hi. >> Amanda Newton. >> Hi. >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi. >> Ka JM Rag McUade. >> Hi. >> Connie Denn. >> Hi. >> Felicia Jadik. >> Hi. >> JPinski. >> Hi. >> Great. Motion passes.
>> All right. And next, I have a city council president appointment of councelor Jonathan Schmidt to the TNGDI committee to I'd like to make a motion to send this item to the appointments committee. >> Second. >> Have a motion and a second uh for the city council president appointment of
councelor Jonathan Schmidtz to the TNGI committee. Um to the appointments committee. Uh any further discussion? >> Oh, uh Vice President Jadzik. >> Um thank you. I'll be very brief. I know it's a long night already. I just want to say a preemptive thank you to
councelor Schmidt because um we created this committee. >> Wait a second. Sorry, we can't do that. Uh this is just a conversation about where to send it or >> Got it. I will retract that till later. Thank you. >> Good. Great. >> Um
so uh seeing none >> Tamara Smith. >> Hi. >> Jonathan Schmidt. >> Amanda Newton. >> Hi. Uh, Nathan Marquee. >> Hi. >> Kaam Jamrock McUade. >> Hi. >> Connie Denim. >> Hi. >> Felicia Jazzic. >> Hi.
>> JP Quisinski. >> Hi. >> Tom P. >> Hi. >> I just want to acknowledge uh the the motion was to send the item to the committee. Um, so that's what the motion is. So it's whether to send it to committee or not to send it to
committee. It's it's not. There's no other kind of discussion regarding that. So, I just want to acknowledge that process. >> Um, all right. Next, we have a resolution to declare surplus and dispose of 75 Oliver Street, aka the
Town Lodging House. I'd like to make a motion to send this item back to property. >> Well, we already sent we made a public hearing for that already. >> So, does this need to be dealt with at all? >> It should be sent, Matt. >> Yeah, >> I I I agree. It should be placed in
property and parked there in in while it wait awaits the public hearing. >> Isn't it already in property? >> The resolution to dispose was not in property. There was discussion about the
possible sale and terms etc. and what we're going to do and how we're going to do it but not an actual resolution. >> Okay. I find >> that's a formal >> I see it as a formal thing that >> Okay. My understanding was it came from property. So that Okay. Great. So, uh, we have a motion then to send that
resolution. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. So, we have a motion and a second to send the resolution to declare surplus and dispose of 75 street aka the town lodging house to property. Any further discussion? Seeing none, uh, Maryanne. >> Jonathan Schmidt.
>> Hi. >> Amanda Newton. >> Hi, >> Nathan Marque. >> Hi. >> Kyle GM McQuade. >> Hi. >> Connie Denn. >> Hi. Felicia Jazzik. Hi, >> JP Guisinski. Hi, >> Tom Peak. Hi, >> Tamara Smith. >> Hi. >> Motion passes. All right. And then I'd
like to turn the rest of matters over to Chair P. >> Okay. Um, I am going to, as is the custom for these sorts of large groups of appropriations that come in after free cash is certified. um request that
I do this in a single motion that all of these items and I will have to read them all on first reading, but that I'm going to read them just sequentially and we're not we're going to take one vote at the end to send them all to finance and then
to set a public hearing for them for April 22nd at 6:15 in these chambers. There's some that would >> I point I was going to have a point of order to say >> councelor Kazinski
>> just to say that I I think we need to it's important and councelor Peak alludes to it to have the acknowledgement of the council that that be the process rather than to go individually and I think we could either agree by a nod of the head that that be
the process. >> That's just how we've always done that. >> Yeah, we've always done that. So, but >> just the same as sending four mayoral appointments in a single, >> right? >> Nothing. But >> okay. Uh, councelor Marquee,
>> uh, just a point of clarification, does that mean we potentially could have three public hearings on the 22nd? >> Yes. >> Yes. Okay. I mean, if there's things that we don't get to or that we have need additional questions on, we can
always continue some of those items, but I have a strong motivation to move as much of this out of finance before the budget lands. >> Yes. >> Um, so that's my thought, >> but yes. So, we have multiple public hearings set for that day. Y
>> Okay. Council Peak or Chair Peak, >> I'm going to uh be making this first reading in the form of the motion with the motion also being to set a public hearing for April 22nd at 6:15 in these chambers to discuss these items. Um
request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation amount requested $48,000 to be transferred from free. Actually, I just want to back up for a second and say that I've asked before about this that when these come to us that they name the accounts and not just give a
number because that's not very helpful to the public and also because it's a pain to read. Um, but uh I'll continue to make that point. Okay, >> I hear that. The request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. Amount
requested $48,000 to be transferred from free cash $48,000 to be transferred to number 2310.5131 $9,000. Number 2310.5142 $39,000.
The amount requested will be used for the following purpose. for the 5131 account. These funds will go towards EMS overtime call backs uh for the remaining part of the year. For the 5142 account, funds will uh funds for
personal paramedic stipens needed due to change in contractual requirements. First one request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. An amount requested $79,500 to be transferred from free cash $79,500
to be transferred to number 22005130 $7,500 number 2200.5153 $33,000 number 220.5156 $27,500 $100 number 22000.51814 $4,000 number 220005439
$7,500 the amount requested will be used for the following purpose for the 5130 account overtime needed for uh remaining fiscal year for the 5153 account uh needed for uh sick leave buyout for
retirement 5156 Six uh needed for vacation buyout uh for two personnel injured on duty and retirement. For 5158 needed for uniform line item due to
contractual change and 5439 needed to bring public safety complex into current compliance for handicapped accessibility. Request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. Amount requested $500,000 to be transferred
from enterprise retained earnings $500,000 to be transferred to enterprise stabilization $500,000. The amount requested will be used for the following purpose to fund the enterprise stabilization account to provide stability in the current financial
environment. Request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. Amount requested $5,000 to be transferred from free cash $5,000 to be transferred to collector part-time $5,000.
Uh the amount requested will be used for the following purpose to fund uh clerk's uh position in or clerk position in the tax collector's office for the remainder of FY26. Request is hereby made for approval of
the following appropriation. Amount requested $29,9749 to be transferred from free cash $29,9749 to be transferred to >> service >> service $29,9749.
The amount requested will be used for the following purpose. Uh the requested appropriation will be applied towards a portion of the total $59,446.90 cost of the city's disaster recovery initiative project which includes two
Power Edge R670 servers. Those are $41,958.70. And one Power Vault ME5224 storage system. That's $17,488.20. This equipment is necessary to support timely recovery of city's critical on
premises systems in the event of a hardware failure, cyber security incident or prolonged outage and to reduce the risk of disruption to essential municipal operations and services. >> Great. So just a point of clarification.
So a total of 59,446 or and 90 cost of the city's disaster recovery infrastructure project. So I just want to acknowledge the infrastructure. >> Yes. Thank you for the clarification. Um
request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. amount requested $700,000 to be transferred from free cash $700,000 to be transferred to general stabilization $400,000 capital stabilization $200,000 tax rate
stabilization $100,000 to uh the amount requested will be used for the following purpose to fund general stabilization uh to provide stability in the current environment to fund capital stabilization to meet capital needs and to fund tax rates
stabilization to help reduce the impact of debt exclusions on the tax rate. Request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. Amount requested $364,42944 to be transferred from Mount Tom Trail
Head Park Development uh to be transferred to Capital Stabilization. The amount requested will be used for the following purpose. Uh the requested funds will be used to return to the capital stabilization fund. Uh these funds were originally allocated to
demonstrate fund availability for the state park grant uh allocation related to the development of the Mount Tom Trail Head Park. Um request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. amount
requested $247,91 uh to be transferred from FY22 land grant reservation road uh to be transferred to general stabilization. The amount requested will be used for the following purpose. The requested funds will be used to return capital to
the general stabilization fund. These funds were originally utilized for the acquisition of 5.5 acres of open space on Reservation Road, covering the purchase price, closing costs, and due diligence expenses.
Um, request is hereby made for the approval of the following appropriation. Uh amount requested $12,3491 to be transferred from free cash $12,000 340 394 thou uh1
to be transferred to police uh sick leave incentive $29,96364. Police unused vacation $7,25548. Police overtime $56,274.89. Police dues/memberships
$8,900. The amount requested will be used for the following purpose. to cover the contractual payout for the retirement of Detective Rick Regowski effective uh October 2nd, 2025
uh to cover a shortfall in overtime as a result of one officer on military deployment for approximately 6 months in fiscal year 26. Two officers on extended period of deployment with the US military. Five officers serving
intermittently with the National Guard, one new officer in the Massachusetts Municipal Police Academy until May 7th, 2026, and the minimal special officers available due to the police reform and
uh bill and post requirements uh to cover the cost of seeking accreditation through the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. This requires an annual membership from the MPAC at $3,220
annually. Uh the PR-rated cost for fiscal year 26 was $2,950 and a policy management system within PMA human capital at $5,950
annually. Request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. Amount requested $200,000 to be transferred from enterprise retained earnings $200,000 to be transferred to FY26 water meters
$200,000. The amount requested will be used for the following purpose. This appropriation will fund the purchase of water meters and associated metering equipment. Request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. amount
requested $150,000 to be transferred from Enterprise Retained earnings $150,000 to be transferred to FY26 wastewater treatment plant uh concrete floor repairs $150,000.
Uh the amount requested will be used for the following purpose. This appropriation will fund concrete floor repairs in the sodium hypocchlorate containment area at the wastewater treatment plant. Um
request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. Amount requested $196,510 to be transferred from capital stabilization to be transferred to CDBG Emerald Place water. The amount
requested will be used for the following purpose. This appropriation will fund construction, restoration work at Emerald Place, including pavement, sidewalks, and landscaping. Request is hereby made for approval of
the following appropriation. Amount requested, $168,100 to be transferred from Enterprise Retained earnings to be transferred to fiscal year 26 Maple Street water and sewer replacements. The amount requested
will be used for the following purpose. This appropriation will fund design, bidding, and construction phase engineering services in support uh to support to support reconstruction of Maple Street.
Request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. Amount requested, $13,250 to be appropriated from fund balance reserved. Oh, sorry. This is just to be clear. This is a supplemental appropriation request for the community preservation act. Um so to be
appropriated from fund balance reserve for historical preservation $13,250 to be appropriated to library annex design $13,250. The amount requested will be used for the following appropriate for the
following purpose. Uh the fund the funding is to design the library annex renovation in accordance with historical preservation standards and finally supplemental appropriation request for the CPA.
Request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. Amount requested $150,000 to be appropriated from CPA reserve for affordable housing $59,77
CPA reserve fund $90,923 to be appropriated to FY26 Valley CDC additional mortgage subsidies $150,000. The amount requested will be used for the following purpose. Providing three
uh additional down payment uh assistance grants to accompany financial training admin uh admin costs for FY25 Valley CDC grant. >> Second. I have a uh motion and a second to
uh send 15 supplemental appropriations. Uh oh, no, I'm sorry. Uh 13 supplemental appropriations and two community preservation act supplemental appropriation requests to finance as
well as set a public hearing for April 22nd at 6:15 in these chambers. Um, any further discussion? Seeing none, >> I'm just going to say I am going to abstain from the whole vote because of that one CPA line that was tucked in there. Just so you know,
>> for the library annex. >> For the library annex. Yes. Um, thank you for that declaration. Um, Marian >> Amanda Newton. >> I >> Nathan Marquee. >> Hi. >> Cam GMR McUade. Connie Denim. >> Hi. >> Felicia Jadik. >> Hi.
>> JP Kazinski. Tom P. I >> Tamara Smith, Jonathan Schmidt. >> Motion passes. Um, now we have reached the end of our agenda. Um, and I will take a motion to >> second. I have a motion, a second to
adjurnn. Any further discussion? Oh, I don't need to ask that actually. Uh, Marian >> Nathan Marquee. >> I am Jam Rag McUade. >> Hi. >> Connie Denham. Hi. >> Felicia Jazzik. >> Hi, >> JPinski. Tom Peak. Uh Tamara Smith. Hi
>> Jonathan Schmidt. Hi Amanda Newton. >> Hi. >> Sorry for being inappropriate. >> Have a good night everybody. >> Two resolutions.