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meeting unless you are participating in a public speak time or the public hearing. Thank you. This meeting is now called to order. Maryanne >> Peg Coniff >> here. Connie Denim >> here. Salem Derby >> present. >> Felicia Jazz >> here. JP Quisinski >> here.
>> Tom Peak >> here. >> Brad Riley >> here. >> Tamara Smith >> here. JT Terrell >> here. At this time, I'd like to take a moment of silence for us to reflect and then we'll have a pledge of allegiance.
Thank you. Those who choose to stand for the pledge of allegiance may 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. I pledge to do my best to choose. >> Thank you. Uh we have minutes uh of June 18, July 9, and July 15. Thank you, Maryanne. That
is very good. Uh I would entertain a motion So moved. >> Second. >> What's the motion? To approve the minutes. Oh, yes. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, >> she made the motion and I second. >> Oh, and you seconded. Great. Uh, anyone
who cares to abstain because they didn't attend any of the any of the meetings may feel free to do so. Uh, >> Tammer from July 15th. >> Everyone else was here. Maryanne,
any any further discussion? >> Oh, just that Tamara was absent from the July 15th meeting if she'd like to abstain. >> Okay. No other discussion on the me on the minutes. We'll take a vote. >> It doesn't have to be roll call. You just do a voice vote. >> Voice vote. >> Because we're all here. Yes.
>> Isn't that wonderful? >> Uh, all those in favor? I. >> All opposed. Any abstensions? >> I'm abstaining from all votes unless there's a tie. So we have >> I'm just abstaining from the 15th. >> Abstaining from the 15th. I otherwise.
Thank you. >> Uh public comment. At this time we do take public comment and we will allow up to three minutes for any member of the public to talk about any subject and we
will start with those who are in the audience and have attended the meeting at this time. So, please when you come to the podium, clearly state your name for the record and address so that we know who you are. Kathy Wisinski, Overlook Drive. I wanted
to express my frustration over a records request that I submitted recently. Rather than getting the actual records that I requested, I received a letter from an attorney that said it would cost me $54,000 to get those records. And that was
actually only for a portion of the records that I've requested. That is neither reasonable nor um those are public records. The records that were requested, they should not be costing a taxpayer or anybody $54,000 to
access those records. And I would hope that something would be done about that. I will be appealing that decision. Um there was some discussion that it would take about 2,000 hours to um process them. so they could be redacted so that anything that was in those records that might be reasonable to look at would no
longer be there and that is actually illegal. Um, so I would hope that as a as a body this body would look at how we're processing records requests to allow citizens to actually look at records and not have them so heavily
redacted. Thank you. As a reminder of policy, we do not generally respond to directly to anyone's comments. We do ask that you contact any member of the council, including myself, uh should you have further followup or request information,
and we'd be happy to get in touch with you, any one of us, uh should that be the case, either via telephone or email or in person. Anyone else in front, uh on public speak here? Okay. Do we see any hands raised?
>> Yes, >> I do see a hand. Julie Ryan, if you could unmute yourself, please. Julia Ryan. I apologize. >> Hi. Uh, this is Julia Key. Um, my screen name still says my maiden name, Julia Ryan. Uh, I live at 7 Loudville Road.
I've been a resident there for the past 15 years. Oh, if if your talk if your discussion is about the measure before us for the public hearing, we're going to hold the public hearing section later unless you need to speak now because you have other duties
and responsibilities. >> Okay. >> So, I would ask so I can wait. >> We confine our public speak public speak other than what's on the public hearing and the traffic orders are are on the public hearing. I I apologize if >> I didn't make that clear. >> Okay.
>> Thank you. Anyone else for public speak? That being said, we have an item. I see no one else. I will move I will close public speaks if no one else would like to be involved. Wow. I think that may be one of the shortest public speaks we've ever had.
Um, thank you. Just joining. >> Gentlemen joined the call. Yes. Okay. items for immediate action. We do have a correction of the planning board appointees position. Uh Kenya to a full
planning board member and Will Wendy Taylor Jordane to associate planning board member. I would ask that councelor Riley who submitted this speak to the subject. >> Yes. Um thank you Mr. President. I guess >> president. Yeah. Yeah. first meeting folks
for coming. >> So I ask the um full council for immediate consideration to amend the vote at our previous city council meeting to appoint Wendy Taylor Georgian to uh a full member of the planning board with a term expiration date of December 31st, 2025.
Um, as you've seen in the council packet on April 22nd, 2025, then mayor um, Lash Chappelle recommended the appointment of Ken Evecia um, who is the current associate member of the planning board to become a full member of the planning board. This is
evidenced by the letter sent to Mr. Iveia on behalf of the mayor and the corresponding signed mayoral appointment memo that was to be introduced into new business for our May 7th, 2025 meeting. So, at some point between the mayor's office sending that letter and it being
introduced into new business, Mr. Ivia's paperwork was lost and we never officially voted on it. So, I want to be clear. Um, this is a very rare mistake. I don't think in the entire time I've been on the council this has ever happened. Um, so nobody is to blame for
it. Um, it's just simply an act of good governance for us to uh correct the error. Um so as you may recall in years past there's a small number of boards within the city that offer an associate member position. Um where the full member and associate member position differs is when the appointment to a
board requires extensive knowledge and a demonstrated uh experience with the governance of the city's business before they can cast votes on agenda items. The only exception to this rule is if the associate member's vote is required to achieve quorum on a vote. As a standard
practice in the city's appointment process, when a vacancy on such a board occurs, the associate member is moved into a full member role and the newly appointed member becomes the associate member. In the business before us, Mr. Evecia, who has been a member of the planning board since before most of us
have even been on the city council, um myself included, um should have been rightfully promoted to a full member back in May of this year, shortly after the passing of Danny Hartman. uh Wendy Taylor Jordian should have been uh an associate member on the planning board.
Um and then finally recall that people who are appointed to the seats uh of boards and committees um the seat has the expiration date. So the motion that I am making for you all tonight is inclusive of the correct expiration dates for each of the appointees.
I would move to amend the vote uh at our previous meeting that was appointing Wendy Taylor Jordian as a full member of the planning board with a term expiration date of December 31st, 2025 and make the following corrections. That Ken Evecia become a full member of the
planning board with a term expiration date of December 31st, 2025 and that Wendy Taylor Jordanian become an associate member with a term expiration date of December 31st, 2026. That's in the form of a motion. >> We have a motion in a second. Uh
do we have any discussion on the subject from any of the counselors? >> I do have some questions. It as you know it's very atypical. It's not something that is normally done and I apologize if I missed it. Did you
say you would reached out to the parties and spoken with them so that >> so I have >> both parties understand what would be done tonight? >> I I would reach out to both of the parties and explain to them what what their
well I I suppose I'm happy to do it. I don't know if the standard practice would be for the chair of appointments. There >> is no standard practice. >> Yeah. I um but I would be more than happy to explain to both members um to to clearly delineate what the difference is between the associate and full member um so that way they understand going
forward. >> It certainly seems to me to make sense and as long as they understand clearly our intent in the process and that is what would have happened had it occurred in the normal process. >> Um so that being said, any other
discussion? I'll uh entertain a vote. All those in favor >> I >> I opposed. Abstain. Motion passes. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. And um we'll say I'm glad to
see this resolved and brought forward instantly. >> Yep. >> The right thing to do. Uh, communication from elected boards and officials, commissions,
>> like school committee. >> We do have a member of the school committee, the chair of the school committee, Laura Scott. >> So, please, >> if you have communications for us, >> I'll keep it brief because I see you want to start your public hearing at 6:15. So, we'll try to roll through
this. Good evening, everyone. Uh, I'm here tonight. My name is Laura Scott. and the chair of the East Hampton School Committee. As councelor Krzinski mentioned, um I wanted to bring forward to the council's attention that at our last school committee meeting a few weeks ago, uh we voted in support of the city charter um being amended in such a
way that it would adopt the full text of Mass General Law, chapter 44, section 32. So, I'm going to take a thumbnail second just to walk the public through what this request means. Um, in the Mass General law, they basically lay out uh a template for those cities who decide to
adopt a home rule charter and how to govern their budgeting process. Um, chapter 44, section 32 lays it out pretty clearly. We already operate in um a nearly identical manner to that with the exception um of one paragraph that
we have left out that the school committee would propose that we consider adding to the function of our charter for better uh governmental operations moving forward. Um, so the section that we would propose adding would essentially allow the city council the
authority um under a certain set of circumstances that I'll explain in a second, the authority to increase school specific spending during the annual budgeting process. Um, only school specific spending and it would have to come to them in this form. The school
committee would have to take a vote. that vote would have to pass with a majority to make such a recommendation to the city council. So let's say for example there was a situation where the school committee passes a budget recommendation that is that winds up being in excess of the mayor's
recommendation which is the only public document that typically makes it forward to the city council for consideration. Historically you have been um all the words I can think of are inappropriate for a public meeting. unable to do anything with that uh aside
from lower the re the recommended spending allowances. Uh this would give you the option with that majority vote by by a school committee bringing that recommendation forward. It would then require a uh twothirds majority vote by the city council and it would also
further require that the city did in fact have that money under the prop 2 and a half allowance to spend. So, for example, if the city only took in $20 million in revenue and we were asking for 25, that would be disallowed despite
however many votes it might accumulate. Um, this is something I've been discussing with MAA, the Massachusetts um, association, to try to get some guidance. There are several methods by which we could do this. It appears that none of them require a formal charter review because we are already in line
and this is um, precedent law at the state level. So what we are asking from you tonight is that you take this under consideration to move it to subcommittee for further discussion. Um we are interested in partnering with you and supporting you in trying to help to even the balance of power in the city to make
it more accessible for citizens uh more equitable across departments and to just spread the wealth of power as it were. Um and I don't know if um Mr. Derby or Mr. Kinsky have any questions or if you just want to cruise along to your public hearing but that's what we're requesting.
Can I ask a question? >> Sure. >> Um, are you going to be presenting that to the city clerk so we can get it in our next packet? >> I'm happy to. >> In what? Okay. Cuz that's a vehicle that we would >> I I would uh suggest that you speak with at least one of the counselors and I'd
be happy to speak. >> So, what I can send to you is not just the text. >> Any any measure would have to be introduced by a counselor >> or more counselor. >> Understood. and that's what we're asking for tonight. So, what I can forward to you is what I have at my disposal, which includes two opinions from solicitors. One that was hired by the EA, which is
our teachers union, several years ago, and also um a somewhat concurrent opinion from the city solicitor at the time, as well as the text of um 4432, please. >> All right. Thank you so much. That's all I got. Thank you for that. Thank you. >> Anyone else for
elected officials, boards, and committees? No. Okay. We are at 6:16. So it's time for the public hearing. I'll entertain a motion to open the public hearing. >> So moved. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. All those in favor? >> I
>> I the public hearing is now open. This is to discuss an amendment to article 7 section 155 of the traffic rules and orders. Appendix A of the city ordinance to add allowed Loudville Road and Glendale Street to the list of isolated stop signs. Uh so it essentially would
carry two additional stop signs at that intersection. So I'd be happy to entertain any discussion from counselors at the moment regarding the subject. Any thoughts before we open up to the public? >> Go for it. Oh,
>> I was just going to say that the public safety committee voted 30 to approve this. Send it to city council. >> Yeah. >> Actually, what? Sorry, >> council. Right. And and one additional um piece of clarification, it it is my understanding and and if the chair of
public safety could correct me if I misspeak, but this is also being funded by the state. Correct. >> Correct. >> Yes. Correct. >> So this is zero dollar cost to the city of East Hampton. >> Right. >> Thank you. >> This is also directed at councelor Terrell. When you guys went through this, did you have statistics of how
many accidents we've seen year-over-year? >> We did not get that from director at that time. >> Okay. Just curious. Thank you. >> You may speak. >> Councelor Derby. Councelor Derby is in in a unique role here. >> Please don't make me go over there, but
I just want I think it's >> he can speak as a counselor from this seat, but he speaks to us as as his mayoral position. I would ask him to go to the podium. >> Just another piece of clarification on this. Um this is uh the the impetus for this was related to a study that was
done um by an engineering firm that specializes in traffic safety and so this was the recommendation from that study. Uh so within that study there are statistics around accident numbers and types of accidents as well.
Right. This was thoroughly vetted by the state consultant who was paid money to operate to to develop uh information regarding the intersection. They did uh uh directional
uh the little lines in the road where you measure everybody's traffic. And so this was very well well designed. Uh I would ask councelor Terrell is there anything else regarding this? >> I do not have anything else. >> Councelor D.
>> Uh so just for the sake of the public this would make that intersection a four-way stop >> to make it very clear it would make it a four-way stop. It would add two additional stops to the two stops that are already there. I just for a visual for those of us who are visual >> for those who are visual learners then
that that would be important to >> so if I could say I just I support this wholeheartedly as someone who is sat at that intersection and >> almost felt like I lost my life right was going to lose my life you know I I see the harm and the danger in keeping
the the current traffic pattern the way that it is problematic and so I support this wholeheartedly to ensure for safety amongst motorists and pedestrians and and cyclists actually >> and cyclists. Thank you, Councelor D.
>> Members of the public, if I would ask you if you would like to come to the podium to speak on the subject should you care to. You have up to three minutes. Anyone in the audience? Again, if I would ask you to please identify yourself.
>> Sure. with an address so that >> oh first time I've been to a council meeting. My name is Allison Kury and I live at two Pineh Hill Road in East Hampton. Pineh Hill is essentially off of Loudwell Loudville. There is a small
street um that connects us and um that intersection is tricky. It is definitely tricky and I think that safety measures are needed. Um my question comes from a concern about sightelines. on driving on Loudville
um towards you know Glendel and into town. Uh the speed limit goes from 35 down to 30. There are so many people who don't slow down to that degree. And when you are coming on Loudville towards
Glendale like if you were going into town you are there's the hill blocks the sighteline. You cannot actually see over where it is. And so my question is in the in the um engineering study that was done, was that addressed? And was any,
you know, was any report made on that? Um because my concern is just tonight there were five vehicles that were coming. I was the last one. The first one was a bucket truck truck, a pickup truck, and a couple cars. And if we had had to stop, we might have just my car
might have been just over the crest of the hill. And if there are people coming at 35 miles per hour or more because people go fast on that road, I I will frankly avoid that that intersection if if it feels like it's a crowded time of day if it's a four-way stop sign because
I'd be concerned that I would be rearended. So, I'm just interested um and encouraging the council to consider whether that part of the engineering design was considered and studied before approving it. Thank you.
Anyone else uh from the public for the podium? Good evening. My name is Trevor Schulmer's. I live at 11 Loudville Road, uh very close to that intersection. Um and I can tell you the sight lines are improved since I first moved there in
2014. They uh did a whole lot of work on that intersection. It's better, but it needs more, which is why we're having this discussion. Um, and why it was approved by the safety folks. Uh, so I'm
in full support of a four-way stop. I would love to have people slow down on that road, 100%. Um and any other safety measures that could be considered uh crosswalks.
Um there's going to be have to be some traffic pattern changing with like a speed bump or something to uh warn folks that are used to driving that road um even at normal speeds. Um so yeah, that's I I fully support uh any
safety measures and sidewalks of course. I realize, you know, there's only so much one can do, but I do appreciate your attention on this. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next. >> Hi, uh, Bruce Bowman, 202 Pomeroy Meadow
Road in Southampton. Um, uh, my son and daughter-in-law and two grandchildren live on East Street in East Hampton. My wife and I help take care of those grandchildren and I go through that intersection multiple times a day. Um that intersection just cause me causes
me great angst um and is one of the most dangerous intersections I've ever had to come across on a routine basis. I uh applaud the installation of a four-way stop sign. My fear is that that is not
enough. Uh there are not many people who ignore the stop lines stop signs. Um even they ignore the stop sign for the bridge on Pomeroy Meadow Road that is out. Um so I would hope that there might
be some uh enforcement or some mechanism to enforce and I wholeheartedly agree with a speed bump on uh Loudville Road. Um but thank you very much for your attention to this. Next. Anyone else
>> from the uh online folks? Um let's see. Do I see hands? >> Just go to the top of this list right there. >> Mary Brown, you're first. Stop. If Yeah. If you could identify yourself and your location, please. Since not everybody's
name is as as as portrayed, I'd ask you to unmute also. >> Yes. Hi, I'm Mary Brown. I live at 9ine Loudville Road. Um I've been involved in this process since
December. And um I'd like to just speak about a few things. I'm very pleased that the four-way stop has has been approved. Um like everyone else has said that the um
that intersection is very dangerous. Um someone said that people don't stop and I was thinking that um they also don't what they do is they don't stop on the stop line either. They pull out which makes things more dangerous.
Um, in the the recent past, I've noticed more I, you know, I live right on the road and I'm retired, so I see a lot more of what's going on out there. And I've noticed a lot more pedestrians, a
lot more, um, people jogging, um, bicycles, um, and ebikes. Um, so and and I noticed that the cars, even though they want to go around and leave the 4ft
uh space, um, they still don't really want to slow down and it's it's pretty dangerous out there. So I would I would I believe that we need c at least at the at the least crosswalks at that intersection so that
people can at least cross there safely when the traffic is stopped. Um and I am concerned about what will happen um once the four-way is um up and running. I wonder how um the drivers
coming down Louville Road will will know be notified that there's um a dangerous, you know, that there's they have to stop because right now people are flying down there at who knows what speed and going right through the intersection. So, I
don't know what the answer to that is, but um I'm it surely has to be done uh in a good way. And I and I last of all, I want to just talk to you about an accident that I saw down there. Um it was a number of years ago. I was walking
down the road and I saw a bicyclist coming down from upward Loudville Road and I noticed he was going pretty fast and from what the police said he had the right away but someone someone's sighteline was
they weren't able to see him coming and they turned in front of him and he ran right into that car and I heard it and I saw it and it was it was horrendous to see someone in the middle of that intersection on the ground and in
serious pain. And that's just one of many examples that I think many of us could give. We if you live close enough, you you hear the accidents, you see see what's going on and um so I'm very grateful to everybody who's worked on
that four-way. >> If you could finish your thoughts, >> it's a beginning. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, Julia, if you could unmute, please. >> Thank you for waiting and I appreciate
that. >> No problem. I'm Julia Key. I live at Southern Louville Road. Um, and yeah, I agree with everything Mary and Trevor said. Uh, they're my neighbors, is the first and second house up Labville from
us. Um, but we've been there for the past 15 years and we were there when they did the major rework about 10 years ago. Uh, we have not seen any substantial decrease in accidents at at
the intersection. Um, so I I do think that this four-way will help and I think it's a great step in the right direction for safety. Um, and I agree like we should try to implement more safety measures in the future, but I think
right now this is this is great and I'm I'm really happy it's happening and I'm just wanted to voice my support. Thanks. >> Thank you, Nicole. Nicole Morrison. >> Hi, I'm Nicole Morrison. I live at 239
Lville Road. Um, I too was been part of this effort uh since November when my uh children's school bus that was full of children uh was hit at that intersection. Um this is an intersection that that school bus travels every day. It's an intersection that my family
travels every day and it's been a dangerous intersection the entirety um the entire time it's been there. Um I truly appreciate all the work that the council and um the city has done to try and pull data. There was work done to
improve the sightelines 10 years ago. Um given the data from 10 years prior and and the past 10 years, there hasn't been a significant change in the decrease of accidents there. Um I think that the four-way stop would start, but I think it's just that a starting point. There
may be more that needs to happen. There will be more that happen for pedestrian safety um and for the safety of everybody that travels through that intersection. I would ask that the city make a priority to keep the data um at
the forefront to see once this 4-way has been um installed, are we seeing an improvement or is there more that needs to happen? And thank you for your time. >> Thank you, Nicole. Anyone else from the
public at this time? Before I close the public section, I would like to hear from Mr. Nuttleman, our DPW director, regarding if he could just review quickly the process. >> Looks like Julia raised her hand again.
>> Yeah, I I I see Julia, your hand up again, and I don't know if it was raised or left. >> It was left. >> Julia. >> Okay, hands down. So, I would ask Mr. Nuttleman to join us and discuss uh the
process, how we got here, where we are, and uh answer any of the public's questions. Mr. Nuttleman, I saw you were here earlier. >> Good evening, everyone. I'm Greg Nutleman, the director of public works.
So, we had been discussing even making some safety upgrades to this intersection for some time and then Mass DOT came out with what they call a materials procurement program and uh basically was an opportunity for us to have the intersection evaluated by their
engineering um consultant which we had done. Um they found that it qualified and they were able to then fund all of the uh necessary signage for the conversion to take place. So, in terms of uh the signage that
you're talking about, could you describe for the public what type of signage they'll have and what type of warning they'll have in advance and so that we understand that? >> Sure. So, uh it looks about 527
ft from the stop bar that will be installed on Louville Road coming from the West Hampton direction. Uh there'll be a sign that says new traffic pattern ahead. Um a stop ahead sign about 427 ft. Um coming from the other approach
from the uh Glendale uh Glendale Bridge side, we will have a new traffic pattern ahead at 430 ft and stop ahead at 330 ft. Um, and we'll also supplement all that with our message boards and some
uh cones or linkers in the center of the road and then work with the police department to make sure that there's some um a stronger level of enforcement out there and just the kind of just the police presence so people are paying a little more attention um as they approach the intersection once we get the new uh pattern installed.
>> How much advanced notice will there be uh before the actual sign stop sign goes up? Uh, will it be, you know, a week, two weeks, 10 weeks, six weeks? >> I'll probably have it out there for about a week. I wouldn't want to put it out too long and have people get a little kind of tonedeaf to it. Um,
>> so about about a week. >> That'll kind of remain to be seen. We're supposed to have the materials by the end of this month and then from that point, we have 90 days to get everything installed. So, uh, we're certainly not going to drag our feet. We'll get it done as soon as we can. All the weather's good. Mhm. Uh I'm not so sure we can do
anything about uh the stop line. My understanding of the law and please correct me and I see some officers in the room. I would ask you to help us with this. My understanding of the driving rules and uh and I'm not an expert at this. Uh is that you come to
the stop line and do your stop. It is at that point you count one, two, three or 100,00 one 10002 1003 and then all the time of course you're looking and checking to see if it's clear to go and if it's clear then you would move
forward at that point. My understanding is you could move forward in the lane to kind of get a better line of sight or a different view and that that may account for depending on the intersection another two feet, three feet,
it could be four feet depending on what's safe to do as you move forward. uh please feel free to jump in and correct me if I'm mistaken in any of this because I want people to clearly understand no measure that we do uh in
this regard is going to be perfect. We do our very best to make it as safe as possible and our officers do their very best to make the enforcement as necessary to be helpful to the public for public safety purposes. I wish I
could say we could wave a magic wand and and everything would be perfect. Well, this this would have happened a long time ago and I wanted to personally thank all of those who participated in the process. It was noted from December on that you've been working on this.
It's a long process and change takes time and sometimes it takes more time. We'll do our very best and we uh look for your feedback as we as we proceed. Um,
regarding pedestrians jogging at that intersection, crosswalks are not the subject of the discussion, but that's something that we could begin that process of setting up and considering, and I'm sure our public safety uh committee would be happy to just think
about that and have it be brought forward. Uh, let's see. Data review. >> Any further we talked about data review, line of sight, >> council D.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. >> I know it sounds president. >> I'm not sure if it's acting. Um, uh, Director Nettleman, I just had a quick clarifying question. So, you said that there was
new signage coming from Glendale direction and um West Hampton direction. Is there signage coming from Upper Loudville Road that's going to indicate a new traffic pattern? >> Yes, from both approaches.
>> Okay, so Okay, I just want to be clear. Okay, thank you. >> Anyone else? I will uh entertain a motion. >> Second and second. >> You want to read the motion? >> Be in fair. >> Yes, I'll read it.
>> I move to amend article 7 section 1-55 of the traffic rules and orders appendix A of the city ordinances to add label road and Glendale Street to the list of isolated stop signs. The following language is to be added. Glendale Street at West Street and Palmary Meadow Road
northbound, Loudville Road at West Street, and Palmary Meadow Road southbound. >> Second announcement. >> Thank you for the second and thank you for the formal formal motion. Uh all is is there any
further discussion on that motion? Any further statements? I ju just did want to say that I travel that intersection most often many many many times a day and I've been waiting for this day. It is long and coming. We all recognize
that and we acknowledge however the improvements that occurred many years ago. I believe it was 2015 when the those improvements occurred and the road was re was resurfaced and regraded and all sorts of changes. This is another opportunity for uh us in the city to
move forward for further improvements and we ask the public to please do your very best when you come to the stop sign always to be cognizant and look. No further discussion I would entertain uh I would uh go to a vote call the
vote. All those in favor >> I >> I >> opposed abstain. This motion passes unanimously. Sorry, Councelor Derby. >> Um,
motion to close public. >> A motion to close the public hearing. Thank you. Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Abstain. Motion passes. This hearing is now
closed. The uh next matter we have is a proposed charter amendment, but I have the letter, but I'd like to report that out of rules, so I will do it at that time. Mayor, communications. >> Councel Derby, you have a different Did
you bring your other hat tonight? >> I got it. >> Good. >> Okay. Good evening, counselors. Uh, interim mayor, uh, Derby here. Um, it's I want to I want to get this out of
the way first. My first report to the council is some really good news. Um, and that is the introduction of our new treasurer, Brooke Johnson. Um, and we are very lucky to have Brooke. I know she had an amazing high school education, and I imagine the rest of it
was really good, too. Um, but uh she comes to us at a a really uh important time and we're really happy to have her on board and I wanted to make sure I introduced her first so she could leave because it's been a long day. Um, we've
been in meetings since really early this morning, so I wanted to make sure I got that one. So, welcome welcome to Brooke. Um, and as you all are aware, you know, we've had a vacancy in the treasury position for a significant amount of time. Um, and you know, as the the mayor
now, um, it's fallen on my plate to try to look at the financial picture. Um, so that's taken up a significant, uh, portion of my time as so far. Um, and I'm pleased to report that we are making some pretty good progress. Um, we had a very, uh, fruitful meeting this morning
uh, with Mun, which is our contractor, um, trying to get caught up on some of the backlog that we've had because we were without a treasurer for so long. So, um, again, welcome to Brooke and thanks for thanks for being here tonight. So, um, I did want to just give an update. We haven't had mayoral
updates in a long time and so I figured I'd just set a new standard here, which used to be the standard. Um, and that is letting you know how everything's been going um, in from the corner office. Uh, and you know, coming into this was a really interesting opportunity for me.
Um, and it's been an amazing learning opportunity so far. Um, so you know, basically the start of this transition, uh, what I did was I called all department heads, um, and met with every single department head. And after those meetings, I'm pleased to report that we
have an amazing team here at city hall. And, um, those meetings were really fruitful. And, you know, it was it was really enlightening for me to sit down with each department head and kind of take a snapshot of where they are. um
and what's going on, what challenges they're facing. And I feel like it was a really good opportunity for for us to have a little bit of a reset before the next reset. Um and so, you know, one of the things that I'm here to do is to
make sure that we are on a stable and consistent track. Um and that was my message to the department heads was stability and consistency is the key during this transition time. And I know that with transition there's a lot of stress, there's a lot of angst, uh
there's fear, and that that was my my goal was to try to alleviate as much of that as I could. Um and try try to get everybody on a track where we can really move forward in this interim time, not lose any progress, um but maybe even make a little progress. Um so, uh again,
uh we this time has not been without challenges. Um you know we as some of you might have heard we just um the the group um trust that we use uh for health insurance for the city um is facing
difficult times. Uh and we basically in order to keep the the trust solvent we had to um our representative had to vote to uh approve a 20% increase um for this year. $1.4 $4 million is the number that
I have to keep in my brain right now. Um because that's a liability that we have not planned for and it is um it is on our table right now. Um so you know it's it's you know an interesting uh role shift to to step from behind there to
here um and to have this dropped in our plate right off the bat. Um and so this is a big one. So, just to keep you all in the loop of um you know, where we're going is we're taking a look a hard look at what options we have um and how we can make sure that we keep consistency
for our staff and their benefits if the trust um becomes insolvent um and what do we do in that situation and what plans are in place. So, right now we're making these contingency plans to make sure that we're prepared as we move forward and um that we're ready for whatever happens. Um, so I just wanted
to make sure everybody was aware of that. Um, now I I did want to bring um something to the council's attention and you know, I think it's an important thing for us to be as transparent because when I'm sitting back back
there, I want to make sure that this side of the table is as transparent as possible um and as clear. So, um there was uh an incident at city hall where we had a vandalism and a break-in. Um and that u prompted the previous mayor to uh
initiate a security upgrade for the for the city building. Um and part of that was a new camera system in which we would have cameras um pretty much within the building and outside the building to cover all of the areas. Now, this is where it gets a little complicated. Part
of that system that was approved is something called an LPR. And an LPR is known as a license plate reader. Um and I know that there's many of us that are concerned about um
intrusion of privacy um the use of um data to identify people um and to you know the abuse of license plate cameras which by the way are pretty ubiquitous um in the world and they're connected to
mainframes and systems that are shared between many law enforcement um you know agencies. So, uh, when I found this out, I wanted to make sure that we were going to be as clear and as upfront as possible. We created, um, myself and and Karen, our
IT director, looked at policy. Um, the our police department does have a policy for LPRs and, um, not sharing that data outside of the city um or, you know, within emergencies like Amber Alerts and silver alerts and different emergencies.
Um, and in fact, you know, these this technology can be, if it's used properly, can be used in a way that is very helpful to law enforcement to solve crimes. I'll give you an example. Um, uh, a license plate reader um was accessed after one of our officers
noticed a a suspicious car in front of somebody's residence. Um, and they didn't stop and check. They just said, "Huh." They took note of the type of car. Turns out that that car was a car that had been committing break-ins. um they remembered the the color and the
type of car that it was. They went to um one of the license plate readers and were able to type in that color and that make and they were able to track down um someone who has been going during the days to multiple communities in our area and breaking into people's houses while
they're at work and they were able So there is a benefit to this type of technology. However, um a as the interim mayor, I wanted to make sure if we were going to be if one of these cameras was installed um at
city hall that we were going to do as much as possible to safeguard personal information and to um insulate from the misuse of this type of technology. Um and so the the policy which you should have in front of you um basically spells
out for that and all of the video that is here at city hall is going to be running through the IT office and is going to be kept by the city. It is not going to be an um accessible to any other entity other than the IT
department here unless the police department requests um a specific time date stamp. there's an incident and they need it. This is not information um if you know the license plate reader which is going to be installed out at this intersection. So if a car ripped through
a parking lot, hit a bunch of cars and we said we want to know what vehicle that was, we would be able to access our license plate reader that is that information that video is stored in it downstairs. it is not shared with anybody else unless there is a warrant
or unless it is requested by our PD and approved by it and the mayor. So I felt like that was an important piece of this process because I wasn't comfortable like just installing one that was going to be accessible to whoever wanted this
information. I wanted to make sure that this information was safeguarded in a way where we felt like we had control over it and it you could really um make the argument that this is not an invasion of privacy. This is not going to be misused unless um you know
something drastic happens and we lose control of our IT department. Um, so I I just wanted to this is a point of information, but I felt like it was important enough to bring it to the council to make you aware of this cuz I I know that we don't like surprises and
and this is something I didn't want to be a surprise, but I also felt like since we were keeping it within this building, we I didn't necessarily need to have it go to committee and and have the council vote on it because I felt I felt comfortable that this was going to
be safeguarded, but I also wanted to make sure that everybody was aware. Um, and so that will conclude my mayoral report. I'm happy if you do have any questions about this. I am happy to feel those questions. If you have concerns about it, I'm happy to address those
concerns. And I am not against having this go to council for review. I just didn't necessarily think it was necessary at this time. So I um, and if you have any questions, oh, I'd be happy to answer questions. I can do that, too. I I wanted first of all to thank you for
being transparent and bringing it forward to the full council. I think that's the definitely the appropriate process and one I'd like to see more of. So, thank you very much, Councelor Riley. >> Um, thank you, Mr. Mayor, for that update and for your transparency. I I
really appreciate this. Um so I I guess my question that I have for you is um you know so recently in the appointment committee um you know we we did a pretty thorough examination of you know Supreme
Court laws and uh Mass General laws and and certain policies that guide or prevent our police department from collaborating with ICE and Homeland Security. Do those uh laws and policies also apply to our
IT department? That is to say, could somebody here in the community who is sympathetic to ICE and wanting to torment our residents of color and and from different cultures
to just overload our foyer request process to get access to license plates merely for the the transmission of information to ICE agents. Do you you you kind of understand what I'm saying that I know that the police department has very
clear guidelines of what they can and cannot do and they can be descertified at the state level if they violate those policies. What is the process that prevents a member of the public from engaging in that type of work as well? I think
that's a great question and um you know I think that I will do my best to answer that now but I I do think that it is worth a little bit more investigation which I will take on um but I do believe that if there was a foyer request for this um because it would have
identifying and personal information um that it would that the license plate would probably be redacted. >> Okay. So, I just want to that that was the impression that I got when we were sorting this. And I believe that um and I would have to double check, but I believe that really the only way to
access this on redacted would be to have a warrant. >> Okay. >> Or to have permission from the mayor and the IT director um say if if there was an incident and our police department asked for it. >> Yep. Okay. All right. Understood. Thank you so much. >> Yep. If I may just add something to that, I would have thought that our
welcoming community ordinance covered that subject matter and dealt with every employee of the city is subject to the the welcoming community ordinance uh that was passed a while ago and reaffirmed by the mayor recently as an
expression of this community's efforts to protect those vulnerable from unwarranted >> uh information transfer. So, I would thought think that that played a role, too. But I defer to the mayor
council. >> Yeah. >> Um Cass Jad. >> Um Mr. Mayor, I'm curious about the section that's titled retention and storage. >> Yes. >> Uh where it's listed for the minimum that we can retain this information or
the footage rather, but there's no maximum. And I'm curious if that was on purpose or if that's something that maybe we want to build into this policy. >> So I think um the maximum is dictated by the fact that it's a looping um so I think it it has a a certain depending on
the size of the hard drive um it will it will automatically start to override itself over a period of time. M >> so um you know if and I I can't remember the number of days but I believe it's um a couple weeks where it would get to the the footage would get to the end and
then we just start recording over the >> initial footage. >> So we're not going to be keeping this forever and ever and >> not going to be keeping it forever. Nope. >> Thank you. >> Y >> thank you Mr. President. Um just a quick question clarifying question. Um, if if
the cameras were intended to address the security of the building, why were they stuck on the stuck stuck at the intersection? >> So, I think that um the the consultant that the previous mayor hired found that that potentially would be one of the
main intersections that someone that was coming from 50 pacin would go because it's a it's a 360 camera. So, if you are going out this entrance here and um going, we would have we have cameras over here that would be able to catch the vehicle pretty well. But if they're
coming out here and then racing through that intersection, um this is the special type of camera was able to capture that. So I think that they felt like that was the most appropriate place to capture the most um coverage for this building that and so that was a decision
that was made by the contractor that is designed the system the video the security system >> counc um just a point about the welcoming community ordinance um which is why I think what you're talking about
u Mr. mayor is important. The community ordinance is about employees assisting ICE. A public records request from the public would not have that distinction tied to it. So, it's very important that we not give that information out. So,
I'm pleased that it's going to be hopefully you'll get back to us if it's not redacted because that is personal identifying information that is not part of FOYA, >> right? And and I mean if you think about um like you know our schools have cameras
>> and um if you foyed a school about a a fight that happened at the school, you're not getting that video, >> right? Because it's identifying, you know, the individuals and we can't do that. >> Um but I will make sure that I double check
>> and if if that is not the case, I will come back. Okay. Thank you. >> And make sure that I am clear about that. Um, thank you. >> Uh, I I just wanted to say that of course we can review that policy at any
time subject to uh submission by a counselor. >> Yep, that's true. >> Councelor Derby, my apologies, Mr. Mayor. >> Mr. Mayor, >> this time, >> thank you so much. I did want to follow I did want to follow up on one on one
issue that was you you were in the middle of and I I I thought was very important to the community and was very well attended and discussed a few weeks ago. And this had to do with the six employees that had
salary uh their salaries essentially their hours cut. and despite significant testimony by a number of department heads that said those hours were needed and I was wondering if you could give us an update on that, what your thoughts
were on it and if you're at liberty to say anything about it. I'll I'll say what I can which is um this was a one of the very first pieces of information that I talked with department heads about um to get their perspective and
you know what the impacts were um and I have talked to some of the employees and I have talked um to our HR person as of right now there is ongoing impact bargaining um and so um I can't I can't really say too
much other than it is on my plate and um the I I can't take any action at this moment because of the bargaining that's happening. Um and it is something that I am paying very close attention to and that I I feel that is important. Um and
those are for the pay plan employees. There there was um uh you know a department head that had their hours cut and I am meeting with them tomorrow to discuss reinstating those hours. Mhm. >> which would be our city auditor
>> and correct >> which was not part of the pay >> not part of the impact >> not part of the pay plan but another person whose hours were cut. >> Uh >> so I wanted to remind the mayor that I I
believe it's the will of the council to provide as much strong support for those persons uh and their position. I'm well aware. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Just a reminder. >> Thank you, M. >> More questions.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> That was one of the best mayoral communications I remember in a long time. >> Thanks for that. >> Appreciate that. >> Council communications, announcements, uh, standing committee announcements. Any announcements, councelor Riley.
>> Uh, yes. Thank you, Mr. President. Um, I just wanted to um remind the um council and the public that on August 25th at Millside Park, there's going to be um a candlelight vigil um and some speaking
from members of the community who have been um impacted either personally or within their family from uh the scourge of addiction. Um, I would strongly encourage people to show up in support.
Um, or if you have um lived experiences that you would like to speak from, I I think that it is a very impactful to have leaders within our community to open up about those personal experiences
um and and to be able to relate with the public. Um, so I will be there um in attendance. Um, and I I just think that it would be a a very important thing for us to attend um to just kind of engage in a healing process and a support
process. Um, we don't get many opportunities these days to do that type of work and we're sort of surrounded by, you know, the bureaucracy of what what is just happening in the world today. And this would be a nice break to
just be human with one another and and to just be in the moment. So, um again, August 25th, um 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Millside Park. Um if it rains, then we will be moving indoors um
for for that session. So, um if anybody has any questions, you can reach out to me. happy to get you in contact with the folks who are um organizing and and doing the sort of administrative task of putting everything together. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any anyone else for announcements?
>> Finance committee report. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh so finance did not meet in an entire month, which I don't know the last time that happened. We didn't have any it was the new fiscal year. We didn't have any appropriations. Uh we have one thing on our agenda. Uh
well, we have a couple things, but you know, um there's this uh uh this item about Ferry Street on our agenda, but uh speaking to the planning office, there was a sense that just with vacation schedules and whatnot, there
wasn't going to be a great uh well, particularly that this meeting was not going to be a great meeting to have a public hearing about it. So, um we hadn't posted for it yet. We haven't advertised for it yet, so we just didn't do it. Um, but the, uh, we're thinking
that in September we'll we'll meet about that. Um, uh, we'll we'll have probably I think that the likely thing is that we'll probably advertise for a public hearing in our first September meeting and we'll have a public hearing for it in our second September meeting is is my guess
on what the timeline is going to be. The sense I got from them is that while it is important, it is not deeply timesensitive. So, um, >> sure. Are we thinking the September 5th seep 17th? I believe >> I think that that's probably what we're shooting for, but I don't want to commit to that quite yet. >> Um,
>> but we're not we're not thinking of September 6th. >> We are not thinking of September >> 6. >> Um, >> okay. Right. >> Yeah. So, >> uh, >> Okay, good. Thank you. As a point of order, we've been between presidents
going back and forth about whether we should read in new business during committee reports or at the end of the meeting. So, I have to ask your >> I'm going to I'm going to wait a new business until it's point agenda. >> The end. >> We'll take we'll take it up until the end.
>> Very well. That's okay. >> Uh in that case, uh I all I'll say is that we are going to meet at uh 5:30 on Wednesday, August. uh 13th uh to uh
discuss the items that we will be reading into uh the record or on uh reading on from new business uh at the end of the meeting. >> Mhm. >> So that's our regular meeting time. >> Regular meeting time. >> Thus concludes
>> Wednesday, August 13th at >> a week from today 5:30. Yeah. >> Good. >> And this concludes public safety. We have not met since our last meeting. Um I do say I'm very happy that that passed unanimously for the four-way stop. I
also live um very close to that intersection and travel on a daily basis. So anything done safety-wise there is is certainly welcomed, certainly long overdue. Um we do not have another meeting scheduled. I will coordinate with councelor Kisinski who is newly on the public safety committee
now and councelor Riley. Um we will be meeting before the next city council meeting but um we will coordinate what that date will be. >> And this concludes >> this concludes appointments. Who will be delivering that counselor? >> Thank you Mr. President. We have not met
since the last meeting and we have no new business. >> No new business. That concludes >> concludes. >> Okay. >> Ordinance. >> Thank you Mr. President. And so we have a couple things to address this uh
evening. Um first being um the short-term rental zoning ordinance amendment. Um in your last packet uh there is an item that needs to be sent to the planning board and that
is to include um section two uh in within definitions a definition of short-term um rental um and additionally we need to include uh in section five use regulation
regulations we need to add East Hampton table of use um which in includes uh short-term rental and then there's a shift in the numbering of those. Um these were pretty straightforward um and
the committee voted unanimously to to send these um to the um planning board. >> So you'll be the committee voted to send them to the planning board. >> Correct.
>> And we need a vote here. correct to send it to the planning board and at the planning board uh the planning board will review it and then we will set a joint hearing uh and at that time there will be discussion about it and then we
will vote on it and then it will come back to city council. >> So I would entertain a motion and then any council comments. >> So moved. >> Second. I have a motion and a second to move uh
after said item to the planning board. Any further discussion? All those in favor? >> I I opposed. >> No item abstain. No. >> Item is moved. >> Great. Thank you, Mr. President. And the
second item that we discussed, well, let me stop for just a second regarding the short-term rental general ordinance. Um, now that we have a new mayor, uh, that means we have a new member of the
committee. Uh, and so, uh, we will have to meet to bring that committee member who is, uh, President Kazuisinski, uh, up to speed on the work that has been done regarding that. So um there's been
a lot of discussion around that. Um so we will at our next meeting uh we will bring uh him up to speed on that. Um so just so folks know where we are with that particular process. Um the second item or that we need to discuss um is
the uh establishment of a citywide committee um regarding the September 11th, 2001 uh tribute. Um the committee reviewed the um proposal. Uh we made uh
two um changes. one, it's not an ordinance because then we would have to change our charter. Um, so we just made it a citywide committee um that we will um uh vote on this evening hopefully. Uh
and so that was one item of change. And the second uh item of change was we moved forum uh regarding duties and responsibilities. Part number two of phase one. It was
identify a location on the uh property of the public safety building and we changed that to identify a location within the city where the tribute shall be um placed. But the committee will um identify those locations which could
include um public safety building um and they will bring those recommendations back uh to the council. Um we voted three to zero to um establish this
committee um for the purposes of creating this particular tribute. Um I have spoken with and there's members of the police department here. Um I have spoken with both the Oh, and our um veterans agent is here as well. Um to them they're
looking forward to this. Um and um people are I think eager to move forward on this. >> Any questions? >> Questions? >> Just a point of clarification. Council Dunham, what we will be voting on tonight is the establishment of a
committee. Correct. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any further questions? >> I would entertain the motion to establish the committee. >> Second. >> I would entertain the motion. >> Oh, so moved. >> I thought you were saying >> Yeah. No, no, no, no.
>> Second. Any further discussion at this point? No. All those uh in favor? >> I >> opposed. Abstain. Hearing none. Motion passes. >> Great.
>> The committee is established. And then we will turn it over to Mayor Derby at that point. >> Excellent. >> All right. >> Um there's a few other um items on here. uh the these other items have taken
quite a bit of time. We are kind of slowly working on them. They are on the back burner, but they are being addressed. Um I do have two items that I need to extend um uh 90 days. Um and that is the uh
request for a temporary moratorium on on sewage sludge fertilization at East Hampton, although we have a new business item that will help with that. Um, and then the the uh second one is a request to review zoning ordinance uh amendments
regarding short-term rentals. So, in the form of a motion uh to extend those uh deadlines by 90 days. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second to extend the deadlines. Any discussion?
All those in favor? I >> opposed. >> Abstain. Motion passes. >> Great. And our next meeting will be August 21st at 5:00 p.m. in conference room 1. And that's everything that our
committee has for council this evening. >> Thank you. >> Property. >> Thank you again. Uh yeah, so property did not meet in the month of July. Um I'm not sure we met in
the month of June either. No, I think we did. Um yeah, we did. But anyway, uh so we have two items on our agenda. One is uh a request uh regarding uh flags on public property and the other is uh
referral for dispos dispens disposition for the town lodging house. Uh both of these items have expiration dates in uh September. So, I think it's good for us to meet and see if we can get at least the town lodging house uh done. Uh to
that end, uh we're going to be meeting on also on August 21st at 6 p.m. in whatever room we can find um to uh discuss those uh items. And that
concludes Thank you. Let's see. rules and government relations. Uh we did have something to report out. I'm glad to say uh after much hard work and more time than uh uh than than I' I'd
like to see on such a thing. Uh the uh new uh mayoral uh the mayoral uh amendment request the the the the changed for uh when we can establish the
comp compensation for the mayor. So that will be uh brought forth in a public hearing uh at our next meeting. Uh so I would like to be able to schedule that public hearing but in the meantime in order to assure transparency
uh with any charter amendments I wanted to be able to give a quick reading of the proposal so the public could be informed about that and participate fully in any changes to the charter. Uh there would be a short section regarding
definitions and we would change the definition of the elections to add a section quadrrenial regular city election. The words quadrrenial regular city election shall mean the regular city election held every four years in November just prior to the mayor's
regular term of office at which the mayor is elected. Those that's new language. the uh remaining language would still be included uh just changing from bianial to quadrrenial
uh which we changes our current charter. What we're trying to do is to catch up between the two-year cycle and the four-year cycle and be clear when uh the discussions regarding compensations would be appropriate. Uh section C would
talk about the city council shall by ordinance establish an annual salary for the mayor. No ordinance increasing. Now we've added also the language or decreasing which is not in the current charter. uh the mayor's salary.
Sorry, just addressing here the no ordinance increasing or decreasing the salary of the mayor shall be effective unless it shall have been adopted in the first 12 months of the term for which counselors are elected. The additional new language would say in the third year of the 4-year regular term. So that
would mean that the mayor's compensation would be a subject of discussion during the 12 months of the third year of the mayor's quadrrenial cycle. Uh so the four-year mayoral term, the ordinance must provide that such salary
becomes effective in January of the year following the quadrrenial regular city election. That's notice to the public of this matter. It will be advertised and we will hold a public hearing on it at our next meeting. I'd like to schedule that public uh hearing
for September >> 3rd at 6:15 in these chambers. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> How did the committee vote on this? >> Good point. We voted unanimously in
favor of it. And I will also add that this was was vetted by the city attorney. So we ran it by the attorney. There were several discussions involved and uh so that those are important points to know. >> Okay. >> It must have if we choose to accept this
charter amendment then go on to the state legislature for further review and approval uh at that level and then would come back to us. So, it'll be sent to counselor or counselor counselor Gomez, state representative Gomez and uh and
then move move forward from there coming back to us hopefully for approval. >> This concludes the rules and government relations report. >> Do you want to I don't think there was a second on that motion. >> So, I'll second it then.
>> Second. We have a second. >> Thank you. Uh all those in fa any discussion? All those in favor? >> I >> I >> opposed abstain. Motion passes. This concludes the rules and government report.
Uh new business. Councelor Pete, we have some finance matters that have been brought to our >> We do and some were brought to our attention most recently. So >> Sure. >> Yeah. uh this week. >> That's just the handwritten. I didn't
have a photo copy of the veterans interdep departmental transfer. >> Okay. Well, why don't we do this one first? Um the uh No. Yeah, I'll do this one last. I'll just do them in order on the agenda. >> That makes more sense. Okay. So, I'm
going to make a series of um uh I'm going to read a series of these in as first reading. I'm going to do so in the form of a motion and I'm going to set a public and that same motion I will be setting a public hearing for these I
the following items for uh our first meeting in September. I'm blanking on the date. >> The third September 3rd September. Yes. The 3rd of September at 6:15 in these chambers. All right. Request is hereby made for approval of the following
appropriation. Amount requested $699,985 to be transferred from capital stabilization to be transferred to Main Street Redesign transfer in for trust. The amount requested will be used for the following purpose. This appropriation will fund the the design
of the reconstruction of Main Street from Northampton Street to Park Street. The project will include water and sewer utility update up upgrades and redesign of the signalized intersection uh at Union Street and Main Street. The
funding will carry the project through 100% design and keep it on track to receive over $9 million in funding from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation uh transportation improvement program for construction in
2028. Okay, next one. Um request is hereby made for the following appropriation amount requested. $264,500 to be appropriated from CPA undesated
fund to be appropriated to spray park. Um the amount requested will be used for the following purpose. The funding would be used to renovate and improve the Natuck uh spray park. Got to say on CPA that
that's a really cool project. Um >> so um next one request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. Amount requested $250,000 to be appropriated from CPA reserve fund
to be appropriated to skate park. The amount requested would be used for the following purpose. The funding would be used to design and construct the East Hampton skate park/allwheels park. Um
now, uh yeah. So, uh this is another CPA one. Request is hereby made for the for approval of the following appropriation. Amount requested $14,500 to be appropriated from fund balance reserved for historic resources. That's
a CPA account uh to be approved appropriated to park historic designations. The amount requested would be used for the following purpose. The funding would be used to pursue national and state historic designations for Brookside Cemetery and the Daily Field
Comfort Station. And finally in a very first a handwritten one um uh amount uh request is hereby made for approval of the following appropriation. uh amount requested
uh $8,64120 to be transferred from veterans cash benefits uh to be transferred to principal clerk salary. Uh the amount requested will be used for the following purpose. The transfer will be used to fund the unfunded hours
associated with the veteran services principal clerk position. Second. >> So if I understand correctly, you're setting you're asking for all of these to be transferred to finance >> on all matters and for the first matter
>> for all >> for all to be set >> to set a public hearing >> to set a public hearing for all four. >> I think in the month of August we could handle it. >> We'll be voting on sending to committee and setting a public hearing. Correct. >> Second. >> Second. I have a motion and a second.
Any further discussion? All those in favor? >> I >> I >> opposed. Abstain. Motion passes. You'll have a busy uh >> which is good. It'll be another one.
>> Uh let's see. Proposal for mayor and clerk to create an appointment committee handbook. >> Yes. >> Councelor Riley has brought this forward. I would ask you to explain. Yes, thank you, Mr. President. Um, yeah,
so over the last year or so, um, the previous members of the appointment committee were working on laying out all the, uh, different criteria, um, for what constitutes, uh, a correct or incorrect appointment
to specific committees. um over the last you know four or five years or so there there have been um simple clerical errors where people were accidentally appointed to places where they shouldn't be um or you know residency requirements have changed for certain committees. So
really the intent is to create um a handbook that explains all of these things committee by committee what the requirements are um who can be appointed for that document to be housed in the mayor's office, the clerk's office, and
for the city council. Um so that way when we are making appointments, we know exactly who we can appoint and to en ensure that we don't uh replicate errors that have occurred in the past. The second piece of this um uh action
request is to establish a code of conduct for all of the city's appointees. Um we have had issues in the past where people who were appointed um to certain positions did not engage in
the level of uh morality and ethics that is required of city councilors, school committee members, the mayor and employees at 50 Pacin Avenue. And I just feel that with now over 200 people who
are appointed in these positions that engage in a pretty significant majority of the city's business that they should also be held to the same ethical standards and guidelines as everyone else um who serves the city. So, the purpose
would be to iron out a draft of the language and then to resubmit it into um the full city council for the rules and government relations committee to do the final crafting and and put it in the
rules where it should belong. So, >> So, you're suggesting a process where this be referred to the appointments committee? >> Yes. To be able to craft the language first. um >> with the intent of bringing it back for further review by the rules committee.
That's correct. >> Before establishing any rules or procedures that are necessary in addition to the production of the handbook. >> That's correct. >> And to approve the handbook >> presum yeah the the handbook would have to also be approved by the full city council. Um
and I've done a majority of that work already. But um really that what this agenda item serves for is to be able to have uh a designated public work session or work sessions for the appointment
committee um the clerk's office and the mayor's office to be able to look at the entire appointment process from start to finish to find out what works, what doesn't work, what could we do to improve it. um and then have that final document that irons everything out that
says now going forward we're all clear this is what we will do. Um this is not solely to correct errors but it's also important for you know policies to sunset in local government and to re
rean analyze them to to figure out if they actually still serve the purpose that they uh were intended to serve. Um, so this is that attempt to to do a pulse check and make sure that the process is actually as efficient and equitable as it could be.
>> I heard you mentioned school committee and city council and I I thought maybe you were referring to the ethical standards involved and not to set standards for the council or for the school committee or other elected officials but to set standards for those
appointed. >> That's correct. So that way they are in a similar level of of compliance with everybody else who serves the city as an appointed official. >> Yeah. >> Any other thoughts or questions for councelor Riley?
>> Well, I I would I would actually caution any further discussion just because this is just an agenda item. >> I I meant about about the agenda item and referring it to the committee. >> All right. Thank you. >> That's what I was referring to. >> Okay. >> Yes. Thank you for the clarification. We
want to be on the up and up here. Uh so uh I'll entertain the motion to move. >> Okay. So then I move to uh send the proposal for mayor and uh clerk to create an appointment committee handbook uh to the appointment committee. >> Second.
>> We have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? >> Councelor Smith >> for appointed clarification. Um, are we allowed to have a different publication other than the charter rule for as a rules? Like would these be
recommendation or would they be new? >> I would assume that anything that came out of the handbook would incorporate anything that was already incorporated in the charter. So it would cover the charter would be the defining >> like the constitution of our city. Uh,
so that would be incorporated I would presume. Is that your understanding councelor Riley? >> Yes, we so we would not be changing anything like to say, you know, for example, there are there are certain um
I don't know that this is the appropriate time to talk about this. This literally is just introducing a new agenda item. So, I what I'm what I'm cautious of right now is I don't want to answer any further questions without potentially
violating open meeting law because this isn't an agenda item. >> Can we think about that for just a moment? I I I agree with you. Uh I was hoping that we could just simply say anything that would be produced would be within the realm of following. H
>> how about this? I would be happy to answer any counselor's questions via email or they could come to the appointment committee meeting to to to do that. >> That sounds fair to me. Anybody else? >> Good. The motion the motion in a second. >> Yes, we have a motion.
>> Motion in a second. Councelor Smith. Anyone else for questions? All those in favor? I >> opposed. Abstain. Motion passes. Okay.
Thank you, councelor Riley. Uh, I have introduced a motion and that has a proposal prohibiting the application of bioolids on municipal property. It is a in the form of an ordinance which I'd like to refer to the ordinance committee. I will do a brief
introduction of it. And I wanted to state that as the public becomes more aware of health hazards of forever chemicals, PFAS and PFOAs associated with the use of treated otherwise known as bioolids or untreated sewage sludge. States and communities are beginning to
take steps to protect their citizens from the dangers inherent in the application of bioolids on soil. By restricting the use of bioolids on municipally owned property, East Hampton will be leading the way toward a healthier and stewardship of municipally
owned properties and would be protecting the soil for all present and future residents. This would be a matter that would cover applications of bioolids and sewage sludge within the city on city
property. Uh, I would ask if there are any questions at this point and then I would like to refer that to ordinance if I may. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All those in favor?
>> I >> opposed abstain. Motion passes. Well, without no further ado, I would entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> All right. I have a motion and a second.
A rapid second. That was quick. Uh all those in all any further discussion. All those in favor. >> Opposed? Abstain. Motion passes. This meeting is concluded. >> Thank you.