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THAT UP TO YOU FOLKS.UH, THE CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL HERE.
COUNCILMAN SHAW, PAT COUNTY HERE.
UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU'LL STAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FROM WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE GOING TAKE, UH, JUMP OUT OF ORDER THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS.
SO I, I'M, I'M GONNA TAKE A MOMENT TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE'LL DEAL WITH THE POLICE PROMOTIONS.
IF YOU'D BE KIND ENOUGH TO JUST BEAR A COUPLE MORE MINUTES WITH US.
THIS IS, UH, TROOPER SCOTT KAINO, WHERE SCOTT KAINO HAS SERVED THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AS A DETECTIVE WITH GREAT DISTINCTION, AND WHEREAS HE IS ONE OF THE RESPECT OF HIS FELLOW OFFICERS WHO HAVE COME TO APPRECIATE HIS PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION TO THE WELLBEING OF ALL HAMBURG CITIZENS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED WITH HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, ALONG WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT, EXTEND OUR WELL WISHES TO SCOTT KINO AND HIS FAMILY FOR A JOB WELL DONE AND FOR A LONG, HEALTHY AND HAPPY RETIREMENT.
SCOTT KINO, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
UM, I THINK I WILL TURN TO KAREN HOKE, WHO HAS A RESOLUTION IS NUMBER 11 ON THE AGENDA.
SO, KAREN, I'LL OH FIVE, NUMBER FIVE, OH, I'M SORRY.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS COMMITTED TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICE FOR ITS RESIDENCE, AND WHEREAS THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE COMMAND OFFICERS ASSOCIATION SENSIBLE OF THE COMMAND STRUCTURE FROM 12 MEMBERS TO 10 TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL BY MOVING $226,553 IN SALARY FULL DIVISION.
AND WHEREAS THE INTIMATE REINVENTION OF CURRENT POLICE PRACTICES WILL REQUIRE QUALIFIED SKILLED SUPERVISION TO IMPLEMENT THESE CHANGES AND TO SELECT TRAIN, MONITOR, EVALUATE, AND LEAD A NEW GENERATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOM BOARD APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND PROMOTING NICHOLAS BUNNEY AND JEFFREY LABELLE TO THE VACANT POSITIONS OF POLICE CAPTAIN EFFECTIVE JULY 12TH, 2020.
MR. NEY AND MR. LALL ARE BOTH CURRENTLY ON THE POLICE CAPTAIN.
EXAM NUMBER 79 DASH 5 9 8 SALARY IS 57 0 8 PER HOUR.
FUNDS AVAILABLE IN B 3 1 2 0 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN PROMOTING JOSHUA EGAN TO THE VACANT POLICE OR VACANT POSITION OF POLICE LIEUTENANT EFFECTIVE JULY EGAN IS COMING ON THE POLICE LIEUTENANT EXAM NUMBER SEVEN SEVEN DASH NINE 10 SALARY IS 46 66 PER HOUR.
FUNDS AVAILABLE IN B 3 1 20 0.10 AND BE A FURTHER RESOLVE THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN PROMOTING HOWARD WHITMAN AND ROBERT CO.
TO THE POSITION OF DETECTIVE SERGEANT EFFECTIVE JULY 12TH, 2020, SALARIES 47 0 6 PER HOUR FUNDS AVAILABLE ON B 3 1 2 0.
I'LL SECOND IT ON THE QUESTION, UH, ON THE QUESTION.
LET ME SAY TO ALL OF YOU, UH, CHIEF, I WANT TO THANK YOU.
UH, WE HAVE REDUCED, UH, THROUGH ATTRITION AND THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS, UH, THE COMMAND OFFICERS FROM 12 AND NUMBER TO 10.
UH, THAT'S A RESTRUCTURING THAT SAVES ALMOST
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A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS JUST IN SALARIES, UH, NOT TO MENTION BENEFITS.ALSO, WE'VE REDUCED, UH, THE NUMBER OF DETECTIVES ON THE DETECTIVE SQUAD BY ONE DETECTIVE, UH, UPON SCOTT KINOS, UH, RETIREMENT MORE MONEY WILL BE DEVOTED TO PATROL OFFICERS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO QUEBEC STEER'S BUDGET WITH THE BUDGET PROBLEMS WE HAVE, BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO, UH, SHED SOME EXPENSES AND GET INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH US ABOUT REDUCING COSTS.
UH, WE MAY HAVE TO EVEN LOOK AT SOME PERSONNEL DECISIONS, UH, IN, IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR, BUT WE'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE GET TO IT.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT, UH, MAYOR, OFFICERS, PRESIDENT, NICK, YOU GUYS HERE, HE'S WORKED WITH I WORK, WORK ITSELF.
ANYBODY ELSE ON THE BOARD WANNA MAKE ON THE QUESTION? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I DON'T.
IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE A AYE, THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
THIS IS THE, UH, WAIT START TOWN WIDE PAVING PLAN.
YOU'LL NOTE ON THE COVER PAGE IN RED IS ALL OF THE POORLY RATED ROADS.
PAGE TWO AND THREE GIVE A BREAKDOWN OF EACH OF THE ROADS AND A COST ESTIMATE.
AND THEN THE REMAINING PAGES ARE INDIVIDUAL, UH, COST ESTIMATES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH AND EVERY ROAD ESTIMATE.
TO DO A BASIC, UH, MILL T AND BINDER WITH A TOP IS, UH, $5.246 MILLION.
ALSO, UH, MOVE TIME FOR ANY EQUIPMENT THAT IS FOR MATERIAL.
OF COURSE, WE PROVIDE THE LABOR IN THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, SO THAT'S THE COST.
I KNOW THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN HERE FROM VARIOUS ROADS THAT, UH, HAVE POORLY RATED ROADS.
I SEE A COUPLE OF SIGNS BACK THERE AND, UH, WANNA JUST PUT THIS OUT FOR THE BOARD.
YOU GUYS, UH, ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE THE DECISION ON THE BONDING.
BONDING IS RIGHT NOW, AS SAM POINTED OUT, BELIEVE SEVEN, FIVE, ALL ALL TIME LOW.
ACTUALLY, THE FUEL COSTS, THE OIL COSTS IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF THE PAVING IS VERY FAVORABLE AS WELL.
I HOPE YOU GUYS WILL GIVE DUE CONSIDERATION TO IT AND, UH, PUT FORTH A BOND.
WHAT I ALSO WANNA SHARE FOR, UH, GO ANY FURTHER IS TWO LETTERS.
I RECEIVED BUSINESSES ON BIG TREE ROAD.
FIRST ONE'S FROM, UH,
UH, DEAR TOWN BOARD MEMBERS, I'M READY TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE TOWN TO SECURE A BOND FOR PAVING OF ROADS WITHIN AMBER.
SUM IS AT THE FOOT OF BIGTREE AND HOSTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS EACH YEAR AT WESTERN NEW YORK'S PREMIER WATERFRONT DESTINATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE ROAD TO OUR ESTABLISHMENT IS IN NEED OF MORE THAN JUST PATCHING MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MUNICIPAL BOND RATES ARE AN ALL TIME LOW, THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO ADDRESS THE HAMMER'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE THE BENEFIT FOR YOU MEETING THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION, RESPECT THOSE VIDEOS.
UH, ANOTHER LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE OWNER, GATEWAY PRINTING ALSO ON BIGTREE.
DEAR HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HAS A GATEWAY PRINTING AND GRAPHICS LOCATED AT 39 70 BIGTREE ROAD.
RESPECTFULLY AND URGENTLY ASK FOR YOU THE TOWN BOARD TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PAVING PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR OUR DETERIORATING LOCAL
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ROADS.AS A OF HAMBURG LOCATED IN BIG TREE ROAD CLOSE TO BAYVIEW, I HAVE NOT SEEN OUR ROAD PAVED IN TOO MANY YEARS TO COUNT.
IT IS WELL PAST TIME THE BIG TREE ROAD ROAD AND BAYVIEW ROAD BE PROPERLY PAVED.
OUR COMMUNITY IS DEPENDING ON YOUR SUPPORT TO PROPERLY FUND THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SO THAT THE IMPORTANT WORK OF BUILDING AND RESTORING OUR LOCAL ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
FULL VIEW OF THE ENTIRE 2020 PING SEASON.
I DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO THE TOWN BOARD MEMBERS FOR EMBRACING MUCH NEEDED INCREASE IN PING FUND LEAVE FOR THE OF
I ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE TOWN OF AMBER RESIDENTS WITH OFFICIAL NOTICE OF YOUR TOTAL AND LOCATION OF PAVING FUNDS IMMEDIATELY TO GIVE OUR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ADEQUATE TIME TO PLAN AND USE THESE FUNDS.
I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO SWIFTLY ENACT YOUR RESOLUTION TO ALLOW LOCAL ROAD PROJECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD RIGHT AWAY.
BEST REGARDS, UH, JEFFREY W DONNER, PRESIDENT GATEWAY.
I DO ALSO WANNA NOTE THAT IN THE REPORT WE HAVE TWO STUDIES.
UH, THAT'S THE FIRST TIME IT HAS BEEN DONE IN ENSURE THE SAFETY PUBLIC.
UM, WE'VE GOT SOME FOLKS THAT, UH, WANNA SPEAK TO SUPPOSE AS LONG AS WE'VE NOW BEEN MOVED TO THIS ON THE AGENDA, WHICH THERE'S NO
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS WE'RE, WE CERTAINLY WOULD BE VERY, VERY WILLING TO SPEAK ON IT.
UH, WE'RE NOT GONNA CONSIDER THIS TONIGHT.
IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON IT, YOU CAN.
I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO DO THAT.
NOW, I DON'T WANNA BE DISCOURTEOUS TO YOU IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ROAD PAVING WHERE THERE'S PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD OR A PARTICULAR ROAD.
MY NAME IS RON
AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, MR. SUPERVISOR, I TOOK PICTURES OF MY STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
THIS EVEN WITH YOU AROUND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I KNOW YOUR, I KNOW YOUR STREET.
I, I'VE TALKED TO MR. CASEY SEVERAL TIMES SINCE
THE ONLY THING STANDING IN THE WAY IS THE FUNDING OF THE PROJECT.
I THINK IT'S FAIR TO JUST SPRINKLE A COUPLE PAVING JOBS WHERE
I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER GOING AFTER AND APPROVING A BOND THAT IS AT THE LOWEST RIGHT NOW.
WAIT, IT IS GONNA COST US MORE WHEN OIL PRICES GO.
REFLECT THAT SAFE ARE NOT A PRIORITY.
IT'S A ROAD TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN SIDEWALKS.
THE COMMUNITY BY GLENDALE, WHERE I LIVE, WE HAVE NO SIDEWALKS, BUT THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD ARE SO BAD THEY DON'T THE DEFINITION.
THAT OKAY? I SEE YOU GO YOUR PERSON, THE WOMAN AT FIRST.
I LIVE AT PARKWAY, USED THERE IN THE FALL, AND THE ALL I CAN SAY IS THE ROAD IS A TOTAL MESS.
I RIDE RIDE MY BIKE EVERY MORNING AT 5:00 AM AND IT'S A FUN, UM, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? A MOUNTAIN BIKE.
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WHERE DO YOU LIVE? UH, 47 50 CLIFTON.YEAH, I MEAN IT'S, IT'S JUST A MESS.
I'M JUST SO ASHAMED AND I'M WORKING AN EXTRA JOB THAT PAID FOR THIS NEW HOUSE WE BOUGHT.
SO IT'S JUST VERY DISCOURAGING TO ME TO TRY TO BE DOING MY LANDSCAPING AND HAVE THIS MESSY, AWFUL ROAD.
IT'S BEEN IN BAD SHAPE FOR A LONG TIME.
AND I PARKWAY 48 YEARS AND ALL I'VE EVER SEEN IS PATCH THE PATCHES AND I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THE
AND I ONLY
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE.
YOU TOLD ME LAST YEAR OUR CHAPMAN WAS ON THE LIST.
I'M, AND OUR STREET IS FULL SENIORS AND THE SENIORS GO GET THE MAIL AND THEY'RE IN THESE CRACKS ARE CONSTANTLY COMING DOWN.
I KNOW, I KNOW THE ROAD AND I KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD VERY WELL DOWN.
I, I ACTUALLY, UH, TWISTED MY ANGLE ONE TIME.
I'M, YEAH, CLIFTON, I GOT A FROM, UH, THE OTHER DAY.
UH, CLIFTON IS CRITICAL, UH, LIKE 20 YEARS NOW BACK AND IT'S NEVER BEEN THE WHOLE, UH, SOMEONE'S GONNA KILL THEMSELVES.
WELL KATHY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE GOT, JUST TO TELL YOU, JUST AS A FIRST, WE'VE SEEN THIS, SO THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT TO CONSIDER HERE, UH, IN TERMS OF PRIORITIES, CAPITAL NEEDS, BUDGETING, CAN WE BORROW, UH, FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT WE'RE IN ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
BUT I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND I KNOW YOU'RE HOME AND I KNOW YOUR STREET VERY WELL.
CAN I ASK A QUESTION? SORRY, ONE MORE PERSON.
THEN WE'LL GO TO THE BOARD MEMBERS OR ANYBODY ELSE.
YEAH, JUST, JUST SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ALREADY ALLUDING TO, BUT YOU CASE INDICATED DRIVE, BUT I'M SPEAKING TO, UM, VARIOUS SECTION OF BAKER THREE UHHUH.
IT'S REALLY ONLY A MATTER OF TIME FOR, YOU KNOW, THE SAFETY OF ACTUAL, THERE'S NOT WOOD TRAFFIC, RIGHT.
SO I KNOW THAT WAS WHEN I RIDE MY BIKE AND I'VE SEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS, PEOPLE TRYING, IT'S NOT JUST
VICTORY FROM THE CIRCLE ALMOST ALL THE WAY UP TO THE LAKE.
JUST WELL, FROM SOUTH PARK, SOUTH PARK TO UH, TO UH, THE, UH, THE CUTOFF AS YOU HEAD DOWN TO THE BRIDGE AND DOWN TO ROUTE FIVE.
IS THAT PART OF THE COUNTY ACTUALLY IN 2016 THAT STRETCH FROM THERE? YEAH.
UM, THE COUNTY DID, UM, YEAH, RESURFACING.
IT'S A, THAT PART OF IT'S A COUNTY ROAD, CORRECT? YEAH.
AND ONE OTHER THING I I JUST FOUND OUT IS I BELIEVE THE COUNTY 80.
LONG YOU GUYS HAVE, WELL THE COUNTY HAS A LOT OF LANE MILES HERE TOO.
UH, THEY DID LA THEY DID LAKEVIEW ROAD LAST YEAR.
UH, JUST A CLEAR, UH, UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRESENT BUDGET ALLOCATED FOR PAVING ONLY ALLOWS US TO TAKE CARE OF BASED UPON WAY IN WHICH WE DO THE, UH, PAVING AND THAT'S DEPENDENT UPON THE
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CONDITION ON THE ROAD.WE CAN DO ABOUT 10 MAX, MAYBE 20 MILES PER YEAR, LANE MILES.
UM, WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE PORTLAND GRAD ROADS AT THIS CURRENT BUDGET ALLOCATION AND ALL OF THE ROADS IN POOR CONDITION.
AND BEHIND THAT IS ANOTHER SNOWFALL AND THAT IS FAIRLY RATED ROADS TO THE TUNE OF 45 MILES.
THAT, AS THE STATISTICS SAY, WILL BECOME ED WITHIN FIVE YEARS.
DID THIS ASSESSMENT TWO YEARS AGO.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THREE YEARS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE EVEN MORE AND SUGGESTED AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING THAT, UH, THE CURRENT TAX ALLOCATION FOR HIGHWAY $60, PART OF THAT MONEY, I BELIEVE SHOULD BE USED TO FUND, UH, THE ISSUANCE OF A BOND.
I THOUGHT SAM WAS GOING GIVE A REPORT OUT ON, UH, THE NUMBERS RELATIVE TO THAT.
SHE WAS, SHE WAS GONNA GET THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER AND GET THAT TO ME.
SO, AND I SOMETIME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
BUT TED, THE QUESTION I HAVE IS IN THIS OUTLINES THE, WHAT WAS PAVED IN 2018 AND 2019? ANYONE HERE, DO YOU HAVE YOUR PLAN FOR THIS YEAR? UH, ARE SOME OF THE ROADS THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS EVENING, ARE THEY ON YOUR PAVING PLAN FOR THIS YEAR? 2020
SO YOU, YOU HAVEN'T DECIDED WHICH ROAD YOU'RE GONNA PAVE THIS SUMMER.
IT'S A SOPHIE'S CHOICE SUM WHICH ONES WE PAVE BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE MONEY.
WELL, I KNOW, BUT YOU'RE GONNA, BUT YOU'RE GONNA PAVE SOME, UH, YOU, YOUR STATE, YOUR TOWN ALLOTMENT IS 660,000, BUT YOU'VE GOT, YOU'VE GOT SOME STATE P MONEY, YOU'VE GOT SOME CHIPS, MONEY, THERE'S MONEY.
SO WHEN YOU ADD IT ALL UP, IT'S OVER.
A MILLION HADN'T BEEN ADDRESSED FOR 10 YEARS.
I KNOW YOU THAT MONEY COMES DIRECTLY OUTTA PAVING BUDGET.
TED, YOU COMMENTED THAT ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES THIS SUMMER, UH, THAT WE HAVE IS THAT, UH, WITH OIL PRICES BEING LOWER, ASPHALT PRICES ARE LOWER.
SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE THEN THAT THIS MAY BE A POSITIVE FOR YOU IN TERMS OF THE LANE MILES THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PAY FOR YOUR PAVING BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.
AND AT OUR NEXT MEETING THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US THAT LIST OF WHAT YOUR PAVING PLAN IS FOR 2020.
WE GONNA POST ANY ONES THAT ARE LIKE MARIE AND CLIFTON AND, UH, THE ONES WE TALKED ABOUT HERE, WE'RE GONNA, WE'LL SHARE THAT.
ANYBODY ELSE WANNA TALK ABOUT, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER FOLKS HERE, HERE ON DRAINAGE.
WE MIGHT AS WELL GET INTO THIS.
CAN I SAY SOMETHING
YEAH, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY YOUR TIME FOR BEING HERE AND I THINK TED BRINGS UP A REALLY GOOD POINT WITH THE BOND RATES, WITH THE MATERIAL COSTS, WITH OIL COSTS BEING LOW, BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT SUCH A LARGE PROJECT, WE'RE LOOKING AT $5.3 MILLION TO BOND FOR WHAT IS ESSENTIAL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
UM, MY CONCERN MORE COLLABORATING WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT TO LEARN THE PAVING PRACTICES, UM, AND HAVING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THEY MAY DIFFER FROM TYPICAL STANDARDS OR WHERE, UM, WHEN YOU'RE PAVING THAT MANY LANE MILES WHERE YOU MAY NEED TO BRING A CONSULTANT IN TO, YOU KNOW, DO SOME QUALITY CONTROL.
IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE SUCH A LARGE INVESTMENT FOR THE, WE WON'T LAST FOR MANY, MANY YEARS SO THAT IN FIVE YEARS WE CAN STILL SEE THAT THOSE ROADS ARE LASTING.
I THINK THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSIDERING THIS IS REALLY COLLABORATING TO GET ALL OF THOSE ANSWERS ON WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE BESIDES PAVING, THERE MAY BE SOME CONSULTING WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE CONTRACTED FOR, FOR QUALITY CONTROL.
THIS IS A BIG
SO IT'S, THIS IS FANTASTIC AND THIS IS A GOOD START THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS, BUT THERE'S OTHER COMPONENTS TO IT THAT I THINK WOULD PROVIDE US WITH INFORMATION TO FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE CONFIDENT IN MAKING THIS INVESTMENT LAST.
WHAT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I POSED TO TED IS TO GET US FURTHER INFORMATION ON, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT CAN HIS DEPARTMENT DO IN A YEAR, EVEN WITH THE
YOU'RE NOT BACK HERE IN FIVE YEARS.
YOU KNOW, SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT AND I KNOW THAT TODD'S GOT THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE THAT WE COULD COLLABORATE,
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COLLABORATE, AND SHARE THAT INFORMATION, THEN IT WOULD MAKE IT A LOT EASIER FOR US TO CONSIDER.UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I SOME OF YOU, UH, WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ROADS OR DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. I KNOW THAT I SEE YOU HERE, MR. BOZA.
UH, AND, UH, MR. NIK HERE, YOU GENTLEMEN WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS.
UH, I KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THURSTON AND OLYMPIC.
UH, WE'RE HERE AGAIN FOR THE BOARD TO, UH, ASK FOR SOME HELP.
SERIOUS, AS YOU KNOW, ON JUNE 2ND, WE EXPERIENCED MORE SERIOUS FLOODING.
WE HAVE
AS I STATED BEFORE, THERE'S A 45 FOOT ELEVATION CHAIN OF SHELDON ROAD CROOK AVENUE, BARELY HALF A MILE DISTANCE THAT ELEVATION CHAIN.
UM, IN 2016, THE OCEAN PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT, UNDER DRAINAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THAT SCHOOL PROPERTY SITUATED ELEVATION, OUR PROJECT INCLUDED INSTRUCTING SURFACE DRAINAGE S FROM 55 ACRES OF SCHOOL PROPERTY WITH SINGLE DRAINAGE VI ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OLYMPIC AVENUE.
PARTIALLY UNDEVELOPED
FIFTH TIME WE WERE EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE WITH FLOODING.
I THEN CALLED HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT JAMES COUNTY LEY.
WE HAD SOMEONE COME OUT TO SEE ME.
I SHOWED THIS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HIGHWAY DEPART PHOTOGRAPH.
WE WALKED BACK TO THE RIGHT OF WAY TO SEE THEN DAYS, THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND CLEANED UP THE DITCH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY AND TOOK THE OILS FROM THE DITCH.
A FEW WEEKS LATER, THEY CLEANED UP, DITCH, RESOLVED A PROBLEM ABOUT 80%, BUT THERE WAS STILL ISSUE OF PORTION AND THE ISSUE OF SANITARY TO 2016 ORCHARD PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER GROVE.
MY WIFE AND I WROTE LETTERS TO THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT ON BEST FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, ORCHARD PARK, SCHOOL BOARD, SCHOOL, SUPERINTENDENT, COUNTY DISTRICT, AND THE ARCHITECT.
THE ONLY RESPONSES WE RECEIVED WERE FROM THE SEWER DISTRICT TO A PLACE BASKETS IN THE MANHOLE MAN FOUND ITS WAY IN AND FROM TOM, WHO SEND AN ENGINEER HI MICHAEL.
HIS FIRST, HIS ADVICE WAS THAT THEY ARE STILL DRAINING THE SAME 55 ACRES IN THE WATER RAIL.
MY RESPONSE TO INVEST AT THE TIME WAS THAT THAT'S PRECISELY THE PROBLEM GETS THERE SO FAST, THAT AS TAXPAYERS, WE, WE, HERE WE ARE IN 2020, WE'VE BEEN GETTING FLOODED WITH INCREASING REGULARITY.
SANITARY SEWERS BEEN IN INFILTRATED, BACKING UP THE
MEMBERS CALLED THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, LEFT THE MESSAGE AND WAS PATIENT TRYING.
WE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WEREN'T PROBLEMS OVER BEACH WAS IN THE NEWS.
A WEEK WENT BY AND I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE.
I CALLED AGAIN AND LEFT A MESSAGE AGAIN.
I WAITED PATIENTLY YET, BUT GOT NO RESPONSE.
AND NOVEMBER 14TH, I STILL HAD NO RESPONSE FROM ANYBODY TO HAVE ANY DEPARTMENT.
SHE TOLD ME SHE WOULD TAKE MY NAME AND EMAIL AND HAVE SOMEONE I FINALLY HAD ENOUGH.
I TOLD HER THAT THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
THAT ATTACKED NOT ONLY WHAT RESPOND I EXPECT.
I RECEIVED A CALL LATER THAT DAY FROM TO SULLIVAN WHO I, HE TOLD ME IT WAS AN ENGINEERING MEETING.
WHEN I SPOKE TO SOMEONE FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, I WAS TOLD TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
HIS QUOTE WAS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE SHELTONS HIGHWAY DEPART WENT BACK AND FORTH
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WITH MOST.HERE WE ARE NINE MONTHS LATER AND OUR TOWN, THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, HAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE TOWN ENGINEERING FIRM, THAT SECONDARY DITCH WITH THE FIRM ALONG ALSO TO CLEAN UP THE SOUTH SIDE, THE DITCH ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
WE'RE NOW BEING TOLD AND HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE THE MANPOWER TO DO THE JOB.
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT, IN MY MIND, IS A JOB OF MULTIPLICITY.
HIS IS HIS BUSINESS TO SERVE RESIDENTS, TAXPAYERS, AND ALL ASPECTS, RESOURCES HE'S PROVIDED BY OUR
WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR BY FLUSHING,
I DON'T WISH TO ALIENATE ANYBODY.
SEAN, THE TOWN BOARD, THEY HAVE HAD OUR, HAD VISITS WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEAD.
OUR PROPERTY VALUES ARE SUFFERING AND EVERY TIME IT RAIN, WE HAVE PROPERTY.
UM, LET ME SAY ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE THURSTON AVENUE, UH, AREA.
WANNA SAY ANYTHING? UH, GO AHEAD, SIR.
'CAUSE I THINK MR. PATRAN SAID, SAID IT VERY ELOQUENTLY.
DENNIS HAS BEEN NICE ENOUGH TO DO ALL THE LEG WORK.
WANTS TO DEAL WITH THE SOUTH SIDE.
ALL SOUTH SIDE IS GONNA HELP MY HOUSE AT ALL.
IF THERE ISN'T A DITCH ON THE NORTH SIDE, THEN ANY WATER, WELL, I INVITE DOWN, COME MY BACKYARD, EVERY ONE IS GONNA GET CARRIED OUT BY MOSQUITOES.
EVERY TIME IT RAINS, IT STANDS THERE FOR A WEEK.
FORTUNATELY, RIGHT NOW IT'S PRETTY DRY.
WE'VE BEEN NICE AND DRY, RIGHT? WE NEED, NEED THIS RESOLVED.
ALRIGHT, I UNDERSTAND ROADS, I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT 40 YEARS EVERY TIME IT RAINS.
THAT'S HOW QUICK IT CYCLE, RIGHT? THIS LAST STORM, I WALK RIGHT ACROSS THE FLOOR OF MY BASEMENT.
ANY, UH, BRIEF COMMENT FROM SOMEBODY IN THE BACK? ANYBODY ELSE? NO, I, I'M GONNA AGREE WITH EVERYTHING I'M BOARD.
WE HAVE, LET ME SAY THIS TO YOU, IF I MAY, AND I AND MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS CAN SPEAK, UH, AND TELL ME ABOUT ROTH.
I'M GONNA MAKE A PROMISE TO YOU ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WHETHER IT'S DONE BY THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OR IT'S DONE BY CONTRACT.
I'M GOING TO ADD ENGINEER TO DRAW OFF SPECIFICATIONS, DITCH ON THE NORTH SIDE, WHICH IS WHAT SHE RECOMMENDS.
AND THE BUILDING OF TWO BIRDS.
THE NORTH DITCH WOULD RUN PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH DITCH.
AND IF WE CAN'T GET IT DONE INTERNALLY BY OUR OWN EMPLOYEES, THEN WE WILL BID OUT THE JOB BY THE END OF JULY WITH THE BIDS SO THAT WE GET WORK DONE IN LATE AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ANOTHER DAMN SEASON OF FLOODING LIKE YOU HAVE FOR THE PAST FOUR DECADES.
I'VE SEEN IT THREE TIMES AND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
I'M GONNA INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION AT THE VERY NEXT MEETING TO DRAW SPECIFICATIONS.
IF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CAN'T DO IT, IT'S GOING TO GET DONE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
ANYBODY FROM THE BOARD FIRST? UH, UH, GO AHEAD.
I THINK IT WOULD, UH, THE FIRST GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE, I MEAN, PRETTY MUCH ALMOST TOOK WORD FOR WORD OUT OF WHAT I, I WOULD'VE ADDED OR, OR TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE TOPIC.
UH, FORTUNATELY I KNOW THE FORMER HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT, SO I WAS BRIEFED ON THE SITUATION.
UH, I KNOW IT WAS ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED TO SOME DEGREE,
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AND THAT'S WHY LAST MEETING I EXPRESSED SO MUCH DISAPPOINTMENT THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LONGSTANDING PROBLEM, A FIXABLE PROBLEM.UM, I'M, I'M OPTIMISTIC THOUGH THAT, THAT TED CAN, UH, WORK ON THE PROBLEM.
UH, LIKE I MENTIONED AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE AT, AT THE, A THIRD OF THE COST AND A LOT QUICKER IF WE CAN DO IT INTERNALLY AS OPPOSED TO THE BIDDING PROCESS AND THE EXTRA COST OF GOING OUT.
UM, AND LIKE I SAID AT THE LAST MEETING, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HEARD IT DIRECTLY FROM ME.
IF, IF WE CAN'T FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS A MAJOR LONGSTANDING PROBLEM, UH, POTENTIALLY EVEN SEWAGE ISSUES, I KNOW IF WE CAN'T FIX THIS, WHAT ARE WE REALLY IN THE BUSINESS OF DOING IN TERMS OF THE TOWN PROVIDING SERVICES, UH, TO OUR RESIDENTS? SO I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO, MR. SHAW'S THOUGHT THAT WE WILL MAKE A PROMISE TO YOU, UH, TO GET THIS RESOLVED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
AND AGAIN, I REALLY FEEL THAT, UH, OUR HIGHWAY, UH, EMPLOYEES IN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF TED, UH, IS CAPABLE AND ABLE TO DO THIS.
UH, AND I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A RESOLUTION, UH, FOR YOU VERY SOON.
I WENT OUT WITH DAN AND, AND WALKED
WE, UH, WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE HIGHWAY DO IT, BUT I'M PREPARED TO DO ANYTHING.
I I AGREE THAT IT'S A PROBLEM THAT IT DOES NEED TO BE.
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH TED ABOUT THIS SITUATION, UM, AND TED HAD INDICATED THAT THERE WAS WORK STARTING AND SO I'M EAGER TO HEAR, UH, WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
NOW, A, UH, IT'S A SIZEABLE PROJECT AND UH, I DON'T BELIEVE IS ACTUALLY PRI THE PIPE AT THE END OF LIMB, UH, WAS DAMAGED AND BLOCKED AND IS NOW BEING REPLACED FROM A 15 INCH DIAMETER TO 24 INCH USING PLA, WHICH MOVED OUT THE FLOW OF THE DITCH IN THE EXISTING AREA.
UM, THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO.
UM, THE DITCH ITSELF, THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME AREAS THAT COULD GET COMPROMISED AND THOSE AREAS BE CLEANED OUT.
I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT AT ALL.
I'M, I'M HERE TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS.
UH, PUTTING UP SWALES WILL BE A GOOD THING.
THE LAST THING THAT I TALKED TO DO IS I'VE NEVER HEARD ABOUT FRANKLY, A PARALLEL DITCH.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THE DITCH IS THERE.
I WILL TALK ABOUT FAR AS WHAT OUR, OUR WORKLOAD IS.
MATTHEW ASKED ME TO, UH, BRING A LIST OF OUR OPEN WORK ORDERS THAT I MENTIONED.
SO THIS IS ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF WORTH OF WORK ORDERS DATING BACK A COUPLE OF YEARS.
I PUT IN A RESOLUTION WHERE YOU NORMALLY GET PART-TIME HELP.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT FINANCIAL STRAIN THAT THE TOWN HAS REGARDING COVID AND THE ANTICIPATED SHORTFALL OR PREDICTED.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE WORK TO DO WORK THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS ESSENTIAL.
THESE FOLKS ON THURSDAY WOULD CONCUR 100% I PUT IN FOR PART-TIME WORKERS, WHICH WAS PROACTIVELY TO SIX ONE.
THOSE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT REPLACE THOSE THAT ARE ON VACATION.
WHAT I DID LEARN IS THAT WE HAVE FOUR PART-TIME WORKERS IN THE HIGH DEPARTMENT AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THERE'S 35 MILLIONS AND GROUNDS.
UM, I'LL ASK THE BOARD WHY IS THAT, WHY ARE THERE 10 TIMES MANY PART-TIME WORKERS IN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AS THERE ARE IN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WHERE CLEARLY THE ROLE OF THE FUNCTION OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS ESSENTIAL SERVICES, BUILDINGS, AND GROUNDS DOES NOT PROVIDE THAT SERVICE, PROVIDE THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT DOES.
UH, ANYBODY ELSE? UH, DANIEL, I, I ASKED THE QUESTION OF THE BOARD.
I DON'T, I I DON'T HAVE THE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS TO EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU.
THE BUDGET PROPOSALS THAT YOU PUT FORWARD, WE LOOKED AT, WE HELD BACK NOT ONLY PART-TIME EMPLOYEES IN YOUR DEPARTMENT AND IT ONLY AFFECTED ONE 'CAUSE YOU HAD FOUR OF 'EM, I THINK HIRED BEFORE JUNE 1ST.
WE AFFECTED, WELL I'M NOT SURE, BUT WE AFFECTED SEVEN OR EIGHT IN, UH, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AND WE AFFECTED A NUMBER 30, 40 OR 50 IN RECREATION.
THE TOWN IS $2.7 MILLION IN THE HOLE.
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AN EXTRA THOUSAND A YEAR ON A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ASSESSED VALUE ON YOUR HOME.AVERAGE ASSESSED VALUE IN THE TOWN FOR TOWN PROPERTY TAXES.
THE QUESTION HERE ON, ON, UH, THURSTON IS WE'VE GOT THE ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
I'M LISTENING TO 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FROM FROM MR. PETRANEK AND OTHERS WHO HAVE LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WHETHER YOU'VE GOT THE TIME OR THE MANPOWER OR, OR YOU DON'T, WHATEVER IT IS, IT IS, WE'RE GONNA GET THIS DONE BEFORE THE WEATHER CHANGES IN THE FALL THIS YEAR, NO MATTER WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AND WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THE ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT AN ENGINEERING FIRM FOR.
SHALL WE MOVE ON? WE'RE GONNA YES MA'AM.
IN RESPONSE TO, UM, MR. CASEY'S SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER, HIS SON OWEN SLEEPS ON THE JOB REGULARLY AND NOW HE MOVED INTO THE OFFICE.
SO I THINK IF WE GOT PEOPLE WHO WORK, WE MIGHT HAVE MANPOWER.
THERE ARE FIVE PICTURES IN HERE, DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OF YOUR SON SLEEPING ON THE JOB.
THAT OF TIME ON MY TAX DOLLAR.
AND YOUR RESPONSE TO DOWN NEWS WHEN I SHOWED THESE IS PATHETIC AT BEST.
THIS IS, I'M NOT A UNION MEMBER.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE PAST ADMINISTRATION.
THIS IS ABOUT YOU, MR. CASEY AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE HIRING.
THERE'S A RECENT ALLEGATION AGAINST YOUR SON, A RECENT ALLEGATION THAT I WON'T EVEN GO INTO.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT'S, INSTEAD OF DISCIPLINING ON THAT ONE, WHAT DID YOU DO? YOU TOOK HIM OFF THE ROAD AND YOU PUT HIM IN IN THE OFFICE.
NOW HE'S SLEEPING IN THE OFFICE.
I HAVE A PICTURE OF THAT AND YOU'RE GONNA COMPLAIN TO ME ABOUT MAN POWER.
DO YOU NOT COMPLAIN TO YOU? I FOLKS ALRIGHT.
HEY, LISTEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK TONIGHT, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SOLAR ENERGY LAW THAT'S MANDATED THAT WE GET THAT STARTED.
UH, WE'RE NOW AN HOUR BEHIND SCHEDULE.
UH, SO LET ME, LET ME GET TO THE AGENDA.
I DON'T WANNA GET INTO, SO HANG ON TED, TED, JUST A SECOND WHILE I'VE GOT THE FLOOR.
WITH REGARD TO, UH, THE THURSTON AVENUE FOLKS, YOU'VE HEARD OUR RESPONSE HERE FROM THE BOARD WHETHER OR NOT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CAN DO THE WORK OR WILL DO THE WORK IT'S GOING TO GET DONE OR THE END.
ALRIGHT, MA'AM, THAT'S THE END OF THE QUESTIONS.
YOU SAID S
WHY DID YOU TAKE THE, WELL, YOU HEARD MR. PETRA TALK ABOUT IT BEING ADDRESSED IN 2003.
THE CLEANING OUT OF THE CREEK SINCE THE DITCH SINCE THAT TIME.
THE EXISTING DITCH, I DON'T KNOW, BUT CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES OCCURRED, WELL DID SOME RECONTOURING OF THEIR PARKING LOT AND PROPERTIES, WHICH CAUSES THE WATER FLOW COMING DOWNHILL TO MOVE MUCH MORE QUICKLY.
AND IT BUILDS UP IN DITCHES THAT AT A DITCH THAT NEEDS CLEANING AND CAN'T TAKE THE WATER, IT'S GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME.
SO IT'S BEEN, WE'VE TRIED TO ADDRESS IT, BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN A TEMPORARY FIX.
SO FOR 38 YEARS, I'M NOT, I I'M, I'M ONLY 42 YEARS OLD, SO I 38.
WELL, I THINK THE RESIDENTS COULD SPEAK TO THIS, BUT IN TALKING TO THE ENGINEER, SOME OF THE RESIDENTS AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT PROCESS WITH SLEEPING WELL, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT SEWAGE HASN'T BEEN STEEPING IN FOR 38 YEARS.
IS THAT CORRECT OR HAS IT BEEN? I BELIEVE SOME PEOPLE COME IN OUR STATIONARY
SO FROM EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, SO FROM WHAT EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN TOLD, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 40 YEARS, BUT IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TO A SATISFACTORY LEVEL UP UNTIL, UP UNTIL RECENTLY WHERE NOW AT THIS POINT, IT, IT'S, IT'S ABOVE A PROBLEM.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN THAT ALWAYS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, BUT THEY'RE, THEY SOMETIMES RISE TO A LEVEL WHERE THIS HAS RISEN WHERE IT'S NOT A QUICK FIX, IT'S NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY ADDRESSED.
I I'VE ALREADY COMMITTED TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM FIRST.
I SAID IT RIGHT INTO THE BOARD UP TO AND INCLUDING A SECOND DITCH.
A SECOND DITCH FROM THE HIGHWAY STANDPOINT WILL BE THE LAST THING WE DO.
AGAIN, I'VE ALREADY INDICATED, I DON'T BELIEVE KEN,
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OUR ENGINEER, WAS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THAT PIPE DAMAGED AND BLOCKING.WE'LL DO IT, BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT SMARTLY.
HAS THERE COLLABORATION WITH I CAN'T SIGN UP THAT, THAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING.
IT'S ALL PARTIALLY FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT STILL LEAVES THE DRAINAGE THAT COMES OFF OF OLYMPIC AVENUE RUNNING INTO THE BACKYARDS.
THERE'S IT, IT IS A, IT IS A MULTIFACETED PROBLEM.
I'M TELL YOU WHAT, IF THE BOARD WILL ALLOW ME TO HIRE THOSE PART-TIME WORKERS, OH, WE WILL ALLOCATE IT CREW TO TAKE CARE OF THAT DITCH POSTHASTE.
SO I'LL ASK THE BOARD, DO YOU WANNA APPROVE THE HIRING OF CAN WE HAVE, WE HAVE ADDRESSED THE RESOLUTION, WE'VE ADDRESSED THAT RESOLUTION BEFORE.
WE HAVE GOT TREMENDOUS PROBLEMS HERE.
IF YOU CAN'T ADDRESS IT WITH THE EXISTING PERSONNEL YOU HAVE WILL MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REHIRING PART-TIMERS FOR YOU, WE'VE GOTTA LOOK AT THE SAME ISSUES BEING BROUGHT TO US FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO DEAL WITH A DEFICIT AND NOT KILL THE PEOPLE THAT PAY THE BILLS AROUND HERE.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA HIRE ADDITIONAL PART-TIMERS.
WE'RE EITHER GONNA GET THE JOB DONE WITH WHAT WE HAVE OR WE'RE GONNA GO OUTSIDE AND GET IT DONE.
NOW MR. NIK, YOU'VE TOLD ME, TELL ME I'M WRONG, YOU'VE TOLD ME THAT THE SECOND DITCH THAT CAMMI GILL, THE ENGINEER RECOMMENDS BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE AND NONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS IS A BIG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
AM I RIGHT OR WRONG? YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
AND THAT DITCH DID EXIST AT ONE TIME AND IT'S BEEN NEGLECTED FOR SO LONG.
WE'LL ADDRESS IT AT OUR NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING WITH A RESOLUTION, UH, TO GET IT DONE.
SO LET'S CLOSE THE DOOR ON THIS PLEASE, FOLKS, SO WE CAN GO ON CONTRACT.
THAT WORKED OUT OBVIOUSLY FINANCIALLY THAT WOULD NOT BE VERY PRUDENT.
YOU'RE LY CORRECT HIRE 14 AN YOU.
YEAH, WELL YOU WE'LL GET AN ESTIMATE AND WE'LL SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR EXISTING UH, OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA PLEASE.
NOW WITH REGARD TO, UH, THE SOLAR ENERGY LAW, IT SEEMS RATHER ANTI-CLIMACTIC.
THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.
UH, AND LET ME JUST READ THE RESOLUTION PLEASE.
WHEREAS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A PROPOSED SOLAR ENERGY LAW WITHOUT HAMMER WAS SCHEDULED FOR 6 8 20 AND WHEREAS DUE TO PRECAUTIONS EXERCISED BY THE TOWN BOARD TO HELP LIMIT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PARTICIPATION IN SAID HEARING WOULD'VE LIMITED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
WHEREAS THE TOM BOARD GREATLY DESIRES TO GARNER AS MUCH PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS AS POSSIBLE DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TRYING TIMES.
AND WHEREAS TO FACILITATE SUCH PARTICIPATION, THE PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC HEARING WAS ADJOURNED UNTIL THE FIRST POSSIBLE TO BOARD MEETING WITH PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AS TONIGHT 6 7, 6 20.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE HAMMER JOB BOARD, UH, HEREBY RECONVENE WITH ADJOURNED, UH, FOR A PUBLIC COMMENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HERE HAS ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SOLAR ENERGY LAW.
ANY COMMENTS, IDEAS, SPEAK NOW.
ALRIGHT, WE, THE TOWN BOARD HAS DISCUSSED THIS ALSO IN OUR WORK SESSION AND, UH, WE WILL, WE WILL GET BACK WITH YOU.
UH, WE MAY MAKE SOME CHANGES AND WE'LL GET BACK WITH YOU IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO BE, UH, SAID.
UH, I DIDN'T MAKE A MOTION TO GO INTO IT TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING.
IS THERE A SECOND OR A SECOND ON THE QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR A AYE.
RESOLVED THAT THE HAMPER TOM BOARD IS HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS FOLLOW TO BOARD WORK SESSION 6 22 20 20.
UM, RESOLVED THAT THE HAMMER TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN ATTORNEY CONTRIBUTE THE ATTACHED REQUEST
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FOR PROPOSALS AN RFP TO ALL QUALIFIED INSURANCE BROKERAGE FIRMS FOR BROKERAGE SERVICES AS THE TOWN'S EXCLUSIVE BROKER FOR ALL OF ITS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE PROPOSALS ARE DUE TO BE DELIVERED TO THE HAMBURG TOWN CLERK GO LATER THAN THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON 9 1 20 OR AT SUCH A LATER DATE AS THE TOWN ATTORNEY DEEMS ADVISABLE.SORRY MR. BEATRES ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION.
HE RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO RELEASE AND ADVERTISE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP FOR FOOD PANTRY SERVICES VIA C-D-B-D-C-D FUNDS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS RFP TO BE RELEASED ON JULY 10TH, 2020 AND OPENED ON JULY 29TH, 2020 AT 11:00 AM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
SO MOVED SECOND ON THE QUESTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY GOODBYE BY SAYING AYE.
IF THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF THERESA GEIER GEAR RATHER TO THE FULL-TIME POSITION OF PAYROLL CLERK WITHIN THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, THE EMPLOYMENT IS SUBJECT TO ALL PRECONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRE-EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND CHECK AND A PHYSICAL.
THIS APPOINTMENT IS EFFECTIVE 7 7 20 AT THE RATE OF $20 AND 99 CENTS PER HOUR FOR AN ANNUAL SALARY OR WAGE OF $44,000 PER YEAR.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 1430 0.1.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? SECOND ON THE QUESTION.
ANYBODY? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
I JUST POINT OUT TO YOU THIS POSITION'S BEEN VACANT FOR SIX MONTHS, BUT WE'VE SAVED ESSENTIALLY 22,000 SOME WOMAN THAT'S COMING IN TO WORK, UH, AT $20 AND 99 CENTS AN HOUR AND A COST, WHICH IS $11,000 PER ANNUM CHEAPER THAN HER PREDECESSOR ARE RETIRED AT.
SO WE'VE TRIED TO SAVE SOME MONEY BY FILLING A POSITION THAT'S
OKAY, MR. CONLEY, UH, I'M GONNA TAKE THIS OFF THE, UH, AGENDA IN SERVICE.
I'LL SECOND THAT ON THE QUESTION.
THANK YOU MS. OAK, NO HIRE, I SORRY, BE IT RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF CROWN JUSTICE, GERALD KORMAN AND TOWN JUSTICE CARL W. MORGAN ALONG WITH BRIDGET LAVELL, COURT ADMINISTRATOR TO HIRE VINCENT CASTELLO TO THE PART-TIME POSITION OF COURT OFFICER WITH A START DATE OF MONDAY, JULY 6TH, 2020.
SECOND, MR. CONLEY ON THE QUESTION.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
YOU GOTTA HAVE TWO COURT OFFICERS.
THEY'RE PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THEY'RE NOT MEMBERS OF THE UNION.
YOU GET NO BENEFITS AND YOU GOTTA HAVE, UH, OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION MANDATES THE COURT OFFICER BEING PRESENT WHEN COURTS ARE IN SESSION.
WE TOOK NUMBER, UH, 11 OUT OF ORDER FOR THE HIRING OF OUR POLICE PERSONNEL.
UH, NEXT ITEM RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AUTHORIZES ITS SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF MR. CHARLES NAUGHTON, ESQ FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ENCOMPASSING LABOR RELATIONS CONSULTING, AS IS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED CONTRACT.
IS THERE A SECOND TO NONE? OKAY, SECOND, MS. HOKE ON THE QUESTION.
ON THE QUESTION, I'M GONNA VOTE AGAINST THIS.
I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THIS POSITION.
OKAY, WELL, UH, OKAY, UH, ON THE QUESTION.
UH, MR. NAUGHTON, THANK YOU FOR TAKING, YOU'VE NOW RETIRED FROM YOUR LAW FIRM'S PRACTICE AND YOU CAN, BECAUSE OF UH, YOUR PENSION STATUS, YOU CAN WORK FOR ESSENTIALLY $13,000 CHEAPER.
SO, UH, WE GET THE BENEFIT OF YOUR EXPERIENCE AND KNOWHOW, UH, FOR UH, ABOUT $250 A WEEK.
YOU ALRIGHT? UH, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY I PAUSE MR. PET.
UH, WHEREAS THE ARD TOWN BOARD BY ADOPTION OF A MOTION MADE AT ITS REGULAR MEETING, UH, IN JUNE OF 2020 AGREED TO TABLE A RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE BALANCE PURCHASE AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BUT UNLIMITED TO VEHICLES, MACHINES AND TOOLS.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD AGREES UPON MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE TABLE OF RESOLUTION AND SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING RESOLVE CLAUSES TO ESTABLISH A POLICY FOR
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THE BALANCE OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR PERTAINING TO THE TOWN'S PURCHASE OF ALL VEHICLES, MACHINES, TOOLS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AS FOLLOWS, RESOLVED, NO DEPARTMENT OF TOWN GOVERNMENT MAY PURCHASE ANY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING VEHICLES, MACHINES AND OR TOOLS WHICH EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $2,000 ABSENT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE TOWN SUPERVISOR AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERVISOR SHALL GRANT HIS PERMISSION AND A GIVEN DEPARTMENT IS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO MAKE SUCH A PURCHASE OR THE GIVEN ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION IS ESSENTIAL TO A DEPARTMENT SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OR IS BY SOME EMERGENCY AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED IN THE EVENT THAT THE GIVEN DEPARTMENT HEAD TAKES ISSUE WITH THE SUPERVISOR'S DETERMINATION, THE SUPERVISOR SHALL ELECTRONICALLY CANVAS THE TOM BOARD TO SECURE A MAJORITY DECISION AS TO THE NEED FOR THE GIVEN PURCHASE.IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT SECOND MR. CHER? ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION.
WHERE HAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM JSEK HOLDINGS LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION TO RESULT IN A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY LOADED LOCATED AT 4 5 3 5 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD, A PORTION OF SBL NUMBER 1 7 1 0 9 DASH ONE DASH 3 13 1 FROM C ONE LOCAL RETAIL BUSINESS DISTRICT TO C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A CAR WASH FACILITY AND WHEREAS THE CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND FOUND MERIT IN ENTERTAINING THIS REQUEST, WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REFERRED THE REZONING REQUEST TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION, WHEREAS ON APRIL 22ND, 2020 THE HAMBURG PLANNING BOARD FORWARDED A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THIS REZONING REQUEST AND TOWN BOARD MEMBERS WERE PROVIDED WITH A DETAILED EMAIL OUTLINING BOARD MEMBERS' GENERAL REASONING AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS' OPINIONS.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HEREBY SCHEDULES A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS RESO REQUEST TO BE HELD ON JULY 20TH, 2020.
SO SECOND, ALL THE QUESTION ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
WHEREAS THE HAMBURG COUNTY CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND WHEREAS DRAFT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF DEAD TREES, RESTORATION OF A DAMAGED NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURE, THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS VARIANCES, SWIMMING POOL DEFINITIONS AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS OF MONUMENT SIGNS AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME ON THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD IS PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW AS FOLLOWS, BEING ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, NEW YORK THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AMENDS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE AS FOLLOWS, AMEND CHAPTER 90, THE DEAD TREES SECTION BY DELETING SECTION 90 DASH THREE REMOVAL OF DEAD TREES AND REPLACING IT AS FOLLOWS, SECTION 90.2 AND 90 DASH THREE REMOVAL ENTITLED REMOVAL OF DEAD TREES, ANY DEAD OR ABANDONED TREES THAT HAVE BEEN FELL PRODUCE A HAZARDOUS OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPOSED TO A RISK OF FIRE OR, OR PRODUCED AN UNC CLEANLY CONDITION THAT PRODUCER COMPANY CONDITION SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE TIMING BY THE CO SPECIFIED BY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL INVOLVED.
AMEND SECTION TWO 80, ARTICLE 65 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS BY DELETING SECTION 2 82 3 11 PARAGRAPH J LAPSE OF AUTHORIZATION SUBPARAGRAPH ONE AND REPLACING IT WITH A NEW SUBPAR ONE AS FOLLOWS, ONE LAPSE OF AUTHORIZATION CREDITS.
SPECIAL USE PERMIT OR MODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS AUTHORIZED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY REVOKED UNLESS A BUILDING PERMIT CONFORMING TO ALL OF THE CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE ZBA IS OBTAINED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THE APPROVAL BY THE ZBA.
ALL EXTENSIONS SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH THE PLANNING BOARD IF SITE PLAN APPROVAL IS REQUIRED.
AMEND SEC CHAPTER TWO 80 ZONING ARTICLE 61, I'M SORRY.
ARTICLE 61 NON-CONFORMING USES BY DELETING SECTION TWO 80 TO 2 88 RESTORATION REPLACING HIS ATION TWO 80 TO 2 88 RESTORATION.
IF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE CONTAINING A NON-CONFORMING USE HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY A BY FIRE OR OTHER CAUSES TO THE EXTENT OF 50% OR MORE OF ITS EQUALIZED IS DETERMINED BY THE TOWN OF HAMBURGER ASSESSOR AND THE OWNER SAID BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WISHES TO REBUILD
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OR REPAIR IT, IT MUST BE REBUILT OR REPAIRED IN KIND IN CONFORMANCE WITH CHAPTER TWO 80 TO 2 89 IN SUCH RECONSTRUCTION, NEITHER THE FLOOR AREA NOR THE CUBICLE CONTENT OF THE NON-CONFORMING USE SHALL BE INCREASED FROM THE FLOOR AREA OR CUBICLE CONTENT OF THE NONCONFORMING USE PRIOR TO THE TIME OF THE DAMAGE EVENT.CHAPTER 2 32, SWIMMING POOL CODE ARTICLE ONE IN GENERAL BY DELETING THE DEFINITION OF A PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL OF PRIVATE SWIMMING POOLS IN SECTION 2 3 3, 1 DEFINIT ENTITLED DEFINITIONS AND ADDING THE FOLLOW UP DEFINITIONS IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL.
A RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL CONSTRUCTED OR INSTALLED IN GROUND BY MEANS OF A MONOLITH CONCRETE APPLICATION.
GUNITE APPLICATION PREFABRICATED COMPOSITE FIBERGLASS UNIT INSTALLATION OR VINYL LINER WATERPROOFING PDC MEMBRANE INSTALLED OVER THE COMPOSITE OR STEEL WALL CONSTRUCTION THAT CREATES PERMANENT IMPERVIOUS STRUCTURE AND BECOMES A PART OF THE REAL ESTATE PROPERTY ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL.
A SWIMMING POOL BUILT ON THE GROUND, TYPICALLY CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL, HAVING AN INTERIOR VINYL MEMBRANE TO CONTAIN THE WATER WHICH CAN BE DRAINED AND MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION IF NECESSARY.
AMEND CHAPTER 2 32 SWING POOL SIX LOCATION BY DELETING SECTION 2 32 DASH 14 LOCATION AND REPLACING IT AS FOLLOWS, NO ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL OR IN-GROUND SWIMMING POOL SHALL BE ERECTED CLOSER THAN 10 FEET FROM THE REAR OR SIDE PROPERTY LINES AND NO CLOSER THAN 10 FEET FROM THE PRINCIPAL DWELLING THE SWIMMING POOL SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS COMPLY WITH THE STATE BUILDING CODE AND THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ZONING CODE.
CHAPTER TWO 80 PARENTHESIS ZONING.
ARTICLE 36 SIGN REGULATIONS BY DELETING UNDER SECTIONS 2 82 40 SIGNS ALLOWED IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.
PARAGRAPH SUBPARAGRAPH ONE AND REPLACING IT WITH SUBPARAGRAPH ONE AS FOLLOWS.
BE LOCATED NO CLOSER THAN 10 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE NO LESS THAN 20 FEET FROM ANY OTHER PROPERTY LINE.
CHAPTER 76, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PREVENTION BY DELETING SECTION 76 DASH 24 L ISSUANCE OF COMMITS TO CONNECT SEWERS RESTRICTED AND REPLACING IT AS FOLLOWS, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL SHALL NOT ISSUE A PERMIT TO ANYONE TO CONNECT WITH SEWERS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG OR PERFORM ANY AND ALL PLUMBING WORK, BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS DUALLY LICENSED IS A DUALLY LICENSED MASTER PLUMBER OR SITE UTILITY CONTRACTOR.
AMEND CHAPTER 76 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PREVENTION BY DELETING SECTION 76 DASH 24 AND REPLACING IT AS FOLLOWS, THE APPLICANT SHALL FILE WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL PROOF OF INSURANCE WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND DISABILITY.
NAMING THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED AS WELL AS CLARIFICATION THE CONTRACTOR'S COVERAGE IS PRIMARY AND NON-CONTRIBUTORY.
THE APPLICANT SHALL ALL SHALL ALL FILE EVIDENCE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
THE APPLICANT SHALL ALL FILE EVIDENCE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE REQUIREMENTS.
NOW THEREAFTER, ALL OF THIS NOW THEREFORE BEING RESOLVED THAT THE HEBERT COUNTY BOARD SETS A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, UNTIL SEVEN O'CLOCK ON 7 20 20 TO CONSIDER ALL OF THESE AMENDMENT CHANGES.
IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY, UH, NUMBER 16.
OH, I'M SORRY I'M SO TIRED FROM READING IT ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
YEAH, I GOTTA, I GOTTA GET A SURROGATE.
ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE UP TO NUMBER 16.
ARE WE AHEAD? YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE MINE.
OKAY, WELL ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO.
WHERE IS THE TOM HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM CARINA WOODS MORRIS DPC ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER MICHAEL RA, TO HAVE THREE PARCELS OF LAND LOCATED AROUND 36 0 1 SOUTH CREEK LOAN TO BE DECLARED AN OPEN DEVELOPMENT AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW YORK STATE TOWN LAW ARTICLE 16 SECTION TWO 80 DASH A WHEREAS HAM TOWN BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWED THE MATERIALS SUBMITTED AND ALL THEY HAVE, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE CONCERNS, FOUND ENOUGH MERIT IN THE REQUEST TO BEGIN THE PROCESS NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW YORK STATE TOWN LAW THE HAM TOWN
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THE HAM TOWN BOARD WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INPUT THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW, WHICH IS SEEKER PROCESS AND HEREBY REQUEST THAT THE PLANNING BOARD COORDINATED SEEKER REVIEW AND ESTABLISH ITSELF AS SEEKER AGENCY.THE PLANNING BOARD HAS SUBDIVISION APPROVAL POWERS FOR THIS PROJECT.
UH, HAVE A QUESTION LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MOTION IS CARRIE INR MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY FOR AWARDED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ACTION PROJECT GRANT WHEREAS THE, THE COUNTY OF ERIE HAS BEEN APPROVED AND IS RECEIVING FUNDING THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2018 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ACTION PLAN GRANT PROGRAM PIN 5 7 6 2 0.70 ERIE COUNTY PSAP.
AND WHEREAS SUCH F FUNDING IS ALLOCATED FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT SIG SIGNALED INTERSECTIONS AND UNCONTROLLED CROSSWALKS INCLUDING APPROVED SIGNAGE AND STRIPING AND WHERE AS SUCH TREATMENTS SHALL OCCUR ON BOTH TOWN OF HAMBURG AND THE COUNTY OF ERIE, RIGHTS OF WAY PERMISSION FROM THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS REQUIRED TO ALLOW THE COUNTY ACCESS TO TOWN ROADS FOR SUCH CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE PLACEMENT OF ENHANCED SIGNAGE AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS RECEIVED A PROPOSED GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF RIE ENTITLED FEDERAL AID PROJECT INTER ARENA AGREEMENT RELEASE TO PERFORM CONTRACT WORK ON PUBLIC LAND, THE AGREEMENT AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND BE FURTHER RESOLVED OF THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
BUT THE AGREEMENT IS CONTINGENT UPON APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY OF ERIE AND EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE.
SECOND IS KAREN HO ON THE QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR I.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS SELECTED A GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO DIVERT ALL TOWN STREETLIGHTS, UH, TO LED LEGGING AND WHEREAS THE OVERALL LED PROJECT WILL BE FINANCED TO SECURING, BONDED AND DEADNESS ALONG WITH FINANCING FOR ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS AS THE TOWN BOARD MAY SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINE.
AND WHEREAS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY WHO HAS REVIEWED PROPOSALS FROM LAW FIRMS WHO HAVE RESPONDED TO THE TOWN'S REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG SHALL SIGN A RETAINER AGREEMENT WITH THE LAW FIRM OF HARRIS BEACH TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FORMAL ONE PURPOSE PREMISED UPON THAT LAW FIRM'S PROPOSAL RECEIVED BY THE HEBERT TOWN CLERK ON THE FIRST DAY OF JULY, 2020.
IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT? SECOND, MR. CONLEY ON THE QUESTION.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS MADE A NUMBER OF GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND VARIOUS OTHER ENTITIES IN PRIVATE SECTOR AND WHEREAS SOME GRANT APPLICATIONS REQUIRE THAT THE TOWN MATCH THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT, THE TOWN REQUESTS A CONTRIBUTING A PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF THE AMOUNT REQUESTED IN SOME INSTANCES TO THE EXTENT OF 50% OF THE OVERALL AMOUNT REQUESTED.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT ONLY THE TOWN BOARD BY MAJORITY VOTE, MAY AUTHORIZE A GRANT APPLICATION ANY ENTITY WHICH REQUIRES THE TOWN TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDING AS A PART OF ITS GRANT AWARD.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND.
SECOND, MR. PEACHY ON THE QUESTION.
NOW THE NEXT ITEM IS, UH, GRANTS AND DONATIONS.
WE GET OCCASIONALLY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SOME GRANTS AND DONATIONS WHICH ARE NOT BUDGETED FOR.
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THEY COVER IN THE COURSE OF A GIVEN BUDGET YEAR SO IT READS AS FOLLOWS, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF EVER RECEIVED GRANTS RECEIVES GRANTS AND DONATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME AND WHEREAS USE OF THOSE FUNDS HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE GRANTING AGENCY OR THE DONOR, AND WHEREAS THESE ITEMS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2020 BUDGET NOW THEREFORE BEING RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING MONIES AND APPROVES A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS AS FOLLOWS.
THERE ARE LISTED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 GIVEN, UH, GRANTS AND OR DONATIONS FOR A TOTAL OF $60,042.
THAT'S THE REVENUE RECEIVED AND WE HAVE SPECIFIED INTO WHICH FUNDS THESE PARTICULAR MONIES WILL GO AND FOR WHAT PURPOSES.
THE GRANTOR OR THE DONORS GENERALLY DO THAT.
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THAT'S THE MOTION.IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND ON THE QUESTION, ALL OF FAVOR AYE MOTIONS CARRIED.
NOW ALSO WE'VE GOT SOME, THE MONEY WE RECOVER AND WE'VE SOLD SOME TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND SOMETIMES WE GET RENTAL INCOME.
SO THIS IS THE NEXT MOTION, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HARVARD RECEIVES INSURANCE PROCEEDS RENTAL INCOME AND REIMBURSEMENTS FOR SERVICES FROM TIME TO TIME.
AND WHEREAS THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT, AND WHEREAS THESE ITEMS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2020 BUDGET, NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED.
AND THE DOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING MONIES AND APPROVES THE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS AS FOLLOWS.
HERE AGAIN WE'VE GOT 1, 2, 3, LOOKS LIKE 13 ACCOUNT FOR, UH, AMOUNT SEPARATE AMOUNTS FOR A TOTAL OF $68,555 AND 42 CENTS.
SO THE RESOLVE IS THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING MONIES AND APPROVES THE BUDGET TO THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE SIZE OF THE BUDGET OR THAT SUM OF MONEY.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT, SIR? OKAY, MS. FERRO, ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR A AYE AYE.
NOW I'M GOING TO PROPOSE THIS ONE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS THE SECOND LAST RESOLUTION, NUMBER 22.
I'M GONNA PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION AND I'LL READ THE AMENDMENT FIRST AND THEN HAVE THE BOARD VOTE ON WHETHER THEY APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS.
IF THEY DO, THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDMENT, UH, WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST WHEREAS AND THE SECOND, WHEREAS THE RESOLUTION SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS IN BOTH.
WHEREAS CLAUSES FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, A MINIMUM FINE OF $40 TO A MAXIMUM FINE NOT TO EXCEED $60 FOR A SECOND PARKING OFFENSE.
AND FOR THE THIRD OFFENSE, A $140 FINE MINIMUM NOT TO EXCEED 160 UH, DOLLARS.
AND THAT WILL OCCUR IN WITHIN THE GIVEN YEAR OF A FIRST OFFENSE.
SO IT'S ONE 40 ON THE MINIMUM SIDE TO ONE 60.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE LENDING THOSE TWO WHEREAS CLAUSES, THAT'S THE MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND.
OKAY, MR. PETRI, ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION.
NOW THE RESOLUTION IS AMENDED WHERE THE PARKING VIOLATIONS AMENDMENTS ARE BEING ADOPTED TO INCREASE THE TOWN PARKING VIOLATION FINES TO ASSIST THE TOWN TO FINANCIALLY PROMOTE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND ITS RESIDENTS.
AND WHEREAS THAT THE LOCAL LAW SECTION 180 5 DASH EIGHT OF THE TOWN CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMFORD P AMENDMENTS PROVIDE AS FOLLOWS, ANY PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION PERMITTING ANY VEHICLE TO REMAIN PARKED OR STANDING ON ANY STREET CONTRARY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE, SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE PUNISHED FOR A FIRST, UH, OFFENSE BY A FINE IN THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF $40 NOT TO EXCEED $60 AND FOR A SECOND OFFENSE, UH, IN A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF $90 NOT TO EXCEED $110.
AND FOR A THIRD OR ANY SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE WITHIN ONE YEAR, WE MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE AND A MINIMUM OF $140 TO A MAXIMUM OF $160 AND ACCOMPANIED BY A POTENTIAL TERM OF IMPRISONMENT NOT TO EXCEED 30 DAYS OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMP PRISONER.
WHEREAS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THESE LOCAL LAWS SHALL APPLY TO ALL PARKING VIOLATIONS AS WELL AS PARK, AS WELL AS THE HAMBURG TOWN PARK WITHOUT A VALID USE PERMIT.
SO THAT THIS, THESE TWO WERE AS CAUSES DEAL WITH PARKING VIOLATIONS AND GOING TO THE BEACH, UH, WHEN YOU REFUSE TO PUT A, YOU KNOW, PERMIT STICKER ON YOUR CAR.
UH, WHEREAS THESE, WHEREAS THIS, THIS LOCAL LAW SHALL TAKE EFFECT EITHER ON FILING IT WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED TO BOARD, IS PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW TO BE KNOWN AS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER FOUR OF THE YEAR, 2020, WHICH IS LISTED ABOVE AND WHICH SHALL APPLY WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
AND ALL OF THIS LEADS UP TO A PUBLIC HEARING BE FURTHER RESOLVED OF THE TOWN BOARD, SETS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS LOCAL LAW AT THE HAMBURG TOWN HALL, UH, ON AT 7:00 PM ON 2020.
NOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE BUDGET A LITTLE BIT IN PASSING.
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PLAINTIFF HERE.NO, I'M SORRY, CHIEF, I'M ANXIOUS.
I'M THE SECOND JUNE ON THE MOTION.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SEAT IF I BY SAYING AYE.
UH, NOW NUMBER 23, WHICH IS THE LAST MOTION.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMPERS, BUT OTHER THROUGHOUT OUR STATED NATION HAS SUFFERED SEVERE DECLINES IN REVENUE ONLY TO COVID COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE CONSEQUENT COLLAPSE OF OUR NATIONAL ECONOMY.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, MATH, TAKI AND CONSULTANT PRESSURE AND M LUCKY HAVE ISSUED PRELIMINARY PREDICTIONS TO THE EFFECT ON THE TOWN SUFFER SEVERE LOSSES OF MORTGAGE TAX AND SALES TAX REVENUE HOLDING TO THE PANDEMIC, ALONG WITH SHARP DECLINES IN REVENUES GENERATED BY THE IMPOSITION FEES, ASSESSMENTS OF VARIOUS FINES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED.
AND WHEREAS THE JOHN OF HAMBURG AS A FUNDAMENTAL DUTY TO ADDRESS A SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY RENDERING IT DIFFICULT FOR THOUSANDS OF OUR FELLOW RESIDENTS MEET FUNDAMENTAL LIVING EXPENSES NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN THEIR FAMILIES.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURGER ADOPT THE BELOW BUDGETARY TRANSFERS FROM THE ACCOUNTANT TO EACH RESPECTIVE FUNDS CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT NOT TO BE SPENT, BUT RATHER TO OFFSET ANTICIPATED REVENUE LOSSES AS DISCUSSED BY THE TOWN BOARD AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AT THE 6 29 20 SPECIAL MEETING.
UH, I HAVE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A DETAILED TWO PAGE, THREE PAGE OUTLINE OF THE CODE TRANSFERS FROM ACTIVE ACCOUNTS INTO CONTINGENCY ACCOUNTS TO BE HELD IN THE SENSE IN ESCROW TO BE APPLIED AGAINST REVENUE SHORTFALLS TO MITIGATE AGAINST OUR BUDGET DEFICIT AND THE POTENTIAL TAX IMPACT FOR 2021.
THE GENERAL FUND PLUS THE ENTERPRISE FUND TOTAL REDUCTIONS ARE IN $960,822 AND 6 CENTS.
THE PART TOWN FUND THE TOTAL REDUCTIONS AMOUNT TO 134,300.
THAT'S THE MOTION, UH, TO TRANSFER THOSE MONIES.
IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S ANOTHER PART.
OH, THE SECOND RESULT, YEAH, I'M SORRY.
RESULT OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ADOPTED THE LOW BUDGETARY TRANSFERS.
THOSE ARE THE ONES I JUST REFERENCED FROM THE ACCOUNTS LISTED TO EACH RESPECTIVE FUNDS CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT NOT TO BE SPENT, RATHER TO OFFSET ANTICIPATED REVENUE LOSSES AS DIRECTED BY, UH, DEPARTMENT HEAD INPUT.
SO IT'S ANOTHER COST SAVING MEASURE.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? SECOND.
MS. FERRELL'S ON THE SECOND I HAVE THE QUESTION.
ALRIGHT, THE MOTION IS CARRIED.
UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE ALSO, UH, FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7 6 20, I'LL MAKE TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE TOWN BOARD AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS, UH, TOTAL OPERATING FUND DISBURSEMENTS $989,508 AND 78 CENTS.
TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT, $2,621,579 AND 37 CENTS.
IS THERE A SECOND TO RECEIVE THE FILE? SECOND, MR. CONLEY.
THANK YOU, UH, ON THE QUESTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION IS CARRIED.
I BELIEVE THAT ENDS THE, UH, FORMAL AGENDA.
UH, OUR GEAR DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE BEEN PUT OFF SINCE FIVE 30, UH, SOME THREE HOURS AGO.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THEM, UH, TOOK A NAP OR WENT OUT FOR DINNER OR WHATEVER, BUT, UH, TO HAVE THEM APPEAR VIRTUALLY SO THERE'D BE ENOUGH ROOM TO DEAL WITH THE CITIZENS WE THOUGHT WERE COMING TO THE MEETING TONIGHT.
IT'S NOTHING LIKE WE, YOU CAN'T SAY.
UH, LET ME GO THROUGH THE HERE AND SEE WHO'S, WHO'S AROUND AND WHO ISN'T.
UH, BRIDGET LAVAL, YOU WITH US IN COURTS? OKAY.
UH, NOTHING MORE, I ASSUME ON FINANCE.
WE'VE DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE FOR ONE NIGHT.
ALRIGHT, UH, ALYSSA JOHNSON PERSONNEL.
JUST WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD, UM, APPROVING
SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE
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THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR GREAT WORK.I SHORTHANDED OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
UH, JENNIFER, YOU'RE RIGHT HERE IN IT.
ANYTHING MORE TO TELL US? NOTHING TO REPORT.
ROGER, UH, GIBSON, ARE YOU STILL WITH US IN CODE ENFORCEMENT? ALRIGHT.
UH, TOM LARDO AND ENGINEERING OR KEVIN? J? ANYBODY? OKAY.
I AM SORRY WE KEPT YOU WAITING FOR THREE HOURS, LISA.
ANYTHING, KEVIN, YOU SAY TO US? I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
I THINK THERE WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION TODAY.
UM, WELL, WE'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE THURSTON AVENUE, UH, DRAINAGE ISSUES AND MAYBE HAVE YOU HELP US WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN WORK FOR HOW WE CAN ADDRESS IT, WHETHER WE ADDRESS IT WITH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OR WE ADDRESS IT BY GOING OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT.
HOW ABOUT YOU, SIR? NO, UH, CHRIS HALL IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE GEARING UP TO, UH, WE'RE GEARING UP TO RELEASE THE COVID MONEY WHEN WE GET IT.
THAT'S WHAT THE RFP, UH, RESOLUTION WAS TONIGHT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANKS FOR HANGING IN WITH US, BUDDY.
UH, JENNIFER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
JENNIFER DOKY, DKI AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
IT'S JUST, UH, IT'S BEEN CONSISTENT, UH, STEADY CALL OF INTAKES, INQUIRIES, CASES COMING IN.
WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY BUSY, BUT, UH, WE'VE BEEN KEEPING PACE WITH THE CALLS AND THE INQUIRIES, BUT, UM, JUST BEEN VERY BUSY, BUT IT'S TO BE EXPECTED WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON AND THE CLIMATE THAT WE'VE HAD, UM, WITH COVID AND EVERYTHING.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORK.
ARE YOU STILL THERE, BUDDY? YES, I'M HERE.
JUST A QUICK NOTE, QUICK NOTE.
UM, WE'RE PARTNERING WITH ERIE COUNTY ON A COUPLE DATES WHERE THEY WILL BE, UH, IN OUR SENIOR BUILDING DOING ANTIBODY TESTING.
SO, UM, ONCE THAT IS SOLIDIFIED WITH THE DATES AND THE TIMES, WE'LL ANNOUNCE THAT TO THE PUBLIC.
UM, THE, UH, BEACH AND GOLF COURSE ARE REALLY GOING GANGBUSTERS.
SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS ON THE, UH, REVENUE FRONT.
AND, UM, WE HAVE A, A GRANT COMING IN FOR TENNIS AND I'M HOPING THAT MAYBE WE COULD USE THE GRANT MONEY TO PAY PEOPLE CONTRACTUALLY RATHER THAN ON PAYROLL, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S A TOPIC WE CAN GET INTO OFFLINE.
SO, BUT I DID WANNA ANNOUNCE THAT THE GRANT WAS ANNOUNCED.
WE DO HAVE SOME MONEY COMING IN FOR TENNIS, SO THAT'S GOOD.
THANKS FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE TOO.
ARE YOU STILL WITH US OR NO? OH, IT'S OKAY.
AND KATHY TKI, OUR TOWN CLERK IS RIGHT HERE.
UH, DAN STANFORD IN ASSESSING.
UH, I HOPE WE HAVEN'T, UH, SCARED YOU AWAY.
UH, SEAN KARATE IN EMS. ARE YOU HERE, SEAN? YES, I AM, SIR.
I HAVE, UH, NOTHING TO REPORT.
NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT BUSY, BUT ALL'S GOOD.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY ECHOY AND I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU IF YOU'RE ASKING ME A QUESTION.
IS THERE ANY, UH, UPDATE ON THE FEMALE REIMBURSEMENT, UH, FROM THE OCTOBER STORM? CAN YOU GIVE ANY UPDATES? ALL, UH, WE'RE STILL, UM, PUTTING ALL THE PAPERWORK TOGETHER.
UM, WE'RE JUST WAITING ON A COUPLE DIFFERENT, UM, PIECES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STILL IS NOT DOING VISITS.
UM, SO THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING VIRTUALLY.
SO WE HAVE, UM, ALL OF OUR REPORTS PRETTY MUCH COMPILED.
WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR A COUPLE PIECES TO, UM, FINISH, UH, SUBMITTING.
AND IT'S, UH, SOME DOCUMENTS THAT WE'RE JUST, UM, WE DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS FOR.
SO WE HAVE TO JUST, UM, WAIT FOR THAT TO COME IN FROM ONE VENDOR AND THEN, UM, SUBMIT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.
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THANK YOU.THE FEMA FUNDING? NO, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT STARTED.
KATE, ARE YOU WITH US? WELL, ALRIGHT.
AND WALTER, WE'VE TALKED TO WALTER RUTH A. LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH,
WE'VE GOT A FEW LEGAL KICK AROUND AT OUR NEXT OKAY.
AND THEN PLANNING, WE HEARD THROUGH RILEY.
SARAH DE, ARE YOU STILL HERE? ALRIGHT, UH, THAT CONCLUDES THAT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UH, TO THE FLOOR ANYMORE.
ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO SAY THAT HASN'T BEEN SAID YET.
ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER? HOLD YOUR PEACE.
MR. YOUR NAME? YOUR NAME SIR? MY NAME IS DAN.
UM, JUST A BRIEF AND I'VE NEVER, I'VE, I'VE DEALT WITH TOWN BOARDS AND
I'VE NEVER SEEN A TOWN BOARD THAT IS SO INTERESTED IN HELPING THE PEOPLE AND I THANK YOU.
BEFORE I THOUGHT WE WERE AT OPEN POINT.
WHATEVER, WHATEVER YOU SAY, WE ANGRY OVER THERE.
LITTLE HU SOMEONE PHYSICALLY TRYING TO ATTACK ME, SO I'M SURE THAT'S ON CAMERA.
SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
OKAY SIR, THIS IS JUST ONE ISSUE.
AND FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU BECAUSE I DID WANNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT NO NEW HIRE IN OUR DEFICIT AND YOU COVERED THAT.
WE HAVE A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR HERE WITH, UH, AND HIS, AND HIS NAME IS IN TED CASEY.
I FOUND THAT OUT AFTER THE ELECTION WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT HE HAD A PRIOR UWI CHARGE.
THIS WAS VERY UPSETTING TO ME, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO CALL HIM.
DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO HIS PAST SIN.
WELL, I I ALWAYS, WITHOUT SITTING HIM, HER CAST, CAST THE FIRST STONE BY YOUR PROPER NAME.
WHEN I WAS TO CALL ME JIMMY THEODORE, I, MY NICKNAME IS DAISY IN A TOWN OFFICE AND BE DAISY MAY ALRIGHT? I'M GONNA BE CHERYL MAY.
I, I, I MIGHT FEEL AS A VOTER THAT HE WAS HIDING INFORMATION.
I BELIEVE I CAN SAY THAT TO ALL OF YOU.
AND THIS IS A GOVERNMENT OFFICE.
YOU SHOULD BE USING HIS PROPER NAME.
OKAY? LET'S REMEMBER THAT A DWI I MAKES YOU A RECKLESS DRIVER AND WE DON'T WANNA GET INTO THAT AGAIN.
DO WE HAVE A LIAISON FOR ANOTHER
BUT WE HAVE MR. CASEY SUSPENDING AND ATTEMPTING TO FIRE PEOPLE FOR LET'S SAY AN ALLEGED SITUATION.
YET HIS SON HAS THE SAME ALLEGED, ALLEGED SITUATION.
AND WHAT HAPPENED IS WE TOOK HIM OFF THE STREET AND PUT HIM IN THE OFFICE NOW AND THERE HE SLEEPS IN THE OFFICE.
'CAUSE THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME THING.
THIS IS A REGULAR THING THAT GOES ON.
I AM A TAXPAYER AT $28 AN HOUR, THIS BOY IS SLEEPING IN MY DOLLAR AND NOW HE'S SLEEPING IN THE OFFICE.
YET WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MANPOWER.
WELL, WE TWO MEN IN THE OFFICE WHO SHOULD BE OUT ON THE ROAD.
WE HAVE A LOVELY 70-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO
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EVERYONE LOVES, WHO IS 70 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND WE'VE TAKEN HER OFF AND PUT HER ON THE ROAD AND TAKEN SOMEBODY FROM THE ROAD THAT'S MANPOWER AND PUT 'EM IN THE OFFICE.ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE, WE NEED TO CHANGE THE STRUCTURE HERE, OKAY? WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE IS ABUSING POWER WHEN THEY HAVE THE ONLY AUTHORITY TO HIRE FIRE AND DISCIPLINE INDIVIDUALS.
IT HAS BEEN SELECTIVE OF A WAY, BUT THE CHOICE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HE IS HIRING ARE NOT LEGITIMATE FOR, FOR THIS JOB.
WE NOW HAVE SOMEONE IN THE OFFICE OF OUR TOWN WHO HAS BEEN DEEMED BY NEW YORK STATE TO BE UNTRUSTWORTHY BY THE PUBLIC.
WE ALL KNOW WHO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE ARE SUPPOSED TO PUT IN POSITION PEOPLE THAT THE PUBLIC TRUST, PEOPLE THAT ARE RESPECTED, PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO WORK ON THE DOLLAR, NOT PEOPLE THAT ARE YOUR FRIENDS.
THIS IS NOT A PRIVATE OFFICE, NOT PEOPLE THAT ARE YOUR FRIENDS.
I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT NEPOTISM.
YOU, YOU SHOULDN'T BE PUNISHED BECAUSE YOU'RE RELATED TO SOMEBODY WHERE YOU CAN'T HAVE A JOB.
HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD CERTAINLY NOT BE FAVORED AND PAMPERED.
WE HAVE NOW CREATED A POSITION IN THE OFFICE TO PAMPER SOMEONE WHO HAS SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM AND NOW HE'S SLEEPING IN THE OFFICE.
IF ANYONE HERE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR THAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE BY MR. CASEY, YOU NEED TO REALLY OPEN YOUR EYES.
CAN I JUST SAY, AND I, AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANNA BE RUDE OR TO CUT YOU OFF.
I HAVE, PLEASE GO RIGHT AHEAD.
GREAT DEAL OF ADMIRATION FOR YOU.
WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN LEGITIMATELY DO ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING OUT, OUT OF CLASSIFICATION IN OTHER, WE'RE WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA DO WHAT WE CAN DO, BUT THE HIGHWAY LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AFFORD TO THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT, THE AUTHORITY TO HIRE AND FIRE LABORERS, NOT CLERKS OR SECRETARIES, BUT LABORERS, RIGHT? AND HE CAN DIRECT THE WORK ASSIGNMENTS WHEN THEY GET DONE.
WHERE THEY GO TODAY, WHAT THEY DO OR DON'T DO.
THAT WAS THE ISSUE ON THURSDAY.
THE TOWN BOARD CAN TELL HIM TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY.
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO ADHERE TO THAT ADVICE.
NOW, WITH REGARD TO, UH, YOU KNOW, HIS SON, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING HERE.
UH, WE'VE ADVISED HIM IN THE PAST ABOUT EQUAL DISCIPLINE FOR EVERYBODY IN THE DEPARTMENT.
I, I'VE HAD SEVEN GRIEVANCES IN THREE MONTHS THAT I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH.
WE'LL DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
BUT MR. SHAW, THIS PAST INCIDENT WITH THIS NEW ALLEGATION, WHICH IS WHY HE PULLED HIM OFF THE STREET AND PUT IN THE OFFICE IS DISGUSTING AT BEST.
ALRIGHT, WELL, DAISY, HERE'S THE DEAL.
THIS IS A TOWN DEPARTMENT, DAISY, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF BECAUSE UNDER NEW YORK LAW, PEOPLE WHO ARE ALLEGEDLY VICTIMIZED BY OTHER FELLOW EMPLOYEES, ANONYMITY AND PROTECTION, I UNDERSTAND WE ARE TO PUBLISH THEIR NAMES, WE PUT A CHILLING EFFECT UPON OTHERS WHO WOULD BLOW THE WHISTLE OR COME FORWARD.
WE, WE HAVE CONDUCTED OUR INVESTIGATIONS AND, AND WE UNDERSTAND.
IT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU, BUT WE GET IT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL US ANYMORE, HONESTLY.
WELL, MY CONCERN IS THIS BECAUSE THESE PICTURES CAME OUT.
AND EVEN HIS RESPONSE ON THE NEWS CAME RIGHT BACK TO, UH, IT'S A, IT'S AN, THIS IS JUST SOMEONE FROM THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION AND THE UNION.
NONE OF US MADE OWEN SLEEP ALL DAY EVERY DAY.
OKAY? IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYBODY.
BUT WE ALL KNOW HE'S GOING TO COME BACK AND RETALIATE AGAINST ANYONE HE DID NOT HIRE.
AND THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE HERE NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO.
BECAUSE I WILL CONTINUE TO REPORT IT.
OKAY? I MEAN, THESE ARE THE GUY, THE, THE ONLY GUYS THAT ARE WORKING AND THROWING ARE THE GUYS HE'S ATTACKING.
I, AND LOOK AT OUR JOB HERE, THE BOARD I KNOW TO TRY OUR JOB IS TO TRY TO ALSO MAKE THINGS RUN A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENTLY OVER THERE WITH A LOT LESS RANKER.
BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO DO OUR BEST.
WELL, I REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ROB BARON BEING ON MY DOLLAR.
WELL, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO ABOUT THAT, BUT, UM, WELL, HE'S HIRED, HE'S NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
HE CANNOT OWN HIS OWN LAW PRACTICE.
NOW HOLD ON, DAISY, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO HIM, UH, HE'S NOT HERE TO DEFEND HIMSELF, NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, UH, MANY, MANY LAWYERS THERE ARE 5,800 LAWYERS.
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OF THOSE FOLKS HAVE RUN AFOUL OF DISCIPLINARY RULES AND ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS.THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU ARE A BAD PERSON OR A BAD LAWYER.
A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE CAN GET JAMMED UP AND MAKE SOME JUDGMENTAL ERROR.
YOU CAN'T ATTACK THAT MAN BECAUSE OF THE PAST CONDUCT.
WE DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY.
I'M, I'M TRYING NOT TO JUDGE HIM, BUT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HIM BEING IN THE OFFICE.
ALRIGHT? AND IF NO ONE HERE CAN SEE CLEARLY, WE SEE IT THAT HE'S IN THE OFFICE FOR A REASON AND NOT ON THE ROAD.
AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, UH, HIS LIAISON, BETH FERRELL, THE DEPARTMENT LIAISON, UH, SUGGESTED THAT WE WRITE, UH, TO CASEY REGARDING ALPHA PEOPLE WORKING OUT SEQUENCE.
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO ADDRESS IT.
GOOD THING IS, IS ALL VERY DISTURBING TO ME.
AND, AND LINDA'S OUT THERE EVERY DAY.
BUT SHE WORKED OUT A TITLE FOR MANY YEARS HERSELF.
BUT SHE HAS SEVEN YEARS EXPERIENCE AND YOU TOOK HER OUT AND PUTTING SOME ON AND SEEMED UNTRUSTWORTHY.
WELL, I KNOW, I, I UNDERSTAND.
ALRIGHT, WELL YOU SHOULD NOT BE IN THE OFFICE.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ABOUT YOUR CONCLUSION THERE, BUT I KNOW THAT SHE'S A WONDERFUL PERSON.
ALRIGHT, LET'S LET IT GO WITH THAT.
DIDN'T LET GO THAT I'M BEGGING ALL OF YOU BECAUSE NOW I HAD TO COME FORWARD AND COMPLAIN ABOUT MY TAX DOLLAR.
WE ALL KNOW HE IS GONNA BE GOING AFTER ALL THE EMPLOYEES, SO I'M BEGGING ALL OF YOU TO WATCH OUT.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL KEEP, KEEP AN EYE ON BECAUSE RETALIATION WILL BE COMING.
ANYBODY ELSE, LADIES, GENTLEMEN? OKAY.
HOW ABOUT A MOTION TO GO HAVE BOARD MEMBERS SAY ANYTHING WE SAID ENOUGH.