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WEEK AND A HALF, I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD A DEAR MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY.ALICE DITZ HAS SERVED ALL OF US IN MANY CAPACITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
NOT ONLY DID SHE SERVE OUR COUNTRY AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY, SHE SERVED THE COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS IN HER NURSING PROFESSION.
SHE SERVED THE, SPECIFICALLY THE COMMUNITY OF HAMBURG ON THE VETERANS COMMITTEE MOST RECENTLY.
AS THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THAT COMMITTEE, THE TOWN NOT ONLY RECOGNIZES HER CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT HER LIFE, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO HER HUSBAND TOM, AND TO HER THREE CHILDREN.
HER THREE SONS, AGAIN, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
THANKS ALICE AND REMEMBERS HER FONDLY FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE.
AND IF WE COULD SHARE IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE, WELCOME SILENCE.
NOW WE HAVE A FEW PRESENTATIONS TO MAKE AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING HONORED ARE RETIRING FROM ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT WITH THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
OUR DEAR FRIEND KATHY CLARK, WHO HAS SERVED IN HAMBURG FOR 46 YEARS.
46 YEARS, AND THAT TAKES HER BACK TO 1974.
I GUESS SHE CAN'T BE HERE, SADLY.
HER TWIN SISTER CHIEF, I GUESS, PASSED AWAY RECENTLY.
AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, KATHY CAN'T JOIN US TONIGHT, BUT I'LL GIVE THIS TO YOU CHIEF IN THE HOPE THAT YOU CAN PRESENT IT TO HER AND WE ALL HOPE TO SEE HER VERY SOON.
WHEREAS KATHY CLARK HAS SERVED THE PEOPLE OF HAMBURG FOR 46 YEARS AS A DEDICATED TOWN EMPLOYEE WHO PUT THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE SHE WORKED WITH AND THE PEOPLE SHE SERVED ABOVE HER OWN CONSIDERATIONS.
AND WHEREAS DURING HER LONG AND SUCCESSFUL TENURE, KATHY WORKED IN THE TOWN'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, THE TOWN ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, ALONG WITH STINTS IN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS RECREATION, AND IN THE TOWN FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
AND WHEREAS KATHY WILL BE PRIMARILY REMEMBERED FOR HER OUTSTANDING SERVICES THAT SHE RENDERED TO THE HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AS ITS CHIEF CLERK, KATHY HAS WORKED FOR SIX DIFFERENT POLICE CHIEFS SINCE 1987, CHIEF SITZ, COGGINS, CHIEF KESNER, CHIEF WILLIAMS, CHIEF WICKETT, AND CURRENTLY OUR CHIEF KEVIN TRASK.
AND WHEREAS KATHY'S HUMILITY, DECENCY, AND CONCERN FOR THE WELLBEING OF OTHERS PERMEATES THE ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT SUCH THAT ALL WHO HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH HER HAVE EXPERIENCED HER SPECIAL ABILITIES.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF HAMBURG EXTENDS ITS BEST WISHES TO KATHY UPON HER RETIREMENT AND EXTENDS ITS HOPE FOR HER HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE DAYS TO COME.
TO BE A FURTHER RESOLVED THAT BY VIRTUE OF THIS PROCLAMATION, KATHY CLARK SHALL BE REMEMBERED AS HAMBURG'S PERMANENT HONORARY POLICE CHIEF, WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE BEST WISHES TO CHIEF CLARK.
SECOND, WE'LL HAVE A UNANIMOUS SECOND.
A AYE CHIEF, LET GIVE THIS TO YOU AND WE'LL TRY TO GET TOGETHER WITH KATHY AS SOON AS WE CAN.
PLEASE EXTEND OUR SYMPATHIES TO TO HER ON THE LOSS OF HER.
OKAY? NOW ALSO WE HAVE ANOTHER RETIREMENT OF A WONDERFUL EMPLOYEE, UH, KIM MERCER, WHO WORKS IN THE ASSESSOR ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
WHEREAS KIM MERCER HAS BEEN A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
AND WHEREAS AS THE ASSESSMENT CLERK THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, SHE HAS BEEN THE TOWN'S SOURCE FOR OUTREACH TO MANY RESIDENTS WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING INFORMATION ON PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS AND ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO PETITIONS BEFORE THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW.
AND WHEREAS KIM HAS WORKED WITH THE COUNTY OF ERIE TO MAINTAIN ACCURATE RECORDINGS OF DEEDS, PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS AND TAX LEVELS, ALL OF WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE OPERATIONS OF TOWN GOVERNMENT.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, ITS BEST WISHES TO KIM FOR THE OUTSTANDING SERVICES SHE HAS PROVIDED AND FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SHE HAS PROVIDED ALWAYS WITH A SMILE AND AN OUTWARD HAND OF FRIENDSHIP TO FELLOW EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC ALIKE.
HE HAD FURTHER RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD BY THIS PROCLAMATION, EXPRESSES THE SENTIMENTS OF ALL TOWN EMPLOYEES WHO WE WISH KIM A LONG, HEALTHY AND HAPPY
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RETIREMENT.SO LET ME HANG ON TO THIS AND UH, HOPEFULLY WE'RE GONNA SEE HER TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY SO WE CAN GIVE IT TO HER.
IS THERE A SECOND TO IT? UNANIMOUS SECOND.
UNANIMOUS SECOND ON MY MOTION.
OKAY, UH, RESOLVE THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE FOLLOWING INTO THE BIGTREE VOLUNTEER FIREMAN'S COMPANY INCORPORATED.
NICHOLAS NEIMAN 40 12 WILLOWDALE AVENUE, LADALE NEW YORK.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ON THE QUESTION.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
NOW, I ALSO HAVE ATTACHED TO THIS RESOLUTION A REQUEST AND, AND IT'S NOT CONTAINED IN THE RESOLUTION, SO MAYBE THE CLERK COULD HELP US ON THIS.
I'VE GOT A, UH, A REQUEST FROM CAROL BERT, THE SECRETARY OF BIG TREE, TO INCLUDE IN ADDITION TO UH, MEET MS NEED, MR. NEMAN, DAVID CARBERRY AND KAREN BARNES.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, KATHY, THAT'S NOT IN THE RESOLUTION THOUGHT.
YEAH, THEY ALREADY IN PUT THEM IN.
I KNOW CARBERRY FOR SURE ALL BARNES.
ALRIGHT, WELL LET'S APPROVE THE ONE THAT'S ON THE RESOLUTION.
AND THEN IF WE MISS SOMEBODY, WE'LL CATCH AT THE NEXT MEETING.
YOU THINK SO? WELL, FAIR ENOUGH.
OKAY, WE'VE GOT STANDARD WORKDAY RECORDING.
WE, IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN APPROVE A STANDARD WORKDAY REPORTING RESOLUTION FOR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND ON THE QUESTION ON ANY OF THE SUBMISSIONS.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MOTION IS KAREN, KAREN HOPE RESOLVE THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ADVERTISE FOR UP TO FIVE NEW AND UNUSED 2021 DODGE CHARGER FOR PURSUIT VEHICLES ALL WHEEL DRIVE MONEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO 2021.
THIS WAS TO AMEND A RESOLUTION RESOLVED WITH THE TOWN BOARD AMEND RESOLUTION NUMBER 22 TOWN BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 24TH, 2020.
MCCANDLESS FORD OF PENNSYLVANIA DUE TO CORONAVIRUS AND INCREASED MILEAGE ON THE 2017 FORD UTILITY VEHICLE STILL IN SERVICE WILL NO LONGER HONOR THE $6,000 TRADE VALUE DUE TO 40,000 PLUS MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE.
THE VEHICLE WAS APPRAISED BY WEST HER FORD, WHO IS WILLING TO GIVE THE TOWN 5,000.
I GOT AN EXTRA ZERO THERE, UH, TOWARD TRADE AND PURCHASE OF THREE VEHICLES BEING DELIVERED THIS WEEK AND NEXT FEW WEEKS TO COME.
AWARDED AT THE FEBRUARY 24TH, 2020 TOWN BOARD MEETING RESOLUTIONS 23 AND 31.
PLEASE AWARD THE TRADE TO WESTFORD COURT OF HAMBURG FOR $5,000.
IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE QUESTION ANYBODY WANTS TO RAISE? OKAY.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THANK YOU AJ BS AND VETERAN AFFAIRS EXTENSION AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE US DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS AND HAMBURG ADULT SERVICES IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR AN EXTENSION FOR THE PERIOD OF TEN ONE 2020 TO NINE 30 2021.
WHEREAS THIS AGREEMENT INTENT IS TO EXTEND THE BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENT UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE VA UNDER FAR 52 1 2 2 4 C.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION, MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT BE SIGNED BY THE SUPERVISOR ON BEHALF OF HADS.
IT FURTHER RESOLVE THAT THE TOWN ATTORNEY HAS EXAMINED AND DETERMINED THE AGREEMENT CAN BE FORWARDED TO THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE FOR THE PROPER AUTHORIZATION.
SECOND, SECOND, UH, BY MS. FERRELL ON THE QUESTION, ALL DAVID MOTION IS CARRIED, WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES AND TO RENOVATE AND REPURPOSE AREAS WITHIN
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TOWN HALL TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS, INCREASE EFFICIENCIES AND IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS TO TOWN HALL.NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE AWARD OF A $75,000 SAM GRANT FACILITATED BY ASSEMBLYMAN SEAN RYAN AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN'S GRANT RAIDER MARK WILL OVERSEE THE PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED WITH THESE FUNDS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED SO AS TO COMPLY WITH AND SATISFY ALL APPLICABLE GUIDELINES AND MANDATES.
A MOTION CARRIED MR. CA FS RECREATION SERVICES, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS FOLLOWS.
UH, SECOND IS MR. PETRI, WE'LL HAVE AN AMENDMENT.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL HAVE SECOND MR. PETRI FOR CONSIDERATION OF THIS, UH, RESOLUTION ONLY.
IT'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT.
UH, THE AMENDMENT IS WE WILL NOT IN THE, UH, PROPOSE OFFER ANY RAISES, UH, AS THERE IS JUST ONE, WHICH IS THE LAST, UH, PERSON, UH, EVAN LEASE.
UH, SO THE AMENDMENT IS MOVING EVERYTHING AS IS MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S ZERO RAISES FOR ANYBODY, AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT, UH, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS AN INCREASED.
SO THERE'S A MOTION TO AMEND WHAT IS ON THE FLOOR.
UH, NOW THE MOTION BEFORE US IS AMENDED ON THE QUESTION.
A MOTIONS CARRIED YOUTH SERVICES COPIER.
IT RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED A SUPERVISOR TO SIGN A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH EAGLE SYSTEMS FOR, UH, TO VIVA YESHIVA COLORED DIGITAL COPIER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICE.
THE CURRENT COPIER IS EIGHT YEARS OLD AND REPLACING PARTS FOR REPAIRS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
THE NEW MODEL E STUDIO 45 15 AC BEING CONSIDERED IS ON NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT NUMBER P 6 6 6 15.
IN ADDITION, A THREE WAIVER OF PAYMENT INCENTIVE IS BEING OFFERED.
THE NEW MONTHLY COST WILL BE 237 AND 57 AS COMPARED TO THE 216 24 WE ARE CURRENTLY PAYING.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER A 6 7 7 2 4 3 4.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? ONE SECOND.
WHEREAS AN R ONE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN THE BEFORD COMMUNITY OF HAMBURG CHARACTERIZED BY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON DOLTON LANE WAS CONSTRUCTED APPROXIMATELY THREE DECADES AGO IN THE CONTEXT OF A PLANNED SUBDIVISION.
AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO TOWN CODE SIDEWALKS WERE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THIS BEFORD COMMUNITY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF DOLPHIN, APPROXIMATELY 70 YARDS FROM THE INTERSECTION OF DOLPHIN AND BEFORD DRIVE.
WHEREAS THIS OVERSIGHT HAS RESULTED IN THE ABRUPT TERMINATION OF SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES OF DOLPHIN, CREATING NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE BUT THE SAFETY HAZARD FOR ELDERLY AND CHILDREN WHO INHABIT THIS COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS GHC ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS HAS DRAWN SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE SIDEWALK ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF DO DOLPHIN DRIVE FROM THE POINT WHERE THE EXISTING SIDEWALK ENDS TO THE TERMINUS OF THAT STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF DALTON AND BEDFORD.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED WITH THE TOWN ENGINEER THAT'S PROVIDED A COST ESTIMATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SIDEWALK AS ABOVE REFERENCED, LEAVE ALL THAT WHICH WOULD REQUIRE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PURSUANT TO THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW STATE OF NEW YORK.
AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE TOWN ENGINEER IS DIRECTED TO SOLICIT PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFYING CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES DURING THE WEEK OF 9 28 20 TO COMPORT WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SIDEWALK EXTENSION PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2020.
THIS HER SECOND TO THAT ONE SECOND.
SECOND IS MR. PETRI, I HAVE THE QUESTION.
WHEREAS THE RETAIL MORATORIUM AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN BOARD, A TOWN OF HAMBURGER SHOULD BE REGULAR MET FOR APPROXIMATELY 16 MONTHS TO CONSIDER RETAIL PLAZA VACANCY RATES WITH A VIEW TO THE LOCAL INITIATIVES TO FAVORABLY IMPACT THE VACANCY RATES, IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE TOWN'S PROPERTY TAX BASE.
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AND WHEREAS THAT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED TO THE TOWN BOARD THAT IT CONSIDER THE FILING AND ADOPTION OF THE LOCAL LAW ENTITLED THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT EXEMPTION LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 85 B, THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW.AND WHEREAS SECTION 4 85 DASH B OF THE RPTL AUTHORIZES TOWNS AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO ENACT LOCAL LAWS AUTHORIZING A PARTIAL EXEMPTION AND REAL PROPERTY TAXATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESS OR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY CONSTRUCTED, ALTERED, INSTALLED, OR APPROVED ON OR AFTER THE, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE LOCAL LAW.
AND WHEREAS THE COST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, INSTALLATION, OR IMPROVEMENT MUST EXCEED $10,000.
ORDINARY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR EXEMPTION AND THE PROPERTY MUST NOT BE RECEIVING OR HAVE RECEIVED AND THE OTHER EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME IMPROVEMENTS UNLESS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE PRIOR EXEMPTION PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES WERE MADE IN AMOUNTS THAT WERE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE TAXES THAT WOULD'VE BEEN PAID, THAT THE PROPERTY WHEN RECEIVING THE SECTION 4 85 B EXEMPTION.
AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EVERY COUNTY CURRENTLY PROVIDES SECTION 4 85 B EXEMPTIONS, WHICH ARE MAXIMIZED DURING THE FIRST YEAR, ALLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE QUALIFYING PROJECT TO THE EXTENT THAT 50% OF THE INCREASE IN THE ASSESSED VALUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE RESULTING IMPROVEMENT, THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT THAT DECREASES BY 5% EACH OF THE NEXT NINE YEARS NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED.
THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY PROPOSES TO ENACT THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT EXEMPTION LAW AS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER SEVEN OF THE YEAR 2020, PROVIDING, UH, AS IS PROVIDING SUBSTANTIVE PROCEDURES AS ILLUMINATE ENUMERATED IN SECTION ONE THROUGH SECTION NINE OF THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD SETS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN HALL 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AT 7:00 PM ON 10 26 20, THAT'S THE MOTION TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND ON THE QUESTION.
THE RESULT THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE HAMBURG TOWN JUSTICE COURT TO APPLY FOR THE 20 20 20 21 JUSTICE COURT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, JCAP GRANT FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES, INCLUDING OFFICE EQUIPMENT, TPE REIMBURSEMENT AND FIRE PROOF FILING CABINET.
NOW NUMBER, UH, 16, UH, IS IS IN REGARD TO TOWN BOARD ACTION ON THE REZONING REQUEST AT 45 35 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD MAKE A MOTION TO WITHDRAW THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION BASED ON THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE APPLICANT.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND.
SECOND, MR. PETRI ON THE QUESTION.
NOW, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT CONCLUDES, UH, THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
UH, I HOPE WE HAVEN'T MISSED ANYTHING.
SAY WHAT? YEAH, I'M GONNA DO THAT IN A MINUTE.
UH, BEFORE WE HEAR FROM THE, UH, THE PUBLIC, UH, WE ONLY HAVE ONE THING TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE AUDIT AUDITED CASH DISBURSEMENT THAT THE COURT PROVIDES US.
AND I'M LOOKING FOR MY SHEET AND I READ OFF YOUR THANKS A LOT.
AS OF THE OF BUSINESS ON 9 28 20 TOWN TOTAL TOWN OPERATING FUND IS 456,833 77 CENTS.
THE TOTAL CASH DISPERSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT 1 190 8,007 $85 55 CENTS IS A MOTION TO RECEIVE THIS REPORT AND FILE IT.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? SECOND.
SECOND, MS. FER ON THE QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR? A OKAY.
I THINK WE SHOULD HEAR FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO, UH, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, UH, START WITH LEGAL.
WALTER, ANYTHING TO TO SUGGEST? UH, WE'RE CLOSE TO CLOSING ON THE PROPERTY ON MIDSHORE THE NEXT THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING FOR THEM AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING FROM THE TOP.
CHIEF, ANYTHING YOU WANNA GIVE US? UH, AS OF TONIGHT? NO, I JUST, UH, REMARK I GOT YOUR EMAIL.
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THANKS, SIR.UH, ROGER GIBSON, CODE ENFORCEMENT, I HAVE NOTHING TO.
ALRIGHT, MR. DEKE, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT WE'RE SLOWLY REOPENING OUR SENIOR CENTER AND OUR PROGRAMS. UM, WE, UH, TODAY OPENED UP FITNESS CENTER AND THE GYMNASIUM FOR, UH, EXERCISE CLASSES.
UH, WE HAD TO MAKE A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS, CHANGES AND ADDITIONS, AND WE HAD A HEALTH DEPARTMENT INSPECTION THAT ALLOWED US TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO, UH, THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION IS THAT WE HAVE A, UH, COVID ANTIBODY TESTING PUT ON BY THE COUNTY AND OUR SENIOR CENTER ON OCTOBER 1ST.
SO I HAVE INFORMATION ON THAT IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED.
AND IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE AND, UH, THAT'S BEEN POSTED IN OUR FACILITY.
UH, AND CAMMI, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS ON YOUR PLATE, UH, FOR ENGINEERING, GO AHEAD.
UH, I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ABOUT IS THE CROSSWALK.
UH, PROJECT, UM, WE ONLY HAD TWO CONTRACTORS PICK UP DOCUMENTS.
UM, WE REACHED OUT FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE THAT CHOSE NOT TO COLLECT DOCUMENTS AND IN THE END WE ONLY HAD ONE
UM, AND THAT PRICE CAME IN AT TWICE THE ESTIMATE FOR THE WORK.
UM, DONE A INITIAL ANALYSIS AND ALL ITEMS UNDER THE BID WERE JUST VERIFIED.
UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME, THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE FOR THE TOWN TO CONSIDER REJECTING THE BIDS AND SOME OPTIONS TO THE COST.
WELL, WE HAVE NO, WE HAVE NO MO FORMAL MOTION OR RESOLUTION BEFORE US, BUT WHAT WE CAN MAYBE DO IF YOU THINK THIS MAKES SENSE, IS MEET WITH YOU AND TOM LARDO, UH, AND PERHAPS THE STAKEHOLDERS DOWN ON LAKE AVENUE.
EXPLAIN THE DIFFICULTIES, LOOK AT THE SPECS TO SEE IF THINGS CAN BE WITHDRAWN TO POTENTIALLY REDUCE THE PRICE.
AND THEN WE MAY HAVE TO REBID IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? I THINK THAT WOULD BE, I MEAN, THE PAY DOUBLE WHAT YOU ESTIMATED TO BE UNDER THIS DAY, AGE IS NOT SOMETHING WE REALLY WANNA DO, I DON'T THINK.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, CONTRACTORS THE PRICE AT MM-HMM
AND ALSO LOOK AT SOME OPTIONS TO, TO DISCUSS, UH, WAYS TO KIND OF THE PROJECT POSSIBLY DECREASE THE COST OVERALL.
WELL, DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT SOMETHING BEFORE THE TOWN BOARD AT OUR NEXT MEETING THEN TO CONSIDER TWO WEEKS DOWN THE ROAD? I'LL BE ALRIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA TELL US? UH, I THINK WE JUST, WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS GOING AROUND.
I'VE GOTTEN SOME COST ESTIMATES FOR SOME WORK THAT WE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN INTERESTED, UH, SOME PRICING FOR, SOME DEMO FOR THE SIDEWALK.
UM, THE CONTRACTOR WAS NICE TO GIVE BREAKDOWN SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS EACH ITEM.
AND SO NEXT STEP WOULD BE, AGAIN, SITTING DOWN WITH AND THESE ITEMS AND FIGURING OUT THE BEST CHOICE.
UH, CASEY, UH, JUST FROM REPORT THAT, UH, THE DRIVE TO DO WITH YEAH, POTENTIAL IMPACT, SMALLER DAMAGE PIPE UP TO 24 INCHES RE THE EXISTING DITCH WE ADDED ON THE SIDE OF THAT DITCH.
I URGE THE BOARD HOLD OFF ON THE LEAD FOR A SECOND DITCH AND THERE IS ANOTHER AND THAT BE ONGOING MAINTENANCE, PRIMARY DITCH AND THE SECONDARY, WE MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR OUR EQUIPMENT TO GET DOWN THAT STREET, UM, WHICH OF COURSE WE IMPACT ON.
AND I DO WANNA STRESS ALSO THAT THE ISSUE PERSON HAS TO DO WITH PIPE BEING UNDERSIZED THIS DISH, WE'VE NOW WEOUR CAPTURE, CAPTURE ANY WATER THAT COMES FROM THE
UH, NOTHING'S GOING THROUGH THAT.
AND THAT MONEY, UH, BE SPENT ON A CONTRACTOR
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SERVED FRANKLY, ON, UH, HELPING VE MORE ROADS.I DO WANNA DOVETAIL AND GO ON RECORD AND SAY, I OBJECT DECISION TO BOND FOR $400,000 FOR OUR OWN PARKING.
LOTS OF WHICH I JUST LOOKED AT, THE ONE OUT FRONT HERE, SAVE FOR A COUPLE OF POPS NOT LOOK LIKE IN POOR CONDITION TO ME.
AND INSTEAD IT'S ONLY GIVING 300,000
UM, THAT CLEARLY SAYS THAT PRIORITY FORWARD IS PARKING LOT, WHICH IS CLEARLY COUNTERINTUITIVE, NOT
WE PUT THIS OFF ANY FURTHER AS FAR AS REPAIRING THE ROADS, IT'S GONNA COST US 10 TIMES MORE THAN WE TAKE CARE OF IT.
NOW, PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IN THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS WE STUDY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON CRACK SALE.
WE'VE SPENT MORE MONEY ON CRACK THAN PROBABLY THE HISTORY IN THE TOWN TOO.
34,000 ON, THAT'S SIMPLY FIXING THE CRACKS TO TRY TO MAINTAIN THOSE ROADS AND CONDITION.
IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN FIXING THE LEAK IN THE ROOF ROOF.
YOU HAVE LEAK IN THE ROOF, YOU'RE HAVE FAR GREATER DAMAGE SO'S MONEY WELL SPENT.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE STILL DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE S AND BARE AND WE'RE PUTTING OFF GOING ULTIMATELY COST TAXPAYER SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MONEY.
AND KATHY, HOW ABOUT THE TOWN CLERK? NO REPORTS.
ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UH, I WILL TURN IT OPEN TO THE AUDIENCE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
YES, THIS IS PATTY, MIKE, LUCK.
UM, YES, JIM, UM, UM, MY QUESTION IS, WHO AUTHORIZED THE 1791 SOCIETY OF HOLDING A HIGHLY PARTISAN RALLY WITHOUT GOVERNOR HANGING UP AND BEING HIT WITH ON TOP OF WHO AUTHORIZED THAT? UH, NOBODY AUTHORIZED? UH, HERE'S, WELL, HERE'S, HERE'S WHAT I, HERE'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
UH, ON THURSDAY EVENING, UH, JUST BEFORE GOING HOME, PAT RYAN INDICATED TO ME THAT BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS APARTMENT, THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A PRO SECOND AMENDMENT PROTEST IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL.
NOW, THAT HAD OCCURRED IN JUNE OF 2020.
THERE WAS ALSO A BLUE LIVES MATTER PROTEST IN CONJUNCTION WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
IN JULY, NO ONE INFORMED ME, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO ONE TALKED WITH TOWN BOARD MEMBERS, UH, AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE WAS NOT FULLY AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THIS PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION WAS NOT TO MOUNT A SECOND AMENDMENT PROTEST.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED, AS YOU WELL KNOW.
THE ONLY IMPEDIMENT TO ITS FREE EXERCISE IS THE CREATION OF AN IMMINENT THREAT OR DANGER TO THE WELLBEING OF OTHERS.
HOWEVER, TOWN PROPERTY CANNOT BE USED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE FOR A PARTISAN POLITICAL GATHERING RALLY OR CONVENTION OR ASSEMBLAGE OF ANY KIND.
NOW, I WAS GOING DOWN SOUTH PARK AVENUE TO GET TO, UH, GOING UP SOUTH PARK AVENUE TO GET TO TOPS, UH, TO PICK UP SOME GROCERIES.
WHEN I SAW THE OCCURRENCE AROUND ONE 30 SATURDAY AFTERNOON, I ALSO SAW IT, UH, ON FACEBOOK.
LATER THAT EVENING, I TALKED WITH THE CHIEF ON SUNDAY, WE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW THIS OCCURRED.
THERE WAS NO PERMIT GRANTED, WE DON'T HAVE A PERMITTING PROCESS IN HAMBURG.
THIS, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HAS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE.
A POLITICAL RALLY ON TOWN PROPERTY.
SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WAS EXHIBITED TO ME ON THAT, UH, ON THAT FACEBOOK POST WAS PRETTY, PRETTY RAW AND PRETTY EMBARRASSING.
SO WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT EXACTLY, UH, THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.
I DON'T WANT TO, UH, ACCUSE ANYBODY OF WRONGDOING OR NEGLIGENT BEHAVIOR UNTIL WE HAVE ALL THE FACTS.
BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU, UNLESS THAT MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS CONTRADICTING, NO ONE ON THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THAT PARTICULAR RALLY.
IT WAS A RATHER DISGRACEFUL EXHIBITION.
WELL, SO BUILDING IN GROUNDS, WERE THEY, DID THEY SET UP THAT STAGE? I'M NOT SURE WHO SET UP THE STAGE.
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NO.DO YOU KNOW, OH, WAIT A MINUTE, PATTY, ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS HERE.
SO, UH, WHEN WE FIND OUT, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
WE'LL POST IT GONNA BE AN, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL TELL YOU THAT POLICE THERE WERE, WERE OUR POLICE AT THAT ROUTE ROUTE.
I'M UNDER THE IMPRESSION FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD TODAY, THAT THERE WERE ONE OR TWO POLICE OFFICERS WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR GROUP, GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE FRONT LINE LAWN OF TOWN HALL.
AND THEIR ROLE WAS TO KEEP THE POLICE.
WELL ASSUME THAT'S THEIR ROLE.
SO WERE ANY TOWN EMPLOYEES ON DUTY AND BEING PAID DURING THIS? I'M TRYING TO, I'M TRYING TO ASCERTAIN THAT TOO.
THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE THERE WERE NOT ON OVERTIME.
WHETHER THERE, WHETHER THERE WERE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO MAY HAVE BEEN PAID ON AN OVERTIME BASIS, I DON'T KNOW.
HOWEVER, YOU CANNOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE USE TOWN ASSETS, TOWN PROPERTY, TOWN FUNDS TO BENEFIT A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, POLITICAL, CHARITABLE, UH, WHATEVER, PHILANTHROPIC, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.
AND YOU CAN'T ALLOW TOWN PROPERTY TO BE USED TO BENEFIT A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OR GROUP TO THE DETRIMENT OF ANOTHER.
WE REPRESENT ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH SIDE OF THE AISLE YOU'RE ON, WE CAN'T FAVOR ONE OR THE OTHER.
AS A MUNICIPALITY, WILL YOU ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED? WELL, I'M NOT GONNA ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED SIMPLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL AFTER THE FACT.
SO I'M NOT GONNA ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY.
BUT WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND TO DRAFT A LOCAL LAW WITH THE HELP OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SO THAT WE CAN, ONE, ESTABLISH A PERMIT PROCESS FOR PROTEST MOVEMENTS.
TWO, REQUIRE SOME SECURITY DEPOSIT TO GUARD AGAINST POTENTIAL DAMAGE.
THREE, HAVE A WAIVER OF LIABILITY SO THE TOWN IS NOT HELD LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES THAT MAY OCCUR BY VIRTUE OF PROTESTS.
AND FOURTH, AND FINALLY, WE'RE GOING TO PRECLUDE IN THE FUTURE ANY AND ALL POLITICAL RALLIES, ASSEMBLIES, PARTIES, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE ON TOWN PROPERTY.
SO MY NEXT QUESTION YEAH, GO AHEAD.
UM, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO, TO OUR GOVERNOR, BECAUSE WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO SAW THIS, THIS IS THE, UH, TOWN VENTURE BUILT.
ONCE YOU'VE COME TO THIS, THE, YOU BE WILLING AS A TOWN BOARD TO WRITE A LETTER OF APOLOGY TO THE GOVERNOR BECAUSE WE AS A TOWN OF HAMBURG, DO NOT IN SPITE HATRED, WE DON'T PROBLEM SOLVE BY, UM, HITTING PEOPLE WITH GUNS INSULTING OUR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
ANYONE, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO OPEN? WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I, UH, I'LL CANVAS THE TOWN BOARD FOR, BUT I CAN TELL YOU MYSELF, I'D BE HAPPY TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR EXPLAINING TO HIM WHAT I KNOW AND APOLOGIZING TO HIM, UH, FOR THE RUDENESS AND THE DISRESPECT THAT WAS SHOWN TO HIM.
IT'S ONE THING TO OPPOSE HIM, IT'S ONE THING TO OPPOSE ANY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL.
IT'S QUITE ANOTHER, IT'S QUITE ANOTHER TO HANG HIM AN EFFIGY AND BEAT 'EM WITH A CLUB.
THAT'S, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THE TOTALITARIAN STUFF FROM MY POINT OF VIEW.
AND IT'S ALSO THE OPPOSITE OF OUR MISSION STATEMENT.
THE TALENT, UM, UH, SHIP BUILT.
THE POLICE, I LOVE OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS FIND WAYS TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE, AND DELIVER SECURITY, SAFETY, AND QUALITY SERVICES TO EVERY HUMAN BEING TO ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN PUBLIC ORDER.
WELL, IT, IT, YOU WEREN'T WEARING, WEARING MASKS.
AND, UH, I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S PRETTY DISTURBING.
BUT ALL WE CAN DO NOW IS TWO THINGS.
WE CAN FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
AND WE CAN TAKE SOME PROACTIVE ACTIONS TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
HOW LONG WILL THIS TAKE, I DON'T KNOW, 2, 3, 4 WEEKS TO WRITE THE LOCAL LAW, UH, TO, TO DETERMINE A RESPONSIBILITY AND WHO GOOFED UP OR WHO MADE A MISTAKE OR WHO WAS MALEVOLENT? THAT'LL TAKE TWO OR THREE OR FOUR DAYS, I ASSUME.
I DON'T, I WOULD PREFER, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND FINDING THAT OUT, PUSHING, HAVING THAT LETTER OUT SO I KNOW THE TIME BUILT.
THIS IS NOT WHAT I TEACH IN SCHOOLS TO MY CHILDREN.
WELL, I DON'T WANNA BE PART OF THAT, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT MITIGATED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
WELL, PATTY, I'LL TELL YOU THIS, I'LL GIVE YOU
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THIS MUCH OF A PROMISE.I KNOW THAT THE TOWN BOARD MEMBERS HERE, UH, DON'T CONDONE VIOLENT ACTS, DON'T CONDONE CRUDE AND IRREVERENT DEMONSTRATION.
THEY MAY BE CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED, BUT WE DON'T CONDONE.
NOW WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT VERY QUICKLY AND I'LL WRITE A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR.
I DON'T, I I, I'M WELL AWARE OF WHAT MY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE AND KNOWING MY MANNERS IS ONE, ONE THING I TAKE PRIDE IN.
UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION OF WHY WE'RE CONTRACTING PENDING FOR THE HIGHWAY.
I DON'T GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT IF YOU WANNA CONTRACTING.
SO TO MAXIMIZE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU VIOLATING YES.
ACTUALLY ON PAGE 13, 4 3 8, NO STATE MS. ALRIGHT, WELL, HANG ON.
THERE'S A MECHANISM TO FILE GRIEVANCE CONTRACT SUGGESTION.
WELL, ALRIGHT, LET, LET ME SAY THIS.
UH, UH, YOU CAN CERTAINLY SEND A MEMO TO THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT.
YOU CAN COPY ME, COPY THE BOARD AS TO WHAT YOUR COMPLAINT IS IN TERMS OF OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS VERSUS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
AND, UH, WE'LL DISCUSS IT AND DETERMINE WHAT, IF ANYTHING SHOULD BE DONE.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL WE CAN, THAT'S ABOUT ALL WE CAN DO TONIGHT, I THINK.
THINGS AT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT THAT ARE CONCERNING, UM, IN THE LUNCH ROOM, THERE ARE ASBESTOS TILES THAT ARE LIFTING, HAVE SOME TIME.
THIS IS IN THEIR BREAK ROOM WHERE THEY MEET EVERY MORNING FOR ONE, THEY'RE AROUND, THEY TAKE LUNCH THERE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.
AND ALSO, I BELIEVE TEST ATTENTION AS WELL, THAT IT IS, THE FLOOR IS SECURE ALL WELL THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALSO.
UM, THE REFLECTIVE STICKERS ON THE TRUCKS AND THE ONES ARE NOT REFLECTIVE.
THAT'S KIND OF A SAFETY ISSUE.
THAT ONE I KNOW I'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR, FOR SOME TIME, UHHUH.
AND THAT WAS, AGAIN, BROUGHT MY ATTENTION.
I MEAN, RESIDENTS DO COME MM-HMM
ON THE AND WHY ISN'T IT THIS WAY? WELL, WE DON'T, THAT'S NOT THEIR SAY, HANG ON, ARE YOU DONE? UM, PUT THAT.
PUT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PUT IT IN AN EMAIL AND WE'LL DISCUSS IT.
UH, YOU WANNA RESPOND TO, UM, YOU CAN RESPOND TO CHEVRONS.
THOSE ARE REFLECTIVE, REFLECTIVE DETAILS ON AS TILES.
THEY HAVE TO BE, COFI IS THE TERM, UH, STANDARD.
THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT DISTURBED CODE OR ASBESTOS IN STATE.
THEY'RE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO REMOVE NON MATERIAL IN LONG, LONG AS IT'S NOT.
IT'S BE, AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO TAKE PUBLIC MEASURES.
TALK ABOUT THE REMODELING OF THIS TO SURVEY AND MEDIATION.
WELL, WE MAY NEED THAT IF, DEPENDING UPON HOW OUR GRANT PICTURE AND HOW MUCH FUNDING WE'RE GONNA DO.
ANYTHING ELSE? OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELL, LOOK, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND THAT OVER.
ANY, ANYONE ELSE? LADIES, JOHN? ALL RIGHT.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN A, OH, SORRY.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING IN REGARDS OF COURSE.
I SHOULD GIVE BOARD MEMBERS A CHANCE.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE EVERYBODY HAS HEARD FROM A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS AND CONSTITUENTS I HAVE REGARDING THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE HERE.
I HEARD A LOT, UH, THROUGH EMAIL OR PHONE CALLS FROM, FROM RESIDENTS WHO HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS FOR.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THESE THINGS IN THE FUTURE.
WHETHER THAT'S, AS THE SUPERVISOR MENTIONED THROUGH ESTABLISHING POLICY, UM, FOR SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.
I CERTAINLY SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE HONORED, BUT WITHOUT THE PROTOCOL OR PERMIT PROCESS TO BE IN PLACE.
UM, IT, IT'S JUST, IT'S CONCERNING THAT THERE WAS AN EVENT POSTED HERE THAT HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE, UM, THAT WE WERE NOT AWARE OF.
UM, I GOT COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS THAT WERE NOT PARTISAN COMPLAINTS.
THEY WERE COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE
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TO, UM, GET INTO TOPS TO GET THEIR GROCERIES.SENIOR CITIZENS WHO WERE AFRAID BECAUSE THEY WERE APPROACHED AND, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY, UM, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
AND, YOU KNOW, HEARING FROM THE SUPERVISOR IS VERY PROMISING.
BUT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE HEARD IS, YOU KNOW, HOW DID WE, HOW DID WE HANDLE THIS? WERE WE INFORMED? UM, I KNOW, I I WASN'T AWARE OF IT.
UM, HOW, WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HOW WE, UH, MONITOR THESE EVENTS ON MUNICIPAL PROPERTY? AND, YOU KNOW, WERE THERE PUBLIC RESOURCES THAT WERE PROVIDED? AND IF SO, HOW? UM, I DON'T THINK THIS IS GONNA BE THE LAST EVENT THAT IS GOING TO BE ON A MUNICIPAL PROPERTY.
THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED, UM, NOT JUST FROM THE COMMUNITY.
UM, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY I'M, I'M COMMITTED TO ADDRESS.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? MR. CONLEY? I JUST WANNA REASSURE, UH, REASSURE ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT, UH, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG REMAINS.
THE TOWN THAT FRIENDSHIP BUILT, THE PUBLIC DISPLAY THAT WE SAW OF ANGER, HATRED, AND DISRESPECT ON OUR TOWN PROPERTY HAS NO PLACE ON OUR TOWN PROPERTY.
AND I FEEL CONFIDENT, UH, WELL FIRST OFF, I WAS BLINDSIDED JUST AS I THINK MOST RESIDENTS WERE AND WASN'T AWARE OF THE EVENT, ONLY FROM GETTING PHONE CALLS AS THE EVENT, UH, HAD ALREADY STARTED.
AND I THINK WE'VE GOT, I'VE GOT GREAT CONFIDENCE IN THIS BOARD WORKING TOGETHER.
UH, CHIEF TR I'VE GOT GREAT CONFIDENCE IN, UH, PAT RYAN IN THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT.
I'VE GOT GREAT CONFIDENCE IN, UH, THE WHOLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE THAT WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR ATTORNEY, WE CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO HAVE FREE SPEECH, BUT IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE AND IN THE APPROPRIATE MANNER.
AND THAT THE, UH, PARTISAN, UH, PROTEST TO THE LEVEL WE SAW, UH, IS HANDLED AND THE PROTOCOL IS SET FOR WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE DONE.
AND THAT IN THE FUTURE WE'LL HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATION SO THAT WE'RE ALL AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THAT WE CAN, UH, DO THINGS THAT ARE GONNA MAKE OUR RESIDENTS FEEL SAFE, THAT ARE GONNA MAKE OUR PROTESTORS FEEL SAFE, AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO, UH, OPENLY EXPRESS OUR VIEWS, BUT IN A SAFE, UH, WELL THOUGHT, WELL PLANNED MANNER.
ANYONE ELSE? HEARING NOTHING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, SORRY, WELL GO AHEAD OFF A DIFFERENT TOPIC, BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT SATURDAY IS KEN DIXIE DAY FOR HAMBURG RESIDENTS FREE ADMISSION IF YOU CONTACT THEM AHEAD OF TIME.
UM, THAT'S ALL DAY ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD.
AND JUST A QUICK UPDATE, WE DO CONTINUE TO WORK ON, UM, I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, UH, INTERSECTIONS IN PROXIMITY TO OUR SCHOOLS AND OTHER INTERSECTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE, UM, FUNDING, UH, LEGISLATIVE FUNDING FOR THAT.
AND WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON THAT BECAUSE AGAIN, ANOTHER ASPECT OF, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, AS A BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO, TO WORK TO TRY TO SECURE THAT FUNDING SO WE CAN MOVE AHEAD WITH THOSE PROJECTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYBODY.