* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:05] THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. UH, MA'AM. CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE? SUPERVISOR HERE. COUNCIL HERE. COUNCILWOMAN HOPE. HERE. COUNCIL? YEAH. COUNCILMAN HERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. UH, I HAVE A PLEASURE, A PLEASURE IN, UH, READING A PROCLAMATION THAT, UH, THE TOWN BOARD WILL ENTERTAIN IN HONOR OF MR. DONALD HEIDENBURG, WHO'S HERE, UH, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY, AND TO THANK HIM FOR THE WONDERFUL LIFE HE HAS LED AND FOR THE GREAT THINGS THEY'LL DO IN THE FUTURE. YEAH, . WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURGERS HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO COUNT AMONG HER RESIDENTS, DONALD HEIDENBURG OVER HALF A CENTURY. AND WHEREAS MR. HEIDENBURG WAS BORN IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, THE LOVING PARENTS, CHARLES AND GRACE, THE MIDDLE OF THREE CHILDREN, INCLUDING HIS OLDER BROTHER ROBERT, NOW RESIDING IN KANSAS, AND HIS YOUNGER SISTER CAROL, A RESIDENT OF FLORIDA. AND WHEREAS AS A YOUNG LAD, MR. HEIDENBURG GREW UP ON THE EAST SIDE OF BUFFALO, WHERE HE WORKED IN HIS GRANDPARENTS' GROCERY STORE, ATTENDED EAST HIGH SCHOOL WORSHIP IN A RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, AND MADE MANY FRIENDS. AND WHEREAS IT WAS HIS CLOSE PALS GORDON BOSS AND THE LATE RICHARD HARMON, WHO JOINED HIM IN ENLISTING IN THE MARINE CORPS IN WHICH HE COULD SERVE, IN WHICH HE WOULD SERVE OUR NATION DUTIFULLY AS A STAFF SERGEANT AND WHERE UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE SERVICE AND THE MARINE CORPS, HE MADE HIS STUDIES. HE BEGAN HIS STUDIES WITH BRIAN AND STRATTON, WHICH WOULD LEAD TO HIS CAREER WITH BETH STEEL CORPORATION IN 1950 AS A SUPERINTENDENT OF NUMEROUS MILLS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT 43 YEARS LATER IN 1993. AND WHEREAS WHILE EMPLOYED AT BETHLEM STEEL CORPORATION, MR. HEIDENBURG ALSO CONTINUED HIS PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE AS HE AVAILED HIMSELF OF THE OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED BY THE GI BILL TO PURSUE HIS DECREE, PURSUE HIS DECREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT LEHIGH UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN BETHLEM PA, GRADUATING IN 1957. AND WHEREAS IT, HIS PERSONAL TIME, MR. HESBERG IS GIVEN SELFLESSLY TO OTHERS AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF A PATERNAL ORDER OF MASONS LIVING STONE LODGE IN COL IN NEW YORK AND THE ISNO SHRINE CENTER FOR OVER 50 YEARS. AND WHEREAS IT IS HIS CASPER, THE SHRINER CLOWN AND HIS AWARD-WINNING BALLOON CREATIONS THAT MR. HEIDENBURG HAS BECOME A BELOVED AND WELL-KNOWN MEMBER OF THE HAMMER COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. AND WHEREAS MR. HEIDENBURG HAS BROUGHT HAPPINESS, JOY, LAUGHTER, AND LOVE TO THE HEARTS OF INNUMERABLE PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS DURING CASTER'S VISITS TO HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, CHILDREN'S PARTIES, AND THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR, AS WELL AS EARNING HIM THE HONOR AND DISTINCTION OF BEING NAMED ERIE TO THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR HALL OF FAME. AND AS QUOTE, THE MAN OF THE YEAR END QUOTE BY THE HAMBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND WHEREAS MR. HEDBERG WAS AMONG THE CHOSEN IN MAY, 2019 TO TAKE PART IN THE QUOTE, UNQUOTE HONOR FLIGHT TRIP TO WASHINGTON, ALONG WITH HIS SON, A VETERAN OF THE US NAVY AS HIS ESCORT, AND WHEREAS, UH, AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 5 2 7, AS WELL AS AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ARMY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY. AND WHEREAS ON THE DATE OF NOVEMBER 13TH, 2020, MR. HEIDENBURG WILL CELEBRATE THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS BIRTH. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY PAUSE IN ITS TO JOIN THE HAMBURG TOWN CLERK, CATHERINE HINKY, TOWN OF HAMBURG'S EMPLOYEES, MR. HEISENBERG'S FAMILY, ESPECIALLY HIS CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, FRIENDS IN THE HAMBURG COMMUNITY WHO WISH MR. HEIDENBURG A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND MANY HAPPY RETURNS. AND B IT ALSO RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD WITH GRATITUDE FOR HIS DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO BREAKING THE LIVES OF OTHERS TO HIS ROLE AS CASPER THE CLOWN, AND AS A CITIZEN OF OUR GREAT TOWN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS BIRTHDAY, DO HEREBY DECLARE NOVEMBER 13TH, 2020 TO BE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AS DONALD CASPER THE CLOWN HEIDENBURG DAY. CONGRATULATIONS MR. HEIDENBURG. FANTASTIC WIFE. WELL, WEIRD. WHATCHA GONNA DO FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS, HUH? I GOT THE FIRST 90 [00:05:01] OLD. YEAH. WELL, GOD BLESS YOU. CONGRATULATIONS SIR. HERE'S YOUR PROCLAMATION. ALRIGHT. I MET YOU IN THE HALL THE OTHER DAY. DID YOU? WHEN I WAS VOTING. OH, OKAY. WELL, I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I SEE MY GIRLFRIEND THERE, . I WENT UP TO SEE HER. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GOD. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK, THANK YOU. THANK LORD. THANK YOU. OKAY. HE'S A BUSY GUY, HUH? MOVE. YEAH, WE GOT, OH YEAH, WE GOTTA, YOU'RE RIGHT. WE, WE JUST CAN'T GIVE IT THIS, YOU, WE GOTTA VOTE. THIS IS GONNA BE DIFFICULT. UH, THERE'S A, IS THERE A UNANIMOUS SECOND TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION? THERE IS. THERE IS. WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR, SIR. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NO . THIS, THIS IS, THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER BETH FARRELL. COUNCILMAN MIKE PETRI, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, KAREN HOKE AND COUNCIL MEMBER SEAN KALEY. COUNCIL. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. VERY, VERY. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALRIGHT. THAT'S A TOUGH ONE TO FOLLOW. YEAH. ALRIGHT. RESOLVE THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD IS HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS AS FOLLOWS. 9 28 20 20 HAMBURG TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION 9 28 20 20. HAMBURG TO BOARD REGULAR MEETING, TEN FIVE, TWENTY TWENTY HAMBURG TO BOARD WORK SESSION AND TEN FIVE TWENTY TWENTY HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING. QUICK QUESTION. I DID WE GET THOSE FOR THE OCTOBER 5TH? I KNOW THAT CAME UP BEFORE LAST CAME TODAY CAME YEAH, I DIDN'T SEE IT. I DIDN'T OPEN UP. I DIDN'T EITHER. MUST SECOND? SECOND. MOTION MADE SECOND BY MR. PETRI. UH, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTIONS CARRIED. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS MADE A COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN OUR MOTHER OF GOOD COUNCIL APARTMENTS. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS ALSO HAS A COMMITMENT TO ALL RESIDENTS FOR THE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF THE TOWN. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE PUBLIC BID OF A CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW STATE OF NEW YORK TO CONSTRUCT A CROSSWALK ACROSS LAKE AVENUE AND BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND OPENED ON 9 18 20. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN RECEIVED A SINGLE INTEREST BID AND THE COST GREATLY EXCEEDED THE BUDGET, THE BUDGET ESTIMATE OF FOR THE WORK, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD GAINS THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TOWN TO REJECT THE BID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT AND REBID THIS PROJECT IN THE SPRING OF 2021 IN THE HOPE OF ATTRACTING ADDITIONAL BIDDERS AT THE ONSET OF THE CONSTRUCTION SEASON. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? MR. PEACH WAS ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY COMMENTS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. UH, BE RESOLVED. OH, EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE BUILDING GROUNDS DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE NEW JOHN DEERE PR 84 B POWER RATE AFTER TRADE-INS. THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE IS $4,500. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN 8 7 4 1 4 6 OH. UH, THIS, THIS SUMMER WE ADOPTED A RESOLUTION WHICH LIMITED CAPITAL ITEMS TO $2,000 PURCHASE, UH, UH, WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL. IF YOU'RE GONNA EXCEED THAT AMOUNT, YOU NEED TO JUSTIFY IT. HERE'S THE WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, UH, ATTACHED TO THIS MOTION, THE JOHN DEERE POWER RAKE PR 84 B IS AN ATTACHMENT FOR OUR SKID STEER. OUR DEPARTMENT ENDS UP DOING MOST OF OUR OWN LANDSCAPE WORK. THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WILL MAKE IT MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. THIS ATTACHMENT WILL SAVE TIME AND MONEY BY MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE ONE OPERATOR TO DO THE JOB OF MANY AND WILL ALLOW US TO USE THE EXISTING MATERIALS ON THE JOB SITE BY TRADING IN TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WHICH WE DON'T USE. WE ARE REDUCING THE PRICE, UH, BY HALF. SO THAT'S THE RATIONALE FOR EXCEEDING 2000. THE MOTION IS THERE. IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT? SECOND, MR. CONLEY ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGN THE BY BY SAYING AYE A. AYE. THE MOTION [00:10:01] IS CARRIED. NOW THERE'S ANOTHER ONE, UH, BEING RESOLVED AND THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE BUILDING THE GROUNDS DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE NEW JOHN DEERE Z NINE 50 MZ TRUCK TRACK MOWER FOR THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE OF $4,200. AFTER TRADE. UH, FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A POINT 1620 0.413. THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS PURCHASE IS AS FOLLOWS. TYPICALLY, AFTER ABOUT THREE YEARS, THE COST OF REPAIRS AND DOWNTIME TO OUR MOWERS MAKE IT NECESSARY TO ADHERE TO THE ROTATION POLICY THAT BEING AT THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT HAS TRIED TO FOLLOW. AND THAT WAY WE GET THE BEST TRADING VALUE AND KEEP OUR EQUIPMENT UP TO DATE AND SAFE FOR OPERATORS. SO THAT'S THE MOTION RESERVE A SECOND TO THAT ONE SECOND. SECOND IS KAREN HOPE ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. KAREN, UM, IT BEING RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE BUILDING GROUNDS APARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE NEW JOHN DEERE Z NINE 30 MZ TRACK MOWER FOR THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE OF $6,500 AFTER TRADE IN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN, IN 8.67 81.413. THE RATIONALE FOR THIS IS TYPICALLY AFTER ABOUT THREE YEARS, THE COST OF REPAIRS AND DOWNTIME TO OUR MOWERS MAKES IT NECESSARY TO ADHERE TO THE ROTATION POLICY THAT BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT HAS TRIED TO FILE. AND THAT WAY WE GET THE BEST TRADE IN VALUE AND KEEP OUR EQUIPMENT UP TO DATE AND SAFE FOR OPERATORS. UH, WELL THERE YOU GO. SECOND. ALRIGHT, MR. PPE, THANK YOU ON A QUESTION. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTIONS CARRIED. OKAY. BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ADOPT THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS INDICATED ON THE ATTACHED LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION AS PART OF THE 2021 TOWN OF HAMBURG BUDGET. NOW THE ATTACHMENT, UH, HAS BEEN MODIFIED. I THINK KATHY, UH, THIS IS THE MODIFIED AMOUNT TOTAL OF ITEMS, ITEMS $56,962 AND 86 CENTS. AM I CORRECT THE OTHER SIDEWALK AREA? THE SIDEWALKS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ADDED IN. OKAY. AND SO YOU, ANY QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO THAT? WE HAVE UNPAID WATER BILLS, SEWER REFUSE, UM, AND THEN THE OTHER CHARGE IS TREE REMOVAL, SIDEWALK REPAIR AND THAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT. GRASS CUTTING AND DEMOLITION. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. WE DID HAVE BOARD UP AND SOME DEMOLITION TOO. I'M SORRY. OKAY. THAT'S THE MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THAT. SECOND MR. PETRI ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ONE. UH, WE ACTUALLY DEALT WITH THIS BEFORE, UH, HOWEVER, UH, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER THE 26TH. DIDN'T MAKE THE AGENDA FOR SOME REASON, SO WE'VE GOTTA GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. UM, WHEREAS THE RETAIL MORATORIUM AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE DOWN BOARD REGULARLY MET FOR APPROXIMATELY 16 MONTHS TO CONSIDER RETAIL PLAZA VACANCY RATES WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOPING LOCAL INITIATIVES TO FAVORABLY IMPACT VACANCY RATES, IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE TOWN'S PROPERTY TAX BASE. AND WHEREAS THE AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED TO THE TOWN BOARD THAT IT CONSIDERED THE FILING AND ADOPTION OF THE LOCAL LAW ENTITLED, QUOTE, THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT EXEMPTION LAW END QUOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 85 DASH B OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW. AND WHEREAS SECTION 4 85 DASH B OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW AUTHORIZES TOWN AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO ENACT LOCAL LAWS AUTHORIZING A PARTIAL EXEMPTION FROM REAL PROPERTY TAXATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES OR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY CONSTRUCTED, ALTERED, INSTALLED OR APPROVED ON OR OFF TO 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 ANY OTHER EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY REAL BY THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME IMPROVEMENT [00:15:02] UNLESS DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME OF THE PRIOR EXEMPTION PAYMENTS MOVED, TAXES WERE MADE IN THE AMOUNTS THAT WERE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE TAXES THAT WOULD'VE BEEN PAID HAD THE PROPERTY BEEN RECEIVING THE 4 85 B EXEMPTION. AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ERIE COUNTY CURRENTLY PROVIDES SECTION 4 85 B EXEMPTIONS, WHICH ARE MAXIMIZED DURING THE FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A QUALIFYING PROJECT TO THE EXTENT OF 50% OF THE INCREASE, INCREASE IN THE ASSESSED VALUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE RESULTING IMPROVEMENT, THAT EXEMPTION AMOUNT THEN DECREASES BY 5% IN EACH OF THE NEXT NINE YEARS. SO, UH, THE LOCAL LAW THEN IS LOCAL LAW NUMBER SEVEN OF THE YEAR, 2020. UH, I'VE GIVEN YOU THE RESOLUTION AS A PREDICATE TO IT. I WON'T BE REDUNDANT AND READ THE NINE SECTIONS OF THE LOCAL LAW. I SIMPLY SAY, UH, THAT IF YOU CARE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, THIS IS THE SET UP ONLY A PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER THE 16TH, 2020. THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND. SECOND IS MR. PEACH. YOU HAVE THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? A ALL MOTION IS CARRIED. OKAY. NOW BE IT RESOLVED. AND THIS, THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION IS INCORPORATED INTO THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE, UH, UH, OVERCHARGED ESTIMATES THAT WE SENT TO THE COUNTY FEE. IT RESOLVED AND THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE IMPOSITION OF BILLING $8 A SQUARE FOOT FOR THE PAVING OF THE ATTACHED RESIDENCE. UH, SIDEWALKS, THE CONTRACTOR WHO DID THE WORK CHARGED 27 TO $28 PER SQUARE FOOT, WHICH IS A LOT HIGHER THAN THE INDUSTRY NORM OF $8 A SQUARE FOOT. SO THAT'S THE RESOLUTION. AND THEN YOU SEE THE ATTACHMENTS FOR THE, UH, DESIGNATED PROPERTIES AFFECTED. IS THERE A SECOND TO THIS? SECOND? SECOND, UH, IS MS. FERRELL ON THE QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. OKAY. THE LAST ONE? YEAH, WHICH, WHICH IS, I'M SORRY. LEMME SEE THAT ONE IS THE LIGHT ONE GO. YOU CAN READ THAT THEN. MIKE, YOU GOT FINE. IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE ONE NEW PRO FORCE DEBRIS BLOWER FOR THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE OF $7,746 AND 18 CENTS PER NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT NUMBER PC 6 8 8 9 6 FOR USE AT THE GOLF COURSE. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ER 72, 50 0.201. SO MOVED. OKAY. UH, IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? ONE SECOND, KAREN. THANK YOU. AND THE JUSTIFICATION LISTED HERE ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. NOW WE HAVE OUR JUDICIAL RECEIPT OF AUDITED FUNDS. I GUESS I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE OF THE TOWN BOARD AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS EFFECTIVE 11 2 20. TOTAL OPERATING FUND DISBURSEMENTS ARE $401,070 AND 76 CENTS. TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT $1,109,651 AND 47 CENTS. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND. THANK YOU. I THE QUESTION ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. UH, I THINK LADIES AND GENTS THAT FINISHES THE AGENDA. UH, SHALL WE GO TO OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS? UH, THEN WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE PUBLIC. UH, CAMMY, WE'LL START WITH YOU IN ENGINEERING. ANYTHING YOU REPORT TO US. UM, I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE MORE THAT, UM, , DESPITE THE UH, WINTER WEATHER THAT WE EXPERIENCED TODAY, THE REST OF THE WEEK, WE ARE LOOKING AT 60 DEGREE WEATHER AND SUN SUNSHINE. UM, SO I SPOKE TO BOTH CONTRACTORS ON THE TWIN WILLOW WORK AS WELL AS THE THURSTON AVENUE DRAINAGE. UHHUH BOTH PLAN TO START FIRST THING WEDNESDAY MORNING. UM, SO I KNOW QUIN WILLOW IS ANTICIPATING TWO DAYS, UH, AND THURSTON WAS ANTICIPATING FOR A WEEK, UH, TO COMPLETE THE WORK. SO I WILL UPDATE THE BOARD AS THAT GETS GOING. WILL THEY ON THE TON PROJECT, WILL THEY WORK ON THE WEEKENDS AND NOT SO, UH, HE IS NOT SECOND YET. OKAY. BECAUSE THE WEATHER GETS NICE THROUGH SUNDAY, THEN I THINK IT TURNS AGAIN. IT'S VERY POSSIBLE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WALTER? YES SIR. NOTHING BOARD. OKAY CHIEF, HOW YOU DOING BACK THERE? DOING GOOD. THAT'S THE SPIRIT. I AM NOTHING MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE, OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [00:20:01] GABE, WHAT DO YOU SAY AT AND SAFETY? WHAT'S GOING ON? UM, WELL THE AGENDA COMING UP OUR MEETING ON THE 16TH. UM, OTHER UPDATE IS, HAS OWN LITTLE PART OF THE WEBSITE. HAVE ONE ITEM ON IT SO FAR, UM, ONLINE SIGN REQUEST FORM, UM, WHICH, YOU KNOW, PART EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THAT PROCESS. STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR REQUEST. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, ROGER. HOW ABOUT YOU SIR? UH, NOTHING TO DO REPORT. OKAY. AND MARTY ONE ANNOUNCEMENT. UM, YES SIR. THE, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT THE UH, FITNESS PARK THAT WAS DEVELOPED AT THE NIKE BASE AND SUNDAY AT 11:00 AM HOPEFULLY, UH, BOARD MEMBERS AND KATHY HAVE RECEIVED YOUR INVITATION THROUGH EMAIL AND, UH, JUST BE A BRIEF CEREMONY. WE'LL SAY THANK YOU TO DANIELLE AND UH, ALRIGHT, OPEN IT UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, OKAY. KATHY, HOW ABOUT YOU? UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK MY STAFF FOR, UM, BEING PART-TIME BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEES DURING EARLY, FOR THE LAST NINE DAYS. YEAH. WE ANSWERED MORE BOARD OF ELECTION QUESTIONS THAN WE EVEN CAME NEAR ANSWERING OUR OWN DEPARTMENT QUESTIONS. BUT, UM, I, I THINK IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS. WE HAD A LOT OF VOTERS HERE. THE BOARD DID A GREAT JOB TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL DISTANCE AND UM, SO I THINK IT WENT ON REALLY WELL. YEAH. KATHY, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? I MEAN, WE WENT ON FOR WHAT, SEVEN OR EIGHT DAYS, RIGHT? NINE, NINE DAYS. HOW MANY, ANY IDEA HOW MANY PEOPLE VOTED? I THOUGHT IT WAS 15,000. NOT NECESSARILY HERE, BUT 15,000 MEMBERS, RESIDENTS VOTED EARLY. GEEZ. SO, WOW. AND THEN TOMORROW AGAIN, PEOPLE GO TO THEIR REGULAR POLLING PLACE, SO NOW THEY'RE REALLY CONFUSED BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMING HERE ALL DAY. OH YEAH. YEAH. SO THEY GO BACK TO THE REGULAR POLLING PLACE TOMORROW. IF 15,000 REGISTERED VOTERS VOTED, HOW MANY REGISTERED? YOU DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD. HOW MANY REGISTERED VOTERS ARE THERE? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T EITHER. THAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY DARN GOOD NUMBER. 40,000. 40 40, 40 ISH. THAT'S WOW. SO THAT'S A GOOD CHUNK. I WOULD THINK SO. YEAH. THAT PLUS THEY ALL, A LOT OF 'EM HAD ABSENTEE BALLOTS WITH THEM TOO. YEAH. SO THEY COULD DROP THOSE OFF. YEAH. SO IT'S, UH, IT IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 35 AND 38, 30 9% OF ALL THE BOOKS. YEAH. OFF. JENNIFER, HOW ABOUT YOU? ANYTHING YOU ADD FUTURE REPORT. OKAY. UH, WELL CA UH, CASPER, SINCE YOU'RE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, ANYTHING THAT YOU WANNA ADD TO? OH, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU. OH, YOU'RE VERY SURPRISED. MY DAUGHTER TOOK ME MYSTERY RIDE. OH. PULLED UP TO THE POLICE STATION. AND THEN SHE WENT AROUND THE BLOCK. I VOTED ALREADY. I SAID YOU DON'T HAVE TO, I DON'T HAVE TO VOTE. OH, THAT'S GREAT. THAT IS GREAT. SAMANTHA, I FORGOT YOU. I'M SORRY. UH, WELL I'M SURE MOST OF YOU ARE ALREADY HAD ENOUGH OF ME TALKING FOR THOSE, UH, SINCE WE DIDN'T STREAM THE WORK SESSION, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS PLENTY BUSY. IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, WE HAVE THE 2021 BUDGET FILING, UH, FILING TO FINALIZE THE, UH, THE DEBT ISSUANCE THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR QUITE A FEW MONTHS. UM, THAT WAS TO BE DONE. AND ALSO, UM, TO, TO GET THE DEBT ISSUANCE DONE. WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR 2019 AUDIT COMPLETELY FINISHED. UM, AND WE'RE ALSO STARTING TO SEND OUT EMAILS TO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS IN REGARDS TO THE YEAR END PROCEDURE. SO WE CAN JUST GET RIGHT STARTED ON OUR 2020 AUDITS. OKAY. . OKAY. SEE IN OTHER WORDS, YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH TO DO. NO, NOT AT ALL. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE? BOARD MEMBERS, ANYBODY? ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY REMIND THE PUBLIC, UM, BOX, CHANGE BACK. UH, CHECK YOUR SMOKE ALARM AND UH, SEAL DETECTORS FOR YOUR BATTERIES. OH YEAH. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ALRIGHT, UH, HEARING NOTHING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THERE. A SECOND. SECOND, SECOND, KAREN. AND HALF A SECOND. BRIEF A ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.