* 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. [00:00:24] OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I THINK IT'S, UH, THE STROKE OF, UH, 7:00 PM SO WITH YOUR PERMISSION, UH, I'M GONNA ASK BRADSKY ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE SUPERVISOR SHAW. HERE. COUNCILMAN CONLEY? HERE. COUNCIL BARROW. HERE. COUNCILWOMAN HOPE. COUNCILMAN PETRI HERE. ALL PRESIDENT ACCOUNTED FOR. SUPER. ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL, UH, UH, PROCEED WITH THE P PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M GONNA ASK BRAD RUSKY, THE ACTING CLERK TO READ THE SPECIAL EVENTS NOTICE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR SEVEN TONIGHT. GO AHEAD, BRETT. UH, NUMBER ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC HEARING. SPECIAL EVENTS, ORDINANCE, LEGAL NOTICE, TOWN OF HAMBURG. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 2020. PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO BE KNOWN AS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW. NUMBER 9, 20 20. THIS LOCAL LAW'S PURPOSE IS TO PRESERVE THE PUBLIC PEACE AND GOOD ORDER. SAID LOCAL LAW PROVIDES FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE. THE AMENDMENTS CAN BE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS. ONE, NO SPECIAL EVENT SHALL TAKE PLACE UNLESS AND UNTIL AN APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL EVENT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE TOWN CLERK AND SUCH PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED THEREBY. AND TWO, ANY PERSON, GROUP OF PERSONS, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, OR CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY WHO SHALL VIOLATE OR AID IN, TAKE PART IN, OR ASSIST IN THE VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION AND UPON CONVICTION, BE PUNISHED BY A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 AS TO AN INDIVIDUAL AND NOT EXCEEDING $5,000 AS TO CORPORATION. A DETAILED COPY OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW DURING REGULAR, REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. AT THE FOLLOWING TWO LOCATIONS, HAMBURG TOWN HALL, TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, UPPER LEVEL 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, 1 4 0 7 5, AND THE TOWN OF HAMBURG'S WEBSITE, WWW TOWN OF HAMBURG NY.COM. UH, YOU CLICK ON LEGAL NOTICES AND BID, UH, BID. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE STATUTES AND PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON ERSET LAW AT THE TOWN, HAMBURG TOWN HALL, 61 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AT 7:00 PM LOCAL TIME ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020, AT WHICH TIME ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY BE HEARD. DATED NOVEMBER 20TH, 2020. CATHERINE REPINSKI, TOWN CLERK, TOWN OF HAMBURG. ALRIGHT, THAT'S THE NOTICE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONVENE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING COMMENTS ON THIS LOCAL LAW. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? SECOND. SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR ON THE QUESTION? MOTION IS CARRIED. THE PUBLIC PUBLIC MEETING IS OPEN FOR COMMENT. I WAS ON THE QUESTION SUPERVISOR. ALRIGHT, WELL, WE'RE SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. UH, SO ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER WE HAVE ONE OR NOT, UH, YOU WANNA BE HEARD OR YOU WANNA BE HEARD IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? UH, NO. THE QUESTION, UH, HOW IS THE PUBLIC AVAILABLE TO COMMENT WITH THE SETUP THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? WE HAVE PUT OUT, GO AHEAD, BUT WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN HERE TO SPEAK. WE HAVE ONE GENTLEMAN HERE TO SPEAK PERSONALLY. HE'S GONNA TAKE MY SEAT AND SPEAK IN JUST A MOMENT, AND ALSO OPENED UP OUR COMMUNICATION FOR EMAIL AND CALL INS FROM THE PUBLIC. OKAY. SO, UH, LET ME SAY THIS TO YOU, UH, MIKE AND TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. UH, THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S HERE, I'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO GO FIRST SO THAT HE WON'T BE INCONVENIENCE. MR. PAGE FROM SIXTH STREET IN WOODLAWN. MIKE, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP AND TAKE MY CHAIR AND THEN YOU CAN SAY WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO EVERYBODY ELSE. OKAY? HANG ON FOLKS. YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT RIGHT HERE, MIKE. THANK YOU. [00:05:01] SHOULD I LEAVE THIS ON OR LEAVE IT RIGHT ON AND AWAY YOU GO OR YOU TAKE IT OFF? WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO. THIS IS KIND OF NEW TO ME. I APOLOGIZE FOR, UH, BEING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT IT. UH, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, FIRST OF ALL TO, UH, MEET WITH YOU GUYS ON THIS. UM, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A, UH, AN ISSUE THAT I KIND OF TAKE, UM, SERIOUSLY BECAUSE, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS EVERYBODY, NOT JUST, UH, ONE PARTICULAR PARTY OR, UH, ANY PARTICULAR BACKGROUND. UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO, UH, SNOWBALL IN THE FUTURE. UH, IT STARTS OUT AS SOMETHING THAT SEEMS PRETTY, UH, VAGUE RIGHT NOW, BUT I SEE IT, UH, SNOWBALLING IN THE FUTURE TO SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE MORE SERIOUS AND MORE RESTRICTIVE. AND THAT'S WHY I TOOK OFF OF WORK ACTUALLY TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO VOICE MY CONCERN ON THIS. UM, THE FIRST THING THAT I HAVE, UH, IN REGARDS TO THIS IS THIS, UH, PROPOSAL WENT INTO EFFECT NOVEMBER 12TH, UM, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, UM, 2020. AND ACCORDING TO THIS, IF THIS WAS ACTUALLY IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW, UM, IT REQUIRES A 60 DAYS NOTICE TO APPLY FOR THE PERMIT AND ANOTHER 45 DAYS TO BE APPROVED BY THE TOWN. SO IF WE WANTED TO COLLECTIVELY GET THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN TO PROTEST THIS HERE TONIGHT, IT WOULD'VE HAD TO HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR ON AUGUST 17TH, IF MY CALCULATIONS ARE CORRECT, WHICH JUST ISN'T EVEN POSSIBLE. SO THE WAY THAT THIS IS SET UP IS DECISIVELY TO LIMIT ANY, ANYONE, ANYONE, TO BE ABLE TO PROTEST THINGS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE. AND THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE THE REASON THAT WE HAVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY IS FOR THE CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS AND RAISE THEIR GRIEVANCES WITH OUR GOVERNMENT. AND THIS IS A DIRECT IMPACT ON US BEING ABLE TO DO THAT. THE OTHER THING THAT IS, UH, VERY DIFFICULT IN THIS IS IT REQUIRES THE, UH, PROOF OF LIABILITY INSURANCE. HAS ANYBODY PUR, HAS ANYBODY TRIED TO PURCHASE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THIS? HAS ANYBODY TALKED TO ANY INSURANCE AGENCIES TO TRY AND GET COVERAGE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS? I'VE TALKED TO A FRIEND OF MINE THAT'S IN THE INSURANCE AGENCY IN, IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS, AND I ASKED HER WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET A INSURANCE POLICY TO COVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS. AND SHE SAYS, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IF THEY COULD EVEN WRITE IT. YOU WOULDN'T EVEN BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT TO BE ABLE TO GET, UH, IN PLACE. AND NOT ONLY THAT, IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE DONE WITHIN THE 45 DAY PERIOD, UM, FOR THE APPLICATION DEADLINE OR THE 60 DAY PERIOD FOR THE APPLICATION DEADLINE. SO THERE'S TWO THINGS RIGHT THERE THAT THIS PROPOSAL DIRECTLY IMPACTS ONE'S ABILITY TO EXERCISE THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT IN THIS COUNTRY. AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SIR, YOU CAN STAY AROUND OR YOU CAN LEAVE WHATEVER YOU WISH TO DO. YEAH, WAIT UNTIL THIS IS DONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE. UH, ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, THAT WANNA SPEAK ON IT? AND THEN WE'LL HAVE BOARD MEMBERS IF THEY WANNA SPEAK OR OTHERS? ANYBODY ELSE? ANY CALL INS? JENNIFER? NO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL GO TO BOARD MEMBERS AND IF WE GET SOME LATER ON, WE'LL ENTERTAIN THEM. OKAY. ANYBODY, GO AHEAD. I'D LIKE TO FIRST, IF I MAY GO AHEAD. UH, I'VE BEEN AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL FROM THE BEGINNING. UH, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT THAT CITIZEN JUST BROUGHT UP, I UNDERSTAND THAT MY PROBLEM IS THIS GOVERNMENT PASSES THINGS AND LET'S SAY THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO CHALLENGE THIS. WELL, SOMEONE'S GOTTA COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO GO TO COURT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALL THE MONEY THEY WANT TO DEFEND THIS, WHERE IF SOMEONE WANTED TO CHALLENGE THIS, THEY GOTTA SOMEHOW RAISE MONEY TO DO IT. BUT THE TROUBLING PART I HAVE WITH THIS IS THAT IT REQUIRES TOWN BOARD APPROVAL. SO TOWN BOARD APPROVAL WOULD BE THREE VOTES. SO DEPENDING ON WHAT, UH, WIND, UH, THE POLITICAL BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS, THEY COULD BE UP TO NO GOOD ON ANY KIND OF FUTURE GATHERING. SO I AM AGAINST THIS. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? BOARD MEMBERS, ANYBODY? YES. YES. I'D LIKE TO COMMENT THAT I AM ALSO AGAINST THIS. I AGREE WITH THE POINTS THAT MIKE MADE, AND I ALSO AGREE WITH THE POINTS THAT MR. PAGE MADE. I THINK, UM, HE DID A, A VERY GOOD JOB, UH, SUMMARIZING HIS, HIS THOUGHTS AND BROUGHT UP VERY SALIENT POINTS, ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE TIMING AND THE LIABILITY. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IN GENERAL, IT JUST MAKES IT VERY PROHIBITIVE, UH, THESE GUIDELINES, UM, FOR INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS, UM, TO EXERCISE THEIR, THEIR FREE SPEECH. UM, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT, UM, THAT IT, [00:10:01] IF WE HAVE A SITUATION THAT WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, IF WE FELT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS, WAS AN ISSUE, UH, JUST LIKE WE USE PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE INTERMEDIATE STEPS OR WE TAKE A FIRST STEP. AND TO ME, THIS SEEMED LIKE IT JUMPED FORWARD QUITE A FEW STEPS. I, YOU KNOW, WOULD'VE GLADLY ENTERTAINED CONVERSATION AMONGST THE BOARD TO SEE IS THERE EVEN AN APPLICATION IF, IF A GROUP WANTED TO AT LEAST NOTIFY THE TOWN SO THAT, UH, COMMUNICATION CAN BE GIVEN TO POLICE, YOU KNOW, FOR GARBAGE CANS, WHATEVER. BUT THERE WERE MANY, UM, THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AND TALKED ABOUT PRIOR TO REACHING A POINT SUCH AS HAVING A LAW SUCH AS THIS THAT WOULD'VE BEEN MORE LIKE A, A POLICY OR SOME GUIDELINES, YOU KNOW, OUR, HOW WE WOULD HOPE, UM, GROUPS WOULD CONDUCT THEMSELVES, ET CETERA. THERE'S A LOT THAT WE CAN DO INTERMEDIATE STEPS BEFORE WE'D EVER GET TO HAVING TO IMPOSE A LOSS SUCH AS THIS. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. UH, ANYBODY ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, I WANNA TALK, I, I, I WANNA TALK JUST BRIEFLY, JIM. YEAH, PLEASE DO. GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT. UM, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE, UH, MR. PAGE'S COMMENTS. UM, I SHARE ALL THE CONCERNS THAT HE HAS. UH, I ALSO, UH, AGREE WITH MIKE AND BETH IN TERMS OF THE CONCERNS THAT, THAT THEY'VE BROUGHT UP. UM, HOWEVER, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN OUT THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND, UH, I REALLY HAVEN'T RECEIVED PUSHBACK. UM, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION FROM ANYBODY, UM, THAT HAD CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS, UH, ABOUT THIS. SO, UM, MY THOUGHT HERE IS WE VERY, VERY RARELY, IN FACT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR TOWN, WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE PUBLIC GATHERING PROTEST, UH, THAT WAS OVER 500, UH, RESIDENTS, 500 PEOPLE. WHICH JIM, CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT THE, THE NUMBER IS IN THE LAW? 'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. 404. OH, OKAY. UM, SO EVEN 400 PEOPLE, I DON'T BELIEVE OUR TOWN HAS EVER HAD THAT, AND WE'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR A LONG TIME. AND WE'VE HAD, WE HAD ONE INCIDENT THAT JUST HAPPENED. AND I THINK IN TERMS OF THE, UH, THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, AFTER IT NEVER HA IT, IT NEVER HAPPENED IN THE HISTORY. I THINK IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT IT WILL HAPPEN. I THINK THE CONCERNS THAT ARE OUT THERE IN TERMS OF FREE SPEECH, UM, THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE FREE SPEECH, UM, WITHOUT THESE RESTRICTIONS IN GROUPS OF LESS THAN 400, WHICH, UH, ARE GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAVE A GROUP OF IN EXCESS OF 400 YOU'RE IN, IN TERMS OF SETTING SOME RESTRICTIONS, I AM, MY CONCERN IS THE LIABILITY THAT THE TOWN HAS WITH THAT SIZE OF, OF PEOPLE. AND JUST THIS YEAR, IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH PROTESTS THROUGHOUT, YOU KNOW, THE WORLD, THERE'S BEEN OVER 14,000 PEOPLE ARRESTED AT PROTESTS. UM, THE COST IN TERMS OF DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN 1 BILLION AND $2 BILLION JUST THIS YEAR ALONE. IN TERMS OF DESTRUCTION, UM, AT THE PROTESTS WE'VE SEEN IN 2020, I THINK MOST OF THOSE OCCUR WHEN YOU HAVE A MASS GATHERING OF, OF GREATER THAN 400 PEOPLE. AND I THINK NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN, UM, THAT HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, FOR US TO NOT HAVE ANY POLICY, ANY PROCEDURE, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING IN PLACE TO PROTECT OUR BUSINESSES, TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS, TO PROTECT OUR POLICE OFFICERS, UH, BASICALLY TO PROTECT THE TOWN, I THINK WOULD BE NEGLIGENT ON OUR PART AFTER WE'VE SEEN NATIONWIDE, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN HAPPEN. AND AGAIN, UH, AS FAR AS FREE SPEECH, IF THERE'S GONNA BE OVER 400 PEOPLE, UM, THEY'VE GOT THE TIME, THE ABILITY, IN MY OPINION, TO DO IT IN A PEACEFUL WELL THOUGHT PROCESS THAT FOLLOWS THE GUIDELINES WE'VE ESTABLISHED. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WANNA SPEAK ON THE QUESTION? [00:15:03] ANY? I CAN'T HEAR YOU. GO AHEAD. I, YES. SORRY ABOUT THAT. UM, I THINK SEAN BRINGS UP SOME REALLY GOOD POINTS HERE. UM, THIS, THIS LAW IS NOT TO KEEP THESE GATHERINGS FROM HAPPENING, AND THAT NUMBER 400 IS, IS REALLY IMPORTANT HERE. UM, THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE INCIDENT WHERE THERE'S BEEN MORE THAN 400. AND IN THAT INCIDENT, UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE PLANNING BEGAN MUCH EARLIER, WAS A LARGE ORGANIZATION. UH, THE PLANNING BEGAN IN 400 OR BEGAN IN APRIL RATHER. UM, AND SO, SO IT, I DON'T THINK THE TOWN'S LOOKING TO KEEP THESE THINGS FROM HAPPENING, IT'S TO BE NOTIFIED TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE. UM, NOT TO INFRINGE UPON PEOPLE'S RIGHTS FOR PROTEST OR EXPRESSION. UM, BUT, BUT I THINK SEAN BROUGHT UP A A REALLY GOOD POINT THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME MEASURES SO THAT EVERYBODY'S PROTECTED. OKAY. UM, LET ME ADDRESS, UH, ADDRESS IT AS FOLLOWS. UH, THIS LOCAL LAW WOULD NOT BE UNIQUE TO HAMBURG. THERE ARE NUMEROUS TOWNS AND VILLAGES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT HAVE A SIMILAR LAW ON THE BOOKS. THIS APPLIES TO GATHERINGS OF 400 OR MORE PEOPLE. IF YOU'RE GONNA PUT TOGETHER A PROTEST OR A RALLY OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, AN ASSEMBLAGE OF MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED A LOT OF TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON REGULAR MEDIA TO GIN UP THAT KIND OF ATTENDANCE. IF YOU'RE GONNA BURDEN TOWN PROPERTY WITH 400 PEOPLE, THINK OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD ENSUE. TAKE, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, UH, THE OCCURRENCE ON SEPTEMBER THE 26TH, UH, OF THIS YEAR WHERE THERE WERE ALLEGEDLY MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE HERE ON THE FRONT LAWN. LET'S ASSUME THAT A FIGHT BROKE OUT THAT SOMEONE WAS INJURED. ANY INJURED PARTY IN ANY CIVIL CONTEXT WILL LOOK TO A DEEP POCKET TO SUE THE TOWN. FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY. FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE POLICING. LET'S ASSUME THAT SOMEONE FELL ON TOWN PROPERTY AND THEY WERE TO SAY YOU DIDN'T, YOU DIDN'T HAVE CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE TOWN OF HAMBURG. IT'S YOUR SIDEWALK, IT'S YOUR FRONT LAWN. YOU HAD ACTUAL NOTICE. LET'S ASSUME AS WELL THAT THEY WERE CO COMPELLED THIS GROUP OR ANY OTHER TO COME BEFORE THE TOWN AND TO MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT. AND DURING THAT 60 DAY PERIOD BETWEEN THE DATE OF THE APPLICATION AND THE DATE OF THE EVENT, THE TOWN DID SOME DUE DILIGENCE. WE MIGHT HAVE REQUIRED, WE MIGHT HAVE REQUIRED THIS PARTICULAR GROUP ON 9 26 TO WEAR MASKS. THAT'S THE VERY SAME DAY THAT TRUMP HAD HIS ROSE GARDEN RECEPTION FOR JUDGE CONEY BARRETT, UH, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A SUPER SPREADER THAT INFECTED THE PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST LADY AMONG OTHERS. WE HAD ON THAT VERY SAME DATE, AT THAT VERY SAME TIME, FOUR OR FIVE TIMES THE GROUP THAT TRUMP HAD AT THE ROSE GARDEN, NONE OF WHOM WORE MASKS. PERHAPS A TOWN BOARD WITH ADVANCED NOTICE MAY HAVE REQUIRED THAT THE STATE'S RULES AND REGULATIONS BE OBSERVED. WHAT HAPPENS TO CLEANUP SECURITY DAMAGE TO TOWN PROPERTY INTENTIONALLY CAUSED OR UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSED? WHAT ABOUT TRAFFIC CONTROL? WHAT IF THERE'S A HUGE RALLY AT THE BEACH? WHAT ABOUT TRAFFIC CONTROL? WHAT ABOUT ACCESS TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANUP? WE PAY B AND G AND REC OVERTIME TO TAKE CARE OF THESE THINGS. IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF DENYING PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, IT'S A QUESTION OF PROTECT TOWN PROPERTY AND PROTECTING TAXPAYERS FROM POTENTIAL EXPOSURE. IF ANY INSTITUTION, UH, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, THEY MOST LIKELY HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE NAMING HAMBURG AS A LOSS, PAYEE AS A SIMPLE ONE PAGE RIDER AGREEING TO HOLD THE TOWN HARMLESS FROM LIABILITY OCCASION BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE PARTICIPANTS IS NOT ASKING TOO MUCH. WE ASK FOR IT ALL THE TIME. AND IF PEOPLE THOUGHT THIS LAW WAS IMPROPER, THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO CHALLENGE IT AND OF COURSE IT'S GONNA COST THEM MONEY. IT COSTS YOU MONEY TO CHALLENGE ANY LAW. AND [00:20:01] IF THERE ARE THREE VOTES OR FOUR VOTES IN FAVOR OF IT, UH, AND THERE'S THREE REPUBLICANS OR THREE DEMOCRATS, OR FOUR DEMOCRATS OR FOUR REPUBLICANS, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? PEOPLE ACT IN GOOD FAITH BASED UPON, UH, THEIR OWN JUDGMENTS. NOBODY PUTS PRESSURE ON ANYBODY TO DO ANYTHING. SO THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THIS PROTECTS THE TOWN, IT'S SECURITY AND IT'S NECESSARY, UH, JUST IN CASE IN THE FUTURE, WE HAVE A HUGE GATHERING, WHETHER IT'S A CELEBRATION, WHETHER IT'S A PROTEST, WHETHER IT'S A PARTY THAT WE ARE ADEQUATELY COVERED AND THE PEOPLE WHO PAY OUR BILLS ARE SECURE. ANYBODY ELSE WANNA COMMENT? DID HAVE A COMMENT ON FACEBOOK? UH, ACTUALLY TWO OF THEM. OKAY. UH, FIRST BY CAROL GILLETTE STATES THESE SCENARIOS CAN HAPPEN WITH 50 PEOPLE AND THE SECOND BY DEB MUELLER PERMITS ARE NEEDED FOR TOWN PARKS. WHY IS THIS ANY DIFFERENT? OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE THAT HASN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK? OKAY, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC SESSION. THE PUBLIC MEETING RATHER. UH, IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THE HEARING? THE HEARING IS CLOSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, NOT FOR REORGANIZATION. THE MEETING THEREAFTER, I THINK. OKAY. UH, LET ME TURN TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. KAREN, HOPE PLEASE. THANK YOU. SO THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS AS FOLLOWS. 11 2 20 20 TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION 11 2 20 20, TOWN BOARD MEETING 11, 9, 20 20 TOWN BOARD SPECIAL SESSION 11 16, 20 TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION AND 11 16 20 20 TOWN BOARD MEETING. SO MOVE SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. WHEREAS, WHEREAS THE TOWN LAW REQUIRES THE TOWN BOARD OF EVERY TOWN OF FIRST CLASS TO HOLD AT LEAST ONE MEETING EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR. NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, EXCEPT OTHERWISE DESIGNATED BY THE TOWN BOARD, SHALL BE HELD IN THE TOWN HALL COURTROOM AT 7:00 PM PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETINGS. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC WORK SESSION AT 5:30 PM MEETINGS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021 ARE AS FOLLOWS, ONE, FOUR. THAT'S THE REORGANIZATION MEETING. 1 11, 2 1 FEBRUARY 22ND, MARCH THE EIGHTH, MARCH THE 22ND. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ALL MEETINGS WILL BEGIN WITH A WORK SESSION AT 5:30 PM FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING BEGINNING AT 7:00 PM WITH THE ABOVE STATED MEETING DATES. SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE TOWN BOARD SHALL BE CALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TOWN LAW AND PUBLIC OFFICER'S LAW. THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND, UH, ON THE QUESTION, UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UM, WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO US, UH, IN THE NEW YEAR, WHETHER WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MEET TOGETHER IN A PUBLIC FORUM OR WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MEET REMOTELY AS WE'RE DOING TONIGHT. OBVIOUSLY IF, UH, IF WE'RE GOING TO MEET REMOTELY, WE'LL HAVE TO SEND OUT EMAILS AND PUBLISH NOTICE, BUT THE WILL REMAIN THE SAME. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE ON THE QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE IS CARRIE. THANK YOU. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG REJUVENATION PROJECTS IS PLANNING A VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS PRESENTATION FOR DECEMBER 19TH, 2 20 20 AT 7:00 PM AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS AT THE CABIN EVENT CANCELED BY PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC AND WHEREAS THE HAMBURG REJUVENATION PROJECT PREVIOUSLY RETURNED THEIR 2020 ALLOCATED BUDGET TO THE TOWN. NOW, THEREFORE, B, IT RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES FUNDING UP TO $350 IN EXPENSES RELATED TO THIS EVENT. FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO ACCOUNT A 8 5 1 0 0.451 AS NECESSARY FROM CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT A 1 9 9 0.419. SO MOVED. MR. PEACE IS ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. BE IT RESOLVED THAT [00:25:01] THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR CHRISTOPHER HALL, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO CARRY OVER FIVE DAYS OF VACATION IN THE 2021 CALENDAR YEAR BASED UPON THE TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION PASSED ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 2020. SO MOVED SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. BE IT RESOLVED. THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE REQUEST OF THREE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICE STAFF MEMBERS, MARTIN DEKE, JOSEPH WENZEL, AND JOSEPH PIETRO TO CARRY, UH, FIVE VACATION DAYS INTO 2021. UH, THAT'S THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. BE IT RESOLVED. THE BOARD APPROVED THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE NEW EQUIPMENT TRAILER IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,511. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A POINT 1640 0.413. THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS RESOLUTION IS AS FOLLOWS, AS WE ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE ONE OF OUR HEAVY DUTY TILT BED TRAILERS DUE TO AGE PURCHASED IN 2013. BREAKDOWNS AND RUST. THESE TRAILERS ARE USED DAILY, MOST OF THE YEAR HAULING HEAVY EQUIPMENT, EXCEEDING 10,000 POUNDS WITH THE AGE AND HEAVY DUTY USE IT PROVIDES, KEEPING EQUIPMENT NEW AND IN GOOD SHAPE. KEEPS THE EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC SAFE, PUBLIC SAFE WHILE HAULING THESE HEAVY LOADS. WE PLAN ON AUCTIONING THE OLD TRAILER SOMETIME IN THE SPRING OF 2021. THAT'S THE MOTION, UH, THAT I MAKE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, MS. FERRELL'S ON THE SECOND NOT QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. THE MOTION IS CAREFUL, UH, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOM BOARD APPROVES THE TERMINATION OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES IN THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT. THE EMPLOYEES ATTACHED ON THE PAF FORM ARE MR. GR, MR. MAZER, MR. WILSON, MR. KIN AND MR. THOMAS CONLEY. THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND. ALL RIGHT ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE THAT MOTION IS CARRIED. UH, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE FOLLOWING TRANSFERS FOR THE 2021 BUDGET IN AN EFFORT TO RESTORE THE BUILDING THE GROUNDS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCOUNT. A 0.7140 0.0202 AND THEN IT'S $15,000 FROM ACCOUNT A 0.740 41.35 ACCOUNT 1620 43.5 FOR ACCOUNT A 7 4 1 0.003 2000 FROM ACCOUNT 7 4 1 0 0 4 2 3. UH, THAT'S THE MOTION. I'LL ASK PAT RYAN TO SPEAK ON THE QUESTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND. THANK YOU KAREN. PAT, ARE YOU WITH US? PAT RYAN, CAN YOU HEAR ME AGAIN? NO. YES SIR. PLEASE PAT, ON THIS PARTICULAR, UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 11, WE'RE TRANSFERRING MONEY, UH, TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCOUNT. WHAT'S THE RATIONALE BEHIND THIS? WELL, JIM, WE, WE HAVE A ROTATING SYSTEM WITH OUR VEHICLES AND I DIDN'T WANNA GO WITHOUT PURCHASING ANY VEHICLES BECAUSE, UM, WE HAVE PANEL TRUCKS, PICKUP TRUCKS, SMALL DUMP TRUCKS THAT WE ROTATE, UM, EVERY YEAR BY PURCHASING NEW ONES AND GETTING RID OF THE OLD ONES. UM, SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP FOLLOWING THAT PLAN. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT ON THIS QUESTION? ALRIGHT, UH, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL. UH, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. A A, THE MOTION IS CARRIED. UH, NUMBER 12, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE PURCHASE OF ONE NEW TORO FAIRWAY MOWER FOR THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE OF $49,000 46 CENTS AFTER TRADE-IN PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT NUMBER PC 6 8 8 9 6 FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ER 7 2 5 0 2 1 ER 7 2 5 0 4 6 OH, AND [00:30:01] ER 7 2 5 0 4. THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS RESOLUTION IS AS FOLLOWS, THE 18 MILE CREEK GOLF COURSE IS REQUESTED TO PURCHASE A NEW TORO 35 75 FAIRWAY MOWER ON STATE CONTRACT FOR $40,004 AND 46 CENTS. I HAVE TO TRADE IT. THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF OUR ALWAYS IMPROVING FAIRWAYS. OUR CURRENT FAIRWAY MOWER IS IN TERRIBLE SHAPE. WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE GOLF COURSE. WE'VE TOOK A LOT OF MONEY ON FAIRWAYS THIS SEASON IN AERATION, FERTILIZING, AND OVER SEEDING. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS NOT ONLY NECESSARY, BUT WILL ALSO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO TURN OUT A BETTER PRODUCT EVERY SEASON, WHICH SHOULD ALWAYS BE OUR GOAL. UH, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND THEN I WANT TO ASK PAT SOMETHING ON THE QUESTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND, MR. CONLEY? UH, UH. ALL RIGHT. UH, THE MATTER IS BEFORE US, PAT, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? UH, IN BUYING THIS PARTICULAR, UH, LAWNMOWER, WHAT ARE WE TRADING IN? THERE'S REFERENCE TO TRADING IN SOME EQUIPMENT. IT'S THE, THE CURRENT ONE THEY HAVE, BUT IT'S VERY OLD AND IT'S ONLY WORTH ABOUT $4,000. ALRIGHT, I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, YOU'RE WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. ANYTHING ELSE ON THE QUESTION? ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION. UH, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS SECURE WHEREAS FAIRWAY COURT IS A ROAD ORIGINATING ON PLEASANT AVENUE, WHICH DEAD ENDS ON WALDEN DRIVE AND A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND ONE OF TWO MAIN ENTRY AND EXIT ROUTES FOR THE WALDEN JUNO NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WHEREAS THE INTERSECTION OF FAIRWAY COURT AND WALDEN DRIVE CREATES A THREE-WAY T INTERSECTION, BUT WHICH IS ONLY MARKED AS A TWO-WAY STOP ON WALDEN ONLY. AND WHEREAS THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE AND CONFUSING TRAFFIC SITUATION AND MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR MULTI-WAY STOP CONTROL APPLICATION, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL AND NEW YORK STATE MANUAL OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES THAT THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT BE DIRECTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING. ONE R ONE DASH ONE C STOP SIGN ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF FAIRWAY COURT AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH WALDEN DRIVE FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT DB 0.525 SIGNS AND SIGNALS. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. PETRI IS ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ANYONE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. WHERE IS WHILE AMS ROAD CONNECTS ROUTE FIVE AND ROUTE 20, IT IS LINED BY RESIDENCES AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO SEVERAL, SEVERAL LARGE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND WHEREAS THE CURRENT POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON THE ROAD IS 35 MILES PER HOUR. AND WHEREAS DATA COLLECTED BY THE HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2020 INDICATES THAT MANY MOTORISTS DRIVE ABOVE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. AND WHEREAS THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS IN THE AREA, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN WALKING TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD RECOMMEND THE INSTALLATION OF A SCHOOL SPEED ZONE OF 25 MILES PER HOUR ON AMS ROAD AT FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVE, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR SHALL PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION TO ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT. SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND THAT ON THE QUESTION, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. THE RESOLUTION ADOPT RESOLVE. THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE LOAN BID FOR ONE NEW AND UNUSED 2020 FORD FUSION FOR $18,486 AND 43 CENTS LESS THE TRADE-IN OF 2011 CHEVY TAHOE FOR $8,000 FOR A TOTAL OF $10,486 AND 43 CENTS TO WEST HER FORD IN HAMBURG, [00:35:01] NEW YORK FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCOUNT B 3 1 2 0 0.202 ASSET FORFEITURES. SO MOVED. SECOND, UH, ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. KAREN, TO FORM THE POLICE REFORM AND REINVENTION COLLABORATIVE COMMITTEE, WHEREAS PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR CUOMO'S EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 2 0 3, NEW YORK STATE POLICE REFORM AND REINVENTION COLLABORATIVE, EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY WHICH HAS A POLICE AGENCY OPERATING WITH POLICE OFFICERS AS DEFINED UNDER 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW MUST PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CURRENT POLICE FORCE DEPLOYMENTS, STRATEGIES, POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES, AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPROVE SUCH DEPLOYMENTS, STRATEGIES, POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDRESSING THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY SUCH POLICE AGENCY AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO FOSTER TRUST, FAIRNESS AND LEGITIMACY, AND TO ADDRESS ANY RACIAL BIAS AND PROPORTIONATE POLICING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. AND WHEREAS HAMBURG WELCOMES THIS COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITY AS IT SUPPORTS OUR CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND SERVICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF AND VISITORS TO OUR COMMUNITY, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE COMMITTEE IS HEREBY FORM TO BE KNOWN AS THE POLICE REFORM AND REINVENTION COLLABORATIVE COMMITTEE AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS, TO REVIEW THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY ITS POLICE AGENCY AND EVALUATE THE DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO ESTABLISH POLICIES THAT ALLOW POLICE TO EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES TO INVOLVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AS OR INVOLVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN THE DISCUSSION TO DEVELOP POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTING FROM THIS REVIEW AND TO OFFER A PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, PRESENT THE PLAN TO THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY TO RATIFY OR ADOPT IT AND CERTIFY ADOPTION OF THE PLAN, THE STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR ON OR BEFORE APRIL 1ST, 2021 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT COUNCILMAN KAREN HOKE SHALL SERVE AS LIAISON BETWEEN THE POLICE REFORM AND REINVENTION COLLABORATIVE COMMITTEE AND THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WILL BE APPOINTED TO THE POLICE REFORM AND REINVENTION COLLABORATIVE COMMITTEE FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. LAURA ALBA, COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE, UM, MEG UFFORD, COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE CAPTAIN PETE DIAZ FROM THE TOWN OF HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS ECK FROM COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE ALEX GILL AS A COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE AMY TI BLOOM AS A COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE PAUL MCQUILLAN, COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE AND REVEREND VIVIAN WALTZ COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE. SO MOVED SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. OKAY. UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. UH, KAREN, YOU'RE UP. OKAY. UH, RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF CONNOR J MOSES TO THE FULL-TIME PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER POSITION PROBATIONAL EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 20TH, 2020. MR. MOSES HAS MET THE CIVIL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION AND IS CURRENTLY ON THE CIVIL SERVICE LIST. EXAM NUMBER 67 DASH 3 0 9 SALARY IS 2358 PER HOUR AND FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 3 0 2 0 1 0 0. SO MOVED SECOND. SECOND IS MS. FERRELL, UH, ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. WHEREAS THE RETAIL MORATORIUM AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG READ REGULARLY MET FOR APPROXIMATELY 16 MONTHS TO CONSIDER RETAIL ANCY 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 THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED TO THE TOWN BOARD THAT IT CONSIDER THE FILING AND ADOPTION OF A LOCAL LAW ENTITLED THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT EXHIBITION LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 85 DASH B OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW. AND WHEREAS SECTION 4 85 B OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW AUTHORIZES TOWNS 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 [00:40:01] ON OR AFTER 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 IN 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 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 THAT 50% OF THE INCREASE IN THE ASSESSED VALUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE RESULTING IMPROVEMENT, THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT THEN DECREASES BY 5% IN EACH OF THE NEXT NINE YEARS. AND WHEREAS A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD REGARDING THIS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 2020 AND NO ADVERSE COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD IS HEREBY ENACT, QUOTE, THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT EXEMPTION LAW END QUOTE AS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER SEVEN OF 2020 PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, WALTER RUTH, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I'M JUST GONNA MAKE REFERENCE TO THE SECTION, SECTION ONE THROUGH NINE WITHOUT READING THEM ALL THROUGH. IS THAT ACCEPTABLE, WALTER, OR SHOULD I READ EACH ONE? NO, I THINK YOU'RE GOOD JIM. ALRIGHT, I APPRECIATE IT. UH, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER SEVEN OF 2020 IS ADOPTED TO AUTHORIZE PARTIAL EXEMPTIONS FROM REAL PROPERTY TAXATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES OR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY CONSTRUCTED, ALTERED, INSTALLED, OR APPROVED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS LAW. THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND. SECOND IS MS. FARRELL ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED WHEREAS THE TOWN OF ARD RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM GLEN WETZEL TO ZONE 16.4 ACRES OF VACANT LAND, A PORTION OF SBL NUMBER 1 60 19 DASH TWO DASH ONE ONE, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BIG THREE ROAD EAST OF 42 55 MCKINLEY PARKWAY FROM C ONE LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO R THREE MULTIPLE FAMILY DISTRICT IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A MULTIPLE FAMILY PROJECT THAT INCLUDES 104 ATTACHED UNITS. AND WHEREAS THE COLD REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE TOM BOARD ENTERTAIN THIS ZONING REQUEST WITH CONCERNS, WHEREAS THE APPLICANT HAS REVISED THE ZONING REQUEST FOR THIS PROPERTY AND NOW REQUESTS THAT 22.4 ACRES BE REZONED FROM C ONE LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO R THREE MULTIPLE FAMILY DISTRICT IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT 156 ATTACHED UNITS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HEREBY REFERS THIS REVISED REZONING REQUEST TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD WOULD LIKE TO ACT AS LEAD AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT SEEKER AND HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM THE APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? SECOND. SECOND IS MR. PETRI, UH, ON THE QUESTION? ANYBODY ALL IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THE RESOLUTION IS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. UH, MR. UH, NUMBER 20, SEAN, ARE YOU UP NEXT? SORRY ABOUT THAT. UH, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS FOLLOWS. SECOND. ALL RIGHT ON THE QUESTION, UH, ANYONE ALL IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION, UH, FOR THE HIRING AND UH, TERMINATION OF THE ATTACHED INDIVIDUALS IN THE RECREATION [00:45:01] DEPARTMENT? PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OKAY. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. UH, OKAY. NUMBER 21 IS BETH FERRELL, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WAS AWARDED AN E-P-F-L-W-R-P GRANT TO PROCURE THE NECESSARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO PREPARE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG MARINA FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHICH WILL IDENTIFY POTENTIAL LOCATIONS, DESIGN COST ESTIMATES, A MARKET STUDY AND A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE HARBOR MARINA WITH DOCKING FACILITIES ALONG THE TOWN OF HAMBURG LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL WORK WITH THE HOOVER BEACH COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THE SCOPE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENHANCE THE PROTECTION OF THE SHOULDER AND SERVE OF THE SHORELINE AND SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR REVITALIZATION. AND WHEREAS AS PER THE PROJECT BUDGET, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM NEW YORK STATE DOS FOR APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT. AND WHEREAS THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG MARINA FEASIBILITY STUDY MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICIES OF THE APPROVED TOWN OF HAMBURG LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM AMENDED IN 2012 BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE RELEASE AND ADVERTISEMENT OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FROM QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PREPARE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG MARINA FEASIBILITY STUDY RFP TO BE RELEASED ON 1 4 21 AND OPENED ON 3 1 21 AT 11:00 AM BY THE HAMBURG TOWN CLERK AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD WILL PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXECUTED CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND NEW YORK STATE DOS NUMBER C 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 AND THAT EECG CONSULTING LLC WILL MANAGE AND WORK WITH NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO EFFECTIVELY DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND IS MR. CONLEY ON THE QUESTION? ANYONE ALL IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THANK YOU. UH, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT ALYSSA STRAUSS SENIOR PERSONNEL CLERK BE CLASSIFIED AS AN OFFICIAL TOWN DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 8TH, 2020. AS SUCH, THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT WILL NO LONGER REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, BUT RATHER DIRECTLY TO THE TOWN SUPERVISOR AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOY OF THE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF ALYSSA STRAUS SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT RESOLUTION? SECOND. SECOND IS MS. FARRELL ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. A AYE. THE MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED PER THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS RELIED UPON THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT UTILIZING KVS SOFTWARE FOR THE TOWN'S GENERAL LEDGER VOUCHER, PROCESSING, CHECK PRINTING, AND FINANCIAL RESULTS SINCE CONVERTING TO A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM IN 2004. AND WHEREAS THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN OUTDATED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND WHEREAS IMPACTS OF THE SYSTEMS DEFICIENCIES HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE IMPACT OF COVID-19. AND WHEREAS THE KKDS HAS A CLOUD-BASED SYSTEM UPGRADE AVAILABLE, AND WHEREAS THIS UPGRADE WILL IMPROVE SECURITY, TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND EFFICIENCY IN UNPRECEDENTED WAYS. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A 20% DISCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,200 ANNUALLY ON THE SYSTEM UPDATE INDEFINITELY. AND WHEREAS THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, SAMANTHA TARIN, HAS SECURED AN ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT OF 23% $8,500 FOR THE 2021 YEAR DUE TO HER ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE AND MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCE THAT KVS VALUED ENOUGH TO SELECT THE TOWN'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT AS ITS FIRST BETA CLIENT TO USE THIS SOFTWARE. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN WILL ALSO RECEIVE A 40% DISCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,084 UNNECESSARY TRAINING IN 2021. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, [00:50:01] SAMANTHA TARIN, TO SIGN ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE GRADE OF THE CURRENT KVS SOFTWARE TO THE KVS CLOUD SOFTWARE. THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE TOWN ATTORNEY AS NECESSARY AND FURTHER RESOLVED AFTER DISCOUNTS. THE 2021 COSTS OF THIS SOFTWARE IS 28,004 $79, AND THE ONE TIME INSTALLATION AND TRAINING COSTS WILL NOT EXCEED 9,126. WHILE THE COSTS ARE ALREADY KNOWN, THE MONTHLY SAVINGS CAN ONLY BE ESTIMATED AT THIS TIME, BUT INCLUDE REDUCED RELIANCE ON IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORKS, REDUCED CONSULTING FEES, REDUCED STAFFING TIME DUE PROCESSING TOWN WIDE, AND BE IT RESOLVED. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT A 1310 AND A 16 7 70 ACCOUNTS DURING THE 2020 AND 21 BUDGET YEARS. THE PREPARATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO MEET THE KDS CLOUD BETA REQUIREMENT TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION IN JANUARY OF 2021. THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND? OKAY. UH, IS THAT KAREN HULK ON THE SECOND? ALL RIGHT. UH, ON THE QUESTION, ANYONE? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. A MOTION IS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED NOW. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE ON THE AGENDA IS THE, UH, REGULAR TOWN BOARD APPROVAL OF THE AUDITED CA UH, CASH DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE BUSINESS DAY ENDING 12 7 20. TOTAL OPERATING FUND DISBURSEMENTS ARE $2,131,400 AND 80 CENTS TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT FOR THIS PERIOD AMOUNT TO 2,000,260 2007 $24 AND 55 CENTS. I WOULD MOVE THAT WE RECEIVE AND FILE THE AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? SECOND. SECOND IS MR. PETRI ON THE QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE. PLEASE BY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. UH, THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. UH, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'LL UH, TURN THE MEETING TO ANY COMMENTS OR INPUT FROM OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS. UM, LET ME UH, START WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO ARE, WHO ARE WITH ME TONIGHT, UH, OUR TOWN CLERK ON BEHALF OF ANYTHING FOR YOU TO REPORT, SIR. ONLY THAT THE, UH, TAX BILLS HAVE NOW BEEN SENT TO THE COUNTY. THIS THEY SHOULD STAY? YES. OKAY. SO THEY'LL BE HANDLING NO LONGER PAY YOUR TAXES IN TOWN HALL. ALRIGHT. OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. UH, AND JENNIFER ROBERTSON, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO TELL US? ANYTHING? NOTHING TO REPORT. OKAY. AND I SEE KAMI GERALD IS THERE. HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD. ANYTHING TO REPORT? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT. ALRIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. OKAY, NO PROBLEM. HOW ABOUT MARTY? HOW ABOUT MARTY DEKE? IS HE AVAILABLE? YES, JIM, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR. OH, UH, JIM, UH, I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT WE ARE, UM, UH, GETTING, UM, OUR ANNUAL TOY DRIVE TOGETHER. UH, COVID HAS, UH, YOU KNOW, RESTRICTED US SOMEWHAT, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE IT, UM, A PLEA FOR ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN HELPING US OUT, UH, GETTING THE WORD OUT. UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE VERY EASY JUST TO DROP A TOY OFF HERE AND WE NORMALLY SERVE ABOUT A HUNDRED FAMILIES, WHICH IN TOTAL IS ABOUT 250 CHILDREN. SO WE'D APPRECIATE ANY SUPPORT THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO GIVE OR OFFER, UH, ANY ASSISTANCE THAT, UH, MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. THANKS VERY MUCH. UH, MARTY, UH, PAT RYAN, HOW ABOUT YOU, SIR? PAT? STILL WITH US? NO. OKAY. HOW ABOUT POLICE CHIEF? KEVIN? KEVIN, ARE YOU WITH US? I AM, SIR. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO, UH, TELL US SIR? SIR? YES, SIR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, KEVIN, ARE YOU WITH US? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD, UH, TO WORKING WITH THE, UH, COMMITTEE FOR POLICE REFORM AND REINVENTION. UM, AS THE BOARD KNOWS IN MY INTERVIEW, I, UH, I, UH, SET A PRIORITY ON, UM, [00:55:01] INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO ALL CITIZENS. AND I, UH, I THINK WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TO, UH, IMPLEMENT A LOT OF, UH, NEW TRAININGS. UM, BUT, UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TOGETHER WITH COMMITTEE. UH, I THINK, UH, ALEX SKILL HAS A REALLY GOOD, UH, OUTLINE GOING FORWARD AND A LOT OF THE WORK IS, IS ALREADY SET UP FOR US, SO, UH, I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO GET STARTED. THANK YOU, CHIEF. UM, HOW ABOUT, UH, SEAN CROTTY? UH, SEAN, GLAD YOU'RE FEELING BETTER. UH, ARE YOU WITH US? YES, I AM, SIR. THANK YOU. FIRE AWAY. UH, I JUST WANNA THANK THE BOARD FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT, UH, FULFILLING OUR STAFFING OBLIGATIONS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, UH, NEW YEAR. SO, UM, KEEP PRESSING FORWARD AND WORKING ON, SO THANK YOU. YOU GET A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL ON THAT WISH, THAT'S FOR SURE. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SEAN. TED CASEY IN HIGHWAY, UH, SAMANTHA TARIN IN FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. YES, I AM HERE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM. UH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD FOR REVIEWING THE INFORMATION I PROVIDED ABOUT THE KVS CLOUD SOFTWARE, UH, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. WE ARE VERY, VERY EXCITED TO GET MOVING ON THAT. AND WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE BOARD ON SUGGESTIONS AND HOW WE'RE REVAMPING PROCESSES. UM, ALSO, JIM, YOU ARE MY FINANCE DEPARTMENT LIAISON SINCE WE MET LAST TIME. YOU, UM, ALSO HAD SOME NEWS OF YOUR OWN, SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL. UM, AND THEN ALSO JUST, UH, SO EVERYONE IS AWARE, KIM AND I BOTH HAVE A WAY MESSAGES UP RIGHT NOW. UM, I AM WORKING FROM HOME. WE'VE KIND OF BEEN HIT A LITTLE BIT, UH, WITH COVID, SO WE'RE DOING OUR BEST. WE THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR PATIENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO RUN AS SMOOTHLY AS WE CAN. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. UH, UH, JEN KOWSKI, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. JEN, ARE YOU WITH US? YES, I AM. HI EVERYBODY. OH, UM, THIS IN OUR OFFICE. OH, HI. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE CONTINUE TO GET A LOT OF INQUIRIES FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, EVEN SOME SURROUNDING AREAS WHERE THERE ISN'T, UH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COVERAGE. BUT, UH, WE KEEP TRUDGING ALONG AND, UH, HELPING OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS REFERRING PEOPLE OUT TO SERVICES, UH, SO THE SURROUNDING AREA. BUT THANK YOU FOR CHECKING IN WITH US, JEN. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. UH, YOU'RE TERRIFIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT, UH, BRIDGET AND, UH, LA IN OUR COURTS IS BRIDGETTE, ARE YOU WITH US? UM, I'VE GOT AN UPDATE FROM COURTS. BRIDGET'S NOT ON, BUT SHE DID GIVE ME AN UPDATE. UH, THE STATE HAS ISSUED NEW PROTOCOLS FOR CRIMINAL COURT. THEY CAN ONLY TAKE 10 CASES PER HOUR. UH, NO CRIMINAL TRIALS. ALL THE SMALL CLAIMS, CIVIL MATTERS ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. UM, AND DUE TO THE NEW PROTOCOLS, THEY'VE ALSO SUSPENDED IN-PERSON TRAFFIC COURT. UH, THEY'RE TRYING TO HANDLE MAJORITY OF THE TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS THROUGH THE MAIL, AND THAT IS THE LATEST UPDATE FOR COURTS. THANKS SO MUCH. OKAY. UH, HOW ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT? ANYBODY HERE? ROGER, ARE YOU WITH US? ALRIGHT, HOW ABOUT PLANNING? SARAH DEJA. DAN. SARAH, ARE YOU WITH US? UH, MISS SARAH. OKAY. UH, HOW ABOUT ASSESSING? I DON'T DAN STANFORD. DAN WAS HERE EARLIER. YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR. OKAY. UH, NOTHING NEW TO REPORT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK ALYSSA AND HR FOR HELPING US GET THROUGH, UH, THE BEGINNING PROCESSES OF, UH, THE REPLACEMENT FOR OUR RETIRED CLERK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAN. UM, ALYSSA, YOU'RE GONNA BE A DEPARTMENT HEAD TOMORROW, SO I DON'T, WE DON'T GET A REPORT FROM YOU YET, SO YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK FOR TONIGHT. UH, HAVE I MISSED ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS? CAN ANYBODY THINK OF ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT, UH, I SHOULD HEAR FROM THE BOARD SHOULD HEAR FROM? PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STEP IN AND SAY. SO, UM, THIS IS KATE IN TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC SAFETY, UH, KATE. YES. THANK YOU. UM, SO JUST A COUPLE THINGS. UM, THE, UM, OSHA TRAINING AND SAFETY MANUAL'S BEEN UPDATED THAT WAS APPROVED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, UM MM-HMM . FOR UPDATING. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING THROUGH THAT AND SEEING WHAT KIND OF UPDATES WE CAN IMPLEMENT. UM, AND THEN JUST THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING A LITTLE BIT WITH, UM, THE TOWN OF AMHERST TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR, WHO'S BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY HELPFUL, SHARING RESOURCES AND BEST PRACTICES. AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT A, A COUPLE THINGS. UM, ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT TRAFFIC CALMING IN A LOT OF THE AREA NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESIDENCE RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN HAMBURG FOR NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA BE GREAT TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH [01:00:01] THEM. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. UM, THANKS WALTER, OUR TOWN ATTORNEY. I DON'T WANNA, I DON'T WANNA LEAVE YOU IN THE LURCH. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT, JIM. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT I HAVE, UH, FORGOTTEN OR PASSED OVER? OKAY, IN THAT CASE, UH, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BOARD MEMBERS. ANYTHING THAT, UH, YOU FOLKS WANNA ADD BEFORE WE CONSIDER AN ADJOURNMENT? I JUST LIKE, UH, UH, SAY TO ALL RESIDENTS, HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND, UH, UH, GOOD, SAFE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILIES. THAT'S VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UM, LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT OUR HAMBURG REJUVENATION PROJECT, UH, WHO USUALLY PUTS ON THREE STELLAR EVENTS DURING THE YEAR, AND UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF COVID, ALL OF THE EVENTS WERE CANCELED, BUT THEY HAVE WORKED THEIR MAGIC. AND AS WAS ANNOUNCED IN ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS, THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO PUT TOGETHER A VIRTUAL EVENT IN LIEU OF THE, UM, CHRISTMAS AT THE CABIN. SO IT WILL BE A VIRTUAL EVENT. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT ON THE, UH, THE TOWN FACEBOOK PAGE VIA THE, THE STREAM AND, UH, WEBEX. AND IT WILL BE DECEMBER 19TH AT 7:00 PM THE REJUVENATION PROJECT HAS A FACEBOOK PAGE ALSO, AND THEY ARE ALREADY GONNA BE POSTING SOME DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND LETTERS TO SANTA THERE. SO THEY'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS AND HOPE THAT MANY OF OUR TOWN RESIDENTS CAN JOIN THEM, UH, ON THE 19TH AT 7:00 PM AND I ALSO WISH EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. UM, BE WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I GUESS, I GUESS I'LL ADD, UH, MY , UH, TODAY IS THE 79TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? UH, AND, UH, WE REMEMBER THOSE BRAVE SOULS WHO DIED DURING THAT MOST HISTORIC WORLDWIDE STRUGGLE. AND, UH, WE ALSO, I THINK IN THIS RATHER SAD HOLIDAY SEASON, REMEMBER ALMOST 300,000 OF OUR FELLOW AMERICANS WHO HAVE SUCCUMBED TO THIS DEADLY COVID-19 VIRUS. IT IS A GREAT AMERICAN TRAGEDY, BUT FROM THE TRAGEDY COMES STRENGTH AND RENEWAL, AND WE ALL HAVE A BLESSED AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS SEASON IN GOOD HEALTH AND IN THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR FAMILIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? UH, WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE, UH, WHO CAN SCREEN IN OR SEND US AN EMAIL IF THERE ARE ANY. UH, BRAD DO YOU HAVE ANY, ANY FOLKS COMING? GO AHEAD, KAREN. I'M SORRY YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING? I APOLOGIZE. I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A, A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON. UM, THE OTHER THING TOO, I'VE, I'VE HEARD FROM A COUPLE EMPLOYEES, UH, JUST ABOUT HOW, HOW SAFE THEY'RE FEELING IN TOWN HALL AND THAT THE CLEANING PROTOCOLS ARE, ARE DOING VERY WELL. THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IS DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB HAVING ACCESS TO ALL THE SANITATION EQUIPMENT AND THAT THE CLEANING IS, UM, THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB WITH THE CLEANING. SO I KNOW THAT IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME AND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF, A LOT OF SPREAD GOING OUT THERE, BUT IT WAS, IT'S NICE TO HEAR FEEDBACK, UH, FROM EMPLOYEES THAT WHAT A GREAT JOB THAT BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IS DOING AND, AND THE CLEANING CREWS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KAREN. I DID GET ONE MESSAGE. YES. UM, THE TOWN CLERK SENT ME A TEXT MESSAGE, UH, TO ASK, UH, ME TO EVERYONE. UH, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND SAID SHE'LL SEE YOU ALL SOON. ALRIGHT, WELL, WE'LL SEE HER NEXT YEAR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. JARED, I JUST WANTED TO ADD, UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, UH, MIKE PETRI. BETH FERRELL, UM, FOR WELCOMING KAREN AND I THIS YEAR ON THE BOARD. UH, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO WORK AT A POSITIVE COLLABORATIVE, UM, COMBINED TEAM EFFORT ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS. UM, AND YOU'VE MADE IT A NICE TRANSITION FOR KAREN AND I. UM, SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND, UH, THE EMPLOYEES AS WELL HAVE BEEN GREAT, ESPECIALLY THESE, THE DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT HAVE SUCH A BIG ROLE IN THE TOWN AND, UH, AS WE FINISH THE FIRST YEAR. UM, JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, I, LISTENING TO YOU AND MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, I WON'T FEEL SO MUCH IN THE NEW YEAR LIKE EBENEZER SCROOGE AS I FEEL THIS YEAR. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. UNANIMOUS SECOND. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY. MERRY CHRISTMAS. BE WELL EVERYONE. MERRY CHRISTMAS. THANK YOU. * 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.