* 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. [00:04:31] WHEN YOU'RE READY, READY TO GO. OKAY. UH, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'LL CONVENE THE WORK SESSION FOR OUR MEETING OF 12 13 21 TO ORDER, WILL THE CLERK, UH, CALL THE ROLE PLEASE? SUPERVISOR SEAN? HERE. COUNCILMAN HOPE. HERE. COUNCIL FERRELL? HERE. HERE. OKAY. MR. CONLEY? UH, ABSENT. [00:05:16] OKAY. UH, IF YOU'D BE GOOD, SEAN, IF YOU'RE READY. WE'LL, UH, WE'LL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES AND AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I GUESS IT, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. I DON'T HAVE, UH, TOO MANY OTHER AGENDA, UH, ITEMS OFF THE AGENDA THAT I, THAT I THINK ARE, UH, WORTHY OF DISCUSSING. BUT BEFORE I CLOSE THE DOOR ON THAT BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA BRING UP THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA THAT WE SHOULD KICK AROUND AT OUR WORK SESSION TONIGHT? ANYBODY? NO. OKAY. THEN I WILL SAY, UH, WE HAD A ROUGH WEEKEND, UH, AND I'LL MAKE MORE OF THAT. UH, WHEN WE CONVENE OUR REGULAR MEETING, I GOTTA TELL YOU THAT OUR WATER RESCUE UNIT WAS PHENOMENAL. OUR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WERE GREAT. UH, SEAN CROTTY DID A MASTERFUL JOB COORDINATING THINGS. UH, WE HAD HELP FROM OTHER, UH, VOLUNTEERS OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN. UH, IT WAS JUST, UH, AN ALL OUT EFFORT. THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WORKED SATURDAY NIGHT, EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, AROUND THE CLOCK, UH, REALLY GREAT STUFF. AND THEN ON SUNDAY MORNING, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE, DOT AND O, OTHER ENTITIES WERE PRESENT, AND THE GOVERNOR WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO COME DOWN, UH, TO SEE US AND TO TOUR THE AREA. UH, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT, AS, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. BUT, UH, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE BEACH, OUR RESILIENT FOLKS, THEY REALLY, UH, ARE DETERMINED A LOT. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO HELPED US. OKAY. UH, WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING COMING UP, UH, AT SEVEN ON ECHO PARK INCENTIVE ZONING. SO WE'LL GET INTO THAT AT SEVEN O'CLOCK, I GUESS. UM, WE HAVE OF COURSE, UH, THE MEETING MINUTES NUMBER FOUR. UH, THAT'S JUST, UH, KAREN, THAT'S JUST NOVEMBER THE 15TH, 2021 SUPERVISOR. YES, MA'AM. IF YOU DON'T MIND, FOR THE ECHO PARK. YES. NOT TONIGHT, BUT IF YOU DECIDE THAT YOU WANNA APPROVE THIS INSTEAD OF ZONING, YOU'VE GOTTA COME UP WITH A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT ECHO PARK IS GOING TO THE TOWN FOR THE PARK OVER THERE WOULD LET THAT. SO AT SOME POINT, SOME DISCUSSION. WELL, I GUESS, UH, AM I RIGHT TO SAY, SARAH, THAT TONIGHT WOULD JUST LET, UH, THE, UH, PRESENTERS AS FROM ECHO ECHO PARK, UH, UH, OUTLINE THEIR PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION? LET THE PUBLIC, UH, ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR MAKE ANY COMMENTS IT WANTS TO, AND THEN WE'VE GOTTA CONFER WITH YOU AND DREW, UH, I'LL BE GONE. MIKE WILL BE GONE. SO, UH, UH, IF THERE IS A DOLLAR AMOUNT, UH, THE DECIMAL POINTS AND THE ZEROS WILL BE ADDED BY THE, OKAY. NO, THANK YOU. NO, THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, NUMBER FIVE, RECREATION SERVICES. OKAY. THAT'S THE APPOINTMENT OF MARK MALKI AS A REC ATTENDANT. THAT'S ACTUALLY, UH, GONNA BE WITHDRAWN. OKAY. OKAY. SO YOU'LL MAKE JUST A MOTION TO WITHDRAW IT THEN, SEAN? YEAH. OKAY, FINE. OKAY. UM, AND THEN ON B AND G, I'VE GOT THE NEXT ONE. THIS IS JUST THE TERMINATION OF THE PART-TIME SEASONAL PEOPLE. UH, NINE OF THEM. WE'RE NOT HIRING ANYBODY. THIS IS THE ENDING OF THE, UH, UH, OF THE SUMMER AND FALL SEASON AT THE, AT THE ARENA AND OTHER LOCATIONS. OKAY. AND THEN, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE A NOTE ON THAT PLEASE, BECAUSE THERE A, A CONY NAME THERE. IT'S NO RELATION TO ME, JUST, UH, AS A FI THAT I JUST SOME, AS I MENTION IN THE PAST. UH, ALRIGHT. WELL, UM, YOU WANNA DENY YOUR COUSIN TOM ? I'M ONLY TEASING YOU. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. WHAT? THAT'S ALRIGHT. I, I'M ONLY [00:10:01] KIDDING. ALRIGHT, I LET THAT, WE GOTTA LIGHTEN THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT. IT'S CHRISTMAS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, AND THEN KAREN HO, YOU GOT THE, OH, THESE ARE THE COURT OFFICERS, RIGHT? YEP. ALRIGHT, FINE. SO THAT'S THE TERMINATION OF THESE TWO GENTLEMEN. OKAY. AND THEN WE'VE GOT, UH, THE BIDS FOR, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. UH, FIRST ONE, NUMBER EIGHT ON OUR AGENDA IS FIVE NEW AND UNUSED DODGE CHARGERS. AND THEN THE TRADE-INS ARE LISTED HERE TOO, RIGHT? SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S NUMBER EIGHT ON THE AGENDA. UH, KAREN'S GOT THAT. UH, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AT THE MEETING, WE CAN GET INTO IT, BUT THE POLICE, UH, ATTACH THE BID SPECS AND, UH, UH, THE REQUIREMENTS, IT LOOKS TO BE IN ORDER. AND THEN, UH, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE, UH, NUMBER NINE IS KAREN HOKE ALSO, THIS IS THE . SAY WHAT, MIKE? NONE. OH. UH, THIS IS THE, UH, UH, THIS A POLICE UTILITY, UH, VEHICLES DIFFERENT THAN THE DODGE, UH, DODGE CHARGERS. LET'S SEE. OKAY. AND THEN, YEAH, THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA BE TRADED IN HERE TOO. KAREN, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL LET YOU, I'LL LET YOU HANDLE THAT ONE IF AND WHEN, UH, QUESTIONS ARISE AT THE MEETING. GOOD. ALRIGHT. UM, REGARDING, UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS THE, UH, IS THE PURCHASE BY THE SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY. KATHY AND WALTER, THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR FOLLOWING UP ON THAT. THAT'S A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE ATTACHED RESOLUTIONS. ONE IS TO BE SIGNED BY ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, UH, AND, UH, UH, KATHY, DO YOU WANT US TO, DO YOU WANT US AFTER WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT, ASSUMING WE DO THAT, UH, WE WOULD SIGN AN ORIGINAL, WE'VE EACH GOT A BLANK, UH, FORM HERE ON OUR AGENDA, BUT SIGN ONE ORIGINAL AND GIVE IT, GIVE IT TO YOU? YES, THAT'D BE GOOD. OKAY. WE CAN, WELL DO, WE'LL DO THAT, UH, DO THAT AFTER, AFTER WE COMPLETE THE AGENDA. HOW'S THAT? OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN I'VE GOT A SIGN, UM, UH, I'VE GOT A SIGN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE VERIFICATION OF THE EXTENT OF THE LOAN AND THE FINANCING THAT, UH, THE VOLUNTEER THAT SCRANTON TOOK OUT, THAT'S JUST FOR ME TO SIGN. SO I'LL SIGN THAT AT THE END ALSO. IS THAT OKAY? MM-HMM . ALRIGHT, GOOD. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE HAVE. AND THEY'VE ATTACHED THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT THEY HAD CONDUCTED. UH, OKAY. SO I THINK, I THINK THAT'S IT. HERE ARE THE, HERE ARE THE PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE ON NOVEMBER THE 30TH AT THE SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY. THEY HAD THE, THE PUBLIC MEETING. SO AWAY WE GO. I GUESS THAT'S ALL, ALL IN ORDER, RIGHT? KATHY? YES. ALRIGHT. BETH, UH, THE NEXT ONE'S 11, 12, 13 ARE FOR YOU. SO I'LL LET YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 'EM IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT 'EM NOW. SURE. ALL THREE ARE, THEY'RE SIMILAR IN NATURE IN THAT THESE ARE, UH, REQUESTS FOR TRAFFIC STUDY FOR A LOOK PAST REDUCING, UM, SPEED LIMIT IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS. UH, THIS CAME ABOUT AFTER MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE VILLAGE AND OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD, UH, AFTER MEETINGS WITH THEM, AND THEN ALSO AFTER COMMUNICATION WITH, UH, GINA AT ERIE COUNTY, DOT. AND THIS IS THE PROCESS THAT WE WERE ASKED TO FOLLOW SO THAT THE COUNTY WOULD DO A TRAFFIC STUDY AT EACH OF THESE THREE SITES TO EXPLORE WHETHER IT WOULD BE FEASIBLE OR NOT TO LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT. UM, THEY ARE ALL SITUATIONS WHERE THERE'S A SPEED LIMIT, THEN THERE'S A CHANGE, AND THEN THERE'S A CHANGE BACK. SO IN MM-HMM . LOOKING TO HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY AND TO EVALUATE WHETHER IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE AND, UH, VEHICLE. MM-HMM . SAFETY, UH, A TRAFFIC STUDY IS, IS BEING REQUESTED FROM THE COUNTY, AND GINA SAID THAT WE WILL THEN, UH, CERTIFY A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION, GET IT TO HER, THAT WOULD INITIATE THE PROCESS. OKAY. SO THE FIRST ONE IS ON LEGION. RIGHT. OKAY. AND IT'S NOTED IN THE RESOLUTION SPECIFICALLY WHERE, AND WHAT THE SURROUNDING AREAS ARE. , THE OTHER IS ON, EXCUSE ME, ON ON CLARK STREET, UHHUH, MARGARET MCC, [00:15:01] AND THE THIRD IS ON NEWTON ROAD. OKAY. OKAY. HAVE ONE QUESTION. YES. UM, ON RESOLUTIONS 11 AND 12 IN THE BE OR NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, IT MENTIONS WHAT THE PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT IS, BUT ON 13, UM, IT DOESN'T MM-HMM . WAS THAT INTENTIONAL OR? YES, IT WAS INTENTIONAL BECAUSE, UH, AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE COUNTY TO ASSESS THAT AREA AND MAKE A DETERMINATION WHETHER IT SHOULD BE CONSISTENT, WHETHER A SECTION SHOULD GO UP TO MEET THE OTHER AREAS. OH. WHETHER THEY SHOULD COME DOWN. SO THERE WASN'T NECESSARILY A RECOMMENDATION FOR WHAT IT NEEDED TO GO TO AS MORE WANTING THE COUNTY TO REALLY LOOK AT THE AREA AND DETERMINE WHAT, WHAT WAS NEEDED. OKAY. YEAH, I MEAN, IT REALLY FLUCTUATES HERE ON 13, LOOK AT, YOU GOT 30 MILES AN HOUR IN THE, WITHIN THE VILLAGE, THEN YOU'RE AT 40 AND THEN 45. OKAY. ALL OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, ALL RIGHT. NOW THE NEXT ONE. NOBODY'S SHOWN ANY INTEREST IN THIS ONE. UH, THIS IS . THIS IS THE CANNABIS OPTING OUT AS OPPOSED TO DOING NOTHING AND OPTING IN. YOU WANNA KICK THAT AROUND NOW OR SAVE YOUR DISCUSSIONS FOR SEVEN O'CLOCK? I DON'T CARE. WHATEVER YOU WISH TO DO, EVERYBODY'S GOT AN OPINION ON THE BOARD AND IN THE AUDIENCE. SO, UH, WHATEVER YOU FOLKS ARE PREPARED WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. I DID RECEIVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM, UM, OF COURSE, MEMBERS OF THE COALITION. MM-HMM . THE VESTED INTEREST IN THIS, IN THIS TOPIC, AND, AND MM-HMM . ONE OF THE MEMBERS HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN, IN THIS AREA, AND THIS IS HER EXPERTISE, CELLULAR JC HAS BEEN, UM, INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR MM-HMM . HER ENTIRE CAREER. SO SHE PUT TOGETHER INFORMATION, UH, IN RESPONSE TO WHAT MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THEY HAD ASKED QUESTIONS, AND SO SHE HAD PREPARED SOME INFORMATION. I HAVE ONE EXTRA COPY, I CAN PASS IT DOWN. I CAN GET FROM THE BREAK, I CAN GET SOME ADDITIONAL COPIES. ALL RIGHT. WELL, BUT SHE DID, AND WHEN SHE COVERED HERE, SOME OF THE, THE POINTS THAT I SAW THAT WERE INTERESTING, AND IT'S A, IT'S A DIFFICULT TOPIC, UM, TO BALANCE A LOT OF DIFFERENT, UM, CONCERNS AND, AND NEEDS. BUT I KNOW ONE COUPLE POINTS THAT STOOD OUT TO ME. ONE HAD TO DO WITH, UM, THERE WERE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT, WHERE IT WAS LEGALIZED, AND THEY'VE HAD THE BENEFIT OF SOME TIME TO THEN DO SOME ANALYSIS ON WHAT REALLY ARE, UH, REVENUE VERSUS COST. AND THE ONE STUDY COMING OUT OF COLORADO THAT SHE CITES STATES THAT FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF REVENUE GENERATED, IT COSTS $4 AND 50 CENTS. SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING, UM, ABOUT REVENUE GENERATING THAT THIS IS THE OTHER PIECE OF THE, THE EQUATION, THE OTHER PIECE OF THE CONVERSATION NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. SHE ALSO INCLUDED IN HERE THE FORMULA FOR HOW THE REVENUE IS BEING ALLOCATED, BECAUSE IT IS NOT NECESSARILY DIRECTLY FUNNELED BACK TO A TOWN. I KNOW THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS MADE THAT THIS COULD BE USED TO SUPPORT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND YET THE BREAKDOWN IS, AND I CAN GO OVER THIS DURING THE MEETING ALSO, UM, IT IS SPLIT IN THREE WAYS. 40% TO NEW YORK STATE LOTTERY FUND FOR EDUCATION, 40% TO THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT FUND, TO ISSUE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CANNABIS PROHIBITION AND OTHER SOCIAL EQUITY INITIATIVES. AND THEN 20% TO THE DRUG TREATMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. OKAY. SO, AND THEN SHE HAS A VARIETY OF OTHER, UM, PIECES OF INFORMATION IF, IF ANYBODY WANTS. NOW, DOES SHE MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR IS SHE JUST IMPARTING INFORMATION TO US? UH, PRIMARILY ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I SEE. OKAY. HER, OF COURSE, AFTER ALL OF HER YEARS IN THIS PROFESSION, OF COURSE, SHE BELIEVES RIGHT NOW, SINCE OPTING OUT, AFFORDS US THE ABILITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FURTHER AND ALWAYS OPT IN ON ONE OR THE OTHER DOWN THE ROAD. SHE'S, OF COURSE, IN FAVOR OF OPTING OUT AT THIS TIME. SHE CITES THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL COMPLICATIONS. UM, UH, SHE GOES THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POINTS HERE, THERE FROM DIFFERENT STUDIES AND THINGS. SHE'S A, SHE IS, UH, CURRENTLY EMPLOYED THROUGH THE PREVENTION COUNCIL. MM-HMM . OKAY. SHE PSYCHS MANY DIFFERENT, AS I SAID, MANY DIFFERENT, UM, STUDIES, ET CETERA. UH, BUT, BUT THE INTERESTING POINTS THAT SHE ANSWERED DIRECTLY IN THIS RESPONSE WAS REGARDING THE TAX REVENUE BE BENEFITS. MM-HMM . THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT WAS RAISED AT THE LAST MEETING. MM-HMM . MM-HMM . AND HOW THE, UH, REVENUE IS ALLOCATED. OKAY. ANY, UH, ANYBODY ELSE WANNA MAKE ANY COMMENTS [00:20:01] NOW OR YOU WANNA HOLD YOUR FIRE FOR 7:00 PM WHATEVER YOU WISH IS FINE WITH ME. OKAY. 7:00 PM IT SHALL BE THEN. ALRIGHT. THAT'S THAT ONE. UH, 15 IS, WE'RE ELIMINATING, UH, UH, POSITION ENTITLED CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITHIN THE CO UH, WITHIN THE, UH, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, OUR BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, AND, UH, NUMBER, UH, 16. WE'RE HIRING A GENTLEMAN TONIGHT TO COME IN AS A, AN ASSISTANT CODE OFFICER, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. CHUCK, AS LONG AS YOU'RE HERE, I'M GONNA JUST ASK YOU TO EXPLAIN THE INTERESTING HISTORY BEHIND THIS THAT WE DISCUSSED TO THE BOARD. OKAY. YES. UH, THERE'S A VACANCY IN, IN THE, UH, INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT WHERE THE BUILDING IS TRUCTURE. AND, UH, MR. GIBSON EXPLAINED BOTH THE ASSISTANCE AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE DOING THE SAME JOB. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER EXTENSIVELY HAS SUPERVISORY POWERS OVER THE ASSISTANCE, BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS IN THE TOWN OF AMBER. HE, HE'S A VISOR OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. MM-HMM. SO HE'S THE FIRST EVERYBODY, SINCE THERE'S NO INCUMBENT IN THE POSITION CIVIL SERVICE, THAT WE COULD ELIMINATE THAT FROM OUR ROSTER RIGHT NOW AND APPOINT ANOTHER ASSISTANT VALID HIRED FROM THE ASSISTANT POSITION. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S DONE TO ASSISTANT WE'LL, NO LONGER HAVE A, UH, IT'S STILL IN THE BOOKS. AT SOME FUTURE TIME, YOU COULD, UH, CREATE A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. BUT THE OTHER ANOMALY IS THAT CIVIL SERVICE FLAG TO BRING THIS ALL UP WILL AND MAKE THE, MAKE THE ELIMINATION MM-HMM . NECESSARY TO APPOINT THE ASSISTANT. WAS THAT IN THE UNION CONTRACT, BOTH THE ASSISTANT AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HAVE THE EXACT SAME SALARIES AND THE CLIENT CIVIL SERVICE CAN'T HAVE THAT. BUT IF YOU WANNA MAKE A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, YOU HAVE TO RAISE PAY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN THE CONTRACT OR CERTAIN. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD CAUSE ALL SORTS OF, UH, I THINK INTERNAL CONSUMPTION IF SOMEBODY BECAME COURT ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HAD TO PAY IN THE DEPARTMENT. UH, SO IT WAS REMEDY. OKAY. AND WE RAN IT BY THE UNION THIS AFTERNOON. ALRIGHT. YEAH. RIGHT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, FOLKS? ALL RIGHT. AND MR. DZA WAS THE GENTLEMAN, UH, THAT, UH, ROGER IS RECOMMENDING THAT, UH, WE HIRE, THERE WAS A, THERE WAS ROGER, THERE WAS A SCREENING COMMITTEE. YOU DID, YOU DID SOME INTERVIEWS ON, ON THIS POSITION, DIDN'T YOU? YES, WE DID. WE HAD A SMALL COMMITTEE. YEAH. UH, THAT CONSIST OF, UH, COUNCILWOMAN FARRELL, MAYOR MOSES FROM THE VILLAGE YEAH, MYSELF. OKAY. ALONG WITH PAUL. ALRIGHT. OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. UH, NUMBER 17, UH, THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT, THIS IS A, UH, UH, THE DRAINAGE CONTINGENCY FUND, UH, NEEDS TO BE, UH, REPL NEEDS TO HAVE MONEY TRANSFERRED INTO IT. UH, WE APPROVED FUNDING IN THE 2022 BUDGET. THERE IS SOME EXISTING FUNDING, UH, LEFT IN OUR, UH, OUR ACCOUNT, 1970 0.418. UH, I'M SORRY. YEAH. THAT HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO TRANSFER IT INTO, UH, PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS ACCOUNT 71 40 0.303 IN THE B AND G BUILDING. UH, THE, UH, THE DRAIN, UH, PIPE AND DRAIN TILE, UH, ARE PROTRUDE FROM THE FLOOR. SO MUCH SO THAT, UH, UH, IT'S A REAL HAZARD TO PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE AND PEOPLE THAT VISIT THERE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. UH, AND THE, AND THE DRAINAGE PIPE ITSELF HAS BEEN BUSTED UP FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. SO IN OUR BUDGET, WE, UH, WE PROVIDED FUNDS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ANYTHING ON THAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN? OKAY. HUD REGULATIONS, UH, BETH, UH, THIS IS FOR YOU AND CHRIS? YES. THIS IS ANNUALLY RESOLUTION THAT THEY PUT THROUGH. OKAY. SO THEY, THEY STATE THAT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH, UH, FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND REGULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. AND WE HAVE A, UH, FOLLOW UP ON THE 2022 GRANTS AS IT RELATES TO HUD. YES. SAME, ESSENTIALLY THE SAME EXERCISE, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. UH, ALRIGHT. THIS IS, UH, THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE, OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO ADVERTISE FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL SERVICES TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S [00:25:01] EVICTION SERVICES AND HOUSING PROGRAMS. UH, SO YOU'RE SEEKING, UH, APPRO YOU WERE SEEKING PROPOSALS FROM LAW FIRMS. IS THAT IT? WHERE IS CHRIS? HERE, CHRIS? YES, SIR. CAN YOU AMPLIFY A LITTLE BIT ON THIS BUDDY? EVERY TWO YEARS, YEARS GO OUT FOR AN AGENCY OR A FIRM MM-HMM. A LAWYER, ONE OR THE OKAY. TWO YEARS. OKAY. OKAY. NOW THE NEXT ONE IS, UH, CHRIS THE FAIR HOUSING LAW. UM, WELL, YEAH. THIS IS, THIS IS THE C CASE OF THE NON-COMPLIANCE, UH, WITH THE NOTICE. AND, UH, WE'VE BEEN TRYING FOR A LONG TIME TO NO AVAIL. RIGHT. SO YOU, THIS AUTHORIZES OUR DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY TO TAKE WHATEVER STEPS LEGALLY OPEN TO 'EM, TO, UH, UH, COMPEL ENFORCEMENT. RIGHT. OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. UH, THEN SEAN CONLEY, YOU'VE GOT THE PRESENT PLEASANT CREEK PHASE THREE. YES. THE ENGINEER, THE ENGINEER'S REPORT'S BEEN COMPLETED. SO THIS IS, UH, ACCEPTANCE OF THE REPORT. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE THIS KAMI GILL, UH, IS ALREADY SIGNED. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE, UH, UH, A REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE BOND SIGNED BY THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT, THE TOWN ATTORNEY, AND MYSELF. UH, KATHY WILL DO THIS AT THE END OF THE MEETING TOO, I GUESS. OKAY. UH, IF YOU KNOW WALTER'S HERE, IF TED CASEY'S NOT HERE, WE CAN, CAMMIE'S ALREADY SIGNED, WE CAN GET IT OVER TO HIS OFFICE MAYBE TOMORROW. IS THAT OKAY? MM-HMM . OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. ALRIGHT. UH, THE NEXT ONE IS WEST. HER CODE AMENDMENT REZONING REQUEST WEST, HER PROPOSES TO, UH, CONSTRUCT A NEW DEALERSHIP ON ROUTE 20 ON THE CORNER OF, UH, SOUTHWESTERN AND BROMPTON, WHICH IS DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THEIR TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING, UH, REFERRAL TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD. AND WE'RE AT, WE'RE, UH, GOING, THE TOWN BOARD IN THIS RESOLUTION WILL ACT AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR SEEKER. SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THIS. WE REFER THAT SARAH TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW, AND THEN THEY GO ON THE JANUARY AGENDA THEN AS A RESULT, RIGHT, RIGHT. THEY'RE ASKING TO AMEND THE TOWN CODE. RIGHT. THAT DEALERSHIPS ARE ALLOWED IN PLACES OTHER THAN CAMP ROAD. RIGHT. AND THEN REZONE THIS PROPERTY FROM C1 62. OKAY. FOR THE DEALERSHIP. YEAH. THERE'S A RESIDENTIAL PART PART OF IT. OUR TWO R TWO NC ONE TWO C TWO. YEAH. AND THEN AMEND THE, UH, AMEND THE CODE ON PRECLUSION OF ROUTE 20 AS AS A POSSIBLE SITE FOR DEALERSHIPS. OKAY. YOU HAVE TO AMEND THE CODE FIRST. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. FAIR ENOUGH. ALRIGHT. AND THERE'S AN ATTACHED LETTER HERE FROM IN-HOUSE COUNSEL TO ALL OF US. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, THE NEXT IS A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH, WITH SHE IS RESTAURANT ON ROUTE FIVE IN LASEL. UH, LUCIA HAS, UH, HAS ASKED PERMISSION. UH, WALTER RUTH HAS BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THEM FOR A LONG TIME. THEY HAVE, THEY, THEY HAVE A TEMPORARY DECK, AND, AND THEY HAD AN AWNING IN THE SUMMER, WHICH PROTRUDED FROM THEIR BUILDING TO THE RIGHT OF WAY ON LASALLE AT NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE FIVE IN LASALLE. WALTER, CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE UPDATE ON, ON WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT? YEAH. LASALLE IS ACTUALLY ABOUT A HUNDRED FEET WIDE, WHICH IS ABOUT 40 FEET LARGER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE. MM-HMM . SO IN CONJUNCTION, WE'RE TALKING WITH HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ON ER, COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, THAT'S WATER LINES IN THERE, AND THEY ACTUALLY HELP HAVE MM-HMM . LICENSE TO ALLOW THEM TO CAR CARS IN THAT, THAT THEY HAVE. AND IT DOESN'T REALLY INTERFERE WITH THE ROADWAY AS MOST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC USERS. OKAY. SO IF THE BOARD ADOPTS THIS RESOLUTION, THEN WE WOULD SIGN THE LICENSING AGREEMENT? YES. OKAY. OKAY. HANG ON. OKAY. NEXT, WE'VE GOT, [00:30:01] UH, THIS, THIS, WE GET THIS AT THE END OF EACH YEAR, AND ALSO DURING MIDYEAR, UH, THIS IS, UH, UH, RECOVERIES AND, UH, SALES BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AND GRANTS AND DONATIONS. 25 IS GRANTS AND DONATIONS. WE GOT A GRANT AND DONATION, UH, FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. UH, UH, UH, AND, UH, PARTICIPATION IN OUR, OUR, OUR PARTICIPANT COUNCIL DONATION YOUTH PROGRAM DONATION, ALL NEW YORK PROCESS SERVERS, WITNESS FEE PROGRAM, ERIE COUNTY PRIMETIME MENTORING GRANT, AND ON AND ON TOTAL IS 66,999. WE, UH, WE DON'T BUDGET FOR THIS. THIS IS UNTI UNANTICIPATED REVENUE THAT COMES IN. IT'LL BE CODED TO THE APPROPRIATE CODE THAT, UH, KIM SANA HAS ALREADY DONE FOR US. AND THEN, UH, UH, EXPENDED AS PART OF OUR REGULAR OPERATING FUNDS. SO THESE ARE, UH, GRANTS AND DONATIONS. THEN THE NEXT 1, 26 IS THE RECOVERIES. UH, AND, UH, ON THIS ONE, THIS IS FROM SALES OF ASSETS RECOVERIES FROM SALES OF ASSETS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE SOLD EQUIPMENT TO FIREFLY. WE'VE GOT, UH, UH, EQUIPMENT OUT TO AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL ON TWO OR THREE LINE ITEMS HERE. THE TOTAL THERE IS 57,000 3 82 FROM VARIOUS SALES OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. SO THAT'S THAT ONE. ALRIGHT. AND THE NEXT ONE IS, UH, FOR OUR COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MICHAEL PETRI, TO HONOR HIM UPON THE CONCLUSION OF HIS TERM OF OFFICE. IT'S A VERY NICE RESOLUTION AND WELL DESERVED. OKAY. SO THAT'S THAT ONE. NEXT ONE IS MY FRIENDS OVER AT HIDA, WANTED TO THANK ME FOR MY HELP. UH, I DON'T DESERVE THE NICE THANKS THAT THEY GAVE ME, BUT I'M, I'M, I'M MOST APPRECIATIVE FOR THE KIND WORDS. AND, UH, SO I, I'M GRATEFUL TO, UH, SEAN DOYLE. I THINK THE HIDA UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP HAS REALLY BEEN DOING SOME FANTASTIC WORK. UM, AND, UH, DURING HIS TENURE, WE'VE BROUGHT IN, HE ESTIMATES WE'VE CULTIVATED OVER A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, IN HAMBURG WITH VARIOUS PROJECTS AGGREGATING A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF VALUE, WHICH IS PRETTY, PRETTY AMAZING GIVEN THE FACT THAT HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE AND A HALF YEARS. SO, ANYWAY, NOW THE NEXT ONE HONORS ME. I, I DON'T THINK, UH, WE'LL HAVE TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE AGENDA , FOR LACK OF A SECOND, YOU KNOW, ANYWAY, THAT'S, I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO MY FRIEND MR. CONLEY. AND THEN WE'VE GOT, UH, LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE WE GOT THAT IT TWO OH, YEAH, THE OF THE BILLS. YEAH. I'M ALWAYS FORGETTING THAT STUFF. THERE'S TWO THIS TIME. YEAH. OH, BECAUSE WE MISSED ONE LAST TIME. RIGHT, RIGHT. SO WE GOTTA GO THROUGH THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S A RECEIVING FILE ON BOTH OF THEM. DREW RILEY'S GOT A PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT, WHICH, UH, I DON'T, I HOPE EVERYBODY GOT A COPY OF THAT, BUT, BUT ANYWAY, HE SENT THAT OUT TO ALL OF US EARLIER TODAY. SARAH, UH, DO YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE REPORT? IS THERE ANYTHING ON HERE WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING NOW OR NO? NO. ALL OF THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS. OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. WELL, THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA. UH, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT? UH, THE DAMAGE, UH, THE TOMMY AND CAMMIE, YOU'RE HERE. THE DAMAGE TO THE SEA WALL AS A RESULT OF THIS WEEKEND, STORM , UH, IS EXACERBATED. WE'VE GOT MORE DAMAGE DOWN THERE. THE COLLAPSE OF THE SIDEWALK AND THE RAILING EXTENDING FROM OUR PROPERTY, UH, LINE OVER WELL INTO THE, UH, UH, RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. SO, UH, THIS HAS GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE. YES. IT'S, YEAH. SO, UH, I TALKED TO ED HOKE YESTERDAY, AND I KNOW YOU TALKED TO HIM IN MY ABSENCE WHEN, UH, UH, YOU MET WITH HIM AND THE URBAN ENGINEERS REPRESENTATIVE, UH, ED'S GONNA GET BACK TO US. HE'S, HE'S MADE OF HIS MIND AS TO WHAT ALTERNATIVE HE'S WILLING TO FUND AND UNDERTAKE. AND HE'S GONNA GET BACK TO US LATER ON THIS WEEK. SO IF HE GETS BACK TO US, THEN I GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE, DO WE GO BACK TO THE BOARD AND SAY, OKAY, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO. WE'VE GOTTA TELL URBAN ENGINEERS SO THAT THEY CAN DRAFT THE, [00:35:01] THE BID SPECS TO GET THIS PROJECT OUT, RIGHT? CORRECT. SO WHAT DO YOU SAY, TOM? DO WE, DOES IT REQUIRE, UH, US TO GO BACK TO THE BOARD ONCE WE GET AN UNDERSTANDING WITH ED HOKE? I'M NOT SURE YOU ALREADY PICKED AN OPTION. YEAH, WE PICKED AN OPTION. BUT YOU HAD SUGGESTED EVEN A THIRD ONE, RIGHT? CORRECT. YEAH, THE BOARD DID PICK AN OPTION. OKAY. WELL, WHY DON'T WE SEE WHAT MR. HOKE HAS TO SAY? AND I, I WOULD TELL HIM TO CONFIRM IT IN AN EMAIL OR A LETTER. AND IF THE BOARD HAS TO TAKE SOME FURTHER ACTION, IT WILL, WILL DEPEND UPON WHAT YOU AND THE TOWN ATTORNEYS SAY. BUT THE FEMA GRANT, YOU KNOW, IS GOOD TILL SEPTEMBER 1ST, SO WE GOTTA GET, YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA GET GOING ON ALL FOUR GEARS HERE. RIGHT. OKAY. UH, THAT'S ABOUT IT. I GUESS. LET'S SEE. IT'S, OH, THAT'S ONLY SIX O'CLOCK. WELL, TWO IN A ROW. YEAH. HOW ABOUT THAT? ? ? YEAH. UH, WELL, WE CAN TALK ABOUT MARIJUANA OR WE CAN, UH, . WE CAN, WE HAD, I'M NOT GONNA MAKE THOSE KINDS OF JOKES, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU'RE GOING LISTEN, TALK ABOUT, UH, TALK ABOUT, UH, UH, MARIJUANA. MARIJUANA. HE IS GOING TO JACKSON BROWN AND JAMES TAYLOR CONCERT . ALRIGHT, , HAVE A GOOD TIME. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL, IT'S UP TO YOU FOLKS. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK, WE'LL DO THAT. I DON'T, IT'S UP TO YOU. I KNOW THAT ONE A A LITTLE BIT WAS, UH, EXIT 57. WILL THAT BE ON THE RADAR FOR THIS INFORMATION BENEFIT IMPARTED GOING FORWARD? WELL, I KNOW MR. RILEY PREPARED SOME THINGS FOR, AND WELL, IT'S GONNA BE IMPARTED TO THE NEW BOARD, I THINK. UH, AND, AND I THINK, BETH, YOU CAN TELL ME BETTER, UH, TELL US BETTER THAN I CAN, UH, IF INDEED DREW'S GOT HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW THE ORDINANCE SHOULD READ, AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE TOWN BOARD WOULD'VE TO ULTIMATELY APPROVE, OF COURSE. BUT YOU'RE GONNA WANNA GET INPUT FROM THE PLANNING BOARD, FROM YOUR COMMITTEE THAT'S WORKING ON THE MASTER PLAN. SO WE'VE GOTTA GET ALL OF THAT. WE'VE GOTTA GET ALL OF THAT LAID OUT. IF WE GET IT DONE IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE NEW YEAR, I THINK THAT WOULD BE TIMELY. YES. RIGHT. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA LEAVE IT UN ZONED AND UNCLASSIFIED AND, UH, FIND OUT THAT SOME, UH, MARIJUANA DISTRIBUTION BUILDERS WANNA BUILD THERE OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SO. OKAY. UH, ANYTHING ELSE, FOLKS? NO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN FOR A WHILE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALRIGHT. SECOND IS MS. HOKE. UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. THANKS A LOT. WE'LL BE BACK. [01:32:51] READY [01:32:52] TO [01:32:52] GO. [01:32:52] UM, [01:32:54] LADIES [01:32:54] AND [01:32:54] GENTLEMEN, [01:32:55] UH, [01:32:55] I'LL [01:32:56] MAKE [01:32:56] A UNILATERAL MOTION TO CONVENE THE MEETING, UH, THE, UH, HAMBURG TOWN BOARD FOR 12 13 0 1. UH, TO ORDER, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL SUPERVISOR SHAW? HERE. COUNCILMAN CONLEY? HERE. COUNCILWOMAN, UH, HOPE HERE. COUNCILMAN FARRELL? HERE. COUNCILMAN PETRI HERE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE FOR THE 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. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WANNA RECOGNIZE COUNCILWOMAN A PHARAOH WHO HAS A BRIEF STATEMENT TO MAKE FOR US. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO SAY JUST A FEW WORDS, AND THEN IF WE COULD HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAS GIVEN SO MUCH DURING HIS TIME HERE IN HAMBURG. UM, MR. TIM ROACH PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK. MR. ROACH WAS EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS. FOR YEARS, HE WAS THE HEAD OF THE NEW YORK STATE, DOT REGION FIVE SOUTH OFFICE ON LAKEVIEW ROAD. IN THAT CAPACITY, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ASSISTING WITH MANY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. WHEN I WAS REMINISCING WITH MAYOR MOSES LAST WEEK, HE REMEMBERED JUST HOW IMPORTANT TIM'S INVOLVEMENT WAS WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT PROJECTS. TIM ALSO WAS VERY INVOLVED THROUGH HIS CHILDREN IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR, OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING AS A SCOUT LEADER, AS A COACH. MOST RECENTLY, HE SERVED ON OUR HIGHWAY ADVISORY BOARD AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GUIDING MANY PROJECTS. UH, JUST THIS SUMMER, I REMEMBER HE AND MR. PERCHE WALKED, UH, ALL OF SMITH ROAD WITH ME. HE WAS METICULOUS, HIS EXPERTISE WAS UNPARALLELED, AND HE WAS VERY FREE IN HIS, [01:35:01] UM, WILLINGNESS AND DESIRE TO OFFER THAT EXPERTISE AND HELP IN THE BENEFIT OF HIS COMMUNITY. UH, OUR CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO HIS WIFE, CHRISTINE, AND TO THEIR CHILDREN. JEREMY, NATHAN AND MARISSA. AND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME AT THIS TIME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE, IN MEMORY OF MR. TIM ROACH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS, UH, THE, UH, CONDUCTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 7:00 PM THE LEGAL NOTICE, UH, IS ENTITLED ECHO PARK INCENTIVE ZONING. UH, THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW UNDER CONSIDERATION AMENDS THE TOWN ZONING CODE CHAPTER TWO 80 BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE ENTITLED, QUOTE, ECHO PARK INCENTIVE ZONING 37 0 1 MCKINLEY PARKWAY. END QUOTE, UH, MAP COPY ILLUSTRATING THE AREA OF THE TOWN TO WHICH THIS PROPERTY WILL BE REZONED HAS BEEN ON, UH, PUBLIC, UH, HAS BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR REVIEW AT THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE. AND THE NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN, UH, PUBLISHED. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE, THE MAP AND NOTICE HAVE BEEN, UH, ESTABLISHED ON OUR TOWN WEBSITE. UH, SO THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE STATUTES AND PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL NOW OPEN ITS PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 7:00 PM AT WHICH TIME ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MAY BE HEARD RELATIVE TO THE ECHO PARK INCENTIVE ZONING LOCAL LAW. THAT'S THE MOTION I'M MAKING. IS THERE A SECOND TO ENTER INTO A PUBLIC HEARING? SECOND, MR. PETRI ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE MEETING IS OPEN AND WILL RECOGNIZE ANYONE WHO CARES TO SPEAK ON THE QUESTION. YES, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. STERLING. YES. CHARLIE, I HAVE A QUESTION, UH, WHY THE ZONING NEEDS TO BE CHANGING AND IT WAS JUST CHANGED BEFORE THE SALE. AND ALSO, UM, MY BIGGEST QUESTION IS THERE'S A BUFFER BETWEEN THE HOUSES RIGHT NOW BETWEEN THE MALL AND THE HOUSES. IS THE BUFFER GONNA REMAIN THERE OR WHAT'S THE ZONING GONNA DO TO THAT BUFFER? THAT'S, WELL, THE, THE, THE ZONING, UH, UH, HA FOR THE ENTIRE AREA HAS BEEN REZONED ON THE INCENTIVE ZONING CONCEPT. THE BUFFER THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. IT HA THAT THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, IT'S NOT GONNA BE AMENDED. THIS PARTICULAR LOCAL LAW IS TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO, UH, PROVIDE INCENTIVE ZONING FOR THIS PARTICULAR USE, WHICH IS A USE FOR THE OLD PIER ONE STORE, UH, THAT FRONTED MCKINLEY NEAR THE MALL. AND, UH, UH, THE TOWN BOARD UNDER, UNDER OUR INCENTIVE ZONING LAW WILL ULTIMATELY, ONCE THE, ONCE THE PLANNING BOARD LOOKS AT THIS AGAIN, WE'LL ULTIMATELY HAVE TO COME BACK AND APPROVE CERTAIN CONDITIONS, UH, THAT THE APPLICANT MUST DISCHARGE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO OPERATE A WHAT AMOUNTS TO, UH, AN ONLINE USED CAR SALES AND PICKUP CENTER AT THE OLD PIER ONE. SO IT HAS NO IMPACT UPON YOUR PROPERTY AT ALL. OKAY. WHY, UH, WHY DOES, WHY DOES THE ZONING HAVE TO BE CHANGED? THERE'S ALREADY A FIRESTONE DEALER IN THE MODEL THERE. I MEAN, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE CHANGED ONCE IT CHANGED? WELL, IS THAT GONNA ALLOW OTHER MORE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES? WELL, YEAH, THE ANSWER IS YEAH. THE, THE, THE INCENTIVE ZONING CONCEPT IS PRETTY MUCH, THIS IS, I I I UNDERSTAND IT THAT WITHIN THAT MCKINLEY BALL AREA, THE MALL ITSELF AND THE PERIPHERAL STORES THAT SURROUND IT, UH, THE RESTAURANTS AND STORES THAT SURROUND IT WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR AREA, WE, THE TOWN WILL PERMIT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL, PARTLY RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE. WE'RE OPEN, BRING US A PROPOSAL, TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, AND WE'LL SET CERTAIN PRECONDITIONS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO SECURE THE ZONING AUTHORIZATION TO GO FORWARD. PRECONDITIONS CERTAIN THINGS THEY MUST DO TO THE, FOR THE TOWN OR THE TAXPAYERS IN ORDER TO REALIZE THEIR BUSINESS, UH, PROSPECT AT THAT SITE. PRIOR TO THAT TIME, IT WAS C TWO COMMERCIAL, UH, UH, SECOND GRADE CLASSIFICATION, RETAIL SALES. UH, WE'VE OPENED IT UP NOW TO, UH, OTHER KINDS OF USES BEFORE YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE [01:40:01] TO HAVE AN ECHO PARK, UH, OPERATE AT THE MCKINLEY MALL. UH, SO, UH, NOW THAT, THAT, THAT WILL CHANGE IF THE PLANNING BOARD AND ULTIMATELY THE TOWN BOARD AGREED TO THE PROPOSALS THAT ECHO PARK IS MAKING TO INDUCE US TO GIVE THEM THE GREEN LIGHT. NOW, WE CERTAINLY CAN DRAW THE LINE. WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE, UH, ANY APPLICANT THE GREEN LIGHT. IF SOMEONE WANTED TO COME IN AND SAY, WE'LL PUT, WE WANNA PUT UP A, UH, ANIMAL SLAUGHTER FACTORY THERE OR SOMETHING. OBVIOUSLY THAT, THAT'S HEAVY INDUSTRIAL IS NOT GONNA WORK, BUT CERTAINLY MIXED USE WILL WORK. UH, SOME RETAIL WILL WORK AND SO ON. ISN'T IT A EXCUSE NOW? DID IT CHANGE LAST, LAST TIME BEFORE SLEEPWEAR WAS SOLD OR NO, AND I DON'T THINK SO. I MEAN, WE DID HAVE AN INCENTIVE ZONING DESIGNATION FOR THAT AREA PRIOR TO ITS SALE TO INDUCE A GREATER VALUE, TRY TO GET THE PROPERTY, UH, UH, MAKE THE PROPERTY MORE DESIRABLE FOR A POTENTIAL BUYER OF THE MCKINLEY MALL ITSELF. AND SO PRIOR TO THE SALE OF THE MALL, THE INCENTIVE ZONING CLASSIFICATION WAS PUT ON THAT ENTIRE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THIS IS THE FIRST SPECIFIC APPLICATION UNDER THAT AREA FOR USE. UH, THAT'S CONTRARY TO C TWO. SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. AND WHERE WOULD I FIND INFORMATION ON THE BUFFER AS FAR AS HOW FAR THE BUFFER GOES? WELL, YOU CAN TALK, UH, YEAH, WE'VE, WE'VE GOT, YOU CAN TALK WITH SARAH DEJA, DAN, UH, UH, IN OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SHE WAS HERE EARLIER FOR THE WORK SESSION. UH, YOU CAN TALK WITH HER. YOU CAN GIVE ME A CALL TOMORROW AND I'LL PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH DREW RILEY IF SARAH'S NOT AVAILABLE. BUT, UH, OH, YEAH, WE'VE ESTABLISHED THE BUFFER. AND, UH, UH, ARE YOU, ARE YOU, ARE YOU A RESIDENT ON LAKE, UH, OFF OF LAKE AVENUE? IS THAT WHERE IT IS? WHERE, WHERE ARE YOU AT, SIR? CHERRY TRAIL? OH, YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. SO, UH, WE'VE GOT THE BUFFER OF RESIDENTIAL, WHICH HAS BEEN BEEN A CASE PRIOR TO THE INCENTIVE ZONING. SO THAT REMAINS THE SAME. I THOUGHT WITH THE ZONING THOUGH, IT, IT THROWS OUT, IT THROWS OUT A LOT OF THE RULES. NO, SIR. NO, NOT AS IT RELATES TO THE PROTECTION OF THE RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE, UH, OF THE ZONING, UH, THE INCENTIVE ZONING CLASSIFICATION? NO, NO, WE DON'T, WE DON'T, UH, DISTURB THE RESIDENTIAL USAGES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE MCKINLEY MALL. OKAY. BUT IF YOU WANT TO, WE'LL GET YOU IN TOUCH WITH SARAH. GIVE ME A CALL TOMORROW. I'LL, I'LL DO THAT FOR YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS TOPIC? YES SIR. MY NAME'S, I'LL STAND UP. MY NAME'S JOSH ED, I'M WITH ECHO PARK INSIDE. HOW DO YOU DO BEHALF OF THE COMPANY? SO I CAN ASK, ANSWER, UH, ANY OTHER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUSINESS OR THE PLANS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE OUR PRESENCE KNOWN THAT WE'RE HERE. WELL, GIVE US, UH, GIVE US A, UH, GIVE US THE, UH, CLIFF NOTE VERSION OF WHAT YOU DO. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, SO SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROJECT, IT'S, IT'S, I THINK IT'S ABOUT AN ACRE SITE THERE ON THE FRONT, UH, THE FRONT PART OF THE MALL ON MCKINLEY. SO WE WON'T EVEN, WE'RE NOT EVEN HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE REST, UH, OF THE BACK PORTION OF THE MALL AREA. SO THIS CONCEPT IS BRINGING ONLINE CAR BUYING TO, UH, TO THE TIME OF HAMBURG. SO IT IS THINK CARVANA, BUT A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE. AND ALSO, INSTEAD OF GETTING DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME, YOU GO TO ONE LOCATION. SO WITH THE, WITH COVID AND THEN ALSO WITH ONLINE SHOPPING, EVERYTHING HAS BECOME A LOT EASIER TO ACTUALLY BUY CARS ONLINE. SO YOU DO, YOU DO THE HARD PART ABOUT CAR BUYING. YOU SHOP ONLINE, YOU GET PRE-APPROVED FINANCING ONLINE. YOU DO ALL THAT ONLINE. MM-HMM . AND THEN YOU SCHEDULE A TIME FOR YOUR CAR TO BE DELIVERED TO THIS DELIVERY CENTER, WHICH IS GONNA BE INSIDE THE, THE PIER ONE. AND, UH, IT USUALLY TAKES THREE TO FIVE BUSINESS DAYS FOR YOUR CAR TO SHOW UP. UH, YOU'RE THERE, YOU TEST DRIVE IT, YOU WALK AROUND IT. ON AVERAGE, PEOPLE ARE IN AND OUT IN 20 MINUTES. UH, AND SO IT IS NOT THE NIGHTMARE OF A SCENARIO THAT CAR BUYING IS, IS WHEN YOU GET INTO THE, WHAT THEY CALL THE HOT BOX. AND YOU CAN'T GET YOUR KEYS FROM ANYBODY. THAT'S, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO HERE, IS ALL OF THAT. ALL THE BUYING AND NEGOTIATING UP FRONT ON YOUR PURCHASE PRICE AND SO FORTH IS DONE ONLINE. SO WHEN YOU GET THERE, EXCUSE ME, WHEN YOU GET THERE TO PICK IT UP, IT IS JUST AN EXPERIENCE OF ACTUALLY PICKING UP YOUR VEHICLE. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? UH, BECAUSE AS YOU'VE ALL READ, WITH THE SHORTAGE OF INVENTORY AND THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SHOP FROM OVER 6,000 VEHICLES. UH, AND SO IT OPENS UP MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THE VEHICLE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. UH, THE OTHER THING I LIKE TO SAY IS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT USED CARS, EVERYONE JUST HAD SOMETHING GOES THROUGH THEIR MIND OF WHAT A USED CAR IS. WE ONLY SELL ONE TO 4-YEAR-OLD USED CARS, SO WE DON'T HAVE 20-YEAR-OLD VEHICLES LEAKING OIL, DOING ALL THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. THE OTHER THING WE DON'T DO AT THIS LOCATION IS WE DON'T HOUSE INVENTORY ON SITE. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, EVERYTHING THAT [01:45:01] SHOWS UP IS ALREADY PURCHASED MM-HMM . AND SOMEONE'S GONNA COME PICK IT UP IN THREE TO FIVE DAYS. ON AVERAGE, WE, WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE DELIVERIES A DAY. SO IF YOU KEEP THAT KIND OF MATH GOING, WE'LL HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 15 VEHICLES ON SITE THAT JUST CONSTANTLY CHURN AS PEOPLE COME PICK THEM UP. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD CARE TO SPEAK ON THIS OR, OR RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? YES, SIR. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO RAISE A QUESTION. SO THE ECHO, OH, STATE YOUR NAME, WOULD YOU BE KIND? YEP. WILLIAM STATE. I LIVE OVER AROUND DICKENS. YES, SIR. UM, SO BASICALLY I APPRECIATE SOMEBODY RETROFITTING A PEER ONE. IT WOULD BE GOOD DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, THIS COMPANY MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST COMPANY FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WEBSITE, AVERAGE SCORES 1.84, THEY'VE HAD OVER 230 COMPLAINTS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, 197 IN THE LAST YEAR. YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THAT IF YOU'RE GONNA REPURPOSE, GIVE INCENTIVES, IT SHOULD BE THE, A REPUTABLE COMPANY, PUBLIC INFORMATION. ANYBODY CAN GO OUT THERE AND TAKE A LOOK, INVESTIGATE WHAT YOU'RE APPROVING. IT'S NOT REALLY A GOOD COMPANY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. OKAY. WELL, ALRIGHT. UH, OUR CAN I, I, I, CAN I ADDRESS THAT SIR? YEAH, PLEASE GO AHEAD. WE SELL ON AVERAGE ABOUT 5,000 VEHICLES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO I WOULD, I WOULD, I WOULD ASK TO VERIFY, WAS THAT FOR ONE MONTH? WAS THAT FOR A YEAR? WHAT'S THE, THOSE NUMBERS? WELL, SIR, YOU GOTTA ADDRESS THE CHAIR. I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE DEBATING THAT GENTLEMAN. MY FAULT. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I JUST, I I THOUGHT THAT, I UNDERSTAND. THAT FELT LIKE A, A ATTACK ON OUR BUSINESS AND OUR, AND OUR CREDIBILITY. YEAH. UM, AND SO I WANTED TO PUT INTO CONTEXT I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. I KNOW, I KNOW THE DELIVERY CENTERS THAT WE HAVE. IF YOU GO TO THE GOOGLE REVIEWS, WE AVERAGE ABOUT A 4.8 OUT OF FIVE ON GOOGLE REVIEWS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WELL, LET ME JUST SAY TO BOTH OF YOU, UH, AND I THINK I, I SPEAK FOR MY, MY COLLEAGUES HERE. UH, OUR TOWN BOARD ISN'T CAPABLE OF DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF AN ENTREPRENEUR'S OPERATION OR TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY JUDGE OR, OR JUDGE AT ALL THE QUALITY OF SERVICES RENDERED OR PRODUCTS SOLD. THE MARKETPLACE WILL DETERMINE JUST HOW SUCCESSFUL OR UNSUCCESSFUL, UH, THIS OPERATION WILL BE. UM, IF FOR EXAMPLE, WE WERE TO PERMIT A NEW RESTAURANT TO COME IN AT ONE OF THE VACANT STORES AT THE MCKINLEY MALL, YOU MIGHT SAY TO ME, WELL, GEE, JIM, THIS FRANCHISE HAS GOT SOME BAD REPS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. WELL, UH, OUR JOB IS TO TRY TO KEEP THE ASSESSED VALUATION UP, KEEP THE TAXES FLOWING, KEEP PEOPLE EMPLOYED, AND IF THE RESTAURANT IS OF POOR QUALITY, IT WON'T BE AROUND LAW. UH, ONLINE SHOPPING IS, UH, A BIG DEAL EVEN IN THE CAR, UH, INDUSTRY TODAY. SO, UH, OUR JOB IS TO FILL THAT VACANT SPACE AND GET SOME ACTIVITY AT THE MCKINLEY MALL. IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THERE RECENTLY, IT'S A PRETTY DEPRESSING WALKTHROUGH. SO WE WISH YOU GOOD LUCK AND, UH, HOPEFULLY YOU'LL DO A GOOD JOB WITH THE COMMUNITY. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. OKAY. WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND. SECOND IS MS. HOKE ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OKAY. UH, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO MS. HOKE BACK TO THE AGENDA THEN, WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS AS FOLLOWS. NOVEMBER 15TH, 2021 TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALRIGHT. MOTION IS CARRIED. I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW. UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE. ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND THAT, UH, ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. A AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THIS IS ITEM NUMBER SIX. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE TERMINATION OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES AND BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. THESE ARE SEASONAL PART-TIME LABORERS. THERE ARE NINE, UH, NINE FOLKS WHO ARE, UH, BEING TERMINATED EFFECTIVE. UH, THEIR TERMINATION DATE WAS 12 1 21. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? SECOND. THANK YOU MR. PEACHY ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. MS. HO DEAR RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TERMINATION OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES AND THE TOWN JUSTICE COURT AND THE TWO EMPLOYEES ARE ATTACHED. SO MOVED. ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND THAT, UH, ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. RESOLVE THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT [01:50:01] TO ADVERTISE FOR UP TO AND INCLUDING FIVE NEW AND UNUSED 2022 DODGE CHARGER PURSUIT ALL WHEEL DRIVE MONEY WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT B 3 1 2 0 0.202. SO MOVED. ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD. SECOND. SECOND IS MS. FARRELL ON THE QUESTION. THESE ARE VEHICLES THAT WERE APPROVED FOR PURCHASE IN THE 2022 BUDGET. UH, ALL IN FAVOR THEN PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. SO RESOLVE THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ADVERTISE FOR UP TO AND INCLUDING FIVE NEW AND UNUSED 2022 FORD POLICE UTILITY ALL WHEEL DRIVE MONEY WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT B 3 1 2 0 0.202. SO MOVED THERE A SECOND. SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. THESE ARE ALL PURCHASES FOR 2022 THAT WILL BE GOING OUT TO BID. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, THE NEXT ONE RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HEREBY APPROVES THE ATTACHED RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY APPROVAL OF BORROWING THE, THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BORROWED, UH, MONEY, UH, ON VERY FAVORABLE TERMS, UH, WITH I THINK M AND T BANK, UH, FOR THE PURCHASE OF, UH, NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT TO THE EXTENT OF $1.4 MILLION. UH, WE HAVE AUTHOR, WE HAVE APPROVED THE BORROWING AND A PRIOR RESOLUTION. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT THE SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, UH, WHICH IS, WHICH IS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE ADOPTION OF, UH, THIS RESOLUTION. WE ARE NOW REQUIRED TO VOTE UP OR DOWN ON IT, AND IF WE VOTE UP, THAT MEANS WE APPROVE IT AND THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SIGN. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND. SECOND IS MR. PETRI ON THE QUESTION? ANYONE? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. WE'LL HAVE TO DO THE SIGNING AFTER THE MEETING'S OVER KATHY. THANKS. SAY WHAT FORM? OH, OKAY, FINE. ALRIGHT. WHERE IS THE LIMIT ON LEGION DRIVE? IN THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG FROM THE SOUTH PARK TRAFFIC CIRCLE TO THE SCHOOL BOUNDARY OF HAMBURG CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND THE HAMBURG CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL IS 30 MILES PER HOUR. AND WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IN THE SCHOOL ZONE ABOUNDING HAMBURG CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND HAMBURG CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL IS 15 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH IS A SCHOOL SPEED ZONE. AND WHEREAS THE SPEED LIMIT ON LEGION DRIVE IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FROM THE END OF THE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE ABOUNDING HAMBURG CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND HAMBURG CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL TO CAMP ROAD, ROUTE 75 IS 35 MILES PER HOUR. AND WHEREAS AT PRESENT, THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS ON THE PORTION OF LEGION DRIVE WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND WHEREAS STUDENTS FROM THE HAMBURG CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND THE HAMBURG CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL TRAVEL THAT PORTION OF LEGION DRIVE BY FOOT, CAR AND BUS. AND WHEREAS LEGION DRIVE IS A SIGNIFICANT CONNECTING ROAD BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE BULGE OF HAMBURG. AND WHEREAS THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD DISCUSSED STUDENT SAFETY AND CONSISTENCY FOR DRIVERS AND VOTED TO RECOMMEND TO THE TOWN BOARD THE TRAFFIC STUDY BE COMPLETED. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REQUEST THE COUNTY OF ERIE CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY TO ASSESS REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE AFOREMENTIONED PART OF LEGION DRIVE. MM-HMM . THAT IS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FROM 35 MILES PER HOUR TO 30 MILES PER HOUR AND BE AT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR SHALL SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COUNTY OF ERIE TO INITIATE THE REQUEST. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND IS MR. CONLEY ON THE QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. WHEREAS THE SPEED LIMIT ON CLARK STREET IN THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG FROM ARMOR DUES ROAD TO MCKINLEY PARKWAY IS 30 MILES PER HOUR. AND WHEREAS THE SPEED LIMIT ON CLARK STREET AND THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FROM MCKINLEY PARKWAY TO THE SOUTH PARK TRAFFIC CIRCLE IS 35 MILES PER HOUR. AND WHEREAS TOWN AND VILLAGE RESIDENTS WALK, RUN, AND RIDE ON THAT PORTION OF CLARK STREET WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, WHICH IS WITHOUT SIDEWALKS AND A SIGNIFICANT CONNECTING ROAD BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE VILLAGE. AND WHEREAS THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD DISCUSSED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND CONSISTENCY FOR DRIVERS AND VOTED TO RECOMMEND TO THE TOWN BOARD THAT A TRAFFIC STUDY BE COMPLETED. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMRICK TOWN BOARD REQUEST THE COUNTY OF ERIE CONDUCTED TRAFFIC STUDY TO ASSESS REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE AFOREMENTIONED PORTION OF CLARK STREET IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, 35 MILES PER HOUR TO 30 MILES PER HOUR, AND BE A FURTHER RESULT WITH THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR SHALL PROVIDE THE COUNTY OF ERIE WITH A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO INITIATE THE REQUEST. SO MOVED. [01:55:02] I'LL SE OH, GO AHEAD MR. PETRI. ON THE SECOND, UH, ON THE QUESTION. ANYBODY ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. RESOLUTION'S ADOPTED, WHERE IS THE SPEED LIMIT ON NEWTON ROAD IN THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG? FROM THE EAST MAIN STREET TO VALLEY VIEW AVENUE IS 30 MILES PER HOUR. AND WHEREAS THE SPEED LIMIT ON NEWTON ROAD IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FROM VALLEY VIEW AVENUE TO MCKINLEY PARKWAY IS 40 MILES PER HOUR. AND WHEREAS THE SPEED LIMIT ON NEWTON ROAD IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FROM MCKINLEY PARKWAY TO THE TOWN OF ORCHARD PARK BORDER IS 45 MILES PER HOUR. AND WHEREAS AT PRESENT, THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS, LIMITED SHOULDERS, AND SEVERAL CURBS ON THAT PORTION OF NEWTON ROAD WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, WHICH IS BECOMING MORE RESIDENTIAL IN CHARACTER. AND WHEREAS TOWN AND VILLAGE RESIDENTS WALK, RUN, AND RIDE ON THAT PORTION OF NEWTON ROAD WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND NEWTON ROAD IS A SIGNIFICANT CONNECTING ROAD BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND THE TOWN OF ORCHARD PARK. AND WHEREAS THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD DISCUSSED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND CONSISTENCY FOR DRIVERS AND VOTED TO RECOMMEND TO THE TOWN BOARD THAT A TRAFFIC STUDY BE COMPLETED. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REQUEST THE COUNTY OF BUR CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY TO ASSESS REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTS OF NEWTON ROAD IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FROM THE CURRENT 45 40 MILES PER HOUR AND 45 MILES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY, AND BE IT FURTHER RESULT OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR SHALL SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COUNTY OF ERIE TO INITIATE THE REQUEST. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MR. CONLEY'S ON THE SECOND, UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ANYTHING ON THE QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE AYE RESOLUTION IS CARRIED. WHEREAS NEW YORK CANNABIS LAW 1 31 AUTHORIZES A TOWN TO OPT OUT OF ADULT USE RETAIL DISPENSARIES AND OR ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES. AND WHEREAS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 OF THE YEAR, 2021 IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO OPT OUT OF ADULT USE CANNABIS RETAIL DISPENSARIES AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES WAS PRESENTED FOR CONSIDERATION. AND WHEREAS A NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED AND A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 29TH, 2021 AT 7:00 PM AT HAMBURG TOWN HALL, 6 1 0 0 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5. AND WHEREAS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 AFFORDS THE TOWN THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPT IN AT A LATER DATE WHEN ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FROM NEW YORK STATE IS AVAILABLE, FURTHER INPUT FROM AFFECTED SECTORS IN THE TOWN CAN BE GATHER. AND THERE IS THIS ABILITY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN RETAIL DISPENSARIES AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES FOR ALLOWING LICENSES. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD ENACTS LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 OF THE YEAR, 2021, TO OPT OUT OF ADULT USE CANNABIS RETAIL DISPENSARIES AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD TESTS TOWN ATTORNEY WALTER RUTH WITH SUBMITTING ALL REQUIRED NOTICES, FORMS AND OR CERTIFIED COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THE LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 TO THE NEW YORK STATE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE CANNABIS CONTROL BOARD AND ANY OTHER ENTITIES AS REQUIRED TO CONFORM WITH THE OPTING OUT PROCESS IN CANNABIS LAW 1 31 BEFORE THE DECEMBER 31ST, 2021 DEADLINE AND NOTIFYING TOWN BOARD MEMBERS AND THE TOWN CLERK UPON COMPLETION. SO MOVED. ALRIGHT, THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND? ALRIGHT, MR. PET'S ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON IT ON THE BOARD LEVEL? ANYBODY? NO, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK. GO AHEAD MR. CONLEY. THIS IS A VERY, UH, DIFFICULT DECISION. UH, IS THERE, THERE PASSIONATE PEOPLE THAT HAVE VOICED THEIR OPINION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DEBATE IN TERMS OF MY PERSONAL, UH, OPINION ON THE TOPIC. UH, AS I DID MORE RESEARCH AND GATHERED MORE DATA AND SPOKE WITH MORE PEOPLE, UH, I, I CHANGED SOME OF MY ORIGINAL THOUGHTS IN TERMS OF THIS, THIS TOPIC. MOST OF THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST US OPTING OUT ARE REALLY ARGUMENTS IN MY OPINION, AGAINST LEGALIZING MARIJUANA. ALTHOUGH I PERSONALLY AGREE WITH AND CAN APPRECIATE A LOT OF THOSE CONCERNS, THAT BATTLE HAS ALREADY HAPPENED AND THE SIDE OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA HAS WON. IT WAS A LONG AND CONTENTIOUS BATTLE THAT HAS REALLY PLAYED OUT THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. WE ARE NOT DEBATING ANYTHING TO DO WITH LEGALIZING OR ALLOWING MARIJUANA IN [02:00:01] OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TO BE CLEAR THAT HAS BEEN LEGAL IN ABOUT 15 STATES AND IS NOW LEGAL IN NEW YORK STATE AND WILL BE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE QUESTION IS SIMPLY HOW IS OUR COMMUNI COMMUNITY GONNA PARTICIPATE IN IT? IN MY OPINION, THE HARSH REALITY IS THIS, THE BUSINESS IS GOING SOMEWHERE. OUR RESIDENTS ARE GONNA BE BUYING AND USING MARIJUANA LEGALLY REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DECIDE TONIGHT. BUT IF WE HAVE IT FROM THE START OF JANUARY, 2022, IT REALLY GIVES US A HEADS UP IN RECOGNIZING THIS REALITY AND DEALING WITH IT IN A MATTER THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS CAN BE PROUD OF. WE STILL HAVE CONTROL OVER THE TIME PLACE AND THE MANNER IN WHICH HOW THESE OPERATIONS WILL OCCUR. AND I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT IF WE ULTIMATELY DECIDE TO NOT OPT OUT TO FORM A GROUP THAT CAN COLLECTIVELY GATHER DATA INFORMATION AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST, SAFEST WAY TO IMPLEMENT THIS LEGAL NEW LAW, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WANT TO SPEAK ON THE QUESTION? I MADE MY POINTS KNOWN . OKAY. I'LL, I HAVE A FEW MORE THINGS I'D LIKE TO ADD. SURE. UM, YES. WELL, THE POINT THAT MR. CONLEY MAKES IS TRUE THAT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN LEGALIZED. UH, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE TO JUST THAT HOW IT UNFOLDS IN OUR TOWN, UH, IS VERY IMPORTANT AND, AND WE NEED TO GIVE A LOT OF THOUGHT AND CONSIDERATION THERE. AND I BELIEVE THAT OPTING OUT RIGHT NOW AFFORDS US THAT OPPORTUNITY. IT, UH, IF WE, UH, IF WE DO NOTHING AND OPT IN, THERE'S NO RECOURSE. IF WE OPT OUT, THEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DIFFERENTIATE DOWN THE ROAD, UH, CONCERNING ONSITE CONSUMPTION VERSUS DISPENSARIES. I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION. I ALSO BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND, WE ALSO HAVE TWO VILLAGES IN OUR TOWN, AND I BELIEVE THE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THOSE, UM, AREAS IS IMPORTANT. I KNOW THAT THE VILLAGE WILL BE WEIGHING IN ON THIS DECISION VERY SOON. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MAYOR'S HERE, IF HE WANTS TO COMMENT AT ALL, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE POSITION THAT'S BEING TAKEN THERE AND THAT THIS EFFORT, AS MR. CONNOLLY SAID, UM, THERE WILL BE MANY THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO REGARDLESS, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS A REALITY IN SOCIETY NOW, BUT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THESE STEPS IN CONCERT WITH IMPORTANT ENTITIES SUCH AS THE VILLAGE, UH, WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. ALSO, I SHARED WITH THE BOARD AT OUR WORK SESSION SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WE GOT FROM A MEMBER OF OUR DRUG FREE COALITION WHO THEY'RE ALSO GRAPPLING WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS LEGALIZED, BUT HOW WE ADDRESS IT AS A COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND I KNOW AT THE LAST, UM, MEETING THERE WERE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHO TALKED ABOUT THEIR CONCERN THAT THE LOST REVENUE WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND YET SOME OF THE, THE, UH, INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED INDICATED THAT IN STATES AND AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY, UM, GONE ABOUT, UH, PUTTING IN ONSITE CONSUMPTION AND DISPENSARIES, UH, THE REALITY IS THAT IT'S NOT ALL REVENUE THAT CAN BE UTILIZED, HOW THE TOWN SEES FIT, AND THAT SOME OF THE DATA THAT'S ALREADY IN STATES THAT FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF REVENUE, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS, UH, STUDY WAS OUT OF COLORADO, THERE IS $4 AND 50 CENTS IN COST. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT MORE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE CAN GO SOLELY BASED ON THAT. OH, THIS IS GOING TO BE REVENUE GENERATING AND NOT EXPLORE WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A FORMULA FOR HOW THOSE REVENUE, HOW THE, UM, PROCEEDS THOSE REVENUES ARE DISTRIBUTED. AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME MISUNDERSTANDING THAT ALL OF THE REVENUE COMES BACK TO THE TOWN OR TO THE VILLAGE. UH, THE GUIDELINE THAT I WAS GIVEN SAYS THAT 40% GOES TO THE NEW YORK STATE LOTTERY FUND FOR EDUCATION. 40% GOES TO THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT FUND TO ISSUE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CANNABIS PROHIBITION AND OTHER SOCIAL EQUITY INITIATIVES. AND 20% GOES TO THE DRUG TREATMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. SO AS WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS GOING FORWARD, IT'S GONNA BE CRUCIAL THAT WE HAVE ACCURATE INFORMATION. I THINK THAT NEW YORK STATE SHOULD BE MORE FORTHCOMING WITH ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. SO AGAIN, AT THIS TIME, I AM IN FAVOR OF OPTING OUT BECAUSE OF THE TIME THAT IT PROVIDES US TO BE MORE MINDFUL IN APPROACHING THIS TOPIC AND ALSO [02:05:01] TO ALLOW US TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ONSITE CONSUMPTION AND RETAIL DISPENSARIES. OKAY. UH, I'M GOING TO, UH, TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT POSITION, UH, BECAUSE I DRAW A SIGNIFICANT DISTINCTION BETWEEN OPTING IN OR OUT AS IT RELATES TO RETAIL DISPENSARIES OR DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AS OPPOSED TO ONSITE CONSUMPTION LOCATIONS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE STATE CONTROL BOARD FOR OVERSEEING THE PUBLIC SALE OF MARIJUANA PRODUCTS WILL OPERATE ANALOGOUSLY TO WHAT THE NEW YORK STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY DOES IN TERMS OF REGULATING ONSITE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. WILL HAVE A STATE BOARD, WE'LL HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORS, THERE'LL BE SOME REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, OR RETAIL DISPENSARIES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN ALL TOWNS, EVEN IF, UH, A TOWN HAS NOT OPTED OUT. I THINK WE SEE ONE IN AMHERST BECAUSE OF THE POPULATION CENTER. WE MAY SEE ONE ON THE CHIT WAGA WEST SENECA BORDERLINE, MAYBE ONE IN THE TONAWANDAS. THERE ARE 19 TOWNS IN THE SOUTH TOWNS. WE ARE BY FAR THE LARGEST OF THOSE TOWNS. PEOPLE WHO USE MARIJUANA PRODUCTS NOW FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, ARE NOT ABLE TO READILY ACCESS THOSE PRODUCTS HERE IN THE SOUTH TOWNS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MARILLA OR EDEN SHOULDN'T BE THE CENTRAL LOCATION OF A RETAIL DISPENSARY, AND THAT IT OUGHT TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG THAT'S ACCESSIBLE TO THE GREATEST NUMBER OF RESIDENTS. THE REGULATIONS REGARDING RETAIL DISPENSARIES WILL BE VERY STRICT. APPLICATIONS TO SECURE A LICENSE FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL REQUIRE, UH, RIGOROUS ANALYSIS BY STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. COMPANIES THAT ARE AWARDED LICENSES WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL COMPANIES. 80 SOME YEARS AGO, ILLICIT SALES OF ALCOHOL WERE ONLY BROUGHT TO A SUDDEN SLOWDOWN, AND THEN A CONCLUSION BY REPEAL OF THE VOLTED ACT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MARIJUANA PRODUCTS BEING SOLD IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT, UH, CONTAIN SOME SUBSTANCES THAT ARE TERRIBLY HARMFUL TO CONSUMERS. HELPING TO PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS IS SOMETHING WE OUGHT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT DOING AS WELL. WITH RESPECT TO ONSITE CONSUMPTION, SUCH AS A PARLOR, A LOUNGE, AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN BUY GUMMY BEARS AND, UH, BROWNIES OR, UH, BUY TOBACCO. UH, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE QUITE READY FOR THAT. WE DON'T HAVE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS SET UP. WE HAVEN'T ESTABLISHED RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR WHERE THESE CAN BE SITUATED. HOW FAR AWAY FROM OTHER RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS? HOW FAR AWAY FROM, UH, BARS AND RESTAURANTS, HOW FAR AWAY FROM SCHOOLS OR CHURCHES? WHAT ARE HOURS OF OPERATION? WE HAVE NO ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO FIT ONSITE, UH, CONSUMPTION. SO I'M, I'M A, I LIKE THE IDEA OF OPTING OUT OF LOCAL PARLORS FOR THE TIME BEING, BUT IF WE OPT OUT OF THE RETAIL DISPENSARIES, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT IF WE TRY TO OPT, TRY TO GET IN LATER, THAT THE STATE OF NEW YORK IS GONNA ALLOW A DISPENSARY HERE IF ORCHARD PARK OR EVANS OR ANOTHER COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY QUALIFIED FOR ONE. SO I'M, I'M DOWN THE MIDDLE. I SEE THE RETAIL DISPENSARY, UH, PROSPECT AS SOMETHING WE SHOULD PURSUE AS OPPOSED TO THE ONSITE CONSUMPTION, UH, ALTERNATIVE, WHICH I THINK WE NEED TO DEFER FOR PENDING FURTHER STUDY. NOW, WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE GAVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SPEAK TONIGHT. WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE THAT WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. I MADAM CLERK, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE, UH, THE CLERK TREASURER OF BLAZEDALE DALE'S MEMO. SHE WANTS US TO, UH, UH, REJECT THE LOCAL LAW AND NOT OPT OUT. I'M NOT GONNA READ IT. CAN I JUST GIVE IT TO YOU FOR THE, FOR THE RECORD? I THINK RATHER THAN READ EVERYBODY'S [02:10:01] MEMOS AND SO FORTH, IT WOULD TAKE US ALL NIGHT TO DO THAT. BUT IN FAIRNESS TO HER REQUEST, WE NOTED FOR THE RECORD, WE PUT IT IN THE RECORD AND PEOPLE CAN REVIEW IT. UH, SO WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY, UH, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT HERE IN HAMBURG WE DO THINGS A LITTLE LIBERALLY. SO WE'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PRO OR CON, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. ANYBODY. YES, MAYOR. WELL, BASICALLY LOOKING THE WHOLE SITUATION OVER, WE STILL HAVE SOME, UH, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THIS. THERE'S TOO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, YET WE CAN'T GET ALL THE ANSWERS THAT WE NEED ABOUT THESE PARLORS AND WHATEVER. AND THEN HOW THE POLICE ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THIS. THAT'S ANOTHER THING. WE DON'T HAVE REGULATIONS WHERE WE CAN MEASURE THIS STUFF OR WHATEVER. AND THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT THE BURDEN BACK ONTO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED WITH IT, WHERE ALCOHOL, THERE ARE TESTING. AND I THINK IN THE NEAR FUTURE, IF THE STATE WANTS THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN, THEY'RE GONNA, AND REVENUES BEING GAINED BY IT, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME SOLID HOMEWORK FROM THEM TO MAKE SURE THINGS HAPPEN IN THE RIGHT PASSION. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO PUT THAT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE OUR PEOPLE BEING INVOLVED IN ALL THIS BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, BUT JUST BE SPEAKING. AND I THINK THAT AS OUR BOARD, WE'RE LOOKING AT IT SERIOUSLY, BUT WE'VE GOT SOME SELFIES AND IF YOU START THESE DISPENSARIES AND WHATEVER, IT'S JUST GONNA START GROWING. AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT OUR CONCERN IS OVERALL. AND WE'VE GOT A GREAT COMMUNITY. WE WANNA KEEP IT THAT WAY. OKAY, THANKS MAYOR. UH, ANYBODY ELSE? NO. GOING ONCE. JENNIFER. JENNIFER. OH, JENNIFER. YES, PLEASE. WE HAVE A RESIDENT, UM, ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT THAT'S ASKING WHY THIS TOPIC CAN'T BE TABLED. WELL, BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. THIS IS THE LAST MEETING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. SO IF WE DON'T OPT OUT NOW, WE'RE OPTING IN. YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA DO, UH, FISHER CUT BAIT. UM, PRIOR TO THE NEW YEAR. YES, SIR. HOW ARE YOU GUYS? SHAW? ANDY PALMER. HI, ANDY, NEW YORK. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. UH, JUST, I DON'T KNOW A THING ABOUT THIS SUBJECT OR THEN, UH, I THINK WE NEED TO KNOW MORE BEFORE WE MAKE ANY HASTY DECISIONS WE CAN'T TAKE BACK, UH, AS A VILLAGE OF BLAZEDALE RESIDENT. UM, I, I KNOW THE CLERK OF BLAZEDALE AND RESPECT HER DEEPLY, BUT, UH, THAT'D BE MY OPINION. THANK YOU, ANDY. ANYBODY ELSE? YES, MA'AM. MY NAME IS JANET SCHULTZ. I LIVE IN LAKEVIEW. I SUPPORT MR. PETRI. MR. SHAW'S POINTS. I THINK WE SHOULD EXPECT NEW YORK STATE TO DO THIS IN A VERY MEASURED, CAREFUL WAY. I DON'T THINK IT IS IMPULSIVE AT ALL. I THINK WE BELONG AS THE STARTING LINE OF IT BE BECAUSE WE ARE THE LARGEST COMMUNITY IN THE AREA. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? UHHUH. ALRIGHT THEN. UM, WE'VE GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, UH, WHICH HAS BEEN SET BY MS. FERRELL, WHICH HAS BEEN SECONDED BY MR. UH, PETRI. UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND BECAUSE I SPOKE ABOUT A HYBRID APPROACH, WHETHER I GET A, NOW IF I GET A SECOND, THEN, UH, AND WE VOTE ON THAT, THEN THE, UH, RESOLUTION AND THE LOCAL LAW WOULD BE AMENDED. WE VOTE UP OR DOWN ON THAT. SO MY AMENDMENT WOULD BE, UH, WITH REGARD TO THE FIRST, UH, WHEREAS, WHEREAS THE NEW YORK STATE CANNABIS LAW AUTHORIZES A TOWN TO OPT OUT OF, UH, ADULT USE RETAIL DISPENSARIES AND OR ON ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES. AND I PUT AN NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED ON THE BOTTOM THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, UH, OPTS OUT OF ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES ONLY, WHICH MEANS WE WOULD GO FORWARD AND OPEN THE DOOR TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A DISPENSARY. THAT'S MY MOTION TO ARE WE ABLE TO DO THAT THOUGH? MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT AT THIS TIME, THE ONLY OPTION WAS TO OPT OUT OF BOTH. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEN WE HAD THE ABILITY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN EITHER TWO. I DON'T THINK SO, BUT, UH, I THINK YOU CAN AMEND AND DO ONE AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE REQUIRED TO TAKE IT ALL, UH, TAKE OR LEAVE IT ALL THE WAY. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. UH, WALTER GOT ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT? THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL. I DIDN'T ASK THAT. I HAVE NOT RESEARCHED THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IN READING THE STATUTE AND READING WHEN NEW YORK STATE HAS PUSHED FORWARD, YOU CAN DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN I THOUGHT SO. OKAY. I THOUGHT [02:15:01] YOU HAD TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THAT THE INITIAL, THAT WAS OPTING, INTERRUPTING OUT. I HAVE THAT SAME UNDERSTANDING TOO, THAT IT WAS SIMPLY YOU VOTED TO OPT OUT FOR, BUT CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, THE INITIAL, YEAH, I IF YOU, IF YOU, I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING. YEAH, WELL IT IS RATHER IMPORTANT . YEAH. KNOWING WHAT WE'RE DOING IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING TO DO, RIGHT? UH, WELL THINK, LET'S THINK IT THROUGH FOR A MINUTE. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANY INSIGHT? YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO RAISE YOUR HAND. UH, AND WE'LL LISTEN TO IT. UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAD THE FLEXIBILITY. UH, THERE'S A BIG DISTINCTION IN MY, MY MIND, UH, BETWEEN A DISPENSARY FOR RETAIL SALES AND ONSITE CONSUMPTIONS WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU TEND TO IMAGINE PEOPLE COMING IN, SITTING DOWN, HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE AND, UH, UH, HAVING A LOADED BROWNIE. I MEAN, I, I THINK THERE'S A BIG, BIG DISTINCTION AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION FROM WHAT I READ, THAT, UH, YOU COULD OPT OUT AS OPPOSED TO OPTING IN, UH, ON A CARTE BLANCHE BASIS. YOU COULD DO IT PIECEMEAL, BUT I CAN'T SAY THAT I, I I CAN'T GIVE YOU DEFINITIVE LEGAL OPINION. WALTER, YOU THINK WE'RE OKAY? I THINK WE'RE OKAY, BUT I HAVEN'T SPENT WELL, I KNOW, I KNOW THAT'S NOT SO GOOD. THEN WE GOTTA I DID SOME CHECKING AND, AND WE HAVE THAT ABILITY DOWN THE ROAD. WELL, OKAY. ABLE TO ONLY DO ONE OR THE OTHER, BUT THAT, RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, THAT'S, I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S PROBABLY, HOW ABOUT YOU MR. CONLEY? THIS HAS NOT BEEN LITIG. THAT'S UNDERSTAND. HASN'T BEEN, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WAY TOO? YES. ALRIGHT. WELL LOOK, IT, I, I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE I'M RIGHT OR WRONG, BUT, UH, UH, 'CAUSE I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THEY ARE, THE TWO PIECES ARE VERY DISTINCTIVE, VERY DISTINCT, AND VERY DIFFERENT. UH, WE CAN ALWAYS DEAL WITH, I'LL SAY ON THE QUESTION, UH, THAT, WELL, WHAT I, WHAT I THINK I'LL THEN DO BASED UPON OUR DISCUSSION IS WITHDRAW MY MOTION TO AMEND. IF WE'RE NOT SURE, I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO BE SPONSORING SOMETHING THAT, UH, UH, I'LL BE, I'LL BE RETIRED AND TEEING UP THE GOLF BALL AND YOU FOLKS WILL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ALL THE ANGRY STUFF THAT YOU IN ANY EVENT. UM, SO I'LL WITHDRAW THE MOTION TO AMEND. SO NOW THE QUESTION IS BEFORE US, UH, THE ORIGINAL MOTION, UH, TO OPT OUT OR OPT IN. I'LL JUST ADDRESS THAT I THINK. I THINK IF, UH, WE CAN'T BIFURCATE THIS, THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THE IDEA OF ONSITE CONSUMPTIONS. WE HAVE NO ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO SUPPORT THAT. WE HAVE NO REGULATIONS IN PLACE. UH, WE HAVE TO DO SOME DUE DILIGENCE AND STUDY. UH, WE CERTAINLY HAVE A LOT OF VACANT RETAIL SPACE IN THIS TOWN THAT COULD MAYBE USE SOME, UH, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. SO I'M GONNA, UH, I'M GONNA VOTE AGAINST THE MOTION, BUT EVERYBODY'S ON HIS OR HER OWN TO DO WHAT'S BEST. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY? OKAY, SO, UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO OPT OUT. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND ON TWO. ALRIGHT, THE MOTION FAILS. THE MOTION FAILS ONTO THE NEXT QUESTION, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HEREBY ELIMINATES THE CIVIL SERVICE POSITION CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT SECOND MR. PETRI? I THE QUESTION ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. WITH REGARD TO, UH, THE NEXT ONE, IT SAYS, WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD HAS ELIMINATED THE POSITION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WE JUST DID THAT AS PART OF THE HAMBURG CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT AND WHEREAS A SCREENING COMMITTEE INTERVIEWED CANDIDATES THE FILL A VACANT POSITION AS ASSISTANT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND HAS MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD HIRES MR. STEVEN ZA AS AN ASSISTANT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AT THE HOURLY RATE OF $32 AND 23 CENTS PER HOUR IN A PROBATIONARY STATUS FOR A SIX MONTH PERIOD PENDING HIS RECERTIFICATION OF NEW YORK STATE CODE ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 0.3 6 2 0 1 0 0. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? ONE SECOND. SECOND, UH, MS. HOPE ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A AYE AYE. THANK YOU. WHEREAS THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN TRYING TO MAKE REPAIRS TO DRAINAGE AT THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS SHOP BUILDING AND WHEREAS THE DRAINAGE CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT EIGHT POINT 1970 0.418 HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE [02:20:01] TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE TRANSFER OF $35,000 FROM A 1970 0.418 TO A 71 4 4 OH 0.303 PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS. THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? ONE SECOND. SECOND I THE QUESTION ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED MS. FERRELL, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, GRANT ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY AND IS PART OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, ERIE COUNTY HOME CONSORTIUM AS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD HUD. AND WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS THE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY FOR THE CD, BG, AND HOME PROGRAMS AND THEREFORE MUST FOLLOW ALL REGULATIONS SET FOR THESE PROGRAMS BY THE UNITED STATES DEPART DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHALL TAKE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THESE FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND REGULATIONS. SO MOVED. OKAY, I'LL SECOND THAT, UH, ON THE QUESTION. ANYBODY? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. WHEREAS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH OCTOBER, 2021, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HELD 10 PUBLIC HEARINGS TO SOLICIT FUNDING REQUESTS IN ANTICIPATION OF RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL CDBG AND HOME PROGRAMS IN THE 2022 PROGRAM YEAR. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR AND CHRISTOPHER HULL, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO SIGN ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS OR CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR SUBMITTING THE TOWN OF HAMBURG'S DRAFT FINAL AND AMENDED ACTION PLANS FOR ANY AND ALL FUNDING RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 2022 PROGRAM YEAR. SO MOVED SECOND. OKAY. UH, ON THE QUESTION ANYBODY? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED AT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD. AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ADVERTISE OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP FOR CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL SERVICES TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S EVICTION SERVICES AND HOUSING PROGRAMS. RFP RESPONSES ARE DUE BY FEBRUARY 18TH, 2022 AT 11:00 AM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FUNDING FOR PUBLICATION IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE CDBG PROGRAM INCOME ACCOUNT. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL RIGHT ON THE QUESTION. ANYBODY ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED WHEREAS THE WETZEL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HAS FAILED TO RESPOND TO MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR IT TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 1 0 9 DASH 11 OF THE FAIR HOUSING LAW OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE COMMENCEMENT OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO THE FAIR HOUSING LAW OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO REDRESS WETZEL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY'S NON-COMPLIANCE WITH SAID LAW. THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND IS MS. MS. HOKE ON THE QUESTION. ANYONE? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION'S PASSED MR. CONLEY, HE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN ENGINEER'S REPORT ON THE COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PLEASANT CREEK SUBDIVISION PHASE THREE WORK PERFORMED UNDER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PERMIT NUMBERS 10 68, 10 69 AND 10 70 BE RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED AND THAT THE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE REPORT AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS ACTION DOES NOT RELIEVE THE DEVELOPER OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLETING THE REQUIRED STREET LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS UNDER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PERMIT NUMBER 10 71. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE DAY THE REPORT IS SIGNED BY THE SUPERVISOR. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? ONE SECOND. MR. PETRI. THANK YOU ON THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM WEST HER, FROM WEST HER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP TO AMEND SECTION TWO 80.321 A OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ZONING CODE AND TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD AND BROMPTON ROAD FROM R TWO AND C ONE TO C TWO IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP. AND WHEREAS THE CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND REFERRED IT TO THE TOWN BOARD FOR SUBSEQUENT ACTION, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HEREBY REFERS THIS REQUEST [02:25:01] TO AMEND THE TOWN CODE AND TO ZONE THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROPERTY TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVE THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD WOULD LIKE TO ACT AS THE LEAD AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT, KNOWN AS SEEKER AND HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM THE APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS. THAT'S THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND. SECOND IS MR. CONLEY, UH, ON THE QUESTION. ANYONE ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE, UH, SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY. WHEREAS THE TOWN OP, UH, OPERATES AND MAINTAINS A ROADWAY KNOWN AS LASALLE AVENUE AS A PUBLIC ROADWAY ADJACENT TO THE WEST LINE OF THE OWNER'S LAND, WHEREAS THE OWNER, AND THIS IS LUCIA'S RESTAURANT BY THE WAY, WHEREAS THE OWNER HAS UTILIZED A PORTION OF THE ROADWAY BEING APPROXIMATELY 17 FEET IN WIDTH ADJACENT TO THE WEST LINE OF THE PREMISES FOR PURPOSES OF COVERED FOR A COVERED PATIO DECK, MINOR BUILDING, ENCROACHMENTS, AND AUTOMOBILE PARKING. WHEREAS THE OWNER DESIRES A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO USE THE STRIP PARCEL PROVIDED SUCH USE DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE USE OF THE ROADWAY, THE STRIP PARCEL, OR ANY EXISTING RIGHTS OF OTHER USERS IN, INTO SUCH AREAS, UH, BY THE TOWN. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH LUCIA'S TO ALLOW THE RESTAURANT TO USE THE SPACE OUTSIDE OF THEIR PREMISES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND THE LICENSE AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? ONE SECOND. SECOND IS MS. HOKE ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, WE'VE GOT, BEAR WITH ME A MINUTE AND HERE WE GO. UH, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVES GRANTS AND DONATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND WHEREAS THE USE OF THESE FUNDS HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE GRANTING AGENCY OR DONOR, AND WHEREAS THESE ITEMS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2021 BUDGET NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING MONIES AND APPROVES A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS AS FOLLOWS. WE'VE GOT A TOTAL OF $66,999 IN GRANTS AND DONATIONS. ONE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ONE FOR THE YOUTH PROGRAM FOR SENIOR GOLF, ANOTHER FOR, UH, NEW YORK STATE PROCESS SERVERS, WITNESS FEES, ERIE COUNTY TIME AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, GRANT, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THEY'RE LISTED THERE, 3 6 9 OF THEM FOR A TOTAL OF 66,909. THEY'RE POSTED TO THE REVENUE ACCOUNT AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPENDED IN THE BUDGET, BUT THEY'RE UNANTICIPATED GIFTS SO THAT WE HAVE TO RECEIVE THEM, UH, BY THIS MOTION. THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY, MS. FERRELL'S, ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION. ANYBODY ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. RESOLUTION PASSES. NOW WE'RE ALSO ALLOWED TO, UH, UH, TO SELL SURPLUS ITEMS UNDER TOWN LAW. SO HERE, HERE'S THE NEXT ONE. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVES INSURANCE PROCEEDS RENTAL INCOME AND REIMBURSEMENTS FOR SERVICES FROM TIME TO TIME. AND WHEREAS THESE FUNDS HAVE, UH, HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND WHEREAS THESE FUNDS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2021 BUDGET. SO THESE ARE INCOME, I'M SORRY, I SAID SALES. IT'S NOT SALES, IT'S RENTAL INCOME AND REIMBURSEMENTS FOR SERVICES INSURANCE PROCEEDS. THERE ARE, UH, THE TOTAL IS, UH, $57,382. THE RESOLUTION RESOLVE IS THAT THE TOM BOARD APPROVES THE RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING MONIES AND APPROVES A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES TO ACCOUNT FOR CO CODING THE MONEY AS IT COMES IN AND APPROPRIATING IT FOR EXPENDITURES AS SET FORTH. WE, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, TOWER RENTAL PROCEEDS, CELL TOWER RENTAL PROCEEDS SALE OF EQUIPMENT TO AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL. WE DID HAVE SOME SALES SALE OF EQUIPMENT TO SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY. SO SOMETIMES IT'S SURPLUS PROPERTY WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE. UH, OR IT'S RENTAL OR SEIZURE OF, UH, OF PROPERTY [02:30:01] IN A, UH, IN A LEGAL ACTION. THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OKAY. MS. FERRELL? YES. ACTUALLY FOR THIS ONE, IF MR. PETRI WOULD JOIN ME HERE SO THAT HIS FAMILY COULD ALSO JOIN HIM. OH, NICE. EVERYBODY'S COMING UP. THEY DON'T, OKAY. THEY DON'T WANNA SEE HOW BIG SOPHIE'S GOT SINCE I STARTED THIS. I USED TO HOLD HER IN MY ARMS WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT THIS AND SHE COULD PROBABLY CARRY ME. NOW, , YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT ALL OF YOU ARE, MR. , SO YOU HAD TO BE UP HERE WITH HIM FOR THIS. AND I'M VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR MR. MICHAEL PETRI. WHEREAS MICHAEL PETRI HAS HONORABLY SERVED THE HAMBURG COMMUNITY AS TOWN COUNCILMAN FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED THE VILLAGE OF BLAZEDALE AS A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING BOARD FOR TWO YEARS, A VILLAGE TRUSTEE FOR TWO YEARS, AND MAYOR FOR EIGHT YEARS. AND WHEREAS DURING HIS TIME AS COUNCILMAN MIKE HAS SERVED WITH INTEGRITY AND COMMITMENT TO THE TRUE SENSE OF PUBLIC SERVICE. AND WHEREAS MIKE HAS DEMONSTRATED DEDICATION TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR HAMBURG RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF PLAYGROUND AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. AND WHEREAS MIKE HAS ALSO BEEN STEADFAST IN PROMOTING AND UPHOLDING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCIES THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TAXPAYERS AND THE TOWN. AND WHEREAS MIKE HAS CONTINUED HIS LONGSTANDING DEDICATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF BMX PROGRAMMING AND FACILITIES WITHIN THE TOWN, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTICIPATION. AND WHEREAS FOR YEARS, MIKE HAS PROTECTED OUR COMMUNITY IN ONE OF THE MOST HONORABLE AND SELFLESS WAYS AS AN INTERIOR FIREFIGHTER AND EMT ACTIVE MEMBER OF BLAZEDALE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE HAMBURG COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES AND THANKS COUNCIL MEMBER MR. MICHAEL PETRI FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT MIKE AND HIS WIFE STEPHANIE AND THEIR CHILDREN, SOPHIA, MATTHEW, AND SYDNEY, OUR WISHED THE VERY BEST WITH DEEP GRATITUDE FROM THEIR HOMETOWN. AND IT IS SIGNED BY MR. SHAW AND IT IS ALSO FROM THE REST OF US ON THE BOARD. AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL GIVE YOU A UNANIMOUS SECOND. HOW'S THAT UNANIMOUS? COUPLE BRIEF WORDS. I'M NOT USUALLY LONGWINDED. I'M PRETTY TO THE POINT. THAT'S, UH, WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT ON THIS, I CARRIED SOPHIE AND SHE WAS A BABY. SO MY, AS MY WHOLE FAMILY GROWING UP, UH, I'VE BEEN IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE OR OUT SOMEWHERE, UH, SOME TIME. UH, I'LL NEVER FORGET DURING IN THE SNOW MEMBERS, UH, SNOW STORM, I WASN'T HOME THAT WHOLE TIME. I WAS AT THE VILLAGE, UH, DOING MEETINGS AND RUNNING FIRE CALLS. WERE THE ONLY AMBULANCE REALLY IN THE TOWN EXCEPT FOR MAYBE THE VILLAGE OUT HERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN OUT THAT WERE OUT RUNNING AND GUNNING. AND MY FAMILY HAS DONE A LOT WITHOUT ME. UH, I HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN THERE. UH, I DO THE BEST I CAN, BUT WITH MEETINGS AND EVERYTHING AND RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, THEY DIDN'T SEE ME SO MUCH, SO MAYBE THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO SEE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE. I WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO'S ALWAYS COME OUT AND HEALTHY AND ALWAYS COME OUT THE VOTE AND I HAVE NO REGRETS ABOUT ANY VOTE OR ANYTHING I'VE EVER DONE. I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO THE BEST JOB THAT I CAN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, BETH, YOU'RE UP AGAIN HERE. OKAY. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HIDA EXECUTIVE [02:35:01] DIRECTOR SEAN DOYLE, AND I BELIEVE HE HAS, UM, CHAIRMAN ANDY PALMER AND MEMBERS BOB HUTCHISON AND MAYOR TOM MOSES WITH HIM. AND THEY HAVE A, UH, RESOLUTION AND PROCLAMATION THAT PASSED IN THE HIDA THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TWO SUPERVISOR, JOSH. OH, THANK YOU FELLAS. HEY, SUPERVISORS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I'M TO KNOW EVERYONE HERE AND, UH, YEP. I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN SEE US. BUT, UH, I AM, UH, ANDY PALMER. I RESIDE IN THE VILLAGE OF BLAZEDALE AND, UM, I HAVE THE FORTUNATE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD UNTIL THEY FIRE ME, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE SOON. BUT ANYWAY, AND ONE OF THOSE GREAT HONORS I GET TO DO IS THIS. AND I'M GONNA, THERE'S SOMETHING OFFICIAL HERE AND I KIND OF AD-LIBBED A LITTLE BIT. BETH, DON'T FIRE ME. YEAH. . BUT THIS IS WHAT THE RESOLUTION WE HAD FROM THE BOARD TO YOU. SINCERELY, THE AUTHOR JOHN C. MAXWELL SAID, LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT ONE LIFE INFLUENCING ANOTHER SUPERVISOR. SHAW, YOU HAVE LED THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AS A ROLE MODEL OF INTEGRITY, STRENGTH, AND MORAL TOUGHNESS THROUGHOUT YOUR TERM AND CAREER. REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION OR CREED, YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN APPRECIATED. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHER PEOPLE KNEW KNOW OUT THERE, BUT YOUR ROLE AS LIAISON TO HAMBURG, IDA, YOU SUPPORTED THE AGENCY THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME WITH UNTIMELY PASSING OF OUR FORMER DIRECTOR, MIKE BARLETT. AS WE NAVIGATED AS A BOARD, THROUGH A NEW ERROR OF DIFFERENT STAFF AND EVER-CHANGING ECONOMIC ISSUES, LEGISLATIVE LANDSCAPE, AND EVEN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT ENABLED THE AGENCY TO CULTIVATE A PROSPEROUS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT IN HAMBURG. THROUGHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, WE HAVE CULTIVATED OVER A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN HAMBURG, HUNDREDS OF JOBS, AND OUR MEMBERS HAVE SECURED THE AGENCY'S POSITION AS ONE, AS A PREEMINENT, PREEMINENT, EXCUSE ME, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK STATE. THROUGH ENHANCING THE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL INVESTMENTS IN HAMBURG, YOU HAVE AVAIL TO HOLD THE LINE ON TOWN TAXES FOR HAMBURG RESIDENTS AND CONTINUE TO MOVE OUR COMMUNITY IN AN EVER POSITIVE DIRECTION. NOW, THEREFORE, IT SAYS, JIM, I DON'T FEEL RIGHT SAYING THAT. SO SUPERVISOR SHAW, WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR TOWN AND YOUR SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAMBURG. AND AS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR GRATITUDE, I THOUGHT ABOUT A PLAQUE, BUT OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS GOING TO A GUY LIKE SUPERVISOR SHAW. HE HAS ENOUGH PLAQUES, HE DOESN'T NEED ANYTHING MORE TO MOVE. SO AS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR GRATITUDE AS A BOARD TO YOU, WE'RE FUNDING A SPONSORSHIP TO FEED MORE HAMBURG, IN YOUR HONOR, A SINCERE GESTURE OF OUR HEARTFUL. THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN HAMBURG. CONGRATULATIONS, SUPERVISOR SHAW. OH, WELL THANK YOU, UH, ANDY. THANK YOU, SEAN, THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU AND MAYOR, MY DEAR FRIENDS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK I REALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MY FRIEND. I'LL SEE YOU SOON. I HOPE YOU ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I, UH, I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH SEAN AND THE, AND THE, AND THE BOARD MEMBERS. UH, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SOME CHALLENGING TIMES, THAT'S FOR SURE. UH, MOST RECENTLY, UH, THAT MASSIVE PROJECT ON ROUTE FIVE, UH, THAT DREW SO MUCH DEBATE IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE PROVIDED THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP FOR RESPONSIBLE GROWTH THAT INCREASES JOB OPPORTUNITIES, BROADENS OUR TAX BASE, AND AT THE SAME TIME PRESERVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT ALL OF US CHERISH HERE IN THIS GREAT TOWN OF OURS. SO IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH YOU GUYS. GOD BLESS YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, MR. CONLEY, WHEREAS JAMES SHAW HAS HONORED, WE SERVED THE HAM COMMUNITY AS TOWN SUPERVISOR FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND PREVIOUSLY WAS THE OWNER OF A SUCCESSFUL LAW FIRM SHAW AND SHAW WITH HIS BROTHER JOE, OPERATING WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, AS WELL AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF OUR TOWN, SERVING IN NUMEROUS CIVIC AND VOLUNTEER CAPACITIES, INCLUDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE SOUTH TOWNS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND AS ATTORNEY FOR BOTH THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE VILLAGE OF BLAZEDALE. AND WHEREAS DURING HIS TIME AS SUPERVISOR, [02:40:01] JIM HAS ADMIRABLY LED OUR TOWN TO A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL PANDEMIC WITH THOUGHTFUL AND MEANINGFUL DECISION-MAKING, AS WELL AS THE COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS JIM HAS DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO ALLOW ALL CITIZENS TO OPENLY VOICE THEIR IDEAS AND CONCERNS, TO ENCOURAGING OPEN DIALOGUE, SPECIAL MEETINGS, AND A WELCOMING APPROACH THAT HAS ENCOURAGED THE DEBATE OF DIFFERING IDEAS. AND WHEREAS JIM HAS HELPED OUR TOWN REMAIN FISCALLY STRONG, WHILE ALSO ENHANCE ENHANCING THE SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND TOWN PARKS THAT OUR RESIDENTS ENJOY. AND WHEREAS JIM HAS SHOWN GREAT LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO THE ONGOING NEEDS OF THE HOOVER BEACH COMMUNITY, INCLUDING EXTRA HOURS OF TIME AND EFFORT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THEM DURING RECENT STORMS. AND WHEREAS JIM'S LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH THE TOWN BOARD HAS RESULTED IN THE PASSAGE OF SEVERAL MAJOR INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS MULTIPLE LONGSTANDING PROBLEMS THAT WILL PROVIDE OUR RESIDENTS POSITIVE CHANGE, THAT WILL DIRECTLY IMPROVE THEIR LIVES, SUCH AS OUR LED CONVERSION, THE FUNDING FOR SEVERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT VARIOUS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. UPDATED COMPLIANCE WITH SEVERAL AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT REGULATIONS, SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES TO OUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING THROUGH OUR 2020 TOWN ROADWAY AND COMMUNITY PAVING PROJECTS, MAJOR INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS OUR TOWN'S SIGNIFICANT DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AND FUNDING FOR NECESSARY RECONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS TO TOWN HALL. AND WHEREAS JIM HAS FOSTERED STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EDUCATIONAL BUSINESS, NONPROFIT AND CIVIC LEADERS THROUGHOUT OUR TOWN, AS WELL AS IN NEIGHBORING TOWNS, AND A COMMON DESIRE TO MOVE OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF IDEAS, RESOURCES, AND SHARED SERVICES. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE HAMBURG COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES AND THANKS TOWN SUPERVISOR MR. JAMES SHAW FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT JIM, HIS WIFE, DONNA, THEIR CHILDREN, KELLY, JAMES, BRIAN, THE LAKE KATHLEEN, AS WELL AS THEIR GRANDCHILDREN, COLE, HILLARY, BENJAMIN, NICHOLAS, SAMUEL JAMES, II, SNA, AND SYLVIA, OUR WISH, THE VERY BEST WITH GREEK WITH DEEP GRATITUDE FOR THE SACRIFICES THEY'VE MADE IN ALLOWING THEIR HUSBAND, FATHER, AND GRANDFATHER TO SERVE OUR TOWN WITH SUCH DISTINCTION. SO MOVED. THANK YOU UNANIMOUS. SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU, SEAN. UH, UH, HE'S LIKE A SON TO ME TOO. SEAN, COMMENTS, . UH, I'M VERY GRATEFUL. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOLKS. UH, AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, HELPING THIS COMMUNITY IN ANY CAPACITY I CAN. UH, NOW THAT I'LL BE A, A CITIZEN ONCE AGAIN AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING SOME TIME WITH MY WIFE AND, UH, MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. IT'S BEEN A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, TO MAKE SO MANY GOOD FRIENDS AND TO WORK WITH THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO MAKE THIS GOVERNMENT GO EVERY DAY. SO GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP YOU'VE GIVEN TO ME. I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, THAT BRINGS US TO THE FINALE, I GUESS. UH, THERE IS A MOTION BEFORE US RUN TWO ITEMS, UH, WHICH, UH, ONE IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR NOVEMBER THE 25TH, 2021. THE TOTAL OPERATING FUND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THAT, UH, THAT DATE ENDING 1129, I'M SORRY, 1129 WAS 1 MILLION, UH, $16,582 AND 39 CENTS. THE TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT FOR THAT DATE ENDING 1129, TOTAL 4 MILLION HUNDRED AND $69,597 AND 92 CENTS. WE MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THIS REPORT AND FILE IT ACCORDINGLY. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? SECOND, UH, MS. FARRELL'S ON THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. UH, WITH REGARD TO MONDAY, DECEMBER THE 13TH, UH, THE OPERATING FUND [02:45:01] ACCOUNT IS TOTAL OPERATING FUND DISBURSEMENTS $987,360 AND 80 CENTS. THE TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT FOR THAT DATE ENDING 1213 IS $989,247 AND 80 CENTS. IS THERE A MOTION TO, A MOTION IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? ONE SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OKAY. WE'LL GO TO, I GUESS WE'LL GO TO OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS NOW AND THEN, UH, UH, PROCEED WITH, UH, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE AND THEN OUR TOWN BOARD MEMBERS. UH, KIMBERLY SANA, OUR WONDERFUL ACTING FINANCE DIRECTOR. GO AHEAD. UM, THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT. JUST GETTING READY FOR YOUR END AND STARTING 2022. OKAY. AND OUR FRIEND MARTY DEKE IS HERE. I SEE HIM. MARTY? YES. JIM. I HAVE ONE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AND THAT IS, UM, THE, UH, KIND OF HAVE YOUTH BUREAU AS PART OF THE WEST NEW YORK HOLIDAY PARTNERSHIP. WE HAVE TAKEN APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILIES AND NEEDS FOR TOYS. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DONATIONS, UH, FROM GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS, AND FROM THE WAREHOUSE, FROM CENTRAL, UH, GROUP. AND WE'LL BE SERVING THOSE FAMILIES WITH SHOPPING DAYS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THIS COMING WEEKEND. OKAY. THANK YOU MARTY. UH, TARA, I SEE YOU BEHIND MARTY. ANYTHING TO REPORT? NOTHING TO REPORT TO LISA AND JENNIFER, HOW ABOUT YOU? WE START OFF THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WITH 186 CURRENT FILES IN ADDITION TO OUR CURRENT, CURRENT, UH, FILES, REPORTS AND INTAKES, WE GET, UH, INCOMING ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO BUSINESSES, BUSINESS AS USUAL, VISITING IN THEIR OFFICE. OKAY. JUDGE'S, JENNIFER KOWSKI IN CASE YOU'LL KNOW FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND MY FRIEND, UH, PAUL MCQUILLAN IS THERE? YES, SIR. UH, NOTHING TO REPORT. CHAIRMAN, UH, OUR SUPERVISOR SHAW. UH, I JUST WANT SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU. UH, THANK YOU. UM, MR. LARDO, WHAT DO WE GOT? OH, CAMIE TOO. UH, TOM, GO YOU FIRST. NOTHING TO REPORT. CAMIE. DO YOU WANNA SECOND THAT? A MOTION THERE? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. CAPTAIN DI. OH YEAH. THERE HE IS. YEAH. HOW YOU DOING, PETER? UH, ANYTHING TO REPORT CAPTAIN? UH, ACTUALLY THREE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. YES, SIR. AT THAT TIME OF YEAR, DON'T PARK YOUR CARS OVERNIGHT SO THAT WHEN IT DOES SNOW, THE FILES WILL GET THROUGH. LOCK YOUR CAR DOORS. OH YEAH. WHEREVER YOU'RE, ESPECIALLY IN YOUR DRIVEWAY. AND, UH, FINALLY, IF ANYONE IS SELLING YOU TO BUY GIFT CARD OR GOOGLE PLAY CARDS TO FIX ANY KIND OF ISSUE OR PROBLEM, IT'S A SCAM. CALL THE POLICE. OKAY. SAME TO YOU MY FRIEND. AM I MISSING ANYBODY IN THE, IN THE BACK THERE? OKAY. UH, JENNIFER, HOW ABOUT YOU? UH, OVER THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF, THE IT DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO DISPERSE OVER $75,000 WORTH OF NEW IT EQUIPMENT OUT TO OUR EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY AT THEIR POSITIONS. AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO DISPERSE, UH, THE REST OF THE, UH, WORKSTATIONS THAT WERE PURCHASED ON YOUR, THE BOARD'S BEHALF. AND WE'RE HOPING TO DO SO BY THE END OF THE YEAR. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, WALTER, UM, I JUST HAVE TWO THINGS I WANTED TO SAY, UH, JIM. ONE IS THAT I'VE KNOWN JIM A LONG TIME AS A RESPECT TO ATTORNEY, AND THIS IS MY FIRST CHANCE TO WORK WITH HIM ON ANYTHING. AND IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE 'CAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SEE HIM UP CLOSE, MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS DURING A PANDEMIC WHEN NO ONE KNEW HOW IT WAS GOING TO END. AND AT ALL TIMES HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TOWN EMPLOYEES AND THE RESIDENTS OF OUR GREAT TOWN. IT'S BEEN A CONSTANT CHARACTER THEME THAT I'VE WITNESSED THROUGHOUT MY TENURE. I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF GRATEFUL RESIDENTS OUT THERE 'CAUSE YOU TOOK THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS AND TRY TO HELP THEM. SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AS WELL AS THEM. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. THANK YOU. SECONDLY, I HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, WHEREAS JIM SHAW'S TENURE OF AS TOWN SUPERVISOR COMES TO AN END WITH THE COMING OF THE NEW YEAR. AND WHEREAS JIM HAS GUIDED LOCAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES OF OUR TOWN HAS EVER FACED, AND HE HAS DONE SO WITH COURAGE AND CONVICTION. AND WHEREAS JIM'S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY HIS INTEGRITY MIXED WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF COMPASSIONATE IRISH WR WIDTH AND CHARM. AND WHEREAS THOSE OF US WHO HAVE DEPENDED UPON JIM AND WORKED WITH HIM, APPRECIATE HIS DEDICATION TO THE WELLBEING OF BURY. NOW. THEREFORE, WE AS FELLOW EMPLOYEES OFFER OUR THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE AND EXTEND OUR BEST WISHES TO JIM, HIS WIFE, DONNA, AND THE ENTIRE S SHAH FAMILY. MAY YOU HAVE SUNNY DAYS AND WARM SMILES, AND IT'S SIGNED BY TARA ALDI, JENNIFER ROBERTSON, MYSELF, TOM LARDO, CHRIS HALL, PAUL MCQUILLAN, KIM ASANA, SARAH DE SEAN DOYLE, K KA RODINSKY, BRIDGET LAVELL, ROGER GIBSON, KEVIN TR, PAT RYAN, MARTY DEKE, [02:50:01] DAN DANFORD, JENNIFER COSMS, KALL, AND SEAN CROW. WELL, THANK YOU. I'M A LUCKY GUY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, UH, WALTER, AND, UH, IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH YOU AND, UH, THE DEPARTMENT HEADS HERE. I'VE HAD A, UH, A LONG CAREER AND THIS HAS BEEN A MOST INTERESTING FOUR YEARS, AND VERY REWARDING TOO BECAUSE WE GET THE SENSE THAT WHEN WE COME TO WORK, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO GOOD THINGS FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHERE THEY LIVE OR WHO THEY ARE OR WHAT THEY DO. UH, SO TO ALL OF YOU, THANKS SO MUCH. IT'S VERY NICE OF YOU, WALTER, AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AS WELL. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU. UH, NOW, UM, KATHY. OH, MADAM, MY, MY BUDDY. DID YOU SIGN THIS? KATHY? LEMME SEE YOU. OH MY GOSH. OKAY. I'M SORRY. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, GOOD. I WANNA THANK YOU FOR, UM, FOR WORKING WITH YOU THE LAST FOUR YEARS. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. THANK YOU. AND I WANNA WISH YOU AND DONNA AND YOUR FAMILY THE VERY BEST AND ENJOY YOURSELF, GET SOME REST AND UM, THANK YOU. GET OUT THERE AND START SWINGING THOSE IRONS. . ALRIGHT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU. UH, OKAY. UH, LADIES AND GENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE, ANYBODY, ANYTHING TO SAY, AH, WHAT A RELIEF. OKAY, . ALRIGHT. UH, FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, WE'LL START WITH MR. CONLEY. ANYTHING TO ADD BEFORE WE GO HOME? WELL, I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS, UH, MY THOUGHTS, UH, IN REGARDS TO YOU, BUT I WANTED TO PERSONALLY, UH, FOR MR. PETRI EXTEND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS. AND IN PARTICULAR, LET YOU KNOW THE RESIDENTS AND THE TAXPAYERS KNOW THAT MIKE ALWAYS VOTED EXACTLY HOW HE FELT. UH, WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO WORK THE LAST TWO YEARS IN A VERY, UH, PROFESSIONAL, COLLEGIAL, UH, FRIENDLY, PEACEFUL MANNER. AND, UH, ALWAYS HAD THE BEST INTEREST, UH, AT HEART. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. THANK HIM, UH, FOR THAT AND WISH, UH, HIM ALL THE BEST, UH, MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. KAREN HOKE. I'M GONNA ECHO SIMILAR SENTIMENTS THAT, UH, COUNCILMAN CONLEY SAID. UH, JUST WANNA WISH THE BEST TO OUR OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS AND, AND SAY THE SAME, THAT ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT ALL ALWAYS SEEN EYE, EYE AND AGREED ON EVERYTHING, WE'VE, WE'VE COME TOGETHER TO WORK TOWARDS COMMON GOALS AND, AND TREATED EACH OTHER WITH, WITH RESPECT AND PROFESSIONALISM. AND, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, MICHAEL, I'M ALL SET. ALRIGHT. . OKAY. BETH BURRELL. I WILL JUST ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENTS. THANK YOU. I CAN SAY THANK YOU MR. SHAW FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE, IN THE TOWN. AND CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO YOU. THANK YOU. AND BEST WISHES, MICHAEL, IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH YOU. UH, WE CAME IN TOGETHER AND I FELT PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO, UH, BENEFIT FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE AND YOU WERE ALWAYS VERY, UM, FREE WITH, UM, OFFERING, UM, AND YOU KNOW, INFORMATION. AND THAT WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL. SO I'M GREATLY APPRECIATIVE AND I WISH YOU THE BEST ALSO. AND THEN I'LL JUST SAY, UM, BEST WISHES TO OUR COMMUNITY DURING THIS JOYFUL SEASON AND WITH HOPES OF A NEW YEAR AHEAD, THAT 2022 WILL BRING ALL OF US, UM, MAYBE LESS WEARING OF THE MASK AND, UM, AND PEACEFUL GOOD TIMES IN OUR TOWN OF AND MORE PROSPERITY AND UNITY BECAUSE THIS TRULY IS A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. AND I THINK WE ALL SHARE THE SAME BELIEF THAT WE FEEL VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, FOLKS, IT'S UH, IT IS THE TOWN THAT FRIENDSHIP BUILT. AND I'VE OFTEN SAID TOO, IT'S THE TOWN THAT KINDNESS SUSTAINS. AND I THINK YOU GET A LITTLE GLIMPSE OF THAT SUSTENANCE HERE TONIGHT. TO EVERYBODY HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY NEW YEAR. OUR BEST DAYS ARE YET TO COME. THANK YOU. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND, SECOND. SECOND. UNANIMOUS SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU DERY CHRISTMAS. * 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.