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ALRIGHT, WELL MAYBE WE CAN RISE FOR THE PLEDGE, THE LIBERTY WITH YOU HAW HERE.UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING AND THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADDRESS RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE.
AND YOU MAY REMEMBER THE, UH, LOCAL LAW, UH, DID NOT PASS.
SO WHEN A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT, UH, A LOCAL LAW FAIL OR ANY RESOLUTION FAIL, IT IS NO LONGER FOR US.
SO THE FIRST RESOLUTION IS RESOLVED OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN HAMMERED WISHES TO RECONSIDER DETERMINATION MADE BY THE TOWN BOARD AT ITS REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 13TH, 2021, REGARDING LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 FOR THE YEAR 2021, RESPECTING THE TOWN'S RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF ADULT USE CANNABIS, RETAIL DISPENSARIES AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES IS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE NEW YORK CANNABIS LAW ARTICLE FOUR.
IF THERE'S A SECOND WE CAN CONSIDER THE LOCAL LAW.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, MS. FERROWS, ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO REOPEN OR RECONSIDER, PLEASE SAY AYE.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, WALTER, I WANT TO DIRECT MY REMARKS TO YOU.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION HERE, BUT, UH, ON THE AGENDA, THE SECOND RESOLUTION, THE RESOLVE IS THAT, UH, THAT, UH, WE OPT OUT OF ONSITE CONSUMPTION VENUES AND THE LICENSING OF SAME.
UH, AND WE MAKE NO MENTION OF DISPENSARIES OR DISTRIBUTION CENTERS.
WE WEREN'T SURE OF THE APPLICABLE LAW ON OUR FIRST GO ROUTE.
NOW, IF WE ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION, WE MAKE REFERENCE TO THE LOCAL LAW ATTACHED.
HOWEVER, WALTER, IF YOU NOTICE THE LOCAL LAW ATTACHED IS GONNA HAVE TO BE AMENDED.
I THINK, AND I JUST SAY THIS AND THE BOARD CAN, CAN GIVE IT OPINION AS WELL.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TITLE OF THE LOCAL LAW, IT SAYS THE LOCAL LAW TO OPT OUT OF ALLOWING CANNABIS RETAIL DISPENSARIES AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES.
WELL, IF WE PASS RESOLUTION TWO, IT BECOMES A LOCAL LAW IF IT'S AMENDED TO OPT OUT OF ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES ONLY.
AND THEN SECONDLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LOCAL LAW THAT WAS INTRODUCED BY BETH FERRELL ON 1213, YOU'LL NOTE AT THE END SHE HAS A FINAL OR FURTHER RESOLVE, WHICH IS NOT CONTAINED IN THIS LOCAL LAW.
SO, UH, WE'VE JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT OF CLEANING UP TO DO WITH THAT.
I, I, I AGREE WITH YOU ON THE, ON THE TITLE OF THE LOCAL LAW.
THAT SHOULD BE, IT'S A PHOTOGRAPHIC AND THAT SHOULD BE CORRECT.
AND AS FAR AS THE FINAL RESOLVE, THAT WAS BEST PERSONAL RESOLUTION,
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I DON'T HAVE THAT ORIGINAL RESOLUTION FROM DECEMBER 13TH IN FRONT OF ME.WELL, LET ME, LET ME, I DON'T KNOW IF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE IT, BUT LET, IN CASE YOU DON'T, LET JUST READ IT TO YOU, THE FINAL RESOLVE WAS BE A FURTHER RESOLVE OF THE TOWN BOARD TASKS.
TOWN ATTORNEY WALTER RUTH WAS 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 THE OTHER ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO PERFORM WITH THE OPTING OUT PROCESS IN CANNABIS LAW 1 31 BEFORE 12 31 21 DEADLINE NOTIFYING COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS AND THE CLERK UPON COMPLETION, WHICH IS YOU, WHICH YOU INTEND TO DO.
UNLIKE OTHER LOCAL LAWS, WE'RE GONNA FILE THIS WITH THE CANNABIS CONTROL BOARD AS WELL.
SO WHAT I SHOULD DO, WALTER AND BOARD MEMBERS, UNLESS YOU OBJECT, IS AT THE END OF THIS, UH, LOCAL LAW THAT'S BEEN PREPARED FOR TODAY.
I SHOULD READ IN THE RECORD THE FINAL RESOLVE OR BETH CAN, UH, FOR HER THE LOCAL LAWSUIT.
I'M GOING TO FOLLOW BOTH STEPS.
MAY, IF THE BOARD WANTS TO PUT THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE, THAT'S FINE.
I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE PUTTING BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY CHALLENGES THIS, THIS IS SUBJECT TO A REFERENDUM.
IF SOMEBODY SAYS THAT IT WAS DONE IMPROPERLY AS AN ARTICLE, ARTICLE 78, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, THE FACT THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE, UH, LET THE PUBLIC KNOW IF THIS LOCAL LAW REQUIRES DUAL FILING, I'M JUST, THAT'S FINE.
ALRIGHT, SO I GUESS ENOUGH SAID, OKAY, NOW WITH THE BOARD'S PERMISSION, WE'LL TURN TO RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO.
OH, JIM, THE SAME HEADING OF, OF THE FIR THE TITLE FOR THE LAW.
CHANGING THAT ON SECTION THREE, WE SHOULD PROBABLY CHANGE THAT BECAUSE IT SAYS LOCAL CANNABIS RETAIL DISPENSARY AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION ON OUT, WE'RE OPTING OUT OF ONSITE CONSUMPTION, NOT RETAIL DISPENSARY.
RIGHT, BUT IT SAYS THE TOP, UH, UH, SECTION THREE.
THAT'S, UH, THAT'S SLOPPY PAPERWORK.
OKAY, SO WE'RE OPTING OUT ON SECTION THREE.
OKAY, SO I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION, UH, AND THEN I THINK WE MAY HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER RESOLUTION OF BIG FURTHER AMENDMENT.
BUT ANYWAY, WHEREAS UPON FURTHER CONSIDERATION, THIS IS RESOLUTION BILL, WHEREAS UPON FURTHER CONSIDERATION, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WISHES TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY ON THE CANNABIS LOSS SECTION 1 31.
NOW THEREFORE BEING RESOLVED, THE TOWN THAT THE HE TOWN BOARD HEREBY DETERMINES TO OPT OUT ONSITE CONSUMPTION VENUES THE LICENSING OF SAME WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, OUTSIDE OF THE TWO VILLAGES LOCATED THEREIN, WE HAD FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS LOCAL LAW IS SUBJECT TO REMISSIVE REFERENDUM AND SPECIFY SECTION 24 OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
AND THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE TEXT OF THIS LOCAL LAW SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS IN THE ATTACHMENT THE NEXT TIER TWO AND MADE A PART HERE.
UH, THAT'S THE SECOND RESOLVE.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? SECOND, UH, MS. FERRELLS ON THE SECOND ON THE QUESTION.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
UH, THE VOTE IS CARRIED THREE TO TWO.
NOW, WITH REGARD TO THE LOCAL LAW ITSELF, I'LL MAKE A THIRD RESOLUTION TO AMEND TO MAKE THREE AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL LAW AND WE CAN VOTE ON THEM, UH, IN, UH, IN A BLOCK OF THREE AS OPPOSED TO EACH ONE, UNLESS THERE IS AN OBJECTION.
UH, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DELETE, UH, REFERENCE IN THE TITLE TO THE LOCAL LAW, UH, AS SO THAT IT READS AS FOLLOWS, A LOCAL LAW TO OPT OUT OF ALLOWING ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES IS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CANNABIS LAW SECTION 1 31.
WITH REGARD TO SECTION THREE, THE LOCAL CANNABIS ONSITE CONSUMPTION OPTOUT IS HOW IT SHOULD READ OR DELETING RETAIL DISPENSARY AND THE WORD AND, AND THE THIRD AMENDMENT TAKEN AS A WHOLE.
WOULD IT ADD THE RESOLVE TO THIS LOCAL SECTION SIX, I SHOULD SAY SECTION FIVE, IT SAYS PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM REFERENDUM ON PETITION.
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TO READ AND FURTHER FILING.PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM REFERENDUM ON PETITION AND FURTHER FILING.
AND THE RESOLVE SHOULD BE IN SECTION FIVE, RESOLVE THE TOWN BOARD TASKS.
WALTER RUTH'S TOWN ATTORNEY WITH SUBMITTING ALL REQUIRED NOTICES, FORMS, AND OR CERTIFIED COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION.
AND THE LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 TO THE NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE CANNABIS CONTROL BOARD AND ANY OTHER ENTITIES IS REQUIRED TO CONFORM WITH THE OPTING OUT PROCESS IN CANNABIS LAW SECTION 1 31 BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST, 21, DEADLINE, THE DEADLINE AND NOTIFYING TOWN BOARD MEMBERS AND THE TOWN CLERK UPON THE COMPLETION.
SO THERE ARE THREE AMENDMENTS, UH, WHICH I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE ADOPT AS IN WA IN UNISON OBJECTION.
IN THE EXISTING LAW UNDER SECTION FIVE THAT SAYS THIS LOCAL LAW IS SUBJECT TO A REFERENDUM, THAT WOULD REMAIN, YES, IT WOULD.
OKAY, I'M JUST ADDING ON THE, UH, THE RESOLVED LANGUAGE THAT BETH BUR HAD AN INITIAL RESOLUTION.
OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THOSE ARE THE THREE AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN, UH, IN TOTAL.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE LOCAL LAW AS JUST ARTICULATED? SECOND.
OKAY, MS. FERRELL'S ON THE SECOND, THEN ON THE QUESTION? ANYONE? ALRIGHT.
ALL IN FAVOR THEN OF, UH, ADOPTING LOCAL LAW AS AMENDED.
THE, UH, OPTOUT PERTAINS THEN ONLY TO ONSITE CONSUMPTION.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING FURTHER, I'LL BE GLAD TO ENTERTAIN IT.
IF NOT, UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJUST.
SECOND IS MS. QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYBODY.