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WE'LL START WITH THE, UH, PLEDGE OF THE FLAG, P FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR.
ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE'LL JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO DREW'S PRESENTATION BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE A BUSY EVENING OUTTA HERE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COME TONIGHT THAT YOU SAW THE PURPOSE.
THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS NOT TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS ON THE COMP COMP PLAN.
THAT IS, THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU.
BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT I UPDATE THE BOARD, LET THE BOARD KNOW THE GENERAL DIRECTIONS OF THE CONTENT PLAN.
SO YOU'RE PREPARED FOR THAT BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, THE TOWN BOARD WILL BE IN HOPE ADOPTING THAT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE IN, IN A POSITION TO DO THAT.
I'M GONNA DO A STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN OF HANFORD AND KIND OF PICK UP SOME OF THOSE AREAS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THOSE AREAS OF THE TOWN.
YOU'RE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON, BUT THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THE TOWN.
UH, I'M GONNA MAINLY REFER TO THIS DOCUMENT HERE.
I'VE ACTUALLY ADDED ONTO THIS THING I SENT TO YOU.
IT'S, UH, A PAGE OR TWO INTO THAT PACKET THAT I, THAT HAS THE COVER ON IT.
UM, THERE'S FIRST THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THERE, BUT I'M GONNA WALK THROUGH THIS PACKET, WHICH IS THE GEOGRAPHIC PARTS OF THE TOWN.
THERE'S A SPOT WHERE YOU CAN TAKE NOTES AND GET BACK BACK TO ME.
I'M NOT EXPECTING YOU TO SAY, HEY, DREW, THIS IS WONDERFUL TONIGHT, OR WHATEVER, BUT GET BACK TO ME AND SAY, HEY, THESE ARE MY CONCERNS OR ISSUES THAT I WANNA MAKE SURE THEY'RE ADDRESSED IN THESE PARTS OF THIS TOWN.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM RECREATIONAL COMPONENTS, ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, BUT THEY TEND TO FOCUS ON LAND USE ISSUES.
SO WE'RE GONNA FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON LAND USE ISSUES.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT TYPICALLY PEOPLE THINK OF WHEN THEY THINK OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLANT.
SO AS IT SAYS IN MY, IN MY HANDOUT, THE FIRST PART OF THE TOWN IS THE, THE NORTHEAST, THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TOWN, WHICH IS THIS AREA UP IN HERE, THIS GENERAL AREA UP IN HERE OF THE TOWN.
AS YOU KNOW WHAT IT SAYS IN HERE, YOU HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON.
YOU HAVE, IS MR. MALKI HERE TONIGHT? NOT, UM, BUT ANYWAY, YOU HAVE A A, YOU RECENTLY GO FOR, GOT A GRANT FOR WHAT THEY CALL BOA BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA, WHICH IS GOING TO LOOK AT, IT'S A GREAT PLANNING TOOL TO LOOK AT HOW THE FUTURE OF THAT AREA IS GONNA BE.
IF YOU MEET THE BROWNFIELD PROGRAM, THEN THERE ARE IMPLEMENTATION MONEY TO DO STUFF.
I'M SURE PARTS OF THIS PROPERTIES, LIKE WHERE THE, UH, WHERE THE, UH, WIND TURBINES ARE PROBABLY WILL MEET
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THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BROWNFIELD PROGRAM.OTHER AREAS MAY NOT BE, BUT THE ONE THING YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS REPORT, AND I'VE DONE A COUPLE OF 'EM IN THE PAST, IN FACT, WHERE THE WHOLE FOODS IS, IS GOING INTO AMHERST.
THAT AREA IS ALL PART OF WHAT THEY CALL A PHASE ONE BOA STUDY.
SO YOU'RE DOING THAT UP IN THAT AREA'S.
GONNA FOCUS ON THIS PART OF THE AREA OF THE STRAIGHT UP TO, UH, THE WOODLAWN AR AREA.
UM, THIS IS, YOU'RE ALSO DOING AN INDUSTRIAL, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE REVITALIZATION STUDY.
I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THAT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GONNA SUPPORT YOUR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS AREA OF THE TOWN HAS STRONG INDUSTRIAL, UH, UH, THINGS THAT ARE STILL IN THE TOWN.
YOU HAVE FOUR, YOU HAVE THE LAKEY COMMERCE CENTER, RAVENWOOD NORTH, AND OTHER, OTHER AREAS THAT NEED TO BE REBIRTHED.
UH, SOME OF THE AREAS LIKE THE OLD I CALL THE BLUE ROOF BUILDING, ARE IN TRANSITION.
SO THIS AREA IS IN TRANSITION.
I THINK ONE OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THIS AREA IS YOU HAVE A STATE PARK WE'RE ALL AWARE OF AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE TIES BETWEEN WOODLAWN AND AND BLAZEDALE TO THE STATE PARK, AND HAVING THOSE CONNECTIONS THAT HAVE TO EXIST LATER ON.
YOU'RE GONNA TALKING ABOUT GOLD BIKE.
THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF COUNTY AND REGIONAL PROJECTS GOING THIS AREA, BRINGING THE, THE PASS PATHWAYS DOWN THIS WAY AND BIKING DOWN THIS WAY.
CAN YOU TURN THAT THIS WAY SLIGHTLY SO THAT THESE GUYS CAN SEE, NO, I'M PRESENTING TO THE TOWN.
UM, AND THIS WILL ALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK AT.
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE CONFERENCE AND PLANNED PUBLIC MEETINGS COMING UP THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THIS.
SO, UM, THIS IS NOT A FINAL, THIS IS JUST A PRESENTATION TO THE TOWN BOARD.
SO ANYWAY, NORTHWEST CORNER OF TOWN, A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.
A LOT OF PROJECTS GOING ON AND NEED TO HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS TO THE, TO THE, TO THE STATE PARK.
I THINK YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THE STATE PARK OFFICIALS AS THEY INVEST IN THAT AREA AND HOW THAT AREA'S GONNA CHANGE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THAT CORNER OF TOWN TO GET THROUGH ALL THIS.
THEN I'M GONNA MOVE TO THE, WHAT I CALL THE VIAL SHIFT LAKE VIEW, THROUGHWAY INTERCHANGE, MCKINLEY BALL AREA, WHICH IS ALL IN THIS AREA.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST, THERE'S BEEN PROPOSALS IN THE PAST, RIGHT WHEN YOU GET UP THE THROUGHWAY THERE, RIGHT ACROSS IS A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S BEEN PROPOSALS FOR THAT PROPERTY.
THEY'VE BEEN AROUND THE LAST 15, 20 YEARS FOR THAT PIECE.
THAT HAS TO BE PART OF A DECISIONS MADE ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO GO ON IN THAT PROPERTY.
THIS IS A PERFECT AREA FOR GATE, UH, GATEWAY, ENTRANCE AND WAY FINDING.
AS YOU KNOW, YOU GET OFF AT THIS EXIT, YOU TURN RIGHT, YOU'RE GOING TOWARDS THE VILLAGE OF BLAZEDALE.
YOU'RE GOING TOWARDS THE STATE PARK.
YOU'RE GOING TOWARDS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.
YOU HAVE NEW INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES GOING THERE.
WHEN YOU GET OFF OF THAT, YOU HEAD TOWARDS THE MCKINLEY MALL, AND SOME PEOPLE GO TO THE STADIUM, UH, THAT WAY.
SO, GREAT WAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA.
GOING TO HAVE TO BE WORKING WITH THE STATE OF NEW YORK ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYBODY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE TRANSPORTATION IN THIS AREA'S GOTTA IMPROVE.
AND ANYBODY SAID AT THE INTERSECTION OF MILES STRIPPING AND SOUTH PARK KNOWS THERE NEEDS TO BE WORK DONE THERE.
AND AS, AS THINGS GET, GET BUSIER IN THAT AREA, YOU'RE GONNA NEED WORK IN THAT AREA.
UM, VILLAGE, I CALL THESE TRANSITION VILLAGE OF LANDS, DALE TRANS, UH, TRANSITION AREAS DEFINITELY NEED TO BE WALKABLE, NEED TO BE BIKEABLE.
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT THESE AREAS, AND THESE USES LARGE RESIDENTIAL AREAS TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT AREA.
THE PLAZAS IN THE AREA, WHEN YOU TURN LEFT OFF OF THERE, THE PLAZAS IN THOSE AREAS NEED TO BE REVITALIZED.
THEY NEED TO HAVE, WE'VE TALKED FOR YEARS ABOUT WORKING WITH THE PLAZA OWNERS TO FIX THE CONNECTIONS ONTO, ONTO THE ROAD THERE.
THEY, THEY'RE PROBLEMATIC AND GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE, IN AND OUT OF THE PARKING LOTS THERE.
UH, YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT MCKINLEY MALL, MCKINLEY MALL.
WE'VE AT LEAST DONE ONE THING AND SET UP AN INCENTIVE ZONING, BUT I BELIEVE THERE'S A LOT MORE CONVERSATION HAS TO OCCURRED THERE.
YOU'VE SEEN STUFF ABOUT LIKE COMMUNITY CENTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT AREA NEEDS MORE WORK.
WE NEED TO SIT DOWN WITH THE OWNERS OF THE MALL AND THE O AND OTHER OWNERS IN THAT MALL AND WORK OUT PLANS FOR THAT AREA BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA HAVE A BIG CHANGE TO THAT AREA.
WE ALSO HAVE TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT, AND IF THE PEOPLE WERE HERE THAT LIVE BEHIND THE MCKINLEY MALL, MAINTAINING YOUR PARK AND RECREATION AS YOUR BUFFER TO THOSE RESIDENTIAL AREAS BEHIND THERE.
UM, UH, AND IF YOU GO A COMMUNITY CENTER'S CONCEPT, YOU DEFINITELY NEED MUL MULTIMODAL CONNECTIONS IN THAT AREA.
AGAIN, I'M GOING VERY QUICKLY.
I'M TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE ENTIRE TOWN, JUST SHOWING THE OVERALL DIRECTION.
I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE IT, BUT MUST FORGOTTEN CORNER OF THE TOWN.
THIS CORNER OF THE TOWN IS VERY INTERESTING IF YOU, IF YOU'VE BEEN UP THAT WAY.
IT'S A MIXTURE OF COMMERCIAL AND AN OLD INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES.
SOME OF THE INDUSTRIAL SITES HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.
SOME OF THEM ARE STILL IN USE.
I FORGET THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS THAT'S UP THERE, BUT VERY IMPORTANT.
THIS AREA ALSO ABUTS ORCHARD PARK.
IF YOU EVER RIDE UP AND DOWN, UH, UH, RIDE, RIDE UP AND DOWN THE ROAD THERE, YOU'LL NOTICE THE BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WHAT'S GOING ON IN ORCHARD PARK AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN HAMPERS.
WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER ON THAT.
PLANNING BOARDS ACTUALLY HAD PROJECTS GO, WELL, WE HAVE THIS PROJECT, THE STREET, WHY CAN'T WE PARK THE CARS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHATEVER.
SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN, IN THIS AREA OF THE TOWN.
SO, UM, WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO LOOK AT MIXED.
THIS COULD BE AN AREA FOR MIXED USE
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DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL, BUT THERE'S COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL VESTIGES UP THERE.AND AGAIN, THE WORK WITH AT ROAD AND COORDINATING WITH ORCHARD PARK.
AGAIN, MOVING QUICKLY, UM, GETTING TO SEVEN CORNERS.
WE GO DOWN THE ROAD TO SEVEN CORNERS.
I'VE RENAMED THIS ONE AREA OF THE TOWN.
UH, 'CAUSE YOU ALL KNOW IT'S PROBABLY COMING, IS I'M CALLING THIS AREA OF THE TOWN ROOM SEVEN CORNERS ALL THE WAY DOWN SOUTHWESTERN IS A STADIUM IMPACT AREAS.
WE, AS WE REDEVELOPED THE STADIUM THERE, AND IT'S PROBABLY GONNA HAPPEN IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT AREA AND HOW THAT'S GONNA IMPACT WHAT GOES ON IN THAT AREA.
NOT ONLY FROM TRANSPORTATION ISSUE, BUT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A GREAT DESTINATION AND MAKE IT WORK BETTER.
I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOMEONE IN THE PAPER THAT HAS OFFERED TO WORK WITH ERIE COUNTY AND OTHERS AND WHATEVER TO DEVELOP A PLAN.
THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF HOW A STADIUM WILL, AS WE REDO THE STADIUM, HOW IT FITS BETTER IN THAT AREA, MAKES IT WORK, WORK BETTER.
WE JUST DON'T NEED PARKING LOTS EVERYWHERE, BUT WE CAN DO OTHER THINGS.
DEFINITELY A GATEWAY AREA IN THE TOWN.
IF YOU'RE GONNA, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA PROVE THAT AREA TO MAKE IT A GATEWAY ENTRANCE.
UM, THERE'S THINGS LIKE, UH, RUSH CREEK PARK IS JUST, JUST SOUTH OF THIS INTERSECTION.
IF YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH RUSH CREEK AND THE HISTORY OF THE RUSH CREEK PARK RIGHT IN THIS AREA, UM, I THINK THE TOWN HAS TO LOOK AT THE PLAN THAT WAS DONE AND AND DECIDE WHAT YOU WANNA DO WITH THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY TO MOVE FORWARD.
UM, AGAIN, A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND MULTI-MOBILE ISSUES THERE.
WHY CAN'T IT BE MORE BIKEABLE AND WALKABLE IN THAT AREA? NOT ALWAYS JUST SO AUTOMOBILE DEPENDENT.
I REALIZE WHEN A, A GAME IS ON THAT, IT'S A LOT OF AUTOS, BUT IT SHOULD BE MORE THAN JUST AUTOMOBILE DEPENDENT.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A LOT OF DECISIONS ABOUT THE ZONING ALONG, ALONG, UH, SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD IN THAT AREA, AND ALSO SEE THE ZONING ISSUES ON MCKINLEY.
UM, I'M GONNA SKIP TO PARKER ROAD.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN ALWAYS A BIG DEAL.
I HAVE A PICTURE HERE TONIGHT.
ANYBODY WRITTEN DOWN PARKER ROAD? MM-HMM
TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENCE IN THAT PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK ONE OF THE STRONG THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO IF YOU RIDE DOWN THAT ROAD IS WHAT THEY CALL CONTEXT SENSITIVE DESIGN.
A LOT OF THE LARGER SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES ARE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ROAD MAKES THE FLAVOR OF THE AREA.
AND THAT IS A VERY, I KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE OF THERE'S NO BIKE PASS ON THAT ROAD AND WHATEVER VERY NARROW ROAD, BUT IT ALSO ADDS IN THE CHARACTER.
YOU HAVE THE, YOU HAVE THE REMINISCENT THE BACKGROUND OF AGRICULTURAL IN THAT AREA.
RIDE DOWN THAT ROAD, IT'S LIKE STEPPING BACK IN TIME A LITTLE BIT IN THAT ROAD.
SO WE REALLY HAVE TO FOCUS ON THAT.
IT HAS SUBDIVISIONS ALONG IT AND THERE'S PROPOSALS, BUT IT REALLY NEEDS, YOU HAVE A QUESTION, SEAN? NO.
DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE BIKEABLE.
AND YOU CAN DO ROADWAY DESIGNS THAT A, HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE WALKING AND BIKING.
THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA COMPLAIN ALL THE TIME.
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO WALK THAT AREA.
AND, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON NORTH OF THERE, THIS AREA'S GONNA RECEIVE A LOT MORE ATTENTION TO IT OVER THE YEARS.
GOSH, YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE A BOULEVARD.
IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BOULEVARD.
SHOULD BE WORKING WITH ERIE COUNTY, MAKING SURE THAT THAT REMAINS, THAT ATMOSPHERE IS SUCH A UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE AS YOU TURN OFF OF SEVEN CORNERS AND GO DOWN MCKINLEY, ONCE YOU GET PAST, IT TURNS INTO THIS BOULEVARD ATMOSPHERE.
UH, VERY, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA.
UM, I I WOULD SAY, UH, TRYING TO DESCRIBE WHAT, WHAT THE NEW URBANISTS CALL IT.
BUT ANYWAY, IT'S, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL CORRIDOR.
IT SHOULD BE MAINTAINED THAT WAY.
UM, THE INTERSECTION ITSELF IS A BUSY AND IT'S BEEN REDONE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH THAT ON DECISIONS ON HOW THAT AREA GETS REDEVELOPED.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE WALMART PROPERTY AND THE OTHER PROPERTIES AROUND THERE.
THERE IS A LOT OF DEMAND FOR CHANGES IN THAT AREA.
SO, UM, THERE IS ALSO, I MENTIONED IN HERE, THERE'S ANOTHER AREA IN THIS AREA THAT HAS A LARGE, UNDEVELOPED PIECE OF LAND THAT HAS TO BE LOOKED AT.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA SKIP TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TOWN, WHICH I CALL, AND AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT OFFICIAL NAMES OF THE TOWN, BUT THIS IS, UH, THE SOUTH SHORE PROPERTY, THE MISSION HILLS AREA, AND THE CAMP ROAD AREA.
AS YOU RIDE DOWN, THIS IS, YOU GET OFF THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE, YOU TURN AND DRIVE TOWARDS THE LAKE, YOU ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN.
AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A VERY LARGE PROJECT THAT WAS PROPOSED.
2017 WAS THE FIRST DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION TO THE TOWN ABOUT THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH SHORE.
WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ON THAT PROJECT IN A WHILE.
I KNOW THE OWNER, BUT THIS AREA IS, THIS IS GONNA CHANGE THE LOOK OF THIS AREA, THE TOWN.
AS THIS GETS REDEVELOPED, UM, MISSION HILLS, AS IT CONTINUES TO GET DEVELOPMENT, AND THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF DENSE HOUSING IN THERE.
I KNOW THERE'S PLANS AT HOWARD TO PUT IN A LIGHT.
THIS AREA HAS SOME TRAFFIC ISSUES AND HAS TO BE PLANNED WELL, UH, FOR THAT TO WORK CORRECTLY.
UM, SOUTH SHORE IS GONNA BE MIXED JUICE NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO THERE.
UH, WE'VE SAID LOUD AND CLEAR, AND YOU TELL ME DIFFERENTLY.
AS THEY DEVELOP SOUTH SHORE, A LARGE
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MAJORITY OF THAT PROPERTY IS GONNA MAIN MAINTAIN ITS ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS.IT WAS A GOLF COURSE BEFORE, BUT THERE'S A RAVINE IN THERE.
I THINK THE ORIGINAL PLAN SHOWED A LOT OF THAT BEING INCORPORATED INTO THAT PLAN.
UM, UH, THERE'S AN INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT'S A FA UH, THAT'S JUST TO THE, THE ONE SIDE OF THAT, AND THEN IT GOES INTO THE CEMETERY THERE.
THAT AREA NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT ABOUT AS A TRANSITION.
THE CEMETERY'S GONNA BE THERE FOREVER.
BUT I THINK AS WE TRANSITION THERE FROM SOUTH SHORE TO THE OLD BUSINESS PLANT THAT WAS THERE AND, AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THERE.
AND AGAIN, WE NEED, YOU'RE GONNA NEED A LOT OF MULTIMODAL INTERCONNECTIONS HERE.
IF THIS HAPPENS, IF THIS DEVELOPS AND THIS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND OTHER THINGS IN THIS AREA AND THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE BEING A MAJOR INTERCHANGE, YOU'RE GONNA SEE THESE THINGS NEED TO BE DONE IN THAT AREA.
AND MOVING ON, I'M PROBABLY GONNA MISS SOME THINGS.
SO GOING BACK TO THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE AREA, YOU ALREADY KNOW THERE'S BEEN WORK ON THAT.
AS THE STATE HAS CHANGED THAT ENTRANCE, THERE'S A LOT OF AVAILABLE LANDS THAT ARE GONNA BE MADE AVAILABLE, UH, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD THAT NEED TO BE PLANNED.
WELL, AND THIS SHOULD BE, AGAIN, LIKE YOUR VERY DIFFERENT THAN YOUR MILES TRIP EXIT, BUT SHOULD BE A MAJOR GATEWAY INTO THE TOWN.
YOU SHOULD LOOK AT MORE CREATIVE THINGS TO BE DONE WITH THE PROPERTIES AROUND.
I THINK I HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR.
WE JUST DON'T WANT TO BE IN, DON'T INSULT ANY OTHER, WE JUST DON'T WANT TO BE ANOTHER THROUGHWAY INTERCHANGE.
IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON HERE.
YOU CAN ACCESS ALL THOSE OTHER AMENITIES IN THE TOWN.
THIS AREA NEEDS TO HAVE A FOCUS TO IT.
AND WE ALREADY HAVE SOME PLANS AND DISCUSSIONS ON REZONING AND CHANGES TO THAT AREA.
UM, DEFINITELY WANT TO GO BACK TO AN OVERLAY IN THIS AREA THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE, WITH THE, UH, UH, ZONING CHANGES IN THE AREA.
OVERLAYS DEAL WITH THE AESTHETIC QUALITY AND THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GONNA HAPPEN THERE.
AND, AND CONNECTIONS TO THE HIGHWAY, ACCESS MANAGEMENT, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS AREA, THE TOWN.
UM, SOUTH PARK, UH, THREW AWAY, UH, TO THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG.
SO AGAIN, YOU'RE ALL, YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH.
AND WE'RE JUMPING BACK OVER HERE TO SOUTH PARK.
SO, UM, FROM ABOUT, UH, THIS RIGHT HERE FROM SOUTH PARK TO, UM, VILLAGE OF HAMBURG, SOUTH PARK.
IN THIS SECTION HERE, AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE TOWN HALL HERE SHOULD BE COM.
ACTUALLY, IT'S EVEN FURTHER OFF, I WOULD SAY FROM HILBERT COLLEGE, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, TO THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG SHOULD ALL BE VERY ACCESSIBLE AND HAVE AN IMAGE TO IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING THERE.
IMAGINE I DROVE DOWN HERE TODAY.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE, YOU HAVE, UH, THE REDEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRING TO JUST TO THE NORTH OF HILBERT COLLEGE.
THAT, THAT DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON THERE.
YOU HAVE HILBERT COLLEGE WITH ALL THEIR PLANS FOR IT.
YOU HAVE CORNER, YOU'VE ALL READ IN THE PAPER THAT THE CORNER IS BEING REDEVELOPED.
SINATRA HAS PROPOSAL WAS A LARGE ARTICLE IN TODAY'S PAPER THAT'S BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD.
FURTHER DOWN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, YOU HAVE THE SISTERS PLACE.
YOU HAVE THE TOWNS SENIOR FACILITIES.
IT'S ALL VARIOUS AT LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, AGAIN, ONE OF THE MOST MAJOR BUS ROUTES, MULTIMODAL FACILITIES, CONNECTIONS TO THE VILLAGE.
THIS SHOULD ALL BE WORKED ON IN SOUTH PARK.
THIS AREA SHOULD ALL FLOW BETWEEN THE VILLAGE AND TOWN AND MAKE, MAKE A NICE INTERCONNECTION POINT.
GATEWAY TO THE VILLAGE, GATEWAY TO THE TOWN.
AND YOU START IN, UH, YOU START INTO THE VILLAGE HERE.
I KNOW THERE'S A PROJECT ALREADY GOING ON.
THERE'S A GATEWAY PROJECT THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON.
SO AGAIN, WE HAVE TO WORK THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER.
BUT I THINK SOUTH PARK HAS HUGE POTENTIAL.
I KNOW YOU STARTED THAT PROJECT WHERE PEOPLE HAVE, UM, SIGNS, SIGNS ON THE TELEPHONE POLES AND WHATEVER, TRYING TO IMPROVE THAT CONTACT.
SENSITIVE DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS AND WHATEVER.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER.
WESTERN NEW YORK, COME TO THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO INTO THE VILLAGE AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THAT AREA.
SO, UM, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS HAVE TO OCCUR THERE.
UM, SKIPPING BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE, WE'RE KIND OF BOUNCING AROUND THE BRIARWOOD P OR D AREA.
IS THAT, THAT AREA CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THAT? WELL, THE OPEN SPACE THAT WAS PART OF THAT BRIARWOOD PROJECT WAS THE GOLF COURSE AND OTHER THINGS THAT OCCUR THERE.
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET PRESSURES OVER THE YEARS ABOUT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT.
YOU'RE SEEING THAT NOW WITH SOME OF THE PROJECTS BEFORE YOU.
SO THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE WITH BRIARWOOD.
AND OF COURSE YOU HAVE THE WALMART ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THAT AREA IS GOING TO BLOSSOM MORE.
YOU HAVE TO FOCUS ON THIS AREA THAT THERE'S GONNA BE REDEVELOPMENT AS DAVID HOLMES BUILDS OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET.
BRIARWOOD CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND THERE'S GONNA BE MORE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AROUND, TYPICALLY AROUND A A WALMART.
UH, I THINK THIS AREA SHOULD BE WALKABLE.
IT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE WALKABLE, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE TO WORK ON THAT.
UM, THE SOUTHWESTERN CARTER WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ONCE YOU GET IN THE LAKE LAKEVIEW, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER, THAT THERE'S REALLY NO MORE COMMERCIAL
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REZONING.BUT THIS AREA BETWEEN, AS YOU GO FROM CAMP ROAD TO ROGERS TO ANN, TO DALE, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT SOUTHWESTERN IN THAT AREA.
UM, I'M GONNA JUMP DOWN THERE MIGHT AS WELL.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LAKEVIEW LAKEVIEW AREA.
WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WITH THE PRESSURE OF NO COMMERCIAL REZO.
YOU CANNOT, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF LAKEVIEW LAKEVIEW.
AS PEOPLE STARTED MOVING OUT THERE.
I BELIEVE IT WAS ABOUT THE EIGHTIES WHEN THOSE, THOSE SUBDIVISIONS WENT OUT THERE AND PEOPLE MOVED OUT THERE BECAUSE IT WAS RURAL AND REMOTE.
AS IT GOT MORE AND MORE DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST YEAR.
I TALK ABOUT THOUSANDS OF HOMES THAT ARE MANY HOMES THAT BEEN BUILT IN THE, IN THE LAKEVIEW AREA OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS.
THE, THE PRESSURE IS YOU TO BECOME MORE SUBURBANIZED AND WHERE'S THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GONNA SUPPORT THAT? SO I'M GONNA BE NOT LIKE WHAT THEY CALL A
I'M GONNA TELL YOU, NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THIS.
WE'LL MAKE THE AREA WALKABLE, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA FOLLOW IT IN RETAIL PLAZAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE FINAL DECISIONS ON THE LAST BITS OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT ARE LEFT ON SOUTHWESTERN THERE.
NO COMMERCIAL REZONING, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE.
THIS COULD BE AN AREA FOR THAT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OR SOMETHING FOR SOME OF THOSE REMAINING COMMERCIAL LOTS.
BUT DEFINITELY NO MAJOR COMMERCIAL, NO DENSER RESIDENTIAL, NO ALLOWING ANY MORE SEWER EXTENSIONS IN THERE AREA.
THERE'S ONLY A LITTLE BIT OF AREA WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SOUTH CENTRAL.
WE ACTUALLY TALKED TO THE COUNTY YEARS AGO WHO OWNS ALL THE SEWER SYSTEM DOWN HERE SAYING, LOOK, WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE SEWER EXTENSIONS DOWN THERE.
WE DON'T WANT TO INCUR MORE DENSE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
WE KNOW WE HAVE TO LIVE, LIVE WITH THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE ARE TOM THROUGH HOW MANY LOTS ARE LEFT THAT EVERY FIVE YEARS OR SO WE DO A AND DEER SPRINGS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT? DEER SPRINGS AND THE OTHER SUB ONE LAST LOOP TO GO.
SO THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT THERE, BUT LET'S NOT IT, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
LET'S NOT GO ANY FURTHER WITH THAT.
I MEAN, I THINK DOWNTOWN LAKE VIEW PEOPLE GO, WHERE IS THAT? BUT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE FOR DOWNTOWN LAKE VIEW WHERE PEOPLE CAN USE THAT AS KIND OF THEIR DOWNTOWN AREA.
UM, DEFINITELY NEED TO LAKE VIEW ROAD, HAVE CONTEXT SENSITIVE DESIGN.
THAT ROAD HAS TO FIT INTO THE AREA.
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
BUT CONNECTING FROM THE VILLAGE ALL THE WAY TO THE WATERFRONT.
I KNOW THERE'S THOSE STUDIES BEING DONE RIGHT NOW.
HOW DO WE GET FROM ONE SIDE OF THE TOWN TO THE OTHER AND OPEN UP OUR OTHER, OTHER FEATURES OF THE TOWN? UM, I WON'T TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT YOU'RE DOING A, AN UPDATE TO YOUR LWRP.
SO THEY'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA BE DONE ALONG OLD LAKE SHORE ROAD.
YOU'RE HAVING EROSION PROBLEMS UP THERE.
I KNOW THERE'S BIG FOCUSES UP IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TOWN, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS. WHERE THAT WAS CLOSED IS, IT'S STILL CLOSE.
THEY'VE BEEN DOWN THERE A LONG TIME.
PARTS OF OLD LAKE SHORE ROAD WERE CLOSED FOR A WHILE BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS DOWN THERE.
I THINK WE'LL GET THROUGH THE ENTIRE TOWN AND THEN I'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER THINGS.
SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF TOWN, TOWN, DEFINITELY NO SEWER EXTENSIONS ANYMORE.
THERE'S VERY LITTLE SEWER THERE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE MAP, VERY LITTLE SEWER IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL AREA OF THE TOWN.
THERE'S DEFINITELY A MATTER OF FACT, I WOULD GO AS FAR AS TO PUSH THE COUNTY TO REMOVE THIS FROM THE COUNTY, FROM THE COUNT FROM THE, UH, SEWER DISTRICT.
MOST OF THE TOWN IS WITHIN A SEWER DISTRICT, BUT THERE ARE NO PLANS EVER TO EXTEND SEWERS HERE.
IT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT.
SO NO DEVELOPER THINKS, HEY, I CAN GO AND SAY I CAN ATTEND.
YOU SHOULD REMOVE THIS FROM THE COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT.
UH, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD CHANGE THIS AREA FOREVER IF YOU STARTED RUNNING SEWERS IN THE AREA.
UM, YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT ANY MORE DENSE DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS THE AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, CREATING A NEW AGRICULTURAL ZONING FOR THIS AREA THAT WOULD ALLOW AGRICULTURAL, AGRICULTURAL RELATED BUSINESS.
MAYBE AGRICULTURAL TOURISM GIVING.
THE FEW FARMERS THAT ARE LEFT IN THIS AREA WILL HAVE THE STATISTIC FOR YOU AN ABILITY TO DO SOMETHING MORE DIFFERENT WITH THEIR PROPERTY AND, AND TRY TO, AND TRY TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN SELLING IT FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.
SO THIS ONE'S DEFINITELY GONNA HAVE GONNA HAVE CHANGES TO THIS AREA.
YOU HAVE A LARGE COUNTY PARK HERE.
UM, THE COUNTY REDID THEIR MASTER PLAN A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
I HAVE A COPY OF IF YOU GUYS WANT INFORMATION OF WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE FOR THIS PARK.
IT'S MOSTLY WILL BE PASSIVE RECREATION AND CONTINUE TO BE THAT WAY.
SO YOU WANT TO HAVE, THINK ABOUT THIS AREA.
IF I KEEP BASE, IF I RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, YOU HAVE THE COUNTY PARK HERE, YOU HAVE THE VILLAGE TO ONE SIDE.
THIS SHOULD BE A WALKABLE AREA, CONNECTABLE AREA.
BRINGING PEOPLE TO THIS, THIS PART OF THE TOWN WITH THOSE FEATURES, I THINK IT COULD BE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE TOWN AS IT ALREADY IS, BUT WITHOUT MAKING IT A DEVELOPMENT AREA.
UM, SO THAT, THAT PART OF THE TOWN, UM, YOU SHOULD LOOK AT, BY THE WAY, IN LAKEVIEW AND SOUTH AND SOUTH CENTRAL, THE TOWN HAD AN OPEN SPACE GREEN SPACE PLAN ABOUT 35 YEARS AGO, DONE BY MR. HOLMAN, I BELIEVE.
I THINK THE CONSERVATION BOARD IS VERY AWARE OF IT.
THEY IDENTIFIED A LARGE, LARGE AREAS OF, OF OPEN WOODLAND
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IN THIS AREA THAT SHOULD, THE TOWN SHOULD LOOK AT FOCUSING ON SOME WAY OF PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THOSE.I KNOW SOME OF THOSE HAD HAD DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS BOUGHT, BUT NOT MUCH OF IT DID.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPEN SPACE LANDS IN THERE THAT THE TOWN SHOULD, SHOULD LOOK AT THAT PLAN AND, AND LOOK AT HOW THEY, THEY COULD ACCOMPLISH KEEPING THOSE LANDS.
LARGE WOODED AREAS OVER HERE IN LAKEVIEW AND SOME OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL AREA.
AND WE'LL GET OVER HERE IN SOUTHWESTERN.
THERE'S EVEN SOME OVER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE TOWN.
SO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT OLD PLAN AND SEE WHAT WE'VE DONE.
I MIGHT ASK THE ENGINEERING TOMORROW.
I KNOW RICK FOR YEARS KEPT TRACK WHEN WE GOT SUBDIVISIONS APPROVED IN THE LAST 25, 30 YEARS AGO.
YOU HAD THE OPTION OF EITHER DONATING LAND TO THE TOWN OR YOU HAD OTHER OPTIONS OF GETTING MONEY IN LIEU OF, BUT THERE ALSO WERE EASEMENTS GRANTED TO THE TOWN.
I KNOW I WAS INVOLVED IN A BUNCH OF 'EM WHERE THERE WAS CONSERVATION AREA EASEMENTS GRANTED ARE DOWN.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY CHECK AND SEE HOW MANY OF THOSE EASEMENTS.
I DO NOT HAVE A CLEAR RECORD OF WHERE ALL THOSE EASEMENTS ARE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A SEPARATE LAYER TO, OR THE GIVING OF ALL THOSE EASEMENTS, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE ALL THOSE EASEMENTS EXIST IN THERE AND GO TO THAT MASTER GREEN SPACE PLANT FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TOWN.
SO THE LAST AREA THAT YOU, NOW WHAT'S THAT? WE ALL GET SHEDS OUTTA NOW.
WELL
AND THEY WERE FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES AND HAVING CONNECTIONS FOR WILDLIFE TO MOVE OTHER THINGS AND JUST HELPING WITH THE AREA.
IN FACT, SOME OF THEM WERE EVEN GOT GOTTEN ALONG, UH, ALONG 18 MILE CREEK AND THEN THEY ABANDONED THAT IDEA YEARS AGO.
THEY THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE PUTTING A PATH ALONG THE BOTTOM OF 18 MILE CREEK BECAUSE IT REALLY WAS NOT.
WE KIND OF, WE KIND OF BANDED THAT IDEA MANY YEARS AGO.
SO THE LAST PART OF THE TOWN IS THE SOUTHEASTERN AREA OF TOWN.
I'VE RUSHED THROUGH, I'VE DONE DONE ALMOST A HALF AN HOUR OR LESS, BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE OTHER THINGS.
UM, DEFINITELY GONNA HAVE NO COMMERCIAL ZONING IN THIS AREA OF THE TOWN.
UM, NO INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK YOU STARTED THAT NOT THROUGH THE TOWN'S EFFORTS, BUT JUST WITH WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON THERE BETWEEN THE GOLF COURSE.
WE NOW HAVE A YEAR, WINERY, FACILITIES, ET CETERA, THAT THIS IS TENDING TOWARDS AG TOURISM OUT THIS WAY.
AND I THINK THE TOWN CAN CAPITALIZE IT.
A LOT OF STATE GRANTS AND MONIES AVAILABLE TO HELP AGRICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL TOURISM RELATED FACILITIES.
I THINK THIS AREA OF THE TOWN AND THAT COULD GO IN HELPING.
THERE'S OTHER AREAS THAT HAS GREAT VIEWS.
THE OLD CONFERENCE PLAN AND THE OLD, UM, SOUTH, UH, OVERLAY DOWN HERE SAID THAT ALL PROJECTS HAD TO DEAL WITH THE VIEWS AND PRESERVE SOME OF THE VIEW SHEDS THAT WERE DOWN THERE.
I REALLY THINK YOU NEED TO PUT THAT OVERLAY BACK INTO THIS AREA AND MAKE SURE THAT VIEW SHED NEW SHED ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED IN THAT AREA.
I THINK THIS AREA HAS A, A TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL TO IT WITH THE GOLF COURSE CONTINUING AND INVESTMENT IN THAT ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GOLF COURSE.
THE GOLF COURSE ADDS, AS YOU KNOW, HAS FLOODING PROBLEMS BECAUSE A LOT OF THE WATER FLOWS OFF DOWN INTO THAT AREA.
SO YOU, YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE, THE REST OF THAT, THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS THAT COULD OCCUR IN THAT AREA.
THIS IS ALSO A MAJOR GATEWAY INTO THE TOWN.
AS YOU GET OFF, UH, THE HIGHWAY HERE AND COME INTO THE TOWN.
AND AGAIN, WE HAVE THE TRANSITION AREA DOWN HERE THAT SHOULD BE WALKABLE.
THESE AREAS SHOULD ALL BE WALKABLE AND BIKEABLE AND WHATEVER IN THIS AREA, ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE OTHER RECREATIONAL FEATURES AND OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN THE AREA.
UM, WE USED TO ALLOW RURAL, YOU ONLY WOULD ALLOW RURAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS.
THAT'S VERY, VERY LOW DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS.
IF PEOPLE WANT TO DO SOMETHING, BUT THEY HAVE TO RESPECT THE NEW SHED AND DO STUFF TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF THAT AREA.
UM, ANOTHER ROAD THAT WOULD BE VERY GOOD FOR CONTACT SENSITIVE DESIGN.
UH, MAKE SURE THAT THESE ROADS, TAYLOR ROAD, BOSTON STATE ROAD, EAST THE ROAD, MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER THAT THEY'RE ON.
SO TALKED FOR A HALF AN HOUR STRAIGHT
UM, YOU HAVE ALL THE MATERIALS THERE.
IF YOU CAN SPEND, I KNOW I SENT HERE WITH YOU ABOUT A WEEK AGO IF YOU SPENT SOME TIME AND JUST GIVE ME YOUR COMMENTS SO I CAN BRING THEM TO THE COMMITTEE.
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF PUBLIC INPUT.
3000 PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED AT THE MEETINGS AND THROUGH SURVEYS AND WHATEVER.
MAKE SURE THAT THE PLAN IS ADDRESSING THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU ONE THING AND IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS, SOLVE CLEAR WHAT THE COMMITTEE WANTED, WHAT THE TOWN WANTED TO DO IN THIS CONFERENCE PLAN.
THEY WANTED A GREAT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE SURE WE WERE VERY FOCUSED 20 YEARS AGO ON IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN.
AND OVER THE YEARS IT JUST KIND OF GOT MM-HMM
YOU GOTTA HAVE A WAY BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ALL THESE THINGS GOING ON, YOU'RE DOING ALL THESE STUDIES IN THE TOWN, NOT EVEN CONFERENCE A PLAN, LWRP, GATEWAY STUDIES, ALL THESE STUDIES.
HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT THE TOWN IS PROCEEDING WITH ALL THAT WORK TO BE DONE? SO IN, AND PART OF THAT IS,
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I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME, I'VE BEEN DOINGYOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO STEP FORWARD AND SAY, I WANNA MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS.
I WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S IN THE BUDGET FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS.
AND THOSE CHAMPIONS MAKE SURE, MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS.
YOU STILL NEED THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE, YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE OCCURRING EACH YEAR.
YOU WANNA DO REPORTS TO THE TOWN BOARD, YOU WANNA PLAN YOUR NEXT YEAR OR YOUR NEXT TWO YEARS.
AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, THE GREATEST PLANNERS IN THE WORLD CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TWO YEARS FROM NOW.
SOMETHING COULD CHANGE TWO YEARS FROM NOW.
THAT COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING IN HERE.
AND YOU GOTTA TAKE A LOOK AT AS, AS THE WORLD CHANGES, YOU KNOW, AS THE STADIUM PROJECT THAT'S DEVELOPED AND HOW THAT LOOKS AND WHICH LANDS ARE GONNA BE USED FOR THAT.
STADIUM'S GONNA HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON, ON THE TECH.
UM, WE DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO THAT THEY WERE GONNA MAKE THIS AN ACT, GREAT ENTRANCE HERE.
UM, AND WE KIND OF SAT ON IT FOR A WHILE.
NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S, IT IT'S BEEN DONE.
THEY'RE GONNA BE SELLING THOSE LANDS AND BETTER HAVE SOME PLANS.
SO IF I COULD GET SOME INPUT FROM YOU OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, AS YOU SAW FROM OUR SCHEDULE, I DO HAVE IN YOUR PACKET OF SCHEDULE, AND I APOLOGIZE, WE'VE BEEN KIND OF THE END OF THE PANDEMIC.
IT HIT HIT YOU GUYS AS MUCH AS IT DID.
EVERYBODY ELSE THINGS KIND OF SLOWED DOWN.
ALL THE STUDIES IN THE TOWN HAVE KIND OF SLOWED DOWN.
WE GOTTA KICK THEM UP IN THE HIGH GEAR AGAIN.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS GOING ON IN THE TOWN, IT'S GOTTA BE DONE.
IT'S GOTTA BE BEFORE YOU, BEFORE THE END, WAY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR BY YOUR BUDGET SEASON.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER AND WHAT YOU'RE COMMITTING TO DO OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER COMMITTEE MEETING IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH.
SO I GO BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AND SAY, YEAH, THE TOWN BOARD HAS SOME COMMENTS HERE.
MAKE SURE THAT THESE THINGS ARE ADDRESSED.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE YOU ADDRESS THESE THINGS OR THESE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT AND DEAR TO YOU IN THE TOWN.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS GOING ON.
THERE'S GONNA BE THINGS MISSED.
I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, I'VE MISSED A COUPLE THINGS.
I DIDN'T REALIZE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE GOING.
I I HAD TO PICK UP THE PAPER, SOMETHING I, TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE TOWN, UH, TO FIND OUT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.
THE WORLD'S GONNA, MY VIEW AS A PLANNER BEEN READING, READING ALL THE MATERIALS COMING IN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
THINGS ARE GONNA START TO KICK UP AGAIN AS WE COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC OR COME OUT OF THIS PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC.
IF YOU LISTEN TO SOME PEOPLE AND THINGS ARE GONNA HEAT UP AGAIN AND CHANGES ARE GONNA OCCUR.
I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW ABOUT OUR BUSINESS.
PEOPLE ARE GONNA WORK MORE AT HOME.
THEY'RE GONNA WORK LESS THAN OFFICES.
I WAS TALKING TO THE SUPERVISOR EARLIER TODAY AND READING A LOT OF GREAT ARTICLES ABOUT WHAT THEY CALL, THERE'S A NEW ONE NOW.
I'LL MAKE SURE I GET THE PHRASE RIGHT.
DARK FRONT RETAIL STORES WHERE THEY TAKE OLD RETAIL BUILDINGS.
STILL LOOKS LIKE A RETAIL STORE.
THERE'S NO FRONT DOOR ON THEM ANYMORE.
IT'S NOT REALLY RETAIL DOOR, IT'S ALL BACK DOOR STUFF.
THEY TAKE ALL THOSE OLD BUILDINGS AND CONVERT THEM.
IS THAT WHAT THE TOWN WANTS AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO THE TOWN? IF YOU HAD, IF WE TURN SOME OF THESE PLAZAS INTO THOSE DARK, DARK STORES AND WHAT THEY CALL WOULD THAT, THAT WOULD CHANGE THAT AREA.
IT'S NOT PEOPLE COMING THERE ANYMORE.
IT'S JUST BUSINESSES OPERATING OUT OF AN OLD STOREFRONT THAT LOOKS LIKE A STOREFRONT HAS THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS.
BUT EVERYTHING IS DONE BY THE INTERNET.
SO I DID FAIRLY GOOD QUESTIONS OF THE TOWN BOARD AND WHERE WE'RE GOING FROM HERE AND WHAT I'M GONNA NEED FROM YOU AND WHAT TO EXPECT OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR LESS.
THAT WILL TELL ME, MY JOB IS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS.
I GOTTA GET IT TO YOU BEFORE AND GET ADOPTED BEFORE THE NEXT BUDGET.
YOU GOTTA HAVE IN FRONT OF IT.
WELL, I'LL HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST THAT I'LL EMAIL TO YOU.
UM, BUT FOR NOW, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S, IT'S ON TOP OF MIND FOR MANY RESIDENTS AND WITH THE ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT TODAY, RIGHT? UM, ARE YOU GONNA MAKE SURE TO ADDRESS, UM, APARTMENTS IN THE TOWN AND, AND HOW MANY APARTMENTS ARE, UM, NECESSARY WITHIN OUR TOWN? WHAT AREAS APARTMENTS SHOULD BE IN OUR TOWN? WHAT RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE ON, UH, HOW WE COMPARE IT TO OTHER TOWNS IN TERMS OF, UH, THE NUMBER OF APARTMENTS, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR, OUR, UH, MUNICIPALITY.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE, AND A LOT OF THAT, AS YOU KNOW, AND CHRIS HALL, THIS, THIS, THIS PROJECT WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED.
A LOT OF IT FUNDED THROUGH HUNT.
UH, AND IT'S, AND THE TOWN HAS A COMMUNITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF STUDY ON THAT.
SO THEY HAVE THE STATISTICS AND WHAT THE GOALS ARE OF THE TOWN.
AND THE TOWN DOESN'T HAVE A GOAL TO BUILD X AMOUNT OF APARTMENTS.
BUT THEY ALL, THEY DO HAVE A VERY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEMANDS FOR, FOR APARTMENTS AND OTHER TYPE OF HOUSING, ALTERNATIVE HOUSING.
IT IS CHANGING IN THE TOWN AS YOU KNOW, THE TOWN HAS WORKED ON THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD, WORKED ON A MIXED USE.
ANYBODY DRIVES AROUND IN SOME OF OUR, WHETHER IT'S GEORGIA PARK, UH, AMHERST, CLARENCE OR WHATEVER, EVERYTHING
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IS MIXED USE NOW.RETAIL ON THE BOTTOM, APARTMENTS UP ON TOP, ALONG TRANSIT ROAD, ALONG A LOT OF SIDE STREETS AND WHATEVER.
THE TOWN HAS A DRAFT OF A MIXED USE LAW.
NOW WE HAVE TO FINALIZE THAT AND DECIDE HOW THAT WOULD BE APPLIED TO THE TOWN.
YOU ADOPT A MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT LIKE THAT.
ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW DEVELOPERS COME AND SAY, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA PROPOSE 'EM, OR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GONNA GIVE GENERAL DIRECTION ON WHERE THAT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE OF, I THINK THE APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GONNA OCCUR IN THE TOWN IS GONNA BE A MIXED USE BUILDING.
YOU'RE GONNA ASK ME FOR A CONCLUSION RIGHT NOW.
I THINK THE TOWN IS HEADING TOWARDS THAT DIRECTION.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WILL TELL YOU THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH.
I MEAN THE DEMAND IS MUCH GREATER NOW.
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES AND WHAT WE JUST SPENT THROUGH IN THE PANDEMIC.
I MEAN, BUT FOR THE COST OF, LOOK, A SINGLE FAMILY HOME NOW HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF.
SO YOU'RE SEEING EVEN IN EVEN MORE PEOPLE HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION AND EVEN THE RENTS ARE WAY UP.
I WON'T HAVE A COMPLETE ANSWER FOR YOU TONIGHT, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A DIFFICULT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO, TO REALLY DEFINE WHAT WE MEAN BY BY APARTMENTS.
RIGHT? BECAUSE, BECAUSE THAT'S A BROAD TERM, YOU KNOW, AND WHILE I I I HAVE HEARD FRUSTRATION WITH, WITH THE NUMBER OF MID-RISE APARTMENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE TOWN, UM, THERE'S CERTAINLY A NEED FOR THE MISSING MIDDLE COMPONENT.
DREW, UM, I SEE A LOT OF RECURRING THEMES ACROSS THE AREA.
YOU KNOW, THINK OF MULTIMODAL BLOCK, TIE IT ALL TOGETHER, THE UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE, UM, SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK OUT? HOW ARE THOSE COMMITTEES DIVIDED? IS IT BY AREA OR IS IT BY THOSE, THOSE TOPICS.
BY WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO LOOK AT.
SO OKAY, WE HAD DOWN BOARD FORMED A COMMITTEE AND YOU HAVE A COPY OF WHO'S ON THAT COMMITTEE.
WE THEN IN OUR FIRST MEETING, ESTABLISHED SUBCOMMITTEE WHERE YOU PEOPLE TYPICALLY DIDN'T COME TO A COMMITTEE 'CAUSE THEY'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT ONE OR TWO THINGS.
SO WE GOT THEM, THEY HAD DONE THE FIRST PART OF THE REPORT.
THEY WERE REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTOOD ALL THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.
IF YOU WERE ON THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AGRICULTURE? IF YOU WERE ON THE ECONOMIC COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT? NOW MY NEXT PART IS AT THE NEXT MEETING, LETTING THE COMMITTEE KNOW WE'RE GONNA COME BACK TO 'EM AND SAY, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND OUT.
THIS IS WHAT WE SEE IS GOING ON.
AND I'M GONNA ASSIGN IT TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND SAY, WHAT ARE WE MISSING HERE? WHAT IS THE DIRECTION? AND WHATEVER THAT YOU BELIEVE HAVE TO OCCUR, THEN IT HAS TO COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE COMMITTEE.
SOMEBODY ON THE ECONOMIC COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT VIEW OF SOMEONE WHO'S IN THE GREEN SPACE COMMITTEE OR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE AND HOW THOSE THINGS WORK TOGETHER.
AND THEN ULTIMATELY IT'LL BE YOUR DECISION.
SO THE SUBCOMMITTEES ARE SPECIFIC TOPIC AREAS AS YOU SAW FROM THAT LIST THERE.
AND ANYBODY CAN JOIN IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN JOINING A SUBCOMMITTEE.
WE LOOK FOR ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET ON THE SUBCOMMITTEES.
THIS, THE SUB OR THE COMMITTEE WAS MADE UP OF, OF INDIVIDUALS, THE STAKEHOLDERS FROM ALL VER ALL THE DIFFERENT IMPORTANT, UM, AREAS IN, IN THE TOWN THAT NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS, IN THIS DIALOGUE.
SO WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM, UM, ENGINEERING, FROM PLANNING, FROM, UH, CONSERVATION FROM OUR TAXPAYERS GROUP.
SO WE, WE TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THERE WERE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS SO THAT WE HAD THAT VERY OPEN, UH, GOOD CONVERSATION SO THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT, UH, PERSPECTIVES AS, AS THIS NEW PLAN WAS, WAS CRAFTED.
UM, AND THEN THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN CONTINUALLY GOING BACK TO THEIR GROUPS AND TO OTHER GROUPS.
THEY'VE BEEN TASKED WITH REACHING OUT TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, OTHER, UM, UH, ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT THEY CAN GET, UH, FURTHER FEEDBACK AND THEN PART OF THE NEXT PUBLIC, UM, INPUT, UH, PLAN.
THE NEXT PIECE WILL BE WITH THE DRAFT TO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, TO SOME OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS, TO YOUR LAKEVIEW, UM, ASSOCIATION AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY IN ADDITION TO THE SURVEYS AND THE MEETINGS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S ALREADY TAKEN PLACE.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF THOSE, UH, LARGER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT REPRESENT DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY ALSO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT ON THE PLAN.
AND WE'RE, WE'RE HOPING, KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE CAN HOLD A VERY LARGE PUBLIC EVENT.
WE DID DO A SURVEY, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WANNA BE FACE TO FACE, SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HAVE THOSE, AND WE, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LARGE EVENT.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE PEOPLE, A LARGE FACILITY AND HAVE PEOPLE.
ALSO, I KNOW WHEN WE DID THE FIRST CONFERENCE PLAN BACK IN 1995, THE LAKEVIEW AREA GOT TOGETHER AND THEY PROVIDED SOME TREMENDOUS INPUT ON, ON WHAT THEY SAW AS THEIR VISION FOR THEIR AREA.
THAT'S WHY I TRIED TO BREAK UP.
AND I KNOW THESE ARE THE, THE TOWN IS BLESSED THEIR, WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE TOWN.
A LOT OF THESE ARE ACTUALLY SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE TOWN.
I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS A WALDEN CLIFFS.
UM, THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS UP ON MAPS AS A, AS A HAMLET, WALDEN CLIFFS.
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CLIFTON HEIGHTS, OCK, ALL YOUR WATERFRONT COMMUNITIES.PEOPLE ARE VERY, BUT YET WITH YOU HAVE WINDHAM AND BIG TREE ARMOR, SCRANTON, CARNEGIE, UH, WATER VALLEY.
THEN I HAVE THESE OTHER AREAS I CREATED THAT TURNED INTO LIKE AREA WIDE THAT ARE LARGE AREAS.
SO THIS I THINK IS IMPORTANT 'CAUSE ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACTS PLAN WAS LOOKING AT NEIGHBORHOOD AND AREA WIDE REVITALIZATION, TARGETED AREAS, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THESE PARTS OF THE TOWN.
THAT'S WHY I WALKED HER THROUGH THE TOWN BECAUSE EACH OF THE TOWN YOU ARE BLESSED CURSED WITH A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY FROM A VERY URBANIZED, YOU KNOW, OLD INDUSTRIAL AREA TO VERY RURAL AREAS OF TOWN.
AGAIN, YOU HAVE TWO VILLAGE CENTERED, VERY DIFFERENT VILLAGES, BUT VERY VIBRANT VILLAGES WITH DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THEM.
SO THINK ABOUT HOW MANY COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN NEW YORK, LARGE SPRING HAD TWO VILLAGES WITH THEM.
MOST OF THE TOWNS I WORKED FOR WERE WOULD DIE TO HAVE ONE VILLAGE.
UH, AND THEN OTHER, OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AND OTHER AREAS OF THE TOWN.
I COULD SIT HERE AND TELL YOU A STORY, THE HISTORY OF HOW SOME OF THESE AREAS DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS AND WHATEVER.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SEE WHERE SOME OF 'EM DEVELOPED OFF THE THROUGHWAY INTERCHANGES.
SOME OF 'EM DEVELOPED BECAUSE OF THEIR MAJOR INTERSECTIONS, ET CETERA LIKE THAT.
BUT THAT'S WHY YOU ARE, I MEAN YOU, YOU'VE SEEN THE TOWN ZONING MAP AND EVERYBODY GOES TO MAKE, I KNOW THE TOWN END UP LIKE THAT.
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AND SEE HOW, WHY IT, WHY IT HAPPENED.
BUT NOW WE HAVE TO SAY, OKAY, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE NEXT DECADE, THE NEXT, THE NEXT GENERATION.
HOW ARE WE RESHAPING THAT OR, OR MAKING SURE THAT IS WHY PEOPLE MOVED HERE.
AND WHETHER WE KEEP THAT THE TOWN, THE FRIENDSHIP BILL.
I DON'T WANNA BE, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL COMING HERE FOR THAT CONCEPT.
AND TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, THAT'S WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMITTEE DOES INCLUDE REPRESENTATION FROM THE TWO VILLAGES.
WE FELT THAT THAT WAS THAT CRUCIAL, THAT THEIR, UM, PERSPECTIVES AND THEIR VOICE WAS, UH, PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN.
AND PLEASE SAY, I KNOW THEY'RE BIG PICTURE THINGS, BUT THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
WE DO HAVE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND THEY'RE LIKE THE SECOND OR THIRD PAGE IN YOUR HAND OUT THERE.
THOSE ARE THE OVERARCHING PRINCIPLES.
AND WHAT WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM PEOPLE WAS, AND THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO THE TOWN, BUT IT IS REVITALIZATION.
THEY WANT REVITALIZATION, REUSE AND WHATEVER.
AND THERE'S A CONCERN THAT WE'RE OVERDEVELOPING WHY AREN'T WE FIXING WHAT WE HAVE? AND WHATEVER.
WE'RE TRY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
UM, THERE'S A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE GO BIKE.
WE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE REAL EXCITED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WALKING AND BIKING.
BUT I THINK IT WAS THE WAY THAT THE QUESTION WAS ASKED.
I THINK IF PEOPLE THOUGHT ABOUT IT IN THEIR CONTEXT OF WHERE THEY ARE, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY THAT EVER TALKED TO SAID, HEY, I WON'T BE ABLE TO WANT MY KIDS TO BE ABLE TO WALK HERE OR BIKE HERE SAFELY AND WHATEVER.
I THINK IT WAS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE QUESTION, IT WAS MORE, OH, SHOULD THE TOWN BE SPENDING MONEY DOING WALKABLE AND, AND BIKEABLE AND WHATEVER.
IT WAS MORE ABOUT, I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY FOCUSED ON AND NOT THE CORRECT THING.
I THINK IF YOU TALK TO EVERYBODY IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND I DID, WE DID TALK TO A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE AND THAT'S WHY YOU WENT AND DID YOUR GRANTS.
THESE PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABILITY TO WALK AND BIKE AND WHATEVER, AND GET PLACES.
UM, IT, IT'S JUST NOT IN THEIR TOP LIST OF THINGS AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT THEY WANTED THE TOWN TO FIX FIRST BEFORE THEY GOT TO BIKES AND WALKING.
BUT I THINK BIKES AND WALKING ARE YEAH, IT'S, IT'S ALL IN ASKING THE QUESTION.
YOU ASK THOSE FOLKS IF THEY MISS CARLINS YEAH.
THAT MEANS THEY WOULD LIKE TO WALK TO A GROCERY STORE.
AND, AND PEOPLE ALWAYS COMPLAIN.
SURVEYS ARE THE MOST DIFFICULT THING.
WE HAD SOME PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT THE SURVEY WAS SLANTED THIS WAY OR THIS WAY.
WE, THAT'S WHY WE TRIED TO HIRE AN INDEPENDENT PERSON, GROUP, A COMPANY THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HAM TO TRY TO MAKE IT AS UNBIASED.
'CAUSE IF I ASKED THE QUESTION THROUGH, WE DID A DIFFERENCE THEN, BUT IF YOU ASKED THE QUESTIONS.
BUT I THINK THERE WAS ALWAYS, THERE'S ALWAYS BIAS IN THE SURVEY THE WAY YOU FRAME A QUESTION, WHICH ORDER THE QUESTIONS ARE IN PEOPLE, PEOPLE ANSWER THEM DIFFERENT WAYS.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF ME LOOKING AT THE MAP? I KNOW THIS IS OUR TOWN PLAN, UM, BUT YOU CAN'T HELP BUT LOOK AT ORCHARD PARK AND YOU MENTIONED IT IN YOUR SPEECH AS AS TO HOW CLOSE WE ARE AND HOW MUCH WE SHARE IN TERMS OF, UM, A CORRIDOR OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AND ON THE CONSERVATION BOARD.
I KNOW MARK
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DISCUSSED? IS IT PART OF THAT OR WOULD THAT BE A COUPLE, COUPLE OF MAPS? WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A COUPLE OF MAPS.
THIS IS A MAP THAT FOCUSES ON THE TOWN IGNORES WHAT GOES ON AROUND IT.
SOME OF THE MAPS FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT THESE ARE IMPORTANT AREAS THAT IMPACT, I MEAN, TALK ABOUT THIS PROPERTY UP HERE.
I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE THE, UM, WIND TURBINES ARE.
IF YOU JUST GO NORTH OF THERE, YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN LACK OF WATER REDEVELOPMENT, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME GREEN SPACE AREAS.
HOW DO YOU MATCH THAT AND WHATEVER, LIKE I TALKED ABOUT UP HERE, WE SHOULDN'T BE FOCUSED ON HOW THIS IS, HOW THIS MEETS WITH THE TOWN OF ORCHARD PARK AND HOW THIS
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WORKS TOGETHER.I MEAN, YOUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH, I MEAN TOWN OF BEING TALK ABOUT CROSS OVER VERY AGRICULTURAL AGRARIAN COMMUNITY AND THE TOWN OF EVANS.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE GREAT CLIFFS SITTING RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT? SO YES, SOME OF THE MAPS SHOULD BE EXTENDED OUT AND TALK ABOUT HOW THOSE THINGS FIT IN HERE.
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT AGRICULTURAL UP HERE IN THE CITY OF LACKAWANNA, BUT WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT DOWN HERE AND THE TOWN OF ORCHARD PARK.
RIGHT? ORCHARD PARK IS VERY, VERY INTERESTING AS FROM A STANDPOINT ALSO HAS A VERY DIFFERENT BREAKUP OF THEIR LAND USE PATTERN.
OTHER, AGAIN, YOU HAVE A WEEK OR SO TO GET ME YOUR, YOUR OTHER OBSERVATION.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WHEN I GO BACK TO THE COMMITTEE THAT THE TOWN BOARD HAD THEIR CHANCE TO SAY, HEY, THESE ARE THE THINGS YOU NEED TO LOOK AT AND FOCUS ON.
OR A I DON'T AGREE WITH SOMETHING THAT, THAT IS STATED IN THESE BIG PICTURE COMMENTS.
BECAUSE THE NEXT THING YOU'RE GONNA SEE IS ONCE THE COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION, IT'S GONNA GO ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE.
YOU'RE GONNA GET A COPY IS THE, THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE CONFERENCE PLAN WITH ALL THESE THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND BY THE WAY, YOU SAW TABLE CONTENTS IN THERE.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, WHAT I'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS, AND I KNOW IT NOT JUST ME, OTHER CONSULTANTS HAVE LEARNED, IF YOU MAKE A VOLUMINOUS DOCUMENT THAT'S ENCYCLOPEDIC IN NATURE, NO ONE EVER WILL AT IT.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VERY TARGETED PLAN THAT'S GONNA BE VERY SHORT AND EASY TO READ AND WANNA READ THE VOLUMOUS STUDIES AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT'LL BE ATTACHED TO IT.
SO WANNA BE ABLE TO HAND SOMETHING TO SOMEONE, WHETHER IT'S A NEW TOWN BOARD MEMBER OR WHATEVER, OR ANYBODY COME TO COMMUNITY, THIS IS WHAT THE TOWN VISION, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO OVER THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS.
IF IT CAN'T BE SAID AND AND QUICK TO THE POINT.
MR. WALLING, I MEAN, WRITE THE WORDS ARE, IF IT CAN'T SAY IT QUICKLY AND DISTINCTLY, THEN IT'S NOT, NOT WORTH SAYING.
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE VISUAL THINGS IN THERE TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
UM, BECAUSE THE LAWYER WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE WORDS ARE GOOD.
AND OF COURSE MY GRAPHIC DESIGN PEOPLE SAID A PICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.
I ALWAYS GET ARGUMENT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
A THOUSAND WORDS ARE WORTH A LOT MORE THAN A PICTURE.
DREW, HAS THIS BEEN SHARED WITH, UM, THE PLANNING BOARD? BECAUSE I KNOW WE WOULD REFERENCE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REGULARLY.
AND WHEN WE'RE CONSTANTLY OPENING THAT DOCUMENT AND READING THAT DOCUMENT, YOU LOOK AT IT FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE YOU SEE IT JUXTAPOSED TO THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT COMING INTO THE TOWN.
WELL, A LOT OF THE ISSUES WE ALWAYS ARGUE ABOUT WHAT THAT WORD SHOULD BE, ISSUES, CONCERNS, WHATEVER THAT THAT WORD IS, CAME THROUGH THE PLANNING BOARD.
WHO, AS YOU KNOW, IS THE, I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF THESE BEFORE, THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING.
THEY, THEY CAME THROUGH, MATTER OF FACT, EVEN BEFORE THE TOWN ACTUALLY FORMED A COMMITTEE, WELL THEY HAD A COMMITTEE, BUT EVEN BEFORE THEY WENT OUT AND GOT CONSULTANT, THEY WORKED FOR A YEAR TRYING TO ESTABLISH WHAT ALL THE ISSUES ARE AND WHAT THINGS ARE GONNA BE.
THOSE ISSUES CAME THROUGH THE PLANNING BOARD, THE CONSERVATION BOARD, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT BOARDS SAID, THESE ARE THE THINGS, UH, THAT NEED TO BE FOCUSED.
BUT NOW WE'RE BRINGING 'EM ALL TOGETHER.
AND OF COURSE, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THERE'S BEEN MORE THINGS RAISED AND MORE THINGS RAISED.
SO THAT'S WHY WHEN WE CREATED THE COMMITTEE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING BOARD, BILL CLARK MM-HMM
AND, UH, ONE OF THE OTHER MEMBERS, DOUG SHAW ARE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE.
SO AGAIN, THE PLANNING BOARD WAS DETERMINED TO BE, OF COURSE AN ESSENTIAL STAKEHOLDER GROUP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPRESENTED ON THE COMP PLAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
SO THOSE TWO MEMBERS HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE CONVERSATION SINCE DAY ONE.
AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN A GREAT SOURCE OF INFORMATION.
AND AGAIN, EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE SERVES AS A TURNKEY MEMBER THAT THEY, AND THAT WAS WHY THE COMMITTEE WAS CREATED THE WAY IT WAS.
SO THEY, IN TURN, WE'D GO BACK TO THE PLANNING BOARD, THEY COULD BRING THAT INFORMATION TO US AND THEN TAKE INFORMATION BACK IN ADDITION TO ALSO CONTACTING AND BEING IN CONTACT WITH OTHER, UM, SUBGROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
JUST THAT WE HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, PLANNING BOARD REPRESENTATION.
WE HAVE MARK WALLING IS IS ON THE COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE ENGINEERING ON THE COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE, UM, MEMBERS FROM THE ZONING BOARD ARE ON THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER, UM, YOU KNOW, BIG IMPACT IS, IS UM, ON ZONING.
THAT'S WHY THAT THAT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, WHEN THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER, UM, AS THE FIRST STEP WAS SO CRUCIAL AND THAT IT REPRESENTED ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.
AND THAT, AND MR JUST ALLUDED TO FOR A YEAR, IT WAS THE COMMITTEE JUST GETTING TOGETHER AND, AND TALKING TO BEFORE THEY EVEN GOT TO THE POINT OF DEVELOPING THE VISION.
AND, AND ALL THOSE WORDS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S ALSO A TOWN WHERE NEW YORK STATE, THE ONE PRE PREMISE THAT YOU DEAL WITH IS ZONING MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFERENCE PLAN.
WE ALSO HEARD THE EXPRESSION SMART GROWTH ALL THE TIME.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE DEFINITION OF SMART GROWTH IS? GROWTH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN.
SO THAT'S WHAT SMART GROWTH IS.
YOU DETERMINE WHAT SMART GROWTH IS.
DON'T LET ANYBODY TELL YOU WHAT SMART GROWTH IS.
IT'S WHAT YOU AS A COMMUNITY, SMART GROWTH TO YOU IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN SMART GROWTH TO THE TOWN OF EDEN OR SOME OTHER RURAL TOWN OR, OR SOME OTHER COMMUNITY.
GROWTH IS, IS IS GROWTH IN ACCORDANCE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S, AND YOU NEED TO PUT THAT PLAN IN PLACE AND SAY, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
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IS ONE TOOL, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT SAY, HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE WANT ACCOMPLISH HERE? YOU SET THE BAR AND TRY TO GET AS CLOSE TO THAT BAR LIKE ANY OTHER, UH, THAT YOU, THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.BUT THE WORLD CHANGES SO FAST.
EVEN A BUSINESS COMMUNITY, WE KNOW AND WE DO A BUSINESS PLAN AND BY THE NEXT YEAR IT'S SO OUTDATED IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY, BUT WE'LL TRY MAKE THIS YEAR FOR THREE YEARS.
THANK, WE'LL BE MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE AGAIN IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MOVING FORWARD.
SO I DON'T BELIEVE JUSTIN IS HERE YET, BUT UH, I'D RATHER NOT GO THROUGH THE AGENDA LINE BY LINE, UM, BUT I'D CERTAINLY OPEN IT UP FOR ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS OR ANY CLARIFICATION YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE, UH, BEFORE THE MEETING.
UM, ONE THING, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS, IF IT WAS YOUR WORK OR THE WORK OF THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT, BUT, UH, I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE JENNIFER GUNA ON THE, UH, AGENDA TONIGHT.
THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT ADDITION THAT ACTUALLY CAME THROUGH.
UM, MARTY DANKY AND HIS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT HE'S WORKING WITH, BUT I AGREE WITH YOU.
SHE'S A WELL RESPECTED PROFESSIONAL IN THE FIELD OF AGING.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYTHING WE WANNA GO WITH A DEEPER DIVE AND ON THE AGENDA? NOTHING FROM, ALRIGHT.
UM, THE ONLY OTHER THING I'VE NOTICED, RESOLUTION NUMBER 10 IS MISSING A SPONSOR THERE, SO I'M ASSUMING THAT'S, UH, YOU, MEG CONCERNS THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
THAT'S THE, UH, NOTICE OF ADOPTION.
WANNA DO THAT ONE? YEAH, SAME ONE.
SO WE HAVE, UH, A FEW MINUTES BEFORE JUSTIN GETS HERE IF WE WANNA TAKE A BRIEF, UH, RECESS,
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FOLKS, WE'LL RECONVENE HERE.I'M, UH, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT, UH, SPEAKER THAT'S GONNA ADDRESS THE BOARD.
UM, UH, VERY PLEASED TO HAVE JUSTIN BOOTH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GO BIKE WITH US.
I WANNA SETTLE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT AS TO WHY JUSTIN IS HERE.
UH, THERE'S BEEN A, A COMMITTEE WORKING WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND VILLAGE OF HAMBURG, UH, CALLED HAMBURG MOVES.
AND THAT COMMITTEE GOES BACK SIX, SEVEN YEARS AT AT LEAST, UH, PAUL BECKER, WHO, UH, WHO, WHO NOT TOO LONG AGO PASSED AWAY, BUT DID A LOT OF, UH, WORK WITH THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG IN, IN CRAFTING THEIR STREET SCAPE.
HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECTS.
UH, HE, UH, SAW THE BENEFIT OF THE WALKABILITY WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG, UH, AND THEY BROUGHT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE TO REALLY FOCUS ON HOW WE GET ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, UH, OUTSIDE OF A VEHICLE, WALKING, HIKING, AND BIKING.
UH, THEY'VE DONE SOME GREAT WORK.
IF, IF YOU WALK AROUND THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG, YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, FITNESS TRAIL SPOKEN IN, HUB TRAIL, UH, THAT, THAT GIVES YOU IDEAS IS WHERE YOU CAN WALK SOME, SOME WAY FINDING, UM, DURING THE PANDEMIC, THAT COMMITTEE AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THE PANDEMIC CAME RIGHT AFTER PAUL'S DEATH.
AND, AND THE COMMITTEE KIND OF, UH, PAUSED FOR A BIT.
BUT, UH, WE ARE BACK IN ACTION.
THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF SOME, SOME GRANT FUNDING, UH, FROM SENATOR RYAN THAT HAS HELPED OUT ON, ON SEVERAL PROJECTS, UH, AND IS GONNA HELP OUT ON, ON THIS PROJECT.
THE HAMBURG MOVES COMMITTEE, UH, ITSELF IS ALSO, UM, EVEN WHILE THERE'S A PANDEMIC HAPPENING, I I SAY THAT THEY WERE ON PAUSE, BUT YOU GUYS DID AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK DURING A PANDEMIC.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE ATTENTION THAT WE'VE PUT ON, UH, CLARK STREET AND MCKINLEY PARKWAY, UM, THERE'S A, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COMING TO THAT AREA, AND THAT WAS THROUGH THE ADVOCACY OF HAMBURG MOVES.
WHAT THIS GROUP HAS BECOME IS, IS A VEHICLE FOR, UH, RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY FOR, FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, AND, AND, AND BETH, UH, AND SEAN HAVE BOTH, UH, WORKED CLOSELY WITH THAT ORGANIZATION.
SO NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
UM, WE, WE JUST HAD A, A PRESENTATION FROM OUR PLANNING CONSULTANT AND, YOU KNOW, HE REALLY SHOWED US, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, WHAT WE WANT THE RULES TO BE, WHAT WE WANT PERMITTED.
UH, THE WORK THAT, THAT JUSTIN AND, AND HAMBURG MOVES IS REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT IS POSSIBLE GIVEN THOSE REGULATIONS, GIVEN THOSE GUIDELINES, BUT THEN BRINGING THE VOICE OF PEOPLE, THE COMMUNITY, UH, TO THESE PROJECTS.
THAT'S WHERE WE FIND OUT WHAT'S, WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
SO WE HAVE A, A CONTRACT THAT WILL, UH, GO INTO EFFECT NEXT MONTH, TOMORROW, UH, WITH JUSTIN AND GO, MIKE, AS LONG AS WE PASS IT TONIGHT.
UM, BUT JUSTIN, PLEASE, UH, UH, SHARE, SHARE YOUR STORY WITH THE GROUP AND WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR HAMBURG.
YEAH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
SHOULD I GO UP THERE TO PRESENT? OKAY.
SO AGAIN, MY NAME'S JUSTIN LEWIS.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT OUR ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS NOW.
UM, OUR WORK STARTED, UH, PRIMARILY IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, BUT OVER TIME, THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, UM, HAS SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS, UM, IN MANY PLACES THAT WE'VE BEEN, UH, PARTICIPATING IN AND HAVE BEEN SPREADING ACROSS MOST IN NEW YORK.
REALLY WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES, IDENTIFYING WHAT THEIR VISIONS ARE AND IDENTIFY DEVELOPING WHAT WE WERE CALLING ACTIVE ABILITY PLANS, YOU KNOW, CREATING ENVIRONMENTS, CREATING COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE OPTIONS TO WALK THE BIKE AND HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR EVERYDAY, EVERYDAY DESTINATIONS, NOT ALWAYS HAVING TO USE THEIR VEHICLE.
AND WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS.
AND I SHOULD SAY THAT WHEN I, I'VE DONE THIS WORK IN OVER A HUNDRED SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE.
UM, I ALWAYS USE THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG AS THE MODEL FOR HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR VILLAGE TO BE A WALKABLE, UH, COMMUNITY.
AND IT HAS, YOU KNOW, RESOUNDING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, UH, ANYONE THAT'S BEEN HERE REALLY SAYS LIKE, HOW CAN WE BRING THAT BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY? SO YOUR COMMUNITY DESERVES A LOT OF THAT CREDIT FOR REALLY SITTING IN EXAMPLE.
UM, I ALWAYS LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT, UM,
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IF THE PROCESS DOESN'T NECESSARILY ALLOW WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, UM, TO HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY, UM, THE PUSH THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDED ON THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UM, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IN THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG, UH, REALLY SET A PRECEDENCE, WHICH HAS NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS BEEN REPLICATED.UM, AND SO WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS PROCESS HAPPEN ON A CONSISTENT BASIS.
SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GO BIKE.
UM, OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE ACTIVE MOBILITY TRAILS AND GREENWAYS AND COMPLETE STREETS IN WEST NEW YORK.
AND COMPLETE STREETS ARE SIMPLY THE IDEA HOW ARE WE ACCOMMODATING ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, ALL PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES ON OUR ROADWAYS, AND NOT JUST HOW QUICKLY MOVING CARS ARE POINT A TO POINT B.
UH, WE CONNECT AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, PLANNING, AND ENGAGEMENT.
UM, AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE COMBINE TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS SUCCESSFUL.
UH, WE HAVE FUNDING TO THE GOVERNOR'S TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REALLY FOCUSING ON BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION.
UM, HOW DO PEOPLE AND HOW DO PEOPLE ENGAGE ON THE STREETS, WHETHER YOU'RE A DRIVER, WHETHER YOU'RE A CYCLIST OR OTHER USERS OF THE ROADWAY.
WE HAVE MOBILE BICYCLE REPAIR.
WE TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO FIX AND REPAIR THEIR OWN BIKES, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE HELMETS AND LOCKS.
AND AGAIN, REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING THE RIGHT INFORMATION INTO PEOPLE'S HANDS.
OUR HEALTHY STREETS INITIATIVE, WHICH LARGELY WHAT WE HOPE TO DO HERE IN HAMBURG, REALLY LOOKS AT HOW, WHAT IS THE VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW DO WE MAKE SOME OF THESE CHANGES HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY? SO OFTEN OUR LARGER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS CAN TAKE DECADES, UM, TO BRING TO FRUITION AND COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
BUT THERE'S SOME REALLY CREATIVE WAYS THAT WE CAN TAKE, YOU KNOW, SOME PAINT ON THE GROUND AND MAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO BUILD A QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THAT DOESN'T NEED TO TAKE DECADES.
IT DOESN'T NEED TO TAKE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT CAN HAVE THAT IMMEDIATE IMPACT.
ANOTHER COURSE WE WERE DOING A LOT OF BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN TR AND AND TRAIL PLANS.
UM, MOST RECENTLY WE COMPLETED THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, UM, FUNDED THROUGH THE ROCK WILSON FOUNDATION CONNECTING THE CITY OF BUFFALO DOWN TO THE SENECA NATION IN SOUTH MC CROSS AND SOUTHERN TIER TO GENESEE VALLEY GREENWAY, HEADING BACK UP TO THE EMPIRE STATE TRAIL, MAKING A LOOP AROUND WESTERN NEW YORK.
UM, THAT WAS AN 80 MILE FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITIES OVER 52 COMMUNITIES THAT THIS TRAIL WOULD GO THROUGH, UM, TO BRING TO FRUITION.
UM, BUT WE'VE ALSO RECENTLY BEEN CONTRACTED BY THE GREATER BUFFALO NIAGARA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, OUR LOCAL METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR HERE IN NIAGARA COUNTIES.
UH, THEY CREATED A REGIONAL BICYCLE MASTER PLAN AND WE HAVE BEEN, UM, HIRED TO WORK WITH SO THAT IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE REGIONAL CONNECTIONS, UM, UH, THROUGHOUT THAT PLAN.
AND WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
SO JUST REAL QUICK, 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES I, I, UH, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LEVEL SETTING, UM, OUR BEHAVIORS AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, AND WE'VE DONE SO MUCH TO DESIGN OUR ENVIRONMENTS TO MAKE IT SO EASY FOR PEOPLE TO DRIVE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE TRIPS THAT WE TAKE, UM, IN THE UNITED STATES ARE LESS THAN ONE MILE AND 72% OF THOSE ARE IN A CAR, OFTENTIMES BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE TO GET OUT THERE TO WALK.
AND THE ONLY MEANINGFUL WAY TO GET AROUND IS BY, BY A CAR.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS HAVING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS UPON COMMUNITY HEALTH.
UM, UH, 2011, THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION FROM THE STATE COMPTROLLER SHOW THAT, UH, OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IS COSTING NEW YORK STATE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES, $327 MILLION IN DIRECT INDIRECT COSTS FOR CHILDHOOD OBESITY.
AND THAT JUMPS TO 11.8 BILLION.
UH, WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT ADULTS.
UM, AND ONE OF THE KEY WAYS THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IS BY CREATING ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT PEOPLE TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AS PART OF THE DAILY ROUTINE.
THE IDEA OF GETTING PEOPLE TO USE TAKE THE ESCALATOR TO GO USE THE STAIR MASTER DOESN'T WORK.
AND SO HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE TO JUST GET OUT THERE, UM, AND GO SHOPPING OR GO TO SCHOOL OR GO TO WORK BY CHOOSING OTHER WAYS TO GET AROUND.
UM, WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE CHOICES.
UM, AAA ESTIMATES THE COST OF OWNING AND OPERATING THE VEHICLE OF THE YEAR TO BE OVER 9,000.
UM, SOME CITIES LIKE PORTLAND, OREGON, WHICH IS CONSIDER ONE OF THE MOST BICYCLE FRIENDLY CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY DRIVE AN AVERAGE PERSON LIVING IN PORTLAND DRIVES FOUR MILES LESS THAN PEOPLE LIVING IN OTHER METRO AREAS.
AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT OVER $2 BILLION BACK IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
I'D LIKE TO TELL THAT THAT'S THE REASON WHY THEY HAVE THE MOST POINT PREFERRED FOR CAPITA.
UM, AND SO BY PUTTING MONEY BACK INTO PEOPLE'S POCKETS, GIVES THEM MORE MONEY TO SPEND IN OUR LOCAL SHOPS AND IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
AND WHAT I FOUND, UH, INTERESTING IS THAT AS A REGION,
UM, WHAT WE'VE SEEN, 175% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC DELAY BECAUSE BUILT OUR IN CONGESTION, WE BUILT OUR ENVIRONMENTS ABLE TO DRIVE, AND WE CAN'T BUILD OURSELVES OUT OF CONGESTION.
WE CAN'T BUILD MORE AND MORE LANES.
THERE'S NO NOT GONNA BE ENOUGH ROOM
THE MORE ROOM YOU CREATE, THE MORE TRAFFIC THAT GOES THERE.
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AND WE FOUND THIS, THIS CONCEPT CALLED IN INDUCED DEMAND.WHEN YOU HAVE, WHEN YOU MAKE IT EASIER FOR MORE PEOPLE TO DRIVE, OF COURSE THE CONGESTION WE'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE ADDING THE ADDITION OF LANES, YOU GET MORE PEOPLE GOING, UH, TO THAT LOCATION.
AND THE SAME CONGESTION WE TRIED TO GET RID OF COMES BACK WITHIN THREE TO FIVE YEARS.
AND SO WE CAN'T BUILD OURSELVES OUTTA CONGESTION.
SO HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE TO CHOOSE OTHER WAYS THAT THEY GET AROUND AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DRIVE ALONE TRIPS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN ONE MILE LESS? AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT OUR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION TOUR HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
UM, FROM GREENHOUSE GAS, UH, PERSPECTIVE, FROM, YOU KNOW, CLIMATE CHANGE PERSPECTIVE.
WE KNOW THAT PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION USE HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE AMOUNT OF GREENHOUSE GASES WE'RE PUTTING OUT IN THE AIR.
WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THE IMPACT, UH, THAT WE WANT IN TERMS OF REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IF WE JUST FOCUS ON GETTING MORE PEOPLE TO HAVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
UH, AND SO WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW ARE WE GETTING MORE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE OTHER WAYS TO GET AROUND AND GET AROUND SAFELY AND DO IT FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH AND FOR ECONOMIC PHARMACY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
AND SO WHEN THE REGIONAL BICYCLE MASTER PLAN, UH, WAS PUT OUT, IT WAS FOCUSED BY THE GREATER BUFFALO I REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, IT REALLY FOCUSED ON CONNECTING REGIONAL DESTINATIONS, CONNECTING, YOU KNOW, HAMBURG TO EAST AURORA, TO THE CITY OF BUFFALO, UP TO NIAGARA FALLS, AND THEN LAID OUT, UM, DIFFERENT TYPES OF FACILITIES TO DO THAT, WHETHER IT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATED ON, ON ABANDONED RAIL CORRIDOR OR ELSE THE TRAILS PROJECT.
IS IT THE SIDE PATH? IS A TRADITIONAL BIKE LANE REALLY TAKING INTO THE DIFFERENT CONTEXT LAND, NIECES AND SURROUNDINGS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO BUILD UP THAT FRAMEWORK.
AND SO THE WORK THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO HERE IN HAMBURG LOOKS AT THAT FRAMEWORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE REGIONAL BICYCLE MASTER PLAN.
WHAT ARE THE CONNECTIONS, WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT TO THOSE CONNECTIONS AND BUILD THAT NETWORK NOT ONLY WITHIN THE VILLAGE AND THE TOWN, BUT ALSO TO THE REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST.
SO THE WORK THAT WE DO REALLY FOCUSES ON GROUNDING THE COMMUNITY'S VISION, LOOKING AT WHAT THOSE EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WHAT ARE THE REALLY BRIGHT SPOTS THAT ARE THERE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF? UM, WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLY ROBUST ENGAGEMENT PROCESS WHERE WE'RE NOT GONNA COME IN AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE THINK YOU SHOULD DO.
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS HEAR FROM PEOPLE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU ARE FACING IN YOUR COMMUNITY? WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET THERE? WHAT IS PREVENTING YOU FROM DOING THAT? NOW, FINDING OUT THROUGH THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED? AND IDENTIFYING, OKAY, WHERE DOES IT MAKE THE MOST SENSE TO ADD A SIDEWALK? HOW DO WE PRIORITIZE WHAT WE WANT TO ADD, UH, NEW BICYCLE FACILITIES? UM, AND PUTTING ALL THOSE PIECES TOGETHER SO WE CAN COME BACK WITH A PLAN THAT SAYS, THIS IS WHAT WE HEARD FROM YOU AND THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPLY IT, UH, TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.
AND BUILD THAT SUPPORT THAT'S NECESSARY.
WE LIKE TO CREATE, AND I THINK ONE IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH WITH HAMBURG MOVES IS LOTS OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS, BUT AGAIN, HOW DO WE PRIORITIZE WHICH PROJECTS, UH, SHOULD COME OUT FIRST AND HOW DO WE INVEST, UH, INTO THOSE, UH, THOSE PRIORITY PROJECTS? AND LOOKING AT IT NOT JUST FROM A PROJECT PERSPECTIVE, LIKE WHAT IS THE NEXT, UH, UH, TRAIL THAT WE'RE GONNA BUILD, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT POLICIES TO SUPPORT THAT AND INSTITUTIONALIZED THE PROCESS.
UH, WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS LIKE BIL VILLAGE BIKE RIDES THAT'S GONNA GET MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE AND CHOOSING THESE MODES AND, AND, AND TRYING IT MORE OFTEN? WE HAVE A TRAFFIC ENGINEER ON STAFF.
HE'S ACTUALLY THE RETIRED TRAFFIC ENGINEER FROM THE TOWN OF TONAWANDA WHEN I FIRST MET HIM.
AND HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS A REFORMED TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
UM, HE REALLY SEES THE OPPORTUNITY, UM, AND THE FAILURE OF HIS PROFESSION TO ONLY FOCUS ON MOVING CARS, UM, AS A DISSERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND HOW CAN WE REALLY THINK ABOUT EASING THE DESIGN OF OUR STREETS TO EXACT THE CORRECT BEHAVIORS AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.
UM, WE LIKE TO DEVELOP IN, IN CONCERT WITH THE COMMUNITIES, UM, SOME DESIGNS FOR SOME OF THESE PRIORITY PROJECTS.
AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, LOOK AT HOW WE CAN GO OFF THERE AND START IMPLEMENTING THEM.
WE'VE DONE THIS AT INTERSECTIONS ALL OVER WESTERN NEW YORK, ALONG SOME KEY CORRIDORS, UM, LOOKING, YOU KNOW, USING THE DATA THAT'S AVAILABLE, UM, TRAFFIC SAFETY DATA, ROAD VOLUME WIDTHS.
UH, WE EVEN HAVE THE CAPACITY WITH A TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY IF NECESSARY, UM, AND MODEL WHAT COULD HAPPEN.
BUT OFTENTIMES WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS THAT MANY OF OUR ROADWAYS ARE OVERBUILT.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH VEHICLES TO JUSTIFY THE SIZE OF THOSE ROADWAYS.
AND SO WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, SHRINK THE, THE WIDTH OF THE LANE, OR REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LANES FROM FOUR LANES TO THREE LANES WITH ONE IN THESE DIRECTIONS TO TURN LANE, AND HOW CAN THAT FREE UP THE SPACE WITHOUT COSTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO TOTALLY TRANSFORM THE STREET JUST BY REALLOCATING THE SPACE ON THE STREET TO GIVE, UH, MORE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO CHOOSE, UH, HOW TO TRAVEL IN THEIR, IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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AND WE ALSO LIKE TO ASSESS HOW THESE PRODUCTS ARE WORKING.UM, THE BEAUTY OF WHAT WE DO IS THAT WE CAN GO OUT THERE TOMORROW AND SAY, SAY A TRACTOR TRAILER COULDN'T MAKE A TURN AROUND THIS NEW PROTECTED BIKE LANE.
WE CAN GO OUT THERE THE NEXT DAY AND WE CAN MOVE THOSE BOLLARDS AND MAKE AN ADJUSTMENTS IN THOSE DESIGNS IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT COSTING ANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
SO OFTEN WE GET, WE PUT THE DESIGNS ON PAPER, WE TALK ABOUT THEORETICALLY WE SPEND THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT ACTUALLY WORKS IN REAL TIME UNTIL WE TRY IT OUT.
SO WE LIKE TO TRY THESE DESIGNS OUT WITH THE COMMUNITY TEST HOW IT WORKS, SURVEY PEOPLE SOMETIMES THEY'VE NEVER SEEN HOW THESE WORK BEFORE OR EXPERIENCED THESE BEFORE.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TO DIFFERENT CITIES THAT HAVE SOME OF THESE COMMON MEASURES IN PLACE.
AND SO BY PUTTING THIS ON THE GROUND, LETTING PEOPLE TOUCH IT AND FEEL IT AND EXPERIENCE IT AND, AND RIDE IT, UM, IT CHANGES THEIR PERSPECTIVE.
AND OFTENTIMES PEOPLE THAT WORK AGAINST IT COME OUT AND SUPPORT IT.
UM, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO MAKE THOSE REAL TIME CHANGES.
SO BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE, WE CAN HAVE A DESIGN THAT IS FULLY DONE BY THE, AND WE KNOW IT'S GONNA WORK.
UM, I WENT THROUGH THAT WEEK QUICKER THAN I TALKED, SO
SO THAT IS IN, IN NUTSHELL KIND OF THE, THE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH, THE WORK THAT WE DO AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT.
AND I GUESS I'D OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS.
YEAH, SO ANY ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, WE'LL START.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME OTHER FOLKS THAT MAY WANNA CHIME IN AS WELL, UH, BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE TACKLING HAMBURG NOW.
UM, WE'VE GOT THESE ROUNDABOUTS THAT HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL IN TERMS OF MOVING TRAFFIC, UM, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF PEOPLE NAVIGATING THEM PROPERLY AND KNOWING THE, THE DIRECTIONS.
I'M JUST CURIOUS IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED SOME OF YOUR JOB IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND, UH, SEE HOW THEY ADAPT TO THEM.
UM, KNOWING THAT THAT'S BEEN AN ISSUE WITH, WITH, UH, SOME PEOPLE IN TERMS OF, UH, THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO NAVIGATE.
HAD YOU COME ACROSS THAT AND DO YOU HAVE ANY POTENTIAL UH, SOLUTIONS? YES.
AGAIN, EVEN WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING AS, UM, IT'S FUNNY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING IN, IN A TOWN OF TOWN, I WANTED TO TWO AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO PUT IN ROUNDABOUTS AND LIKE, WE CAN'T DO THAT.
THERE'S, THERE'S NO ROUNDABOUTS IN WESTERN NEW YORK.
LIKE, HAVE YOU BEEN
UM, AND AGAIN, WHETHER IT'S A TEMPORARY ROUNDABOUT TO TEST IT OUT, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ALREADY MANY HERE, BUT HOW WOULD IT WORK IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS? UM, BUT ALSO USING THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US.
UM, OF COURSE, THIS IS, THIS IS THE, MY GENERATION OR, OR PROBABLY ANY OF US HERE, BUT WE HAVE AN INTERN ON BOARD THAT IS NOW DOING TIKTOKS AND WE JUST DID A TIKTOK ABOUT, UH, THE, YOU KNOW, THE IMPROVED, UH, SAFETY BENEFITS OF ROUNDABOUTS USING THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG ROUNDABOUTS AS AN EXAMPLE.
AND SO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO KIND OF USE ALL OUR DIFFERENT MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO GET THIS MESSAGE OUT AND SHARE THAT WITH A MUCH WIDER AUDIENCE, UM, AND REALLY FOCUS ON ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO, TO FEEL IT, EXPERIENCE IT.
UH, WE CAN EVEN PUT QR CODES OUT THERE SO PEOPLE CAN JUST PUT THEIR PHONE UP THERE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? WHAT IS THIS, YOU KNOW, TO SHOOT A VIDEO OF THAT QR CODE, A SURVEY COMES UP, THIS IS WHAT THIS IS, THIS IS WHY WE'RE SHOOTING IT, THIS IS HOW LONG IT'S GONNA BE IN PLACE.
UM, AND SO AGAIN, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS REALLY GROUNDED IN THAT EDUCATION.
SO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION IS A HUGE PIECE OF HOW WE CAN REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN REDESIGN OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, IN AN EFFECTIVE WAY WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING THERE, AS OPPOSED TO SAYING, THESE ARE THE BEST PRACTICES WHY WE'RE DOING IT.
IT'S REALLY, THIS IS A, A TWO-WAY STREET, AND WE REALLY SEE IT AS A COLLABORATION WITH THE PEOPLE IN AND THAT LIVE IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.
I'VE NEVER DONE A TIKTOK BEFORE.
SO
I RIDE ALL THE TIME IN HAMBURG.
WHEN I APPROACH A ROUNDABOUT, I PRETEND I'M A CAR.
I TAKE THE LANE, I, AND I DO THAT SO THAT CARS WON'T PASS ME BY.
TOO MANY TIMES PEOPLE ARE, THEY TRY TO RIDE THE SHOULDER SHOULDER, THEY TRY TO GO ON THE SIDE.
IF YOU TAKE THE LANE AND MAKE YOURSELF A CAR IN THE ROUNDABOUT, THEN YOU BECOME SUBJECT TO THE RULES OF THE ROAD.
I ADHERE TO, YOU KNOW, WAITING MY TURN JUST LIKE A CAR WOULD DO.
AND I RARELY HAVE HAD A PROBLEM.
AND A ROUNDABOUT, I WON'T SAY NEVER, BUT AS A RULE, AND PEOPLE, PEOPLE ARE VERY, VERY, UM, CONGENIAL SOMETIMES TOO MUCH.
SO THEY'LL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROUNDABOUT AND WAIT FOR ME TO GO THROUGH, WHICH I'M NOT ASKING FOR, BUT IT, IT CAN WORK.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW A LOT OF THE, THE MASTER BIKE PLAN BY G-B-N-R-T-C AND GO BIKES COLLABORATION WITH THEM AND, AND HOW THAT LOOKS FOR HAMBURG.
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SO WE ALREADY HAVE THIS, UM, APPROVED, UM, RESOURCES FROM, UH, SENATOR RYAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPING THIS PLAN.UM, THE CONTRACT WITH THE JUVENILE SEA IS FOCUSED ON A, A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UH, ONE IS LOOKING AT THE, UM, I'LL GO BACK TO THE, UH, THAT, UM, REALLY FOCUSING ON MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THE PRIORITY REGIONAL PROJECTS.
SO TRAILS AND GREENWAYS PARTICULARLY, UM, WE ARE ESTABLISHING A PROCESS WITH DOT AND
UM, SO GETTING REPAID, WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY READJUST THE LANES AT A BICYCLE FACILITY? YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES WE HAVE FOUND THAT MAINTENANCE PROJECTS IS THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE SMALL CHANGES WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT.
UH, THAT GOES REALLY FAR TO KIND OF TEE UP THE, THAT SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT DOWN THE ROAD.
AND SO, UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT FUNDING, UM, YOU KNOW WHAT THERE IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.
WE CERTAINLY KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
WE'RE RIGHT NOW WORKING WITH THEM TO, TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR RACE PROGRAM, UH, FOCUSING ON A PLANNING GRANT.
'CAUSE WE KNOW THAT TRAILS AND GREENWAYS ARE AS TIME INTENSIVE, UM, AS BILLING AND EXPRESSWAY, UM, EVERYTHING FROM THE ENVIRONMENTALS TO THE RIGHTAWAY ACQUISITION, UM, GETTING INTO FULL DESIGN.
SO LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME OF THESE REGIONAL CONNECTIONS AND GET SHOVEL READY DOCUMENTS READY, MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS IN SUPPORT.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THAT CONTRACT TO DO SOME OF THESE, UM, UH, HEALTHY STREETS PROJECTS.
SO, YOU KNOW, CAN WE GO OUT THERE, IS THERE A MAIN CORRIDOR THAT WE KNOW IS TOO WIDE THAT WE CAN JUST ADD SOME PAINT DOWN AND SOME SHARED LABOR MARKINGS? AND WE HAVE THE STAFF CAPACITY TO GO OUT THERE, UM, AND DO THAT PAINTING OURSELVES, UM, WHEN WE DO AN AWFUL LOT OF, OF THAT AROUND WESTERN NEW YORK.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE A, A LOT OF THOSE PIECES ALREADY IN PLAY WITH THIS CURRENT, UH, POTENTIAL CONTRACT.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITY TO THEN TAKE THAT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
WE'RE ALSO A 5 0 1 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING TO DO IS TAP INTO THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THE WILSON FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED.
THEY MADE A $50 MILLION COMMITMENT TO BUILDING TRAILS AND GREENWAYS ACROSS WEST NEW YORK, AND THEY TYPICALLY WILL PROVIDE, UH, ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 30% OF THE CAPITAL COST FOR THAT PROJECT IF IT'S DEEMED PART OF THE REGIONAL REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT NETWORK.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO MOST OF OUR FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS ARE GONNA COVER AROUND 80% OF THE PROJECT COST.
UM, AND SO WE CAN BE THAT, THAT PARTNER TO HELP BRING IN THAT EXTRA CAPITAL DOLLARS.
AND SO THAT, YOU KNOW, REALLY THERE IS NO COST TO THE TOWN TO MOVE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS FORWARD, UM, THROUGH SOME PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, UH, PRIVATE DOLLARS.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO BE, YOU KNOW, CONNECT TO THE RESOURCES, DO THE PLANNING BETWEEN THE ENGAGEMENT, UM, AND HELP BRING THIS PLAN TO REALITY.
SO ON THAT SAME POINT, SO JUST LOOKING AT THAT, SO TIER ONE IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY, UH, THE DIFFERENT CONFUSED ABOUT THAT DIAGRAM? SURE.
AND WHAT I CAN DO, IF IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, I CAN SEND THE LINK TO THE PLAN.
THE TIERS ARE NOT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.
THERE'S A PRIORITIZATION MATRIX BASED ON SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY AND EQUITY, BUT THE TIERS ARE THE TYPE OF FACILITY.
OH, SO A TIER ONE IS GOING TO BE AN TRAILER GREENWAY.
UM, A TIERED ONE ON ROAD TREATMENT IS GOING TO BE, SAY A PROTECTED BIKE LANE.
SO YOU'RE STILL ON THE STREET, BUT THERE'S A PHYSICAL SEPARATION BETWEEN TRAFFIC AND A PERSON RIDING A BIKE OR WALKING.
SOMETIMES IT COULD BE A PARKED CAR, UM, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A BALLARD, IT CAN BE PLANTERS, UM, DOWN TO A TRADITIONAL BIKE LANE OR IN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SETTINGS.
UM, IT COULD JUST SIMPLY BE SOME, SOME BASIC TRAFFIC COMMENTING, UM, THAT'S PUT IN PLACE AND SOME WAY FINDING SANDWICH.
WHICH, WHICH HAMBURGER WOULD YOU PRIORITIZE? RIGHT, SO THIS IS, I JUST DID A SCREENSHOT OF THE PLAN.
THEY HAVE IT ALL ON A GIS MAP THAT YOU CAN VIEW ONLINE SOMETHING THAT'S EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT HARD TO JUST, THIS IS JUST A QUICK SNAPSHOT.
UM, THEY DID DO HAVE A PRIORITIZATION MATRIX AND THERE IS PRIORITIES.
THEY DO HAVE THIS GREENWAY COMING DOWN FROM WAWA INTO THE VILLAGE IS ON THEIR PRIORITY PROJECTS LIST.
NOW THERE'S 182 DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND I THINK THEY'VE IDENTIFIED, OH, LIKE 20 OFF ROAD AND 20 ON ROAD ACROSS THE REGION.
UM, THIS OFF OFF-ROAD FACILITY IS, IS ON THAT PRIORITIZATION LIST, BUT PART OF THAT, THAT WAS DONE BY A CONSULTANT, YOU KNOW, UM, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH THE NEXT STEP IS REALLY TAKE IT TO WHAT IS HAMBURG'S PRIORITY.
SO THEIR PRIORITY WAS BASED ON SOME METRICS AND DATA TO GET US TO WHERE WE SHOULD START REALLY
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FOCUSING FOR THESE REASONS, BUT WE NEED TO DRILL DOWN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER AND MAKE SURE THAT, UM, ONE THERE WE SUPPORT.LIKE IF IT'S NOT SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY, IT'S NOT A PRIORITY.
THAT I THINK FOR ME, THAT'S WHAT ALWAYS GOES DOWN.
WELL, WE HAD, UH, WE'VE SPOKEN BEFORE AND YOU JUST MENTIONED AGAIN, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WE INVOLVED, UH, THOSE FOLKS? I KNOW, UH, THE PLANS HERE FOR THREE MEETINGS OR WHATEVER WITH, UM, THE PUBLIC.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ADVANCE THAT TO, UH, TO THE PUBLIC AND, UH, ENACT YOUR PLAN SUPPORTING HOWEVER, UH, THE SHAKES OUT AFTER THE FACT? YEAH, SO ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE'D LIKE TO DO IS, IS WORK WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF, PAUL, AND, AND THE COUNCIL IDENTIFY A STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE.
UM, AND WE'D LIKE TO PULL MEETINGS IN THREE DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS AROUND THE TOWN WHERE SOME OF THOSE PRIORITY LOCATIONS NEED TO BE.
UM, I USUALLY, WE USUALLY DO IT, UM, ABOUT THREE HOURS LONG.
IT COULD BE IN THE EVENING, IT COULD BE ON THE WEEKEND.
UH, THE FIRST HOUR IS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SET THE FOUNDATION FOR EVERYBODY.
SO WE'RE ALL KIND OF LOOKING AT A COMMUNITY WITH THE SAME SET OF EYES.
UH, THEN, UH, WE'D LIKE TO GO OUT AND WE LIKE TO WALK THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFY WHAT WAS GOOD, WHAT WAS BAD, WHAT COULD BE BETTER, UM, WHAT WERE SOME OF THE KEY CONNECTIONS NEED TO BE MADE OR HOW CAN WE ADDRESS X, Y, AND Z BASED ON THAT NEW SET OF EYES THAT WE'VE ALL KIND OF BUILT IN THAT FIRST HOUR.
UM, AND THEN WE COME BACK WITH MAPS AND LET PEOPLE DRAW ALL OVER THOSE MAPS.
HEY, WE SHOULD HAVE A SIDEWALK HERE OR A TRAIL HERE, OR THIS PART OF THE PLAN SHOULD NOT BE A PRIORITY, THIS ONE SHOULD BE.
UM, AND WE TAKE ALL THAT TOGETHER AND WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY THROUGH THAT PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE COMMUNITIES PRIORITIES FOR THOSE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.
AND SO WE CAN COME BACK THEN WITH THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, OKAY, THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS WE'D LIKE TO DO, BUT THESE ARE THE SHORT TERM MIXTURE, LONG TERM PIECES.
AND, AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT SAID THAT THEY'RE GONNA HELP AND THAT, THAT YOU'VE DONE THAT PREVIOUSLY IN OTHER AREAS VERSUS, UH, ISLAND? NO, NO.
WE'VE, WE'VE, LIKE I SAID, I, WE'VE DONE THIS IN OVER, I'VE DONE THIS PERSONALLY OVER IN OVER A HUNDRED WEEKEND ACROSS THE STATE FROM, FROM CITIES LIKE BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS AND ROCHESTER TO, YOU KNOW, SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES ALONG THE I CANALWAY TRAIL OR, UM, YOU KNOW, SARANAC LAKE, UM, TO THE FOLKS IN WAYNE COUNTY.
I
I MEAN, IF YOU DRIVE DOWN, RIDE A BIKE DOWN OLD LAKE SHORE ROAD MM-HMM
SOME OF 'EM ARE EIGHT TO 10 INCHES DEEP.
AND WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO STAY ON THE SHOULDERS, STAYING AWAY FROM THE TRAFFIC, IT'S NOT MARKED.
YOU KNOW, DO WE MARK IT DO WITH A HIGHLIGHTED COLOR? DO WE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE? AND ALSO THE GR ITSELF, THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED, A LOT OF THE RACING BIKES, I GOT A BIKE, THE TIRES ARE ONLY AN INCH WIDE.
YOU KNOW, LAST SECOND, YOU'RE TRYING TO AVOID IT.
SOMETIMES THERE'S A CAR THERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETIMES A CLOSE PROBLEM, JUST SOMETHING TO WORK ON DOWN THE ROAD AS WE DESIGN THE, THE BIKE PASS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE STATE, THE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES, IF YOU GO FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE COUNTRYSIDE, THEY JUST HAVE THE SHOULDERS.
THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THE BIG STORM WATER COLLECTION BOXES AND A LOT OF 'EM ARE SOMEWHERE REALLY DEEP AND SOME OF 'EM ARE SHALLOW AND SOME OF THE GRATES ARE LARGE WHERE YOU ACTUALLY DROP YOUR TIRE RIGHT INSIDE.
I MEAN, I CERTAINLY HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN MYSELF CAUGHT IN ONE OF THOSE BEST BEFORE TOO.
UM, THERE ARE, THERE IS DESIGN GUIDANCE ON DRAINAGE GRATES AND THE ORIENTATION OF THE GRATE AND MAKING SURE IT DOESN'T HIT A CYCLIST TIRES AND SOMEONE DOESN'T GET HURT, MAKING SURE THEY'RE FLUSH.
UM, THIS IS WHAT, THIS IS WHERE WE LOOK AT THE CORRIDOR.
IS THIS THE CORRIDOR PRIORITY? OKAY, IS IT, WHOSE JURISDICTION IS IT? IS IT THE TOWN? IS IT THE VILLAGE, IS IT THE COUNTY, IS IT THE STATE? OKAY, WHAT IS THE NEXT MAINTENANCE CYCLE SCHEDULE? AND OKAY, HEY, MAINTENANCE RATES, THIS IS THE ORIENTATION THEY NEED TO BE FLUSHED.
AND WE PUT ALL THAT INTO THE PLAN FOR THAT CORRIDOR.
SO WHEN THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT, AGAIN, EVEN IF IT'S A SMALL INVESTMENT LIKE MAINTENANCE, SOME OF THOSE SMALL SAFETY CHANGES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN MAKING THOSE WORKWAYS SAFE.
BETH, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT BEFORE, UM, WHEN PAUL SPOKE THAT WE HAVE OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD AND THAT JUSTIN WAS IN COMMUNICATION, THAT THAT WOULD BE, UH, AN IMPORTANT COLLABORATION BETWEEN THAT GROUP THAT WE HAVE IN THE TOWN AND JUSTIN.
AND PAUL AND I HAVE, HAVE MET AND, AND TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE GOING FORWARD.
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I'LL LEAVE, UH, MY NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION UP.UM, BEST WAY IS EMAIL IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, UM, ANY INFORMATION YOU'D LIKE TO SEE A COPY OF THE GEOGRAPHIC PLAN ON.
UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
ALRIGHT, WE GOT ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES.
ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHT, WE CAN TAKE ANOTHER BREAK FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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ALL RIGHT FOLKS, WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.NUMBER ONE IS ROLL CALL SUPERVISOR HALL.
PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN PRESENT.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHERE WE SHOULD STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN ISRAEL WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE TRIAL.
GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY'S FACES HERE.
FOR OUR FIRST MASK BOARD MEETING, IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER FIRST, FIRST RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES TO THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS AS FOLLOWS.
UH, FEBRUARY 7TH, 2022 TOWN OF HAM TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION.
FEBRUARY 7TH, 2022 TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MFER SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE.
BE RESOLVED AS HAMBRICK TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE FOLLOWING TOWN BOARD MEETING DATES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2022.
MONDAY, APRIL 4TH, MONDAY, APRIL 25TH, MONDAY MAY 9TH, MONDAY, MAY 23RD.
MONDAY, JUNE 6TH, MONDAY JUNE 20TH.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL.
BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR ALCOHOL WAIVERS FOR THE FOLLOWING MARCH, 2022, TAYLOR ROAD PARK RENTALS.
MARCH 1ST, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH, 11TH, 12TH, 13TH, 18TH, 19TH, 2020 FIFTH, 26TH AND 27TH.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER C*****G FOR ALL IN FAVOR IS AYE.
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WHEREAS THE HAMBURG AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 5 2 7 IS CHOSEN IN THE MONTH OF MAY FOR THEIR ANNUAL POPPY DISTRIBUTION DAYS.AND WHEREAS THE POPPY, WHICH IS THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY FLOWER, IS NEVER SOLD, BUT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC.
AND WHEREAS ALL DONATIONS RECEIVED ARE USED FOR THE NEEDS OF OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITHIN WESTERN NEW YORK.
AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HAMBURG AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 5 2 7 HAS REQUESTED PERMISSION FROM THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD TO DISTRIBUTE POPPIES ON THE TOWN OF HAMBURG DURING THE MONTH OF MAY.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD WITH GREAT ADMIRATION, GRATITUDE, AND RESPECT AS HEREBY GRANT PERMISSION TO THE HAMBURG AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 5 2 7 TO DISTRIBUTE POPPIES IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG DURING THE MONTH OF MAY IN PLACES OF PUBLIC GATHERING WHERE PERMISSION IS GRANTED BY SPECIFIC TENANTS OR OWNERS OF SUCH PREMISES.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD THANKS THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 5 2 7 FOR THEIR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE VETERANS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WISHES THEM MUCH SUCCESS WITH THIS YEAR'S POPPY DISTRIBUTION DAYS.
SO MOVED SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL.
HE RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AT DAVE NIK, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS SERVICES FOR FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HULK.
THE
THE INDIVIDUAL AS FOLLOWS, MICHAEL WILLARD.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
RESOLVE THAT THE HAMER TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST OF BIG TREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO ADD THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE RANKS AS FOLLOWS, ANTHONY FUDA.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER C*****G.
RESOLVE THAT THE PERSONNEL CHANGES FOR THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE BE APPROVED AS FOLLOWS.
AND IT IS A PERSONAL ACTION FORM FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COUNTY.
OPPOSED? CARRIED NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THE OPT OUT OF ALLOWING ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES IS AUTHORIZED UNDER CANNABIS LAW.
NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION OF LOCAL LAW NUMBER NINE OF THE YEAR 2021 TOWN OF HAMBURG, ERIE COUNTY NEW YORK NOTICE IS HERE.
RIGHT GIVEN THAT AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING DULY HELD IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, NEW YORK, THE TOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE THE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD OF SAID TOWN ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2021 ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING LOCAL LAW TO IT LOCAL LAW.
LAW NUMBER NINE OF THE YEAR, 2021 TO OPT OUT OF ALLOWING ONSITE CONSUMPTION SITES IS AUTHORIZED UNDER CANNABIS LAW 1 31 AND PROVIDES SUBSTANTIALLY AS FOLLOWS.
IT IS THE INTENT OF THIS LOCAL LAW TO OPT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG OUT OF ALLOWING ONSITE CANNABIS CONSUMPTION LOCALS WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE ALLOWED UNDER THE CANNABIS LAW, BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, NEW YORK AT THE TOWN HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AMENDS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE, THE FOREGOING LOCAL LAW TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AFTER PROPER FILING, INCLUDING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE DATE JANUARY 28TH, 2022, HAMBURG, NEW YORK BY ORDER OF THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
SO MOVED MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FER SECOND.
MAY I JUST ASK ONE QUESTION QUICK? I'M SORRY.
SURE IS, IS THAT DATE CORRECT KATHY? WHAT DATE? THE DECEMBER.
THE DATE WHEN? NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT EARLIER THE DECEMBER 7TH.
THE DECEMBER DATE IN DECEMBER.
BUT WAS THAT THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? THAT WAS THE DATE OF THE SPECIAL MEETING, WAS THAT NO, THE SPECIAL MEETING WAS ON THE 27TH.
THAT'S WHY I WASN'T SURE IF THE SEVENTH WAS THE RIGHT THE SEVENTH PUBLIC.
BECAUSE THE SEVENTH IT WOULD'VE BEEN ON A MONDAY THAT DIDN'T YEAH, THIS CAME FROM LEGAL SO IT MIGHT BE 30 DAYS AFTER.
IT MIGHT BE 30 DAYS AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT MATTERS.
I WAS JUST THINKING IT WAS 30 DAYS AFTER THE APPROVAL BUT, AND I WASN'T SURE IF HOW MUCH THAT MATTERED THERE, BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT THE DATES STOOD OUT THAT IT WASN'T 30 DAYS AFTER.
I WASN'T AT THAT MEETING EITHER MEETING AS I RECALL WHAT HAPPENED THIS, IT WAS A MEETING IN DECEMBER AND THEN THE TOWN FOR RECONVENED LATER IN DECEMBER.
WE DID SPECIAL MEETING MM-HMM
AND VOTED AT THAT SPECIAL MEETING.
AND I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHAT DATE THAT WAS.
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THE 27TH, BUT THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS A DIFFERENT DATE.AND I DON'T THINK IT WAS THE SEVENTH BECAUSE I THINK THE SEVENTH IS ACTUALLY, UM, OH, TUESDAY.
WELL THIS, OKAY, YOU CAN PASS THIS.
IT'S MY FAVORITE LEGAL PHRASE, NON PRO TUCK.
SO YOU CAN PRETEND THAT IT HAPPENED ON A DIFFERENT DAY FROM WHEN IT REALLY HAPPENED.
SO YOU CAN, YOU CAN VOTE FOR THIS AND WE CAN DO IT NON PROTON.
SO THAT MEANS THEN FOR NOW, RIGHT? SO OR NOW FOR THAT OKAY.
ANSWERS THE QUESTION THE DEPARTMENT, THE STATE SAYING THAT, UH, YEAH WE CAN, WE CAN, YOU CAN, WE CAN SEND IT IN AS A NUN PROTON DOCUMENT.
SO, SO AS IF IT REALLY HAPPENED ON THE OTHER DAY, EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENED ON THIS MM-HMM
IT'S A GREAT LEGAL UM, JENNY DO YOU HAVE FICTION? IT'S CALLED A LEGAL FICTION.
SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'D BE DOING.
SO WHAT I CAN SEE FROM THE WEBSITE IS YEAH, LISTEN TO
UM, THERE WAS A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 27TH DECEMBER 13TH.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NO, IT SAYS THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT THE PREVIOUS TOWN BOARD MEETING.
SO THAT WOULD SO THAT WAS NOVEMBER OR YEAH, NOVEMBER 29TH.
SO LET'S GO WITH NOVEMBER 29TH.
I DIDN'T, I KNEW DECEMBER 7TH WASN'T RIGHT.
NOVEMBER 29TH FOR HAVE TO DO RIGHT OKAY'S.
SO I OFFER THAT AMENDMENT THAT WE AMEND THE DATE TO NOVEMBER 29TH.
SO WHICH DATE ARE WE CHANGING TO NOVEMBER 29TH.
I THE, IN THE FIRST NOTICE GIVEN SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, NOVEMBER 7TH DAY ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING LOCAL, BUT WE, WE DIDN'T ADOPT IT ON NOVEMBER 29TH.
IT SAYS THAT, UM, NOTICES HEREBY GIVEN THAT AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING DULY HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADOPTED LOCAL BE ADOPTED WOULD BE THE 27TH THEN? YEAH.
DATES? NO, JUST I JUST THE 27TH NEED ADDED.
OH I KNEW THE SEVENTH IS WRONG OF DECEMBER.
SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE A, A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ERFORD AND WE'LL WE'LL SAY TO DISCUSS IT.
UH, SECOND BY SUPERVISOR HOKE, UH, AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL.
SO, UM, I'LL SECOND THE AMENDMENT SO WE HAVE A SECOND.
OPPOSED CARRIED RESULT THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE USED 2006 KENWORTH MODEL T 810 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK FROM HUNTER BUFFALO PETERBILT FOUR $79,900.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT H TWO 6.51321.
SO MOVED MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FER.
WHEREAS BIDS WERE ACCEPTED THROUGH FEBRUARY 22ND, 2022 FOR THE MONTHLY RUBBISH PICKUP FOR 2022 AND TWO 2023 WITH, UH, AN OPTION FOR A YEAR 2024.
AND WHEREAS ONE BID WAS RECEIVED FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW YORK LLC WHEREAS THE BID AMOUNTS WERE 2022 FOR $212,637 AND 62 CENTS FOR 2023 2020 $1 AND UH, AND $143.
AND FOR 2024 THE OPTION YEAR $229,988.
AND WHEREAS THE PICKUP PERIOD WILL BE FOR SEVEN MONTHS, BEGINNING IN APRIL AND ENDING IN OCTOBER BE IT RESOLVED, THE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE APPROPRIATE CONTRACT FOR THESE SERVICES WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER B 8 1 6 0 4 4 4.
COUNCIL MEMBER HO ALL IN FAVOR IS SAY AYE.
UM, SO I DUNNO IF BETH YOU WOULD KNOW THIS OR MAYBE ED.
ONE IS, UM, IS IT ODD THAT WE ONLY HAD ONE BID IN THE PAST? HAS THERE BEEN MULTIPLE, UM, BIDS? WHAT I WAS TOLD BID.
SO THERE'S NORMALLY JUST ONE BIT.
AND UM, IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THAT THEY DO IT OR THE TERMS OF IT, IS IT THE EXACT SAME AS IT'S ALWAYS BEEN? ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE MOTION MC COUNCILMAN
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FARRELL SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE.ALL IN FAVOR SIGN BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? CARRIE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE NEW AND UNUSED 2024 INTERNATIONAL BRUSH TRUCK MODEL HV 6 0 7 S-V-A-H-V 6 0 7 FROM REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION FOR PRICING UNDER ONONDAGA COUNTY CONTRACT NUMBER 8 9 9 6.
THAT INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF A DUMP BODY FOR VALLEY FAB AND EQUIPMENT FOR A TOTAL OF $109,846.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT H TWO 6.5 1 3 0 2 0 1.
SECOND BY SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER CU ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? CARRIED RESULT THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE NEW AND UNUSED VE VER BRUSH CHIPPER THE PURCHASE PRICE FROM SOURCE.
WELL CONTRACT NUMBER 0 3 1 7 2 1 BRM IS $80,902 AND 94 CENTS.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT H TWO 6.5 1 3 2 0 1 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
WE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE PURCHASE OF THREE NEW JOHN DEERE Z 9 2 0 MZ TRACK MOWERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,582 AND 64 CENTS AFTER TRADE-INS PER NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT.
PC 6 8 1 31 FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A 71 42 0 1.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ERIE COUNTY POLICE.
DWI PROGRAM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ERIE COUNTY STAFF DWI PROJECT, WHICH WILL ENTITLE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR OVERTIME INCURRED FOR DWI ENFORCEMENT.
SO MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HULK, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FERRELL.
THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED DETECTIVE JONATHAN WRIGHT AND POLICE OFFICER NINA DEMING TO ATTEND THE 2022 NEW YORK STATE POLICE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN'S SEMINAR IN ALBANY, NEW YORK FROM MONDAY, MARCH 28TH, 2022 TO FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2022.
LODGING FOR FOUR NIGHTS IS AT SOUTHERN HUNDRED $99 AND 70 CENTS.
MEALS, UM, FOR FIVE DAYS IS AT $400.
THE TOTAL COST OF $1,199 AND 70 CENTS WHEREAS THERE ARE NOT ANY REGISTRATION FEES FOR THIS CONFERENCE.
AND WHEREAS USE OF UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION IS REQUESTED, MONIES AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT B 3 1 2 0 0.492 SEMINARS AND DEPARTMENT TRAINING MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CUMBER.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM PEOPLE INC.
TO AMEND THE EXISTING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ORDERED BY AMSTEL ROAD, SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD, ROGERS ROAD AND CLOVER BANK ROAD IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON THE WEST SIDE OF ROGERS ROAD, NORTH SIDE OF SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD.
AND WHEREAS THE CO REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND FOUND MERIT IN THE POD AMENDMENT AND WHERE THE HAMMER PLANNING BOARD REVIEWED THE REQUEST TO AMEND THE POD AND RECOMMEND ON 2 16 22 THAT THIS REQUEST BE APPROVED AND CREATED A REPORT FOR THE TOWN BOARD'S REVIEW.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD SETS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS REZONING REQUEST TO BE HELD ON MARCH 14TH, 2022 AT 7:00 PM SO MOVED.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HULK SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
WHEREAS THIS ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED A LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE GRANT IN THE NEW YORK STATE BUDGET AND WHEREAS THERE ARE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EXPENDITURE OF THESE FUNDS NOW THEREFORE THIS BODY RESOLVES THE FOLLOWING.
ADMINISTRATION OF ALL FUNDS UNDER THIS GRANT WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE GUIDELINES FOR NON-CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
$50,000 AND UNDER OCTOBER, 2021 PROVIDED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
TWO THAT RANDALL HOKE, A SUPERVISOR OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO SIGN LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF OUR ORGANIZATION.
THAT SUCH SIGNATURE IS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE ACCEPTANCE BY THIS BODY OF COMPLIANCE AT ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MASTER CONTRACT FOR GRANTS CONTRACT NUMBER T TWO ONE N 900 TO BE EXECUTED FOR THE GRANT.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLAN.
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WHEREAS THE TOWN OH OKAY.WHEREAS THE TOWN DESIRES TO HAVE GOBI PERFORM CERTAIN SERVICES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE TOWN'S HAMBURG MOVES ACTIVE MOBILITY PLAN AND WHEREAS THE HAM WHEREAS GO BIKE HAS OFFERED TO PERFORM THESE SERVICES FOR PROJECT BUDGET NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 AND WHEREAS THE PARTIES AGREE THAT EFFECTIVE MARCH 1ST, 2022 AND CONTINUING THROUGH AND UNTIL APRIL 30TH, 2023, GOBI WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING SERVICES IN EXCHANGE FOR THE MUTUAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL AND AGREEMENT ATTACHED YEAR TWO, INCLUDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, ACTIVE MOBILITY PLAN DEVELOPMENT, AND SMALL SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE INTERVENTIONS.
AND WHEREAS EITHER PARTY CAN TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT ANYTIME UP TO 30 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE TO EITHER PARTY NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD OR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ADOPTS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH AND LETTER OF AGREEMENT ATTACHED HERE TO BETWEEN GOBI AND THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND AUTHORIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO ENTER INTO SAME.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HULK.
WHEREAS UPON REQUEST OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, NEW YORK, DRES, MLLP AS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE AUDITING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES IDENTIFIED IN LETTER OF AGREEMENT ATTACHED HERE TOO.
AND WHERE IS THE WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THIS? ENGAGEMENT IS NOT INTENDED TO RESULT IN THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE TOWN IS DEFINED BY STATEMENTS ON STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNTING AND REVIEW SERVICES ISSUED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.
AND WHERE IS THE TOWN WILL ONLY BE BILLED FOR ACTUAL TIME WORK BASED ON THE HOURS OF SERVICE PROVIDED AT THE FOLLOWING HOURLY RATES DURING 2021 PARTNERS, $200 SENIOR MANAGERS 1 75, MANAGERS ONE 50, SENIOR 1 25 AND STAFF 85.
AND WHEREAS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A POINT 1310 0.456 NOW THEREFORE BE HAD RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD AT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ADOPTS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN DRESHER AND MILWAUKEE, LLP AND THE TOWN AND AUTHORIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO ENTER INTO SAME.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FERRELL.
OPPOSED? CARRIED HE RESOLVED AND TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CUMULUS MEDIA AND 18 MILE CREEK GOLF COURSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE GOLF COURSE PUBLICITY DURING THE 2022 GOLF SEASON.
IN EXCHANGE FOR 250 18 HOLE ROUNDS OF GOLF WITH A GOLF CART TO BE SOLD ON A DISCOUNTED PUNCH CARD, THE GC WILL RECEIVE AN ARRAY OF RADIO AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING AT NO COST ON SELECTED CU LISTS MEDIA PLATFORM.
UH, QUICK QUESTION IS THIS, IS THIS TYPICAL TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST? ALSO THIS A CONTINUATION OF THIS.
WE HAVE DONE THIS IN THE PAST.
WE DIDN'T DO IT LAST YEAR, BUT WE HAVE.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER C*****G.
IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS PER ATTACHED PAF.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
BE IT RESOLVED WITH THE TOWN BOARD.
APPROVED THE FOLLOWING NAME TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD, EFFECTIVE THREE ONE 2022 AND ENDING 12 31 22.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY ON THE QUESTION.
MARTY, I KNOW IF YOU WERE HERE EARLIER, BUT GREAT ADDITION TO THE SENIOR SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD.
HAPPY TO SEE JENNIFER WORKING WITH JENNIFER AND WE WE AGREE WITH YOUR ENDORSEMENT.
HE RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD, AUTHORIZED THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO PUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CONCESSION STAND AT THE 18 MILE GOLF COURSE.
THE NEW CONTRACT WOULD BE SET UP FOR THE 2022 THROUGH 2024 GOLF SEASONS WITH AN OPEN, WITH AN OPTION FOR THE 2025 SEASON.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
RESOLVED THE CHAMBER TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE ACCOMPANYING PERSONAL ACTION FORM AS FOLLOWS.
NAMES, UH, LISTED THIS IS FOR THE CLERK FOR OUR TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS.
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UM, SO MOVED.SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MFER.
WE RESOLVED THE TOM BOARD AUTHORIZED THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE NEW 2022 FORD EXPEDITION XLT FROM EMERLING FORD FOR THE AMOUNT OF $31,491 AND 50 CENTS.
THAT PRICE REFLECTS THE STATE BID DISCOUNT OF $3,700 AND THE TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE OF $26,000 FOR THE 2017 FORD EXPEDITION.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A 0.714 0.22.
SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
AND THAT WE ALSO HAVE THE DISBURSEMENTS, WHICH I HAD SOMEWHERE HERE.
UH, MOTION TO APPROVE THE AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022.
TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL.
AND NOW WE, UH, ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK, UH, PLEASE STAND, INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND STATE YOUR BUSINESS.
WE TRY TO KEEP EACH SPEAKER TO APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES.
SEEING NO TAKERS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS AND IF ANYBODY CHANGES THEIR MIND WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK LATER, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND, WE'LL START TO MY LEFT.
I DID SPEAK RECENTLY TO THE COMPANY DURING THE TOWN WIDE DRAINAGE STUDY.
THEY ARE, ARE KNEE DEEP IN, IN ANALYSIS OF MILLIONS OF DATA POINTS, LET'S SAY.
THEY SENT ME A FEW IMAGES AND MAPS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON AND THEY HAVE A LOT GOING ON.
UM, THEY DO HAVE A LITTLE MORE FIELD WORK THAT THEY'RE ARE TEASING IN WITH RAIN EVENTS OR POSSIBLY IN THE SPRING.
UM, BUT THEY ARE LOOKING AHEAD AT A GOOD TIME TO COME IN AND UPDATE THE BOARD ON, UH, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN UP TO.
UH, SO I'M GONNA SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT PLANNING THAT MARCH OR APRIL.
GREAT, THANKS FOR THE UPDATE QUESTION.
SO FROM THE TIME WHEN THEY'RE COMPLETED THE FIELD WORK AND THEY HAVE THE, THE DOCUMENT PUT TOGETHER, WHEN'S THE, WHEN ARE THEY LOOKING TO COMPLETE THAT? WHAT WAS THE TIMELINE? HONOR? WELL, THEY, I BELIEVE THE TIMELINE WAS ONE YEAR, SO I'D HAVE TO LOOK BACK, UM, ON WHEN WE ACTUALLY STARTED THE PROJECT.
UM, I, I KNOW IT HAS NOT BEEN A YEAR YET.
UM, SO WE'RE PROBABLY STILL LOOKING SEVERAL MONTHS OUT.
MIGHT BE LOOKING FALL UP TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.
I'D LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, US GET SOME, SOME GOOD INFORMATION.
COME SUMMER THERE WILL BE A PERIOD WHERE THEY'LL SUBMIT SOMETHING FOR REVIEW AND THEN FINALIZE.
UH, BUT I HAVE TO CHECK THE EXACT DATES.
UM, JUST WANNA THANK THE BOARD FOR WORKING WITH ME TO, UH, START UPGRADING SOME OF OUR OLDER EQUIPMENT AND STUFF.
AND, UH, IT'S BEEN A BUSY, UH, BUSY MONTH WITH FEBRUARY WITH THE SNOW AND EVERYTHING, BUT, UH, WE'RE HANDLING IT.
TRAFFIC SAFETY? NOTHING TO WITH ALRIGHT.
GOLDENS AND GROUNDS, NOTHING TO RECORD YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SERVICES.
WELL, I DON'T THINK SEAN KARATE IS HERE, BUT I THINK BETWEEN OUR LAST BOARD MEETING WE HAD THE, UH, UH, TEST KIT AND MASK GIVEAWAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
AND IT WAS NOT MY DEPARTMENT'S EVENT, BUT WE HELPED SUPPLY S SOME VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF AND, UH, THAT, UM, EVENT WENT VERY SMOOTHLY THANKS TO SEAN AND, UH, ALL THE PEOPLE HE RECRUITED TO HELP OUT TOO.
YEAH, WE HAD A GREAT PRESENCE, UH, FROM, FROM, FROM, UH, FROM SEAN'S, UH, TEAM, FROM RECREATION, ALSO FROM THE, THE JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS.
UH, THERE WAS ABOUT HALF A DOZEN KIDS THAT WERE THERE TO HELP US.
UM, AND THIS EVENT WENT MUCH, MUCH SMOOTHER THAN OUR FIRST EVENT.
UM, CERTAINLY THERE WAS, THERE'S LESS DEMAND AND THERE'S MORE SUPPLIES THIS TIME.
UM, BUT, UH, AND, AND I ALSO SHOULD MENTION OUR PARTNERS AT THE ERIE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
UH, DEFINITELY THE MORE APPROPRIATE VENUE FOR A DISTRIBUTION OF THAT KIND.
UH, AND, UH, THEY WERE, THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL IN, IN LETTING US USE THEIR, THEIR PROPERTY.
SO, UH, NEXT TIME WE HAVE A A TASK LIKE THAT, WE KNOW WHERE TO GO.
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YOU MARTY FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON THAT.I WANNA THANK, UH, CAMMY TOO, BECAUSE SHE'S LEADING US IN THE, UH, ICE ARENA, UH, RENOVATION AND INTERVIEWING OF, OF POTENTIAL, UM, UH, CONTRACTORS WHO WILL DO THE ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE AND SO ON.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY WELL INTO THAT PROCESS.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM YOUTH REC AND SENIORS? ALL RIGHT, SARAH.
THIS IS OUR BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR.
WE'RE PLAYING BOARD MEETING, UM, WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A COUPLE NEW PROJECTS ON IT AND SEVERAL OLD ONES.
THEY'RE GONNA REVIEW THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE DOLLAR GENERAL ON HEALTH ROAD.
AND, UM, WE HAVE FIVE NEW PROJECTS FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
SO LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
UH, FINANCE, UH, NOTHING TO REPORT.
UM, THE MASKS AND TEST KITS THAT WERE LEFT OVER ARE IN MY OFFICE, SO THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION AND ALSO, UH, ON MARCH 9TH, UH, THE CONNECT LEFT BAND WILL BE IN FRONT OF TOWN HALL FROM 10 TO TWO.
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO DONATE BLOOD.
THERE'S A SEVERE SHORTAGE THIS YEAR, SO MY ROTARY SPONSORS THAT WE TOOK IT OVER FROM THE POLICE THAT DIDN'T WANNA RUN IT ANYMORE ONCE MR. BUGGY RETIRED.
SO, UM, I LIKE TO DONATE AND CERTAINLY BE GLAD THEY HAVE YOU.
I JUST ALSO WOULD LIKE TO, I KNOW I'VE SPOKEN WITH ED THROUGHOUT THIS LAST MONTH, WHICH, UH, EVEN LONGER, WHICH HAS BEEN AN, UM, QUITE AN INTENSE WAY FOR HIM TO, UM, UH, SPEND HIS FIRST FEW MONTHS AS OUR NEW HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT, AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH HIM AND I, I JUST WANNA ECHO, UM, FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS, MY THANKS ALSO, UH, IT'S BEEN QUITE A FEW CHALLENGES FOR YOU IN THESE FIRST FEW MONTHS, AND SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO EVERYONE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING ON AN ONGOING BASIS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
ANNUAL RECEIVED, UM, A NUMBER OF CALLS FROM PEOPLE THANKING US FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR SERVICE THROUGHOUT THESE STORMS. AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE COME ONE WAY AFTER ANOTHER THERE FOR A FEW WEEKS, SO THANK YOU.
I JUST, UM, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH GO BIKE BUFFALO.
I THINK AFTER DREW'S PRESENTATION, IT'S CLEAR THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PIECES TO CONNECT TO IMPLEMENT SOME EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TOWN.
SO JUST THINKING, I KNOW, BETH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE, YOU'VE WORKED ON FOR A WHILE AND I KNOW RANDY, YOU'VE, UH, WORKED WITH GO BIKE.
SO I'M, I'M EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
GLAD YOU GUYS BROUGHT THIS TO THE TABLE.
UM, I AM LIAISON AND ALSO, UM, ACTIVE IN MEMBERSHIP AT THE HAMBURG COALITION FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
TOMORROW STARTS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, WHICH I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
UM, SO I JUST WANNA EXTEND, EXTEND SOME GRATITUDE TO ALL THE WONDERFUL WOMEN MAKING HISTORY HERE IN TOWN HALL.
UH, BUT WE ALSO, UM, WE ARE DOING A COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE, UM, TRYING TO GET, UM, WOMEN WHO ARE MAKING HISTORY IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG NOMINATED AND ACKNOWLEDGED, AND THEY'LL BE PRESENTED IN BOARD.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
UM, I'VE GOT SOME FLYERS UP IF ANYBODY WANTS INFORMATION ON THAT.
IT'S JUST A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE DOING A LOT OF GREAT WORK.
UH, WE'RE MAKING, UH, GOOD PROGRESS ON, UH, HIRING REPLACEMENT IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UM, FOR TOM, UH, LAURO'S, UH, RETIREMENT.
WE'VE GOT FOUR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, UM, THAT WE'LL BE INTERVIEWING ON FRIDAY.
SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WE CAN, UH, GET SOMEBODY IN POSITION FOR THAT, THAT ROLE.
UM, THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO REPORT ON IS JUST I RECEIVED A PIECE OF CORRESPONDENCE, UH, FROM THE HAMBURG COALITION FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION, UH, AND THIS LETTER TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, ABOUT THEIR MISSION, UH, AND ALSO GIVES AN ASK, UH, SMALL ASK, BUT I THINK IT'S A, A, A GREAT IDEA.
THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN HALL DOES NOT HAVE AN OUTDOOR BIKE RACK WHERE EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS CAN SECURELY STORE THEIR BICYCLES WHILE INSIDE.
FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT OWN A VEHICLE, THOSE WITHOUT A LICENSE, OR THOSE WHO JUST PREFER TO BIKE VERSUS DRIVE A LACK OF APPROPRIATE BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE CREATES A FRUSTRATING IMPEDIMENT AND FORCES CYCLISTS TO GAMBLE WITH THEIR BIKE SECURITY.
I SHARE THAT JUST TO, UH, UH, SHARE WITH THE HAMBURG COALITION, MY ENTHUSIASM FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION, BUT ALSO TO COMMEND THE USE OF AN EQUITY AND INCLUSION LENS TO SEE THE OPPORTUNITY
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HERE.SO, UM, I'LL BE WORKING WITH BUILDINGS AND DRONES TO SEE HOW IT, AND, AND PAT TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
UH, LAST CHANCE FOR ANY BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE, UH, A COUPLE STUDENTS OR A FEW STUDENTS HERE FROM FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL, AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE FACT THAT YOU GOT THE SIGNATURE BEFORE THE MEETING AND STAYED TILL THE END,
UM, IF WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MARK.
UM, CONTRIBUTION BY BOARD, WORK WITH SEAN.
UM, TRYING TO GET
UH, WE'RE TRYING TO GET A NUMBER.
I THINK WE'RE RIGHT ABOUT 7,500 TO START THE FIRST YEAR, UH, FIRST YEAR OF HANDING OUT TREES.
UH, TALK TO MARTY DEKE AND, UH, ABOUT GETTING DISTRIBUTION AREA SO WE CAN HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSITION.
WE JUST GOTTA COME UP WITH A NUMBER OF TREES AND THE TYPE OF TREES THAT WE'RE GONNA HAND OUT.
SEAN BRIEFING EVERYBODY ON THAT.
AND JUST TO TELL ON THAT, WHEN WE HAD OUR MEETING, UH, LAST WEEK, IT WAS DISCUSSED HOW, UH, OUR AREA AS AS MANY IN WESTERN NEW YORK HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED BY THE BOASH.
UM, AND SO THIS WILL BE AT LEAST A SMALL GESTURE TO, TO GET, UH, THINGS ROLLING.
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO REALLY, UH, ENCOURAGE, UH, RE RE RETREATING, UH, OUR, OUR TOWN THAT, THAT REALLY, UH, NEEDS IT.
AND, UH, THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I FORGOT TO REPORT ON IS THIS, UH, COMING FRIDAY, UH, I'LL BE DELIVERING AT THE REQUEST OF THE SOUTH TOWNS REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UH, STATE OF THE TOWN ADDRESS AT THE SWAN AUDITORIUM AT HILBERG COLLEGE.
UH, THE SPEECH WILL START ABOUT NOON AND, UH, SHOULD LAST FOR ABOUT 35, 40 MINUTES OR SO.
UH, IT'D BE GREAT IF ANYBODY COULD JOIN US THERE.
WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE JOINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES AND SOME, UH, REPRESENTATION FROM OUR, FROM OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UH, TABLING ON, ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND IS THERE ANOTHER TABLE, MICHELLE? THE TWO.
UM, SO YEAH, FRIDAY 1130 AT HILBERT.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL.