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THIS, UH, MEETING TO ORDER, UH, WORK SESSION OF THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD.UH, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL SUPERVISOR.
PRESENT ALL PRESIDENT AND COUNTER FOR.
AND LET'S BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF THE FLAG.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, JUSTICE.
WELCOME TO OUR, UH, FINAL BOARD MEETING IN APRIL, AND WE WILL BEGIN AS WE TYPICALLY DO WITH A RESOLUTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CONVER DO WORK SESSION FIRST.
GET A LITTLE AHEAD OF MYSELF HERE.
UH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE A REALLY BUSY AGENDA, UH, FOR THE WORK SESSION TONIGHT.
AND WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS THAT, UH, WE WILL LIKELY, UH, ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE, THE REGULAR MEETING.
UM, BUT WE HAVE FIRST ON THE AGENDA, A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD, UH, FROM DEON KING, UH, REGARDING THE GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION PROJECT.
HOPE IS HERE REPRESENTING PEOPLE ON KING.
UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL UPDATE ON WHERE WE STAND ON OUR GOLF COURSE, IRRIGATION PROJECT.
AND, UH, I'LL POINT A LITTLE BIT TO THE SCREEN, SO MAKE SURE EVERYONE CAN SEE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HAS SOME SLIDES TO SHOW US AND GIVE YOU GUYS AN IDEA OF, UH, WHERE WE STAND AND WHAT, WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE.
I DO HAVE, UH, HANDOUTS FOR YOU TOO, WHICH WILL BE THE SAME ONES THAT I'M PRESENTING ON THE SCREEN, BUT I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
I'M HERE WITH, UH, DU BOIS AND KING TO PROVIDE YOU, UH, AN UPDATE ON OUR RECENT WORK ON THE 18 MILE CREEK GOLF COURSE, AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH COUNCILMAN CONLEY, UH, CAM RELL IN THE, UH, ENGINEERING OFFICE, AND ALSO JIMMY BRAND, UH, OUT AT THE GOLF COURSE.
UM, WE BEGAN OUR WORK, UM, SAY IT WAS LAST FALL OR SO, UH, WHICH INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT, UH, ALTERNATIVES, UH, WHERE WE WERE LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL OPTIONS, UH, FOR NEW WATER SOURCES TO SERVE THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM AT THE GOLF COURSE.
UH, CURRENTLY THE IRRIGATION S SYSTEM IS SERVED BY AN INTAKE FROM NEWMAN'S CREEK.
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COURSE HAS FOUND THE, THE WATER QUALITY IN NEWMAN'S CREEK TO BE A DETRIMENT TO THE PUMPING AND, AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM.UH, THE WATER LEVELS IN NEWMAN CREEK HAVE ALSO BEEN, UH, UNRELIABLE IN THAT, UH, THE WATER LEVEL WITHIN THE INTAKE POND ITSELF, UH, IS TOO LOW TO, TO DRAW AN ADEQUATE SOURCE OF WATER.
UH, THE, THE COURSE USES APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED THOUSAND GALLONS PER DAY, AND, UH, WE'VE DESIGNED, UH, AN ALTERNATE SYSTEM HERE, UM, WHICH WOULD'VE PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, CAPACITY UP TO 150,000 GALLONS PER DAY.
THE OBJECTIVE, REALLY OF, OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY A MORE RELIABLE WATER SOURCE, UH, TO ALSO MODIFY THE EXISTING WATER INTAKE, BUILDING AND CONTROL BUILDING, WHICH, UH, FLOODS, UH, REGULARLY, UH, WHICH ALSO THEN LEADS TO, UM, MAINTENANCE COSTS AND, AND UPGRADES.
AND THEN, UH, LASTLY, UH, TO IMPROVE THE CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE SY ON THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, SUCH THAT WE HAVE A VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE, UH, PUMP AND AUTOMATED OR, UH, AUTOMATED CONTROLS THAT WILL CONSERVE WATER.
SO, JUST BRIEFLY ON, ON THE PLANS THAT WE'VE PREPARED HERE, UM, BASICALLY THE FIRST FEW SHEETS HERE PRESENT AN UPDATE, UH, ON PLANS THAT WERE, UH, PREPARED BACK IN 95.
WE'VE, UH, ATTEMPTED TO RECREATE THE ENTIRE, UH, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SYSTEM, WHICH WAS, UH, PREPARED BY A COMBINATION OF, OF MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF PLANS.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THIS, THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT COMPILED IN A SINGLE SET TO THIS POINT.
SO ON PAGE SHEET FOUR, YOU'LL SEE THE EXISTING, UH, WATER INTAKE BUILDING RIGHT HERE.
POND ONE, WHICH AGAIN, WAS CREATED IN LINE AND ADJACENT TO NEWMAN'S CREEK, BASICALLY AS FLOW PASSES THROUGH THE CREEK WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED WITH A, UH, SMALL DAM STRUCTURE ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE, OF THE POND, WHICH THEN FILLED, FILLED BOTH SIDES OF, OF THE CREEK AND THE POND, UH, AND WATER WAS DRAWN FROM THAT, THAT AREA.
UH, THE DAM HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED, THEREFORE, THE WATER LEVELS HAVE DROPPED IN THE POND AND HAVE LED TO, UH, THE WATER SHORTAGE CONDITION.
OUR PROPOSAL, WHICH IS DETAILED A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SHEET EIGHT, INCLUDES RE INCLUDES DREDGING AND RESHAPING THE EASTERLY OF THE TWO PONDS, AND CREATING A PHYSICAL SEPARATION BETWEEN NEWMAN'S CREEK AND THE INTAKE POD.
THE WESTERLY OF THE TWO PONDS, UH, WOULD BE FILLED, UH, AND PREEXISTING GRADES WOULD BE REESTABLISHED.
UH, WE PREFERRED THIS ALTERNATIVE, UH, PRIMARILY BECAUSE WE COULD UTILIZE MUCH OF THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.
THE WATER INTAKE, UH, FROM THE EXISTING POND WOULD REQUIRE LITTLE MODIFICATION.
UH, BASICALLY YOU'RE TAPPING BACK INTO THE EXISTING, UH, IRRIGATION NETWORK.
UM, SO VERY LITTLE MODIFICATION IS NEEDED OTHER THAN IMPROVING AND DISCONNECTING THE EXISTING POND.
NOW, WE'RE ALSO CHANGING THE WATER INTAKE LOCATION, UH, WITH THIS CONCEPT, UH, IT WOULD INCLUDE A NEW WET WELL ADJACENT TO 18 MILE CREEK INSTEAD OF NEWMAN'S CREEK DOWN HERE.
SO THIS IS ABOUT 400 FEET, UH, RUN FROM THE NEW WET WELL, UH, TO THE SUPPLY POND.
WHAT'S A WET WELL, OKAY, BRING ME TO THIS SHEET RIGHT HERE.
SO, BASICALLY, UH, WE ALL IS, UH, THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE, UH, INSTALLED AROUND 10 FEET, UH, BELOW GROUND SURFACE.
UH, THAT ELEVATION IS BELOW THE ELEVATION
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OF 18 MILE CREEK.AND BASICALLY WE HAVE A, UH, A GRAVITY FED, UH, SUPPLY PIPE, A 10 INCH SUPPLY PIPE THAT'S OPEN TO 18 MILE CREEK WATER LEVELS INSIDE OF THIS CONCRETE STRUCTURE.
AND IN THE CREEK CORRESPOND, UH, AS THERE IS WHEN A, UH, CONDITION OCCURS WHERE WE'RE CALLING FOR WATER TO BE REPLENISHED IN THE SUPPLY POND, THEN THE PUMPS IN THIS WET WELL WOULD TURN ON DRAW WATER IN FROM 18 MILE CREEK AND REFILL A PORTION OF OUR SUPPLY POND.
IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY SIMPLE SYSTEM, UH, AND IT, IT'S ONE THAT I BELIEVE WILL PROVIDE A MUCH MORE RELIABLE SOURCE OF WATER.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, THE SUPPLY WOULD BE COMING FROM 18 MILE AS OPPOSED TO NEWMAN'S CREEK.
WE BELIEVE THAT WATER QUALITY IN 18 MILE IS GOING TO BE MUCH IMPROVED OVER WHAT'S EXPERIENCED IN, UH, NEWMAN'S CREEK, THEREFORE LEADING TO FEWER REPAIRS ON THE PUMPING SYSTEM.
UM, AND, UH, THIS IS A, A, A PROVEN SETUP.
SO, UM, IT'S ONE THAT, THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING.
WOULD THIS HAVE ANY NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS THEN TO THE WILDLIFE THAT CALLS 18 MILE CREEK COMBS? MM-HMM
SO WE, UH, HAVE STARTED THE PERMITTING PROCESS OF PULLING APPLICATIONS TOGETHER.
THE FIRST STEP INCLUDES, UM, PRESENTATION TO THE ARMY CORPS FOR A JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION ON THE EXISTING PODS.
CAN, CAN WE, UH, MODIFY THE EASTERLY POND, UM, IN THE WAY THAT I PRESENTED AND FILL WESTERLY POND WITHOUT THE ARMY CORPS CLAIMING JURISDICTION? UM, THE PROJECT WILL ALSO REQUIRE A JOINT APPLICATION WITH DEC, UH, AND SEPARATELY A WATER WITHDRAWAL PERMIT.
ALSO WITH DEC, WE'VE LOOKED AT, UH, ALL THE FEMALE REPORTS AND, UH, HISTORICAL FLOW INFORMATION FOR 18 MILE CREEK.
UH, WE BELIEVE THAT IT WILL QUALIFY AS AN INCONSEQUENTIAL WATER WITHDRAWAL, MEANING THAT THE, THE VOLUME OF WATER THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO TAKE FROM AN 18 MILE CREEK IS, UH, MINIMAL IN COMPARISON TO THE, THE BASELINE FLOWS, BASICALLY THE MINIMUM FLOWS THAT ARE NEEDED TO, UH, PRESERVE WILDLIFE IN AQUATIC ORGANISMS. SO YOU'LL BE DRAWING WATER OUT.
WILL YOU BE FOOTING, WILL THERE BE ANY WATER GOING BACK IN? THEORETICALLY, YES.
UH, THROUGH, UM, GROUNDWATER TRANSPORT, BUT NOT A DIRECT, UH, UH, INPUT INTO THE CREEK HAS THAT, HAS THAT CURVE.
UH, PREVIOUSLY WITH WATER COMING FROM THE GOLF COURSE AND INTO THE CREEK, AND I'M THINKING ONLY BECAUSE OF COURSE, THERE, THE, THERE ARE DIFFERENT CHEMICALS AND THINGS THAT THE GOLF COURSE IS TREATED WITH.
AND WOULD, WOULD THERE BE ANY, UM, OF THAT WATER THAT WOULD BE GOING INTO THE CREEK THAT PREVIOUSLY WAS NOT? NO, NO.
THE RUNNING FROM, I SAID THE, UH, THIS WATER INTAKE LOCATION IS ABOUT 400 FEET AWAY FROM THE CURRENT LOCATION.
OTHERWISE, OPERATIONALLY, UM, THE COURSE WILL BE THE SAME.
THE IRRIGATION, UH, METHODS WOULD BE THE SAME.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE WOULD BE USE UTILIZING THE SAME SPRINKLER LOCATIONS.
UH, THE, THE WATER APPLICATION WOULD OCCUR IN THE SAME FASHION THAT IT DOES CURRENTLY.
WHAT ARE THEY BASING, YOU MADE THE COMMENT, WHICH WAS MY QUESTION, UM, HAVING TO DO WITH, YOU'RE PULLING THIS WATER OUT OF THERE, HOW WOULD IT WOULD AFFECT THE WATER LEVELS IN THE CREEK, AND YOU, UM, REFERENCED SOME DATA THAT YOU FELT SUPPORTED THAT IT WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE.
WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THAT DATA? AND I KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, MANY PEOPLE DO TALK ABOUT TIMES DURING THE YEAR WHEN THE CREEK IS AT A LOW LEVEL.
SO HOW DOES IT NOT IMPACT THAT EVEN MORE? YEAH, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE, UH, FEMA FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY, WHICH HAS THE PUBLISHED, UH, FLOW VOLUMES FOR VARIOUS STORM EVENTS.
UH, IT ALSO INCLUDES, LIKE I SAID, THE BASELINE, UH, FLOW REGIME.
SO WE NEED TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT THAT THE, THE STREAM NEEDS TO MAINTAIN IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE WILDLIFE.
AND, UM, AS PART OF OUR WATER WITHDRAWAL PERMIT APPLICATION, UH, THE STATE PRESENTS YOU WITH, UH, DIFFERENT, UM, COMPUTATIONS TO, TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THAT BASELINE, UH, FLOW.
SO IS THERE A PROCESS BY WHICH WE HAVE TO BE IN COMMUNICATION OR NOTIFY OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS? BECAUSE OF COURSE, ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD DO THAT AFFECTS 18 MILE CREEK DOES NOT JUST AFFECT HAMBURG, IT AFFECTS OTHER TOWNS ALSO.
UH, AND THAT IS PART OF THE STATE REVIEW PROCESS AND, AND
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COMMUNICATIONS THAT THAT HAPPEN AS PART OF THAT APPLICATION.UM, ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THIS THOUGH IS THAT THE, THE WITHDRAWAL THAT WE ARE PROPOSING ON 18 MILE CREEK IS MORE OR LESS THE SAME AS WHAT'S OCCURRING ON NEWMAN CREEK ALREADY IN THE CONFLUENCE OF 18 MILE AND NEWMAN OCCURS, UH, ALSO JUST AS A FEW HUNDRED FEET DOWN, UH, DOWNSTREAM FOR WHERE, FROM WHERE WE'RE PROPOSED.
SO THEREFORE, THE, THE OVERALL IMPACT, UH, TO WATER LEVELS AND WATER SUPPLY THAT'S AVAILABLE IN 18 MILE CREEK PAST THAT CONFIDENCE POINT IS VIRTUALLY NOTHING.
HOW LONG DOES THAT ENTIRE PROCESS TAKE FOR PERMITTING RIGHT, TO GO THROUGH LIKE THE DEC PROCESS AND TO GO THROUGH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS? WE'VE BEEN, UH, IN COMMUNICATION WITH ARMY CORPS, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS FIRST STEP IN GETTING THE JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION WILL BE THE, THE LENGTHIEST.
UM, AFTER THAT, UH, DEC PERMITTING SHOULD GO ABOUT 60 TO 90 DAYS.
WE PLAN ON STAYING IN REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH AIR COURT, TRYING TO GET THAT DETERMINATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, THE COST, UH, POTENTIAL GOING FORWARD TO REPAIR, TO LOSE PATIENTS.
UM, WE HAVE PREPARED A, UH, PRELIMINARY COST ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROJECT.
UH, IT INCLUDES ALL THE UPGRADES THAT, THAT YOU'D SEEN HERE, ALONG WITH, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL OR UPGRADED, UH, CONTROLS.
SO, UH, THE VARIABLE SPEED, UH, PUMP, UH, NEW, UH, REMOTE CONTROL, UH, SPRINKLER HEADS, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR, UH, BASICALLY REMOTE, UH, CONTROL OF THE WATERING, UM, WATER AND SEQUENCE AND EVENTS.
CURRENTLY, THERE'S, THERE'S NO OTHER CONTROLS THAN MANUALLY FLIPPING THE, THE GATES, AND THAT LEADS TO OVER PRESSURIZATION OF, OF THE PIPES.
AND IT HAS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO FREQUENT, FREQUENT, UH, MAIN BREAKS.
SO THIS, THIS WOULD DEFINITELY BE A, A BIG IMPROVEMENT, UM, AND CERTAINLY ADD TO THE WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS AT, AT THE COURSE.
UM, SO OUR, OUR TOTAL ESTIMATED COST AT, AT THIS POINT IS AROUND FIVE TO $600,000.
UM, AND THAT INCLUDES A, A 20% CONTINGENCY ON OUR, OUR RIGHT NOW.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF, IF YOU'D COME ACROSS THE INFORMATION, OR MAYBE SEAN CAN SHARE SOME HISTORICAL CONTEXT HERE.
I MEAN, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE INVESTED IN THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE COURSE ITSELF, THIS IS, I THINK, IS IMPORTANT.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST IN TERMS OF THE NIKE BASE.
UM, THE GOLF COURSE STARTED IN 1973, SO NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COURSE.
AND MOST OF THE IRRIGATION, UH, SYSTEM, THE PIPES ARE ACTUALLY ORIGINAL AND, UH, WELL PAST THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCY.
UH, ONE OF THE MEETINGS WE HAD WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE EXPERTS IN WESTERN NEW YORK, UH, WHO'S DONE MAINTENANCE ON, YOU KNOW, UH, MOST OF THE COURSES THROUGHOUT THE AREA, UH, HIS ASSESSMENT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FAR OVERDUE.
UM, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT THERE, UH, JIMMY GRANT, WHO, WHO DOES A A AN EXCELLENT JOB, IS REALLY EXPERIENCED THE LAST DECADE OR SO.
UM, AS ANDY ALLUDED TO, A LOT OF, UM, PROBLEMS AND BREAKS AND, UH, TIME AND EFFORT AND COSTS THAT, UM, PROBABLY ISN'T NE WOULD, WILL NOT BE NECESSARY MOVING FORWARD IF WE HAVE UPDATED EQUIPMENT.
BUT AS ANY UP, AS ANY SYSTEM GOES BEYOND ITS LIFE EXPECTANCY, UM, IT'S NOT ONLY GONNA CREATE PROBLEMS WITH THE URINATION, BUT IT'S ALSO GONNA, YOU KNOW, CREATE PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF MAINTAINING OTHER ASPECTS OF THE COURSE AND TAKING TIME AND EFFORT AND LABOR AWAY FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COURSE, UM, THAT REALLY SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN, TAKEN, YOU KNOW, TAKEN, UH, FOR THIS MATTER.
UM, SO THAT HOPEFULLY GIVES YOU A, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME CONTEXT IN TERMS OF THAT.
AND WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE GOLF COURSE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, UH, I ASKED, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SEVERAL THAT CAME UP.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN OUT THERE SEVERAL TIMES.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS, AND AT ONE POINT I ASKED JIMMY, JUST IDENTIFY THE TOP THREE, UH, ITEMS, AND HE SAID, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION,
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IRRIGATION.SO, UM, HE, AS HE EXPLAINED IT, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, IF THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM GOES DOWN THE COURSE ESSENTIALLY AT SOME POINT, UM, SHUTS DOWN.
AND SO, UH, IT'S, YOU KNOW, BASED ON, UH, THE, THE LIFE EXPECTANCY, UH, THE ISSUES WE'VE RECEIVED AND THE INPUT WE'VE HAD FROM, FROM ALL THE EXPERTS, UM, IT'S A VERY PAINFUL PRICE, BUT IT'S A PRICE, I THINK, UH, IT MIGHT UNAVOIDABLE.
IF WE WANT THIS TO LAST ANOTHER 50 YEARS.
I KNOW THEY'VE, UM, WE'VE NOTED IN THE PAST THAT THERE'S ALSO SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES AT THE GOLF COURSE.
IS THERE ANY INDICATION THAT THIS SYSTEM OR DOING THIS WILL EITHER EXACERBATE THAT OR POSSIBLY, UM, MITIGATE IT? I, I DON'T THINK THAT YOU'LL RECOGNIZE ANY CHANGE.
UM, THE VOLUME OF WATER THAT WOULD BE WITHDRAWN IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS WHAT'S OCCURRING RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE REALLY NO PROPOSED CHANGES TO GRADING OR, OR EXISTING DRAINAGE, UH, FEATURES AS THEY EXIST.
SO I, I DON'T THINK THEY COULD SEE ANY CHANGE.
SO, GIVEN THE NUMBER OF APPROVALS THAT YOU NEED, I'M SURE THAT WE'RE TALKING, YOU KNOW, WELL INTO THE SEASON, I'M SURE THE CONSTRUCTION FOR A PROJECT LIST COINCIDES PRETTY MUCH WITH THE GOLF SEASON AS WELL.
ARE WE LOOKING AT, UH, AT LOSING SOME OF OUR, OUR GOLF SEASON OR, OR MAYBE PART OF THE COURSE FOR PART OF THE GOLF SEASON? IDEALLY, THE, THE BEST TIME FOR CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE LATE SUMMER, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, WHEN WE, UH, ARE UNDER LOW FLOW CONDITIONS IN THE STRAIN.
UM, HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT AN OVERLY COMPLICATED PROJECT EITHER LAYING 400 FEET OF PIPE IN A, IN A WET WELL, SHOULDN'T TAKE MORE THAN A FEW WEEKS.
UM, PROBABLY MORE TIME WOULD BE SPENT ON THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PATROL BUILDING.
ANYTHING ELSE? SO, UM, I, I THINK THAT WE COULD MINIMIZE DISRUPTION AND LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT'S INVOLVED HERE, BUT IF WE COULD TIME IT SUCH THAT CONSTRUCTION HAPPENS TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEASON WHEN IRRIGATION MAY NOT EVEN BE NEEDED, THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE BEST.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, ANNIE, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
AND MOVING AHEAD, RIGHT ON SCHEDULE, WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY TO DISCUSS, UH, ASSET MANAGEMENT NOTES FOR THE UPCOMING LED PROJECT, KIM.
SO WITH THE STATE JOE
IT'S BEEN MENTIONED IN THE PAST, UM, BUT WE FELT ONE THAT THE BOARD AND IT CURRENTLY EXISTS NEEDED AN UPDATE TO REMIND THEM OF WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
AND TWO, THE DESIGN FOR THE LED REPLACEMENT IS MOVING ALONG AND A DECISION NEEDS TO BE MADE ON IF THE TOWN, 'CAUSE THIS IS AN OPTION, IT IS NOT NECESSARY.
UM, BUT WE WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES IN THE HOPES THAT THEY HELP MAKE A DECISION, UM, SOON ON WHETHER WE'RE GOING DOWN THIS DIRECTION OR NOT.
SO, JOE, TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE SYSTEM ITSELF.
AND YOU EACH SHOULD HAVE A HANDOUT, UH, THAT WE HAVE BEFORE.
IT SHOULDN'T, UM, TAKE ALL THE TIME UNLESS THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT LIKE, UH, CAMMY SAID WE'RE ABOUT 90% DESIGN AND THE DECISION POINTS COMING.
SO WE WANTED TO THREE ON THIS, JUST AN FYI.
THE COSTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, SO IT'S NOT AN ADDITIONAL COST, BUT LIKE CAMMY SAID, IT'S NOT 100% REQUIRED EITHER.
SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, THE FIRST PAGE I HAVE JUST GIVES YOU THE BENEFIT SO IT CAN READ THROUGH OR KIND OF RATTLE OFF SOME OF THOSE.
THE ASSET NODES ARE THE PART ON TOP OF THE STREETLIGHT THAT, UM, TRADITIONALLY HAS JUST BEEN A PHOTO CELL THAT SENSES HOW DARK IT IS.
WHEN IT GETS DARK, IT KICKS ON THE LAKE.
UM, UM, TECHNOLOGY IF YOU WILL, UH, THE ASSET NODE.
ANOTHER WAY OF THINKING OF IT'S A SMART CONTROLLER, SO IT DOES THAT, IT WILL BY DEFAULT TURN ON AND OFF JUST LIKE THE OTHER ONES.
THE REAL BENEFIT IS IT COMMUNICATES BACK VIA CELL TEXT.
SO IT'S A VERY LOW COST, VERY LOW ENERGY.
IT PINGS BACK TO THE SYSTEM, I DON'T KNOW, EVERY FIVE MINUTES OR 20 MINUTES OR SOMETHING.
UM, IT TELLS YOU THAT IT'S ON OR
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OFF.SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE BENEFITS THAT ACCRUE TO THE TOWN, UM, BY HAVING THAT INFORMATION.
UH, THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF BENEFITS LISTED HERE THAT ARE, THEY'RE NICE.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT LETS YOU DIM IT IF YOU WANT IT TO.
UM, THAT MAKES SENSE TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE LIGHTS BECAUSE LED LIGHTS, THEY DON'T JUST FAIL, GO OFF, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE LED THINGS WILL GO OFF AND THEN ANOTHER, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO LAST OVER 20 YEARS.
THE HUMAN EYE CAN'T EVEN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 10 OR EVEN 15% LOWER LIGHT SYSTEMS. SO YOU CAN USE THESE NODES TO CONTROL YOUR LIGHT 10% DOWN YOU EYE WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL ANY, YOU KNOW, HAVE DONE THESE DEMONSTRATIONS THAT WHEN THAT LIGHT GOES BAD OVER 10 AND 15 YEARS, YOU CAN THEN RAISE IT BACK UP TO 95% AND THEN A HUNDRED PERCENT AND YOU'VE NEVER NOTICED ANY DIFFERENCE.
SO IT PROLONGS THE LIFE OF THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY.
AND THE POWER AUTHORITY IS AN ADVOCATE FOR THIS.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE SAVINGS TO ANY MUNICIPALITY.
SO IF YOU'RE USING LESS ENERGY WHEN YOU DO THAT RIGHT NOW, THE WAY THAT THE, UM, THE, THE TARIFFS ARE WRITTEN FOR YOUR STREET LIGHTING, YOU'RE GONNA PAY WHATEVER THAT LIGHT IS RATED FOR, SAY 35 WATTS, YOU'RE GONNA PAY 35 WATTS EVEN IF YOU DIM IT DOWN.
WE'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT IN THREE YEARS, FIVE YEARS, THOSE TARIFFS WILL BE CHANGED.
'CAUSE EVERYONE'S SWITCHING OVER TO THESE LED LIGHTS AND WE'RE USING THESE NOTES.
SO YOU SHOULD GET A, A MINIMAL SAVINGS.
UM, YOU CAN ALSO CONTROL THESE FOR EVENTS.
SAY YOU'RE HAVING A FIREWORKS AT A PARK OR SOMETHING, YOU CAN TURN DOWN THE LIGHTS OR OFF THE LIGHTS.
YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING, UM, TO DIM THE LIGHTS AFTER, SAY TWO IN THE MORNING OR SOMETHING TO 80%.
SO IT GIVES YOU A LOT OF CONTROL LIKE THAT, WHICH IS NICE.
I, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU'LL END UP USING IT, HOPEFULLY YOU WILL AT SOME POINT.
BUT THE REAL BENEFIT IS OF YOUR MAINTENANCE.
SO RIGHT NOW, UM, YOU CAN LOOK AT YOUR SECOND PAGE.
THE TOP FLOW DIAGRAM SHOWS BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE ALL USED TO.
A LIGHT GOES OUT, SOMEONE NOTICES THAT IT GOES OUT, RIGHT? ONE OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, THEY CALL YOU ENGINEERING, UH, STREET MAINTENANCE, YOU HAVE TO CALL THE UTILITY, YOU HAVE TO HOPE OR WAIT UNTIL THE UTILITY FIXES IT.
AND THAT'S REALLY ALL YET YOU HAVE, RIGHT? AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT SMART NODE, THAT'S ALL YOU'D BE ABLE TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
THE SMART NODE LETS YOU DO IS THE LIGHT GOES OUT INSTANTLY.
YOU GET AN EMAIL OR TEXT TO WHOEVER, AND IT CAN BE MULTIPLE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW THAT THAT LIGHT'S OUT.
YOU CAN GENERATE A WORK ORDER, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT LIGHT IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT LIGHT, UM, TO BRING TO REPLACE IT.
IT TELLS YOU IF IT'S OUT 'CAUSE THERE'S POWER NOT THERE.
LIKE MAYBE THE POWER GOT CUT OR SOMETHING HIT THE POLE.
IT HAS A TILT SENSOR, SO YOU CAN TELL IF THE POLE'S GOING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
UM, BUT BASICALLY SOMEONE CAN BE GOING OUT THE NEXT DAY TO FIX OR, OR ASSESS IT WITH ALL THE PARTS THEY NEED IN THEIR TRUCK.
AND WHEN THEY'RE DONE, IT TELLS YOU THAT IT'S BACK ON.
SO YOU HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT WENT OUT, WHEN IT WAS FIXED.
UM, AND THAT'S REALLY THE BIG BENEFIT.
SO WE RECOMMEND IT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A, A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
UH, BUT WE ONLY WOULD OFFER THAT IF WE HAD THOSE NODES BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T FUNCTION OTHERWISE.
BUT REGARDLESS OF USING THE POWER AUTHORITIES OR GOING OUT AND DOING YOURSELF, YOU WANT THAT CAPABILITY.
AND ONCE YOU HAVE IT, IF YOU SAY PUT OUT AN RFP FOR SOMEONE ELSE, YOU CAN WRITE IN ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS.
YOU HAVE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY COMING BACK TO YOU ON, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER IS SERVICING YOUR RIGHTS.
UM, WE REALLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO FORWARD.
UM, BASICALLY I THINK THE COST IS ROUGHLY 670,000 ADDITIONAL.
AGAIN, IT'S ALREADY WRITTEN INTO YOUR PROFORMA THAT COMES OUT TO ABOUT ONE YEAR'S SAVINGS THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE SEEING FROM CHANGING OUT YOUR, YOUR LIGHTS ANYWAY.
SO FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR'S WORTH OF SAVINGS, IT'S GONNA REALLY PAY FOR ITSELF.
AND I JUST WANNA ADD A COUPLE, YOU KNOW, FACTS BEING THE ENGINEER.
UM, THE TOWN CURRENTLY, UH, HAS ABOUT 500 LIGHTS THAT WE OWN.
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THE PURCHASE THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE TOWN WILL OWN OVER 5,000 LIGHTS.SO ONCE THE SALE IS COMPLETE, THE TOWN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE ON ALL OF THOSE LIKES.
AND CURRENTLY, AS JOE MENTIONED, THE SYSTEM IS BASICALLY A RESIDENT CALLS TOWN HALL, MIGHT GET ENGINEERING RIGHT AWAY, MIGHT GO THROUGH THE CLERK, MIGHT GO THROUGH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT EVENTUALLY GETS TO US.
WE HAVE A LIST AND WE EITHER CONTACT THE UTILITY, LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS.
WE WAIT SOMETIMES MONTHS FOR ANY ACTION FROM THE UTILITY OR IF IT'S ONE OF THOSE 500 LIGHTS.
WE HAVE A LOCAL CONTRACTOR THE TOWN CURRENTLY WORKS WITH.
THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO GET MATERIALS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE COVID DELAYS AND LEAD TIMES.
IT, IT'S A STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN THE LIGHTS THAT WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE.
AND IT'S A STRUGGLE SOMETIMES TO WORK WITH THE UTILITY TO GET MAINTENANCE DONE.
THE RESPONSIBILITY IS 100% ON THE TOWN.
SO AT, IF WE'RE GOING TO TRACK OVER 5,000 LIGHTS, MY RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME IS TO USE A SYSTEM LIKE THIS BECAUSE WE WOULD KNOW RIGHT AWAY, WE WOULD KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE, WE WOULD BE WARNED IN ADVANCE IF THERE WAS STILL SEEING MORE OF SOME KIND OF ISSUE GOING ON.
AND WE CAN ALSO THEN WORK WITH NYPA TO GET THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.
NOW, IF WE DON'T GO DOWN THIS, THIS ROAD, THE TOWN, WHETHER NYPA ACTUALLY, WHETHER WE USE NYPA OR NOT, WHETHER WE HAVE ASSET NODES OR NOT, TOWN NEEDS SOME KIND OF MAINTENANCE PLAN MOVING FORWARD FOR THESE 5,000 PLUS LIGHTS.
UM, AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE A SYSTEM TO ADDRESS A MAINTENANCE ISSUES, BALL, BURNOUTS, BROKEN HOLES, ALL OF THE ABOVE.
SO WE JUST HAVE TO KIND OF THINK LONG-TERM PLANNING FOR, FOR AS WE DISCUSS THIS ISSUE.
QUESTIONS? UH, AS THE LIAISON TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, I CAN VOUCH FOR CAMI STATEMENTS IN TERMS OF, UH, IT TAKING MONTHS.
UH, I'VE DEALT WITH SEVERAL RESIDENTS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND THE PROCESS, UH, IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING.
I THINK NOT ONLY FOR THE RESIDENTS, BUT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UM, IN TERMS OF THE LACK OF, OF RESPONSE, UM, AND, AND LIGHTS, YOU KNOW, UH, MULTIPLE LIGHTS IN MULTIPLE AREAS.
UM, TAKING MONTHS TO BE REPAIRED IN MY OPINION IS UNACCEPTABLE.
AND ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS LED PROJECT CAN BE TO, UH, UPGRADE THE SYSTEM SO THAT WE'RE BE ABLE TO BE VERY RESPONSIVE, UH, PROACTIVE IN SOME CASES, AND, UM, A LOT BETTER FRIEND, YOU KNOW, UH, CONSUMER FRIENDLY, TAXPAYER FRIENDLY.
UM, BUT WITH ALL THAT SAID, OF COURSE IT'S GONNA COME WITH A COST.
UH, CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH, UH, IT SEEMS LIKE THE FIRST COST IS GONNA BE, UH, THE NOLES, THE, THE, OR THE, UM,
SO, BUT THE SECOND COST, THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE, CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH, UM, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? WELL, UM, SO THE COST OF THAT MAINTENANCE, AGAIN, WAS BUILT IN YOUR PERFORMER SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE KNEW A LONG TIME AGO THAT THAT WOULD BE A COST AND IT IS ACCOUNTED FOR, UH, IF IT WAS THROUGH THE POWER AUTHORITY OR REALLY WHOEVER YOU USED THAT RECOMMENDED YOU FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR.
I THINK IT COMES TO LESS AROUND $20 PER LIGHT, UM, PER FOR THE MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS A FRACTION OF WHAT YOU'RE PAYING RIGHT NOW.
UM, THE WAY THAT WORKS IS THERE'S A BLANKET COST.
AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THE POWER AUTHORITIES PROGRAM.
THERE'S A, A BLANKET COST FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, RIGHT? SO REGULAR MAINTENANCE WOULD BE A LIGHT GOES OUT AND CHANGE OUT THAT LIGHT.
THERE WOULD BE LINE ITEM COSTS THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE.
SO OTHER MAINTENANCE COULD BE THE UTILITY IS MOVING ALL OF THEIR UTILITY POLE AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO REATTACH, PUT A NEW ARM AND MOVE THE LIGHT, RIGHT? SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY DAY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE PAYING FOR THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS NEEDED.
THAT COST IS OUTLINED AND, AND THAT'S INCLUDED IN OUR SERVICE AS WELL.
AND THEN THERE'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
SO, UH, AGAIN, IF IT'S A UTILITY POLE, THE UTILITY STILL MAINTAINS OWNERSHIP.
IF IT GETS KNOCKED OVER OR SOMETHING, THEY'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT POWER.
UM, BUT IF IT'S, UH, A DECORATIVE POLE OR IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT? SO IT DOESN'T HAVE ELECTRIC LINES THAT COULD GET KNOCKED OVER AS WELL, AND YOU'D NEED EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THE, THE POWER BEING LIVE THERE.
SO THAT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT THE UTILITY WOULD DO.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COVERED IN THE MAINTENANCE, AGAIN, IS A ONE-OFF COST.
THAT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT COST IS, BUT IT ONLY INCURS WHEN YOU NEED IT.
SO IS IT AN ANNUAL EXPENSE, LIKE THE, WHEN YOU SAY $20 PER LIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S ANNUAL.
AND THAT COVERS THE BASIC, WHENEVER A LIGHT GOES OUT, YOU FIX IT.
BUT THOSE OTHER SERVICES WOULD
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BE ON TOP OF THAT.AND WE HAVE ESTIMATES OF, OF WHAT WE RECOMMEND BUDGET.
UM, WE HAVEN'T SHARED THAT WITH YOU.
WELL, UH, AND THEN I DON'T KNOW HOW IT REALLY WORKS WITH YOUR TOWN BUDGET, BUT THEORETICALLY A LOCKBOX SITTING THERE WITH, UM, FUNDS AND THEN AS THE YEARS GO ON, YOU'RE GONNA REUSE THOSE FUNDS OR MAYBE NOT USE THOSE FUNDS, BUT THEY'RE AVAILABLE.
YOU DON'T WANNA BE CAUGHT IN A LCH WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO, UH, TAKE THOSE OUT.
CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THE ACTUAL LOGISTICS OF WHEN YOU SAY THERE'S A CONTROL BOX OR PANEL? UH, I LIKE GOES OUT IN LAKEVIEW IN THE, THE SOPHISTICATED SYSTEM TELLS US EXACTLY WHERE IT'S OUT, WHEN IT'S OUT.
UM, WHERE IS THAT? IS THAT CENTRALLY LOCATED? WHERE IS THAT? SO, SO IT'S A SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT'S HANDLED THROUGH THE CLOUD ON THE WEB.
UM, THE, THE PURCHASE OF THESE NOTES COMES WITH, UH, A 10 YEAR, UH, SOFTWARE THAT'S ALL INCLUDED.
UM, THE TEXT MESSAGE WOULD GO OUT TO THE CLOUD REALLY, AND IT WOULD GET REGISTERED THAT, HEY, THIS LIGHT'S NOT WORKING AND MAYBE IT WOULD GIVE YOU A REASON WHY THERE'S NO POWER OR WHATEVER IT COULD BE.
UM, YOU HAVE A PORTAL, A WEB PORTAL THAT ANYONE AND OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE COULD LOOK AT AND ALSO GET EMAILS OR TEXT MESSAGES TELLING YOU THAT SAME INFORMATION.
UM, WITH OUR SERVICE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, A FLOOR BACK IN OUR HEADQUARTERS IN WHITE PLAINS WHERE PEOPLE ARE MONITORING THAT 24 7.
WE HOLD CONTRACTS ALREADY FOR DIFFERENT REGIONS ACROSS THE STATE WHERE, UM, IF THAT LIGHT GOES OUT, WE SEE THAT NOTIFICATION, WE SEND OUT A CREW TO GO AND REPLACE THAT LIGHT.
SO WHAT TYPE OF INVOLVEMENT WOULD THE TOWN HAVE IN THAT SCENARIO? IN THAT SCENARIO, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANY EXCEPT, UM, SEEING A MONTHLY REPORT OF WHICH LIGHTS WENT OUT, UH, HOW LONG IT TOOK TO REPLACE THOSE.
IF THERE WERE SPECIFIC, UH, EMERGENCY NEEDS, YOU KNOW, THE TOWN WOULD THEN HAVE TO CALL US AND, AND ASK FOR THOSE SERVICES.
UM, UH, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WHEN UH, WHEN THE UTILITY MOVES A POLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU SHOULD, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO TELL YOU THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING IT.
SO YOU JUST TELL US AND WE ARRANGE FOR THAT WORK TO BE DONE.
UM, BUT THE, JUST YOUR TYPICAL LIGHT GOES OUT, THEORETICALLY, BESIDES SOMEONE GETTING A TEXT, THERE WOULD BE NO INVOLVEMENT EXCEPT FOR THE REPORTING AT THE END TELLING YOU THAT IT HAPPENED.
SO, SO THE QUESTION I WAS GONNA ASK, UM, AND IT'S NOTHING AGAINST UH, UH, NYPA, BUT, UH, IT'S A QUESTION WE ASKED SOME OF THE OTHER COMPANIES AS WELL, IS EARLY ON WE'RE UPGRADING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
UH, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY LAST A LOT LONGER, UH, THAN THE PREVIOUS BULBS.
UM, THAT'S THE, THE BIG BENEFIT.
AND, UH, SO WE'D BE HESITANT TO HAVE AN EXPENSE, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE TALKING 20 THOU, $20 A LIGHT, 5,000 LIGHTS, SIX FIGURE EXPENSE TO MAINTAIN A BRAND NEW SYSTEM THAT MIGHT NOT NEED MAIN MAINTENANCE.
UM, I GUESS HOW WOULD YOU, UH, IS THAT A FAIR ASSESSMENT OR, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS ME, THE HOMEOWNER OR SOMETHING, I MIGHT MAKE THAT DECISION THAT, YOU KNOW, AS A MUNICIPALITY, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT.
'CAUSE THERE WILL BE LIGHTS THAT GO OUT, UM, AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED 'EM, EVEN IF IT'S THE FIRST MONTH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF, UM, SO YOUR LIGHTS ARE GUARANTEED FOR 10 YEARS COMING FROM THE FACTORY.
THERE MAY BE SOME, SOME BAD BATCHES OR WHO KNOWS WHAT.
UM, IF IT'S DURING CONSTRUCTION, OF COURSE THAT'S ALREADY COVERED.
AND, AND WE HAVE CREWS OUT THERE AND ALSO PART OF THIS, BUT DURING CONSTRUCTION, OUR CREWS WILL BE DOING MAINTENANCE.
SO AS SOON AS YOU TAKE OWNERSHIP, UM, THE UTILITIES WON'T BE RESPONDING TO THOSE LIGHTS BEING OUT.
BUT WE WILL BE DOING THAT DURING CONSTRUCTION.
BUT AS SOON AS CONSTRUCTION'S OVER, WE TURN THE PROJECT BACK OVER TO THE TOWN AND IT'S A CALL YOU SHOULD MAKE.
UH, I THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE NUMBERS, IT REALLY, THEY'RE NOT THAT MUCH.
UM, IN REGARDS TO, SO IF WE, IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ASSET NODES AND THE, UM, THE CONTRACTOR WOULD GO THROUGH NYPA, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF IT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD BE PRETTY HANDS OFF ON THE TOWNSEND, UH, EXCEPT FOR THE MONTHLY REPORT.
UM, WOULD THERE BE COMMUNICATION IN REGARDS, LIKE, I'M LOOKING TO ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THE TILT NOTIFICATION, I
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IMAGINE THAT RARELY HAPPENS, BUT AS FAR AS LIKE A, AN URGENT ISSUE THAT LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES WOULD NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COORDINATION WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES.LIKE HOW IS THAT COMMUNICATION FACILITATED WITH THE TOWN? SO IT'S DIFFERENT FOR, FOR EACH TOWN OR PER CUSTOMER, THERE WILL BE NOTIFICATIONS AGAIN THAT ARE AUTOMATICALLY SENT OUT, WHO YOU CHOOSE TO SEE, HAVE THOSE SENT TO, IF IT'S ONE PERSON OR IF IT'S MULTIPLE PEOPLE, YOU CAN SET WHAT THOSE ALARMS WOULD BE.
UM, SO MAYBE ONE PERSON SEES THAT A LIGHTS OUT DOESN'T REALLY WORRY ABOUT IT, BUT ANOTHER PERSON WOULD SEE THAT AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED OR WHATEVER.
UM, YOU CHOOSE WHO THAT WOULD GO TO.
AND OF THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH, UM, ARE MOST OF THEM ADDING ON THIS OPTION? WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE? ALMOST ALL OF THEM ARE INCLUDING THE NODES.
UM, I THINK, SO THE TOWN OF TOWANDA JUST COMPLETED AN INSTALLATION WITH US.
THEY HAVE THE NODES, BUT THEY'RE NOT USING OUR SERVICE.
UM, SO WE CAN ASK THEIR THEIR THOUGHTS ON THAT.
THEY, I THINK HAD MORE PEOPLE AVAILABLE AND, AND WERE GONNA TAKE ON THAT, THAT ROLE.
AND SO THEY WERE COMFORTABLE DOING IT, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE'S INCLUDING THE NOTES.
AND THEN AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL NOTES THEMSELF, WHAT IS THE, UM, WHAT'S THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THOSE? WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED? MALFUNCTION? YEAH, I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I WOULD ASSUME THERE IS, LONG AS THE LIGHTS THEMSELVES, THEY PROBABLY HAVE A 10 YEAR WARRANTY TO COME WITH THEM.
SO THAT'S WOULDN'T BE LIKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TOWN IF THERE WAS A MALFUNCTIONING, IF THE NODE BROKE.
UH, I WOULD, I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
UM, IT WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT YOU NEED SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY SWITCH IT OUT THAT JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR CLARITY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIGHT, THEY'RE LIKE A HOCKEY PUCK SIZE THING RIGHT ON TOP OF THE LIGHT.
THEY JUST CLICK RIGHT IN AND AND CLICK RIGHT OUT.
SO IT'S AN EASY THING TO REPLACE.
YOU WOULD NEED TO HAVE A, A CHERRY PICK OR A TRUCK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND IF WE, IF WE WERE GOING TO, UM, GO WITH A MAINTENANCE PLAN WITH, WITH YOU, UM, WOULD WE HAVE TO DO THAT FROM DAY ONE OR IS THAT THE TYPE OF THING WE COULD COME BACK AND REVISIT THAT, LET'S SAY YEAR FOUR? YOU COULD DEFINITELY COME BACK.
THE, THE ONLY REQUIREMENT WE HAVE IS THAT YOU HAVE NOTES KNOW, 'CAUSE WE CAN'T DO THE MAINTENANCE WITHOUT 'EM WHEN YOU CHOOSE SUE OR, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TAKE IT ON YOURSELF AND THEN WANNA COME, UH, KNOW OUR SERVICES
UM, WE CAN GET INTO THE TECHNICAL DETAILS WITH, UH, WITH THE VENDOR, BUT THAT QUESTION HAS COME UP.
ROCHESTER ASKED THAT WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY INSTALLED THEIRS, AND, UH, SOMEHOW NO, IN TERMS OF DIMMING THE LIGHTS FOR, UH, COST EFFICIENCY, WHO, WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AND WHO MAKES THAT CALL, UH, IN MUNICIPALITIES? IS THERE, IS IT SOMEBODY DESIGNATE FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT? IS IT SOMETHING THAT, UH, YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES ON YOUR OWN? UM, 'CAUSE THAT INTRIGUES ME AS A POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS.
UH, BUT I WANNA KNOW WHO MAKES THAT CALL AND WELL, HOW IT WORKS.
IT WOULD BE UP TO YOUR ENGINEERING OR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO MAKE THAT CALL.
UH, WE CERTAINLY WOULDN'T DO IT.
UM, WHOEVER MAKES THAT DECISION, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO CONTROL THAT.
UH, THAT WOULDN'T BE PART OF LIKE OUR MAINTENANCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND WE WOULD JUST SIMPLY LET YOU KNOW.
AND LET'S SAY WE DECIDED TO TRY COST SAVINGS OF DIMMING THEM 5% AND YOU'D BE TRAINED, YOU KNOW, YOU'D HAVE PEOPLE TRAINED ON THE SYSTEM AND, AND YOU WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO LET US KNOW.
THERE'S NO REASON TO BRING US IN.
UM, BUT AGAIN, I'LL, I'LL JUST, THE COST STATE THAT THE COST RIGHT NOW, UM, THE TARIFF DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO RECOVER THOSE COSTS.
OKAY? SO IF YOU INSTALL THE LIGHT, IT'S 35 WATTS, YOU'RE GONNA PAY 35 WATTS 12 HOURS A DAY.
UM, BUT WE'RE IN TESTING RIGHT NOW.
I THINK IT'S IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, WE'RE DOING, UM, SOME, SOME PILOTS WITH ORANGE AND ROCKWELL AND THE PSC, RIGHT? SO THE UTILITIES AND IT'S A LEGITIMATE CONCERN.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE DE IT AND THEY WANT PROOF, RIGHT? SO WE'RE, WE'RE SHOWING THAT THAT INFORMATION THAT THOSE NODES ARE SENDING BACK IS RELIABLE.
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IN YEAR TWO RIGHT NOW, DEMONSTRATION.BUT, UH, IN A YEAR OR TWO THAT AS THOSE NEW TARIFFS GET UPDATED, THAT WILL BECOME AN OPTION FOR YOU.
THAT'S I ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
UP NEXT, WE'RE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE HERE.
WE HAVE, UH, OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR BRIAN HO, WHO'S HERE TO DISCUSS THE LAKESHORE LIBRARY MUSIC GARDEN PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING, UH, TODAY AND PRESENT ABOUT, I THINK IT'S BEEN STUDIED, PROJECT DATA MUSIC GARDEN, THE LAKE SHORE LIBRARY.
UH, JUST GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND.
UM, I SPOKE WITH, UM, ASSEMBLY MEMBER RIVERA, THE STATE OF THE TOWN ADDRESS, AND HE MENTIONED ABOUT POSSIBLY DOING SOME SORT OF AN ARC PROJECT AT THE, UH, LAKE SHORE LIBRARY IN THE PARK.
AND I KNOW THAT HE'S PARTNERED WITH ART SERVICES INCORPORATED.
UH, I KNOW YOU, THEY PUT THE FISH SCULPTURE UP AT THE, UH, SEAWAY TRAIL.
AND, UM, SO I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH, UH, CHERYL KBA, HIS CONSTITUENT SERVICES MANAGER ABOUT THIS PROJECT THEY SEND ME ON BOARD.
UH, THEY LIKE THE IDEAS THAT I HAVE.
UH, SO I WOULD HAPPEN TO BE LOOKING AT AMERICAN LIBRARIES MAGAZINE AND SAW AN AD FOR A COMPANY CALLED PERCUSSION PLAY.
AND THEY ARE THE WORLD'S LEADING OUTDOOR PLAY EQUIPMENT AND MUSIC PROVIDER.
UH, THEY'VE OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PLAY INDUSTRY, UH, INSTRUMENTS.
THEY HAVE INSTRUMENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD, UH, SET THROUGH THEIR GALLERY, UH, LIBRARIES, PLAYGROUNDS, UH, SENIOR CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND, UH, I MEAN THE INSTRUMENTS ARE OFFERED, UH, TO PEOPLE FOR, UH, FOR ALL AGES.
AND, UM, THAT'S, UM, SO LIKE, SAY WHEN I TALKED TO CHERYL, WE NARROWED DOWN TO A COUPLE OF OPTIONS, UH, BECAUSE I WASN'T EXACTLY SURE WHAT THEIR BUDGET WAS.
AND THEN WE KIND OF NARROWED THAT DOWN.
SO I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF, UH, S HERE.
THIS IS, UH, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS A, UH, RAINBOW TRIO ENSEMBLE.
WE LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF ENSEMBLES BECAUSE OF THE MORE, UH, COST EFFECTIVE, UH, THIS, THIS, IT'S VERY ATTRACTIVE.
IT'S VERY COLORFUL, CONSISTENT DONGO, UH, UH, A TELEPHONE AND CHIMES.
UH, IT'S A GROUND INSTALLATION.
IT'S, IT'S 80 D UH, ACCESSIBLE DETAILS FOR $4,350, UH, WITH SHIPPING.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT HE MENTIONED ABOUT DOING OUR PROJECT? I, I, WHEN I SAW THIS, I SAID, BOY, WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S INTERACTIVE? I MEAN, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A DRAW FOR THE, FOR THE LIBRARY, FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UH, I THINK WE GET A LOT OF USE.
AND, UH, SO THE SECOND OPTION IS CALLED A SOPRANO QUARTET ENSEMBLE.
THIS CONSISTS OF A, A AZA SMALL BATTLE DRUM, AND TWO, UH, FREE CHIMES.
AND AGAIN, ANY ACCESSIBLE, IT'S, IT'S GOOD FOR BLADES AND PARKS.
AND IN THE PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S, IT'S A TRUE GROUND INSTALLATION.
IT'S IN A PARK, UH, THIS FREE TAILS FOR $7,225 WITH SHIPPING, UH, THE TOTAL WOULD BE 79 OR 7,947.
SO, UH, BETWEEN THE TWO, I'M KIND OF BUYING UP THE, THE RAINBOW ONE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE, UH, THAT'S AN EYE CATCHING.
SO SOME OF THE FEATURES, UH, THEY'RE OUTDOOR INSTRUMENTS, UH, CONSTRUCTED A DURABLE, EASILY CARED FOR MATERIALS TO AVOID THE WORST EFFECTS OF THE ELEMENTS IN VANDALISM.
UH, THEY'RE LOW MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS, WHICH IS A GOOD, WHICH IS A GOOD, UH, FEATURE.
UH, THEY'RE DESIGNED TO BE PLAYED WITH HANDS.
BUT, UH, IN THE CASE OF CHIMES, UH, THE BEATERS THAT YOU WOULD USE ARE, UH, A SINGLE PIECE, A SINGLE CONSTRUCTED, UH, PIECE.
AND THEY ARE, UH, CONNECTED WITH A COATED STAINLESS STEEL CABLES.
UH, THE INSTRUMENTS THEMSELVES ARE MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL, STEEL WITH HIGH CORROSION RESISTANCE.
AND, UH, THEY'RE HANDMADE AND PRECISION TWO, AND AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL OVER THE WORLD.
UH, AGAIN, I LOOKED AT THE WHOLE GALLERY OF, OF PICTURES THAT THEY HAVE.
UH, THE CLOSEST LIBRARY I COULD FIND, UH, IN NEW YORK STATE IS IN SYRACUSE.
UH, NONE OF THE 37 LIBRARIES IN THE COUNTY HAVE THIS.
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UH, HERE'S A PICTURE OF, UH, THE SHERMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY IN TEXAS.
PASS AROUND THE, KIND OF REPURPOSE THIS AREA FOR A MUSIC PARK.
UH, A LOT OF THE, UH, AGAIN, THE INSTRUMENTS PULLED UP IN WHETHER LIKE OURS WHERE IT'S COLD, SNOWY, UH, IN THE HEAT OF, OF ARIZONA, AGAIN, FADE RESISTANT.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS SORT OF KEY TO THAT.
UM, SO WHAT I HAVE HERE ARE, I'M GONNA SHOW YOU, THESE ARE HANDOUTS OF PICTURES OF THE, UH, PARK NEXT TO THE LAKE SHORE.
SO THE FIRST PICTURE, UH, I'M SHOWING YOU IS AN AREA THAT WE DO OUR PROGRAMMING OVER THERE.
SO IF WE DO LIKE AN ASTRONOMY NIGHT WITH A PEN, DIXIE, UH, THAT'S WHERE WE DO THE PROGRAMMING.
UH, I WOULD WANNA PUT THEM THERE.
BUT THE OTHER TWO PICTURES, UH, WHERE THE TREE IS, THAT'S KIND OF THE AREA I'M LOOKING AT, STARTING AWAY FROM FIVE AND AWAY FROM PARKING LOT, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD AREA.
AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS IF THIS PROJECT IS APPROVED, UH, FOR INSTALLATION BY THE BOARD, I LIKE TO BRING IN ANDREW, UH, I BELIEVE HIS LAST NAME IS SHR, WHO IS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WHO CONSULTS WITH THE VILLAGE.
AND, UH, JUST TO GET HIS SENSE OF, OF WHERE IT WOULD SHOULD BE PLACED AND, UM, YOU KNOW, A DA CONSIDERATIONS AND THAT MM-HMM
UM, ALSO, UH, I AS, AS I SAID, IT WAS GOING TO THE SITE, I SUGGESTED THAT WE PUT, IF YOU PUT IT IN A, IN A PARK AREA WITH GRASS TO PREVENT THE GRASS FROM, YOU KNOW, FROM BEING TORE UP IN THAT WITH, YOU KNOW, BEING MUDDY AND EVERYTHING.
UH, THEY TALKED ABOUT PURCHASING, POSSIBLY DURES REINFORCEMENT PRODUCT.
IT'S A ROLE THAT, UH, THERE ARE SEVERAL SIZES, VARIOUS COSTS RANGING FROM THREE $45 TO $1,300 IN BOTH STANDARD GRADE AND HEAVY GRADE.
UH, HEAVY GRADE WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE IF YOU'RE GONNA ROLL A CAR OVER IT, UH, STANDARD GRADE WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, AND WHEN YOU DID, YOU LAY THIS STUFF OUT AROUND INSTRUMENTS, PROTECT THE GRASS, UH, YOU COULD RIDE OR, YOU KNOW, BUILDING THE DRUMS, CUTS THE GRASS OVER THERE.
THEY COULD ACTUALLY RIDE THE, YOU KNOW, DRIVE THE RIDER OVER IT AND NO HARM TO IT.
I WOULD SAY PROBABLY WAIT TO SEE HOW MUCH, HOW, HOW, HOW, HOW MUCH, UH, THIS IS GONNA GET A LOT, HOW MUCH USE IS GONNA GET, UH, BEFORE WE GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
BUT, UM, I'VE SEEN THEM WHERE THEY, THEY ACTUALLY PUT, UH, CONCRETE PATHS AROUND THERE, AROUND THE MIXED STUFF.
I WOULD WANNA KEEP IT AS NATURAL AS POSSIBLE.
UM, THEY ALSO OFFER, WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT TOO, WERE INSTRUMENTS THAT LOOKED LIKE, UH, FLOWERS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, BUT I, I, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT INITIALLY, BUT THEN I'M THINKING, WELL, MAYBE WHEN, WHEN OUR PATRONS OR THE, OR THE, THE COMMUNITY COMES BY, THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
THEY MIGHT THINK IT'S JUST A, AN CULTURE.
SO I THOUGHT IF WE GOT THE INSTRUMENTS, YOU KNOW, AND I'M ALWAYS PLANNING AHEAD, THE LIBRARIAN ALWAYS PLANNING THAT THINKING DOWN THE ROAD.
SO IF, IF THIS IS POPULAR, AGAIN, IF THIS DOES GET APPROVED BY THE TOWN BOARD, THEN MAYBE WE COULD ADD SOME PIECES LIKE THAT JUST TO KIND OF GO IN LINE WITH WHAT'S IN THE PARK.
ANY QUESTIONS?
SO ARE, ARE WE LOOKING AT, AT GRANT FUNDING TO HELP BRING THIS TO HAMBURG? YEAH, THEY'VE GOT, THEY'VE GOT FUNDING FOR THAT.
UM, AGAIN, THEY'RE WORKING WITH OUR SERVICES AND, UH, AGAIN, THE BEGINNING, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HER BUDGET WAS, BUT SHE TOLD ME IT WAS LIKE AROUND THE 8,000 RANGE.
SO I WOULD KIND OF LIKE TO SNEAK IT DOWN TO THAT RAINBOW ENSEMBLE JUST BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME MONEY TO PLAY WITH.
IF WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING LIKE, LIKE THE INSTALLATION,
AND THE INSTALLATION IS REALLY, REALLY SIMPLE.
UH, PRETTY MUCH IT'S JUST A MATTER OF DIGGING A HOLE, UH, SUBJECT THEM IN THERE.
AND, UH, AND THEY'VE GOT INSTRUCTIONS ON THE WEBSITE THAT COMES WITH THESE INSTRUMENTS, UM, WITH THE PROPER MEASUREMENTS AND WHAT'S METRICS.
SO, BUT, UH, YEAH, IT'S REALLY SIMPLE AND, UH, THE INSTRUMENTS THEMSELVES GET SHIPPED AND ASSEMBLED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT IT FROM, FROM RIGHT READ, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S VERY LITTLE ASSEMBLY TO DO, UNLESS THEY'RE REALLY BIG.
I MEAN, SOME OF THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE HUGE, THEY HAVE, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT, TRYING TO KEEP IT CONSERVATIVE.
WHAT'S THE MAINTENANCE LIKE ON THIS PROJECT? LONG TERM MAINTENANCE? WELL, IT'S, IT'S LOW MAINTENANCE.
LIKE YOU SAID, THEY'RE FADE SISTANT, UH, FROM OTHER OF THE DQS.
UM, SO I THINK THE ONLY THING WE, WE REALLY NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IS WE WHACKING AROUND THE, AROUND THE POST.
AND THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH MUSIC, I MEAN MUSIC, MUSIC AND LITERACY GO HAND IN
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HAND.I MEAN, KIDS LEARN TO, UH, UH, CHILDREN'S, UH, READING IMPROVES MUSIC BECAUSE IT HELPS 'EM TO SOUND OUT WORD WORDS AND, UM, AND THAT, SO I THINK THAT, UH, I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD PROJECT DO.
UM, I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC IDEA.
I'VE BEEN, UH, WORKING WITH THE HAMBURG MURAL PROJECT ADVISORY PANEL FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PUBLIC ART THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE VILLAGE WITH.
UM, SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS AND SOME OF THE FUNDING COME TO HAMBURG.
UM, I DEFINITELY FAVOR THE RAINBOW ONE FOR SURE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A, YEAH, I THINK IT WOULD BE A REALLY, A WELCOME DISPLAY IN FRONT OF LAKESHORE.
UM, JUST A QUESTION OUTTA CURIOSITY.
SO, UH, WITH THE, WITH THIS DISPLAY THAT HAS LIKE SOME OF THE ACCESSORY PIECES, OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CALLED, I'M NOT MUSICAL, DO THEY HAVE LIKE REPLACEMENT PIECES, UM, THAT CAN BE PURCHASED IF SOMETHING YEAH, LIKE THE BEATERS? YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I LOOKED IN THEIR WEBSITE, LIKE THAT'S A QUESTION I'M GONNA TO ASK THEM.
I MEAN, ESPECIALLY WITH WARRANTY, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT A WARRANTY.
UM, I DIDN'T WANNA GO ANY FURTHER WITH THAT BECAUSE WE'RE JUST SORT OF WAITING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS INSTALLED FIRST YEAH.
BUT I CAN, I CAN LOOK INTO THAT.
'CAUSE THOSE ARE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IF THAT BREAKS OFF, YOU KNOW.
BUT THE WAY, THE WAY THEY, THE WAY THEY, UH, ADVERTISE, IT'S LIKE THESE THINGS ARE SO DURABLE BECAUSE THEY'RE OUTSIDE AND IT DIDN'T READ ANYTHING OF OUR TESTIMONIALS FROM THE LIBRARIES ARE WELL, AND THAT'S THE THING.
THEN THE STEEL THAT THEY'RE MADE OUT OF THAT STEEL DOESN'T USUALLY DETERIORATE UNLESS THERE'S SALT ON IT AND IT'S NOT NEAR THE ROAD.
SO IT SHOULD HOLD UP PRETTY WELL IF THE PAINTS FADE RESISTANT, IT SHOULD BE PRETTY LOW MAINTENANCE.
AND I'VE SEEN THEM IN ALL TYPES OF CLIMATES, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE HEAT OF ARIZONA, IOWA, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SNOW.
I SAW ONE PICTURE WHERE THEY WERE BAT AWAY OVER IN THE SNOW.
I THINK THIS PROJECT IS, WOULD BE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO OUR LIBRARY.
AND I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT IT'S A DA COMPLIANT AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, THAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT EVEN IN TERMS OF JUST ACCESSIBILITY TO THE AREA MM-HMM
ALSO, WHICH AS YOU SAID WITH YOU, TRYING TO THINK AHEAD ON WHAT ADDITIONAL COSTS THERE MIGHT BE.
YEAH, I, UM, I JUST, UH, ECHO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FERRELL'S, UM, IDEAS ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY.
UM, WE COULD, WE COULD PUT 'EM IN THE GRASS, WE COULD PUT 'EM IN THE AREA THAT'S MULCHED LIKE THIS.
BUT, UM, I'LL, WE'LL SHARE THESE WITH, UH, WITH PAT RYAN WHO'S HERE TONIGHT, AND JUST SEE WHAT IDEAS WE CAN WE COME UP WITH.
IF WE'RE ABLE TO SECURE A GRANT THROUGH, UH, THROUGH THE STATE, THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT.
AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT SOME TOWN RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT AREA IS, IS, IS SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ANYBODY THAT MIGHT WANT TO USE IT.
SO, GREAT PROJECT BRIAN, AND THANK YOU FOR KINDA, UH, LOOKING AT WHAT I CONSIDER AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH.
I MEAN, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, LIBRARIES AND NOISE WERE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE, SO
ALRIGHT, NEXT, UH, ON THE AGENDA IS A DISCUSSION OF STREET NAME ADDITIONS, BUFFALO BILLS RELATED, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S AN ITEM THAT, UH, THAT COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL HAS BROUGHT TO US TONIGHT.
WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM SEVERAL OF OUR RESIDENTS, AND SO WE STARTED BY SENDING THE REQUEST TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD.
UM, BUT THERE WAS A REQUEST TO POSSIBLY, UH, RENAME A FEW OF OUR, OUR STREETS, UH, AS IT RELATES TO, UM, ALAN AND BILLS.
AND PAUL, MAYBE YOU CAN, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT FROM THE REQUESTER? I, I DON'T KNOW.
MICHELLE, DID YOU, DID YOU PRINT THAT OFF? WE HAVE THE BOARD MEMBERS FROM THAT REQUEST.
THEN PAUL, MAYBE YOU CAN OUTLINE THAT FOR EVERYONE WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING AND ALSO WHAT THE DISCUSSION WAS AT THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR FINAL DETERMINATION WAS IN TERMS OF KICKING IT BACK TO, TO THE TOWN BOARD AND WHAT THEIR, THEIR THOUGHTS WERE ON WHETHER THERE WERE ANY, UM, UH, DETRIMENTS TO DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
WELL, I, I BELIEVE WHAT, WHAT, WHAT THE CONSIDERATION WAS THAT WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS A TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUE.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS, HAD A GREAT IDEA, WE SUPPORTED THE IDEA, BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE TOWN BOARD WOULD BE BETTER, PUT BETTER, UH, SEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTION TO MAKE A, UM, A DECISION BASED ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
OUR CONCERN WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S A GREAT IDEA, IT'S FUN, UM, BUT IT'S IT DISTRACTING TO DRIVERS AND TO OTHERS.
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TO IT.WE JUST DON'T THINK WE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO DO IT.
CAN YOU JUST OUTLINE WHAT THE, WHAT THE RESIDENTS WERE REQUESTING? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DESCRIBED IT BEFORE OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST DESCRIBE IT ON ALLEN STREET, THEY WANTED TO ADD A, UH, AN APPENDAGE TO IT THAT WOULD SAY JOSH ALLEN STREET.
AND I THINK THE OTHER WAS, UM, UH, I FORGOT THE OTHER STREET.
UM, AND AGAIN, UH, WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO IT.
WE JUST DIDN'T, THAT WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO, TO AUTHORIZE THE ORDER TO RECOMMEND IT.
WOULD YOU COMMENT, UM, FOR THE BOARD ON WHETHER THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REQUESTS IN THE PAST SIMILAR TO THIS THAT HAVE GONE TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD AND HOW THEY'VE RESPONDED TO THOSE REQUESTS? I PERSONALLY, SINCE I'VE BEEN, UH, AFFILIATED WITH THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD, DON'T RECALL ANY SUCH OR, UH, REQUEST, UH, TO, TO CHANGE A STREET SIGN OR TO MAKE AN ADDITION OR AN ALTERATION TO AN EXISTING STREET SIGN.
WAS THERE ONE LAST YEAR FOR RED TOP? YEAH.
WELL, YEAH, IT, THERE HAD BEEN A REQUEST TO, UM, DESIGNATED AREA IN FRONT OF THE RED TOP AS RED TOP OWNER'S, UH, UH, WAY RED TOP WAY OR SUCH.
NOT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE STREETS, BUT TO, TO, UH, DESIGNATED AS A RED TOP WAY, UM, ON, ON EITHER BAYVIEW OR BIG TREE OR WHICHEVER LAKE SHORE ROAD GOING THAT WAY.
UM, AND AGAIN, UH, THE BOARD FELT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE JURISDICTION TO DO IT.
THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN IT.
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS MORE, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD, WHAT WOULD BE NEXT.
YOU KNOW, WE START NAMING, UH, STREETS AFTER, UM, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER, UH, I MEAN WE'D BE LIKE NASCAR SELLING, SELLING STREET SIGNS.
SO, UM, AGAIN, WE DIDN'T, AT THAT POINT WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO DO THAT.
WE ALSO WANTED TO KNOW IF WE DID MAKE THAT DESIGNATION, WHO WOULD, WHO WOULD PUT THE SIGN UP AND THEN WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITSELF.
OUR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DOES A LOT OF WORK AS IT IS MAINTAINING THE SIGNS THAT WE HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP ADDING TO 'EM.
UH, JUST, JUST ASK THE BURDEN.
PAUL, WOULD THIS BE, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WOULD THIS BE A REPLACEMENT OF SIGN, YOU SAID APPENDAGE, OR WOULD IT BE AN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING SIGN? WELL, IT, THE, THE, THE WAY IT'S THE WAY IT WAS SHOWN IN THE NEWSPAPER, I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM
SO IT WOULD SAY, UM, ALLEN STREET MM-HMM
WOULD BE CHANGED TO ALLEN WAY.
UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE THOUGHT WAS TO HAVE THE, THE, UH, BUILDINGS TO GROUNDS DESIGN A NEW, UH, SIGN, BUT RATHER TO PUT
UM, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE M-U-T-C-D THAT PREVENTS LIKE ALTERATIONS OF SIGNAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AS FAR AS ADDING THAT IN THAT FASHION? UM, THAT WOULD BE ONE OF MY ONLY CONCERNS.
WE DIDN'T EVEN GET TO THAT POINT WHETHER OR NOT WE'D BE AUTHORIZED.
AND THEN, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WORKS EITHER.
UM, I'M JUST PICTURING IT 'CAUSE I'VE, I'VE SEEN IT IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED IF THAT'S COMPLIANT WITH M-U-T-C-D, UM, BUT ALSO, UM, FOR LIKE EMERGENCY SERVICES REASONS GOOGLE MAPS.
LIKE HOW DOES THAT, WHEN, WHEN WE'RE ALTERING EXISTING SIGNAGE, HOW DOES THAT TRANSLATE? I JUST WANT TO PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE HERE, BUT SAY, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY'S IN AN EMERGENCY AND IS LOOKING FOR THE STREET AND THAT'S RIGHT.
I GUESS THOSE ARE KIND OF SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I WOULD HAVE, BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, WONDERING IF IT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH M-U-T-C-D.
IS THIS GONNA BE A PERMANENT CHANGE OR YOU KNOW, WE TRADE JOSH ALLEN NEXT YEAR, GO BACK AND CHANGE THE SIGNS.
AND ALSO PRECEDENTS, YOU KNOW, IF WE DO THIS AND THEN ANOTHER REQUEST COMES IN, DO WE HAVE FRAMEWORK OR GUIDELINES ON WHAT WE'RE GONNA PERMIT AND WHAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO.
BUT I GUESS THE FIRST PIECE IS THE UTCD PIECE.
YOU KNOW WHAT, AS I SAID, WE DIDN'T GET TO THAT POINT WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE UTCD, UM, 'CAUSE WE JUST DIDN'T THINK WE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO DO IT.
BUT I WOULD GO IN AND I'LL, I'LL UH, DO SOME RESEARCH INTO IT TO FIND OUT BEFORE YOU FOLKS BEFORE, BECAUSE I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING IN THERE THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO, BUT WE COULD, I THINK WE BOTH KNOW SOMEWHERE WE CAN GET CLARIFICATION FROM G AND I DON'T KNOW IF, IF WE WOULD CONSIDER IT AS A TEMPORARY CHANGE OR PERMANENT CHANGE.
BUT I STILL REMEMBER OJ SIMPSON.
I'LL, I'LL, I'LL LET YOU GO FOR CERTAIN ON THAT.
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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION? WELL, I KNOW IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT FOR A VOTE, UM, BUT I THINK THE COULD USE A LITTLE CARROT IN FRONT OF 'EM.SO I WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE WE TABLE THIS UNTIL THE WIN SUPER BOWL
UM, I ALSO, NOT ON THE AGENDA UM, BUT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE WE HAVE ON, ON OUR TOWN BOARD MEETING AGENDA, THE, UH, PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENTS FOR THE TOWN BOARD'S APPROVAL.
AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO, TO DISCUSS THOSE AND, AND SURVEY THE BOARD ON ON THEIR THOUGHTS.
UM, I THINK THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THESE, THESE CODE AMENDMENTS.
SOME OF THEM ARE, ARE VERY LONG TIME COMING.
MANY OF THEM ARE A RESPONSE TO CONCERNS OF, OF HAMBURG RESIDENTS.
THERE'S ONE ITEM IN PARTICULAR.
THE ONLY ITEM THAT WE RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK ON WAS THE NUMBER 10, WHICH REFERS TO MINIMUM LOT SIZE.
AND THIS IS IN CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT.
UH, REVISED TO READ THE REQUIRED MINIMUM LOT AREA FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS MAY BE REDUCED TO NO LESS THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEET CURRENTLY.
UM, IT'S, IS IT 7,500 SARAH? NO, IT'S FIVE.
SO THIS WOULD, UH, THIS WOULD DOUBLE THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE.
UM, AND WE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM THE ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING, UH, CITING CONCERNS ABOUT INCREASING THIS MINIMUM LOT CHA SIZE BECAUSE OF, UH, HOW IT, UH, COULD IMPACT THE AFFORDABILITY OF HOMES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
UM, THEIR SUGGESTION WAS THAT WE LOOK AT, UH, AT SETBACKS.
AND TO BACK UP, TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, PERSPECTIVE HERE, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT, THAT WE TOOK A LOOK AT THIS, UM, IS WE HAVE FOLKS THAT, UH, ARE PURCHASING HOMES IN, IN CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY, UM, THEY PURCHASE A HOME.
THEY'RE VERY HAPPY WITH IT, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO OF MORTGAGE PAYMENTS AND THEN THEY START TO LOOK TO AUGMENT THEIR PROPERTY WITH, WITH DECKS OR SWIMMING POOLS.
WE HAVE, WHEN I WAS ON PLANNING BOARD, IT WAS A BIG CONCERN ON THE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS BECAUSE THERE'S NO SPACE FOR THEM TO PUT IN THEIR PATIOS AND THEN THEIR, UM, SHEDS AND WHATNOT OR PUT IN A PATIO.
SO THE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT PLANNING, UH, RECOMMENDED THAT WE LOOK TO ADDRESS, UH, SETBACKS.
UM, AND IN TALKING TO OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF, UM, THEY, THEY AGREED THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE COULD, WE COULD LOOK AT MM-HMM
NOW I THINK THAT THERE'S, THERE'S GOOD REASON TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'VE, WE'VE DONE ENOUGH RESEARCH, RESEARCH OR HAD ENOUGH CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THOSE LOOKING AT SETBACKS, UH, WOULD DO.
AND I ALSO SHARE THAT CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, AFFORDABILITY, UM, BECAUSE A BIGGER LOT SIZE WOULD CERTAINLY, UM, IMPACT THE AFFORDABILITY OF, OF THE HOUSING, UM, JUST AS, AS AS POOLS AND DECKS WOULD ALSO INCREASE THE THIS IS JUST FOR CLUSTER HOMES THOUGH, CORRECT? MM-HMM
SO CLUSTER HOMES ARE GONNA, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, CLUSTER HOMES DON'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE A MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTION.
FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE THE WATERFORD RIGHT? VILLAGE IS A CLUSTER HOME DEVELOPMENT AND, UM, IT IS DEFINITELY ON THE HIGHER END OF HOME PRICES IN THE AREA.
SO PERHAPS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES, CLUSTERS TEND TO BE MORE AFFORDABLE.
BUT TRADITIONALLY IN OUR AREA, AND I THINK SARAH CAN PROBABLY CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT TOO, THAT'S, THEY SEEM TO BE A MORE HIGH-END BUILD BECAUSE OF THE ENHANCED GREEN SPACE AND, UM, THE DESIRABILITY TO HAVE WALKABILITY WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY.
AND THIS ENHANCED THE CLUSTER WHEN IT'S DESIGNED, IS DESIGNED TO HAVE A SHARED GREEN SPACE THAT'S USED BY THE COMMUNITY FOR GENERALLY IT'S LIKE A PARK, A PLAYGROUND, A POND, SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.
SO THEY'RE HIGHER END HOME COSTS, NOT MORE AFFORDABLE OR TEEN HOME.
YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU MIGHT BE MISUNDERSTANDING WHAT I'M SAYING.
I DON'T THINK THAT CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT IS A, A TOOL OF AFFORDABLE, UH, HOUSING.
RIGHT? WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT INCREASING THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, UH, WOULD MAKE THOSE HOUSES LESS AFFORDABLE.
BUT IN A COMMUNITY WHERE WE WANT TO OFFER THE FULL RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES, WE DO PRIDE OURSELVES IN BEING, AND WE ARE AS DEMONSTRATED FROM WHAT CHRIS HALL, UM, FREQUENTLY SHARES
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WITH US.WE ARE, UH, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERED TO BE, UH, A STELLAR AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY.
AND WE HAVE MANY, MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS, I THINK ALL ALONG THE CONTINUUM.
UM, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE OFFERING MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF EVERY SINGLE OPTION HAS TO FALL WITHIN THE CATEGORY BECAUSE WE DO OFFER MANY, MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AFFORD.
WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL IMPETUS FOR, FOR THIS CHANGE BEING REQUESTED THROUGH CODE REVIEW AND ET CETERA? BECAUSE PEOPLE, LIKE THE SUPERVISOR SAID THEY, THEY BUY A HOUSE IN A WATERFORD OR, AND THEN TWO YEAR, TWO YEARS LATER THEY WANT A POOL OR THEY WANT A DECK AND THE HOUSE, YOU CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEIR, BRAD CAN ATTEST TO THIS.
THEN YOU END UP WITH THE ZONING BOARD APPEALS ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S WHY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE IT, BECAUSE USING SETBACKS IS A GREAT IDEA.
EXCEPT IF YOU STICK WITH 5,000 SQUARE FEET AND YOU INCREASE THE SETBACKS, YOU HAVE NO ROOM FOR A HOUSE.
SO YEAH, THAT'S JUST WHAT THE BUILDING A DEPART HAS ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT THEY JUST DON'T WANNA KEEP SENDING ALL THESE PEOPLE TO, TO THE ZONING.
I KNOW THE PLANNING BOARD'S BEEN A LONG, A GREAT DEAL OF TIME DISCUSSING THIS.
UM, LAST YEAR, THE SETBACKS THE SIZE OF A HOUSE, THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE HOUSE, YOU COULD PUT ON A CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS A CLUSTER PROJECT IN FRONT OF US.
AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST DETERRENT TO THE PLANNING BOARD WAS THE FACT THAT WE HAD BUILT THESE HOUSES, BUT THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR A DECK.
THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR A, A SHOT, ANYTHING.
AND PEOPLE WOULD THEN PUSH OUT INTO THE SHARED GREEN SPACE BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO NO WAY TO DELINEATE THAT.
THAT'S WHERE THE SHARED GREEN SPACE STARTS AND THEIR YARDS END.
UM, SO IT GIVES THE HOMEOWNER A SENSE OF FRUSTRATION BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THEIR YARD WAS BIGGER, THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD MORE SPACE TO EXPAND THAN WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DID.
AND THEN SARAH SPOKE AT THAT MEETING ABOUT THE FRUSTRATION WHEN PEOPLE COME IN TO GIVE PERMITS AND WE CAN'T GIVE THEM BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE.
THE ZONING BOARD QUESTIONS FURTHER? THOUGHTS? ALRIGHT.
HEARING NONE, LET ME ALL AT 6 43, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UM, I'M NOT SURE IF WE'LL BE ABLE TO COVER 'EM BOTH IN 15 MINUTES, BUT I'D LIKE TO TAKE A STAB AT AT LEAST ONCE.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COUNCIL MEMBER HOPE ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.
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OUR REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING, UM, AND UH, I'LL CALL ON, UH, DEPUTY CLERK KSKY TO CALL THE ROLE SUPERVISOR HOPE PRESENT.COUNCILWOMAN COMERFORD PRESENT.
PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN HOPE PRESENT.
AND NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PUT SOMEBODY ON THE SPOT, UH, LATER IN THE AGENDA.
WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING A RESOLUTION FOR MARIA DOFF WHO IS WITH US TODAY.
SO I'D ASK MARIA TO STAND AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FLAG IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AND I WOULD, UH, CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD TO GET US STARTED HERE.
ABSOLUTELY RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN, HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS AS FOLLOWS.
MARCH 28TH, 2020 2022 TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION AND APRIL 4TH, 2022 TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD.
COUNCIL MEMBER HO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER FOUR IN RECOGNITION OF MARTIN C DEKE, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ACKNOWLEDGES THE RETIREMENT OF MARTIN C DEKE IN ARTICULATE, EMPATHETIC AND RESOLUTE LEADER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES WHO PROVIDED PROFOUND QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND WHEREAS MARTY'S SERVICE WITH THE TOWN SPANNED A PERIOD OF 33 PLUS YEARS AS SENIOR RECREATION SUPERVISOR, ASSISTING DIRECTOR OF RECREATION, DIRECTOR OF RECREATION, AND CONCLUDES AS A DIRECTOR OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS MARTY BUILT COUNTLESS POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES TO ESTABLISH, ENHANCE, AND MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ENSURING PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, INCLUDING A PATH OF INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING OF OUR TOWN.
AND WHEREAS MARTY WORKED WITH MANY LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEES DEMONSTRATING HIS COMMITMENT, LEADERSHIP, AND FOLLOW THROUGH ON MANY NOTEWORTHY AND FORWARD THINKING INITIATIVES.
AND WHEREAS MARTY HAS CONTINUOUSLY DEMONSTRATED KINDNESS, INTEGRITY, FAIRNESS, PROFESSIONALISM, AND RESPECTFULNESS TO EVERYONE HE HAS INTERACTED WITH OVER THE YEARS.
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AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES RECOGNIZE MARTIN C DEKE AS A DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANT WHO IS LEAVING A LONG LASTING POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS, AND VISITORS.AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ALL OF MARTY'S COLLEAGUES, STAFF, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THANK HIM FOR THE MANY OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS HE MADE TOWARDS THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR TOWN THAT FRIENDSHIP BUILT AND WISH HIM THE VERY BEST IN HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
SO MOVED AND IT ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS.
SECOND MARTY, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN STICK AROUND AFTERWARDS FOR, FOR A PICTURE WITH US.
RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE, IN RECOGNITION OF MARIA DIF FOR ACHIEVING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT.
WHEREAS MARIA DIF, A MEMBER OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TROOP 5 0 9 G OUT OF HAMBURG METHODIST CHURCH HAS ACHIEVED HER EAGLE SCOUT RANK IN JANUARY, 2022.
AND WHEREAS MS. DIN JEFF'S ACCOMPLISHMENT MARKS THE VERY FIRST OCCASION FOR A YOUNG WOMAN TO ACHIEVE THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT IN THE RED JACKET DISTRICT OF THE GREATER NIAGARA FRONTIER COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE RED JACKET DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES SOUTH BUFFALO AND ALL AREAS SOUTH TO ERIE COUNTY'S SOUTHERN BORDER.
AND WHEREAS MS. DIFF HAS BEAUTIFIED AND STRENGTHENED OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH COORDINATING A VOLUNTEER EFFORT, EXEMPLIFYING LEADERSHIP, PERSISTENCE AND COLLABORATION.
AND WHEREAS MS. D JEFF'S IMPACT ON THE ANNA MA BACON BIRD SANCTUARY WILL BE ENJOYED BY OUR COMMUNITIES WELL INTO THE FUTURE.
AND WHEREAS THE ADDITION OF BENCHES, BIRD HOUSES, TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND A NEW PARK MAP HAVE MADE THE ANNA MADE BACON BIRD SANCTUARY MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE ANIMALS WHO ENJOY THE HABITAT PROVIDED BY THE PARK.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY RECOGNIZES MARIA DIN JEFF ON HER HISTORIC ACCOMPLISHMENT IN ACHIEVING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT AND HER EXAMPLE OF CIVIC PRIDE AND COMMITMENT, WHICH WILL INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF HAMBURG YOUTH AND SCOUTS ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK.
SOMO, UNANIMOUS SECOND AND A UNANIMOUS SECOND IS OFFERED.
AND, UH, MARIA, IF YOU AND YOUR TROOP COULD COME UP HERE, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE A, HAVE A PICTURE WITH A TO BOARD BOARD.
LET'S GET, LET'S GET THE SCOUTS IN THE MIDDLE IN THE RESOLUTION NUMBER SIX, DESIGNATING THE SECOND WEEK AS MAY AS TURQUOISE TAKEOVER WEEK FOR LUNG CANCER AWARENESS.
WHEREAS ABOUT EVERY TWO AND A HALF MINUTES, A PERSON IN THE US IS DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER AND WHEREAS LUNG CANCER IS A LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH FOR WOMEN AND MEN.
AND WHEREAS LUNG CANCER SCREENING SAVES LIVES AND ADVOCACY AND INCREASED AWARENESS WILL RESULT IN MORE HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS GETTING SCREENED.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH FUNDING WILL RESULT IN NEW TREATMENTS AND BETTER METHODS OF EARLY DETECTION.
AND WHEREAS LUNG FORCE IS A NATIONAL INITIATIVE LED BY THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION TO DEFEAT LUNG CANCER, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY DESIGNATES THE SECOND WEEK IN MAY AS TURQUOISE TAKEOVER WEEK THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS OF HAMBURG NEW YORK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LUNG CANCER RISK
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FACTORS AND EARLY DETECTION.SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL.
OPPOSED? CARRIED RESOLUTION SEVEN SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, NEW MEMBER JACOB BUSH.
RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST OF SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INCORPORATED TO CONFIRM MEMBERSHIP TO THE INDIVIDUAL AS FOLLOW JACOB BUSH.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? CARRIED TAYLOR ROAD ALCOHOL WAIVERS FOR MAY RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES ALCOHOL WAIVERS FOR THE FOLLOWING MAY, 2022 TAYLOR ROAD RENTALS.
UH, 6 1, 6 2, 6 4, 6 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 6 8, 6 13, 6 14, 6 15, 6 20, 6 22, 6 25, 6 27, 6 28 AND 6 29.
SHOULD THEY SAY THE JUNE? JUNE, 2022.
THAT'S MAY I I I DID SAY JUNE THOUGH.
IT'S IN THE THIS IS GONNA GO TO THE DEPUTY CLERK TO I WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND FROM, UH, COUNCILMAN HOKE.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE.
SECOND WE MOTION TO AMEND IS TO CHANGE IT TO JUNE, OBVIOUSLY.
OPPOSED? GARY, WE WOULD BE IN TROUBLE WITHOUT YOU TONIGHT.
RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN, HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE PERSONAL ACTION FORM PAF AS ATTACHED.
UM, AND IT IS REGARDING, UM, PART-TIME HIRE OF, UM, SHANNON, I CAN'T EVEN COME KY THERE WE GO.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER C****R.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FERRELL.
WHEREAS PITCH HAMBURG IS A COMMUNITY BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT 5 0 1 C3 CORPORATION DESIGNED TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN HAMBURG BY SUPPORTING COMMUNITY INNOVATORS WHO ARE LOOKING TO ADD SIGNIFICANT VALUE TO HAMBURG BUSINESS LANDSCAPE.
AND WHEREAS STARTUP FUNDING IS CRITICAL TO PITCH HAMBURG'S PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURS WHOSE PRODUCT SERVICES OR OFFERINGS WOULD BE OF SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE HAMBURG COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS HAMBURG TO BOARD AT ITS NOVEMBER 15TH, 2021 BOARD MEETING AUTHORIZED THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS AWARDED TO IT PURSUANT TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT TO BE EXPENDED OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD TO PROVIDE STAFF OFFICE SPACE AND PROGRAMMING FOR PITCH HAMBURG.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 FROM A 4 0 8 9 FEDERAL EIGHT OTHER TO A 6 9 89 4 0 4 0 4 OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL MAKE THE FIRST PAYMENT TO PITCH HAMBURG IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS TO THE YOUTH BUREAU ADVISORY BOARD FOR A ONE YEAR TERM MENTING APRIL 26TH, 2022 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.
RYAN KUNDRA, MOLLY TRASK, OWEN RIGGS, EVAN SAMPSON.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER C*M FOR ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WHERE AS THE TOWN OF BURY CAN RECEIVE RECOVERIES OF PREVIOUSLY PAID SELF-INSURANCE CLAIMS PAID AND WHERE THE TOWN RECENTLY RECEIVED SUCH AMOUNTS FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION RECOVERIES.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF $280,700 FROM ACCOUNT A 0.9 9 6 0 9 7 1 INSURANCE FUND, GENERAL INSURANCE AND $256,500 FROM ACCOUNT A 9 9 6 0 9 7 1 2 INSURANCE FUND WORKERS' COMPENSATION INTO ACCOUNT A 9 9 0 0 4 9 CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO ALL IN FAVOR? AND SAY AYE.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD ACCEPT THE QUOTE, THIS IS FOR A STORAGE TRAILER FOR PORTABLE SIGN OR PORTABLE STAGE.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD ACCEPT THE QUOTE OF 14,995 FROM LOE FOR A STORAGE TRAILER THAT WILL BE USED TO SECURE AND TRANSPORT THE TOWN'S PORTABLE STAGE.
ALTHOUGH LOE DID NOT HAVE THE LOW QUOTE, THEY WERE THE ONLY ONE OF THREE THAT COULD PROMISE DELIVERY BEFORE THE SUMMER SEASON.
THE QUOTES CAME IN AS FOLLOWS, LOE $14,995
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DELIVERY IN SIX WEEKS.TRAILER SALES OF NEW YORK, 13,109 DELIVERY IN SIX MONTHS SOUTH SIDE.
12,811 DELIVERY IN 10 TO 12 MONTHS.
WE HAVE FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES A BUDGET TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,995 FROM ACCOUNT.
A 19 90 0 4 1 9 CON CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT TO A 71 80 0 2 0 6 RECREATION EQUIPMENT MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RECOUNT.
COUNCIL CU ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WHEREAS THE CURRENT POLICE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT EXPIRES APRIL, 2022.
NOW THEREFORE VIA RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO AWARD THE POLICE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE TO TOWN CHRYSLER DODGE, JEEP RAM BELOW BIDDER SO MOVED.
MOTION MAY COUNCIL MEMBER HOPE SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONN, THE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED OFFICER ANDREW HOTWATER.
ATTENDANCE AT THE 2022 NEW YORK STATE POLICE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN'S SEMINAR IN ALBANY, NEW YORK.
THAT WAS HELD MONDAY, MARCH 28TH, 2022 THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2022.
UH, MEALS AT $200, UH, FOR FIVE DAYS THE TOTAL COST AT $200, WHEREAS THERE WERE NOT ANY REGISTRATION FEES FOR THIS CONFERENCE.
AND WHEREAS OFFICER HOTWATER SHARED A ROOM WITH DETECTIVE JOHN WRIGHT, MONEY IS AVAILABLE IN B 3 1 2 0.492 SEMINAR SLASH DEPARTMENT TRAINING.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
OPPOSED? CARRIED BE RESOLVED OF THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE FOLLOWING FEE CHANGES FOR ADULT DAY AND SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAMS. THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES ARE BEING PUT FORTH BY THE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD AND CAREFUL AND THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBERS AS THE DEPARTMENT BAN SERVICE HSCC PROGRAM.
MONDAY TO FRIDAY, RESIDENTS ONLY AMBULATORY FROM $3 TO $4.
GROCERY TRIPS TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.
RESIDENTS ONLY AMBULATORY FROM $6 TO $8.
RESIDENT ONLY WHEELCHAIR FROM 30 TO $25.
ADULT DAY SERVICES, PRIVATE PAY MONDAY TO FRIDAY.
FULL DAY PARTICIPATION FROM 50 TO $55.
PRIVATE PAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
HALF DAY PARTICIPATION FROM 35 TO $40.
BOTH RATES WERE LAST CHANGED IN 2019.
AEROBIC AND FITNESS MEMBERSHIP.
RESIDENT MONDAY TO FRIDAY FROM $20 A MONTH FOR AEROBICS ONLY TO $25 A MONTH FOR AEROBICS PLUS FITNESS ROOM, AEROBICS CLASSES.
NON-RESIDENT MONDAY TO FRIDAY FROM $25 A MONTH FOR AEROBICS ONLY TO $30 A MONTH FOR AEROBICS AND FITNESS ROOM, THERAPEUTIC POOL, ALL INSTRUCTED CLASSES AND OPEN SWIM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM $23 A MONTH, RESIDENT TO $25 A MONTH.
RESIDENT FROM $28 A MONTH NON-RESIDENT TO $30 A MONTH.
NON-RESIDENT PICKLEBALL DAILY FEE USE ONLY FROM $3 A DAY RESIDENT TO $4 A DAY RESIDENT AND FROM $3 A DAY NON-RESIDENT TO $5 A DAY NON-RESIDENT MONTHLY FEE USE ONLY FROM $15 A MONTH.
NON-RESIDENT TO $20 A MONTH NON-RESIDENT.
QUESTION I A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, EVERY ITEM WENT UP IN EXPENSE EXCEPT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT WASN'T AN ERROR.
LOCAL TRIPS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, RESIDENT ONLY WHEELCHAIR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DROPPED FROM 30 TO 25.
IS THAT ACCURATE OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO CORRECT? NO, I BELIEVE THAT'S ACCURATE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN THE GROUP.
MARTY, DO YOU WANNA COMMENT VERBALLY? THAT, THAT THAT IS BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT OTHER SERVICES OUT THERE AND UH, SOMETIMES WHAT WE REVIEW TO SEE HOW WE COMPARE AND WE THOUGHT THAT THAT SHOULD GO DOWN.
WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
OPPOSED? CARRIED BE RESOLVED WITH THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED DETERMINATION OF HIRING PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS DETAILED IN THE ATTACHED, UH, PERSONAL ACTION FORM.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL.
WHEREAS THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PLANNING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE ATHLETIC FIELDS PARKING
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AND FACILITIES OF FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL AND BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.AND WHEREAS THE PROJECT DOES NOT REQUIRE APPROVAL OF SITE PLAN PERMIT, IT DOES REQUIRE THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REVIEW AND APPROVE THE STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN IN ORDER TO RETAIN ITS STATE PERMIT.
AND WHEREAS THE FEE FOR THEIR REVIEW IS $1,100.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS CAPITAL PROJECT TO THE LOCAL DISTRICT AND RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THE VALUE OF THE ENGINEERING REVIEW BY TOWN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HEREBY WAIVES THE STORM WATER REVIEW FEE FEE FOR THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL.
UH, WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND WHEREAS DRAFT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE TOWN CODE SEE ATTACHED.
AND WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARTS 6 1 7 OF THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONVERSA CONSERVATION LAW, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HAS CONDUCTED A COORDINATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THESE CO REVISIONS AND HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A SECRET LEAD AGENCY AND WHERE A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD REGARDING THESE CO-DEFENDANTS ON APRIL 4TH, 2022 AND COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED FROM TOWN DEPARTMENTS AND ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT THE STATE AND OR THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS AND THEREFORE ISSUES A NEGATIVE DECLARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6 1 7 0.7 OF THE CA REG REGULATIONS AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM, WHICH WILL ACT AS THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
OPPOSED? CARRIED WHERE HAMBURG TOWN CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND WHERE DRAFT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE TOWN CODE SEE ATTACHED AMENDMENTS AND WHEREAS THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON APRIL 4TH, 2022.
AND WHEREAS THESE CODE AMENDMENTS WERE REFERRED TO ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW YORK STATE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW 2 3 9.
AND WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD ACTING AS SECRET LIEN AGENCY HAS ISSUED, ISSUED A SECRET NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND WHEREAS PERSISTENT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD IS PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW AS FOLLOWS, BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, NEW YORK, THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AMENDS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE AS FOLLOWS, COPIES ATTACHED NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED.
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AMENDS LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 OF THE YEAR, 1986 OF THE CODE FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, CHAPTER TWO 80 ENTITLED ZONING TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVISION OF THE TOWN CODE AS REFERENCED ABOVE.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL ON THE QUESTION.
I JUST WANTED TO AGAIN RAISE MY, UH, CONCERNS FOR THIS ISSUE.
WE ARE INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAT SIZE FOR CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT NUMBER NUMBER 10, UH, FROM 5,000 TO 10,000 SQUARE FEET DOUBLING THAT I AM, I HESITATE TO SAY THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, WE SHOULDN'T DO, BUT I BELIEVE IT DESERVES FURTHER DISCUSSION AS WELL AS A, A MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT OTHER ALTERNATIVES PERHAPS INCLUDING, UH, COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE 5,000 AND THE 10,000.
UM, AND IN THAT SPIRIT, I'D LIKE TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO THAT RESOLUTION TO ELIMINATE NUMBER 10, UH, TWO 80 TO 2 22, MINIMUM LOT SIZE FROM THE CODE CHANGES.
SECOND THAT WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT ON THE TABLE AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE.
UM, ARE YOU GONNA VOTE ON AS AMENDED FOR THE, UH, THE REMAINDER
OKAY, SO NOW WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AS AMENDED.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ERFORD.
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WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG? RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM JOSEPH AND KIM JABLONSKI TO REZO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 5 5 0 HEALTH ROAD FROM C TWO TO RA.AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED WITH THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, HEREBY REFERS THIS REZONING REQUEST TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.
SO MOVE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE SECOND.
APPROVE THE HIRING AND TERMINATION OF FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES IN THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT AS LISTED.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF JORDAN KELLERMAN TO THE FULL-TIME CIVIL SERVICE POSITION OF PRINCIPAL ENGINEER ASSISTANT IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT PENDING SATISFACTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AND PHYSICAL.
THIS APPOINTMENT IS EFFECTIVE.
RATE OF PAY $34 52 CENTS PER HOUR.
71,801 ANNUALLY AND FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 1 4 4 0 100 SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER COUNTY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO.
CARRIED HAMBURG TOWN PARK EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WHEREAS A NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED AND WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN PARK WOULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING AN EMERGENCY SURVEILLANCE CAMERA FOR POLICE MONITORING MONITOR AND A PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM TO BROADCAST EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO RESIDENTS.
AND WHEREAS THE POLICE SURVEILLANCE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA WILL BE PURCHASE INSTALLED BY AMHERST ALARM INC.
AND A PA SYSTEM TO BE PURCHASE INSTALLED BY CELL TOWN'S AUDIO VIDEO NOW BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF AN EMERGENCY SURVEILLANCE CAMERA AND A PA SYSTEM FOR THE HAMBURG TOWN PARK.
LOCATED AT 44 20 LAKE SHORE ROAD, HAMBURG, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5.
THE PURCHASE PRICE IS NOT TO EXCEED $19,999.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A 1 6 9 0 2 0 7 COMPUTER EQUIPMENT MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCC SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FERRELL.
WE RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBRICK TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST OF LAKE SHORE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INCORPORATED TO CONFIRM MEMBERSHIP TO THE INDIVIDUALS AS FOLLOWS, JUSTIN WILLIAM MINTON.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOPE.
OPPOSED? CARRIED THE RESULT OF THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS DATED APRIL 25TH, 2022.
TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT $1,241,040 AND 46 CENTS.
ALRIGHT, NOW WE WILL OPEN THE MEETING UP TO BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR IF ANYBODY CAME TO ADDRESS THE TOWN BOARD.
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO DO SO? WE HAVE ABOUT THREE MINUTES SO YOU CAN STEP UP TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.
I LIVE ON CHATHAM DRIVE IN HAMBURG.
NICE TO DEPARTMENT SENIOR SERVICES FOR WHAT THEY DID, GETTING THE COVID SHOTS AND BOOSTERS OUT TO THE SENIORS.
ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTED? GREAT JOB.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A TESTAMENT TO MARIO DE'S LEADERSHIP, OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENT WHEN THE DEPART, WHEN THE, UH, WHEN COVID HIT, UH, THEY COULD HAVE SET BACK.
BUT THEY WERE CERTAINLY PROACTIVE AND HAD HAD MANY, UH, COVID VACCINATION CLINICS AT OUR, AT THE RECREATION, YOUTH REC AND SENIORS HEADQUARTERS ON SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD.
SO I KNOW THAT IT MEANT A LOT TO, TO A LOT OF FOLKS.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? UH, I'M SEAN DOYLE AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF PITCH HAMBURG.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD FOR ITS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF HAMBURG STARTUP COMMUNITY AND YOUR ASSISTANCE TO, UH, HAMBURG'S NEXT GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU AT A UPCOMING WORK SESSION WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT UPDATES ON OUR PROJECT.
AND, UH, CAN I ALSO HAVE A COMMENT AS, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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UH, WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING, UH, CARES GRANT APPLICATIONS SUPERVISOR, HOPE COUNCIL MEMBER FAROH WILL VERY GRACIOUS AND SUPPORTIVE OF SECURITY, $400,000 IN STATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE SUFFERED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.UH, WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $175,000.
YES, $175,000 OF AVAILABLE FUNDING, UH, TO GO OUT AND WE'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATION.
SO YOU CAN PLEASE CONTACT THE COUNTY CAMP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND, UH, WE'LL PROVIDE YOUR SUPPORT ASSISTANCE.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS HERE ON MY LEFT LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
NOTHING TO REPORT FINANCE, NOTHING TO REPORT.
UH, STARTING TO SWITCH OVER FROM WINTER TO, UH, SUMMER MODE.
SO THAT MEANS PAVING'S COMING.
SO WE'RE JUST STARTING TO GET INTO PAVING MODE AND, UH, DON'T PUT THE PLAZA AWAY YET.
AND WILL YOU HAVE A, UM, A PAVING PLAN FOR US? YES.
I WILL HAVE, UH, HAVE COUPLE BEANS I'LL HAVE SITTING DOWN WITH EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED IN COMING.
I LIKE TO GET 15 ROADS DONE, BUT, UH, THANKS.
YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SERVICES.
UM, AS WE GET READY FOR BEACH SEASON, UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE THANK YOUS TO, UH, AL.
ONE, THE OPERATING ENGINEER SCHOOL WHO HELPED THE BUILDINGS OF GROUNDS DEPARTMENT CLEAN UP ALL THE DEBRIS ON THE BEACH THAT GATHERS OVER WINTER OUR STORMS. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB AND HELP US CLEAN IT UP.
UH, ALSO, UH, EXCUSE ME, THE BUFFALO NIGEL RIVER KEEPER WAS AT HAMMER BEACH ON SATURDAY WITH A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS AND THEY ALSO HELPED, UH, CLEAN UP, UH, ON BEACH.
SO, AS WE GET READY AND THANK YOU TO DICK'S, UH, THIS PAST WEEKEND WE HAD A, UM, 20% OFF SALE FOR, UH, PEOPLE WITH A COUPON.
AND DEPENDING ON HOW WELL WE DID WITH TRAFFIC, THEY ALWAYS MAKE A DONATION TO OUR RECREATION FOUNDATION.
UM, COMING UP, UH, WE SUPPORT OVARIAN CANCER PROJECT, UH, BUT BY BEING, JUST SIMPLY BY BEING A PICKUP SITE FOR GERANIUM SALES THAT RAISE MONEY FOR THE OVARIAN CANCER, UH, PROJECT THAT THE, UH, DEADLINE FOR ORDERING IS APRIL 29TH, AND THE PICKUP DATE AT THE SENIOR CENTER IS MAY 14TH.
SO I JUST WANTED TO LET ANYBODY KNOW WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED OR IF DONE IN THE PAST, FORGOT.
UM, YOU CAN STILL GET YOUR ORDER IN AND THE PICKUP IS IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
ENGINEERING, UH, I JUST WANNA THANK THE BOARD FOR LISTENING TO THE UPDATES AND PRESENTATION TODAY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING POPS INTO YOUR MINDS AFTER THE FACT, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME.
AND THEN, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR HIRING IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND, UH, CHANCE ARE, HE'LL BE AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, SO I'LL BE INTRODUCING HIM TO THE BOARD AND TAKING HIM AROUND TOWN HALL, UH, EITHER MYSELF OR BOB TO INTRODUCE HIM.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIM JOINING THE TEAM.
IT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THE ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FOR HAMPER TO PARK AND PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE.
UM, ALL THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE ORDERED TOMORROW IN HOPES THAT IN COORDINATING BETWEEN THE TWO COMPANIES FOR THE PA SYSTEM AND THE CAMERAS, EVERYTHING WILL BE IN PLACE AND INSTALLED BY THE OPENING OF THE BEACH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
ALRIGHT, CLERK, UH, YEAH, TWO THINGS.
UH, WE HAVE A, A NEW DEPUTY THAT JOINED US, UM, AND, UH, SPENT A WEEK WITH US ALREADY AND DOING GREAT, CATCHING REAL FAST.
UH, HER NAME IS JILL SL AND, UH, COURSE LEIGH, IF YOU WANNA PRONOUNCE IT CORRECTLY, UH, AND, UH, TOWN CLERK IS IN ALBANY WILL BE BACK SOON, SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME FOR TOO MUCH LONGER.
AND, UH, REPORTS FROM THE BOARD.
I'LL START WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
I JUST WANNA, UH, THANK AND CONGRATULATE MARTY AGAIN.
UM, AS A LIAISON, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK INTIMATELY WITH MARTY OVER THE LAST, UH, SEVERAL YEARS, UH, GETTING A LOT OF THINGS DONE.
AND I CAN JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, THE COMMITMENT, THE PASSION, UH, THE ENERGY, THE DEDICATION, UH, IS, IS OFF THE CHARTS.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T SEE THAT BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, MANY LATE NIGHT CONVERSATIONS, EARLY MORNING CONVERSATIONS, WEEKEND CALLS, UM, TO KEEP YOU POSTED ON THINGS.
UH, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN APPRECIATED AND I REALLY FEEL THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE SERVED THE TOWN EXTREMELY WELL AND, UH, WE JUST THANK
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YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.CONGRATULATIONS, MARTY, AND THANK YOU.
I HAVE HAD THE, THE GOOD FORTUNE OF KNOWING MARTY AND HIS PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY FOR, FOR MOST OF MY LIFE.
SO THAT MEANS THAT I GOT TO EN ENJOY, YOU KNOW, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE PROGRAMS, UH, AS A CHILD, AND NOW MY CHILDREN ARE ENJOYING 'EM.
SO YOU'RE CERTAINLY LEAVING A WONDERFUL LEGACY AND I KNOW THAT YOUR, YOUR TEAM WILL MISS YOU, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY ARE, THEY'RE WELL EQUIPPED, UM, TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, WELL DESERVED.
UH, THE ONLY OTHER UPDATE I HAVE, UM, I'M THE LIAISON FOR THE HAMBURG COALITION FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
UM, THEY'RE REALLY GEARING UP DOING A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS, UM, NOW THAT WE'RE LESS RESTRICTED WITH COVID.
UM, SO AS WE'RE ENTERING MAY, WE ARE CELEBRATING ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
UM, SO THE ACTIVITY THAT THEY HAVE PLANNED, UH, WHICH THEY WILL BE SHARING ON ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IS A BOOK CLUB.
UM, AND THEN THEY'RE HOSTING A MEETING AT THE END OF THE MONTH, UM, TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT BOOK.
THE BOOK IS CALLED, UH, FAREWELL THE MANSON ARE, IT'S RELEVANT TO, UH, WHAT THIS MONTH IS CELEBRATING AS FAR AS ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE.
UM, SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING OR WANTS MORE INFORMATION, IT CAN BE FOUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THROUGH ME.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL.
UM, OUR BOA THAT WE WERE THRILLED TO BE AWARDED.
UM, WE DID HAVE ENOUGH UPDATE TODAY FROM DOS AND, UH, SUPERVISOR HO AND MYSELF AND SEVERAL OTHERS HAD PARTICIPATED IN A MEETING SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.
WE'D OUTLINED, UM, THE SCOPE OF THE WORK, ET CETERA, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO US WHEN EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER, AND WE HEARD FROM THEM TODAY THAT EVERYTHING'S GOOD TO GO.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THAT PROJECT TO PROCEED WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE ENVISIONING FOR, UH, THE WOODLAWN GATEWAY AREA.
UH, LAST TUESDAY WE DID HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND WELL ATTENDED.
I ALSO WAS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND THAT WAS TAPED AND IT'S STILL AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THAT PRESENTATION.
AND ALL OF THE QUESTIONS, THERE WERE SOME GREAT QUESTIONS THAT WERE, UM, POSED TO THE GROUP AND THAT WERE ANSWERED.
UH, WE DO HAVE INFORMATION, WE HAVE FLYERS FROM THAT EVENING THAT HAS, UH, UH, INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN GET TO THE AREA OF THE WEBSITE, UH, THAT HAS BEEN CREATED WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE ONGOING UPDATE.
SO THAT FLYER HAS THAT INFORMATION.
THERE'S EXTRA COPIES ALONG WITH A COMMENT SHEET BECAUSE WE STILL, NOT JUST ON THOSE, UM, EVENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, THE LIKE APRIL 19TH.
BUT I, IN AN ONGOING BASIS, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AS WE FINALIZE, UH, THE DRAFT AND MOVE TOWARDS ITS ADOPTION BY THE BOARD.
SO THERE IS A COMMENT SHEET, IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE, BUT FOR THOSE WHO PREFER THE PAPER COPY, UH, THEY WILL BE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
AND THERE ARE SOME EVEN AVAILABLE TONIGHT FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE.
AND ALSO ONLINE THOUGH, YOU CAN GO TO THE TOWN'S WEBSITE AND ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THERE.
UM, JUST A QUICK REMINDER, AS LIAISON FOR OUR TOWN BEAUTIFICATION, UH, HANDBOOK BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT, WE HAVE OUR TOWN BEAUTIFICATION MONTH DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, WHERE IT PREVIOUSLY WAS THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY.
AND ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED OR ORGANIZATION CAN CONTACT THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, EXCUSE ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THAT.
UH, AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE, JUST TO ADD MY CONGRATULATIONS TO MARTY.
DURING MY YEARS AS COUNCILWOMAN, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING AS A LIAISON FOR BOTH THE YOUTH AND THE SENIOR SERVICES RECREATION, SENIOR SERVICES, I'M SORRY, UM, ADVISORY BOARDS.
AND DURING THAT TIME, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF GETTING TO KNOW WITH MAR GETTING TO KNOW MARTY AND TO WORK WITH HIM.
AND I ECHO EVERYTHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID.
UM, HIS GENUINE COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY IS UNPARALLELED AND HIS RESPONSIVENESS TO US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS WHENEVER WE NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING OR WANNA BRING A CONCERN TO HIM IS ALSO UNPARALLELED.
AND IT HAS TRULY BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH YOU, MARTY, AND I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALL THE BEST GOING FORWARD.
AND ONE NOTE, KIND OF AS AN ASSIGNED TO THAT, I WAS CURIOUS THOUGH.
I DID, IF SOMEONE ASKED ME, UM, IN, I KNOW WE'VE STARTED THE PROCESS TO LOOK FOR MARTY'S REPLACEMENT AND IT SAYS DIRECTOR OF RECREATION.
I KNOW WE ALL REFER TO MARTY AS DIRECTOR OF, UM, YOUTH SENIOR SERVICES AND RECREATION.
IS THERE, HAS THERE BEEN A SHIFT OR A CHANGE OR IS THAT JUST THE, THE TITLE THE WAY? IT'S, UM, THAT WAS, I'VE BEEN, THAT QUESTION HAS BEEN POSED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES.
YEAH, WE'RE KEEPING THE DEPARTMENTS MERGED AND THAT'S JUST THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.
THAT'S WHAT, BUT I THOUGHT THAT CLARIFICATION WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HAD COME UP A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES FROM, FROM SEVERAL, SO THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO I'M GONNA SAY THE SAME THINGS EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAID.
CONGRATULATIONS MARTY AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, A TEACHER, A COACH, A PARENT.
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THAN MOST PEOPLE WILL EVER KNOW FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR GUIDANCE.AND I GOT TO WORK WITH YOU FIRSTHAND OR A CLOSEUP THIS PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THROUGH COVID PROTOCOLS AND HANDOUTS.
AND IT WAS AMAZING TO WATCH YOU WORK WITH YOUR STAFF.
LIKE YOU REALLY, YOU GET RIGHT IN THERE AND YOU LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
AND WE WILL DEFINITELY MISS YOU.
YOUR FAMILY IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU HOME NOW AND ENJOYING YOUR RETIREMENT WITH THEM.
I WAS OUT AT WOOD LONG BEACH AT THE HAMPER CLEANUP THIS WEEKEND, AND THAT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
TALK ABOUT SEEING LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE.
I SAW SO MANY, UM, TOWN EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME.
UM, SHANNON WAS THERE WITH US IN THE SWAMP HELPING US CLEAN UP.
IT WAS GREAT, BUT IT REALLY DID BRING HOME THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING TOGETHER AND BEING THE TOWN THAT FRIENDSHIP BUILT, LIKE PEOPLE GOING OUT AND SMILING TO PICK UP GARBAGE.
IT WAS NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY PITCHING IN AND REALLY GETTING THE TOWN READY FOR SUMMERTIME.
UM, AND THAT BEING SAID, LIKE HAMBURG, YES, ANOTHER ONE OF MARTY'S PROJECTS WAS OUT THERE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME AND SHOWING KIDS THAT YOU CAN GIVE BACK AND IT, IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND ALSO THE TOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY SINCE I'M LEE.
AND TO THEM, THEY HAVE A YARD SALE PLANNED FOR MAY 7TH, WHICH IS GONNA BE A FUNDRAISER FOR THEM.
AND IT'S GOING TO START AT 9:00 AM IT JUST HAPPENS TO COINCIDE WITH THE WORLD'S LARGEST YARD SALE THAT'LL BE GOING ON AT THE ERIE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
SO PLEASE CONSIDER STOPPING BY AND HELPING OUT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
UM, MARY AT ONE TIME IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, I WAS, I WAS A YOUTH IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND I GOT TO ENJOY YOUR PROGRAMMING AND THE PROGRAM THAT YOU AND THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAD HAD WORKED ON.
UM, DOWN THE ROAD, I BECAME A, A COWORKER, A COLLEAGUE OF YOURS WORKING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR SERVICES.
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, UM, YOU'VE BEEN A ROLE MODEL TO ME AS A, AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, AS, AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD AND HAVING BEEN A A DEPARTMENT HEAD, UM, I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JOBS IS TO ADVOCATE, UH, FOR YOUR PROGRAMS, FOR YOUR STAFF, AND TO BE MINDFUL OF, OF THE TAXPAYER.
AND YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BALANCE THOSE THREE THINGS.
NOW, WORKING IN THE CAPACITY AS A RY TOWN SUPERVISOR, I ADMIRE YOUR APPROACH TO BEING A DEPARTMENT HEAD BECAUSE YOU'RE ABLE TO, NUMBER ONE, IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU IDENTIFY THOSE PROBLEMS, PRESENT THEM TO THE BOARD, AND ARE QUICK TO PROPOSE A SOLUTION.
WE'RE NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE SOLUTIONS, BUT IT'S ALWAYS AT LEAST A GREAT PLACE TO START.
UH, AND YOUR COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION SKILLS HAVE SERVED NOT ONLY YOU, BUT THIS TOWN VERY WELL OVER YOUR VERY IMPRESSIVE CAREER IN RECREATION.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, UM, THE COMMITTEE HAS MET, UM, TO, TO PLAN, UH, MARTY'S MARTY'S SUCCESSOR.
UM, AND, UM, IT'S GOING TO BE A, A DIFFICULT DECISION.
WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE, MOSTLY, MOSTLY FOLKS FROM OUR ADVISORY BOARDS, UH, THAT ARE GONNA HELP TO INFORM, UH, THAT DECISION.
UM, BUT WE ARE, BECAUSE OF YOUR HARD WORK MARTY, WE'RE ABLE TO PRESENT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO THE NEXT CANDIDATE THAT'S GONNA TAKE OVER FOR YOU.
SO, SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT PART OF OUR JOB.
I ALSO WANNA CONGRATULATE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL ON A GREAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OPEN HOUSE.
UM, I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS.
I WOULD SAY WE'RE PROBABLY AT, WE'RE NEAR THE, THE HOME STRETCH AND I KNOW THAT, UM, YOU HAVE REALLY NOT ONLY BEEN THE FACE OF THIS, BUT HAVE ALSO KEPT THE, THE TOWN BOARD AND RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS ON TASK IN THIS EFFORT.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO IT.
WE'RE NOT GONNA RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY TONIGHT, BUT IT WAS A, IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT AND, AND WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT.
UM, IT WAS A GREAT DAY AT, AT WOODLAWN BEACH AND THE TOWN PARK, UH, THIS PAST SATURDAY.
AS, AS WE CLEANED UP, UH, THE DEBRIS THAT WASHES UP ON SHORE, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THAT WORK THAT, UH, SOME THAT REQUIRES SOME HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
BUT, BUT SATURDAY WAS ABOUT BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, UH, TO, TO BEAUTIFY THOSE, THOSE BEACHES.
AND, UH, WE DID A LOT OF GOOD WORK.
UM, SPECIAL THANKS TO THE BUFFALO NIAGARA RIVERKEEPER FOR DOING THEIR, THEIR BEACH SWEEP THAT THEY DO EVERY YEAR, UH, AND BRINGING EVEN MORE HANDS TO THAT WORK.
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TO ADJOURN.SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL.