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ALRIGHT, CALL ORDER THIS WORK SESSION AND WE'LL START OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPUBLIC STANDS NATION INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALRIGHT, WE GOT A FEW ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.
WE CAN START, I THINK, WITH THE EASIEST ONES.
WE HAVE SOME ACCOUNT CODE CORRECTIONS.
UH, YOU SHOULD HAVE A LISTING OF THEM.
A MEMO FROM MICHELLE DATED TODAY, RESOLUTION SIX, 16 AND 17 ALL NEED TO BE AMENDED.
UM, SO PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THAT IN YOUR, UM, I HAVE TWO OTHER ITEMS, UH, THAT I'D LIKE TO, TO PRESENT FOR DISCUSSION.
UM, THE FIRST IS OUR TOWN'S LOW INCOME SENIOR PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.
AND YOU SHOULD HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THAT, A COUPLE SHEETS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO US BY, UM, BY DAN, OUR ASSESSOR.
UM, BUT BASICALLY, LET ME DESCRIBE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
THE, THERE'S A PROGRAM IN NEW YORK STATE THAT ALLOWS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO OFFER, UH, PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS TO SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND NEW YORK STATE SETS THE INCOME THRESHOLDS CURRENTLY, THE INCOME THE MOST YOU CAN MAKE WHILE STILL BEING ELIGIBLE FOR THIS.
UH, THIS TAX EXEMPTION IS $35,400.
THERE'S A SLIDING SCALE THAT, UH, PROVIDES THE DISCOUNT.
NOW, THE LOCAL, UH, GOVERNMENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET THEIR OWN THRESHOLD AS LONG AS IT IS BELOW THE NEW YORK STATE THRESHOLD.
CURRENTLY, THE TOWN OF AMBER, UPPER INCOME LIMIT TO RECEIVE A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION IS $16,800.
SO IF YOU'RE A SENIOR OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE, AND YOU OWN A HOME IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND MAKE LESS THAN $16,800 PER YEAR, YOU CAN GET A REDUCTION IN YOUR PROPERTY TAXES.
IF YOU MAKE IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, IF YOU MAKE, UH, 16 LESS THAN 16 EIGHT, BUT MORE THAN 15 NINE, YOU GET 20% OFF OF YOUR PROPERTY TAXES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE, THE SLIDING SCALE IF YOU MAKE LESS THAN $11,000.
SO IF YOU MAKE LESS THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH, UH, YOU GET 50% OFF OF YOUR PROPERTY TAXES.
THE LAST TIME THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ADDRESSED THIS, I BELIEVE, AND, AND I HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH, WITH
UH, ERIE COUNTY OFFERS THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION TO SENIORS, UH, MAKING, UH, LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE 35 4.
UH, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS GONNA GO UP TO 37 4, UH, NEXT YEAR.
SO I THINK THAT, UH, JUST BASED ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THESE NUMBERS, BASED ON WORKING WITH WITH SENIORS FOR, FOR MOST OF MY CAREER, I THINK IT'S UNLIKELY THAT THERE'S VERY MANY, UH, SENIORS WHO ARE IN A POSITION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TAX EXEMPTION.
IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, WHAT MR. STANFORD HAS PROVIDED US, UH, HE BREAKS OUT THE DIFFERENT, UM, THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. SO FOR, UH, IF YOU LOOK AT EXEMPTION CODE 4 1 8 0 2, THOSE ARE THE FOLKS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG THAT CURRENTLY RECEIVE THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION APPLIED TO THEIR COUNTY TAX BILLS.
610 PARCELS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CLAIM THIS EXEMPTION FOR A TOTAL OF 15 $15,469,340 IN REAL
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ESTATE VALUE.WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TOWN, WHICH IS 41 8 0 3, WE HAVE 80 PARCELS THAT BENEFIT FROM THIS, AND THAT'S 1.4 6 4 5 7 9.
SO THE MATH ON THIS IS PRETTY EASY.
IT'S LIKELY THAT IF THE TOWN, UH, CHANGED OUR LIMIT ON THIS, THEN THE NUMBERS WOULD REFLECT SIMILAR TO WHAT, WHAT THE COUNTY IS.
AND, UH, DAN'S CALCULATION WOULD BE THAT IF WE WERE TO INCREASE THE LIMIT TO 35 4, THAT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT OF $158,203 AND 24 CENTS ON OUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUES.
OF COURSE, ON THIS SHEET, YOU ALSO SEE WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER LIMITS ARE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.
UM, WEST SENECA SCHOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE.
UH, THE UPPER LIMIT IS 26,900, UM, TO RECEIVE THE FULL DISCOUNT AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE LESS THAN 18 FIVE.
UM, SO COMMUNITIES ARE ADDRESSING THIS ON, ON THEIR OWN SCHEDULE, ON THEIR OWN TIME AND HOWEVER THEY WOULD LIKE TO.
BUT I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO A PIECE OF THE POPULATION OF HAMBURG THAT A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS, A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS MAY MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STAYING IN THEIR HOME OR NOT STAYING IN THEIR HOME.
OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT OFF, WE'RE NOT PUTTING THIS UP FOR ANY ACTION TONIGHT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE OF THIS.
UM, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS IN THE FUTURE.
ANY QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGES AND THE SCALE? IS THERE A SET GUIDELINE WE FOLLOW OR DO WE HAVE COMPLETE, UH, FLEXIBILITY? SO THE, THE LOCAL LAW THAT WAS PASSED IN FIRST 1967 AND AMENDED MOST RECENTLY IN 1987, SPELLS OUT THOSE, THOSE PERCENTAGES.
SO TO AMEND THE, THE LOCAL LAW, WE COULD ALSO AMEND THOSE, THOSE PERCENTAGES.
SO THIS WOULD REQUIRE AMENDMENT OF THE EXISTING LAW OR A NEW LOCAL LAW? UM, I'M, I'M NOT SURE AS FAR AS WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE FOR THIS.
LISA, DO YOU KNOW IF, IF WE WOULD HAVE TO AMEND OR PASS A NEW LAW? I'D HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT.
UM, I THINK YOU DO A NEW LAW WHICH AMENDS THE OLD LAW.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING TOO, BE AN AMENDMENT IS A NEW, SO THERE WOULD BE LAW.
SO YOU'D HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NOW, IN THAT, COULD WE, IF WE, IF WE DID IT IN LIKE A PHASED APPROACH, WOULD THAT BE INCLUDED IN THE AMENDMENT OF THE LOCAL LAW? SO YOU'RE SAYING LIKE IF WE DECIDED TO DO, UM, A CERTAIN, LIKE, LIKE RAISE IT TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT THIS YEAR AND THEN NEXT YEAR YEAH.
UM, TO GET IF WE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CONSENT CONSENSUS TO GET TO THE MAXIMUM.
I'VE BEEN DOING SOME, SOME RESEARCH.
I'VE BEEN REACHING OUT TO OTHER COMMUNITIES TO SEE HOW, HOW THEY HANDLED THAT AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A RESPONSE YET, BUT, BUT I CAN SEE IF, IF THEY ADDRESS IT ONE YEAR AT A TIME OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IS PERHAPS TIED TO THE MAXIMUM.
I SEE THAT YOU HAVE WEST PARK SCHOOLS AND WEST SCHOOLS.
IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN GET WEST SIDE THOSE NUMBERS AND ORCHARD PARKS NUMBERS FOR THEIR TOWNS AS WELL? YEAH, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.
IT'S, IT'S, UM, THOSE, THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE ON WEBSITES, SO, UM, OR REALLY ANYWHERE ELSE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND, UH, SO, WE'LL, I'M SURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IT.
IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME, SOME DATA NOTE.
THE OTHER ITEM I HAD ON HERE, UH, WE HAVE, I'VE SHARED SOME DOCUMENTS WITH YOU.
UM, I'VE TALKED TO, UH, A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENT HEADS.
I DISCUSSED THIS IN OUR LAST DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING.
UM, I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE, UM, SOME, SOME TRAINING, UH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, REALLY, UH, BASED MOSTLY ON OPERATING AS A, AS A TEAM, UM, WORKING
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IN TEAMS, FINDING THE, THE STRENGTHS OF MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM.THIS WOULD BE TRAINING THAT WOULD BE GEARED AT US, THE TOWN BOARD, UH, BUT ALSO DEPARTMENT HEADS.
AND THIS, UH, PROPOSAL WAS PUT TOGETHER BY THERESA WARRANTS, WHO, UH, IS, IS A PRIVATE CONSULTANT, UM, WHO CAME FROM A CAREER OF, UH, AS A, AS A SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN WESTERN NEW YORK.
UM, AND, UH, HAS, HAS TRAINED, UH, GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND TEAMS ON CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING.
SHE ALSO HAS EMPLOYED, UH, A FOUR SITE TOOL THAT'S F-O-U-R-S-I-G-H-T, THAT, UM, ANALYZES WHERE YOU FIT ON ON A TEAM AND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU LIKE TO DO.
ARE YOU AN, UH, A CLARIFIER? ARE YOU AN IDEATOR? ARE YOU AN IMPLEMENTER? UM, AND THE GOAL OF THIS TYPE OF TRAINING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT PLACES, THAT INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SKILLS IN CERTAIN AREAS, UH, ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THOSE SKILLS, UH, TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITIES.
UM, IT, UH, TEACHES, UH, CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, UM, IN, IN IDENTIFYING, UH, CONSENSUS, UH, DECISION MAKING, HOW TO, HOW TO BRAINSTORM EFFECTIVELY, HOW AND WHEN TO BRAINSTORM, HOW TO SUPPORT BRAINSTORMING.
UM, SO I HAVE SOME DOCUMENTS HERE THAT I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO, TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
UM, AGAIN, NO ACTION ON THIS TONIGHT.
UM, AND I ALSO HAVE A, A PRICING DOCUMENT THAT SHE INCLUDED.
UM, SO FEEL FREE TO LOOK THOSE OVER IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO, UH, DISCUSS THEM WITH YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS THIS EVENING? CAN I GET A, DO YOU GUYS HAVE TWO SIDED COPIES? NO, NO.
WHAT PAGES DO YOU HAVE? UH, SO THIS IS, YOU MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THIS, BUT I'M JUST READING IT.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD FALL UNDER, UH, RESCUE PLAN FUNDING
YEAH, THERE'S JUST FEW DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO PAY FOR IT, BUT I THINK RESCUE PLAN WILL BE, I'M JUST, I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC IDEA.
I'M, I'M TAKING SOME, OR HAVE TAKEN SOME LEADERSHIP TRAINING, UM, THAT'S BEEN VERY VALUABLE, HELPFUL.
I THINK IT'S A CHANGE CHANGER FOR A TEAM.
UM, AND THE PRICING ON THIS SEEMS IDEAL COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, OPPORTUNITIES THAT I'VE SEEN, SO.
YEAH, NO, I'M, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THIS, UH, THIS TYPE OF PROGRAMS, UH, USING OUR BUSINESS AND, UH, I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S WORTH PURSUING.
I DEFINITELY WOULD WANNA KNOW, THOUGH, IF THAT, IF WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT WAS HER SPECIALTY, BECAUSE I THINK THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRIVATE AND SIMILAR, SO, UM, AND COMPARING HER TO OTHERS THAT OFFER IT, UH, IF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, YEAH, I KNOW SHE'S, SHE'S DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH, WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SHE'S DONE A LOT OF WORK IN NON-FOR-PROFIT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT.
AND THAT'S WHERE I CAME ACROSS HER, HER TRAINING.
UH, SHE WAS DOING SOME WORK WITH THE RALPH WILSON JUNIOR FOUNDATION TO TRAIN, UM, ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE CAREGIVERS.
GUYS, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THAT WAS GOOD.
ALRIGHT, WELL, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
ANY, ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA THAT WE WANNA HASH OUT BEFORE WE MEETING? IT IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AGENDA TONIGHT, SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, NO OTHER BUSINESS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADJOURN AND HAVE A LITTLE BREAK BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR, UH, BOARD MEETING.
JUST A FEW UPDATES IN MIGHT WRITE THEM DOWN INSTEAD OF, SO LAST, UH, FRIDAY WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A TWO HOUR MEETING, UH, WITH THE NIKE ARENA COMMITTEE THAT'S WORKING ON, UH, UPGRADES TO THE, UH, HOCKEY
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SITE.AND, UH, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, BASED ON THAT, THAT MEETING, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING, UM, WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE REQUESTING OF THE, THE, THE THREE FINALISTS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD.
UH, WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT DONE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THEN, UH, NOTIFY ALL THREE GROUPS, UH, WHAT THEY'RE GONNA NEED TO PREPARE TO COME BEFORE THE ENTIRE TOWN, UH, AT A WORK SESSION TO PRESENT FINAL PRESENTATIONS.
UH, SO DEPENDING ON SCHEDULES AND TIMEFRAME, OUR GOAL WOULD IDEALLY BE TO HAVE THAT, UH, COMPLETED AND A, A FIRM SELECTED BY THE END OF THE SUMMER.
AND, UH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, UM, NARROWING DOWN THE SCOPE SO THAT WHEN THEY COME, UH, BEFORE US, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES AND GIVING US, UM, EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AT THIS POINT TO MAKE A FINAL, UH, DETERMINATION.
WE ALSO, UH, WERE ABLE TO HAVE, UM, A MEETING WITH THE, UH, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AND THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT JOINTLY IN TERMS OF THE GOLF COURSE.
UH, THIS SPRING HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SPRING, UH, IN TERMS OF GOLF COURSES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
AND, UH, BECAUSE OF THE RAIN AND BECAUSE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE LACK OF, UM, COOPERATION, UH, AND, AND I SHOULDN'T SAY COOPERATION, THE LACK OF, UM, THE ABILITY TO, TO HANDLE THE RAIN AND THE, THE, UH, THE WEATHER, THE UNPREDICTABILITY, I GUESS I SHOULD SAY.
WE DECIDED TO, UH, MAKE A DELAY IN OPENING THE COURSE TO THIS FRIDAY, UH, THE 13TH.
AND, UH, AT THIS POINT, WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.
UH, WHAT I THINK WE WANNA KEEP IN MIND IS THE INTEGRITY OF THE GOLF COURSE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH A, UM, A DIFFICULT SPRING WITH ALL THE RAIN, UH, IT REALLY MAKES IT CHALLENGING IF YOU OPEN UP EARLY TOO EARLY BECAUSE YOU COULD DO DAMAGE, UH, JUST A COUPLE DAYS OF GOLF THAT CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEASON.
SO WE WANTED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THREE DAYS BEFORE WE WERE HOPING TO OPEN, UH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, IT SNOWED FOR A FEW HOURS, UH, IN THE MORNING WE HAD SNOW ON THE GROUND, COLD TEMPERATURES.
SO WE THANK ALL THE GOLFERS FOR THEIR PATIENTS.
UH, MOST OF 'EM HAVE BEEN VERY UNDERSTANDING AND, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT 70% OF THE GOLF COURSE IS ON A FLOODPLAIN.
SO IN NORMAL TIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE COURSE, UH, IN SOME SPRINGS.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE A SPRING LIKE OURS WITH, WITH RAIN AND SNOW, UH, AND COLD TEMPERATURES, UM, HAVEN'T HAD HOT DAYS TO DRY IT OUT, UH, IT MADE IT, UH, EVEN MORE CHALLENGING.
SO WE'RE EXCITED THAT IT SHOULD BE, UH, READY TO GO, UH, THIS FRIDAY.
UH, THE BEACH IS ALSO, UM, MAKING GREAT PROGRESS, UH, IN TERMS OF, UM, THE DOCS.
I'M SURE YOU KNOW, PAT AND, UM, UH, THE OTHERS INVOLVED MIGHT BE ABLE TO COMMENT IN MORE DETAIL, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN THERE AND TAKE A LOOK.
AND, UH, FOR ANYBODY THAT QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, UH, THE BEACH AND THE CLEANLINESS, UM, I'D STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU AT SOME POINT, UH, TO TAKE A LOOK.
AND WE TOOK SOME PICTURES DOWN THERE.
UM, IT IS INCREDIBLE, UH, WHAT HAPPENS IN THE OFF SEASON IN TERMS OF ALL THE DEBRIS, UH, THAT'S COLLECTED NOT ONLY ON THE BEACH, BUT UP ONTO THE ROADWAYS, THE PARKING LOTS.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A MONUMENTAL CHALLENGE AND, UH, THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB.
SO WE'RE PRETTY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE GONNA BE IN GOOD SHAPE TO, TO HAVE THAT OPEN ON TIME THIS YEAR AS WELL.
IF I COULD JUST ADD TO THAT, UM, WE'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS THIS WEEK OF THE PARKING LOT BEING A LITTLE TIGHT, UH, NEAR THE BOAT LAUNCH, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE, WE HAVE TWO GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN HAMBURG.
UM, WE'RE GETTING SOME NICE SUNSETS, UH, WHICH IS, WHICH IS NICE TO SEE AGAIN.
AND, AND WALLEYE SEASON IS OPENING.
SO WE HAVE THE NIGHT FOLKS, THE NIGHT FISHER PEOPLE GOING OUT.
UM, AND WE HAVE FOLKS ENJOYING OUR SUNSETS.
UM, AND THEY MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THAT THEY NEED A, A BEACH PERMIT STICKER TO DO THAT.
SO, UH, WE REACHED OUT TO CHIEF TRASK, UH, AT THE END OF LAST WEEK, AND HE WAS ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD, UH, POLICE PRESENCE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE ONLY HAD, THAT PEOPLE HAD THEIR, HAD THEIR PERMITS, UM, AND THAT THE, THE PARKING SITUATION WAS, WAS, UH, HELPFUL TOO TO THE FOLKS TRYING TO GET THEIR, THEIR BOATS OFF TO DO THE NIGHT FISHING.
UM, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE CALLS, UH, OVER THE WEEKEND, UM, THAT IT WORKED AND, UH, AND THINGS WERE PRETTY GOOD OVER, OVER THE WEEKEND.
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AND THE LAST UPDATE ON THE BEACH IS WE'VE BEEN REALLY ANXIOUS IN WAITING FOR AN LED SIGN TO REALLY MAKE IT A LOT CLEARER TO PEOPLE ABOUT, UH, WHAT THEY NEED TO DO WHEN THEY GO TO THE BEACH.UH, UNFORTUNATELY WE ONLY GOT, UM, ONE REPLY, UH, TO THE RFP, UH, AN INQUIRY.
AND, UH, SO WE MAY BE BACK AT SQUARE ONE BECAUSE, UH, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT ANOTHER, UH, PARTNER.
AND RIGHT NOW THEIR PARTNER BACKED OUT.
SO, UH, WE'VE HAD NOW TWO ISSUES WITH SOME, YOU KNOW, MINOR IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR FACILITIES, THE GOLF COURSE, UM, A NEW SIGN AS WELL AS THIS, UH, LED LIGHT AT THE BEACH THAT UNFORTUNATELY, UH, WE PUT OUT THE RPS AND, UM, THE PEOPLE, EITHER WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH RESPONSES, OR THE ONES THAT WE DID AND THAT WE WERE READY TO GO WITH, UH, HAD TO BACK OUT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE SUPPLIES OR THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTNERS THAT THEY NEEDED.
UH, IN THE, IN THE CASE OF THE GOLF COURSE, IT WAS A MASON, UH, A, A MASON, UH, EMPLOYEE.
SO, UH, IF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHERE, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THESE PROJECTS, THEY CERTAINLY HAVEN'T BEEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO, TO TRY TO GET IT DONE.
UM, BUT WE HAVE RUN INTO, UM, WHAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE RUN INTO, WHICH IS SOME SUPPLY CHAIN AND, UH, LABOR ISSUES.
SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH IT.
UH, BUT JUST WANNA GIVE AN UPDATE, UH, 'CAUSE I KNOW, UH, WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE ALL THAT UP AND RUNNING, UH, SHORTLY, BUT IT'S, UH, LIKELY TO BE DELAYED.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT IF I COULD.
UM, THE BATHROOMS FOR THE TOWN PARK, I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT.
UM, THE TOWN PARK DOESN'T OPEN UNTIL MEMORIAL DAY, THAT'S THE OFFICIAL OPENING.
UM, HOWEVER, UH, WE DID GET PORTABLE BATHROOMS. IDA COMPLIANT BATHROOMS THAT WERE, UH, CAME IN LAST FALL.
THEY CANNOT BE INSTALLED DURING THE WINTER TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FIND POWER TO POWER.
SO, UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH THE DEC AND HOOKING UP THE POWER SUPPLY ONCE WE FIGURED OUT WHERE THEY WERE GOING.
'CAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THEY WERE GOING.
THEY WERE JUST PROPPED DOWN THERE, AND I THINK SEAN CAME DOWN AND HELPED OUT WITH SOME LOCATIONS AT THE BOTTOM ONE.
SO, UH, JUST SO THE BOARD KNOWS THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING DOWN THERE WITH THOSE.
THANKS, PAT, ANYTHING TO REPORT ON ME? NO, NOT WITH THE LIBRARY THE OTHER DAY.
THEY'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR PROJECT FOR THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OUTSIDE OF LAKE SHORE LIBRARY.
AND, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY ACTUALLY BE SCOPING ON SOME OPTIONS SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY HAVE OVER AT CHESTER RIDGE.
MORE, UH, SUSTAINABLE OR LOCAL CONNECTIONS.
SO, UM, I HAVE TWO THINGS THAT I THINK ARE WORTHY REPORTING.
UM, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THAT THE, UH, THAT THE FOLKS BEHIND THE SKATE PARK PROJECT, NAMELY JERRY KERICK, HAVE REACHED THEIR MATCHING FUNDRAISING GOAL.
THEY'VE RAISED OVER $250,000, WHICH WILL BE MATCHED BY $250,000 FROM THE RALPH WILSON JUNIOR FOUNDATION, UH, TO BUILD A SKATE PARK, UM, AT THE ELECTRIC AVENUE, UH, PARK UP BY ELECTRIC AVENUE AVENUES.
WE, UM, HAD A MEETING TODAY, UH, TO BEGIN, UH, TO, TO BEGIN THE STEPS THAT WE'RE GONNA NEED TO TAKE TO, UH, GET THAT PROJECT UNDERWAY.
SO TIM AND CHARITY WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH FOLKS FROM OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT, OUR, UH, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UH, OUR, OUR GRANT CONSULTANT, UH, IN MY OFFICE.
AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET, AND A LOT OF THIS, AGAIN, IS GONNA DEPEND ON SOME SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND, AND OTHER THINGS, BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT, UH, WE CAN GET A SHOVEL IN THE GROUND, UH, THIS FALL.
THE OTHER, UH, ITEM THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD IS THE, UM, UH, TO SCREENING COMMITTEE, UH, FOR OUR DIRECTOR OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES, UH, POSITION, UM, HAS, HAS MET, UH, I BELIEVE TWICE NOW.
WE ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN, UH, THIS WEEK.
UM, WE'VE RECEIVED, UH, I WOULD SAY WELL OVER A DOZEN APPLICATIONS.
UM, AND WE'VE HAD, I WOULD SAY SEVERAL STRONG, UH, CANDIDATES APPLY AT THIS POINT.
UM, SO WE'RE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE PROCESS, UM, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY KEEP THE BOARD APPRISED AS THAT CONTINUES TO SHOW.
YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? UM, NO, I THINK IT'S, UM,
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IT'S IMPORTANT FOR, I ALREADY REALIZE A LITTLE BIT OF PATIENCE HERE AS WELL, UM, BECAUSE WE DID HAVE THREE RETIREES IN THAT DEPARTMENT.AND SO, UM, WE'RE HOPING THAT, UH, WHOEVER'S SELECTED WILL HAVE A SAY IN THE REPLACEMENTS FOR THOSE POSITIONS, UM, AS THEY FORM THE DEPARTMENT AND START TO, UH, DEVELOP, YOU KNOW, THEIR GAME PLAN.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT PULLING TOGETHER TO, YOU KNOW, CARRY, UH, THE EXTRA WEIGHT THAT'S, THAT'S, UM, THAT'S THERE IN THE, THE SHORT TERM BEFORE WE HIRE.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, YEAH, WE'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY IN PLACE.
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF GREAT CANDIDATES.
SO, UM, JUST KIND OF AGAIN, ASKING FOR LITTLE PATIENCE SINCE WE'RE A LITTLE SHORT STAFFED THERE IN THE MEANTIME.
ANYTHING ELSE? I KNOW ELISE HAS AN ITEM FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, RELATED TO, UH, LITIGATION, CORRECT? YES.
UM, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCCONNELL.
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ORDER WELCOME FOLKS WHO ARE JOINING US BOTH HERE AND, UH, MINE.I'LL CALL UPON OUR TOWN CLERK FOR A CALLING OF THE WALL.
SUPERVISOR HOKE, PRESENT, COUNCILMAN COMERFORD PRESENT, COUNCILMAN CONLEY, PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN HOKE PRESENT.
WE'LL BEGIN THIS MEETING WITH THE, TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH ONE NATION UNDER BEHALF IN JUSTICE, UH, RESOLVE THAT THE CHILD CAM TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS FOLLOWS, APRIL 25TH, 2022 TOWN BOARD REGULAR SESSION.
SO MOVED MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CU SECOND, SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER HO IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOM BOARD DOES HEREBY AMEND RESOLUTION NUMBER 26 FROM THE ANNUAL REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF JANUARY 10TH, 20 2022 TO APPOINT JILL SL AS DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE DISTRICT NUMBER 1 4 6 5 TO FILL THE VACANCY.
HE HAD FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AMEND RESOLUTION NUMBER 30 FROM THE ANNUAL REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF JANUARY 10TH, 2022 FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF PURCHASE ORDERS, TOWN VOUCHERS, REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL AND OR BUDGET TRANSFERS PAYROLL INPUT
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SHEETS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK AND TAX DEPARTMENT FROM BRAD M KY AND JILL SL IN THE ABSENCE OF THE TOWN CLERK.SO MOVED MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CON FAVOR, SAY AYE.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM DEBORAH STI TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 5 1 9 LTZ ROAD FROM C TWO TO RA RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.
AND WHEREAS THE HAMBURG PLANNING BOARD REVIEWED THE REZONING REQUEST AND RECOMMENDED ON 5 4 20 20 22 DID THIS REZONING REQUEST BE APPROVED.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD SET THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS REZONING REQUEST TO BE HELD ON MAY 23RD, 2022 AT 7:00 PM SO MOVE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MFER.
OPPOSED? CARRIED, UH, BE RESOLVED.
THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF ONE NEW ZERO TERM MOWER FOR THE PRICE OF $10,357 17 CENTS.
THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED THREE QUOTES, LAKESHORE HARDWARE $10,357 AND 17 CENTS LAND PRO 11,114 AND 18 CENTS GRASSLAND EQUIPMENT $14,716 AND 7 CENTS.
FUNDS AVAILABLE IN DB 5 1 3 2 0 1.
YOU RESOLVED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES REQUEST A SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF VENDOR CONTRACT FOR MEAL SERVED AT THE ADULT DAY SERVICES PROGRAM BY FEED MORE WESTERN NEW YORK.
THIS EXTENSION WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 5 26 2022 THROUGH 5 25 2023 AND THE PRICE PER MEAL IS IN THE ATTACHMENT.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMON SECOND.
WHEREAS THE TOWN'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS ALLIED CPAS PC, HAVE COMPLETED THEIR AUDIT FOR A TOWN'S 2021 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ATTACHED HERE TO FOR THE TOWN OF
AND A COPY OF THE AUDIT ALONG WITH THIS BOARD RESOLUTION BE SENT TO THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
OPPOSED? CARRIED ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS IT RESOLVED IS THAT AMBER TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ADVERTISE BIDS FOR THE FOLLOWING CDBG PROJECT ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS.
AMBER TOWN HALL FUNDING IS AVAILABLE WITHIN CD 4 7 8 6 6 2 0.362 AND THE PROGRAM INCOME ACCOUNT.
SO MOVED SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO.
A A OPPOSED GARY A DA PROJECT APPROVAL WHEREAS ON OCTOBER 25TH, 2021, THE EVERYTOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE ADVERTISEMENT BIDS FOR THE A DA RESTROOM CONVERSION PROJECT AND WHEREAS THE BIDS WERE ON APRIL 8TH, 2022 AND OPENED ON TUESDAY, MAY 3RD, 2022 WITH A FOLLOWING FIRM SUBMITTING BID MGR 80 2034 GROUP 117,340 ERHARD CONSTRUCTION 199,845.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE CONTRACT WITH MGR FOR A DA RESTROOM CONVERSION PROJECT.
MOTION BY COUNCIL BY SUPERVISOR HO.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER C*M.
A OPPOSED CARRIES BE RESOLVED THAT AFTER COMPLETING THE RFP PROCESS, THE TOWN BOARD REWARDS THE CONTRACT FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG'S ACTIVE MOBILITY PLAN TO GO BACK RESPONSE TO RFP ATTACHED HERETO AND AUTHORIZES A SUPERVISOR TO ENTER INTO SAME.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CON ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? WHEREAS CAR 20 EIGHTS THEN 2 9 9 5 WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND WHEREAS THE ANTICIPATED TRADE-IN VALUE OF AGAINST UPCOMING NEW FORD EXPLORER VEHICLE PURCHASE FROM THE LACEY FORD WAS $8,000 AND THE INSURANCE COVERAGE PAYMENT RECEIVED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $11,143 AND 97 CENTS.
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WHEREAS DELACEY FORD IS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN THE ANTICIPATED TRADE-IN OF CAR 28 DUE TO THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED.AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT SELL THE VEHICLE TO MILLER'S COLLISION AND AUTO FOR $2,000 TO BE USED AS A SPARE PARTS CAR.
DUE TO THE CURRENT NATIONWIDE PART SHORTAGE, THE FUNDS FOR THE SALE OF THIS VEHICLE ARE TO BE DEPOSITED TO B 3 1 2 0 0.22 MOTOR VEHICLES.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO SECOND COUNCILMAN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED CALL WRATH STUDENT AT SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY TO COMPLETE AN INTERNSHIP IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT NO COST TO THE TOWN.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOAX.
RESOLVE RESOLVED AS TOWN BOARD APPROVED.
THE TERMINATION IN HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS FOLLOWS, AS PER THE ATTACHMENT WITH UH, MOST OF THE CHANGES INTO THE GOLF COURSE AND THE BEACH OPERATIONS.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOPE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
HE RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD OF PROOF OF HIRING AND TERMINATION OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES IN THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT BAF ATTACHED.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
WE RESOLVED THE GENERAL BOARD AUTHORIZED THE BILLINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A NEW JACOBSON HR 600 MOWER THE AMOUNT OF $69,166 AND 1 CENT AFTER TRADE-IN PER NEW YORK STATE GENERAL MUNICIPAL AT 1 0 3 PIGGYBACK MASS CONTRACT MASSACHUSETTS FAC 1 1 16 PURCHASE IS ON A LEASE TO OWN BASIS WITH FOUR ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF $18,766 AND 8 CENTS.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A 7 1 4 1 2 0 1.
YOU RESOLVE WITH T BOARD AUTHORIZED BILLINGS GROUNDS DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE NEW JOHN DEERE Z NINE THREE MZ TRACK MOWER IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,843 AND 22 CENTS AFTER TRADING PER NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT NUMBER PC 6 8 1 3 1 FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A1 6 2 2 1.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CUMING ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.
APPROVE THE FOLLOWING AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS DATED MAY 9TH, 2022.
TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT 3 45.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOPE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALRIGHT, THAT, UH, CONCLUDES OUR FORMAL AGENDA, BUT WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION IF ANYBODY CAME TO, UH, DISCUSS ANYTHING WITH THE TOWN BOARD.
NOW AS YOU CHANGED, WE ASK YOU TO COME TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM AND TRY AND KEEP IT UNDER THREE MINUTES.
ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE TOWN BOARD.
ALRIGHT, THEN WE CAN MOVE RIGHT INTO, UH, DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS.
WE'LL START WITH, UH, SUPERINTENDENT HUGHES.
HI, UH, UH, JUST KEEP PREPARING FOR A PAVING COMING UP AND JUST GETTING CAUGHT UP FROM, UM, WINTER STUFF.
UM, I DID FORWARD A, UH, PING LIST, SEND PAVING LIST TO, UH, BETH.
UM, I HAVEN'T, UH, FINALIZED ANYTHING YET, BUT HOPEFULLY BY THE NEXT MEETING I'LL HAVE SOMETHING, UH, IN, UH, SO WE CAN GO FORWARD.
YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SERVICES.
UH, JUST LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW GOLF COURSE YOU OPEN UP SOME POINT THIS WEEK.
UH, TOWN, PARK BEACH WHEN THE BOAT LAUNCHES IS OPEN AND GET OUT AND GET SOME FRESH AIR TODAY.
CHRIS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE HOPING TO GET OUR 2022 CDBG AND HOME AWARDS THIS WEEK FROM HUD AND ONCE WE DO, WE'LL HAVE TO DO ALL THE PAPERWORK AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME AND GO FORWARD WITH ALL THE RESOLUTIONS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
WE SHOULD HAVE LIKE EIGHT OF YOU.
SO SORRY ABOUT THAT IN ADVANCE.
UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK THE TOWN BOARD FOR PASSING MY RESOLUTION AND ALSO WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT I'M, I STILL HAVE THE, THE GARBAGE BAGS FOR THE TOWN WIDE CLEANUP IN MY OFFICE SO FAR.
ONLY ONE PERSON TO COME TO PICK 'EM UP.
SO I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE USING THEIR OWN, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE OUT THERE 'CAUSE I SEE A LOT OF THINGS PICKED UP, SO I DON'T KNOW.
I ED IF YOU'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF,
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I'M NOT PICKING 'EM UP YET.THEY'RE GONNA CALL MY OFFICE SITTING UP.
THEY'RE GOING OUT AND PICKING 'EM UP, SO, OKAY.
BUT I, I DO STILL HAVE THOSE BAGS AND THE HAND SANITIZERS OR GLOVES.
REPORTS FROM THE BOARD COUNCIL MEMBER HOPE.
UM, YES, I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS THE FIRST MUNICIPAL MEMBER TO BE PART OF THE ERIE COUNTY ANTI-STIGMA COALITION.
WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD, UH, IN 2020 JOINING IN THOSE EFFORTS.
UM, PART OF THOSE EFFORTS INCLUDE, UM, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO TAKE THE PLEDGE TO END STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS.
UM, THAT WEBSITES, LETS TALK STIGMA.ORG.
UH, THEIR MISSION INVOLVES INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESSES, REDUCING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION AND PROMOTING APPROPRIATE AND ACCESSIBLE RE RESOURCES FOR ALL PEOPLE.
UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M ALSO SPONSORING A BLOOD DRIVE FOR LOGAN STRONG.
IT'S A MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE FOR, UH, ONE OF OUR YOUNG COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO, WHO LOST HIS LIFE TO SUICIDE.
UM, AND AGAIN, THOSE EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE, UH, TO PROMOTE AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND, AND MENTAL ILLNESS.
UM, THAT IS GONNA BE ON FRIDAY, MAY 27TH.
I KNOW JOE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN COORDINATING, UH, WITH THE PEOPLE FROM CONNECT LIFE SO THAT THEY CAN USE OUR LOCATION FOR THAT BLOOD DRIVE.
THAT BLOOD DRIVE IS ALSO, UM, PROVIDED BISONS TICKETS TO ALL THAT COME TO DONATE BLOOD.
SO, UM, I'VE GOT THAT INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
I'LL SHARE IT WITH THE TOWN FOR THEIR WEBSITE.
UM, BUT I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO GO AND CHECK OUT THE RESOURCES WITH THE UM, ERIE COUNTY ANTI-STIGMA COALITION.
SO I GOT THANK YOU COUNCILOR MCCOMB.
COUNCIL MCC, NOTHING TO REPORT.
AND I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT MYSELF.
UM, ONE LAST CHANCE FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION.
IF ANYBODY GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
IT DOES APPEAR THAT THERE MAY BE SOME STUDENTS IN THE CROWD.
AND IF YOU NEED SOMETHING SIGNED, YOU CAN GO UP HERE AND CLERK KSKY AND THE TOM BOARD MEMBERS MYSELF WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR YOU.
UM, SO I GUESS WE COULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MOTION ADJOURN BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CU FOR ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.