* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:04:24] FOLKS, WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS SESSION OF THE BOARD TO ORDER. WE WILL BEGIN, IF YOU'LL JOIN ME, THE FLAG, MY PLEASURE. FLAG THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR RICHARD INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE. WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS HERE TONIGHT THAT ARE GONNA BE SHARING, UH, [00:05:01] SOME PROGRESS ON THEIR WORKS AND PROJECTS THAT, UH, THE TOWN'S WORKING ON. AND FIRST ON AN AGENDA IS THE HAMBURG SKATE PARK PROJECT. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN IN, IN THE MAKING FOR, FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND WE ARE JOINED HERE, UH, TONIGHT BY, UH, TREVOR STAPLES FROM THE SKATE PARK PROJECT, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, TIM CARIG AND, UM, MOST OF HIS CHILDREN, BUT NOT ALL. UH, THE CARIG FAMILY HAS BEEN, UH, REALLY THE MAIN DRIVERS OF THIS PROJECT. UH, AND TONIGHT WE ARE HERE, UH, FOR TWO REASONS. UM, NUMBER ONE, TO APPROVE THE RFP, WHICH, AS YOU MAY KNOW, IS THE FIRST STEP IN GETTING SHOVELS IN THE GROUND. IT'S PART OF OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS, UH, SO THAT WE CAN GO OUT TO BID FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE DESIGNED. UH, BUT ALSO TO RECOGNIZE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATOR JOHN GILMORE, WHO IS ABLE TO SECURE, UM, UH, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR RECREATION PROJECTS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. BUT $50,000 HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR THE HAMBURG SKATE PARK PROJECT, WHICH COMPLETED THE MATCHING GRANT OF $250,000 FOR A $500,000 SKATE PARK THAT'S GONNA BE IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. SO, UM, TREVOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, UH, UH, SAY A FEW WORDS? OH, SURE. YEAH. SO, UH, I'M TREVOR STAPLES FROM THE SKATE PARK PROJECT KNOWN FOUNDATION. WE'RE PARTNERED WITH THE WILSON JUNIOR FOUNDATION TO OFFER THESE MATCHING GRANTS. SO THANKS FOR PERMANENT PUBLIC SKATE PARKS. UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TIM AND THE TOWN FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. LOCATION, UM, IF YOU'VE SEEN THE SKATE PARK BEFORE, IT WAS THE CURRENT SKATE PARK. IT WAS A GREAT EFFORT BY THE TOWN. AND, UM, NOW IT'S TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW AND MORE SKATEBOARDING THAT'S JUST GROWN IN POPULARITY. UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO BE PARTNERED WITH THIS PROJECT AND HELP ALL ALONG THE WAY. UM, NOT ONLY THE FUNDING IS WHAT WE OFFER, BUT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, UM, YOU KNOW, ON HAND, BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO HELP WITH THE PROJECT ALL ALONG THE WAY. SO I'M HERE FOR THAT. THANKS, TREVOR. TIM, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? UM, MY LIFE WASN'T STRESSFUL ENOUGH. , OBVIOUSLY, WE TOOK ON THIS, UH, TASK A FEW YEARS BACK AND, UH, KINDA SEEMED LIKE PIPE DREAM AT THE TIME. AND, UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY, UM, THE TOWN, UH, JOHN GILMORE, JOHN RIVERA AS WELL, UH, FOR ALL THE ASSISTANCE THEY GAVE IN ORDER TO, UH, GET THIS JOB DONE AND BACK. CAN'T WAIT TO, LIKE, SAID, GET SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AND LET'S GET SOME CONCRETE . ALRIGHT. AND, UH, FINALLY I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE LEGISLATOR JOHN GILMORE, WHO WAS THE PERSON WHO WAS ABLE TO GET US ACROSS THE FINISH LINE PROJECT. YOU DOING TREVOR, TIM, GLAD YOU GUYS ARE THE MEMO. THE SHORTS TONIGHT, . UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT RANDY BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION LIKE THREE MONTHS AGO, AND I WAS THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUT. IT'S A GREAT PROJECT. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT COMPLETE. SO IF YOU JUST KEEP ME IN LOOP AND LET ME KNOW WHEN IT'S DONE, I'D BE HAPPY TO COME OVER AND SEE IT AND SEE YOUR KIDS SKATE. I, I'M JUST, I'M JUST THRILLED THAT IT'S GONNA ACTUALLY HAPPEN. THANK YOU GUYS. NOW IF, UH, TREVOR AND TIM AND KIDS, AND JOHN, IF YOU COULD JOIN THE TOWN BOARD UP FRONT HERE, WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A, HERE IS DR. STOKES [00:10:01] HERE YET? OKAY, WELL THAT'S GONNA BUMP YOU UP ON THE AGENDA, CHRIS. THIS IS ALSO A VERY TIMELY PRESENTATION. UH, FOLKS MAY HAVE HAVE READ THE NEWSPAPER OR SEEN SOME NEWS STORIES ON OR RUN INTO CHRIS AND HER TEAM AT THE RECENT BURGER FEST HERE IN HAMBURG. AND CHRIS IS GOING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE HAMBURG WATER TOWER PROJECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. UM, THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT I WOULD DO IS INTRODUCE MY BOARD, WHO IS NOT HERE WITH ME. UM, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME NEW PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE BOARD, AND ALSO FOLKS WHO MAY NOT KNOW, UM, NEW PEOPLE WHO ARE ON OUR BOARD. UM, SO IN ADDITION TO ME NOT ABLE TO BE PRESENT TODAY IS ERIC ADAMS, WHO IS THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THE VILLAGE BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL, ALSO THE PROPRIETOR OF RIO WALLS. I MET ERIC PROBABLY FIVE YEARS AGO BECAUSE HE WAS CHAIRING THE COMMITTEE WITH THE, UH, HAMBURG CHAMBER. WE HAVE SUE GAINEY, WHO I CALL THE GRANT P**N OF BURGER FEST. UH, SHE'S CHAIR OF THE LOCAL KIWANIS, UM, CLUB HERE IN HAMBURG. UH, TIM CHER IS A RETIRED CPA FROM ERNST AND YOUNG. HE IS OUR TREASURER, UH, LARRY VAN SEN. UH, HE IS OF WESTERN NEW YORK WEB DESIGN. WE JUST REDID OUR WEBSITE, OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. UH, WE MAY KNOW THE NAME MARTY . MARTY JUST RETIRED AFTER 30 YEARS WITH THE TOWN. AND THEN I, CHRIS HANA, UH, CHAIR OF THE BOARD, AND ALSO A VERY PROUD 2016 GRADUATE OF LEADERSHIP BUFFALO. UM, I THINK, UH, AS YOU LOOK AT THE, UM, ONE PAGE OVERVIEW, IF YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. SOME OF YOU SAW THIS LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE HERE, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR MISSION, IT IS TO PAINT THE ELEVATED TOWN OF HAMBURG WATER TOWER TO RESEMBLE A HAMBURGER. THAT'S THE ONE THAT STANDS ON THE NEW YORK STATE THROUGHWAY THAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DRIVE BY EVERY YEAR. UM, SO WHY DO WE WANNA PAINT IT? IT REALLY IS MORE THAN JUST A FUN IDEA. IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY THROUGH TOURISM, BUT IN ALIGNMENT WITH SOME OF THE TOWN'S PRIORITIES. WE ALSO SEE IT AS ADDING TO THAT COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR THAT CONNECTS SOUTH PARK WITH THE VILLAGE TO TIE IN THE REST OF THE REGION AND THE NEW YORK STATE THREE-WAY AUTHORITY. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE IF WE PAINT IT, THEY WILL COME. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TA. UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE WANNA KNOW ABOUT THE COST. THAT IS ALWAYS THE QUESTION. UH, WE DID CUT IT IN HALF FROM, I WANNA SAY FROM WHAT IT'S DOWN TO $500,000, BUT 80% OF THAT COST IS REALLY FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE WATER TOWER. AND THAT COMES FROM 30 YEARS OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. JUST NOT MUCH HAS BEEN DONE TO IT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. UM, WE'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER NOT JUST THE COST, BUT THE COST BENEFIT. TOURISM IS THE FOURTH LARGEST INDUSTRY HERE IN NEW YORK STATE. IT GIVES EVERY HOUSEHOLD, ON AVERAGE A $535 TAX BREAK. AND FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE PUT INTO TOURIST TOURISM, WE GET A $34 RETURN. SO WE REALLY THINK IT'S WORTH THE INVESTMENT. UM, IS THERE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR IT? YOU BETCHA. SO, BURGER FEST ALONE, THESE ARE COPIES, UH, 25 PAGES OF PETITIONS. UH, THAT'S 400 FROM JUST ONE DAY. WE GOT 2000 PREVIOUSLY. UH, THE MEDIA LOVED THIS PROJECT AND THEY GAVE US A LOT OF COVERAGE. THEY GOT THE WORD OUT IN A WAY THAT WE COULD JUST NOT DO OURSELVES. CHANNELS 2 4 7, UH, W UM, BEN RADIO, UH, UH, HAMBURGS ON BUFFALO NEWS ALL COVERED IT. AND I TALKED TO THE ASSIGNMENT EDITOR. MANY THANKS TO MICHELLE GIVING ME A TIP THAT CHANNEL TWO HAD RUN A POLL, WHAT TO DO WITH THE WATER TOWER. I GUESS ONCE THE POLE GOES DOWN, IT GETS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER, I DIDN'T FIND OUT THE CODE, CODE COUNT, THE TALLY OF, OF THAT POLL, BUT WHAT MARIA STI SAID TO ME SAID, IT IS MOST READ ONE OF THE MOST READ STORIES ON THEIR WEBSITE. SO THE COMMUNITY IS LOVING THIS PROJECT. UM, SO NEXT STEPS THEN, UH, WE ARE LOOKING TO RAISE FUNDS TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY SHARE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE MATCHING DOLLARS FOR GRANTS THAT WE HAVE STARTED TO APPLY FOR WITH, UH, WITH HELP FROM THE TOWN. UM, WE ALSO ARE LOOKING TO DO A LATE FALL FUNDRAISING CONCERT, AND WE'RE ALSO GETTING READY TO START SOLICITING BUSINESSES AS SPONSORS. WE'VE BEEN WAITING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE NEW OWNER OF THE OLD ZITTELS THAT'S NOW BUSY BEAVER LAWN AND GARDEN, WHERE WE WANNA SITUATE A VIEWING PLATFORM TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE BUSINESSES VERY TANGIBLY ON THAT VIEWING PLATFORM. AND SO WE ARE GETTING STARTED [00:15:01] WITH THAT, THE OWNER AND HER FIANCE AT THAT LOCATION, WHICH IS JUST THE BEST VIEW OF THE WATER TOWER YOU COULD HAVE. WE, WE WANT THE PLATFORM SO FOLKS AREN'T WALKING AROUND IN THESE NEIGHBOR'S BACKYARDS FRONT YARDS TO LOOK AT THE WATER TOWER. UM, AND ALSO TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE THROUGHWAY AND GET THEM STARTED DOWN HERE TOWARDS THE VILLAGE BECAUSE THESE TOURISTS I'D LIKE TO THINK ARE GONNA COME HUNGRY. THEY'LL NEED A MEAL, MAYBE THEY'LL NEED TO GAS UP THE CAR, THEY GET TO A SERVICE STATION, MAYBE THEY'RE GONNA SPEND A NIGHT AND THEY'RE GONNA SPEND THAT NIGHT IN ONE OF OUR CAMPGROUNDS OR HOTELS OR MOTELS. SO, UM, THE OWNERS OF, UM, BUSY BEAVER HAD A FEW QUESTIONS, BOTH, UM, LEGAL AND LOGISTICS. UM, AND SO I, UM, I'M GONNA BE LOOKING FOR CONTACT WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE TOWN, UM, TO FOLLOW THOSE UP. UM, COMMENTS THAT WE SAW ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE, UM, WAS THAT, UH, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN TAKING A WHILE AND IT HAS, 'CAUSE IT'S GOT A BIG PRICE TAG ON IT. UH, ONE COMMENT SAID, GOING AS FAST AS A SWATH BEING CHALLENGE TO DO A 5K RACE. UH, THE OTHER COMMENT THAT I'D LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WITH, UH, BEFORE I TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS IS JUST DO IT ALREADY QUESTIONS FOR ME. SO, SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU CAME BEFORE US, I SAY, UH, OUR GOAL TO YOU OR, OR WAS TO HAVE YOU RAISE FUNDS. YES. UM, WHAT, HOW MUCH HAVE YOU RAISED? WE'VE, WE'VE GOTTEN STARTED ON THAT. SO, UM, UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT A COMMUNITY SHARE OF $50,000. WE DID TAKE TWO YEARS OFF DURING THE PANDEMIC, SO WE'VE ONLY JUST RESTARTED. SO WE'RE AT ABOUT $10,000 NOW THAT WE RAISED, BUT WE'RE REALLY ONLY STARTING TO PULL OUT THE BIG GUNS. UH, I DON'T THINK ANY INDIVIDUAL IS GONNA TAKE THE KIND OF MONEY WE'RE LOOKING AT OUT OF THEIR BACK POCKET. IT'S THE BUSINESSES THAT WE REALLY NEED TO SOLICIT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT BUFFALO BASED BUSINESS TREES, UM, THAT ARE BOTH FOOD AND BEVERAGE LEADERS. THOSE ARE THE ONES I THINK, WHO REALLY STAND TO BENEFIT THE MOST FROM THIS PROJECT. WE ALSO HAVE A POTENTIAL PARTNER THAT IS VERY RESOURCE RICH. WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THEY HAVE WITH WHERE THEY COME ON BOARD. OKAY. THANKS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, TO COMMENT, CHRIS, THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A, A NEW IDEA IN HAMBURG BY ANY MEANS. AND, UH, WITH MY LIMITED EXPOSURE TO THE IDEA AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE BEHIND IT, UM, I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY HERE THAT SHORTLY AFTER MY ELECTION, I RAN INTO YOU AT, AT CHURCH. AND, UH, WE HAD A NICE CONVERSATION WHEN YOU TOLD ME ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND, AND I TOLD YOU THAT I DIDN'T KNOW IF I THOUGHT IT WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA. UM, HOWEVER, UH, IN THE TIME SINCE THEN, YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE A FEW THINGS. NUMBER ONE, THIS IS MORE THAN AN AN IDEA. 'CAUSE THIS IS A, A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN, UH, WELL THOUGHT OUT, WELL PLANNED AND WELL SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY. AND YOU'VE TAKEN THE, THE, THE TIME TO, TO DEMONSTRATE THAT. UM, SO I APPLAUD YOU ON YOUR EFFORTS. UM, I ALSO, UM, HAVE COME AROUND TO, TO REALLY SEE THE VALUE ADD OF, OF BRINGING THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY. I'M OFTEN, UH, IN CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS ABOUT, ABOUT HAMBURG AND, AND WHAT WE CALL OURSELVES. ARE WE HAMBURG, GHANAIANS? AND I SAY, NO, WE ARE PROUD HAMBURGERS. SO, UM, I'M, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND I, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW IN THE TIME THAT'S, THAT'S LEFT OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, NOT ONLY COVID HAS SLOWED THE PROCESS DOWN, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION, BUT I THINK DURING THAT TIME, THERE WERE SOME OTHER IMPORTANT STEPS THAT WAS TAKEN. I KNOW AT ONE POINT WHEN THE IDEA WAS FIRST BROUGHT FORTH, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, UM, LOGISTICALLY MANY, MANY DIFFERENT ISSUES. AND WHAT WAS THE BEST PROCESS. AND I KNOW EVEN THE APPROACH THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE TAKING HAS EVOLVED. MM-HMM . SO I THINK THE TIME, UM, WHILE IT MAY BE SLOW OR WHILE MANY PEOPLE MAY FEEL THAT IT WAS A SLOW PROCESS, I THINK IT WAS A VALUABLE PROCESS TOO, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT, UM, THE ORGANIZATION LEARNED A LOT. I THINK YOU'VE SOMEWHAT, UM, REFORMATTED HOW YOU'RE GOING TO APPROACH THE PROCESS. AND I, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THOSE WERE IMPORTANT STEPS, ESPECIALLY TO INSTILL THE CONFIDENCE THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE AND, AND WHAT THE RESULTS WILL BE. UM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE BOARD DID ITS CONCERNS. UM, YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS, THAT, THAT IF THIS PROJECT WAS GOING TO BE UNDERTAKEN, WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WOULD BE THE LONGEVITY. AND AT THE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE ORIGINAL, UM, METHODOLOGY, METHODOLOGY THAT YOU WERE GOING TO USE TO NOT NECESSARILY, UM, ENSURE THAT LONGEVITY. SO AN IMPORTANT PART, AGAIN, ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF THIS, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN, I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU'RE PUTTING FORWARD NOW [00:20:01] THAT, UM, IS, WILL BE MORE SUSTAINABLE, WILL BE, UH, HAVE MORE LONGEVITY TO IT. I THINK YOU'VE TAKEN CARE OF SOME OF THOSE ENGINEERING QUESTIONS, I BELIEVE. I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, YOU BOARD MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF SOME OF, OF THAT PROCESS AND, AND THAT EVOLUTION AND, AND THOSE WERE IMPORTANT STEPS THAT DID NEED TO BE TAKEN. YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES THAT, UM, FOLKS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE. RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST. UM, UH, I'M AVAILABLE, UH, TO ANYBODY WHO NEEDS ANY, UM, FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS ANSWERED OR CONCERNS THAT THEY DISCUSSED. THANK YOU. THANK, SO WE'VE HEARD, UM, FROM, UH, FROM TWO, UH, PROJECTS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY, UH, DIFFERENT GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY TONIGHT. UH, NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, ONE OF, ONE OF HAMBURG'S BELOVED NONPROFITS, WHICH IS THE PENN DIXIE FOSSIL PARK. AND WE HAVE DR. PHIL STOKES HERE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE. YEAH, THANK YOU, RANDY. HONORABLE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO I'VE GOT SOME, UH, HANDOUTS HERE. WELCOME. THANK YOU. WELCOME. OKAY. SO, UM, THANKS FOR INVITING ME BACK TO ANOTHER TOWN BOARD MEETING. UM, THIS IS REALLY WONDERFUL. SO, UH, RANDY, THANK YOU. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS NOW. AND I'D HAVE TO SAY IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO, IT'S BEEN, UH, A TIME OF TREMENDOUS GROWTH FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. UH, PARTLY DUE TO SOME FEDERAL FUNDS, UM, PARTLY DUE TO JUST INCREASED COMMUNITY SUPPORT. WE'VE REALLY SEEN, UH, AN UPTICK IN ATTENDANCE AND DONATIONS AND, AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING. UH, AND THAT'S ALLOWED US TO MOVE, UH, OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FORWARD, UH, FOR A NEW PARKING LOT. UH, THANKS, BETH. UM, I THINK THAT WAS ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO THAT WE STARTED PLANNING THAT, UM, STARTING WITH THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, WHICH SAID, YOU KNOW, WE NEED A, A BETTER, UH, ADDRESS, UH, TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA. UM, AND SO, UM, WE GOT THAT ROLLING. UM, THE SITE IS NOW, UM, MAYBE ABOUT TWO THIRDS GRADED. SO WE'RE ABOUT, UM, ALMOST TO THE END GOAL FOR OUR FIRST STEP, WHICH IS, UH, TURNING THE FORMER CEMENT QUARRY INTO SOMETHING THAT'S SUITABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION. UH, WE HAD A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES TO ADDRESS WITH RESPECT TO STORM WATER DRAINAGE. BASICALLY, UH, IT'S A FOUR ACRE PARCEL, UH, AND WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYTIME THERE'S, UH, TORRENTIAL RAIN, LIKE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, IT DOESN'T FLOOD OUR NEIGHBORS. UH, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FINISHING UP RIGHT NOW. UM, AND WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, UH, WE RECEIVE WORD THAT WE'RE GETTING, UH, UH, GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER, UH, RIVERA, UH, TO THE TUNE OF $200,000. AND THAT'S TO HELP US BUILD A NEW PICNIC PAVILION AT THE NEW ENTRANCE. SO ESSENTIALLY A PLACE WHERE WE CAN CHECK OUR VISITORS IN AND ALSO DO PROGRAMMING. AND SO, WHILE THIS IS GOING ON, UM, WE, WE'VE, THIS SORT OF, THE, THE BACKDROP HERE IS THAT EVER SINCE OUR ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED, UH, WE'VE WANTED TO HAVE A PERMANENT VISITOR CENTER ON SITE SOMEPLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND, UH, GET OUT OF THE SUN, LOOK AT SOME EXHIBITS, MAYBE ATTEND A LECTURE, UH, AND REALLY SORT OF BE THE HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL OF OUR OPERATIONS. UH, AND SO THIS WAS KIND OF A PIE IN THE SKY DREAM FOR, FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. UM, AND WE REALIZED THOUGH, IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, THIS, THIS, UH, WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IS, IS REALLY MOVING US FORWARD QUITE A BIT. UH, SO NOT ONLY ARE WE GONNA HAVE A NEW 75 SPACE PARKING LOT, UH, AND AN ENTRANCE ROAD, UM, BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A PLAN TO GET UTILITIES ON THE SITE, UH, FOR THE FIRST TIME. SO SEWER AND WATER, AND ELECTRIC AND GAS. UM, AND REALLY, UH, SORT OF THE SITE WORK, WHICH IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THIS SIZE. UM, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY. UM, AND SO THIS, THIS PROPOSAL THAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU HERE IS KIND OF, UM, EVERYTHING BUT THE VISITOR CENTER, AND WE'RE CALLING IT PHASE ONE. UH, AND I APOLOGIZE, I DID NOT INCLUDE A SITE PLAN BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY UNDERGOING REVISION RIGHT NOW. UM, ANYTIME WE GET, UM, UH, FINANCIAL, UH, SUPPORT, WE, WE ADDRESS THE SITE PLAN AND WE ADD A LITTLE BIT TO IT. UM, AND SO WHAT WE'RE, UH, PUTTING ON THERE NOW IS THAT PICNIC PAVILION SUPPORTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RIVERA. UM, WE'RE ALSO ADDING A, A BATHROOM FACILITY, A STANDALONE BATHROOM FACILITY THAT WILL HELP SERVE, UM, MAINLY, UH, TOURISTS AND THE KIDS THAT, UH, ATTEND ON FIELD TRIPS. UM, YOU COULD IMAGINE WE GET, UM, SOME PRETTY BIG GROUPS, LIKE 200 KIDS AT ONCE. UM, AND SO WE WANT TO HAVE A BATHROOM FACILITY THAT WILL ADEQUATELY MEET THEIR NEEDS, UH, WHEN EVERYONE'S PILING OFF THE SCHOOL BUS, [00:25:01] YOU CAN IMAGINE IT'S A LOT OF FOLKS GOING INTO THE BATHROOM. UM, SO WE WANNA HAVE THAT FACILITY SET UP. UM, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO GONNA BE SOME TRAILS, UH, AND FENCES AND SIGNAGE, KIND OF ALL THE THINGS YOU'D EXPECT AT A SCIENCE AND NATURE CENTER. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, SORT OF WANTED TO MAKE THIS SORT OF A COMBINATION OF AN UPDATE ON OUR CURRENT CONSTRUCTION, UH, AND A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO HELP US WITH WHAT WE'RE CALLING OUR PHASE ONE PROJECT. SO I'VE INCLUDED HERE, UM, A TIMELINE, UM, ON PAGE TWO. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE, UM, PRETTY WELL INTO THIS THING. SO HERE WE ARE IN, UH, THE THIRD QUARTER NOW OF, UH, 2022. UH, WE'VE GOT OUR PAVILION DEFINED UNDERWAY, UH, OUR, UM, OPERATING ENGINEERS. SO LOCAL 17 HAS DONATED LABOR TO BASICALLY TRANSFORM THE SITE. UM, AND THAT ACTUALLY DON, THAT DONATION'S NOT LISTED IN OUR BUDGET YET BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T PUT A VALUE ON IT, BUT IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. UM, WE'RE ALSO, UH, GETTING READY TO DO OUR RESTROOM DESIGN. UM, AND THEN WITH ALL THIS, EACH TIME WE DESIGN A NEW FACILITY, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH ENGINEERING, UM, PLANNING AND PERMITTING STEPS WITH BOTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND WITH THE STATE OF NEW YORK. UH, SO IT DOES TAKE A WHILE TO SORT OF GET EVERYTHING, UM, YOU KNOW, IN ITS FINAL FORM. UM, BUT WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE, AND WE'RE KIND OF, YOU COULD SAY, KNEE DEEP IN IT. UM, AND THEN WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO OVER THE WINTER IS SOME ADDITIONAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, UH, SOMETHING CALLED THE FINAL SETTLE, WHICH I'VE BEEN TOLD IS NECESSARY. WHEN YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MATERIAL THAT'S MOVED AROUND ON SITE, YOU WANT TO GIVE IT SOME TIME TO SETTLE, UH, SO THAT YOUR STUFF DOESN'T START SINKING. UH, AND THEN IN THE SPRING, UH, WE'LL START CONSTRUCTION ON, UM, THE BATHROOM FACILITY AND PICNIC PAVILION, AND THE AND ALL THAT. SO REALLY PUT EVERYTHING IN PLACE THAT WE NEED TO MOVE OUR OPERATIONS FROM OUR OLD HISTORIC ENTRANCE, WHICH IS REALLY IN THE BACK OF, UH, SOME GUY'S BACKYARD, UH, INTO, UH, JEFFREY BOULEVARD AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT A, A PROPER CULTURAL ATTRACTION. SO I GOTTA THANK THE TOWN FOR GETTING US TO THIS POINT. UM, YOU WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING OUR ORGANIZATION BE FORMED, UH, BACK IN 1993. UH, AND THEN IN 1995, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HELPED US ACQUIRE THE LAND. UM, AND SINCE THEN, YOU'VE, YOU'VE BEEN AWESOME SUPPORTING US, UH, YEAR AFTER YEAR AS WE, UH, GET, YOU KNOW, BECOME A LARGER AND LARGER ORGANIZATION. UH, AND SO, UM, THIS ASK IS PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL, BUT I'M THINKING THAT IT COULD BE, UH, A SOLUTION WHERE THERE'S MANY HANDS INVOLVED. SO THE TOTAL FOR PHASE ONE IS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF, UH, MILLION DOLLARS, 1.5 MILLION. UM, WE'RE GONNA ASK ER COUNTY FOR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT, UM, MAYBE ABOUT 1 MILLION. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO, UH, RAISED ABOUT, UM, 30 TO THE BUDGET, 544,000, $22 AND 93 CENTS. UH, AND THAT'S THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS, UH, AS WELL AS SOME MONEY THAT WE'VE, UH, RAISED INTERNALLY. UH, WE ALSO RECEIVED TWO GRANTS FROM RALPH C. WILSON, JR. LEGACY FOUNDATION. UH, THAT HELPED US WITH A LOT OF THE DESIGN. UH, WE ALSO HAD SOME HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. UM, AS YOU MAY KNOW, OUR SITE WAS UNOCCUPIED FROM AROUND 1970 UNTIL AROUND 1992. UH, AND UP TO THAT, UH, IN THAT TIME PERIOD, PEOPLE WOULD DUMP STUFF, UH, FROM THEIR HOUSES, YOU KNOW, SIDING, ROOFING MATERIALS. UH, OVERALL, IT'S, IT'S NOT SUPER DANGEROUS, BUT IT'S NOT THE KIND OF THING YOU WANT AROUND. SO WE DID HAVE THAT REMOVED A COUPLE SUMMERS AGO. SO ALL THAT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. UM, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND I'M HERE TO REQUEST, UH, YOUR SUPPORT TO KIND OF, UM, HELP US OUT WITH THIS PROJECT IS, IS, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR, UH, MANY BENEFACTORS. YOU KNOW, WE'D BE, WE'RE GRATEFUL. ALL RIGHT. SO, UM, AND, AND WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR TO, UH, UH, TO, TO GET YOU ACROSS THE FINISH LINE ON THIS? WELL, UH, RANDY, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE TOWN FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. UM, YOU KNOW, AND THIS WILL BE SORT OF IN TANDEM WITH THESE OTHER AGENCIES STAYED IN COUNTY, UM, PLUS THE, PLUS THE PRIVATE SUPPORT. UM, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY, UH, YOU KNOW, BE GRATEFUL FOR WHATEVER YOU CAN PROVIDE. CAN, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH YOU'VE EXPANDED? UM, YOU KNOW, UH, AN IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR MISSION STATEMENT HAS TO DO WITH EDUCATION, PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND I KNOW YOU'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT AND SPECIFIC STEPS THE LAST FEW YEARS, SO CAN YOU SHARE WITH US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? YEAH. SO, UM, RIGHT, SCIENCE EDUCATION IS OUR MISSION. UM, AND, AND THAT'S SORT OF THE HUB FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, K 12 FIELD TRIPS, COLLEGE FIELD TRIPS, UH, THE TOURISM, YOU KNOW, SORT OF ALL CENTERS AROUND IT. UM, AND, AND REALLY THE, THE WAY WE DO THAT, WE HAVE, WE HAVE ABOUT 20 EMPLOYEES NOW. UH, THERE'S FOUR FULL-TIME [00:30:01] AND 16 PART-TIME. UM, THE PART-TIME, SOME OF 'EM ARE SEASONAL, SOME OF 'EM ARE YEAR ROUND. AND THE IDEA IS THAT THERE'S PEOPLE NOW SPECIALIZED IN DIFFERENT AREAS. SO WE HAVE A PALEONTOLOGIST ON STAFF, AND WE HAVE A HYDROLOGIST. SO SOMEONE WHO STUDIES WATER. UH, WE HAVE THE NATURE PROGRAM SPECIALIST. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY KIND OF HANDLE THE PROGRAMMING OF THAT TYPE. UM, AND THEN WE TRY TO KEEP OUR COSTS LOW. WE UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE AS ACCOMMODATING AND ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE. UH, AND SO A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMMING IS AVAILABLE EITHER FOR FREE OR AT ESSENTIALLY, UH, WHAT IT COSTS US TO RUN THE PROGRAM. UM, SO WE JUST DID, LET'S SEE, OR ACTUALLY NO, THIS COMING UP, WE'VE GOT AN OWL POWELL, WE JUST DID, UM, STARGAZING, UM, THAT WAS A FREE PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR EVERYONE. UM, AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE RUN THOSE ALSO WITH, WITH SOME CORPORATES AWARD. UM, BUT REALLY JUST THAT'S, THAT'S OUR MISSION IS, IS SCIENCE EDUCATION. AND WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS PARK, AND WHICH IS WHY I MOVED TO HAMBURG AND MY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MOVED HERE, IS THAT IT'S, IT'S INCREDIBLY UNIQUE. IT'S A 54 ACRE FORMER QUARRY THAT HAS, UH, AN INCREDIBLE ABUNDANCE OF FOSSILS THAT, UH, ARE REALLY WELL PRESERVED. AND THERE'S SOME IN MUSEUMS, AND THERE'S SOME IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. UM, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE, THE FOSSILS ARE, UH, EASY TO FIND, AND IT'S SAFE TO FIND 'EM. IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT LIKE A DANGEROUS FOR WHERE PEOPLE ARE FALLING, YOU KNOW, OFF A CLIFF EVERY DAY. UM, AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY THE, THE DRAW IS THAT THIS, THIS RESOURCE IS RIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND, UH, IT'S ONE OF FEWER THAN 20 IN THE COUNTRY. UH, WE WERE RANKED AS THE NUMBER ONE FOSSIL PARK, UH, IN A 2011 GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA STUDY. UM, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE WERE, UM, NOT ONLY ACCESSIBLE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AND PROGRAMMING. UH, THE REST OF THE FOSSIL PARKS IS ESSENTIALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, A FORMER QUARRY THAT PEOPLE CAN GET INTO, BUT THERE'S NO, UM, THERE'S NO STAFFING, THERE'S NO ORGANIZATION RUNNING IT. UH, AND SO, SO REALLY THAT'S, THAT'S SORT OF OUR THING. UH, AND, AND WE'RE, WE'RE PROUD TO BE THE, THE TOP ONE, AND WE HOPE TO STAY NUMBER ONE. AND YOU DO A LOT OF TOURS FOR SCHOOLS, CORRECT? YEAH, IN A, IN A NORMAL YEAR, UM, WE'LL SEE ABOUT 5,000 STUDENTS. UM, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, FROM, FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE. UH, AND THEN THE COLLEGE TRIPS TEND TO BE SMALLER GROUPS, BUT, UM, THEY COME OUT USUALLY IN MAY. UM, AND YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE BACK IN A, YOU KNOW, A SORT OF NORMAL YEAR. UM, THE ONLY CHALLENGE IS THAT THE BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE STILL HAVING BUSING, BUSING ISSUES. UM, BUT IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF FIELD TRIPS, WE'RE SEEING THE SAME NUMBERS THAT WE SAW IN 2019. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO, I JUST, I HAVE A COMMENT. I'VE, YEAH, IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH YOU. I KNOW THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, IN MANY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, YOU MAKE SURE YOU OPEN UP THE, THE CONVERSATION, YOU'RE ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE LETTING US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. AND, UM, I KNOW THAT WITH ADDED RESOURCES THAT YOU GUYS CAN CONTINUE TO GROW. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT PROGRAMMING, SO I'M EXCITED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THESE PLANS. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, DR. STOKES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. UM, AS LONG AS WE'RE CERTAINLY IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE ABLE TO DO, UM, AND WE WILL TAKE YOUR REQUEST UNDER CONSIDERATION AND HOPEFULLY, UH, HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU, UH, IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UH, WE HAVE, UM, SOME OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS REPRESENTED HERE AS WELL, AND I'D CERTAINLY LIKE TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IF, UH, IF THEY'D LIKE. UH, I'M MYSELF AM VERY EXCITED, UM, NOT THIS WEEKEND, BUT NEXT WEEKEND IS OUR BLAST ON THE BEACH COMING UP IN HAMBURG. AND THAT IS PUT TOGETHER BY, UM, A LOT OF TOWN DEPARTMENTS, BUT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH, UM, ONE OF OUR MOST ROBUST TAXPAYER GROUPS, THE LOXLEY PARK TAXPAYER ASSOCIATION. LAURA HA IS HERE TONIGHT. LAURA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON THE BLAST? IT'S, UH, HOSTED OR SPONSORED BY THE HAMBURG REJUVENATION, UH, PROJECT. WE'RE EXCITED. WE'RE READY. UM, JUST IN GOOD WEATHER AND SEE EVERYBODY THERE. THANKS LOT. IT'S JULY 30TH. JULY 30TH, AND IT STARTS AT WHAT TIME? AT TWO O'CLOCK. TWO O'CLOCK. TWO O'CLOCK. FIREWORKS AT 10. ALRIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT, ANY, UH, OTHER REPORTS FROM, FROM THE FLOOR? UH, MR. EDSON, EVERYONE, UM, 10 YEARS AGO I SPOKE AT A TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION, UM, PITCHING, PROMOTING, UM, PROPOSING THE ADDITION OF THE HAMBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY. SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU AGAIN. IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS WITH [00:35:01] A GREAT JOB OF SUPPORT FROM THE TOWN AND ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS FROM NEW YORK STATE ALSO TO GET THE PROJECT ROLLING. SO TONIGHT I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD. I'M THE CHAIRMAN THIS YEAR, JACK EDSON, AND I HAVE WITH ME TONIGHT, JIM BAKER, OUR TOWN HISTORIAN, LAURA HAHN, OUR SECRETARY, LEONA LOCKWOOD, ALSO A MEMBER. SO THERE'S FOUR OF US TONIGHT. AND, UM, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO MEET, UH, TO SPEAK TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT SOME MUTUAL CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE. UM, CERTAIN KEY ISSUES INCLUDE, UM, AN UPDATE TO THE TOWN CODE ABOUT, UM, THE PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD, UM, BASING IT ON ONE FROM THE TOWN OF AMHERST. UM, THE TOWN ATTORNEY MARK WALLING IS REPAIRED, UH, TOWN ATTORNEY. THE TOWN ATTORNEY MARK WALLING, HAS PREPARED A, UH, DOCUMENT BASING IT ON ANOTHER TOWN IN YOUR COUNTY, AND WE'D LIKE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THAT. UM, ALSO, UH, THIS WOULD, UM, DESIGNATE OUR CURRENT HISTORICAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD TO BECOME A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR A CLG WITH POWERS TO DESIGNATE A LOCAL LANDMARK. UM, WE DID RECOMMEND THE RECOMMENDATION OF LANDMARK STATUS FOR THE BAYVIEW HOTEL A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. UH, ALSO WE'RE INTERESTED IN MOVING TOWARD CREATING A SURVEY OF POTENTIAL LANDMARKS IN THE TOWN, UH, PROFESSIONALLY WRITTEN THIS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND OBJECTIVE RESOURCE FOR THE FUTURE OF HAMBURG, IDENTIFYING AND DESCRIBING POTENTIAL LANDMARKS. ALSO, WE'D LIKE TO, UM, UH, IN THAT, UM, AREA, I DID SUBMIT A SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT DESCRIBING THE LIMITS OF THIS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE SIZE OF TOWN, ALSO THE AGE OF BUILDINGS THAT WE WOULD BE CONCERNED AND INCLUDING IN THIS, UM, SURVEY. ALSO, UH, WE'VE HAD TO GET A MEETING, UM, CONSULTANT TOM YAZ, WHO WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN, UM, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND HE HAS OFFERED HIS SERVICES TO HELP US MOVE THROUGH ANY OF THESE STEPS THAT THE TOWN BOARD MIGHT LIKE TO DO. UM, ALSO, UM, JUST TO, UM, OPEN UP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS THE BOARD HAS, UH, AND WORK TO RECOMMEND OR TO REMEDY ANY RESERVATIONS THE BOARD MIGHT HAVE, UH, WHICH MIGHT BE ROADBLOCKS TO MOVING FORWARD WITH TOWN HISTORIC PRESERVATION. SO MAYBE A STARTING POINT OF DISCUSSION. UM, UH, MARK, COULD YOU COMMENT ON WHAT EXACTLY THE, THE CLJ STATUS MEANS? UM, WELL, IT, IT CERTAINLY, UH, IS A WAY TO GET FUNDING FOR, UH, PRESERVATION EFFORTS. AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE. SO THE, THE COMMITTEE ITSELF WOULD BE A, A, A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY. IT WOULD, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE YOUR, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WOULD BE A CERTIFIED GOTCHA. AND IT, BUT, BUT THE TOWN IS FUNCTIONING NOT ONLY AS A BOARD, BUT BUT THROUGH THE ADVISOR. SO, WHAT'LL IT ALLOW MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS, WHICH IS NOT SOPHISTICATED AS, AS A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE MR. YAS OR J FOR INSTANCE, BUT, UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF THE, IF THE TOWN, UH, PASSES THE CORRECTLY WORDED LAW AND THE, AND THE, UH, COMMITTEE ACTUALLY OPERATES IN A PROPER FASHION, THEN THE STATE WILL RECOGNIZE A WELL-FUNCTIONING HISTORIC PRESERVATION EFFORT IN THE TOWN, AND IT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOR THE TOWN, BASICALLY KIND OF A TEAM APPROACH. IT'S NOT JUST THE COMMITTEE THAT WOULD BE DESIGNATED THE TOWN AS A, AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UM, ENTITY WOULD BE RECOGNIZED. SO WOULD THIS BE A CHANGE IN, IN THE COMMITTEE'S VISION FROM AN ADVISORY BOARD TO MORE OF A, A COMMISSION OR, YES. OKAY. PUT QUICKLY, YES. DESIGNATED POWERS. THE OTHER THING I WOULD ADD IS STATE IS LOOKING FOR THIS TO BE THE PROPER PROCESS SO THAT WHEN, WHEN SOMEBODY SEEKS, UH, PRESERVATION STATUS, THAT IS DONE IN A, IN A CONSISTENT WAY, OR EVEN IF SOMEBODY WHO OWNS PROPERTY WHO [00:40:01] MAY NOT BE ALL ON BOARD AT FOR A DESIGNATION OF THEIR PROPERTY TO OCCUR, THAT IT'S A FAIR PROCESS WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ABOUT WHETHER THE PLAN IS, IS THE PROPER PLAN. THAT'S, THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF, UM, LOCAL LAW AND THAT THE COMMISSION OPERATE PROPERLY AND THAT THE TOWN WHEN IT, WHEN IT CONSIDERS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSION THAT IT DO SO IN THE CORRECT WAY. SO TO, UM, JUST KINDA RECAP WHERE WE ARE TODAY, THE, UM, THE, THE COMMITTEE HAS, IS, IS SIGNED OFF ON THE, THE LEGISLATION, WHICH IS MODELED AFTER THE TOWN OF AMHERST, WHICH WOULD THEN, UH, BRING THE COMMITTEE TO A COMMISSION STATUS, UH, WITH THE ASSOCIATED POWERS TO, TO RECOGNIZE, UH, UH, HISTORIC, UH, HISTORIC PLACES. UM, UH, WE'VE, WE, WE'VE SEEN THAT WE'VE, WE'VE DISCUSSED IT AT A PREVIOUS, UH, WORK SESSION. UM, I MEAN, MY, MY INTENTION WOULD BE TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT AT THE, AT THE AUGUST MEETING. UM, BUT WE NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO DISCUSS AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY MORE REPORT. I'VE GOT A QUESTION ABOUT THE FUNDING. UM, I DON'T KNOW, UH, MARK OR JACK BEST, BUT WHEN YOU SAY THAT THIS IS GONNA PROVIDE FUNDING, CAN YOU SPECIFICALLY LET US KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? OH, I THINK THE LARGEST CONCERN IS MANY PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, WANT HISTORIC LANDMARK STATUS. SO THEY, THEY CAN GET, UH, HISTORIC TAX CREDITS. UH, IF YOU THINK OF MY OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN VILLE, OUR MOTHER DID COUNCIL, IT'S, UM, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY I THINK 60 YEARS OLD, UH, IT IS A STATE, UH, LANDMARK, AND THE OWNER DID GET STATE TAX CREDITS. YOU CAN GET 20% NEAR A STATE, AND IF IT'S FEDERALLY DESIGNATED 20% FEDERAL, YOU CAN GET 40%. SO THIS ULTIMATELY IS WHAT, UM, IS, UH, ATTRACTIVE TO PROPERTY OWNERS, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GROUP TO DESIGNATE IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE A LANDMARK TO QUALIFY. SO IS THERE ANY OTHER FUNDING OUTSIDE OF TAX CREDITS? UM, THERE ARE, UM, AND IN TALKING TO TOM YACHTS WHO, UH, DID GIVE US QUITE A EXCELLENT TALK, I THINK TWO MEETINGS AGO, POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ABOUT HISTORIC PRESERVATION, UM, HE POINTED OUT SEVERAL, UM, GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. APPARENTLY THERE'S MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU CAN USE FOR GRANTS, UH, IN, UH, WORKING WITH BET FARRELL FOR THE SCOPE OF THE POTENTIAL, UM, UH, SURVEY. UM, I BELIEVE THE IDEA WAS TO GET THE TOWN GRANT WRITER LOOK FOR GRANTS THAT WOULD SUPPORT, UM, A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST OF THE SURVEY. SO, UH, THE, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE CAN, UM, WORK TOWARD. BUT, UM, I THINK IN A TOWN, UH, AS LARGE AND OLD AS HAMBURG, WE REALLY NEED A, UM, HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION THAT CAN DO WORK. UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS A LANDMARK, WHAT IS REALLY NOT, UH, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR GROUP IS HERE TO DO. UH, I WAS ON MY VILLAGE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, WHICH IS THE CLG FOR FIRST NINE YEARS. UM, MAYOR, UM, UH, JT, UH, JOHN THOMAS APPOINTED ME, UH, AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE, UH, THE CHARTER MEMBERS OF IT. AND, UM, WE REALLY WERE TRAINED, UH, QUITE A BIT. WE HAD VISITS FROM, UM, THE SHIPPO, UH, JULIAN ADAMS CAME OUT A FEW TIMES, AND I'VE GONE TO, UH, THREE HISTORIC PRESERVATION, UH, CONVENTIONS AND ATTENDED LOADS OF MEETINGS. AND REALLY, IT'S BEEN ONE OF MY PERSONAL INTERESTS, BOTH THE HISTORY OF HAMBURG AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. SO MY OWN, UM, FEELING IS JUST TO DO WHAT I CAN TO HELP, UH, OUR TOWN IN THIS AREA. THIS MIGHT BE A DIFFICULT QUESTION, BUT IF WE WERE TO GIVE YOU THE GREEN LIGHT INITIALLY, WHAT NUMBER OF OF PROPERTIES IN OUR TOWN DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY ELIGIBLE OR TARGETED FOR THIS DESIGNATION? WELL, UM, I, UH, OKAY, IF WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, I THINK THE SURVEY WOULD ESTABLISH THAT, BUT YOU DON'T AUTOMATICALLY LANDMARK EVERY POTENTIAL LANDMARK. UH, THERE ARE REASONS, UH, TO CONSIDER A BUILDING OR A PLACE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A BUILDING. UH, IN BUFFALO THERE'S A, A SCHEME TALKING ABOUT THAT'S, UH, HISTORIC LANDMARK. SO IT'S, UM, IT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, CEMETERY OR, UH, MANY DIFFERENT HISTORIC, UH, PLACES. SO, UM, A NUMBER, UM, WE'VE STARTED OFF, UH, CONSIDERING THE BAYVIEW HOTEL. AND THEN MY OWN INTEREST WAS, UM, A COUPLE OF BILLINGS THAT THE TOWN [00:45:01] OWNS JUST TO SORT OF GO THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR THE COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF WORK OUT, UH, WHATEVER KINKS MIGHT REST. AND IT WAS THE MONICA WATERWORKS, THE LAKE SEA VISITOR CENTER, WHICH THE TOWN HAS PUT A LOT OF MONEY IN THE, UM, UPKEEP OF THAT BUILDING. AND THE, UH, BEACH, UH, THOSE WERE THE TWO THAT CAME TO MY MIND. AND THEN THERE'S, UM, A POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE A DISTRICT, UH, WHICH MIGHT BE, UM, AREAS ALONG THE WAY SHORE. BUT, UM, UH, AS FAR AS A NUMBER, UM, YOU KIND OF WAIT, UH, AS THEY COME ALONG. SOMETIMES THE BUILDING IS AT RISK THAT, UH, GOES TO THE TOP OF YOUR LIST TO CONSIDER, UH, RATHER THAN OTHER THINGS THAT, UM, WE CAN KIND OF GET TO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE NEED TO, UH, IN A, UH, SO IT ISN'T AN IDEA WHERE WE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, DESIGNATING DOZENS OF, UH, PLACES RIGHT AT THE BAT. IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, GET OUR FEET WET, FEET WET. THE GROUP IS, UM, MANY PEOPLE ON IT ARE BRAND NEW TO THIS, SO IT'S, UH, BEEN A YEAR OF LEARNING AND THAT TYPE OF THING. SO, UM, BUT ANYWAY, SURVEY, WHICH WOULD BE, UM, I, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY HELP, UH, WHOEVER'S DOING SURVEY, WHETHER IT'S TIMEOUTS OR SOMEONE ELSE WITH, UH, POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, MY SUGGESTIONS, THAT TYPE OF THING, JUST TO KIND OF, UH, NOT, UM, WASTE A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT ON BUILDINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF AREN'T REALLY, YOU KNOW, GONNA DOWN ANYWHERE. BUT, UM, IF THEY HAVE ANY ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. AND THEN THE IDEA ALSO IS YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND AS TIME GOES BACK. I MEAN, CIRCUMSTANCES COME UP THAT, UM, MAKE YOU, UH, SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY. SURE. OKAY. I THINK MY MAIN QUESTION ABOUT THIS WITH THE CG STATUS IS GOING FORWARD, IF WE DO GRANT THIS AND YOU HAVE A HOMEOWNER NOT WANT THE HISTORIC STATUS, AND IT'S BEING PUSHED UPON THEM MM-HMM . WHAT RECOURSE DO THEY HAVE AS SOMEBODY WHO OWNS AN OLDER HOME 200 YEARS PLUS? YEAH. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP ON AN OLDER HOME. YEAH. I'M JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING ALSO THE HOMEOWNERS IN THE SAME REGARD, TO LET THEM CHOOSE HOW THEY MAINTAIN AND UPDATE THEIR HOME ACCORDINGLY. THAT THEY CAN MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES, THE APPROPRIATE, UM, IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR HOME FOR LIKE ENERGY CONSERVATION NEEDS. LIKE MY OLD BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS ARE GORGEOUS, BUT THEY'RE NOT SO GREAT ABOUT KEEPING HEAT IN THE BUILDING. YEAH. THERE ARE MANY THINGS YOU CAN DO. AND, UM, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, LIKE, WHAT IS IT, IF A HOMEOWNER DOES NOT WANT THIS DESIGNATION, IT'S BEING FORCED UPON THEM? WELL, UM, THEY CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A HEARING AND, UM, ANYONE CAN GIVE THEIR POINT OF VIEW ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, A PROPOSED LAND MARK AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. BUT, UM, OWNERS REALLY OWN, UM, IF IT'S A REAL LANDMARK, OWN IT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND IT'S ACTUALLY, UH, IN A CERTAIN WAY IT BELONGS TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, AS WELL AS, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, I MEAN, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING YOU WANT WITH WHATEVER YOU OWN A BILLING ANYWAY. I MEAN, THERE'S LOTS OF RULES MM-HMM . ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO, BUT, UM, I, I THINK PEOPLE FEEL IT'S A LOT MORE, UM, STRICT THAN IT ACTUALLY IS. UH, THE NEW YORK STATE SHIPPO IS A LITTLE, A VERY INTERESTING PAMPHLET. UM, I OWN A HISTORIC BUILDING AND KIND OF PAINTED PURPLE THAT'S ACTUALLY THE TITLE OF THIS, UH, LITTLE PAMPHLET. AND YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING, NO, YOU CAN'T, WELL, YOU CAN. OKAY. SO THERE'S MANY, MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO. SO THERE ARE STATE GUIDELINES YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW, LIKE, UH, WELL, UM, THERE'S, UM, RULES, THERE'S LIKE DESIGN RULES. UH, YOU CAN'T PUT, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE PLASTIC ARMS WITH FLUORESCENT TOOTHS. OKAY. I MEAN, THERE'S DESIGN STANDARDS THAT YOU USE TO GO ALONG WITH THE, UM, APPROPRIATENESS OF YOUR BUILDING. UH, AND, UM, IT'S PROBABLY NOT AS FIT AS YOU THINK. NO, I'M JUST, I KNOW LIKE BEING ON PLANNING BOARD, THAT'S A BOARD THAT HAS GOVERNING STATUS AND THERE'S A VERY SET, PRESCRIBED SET OF RULES THAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH. AND IF MM-HMM . WE MAKE A DECISION THAT PERHAPS A HOMEOWNER OR A RESIDENT DOESN'T LIKE, THERE IS A VERY PRESCRIBED STEP WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND A SYSTEM OF APPEALS AND PROCESSES IN PLACE OF CHECKS AND BALANCES. I'M JUST WONDERING, I'M VERY NEW TO THIS WHOLE THING, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE SAME STATUS WOULD BE LIKE HOMEOWNERS COULD VERY EASILY EDUCATE THEMSELVES IF THEY WERE FEELING THIS PRESSURE THAT THEY WERE BEING DESIGNATED AND THEY DIDN'T WANT IT. LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE INFORMATION AND KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM. UH, RIGHT, RIGHT. UM, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT LITTLE BIT. SURE. I MEAN, THE WAY THAT THE LOCAL LAW'S WRITTEN, THE COMMISSION MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT ULTIMATELY THE FIVE OF YOU ACT ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THE, THE HOMEOWNER HAS TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO CONVINCE, UM, THE, UH, FIRST THE COMMISSION [00:50:01] OF WHAT, WHAT IT THINGS SHOULD HAPPEN, AND THEN THE FIVE OF YOU, SO THE COMMISSION COULD RECOMMEND SOMETHING, BUT THE FIVE OF YOU CAN OVERRULE THAT AND SAY, WE, WE DON'T AGREE. WE THINK THAT IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO, TO, UM, MAINTAIN IT, OR IT'S, IT, IT THAT THE, EVEN THOUGH THE COMMISSION HAS, HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE, FOR INSTANCE, WINDOWS NOT BE REPLACED, THAT THE, WE DISAGREE WITH THE COMMISSION THAT THE WINDOWS SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE REPLACED IN THE WAY THAT ARE, THAT IS BEING PROPOSED BY THE HOMEOWNER. SO ULTIMATELY IT'S THE FIVE OF YOU THAT WOULD MAKE THAT DECISION. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT SOME, UM, OTHER, UH, ENTITY. SO I WOULD THINK THAT THAT WOULD, UH, THIS CAME UP A LITTLE BIT IN PRIOR DISCUSSION WE HAD. THAT'S WHAT I THINK IS GOOD ABOUT, UH, THIS TYPE OF LAW, LOCAL LAW, IS THAT IT'S NOT A MATTER OF JUST THIS BOARD DELEGATING ALL THE DECISION MAKING TO THE COMMISSION AND THEN JUST HANDS OFF AND THEN, AH, UH, YOU AS A BOARD ARE ULTIMATELY GOING TO MAKE A DECISION ON, ON, ON WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS. AND, AND YOU ARE ALL ELECTED. IT'S, IT'S NOT BEING DELEGATED COMPLETELY TO AN UNELECTED BODY. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE THE, UH, THE CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO CAN A SITE HAVE DESIGNATION WITHOUT HAVING ANY RESTRICTIONS? IS THAT AN OPTION THAT, IN OTHER WORDS, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, UH, A PARTICULAR, UH, HOME, LET'S SAY, COULD BE DESIGNATED FOR JUST, UH, AWARENESS PURPOSES THAT THIS IS A LANDMARK BECAUSE SO AND SO LIVED HERE AT A CERTAIN TIME WITHOUT PUTTING ANY RESTRICTIONS. IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY, THAT YOU COULD NOT HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON SAND WINDOWS. SO COULD IT BE THAT IT'S DESIGNATED AS A LANDMARK AND NOT HAVE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON IT? THAT WOULD KIND OF NEGATE THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF, OF HAVING A DESIGNATION OF A STRUCTURE. YOU COULD DESIGNATE A LIKE THE, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD DESIGNATE SOME LOCATION AS HAVING HISTORIC VALUE, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE DESIGNATING STRUCTURE. IF YOU'RE DESIGNATING A STRUCTURE, THERE HAVE TO BE SOME STANDARDS FOR WHAT THAT STRUCTURE NEEDS TO BE LIKE. YOU CAN'T JUST SAY, I'M DESIGNATING A STRUCTURE AS A, AS A COMMISSION. WE WANT, WE'RE RECOMMENDING DESIGNATION OF, I SAY MY HOUSE , AND THEN I, THEN I CAN PROCEED TO DO ANYTHING I WANT WITH MY HOUSE AFTER THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD KIND OF NEGATE THE WHOLE PURPOSE. DURING YOUR TIME, UM, WITH THE VILLAGE, WAS THERE EVER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE YOU HAD HOMEOWNERS THAT DID NOT WANT THE DESIGNATION, BUT HAD IT, OR THEY WERE KEPT FROM MAKING LIKE, ENERGY EFFICIENT IMPROVEMENTS? I KNOW A SHIP ALL, THEY'RE PRETTY, UH, FIRM WITH SOME OF THEIR, IS THERE EVER AN INSTANCE WHERE THEY HAVE PREVENTED THOSE SORT OF INITIATIVES? OR HAVE YOU HAD A HOMEOWNER WHO DIDN'T WANT IT AND IT WAS FORCED UPON? UM, THE ONE CASE WAS THE, UM, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND, UH, CENTER AND MAIN STREET AND, UM, YOU KNOW, 1840 W THE LANDMARK, UM, BEAUTIFUL CHURCH, UM, HISTORIC, UM, ALL THE WAY. SO WE DID, UH, RECOMMEND DESIGNATION AND, UM, UH, THEY WANTED, AND THEY CAME TO THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, EXPLAINED WHY THEY DIDN'T WANT IT. AND WE DID, UH, WE HAD TO DESIGNATE IT, AND IN THE MEANTIME, ALL OF MAIN STREET WAS DESIGNATED, IT'S A HISTORIC DISTRICT MM-HMM . SO, UM, EVERYTHING ON MAIN STREET GOT DESIGNATED AFTER THAT. AND WHAT WAS THERE, DO YOU RECALL WHAT THE REASON WAS FOR NOT WANTING IT? I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED. WELL, NOT WANTING, UM, THIS IS A WHILE AGO, BUT, UM, IN, I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THEY'RE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE LOT THAN, ONCE AGAIN, I MEAN, IT, IT KIND OF BELONGS TO AMBER. YEAH. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT REALLY DOES. IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF, UH, WHEN YOU OWN A HISTORIC BUILDING, UM, IT'S YOURS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, BUT YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY ELSE IS GONNA OWN IT LATER. UH, THIS IS HOW HISTORIC PRESERVATION GOT GOING WITH, UM, UH, BIG RAILROAD STATION IN NEW YORK CITY AND, UM, THE HOME OF, UH, GEORGE AND MARTHA WASHINGTON. UH, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY HOW GOT STARTED TO PRESERVE. ONE WENT DOWN, THE OTHER GOT RESERVED. SO, UH, THERE ARE, UM, S THROUGH COMMUNITY IDIOTS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND WANTS COMMUNITY. YOU WERE SAYING TOO, ABOUT REPLACEMENT OF THINGS LIKE WINDOWS WOULD, MAY, THAT, HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THINGS LIKE EMERGENCY REPAIRS, LIKE, UH, AN OLDER HOME STAY, 200 YEAR OLD HOME TYPICALLY HAS 200 YEAR OLD TREES AROUND IT THAT GOES ON. DO YOU HAVE [00:55:01] TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE COMMISSION TO HAVE EMERGENCY REPAIRS DONE TO YOUR HOME? AND HOW DOES THAT GET HANDLED? I, I THINK, UM, WHEN MARK WAS SPEAKING, I, I WANTED TO, UM, REASSURE THE COMMITTEE THAT WE'RE REASONABLE PEOPLE, THAT WE REALLY ARE, WE LIVE HERE, YOU KNOW, KIND KNOW WHAT GOES, YEAH, IT'S, THIS IS COMMITTEE. THIS IS A COMMITTEE THAT'LL BE IN PLACE FOR 30, 40, 50 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. SO, YEAH. UM, I THINK, OH, UM, A GREAT DEAL IN NEW YORK. UH, IT'S GOING TO BECOME OLDER, BECOME MORE ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC, YOU KNOW, STATUS. AND THERE'S A GREAT MANY ASSOCIATIONS WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, FAMOUS PEOPLE OR, UM, WELL-KNOWN ARCHITECTS. UM, REALLY HAS A LOT OF VALUE THAT, UH, YOU REALLY WANT TO KEEP. I MEAN, THINK ABOUT DRAG DOWN LAKE SHORT ROAD, YOU KNOW, UH, THERE'S SOME REALLY GREAT BUILDINGS THERE WITH A LOT OF HISTORIC ASSOCIATIONS AND, UM, VILLAGE IS ALSO, SO, I MEAN, THEY'VE HAD A HPC FOR, IT'S GOTTA BE 20 YEARS NOW. SO, UM, IT'S, UH, REALLY IN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS, DID THE VILLAGE EVER, DID THAT EVER COME UP IN TERMS OF LOSING TAX REVENUE BECAUSE OF, UM, GRANTING TAX CREDITS? UM, YEAH, I, I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I, I'M NOT PRIVY TO, YOU KNOW, , BUT, UM, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT, I MEAN, THINK OF THE, UM, ROSEWOOD, YOU KNOW, THE MASONIC TEMPLE. UH, I MEAN THAT WAS, I WORKED AT THE LIBRARY WHEN THEY WERE GETTING THE ADDITIONS TO IT AND WHEN THEY KNOCKED DOWN THE MANSION ON THE SIDE, BUT I ACTUALLY WATCHED IT DURING MY LUNCH HOUR ONE DAY. AND, UM, THAT WAS REALLY ACCOMPLISHED WITH TX CREDITS, THAT BIG, UH, BUILDING THAT REALLY TAKES CARE OF MANY, MANY SENIOR CITIZENS IN COUNTY. UM, SAME WITH OUR MOTHER COUNCIL, UH, IN OUR APARTMENT NOW. SO THESE THINGS REALLY, UM, FIND USUALLY A NEED IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY USE THE HISTORIC BUILDING, PRESERVE IT, AND THEN YET TO IT, AND WE ALL WIN. UH, THE TWO WINGS ARE DESIGNED AROUND THE OLD SPAN BUILDING CENTER. I MEAN, LOOK AT THE ROOF LINES. THEY ALL GO IN THE SAME, YOU KNOW, RHYTHM. SO, SO BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS WOULD BE EXAMPLES WHERE THE TOWN OR THE VILLAGE, UH, WAS RECEIVING LIKELY VERY LITTLE TAX REVENUE BECAUSE OF THE NONPROFIT STATUS. AND THEN THE TAX CREDITS WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE TO BRING PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND GET THAT PROPERTY BACK ON THE TAX ROLLS. I, I WHO SAID THAT? , LET ME JUST REAL BRIEFLY. YEAH, JUST A GOOD EXAMPLE THAT WHAT USED TO BE ROSEWOOD, THE BIG ISSUE WITH ROSEWOOD, 'CAUSE I WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AT THE TIME, IS THE ASSESSMENT ISSUE. THE, THE OWNERS ELDER MOVEMENT OR WHATEVER IT WAS CALLED AT THAT POINT WERE, WERE SAYING, THIS PROPERTY IS OVER ASSESSED THE, THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY IS, AND THIS VILLAGE, YOU'RE GETTING TOO MUCH IN TAX REVENUES BECAUSE OF THIS, UH, WHAT'S HAPPENED. SO THAT, THAT OFTEN HAPPENS WHERE THE RESULT IS THAT THE PROPERTY VALUES GO UP SO MUCH THAT IT RESULTS IN PLATFORM MONEY AT THAT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S MORE, MIGHT BE AN OUTCOME. I GUESS. IT ACTUALLY INCREASES VALUE SO MUCH THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECTING TO WAS TO HIGHER TAXES SEEN THAT HAPPEN IN HISTORIC PROPERTIES BEFORE THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR. SO, UM, MARK AND JACK AND LEONA AND, AND LAURA AND JIM, UM, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE ALL PUT A LOT OF WORK AND RESEARCH INTO THIS AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND, AND IT'S HAPPENED DURING A POLITICAL TRANSITION. UH, SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE ALL OF THIS UNDER CONSIDERATION AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK HERE AGAIN IN AUGUST AND TAKE SOME ACTION ON THE ISSUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UM, ANY OTHER BUSINESSES FROM THE THEN? UH, WE OFTEN HAVE, UH, REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS, BUT WE HAVE, UH, A COUPLE ISSUES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, ONE ON, UH, POTENTIAL LITIGATION AND ONE ON, UH, PERSONNEL MATTER. UH, WE CAN DO THAT NOW, OR WE CAN DO IT AFTER THE MEETING. WE'LL DO IT NOW, NOW. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO SECOND SESSION ON THOSE TWO MATTERS. WE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARRIED. [01:36:59] SORRY [01:36:59] TO [01:36:59] KEEP [01:36:59] YOU [01:36:59] WAITING. [01:37:00] UM, [01:37:01] WE, [01:37:02] UH, WILL CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR TONE BOARD MEETING OF THE AMBER TONE BOARD AND, UH, WE'LL START WITH THE ROLL CALL. DEPUTY CLERK, KY SUPERVISOR, HOPE PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY PRESENT. COUNCIL PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER HOL PRESENT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. ALRIGHT. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE P TO OF THE UNITED STATES SENATOR AMERICA, THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS, ONE NATION LIBERTY. SO I'LL, UM, RESOLVE THAT HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS JUNE 27TH, 2022. SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CUMMINGTON. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIE? UM, I'LL BE READING AN AMENDED MOTION ACTUALLY FOR, UH, THE FOURTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA IN RECOGNITION OF BRIAN AND SEAN BAR. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ACKNOWLEDGES BRIAN MARTELLO IS ONE OF TWO NATIONAL WINNERS OF THE SPACE KIDS GLOBAL ESSAY COMPETITION, WHICH SPANNED ACROSS 22 STATES IN 46 CITIES. AND WHEREAS BRIAN'S WINNING ESSAY TO GO BOLDLY FOCUSED ON HIS LOVE FOR OUTER SPACE AND IS INTEREST IN ASTROPHYSICS. AND WHEREAS THE VISION OF SPACE KIDS GLOBAL IS TO EDUCATE AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE A NATIONAL AUDIENCE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN STEM AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES THAT INTRODUCE KIDS TO THE DIVERSITY OF CAREERS IN SPACE EXPLORATION AND TECHNOLOGY. AND WHEREAS BRIAN'S ESSAY EARNED HIM A TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY IN SEPTEMBER TO EXPERIENCE ZERO GRAVITY PLANE RIDE. AND WHEREAS SEAN EARNED A TRIP TO THE NATIONAL INVENTION CON CONVENTION WHERE, WHICH IS A GLOBAL K TO 12 INVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT TEACHES STUDENTS PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CREATIVITY SKILLS THAT 135,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE INLY. AND WHEREAS BOTH SEAN AND BRIAN RECEIVED THE 1000 POINTS OF LIGHT IN AMERICORPS VOLUNTEER MEDALS FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR THEIR WORK TUTORING AT RISK FIRST THROUGH FOURTH GRADERS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECOGNIZES BOTH BRIAN AND SEAN'S HARD WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS AND WISHES THEM THE VERY BEST IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS AND DREAMS. SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FER AND I'D LIKE TO OFFER A UNANIMOUS SECOND. ALL FAVOR, AYE. AYE. YES. THERE THE BOYS [01:40:01] ARE RIGHT BACK THERE. YES, PLEASE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP HERE FOR A PICTURE? YES SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. WELL, IT WORKS VERY, VERY HARD. I KNOW. WELL, YOU KNOW, HARVARD PAYS OFF GENTLEMEN. AND JUST, UH, LOGISTIC WISE, WE HAVE A COUPLE FOLKS HERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE, UM, PUBLICLY RECOGNIZING. WE'RE GONNA DO A FEW PICTURES, UH, TONIGHT. UH, WE WILL HAVE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO FOLKS ARE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. UH, THE, AT THE END OF THE AGENDA WE WILL GET TO THAT. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER FAIR, WE RESOLVED THAT THE HAMPER TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ADVERTISE A BID FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING THE 2022 VILLAGE GL L CD BG INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT ON MIRIAM AVENUE. BIDS TO BE OPENED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2022 AT 11:00 AM MOVED. SO MOVED. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONING. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG? RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM RICHARD MATTHEWS REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 34 49 BIG TREE ROAD FROM C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL GENERAL RESIDENCE DISTRICT. IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE EXISTING HOMES AND THE PROPERTY TO BECOME CONFORMED AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED. THE HAMBRICK TOWN BOARD HEREBY REFERS US REZONING THE REQUEST TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY ON IT. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM WEST HER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP TO REZONE. 13.9 ACRES OF VACANT LAND LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD. SBL NUMBERS ONE 60.15 DASH TWO DASH 2 11 1 60 DASH 15 DASH TWO DASH 12 13 16, 17, 18 AND 19 AND 1 60 15 DASH TWO DASH 39 2 FROM C ONE RETAIL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND R TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ATTACHED DISTRICT TO PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO CONSTRUCT A CAR, DEALERSHIP, OFFICES AND CAR STORAGE AND TO CREATE A PARK AND CONSERVATION AREA. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD AND OTHER TOWN REPRESENTATIVES HAVE DISCUSSED THIS APPLICATION AT MEETINGS AND REVIEWS THE APPLICATION AND ALTHOUGH THE TOWN HAS CONCERNS, THEY HAVE FOUND ENOUGH MERIT IN THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY TO BEGIN THE REVIEW PROCESS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBRICK TOWN BOARD HEREBY ENTERTAINS WITH CONCERNS IS REZONING REQUEST AND REFERS THE APPLICATION TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE RY TOWN BOARD WOULD LIKE TO ACT AS LEAD AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL WATER REVIEW ACT AND HEREBY AUTHORIZE AS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM THE APPROPRIATE MAILINGS AND TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED COUNTING REFERRAL. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIER WE HAD RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 5 20 22. THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW SEEKS TO INCREASE IN ANNUAL INCOME LIMITS TO $37,400 IN SUBSECTION 2 35. TWO DASH B SENIOR CITIZENS TAX EXEMPTION THE HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 15TH AT 2022 AT 7:00 PM LOCAL TIME. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED RESOLVE. THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED POLICE OFFICER NINA DEMING AND POLICE OFFICER KELSEY EBERT TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN POLICE 2022 [01:45:01] IN NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA FROM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, TWO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH. LODGING IS AT $1,480. MEALS ARE AT 400. CONFERENCE IS AT 2000. TOTAL COST OF $3,880 WHEREAS THE USE OF AN UNMARKED LEASE VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION IS REQUESTED. MONEY IS AVAILABLE IN B 3 1 2 0 0.492. SEMINAR IS DEPARTMENT TRAINING. SO MOVED. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER C*****G. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED RESOLVE. THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN AUTHORIZING THE LATERAL TRANSFER OF NICHOLAS J PASO TO THE POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER EFFECTIVE JULY 31ST, 2022 AT AN HOURLY RATE OF 35 53. THIS APPOINTMENT IS SUBJECT TO ALL PRECONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND POLYGRAPH TESTING. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN B 3 1 2 0 0.100. SO MOVED CLOSURE MAY. COUNCIL MEMBER HOPE. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. I DO BELIEVE THAT, UH, OFFICER WOULD LIKE TO, SO WE SAID ABOUT SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS GOOD FOR US. COMING TO TRANSFER EXPERIENCE. HE'S A FORMER RESIDENT, SO THE CLERK'S OFFICE BEFORE IT STARTS, I BEING RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AUTHORIZES THE HIRING OF JILLIAN GORMAN KING FOR THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND AN ANNUAL SALARY OF $95,000 STARTING SEPTEMBER 6TH. 2022 FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 0.7 2070. 2100. SO MOVED SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MFER. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIE AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE, UH, THE SCREENING COMMITTEE THAT PUT A GREAT DEAL OF WORK INTO THE SELECTION OF THIS CANDIDATE. IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN I HAD ANTICIPATED. UM, HOWEVER, IT WAS TIME WELL SPENT. WE HAD, UH, FOUR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS WHO HELPED THE TOWN COME TO THIS DECISION. UH, WE HAVE DAN CHACHA, WHO SERVES ON OUR RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAD ANN DEAN MATEO, WHO'S ALSO ON OUR REC ADVISORY BOARD. JENNIFER GUNA FROM OUR SENIOR SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD AND AMY KANE FROM OUR YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. UH, THE, WE LOOKED AT, UH, 15 RESUMES. WE INTERVIEWED THREE CANDIDATES. THEY WERE CHALLENGED WITH A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT, UH, AND THEN HAD AN IN-PERSON INTERVIEW. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. UH, AND THE FOLKS THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE WE'VE ANNOUNCED THIS ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE MS. NORMAN KING JOIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECREATION, YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AND SHE COMES TO US, UH, WITH A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN YOUTH AND RECREATION. UH, JILLIAN IS ALSO HERE, UH, WITH HER FAMILY. AND JILLIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP FOR A PICTURE OF THE TOWN? [01:50:31] AND I FAILED TO RECOGNIZE JOSH HAYEK, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION OF THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG, WHO ALSO HELPED WITH THE SCREENING COMMITTEE. AND, UH, IT'S CERTAINLY APPROPRIATE THAT, UH, MS. GORMAN KING FOLLOWS OFFICERS FASO. UH, BOTH WILL BE, UH, HOMECOMING TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. IT'LL BE GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK. YOU RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TERMINATION OF HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS PER THE ATTACHED PDF MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FARRELL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. HERE IS ALL THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE TERMINATION OF PERSONNEL FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH DEPARTMENT AS DETAILED IN THE ATTACHED PA. SO MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOL. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCCONNELL. ALL DAVID SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED RESULT THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SENIOR PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER AND APPOINTING DANIEL AL SCHOR AS A LATERAL TRANSFER TO THE VACANT POSITION OF PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER. DISAPPOINTMENT IS SUBJECT TO ALL PRECONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION. THE RATE OF PAY IS 28 0 3 AN HOUR WITH FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A 3 0 2 0 0.100 AND THE APPOINTMENT IS EFFECTIVE. JULY 31ST, 2022. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HOPE. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN. REFERRAL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT MR. UH, IS WITH US AS WELL. I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY WELCOME ABOARD. WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO LAND SOMEBODY LIKE YOU AGAIN, LIKE, UH, CAPTAIN UGALI SPOKE EARLIER. WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO, TO GET A LATERAL TRANSFER. DAN COMES TO US WITH SIX YEARS PLUS EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS AGENCIES AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. SO NOW I GETS TO COME HOME, UH, AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU, UH, GETTING ON BOARD AND GETTING UP TO SPEED AND SERVING US AND HELPING US, UH, PROVIDE THE SERVICE WE DO. BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, SEAN CROTTY, NICK UGALI, CHIEF TRASK, THIS CAN BE A CHALLENGING TIME TO HIRE FOLKS. IT'S A TIGHT JOB MARKET OUT THERE. UM, BUT BOTH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE TO RECRUIT AMONG THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST IN THE AREA. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF EILEEN A DO FROM PART-TIME CLERK TO SEASONAL CLERK AND THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 5 0 1 0 0.102. SO MOVED. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HULK. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. BE RESOLVED. THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE IN THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT. UH, ATTACHED AMY LUFF AS A PART-TIME CLEANER. SO MOVE SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. BE RESOLVED. THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES IN BMG. LAURIE COOK SEASONAL PART-TIME LABOR. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CON THE ALL IN FAVOR AND SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED HERE. [01:55:01] RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, AUTHORIZES TOWN CLERK TO SOLICIT FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE HAMBURG SKATE PARK PROJECT. PHASE ONE DESIGN FOR THE DESIGN OF A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT CONCRETE SKATE PARK IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR. HOLD SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FERRELL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. CARRIED. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS CURRENTLY WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, N-Y-S-D-O-S, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG SHORELINE AND LWRP COMMITTEES, THE LWRP COORDINATOR, EDGEWATER RESOURCES AND WENDELL TO DEVELOP AN ADVANCE EXISTING LWRP FUNDED PLANS FOR WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION AND SHORELINE PROTECTION ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND WHEREAS THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM LWRP PROVIDES MATCHING GRANTS TO COMMUNITIES LOCATED ALONG NEW YORK'S COAST OR DESIGNATED INLAND WATERWAYS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES AND WATER FUNDS. AND WHEREAS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL PROGRAM PLANNING, FEASIBILITY DESIGN, MARKETING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE THE PREPARATION OR IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY AND WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING GRANT CATEGORIES. PREPARING OR IMPLEMENTING A LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. REDEVELOPING HAMLETS, DOWNTOWNS AND URBAN WATERFRONTS PLANNING OR CONSTRUCTING LAND AND WATER BASED TRAILS. PREPARING OR IMPLEMENTING, IMPLEMENTING A LAKE WIDE OR WATERSHED REVITALIZATION PLAN AND PREPARING OR IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY RESILIENT STRATEGY. AND WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG? MARINA AND WATERFRONT DESIGN PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC AND TECHNICAL DESIGN FOR THE CONCEPTUAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DERIVED FROM THE EXISTING TOWN OF HAMBURG MARINA FEASIBILITY STUDY AND TOWN OF HAMBURG LWRP UPDATE. AND WHEREAS THE LWRP PROGRAM IS A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE 75% PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG MARINA AND WATERFRONT DESIGN PROJECT. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED EECG CONSULTING LLC TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT THE GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE VIA THE 2022 CONSOLIDATED FUNDING APPLICATION CFA AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL COMMIT TO THE COMPLETION OF THIS MARINA AND WATERFRONT DESIGN GRANT PROJECT WITH THE REQUIRED 25% LOCAL MATCH AND DESIGNATE EECG CONSULTING LLC TO MANAGE THE GRANT PROJECT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IN CONSULTATION WITH THE TOWN BOARD. SO MOVED. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOPE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. CARRIED. WHEREAS THE TOWN RECENTLY HIRED HUNTER GRAD AS A PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING ASSISTANT IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND WHEREAS THE POSITION REQUIRES HIS CONDUCT STORM TO HIM TO CONDUCT STORMWATER INSPECTIONS OF ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITES AND HE IS CURRENTLY NOT TRAINED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE INSPECTIONS AND WHEREAS THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS ARE CURRENTLY OFFERING THE NEW YORK STATE DEC ENDORSED COURSE ONLINE VIA ZOOM APPROXIMATELY ONCE A MONTH. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE HUNTER GRAD TO REGISTER AND ATTEND THE ONLINE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL TRAINING AT HIS EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. THE APPROXIMATE COST OF THE COURSE IS $100. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A1 4 4 0 0 4 9 2 TRAINING AND SEMINARS. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCC. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCC FOR ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED BE RESOLVED. THE TOWN ENGINEERS REPORT ON THE COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE WATERFORD PINES. PHASE TWO. A STREETLIGHT INSTALLATION WORK PERFORMED UNDER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PERMIT NUMBER 10 55 BE RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED AND THAT THE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE REPORT. BE FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES NICE SAG TO CONNECT SIX LED POST STOP TOP STREETLIGHTS FOR THE WATERFRONT PINE SUBDIVISION. PHASE TWO, A STREETLIGHT INSTALLATION WORK UNDER THE SC DASH FOUR ACCOUNT AND ASSOCIATED RATE TARIFF. AND VIA FURTHER RESOLVE THAT TWO CERTIFIED COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION BE PROVIDED TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSMITTAL TO NYSEG AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE DAY THE REPORT IS SIGNED BY THE SUPERVISOR. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LEY. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCC COMER. FURTHER. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. WHEREAS AN ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED AND WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TOWN SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND WHEREAS ADDITIONAL TOWN [02:00:01] FACILITIES ARE IN NEED OF SURVEILLANCE COVERAGE AND WHEREAS A NEW SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE BETTER SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR ITS RESIDENTS AND TOWN PROPERTY AND WHEREAS THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WILL BE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BY GRAYER LAKES BUILDING SYSTEMS INC. NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT NUMBER PT 6 8 8 0 4. NOW BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW TOWN WIDE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, THE PURCHASE PRICE IS NOT TO EXCEED $275,000. THE FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM A 4 0 8 9 FEDERAL AID O OTHER TO A 1 16 9 4 2 3 4 0 3 SERVICE CONTRACTS AND LICENSING RPA MOTION BY COUNCIL. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FERRELL. ALL FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. AND THEN, UH, FINALLY, UH, BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TOWN BOARD AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS DATED JULY 18TH, 2022 FOR A TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT OF 1,277,000 4 65. SO MOVE. I DIDN'T GET THAT ONE. SO, SO MOVED. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. AND THEN FINALLY BE RESOLVED. AMBER TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO ADVERTISE THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES PERTAINING TO THE RELOCATION OF ESSENTIAL NETWORK EQUIPMENT AT TOWN HALL. PROPOSALS WILL BE OPEN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2022 AT 11:00 AM SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DE FARRELL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. ALRIGHT, SO THAT CONCLUDES, UM, OUR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING AND WE NOW WILL OPEN UP TO COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. YOU CAN COME TO THE, TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM, STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR BUSINESS. WE TRY TO KEEP IT AROUND THREE MINUTES OR SO. ANYBODY LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? YES, SIR. YES. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CLAY MOIN. UM, I'M A FAIRLY NEW RESIDENT TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. UH, MY WIFE AND I LIVE ON GOERS DRIVE, WHICH IS JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF MCKINLEY FROM EAST PROSPECT IN THE VILLAGE. UH, THE HANDOUT THAT YOU HAVE THE BLUE DO ON THE FRONT SHOWS YOU WHERE WE LIVE. UH, CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO CROSSWALKS, UH, FROM SEVEN CORNERS ALL THE WAY TO ROUTE 3 9 1. AND I DROVE THAT TODAY. THAT'S AROUND FIVE MILES. UH, THERE'S CROSSWALKS THAT ARE SET UP TO THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR. THAT'S A 12 DAY RUN. MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT ATTEND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE VILLAGE RESIDENTS OR TOWN RESIDENTS OF HAMBURG. IF YOU FLIP TO THE SECOND PAGE, IT'S AN IDEA OF WHERE I THINK WE SHOULD PUT, UH, SOME SORT OF CROSSWALK OR PEDESTRIAN, UH, INTERACTION, UH, LOCATION. THAT'S THE CORNER OF MARK AND WINDING WOODS OFF MCKINLEY. THIS PHOTO IS AN INDICATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT THEY DID LAST YEAR. THEY PAVED EVERYTHING, BUT THEY NEVER PUT CROSSWALKS IN. UH, THE NEXT PHOTO IS THE VERY POPULAR INTERSECTION OF CLARK AND MCKINLEY, WHICH I THINK IS PROBABLY THE MOST DANGEROUS INTERSECTION IN ALL OF TOWN HAMBURG. UM, AGAIN, THERE'S NO CROSSWALK THERE. YOU GOT THE FAIR COMING UP. THAT'S 12 DAYS WHERE PEOPLE WILL BE WALKING AROUND WITH NO, UM, DESIGNATED ACCESS FROM STREET TO STREET. THE FOLLOWING PHOTO AFTER THAT IS THE CORNER OF MCKINLEY AT NEWTON CONSTRUCTION. THERE AGAIN, NO CROSSWALK. THERE IS A SIGNAL THERE. UM, YOU'VE GOT NEW DEVELOPMENT GOING UP THERE. AND AGAIN, NO CLEAR INDICATION OF WHERE PEDESTRIANS CAN CROSS. I GREW UP IN THE VILLAGE IN TOWN OF EAST AURORA. THE NEXT PHOTOS HERE ARE PICTURES FROM SHOW YOU PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE TOWN OF AURORA AND EAST AURORA HAVE DONE TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR THEIR PEDESTRIANS TO WALK. I BELIEVE THAT HAMBURG'S KIND OF FOLLOWING WHAT EAST AURORA DOES. HAMBURG IS THE TOWN, THE FRIENDSHIP BUILT. I'VE GOT THREE KIDS AT HOME WHO I'D LOVE TO HAVE MORE INTERACTION WITH THE KIDS IN THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG. WE CAN LITERALLY SEE CHARLOTTE AVENUE SCHOOL FROM OUR HOUSE. THEY HAVE TO TAKE A BUS TO GET THERE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS PROBABLY THE SAFEST WAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT DURING THE SUMMERTIME, THERE'S NO BUS TO GET THEM BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE STREET SAFELY. SO I WOULD LOVE THE TOWN BOARD TO CONSIDER SOME KIND OF FUNDING. ON THE LAST PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THAT GOVERNOR HOOL DID SET ASIDE SOME MONEY FOR FUNDING FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATIONS, THE USE OF PATH PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLE SAFETY, AND I WOULD LOVE FOR SOMEONE TO CONTACT HER, CALL ON HER AND SOMEHOW GET SOME FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS OR HOWEVER WE CAN DO THIS, UH, TO GET SOME SAFE CROSSING FOR OUR KIDS AND ALL THE KIDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF MCKINLEY TO ACCESS THE VILLAGE. I'VE SPOKEN WITH, UH, SUPERINTENDENT HUGHES. I'VE SPOKEN TO MR. HOPE, UM, AND I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS TO MOVE FORWARD SOMEHOW. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, [02:05:01] MS. RONAK. I CAN TELL THAT YOU, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE SOME NEIGHBORS IN, IN THE ROOM THAT, THAT I RECOGNIZE. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. UM, IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT SIMILAR ISSUES IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, UM, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY A NEW PERSPECTIVE AND YOU PUT FORTH SOME VERY, VERY INTERESTING IDEAS THAT WE CERTAINLY INTEND TO EXPLORE AND WE HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE A DIALOGUE WITH YOU AND THE RESIDENTS FROM FROM LEWIS DRIVE. SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR. OKAY. WE WILL THEN GO TO REPORTS FROM, UH, DEPARTMENT HEADS, UH, LEGAL NOTHING REPORT. UH, DISPATCH. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU THE BOARD FOR YOUR SUPPORT HIGHWAYS, UM, ABCS AND UM, WE HAVE SOME COMING UP. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ENGINEERING. UM, I JUST WANTED TO LET THIS TOWN BOARD KNOW THAT I RECEIVED THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE TOWN WIDE DRAINAGE ACADEMY A FEW DAYS AGO. UM, SO I WOULD BE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT AS WELL AS TOM FROM OUR OFFICE. UM, IT, IT IS DRAFT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT I, I DO, UH, ASK THE BOARD IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT IT AT THIS POINT. UH, I KNOW WE SPOKE ABOUT LONG TERM IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, BUT AT THIS POINT IT'S STILL THE DRAFT. UM, BUT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IT'S A LARGE FILE, SO JUST CONTACT ME. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. FINANCE. YOUR REPORT IT. 18 CLERK. UH, WE'VE JUST SET THE BILLS DOWN TO THE COUNTY, UH, RECENTLY, SO WE'LL BE GETTING READY FOR OUR NEXT SEASON. UH, COMING UP WITH, UH, SCHOOL TAXES PRETTY MUCH STARTS SEPTEMBER, SO. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND REPORTS FROM THE BOARD COUNCIL MEMBER FERRO, UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS PROCEEDING AS WE'VE REPORTED, UM, ON NUMEROUS PATIENTS BEFORE. THE SECOND DRAFT OF THE COMP PLAN WILL BE OUT TO, UM, BOARD MEMBERS AND TO THE COMMITTEE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. AND THERE ARE MEETINGS TOMORROW WITH THE AGRICULTURAL SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED AFTER WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY SO THAT WE CAN INCLUDE THAT ASPECT IN OUR COMP PLAN. AND WE ALSO HAVE MEETINGS WITH, UM, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LAKEVIEW AREA AS WE, UM, AGAIN, WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT SECOND DRAFT OF THE COMP PLAN. UM, I SPOKE WITH DREW TODAY AND HE SAID IF BOARD MEMBERS, WHEN YOU GET THAT, IF YOU COULD START TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR SUGGESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS TO HIM, THE QUICKER THAT WE CAN GET THOSE, UM, INCORPORATED THE, THE BETTER. SO, UM, THAT WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP. OF COURSE, THERE WILL BE PUBLIC, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENT ALSO ON THE DRAFT AS WE PROCEED THROUGH THE NEXT PHASE OF THE, OF THE PROCESS WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. UM, LET'S SEE. AS LAURA HAN COMMENTED DURING OUR WORK SESSION, WE DO HAVE A BLAST ON THE BEACH, WHICH IS COMING UP ON JULY 30TH, THAT IS SPONSORED AND COORDINATED BY OUR REJUVENATION PROJECT. THEY WORK VERY DILIGENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PUT ON SOME OF THE HALLMARK EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. AND, UH, AGAIN, JULY 30TH IS BLAST ON THE BEACH. IT STARTS AT TWO O'CLOCK. THERE'S INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, AND IT WILL CULMINATE WITH FIREWORKS AT 10. AND WE THANK ALL OF THE TOWN DEPARTMENTS WHO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THE REJUVENATION PROJECT, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS AN EVENT THAT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY. UH, I DON'T WANNA LEAVE ANYONE OUT, BUT I KNOW THAT, UH, UH, PAT RYAN IN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS HIGHWAY POLICE DISPATCH. UM, IT THAT THERE'S A, A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS THAT REALLY WORKED VERY HARD BEHIND THE SCENES TO HELP, UM, THE REJUVENATION PROJECT PUT ON A MUCH ANTICIPATED AND MUCH ENJOYED COMMUNITY EVENT. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE EFFORTS THAT WENT INTO BURGER PASS THIS PAST WEEKEND. IT WAS QUITE A SUCCESS IN THE VILLAGE AND REALLY BROUGHT THE VILLAGE AND TOWN TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE SO MANY GOOD THINGS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN, LIKE COUNCILMAN FAROH SAID, WE DO HAVE LESS BEACH COMING UP TO REALLY BE A GREAT CELEBRATORY PARTY FOR EVERYBODY. UM, TO CELEBRATE REALLY WHAT IS LIKE YOUR, WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE IS A COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEACH ACCESS. JUST MOMENTS FROM OUR DOOR TO STEP. UM, HAMBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY DOES HAVE THEIR CHICKEN BARBECUE THIS COMING WEEKEND AND THEY DO PROMOTE HISTORICAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND THEIR MUSEUM WILL BE OPEN. SO IF YOU EVER WANNA GO IN AND TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON, THAT'S GOING ON THE 24TH FROM 11 TO FOUR 30. AND ANOTHER [02:10:01] REALLY FUN EVENT, UM, THE ALBRIGHT KNOCKS ART TRUCK IS COMING TO THE LAKE SHORE LIBRARY. SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS. IT'S A FREE FOR ALL OF YOU, UH, PARENTS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUR VERY CURIOUS AND SWIRLY CHILDREN. IT IS AUGUST 12TH FROM TWO 30 OR TWO TO THREE AT THE LAKE SHORE LIBRARY AND IT'S COMPLETELY FREE. AND ALBRIGHT KNOCK IS DOING A LOT OF GREAT ART OUTREACH PROGRAMMING BECAUSE THE KNOX IS CURRENTLY CLOSED AND THEY PICKED OUR LIBRARY AS ONE OF THEIR OUTREACH SPOTS THIS SUMMER. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT SOME GREAT NEWS TO REPORT IN TERMS OF THE LED LIGHTING PROJECT, UH, LAST WEEK WE RECEIVED, UH, A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE DESIGN DOCUMENTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. AND, UH, NYPA HAS INDICATED THEY'LL START, UH, THE INSTALLATION IN SEPTEMBER AND THEY CURRENTLY ANTICIPATE A 20 MONTH, UH, COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. 10, I'M SORRY, 10 MONTH COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. YES. THANK GOD IT'S 10, NOT 20. UM, SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT, UM, WE SHOULD HAVE IT COMPLETED, UH, NO LESS THAN THE SUMMER OF 2023. THAT'S, UM, WHAT DO I HAVE? I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR NOT ONLY SUPPORTING, BUT FOR SUING THE, UM, THE TRAINING, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN POLICE CONFERENCE. I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR WOMEN OFFICERS. UM, THERE IS, IT'S IN LINE WITH THE INITIATIVE. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS TO INCREASE THE PRESENCE OF FEMALES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE, UM, 30 BY 30 INITIATIVE. SO REALLY EXCITED THAT THE CHIEF IDENTIFIED THAT. I'M EXCITED TO HEAR HOW IT GOES. UM, WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE? THE HAMPER COALITION FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS HOSTING THE NFJC, THAT IS THE NATIONAL FEDERATION FOR JUST COMMUNITIES. THEY'RE A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION DOING WORK IN MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. UM, THEY'RE HOSTING THEM FOR AN EAT AND MEET. IT IS A FREE FAMILY EVENT AT THE TAYLOR ROAD CABIN ON AUGUST 2ND FROM SIX TO SEVEN OR A LITTLE BIT AFTER THEY'RE PROVIDING FOOD. YOU CAN BRING YOUR CHILDREN, COME FOR CONVERSATION, MEET SOME OF THEIR BOARD MEMBERS. UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE UP TO. UM, IN OTHER NEWS, BIG NEWS FOR THE TOWN, WE RECENTLY HAVE COMPLETED OUR FINAL HIGH IMPACT ACTION, UM, TO GET OUR CLEAN ENERGY COMMUNITY DESIGNATION. UH, THE LAST IMPACT ACTION WAS TRAINING THAT WAS COMPLETED BY OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. UM, WE'VE COMPLETED FOUR HIGH IMPACT ACTIONS. UM, AND, AND ESSENTIALLY FOR, FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW, UM, THIS IS A DESIGNATION THAT'S GIVEN BY NYSERDA, UM, AND DESIGNATES AS A, IT'S A CLEAN ENERGY COMMUNITY, UM, AND RECOGNIZES US AS A LEADER FOR CUTTING COSTS, FOR REDUCING ENERGY USE AND FOR DRIVING CLEAN ENERGY ON A LOCAL LEVEL. UM, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN BESIDE IT BEING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT? IT MEANS THAT WE GET, WE GET FINANCIAL INCENTIVES. THE FIRST ONE, THE FIRST LEVEL IS A $5,000 GRANT THAT WE GOTTA USE TOWARDS ANOTHER CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT. THE NEXT STEP IS THE $30,000 GRANT AND SO ON. UM, SO THIS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN TRACKING DATA AND CHANGING PRACTICES. UM, SO IT'S DEFINITELY, LIKE I SAID, FIRST STEP, UH, TO BENCHMARK OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TOWARDS BECOMING MORE, UH, ENERGY FRIENDLY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANNA TOUCH ON, ON A COUPLE THINGS. UM, WE, UH, THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBER COMERFORD, DEPUTY SUPERVISOR POLK, UM, UH, MARK WALLING, OUR DEPUTY ATTORNEY, UM, AND, AND MICHELLE LAITY, WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH THE ERIE COUNTY DE DEPARTMENTS OF ENVIRONMENT PLANNING AND COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO DISCUSS, UM, THE, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS AS A NEIGHBOR THAT'S GONNA BE MOVING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, THE BUFFALO BILLS. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW HOME, WHICH IS GONNA BE JUST A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO HAMBURG, BUT STILL NOT, WE COULDN'T TALK 'EM INTO CROSS AND MOVE THE TOWN BORDER. BUT THEY GAVE US AN UPDATE ON, UM, ON SOME OF THOSE PLANS, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE, THAT ARE GOING INTO THAT PROJECT. THEY HELD A PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING AT THE FIELD HOUSE, UM, WHERE THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT TURNOUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, MANY OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT LIVE IN HAMBURG THAT, UH, LIVE NEAR THE STADIUM. UM, AND I WAS QUITE SURPRISED THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT THE RESIDENTS BROUGHT UP TO, TO THE COUNTY WAS, UH, SIDEWALKS. THEY REALLY WANNA FOCUS ON WALKABILITY, UH, AROUND THAT STADIUM MARRIOTT. SO THAT WAS EXCITING. I ALSO JUST WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, UH, LOST A, A DEDICATED, UH, VOLUNTEER, UH, A COUPLE WEEKS BACK. UH, CHRIS, UH, S WHO WAS A MEMBER OF OUR CWA ADVISORY BOARD, UH, PASTOR OR CINDY, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CINDY [02:15:01] SERONI, UH, FROM OUR SEAWAY TRIAL ADVISORY BOARD. UM, SO PLEASE REMEMBER THE ING FAMILY IN . THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO SECOND SESSION. YES, I'M SORRY. A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE PERSONNEL MATTER THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO ON OUR LAST EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.