* 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. [00:05:07] THINGS [00:05:08] ON THE AGENDA. WE ALSO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION. AND, UM, ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE A, UH, A QUICK UPDATE FROM TON AND THEN A PLAN DISCUSSING ON THE AMERICAN RESIDENT PLAN ACT FUND. I ALSO MOVING BOARD TO TWO, UH, LATE RESOLUTIONS. WELL, ONE OF A PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING THAT, UH, WHEN THE INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF THE TOWN BOARD AGENDA WILL NONETHELESS TAKE PLACE. SEVEN AS ADVERTISED AND AN AMENDED RESOLUTION NUMBER 23, WHICH CORRECT DATES FOR A TRAVEL REQUEST AND A, UH, RETIREMENT RECOGNITION FOR MR. ARNOLD AND CURRENTLY WORKING ON WATER. SO WHAT WHAT'S HAPPENED IS THAT THIS AREA RIGHT HERE, AND, UH, THE TOWN OWNS WATER MAIN TAKE BECAUSE CONDITION AND NOT SOME POINT. IT AN EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION RIGHT NOW. AND SO MANY ISSUES THAT I'M NOT GONNA GO INTO GREAT DETAILS WRITE ON. UM, BUT WE, WE STARTED A PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE UPGRADE WATER SERVICE AND PROVIDE FIRE ONE HYDRANT RIGHT THERE. UM, SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THOSE HOUSES. SO WHAT WE PROPOSE IS, UH, THERE'S GONNA BE A NEW INTERCONNECTION HERE AND THEN AROUND A NEW MAIN THAT COMES DOWN HERE. NOW, THIS COMING DOWN HERE TO PICK UP THIS LAST, UM, WE, WE WENT OUT TO, FIRST WE GOTTA KNOW WHERE YOU'D BE GETTING BEFORE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING. SO WE INVESTIGATED WHAT IS ACTUALLY OUT THERE AND THERE IS A STRENGTH AND SIGN OF SITUATION GOING ON. SO THERE'S, THERE'S A EIGHT INCH LINE THAT COMES INTO HERE, IT NEXT DOWN TO A TWO INCH LINE THAT JUMPS BACK UP TO AN EIGHT INCH LINE. AND THERE'S, THERE'S SOME KIND OF LINE THAT RUNS ACROSS PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT ALL THESE HOMES HAVE THESE, THESE SERVICE TABS TO. SO WE DON'T HAVE EASEMENT TO ANY OF THIS. IT, IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT LIKE THIS, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THAT. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL, I BELIEVE, AND I WOULD LOVE TO RECOMMEND SUPPORT, IS TO GET THIS UP STACK OVER TO THE WATER. SO THE DESIGN THEY CAME UP WITH, UM, IT IS GONNA BE NEW EIGHT EIGHT INCH C PIPE ALL THE WAY IN THE PUBLIC, RIGHT? SO THE THING ABOUT WEST IS THAT EVERYONE ROAD, NOT, NOT PRIVATE ROAD, IT'S PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, BUT PAPER STREET. BUT THERE WAS NEVER ROAD DEDICATION, SO THERE WAS NEVER A ROAD BUILT THAT WAS TURNED OVER TO THE TOWN FOR US TO MAINTAIN. SO WHAT'S IN THERE IS BASICALLY JUST A STONE CAB THAT KIND OF MEANDERS AROUND AND ACTUALLY RIGHT IN PROPERTY. SO THIS, THIS HOUSE HERE OWNS THIS ONE, THIS ONE, AND THEN THESE TWO. AND, UH, SOMEHOW THIS PATH JUST HADN'T GOT PUT IN THERE OVER THE YEARS. THE TOWN DOESN'T DO ANY MAINTENANCE THIS YEAR, BUT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE. SO, UM, WE'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY AND THEY ARE ON BOARD WITH TAKING OVER THE WATERLINE DESIGN, BUT THEY WON'T TAKE IT UNLESS THEY HAVE TOWN ROAD BANK. THEY NEED PUBLIC ACCESS. THEY MAINTAIN ROAD TO GET, THEY WON'T TAKE EASEMENT. SO WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS, UH, WE HAVE TO PUT A ROAD IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY THAT LOOPS AROUND THE COVERS OUR, OUR, UM, COVERS OUR WATER MAIN. NOW, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A ROAD WITH CURVES AND GUTTERS, EVERYTHING. IT COULD BE A ONE LANE THAT ONE WAY LOOP AROUND AND WITH, THERE'S ONLY A 20 FOOT FIVE RIGHT OF WAY. THE ROAD, THE RIGHT OF WAY IS ONLY 20 FEET WIDE IN HERE. SO WE WOULD COME IN HERE WITH, UH, [00:10:01] I THINK LIKE A 60 INCH WIDE ROAD WITH 11 FOOT TRAVEL, A COUPLE OF SHOULDER ON THE END AND SOME DRAINAGE. SO WE CAN IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE OF THE AREA. SO ONE LANE ROAD ALL THE WAY AROUND, RIGHT OF WAY, START THE PROJECT AND THEN IMPROVE THE WATER LINE. AND THEN WE CAN TURN OVER THE WATER LINE. BUT WE WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE, WELL, UM, WE DON'T DO OUR INVENTORY, THE ADDED TO OUR CHIP FOR, UH, FOR MAINTAINING IT. UH, IT'S NOT A LOT, BUT I QUARTER MILE VERSION DONE. SO I DID ASK OUR, OUR ENGINEER TO PUT, PUT TOGETHER, THEY'VE ALREADY DONE ALL THE SURVEY AND THEY'VE GOT THE WATERLINE UTIL ALL LAID OUT. SO THEY JUST WILL HAVE TO DO LAYING, UH, THEY PUT TOGETHER SIDE THE ROAD AND, AND INVESTIGATE THE DRAINAGE OUT THERE. THE AREA THAT I'M GONNA GO OUT TOMORROW, LOOK, IT'S RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN SEE THIS RIGHT HERE. THAT'S THROUGH LIKE WOODED, WOODED AREA. UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. UM, BUT IT COMES TO, WE HAVE THIS, THIS IS PUBLIC ROAD, UH, PAPER STREET RIGHT IN HERE. SO I MEAN, WE COULD COME IN HERE AND MAYBE PURCHASE THE PROPERTY OR DO SOMETHING. I WOULD RATHER JUST STAY RIGHT AWAY, KEEP THE COST OF THIS PROJECT LOW AND UH, TURN IT OVER, GET, GET IT OUT OUR HANDS. AND THEN WE JUST WOULD PLOW THIS WITH, UM, WE'RE GONNA, ONCE I, UM, THE PROPOSAL, I, I DON'T HAVE THOSE KIND OF NUMBERS NOW, BUT I DON'T, I DON'T THINK IT TO, BUT WE, THIS IS, SEE THE NUMBERS ON THERE, BUT I WANNA SAY THAT'S ABOUT SIX. WE GONNA ADD ONE HYDRANT IN HERE AND THEN A HYDRANT IN HERE SO THAT EVERY 500 FEET YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIRE HYDRANT. SO NOW THEY'LL HAVE ADEQUATE FIRE PROTECTION THERE AND FOR THOSE UP THERE, AND THEN THIS WILL BE A VIABLE LOT BECAUSE IT'LL ACTUALLY HAVE OUR WATER LINE COME UP HERE WE HAVE NOW IS THAT WE OWN IT AND WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT. WE HAVE TO USE CONTRACTORS. WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE . SO I MEAN, THIS IS WHERE I THINK THE PROJECTS GOING. UM, I JUST WANTED TO WHERE YOU, THIS IS KIND A SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH CHANGE, BE AWARE OF WHERE WE'RE AND FOR SPECIAL DISTRICT UP, MY BEST FRIEND PAT OVER THERE, UM, TO FIGURE, FIGURE THAT STUFF OUT. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE NOTICE TOPIC REALLY FAST, EVERYBODY. HOW DID, WHAT WERE THE ORIGINAL ISSUES AND HOW IT BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION? HOW DID IT MOVE, YOU KNOW, UP TO PRIORITIES? SO RESIDENT, WELL, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, IT'S BEEN RESIDENT COMPLAINT AND IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE APPARENTLY, UH, SINCE THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WAS LAST COMPLAINT. UM, THE GENTLEMAN FROM THREE WATERFORD, HE WAS A TOWN ENGINEER NUMBER YEARS AGO, AND I GOT IT THIS FAR. HE COULDN'T GET THIS FAR. SO, UH, HE HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND THERE'S, THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER AREAS, BUT THIS MOST ATTENTION. BUT WHY, WHY, UM, THE BRAKE, THE, OF THE SYSTEM AND THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO FIRE SUPPRESSION, THERE'S NO FIRE AT ALL OTHER THAN THAT ONE RIGHT THERE, UM, OF THE LINE. THIS WAS TURNED OVER WHEN THERE'S BEEN 25 YEARS, MAYBE LONGER SINCE, AND THERE'S LIKE, I SAID'S AN DOWN TO A TWO LINE SERVICING ALL THOSE HOUSES THAT, THAT STANDARDS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, PEOPLE ARE DOING OLD, THIS MINE RIGHT HERE IS OLD, IT'S AN OLD CONCRETE MINE. ALL THESE TAPS AND STUFF, SOME OF THESE HOUSES ARE NEW. SO WHAT THEY DID IS, UM, THEY, THERE'S NO WATER IN THIS AREA, SO THEY DUG ACROSS SOMEBODY PRIVATE PROPERTY AND TAPPED INTO THIS MAIN THAT RUNS UP AND DOWN HERE. I THINK I HEARD CONCRETE PIPE. THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE A NEW DUCT COMING IN HERE NEXT DOWN TO TWO INCHES THROUGH THIS OLD, WHICH THEY ABANDONED. NOW THERE'S SECTION OF TWO INCH, UH, [00:15:02] IN THERE THAT GOES INTO AN, GOES DOWN TO, UM, AND THEN THERE'S FREQUENT BREAKS ON THESE LINES IN HERE, SEEING THAT IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY, WE GOTTA GO IN AND FIX THEM. SO THE AMOUNT OF BREAKS THAT ARE IN THERE, THE FIRE FLOW AND JUST BODY OF WATER. I THINK BIG THREE THAT WE DO ANY WATER LINE IS BIG THREE REPLACING ENGAGED. I REMEMBER THAT THIS CAME UP, UM, A YEAR OR TWO, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER TOO, BUT WASN'T THERE REQUEST FOR US TO TAKE OVER THIS ROAD THERE, REQUEST INFORMATION THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY, THAT THIS WAS PRIVATE, ALL THIS RIGHT IN HERE, THERE, BUT THAT'S FILE, MAP, COVER, COUNTY OR LEADER, COUNTY CLERK, THAT ALL OF THAT IS, THAT'S PUBLIC RIGHTS. OUR ROAD, IT'S OUR, IT'S OUR BED. THERE WAS NEVER ROAD DEDICATION. SO LIKE THEY DIDN'T BUILD A ROAD AND THEN TAKE DEDICATION FOR AS FAR AS THAT WAS NEVER DONE. I HAVE THE, THE ORIGINALLY 1954 OR THE DATE ON THE DOCUMENT. UM, AND SO ROAD DEDICATION WAS NEVER DONE. SO WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING IN THERE. THAT'S, THAT'S THE DISCONNECT WHERE PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE THE ROAD OVER. SO IN THIS CASE, IT IS OUR ROAD ROADMAP. WHAT'S IN THERE IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IF WE BUILD A ROAD TO TURN THIS WATER LINE OVER, IT'S PART OF THE PROJECT, THEN WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN, IT'LL BE OUR ROAD. AND WE DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IS RIGHT NOW WE DO. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE, I KNOW, KIM, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT I BELIEVE IN THE THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE TOWN, WE'VE HAD TO REPAIR THREE DIFFERENT LEAKS WHERE WE'VE HAD TO BRING IN A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR AND, YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF COURSE YOU DON'T WANT THAT WATER JUST TO CONTINUE TO LEAK AND CAUSE ISSUES FOR THE NEIGHBORS. BUT I THINK IN THE THREE YEARS WE'VE ALREADY REPAIRED THREE WEEKS. IF THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE MONEY THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON MAINTAINING ALIGNMENT THERE, THAT IS NOT GOOD POSITION. AND WHEN I STARTED IN JANUARY FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMUNICATION THAT I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE TOWN WAS TAKEN ROAD, IT'S NOT A RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S ALL YOU. THE ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, WHEN I CALLED THEM, I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO SAY WEST ARNOLD, THEY SAID ABOUT WEST SUPERVISOR, THEY EXACTLY WHAT WAS COMING AND THEY SAID, YEAH, IT'S IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY'S YOUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND MADE THAT CLEAR SENSE MARCH OF LAST YEAR. THAT'S, THAT'S, THEY WON'T, THEY WON'T SERVICE ANY WATER LINE THAT IS MAINTAIN, THEY CAN'T RELY ON PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO SERVICE THEIR CUSTOMER. SO THAT'S WHY THEY WOULD TAKE IT IF THEY, AND YEAH, IF YOU GET CALLS, I KNOW DO OUR INVENTORY. UM, SO SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY, I KNOW THEY DUMP STONE IN THERE AND MAINTAINED IT. SO CLEAN ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, RIGHT? YEAH, WE COULD, COULD, HOW MANY OTHER AREAS DO WE HAVE? I THINK THERE'S THREE OTHERS, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS BAD. UM, I KNOW THERE'S SOME PRIVATE LINES THAT RUNS OFF OF, I HAVEN'T, I KNOW KNOW ONE OTHER ONE IS. UM, [00:20:43] SO I WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO TALK ABOUT OUR CHECK IN ON WHERE WE'RE AT, WHAT WE SPENT SO FAR, UH, WHAT WE'VE COMMITTED TO BOTH IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS AS WELL AS, UH, VIA BOARD RESOLUTION. OKAY, SO I FORGOT TO TAKE OFF THE SALES. THIS IS NOT A SALES PRESENTATION, SO IGNORE THAT TOP, TOP LINE THERE. UH, BUT THIS IS JUST A PIE CHART OF WHAT WE'VE APPROVED WITH, WITH BOARD RESOLUTION, ALMOST 4 MILLION WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED IN APPROVED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET, JUST OVER $207,000 PENDING APPROVAL. AND I'LL OUTLINE WHAT, WHAT THESE PROJECTS ARE. IT'S 2.5 MILLION AND THEN I HAVE SOME IDEAS THAT I'M PRESENTING TONIGHT THAT TOTAL 2 MILLION AND WE GET TO THAT AND THAT LEAVES A TOTAL OF 2.9 MILLION REMAINING. SO THIS IS WHAT WE APPROVED THE IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PITCH HAMBURG, SOME MONEY FOR THE SKATE PARK, ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE SEW REPAIR PROJECT. UH, WE EARMARK SPENT 500 FOR HVAC SYSTEMS. I BELIEVE THAT WAS IN 2021. UM, HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARDS THE TOWN WEBSITE, UM, WHICH WE HAVEN'T SPENT ALL OF THAT. I'M SURE JENNY WILL FIND A WAY. UM, SECURITY CAMERAS THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, $275,000, UH, ASSIGNED FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF 20 $500,000 TO HELP DIXIE WITH THEIR CAPITAL PROJECTS. UM, AND THEN A TOTAL OF, UH, 1.1 MILLION CAPITAL PROJECTS, UH, IN THE HIGHWAY, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT, AND THEN WOOD PROJECT, WHICH COMING IN, UH, UNDER HALF MILLION, MILLION ASIDE, UM, FOR THAT PROJECT, UH, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE, UH, WHAT WAS APPROVED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THAT IS $50,000 FOR THE, UH, BURKE, UH, ROAD PARKING LOTS. UH, AND THEN SOME SMALLER ITEMS LIKE AN AWNING AT TOWN PARK FOR 5,000, 1200 AWNING, UH, AT THE TOWN PARK AS WELL. 12,000 IN DISPATCH RADIOS, 15,000 IN MULTIFACTOR AUTHOR AUTHENTICATION DEVICES AND JUST UNDER $10,000 FOR AN IPAD AND LAPTOPS FOR, UH, OUR DISPATCHERS THAT MAKES UP THE THE 200,000. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, AND I INVITE, UH, BOARD MEMBERS TO, TO BRING THEIR IDEAS, LIKE AS I SAID, UH, THIS IS, THIS IS $2 MILLION, UH, THAT WOULD LEAVE ABOUT $2.9 MILLION REMAINING. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME VERY, VERY SERIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS, UH, IN, IN THE PIPELINE, SOME CAPITAL LEADS. UH, BUT I PUT SOME STINGS IN HERE THAT I THINK ARE, ARE IMPORTANT AND ARE WELL ALIGNED WITH THE INTENT OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS. UH, TOP LINE THERE IS PARKS PLAYGROUNDS OPEN SPACE. WE'RE ENCOURAGED TO USE ARPA FINANCING FOR, FOR PROJECTS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO GATHER, UM, OUTDOORS. THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT, UH, PART OF THE PANDEMIC, GETTING PEOPLE OUT, UM, STOPPING THE TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS. AND, UH, THIS TOWN BOARD, UH, THIS CURRENT TOWN BOARD, THE PREVIOUS TOWN BOARD HAS PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO ASSESSING OUR RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR PARKS, AND SPECIFICALLY OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD DATA TO, TO WORK WITH. UM, MY IDEA WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD, UM, USE THIS, THIS POT OF MONEY TO IMPROVE FIVE OF OUR PARKS. AND I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE SELECTIVE. WE WORK TOGETHER AS A BOARD WITH COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY THOSE PARKS, UM, TO MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT, MAKE THEM COMMUNITY DESTINATIONS AND WORK TO PROVIDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL CONNECT THOSE PARKS TO OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. [00:25:01] SEE PEOPLE SAFE ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM THOSE PARKS. MY HOPE IS THAT IF THE TOWN, UH, COMMITS TO INVESTING THAT KIND OF FINANCING TO OUR PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND OPEN SPACES THAT WE CAN ALSO LOOK TO, TO, UM, TO PRIVATE, UH, PRIVATE MONEY FOUNDATIONS OF NEW YORK STATE, COUNTY, UH, TO SEE IF WE CAN BRING SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO THOSE PROJECTS AND MAKE THEM BETTER OR PERHAPS IMPACT, UH, MORE PARKS, TOWN HALL SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENTS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE PARKING LOT, WHICH YOU GUYS CAN GO OUT THERE AND TAKE A LOOK. IT'S, IT'S A MESS. NOT ONLY IS THE EXISTING PARKING LOT A MESS, BUT THE WAY THAT IT'S LAID OUT ISN'T REALLY CONDUCIVE TO THE WORK THAT WE DO IN THIS BUILDING. UH, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING OUR BUILDING INTO CODE AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE, UH, WITH THE AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT. HOWEVER, IT'S NOT PRETTY. WE, UH, TO ACCESS THE, THE LIFT AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. UH, PEOPLE ARE PARKING IN PARKING SPOTS, UH, ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. UH, AND THEY HAVE THE FEW WAYS THEY GO BEFORE THEY CAN ACCESS THAT LIFT. UM, AND THEN THERE'S CERTAINLY CHALLENGES WITH OUR UPDATED ELEVATOR THAT IT GETS PEOPLE DOWN TO, TO THE BASEMENT. WE'RE PROVIDING, UH, MORE, UH, RESIDENT, UH, FOCUSED, UM, SERVICES ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AS MANY AS WE CAN. UM, BUT THAT REMAINS A CHALLENGE. UM, SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS, IS TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE PARKING LOT, ADD THIS AMOUNT SO THAT WE CAN PERHAPS CONFIGURE OUR PARKING LOT AND MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESSIBILITY FOR PARKING VEHICLES, BUT ALSO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VERY FRONT OF OUR PROPERTY AND BRING US INTO, UM, UH, IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR, OUR GATEWAY REVITALIZATION PLAN. AND IN COMPLETE THAT SECTION OF SIDEWALKS, WHICH CURRENTLY ENDS AT OUR PROPERTY, UM, AND HELP PROTECT THE, THE RESIDENTS THAT FREQUENT OUR BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE MANY STUDENTS THAT WILL PASS OUR BUILDING, KEEP THEM SAFE, UH, VOLUNTEER FIRE AND EMS. I'VE GOTTEN REQUESTS FROM VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES AND DISTRICTS ABOUT NEEDS FOR EQUIPMENT. AND WE ALSO HAVE, UM, A, A GROUP WITHIN OUR VOLUNTEER FIRE LEADERSHIP THAT IS REALLY LOOKING AT ASSESSING, UH, HOW WE DO, UH, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, UH, WITHIN THE TOWN. UM, SO THERE'S A, THAT $250,000 WE GO VERY FAST. UM, I'M SURE ONCE WE, UM, STARTED TO TALK WITH THE LEADERS WITHIN OUR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS ON WHERE THAT FUNDS SHOULD GO. AND THEN FINALLY, UH, A COMMUNITY AND HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION GRANTS. AND THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR TOWN THAT MAY HAVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, UM, THAT HAVE SOME, SOME NEEDS AND IT COULD PERHAPS BE A BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT. UH, I REMEMBER GROWING UP, I HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS IN FOUR SEASONS. THEY HAD A SIGN UP IN FRONT OF THEIR COMMUNITY THAT HAD FOUR SEASONS, UM, THAT WAS TAKEN DOWN, FELL INTO DISPAIR, AND THE, UH, FOLKS WEREN'T, WEREN'T ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT. UH, SO THIS WOULD GIVE, UH, SOME OF THOSE, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL AS OTHER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND OUR MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS ACCESS TO ARPA FUNDING THAT, THAT THEY WOULDN'T NECESSARILY OTHERWISE HAVE A DIRECT BENEFIT FROM. UM, AND THAT'S AS FAR AS I'VE KIND OF THOUGHT THAT OUT, HOW MANY, HOW MUCH THAT'S CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW THAT PROGRAM WORKS. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR CONVERSATION. UM, AND AS A BOARD, UH, WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT, UH, WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE FOR, FOR THIS 2 MILLION AS, AS REMAIN AFTER THIS. AND I'M GONNA CHECK WITH, UH, MR. SHA, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I, THAT I MISSED? NO, NOT REALLY. THE ONE THING DISCUSSION PROJECT FUNDED THAT WATER REPAIR, SO THAT HASN'T BEEN SPECIFICALLY APPROVED. IT COULD FALL UNDER THAT TWO. REALLY JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE ALL, THAT THIS PROJECT GONNA, THIS PROJECT MIGHT BE, THIS PROJECT MIGHT BE DELAYED ENOUGH. SO WE'VE A GREAT START WITH THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT ARE OUT THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE LOT PROJECTS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT BECAUSE, BECAUSE THEY WERE UNEXPECTED. [00:30:01] SO I'VE ASKED ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THERE BY, UH, JUNE 1ST GETTING BACK WITH THE CAPITAL PLAN AS WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT LAST YEAR. SO IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE HUGE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES THAT KEN IS GONNA FIND, WILL ALSO INCORPORATE THE ROOFS, THE PARKING, EVERYTHING ELSE THAT UP TO THIS POINT REALLY HASN'T BEEN THOUGHT THROUGH. SO WHAT RANDY PUT TOGETHER MAKES PERFECT SENSE. WE STILL DO HAVE 2.9 MILLION THAT UNACCOUNTED FOR, BUT THERE'S COUNTLESS PROJECTS THAT WE COULD QUICKLY NEED PUT THAT IT REALLY JUST ON WHAT IS PROJECT ONE AND WHAT IS PROJECT EIGHT, WHAT IS PROJECT FOUR? SO WE HAVE MOST OF THOSE BIGGER TICKET PROJECTS LISTED. UM, AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS COME BACK WITH A LOT MORE OF THEIR CAPITAL NEEDS, WHETHER'S S OR PARKING LOT, WE'LL PUT THAT ALL TOGETHER SO WE CAN THEN FINALLY JUST PICK WHICH ONES WE'RE GONNA FUND. NOW UNFORTUNATELY, THE THINGS THAT COME IS FINDING THAT NEED TO BE FIXED ARE JUST NOT BUDGETED. SO EVERY ONE OF THOSE 500, 400 ITEMS, WE HAVE THOSE THIS YEAR, THAT'S A DIRECT HIT TO OUR SURPLUS. SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THE OFFSETS. WE CAN ABSORB SOME OF THAT TO THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. OR YOU CAN USE ARPA FUNDS SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE THAT DIRECT IMPACT TO OUR BOTTOM LINE AND TIMING ARPA. UM, AS LONG AS THE PROJECTS ARE COMMITTED TO BY THE END OF 2024, UM, THEY HAVE TO BE PAID FOR BY THOUSAND 26. SO WE, WE STILL DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. THE ISSUE THAT EVERYBODY'S RUNNING INTO WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, THEIR SUPPLY SUPPLY CHAIN, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, KEN, BUT THERE IS PROJECTS THAT AREN'T EVEN BEING BID ON BECAUSE THEY JUST, PEOPLE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON THAT THEY CAN'T EVEN COMMIT. DOING SO END OF 2024 DOES SEEM PRETTY FAR AWAY, BUT IN THE REALITY OF SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, IT'S REALLY NOT THE THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF HOW LONG IT TAKEN US FIX THE ONSHORE, FOR EXAMPLE. THAT'S GOING ON FOUR YEARS NOW. SO 2026 . ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? UM, THE, THE FUNDING FOR THE PARK IMPROVE, UM, I KNOW PROBABLY ANOTHER DISCUSSION, BUT DO YOU FORESEE THAT BEING, UM, KIND OF DRIVEN BY RESIDENTS AS FAR AS TRADITIONAL LOCATION? UM, YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT APPROACH. THAN'S BEEN TAKEN IN THE PAST, SO WE'VE, WE'VE ASSESSED IN THE PAST THE CONDITION OF OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. THE QUESTION WE'RE ASKING NOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT PLAYGROUND NUMBER ONE, DO YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE? UM, WHAT I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN IS MAKING INVESTMENTS INTO OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACE THAT WILL SAVE US MONEY DOWN THE ROAD. UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, PROPERTY THAT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN. SOME OF IT, UM, WE CHOOSE TO MAINTAIN EVERY WEEK CUTTING THE GRASS. HOWEVER, THERE'S LARGE FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF GRASS THAT REALLY ISN'T USED FOR ANY SORT OF RECREATIONAL. PERHAPS WE CAN PLANT TREES OR, OR NATIVE SPECIES AND HAVE WALKING PATH SOME OF OUR RECREATION AREAS THAT'S GONNA SAVE THE TOWN MONEY DOWN THE ROAD BY NOT HAVING SENATOR THROUGHOUT AFTER WEEK TO, TO CUT THAT GRASS. SO WE WANNA, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH ARPA. MY CONCERN IS THAT WE GET A LITTLE DEPENDENT ON, ON ARPA FOR SOME OF THESE COSTS. SOME OF THESE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE COSTS THAT ARE COMING UP. WE CAN, WE CAN HIT ALL RIGHT NOW, BUT 10, 15, 20 YEARS FROM NOW, THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE, MAY NOT BE ANOTHER. SO WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHIN, WHEN IT COMES TO BUDGET, UM, OUR, OUR PARKS HAVE JUST, JUST BEEN SOMETHING THAT, THAT'S IS PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE RESIDENT ISSUE THAT, THAT I'VE HEARD THE LAST YEAR. UM, NOT TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, THE CONCERN OF SOME OF THE, OF EQUIPMENT. I KNOW THERE PREVIOUSLY BEEN DISCUSS ABOUT REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT, UM, WITH PAT STARTED ON AND JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, SO THERE BEEN DIRECTION, I I KNOW THERE'S GOT A LOT OF WORK FOR ONE PARK YEAR GETTING NEW EQUIPMENT TO GET GRANTS THAT DE IN EACH YEAR. SO I THINK WE, ALL THOSE [00:35:01] THINGS TOGETHER WE SHOULD BE TO MAKE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN OUR PARK RATHER THAN MAYBE EVEN ONE YEAR IN USING AND DOING SOMETHING FINE AND THEN CARRYING ON THAT PLAN WITH THOSE IDEAS REALLY HELP TO TURN THINGS AROUND QUICKLY. ANYTHING ELSE? QUESTIONS ON ARPA? WHAT WE SURE CAN, I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW NOT THAT LONG BEFORE COVID AND PANDEMIC AND, AND WE HAD ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH, UM, ANOTHER PROCESS IN IDENTIFYING, UH, CAPITAL PROJECTS, OTHER PROJECTS AND, AND FUNDING ED. UM, I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD A STATUS REPORT ON THOSE PROJECTS. I'M INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT UM, SOME OF THE ITEMS ON THE LIST ARE SIMILAR TO THINGS THAT WE BONDED FOR. AND SO JUST THE QUESTION, WHERE DO WE STAND AND WHERE ARE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS? FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW THERE WERE FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR IMPROVEMENT IN TOWN HALL, THOSE WERE MORE DIRECTED TOWARDS UM, UH, A REVAMPING OF THE THE OLD DISPATCH AREA. UM, BUT I, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW SOME TYPE OF TRAIL WHERE, WHERE DO WE STAND, WHERE ARE THOSE FUNDS STILL, UM, AND ARE THEY STILL AVAILABLE AND WHAT FLEXIBILITY DO WE HAVE WITH SO UTILIZING THEM OR REALLOCATING THEM OR WHERE PROJECTS I CAN SEND YOU LIST. WE HAVE A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE DETAIL OF SIX PROJECT EARMARK THE WELL AS ALL. FOR THE MOST PART, THE SMALLER ITEMS HAVE EXPENDED ALL THE MONEY THAT ALLOCATED BIG. THEY STILL HAVE DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY LEFT THE ISSUE WITH E PROJECT IN WAY OVER BUDGET. SO WHILE IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE MONEY'S NOT, WE KNOW AT THE END OF THE PROJECT IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT FOR, BUT I CAN, I'LL SEND YOU THAT. I'LL SEND EVERYBODY PROJECT. THERE WAS A DRAINAGE STUDY IN THERE. THERE WAS, AND WITH THE AMOUNT THAT WE ALLOCATED, THEY ENDED UP IN THE END WITH THE, SOMETHING THAT WAS SELECTED. I DON'T THINK THEY DID AS COMPREHENSIVE DRAINAGE STUDY AND THAT COST WAS PROBABLY ONLY ABOUT 50% OF WHAT WE ALLOCATED. SO I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW WHERE THE REST OF THAT IS. AND I'M JUST THINKING EVEN WITH THE PROJECT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE SOME, A FAIR AMOUNT OF FUNDS STILL AVAILABLE THERE. WE WERE, KEN AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT THIS AFTERNOON ACTUALLY THERE'S ABOUT 20,000 LEFT SPECIFICALLY FOR DRAINAGE STUDY, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOMETHING IN THERE, $30,000 FOR ATON PROJECT THAT ISN'T AWARE OF, I'M NOT AWARE OF. SO WE'RE GONNA DIG INTO THE ACTUAL DETAILS. SOMETHING ABOUT BUILDING, UH, SOMETHING OFF THE ROAD NEAR THURSTON BUILT. SO THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT RUN INTO WITH SOME OF THE STUFF. SO THE MONEY SPENT, BUT IT WASN'T RECORDED. SO AS YOU LOOK AT THE ACCOUNTING FOR THAT BOND ISSUANCE, THEY'RE SAYING WE HAVEN'T A PENNY ON THAT PROJECT. SO THAT'S WHERE KIM AND I HAVE BEEN DIGGING INTO THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION. SO KEN SORRY FOR, BUT AS OF THIS AFTERNOON WAS 20,000 LEFT IN THAT DRAIN. SO FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED, WE JUST HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THEY WERE ALL RELEVANT TO THE DRAIN. CAN I WORK WITH YOU TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THOSE YEAH, OR YOU CAN EVEN JUST REACH OUT TO JANE, HAVE HER PULL THE INVOICES, SHE HAS SPECIFIC PROJECT, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE LABELED FIRST. DRAINAGE EVEN TALKED ABOUT THAT THERE IS A MISSING PIECE FROM WHAT THEY DIDN'T DO THAT DRAIN STUDY AND THAT MIGHT EVEN BE ANOTHER POSSIBILITY TO GO AHEAD AND USE THAT. I KNOW YOU, YOU SAID YOU'D BE ABLE TO RELY ON THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT THAT ADDITIONAL PIECE WOULD'VE PROVIDED. YEAH, KIND OF MORE 20 STUDY WHAT'S IN THERE IS PRETTY GOOD. THEY FALL SHORT OF BEING THE TOTAL SYSTEM. ALL THE FLOW SYSTEMS ARE INCLUDED IN HYDRAULIC, SO THERE'S LOT, LOT OF MISSING DATA FOR IT. UM, I, WHEN I WERE TALKING TODAY, THERE'S 20,000 LEFT. I ACTUALLY NEXT TO ALLOCATE THAT TO FIX THE UPSTREAM COLUMBIA ISSUE. UH, THE PROPOSAL THAT WE GOT FROM THE ENGINEERING, I ASKED UPDATE THEIR DATA ON [00:40:01] THAT AS FAR AS ADDRESS THE TOWN. THAT'S A WHOLE WE WE GOTTA GET INTO. AND UNFORTUNATELY THE ENGINEER THAT WAS HERE PRESENTING, HE JUST RESIGNED FROM THAT COMPANY . SO THAT'S TOO BAD WHEN WE BONDED FOR THAT, THAT THE STUDY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY STRUCTURED WAS THAT'S WHY THAT THAT COST WAS ALLOCATED AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED. SO IT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT THAT'S GONNA BE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED GOING FORWARD IS AGAIN, ADDRESS ISSUES. AND THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK WE SHOULD YEAH, YEAH. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT HAPPENED. I'M SORRY THAT THAT HAPPENED DONE RIGHT, BUT ESPECIALLY BECAUSE AT THE TIME WE WERE TOLD THAT WHEN WE PUT THOSE PACKAGES TOGETHER FOR BONDING THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY IN OTHER, WHEN WE BONDED FOR THAT IT NEEDED TO BE USED FOR THAT. SO I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THEM TAKING, YOU KNOW, KEEPING IT IN LINE WITH WHAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR AND TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT YOU YEAH, WE USE IT DRAINAGE STUDY USEFUL. WE BOTH USE IT WHEN WE, WE LOOK AT THE DOWNSTREAM CAPACITY, WE HAVE AT LEAST SOME DATA TO LOOK AT. SO I MEAN WE WE'RE BECOMING MORE AND MORE USEFUL AS WE GET MORE PROJECTS WE IT, YEAH, SO THAT DRAINAGE WOULD EASY BECAUSE IT DOES DRAINAGE IN WAY, BUT WHAT OPTIONS UP, BECAUSE THAT FOR THAT PROJECT SHOULDA BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE BONDS OR VICE VERSA. IT REALLY WASN'T INTENDED TO BE PART OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE FOR THAT ITEM. SO MAYBE STAYS WHERE IT IS AND THAT FREES UP MORE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO, WE ORIGINALLY INTENDED RIGHT, I'LL, I'LL GO BACK DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT CLEARLY, BUT THERE MIGHT BE ADD ON, ADD ON. I, I THINK PAT AND KIM HAVE JUST DONE A JOB BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THIS BOND THAT THE TIME WAS APPROVED, THE TIME WAS APPROVED, THE TIME WE REALLY WERE DIFFERENT. FINANCE DIRECTOR, DIFFERENT SUPERVISOR, DIFFERENT TOWN ATTORNEY AND THE ATTORNEY THAT WORKED ON THE PROJECT RETIRED. AND SO, UH, IN A DIFFERENT ENGINEER WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR, SO ALL THE MAIN PLAYERS THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTING THE ARE ALL NEW AND YOU KNOW, KEN HAD TASK OF TRYING TO SORT THIS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE BOND ALLOCATIONS WERE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED AND SPENT FOR AREAS. UM, SO I THINK HE SHARES THAT, UM, FINALIZE IT. I THINK THAT REALLY HELPFUL. I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE IN TERMS OF DOING IT, YOU KNOW, THE WAY WE NEED TO IN TERMS OF HAVING IT WITHIN COMPLIANCE AND HAVING EVERYTHING ALLOCATED ACCORDINGLY. BUT THE REALITY IS WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT RANDY JUST PRESENTED TONIGHT AND WHAT, YOU KNOW, KEN PRESENTED EARLIER, UM, AND WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR THE LAST REALLY FOUR YEARS, UM, YEARS, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED, YOU KNOW, LET'S CALL IT CLOSE TO 10, 11 MILLION, THE BOND WHICH WAS SIX, 7 MILLION, UM, THAT LET'S CALL BALLPARK 18 MILLION UNFORTUNATELY IS WELL OF THE ENTIRE TO DO LIST THAT WE'RE REALLY TO ADD AND EVERYTHING THAT THE RESIDENTS AND THE EMPLOYEES HAVE COME TO US WITH NEEDS. SO, UH, I THINK WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS. WE'RE GETTING ATON OF STUFF DONE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO REALLY BE COGNIZANT WHERE, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE ARE PLANNING FOR THE POTENTIAL REALIZATION THAT BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE END OF, YOU KNOW, FUTURE BONDING, UM, BUT I THINK WE FINANCIALLY PUT OURSELVES IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE TO HANDLE THAT BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE LE SAVINGS WILL, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN INTO EFFECT. A LOT OF THE OTHER BONDS THAT WE'RE PAYING NOW ARE GONNA BE COMING OFF THE ROLES. UM, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN BE FORTUNATE IN TERMS OF INTEREST RATES, UM, BY THE TIME WE MAY NEED TO GO THAT ROUTE, IF WE HAVE TO GO THAT ROUTE, UM, MIGHT BE MORE FAVORABLE THAN THEY'RE TODAY AND [00:45:01] I THINK WE'VE DONE A, A IMPROVED JOB OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS OF LOOKING FOR AND UM, SEARCHING FOR AND SEEKING IN A ROBUST WAY, UH, FUNDING ANOTHER SOURCE, YOU KNOW, WITH GRANTS, ET CETERA. SO, AND I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. I MEAN THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE LOOK FOR AND SEE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. HUGE. AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT CREDIT TO, UM, THE TOWN EMPLOYEES, UM, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD MEMBERS OF TAKING SUCH TIME EFFORT TO UM, VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS, YOU KNOW, THE REC ADVISORY, UH, THE YOUTH BOARD, UM, LIKE, UM, UH, TRAILS, UM, YOU KNOW, ACCESS COMMITTEE, THESE PEOPLE ARE GIVING US MONEY. THESE, IN MY OPINION, THESE GRANTS, WE'RE GETTING GOOD GRANTS, WE'RE GETTING GREAT RESPONSE BECAUSE THEY KNOW WE'RE TAKING OUR TIME AND DOING OUR HOMEWORK. AND WHEN WE COME TOGETHER, LIKE WE HAVE ON SO MANY DIFFERENT PROJECTS, THEY SEE THAT WE'RE GETTING RESULTS AND THAT WE'RE DOING OUR HOMEWORK AND THAT WE'RE WELL PREPARED AND THAT THEIR MONEY THAT THEY'RE GIVING US, UM, THROUGH THESE GRANTS, UM, IS MONEY WELL SPENT. WE WE'RE MAXIMIZING EVERY DOLLAR THEY'RE GIVING US. SO I'M OPTIMISTIC. I THINK YOU BRING UP A GREAT POINT. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO A GREAT JOB OF LAST FEW YEARS AND WE'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW, NEED EVEN MORE OF IT. BUT I THINK WE POSITION OURSELVES WHERE UH, WE'LL GET A LOT MORE OF THOSE FUNDS BECAUSE WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB PREPARING THE GRANT MAKERS TO, TO SEE THE QUALITY OF WHAT WE, WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT WE'RE PREPARED TO DO. ANY OTHER FURTHER CONVERSATION ON OUR BONDING OR CAPITAL, I'LL MAKE A [01:33:07] COUNCIL, [01:33:08] COUNCIL, [01:33:16] COUNCIL [01:33:24] SCOUT [01:33:48] PLEDGE, [01:33:50] UNITED STATES [01:33:51] AMERICA. [01:34:18] SO [01:34:18] WE WILL START JUST A MINUTE WITH, UH, RESOLUTIONS THAT MAY BE DUE TO OUR TOWN BOARD MEETING. WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THE REGULAR BUSINESS OF THE TOWN, WHICH CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 28 ITEMS AS WELL AS SOME LATE RESOLUTIONS THAT WE'LL BE TAKING UP. ONCE WE CONCLUDE THE FORMAL AGENDA, WE WILL THEN OPEN IT UP TO UH, UH, TALKS FROM THE FLOOR. SO IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO BRING TO THE BOARD, WE ASK THAT, UH, YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK, BUT IF IT'S WE'LL FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, THERE'LL BE TIME FOR EVERYBODY TO SPEAK. WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP IT AROUND THREE MINUTES OR SO AND [01:35:01] TO ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD AND NOT AUDIENCE. UM, AND THEN THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY REPORTS FROM AND FROM RESOLUTION. BE A RESULT THAT THE DOES HEREBY APPROVE AS FOLLOWS, THE REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING, APRIL 24TH, 2003 MOVED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTION CARRIED RESOLVED THE COUNTY BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST THE FIRE COMPANY MEMBERSHIP INDIVIDUAL AS FOLLOW ELIZABETH SECOND. COUNCILMAN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED THE RESOLVE THE HENRY TOWN BOARD HAS HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST OF THE BIG THREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO APPROVE MEMBERSHIP WITH THE INDIVIDUALS AS FOLLOWS. AARON CARBERRY, MALIK DAVIS, KENNETH HARRISON, SEAN COONSMAN, MARY MACON, MARK PATTERSON JR. KATIE ROSS. THOMAS KY TIMOTHY FO. SO SECOND MOTION SUPERVISOR. HOLD SECOND MEMBER. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? GARY RESOLVE THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TERMINATION OF PERSONNEL FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. DETAILED IN THE ATTACHED AS FOLLOW. SO SECOND. MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY. ALL IN FAVOR BY 10? AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? GARY, WE RESOLVED THAT THE EY TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPOINT APPROVE THE REQUEST OF VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO THEIR MEMBERSHIP. THE INDIVIDUAL AS FOLLOWS. SO SECOND, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR COUNCIL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BE SIGNIFY BY AYE OWN EXTENSION PERIOD BE RESOLVED. THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF VENDOR CONTRACT FOR MEALS, BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SERVED AT THE ADULT DAY SERVICES PROGRAM BY FEED MORE OF WESTERN NEW YORK. THE FINAL EXTENSION WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 5 26 2023 THROUGH 5 25 2024. THE PRICE PER MEAL IS ATTACHED. FURTHERMORE, FEED MORE. WESTERN NEW YORK HAS SENT AN UPDATED CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE AND HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FERRELL. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY ANYTHING. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? PENSION CARRIED BE RESOLVED IN THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED TO SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE HILBERT COLLEGE FACILITY YOUTH CONTRACT ALLOWING THE PERFORMING ARTS RECREATION PROGRAM TAKE PLACE AT SWAN AUDITORIUM AND CLASSROOM FROM JULY 3RD, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 4TH. 23. SO SECOND, COUNCIL SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED OFFICER ANDREW AND OFFICER ANDREW BARS TO ATTEND THE 2023 SCHOOL SAFETY SUMMIT IN BAN NEW YORK TUESDAY, MAY 30TH, 2023. THIRD FIRST 2023. WHEREAS CONFERENCE IS FREE TO ATTEND, FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE PAYING LODGING AND PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION AND WHEREAS THE ONLY COSTS WITH ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE ARE, UH, THE MEALS OR FOR DOLLARS. A MOTION. SEE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING 2023 C DG PROJECT BASED UPON THE 2023 C GRANT ALLOCATION TOWN OF HAMBURG 2023 CDG FUNDING AND THE OF 30 BROKEN DOWN INTO RECONSTRUCTION. 58 [01:40:05] RECONSTRUCTION AVENUE FIVE HOUSING, ADDITIONAL FIRST TIME HOME BUYER CONDITIONAL BRANCH. 40,000 FAIR HOUSING COUNSELING. 20,000. SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL IN FAVOR? IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO PROCEED FOLLOWING 2023 PROJECT BASED UPON THE 2023 OF HOME GRANT LOCATION, 23 HOME GRANT AND THE OF 4 4 43 RENOVATION FOR LOW INCOME 30. MOTION FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY. AYE. AYE. IT RESOLVED THAT THE, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, THE TOWN OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HIGHWAY TO COMPLETE 89 CONSTRUCTION 2023 MOVED. SECOND MOTION COUNCIL, SECOND COUNCIL FAVOR. THE VILLAGE OF BLAZEDALE HAD ENTERED INTO A COOPERATIVE COMMITMENT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF BLAZEDALE COMMITTED IN THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FROM THE TOWN 2023 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION ON MARTIN AVENUE WITHIN A HU DESIGNATED TARGET AREA IN THE VILLAGE OF BLA. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERVISOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE BY THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND THE VILLAGE OF BLA FOR THE USE OF THESE FUNDS. MOVE MOTION COUNCIL SECOND COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. A. OPPOSED. CARRIED. WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG HAS ENTERED INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THOMAS HAMBURG IN ORDER ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING FROM THE TOWN'S, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG IS ELIGIBLE FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS, COUNSELING SERVICES AND PUBLIC SERVICES FROM THE TOWN'S 2023 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. NOW THEREFORE BE IT WAS THE BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAND AND THE VILLAGE OF SAND FOR THE USE OF THESE FUNDS. SO MOVED. SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT PREPARED BID DOCUMENTS FOR THE TOWN HIGHWAY GARAGE, HVAC UPGRADES AND REPAIR THE PROJECT. AND WHEREAS A PUBLIC BID OPENING WAS HELD ON MAY 17TH, 2023. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED SEAL BIDS FROM TWO ELIGIBLE CONTRACTORS AND THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THIS PROJECT IS THE CER, PLUMBING, HEATING AND COOLING. 30 80 AM ROAD, HAMBURG, NEW YORK SEVEN FIVE. HAVING SUBMITTED A AUTHOR OF PROCEED AVAILABLE IN THREE PERMANENT IMPROVE SO MOVE SECOND MOTION. ALL FAVOR OPPOSED TOWN BOARD. APPROVE THE HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL AND EMPLOYEES IN THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AS PER ATTACHED MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER. SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY. AYE. OPPOSED? WHEREAS THE TOWN HAMBURG ACKNOWLEDGES ASHLEY CASSIDY AS ONE OF THE 10 LIBRARIANS SELECTED BY SENATOR I CHAIR OF THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2023 [01:45:01] OUTSTANDING LIBRARIANS DURING THE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. AND WHEREAS ASHLEY WAS CHOSEN AMONG MANY NOMINEES WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS ASHLEY HAS PRODUCED INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHERE ASHLEY HAS PROVIDED OUTREACH SERVICES TO DAYCARES AND SCHOOLS, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECOGNIZES ASHLEY'S HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE HAMBURG COMMUNITY AND CONGRATULATE ON RECEIVING THIS DISTINCTIVE AWARD. SO MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER AND A UNANIMOUS SAY YOU WANNA COME UP AND HAVE A, THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU AND TAKE A PICTURE IF YOU WOULD LIKE. OH, YOU'RE WELCOME. PEOPLE AT HOME. THIS IS A BIG WARD, BIG HONOR LIBRARIAN IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THE TOWN CODE CONTAIN AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE INCLUDES CHAPTER TWO 70 WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION WHICH REFERENCES A SHORELINE REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON WATERFRONT CONSISTENCY. AND WHERE IS THE TOWN OF? HAMBURG HAD TWO WATERFRONT COMMITTEES WHICH FORMED ONE BEING THE LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. LW RRP AND ONE BEING THE SHORELINE REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE. AND WHERE IS THE LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM? LW RP COMMITTEE IS THE MORE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO BE REVIEWING FOR CONSISTENCY WITH TOWNS LW RRP NOW THEREFORE BEING RESOLVED WITH THE BOARD, DESIGNATE THE LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM, LRP COMMITTEE AS THE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR COASTAL CONSISTENCY. 5 22 23 AS DESCRIBED IN CHAPTER TWO 70 OF THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE. SO MOVED MOTION COUNCIL, FEDERAL SECOND COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING A OPPOSED, RESOLVED THE BOARD APPROVE THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES AS PER THE ATTACHED D SECOND MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER COUNTY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AGREEMENT WITH ALL FAVOR BY SAYING AYE. CARRIED TODD, ACKNOWLEDGE ANDRO DEDICATED HARDWORKING EMPLOYEE WHEREAS LYNN RAN AN ORGANIZED OFFICE AND EX SERVICE TAXPAYER PAYROLL EXPENSES. NOW THEREFORE WE RESOLVED A OF ING ASSESSMENT. LYNN PUBLIC SERVICE AND SERVICE HUSBAND, THREE CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, MAGGIE AND MOLLY HAVING THESE FURTHER JOB. SO UNANIM WE UNANIMOUS. SECOND. WELL ALL IN FAVOR BE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED YOUR RESULT THE TOM HO APPROVES OUT TOWN TRAVEL FOR RANDALL HO. TOWN SUPERVISOR JILLIAN GORMAN KING, DIRECTOR OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES AND [01:50:01] DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 2020 THREES NATIONAL GATHERING IN CHARLOTTE, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 30TH TO 31ST, 2023 WE'RE AMENDING THAT TO READ MAY 29TH THROUGH 31ST 2023 COSTS INCLUDING REGISTRATION MEALS TWICE AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 PERSON AVAILABLE IN A TRANSFER FROM A CONTINGENCY NINE TWO AMENDED SEMINAR. SECOND MOTION BY SECOND MEMBER ALL IN FAVOR SIGN BY OPPOSED HAMBURG PLANNING BOARD RECEIVED A SITE PLAN APPLICATION FROM AL ASPHALT CORPORATION IN JUNE, 2019 TO THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A ASPHALT PLANT AND RELATED ACCESSORY USE CAMP IN THE AND AS LEAD AGENCY. A COORDINATED REVIEW OF THE PROCESS UNDER THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT RECEIVED IN A REVISED DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE APPLICANT DATED APRIL 5TH, 2023 AND WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6 1 7 0.9 OF THE SECRET REGULATIONS BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT ITS MAY 3RD 23 MEETING THE PLANNING BOARD DETERMINED TO ACCEPT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW SUBJECT TO THE LISTED DEFICIENCIES AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PLANNING BOARD'S RESOLUTION. DID MAY 3RD, 2023 AND THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION ATTACHED THERE, PUBLISHED MAY 4TH, 2023 AND WHEREAS AT MAY 17TH, 2023 MEETING THE PLANNING BOARD ADOPTED RESOLUTION, REQUESTING AND RECOMMENDING THAT THIS BOARD APPROVE THE RETENTION OF CERTAIN CONSULTANTS AND EXPERTS AS IDENTIFIED. DESCRIBED MORE FULLY THE ATTACHED PROPOSALS FOR SERVICES TO BE RENDERED BY WENDELL COMPANIES EA, ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC. PBC AND GHD CONSULTING SERVICES INC. TO AID THE PLANNING BOARD WITH ITS RESPONSIBILITY SAYS LEAD AGENCY UNDER SECTION 6 1 7 0.9, SECTION B EIGHT TO PREPARE RESPONSES TO COMMENTS, REVIEW OF THE DIS AND TO OTHERWISE ENSURE ADEQUACY AND ACCURACY IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE PROJECT AND TO PREPARE SECRET FINDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX AND PREPARE FILE, PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE DOCUMENTS AND NOTICES CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 6 1 7 0.2 AND OTHERWISE TO COMPLETE THE SECRET PROCESS. AND WHEREAS EA HAS SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO PERFORM AIR QUALITY AND RELATED CONSULTING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING BOARD DURING PUBLIC REVIEW OF THE DEIS AND OTHERWISE ENSURE ADEQUACY AND ACCURACY AND PREPARATION, THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND FINDINGS, PROCESS, ASSET OR PROPOSAL AND COST NOT TO EXCEED 13 6 4 IN ADDITION TO THE SIX PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BY THIS TOWN BOARD BY NUMBER 11 DATED SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2020. AND WHEREAS WENDELL HAS SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO PERFORM CONSULTING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING BOARD DURING PUBLIC REVIEW OF THE DEIS, INCLUDING FILING AND PUBLICATION REQUIRED NOTICES, RECEIPT AND CATEGORIZATION OF COMMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD, TECHNICAL REVIEW OF THE PROJECTS IMPACTS TO AESTHETIC RESOURCES, ENERGY LIGHTING AND CONSISTENCY WITH COMMUNITY PLANS AND EVALUATION OF MITIGATION ALTERNATIVES, POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH, INDUCEMENT AND C*M PROJECT INDEX AND TO OTHERWISE ENSURE ADEQUACY AND ACCURACY IN THE PREPARATION OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT AND SECRET FINDINGS. PROCESS COST NOT TO EXCEED THOUSAND FORTH PROPOSAL AND WHEREAS HAS PROPOSAL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING, TRAFFIC NOISE AND STORM IMPACT, INCLUDING EVALUATION OF MITIGATION MEASURES ALL DESCRIBED IN THE PROPOSALS COST NOT TO 15,000 AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES EA AND G HT TO PROCEED THE SERVICES AS OUTLINED IN THE PROPOSAL. FURTHER SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED AGREEMENTS WITH PROPOSAL SO SECOND [01:55:07] OPPOSED ABSTENTION WHEREIN TOWN OF HAMBURG PROPOSES TO REONE PARCEL ON THE WEST SIDE OF CAMP ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROAD FOLLOWING M TWO C2, GENERAL COMMERCIAL 1 71 1 AND AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED, THE FORM OF LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANT TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AND THE TOWN BY ARTICLES TWO AND THREE OF NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW AND BY ARTICLE TWO OF THE NEW YORK STATE STATUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. AND THE TOWN BOARD IS AUTHORIZED AND POWERED BY CHAPTER TWO 80, ARTICLE X III OF THE CODE AND ARTICLE 16 OF NEW YORK TOWN LAW TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP OF THE TOWN TO MEET THE GROWING AND CHANGING NEEDS OF THE TOWN. AND NOW THEREFORE WE HAVE RESOLVED AT THE TOWN BOARD, AT THE TOWN OF, AS THE TOWN BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE WITH REZONING OF THESE PARCELS BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TOWN PLANNING. THE REASON SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION AND PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL RULE LAW, SUBSECTION 20 SECTION THROUGH 15 AND TWO 80 THROUGH 3 38 OF THE CODE, THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY PROPOSES A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO REZONE PARCELS ON THE SIDE OF CAMP ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROAD THE FOLLOWING FROM INDUSTRIAL TO Z TWO COMMERCIAL 1 70, 70 70 AND 70 IN TO NEW YORK STATE HOME RULE LAW SUBSECTION 2 0 5, SUBSECTION 25, THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY SCHEDULES A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AT ITS NEXT MEETING ON JULY 17TH, 2023 AT 7:00 PM TO BE HELD AT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN HALL, LOCATED AT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5. THE TOWN BOARD DIRECTS THE TOWN CLERK TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF A PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE FORTH NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL LAW. ARTICLE 16 OF NEW YORK TOWN LAW AND SUBSECTION 2 83 40 OF THE CODE AND DIRECTS THE TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH OF THE PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT IN THE TOWN'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. NOW 10 CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE TOWN BOARD ALSO DIRECTS THE TOWN CLERK TO POST A COPY OF THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE AND TO MAKE PAPER COPIES OF THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAWS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE PUBLIC AT TOWN HALL LOCATED AT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, 1 4 7 5. SO MOVED SECOND MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BY AYE. OPPOSED EXTENSIONS AREA THERE. PROPOSED PARCEL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD NEAR HEALTH ROAD IN PLEASANT AVENUE WITH ARE FOLLOWING SDL NUMBERS FROM N TO WHITE INDUSTRIAL TO RA RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE 180 1 AND 180 1. AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED IN THE FORM OF A LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO THE STATE MUNICIPAL RULE LAW. AND BY ARTICLE TWO OF NEW STATE STATUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE TOWN BOARD IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED BY CHAPTER III. CODE ARTICLE NEW TOWN LAW AMEND ZONING TO MEET. THEREFORE TOWN, TOWN, TOWN TOWN BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE REZONING OF THESE PARCEL BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING BOARD THE RECENT SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME LAWS SECTION 20, SECTION 15 AND TWO 80 THROUGH 3 38 OF THE CODE TOWN BOARD HEREBY PROPOSED TO THE LOCAL ZONING MAP ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD ROAD PLEASANT AVENUE WITH THE FOLLOWING SM INDUSTRIAL TO RA RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL 180 AND 180 1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEAR STATE NEWS LAW. SUBSECTION 20 [02:00:01] BOARD HEREBY SCHEDULES A PUBLIC HEARING, PROPOSED ZONING AND ITS MEETING ON JULY 17TH, 2023 AT 7:00 PM HELD OF HAMBURG TOWN HALL, LOCATED AT 61 AVENUE SEVEN FIVE TOWN BOARDS TOWN CLERK TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORD WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET. THE NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL RULE LAW, THE OF NEW LAW AND SUBSECTION TOWN NEWSPAPER, NOT LESS THAN 10 CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO PUBLIC HEARING. THE TOWN BOARD ALSO DIRECTS TOWN CLERK TO POST A COPY PROPOSAL MAP TOWN'S WEBSITE TO MAKE A PAPER COPY OF PROPOSAL BY THE PUBLIC AT THE TOWN HALL LOCATED AT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE. NEW 4 7 5 SECOND MOTION SUPERVISOR. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADD, UH, TO INCLUDE THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WE'LL BE HAVING TONIGHT. UH, MR. BOYLE IS HERE, UM, BUT I'LL READ THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE ON MAY 8TH, 2023, A RESOLUTION IS PASSED BY THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZING PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON MAY 22ND, 2023. NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN THE PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BEEN HELD MONDAY, MAY 22ND, 2020, BEGINNING AT SEVEN IN TOWN HALL 61 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG NEW. THE PURPOSE THE HEARING IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE COMMUNITY BLOCK PROGRAM. PROJECT NUMBER TWO CD PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE OFFICE OF RENEWAL AND MADE ELIGIBLE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS AID ECONOMIC ACT TO HELP COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO FREE REOPEN LOCAL ECONOMIES IN THE OF WILL. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CG PROGRAM AND DISCUSS MUTATION AND PROGRESS THE CDG PROGRAM AND TO RECEIVE COMMENTS TO THE EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE CG PROGRAM. THE URINE IS BEING CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 4 86, 1 OF THE CFR ENDING COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974. AS A MENTOR LOCATION OF HEARING IS ACCEPT TO PERSON WITH DISABILITY. THIS SPECIAL COMBINATION PERSON WITH DISABILITY HEARING IMPAIRMENT NEED A TRANSLATION FROM ENGLISH. THOSE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD CONTACT CLARK 60, NEW YORK, 1 4 7 5 AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE THE HEARING DATE TO ALLOW FOR NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS THE PUBLIC CAN SUBMIT WRITTEN QUESTION OR COMMENTS, NEW OR EMAIL TOM GOV. WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS PROCEED BY 3:00 PM ON MONDAY, MAY 22ND, 2023. UM, MR. DOYLE? YEAH, THANK YOU SUPERVISOR HO. UM, JUST A COUPLE COMMENTS ON THE, ON THE PROJECT, UH, BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC, UH, FINAL REQUIREMENT TO OUT THIS PROJECT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU THE SUPERVISOR, THANK COUNCIL MEMBER OF MEMBER, UH, FOR MOVING THIS ALONG SOME TIME AGO. UH, A SUPPORTIVE PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO, UH, RESTART THEIR BUSINESS TO MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR BUSINESSES, TO, UH, AVOID PITFALLS FROM POTENTIALLY FUTURE PANDEMICS. UM, SO YOU AND YOUR OFFICE, UM, MICHELLE LA UH, MAR CHAPMAN IN YOUR OFFICE, UM, KATHY KY AND THE TOWN CLERK, KEN, I THINK FOR EVERY GRANTED THREE 54,000 TO SMALL BUSINESSES. I THINK THE RATIO IS ONE TO ONE TO SIGNATURE ON THE, UH, ON THE GRANT DOCUMENT. SO THERE WAS A LOT OF ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, BUT WE DID PROVIDE A LOT OF SUPPORT. AGAIN, OUT OF THE 400,000 YOU WERE GRANTED, THEY WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE 354,000. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF THE BUSINESSES, UH, WAS IMPACTED DURING THE BLIZZARD THAT WAS, THAT HAD GRANT FUNDS ALLOCATED, NOT REALLOCATE THEM. THAT WAS MASTER'S BARBECUE. UH, WE WERE ABLE TO SCORE EIGHT BUSINESSES CREATING 12 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND 12 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. AND THE TOTAL, UM, INVESTMENT COUPLED WITH THE GRANT DOLLARS WAS 675,000. SO THAT WAS THE GRAND DOLLARS AND THE, UH, THE PRIVATE INVESTMENT ASSOCIATED. THANK YOU S FOR, UH, YOU [02:05:01] KNOW, GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR ANYBODY HERE WOULD LIKE TO THE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE HEARING FINAL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK UM, SEAN DOYLE STAFF FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN, UH, BEING ABLE TO FACILITATE THE AWARD. THESE GRANT MOTION HEARING, PUBLIC HEARING MOTION CLOSE SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A LATE RESOLUTION, RECOGNIZING A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LOREN. SO ALL IN FAVOR SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED TENSION WHEREAS CU ENVIRONMENT, TIMOTHY A DEDICATED, HARDWORKING, LOYAL EMPLOYEE, GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, THE ALWAYS HAS THE BEST INTEREST OF HIS COWORKERS AND THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AT HARVARD. WHEREAS TIM SERVICES TOWN BEGAN IN 1990 AS A PART-TIME EMPLOYEE IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WORKING HIS WAY UP TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HELPING NUMEROUS RESIDENTS OBTAIN LOANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND HELPING PEOPLE BECOME FIRST TIME HOME BUYER. AND WHEREAS TIM TRANSFERRED TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE IN 1999 AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOUSING BUILDING AND INSPECTION PROGRAMS AND HAS BEEN A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE SERVING IN MANY CAPACITIES THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, ALWAYS WILLING TO OFFER HELP TO OUR RESIDENTS BY TAKING A PHONE CALL, TALKING TO PEOPLE TO, AND ALWAYS WILLING TO GIVE ADVICE IN ANY CAPACITY. WHEREAS TO VIEWED BY HIS COWORKERS AS SOMEONE WHO ISLY DEVOTED TO HIS RESPONSIBILITIES IS WILLING TO SHARE HIS WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE, AND IS ALWAYS THERE TO RESOLVE MATTERS ON A POSITIVE NOTE. AND WHEREAS THE EMPLOYEES ENFORCEMENT OFFICE ARE GOING, ESPECIALLY THE LESSONS OF HOW TO FOLD TOWELS, WHICH HE WOULD ACTUALLY DEMONSTRATE USING A NEWSPAPER AND THE WAY YOU SHOULD CUT THE GRASS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS EACH TIME. AND WHEREAS TIM WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED BY THE WOMEN OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TRAVEL CLUB AND AFTER THEIR MEETINGS AND STOP BY TO SEE THEIR SPECIAL GOD. NOW THEREFORE BEING RESOLVED. DOMINIC AMBER IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE RECOGNIZED HIM AS A DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANT AND WE FURTHER RESOLVED THAT TIM'S COWORKERS AND FRIENDS IN PUBLIC SERVICE THANK HIM FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR TOWN AND WISH HIM A LONG, HAPPY AND HEALTHY RETIREMENT PLAYING HIS DRONES AND MOWING HIS AND OTHER PEOPLE'S. AND NOW THEREFORE, BEMED THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEREBY THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE PERFORMED BY TIMOTHY WILLARD DURING HIS COEN ENFORCEMENT CAREER OF OVER 32 YEARS. PLEASE SAY THANK YOU FOR JOB WELL DONE. SECOND FAVOR, AYE. FOLLOW ERIC, THEM THE THIRD. AND THESE ARE A BIG HOLES. UH, AND THEN FINALLY, I THINK JUST ONE MORE RESOLUTION THAT IS, UH, A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE TOWN DIS DATED MAY 22ND, 2023, WHERE A TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT OF 7 62 60 $3 AND 83 CENTS. MOTION FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY. AYE. OPPOSED? GARY BRINGS US YOU READY TO SPEAK? YOU CAN. YOU CAN JUST SPEAK BOARD MEMBERS. GO FIRST. UM, I AND THE PUBLIC WITH THIS, I, UH, WORKED FOR 23 YEARS. THE LAST FIVE YEARS I'VE WORKED [02:10:01] AT THE GOLF COURSE AND THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS AND MONTHS WE'VE HAVE STRUGGL WITH LEADERSHIP AT THE GOLF COURSE AND HORSE AND GETTING DIRECTION AT THE GOLF COURSE. AND IT IS SHOWING AT THE GOLF COURSE RIGHT NOW, OUR GREENS RIGHT NOW ARE DYING. THEY WILL BE DEAD SOONER THAN LATER. YOU CAN GO WALK THE GREENS, YOU CAN SEE THEM. I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT OUR DOING AT THE BILLING GROUNDS DEPARTMENT. IT'S NOT, WE'RE NOT GETTING LEADERSHIP TO DO WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. UM, I JUST DON'T WANT COMING BACK ON US A POST OR, OR SOMETHING ELSE OUT THERE SAYING THAT IT OUR FAULT, THE FAILING. THEY'RE, THEY LOOK LIKE THEY LOOK LIKE IN NOT OKAY. AND WE DON'T GET WATER OUT THERE FOR ANY OF WHICH REASON WHY WE'RE NOT GETTING WATER OUT THERE. WE'RE NOT GETTING WATER OUT THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO DIE. AND IT'S NOT JUST, WE JUST PUT, WE JUST PUT SAND AND GRASS SEED OUT THERE AND IT COMES BACK. THEY'RE NOT GONNA COME BACK. AND OUR TOWN RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE UPSET. OUR SENIOR CLUBS ARE MEN'S CLUBS. THEY'RE GONNA BE LI WITH THIS AND I ALREADY HEARD THAT THEY'RE UPSET WITH THE CONDITIONS OF OUR GREENS. WE DON'T HAVE WATER. WE NEED WATER. THE BOARD KNOWS THIS. BUT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AS WELL THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF WATER IN OUR GREENS RIGHT NOW FISHING. AND I HOPE AFTER TODAY YOU GUYS CAN COME LOOK AT OUR GREENS AND THEIR CONDITIONS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOOD. AND THEY'VE NEVER BEEN THAT BAD EVER IN THE FIVE YEARS I WORKED THERE. SO I JUST, HOPEFULLY THAT YOU GUYS HEAR, I'M SAYING FROM A TAXPAYER AND ACCOUNT EMPLOYEE FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS THAT WE DO SOMETHING REGARDING THIS AND NOT IT BE TAKEN OUT ON US AS EMPLOYEES AND BILLINGS GROUNDS DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. OKAY. HI, MY NAME IS FRANCINE GYER. UM, I EXHIBIT 37 92 HOOVER ROAD WITH MY HUSBAND PETERMAN. UM, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE, BUT I'M ONE OF A GROUP OF HOOVER ROAD RESIDENTS WHO ARE AGAINST AND ARE CHALLENGING THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST THAT IS BEFORE THE BOARD BY THE ALCHEMY SHORE, THE NEW OWNER OF 37 80 HOOVER ROAD. THEY'RE SEEKING A CHANGE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO MULTI. WE ARE NAVIGATING THROUGH THE PROCESSES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG STRUCTURE, INCLUDING ATTENDING THE LWRC MEETINGS, THE TOWN BOARD MEETINGS SUCH AS THIS, AND VARIOUS TOWN PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING MEETINGS. I UNDERSTAND THAT UNDER THE LIST OF CONCESSIONS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING THAT NOISE ORDINANCE ISSUES WILL BE DEFERRED BACK TO YOU. AND THAT IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER THE SCOPE OF THE POWER OF THE PLANNING BOARD, UNDERSTANDING THAT I WANT TO COME BEFORE THE TOWN BOARD YOU ALL TO KIND OF JUST MAKE YOU AWARE AND PROACTIVELY ADVISE THAT THIS IS EVENTUALLY COMING BEFORE YOU. AND TO AVOID ANY MISSTEPS THAT I FORESEE THAT WILL OCCUR OF THE PLANNING BOARD SAYING THAT IT IS NOT UNDER THEIR PURVIEW OR THEIR REMIT TO DEAL WITH NOISE ORDINANCE. SO I'M DILIGENTLY FOLLOWING ALL PROCESSES, INCLUDING, UM, AWARENESS OF ALL INVOLVED PARTIES. UM, TONIGHT I'M COMING TO LET, TO LET YOU KNOW THE CONCERN AROUND POTENTIAL INCREASE IN NOISE POLLUTION AND THE VIOLATIONS AGAINST THE CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCE CODE. AND I WANNA SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE REALLY ABOUT WHAT THE WAY FORWARD SHOULD BE FOR ME AND MY, MY FELLOW, UM, HOOVER ROAD RESIDENT. THE GUIDANCE THAT I SEEK FROM YOU IS HOW TO HANDLE ADDRESSING WHEN TWO PROPERTIES ARE UNIQUELY DIFFERENT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL SALE OR THE LEASE OF 37 80 HOOVER ROAD, WHICH IS FORMALLY THE DOCKET, THE BAY BABY BEACH CLUB, THE DO, SO THOSE HOOVER RESIDENTS THAT ARE IN BETWEEN THAT HAPPENING AND ALCHEMY SHOR IS GETTING A ZONE CHANGE. WE'RE SITTING A LITTLE BIT SCARED AND MAKING SURE THAT WE COVER ALL BASES AROUND OUR PEOPLE COMMUNITY, MEANING THAT, UM, UH, THE PROPERTIES ARE BOTH TARGETED TO BE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES, ENTERTAINMENT MEANINGS, ALCHEMY, LOOKING [02:15:01] TO DO WEDDINGS AND LARGE GATHERINGS SHOULD EVENTS OPEN TO PUBLIC, PUBLIC ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO BIGGER THAN THAT, ESPECIALLY, UM, EXPOSED TO BECOMING A BAR AND A RESTAURANT, WHICH COULD BE MORE THAN JUST WEDDINGS. AND ESPECIALLY THEN COMBINED WITH, UM, THE LEASE OR SALE OF 3,800 HOOVER ROAD TO BE ANOTHER DOCK AT THE BAY BEACH CLUB. UM, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT US THAT ARE IN BETWEEN THESE TWO BUILDINGS, THESE TWO BUSINESSES, POTENTIAL BUSINESSES ARE PROTECTED AND THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD CONTINUOUSLY UNDER ANY COMMITTEE, ANY REVENGE. LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN TO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WELCOME TO COME TO, UM, FIREWORKS AND LARGE, LOUD OUTDOOR BAND MUSIC AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT IS DISRUPTED TO PEOPLE LIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD REGARDLESS OF THE TIME OF DAY. IT'S ALSO DISRUPTED TO THE ECOSYSTEM THAT THE LAKE ERIE PROUDLY TAKES CARE OF THE, THE, UM, THE NATIVE SPECIES OF OUR LAKE. UM, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE COME BEFORE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ABOUT THIS TOPIC. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF HOOVER ROAD FOR 20 SOME YEARS. YEARS. AND WHEN WE ARRIVED IN HOOVER BEACH IN 1997, WE WERE DEALING WITH, UM, NOISE VIOLATIONS AT THE DOCK AT THE BANK. AND THAT TIME WE DID COME BEFORE THE BOARD. AND BASICALLY WE LEARNED BEING NEW TO ALL OF THIS, THAT THE, UM, THE TOWN OF HAMPERED NOISE ORDINANCE CURRENTLY READS THAT, UM, EFFECTIVELY 11:00 PM AT NIGHT IS THE CAUGHT ON TIME, AND THERE IS NO DECIBEL OR LEVEL OF NOISE OTHER THAN THE CODE READING ACCEPTABLE. SO WHEN WE CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AT THAT TIME IN 19, IN THE YEAR 2000 TO CHALLENGE THE VIOLATIONS BEING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS TOO LOUD AND OVER ACCEPTABLE DEC ALL, WE HAD NO WAY TO PROVE THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. YOU KNOW, WE HAD MEASURES RED, BUT MAY, MAYBE SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THAT IT IS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN THAT, UM, WHEN NOISE TRAVELS OVER A BODY OF WATER, IT IT, THERE'S NO PROTECTIONS AGAINST NOISE. IT COULD, DEPENDING ON THE FLOW, THE TIDE, THE WAY SCIENCE WORKS IS THAT WHILE, UM, AN NOISE MAY MEASURE ACCEPTABLE IN ONE WAY, WHEN IT IS OVER A BODY OF WATER, IT CARRIES VERY DIFFERENTLY. AND I, I COULD READ THE ACTUAL SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION OF THAT IN A MINUTE. UM, WHEN IT IS AMPLIFIED OVER WATER, WHEN A SOUND WAVE COMES INTO CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT OR MATERIAL, THE SOUND WAVE IS SLOW OR IT'S ALTERED OVER A LARGE SPACE SUCH AS A BODY OF WATER, THE SOUND WAVE CANNOT BE A LOT SLOWED DOWN OR ALTERED. THE SOUND TRAVELS FURTHER OVER WATER, LESS IS LOST INTO THE AIR, MEANING MORE OF IT ENDS UP IN OUR EARS AND IN THE NEIGHBOR. SO CONTENDING WITH THE TOWN AT THE TIME AROUND OUR ISSUES THAT WE HAD WITH THE ADOPTED BAY, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO US TO EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT ACCEPTABLE WAS AND TO CONVEY THE POINT THAT IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN YOU LIVE ON WATER. SOUND IS VERY LOUD ON WATER. AND AT THE TIME, THE VIOLATORS OF THE NOISE AT THE TIME SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD BE PLEASED WITH THE SOUND THAT A BAND THAT NIGHT PLAYING PULLED ON CLOCK, BASS, LOUD BAND, MUSIC, DRUMS AND BASS, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS BETTER BECAUSE WAVES MAKE MORE, MORE NOISE FROM A DECIBEL LEVEL THAN A BAND DRUM. BUT TO ME, WAVES ARE MUCH MORE OCCLUSALLY PLEASING THAN A BASS DRUM ALL NIGHT LONG UNTIL 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT WHEN YOU'RE RAISING CHILDREN. AND IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER. I SHOULD EVEN USE MY PARENTING AS AN EXCUSE. NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH AN OUTDOOR, OUTDOOR NOISE LIKE THAT EVER. NOT UNTIL 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, CONTINUOUSLY AND BEYOND THE 11 O'CLOCK WHEN THE CROWD YELLED. ONE MORE, ONE MORE THOUGHT. AND ACTUALLY, BECAUSE OF THE DECIBEL LEVEL, WE COULDN'T ARGUE IT. 'CAUSE THERE IS NO LEVEL IN THE CODE. BUT WE DID, WHEN, IF YOU CALL IT THAT, IT WAS CONTINUOUSLY GOING ON AFTER 11 BECAUSE AS WE STARTED LIVING THERE LONGER AND LONGER, THE DOCTOR THE DAY GOT MORE AND MORE POPULAR AND IT BECAME FROM WEEKEND MUSIC ONLY TO SEVEN [02:20:01] DAYS A WEEK. AND I FEAR THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN. SHORES WHERE THEY CLAIM THEY WERE HAVING A WEDDING ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER, THERE IS NO PRICE ON PEAK. SO WHEN THEY SAY IT'S ONLY TWO NIGHTS A WEEK, YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. MY TWO NIGHTS A WEEK IS A RETIRED 30 5-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE OF A BANK. I WANNA RELAX IN MY RETIREMENT. TWO DAYS A WEEK IS TAKING FROM MY LIFE. SO I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT WE WILL CHALLENGE IT AND THAT THE CONSIDERATIONS WE WANT FROM THE TOWN BOARD IS TO LOOK AT THE CODE, LOOK AT YOUR FUTURE PLANS, YOUR, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF PLANS IN PLACE. YOU HAVE THE, THE LAKE SHORE DEVELOPMENT. YOU HAVE THE, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE TOWN. I FORGOT THE NAME OF THE DOCUMENT, THE 2023 . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT YOU HAVE VISION AND A LOT OF THEM ARE VERY EXCITING TO SEE THAT WE FINALLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF LAKE ERIE IS PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND HOW WE NEED TO PROTECT THAT BASED ON ALL THAT HAMBURG WANTS IN THEIR SURVEYS. WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR ASSET. LAKE ERIE IS OUR BIGGEST ASSET WITH HAMBURG, NEW YORK. WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. SO CONSIDERATIONS I WANT IS TO LOOK AT THE CODE, THE WHOLE 11:00 PM MAKES SENSE. DO OUTDOOR BANDS MAKE SENSE? WOULD ANY OF YOU ON AN OUTDOOR BAND PLAYING IN YOUR BACKYARD? YEAH. WEEKENDS, WEEKNIGHTS, DOESN'T MATTER WHEN IT IS. WEDDINGS WILL BRING FIREWORKS PERMIT. FINE, BUT WHAT'S THE LIMIT ON PERMIT? PERMIT? HOW OFTEN WILL THEY HAVE FIREWORKS? WILL FIREWORKS GO ON EVERY NIGHT THERE'S A WEDDING? NO. I CAN'T. I DON'T THINK THAT RESIDENTS WILL SUSTAIN IT. OUR STRESS LEVELS WILL BE OUT OF CONTROL. I'VE LIVED IT. I BREATHE IT. IT'S NOT A GOOD WAY TO LIVE. AND WHEN WE WENT, WHEN WE MOVED THERE, WHEN IT WAS STOPPED AT THE BANK, WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE THERE FIRST. AND WE SHOULD KNOW WHAT WE'RE MOVING INTO. I GET THAT WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE MOVING INTO. YOU BUY A HOUSE, YOU KNOW THE SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR TO YOU. I KNEW THAT WHEN I MOVED IN. IT WAS TWO NIGHTS A WEEK ON WEEKENDS. IT, IT BECAME SEVEN NIGHTS. AND THEY WERE THERE FIRST. AND THAT WAS BASICALLY WHAT I WAS TOLD. THEY WERE THERE FIRST. YOU KNEW WHAT YOU MOVED INTO. NOW IT'S PEACEFUL. THEY'RE ALCHEMY, CURRENTLY INDUSTRIAL. NOW I AM HERE FIRST AND I WANT MY VOICE HEARD. THAT NOISE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. ON THANK YOU EVENING TOMBOY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, I'M HERE ADDRESSING THIS, UH, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF TAXPAYERS. THEY HAVE REGARDING THE BEACH. UM, MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE TALKED TO ARE ASKING FOR MORE TICKETS GIVEN TO NON PASS HOLDERS ARE DOWN THERE. AND, UH, YEARS AGO, CONGRESS SOUL WAS DONE. JOE, UH, O'BRIEN USED TO GIVE OUT WARNINGS FIRST AND THEN HE USED TO DO TICKETS. THEY WERE WONDERING IN THE BUDGET IF THERE WAS ANY MONIES THERE TO HAVE THE SAME COURTESY DONE TO THESE, TO THE BEACH, HAVE SOMEBODY WITH SECURITY. UM, AND ALSO, UM, REMINDER SOMETIME BACK THERE WAS A PROMISE YOUR PREDECESSOR WAS, UH, DEALT WITH IT, UM, ABOUT, UH, AN LED SIGN. IT WAS PROMISED IN THE BUDGET, BUT NOTHING COMING. I, I UNDERSTAND WITHOUT A BIG, THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR SOME RESPONSE TO THAT OR HOW THAT SYSTEM IS COMING. MR. I THINK YOU WERE MORE INVOLVED IN THAT. I REMEMBER YOU SPEAKING ON IT SOMETIME AND WE WERE JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT. UM, UH, THE IDEA OF THE SECURITY CAMERAS THERE. UM, THERE WAS A PROMISE MADE BY NOT SURE WHO THAT, UM, SOME OF THAT WOULD BE PUT ONLINE. SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON THERE. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF SPEEDING GOING ON IN THAT AREA. AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS, AND I STILL GOT OFF WITH IT, WAS THE RESTROOMS BEING LOCKED DOWN THERE NOW. AND, UM, THE TRAILER, I BELIEVE THEY PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THAT. THERE'S CREWS DOWN THERE WORKING, THERE'S PEOPLE PUBLIC ARE DOWN THERE. AND ONE QUOTE, I'M JUST QUO THAT MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SEE ARE MARKING THEIR TERRITORY IN DIFFERENT AREAS AND, UH, IT DOESN'T LOOK WELL. SO I THINK THESE, UH, THESE THINGS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED OR ANSWERED AND RESPONDED TO JUST SO THEY HAVE SOME ANSWERS. UH, SOME OF IT, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST SIMPLY WARNING, UM, THE WARNING SIGN THAT THEY USED TO PASS OUT WAS THE TOWN HAMBURG WARNING SIGN. YOU HAVE VIOLATED THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS INDICATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS CAR. THE OBSERVANCE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THESE LAWS IS NECESSARY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. SO VIOLATION OF THESE PROVISIONS WILL [02:25:01] RESULT IN THE ISSUE OF A SUMMONS FOR YOUR APPEARANCE IN COURT. SOME OF 'EM WERE GETTING TICKETS IGNORING, AND NOW I BELIEVE SOME GO TO THE STATE. BUT HAMBURG BEING WHERE WE ARE, WE MAINTAIN IT. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THAT IT'S GETTING OUT HAND AND ALL WE'RE LOOKING IS JUST THE RESPONSE, ESPECIALLY ON THAT L LED TIME. THAT WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION. BID PROCESS IS CONFUSING, SOMETIMES TIME SOON. THEY JUST NEED COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU. UM, IF THERE'S INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REACHING OUT TO ALSO, I I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY OF THE REQUESTS THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR RESPONSE I DEPARTMENT. UM, SO GOT MY PHONE. UM, PLEASE REACH OUT. THANK, I CAN RESPOND, UM, UP A LOT OF GOOD POINTS AND WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING, WE'RE AWARE OF THOSE AND, AND WORKING ON THEM. I DID REPLY TO THE EMAIL THAT WAS SENT, UH, WITH A GROUP, UH, THIS AFTERNOON THAT ADDRESSED WHAT YOU ADDRESSED. UM, HOWEVER, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING FOR ALL OF US, UM, ESSENTIALLY WE HAD, WE HAD SEVERAL SETBACKS. THE FIRST SETBACK WAS THE PERSON THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE INTERNALLY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO GO OUT AND DO THE BIDS, HAD A FAMILY, UM, EMERGENCY AND ESSENTIALLY WAS NOT ABLE TO DO THE JOB AND SU AND SUBSEQUENTLY GOT OFF THE JOB. SO HE WAS REALLY IN CHARGE OF GETTING THE SPECS, GETTING THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS, PUTTING UP THE BID TOGETHER. THIS IS GOING BACK SEVERAL YEARS. UM, THEN WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO, UM, HAVE A BID GO OUT AND WE DID NOT GET ANY RESPONSES FOR THE BID THAT WAS SECOND, UH, ISSUE. THE THIRD ISSUE, WHICH WAS THE, THE MORE RECENT WAS JUST AFTER, UH, MARTY LEFT OFFICE OR, OR RETIRED. UM, WE FINALLY DID HAVE EVERYTHING LINED UP, APPROVED SITE, UH, SPEC, UH, SPECIFICATIONS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, UH, THE DEC UH, GOT INVOLVED AND SAID THAT THE, UH, LOCATION THAT WE WANTED IT WAS, UM, NOT ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT'S ON WATERWAY AND BECAUSE OF, UH, A CERTAIN LOCATION, YOU CAN'T HAVE ELECTRONIC SIGNAGE, UM, THAT CLOSE TO, UH, THE BEACH AREA. SO THAT'S BEEN THE LATEST, UH, HICCUP AMONGST SEVERAL. SO NOW WITH MARGIE TRANSITIONING OUT, UH, JILL GORMAN, UM, NOW BEING IN CHARGE IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES THAT WE'VE TRIED TO GET THE SIGNAGE BECAUSE I AGREE, AND THAT'S WHY WE PROPOSED IT YEARS BACK AND ALLOCATED FUNDS FOR IT. UH, SIGNAGE WOULD BE GREAT. VERY HELPFUL. SO, UM, WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST. WE'VE HAD, AGAIN, UH, AS I'VE DESCRIBED SOME UNFORESEEN, UH, ISSUES COME UP. UH, THE LATEST BEING A PRETTY SERIOUS ONE IN TERMS OF, UM, THE ED BEING REJECTED BY PC. HOWEVER, UM, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T WANNA SIGN THERE. WE CERTAINLY STILL WANNA SIGN THERE AND WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET ONE UP AS SOON AS WE CAN. BUT AGAIN, OUR IDEAL WAS HAVING AN LED CHANGE CHANGE, IT HAVE CONSOLIDATE TO ONE SIGN AS OPPOSED TO MULTIPLE SIGNS. UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON IT. UM, IN TERMS OF ALL THE OTHER ISSUES, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'RE AWARE OF THEM AND WE'RE WORKING ON THEM AND WE, YOU KNOW, HAD SOME GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH ALL THE KEY RESIDENTS THAT HAVE, UH, REACHED OUT TO US. YOU KNOW, RANDY I KNOW HAS RESPONDED. UH, I'VE RESPONDED WE'RE THE MAIN CONTACTS, UH, WITH ME BEING THE RECREATION LIAISON, RANDY BEING AS BEING G UH, LIAISON. UH, WE DID AN ONSITE INSPECTION LAST YEAR, UM, WITH, UH, WITH ALL THE EMPLOYEES IN, IN TERMS OF WHAT THEIR NEEDS WERE. SO WE'RE COMPLETELY DEDICATED AND FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THAT AREA. UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DEFINITELY HAD A LOT OF ISSUES AND WE'VE HAD TONS OF SUCCESS. AGAIN, YOU CREDITED, UH, OFFICER O'BRIEN AND I WOULD AS WELL. AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. UH, PETE DI HAS STEPPED UP IN TERMS OF, UM, HELPING OUT NOW IN OFFERING, UH, THEIR SERVICES. SO, UM, WE SET A RECORD IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF, UH, VIOLATIONS WE CITED FOR VISITORS, YOU KNOW, NON-COM RESIDENTS AT THAT, UH, FACILITY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. UM, SO, UH, THANKS TO JOE AND THANKS TO THE COOPERATION OF ALL THE EMPLOYEES DOWN THERE. SO WE'RE AWARE OF IT. WE'RE CERTAINLY, UM, DOING OUR BEST TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT AS GOOD AS WE CAN. UM, ARE YOU AWARE THAT, THAT, MR. HO, I DUNNO IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, UM, IF VOLUNTEERS ARE WILLING TO STEP UP TO HELP SECURITY DOWN THERE, IF POLICE DEPARTMENT, EVEN THOUGH A RANDOM, YOU KNOW, CRUISES THROUGH THERE, WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO HAVING VOLUNTEERS DO SOME KIND OF A WARNING TO, THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD, [02:30:01] I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ANSWER NOW, BUT CERTAINLY WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO ANYTHING I WOULD REALLY DEFER TO THE POLICE. UM, WE ARE CANVASING IDEA AND I CANVASING TAKE THAT REPLACING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE, SCOTT. SURE, NO PROBLEM. NEXT WE HAVE TOM BEST. YES, SCOTT. GOOD EVENING BOARD. I PROMISE I'LL BE SHORT THIS TIME. UM, I SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE ELIMINATION OF THE SPECIAL LABOR BG COUPLE WEEKS BACK, AND, UH, IT WAS INFERRED, UM, WELL PRETTY MUCH SAID THAT THE REASON FOR ELIMINATION WASN'T PROPERLY FILED WITH CIVIL SERVICE. THE POSITION THE SUPERVISOR INFERRED THAT IT POSSIBLY COULD HAVE HAPPENED DURING MY TERM ON THE BOARD WAS 16 TO 19. SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND THESE POSITIONS, THE SPECIAL LABOR IN THE CONTRACT, ACTUALLY 30 YEARS AGO. AND THIS IS FOR FOUR MEMBERS THAT VOTED AGAINST, UH, COUNCILMAN OVER 30 YEARS AGO FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND SOME OF YOU MIGHT KNOW PEOPLE THAT WERE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT AND TOWN SUPERVISOR AT THE TIME. SO IT WAS FAILED, IT WAS FAILED OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO CREATE THESE POSITIONS WITHIN CIVIL SERVICE. WHAT WE HAVE IS A PAST PRACTICE, AND I KNOW THAT THE GRIEVANCE HAS BEEN FILED, YOU'RE GONNA LOSE IT. YOU GAVE US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A HIGHWAY GRIEVANCE. IT WAS APPLES AND ORANGES, TOTALLY DIFFERENT SITUATION. ONCE IT WAS LOOKED INTO PAST PRACTICE, YOU HAVE IT IN THE CONTRACT TO PAY. YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PIECEMEAL WHAT A INDIVIDUAL DOES EACH DAY AS A SPECIAL LABOR, LIKE FOLLOW AROUND SEEING WHAT HE'S DOING TO MAKE SURE YOU PAID. THEY'VE BEEN IN THIS TITLE SOME EMPLOYEES FOR OVER 20 YEARS. SO WHAT I'M HERE TO SAY IS THAT DON'T CAUSE THE TAXPAYERS MONEY I'M EARNING TO RECONSIDER STEP TO CHANGE YOUR MIND BECAUSE IT'S GOING ARBITRATION. ARBITRATION IS GONNA RULE AGAINST YOU AND WE'RE WASTING POUNDS MONEY. SO I, I THINK IT, IT SEEMS RETALIATORY, IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR. AND, UH, YOU GOTTA STICK UP FOR YOUR FEET. THE THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE BE HEARD? OKAY, THAT BRINGS US TWO REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS AND WE'LL START WITH POLICE. UH, WE JUST WANNA MAKE YOU AWARE THAT WE DO HAVE TWO, UH, DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES THAT ARE MONITORED BY CAMERA 24 HOURS AS A SAFE EXCHANGE ZONE. AND THOSE ARE FOR ANY KIND OF CUSTODY EXCHANGES OR, UH, PURCHASES ON, ON THE INTERNET. YOU WANNA MAKE AN EXCHANGE OF MONEY FOR A THERE, UM, IT'S RIGHT ON THE WEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING. AND ON THE 31ST OF MAY, WHICH IS NEXT WEDNESDAY, WE'LL BE DOING, UH, THE SPECIAL OLYMPIC SPORTS RUN AGAIN AT NOON. SO INTERESTED, JUST SPREAD THE WORD OUT IT. UM, I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR NEW WEBSITE WILL BE GOING LIVE ON JUNE 6TH. SO, UM, OFFERING, UH, MORE INFORMATION TO RESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT OF REPORT. MELBOURNE SEWER LINING IS STILL GOING STRONG. WE, UM, DOING A LOT OF VIDEOS STILL REPAIR THAT PROJECT. TOWER HAS STARTED PROGRESSING NICELY. THE DRILLING, UM, THE ACCESS GOT ALL OUR PANELS. THE RAMP AT THE TOWN PARK, UH, IT CURING SHOULD BE UNDER WATER SOON. READY FREEZE BY THE 31ST. THE DREDGING ONCE THEY STARTED, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY STARTED, UH, SHOULD ONLY TAKE THREE TO FOUR DAYS AND THAT'LL BE GOOD TO GO. UM, AND AS FAR AS WILLARD RETIREMENT, THE ONE ADJECTIVE SETTLEMENT THAT WASN'T, UH, LISTED IN THAT ATION, HE'S ONE OF THE FINEST MEN I'VE EVER HAD. PRIVILEGED WORK. THANK YOU. CONSULTANT ENGINEER. UH, ONE ITEM I NEED TO BRING UP. IT'S TIME AGAIN FOR THE COUNTY. SUBMIT THE ANNUAL STORM WATER REPORT, WHICH IS IT REQUIREMENT UNDER OUR STATE PERMIT FOR THE STORM SYSTEM. UM, IT IS THE SAME REPORT FORMAT THAT HAS BEEN DONE SINCE THOUSAND 15. THE DEC ISSUED THE REPORT FORMAT, THE WESTERN NEW YORK STORM COALITION, OF WHICH THE TOWN IS A MEMBER, FILLED IN A PORTION OF THEIR ACTIVITIES FOR THE PAST YEAR. WE HAVE NOW FILLED IN THE REMAINING TOWN SPECIFIC PORTIONS WITH HELP FROM HIGHWAY AND PUT FROM, UH, THE ENGINEERING STAFF. WE ARE READY TO SUBMIT THAT IT'S DUE JUNE 1ST. UH, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT WE ANNOUNCED THAT AT A PUBLIC MEETING SO THAT THAT REQUIREMENT AND THEN MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SO A COPY WILL BE KEPT ON FILE ENGINEERING A COPY. WE ALSO TYPICALLY POST ON THE WEBSITE, WHICH MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE WITH THE TRANSITION. UH, AND AT ANY POINT, ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE PUBLIC [02:35:01] IS ALLOWED TO REVIEW THAT REPORT AND MAKE ANY TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IN REGARDS TO OUR STORMWATER FOCUS OUTSIDE OF THAT, THE LED PROJECT CONTINUES. WE ARE SURPASSED 38 MIKE. UM, THEY ARE OFF THIS WEEK AS THEY WAIT FOR A PERMIT TO GET ON COUNTY, WHICH WE EXPECT ABOUT A WEEK. GREAT. THANKS SUPERINTENDENT. UH, YES, UH, BRUSH FOR THIS WEEK. THERE IS A LOT OF, WITH US, OUR GUYS ARE WORKING OVERTIME TO TRY TO KEEP UP AND, UH, WE'RE STILL OUT THERE LANDSCAPING. AND AGAIN, PATIENT, UM, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING OVERTIME. SENIOR SERVICES, UH, OUR YOUTH, THEIR FIRST SUCCESSFUL CASES, THEY HAD THREE CASES THAT THEY HEARD, UH, RIGHT BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING. THEY'RE DOWN HERE. UM, AND THE SCHOOLS ARE VERY EXCITED THAT WE HAVE OPENING, OPENING. UM, YOU CAN GET YOUR STICKERS AT THE, UM, RIGHT AT THE, UH, JUST WANTED TO, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE CLERK, WISH TIM ARD ALL THE BEST. UH, WE DO QUITE A OF WORK WITH HIM, THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I, TIM CERTAINLY GONNA BE. AND, UH, EVERYONE'S OFFICE. WISH HIM FOR MISS ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS. UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEKEND. UM, WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING AND OBSERVING MEMORIAL DAY THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO I ENCOURAGE ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTAKE IN. WE HAVE PARADES THAT ARE OCCURRING BOTH IN LAKEVIEW AND VILLAGE OF HAMBURG. AND, UM, THE EVENTS AND PARADE ARE RETURNING TO THE VILLAGE OF, THERE'S THRILLED ABOUT THAT. THERE WILL BE A FLIGHT WATCH CEREMONY AT THE MOOSE. THERE'S THERE, UH, THERE'S ANOTHER CEREMONY AT THE BF. SO THERE ARE QUITE A FEW EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, UM, TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND PARTAKE AND HONOR, UM, THE DAY THAT MONDAY SIGN AS MEMORIAL SUPERVISOR, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BRING RETIRED FLAG TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE, WE'LL GET THEM TO, UH, THE, UH, HEY, UM, ECHO ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY OPPORTUNITY. MANY OF US LOOK AT WELCOMING SUMMER AND A CHANGE OF OUR ROUTINES. AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER THE SO MANY PEOPLE MADE, UM, TO REALLY GIVE US OPPORTUNITY TO THE GRACE THAT WE HAVE BY LIVES IN OUR COUNTRY. I KNOW, UM, I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THERE IN THE SERVICE, BUT ALSO WATCH MY CHILDREN EVERY YEAR GO TO GRAVE SITES AND GRAVE SITES OF FALLEN SOLDIERS AND LEARN ABOUT THE TRUE SACRIFICE THAT IT TAKES TO MAINTAIN A COUNTRY LIKE THIS. SO, UM, I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO EVEN JUST SPEND A FEW MINUTES IN YOUR DAY TO REFLECT ON THAT OR TO DO SOMETHING KIND FOR A OR SOMEBODY WHO FAMILY MEMBER IN SERVICE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THEY TOO ARE MAKING SOME REAL SACRIFICE. THAT BEING SAID, UM, ON A TOTALLY DIFFERENT NOTE, I WANNA THANK ASHLEY FOR ALL SHE DOES FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. UM, AS A SCHOOL TEACHER, AS A MOTHER AND AS TOWN, I HAVE FIRSTHAND SENIOR WORK, THAT LIBRARY AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE THE COMMUNITY AND IN THEIR LIBRARY, TAKING THE LIBRARY OUTSIDE OF THAT BRICK AND MORTAR BUILDING AND INTO THE PLAYGROUND AND INTO THE DAYCARE CENTERS AND, UH, CLASSROOM AND INTO THE GARDEN, AND REALLY SHOWING KIDS, YOU CAN READ ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE AND READING JUST OPENS OPPORTUNITIES. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT LIBRARIAN AND OFFERING THEIR FAMILIES COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTION. ALSO, WANNA THANK TIM WILLARD. I THINK HE HAS BEEN AN INSTRUMENTAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW HE STILL CONTINUE TO OFFER HIS GUIDANCE WITH, AND I'M SURE LONG CUTTING MY HOUSE. AND I, SO I HOPE HE ENJOYS THE RETIREMENT THOUGH, BUT WE'LL DEEPLY, DEEPLY BE MISSED IN CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALTHOUGH I'M SURE THE MANUALS WILL BE USED FOR THE NEXT 32 YEARS, I HOPE BINDER THE MANUALS FOR DAYS. AND I WANTED TO SEND A SPECIAL THANKS ALSO TO THE HAMMER POLICE. UM, SAY [02:40:01] I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH IN MY DAY JOB TO GET TO WORK WITH THEM FIRSTHAND, UM, WITH A GROUP OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY AS A TEACHER AND AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THIS VERY UNIQUE COMMUNITY OF HOW AMAZING OUR POLICE WORK. THEY STOOD UP TO THE OPPORTUNITY, JUMPED RIGHT IN AND WORKED HAND IN HAND WORKING WITH THIS VERY SPECIAL GROUP OF YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE ENTERING, TRANSITIONING, I SHOULD SAY, TO LIFE ON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT LIVING, POSSIBLY DRIVING CARS, CIRCULATING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEY'RE MUCH BETTER EQUIPPED AFTER THIS AFTERNOON EXPERIENCE WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE COMING OUT AND HELPING THOSE NEW YOUNG DRIVERS LEARN. HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE INTERACT AT A POLICE STOP? HOW DO WE INTERACT AT A TRAFFIC STOP? HOW DO WE EVEN INTERACT WITH HAVING FORBID WE'RE IN OUR FIRST CAR ACCIDENT AND FENDER FENDER? SO I THANK YOU. PLEASE LET US KNOW. I TRULY APPRECIATE THE ONLY, SO WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GROUP OF OFFICERS, UM, CONGRATULATIONS. UM, I'M HOSTING A, IN HONOR OF A YOUNG, UM, HAS CALLED STRONG AND, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR. AND THAT WILL BE AT THE SENIOR CENTER THANK HELPING COORDINATE LAST YEAR. UM, WE DO STILL HAVE SPOTS, SO IF ANYBODY INTERESTED INFORMATION, INFORMATION HERE. UM, THE ONLY OTHER UPDATE THAT I HAVE, THE COALITION FOR INCLUSION IS HOSTING THEIR SECOND ANNUAL FLAG RAISING ON JUNE 2ND. UM, IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT LED BY SOME STUDENT SPEAKERS FROM HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, UM, AND IT WAS A VERY EMPOWERING EXPERIENCE FOR THEM. COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE IN CELEBRATION. UH, I GOT A COUPLE ITEMS. UH, THE FIRST IS I DO WANNA ADDRESS THE GOLF COURSE BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS AND, AND DEFINITELY EMPATHIZE WITH, UM, THE EMPLOYEES IN TERMS OF THE IRRIGATION AND, UH, SYSTEM. WE'VE BEEN AWARE OF IT, YOU KNOW, SINCE I CAME ON THE BOARD AND WE'VE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ZOOMED IN ON IT TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. UM, UNFORTUNATELY IT'S LIKE MANY PROBLEMS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. UH, WE HAD TO GET FUNDING, WE HAD TO DO A STUDY, UH, BUT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, VERY DILIGENT ON IT. WE HAVEN'T, FOR THOSE NOT AWARE, WE HAVE MONTHLY, UH, MEETINGS WITH THE ENGINEERING CONSULTING, YOU KNOW, THAT WE HIRED. UM, WE HAVE PLANS IN PLACE. UH, WE'VE MET, YOU KNOW, JUST EVEN THIS YEAR ALREADY TWICE AT THE COURSE WITH THE EMPLOYEES. UM, AND YOU GUYS ARE DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB UNDER A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION. JEREMY STEPPED UP HUGE, UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE HIM IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THE GOLF COURSE OPENED, UH, ON THE TIME THAT WE WANTED TO. UM, PHENOMENAL JOB. PAT RYAN HAS, UH, HELPED OUT ALONG THE WAY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO THERE. UM, AND NOW WITH NATE, I'M VERY CONFIDENT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'LL HAVE, UH, SUCCESS, UH, CONTINUING OUT THERE. UM, BUT IT'S A PROCESS AND UNFORTUNATELY, UM, WE FELT LIKE WE COULD GET EVERYTHING SET FOR THIS SEASON, AND THAT WAS THE GOAL. UM, BUT, UH, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH QUITE A FEW STEPS AND THE DEC AND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, UM, BOTH WERE UNABLE TO GET US THE APPROVAL WHEN WE WANTED THE APPROVAL. UH, WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH WITH DIFFERENT REQUESTS THAT THEY'VE HAD. UH, WE EVEN BROUGHT UP THE POSSIBILITY, UM, OF A FIRE HYDRANT, WHICH WE, YOU KNOW, UH, TIM WILLER ACTUALLY HAS HELPED US EXPLORE, UM, AS AN ALTERNATIVE. IN THE MEANTIME, UH, THE BOTTOM LINE IS, UNFORTUNATELY THIS YEAR, YOU'RE RIGHT, THE GREENS ARE, ARE LIKELY GONNA, UH, SUFFER. UH, THE COURSE CAN SUFFER IF WE DON'T GET RAIN. UH, BUT THIS IS A 50 YEAR PROBLEM THAT WE ARE TRYING TO FIX IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. SO WE, WE DO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING AS HARD AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO FIX THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ASK THE GOLFERS TO, YOU KNOW, TO HANG IN THERE WITH US BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE. AND OUR, YOU KNOW, GOAL WOULD BE THAT STARTING NEXT SEASON, IT IS COMPLETELY, UH, DONE, UPDATED. UH, THE PLANS ARE ALREADY SET. WE'VE ALREADY, UH, GOT EVERYTHING READY TO GO. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON APPROVAL. UM, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, FUNDING ET CETERA. BUT WE THINK WE'RE, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, VERY CLOSE TO A RESOLUTION. AND SO, BUT WE, WE APPRECIATE, [02:45:01] UM, WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, THE LACK OF OF WATER. UH, AT THIS POINT I WANNA CONGRATULATE LYNN, UH, DERO. AND, UM, JUST SO YOU, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU KNOW, HER AND DON WERE REALLY THE, THE STEWARDS, UH, OF THAT DEPARTMENT, UM, BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY REALLY, UH, HELP CITIZENS ON A DAILY BASIS, A TON OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. THEY HAVE TWO RETIRE WITHIN THAT DEPARTMENT. UM, THIS IS PRETTY TOUGH FOR THE TOWN, AND THEY'VE BEEN GRACIOUS IN HELPING, YOU KNOW, THE NEW EMPLOYEES TRANSITION. UM, THEY'VE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO BE, TO BE HELPFUL TO THEM, AND WE JUST APPRECIATE, UM, LYNN SERVICE, WANNA CONGRATULATE HER, UH, ON HER RETIREMENT. UM, I'D ALSO WANTED A SHOUT OUT TO ASHLEY, UH, AS MEGAN, I MEAN THAT LIBRARY, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T RECALL, WE LOST A, A REALLY VALUABLE ASSET IN THE COMMUNITY A FEW YEARS BACK WITH THE BLA LIBRARY, UH, CLOSING, UH, LIBRARIES SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED, AND WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE THEM AND TO MAKE THEM CONTINUE TO, AND IT'S PEOPLE LIKE ASHLEY THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, PUSHING THE ENVELOPE, DOING THESE THINGS THAT OBVIOUSLY GOT HER STATE RIGHT RECOGNITION, UM, THAT ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO HOPEFULLY, UM, CONT CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE TWO LIBRARIES THAT WE DO HAVE. UM, AND I ALSO THINK BRIAN HOPE AS A DIRECTOR SHOULD BE, UH, RECOGNIZED BECAUSE ASHLEY WOULD NOT BE DOING THE WORK WITHOUT HIM GIVING, UH, THE ENTHUSIASM, THE, UH, THE AUTHORITY, UM, THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND THAT WHOLE, UH, BOARD, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE SCENES IS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB AT OUR LIBRARY. I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE, UH, UNDER THE RADAR, UH, HUGE ASSETS WE HAVE. I ALSO FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, READING IS JUST AN AMAZING GATEWAY, UH, FOR ALL OF THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT IN PARTICULAR, UH, THOSE THAT, UM, MAY NOT HAVE THE, THE RESOURCES TO DO SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES OR HAVE, HAVE THE ABILITY TO, UM, WHETHER IT BE SEE MOVIES OR, UM, READ OR, UH, EVEN AS SIMPLE AS AS NEWSPAPER ACCESS. UM, IT'S JUST A HUGE, HUGE VALUABLE ASSET THAT, UH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF. AND THAT RECOGNITION JUST SHOWS THAT, UM, WE'VE GOT A FOCUS ON ON THAT, THAT AREA. UH, THE LAST CONGRATULATIONS, TIM WILLARD. I MEAN, IF YOU WERE TO, YOU KNOW, TRY TO HAVE AN MVP OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG LAST 30 YEARS, UM, I, I FIND IT HARD FOR MANY PEOPLE NOT TO, TO CAST HIM AS THEIR BALLOT, BUT THE, THE, THEIR BALLOT, UH, JUST A PHENOMENAL GUY. UM, JUST WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND EVERY STEP OF THE WAY FOR AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN HIM, UH, IN THIS POSITION AND EVEN, UH, IN MY PREVIOUS, UH, WORK OF THE TOWN. SO IT'S A HUGE, UH, LOSS, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY EXTREMELY WELL DESERVED. AND, UH, I THINK HE'S, HE'S SET, UH, THE PACE, UH, FOR A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THAT DEPARTMENT AND WITHOUT, WITHIN THE TOWN OF WHAT IT TAKES TO REALLY, UH, PUT YOURSELF SOMETIMES BE, YOU KNOW, IN THE, IN THE, THE BACK SEAT AND TOWN IN THE FRONT SEAT, UH, BY SELFISHLY SERVING THE WAY HE DID. AND I JUST, UH, WISH ALL THE BEST IN RETIREMENT AND I'LL MAKE SURE TO TEXT IN MY ADDRESS FOR THAT. I, UH, TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE IRRIGATION, JUST ONCE WE FINISH THE, FROM THE BOARD, WE CAN OPEN IT BACK UP DIRECTION. THERE A SHIFT THAT NOT, THERE'S NO STEERING OF IT, SO THAT'S WHY IT SPOKE. WELL, WE, WE NEED A GREEN OUT THERE. WE DON'T HAVE ONE, WE HAVEN'T HAD ONE A WHILE. I WANT BOARD KNOW WE NEED HELP OUT THERE REGARDING THAT. THANK YOU. SURE. MR. I THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE MEETING TONIGHT AND I THANK FOR FELLOW COLLEAGUES, RESPECTFUL TONE. UM, BUT I ASK THAT YOU RESPECT THE, THE AGENDA AND THE FORMAT OF THE MEETING IN THE FUTURE. WE WILL NOT ENTERTAIN ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ONCE THE BOARD IS DOING A PRESENTATION. AND I ASK THAT YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES BE RESPECTFUL OF THAT. WE HAVE BEEN VERY WELL ATTENDED, THE BOARD MEETING WELL ATTENDED. AND TO YOUR POINT ABOUT LAUNCHING, UH, AGAIN, IF ANYBODY HAS CONCERNS OR ANYTHING THAT THEY WANNA ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION ABOUT ANYTHING, EVEN IF OUR DEPARTMENT LIAISON NOT EMAIL CALL ALSO, UM, ENCOURAGE THE OUTREACH. I'M GOING TO, UM, IN, IN MY REPORT. I'M NOT GONNA SAY ANYTHING NEW. UM, I, UH, DO ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS OF AMBER TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE NEXT MONDAY BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT, UH, COMMEMORATES, UH, THEIR SERVICE [02:50:01] TO THE COUNTRY. UM, I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING MORE ABOUT TIM ARD, ABSOLUTELY GREAT GUY AND, UH, COMMITTED, UH, DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS. I ALSO HAVE THE SAME OPTIMISM IN OUR TOWN GOLF COURSE THAT COUNCILMAN SHARES. UM, IT'S AS HE STATED, A 50 YEAR PROBLEM. UM, AND THAT'S JUST, JUST THE INFRASTRUCTURE. UM, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING THE RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO THAT FACILITY THAT'S GONNA MAKE IT, UM, REALLY THE GOLF COURSE THAT IT CAN BE. I ALSO WANTED TO, UM, MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THAT ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14TH AND JULY 12TH, THE PLANNING BOARD IS GONNA BE HOSTING ITS PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AL ASPHALT PLANS. THESE ARE GONNA TAKE PLACE AT COLLEGE 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM IT'S JUNE 14TH AS WELL AS JULY 12TH. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC GET OUT TO LET THEIR FEELINGS BE KNOWN. UM, FOR SOME FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY, IT MAY SEEM LIKE DEJA VU, WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, THIS IS THE SAME APPLICATION. UM, AND NOW WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THEIR DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. UH, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS GET TO THE BOARD. UH, YOU CAN SEND THEM TO OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES. YOU CAN SEND PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE TOWN CLERK, UM, AND YOU CAN COME DELIVER PUBLIC COMMENT AT THOSE ON JUNE 14TH AND JULY 12TH. AND, UM, THAT'S IT. IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. * 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.