* 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. [00:07:01] FOLKS, [00:07:02] WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND WE'LL START WITH THE ROLL CALL SUPERVISOR. HOKE PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER PRESENT? NO. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE, BEFORE WE GET INTO THE AGENDA FOLKS, I JUST WANNA GIVE EVERYBODY AN IDEA OF WHAT UH, WHAT WE'RE UP TO TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR FOLKS WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE. THIS IS THE REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. UH, JUNE 12TH, 2023. WE HAVE AN AGENDA WHICH CONTAINS UH, ABOUT 30 ITEMS AS WELL AS SOME LATE RESOLUTIONS. WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS AGENDA AND THEN AFTER THE AGENDA IS OVER, WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO WHAT WE CALL PUBLIC EXPRESSION. FOR ANYBODY AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT WHATEVER THEY'D LIKE TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, WE LIKE TO LIMIT PUBLIC EXPRESSION TO ABOUT THREE MINUTES. PLEASE TRY TO KEEP YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS TO ABOUT THREE MINUTES AND ADDRESS THE BOARD DIRECTLY. THIS IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONVERSATION WITH THE BOARD. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY YOUR PIECE AND THEN GIVE THE NEXT PERSON TIME TO SHARE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. AFTER PUBLIC EXPRESSION, WE HAVE REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS. THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADS WILL GIVE THEIR REPORTS AND AFTER THE DEPARTMENT HEADS GIVE THEIR REPORTS, THE TOWN BOARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OR REPORT TO THE PUBLIC. THE TOWN BOARD MEMBERS MAY CHOOSE TO USE THAT TIME TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD DURING THE PUBLIC EXPRESSION PERIOD. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GET STARTED? ALRIGHT, LET'S BEGIN WITH PROCLAMATION NUMBER THREE FOR MR. NOACK. WHEREAS RICHARD NOACK HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE EMPLOYEE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, AND WHEREAS HE HAS SERVED THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR 36 YEARS WITH THE UTMOST COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION IN THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT. AND WHEREAS HE HAS BEEN A RESPECTED LEADER LOVED BY HIS FELLOW WORKERS, GUIDED BY PRINCIPAL ALWAYS HAVING THE TALENTS BEST INTEREST AT HEART, HE WILL LEAVE BEHIND A LEGACY AND WHEREAS HE CERTAINLY WILL HAVE LEFT THE NIKE SPORTS COMPLEX A BETTER PLACE THAN WHEN HE ARRIVED, ALWAYS GOING THE EXTRA MILE. AND WHEREAS THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE BLANK FIELDS AND NIKE AS THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CREATED PRICELESS MEMORIES ON [00:10:01] THE SPORTS FIELDS THAT RICK ALWAYS GAVE HIS BEST TO HAVE. READY NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, THANKS RICK FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND WISHES HIM WELL AS HE ENJOYS HIS RETIREMENT, WORKING ON THE HOUSE DURING, ON THE BILLS AT THE STADIUM SNOWMOBILING IN CANADA AND BOATING AT CAMP WITH HIS WIFE NANCY BY HIS SIDE, ALONG WITH HIS SONS PATRICK AND KYLE, HIS LITTLE BUDDY ABBY. AND THE NEWEST ADDITION COMING IN EARLY FAULT NO FAMILY AND GRANDSON CAMDEN RICHARD FOR PARENTS TO BE KYLE AND WIFE MIKAYLA. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE RICHARD NOAH, WE SAY THANK YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE. NO, WE ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU SIR AND IF YOU'D LIKE, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE OF OH YES AND COUNCIL MEMBER HOPE DR. UNANIM A SECOND. ALL FAVORS I AYE. AYE BE RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS FOLLOWS, THE REGULAR TOWN WORK MEETING HELD MAY 8TH, 2023. SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER C****R FOR SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOGO ON FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED BE RESOLVED THAT THE HAMMER TOWN BOARD HAS HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST OF SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO ADD TO THE ROLES OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP. THE INDIVIDUAL AS FOLLOWS, JACOB BRANDO. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RENOLD IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED ABSTENTIONS. PERIOD. WHEREAS THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE HAS PREPARED BID DOCUMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND WHEREAS THE PUBLIC BID OPENING WAS HELD ON MONDAY, MAY 15TH, 2023 AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A SINGLE SEAL BID FROM AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL, WHEREAS THE SINGLE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THIS SERVICE IS ROBERT WONDER HAVING SUBMITTED THE BID FOR ASSESSMENT SUPPORT SERVICES NOT TO EXCEED $54,000 FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AT A 0.135 5.44 0.07. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH ROBERT WONDER. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOLCOMB FAVORABLY SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED ABSTENTIONS PERIOD. WHEREAS COLUMBIA AVENUE HAS EXISTING STORM SEWERS THAT CONTINUE TO COLLECT DEBRIS FROM AN OPEN PIPE IN LIT, WHICH IS IN NEED OF UPGRADING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A DEBRIS COLLECTION SYSTEM. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS SOLICITED FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO SURVEY DESIGN, PERFORM AN ANALYSIS EVALUATION, PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS DEBRIS COLLECTION AND ALSO GENERATE A COST ESTIMATE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THE HAMMER TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE PROPOSAL FROM NUSSBAUMER AND CLARK INC. FOR THE COLUMBIA AVENUE STORM SEWER OR STORM SYSTEM AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,700. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN B 1 4 9 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 1 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE STORM SEWERS. SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL LORENZ. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. A OPPOSED ABSTENTIONS PERIOD. WHEREAS TON OF HAMBURG ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAVE PREPARED BID DOCUMENTS FOR THE TOWN SENIOR POOL BUILDING ELECTRIC AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND WHEREAS A PUBLIC BID OPENING WAS HELD ON APRIL 20TH, 2023 AND WHEREAS THAT THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE [00:15:01] BIDDER FOR THIS PROJECT IS ALGER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION 47 96 THOMPSON ROAD, CLARENCE, NEW YORK 1 4 0 3 1. HAVING SUBMITTED A BID IN THE AMOUNT OF NINE $90,400 IN NO SENSE BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH ALGERIA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION AND ISSUED A NOTICE OF AWARD AND NOTICE TO PROCEED. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL LOREN. SO IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED ABSTENTIONS PERIOD. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS WORKING TO REPLACE A NEW EIGHT FOOT WATER MAINE ON WEST ARNOLD DRIVE AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY THAT THE NEW WATER MAINE WILL REQUIRE A TOWN MAINTAIN ROADWAY TO ENSURE ACCESS TO THIS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CURRENTLY IS WORKING WITH NUSSBAUMER AND CLARK INC. ON THIS PROJECT, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE TOWN OF HAMBURG SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT FROM NUSS PALMER AND CLARK ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS FOR THE WEST ARNOLD DRIVE WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TASK ONE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,412 ONCE WE TRANSFERRED FROM THE B 1 9 9 0 4 9 CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT TO ACCOUNT B 1 4 9 0 0 4 4 0 2. SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CU ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. WE RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF ONE JOHN DEERE GATOR XUV 8 35 E AND ONE JOHN DEERE Z 9 6 0 MZ TRACK FOR THE AMOUNT OF $20,796 AND 21 CENTS AFTER TRADE-INS PER NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT LANDSCAPE AND GROUNDS PC 6 9 6 83 FROM DEAR END COMPANY FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A 7 4 1 2 0 1 WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM ACCOUNT A 7 4 1 3 0 3 NOT TO EXCEED $1,000. SO MOVED SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CON THANK YOU. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. WE RESOLVE THE DOWN BOARD. AUTHORIZE THE BUILDING GROUNDS DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A 4 5 2 0 Z KUBOTA DUAL FIELD TRACKS AND MJ EIGHT 40 CONTOUR MOWER IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $37,456 AND 40 CENTS PER NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT. PC 6 9 6 82 FROM GRASSLAND EQUIPMENT IN IRRIGATION COURT PURCHASE IS ON A LEASE OWNED BASIS WITH THREE ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF $13,315 AND 75 CENTS. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT ER 72 52 0 1 TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ER, ER 72 54 78 SO MOVE SECOND. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR HOAX. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BERYL LORENZ. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. WE RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES IN THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT AS THE ATTACHED. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. MY COUNCIL MEMBER FER. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? EXTENSIONS CARRIED WHEREAS THE ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING ANNOUNCED THE AVAILABILITY OF A TOTAL OF $350,000 FOR MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CREATING AND UPDATING MUNICIPAL PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND UNDERTAKING PLANNING AND RELATED STUDIES FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WHEREAS THE INTENT OF THESE FUNDS IS TO ADDRESS EMERGING ISSUES COMPREHENSIVELY PLANNED FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND TO CONDUCT THE PLANNING NECESSARY TO BETTER ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AND IMPROVE THE TAX BASE AND WHEREAS IT IS THE INTENT OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE RECENTLY ADOPTED 2022 TOWN OF HAMBURG COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. INCLUDING THOSE THAT INCORPORATE SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES INTO THE TOWN ZONING TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE LAND USE PATTERNS AND WHEREAS IT EXPECTED THAT THESE LAND USE PATTERNS WILL REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS, PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BETTER PROTECT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG'S NATURAL RESOURCES, OPEN SPACES AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES EECG CONSULTING TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION TO THE ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL COMMIT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND THE TOWN [00:20:01] OF HAMBURG WILL DESIGNATE EECG CONSULTING TO MANAGE THE PROJECT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY. ALL FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. IMPOSED ABSTENTIONS. CARRIED. WHERE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CURRENTLY HAS FLAG FOR A TOWN HALL DEDICATED TO THE DISPLAY OF THE AMERICAN FLAG WITH THE P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG DISPLAYED DIRECTLY BELOW. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN, HAMBURG TOWN BOARD STRIVES TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AWARENESS AND RECOGNITION OF GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS AND COMMEMORATIONS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND WHEREAS THIS MAY INCLUDE THE DISPLAY OF A FLAG AT TOWN HALL AT A SPECIFY TIMES NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE INSTALLATION OF AN ADDITIONAL FLAG POLE AT TOWN HALL AND TASK THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND GROUNDS WITH TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO PLAN FOR AND INSTALL THIS ADDITIONAL FLAG POLE FOLLOWING ALL GUIDELINES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FLAG POLE WAITING PROXIMITY TO THE FLAG POLE, DISPLAYING THE AMERICAN FLAG AND P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG AND BE IT FURTHER RESULT THAT THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS WILL COORDINATE THIS EFFORT WITH THE TOWN'S VETERANS COMMITTEE. SO AS YOU ENSURE PROPER ADHERENCE TO GUIDELINES AND PROPER PLACEMENT OF SAID FLAG POLE AND REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE TOWN BOARD AND PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND BE IT FURTHER RESULT THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD WILL DEVELOP A POLICY FOR THE USE OF THIS FLAG POLE FUNDS AVAILABLE IN A 0.101 0.0451 MISCELLANEOUS SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCIL MEMBER FERRELL LOREN HEARING NO SECOND MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 15 REQUEST WHEREAS LIMITED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY EXISTS IN THE AIR POINT OF ORDER. FOLKS UNDER ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. IF THERE'S NOT A PROPER SECOND, THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS MOTION. PLEASE CONTINUE SPEAK UP. I WILL. THANK YOU. WHEREAS LIMITED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY EXISTS IN THE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL ALONG AMSEL ROAD AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A $550,000 MULTIMODAL AWARD FROM NEW YORK STATE SENATOR SEAN RYAN TO IMPLEMENT PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN PROXIMITY TO THE FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES EECG CONSULTING TO ISSUE AN RFP IN THE NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT REPORTER ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO INITIATE THE PROCESS, THE SELECTION PROCESS TO SECURE A CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE FRONTIER MIDDLE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ONCE THE AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL DESIGNATE EECG CONSULTING TO MANAGE THE PROJECT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FAIR LAUREN. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. NOW THEREFORE BE A RESULT OF THE DOWN BOARD. APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF $50,000 FROM ACCOUNT B. DO 19 94 1 9 INTO ACCOUNT B. DO 1690 DO 4 9 9 TO FACILITATE ONGOING SURVEILLANCE AND SECURITY EFFORTS. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED AB EXTENSIONS PERIOD WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG OWNS AND MAINTAINED A PUBLIC PARK KNOWN AS 18 MILE CREEK GOLF COURSE AND WHEREAS IT IS IN NEED OF UPGRADES AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ITS WATER, SERVICE FOR CONSUMPTION, FIRE PROTECTION AND POSSIBLE FUTURE CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING IRRIGATION SYSTEM WITH BACKFLOW PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS SOLICITED FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO DESIGN SURVEY, PERFORM A HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS EVALUATION AND GENERATE A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THE HAMMER TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE PROPOSAL FROM DUBOIS AND KING INC. FOR THE 18 MILE CREEK GOLF COURSE WATER SERVICE IMPROVEMENT FEASIBILITY STUDY IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,500. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN H 0 2 1 DO [00:25:01] 7 2 5 3 0 3 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. 18 MILE CREEK GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION SYSTEM. SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER KINDLY SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER COMING FOR OWN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. CARRIED. IT RESOLVED. THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE UPDATED TITLE SIX PLAN FROM 2019, WHICH IS TO BE PLACED RELATED TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SECTION 5 3 1 0 TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. THE GRANTS RECEIVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM HAVE BEEN UTILIZED TO AUGMENT THE FLEET OF VANS FOR THE TOWN SENIOR SERVICE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. FURTHERMORE, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES AND AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE CIVIL RIGHTS NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT, WHICH SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CIVIL RIGHTS REVIEW RELATED TO THE ABOVE PROGRAM. SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER HALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 19 WHEREAS IN TOWN OF HAMBURG PROPOSES TO RESUME PARCEL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LAKEVIEW ROAD, OLD LAKEVIEW ROAD AND EVANS ROAD WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS FROM N TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL 1 9 5 11 DASH THREE DASH 1 1 9 5 11 DASH THREE DASH 2 1 9 5 0 DASH TWO DASH TWENTY FIVE TWO ONE NINE FIVE ELEVEN THREE THREE ONE ONE NINE FIVE ELEVEN TWO TEN ONE NINE FIVE ELEVEN DASH 3 3 2 1 9 5 0 22 1 9 5 11 3 1 9 5 9 AND 1 95 5 2 1 9 5 8 7 1 9 5 8 6 1 9 5 11 9 5 11 2 8 AND 1 95 11 DASH THREE DASH THREE ONE. AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED IN THE FORM OF A LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED 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 EMPOWERED BY CHAPTER TWO 80, ARTICLE X-L-B-I-I-I 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. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD AT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AS FOLLOWS, THE TOWN BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE REZONING OF THESE PARCELS BASED ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD BUT THE REASON SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION AND PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, SUBSECTION 20 IN SECTIONS EIGHT 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 AMBER TO REZONE PARCELS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LAKEVIEW ROAD, OLD LAKEVIEW ROAD AND EVANS ROAD WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS FROM M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL 1 95 11 DASH THREE DASH 1 1 95 11 DASH THREE DASH 2 1 95 0 0 DASH TWO DASH 5 2 1 95 11 DASH 3 3 1 1 95 11 DASH TWO TEN ONE NINETY FIVE ELEVEN DASH 3 3 2 1 95 2 5 2 1 95 3 1 95 2 9 AND 1 95 5 DASH 1 1 2 1 95 0.08 DASH 13 DASH 7 1 95 0.08 DASH 13 1 95 11 DASH THREE DASH 4 1 95 11 DASH TWO EIGHT AND 1 95 POINT 11 DASH THREE DASH 3 21 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE USE OF HOME RULE LAW SUBSECTION 20, THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY SCHEDULES A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AND ITS MEETING ON AUGUST 14TH, 2023 AT 7:00 PM TO BE HELD AT THE HAMBURG TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN HALL LOCATED AT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5. THE TOWN BOARD DIRECTS TOWN CLERK TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW BY THE 16 OF NEW YORK TOWN LAW AND SUBSECTION TWO [00:30:01] 80 DASH THREE 40 OF THE CODE AND DIRECTS THE TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH OF THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IN THE TOWN'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. NOT LESS THAN 10 CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. WHEREAS TON OF HAMBURG PROPOSES TO REZONE PARCELS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD NEAR LAKEVIEW ROAD WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS FROM M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO RA RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL 1 93 0.00 DASH 4 7 1 93 0 0 4 DASH 6 1 93 0 0 DASH FOUR DASH THREE ONE AND 1 93 0 0 DASH FOUR DASH TWO. AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED IN THE FORM OF A LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO THE OR AUTHORITY GRANTED THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AND THE TOWN BY ARTICLES TWO AND THREE OF THE NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW AND ARTICLE 12 NEW STATE STATUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE TOWN BOARD IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED BY CHAPTER TWO 80, ARTICLE X-L-V-I-I-I 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. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AS FOLLOWS, THE TOWN BOARD IS DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE REZONING OF THESE PARCELS BASED ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD BUT THE REASON SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION. AND PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW SUBSECTION 20 AND SECTIONS EIGHT 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 EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD NEAR LAKEVIEW ROAD WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS FROM M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO RA RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL 1 93 0 DASH FOUR DASH 7 1 93 0.00 DASH FOUR DASH 6 1 93 0.00 DASH FOUR DASH THREE ONE AND 1 93 0.00 DASH FOUR DASH TWO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE NEWS OF HOME RULE LAW SUBSECTION 20, THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY SCHEDULES A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AT ITS MEETING ON AUGUST 14TH, 2023 AT 7:00 PM TO BE HELD AT THE TOWN OF BURY TOWN HALL LOCATED AT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5. THE TOWN BOARD DIRECTS THE TOWN CLERKS PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, 16 OF THE NEW YORK TOWN LAW AND SUBSECTION TWO 80 THROUGH THREE 40 OF THE CODE AND DIRECTS THE TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH OF THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IN THE TOWN'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, NOT LESS THAN 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 A PAY FOR COPY OF THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAWS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE PUBLIC AT TOM HALL LOCATED AT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5. SO MOVED SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED AB EXTENSIONS PERIOD WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PROPOSES TO RE RESUME PARCELS IN THE AIR ON NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF AMP ROAD AND STALEY DRIVE WITH THE FOLLOWING SPL NUMBERS FROM M THREE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL AND M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO MU ONE MIXED USE 1 180 2 16 7 3 1 180 2 20 DASH TEN SEVEN ONE ONE EIGHTY TWO TWENTY DASH TEN ONE EIGHTY TWO TWENTY DASH TEN ONE EIGHTY TWO TWENTY DASH 10 DASH 4 1 180 2 20 DASH 10 DASH 3 180 2 20 DASH 10 DASH 2 180 2 20 DASH TEN FIVE ELEVEN AND 180 20 DASH TEN ONE. AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED IN THE FORM OF THE LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, DOWN BOARD AND THE TOWN BY ARTICLES TWO AND THREE OF THE 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 EMPOWERED BY CHAPTER TWO 80, ARTICLE XLBI II OF THE CODE, AN 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. NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AS FOLLOWS, THE TOWN BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE REZONING OF THESE PARCELS BASED ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION. PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, SUBSECTION 20 AND SECTIONS EIGHT THROUGH 15 [00:35:01] AND TWO 80 THROUGH 3 38 OF THE CODE, THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY PROPOSES A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP THE DOWN OF HAMBURG TO REZONE PARCELS IN THE AREA NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CAMP ROAD AND STALEY DRIVE WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS FROM M THREE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL AND M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DE MU MIXED. USE 1 180 2 16 DASH SEVEN DASH 3 1 180 2 20 DASH 10 DASH 7 1 180 2 20 DASH 10 DASH SEVEN ONE ONE EIGHTY TWO TWENTY SIX ONE EIGHTY TWO TWENTY TEN FOUR ONE EIGHTY TWO TWENTY ONE EIGHTY TWO TWENTY TEN ONE EIGHTY TWO TWENTY DASH 10 11 AND 180 20 DASH 10 WAN IN ACCORDANCE TO NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW SUBSECTION 20, THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY SCHEDULES A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO ITS MEETING ON AUGUST 14TH, 2023 AT 7:00 PM TO BE HELD AT THE TOWN OF MB TOWN HALL LOCATED AT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5 TOWN BOARD DIRECTS THE TOWN CLERK TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF PUBLIC OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW ARTICLE 16 OF NEW YORK TOWN LAW AND SUBSECTION TWO 80 THROUGH THREE 40 OF THE CODE AND DIRECTS THE TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH OF THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IN THE TOWN'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. NOT LESS THAN 10 CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. TOWN BOARD ALSO DIRECTS THE TOWN CLERK TO POST A COPY OF THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE TO MAKE A PRO PAPER COPY OF THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAWS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE PUBLIC AT THE TOWN HALL LOCATED AT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5. SO MOVE SECOND. SECOND. COUNCIL CONLEY ALL IN FAVORABLY SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS ABSTAIN. ONE ABSTENTION AREA WHEREAS THE ASSESSING DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY LAST TWO LONG-TERM EXPERIENCED CLERKS TO RETIREMENT. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED UPON THE HIRING OF REPLACEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE ASSISTANCE ON A PART-TIME BASIS OF ONE OF THE RETIREES, THEREFORE BEING RESOLVED DOWN. BOARD APPROVED THE CREATION OF A PART-TIME ASSISTANT CLERK POSITION IN THE ASSESSING DEPARTMENT AND BE FURTHER RESOLVED. DOWN. BOARD APPROVED THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN SECTION EIGHT OF THE PO 17 FOR THE CREATION OF POSITION. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COMM MEMBER. HALT. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS HEARING. IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES AS PER THE ATTACHED PAF. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONNELLEY. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER C*****G FOR ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF TRAVIS REVIEW TO THE FULL-TIME PROVISIONAL POSITION OF ASSISTING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN THE TOWN OR IN THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT. THIS APPOINTMENT IS PENDING THE SATISFACTORY OUTCOME OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING AND IS EFFECTIVE IN JUNE OF 2023. THE EXACT DATES TO BE DETERMINED THE RATE OF PAY IS $33 AND 53 CENTS AN HOUR. THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FOR SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. IS TRAVIS HERE TONIGHT? HE'S FLYING BACK FROM MISSOURI RIGHT NOW. ALRIGHT. A BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOM BOARD APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF SCOTT PER TWO TO THE FULL-TIME PROVISIONAL POSITION OF ASSISTANT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT. THIS APPOINTMENT IS PENDING THE SATISFACTORY OUTCOME OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING AND IS EFFECTIVE JUNE 19TH, 2023 WITH A RATE OF PAY OF $33 53 CENTS PER HOUR. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 3 6 2 0 1 0 0. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER C****R FOR SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HULK. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. IS MR. CORTEL HERE, MR. CARTEL? PLEASE COME ON UP SO WE CAN CONGRATULATIONS. [00:40:03] CONGRATULATIONS. HERE IS ALL THE TOM BOARD APPOINTS KAITLYN SHAM, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PLANNING BOARD PHYSICIAN VACATED BY JED STEIN. THE TERM IS JUNE 13TH, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. IS KAILYN KAILYN'S HERE TODAY? COME ON UP, KAILYN. HI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. HAVE YOUR WIFE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. WE ON ON MARCH 11TH, 2021, PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, WHICH PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RECOVER THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED $11.5 MILLION IN ARBOR FUNDS TO ALLOCATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARPA GUIDELINES AND WHEREAS HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HAS IDENTIFIED QUALIFYING PROJECTS WITHIN THE TOWN THAT WILL SERVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY OF HAMBURG RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PROPOSES TO ALLOCATE $2 MILLION IN ARPA FUNDING AS FOLLOWS, $1 MILLION FOR PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND OPEN SPACES. $600,000 FOR TOWN HALL SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENTS. $250,000 FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE EMERGENCY METAL SERVICES. $150,000 FOR COMMUNITY AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION GRANTS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. THE TOWN BOARD HERE NEARBY SCHEDULES A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ARPA ALLOCATION FOR JUNE 26TH, 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 THE PUBLIC OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW. SO MOVED SECOND. SECOND TO MY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLIN. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. CARRIED. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH OUR VETERANS GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS. AND WHEREAS RELIES ON VETERANS AND VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS AS STEWARDS OF HISTORY BOTH WRITTEN AND ORAL, WHEREAS THE P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG IS OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, ESPECIALLY VETERANS WHO SERVED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. WHEREAS ON JUNE 8TH, 2023, THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS MISSING AND UNACCOUNTED FOR FROM THE VIETNAM WAR IS 1,579. AND WHEREAS MRS. MICHAEL HOFF, MIA WIFE, AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF P-O-W-M-I-A FAMILIES RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR A SYMBOL OF OUR P-O-W-M-I-A TOOK ACTION TO HAVE A-P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG DESIGNED AND PRODUCED FOR WIDE DISTRIBUTION. AND WHEREAS ON AUGUST 10TH, 1990, THE 101ST CONGRESS PASSED PUBLIC LAW 1 0 1 DASH 3 55, WHICH RECOGNIZED THE LEAGUE'S P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG AND DESIGNED IT, DESIGNATED IT, THE SYMBOL OF OUR NATION'S CONCERN AND COMMITMENT TO RESOLVING AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE THE FATES OF AMERICANS STILL PRISONER MISSING AND UNACCOUNTED FOR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, THUS ENDING THIS UNCERTAINTY FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND THE NATION. WHEREAS THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF P-O-W-M-I-A FAMILIES IN JUNE OF 2001 VOTED OVERWHELMING IN FAVOR OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION. WE HAD RESOLVED THAT THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF P-O-W-M-I-A [00:45:02] FAMILIES STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT STATE AND MUNICIPAL ENTITIES BY THE P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG DAILY TO DEMONSTRATE CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF THE FULLEST POSSIBLE ACCOUNTING OF ALL PERSONNEL NOT YET RETURNED TO AMERICAN SOIL. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL FLY THE P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG IN ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND 365 DAYS EACH YEAR IN RECOGNITION AND GRATITUDE OF ALL SOLDIERS WHOSE FATES ARE YET UNACCOUNTED FOR AND IN HOPES THAT ONE DAY COMFORT AND TRUTH WILL BE DELIVERED TO THEIR FAMILIES, LOVED ONES AND THEIR FELLOW AMERICANS THAT THEY BRAVELY FOUGHT TO PROTECT. SO MOVE UNANIMOUS SECOND, UNANIMOUS SECOND, UNANIMOUS SECOND WAS OFFERED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIED. OKAY, I THINK WE HAVE TWO LATE RESOS. UH, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE A LATE RESOLUTION REGARDING, UH, GO BY BUFFALO, UH, PARTICIPATION IN THE HAMBURG WATERFRONT ACCESS STUDY. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? EXTENSIONS CARRIED. WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD WISHES TO ENGAGE GOBI BUFFALO TO PERFORM A TON OF HAMBURG WATERFRONT ACCESS STUDY HERE TO ATTACH. AND WHEREAS GOBI WILL COLLECT A REVIEW AVAILABLE DATA TO BE COMPOSED, RECOMMENDED COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF LAKESHORE ROAD, BIG TREE ROAD RIDGE FIVE AND HOOVER ROAD, PRIORITIZING THE SAFE FLOW PEOPLE TRAVELING BY MOTOR VEHICLE BICYCLE FOOT, AND WITH ASSISTIVE DEVICES. AND WHEREAS SERVICES PROVIDED BY GO BIKE WILL INCLUDE PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTERSECTION CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT AS SPECIFIED B THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZE A SUPERVISOR TO ENGAGE GO BIKE BUFFALO TO PERFORM A TON OF HAMBURG WATERFRONT ACCESS STUDY COST NOT TO EXCEED $10,000 FUNDS AVAILABLE ON ACCOUNT A 7 2 3 0 4 5 1. SO MOVED SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FERRELL. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, ENTER A LATE RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE ABOVE RELIEF PROPERTY. SO MOVE SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER C*M. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? EXTENSIONS CARRIED WHEREAS THE HAM TOWN BOARD INTRODUCED A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING MAP DOWN TO REZO PARCELS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CAMP ROAD AND THE NEW YORK STATE THROUGHWAY AUTHORITY INTERCHANGE. ONE OF THESE PARCELS OF LAND IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF CAMP ROAD, CURRENTLY WITHOUT ANY ZONING CLASSIFICATION PREVIOUSLY CONTAINED OVER WAGE LEAVE FOR NEW YORK STATE THROUGHWAY PROPERTY. THE PARCEL WILL NOW BE ZONED CRI CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE DISTRICT AS ILLUSTRATED ON THE ATTACHED MAP AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED IN THE FORM OF A LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY, GRANTED THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AND BY AND THE, AND AND THE TOWN BY ARTICLES TWO AND THREE OF THE 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-L-V-I-I-I 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 WHEREAS HENRY TOWN BOARD REFERRED THESE PROPOSED REZONINGS TO THE HENRY PLANNING BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW, COMMENT, AND RECOMMENDATION, AND IT WAS DECIDED THE NEW YORK STATE THREEWAY PROPERTY BE PRIORITIZED FOR MOVING FORWARD AS A PROPERTY IS BEING PLANNED FOR AUCTION. NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AS FOLLOWS. ONE. THE TOWN BOARD IS DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THE REZONING OF THIS PARCEL. TWO FOR THE REASON SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE HOME RULE LAW SUB SECTION 20 IN SECTION EIGHT THROUGH 15 AND TWO 80 THROUGH 3 38 OF CODE THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY PROPOSES TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP AT THE TOWN OF DAMAGE TO RE ZONE A PARCEL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CAMP ROAD. THE NEW YORK STATE THROUGHWAY INTERCHANGE THAT FORMERLY CONTAINED A CLOVERLEAF AND IS UN ZONE TO CRI CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE. THREE. THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY SETS PUBLIC NEARING THE TOWN HALL LOCATED 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE HAM YORK 1 4 0 7 5 FOR JULY 17TH, 17TH 2023 AT 7:00 PM SO MOVE SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FERRELL RES. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. GET IT. AND THE LATE RENZO. I THINK IT WAS JUST THE THREE ONE. YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN I WILL SUBMIT THE LAST RESOLUTION, UH, BE RESOLVED. TOWN BOARD HEREBY APPROVES THE TOWN BOARD AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS DATED JUNE 12TH, 2023. TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT $1,334,876 AND 54 CENTS. [00:50:03] DO I TO DO ANYTHING WITH THIS UNPROCESSED BATCH, KATHY? OR IS THAT JUST FYI? THAT'S JUST FYI. THANK YOU. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOCO IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING AND BRINGS US THE PUBLIC EXPRESSION. HAVE WE STARTED A SIGN IN SHEET? WE HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE. WE HAVE A SIGN IN SHEET OF PEOPLE, UH, THAT ARE HERE TO SPEAK. WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP YET? THAT'S SO I SAW MR. MAHONEY'S HAND GO UP. MR. MAHONEY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO START US OFF AND, UH, ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE AS YOUR NAME TO THE LIST IF YOU COME TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM SO THAT THE MICROPHONE DOESN'T ALWAYS CATCH ME VOICE. THANK YOU, UH, MR. SPEAK. UH, FOLLOW UP FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING, UH, BROUGHT UP WITH THE TAXPAYERS, UH, ASSOCIATION WAS, UM, THE TOWN, HE TOWN PARK, UH, MR. CONLEY, YOU, UH, ADDRESSED THE ISSUE AND, UH, AS YOU, YOU WEREN'T WRONG ON WHAT YOU RESPONDED TO ME FOR, IT WASN'T A DOCUMENTED RESPONSE THAT YOU GOTTEN. I WENT TO THE DEC AND I TALKED TO SOMEBODY FROM DEC AND THEY GOT BACK TO ME. UM, THERE WAS A CONVERSATION THAT THE SITE THAT THEY WANTED TO PUT THE LD SIGNED, UM, LOCATED, UH, WAS NOT A FAVORABLE BECAUSE IT WAS A COASTAL EROSION HAZARD AREA THAT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF AND CAUTION, BUT THEY ONLY TALKED ABOUT THAT VERBALLY DURING, UH, ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WAS BEING DISCUSSED AT THAT TIME. SO THE DEC PERSON THERE TALKED TO ME, I SAID IT WAS ALL RIGHT. BEARD SENT ME A LOT OF MAPS AND EVERYTHING WHERE THERE WERE SITES THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SIGN. BUT AS YOU POINTED OUT, LAST MEETING, UM, NO, NO RFPS WERE OFFERED AND NOBODY CAME FORWARD, BUT IT WAS ALREADY PASSED TO RESOLUTION CODED AND IT WAS APPROVED. SO THAT MEANT TO ME, UM, WHAT THEY ALSO SAID, I GUESS THERE WAS NO SIGN PURCHASED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RFP. SO WHAT IT DID, UM, TOOK ME FIVE MINUTES AND I'M RETIRED. SO, UM, I FOUND A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION ON LAD, SIGNS, PRICES, SIZES AND THINGS MAYBE TO HELP AND MAYBE PUSH THIS AND MOTIVATE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE, WHICH LEADS ME TO APPLAUD. WHOEVER WAS WAS THE ONE INITIATED. THE RESTROOMS, PORTA-POTTIES ARE DOWN THERE. THE, UH, THE TRAILERS DOWN THERE, THE RESTROOMS, AND, UH, I WANNA THANK AMBER LEE, UM, FOR CONTINUOUS RUNNING OF THE SECURITY, THE BUILT ESTATE AND THE RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENT. UM, SHE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PORT DE POTTIES. OBVIOUSLY THE QUESTION THAT THEY HAD, THE MAIN QUESTION THEY HAD WAS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MONIES THAT WERE APPROVED FOR THAT RESOLUTION OR THE, THE ? SO THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION THAT THEY'RE ASKING. WHERE DID IT GO? WHERE DID THAT MONEY END UP? SINCE THERE WAS NO SIGN DURING EVERYTHING. I MEAN, MR. MAHONEY, I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE'RE, WE'RE REFRAINING FROM CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE BOARD, BUT MR. CONLEY CAN ADDRESS THAT DURING HIS, HIS REPORT. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK, WHO'S NEXT? I DON'T KNOW SOMEONE, I'M SORRY. WHO SIGNED UP? NUMBER TWO? NUMBER TWO. OH, YOU WERE ON NUMBER AHEAD. HI, MY NAME IS DIANA PATTON. I AM THE NATIONAL COMMANDER OF VETERANS DEFENDING DEMOCRACY AND IN L-G-B-T-Q VETERAN, I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING OUR OATH, IF THAT'S OKAY. I AM A UNITED STATES MILITARY VETERAN. I BECAME A LEADER BY MY WILLINGNESS TO SERVE MY COUNTRY. I AM THE VISIBLE CONSCIENCE OF A NATION WITH REGARD TO THE COSTS OF EXTREMISM AND FREEDOM'S, TRUE PRICE. I WILL NOT FAIL TO SUPPORT ANOTHER VETERAN OR THOSE WHO CANNOT DEFEND THEMSELVES. THEY MAY HAVE WOUNDS OR HARDSHIPS THAT FEW OTHERS WOULD UNDERSTAND. I'M A PART OF THE ETERNAL WATCH OF MY COUNTRY AND GUARDED AGAINST EXTREMISM AND TYRANNY, HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT TO FIND ME TO THIS DAY. I HAVE BEEN CALLED TO SERVE AGAIN. MY COMMUNITY AND NATION HAVE CALLED, I AM A STEADFAST GUARDIAN OF AMERICAN IDEALS, FREEDOMS, AND HISTORY. [00:55:01] I STAND MY WATCH AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY. I AM THE KEEPER OF RIGHTS FOR THOSE BEING DISMISSED, DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, HARASSED, BULLIED, AND KILLED. I AM AN AMERICAN VETERAN. I PROMISE TO PROTECT THE WEAK AND THE MEEK TO SAFEGUARD AND TRANSMIT TO THE POSTERITY OF THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DEMOCRACY. MY WATCH NEVER ENDS. VETERANS ARE HELD AS HEROES IN OUR COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY BY OUR YOUTH. WE SHOULD HOLD OURSELVES TO A HIGHER STANDARD WHENEVER WE ARE IN PUBLIC AND AROUND KIDS OF ANY AGE. I AM HERE TODAY TO STATE WHAT HAPPENED FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND DURING PRIDE FLAG, DURING THE PRIDE FLAG RAISING AND AFTER I WAS THERE AND WHAT TRANSPIRED SINCE HAS BEEN TEARING ME UP. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THEM. I HAD A VERY LONG SPEECH ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT THAT HAPPENED, BUT I WOULD BE WILLING TO ANSWER IT. I AM ALSO, UM, WAS THE COLOR GUARD FOR, UM, AMERICAN LEGION FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS. I, I FORGET WHICH IT WAS ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. UM, I ALSO DID IT WHILE I WAS IN THE SERVICE AND I AM, UM, THE ONE THAT NOTICED THAT THE VETERAN FLAG WAS, UH, PATTERNED AND TORN. AND THIS HAS BEEN RIPPING ME, RIPPING ME APART. POW FLAG AND THE PRIDE FLAG MEAN A LOT TO ME. MY GRANDFATHER WAS A POW THREE TIMES DURING WORLD WAR III AND MY L-G-B-T-Q FAMILY ARE UNDER ATTACK IN THIS COUNTRY. I HAVE BEEN FIELDING CALLS ALL OVER FROM THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO FLEE DIFFERENT STATES OF THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY ARE TRANSGENDER, GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL. I HAVE SEEN THEM AND, AND HEARD THEM CRY JUST AS I HAVE HEARD VETERANS CRY WHEN THEY ASK ME FOR HELP, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I DO. SINCE I BECAME A, UM, AN SSDI HELP VETERANS AND L-G-B-T-Q PEOPLE. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. THANKS DANA. AND, UH, I, SO WHO'S GOT THE LIST? THANKS. IS OKAY IF I PARK HERE SO PEOPLE CAN GET THROUGH? SURE. MY NAME IS FRANK ALKI, AS YOU KNOW, AND I BRING A UNIQUE OH SURE. I BRING A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THIS TOWN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I'VE BEEN HERE AT TOWN BOARD MEETINGS TO SUPPORT MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM THE CFTA UNION WHO I WORKED FOR FOR OVER 10 YEARS AS A LABOR RELATIONS LISTED MEMBER OF THAT UNION. I ALSO AM A VETERAN MYSELF, HAVING SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. AND I WANTED TO CHALLENGE THIS BOARD. I WANNA CHALLENGE ALL OF YOU TO DO YOUR JOB. SINCE THIS BOARD HAS TAKEN OVER THE TOWN, WHAT WE HAVE IS DIVISIVENESS. HAMBURG IS THE TOWN THAT FRIENDSHIP BUILT. MR. HOKE, YOU ARE NOT A DICTATOR. YOU HAVE TO COLLABORATE WITH PEOPLE FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN RELATIVE TO THE UNION ISSUES. AND I SAT HERE IN THE BOARD MEETING, WHEN YOU ABOLISH THOSE SENIOR LABOR POSITIONS, RECLASSIFY JOBS, YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AND YOUR BOARD MEMBERS, YOU ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH MY UNION BROTHERS AND SISTERS. INSTEAD, YOU ENGAGED IN ILLEGAL UNILATERAL CONDUCT. THERE'S CURRENTLY LITIGATION GOING ON AGAINST THE TOWN WITH RESPECT TO PERB AND GRIEVANCES. AS A TAXPAYER, I'M CONCERNED, AND FROM WHAT I KNOW, THIS TOWN BOARD HAS VIOLATED TAYLOR LAW AND VIOLATED THE UNION CON. ULTIMATELY, WHO PAYS THE PRICE? UNION MEMBERS THE TOWN. NOT FAIR. SO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO WITH RESPECT TO THE UNION IS CONTACT THE PRESIDENT, SIT DOWN AND DO YOUR JOB AND NEGOTIATE. THAT'S ALL THAT I'M ASKING AS A CITIZEN, BECAUSE HAMBURG IS A TOWN THAT FRIENDSHIP BUILT, AND WE WILL NOT BE DIVIDED BY THIS RHETORIC. NOW, AS FAR AS THE VETERANS FLAG GOES, I SAW A VIDEO AND IT'S BEEN CIRCULATED OUT THERE, AND IT BOTHERED ME AND IT UPSET ME AS, AS A CITIZEN BECAUSE [01:00:01] VOLTAIRE SAID, I MAY DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, BUT I'LL FIGHT TO THE DEATH TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT. AND JERRY WALSTAD WAS OUTSIDE HERE AND THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT A FLAG, AND HE DISAGREED WITH YOU, MR. HOKE, ABOUT TAKING THAT FLAG DOWN. NOW, THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, BUT INSTEAD FROM WHAT I SAW IN THE VIDEO, IT MARRED THE WHOLE DAY. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY TO HAVE THEIR MOMENT WITH THE RAINBOW FLAG BEING FLAG AND A MOMENT FOR THE VETERANS. AND WHEN THE VETERAN CAME UP TO YOU EARLY ON, YOU SAID, AND IT'S ON VIDEO, I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED. AND THAT SCARES ME AS AN AMERICAN. MM-HMM . IT SCARES ME BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU SHOULDN'T THREATEN SOMEONE WITH YOUR POWER. AS I SAID, YOU ARE NOT A DICTATOR. YOU ARE THE SHEPHERD. YOU ARE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE. YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE. AND THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AT A TIME WHEN, AS MS UH, FARRELL LOZ HAD SAID, MAYBE PUT UP ANOTHER FLAG POLE. I WAS DOWN AT THE MARINA AT THE SMALL BOAT HARBOR, AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL FLAGPOLES. THEY HAVE A VETERANS FLAGPOLE. THEY HAVE THE, THEY HAVE THE RAINBOW FLAG FLYING. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT JUST AS AN FYI, YOU BEST CONTINUE. BUT IF YOU COULD WRAP IT UP, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANNA, WELL, NO, I DON'T THINK SO. BUT AS I SAID, BUT WHAT I'M ASKING FOR, I I, I STATED THE RULES AT THE VERY BEGINNING. I'M ALLOWING YOU TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK. SO YOU ARE THE DICTATOR. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO SPEAK ATTENTION TO 42 US CODE SECTION 1983. AND MAYBE YOUR ATTORNEYS CAN DIRECT IT TO THAT, WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF SOMEONE'S CIVIL RIGHTS. SO WHEN YOU TOLD THIS VETERAN THAT I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED, WHAT YOU DID WAS YOU, YOU VIOLATED THE LAW. AND WHAT I'M ASKING THIS POUND BOARD TO DO, MR. CONNOLLY, MS. HOKE, ALL OF YOU, TO CONDEMN THAT BEHAVIOR, TO INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THAT BEHAVIOR. NOW, I VOLUNTEERED TO REPRESENT THE VETERAN AND I WILL DO THAT. BUT I CAN TELL YOU, AND YOUR LAWYERS MAY TELL YOU, WHEN YOU THREATEN SOMEONE BY USING YOUR POWER TO DEPRIVE THEM OF THEIR FREEDOM, WHICH YOU DID WHEN YOU THREATENED HIS ARREST ON VIDEO, YOU ENGAGED IN ILLEGAL CONDUCT. AND THAT SUBJECTS YOU AND THE WHOLE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO A VIOLATION OF A CIVIL RIGHTS IN VIOLATION OF 42 US CODE 1983. YOU CAN LOOK IT UP. AND IT APPLIES ALSO FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL PARTY IN ACTION. LIKE THAT COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. SO WHAT THIS TOWN BOARD CAN DO IS INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION, CONDEMNING THAT, AND DROP THE CHARGES AGAINST A GUY WHO HONORABLY. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OR MAY NOT HAVE SEEN MY STATEMENT TODAY, I'M NOT FINISHED. I'M NOT FINISHED. I, THE CHARGES, THE CHARGES HAVE BEEN I NOT FINISH WITH WHAT I HAD TO SAY. WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING BECAUSE BE YOU'RE DONE, YOU'RE DONE. SEE, THIS IS YOU HAVE ARRESTED MR. ORELLI. WHAT I'D ASK YOU TO DO IS DROP THE CHARGES AND RETURN THIS OUT TO DEMOCRACY. THANK YOU MR. OR MUCH, MR. ORELLI. WE ASKED YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD. OKAY, WELL, I'M ADDRESSING THESE PEOPLE TOO. IT'S, YOU'RE HERE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ADDRESS HAMBURG AND EVERYBODY. UM, I THINK THIS GUY IS A BALL PACE LIAR. UM, GOOD MORNING AT GOOD MORNING AT THE PRIDE PLAGUE WITH RHODES. THE PLAGUE POLL WAS ONLY OUTFITTED FOR TWO FLAGS. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING WITH THE LIE THAT, UM, THIS VETERAN SAID, DO NOT CALL ME A LIAR. FLAG THE FLAG. THE FLAG POLE WAS OUTFITTED FOR TWO FLAGGED ONLY THAT MR. HOPE DID THE SAME EXACT THING LAST YEAR. AND HE GOT CALLED OUT [01:05:01] ON IT BY A VETERAN THAT WAS UPSET. AND LIKE FRANK SAID, HE USES, HE MISUSES PRIVILEGE OF BEING A SUPERVISOR JUST SO HE COULD MALICIOUSLY PROSECUTE SOMEBODY. AND I THINK THAT JERRY SHOULD BE HAVING HIM ARRESTED FOR FILING A FALSE INSTRUMENT. AND IF YOU GUYS, I, I THINK THERE COULD BE NO DEAL HERE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE NO DEAL HERE AND HE SHOULD BE FACING CHARGES AND HAVE TO RESIGN OVER THIS. AND WE WERE GIVEN, WE WERE GIVEN THE EVERY SINGLE ONE BEFORE. MEMBERS WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIX THIS WITH A, A, A REALLY GOOD SOLUTION BY ADDING A FLAG POLE THAT WAS DESIGNATED FOR THE AMERICAN FLAG AND A POW FLAG. AND THEY ALL VOTED IT DOWN AND EVERY SINGLE ONE, OH, WHAT? OH, OKAY. SO WHATEVER. PLEASE GIVE MR THE FLOOR, YOU KNOW, HE, HE COULD ROLL BACK ON SAYING, WELL, I WANT TO DROP THE CHARGES. I'M GONNA DEMAND THAT THE DA, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE NOT THE DA AND YOU DON'T GET TO PREDETERMINE WHAT THE DA DOES. UM, THAT'S TRUE, BY THE WAY, AS AN ATTORNEY, PLEASE GIVE MR. ORELLI FLORIDA. IT'S UP. IT IS UP TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK, I HAVE TO SAY. BUT YOU DON'T KNOW THE RULES AND IT'S CLEAR. BUT, BUT ALL I'M SAYING IS MR. HOKE DOUBLED DOWN ON THIS VETERAN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. FIRST HE SAID IT WAS JUST HARASSMENT WHEN THE VIDEO STARTED, HE THREATENED THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY. HE THREATENED THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WHEN THE GUY JUST PEACEFULLY CAME UP TO HIM. THE WHOLE VIDEO SHOWED THE GUY PEACEFULLY WALKING UP TO HIM AND SAYING, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? AND THEN HE SAYS, AND HIS SISTER SAYS, I'M GONNA HAVE YOU ARRESTED. I'M CALLING THE COPS. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. AND THEY GOT THE HAMBURG POLICE FORCE INVOLVED IN IT. I MEAN, WHAT SHAME ON THIS GUY, SHAME ON THIS GUY THAT HE MISUSED HIS PRIVILEGE. HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE TO EVERYBODY IN HAMBURG AND INCLUDING ME. AND OF ALL HE'S DOING IS BLOCKING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK THAT DISAGREES WITH HIS OPINION AND CALLS HIM OUT FOR HIS BS AND HIS LIES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. BUT HE, IF THE KNOWN LIE, THE VIDEO SHOW IT, THE PICTURES SHOW IT THAT THE FLAG ONLY HAD THE ABILITY TO FLY TWO FLAGS THAT MORNING. AND HE DID THE SAME EXACT THING LAST YEAR AND IT'S ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA. I POSTED HIS SCREENSHOTS, SO HE GOT CALLED OUT ON IT AND NOW HE'S TRYING TO DOUBLE DOWN ON EVERYBODY. MR. SMART, YOU'RE SMART. SAMAK. I LIVE AT 54 14TH SYCAMORE LANE. AND THIS SEEMS SO MINOR COMPARED TO WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT. HOWEVER, UH, I JUST MOVED BACK TO THE AREA. I'VE NOT LIVED IN HAM FOR ABOUT 35 YEARS. I'VE WORKED IN 23 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. I'VE LIVED IN 10 DIFFERENT STATES. ONE OF THE BASIC REASONS THAT I MOVED BACK HERE IS BECAUSE OF THESE PEOPLE AND THE RESIDENTS OF TOWN OF HAMBURG AND HOW OPEN THEY ARE AND ACCEPTABLE TO, TO EVERYBODY. UM, THE REASON I'M UP HERE NOW THOUGH IS AS I LOOKED AT THE TOWN CHARTING WHERE YOU'RE HEADED, YOU'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT GREEN SPACE PROTECTING THE RESIDENTS, UM, SUSTAINABILITY AND ALL THAT. AND YET I SEE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS WHERE THEY'RE JUST CLEAR CUTTING EVERYTHING. FORBES CAPTO IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT. THEY PUT A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN WHERE I LIVE AND JUST LEVELED EVERYTHING AND THEN BUILDING NEW HOMES, HOMES. BENDERSON DEVELOPMENT, UNFORTUNATELY IS BECOMING AND DEVELOPING A VERY BAD REPUTATION. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING AN 800,000 SQUARE FEET WAREHOUSES ON OFF OF CAMP ROAD. AND THEY'RE, AND WHAT THEY SAID WAS, IF LOOKING AT THEIR PLOT MAT, THEY'RE GONNA COVER AREAS THAT ARE DESIGNATED AT WETLANDS AT THE, IF ANY OF Y'ALL WENT TO THE MEETING, AND IT PROBABLY DID. AND BENDERSON STOOD UP AND I HAD ASKED IN PERSON, HE SAID, SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT YOU'RE GONNA BUILD ON TOP OF THESE WETLANDS AND YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE RESIDENTS OF HAM. THE GUY SAID, WELL, WE HAVE TO DEVELOP. I SAID, NO, WAIT A MINUTE. POINTED QUESTION. YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE HAM. AND HIS ANSWER WAS, YES, WE DON'T CARE. WE'RE GONNA GET THAT DEVELOPMENT IN THERE. SO I'M CURIOUS, AND YOU GUYS NEED TO FIND OUT WHO'S RUNNING THE TOWN. IS IT THE DEVELOPERS? IF YOU LOOK AT THE CORNER OF ADAMSDALE ROAD IN SOUTHWESTERN, THEY LEVELED EVERYTHING. ARE YOU REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TOWN AND THE ENVIRONMENT? THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU MR. GKE. UH, MY NAME IS JOHN GKI, THE COMMANDER OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 5 27. I'M A LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE VFW. I'M A COMBAT VETERAN OF VIETNAM. AND UH, THIS IS A LETTER THAT I GAVE TO HO [01:10:02] UH, TODAY WE PRESENTED HIM WITH ANOTHER FLAG FOR THE POLL, ANOTHER P-P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG. I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THE ISSUE OF YOUR REMOVAL OF THE P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG FROM THE MASS BY THE AMERICAN FLAG AT THE HAMBURG TOWN HALL. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I, ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 5 27, PRESENTED HAMBURG TOWN HALL WITH A-P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG WITH THE HOPES THAT BY FLYING THE FLAG, THE TOWN WOULD INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL POLL FOR OTHER FLAGS. IN EARLY MAY, 2023, I VISITED THE TOWN HALL TO MEET WITH, UH, THE VA REPRESENTATIVE AND TO MEET WITH YOU ABOUT THE GREAT GAY PRIDE FLAG. YOU WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN MID-MAY 2023. I WAS INFORMED BY A TOWN OFFICIAL THAT IT WAS YOUR INTENTION TO FLY THE GAY PRIDE FLAG BELOW OUR AMERICAN FLAG ON MEMORIAL DAY. MEMORIAL DAY ON MEMORIAL DAY, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CEREMONIES OF MEMORIAL PARK, I ASKED YOU OF YOUR INTENTIONS FOR DISPLAYING THE GAY PRIDE FLAG. AND YOU TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE FLOWN UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG, WHICH YOU CLAIMED YOU WERE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO DO. I TRIED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT FLAG ETIQUETTE AND RESPECT YOUR RESPONSE. YOU REMEMBER YOU LAUGHED AT ME AND YOU WALKED AWAY AND AS YOU WERE WALKING, I AWAY. I SAID, ARE YOU LAUGHING AT ME? YOU TURNED AROUND AND SMILE AND WALKED AWAY. YOU'RE MY HERO . YEAH. REGARDING THE EVENTS OF, UH, JUNE 1ST, YOU WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE THAT THE FIRST TIME YOU NOTICED THE P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG WAS SLIGHTLY TATTERED WAS JUNE 1ST. THE TATTERS COULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED WITH A SCISSORS AND THE FLAG COULD HAVE BEEN RESPECTFULLY FLOWN UNTIL THE REPLACEMENT WAS ACQUIRED. FOR REPLACEMENT FLAG, ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS CONTACT OUR POSTS. ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS CONTACT 1419 AND THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER PLACES YOU COULD HAVE CONTACTED. YOU WOULD'VE HAD THE NEW FLAG UP HERE IN 20 MINUTES. WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO TELL EVERYBODY THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE, YOU HAD TO ORDER ONE. THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT. THE AMERICAN LEG KNOWS HOW TO RETIRE THE COLORS AND THE PROCEDURE FOR DISPOSAL OF RETIRED FLAGS. HOW DID YOU DISPOSE OF THE P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG? WE RESPECT ALL VETERANS WHO HAVE HONORABLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY. HOW DARE YOU TRY TO JUSTIFY YOUR ACTION BY SETTING YOUR RELATIVES MILITARY SERVICE. IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU. WE, VETERANS ARE PROUD OF OUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY EVERY DAY. WE HONOR OUR FALLEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE EVERY DAY. WE HONOR ALL WHO SERVED AND ARE SERVING EVERY DAY WE HONOR THE PRISONERS OF WAR AND THE MISSING IN ACTION. AND SO WHEN I DELIVERED THIS MESSAGE TO HIM, I PRESENTED YOU WITH A NEW P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG. PLEASE POST IT UNDER THE NATIONAL INCIDENT ON OUR POWS AND NIS EVERY DAY. LEST WE FORGET, PLEASE HONOR. THANK YOU. THIS GUY FRANCINE. FRANCINE. FRANCINE. YEAH, I TOO FIND THAT MY SEEMS ONLY CONSEQUENTIAL BASED ON EVERYTHING TALKING ABOUT, BUT I DO NEED TO ELABORATE BOARD RESPECTFULLY ON WHAT, UM, DOMINIC WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON AROUND IN HAMBURG. UM, I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE ON THE SAME TOPIC TOPIC, BUT I'LL CONTINUE TO BE. SO, UM, BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS IN THE WORK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY SEEM TO CONTRADICT TO THE OVERALL THINGS THAT WE HEAR AT THE MEETINGS THAT STUDIES ARE STILL IN PLACE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF, UM, I JUST HEAR TONIGHT THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME NEW FUNDING COMING DOWN TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON LAKESHORE DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT, YOU KNOW, THE OVERALL PICTURE SHOULD LOOK LIKE FROM A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE. UM, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS SHOULD BE PUT ON HALT. 'CAUSE IT'S KIND OF PIECEMEALING YOU'RE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, RIGHT? SO IT SEEMS TO BE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE HA THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, I'M PROUD TO SAY, UM, IS CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTING ITS ASSETS AND PROTECTING AND SUSTAINABILITY AND PROTECTING THE LAKE, PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY THAT I THINK THAT THEIR ACTIONS SHOULD, UM, SUPPORT THAT, THAT CONCEPT AND THAT BELIEF. I THINK THAT TO HAVE A STUDY DONE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, UM, GRANT ALL OF THESE NEW ZONING PERMISSIONS SUCH AS MOVING OUT OF [01:15:01] INDUSTRIAL INTO THESE OTHER MULTI-USE, I THINK THE MULTI-USE ZONING EXPOSES US TO A VERY BROAD CATEGORY OF POTENTIALS THAT CAN GO ONTO THESE PROPERTIES. SO WHY CAN'T YOU JUST USE THE EXISTING ZONING? FOR EXAMPLE, I CALL ME, I BUY A PIECE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY SUCH AS THE, YOU KNOW, THE OWNERS OF THE NEW PROPERTY NEAR ME BOUGHT. WHY CAN'T THEY FIT INTO AN EXISTING CODE? WHY DOES A NEW ONE HAVE TO BE CREATED? THAT EFFECTIVELY EXPOSES THE UMBRELLA OF WHAT THEY COULD PUT THERE TO BE FROM ANYTHING AS SMALL AS A LAUNDROMAT TO ANYTHING AS HUGE AS A HOSPITAL. IT JUST SEEMS SO BROAD, AND IT SEEMS SO OPEN THAT DAY ONE, THEY MIGHT WANT TO PUT WHAT THEY CLAIM TO BE A EVENT CENTER THAT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, EFFECTIVELY THEY PUT A HOSPITAL UP NEXT DOOR TO IT. NOT THAT I WOULD NOT WELCOME A HOSPITAL, BECAUSE IDEALLY I WOULD RATHER LIVE NEXT TO A HOSPITAL THAN A NIGHTCLUB OR A BAR THAT ALLOWS FOR BANDS EVERY NIGHT TO JUST DROP DOWN A PEACEFUL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I'M TRYING TO FIGHT FOR. AND YOU'VE SEEN ME BEFORE. I'M COMING BEFORE YOU BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO PROTECT THE PEACEFUL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I HAVE, THAT I, THAT I WORKED REALLY HARD TO, UM, CULTIVATE ON HOOVER ROAD. AND I'M SEEING A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON AROUND ME. SOME GOOD, MOSTLY GOOD, BUT SOME SCARE US. SOME ARE SCARY AND A LOT OF 'EM ARE GOING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE HAVE, UM, 3,800, THE DOCK AT THE BAY LOOKING TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY. I FEAR A NEW NIGHTCLUB COMING IN WITH BAND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, WHICH IS WHAT WE ENDURED IN THE PAST. WE WON'T HAVE IT AT THE SAME TIME. ALCHEMY SHORES WANTS TO OPEN UP WHEN A WEDDING EVENT CENTER THAT POTENTIALLY MIGHT START OFF AS WEDDINGS AND IT'LL TURN INTO AN EVERYDAY EVENT CENTER BECAUSE AN MU TWO ONE USE PERMIT REALLY CAN EFFECTIVELY ALLOW IT. SO THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING SET IN STONE STONE THAT LOCKS IT DOWN INTO WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE BASED ON THE HAMBURG'S LONG-TERM GOAL. AND IF, IF THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, THEN THE RESIDENTS OF HOOVER BEACH DEMAND NOISE ORDINANCE PROTECTIONS, WE DEMAND SOUND BARRIERS, NOISE PROTECTIONS. I, I WANT THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTED FROM FIREWORKS AT WEDDINGS. I WANT THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTED FROM LIGHTS AND CARS AND SOUND AND POLLUTION AND, YOU KNOW, CHAMPAGNE POPPERS GOING INTO OUR LAKE. I CLEAN THE SHORELINES EVERY YEAR FOR THIS, FOR THE CLEAN SWEEP BEEPS OR, YOU KNOW, THE CLEAN BEACH SWEEPS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF POLLUTION ON OUR LAKES. WE ALL KNOW THAT. I DON'T HAVE TO EDUCATE ANYBODY HERE ABOUT THAT. SO WE HAVE TO PROTECT THAT. AND IF WE DON'T PROTECT IT AND ADHERE TO WHAT OUR TOWN BELIEVES IN PROTECTING THE ASSETS OF LAKE ERIE, THEN IT'S ONLY GONNA CONTINUALLY GET WORSE. GET WORSE. I, I'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO HAVE A PEACEFUL RETIREMENT AND THERE IS NO PRICE FOR MY WEEKENDS. PEOPLE SAY, OH, IT'S A WEDDING ONCE A WEEK, ONCE A WEEKEND, OR IT'S ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT I ONCE IN A WHILE, TO ME, MIGHT NOT BE THE SAME TO SOMEBODY ELSE. I EARN MY KEEP TO ENJOY THE SUMMER MONTHS THE MOST. I ENDURE THE STORMS. I PAY HIGHER INSURANCE TO PROTECT MYSELF FROM THEM. I ENDURE ALL THE DEVELOPMENT AROUND ME, FEDEX, AMAZON, LAGO, NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION EVERY DAY AROUND ME. I CAN'T KEEP SEEING THIS ALL AROUND THAT I'M GONNA BE CONTINUOUSLY THREATENED BY NIGHTCLUBS AND BARS AND OUTDOOR BANDS FROM 3,800 DOCK AT THE BAY, WHICH IS A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON THERE LATELY. DOES THAT MEAN THEY HAVE A PROTECTIVE SELLER? DO THEY KNOW THAT OUTDOOR VANS AREN'T GONNA BE ALLOWED THERE? WHAT'S THE TOWN OF HAMBURG? STAND ON NOISE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. OKAY. THAT EXHAUSTS THE NAMES, UM, OUR LIST OF FOLKS THAT WISHING TO BE PASSING IT AROUND, IF I COULD. SURE. COME ON. MY NAME'S LISA. THESE ARE MY DAUGHTERS. SAVANNAH AND EMORY. I'M A DAUGHTER. I AM A WIFE AND A GRANDDAUGHTER OF ALL COMBAT BUTTS. MY UNCLE WAS ALMOST A POW LUCKILY HE CAME HOME. THE ONLY REASON WHY HE WASN'T WAS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD AND THEY LEFT HIM IN THE, IN THE, UM, SWANS OF VIETNAM. I AM HERE OUTTA SUPPORT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN, INCLUDING YOURSELF, JUST SO YOU KNOW, BECAUSE ALL YOU WANNA DO IS [01:20:01] COW ABOUT WHAT HORRIBLE PEOPLE WE ARE. AND I'VE SEEN YOUR EYES ROLLING WHILE VETERANS HAVE BEEN SPEAKING, AND I'VE SEEN EVERYBODY HERE COMPLETELY UNMOVED. AND I'M SURE YOU'RE SICK OF HEARING IT. I'M SURE WE'RE ALL SICK OF HEARING THIS. IT MAY JUST BE A FLAG TO YOU, BUT IT'S NOT TO ALL THEM. AND IT'S NOT TO ALL THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DON'T HAVE SOMEONE TO BURY OR SOMETHING TO, TO PUT TO, TO, TO REST OR ANY CLOSURE. HAVE YOU EVER SERVED, HAVE YOU EVER SERVED IN COMBAT? NO. I HAVE A PEACE TIME VETERAN. OKAY. HAVE ANY OF YOU SERVED A DAY IN COMBAT? WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THIS AS JUST PUBLIC EXPRESSION. SO IF YOU CAN, I THINK IT'S A FAIR QUESTION. SURE. AND WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IN A REPORT FROM THE BOARD. OKAY. BUT YOU PROBABLY WON'T. REGARDLESS, UNDERSTAND IF SOMEBODY, JERRY WAS UPSET AND YOU DIDN'T CARE FOR THE WAY THAT YOU, THAT HE MAY HAVE SPOKE TO YOU, PEOPLE ARE STILL ALLOWED TO GET UPSET OVER SOMETHING. WE ARE STILL HUMANS. PEOPLE CAN GET ANGRY. THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL ALTERCATION. THERE WAS AN EXCHANGE OF WORDS. AND PEOPLE, THERE'S, YOU KEEP DOING THIS DIVIDE. YOU KEEP DOING THIS DIVIDE. EVERYBODY KEEPS DOING THIS DIVIDE. AND THERE'S NO MORE AGREEING TO DISAGREE. I DON'T CARE IF YOU GOT A D AFTER YOUR LAST NAME AND R AFTER YOUR LAST NAME OR WHATEVER IT IS. BUT THOSE TWO LITTLE GIRLS THAT I'M TRYING TO RAISE OVER THERE, I'M TRYING TO RAISE TO BE GOOD PEOPLE AND TO RESPECT EVERYONE. AND THERE IS NOBODY IN HERE WHO IS GOING TO TELL ME DIFFERENTLY, DIFFERENTLY OR SHOW MY CHILDREN THAT IS THAT ANYTHING THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE WITH HOW THIS MANNER AND THIS ENTIRE SITUATION HAS BEEN TREATED IS AT ALL RESPECTFUL. AND I REFUSE TO ACCEPT HOW THESE VETERANS HAVE BEEN TALKED TO, TREATED, LIED ABOUT. IS THERE SOMETHING FUNNY? PLEASE ADDRESS THE BOARD. I'M SORRY FOR AS MUCH AS SHE SPOKE. I THOUGHT SHE WAS PART OF IT. EXCUSE ME. UM, THE POINT IS IT THE FLAG MEANS SOMETHING TO ALL OF THEM. THIS DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THIS, THIS FAR. UNDERSTAND THAT THE POWS AND ALL THESE VETERANS ARE THE ONLY REASON THAT ANY OF US GET TO SAY AND DO WHAT WE ARE ENTITLED TO SAY AND DO. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THEM. IT'S BECAUSE OF ALL THESE BRAVE SOULS OVER HERE THAT I CAN STAND BEFORE YOU AND THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO DO IN RETURN, WHICH YOU DID TO THEM. I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A RAINBOW FLAG, A POW FLAG, WHATEVER IT IS, IT SHOULD NEVER GET TO THAT POINT. BUT THE POWS NEVER, EVER GET FORGOTTEN. AND I HOPE THAT YOU NEVER, FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, EVER FORGET WHAT THAT MEANS TO THESE MEN. THANK. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT HASN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK? MR. BUT GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS JIMMY BUTERA. THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M A BUSINESS OWNER, A FATHER, A RESIDENT, A TAXPAYER OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND I THINK THE POUND OF HANDBOOK DESERVES BETTER FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. YOU'RE GOING TO TREAT PEOPLE LIKE THAT. YOU SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM YOUR DUTIES AND JUST RESIGN BECAUSE YOU ARE WRONG. YOU ARE IN THE WRONG, YOU'VE BEEN WRONG, YOU'VE DONE NOTHING BUT LIE AND BACKPEDAL SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING. IT'S TIME. THIS COMMUNITY GETS WHAT IT DESERVES. A LEADER THAT'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE, NOT JUST WHO YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF. IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE . I'LL MAKE YOU A PROMISE. IF YOU RESIGN TODAY, I WON'T EMBARRASS YOU AT THE NEXT ELECTION WHEN I WIPE YOU UP AND WIN THIS ELECTION FOR THAT SEAT. HOW'S THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW THESE PEOPLE, MR. O'CONNELL, THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WE HEARD SPENT OVER $600,000. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NOBODY ON ON THE BOARD HAD THE STONES TO BACK A RESOLUTION. PROBABLY A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANOTHER FLAG. FLAG. WHAT YOUR RESOLUTION SAID, [01:25:01] THE ONE THAT YOU PASSED, THE ONE THAT EVERYBODY VOTED FOR, WAS THAT WAS ALREADY BEING DONE WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG. THE POW FLAG DIRECTLY BELOW IT. THAT'S ALREADY BEING DONE. YOU DIDN'T NEED A RESOLUTION. IF YOU HAD ANOTHER FLAG POLE AND YOU PUT ANY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED FLAG ON THAT POLE, THERE'S NO MORE PROBLEM. WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IS YOU'RE GONNA PUT UP ANY FLAG UNDERNEATH IT, JUST LIKE A RAINBOW FLAG RIGHT NOW, INSTEAD OF PUTTING IT ON ANOTHER FLAG POLE. THAT WOULD'VE BEEN EASY. I DON'T KNOW WHY. I DON'T KNOW WHY. AND YOU SAY THAT YOUR ENTIRE CAREER, YOU DO NOTHING BUT TO A PAIR OF SENIOR CITIZENS. YOU HAD A 72-YEAR-OLD MAN, A COMBAT VET ARRESTED. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO SO RIGHT NOW, MR. MCKEN? UM, JUST QUICKLY, MY NAME'S MCKEN. I SEE THE, THE REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN SPOKE, UM, AND TWO OF THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES SPOKE. UM, I JUST WANNA, I JUST WANNA SAY HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WERE THERE AT THE ER? PLEASE ADDRESS THE BOARD. UH, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU ASK HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE. THE PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO THAT WERE THERE, I'M GETTING A VERY DIFFERENT STORY FROM THAT, FROM THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, FROM WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, WEREN'T THERE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE VETERANS? REMEMBER HIM DOWN TO THAT AT ALL FLAG. AND I THINK IT'S AN EASY RESOLUTION TO PUT UP ANOTHER FLAG COAT THAT WOULD SAVE FACE ALL OVER THE PLACE. NOBODY HAD TO SEW UP TO SECOND THAT MOTION. RIGHT? RIGHT. PLEASE GIVE THE SPEAKER THE FLOOR. I'M REALLY UPSET THAT IT, IT WOULD JUST BE A FLAG COAT AND ALL OF THIS TO GO AWAY AND FOR THE CHARGES TO BE DROPPED. THIS ISN'T RIGHT. THIS ISN'T RIGHT AT ALL. AND I HAVE ONE MORE THING, AND THIS IS ASIDE FROM THE VETERANS. WE'RE PROTECTING LAKE ERIE. WE'RE PROTECTING LAKE ING OUR WATER, OUR ENVIRONMENT. AND NOW THERE'S A PROPOSED MARINA DOWN THERE. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT STUDY IS DONE BECAUSE IN THAT AREA, I HAVE TO PUT MY GLASSES ON. THE STUDY WILL LIKELY REVEAL THAT THE ENTIRE AREA IS A SPAWNING HABITAT FOR SMALL MOUTH, FAST AND WALLEYE. AND HOW DO YOU PROTECT, HOW DO YOU INTEND TO PROTECT THESE FIT? IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT BEFORE THIS MARINA IS PUT. THANK. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. UM, MY NAME'S COUNTY. UM, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT, WELL, ANOTHER FLAG CODE WOULD BE A SOLUTION. IT IS A DIVISION. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE COUNTRY. I MEAN, ARE WE GONNA PROPOSE DIFFERENT TOILETS FOR DIFFERENT COLORS? ARE WE GONNA PROPOSE DIFFERENT, ARE WE GONNA PROPOSE DIFFERENT WATER FOUNTAINS FOR PEOPLE? WAIT, THAT HAPPENED IN THE 1950 AND I THOUGHT WE WERE BEYOND THAT IN THIS. NO, WE'RE NOT, BUT APPARENTLY WE'RE NOT BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE SEPARATE FLAG POLES. I MEAN, IT LOOKS REALLY NICE WHEN I WALKED IN THERE. THREE NICE FLAGS. NO, THE SPEAKER, THE FLOOR. SHE WAS QUIET WHILE YOU WERE MR. I BELIEVE HIS NAME WAS, I DUNNO IF HE'S STILL HERE. BUT, UM, I WORKED FOR THE AREA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND HE HARASSED AND LITERALLY THREATENED ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WHILE SHE WAS JUST DOING HER JOB. SO I DIDN'T KIND OF, THAT'S NOT PLEASE GIVE THE SPEAKER BEFORE PERSONAL ON CHARGE. TAKE CHARGE. EXCUSE ME. BUT I THOUGHT I MY SPEAKER. YES, YOU DO. MR. BEST, PLEASE GIVE THE SPEAKER THE FLOOR AS SHE WAITED PATIENTLY FOR ALL THE OTHER SPEAKERS. THERE'S BEEN PERSONAL TEXTS ALL NIGHT CALLS. I AM TOLD YOU PERSONALLY ATTACKED A COLLEAGUE OF TIME THAT I SPOKE TO. SHE WAS VERY FRIGHTENED. SHE MIS MR. BUTERA, PLEASE RESTRAIN YOURSELF AND ALLOW JACKIE, MS. MR. RA I ASK YOU TO PLEASE KEEP IT TO A LEVEL THAT IS PROFESSIONAL IN RESPECT TO MR. RIVERA. PLEASE. MR. BUTERA, PLEASE. PERSONAL TAX, PLEASE. MR. BUTERA PERSONAL TAX EASY. JACKIE, PLEASE CONTINUE. UM, [01:30:02] I LITERALLY DIDN'T WORK ANYTHING FURTHER, JUDGE? NO. NO. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. IS ANYBODY ELSE, UH, TALK ABOUT NO. NO. THIS IS, THIS IS NOT A DEBATE. THIS IS NOT A DEBATE. YOU DID HAVE YOUR CHANCE. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO HASN'T SPOKEN THAT WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK? I'D LIKE TO GIVE MY THREE MINUTES. MR. UH, RESO OR TURN THE COUNCIL. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE JERRY'S CHARGES DROPPED. SORRY, AGAIN, I TRIED TO ADDRESS THAT EARLIER. I WILL SAVE THEM FOR, FROM MY REPORT FROM THE BOARD WHEN WE GET TO THAT. ANYONE ELSE? YES, MA'AM. KIND OF PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT HE SAID, IF BEYOND, I'D LIKE TO KNOW, UM, IF YOU'RE GONNA DROP THE CHARGES. AND I BELIEVE WHEN THIS, UH, STARTED, UM, WHAT I READ AND DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TRUE OR NOT, THAT YOU WANTED JERRY TO MAKE A PUBLIC APOLOGY TO YOU, UM, FOR HIS BEHAVIOR. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU'RE GONNA HANDLE THIS. NOT ONLY DROPPING CHARGES THAT I THINK ARE BOGUS USE OF POWER, BUT ARE YOU GONNA APOLOGIZE TO HIM PUBLICLY? AND HOW ARE YOU GONNA MAKE IT RIGHT TO HIM AND THE VETERANS THAT YOU DIS THAT YOU, UH, DISGRACE MY OPINION? WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO BE HEARD? LAST CHANCE? OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TWO REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS. IT. WE WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE NEW TOWN WEBSITE LAUNCHED ON JUNE 6TH. THE TOWN'S WEBSITE IS NOW A DA COMPLIANT AND IT DOES OFFER MANY NEW FEATURES. RESIDENTS NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO REPLY FOR EMPLOYMENT ONLINE. YOU ARE ABLE TO SUBSCRIBE THROUGH TEXT OR EMAIL FOR ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION, SUCH AS BOARD MEETINGS, BIDS, AND, UH, ACCOUNT WIDE ALERTS AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS. AND YOU'RE ABLE TO VIEW LIKE RECONDITIONS FOR, UH, RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY THAT WAS REQUESTED UPON, UM, AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. IT WAS GOOD. THANK YOU. FINANCE. NOTHING TO REPORT POLICE. OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN IS WITH US FULL TIME AND SHE'S MADE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE TOWN AND BOTH VILLAGES. UH, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING, SO WE ARE LOOKING TO, UH, HIRE SOME NEW OFFICERS FOR THE ACADEMY THAT STARTS IN LATE JULY. THANK YOU. ENGINEERING CONSULTANT UPDATE ON TWO ITEMS. UH, THE WORK ON THE LED CONVERSION PROJECT CONTINUES. UH, THEIR FOCUS RIGHT LATELY HAS BEEN ON WHAT THEY CALL SEPARATION WORK. THESE ARE THINGS LIKE FUSE DISCONNECTS AND DISCONNECTION OF WHAT IS NOW A TOWN ASSET FROM THE UTILITY COMPANIES, UH, SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S CLEAR DIVIDE ON OWNERSHIP. UM, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THIS LED PROJECT. UH, THEY ARE WAITING ON A DOT PERMIT THAT ALLOWS THEM ONTO COUNTY AND STATE ROADS. BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, THEY STILL ANTICIPATE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS LEFT IN THE PROJECT. SO WE HAVE STARTED DRAFTING A MAINTENANCE RFP, UM, SO THAT THE TOWN CAN LOOK AT LOCAL CONTRACTORS TO DO THE LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF, UH, THESE NOW OVER 5,000 STREET LIGHTS THAT COUNT OWNED. UH, THE SECOND ITEM WAS THE GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION. WE HAD A CALL LAST WEEK WITH OUR CONSULTANT AS WELL AS THE DEC ON THE STATUS OF THE PERMIT. WE WALKED THROUGH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE D'S COMMENTS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING UP THE PERMITTING. UH, SHOWED THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO SEE ON THE DRAWING, UH, UPDATED THE DRAWING TO REFLECT ANYTHING ELSE THEY REQUESTED. NOTE WENT IN TODAY. SO THE DEC HAS PROMISED US LOOK AT THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT PERMITTING STRAIGHTENED OUT AND GET THIS IRRIGATION PROJECT OUT TO IT. THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT. PUBLIC WORKS. THE GOLF FORCE START THURSDAY EVENING, UH, AFTER THE COURSE STARTS SLOWING DOWN IN THE CAR, LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. THEY'RE GONNA BE MILLING THE PARKING LOT IN THE RAMPS IN THE, UH, CART MATS, UH, AT NIGHTTIME. AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA DIG OUT THE RAMPS AND DO, UH, THE SCOUTING WORK. NEXT WEEK IS WHEN THE PEYTON, THEY'LL GO IN AND THEY'RE GONNA WORK AROUND EVERYONE'S SCHEDULE SO THAT, UH, WE DON'T INTERFERE WITH ANY TOURNAMENTS OR ANYTHING. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME SCOTT AND TRAVIS ON THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. WE NEED THE MUCH NEEDED HELP. AND, UH, GOT, UH, REALLY GOOD GUYS HERE. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, MEGAN CU FOR 12 HOURS. WE PUT INTO INTERVIEWING. WE INTERVIEWED A LOT OF PEOPLE, LOOKED AT A LOT OF RESUMES AND, UH, IT WAS, IT [01:35:01] WAS A TEAM EVIDENCE, SO THANK YOU. WELCOME BOTH OF THEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS. UH, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. UH, AND KEN TOUCHED ON THE TWO THINGS THAT I WANTED TALK ABOUT. I WANNA THANK, UH, FOR 36 YEARS IN SERVICE. BIG HOLE IN OF GROUNDS WITH KNOWLEDGE. AND SECONDLY, MYSELF, YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SERVICES. HAPPY, UH, CALLED BUFFALO, AS WELL AS, UM, UM, AFRICAN DANCING AND DRUMMING. AND ALSO I CAN HEAR TAMMY AND, UM, KEN, BUT BE PAVING FOR THE GOLF COURSE. WE'LL START THIS WEEK AND HOPEFULLY YOU FINISH LAST WEEK. THANK YOU. IF YOUR DEPARTMENT HEAD RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE SITTING IN THE SEATS. I DON'T THINK SO. OKAY. WE'LL GO TO, UH, LEGAL. NOTHING GIRL. COURT CLERKS. OKAY. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TODAY FROM OUR REGIONAL, UM, VETERANS REP FROM NEW YORK STATE. HE IS BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO GET US A SECOND VETERANS REP HERE, SEEING THAT THE NORTH COLLINS LOCATION HAS BEEN CLOSED. HE TELLS ME THIS WEEK HE WILL BRING, BE BRINGING JOE MOHAN BACK. SO WE WILL NOW HAVE TWO VETERANS REPS HERE AT TOWN HALL, AND THAT'LL BRING US TWO REPORTS FROM THE BOARD, MS. FERRELL REST. UM, A COUPLE OF QUICK THANK YOUS TO NUMBER ONE, TO JENNIFER ROBERTSON AND HER STAFF, BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR A VERY LONG TIME ON THE UPDATE TO OUR, OUR WEBSITE. AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A HUGE BENEFIT TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. UM, AND IT WILL ALLOW THAT COMMUNICATION REGARDING ALL THE DIFFERENT SERVICES IN THE TOWN TO BE, UM, DISSEMINATED MUCH, MUCH QUICKER AND MUCH EASIER. UM, THEN TO, UM, ADD IN OUR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, UH, AGAIN, I JUST TELL EVERYONE, UM, TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE. HE'S DOING A SUPER JOB WITH HIS COMMUNICATIONS AND, AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I KNOW I FREQUENTLY FORGET WHAT ZONE AM I IN, WHAT ZONE ARE THEY DOING THE BRUSH PICKUP? I RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS TODAY. UM, AND IT'S HELPFUL BECAUSE THAT IS PUTTING OUT THERE EACH WEEK WHERE THEY ARE, WHAT ZONE THEY'RE IN. SO IF, IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK UP THE INFORMATION HE'S PUTTING OUT THERE, BECAUSE IT IS, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL. AS A, AS A RESIDENT, I KNOW I'VE USED IT QUITE A FEW TIMES. UM, A FEW THINGS HAVE BEEN MENTIONED TONIGHT THAT HAVE TO RELATE, UH, THAT RELATE TO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND OUR, UM, IN CONCERT WITH OUR, OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, UH, WHO'S BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THEM A LOT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AS WE COMPLETED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PLAN. AND AS WE'VE MOVED INTO IMPLEMENTATION. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF SHIFTS IN THE TOWN AND IT TAKES A LOT OF COLLABORATION, A LOT OF LISTENING. WE'VE LISTENED TO THE PUBLIC, WE WANNA KEEP LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC. AND, UM, THAT IS FACILITATED WITH THE HELP OF INDIVIDUALS IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS. SO THANK YOU TO THEM. AND IT TIES IN WITH, UM, SOME OF THE COMMENTS FRANCE SCENE MADE. I KNOW SHE'S BROUGHT UP HER CONCERNS ABOUT THE, THE NOISE. WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION TEAM MEETING TOMORROW, IN FACT. AND I KNOW IN THE LIST THAT I PROVIDED, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT STUDIES IN THE TOWN, AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH MANY OF THEM AS THEY RELATE TO GREEN SPACE, AS THEY RELATE TO SOME OF THE REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPERS, ET CETERA. AND SO I KNOW I'VE ADDED TO THE LIST NOISE THAT WE TAKE. IT'S JUST GOOD PRACTICE EVERY SO, SO OFTEN CIRCLE BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE THINGS. SO I KNOW I'VE ADDED TO THE LIST TO, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE A LOOK AND FIND OUT WHERE DO WE STAND ON THE NOISE? WHERE DO WE, WHERE DO WE GO FORWARD? SO, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO INVOLVE RESIDENTS IN THAT, IN THAT PROCESS. BUT IT ALSO VERY MUCH INVOLVES OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES. AND, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THOSE, THOSE DEPARTMENTS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY RICK , WHEN I FIRST, UH, WAS ON THE BOARD, I ALSO WAS THE LIAISON FOR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AT THAT TIME. SO I, FOR SEVERAL YEARS ESPECIALLY, I HAD THE, UH, PRIVILEGE OF GETTING TO KNOW RICK AND WORK WITH HIM. AND IT DEFINITELY HAS A BEN BEEN A BENEFIT FOR THE TOWN TO HAVE HIM THERE, UM, WITH HIS EXPERTISE AND HIS DEDICATION TO THE TOWN AND TO THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM THAT HE WORKS WITH. SO RICK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT, THAT WE PUT THROUGH A RESOLUTION THIS EVENING THAT WILL PUT THE P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG UP ON THE FLAG POLE BELOW OUR AMERICAN FLAG. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST IS I HOPE THAT THIS BOARD IN THE FUTURE COULD COME TOGETHER TO BUILD ON THAT RESOLUTION AND NOT ONLY MAKE IT, NOT ONLY HAVE IT BE RECOGNIZED THROUGH RESOLUTION, [01:40:01] BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US PUT FORTH THE PUBLIC LAW SO THAT IT'S PUT INTO OUR PUBLIC LAW AT THE TOWN LEVEL, UM, THAT THAT RECOGNITION IS THERE AND THAT WE INTEND TO DO THAT. AND TO HAVE THAT P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG FLY BELOW OUR NATIONAL FLAG. AND IN CLOSING, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SALUTE ALL OF OUR VETERANS WHO ARE INTENDANCE THIS EVENING. AND TO SAY THANK YOU FOR NOT ONLY YOUR SERVICE, BUT FOR THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE IN OUR COMMUNITY EACH AND EVERY DAY. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TOWN RESIDENTS AND YOUR THOUGHTS AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN THOSE, ALL OF YOUR THOUGHTS ARE IMPORTANT, NO MATTER WHETHER WE'RE WORKING ON A STUDY, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, DIFFICULT RESOLUTIONS, IT'S ALL OF YOUR INPUT COMING TOGETHER AND ALL OF US LISTENING TO EACH OTHER WITH AN OPEN HEART AND A WILLINGNESS TO SOMETIMES LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. SO THANK TO YOU TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE HERE FOR OFFERING YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND THE LENS BY WHICH YOU VIEW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU IN OUR COMMUNITY. COUNCIL MEMBER . HEY, A COUPLE THINGS I, UM, WANNA ECHO ABOUT SENTIMENTS, UM, AMBIGU WITH THOSE AS, UH, LONG TIME RESIDENT OF HAMBURG AND ROOTS DEEP IN COMMUNITY ACTIVISM, I DIDN'T ALWAYS SEE EYE, EYE WITH, UM, THE PEOPLE I WOULD BE SPEAKING TO, BUT I CAN RESPECT OUR DIFFERENCES AND I CAN RESPECT OUR, UM, PLATFORMS THAT WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR, UH, WORKED TO FIND COMMON GROUND, THE COMMONALITIES. SO I SUPER APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU FOR COMING OUT AND LOOKING FOR JUST EXACTLY THAT AS WORKING TO BE HEARD AND WORK TOWARDS A COMMONALITY AND MAKING SURE YOUR VOICES ARE HEARD. BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHY I'M SITTING HERE AS SOMEBODY ELECTED ME AND ASKING ME TO BE THEIR VOICE. AND SO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING YOUR VOICE AND YOUR TIME BECAUSE I KNOW THESE MEETINGS ARE LONG AND WE ALL HAVE OTHER PLACES WE COULD BE. UM, THAT BEING SAID, I ALSO WANTED TO THANK MR. NOWALK FOR HIS DEDICATION TO THE TOWN. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS OVER THESE MANY, MANY YEARS. AND I DO HOPE RETIREMENT IS EVERYTHING YOU'VE HOPED IT WOULD BE. UM, AND I ALSO WANTED TO THANK JENNY AND THE ENTIRE IT DEPARTMENT FOR THE CREATION AND UPDATING OF OUR WEBSITE TO FURTHER THE COMMUNICATION WITH TOWN RESIDENTS, EVENTS, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. I KNOW THE OLD ONE WAS EXTREMELY CUMBERSOME AND WONKY AND DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH. AND SO I TRULY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN BE MORE ENGAGED AND DISCUSS MORE OPENLY AND COMMUNICATE WITH US MORE, UM, FREELY THEIR NEEDS AND CONCERNS. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT HEALTH. UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ALL THE NEW AND THE NEW EMPLOYEES AND THEIR NEW APPOINTEES FOR THE PLANNING BOARD. UM, I CAN ASSURE YOU THE MEETINGS AREN'T TYPICALLY AS EVENTFUL, UM, BUT LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING TO SHARE THEIR OPINIONS, SHARE THEIR CONCERNS. UM, MR. MCKINNON BROUGHT, BROUGHT UP A GOOD QUESTION. I'D LIKE TO RESPOND. I WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT FLAG RAISING AND, AND I HELPED COORDINATE IT. UM, I DON'T FEEL IT'S PROBABLY PRODUCTIVE TO SHARE MY ACCOUNT OF, OF THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED. UH, BUT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I DID SEE THERE AS IT WAS OUR SECOND YEAR. UM, AND AS, AS IT WAS OUR FIRST YEAR WITH HAVING THE P OOW FLAG, BECAUSE THE FLAG WAS PUT UP LAST YEAR AFTER FIVE MONTH, UM, WE HAD 30 40 STUDENTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT CAME FOR THE SECOND YEAR TO, TO SPEAK, TO SPEAK IN CELEBRATION OF THEIR IDENTITY AND TO CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT THEY LIVE IN A TOWN WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE, WHERE THEY FEEL SUPPORTED, AND WHERE THEY FEEL WELCOME. THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE ISSUES. UM, THE INCIDENT WITH THE PW FLAG WAS WELL ADDRESSED WITH THIS RESOLUTION. WE'RE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES AND MAKING THE COMMITMENT THAT IT IS UP 365 DAYS A YEAR, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. I'VE SPENT A LOT OF THAT TIME THIS WEEK RESEARCHING FLAG ETIQUETTE, FLAG LAW, WHAT IT'S GONNA MEAN TO HAVE A SECOND FLAG. THERE'S DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT AS FAR AS WHO GUIDES THAT VFW TO FIRST, TO THE, UM, TO THE FAMILIES OF PRISONERS OF WAR AND MISSING AN ACTION FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE. UM, AND IT'S COMPLICATED. IT'S, IT'S COMPLICATED WHEN YOU PUT A SIGN A AND I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS IS REPORT FROM THE BOARD. [01:45:01] SO I LOOKED INTO IT TO SEE WHAT WOULD THIS MEAN? BECAUSE THE WORD THAT HAS BEEN USED HERE IS DIVIDE. AND AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, I WANT TO ELIMINATE FURTHER DIVIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE THE AMERICAN FLAG, IT BELONGS. THE TOP POW FLAG BELONGS DIRECTLY BELOW THAT. WE HAVE ONE OTHER FLAG THAT FLIES ONE MONTH OUT OF THE YEAR. THAT IS A SEPARATE CONVERSATION. I THINK THAT ALL OF THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS, UM, YOU KNOW, I I THINK WHAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED WITH PART OF THIS BEING DROPPED WITH THE FLAG BEING RESTORED TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AND HAVING A RESOLUTION TO ENSURE THAT IT WILL STAY UP EVERY DAY OF THE ER SOLVES THAT PROBLEM. NOW, I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR THE FACT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL'S, UH, RESOLUTION DID NOT THAT GET SUPPORT TO GET MOVED FORWARD. UM, YOU KNOW, I IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL. SHE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC IN COMMUNICATION, BUT AT THE ONSET OF THIS INCIDENT, THE COMMUNICATION STOPPED. UM, AND, AND IT WAS CLEAR I HAD, YOU KNOW, INVITED HER TO ATTEND THE EVENTS. UM, AND THERE WAS NO CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED DURING THE INCIDENT. AND I TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA JUST TO HAVE AN IDEA, THE FEEDBACK OF WHAT ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS WERE, YOU KNOW, UM, BUT NOT ONLY DID I TAKE TO SOCIAL MEDIA, THOSE KIDS THAT WERE THERE THAT DAY DID, AND THEIR PARENTS, AND THEY REACHED OUT TO ME AND THEY THOUGHT, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? AND I ASSURED THEM THAT IT WAS JUST ABOUT THE POW FLAG. IT WAS ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT WAS TAKEN DOWN WITHOUT A REPLACEMENT. AND THAT WHILE WE MAY NOT AGREE THAT IT WAS ADDRESSED THE RIGHT WAY, WHETHER THAT WAS WRONG WAS RIGHTED THE RIGHT WAY, WHETHER IT WAS A TIME WHETHER WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN ANOTHER FLAG, I WOULD SAY WE CAN ALL BE CERTAIN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE UP THERE YEAR ROUND. AND WE HAVE MADE A DOCUMENTED COMMITMENT ENSURING THAT. OKAY, SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE ALL HERE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS COUNCILMAN FERRELL'S RESOLUTION, UM, IT WAS CLEAR BASED ON HER, HER RESPONSE, HER COMMUNICATION, THE FACT THAT THERE WAS, THERE WAS AN APPETITE TO FURTHER CONTROVERSY. UM, I BELIEVE THE P OOW SITE BELONGS UP THERE. AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT MR. SAYS, I HAVE SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WHO HAVE SERVED AND WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING. I RESPECT AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE HAVE. UM, SO I, I, I WANTED TO SHARE THAT, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE YOUTH AND THE CONCERNS THAT CAME OUT. AND I, I ASSURED THEM THAT IT WAS NOT ABOUT THE FLAG THAT THEY PUT UP. IT WAS ABOUT THE FLAG THAT WAS TAKEN DOWN AND REPLACED LATER. SO I SHARE THAT, THAT WE JUST KNOW THAT I'M HOPEFUL THAT THERE'S A, THAT THERE'S A RESOLVE HERE, THERE'S A RESOLUTION. AND, AND IF WE DO OPT TO GET A SECOND POLL, I THINK IT BEGS FOR FURTHER CONVERSATION BEFORE WE INVEST IN AN UNNECESSARY EXPENSE THAT MAY NOT BE NEEDED UNLESS WE DETERMINE THERE'S A FLAG POLICY WITH MULTIPLE FLAGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CLO YOU AROUND. UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, ON A, ON A LIGHTER NOTE, I JUST WANNA APPLAUD THE LEADERSHIP IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, FOR WORKING WITH THE INITIATIVES WITH ENDEAVOR, BRINGING JILLIAN ON. UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S MADE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WITH HER AND DISCUSSING FURTHER. I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN HELPING WITH SOME OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISES THAT OCCUR IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, I'D, I'D ALSO LIKE TO SHARE THAT IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT, HAVE CONVERSATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE, WHO HAVE BEEN RESPECTFUL OF, OF THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE THE TONE THAT THEY HAVE USED IN ADDRESS US. UM, IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT WEEK. IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT WEEK WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU RECEIVE SOME THREATENING COMMENTS AND, AND, AND YOU'RE CONCERNED AS FAR AS NAVIGATING YOUR ROLE, UM, AS A PUBLIC SERVANT. SO I KNOW THAT WE'VE COME THROUGH A RESOLUTION HERE. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL TAKING THE TIME. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UM, AND I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. THAT'S KEL, UM, SUPERVISOR. I JUST, JUST MR. DE. SO WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, WE HAVE RULES OF ORDER. WE HAVE RULES OF ORDER, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU AFTER THE MEETING. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU AFTER MEETING OR HAMBURG. I'M HAPPY AFTER THE MEETING. OKAY, . ALRIGHT. UM, YEAH, UH, THANK YOU, UH, SUPERVISOR. UM, I WOULD, I WOULD REITERATE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE IN TERMS OF, UM, AS MUCH AS THIS HAS BEEN HOSTILE AT THE END OF THE DAY, I MEAN, THIS IS JUST WHAT COUNTRY CAN WE COME AND VOICE HOW WE FEEL THE WAY WE'VE SEEN THAT TONIGHT. UH, YOU'VE GOT COUNTRIES WHERE, YOU KNOW, [01:50:01] THERE'S NOT VOTES, THERE'S NOT, UH, PUBLIC DISCUSSION. UH, WOMEN CAN'T, YOU KNOW, UH, THEY HAVE TO HAVE, UH, GARMENTS ON THEIR FACE WHEN THEY, THEY WALK OUTSIDE. UM, THIS JUST REMINDS US, I THINK OF, UH, OF TRULY HOW AWESOME AMERICA IS THE UNITED STATES. UM, AND I'M SURE THERE'S PEOPLE THAT HEARD THINGS TONIGHT, THEY COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH, AND I'M SURE THERE'S PEOPLE THAT HEARD THINGS THAT THEY COMPLETELY AGREE WITH. UM, AND IN GENERAL TERMS, I THINK WE HAD A REASONABLE, UH, QUORUM OF MOST PEOPLE THAT RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS. PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY THINGS THAT OPINIONS ARE OFFENSIVE. UH, BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AMERICA, THAT'S THE RIGHT THAT WE HAVE. UM, AND IT'S GREAT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT TONIGHT. UM, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S, UM, LAUREN ROSS AND, AND, UH, IN THEIR ACTIVITIES IN TERMS OF THIS, I JUST WANTED TO BE, WE HAVE RULES FOR THE MEETING. YOU RESPECTFUL THE ENTIRE TIME. I'M GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION. THERE'S, THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT. MR. VESO, I NEED TO INSIST THAT YOU PLEASE SIT AND REFRAME FROM TALKING WHILE WE FINISH THE MEETING. ASK, UH, SO RICK NOACK, UM, I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE HIM. UM, JUST AN AMAZING GUY THAT HAS, UM, PUT HIS HEART AND SOUL INTO THE RECREATION, UH, NIKE BASED COMPLEX. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES I THINK WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE. HIS WIFE, NANCY, WHO CERTAINLY I'M SURE, UH, HAD A LOT OF PHONE CALLS THAT RICK RECEIVED OFF HOURS AND TIMES. HE HAD TO COME IN, UH, NIGHTS, WEEKENDS. UM, AND AS EVERYBODY KNOWS THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE REALLY, WE'VE STRUGGLED WITH, UH, THE UPKEEP AND THE MAINTENANCE, UH, THE WEAR AND TEAR ON, YOU KNOW, 50-YEAR-OLD, UH, BUILDING IN TERMS OF THE ICE ARENA, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER, UH, ISSUES WITHIN, UH, THE, OUR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, UM, THAT WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO ADDRESS. BUT WITHOUT HIS, UM, HIS SKILLSET AND HIS, UH, DEDICATION FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, IT CERTAINLY WOULD'VE BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT, UM, FOR OUR, OUR CHILDREN, OUR, OUR YOUTH, UM, AND EVEN OUR ADULTS TO PARTICIPATE THE WAY THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO, UM, ON THE FIELDS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE. SO, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO RICK. I KNOW VERY WELL DESERVED, UH, RETIREMENT. UH, BOB, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL. UM, THE ONLY THING I WANNA CLARIFY IS YOU SAID IT WAS NOT DOCUMENTED, IT WAS DOCUMENTED. WE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL, UM, FROM, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE, THE DEC OR THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. YEAH, YEAH. SO WE DID, WE, IT WAS DOCUMENTED, UM, AND IT HAD BEEN A WHILE BACK, SO I ACTUALLY WASN'T POSITIVE THE LAST MEETING, BUT I DID REACH OUT, UH, TO THE ARCHIVES AND WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT, UM, AS WELL, WE DID DO AN RFP AND UNFORTUNATELY, UH, THERE WAS NOBODY THAT, UM, BID ON THE PROJECT. SO THAT WAS THE REASON WHY WHEN NOBODY BIDS ON A PROJECT, IT'S OBVIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO DO THE PROJECT. UM, BUT AGAIN, WE ARE, UH, IT'S ACTIVELY, YOU KNOW, BEING WORKED ON JILL'S, PICKING UP THE, UH, THE BALL. NOW, I TOLD HER, YOU KNOW, WE'D LOVE TO SEE THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UM, BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT WAS HARDER THAN WE THOUGHT WITH THE RESTRICTIONS. UH, WHEN DO YOU HAVE NOBODY TO RESPOND TO AN RP? UH, IT'S DIFFICULT AS WELL AS FAR AS THE, UM, QUESTION ABOUT THE, THE FINANCES. UM, I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT IN TERMS OF PAT, BUT, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT WE'VE PUT FORWARD AND FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, UM, THEY DON'T IMMEDIATELY HAPPEN. AND SO THE MONEY WILL BE, IS ALLOCATED. UM, WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WE PROPERLY CAN DO, GET THE R DO IT, DO ANOTHER RRP, GET APPROVAL FROM THE ARMY CORPS, THE DEC, UM, TO MOVE FORWARD. SO WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR FOLLOW UP THERE. UM, IN TERMS OF FRANCINE AND THE OTHER, UM, NEWER RESIDENT TO THE TOWN, I, I, I, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY ESPECIALLY I THINK TO THE NEWEST RESIDENT, WE GET THIS A LOT, YOU KNOW, EVERY LOVES HAMBURG, THE GREEN SPACE, THE, THE, THE, UM, THE QUALITY OF LIFE. UM, WE REALLY HAVE A VERY UNIQUE TOWN WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, AND ESPECIALLY MAYBE TO THE NEW RESIDENT THAT MIGHT NOT BE AWARE, UM, WE'VE GOT A PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL, WE'VE GOT TWO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, WE'VE GOT A COLLEGE, WE'VE GOT TWO BEACHES, UH, WE'VE GOT A GOLF COURSE. WE'VE GOT ONE OF THE BIGGEST FAIRGROUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE HAVE A ZONE FOR FARMING, AGRICULTURE, UH, ZONE WITHIN OUR LAW. AND WE HAVE ONE OF THE, WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST, YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMMERCIAL AREAS, UH, WHERE THE MCKINLEY MALL, UM, HAS RESIDED. IN ADDITION, WITHIN THE TOWN, WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE VILLAGES. UM, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS OF POSSIBLY HAVING SOME OF OUR LAND, [01:55:01] UM, APPEAR EITHER IN PARKING LOTS OR ACTUALLY AT A NEW NFL STADIUM. UM, AND IF NOT WITHIN OUR TOWN, CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WITHIN, UH, WITHIN A HALF A MILE, UH, A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS MOST LIKELY. SO, UM, AND I GET THIS FROM FAMILY, FRIENDS ALL THE TIME, STOP BUILDING NO COMMERCIAL. WE LOVE OUR TOWN. UM, IT'S NOT QUITE AS EASY AS AS THAT, AND I THINK BETH OUT OF EVERYBODY PROBABLY KNOWS IT THE BEST BECAUSE SHE WAS THE LIAISON THAT WORKED ON THE, UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND, UM, THAT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS IN THE MAKING. WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF IT. UM, IF YOU EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO, TO TAKE A LOOK THROUGH IT, I THINK YOU'LL REALIZE WE'RE DOING OUR BEST EFFORTS IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WOULD CALL CONTROLLED GROWTH. UM, WE CERTAINLY WANNA HAVE A GOOD TAX BASE. WE CERTAINLY WANNA HOLD THE LINE ON TAXES. WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT, UH, LAST YEAR. OUR GOAL IS TO DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE LITERALLY SPEND EVERY DAY WITH THE MINDSET OF HOW CAN WE PRESERVE WHAT WE HAVE AND NOT RAISE TAXES? AND EVERYBODY KNOWS WE'RE COMPLETELY COMMITTED TO THAT. AND, UH, BUT IT'S NOT WITHOUT GROWTH AT SOME POINTS. UM, SO WE DEFINITELY HEAR CONCERNS. WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, UH, WITH BRIARWOOD A FEW YEARS BACK. UH, THERE'S A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS THERE. THEY HAD A LOT OF, UM, LATE, UH, BANDS AND ACTIVITIES. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, UM, HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NOISE WEARING ORDINANCES AND ISSUES. SO, UM, IT DOES CERTAINLY DOESN'T FALL IN DEPTH EARS. WE'RE ALL, YOU KNOW, COGNIZANT OF IT, WE'RE GONNA WORK OUR HARDEST TO DO IT. UM, BUT WE DO, IT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS A BIT OF A BALANCING ACT. THANK YOU. UM, SURE. IN TERMS OF, I GUESS THE FINAL, YOU KNOW, UM, DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD IN TERMS OF THE SPECIFIC OF, OF THE FLAG IS, SO THE ONE, UM, YOU KNOW, RESIDENT, I CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, DON'T WANT THE FACT THAT I WAS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE STOIC ON MY FACE AS A SIGN OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL IF YOU, IF YOU NOTICE I WASN'T APPROVING OF THINGS. I PROBABLY FELT I WAS, WAS PRETTY STRONGLY FELT AND THEY WERE SAYING GOOD THINGS AND I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT. WHEN SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING THAT WAS SOMETHING I PROBABLY COMPLETELY DISAGREED WITH, AND THERE WERE CERTAINLY A LOT OF COMMENTS IN THE MIDDLE, MY FACE WAS THE SAME THE WHOLE WAY. SO I DON'T WANT HER TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE ANY OFFENSE, UH, TO THE FACT. I JUST FEEL THAT, UM, I HAVE TO BE VERY IMPARTIAL. I HAVE TO LI LOOK AT ALL SIDES. I HAVE TO LISTEN TO ALL PEOPLE. AND IF I'M SHOWING, UH, ANY FAVORITISM, IT'S, IT'S NOT GONNA BE THE WAY TO, TO CONDUCT MYSELF TO REALLY DO WHAT I WANNA DO, WHICH IS MAKE SMART, EDUCATED, WELL-THOUGHT DECISIONS FOR THE TAXPAYERS. UM, WITH THAT SAID, I DO WANNA ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. I WAS NEVER IN THE ARMY. I WAS NEVER IN THE MILITARY. UM, AND I AGREE, YOU HEAR PEOPLE ALL THE TIME SAY, WELL, MY, MY, MY DAD WAS MY COUSIN, AND IT'S NOT THE SAME. I COMPLETELY GET THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT. UM, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME FROM BRAGGING ABOUT MY FAMILY THAT IS IN THE MILITARY. UM, WHICH I HAD A GRANDFATHER THAT SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF BULGE. HE WAS A WORLD WAR II VETERAN. UM, MY WIFE'S GRANDFATHER, IRONICALLY ALSO SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF BGE, UH, OF BULGE, I SHOULD SAY, UH, WORLD WAR II. UH, MY FATHER SERVED, UH, IN, UH, THE MARINES. I'VE GOT TWO COUSINS. MY ON EACH SIDE. IRONICALLY, MY ELDEST COUSINS BOTH WENT RIGHT INTO, UH, ARMED SERVICE. AND MY ONE COUSIN HAS GOTTA BE ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED APACHE HELICOPTER, UH, PILOTS, UM, IN THE COUNTRY OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS. SERVED IN EVERY COMBAT RIGHT IN THE FRONT LINES. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A CLOSE COUSIN, JUST A FEW YEARS OLDER, WHEN HE WENT OFF AT 18 AND I WAS, LET'S SAY 15, UM, I COULD SEE MY AUNT, YOU KNOW, A SINGLE MOTHER AT THE TIME, THE PAIN, UM, THE STRESS, MY GRANDMOTHER, THE PAIN, THE STRESS, UM, THE DEDICATION THAT THESE FAMILIES, UH, HAVE TO GIVE. UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S HEART WRENCHING. IT'S VERY, VERY, UH, DIFFICULT. UM, MANY OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW, BUT I ACTUALLY AM A TWIN. AND MY TWIN, UH, IS ALSO, UH, IN THE, IN THE ARMY, UH, WAS IN THE ARMY, I SHOULD SAY. UH, RETIRED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT, UH, SERVED IN ACTIVE COMBAT IN BOSNIA. AND AS A TWIN, YOU KNOW, SEEING YOUR TWIN BROTHER GO OUT, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR EARLY TWENTIES. UM, AND KNOWING THAT THERE'S CASUALTIES, UM, IT'S CERTAINLY, UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE MILITARY TO FEEL THIS WAY BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ANY CONNECTION. THEY FEEL THIS WAY. UM, BUT CERTAINLY, UH, FOR ME ANYWAY, I CAN SAY IT MADE MY APPRECIATION OF THOSE THAT, UM, HAVE SERVED AND SACRIFICED, UM, [02:00:01] VERY HIGH, VERY SPECIAL. AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW I FEEL FOR ALL OF YOU VETERANS HERE TODAY IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU SACRIFICED. YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY YOURSELVES, BUT YOUR LOVED ONES, AND NOT ONLY WHEN YOU WERE AWAY, BUT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES WHILE YOU'RE HERE. I UNDERSTAND ALL THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL PAIN THAT SERVING IN A WAR OR EVEN SERVING IN THE ARMY OR THE ARMED FORCES, UH, CAN DO. I, I'VE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND, UH, WITH MY FAMILY IN TERMS OF THE FLAG. I FLY A FLAG IN MY HOUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T REALIZE I LIVE IN A WIND TUNNEL, SO I'VE HAD TO REPAIR THIS BECAUSE IT'S ON A BRICK WALL, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I COME OUT AND IT'S DOWN AND I'VE GOTTA, UH, GET THAT REPAIRED. UM, BUT I'M MORE THAN HAPPY, YOU KNOW, TO REPAIR IT AND REPLACE IT. AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, I'M STARTING TO GET SMART TO TAKE IT DOWN, UM, WHEN IT'S WINDY, I'M STARTING TO LOOK AT THE WEATHER. UM, SO I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN SOME COMMENTS THAT MIGHT ALLUDE TO THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT SENSITIVE TO VETERANS OR, UH, WERE NOT SENSITIVE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FLAG. I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF IN THAT MY RESPECT AND SINCERE GRATITUDE TO ALL THE VETERANS AND TO THE FLAG AND WHAT THAT REPRESENTS IS COULDN'T BE HIGHER. AND AGAIN, UH, ANY PAIN THAT WAS CAUSED OVER THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT, UH, I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE IT CERTAINLY WAS NOT AN, AN INTENTION IN MY OPINION. AND, UH, I CERTAINLY AM CONFIDENT THAT AS WAS ALLUDED TO, UH, ANY TOWN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOT THE TITLE TOWN OF FRIENDSHIP, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ALL POSITIVE DAYS. WE'RE NOT GONNA ALL LOVE EACH OTHER EVERY MINUTE OF A DAY. UM, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE GREAT DISAGREEMENTS, WE CAN HAVE GREAT DEBATES. UH, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK, UH, THE GOOD DAYS UPDATE OUTNUMBER THE BAD. AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD, UH, COLLECTIVELY AS A COMMUNITY, UM, AND, UH, AND PROCEED, UH, IN A WAY THAT EVERYBODY CAN BE PROUD AND HAPPY. THANK YOU. SO, UM, I WANNA FIRST REMIND FOLKS THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING COMING UP ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14TH. THIS IS REGARDS TO THE A L ASPHALT . JUST WANNA REMIND FOLKS THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY IN REGARDS TO THE A L ASPHALT PROJECT. UM, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT AS MANY PEOPLE THAT CAN MAKE IT TO THAT PUBLIC HEARING ARE ABLE TO GET THERE. IT'S GONNA BE AT HILBERT COLLEGE ON JUNE 14TH AT 6:00 PM IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO GET TO HILBERT COLLEGE OR IF YOU DON'T WANNA GO TO THE ASPHALT MEETING, THERE IS ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS THE HAMBURG VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN INSPECTION, ESPECIALLY FOR FOLKS THAT MIGHT HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, UM, THIS IS A GREAT EVENT. ALL THEIR EQUIPMENT, IT'S IN TIP. YOU CAN SEE YOUR REFLECTION IN THE FIRE TRUCKS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT 7:00 PM FOR THEIR INSPECTION THIS COMING WEDNESDAY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REITERATE, UH, WHAT MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD AND OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE SAID ABOUT RICK NOACK. HE'S BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME. HE'S BEEN A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR A LONG TIME, AND HE'S WALKING OUT THE DOOR WITH INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. BUT I'M CONFIDENT IN THE EMPLOYEES THAT HE'S LEFT BEHIND, THAT HE HAS HAD A HAND IN TRAINING THAT WILL BE ABLE TO FILL THOSE BIG SHOES. I HEARD, UH, I BELIEVE A COMMENT OR TWO HERE TONIGHT, AND I RECEIVED MANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE PARKING SITUATION AT THE HAMBURG BEACH. WE ARE SEARCHING FOR A SECURITY GUARD THAT'S GONNA HELP. CHIEF DYNE IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS LIMITED RESOURCES, BUT HE HAS PLEDGED TO MAKE SURE WHEN THE OFFICERS HAVE TIME THAT THEY'RE DOWN AT THE BEACH, MAKING SURE THAT THE PEOPLE ARE USING THE BEACH HAVE PERMITS. NOW FOLKS, I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT WE WERE GONNA CATCH 'EM ALL. WE'RE NOT GONNA CATCH 'EM ALL. I DON'T THINK A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY IS REALISTIC, BUT I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT AT SUNSET ON SATURDAY EVENING, I DROVE THROUGH THE TOWN PARK AND IT WAS A VERY LOW PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES THAT HAD STICKERS ON THEM. NOW, THERE WAS ROOM, THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM IN THE PARKING LOT, THERE WAS ROOM FOR TOWN RESIDENTS, BUT [02:05:01] IT'S NOT FAIR THAT OUR TOWN RESIDENTS PAY FOR THE STICKERS AND OTHER PEOPLE DON'T, AND THEY ENJOY THE SAME BENEFIT. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP AN EYE ON. AND ONCE WE'RE ABLE TO HIRE A SECURITY GUARD, WE EXPECT THAT THAT WILL IMPROVE. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE, THE, THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHARGES, UH, AGAINST MR. WELTED. AND TO DO SO, I'M GOING TO READ, UH, A STATEMENT, UH, THAT I HAD HAD PREPARED. SOME OF IT, UH, WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE, THE RESOLUTION TODAY. SO I SAID, PLEASE INDULGE THE REPETITION. ON AUGUST 10TH, 1990, THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PASSED PUBLIC LAW 1 0 1 DASH 3 55, WHICH CODIFIED THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF POW MA'S FAMILY'S REQUEST THAT THE FLAG BE DESIGNATED AS THE SYMBOL OF OUR NATION'S CONCERNING COMMITMENT TO RESOLVING ITS FULLY AS POSSIBLE. THE FATES OF AMERICANS STILL PRISONER MISSING, UNACCOUNTED FOR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, THUS ENDING THE UNCERTAINTY FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND THE NATION. THIS WAS AN ACT OF ADVOCACY. THIS WAS A REQUEST MADE OF OUR GOVERNMENT IN A RESPECTFUL AND KIND MANNER. IT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN THE LEGACY OF THESE ADVOCATES AND THOSE SOLDIERS, YET UNACCOUNTED FOR WILL LIVE ON AT HAMBURG TOWN HALL AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. IN HAMBURG, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE MADE UP OF MANY CITIZENS WHO HOLD VARIED BELIEFS AND CONVICTIONS. OUR COMMUNITY WILL MAKE SPACE FOR EVERYONE. TOWN OFFICIALS STAND WRITING, WE HEAR THE RESPECTFUL REQUESTS FROM ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE VFW POST 1419 COMMANDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LEADERS OF POST 1419, AND WE CAN ALL AGREE ON ONE THING WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE BETTER. WE HAVE ALSO SPENT THE LAST 12 DAYS OF JUNE CELEBRATING PRIDE MONTH WITH THE RESIDENTS OF HAMBURG. WE HAVE A GREAT CAPACITY FOR LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE IN THIS COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, I'VE INSTRUCTED THE ERIE COUNTY DISTRICT'S ATTORNEY TO DROP THE HARASSMENT CHARGES FILED AGAINST MR. WELTED. WHILE I MAINTAIN THAT HIS ACTIONS ARE UNACCEPTABLE, MY HOPE IS THAT MR. WELTED HAS LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO APPROACH GOVERNMENT. AND THAT VIOLENCE, WHETHER IT IS PHYSICAL OR VERBAL, ANY INTENSITY HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN APPROACHING PUBLIC SERVICE AND IN FRONT OF THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AND LEARN FROM THE EVENTS OF THE LAST 10 DAYS WHAT YOU LEARNED. FURTHERMORE, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MR. WELTED, WHO'S ENJOYING SOME TIME IN FLORIDA TODAY, AND I INFORMED HIM THAT I WAS DROPPING THE CHARGES AND HE WAS GRATEFUL THAT I WAS DOING SO. MY HOPE IS THAT THIS IS A PLACE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD FROM. THERE WERE ALSO SOME COMMENTS TODAY ABOUT A NOISE ORDINANCE AND OUR NOISE ORDINANCE IN HAMBURG. AND ONE ELEMENT OF THAT NOISE ORDINANCE IS THE TIME THAT IT GOES INTO EFFECT. AND WHILE WE COULD WAIT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN AND SHOULD MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY. ON JUNE 21ST, WE HAVE A MEETING OF THE HAMBURG CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE. I THINK MOST PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WOULD AGREE THAT THE WORLD HAS CHANGED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND IF THERE IS LIVE MUSIC AFTER 10 O'CLOCK, OR IF THERE'S A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GET AN ORDER OF CHICKEN WINGS AFTER 10 O'CLOCK, LET ME KNOW BECAUSE I WILL BE THERE. WE DON'T HAVE THOSE OPTIONS SO MUCH MORE IN HAMBURG. I THINK IT'S TIME TO ADJUST THE CODE ACCORDINGLY. THINGS HAVE CHANGED. WE WILL BE TAKING UP NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE ISSUE OF OUR NOISE ORDINANCE AT OUR CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE. I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL NOISES, BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY THINGS THAT WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY. THE WORLD HAS CHANGED. IT'S TIME THAT OUR CODE CHANGES TO REFLECT ON. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS ABOUT A PROPOSED MARINA, A BOAT MARINA IN THE TOWN OF HAM. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS SPOKEN OF AND THAT WAS SET INTO MOTION BEFORE I TOOK OFFICE. I WANNA STATE HERE UNEQUIVOCALLY, I'M COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO BOAT MARINA IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK TOO FAR TO SEE WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE SUFFERING WITH IN THE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF A BOAT. GRANT, I HAD A VERY HARD TIME GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MARINA, [02:10:01] AND I BELIEVE BEFORE I CAME INTO OFFICE, IT HAD A MOMENTUM THAT WAS PUSHING IT FORWARD WITH WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF RESIDENT INPUT. THE FOLKS THAT I'VE TALKED TO IN HAMBURG DO NOT WANT THE TOWN TO OWN A BOAT. MARINA. THE FOLKS THAT I'VE TALKED TO IN HAMBURG DO NOT WANT THE TOWN TO COME UP WITH $10 MILLION AS OUR SHARE OF THE BOAT. MARINA. THE FOLKS THAT I TALKED TO IN HAMBURG KNOW THAT DEVELOPERS ARE SALIVATING OVER OUR WATERFRONT. THE FOLKS THAT I KNOW IN HAMBURG DON'T WANT THEIR VIEW OF LAKE ERIE BLOCKED BY CONDOS. THE FOLKS THAT I KNOW IN HAMBURG WANT TO PROTECT OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS. THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT A PLAQUE AS A REPLACEMENT FOR A BUILDING. WE HAVE A HISTORY IN OUR TOWN THAT WE NEED TO PROTECT. I'M COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO A BOAT MARINA IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND I THINK AS THIS TOWN BOARD, WE NEED TO KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON OUR WATERFRONT OR ELSE IT WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED OR RECOGNIZABLE WHEN THE DEVELOPERS GET THROUGH WITH IT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY. I ALSO FEEL IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE LETTER THAT MR. RAKEY SHARED WITH YOU TONIGHT. THE LETTER THAT HE SHARED WITH ME PREVIOUSLY AND THE LETTER THAT HE HAS SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND GIVE YOU WHAT MY EXPERIENCE WAS. I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT'S MY VERSION. I'M NOT GONNA SAY I'M RIGHT AND THAT HE'S WRONG, BUT I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU MY EXPERIENCE AND I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE ME THE RESPECT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN AND LISTEN AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M COMING FROM. MR. BROCHE HAD STOPPED IN TOWN HALL AND TO ANYBODY THAT IS LOOKING FOR ME, IF I'M NOT HERE, IF SOMEBODY TELLS YOU THAT I'M NOT HERE, PLEASE, PLEASE STOP INTO OUR OFFICE. I WILL GET BACK TO YOU AND I WILL GET BACK TO YOU QUICKLY. HE DID APPROACH ME ON MEMORIAL DAY AND HE SAID THAT HE HEARD WE WERE GONNA PUT THE GAY PRIDE FLAG IN THE SAME POLE AS THE AMERICAN FLAG. AND I TOLD HIM THAT YES INDEED, THAT WAS OUR PLAN. AND HE SAID, YOU SHOULD GET ANOTHER BOWL. AND I ASKED WHY. AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A LAW THAT PROHIBITED ANY OTHER FLAGS FROM FLYING ON THE SAME FLAG AS THE AMERICAN FLAG OTHER THAN THE POW FLAG. AND I TOLD MR. GKI THAT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THAT AS LONG AS IT'S A FLAG THAT IS NOT COMMERCIAL OR ADVERTISING, IT CAN GO ON THE SAME POLL AS THE AMERICAN FLAG AND THE P-O-W-M-I-A FLAG. MR. GRO SAID THAT HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T JUST GET ANOTHER POLL. AND I ASKED HIM, WHY CAN'T WE SHARE THE POLL? AND HIS RESPONSE WAS PUZZLING TO ME. HIS RESPONSE CAUSED ME, I-I-I-I-I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. GKE TO, TO INDULGE MY IGNORANCE ON ON HIS ANSWER. HE TOLD ME THAT THE AMERICAN FLAG HOLE SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR AMERICANISM ONLY. I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH THAT TERM. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE MEANT BY THAT TERM. I WISH I HAD KNOWN BECAUSE IT WOULD'VE RESULTED IN A BETTER CONVERSATION. I'VE TAKEN TIME SINCE MEMORIAL DAY TO RESEARCH WHAT AMERICANISM MEANS, WHAT IT IS, AND I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT THE AMERICAN LEGION DEFINES THE WORD THEMSELVES. THERE'S COMPETING DEFINITIONS AND LIKE ANY WORDS, PEOPLE CO-OPT WORDS. MY KIDS SAY RANDOM ALL THE TIME OUT OF CONTEXT. IT'S NOT WHAT IT REALLY MEANS. I'VE GIVEN UP THAT FIGHT. AMERICANISM. I'M GONNA GO INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY HERE. THE AMERICAN LEGION LOOKED AT THE VETERANS FROM WORLD WAR I. MANY OF THOSE VETERANS WERE, WERE NEW TO THE UNITED STATES, HAD RECENTLY IMMIGRATED TO OUR COUNTRY. THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE LANGUAGE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW OUR TRADITIONS. THE AMERICAN LEGION RESPONSE TO THAT REALITY DEFINED AMERICANISM [02:15:02] AND PUT DOWN TANGIBLE STEPS THAT THE AMERICAN LEGION CAN TAKE TO MAKE BETTER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE AMERICAN LEGION FOUNDERS BELIEVE THAT VETERANS SHOULD BE CATALYSTS IN LOCAL UNITY AND ASSISTANCE STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING PRIDE THROUGH INDIVIDUAL OBLIGATION. WE MUST CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COUNTRY IN THE SAME SPIRIT WE HAD IN WAR, AND WE CAN DO THAT ONLY IF WE HAVE EVERY POST DOING SOMETHING FOR ITS COMMUNITY. AMERICAN LEGION PASSED NATIONAL COMMANDER HANFORD MCKNIGHT SAID, WHEN INTRODUCING WHAT WAS CALLED THE IOWA IDEA 100 YEARS AGO. IN 1923, THE AMERICANISM COMMISSION LED THE MOVEMENT AND LAUNCHED A NATIONWIDE COMMUNITY AND CIVIC BETTERMENT BUREAU THAT BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF PARKS, POOLS, THEATERS, CLINICS, FANS, SPORTS PROGRAMS AND FORUMS INTO EXISTENCE LED BY AMERICAN LEGION HOSTS. THROUGHOUT THE DECADES, AMERICAN LEGION YOUTH PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED AND OPERATED TO DO MORE FOR MORE, FOR INSTANCE, THAN TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE HIT BASEBALLS AND BULLSEYE. AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL TRACES ROOTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOUTH DAKOTA CONVENTION OF 1925. THE LEGION WENT TO AN EFFORT TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE HOW GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS IN A SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRACY. THAT WAS IN 1923. FAST FORWARD 40 YEARS, 1963, MY REAL DEFINITION OF LEGION AMERICANISM IN 1963, THIS IS AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL COMMANDER JAMES E. POWERS WOULD BE THE LIVING RECORD OF WHAT LEGIONNAIRES DO THIS YEAR TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY STATE TO NATION IN THOUSANDS OF PROJECTS, WHAT THEY DO TO GIVE BACKBONE TO LAW AND ORDER WHAT THEY DO TO OPPOSE MILANT LEVY, ENDLESS DRIVE TO SUPPLANT OUR AMERICAN WAY WITH DICTATORSHIP. WHAT THEY DO TO TRANSMIT AMERICAN PRINCIPLES THROUGH OUR BOYS STATES AND GIRLS STATES THROUGH TEACHING THOUSANDS OF YOUNGSTERS THE RULES OF FAIR PLAY ON THE BASEBALL DIAMOND, WHAT THEY DO TO MAKE THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES A FAMILIAR TEXT TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BOYS AND GIRLS. IN OUR ORATORICAL CONTEXT, A FULL ACCOUNT OF THESE DEEDS WOULD BE A DEFINITION OF AMERICANISM. SO HUGE IT WOULD FILL AN UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY ALL BY ITSELF. IT IS A DEFINITION THAT IS MODERN, PROGRESSIVE, AND ALIVE. NOW, FAST FORWARD ANOTHER 55 YEARS, 2019, RICHARD ANDERSON, WHO AT THE TIME WAS AND PERHAPS STILL MAY BE THE CURRENT AMERICAN LEGION, AMERICANISM COMMISSION CHAIRMAN, SAID TRUE AMERICANISM IS AN IDEOLOGY THAT IS CONTINUALLY NURTURED WITH ONE SOUL THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DAILY ACTIONS, THOUGHTS, AND BELIEFS IN WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE. TO BE BLESSED TO LIVE IN ONE NATION UNDER GOD WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THERE'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR THE TOWN TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH OUR VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT IS SPELLED OUT IN HERE AND TO CONTINUE ON THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DO IN OUR HAMBURG COMMUNITY, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE NEED TO APPROACH OUR INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE AND THE FOLKS THAT APPROACH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE FOLKS IN GOVERNMENT AND BOTH LEARN TO DO BETTER WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR PLANNING IN OUR ZONING CODES. A WELL ARMED CITIZEN WITH THE FACTS ABOUT HOW THEIR GOVERNMENT WORKS WILL BE MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH DEVELOPERS. I SEE A STRONG NEED IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR A CITIZENS ACADEMY SO WE CAN EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS, TURN CITIZENS INTO ACTIVISTS SO THAT THEY CAN CHANGE THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTER. AND I THINK A CITIZENS ACADEMY WITHOUT THE HELP, ASSISTANCE, AND GUIDANCE OF OUR VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS WOULD BE INCOMPLETE. IT'S MY HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL PUT THE TOWN AND OUR VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP [02:20:02] TO BRING THE BETTER COMMUNITIES THAT WE'RE THE VISION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION THROUGHOUT HISTORY. TO THAT END, I SUSPECT MR. DEVESO WAS ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT THE MUSEUM THAT HIM AND HIS COLLEAGUES, OUR CURATORS OF, AND I HAD THE PLEASURE TO SEE DURING A CEREMONY THAT THE PALMER FAMILY HAD AT THE VFW POST. AND AS OUR FINAL ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, THE FINAL ACTION OF THE TOWN BOARD, I WILL GIVE MR. DEVESO THE LAST WORD TO SHARE ABOUT THE MUSEUM. THANK YOU. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THE MUSEUM. IT'S A MEMORIAL. IT'S A MEMORIAL MUSEUM FOR OUR VETERANS. AND UH, WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT FOOTPRINT. UH, PROBABLY 20 YEARS AGO IT STARTED AND NICKEL BY NICKEL, DAY BY DAY IT IS GROWING. WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO, BUT THE OTHER THING I WAS GONNA SAY IS WE'RE THERE FOR EDUCATION. SO CAPTAIN DON HANCOCK, JERRY BLACH, JOE SDO, AND THEN AND MANY OTHERS. JERRY WELTED AT, PROBABLY AT THE CENTER OF IT, HONESTLY. UM, WE HAVE CUB SCOUTS COME IN, WE HAVE BOY SCOUTS COME IN. WE, UH, SAT DOWN HOW MANY TIMES DOWN WITH, WITH, UH, PARENTS AND, AND CUB SCOUTS ONCE A YEAR FOR I GOTTA, YEAH. RIGHT. SO WE DO, WE OFFER THE EDUCATION. OKAY. AND, AND AMERICANISM, WE REALLY DO. SO THEY'RE WELCOME ANYTIME, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, STOP BY, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ANYTIME. WE'LL BE THERE. WE'VE GOT ENOUGH, UH, ENERGY TO GET OVER THERE AND, AND, UH, SIT WITH THE, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN AND TEACH THEM THE PRICE OF LIBERTY. WHAT WAS SACRIFICED, ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO LIGHT. THE GOOD NEWS IS, MA, OUT OF ASHES COMES SOME GOOD. SO THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE. HAVE THINGS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT? YES, IT WAS A GOOD THING. OKAY. ARE WE ALL THE WAY THERE YET? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. I HOPE SO. BUT WE GOTTA WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. AND YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE DIAMONDS. YOU GOT A GREAT AMERICAN LEGION AND YOU'VE GOT A GREAT VFW IN THIS TOWN. ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE, IF NOT THE COUNTRY. AND THAT'S A FACT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY. MAKE ADJOURN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? * 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.