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WE'RE GONNA, HEY DAN, HOW YOU DOING? YEAH, SO WE ARE, UH, JUST HAVING A COUPLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO IRON OUT IN JUST A MINUTE.
WE EXPECT TO BE JOINED VERY SHORTLY BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, LOREN, AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER.
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I CAN, WHO'S THE HOST? YOU? YEAH, I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO.I CAN RESTART THE VIDEO ONCE IT'S, THANKS, JENNY.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE EVERYBODY HERE, BUT, UH, TO BE FAIR, LET'S START WITH THE ROLL CALL.
I WILL RECOGNIZE TOWN CLERK FOR PURPOSES OF CALLING THE ROLL.
UM, SUPERVISOR HOKE, PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER CUMBER PRESENT.
ALRIGHT, AND I WOULD ASK EVERYBODY TO JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE FLAG, WHICH IS LOCATED BEHIND DAWN CONLEY'S, RIGHT SHOULDER ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE, UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, NATION, NATION, UNDER GOD, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE.
OKAY, FOLKS, UH, WELCOME TO OUR, UH, VIRTUAL NOVEMBER 27TH MEETING OF THE HANFORD TOWN BOARD.
UH, WE DO NOT HAVE A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN TOWN YET, SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO ANY, UH, DRIVING BAN OR DRIVING ADVISORIES, BUT WE DID DECIDE THAT WE WANTED TO KEEP AS MANY PEOPLE OFF THE ROAD AND DECIDED TO GO WITH A VIRTUAL MEETING, UH, TO HELP AID IN THAT.
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ATTENDING THE MEETING TONIGHT, AND BECAUSE WE ARE USING THE ZOOM FORMAT, UH, IF DURING PUBLIC EXPRESSION, UM, THEY WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO TALK AND COMMENT ON ANY BUSINESS OF THE TOWN.UM, SO WE WILL GO THROUGH OUR AGENDA.
UM, WE HAVE A, A LIGHTER AGENDA TODAY, ABOUT 24 ITEMS. UM, AFTER WE WORK THROUGH THE AGENDA, WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION, AT WHICH POINT, UH, WE WILL GIVE YOU, UH, THREE MINUTES, UH, TO SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE AT THE THREE MINUTE MARK.
WE'LL, WE'LL GIVE YOU JUST A POLITE WARNING.
UM, IN FIVE MINUTES, WE'LL, WE'LL RECOGNIZE AGAIN THAT TIME IS IS PASSING.
UH, DURING THAT TIME, YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DIRECTLY, AND THE BOARD MAY RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS DURING REPORTS FROM THE BOARD AT THE VERY END OF THE MEETING.
SO, UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, LET'S JUMP RIGHT INTO, UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS A, A PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, AND IF THE TOWN CLERK IS OKAY WITH IT, FOR MATTERS OF EXPEDIENCY, I'LL JUST READ THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE.
PLEASE TAKE, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BOARD ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2023, PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO BE KNOWN AS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 13 20 23, THAT LOCAL LAW PROVIDES FOR THE AMENDMENT OF LOCAL LAW.
NUMBER 10 19 86, CHAPTER TWO 80, ENTITLED ZONING AND PROVIDES SUBSTANTIALLY AS FOLLOWS, FOR THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TO SET ZONING CODE REZONED 0.7 ACRES OF LAND WITH THE FOLLOWING F1 13 AND ONE EIGHT LOCATED 35 20 ABBO ROAD, 51 20 STEWART ROAD PARCEL, A ROAD FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO C1 LOCAL DISTRICT.
THEREFORE, PURSUANT PROVISIONS OF RULE LAW WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2023 AT SEVEN TIME AT WHICH TIME ALL PERSON MAY BE HEARD.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ANY OF THE ATTENDEES, UH, THAT ARE ON THIS CALL, OR ANYBODY THAT MAY BE GATHERED IN THE BASEMENT OF TOWN HALL WHERE WE HAVE, UH, MR. CONLEY, UM, IS NOW ELIGIBLE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE DO INTEND TO CONTINUE THIS, UH, PUBLIC HEARING, UH, ON DECEMBER 11TH AS WELL.
WE DID ADVERTISE IT FOR, IS THIS, IS THIS THE RIGHT ONE THEY WERE DOING TONIGHT AS WELL, KATHY.
WHAT'D YOU SAY? I, I'M HAVING TROUBLE HEARING YOU, RANDY.
WAS THIS THE ONE THAT WE WERE GONNA DO TONIGHT AND LEAVE OPEN THROUGH THE 11TH OR THIS YES.
SO ANYBODY WANNA BE HEARD FOR OR AGAINST OR ANYTHING AT ALL? ANYBODY DOWNSTAIRS, SEAN? OKAY.
WELL WE ARE GONNA LEAVE THIS PUBLIC HEARING OPEN THROUGH DECEMBER 11TH, BRINGS IT TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UM, BE RESOLVED.
THE HAMBURG TOM BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS AS FOLLOW REGULAR TOM BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 6TH, 2023, SPECIAL TOM BOARD MEETING.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG? NEW YORK IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING COMPLIANT WITH TITLE TWO OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT OF 1990 A DA AND ALL OF ITS AMENDMENTS.
AND WHEREAS AS PART OF THIS A DA COMPLIANCE, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ESTABLISHED A DISABILITIES COMMITTEE, A DIS DISABILITIES COORDINATOR, AND HIRED A CERTIFIED A DA CONSULTANT.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED IF THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING TO PROVIDE A DA COMPLIANCE AND DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND ITS EMPLOYEES.
THE NEW CONTRACT PERIOD SHALL RUN FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 AND FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 PER YEAR IS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER A 8 6 8 7 4.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HU IN FAVOR.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ADVERTISE A REQUEST
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FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL SERVICES TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S EVICTION SERVICES.HOUSING PROGRAMS. RFP RESPONSES ARE DUE BY FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024 AT 11:00 AM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FUNDING FOR PUBLICATION IS AVAILABLE WITHIN CL 8 6 6 8 0.451.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FER BY COUNCIL COUNTY.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVES REQUEST FROM JEFFREY ZIMMER TO REONE 0.7 ACRES OF LAND SPL NUMBER 1 68 6 1 AND ONE LOCATED AT 35 20 ABBOT ROAD, 51 20 STEWART ROAD, VACANT PARK ROAD FROM ART TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE C1, LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OF 5,700 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
WHEREAS THE CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE TOWN BOARD ENTERTAIN THIS REZONING REQUEST WITH CONCERNS WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAM REFER THIS REVISED REZONING REQUEST THE PLANNING BOARD COURT REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION AND WHEREAS HAM TOWN BOARD RECEIVED THE PLANNING BOARD'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND WHEREAS THAT THE TOWN BOARD CONDUCTED A COORDINATED SECRET PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THE TOWN BOARD LEAD AGENCY IN TO THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ACT COMPLETED A3 COUNTY REFERRAL.
AND WHEREAS THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 27TH, 2023, HOWEVER DUE TO UNFORESEEN EVENTS IN PUBLIC HEARING WAS REQUIRED TO BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.
THE HAMMER COUNTY BOARD AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED REZONING APPLICATION OF HAMMER COUNTY BOARD, SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AT 7:00 PM ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2023, WE NOW HAVE ALL OUR BASES COVERED.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, I BELIEVE ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
WHEREAS GENTECH POWER SYSTEM HAS APPLIED FOR AN ELECTRICAL PERMIT TO INSTALL A RESIDENTIAL GENERATOR LOCATED AT 6 7 0 9 GOWANA STATE ROAD DUE THE APPLICANT PASSING AWAY AND THAT THE WORK WILL NOT BE PERFORMED, THE CONTRACTOR HAS REQUESTED A PERMIT REFUND, THEREFORE BE RESOLVED WITH GENTECH POWER SYSTEM ISSUED A REFUND FOR THE PERMIT FEE TOTALING 35 AND NO TO GENTECH POWER SYSTEM 61 IN DRIVE, SUITE C BUFFALO, NEW YORK.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KO AND FAVORABLY SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS COMPLETED THE CLOCK TOWER PROJECT AND WHEREAS HOAX 1949 LLC HAS PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO PAY THE 20 FOOT SECTION OF BREAK WALL CONSTRUCTION ON THEIR PARCEL OF PRIVATE PROPERTY, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES AMENDMENT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $52,000 AS PAYMENT RECEIVED TO THE GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT NUMBER H 1 0 2 7 2 5 3 3 4 CAPITAL PROJECT.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HULK.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
ABSTENTIONS CARRIED BE RESOLVED.
THE RYTON BOARD IS HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST TO ADD TO THE ROLE OF ACTIVE MEMBERS THE INDIVIDUALS AS FOLLOWS, ADAM ROBERT OMA.
TYLER LU ALEXANDER LIA, DO MOVE.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? IF DENTON CARRIED, WE RESOLVE THE HENRY TOWN BOARD IS HEREBY APPROVE THE USE OF A TOWN VEHICLE BY THE SUPERVISOR FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE ASSOCIATES IN A TOWN'S RESOLUTION COMMITTEE MEETING IN ALBANY, NEW YORK.
UH, NOVEMBER 30TH TO DECEMBER 1ST.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
WHEREAS THE EXISTING TOSHIBA COPIER WITHIN HAMBURG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WAS PURCHASED IN 2015 AND HAS BEEN DEEMED OBSOLETE BY TOSHIBA SINCE PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE MACHINE NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES HAMBURG
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO PURCHASE A NEW TOSHIBA COPIER E STUDIO 30 25 AC FROM EAGLE SYSTEMS OFF OF NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT PM 6 8 1 3 5 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UMBRELLA.CONTRACT STATEWIDE GROUP 3 7 6 0 0 AWARD 2 2 8 0 2.
FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,931 AND 97 CENTS IS AVAILABLE IN A 86 86 4 5 SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER ALL IN FAVOR SIGN BY SAYING AYE.
WE RESOLVE THE TOWN BOARD OF PROOF TERMINATION, HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES AND BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AS LISTED SOMO.
UH, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
WHERE IS THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED D DONATO ASSOCIATES FOR THE, THE DESIGN OF THE RENOVATIONS AND UPGRADES TO THE TOWN ARENA WHEREAS DURING SEVERAL PROJECT MEETINGS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ICE RINK FLOOR AND DASHER BOARD SYSTEMS ARE IN POOR CONDITION AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS PART OF THE RENOVATIONS.
HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT ORIGINALLY REQUESTED AS PART OF THE TOWN'S RFP, WHEREAS D AND DONATO ASSOCIATES HAS SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE THESE ADDITIONAL SERVICES NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED.
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE PROPOSAL.
CO NUMBER ONE FROM D DONATO ASSOCIATES ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE PC FOR THE TOWN ARENA UPGRADE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,200 FUNDS AVAILABLE IN H 2 1 7 2 6 6 3 0 3.
SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HO GOING FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REAPPOINT MARGARET JIT TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ASSESSMENT BOARD OF REVIEW FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPOINT MICHAEL KANEY TO FILL THE VACANCY CREATED BY THE DEPARTURE OF ROBERT MCDONALD ON THE HAMBURG TOWN ASSESSMENT BOARD OF REVIEW TO THE FIVE YEAR TERM THAT BEGAN OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2028.
QUICK QUESTION, IF IT'S A FIVE YEAR TERM, WOULDN'T THAT BE 27? YES.
DO WE NEED MAKE AN AMENDMENT THAT A MOTION FOR AN AMENDMENT? YES, PLEASE.
WE NEED A SECOND FOR THE MOTION TO AMEND.
ALL IN FAVOR TO AMEND THE MOTION TO READ.
DO WE, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE SHOULD HAVE A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED MOTION PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES AS PER THE PAF.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THE VILLAGE OF BLAZEDALE IS AUTHORIZED TO CONTRACT THE PROVISION OF FIRE PROTECTION WITHIN IT GEOGRAPH BOUNDARIES PURSUANT TO VILLAGE LAW AND WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF BLA SOUTH, WHICH IS THE CONTRACT WITH BIG TREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INCORPORATED FOR THE FURNISHING OF FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OF BLA SOUTH AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE BIG TREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INCORPORATED AND AS RELEVANT HERE, PROCURE INSURANCE COVERAGE, ACTIVE FIREFIGHTERS OF THE FIRE COMPANY UNDER VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS BENEFIT LAW.
THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT WITH BLA AND BIGTREE FIRE COMPANY INCORPORATED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND BE FURTHER RESOLVED THIS AGREEMENT.
THEY'LL BE DEEMED RENEWED ON THE SAME BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS ENDING ON APRIL 30TH, 2026.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGN BY SAYING AYE.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT
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OF TRANSPORTATION 53 10 FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM TO PURCHASE VANS FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S VAN SERVICE PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AND ELDERLY PERSONS AND WHEREAS THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 53 10 FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM, THE VAN PURCHASE IS 80% COVERED BY THE 5 3 1 0 GRANT AND 20% BY THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUESTED A LARGE BOX VAN IN 2019 THROUGH THE AFOREMENTIONED GRANT PROGRAM, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL LATE 2022.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT NO LONGER HAS A NEED FOR ANOTHER BIG BOX VAN IN THE DEPARTMENT FLEET AND THUS CONTACTED NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S 53 10 OVERSIGHT DIVISION ABOUT TRANSFERRING THE VAN TO ANOTHER AGENCY THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE NEW YORK STATE 53 10 GRAND.
AND WHEREAS ERIE COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT EXPRESSED A NEED FOR A BIG BOX VAN FOR THEIR FLEET, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO ERIE COUNTY AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE TRANSFER OF THIS VEHICLE AND WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT OF $9,201 FROM ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR SERVICES, WHICH IS THE 20% THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PAID FOR THE VAN IN 2019 VIA FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE SUB RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH THE ERIE COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES WAS REVIEWED BY THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND IS ATTACHED.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
UM, SO PASSED THE FOUR ONE, UH, BE RESOLVED THE HE COUNTY BOARD TO APPEAR BY, APPROVE THE REQUEST OF THE NEWTON ABBOTT FIRE COMPANY TO ADD TO THE ROLE OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP, THE INDIVIDUAL AS FOLLOWED.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE PERSONAL ACTION FORM AS FOLLOWS.
OH FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD IS HEREBY APPROVE THE AUDIT OF CAST DISBURSEMENT AS FOLLOWS, FOR NOVEMBER 27TH, 2023, TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT 1,445,498 AND 68.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CON FAVOR.
THIS NOW BRINGS US TO OUR PUBLIC EXPRESSION PORTION OF THE MEETING.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE HEARD, YOU CAN PLEASE, UH, RAISE YOUR HAND AND I WILL BRING YOU RIGHT INTO THE MEETING.
RANDY? UH, I'VE GOT A CITIZEN THAT WANTED TO EXPRESS GOOD EVENING, BOB.
HI, HOW ARE YOU? UM, I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT AN UPDATE ON, UH, WHERE THINGS ARE STANDING LAST, I WAS ADVISED THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WAS GONNA DO A FIVE YEAR LOOK BACK.
DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW LONG SOMETHING LIKE THAT TAKES.
AND ALSO, UM, I ENJOYED BEING PART OF THE, UH, HAMBURG MOVES MEETING.
HOWEVER, I THINK THERE WAS MISCOMMUNICATION ON THE START TIME.
UM, I, I KIND OF SIGNED IN AT QUARTER TO SEVEN, BUT THE MEETING WAS ALREADY ENGAGED.
I WASN'T SURE IF I MISSED ANYTHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED ABOUT THE, UH, SCRANTON, UH, ROUTE 62 INTERSECTION.
AND, UM, WE WANTED TO FIND OUT, UM, WHEN THE NEXT MEETING THAT W FOR THAT GROUP WAS GOING TO BE.
AND IF Y'ALL ARE GONNA ZOOM MEETINGS, UM, FROM THE TOWN, THERE'S A WAY I CAN GET PUT INTO A LOOP WITH AN EMAIL FOR THAT.
WE, I WILL, UH, ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS DURING, DURING MY PORTION OF REPORTS FROM THE BOARD.
ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN TALKING? OH, AND, OKAY.
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ALRIGHT, SO THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS.AND I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE KEN, I'M ASSUMING THAT'S KEN, I JUST BROUGHT HIM INTO THE MINI.
THERE WAS ACTUALLY A QUESTION IN THE QUESTION AND ANSWER PART, THE QA PART ON THE YEAH.
UH, SO KEN, UH, PERHAPS YOU CAN START, UH, WITH AN UPDATE ON, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME GRANT APPLICATIONS, UH, THAT, UH, INVOLVE SOUTH PARK AND, UH, SCRANTON ROAD.
RIGHT? THE, THE TAP GRANT APPLICATION THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER, UM, IS GOING TO INCLUDE FROM THE CIRCLE, UH, THAT IS THE CLARK STREET CIRCLE ALL THE WAY UP TO SOLES, UH, INCLUDING SIDEWALK, MULTIPLE CLO CROSSINGS, BIKE LANE, PEDESTRIAN, UH, PAVEMENT MARKINGS FOR BIKE LANES.
UM, TODAY I JUST FINISHED DESIGNING A CROSSWALK FOR THE SCRANTON SOUTH PARK INTERSECTION THAT'LL HAVE RFPS, UH, PAVEMENT MARKINGS, DELINEATING THE CROSSWALK WHERE THEY'LL CROSS AND ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS INTERCONNECTING THE COMMUNITIES THAT GO DOWN, UH, SCRANTON ROAD, THE SUBDIVISIONS DOWN THERE AND TYING INTO SOME, UH, THE SIDEWALK WILL BE ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE.
IT'LL TRANSITION THERE, HEADING NORTH AND SOUTH UP AND DOWN SOUTH PARK SO THAT, THAT, UH, GRANT PRE-APPLICATION HOPEFULLY WILL GET SUBMITTED TOMORROW.
UH, THE GRANTS TAKE A LONG TIME TO, YOU KNOW, GO, GO THROUGH DOT REVIEW AND IT'LL BE AN ONGOING PROCESS, BUT WE DID ACTIVELY PUT THAT INTERSECTION IN THERE.
UM, I DID ALSO HAVE, UM, A REPORT ON THE CMAC GRANT, WHICH IS GONNA BE THE CLERK AND MCKINLEY, UH, CIRCLE WHERE I, UH, HAVE SUBMITTED, PUT TOGETHER PROBABLY ABOUT 85% OF THAT GRANT APPLICATION FOR REVIEW.
UM, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE A, A GOOD MATCH FROM THE COUNTY THAT WE CAN USE.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND, UM, WE'VE HAD ENGINEERING TRAFFIC STUDIES DESIGNED TOO, SO THAT THAT GRANT ALSO HAS A SOLID APPLICATION.
UM, IF I CAN REPORT ON A COUPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS, THE BURKE ROAD PARKING LOT, UM, IS ABOUT 95% DONE.
WE JUST HAVE A FEW PUNCH LIST ITEMS. UH, THAT PROJECT TURNED OUT REALLY, REALLY WELL.
UM, IT'S GONNA BE NICE IN THE SPRINGTIME WITH A WHOLE LOT, LOT OF VEHICLES.
THE HIGHWAY GARAGE, UH, IS PROBABLY IN THE CLOSE TO 90 TO 95% DONE.
ROOF IS WATERTIGHT, THE INSULATION IS DONE, THE FIREPROOF PAINTINGS DONE.
THE HEATERS WILL BE DONE TOMORROW.
WE JUST HAVE TO DO A WALKTHROUGH AND FINAL PUNCH LIST ON, ON THAT ALSO.
SO, UM, THAT PROJECT, WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THAT IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY LAST YEAR, AND SEEING THAT IT IS A $1.2 MILLION PROJECT, UM, IT DOES TAKE TIME TO DO AND I'M PLEASED WITH HOW EVERYTHING CAME OUT.
UM, HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT IS HAPPY AND, UM, UH, THAT WILL BE WRAPPING UP HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
UM, THE MOUNT VERNON SANITARY SEWER PROJECT, WE'RE IN OUR FINAL, UH, WEEKS OF LINING.
UM, WE, THEY'RE DOING ABOUT A THOUSAND, A THOUSAND FEET A WEEK, AND THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT 6,000 FEET LEFT.
SO IN A FEW MORE WEEKS THAT PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE.
AGAIN, THAT'S OVER PLUS APPROACHING $3 MILLION WORTH OF WORK THAT WE COMPLETED THE SHARE ALSO, UM, THAT SHOULD DO IT FOR MY REPORT.
AND, UM, MS. MERCER ASSESSING RANDY, UH, KIM DOES NOT HAVE A WEBCAM AT THIS CURRENT TIME.
UH, MS. MERCER MAY BE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
YOU APPEAR, YOU DO APPEAR UNMUTED.
SUPERVISOR, I HAVE HER ON THE PHONE.
AND YOU'RE ON SPEAKER TO GIVE YOUR REPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, AT THIS TIME WE'RE PREPARING OUR,
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THE COUNTY FOR THE COUNTY TAX BILL.WE'RE RECEIVING OUR LAST BATCH, UM, THIS WEEK.
WE'LL PROCESS AS AS WE CAN BEFORE WE SEND FILE ON FRIDAY.
UM, I'LL NOW CALL ON OUR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, KAMI GIRE.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, REMIND THE BOARD THAT I DID SEND SOME UPDATED COSTS ON THE WATER TOWER OF TO, TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.
OTHERWISE, I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO REPORT.
AND, UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I SEE ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS ON THE, ON THE LIST.
UH, KNOW THAT, UH, MR. HULL WAS WITH US, BUT DID HE LEAVE? YES.
ANYBODY DOWNSTAIRS, SEAN? OKAY.
SO I BELIEVE THAT WILL NEXT BRING US TO, UH, REPORT FROM THE BOARD.
AND LET'S, UH, START WITH MR. CONLEY.
COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL LOREN, JUST A REMINDER TO THE COMMUNITY THAT OUR REJUVENATION PROJECT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS WEEKEND'S CHRISTMAS AT THE CABIN.
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND, UM, ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND ON THE TOWN WEBSITE.
UM, AND AS ALWAYS, THEY'VE PLANNED AN ENGAGING, UM, ENJOYABLE EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY FAMILIES AND I THANK THEM FOR THE RECORDS AND I THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE ASSISTED THEM TO BE ABLE TO PUT THIS EVENT ON.
COUNCIL MEMBER ERFORD, NOTHING TO REPORT.
ALRIGHT, I, UM, I HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR, FOR BARB, OUR HAMBURG MOVE COMMITTEE.
UH, THE MEETINGS TYPICALLY DO START AT SIX, SO SORRY FOR THE MIX UP ON THAT.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT OUR NEXT MEETING, I KNOW WE HAVE ONE SCHEDULED, BUT I'M HAVING A HARD TIME NAVIGATING MY CALENDAR RIGHT NOW.
UM, WE WILL GET YOU THAT INFORMATION.
UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE, UH, NOTICE ON VIRTUAL MEETING, IT'S RARE THAT WE REALLY DO THE, UM, AND HONESTLY, THE STORM, WHILE WE DID EXPECT SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW, WE DIDN'T EXPECT TO GET QUITE AS MUCH SNOW SO QUICKLY.
UM, AND REALLY WE MADE THE DECISION TO GO VIRTUAL AT 10 MINUTES AFTER FIVE, AFTER I HEARD FROM OUR CHIEF OF POLICE AND OUR DISPATCH, WE HAD A BUNCH OF CARS THAT WERE IN DITCHES, DITCHES, AND IT'S JUST A LITTLE, IT'S, IT'S SLICK.
I JUST GOT A, AN UPDATE FROM OUR HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT, UM, WHO REPORTS THAT IT'S VERY SLICK OUT THAT THEY WILL BE PLOWING ALL NIGHT LONG AND THAT THE SNOW IS HEAVIER IN THE SOUTH TOWN.
UM, SO, SO SUPERINTENDENT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE UPDATES, UH, ON THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND.
UM, SO SUPERVISOR, UM, JUST NOT TO INTERRUPT, BUT JUST I DID FIND THE DATE OF THAT MEETING IF YOU WANTED.
IT'S, UM, DECEMBER 13TH AT 6:00 PM THANK YOU, BETH.
SO DECEMBER, AND THAT IS, UH, THAT'S A ZOOM LINK THAT WE CAN, WE CAN GET TO BARB.
UM, YOU SHOULD BE ON OUR EMAIL LIST, SO YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT ALREADY.
UM, BUT IF NOT, LET ME KNOW BECAUSE WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET IT TO YOU.
UM, ONE, SO CAN YOU JUST EMAIL ME AGAIN? SURE.
UM, AND FINALLY, I WANNA BRING UP A, A VERY, VERY SAD, UH, SITUATION ON LAKE AVENUE.
UH, OUR COMMUNITY HAS LOST A THIRD PERSON IN FOUR YEARS ON THE VERY SAME STRETCH OF LAKE AVENUE THAT LIVED IN THE SAME APARTMENT BUILDING AS THE OTHER TWO VICTIMS. WE NOW HAVE THREE PEOPLE FROM OUR MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL APARTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HIT BY CARS
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AND HAVE DIED ON LAKE AVENUE, CROSSING THE STREET FROM WHERE THEY LIVE, TO A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BUY GROCERIES TO A DRUG STORE, TO A DOCTOR'S OFFICE.I BELIEVE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS FAILED THESE RESIDENTS AND WE HAVE FAILED THEM THROUGH, THROUGH JUST POOR PLANNING.
THIS IS A, A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR THAT WAS BUILT FOR AUTOMOBILES AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC ONLY, AND WE HAVE APARTMENT BUILDINGS THERE.
WE NEED TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR RESIDENTS OF OUR MOTHER OF GOOD COUNCIL APARTMENTS TO CROSS THE STREET SO THEY CAN GO GROCERY SHOPPING.
WE COULD PASS THE BUCK COMPLETED TO THE COUNTY AND LEAVE IT UP TO THEM.
BUT I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THESE ISSUES.
WE CONTINUE TO PLAN, WE CONTINUE TO TALK TO THE FOLKS THAT LIVE IN OUR MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL APARTMENTS.
WE HAVE THE VERY BEGINNING OF A PLAN THAT WOULD CALM TRAFFIC.
IT'S IN DRAFT FORM IN OUR ACTIVE MOBILITY PLAN, AND WE HOPE TO FINALIZE IT AT THE DECEMBER 13TH MEETING.
THERE IS ROOM TO BRING SOME PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND PERHAPS BIKE LANES TO THIS STRETCH OF LAKE AVENUE.
IT IS LONG OVERDUE AND WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC OR MORE PEOPLE WILL DIE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT, UH, POINTING FINGERS AT, AT DRIVERS OR POINTING PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST SIMPLY TRYING TO CROSS THE STREET.
THIS IS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE IN, IN ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES.
IN THE LAST YEAR, 64 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN VEHICLE CRASHES.
A QUARTER OF THOSE FATALITIES ARE PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS.
WE NEED TO DO BETTER FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
AND I WAS IN CONTACT WITH LEGISLATOR JOHN GILMORE OVER THE WEEKEND.
AND WE NEED TO BRING LEGISLATOR GILMORE TO OUR MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL AND TO LAKE AVENUE SO THAT WE CAN BRING THE RIGHT RESOURCES THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS TO MAKE THIS ROAD SAFE AND LOOK AT WHERE THE TOWN CAN STEP UP AND HELP THOSE EFFORTS AS WELL.
THE TIME FOR PLANNING IS COMING TO AN END.
THE TIME FOR ACTION IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S GONNA SATISFY THE RESIDENTS AND THEY DESERVE NOTHING LESS.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT, AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.