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JOIN ME IN THE, WITH THE FLAG, A FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH FANS ONE NATION UNDERGONE INDIVIDUAL WITH 13 OUTRO. 
          YOU HAD NO FORMAL AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. 
          WE DO HAVE SEVERAL MATTERS TO DISCUSS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION RELATED TO PERSONNEL AS WELL AS LITIGATION. 
          UM, WE ALSO HAVE A RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT REGARDING THE REZONING FOR THE ALCHEMY SHORES, UH, PROJECT. 
          SO I THOUGHT BEFORE WE ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT THE BOARD, UH, WANTED TO DISCUSS ON THAT, THAT WILL BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO SO. 
          I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER  HAS SUBMITTED A RESOLUTION, UH, BUT THERE'S BEEN, UH, A LOT OF DISCUSSION AMONG WHAT MEMBERS AS WELL, THE APPLICANT. 
          AND I THINK IT'S JOSH GOING TO BE HERE TOO. 
          I KNOW JOSH WAS GONNA, UH, GIVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WAS, THAT WAS NEEDED. 
          I, I KNOW YOU'VE PROVIDED QUITE A BIT, BUT, UM, SEAN, DID YOU WANNA, I KNOW THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS THAT WILL BE PROPOSED FOR YEAH. 
          RESOLUTION. 
          I, UH, WOULD LIKE TO, I'M GONNA PLAN ON, UH, PROPOSING TWO AMENDMENTS THAT I THINK WILL, UM, SATISFY THE, UH, CONCERNS OF THE OWNER OWNERS. 
          UH, THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS GONNA BE IN TERMS OF THE, UH, HOURS OF OPERATION. 
          CURRENTLY, THE AMENDMENT, UH, HAS THE HOURS ENDING AT 10 30, AND I'M GONNA MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO, UH, HAVE THE CLOSING HOUR BE 11:00 PM UH, THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS GONNA ADDRESS THE OPEN ALCOHOL. 
          UH, I'M GONNA SUGGEST, UH, AN AMENDMENT THAT WILL ALLOW, UH, OPEN, UH, CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON THE PROPERTY, UH, WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS. 
          UH, ONE BEING IT WOULD BE TWO DAYS A WEEK. 
          UH, THE SECOND RESTRICTION WOULD BE, IT WOULD, UH, BE IN THE UPPER AREA OF THE, OF THE, UH, OUTDOOR, UH, SPACE, UH, NOT ON THE BEACH. 
          AND THE THIRD ASPECT WOULD BE, UH, IT WOULD BE ON THE FARTHEST SIDE OF THE UPPER AREA AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORS. 
          SO IF YOU'RE FACING LAKE ERIE, IT WOULD BE ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THAT'S CONDITION FOR NUMBER SEVEN. 
          IS THE 11 O'CLOCK, AND THEN THE ALCOHOL, WHICH CONDITION IS IT THAT WE'RE AMENDING? 
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OR IS IT A, AN ADDITIONAL ONE WOULD BE NUMBER 14. 
          I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE, UH, AMENDMENT. 
           MAYBE. 
          I THINK MAYBE FIVE B IT WOULD BE, THAT'S THE, WOULD IT BE, THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING, FIVE. 
          UM, YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE FIVE B, IT'S NOT A BARN. 
          IT'S OPEN TO THE GENERAL THAT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 
          SO THIS IS GONNA BE, AM I, IF I'M TO UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, UM, WE'RE PROPOSING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TWO DAYS A WEEK FOR CONSUMPTION. 
          UH, NO MORE THAN TWO DAYS. 
          NO MORE THAN TWO DAYS A WEEK. 
          CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THEY CLOSE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE OTHER FIVE DAYS. 
          WE KNOW IF THEY HAVE EVENTS AND WHAT THEY WANNA DO, BUT THE, AS FAR AS, UM, OPEN, UM, I THINK THEY'RE SEPARATE ISSUES, ALCOHOL AND OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 
          SO WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL AS TO HOW WE THAT . 
          SO THEN DO WE WANNA, BUT, SO I WOULD POSSIBLY, IT WOULD BE THE, OUT WHERE IT SAYS INDOOR ALCOHOL USE DURING APPROVED PRIVATE EVENTS, AND INSTEAD IN THE BRACKETS WHERE IT SAYS, TAKE THE BRACKETS OUT AND YOU COULD PUT AND OUTDOOR ALCOHOL USE ON NO MORE THAN TWO DAYS A WEEK WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS. 
          I THINK THAT SHOULD WORK. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHICH PAGE THAT IS. 
          THAT IS PAGE 66, 7. 
          YEAH. 
          SEVEN IS THE 10, 30 TO 11 THE CHANGE. 
          AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE FIVE, FIVE BB, THE PART THAT'S IN BRACKETS WOULD BE TAKEN OUT IN, IN AND, AND THEN THE CONDITION AND APPROVED PRIVATE EVENTS. 
          IS THAT EVENTS THAT ARE APPROVED AS THE USES OUTLINED IN THE APPLICATION OR IS THERE SOME OTHER APPROVAL PROCESS THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF IN THE APPLICATION. 
          OKAY. 
          SO AND THEN THIS USE IS NOT A BAR THAT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 
          WHAT, UH, WE CAN PROBABLY TAKE THAT PART OUT THAT YOU DELETED. 
          YEAH, I'LL SAY, RIGHT. 
          'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE, WE'VE ALLOWED RIGHT? YOU'RE GONNA SAY NOW? YEAH. 
          AFTER PRIVATE EVENTS AND OR YOU COULD PUT, LEAVE IT IN AND SAY OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK EITHER, AND THEN PUT THE OTHER STIPULATION. 
          BUT I THINK IT'S EASIER JUST TO ADD IT ONTO THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE. 
          MM-HMM . 
          SO OUTDOOR USE, UM, OUTDOOR OR ALCOHOL USE, AND THEN THE RESTRICTIONS WITH THAT WHERE IT'S OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. 
          RIGHT. 
          SO PROPERTIES AND BEHIND THE SAND DUNES. 
          WOULD THAT BE A GOOD WAY TO DISTINGUISH IT? LIKE CLOSE IT? YEAH. 
          YEAH. 
          I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD GIVE THEM, I WOULD SAND DUNES COULD MOVE MM-HMM . 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S, AND, AND TWO OTHER DAYS OF THE WEEK WITH THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS. 
          AND THEN YOU PUT THOSE IN AS FAR AS HOWEVER YOU WANNA DESCRIBE THEM. 
          SO IN HERE, WHERE THE FIRST PARENTHESES, UH, BEFORE NO MM-HMM . 
          THAT WOULD BE DELETED UNTIL THE, UH, LAST WORD THAT SAYS PUBLIC MM-HMM . 
          ALRIGHT, SORRY. 
          OFF. 
          YOU COULD EVEN PROBABLY PUT A, A PERIOD AFTER PRIVATE EVENT AND THEN LEAVE IT A SEPARATE SENTENCE THAT MM-HMM . 
          UM, OUTDOOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS ALLOWED, IS RESTRICTED TO TWO DAYS. 
          YEP. 
          BUT 
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UNDER OR FOLLOWING THE OUT THE OUTDOOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS RESTRICTED TO, UM, WAS MY UNDERSTANDING IS RESTRICTED TO BEHIND WHATEVER THE DELINEATION WE USE THAT'S NOT ON THE BEACH. 
          AND THEN, UM, 'CAUSE I BELIEVE WHAT JOHN WAS ALLUDING TO IS THEY CAN HAVE OUTDOOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AT PRIVATE EVENTS, BUT IT'S ONLY GONNA BE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC CROP ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION TWO DAYS A WEEK. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? ALCOHOL? SO THEY COULD HAVE OUTDOOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, SEVEN DAYS IT'S SALES IF THEY HAVE PRIVATE EVIDENCE. 
          SO, SO SALES REALLY, IT'S NOT CONSUMPTION, IT'S SALES. 
          CORRECT. 
          SALES WOULD PROBABLY OUTDOOR OUTDOOR SALES. 
          IN OTHER WORDS, IF SOMEBODY COMES NOT FOR THE EVENT, BUT THEY'RE WALKING THE BEACH AND THEY WANNA HAVE A DRINK, THEY TAKE, IF IF WE'RE RESTRICTING SALES AND SOMEBODY HAS A PRIVATE EVENT, THEY STILL WILL BE PURCHASING THE ALCOHOL. 
          SO I, I THINK THAT IS AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE. 
          THE ALCOHOL'S GONNA BE PAID OR CAN THEY, CAN THEY SELL IT INSIDE AND PEOPLE DRINK IT OUTSIDE? I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE WORDING ABOUT THE CAN BE, UM, UH, APPROVED PRIVATE EVENT, OR WHAT WAS THE WORDING? UM, WHAT WAS, UM, THAT THE OUTDOOR CONSUMPTION CAN OCCUR, LIKE CONDITIONS OF PRIVATE EVENT AND THEY'LL BE OPEN ALL, WHAT WHAT SEAN WAS PROPOSING WAS ADDING TWO DAYS A WEEK WHEN THEY COULD HAVE ALCOHOL SALES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THEIR PRIVATE EVENTS. 
          CORRECT? YEAH. 
          THEY COULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OFFICE, OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC, UM, TWO DAYS A WEEK PER WEEK. 
          WHERE DID THIS, WHERE DID THE TWO DAYS? I MEAN, I DON'T, I DO, I I DISAGREE WITH MOST OF THESE CONDITIONS THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING FOR. 
          I THINK IT'S, IT'S OVERREACH. 
          UM, AND I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THEM, SO IT'S GONNA BE UP TO YOU TO, BUT I HAVE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE BECAUSE THIS MM-HMM. 
          I MEAN, THIS HAS TO BE ENFORCEABLE. 
          MM-HMM. 
          TWO DAYS A WEEK IS, I MEAN, WHO'S FOUND THAT? WHERE DO THE, WHERE DO THE TWO DAYS A WEEK COME FROM AND HOW IS THAT BEING WHY THE TWO DAYS? WELL, IT IS JUST BASED ON FEEDBACK OF KEEPING IT SOMEWHAT RESTRICTIVE. 
          I PERSONALLY, UM, DON'T, I I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF PICKING OUT THE TWO DAY RESTRICTION. 
          I THINK THAT, I THINK IT'S, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THERE, BUT IT, I JUST WANT, I, I, I WANT SOMETHING THAT WORKS. 
          AND I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE'S GONNA AGREE WITH, IF IT'S, IF IT'S EVERY DAY. 
          I MEAN, IF, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE, THE CONCERNS I THINK OF THE NEIGHBORS AND YOU'LL GET THE IMPACT OF ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC SALES OR WHETHER IT'S ALCOHOL PAID FOR A PRIVATE EVENT, THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE ACTIVITY OUTSIDE. 
          SO TO HAVE THAT, THE, THE RESTRICTIVE, THE RESTRICTION DOESN'T SEEM THAT IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE FROM KEEPING PEOPLE OUTSIDE, WHETHER IT'S PUBLICLY PAID FOR ALCOHOL OR A PRIVATE EVENT SCHEDULED, UM, WHERE THE ALCOHOL'S BEEN PREPAID FOR. 
          I, AND AGAIN, I WOULD AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAY AS FAR AS MAYBE GETTING A LITTLE TOO GRANULAR WITH THE, WELL, AND THAT'S WHY I WASN'T SURE IT WAS, I AGREED THAT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NECESSARILY NEEDED BECAUSE I THINK THEY CAN EVEN STRUCTURE THE, WHERE THEY HAVE EVENTS AND THEIR PRICING CAN BE STRUCTURED. 
          SO THAT'S ALREADY EMBEDDED IN THERE. 
          UM, I MEAN, BUT IF, IF THEY WANNA ADD FOR THE TWO DAYS FOR SALES, I THINK ONE OF THE, THE POINTS THAT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THIS WAS ON THOSE DAYS WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE EVENTS DID, WAS THAT MENTIONED THAT IT WAS FOR THOSE DAYS WHEN THEY WEREN'T ALREADY RUNNING ANOTHER EVENT AND YET THEY WANTED TO UTILIZE MM-HMM . 
          THE FACILITY FOR GENERAL, YOU KNOW, SO SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THEY COULD HAVE A SUNSET TO CHAMPAGNE TOAST OUTSIDE, AS LONG AS PEOPLE PAY FIVE BUCKS TO COME IN AND GET THEIR GLASS AS SO, I MEAN CORRECT. 
          AS LONG AS A TICKETED EVENT, MANY OF LOOPHOLES AROUND THIS THAT I THINK THAT, YEAH. 
          SO CAN WE AGREE TO GET RID OF THE TWO DATES? JUST LEAVE IT AS IS RETAIL SALES TASTING AREA AND INDOOR ALCOHOL USE DURING APPROVED PRIVATE EVENTS. 
          SO, SO, SO NO, BUT THAT STILL LEAVES THE ISSUE OF PEOPLE ARE STILL GONNA BE DRINKING. 
          AND I MEAN, IF YOU'RE, WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE LIMITATION, I GUESS WOULD BE A, A GOOD QUESTION. 
          I MEAN, MY HOPE IS THAT, I MEAN, BUSINESSES ARE UNDER STRICT REGULATIONS OF THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL. 
          UM, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SERVING ANYBODY WHO'S EXHIBITING ANY SIGNS OF INTOXICATION. 
          UM, THE, YOUR STATE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL OFFICE REGULATES WHERE AND WHEN ALCOHOL CAN BE SERVED AND THE BUSINESSES THAT WE ALLOW TO USE DIFFERENT PARCELS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. 
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UM, I REALLY DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY STANDING IN THIS, IN PROHIBITING ALCOHOL USE. 
          AND I WORRY THAT IT'LL SET US UP FOR FUTURE LITIGATION THAT WILL RENDER ALL OF THESE RESTRICTIONS MOOT IN THE LONG RUN. 
          AND I WOULD SAY THAT, I MEAN, THE TRUTH IS THE, THE, THAT THERE'S GONNA BE NO OUTDOOR EVENTS AFTER DUSK AND INDOOR EVENTS AFTER 11 O'CLOCK, WHICH ALSO INFRINGES ON THE NEW YORK STATE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE IN ERIE COUNTY TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES UNTIL 4:00 AM. 
          BUT THESE ARE THE RESTRICTIONS THAT DON'T CAUSE A NEGATIVE IMPACT THAT ARE ALLOWING FOR THE RE TO GO FORWARD. 
          THAT'S THE UNIQUE SITUATION YOU WANT AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO TRY TO BRIDGE THE CONCERNS OF TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS. 
          I KNOW, UM, SEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA SPEAK FURTHER TO HOW YOU FELT THAT THAT SATISFIED SOME CONCERNS THAT WERE HAD. 
          UM, I KNOW I QUESTIONED WHETHER IT WAS NEEDED BECAUSE IT'S SOMEWHAT IMPLIED IF THEY'RE HAVING AN, UH, AN EVENT AND THEY, PEOPLE ARE THERE, THEY'RE HAVING THE ALCOHOL. 
          SO I THINK IT CAN BE STRUCTURED WHETHER THEY'RE TECHNICALLY PAYING FOR IT OR THEY'RE ATTENDING THE EVENT AND IT'S PART OF THE, THE TICKETED AMOUNT. 
          SO THAT'S ONE POSSIBILITY THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MORE, UH, CLARIFICATION THERE. 
          I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO STRIKE THE BALANCE BETWEEN ADDRESSING ALL THE NEIGHBOR'S CONCERNS AND ADDRESSING ALL THE, THE BUSINESS OWNER'S CONCERNS TO, TO RUN A VIABLE OPERATION. 
          AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE REALLY HAVE THIS AMENDMENT EXTREMELY RESTRICTIVE AND REALLY TOUCHES ON ALMOST ALL OF THE NEIGHBOR'S PRIMARY CONCERNS. 
          AND I THINK IT ALMOST GOES IN, IN A DIRECTION THAT'S TOO RESTRICTIVE FOR THE OWNERS. 
          I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN OF THE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A REZONING, UM, BUT IN TALKING TO THE, THE NEIGHBORS, THESE TWO ADJUSTMENTS, THE, THE 11 O'CLOCK, UM, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS AN ISSUE WITH, AND EVEN THE, YOU KNOW, THE OUTDOOR, I THINK THE STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY, UM, THE, THE TOWN PLANNING DEPARTMENT, I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
          THEY'RE ALSO, REMEMBER THIS IS JUST GETTING THEM IN THE DOOR. 
          THEY'RE GONNA NEED TO GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD AND GET ADDITIONAL, UH, PERMITS AND C SITE APPROVAL, UM, ON TOP OF WHAT WE'RE WE'RE ASKING FOR. 
          SO I THINK IF ALL 13 ESSENTIALLY STAND AS OUR PROPOSED, IT'S TOO RESTRICTIVE. 
          AND I THINK THAT IF WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE THESE SMALL, IN MY OPINION, SMALL ADJUSTMENTS THAT AREN'T OVERREACHES AND SIMPLY CHANGE 10 30 TO 11, NUMBER SEVEN AND DELETE, UM, FROM, YOU KNOW, THE PARENTHESES NO TO THE PUBLIC. 
          I THINK ALL THE OTHER EXISTING REGULATIONS AND GOVERNING BODIES ARE GONNA TAKE CARE OF US. 
          WE'RE GETTING INTO THE WEEDS. 
          I THINK I, SO FAR, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION. 
          I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE TALENT BOARD. 
          WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE PLANNING BOARD'S GOING TO DO THEIR JOB, THEIR SITE PLAN APPROVAL. 
          I THINK WE'RE KIND OF, WE'RE WE'RE OVERSTEPPING IN A SENSE WITH SOME OF THE INTRICACIES THAT WE'RE GETTING INVOLVED WITH, WITH WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED. 
          SO, AND SEAN, WHAT WERE THE OWNERS AS FAR AS THE CONDITION, THE SECOND CONDITION YOU BROUGHT FORWARD, WHAT THE, WHAT DID THEY FEEL THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THERE? THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR THE ABILITY TO TAKE OUT THE PRO, UH, THE RESTRICTION OF NO OUTDOOR ALCOHOL. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT LINE WILL SATISFY THEM. 
          SO I THINK IT'S A NICE, BUT DID YOU SAY THAT THEY HAD WANTED WHAT THEY HAD SAID TO YOU, THEY WANTED TWO, THE ABILITY TO TWO DAYS A WEEK? NO. 
          OH, I WAS OFFERING THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WITHOUT THAT IT WOULD, YOU KNOW, THERE'D BE ENOUGH SUPPORT. 
          UM, I I, I FEEL, AND THEY FEEL THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY RESTRICTIONS AND, AND IF, IF EVERYONE'S IN AGREEMENT, THAT'S THE DIRECTION I WOULD PREFER TO GO. 
          SO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND ANY RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS? ANY RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THE LOCATION AS FAR AS NOT ON THE BEACH, WE CAN DO THAT, BUT THEY'VE STATED THAT THEY DON'T WANT, THEY WANT IT, THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN PUT IT IN THERE, BUT THEY'VE STATED THAT THEY WANT IT ON, YOU KNOW, UP, UP THERE AND THEY WANT IT AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORS. 
          MM-HMM. 
          AND THEY'VE MET, THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE PUBLIC MEETINGS, I BELIEVE AS WELL. 
          SO THE REGULAR QUESTION THAT WE ENTERTAIN AND CODE REVIEW MEETINGS IS, IS IT ENFORCEABLE AND TRYING TO DICTATE WHERE WEDDING GUESTS AND THE LIKE CAN CONSUME ALCOHOL ON AN OUTDOOR BEACH ON A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER NIGHT. 
          UM, LAKE THE WELL OBSTRUCT THE BAR ENFORCEABLE, RIGHT? IT'S DESTRUCT, RIGHT. 
          HAVING IT UP, NOT OUT 
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ON THE, THE WATER. 
          AND AGAIN, I, I THINK THEY'RE GONNA, I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. 
          WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE PEOPLE CAN DRINK. 
          AND YOU HAD MENTIONED KEEPING IT TO A, A CERTAIN SMALLER AREA. 
          WELL, I THINK IT WAS THE SALE. 
          THE SALE, THE SALE. 
          PEOPLE ARE CONGREGATING THE WHAT HAPPENS CONGREGATE. 
          RIGHT? THAT SHOULD BE CLEARLY SPELLED OUT IN YOUR AMENDMENT TO THE SOLUTION. 
          OKAY. 
          RIGHT. 
          WHAT WE'LL DO TONIGHT IS WE'LL READ THE RESOLUTION AS, AS IT STANDS, AND ONCE THERE'S A PROPER MOTION IN A SECOND, THEN WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN FURTHER DISCUSSION AS WELL AS PROPOSE AMENDMENTS. 
          OKAY. 
          NOTHING ELSE ON THIS. 
          WE'LL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO TALK ABOUT PERSONNEL LITIGATION MATTERS. 
          THAT'S A MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. 
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PLEASURE. 
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UNITED 
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REPUBLIC 
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TOM 
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WITH SUPERVISOR HO PRESENT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER HO COUNCIL MEMBER FAMILY PRESENT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PRESENT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PRESENT. 
          ALRIGHT, SO AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING, I PRETTY MU I USUALLY, UH, GO THROUGH, UH, THE AGENDA TO SOME DEGREE AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, UH, IN A TYPICAL FASHION. 
          WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT. 
          UM, BUT, UH, A RESIDENT POINTED OUT TO ME, UM, THAT, UH, THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY 
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TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS WHILE THEY'RE HAPPENING. 
          SO I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT THE RULES OF ORDER FOR THE HAMBRICK TOWN BOARD. 
          I'M GONNA READ THOSE RULES OF ORDER THIS EVENING. 
          RULE NUMBER ONE, REGULAR SESSION WITH THE BOARD SHALL BE HELD THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS OF EACH MONTH, STARTING AT 8:30 PM EXCEPT ON LEGAL HOLIDAYS, WHICH FALL ON MONDAY OR ARE CELEBRATED ON MONDAY. 
          SO THAT'S AN ITEM THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE THE MEETING SCHEDULE NEXT YEAR OR CHANGE THE CODE ITEM RULE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. 
          ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA ARE TO BE IN THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK, NOT LATER THAN NOON OF THE PRECEDING THURSDAY. 
          ALL ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE ORDER OF RECEIPT. 
          RULE NUMBER THREE, POSTING OF AGENDA. 
          A COPY OF THE AGENDA FOR THE CURRENT MEETING SHALL BE POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE FOYER BY 7:00 PM ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING. 
          A COPY OF THE AGENDA IS SENT TO EACH MEMBER OF THE TOWN BOARD PERSONS DESIRING TO SPEAK. 
          RULE NUMBER FOUR, A PERSON DESIRING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA SHALL SO INDICATE BY STANDING WHEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIRMAN, HE WILL STATE HIS NAME AND ADDRESS AND MAY SPEAK FOR NOT LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES ON ANY ONE SUBJECT. 
          THE CHAIRMAN WILL ENDEAVOR TO GIVE THE FLOOR TO SPEAKERS IN THE ORDER OF APPEARANCE. 
          SO THAT'S NEW. 
          IF YOU WANNA SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAND. 
          IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO STAND, I WOULD ASK YOU TO HAVE SOMEBODY STAND FOR YOU OR RAISE YOUR HAND OR GET SOMEBODY'S ATTENTION. 
          UM, WE'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE YOU AND BRING YOU TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM. 
          AT THE PODIUM WILL, YOU'LL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES AND THAT'S TOWN CODE. 
          THAT'S NOT MY PREFERENCE, THAT'S NOT THE BOARD PREFERENCE, THAT'S THE LAW. 
          THREE MINUTES. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT STRICTER ABOUT THE, THE THREE MINUTE RULE. 
          VERBAL COMMENT, VERBAL COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD BY THE BOARD AT THE TIME AND IN THE POSITION INDICATED BY THE AGENDA. 
          COMPLAINTS AND REMARKS RELATIVE TO NEW MATTERS SHALL BE LIMITED ALSO TO THREE MINUTES, AND THE BOARD WILL TABLE SUCH MATTERS FOR INVESTIGATION AND APPROPRIATE FUTURE ACTION. 
          THIS IS TYPICALLY, UM, THE RULE GLIDE TO OUR PUBLIC EXPRESSION SESSION, WHICH HAPPENS AFTER WE GET THROUGH THE MEETING AGENDA, TREATMENT TO BE ACCORDED TO THE BOARD. 
          FAIR AND COURTEOUS TREATMENT SHALL BE ACCORDED TO THE BOARD AND TO ALL PEARSON PERSONS WHO APPEAR BEFORE IT. 
          SO, UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL GET RIGHT INTO THE AGENDA WISH WE START WITH A, WITH CONTINUING, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING OF PROPOSED LOCAL NUMBER 13TH, WHICH IF THE CLERK IS OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THAT PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BOARD ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2023, PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO BE KNOWN AS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 13, 20 23 SAID LOCAL LAW PROVIDES FOR THE AMENDMENT OF LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 19 86, CHAPTER TWO 80 ENTITLED ZONING AND PROVIDES SUBSTANTIALLY AS FOLLOWS, AS FOR THE ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO SAID ZONING CODE TO REZONE 0.7 ACRES OF LAND WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS ONE SIXTY EIGHT TWO ONE SIXTY EIGHT TEN ONE SIXTY ZERO EIGHT DASH TWO DASH 17, 1 68 DASH TWO DASH 14, 1 68 DASH TWO DASH 13, AND 1 60 0 8 DASH TWO DASH FIVE LOCATED AT 35 20 ABBOTT ROAD, 51 20 STEWART ROAD AND VACANT PARCELS ON MILE STRIP ROAD FROM OUR TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO C ONE LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT. 
          THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE STATUTES AND PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 11TH AT 7:00 PM LOCAL TIME, AT WHICH TIME ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY BE HEARD. 
          SO AT THIS POINT, WE CAN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS REZONING. 
          GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISOR BOARD MEMBERS. 
          I'M JEFF PALUMBO. 
          I'M THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PETITIONER MR. ZIMMER AND VARIOUS, UM, LLCS THAT OWN THE SIX PARCELS THAT THE SUPERVISOR IDENTIFIED. 
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THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF MILE STRIP AND ABBOTT ROAD, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD TO RECOGNIZE THAT MR. ZIMMER ALSO DEVELOPED THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET IN THE TOWN OF ORCHARD PARK. 
          THAT PROPERTY HOLDS, UH, THE JENS REED STORE AND IS ZONED COMMERCIAL. 
          AS YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET IN THE TOWN OF ORCHARD PARK IS OWNED COMMERCIAL. 
          THE PARCELS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING HERE THIS EVENING IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ARE ZONED RESIDENTIAL. 
          THE REQUEST AGAIN IS THE SUPERVISOR HAS INDICATED IS A REZONING FROM ITS CURRENT R TWO ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO C ONE. 
          WHAT DO WE INTEND TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY? THAT'S THE REQUEST. 
          AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TURN IT INTO A COMMERCIAL, UM, A COMMERCIAL USE ON THAT PROPERTY AND THE PLANNING BOARD HAS MADE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU, MADE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND ONE OF THEM I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT AND IT RESPECTS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 
          AND IN IT THE PLANNING BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION. 
          IT SAYS VERY SPECIFICALLY THAT THE, UM, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LOOKS FOR CONSISTENCY OF PLANNING BETWEEN HAMBURG AND ORCHARD PARK ALONG ABBOTT ROAD. 
          THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE INTEND TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY. 
          WE TRY TO MAKE IT A MORE OF A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. 
          UH, WE ARE APPROXIMATELY, UH, A MILE OR SO AWAY FROM BOTH THE HALF A MILE FROM THE QUAKER CROSSING AND ABOUT A MILE FROM THE MCKINLEY MALL. 
          SO WE'RE LOCATED BASICALLY IN THE CENTER OF THAT AND TRYING TO EXTEND THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. 
          WE WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP THERE A 5,700 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING THAT WOULD HAVE 28 PARKING SPACES. 
          WE WOULD REQUIRE A, A SMALL VARIANCE FOR THE FRONT YARD ON AVID ROAD. 
          UM, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY VARIANCE THAT WE MIGHT BE CONSIDERING. 
          THE PLANNING BOARD MADE A FURTHER RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO YOU WITH SOME CONDITIONS. 
          ONE OF THOSE CONDITIONS HAD TO DO WITH A FENCE BETWEEN OUR PARCEL AND THE ADJACENT PARCEL. 
          UH, THAT'S ZONED RESIDENTIAL. 
          WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. 
          THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO DRIVE-THROUGH, NO OUTDOOR STORAGE, NO DRY CLEANING, NO HOTELS OR MOTELS. 
          THEY HAVE ONE OTHER CONDITION THAT WE DO, UM, TAKE SOME ISSUE WITH AND THAT IS THE RESTRICTION AGAINST ALCOHOL SALES. 
          NOW WE DON'T INTEND TO HAVE A, UH, BAR THERE, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH LONG HOURS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          BUT IT COULD BE THAT THERE COULD BE A SMALL WINE, WINE, UH, RESTAURANT, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT WHERE PEOPLE COULD COME IN AND JUST ENJOY A GLASS OF WINE. 
          IT COULD ALSO BE POTENTIALLY A LIQUOR STORE, WHICH WE DOUBT WOULD HAPPEN THERE, BUT IT IS ALLOWED COMMERCIALLY. 
          SO WE WOULD ASK THAT, THAT, UH, RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING BOARD NOT BE ADOPTED WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUE OF ALCOHOL SALES. 
          WE COULD HAVE A A, A SMALL RESTAURANT THERE WITH A SMALL BAR. 
          UM, WE'D HATE TO HAVE THAT EXCLUDED FROM USE BECAUSE OF THAT PROHIBITION. 
          SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. 
          UM, WE'RE IN FAVOR AS I INDICATED AND HAVE, UH, GIVEN OUR APPROVAL WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING BOARD AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. 
          SO WHAT DO YOU PLAN ON BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY? WELL, YOU KNOW, UH, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON QUITE A WHILE, SO IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO MARKET. 
          UM, THE PROPERTY, IT'S GONE ON BEFORE COVID AND COVID AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. 
          THE INTEREST IN THERE SEEMS TO BE WITH MORE OF A RETAIL TYPE DEVELOPMENT, A SMALL RETAIL OR A SMALL RESTAURANT. 
          BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY TENANTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 
          BUT WE EXPECT THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME HALF OF, UH, OF THE BUILDING BE A SMALL RETAIL AND THE OTHER HALF BE SMALL, UM, RESTAURANT TYPE FACILITY. 
          SO IT WOULDN'T BE AN EXTENSION OF JEFF'S BUSINESS ACROSS THE STREET, IT WOULD JUST BE PURE COMMERCIAL. 
          CORRECT. 
          IT WOULD NOT BE AN EXTENSION. 
          CORRECT. 
          YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE CONTINUITY BETWEEN ORCHARD PARK AND HAMBURG. 
          UM, WHAT OTHER CONDITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE ON THAT PARCEL FOR ORCHARD PARK? IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CONTINUITY, DO YOU KNOW THE, UM, THE UH, JEWELRY STORE? YEAH. 
          UM, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S BEEN LONG ENOUGH THAT MY MEMORY'S NOT THAT GREAT. 
          I DON'T REMEMBER. 
          I DID THE REZONING, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER IF THERE ARE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON IT. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. LUMBO? AND YOU SAID JUST 23 PARKING SPACES? 28 I BELIEVE. 
          20. 
          YEAH. 
          AND THAT INCLUDES THE PARKING SPACES FOR HANDICAP? UM, WELL THE WORKERS AND WHOEVER WOULD BE PART TAKING, YES. 
          [01:45:01]
OKAY. 
          YEAH, THAT'S WHY WE DON'T EXPECT THIS TO BE VERY LARGE USE BECAUSE PARKING IS REALLY LIMITED. 
          ANYTHING ELSE? I DON'T THINK SO. 
          THANK YOU MR. BLUM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANYBODY ELSE HERE? HAVE YOU HEARD, UM, THIS PROPOSED REZONING? OKAY. 
          I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WHEREAS THE STATE REQUIRES CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITHIN THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT AND WHEREAS POSITION REQUIRES CONTINUATION CREDITS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION AND WHEREAS WHEN NIAGARA FRONTIER BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION EDUCATION COMMITTEE ARE HOLDING A CONFERENCE ON JANUARY 29TH, 31ST 2024, LOCATED AT THE BUFFALO MARRIOTT 1 3 4 0 MILLERSPORT HIGHWAY, AMHERST, NEW YORK 1 4 2, 2 1. 
          AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED AT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES JEFFREY SKYZA AND MICHAEL VELA AND PAUL RISER TO REGISTER TO ATTEND THE TRAINING EVENT. 
          THE COST OF THE COURSE OF THE ANNUAL DUE DOES NOT EXCEED $350 FOR EACH PERSON AND THE USE OF A TOWN VEHICLE IS REQUIRED. 
          THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 0.3 6 2 0 4 9 2 TRAININGS AND SEMINAR. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR SO SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS NEXT AND AGENDA THAT ITEM SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          WHEREAS THE ORDERING WINDOW FOR A NEW 2023 PURSUIT, DURANGO V EIGHT HAS CLOSED. 
          AND WHEREAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED QUOTES FROM JOSEPHINE'S CHRYSLER COMPLEX, GENESEE VALLEY DODGE, AND TOWN DODGE, AND WHEREAS JOSEPHINE'S CHRYSLER COMP COMPLEX IS THE ONLY DEALERSHIP WITH A 2023 PURSUIT DURANGO V EIGHT ON THEIR LOT. 
          AND WHEREAS DUE TO REDUCED GASOLINE PRICES AND A SHORTAGE OF POLICE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT B 3 1 2 0 0.403 GASOLINE AND OIL. 
          WHEREAS FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 ARE TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM B 302 4 0 3 GASOLINE AND OIL TO B 302 0 2 2 MOTOR VEHICLES. 
          AND NOW THEREFORE VIA RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE NEW AND UNUSED 2023 PURSUIT DURANGO V EIGHT FROM JOE C'S CHRYSLER COMPLEX FOR THE PRICE OF $42,720 VIA FURTHER RESOLVED THE FUNDS FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE AVAILABLE ON ACCOUNT B 3 1 2 0 0.202 MOTOR VEHICLES SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          A AYE A OPPOSED MS. EXCUSE CARRIED. 
          WHEREAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION FOR CAPTAIN JEFFERY LAVAL AND DETECTIVE SERGEANT POWERS WEGMAN TO ATTEND THE IPTM PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE CRASH INVESTIGATION LEVEL TWO 5K TRAINING COURSE IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK FROM MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2024 TO FRIDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2024. 
          AND WHEREAS THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ATTENDING THE TRAINING COURSE ARE AS FOLLOWS, LODGING FOUR NIGHTS AT $676 TOTAL MEALS FIVE DAYS EACH AT $500 TOTAL WITH A TOTAL COST OF $1,176 AND 67. 
          WHEREAS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT B 3 1 2 0 0.492 SEMINARS DEPARTMENT TRAINING FOR 2024 AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST TO ATTEND AND USE AN UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTION CARRIED BE RESOLVED WITH TOWN SUPERVISOR RANDALL HOPEY DESIGNATED AS A DELEGATE TO REPRESENT AND VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024. 
          AND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MEGAN CUMBER, DESIGNATED THE ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO REPRESENT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR WILL SIGN SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          [01:50:01]
OPPOSED? EXTENSIONS CARRIED. 
          WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG? EMPLOYEES ACCRUE VACATION TIME OFF AFTER SIX MONTHS OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE APRIL DATE FALLS IN THE LAST MONTH OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR BUILDING INSPECTION EMPLOYEE SCOTT TU TO CARRY OVER FIVE DAYS OF VACATION INTO THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR. 
          SO MOVED. 
          THIS IS THE TIME THAT THEY'VE ALREADY EARNED. 
          YEAH, IT'S TIME THAT THEY EARNED AFTER SIX MONTHS OF EMPLOYMENT, THE FIRST TIME THEY COULD ACTUALLY USE IT WOULD BE THIS MONTH. 
          SO WITH IT BEING THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, IT DOESN'T REALLY GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO AVAIL THEMSELVES WITH THAT PRIVILEGE. 
          DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. 
          ALL FAVORABLY SIGN SIGNIFY MS. AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG EMPLOYEES APPROVED VACATION TIME OFF AFTER SIX MONTHS OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE FERRAL DAY FALLS IN THE LAST MONTH OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, THE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES A REQUEST OF BUILDING INSPECTION EMPLOYEE TRAVIS FOR YOU TO CARRY OVER FIVE DAYS OF VACATION TO THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? IONS CARRIED. 
          WHEREAS TOM HAM EMPLOYS ACCRUE ADDITIONAL VACATION TIME OFF AFTER FIVE YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT AND ACCRUAL DATE FALLS IN THE LAST MONTH OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. 
          RESOLVE ITS TOWN BOARD. 
          APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE JEAN KINER TO CARRY OVER FIVE DAYS OF VACATION INTO THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR. 
          SO MOVED SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE. 
          FIVE MINUTES SAYING AYE. 
          OPPOSED INTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          YOU RESOLVE. 
          THE TOWN CLERK HAS AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR SEALED BIDS ENTITLED MATRI ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT SEALED SEPARATE BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED IN HAMRICK TOWN HALL. 
          TOM CLERK'S OFFICE 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE BR, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5 AND SAID BID WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ ALOUD ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 2024 IN CONFERENCE ROOM SEVEN A B DOWNSTAIRS AT 11:00 AM MAIL BID SHOULD BE SENT TO ATON OF HAMBURG. 
          ATTENTION TO TOWN CLERK BID AND CLOSE MILES STRIP ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT 6,100 SOUTHBOUND HAMBURG, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5 FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT DA 5 1 2 0 0 4 6 0 MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES SOMO. 
          QUESTION, UM, IS THIS AFFECTED ALL BY, UH, GIMME A SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          UM, THE QUESTION, UM, IS THIS AFFECTED AT ALL WITH THE TIMING? I NOTICED THAT IT'S VERY TIGHT TIMING AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS, UH, TALK OF APPLYING FOR A BRIDGE NEW YORK GRANT, YOU KNOW, KIND IS HERE. 
          IS THERE ANY, ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED IN A WAY THIS IS DONE SO WE CAN STILL KEEP OURSELF VIABLE FOR APPLYING FOR THAT. 
          YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL THE MONEY ALLOCATED IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR PAY FOR IT. 
          WE'RE GONNA ALSO APPLY FOR THAT GRANT. 
          UM, AND IN THE EVENT THAT WE WIN IT, IT'LL YOU NOT THAT WE PULL OUT OF THE BUDGET. 
          OKAY. 
          SO YOU'RE FOLLOWING EVERYTHING. 
          I KNOW SOME GRANTS ARE SET UP DIFFERENTLY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE IMMENSE AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND SO  YEAH. 
          NO, THIS, IT'S, THIS PROJECT'S GONNA TAKE SIX MONTHS TO EVEN GET OFF THE GROUND. 
          BY THAT TIME WE'LL HAVE OUR APPLICATION IN AND HEAR BACK EITHER. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME. 
          ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGN FOR BEST. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? IONS CARRIED. 
          WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURGERS IN NEED OF REMODELING THE TOWN'S COURTROOM AND IMPROVING IT INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN AND WHEREAS THE CURRENT BENCH, ALTHOUGH SERVICEABLE DOES NOT MEET THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT REQUIREMENTS, PLACING IT WITH A NEW, REPLACING IT WITH A NEW ACCESSIBLE BENCH WILL ENHANCE INCLUSIVITY. 
          INCLUSIVITY, I'M SORRY, INCLUSIVENESS. 
          ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY WITHIN OUR COURTROOM. 
          DUE TO THE BENCH BEING OVER 40 YEARS OLD, THE CURRENT DESIGN NOW POSES SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO REQUIRE ACCESS TO THE COURT, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS, WITNESSES AND DEFENDANTS. 
          AND WHEREAS TOWN MEETINGS ARE PLANNED TO BE HELD IN THE COURTROOM, NEW IT INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS A NEW SOUND SYSTEM AND LIVE STREAMING TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED. 
          IMPLEMENTING THESE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES WILL ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT. 
          NOW BE IT RESOLVED AT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF A NEW COURT BENCH AND IT INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 130,001 ZERO AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A 0.169 0.419. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED IONS. 
          PERIOD. 
          WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HENRY TOWNS COURT NEED UPDATES. 
          YOU MEET AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE TOWN MEETINGS NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED. 
          THE TOWN BOARD PROOF THE TRANSFER OF $130,000 FROM A 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 INTERCON INVESTMENTS TO A 1 6 9 0 0 4 9 INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINGENCY. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          [01:55:01]
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. 
          CARRIED. 
          WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY AND IS PART OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, ERIE COUNTY HOME CONSORTIUM AS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS THE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY FOR THE CDBG AND HOME PROGRAMS AND THEREFORE MUST FOLLOW ALL REGULATIONS EXCEPT FOR THESE PROGRAMS BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. 
          NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHALL TAKE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THESE FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND REGULATIONS. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? VINCENT. 
          CARRIED. 
          WHEREAS FROM AUGUST THROUGH OCTOBER, 2023, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HELD 10 PUBLIC HEARINGS TO SOLICIT FUNDING REQUESTS IN ANTICIPATION OF RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL CDBG AND HOME PROGRAMS IN THE 2020 FOURTH PROGRAM YEAR. 
          NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR HOKE, CHRISTOPHER HALL AND TIMOTHY REAGAN AS DESIGNATED SIGN SIGNATORIES TO SIGN ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS OR CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR SUBMITTING THE TOWN OF HAMBURG'S DRAFT FINAL AND AMENDED ACTION PLANS FOR ANY AND ALL FUNDING RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 2024 PROGRAM YEAR. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          WE RESOLVE THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE DETERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES AS PER THE ATTACHED PAL. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED HERE. 
          RESOLVE THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED SUPERVISOR RANDY HU. 
          AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PAT SHA, TO REVIEW AND RELEASE CHECKS FROM 12 12 23 THROUGH 1 16 24 DUE TO THE REDUCED TOWN BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE DURING THE YEAR END HOLIDAY CALENDAR. 
          SO NO SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. 
          CARRIED. 
          BE RESOLVED. 
          EVERYTOWN BOARD APPROVES THE FOLLOWING TOWN BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 2024. 
          MEETINGS ARE AT 7:00 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED MEETINGS LISTED. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND ON QUESTION. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO THIS RESOLUTION, UM, TO CHANGE THE MEETING TIME TO EIGHT 30 TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR TOWN LAW. 
          I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND LOOK AT THE APRIL 8TH. 
          THAT'S THE DATE OF THE, UM, SOLAR ECLIPSE HERE WITH TOTALITY, IS THERE PERHAPS A BETTER DAY THAT WE COULD BE MEETINGS THAT WE'RE NOT ADDING TO THE TRAFFIC IN CONGESTION THAT'S ANTICIPATED FOR THE AREA? IT IS TOUGH. 
          I MEAN, WHEN WE BUNCH MEETINGS UP, IT MAKES, IT CAUSES SOME PROBLEMS AT AT TOWN HALL AND WITH THE CHANGE AT EIGHT 30, UM, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE, AND WE COULD FOREGO THE WORK SESSION ON, ON THAT NIGHT. 
          UM, AND WE SHOULD BE, WE SHOULD BE IN THE CLEAR IF, UH, IF WE NEED TO GO VIRTUAL, UH, BECAUSE OF SOMETHING OR AT THIS, IT GETS CLOSER, WE WANT TO CHANGE THE DATE. 
          UM, I THINK WE, WE CAN, BUT UM, THERE'S JUST NOT AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY IN THAT TIMEFRAME, UM, TO DO SO. 
          I PREFER TO KEEP IT ON THE CALENDAR AS IS, BUT WE CAN, WE CAN MOVE IT. 
          AND THEN AS FAR AS THE START TIME, THE EIGHT 30, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT CHANGING THE CODE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS TIME MORE, UM, APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AT MEETINGS. 
          YEAH. 
          OH DEFINITELY. 
          YEAH. 
          AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW, TYPICALLY WE HAVE ONE MEETING IN DECEMBER AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS TWO SCHEDULED. 
          YEAH, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S JUST CONSISTENCY WITH THE, UH, PEOPLE TOWN TRIAL. 
          DEB, TWO PER MONTH. 
          UM, AND I WISH WE HAD TWO THIS MONTH, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF ENDING YOUR BUSINESS THAT REALLY NEEDS TO GET DONE. 
          SO I I PREFER TO STICK WITH THE, THE TWO IN DECEMBER. 
          SO I HAVE, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT. 
          DO HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT, SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          AND THEN I'LL CALL THE QUESTION ON THE RESOLUTION. 
          UH, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? INTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          [02:00:03]
WHEREAS THE TOWN RECENTLY UNDERWENT A PAYROLL AND TIME CLOCK SYSTEM UPDATE, WHEREAS THE TOWN RECRUITED OUR HR CONSULTANT TO DRAFT A POLICY TO COINCIDE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM, THEREFORE BE RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE ATTACHED TIMEKEEPING POLICY FOR ALL TOWN OF HAMBURG EMPLOYEES. 
          SO SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          JUST A QUICK QUESTION. 
          WE HAVE THIS LOOKED AT WITH THE UNION CONTRACTS, RIGHT? SO WE'RE NOT IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE CONTRACTS GOING FORWARD, SO THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT IS IN VIOLATION. 
          OKAY. 
          WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS, UH, WITH, WITH THE UNION. 
          UH, THERE WAS ONE ISSUE, UH, THAT THEY DID TAKE ISSUE WITH AS FAR AS PUNCHING IN AND OUT FOR LUNCH FOR SOME EMPLOYEES. 
          WE HAD TO IRON THAT OUT. 
          THEY DO HAVE CONCERNS THAT REMAIN, UM, BUT WE HAVE, UH, A NEW TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM. 
          UM, AND WITHOUT A POLICY, IT IS, IT IS INEFFECTIVE. 
          SO WE WILL BE CONTINUING THOSE MEETINGS WITH, UH, OUR CSEA REPRESENTATIVES TOMORROW, AND THERE'S MECHANISMS IN PLACE FOR THEM TO BRING ANY CHALLENGES OR GRIEVANCE REGARDING THE POLICY. 
          BUT IT'S MY POSITION AS WELL AS OUR TOWN ATTORNEY'S POSITION, UH, AND OUR HR CONSULTANT THAT, UH, THIS POLICY HAS NO MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR EMPLOYEES. 
          IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD FINISH THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE UNIONS BEFORE WE PUT IT INTO PLACE? I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DO THAT. 
          I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT THIS PO POLICY SEEMS TO BE THE MINIMAL OF WHAT'S ONLINE FOR MOST WORKPLACE. 
          UM, I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ELABORATE ON THE CONCERNS, IF THE CONCERNS ARE SIMPLY HAVING TIMEKEEPING, UH, AND A POLICY TO SUPPORT THAT. 
          UM, BUT MAYBE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. 
          UH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THAT OR HAVING A POLICY. 
          I THINK THAT'S GREAT SO THAT EACH UM, INVOLVED PARTY HAS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE AT THAT POINT WHERE THERE IS THAT CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AND I WOULDN'T WANNA SEE US HAVE A LOT OF, UM, ISSUES, YOU KNOW, FILED OR, OR BROUGHT TO ATTENTION. 
          AND I KNOW THERE WAS QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED BY MANY PEOPLE. 
          I'M ASKING WHETHER THOSE HAD BEEN, UM, AND I TALKED TO PERSONNEL, I TALKED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, MANY PEOPLE CALLED, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF ENOUGH OF THAT WAS RESOLVED FOR US TO, UH, IN GOOD FAITH GO FORWARD PUTTING THIS. 
          BUT NO, I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A PROPERLY, UM, IMPLEMENTED TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM OR POLICY. 
          SO, UM, THIS, THIS, THIS NEW SYSTEM ROLLED OUT, UM, UH, THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER. 
          UM, AND WE'VE SEEN, UH, PARTICIPATION BY EMPLOYEES. 
          UM, IT'S A VERY SIMPLE, UH, SWIPE. 
          UM, THERE'S REALLY NO MATERIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE PUNCHING IN, SWIPING IN INSTEAD OF PUNCHING IN, SWIPING IN, INSTEAD OF JUST WRITING DOWN THE TIMES THAT THEY REPORT THEY CAME TO WORK. 
          UM, SO IT'S, IT'S A TOOL FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS OUR PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT TO BETTER MANAGE, UH, TIMEKEEPING AND PROVIDE US, UH, WITH, WITH SOME MUCH NEEDED HELP AND RESOURCES IN THIS AREA, UM, IS ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE. 
          UM, SO IT'D BE A SHAME TO, UH, SEE THAT EXPENSE GO THE WASTE WITHOUT THE POLICY TO SUPPORT THIS. 
          UM, AND THIS POLICY HAS BEEN AS, I MEAN, WE, WE DID SHARE THIS WITH THE CSCA, UH, AT LEAST TWO MONTHS, UH, PERHAPS THREE BEFORE. 
          UM, WE PUT IT IN BEFORE TODAY. 
          SO WE, WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT TIME. 
          UM, AND I'VE ENCOURAGED THEM TO, TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. 
          UM, THERE WAS SOME SCHEDULING CONFLICTS AMONG THEIR, UH, PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT PRECLUDED THEM FROM MEETING WITH US AGAIN, UM, FOR, FOR A SECOND TIME, UH, UNTIL TOMORROW. 
          BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS WILL GO WE'LL, GO SMOOTHLY AND BE PRODUCTIVE. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? OPPOSED. 
          ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED THE CREATION OF SEVERAL NEW POSITIONS WITHIN THE TOWN THIS YEAR, THEREFORE WE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE AMENDMENT OF THE MANAGER. 
          MANAGERIAL CONFIDENTIAL RULES AND REGULATION WENT TO INCLUDE THE TITLES. 
          ASSISTANT PLAN, MICROCOMPUTER 
          [02:05:01]
TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST, BOOKKEEPER, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT AND ASSESSOR. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO THIS RESOLUTION TO STRIKE THE TITLE. 
          ASSISTANT PLANNER. 
          THAT IS A CSE, A WHITE COLLAR BARGAINING UNIT POSITION AND SHOULD NOT BE LISTED. 
          ONE SECOND THOUGH. 
          ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT. 
          PLEASE SIGNIFY THAT SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED ON THE RESOLUTION. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. 
          GARY, WE RESOLVED THE TOM BOARD APPROVES THE HIRING OF ALEXIS REED AS A FULL-TIME JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HIRING EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 26TH, 2023. 
          SALARY IS $22 AND 59 CENTS PER HOUR. 
          FUNDS AVAILABLE IN A 3 1 0. 
          SO MOVED SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          A. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. 
          CARRIE, IS IT ALEXIS IS SHE'S NOT HERE. 
          UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UH, ALEXIS, UM, IS UH, IS A RECENT, UH, COLLEGE GRADUATE. 
          SHE'S JUST FINISHING UP THIS SEMESTER. 
          UH, AND SHE CAME INTO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR A, WITH A, WITH A PART-TIME JOB. 
          UM, AND THERE WAS RETIREMENT WHICH ALLOWS US TO, UH, BRING THIS NEW POSITION TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. 
          UM, AND LIKE MANY YOUNG PEOPLE GRADUATING COLLEGE, SHE SHOWED A LOT OF INITIATIVE, UM, AND, UH, REALLY IMPRESSED THE MEMBERS OF THE, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. 
          UM, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEXIS, UH, AND, UH, WE WISH YOU THE, THE BEST IN YOUR NEW CAREER. 
          A SECOND ONE, SEAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WHEREAS TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS IMPLEMENTED KEY FOB SYSTEMS IN SOME TOWN FACILITIES AND WHEREAS CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT KEY FOB SYSTEMS IN ADDITIONAL TOWN FACILITIES WERE VASTLY TO IMPROVE SECURITY. 
          YOU'RE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE INSTALLATION KEY FOB SYSTEMS AND THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES ARE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AND THE NIKE BASE PROJECT COSTS NOT TO EXCEED $50,000. 
          FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A 16 94 9. 
          SO MOVED SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED AB EXTENSIONS CARRIED WHEREAS TON OF EYS CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT KEY FOB SYSTEMS AT SOME TOWN FACILITIES TO IMPROVE SECURITY NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED. 
          THE TUM BOARD APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF $50,000 FROM A 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS TO A 1 6 9 0 0 4 1 9 INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINGENCY. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          YOU RESOLVED WITH THE TOM BOARD APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF APPROACH APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAYROLL WITHIN THE 2023 BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES AS FOLLOWS FROM A 6 7 7 2 1 0 2 SENIOR SERVICES PERSONAL ACCOUNT TRANSFER THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 TO A 6 7 8 0 1 0 2 ADULT DAY SERVICES PERSONAL ACCOUNT AND FROM A 7 3 1 0 100 YOUTH PROGRAMS PERSONAL ACCOUNT TRANSFER THE AMOUNT OF 40,000 TO A 7 0 2 0 THAT 100 RECREATION ADMINISTRATION PERSONAL ACCOUNT. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR LISA, IF I MISS SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSE. 
          ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          WHEREAS THE HAMBURG YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF THREE SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS WHICH EMERGE AND WILL BE RELOCATING TO A NEW LOCATION AND WHEREAS THIS HAS NECESSITATED ADJUSTMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. 
          AS A RESULT, A DEPARTMENT REBRANDING WOULD CREATE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE UPDATED SCOPE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND WOULD OPEN UP THE POSSIBILITY TO ACQUIRE NEW AND DIFFERENT OUTSIDE FUNDING STREAMS IN THE FUTURE. 
          AND WHEREAS THE YRSS DEPARTMENT REQUESTED RE QUOTES FROM DIFFERENT MARKETING COMPANIES TO ASSIST WITH THE PROCESS ON NOVEMBER 14TH, 2023 AND RECEIVED TWO QUOTES BY DECEMBER 6TH, 2023, HE, HE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN APPROVES A PAYMENT OF $16,300 
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TO QUILTED SQUIRREL FOR THE MARKETING SERVICES LISTED ON THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS. 
          FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN LINE A 1 9 9 0 0 4 1 9 CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE BY SAYING AYE. 
          A. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSE SUSPENSIONS CARRIED THE RESULT THE T BOARD APPROVES DETERMINATION OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE AND BUILDINGS OF GROUNDS SIMILAR. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTION CARRIED. 
          WE RESOLVED THE TOWN OF HAMBURG INTERIM AT LEASE WITH THE HAMBURG INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR PROFESSIONAL SPACE STORAGE FOR PREMISES LOCATED AT 61 22 SOUTH PARK AVENUE. 
          DETERMINED THE LEASE SHALL BE FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 AND THEREAFTER FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEAR PERIOD UPON 90 DAYS WORTH NOTICE THE MONTHLY RENT TO BE PAID TO THE TOWN OF THIS LEASE IS $400 PER MONTH. 
          BE FURTHERLY RESOLVED THAT SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED SIGN SIX. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECONDED. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? CARRIED OL OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RENEWED THE CURRENT LEASE WITH THE SOUTH TOWNS REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE STORAGE FOR PREMISES LOCATED AT 61 22 SOUTH PARK AVENUE. 
          DETERMINED THE LEASE SHALL BE FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 AND THEREAFTER FROM AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEAR PERIOD DEPENDENT UPON 90 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE, THE MONTHLY RENT TO BE PAID TO THE TOWN UNDER THIS LEASE IS $800 PER MONTH. 
          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERVISORS ARE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THIS LEASE. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR? PROCEED ON THE REQUEST. 
          THERE'S A QUESTION. 
          I KNOW THERE WAS, UM, BEFORE THE MEETING, UH, QUESTION WAS RAISED WHETHER THEY KNEW THAT THE HIDA HAD AN INSURANCE CERTIFICATE, BUT THERE WAS A QUESTION WITH THE, WITH THE TOM. 
          THERE WAS A QUESTION WITH THE, UM, SOUTH TOMS REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALSO HAD THAT ON, ON FILE WITH US THROUGH OUR EVANS AGENCY WAS INQUIRING. 
          OKAY, WELL THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE A, A LOOK AT. 
          OKAY, GREAT. 
          DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT LISA? UM, IAN WHITEHOUSE FROM THE EVIDENCE AGENCY. 
          WE, WE BROUGHT THAT UP. 
          UM, JUST BE, IT WAS WASN'T FOR THE, UH, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IT WAS FOR THE IDA LEASE JUST CONFIRMING THAT THERE WAS INSURANCE FOR THE IDA UNDER THE TOWNS BALANCE. 
          SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY THAT WAS DRAW. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE AN EXPLANATION. 
          JOSH DID. 
          YOU WERE GONNA EXPLAIN THE PROCESS OF THE NEXT TWO, TWO RESOLUTIONS AND THERE WAS SOME EXPLANATION THAT NEEDED TO BE GIVEN. 
          WE CAN DISCUSS IT AFTER YOU READ IT. 
          ONE SECOND. 
          WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM ALCHEMY SHORES TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 37 80 HOOVER ROAD. 
          SVL NUMBER 1 5 9 0.181 FROM M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND AMENDED TO MU ONE MIXED USE DISTRICT FOR THE REUSE OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE WITH THE OPERATION OF AN EVENT FACILITY. 
          SEE DESCRIPTION OF USES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AND WHEREAS THE HAMPER TOWN BOARD BOARD REFERRED THIS REZONING REQUEST TO THE PLANNING BOARD AND THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REZONING WITH CONDITIONS AND CONCERNS AND WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HELD THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED REZONING ON JULY 17TH, 2023. 
          AND WHEREAS BASED ON COMMENTS RECEIVED, THE APPLICANT PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT AND FURTHER CLARIFIED THE PROPOSED PLAN AT THE 9 25 23 HAMBURG TOWN BOARD MEETING AND THEREFORE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING WAS SCHEDULED AND HELD ON 10 23 23. 
          AND WHERE IS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HAS REVIEWED THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT, REVISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PLAN AND THE COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC AGENCIES AND TOWN DEPARTMENTS, COMMITTEES AND STAFF. 
          AND WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED REZONING PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN'S LWRP AND THAT IT WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT BASED ON THE CONDITIONS INCLUDED IN THIS REZONING AND HAS ISSUED A NEGATIVE DECLARATION. 
          AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOMEROOM LAW TOWN, THAT TOWN BOARD IS PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW WHICH PROPOSES TO AMEND THE TOWN ZONING MAP AS FOLLOWS, BEING ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, NEW YORK THAT THE TOWN HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AMENDS THE ZONING TOWN ZONING MAP AS FOLLOWS, REZONED 3.64 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 7 8 0  SBL NUMBER 1 59 0.181 FROM M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO ME ONE MIXED USE DISTRICT NOW THEREFORE BE IT 
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RESOLVED AT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, HEREBY REZONES THE ABOVE RE REFERENCED PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MU ONE REQUIREMENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. 
          NUMBER ONE, ANY NATURALLY OCCURRING SAND DUNES ON THE SITE MUST BE PRESERVED. 
          C-N-Y-S-D-V-C COMMENTS NUMBER TWO, THE OWNER, THE PROPERTY OWNER AGREES TO PROVIDE AN EASEMENT FOR A MULTIMODAL TRAIL IF SUCH A TRAIL IS PROPOSED IN THE FUTURE. 
          NUMBER THREE, A BARRIER AND OTHER TOOLS LIKE NO TRESPASSING SIGNAGE TO DISCOURAGE TRESPASSING WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL HOME AND EXTENDING AS FAR TOWARDS THE LAKE AS ALLOWED BY STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. 
          IT WILL BE AT A MINIMUM OF SIX FOOT FENCE, BUT THE EXACT POSITION AND COMPOSITION OF THE AREA WILL BE FINALIZED PRIOR TO THE SITE PLAN BEING APPROVED OR NO CONFETTI, BALLOONS, TRASH OR OTHER ITEMS READILY CAPABLE OF CAUSING LIT WILL BE PERMITTED ON THE BEACH OR OUTDOOR AREA OF THE LOT. 
          FIVE. 
          THE REZONING OF THE M TWO ZONE LANDS TO MU ONE IS BASED ON THE GENERAL USE OF THE POST BY THE APPLICANT INTO TO BE OPERATED BY THE APPLICANT, BUT ARE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING USES BASED ON POTENTIAL IMPACTS. 
          THE ADAPTIVE RE REUSE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SITE TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE PRINCIPAL USES OF PRIVATE EVENT FACILITY. 
          THIS EVENT FACILITY, FACILITY AND SITE WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HOST THE FOLLOWING, A PRIVATE EVENT SPACE FOR PERSONAL OCCASIONS SUCH AS WEDDING CEREMONIES, RECEPTIONS, SHOWERS, CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE, BIRTHDAYS, GRADUATIONS, REUNIONS, ET CETERA. 
          B, RETAIL SALES, STORAGE OF PRODUCTS, TASTING AREAS, AND INDOOR ALCOHOL USE DURING APPROVED PUBLIC EVENTS. 
          NO OUTDOOR ALCOHOL FACILITIES. 
          THIS USE IS NOT A BAR BUT UH, THAT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 
          C. 
          WATER RELATED NON-MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL RENTALS SUCH AS PADDLEBOARDS, KAYAKS, WINDSURFING AND KITE BOARDING, NO DOCKING FACILITIES ARE BEING PROPOSED. 
          THE OUTDOOR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES INVOLVING NO MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS STANDUP, PADDLE BOARD, YOGA, RISE AND SHINE, WATERFRONT YOGA, BOCCE BALL, VOLLEYBALL, CORN HOLE, AND OTHER NOVELTY LEAKING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OTHER OUTDOOR USE RESTRICTIONS. 
          E. 
          OTHER SEASONAL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 
          SEATING AND CEREMONIES FOR UP TO 170 PEOPLE INCLUDING STAFF AT THE SITE. 
          SIX. 
          OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED NOISE OR MUSIC WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. 
          SEVEN. 
          THERE WILL BE NO OUTDOOR EVENTS AFTER D OR SUNSET AND INDOOR EVENTS AFTER 10:30 PM EIGHT EVENTS IN ALL ACTIVITIES USED SHALL BE LIMITED TO 175 PEOPLE INCLUDING STAFF NONE. 
          ALL PARKING FOR STAFF AND CUSTOMERS WILL OCCUR ON SITE 10. 
          SITE PLAN APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING BOARD IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET IN ANY OTHER CONDITIONS PLACED BY THE TOWN BOARD AND OTHER SITE PLAN ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED. 
          LANDSCAPING, FENCING, LIGHTING, ILLUSTRATING LOCATION OF OUTDOOR USES, PARKING LOT, DESIGN BUILDING ENTRANCES AND OTHER SITE IMPROVEMENTS, SEWAGE AND DRAINAGE. 
          THE 9 25 23 SITE PLAN PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BOARD WILL BE AMENDED PER THE CONDITIONS OF THIS REZONING. 
          DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO CORRECT EXISTING DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AND TO MEET NEW YORK STATE AND TOWN REQUIREMENTS. 
          11. 
          THE BUILDING SHALL INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS FOR NOISE ATTENUATION, REMOVING THE DOWNSPOUTS. 
          THEY CURRENTLY PUT STORM WATER ON ADJOINING PROPERTIES AND REMOVAL OF THE ACCESS DOOR ALONG THE ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL USE PROPERTY. 
          THE STORE REMOVAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL BUILDING AND FIRE SAFETY CODES. 
          12. 
          THE APPLICANT WILL COMPLETE SEWER LATERAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR ANY AND ALL REGULATIONS FROM ERIE COUNTY DIVISION OF SEWER MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. 
          13. 
          THERE WILL BE NO FIREWORKS AT THE SITE, NO PERMIT WILL BE ISSUED FOR FIREWORKS BE IT FURTHER RESULT THAT THE ZONING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG BE AMENDED AS ZONING CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS, TO AMEND LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 OF THE YEAR, 1986 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, CHAPTER TWO 80 ENTITLED ZONING TO PROVIDE FOR A CHANGE IN THE BOUNDARY OF THE ZONING MAP WHEREBY THE ZONING IS CHANGED FROM M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO MU ONE MIXED USE DISTRICT FOUR, 3.64 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 7 8 0 HOOVER ROAD. 
          SBL NUMBER 1 59 0.11 A1 ONE. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND ON THE QUESTION I'D LIKE TO OFFER, UH, TWO AMENDMENTS. 
          SECOND, WHAT ARE THEY? SO THOSE HAVE . 
          WE'VE, IT'S IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME IN THIS PROJECT. 
          I HERE A COUPLE MORE MINUTES WOULD'VE KILL ANYBODY. 
          UM, ITEM NUMBER FIVE TO DELETE, UH, WHERE IT STARTS FROM PARENTHESES, NO OUTDOOR ALCOHOL FACILITIES. 
          THIS USE IS NOT A BAR THAT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD BE DELETED THEREFORE, UH, VERSUS FIVE B OH FIVE B. 
          YEAH. 
          ITEM NUMBER FIVE B THEREFORE IT WOULD READ AS FOLLOWS, RETAIL SALES, STORAGE OF 
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PRODUCTS, TASTING AREAS AND INDOOR ALCOHOL USE DURING APPROVED PRIVATE EVENTS. 
          SECOND AMENDMENT OR THE SECOND, UH, AMENDMENT WOULD BE SO YOU'RE KEEPING THE, THIS USE IS NOT A BAR THAT IS OPEN NO NOS AT PRIVATE EVENTS. 
          IT ENDS AT PRIVATE EVENTS, DELETES THE REST, DELETES THE REST. 
          ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WOULD BE AMENDING THE HOURS OF OPERATION FROM 10:30 PM TO 11:00 PM THEREFORE ITEM SEVEN WOULD READ AS FOLLOWS. 
          THERE WILL BE NO OUTDOOR EVENTS AFTER DUSK, PARENTHESES, SUNSET AND PARENTHESES AND INDOOR EVENTS AFTER 11:00 PM OH, UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          FRANCINE DYER 37 92 HOOVER ROAD. 
          THANK YOU FOR THESE, UM, THIS RESOLUTION. 
          UM, I THINK I DIDN'T REALIZE I MIGHT HAVE MISSED A PHONE CALL, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE TAKING OUT THIS IS NOT A BAR. 
          MY BIGGEST CONCERN HAS ALWAYS BEEN SCOPE CREEP WHERE IT'LL, UM, BE AN EVENT CENTER AND I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DEFINITIVELY KNOWN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN EVENT CENTER AND A BAR RESTAURANT BECAUSE THOSE OF US WHO LIVE ON HOOVER BEACH AND HOOVER ROAD KNOW THAT THE  BEACH PARK, PUBLIC BEACH BRINGS ON A LOT OF STROLLERS OUT OF THE BEACH AREA INTO THAT SECTION OF THE LAKE AS WELL AS BOATERS THAT COME BY BOATS AND JET SKIS THAT WILL DEBOARD THEIR BOATS AND SWIM IN AND DO TODAY AND SET UP CAMPS ON THAT SHORELINE. 
          I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOT A BAR RESTAURANT. 
          IT'S A VERY SENSITIVE THING ABOUT THE DELINEATION AND DEFINITION OF AN EVENT CENTER VERSUS A BAR RESTAURANT, MICKEY RAT SITUATION. 
          AND I'M AFRAID NOT BEING AN ATTORNEY THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS PROPERLY WRITTEN TO ENSURE THAT SAFETY ON THOSE OF US IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I FEAR SCOPE CREEP AND SCOPE CREEP FROM A PROJECT MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE IS JUST THAT THIS IS ALL LIMITED BUT AS TIME GOES BY, I'M TRYING TO SAVE THE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF OUR STREET FROM HAVING TO BE BACK TO ADDRESS SCOPE CREEPS THAT I JUST MENTIONED, BOATERS AND WALKERS BY THAT WANNA STOP IN JUSTIFIABLY TO STOP IN AND HAVE A QUICK COCKTAIL. 
          WE ALL DO THAT WHEN WE'RE OUT VACATIONING AND WE'RE OUT VOTING AND WE'RE OUT ON THE BEACH. 
          IT'S THE DESIRE OF HUMAN BEINGS TO WANT TO DO THAT. 
          I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE POLICING, OR I DON'T EVEN, THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT WORD. 
          I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT CAN BE IN ANY WAY CONTROLLED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, FRANCINE. 
          AND, UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I, I AGREE, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, ABOUT THESE RESTRICTIONS. 
          I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE SO RESTRICTIVE AND OFFER UNENFORCEABLE CONDITIONS THAT THE APPLICANT WILL BE LEFT WITH NO CHOICE, UH, BUT TO IGNORE THEM ENTIRELY, UH, BECAUSE THEY ARE SO RESTRICTIVE, UM, AND ARE GOING TO MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO OPERATE A BUSINESS. 
          UM, THERE'S, THERE'S REALLY VERY LITTLE WAY THAT WE CAN MONITOR WHAT, WHAT IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE BEING MET OR NOT, UM, WHEN THESE THINGS WILL HAPPEN OR WHEN THEY WON'T HAPPEN, OR HOW THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET A WEDDING PARTY TO SHUT DOWN AND, AND LEAVE EVEN THE INDOOR ESTABLISHMENT BY 11:00 PM. 
          UM, SO I MEAN, MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO HAVE MORE REALISTIC AND ENFORCEABLE CONDITIONS, UH, ON THIS APPLICATION. 
          UH, BUT FOR THOSE REASONS, I'LL BE, I'LL BE VOTING AGAINST THE, THE AMENDMENTS TO THIS RESOLUTION. 
          SO IF YOU VOTE AGAINST THAT, WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE EVIDENCE TO VOTE? SO BEFORE, TELL WHO YOU ARE, JOSH. 
          OH, UH, DR. ROGERS. 
          I'M ORLANDO, BUT I'M ALSO THE TOWN OF AMBER PLANNING CONSULTANT I WITH, WHO IS THE ASSISTANT PLANNER. 
          UM, IN TERMS OF PROCESS FOR THIS PROJECT, UM, BEFORE WE BOTH ON, UH, THE APPROVAL OF THE REZONING, THESE CONDITIONS THAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA GO THROUGH, 
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UM, THAT YOU, THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER , THE TOWN BOARD HAS TO AGREE THAT THESE CONDITIONS ARE, UH, AT LEAST FOR A SECRET PERSPECTIVES, ARE NOT GOING TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. 
          UM, SO THE SECRET RESOLUTION ACTUALLY HAS TO BE APPROVED FIRST BASED OFF OF THE CONDITIONS OF THIS RESULT. 
          SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THESE CONDITIONS THAT YOU HAVE ALL 13, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THESE ARE NOT GONNA HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, UH, ON THE ENVIRONMENT. 
          AND THEN YOU CAN THEN ISSUE SEEKER. 
          ONCE YOU ISSUE SEEKER, THEN YOU CAN READ THIS ENTIRE RESOLUTION AND THE ONLY WILL GO ON. 
          OF COURSE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THREE MEMBERS THAT AGREE WITH THESE CONDITIONS TO APPROVE SEEKER. 
          IF NOT WITH THE NOW WITH THE QUESTION WAS, IF THREE OF YOU DO NOT AGREE, WE DO HAVE A EC RESOLUTION PREPARED. 
          AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE EC RESOLUTION IS, YOU GUYS BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT DOES HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND NEEDS FURTHER INFORMATION. 
          IT NEEDS FURTHER CLARIFICATION. 
          UH, SO WE DO HAVE THAT PREPARED IF, UM, THAT'S WHAT YOU DECIDE. 
          SO JOSHUA, TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE CONDITIONS ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE MM-HMM . 
          SO THAT WE CAN SAY THAT THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, YOU SEEKER. 
          CORRECT. 
          AND THAT'S WHY THESE CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE. 
          THAT'S WHY WITHOUT THESE CONDITIONS, THEN WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PROJECT JUST AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, NO CONDITIONS AND SAY THAT THERE'S NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. 
          CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? ANYTHING I CAN CLARIFY BEFORE? SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE NEED TO VOTE ON 31 BEFORE WE VOTE ON 30. 
          UH, IT, RIGHT NOW, IF YOU, UH, ALL THESE CONDITIONS ARE, WE'RE ABLE TO, AT LEAST THREE OF YOU, THEN WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE SECRET RESOLUTION. 
          SO WE DO NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON 30 AND THEN MOVE ON TO 31. 
          ANYBODY ELSE WANNA BE HEARD? ANYBODY AND THE APPLICANTS? WE COULD JUST, IF WE COULD JUST REPEAT, UH, THE AMENDMENTS THAT, UH, MR. LEY, UH, SPOKE ABOUT, IT WOULD BE GOOD. 
          LIKE IF WE JUST GO THROUGH EVERYTHING ONE MORE TIME OR LEAVE THAT VOTE. 
          JUST THE ORDER CLEAR ON EVERYTHING. 
          DO YOU WANT JUST, JUST THE AMENDMENTS THAT MR. CONLEY MADE OR DO YOU WANT YES, YES. 
          JUST THE TWO? YES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO UNDER FIVE B. 
          FIVE B WOULD NOW READ RETAIL SALES, STORAGE OF PRODUCTS, TASTING AREAS, AND INDOOR ALCOHOL USE DURING APPROVED PRIVATE EVENTS. 
          NUMBER SEVEN, THERE WILL BE NO OUTDOOR EVENTS AFTER DUSK AND INDOOR EVENTS AFTER 11:00 PM THANK YOU. 
          I HAVE A QUESTION. 
          LYNN BRAUN, 3, 7, 8, 4. 
          WE ROLLING. 
          RUN UP. 
          LYNN. 
          WHEN YOU'RE DOING THIS AND YOU'RE MAKING THESE AMENDMENTS, THESE AMENDMENTS STAY IN ALL OF THE MU ONES, WHETHER IT BE MY HOUSE OR WHETHER YOU PUT IT, I MEAN, WHETHER IT'S ON 37 90 HOOVER ROAD OR WHETHER IT'S ON 53 0 9, 6 8 4 7 SOLES ROAD. 
          IS THIS, THIS IS, THE FIGHT IS NOT JUST FOR US. 
          THE FIGHT IS FOR ALL OF HAMBURG WITH MU ONE. 
          NO, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. 
          THIS IS JUST FOR THIS PROPERTY. 
          37 80 HOOVER. 
          THESE ARE THE CON THIS IS JUST FOR THEM, RIGHT? BECAUSE EVERY SITE AND APPLICATION IS SEPARATE AND OKAY. 
          NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED, CONSIDERED. 
          GOTCHA. 
          INDEPENDENTLY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO LIKE JOSH, I THINK IT'S THAT THESE WERE THE CONDITIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE PUT IN PLACE TO CLEARLY SAY THAT THERE'S NO RIGHT SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, RIGHT? WITH THAT PARCEL OF PROPERTY, YES. 
          TO OFFER A NET DECK. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT DUCKS HAVE TO BE DONE WITHOUT CONDITION AND YOU HAVE TO BE CLEAN. 
          UM, SO IF THIS ISN'T DONE, THEN THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE LIKE, THEN THE ALTERNATIVE IS WHEN WE LOOK AT SEEKER, WE HAVE TO DETERMINE IS THERE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. 
          AND IF THERE IS, THAT'S WHEN YOU ISSUE POSITIVE DEATH. 
          BUT YOU HAVE TO STAY ONE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT YOU ANTICIPATE. 
          GOTCHA. 
          NOW I ON, ON, UH, SEAN IS DOING AN AMENDMENT ON SEVEN B MM-HMM . 
          WHEN IT SAYS THAT DURING APPROVED PRIVATE EVENTS, SO IF THESE ARE PRIVATE EVENTS, DO THEY STILL NOW HAVE TO GO IN FRONT OF THE TOWN OR SEEK A, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE YOU GET A THING AND YOU GOTTA HAVE A THING AT THE YEAH, YEAH, WE, WE DISCUSSED THAT. 
          I'M GLAD YOU KNOW MY THING. 
          WE DISCUSSED THAT EARLIER. 
          OKAY. 
          AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THESE ARE THE PRIVATE EVENTS THAT ARE APPROVED IN THE VARIETY OF USES THAT WAS INDICATED, RIGHT? SO THEY DON'T NEED ACO PERMIT. 
          NO. 
          GOTCHA. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          CAN I CLARIFY ? UM, JUST TO CLARIFY, SOMY ONE'S ZONE HAS BEEN THROWN OUT THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. 
          UM, AND THERE'S SOME CONFUSION ON WHAT IT MEANS, WHAT SOME OF THE CONDITIONS ARE, SOME THE STANDARDS ARE. 
          UM, SO ESSENTIALLY THE MU ONE ZONE, WHICH THIS REZONING IS TRYING TO GET RESOLVED TO IS A FLOATING ZONE. 
          AND WHAT THAT MEANS ARE ANY NUMBER OF CONDITIONS THAT YOU, THE 
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TOWN BOARD CONSIDER THAT YOU WANT TO PLACE ON THIS REZONING IS UP TO YOUR DISCRETION. 
          UM, THAT ALSO MEANS THAT WHATEVER USES THAT ANY APPLICANT COMES THROUGH WITH, THEY HAVE TO PRESENT TO YOU AND THEY HAVE TO BE CLEARLY PRESENTED. 
          AND WHATEVER USES THAT THEY HAVE ARE WHAT ARE APPROVED FOR THIS REZONING. 
          SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S ON THIS REZONING THAT THEY WANT TO, UM, COME IN WITH AT A LATER DATE, THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU, THE TOWN BOARD. 
          UM, AND THESE CONDITIONS, LIKE I SAID, ARE SUPPOSED TO SIGNIFY THAT THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOR SECRET PURPOSES. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT, TRY TO KIND OF CLARIFY WHAT THAT ZONING IS. 
          THANKS JESS. 
          COURSE. 
          ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO MR. BAUER? UH, HI, MY NAME'S DANIEL BAUER. 
          I LIVE AT 37 90 HOOVER ROAD. 
          UM, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR HEARING US OVER THE PAST NINE MONTHS OR SO. 
          UM, BASED ON THE CONDITIONS, I KNOW, UH, SUPERVISOR HOOK, YOU SAID THAT YOU FEAR THEY MAY BE UNENFORCEABLE AND UM, I UNDERSTAND THEY NEED TO DO BUSINESS, BUT, UH, WE'RE, UH, LISA AT OUR HOME, VERY SATISFIED WITH THESE CONDITIONS. 
          I DON'T URGE YOU GUYS TO PASS THIS AS, AS IT STANDS. 
          THANKS. 
          THANK YOU MR. BAUER, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR MOST RECENT PROFESSIONAL AWARD. 
          ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO BE HEARD? MR. MAHONEY? YES. 
          UM, COME ON UP TO THE FRONT SO WE CAN ALL HEAR YOU. 
          JOSH. 
          IT WAS A SECRET PROCESS. 
          HAVE TO GO BEFORE THIS VOTE. 
          DOES THE SECRET PROCESS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THIS VOTE FOR THE, THE VOTE IS THERE, LIKE WAS THERE A LONG FORM EI THAT FORM, DOES THAT GO BEFORE THE VOTE? BEFORE THE CHANGING OF THE ZONING? YEAH. 
          SO IF THE BOARD IS COMFORTABLE WITH THESE CONDITIONS, THEY'LL READ THE SEEKER AND MOTION FIRST AND THEN THEY'LL READ THE APPROVAL SOLUTION. 
          OKAY? THEN IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AFTER, NO MATTER WHAT VOTERS, IT GOES BACK TO PLANNING BOARD SECOND, FIRST BY APPROVE. 
          I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO SAY. 
          I URGE YOU TO PASS IT THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IT. 
          I, I, I, IT'S, YOU HEARD US FOR A LONG TIME. 
          WE NEED THIS TO END. 
          I THINK YOU GUYS LISTEN TO WHAT WE SAID. 
          THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT. 
          YOU HEARD US. 
          I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. 
          AND I THINK WITH THESE WHATEVER CONDITIONS OR AMENDMENTS, OR I DON'T WHAT YOU CALL THEM, BUT I URGE YOU TO ALL SAY YAY INSTEAD A NAY WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT THEY CAN BE  MAKING , THAT'S HER CONCERN, RIGHT? MR. HOKE? YEAH. 
          I I REALLY DON'T SEE HOW THEY, AND WHENEVER, WHENEVER THESE PROJECTS COME TO BEFORE THE, THE TOWN, THEY, THEY OFTEN START IN UH, CODE REVIEW. 
          UM, AND WHENEVER WE'RE LOOKING AT ANY PROJECTS OR ANY CONDITIONS, UH, OR CHANGES TO OUR CODE, WE ASK OURSELVES ARE THEY ENFORCEABLE? AND, AND I REALLY THINK THAT SOME OF THESE ARE, ARE FAR BEYOND THE REACH OF, OF WHAT THE TOWN BOARD SHOULD BE DOING. 
          ANY THOUGHTS ON? BUT IF THE APPLICANT IS OKAY WITH THIS, THEN I'M CERTAINLY NOT GONNA STAND IN THE WAY OF THAT. 
          IS THE APPLICANT WILLING TO SHARE? UM, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THESE COMMISSIONS. 
          THINK WE MADE A NUMBER OF CONCESSIONS. 
          UM, BUT TO SUPERVISOR HOPE'S POINT, UM, THESE TWO AMENDMENTS ARE REALLY NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR US TO CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS IN A VIABLE WAY. 
          UM, SO IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE COMMISSIONS AND ALL THE CONCESSIONS MADE, UM, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIND THE MIDDLE GROUND WITH THESE TWO SMALL AMENDMENTS AND WE WOULD BE COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE APPLICATION. 
          BUT THOSE TWO AMENDMENTS WOULD JUST VERY GOOD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION WHICH WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONLEY AND SECONDED BY SOMEBODY ELSE. 
          UH, ARE WE READY TO VOTE ON THAT? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOPE. 
          SECOND MEMBER, WE GET A DRUM ROLL. 
          SO ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? CARRIED. 
          SO THAT BRINGS US TO THE RESOLUTION ITSELF. 
          SO NOW WE DO THE SEEKER, WHICH IS UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE. 
          WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REZONING APPLICATION FROM ALCHEMY SHORES FOR THE REZONING OF 37 80 HOOVER ROAD FROM M TWO TO U ONE AMENDED FOR THE 
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REUSE OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE FOR AN EVENTS CENTER AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. 
          AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG INITIATED THE SECRET PROCESS FOR THIS UNLISTED ACTION AND RECEIVED INPUT FROM TOWN DEPARTMENTS, COUNTY AND NEW YORK STATE AGENCIES, THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL PLANNING CONSULTANTS. 
          AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HELD THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 17TH, 2023 AND A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON 10 23 23. 
          AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HAS REVIEWED THE EAF SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT, RECEIVED INPUT FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, RECEIVED WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND RECEIVED ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT. 
          AND THE APPLICANT HAS REVISED THEIR PLAN BASED ON COMMENTS RECEIVED AND WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HAS CONSIDERED THE TOWN OF HAMBURG'S ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEWED THE TOWN CODE AND CONSIDERED THE INFORMATION GATHERED ON THIS PROJECT. 
          AND WHEREAS THE TOWN'S WATERFRONT LWRP COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED THE WATERFRONT CONSISTENCY FORM AND RECOMMENDED TO THE TOWN BOARD THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN'S LWRP AND THE TOWN BOARD HAS REVIEWED THIS INFORMATION AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN'S LWRP COASTAL CONSISTENCY, DETERMINATION. 
          AND WHEREAS THE TOWN HAS CREATED A REZONING WITH CONDITIONS THAT REFLECTS THE ISSUES RAISED ON THE PROJECT AND THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED ACTION. 
          AND WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 6 1 7 OF THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ARTICLE EIGHT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT, CCRA OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CON CONSERVATION LAW, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOM BOARD HAS REVIEWED PART ONE OF THE FEAF AND HAS COMPLETED PARTS TWO AND THREE OF THE FEAF AND REVIEW THE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING SIGNIFICANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6 1 7 0.7 OF SEEKER AND DOCUMENTED THEIR ANALYSIS AND AN EXPANDED PART THREE DOCUMENT. 
          NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE TIME OF HAMBURG HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED REZONING WITH CONDITIONS AND PROJECT WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE AND OR HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC AND IS CONSISTENT WITH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS AND THEREFORE ISSUES A NEGATIVE DECLARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6 1 7 0.7 OF SEEKER AND VIA FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM EAF PARTS 1, 2 3 AND EXPANDED PART THREE INFORMATION WHICH WILL ACT AS THE SEEKER NEGATIVE DECLARATION. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CON. 
          ALL IN FAVORED BY SAYING AYE A. 
          A OPPOSED EXTENSIONS CARRIED. 
          SO THAT BRINGS US BACK TO A VOTE ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 30, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. 
          MM-HMM. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE RED, WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          YOU HAVE A SECOND RIGHT? THE SECOND. 
          YEAH. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE TO THE AMEND RESOLUTION. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRY. 
          SO THAT BRINGS US THROUGH OUR FORMAL AGENDA. 
          WE DO HAVE SOME LATE RESOLUTIONS. 
          AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER ARE VERY BUSY MONTHS IN TOWN GOVERNMENT. 
          USUALLY WE LIKE TO BE LATE RESOLUTIONS TO A MINIMUM THAT ARE RELATIVELY NOT CONTROVERSIAL. 
          WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ASSIGNED TO 'EM. 
          SO I WILL JUST, UH, COURT ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC LEAD RE EDITION RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE ROYAL CAR WASH 32 31 LAKE SHORE ROAD REZONING. 
          WHEREAS A TON OF HAMBURGER RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM ROYAL ROYAL WASH DEVELOPMENT LLC TO REZONE A 0.75 ACRE LOT AT THE 32 31 LAKE SHORE ROAD FROM M THREE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. 
          AND WHEREAS THE CODERS REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDED THE TOWN BOARD ENTERTAIN THIS REZONING REQUEST WITH CONCERNS. 
          AND WHEREAS HEMBRY TOWN BOARD REFERRED THIS REVISED REZONING REQUEST TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION. 
          AND WHEREAS HEMBRY TOWN BOARD RECEIVED THE PLANNING BOARD'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND WHERE AS THE TOWN OF HENRICK TOWN BOARD CONDUCTED AND COORDINATED A SECRET PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THE TOWN BOARD A SECRET LEAD AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRON ENVIRONMENTAL LOTTERY DUE ACT AND COMPLETED A 2 39 M COUNTY REFERRAL. 
          NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED AT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, SUCH A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED REZONING APPLICATION AT THE HAMBURG TOWN HALL 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AT 7:00 PM ON JANUARY 22ND, 2024. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED 
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LATE EDITION RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO, SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR WILLIAM HU HUSLER 54 89 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD. 
          WHERE HAS TOM HAMBURGER RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM WILLIAM HEISLER TO REZONE A 3.82 ACRE LOT AT 54 89 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD, SBL NUMBER 180 2 0.09 DASH ONE DASH EIGHT IT IS SPLIT ZONED WITH R FOUR GENERAL RESIDENTS MOBILE HOME COURT DISTRICT IN THE BACK AND C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY TO ALL C TWO. 
          AND WHEREAS THE CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDED THE DOWN BOARD TO ENTERTAIN THIS REZONING REQUEST WITH CONCERNS. 
          AND WHEREAS HAMMER TOWN BOARD REFERRED THIS REVISED REZONING REQUEST TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR HIS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION AND WHEREAS HENRY TOWN BOARD RECEIVED THE PLANNING BOARD'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND WHEREAS HAMRICK TOWN BOARD CONDUCTED A COORDINATED SECRET PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THE TOWN BOARD A SECRET LEAD AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE FOR THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL WATER REVIEW ACT AND COMPLETED A 2 39 M COUNTY REFERRAL. 
          NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED WITH HAM TOWN BOARD SINCE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED REZONING APPLICATION AT HAMBURG TOWN HALL 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AT 7:00 PM ON JANUARY 22ND, 2024. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOKE. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? EXTENSIONS CARRIED LATE EDITION RESOLUTION NUMBER THREE, SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR A RR HOLDINGS LLC WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM A RR HOLDINGS LLC TO REZONE 6.88 ACRES OF A 13.12 ACRE PARCEL OF VACANT LAND AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOWARD ROAD AND SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD FROM C ONE LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO R THREE MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE TWO STORY 12 UNIT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. 
          AND WHEREAS THE CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION WHERE RECOMMENDED THE DOWN BOARD ENTERTAINED THIS REZONING REQUEST AND WHEREAS HENRY TO BOARD REFERRED THIS REVISED REZONING REQUEST TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION, WHEREAS HENRY TO BOARD RECEIVED THE PLANNING BOARD'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND WHEREAS THAT THE HEMBRY TOWN BOARD CONDUCTED A COORDINATED SECRET PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THE TOWN BOARD AS SECRET LEAD AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL WATER REVIEW ACT AND COMPLETED A 2 39 M COUNTY REFERRAL. 
          NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED WITH THE HENRY TOWN BOARDS AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED REZONING APPLICATION AT THE HENRY TOWN HALL, 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AT 7:00 PM ON JANUARY 22ND, 2024. 
          SO MOTION SECOND. 
          SECOND BECOMES MEMBER COUNTY. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? EXTENSIONS CARRIED LATE ADDITION RESOLUTION NUMBER FOUR, BIG TREE VOLUNTEER FIREMAN'S COMPANY ADDITION. 
          REMEMBER WHEREAS THE BIG TREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR A NEW MEMBER, UH, AND AS THEY RESPECTFULLY REQUEST PERMISSION OF THE TOWN BOARD TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING APPLICANTS INTO MEMBERSHIP OF THE BIGTREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INCORPORATED DURING THE YEAR OF 2023. 
          SADIE HAN 41 84 MISTY METAL LANE HAM, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED HEARING OFF THE TOWN BOARD. 
          APPROVED THE TOWN BOARD AUDITIVE CASH DISBURSEMENTS DATED DECEMBER 11TH, 2023 TOTAL OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT $1,728,860 AND 23 CENTS. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVORABLY SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED. 
          THIS BRINGS US TO OUR PUBLIC EXPRESSION PORTION OF THE MEETING. 
          IF FOLKS ARE WISHING TO BE HEARD, WE WOULD ASK YOU TO STAND OR RAISE YOUR HAND OR RECOGNIZE YOU AS THAT YOU COME TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM AND KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES. 
          MS. CROAK, MY NAME, ISNA CROAK. 
          I LIVE AT 42 29 BELE DRIVE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, SUPERVI SUPERVISOR HOKE AND THE TOWN BOARD. 
          I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT TO ADDRESS IN RECENT ISSUES THE UNION IS HAVING WITH BEHAVIOR AND DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE BY THE SUPERVISOR AND THE BOARD. 
          LATELY IT SEEMS, MR. HOKE, YOU HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO PAINT MY MEMBERSHIP AND A BAD LIGHT TO THE PUBLIC. 
          IT IS UNNECESSARY TO USE MEDIA AS A PLATFORM TO DEFEND YOUR ACTIONS THAT ARE CLEARLY NEGATIVELY IMPACTING YOUR WORKFORCE. 
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AND IF YOU WOULD PROVIDE THE WORKFORCE WITH WHAT IS NECESSARY TO DO OUR JOBS, EVERYTHING WOULD RUN SMOOTHER. 
          YOU CHOOSE. 
          YOU CHOSE NOT TO ALLOW THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, BUT YET YOU ACT SURPRISED WHEN HE CAN'T DO HIS JOB BECAUSE OF CONTRACT RESTRICTIONS. 
          I FEEL YOU ARE PURPOSELY SABOTAGING YOUR OWN WORKFORCE AS THERE IS, AS IF THERE'S A VENDETTA AGAINST US. 
          YOUR TEMPER WHEN CONFRONTED WITH CRITICISM AND CONFLICT IS ALSO AN ACCEPTABLE FROM A PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL STANDPOINT. 
          WOULD IT BE OKAY FOR MYSELF OR ANY OF MY MEMBERS TO SCREEN PROFANITIES AT YOU? I THINK NOT. 
          WE EXPECT AS MUCH RESPECT FROM YOU AS WE ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE TO YOU. 
          YOU ARE AWARE WE HAVE IMPACT NEGOTIATIONS TOMORROW TO DISCUSS HOW YOUR NEW TIMEKEEPING POLICY WILL AFFECT THE MEMBERSHIP. 
          YET YOU PRESENTED TO THE BOARD TONIGHT BEFORE THAT FORMAL CONVERSATION. 
          THIS MAKES A, MAKES A CLEAR STATEMENT THAT YOU DO NOT RESPECT OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. 
          YOU FEEL YOUR MANAGERIAL BEHAVIORS ARE ACCEPTABLE, BUT I'M HERE TO SAY THEY ARE NOT. 
          LIKE IT OR NOT. 
          YOU MUST NEGOTIATE WITH ME AND OTHER UNIONS ON TOPICS, ESPECIALLY ONES THAT INVOLVE CAMERAS. 
          TELL ME WHY WE'RE MEETING TOMORROW. 
          IS THIS GONNA BE A, A WASTE MORE OF MINE AND MY L'S TIME? BECAUSE IF IT IS, THIS IS A JOKE. 
          WE TRY TO KEEP OPEN COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNICATION AND GOOD FAITH BARGAINING. 
          YOU DO NOT. 
          EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE IS SNEAKY AND GOES AGAINST THE UNION. 
          THIS DISRESPECT IS UNACCEPTABLE. 
          AND FOR THAT YOU GET AN F YOU'D LIKE TO GRADE US LIKE CHILDREN ON THE NEWS. 
          SO HERE'S YOUR FAILING GRADE. 
          WHEN WILL THERE BE HARMONY RESTORED BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND THE UNION? I BELIEVE IT WILL BE RESTORED AFTER THE NEW BOARD TAKES OVER. 
          WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR MUCH BESIDES GOOD FAITH, BARGAINING, COMMUNICATION, AND RESPECT. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          DID ANYBODY ELSE COME TO BEHAR? YES. 
          MY NAME IS LAURA KOSKI. 
          I LIVE AT 43 32 MCKINLEY PARKWAY. 
          I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO TOPS BEHIND TAR FREIGHT. 
          UM, WARRIOR DEVELOPMENT IS WHAT WARRIOR FACTORY IS PUTTING IN, UH, SOME KIND OF THING RIGHT THERE NEXT TO HARBOR FREIGHT IN BETWEEN HARBOR FREIGHT AND ADVANCED AUTO. 
          AND THERE ARE TWO DUMP GARBAGE DUMPSTERS BEHIND THAT FACILITY. 
          I PUT IN A COMPLAINT OVER A MONTH AGO THAT THOSE GARBAGE DUMP  HAVE TO BE REMOVED DUE TO THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE PUT ON THEIR PROPERTY. 
          AND THEY WERE STATED, ANY DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE SITE ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WILL HAVE A DESIGN APPROVABLE TO THE PLANNING BOARD THAT RESTRICTS LOADING DOCKS, GARBAGE DUMPSTERS, BAILERS GENERATORS, REFRIGERATION COMPRESSORS, AND STORM STORMWATER POND FROM THE AREA ADJOINING A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. 
          WE WANNA KNOW WHEN THESE GARBAGE VOUCHERS ARE GONNA BE REMOVED. 
          THEY SHOULD NOT BE THERE. 
          SO, AND THE OTHER THING, THOSE CORRALS ARE ALWAYS OPEN AND THEY SHOULD BE CLOSED AND THE, THE RIGHT AT THE, THE TRAFFIC THERE, THE, THE NO RIGHT ON RED, THAT SIGN NEEDS TO EITHER MOVE CLOSER TO THE ROAD BECAUSE OUR FAMILY IS ALMOST ALWAYS GOING TO GET KILLED THERE. 
          WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY TO COME UP AND TURN AROUND AT THE GREEN LIGHT. 
          PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN OUT OF THAT TOSS PARKING LOT AND THE RIGHT AND ONLY FOR THE TRUCKS RIGHT BEFORE OUR DRIVEWAY IS A RIGHT, RIGHT. 
          AND ONLY THERE ARE TWO SIGNS THAT SAYS DO NOT ENTER AND PEOPLE KEEP COMING OUT OF THERE. 
          WE ARE ASKING THE POLICE OR SOMEBODY TO PUT SOME, SOME MORE, UH, GUARD ON THAT PROPERTY OVER THERE. 
          IT IS TERRIBLE. 
          SO WE WOULD LIKE THE GARBAGE, NO DIRT REMOVED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANYBODY ELSE COME TO HER. 
          HI BARBARA. 
          HELLO. 
          UM, MY NAME IS BARBARA REESE AND UM, I, UM, RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE, UH, WE'RE GETTING A NEW PROSECUTOR NEXT MONTH. 
          I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHO THAT IS SINCE THE CURRENT ONE'S TERM ENDS THIS MONTH. 
          ALSO WANTED TO FIND OUT HOW THE HIGHWAY IS DOING ON THEIR FIVE-YEAR REVIEW, UH, REGARDING THE, UH, GATEWAY CORRIDOR OF SOUTH PARK AND SCRANTON SPECIFICALLY. 
          AND, UM, YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER MEETING THIS MONTH. 
          I WAS TOLD THERE WAS ONLY ONE TOMORROW, SO IF THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER ONE, WHAT DAY WOULD THAT BE? ANOTHER TO BOARDMAN? MM-HMM. 
          NO. 
          SO THERE ISN'T GOING TO BE ANOTHER ONE THIS MONTH. 
          IT'S JUST TONIGHT. 
          NO. 
          OKAY. 
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ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO BE HEARD? YEAH. 
          LYNN ON 37 84 B ROAD. 
          AND THIS WAS IN REGARD TO WANTING TO COME UP AND JUST, YOU KNOW, THANKING SEAN, MEG BETH FOR CONSTANTLY HEARING WHAT WE HAD TO SAY, ANSWERING OUR EMAILS. 
          JOSH ELISE, SAME THING, RANDY, FOR GIVING US A SECOND HEARING. 
          I KNOW THERE'S SOME KIDS BACK THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR SCHOOL IF YOU COME HERE IT WORKS. 
          'CAUSE THEY LISTEN. 
          YOU HEAR US, YOU HEARD US AND YOU KNOW IT TI THE SEASON. 
          SO I'M FEELING LA LA LA LA . 
          SO I WANNA JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR HEARING US AND YOU KNOW, IT NEVER WAS. 
          WE WERE, WE DIDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE WAS IN JEOPARDY AND I THINK THAT THE APPLICANTS, AS YOU CALL THEM, I DON'T KNOW, OUR NEIGHBORS. 
          UM, I HOPE THAT THIS ALL GETS, WE ALL CAN LIVE IN PEACE AND LOVE. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          THANKS LI. 
          MR. MAHONEY MEETING BOARD, UH, BOB MAHONEY, UH, HEAD COUNCIL MEMBER TAXPAYER FIRST, UM, I'D LIKE TO, UH, ASK, UM, THE BOARD ABOUT BEING RECOGNIZED AS, UH, ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE UNITED COUNCIL OF TAX PAYERS. 
          I GI GIVEN, UH, ALL OUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE IT, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK YET, SO I'M JUST REQUESTING THAT ON BEHALF OF, THERE'S INFORMATION WHERE PEOPLE CAN REACH US IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, IN LEARNING. 
          UH, WHAT WE'RE ABOUT SECOND, UM, ON THE GARBAGE COMMITTEE, THE LAST MEETING WE HELD, MR. CONLEY, YOU DID A GREAT JOB. 
          THE COMMITTEE, I JUST WANNA KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA STILL CONTINUE AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE OR WHATEVER, UH, SO THAT WE CAN FIND SOME ANSWERS TO THESE PROBLEMS. WE'RE STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE GARBAGE COMMITTEES OR THE GARBAGE, UM, REFUSE, UM, ON BOTH, UM, UH, SUPPLIERS. 
          UM, SECOND, THE CLOCK TOWER LAST, I WAS COMING HERE AT THE LAST MEETING, OBVIOUSLY I COULDN'T SPEAK ON IT. 
          THE CLOCK TOWER EXPENSIVE. 
          YOU, YOU WROTE INTO THE LAST AGENDA AND I RECOGNIZE THAT. 
          IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD, YOU COULD SHARE WITH THE TAXPAYERS, UH, THE EXPENSES THAT WERE DIVIDED EQUALLY FOR THE, UH, REPAIRS OF THE AREAS? UH, 100 OF THE DEPARTMENTS TOLD ME THAT THE $52,000 THAT WAS GIVEN BY THE PRIVATE, UH, BUSINESS WAS DEDICATED JUST FOR THE BREAK WALL. 
          AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS TRUE OR IF IT WAS MORE EXPENSES OR PAVING OR WHATEVER. 
          WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW, UH, SOME KIND OF, UH, MONETARY, UH, INVOICES. 
          UM, ANOTHER THING THAT WAS SENT TO ME A LOT FROM THE TAXPAYER GROUPS WAS THE LAST MEETING. 
          UM, WE WERE HOPING THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT PROPER NOTICE. 
          YOU HAD A ZOOM MEETING AND CANCELED THE MEETING THAT I WAS, I ACTUALLY ATTENDED HERE. 
          THERE WAS NO WEATHER ADVISORY, NO BANDS. 
          THERE'S A LITTLE SNOWING OUT. 
          IT WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT BAD, NOT BRIGHT TO DRY, BUT THERE WERE PEOPLE HERE YET YOU HELD A ZOOM MEETING INSIDE THE BUILDING, WHETHER IT WAS IN YOUR OFFICES OR IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OR WHEREVER YOU HELD THEM. 
          COULD YOU GIVE US AN ANSWER OF WHY THAT WAS CALLED AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME? THANK YOU. 
          ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, WE'LL GO TO, SORRY, MARK THE SIDE WITH HIM. 
          UM, MAY I SAY SOMETHING? I'M A LITTLE BIT OF SAGE FRIGHT, SO I APOLOGIZE IF I'M IN THAT QUIET. 
          UM, I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR TAKING THE SAFETY AUDIT SERIOUSLY. 
          AND I COME IN SUPPORT OF MS. BARBARA, HER FAMILY. 
          UH, HE SEES FROM MY CLOSEST FRIENDS AND, UH, I'VE ALSO BROUGHT MY SON WITH ME HERE TODAY WHO TRAGICALLY SHE WAS UNABLE TO MEET. 
          I GAVE BIRTH TWO WEEKS AFTER SHE PASSED. 
          AND, UM, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR FAMILY GOING FORWARD THAT THIS THIS REVIEW HAPPENS AND THAT SOME CHANGE ALSO HAPPENS. 
          UM, AS MUCH AS I WOULD'VE LEFT FOR HER TO HAVE HIS PICTURE IN HER WALLET, I HAVE TO HAVE HER PRAYER CARD IN MINE INSTEAD. 
          AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THAT MOVEMENT WILL PREVENT ANY OTHER PEOPLE FROM GOING THROUGH THE LOSSES THAT WE HAVE. 
          SO, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          IT'LL BRING US TWO REPORTS FROM 
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DEPARTMENT HEADS. 
          WE'LL WITH NOTHING TO REPORT FINANCE, PEER REPORT, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. 
          UH, THE REPORT DID WANNA SAY, UH, TO SEAN, PARENTS, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. 
          TRUE PLEASURE GETTING TRUE PROFESSIONALS AND THANK YOU ALL THE SUPPORT FROM DEPARTMENTS HAPPY HOLIDAY. 
          YEAH, I SECOND THAT  THIS THE CHAIR WITH EVERYONE. 
          SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE WERE INVOLVED IN, UH, THESE PAST COUPLE WEEKS WE HAD WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN. 
          SO A WEEK AGO WE HOSTED THE POLAR PLUNGE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS AT WOODMONT BEACH. 
          UH, THAT HAS, I RAISED OVER 500,000. 
          UH, THE REC DEPARTMENT HAD PUT ON THE, UH, UH, TOY DRIVE. 
          SO WE HAD, UH, ACTUALLY QUITE A FEW OFFICERS THAT WERE THERE THAT WAS WELL ATTENDED. 
          IT WAS NICE TO SEE LITTLE ONES BRINGING IN GIFTS TO GIVE TO OTHER KIDS. 
          THAT WAS A NICE EVENT. 
          UM, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING OUR WALMART SHOP WITH A COP THIS SATURDAY AT 10:00 AM THAT'S ALWAYS A NICE EVENT. 
          AND THEN, UH, LASTLY, LAST WEEK WE HAD THREE ASSESSORS HERE FROM ACCREDITATION. 
          AND AFTER THREE DAYS OF GOING OVER REVIEWING, SCRUTINIZING, UM, OUR POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND THE WAY WE DO THINGS, THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE BE A NEW YORK STATE ACCREDITED AGENCY. 
          SO, UH, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE OFFICIAL LETTER FROM DCGS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO ALBANY IN MARCH. 
          AND, UH, RECEIVING THAT, UM, PIECE OF PAPER BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS FOR PLAYGROUND LEVEL YOU ON, I THINK FOR PAPER LEAD ON GETTING THAT PROJECT DONE, UH, THERAPEUTIC POOL IS COMPLETELY  AND THAT'S TARGET DATE FOR OPENING DECEMBER 18. 
          OTHER THAN THAT, BUSINESS AS USUAL GROUNDS. 
          THANKS NATE. 
          YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SERVICES, JUST TO FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT'S CHIEF SAID, IT WASN'T TWO OFFICERS, IT WAS, UH, 10 OR OVER AND THEY ACTUALLY, UH, CAME ON THEIR OWN TIME, WHICH WE REALLY APPRECIATE. 
          THEY WERE FANTASTIC WITH THE KIDS AND THE ADULTS. 
          UM, THE EVENT WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. 
          WE NOT ONLY COLLECTED FOR CHILDREN, BUT WE'RE COLLECTING FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AS WELL. 
          WE FIGURED OUT THAT SOME SENIOR CITIZENS DO NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING, DO NOT HAVE FAMILY, UM, SO YOU REALLY WANNA HELP MAKE OUR HOLIDAYS, UH, BETTER. 
          SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. 
          UM, WE ALSO HAD COFFEE WITH A COP TODAY, UM, WITH CAPTAIN ERIC, WHO WENT WONDERFUL. 
          UH, WE HAD 10 SENIORS, ONE WHO HAS NEVER BEEN IN THE CENTER BEFORE WHO SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE BACK. 
          UM, HE HAD A GREAT TIME. 
          AND THEN ON UM, SUNDAY WE HAD SKATE WITH SANTA, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC. 
          WE HAD, UH, TRIPLED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE NORMALLY HAVE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. 
          AND, UM, SANTA KNEW ALMOST EVERYBODY'S NAMES. 
          GREAT TIME. 
          UM, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING EVEN MORE AND WE ARE STILL COLLECTING DONATIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SENIORS. 
          UM, SHORT A LITTLE BIT. 
          SO FINDING YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE, UM, HYGIENE ITEMS OR GIFT CARDS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR DEPARTMENT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, JOE. 
          I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE OVER HERE. 
          UM, PLANNING NO LEGAL REPORT CLERKS. 
          UM, WE TURNED IN, UH, THE TAX ROLE FOR SCHOOL TAXES AND, UM, SO WE'LL BE STARTING PREPARATION FOR TOWN AND COUNTY COLLECTION ONCE THE BILL SHOULD BE MAILED OUT, WE HOPE IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. 
          UM, BE COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 15TH. 
          AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE REJUVENATION COMMITTEE WITH A GREAT JOB THAT THEY DID AT CHRISTMAS AT THE CABIN KIDS. 
          HAD A LOT OF FUN. 
          AND IF YOU WANNA SEE ANY OF THE DECORATIONS, THE ORNAMENTS ARE ALL IN FRONT OF MY OFFICE. 
          THEY'RE ALL STRUNG OUTSIDE. 
          YOU SAID THEY LOOK GREAT. 
          AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SEAN, KAREN FOR THEIR TWO YEARS OF SERVICE, UH, ON THE BOARD OF FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD. 
          AND, UH, I CERTAINLY WISH YOU GUYS, YEAH, THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT, AND THEN THAT BRINGS US TO REPORTS ON THE BOARD. 
          WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER EARL LOREN. 
          DID WE GET HIGHWAY? OH, WE, WE FORGOT HIGHWAY. 
          AND WE ALSO FORGOT ASSESSING TOO, SO I DIDN'T SEE ED. 
          OH, THERE HE IS. 
          WE JUST NOT GEARING UP FOR A WINTER. 
          UM, WE GOT A COUPLE TRUCKS GOING DOWN. 
          UM, WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT BACK INTO SERVICE. 
          THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. 
          AND ASSESSMENT. 
          I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK, UM, SEAN AND THE REST OF THE BOARD. 
          ANDY, UM, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE TOWN AS THE ASSESSOR. 
          I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE NEW BOARD AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU. 
          THANK 
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YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          NO REPORTS FROM THE BOARD. 
          OKAY. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES AND ALL OF THE VARIOUS, UM, COMMITTEES THROUGHOUT OUR TOWN, AS YOU JUST HEARD IN THE DEPARTMENT REPORT. 
          SO I DON'T WANNA REPEAT ANYTHING, BUT WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON AND, AND WE USUALLY ALWAYS HAVE A LOT GOING ON OUR, OUR BOARDS, OUR DEPARTMENTS, OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ALWAYS ACTIVELY AND ROBUSTLY ENGAGED IN, UH, A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT OUR TOWN. 
          AND I THINK IT IS ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT REASONS WHY OUR TOWN IS AS TERRIFIC AS IT IS. 
          SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING. 
          I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO, UH, SAY THANK YOU TO SEAN AND TO KAREN FOR THEIR SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THEY BOTH SERVED OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY, MANY WAYS BEFORE THEY WERE PART OF THE BOARD, AND I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO SO AFTERWARDS. 
          AND IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THEM AND TO LEARN ALONGSIDE THEM AND TO, UM, DEBATE THINGS AND HAVE THEM CHALLENGE MY THINKING. 
          THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I ENJOY MOST IS TO WORK ON PROJECTS AS I THINK YOU SAW DEMONSTRATED THIS EVENING. 
          AND TO, UM, ALL BRING OUR EXPERTISE, OUR PERSPECTIVES. 
          AND IT HAS BEEN ENJOYABLE TO WORK WITH BOTH OF THEM IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE TOWN. 
          AND I WISH THEM WELL GOING FORWARD. 
          UM, AND FINALLY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY, TO ALL OF YOU HERE AND OF COURSE TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, HOWEVER, YOU, UM, CELEBRATE AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS SEASON AS WE END ONE YEAR AND BEGIN ANEW WITH A LOT OF HOPE, UM, FOR THE FUTURE AND FOR WHAT LIES AROUND THE CORNER. 
          UM, I AM HOPEFUL RIGHT ALONG WITH ALL OF YOU AND WISH EVERYONE WELL IN THE NEW YEAR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COMING. 
          I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND EXTEND TO THINGS MUCH LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER REL DID. 
          WE HAVE A LOT TO BE GRATEFUL FOR IN THIS COMMUNITY. 
          AND IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE MINDFUL TOO THAT TO THOSE I THINK KENNEDY THAT ARE VASCULAR, THOSE THAT MUCH HAVE BEEN GIVEN MUCH HAS BEEN EXPECTED. 
          AND SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY STEPPING UP, HELPING ONE ANOTHER IN THESE TIMES. 
          UM, THE POLICE VOLUNTEERING THE TOY DRIVE, THE COLLECTING FOR SENIORS. 
          UM, IT'S NICE TO SEE ALL THOSE THINGS REJUVENATION, STEPPING UP AND REALLY GIVING CHILDREN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS AND PEOPLE TO REMEMBER WHAT IT'S ABOUT IS CARING ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND CARING ABOUT ONE ANOTHER. 
          UM, THAT BEING SAID, DECEMBER 16TH, UH, THERE IS A WREATH LANE CEREMONY THAT'LL BE GOING ON AT A LOCAL CEMETERY FOR THE FALL AND VETERANS. 
          SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND TOO, THAT WHILE MOST OF US ARE CELEBRATING AND QUITE EXCITED ABOUT OUR HOLIDAY SEASON UPON US, THERE ARE ONES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT MAY NOT BE FILLED WITH THE SAME JOY AND EXCITEMENT. 
          SO PLEASE HAVE A MOMENT AND BE EXTRA KIND AND EXTRA PATIENT WITH THOSE AROUND YOU BECAUSE THE HOLIDAYS AREN'T ALWAYS AS EXCITING AND JOYFUL FOR ALL OF US AS IT MIGHT SEEM. 
          UM, BUT THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE GONNA BE OUT LAYING RES FOR THOSE FALLEN VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY ON THE 16TH. 
          AND THEN, UM, I JUST WANTED TO NAME KAREN AND SEAN. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LAST TWO YEARS WOULD'VE BEEN LIKE WITHOUT THE TWO OF YOU, BUT I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE AND FRIENDSHIP. 
          IT HAS BEEN QUITE THE EXPERIENCE. 
          UM, I DIDN'T KNOW KAREN OR SEAN PERSONALLY BEFORE I GOT ON THE BOARD. 
          I REALLY JUST KNEW THEM. 
          LIKE A LOT OF YOU COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND THOSE SITTING IN THE SEATS KNEW THEM AS COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT I WOULD GO AND SPEAK TO THE POINT WHERE I THINK THEY KNEW ME ON A FIRST NAME BASIS BEFORE I EVEN DECIDED TO RUN. 
          SO I THANK THEM FOR TAKING THE TIME AND GUIDING ME THROUGH THESE PAST TWO YEARS AND HELPING ME UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND HOW THIS WHOLE POSITION REALLY WORKS. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          I WILL TRULY MISS BOTH OF YOU. 
          AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO A COUPLE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED HERE THIS EVENING. 
          UH, MS. ALKI STILL, IS SHE STILL HERE? YEAH. 
          YEAH. 
          SO, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE DUMPSTER ISSUE, UM, THAT IS, IS REALLY, I, YOU PROBABLY SUBMIT YOUR COMPLAINT TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. 
          UH, MR. CUSTO, UH, LEADS OUR ENGINEERING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT. 
          UM, YOU GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM AT BIG CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING. 
          HE MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OR AT LEAST BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE FOR YOU. 
          ANOTHER PERSON I'D LIKE TO PUT POINT OUT IS PAUL MCQUILLAN. 
          HE'S CURRENTLY OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY, UH, CHAIR. 
          AND, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO SIGNS, I'M NOT SURE WHERE THESE SIGNS ARE, IF THEY'RE IN THE PARKING LOT OR OUT THE PARKING LOT, BUT I THINK IT'D BE WORTH TO HAVE A QUICK CONVERSATION WITH MR. MCQUILLAN. 
          HE MAY BE ABLE TO, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME, SOME HELP ON, ON THOSE ISSUES. 
          UM, TRAFFIC SAFETY, THEY CONTROL THE PLACEMENT OF, OF SIGNS AND, AND SUCH. 
          UM, MS. REESE, UM, THAT'S NEWS TO ME THAT WE HAVE A NEW PROSECUTOR COMING ON THAT'S TRUE IS TERM DOES END AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING A POLITICAL TRANSITION. 
          SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL HAVE A NEW 
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PROSECUTOR, BUT IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT THAT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC UNTIL, UNTIL THE NEW YEAR. 
          OUR VERY FIRST MEETING IS JANUARY 8TH. 
          THAT'S OUR TOWN, UH, REORGANIZATION MEETING WHERE THE BOARD WILL APPOINT TOWN ATTORNEY, DEPUTY ATTORNEY, PROSECUTOR, TRAFFIC SAFETY CHAIR, AND PLANNING BOARD CHAIR, ZONING CHAIR. 
          UM, SO ALL THAT INFORMATION WILL BE MADE PUBLIC AT THAT TIME OR THE THURSDAY BEFORE, BE ABLE TO READ IT IN THE AGENDA THAT'S FILED IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. 
          UM, AND YOU CAN FIND THAT ON OUR WEBSITE. 
          UM, LYNN, I I JUST WANT TO SAY, I, I, I REALLY THINK THAT YOU, YOU SEE'S DONE A GREAT TEACHABLE MOMENT HERE FOR, FOR STUDENTS THAT MAY BE WITH US. 
          UM, YEAH, THIS WAS A VERY TRANSPARENT PROCESS IN THIS REZONING APPLICATION. 
          UM, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF, A LOT OF, UH, UH, A LOT OF CONTROVERSY. 
          WE HAD A LOT OF MEETINGS. 
          UM, I'M, I'M SURE THAT, THAT A LOT OF YOU WILL CONTINUE TO JOIN US ON OTHER ISSUES BECAUSE YOUR PASSIONATE WATERFRONT ADVOCATES AND YOU HAVE SUCH A STRONG, UH, COMMUNITY AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY ON IN HOOVER BEACH. 
          SO I'M GONNA APPLAUD EVERYBODY FOR THEIR ROLE IN THIS DECISION. 
          AND YEAH, THIS IS, THIS IS HOW IT WORKS. 
          WHEN IT WORKS WELL, THIS IS HOW IT WORKS. 
          PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY SEE EYE TO EYE. 
          NOT EVERYBODY'S WALKING AWAY THRILLED ABOUT THE OUTCOME. 
          UM, BUT THERE'S A HALLMARK OF, OF A GOOD AND EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATION. 
          UM, SO KUDOS TO EVERYBODY THAT WORKED ON THAT. 
          UH, MR. MAHONEY, I, I HAVE RECEIVED YOUR REQUEST ABOUT, UH, THE TAXPAYER GROUPS ON THE WEBSITE. 
          YOU MAY KNOW THAT WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE, UM, AND WE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO ORGANIZING THAT WEBSITE. 
          UM, SO THAT'LL CERTAINLY BE A PROJECT FOR EARLY NEXT YEAR WHEN WE LOOK TO SEE HOW WE CAN FURTHER DEVELOP SOME OF THE, THE COMMUNITY PAGES. 
          UM, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED CONVERSATION, CONVERSATION WITH YOU ON THAT. 
          UM, ON THE CLOCK TOWER, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. 
          I MEAN, WE'VE ANSWERED THIS QUESTION SEVERAL TIMES. 
          WE RESPONDED TO, UH, NUMEROUS FOIL REQUESTS. 
          WE SPELLED OUT EXACTLY THE PROCESS THAT WAS FILED, THE EXPENSES THAT WERE PAID. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE INFORMATION WE CAN GIVE YOU. 
          UM, BUT WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. 
          UM, AND WE'VE MADE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO YOU. 
          YOU'VE LIKE KNOWN ENTITY AND OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UM, AND OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT. 
          UM, THE, THE DOOR HAS BEEN WIDE OPEN FOR YOU, AND I KNOW THAT OUR DEPARTMENT OF LEADERS HAVE WALKED YOU THROUGH THAT INFORMATION THEMSELVES. 
          I, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE INFORMATION WE CAN GIVE YOU ON THE CLOCK TOWER ISSUE, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AS WELL AS ANY, ANY FOIL REQUESTS. 
          AS YOU'RE RIGHT, AS A, AS A CITIZEN OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, I WANT TO, UH, JUST RECOGNIZE, UH, OUR, OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, UM, YOU KNOW, ACCREDITATION, UH, IS A BIG DEAL. 
          IT'S BEEN 17 YEARS SINCE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS HAD AN ACCREDITED, FULLY ACCREDITED POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT TO HAVE AN ACCREDITED POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT IT SPEAKS TO THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK, THE TRANSPARENCY OF THEIR OPERATIONS, UM, AND WHAT THEY PUT IN TO GET THAT WORK DONE. 
          SO KUDOS TO YOU, UH, AND YOUR TEAM ON THIS, THIS WONDERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT. 
          AND MY HOPE IS THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE FUTURE AS WELL, BEYOND CHIEF DI'S TENURE. 
          UM, SO THAT WE KNOW THAT WE REALLY, I MEAN, WE KNOW THAT WE GOT A TOP NOTCH POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN, UH, BUT NOW WE HAVE THE PAPERS TO PROVE IT. 
          SO CONGRATS CHIEF. 
          AND, UH, YEAH, I JUST WANT TO, UH, RECOGNIZE, UH, MY COLLEAGUES ON THE TOWN BOARD THAT WILL BE LEAVING US AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVEN'T AGREED ON EVERYTHING, DESPITE WHAT SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE SAID. 
          UM, THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF HEALTHY DEBATE, UH, THAT HAS GONE INTO DECISIONS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE THE TOWN BOARD. 
          UM, WHAT I CAN SAY, AND WHAT I WILL SAY IS THERE'S NOBODY, THERE'S NOBODY THAT HAS PUT MORE WORK AND PASSION INTO THIS PART-TIME POSITION, UH, THAN THESE TWO FOLKS RIGHT HERE. 
          UH, SEAN HAS BEEN JUST, UH, HE'S A GUY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME. 
          HE'S GOT A VERY BUSY AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER. 
          UM, BUT HE MAKES TIME. 
          UM, AND I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE, WHERE HE FINDS IT, BUT HE IS ABLE TO FIND IT. 
          UH, AND HE'S AT OUR EVENTS, HE'S TOURING OUR FACILITIES. 
          UH, HE'S BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO, UH, UPDATE AND UPGRADE OUR TOWN 
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FACILITIES, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW WE'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT. 
          UM, SO YOUR SKILLSET CERTAINLY, UH, WILL BE MISSED. 
          UM, AND, UH, AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE TOWN BOARD, UH, AND, AND KAREN. 
          UM, YOU'VE REALLY BROUGHT A, A, A NEW, UH, PERSPECTIVE, A NEW LIGHT TO, TO YOUR WORK AND IN TOWN GOVERNMENT HERE. 
          UH, WE WORK ON OUR, OUR COALITION FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION, UM, HAS, HAS REALLY SHOWN MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, THAT THEY ARE WELCOME, THAT THEY ARE APPRECIATED, AND THAT THEY BELONG RIGHT HERE IN HAMBURG. 
          THAT WORK HAS GONE BEYOND THE COMMUNITY AND WORKED WITH OUR TOWN DEPARTMENTS TO BRING INCLUSIVITY TO THE FOREFRONT OF TOWN OPERATIONS. 
          UH, YOUR WORK AT A VERY DIFFICULT AND CONTROVERSIAL TIME, UH, AS LIAISON OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          YOUR WORK WITH THE POLICE REFORM AND REINVENTION COMMITTEE HAS BROUGHT REAL CHANGES TO OUR, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          UH, YOU WERE KEY AND INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO REALLY HELP THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, UM, AND HELP OUR OFFICERS DO A BETTER JOB. 
          I MEAN, WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD SOME FOLKS THAT WOULD CALL OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FIVE TO SEVEN TIMES A DAY, BUT ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT THEM WITH A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, THOSE CALLS STOPPED. 
          IT HELPED THE PERSON, AND IT HELPED OUR STAFF MAKING AN IMPACT THAT IS NOT MEASURABLE, UH, BUT CERTAINLY NOTICEABLE IN OUR DEPARTMENT. 
          THESE ELECTED POSITIONS, UM, ARE TOUGH WORK, AND YOU GIVE UP A LOT TO SACRIFICE TO DO THIS WORK. 
          YOU GIVE UP A LOT OF PRIVACY. 
          YOU PUT YOURSELF AT RISK FOR, FOR, FOR ALL KINDS OF CRITICISM. 
          UM, AND, AND AS YOU WELL SHOULD, AND, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING, UM, DECISIONS THAT NOT EVERYBODY'S GONNA WALK AWAY HAPPY. 
          UM, SO I APPLAUD YOU BOTH, UH, FOR STEPPING UP AND DOING THIS IN A VERY IMPORTANT TIME. 
          UM, I, COMING INTO THIS POSITION MYSELF IN 2022, THERE WAS A LOT, I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT IT WAS LIKE COMING INTO A POSITION, A LEADERSHIP POSITION LIKE THIS, UH, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE UNCERTAINTY THAT WE HAD IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. 
          UM, SO YOU BOTH HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF, AND, UH, I IMAGINE I'LL BE SEEING YOU AROUND TOWN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, IN TERMS OF, BOB, YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE GARBAGE, UH, COMMITTEE. 
          WE DID HAVE A MEETING, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST WEEK, UM, TO BASICALLY, UH, REVIEW THE PUBLIC MEETING THAT WE HAD THE PREVIOUS MONTH. 
          UM, SO WE HAD A GREAT, UH, HEALTHY DEBATE, AND IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, UH, I WON'T BE ON THE COMMITTEE MOVING FORWARD, BUT, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE TRANSITION, SOME, UH, LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN THE COMMITTEE. 
          UM, AND CERTAINLY THE HOPE IS THAT, UH, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO, UH, CONTINUE THE WORK, UM, THAT WE'VE STARTED. 
          UH, ON THE SAME LINES, IT'S BEEN A BUSY MONTH IN TERMS OF, UM, THE RECREATION ADVISORY, UH, BOARD. 
          WE HAD A MEETING, UM, AND AGAIN, THEY'RE JUST IN AWESOME SHAPE, THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF MOVING FORWARD. 
          UM, BUT I WAS ABLE TO LET THEM KNOW, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A REALLY EASY, SMOOTH TRANSITION. 
          UM, WE ALSO HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK WITH THE RECREATION, UH, FOUNDATION BOARD. 
          UM, I WAS ABLE TO, UH, ADD FOUR, UH, POSITIONS. 
          UM, WE HAD A BIG TURNOVER, SO I'M REALLY CONFIDENT THAT, UM, THESE, UH, OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE GONNA HELP. 
          AND THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS, UM, THAT THE NEW BOARD AND, UH, THIS BOARD CAN ADD TO THAT GROUP. 
          UM, IN TERMS OF, UH, THE RECREATION FOUNDATION, UM, AND A FEW OTHER, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE MEETINGS. 
          AND I STILL HAVE A FEW DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETINGS, UH, BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. 
          BUT, UM, I'M MAKING SURE TO TAKE THE TIME, THE EFFORT TO INDIVIDUALLY MEET WITH, UM, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ON THE LIAISON, ALL THE COMMITTEES I'M ON. 
          SO IT'S BEEN CRAZY BUSY BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR. 
          UM, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, AND I THINK, UH, THESE MEETINGS ARE SHOWING THAT THE TOWN'S IN GREAT HANDS. 
          WE'VE GOT GREAT EMPLOYEES, WE'VE GOT GREAT LEADERSHIP, UM, IN, IN SO MANY AREAS THAT I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE PROSPECTS, YOU KNOW, UH, FOR THE TOWN, UH, MOVING FORWARD IN TERMS OF, UH, AND SO SOME THANKS. 
          THIS BOARD 
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HAS BEEN JUST A, A TRUE PLEASURE FOR ME TO WORK ON. 
          UM, AS RANDY MENTIONED, UM, ALL OF US HAVE DISAGREED, UM, MAYBE NOT PUBLICLY, BUT WE'VE DISAGREED QUITE A BIT, UM, ON SEVERAL ISSUES. 
          BUT WE DO IT IN A VERY AGREEABLE MANNER, A VERY POLITE MANNER, A VERY RESPECTFUL MANNER. 
          AND I THINK, UH, ON THE BIG ISSUES, YOU SEE THE RESULTS OF, OF THAT HARD WORK AND THAT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, UM, THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS. 
          AND, UM, I CAN'T THANK, YOU KNOW, UH, BETH, MEG, UH, RANDY, UM, AND OF COURSE KAREN, UM, FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP, THEIR DEDICATION TO THE TOWN. 
          RANDY'S RIGHT? IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT DEMANDING PHYSICIAN. 
          UM, AND EVERYBODY YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON THIS BOARD, I CAN TELL YOU BECAUSE I'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, NUMEROUS, UM, OFF, YOU KNOW, LATE NIGHT EARLY ME OR EARLY, UH, CALLS, EMAILS, TEXTS, UM, YOU KNOW, 24 7 AT TIMES THAT THERE'S A BIG, UH, ISSUE. 
          AND THEY ALL STEP UP TO THE PLATE. 
          THEY ARE ALL TRULY WORKING EXTREMELY HARD, UH, FOR THE TOWN. 
          AND, UH, AND I WANT TO THANK THEM, UH, FOR THAT. 
          IT, IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, AND TO HAVE THE LAST FOUR YEARS WITH KAREN, WHO OBVIOUSLY I KNEW PRIOR, BUT NOT ON A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, UM, IT'S BEEN SO IMPRESSIVE TO SEE HER HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND SKILLSET BROUGHT TO THE TOWN. 
          UM, AGAIN, THE EMPLOYEES, WE'VE GOT GREAT EMPLOYEES. 
          WE WANT EVERYBODY IN THE TOWN TO KNOW THAT I'VE HAD THE FORTUNE OF, OF WORKING, YOU KNOW, HAND IN HAND WITH SEVERAL OF 'EM. 
          UM, AND THE CITIZENS. 
          I MEAN, I REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS TOWN CARES. 
          WE, YOU KNOW, IN THIS POSITION, I'VE SEEN, UH, A LOT OF COMPASSION, A LOT OF PASSION, UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND, UH, AREN'T AFRAID TO, TO VOLUNTEER, UH, TO DO ALL THE WORK THAT REALLY COLLECTIVELY WITH 60,000 PLUS RESIDENTS ALL WORKING TOGETHER AND DOING THEIR PART, UM, CERTAINLY HAS A HUGE IMPACT. 
          AND TO BE A, UH, A SMALL PART OF IT AND TO, TO, TO SEE IT FIRSTHAND, UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR ACTIVISM, CONTINUE, UM, THEIR WILLINGNESS TO, TO HELP THE TOWN BE THE BEST PLACE THEY CAN. 
          UM, I ALSO WANT TO, UH, WISH DAN, WHO I KNOW IS HERE, UH, AND AND HIS WIFE MARIA, UM, AND FRANK, ALL THE BEST IN THE NEW POSITION. 
          UH, VERY CONFIDENT YOU'RE GONNA DO A GREAT JOB FOR THIS COMMUNITY. 
          WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, TO SEEING WHAT YOU CAN BRING AND, UH, WISH YOU ALL THE, THE BEST FOR GREAT SUCCESS. 
          UH, MY MY, MY CELL PHONE WILL BE OPEN TO YOU WHENEVER YOU NEED, IF, IF, IF ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ARISE. 
          UM, BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AS YOU START, UH, WITH A, A, A GREAT JOB. 
          I THINK YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT. 
          I KNOW I, I'VE LOVED IT. 
          AND, UM, AND OF COURSE, UH, MY BUSINESS PARTNERS, UH, MY STAFF WHO, WHO HAVE, WHO HAVE HELPED OUT THROUGHOUT THE LAST FOUR YEARS, UH, REALIZING THAT, THAT I HAD SOME COMMITMENTS PULLING ME AWAY FROM THEM INTO THE TOWN. 
          I WANNA THANK THEM PUBLICLY, UM, AS WELL AS MY FAMILY, UM, IN PARTICULAR MY WIFE AMY. 
          UH, AND HER SUPPORT, UH, MEANS, MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. 
          AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE, UH, CERTAINLY THERE WERE TIMES WHERE, UH, SHE SACRIFICED FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          UM, AND IT CERTAINLY, UH, MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. 
          UH, THAT'S IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANKS. 
          I JUST WANNA, I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR KIND WORDS. 
          UM, IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE FOUR YEARS. 
          IT'S BEEN TRANSFORMATIVE FOR ME PROFESSIONALLY, PERSONALLY. 
          UH, IT'S BEEN A COMPLETE HONOR TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD. 
          UH, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S BEEN EASY. 
          IT, IT'S BEEN TOUGH. 
          YOU KNOW, LIKE RANDY MENTIONED, WE, WE STARTED, SEAN AND I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. 
          WE HAD A PLAN, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO OUR FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE, AND THEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, AND WE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH ADVERSITY VERY QUICKLY. 
          UM, BUT WE WERE, WE WERE IN A GOOD POSITION TO WORK TOGETHER AND, AND TO DO SO. 
          VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE HERE. 
          UM, YOU SEE US ALL HERE AND YOU INTERACT WITH US ALL OF THE TIME. 
          UH, BUT TRULY NONE OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN OR ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE LEADERS IN OUR DEPARTMENTS AND, AND THEIR STAFF. 
          UM, THAT HAS BEEN PROBABLY THE MOST REWARDING PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE AS WE'VE HAD NEW LEADERSHIP COME INTO DIFFERENT KEY ROLES AND, AND NEW EMPLOYEES COME IN, UM, JUST TO SEE THE, THE MAGIC THAT HAPPENS WITH THE COLLABORATION AND THE ENTHUSIASM AND THE DEDICATION THAT, THAT THEY HAVE TO OUR TOWN. 
          UM, IT'S, IT'S REALLY REMARKABLE. 
          AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO, UM, TO WORK WITH US, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S NOT EASY TOO. 
          UM, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CELEBRATE. 
          UM, AND, AND WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S 
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CHALLENGES AHEAD. 
          THE TOWN'S IN A GREAT POSITION. 
          UH, BUT, BUT THE ONE THING I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS, IS ACCOUNTABILITY. 
          YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN SOME OF THE CHALLENGES, I THINK. 
          I THINK THEY HAVE A HARD TIME, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'VE HEARD, IT'S, IT'S NOT THE SAME WITH ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES, BUT I THINK OFTEN, YOU KNOW, UM, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY, IT CAN FEEL LIKE PERSECUTION IF THEY'VE NEVER FACED IT. 
          AND, AND I'VE, I'VE FELT THAT, YOU KNOW, AND IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO, UM, ACCOMPLISH HERE, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH POLICIES, PROCEDURES, MODERNIZING THINGS. 
          UM, BUT I, I SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE THE GROUP HERE HAS GROWN AND GROWN AND GROWN OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. 
          WE USED TO HAVE FOUR PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, THEN IT WAS 40, THEN IT WAS 80. 
          AND SO I, I APPLAUD THE RESIDENTS FOR HOLDING US ACCOUNTABLE, YOU KNOW, FOR HOLDING US ACCOUNTABLE TO, TO DO OUR JOBS. 
          YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR MONDAY NIGHTS TO COME AND, AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 
          AND THERE IS SO MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 
          SO I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY. 
          SOME OF YOU ARE HERE OFTEN, UM, AND, AND I ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO COME. 
          I THINK THERE'S GREAT THINGS TO COME FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. 
          UM, AND, AND I CHALLENGE YOU TO, TO KEEP SHOWING UP. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, THE PAST FOUR YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. 
          WE DID HAVE ONE MORE LATE RESOLUTION THAT I FORGOT TO READ. 
          THIS IS A, AN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION FOR RETIREMENT. 
          SO LET ME READ THIS QUICKLY. 
          WHEREAS MICKEY EK BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, AND IN OCTOBER OF 1995, AND WHERE ASKED YOU TO SERVE THE TIME OF THE HAMBURG AS AN INVALUABLE EMPLOYEE OF THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENTS, WHERE SHE PERFORMED HER RESPONSIBILITIES, COMMITMENT, AND DEDICATION. 
          AND WHEREAS MS. EK HAS BEEN A RELIABLE, TRUSTED, AND CARING COWORKER AND FRONT OF ALL WHO CROSSED HER PATH, WHILE ALWAYS HAVING THE TOWN'S BEST INTERESTS AT HIRES. 
          AND WHEREAS SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT PERFECTION AND DOING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AS SHE IS FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS. 
          AND WHEREAS MICKEY WILL ENJOY HER RETIREMENT FREEDOM, WATCHING HER BELOVED BUFFALO BILLS, SPENDING MORE TIME WITH CHARLIE AND ALLOWING HER TO CONTINUE TO BE A PROUD, LOVING AUNT AND SISTER. 
          NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED. 
          AND THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS HEREBY RECOGNIZED. 
          MICKEY ACK IS A DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANT. 
          AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT HER COLLEAGUES, COWORKERS, AND FRIENDS AND PUBLIC SERVICE, THANK HER FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND WISH HER A LONG AND A HAPPY, HEALTHY RETIREMENT WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND BE FURTHER RESOLVED AT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OFFER MS. GREAT SECTOR GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR A COMMITMENT TO THE TOWN AND HIS RESIDENT. 
          NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED. 
          THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD ISSUES THIS PROCLAMATION TO OUR COWORKER AND FRIEND IN APPRECIATION OF HER SERVICE AND FRIENDSHIP, AND EXTENDS OUR BEST WISHES VERY LONG AND HAPPY RETIREMENT BEHALF OF THE, WE GOT TO, UH, INVEST MY ZOOM QUESTION ABOUT WHAT MEETING THAT TYPE BUILDING. 
          YEAH. 
          SO, UM, THE, UH, THE MEETING PRIOR TO THE ZOOM MEETING, UH, AND YOU CAN WATCH THE TAPE, WE DISCUSSED WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO FOR OUR NEXT MEETING. 
          WE HAD DISCUSS A SPECIAL PLEDGE MEETING. 
          THERE WERE SOME ABLE ABOUT THE SNOW WINTER. 
          OH, WINTER STARTS. 
          SNOW WAS THE ONLY ONE HERE LAST WEEK. 
          WHY YOU CHOSE TO GO TO ZOOM. 
          THAT WAS, WE CHOSE TO GO TO ZOOM SO THAT MORE PEOPLE COULD ACCESS THE MEETING. 
          AND WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE DOWN HERE IN THIS ROOM. 
          SEAN WAS HERE FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. 
          BARB WAS HERE SITTING WITH SEAN. 
          IT WORKED OUT WELL FOR EVERYBODY. 
          IT'S TOUGH. 
          YOU HAVE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS. 
          THE LAST MINUTE, WE GOT TWO INCHES AN HOUR. 
          WE WANTED TO KEEP PEOPLE HOME AND SAFE. 
          I FELT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE BUSINESS OF THE TOWN TO PROCEED IN THAT MANNER. 
          MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR, HOLIDAY.
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