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FOLKS.WE'RE GONNA CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD.
AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA START A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, UH, BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SOME GUESTS IN FRONT OF US.
UH, AND THESE FOLKS ARE GOING TO PLAY THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
UH, AFTER, UH, MS. PATTON LEADS US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THEN VERY EARLY IN OUR AGENDA, UH, THESE FOLKS WILL BE RECEIVING A PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MUSIC DEPARTMENT, AND MUSIC EDUCATOR, MARY KAY DELANO AND HER, UH, RETIREMENT THIS YEAR.
SO, UM, WE WILL, UH, I'LL GO OVER ALL THE ODDS AND ENDS, UH, FOR THE, THE MEETING, UH, AFTER THE, THE PLEDGE AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN RISING FOR THE PLEDGE OF THE FLAG PLEDGE
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TOWN CLERK FOR THE ROLL CALL.
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COUNCIL MEMBER BUKOWSKI'S PRESENT.COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL PRESENT AND NUMBER THREE.
ALRIGHT, I WOULD ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER REZ TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MUSIC DEPARTMENT AND MS. DELANO.
IF I COULD INVITE MR. MACON, WHO IS THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR FOR THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT AND ALSO A MARY KAY DELANO, THEY WOULD COME FORWARD FOR THE READING OF THE PROCLAMATION AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY OF THE STUDENTS TO JOIN YOU.
ALSO
AND WHEREAS IN PARTICULAR THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOTED FOR THE LONGSTANDING EXCELLENCE AND PRESTIGE OF ITS K THROUGH 12 MUSIC PROGRAM.
AND WHEREAS THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MUSIC DEPARTMENT WAS RECENTLY AWARDED A 2024 BEST COMMUNITIES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS FOR THE 13TH TIME.
AND WHEREAS THIS FEED HAS BEEN ATTAINED BY FEWER THAN 100 OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS COUNTRYWIDE.
AND WHEREAS THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT IS FACILITATED BY THE QUALITY AND DEDICATION OF THE MUSIC EDUCATORS IN THE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAMMING.
AND WHEREAS THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MUSIC DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED MANY HONORS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, CITING THE ELITE QUALITY OF ITS MUSIC EDUCATORS AND STUDENT PERFORMERS.
AND WHEREAS THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT HAS PARTICIPATED AND PERFORMED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING NINE 11 AND MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMS TOWN BOARD RECOGNIZES AND CONGRATULATES THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MUSIC DEPARTMENT ON BEING THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 BEST COMMUNITIES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION AWARD AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD RECOGNIZES AND CONGRATULATES FRONTIER CENTRAL MUSIC EDUCATOR MARY KAY DELANO, FOR BEING AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS BUFFALO PHIL HARMONIC ORCHESTRA, ERIE COUNTY MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC EDUCATION AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, THANKS THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALL OF THE MUSIC EDUCATORS AND THE STUDENTS INVOLVED FOR BRINGING THE JOY OF MUSIC TO OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS.
AND MRS. ANO IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, SO THIS AWARD WAS DEFINITELY ALL MARKET CAREER.
THE KIDS ARE COMING BACK TO AMERICAN PINEAPPLE, DO A GREAT JOB.
I'M AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO YEAH, MY SON THERE NEXT YEAR.
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THANK YOU.ALRIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE, UM, A, UH, PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF VILLAGE ENGAGE AND I WOULD RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER C*****G.
UH, WELL NOW YOU'VE SET THE TRENDS.
SO NOW I I'M GONNA COME DOWN AND I WILL, I ASK THE MEMBERS FROM VILLAGE ENGAGE AND THE RAINBOW COALITION WHO ARE HERE TO PLEASE COME UP FRONT AND RECEIVE YOUR AWARD.
HAMBURG IS CLEARLY FULL OF PEOPLE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TONIGHT.
THIS IS THE RECOGNITION OF, UH, VILLAGE ENGAGE.
SO WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECOGNIZES THE MISSION OF VILLAGE ENGAGE TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME BY USING CONNECTION AND COMPASSION.
AND WHEREAS THEIR OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE CENTERED AROUND THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, RECREATION, AND PHILANTHROPY, AND WHERE THEY PROVIDE YOUTH PROGRAM ART, MUSIC INITIATIVES, COMMUNITY MEDIATION, COACHING, SUPPORT OF L-B-G-T-Q PLUS INDIVIDUALS, POSTPARTUM SUPPORT, AND MANY OTHER RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THEY HOLD FREE COMMUNITY CLOSET EVENTS WHICH OFFER A SAFE SPACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE CLOTHING THEY NEED WITHOUT JUDGMENT.
AND WHEREAS THEY HAVE A YOUTH VILLAGE ENGAGED DROP IN PROGRAM, GIVING TEENS A COMFORTABLE SPACE TO CREATE AND EXPLORE AND WHERE THEY CAN CONNECT WITH OTHER TEAMS AND VARIOUS AREA PROFESSIONALS.
AND WHEREAS THEY NOT ONLY PROVIDE THESE PROGRAMS ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT ARE ALSO WILLING TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ORGANIZE A COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HELP OTHERS IF NEED ARISES.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMPER TOWN BOARD COMMEND THE VILLAGE ENGAGED FOR THEIR COMPASSION, THEIR WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTARILY PROMOTE OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND THEIR RESOURCES TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY FEEL SAFE, WELCOME, EMPOWERED, AND HEARD.
VERY
CREATED MORE ORGANIZATION AND MORE GROUPS THAT ARE REALLY STRIVING FOR AN INCLUSIVITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING.
I, UH, ASK YOU TO CALL FOR A, UH, FOR P AUDIT.
OKAY FOLKS, UH, JUST TO GO OVER BRIEFLY THE RULE OF OF ORDER AND HOW THINGS WORK AT THE TOWN BOARD MEETINGS.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, ABOUT 30 ITEMS OR SO ON OUR AGENDA NIGHT.
AND THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED YOU AND SPEAK ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS. AND YOU CAN DO SO ONCE THEY'RE READ AND SECONDED.
DISCUSSION SOMETIMES WILL ENSUE WITH THE BOARD, BUT AS YOU'RE HEARING SOMETHING IS BEING READ THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND STAND UP, LET US KNOW THAT YOU'D LIKE TO BE HEARD.
WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO ABOUT THREE MINUTES
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AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR AGENDA.WE WILL THEN OPEN UP, UH, EXPRESSION FROM THE FLOOR WHERE YOU'RE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO BRING WHATEVER ITEM, IDEA, THOUGHT, CONCERN TO THE TOWN BOARD.
AGAIN, WE ASK YOU TO LIMIT YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
AFTER THAT, WE'LL GO TO REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THEN REPORTS FROM THE TOWN BOARD.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON OUR AGENDA AND THAT IS THE CASE TONIGHT.
THE RULES FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE THE SAME.
UH, WE DID HAVE A SIGN-IN SHEET FOR EACH TONIGHT, THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO WE WILL START WITH THAT LIST.
ONCE WE GET THROUGH THAT LIST, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO RAISE THEIR HAND TO BE RECOGNIZED OR SPEAK ON THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO DO IT AGAIN.
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND, UH, DO WE HAVE A LIST? IF YOU COULD SEND THAT IN OUR DIRECTION AND IF IT'S OKAY WITH, UH, THE DEPUTY CLERK, I WILL, UH, READ THE PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE.
YEAH, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BOARD ON APRIL 9TH, 2024, PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW.
A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO BE KNOWN AS PROPOSED LOCAL ON NUMBER 3, 20 24 SAID LOCAL LAW PROVIDES FOR THE AMENDMENT OF LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 19 86, CHAPTER TWO 80 ENTITLED ZONING AND PROVIDES SUBSTANTIALLY AS FOLLOWS, FOR THE ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAMBURG TOWN ZONING CODE TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP WITH THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO REZONE PARCELS AROUND THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE AREA WITH A FOLLOWING SV NUMBERS TO CRI OR CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE DISTRICT 180 2 0 2 37 180 2, 2 37 11, 180 2 0 0 2 38 1 180 2 0 2 37 1 180 2 0 7 1 1 180 2 6 180 2 7 6 180 2 2 71 82 2 72 180 2 7 11 11 180 2 7 1 10, 180 2 7 1 7 1 AND 180 2 1 1 0.11.
THE TOWN BOARD ALSO PROPOSES MAKING THE, THE PARCEL WITH SBL NUMBER 180 2 0.07 DASH ONE DASH NINE.
THAT IS SPLIT ZONED C TWO AND C ONE ALL CR I AND PROPOSED MAKING THE PARCEL WITH SBL NUMBER 180 2 0 7 DASH ONE DASH EIGHT.
THAT IS SPLIT ZONE C ONE AND C TWO.
ALL CRIA MAP OF THESE PROPOSED REVISIONS CAN BE FOUND AT THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE OR ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE.
THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE STATUTES AND PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 20TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM LOCAL TIME, AT WHICH TIME ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY BE HEARD.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS A CONTINUATION OF THE MAY 20TH MEETING, AND I HAVE ASKED MR. ROGERS TO PREPARE A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT, UH, THE TOWN BOARD, UH, WILL BE VOTING ON AN INTENT TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE DISTRICTS.
UH, SO I JUST, WE WANTED TO GIVE THE BOARD AND THE AUDIENCE, UM, A QUICK OVERVIEW, UH,
UM, IN 2022, THE
UM, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUT PERMITTED USAGE, UH, FOR THIS DISTRICT, UH, WHAT IS ALLOWED, WHAT ISN'T ALLOWED.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY JUST RUN THROUGH, UH, THE PRINCIPAL USAGE THAT ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED AND THEN KIND OF GO OVER THE THINGS THAT ARE STILL OUTSTANDING THAT THE BOARD WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'LL GO FORWARD WITH.
UM, SO IN THE CR DISTRICT, WHAT IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED ARE ARTS AND CULTURAL FACILITIES, RETAIL SALES, EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS, BUT NO STANDALONE BARS.
UH, TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES, CUSTOM SHOPS, WAREHOUSES ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER PRINCIPAL USE OF NOT INCLUDING THE STORAGE OF HIGHLY FLAMMABLE EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS.
UH, BREWERIES AND WINERIES, EATERS, HEALTHCARE SPAS AND WELLNESS CENTERS.
UM, RESORT COMPLEXES, WE'LL GO BACK TO THAT OFFICES.
AND THEN A COMBINATION OF ANY OF THE ALLOWED USES.
UM, RIGHT NOW, PRIVATE IT RENTAL MIXED STORAGE IS PROHIBITED, SO THAT'S NOT ALLOWED.
UM, AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW, OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE CRI DISTRICT IS THAT WAREHOUSES ALONE
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ARE NOT ALLOWED.UM, SO I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS INVOLVED WITH THAT.
AND LIKE I SAID, THE CRI DISTRICT AND THIS WHOLE ZONING, UM, IS FLUID.
WE'RE NOT MAKING DECISIONS TONIGHT.
UM, WE KEPT THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN FOR, YOU KNOW, MORE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK.
UM, WE'RE GONNA TAKE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE, UH, AN INFORMED DECISION OR WE'RE GONNA PRESENT IT BACK BEFORE THE BOARD, UM, FOR YOU GUYS TO MAKE A DECISION.
SO I KIND OF JUST WANTED TO CLEAR UP SOME OUTSTANDING THINGS THAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR, UH, WITH THE PUBLIC
FIRST UP ON OUR LIST, UH, THE ONLY NAME WE HAVE ON THE LIST IS MR. JAMES BOLI FROM BENDERSON DEVELOPMENT.
I'M ATTORNEY WITH BENDERSON ADDRESS, FIVE 70 DELAWARE AVENUE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK.
UM, I DID SUBMIT A LETTER ON
I WAS UNAVAILABLE LAST MEETING.
UM, I DID SUBMIT A LETTER DATED MAY 20TH.
I'M NOT GONNA READ THAT LETTER.
I'M GONNA HIGHLIGHT SOME ITEMS. UM, I'M GONNA SHARE OUR OPINION AS A DEVELOPER WITH PROPERTY OIL ACROSS THE NATION.
AND THIS
UM, WE OWN A 79.93 VEHICLE PARCEL ON THE WEST SIDE OF CAMP ROAD.
OUR PARCEL HAS LIMITED INE CAMP ROAD.
IT'S BEHIND THE THROUGHWAY RAMP, WHICH IS ABOUT 12 TO 14 ACRES.
THE, OUR PROPERTY BEHIND THAT, UM, BENDERSON IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY.
WE SPECIALIZE IN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND WE OWN 800 PRO 800 PROPERTIES IN 40 STATES WITH OVER 50 MILLION SQUARE FEET DEVELOPMENT.
SO I'M NOT COMING HERE FROM SOMEONE THAT LOOKS AT THESE USES AND SAYS TO YOU, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA WORK FOR US.
UM, WE DON'T OPPOSE THE REZONING.
WE ACTUALLY WANNA BE PARTNERS WITH THE TOWN TO WORK ON IT.
AND I DO HAVE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS.
UM, JUST A BRIEF HISTORY ON THE PROPERTY.
YOU'LL SEE FROM MY LETTER IN 2009, THE TOWN BOARD REZONED THIS PROPERTY TO SEE TWO.
UM, AT THAT POINT WE HAD A LARGE COMMERCIAL PROJECT.
IT WAS ABOUT 652,000 SQUARE FEET.
IT WAS ANCHORED BY A GROCERY STORE AND A LARGE RETAILER THAT HAD A NUMBER OF FREESTANDING RESTAURANTS AND A SMALLER RETAIL AND PERSONAL SERVICES.
AND HAD TWO HOTELS WHICH BOUGHT THE DEVELOPMENT OF REAL 800,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE 2009 RECESSION KILLED THAT PROJECT.
SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE BEEN MARKETING IT FOR ALL THOSE USES.
RETAIL, HEALTHCARE, RESTAURANTS, OFFICES, EVERYTHING WE DO, WE'VE BEEN MARKETING FOR.
THERE'S BEEN NO INTEREST IN THIS PROPERTY FOR THOSE TYPES OF USES.
AND WE MARKETED ACROSS THE NATION, NOT JUST THE ONES IN NEW YORK, WE JUST HAD AT THE ICSC SHOW THIS PAST MONTH.
THERE'S STILL NO INTEREST IN THAT PROPERTY FOR THOSE USES.
THE COVID YEARS HAS ONLY MADE THIS SITUATION WORSE.
THERE'S NO NEW OFFICE MARKET IN WESTERN NEW YORK.
IN FACT, OFFICES ARE DOWNSIZING AND THAT'S ONE YOUR PERMITTED USES.
UM, RETAIL RESTAURANTS ARE NOW SUBPOENA LOCATE AREAS THAT ALREADY POSSESS THOSE USES.
'CAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE, THE SYNERGY OF BEING AROUND OTHER COMMERCIAL USES.
THEY DON'T GO OUT AND REALLY KNOW WHAT IT IS.
AND EXCEPT, EXCEPT IN FLORIDA, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT MARKET.
AND WE'RE IN 40 STATES, AS I NOTED, WE HAVEN'T DONE A LARGE SCALE RETAIL PROJECT LIKE THIS SINCE 2009.
SO THESE PROJECTS ARE NOT BEING BUILT LIKE THIS.
IN JANUARY, 2023, WE SUBMITTED AN APPROVAL FOR BUSINESS PARK.
IT'S PRIMARILY WAREHOUSE, UM, SINCE THE RECESSION.
AND COVID, THERE'S A BIG MARKET FOR THAT.
WE'RE OPENING 90, 95% LEASE IN THAT MARKET IN WESTERN NEW YORK.
SO, UH, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO ORDER THINGS ONLINE AND THEY SHOW YOUR HOUSE THE NEXT DAY.
AND I'M NOT TALKING AMAZON, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WHEN YOU GO TO HOME DEPOT, YOU GO TO LOWE'S, YOU GO TO TARGET, YOU GO TO WALMART, THAT STUFF SHOWS UP.
YOU GO ONLINE, YOU GO PICK UP THE STORE.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A MARKET FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THIS PROPERTY IS IDEALLY SET FOR THAT.
UM, IT'S BEHIND THE THROUGHWAY PROPERTY.
SO THE BUILDINGS ARE NOT VISIBLE ON THE ROAD WHEN THAT PROPERTY HAS DEVELOPED.
AND UM, IT'S GONNA BE, WE WORKED ON THE PROJECT FOR 18 MONTHS.
WE HAD FULL ENGINEERING PLANS OF STUDIES.
WE SLOWED THE PROJECT DOWN, IN FACT THE WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS.
AND I SPENT EIGHT MONTHS WORKING WITH THE BUDDING NEIGHBORS.
I GAVE YOU, UM, DOCUMENTATION OF THAT.
WE EVENTUALLY REVISED THE PROJECT AND SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THOSE NEIGHBORS, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFITED THAT.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROJECT PROVIDES BUFFERS THAT EXCEED YOUR NEW ZONE BY FIVE OR SIX TIMES.
AND I GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, YOUR REAR SETBACK IS 50 FEET.
THE CRI ARMY, YOU PROVIDE 300.
YOUR SIDE AREA SETBACK IS 50 FEET.
WE PROVIDE 2 75 AND THAT IN DEFEATING AREA, WHICH BERMS PLANTING IS FENCING ALL NEGOTIATED WITH THE NEIGHBORS.
WE BELIEVE IT SIGNIFICANTLY MINIMIZES IMPACTS OF NEIGHBORS.
IT INCREASES THE TAX BASE, DOES THE OTHER BURDENS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
UM, AS PRESIDENT OF CLARENCE SCHOOL BOARD, I KNOW HOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
UM, WHEN, WHEN I'M LOOKING AT DOING TAX, BUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SETBACKS SIGNIFICANTLY FROM CAMP ROAD, THE BUILDINGS ARE ATTRACTIVE, ALTHOUGH NOT FULLY, FULLY VISIBLE.
WE CAN'T ROAD ONCE THE OTHER SITE GETS DEVELOPED.
AND NO LOT VOTING DOCKS FACE ANY NEIGHBORS.
SO WE DESIGNED, SO THE IMPACT NEIGHBORS WOULD NOT BE IMPACTED BY ANY MOMENT.
UM, WE DO HAVE CONCERNS REGARDING THE C I'S ZONING.
UM, SINCE 2009, THE RECESSION AND THE PANDEMIC DEVELOPERS ARE LOOKING GIVE FOR FLEXIBILITY.
AND I, I DON'T THINK THE ZONING PROVIDES THAT.
UH, MOST TOWNS THAT I'M WORKING IN, AND I'M ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GOING WITH MORE OPEN USES BUT MORE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
SO WHILE THE USES ARE ARE MUCH MORE OPEN, THEY WANT THE DESIGN.
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IT DOESN'T IMPACT NEIGHBORS.IT'S ATTRACTIVE, IT'S, IT'S VISIBLE.
'CAUSE THE GROCERY STORE, WHICH IS WE HAD THERE, WOULD GENERATE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRUCKS AND YOU COULD LOWER IN AS COMPARED TO THIS PROJECT.
SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE USES THAT THEY'RE BEING IMPACTED.
WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR USES, THERE ARE 11 USES PERMITTED IN THIS NEW ZONE.
UM, RETAIL SALES AND CUSTOM SHOPS, EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS AND BREWERIES, THEATERS.
WE HAVEN'T OPENED A NEW THEATER, UM, SINCE COVID.
IN FACT, WE'VE BEEN RENEGOTIATING OUR LEASES WITH OUR EXISTING THEATERS TO KEEP THEM FROM CLOSING.
SO THEATERS ARE NO NEW THEATERS BEING BUILT, UM, OFFICES, AS I NOTED, THERE'S NO NEW OFFICE MARKET IN WESTERN NEW YORK.
TWO OF THOSE USES ARE, ARE JUST NEVER NOT GONNA SHOW UP HERE.
UM, AND HEALTHCARE, AND I'M COMING FROM SOMEONE PERSPECTIVE THAT WE'VE BEEN MARKETING THIS FOR THOSE THERE IS NO INTEREST.
SO I LOOK AT YOUR 11 USES, SEVEN OF THEM DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.
UM, BUT THOUGH THAT'S WHERE WE'RE WE'RE HEADED.
YOUR OTHER USES ARE CULTURAL FACILITIES, TOURISM AND RESORT COMPLEXES.
SO IF SOMEONE WANTED TO DO THAT USE, WE WOULD CERTAINLY NEGOTIATE WITH THEM.
WE'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY NO ONE FOR THAT.
UM, AND IN FACT, THIS PROPERTY IS NOT NEAR THE LAKE OF THE VILLAGE.
IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE TO THOSE USES.
WE CAN SEE TOURISM OR, OR THOSE TYPES OF ITEMS. IT'S RIGHT OFF THE THROUGH WEB.
UM, MOREOVER IT MENTIONS THAT A CAMPUS SETTING, I'M UNCLEAR WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A MIX OF IN INCLUDING RE RESIDENTIAL, WE TYPICALLY CALL THAT A LIFESTYLE CENTER.
LIFESTYLE CENTERS WHERE YOU SEE THE MIX OF COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL TIED TOGETHER.
THERE REALLY HASN'T BEEN A NEW LIFESTYLE OF THE PROJECT SINCE 2009 IN THE COUNTRY.
UM, FURTHER, IF THIS ZONE IS ADOPTED AS IS, IT REALLY SETS THIS PROPERTY UP TO BE IN DIRECT COMPETITION WITH RY MALL, WHICH I UNDERSTAND ALSO NEEDS TO BE REDEVELOPED.
SO YOU'RE SETTING UP, UP WHERE YOU'RE COMPETING FOR THE SAME TYPES OF USES AND S TO REDEVELOP TWO SITES.
TYPICALLY, A REGIONALLY GETS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS, NOT A TOWN GETS, GETS TO.
UM, AND MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE DEFINITION OF WAREHOUSE.
YOU HAVE IT ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER PRINCIPLE USE.
OUR PROJECT IS A BUSINESS PARK.
IT'S GIVING IT A WAREHOUSE AND FLEX SPACE.
OFTEN THERE'S A SMALL OFFICE WITH EACH USER.
IS THAT ENOUGH TO QUALIFY FOR YOUR, YOUR ZONING? I'M A, I'M AWARE THAT'S NOT CLEAR ON IT.
HOW MUCH ABOUT YOU MOVE FROM A DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE AND AN IMPACT PERSPECTIVE.
THERE'S NO DE REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STANDALONE WAREHOUSE AND A WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATED WITH PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USE.
YOU'RE GONNA, THE BUILDINGS ARE WITH THE SAME, THE HOURS OF OPERATION GONNA BE THE SAME AND, AND THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES ARE GONNA BE THE SAME.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE NOT CLEAR WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS.
AND OUR ASK WE'D LIKE TO WORK WITH THE TOWN IS WE'D LIKE THE TOWN TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE ZONING TO PERMIT WAREHOUSES AS STANDALONE.
WE HAVE A PROJECT THERE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR 18 MONTHS.
IF THAT'S NOT AN OPTION, WE'D ASK THE TOWN BOARD TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION SO THAT SMALL SCALE GROUPS IS, SO WE HAVE SMALL RETAILER OR SMALL OFFICE.
WE'LL QUALIFY THE WAREHOUSES WE HAD COMMITTED.
AND FINALLY WE'D ASK AS A THIRD OPTION TO EXEMPT PROJECTS THAT WERE ALREADY FILED BECAUSE WE, WE SPENT 18 MONTHS ON THIS PROJECT TO NEGOTIATE OUR NEIGHBORS AND WORKING IT THROUGH, DOING THE STUDIES AND GOING FORWARD.
AND THE REASON ON THIS PROJECT AT THIS POINT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT, UM, LOSS FOR US.
UM, DUE THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY, IT'S LOCATION BEHIND THE THREEWAY PROPERTY.
IT'S LITERAL OF FRONT I CAMP ROAD.
IT'S NOT SUITED FOR MAJORITY OF THE USES YOU HAVE IN THE CI ZONING AND WE'RE DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER PROPERTIES.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF SMALL PROPERTIES THAT'LL GET SMALL RESTAURANTS.
WE HAVE AN 80 AC PARCEL THAT WE NEED TO REDEVELOP AND THEY'RE NEVER GONNA FILL THAT VOID.
SO, UM, WE ASK THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER THAT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE MEETINGS ARE COME IN AND WORK WITH YOU.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT CAME TO BE HEARD ON THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THIS REZONING FOR THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE DISTRICT? OKAY, HEARING NONE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AYE BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS FOLLOWS.
TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 22ND, 2024.
OPPOSED? CARRIED LIKE YOU BOTH SA SHIELD RESTROOMS. WHEREAS TOM HAMBURG RECEIVED, UH, $300,000 IN ERIE COUNTY ARPA FUNDING FROM LEGISLATOR JOHN GILMORE.
AND WHEREAS NU BAUER AND CLARK INC.
HAS PREPARED BID DOCUMENTS TO PERFORM SITE WORK AND INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES FOR NEW BATHROOM FACILITY AT THE BAY SOCCER FIELD AREA, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN CLERK IS AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR SEALED BIDS ENTITLED NIKE BAY SOCCER FIELD, RESTROOM SITE AND UTILITY WORK PROJECT
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BID DOCUMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OR AROUND JUNE 7TH, 2024.LEMME TRY THIS SEALED SEPARATE BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT HAMBURG TOWN HALL TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, 1 4 0 7 5 AND SAID BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ ALOUD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM SEVEN A SEVEN B AT 11:00 AM MAIL BID SHOULD BE SENT TO TOWN OF HAMBURG.
ENCLOSED NIKE SOCCER FIELD, RESTROOM SITE AND UTILITY WORK PROJECT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK.
AND THE QUESTION, UM, I THINK IT'D BE IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT.
UH, AS THE RESOLUTION STATES, THERE'S $300,000 AVAILABLE IN ERIE COUNTY AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US BY ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATOR, JOHN GILMORE.
PREVIOUSLY THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAD ALSO ALLOCATED OUR SHARE OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO THIS PROJECT.
THIS $300,000, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WILL PAY FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES NEEDED FOR A NEW RESTROOM, BUT DOES NOT MEET THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY INSTALL THE NEW RESTROOM FACILITIES THAT HAMBURG RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED AWAY FROM THIS PROJECT TO THE ICE ARENA PROJECT.
SO MY QUESTION TO COUNCIL MEMBER COZA IS DO WE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS OR PLANS ON WHERE WE'RE GONNA FIND THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS GREAT, BUT WE'RE GONNA NEED MONEY FOR THE BUILDING AND SINCE THAT MONEY WAS REALLOCATED, WE'RE GONNA NEED ANOTHER THREE OR $350,000.
AND, UH, I'M, BEFORE I CAN VOTE ON THIS, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE PLANS ARE TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING.
THE UTILITIES AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE WON'T HELP US WITHOUT THE ACTUAL BACK.
BUT DO WE KNOW WHAT IT IS? WITHOUT, BEFORE WE GET THE BIDS? I THINK WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA BASED ON THE ESTIMATES THAT THE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS HAVE DONE.
AND DO WE HAVE THAT SENSE FROM THEM? I BELIEVE THE WHOLE PROJECT WAS ABOUT $650,000, UH, WHICH WAS THE $300,000 FROM MR. GILMORE AND THE 350,000 I BELIEVE IN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS.
AND WHAT CATEGORY WAS THAT UNDER 3 350? I DIDN'T REMEMBER THERE BEING A SEPARATE CATEGORY FOR THE MONARCH.
I DON'T RECALL THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
WE'D HAVE TO REVIEW PREVIOUS DOCUMENTS, BUT, UH, WE DID HAVE MONEY THAT WAS EARMARKED FROM OUR FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT.
UM, SO WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE A SHORTFALL.
$300,000 WON'T BE ENOUGH TO PUT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE BUILDING.
SO I KNOW MR. ESTONIA WAS SAYING THAT JUST RECENTLY HE GOT INFORMATION ON A DIFFERENT WAY HE WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THE INSTALLATION AND HE WAS NOT CLEAR ON WHAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING WOULD BE AND THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THESE, THESE BIDS.
AND THEN I WOULD JUST BE CURIOUS TO KNOW, BECAUSE I DON'T RECOLLECT THERE BEING A LINE ITEM IN AR BEFORE THAT PREVIOUSLY.
WELL, REGARDLESS, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA NEED FUNDING TO, TO FINISH OFF THE PROJECT AND IT'S MY BELIEF THAT $300,000 ISN'T ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AS IT WAS OUTLINED OR INTENDED TO DO.
ANY THOUGHTS ON, OH, I WOULD REFER THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND FIND OUT WHERE WE COULD FIND FUNDS.
I DON'T HAVE MY MAGIC BALL RIGHT ON ME.
SO WHERE WOULD YOU GET THE MONEY FROM? MR. HOKE, YOU WANNA TABLE THIS? YOU WANNA NO, NO, NO.
YOU WANNA KILL THE PROJECT? WHAT'S YOUR, WHAT'S YOUR POINT? SO MY, MY POINT IS THAT, I MEAN, FINANCING HALF A PROJECT ISN'T, ISN'T REALLY PRODUCTIVE.
UM, I, WHERE I WOULD'VE TAKEN THE MONEY FROM WAS A ARRESTED P ACT ON, BUT THAT'S A DECISION THAT WAS MADE BY THE BOARD SPOKE.
KNOW MR. HOPE? I WOULD DISAGREE WITH YOUR CHARACTERIZATION.
I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE SMART TO, TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS SOME, THERE'S A FUNDING GAP HERE AND IF, IF THE BOARD REALLY DOES WANT THE MONARCH ORGANIZATION TO HAVE BATHROOMS, WHICH I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE, UH, WE HAVE SOME MORE TO DO AND WE MIGHT WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AS A BOARD AND SEE WHERE WE CAN FIND THAT FUNDING FROM, PERHAPS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY, FROM THE STATE.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS, BUT THAT'S WHY I OPENED UP THE COMMUNICATION HERE TO SEE IF YOU ALREADY HAD IDEAS ON HOW TO FINISH OFF THE PROJECT.
BUT IF YOU DON'T, I'D BE HAPPY TO GET TO WORK ON, ON FINDING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.
DO YOU KNOW WHEN I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH YOU SINCE DAY ONE, RANDY? YOU KNOW, SO I BELIEVE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FAR HAS SOMETHING TO SHARE.
CAN YOU, UM, DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE RECEIVED THE FUNDING FROM LEGISLATOR GILMORE?
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HUH? WHAT'D YOU SAY? I SAID I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH YOU.I ACTUALLY SAID SOMETHING AFTER THAT.
EVERYBODY SAID DID, WHEN DID WE RECEIVE THE FUNDING FROM LEGISLATOR GILMORE? DO WE, DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO, I'M AGAIN, TRYING TO RECOLLECT WHERE PREVIOUSLY WE HAD IDENTIFIED WE WERE THAT THERE WAS EXTRA MONEY NEEDED.
I DON'T REMEMBER THERE BEING EXTRA MONEY NEEDED AND WHERE WE HAD PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED WHERE IT WOULD COME FROM.
AND WAS THIS, UM, SO DO YOU REMEMBER, WAS IT, WAS IT 21 WHEN WE GOT THIS FROM HIM? NO, NO.
I WAS HERE IN 21 AND IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS HERE.
NO, I, I, I SUBSCRIBED TO WHAT JOHN LEN SAID, THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS, ONLY SOLUTIONS.
SO I THINK WE DO WANT BATHROOMS THERE.
UM, SO I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO WORK TOGETHER TO DO THAT.
BUT THIS SEEMS TO ME LIKE A GOOD START BECAUSE IT'S MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND, RIGHT? THIS IS MONEY FROM THE COUNTY OR RIGHT, WHEREVER MM-HMM
SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE I DON'T SEE WHAT WE, WE HAVE TO LOSE.
I WILL DISCLOSE HOWEVER, AND I DON'T, I'M NOT GONNA RECUSE MYSELF OF THIS VOTE, BUT, UM, MY SON DOES PLAY FOR THE HAMBURG MONARCHS AND MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN PLAYING FOR THE HAMBURG MONARCHS AND MY, MY WIFE AS COACH, UM, NOT CURRENTLY COACHING, BUT UH, BUT THAT, UH, IN MY VIEW, HAVING BEEN TO MANY GAMES THERE, THEY HAVE A COUPLE PORTA-POTTIES AND THERE'S A LOT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT USE THIS, UH, NIKE BASED FACILITY.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY, UH, IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE SOME BATHROOMS. I KNOW THERE'S A, THERE WAS A, SO THERE'S A SOCCER TOURNAMENT GOING ON THIS WEEKEND IN CLARENCE AND THE, UH, CLARENCE, UH, FACILITY HAS BATHROOMS AND UH, I THINK WE COULD FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK.
IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR, FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST THE PEOPLE IN HAMBURG, BUT COME AND USE THOSE, BUT ALSO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND IT WOULD, UH, ALLOW US TO MAYBE HAVE TOURNAMENTS AND THINGS THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE.
'CAUSE THERE'S NO BATHROOMS. UM, SO, AND I'LL SUPPORT THIS AND I SAY WE LOOK WITH FINANCE AND TRY TO FIND A WAY TO GO AHEAD.
I'M NO, IF IT'S IT, NO, MY, MY JUST RESPONSE IS BASICALLY REGARDLESS IF IT'S A NIKE BASE, THE, UH, THE SOCCER, THE HOCKEY, IF IT'S THIS FIELD OR THAT FIELD STUFF HAS TO GET PAID, WE'LL FIND THE MONEY WHERE IT'S AT.
IF WE USE THERA MONEY FOR THAT OR IF WE USE THERA MONEY FROM HERE, IT'S, IT'S MONEY'S MONEY AND WHERE IT'S AT IS WHERE WE'LL PUT IT.
SO MY, I GUESS THE REMAINING QUESTION I HAVE IS JUST GETTING A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT THE AMOUNT NEEDED WOULD BE, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT AMOUNTS.
I THINK WE ALL HAVE AGREED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT THAT WE DO WANNA SEE THIS TAKE PLACE.
WE'RE DOING THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME BATHROOMS AT THE ACTUAL ICE RINK THAT WILL HAVE, UH, BE ACCESSIBLE FROM INSIDE AND OUT.
SO THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN PLANNED FOR A WHILE.
I THINK WE'RE ALL, YOU KNOW, ON BOARD WITH THAT.
UM, IT'S, IT'S HARD TO KNOW REGARDING THE MONEY WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A HANDLE ON HOW MUCH IS NEEDED.
I KNOW WHEN I TALKED TO MR. ESTONIA, HE SAID RECENTLY THAT HE FELT THAT THAT 6, 6 50 WAS GOING TO BE MUCH LESS BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS HE HAD FOUND.
UM, SO I THINK SOME OF OUR COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR FINDING THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PREDICATED ON HOW MUCH IS NEEDED.
I KNOW THAT BACK IN WHAT WAS BONDED IN 2020.
SO JUST TO THROW OUT SOME POSSIBILITIES, AND PAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS, I KNOW IN 2020, UM, THERE WERE, THERE WERE PART, PART OF ONE OF THE BONDS HAD TO DO WITH THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MONARCH FIELD.
IT MAY BE THAT ALL OF THAT WAS USED FOR THE PAVING, I'M NOT SURE, BUT THAT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY THERE.
UM, AND I THINK YOU HAD MENTIONED THERE MIGHT BE OTHER, THAT THE COUNTY MIGHT BE BE ABLE TO BE APPROACHED AGAIN FOR ADDITIONAL A FUNDS.
DID YOU INDICATE THAT? WELL, IIII AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ALKI THAT WE, WE SHOULD BE SOLUTION FOCUSED.
SO I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE APPETITE IS FOR THE COUNTY OR THE STATE, BUT THOSE ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBILITIES.
WHAT, WHAT I'M HAPPY TO HEAR IS THE RECOGNITION THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL BE NEEDED.
UM, AND I WASN'T SURE THAT WE WERE IN ALIGNMENT AS A BOARD ON THAT ISSUE.
UH, BUT THAT DEFINITELY GIVES US A PATH FORWARD.
WELL, I MEAN, WE DON'T, I MEAN, WE DON'T KNOW.
I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT, THAT'S WHY I THINK MR. COS HAVE BEEN SAID, CHECKED WITH OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT HOW MUCH THIS IS GONNA COST AND WE WANNA DO IT AS EFFICIENTLY AND COST EFFECTIVE IS POSSIBLE.
UM, SO I MEAN MAYBE IT'LL COST A LOT MORE, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE.
I MEAN, WE DON'T, WE DON'T KNOW 20 GET ANY EVENTS.
YEAH, I SECOND THIS MOTION THOUGH, PREPARED.
YEAH, AND I, UM, I, I'M, I'M SATISFIED, UH, WITH, WITH WHAT I'VE HEARD ON THIS AND I, I THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR, UH, FOR THE, UH, FOR THE DISCUSSION.
SO ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY THE SAYING AYE.
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CARRIED.WHEREAS THE IACP 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE BOSTON CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTER IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS FROM OCTOBER 19TH, 2024 TO OCTOBER 22ND, 2024.
AND WHEREAS THE IACP 2024 CONFERENCE OFFERS EDUCATION AND NETWORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, FELLOW CHIEFS AND FUTURE LEADERS AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED, THE TOM BOARD AUTHORIZED CHIEF PETER PETER EZ TO ATTEND THE IACP 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION WITH THE FOLLOWING EXPENSES AS LISTED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $2,539 AND 43 CENTS.
MONEY IS AVAILABLE IN B 31 20 0.49.
TWO SEMINARS DEPARTMENT TRAINING.
WHEREAS NEW YORK STATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES STATE PREPAREDNESS TRAINING CENTER WILL BE PROVIDING INITIAL RESPONSE TO ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING IN OR COUNTY NEW YORK FROM MONDAY, JULY 29TH, 2024 TO TUESDAY, JULY 30TH, 2024 AND WHERE THERE'S NO FEE FOR THE TRAINING COURSE AND FREE LODGING AS WELL AS LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED FOR PARTICIPANTS NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED.
THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED OFFICER ERIC WILSON, OFFICER JOSHUA TAYLOR, OFFICER ROBERT KLER AND OFFICER NICHOLAS FASO TO ATTEND THE IRAS TRAINING WITH THE FOLLOWING EXPENSES, MEALS TWO DAYS AT 37 50 PER DAY, $300 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE USE OF AN UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION.
SO MOVED ALL IN FAVOR A OPPOSED, ABSTENTIONS CARRIED.
WHEREAS NEW YORK STATE HOMELAND SECURITY EMERGENCY SERVICES STATE PREPAREDNESS TRAINING CENTER WILL BE PROVIDING INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING IN OR COUNTY NEW YORK FROM MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2024 TO TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2024 AND WHEREAS THERE'S NO FEE FOR THE TRAINING COURSE AND THREE LODGING AS WELL AS LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED FOR PARTICIPANTS AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED TO TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED OFFICER ANDREW HULK, WATER OFFICER ANDREW LARS, OFFICER PAUL DHAN AND OFFICER BRETT ROSS TO ATTEND THE IRAS TRAINING WITH THE FOLLOWING EXPENSES AS LISTED.
TOTAL EXPENSES, $300 FEE OF FURTHER RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED USE OF AN UNMARKED LEASE VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION.
WHERE HAS THE TON OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM KEN KOWSKI TO REZONE LAND LOCATED AT COLUMBIA STREET AND CAMP ROAD FROM R TWO TO C TWO FOR A 3,550 SQUARE FEET COMMERCIAL EDITION.
AND WHERE HAS THE CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND SUPPORTS THE REFERRAL TO THE TOWN BOARD FOR BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF REZONING THE PROPERTY NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE HEMBRY TOWN BOARD HEREBY ENTERTAINS THIS RE ZONING REQUEST AND REFERS THE APPLICATION TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION AND BE AS FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE HEMBRY TOWN BOARD WOULD LIKE TO ACT AS LEAD AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT AND HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM THE APPROPRIATE MAILINGS AND TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED COUNTY REFERRALS.
RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD MAKES THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT TO THE ZONING BOARD FOR A TERM OF SEVEN YEARS, BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2024 AND ENDING ON JU JUNE 30TH, 2031 RICK DIMPLE.
OPPOSED ABSTENTION CARRIED PARK MCKINLEY TRAFFIC STUDY UPDATE WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS BEEN WORKING ON IMPROVING THE INTERSECTION OF CLARK STREET AND MCKINLEY PARKWAY TO PROMOTE SAFETY VEHICLES AND PE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AND WHEREAS THE UPDATE TRAFFIC STUDY HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY THE E-C-W-D-P-W TO INCLUDE CRASH ANALYSIS FOR 2021 2024 TRAFFIC COUNT AND RRFB STUDY FOR WINDING WOODS INTERSECTION, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAM TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES A TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE PROPOSAL FROM DE DONATO ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $8,700 AND 0 CENTS PER ATTACHED PROPOSAL LETTER FUNDS AVAILABLE AND H 0.1 0 6 3 6 3 0 4 4 0 CAPITAL PROJECT.
OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED AWARD 2024 DRAINAGE PROJECT WHERE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS ADVERTISED FOR BIDS FOR THE 2024 TOWN DRAIN DRAINAGE PROJECT AND WHEREAS THE PUBLIC BID OPENING WAS HELD ON MAY 23RD, 2020 4:11 AM AND MULTIPLE BIDS WERE OPENED AND READ ALOUD AND WHEREAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THE PROJECT IS AS FOLLOWS, MATT COLO EXCAVATING
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LLC HAVING SUBMITTED BASE BID IN THE AMOUNT OF 70,700 $500 AND ZERO AND 20 CENTS, UH, ALTERNATE $21,475 36 CENTS ALTERNATE TWO $5,411 AND 45 CENTS TOTAL AWARD BASIS BID AND ALTERNATES ONE AND TWO NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $97,636 AND 81 CENTS.BE IT FOR BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH MATT COLO EXCAVATING LLC AND ISSUE THE NOTICE OF AWARDS TO THE NOTICE TO PROCEED.
FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER B 14 9 0 4 4 1 PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT SERVICES.
WHEREAS THE TOWN HALL AND THE POLICE DISPATCH DEPARTMENTS ARE LOOKING TO FORTIFY REDUNDANT LONG-TERM BACKUP SOLUTIONS FOR TELECOMMUNICATION AND INTEREST FOR GENERAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND WHEREAS THE TOWN CURRENTLY HAS VERIZON AS ITS PRIMARY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER ISP AND WHEREAS BY IMPLEMENTING A SECOND DEDICATED FIBER ISP THROUGH SPECTRUM WOULD PROVIDE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE TOWN'S LONG-TERM BACKUP SOLUTION.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN'S CURRENT INTERNAL FIBER INFRASTRUCTURE IS OVER 15 YEARS OLD AND BECOMING END OF LIFE AND IS ONLY CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO ONE GIGABYTE.
AND WHEREAS INTERNAL FIBER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES WITH WOULD INCREASE NETWORK BANDWIDTH AND INTERNAL NETWORK REDUNDANT REDUNDANCIES.
NOW BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SECOND ISP AND INTERNAL FIBER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE AT TOWN HALL AND THE POLICE DISPATCH DEPARTMENTS.
TOTAL PROJECT COST IS $37,083 AND 12 CENTS.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN B 1 69 0.421 B3 2.41 AND A 0.37 6.21 PENDING REIMBURSEMENT OF THE AWARDED CFY 2021 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CIGP GRANT.
WHERE STEIN HAMBURGER RECEIVED A GRANT FROM DNE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WILLIAM D. WILLIAMS PARK.
YOU RESOLVE THE TOWN SUPERVISOR AUTHORIZED SIGN QUOTATION NUMBER 3 0 4 3 5 4 9 6 FROM FINCH TURF TO PURCHASE NEW AND UNUSED JOHN DEERE 1200.
A BUNKER AND FIELD BREAK IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,525 AND 92 CENTS FROM NEW YORK STATE LANDSCAPING GROUNDS CONTRACT PC 6 9 6 83 TO BE USED AT THE WILLIAM D. WILLIAMS PARK FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT H 1 0 3 0.8 5 4 0 4 5 GRANT PROJECT.
OPPOSED? AB EXTENSIONS CARRIED RESOLVE.
THE HEMBRY TOWN BOARD IS HEREBY APPROVE REQUEST OF THE BIG CHEER VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY ADDED THE RANKS OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
THE INDIVIDUAL AS FOLLOWS, MARK HENRY.
I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION BUT THEN I WILL LIKE TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT JUST TO, UM, ADD ON FOR CLARIFICATION TO JUST WHAT THE TITLE OF THIS RFP IS GOING TO BE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO OFFER THAT NOW OR AFTER I READ THROUGH IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE TITLE AS IT APPEARS TWO OR THREE TIMES IN THE REQUEST FOR PRO PROPOSAL.
JUST THIS WILL BE GOING OUT IN THE NEW YORK REPORTER AND I THINK TO, UM, GARNER MORE ATTENTION AND CLARITY ON ON WHAT WILL BE INVOLVED.
UM, IT CURRENTLY SAYS TOWN OF HAMBURG ZONING UPDATE PROJECT I'D LIKE TO ADD AND HAVE IT SAY BUFFALO BILLS NFL STADIUM IMPACT AREA AND TOWN OF HAMBURG ZONING UPDATE PROJECT IN THE TITLE SECOND AS ANY AMENDMENTS.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG INTENDS TO UPDATE ASPECTS OF ITS ZONING CODE AND ZONING MAP TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECENTLY COMPLETED 2022 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND BEST PRACTICES IN SUSTAINABILITY AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WAS AWARDED A SMART GROWTH COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ZONING GRANT FROM NEW YORK STATE DOS TO PROCURE THE NECESSARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO PREPARE THE BUFFALO BILLS NFL STADIUM IMPACT AREA AND TOWN OF HAMBURG ZONING UPDATE PROJECT.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES EECG CONSULTING LLC TO ISSUE AN RFP IN THE NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT REPORTER ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO INITIATE THE SELECTION PROCESS TO SECURE A CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP THE BILL FULL OF BILLS NFL STADIUM IMPACT AREA AND TOWN OF HAMBURG ZONING UPDATE PROJECT AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVE ONCE THE AGREEMENT IS
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EXECUTED.THE TOWN OF HAMBURG DESIGNATES EECG CONSULTING LLC TO MANAGE THE PROJECT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
ALL IN FAVOR A OPPOSED ABSTENTIONS CARRIED.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WAS APPROACHED BY US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TO HOST AN A TV TRAINING FOR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION EMPLOYEES AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMRICK DESIRES TO PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES WHEN POSSIBLE AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS BEEN A COOPERATIVE PARTNER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND WHEREAS US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION IS SEEKING TO USE 65 ACRES PARK AND HAMBURG TO CONDUCT AN A TV RIDER COURSE FROM JUNE 17TH, 2024 TO JUNE 27TH, 2024 FOR US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION EMPLOYEE.
OH, I WAS GONNA READ AND AMEND IT, RIGHT? I'M SORRY.
THAT'S, UM, SO THERE ARE SOME AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED BY OUR TOWN ATTORNEY.
UM, SO I'M GOING TO, UH, READ THE, THE RECOMMENDED AND REVISED VERSION OF ITEM NUMBER 19.
WHEREAS US BORDER PATROL HAS REQUESTED A NON-EXCLUSIVE TEMPORARY LICENSE PERMITTING IT TO ACCESS AND USE THE 65 ACRES RECREATION AREA, A TOWN OWNED PROPERTY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION IN THE PROPERTY USE OF ALL TRAINED VEHICLES SOLELY FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE US BORDER PATROL AND SOLELY PROVIDED BY TRAINERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE US BORDER PATROL.
AND WHEREAS STONE BURG DESIRES TO ALLOW THE US BORDER PATROL ACCESS TO AND USE OF 65 ACRES TO PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPANTS.
AND WHEREAS TRAINERS AND PARTICIPANTS IN SUCH ACTIVITIES ARE ALL EMPLOYED BY THE US BORDER PATROL AND WHERE SET TRAINING ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM UNTIL 2:00 PM EACH DAY FROM JUNE 17TH THROUGH JUNE 27TH, 2024.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED PURSUANT TO THE MB TOWN CODE TWO 40 DASH FOUR, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AUTHORIZES US BORDER PATROL TO OPERATE ATVS.
SO THE 65 ACRES TO CONDUCT TRAINING CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES IN THE PROPER USE OF ATVS SOLELY INVOLVING PARTICIPANTS AND TRAINERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE US BORDER PATROL AND ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT FROM JUNE 17TH THROUGH JUNE 27TH, 2024.
AND WE HAVE FURTHER RESOLVED THE DOWN BOARD OF GENERAL MB GRAND AND NON-EXCLUSIVE TEMPORARY LICENSE PERMITTING THE US BORDER PATROL TO ACCESS AND USE 65 ACRES FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND BE FURTHER RESOLVED.
THE TOWN SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT WITH THE US BORDER PATROL SUCH LICENSE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY.
GREG, YOU CAN TAKE A COPY OF THAT.
WHERE IS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RESIGNATION OF AUGUST ACY FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND THANKS HIM FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD MAKES THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT TO THE HAMBURG PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO FILL THIS VACANCY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM ELIZABETH O'DONNELL.
OPPOSED? CARRIED HENRY HENRY SKATE PARK AWARD WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM, UH, ROSSEY WILSON FOUNDATION LEGISLATOR JOHN GILMORE, TOWN OF HAMBURG ARPA FUNDING NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER OF JOHN RIVERA AND $30,000 IN COMMUNITY DONATIONS.
WHEREAS, AND NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT FORBIDS WERE PREPARED IN ADVERTISED FOR THE TOWN OF HENRY SCAP PARK PROJECT AND WHEREAS MULTIPLE SEAL BIDS WERE OPENING IN READ ALOUD ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH, 2024 AT 11:00 AM AND WHEREAS AT THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THIS PROJECT IS ARSAN CONCRETE SERVICES, INC.
HAVING SUBMITTED A BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $596,946 AND 58 CENTS FOR THE TOTAL BASE BIT, WE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH ARTISAN CONCRETE SERVICES INC.
AND ISSUE THE NOTICE OF AWARD AND NOTICE TO PROCEED.
FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER IS H 1 0 7 14 94 44 3 AND H 1 0 7 14 94 45 12 LEG BASE AND SKATE PARK PROJECT ARPA AND GRANT PROJECT FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM ACCOUNT SB 0 0 0 2 2 5 IN THE AMOUNT OF $121,000 TO ACCOUNT NUMBER H 1 0 7 14 9 4 44 3 5 12 THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECT EXPENSE.
ALL IN FAVOR? I I NOT A QUESTION.
SO YOU'RE TAKING MONEY FROM THE NIKE BASE THAT YOU WERE JUST, YOU KNOW, ASKING ME WHERE THE MONEY'S GONNA COME FROM AND YOUR FUNDING UP THERE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE JUST SAYING? I JUST WANNA POINT OUT YEAH, NO, I, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, NO, WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY MONEY AWAY FROM, FROM THE NIKE BASE.
THERE IS A FUND THAT, UH, IS POPULATED BY NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS AND THAT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN USED FOR THE BATHROOMS. THERE'S MONEY LEFT.
THERE'S MONEY LEFT THAT YOU COULD USE FOR THE BATHROOMS. ABSOLUTELY.
UM, BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN A RESOLUTION TO, TO THAT END IN THE FUTURE.
UH, BUT THIS WILL ALLOW US TO, UH, FINISH OFF A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
UH, AND THIS PROJECT WAS REALLY SPEARHEADED BY THE CARIG FAMILY WHO'S HERE TONIGHT.
UH, TIM AND CHARITY, UH, HAVE BEEN PUSHING THIS PROJECT ALONG FOR YEARS,
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UH, THROUGH A PANDEMIC, THROUGH BUYING A NEW HOME, HAVING NEW CHILDREN.UM, THEY'VE ALSO FOUND THE TIME MOTION SECONDED.
SO WE WILL VOTE ON IT RIGHT AFTER THE DISCUSSION SUES.
UM, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS PROJECT.
UM, THIS WILL, THIS WILL FINALLY BRING US RIGHT TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
I JUST ALSO ADD THANKS TO THE CARE FAMILY, BUT ALSO I KNOW WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED WORKING ON THIS, IT IT, THIS HAS BEEN WORKED ON SO LONG, IT ACTUALLY GOES BACK TO SEVERAL PREVIOUS BOARDS AND I BELIEVE IT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE PETRI, WHO ACTUALLY INITIATED THIS WORK WITH THE CARIG FAMILY.
SO I I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM TOO BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK ON EVERYONE'S PART TO BRING THIS MONEY INTO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURGERS? CONTINUING TO REPAIR AND APPROVE THE MOUNT VERNON SEWER SYSTEM.
THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE TRANSFER OF $275,000 FROM S 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 MOUNT VERNON FUND BALANCE TWO S 0 0 2 8 1 2 0 0 4 5 6 CONSULTANT FEES TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY WORK.
SHALL MOVE ON THE QUESTION? YOU NEED A SECOND? SECOND.
YOU GOT A SECOND ON THE QUESTION? UM, MR. SHEA, DO YOU MIND ANSWERING JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS FOR ME? I KNOW BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A, A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING HERE AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT I UNDERSTAND.
I KNOW THERE'S ALSO A RESERVE ACCOUNT AFFILIATED WITH THE, WITH MOUNT VERNON AND I KNOW THERE WAS CONCERN OVER THE FACT THAT WE'RE IN, UM, WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO SO WE CAN TURN IT OVER TO ERIE COUNTY.
AND SO THERE WERE SOME ARPA FUNDS BEING USED, THERE WAS A RESERVE ACCOUNT, THERE WAS QUESTION.
AND SO I JUST HAVE CONCERN AND WANNA MAKE SURE I FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS TRANSFER IS, IS FOR AND ALSO THAT WE'VE BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION EXHAUSTING THE FUNDS IN THAT RESERVE ACCOUNT, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS SOMETHING THAT WE NEEDED TO DO BEFORE, YOU KNOW, IN ANTICIPATION OF IT BEING TURNED OVER TO ERIE COUNTY.
WELL THE, THE RESERVE ACCOUNT IS ESSENTIALLY THE FUND BALANCE.
SO THE FUND BALANCE THAT EXISTS FOR MOUNT RENAN WAS APPROXIMATELY $500,000.
SO ARCO FUNDS WERE BEING USED FOR THE PROJECT.
NO ONE THAT WERE COMING TO THE END OF THE PROJECT.
THERE ARE, IT WAS $500,000 IN BASICALLY THE MOUNT VERNON SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
SO WE'RE GONNA USE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, LEAVING HOPEFULLY AT LEAST $200,000 IN THE OVERALL FUND BALANCE FOR THAT DISTRICT.
ONCE THE DISTRICT IS DISSOLVED, THEN THOSE FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BASED ON HOW DISTRICTS ARE DISSOLVED.
SO BY DOING THIS, IT USES SOME OF THE MONEY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY SET ASIDE FOR THE MOUNT CURRENT REPAIRS AND WILL ALLOW US TO UTILIZE SOME OF THOSE LOANS TO ADDITIONAL ARPA PROVIDES.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S SHIFTING AGAIN THAT THE ARPA, IT'S UM, ALLEVIATING SOME, SOME OF WHAT WE ALREADY ALLOCATED IN ARPA SO IT'LL, UH, ALLOW US TO RECAPTURE EVEN, EVEN MORE.
THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH, THAT'S THE WHOLE INTENT.
SO MY OTHER QUESTION IS THEN WHY, UM, NOT EXHAUST THE ENTIRE OR CLOSER TO THE 500 K THAT'S IN THAT RESERVE ACCOUNT? ULTIMATELY MAY END UP DOING THAT BUT WE DON'T KNOW THE ULTIMATE REVOLUTION OF THE PROJECT.
UM, SO THERE'S GONNA BE THE FLOW STUDY ONCE THAT IS COMPLETE AND UH, ACCORDING TO SOMEONE THAT WE GET TALKED WITH YOUR ACCOUNTING, YOUR ACCOUNTING THEN REVIEWS EVERYTHING AND THEY HAVE UNDER THEIR PURVIEW THE ABILITY TO SAY, WELL THAT'S NOT UP TO OUR SPECS.
SO THOSE ARE UNKNOWN COSTS THAT WE'RE LEAVING MON IN THAT RESERVE ACCOUNT OR THAT FUND BALANCE TO BE ABLE TO COVER THOSE IF AND WHEN THEY ARRIVE.
AND SO WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO THAT TRANSITION OVER TO ERIE COUNTY, WE WOULD POSSIBLY HAVE ANOTHER FUND BALANCE, UM, TRANSFER IF IT'S NEEDED, IT CAN GO FROM THE FUND BALANCE OF MOUNT VERNON TO COVER THOSE COSTS FOR MOUNT VERNON.
UM, THE ULTIMATE RESOLUTION WHEN WE GO TO DISSOLVE THE DISTRICT, UM, I'M IN CONVERSATION WITH MR. FARRELL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IN, IN THAT IF THERE WERE $200,000 LEFT ONCE WE HANDED OVER TO ER COUNTY, HOW ARE THOSE FUNDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED? BUT IT MAY VERY WELL BE LESS THAN THAT 200,000 BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO DO ANOTHER TRANSFER FEE DOWN THE ROAD.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY.
MR. SHE DO YOU RECOMMEND WE VOTE FOR THIS? ABSOLUTELY.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY YE SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED YOUTH RECREATION
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AND SENIOR SERVICES BEING RESOLVED WITH TOWN BOARD APPROVED TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES AS FOLLOW.OPPOSED? VINCENT CARRIED REQUEST TO NEW YORK STATE RO AUTHORITY SLASH NEW YORK STATE DT FOR NOISE ABATEMENT WHEREAS RESIDENTS ALONG DARTMOUTH AVENUE AND THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAVE NOTIFIED THE TOWN THAT THE NOISE LEVELS IN THE AREA ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THROUGHWAY HAVE BECOME PROBLEMATIC.
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DIRECTS THE SUPERVISOR TO SEND A LETTER TO THE NEW YORK STATE THROUGHWAY AUTHORITY AND THE NEW YORK STATE DOT REQUESTING THE NEW YORK STATE THROUGH A AUTHORITY INSTALL A NOISE ABATEMENT BARRIER WALL ADJACENT TO THE WESTBOUND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH A I 90 AT MILE MARKER 44 35 TO 4 36 APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE EAST OF SEOS ROAD, THE BRIDGE AND TO UH, THE ENTRANCE OF THE EXIT 75 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THE HAM TOWN BOARD DIRECTS THE TOWN CLERK TO SEND A COPY CERTIFIED COPY OF THE RESOLUTION ALONG WITH THE SUPERVISOR'S LETTER TO THE HONORABLE STATE SENATORS PATRICK GALVIN, HONORABLE STATE ASSEMBLY MEETING JOHN RIVERA, HONORABLE COUNTY LEGISLATOR, JOHN GILMORE, HONORABLE COUNTY LEGISLATOR JOHN MILLS.
SO TO ENLIST THEIR SUPPORT OF THE ACTIONS REQUESTED.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CURRENTLY HAS A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR UTILIZATION OF THE PROPERTY AT 4 5 4 0 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AGREES TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS PROPOSED BY THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THEIR LETTER DATED MAY 24TH, 2020 FOURTH AND DIRECTS THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO NOTIFY THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ON JUNE FOUR, UH, 2024 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DIRECTS THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO UH, EFFECTUATE THIS AGREEMENT WITHIN REQUIRED TIMEFRAME SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, THANKS THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ITS BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR WORKING WITH THE TOWN BOARD TO REACH THIS AGREEMENT.
ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? BENCHING CARRIED.
WE SECTION 75 IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CODE SECTION 1-822-VILLAGE OF HAMBURG CODE AND SECTION 95.
THE VILLAGE OF BLAZEDALE CODE PROHIBIT WEEDS, GRASS, AND OTHER RANK VEGETATION TO A HEIGHT GREATER THAN 12 INCHES ON THE AVERAGE OR ANY ACCUMULATION DEAD WEEDS, GRASS OR BRUSH.
WHEREAS UNDER DIRECTION OF TOWN OF HAMBURG CODE ENFORCEMENT PER SECTION 7 5 4 CONTRACTED SERVICES ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM INITIAL PROPERTY CLEANUP AND MAINTENANCE MOWING.
AND WHEREAS TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS ADVERTISED FOR BIDS FOR THE 2024 TOWN GRASS WEED CUTTING CONTRACT AND WHEREAS A PUBLIC OPENING BID WAS HELD THURSDAY, MAY 30TH AT 11:00 AM AND BIDS WERE OPEN AND READ ALOUD, WHEREAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THIS PROJECT IS GREENER DAYS.
LLC HAVING SUBMITTED PRICING FOR INITIAL CLEANUP, LESS THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEET, $100.
ADDITIONAL CLEANUP MORE THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEET, $150 MAINTENANCE CUTTING AT LESS THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEET, $50 MAINTENANCE, CUTTING MORE THAN 10,000 FEET, $75 BE IT RESOLVED.
THE TOWN SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH GREENER DAYS LLC AND ISSUED AN NOTICE OF AWARD AND NOTICE TO PROCEED.
FUNDS AVAILABLE IN COUNT NUMBER A 3 6 2 0 0.0469.
SAFETY INSPECTION CLEANUP PROPERTIES SOME MOVED.
ALL IN FAVOR A OPPOSED EXTENSIONS CARRIED FLYING OF POUND FLAGS, UH, FLYING OF FLAGS AT TOWN FACILITIES WHEREAS EXISTING, APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND CODES FOR THE DISPLAY OF FLAGS AND FLAG ETIQUETTE EXPRESSES US CODE TITLE FOUR, CHAPTER ONE.
NEW YORK STATE CONSOLIDATED LAWS EXECUTIVE LAW, UH, EXC 4 0 3 RULES, MANNERS OF DISPLAYS.
EXC 4 0 3, A DISPLAY OF PRISONER OF WAR AND MISSING WENATCHEE FLAGGED CONGRESS, UNITED STATES FEDERAL CODE PUBLIC LAW 9 94 DASH 3 4 4 AND PUBLIC LAW 1 0 7 DASH SEVEN HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE TOWN OF HAMBURG VETERANS COMMITTEE.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AFFIRMS THE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND CODES FOR DISPLAY OF FLAGS.
WILL BE FLOWN, WILL BE, I'M SORRY, FLAGS WILL BE FOLLOWED AT TOWN FACILITIES
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AND BE FURTHER RESOLVED AS PER PREVIOUS TOWN RESOLUTION.THE MAIN POLL AT TOWN HALL WILL FLY THE AMERICAN FLAG.
P-O-W-M-I FLAG BELOW AND BE A FURTHER RESOLVED.
ANY ADJACENT FLAG POLES AT TOWN FACILITIES MAY ONLY FLY THE FLAGS OF NEW YORK STATE FLAG.
FLAG OFFICIAL FLAGS OF ALL BRANCHES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY AND ARMED FORCES AND THOSE FLAGS RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES THROUGH ACT OF CONGRESS, PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION OR EXECUTIVE ORDER OR FLAGGED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED IN RELATION TO NATIONAL MONTH OF OBSERVATION BY THE UNITED STATES THROUGH ACT, CONGRESS, PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION, OR EXECUTIVE ORDER.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES IN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AS LISTED.
OPPOSED? EXTENSIONS CARRIED RESOLVED AS PER APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER 37 OF THE 5 20 24 TOWN BOARD MEETING.
THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DIRECTS THE SUPERVISOR TO IMMEDIATELY COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO ERIE COUNTY ANY FORMS REQUIRED FOR THE CREATION OF FOUR SPECIAL LABOR POSITIONS IN THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CIVIL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS AND THE C-S-C-A-C-B-A, INCLUDING THE JOB SPECIFICATIONS NOTED IN THE C-S-C-A-C-B-A AND BE FURTHER RESOLVED.
THESE FOUR POSITIONS WILL BE FILLED FIRST BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN THE SPECIAL LABOR TITLE AND THE PA F IMMEDIATELY SUBMITTED FOR TOWN BOARD BOARD APPROVAL, IF NOT ALREADY DONE SO AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED IF NEEDED.
ANY REMAINING POSITIONS WILL BE FILLED FROM THE TOWN'S CFCA MEMBERSHIP AS PER THE PROCESS OUTLINED IN THE C-S-C-A-C-B-A WITH THE REQUIRED PAF SUBMITTED FOR TOWN BOARD APPROVAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO PREVIOUSLY HELD THIS TITLE AND WERE REINSTATED VIA THE 5 20 24 RESOLUTION RECEIVED RETROACTIVE ADJUSTMENT OF THEIR PAY TO THE SPECIAL LABOR RATE AS OF 5 21 24.
I, UH, HAVE SOME HISTORY THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THE TOWN BOARD.
UH, I HAVE A COUPLE DOCUMENTS THAT I'LL BE SHARING WITH YOU AS IM SHOCKED THAT YOU WOULD'VE TO DO THIS, REALLY, MR. HOPE.
SO ON UH, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2022, THERE WAS AN ARBITRATION HEARD, UH, BETWEEN, UH, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND CSCA LOCAL EIGHT 15.
AND I HAVE PRINTED OUT THE COPIES OF THAT ARBITRATOR'S DECISION.
UH, BUT REALLY THE GIST OF IT, UH, THE ARBITRATOR FOUND THAT THE TOWN DID NOT HAVE TO CREATE A NEW SPECIAL LABOR POSITION BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE ANY VALID EXISTING SPECIAL LABOR POSITIONS.
AND AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, IT'S NOT A NEW CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.
AND THE ARBITRATOR QUOTED CIVIL SERVICE LAW SECTION 2020.
SECTION 22, WHICH SETS FORTH CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CREATION OF NEW POSITIONS.
BEFORE ANY NEW POSITION IN THE SERVICE, IN THE SERVICE OF A CIVIL DIVISION SHALL BE CREATED OR ANY EXISTING POSITION IN SUCH SERVICE SHALL BE RECLASSIFIED.
THE PROPOSAL, THEREFORE, INCLUDING A STATEMENT OF THE DUTIES OF THE POSITION SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION HAVING JURISDICTION AND SUCH COMMISSION SHALL FURNISH THEIR CERTIFICATE STATING THE APPROPRIATE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE FOR THE PROPOSED POSITION OR THE POSITION TO BE RECLASSIFIED.
ANY SUCH NEW POSITION SHALL BE CREATED OR ANY SUCH EXISTING POSITION RECLASSIFIED ONLY WITH THE TITLE APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSION.
THIS WAS NEVER DONE IN THE CASE OF THE, UH, SPECIAL LABOR POSITION.
I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES, UH, SPECIAL LABOR AS A NEW POSITION.
AND THAT IS CERTAINLY A MATTER THAT WE CAN TAKE UP WITH THE ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL.
NOW, I WOULD ALSO, UH, I PRINTED OUT A COPY FOR ALL MY COLLEAGUES ON THE TOWN BOARD OF THE RULES FOR THE CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE AND THE TOWN VILLAGES, SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE COUNTY.
THERE'S A LOT THAT APPLIES TO THE CREATION OF A SPECIAL LABOR.
BUT I THINK WHAT I WOULD IMPLORE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER IS SECTION 1 0 1, WHICH STATES ANY OFFICER WHO SHALL WILLFULLY PAY OR AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT OF SALARY OR COMPENSATION TO ANY PERSON IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OR APPROPRIATE MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION PERSONNEL OFFICER HAS REFUSED TO CERTIFY
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THE PAYROLL ESTIMATED OR COUNT OF SUCH PERSON OR AFTER DUE NOTICE FROM SUCH DEPARTMENT OR COMMISSION, THAT SUCH VERSION HAS BEEN APPOINTED, EMPLOYED, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED TO PERFORM DUTIES OR REINSTATED IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR THE RULES ESTABLISHED THERE UNDER SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.AND AGAIN, I PRINTED COPIES, I BELIEVE, UH, COUNCILMAN HAVE DROPPED A PREVIOUS COPY.
UM, BUT I HAVE COPIES OF THESE FOR EVERYBODY ON THE TOWN BOARD, AND I SHARE THESE WITH YOU BECAUSE I TAKE THESE MATTERS VERY SERIOUSLY.
I HAVE WORKED WITHIN CIVIL SERVICE LAW, PARIS THE, FOR MY ENTIRE CAREER.
AND THIS RESOLUTION IS DIRECTING TOWN EMPLOYEES TO COMMIT A MISDEMEANOR.
AND YOU GET AGREE, MR. HOPE I AM STAYING HERE JUST FOR FAIR NOTICE.
YOU CAN PASS THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT, BUT IT WILL NOT BE CARRIED OUT BECAUSE IT IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
AND THERE'S, THERE'S A RIGHT WAY TO DO THIS, AND I'M WORKING WITH CSEA AND OUR PERSONNEL DIRECTOR TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
WE HAVE LANGUAGE, WE'RE SUBMITTING IT TO THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT.
THEY WILL THEN APPROVE THE TITLE.
ONCE THE TITLE IS APPROVED AND WE NEGOTIATE WITH CSEA ON THAT TITLE, THEN WE WILL POST THAT TITLE IN, UH, WITH THE, WITH THE CONTRACT IN MIND.
IT REQUIRES THIS IS A NEW POSITION.
IT NEEDS TO BE POSTED, THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BID ON THOSE JOBS.
AND AT THAT POINT, THE TOWN BOARD WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON HIRING THE RECOMMENDATION OF WHOEVER DECIDES TO RECOMMEND.
HOWEVER WE DECIDE TO BRING THOSE FOLKS INTO THOSE POSITIONS.
BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME.
IT'LL PROVIDE, UH, SECURITY AND IT'LL BRING US INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
I THINK IT'LL CERTAINLY BE WORTH THE EFFORT.
UM, BUT I'M NOT ONLY NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS RESOLUTION.
IT PUTS OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES, MYSELF AS WELL AS MS. RINALDI IN A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION.
AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF MEETING IF I, IF I MAY, IF I MAY SAY THIS.
NOW, I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES, MANY TIMES, MANY TIMES THAT THIS IS NOT A DICTATORSHIP.
AND I PREDICTED THIS BEHAVIOR BY RANDY HOPE BECAUSE HE'S THROWING A TEMPER TANTRUM.
I INTRODUCED A RESOLUTION TO RESTORE THESE POSITIONS, AND I KNEW THAT HE WAS GONNA COME UP HERE AND TALK SOME NONSENSE LIKE IT TYPICALLY DOES.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GETTING A LITTLE TIRED OF IT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO CARRY OUT WHAT THE BOARD DID.
WE WERE ELECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF HAMBURG AND THE MAJORITY OF THIS TOWN BOARD, MR. HOKE VOTED FOR THIS.
AND YOU'RE BEING OBSTRUCTIONIST BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE A DICTATOR.
THAT IS THE VIOLATION THAT'S OCCURRING HERE.
AND I WANT TO GO ON RECORD BECAUSE IT'S VERY PREDICTABLE.
MR. HOAX SAYS, IT'S WHEN YOU DON'T GET YOUR WAY.
WHEN YOU DON'T GET YOUR WAY, YOU TALK, TALK, TALK, TALK, TALK.
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE OBSTRUCTIONIST.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME UP HERE AND LECTURE US ABOUT MISDEMEANORS.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS RESOLUTION.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT WE WILL BE EXPLORING, AND I HAVE EXPLORED, WHEN YOU DON'T DO YOUR JOB, WE WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE AND WE WILL SEE TO IT THAT YOU ARE REMOVED FROM OFFICE BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT A DICTATOR, MR. HOPE.
YOU THINK YOU ARE AND YOU WANT YOUR WAY ALL THE TIME.
AND WE AS A BOARD AT THE LAST MEETING VOTED FOR THIS.
AND YOU ARE BEING OBSTRUCTIONIST VERY PREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR.
WHEN YOU DON'T GET YOUR WAY, IT'S CHILDISH.
AND I THINK YOU SHOULD MOVE ON.
BUT I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS RESOLUTION.
WHAT WOULD I, UM, UM, NOW SORRY, GO.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS JOB WAS CREATED PREVIOUSLY.
I WON'T MENTION THE PERSON'S NAME, BUT HIS LAST NAME IS HULK.
IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS NOW OUR GOVERNOR.
THE JOB WAS CARRIED ON BY THE PREVIOUS SUPERVISOR.
THE PREVIOUS SUPERVISOR, AND IT WAS CARRIED ON BY YOU, MR. HO.
SO IF YOU'RE SAYING SOMETHING IS ILLEGAL LIKE THIS, AFTER THAT ARBITRATION WAS LOST, YOU STILL HAD IT IN THE BUDGET.
YOU STILL HAD IT IN THE, IN THE UNION CONTRARY.
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'EM AND YOU'RE STILL PAYING 'EM WHEN THEY DO SPECIAL LABOR WORK.SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE IN VIOLATION? YOU SHOULD BE ARRESTED, MR. MEER? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
I BELIEVE THAT THE, THE RESOLUTION, UM, GIVEN THAT AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, MR. HUSKY'S RESOLUTION WAS, UM, TO PUT IN MOTION THAT WE HAVE THESE POSITIONS IN THE TOWN.
SO THIS RESOLUTION IS SAYING THAT WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE AND WE'RE ASKING THAT THEY BE DONE.
AND I, I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE ASK AND, AND TAKING THE STEPS TO CREATE THE POSITION.
I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS WITH CSEN.
BUT WHAT THIS IS DOING IS IT'S ASKING SPECIFICALLY TO PUT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS INTO THE POSITION, AND IT'S ALSO LOOKING TO RETROACTIVELY PAY THEM IN A TITLE THAT WASN'T PROPERLY AUTHORIZED BY FACILITY SERVICE.
MR. HO, IF I MAY, MR. HOKE, YOU ARE IN VIOLATION AND I AND OF TOWN LAW AND I, I'LL BE SENDING YOU A LETTER ON THIS 'CAUSE I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH.
I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU WHAT SECTION, BUT WHEN YOU CAME UP HERE AND JUST SAID THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA ABIDE BY WHAT WE DIRECTED YOU TO DO, YOU ARE THE ONE WHO'S IN VIOLATION OF TOWN LAW.
AND WE WILL, WE WILL TAKE STEPS TO REMOVE YOU IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS.
BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT A DICTATOR.
YOU ARE NOT THE PERSON, YOU ARE NOT THE KING OF ING.
SO IF YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE, AND YOU CAN STAND UP HERE IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR US AND SAY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO WHAT WE WERE ELECTED TO DO, THEN, THEN YOU'LL PAY THE CONSEQUENCE BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT A DICTATOR.
YOU, WE'VE DIRECTED YOU TO DO THIS AND YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO IT.
SO IF YOU HAVE A LEGAL OPINION LETTER FROM OUR LAW DEPARTMENT OR SOME LAWYER THAT SAYS THIS, OTHER THAN YOUR SUBJECTIVE OPINION AND YOUR TEMPER TANTRUM, THEN MAYBE YOU HAVE SOME GROUND TO STAND ON.
BUT I'M GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF LISTENING TO YOUR NONSENSE WHEN YOU DON'T GET YOUR WAY LIKE A BABY.
SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS MOTION ON THE THERE.
OKAY, KEN, CAN WE GET YOUR TAKE ON THIS? WE HAVE TWO ATTORNEYS SITTING HERE.
FRANK, IT'S MY TURN TO ASK QUESTIONS.
YOU'RE NOT PREPARED TO RENDER OPINIONS.
NOW WE'RE NOT ASKING TO HAVE OR RENDER OPINIONATE.
WE'RE ALSO, I LABOR COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE BOARD.
SO, UM, WE COVER MANY AREAS, MANY TERRITORIES.
THAT'S WHY THE BOARD APPOINTED LABOR LAW EXPERTS AND THEY HAVE THEM AVAILABLE TO CONSULT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO COULD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND CAN LIAISON WITH THAT.
UM, BUT WE WERE NOT EVER ASKED THIS IN ADVANCE, PREPARE AN OPINION OR REQUEST OPINION OF LABOR COUNCIL.
SO WE'RE CERTAINLY COMPARED TO THAT.
THERE'S SERIOUS, CERTAINLY SOME QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED THERE ARE VERY IMPORTANT, BUT I CAN'T SPEAK TO THEM.
SO PERHAPS IT'S WORTHY OF TABLING AND HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH LABOR COUNCIL.
IT'S A PREROGATIVE BOARD IN THE TWO WEEKS.
AND WE, I'M MOVING THIS FOR BOTH.
I THINK WHAT'S, WHAT THE RESOLUTION IS ALSO SAYING IS THAT ONCE THIS IS RECTIFIED, THAT, THAT THE INDIVIDUALS, BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION WAS IN PLACE ON MAY 20TH, THAT THAT WOULD BE OUR DESIRE, IS THAT THEY ARE, UM, PAID BACK TO 5 21.
UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THE CURRENT CONTRACT FOR THE WORK AND DUTY, ET CETERA, THAT, UM, THAT CONTRACT OUTLINES THAT ALREADY THERE IS AN UPGRADE FOR SPECIAL LABOR REPAY IF INDEED THE EMPLOYEES ARE ENGAGED IN WORKING ON ACTIVITIES THAT FALL UNDER THE SPECIAL LABOR UPGRADE.
AND THERE WERE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY, AND CERTAINLY I'D BE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN THAT.
AND THAT WOULD CERTAINLY, UM, REACH THE SPIRIT OF THE, THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION THAT WAS, THAT WAS FILED AND VOTED ON.
UM, HOWEVER, I WOULD WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL SERVICE LAW AND THAT A PAYROLL THAT WASN'T CERTIFIED, UM, COULDN'T INCLUDE THAT COMPENSATION.
IT, IT CERTAINLY SOMETHING, HOW WAS IT, HOW WAS IT, UM, CERTIFIED IN THE PAST, JUST FOR MY OWN CLARIFICATION, IT'S CERTIFIED BY THE ERIE COUNTY? NO, IN THE, IN THE PAST WHEN WE HAD THE SPECIAL LABORERS.
HOW WAS THAT CERTIFIED? IT IT WAS, IT WAS NEVER CERTIFIED BY THE ERIE COUNTY PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT.
BUT, UH, THE PAYROLL WAS NEVER CERTIFIED ALL THOSE YEARS.
IT, IT, IT MAY HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED.
IT WAS OBVIOUSLY CERTIFIED, BUT IT WAS CERTIFIED IN ERROR.
AND WHEN WE BECAME AWARE OF THIS, UM, WE MADE THE ADJUSTMENT.
SO THE ARBITRATOR WAS ABLE TO TELL US THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A TITLE.
AND FOR THAT REASON, WE ELIMINATED THE POSITION THAT IT WAS CHARACTERIZED ON THE BOOKS AS THE POSITION.
UM, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS ON THE BOOKS AND IT STAYS ON THE BOOKS.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS STATING.
I KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT CSEA CAN PROVIDE US HERE FOR CLARIFICATION? I, YOU KNOW, MO ANYTHING MR. MO, SPEND SOME TIME.
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REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF CSCA.WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH FRANK, AS FRANK HAS SAID, COUNCIL, COUNCIL, YOU CAN CALL ME FRANK.
I'M SORRY, FRENCH FOR A LONG TIME.
UH, WHENEVER SUPERVISOR HOME DOESN'T TEMPERATURE PROTECT, WE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU COME IN THE OFFICE AND YOU TRY TO BUST CC, WE'RE NOT GONNA STAND FOR IT.
UH, THIS PHYSICIAN HAS BEEN PAID ALL OF A SUDDEN HE DIDN'T LIKE WHAT RESPONSE? LIMITED OUR WAY OF ASKING THAT RESOLUTION.
WE PASSED AND WE MOVE FORWARD.
WE'RE TRYING TO CAME OUT HERE, TRY TO TALK TO HER, TRY TO BEATE.
I'M A PATRIOT GUY, BUT YOU'RE JUST NOT THE TOP NELSON.
I AGREE WITH YOU MR. MOOCHIE, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING.
I'M GONNA REMIND THIS TOWN BOARD AND CITIZENS OF TOWN OF HAMBURG, OF THIS DICTATORIAL CONDUCT.
I WAS AN ARMY OFFICER TO, UH, PROTECT OUR COUNTRY.
AND I TOOK AN OATH AND THIS COUNCIL AND MR. HOLT TOOK AN OATH.
THE MAJORITY OF THIS BOARD TWO WEEKS AGO VOTED TO RESTORE THESE POSITIONS.
AND, AND MR. HOPE WALKS AROUND SAYING HE'S NOT GONNA DO THAT.
THIS IS THE SAME MAN, THE SAME MAN WHO A VETERAN LAST YEAR.
AND THIS IS ON VIDEO, OKAY? THIS IS ON VIDEO.
LET'S SEE, FRANK, CAN WE SEE IT? NO.
I CAN SAY WHAT I WISH THIS NO, YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY AND THAT'S WHY HE NO, I, I WANNA STAY ON CAST THE STATE MAN WHO SAID THAT HE WOULD HAVE A VETERAN ARRESTED FOR EXPRESSING HIS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
AND IN DOING SO, VIOLATED 14 US CODE SECTION 1983.
HE USED HIS POSITION OF POWER TO HAVE A 75-YEAR-OLD GUY ARRESTED BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT THE POW FLAGGED DOWN.
AND I POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS AND WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED HERE ABOUT FLAGS.
AND WE PUT FORTH, UH, A RESOLUTION TO HANDLE THESE MATTERS.
AND MR. HOKE, INSTEAD OF DOING IT THE CIVIL WAY, USED THE HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE AN ELDERLY MAN ARRESTED, WHICH IS HORRIBLE BECAUSE THAT VIOLATES THE LAW.
SO I'M GONNA GET LECTURED BY A GUY WHO, AND IT'S ON VIDEO, MR. HOKE, AND IT'LL PROBABLY COME OUT DURING SOME ELECTION, WHO KNOWS? BUT IT'S ON VIDEO WHERE YOU ABUSED YOUR POWER TO HAVE AN ELDERLY MAN ARRESTED BECAUSE HE WANTED TO, TO PROTECT HIS FLAG AND EXPRESSED HIS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
AND I SAID THIS BEFORE, VOLS HAIR SAID, I MAY DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, BUT I WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT.
AND YOU HAVE ENGAGED IN A REPEATED PATTERN WHEN YOU DON'T GET YOUR WAY, TALK, TALK, TALK.
AND YOU SAY THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AND IT'S LIKE, IT'S RIDICULOUS ACTUALLY.
AND I CAN TELL WHEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET YOUR WAY BECAUSE YOU JUST TALK A LOT AND WE THROW A BUNCH OF PAPER AT US.
SO I'M MOVING THIS FOR A VOTE AS MR. RE SAID, FROM CSEA.
BETH, I'M GONNA VOTE FOR THIS.
I HOPE YOU HAVE THE BOARD MEMBERS DO THE RIGHT THING.
SO, AND VOTE FOR THIS RESOLUTION.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO DISCUSS THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US.
COUNCILMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER FER.
YEAH, I'M JUST, AT THIS POINT, THERE'S A LOT OF HEATED DISCUSSION.
THERE'S A LOT OF LEGAL MATTERS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP.
I AM NOT AN EXPERT IN LEGAL MATTERS REGARDING UNION, REGARDING CIVIL SERVICE.
THAT'S WHY WE HIRE, UH, ATTORNEY TO OFFER US COUNSEL IN THAT MATTER.
IS THERE ANY NEGATIVE REPERCUSSIONS FOR US TABLING THIS, BRINGING IT BACK IN TWO WEEKS, HAVING LABOR COUNSEL LOOK AT IT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT, BECAUSE THE LAST THING I WANNA DO IS PUT SOMETHING IN MOTION AND FIND OUT WE DID IT WRONG AND NOW WE'RE RIGHT BACK AT SQUARE ONE.
LIKE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS DONE WITHOUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEBODY TO STOP IT LATER ON OR TO, I THINK THE PROCESS CAN BE CONSULTED ON.
WHAT, WHAT WE'RE SAYING WITH THE RESOLUTION IS THAT WE WANT THIS TO MOVE FORWARD.
THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN.
OF COURSE, WE WANT IT DONE THE PROPER WAY.
RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT, YOU CAN'T FORCE SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL.
SO IF YOU PASS THE RESOLUTION IN THE PAST, IF THERE'S SOMETHING ILLEGAL OR SOMETHING YOU DON'T HAVE TO FORCE, THEY, THEY, THEY, YOU CAN'T FORCE SOMEBODY TO DO.
SO THIS, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL.
THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING ATION TASKS, TASKS, THE SUPERVISOR AND WHOEVER ELSE HE HAS TO ENGAGE IN THE PROCESS TO JUST THAT INITIATE AND COMPLETE THIS PROCESS EXPEDIENTLY
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SO THAT THIS CAN BE RESOLVED.ARE YOU, ARE YOU AMENDING THE RESOLUTION? NO.
FURTHERMORE, IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE TO ADJUST PRIOR PAYROLLS THAT WE'RE NOT CERTIFIED BY THEORY COUNTY PERSON.
WHEN IT'S VOTE, WHEN IT'S SETTLED, YOU WOULD BE, BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION WAS PREVIOUSLY PASSED.
ONCE IT'S SETTLED, YOU WOULD BE RETROACTIVELY PAYING THEM.
WELL, WE, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT UNTIL THAT, THAT SETTLED.
SO WELL THAT'S, WE'LL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE RESOLUTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO STATE TO, UH, MS. SACK AND MS. MELVIN THAT THIS, THIS IS A PRIORITY IN MY OFFICE.
HIS NAMES, I'M TALKING TO CRYSTAL MELVIN, WHO IS THE LABOR SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE FOR CICA.
OKAY? AND, UM, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE BOARD WANTS TO DO THIS.
THEY WANT THIS, THIS POSITION.
I KNOW THAT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE BLUE COLLAR UNIT AND THE TOWN HAVEN'T BEEN THE GREATEST IN THE PAST.
I FEEL THAT WE'VE TURNED A CORNER AND I FEEL THAT THINGS ARE HEADED IN A BETTER DIRECTION.
SO, UH, MY PROMISE TO YOU, MY WORD IS THAT THIS SUMMER, THIS WILL BE A PRIORITY OF MY OFFICE AND WE'RE GONNA GET IT DONE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE IN A WAY THAT 10, 15, 20 YEARS FROM NOW, THIS WILL NOT BE A DEBATE ON THE TOWN BOARD.
PEOPLE WILL BE SECURE IN THEIR TITLES AND THE COMPENSATION ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE TITLES.
I'M THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CSCA UNION.
MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO WE SAT IN FRONT OF YOU, MR. CO.
AND WE ASKED YOU TO CREATE THIS JOB.
YOU SIT UP THERE AND YOU ACT LIKE YOU'RE OUR FRIEND AND THAT EVERYTHING'S BEING MEANT.
YOU LAUGHED AT US WHEN WE ASKED.
YOU HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT TERRIBLE TO US FROM DAY ONE.
OKAY? SO DON'T SIT UP HERE AND ACT LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO BE THE BEST ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR HERE AND HELP OUT CMCA BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE TRUTH.
AND I WANNA PUT THAT ON RECORD.
YOU DID NOT HELP US OUT AT ALL.
WE ASKED YOU NUMEROUS AND NUMEROUS AND NUMEROUS TIMES IN THAT ONE A DOWN HERE, AND YOU LAUGHED AT US AND YOU SAID YOU WOULD NOT DO IT.
YOU WOULD NOT CREATE THE SPECIAL LABORERS JOB.
DID YOU? NOT? I, I DO NOT RECALL LAUGHING.
OF COURSE, I DO NOT RECALL SAYING THAT I WOULDN'T DO IT.
BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOW THE TOWN.
THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR THE TOWN BOARD.
AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR YOUR UNION LEADERSHIP TO HOLD ME.
I'M SITTING RIGHT HERE PUBLICLY.
IT HASN'T HAPPENED BY THEN, THEN YOU KNOW, CALL ME OUT.
IT'S GONNA TAKE TIME, BUT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND I GIVE YOU MY WORD PUBLICLY, I'M SORRY, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER.
THAT IS WAY BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
YOU DID THIS INTENTIONALLY, YOU DID IT IN THE SAME BRACKET.
YOU TOOK THEIR TITLES AWAY, YOU GAVE YOURSELF $12,000.
WE WANT THIS HANDLED IMMEDIATELY.
WE'VE BEEN PATIENT ENOUGH WITH YOU.
MY PATIENCE IS VERY THIN THESE DAYS.
YOU PROMISE? WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE? IT'S GONNA DEPEND ON, UH, CIVIL SERVICE.
DID YOU GET ANY DOCUMENTATION TO SUBMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE? SO THE FIRST STEP IS WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THE ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL, A DRAFT OF THE JOB SERIES.
OKAY, SO THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WELL, SO THAT DRAFT STARTED WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEAD, MR. RIVERA.
SO NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO HAVE, UH, MS. RINALDI AND MYSELF LOOK AT THAT DRAFT, GIVE IT TO THE ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AT THE SAME TIME OUR TOWN ATTORNEY WOULD REVIEW IT.
WE WOULD THEN ACCEPT FEEDBACK FROM, UH, THE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL.
AND AT THE SAME TIME WE WANT CSEA TO REVIEW IT, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MAKES SENSE FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
WHY YOU WANT US TO REVIEW IT BEFORE YOU MOVE, GO THROUGH ALL THOSE STEPS.
WELL, I THINK IT CAN ALL HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME.
IT'S HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME.
SO THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.
WELL, WE JUST GOT THE DRAFT FROM MR. RIVERA THIS AFTERNOON, SO, UM, WE SO IT TOMORROW WE'RE GONNA BALL ROLLING, CORRECT? WELL, THE BALL IS ROLLING.
UH, I'M NOT, I'M NOT OFFERING ANY EXCUSES.
I I JUST GOT, I'M JUST SAYING IT'S GONNA TAKE TIME.
IT, YOU KNOW, IT'LL PROBABLY BE A MATTER OF A MATTER OF MONTHS.
THREE FEET IS, IS THE JOB DESCRIPTION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT WE HAVE TO SUBMIT AND EVERYTHING, IS THAT THE SAME ONE THAT'S BEEN HIRED? I THINK THE LAST HIRE WAS CORRECT.
AND IT'S GOT THE CAMP, UH, COUNTY STAMP ON IT THAT I'VE SEEN THE COPY OF.
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NO.SO NO, THIS IS WHAT NO, THIS WAS JUST THAT PERSON'S NAME THAT GOT HIRED IN THAT POSITION.
THEY APPROVED IT AND CAME BACK.
MY POINT IS, THIS POSITION ACTUALLY HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL SOMEBODY, UH, DECIDED NOT TO DO IT ANYMORE.
THEY, IT'S AFTER THAT ARBITRATION THAT HE, YOU KNOW, TALKED ABOUT REAL QUICK AFTER THE ARBITRATION WAS DONE.
HE STILL PUT IT IN THE BUDGET AND HE STILL PUT IT IN THE CONTRACT.
BUT HE IS TRYING TO USE AN ARBITRATION TO START POSITIONS AT HIGHWAY, NOT ONES THAT WERE CURRENT AT BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AND CONTINUE TO USE THAT AGAINST US.
TWO SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS, TWO SEPARATE ISSUES.
SO SHELF AT POLICE IS THE DESCRIPTION FOR THE POSITION ALREADY, UM, OUTLINED AND IN THE C-S-E-A-C-B-A CONTRACT? YES.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE ON EXACTLY THE, THE JOB DUTIES FOR THE UPGRADE ARE ALSO, BUT THERE DOESN'T EXIST AT JOB DESCRIPTION AS BUT IT'S THAT JOB.
I WOULD JUST ASK BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE HAD ALL THE DISCUSSION.
COULD WE VOTE ON THIS, PLEASE? YEP.
SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION WITH A PROPER SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MOTION PASSES BUDGET AMENDMENT YOUTH PROGRAM.
WHEREAS A CHECK FOR $6,500 WAS RECEIVED BY YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE DONNY 30 FOUNDATION AS A DONATION FOR TOWN OF HAMBURG YOUTH AND RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES ADOPTIVE PROGRAMS. NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT IN 2024 TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURE LINE TO USE TO BE USED FOR FUTURE PROGRAM NEEDS TRANSFER 6,500 FROM A 2 0 0 1 3 5 GIFTS AND DONATIONS TO A 7 3 1 0 0 4 4 0 CUSTODIAL AND CONTRACTUAL.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY AYE.
NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN BOARD AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS ARPA DATED JUNE 3RD, 2024.
TOTAL ARPA CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT $86,250.
I ALSO SUBMIT TO THE RESOLVED OF THE TOM BOARD APPROVED THE TOM BOARD AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS DATED JUNE 3RD, 2024.
TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT.
THIS WILL BRING US TO, UH, PUBLIC IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO BE HEARD.
UH, MAHONEY, UH, UNITED COUNCIL HAMBURG TAXPAYERS, UH, RECENTLY I'VE GETTING CALLS QUITE A BIT FROM RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS ABOUT HAMBURG BEACH.
I LEARNED RECENTLY THAT THE PORTA THAT WERE THERE FOR SUCH A LONG TIME HAVE BEEN PULLED.
UM, AFTER TALKING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, I FOUND OUT THAT, AND I'M NOT SURE WHO HAD 'EM PULLED, THAT BOTH OF 'EM WERE REMOVED OVER THE WEEKEND, I BELIEVE, AND NOW THEY HAVE NO ACCESS TO ANY PORT PILOT.
AND I'M TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SOME OF THE ONES THAT YOU DON'T SEE.
THE FISHERMEN WHO USED TO BE, UM, FREQUENTLY, UM, DIFFERENT TIMES.
AND ONE OF THE RESIDENTS SENT ME A PICTURE, WHICH WASN'T VERY A, A NICE PICTURE TO SEE OF WHAT THEY OBSERVED A FISHERMEN, UM, HAD TO DO ON A BEACH RATHER THAN BECAUSE THE RESTROOMS WEREN'T OPEN, UH, YET.
SO THAT'S JUST A CONCERN OF MINE BECAUSE THESE PORTA PONDS ARE IMPORTANT TO ANYONE.
EVEN AFTER THE BEACH CLOSING WAS, I'M TOLD, FROM SEVEN UNTIL SEVEN 30.
AND THEN THE RESTROOMS ARE LOCKED.
AND IN CORRECTION FOR THE RESTROOMS OF WHY SOME WERE BEING ACCUSED OF, UH, EMPLOYEES LOCKING ON THAT.
THE TUMBLRS, I BELIEVE WERE CHANGED.
SO NOW THEY DON'T LOCK AFTER A PERSON LEAVES.
ALSO, THERE WAS A THING ABOUT THE CAMERA ON THE BEACH, BUT THE IT DEPARTMENT HAS DIRECTED THAT, THAT PROBLEM.
SO THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG AND THESE PORTA POTTIES ARE MOVED.
AND THERE WAS ONLY TWO OF 'EM, I BELIEVE THERE WERE THREE AT ONE TIME, WHICH MADE MORE SENSE.
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPENDING MY DAY IN THE BEACH SITTING AND I WENT IN
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AND DID SOME INVESTIGATION MYSELF.BUT THE ONES THAT ARE, THE TRAILER ONES THAT YOU SPENT A LOT OF MONEY WITH, 50,000 OR SOMETHING, THEY WERE GORGEOUS.
I MEAN, THEY WERE THE, THE HANDICAP ONE.
BUT AGAIN, WHEN THEY'RE LOCKED, THERE'S NO OTHER FACILITY RIGHT THERE.
SAY SOMEBODY'S DISABLED OR WHATEVER.
I WOULD SUGGEST A BOARD OF MINE SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE UP ON THAT UPPER LEVEL.
NOW BELOW IT'S CALLED THE, THE JET AREA DOWN THERE AT THE BEACH, AS THEY CALL IT, WHERE THE, WHERE THE, THE BOAT WAS GO, THE PORT OF MINE'S BEEN REMOVED.
SO THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THESE, FOR PEOPLE DOWN THERE TO HAVE A FACILITY.
BUT MY REQUEST IS THAT THESE BE REPLACED, THE TWO THAT ORIGINALLY WERE THERE FOR A LONG TIME AND POSSIBLY A THIRD.
UM, JULIE, UH, PORTABLE TOILETS, I BELIEVE ARE THE VENDOR AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY, AND I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT APPROXIMATELY FOR THE SEASON $1,200.
AND IF THERE'S NO MONIES IN THE FUNDS FOR THAT, I GUESS MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK FOR IT.
I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.
'CAUSE A LOT OF THESE RESIDENTS WERE DOWN THERE.
I MEAN, TODAY THEY'RE VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
SOME OF THE KIDS WERE PLAYING SOME OF THESE GAMES ON THE BEACH, THE ONE WITH THE BALL AND THE NET OR WHATEVER.
AND THEY HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME.
THE RESTROOMS WERE OPEN, THE BASKETBALL COURTS.
SOME OF THE YOUNG GUYS WERE TELLING ME AFTER SEVEN 30 THEY'RE PLAYING A BASKETBALL.
AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY THAT'S THERE AFTER SEVEN 30.
THAT PERSON HAS NO NOWHERE TO GO.
UM, WAS IT MAUREEN GRAND? I BELIEVE THERE'S A SECURITY GOING DOWN IT AND I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THESE PORTA PIPE BEING REMOVED WITHOUT ANY KIND OF NOTICE OR ANYTHING FROM THESE PEOPLE ABOUT OUR BEACH.
WELL, BOB, FIRST THANKS FOR NOT SHARING A PICTURE WITH ME.
IT, NOT
SO I WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT.
THEY HAVE A CONTRACT, THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH JULIE'S AFFORDABLE TOILETS.
SO I MEAN, I I DON'T KNOW WHY THE REPORT.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY OUR YOUTH REC SENIOR SERVICES DIRECTOR MAY BE ABLE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON.
UH, WE DO NOT HAVE MR. RIVERA WITH US HERE TONIGHT.
UH, I'M SURE THAT HE ALSO WOULD HAVE SOME INFORMATION TO SHARE.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO BE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC? ALRIGHT, THAT WILL BRING US TO REPORTS FROM, UH, DEPARTMENT HEADS.
WE'VE HEARD A LOT FROM YOU, MR. ROGERS.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD FOR PLANNING? UH, THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD REPORT IS WE'RE HAVING A, UH, ALL PUBLIC MEETING ON JUNE 10TH.
UM, BOA IS A BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA STUDY.
IT LOOKS AT, UM, SECTION OF THE ROUTE FIVE CORRIDOR FROM, UH, ATHERO SPRINGS OF THE
SO IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN THE WATERFRONT OR EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING DOWN BY ROUTE FIVE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT.
IT'S GONNA BE AT 32 81 LAKE SHORE, UH, AT 6:00 PM ON JUNE 10TH.
MS. LL JUST ONE QUICK UPDATE FROM ENGINEERING.
THE WILLIAM B. WILLIAMS STACK PROJECT CONSTRUCTION STARTS THIS WEEK.
UM, LET'S GO BACK TO TRAFFIC SAFETY, MR. GI.
AND WE CAN GO TO, UH, FINANCE, MR. SHEA, HAVE TO USE IT.
AND YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SYLLABUS SERVICES, MS. GORDON KING.
WELL, WE HAVE, UM, COMING UP ON JUNE 6TH AT 2:00 PM WE HAVE A JAZZ DUEL COMING TO, UM, OUR SITE.
UM, WE HAVE AN ACRYLIC PAINTING WORKSHOP ON JUNE 12TH AT ONE.
UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR FAMILY FUN NIGHT.
UM, COMING UP, WE HAVE IT ON, UH, JUNE 27TH AND OUR SUMMER CONFERENCE SERIES.
WE WILL BE STARTING JUNE 25TH.
UH, CHIEF, I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE TOWN OF HAM POLICE DEPARTMENT NOW HAS BODY CAMERAS.
UH, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO TPA FOR, UH, WORKING CONJUNCTION WITH US TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
SO IF YOU SEE OUR OFFICERS OUT AND ABOUT, THEY'RE NOW WEARING, UH, BODY CAMERAS.
AND AS MR. MAHONEY MENTIONED, UH, OUR BEACH SECURITY IS ACTIVELY WORKING DOWN, UH, AT THE TIME.
DO YOU HAVE A REPORT WHILE YOU'RE WALKING UP? NOT THAT'S A REPORT.
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CLERKS, UH, YET.UH, FIRST, UH, I APOLOGIZE, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE CLERK AND, UH, UH, PERSONAL MATTER THAT, UH, SHE HAD TO ATTEND TO.
SO I APOLOGIZE THAT, UH, SHE HAD TO LEAVE THE MEETING.
UH, WANNA GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR FOIL PROGRAM? WE DO HAVE IT FIXED.
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS WORKING IN ORDER AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CATCH UP ON A LOT OF, UH, A LOT OF WORK, UH, WITH THE FOIL PROGRAM.
AND, UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A NEW AGENDA PROGRAM, SO YOU MIGHT SEE A NEW LOOK TO, UH, THE AGENDAS IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.
AND THAT BRINGS US TO REPORTS FROM THE BOARD COUNCIL MEMBER BALKI.
AS ALWAYS, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO COME OUT HERE AND, UM, GIVE US THEIR, THEIR FEEDBACK AND, AND WATCH THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.
COUNCIL MEMBER
UH, NOTHING REALLY TO SAY, BUT, UH, LET'S, UH, BE A LITTLE NICER TO EACH OTHER.
YESTERDAY, UH, TOWN CLERK KATHY REPINSKI, AND I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING IN ATTENDANCE AT THE BIGTREE ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE.
IT WAS A LOVELY SERVICE THAT THEY DO EVERY YEAR AND REALLY REMINDS US OF THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR FIREFIGHTING COMPANIES IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND, UH, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST RIGHT NOW AND ALL OF THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY'VE SERVED IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, KATHY AND I HAD THE DISTINCT HONOR OF PLACING, UH, A WREATH DURING THAT CEREMONY YESTERDAY.
UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO RECEIVED THE PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING.
FINE EXAMPLES OF ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, THANK YOU JEN, FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE AND GETTING THAT BEACH CAMERA BACK UP.
I DON'T THINK I EVEN REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
I'VE RECEIVED SO MANY CALLS WHEN THAT BEACH CAM WAS DOWN FOR A WHILE.
AND THEN I THOUGHT, WELL, I SUPPOSE THERE ARE A LOT OF, MAYBE SENIOR CITIZENS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A POSITIVE TOUCH POINT IN THEIR DAY.
THEY CAN LOOK OUT THERE AND, UM, AND SEE JUST THAT WE, WE SIT ON, ON THIS SHORELINE AND WE HAVE THAT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
AND MOST OF THE TIME WE THINK ABOUT DRIVING BY OR PULLING IN AND LOOKING, BUT MAYBE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CAN'T DO THAT.
AND SO IT EVIDENTLY WAS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GOT RIGHT ON THAT AND, AND WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT BEACH CAM BACK UP AND RUNNING.
UH, AND THEN ALSO, I'D JUST LIKE TO CONGRATULATE, UH, THIS EVENING WE PASSED A RESOLUTION, UM, AND RENEWED THE TERM OF ZONING BOARD CHAIR RICK DIMPLE.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS WITH HIM, UH, ON OUR ZONING BOARD.
UM, OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, WE CELEBRATED, UH, MR. MICHAEL DELMAN, A SCIENCE TEACHER AT FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I JUST WANNA GET BACK TO THE BOARD AND REPORT TO THEM THAT HE UNDERTOOK ONE OF HIS BIGGEST PROJECTS.
HE COMPLETELY REDID THE COURTYARD AT FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL AND ENGAGED 35 KIDS, UM, TO BE OUT IN THE POURING RAIN YESTERDAY, WORKING ON THE, UH, COURTYARD FOR ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF, SIX HOURS.
AND THEY MOVED APPROXIMATELY 270 BAGS OF MULCH JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THE KIDS PUT IN, BUT ALSO THE IMPACT OF A REALLY REMARKABLE TEACHER TO MOTIVATE KIDS TO DO THAT.
UM, NOT A SINGLE COMPLAINT WAS HAD AND A LOT OF PIZZA WAS EATEN.
UM, I WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR PARTICIPATING IN MEMORIAL DAY ACTIVITIES.
AND ONCE AGAIN, WHILE THE WEATHER WAS NOT OUR FRIEND DURING SOME OF IT, AND THEN IT WAS SUNSHINE AND BEAUTIFUL DURING OTHERS, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TAKE THAT DAY TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE SACRIFICE, THAT WE COULD DO THESE THINGS LIKE WE DO TONIGHT, WHERE WE VOICE OUR OPINIONS AND, UM, HAVE CIVIL DISCOURSE, BUT STILL GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THOSE, UH, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT INVITED ME OUT.
THERE WERE SO MANY OF 'EM THAT I THINK SOME OF THE TIMES WE HAD TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER 'CAUSE WE COULDN'T BE EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME.
UH, AND ON THAT NOTE, THE NEW FLAGPOLE IS UP OUTSIDE.
IT, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER HAS THE NEW YORK STATE FLAG FLYING ON IT.
AND IT HAS OUR VERY FIRST FLAG CELEBRATING, UM, A MONTH OF DISTINCTION.
AND IT IS THE PRIDE FLAG, WHICH WE DID A RESOLUTION ON AT THE LAST MEETING TO HAVE IT FLYING FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKE OUR TOWN WONDERFUL AND UNIQUE IN THE COMING YEAR, AND, UM, SEEING WHAT THE FLAG POLE BRINGS TO US.
UH, I ALSO LAST LITTLE NOTE, UM, IT IS A LITTLE TALK KNOWN AND LITTLE TALKED ABOUT TOPIC, BUT JUNE IS ACTUALLY MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH.
AND SO WE DO A LOT OF TALKING ABOUT, UH, ALL THE THINGS OF PRIDE AND WE DO ALL THE TALKING ABOUT EVERY MONTH THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
WE TALK ABOUT WOMEN'S HEALTH AND WE TALK ABOUT, UH, COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOOD FOR KIDS.
AND WE EVEN TALK ABOUT AUTISM AWARENESS THIS YEAR.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT JUNE IS MEN'S
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MENTAL HEALTH MONTH.AND SO BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.
TAKE THE TIME TO ENCOURAGE, UM, A GENTLEMAN IN YOUR LIFE TO SEEK OUT THE HELP THEY NEED.
UH, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERUTILIZED BY MEN IN OUR COMMUNITY AND MEN WHO HAVE A MUCH HIGHER SUICIDE RATE THAN WOMEN BECAUSE OF THE UNDER UTILIZATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
SO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME, BE KIND TO YOUR NEIGHBORS, BE KIND TO YOUR COWORKERS, BUT ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO NEED THE HELP TO TAKE THE HELP.
UM, I, UH, WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE HAMBURG COALITION FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION PARTICIPATED IN THE BUFFALO PRIDE PARADE, A REGIONAL CELEBRATION OF THE L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY.
UM, ALSO, UH, AS COUNCIL MEMBER C*****G FORD MENTIONED, UM, IT IS PRIDE MONTH AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN HAMBURG THAT STARTED WITH THE, UH, RAISING OF THE PRIDE FLAG HERE AT TOWN HALL.
THE CELEBRATION CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND, UH, JUNE 8TH.
EIGHTH IS THE, UH, PRIDE RIDE, WHICH STARTS AT THE WOODVIEW PARK IN THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG AT NOON.
UM, THIS IS ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT.
WE HAVE THE COOPERATION OF THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S A QUICK RIDE, IT'S A SHORT RIDE, UM, BUT IT'S A VERY COLORFUL AND EXUBERANT RIDE.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN US OR ENCOURAGE US AS WE RIDE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG.
THEN ON, UH, JUNE 9TH, PRIDE IN THE PARK STARTS AT 11:00 AM THIS IS THE FOURTH ANNUAL EVENT, AND IT TAKES PLACE, UH, AT HAMBURG'S MEMORIAL PARK IN THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG.
AND IT HAS A FULL SLATE OF EVENTS RIGHT THROUGH TO FOUR 15.
BRING A, BRING A FOLDING CHAIR, BRING A CAMP CHAIR, UM, AND HANG OUT FOR THE DAY.
UM, I ALSO, I KNOW, UH, MR. ROGERS MENTIONED THE WOODLAWN GATEWAY, BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA GRANT.
WE HAVE OUR VERY FIRST PUBLIC MEETING FOR THIS PRO PROGRAM ON JUNE 10TH AT THE WOODLAWN VOLUNTEER FIRE HALL FROM 6:00 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN, DOES BUSINESS IN, WORKS IN, OR WORSHIPS IN, OR CARES IN ANY WAY ABOUT THE AREAS IN OUR TOWN KNOWN AS WOODLAWN AND ATHOL SPRINGS TO JOIN US FOR THIS MEETING.
THIS IS A PLANNING GRANT, $200,000 GRANT AWARDED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
AND IT HAS A POTENTIAL TO INFORM LAND USE POLICY DECISIONS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS OR MORE.
IT ALSO CAN SET US UP TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING GRANTS THAT WILL HELP WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WALKABILITY, CONNECTIVITY, VACANT UNDERUTILIZED SITES, UH, BUT CERTAINLY CAN BRING A MUCH NEEDED SHOT IN THE ARM, UH, TO THE COMMUNITIES OF, OF WOODLAWN AND ATHOL SPRINGS.
SO AGAIN, MONDAY, JUNE 10TH, SIXTH TO EIGHT, AND IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT UNTIL SEVEN, THAT'S FINE.
THIS IS AN OPEN HOUSE FORMAT, SO WHATEVER TIME YOU CAN JOIN US, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU.
UM, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO JOIN COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL LORENZ IN CONGRATULATING, UH, MR. DIMIL ON ANOTHER SEVEN YEAR TERM ON THE ZONING BOARD.
UM, THESE CAN BE TOUGH JOBS AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF COMPENSATION THAT GOES ALONG WITH THESE JOBS, BUT MR. DIMPLE HAS BEEN SERVING THE TOWN AND THE CAPACITY FOR, IS THIS HIS, I THINK THIS IS HIS THIRD TERM, THIRD TERM I BELIEVE.
AND, UH, AND HE ALSO HAS A RECORD OF SERVICE IN THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE.
AND, UH, I ASSURE YOUR CONGRATULATIONS WITH MR. DIVA.
WE HAD TWO ITEMS, DAR WERE LEFT HANGING OFF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE, UM, THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, YOU CAN DEFER THEM.
IF WE HAVE TIME, THEN MIGHT AS WELL GET IT DONE.
WELL,
I'M GONNA MAKE A, A, A MOTION TO UH, CLOSE THE MEETING.