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WORK SESSION STANDING FOR THE OF THE FLAG, UNITED STATES REPUBLIC FOR WHICH ONE NATION UNDER GOD.AND THIS VOTE WITH LIBERTY TO JUSTICE FOR.
WE HAVE A PRETTY FULL WORK SESSION THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS SEVERAL ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
FIRST UP IS PLANNING UPDATES WITH MR. ROGERS AND MR. RILEY.
THAT I'LL, I WON'T TAKE TOO MUCH OF IT.
I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE A LEAD ON ONE OF THE INDUSTRIAL REZONINGS, UM, CALL IN OUR LAST WORK SESSION CAME TO YOU GUYS ABOUT LAKE VIEWS, UH, REZONING AT LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL DRIVE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE VILLAGE.
UM, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE GOT FROM THE BOARD WAS TO LOOK INTO WHETHER, UH, MARY COUNTY PROVIDED COMMENTS IN THE VILLAGE, UM, IF THEY HAVE MIXED USE REDEVELOPMENT AND MIS MIXED USE INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, UM, IN THEIR VILLAGE.
UM, AND WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE COUNTY HAD COMMENTED ON THAT.
SO WE GUYS GOT A COPY OF AN EMAIL THAT WE GOT FROM MARY.
UM, IT WAS OUR COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE.
UM, AND IN SUMMARY, UM, HER COMMENTS WERE THAT, UM, THE VILLAGE, ESPECIALLY THE MIXED USE REDEVELOPMENT ZONE, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT IS ADJOINING, UM, IN THE PARTS ZONE IN THE TOWN.
UM, SHE SAID THAT IN HER COMMENTS WERE THAT THERE THEY HAVE, UH, INDOOR INDUSTRIAL USES AS A BRIGHT OUTDOOR STORAGE WAS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
AND IN HER COMMENTS, SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE SOME USES THAT SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE WERE PERMITTED IN THE TOWN'S C TWO DISTRICT.
UM, WE'RE PREPARED TO DRAFT A RESPONSE TO HER COMMENTS, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS, UM, A COPY OF WHAT WE HAVE IN C TWO.
UH, THE TOWN'S ZONING DISTRICT.
UM, SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE C TWO ZONING DISTRICT UNDER NUMBER 17, UNDER PERMIT USES, WE HAVE THE MANUFACTURER COMPOUNDING AND ASSEM THE PRODUCTS FROM PREVIOUS PREPARED MATERIALS, UM, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE CONDUCTED IN A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDING AND THAT THE OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH USE WON'T BE DETRIMENTAL TO, UH, POLLUTANTS AND NOISE ODORS AND SIMILAR USES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE MIXED USE REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, THAT'S NEARLY IDENTICAL.
THEIR INDUSTRIAL USES ARE WITHIN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING PACKAGING.
SO VERY SIMILAR TO, IF NOT EXACTLY THE SAME, WHAT WE ALLOW IN C TWO IN THE TOWN, WHICH IS WHAT WE WOULD BE RESOLVING FOR THOSE PARCELS TOO.
UM, SO WE WANNA JUST PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT INFORMATION.
UM, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE A RESPONSE BACK TO THE FOUND VERY, YOU KNOW, VERY NICE, BUT JUST STATING THAT N OUR C TWO ZONE, UM, SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU, YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDED TO THE VILLAGE, UM, USAGE ON PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
UM, SO WE'RE PREPARED TO COME BACK TO ANOTHER WORK SESSION IF YOU GUYS ARE FINE BASED OFF OF THIS INFORMATION TO JUST GIVE FINAL DIRECTION ON, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BRING A MAP FOR THE, FOR THE NEXT WORK SESSION OF WHAT CLARK STUDENTS.
UM, STILL WANNA RE ZONE IF THERE'S ANY AMENDMENTS OR IF THERE'S ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
AND THEN WE'LL GO FORWARD IF
SHE REFERENCED THAT SHE SENT ATTACHED DOCUMENTS, BUT CAN YOU FORWARD THOSE TO ME? YEP.
THE ONLY CONCERN WAS ARE THE ONES THAT WERE COUNTY OWNED PROPERTIES.
AND BASICALLY SEE OUR MM-HMM
YEAH, NO, THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THAT.
I SOUNDS LIKE RC TWO IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE VILLAGE HAS AND PERHAPS WOULD HAVE A BETTER CONTINUITY OF STRUCTURES OVER THERE IF WE BOTH GOT INTO AGREEMENT.
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THE NEXT SESSION.UM, NEXT I HAVE TO HEAR FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION, RIGHT? I'M JUST JOKING BACK THERE.
I HAD HEROIN WHEN I STARTED LOOKING
WE DID SEND YOU SOME INFORMATION LAST FRIDAY.
JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE TOWN.
I MEAN, YOU DEAL WITH ALL THE DIFFICULT STUFF LIKE THE INDUSTRIAL REZO.
WELL, YOU HAVE A CFA GRANT THAT YOU RECEIVED, AND I WON'T GO OVER THAT AGAIN.
I'VE EXPLAINED TO YOU WHAT THAT IS.
YOU'RE OUT THE RFP TO GET A CONSULTANT TO DO THAT CFA WORK.
UH, THERE'S AN EXPLANATION OF THAT IN THERE, BUT THERE WAS A WHOLE GROUP OF THINGS BEING DONE.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE'S THE STUFF THAT WE AS THE CONSULTANT FOR THE TOWN ARE GONNA DO.
AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, BUT YOU'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THOSE ISSUES.
SO IN MY LISTING, THERE'S A LISTING OF, IN MY, UH, IN MY MEMO OF WHAT WENDELL WILL BE DOING UNDER FOR THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE DOING.
I THINK THE BIG ONE WE'RE GONNA CHANGE IS THE SITE PLAN AND SUBDIVISION REGULATION.
BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE 'EM MODERN SITE PLAN AND SUBDIVISION.
WE HAVE 1970 SITE PLAN AND SUBDIVISION REGULATION.
MATTER OF FACT, WE NOW REZONED PROPERTIES FROM INDUSTRIAL TO TO COMMERCIAL AND OTHER THINGS.
WE'RE NOW GONNA LOOK AT THE M1, M TWO AND M THREE DISTRICTS AND UPDATE THE LANGUAGE.
THE LAST UPDATE YOU DID WAS THE ISSUE OF THE ASPHALT
BUT WE NEED MODERN INDUSTRIAL LANGUAGE.
I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE PROPERTY ZONE, ONE OR TWO ZONED M1.
I DON'T THINK YOU NEED AN ONE ZONING, YOU NEED TWO INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT LOOK AT IS AS PART OF, AND I I SHOULD HAVE INVITED THEM HERE TONIGHT, IS THAT THAT ISSUE OF WHEN WE HAD THE DOLLAR GENERAL AT SOUTHWESTERN
THEY'RE C TWO, THEY WOULD ALLOW USES THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THAT PART OF THE TOWN.
WE'RE GONNA COME UP WITH A NEW ZONING DISTRICT FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE PREVIOUSLY ZONED COMMERCIAL C TWO ALONG SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD.
THERE'S STILL GONNA BE COMMERCIAL, BUT THEY'RE GONNA BE A LOWER COMMERCIAL.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA PUT RESIDENTIAL HOUSING ON A 55 MILE AN HOUR ROAD, JUST TO MAKE NO SENSE.
WE ARE THEN ALSO GONNA TAKE ALL THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE INTERNAL OFF OF, OFF OF SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD, THOSE INTERNAL SITES THAT ARE ZONED COMMERCIAL AND CHANGE THEM LIKE WE'VE DONE AT HALF THE PROPERTIES ALREADY BACK TO RA AND WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE PETITION UP NEW PRE ZONE FOUR OR FIVE PROPERTIES IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS BACK TO RA THAT ARE THESE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
I DON'T THINK THEY REALIZE THEY'RE STILL ZONE COMMERCIAL.
SO WE'RE GONNA FIX THAT IN THE, IN THE LAKEVIEW AREA.
SO I THINK THAT'S SOME OF THE, THE BIG THINGS WE'RE DOING.
BUT THE REST THAT ARE LISTED THERE, I MEAN, I PUT IN THERE THIS IS LIKE YOUR CFA.
THERE'S A BIG COST THAT I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THAT TONIGHT.
WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO SAY, ARE THESE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO DO TOWARDS THOSE, TOWARDS THOSE ITEMS. SO QUESTIONS? YES.
UM, C TWO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT ON SOUTHWESTERN.
UM, IF THE STATE'S NOT GONNA ALLOW ANY MORE CUTS IN, IN INTO DRIVEWAYS.
IS THERE, ARE WE BUILDING A SERVICE ROAD? ARE WE YEAH, THEY'D HAVE TO BUILD A SERVICE ROAD OR COME OFF THE SIDE ROAD.
THE ISSUE WITH SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD, IT'S A LIMITED, WELL, IT'S NOT A LIMITED ACCESS, BUT THE STATE HAS A POLICY THAT IF YOU'RE ON AN INTERSECTION, WHICH THAT PROPERTY WAS, YOU HAVE TO TIE TO THE OTHER, THE OTHER ROAD.
MATTER OF FACT, THAT'S PART OF YOUR LITIGATION.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK THAT OUT, WORK THROUGH YOUR ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH THAT.
IS THAT FOR THOSE PARTICULAR PROPERTIES, YOU DO HAVE TO ALLOW ACCESS OUT ON THE SIDE ROAD.
THE STATE WILL NOT ALLOW, IT'S A POLICY OF THE STATE.
WE WANT UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
AND THEY'RE NOT CHANGING THAT POLICY.
'CAUSE THAT POLICY IN IMPACTS ALL ERIE COUNTY TOWNS AND, AND VILLAGES.
SO THEY'RE STICKING WITH THAT POLICY IS THAT IF YOU HAD A PROPERTY ON AN INTERSECTION ON A NON-STATE HIGHWAY, YOU'LL GO ONTO THAT NON-STATE HIGHWAY.
IT'S, IT IS ACCESS MANAGEMENT.
IT'S, IT REDUCES ACCIDENTS, ISN'T IT? WHY THE DOLLAR GENERAL OVER ON SOUTHWESTERN BY ORCHARD PARK ON THAT SITE PLAN, WE HAD TO PUT IN A STIPULATION THAT IF ANYTHING ELSE GOES IN ON THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO EGRESS THEIR BUSINESSES.
COULD EGRESS THROUGH DOLLAR GENERAL.
THAT WAS A MODERNIZATION OF THE SITE PLAN LAW YEARS AGO AT LEAST.
WE ADDED THE FACT THAT ACCESS MANAGEMENT IS PART OF SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT FUTURE ACCESS.
I MEAN, DO YOU FEEL BAD FOR TRANSIT ROAD AND AMHERST AND CLEARANCE? THEY'VE SPENT, SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS CORRECTING THE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM.
EVERY TIME YOU HAVE A DRIVEWAY ON THE ROAD WITH NO LIGHT AND YOU HAVE A BUSY ROAD, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE IT, MAKE IT OUT
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ONTO THAT ROAD.SO THE STATE TRIES TO DO ACCESS MANAGEMENT, WE TRY TO DO ACCESS BACK.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE A CONTINUING CHAMPION.
AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOUTHWESTERN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TOWN LAKEVIEW AREA, PLACES LIKE THAT, WHERE IT TURNS BACK TO 55 MILES AN HOUR.
AND THAT'S THE ROAD UP NORTHERN PART.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD UP HERE BY THE OLD SOUTH SHORE AND WHATEVER.
THAT'S ALSO A PROBLEMATIC AREA.
THAT'S THE ONE THEY EXPERIMENTED WITH THE CENTER TURN LANE FOR A WHILE.
SO AGAIN, TRYING TO UPDATE YOU ON THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON, UH, IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL STUFF THAT, THAT, UH, THAT, UH, JOSH DOES AND SARAH DOES EVERY DAY.
UM, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A FORMAL POLL.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE TOWN BOARD IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DIRECTION, JUST AS WITH YOUR CFA GRANT.
I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT FIRST INITIAL MEETING WHEN YOU GET A CONSULTANT ON BOARD TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON BOARD WITH THE DIRECTION THAT YOU'VE SEEN THE CFA YOU'VE APPROVED GOING OUT TO, SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
YOU'RE GONNA GET, HOPEFULLY GET GOOD PROPOSALS FROM FRITZ.
I THINK THE BILL STADIUM IMPACT AREA IS PROBABLY GONNA BE HALF THE PROJECT OR MORE.
IT'S A HUGE PROJECT TO LOOK AT.
ESPECIALLY, I THINK YOU'VE REALLY GOTTA LOOK AT THE COUNTY LANDS, THE, THE SCHOOL PROPERTY.
IT'S ZONED R THREE, THE FUTURE OF THAT PROPERTY IS NOT R THREE, IT'S NOT APARTMENTS AND WHATEVER.
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH SOUTHWEST, UH, THE, THE ROADWAY ALONG THERE, SOUTHWESTERN AND OTHERS IN THAT AREA.
SO THE CONSULTANT'S GONNA COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THAT.
I THINK THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE AN ECONOMIC CONSULTANT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK WITH.
AND I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT.
MCKINLEY MALL, WE PUT A, WE PUT A BANDAGE ON MCKINLEY MALL YEARS AGO.
WE DID THE INCENTIVE ZONING FOR THE, OR FOR THE MCKINLEY MALL THAT WAS ABANDONED BECAUSE WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE A PLAN FOR WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE MCKINLEY MALL WOULD BE.
SO AGAIN, YOUR CONSULTANT'S GONNA COME IN AND COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THE MCKINLEY MALL, MCKINLEY MALL AREA.
AND I THINK ALSO WALKABILITY IS UNBELIEVABLE THERE.
WE HAVE TO GET SIDEWALKS AND WORK WITH THE STATE TO HAVE ABILITY TO WALK TO THAT.
WHATEVER THAT'S CONVERTED TO IN THE FUTURE THAT HAS THAT ASSETS A WALKABLE COMPONENT TO IT.
SO ANYWAY, IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.
THE LAST ONE I WANNA LEAVE YOU, BECAUSE WE HAVE A SHORT TIMEFRAME, IS THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR ADDEND TONIGHT, UH, DEALING WITH SARAH DE
YOU KNOW, ANNISE IS ON MATERNITY LEAVE FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR ESPECIALLY WHATEVER.
UH, WENDELL AND HIS ORIGINAL CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE SIGNED FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR ANTICIPATED THAT, 'CAUSE WE KNEW THAT WAS HAPPENING AND SAID AT THAT TIME WHEN IT HAPPENS, WENDELL CAN ASSUME SOME OF THOSE, THOSE SERVICES AGAIN AND DO THOSE THINGS IN YOUR PACKET, WHICH WILL HELP YOU WITH, WITH THAT, THAT WE SAT DOWN WITH THE SUPERVISOR, SARAH AND EVERYBODY, AND WENT THROUGH ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ON IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO WHAT.
YOU HAVE IN THERE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE IT IN THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO AND THIS IS WHAT IT'S GONNA COST THE TOWN TO TAKE OVER THAT WORK FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
SO THAT IS ALSO GONNA BE BEFORE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING TONIGHT, BUT JUST A NO, WE'RE ALREADY DOING THAT.
GOD AND SARAH BEEN DOING THAT FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS NOW.
AND SO, UH, JUST TRYING TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
UM, WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE CONFERENCE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE.
WE'RE PROBABLY HAVE A MEETING IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO WITH THEM.
THEY HAVE TO DO THE REPORT FOR NEXT YEAR WITH THEIR PRIORITIZATION.
IF THEY LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON, WHAT ARE THE NEXT THINGS TO DO.
UH, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO HELPING THE
WE'RE HELPING THEM PUT TOGETHER INFORMATION.
AND SO THE ENGINEERING OFFICE PUT TOGETHER INFORMATION TO GO AFTER A GRANT TO DO THE NEXT STEPS, THE NEXT STEPS WITH THE CROSS BOARD.
SO CROSSROAD SITE WOULD BE, YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE AN ACTION.
SO WE'RE SUGGESTING THEY DO PRE PERMANENT LIKE YOUR OTHER INDUSTRIAL PARK AND GO THAT ROUTE AND, AND GET, GET, DO AN EIS AND DO ALL THE THINGS.
YOU WOULD CONTROL THAT BY SETTING ALL THE CONDITIONS OF WHAT COULD AND COULD NOT.
SO WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION ON THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO HOPEFULLY GET THAT GRANT.
I THINK THAT GRANT WOULD HELP THEM COME UP WITH A GOOD PLAN FOR THE SITE AND HOW IT'S GONNA BE DEVELOPED.
UM, THERE'S NO REZONING THE SITE, THE ZONE IS, THE SITE IS ZONED CORRECTLY, BUT WE'RE ADDING THAT PRE PERMANENT DESIGNATION THAT'S IN YOUR LAW THAT'LL GIVE YOU THE POWER TO SAY WHAT CAN AND CANNOT, HOW COULD IT BE DEVELOPED AND GET ALL THE OTHER AGENCIES TO INPUT.
UH, THOSE, THOSE GEIS WILL GO TO EVERY AGENCY WE'RE DOING THOSE FOR.
THE COUNTY HAS AN INDUSTRIAL PARK IN, IN EVANS.
WE'RE DOING ONE IN NIAGARA COUNTY.
THEY'RE ALL DOING THESE TYPE OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS, UH, PRE PERMITTED OR OR INCENTIVE ZONING TYPE STUFF.
SO, UH, THAT THAT'LL COME TO YOU IF THEY GET THE GRANT.
ANY QUESTIONS OF ME? I THINK I'VE GOTTEN THROUGH IN MY ALLOTTED TIME.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION RELATIVE TO THE ROUTE FIVE HAMRICK BEACHES, SEAWAY TRAIL.
THAT'S YOUR, THEIR CONSULTANT'S GONNA DO THAT.
SO THEY'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT THEN.
WHAT'S THAT? IS SHE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT OR ARE YOU GONNA TALK? I YOU
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CAN ASK ME QUESTIONS.I KNOW A LOT, BETH AND I KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT.
THEY'RE GONNA RE-LOOK AT, AND THAT AREA DESCRIBED, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A CONSULTANT COME IN AND LOOK AT THAT AREA, LOOK AT THE CO THE ZONING IN THAT AREA.
THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE OUTDATED IN THAT AREA.
THEY'RE ALSO GONNA WORK OUT WHAT I THINK IS THE MOST DIFFICULT ONE.
THIS IS FROM, THIS HAPPENED 25 YEARS AGO AND I THINK IT'S GONNA RAISE UP AGAIN, IS GIVE DIRECTION TO THE STATE ON WHAT THAT HIGHWAY SHOULD BE.
I DON'T, YOU GUYS WERE ALL AROUND HERE 25 YEARS AGO.
IT WAS A BIG BATTLE OVER WHETHER THAT ROAD SHOULD BE DOWNSIZED AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH THAT HIGHWAY.
I REMEMBER THAT THEY, THAT FOR A MINUTE.
THEY, THEY HAD A TURNING LANE AND THEN THEY WERE TRYING TO EXPAND THE SHOULDER AND THEN THEY WENT BACK.
THE STATE WENT BACK TO, UM, ITS CURRENT FORMAT.
BUT, UM, WHAT IT SAYS INCENTIVES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF, I MEAN IT WOULD BE GREAT IF IT, IN AN IDEAL WORLD, WE WOULD JUST EXPAND WEST INTO THE LAKE.
RIGHT? WE WOULD, WE'D BE ABLE, THE INCENTIVES, I THINK I'VE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT, AGAIN, YOUR CONSULTANT WILL HELP YOU WITH THAT.
WHERE I'VE SEEN WORKING AREAS LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE SOME OLDER COMMERCIAL BUILDING BUSINESSES THAT NEED INVESTMENT.
YOU NOW, THE TOWN OFFICIALLY ADOPTED WHAT THEY CALL SEAN WAS HERE, A 45 B PROGRAM, WHICH IS A TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT'S OFFERED BY THE STATE.
AND YOU GUYS OFFER IT, I WOULD ADVISE YOU DO AN ENHANCED 45 B AREA, A TARGETED AREA FOR INVESTMENT, WHERE BASICALLY AN ENHANCED 45 B WOULD BE IF A BUSINESS WANTED TO COME AND INVEST A MILLION DOLLARS IN A BUSINESS, USUALLY THE TAXES GO UP, YOU KNOW, BIGGER BA THE ASSESSMENT, A REGULAR 4 8 5 B BASICALLY SAYS THEY GO UP STEADILY OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD, AN ENHANCED 4 8 5 B PROGRAM.
IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WENT, WOULD SAY THE TAXES DON'T GO UP FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN START TO GO UP AFTER THAT.
SO THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO INDUCE PEOPLE TO INVEST IN PROPERTIES.
AGAIN, THAT'S THE STUDY SAYING THAT'S WHAT WE WANT THERE.
AND AGAIN, ALL THIS IS GONNA BE DONE AND THAT'S WHY IT'S ON HOLD RIGHT NOW.
THAT LWRP PROJECT, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IS ALSO FUNDING YOUR CFA, YOUR GRANT, YOUR ZONING STUFF.
WE'RE ALSO FUNDING THAT BOA STUDY, THE BROWNFIELD STUDY UP BY BLAZEDALE.
THEY'RE SAYING HOLD OFF ON FINISHING UP THE LWRP.
'CAUSE A LOT OF THAT STUFF COULD AFFECT WHAT'S IN THE LWRP, ESPECIALLY ROUTE FIVE.
GOTTA BE IN THERE TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE STATE.
AND WHATEVER YOU DO IN THAT BOA THAT'S IN THAT LWRA AREA ALSO HAS TO BE IN THE LWR FIXED.
I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA THAT THEY HAVE PROPERTY ON, ON THE LAKE, AND I MEAN IN A, IN AN IDEAL WORLD THAT I SAID YOU COULD, YOU'D PUSH THEM OUT A HUNDRED FEET.
YOU PUT A BIG PATH ALONG THE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN IF YOU WERE TO START DE NOVO RIGHT? BUT WE'RE STUCK WITH WHAT WE HAVE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE EVENTUALLY GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT ISSUE TOO.
YOU REALIZE THE TRAIL ALONG THE WATERFRONT ENDS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND PICKS UP AGAIN IN THE TOWN OF EVANS.
WE TRIED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO AND THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA DID NOT LIKE IT, DID NOT LIKE THE LOCATION AND HOW IT WAS SET UP.
SO EVENTUALLY THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE DESIGNED.
I MEAN, THE COUNTY, EVERYBODY, IT WOULD BENEFIT THE TOWN HAVE, HAVE THAT TRAIL.
I MEAN, I, I GO UP THE TOWN OF WATER.
I'VE WRITTEN MY, YOU CAN GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, ALL ALONG.
IT IS NOW IN THE BETHLEM STEEL SITE.
IT'S ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE BETHLEM STEEL SITE.
EVENTUALLY THAT'S GONNA CONTINUE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT EVEN CONNECTED INTO LIKE THE PEN DIXIE AREA AND WHATEVER.
BRING TOURISM WHATEVER TO YOUR COMMUNITY SURE.
BUT YOU COULD RIDE FROM DELAWARE PARK TO SEAWAY TRAIL TO TOWN OF JUAN WILSON.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT THAT CONSULTANT IS GONNA LOOK AT.
'CAUSE NOT ONLY LOOKING AT ZONING IS LOOKING AT THE NATURE OF ROUTE FIVE.
SO I THINK THE TWO BIG PROJECTS WITH AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT ARE, ARE THE BILL STADIUM AND THAT ROOF FIVE ISSUE.
THERE'S THE JOINT, THE OTHER, UM, ROADS THAT ARE ALONG THE ORCHARD PARK TOWN AND HAMBURG BORDER JUST HAS TO BE WORKED OUT.
THERE'S LIKE ONE THING GOES ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE OTHER THAT'S GOTTA BE WORKED OUT.
SO, BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR, SO I'M KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.
I'M GONNA GET A FORMAL PROPOSAL INTO THE TOWN TO DO THIS OTHER ZONING WORK OUTSIDE OF THE CFA.
YOU'RE GETTING PROPOSALS FROM CONSULTANTS TO DO ALL THE OTHER STUFF.
I THINK WE NEED DIFFERENT IDEAS FROM PEOPLE AND WHATEVER.
THAT'S ALWAYS BEING DONE BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT.
THE, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE TOWN, GETTING THESE THINGS AND, AND THEN WE HAVE TO BRING THEM TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER.
EVEN DEPARTMENT OF STATE SAID THAT THEY GOTTA WORK TOGETHER.
I MEAN, AND BY THE WAY, THE BIG PART OF, I WANNA GET THAT LWRP ADOPTED NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THE STATE HAS MONEY TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS IN THE WATERFRONT AND EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T APPLY ENOUGH FOR THE MONIES TO DO THESE LARGER PROJECTS.
WE'RE TALKING MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECT TO DO IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE WATERFRONT AND MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE.
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BIG IMPORTANT THING TO THE TOWN.THE, THE, UH, TAX INCENTIVES AND SAY LIKE THE OLD EMPIRE ZONES.
THERE'S ALL DIFFERENT THINGS OUT THERE.
THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT, AND THAT'S WHY YOU NEED AN UPDATE AND SAY, I WOULD SAY DOING PROJECT LIKE THAT IS CARROTS AND STICKS.
IT TENDS TO SAY THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO AND WHATEVER.
THEN THERE'S ALL THESE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN OFFER TO DO AND TO GET WHAT YOU WANT IN THAT AREA.
HOW ARE YOU INCENTIVIZING THOSE OTHER THINGS? NOT JUST ZONING AS A DIFFICULT TOOL TO INCENTIVIZE THINGS ABOUT, BUT ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO IS MAKE THINGS HAPPEN IN AN AREA.
IT IT APPEARS TO ME THOUGH, I MEAN I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT BECAUSE YOU CAN INCENTIVIZE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
I MEAN, YOU COULD, I MEAN, HYPOTHETICALLY YOU COULD TAX CREDITS ON WHATEVER TAX IS RIGHT.
CHALLENGE THAT I SEE AS A, AS A HAMBURG RESIDENT.
AND WHAT I VISION ARE THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, PRIME, UH, REAL ESTATE.
AND I MEAN IF YOU KNOW, I SUPPOSE, YOU KNOW, THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, LIKE BEING, SAY YOU PUT A PATH 'CAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE IDYLLIC, RIGHT? TO HAVE A PATH AND YOU HOOK IT INTO THE VILLAGE OR HOWEVER YOU DO IT.
AND IT WOULD GO ALONG THE LAKE AND IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, LIKE EXAMPLE IN CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA IS A COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATE, LIKE SPANISH LAW TRADITION, RIGHT? MOST PLACES THEY DON'T OWN TO THE WATERFRONT, THEY'RE NOT RIPARIANS, RIGHT? YOU GO TO SAN DIEGO, YOU RIGHT, MY DAUGHTER IN SAN, YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ANY OF THE PATHWAYS ARE GONNA BE ALONG THROUGH FIVE.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE OFF THE ROAD.
YOU'RE GONNA PUT 'EM ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
MARITIME VOLUME THAT DIFFICULT.
IT IS THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS ALONG ROUTE FIVE.
AND THAT'S WHY THIS WHOLE THING ABOUT WE LOOKING AT WHAT THROUGH FIVE, IT SHOULD BE, IT'S A SEAWAY DRILL.
IT'S A NATIONAL SEA SEAWAY DRILL.
I MEAN, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT WHATEVER.
SO BECAUSE THEY AIR REPAIR, I MEAN MEANING LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, I REMEMBER THERE WERE ISSUES, I MEAN A WHILE AGO IN SAN DIEGO AND PEOPLE HAD BUILT THEIR PATIOS OUT, WHICH THEY HAD EASEMENTS THAT THE CITY HAD.
AND THEY TOLD THEM, LOOK, WE'RE GOING TO EITHER YOU TAKE IT DOWN OR WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT DOWN FOR YOU.
AND THEY EXPANDED ALONG MISSION BAY, UM, PACIFIC, UH, BEACH, OCEAN BEACH AND SO FORTH AND VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES.
THE THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IS OUR, OUR RULES AND OUR LAWS ARE SUCH THAT, YOU KNOW, AND YOU HAVE AN OLD, YOU REMEMBER HOW HAMBURG DEVELOPED? YOU HAVE ALL THOSE RESIDENTIAL HOUSES THAT WERE BUILT.
EVERYBODY LIVED IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, BUILT THEIR CABINS OUT.
EVANS HAS TONS OF 'EM AND WHATEVER THAT THEY ALL BUILT ON THE WATERFRONT.
WE HAVE AREAS AND POCKETS OF IT.
AND WE UNDERSTOOD THROUGH THE ALCHEMY PROJECT OF THE POCKETS OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURRED.
YOU KNOW, AND IT'S HARD TO MATCH THAT VISION THEN WITH OTHER THINGS THAT ACCOMPLISHED THERE.
I MEAN, WE HAVE A GREAT BEACH.
THE STATE HAS A GREAT BEACH, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
HOW DO YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PEN DIXIE SITE, INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED.
I HAVE RELATIVES COME AND SAY, WE, WHERE'S THE PEN DIXIE SITE? WE'VE HEARD ALL ABOUT IT.
LIKE, OKAY, WE GOTTA GO THERE.
I'VE USED UP TOO MUCH OF MY TIME.
SO PLEASE GET ME SOME EMAILS AND WHATEVER ABOUT READ, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR ISSUES ARE BECAUSE I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THESE ZONING CODES THAT I'M DOING, THAT I'M MAKING SURE THAT I'M MEETING THE INTENT OF WHAT THE TOWN WANTS.
AND I'M NOT TAKING YOU IN A DIRECTION THAT I'M NOT GONNA GET A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD TO VOTE IN FAVOR.
BUT I'M BEING VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH YOU.
THERE'S NO SENSE OF DOING WORK WHERE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD DOES NOT, DOES NOT AGREE WITH, WITH THE DIRECTION OF, OKAY.
THANK YOU MAYOR FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, REALLY HOPE THE CHILD WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE, HE IS GONNA BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS HERE AS FAR AS LIKE FEMALE REPORTING.
UM, SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS TONIGHT IS THE DAMAGE THAT THE DECEMBER 22 STORM DID TO THE TOWN BEACH.
UM, I'M GONNA GO OVER THESE BULLET POINTS TONIGHT.
GONNA TALK ABOUT WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTION, 1995.
UH, WHAT THE J INTENTION IS TO BILL GRANTS, THE STORM DAMAGE.
WE HAVE SOME, SOME DOCUMENTATION ON THAT.
UM, OUR ONSITE FEMA INSPECTION, UM, WHAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE 95 DESIGN TO BRING IT UP TO CURRENT STANDARDS.
AND THEN HOW FEMA FUNDING WORKS.
UM, AND WITH THE STAGES WE ARE NOW IS LOOKING AT, UH, POSSIBLY GO AROUND FOR CONSULT OUR FP.
SO HERE'S THE DESIGN DRAWINGS FOR, UH, WHEN THE AGENDA WAS CONSTRUCTED.
YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, I HAVE A ROCK IRON LIMIT IS THERE, SO THE ROCK ARM METHOD THAT GOES AROUND THE JETTY, UH, THERE'S SEVERAL LAYERS OF IT.
UM, THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND YOU KNOW HOW IT COMES, THE JETTY COMES AROUND, THE POINT COMES DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF LEAK SIDE WHEN GETS THAT NEXT TO THE DOCKS.
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WHY IT WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY IS THAT THERE IS A BEDROCK SHELF THAT COMES OUT AND IT GOES UP MAYBE ABOUT ANOTHER 50 YARDS OFF THE TIP OF THE JETTY AND ONE COMES BACK IN.SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALLOWED, WE CAN ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY BUILD A RAMP THERE, UH, BECAUSE WE CAN DREDGE THAT OUT.
SO AS THE WAVE ACTION COMES IN, THIS PROTECTS THE, THIS, UH, STRUCTURE PROTECTS THE BOAT RAMPS AND IT, IT CREATES A SPACE FOR, UH, CEL TANK SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GO IN, CLEAN IT OUT AND ACTUALLY HAVE A, A BOAT.
SO THIS IS, UH, A COUPLE SHOTS RIGHT AFTER THE, THE STORM HAPPENED.
UM, GIVES LIKE RIGHT AFTER THAT.
AND ACTUALLY YOU CAN SEE THAT PHOTO TO THE LEFT, HOW LITTLE ARMOR STONE IS LEFT.
SO WHAT HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THAT MASSIVE LIZARD CAME IN, THERE WAS ICE ON THE LAKE, 80 MILE AN HOUR WINDS.
EVENTUALLY TOOK THE, TOOK THE SHEET OF ICE, PUSHED IT UP THE BEACH, GRABBED ONTO ANYTHING.
IT COULD MOVE WITH A HUNDRED, 120 FEET.
THAT, THAT CONCRETE RECTANGULAR STRUCTURE THERE, THAT'S A LID FOR A STORM SEWER THAT ACTUALLY WAS PUSHED COMPLETELY OFF THE PARKING LOT AS IT RECEIPTED RECESSED BACK INTO THE LAKE.
IT ACTUALLY TOOK THE ARMOR STONE AND DRAGGED IT BACK OUT INTO THE WATER.
SO ON THE LEGS CLEARED IN, YOU CAN ACTUALLY STAND ON THE BEACH ON THE JETTY, LOOKED DOWN AND SEE ALL THE STONES KNOW, YOU KNOW, SO A LOT OF THIS OTHER, THERE'S A CATCH BASIN IN HERE THAT WAS COMPLETELY BURIED AND THE WHOLE, ALL OF THE STORM SEWER WAS ALL THE SAND LOCKED UP.
SO NOW IT DOESN'T DRAIN PROPERLY, IT'S CAUSING MORE DAMAGE 'CAUSE IT'S JUST KIND LIKE, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER NATURE TEAR TEAR INTO THE APART.
SO THIS, THIS STONE, THIS UH, PICTURE UP TO THE LEFT IS ACTUALLY THE, THE AREA THAT'S LIKE, UH, EAST AND WEST ON THE DRAWING RIGHT AT THE, OFF THE END OF THE, THE TIP THERE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT NICER PICTURE WHEN THE TIDE'S OUT.
AND YOU CAN SEE HOW LITTLE ARMOR PROTECTION IS LEFT THERE.
YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY SOME DRIFTWOOD IN THE LEG.
AND THEN THAT PICTURE OVER TO THE RIGHT, UM, THAT YOU SAW A LITTLE EARLIER.
AND OVER THE YEARS THAT HAD BEEN DETERIORATING IN THE INSIDE OF IT, UM, THE WAVES WERE COMING OVER AND IT WAS KIND OF BLOWING GOING DOWN THE CENTER AND BLOWING OUT THE BOTTOM.
BUT, UM, AFTER THIS LAST STORM, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT LEFT US THAT SMALL STUFF THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO COLLECT AFTER THE STORM.
AND THEN, UH, THE CREWS DOWN THERE WERE ABLE TO LIKE PATCH IT IN THE BEST THEY COULD.
SO WE, WE REALLY ARE LOSING, LOSING, UH, JENNY MATERIAL THAT'S DOING ALL THE PROTECTION.
SO THIS FIGURE IS KIND OF LIKE RIGHT OUT OF OUR BAY DOCUMENT TO SHOW LIKE WHERE WE, WHERE WE REPAIR THE RAMP.
SO THAT RAMP WAS DAMAGED IF KNOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER THAT RAMP HAD A 20 BY 30 HOLE TO IN, IN THE MIDDLE OF IT THAT WE HAD TO, UH, MITIGATE LIKE IMMEDIATELY.
UM, AND SO THAT'S THE AREA THAT RED LINES WERE WHERE THE LIMITS OUR DREDGING AND THEN THE STAGING AREAS WHERE WE WERE STAGING SAND.
UM, OUT OF THE, OUT OF LIKE FIFTH YEAR, WE HAD TO DO IT DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE THE DEC, YOU CAN SEE THAT RED CIRCLE UP IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE THERE'S SOME BED OF LAKE MUSSEL THAT HAS TO BE THE
SO WE HAD TO DO A LITTLE CHANGE IT PLAN TO TO, TO DREDGE THE BEACH THIS YEAR.
BUT LUCKILY WE HAD A REAL MILD OLD WINTER.
SO THERE'S A RAMP THAT THE REPAIR VENDOR MADE.
UM, I BELIEVE THIS WAS, UH, AROUND $90,000 TO PUT THE COPPER DAM IN AND MAKE THE CONCRETE CUT OUT THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, DO IN A NEW RAMP.
SO THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED TO FEMA.
SO WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE FEMA PROCESS, YOU PUT A BIG CLAIM IN FOR THE STORM DAMAGE IN LIKE THIS IS, THIS IS, UH, THE DAMAGE TO THE BEACH THAT I'M WORKING ON.
THERE'S ALSO PLOWING YOU, YOU KNOW, THE DAMAGE TO THE LAWNS AND OTHER MATERIALS.
SO I'M BASICALLY GONNA COVER JUST LIKE THE BEACH STUFF.
THERE IS MORE TO THIS APPLICATION THAN, THAN JUST THIS STUFF.
SO THE PROFITS OF GOING THROUGH IT, AND I GOT BROUGHT INTO IT, IT WAS TRYING TO PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT ON THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE.
SO I PUT TOGETHER THIS, UH, QUANTITY TAKEOFF LIST AND I USED, UH, QUANTITIES RIGHT OFF THOSE DRAWINGS THROUGH WHAT FEMA DIRECTED ME TO DO IS COME UP WITH A COST TESTIMATE TO BRING IT BACK TO WHAT ITS ORIGINAL DI DESIGN WAS IF IT WAS BUILT TODAY.
SO I DID A PLAN TO TAKE OFF WITH THIS OTHER DRAWINGS.
I USED THE VALUES USE FROM THE CLOCK TOWER PROJECT AND I GOT SOME VALUES FROM THE, UM, HARVEY FARM PROJECT THAT WAS JUST DONE IN SEVERAL YEARS BACK AND PUT TOGETHER THIS ESTIMATE, UM, $1.361 MILLION.
THAT'S TO BRING IT BACK TO THAT STANDARD.
THEY, WE WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING MULTIPLE TIMES.
WE DID AN ON ONSITE VISIT AND UM, FEMA PEOPLE WALKED, THEY HAD THE VERIFY ALL QUANTITIES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT JUST WITH, WITH THE PRICES DIFFERENCE.
YEAH, I MEAN AS YOU KNOW, WITH THE ICE RINK
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YEAH, YEAH KNOW YESTERDAY'S PRICES ARE, YEAH, LIKE YEAH, WE GOING.I'M GLAD YOU'RE SO OUR STEPS MOVING FORWARD, UM, WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO DO IS GO OUT TO RFP TO GET A, UH, AN ENGINEER TO DESIGN THIS THING AND START WORKING WITH US AND FEMA TO COME UP WITH A PLAN AND COME UP WITH MITIGATION MEASURES AND HOW WE WANT.
AND THIS IS THE TIME THAT WE CAN IMPROVE UPON THIS.
WE CAN BUILD IT, REBUILD IT AS IT, SINCE WE CAN IMPROVE UPON IT, BRING IT UP.
NUMBER ONE, WE GOTTA BRING IT UP TO CURRENT DESIGN STANDARDS.
'CAUSE THIS WAS DESIGNED IN THE EARLY NINETIES.
UM, THOSE STANDARDS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU SEE THEY DON'T HOLD UP.
SO THEY, THEY INCREASE THE SIZES OF STONE AND, YOU KNOW, METHODOLOGY AND HOW WE'RE GONNA BUILD THE THING.
UM, WE HAVE TO WORK WITH, UH, DC AND THE ARMY CORPS TO START GETTING OUR PERMITTING IN PLACE BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING OBVIOUSLY IN THE LAKE AND THERE'S
AND THEN WE GO OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION.
SO WHAT, WHERE WE ARE NOW WITH FEMA IS THAT I TOOK, THEY TOOK MY ESTIMATE AND THE RAMP AND ALL THE WALLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND WE'RE LIKE IN THE $1.4 MILLION RANGE AND THEY'VE APPROVED US FOR $1.4 MILLION PLUS MITIGATION.
SO THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY, THIS, THIS IS, YOU HAVE THIS MUCH DAMAGE.
SO IF WE WANT TO BUILD UPON IT, WE HAVE OUR CONSULTANT DESIGN IT, WE GO OUT FOR BIDDING.
IF IT COMES IN HIGHER, WE APPLY FOR THE EXTRA AND FEMA IMPROVES THE EXTRA, UM, MITIGATION VOUCHER.
SO WE CAN, WE CAN, IT WON'T BE THE 1.4.
CHANCES ARE WE'RE GONNA BE MORE, BUT WORKING WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WOULDN'T THEY HAVE ENGINEERINGS THAT WOULD HELP DESIGN IT? SO WE DON'T, THEY ONLY REVIEW THEY, IT'S BECAUSE THIS IS NOT, THIS IS TALENT PROPERTY.
WHEN DO WE FEMA WE GENERALLY HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE BY A CERTAIN POINT TO GET REIMBURSEMENT.
WHAT IS OUR TIMELINE LOOKING LIKE? SO WE JUST HAVE, LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAVE BIWEEKLY MEETINGS EVERY WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY AND WE HAVE CORE FEMA PEOPLE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH AND THEY'VE BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL.
SO WE, YOU USUALLY GET 30 MONTHS.
SO BECAUSE WE HAD A
AND COVID HAPPENED AND ALL THAT STUFF.
SO WE DID JUST FILE FOR, UH, AND WE'RE, WE'RE APPROVED FOR A 30 MONTH EXTENSION.
SO FROM THIS, UH, MONTH GOING FORWARD, WE GOT 30 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S A PREVIOUS SET OF TIME.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE HOPING TO COMPLETE THIS AT, AT 26 TO HIT OUR 30 MONTHS.
SO I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN COVER YOUR GOLF GAME YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT'S BAD.
UM, WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S, HOW MUCH ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO PAY TOWARDS IT? SO HOW THE FEMA WORKS IS, I KNOW YOU SAID IT WAS LIKE 75 25, BUT YEAH, SO HOW MUCH ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO PUT IN? WELL, IT'LL BE 25% OF WHATEVER THE PROJECT IS THAT WE PUT IN FRONT OF US.
SO WE'RE APPROVED UP TO ONE POINT, 1.4 IS THE BOTTOM, WHATEVER IT IS.
SAY IT COMES IN AT 2 MILLION, WE'RE ON 125%.
SO, BUT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MILLION AND THEN GET REIMBURSED.
SO THEN THAT'S THE TRICKY PART.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE TO COME IN WITH, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH FINANCE AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH PAYING FOR THE PROJECT.
WE CAN SHORT TERM BORROW AND THEN ONCE WE GET REIMBURSEMENT, CLOSE YOUR VANS OUT AND YOU'RE ONLY UNDER $500,000.
OH, THEN YOU CAN PREPARE FOR THAT OVER THE NEXT 30 OF THESE TWO, YOU KNOW, TWO, TWO AND A HALF BUDGET SEASONS.
SO, UM, IT'S A NIGHTMARE WORKING WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON CLOCK HOUR STUFF AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I MEAN IT'S, BUT WE'RE CLOSE.
I MEAN, WE GET LIKE THREE QUESTIONS EVERY TIME.
YOU KNOW, VERIFY THIS SNOWPLOWING DAMAGE, LIKE SOME OF THE STUFF THAT FROM THE SNOWPLOWING, THEY'RE REALLY
AND THAT'S NOT LIKE ANY, I I I GOT EVERYTHING FOR THE CLOCK TOWER.
IT'S ALL THE, YOU KNOW, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WAS ONE OF THE LAST QUESTION.
ANYWAY, ALL THAT STUFF I'M NOT GONNA COMMENT ON, BUT, UH, WE'RE CLOSE.
WE'RE SUPER CLOSE, BUT WE GET THAT REIMBURSED.
THERE'S 800 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS COMING BACK FROM BEING ON THAT, THAT WE'VE, YOU KNOW, WE EXPENDED 1.2 WITH THE CLOCK HOUR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THAT'LL HELP OUT PAT WHEN WE DO PROJECTS LIKE THIS.
ABOUT HOW LONG AFTER THE PROJECT'S COMPLETED IS A REASONABLE ANTICIPATED RETURN OF THE FUNDS FROM FEMA AND HOW CLOSE DO THEY GENERALLY GET TO THAT 75% BECAUSE I'M SURE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE DISCREPANCIES WITH WHAT WE PUT FORWARD JUST
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SO WE CAN BUDGET APPROPRIATELY.SO WE, EXCUSE ME, THE ONLY EXPERIENCE I HAVE IS THE CLOCK TOWER, WHICH IS BEFORE ME AND THE STORMS. AND WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR EITHER.
SO THE, UH, CLOCK TOWER WAS 2019.
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY OF THAT ONE YET.
WHEN DID WE FINISH THE CLOCK TOWER THOUGH? JUST RECENTLY, DIDN'T WE? LAST YEAR.
AND THEN THE, THE DECEMBER STORM, THE TWO OF 'EM, THEY'RE CONSIDERED SEPARATE PROJECTS.
SO THEY'RE STILL ASKING, THEY CAN'T MENTION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR BOTH THE STORMS. SO WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO GETTING TO A FINAL NUMBER THAT THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO REIMBURSE.
SO, SO FAR THE PLAQUE TOWER, WE'VE BEEN ABOUT A YEAR SINCE COMPLETION AND WE STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN REIMBURSEMENT.
DID WE COMPLETE THAT? REMEMBER THE FALL WAS LATER IN THE FALL.
WE HAD, UH, JULY 30TH I THINK WAS THE DEADLINE.
SHOULD WE HIT THAT DEADLINE RIGHT ON THE BUDGET.
UM, SO THEN AFTER THAT, I MEAN WE, YOU KNOW, EVEN JANE AND I, WE WERE OVER
WE HAD ALL OUR CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION, ALL THE FIELD INSPECTIONS, ALL THAT STUFF HAD TO BE GONE THROUGH.
THEY GOT TO THE REVIEW, ALL THAT AT THE FEMA LEVEL, ALL OF OUR SUBMITTALS, ALL OF THE, ANY CHANGE, WE HAD A CHANGE ORDER THAT REVIEW, THAT VERIFIED DEMAND.
IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF, BUT IT JUST FROM BUDGETING STANDPOINT, WE SHOULD PROBABLY PLAN ON AT LEAST A YEAR OF CARRYING THE COSTS AT LEAST BECAUSE IT'LL TAKE FEMA THAT LONG TO YEAH.
WHICH MEANS WE'RE CARRYING THE INTEREST RATE ON THAT YEAR OF BORROWING OR HOWEVER WE PAY FOR IT.
IS THERE ANY WORK THAT WE COULD DO INHOUSE WITH EQUIPMENT? WE HAVE? UM, POSSIBLY.
I WON'T KNOW TILL WE ACTUALLY GET IT DESIGN IN FRONT OF US.
UM, I DON'T THINK WE DID ANY ON CLOCK TUNNEL.
DO YOU REMEMBER? NO, I MEANT RELATIVE REPORT.
DID WE DO ANYONE? I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T ALLOW YOU TO DO WIN TIME LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE MATCH YOUR MATTHEW.
'CAUSE IT'S, I I WISH SEAN'S HERE.
LET ME, LET ME HAVE SEAN LET KNOW.
'CAUSE I MEAN I KNOW LIKE, UM, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, BUT I DON'T, I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE ANSWER I CAN GIVE YOU.
SO I BE SEAN'S PROBABLY A BETTER GUY.
NO, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A KID, MY FATHER BUILT A WALL BEHIND OUR HOUSE AND WE WENT, UM, TO LAKESHORE LIBRARIES IS BEFORE THE INTERNET.
AND WE WENT TO RU RENTAL, WE RENTED THE EQUIPMENT.
HE AND HIS COUSIN BUILT A 90 FOOT FEET WALL THAT ACTUALLY WITHSTOOD THE SAME STORM AS SO I MEAN, IT IT, I'M SAYING IT CAN BE DONE.
I MEAN I, I, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY THERE, I THINK FROM LOOKING AT THAT AND READING, LOOKING AT YOUR PRESENTATION, I MEAN, WHAT THE LATEST THING THEY DO NOW IN THE WATER IS RATHER THAN JUST ROCKS, THEY PUT A HARD TOP.
LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT PROXIMATE TO HOAX RESTAURANT WHERE, UM, UH, BY, BY ST.
FRANCIS WHERE THEY PUT IN THOSE ROCKS.
THEY ACTUALLY, IT, IT ALSO OPERATES AS A WALKWAY.
MEANING IF WATER COMES FROM BEHIND IT, THEN IT WILL UNDERMINE IT.
AND THERE'S NOTHING MORE POWERFUL.
THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN, IN THE WORLD IS WATER THAT YOU CAN CUT A DIAMOND WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER.
SO I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD BRING IN SOME CEMENT TRUCKS AND POUR CEMENT ON IT.
WELL THAT, THAT'S, WE COULD DO THAT THEY BUILT THERE.
THAT'S WHAT ARMY FORCE CURRENT DESIGN STANDARD IS.
SO THOSE THICKNESS AND THE V FOUR THAT THEY PUT IN THERE, THOSE BIG GIANT FOUR TON BOULDERS, YOU KNOW THAT ROCK ARMAMENT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO.
SO THE STUFF WE GOT THERE NOW IS ALL THAT SMALLER, RELATIVELY, UM, THIS IS ALL GONNA BE BIGGER.
THERE'S ALSO LIKE AN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS.
THERE'S LIKE ALL THESE GEOMETRICALLY SHAPED LIKE JACKS THAT ACTUALLY YOU PUT IN SHORELINE.
BUT IT, THAT LOOKS A LITTLE TOO TO ME INDUSTRIAL FOR A, FOR A TOWN PARK THAT THEY LOCK TOGETHER.
THEY BOTH, THEY LITTLE ROLL IN THE MORE THEY ROLL TOGETHER, THEY LOCK INTERLOCK.
LIKE THERE'S ALL KINDS OF MITIGATION MEASURES.
BUT THAT'S WHY WE, WE REALLY NEED A SHORELINE ENGINEERING FIRM.
BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE'S STUFF THAT COULD BE DONE.
AND I MEAN, I I'M, I MEAN YOU COULD DO IT.
I MEAN, I I MEAN I'VE SEEN PEOPLE BUILD THEIR OWN WALLS LIKE WE HAVE EMPLOYEES.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF, IF FEMA WOULD WARRANTY GOES TO EVERYTHING.
YEAH, WELL WE WANT, THAT'S THE THING IS YOU GET A MAINTENANCE BOND ON IT.
UM, AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY MAINTAIN THE THING FOR, YOU KNOW, TWO TO FIVE YEARS AFTERWARDS.
SO YOU, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THEY DID IN EVANS AT ALL OR, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT EVANS, UH, THE TOWN OF EVANS, THEY HAD, THERE'S THE UH, OBS STURGEON POINT.
THEY HAVE A MARINA THERE AND UH, THERE WAS A, UH, SIGNIFICANT HOLES IN THEIR WALL.
UH, AND SO WHAT HAPPENED IS SAND WENT THROUGH IT AND IT FILLED UP THEIR, THEIR MARINA.
I KNOW THAT I, I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE YET THIS YEAR, BUT I KNOW THEY WERE DOING SOME CONSTRUCTION.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR.
THEY SAME COMPANY THAT DREDGES US OUT WORKS OUT ON STUFF OUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHERE THEY ARE.
I'M SURE THEY TURNED IN A, A DISASTER FORM FOR THAT ONE TOO.
AND THAT GOAL WAS THAT AND REALLY, REALLY BEAT UP A LOT.
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GOOD.ALRIGHT, NEXT UP, NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. DOKY HERE TO DISCUSS, UH, THE RECENT SPECIAL LABOR RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE TOWN BOARD.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, GIVE THE BOARD THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAD A VERY PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON SPECIAL LABOR AT THE LAST MEETING.
UM, AND WE HAD QUESTIONS FOR MR. FARRELL THAT HE COULD NOT ANSWER.
UH, SINCE WE DID SO MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT SPECIAL LABOR DURING THE PUBLIC MEETING, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT THOSE ANSWERS BE GIVEN TO THE TOWN BOARD PUBLICLY.
I THINK ACTUALLY IT WAS MORE OBSTRUCTION ON YOUR PART 'CAUSE WE WERE PASSING IT.
SO YOU JUST TALK, TALK, TALK, TALK.
BUT YOU TYPICALLY DO AND WE VOTE AGAINST STUFF THAT YOU DON'T LIKE.
SO I THINK WE HAVE QUITE A FEW ITEMS. I SECOND THE MOTION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE HAVE A LIST, I BELIEVE OF ITEMS FROM MR. DONKY.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU REGARDING SPECIAL LABOR.
UH, I, THERE WAS A MOTION TO, EXCUSE ME, MR. HOPE THERE WAS A MOTION BY COUNSEL, UH, WOMAN FAR LORENZ TO MOVE THIS MATTER TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO THEREFORE I'M PUTTING IT UP FOR A VOTE PURSUANT TO THE RULES OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE.
SO CAN WE HAVE A VOTE ON THAT ISSUE? I DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO CALL A VOTE DURING THE WORK SESSION.
UM, AND YOU DIDN'T PUT THIS THROUGH US.
YOU DIDN'T PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.
AS I SAID, THIS IS NOT A, THIS IS NOT A DICTATOR.
THE SUPERVISOR, YOU HAVE TO PUT THE, THE AGENDA.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE CAN'T MOVE THIS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
YOU'RE GONNA DECIDE YOU'RE THE ELABOR.
YOU WOULD MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER I ASK MR. ALKI SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING SPECIAL.
NO, I, I I MOVED TO TABLE THIS BECAUSE WE, I WAS NOT INFORMED.
IT'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE TABLED.
WELL, NO, I, THERE'S A MOTION TO MOVE THIS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I'M CALLING THE VOTE WE CAN DISCUSS DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NO, AND I CAN ASK MR. ALKI QUESTION.
NO, YOU, I WILL WALK OUT OF THIS MEETING.
YOU WOULD, THIS IS ILLEGAL WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A COUNCIL PERSON HAD PUT FORTH A RESOLUTION AND I SECONDED IT.
SO I WOULD LIKE THE TOWN BOARD TO VOTE ON THIS.
THIS IS A DEMOCRACY IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT.
MR. DEMAL, YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? NO, I, I OPPOSE THAT.
I'M CALLING FOR A VOTE PURSUANT TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE ON THE MOTION TO TAKE THIS TO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
CAN WE HAVE A VOTE ON THIS SESSION? AND I'M ENTITLED TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE FOLKS.
YOU CAN IF THERE'S, AFTER WE HAVE A VOTE ON THIS ISSUE, I SECONDED COUNSEL WOMAN FARRELL LOREN'S MOTION AND I WOULD LIKE A VOTE ON THIS ISSUE.
CAN WE HAVE A VOTE PLEASE? WE NOT, WE EXERCISE.
THEN, THEN I'M WALKING OUT BECAUSE THIS, THIS IS ILLEGAL.
I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO WALK OUT AS WELL.
MY CONCERN IS AND PROTEST MY, IS THAT WE HAVE QUITE A FEW THINGS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UM, WE, THE CONVERSATION MAY GO INTO THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND I DO THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE.
WE, AS WE HAVE A VARIETY OF THINGS.
SO WE CAN GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION RIGHT NOW TO DISCUSS A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT YOU HAVE ON THE LIST.
LETS, DO WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE CLERK A QUESTION.
BE BRIEF AND I'M ASKING FOR JUST THREE.
MR. MR. FARRELL, YOU DO KNOW AND I HAVE READ THE RULES.
THIS IS PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE.
THERE'S A PROPER MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
THE SUPERVISOR DOES NOT HAVE VINNO POWER.
YOU BELIEVE YOU'RE THE DICTATOR.
YOU WANT TO BE THE DICTATOR, BUT WE'RE STOPPING YOU FROM BEING DIC DICTATOR.
THERE IS A PROPER MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
SO IS IT YOUR POSITION, MR. FARRELL, THAT WE DON'T, WE HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO DO THAT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? THAT YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY? ARE YOU ASKING THAT QUESTION, MR. FARRELL OR ME? I'M ASKING YOU.
WELL, YOU SAID MR. FARRELL, I'M ASKING YOU, DO YOU BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY? MR. HO? I DON'T BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY.
THEN WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT SOMETHING TO GO TO A VOTE? WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? BECAUSE THIS IS A WORK SESSION.
AND ASNU BOARD MEMBERS AS THE SUPERVISOR, I SET THE AGENDA FOR THE WORK SESSION AND WE INCLUDED MR. ALKI ON THE AGENDA FOR THE WORK SESSION.
WELL, THERE'S A MOTION BEFORE MR. FARRELL.
WHAT TOWN BOARD HAS THE PREROGATIVE TO ENTER AN EXECUTIVE SESSIONS? JUST A GENERAL RULE.
THEY CAN ENTER AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH A PROPER BASIS AS STATED DURING ANY TIME OF ANY OF ITS MEETINGS.
THIS IS PERSONNEL MATTERS, MR. FARRELL, WHICH ARE, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
WHICH ARE TRADITIONALLY DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND THERE ARE ALSO GRIEVANCES ON THIS MATTER, WHICH THERE COULD BE THE SUBJECT OF LITIGATION.
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I AM JOINING IN COUNCILWOMAN FARRELL LORENZO'S MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.AND MR. RODINSKY, I WOULD ASK YOU TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MR. FARRELL, IS THERE ANYTHING PROHIBITING ME FROM INCLUDING MR. DOKI AND ASK HIM QUESTIONS DURING THE WORK SESSION? OH, THE ONLY THING THAT'S PROHIBITING IS THE FACT THAT THE, THE BOARD HAS OFFERED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION STATED TWO PROPER BASIS.
IT'S FOR THE, FOR THE CALLING OF EXECUTIVES, BUT THAT'S NOT A PROHIBITION ON DISCUSSING THIS MATTER, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN PUBLICLY DISCUSSED.
THE TOWN BOARD'S NEVER PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSIONS IN PUBLIC.
THE PROUD BOARD IS AND MADE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS DISCUSSION OF EXECUTIVES.
SO JUST, JUST TO GIVE MY, MY QUESTION IS, WE PUBLICLY DEBATED WHETHER IT WAS LEGAL OR NOT TO PASS THE RESOLUTION THAT THIS BOARD PASSED.
THIS BOARD PASSED THE RESOLUTION THAT FLEW IN THE FACE OF CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
WELL, WELL THAT'S, AND WE ASK MR. AND YOU'RE NOT A LAWYER AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
MR. MR. ALKI, COULD YOU AFFORD ME IN JUST A COUPLE MINUTES TO NO, NO.
SO THERE'S A SECOND YOUR DELAY.
THIS IS YOUR TYPICAL RANDY HOKE MOVE.
RATHER THAN ENGAGE IN DEMOCRACY, THERE IS A VOTE THAT IS TO BE TAKEN AND YOU DON'T LIKE IT.
YOU HOLD THE MICROPHONE, YOU STAND UP HERE AND YOU TALK AND YOU TALK.
AND THEN YOU TRY TO BROWBEAT US BECAUSE YOU HOLD, I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE HOLDING US HOSTAGE.
SO YOU TALK, TALK, TALK, AND THEN YOU COME UP WITH NONSENSE AND YOU SAY, I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS.
AND THEN YOU DO FAKE STUFF ON THE INTERNET.
AND THEN YOU, YOU KNOW, THE BOTTOM LINE IS, MR. HULK IS PEOPLE ARE ARE TIRED OF THIS.
WE WERE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE.
AND MS. FARRELL LORENZ HAS PUT FORTH A PROPER MOTION.
THE TOWN LAWYER HAS SAID IT SHOULD BE ENTERTAINED AND YOU WANNA KEEP IGNORING US JUST LIKE YOU DO WITH EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO I'M ASKING THE TOWN CLERK TO CALL A VOTE TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MR. BOSKY, PLEASE ALLOW ME ONE MINUTE TO, TO NO, I WANT THIS YOU, I WANT THIS VOTE.
KATHY, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE? WE HAVE A PROPER MOTION IN A SECOND ON THE QUESTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT AT THE LAST MEETING THIS BOARD PASSED A RESOLUTION THAT WAS ILLEGAL.
I SHARED THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THAT, UH, WITH, WITH EVERYBODY ON THE TOWN BOARD.
SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS DECIDED RATHER THAN TO READ IT, TO THROW THAT INFORMATION ON THE FLOOR.
I TAKE VERY SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE TONE AND THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU'RE USING MR. PODOLSKI.
AND IN THE BEST PUBLIC INTEREST, I WILL ENTERTAIN THE MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE CAN'T JUST SIMPLY PASS A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE HAVE TO STAY BROADLY WHAT THE NATURE OF THAT IS.
SO AT THIS TIME I WILL DO THAT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE SPECIAL LABOR RESOLUTION AS WELL AS, UM, A MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE WORKER IN THE CSCA BLUE COLLAR UNIT LITIGATION IN ARTICLE 78 LITIGATION AS WELL AS IN ARTICLE SEVEN LITIGATION, OUR, UH, POLICE CONTRACT AND UM, THE OTHER ONE, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THAT? WELL, I HAVE ONE FOR A PENDING LITIGATION MATTER.
IT'S, UH, IT'S THE OUTGOING MATTER.
IT WAS PENDING, BUT IT'S, UH, RESOLVED ACTUALLY.
SO ALCHEMY AND, AND, UM, THE MATTER, UH, FROM MS 12, 12 MAIN STREET, 12 MAIN STREET.
I STATED THAT THE ARTICLE SEVEN AND THE PREM SETS, OH, IT'S NOT ACTUALLY FORMAL LITIGATION WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE A RESOLUTION.
WE HAD TIME AND AFFORDED BECAUSE THE ANYTHING WOULD HAPPEN SINCE SEPTEMBER.
CAN WE ALSO PUT ON THERE, UM, TO DISCUSS MATTERS REGARDING THE SENIOR CENTER? YES.
AS WELL AS I, I WILL AMEND THE, UH, RESOLUTION TO DISCUSS, UH, FINDING A NEW SENIOR SENATOR.
SECOND, IT'S ALREADY BEEN SECONDED.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
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MINUTE.I BELIEVE MR. BOSKY IS UNDER THE WAY.
ALRIGHT, WE WILL CALL THE ORDER THE MEETING OF THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD.
LET'S START WITH THE ROLL CALL SUPERVISOR HOKE PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER ALKI.
COUNCIL MEMBER FER LAUREN, PRESENT ALL I'D ASK YOU ALL TO JOIN ME IN THE PLEASURE OF FLAG.
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FOR WHICH EXAM NATION GOD VOTE, LIBERTY, THE JUSTICE THROUGHOUT.
ALRIGHT FOLKS, WE HAVE, UH, ABOUT 30 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
IF ANYBODY WANTS TO BE HEARD, UH, ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS, WE ASK THAT, UH, AS THE READ YOU RAISE YOUR HAND OR STAND UP.
UH, COME TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM, PLEASE USE THE MICROPHONE SO EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM CAN HEAR YOU AS WELL AS THE FOLKS WHO MAY BE VIEWING FROM HOME.
WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO ROUGHLY THREE MINUTES.
AND THIS BRINGS US TO THE FIRST ITEM.
NUMBER THREE, SORRY, BE RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS FOLLOWS, TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 6TH, 2024.
I'LL READ THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
PUBLIC HEARING TAX EXEMPTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL MEET AT HAMBURG TOWN HALL ON JUNE 17TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM OR AS SOON AS THE AGENDA ALLOWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AUTHORIZING A LOCAL LAW ENACTING REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW.
4 66 DASH A GRANTING A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND AMBULANCE WORKERS.
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THIS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW WILL REPEAL THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER 2 35 TAXATION ARTICLE SEVEN AND REPLACE IT WITH A MORE EXPANSIVE EXEMPTION SET FORTH AND AUTHORIZED BY THE MORE RECENTLY ENACTED RP PT 4 66 DASH A.PLEASE TAKE FOR THE NOTICE THAT AT SUCH PUBLIC HEARING, ANY AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS WILL BE HEARD.
SO THIS NOW OPENS OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SOMEBODY READY TO SIGN.
IN REGARDS TO THIS LOCAL LAW, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH SOME, A LOT OF FIREMEN ARE NOT HOMEOWNERS.
HOWEVER, THIS HERE IS ONE WAY TO TRY AND GET 'EM TO BECOME A FIREMAN IF THEY ARE A HOMEOWNER AND THEY RUN INTO THAT AREA.
ANOTHER ONE IS, THIS IS ALSO A WAY TO GET THE HOMEOWNERS TO BECOME OR FIREMEN TO BECOME HOMEOWNERS.
IT'S A TWO WAY STREET WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE ONLY ALLOWED ONE OR THE OTHER, EITHER TAX EXEMPTION FROM HERE OR $200 ON OUR INCOME TAX AS A MEMBER OF
WE ARE TRYING TO GET THAT TAKEN OUT RATHER THAN THIS OR THAT.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT WHERE THEY'RE BOTH, WHERE YOU'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE BOTH.
RIGHT NOW, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IT IS NOT A LOT OF VOLUNTEER FIREMEN THAT ARE GONNA FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY.
HOWEVER, THIS HERE RIGHT NOW NEEDS TO BE PASSED SO THAT WE IN THE FUTURE GET THAT WARNING TAKEN OUT.
OTHER PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE IT.
MAYBE IT'S ANOTHER INCENTIVE TO BRING THE FIREMEN BACK IN TO THE COMMUNITY.
WORKING WITH EVERYBODY, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ALL DOWN VOLUNTEERS.
THIS BEING ONE AREA OF DOOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE PASS THIS TONIGHT.
AND ALSO CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION SUPERVISOR? SURE.
WHO IS THE LIAISON FOR THE FIRE COMPANIES? I AM, UH, A ANOTHER TIME, CAN ME AND YOU SIT DOWN? THERE'S A FEW OTHER ITEMS I THINK ARE PRESSING MATTERS THAT I NEED TO BRING UP AND TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT.
YEAH, I WANNA SAY, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH BECAUSE, UH, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION AND GOT THE BALL ROLLING SO WE COULD HAND IT OFF TO MR. FARRELL.
UM, AS A FORMER LACK OF LACKAWANNA COUNCIL MEMBER AND I SEE, UH, CHERYL OUT THERE WHO ALSO USED TO LIVE IN LACKAWANNA, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR A PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT, THIS IS A DROP OF THE BUCKET.
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS MR. BARRY.
DID YOU, I THINK THAT IT'S GIVEN THE TREMENDOUS INCONVENIENCE THAT OUR VOLUNTEER FIREMEN HAVE TO HAVE TO ENDURE DOING WHAT THEY DO.
I DON'T SEE THE 10% IS REALLY, I THINK 10 PERCENT'S A GREAT STARTING PLACE.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AS MUCH AS 25% TO ENCOURAGE THIS BECAUSE AS COUNCIL HAS SAID, THIS IS, THIS IS A BARGAIN FOR US.
MAKING THIS MORE CONVENIENT, MAKING THIS BETTER AND MADE IT SLOW A LOSS IN OUR TAX BASE.
BUT IT'S NO LOSS IN ANY OTHER AREA.
I THINK I SEE THAT AS A WINNING SITUATION, RIGHT? I HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE, THE TOWN BOARD WILL CONSIDER EVEN MORE REDUCTIONS IN TAXES FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO BE HEARD ON THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR LOCAL LAW NUMBER SIX? OR, I'M SORRY, PUBLIC HEARING PROPERTY TAX ATTEMPTED.
WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS BRINGS US TO PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER SIX.
THERE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BOARD ON MAY 20TH, 2024.
PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW BE KNOWN AS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 6 20 24 SAID, PROPOSED LOCAL LAW WILL AMEND CHAPTER 76 OF THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE ENTITLED BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PREVENTION WITH VARIOUS AMENDMENTS THAT INCLUDE TOWN OF HAMBURG BLUE REQUIRES AND OTHER MINOR REVISIONS.
THE DETAILED COPY TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS TO THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS AS LISTED.
THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE STATE STATUTES AND PROVISIONS FROM THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE OF LAW, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 17TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM AT WHICH TIME ALL ARREST PERSONS MAY BE HEARD.
THIS NOW OPENS UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW.
HAS ANYBODY COME TO BE HEARD ON
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LOCAL LAW? NUMBER SIX.WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE TOO MANY SPEAKERS ON THIS.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING ON LOCAL LAW.
THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER SEVEN.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE'S BEEN PRESENTED TO TOWN BOARD ON MAY 20TH, 2024.
PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO BE KNOWN AS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 7 20 24 SUB LOCAL LAW PROVIDES FOR THE AMENDMENT OF LOCAL LAW NUMBER 10 19 86, CHAPTER TWO 80, ENTITLED ZONING AND PROVIDES SUBSTANTIALLY AS FOLLOWS, FOR AMENDMENT OF THE BRIARWOOD PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 3.87 ACRES WITH FRONTAGE ON SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD IN DODGERS ROAD, THE AMENDMENT WOULD PERMIT CONSTRUCTION OF A MIXED USE PROJECT TO BE COMPRISED OF TWO FOUR STORY BUILDINGS AND RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
THE PROPERTY IS IDENTIFIED WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS AS LISTED.
TO VIEW A MAP OF THE PROPOSED PUD AMENDMENT, PLEASE VISIT THE PROJECTS TAB AT THE PLANNING BOARD PAGE ON THE TOWN WEBSITE.
THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE STATUTE PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HANDBOOK WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 17TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM AT WHICH ALL TIME, AT WHICH TIME ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY BE HEARD.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE ALREADY HAVE OUR, OUR FIRST SPEAKER.
UM, DO WE HAVE A, A SIGNUP SHEET SHEET FOR ANYBODY ELSE? WE HAVE A SIGNUP SHEET COMING.
UH, IF YOU CAME HERE TO BE HEARD ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE SIGN THE SHEET AND WE'LL CALL FOLKS UP IN ORDER.
IN THE MEANTIME, MR. HOPKINS? YES.
UM, GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISOR MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD, SEAN HOPKINS ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
BEFORE I BEGIN, I DO WANNA NOTE WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU TO ISSUE A DECISION THIS EVENING PER YOUR STANDARD PROTOCOL ON LAND USE DECISIONS WILL HOLD THE HEARING.
THERE MAY BE SOME INPUT THAT WE NEED TO RESPOND TO, AND THEN THIS WILL COME BACK ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
SO THE SITE THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS EVENING IS, IS APPROXIMATELY 3.87 ACRES IN SIZE.
IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS BIN ZONE PUD SINCE 1988.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, AND WE'LL SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IN A MOMENT, IS TWO FOUR STORING MIXED USE BUILDINGS.
EACH COMPRISED OF 13,295 SQUARE FEET OF FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE AND 30 UPPER FLOOR APARTMENTS.
WE'RE ALSO SHOWING, UM, 174 PARKING SPACES.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, PERHAPS IN THIS REASON REGION, WE'RE NOT SHOWING ANY NEW PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE CURB CUTS ON EITHER SOUTHWESTERN, WHICH IS ON THE BOTTOM OR ROGERS ROAD, WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT, THE EMERGENCY ACCESS ONLY, AND THEN CONNECTIONS INTO THE PEOPLE INC PROJECT AND THE EXISTING ATO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ON SOUTHWESTERN.
SO AS YOU'LL RECALL, WE ACTUALLY PRESENTED THIS TO YOU ON A PRELIMINARY BASIS DURING YOUR WORK SESSION ON MARCH 11TH.
AND THE DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME WAS WHETHER OR NOT THE CHANGES PER THE, UM, CURRENT PLAN WARRANTED US HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE PUD AMENDMENT PROCESS.
ULTIMATELY, YOU DID ADOPT A RESOLUTION ON MARCH 22ND STATING THAT YES IT DID.
AND THEN THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO REQUIRE SITE PLAN APPROVAL FROM THE PLAN BOARD.
MEANING ULTIMATELY IF YOU APPROVE THE PUD AMENDMENT, YOU CAN'T START CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE TO GO BACK, HAVE OUR FULLY ENGINEERED PLANS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, APPROVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD AND THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARING.
SO THIS WAS THE PLAN WE PRESENTED DURING THAT MARCH WORK SESSION AT THAT TIME AND KEEP MIND.
THIS IS GOING BACK, UM, A COUPLE DECADES AGO.
WHAT WAS SHOWN WAS A LARGE MIXED USE BUILDING CONVENIENCE STORE WITH A FUELING FACILITY, A SPECIALTY RETAIL BUILDING, MOST LIKELY WOULD'VE BEEN A RESTAURANT, UM, IN 2024.
WE DON'T THINK A CONVENIENCE STORE IN A FUELING FACILITY, IT'S PROBABLY A GREAT USE ON THAT CORNER.
AND INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING A STANDALONE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, WE'RE TRYING TO FOLLOW THE MODERN TRENDS IN WESTERN NEW YORK AND ELSEWHERE.
WE'RE TRYING TO BRING A MIXED USE BUILDINGS ON THIS SITE, WHICH WE THINK WILL LOOK NICER.
WE DON'T, UM, REQUIRE LESS PARKING SPACES AND BE PREFERABLE TO THAT PLAN IN 2002.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS, WE WILL PROVIDE VERY EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING.
UM, APPROXIMATELY 38% OF THE PROJECT SITE WILL BE DREAM SPACE.
AND THE LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED TO THE PLAN DEPARTMENT SHOWS 83 DECIDUOUS TREES, 12 DIFFERENT TYPES, 26 EVERGREEN TREES, TWO TYPES, 64 SHRUBS, TWO TYPES, AND 26 PERENNIALS, FOUR TYPES.
SO WE'RE REALLY GONNA GREEN THIS SITE IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TWO MIXED USE BUILDINGS AND THE RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
SO ONE OF THE TOPICS THAT ALSO CAME UP DURING YOUR MARCH MEETING AND SUBSEQUENTLY DURING THE
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PLANNING BOARDS REVIEW OF THIS REQUEST WAS WHAT WILL THIS BUILDING LOOK LIKE? UM, SO MY CLIENT, ALTHOUGH WE'RE EARLY IN THE PROCESS, RETAINED THE SERVICES OF DAVE SUTTON OF SUTTON ARCHITECTURE.AND THIS IS OUR COLORED RENDERING OF THAT FOUR STORY BUILDING.
AND THIS WOULD BE FROM THE FOCAL POINT OF ROGERS AND SOUTHWESTERN.
WE'RE ENVISIONING AN OUTDOOR AREA FOR A RESTAURANT OR SOMETHING SIMILAR, A MIXTURE OF RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE UPPER FLOOR APARTMENTS.
WE ALSO ENVISION A BUILDING WITH A LOT OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL RELIEF, UPSCALE APPEARANCE, SOME BALCONIES, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
SO WE THINK THIS BUILDING WOULD BE A WELCOME ADDITION TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
THE OTHER COOL THING IS, UNLIKE TRADITIONAL MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS THAT GENERALLY HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST FEW DECADES IN HAMBURG, THE PARKING HERE IS ON THE BACK.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE A LARGE PARKING LOT ON THE FRONTAGE.
INSTEAD, YOU'RE GONNA SEE GREEN SPACE BUILDINGS PARKING BEHIND THE BUILDINGS.
SO WHY ARE WE HERE? UM, SECTION TWO 80 DASH 1 51 OF THE ZONING CODE SETS FORTH THE PD AMENDMENT PROCESS.
AND BASICALLY, AGAIN, PER YOUR DECISION DURING YOUR MARCH MEETING, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING THAT PRECISE LAYOUT THAT WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED MORE THAN TWO DECADES AGO, WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO AGREE WITH YOUR DECISION THAT HEY, WE GOTTA COME BACK, PRESENT THIS, GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF A PD AMENDMENT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.
SO THE PLANNING BOARD SUBSEQUENT TO YOUR MARCH RESOLUTION DID LOOK AT THIS OVER A COURSE OF A COUPLE MEETINGS AND DURING ITS MEETING ON MAY 1ST RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PUD AMENDMENT BY THIS TOWN BOARD.
UH, THE PLANNING BOARD PROVIDED YOU WITH A DETAILED REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 83 40 OF THE ZONING CODE AND HAD MUCH INFORMATION IN TERMS OF WHY IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INCLUDING THE FACT THAT THIS IS IDENTIFIED AS AN IMPORTANT AREA, PROVIDE DIVERSE HOUSING MIX AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DIVERSE NEEDS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN.
ALSO, NOTES THAT WE WILL BE PROVIDING GREEN SPACE AND PROTECTING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS.
AND AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PLAN THAT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BACK IN 2002 AND COMPARED TO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TODAY IN 2024, AND THEN WE'VE COME A LONG WAY.
THE PLANNING BOARD ALSO NOTED THE FOLLOWING IN ITS REPORT, UM, THAT WHEN LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR AREA, THERE SHOULD BE A BLEND OF THE OLD AND THE NEW.
OF COURSE, THIS IS THE NEW, AGAIN, PROVIDED DIVERSE ARRAY OF HOUSING TYPES, WHICH WE ARE.
THESE WILL BE UPSCALE APARTMENTS FOR LEASE CORPORATE GREEN SPACE, OPEN SPACE, AND RECREATIONAL COMPONENTS, WHICH OF COURSE WE ARE.
AND THEN FINALLY, IT DID NOTE NOT RELEVANT FOR THE HEARING TONIGHT THAT IN THE FUTURE THE TOWN MAY WANNA CONSIDER, UM, CHANGING THAT AREA TO DENOTE THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE JUST SINGLE RESIDENTIAL OR SINGLE COMMERCIAL BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CURRENTLY DENOTES THIS PRIMARILY A STANDALONE COMMERCIAL, MEANING A CONVENIENCE DOOR WITH GAS STATION, STANDALONE RETAIL BUILDING, RATHER WE THINK IS THE DIRECTION THE TOWN IS HEADING, WHICH IS MIXED USE WITH PARKING IN THE BACK.
I THINK I HAVE THAT SLIDE TWICE.
SO FINALLY, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS REVIEW, UM, YOU ARE ACTING AS A LEAD AGENCY PURSUANT TO THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT.
THIS PROJECT, BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE MUCH BIGGER BROWARD, PUD GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1988, HAS BEEN REVIEWED AS A TYPE ONE ACTION.
WE DID SUBMIT A COMPLETED PART ONE OF THE FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM WITH THE PUD APPLICATION DATED APRIL 12TH.
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ISSUED LEAD AGENCY SOLICITATION LETTER ON YOUR BEHALF ON APRIL 12TH, AND THAT 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD DID EXPIRE ON MAY 14TH.
SO YOU ARE IN A POSITION NOW WHERE YOU CAN BE DECLARED THE LEAD AGENCY.
THE DEC ALSO ISSUED A CONSENT LETTER ON APRIL 29TH THAT THEY BELIEVE IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TOWN BOARD TO BE THE LEAD AGENCY.
SINCE YOU'RE THE LOCAL AGENCY WITH THE DECISION IN FRONT OF YOU, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THERE ARE NO WETLANDS, CULTURAL RESOURCES, HISTORIC RESOURCES, ANY OF THOSE TYPES OF ASPECTS ON THIS SITE.
AND WE ALSO DID SUBMIT BOTH A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY AND A PARKING DEMAND ASSESSMENT PREPARED BY P ASSOCIATES, A WELL KNOWN TRAFFIC ENGINEERING FIRM FROM ROCHESTER.
SO I DO WANT TO SUMMARIZE IN TERMS OF THE TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROFESSIONAL OPINION OF ERO ASSOCIATES WAS THAT THIS PROJECT WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE TRAFFIC IMPACTS.
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF MIXED USE IS THAT THE PEAK DEMANDS FOR TRAFFIC GENERALLY DON'T OVERLAP.
SO IN TERMS OF THE TRIPS THAT'LL BE GENERATED DURING THE AM PEAK HOUR AND THE PM PEAK HOUR, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF OFFSET.
THE OTHER THING WE'RE FINDING IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PROJECTS AS WE'VE GONE FORWARD IN COMING OUT OF COVID, IS THERE'S DEFINITELY MORE AND MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO EITHER WORK FROM HOME FULL-TIME OR WORK FROM HOME PART-TIME OR HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF THEIR HOURS.
AND THAT ACTUALLY IS SHOWING A REDUCTION IN TRAFFIC IMPACTS FOR MULTI-FAMILY AND RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS IN GENERAL.
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SLIDE.WE ALSO DID A PARKING DEMAND STUDY.
THE TOWN ZONING CODE DOES NOT SET FORTH THE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR PROJECTS, BUT OUR PARKING DEMAND IS 1 67, WHICH IS A VERY LIMITED TIME IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR VERSUS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING 174 PARKING SPACES.
AND OF COURSE THERE ARE NO OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARKING ALONG SOUTHWESTERN OR ROGERS.
SO WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF ONSITE PARKING SPACES.
IN TERMS OF SEEKER, AGAIN, WE THINK WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS MORE COMPATIBLE WITH COMMUNITY CHARACTER THAN WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY A PREDECESSOR TOWN BOARD.
WE KNOW WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FULLY ENGINEERED PLANS, A SW AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, TECHNICAL DESIGN PLANS FOR A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
ALL OF THAT WOULD OCCUR AT THE NEXT STEP, WHICH WOULD BE THE PLANNING BOARD'S REVIEW OF THE SITE PLAN APPLICATION AND ALSO, OF COURSE WOULD INVOLVE THE TOWN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, IN TERMS OF SEEKER, WE WOULD BE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT YOU ISSUE A NEGATIVE DECLARATION 'CAUSE WE THINK IT'S CLEAR THE PROJECT WILL NOT RESOLVE IN ANY POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
THAT WRAPS UP OUR PRESENTATION AND OF COURSE, EITHER MYSELF OR BRIAN WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE OR ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THIS WEEK.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? I, I BELIEVE I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UM, BASICALLY THEIR, THEIR FEAR WITH THE FOUR STORIES AND NOT HAVING ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT TO, UH, TO GET TO IT.
I'VE NOT SEEN THAT LETTER, SO I'LL HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE TRACK DOWN THE COPY OF IT, SO, OKAY.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE DATE IS? I DO NOT.
IT CAME FROM, IT CAME FROM, UM, LAKESHORE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, CHIEF WILSON SENT IT TO US WITH CONCERN OF THE OVERDEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA AND THAT WE'RE EXCEEDING THE ABILITIES OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I BELIEVE THEY HAD REFERENCED WE ONLY HAVE ONE LADDER TRUCK AND IT IS STATIONED IN WOODLAWN, IF I'M CORRECT, THERE ARE ONE IN WOODLAWN, ONE IN HAMBURG, ONE IN SCRANTON.
THOSE ARE YOUR THREE THAT WOULD BE HEADED THERE.
AND I DON'T THINK SCRANTON THOUGHT THEIR TRUCK WAS GONNA GO AS HIGH AS FOUR STORIES.
WELL OF COURSE, WHICH IS A DEFINITE CONCERN IF WE'RE GONNA BUILD A STRUCTURE.
WOODLAWN IS THE ONE THAT THEY REFERENCED WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT CALL.
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE JUST HEARING ABOUT THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS EVENING, BUT REST ASSURED WE CALL I, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
I THINK THAT WAS ONE I BROUGHT UP THE LAST TIME YOU GUYS WERE HERE.
UM, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PEOPLE INC.
THAT PROJECT WAS A PRIVATE DRIVE AND WHEN YOU PRESENTED IN FRONT OF US WHEN YOU ASKED FOR THE VARIANCE ON THAT POD, YOU HAD STATED IT WAS A PRIVATE DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T BE, UM, READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SCHOOL BUSES.
'CAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS.
BUT NOW THIS IS GONNA BE AN EGRESS FOR THIS PROJECT.
IT'S HOW IS THAT GONNA BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC FLOW OF POSSIBLY 174 CARS COMING OUTTA THE PARKING LOT IF IT CAN'T HANDLE THE INGRESS AND EGRESS OF A SCHOOL BUS? WELL, REMEMBER, SCHOOL VERSUS TRAFFIC IS VEHICLE SIZE, WORTHS VEHICLE VOLUME.
SO WE'RE SHOWING CONNECTIONS BOTH TO THE PINK DELOITTE PROJECT AND THEN A CONNECTION TO, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT MULTI-FAMILY PROJECT
AND THE REASON WE'RE DOING THAT IS WE KNOW BOTH THE COUNTY AND DOT ARE GONNA PREFER THAT WE DON'T PROPOSE ADDITIONAL CURB.
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO CURB.
AND OUR TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY DOES SHOW THAT IT DOES WORK.
DID YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE MASS DEVELOPMENT THAT DTO HAS BEEN DOING IN THAT AREA WITH BOTH EAGLE CREST PEOPLE INC.
IS NOT YET OPERATIONAL? THERE IS ANOTHER ONE THEY HAVE DOWN, UM, RIGHT BY CLOVER BANK SCHOOL WHERE THOSE ALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
SO CAN I GET A COPY OF THAT REPORT? BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE TAKING TRAFFIC NUMBERS FOR CARS THAT AREN'T YET ON THE ROAD.
IF YOU COULD SUBMIT A COPY OF THAT TO ME, BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO GET A TRUE COUNT WHEN THOSE CARS AREN'T PHYSICALLY ON THE ROAD YET.
BUT TO MAKE PROJECTIONS, BECAUSE I KNOW, UM, SOMETIMES WE HAVE UNDER PROJECTED IN THOSE INSTANCES, LANDSCAPING, YOU STATED THAT THE LANDSCAPING WAS GONNA BE HEAVY.
ARE THE HEAVY PLANTING, IS THIS GONNA BE IN KEEPING WITH THE REQUIRED GREEN SPACE FOR THE POD? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT POD HAS REQUIRED GREEN SPACE OR IS THIS IN ADDITION TO THE MINIMALLY REQUIRED GREEN SPACE FOR THAT POD? SO THIS WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIRED GREEN SPACE FOR THE, SO IT'S NOT IN ADDITION, IT'S JUST KEEPING WITH THE MINIMUM STANDARDS YOU WANT TO I DON'T IT'S THE MINIMUM, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE OTHER PLAN FROM 2002 ALSO TERMS OF GREEN SPACE, IT DID NOT QUANTIFY.
AND WHILE WE'RE ON THAT, THE LARGE PARKING AREA YOU STATED WAS NOT GONNA BE ON SOUTHWESTERN, BUT THEN THE PLAN YOU DEMONSTRATED HAS A LARGE PARKING AREA.
THERE'S A BUILDING, LARGE PARKING AREA BUILDING, RIGHT.
SO THERE IS GONNA BE A LARGE PARKING AREA FACING SOUTHWESTERN.
THERE'S PARKING VISIBLE ON SOUTHWESTERN, BUT ALONG THE BUILDINGS, THE PARKING IS ALL, BUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE PARKING IS GONNA BE VISIBLE TO SOUTHWESTERN BETWEEN THE TWO LARGE BUILDINGS, I WOULD SAY APPROXIMATELY HALF.
HOW HIGH IS THAT LANDSCAPING GONNA BE TO RE SHIELD IT FROM THE ROAD? ARE WE GONNA BE TALKING A BERM? THE TIME OF
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PLANTING IS SIX TO SEVEN FEET.SO WE'RE NOT PUTTING A BERM THERE, JUST MORE MATURE TREES? NO, I MEAN, WE COULD LOOK AT A BERM, BUT GENERALLY THE PROBLEM WITH BERMS IS DRAINAGE AND ACTUALLY VEGETATION TYPICALLY DOESN'T SUSTAIN ITSELF AS WELL.
WELL, WE HAVE THAT LOVELY BERM GOING DOWN ON AMSTEL ROAD, THOUGH, BEHIND THE HOMES THAT WERE BUILT.
SO MAYBE IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING WE'D BE WILLING TO LOOK AT IT.
AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING AS FAR AS THE THE EAGLE RIDGE, UM, PROJECT.
SO THIS WOULD BE, SO YOU HAVE ON AMSTEL, YOU HAVE A BERM, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE LAST PROJECT THAT THERE'S NOTHING BETWEEN THERE AND SOUTHWESTERN.
SO I HAD THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WAS THE INTENT, AND THEN ALSO YOU TALKED A LOT ABOUT NO CURB CUTS, ET CETERA, AND YOU TALKED ABOUT WHAT CONNECTIONS ARE ALREADY INTERNALLY IN THAT AREA.
RIGHT? SO REALISTICALLY, WHERE DO YOU SEE THE TRAFFIC GOING BECAUSE YOU HAVE CONNECTIONS TO ADJACENT COMMUNITIES.
SO REALISTICALLY, DO YOU FORESEE, UM, SOME OF THE TRAFFIC FROM THIS COMMUNITY GOING OUT INTO THOSE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS INTO THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS, MEANING THE PEOPLE INC.
AND THEN ALSO I BELIEVE THERE'S CONNECTION.
THEY CAN GO THROUGH BRIAR, UH, BRIARWOOD TO GET TO SOME OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN, IF YOU CAN'T, IT'S FAIRLY CIRCUITOUS, YOU KNOW.
UM, ONE OF THE, UM, FRANK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE MET BEFORE MR. HOPKINS, THANKS FOR COMING.
UM, AND YOU ALWAYS DO A, A GREAT JOB FOR, FOR YOUR CLIENTS AND AS A ATTORNEY, APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY.
UM, THE PEOPLE THAT I SEE, SOME OF THE RESIDENTS HERE THAT LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I TALK TO THEM CASUALLY OR THEY TALK TO ME, UM, MORE FORMALLY OR BOTH.
BUT THE ONE THING THAT I, I HEAR A LOT AND IT'S OVER DEVELOPMENT IN AND, UM, I, I SEE, UH, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THINGS CHANGE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I, WHEN I WAS, WHEN I WAS A KID, I GREW UP ON THE LAKE AND THERE WAS WHERE I LIVE WASN'T EVEN THERE.
UM, AND NONE OF THOSE DEVELOPMENTS WERE, AND I WOULD RIDE MY SKATEBOARD OR RIDE MY BIKE AND MY PARENTS DIDN'T WORRY BECAUSE RIGHT.
MY TRAFFIC, WHETHER IT'S ROGERS OR OR AMSEL, BUT THE CONCERNS THAT I HEAR FROM A LOT OF CITIZENS THAT, YOU KNOW, VOTED FOR, FOR ALL OF US IN HAMBURG IN GENERAL, THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT, THAT THEY WORRY, UH, ABOUT IT.
AND I, AND, AND THEY TALK ABOUT AND HAD EVEN ONE, ONE INDIVIDUAL HERE TELL ME, I I CAN SEE HER HERE, THAT NOT THE CITY OF HAMBURG, IT'S THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
AND THESE ARE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE IN THE TOWN EXPRESS.
I KNOW AMSTEL CAN BE VERY BUSY NOW COMPARED TO WHAT IT WAS.
UM, SOMETIMES I'LL JOG UP IT AND I'LL SEE PEOPLE LIKE STARING AT THEIR PHONES, WHICH IS CRAZY TO MAKE.
UM, BUT IN, IN ANY EVENT, THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE TELLING US AS, AS THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND THAT WEIGHS HEAVILY ON, ON ON ME.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE ALL PART-TIME GIG, WE ALL TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
WE'RE HERE, UH, TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT THE RESIDENTS, THEY, THEY CALL ME OR I SEE 'EM CASUALLY, THEY WORRY ABOUT TRAFFIC, UH, AND SAFETY.
I KNOW THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, MY, MY FELLOW COLLEAGUE HERE DID TALK ABOUT THE LETTER WE RECEIVED, UH, THE TOWN BOARD ABOUT NOT HAVING THE APPROPRIATE FIRE, UH, EQUIPMENT.
I'M GLAD WE HAVE A FIREMAN HERE.
UM, THAT IS A CONCERN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IF IT'S FOUR STORIES AND THERE'S NO EQUIPMENT, WELL YEAH, WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT GONNA IGNORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S INPUT.
AND THEN THE OTHER CONCERN I, I HEARD AND I HEARD, UM, FROM THE SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, OUR SCHOOLS ARE GETTING TO CAPACITY AND, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M STUDYING THIS AND I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS OBVIOUSLY HOW MANY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BE THERE.
BUT WE HAVE TO EDUCATE OUR, OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IF WE KEEP BUILDING APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND TOWN, YOU KNOW, ALL OVER TOWN, THEN IT, IT CREATES A BURDEN ON, ON, ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT.
'CAUSE THAT'S, AND I'M JUST BEING STRAIGHT UP WITH YOU.
NO, I'D RATHER HEAR THE INPUT SO WE CAN ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TELL ME.
UM, AND I, AND I'M THEIR VOICE, YOU KNOW, AND SOME VOTED FOR ME, SOME DIDN'T, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I, I'M STILL THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY, THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC CONGESTION, SAFETY, OBVIOUSLY IN SCHOOLS.
THOSE ARE THE MAIN TH THREE THINGS THAT I SEE, UM, AS, AS A CITIZEN.
AND THAT'S WHAT WHAT THEY TELL ME.
SO I THINK THE STRAIN ON THE UTILITIES NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED CONSIDERING THE LARGE AMOUNT OF DENSE DEVELOPMENT THAT DA HAS DONE IN THAT AREA IN THE LAST YEAR.
JUST, DO YOU HAVE ANY UTILITIES THAT YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY ENVISIONING? I'M DEFINITELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SEWAGE.
WE KNOW DOWNSTREAM AND WE HAVE TO DO A DOWNSTREAM REPORT.
THAT'S, I'D LIKE THAT BEFORE WE EVEN GO ON THIS, CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GONE IN PEOPLE INC.
IS GOING IN THE BRAND NEW COMPLEX
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THAT'S GOING OR FINISHING GOING IN RIGHT NEXT TO IT.IT'S JUST, WE'VE GONE FROM A GAS STATION WOULD HAVE A MUCH DIFFERENT IMPACT ON SEWAGE.
A MUCH DIFFERENT IMPACT ON THE UTILITIES RIGHT.
THAN 30 APARTMENTS, RETAIL SPACE AND RESTAURANTS.
AND I DO WANT TO KNOW, IT'S GONNA HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT IMPACT ON THE RESOURCES, THE COMMUNITY BEING ON THE PLANNING BOARD CAM'S HERE.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT HOW SEWER WORKS, IT'S A DEC POLICY IS ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO DO THE DOWNSTREAM SEWER CAPACITY ANALYSIS.
NEW PROJECTS ACTUALLY RESULT IN A NET REDUCTION OF SEWER INTO THE DOWNSTREAM SYSTEM BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU SHOWED, YOU HAVE TO RIGHT.
BUT WE'VE HAD SOME THAT PUSH US RIGHT TO 99%.
AND CAMIE, I THINK KNOWS THE, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO I HAD SOME CONCERN ON ROGERS ROAD SPECIFICALLY.
SO I WAS ACTUALLY GONNA A, GOING TO ASK, UM, OUR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, CAMIE GERALD, UH, SHE SAT ON OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEAM WHEN WE PUT IT TOGETHER.
AND THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS OVER SEVERAL YEARS CONSISTENTLY ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, FUTURE PLANNING TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION ALL OF THE DRAINS ON WHETHER IT BE STORMWATER, WATER, DRAINAGE, UTILITIES MM-HMM
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE REALLY LOOKED AT ALL OF THOSE PIECES.
SO WHATEVER WE WERE DOING TODAY, WE'RE NOT CREATING TOMORROW'S PROBLEMS. UM, AND I KNOW THAT THERE, IN THE PAST THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES ON ROGERS ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH SOME OF THE SEWER AND THE DRAINAGE, ET CETERA.
UM, ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE AS FAR AS INFORMATION NOW, BUT AND RELATIVE TO THAT, MR. UH, WHAT? OH, I WAS JUST GONNA, OH, I'M SORRY.
I, NO, I WAS ASKING FOR, FOR CAM'S INPUT FOR CAMBI TO COMMENT.
I, THERE'S NOTHING I FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING RIGHT NOW WITHOUT LOOKING FURTHER AT IT.
WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT ANY OF THAT ANALYSIS YET.
'CAUSE THIS PROJECT IS SUCH AN EARLY STAGE RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND WE WOULD ALSO WANNA WORK WITH YOUR ACCOUNTING DIVISION OF MANAGEMENT COURSE.
YEAH, I THINK, BUT BEFORE WE MAKE THIS DECISION, I THINK WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO GET GUIDANCE FROM YOU IN A COMPARISON OF THE TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND, AND WHAT ISSUES THAT MAY IN TURN CAUSE BECAUSE I THINK REALLY WELL THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND ERIE COUNTY SUPPORTED AND DEVELOPED THAT AREA BASED ON WHAT THE POD WAS PUT FORWARD ALMOST 40 YEARS AGO, 38 YEARS AGO.
THAT POD WAS DESIGNED, WE MADE PLANS BASED ON WHAT WAS TOLD TO US WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
THAT POD IS EXTREMELY DIFFERENT NOW.
UM, TO BE REALLY FRANK, IT HAS BEEN A GOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG BECAUSE IT HAS DEFINITELY MADE US EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS OF EVER DOING A PLUG AGAIN, BECAUSE THIS HAS TAKEN SO MANY PATHS OF CHANGE OVER THE 40 YEARS, UM, AND PUT US IN A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION WHERE WE REALLY HAVE TO WEIGH WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY VERSUS WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO REALLY SUPPORT WHAT THE DEVELOPER'S ASKING US TO DO.
AND I MAY HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE RELATIVE TO THE, WHEN BEFORE I WAS ON THE BOARD, I APPEARED AT A PLANNING BOARD MEETING AND I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE STUFF AND I SAW THE PUT, AND WHAT I CA I CAME UP WITH IT IS MY BOSS ALMOST LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE OVERDEVELOPING AN OVERDEVELOPED AREA.
AND THAT'S THE CONCERNS THAT, THAT WE HAVE.
BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SEWERS AND THE WAY IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME, AND I'M BY NO MEANS AN ENGINEER, THAT'S WHY WE ASKED THE ENGINEER.
WHEN YOU PUT UP A PARKING LOT, THERE HAS TO BE RUNOFF, RIGHT? SO IF YOU HAVE GREEN SPACE AND YOU HAVE BRUSH AND YOU HAVE TREES, WHEN RAIN COMES DOWN OR WATER IT GOES INTO THE GROUND.
IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME BY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS, CIVIL ENGINEERS, THAT HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE.
IT HAS TO RUN OFF AND THEN IT GOES ONTO OUR SYSTEM.
BUT THE IDEAL SITUATION WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD DRAIN INTO THE GROUND AND WOULD GO THROUGH THE CREEKS AND STREAMS INTO THE LAKE.
BUT WHEN IT HITS THE GROUND, THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE SALT AND CHEMICALS AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS AND THEN IT POLLUTES AND THERE'S A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BEYOND THAT.
'CAUSE YOU'RE HAVING 174, UH, PER, UH, SPOTS FOR PARTNER.
THOSE ARE WHAT I HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.
AND YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE AN ADVOCATE FOR, FOR YOUR PROJECT AND I DO RESPECT THAT.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE IN THE TIME.
ALL I CAN NOTE ON THIS, AND I THINK SANDY WOULD AGREE.
SO WE ARE NOW REQUIRED TO DESIGN THIS PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT STRINGENT STORMWATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY STANDARDS.
SO WE DO HAVE TO TAKE THAT WATER THAT DEFINITELY HITS THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, THE PARKING SPACES, THE ROOFS, AND THEN WE HAVE TO HOLD THAT IN A SYSTEM AFTER IT'S BEEN CLEANED AND IT GOES DISCHARGED INTO THE SYSTEM BASED ON STORM RATES.
MEANING WE HAVE TO DESIGN A SYSTEM THAT CAN DEMONSTRATE, CAN HOLD A HUNDRED YEAR STORM.
SO WE'RE WELL AWARE OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
YOU HAVE VERY COMPETENT ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THEY VERIFY THAT THAT INDEED WILL BE THE CASE.
NO, IT'S A, AND THAT, AND I LEARNED SOMETHING YOU EVERY DAY WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, YOU KNOW, SO I KNOW WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SCHOOLS AND MAKING SURE THAT, THAT WE'RE ACCOMMODATING, YOU KNOW, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION.
WELL THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION ABOUT YOU.
AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE IDEA OF CURVE CUTS AND WHERE YOU'RE GONNA DIRECT TRAFFIC
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OUTS, UNDERSTANDING THAT, THEN THAT MEANS THAT WOULD INCLUDE SCHOOL BUSES, RIGHT? CAN YOU PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT'LL BE PROVIDING THE BUSING? SINCE WE HAD ALREADY HAD A CONVERSATION, YOU DEMONSTRATED THAT PEOPLE INC.AREA WOULD NOT BE CONDUCIVE TO BUSING.
IT MEANS WE THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER AREA.
AND THAT'S A CONCERN LIKE WE TO BUILD AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT THE KIDS CAN'T GET BUSING.
AND FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE, UM, THE, UH, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING WITHOUT VOTING ON ANYTHING TODAY.
UM, SO THE, AND I APPRECIATE THESE HEARINGS BECAUSE WE GET TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE, DEVELOPERS AND THEN THAT WE CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISION WE CAN.
I HAD TALKED TO JOSH TODAY FROM OUR PLAN DEPARTMENT REGARDING ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WE E EVEN WHETHER IT'S IN A MEETING OR YOU ARE WALKING DOWN THE STREET, YOU TALK TO SOMEONE, WE GET INFORMATION, THEN WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED THAT, BUT TODAY, IF NOT, WE'RE NOT MAKING A DECISION, WE'RE JUST TO HEAR.
AND I, AND I WOULD ALSO MAKE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD IS THAT WE WILL RESPOND TO THE COMMENTS AND RECORDS.
SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES TO OBVIOUSLY TALK TO SOME PEOPLE THAT AREN'T HERE WITH CV, BUT WE WILL DO SO, MR. HOPKINS, THANK YOU FOR PRESENTATION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE GONNA STAY IF THERE'S FURTHER QUESTIONS.
SO LET'S GET TO THE PUBLIC PART OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, MR. COLLINS, JOSHUA COLLINS IS FIRST ON THE LIST.
UH, CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? YES.
BY THE TIME, DON'T YOU,
SO I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM TWO ASPECTS.
UM, WE DISCUSSED SOME OF IT WITH THE DEVELOPER ALREADY.
THE IMPACT ON A LOCAL SERVICES, UM, HAVE THEY CONSULTED WITH THE NFTA FOR BUS ROUTES.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO BUS ROUTES THAT GO TO THAT AREA.
SO IF PEOPLE DON'T ARRIVE, WHAT'S THE PLAN? UM, WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON THE AL SYSTEM? YOU'RE BETWEEN EAGLE CREST AND THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT AREA.
IT'S GONNA IMPACT THE AL SYSTEM.
SO WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON THAT? WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE FIRE STATION AND THE, THE AIR TRUCKS THAT ONLY WOODLAWN HAS THE CAPABILITY TO DEAL WITH THAT.
IS THERE GONNA BE AN IMPACT ON POLICE SERVICES? ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO HIRE ONE NEW POLICE OFFICER? WHAT'S THAT GONNA COST THE TO ABOUT $150,000 TO TOTALED BETWEEN THE CAR, MEDICAL INSURANCE AND THEIR SALARY.
HAS THAT BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT? MAYBE 200,000.
THE ELECTRICAL GRID, WHEN TOWN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INSTALLED THREE EB CHARGING PLANTS, THEY HAD TO UPGRADE THE TRANSFORMERS AT THE ROAD AT A COST OF A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS.
IS THE DEVELOPER GONNA UPGRADE ALL THE TRANSFORMERS ALONG ROGERS ROAD AND SOUTHWESTERN TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MASSIVE POWER DRAIN OF NOT JUST THESE TWO BUILDINGS, BUT ALSO EAGLE PRESS AND ALL THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY'RE BUILDING HAS HERE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY AND BROUGHT IN ON THE LOOP TO SEE IF THE CURRENT SYSTEM THAT WAS BUILT BEFORE THE FIFTIES CAN HANDLE THE NEW LOAD.
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS MASSIVE WATER BREAKAGES IN THE SUMMER AND IN THE WINTER FROM EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE GROUND.
HOW IS THIS GONNA IMPACT THE SERVICES THERE? HAVE THEY ASKED FOR ANY TAX BREAKS? IS THE TOWN HAMBURG GONNA GET ANY MONEY FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT? OR IS IT ZERO? WHO'S GONNA BE THE FINAL OWNER OF THE BUILDING ONCE BURKE DEVELOPS THE THE AREA? ARE THEY GONNA SELL IT OFF? WHAT'S GONNA BE THE ULTIMATE IMPACT ON WILDLIFE? I KNOW THEY DISCUSSED IT, BUT ARE THEY GONNA PAY FOR RELOCATION OF THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE WITHIN THAT FOUR ACRE AREA? ARE THEY GONNA PAY AN EXPERT TO COME IN AND RELOCATE THOSE ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO SOMEPLACE? AS WE KNOW FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF EAGLE CRET, WHAT'S THE NUMBER? IF THEY'RE HAVING 174 PARKING SPACES, HOW MANY ARE GONNA HAVE EV CHARGING STATIONS? AS WE KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE BUY HYBRID CARS.
WHAT IF PEOPLE BUY TESLAS? THOSE HAVE TO BE PLUGGED IN.
THAT NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT OF IN ADVANCE.
IF YOU HAVE 174 PARKING SPACES, AT LEAST 50 NEED TO BE RAPID CHARGING STATIONS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT TODAY, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT 10 YEAR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT'S ALMOST MANDATORY THAT ON NEW CARS SOLD IN NEW YORK STATE WILL BE EV FOR ELECTRIC.
SO THEY HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT IN THIS CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PLAN.
WHAT ABOUT THE WATER USAGE? ARE ALL UNITS UNITS GONNA BE TANKLESS TO SAVE ON ENERGY? ARE THEY GONNA BE GAS OR ELECTRIC? DO YOU KNOW? IF IF THEY'RE GONNA BE ELECTRIC, THEN THEY DEFINITELY NEED TO BE TANKLESS BECAUSE IF, IF THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CONSTANTLY KEATING WATER AND IF YOU HAVE MASSIVE
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TANKS, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE AN ADDITIONAL DRAIN ON THE SYSTEM.AND IS IT, IS IT GONNA BE NATURAL GAS? SO THAT, THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE WE NEED TO KNOW THE AC SYSTEM AS WE KNOW IT'S EXTREMELY HOT, ARE THEY GONNA PUT THE MINIMUM C 14 AC SYSTEMS IN HERE THAT WERE GOOD IN 1996, C 14 WAS TOP OF THE LINE? OR ARE YOU GUYS GONNA INSTALL THE C 20 SYSTEMS WHICH ARE 100% ENERGY EFFICIENT? THE SERIAL POINTING SYSTEM IS MADE WITH BETTER COMPONENTS AND IS NOT GONNA BREAK DOWN.
IT COSTS MORE MONEY BUT IT USES LESS ENERGY.
WHAT ABOUT THE FURNACES FOR THE UNITS? ARE THEY GONNA BE GAS OR ELECTRIC? DO WE KNOW? SO, SO THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET WITH NYAI, IT IS GONNA BE GAS.
AND THEN THAT'S HOW WE HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
ARE THERE GONNA BE BACKUP GENERATORS ON, ON THESE UNITS? THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE AND THE POWER GRID FAILS, WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO? WHAT ABOUT THE ROOFS? THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THEY'RE GONNA BE FLAT ROOFS ACCORDING TO THE DESIGN.
ARE THEY'RE GONNA BE WHITE, THE MITIGATING HEAT SIGNATURE OF THE BUILDING OR THEY'RE GONNA BE BLACK AND ABSORB THE HEAT.
AS YOU KNOW, THE DOME DOWNSTAIRS, THE HOCKEY THAT'S WHITE FOR A SPECIFIC REASON TO, TO KEEP THE BUILDING.
OKAY, SO THE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY, NOT JUST WITH THESE TWO, BUT WE HAVE THAT HUGE DEVELOPMENT THERE.
ARE THEY GONNA BE A GREEN COMPANY? ARE YOU GONNA SELL SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF THAT HELP THE COMMUNITY TO FEED BACK INTO ELECTRICITY FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING CONSUMED? OR YOU JUST GONNA BE A CONSUMER OR YOU'RE GONNA HELP PUT ENERGY BACK ONTO THE GRID? WHAT ABOUT THE PARKING LOT? IS THE PARKING LOT GONNA BE BLACKTOP THAT GETS EXTREMELY HOT? I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE CONCRETE THAT WAY.
THE HEAT SIGNATURE FROM THIS MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT WON'T BE RISING UP LIKE A DOWNTOWN CITY, LIKE NEW YORK CITY.
IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO NEW YORK CITY, IT'S SUPER HOT WALKING DOWN THERE.
SO YOU WANT CONCRETE THAT WAY IT DOESN'T ABSORB AS MUCH HEAT AND IT ACTUALLY LASTS LONGER.
ARE THEY GONNA INSTALL NEW SIDEWALKS FROM AN EAGLE RIDGE? THERE'S NUMEROUS BREAKS INTO SIDEWALKS THAT ARE FIXED WITH, UH, NOT CONCRETE, BUT UH, ASPHALT.
SO WHEN I WALK MY DOG STONE, THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING THAT FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AND THE SIDEWALKS ARE DESTROYED.
I KNOW THEY TALK ABOUT ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL BUSH AND GREEN SPACES.
IT LOOKS TERRIBLE IN FRONT OF EAGLE RIDGE.
THEY DID HYDRO SEEDING, MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WEEDS.
THE WATER WENT OFF AREA THAT THEY HAVE IT LOOKS LIKE SEWAGE.
THE DUCTS WON'T EVEN GO IN IT.
YOU CAN CONTROL LIKE HOW THEY DO EVERYTHING.
I PROPOSE THAT YOU MAKE IT AN IF, IF YOU DO PASS THIS, EVENTUALLY YOU MAKE AN AMENDMENT THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE RENTING THERE, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO BREAK THE LEASE WITH 60 DAYS NOTICE WITH NO PENALTY IF THEY'RE GONNA BUY A HOUSE.
THE GOAL SHOULD BE WANTING PEOPLE TO OWN HOUSES, NOT STUCK IN APARTMENTS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
OKAY? SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO BUY A HOUSE, THE LANDLORD SHOULD LET THEM OUT WITH 60 DAYS AND RISK IS TYPICALLY IT TAKES 45 TO 60 DAYS TO CLOSE OUT A HOUSE.
I KNOW WE USED A LOT OF WORDS LIKE THIS IS WHAT WE ENVISION TO BUILDING TO LOOK LIKE.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE FINAL, UM, SEMATIC OF THE BUILDING LOOKS LIKE.
EVERYTHING LOOKS REALLY GREAT, BUT THEN WHEN YOU START BUILDING IT AND THEN COSTS GET OUT OF HAND, YOU KNOW, YOU DO A LITTLE CUT HERE, A LITTLE CUT THERE.
ANOTHER THING TOO, ALL UNITS ARE GONNA HAVE WINDOWS.
ARE THEY GONNA BE DOUBLE PAINT WINDOWS OR THEY GONNA BE WINDOWS? IT SHOULD BE TROUBLE.
GREEN WINDOWS TO BUILD BETTER, LESS LEAKAGE, MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT.
WHAT KIND OF INSTALLATION IS GONNA BE IN THE WALLS? THERE SHOULD BE FIRE RETARDANT, SPRAY FOAM OR ROCK SOIL INFORMATION OR ROCK SOIL, UM, UM, INSTALLATION.
THAT WAY IF THERE IS A FIRE IT CAN'T SPREAD.
MAY HELP WITH THE CONTAINMENT.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE SCHOOL BUS EGRESS IN AND OUT.
THEIR TRAFFIC STUDY, WHO THEY PAID A VERY RESPECTABLE FIRM FOR, DIDN'T EVEN COVER EGRESS OF THE SCHOOL BUS.
THEN INTERVIEW, RE-LOOKED AT MR ACCOUNT IF YOU COULD BRING A REMARKS TO A CLOSE.
HOW MANY RESIDENTS I HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY? CAN I HAVE A COUPLE MINUTES? YEAH.
I PROPOSE THAT ANDREA MADE THE DECISION ON THIS, BUT IT IT IS VERY OVER DEVELOPED ALREADY.
RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET IS THE BENDERSON DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S BEEN AN EYESORE FOR, WHAT, 15 YEARS.
THAT, THAT, THAT'S A GREAT BUZZWORD.
WELL, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET IS WALMART.
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UH, THERE'S A CHIPOTLE GOING IN, THERE'S A SHOE STORE.I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED A MIXED USE.
OKAY, WE HAVE EVERYTHING OVER THERE, YOU KNOW, AND THEY CAN DEVELOP THAT WHOLE AREA RIGHT THERE.
AND IF THIS IS APPROVED THERE, THERE'S GONNA BE A DRAIN ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EVERYTHING.
WHY, WHY DON'T WE PUT A EASTMAN OR AN ESCROW ACCOUNT THAT BURKE HAS TO PUT IN THE SYSTEM OF $5 MILLION PAYABLE OVER 20 YEARS TO HAMBURG.
SO THAT WAY WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS CALLED FOR A 9 1 1 CALL, BUT THE POLICE ARE CALLED, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO TAKE THAT MONEY OFF OUT OF THE ESCROW ACCOUNT SO THAT WAY IT'S NOT A PENALTY ON THE TAXPAYERS.
AND THE FINAL NOTE I HAVE IS IF THIS IS APPROVED PEOPLE WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, I'M NOT SAYING IT'S GONNA LOWER THE PROPERTY VALUE, BUT WHEN PEOPLE GO TO LOOK AT A HOUSE FOR SALE, THEY'RE GONNA SEE IT AND BE LIKE, I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THAT LOOKS.
GIVE IT $20,000 DEDUCTION ON EVERYONE'S ASSESSMENT.
SO IF IT'S A $170,000 ASSESSMENT, IT GOES ON TO 150.
SO IT'S SAVING 500,000 BUCKS A YEAR ON TAXES, BUT DON'T CHANGE THE EQUALIZATION RATE.
THAT WAY THE RESIDENTS AROUND THE AREA WILL SEE SOME TYPE OF TAX RELIEF FOR THIS MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND IT WON'T STAIN AS MUCH IF IT IS BUILT BECAUSE IT IS TRULY OVERDEVELOPED.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD.
I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
RANDY, YOU HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THE BUG FOR FOUR OR FIVE, SIX YEARS, VERY PATIENTLY.
YOUR PLANNING BOARD, BILL CLARK WAS AWESOME.
UM, I WANNA THANK PARTICULARLY, UM, MAY FOR THE COWORKER WHO DID AND THE QUESTIONS, AND YES, YOU'VE HAD A BIG, YOU'VE JUMPED AHEAD OF EVERY THE NEW MEMBERS.
UM, MY BIG QUESTION IS HOW MANY ACRES IS THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT? WHOLE PD? YEAH.
AND WE WERE PROMISED 10% OF EVERY PROPERTY FOR GREEN SPACE.
AND AS MEG SAID, THAT'S NOT BURNS, THAT'S NOT CLIFFS.
AND I WANNA ASK YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THAT.
PLEASE LOOK INTO THE TRAFFIC STUDIES BECAUSE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS WHAT WAS PROMISED, I CALLED IT THE PROMISED LAND WERE IT WAS NEVER GIVEN.
IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE CLERK.
C UM, WELL I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF MS.
BUT I'M JUST GOING TO ALL OF THAT, THAT AREA I LIVE RIGHT THERE.
THERE'S SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
UM, AND IT'S NOT EVEN ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING BUILT ARE COMPLETE.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE OFF BOULDER BANK.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT USED TO BE VERY EASY, BUT AT THIS POINT, YOU, YOU LITERALLY CAN'T GET ONTO THE STREET.
UM, THERE WAS, WHEN THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS SOME STUDIES DONE RELATED TO THE UTILITIES OR THE, THE STORM SOURCE SYSTEM.
I, I THINK THAT THAT MAY BE SPECIFIC TO THIS PROJECT.
I MEAN, IF ALL OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS ARE NOT COMPLETE, THAT DOESN'T REALLY, I THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE, THE DRAIN ON THE SYSTEM IN TOTALITY WITH, WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED.
BUT ON ROGERS ROAD AT THE CORNER OF CLOVER BANK, AT THE CORNER BENDER, THERE ARE REGULARLY THESE BOXES WITH PUMPS GOING INTO THE, THE GRATES REGULARLY PUMPING.
I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR PURPOSE IS.
I, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THEY'RE NOT MANS, SO I CAN'T REALLY GO UP AND ASK ANYONE, BUT SOMEBODY SHOULD LOOK INTO THAT.
AND WHEN YOU, I WALK MY DOG IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT'S ACROSS THE STREET, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ACROSS THE STREET EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
AND REGULARLY WHEN I'M GOING BY THOSE STORM STORES, THEY SMELL HORRIBLE.
SO THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON IN THAT
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AREA ALREADY, AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING MORE IN DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA.I DEVELOP APARTMENTS FOR A LIVING, UM, IS ONE OF MY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.
SO IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATELY I THINK THIS AREA IS SEPARATED.
UM, ALSO TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT JERSEY MICE AND CHIPOTLE ARE COMING IN.
I'M CONCERNED AGAIN ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND I KNOW THERE ARE GONNA BE NO ADDITIONAL CURB CUTS AND THE TRAFFIC IS SUPPOSED TO GO OUT ON SOUTHWESTERN, BUT THOSE CARS ARE GONNA GO OUT ON FROM SOUTHWESTERN AND TURN DOWN ROGERS TO GO ON ROUTE FIVE TO GET TO JOBS IN THE CITY OR THE NORTH TOWNS.
AND SO ROGERS ROAD, WHICH YOU ALREADY IS, IS COMPLETELY, IT'S UNBEARABLE.
UM, IT'S JUST GOING TO GET WORSE.
UM, BECAUSE I HAVE KIDS IN THE FRONT DISTRICT.
I CAN TELL YOU SILVER BANK IS FULL, UM, OVERBANK AND NOT TAKE WORK.
THAT'S, UM, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR MR. HOPKINS' PRESENTATION ON THE GREEN SPACE BECAUSE I'M REALLY CONCERNED, I FEEL LIKE AMBER AND PARTS IS TURNING INTO THE EAST SIDE OF BUFFALO WHERE WE'RE JUST GETTING RID OF EVERY TREE THAT WE HAVE,
AND, UM, THERE NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY PLACED ON PRESERVING THE GREEN SPACE THAT WE HAVE.
UM, AND I DO THINK THAT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL OF THESE PROJECTS.
JUST A QUICK, JUST A QUICK SUMMARY HERE.
APPRECIATE THE TOWN BOARD LOOKING OUT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF OUR TOWN, NOT OUR CITY.
I I'VE BEEN SETTING THESE MEETINGS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, PLANNING BOARD AND TOWN BOARD MEETING, AND I SEE THESE LOVELY PROPOSALS.
IT'S A GOOD JOB FOR HIS PLANS.
HERE'S THE THING THAT I'VE NOTICED.
I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE PROPOSAL FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.
ALL I SEE ARE THESE HIGH DENSITY
I THINK SOME POINT IN TIME WHERE WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT IS THE CHARACTER OF
IS THIS GOING TO BE A TRANSITION AREA WHERE PEOPLE COME AND LIVE? NOBODY OWNS A HOME.
AND OBVIOUSLY THE, THE DENSITY OF THIS HOUSING.
NOW I KNOW THAT EVERY DEVELOPER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PROFIT, BUT IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT INCUMBENT ON THE TOWN BOARD OR THE RESIDENTS OF HAMBURG TO GUARANTEE THEIR PROFITS TOO.
PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT WE'RE TURNING OUR TOWN INTO.
I DON'T, I CAME TO YOU, I CAME HERE.
I I DON'T WANNA LIVE IN AMHERST.
I'VE JOKED AROUND AND SAID I'D ALMOST RATHER LIVE IN HELL THAN LIVE AT ANN VERSUS I DON'T WANT OUR TOWN TURN INTO THAT.
ALL I'VE SEEN, WE'VE GOT PROPOSALS ON THE LAKE FOR HIGH DENSITY HOUSING.
WE'VE GOT AT LEAST THE SENIOR CITIZENS OUT ON SOUTHWESTERN AND THEIR AND THEIR HOUSING.
AT LEAST THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T USE THE SCHOOLS.
WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE BE HEARD, UH, ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
CAN WE CLARIFY THAT RESIDENTS AND STILL EMAIL IF THEY COULDN'T ATTEND THE HEARING, LIKE IF THEY'RE WATCHING ONLINE RIGHT NOW? THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TODAY.
IF RESIDENTS HAVE COMMENTS OR WE'RE WATCHING ONLINE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO EMAIL, UH, THE BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, STILL TAKING NOTES.
TOTAL CHANGE OF OUR HAT, WHEREAS I'LL GIVE HIM A SECOND TO LEAVE 'CAUSE THERE'S TWO VERY SPECIAL YOUNG LADIES IN THIS AUDIENCE THAT DESERVE OUR ATTENTION.
WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD RECOGNIZES LYDIA NEFF AND, SORRY ZAMARA TOBER ON EARNING THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD FOR IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY AND DEVISING AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THEM.
AND WHEREAS THE GOLD AWARD IS A TESTAMENT TO DEDICATION, INGENUITY, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT.
AND WHEREAS LYDIA WENT TO 13 DIFFERENT TROOPS IN HAMBURG, ORCHARD PARK, EDEN, BOSTON, AND WEST SENECA TO EXPOSE THE GIRLS TO STEM SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES THAT IT OFFERS.
AND WHEREAS ZAMARA CHOSE TO HELP CLEAN UP THE WINGS OF LOVE MEMORIAL GARDEN IN LANCASTER
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TO MAKE A PLACE OF PEACE AND COMFORT FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF THEIR BABIES.AND WHEREAS BY EARNING GOLD AWARD THE GOLD AWARD, LYDIA AND ZAMARA JOINED A SELECT GROUP OF TRAILBLAZERS WHO REPRESENT THE TOP 6% OF GIRL SCOUTS NATIONWIDE.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG COMMEND LYDIA AND ZAMARA AND THEIR ABILITY TO SET AND ACHIEVE AMBITIOUS GOALS TO PRESERVE IN THE FA, PERSEVERE IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES AND TO COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY SETTING THEM APART AS LEADERS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW.
AND THE AGAIN LADIES, LYDIAN ZIARA, WE YOU GOTTA
THANK YOU SO MUCH CONGRAT PROUD.
YES, I AM WORKING OR UM, YEAH, THIS BRINGS US ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PROPOSED RESO AND PARCELS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD NEAR LAKEVIEW ROAD WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS FROM M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL AS LISTED FROM M TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL GENERAL RESIDENCE.
AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO PART 6 1 7, THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS PURSUANT PERTAINING TO ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, THE HAM TOWN BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF A SECRET LEAD AGENCY AND CONDUCTED A COORDINATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THIS TYPE ONE ACTION.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD HAS COMPLETED THE FEA OF PARTS ONE, TWO, AND THREE AND SOLICIT INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC AND FROM OTHER INVOLVED AND INTERESTED AGENCIES AND HAS TAKEN A HARD LOOK AT THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES.
AND WHEREAS THE FINDINGS OF THIS REVIEW INDICATE THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE NATURAL RESOURCE TO THE STATE AND OR THE HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC, IT WILL HELP MANAGE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TOWN IN A MANNER THAT WILL HAVE POTENTIALLY BENEFICIAL IMPACTS ON AESTHETICS, RECREATION, ECONOMICS, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMMUNITY CHARACTER.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED, THE HENRY TO BOARD IS SECRET LEAD AGENCY FOR THIS ACTION AS DETERMINED THAT THE ADOPTION OF THIS ZONING CHANGE WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND A NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS HEREBY ISSUED BASED ON THE REASONS THAT SET FORTH IN THE FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM AND BE IT FINAL RESOLVED THAT THE DOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM, WHICH WILL ACT AS SECRET NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND AUTHORIZED THAT THE APPROPRIATE NOTICES AND VIOLENCE BE MADE.
WHEREAS HENRY TOWN BOARD WITH THE INPUT OF PARTICIPATION, THE HENRY PLANNING BOARD AND THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN HAS COMPLETED THE NEW TOWN OF MB COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 7 2 A OF NEW YORK STATE LAW AND WHEREAS TO ALIGN THE TOWN ZONING WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE TOWN IS PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW TO IMPLE IMPLEMENT CERTAIN CHANGES.
AND WHEREAS RY TOWN BOARD REFERRED THESE POTENTIAL REZONINGS ON LAKEVIEW ROAD TO THE HENRICK PLANNING BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW, COMMENT, AND RECOMMENDATION ON PLANNING BOARD PROVIDED THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS OF THESE REZONINGS.
AND WHEREAS BASED ON INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC COUNTY AND OTHER AGENCIES TOWN BOARD AMENDED THESE REZONINGS AND WHEREAS TOWN OF HAMBURG PROPOSED TO REZONE PARCELS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD NEAR LAKEFIELD ROAD WITH THE FOLLOWING SBO NUMBERS FROM M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL AS LISTED, UH, TO NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL GENERAL RESIDENCE.
AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED IN THE FORM OF A LOCAL
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LAW PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED AT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AND THE TOWN BY ARTICLES TWO AND THREE OF THE NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW IN ARTICLE TWO OF THE NEW YORK STATE STATUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE TOWN BOARD IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED BY CHAPTER TWO 80, ARTICLE X-L-V-I-I-I OF THE CODE AND ARTICLE 16 OF NEW YORK TOWN LAW TO AMEND THE ZONING ACT OF THE TOWN TO MEET THE GROWING AND CHANGE THE NEEDS OF THE TOWN.AND WHEREAS HAS RY TOWN BOARD HELD A REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED REZONING ON MAY 6TH, 2024 AND WHERE RY TOWN BOARD IS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED ACTION AND COMMENCE COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC AGENCIES AND TOWN DEPARTMENTS, COMMITTEES AND TOWN STAFF.
AND WHEREAS HAMBURG TOWN BOARD IS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED REZONING WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND IS ISSUED A NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD IS PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW WHICH PROPOSES TO AMEND THE TOWN ZONING MAP AS FOLLOWS, BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD AT THE TOWN OF BR, NEW YORK, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD OF MENDS, THE TOWN ZONING MAP AS FOLLOWS, REZONE PARCELS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD NEAR LAKEVIEW ROAD WITH A FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS FROM M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL AS LISTED AS WELL AS LISTED SBL NUMBERS FROM M TWO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL GENERAL RESIDENTS AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED OF THE ZONING CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS, TO MEND 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 HAS CHANGED FROM M TWO TO C TWO AND NC FOR THE PROPERTIES INDICATED ABOVE.
WHERE HAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AWARDED A CONTRACT TO MATT COLO EXCAVATING INCORPORATED TO COMPLETE REPAIRS TO STORM SEWERS IN WILLIAM U. WILLIAMS PARK.
AND WHERE HAS THE TOWN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT COMPLETED YOUR FINAL WALKTHROUGH INSPECTION ON 6 13 20 24 AND WHERE HAS ALL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED PER THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED.
THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES A SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATED 6 18 20 24 IN RELEASE PROJECT RETAINAGE.
OPPOSED? IONS CARRIED WHERE SENATOR HAMBURG RECEIVED $300,000 IN ERIE COUNTY.
ARPO FUNDING FROM LEGISLATOR JOHN GILMORE AND WHERE THE TOWN OF ER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS PREPARED BID DOCUMENTS TO PERFORM SITE WORK.
INSTALLATION OF PAID WALKWAYS AT THE OSBORNE PARK PLAYGROUND BE RESOLVED.
THE TOWN COURT HAS AUTHORIZE THE ADVERTISED FOR SEALED BIDS INTO ALASKA PARK PAVING WALKWAY PROJECT.
BIG DOC BID DOCUMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE JUNE 18TH, 2024.
SEALED SEPARATE BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT AMBRE TOWN HALL, TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE 6,100 SOUTH PARK, CAMBRIDGE, NEW YORK 1 4 0 7 5 AND SEND BID WILL BE PUBLICLY OPEN AND READ ALOUD ON THURSDAY, JULY 2ND IN THOMPSON ROOM SEVEN A SEVEN B AT 11:00 AM MAIL BID SHOULD BE SENT TO TOWN OF HAMBURG.
CLEARLY MARKED ATTENTION TIME CLERK BIDDING GLOVES, OUTGOING PARK PAVING WALKWAY PROJECT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, MB BRICK, NEW YORK.
I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, CORRECT THE RESOLUTION IN THAT THE TIME OF FAMILIES RECEIVED $300,000 FROM NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATOR, UH, JOHN RIVERA FOR THIS PROJECT.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE $300,000 WE RECEIVED FROM LEGISLATOR RIVERA, IS THAT JUST TO COVER THE SIDEWALKS OR IS THAT FOR THE ENTIRE? THAT'S FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
THERE'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND FROM OUR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS AND 300,000 FROM THE STATE.
DO WE VOTE? DID WE WE DIDN'T VOTE.
YEAH, WE CALLED THE BOAT ALREADY.
WHEREAS TOWN OF HAM AWARD CONTRACT TO NEW FRONTIER EXCAVATING PAVING INCORPORATED COMPLETE REPAIRS THE SANITARY SEWER MAINE ON THE MOUNT VERN SEWER DISTRICT AND WHEREAS THE TOWN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT COMPLETED A FINAL WALKTHROUGH INSPECTION OF 5 29 20 24.
AND WHEREAS ALL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED PER THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS NOW, THEREFORE WE RESOLVED TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED A SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, DATED SIX TO 18 20 24 AND RELEASED PROJECT RETAINAGE.
ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER 13, RESOLVED THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF IT, JENNIFER ROBERTSON, TO ATTEND A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING HOSTED BY THE CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY, CISA AT THE ERIE COUNTY FIRE ACADEMY IN CHEEK, DAWAA, NEW YORK.
THE WORKSHOP TITLED INSIDER THREAT MITIGATION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 13TH, 2024 FROM 9:00 AM
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UNTIL 12 NOON.WHERE? THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE AN EMAIL POLICY AND WHEREAS IMPLEMENTING AN EMAIL POLICY WILL HELP PROTECT THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERESTS, ENSURE COMPLIANCE, AND PROMOTE EFFICIENT AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION PRACTICES.
NOW BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD PROVE THE FOLLOWING POLICY.
OPPOSED? OPPOSED AGAIN? I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
RECREATION BUDGET AMENDMENT, TENNIS GRANT, WHERE IS A CHECK FOR 1,500 WAS RECEIVED BY THE YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION.
A GRANT FOR TOWN OF HAMBURG YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES TENNIS PROGRAM.
THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZED THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IN 2024 TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURE LINE TO BE USED FOR FUTURE PROGRAM NEEDS.
TRANSFER 1,500 FROM A 2 0 0 1 5 10 TO A 7 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 RECREATION SUPPLIES.
YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES BEING RESOLVED AT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES TERMINATION OF HIRING OF PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES AS FOLLOWED.
CARRIED GILBERT COLLEGE FACILITY USE AGREEMENT WITH YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES HAS A SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMING ART PROGRAM LOOKING TO UTILIZE THE SITE THAT WOULD PROVIDE PROGRAM WITH THE ABILITY TO TEACH AND TRAIN PARTICIPANTS IN MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE PERFORMANCE THEATER.
WHEREAS HILL COLLEGE HAS OFFERED USE OF THEIR SWAN AUDITORIUM FREE OF CHARGE WITH THE HOPES OF DEVELOPING FUTURE THEATER STARS.
BUT IN SO DOING, THEY REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES A SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE HILBERT FACILITY USE OF CONTRACT.
ALLOWING THE PERFORMING ARTS RECREATION PROGRAM TO TAKE PLACE AT HILBERT COLLEGE SWAN AUDITORIUM AND ADJACENT CLASSROOMS FROM 7 8 24 TO 8 2 24.
OPPOSED? CARRIED BUDGET TRANSFER DEPARTMENT YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES WHEREAS A CHECK FOR 2,500 WAS RECEIVED FROM THE YOUTH.
THE YOUTH AND RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES FROM THE HEALTH FOUNDATION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK FOR SERVICES RENDERED AT MASTER PLAN FOR AGING EVENT AT HAMBURG SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER.
NOW THERE NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IN 2024 TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURES LINE TO BE USED FOR THOSE SERVICES.
TRANSFER 2,500 FROM A 1 9 7 2 0.39 SENIOR CLASS AND EVENTS TO A 6 7 7 2 0.440 CONTRACTED SERVICES.
WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG? AUTHORIZED THE ANNUAL CDBG AGREEMENT WITH THE VILLAGE OF BLAZE ON MAY 20TH, 2024.
AND WHERE IS THE VILLAGE OF BLAZE LAW WILL UTILIZE 2024 CDBG FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT ON GILBERT AVENUE WITH A HUD TARGET NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED.
THE HEMBRY TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ADVERTISE THE BID FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING THE 2024 VILLAGE OF BLA L-C-D-B-G INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT ON GILBERT AVENUES.
THE BID WILL BE RELEASED FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH, 2024 AND OPEN FRIDAY, JULY 26TH, 2024 AT 11:00 AM IN CONFERENCE ONE BY THE HEMBRY TOWN CLERK.
WHEREAS THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES IPTM EVENT JD REPORTED NEW IN TRAFFIC CRASH RECONSTRUCTION LEVEL ONE COURSE IS BEING HELD IN ONONDAGA COUNTY FROM MONDAY JUNE 17TH, 2024 THROUGH FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST, 2024 AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED.
THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED OFFICER ERIC WILSON AND OFFICER WILLIAM BLACK TO ATTEND THE IPTM EVENT DATA RECORDED USE AND TRAFFIC CRASH RECONSTRUCTION LEVEL ONE COURSE WITH THE FOLLOWING EXPENSES AS LISTED, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED USE OF AN UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLE
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FOR TRANSPORTATION MONEY IS IN B 31 24 9 2 SEMINARS DEPARTMENT TRAINING.ALL IN FAVOR? I THINK I, A QUESTION, I THINK THIS'S A GREAT IDEA, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE TRAGIC ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON, UH, ROUTE FIVE LAST WEEK ON LOSS OF A 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD.
BE IT RESOLVED IF THE TOWN BOARD ACCRUES THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES AND BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED FOR RESOLVE THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES SUPERVISOR RANDY HO AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE CHE, TO REVIEW AND RELEASE CHECKS FROM 6 18 24 THROUGH 9 6 24 DUE TO REDUCED TOWN BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
RESOLVE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND SARA DEJEAN BE AMENDED TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL TIME AS NEEDED BY INCREASING THE ANNUAL CAP BY UP TO 10,000 AND THE HOURS PER WEEK UP TO 25 HOURS.
ALL IN FAVOR ON THE QUESTION? UM, I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION.
WE HAD TALKED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT ONE OF, ABOUT THIS EXACT CONTRACT WHEN THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PAYMENTS AND THAT SHE WAS PROJECTED TO BE ON TARGET FOR STAYING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF HER CONTRACT EVEN WITH THE ANTICIPATED PERSONNEL CHANGES.
SO WHAT, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? LIKE DO WE HAVE SOMETHING OUTLINING THOSE ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION OR, YES.
I THINK DREW RILEY COMMENTED ON THAT DURING THE WORK SESSION AND NOTED THE UM, DOCUMENT THAT I THINK WAS SENT TO THE SUPERVISOR.
SO, AND THAT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL HOURS THAT WILL BE OKAY.
SO THAT'LL HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE'RE RELYING ON JOSH AND WENDELL TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
SARAH WILL PROVIDED I THINK IT'S A, I THINK IT'S A COMBINATION THAT THEY'VE WORKED OUT.
THEY'VE LISTED EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND DESIGNATED WHO WILL BE DOING WHAT.
AND ACCEPTED DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S SOME WEEKS WHEN THE MINUTES GO LONGER FOR THE PLANNING MM-HMM
I JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION OF EXACTLY HOW WE ARE USING THAT ADDITIONAL SIX HOURS.
RIGHT? AND IT'S NOT THAT IT'S NECESSARILY NEEDED EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
THAT'S WHY THE CAP IS THERE TOO.
WHEREAS AS TOWN HAMBURG RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES FOR THE HEALTH, WELFARE AND ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF ITS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND WHEREAS AS COMMUNITY SOLAR ENABLES ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM UTILITY BILL SAVINGS OF UP TO 10% WITHOUT THE NEED FOR INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS ON THEIR PROPERTY.
AND WHEREAS POWER MARKET, AN EXPERIENCED COMMUNITY SOLAR PROVIDER HAS OFFERED TO COLLABORATE WITH THE TOWN AND COMMUNITY SOLAR CAMPAIGN THAT ALIGNS WITH GRANT REQUIREMENTS IN THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CLEAN ENERGY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.
AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY SOLAR CAMPAIGN IS AN OPT-IN PROGRAM RE PRESERVING THE RIGHT OF RESIDENTS TO CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT THEIR HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATES.
AND WHEREAS A RERAN OF UNDERSTANDING HAS BEEN DRAFTED WHILE ALIGN THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS PARTNERSHIP AIMING TO LEVERAGE COMMUNITY SOLAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND WHERE THE TOWN BOARD HAS REVIEWED THE MERAN OF UNDERSTANDING AND FINDS IT TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TOWN AND ITS RESIDENTS NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED.
THE SUPERVISORS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH CAPELLA MARKET TO IMPLEMENT THE COMMUNITY SOLAR CAMPAIGN AND TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION TO FACILITATE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG'S PARTICIPATION IN THIS INITIATIVE.
INCLUDING SENDING A PERSONALIZED LETTER TO RESIDENTS TO INFORM THEM OF THE BENEFITS AND IMPACTS OF PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNAL SOLAR CAMPAIGN AND BE FURTHER RESOLVED.
THE SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED SIGN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ATTACHED YEAR TWO ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND BE FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE SUPERVISOR TO APPROVE THE USE OF TOWN LETTERHEAD, THE TOWN SEAL AND OTHER TOWN RELATED GRAPHICS OR TERMS BY POWER MARKETS FOR PROGRAM MARKETING PURPOSES WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMPER.
I'LL SECOND IT BUT I HAVE SOME SERIOUS QUESTIONS AND RESERVATIONS.
UM, SO IF WE TAKE A VOTE SO WE HAVE A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? CAN WE ADD ON THE QUESTION, ARE WE, THIS IS A BIG COMMITMENT TO LET AN ENTITY GO AHEAD AND USE RCLR TOWN SIGNIA AND REACH OUT TO OUR LETTERHEAD.
UM, I'D LIKE TO CONSULT AND AT LEAST ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF OFFERING THIS TO OTHER SOLAR COMPANIES.
I KNOW THIS IS THE ONE THE VILLAGE IS USING, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE BEST POSSIBLE PRODUCT.
I AGREE SOLAR POWER IS AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC THING TO OFFER TO OUR RESIDENTS, BUT I ALSO THINK I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE.
SO PERHAPS WE TABLE THIS AND LOOK AT IT IN THE JULY MEETING WHEN WE'VE HAD TIME TO
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VET OTHER COMPANIES THAT OFFER THE SAME SERVICE.I JUST FEEL THAT UM, PEOPLE WANT TO GET SOLAR ENERGY.
THEY'RE GONNA GET SOLAR ENERGY.
THEY CAN GO AND BID IT OUT AND FIND OUT WHO'S THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB AND WHAT THE BEST DEAL THEY CAN MAKE WITHOUT US ADVERTISING ON SOMEBODY'S BEHALF.
I THINK THE ADVANTAGE OF ADVERTISING ON BEHALF FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD IS THERE'S TAX BENEFITS FOR OR THERE'S INCENTIVE BENEFITS FOR US THAT WE CAN DO MORE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
SO IF WE ARE GOING TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE SOLAR AND PERHAPS THERE MAY BE RESIDENTS WHO WOULDN'T NORMALLY EXPLORE SOLAR, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING THE ONES WITH THE BEST TRACK RECORD AND THE ONES THAT THE BEST OUTCOMES SO THAT WE FIND A PRODUCT THAT IS QUALITY PRODUCT FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
AND NOT SAYING THAT THIS ONE ISN'T, BUT IT'S JUST THE ONLY ONE WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS, THIS, UH, GOING TO A COMMUNITY SOLAR CAMPAIGN MAKES US ELIGIBLE FOR $75,000 IN A GRANT.
UM, I JUST WANNA THROW THAT OUT THERE BUT UH, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
ALL OPPOSED NAY NA OPPOSED ABSTENTIONS MOTION FAILS.
WHAT WAS THAT? FAILS, FAILS, FAILS.
RESULT, THE HENRY TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST OF WOODLAND VOLUNTARY FIRE COMPANY IN THE RANKS OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP AS FOLLOWS.
WHEREAS HENRY TOWN BOARD WITH THE INPUT AND PARTICIPATION, THE HENRY PLANNING BOARD AND THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWNS COMPLETED A NEW TOWN OF HAM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND BOARDS WITH SECTION 2 72 DASH A OF NEW YORK STATE TOWN LAW AND WHEREAS THE LINE THE TOWN ZONING WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE TOWN IS PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN ZONING CHANGES AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PROPOSED TO REZ 15 PARCELS, UH, AROUND THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE AREA WITH THE FOLLOWING SVL NUMBERS TO CRI AS LISTED, WHEREAS PURSUANT TO PART 6 1 7 OF THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ARTICLE EIGHT SAY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HAS CONDUCTED A COORDINATING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND ESTABLISHED ITSELF A SECRET LEAD AGENCY FOR THIS TYPE ONE ACTION.
AND WHEREAS TOM BOARD HAS COMPLETED THE FDAF SOLICIT INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC AND MOTHER INVOLVED IN INTEREST AGENCIES AND HAS TAKEN A HARD LOOK AT THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES.
AND WHEREAS FINDINGS OF THIS REVIEW INDICATE THAT PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE NATURAL RESOURCE OF THE STATE AND OR THE HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC AND WILL HELP MANAGE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOWN IN A MANNER THAT WILL HAVE POTENTIALLY BENEFICIAL IMPACTS ON AESTHETICS, RECREATION, ECONOMICS, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY CHARACTER.
THE HENDRICK TOWN BOARD IS LEAD AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE TOWN OF EMRICK ZONING CHANGES FOR PARCELS AROUND THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE AREA WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS TO CRI AS LISTED WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION AS HEREBY ISSUED BASED ON THE RECENT SET FORTH AND A FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT JOHN BOARD AUTHORIZES SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM, WHICH WILL ACT AS SECRET NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND AUTHORIZES THAT THE APPROPRIATE NOTICES AND FILINGS BE MADE.
DAN, YOU GOT ITEM NUMBER 25 HERE STAND DAN.
WHEREAS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND CSEA TOWN OF HAMBURG WHITE COLLAR UNIT MEMBER ALLOWS EMPLOYEES TO TAKE UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE UP TO ONE YEAR WITH TOWN BOARD APPROVAL AND WHEREAS RECREATION SPECIALIST ADAM HOUL HAS REQUESTED A SIX MONTH LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM SEVEN 10 2024 UNTIL 1 0 9 2025 AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES ADAM, WHOS UH, FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM 7 10 24 TO 1 9 25.
A OPPOSED? JUDGE CARRIED 28, RIGHT? MM-HMM
THE TOWN IS PROPOSING TO ENACT OF LOCAL LAW TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN ZONING CHANGES AND WHEREAS BASED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE TOWN PLANNING SALT AND THE TOWN BOARD CREATED DRAFT ZONING MAP REVISIONS IN THE AREA OF THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE.
AND WHEREAS HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REFERRED THESE PROPOSED ZONING MAP REVISIONS TO THE HAMBURG PLANNING BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW COMMON RECOMMENDATIONS
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AND THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REZONING OF 15 PARCELS IN THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE AREA TO CRI AND WHEREAS HAMBURG TOWN BOARD BASED ON THE PLANNING BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS, INTRODUCED PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING MAP OF THE TOWN OF HAMBRICK TO REZONE 15 PARCELS WITH VARIOUS EXISTING ZONING DESTINATIONS AROUND THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE AREA WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS TO CRI AS LISTED.AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED IN FORM OF THE LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AND THE TOWN BY ARTICLES TWO AND THREE OF NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW AND BY ARTICLE TWO OF THE NEW YORK STATE STATUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE TOWN BOARD IS AUTHORIZED IN EMPOWERED BY CHAPTER TWO 80, ARTICLE X-L-V-I-I-I OF THE CODE AND ARTICLE 16 OF NEW YORK TOWN LAW TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP OF THE TOWN TO MEET THE GROWING AND CHANGING NEEDS OF THE TOWN.
AND WHERE HAS RY TOWN BOARD HELD A REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED REZONING ON MAY 20TH, 2024 AND CONTINUED ITS JUNE 3RD, 2024.
AND WHERE HAS HENRY TOWN BOARD COMPLETED THE REQUIRED REFERRAL TO ERIE COUNTY AND HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED ACTION AND COMMENTS REVIEWED FROM THE PUBLIC AGENCIES AND TOWN DEPARTMENTS, COMMITTEES AND TOWN STAFF AND WHEREAS AMBRY TOWN BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED RESILIENCE WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND IS ISSUED A NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD HAS PROPOSED 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, THE HAM TOWN BOARD AMENDS THE ZONING TOWN ZONING MAP AS FOLLOWS, REZONED 15 PARCELS AROUND THE CAMP ROAD INTERCHANGE AREA WITH THE FOLLOWING SBL NUMBERS TO CRI.
THOSE PARCEL NUMBERS ARE LISTED NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED IN THE ZONING CODE OF TOWN OF HAMBURG.
BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS, TO AMEND LOCAL ONE 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 ON 15 PARCELS WITH CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATIONS OUR CHANGED FROM C TWO C ONE AND M TWO TO CRI FOR THE 15 PROPERTIES INDICATED ABOVE C ATTACHED MAP.
JOSH, BEFORE YOU VOTE, I WANNA STATE ON THE RECORD THAT YOU GUYS TIME WILL RECEIVED THE WRITTEN PROTEST FROM MY OWNER, UH, AND
SO BY TOWN LAW ARTICLE 2 65, YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO AT LEAST, UH, FOUR FIFTHS OF VOTE.
SO A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE, UH, WHICH WILL BE VOTE TODAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
I CALLED HIM AND TOOK MY CALL RIGHT AWAY AND ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS.
SO, UH, ON, ON THIS RESOLUTION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK FOR THE SOUTH JOSH.
WHEREAS DON HAMMER PLANNING BOARD PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A PRELIMINARY PLAN APPROVAL APPLIC FROM ESSEX HOMES OF WESTERN NEW YORK FOR 22 LOT SUBDIVISION TO BE LOCATED ON PLEASANT AVENUE IN MARCH, 2022.
WHEREAS THE PLANNING BOARD APPROVED THIS SUBDIVISION ON JUNE 15TH, 2022 WITH CONDITIONS.
AND WHEREAS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WAS THAT A DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS IN CONSERVATION EASEMENT BE DRAFTED THE FORM AND CONTENT OF WHICH TO BE APPROVED BY THE TOWN ATTORNEY.
WHEREAS AN EXECUTED COPY OF THE REQUIRED DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS IN CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE TOWN ATTORNEY AND WAS APPROVED BY THE SAME IN APRIL 18TH, 2024.
WHEREAS PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN B OF THE DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS IN CONSERVATION EASEMENT, THE TOWN BOARD MUST ACCEPT THE CONVEYANCE OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT FROM THE OWNER OF THE TOWN TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION FOUR OF THE DECLARATION.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD ACCEPTS THE CONVEYANCE OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE THE DECLARATION ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
STILL MOVED SECOND, BUT I HAVE, I ACTUALLY, I HAVE SOMETHING I WANNA ADD TO IT THOUGH.
I WANNA HAVE IT AMENDED, UM, WITH A WHEREAS KATHY, TO SAY, UM, SINCE IT'S NOT STATED ON HERE, AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UM, I'D LIKE YOU TO SAY, WHEREAS THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT WILL BE NOTATED ON THE TITLES OF THE PROPERTIES LISTED WITHIN THAT SUBDIVISION BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.
BUT UNLESS IT'S NOTATED ON THOSE TITLES, THERE IS NO TEETH FOR THE RESIDENTS, UM, THAT ARE IMPACTED.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET THAT ON THERE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT PLEASE SIGN.
OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS CARRIED BACK TO THE RESOLUTION.
WE RESOLVED THAT THE TOM BOARD OF THE TO OF HAMBURGER APPROVED THE TOM BOARD AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS ARPA DATED JUNE 17TH, 2024.
TOTAL ARPA CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT $204,362.
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YES.THANK RIGHT NOW, UH, BE RESOLVED WITH THE BOARD OF THE TOWN OF FAMILY APPROVE THE TOWN BOARD AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS DATED THAT JUNE 17TH, 2024.
TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENT SUBMITTED FOR AUDIT $1,736,480 91 CENTS.
THIS BRINGS US TO THE PUBLIC EXPRESSION OF THE MEETING.
UH, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO, UH, BE HEARD IN ANY MATTER, UH, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT OF THE STATE, YOUR NAME AND TRY AND KEEP IT AT THREE MINUTES.
SINCE I'M ALREADY HERE, UM, I KNOW THE TOWN DOES NOT OWN THE RAILROAD CRACKS, THAT CROSSOVER, UH, ROGERS AND CLOVER BANK.
UM, BUT JUST RECENTLY THEY WERE CLOSED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
TYPICALLY THEY'RE CLOSED FOR A DAY OR TWO.
IT'S A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, BUT THIS TIME THEY WERE CLOSED FOR OVER TWO WEEKS.
SO IF YOU LIVE IN THAT AREA AND YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH FIVE BY ROGERS OR YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH FIVE BY CLOVER BANK, YOU'RE LITERALLY GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND TO CAM ROAD AND IT'S JUST AN EXTREME INCONVENIENCE.
OUR KIDS WERE LATE TO SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND I EVENTUALLY, AFTER TWO WEEKS, BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD TO AND PAMPER DID GREAT COMMUNICATION, WE WERE TOLD IT COULD BE ONE TO TWO WEEKS.
WE WERE THINKING WORST CASE SCENARIO, TWO WEEKS.
WELL THEN IT BECAME WORSE THAN WORST CASE SCENARIO.
AND I CALLED AND I JUST HAPPENED TO GET THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE, WHOEVER ANSWERS THE PHONE.
I'M LIKE, WELL, ONE, ARE THEY GONNA OPEN? SHE'S LIKE, WHAT DO YOU WANT ROGERS OPEN OR
SHE DID SOME FURTHER FOLLOW UP.
SO I SO APPRECIATE WHOEVER ANSWERS THE PHONE IN THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE, BUT MAYBE IF WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF COMMUNICATING WITH THE PEOPLE WHO CLOSED ON THE RAILROAD COULD BE REALLY ON TOP OF IT TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE OPEN QUICKER.
UM, WHEN I CALLED TO THE, UM, THE, I, I'M THINKING RECREATION DEPARTMENT, BUT I THINK, OH, BUILDING GROUNDS.
I CALLED HER AROUND TO EVERYBODY I COULD POSSIBLY CALL AROUND AND NO ONE HAD ANY INFORMATION EXCEPT FOR THIS KIND OF LADY IN THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE.
SO, UM, ALSO WHOEVER PUTS THE, THERE'S THESE EXTREMELY LARGE SIGNS THAT GO UP THAT SAY, HEY, THE RAILROAD'S CLOSED.
THEY WHOEVER'S PUTTING 'EM UP, SOMEONE NEEDS TO TALK TO THAT PERSON.
THEY'RE NOT DOING A VERY GOOD JOB OF IT.
THEY FALL OVER ON THE ROAD MOST DAYS.
UM, I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU CAN EVEN PICK 'EM UP OR WHO'S PICKING THEM UP 'CAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE SO HEAVY, BUT THEY'RE, WHEN THEY FALL OVER, THEY TAKE OVER THE ENTIRE ROAD.
THERE'S A LOT OF KID BIKE TRAFFIC ON CLOVER BANK AND IT'S ALREADY VERY UNSAFE 'CAUSE THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO GET SIDEWALKS ON CLOVER BANK, THAT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT ACTUALLY WORKING ON THAT.
THAT'S COMING BECAUSE TO GO TO THE CLUB, TO CLOVER BANK, FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO RIDE THEIR BIKES TO MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, ALL THIS, WE COULD DECREASE BUS, WHATEVER.
BUT ANYWAY, WE NEED SIDEWALKS.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THESE STREET SIGNS ARE PLACED IN A TERRIBLE PLACE RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE GOING AROUND EVENT THEY ARE, THEY CONTINUE TO FALL OVER AND IT, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE RAILROAD OR TOWN OR HAMBURG, BUT IF, IF, IF YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS, YOU CAN MENTION TO 'EM THEY, THEY SHOULD DO THAT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
AND ON THAT NOTE, UM, JUST NOT, I'M JUST, SORRY.
UM, DO THEY NOTIFY US? I MEAN, SO WE CAN NOTIFY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT THEY'RE GONNA CLOSE THE RAILROAD AND YES, BECAUSE SUPER OUR, UM, HIGHWAY PUTS IT OUT.
IF YOU FOLLOW
THAT'S WHY I SAW THE ORIGINAL NOTICE.
BUT THERE'S STILL, IT, IT WENT ON TOO LONG.
AND TOWN OF HAMBURG RESIDENTS DESERVE BETTER.
I MEAN THE COMPLETE INCONVENIENCE, KIDS BEING LATE TO SCHOOL AND IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE WHEN I WAS CALLING AROUND, IT WAS A PRIORITY TO ANYBODY EXCEPT FOR THIS NICE LADY IN THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE WHO I DON'T THINK IT, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HER PHONE CALL AND BUGGING SOMEONE THAT WOULD'VE OPENED THE DAY.
UM, THE SIGNS WENT UP BEFORE THEY NEEDED TO.
SO YOU WEREN'T SURE IF THEY WERE CLOSED OR NOT.
IT, FOR SOMEBODY WHO GOES TO DOWNTOWN TO WORK IT, IT WAS AN EXTREMELY CONVENIENCE, NOT TO MENTION THE DIFFICULTY FOR THEIR KIDS GETTING TO SCHOOL LATE EVERY DAY.
WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO BE HEARD? I LISTENED TO THE, THE GUY THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE FIRE PEOPLE, THE VOLUNTEERS, AND THEN I LISTENED TO THAT
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GUY THAT CAME UP AND WANTED TO DO A FOUR STORY BUILDING AND WE DON'T HAVE THE FIRE EQUIPMENT TO PUT OUT A FIRE IF IT HAPPENED.AND THAT'S REALLY KIND OF CONCERNING TO ME AS I GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS.
AND IT ISN'T THE FIRST FOUR STORY THING THAT THIS DEVELOPER GUY IS SELLING IN.
HOW DOES IT GET TO WHERE HE HIRES AN ARCHITECT AND DESIGNS A FOUR STORY BUILDING FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
AND WE CAN'T PUT OUT THAT FIRE.
AND I JUST HAD A FIRE, UH, LAST YEAR AT MY WAREHOUSE AT 97 EVANS THE COTTON, UH, THOSE WHITE THINGS THAT HAPPEN EVERY YEAR AROUND HERE, THEY'RE LIKE UGLY, FLUFFY CUP THINGS.
THEY STARTED ON FIRE AND WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY VOLUNTEERS TO COME AND HELP.
AND LUCKILY I'M NEXT DOOR TO THE HAMBURG BUILDING DEPARTMENT GUYS.
THEY CAME AND THEN THE GUYS THAT WERE OVER NEXT DOOR TO ME CAME AND WE DID PUT OUT THIS FIRE.
IT WAS GOING CRAZY 'CAUSE ALL THE COTTONWOODS, SO IT WAS GOING THE THING.
SO WE DO HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE WE HAVE TO HELP THESE PEOPLE TRY TO GET VOLUNTEERS.
WE GOTTA, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T, THESE GUYS CAN'T COME AND DEVELOP SOMETHING AND THEN THE FIRE CHIEF HAS TO SAY, HEY YOU GUYS, YOU CAN'T HAVE THIS BUILDING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TRUCKS TO PUT IT OUT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT IT'S FAR AS IT DID, BUT THAT, THAT BOTHERED ME.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO BE HEARD? THEY'LL BRING US TO REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS.
PLANNING ENGINEERING, CODE ENFORCEMENT, NO.
CONSULTANT ENGINEER FINANCE REPORTS HIGHWAY, UH, CURRENTLY IN, UH, JONES STREET FOR BRUSH AND THIS WEEK STARTING YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SERVICES
UM, WE HAVE OUR NEXT WEEK STARTING OUR SUMMER IN GINA SERIES.
WE'LL BEGIN ON JUNE 25TH AT SEVEN 30.
THE FIRST CONCERT AT OUR CENTER.
WE HAVE A EXTENDED EXAM SERVICE FOR, UM, ALL 50 OF THOSE EVENTS SO PEOPLE CAN CONTACT US, UM, AND BOOK A VAN.
UH, WE NEED TO KNOW UP TO A WEEK AHEAD, BUT THEY CAN BOOK MAYBE HOME, UH, IN LATE, NOT HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
UM, WE ALSO HAD OUR LITTLE FUN READING GROUP.
OUR HOMESCHOOL KIDS HAD THEIR END OF THE YEAR PICNIC WITH OUR SENIOR AND THEY DID SHUFFLEBOARD.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I WAS PRETTY IMPRESSED.
KIDS HELD THEIR OWN, UM, WITH THE SENIOR AND ALMOST
UM, AND THEN I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S IT.
JUST BE CAREFUL WITH THE HEAT EVERYBODY EATS IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN INDEX OF OVER A HUNDRED BECAUSE DO NOT USE YOUR PETS OUT FOR FIVE, 10 MINUTES.
UM, SO WE'VE MADE SURE, UM, ANYONE YOU KNOW THAT MAY NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, ESPECIALLY SENIOR CITIZENS AND CHECK ON THEM.
UM, YOU KNOW, AND IF EVERYONE NEEDS ANYTHING, JUST HAVE 'EM CALL OUR CENTER.
WE TRY AND GET 'EM ON THE SERVICE SERVICES WE CAN, BUT IT'S GONNA GET A LITTLE DANGEROUS.
ASSESSING NOTHING TO REPORT LEGAL.
I JUST HAVE SOME REPORTS TO MAKE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION AND OTHER MATTERS.
WE, WE ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED BEFORE.
CLERK, NO REPORT REPORTS FROM THE BOARD COUNCIL MEMBER BOSKY.
UM, ON JUNE 8TH, UH, WE, UM, HAMBURG LOST THOMAS ROSS, UM, HAD A TRAGIC, TRAGIC ACCIDENT.
8-YEAR-OLD, UM, BOY, I HAD OCCASION TO KNOW SOME OF MY CHILDREN HAD OVERLAPPED THE FRONT.
AND, UM, I REMEMBER HEARING THE SIRENS AND, AND, AND JUST FINDING OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND BEING, UM, EXCEPTIONALLY SAD.
I HAD OCCASION TO ATTEND A, A CARNIVAL THEY HAD FOR THE, UM, THE YOUNG BOY THROUGH SOME ACQUAINTANCES.
AND UH, OBVIOUSLY IT WAS HEARTBREAKING FOR ALL OF US.
SO I WOULD JUST ASK LIKE THE TIMES FOR, FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND DURING THIS MOMENT OF SILENCE, I WOULD ASK.
UM, IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS AS, AS A COMMUNITY WE SHOULD COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT, UM, ANOTHER AS WE TRY TO HEAL AND MOVE FORWARD.
I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT WE TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT SMALL THINGS JUST LIKE THE GIRL SCOUTS THAT WE'RE HERE, UH, TODAY, WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY HAD DONE FOR THE, FOR THE FAMILIES AND MOTHERS OF OF PEOPLE LOST.
BUT SMALL THINGS THAT WE CAN DO EACH AND EVERY DAY TO MAKE OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
AND, UH, WE'D LIKE TO REMEMBER THIS, UH, IN, IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE
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ON IT.I WAS, UH, IF I DIDN'T TALK TOO MUCH, I WOULD'VE BEEN RIGHT THERE AT THAT TIME.
IN ANY EVENT, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S THE END OF THE, UH, REPORT O OTHER THAN THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP TODAY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
YEAH, JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE POWER OF THE CELL PHONES, HOW FAST THEY'RE NOWADAYS BECAUSE JANUARY, 1863, UM, THE PROCLAMATION, UH, OF INDEPENDENCE WAS PASSED AND THE LAST STATE THAT WAS FREE WAS TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER, 18, NOT JUNE 19TH, 1865.
SO THAT'S HOW LONG PROGRESS TAKES BACK IN THE DAY.
SO JUST JUNETEENTH, IT'S JUST, UH, TAKING A LITTLE REMMERS FOR PEOPLE THAT SUFFERED.
UM, YES, I HAD THE, UH, PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE EVENT PUT ON BY YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SERVICES FOR JUNETEENTH LAST WEEK.
UM, I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AT EACH OF THE EVENTS I GO TO.
THE ENTERTAINMENT IS, IS TERRIFIC AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE COMMUNITY, UM, PARTAKING IN THAT, ENJOYING IT.
AND OF COURSE, WEDNESDAY IS THE OFFICIAL, UM, COMMEMORATION OF, UH, JUNETEENTH.
UH, I KNOW THERE WAS SEVERAL COMMENTS MADE ABOUT CLOVER BANK AND THAT IS PART OF A PROJECT THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON.
WE SECURED FUNDING, UM, FROM AT THE TIME, UH, SEAN RYAN, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT PROJECT WITH KEN TON AND SOME OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
WE HAVE THE BID BACK, SO THE PROJECT IS MOVING, MOVING ALONG, BUT AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THAT PROJECT IS CLOVER BANK.
UM, IT WILL ADDRESS CONNECTIVITY AND SAFETY ON AMSEL, UM, AND ALSO ON CLOVER BANK.
UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT WE FOUND OUT WITH INFLATION AND EVERYTHING, WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO, WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO SCALE BACK A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'RE GONNA KEEP WORKING ON GETTING FUNDING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN EXTEND THAT PROJECT.
BUT WE WILL BE SURE TO GET SOME OF THE MAJOR, UM, PHASES ON AMSEL AND CLOVER BANK FINISHED IN WITH THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATIVE FUNDING.
UM, I CAN APPRECIATE, I THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO COMES AND PROVIDES THE, THEIR COMMENTS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING AND I CAN COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE.
I USED TO LIVE ON ROGERS ROAD RIGHT BETWEEN WHERE THAT WOMAN WAS TALKING AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE I HAD QUITE A BIT OF SEWAGE ON MY BASEMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
SO I HEAR, I HEARD WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.
UM, PLEASE, UH, KEEP IN MIND IT'S IN THE HAMBURG SUN.
UH, BUT THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR SOUTHWEST CENTENNIAL AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND THEY HAVE AN ENTIRE, I THINK, FOUR DAY PROGRAM OF EVENTS.
SO WE CONGRATULATE THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG AND WE ALSO, UM, ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO PUT TOGETHER DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
AND THEN FINALLY, UM, OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WON'T BE UNTIL JULY, UH, EIGHTH I BELIEVE.
AND SO RIGHT BEFORE THAT WE'LL BE OF COURSE, INDEPENDENCE DAY, JULY 4TH.
UM, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ENJOY EVENTS TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO STEP AND REFLECT ON JUST WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THAT TIME, SEVERAL CENTURIES AGO.
AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAD TO DO AND ALL THE INPUT FROM RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THEIR IDEAS AND WHAT THEY FELT PASSIONATE ABOUT AND ULTIMATELY WHAT IT RESULTED IN.
UM, SO HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO EVERYONE AND ENJOYED THE WARM WEATHER, BUT AS, UM, WAS ALREADY STATED, PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND WATCH, WATCH OUT FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS.
I'M JUST GONNA ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT SEVERAL OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS MADE.
I AM ALWAYS IMPRESSED WHEN PEOPLE ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO GET UP AND SPEAK AND SPEAK TO THE BOARD.
IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND I APPRECIATE IT.
UM, JUST LIKE I APPRECIATE THE YOUTH WHO TOOK THE COURAGE TO DO THOSE SPECIAL PROJECTS AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER.
IT DOES SPEAK ABOUT THE RESIDENTS THAT TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO FEEL COMFORTABLE SPEAKING TO US, SPEAKING THEIR MIND, AND BEING VERY FRANK AND HONEST WITH US, WHICH HELPS US MAKE BETTER DECISIONS FOR ALL OF YOU.
THAT BEING SAID, UM, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER LAUREN SAID, WE HAVE SEVERAL REASONS TO CELEBRATE BEFORE OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.
WE HAVE JUNETEENTH, WE HAVE THE QUINCENTENNIAL, WE HAVE 4TH OF JULY.
ALL REASONS FOR TRULY TO CELEBRATE ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY WONDERFUL AND DELIGHTFUL.
BUT IN THAT MIND OF CELEBRATION, I ENCOURAGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF HOW YOUR ACTIONS AND YOUR DECISIONS CAN IMPACT ANOTHER.
UM, SO IF THAT MEANS YOU'RE VIEWING A BEAUTIFUL FIREWORK AS YOU'RE DRIVING HOME, MAYBE PULL OVER AND LOOK AT IT.
DON'T BE A DISTRACTED DRIVER IF YOU GET A TEXT FROM A FRIEND AS YOU'RE DRIVING TO AN EVENT.
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LEAVE THE CELL PHONE IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT UNTIL YOU GET THERE.UM, AS A COMMUNITY, WE LEARNED A VERY PAINFUL LESSON THIS WEEK OR THIS PAST WEEK AND A HALF ABOUT HOW MUCH ONE PERSON'S ACTIONS CAN TRULY IMPACT AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT IT'S HAD ON AN ENTIRE DISTRICT OF CHILDREN WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH UNDERSTANDING MORTALITY.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, WHEN WE'RE CELEBRATING AND WE'RE DOING ALL OF THE FUN THINGS THAT OUR SUMMER AND ALL OF THE CAREFREE DAYS OF SUMMER, BE MINDFUL.
JUST BE MINDFUL THAT YOUR IMPACT, YOUR, YOUR CHOICES IMPACT EVERYONE FOR GOOD OR FOR BAD.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT, UH, RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ATTENDED THE, UH, BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA, UH, GRANT, UH, PUBLIC MEETING AT THE WOODLAWN VOLUNTEER FIRE HALL.
THERE'S GOING TO BE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT GOING FORWARD.
YOU CAN STAY TUNED TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL AS THE TOWN WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
OR YOU CAN CALL THAT NICELY IN MY OFFICE THAT MINDY REFERRED TO AND SHE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE AS WELL.
IS THAT MARJORIE? THAT IS MARJORIE.
UM, AT THIS POINT I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, MAY I HAVE MORE? JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE THE MARINA FEASIBILITY STUDY OPEN HOUSE THIS THURSDAY.
CORRECT? IS THAT THURSDAY CORRECT? AT SIX TO EIGHT HERE AT TOWN HALL? I BELIEVE SO.
JUST A QUICK REMINDER FOR THE COMMUNITY, IF YOU WANT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, JUST TO PROVIDE US WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
THIS WAS ON ALL THINGS HAVING TO DO WITH THE WATERFRONT AND, AND THEIR TAKE ON IT AND SOME FEASIBILITY ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
SO AGAIN, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, WANT MORE INFORMATION, WANNA PROVIDE COMMENT THIS THURSDAY THE 20TH, SIX TO EIGHT HERE AT TOWN HALL.
WE ALSO HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, WHICH MAY BE AN INCENTIVE.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS FOR THE ISSUES CITED PREVIOUSLY.