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[Call To Order]
GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.
SO START WITH THE ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER RE LO PRESENT COURT.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR RICHARD STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.
[4.1. Public Hearing]
PUBLIC HEARING, THE CLERK READ THE LEGAL NOTICE.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, UH, I'M SORRY.
THAT'S, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE TOM BOARD ON APRIL 7TH, 2025.
PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE OF LAW, A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO BE KNOWN AS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 2 2 22 25 20 25 SAID LOCAL LAW PROVIDES FOR THE AMENDMENT OF LOCAL LAW.
NUMBER 10 19 86, CHAPTER TWO 80, ENTITLED ZONING AND PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL AS FOLLOWS, FOR THE ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO SAID ZONING CODE TO REZO 0.9 ACRE PARCEL AT 67 22 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD, SBL NUMBER 1 9 4 0 DASH ONE 14 AND A 2.9 ACRE PARCEL TO IMMEDIATE EAST SBL NUMBER 1 9 4 0.14 DASH NINE FROM R ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, AND THEREFORE PURSUIT TO THE STATUTES OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME ROAD LAW.
THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 5TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM LOCAL TIME AT WHICH ALL INTERESTED PEOPLE MAY BE HEARD.
SO ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING? THE GENTLEMAN IN THE MOVE NOTES HERE.
OH, SIR, DID YOU ADD SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY? NO, JUST I HAVE THE PAPER CHECK.
THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'RE HAVING NOW.
SO THIS WOULD BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS, UM, HOW MUCH YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT OR CONCERNS YOU HAVE WITH THE PROJECT, OR ARE YOU JUST HERE TO GATHER ANY OTHER INFORMATION? SAY NOTHING.
DO, BECAUSE MY PROPERTY IS ALREADY OKAY.
WHAT WAS THAT? IT NEEDS TO USE THE MIC POST OFFICE OVER HERE.
IT'S BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE POST OFFICE, SIR, WOULD YOU MIND, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP TO THE MIC SO WE CAN HEAR YOU BETTER PLEASE? THANK YOU, SIR.
LIKE YOU SAY MICRO TO THE MIC.
THE RIGHT HERE AT THE MICROPHONE? YES, SIR.
I GOT READY, RENT THE POST OFFICE.
I GOT CONTRACT WITH THE POST OFFICE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S, I CAN SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, OKAY.
FOR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, SO, OKAY.
THIS DOESN'T AFFECT YOU THEN THE, THE ZONING ON THIS DOESN'T AFFECT YOU ONE WAY OR THE OTHER? NO.
I JUST HAVE A, I HAVE A QUESTION AS YOU WERE RATTLING THAT OFF, AND I KNOW YOU HAD A LOT TO READ MM-HMM
AND WHAT IS, WHAT'S REALLY, PUT IT IN A SYNOPSIS SO I UNDERSTAND IT.
UH, JUST THE, YOU COULD ASK THE BOARD TO DO THAT.
I, I JUST, COULD SOMEBODY PUT IN A SENSE SO I CAN I UNDERSTAND IT 'CAUSE I MAY NOT LIKE IT.
IT'S TWO PARCELS OF LAND ON SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD.
UH, A 0.9 PARCEL AND A 2.9 PARCEL.
AND THEY'RE GONNA BE MOVED FROM R ONE RESIDENTIAL TO AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.
AND WE DO IS THAT THE ONE BY HOWARD ROAD? YEAH, WE HAVE JOSH.
UM, ROGERS IS HERE AND HE PROBABLY CAN SPEAK VERY DIRECTLY TO YOUR QUESTION.
I FELT LIKE I REMEMBER YOU SPEAKING THE TIME I WAS HERE LAST TIME.
CAN, CAN WE HAVE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE INDIVIDUAL, RIGHT? JOSH? YOU SAID WHAT? YOU, WERE YOU ABOUT APARTMENT COMPLEXES WHERE YOU HAD TO PULL OUT ONTO HOWARD ROAD VERSUS SOUTHWESTERN? I EXPLAINED THE PROJECT, YEAH, BUT I'M NOT FOR OR AGAINST YOU? NO, I'M JUST ASKING
WOULD, WOULD YOU MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? MS. MY NAME IS CAROL WOODS.
UH, REALLY QUICKLY FOR THE RECORD, JOSHUA ROGERS PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
UH, THE PROJECT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, IS A PROJECT THAT'S, UH, MERGED PARCELS AT 67 22
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SOUTHWESTERN AND THE PARCELS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MERGED.UM, THEY'RE ON BEHALF OF CORY TIGER WHO'S HERE.
IF HE, IF HE WANTS TO ASK HIM ANY QUESTIONS, ESSENTIALLY, UH, HE'S CURRENTLY ZONED R ONE.
THE PROJECT THAT HE WANTS TO DO, UH, IS PUTTING UP A POLE BARN FOR STORAGE BUSINESSES OR PURPOSES FOR HIS BUSINESS IS NOT ALLOWED IN HIS CURRENT ZONING DISTRICT.
HE ORIGINALLY WAS LOOKING TO DO A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IN THE LAKEVIEW AREA.
UH, BUT AFTER FURTHER THOUGHT FROM THE PLANNING BOARD AND FROM TALKING, UM, WITH MEMBERS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE DECIDED THAT GOING TO THE AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT MADE MORE SENSE.
'CAUSE IT FITS MORE IN LINE WITH LAKEVIEW.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE RURAL THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE TOWN.
AND IN THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, HIS USE WOULD BE ALLOWED.
SO THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS JUST FOR HIM TO DO A POLL BARN, UH, ON HIS PROPERTY.
HE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE PLANNING BOARD.
SO THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS JUST FOR, FOR THAT ZONING CHANGE.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS, THIS PLACE IS WHERE THE WOODLAND IS JUST BEFORE HOWARD ROAD AND SOUTHWESTERN.
THEY CANNOT MAKE A DRIVEWAY OUT TO SOUTHWESTERN BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC ON SOUTHWESTERN.
THAT'S WHAT WAS SPOKEN LAST, THE LAST TIME I WAS AT A MEETING.
BUT THIS ISN'T THAT GENTLEMAN.
THIS IS A, THIS IS YOU VERY DIFFERENT SPOT.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PROJECT.
I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY LATER.
WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? NOPE.
OKAY, THEN WE NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE.
MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO YOU KNOW THIS IS THE AMENDED ONE? I DUNNO IF I HAVE THE AMENDED ONE.
KEN, DO YOU HAVE THE AMENDED? THE 4.2 AWARD? YEAH.
DO YOU HAVE THE AMENDED? I HANDED A, I HAVE A COPY HERE.
[4.2. Award bid for "Collection, Hauling and Processing of Municipal Solid Waste etc."]
BID FOR COLLECTION? HAULING, PROCESSING.MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, BULK WASTE AND RECYCLING.
WHERE IS THE TOWN? BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG? ADOPTED A RESOLUTION ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2024, AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALED BIDS FOR COLLECTION OF HAULING AND PROCESSING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, BULK WASTE AND RECYCLING.
AND WHERE IS THE TOWN BOARD INTENDED TO CREATE A TOWN WIDE REFUGE RECYCLING DISTRICT OUTSIDE OF THE VILLAGES OF HAMBURG AND THE VILLAGE OF BLAZEDALE TO FUND THE COST OF CHARGES OF COLLECTION HAULING THE PROCESS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, BULK WASTE RECYCLING IN THE DISTRICT, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY $239 AND 91 CENTS PER HOUSEHOLD UNIT.
AND WHERE THE BID SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDED THREE BIDS OPTIONS FOR TERM OF THE CONTRACT AND THREE BID ALTERNATES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS THREE BIDS PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED AND OPEN BY THE HAMBURG TOWN CLERK ON JANUARY 23RD, 2025, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG REVIEWED THE VALUATION OF THE BID PROPOSALS NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED AT THE TOWN, TOWN OF HAMBURG, SELECTED BID NUMBER ONE AND DECLINED TO SELECT ANY OF BID ALTERNATIVES, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS DETERMINED THAT MODERN CORP WAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR BID OPTION ONE WITHOUT ANY BID ALTERNATES.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HEREBY AUTHORIZES AWARDS BID FOR COLLECTION, HAULING AND PROCESSING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, BULK WASTE RECYCLABLES TO MODERN CORP.
SUBJECT TO THE TOWN ATTORNEY AND MODERN CORP NEGOTIATION, MUTUAL AGREEMENT CONTRACT TERMS, INCLUDING THE RES, RESULTING PER HOUSE UNIT COST AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE HAMBURG TOWN CLERK TO RETURN ALL BID BONDS RECEIVED IN COLLECTION WITH THE ABOVE AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO PREPARE CONTRACT DOCUMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THE BID AND BID SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND THE TOWN'S INSURANCE CONSULTANT.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN CLERK IS AUTHORIZED TO
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FORWARD A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO MODERN CORP.DAN, DO YOU WANNA FIRST MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, MAKE THE AMENDMENT AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THE, UH, RESOLUTION ITSELF? YEAH, THIS WAS THE RE THERE WAS THE AMENDMENT.
RIGHT, BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PRESENT AN AMENDED RESOLUTION.
I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT BEFORE I READ THIS.
OKAY, SO I'LL SECOND THAT, UH, AMENDMENT.
AND WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE, OKAY.
THE MOTION TO AMEND MOTION TO MOTION TO AMEND.
MOTION TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AMEND.
THIS IS JUST FOR THE AMENDMENT.
NOW, NOW A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AMENDED RESOLUTION THAT I JUST READ.
ANYBODY WANT ON THE QUESTION? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION.
THIS PROJECT AMAZING WHAT YOU'VE GOTTEN DONE.
$239 AND 91 CENTS PER HOUSING UNIT.
I'M ASSUMING THAT IS PER YEAR, CORRECT? YES.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A FUNDING SOURCE IDENTIFIED.
AND MY QUESTION ON THIS IS, THIS I'M UNDERSTANDING IS WITH THE CREATION OF THE GARBAGE DISTRICT, WE'LL BE STARTING THE FIRST OF THE YEAR OR DO WE HAVE A START DATE? UH, WE, WE BASICALLY DON'T HAVE IT.
THAT'LL BE UNDER THE CONTRACT WITH THE, WHEN THEY NEGOTIATE, SORRY KEN, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS ALL GONNA GET FUNDED.
THE FUNDING SOURCE IS IDENTIFIED IN THE SECOND DECAL PARAGRAPH, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE TOWN INTENDS TO FORM A TOWN WIDE RECYCLING REFUSE DISTRICT.
THE TOWN WIDE REFUSE DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT.
SO THERE IS A FUNDING SOURCE THAT IS THE FUNDING SOURCE BECAUSE THAT FUNDING SOURCE WILL BE A DISTRICT AS ESTABLISHED AND THEN HAS ALL OF THE CHARGES FOR THAT DISTRICT WILL BE PUT THROUGH A DISTRICT AND BEPI AS A LINE ITEM IN THE TAXES.
AFTER THAT IT TAKES PLACE THAT SCHEDULED IS ROUGHLY SCHEDULED TO OCCUR AND TAKE PLACE IN EARLY OF 2026.
AND THEN THE TAXES WILL BE COLLECTED, INCLUDING THOSE NEW CHARGES FOR THE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISTRICT, WHICH WILL ALLOW PAYMENT OF THE INVOICES START COMING IN AFTER THE LAUNCHING OF THE NEW DISTRICT.
DISTRICT SERVICES, THE DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT WOULDN'T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, WHICH IS, I'M ASSUMING WHEN WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE GARBAGE START, THE TAXES GET COLLECTED, THE TOWN IS ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN WE LAUNCH BOTH THE DISTRICT AND THE ACTUAL SERVICES BEING RENDERED.
SO, AND SO THE IDEA IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE DISTRICT IN PLACE AND JANUARY 1ST IS NOT A MAGIC DATE.
CERTAINLY WE MAY HAVE IT IN PLACE BEFORE OR SLIGHTLY AFTER THAT, BUT WE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE IT.
WELL, HOW WOULD YOU COLLECT THE TAXES THOUGH? ON THE DISTRICT? LIKE THE, IT, THE TAX, THE BILL, THE DISTRICT BILL IS GONNA GO OUT AND THE TAX BILL GOES OUT? OR ARE WE GONNA SEND A SEPARATE ONE? IT'LL BE AT THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR.
THE, THERE'S NOT A, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE DISTRICT BILL.
THE DISTRICT WILL BE CREATED AND THE DISTRICT CHARGES WILL APPEAR ON THE TAX BILL FOR 2026 TOWN AND COUNTY BILL.
UM, THAT DISTRICT CERTAINLY WILL BE FORMED BEFORE THOSE TAXES.
TAX BILLS ARE ISSUED IN LATE JANUARY OF 2026.
SO IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE START DATE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED, BUT THE START DATE WILL COINCIDE SO THAT THERE IS NOT THE NEED FOR FUND ANY FUNDING, ANYTHING IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO THE COLLECTION OF TAXES? CORRECT.
THE START DATE WILL BE, UM, AROUND THE TIME OF THE TAXES FOR THE TOWN AND COUNTY BEING ISSUED IN 2026 OR THEREAFTER.
SO THAT THE TAXES TO WILL BE COLLECTED AND SERVED AS THE FUNDING SOURCE TO PAY FOR THE FIRST INVOICES FOR THE GARBAGE, SORRY, THE REFUSE AND RECYCLING, UH, SERVICES.
SO THERE WILL BE NO UPFRONT TOWN COSTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO INCUR PRIOR TO THE COLLECTION OF THE GARBAGE DISTRICTS? NO, THAT'S, YES.
SO THE COST TO ESTABLISH THE DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO BE ROLLED IN AND PAID ONCE THOSE IT'S A COST, IT'S A COST OF THE DISTRICT.
AND THAT WILL BE ABLE TO WAIT AND BE PAID WITH THE COLLECTION, THE FIRST COLLECTIONS OF TAXES.
THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS, IT SAYS IN THE AMENDMENT THAT IT'S GONNA BE FOR 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR, UM, FOUR HOUSEHOLDS PER PROPERTY PIECE.
SO IS THAT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WHEN SOMEBODY HAS A VACANT LOT NEXT DOOR, LIKE THEY HAVE A DOUBLE LOT, ARE THEY GOING TO BE CHARGED TWICE OR IS IT GOING TO BE CHARGED ONCE? IS THIS ALL BEEN PREDETERMINED AND FIGURED OUT IT OUT? IT'S RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
IT'S RESIDENTIAL UNITS UP TO FOUR DWELLING UNITS.
SO IF IT'S A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE CHARGED THEN, THEN IT WOULD BE A GARBAGE SERVICE WOULD NOT BE USUALLY PICKED UP FROM A VACANT PARCEL.
IT WOULD BE CLARIFIED BY THE NEGOTIATION OF THE CONTRACT.
AND THEN HOW WILL THAT, HOW WILL
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WE ADDRESS NEW DEVELOPMENTS? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? I'M NOT SURE.WELL, LIKE SAY SOMEBODY, SAY WE GET A NEW SUBDIVISION THAT COMES IN, WHICH WE DO NOT, BUT SAY WE GET A, THERE, THERE, CERTAINLY SOMEBODY BUILDS A NEW HOUSE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THE OF YEAH, I UNDERSTAND NOW I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
SO, SO THIS IS THE, UH, THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DISTRICT WOULD ENCOMPASS AND INCLUDE THE DETERMINATION WHICH WILL MAINTAIN ON UP TO A DAILY BASIS BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE, UM, BUILDING NEW HOMES, RIGHT? SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING RESIDENCY IN THEIR HOMES.
AND YOU ALSO, ONE OTHER THING TO POINT OUT, UM, AS AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WOULD BE THAT THIS IS IN ESSENCE WHAT WE WOULD REFER TO AS AN OPT OUT PROGRAM, MEANING THAT THE DISTRICT HAS CREATED AND PROVIDE SERVICE TO ANYBODY WHO FITS WITHIN THE CLASSIFICATION I JUST INDICATED, WHICH WAS AT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, UP TO FOUR DWELLING UNITS PER PROPERTY.
AND IN ORDER TO NOT RECEIVE SERVICE, YOU WOULD OPT OUT OF THE SERVICE.
WE CANNOT FORCE SOMEONE TO, UH, USE THIS CONTRACTOR THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN.
WE CANNOT FORCE THEM TO HAVE GARBAGE COLLECTION OR REFUSE AND RECYCLING.
BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN DO THE FRAMEWORK WE'VE CREATED HERE.
IF THEY WANTED NOT TO RECEIVE THAT, THEY WOULD STILL BE TAXED AS THIS IS A TOWN WIDE OUTSIDE THE VILLAGES DISTRICT.
BUT THEY CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE TO RECEIVE THE SERVICE THROUGH THE TOWN.
THEY WOULD ABLE, ABLE TO NOT RECEIVE OR TO CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH ANOTHER CONTRACTOR SO THEY CAN SELECT TO CO OPT OUT, THEN YES, THEY COULD SELECT TO OPT OUT.
UM, ON THE QUESTION, UM, I JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK UH, BOB MAHONEY OUT THERE SINCE I SEE HIM OUT THERE.
UM, AND THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS, UM, FOR THE LAST, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS, UM, I GOT ASSIGNED TO THIS AS A, AS THE LIAISON.
AND UM, WITH BOB'S HELP, WE MOVED AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD TO GET THIS, UH, ACCOMPLISHED.
AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE WILL BE HAPPY BECAUSE FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE I SEE OUT THERE, I KNOW THEY SAID THEY PAY ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SOME PEOPLE 500, SOME PEOPLE 400.
UM, THIS IS THE LOWEST COST THAT I'VE SEEN PER YEAR FOR HOUSEHOLD.
SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE WILL BE HAPPY.
THIS IS AMAZING WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE PULLED TOGETHER.
WELL, I'M SITTING HERE AND FOR DAN, THE MORE HE TALKS, THE MORE I THINK OF QUESTIONS, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE COST OF RESIDENTS GETTING A MODERN GARBAGE TOTE OR WILL THAT BE AN EXTRA COST OR, WE ARE NOT SURE OF THAT YET.
THAT WAS PART OF THE BIG SPECIFICATION INCLUDES THEM GETTING A TOTE IF THEY DON'T EVER HAVE A TOTE FROM, AND IT ALSO INCLUDES THE TOTES REMAINING THE PROPERTY OF MODERN.
AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE IF THERE WAS A DAMAGE TOTE REPLACEMENT.
THERE MAY BE A SMALL ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR THAT.
BUT, UM, THEY WOULD IN ESSENCE, UH, THAT WOULD INCLUDE, UH, I THINK DID YOU SAY TOTES OR SOMETHING ELSE ALSO INCLUDE? NO, I WAS ASKING LIKE TOTES.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR THIS NUMBER AND THEN FIND OUT COME JANUARY.
YEAH, THIS IS SORT OF, THERE WAS AN EXTRA COST.
A BETTER ANSWER WOULD BE, OR SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER WOULD BE THAT THIS INCLUDES, UM, WEEKLY PICKUP OF REFUSE.
IT INCLUDES, UM, ONE BULK, UH, A BULK PICKUP PER MONTH, BIMONTHLY DURING THE C BIMONTHLY, BIMONTHLY, I'M SORRY, BIMONTHLY.
SO LIKE A BIG TRASH DAY APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER.
AND ALSO, UM, HAS A BI I MEANT, SORRY, I MISSPOKE YOU RIGHT.
I WAS BIWEEKLY RECYCLING PICKUP.
UM, SO ALL THOSE THINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS NUMBER.
SO IN ESSENCE, WE TRY TO MATCH WHAT THE, UH, I THINK THE MAJORITY OF HOUSEHOLD OR RESIDENCES RECEIVE IN TERMS OF THEIR SERVICES NOW AND PROVIDE ALL OF THAT INCLUSIVE IN ONE NUMBER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FIGURING ALL THAT OUT.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAD ALL THE DETAILS FIGURED OUT TOO.
UH, I'LL ALSO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE SAVINGS FOR MY FAMILY.
UM, AND I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME.
UM, OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT, UH, COUNCILMAN COZI AND THE, UH, MR. MAHONEY AND THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE.
THEY'VE PUT IN A LOT OF WORK FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS.
ED HUGHES WAS PART OF THAT COMMITTEE, UM, AS OUR ASSESSOR HERE.
AND, UH, BOB, SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS, I CAN THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, I WANNA THANK THE NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE THAT WORK WITH, WITH US, WITH THIS.
OF COURSE, THE CO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
RICH CLARK COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.
HE'S BEEN FROM THE, THE BEGINNING IN 2020 WHEN THIS THING BEGAN.
RICH CLARK WAS ON THE COMMITTEE.
HE TALKED HIM BACK IN AND HE HELPED FINISH IT.
KAILIN MCCORMICK, WHO'S ON THE PLANNING BOARD AS PART OF THIS COMMITTEE.
LARRY BENDER, RICH TYLE, JANET LAR, EDDIE, EW.
AND FINALLY I TOLD THAT I COULDN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH AND HE'S VERY HUMBLE AND VERY QUIET.
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TOOK ALL OUR COMMITTEE IDEAS, PUT 'EM INTO A, UH, SOMETHING WE COULD PROPOSE AND, AND ADDRESSED THIS TO, UM, THE PROVIDERS.SO MR. FARROW WAS A BIG ASSET, WHICH I'VE MET WITH MR. FAR NINE TIMES.
I ACCORDING MY SIGNAGE SHEET, WHICH CONSTITUTES NOW LIKE A LEND OF MONEY BECAUSE, UM, BEFORE, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS AND HE'S NOT WITH ME.
BUT NO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH.
I KNOW VOTE HASN'T HAPPENED YET, BUT, SO MISS UH, BERG'S POINT, THIS WAS A LONG, TEDIOUS JOB WITHOUT THAT COMMITTEE AND MR. ER'S UH, HELP, WE WOULDN'T HAVE GOT THERE.
I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE MY, UH, THANKS, UH, MR. MAHONEY, UH, MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD.
I KNOW THAT, UM, THIS TOOK A LONG TIME AND, UM, I KNOW WE TALKED, I I BELIEVE AS RECENTLY AS FRIDAY ON THIS.
I KNOW YOU PUT A LOT OF PERSONAL TIME AND I TALKED TO YOU MANY TIMES ABOUT IT.
SO THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED.
WE STILL HAVEN'T COMPLETED THE TASK YET, THOUGH THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE.
BUT PRESUMING THAT THIS GOES FORWARD, UH, WHICH I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HELP THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY AND IT'S GONNA REDUCE GARBAGE COSTS FOR EVERYONE.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE SECOND? SO MOVED.
THERE WAS A QUESTION, DAN, THERE WAS A QUESTION FROM A CONSTITUENT.
CAN YOU JUST COME UP TO THE MIC THAT WAY THE PEOPLE CAN HEAR IT AND IT MAKES IT EASIER.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE JENNY IS AND YES, BOB, WE DID TALK WHEN THEY'RE DOING NOTES UNANIMOUS.
SO YOU CAN OPT OUT OF THIS ACCORDING TO MR. FERRELL, YOU CAN.
'CAUSE I KNOW SOME RESIDENTS THAT DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY GARBAGE.
THEY DON'T, THEY THERE AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY GARBAGE.
AND THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, SINCE THIS IS GONNA BE SOMETHING NEW TO, WELL, PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS, IS THERE GONNA BE SOMETHING OUT TO ALL THE RESIDENTS? YES.
SO EVERYBODY KNOWS THERE'LL BE A LETTER SENT TO ALL THE RESIDENTS AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE, THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE'RE PUSHING IT OUT TILL THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE CONTRACTS.
THEY ALREADY PAID FOR THE GARBAGE.
UM, YOU KNOW, AND SO LET PEOPLE STOP PAYING WHEN YOU KNOW.
SO WHEN DO YOU THINK THE LETTERS WILL GO OUT OR WHATEVER? RESIDENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED.
IT'LL BE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT SO THE BID SPEC AND THE CONTRACT INCLUDES A PROVISION THAT THE, UM, ADVERTISING AND ACTUALLY AN ANNUAL SORT OF NEWSLETTER FOR, TO REMIND PEOPLE AND ALSO TO ACCLIMATE NEW CUSTOMERS OR NEW RESIDENTS TO THE TOWN.
WILL IS INCLUDED IN THE COST WE'RE PAYING AND IS PROVIDED BY MODERN AND WILL BE CIRCULATED.
I WOULD SAY LOOK ON THE TOWN WEBSITE TOO.
THIS IS GONNA BE A SHOCK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
NO, THEY'LL BE MAILERS AND IT'LL BE IN THE NEWS.
EIGHT SOME YEARS OLD HE MM-HMM
WHEN YOU SAY UP, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME? YEAH, YOU GOTTA COME UP.
I DON'T THINK I TALK VERY LOUD.
WE HAVE A NEW SYSTEM THAT IF YOU'RE NOT AT THE MICROPHONE IT DOESN'T PICK IT UP AND GET IN THE TRANSCRIPT.
SORRY, WE DON'T WANT YOUR COMMENTS.
I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, WHEN YOU SAY OPT OUT, DOES THAT, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, I OPT OUT OF USING THE SENIOR CENTER, BUT I STILL PAY FOR IT IN MY TAXES IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.
WHEN YOU SAY OPT OUT, DOES THAT SIMPLY MEAN THAT YOU'RE NOT GETTING A PICKUP, BUT THAT YOU ARE STILL PAYING THE TAXES SIMILAR TO ANY TAX THING? ABSOLUTELY.
YOU DO OR DON'T USE? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THERE'S A PLETHORA OF DIFFERENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE TOWN AND MANY OF THEM ARE FUNDED THROUGH TAXES AND THOSE TAXES ARE APPLIED IN CERTAIN INSTANCES TO SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
AND SO LIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN OTHER INSTANCES IS AS IN THIS CASE, IT'S APPLIES TO EVERYBODY IN THE TOWN OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE.
AND SO WHETHER THAT IS LANDOWNERS ONLY REAL PROPERTY OWNERS OR PAY TAXES, REAL PROPERTY TAXES.
BUT CERTAINLY IF YOU OPT OUT, THAT DOES NOT EXEMPT YOU FROM ANY TAXES FOR THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT.
SO EVERYBODY'S BEARING THE COST.
BUT, UH, AND AS I SAID TO START, UH, THE PLETHORA OF SERVICES, AVERAGE PERSON WOULD ONLY USE SOME OF THEM AND NOT ALL OF THEM.
BUT YES, IF YOU CAN OPT OUT BUT YOU STILL PAY FOR IT ON YOUR TAXES.
THAT, THAT'S A VERY BIG CLARIFICATION.
'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN YOU SAY OPT OUT, MEANING THAT, OH, THEN I DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE 2 39, BUT YOU'RE STILL PAYING THE 2 39.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION IS, I KNOW THAT MODERN DOESN'T ONLY COST $239 A YEAR FOR TO PICK UP MY GARBAGE.
THE REST IS COMING FROM WHERE 'CAUSE I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD PICK UP GARBAGE AT MY RESIDENCE BILL, IT DOESN'T STOP YOU FROM TAKING THE 2 39.
IT'LL, IT'LL BE PART OF YOUR TAX BILL.
YOU DON'T PAY THEM DIRECTLY, BUT YES.
THE COST IS GOING TO STILL BE THERE WHETHER YOU USE THE SERVICE OR OPT OUT.
AND THE COST IS IN ESSENCE IN, IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE.
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YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH THEM, BUT WHEN WE PROVIDE THEM, UM, I THINK IT'S APPRO APPROACHING 20,000, WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS.THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT 'CAUSE THE NUMBER CAN CHANGE DAILY.
AND THE NUMBER WAS CONSISTENT THAT WE ISSUED IN OUR BID SPEC AND WE'RE USING, WHICH WAS BASED UPON FIGURES PROVIDED TO US AT THE TIME.
WE ANALYZED THIS INITIALLY FROM THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
BUT, UM, THAT NUMBER IS OF COURSE A LARGE QUANTITY.
AND SO THEREFORE BECAUSE OF THAT AND BECAUSE THERE'S A CERTAIN DENSITY IN OUR TOWN AND OTHER FACTORS THAT THE VARIOUS BIDDERS CONSIDERED, THEY WOULD GIVE US A PRICE THAT'S PROB IT'S BETTER THAN OR LOWER THAN THE PRICE THAT COULD BE AFFORDED BY A SINGLE PERSON DIRECTLY CONTRACTING WITH THEM.
IT SAYS APPROXIMATELY, SO YOU KNOW IF IT'S 2 45 OR 2 42 OR SOMETHING OR TWO 20 SOMETHING JUST IT DOES SAY APPROXIMATE.
I MEAN I, WHEN I CALLED ONE OF THE PROVIDERS, I WON'T MENTION THEIR NAME, BUT, UM, THEY JUST SAID BECAUSE THIS IS A FREE MARKET, WE COULD CHARGE WHATEVER WE WANT.
AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
BASICALLY SOME GUY TOLD ME HE PAID THIS MUCH, HIS NEIGHBOR PAID ANOTHER AMOUNT, THE OTHER NEIGHBOR ON THE OTHER SIDE PAID ANOTHER AMOUNT AND THE GUY ACROSS ALL FOUR OF 'EM PAID SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CLARIFICATION MR. PEREL AND EVERYONE AND I TOO.
THANK YOU AND THE COMMITTEE MR. MAHO.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC, UH, PLUMBING EXAM.
DAN, WE JUST GONNA OKAY, ONE MORE.
I JUST HAVE SORT OF AS LISTENING TO THIS, I ONLY KNOW PART OF THIS NOW YOU SAID THAT THIS PICKING THIS UM, MODERN WILL BE PICKING UP EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
WE HAVE SOME RULES AT THE END.
THERE'S A PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, BUT THIS IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT.
OH, I WAS JUST ASKING A QUESTION TO SO I WOULD UNDERSTAND.
[4.3. Notice of Plumbing Exam]
OF PUBLIC, UH, PLUMBING EXAM.BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN CLERK IS AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR THE MASTER PLUMBER JOURNEYMAN PLUMBING AND SITE U UTILITY CONTRACTOR EXAMINATION.
THE EXAMINATION IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 5TH, 2025.
[4.4. NYSDOT Milestrip SL Agreement]
NEW YORK STATE DOT MILES STRIP SL AGREEMENT WHEREAS THE TOWN, THE STATE DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION PROGRESS OF CAPITAL PROJECT FOR AN INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT OF MILES STRIP CORRIDOR WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, ERIE COUNTY.AND WHEREAS THE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE THE RELOCATION OF TWO TOWN OWNED STREETLIGHT POLES AND RELATED TO THE FEATURES AT THE INTERSECTION OF MILE STRIP AND SOUTH PARK AVENUE.
AND WHEREAS THE TOWN STREETLIGHTS MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM AND THE WORK AND BE PAID UNDER THE EXISTING CONTRACT WITH THE TOWN AND THE NEW YORK STATE.
DOT HAS AGREED REIMBURSEMENT TO THE TOWN FOR ALL ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH AN ESTIMATED PRO, UH, ESTIMATE PROVIDED THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE IN ANY AND ALL AGREEMENTS WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DOT REGARDING THE STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
PEN 5 8 2 5 5 1D 2 6, 5, 4 9 4.
[4.5. Engineering out of Town training - Stormwater]
IS WESTERN NEW YORK STORM DRAINS? COURT COALITION IS OFFERING A FREE TRAINING CLASS ON OUTFALL MONITORING, LOCATION INSPECTION, SAMPLING, AND ELIMINATION.AND WHEREAS THE TOWN STAFF MUST BE TRAINED EVERY FIVE YEARS TO CONDUCT STORMWATER MONITORING, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD A ABOVE THE OUT OF TOWN TRAVEL OF, UM, THE NAMES LISTED TO RETAIN RE TRAINING AND CHEEK DEWA NEW YORK ON TUESDAY, MAY 27TH NINTH 2025.
THEREFORE IS THERE IS NO COST FOR THE TRAINING, BUT USE OF THE TOWN VEHICLE IS REQUESTED.
[4.6. B&G Surplus Equipment]
THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT HAS SEVERAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE NO LONGER NEEDED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AND OR UPDATED, AND THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED, THAT THE ATTACHED LIST OF EQUIPMENT IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE SOLD VIA AUCTION.AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE PROCEEDS FROM THE AUCTION OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT WILL BE DEPOSITED TO A 2 6 6 5 AND TRANSFERRED TO A 1 6 4 0 0.21.
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OKAY, THE NEXT[4.7. Proclamation in Honor of Chris Wilson on his Retirement]
ONE IS A PROCLAMATION THAT WE GAVE TO, UH, ONE OF OUR HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES AND WAS WITH US FOR 39 YEARS.CHRIS, CHRIS WILSON AND I GAVE IT TO HIM THE OTHER DAY AT HIS GOING AWAY LUNCH IN THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS, THAT YES.
[4.8. POLICE - Beach Security-Grande]
UH, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.UM, PLEASE BE RESOLVED AT THE TOWN.
BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE REHIRING OF MAUREEN M GRANDE TO THE SEASONAL PART-TIME POSITION OF BEACH SECURITY EFFECTIVE MAY 19TH, 2025 AND THEREFORE BE RESOLVED.
TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES MAUREEN GRANDE THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE LAWS AND ORDINANCES THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CODE IS FURTHER AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE PARKING TICKETS.
SALARY IS $23 WITH A MAXIMUM OF 35 HOURS PER WEEK.
ALL IN FAVOR? FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 7 1 8 0.0104.
[4.9. POLICE - Beach Security-Gawley]
IT RESOLVED TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF POLICE IN HIRING GREGORY GALL TO THE SEASONAL PART-TIME POSITION OF BEACH SECURITY WITH THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS PREVIOUSLY LISTED.FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 7 1 8 0 0.0104.
[4.10. Re-hire Court Officer - Gawley]
RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TOWN JUSTICE, GERALD P ORMAN AND THE TOWN, UH, JUSTICE CARL W. MORGAN, ALONG WITH BRIDGETTE LAVELL, COURT ADMINISTRATOR TO REHIRE GREGORY GALWAY TO THE POSITION OF COURT OFFICER WITH THE START DATE OF MONDAY, JUNE 19TH OR MAY 19TH.MAY 19TH, 2025 WITH A SALARY OF $25 AND 50 CENTS PER HOUR.
IS THERE A, UM, FUNDING SOURCE IDENTIFIED FOR THIS ONE? I BELIEVE IT IS ON BRIDGET'S BUDGET.
UM, PAT CAN YOU JUST TO BRING IT TO PAT'S ATTENTION SO HE'LL HAVE TO ASSIGN UP.
I THINK WE'LL HAVE THAT BEFORE THE END OF THE MEETING LATER.
WELL MEN THE, UH, UH, THE RESOLUTION TO HAVE PAT, UH, AS ADD THE FUNDING SOURCE WHAT APPROPRIATE.
ALL IN FAVOR? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
[4.11. Network Equipment Funds Transfer]
FUND TRANSFER WHEREAS A NETWORK CONNECT CONNECTIVITY EQUIPMENT UPGRADES HAVE BEEN DEEMED NECESSARY TO SUPPORT POLICE AND DISPATCH OPERATIONS.AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE FOLLOWING FUND TRANSFER FROM A 3 0 2 0 4 6 0 2 A 1 6 9 0 2 0 7 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL FAVOR? AYE.
[4.12. Community Center Relocation]
CENTER RELOCATION WHERE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS RECEIVED THREE QUOTES FROM MOVING COMPANIES FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG COMMUNITY CENTER RELOCATION WHERE THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE QUOTE FOR THE PROJECT WAS.CORRIGAN MOVING SYSTEM, HAVING SUBMITTED A BASE BID FOR THE AMOUNT OF $20,937 AND 0 CENTS, WHEREAS THE COMPANY HAS THE ONLY ONE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SPECIALIZED SERVICE FOR MOVING POOL TABLES, WHICH IS A FLAT COST OF $1,625 0 CENTS.
BE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH CORRIGAN MOVING SYSTEM FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $22,000 560 20 $2,562 UPON APPROVAL OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND INSURANCE CONSULTANT FUNDS AVAILABLE IN A 7 0 2 0 4 7 8 RECREATION ADMINISTRATION LEASING SENIOR CENTER.
SECOND QUESTION ON THE QUESTION.
UM, I, I WAS LOOKING AT THIS THE OTHER DAY.
UM, I MEAN I, JILL MIGHT, MIGHT KNOW, BUT IT'S THE, I MEAN, SAY WE ALL HAVE STUFF IN OUR GARAGE OR HOUSE AND YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT LIKE IT, YOU MIGHT NOT.
UM, AND I GUESS IF YOU'RE IN HAMBURG, YOU TRY TO PUT IT IN YOUR CURB AND THEN WASTE MANAGEMENT DOESN'T PICK IT UP.
'CAUSE THEY DON'T HONOR CONTRACTS APPARENTLY WITH THEIR CALL.
BUT ANYWAY, UM, BOTTOM LINE IS, IS THE STUFF THAT WE'RE MOVING WORTH $20,000?
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UH, I LOOK AT $1,625 FOR A POOL TABLE, UM, TO MOVE IT.I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE THEY MOVING FOR THIS? UM, SO THEY'RE MOVING THINGS LIKE THE POOL TABLE.
THEY'RE MOVING ALL THE FITNESS EQUIPMENT IN THE FITNESS CENTER.
WE HAVE OTHER, UM, LIKE CARD TABLES.
WE HAVE OTHER, UM, LARGE PIECES OF FURNITURE, UM, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS THAT THEY'RE MOVING.
I WOULD SAY IT'S, IT'S WORTH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE, ESPECIALLY THE, UM, EXERCISE EQUIPMENT.
WE JUST SOLD ONE PIECE THAT WAS OVER 10 YEARS OLD AND WE GOT JUST UNDER $5,000 FOR IT.
UM, WE WILL BE AUCTIONING OFF JUST TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION OF THINGS THAT WE DON'T LIKE OR DON'T NEED.
WE ARE AUCTIONING OFF, UM, A BUNCH OF ITEMS THAT WE WON'T BE TAKING WITH US.
THIS IS ONLY STUFF THAT WE NEED EITHER AT THE TEMPORARY SITE OR THAT WE KNOW WILL STAY, UM, IN, UH, STORAGE THAT THEN WE CAN USE AT THE NEW SITE.
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT OUR OWN EMPLOYEES COULD DO THIS WORK WHERE WE GET LIKE A TRUCK AND RUN A TRUCK OR WE HAVE EQUIPMENT AND SAY, HEY LOOK, LET'S, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I'VE MOVED A COUPLE OFFICES AND PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, PUT SOME, THEY ARE MOVING PORTIONS OF IT FOR US.
THEY ACTUALLY ALREADY DID ONE MOVE.
UM, THE KEY THING WITH, ESPECIALLY THE EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, POOL TABLES, THINGS LIKE THAT WE'RE THEN COVERED UNDER THEIR LIABILITY INSURANCE.
SO IF ANYTHING BREAKS DURING THE MOVE, THEY'LL HAVE TO PURCHASE SOMETHING, UM, THE SAME VALUE OR BETTER FOR US.
WHEREAS IF OUR OWN PEOPLE BOUGHT IT, WE WOULD JUST EAT IT.
SO THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE VALUE OF THE STUFF IS? LIKE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE EQUIPMENT MOVING? NOT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I COULD GET IT FOR YOU.
I MEAN, IT'S ALL SUBJECTIVE, I GUESS, RIGHT? YEAH.
WELL WE, WE DID ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEBODY, UM, PRICE IT OUT, SO WE OH, DID THEY ACTUALLY, OH YEAH.
I HAVE A WHOLE SPREADSHEET IF YOU WANNA SEE.
I MEAN, MEANING, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU STRUGGLE LIKE THIS WHEN YOU MOVE A HOUSE, RIGHT? LIKE YEP.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL, PRESUMABLY MOST PEOPLE HAVE MOVED.
AND YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING IN THE HOUSE AND YOU'RE LIKE, ALL RIGHT, WELL HOW, HOW MUCH DO I A HOUSE? WELL, THE HOUSE IS 22,000 SQUARE FEET, WE'RE MOVING 40,000 SQUARE FEET.
SO YOU RECOMMEND $20,000 SAYINGS WORTH THAT? I THINK IT'S VERY REASONABLE.
WE GOT ACTUALLY, UM, THREE QUOTES AND THEN TALKED TO OTHER, UM, MUNICIPALITIES WHO'VE DONE THIS BEFORE AND THEY SAID IT'S, YOU KNOW, VERY REASONABLE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE AMOUNT OF INSURANCE THAT THEY'RE CARRYING.
I, YEAH, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT SPENDING $20,000 TO MOVE SOMETHING THAT'S WORTH LIKE $30,000.
DE YOU KNOW WHAT I'M, LIKE I SAID, THE 10-YEAR-OLD, YOU KNOW, PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE JUST SOLD WAS I THINK LIKE $4,600 WE GOT.
JILL HAS GONE THROUGH AND DONE AN EXTENSIVE INVENTORY OF EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WE HAVE AT THAT COMMUNITY CENTER RIGHT NOW, AND THEN DETERMINED THE VALUE BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME PIECES THAT FRONTIER WAS INTERESTED IN KEEPING AT THE CENTER AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A USE FOR AT THE NEW CENTER.
AND SO SHE HAS BEEN VERY COST EFFECTIVE AT COOL.
LOOKING AT WHAT WAS WORTH MOVING AND MOVING, NOT JUST ONCE, BUT GONNA BE MOVING TWICE VERSUS WHAT WAS BEST OFF TO SEND TO AUCTION.
YEAH, IF YOU WANT I CAN SEND THAT.
I, I JUST DO MY DUE DILIGENCE AND THANKS FOR I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
THANKS FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.
SO DO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH ECC OR IS IT WITH THE COUNTY OR WHO IS IT WITH? UM, IT'S IN PROCESS.
I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THAT.
UM, I WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THAT, PLEASE.
UH, SO IT'S NOT DEFINITIVE YET.
THERE'S STILL A COUPLE THINGS THAT ARE BEING HAMMER OUT, SO, BUT WE ARE GOING TOMORROW MORNING, UM, TO GO THROUGH AGAIN.
[4.13. Volunteer Work Experience Agreement]
WORK EXPERIENCE AGREEMENT.THIS IS AGREEMENT MADE WITH FIFTH DAY OF MAY, 2025 BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WITH THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE AT 6,100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, AND THE BOARD CO COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE FOR THE SECOND SUPERVISORY DISTRICT OF ERIE CHATAUQUA OGUS COUNTIES, ALSO KNOWN AS ERIE TWO, CHATAUQUA, BOCES, EE TWO CCB, HAVING THE PRINCIPAL OFFICES AT 86 85 ERIE ROAD, ANGOLA, NEW YORK, 1406.
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS DESIROUS OF PROVIDING VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE TO E TWO C.
CB STUDENT DREW NORTON STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AT 18 MILE CREEK GOLF COURSE BY SIGNING TASKS, DUTIES, PROVIDING GENERAL ONGOING SUPERVI SUPERVISION AND SITE PROVIDING VERBAL FEEDBACK TO E TWO CCB STAFF RELATIVE TO STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE.
WHEREAS EE TWO CCB WILL, UH, COMPLY WITH THE TOWN'S INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE PROOF OF INSURANCE, MEETING THE TOWN'S REQUIREMENT, TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENTS, INITIAL ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING ON ASSIGNED TASKS, ONGOING FOLLOW UP AND ASSISTANCE AS NEEDED TO THE STUDENT
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NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED.CONSIDERATION OF THE GOOD VALUABLE CONSIDERATIONS RECITED BELOW.
AND THE MUTUAL PROMISE CONTAINED HEREIN, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS, THAT THE TOWN SHALL PROVIDE VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE TO THE STUDENTS THROUGH E TWO CCB AT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG 18 MILE GOLF COURSE.
[4.14. Award of Town Hall Abatement and Demolition]
WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECENTLY REBID FOR THE TOWN HALL RENOVATION ABATEMENT PROJECT, AND WHEREAS A PUBLIC BID OPENING WAS HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2025 AT 11:30 AM AND WHEREAS THE BIDS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND JUPITER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INCORPORATED IS A QUALIFIED AND RESPONSIBLE LOWEST BIDDER AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTRACT BE AWARDED TO THEM, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CONTRACT FOR THE TOWN HALL RENOVATION ABATEMENT PROJECT BE AWARDED TO JUNIPER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $106,900.THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THIS COMPANY AND THAT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE THE NOTICE OF AWARD AND NOTICE TO PROCEED AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES.
FUNDS AVAILABLE IN H 2 1 1 16 2 0 3 3.
AND ON THE QUESTION, I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE, UH, THANK, UH, CAMMY AND, UH, KEN FARRELL FOR THEIR DUE DILIGENT WITH THIS AND GETTING THE PRICE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.
I I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ON THIS.
UH, IS THIS PART OF OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET THAT WE AUTHORIZED FOR THE, DOES THIS FIT IN WITH THE COSTS OF YES.
[4.15. PAF - Youth, Recreation & Senior Services]
YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES, BE IT RESOLVED AT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS FOLLOWS AS LISTED.ALL IN FAVOR ON THE QUESTION? DO WE ALSO NEED TO PUT A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS ONE? I I MOVE THAT WE AMEND THE, UH, RESOLUTION TO HAVE MR. SHEA, UM, ADD, ADD THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE, THE HIRING AND FIRING OF PERSONNEL.
IS THAT RIGHT? IT WAS BROUGHT TO QUESTION ON A PREVIOUS HIRING.
I, I JUST FOR CONSISTENCY SO THAT I, I MAKE THE AMENDMENT THAT MR. SHEA, UH, BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS FRIDAY ADD THE FUNDING SOURCE.
WOULD THIS BE THE PERSONNEL LINE, JILL, FOR YOUR IT WOULD BE A COUPLE DIFFERENT ONES DEPENDING ON IF THERE'S, I WAS, WHATEVER I HAD MADE, UH, AN AN AMENDMENT.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE AMENDMENT? SECOND.
NOW YOU WANNA VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT RESOLUTION ITSELF? VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.
HOW DO WE VOTE ON THE, UH, AMENDED RESOLUTION? SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.
ALL IN FAVOR, KEN, ON THE QUESTION, IS IT APPROPRIATE TO DELAY IDENTIFYING THE FUNDING SOURCE? LIKE IS THAT WITHIN OUR REALM OF THINGS WE CAN DO? YES.
ACTUALLY, I JUST MAKE SURE THERE, I HAD A LATER DATE TO RATIFY OUR PRIOR ACT, ACT BY TOWN BOARD AND ENGAGES IN.
YOU COULD ALSO, UH, YOU'RE VERY, YOU'RE CLEARLY SPECIFIED AND ARE RELYING UPON THE, UH, FINANCE DIRECTOR WHO HAS NOT SAID THAT THERE'S NOT AN AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCE.
AND SO HE'S JUST GONNA IDENTIFY THE CORRECT FUNDING SOURCE THAT CORRECT THE ACCOUNT.
YOU I WAS GONNA SAY, AREN'T THESE THE ACCOUNT NUMBERS RIGHT HERE? THEY'RE ON HERE, NO POSITION RECREATION ATTENDANCE, A 7 3 1 0, NO.
SO DOES THAT COVER WHAT WE'RE THAT'S THE FUNDING ARE AND I THINK, I THINK, UM, ED, WHEN YOU DO BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, IT'S THE SAME THING, RIGHT? THE FUNDING SOURCES IN IT.
SO, ON, ON, ON THE, UH, AND, AND SO THE RECORD IS CLEAR, THE FUNDING SOURCE IS DELINEATED IN THE ATTACHMENT TO THE RESOLUTION AND THAT NUMBER BEING, UM, A 7 1 8 0.
DOES THAT, UM, UH, DOES THAT MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY HERE THAT WE LISTED THE NUMBER OR THE ACCOUNT? IT'S DIFFERENT BASED ON THE POSITION.
SO ANYWAY, THERE'S AN, THERE'S A, A PROPOSAL ON THE AMENDMENT THAT WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS SUBJECT TO MR. SHEA.
UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS ALREADY VOTED ON, BUT MS. MR. SHEA TAKING CARE OF THE FINE DETAILS, HOW, HOW DO WE VOTE ON THAT? ARE WE, IS THIS, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE THAT THEY NEED SHOULD PUT ON THERE? SO IN CASE SOMEBODY HAS A QUESTION, RIGHT.
THE LANGUAGE TO PUT IN THE MAIN RESOLUTION AND WE'LL WORK IT OUT SO THAT IT'S A BLANKET STATEMENT TO COVER, RIGHT? AND
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OUR LAWYERS ALREADY SAID FOR THE RECORD THAT IT'S FINE TO DO IT THIS WAY.AND I, I ALWAYS LISTED MY LAWYER, RIGHT? SO, SO KATHY, YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE.
AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE PREVIOUS ONE WHERE EARLIER WHERE WE ASKED, WE ALREADY VOTED ON THAT
SO CLARIFICATION, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE THOUGH.
I KNOW I WAS OFFERING SOME CLARIFICATION FOR A PREVIOUS AND WHY THAT WAS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE MR. UH, SHEA PUTTING THAT IN FOR US LATER ON.
THANK YOU MS. LAR BETH? MM-HMM
[4.16. Server Room Cooling Equipment]
WHERE IS THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT HAS AN EMERGENCY NEED TO INSTALL COOLING EQUIPMENT IN THE SERVER ROOM, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES MCALLISTER PLUMBING, HEATING AND COOLING TO INSTALL A NEW MI MITSUBISHI DUCTLESS MINI SPLIT FOR $9,353.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A 1 3 4 5 0.46 0.1.
[4.17. Highway School 2025]
RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT ED HUGHES TO ATTEND THE 2025 HIGHWAY SCHOOL IN ITHACA, NEW YORK FROM MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2025 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH, 2025.SECOND, UH, REGISTRATION, $125 LODGING $600 FOR THREE NIGHTS, MEALS, 150 FOR THREE DAYS TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST, $875 USE OF A TOWN VEHICLE IS REQUESTED, MONEY IS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT.
ALL IN FAVOR, ED, HOW FAR IS THAT YOU THINK YOU COULD BELIEVE
IT'S A LONG TIME AGO, BUT I TRIED TO GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR GPS SAYS.
IT'S A, THE CUA LAKE TO THE LEFT IS A MUCH BETTER VIEW.
[4.18. B&G PAF]
THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES IN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AS LISTED WITH THE BUDGET CODES SPECIFIC TO EACH INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED ON THE LIST.WELL, SO THE AUDITS OF THE CASH DISBURSEMENT, OKAY, THE
[Additional Item 1]
ARPA FUNDS 3000 446 30.[Additional Item 2]
AND THEN AUDIT OF THE CASH DISBURSEMENTS FOR, UM, MAY 5TH, 540,000 998 77.OKAY, I'M GONNA DO AUDITS OF THE, OUR REPORTS FROM THE BOARD.
FIRST COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR, THEN AGAIN, I'LL ITEM UP.
[Additional Item 3]
COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR.WE'RE GONNA DO FIRST, SO IF YOU'RE GONNA, IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE COME UP TO THE MIC BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE A NEW RECORDING SYSTEM AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GONNA GET IN A MINUTE.
MS. WOODS, I WAS HERE SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.
I WAS HERE REGARDING A RED LIGHT ON CAMP AND HOWARD ROAD.
I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD, MR. HOPE SAID THAT THEY WOULD GET AHOLD OF THE STATE, DOT AND UM, HAVE SOME TESTING DONE THAT THEY DO.
AND THE, I THINK IT'S IN FEBRUARY, I CALLED THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE AND WAS TOLD, OH, I DON'T THINK THEY'VE DONE IT YET.
NO ONE IS FOLLOWING UP BUT ME, UM, MR. GIAC IS HERE.
HE, HE'S OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR.
HE HAS, HE HAS GONE, WE ALREADY GOT A, A REPLY BACK FROM THE STATE AND IT WASN'T, WE REPORTED ON IT AT A PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.
BUT MR. SO THEY DON'T FEEL AS THOUGH THAT HOWARD WROTE IS WORTHY OF A, SOME KIND OF A RIGHT.
THEY DID THEIR, THEY DID THEIR STUDY ON IT AND THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T WARRANTED.
THAT IT DID NOT MEAN, ALL RIGHT.
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HANG ON ONE SECOND, PLEASE.WANNA USE THE MICROPHONE? YEAH.
YOU'RE HAVING PEOPLE COMING FROM THAT, UM, UH, APARTMENTS THAT ARE ACROSS FROM HOWARD AND SOUTHWESTERN.
YOU'RE HAVING ALL THE NEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE BUILT HOUSES ON HOWARD THAT WERE NEVER THERE BEFORE, AND STREETS THAT WERE NEVER THERE BEFORE GOING DOWN HOWARD ROAD TO CAMP ROAD.
TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.
AND WE ACTUALLY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
AND IT'S A STATE ROAD, SO WE HAD TO REACH OUT TO THE STATE AND THEY HAD TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC STUDY.
SO, UM, IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN PURSUE THIS AGAIN, BUT RIGHT NOW, THE DATA THAT THEY HAD FROM THEIR STUDY SAYS THAT A LIGHT IS NOT WARRANTED THERE.
WE CAN ONLY GO OFF ON WHAT THE STATE DOT ENGINEERING SAYS.
I WILL BE ON RECORD THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THERE.
I HAVE THESE PAPERS, I HAVE PAPERS IN MY COMPUTER AND I HAVE PAPER STUFF ON MY PHONE.
I WILL HAND IT TO THE ATTORNEY WHO IS COVERING THE PERSON THAT GOT KILLED OR INJURED.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.
THEY CONDUCTED THEIR, THEIR TRAFFIC STUDY AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT WARRANTED.
SO WE HAVE TO GO BY THE STATE RIGHT NOW.
AND MA'AM, I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE CAN'T, SORRY, FRANK.
NOT SAYING THAT WE CAN'T REEVALUATE THIS IN THE FUTURE, WHAT WE ARE GOING TO, BUT AS OF NOW, IT IS NOT WARRANTED.
AND THAT IS RIGHT FROM THE STATE DOT ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
WELL, THEY, WE PUSHED, WE PUSHED AND, UM, THEY CERTAINLY DON'T, THAT WAS THEIR OUTCOME.
DON'T MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN FROM HOWARD ROAD ONTO CAMP ROAD, OR THEY DON'T MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM QUEENS PLACE ONTO LY.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO GO OFF OF WHAT THE STATE SAYS BECAUSE IT IS A STATE ROAD, UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT, AND MA'AM, UM, I, I WANNA THANK OUR, OUR, UM, OUR TRAFFIC COMMITTEE BECAUSE THEY DID FOLLOW UP AND DID WHAT HE DID WHAT HE CAN DO, BECAUSE THIS IS A STATE ROAD.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU, MS. WOODS, THERE WAS A, A ZONING CHANGE THAT WAS PUT FORTH BEFORE THIS BOARD TO ADD MORE HOUSING.
AND, AND I JUST WANNA GO ON RECORD.
I'VE GONE ON THE RECORD MANY TIMES AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE CRITICIZE ME FOR IT, EVEN WITHIN MY OWN PARTY.
UM, I SEE THE CHAIRMAN HERE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WHO CRITICIZED ME FOR THIS.
'CAUSE I WAS CRITICAL OF MY COLLEAGUES.
I'M THE ONLY PERSON ON THIS BOARD THAT VOTED AGAINST THAT ZONING CHANGE.
OKAY? AND, AND SO I, I SHARE YOUR, UM, I SHARE YOUR CONCERNS IN THIS TOWN BECAUSE I DO THINK THERE'S TOO MUCH DEVELOPMENT.
BUT OUR TRAFFIC COORDINATOR HERE IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.
AND I, AND I, YOU KNOW, HE'S GONNA DO WHAT HE CAN, BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT, THAT WE CAN DO.
SO WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IS THE NEXT TIME I SUPPORT, I PUT FORTH A, A RESOLUTION AND I DID PUT FORTH A RESOLUTION TO, UM, TO STOP MULTI-UNIT DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
I DIDN'T GET A SECOND FROM ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES.
I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THAT SUPPORTED THAT THE MEDIA WAS HERE.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO, TO LOBBY MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS BOARD WHO I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR.
AND JUST BECAUSE I DISAGREE WITH WITH THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT THEY'RE WRONG OR I'M RIGHT.
BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOBBY OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO SUPPORT A RESOLUTION.
I'M GONNA BE PUTTING FORTH ANOTHER ONE AND SEE WHERE EVERYONE STANDS WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.
AND I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR AND YOUR ASSEMBLYMAN BECAUSE IT'S A STATE ROAD.
YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? MY ASSEMBLYMAN IS MR. UM, UH, UH, RIVERA.
I HAVE BEEN IN HIS OFFICE TALKING REGARDING ANOTHER MATTER.
UM, HE'S VERY, IT SEEMS TO BE VERY HELPFUL.
AND HE EVEN STATED THAT ROAD WAS HORRIBLE.
'CAUSE HE BRINGS HIS DAUGHTER OUT HERE TO SCHOOL.
SO, UM, YEAH, BUT WE HAVE TOO MUCH DEVELOPMENT IN THIS TOWN.
THERE'S TOO, THERE'S TOO MANY HOUSES, THERE'S TOO MUCH COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE, WE DON'T WANT TO BE AMHERST.
WELL, THE NEXT THING I'M ASKING IS CAN WE GET SOME POLICE OUT THERE AND GET THE, GET 'EM TICKETED? SO THEY GO 45 MILES AN HOUR AND NOT GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR AND WE BRING IT UP TO THE POLICE CHIEF'S ATTENTION.
IN FACT, I, I MEAN THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I ONLY, I'VE ONLY HEAR HEARD IT.
I DID NOT, I HEARD IT FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, NOT FROM A GOOD SOURCE SUPPOSEDLY.
UM, OUR GOVERNOR HAS SAID BASICALLY SHE DOESN'T WANT PEOPLE TICKETED BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORTHWHILE.
SO CAROL, I I GUARANTEE YOU I'M NOT VOTING FOR HER ANYWAYS.
AND I DIDN'T DO IT BEFORE CAROL.
I WAS AT THE LAST TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, AND IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING, ACTUALLY, MEMBERS OF HAMBURG MOVES AND HAMBURG TRAILS WHERE THERE ALSO, SO WE HAD A, A HUGE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE YOUR CONCERN.
AND I SHARE THAT CONCERN ALSO.
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THAT, UM, MR. YAMINI AND THE GROUP WAS ABLE TO TAKE THIS UP WITH THE STATE.AND I KNOW BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT, THAT HE'LL BE TAKING IT UP AGAIN.
BUT AT THAT GROUP, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT THEY SPOKE ABOUT WAS THE TOPIC OF ENFORCEMENT.
AND SO THEY ARE ALREADY PUTTING TOGETHER A LIST.
WE'VE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OUR POLICE CHIEF.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE WAGONS THAT WE HAVE, THE SIGNAGE THAT WE HAVE TO ALERT PEOPLE TO THE, UM, SPEED LIMIT OR THE, UH, MILES PER HOUR THAT THEY ARE GOING.
AND, UH, THEY HAVE REQUESTS THAT THEY ARE ALREADY COMPILING TO PUT IN, UH, FOR LOOKING AT MULTIPLE AREAS IN OUR TOWN REQUESTING THAT THEY, UH, HEIGHTEN THEIR ENFORCEMENT IN THOSE AREAS.
WELL, AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
WELL, ALL I KNOW IS THAT I MAY BE 79 YEARS OLD AND I DON'T SIT IN A ROCKING CHAIR AND I AM ON CAMP ROAD IN HOWARD TO TRY TO TURN SOMETIMES.
AND, UH, WHEN I TURN, MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, I FEAR FOR MY LIFE.
AND I TURN INTO THE TURNING LANE THAT THE PEOPLE COMING DOWN IS COMING.
BUT I AM NOT GONNA GET KILLED OR HIT, OR I DON'T NEED MY ENTIRE INSURANCE TO GO UP ANY HIGHER EITHER.
WELL, THAT'S WHY WE HAD MADE EVERY EFFORT THAT WE COULD GO INTO THE STATE AND WE WERE ALL VERY DISAPPOINTED.
BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO TAKE THAT PLEA TO THE STATE.
OH, WE HAVE BEMORE COMING IN NOW, SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE MORE TRUCKS.
SO SOON AS THAT OPENS UP, I THINK, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY'LL PUT A LIGHT THERE, POSSIBLY GET MOVING ON IT AND DOING SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THIS YET.
THERE, WE'RE GONNA LOOK INTO IT.
WELL, THAT, THAT WAS MY QUESTION TO THE PREVIOUS SUPERVISOR IS WHEN THEY PUT FEED MORE IN THERE, DID, WHEN YOU GAVE HIM PERMISSION TO PUT IT THERE, DID YOU ENFORCE HIM AND MAKE HIM PUT A SIGNAL LIGHT THERE? AND I, I MEAN, NO, NO RESPONSE THERE, BUT, UM, I, I UNDERSTAND YOUR, YOUR FEELINGS ON THAT.
I HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVERYONE I KNOW THEY GO ALL THE WAY AROUND SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN.
I, I WANNA STAND, BUT I REFUSE TO BECAUSE NOBODY, I BLAME NOBODY IN THIS WORLD IS GONNA MAKE ME DO SOMETHING THAT I DON'T NEED TO HAVE TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY.
AND THERE'S ONE THING I WANNA STAY, I WANNA CORRECT MYSELF 'CAUSE I WAS INCORRECT.
I SAID EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD.
UM, I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO VOTED, UM, AGAINST THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT TO REZONE THAT AREA RIGHT BY HOWARD ROAD.
I ACTUALLY MISS, UH, OUR TOWN SUPERVISOR WAS NOT ON THE TOWN BOARD.
SO I, I WANNA, I WANNA SAY NO, THAT'S INCORRECT.
MY OTHER COLLEAGUES, HOW, AND, AND, AND ALSO WHEN I INTRODUCED, UH, A RESOLUTION TO HAVE A MORATORIUM ON MULTI-UNIT DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, MR. REPINSKI WAS ALSO NOT A BOARD.
SO I WANNA STAND CORRECTED 'CAUSE I, I MISSPOKE, BUT THAT WAS WHEN MR. HOKE WAS ON THE BOARD.
BUT NONETHELESS, WE AGREE WITH YOU.
I THINK AT LEAST I AGREE WITH YOU AND WE'RE GONNA DO WHAT WE CAN, BUT I THINK POLITICIANS LISTEN TO LETTERS.
AND IF YOU WRITE AND YOU VISIT MAY MAYBE YOUR SENATOR AND YOUR, YOUR ASSEMBLY PUBLICAN BEEN INTO ALBANY AND TALKED WITH, UM, OH GOD, WHO WAS THE, WHO WAS THE SHERIFF? UH, ERIC COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT.
I'VE BEEN THERE IN HIS OFFICE.
I'M NOT AS, I DON'T SIT AT HOME.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'LL GO TO THE ASSEMBLY AND I'LL GO TO THAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M, I'M JUST AFRAID THAT THINGS ARE GONNA HAPPEN.
AND, AND I THINK THAT ONCE IT HAPPENS, SOMEBODY'S GONNA BE VERY SORRY FOR IT.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THE PERSON'S GONNA BE, BUT AS, AS MY MOTHER WOULD SAY, I'M A BAD PENNY AND I KEEP COMING BACK.
AND THE OTHER QUESTION, UNLESS I WANT TO ASK IS, IS FOR YOU, I THINK THE 3, 4, 5 MINUTES ARE UP AND LET'S, FRANK WANTS TO TALK ABOUT, I THINK YOUR QUESTIONS HAVE TO UNFORTUNATELY BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD AND THEN WE'LL DIRECT IT TO A DEPARTMENT.
THEN WE CAN DIRECT IT TO A DEPARTMENT HEAD.
MY QUESTION IS, SO I UNDERSTAND IT, OKAY.
HE STATED THAT THE MODERN IS GOING TO BE PICKING UP, UM, UH, BIG GARBAGE.
UM, FOR EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF HAMBURG, IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, OKAY.
I AM IN WATERFALL VILLAGE, A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK.
WE HAVE NO WAY TO BRING ANY OF OUR STUFF UP TO THE FRONT OF THE STREET AND LEAVE IT ON HOWARD ROAD, NOT AT OUR HOUSES ON HOWARD ROAD.
AND WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULD NOT DO IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM.
AND A GENTLEMAN, UM, ED, I THINK HE WAS, UH, THERE WAS A NEW CONTRACT THAT HAD TO COME OUT AND HE WAS GONNA TRY TO GET IT TO, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
WHETHER IT'S HAPPENED OR HASN'T HAPPENED, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
BUT WE IN THIS PARK VOTE FOR ALL OF YOU.
WE IN THE PARK SHOULD BE NOTICED
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AND, AND SOMETHING DONE FOR US.WE ARE NOT IN A MOBILE HOME PLACE.
WE ARE MANUFACTURING YOUR HOME.
COME TO MY HOUSE AND YOU'LL THINK IT'S A HOUSE.
HE MIGHT EVEN GIVE YOU A GLASS OF WATER.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR COMMENTS.
THE GREAT PART IS THAT WHEN THE PUBLIC MAKES COMMENTS DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, A LOT OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE HERE AND THEY GET TO HEAR THESE COMMENTS AND THEN THEY'RE ABLE TO GO BACK, UM, AND, AND ADDRESS THEM.
SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS.
LET'S GET SOMEBODY ELSE A CHANCE TO OH, I WILL.
ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE? NOPE.
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THEN WE'RE GONNA GO TO DEPARTMENT HEADS.SO EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD HAS TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE THOUGH.
WE'RE GONNA START WITH MR. SHAY.
'CAUSE YOU'RE ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROOM.
SO I JUST YELL THAT I DON'T HAVE NO, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP TO THE, THE MIC.
WELL, IF THEY HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT, THEY HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.
JUST COME UP IF YOU HAVE A REPORT.
UH, NOTHING TO REPORT FOR FINANCE.
CAMMI, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT? JUST A VERY QUICK, UM, JUST A QUICK REPORT FROM ENGINEER.
I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE THAT WORK WILL START AT THE INTERSECTION OF CLARK AND MCKINLEY VERY SOON.
UH, EITHER THIS WEEK OR POSSIBLY NEXT WEEK.
UH, IT WILL BE, UH, LIGHT TO BEGIN.
THERE WILL BE MORE DOWN THE ROAD.
BUT JUST TO BE AWARE, IF YOU SEE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES AT THAT INTERSECTION, 'CAUSE I KNOW HOW BUSY IT CAN GET SLOWLY DOWN.
CAMMI, CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE A NOTE TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEBODY NOTIFIES BOTH FRONTIER AND HAMBURG SCHOOLS? BECAUSE BUS ROUTES ARE GOING THROUGH THEIR YEAH, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT OUR, AT OUR PRE-CON MEETING.
WE'LL, I'M THINKING ACTUALLY, FINAL EXAM SCHEDULES, NOBODY NEEDS TO BE LATE FOR AN EXAM BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION.
AND THERE'S, THEY, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT AT ANY POINT IF THEY HAVE TO SHIFT OR CLOSE A LANE, I WILL BE, UH, ADVISED IN ADVANCE WITH THE DURATION SO THAT I CAN REVISE, UH, BOTH THE SCHOOLS.
AND I REACHED OUT TO BOTH THE FIRE CHIEFS TODAY, SO.
THAT WAS GONNA BE MY NEXT QUESTION.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY, MCKINLEY IS THE DIVIDING LINE, IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
SO I'M ADVISING BOTH FIRE COMPANIES, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA, UH, TO BE SURE THEY'RE AWARE SHOULD THERE BE ANY, UH, EVEN LANE SHIFTS, UH, THAT MIGHT MAKE IT MORE CHALLENGING TO GET THEIR TRUCKS THROUGH.
SO I WILL ADD THE BUSES TO MY LIST AS WELL.
JOSH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? UH, WE HAVE OUR NEXT PLANNING BOARD MEETING, UH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH.
UM, AND THEN IN TERMS OF THESE WORK SESSIONS GOING FORWARD, THERE ARE A COUPLE ZONING CODE UPDATES THAT I'LL BE BRINGING TO THIS TOWN BOARD AS THEY COME ALONG.
UH, ALONG WITH, WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT WE DID FROM ERIE COUNTY, FROM, UH, LAKE AVENUE, LOOKING AT THAT CORRIDOR, UM, THAT WE'RE KIND OF FINALIZING.
WE'RE HAVING THE CONSULTANT FINISH THAT REPORT.
SO I WANT TO BRING IT TO THIS TOWN BOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT'S IN THAT REPORT.
SO YOU'LL BE SEEING ME AT A COUPLE MORE OF YOUR WORK SESSIONS, WHICH I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO.
SO WHAT, WHAT PART OF LAKE AVENUE? ABSOLUTELY.
IT, UH, BETWEEN, UH, LAKE AVENUE, UH, GONNA SOUTH PARK.
UM, JUST LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW THAT TODAY WE OPEN REGISTRATION, UH, FOR ALL OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS EXCEPT FOR SUMMER CAMP.
UM, SWIM IS SELLING OUT, SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO GET, UH, FOR RESIDENTS ONLY, I SHOULD SPECIFY.
WE OPENED FOR RESIDENTS THIS WEEK.
IT IS SELLING OUT, SO DEFINITELY SIGN UP ASAP.
UM, WE ARE ALSO STARTING A NEW BRAND NEW PROGRAM, UH, GIRLS DEVELOPMENTAL FLAG FOOTBALL, WHICH WILL BASICALLY BE A FOUR WEEK PROGRAM FOR ANY YOUTH AGES SIX TO 14 THAT HAS ONE YEAR OR LESS OF A FLAG FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE RULES.
SO THAT WAY THEY HOPEFULLY WILL FEEL MORE CONFIDENT TO EITHER BE PART OF THE CO-ED TEAMS OR THE BRAND NEW, UM, I HOPE MODIFIED TEAMS THAT WILL BE COMING THROUGH THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THROUGH THE, UM, NFL GRANT FROM THE BUFFALO BILLS.
YEAH, FRONTIER AND HAMBURG BOTH HAVE FLAG FOOTBALL TEAMS THAT ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
SO, SO WE'RE HOPING TO, TO ASSIST WITH THAT AND HELP WITH SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL, UM, SINCE A LOT OF IT IS JUST LEAGUE PLAY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE INVOLVED.
MR. HUGHES, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
UH, BRUSH IS, WE'RE IN ZONE ONE THIS WEEK, UH, FOR THE WHOLE WEEK.
SO IF YOU HAVE YOUR BRUSH AND YOU LIVING IN ZONE ONE, WE OBVIOUSLY PUT THE, UH, THE MAPS ON THE, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA AND
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THE WEBSITE.UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK WEST SENECA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, UM, THROUGH SHARED SERVICES.
THEY BRING, THEY BROUGHT THEIR TUB GRINDER IN, AND WE ARE GONNA BE REGRINDING ALL THIS WEEK.
UH, REGRINDING OUR MULCH UP, AND WE'LL BE GIVING IT AWAY FOR FREE.
AGAIN, WE, WE COMPLETELY GAVE AWAY ALL OUR MULCH FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS IS COMPLETELY GONE, SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A, A RE UH, REGENERATING.
SO IT'S, IT'S, WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING OUT VERY WELL.
SO WE, BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, WE'LL HAVE MULCH AVAILABLE AGAIN FOR, FOR THE TOWN RESIDENTS.
UM, AND WITH THAT'S SAYING, UM, THROUGH THE LEAVES AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'RE GONNA BE START MAKING OUR OWN COMPOST HERE ALSO.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE ALSO DONE THROUGH SHARED SERVICES THROUGH WEST SENECA.
THEY HAVE A SPECIAL GRINDER ALSO, SO I'M GONNA BE DOING THAT ALSO.
AND THAT WOULD BE PUT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND WE GIVEN AWAY ALSO, UM, THE LARGE TRASH PICKUP, UH, STARTED.
UM, WE HAD TO, HAD A LOT OF HICCUPS.
UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH YOUR LARGE TRASH, PLEASE CALL MY OFFICE SO I CAN GET YOU ON THE LIST.
SO WE COULD COME OUT THERE, WE COULD TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON.
UM, WASTE MANAGEMENT'S GIVEN US A LITTLE BIT OF A HARD TIME, BUT, UM, PRETTY MUCH, UM, THEY'VE BEEN, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH US AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
UM, PAVING, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE STARTING PAVING AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE.
UM, WE'RE GONNA DO ROUND ONE OF PAVING, UM, NILES STEWART, TIM TAM, JACKS TRAIL, HORTON CON, UH, COUNTY TRAIL, ERIC, TERRY.
UH, FROM THERE THEN WE'RE GONNA MOVE OVER TO ROBIN LANE, BRIAN COURT AND CHISHOLM.
AND THEN FROM THERE, WE'RE GONNA DO REGENTS FROM BAYVIEW ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BIGTREE.
UH, IT, IT'S REGIS BRICK, UH, BERKELEY AND, AND TISBURY THAT, THAT WHOLE BIG STRETCH PLACE.
ARE YOU THOSE YOURSELF? HUH? ARE YOU DOING THOSE YOURSELF OR? NO, WHAT WE DO IS WE, UM, I CONTRACT WITH A OUTSIDE FIRM TO ACTUALLY BRING IN THE PAVER.
'CAUSE WE DON'T OWN ONE, AND OUR MAP POWER DOES THE WORK, BUT WE, WE, UM, WE KNOW LEASE, LEASE THE EQUIPMENT AND WE JUST RELEASED THE EQUIPMENT.
CAN UM, CAN WE CONTACT LIKE THE UTILITY COMPANIES FIRST TO SEE IF THEY'RE GONNA BE DIGGING IN THOSE AREAS ON THE STREETS? YEP.
WE, I ALWAYS HATED WHEN YOU, YOU, YOU DO A STREET AND THEY COME IN THE NEXT WEEK AND WE, WE, WE DO A RE PLAN.
THAT'S WHY AT THIS, WHY, UH, WE HAVE, WE DO A MONTH IN ADVANCE.
WE GO THROUGH, WE HAD TO FIX SOME RECEIVERS IN THEIR STUFF, AND WE HAVE SOME PRE-WORK THAT GETS DONE.
AND SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE A, A, A AGENDA THAT WE DO, AND WE, WE BRING EVERYBODY IN.
WE ALL SIT ALL, ALL SIT IN THE SAME ROOM, WE TALK AND WE WORK IT ALL OUT.
UM, SO THAT, THAT'S ROUND ONE OF PAVING, AND THEN WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF, UH, COMING UP, BUT I'M WAITING ON, I GOTTA GET THIS DONE FIRST.
SO, UM, WE'RE, UH, HIRING SUMMER HELP.
IF, IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO'S LOOKING FOR, UH, SUMMER HELP, UH, YOU KNOW, COLLEGE KIDS LOOKING FOR SOME EXTRA HELP, TELL 'EM, COME ON DOWN.
I NEED, UH, I THINK I'M GONNA NEED TWO PEOPLE, TWO MORE PEOPLE.
SO, SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME, IF YOUR, IF YOUR SON'S LABOR, YOU, UH, LOOKING FOR SOME, SOME HELP, BRING 'EM DOWN.
UM, UH, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
UM, THE DOCKS ARE IN, UM, IT OPENED UP MAY 1ST, SO THAT WAS A GOOD THING.
MOTHER NATURE WAS KIND OF HOLDING US BACK A LITTLE BIT THERE, BUT, UM, UM, AND WE'RE JUST, LAKE CHURCH WON'T BE THERE UNTIL OR IS RIGHT? YES.
THE, YES, THE, UM, BUT THE IS CLEANED UP AND THE DOCKS ARE IN.
WE HAVE A LITTLE FISH PROBLEM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT.
WE'VE BEEN DOWN THERE, SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THINGS OUT.
UH, IT WAS LOOKING REALLY GOOD.
UM, I'VE GOT NOTHING BUT GOOD COMMENTS SO FAR WITH THE GREENS AND STUFF FROM LAST YEAR.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY A, UH, A, A GOOD THING HERE.
UM, THE BRIDGE ON MILES, UH, ON MILES TRIP, UH, I TALKED WITH OKINO TODAY.
UM, THEY'RE GONNA START THE FINISH, THE FINISHED PHASE OF OPENING THAT BRIDGE UP THIS WEEK, THIS WEEKEND, OR BY, BEFORE, BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK.
UH, WHAT'S LEFT? THEY SAID THEY HAVE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS OF, OF ACTUAL WORK LEFT THERE.
THAT'S FROM BLACKTOP TO PUTTING SOME COVID ENDS PIECES ON, AND THEN THE GUARDRAIL.
SO THAT'S HOPEFULLY BY, UH, UH, BY, UM, BEGINNING OF, OF, UH, SUMMER HERE THAT WE COULD OPEN THAT BRIDGE BACK UP.
UM, AND THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR NOW.
AMI, WHO ELSE? MR. GINI, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO REPORT.
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CLERK'S, OFFICE CLERK.I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU COULD FORGET, BUT, UH, I, BECAUSE I CAN'T, I GUESS IT HAPPENS.
UH, ACTUALLY, I'VE GOT A, UH, QUITE A BIT TO REPORT, UM, A COUPLE OF NEW THINGS COMING DOWN THE PIPE.
SHE, UH, FROM IT, SHE WAS GREAT IN, IN HELPING, UH, UH, GET A, UM, A, UH, IPAD FOR US, UM, THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT ON A KIOSK OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE, UM, TO, UH, MAKE, UH, EVERYTHING MORE ACCESSIBLE IN TERMS OF, UH, YOU DO FOILS.
YOU COULD, UH, RENEW YOUR DOG LICENSES, UM, TO, TO HAVE A, YOU KNOW, OTHER OPTIONS IN THERE AS WELL THAT WE OFFER.
SO YOU, YEAH, ALMOST LIKE A, UH, UBER
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EATS.YEAH, YOU ORDER AND COME IN, PICK UP RATHER THAN HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE.
SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA TRY AND MOVE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER, AND THEN HOPEFULLY MAKE THE, UH, THE STAFF A LITTLE BIT HAPPIER AS WELL.
SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA START THAT, UH, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
UM, ALSO, UH, YOU PROBABLY DON'T NOTICE BY THE LOOK OF IT, BUT THIS, UH, THIS IS A NEW AGENDA.
UH, SO PEAK IS IN PLAY, UH, WHICH IS GONNA MAKE, UH, MINUTES A LOT EASIER.
WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO GET THE ISSUE WITH, UH, GRANICUS TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE PREVIOUS PROGRAM, AND WE WILL, UH, SO THOSE MINUTES SHOULD BE FINISHED UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
UM, SO THERE'S NO, NO ISSUES THERE, BUT, UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE HAVE EVERYTHING, UH, WHERE IT SHOULD BE.
BUT, UH, AS FAR AS BEING COMPLIANT, WE'RE WELL WITHIN THE STATE REGS AS FAR AS MINUTES.
BUT, UH, I WANT TO, UH, WE'LL WRAP THOSE UP PRETTY SOON.
AND, UH, WE'VE HAD TWO ROUNDS OF SATURDAY HOURS.
UM, NOT A, UM, NOT A, A LARGE SHOWING, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO HELP SOME PEOPLE GET PASSPORTS AND, UH, AND GET READY FOR THE, UH, REAL ID.
UM, SO, UH, IT, IT, YOU KNOW, BY THAT MEASURE, IT WAS A SUCCESS.
UM, WE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY, UM, AND, UH, WE'LL SEE HOW IT WORKS.
WE WILL, UH, DO A LITTLE BIT OF AN ANALYSIS AFTERWARD AND SEE IF IT'S, IT BEARS CONTINUING OR IF WE CAN BECOME MORE AVAILABLE AT ANOTHER TIME, SEE WHAT RESIDENTS WANT.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE, UH, APPROVAL OF THE TOWN CLERKS CONFERENCE.
UM, IT WAS, UH, EXTREMELY ENLIGHTENING.
UH, I, I LEARNED A LOT MORE IN, UH, IN THOSE THREE DAYS THAN I, I THOUGHT I WOULD.
UM, BUT, UH, IT WAS A GREAT CONFERENCE, SO THANK YOU.
AND THEN THE TOWN CLERK ALSO DID SOME ADVERTISING ON, UH, CHANNEL FOUR FOR THE, UM, PASSPORT CARDS TOO.
SO GET SOME MORE PEOPLE IN HERE TO GET THEIR, UH, TO PASSPORT CARDS.
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FROM THE BOARD, BETH.OKAY, THE FIRST ITEM I HAVE, AND I WAS REMISS IN DOING THIS AT OUR LAST MEETING, UM, BUT YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT AFTER QUITE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEING IN THE BASEMENT IN THAT FACILITY FOR OUR BOARD MEETINGS, UM, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COME BACK UPSTAIRS.
AND YOU PROBABLY NOTICED THAT, UM, THERE WERE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
AND SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE THANK ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HELPED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
UM, BRIDGET LL IS OUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT SHE HAD A LOT OF HELP FROM HER STAFF, FROM JENNY AND THE IT DEPARTMENT, FROM MANY INDIVIDUALS IN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, AND ED HUGHES AND HIS, HIS STAFF AND, UH, ENGINEERING.
THERE WERE A, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HELPED IN THE PROCESS, BUT IT REALLY WAS BRIDGET WHO WAS, UM, LEADING THIS PROJECT.
AND, AND IT REALLY TURNED OUT WONDERFUL.
SHE ACTUALLY HAD A COUNTYWIDE EVENT HERE FOR, UH, VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS IN THE COURT SYSTEM, AND THEY WERE ALL VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE RENOVATIONS AND THE UPGRADES THAT WE MADE TO OUR COURTROOM.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
UM, MAY IS AN EVENT, ANOTHER EVENT PUT ON BY OUR REJUVENATION COMMITTEE WHO THEY ARE ALWAYS DOING GREAT THING THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE OUR TOWN MONTH LONG BEAUTIFICATION MONTH, AND FOR INFORMATION YOU CAN CALL THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE.
ANYTHING ELSE, MRS. HAN YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? WE HAVE ALL THE SUPPLIES AND JUST CALL THE OFFICE, LET US KNOW AND WE'LL HAVE THEM READY.
AND I HEAR THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR THOSE SUPPLIES, AND THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
AND IT'S A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY WIDE EVENT IN THE WHOLE MONTH OF MAY.
UM, MAY IS ALSO MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH, AND I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING ON THE 19TH, WE WILL START AT 7:00 PM WITH A SPECIAL COMMEMORATION, UM, FOR IT BEING MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH.
AND JUST PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY, WE'LL HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR TOWN AND WE WILL HAVE SOMEONE TO SING OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM.
IT'S ALWAYS A NICE TOUCH THAT WE CAN DO SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE YEAR, WE'LL HAVE A COLOR GUARD AND WE WILL, UM, GIVE PROPER RECOGNITION TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS, UH, THROUGH THE GROUPS, UH, OUR VETERANS WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY IN THIS LAST YEAR.
SO THAT'LL BE AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON THE 19TH AT SEVEN O'CLOCK TO OPEN OUR MEETING.
AND THEN, UM, FINALLY, THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN MAY, BUT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO EVERYONE, UM, THIS WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL, I KNOW WE'VE GOT A LANE, A LOT OF RAIN RIGHT NOW, BUT WITH THAT RAIN BRINGS ALL THE BEAUTY THAT WE, THAT WE ALL LIKE SO MUCH ABOUT LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY, IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK AREA AND THIS, UH, THAT WILL UNFOLD IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AHEAD.
AND SO, ENJOY, GET OUT, WALK, ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.
I KNOW I'VE BEEN CALLED A MOTHER ONCE OR TWICE.
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YOU FELL DOWN SOMETHING WE HAVE IN COMMON, DAN, ONLY DANNY, WITH THE BETH'S COMMENTS OF MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH.IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE MEMORIAL DAY COMING UP AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS EVENTS, SO PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF AWARE OF THE EVENTS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE TOWN.
THERE IS A PARADE IN THE VILLAGE.
THERE IS ANOTHER PARADE IN THE, UM, AREA OF LAKEVIEW, AND THERE IS NUMEROUS EVENTS AT THE VFW POSTS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE IN THE TOWN.
SO JUST SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO, UM, SPEND A MOMENT IN REMEMBRANCE.
THERE'S LOTS GOING ON AND THERE'S ALSO LOTS TO CELEBRATE ABOUT THE FINAN FANTASTIC COMMUNITY THAT WE'VE BUILT AROUND US.
UM, ALSO MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
SO MENTAL HEALTH IS A TRICKY, TRICKY DISORDER FOR MANY TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE THERE'S NO VISIBLE SIGN THAT YOU'RE STRUGGLING.
SO WITH THAT, I JUST ASK EACH ONE OF US IT USE THIS MONTH AND JUST GIVE ONE ANOTHER A LITTLE BIT MORE GRACE, AND MAYBE WE WILL ALL FIND IT A KINDER, GENTLER MONTH OF MAY.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY IN THE FUTURE.
UM, JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, MAY 9TH IS, UH, VETERAN'S SPOUSE.
UH, THEY, SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT'S DEPLOYED AND THEIR SPOUSE IS OUT, MAYBE GIVE 'EM A SPECIAL OUT.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, BETH FERRELL FOR, UH, BASICALLY OUR SECOND ANNUAL, UM, HAVING THE VETERANS COME HERE BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY AND, UM, READING OFF THEIR DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS, UH, VETERANS, UH, ORGANIZATIONS AND HAVING THEM COME BEFORE US.
UM, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING.
ALRIGHT, TO REITERATE, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.
UM, ALL OF OUR MOMS, SO MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT, UH, MEXICAN RESTAURANTS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.
SO IF YOU FORGOT ABOUT IT AND YOU HAVEN'T HAD DINNER, STOP BY ONE OF 'EM.
UM, AS FAR AS THE, UH, HAMBURG RECREATION DEPARTMENT GOES, UH, I WANNA, UM, ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO UTILIZE THE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
UH, I GREW UP IN HAMBURG AND, UM, BACK WHEN THE GOLF COURSE WAS NINE HOLES, NOW IT'S 18 HOLES.
BUT I TOOK GOLF LESSONS THERE.
I TOOK TENNIS LESSONS, AND, UH, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES REMINDED ME OF, YOU KNOW, MUNICIPAL USE, MEANING THESE ARE AFFORDABLE PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED, UH, FOR EVERYBODY.
AND I KNOW THAT, UM, MS. GORMAN KING DOES HER BEST TO PROMOTE THEM, BUT ALSO I'M TRYING TO PROMOTE THEM AS WELL BECAUSE I, I I THINK IT'S GREAT.
I WASN'T AWARE THAT, UH, THERE'S A FLAG FOOTBALL PROGRAM FOR GIRLS, BUT I HAVE A, A A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL THAT LIKES SPORTS, AND I, WHEN I LEAVE HERE, I'M GONNA LOG ON OR, AND I'M GONNA TRY TO FIGURE OUT IF SHE'S INTERESTED IN SUCH, SUCH A THING.
SHE DOES SWIMMING AND, AND THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS ALWAYS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH RECREATION AND IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE A PROGRAM FOR GIRLS LIKE THAT.
AND I KNOW OUR, OUR OUR SPORTS ARE IMPORTANT.
I, I AM REMISS BECAUSE I, I FORGOT TO THANK, UM, MR. MAHONEY.
EVERYBODY ELSE THANKED YOU AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO THANK YOU.
SO I DID GIVE HIM THE NICKNAME OF GARBAGE BOB.
SO
SO
THANK, THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TOWN BOARD.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE SURE ALL THE VETERANS' INFORMATION IS ON THE WEBSITE.
UM, 'CAUSE THERE, THERE ARE VARIOUS, UM, VFW POSTS, AMERICAN LEGIONS THAT HAVE EVENTS AND THE MONTH OF MAY AT, AT CEMETERIES AND ALSO AT THEIR, AT THEIR LEGION POST.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S UP THERE.
AND, UH, I WANNA THANK MY STAFF FOR THAT, FOR THE HARD WORK THEY DID WITH THE, THE BEACH SWEEP, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WE GOT BLOWN, NO BLOWN AWAY.
BUT, UM, WE REALLY TRIED TO CLEAN UP THE BEACH THE BEST WE COULD.
AND LAURA IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY WITH WHO CALLS MY OFFICE AND WANTS THE, UH, THE BAGS WITH, UM, SHE HAS GARBAGE BAGS, GLOVES, GLOVES, SANITIZER.
YEAH, ANYTHING YOU NEED, JUST CALL LAURA AND UH, SHE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
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SUPERVISOR, JUST ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT.IF ANYONE HAS ANY OLD FLAGS THAT THEY NO LONGER, UH, UH, HAVE A NEED FOR THAT ARE TATTERED TORN, UM, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ACCEPT THEM AT MY OFFICE.
UH, RIGHT ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TAKEN TO THE VFW AND, UM, PROPERLY CARED FOR AND CARED FOR AND RETIRED IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER.
JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, PATRICK SIGLEY OVER HERE, UH, VILLAGE, UH, BLAZEDALE TRUSTEES, UH, MAKING THIS APPEARANCE.
THANKS FOR KEEPING UP WITH THINGS.
PAT
I THINK MR. AL SAID IT WASN'T NECESSARY TO GO INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T GET AN AGENDA FOR ANYTHING ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I THINK WE'D NEED TO HAVE, WE TYPICALLY DON'T SINGLE.
UH, A COUPLE OF LITIGATION MATTERS IS VERY
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ALRIGHT, SO MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND FOR SEVERAL LITIGATION MATTERS.