[00:00:01] SAY. IT'S JUST A. WHAT I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. GIVE ME FOUR MORE MINUTES TO WAIT FOR [1. Roll Call] THE SECOND. RIGHT. WAIT TILL SEVEN. OH, I THINK FOR US TO START. TO GET. OH, YEAH. IT PICKS UP AS SOON AS WE START TALKING. OKAY, SO IT'S OKAY. OKAY, LET'S START WITH THE ROLL CALL, THEN. GO AHEAD. SUPERVISO. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. BUGALSKI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KOZUB. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FARRELL. LORENZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. COMERFORD. PRESENT. ALL PRESENT. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. IF EVERYONE ACTUALLY. IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT, FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, FOR ALL OF OUR ACTIVE MILITARY AND THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. THANK YOU. AND IF I COULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE TWO EMERGENCY EXITS, ONE IN THE BACK AND ONE ON THE SIDE. OKAY. FIRST THE PROCLAMATION FIRST. BE IT [3. Minutes of Previous Meeting] RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS FOLLOWS FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025. SO MOVED. SECOND. FAVOR CARRIED A PROCLAMATION COMMENDING [41.. Proclamation Commending Firefighters Jeffrey Lewis, Bruce Oliver, Chad Witkowski, Police Officer Garrett Hileman and Retired Buffalo Fire Lieutenant David George] FIREFIGHTERS JEFFREY LEWIS, BRUCE OLIVER, CHAD WITKOWSKY, POLICE OFFICER GARRETT HILLMAN, AND RETIRED BUFFALO FIRE LIEUTENANT DAVID GEORGE. WHEREAS ON THE EVENING OF MAY 12TH, 2025, THE UNTHINKABLE OCCURRED ON WEST LANE IN OUR TOWN WHEN THE LAKE VIEW COMMUNITY AND BEYOND SHOOK AS THE RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION THAT WOULD CLAIM THE LIFE OF ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS, JOANNE PEASE, AND CRITICALLY INJURE HER HUSBAND, JOHN PEASE. AND WHEREAS, AS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SO MANY TIMES FOLLOWING A TRAGEDY SUCH AS THIS, OUR COMMUNITY RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY AND PULLED TOGETHER, AND WE ONCE AGAIN FIND OURSELVES GRATEFUL FOR THE DEDICATION, RESPONSIVENESS AND STEADFASTNESS OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, EMERGENCY DISPATCH, FIRST RESPONDERS AND VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES THAT RESPONDED. AND WHEREAS, IN PARTICULAR, THE IMMEDIATE AND SELFLESS ACTIONS OF LAKEVIEW FIREFIGHTERS JEFFREY LEWIS AND BRUCE OLIVER, LAKESHORE ASSISTANT CHIEF CHAD WITTKOWSKI, TOWN OF HAMBURG POLICE OFFICER GARRETT HILLMAN AND RETIRED BUFFALO FIRE LIEUTENANT DAVID GEORGE RESULTED IN THE RESCUE OF MR. PEASE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD COMMENDS THESE INDIVIDUALS, ALONG WITH ALL THEIR FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, WHO TRULY MADE A DIFFERENCE BY RISKING IT ALL. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, YOUR COMMUNITY IS VERY APPRECIATIVE AND RECOGNIZES WITH GRATITUDE YOUR EXEMPLARY ACTIONS IN RESCUING MR. PEASE. IN WITNESS THEREOF, WE HAVE FIXED THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. THIS SECOND DAY OF JUNE, 2025. UNANIMOUS SECOND, SECOND. UNANIMOUS SECOND. IF. MR. LEWIS. MR. WITH MR. WITTKOWSKI, MR. HILLMAN AND MR. GEORGE WOULD PLEASE JOIN US UP FRONT. OKAY. HAVE YOU GOT A CALL REAL QUICK? COME ON. YOU GOT TO CALL THE ROLL. JUST CALL THE. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? MR. GEORGE? RIGHT THERE. YES, MR. MR. LEWIS. FIREFIGHTER. MR. LEWIS. JEFF. [00:05:01] LEWIS. YES, MA'AM. MR. OKAY. AND FIREFIGHTER BRUCE OLIVER. FIREFIGHTER CHAD WITTKOWSKI. POLICE OFFICER GARRETT HILLMAN. AND RETIRED BUFFALO FIRE LIEUTENANT DAVID GEORGE. TRYING TO GET A PICTURE OF EVERYONE TOGETHER SO SOME OF US CAN COME TO THIS. ARE YOU READY? ALL TOGETHER. I'M SORRY. OKAY. THANK. YOU. OKAY. OKAY. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR. YOUR. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TELL WHEN YOU WERE HERE, SO. THE FIRST ONE. SURE. I DON'T KNOW, I THINK. IS HE REALLY? YEAH. OKAY. READY? OKAY. GOOD MORNING. [42.. Town Supervisor to Register Town with CMS] THANK YOU. SIDE DOOR. WHEREAS THE MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER MSP, MANDATORY REPORTING PROVISIONS IN SECTION 111 OF THE MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SCHIP EXTENSION ACT OF 2007 REQUIRES THAT ANY MUNICIPALITY WHICH QUALIFIES AS A RESPONSIBLE REPORTING ENTITY MUST REPORT ALL PAYMENTS AND MEDICAL BENEFIT PAID TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES, AND WHEREAS SUCH REPORTING MUST BE MADE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT VIA THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1ST, 2010, OR FACING IMPOSITION OF FINES OF UP TO $1,000 PER DAY PER CLAIM. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISORS HEREBY DIRECTED REGISTERED TOWN OF HAMBURG WITH CMS. CMS NAMING THE SUPERVISOR AS TOWN OF HAMBURG'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE AUTHORITY TO BIND THE TOWN FOR ALL PURPOSES AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 111. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES INC, WHICH CURRENTLY ACTS AS THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG SELF-INSURED CLAIMS, IS HEREBY APPOINTED AS TOWN OF HAMBURG'S ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 111 COMPLIANCE. SECOND, WE'LL NEED A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I HEAR [43.. 39 Long Avenue: Building Demolition] [00:10:01] LONG, 39 LOG AVENUE. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PROVIDES CODE ENFORCEMENT. ENFORCE THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG. AND WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025 DEEMED THE BUILDING AT 39 LONG AVENUE A DANGEROUS BUILDING IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 123 127, THE VILLAGE CODE, AND ORDERED THE BUILDING REPAIRED OR DEMOLISHED WITHIN 60 DAYS, AND WHEREAS WORK TO REPAIR DEMOLISH THE BUILDING AT 39 LONG AVENUE HAS NOT BEEN STARTED, THE VILLAGE BOARD HAS ORDERED THE BUILDING TO BE DEMOLISHED UNDER SECTION 120 7-5 OF THE VILLAGE CODE, AND BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZE THE TOWN SUPERVISOR AND CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION AND BE IT RESOLVED AT ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEMOLITION TO REMOVE THE BUILDING, SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT 8.3620.0469. SAFETY INSPECTION. CLEANUP PROPERTIES. SO MOVED. SECOND, THE QUESTION I JUST WONDERING IS THE VILLAGES IN FAVOR OF THIS TO AND TAKING IT OFF THE TAX ROLLS AND THEN PUTTING ANY KIND OF TRYING TO REHAB THE BUILDING OR GIVING THEM ANY MORE TIME OR HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THE BUILDING, WAS THE RESULT OF THE FIRE. OKAY, OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRY 2025 CDBG FUNDING. BE [44.. 2025 CDBG Funding] IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING TWO 2025 CDBG PROJECTS BASED UPON THE 2025 HUD CDBG GRANT ALLOCATIONS AS LISTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. OKAY, SLOW IT DOWN OR NO, [45.. CDBG 2025 Agreement-Village of Hamburg] NO, I LIKE IT, I LIKE IT. CDBG 2025 AGREEMENT VILLAGE OF HAMBURG. WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG HAS ENTERED INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING FOR THE TOWN'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. AND WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG IS ELIGIBLE FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS, ALL COUNSELING SERVICES AND PUBLIC SERVICES FROM THE TOWN'S 2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERVISOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG FOR THE USE OF THESE FUNDS. MOTION APPROVED. SECOND. [46.. CDBG 2025 Agreement-Village of Blasdell] ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. CDBG 2025 AGREEMENT. VILLAGE OF BLASDELL. WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF BLAZOWA HAS ENTERED A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH TOWN OF HAMBURG IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING FROM THE TOWN'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. AND WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF BLASDELL SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR $75,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE TOWN'S 2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION AND SALISBURY AVENUE WITHIN 100 DESIGNATED TARGETED TARGET AREA IN THE VILLAGE OF BLASDELL. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERVISOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, THE VILLAGE OF BLAZIER, FOR THE USE OF THESE FUNDS. SO MOVED. SECOND. FAVOR CARRIED CDBG 2025 AGREEMENT HIGHWAY. BE IT [47.. CDBG 2025 Agreement-Highway] RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CONTRACT WITH THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, ALLOWING HUAWEI TO COMPLETE $140,160 IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK WITHIN HUD TARGETED AREAS UTILIZING THE TOWN'S 2025 CDBG FUNDS. MOTION. MOTION APPROVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. CDBG 2025 HOME [48.. CDBG 2025 HOME Grant] GRANT. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING 2025 HOME PROJECTS BASED UPON THE 2025 HUD HOME GRANT ALLOCATION AS LISTED. SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE. LAKESHORE VOLUNTEER [49.. Lake Shore Vol. Fire Company - Chapin] COMPANY. VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY RESOLVED, THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE REQUEST OF LAKESHORE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO ADD TO THE RANKS OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP THE INDIVIDUAL AS FOLLOWS. PEARSON. CHAPIN. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, GARY. TOWN HALL [410..Town Hall Abatement Air Monitoring] ABATEMENT ER MONITORING. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECENTLY AWARDED THE WORK FOR THE TOWN HALL RENOVATION ABATEMENT PROJECT. AND WHEREAS DURING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ABATEMENT, THE OWNER MUST PROVIDE THIRD PARTY AIR MONITORING TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE WORKERS, STAFF AND ALL OTHER USERS OF THE BUILDING. AND WHEREAS PARADIGM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR AIR MONITORING FOR $6,865. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE ESTIMATE FROM PARADIGM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR $6,865 AND WORK TO START MAY 22ND, 2025. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN EACH .21.1620.0303. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRY. ZBA REAPPOINTMENT. [411..ZBA Reappointment-Adrian] ADRIAN, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REAPPOINT JEFF ADRIAN TO A SEVEN YEAR TERM ON THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025, AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2032. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR I, GARY? MR. ADRIAN HERE, BY ANY CHANCE? NOPE. NOPE. OKAY. FINANCE [412..Finance Department PAF] DEPARTMENT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE TERMINATIONS AND OR HIRING FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AS LISTED. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THIS IS FOR THE [413..Corey Tyger 6722 SW Blvd Rezoning SEQR Resolution] FINANCE DEPARTMENT, CORRECT? YES. CORRECT. COREY. TIGER 6722 SOUTH WEST SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD. REZONING SECRET RESOLUTION. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST TO REZONE [00:15:03] POINT NINE, PARCEL AT 6722 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD, SBL 194.00, DASH ONE, DASH ONE FOUR AND 2.9 PARCEL ACRE PARCEL AT THE IMMEDIATE EAST, SBL ONE NINE FOR 1.14149, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MERGED FROM OUR ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE TO C2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR A POLE BARN FOR BUSINESS STORAGE PURPOSES. AND WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REFERRED THIS REZONING REQUEST, THE PLANNING BOARD AND REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION WHERE THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED THE APPLICANT REVISE THE APPLICATION, B BE REZONED FROM R1 TO THE PROPOSED LC LAKEVIEW COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, AND WHEREAS, AFTER FURTHER REVIEW FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, ACCEPTANCE FROM THE APPLICANT AND COORDINATION WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE APPLICANT SHOULD BE REZONED TO AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLE BARN FOR BUSINESS STORAGE PURPOSES, AND WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO PART 617, IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ARTICLE EIGHT, STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT SEEKER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS LEAD AGENCY AND CONDUCTED A COORDINATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THIS UNLISTED ACTION. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD HAS COMPLETED THE SCAF PARTS ONE, TWO AND THREE AND SOLICITED INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED AGENCIES, AND HAS TAKEN A HARD LOOK AT THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE. AND WHEREAS THE FINDINGS OF THIS REVIEW INDICATE THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE AND SUBSEQUENT PROJECT WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE AND OR HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD IS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THIS ACTION, IS DETERMINED THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ZONING CHANGE MAP AMENDMENT WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AND A NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS HEREBY ISSUED BASED ON THE REASONS AS SET FORTH IN THE SHORT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM WILL ACT, WHICH WILL ACT AS THE SEEKER NEGATIVE DECLARATION, DECLARATION AND AUTHORIZES THE APPROPRIATE NOTICES AND FILINGS BE MADE. SO MOVED. I'M SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR ON THE QUESTION. ACTUALLY, MISTER ROGERS IS HERE, AND I ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY WITH CONFIDENCE IN YOUR ABILITY. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS? THE APPLICANT IS RESORTING TO AGRICULTURAL BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY DISTRICT WHERE HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE ALLOWED. HE'S LIKE A LITTLE BIT OLDER THAN THE OTHER PARTS OF TOWN. SO. PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING BOARD THAT THIS. SO WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT A MAP, IT LOOKED LIKE IT'S BETWEEN NORTH CREEK AND LAKE VIEW ROAD. AND, AND YOU THINK THAT'S A CONFORMING USE THAT. OKAY. TO PUT A POLE BARN THERE. YES. JUST A POLE BARN FOR STORAGE PURPOSES. THERE'S NOT HIGH DENSITY COMMERCIAL IN THIS AREA, AND IT IS THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO SO. IT MAKES SENSE, AND I THINK A LOT OF WHAT I BELIEVE IT'S ALSO FOR A LANDSCAPING BUSINESS THAT MAINLY TARGETS THE LAKE VIEW AREA FOR MAINTAINING THE LAWNS, THINGS LIKE THAT. CAN YOU RECOMMEND THIS CHANGE? YES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. CARRIED. THANK YOU. [414..Corey Tyger 6722 SW Blvd Rezoning Approval Resolution] MR. COREY TAGER, 6722 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD. REZONING APPROVAL RESOLUTION NUMBER HAMBURG TOWN CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCE. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM COREY TUCKER TO REZONE POINT NINE ACRE PARCEL AT 6722 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD. SBL 194.00-1, DASH ONE FOUR AND 2.9 ACRE PARCEL TO THE IMMEDIATE EAST, SBL 194.14149, WHICH WERE SUBSEQUENTLY MERGED FROM R1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO C2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLE BARN FOR BUSINESS STORAGE PURPOSES. AND WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REFERRED THIS REZONING REQUEST TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION, WHERE THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED THE APPLICANT REVISE THE APPLICATION BE REZONE FROM R1 TO THE PROPOSED LC LAKEVIEW COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ON MARCH 5TH, 2025. AND WHEREAS, AFTER FURTHER REVIEW FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, ACCEPTANCE FROM THE APPLICANT, AND COORDINATION WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE APPLICANT SHOULD BE REZONED TO AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLE BARN FOR BUSINESS STORAGE PURPOSES, AND WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO PART 6176 NY, CRR, ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS SECRET LEAD AGENCY AND CONDUCTED A COORDINATED REVIEW OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE TOWN'S ZONING MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT, SEQRA, AND HAS ISSUED A SEEKER NEGATIVE DECLARATION. AND WHEREAS A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD REGARDING THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT ON MAY 5TH, 2025, AND COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC AND FROM ERIE COUNTY BASED ON THE 239 REFERRAL. AND WHEREAS THE REZONING IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HEREBY REZONES THE PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED BELOW FROM R1 TO AG WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ONE. DARK SKY COMPLIANT LIGHTING SHALL BE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE SITE. DURING SITE PLAN APPROVAL TO THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 24. FRESHWATER WETLANDS JURISDICTION AND CLASSIFICATION. REGULARIZATION. REGULATORY REGULATIONS PER DEC STANDARDS. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANY BUILDING PERMIT THREE THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF [00:20:03] ENGINEERS REGULATIONS PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANY BUILDING PERMIT, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE ZONING CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS. TO AMEND LOCAL LAW NUMBER TEN OF THE YEAR 1986 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, CHAPTER 280, ENTITLED ZONING TO PROVIDE FOR A CHANGE IN THE BOUNDARY OF THE ZONING MAP, WHEREBY THE ZONING IS CHANGED FROM R1 TO AG FOR THE PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED AS SBL NUMBER 194.00, DASH ONE, DASH ONE FOUR AND 194.14-149. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. GRANT REIMBURSEMENT. HAMBURG [415..Grant Reimbursement-Hamburg Skatepark Project] SKATE PARK PROJECT. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG APPLIED FOR AND WAS AWARDED IN 2021, A COMPETITIVE GRANT THROUGH THE SKATEPARK PROJECT FOUNDATION FOR THE HAMBURG SKATE PARK AT THE ELECTRIC AVENUE PARK, WHICH WILL HAVE A GRAND OPENING ON JUNE 14TH, 2025. AND WHEREAS, THE TOWN HAS RECEIVED A FULL PAYMENT OF $300,000 IN REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE SKATE PARK PROJECT FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THIS REIMBURSEMENT AND DIRECTS ITS FUNDS TO BE RECORDED IN H10 7.000. THAT H10. 7.0000.2705.0514. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. CARRIED. PO 17 MAINTENANCE WORKER HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. [416..PO-17 - Maintenance Worker /HWY Dept.] WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND THE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, VIA MEMO DATED 519, 2025, HAVE AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING. RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE CREATION OF A MAINTENANCE WORKER POSITION IN THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. THE POSITION WILL BE PROMOTIONAL CSEA BLUE COLLAR POSITION AND WILL BE FUNDED BY DB 05110.0100. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN SECTION EIGHT OF THE PL 17 FOR THE CREATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED POSITION, SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. CARRIED. BAG. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES IN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AS LISTED. SO MOVED. DO WE SKIP THE. YEAH. YOU SKILLED LABOR. NUMBER 17. YES, 17. 16. PAGE 32. THERE WE GO. I AM SORRY. THERE YOU GO. NUMBER 17 [417..PO-17 - Skilled Laborer (2)] PO SKILLED LABOR TWO. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, VIA MOA DATED 519, 2025 HAVE AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING. RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE CREATION OF TWO CIVIL SERVICE NONCOMPETITIVE SKILLED LABOR POSITIONS, ONE OF THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT, AND ONE OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. THE POSITIONS WILL BE PROMOTIONAL CSEA BLUE COLLAR POSITIONS, AND WILL BE FUNDED BY A .741, 0.0100 AND 0.5110.0100, RESPECTIVELY. AND BE IT FURTHER THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN SECTION A OF THE PL 17 FOR CREATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED POSITIONS, SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. OKAY. BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE [418..B&G PAF] TERMINATION AND HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES AND BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AS LISTED. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRY. BAG. WINDOW PURCHASE ALL DISPATCH PROJECT. WHEREAS [419..B&G Window Purchase: Old Dispatch Project] THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT IS A NEED TO REPLACE WINDOWS FOR THE OLD DISPATCH AREA PROJECT, AND WHEREAS THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED TWO QUOTES. HOGAN GLASS, $17,995. NICKEL CITY GLASS LLC, $21,650. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE PURCHASE OF NEW WINDOWS FROM HOGAN GLASS. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT H2 1.1620.0303. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRY. HAMBURG TOWN PARK JETTY FEMA [420..Hamburg Town Park Jetty FEMA Scope] SCOPE. WHEREAS FEMA HAS APPROVED THE PROJECT FOR JETTY RECONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MITIGATION MEASURES AT 75% REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS. AND WHEREAS THE FEMA PROCESS REQUIRES THE PREPARATION AND APPROVAL OF A SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PROJECT, AND THE SCOPE MUST MAXIMIZE REIMBURSEMENT POTENTIAL WHILE CONFORMING TO THE FEMA GUIDANCE FOR ELIGIBILITY. AND WHEREAS, EDGEWATER RESOURCES HAS PREPARED A PROPOSAL TO COMPLETE THE SCOPE OF WORK AND UP TO TWO EVOLUTIONS OF SCOPE REFINEMENT WITH FEMA AT A NOT TO EXCEED FEE OF $10,000 PER THE HOURLY RATES PROVIDED IN THE PROPOSAL. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE MAY 28TH, 2025 PROPOSAL FROM EDGEWATER RESOURCES, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE USE OF GENERAL FUND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, A0000 .0909 IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000 TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CAPITAL FUND TO SUPPORT THE TOWN JETTY REMEDIATION, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT UPON RECEIPT OF FEMA REIMBURSEMENT, THE FUNDS SHALL BE RECORDED AS REVENUE AND THE CAPITAL FUND UNDER ACCOUNT H11. 4.0000.4960.0000. SO MOVED. ANY QUESTION? GO AHEAD. KIMMY DO YOU KNOW A START TIME AND [00:25:13] APPROXIMATE FINISH TIME OF THE PROJECT. YEAH OKAY. NOT RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE GET THAT APPROVED BY FEMA. WE CAN'T REALLY MOVE FORWARD. SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP OKAY. THANKS. WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP ONCE WE GET THAT ACTUAL INVESTIGATION, STUDY AND DESIGN OF THE OPTIONS FOR ADDRESSING THE JETTY AND POSSIBLY MITIGATING AND IMPROVING THE JETTY. KIMMY, IS THIS IN RESPONSE TO THE PREVIOUS WORK THAT WE HAD STARTED ON THE JETTY WITH FEMA THAT WE HAD STOPPED? I KNOW THAT I'M NOT IN THE MEETING MINUTES IF I DON'T STAND AT THE MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. SORRY, JENNY WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. YES. IS THIS IN RESPONSE TO THE PREVIOUS WORK THAT WE HAD STARTED ON THE JETTY WITH A DIFFERENT FIRM? STOP THAT WORK NOW WE'RE GOING WITH THIS. WE'RE BACK TO REESTABLISHING THE SCOPE WITH FEMA. YES. SO WE HAVE WITH THE CURRENT PLAYERS WITHIN THE TOWN, SPECIFICALLY OUR GRANT WRITER WHO HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS. WE HAVE CONNECTED WITH FEMA TO REALLY GET US UP TO DATE ON WHERE THINGS WERE AT WITH FEMA, AND IT SEEMED THIS SCOPE WAS REALLY THE NEXT STEP. AND THAT WAS NOT EVEN IN OUR RADAR WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. SO WE'RE NOT REPEATING WORK THAT WE'VE ALREADY PREVIOUSLY PAID FOR THIS. THIS IS THIS IS REALLY WHERE WE SHOULD BE BASED ON WHAT FEMA IS TELLING US, BECAUSE FEMA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A DEFINED SCOPE. AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING WAS WE WERE HIRING A DESIGN FIRM TO PREPARE THAT SCOPE, AND THAT WAS NOT IN THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT. OKAY. AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING ON THIS, IT THIS WILL COVER US FOR TWO ITERATIONS OF THE SCOPE. AND BEYOND THAT, WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK AND CORRECT. THAT IS THE BASED ON EDGEWATER'S EXPERIENCE IN DEFINING THIS TYPE OF SCOPE. THEY'VE ASSUMED SOME BACK AND FORTH WITH FEMA TO REDEFINE IT, BUT BELIEVE THAT TWO IS PLENTY, AND THIS WILL KEEP US ON THE APPROPRIATE TIMELINE WITH FEMA SO THAT WE HAVE THIS PROJECT COMPLETED BY THEIR DEADLINE TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. CORRECT. WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME ON THAT DEADLINE. I DO BELIEVE IT IS EITHER THE END OF 26 OR EVEN INTO 27, SO WE DO HAVE STILL A LOT OF TIME REMAINING, BUT WE WANT TO GET IT MOVING FORWARD. BARRING ANOTHER STORM. YES. OKAY. THANKS, KIMMY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. I'M 21. APPROVE THE NONCOMPETITIVE [421..Approve the Non-Competitive Promotion of Senior Engineering Assistant Robert Haag] PROMOTION OF SENIOR ENGINEERING ASSISTANT ROBERT HAAG. WHEREAS IN THE 2025 BUDGET, TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE CREATION OF ONE ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL ENGINEER ASSISTANT POSITION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE NONCOMPETITIVE PROMOTION APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT HAAG TO THE FULL TIME PROBATION POSITION. PROBATIONAL POSITION OF PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING ASSISTANT, EFFECTIVE UPON CIVIL SERVICE APPROVAL. PROBATIONARY RATE FOR THE POSITION IS 36. 63 FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AND A 1440.100. SO MOVED. SECOND ON THE QUESTION DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS A POSITION THAT'S WITHIN THE UNION? YEAH, YES IT IS. IT'S OKAY. GOOD GOOD OKAY. THAT'S IT. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. CARRIED. AMENDED FEE AND CHARGES [422..Amended Fee and Charges for Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance Service] FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND AMBULANCE SERVICE. WHEREAS GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW SECTIONS 209 B AND 122 B, AND AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, THE LAW PROVIDES THAT THE AUTHORITIES HAVING CONTROL OF A FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE COMPANY OR AMBULANCE COMPANY THAT HAVE AUTHORIZED SUCH FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE COMPANY, OR AMBULANCE COMPANY PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND GENERAL AMBULANCE SERVICE, INCLUDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3001 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, MAY FIX A SCHEDULE OF FEES OR CHARGES TO BE PAID BY PERSONS REQUESTING SUCH SERVICES, SERVICE OR SERVICES. AND WHEREAS, THE BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG BOARD, AFTER DUE DELIBERATION, FINDS ITS BEST INTEREST OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO AUTHORIZE THE AMENDMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND AMBULANCE SERVICES. ARMOR VFC, BIG TREE, VFC, EMS HAMBURG VFD LAKESHORE VFC, LAKE VIEW VFC NEWTON ABBOT, VFC SCRANTON VFC, WOODLAWN VFC AND HAMBURG VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY DBA TOWN OF HAMBURG EMS THROUGH THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. AND THESE RESOLUTIONS. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE AMENDMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND AMBULANCE SERVICES BY BFC BIG TREE, AS LISTED AND TOWN OF HAMBURG IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND PROVIDED FOR THESE RESOLUTIONS. RESOLVED, THAT EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, THESE RESOLUTIONS SHALL TAKE EFFECT. TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. HIGHWAY PURCHASE OF DISCONNECT SWITCHES, WHEREAS [423..Highway: Purchase of Disconnect Switches] [00:30:03] THE TOWN OF HAMBURG NEEDS TO INSTALL DISCONNECT SWITCHES IN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HEAVY TRUCKS TO SATISFY THE MANDATE OF NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INSURANCE. RECIPROCAL WHEREAS BUYS AND FLEET SERVICES THE ONLY VENDOR THAT WILL INSTALL THE SWITCHES ON ALL THE TRUCKS AND PICK UP AND DROP OFF THE VEHICLES. RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO HAVE BUYS AND FLEET SERVICES INSTALLED AND DISCONNECT SWITCHES ON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TRUCKS AT A COST OF $1,527.33 PER VEHICLE, $30,546.60 TOTAL COST. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN DBW 5130.201. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRY. YOUTH REC SENIOR [426..YRSS Appointment of Hilary Pundt to Senior Recreation Supervisor] SERVICES APPOINTMENT OF HILLARY PUNDT TO SENIOR RECREATION SUPERVISOR. WHEREAS RECENT RETIREMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS HAVE CREATED VACANCIES AND NECESSITATED A REALIGNMENT OF DUTIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH, RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS HILLARY PUNDT IS CURRENTLY ON THE SENIOR RECREATION SUPERVISO. CIVIL SERVICE LIST EXAM NUMBER 85 742. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF YOUTH SERVICES, YOUTH RECREATION, SENIOR SERVICES IN PROMOTING RECREATION SUPERVISOR HILLARY PUNDT PERMANENTLY TO THE POSITION OF SENIOR RECREATION SUPERVISOR, EFFECTIVE UPON CIVIL SERVICE APPROVAL. THE SALARY IS $31 PER HOUR, AND FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN 77020.100. SO MOVED. SECOND, ANOTHER QUESTION. DO WE KNOW IF THAT'S THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THE STARTING SALARY OF THAT POSITION WITH THE. THE SALARY, I SAID, IS THAT IN LINE WITH THE STARTING SALARY OF THE POSITION? THERE IS REALLY NO. AND THE QUESTION IS THIS A UNION POSITION. NO. SO I WOULD SO MY PREFERENCE SINCE I ASSUME THIS JOB, I NOTICE THERE'S A LOT OF CIRCUMVENTING OF CIVIL SERVICE LAWS, PROVISIONAL TITLES AND SO FORTH. SO AND I WANT TO TAKE THE POLITICS OUT OF THESE JOBS. ONE OF THE BASIS OF CIVIL SERVICE LAWS. YOU GET YOUR JOB BASED ON MERIT FITNESS FOR THE POSITION RATHER THAN A POLITICAL APPOINTMENT. THAT WAS THE WHOLE SPIRIT OF THE STATUTE. SO I WOULD PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS, BECAUSE I DO FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE A UNION POSITION AND THAT. IT'S AN AMENDMENT WOULD BE THAT THIS POSITION WOULD BE IS THE TITLE IN THE BARGAINING UNIT. DO WE KNOW, MR. FARRELL, THE TITLE. BUT I WOULD PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT THAT THE AND I'M NOT SURE WHY THE WHY THE CSEA UNION HASN'T FILED THE UNIT CLARIFICATION REPLACEMENT PETITION WITH PERB, BUT THAT THE AMENDMENT WOULD BE AS FOLLOWS. WHERE IT SAYS, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE RECOMMENDATION PERMANENTLY TO THE POSITION OF RECREATION SUPERVISOR, WHERE IT SAYS EFFECTIVE UPON CIVIL SERVICE APPROVAL, THE AMENDMENT WOULD WOULD SAY. AND THE POSITION SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN THE CSEA. WHITE COLLAR BARGAINING UNIT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE SUGGESTION. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A DISCUSSION WITH THE UNION PRESIDENT PRIOR, AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND VOTE ON IT AT THE NEXT MEETING. BUT THAT PROBABLY SHOULD. I LIKE TO CHANGE MY MOTION TO TABLE IT THEN, OKAY, I, I WOULD THEN I AGREE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE COLLEAGUES AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE UNION REPRESENTATIVES. BUT AND THEN THEIR RECOMMENDATION CAN COME BACK TO THE BOARD. YES I SO I, I SECOND THE MOTION TO TABLE BY MR. COSIN ON THE QUESTION THOUGH CAN'T WE PUT THIS FORWARD, PUT THE PROMOTION IN PLACE AND ALWAYS ADD IT AS A UNION POSITION AFTERWARDS? WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME AND TIE UP THE. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT WE COULD INFRASTRUCTURE AT. BUT I WOULD THINK IT'D BE CLEANER TO DO IT WITH THE TITLE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE TITLE IS WITHIN CIVIL SERVICE, BECAUSE IT MAY DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, I AGREE, TAKE A SHORTCUT. IT'S NOT A SHORTCUT, BUT I, I GUESS I'M NOT TRYING TO CIRCUMVENT ANYTHING. I'M JUST I REALIZE THAT THIS DEPARTMENT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TO IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR MOVE. AND SO I DON'T I WOULDN'T WANT SOMETHING TO GET LOST, CONFUSED, FORGOTTEN ABOUT IN THE MOVE AND SOMEBODY TO BE OVERLOOKED FOR THERE. SO FROM THE PARLIAMENT EXCUSE ME, SIR, FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE A MOTION, A MOTION TO TABLE. I HAVE SECOND THE MOTION TO TABLE. AND I WAS ASKING, COULD WE JUST CONSIDER DOING THIS AND ALSO DEALING WITH THE UNION ISSUE AND ADDING IT TO THE UNION AND THE NEXT BOARD MEETING? I, I HAVE NO QUALMS. IF THE UNION'S OPEN TO IT. I'D BE OPEN TO DISCUSSING IT NOW, BUT IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE TO ASK THE UNION ON THE FLOOR. AND THAT'S [00:35:04] WHY WE'RE TABLING. THAT'S WHY THERE'S A MOTION TO TABLE. AND I CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE SHOULD DO IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNION. IT WOULD BE CLEANER TO DO IT THAT WAY RATHER THAN A HODGEPODGE OR PIECEMEAL. SO THAT'S MY OPINION. YOU HAVE YOURS. SO THERE'S A MOTION TO TABLE. YES. CORRECT. SO WE'RE WE'RE I'M ASKING FOR THE VOTE. THERE'S A MOTION TO TABLE SECOND. HOW HOW DO WE STAND ON THE MOTION TO TABLE I VOTE YES WE TABLE. MR. YES. ANYONE ELSE? YES. CARRY. SORRY. MOTION TO 4 TO 1. 4 TO 1. WHO'S IN THE NEGATIVE? I'M SORRY. THAT WOULD BE ME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE WANT TO WITH WITH RESPECT TO THE NEXT 427 I WOULD [427..YRSS Appointment of Nicole Ruberto to Assistant Director of Recreation] MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S CONSISTENT WITH ACTUALLY READ IT FIRST. GO AHEAD. SURE. WHERE IS JOSEPH WENZEL RETIRED FROM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RECREATION POSITION EFFECTIVE MARCH 24TH, 2025, CREATING A VACANCY. AND WHEREAS NICOLE ROBERTO IS CURRENTLY REACHABLE ON THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RECREATION CIVIL SERVICE LIST EXAM NUMBER 60 1-085. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION OF DIRECTOR OF YOUTH, RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES IN PROMOTING SENIOR SERVICE RECORD, SENIOR RECREATION SUPERVISOR NICOLE ROBERTO PERMANENTLY TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RECREATION, EFFECTIVE SIX THREE, 2025. THE SALARY IS $37.50 PER HOUR, AND FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A7020 .100. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BASED ON. THIS IS A TESTED POSITION AND SHE IS REACHABLE. IS THIS A UNION POSITION? IT IS NOT THAT THEY'RE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. EXCLUSIVE. SO I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. I'LL SECOND. FIRST OF ALL I DIDN'T GET A SECOND, SO I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. OH. I'M SORRY. YOU WANTED TO MAKE A QUESTION ON THE QUESTION I WAS I, I THINK ALSO THIS IS A WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD FOR MANAGEMENT CONFIDENTIAL OR THESE NONUNION POSITIONS THERE, THE POLICY MAKING WHICH THIS IS NOT, OR PERTAINING, HAVING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WHICH DOES NOT FIT EITHER STATUTORY DEFINITION. SO WHAT I WANT THE TOWN TO DO IS TO DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY, WHERE POSITIONS ARE APPROPRIATELY CLASSIFIED, TO TAKE THE POLITICS OUT OF IT. BECAUSE WHEN I LEAVE, WHEN WE ALL LEAVE THIS OFFICE, THESE JOBS WILL HAVE GREATER PROTECTIONS THAN IF THEY ARE JUST NOT OUT, IF THEY'RE NONUNION POSITIONS. SO I THINK IT'S IN THE AREA OF TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY. I THINK IT'S BETTER TO DO IT WITH THEM BEING ADDED TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT. AND THAT'S MY OPINION ON THE QUESTION. THERE IS ONE DISTINCTION I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, AND THAT IS THE FACT THAT THEY DID TAKE A CIVIL SERVICE TEST. I WOULD JUST NOT WANT TO SAY THAT AS FAR AS THE POLITICAL ASPECT, I THINK WE DO NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL TOOK A CIVIL SERVICE TEST AND SCORED, I BELIEVE, NUMBER ONE, SO I WOULDN'T WANT TO CATEGORIZE IT. THERE IS. AND SO OUR BUFFALO POLICE OFFICERS THAT TAKE TESTS AND HAMBURG POLICE OFFICERS, THEY'RE ALL IN THE COMPETITIVE CLASS. THERE'S GENERALLY THREE CLASSES IN CIVIL SERVICE LAW I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE. SO THAT'S ALL THE TEST MEANS. IT'S COMPETITIVE CLASS. THERE'S NONCOMPETITIVE CLASS WHICH WAS THE PREDECESSOR POSITION WHICH IS BECAUSE IT'S NONCOMPETITIVE. THEREFORE THERE IS NO TEST AND THERE'S LABOR CLASS. SO THIS FALLS WITHIN THE COMPETITIVE CLASS. BUT NONETHELESS SO DOES THE. SO THE HAMBURG POLICE AND SO DO OTHER POSITIONS THAT ARE UNION POSITIONS. SO THEY'RE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE BASED ON THAT ASSERTION. IT WOULD BE ANY COMPETITIVE CLASS WOULD BE NONUNION. THAT'S NOT THE CASE THERE. WE HAVE MORE I BELIEVE, COMPETITIVE CLASS POSITIONS THEIR UNION THAN NONCOMPETITIVE IN THE TOWN. DID THE UNION REQUEST FOR THIS POSITION TO BE IN THE UNION? I'M NOT SURE. IS THE UNION WILLING TO COMMENT ON THIS REQUEST, BUT WE WILL TAKE TWO MORE MEMBERS. BUT MY MOTION IS SIMPLE. I'M ASKING THAT WE TABLE IT UNTIL WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CSEA UNION. I'M GOING TO STICK WITH MINE BECAUSE IT IS A TESTED POSITION. IT HAS BEEN IN UNION, AND IF THE UNION AND THE TOWN BOARD WANTS TO CONSIDER PUTTING THIS IN A UNION AT A LATER DATE, I WILL CONSIDER IT THEN. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S A TEST POSITION. SHE SCORED NUMBER ONE ON THE EXAM AND I THINK SHE DESERVES THE POSITION. IS THERE A SECOND? WOULD YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? OKAY. YEAH I SECOND IT DAN INITIALLY. AND JUST SO IT'S NOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHETHER THE PERSON TOOK THE TEST OR QUALIFICATIONS, IT'S MORE OF A PROCEDURAL MATTER. BUT SHE FILED A PROPER PROCEDURE. SHE TOOK THE EXAM. I AGREE WITH YOU. I YOU AND I AGREE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE AYE. CARRY. PAPH YOUTH REC [428..PAF - Youth, Recreation & Senior Services] [00:40:10] AND SENIOR SERVICES. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE THE TERMINATION AND HIRING PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH, RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS FOLLOWS. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. TRADE IN OF SENIOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE VEHICLE. [429..Trade-In of Senior Transportation Service Vehicle] WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG YOUTH RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT WITH 140,000 MILES USED FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S VAN SERVICE TO TRANSPORT SPECIAL NEEDS AND ELDERLY PERSONS, AND WHEREAS, BASED ON AGE, MILEAGE, NATURE AND FREQUENCY OF USE AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPLACED TO AVOID COSTLY REPAIR AND OR IMPACT ON ABILITY TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AND WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT ANTICIPATES AN INCREASED NEED FOR SHUTTLING PATRONS AT ECC SOUTH, AND WHEREAS THE TRADE IN VALUE HAS BEEN ASSESSED AT $4,000, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN THE PRICE IF TAKEN TO AUCTION, AND WHEREAS THE TOWN HAS RECEIVED A LEASE PROPOSAL FROM ENTERPRISE FOR A 2024 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH WHEELCHAIR UPLIFT UNDER THE TERMS OF A 48 MONTH LEASE AGREEMENT, WITH A MONTHLY COST NOT TO EXCEED $1,389.48. AND WHEREAS SAID LEASE HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE TOWN BOARD AND IS DETERMINED TO BE IN BEST INTEREST OF THE TOWN, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROCUREMENT AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE TRADING OF THE 2015 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT TO ENTERPRISE FOR $4,000. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE LEASING OF A 2024 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WHEELCHAIR VAN FROM ENTERPRISE PURSUANT TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT PRESENTED. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE LEASE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN, SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A7020 .0478.01. I'D LIKE TO TABLE THIS AND HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON IT. I'M SORRY FOR NOT DOING IT SOONER, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THIS. I THINK WE HAVE TO ENTERTAIN MOTIONS. I DID MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. OKAY. NO. SECOND, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF TABLING THE MOTION. OKAY, I, I. NO NO NO. 3 TO 2, 3 TO 2. MOTION TO TABLE IS PASSED. OKAY. WE HAVE THAT LATE RESOLUTION FOR THE MOUSE TRIP BRIDGE. WOULD YOU [Additional Item 1] LIKE ME TO GO AHEAD AND READ THAT? YES, PLEASE. OKAY. LATE ADDITION RESOLUTION MILE STRIP BRIDGE. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ENGAGED DIDONATO ASSOCIATES ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTS PC FOR CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION AND FULL TIME INSPECTION ON THE MILE STRIP ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT. AND WHEREAS THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION HAS SURPASSED THE ORIGINAL DURATION AND WORK IS NOT COMPLETE, SO ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FROM D DONATO ASSOCIATES. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SEND THE SUPPLEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST DATED MAY 14TH, 2025 FROM DIDONATO ASSOCIATES ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE PC, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 117,117, $820,000.05 FOR UP TO THREE ADDITIONAL MONTHS OF SERVICE FUNDS AVAILABLE. DA 5120.456.301. MOTION APPROVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR AYE AYE. CARRY. THANK YOU. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE AUDITS OF CASH [Additional Item 2] DISBURSEMENTS. ARE YOU GOING TO READ OKAY, AUDITOR CASH DISBURSEMENTS $720,953.54. AND THE ARPA FUNDS 2003 9590. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. COMMENTS FROM THE [5. Public Comment] FLOOR. OKAY. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. YES, MA'AM. GENERAL? YEAH, YEAH. COME UP TO THE MIC. GO AND STATE YOUR NAME. OKAY. I HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE, BUT MY NAME IS AMY OLSON AND I LIVE ON RUSHFORD DRIVE IN THE VILLAGE. I'M SORRY. NOT IN THE VILLAGE. IN THE TOWN. I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OLIVERI DEVELOPMENT, THE MILLING COMPANY. I'VE LIVED ON RUSHFORD DRIVE FOR 23 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM, NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. BUT IN THE LAST YEAR, THERE'S BEEN A BIG CHANGE IN THE AMOUNT OF NOISE THAT'S COMING FROM THE MILLING AND IN THE LENGTH OF TIME IT COMES, IT'S IN THE EVENINGS AND IT'S ON THE WEEKENDS. THERE'S A FEW OF US HERE TONIGHT THAT I [00:45:04] HOPE ARE GOING TO GET UP AND TALK ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY AFFECTED ME. GET HOME AT NIGHT. WE WANT TO SIT OUT IN OUR BACKYARDS AND WE JUST HEAR CONSTANT MILLING, CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION, THE HOURS THAT THEY LIST, THAT THEY'RE OPEN AND THEY SAY THEY'RE CLOSED ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS IT RUNS 930 AT NIGHT. IT RUNS SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS CHANGED. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING, IS THAT SOMEONE CAN LOOK INTO WHAT HAS CHANGED. I WAS TOLD THEY BROUGHT IN A NEW MACHINE. WELL, THEY HAVE NEW WORK. THE MILLING GOING ON AT NIGHT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHEMICALS ARE. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF TREES CLEARED, THINGS LIKE THAT. I FEEL A LITTLE CHEESY PLAYING THE RECORDINGS, BUT I'VE TRIED TO CALL MR. OLIVERI AND NOT GOTTEN CALLS BACK. I'VE CALLED THE TOWN CODE. ENFORCEMENT. I SPOKE WITH A VERY NICE MAN, STEVE DUSA, WHO SAID HE CAME HERE AND TALKED TO MR. OLIVERI AND HE SAID HE WASN'T DOING ANYTHING. MR. DUSA TELLS ME TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN IT'S LOUD AT NIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE CHANGE IS BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTED A LOT OF A LOT OF US HERE. SO IF YOU WANT, MA'AM, THE CHIEF'S RIGHT HERE. IF HE'S. CALLED THE POLICE, THERE'S AN ORDINANCE IN TOWN THAT RUNS FROM 1 P.M. TO 7 A.M. SO THOSE HOURS, THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY EXCESSIVE NOISE. IT'S NOT AT SEVEN. IT'S NOT. OR I MEAN, IT'S NOT AFTER 11, BUT IT'S EXCESSIVE. AND IF THIS WAS A NEW BUSINESS COMING IN, THAT WOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED. THERE'S SOME CHANGE THAT HAS HAPPENED. IT'S EXCESSIVE AND IT'S CONSTANT. POLICE. WILL CAN DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS OR EXCESSIVE IS SUBJECTIVE. BUT I MEAN, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AN ORDINANCE BEFORE US. SO YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE, ANY PLACE THAT I WOULD SUGGEST CALLING. A PUBLIC DISTANCE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL 911 NUMBER. RIGHT. ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT SET IT UP. SO OKAY. SO THE FACT THAT IT'S GOING ON IN EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS, DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE HOURS THAT THEY'RE POSTING? I MEAN IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE RUNNING THAT LATE. WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE DELIVERIES THAT'S ON THE ROAD? RIGHT. BY THE BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS. FAIRGROUNDS? RUSHFORD. SURE. YEAH. SO IT'S KIND OF COMING TOWARDS ORCHARD PARK TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. IS THAT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE? IT'S RIGHT NEAR THE FAIRGROUNDS. RIGHT. SO I LIVE ON ROCHFORD, BUT OTHER PEOPLE LIVE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS ITSELF. IT'S THAT WHOLE AREA. COULD YOU PLAY THAT? I'M JUST CURIOUS. WE LIKE WE LIKE CHEESE, SO I WOULD BE HAPPY TO. CHEESY. SORRY I DIDN'T BRING ANY CRACKERS, BUT I CAN'T DO IT AS QUICKLY OR SPEAK AS QUICKLY AS MR. LIPINSKI. NOBODY CAN. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE HIM DOING IT. THIS ONE IS AT 843 AT NIGHT. I WISH I HAD MY 930 AT NIGHT WHEN I. THEY FIND MY 930 AT NIGHT. ONE. I'M GOING TO JUST THROW THE DAMPER ON THERE. YEAH. TOGETHER. OH HERE WE GO. HERE'S A BETTER ONE. THIS IS THE THIS IS FROM MY BEDROOM. AT 930 AT NIGHT. THANKS FOR THE TURN TO VOLUME UP. BUT IT'S JUST IT'S JUST CONSTANT. AND IT NEVER USED TO BE THAT WAY. LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN THERE 23 YEARS AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CHANGED. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT WE KNOW THAT THE ZONING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN APPROVED ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THAT. OKAY. BESIDES BOTHERING YOU, IT'S NOT SOMETHING I MEAN, OKAY, IT'S A START. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO GET UP AND SPEAK ON THAT? OR THEY JUST WANT TO RAISE THEIR HAND AND LET US. OKAY. SURE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SUZANNE LUTZ. I LIVE AT 5069 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD. MY PROPERTY RUNS. OUR PROPERTY LINE IS WITH DARYL'S. RIGHT. FULL DISCLOSURE, HE'S MY COUSIN. OKAY. THAT'S. THAT PROPERTY'S BEEN IN OUR FAMILY SINCE, I BELIEVE, 1944. THE BUSINESS STARTED, I THINK, AROUND 1950 BY OUR GRANDFATHER, THEN DARYL'S FATHER AND OUR [00:50:07] UNCLE. I'VE BEEN IN THAT SAME HOUSE. MY MOTHER'S 93, BUT SHE WAS GOING TO COME TODAY. OKAY, I DON'T I'M RIGHT UP AGAINST IT. I IT'S NOT THAT LOUD. WHEN I'M IN MY HOUSE. I DON'T EVEN HEAR IT. I HAVE A BIG POOL IN THE BACKYARD, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE WAY THE WIND'S BLOWING OR WHATEVER. IT IS NOT BOTHERSOME TO ME AT ALL. AND HE'S CLEARING RIGHT BEHIND ME. AND SO I WAS JUST AND I WAS DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I GOT AN UNSOLICITED PIECE OF MAIL IN MY MAILBOX, DIDN'T COME WITH POSTAGE. IT WAS JUST PUT IN THERE. SO I CALLED MY COUSIN AND I SAID, DARYL, WHAT'S GOING ON? AND HE SAYS, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? AND I SAID, WELL, I HAVE THIS LETTER THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING AT THE TOWN HALL, SO I THINK YOU SHOULD COME. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY OBSERVATION. DARYL DOES JUST ABOUT ANYTHING FOR ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS. AND THEN YOU CAN ASK THEM. ALL RIGHT. SO I HOPE IT'S NOT GOOD WHEN NEIGHBORS DON'T GET ALONG. AND I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN COME TO SOME RESOLUTION. IT'S BEEN A BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR 75 YEARS. WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS IS IT? MOSTLY IT'S EXCAVATION. THEY'VE BEEN DOING EXCAVATION. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE I THINK HE STILL DOES PLOWING IN THE WINTERTIME TOO. BUT THE SUMMER MONTHS ARE, I BELIEVE, THE BUSIEST ONES UP. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE MILLING, OKAY. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT'S HIS MAIN BUSINESS HAS BEEN EXCAVATION FOR YEARS AND YEARS. IT WOULD BE OFF SITE THEN THAT WOULD BE OFF SITE. SO I MEAN, THERE IS EQUIPMENT THERE. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY THERE'S EQUIPMENT THERE. AND I HEAR THE MACHINERY GOING. IT'S NOT BOTHERSOME TO ME. MAY I HAVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, SUZANNE S U Z A N N E LUTZ L U T Z. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ROBERT GORECKI, AND I LIVE AT 5095 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD. AND I TEND TO AGREE DISAGREE WITH WHAT WAS JUST SAID. THE NOISE IS A BOTHERSOME. THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES INVOLVED THERE WITH THEIR RECYCLING OPERATION, THEIR CRUSHING CONCRETE. THE CONCRETE DUST IS AIRBORNE. THERE IS NO WATERING OF IT THERE. IN THAT DUST IS SILICA, WHICH IS A CANCER CAUSING AGENT. I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THAT. AND ALSO IT'S NOT EXCAVATION GOING ON SITE. I HAVE A COPY OF THE TOWN TREE. WHAT TREE MANAGEMENT OUT OF. I GUESS IT'S IN THE TOWN CODES AND THEY HAVE. I WAS JUST BACK THERE TODAY ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THIS MEETING AND I WAS DISGUSTED. WHAT I SAW THERE IS THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF TREES BURIED IN THIS X, THIS MATERIAL THAT THEY'RE HAULING ON SITE. TAILGATES FROM DUMP TRUCKS ARE DUMPING ALL DAY LONG. SOME DAYS AT LATE AT NIGHT, THEY WORK IN THE DARK WITH NO LIGHTS ON. THAT TELLS ME SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO COVER SOMETHING UP. AND. AND THERE THESE TREES, THEY'VE THEY'VE TAKEN DOWN. THEY. LAST YEAR THEY STARTED CUTTING WITH CHAINSAWS. AND THE CREW THAT WAS CUTTING THE GUYS THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY EVERY TIME A TREE WOULD CRASH AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WELL, THIS YEAR THEY'RE NOT USING CHAINSAWS. THEY'RE USING HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND THEY'RE PUSHING THE TREES OVER. AND IT'S A WETLAND BACK THERE BEHIND, DIRECTLY BEHIND MY PROPERTY. THERE, THERE, FILL RIGHT UP TO A LITTLE STREAM, A SMALL RUNNING STREAM WITH RUNNING WATER THAT FLOWS THERE. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THAT LITTLE STREAM FEEDS INTO RUSH CREEK, WHICH GOES THROUGH BLAISDELL AND OUT INTO LAKE ERIE. AND IT'S A IT'S A HABITAT FOR WALLEYE AND SPAWNING. I, I WAS AMAZED WHEN I SAW THAT THERE WAS OVER A 25 FOOT PILE OF FILL MATERIAL PILED UP THAT WASN'T THERE JUST RECENTLY. AND AS I WAS LEAVING, I COULD HEAR EQUIPMENT STARTING UP. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY SPOTTED ME IN MY SHIRT. PROBABLY. AND I IMAGINE THAT THERE ARE GOING TO TRY TO COVER UP MORE OF THESE TREES. THERE'S HUNDREDS OF TREES THAT CAME DOWN. THEY CLEARCUT THE [00:55:04] PROPERTY, DIDN'T LEAVE NOTHING ON THAT SITE, ON THAT PROPERTY. YES. SO WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY GO DOWN TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AND I THINK, SEE IF THEY GOT A PERMIT OR. WELL, IT SAYS THEY SHOULD HAVE A PERMIT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. RIGHT. IT'S MORE THAN TEN, TEN TREES. I WAS GOING TO GET A HOLD OF THE CONSERVATION ADVISORY BOARD. BUT THEN I GOT THE MEMO ABOUT THIS LITTLE THIS MEETING TONIGHT. AND I THOUGHT, WELL, I BETTER JUMP ON THIS, BUT IT'S NOT RIGHT WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THERE IS NO SILT FENCE OR EROSION CONTROL MEASURES BEING TAKEN WHATSOEVER, LIKE YOU SEE AROUND THE STADIUM SITE WHERE THEY HAVE THE PILES, THEY'VE GOT SILT, FENCES AND STUFF AND DIFFERENT THINGS TO CATCH MATERIAL AND TRUCKS PULL OUT OF THERE. ON SOME DAYS YOU CAN SEE OIL TRACKS PULLING OUT OF THAT SITE ONTO SOILS, AND ONCE IN A WHILE THEY CUT DOWN. THEY COME OUT OF A SIDE DRIVEWAY ON FAIRGROUNDS, AND THERE'S OIL TRACKS THAT ARE TRACKED. SO THEY'RE TRACKING SOME KIND OF MATERIAL, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S COMING FROM THERE, WHAT THEY'VE DUMPED OR WHAT, BUT THIS SOMEBODY SHOULD LOOK AT AND D I THINK D SHOULD THE CONSERVATION ADVISORY BOARD SHOULD MAYBE CONTACT DC. WOULD THAT BE IN A WETLAND THERE. RIGHT THERE. TOO CLOSE TO A WETLAND. RUNNING WATER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT. GO CHECK IT OUT FOR YOU, SIR. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, GOOD GOOD. I'M AT 5061. I WANT TO STAY ANONYMOUS, BUT I'M AT 5061 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD. PROBABLY CLOSER THAN ANYBODY THAT HAS SPOKE TONIGHT TO THE TO THE OLIVER DESTRUCTION PLAN, AS EVERYBODY'S CALLING IT. IT'S NOT EVEN BAD. IT'S NOT THAT BAD AT ALL. I HAVE A BARN. I'M OUTSIDE A LOT. I DO LANDSCAPING, MAYBE I'M USED TO NOISE MORE THAN THE NEXT PERSON, BUT I ALSO HAVE A HOUSE IN RUSHFORD OFF LARKSPUR LANE. I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM THERE, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE IN RUSHFORD CAN HEAR THAT. WELL THEY MUST. I HEARD BIRDS CHIRPING IN THE IN THE VIDEOS THAT WERE PLAYED TONIGHT. SO I'M JUST HERE TO SAY IT'S NOT THAT BAD. THERE'S OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD. THERE'S OTHER PROBLEMS IN HAMBURG THAT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH RATHER THAN WORRYING ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE IF THEY WERE UP, YOU KNOW, IF IT COULD BE SOLVED BY CUTTING OUT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER AT NIGHT TIME OR SOMETHING, SOMETHING COULD BE WORKED OUT. BUT TO MAKE IT SEEM A PLANT THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR SO LONG BEFORE ANY OF US WERE EVER THERE, WHY TRY TO GET RID OF IT OR OR HURT THE GUY? HE HELPS EVERYBODY AROUND THERE. HE'S GOTTEN CARS OUT OF DITCHES WITH HIS EQUIPMENT. NOBODY'S GOING TO COMPLAIN AT MIDNIGHT IF THEIR CAR WAS STUCK IN A DITCH AND HE CAME BEEPING, YOU KNOW, AND PULLED THE CAR OUT. SO IT'S NOT THAT BAD. AND I LIVE IN ON LARKSPUR LANE. I'VE NEVER HEARD ONE NOISE FROM FROM THAT PLANT FROM LARKSPUR LANE. SO NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT CLOSING ANYBODY DOWN. NO I KNOW, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THERE'S OTHER PROBLEMS. FIX FAIRGROUNDS ROAD FIRST I DON'T. WORRY ABOUT THE NOISE HERE. THERE. I'M CHRISTINE GORECKI AND I LIVE AT 1595 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD, AND I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH HIM. IT IS VERY NOISY AND IT IS FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT. IT'S ON WEEKENDS, IT'S ON MEMORIAL DAY, IT'S ON SUNDAYS. SATURDAYS IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. AND A LOT OF TIMES THE NOISIEST PART SEEMS TO BE. AFTER NORMAL WORKING HOURS. SEVEN, 8:00 AT NIGHT, 10:00 AT NIGHT. THEY'RE STILL WORKING. IT'S LOUD. I DON'T KNOW IF THESE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR TVS GOING FULL BLAST, THAT THEY HEAR NOTHING OR THEIR WINDOWS ARE SO GREAT, BUT I DISAGREE. I THINK IT'S VERY NOISY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING IF THEY HAVE ALL THE APPROPRIATE PERMITS FOR EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING, THEY'VE EXPANDED THEIR AREA THAT THEY'RE USING MORE AND MORE. AND LIKE MY HUSBAND SAID ABOUT THE DUST FROM CRUSHING CONCRETE, IS THAT A HEALTH HAZARD? IT'S IN THE AIR. THEY'RE TAKING TREES DOWN LEFT AND RIGHT. THAT'S ALL YOU HEAR IS CRASHING AND THEY'RE JUST KNOCKING TREES DOWN AND THEY'RE MOVING THEM. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE PERMITS TO DO ALL THESE THINGS. AND IT IS NOISY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? PUBLIC SPEAKING. HI. MY NAME IS TODD OLSON, LIVE AT 4422 RUSHFORD DRIVE. YEAH, I WILL DISRESPECTFULLY AGREE WITH SUZANNE AND THE OTHER GENTLEMAN WHO SAID IT'S NOT LOUD. THE TOWN [01:00:02] ORDINANCE IS ON LOUD NOISES. SECTION 170 5-2 THE CREATION OF UNNECESSARY AND UNREASONABLY LOUD OR DISTURBING NOISE IS PROHIBITED AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE. SECTION B NOISES OF SUCH CHARACTER, INTENSITY AND DURATION AS TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO LIFE, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN. IT IS LOUD. IT STARTS UP ON A SUNDAY EVENING ON STARTED UP ON MEMORIAL DAY. ODD. WE JOKED THAT IF WE SAW THE HOUSE, WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THAT LIKE A SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE THE ONLY TIME WE CAN SHOW IT AND HOPE THEY'RE NOT MILLING, THEN WE'RE NOT SAYING SHUT THEM DOWN. NOT AT ALL. IT'S A BUSINESS. IT'S ALSO A BUSINESS THAT ISN'T IN AN AREA ZONED FOR THAT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. FROM THE MAP THAT IS ZONED AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT, SOMETHING HAS CHANGED. THEY'VE GOTTEN A BIGGER MILLING MACHINE OR WHATEVER, BUT THEY'RE RUNNING AND I UNDERSTAND IT. IT'S CONSTRUCTION SEASON, BUT RUN YOUR CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AND WORK AT THE WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. WE DON'T RUN OUR BIG EQUIPMENT AFTER 6 OR 7 AT NIGHT. YOU KNOW, JUST OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE NEIGHBORS. AND THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. HAVE A LITTLE RESPECT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. OLSON. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? YES, SIR. RON MARTIN, RIGHT IN FRONT. BACK 25 YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN WITH THE TOWN BOARD AND STUFF, BUT THEY GRIND BLACKTOP. THAT'S KNOWN AS ROAD MILLINGS. THAT STUFF IS TOXIC. IT'S CANCEROUS. BUT THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IS THAT THE FEDERAL, THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COST THEM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO REMOVE THAT OFF THE SIDES OF THE ROAD. AND I'M THINKING I GOT 55 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION. SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING MR. THANK YOU FOR SERVING. WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US. I WANTED TO COVER A QUESTION OF NOTIFICATIONS. I'M MISSING MEETINGS BECAUSE I'M NOT HEARING ABOUT MEETINGS. I HAVE SIGNED UP ON THE TOWN WEBSITE FOR PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS AND ZONING BOARD MEETINGS AND TOWN BOARD MEETINGS, AND I EVEN GET TOWN BOARD MEETING WITH THE AGENDA ON MY PHONE. AND IT'S WONDERFUL. BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE BEING MISSED. AND LET'S FACE IT, I WAS A NEWSPAPER BOY. ANACHRONISM. THERE YOU GO. FIGURE THAT ANOTHER ANOTHER ANTIQUE TERM. YEAH. WHERE ARE YOUR KNICKERS? SO WE HAVE TO. WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE DEMISE OF THE PRINT INDUSTRY AND THE FACT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO PAY 50 BUCKS A MONTH FOR THE E-EDITION OF THE BUFFALO NEWS AND JUST GET REHASHED. NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST. THEY STILL HAVE THESE WRITTEN AGENDAS HERE. SO WHICH THING? WHAT NOTICES ARE YOU NOT GETTING? I DID NOT HEAR ABOUT THE STADIUM NOTIFICATIONS THAT THEY'RE WHERE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ZONING CHANGES, WHICH OF COURSE I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED IN. WE'RE NOT IT'S NOT IF THERE COULD BE A BETTER WAY FOR US. I'M I ALWAYS GET I ALWAYS GET TOWN BOARD NOTICES. I DON'T ALWAYS GET ZONING BOARD. I DON'T ALWAYS GET PLANNING BOARD. AND I HAVE TO KIND OF KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEBSITE. SO IF WE COULD FIND A BETTER WAY FOR NOTIFICATION OF SOME OF THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MEETINGS, IT WOULD REALLY BE WONDERFUL IF WE COULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY STILL SOME SENIOR CITIZENS WHO DO NOT HAVE EMAIL, BUT MOST OF THEM HAVE PHONES. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HI. HI, MY NAME IS JOEL. BOY B O Y E. AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING SOMETHING TO YOUR ATTENTION. AND I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION. SO WITH THE ELECTIONS COMING UP, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN TALK IN THE COMMUNITY WITH CLAIMS THAT THE CURRENT HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENT HAD UTILIZED TOWN EQUIPMENT AND EMPLOYEE LABOR TO REMOVE APPROXIMATELY 500 LOADS OF DIRT, FILL FROM A PRIVATE CONTRACTORS PROPERTY. AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THIS IS EFFECTIVE USE OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW, I'VE BEEN LIKE PUTTING TOGETHER SOME RESEARCH AND SOME QUESTIONS AND WHO I WOULD GIVE THAT TO HAVE IT BROUGHT UP. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THIS WAS BROUGHT UP LIKE YEARS AGO. OKAY. IT WAS INVESTIGATED NOT ONLY BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO BY THE BUFFALO NEWS. I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE FBI. I'M NOT QUITE SURE. MAYBE THE CHIEF COULD TALK ON THAT PART, BUT IT WAS INVESTIGATED. AND THE PROPERTY [01:05:03] IN QUESTION IS LIKE A WE RENT PROPERTY OFF THEM AS A SUBSIDIARY. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING OUR TRUCKS DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO LAKEVIEW TO PICK UP SALT OR PICK UP SOMETHING, WE GO THERE FOR THE NORTH END OF TOWN. THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT ISN'T HERE, SO HE WOULD PROBABLY BE BEST TO TALK ABOUT THAT. I'M JUST TALK TO HIM. EXACTLY THAT PIECE. I'M SORRY. WHEN YOU JUST. WHEN YOU GET YOUR CHANCE. COME. I. YES, ONCE AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE THAT THAT WOULD BE BEST TALKED TO THERE BUT I'M SURE THERE IS AT LEAST. SO IF YOU WANT TO. YOU SAID THERE'S A CHIEF MAY BE ABLE TO. YES. WE'RE WE'RE RENTING PROPERTY. SO I'M SURE IF WE'RE RENTING PROPERTY WE'RE GIVING SOMEBODY MONEY. THERE'S A LEASE AND THERE'S SOMETHING IN A LAW DEPARTMENT. YOU'RE WELCOME TO FOIL IT IF YOU WANT, OR JUST STOP AT THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND ASK FOR IT. SO THAT'S MY QUESTION FOR MY LIST OF QUESTIONS. WHO WOULD I DIRECT THOSE TO? AS FAR AS THE SAME QUESTION, I PLEASED YOU WITH SOME STUFF. YOU COULD TALK TO THE POLICE CHIEF. HE INVESTIGATED HIMSELF. OKAY. HE'S RIGHT HERE. SO. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MICROPHONE? SURE. SHOULD I? YOU CAN COME BACK UP WHEN YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS. YES. THIS COMPLAINT CAME TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROBABLY LAST YEAR WHEN CAPTAIN LAVELLE WAS STILL IN THE DETECTIVE BUREAU. AND WE LOOKED AT THE COMPLAINT AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. SO WE SENT THE COMPLAINT TO THE ERIE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO I KNOW THERE WAS SOME MORE INFORMATION THAT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION. AND AGAIN, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE ERIE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE AGENCY THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS TO. OKAY. DO YOU KNOW IF THAT INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING OR IS IT CLOSED, OR DO YOU KNOW THE STATUS? IT'S CLOSED. I SPOKE TO THEM, I THINK A WEEK AND A HALF OR TWO WEEKS AGO AND SAID THEY DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE. THEY SENT PEOPLE OUT. POSITION STATEMENTS. THEY HAD NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS. CAPTAIN, DO YOU KNOW WHO FROM THE ERIE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE? OKAY, JUST JUST CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, TO. I KNOW THEY HAVE DIFFERENT OBVIOUSLY DIVISIONS, BUT JUST SO WE COULD RESPOND TO THE INQUIRY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I DO AGREE, I THINK THE WAY THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDLED IT WOULD BE PROPER TO AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF ANY CONFLICT. I MEAN, BECAUSE IT'S WHAT SOMEONE MIGHT CLAIM. IT'S THE FOX WATCHING THE HENHOUSE. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN, BUT SOMETIMES, EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY NOT BE A CONFLICT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S POTENTIAL APPEARANCE OF THAT. SO I THINK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BY REFERRING IT TO AN OUTSIDE ENTITY, WOULD WOULD BE REMOVED FROM IT AND MAYBE MORE DISPASSIONATE OR HAD FEWER CONNECTIONS. SO I GUESS WE AS A BOARD CAN FOLLOW UP WITH WHOMEVER FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I'M SURE I'LL GET AN EMAIL OR A CALL ABOUT THAT. AND I'M JUST SPEAKING ABOUT ME AS A MEMBER ON THE BOARD. SO YOU'RE WELCOME. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? YES, SIR. JOSH COLLINS. BRAD, COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR? THE LAST THING YOU READ ABOUT THE BLAISDELL BRIDGE, COULD YOU REREAD THAT DOCUMENT? BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I HEARD, AND I THINK I HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE CORRECT. YOU WANT A COPY OF IT? NO. JUST. CAN YOU JUST READ IT REAL QUICK? WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG? ENGAGED? DONATO ASSOCIATES, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTS, PC FOR CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION AND FULL TIME INSPECTION ON THE MILESTRIP ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT. AND WHEREAS THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION HAS SURPASSED THE ORIGINAL DURATION AND WORK IS NOT COMPLETE. SO ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FROM DONATO ASSOCIATES. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST DATED MAY 14TH, 2025 FROM DONATO ASSOCIATES ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE PC, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $117,820.05 FOR UP TO THREE ADDITIONAL MONTHS OF SERVICE SERVICES. FUNDS AVAILABLE DA 0.5120.456.301. AND THEY WANT OVER 100,000 MORE. SO DO WE KNOW WHY IT WASN'T FINISHED? THEY NEED THREE ADDITIONAL MONTHS. THEY WANT OVER $100,000. THEY DIDN'T FINISH IT BY THE DUE DATE. YOU'RE AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS. DONATO, STOP DOING THE WORK. THERE'S A THEY'RE OVERSEEING. THEY'RE OVERSEEING IT. OKAY, SO WHY WASN'T IT IS BEST TO ANSWER THIS. SO WHAT'S BASICALLY THE PROJECTS ISN'T [01:10:02] FINISHED DUE TO A NUMBER OF WHAT ARE THE REASONS. WHAT ARE THE YOU DON'T KNOW THE REASONS. WHAT ARE THE REASONS? YOU SETTLE DOWN. NO. YOU APPROVED $100,000. YES. THERE'S SEVERAL REASONS. SOME OF THEM IS WEATHER RELATED. SOME OF THEM IS DUE TO THE ONE WE DON'T WE DON'T DISCUSS CONTRACTS. OKAY. IT'S NOT A. HE CAN HE CAN, HE CAN SPEAK. SO JAMIE WOULD YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY. YEAH. JUST SO THE COMPANY DIDN'T FINISH IT ON TIME DUE TO WEATHER, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORECASTED BECAUSE WE DO LIVE IN BUFFALO, NOT DE DONATO. IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF DE DONATO THAT WE'RE HAVING TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT. THE CONTRACT IS BEING EXTENDED, PERIOD. NOT PAYING FOR IT OVER $100,000. YOU GREENLIGHTED TAXPAYER MONEY FOR EXTRA TIME ON A PROJECT, AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN. YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TRUE CLARIFICATION OF WHY THE PROJECT IS BEING EXTENDED. WE DO OUR OUR TOWN ENGINEER BRIEFED THE TOWN BOARD THOROUGHLY ON THE ENTIRE SITUATION OVER A SERIES OF MEETINGS. THAT'S WHY THIS WAS TABLED FROM THE LAST MEETING, SO THAT THE TOWN BOARD COULD GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE TOWN ENGINEER. AND SOME OF THE STUFF WAS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE CAN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT. IT'S THE STUFF THAT. SO NO, I UNDERSTAND OKAY. NO, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS. BUT IF YOU TALK ABOUT SOMETHING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT IN THE PUBLIC. I GOT YOU, BUT THIS WAS TABLED FROM THE LAST MEETING SO THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE WE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION WITH THE ADDITIONAL AND THE INFORMATION FROM OUR TOWN ENGINEER. AND SHE DID SHARE THAT WITH THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE PAYING FOR IT. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. THE INFORMATION IS IN THE RESOLUTION. OUR TOWN ENGINEER BRIEFED THE TOWN BOARD ON THAT. AND THE REASON IS WHY ADDITIONAL IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THERE'S CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AND INSPECTION. AND FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT TO BE FINISHED, THERE'S ADDITIONAL MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION THAT NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED. IT DID NOT FINISH ON TIME. OKAY. NO, IT'S NOT THAT THEY DID NOT FINISH ON TIME BECAUSE THEY NEEDED THREE ADDITIONAL MONTHS. IT'S NOT THEM. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER. THREE ADDITIONAL MONTHS ARE NEEDED AND OVER $100,000. THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. ANYWAYS, TO STICK UP FOR THESE PEOPLE ABOUT THE CONCRETE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE SILICA. THERE'S ALSO ASBESTOS IN CONCRETE AS WELL. YOU KNOW, THE FREEZER QUEEN PROJECT THAT WAS TORN DOWN IN BUFFALO, THAT WAS THE CONCRETE WAS LOADED WITH ASBESTOS. SO THIS SITE COULD LITERALLY BE CONTAMINATED WITH ASBESTOS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES THEM TO PROVIDE THE TOWN OR ANYONE THAT THE SITE IS CLEAN, THAT WILL BE SOMETHING. I THINK THAT OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHEN THEY GO OUT AND DECK WHEN THEY CONTACT DECK IS, IS, IS THEIR SUPERVISING CODE HERE? NO, HE'S NOT HERE. BUT WHEN HE'S CONTACTED, THOSE ARE ALL THE ISSUES. WE'VE ALL TAKEN NOTES ON THE ISSUES BROUGHT FORTH, AND THOSE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WILL ASK THEM TO ADDRESS. I MEAN, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SILICA DUST AND STUFF, BUT NO ONE BROUGHT UP ASBESTOS. YOU KNOW, WHEN FREEZER QUEEN WAS TORN DOWN, THERE WAS A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL INTO THE LAKE AND THEY GOT A $50,000 FINE. SO IF YOU HAVE A COMPANY THAT'S JUST DESTROYING CONCRETE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S NOT TESTED PROPERLY AND AS THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, MAYBE DO A LITTLE FOLLOW UP WITH IT, GO TO THE SITE, DO A WALKTHROUGH, ASK TO SEE HIS DOCUMENTS. DON'T JUST RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE OUR CODE, OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT GO DOWN THERE PERSONALLY TO ALONG WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE BUILDING INSPECTOR. WE FREQUENTLY DO. JUST HAD A SITE VISIT THE OTHER DAY AT ANOTHER SITE. THAT'S A. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANKS, THANKS. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN SNICKERS. RIGHT, KATHY? ANYBODY ELSE? I THOUGHT I SPOKE EARLIER, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THE RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA, HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT WHAT IS GOING ON FINDING WHO DID YOU FIND OUT? CAN WE LET US KNOW? IS THERE SOMEONE WANT TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER? AND ONCE WE DEAL WITH THE WE CONTACT BUILDING INSPECTION AND WE CAN LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TELL US, OKAY. UNDER ALL OF YOUR. OH, OKAY. SPEAK FOR A SECOND. FIRST OF ALL, I'M SORRY ABOUT THE NOISE, BUT ALL THE NOISE THAT HAPPENS THERE IS NOT 100% OURS. I DO HAVE SOME TENANTS AND THEY COULD MAKE NOISE. WE NEVER WORK AFTER 11:00, SIR, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, WOULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE? OTHERWISE IT WON'T PICK UP. MAYBE YOU CAN PICK IT UP, I THINK IF YOU WANT. OKAY. NO. WE'RE GOOD, WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU SIR, AS FAR AS DO I DO RECYCLING? THEY'RE 100%. AM I PERMITTED? THE DECK HAS BEEN [01:15:08] THERE. I HAVE A STACK OF APPROVAL LIKE THIS. THEY WERE THERE AGAIN THIS YEAR. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE BEEN DOWN. WE WATER. WE DO TAKE CONCRETE FROM THE TOWN CONTRACTORS AND THE STATE. SO IT'S LEGAL. WHAT WE DO AND WE DO IT TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DECK. I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE THAT PERMIT. SO ALL THAT IS DONE, WE ONLY PROCESS THE CONCRETE AND THE BLACKTOP. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO THINGS THAT HAPPENED THERE. WHEN WE HAVE ENOUGH TO DO, AND THAT IS IN SPURTS OF 2 OR 3 WEEKS. IT MIGHT BE DORMANT FOR FIVE SIX MONTHS UNTIL YOU ACCUMULATE ENOUGH TO DO THAT AGAIN. SO I ALSO HAD THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS COME DOWN BECAUSE WE HAD COMPLAINTS BEFORE. AND I SAID, I WANT YOU THERE WHILE WE'RE PROCESSING THIS MATERIAL. I WANT YOU ON SITE AND YOU TELL ME WHAT HAS TO BE DONE. AND THEY SAID, YOU'RE GOOD. AND THAT'S FROM THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, YOU SAID YOU HAD NOT ONE, 2 OR 3 OF THEM WERE THERE. DID YOU SAY YOU HAD A DECK PERMIT ALSO? YES I DO. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT POINT? WHAT'S REQUIRED. RIGHT. AND SO DO THEY. DO THEY HAVE YOU THEY INSPECT IT. RIGHT. HOW OFTEN DO THEY INSPECT IT? EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR THEY SEND SOMEBODY DOWN. THEY ALSO. CALLED ALL THE OTHER I'VE HAD. I HAVE HAD EVERY AGENCY, AIR QUALITY, WILDLIFE. EVERYONE ANSWERED. THEY'VE COME DOWN AND GAVE ME A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. YOU SAID YOU HAVE TENANTS. PARDON? YOU HAVE TENANTS ON SITE TOO. YOU SAID YES. I MEAN, IF THEY'RE WORKING AFTER HOURS, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD TALK TO THEM A LITTLE BIT. YES. THANK YOU. YES. YES. BUT DO WE WORK UP TO 11:00. YES WE HAVE, BUT WE NEVER GO PAST THAT. ONLY TIME WE DO IS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS FOR THE TOWN, DURING SNOW. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T OUTSIDE WHEN IT'S TWO IN THE MORNING IN A BLIZZARD. SO THERE IS ACTIVITY, BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO EVER HEAR ANYTHING DURING THE WINTER BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S INSIDE. SO I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I MEAN, WE'RE ALSO A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. WE'RE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL A LITTLE BIT WITH THE WEATHER. SO WE ARE PUSHING THE ENVELOPE. BUT I DO NOT GO PAST WHAT THE TOWN ALLOWS ME. AND YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO COME OVER. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME OVER HERE FROM MY YARD. OKAY. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS IT'S NOT ILLEGAL WHAT I'M DOING. IT'S JUST BEING A BAD NEIGHBOR. NO, BUT WHAT'S THE CHANGE? BECAUSE THERE IS NO CHANGE. THERE IS WITH. WE'VE BEEN CRUSHING FOR ALMOST TEN YEARS. I'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. 23 YEARS IN THE LAST. WELL, WE HAVEN'T CRUSHED FOR 23 YEARS. WE'VE ONLY CRUSHED FOR TEN. I NEVER NOTICED UNTIL THE LAST, YOU KNOW, NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM. BUT JUST IN THE LAST, PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME YOU GOT NEW EQUIPMENT. PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME IT'S NOT BILLS. THE BILLS. MAYBE I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT'S WHAT I. WE'VE ACCEPTED CONCRETE FROM THE BILLS STADIUM. THAT WOULD BE ABOUT ALL I HAD FROM THE BILLS STADIUM. FRANKLY, IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS WHAT IT IS, BUT BUT THE SOUND AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT GOES TO IS THE PROBLEM. WE DO NOT CRUSH AT ANY TIME BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE AT NIGHT. YOU CANNOT CRUSH IT. WHY ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? WELL, THIS. WE CAN'T SIT UP HERE AND DEBATE AND QUESTION AND EVERYTHING. IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO DARYL AFTER, I'M SURE HE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU AND EXPLAIN. THANK YOU. BUT I MEAN, YOU'RE. WAIT. I'LL TALK TO EVERYBODY. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SEE. AND YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO COME OVER. LOOK AT IT. I'LL GIVE YOU THE PAPERWORK. YOU COULD TALK TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THEY'RE THERE ALL THE TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. I'M GOOD. I THINK I'M A GOOD PERSON AND A GOOD NEIGHBOR. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD NEIGHBOR UNTIL THIS NEW CHANGE. OKAY. NO, REALLY, I'VE NEVER HAD A I WISH. OKAY, I WISH I KNEW WHAT THE CHANGE WAS. I GOTTA BE HONEST, BECAUSE WE'RE DOING NOTHING DIFFERENT THAN [01:20:01] WE'VE DONE. THE ONLY THING THAT'S NEW IS THE RECYCLING. AND THAT STARTED ABOUT 7 OR 8 YEARS AGO. EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU. [Additional Item 3] ANYBODY ELSE? NOPE. I'M SORRY. OKAY. REPORTS FROM THE BOARD DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT HEADS. WHICH DEPARTMENT HEAD WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? CHIEF? I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR RECOGNIZING OFFICER HILEMAN AND THE FIREFIGHTERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB THAT NIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT PERFECT, BUT I THINK OUR PROFESSION IS THE EFFORT THAT THEY PUT IN DAY IN AND DAY OUT, WHETHER IT'S AN EASY CALL OR A SIMPLE CALL OR A CALL YOU WOULD NEVER EXPECT TO GO TO. AND THEY ALL DID A GREAT JOB THAT NIGHT. THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION IS WE'RE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY BOARD, WHERE WE ARE OUT LOOKING FOR SEATBELT VIOLATIONS AND PEOPLE TALKING ON THEIR CELL PHONE WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING. SO JUST TO GIVE EVERYBODY A HEADS UP, PLEASE WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS AND DON'T TALK ON YOUR PHONES WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING. AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO SEND MY CONDOLENCES TO CHIEF ASSISTANT CHIEF JOHN GRAY KHAN'S FAMILY. HE WAS AN OFFICER THAT STARTED IN 1968, IN THIS DEPARTMENT. HE RETIRED IN 2000 AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF. I GOT TO WORK WITH HIM VERY BRIEFLY, BUT HE WAS A GREAT GUY. HE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AND I JUST WANTED TO SEND OUR CONDOLENCES AND SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY. THANK YOU SIR. I KNOW WE WOULD HAVE LOWERED THE FLAG TO HALF CENTURY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHIEF. THANKS, CHIEF. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD? KIMI. FIRST, JUST A GENERAL UPDATE FROM ENGINEERING. WE DO HAVE SOME TOWN PROJECTS THAT ARE GETTING STARTED. I DON'T WANT TO JINX US, BUT THE WEATHER MAY ACTUALLY IMPROVE, SO CONSTRUCTION IS DEFINITELY BEHIND BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SUCH A WET SPRING. BUT NOW YOU WILL SEE. CONSTRUCTION SUCH AS CLARK AND MCKINLEY HAS STARTED UP. WE'RE KICKING OFF THE ARENA PHASE FOR TOMORROW, SO WORK THAT'S INSIDE THE BUILDING, BUT THAT WORK IS GOING TO GET STARTED VERY SOON AS WELL. THE ONE THING THAT I DID WANT TO BRING UP IS THE COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER. AS THE BOARD IS AWARE, WE SENT A REQUEST FOR A JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION ON WETLANDS TO THE DC. WE DID GET A RESPONSE LETTER FROM THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, WE FEEL THAT THEY SENT US THEIR STANDARD LETTER THAT SAYS THERE MAY ARE MAPPING INDICATES THERE MAY BE WETLANDS ON YOUR PARCEL, AND YOU NEED TO DO A WETLANDS DELINEATION. NOW OUR PARCEL IS 35 ACRES AND THE WETLANDS, THE POTENTIAL FOR WETLANDS IS IN A SMALL CORNER OF THE PROPERTY. SO WE FEEL THAT THEY DIDN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT OUR PROJECT IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER FOUR ACRES OF THAT 35 ACRES, AND DIDN'T REALLY LOOK AS OUR SITE AS A SPECIFIC CASE. SO PER THE LETTER, WHICH SAYS THAT IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THIS DETERMINATION, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THE LOCAL OFFICE FOR A SITE VISIT AND MEETING TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE DC AFTER BEING PASSED THREE TIMES. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY HAVE INVOLVED THE BIOLOGIST THAT HANDLES ERIE COUNTY AND THAT THEY WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH US SOON WITH OUR OPTIONS. SO JOSH AND I ARE GOING TO KEEP ON THEIR TAILS AS CLOSE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN AND BOTHER THEM THIS WEEK TO HOPEFULLY SET UP A SITE MEETING TO ACTUALLY SHOW THEM THE SITE OF THE COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER AND DETERMINE NEXT STEPS AS FAR AS THEIR WETLANDS CONCERNED, BECAUSE WE STILL STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE LACROSSE FLAG FOOTBALL FIELD IS NOT A POTENTIAL WETLAND AREA DUE TO ITS CURRENT CONDITIONS, AND THAT WE ARE HUNDREDS OF FEET AWAY FROM ANY REAL POTENTIAL WETLANDS IN THAT AREA, INCLUDING THE PARCEL THAT IS ACTUALLY NEXT DOOR THAT IS BEHIND THE ADMIN BUILDING. THAT IS ALL THOSE TREES, ALL THAT NATURE AND HABITAT THAT DOES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR POSSIBLE WETLANDS. BUT WE FEEL LIKE THE SITE, AS A FULL 35 ACRES IS NOT REALLY BEING LOOKED AT FOR THIS PROJECT AND THIS AREA OF DISTURBANCE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. SO WE HOPE TO WORK WITH THE DC, THE LOCAL DC TO GET A BETTER DEFINITION FROM THEM, AND WE'LL UPDATE THE BOARD AS WE GO. IT DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING WITH THE CURRENT PROJECT. THE BID DOCUMENTS ON THE COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER ARE OUT TODAY. THEY'RE CURRENTLY ON THE BUFFALO AVALON PLAN ROOM. THEY SHOULD BE ON THE TOWN WEBSITE TOMORROW. THEY WERE WILL BE NOTIFIED IN THE PAPER LATER THIS WEEK. WE HAVE A ONE MONTH BIDDING PERIOD, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT OUR LOCAL CONTRACTORS WILL TAKE A LOOK AND HOPEFULLY BID ON THIS PROJECT. THANKS. THANK YOU. TAMMY. THANKS. I KNOW SOMEBODY [01:25:09] MENTIONED IT EARLIER, BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE GRAND OPENINGS OF OSBORNE PARK AND THE SKATE PARK ON JUNE 14TH. FROM 12 TO 2 WILL BE OSBORNE PARK, AND FROM 2 TO 4 IS THE SKATE PARK. WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF FUN ACTIVITIES, GAMES, FOOD AND SUCH, SO PLEASE COME AND WE'LL ALSO KEEP YOU POSTED. IT WAS MENTIONED ABOUT OUR MOVE. WE ARE HOPING TO BE OPEN BY PHONE THE ENTIRE TIME AND YOU KNOW, CLOSE VERY MINIMALLY. BUT WE WILL KEEP THE PUBLIC UP TO DATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. CLARK. SO THE NEW KIOSK IS UP IN THE OFFICE. WE'VE GOTTEN SOME USE OUT OF IT. I THINK IT'S IT BECOMES BETTER KNOWN THAT IT'S THERE AND WHAT IT'S USED FOR. AND AS STAFF DIRECTS PEOPLE THERE, IT'LL IT'LL CONTINUE TO GET MORE USE. SO FAR, SO GOOD SATURDAY HOURS WE WRAPPED UP, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WITH THEIR PASSPORTS AND DOCUMENTS TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR REAL IDS, SO IT WAS ENDED UP BEING A WORTHWHILE ENDEAVOR AND JUST WANTED TO CLOSE UP BY BY SAYING THANK YOU TO ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS AND VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS THAT DID ALL THE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES THE PAST WEEKEND. NOT THIS ONE ONE BEFORE, BUT THERE WAS THERE WERE A LOT OF WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE GOT OUT TO SEE SOME OF THEM. BUT JUST WANTED TO SAY A THANK YOU TO THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND CONTINUING TO SHINE A LIGHT ON HOW VETERANS ARE HELPING OUR, OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING IT BETTER. SO THANK YOU TO THEM. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? [Additional Item 4] NOPE. OKAY. REPORTS FROM THE BOARD THEN. FRANK. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR I DO WANT TO AGAIN THANK THE POLICE OFFICER AND POLICE OFFICERS HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE HAMBURG FIRE DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER THAT RESPONDED TO THAT BLAST. I REMEMBER CALLING THE CHIEF AND I'D HEARD ABOUT THE OFFICER HEILMAN, HOW HE CHARGED IN THERE WITHOUT ANY EQUIPMENT AND HELPED FIND THAT. FIND THE POOR VICTIM OF MR. PARSA THAT SO I, I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS PROUD OF HIM, AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED, BUT I'M PROUD OF WHAT THEY DID WHEN, WHEN IT WAS NEEDED. SO WE IT'S GLAD THAT I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THEM. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE CITIZENS THAT CAME OUT AND EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE. I REALLY WASN'T TOO AWARE OF IT. I'M GOING TO LOOK INTO IT AND FIND OUT. TRY TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND. I KNOW I HEARD FROM BOTH SIDES. I MEAN, WE'RE NOT THE ADJUDICATORS. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE THINK THAT WE HAVE MORE. INFLUENCE THAN WE ACTUALLY DO. AS BOARD MEMBERS. WE PROVIDE OVERSIGHT. WE I MEAN, WE DON'T ENFORCE LAWS. WE'RE WE'RE OVERSIGHT FOR THE BOARD. BUT THAT'S DEMOCRACY AND WORK. AND I'M AND I'M GLAD THAT THE I WASN'T EVEN I'VE BEEN BY THAT SITE, BUT I WASN'T SURE WHAT THEY DID FOR MY WHOLE LIFE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. BUT MR. OLIVEIRA, THAT HE CAME OUT AND ACTUALLY TALKED TO THE NEIGHBORS, I WOULD HOPE THAT MAYBE THERE'S A WAY THAT IT COULD BE WORKED OUT BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNER. I KNOW THERE'S THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW AND THE LETTER OF THE LAW, BUT A WAY THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS COULD BE HAPPY WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND HOPEFULLY THE PROPERTY OWNER AS WELL. SO I'M GLAD THAT BOTH PARTIES CAME OUT, AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE A DIALOG BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORS AND THE PROPERTY OWNER GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE I DO THINK ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS SAID, YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORS THAT DON'T GET ALONG ARE GOOD. I AGREE WITH THAT. SO I'M GOING TO LOOK INTO IT MYSELF AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND. AND I'M GOING TO TAKE MR. OLIVERI UP, AND I'LL GO OUT THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE I'M NOT A ENGINEER. I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, BUT I'LL RELY ON THE RESOURCES WE HAVE IN THE TOWN. BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE COMING OUT AND BEING HEARD AND EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERNS. THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY. THAT'S IT. AND DITTO WITH THAT. ALSO WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE VETERANS. WE DID PASS A RESOLUTION. I THINK THE LAST MEETING BASICALLY MAKING JULY THE VETERANS ORGANIZATION MONTH. SO IF THERE'S ANY VETERANS OUT THERE OR YOU KNOW, OF ANY VETERANS TO JOIN ONE OF THE MANY VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR VETERANS RIGHTS AND THEIR BENEFITS, A LOT OF THEM ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT. BUT DITTO TO ALL THE STUFF THAT WAS [01:30:07] SAID ABOUT THOSE FIREFIGHTERS. AND I MEAN, I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE STUFF ON THE NEWS. IT WAS JUST HORRIFIC. ALSO, IT'S CONSTRUCTION SEASON. YOU KNOW, THERE'S TWO SEASONS IN BUFFALO, I GUESS, WINTER AND CONSTRUCTION. AND THERE ARE WE JUST HAD A FATALITY WITH SOMEBODY SPEEDING THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION SITE. SO BE CAREFUL. THANKS. MEGAN. A COUPLE OF THINGS I JUST WANT TO START WITH. I WANTED TO THANK THE POLICE. I WAS THERE THIS PAST WEEK WHEN THEY MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS IN WEST ARNOLD, AND I WAS REALLY THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY SHARED THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANIZED, THAT. IT WAS EXTREMELY WELL ATTENDED AND VERY WELL DONE. THEY PUT THE NEIGHBORS THERE IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED BY THE TRAGEDY ON WEST ARNOLD, IN CONTACT WITH MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES SUPPORTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY RED CROSS. IT WAS PHENOMENALLY DONE BECAUSE IN THE MOMENT OF THE DISASTER, EVERYBODY'S EYES ARE ON IT AND ASKING HOW THEY CAN HELP. BUT TWO WEEKS, TWO MONTHS, TWO YEARS LATER, PEOPLE FORGET THAT THEY'RE STILL DEALING WITH WHAT THEY SAW AND WHAT THEY DEALT WITH. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THOSE SUPPORTS AROUND THAT COMMUNITY AND LETTING THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS THERE WITH THEM, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY GO THROUGH THIS. A COUPLE OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN THE TOWN RIGHT NOW. THE MONTH OF JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH AND THERE'S EVENTS ALL OVER. THERE WAS A BIG PRIDE PARADE DOWNTOWN BUFFALO THIS PAST WEEK, BUT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS THEIR OWN EVENTS. THERE'S A PRIDE RIDE ON SATURDAY AND THEN THEY HAVE THEIR PRIDE IN THE PARK GATHERING. IT IS THE FIFTH YEAR FOR THAT EVENT, SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT IS PRIDE MONTH ABOUT? WHAT IS LGBT PLUS ABOUT, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION OR LOOKING TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO MAY IDENTIFY IN THAT MANNER? THE HAMBURG LIBRARY ON JUNE 25TH AT 6 P.M, HAS THE PRIDE CENTER OF WEST NEW YORK COMING IN AND DOING AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT WHERE THEY'RE ANSWERING QUESTIONS. THEY'RE HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND MORE, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IF YOU UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE, IT'S EASIER TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE EMPATHY FOR WHAT OTHERS ARE FACING. OTHERS ARE GOING THROUGH AND OTHERS ARE FEELING. AND MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS SAID, YOU HAVE TO WALK A MILE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES BEFORE YOU CAN COMMENT ON HOW THEIR DAY IS. SO IT GIVES US ALL A MOMENT AND A CHANCE TO WALK IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES. THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. THE HAMBURG LIBRARY IS DOING A KICKOFF TO READING EVENT. SO YOU HAVE CHILDREN AT HOME. IT IS JUNE 28TH FROM TEN TO NOON. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE GAMES, MUSIC, CRAFTS AND GET KIDS INTERESTED IN READING. THEY OFTEN RUN A LOT OF FUN EVENTS TO KEEP YOUR LITTLE ONES BUSY OVER THE SUMMER. LEGO CAMPS, READING CLUBS AND THEY EVEN HOST GUEST LIBRARIANS THAT ARE THE YOUTH IN OUR AREA. SO CONSIDER GOING OUT. MAYBE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO STOP THE SUMMER SLIDE AS US EDUCATORS WORRY ABOUT AND GET YOUR KIDDO INTO READING FOR THE SUMMER. AND WITH THAT, JUST A GENTLE REMINDER. I KNOW THE CHIEF WAS SAYING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT DOING SEATBELT CHECKS AND CELL PHONE USAGE CHECKS. KIDS ARE OUT. THE WEATHER IS FINALLY BREAKING. I THINK WE'RE THROUGH THE THIRD WINTER. JUST BE MINDFUL. THE LITTLE ONES ARE OUT AND EVERYBODY'S TESTING OUT THEIR WINTER LEGS AND USING SIDEWALKS. AND I THINK ALL OF US ARE ITCHING TO TAKE A WALK PLACES INSTEAD OF DRIVING IN CARS. SO JUST BE MINDFUL THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AROUND US, AND THE SCHOOL HOURS ARE CHANGING BECAUSE OF EXAMS, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE KIDS OUT ON THEIR BIKES AT ONLY 3:00 AND AFTER IT'S GOING TO BE ALL OVER THE PLACE AS THEY'RE RUSHING TO AND FROM THEIR EXAMS. AND THAT IS ALL. WELL, I WON'T REPEAT ANY OF WHAT I MAY TURN, THAT I WON'T REPEAT ANY OF WHAT MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT. THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF COVERING MANY THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'LL JUST SAY THAT IT IS AN EXAMPLE, WHETHER IT'S PAYING ATTENTION TO THOSE FLASHING LIGHTS OR PRIDE MONTH, OR ANY OF THE THINGS THAT THEY BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY AT MEETINGS SUCH AS THIS. IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO JUST THAT OUR COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER AND THAT MUTUAL RESPECT, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND WORKING THROUGH SOLUTIONS SO THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN BE BETTER ON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF WHATEVER ISSUE THAT MAY BE. SO I'LL TRY TO ADD ON A FEW DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT ITEMS. THE SUPERVISOR AND I HAD THE PLEASURE YESTERDAY OF ATTENDING THE BIG TREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY ANNUAL MEMORIAL BREAKFAST AND CEREMONY. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR CONTINUING THIS IMPORTANT TRADITION, AND IT TRULY WAS AN HONOR TO LAY THE WREATH THAT WAS DONATED BY THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND WE HOPE THAT THEY DO CONTINUE THAT THAT TRADITION GOING FORWARD. WE WERE CONTACTED BY THE ALS COMMUNITY AND IN THEIR EFFORTS TO TRY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT AMYOTROPHIC [01:35:02] LATERAL SCLEROSIS, ALSO KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE. AND WE SAID THAT WE WOULD SAY A FEW WORDS. WE FREQUENTLY TRY TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT AFFECT MEMBERS AND GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BRING THAT AWARENESS. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT AWARENESS MONTHS THAT THAT WE TRY TO SHINE A LIGHT ON ON THEIR BEHALF. AND ALS, KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE, IS A DEVASTATING AND FATAL NEURODEGENERATIVE DEGENERATIVE CONDITION THAT HAS NO CURE. MILITARY VETERANS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY ALS, WITH MULTIPLE STUDIES SUGGESTING THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND POSSIBLY DIE FROM THE DISEASE THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION. AND WHILE THOSE WITH ALS REMAIN COGNITIVELY SHARP, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY ENLIGHTENED US ABOUT WERE THAT THEY LOSE THE ABILITY TO WALK AND TALK AND EAT AND EVENTUALLY BREATHE. AND AS THEIR INDEPENDENCE FADES, THEY OFTEN RELY ENTIRELY ON CAREGIVERS, AND IN ADVANCED STAGES AROUND THE CLOCK, CARE BECOMES ESSENTIAL. THEY STRESS THAT AWARENESS, RESEARCH, AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT ARE IMPORTANT TOPICS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED NOT ONLY DURING THEIR AWARENESS MONTH, BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND WE SAID THAT WE WOULD JUST HELP TO PASS ON THEIR MESSAGE. JUNE 14TH IS FLAG DAY. IT'S GREAT TO SEE AS THE WEATHER HAS IMPROVED, EVERYONE'S BEEN SHARPENING UP THEIR THEIR LUNGS AND THEIR GARDENS AND IT WAS GREAT OVER MEMORIAL DAY TO SEE THE FLAGS OUT. AND SO IT'S GREAT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER SEASON. AND MY HOPE WOULD BE ON JUNE 14TH THAT WE ONCE AGAIN GIVE THAT EXTRA SPECIAL NOD TO OUR TO OUR FLAG. AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN FARRELL AND I WERE AT THE GRAND OPENING TODAY AT WOODLAWN BEACH FOR THE NEW YORK STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THEY BUILT A BEAUTIFUL NEW BUILDING THERE, AND THE PARKS POLICE ARE NOW STATIONED THERE. THEY WERE BEFORE, BUT THERE WAS MAYBE ONLY ONE POLICE OFFICER. AND NOW THERE'S 7 OR 8 OF THEM, WHICH IS GREAT FOR SECURITY ON THE BEACH. SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, GO DOWN THERE. IF THE WHOLE AREA HAS BEEN REMODELED, IT'S THE STATE DID A GREAT JOB AND A LOT OF IT WAS DONE BY THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES. SO I WANT TO COMMEND THEM AND THE GREAT JOB THAT THEY DID. AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE. A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND, SECOND. OKAY. ADJOURNED. ALL I * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.