[00:00:01] FORGOT MY CABLE. DO YOU WANT TO CALL A MEETING TO ORDER? CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL FROM THE CLERK? [1. Roll Call] COUNCIL MEMBER MIGALSKI. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MIGALSKI. I DON'T KNOW HOW. COUNCILMEMBER HERE. SUPERVISOR. RACZYNSKI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. COMERFORD. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. FARRELL. PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. OKAY. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. 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. SO. GREAT JOB. PLEASURE, SIR. YES. DO YOU WANT ME TO. CUSTOMERS? YES. IT'S THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS ON THE BOARD [3. Minutes of Previous Meeting] IS HEREBY APPROVED. 25 POINT 25 MILLION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ON THE QUESTION. NO. I WAS GOING TO ASK TO HAVE THE MAY 5TH ONES TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. GIVEN THE SHORT TIME WE HAD TO REVIEW THE MINUTES BEFORE WE CAME IN TODAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE ORIGINAL MOTION. ARE YOU OKAY? OKAY. SO. PUBLIC HEARING. MILOS OF TOWN OF HAMBURG. NOTICE. PUBLIC HEARING. [4.1. Public Hearing Proposed Local Law #3, 2025- Code Amendments] PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BOARD ON MAY 19TH, 2025 FOR THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW. 325 CIVIL LAW PROVIDES FOR. MEETINGS DURING THE PROPOSED MINISTRY THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF COUNTY REVIEW COMMITTEE. THE AMENDMENTS CAN BE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS. AMENDMENT CHAPTER 280. ARTICLE 55 OF THE 2017 INTERNAL PROCEDURES. ARTICLE 35 SEVEN OF ON STREET PARKING SPACES BY MANY COMMUNITIES TWO, THREE, FIVE AND SEVEN. SETBACK IN CHAPTER TWO. ARTICLE 57 AND ONE MIXED USE DISTRICT ONE, 92, 84, OH SEVEN, TWO 8408. PROHIBITED USES TWO, 80, 400, 902, 84, TEN AND WAS ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN MENTION 288 ARTICLE 59 280. DASH 422. DEFINITIONS 282 8424. PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULT USE CANNABIS DISPENSARIES TWO 8426. PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MICROBUSINESSES REVIEW. ARTICLE 23 SOUTHERN NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY DISTRICT IN ITS ENTIRETY UNTIL AFTER THE VOTE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW DURING BUSINESS HOURS AT ANY COLLEAGUES AND LOCATIONS IN TOWN HALL. ONE OVER 1605, AND ON THE TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE, HUDSON COUNTY. TOWN OF HAMBURG, NY. CLICK ON ANY NOTICES AND THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE STATUTES AND MUNICIPAL LAW, THE TOWN AND THE TOWN OF. 16, 2,025% OF THE TIME. ALL PARTIES MAY BE HEARD RIGHT. 25 IS YOUR MIC ON? THEY CAN'T HEAR YOU IN THE BACK. OKAY. WE ARE. NO. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS UP. TO THE PUBLIC. HEARING IS NOW OPEN. I WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS. MR. BANDUCCI. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. 5124 BRADFORD. HAMBURG. QUESTIONING. THE ONLY QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE ARE RELATING TO THE ZONING CHANGES AND THE BUSINESS CHANGES. NOT SO MUCH THE PARKING AND OTHER THINGS. WHAT ARE. WHAT JUST. COULD YOU GIVE US A LITTLE RUNDOWN OF WHAT THE PRACTICAL EFFECT OF THOSE THOSE THINGS RIGHT ABOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AGENDA PRACTICAL EFFECTS OF WHAT THOSE WHAT THOSE CHANGES ARE GOING TO BE? WE HAVE JOSH ROGERS IS HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GET AWAY. DID YOU JOSH. JUST FOR YOUR BENEFIT, EVERYONE'S BENEFIT. THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS ON A NUMBER OF ZONING CHANGES. TWO 8235 IS PARKING SETBACKS, THE ONES I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE THE MU ONE ZONING DISTRICTS. THOSE ARE ALSO RELATED TO PARKING SETBACKS IN THE MU ONE CODE. WE HAD A PROJECT THAT WAS RECENTLY REZONED MU ONE OVER ON RALEIGH BOULEVARD THAT HAD AN ISSUE WITH PARKING, WHETHER IT [00:05:02] WAS IN THE FRONT OR IN THE BACK. SO WE AMENDED THE MU ONE CODE, REMOVING THE PROVISION, SAYING THAT ALL PARKING HAD TO BE IN THE FRONT BASED OFF OF THE LOCATION OF THAT SITE. SO NOW MU ONE, ANYTHING THAT'S REZONED BEFORE THIS TOWN BOARD DOESN'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT REVISION OF HAVING PARKING ALL THE WAY BE IN THE FRONT DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION. AND THEN THE OTHER CHANGES ARE ANOTHER PARKING SETBACK FOR TWO 8235 AND THEN THE SOUTHERN HAMBURG OVERLAY DISTRICT, WHICH IS BEING REMOVED IN ITS ENTIRETY, IS BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER OVERLAY DISTRICT CALLED THE SOUTHEASTERN HAMBURG OVERLAY. SO THOSE ARE ALL THE CHANGES ON THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR TONIGHT. AND, AND THE ACTUAL THE NEW THE NEW SOUTHEASTERN PLAN IS AVAILABLE. YEAH. IT'S ON THE WEBSITE. SO IF YOU GO TO ABOUT US ON THE TOWN WEBSITE, GO TO PLANNING BOARD PROJECTS. IT'S CALLED 2025, VARIOUS ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS AND ALL OF THE COPIES OF THAT ARE ON THE WEBSITE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. ALL RIGHT THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. CARRY YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES OUT OF TOWN OF TRAVEL [4.2. Youth, Recreation & Senior Services – Out of Town Travel Request] REQUEST. WHEREAS CADCA IS HOLDING A MIDYEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, JULY 2024, 2025. PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION FIELD COME TOGETHER FOR HANDS ON WORKSHOPS TO LEARN THE LATEST CUTTING EDGE STRATEGIES, BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMMON CHALLENGES. AND WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE HAMBURG HEALTHY ALLIANCE COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON PREVENTING AND REDUCING SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH. AND WHEREAS, NICOLE HAS RECEIVED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND THE CADCA MIDYEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE COVERING REGISTRATION, HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS, FLIGHTS AND MEALS. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES NICOLE, YOUTH AT RISK COORDINATOR IN HAMBURG, HEALTHY ALLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AT NO COST. SO MOVE APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND. [4.3. Recreation Budget Amendment – Tennis Grant] OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. HI. RECREATION BUDGET AMENDMENT TEN IS GRANT. WHERE IS A CHECK FOR $2,500 WAS RECEIVED BY THE YOUTH, RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT FROM THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION. IS A GRANT FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG YOUTH, RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES TENNIS PROGRAMS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN 2022 TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURE LINES TO BE USED FOR FUTURE PROGRAM NEEDS. TRANSFER 2500 FROM 8.2001.15 TENNIS TO 8.7310.412 RECREATION SUPPLIES MOTION APPROVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. BLEASDALE CDBG [4.4. Blasdell CDBG Bid] BID. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AUTHORIZED THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CDBG AGREEMENT WITH THE VILLAGE OF BLASDELL ON JUNE 2ND, 2025. AND WHEREAS, THE VILLAGE OF BLAISDELL WILL UTILIZE 2025 CDBG FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION AND SALISBURY AVENUE WITH A HUD TARGET AREA. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING THE 2025 VILLAGE ABLAZE CDBG INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT ON SALISBURY AVENUE. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. WE JUST DID THIS LAST YEAR. NIKE [4.5. Nike Base Concession and Restroom Change Order] BASE CONCESSION AND RESTROOM CHANGEOVER. WHEREAS THE TOWN TOWN RECREATION AREA HAS BEEN AWARDED FUNDING FROM THE ERIE COUNTY THROUGH ARPA AND ALLOCATED THOSE FUNDS TO INSTALL A NEW CONCESSION AND RESTROOM FACILITY BY THE SOCCER FIELDS. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE BUILDING ORDER FOR A SEASONAL BUILDING ONLY, AND WHEREAS IT IS THE TOWN'S GOAL TO HAVE A YEAR ROUND USABLE BUILDING AND PROPOSED BUILDING WILL NEED INSULATION AND HEATING. AND WHEREAS SOURCEWELL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE HAS A CONTRACT WITH PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS, CONTRACT NUMBER 081721 DASH CXT TO SUPPLY AND INSTALL A NEW PRECAST CONCRETE CONCESSION RESTROOM BUILDING, AND HAS PROVIDED A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE INSTALLATION AND HEATING. BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CHANGE ORDER FROM FORM WITH CXT CONCRETE SOLUTIONS FOR $21,000. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN EACH .21.7185.0303. MISS JILL HERE. LET ME JUST TURN OUT WHY THEY NEEDED ALL YEAR ROUND. THAT WAS THEIR REQUEST ACTUALLY FROM THE MONARCHS. AND THEY SAID THAT THE BUILDING FREQUENTLY THE SEASON GOES INTO A TIME WHEN IT COULD HAVE JEOPARDIZED BEING ABLE TO USE IT WHEN THEY STILL NEEDED IT. THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. BID. OPENING DATE. [4.6. Bid Opening Date Extension- Community Senior Center] EXTENSION. COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PASSED A RESOLUTION TO ADVERTISE THE BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COMMUNITY CENTER SENIOR CENTER AT TOWN RECREATIONAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2982 LAKEVIEW ROAD. AND WHEREAS, DUE TO DEADLINES FOR POSTING ON THE NYSW CONTRACT REPORTER, THE TOWN MUST MOVE THE BID OPENING FROM JUNE 20TH 7TH TO JUNE 30TH, 2025 AT 11:30 A.M. VIA ADDENDUM TO THE BID DOCUMENTS. BE IT RESOLVED THAT SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT HAMBURG TOWN HALL, TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, 6100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, 14075 AND SAID BID WILL BE PUBLICLY OPEN, READ ALOUD ON MONDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2025, IN CONFERENCE ROOM SEVEN A BE DOWNSTAIRS AT 11:30 A.M. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? [00:10:03] AYE. GARY READ. CAN YOU JUST READ? SLIGHTLY SLOWER. IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW ALONG AND I CAN IMAGINE ONLINE IT'S PROBABLY CHALLENGING. OKAY. ARENA. FORCE ARENA, PHASE FOUR ABATEMENT AIR [4.7. Arena Phase 4 Abatement Air Monitoring] MONITORING. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECENTLY AWARDED THE WORK FOR THE ICE RINK RENOVATION PHASE FOUR 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 ENGINEERING OBTAINED TWO COST QUOTES ON THE WORK AND PARADIGM AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, WAS A LOWER QUOTE FOR AIR MONITORING. FOUR 5210 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE PROPOSAL FROM PARADIGM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, FUNDS AVAILABLE IN EACH. .111.7185.0303. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. CARRIED. SUMMER VOUCHER APPROVAL APPROVALS. BE IT [4.8. Summer Voucher Approvals] RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR, CATHERINE RYBCZYNSKI, AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PAT SHEA, TO REVIEW AND RELEASE CHECKS FROM SIX 1725 THROUGH NINE 625 DUE TO THE REDUCED TOWN BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, I. CARRY PAYOFF, YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES. BE IT [4.9. PAF - Youth, Recreation & Senior Services] RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH, RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS FOLLOWS. SO MOVED SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? [4.10.Taylor Road Alcohol Waiver Request] AYE. CARRY TAYLOR ROAD ALCOHOL WAIVER REQUEST RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE ALCOHOL WAIVERS FOR AUGUST 2025. TAYLOR CABIN RENTALS ARE AS FOLLOWS AS LISTED. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. CARRY. DEER SPRINGS, PART THREE. PHASE [4.11.Deer Springs Part 3 Phase 3 Streetlight Acceptance PIP 1089] THREE. STREETLIGHT ACCEPTANCE PIP 1089. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN ENGINEER'S REPORT ON THE COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE DEER SPRINGS. PART THREE, PHASE THREE STREETLIGHT. INSTALLATION WORK PERFORMED UNDER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PERMIT NUMBER 1089 BE RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED, AND THAT THE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE REPORT, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZE NATIONAL GRID TO CONNECT TWO 29 WATT 2940 LUMEN LED POST TOP LUMINARIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXISTING RATE TARIFF, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT TWO CERTIFIED COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION BE PROVIDED TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSMITTAL TO NATIONAL GRID, AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE DAY THE REPORT IS SIGNED BY THE SUPERVISOR. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [4.12.Town Hall Renovation Abatement Change Order] CARRIED. TOWN HALL RENOVATION ABATEMENT CHANGE ORDER. WHERE IS THE TOWN AUTHORIZED? JUPITER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. TO PERFORM HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION IN THE OLD DISPATCH AREA OF TOWN HALL. AND WHEREAS ONCE MATERIALS WERE REMOVED, THE CONTRACTOR DISCOVERED ADDITIONAL PIPE BULBS WRAPPED IN ASBESTOS MATERIALS AND PROVIDE A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE ABATEMENT OF THOSE MATERIALS, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CHANGE ORDER FORM WITH JUPITER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC, WHICH AFTER EXPENDITURES OF THE ALLOWANCE WILL ADD $14,500 TO THE CONTRACT AND WORK TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN EACH. .21.1620.03037. AND THE QUESTION DO WE KNOW WHY THEY WANT MORE MONEY ON THIS? YEAH. SO WHEN WE INITIALLY HAD THE AREA SAMPLED AND SURVEYED FOR ASBESTOS MATERIAL, THEY A COMPANY CALLED STOLL SAMPLED EVERYTHING THEY COULD FIND. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN THE ABATEMENT STARTED AND THEY REMOVED SOME OF THE MATERIAL, THERE WAS EVEN MORE BEHIND IT. THAT WASN'T WE HADN'T SAMPLED BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T ACCESS IT AT THE TIME, SO JUST WASN'T OBVIOUS FROM THE SURVEY. THEREFORE IT WASN'T LISTED IN OUR ORIGINAL CONTRACT. BUT WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET RID OF ALL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN THAT AREA BEFORE WE CONSIDER ANY RENOVATION. I. THIS IS A BAD THING. IT WASN'T. WE NEED A SECOND. YEAH. I'M SORRY. ASKING QUESTIONS. OH, IS THERE A SECOND ON IT? NO. NOPE. OH, OKAY. WELL, IF YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR A SECOND AND THEN I CAN ASK YOU. OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND. OKAY. NOW I CAN ASK. I'M THE ONE WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE HYPER TECHNICAL. I'M THE LAWYER ON THE BOARD, BUT I GUESS MY COLLEAGUES ARE MAKING SURE I ADHERE TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR INTERVENTION. SO I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS, I KNOW, LIKE, WELL, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU BID A CONTRACT AND, AND THIS IS WHY WE RELY ON EXPERTS, YOU MIGHT TAKE A RISK. LIKE I'M A LAWYER, I MIGHT SAY, HEY, IT'S GOING TO COST UNLESS IT'S BY THE HOUR, BUT SOMETIMES YOU'LL DO A CASE, SAY IT'S $5,000 FOR THE CASE, LIKE, I'LL REPRESENT YOU ON THIS DWI, AND IT ENDS UP BEING HARDER THAN YOU THOUGHT. YOU'RE LIKE, WOW. YOU KNOW, LIKE, THERE'S MORE ISSUES THAN I THOUGHT. IT'S [00:15:03] NOT YOUR RUN OF THE MILL DWI. AND USUALLY YOU'RE KIND OF STUCK WITH THE $5,000 THAT THAT YOU QUOTED THE CLIENT. OR I REMEMBER BEING A BOY AND I AND SOME GUY BIT OUR BATHROOM AND MY FATHER SAID, YOU KNOW, IT WAS HARDER THAN EXPECTED. BUT THE CONTRACTOR STUCK TO HIS BID AND HE DID HIS JOB. AND HE SAID, MAKE SURE WHEN YOU'RE IF YOU GO INTO BUSINESS, YOU'RE LIKE HIM BECAUSE THAT'S JUST ONE JOB. AND HOPEFULLY IF YOU DO A GOOD JOB, THERE'LL BE MORE BUSINESS FOR YOU. SO MY POINT IS, IS SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE KNOWN THAT WHEN THEY BID IT NOW THEY'VE BID THE JOB AND NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, EXTRA AMOUNT OF MONEY. SO I CAN ANSWER THAT. SO WHEN WE BID THIS JOB, WE SPECIFICALLY ATTACHED THE EXPERT REPORT AND SAMPLING THAT WAS PROVIDED. AND WE SAID ABATE THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT. WE DID NOT GET ACCESS TO THIS ADDITIONAL PART ABOVE THE CEILING BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T REMOVE THOSE MATERIALS. SO IT WAS A COMPLETELY UNKNOWN IF WE. SO THE CONTRACTOR'S PROJECT SAID THEY WILL ABATE THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL AS IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT. OKAY. THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL ITEMS BECAUSE IF WE HAD SAID AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU FIND, THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE INCREASED THEIR PRICE A GREAT DEAL BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN HOW MUCH THEY COULD POTENTIALLY FIND MINE THERE. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF LIKE WHAT WAS A REASONABLE REQUEST VERSUS THEM POTENTIALLY HAVING TO GIVE UP, HAVING TO GIVE US AN ESCALATED PRICE FOR UNKNOWNS. I UNDERSTAND SO THAT SO IN YOUR OPINION, IS THIS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY. YES. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THANKS FOR ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR I CARRIED BUDGET AMENDMENT RECOGNITION OF ARPA [4.13.Budget Amendment – Recognition of ARPA Funds Expended in Q1 2025] FUNDS EXPENDED IN Q1 2025. WHERE IS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG? HAS RECEIVED FUNDING THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT ARPA, TO ASSIST WITH ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, EMERGENCY AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. AND WHEREAS, ARPA FUNDS WERE EXPENDED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO SUPPORT PROJECTS AND SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ELIGIBLE USES OUTLINED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. AND WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE 2025 TOWN BUDGET TO RECOGNIZE SET EXPENDITURES AND APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS ACCORDINGLY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING BUDGET AMENDMENT TO REFLECT THE USE OF ARPA FUNDS DURING QUARTER ONE OF FISCAL YEAR 2025, AS LISTED, SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. EVERYBODY SLEEPING TONIGHT. [4.14.Budget Amendment — Recognition of Body-Worn Camera Grant Expenditures (GR020)] BUDGET AMENDMENT. RECOGNITION OF BODY WORN CAMERA GRANT. EXPENDITURES. EXPENDITURES GR 020. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WAS AWARDED GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE BODY WORN CAMERA GRANT PROGRAM GR 020 TO SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF BODY WORN CAMERAS FOR THE TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND WHEREAS, THE GRANT FUNDS WERE RECEIVED IN 2023 AND ARE AVAILABLE TO COVER ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES INCURRED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024, AND WHEREAS, CERTAIN EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THIS GRANT OCCURRED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ADOPTED 2024 TOWN BUDGET, AND WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE 2024 TOWN BUDGET TO RECOGNIZE THE GRANT REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE EXPENDITURES AND TO APPROPRIATE THE CORRESPONDING BUDGET AUTHORITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE FOLLOWING BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PROPERLY RECORD THE BODY WORN CAMERA GRANT ACTIVITY IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, AS LISTED. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRY. NUMBER 15. BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. 4.16 BUDGET AMENDMENT. [4.16.Budget Amendment — Recognition and Appropriation of Donation] RECOGNITION AND APPROPRIATION OF DONATION. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS RECEIVED A MONETARY DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,250 IN THE FORM OF A CHECK TO SUPPORT TOWN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND WHEREAS THE USE OF THIS DONATION IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE YOUTH RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND WHEREAS THESE FUNDS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR 2025 TOWN BUDGET, AND IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO RECOGNIZE THE DONATION AND APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS ACCORDINGLY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HEREBY ACCEPTS THE DONATION WITH GRATITUDE AND AUTHORIZES THE FOLLOWING BUDGET AMENDMENT TO REFLECT THE RECEIPT AND USE OF DONATED FUNDS. ACCOUNT A 0.2705 GIFT. GIFTS AND DONATIONS 7258 7310.440 YOUTH RECREATION CONTRACTED SERVICE 7250. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE NECESSARY BUDGET BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THIS RESOLUTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE TOWN POLICIES AND THE DONOR'S INTENT. SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR I. BUDGET REALLOCATION. WHEREAS THE TOWN [4.17.Budget Reallocation] OF HAMBURG 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDS ALLOCATED TO ACCOUNT 8.7020.0478, WHICH WERE SPECIFICALLY BUDGETED TO SUPPORT THE LEASE AND RELOCATION. RELOCATION OF THE SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER, AND WHEREAS, THE SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER RELOCATION PROJECT IS BEING ADMINISTERED AS A CAPITAL FUND, PROJECT H 112 AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT SAID FUNDS MUST [00:20:04] BE REALLOCATED TO CAPITAL FUND H 112 ACCOUNT H11. 2.7020.0478.0000 TO PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR PROJECT RELATED EXPENSES. AND WHEREAS THIS REALLOCATION OF FUNDS WILL ENSURE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT ALIGNMENT WITH THE TOWN'S ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TOWN FOR EFFICIENT EXECUTION OF THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY PROJECT. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HEREBY AUTHORIZE, AUTHORIZES THE TRANSFER OF $120,000 FROM A7020 .0478.0000 TO H, 12.702, 0.0478.0000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER RELOCATION PROJECT, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ENTRIES IN THE TOWN'S FINANCIAL RECORDS TO EFFECTUATE THIS TRANSFER AND ENSURE PROPER TRACKING, REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. CARRY RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 2024 BUDGET CRITICAL [4.18.Resolution to Amend the 2024 Budget-Critical Infrastructure Protection Grant] INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION GRANT. WHEREAS TOWN OF HAMBURG PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION GRANT, REVENUE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, DHS, AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $18,000. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE USE OF THESE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, AND WHEREAS THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN PURCHASED IN THE GRANT, FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, BUT THE CORRESPONDING REVENUE AND EXPENSES WERE NOT REFLECTED IN THE ADOPTED 2024 BUDGET. AND WHEREAS IT IS NOW NECESSARY TO AMEND THE 2024 BUDGET TO PROPERLY RECOGNIZE THE REVENUE RECEIVED AND THE RELATED EXPENDITURE INCURRED, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY AMENDS THE 2024 BUDGET AS FOLLOWS. TO ACCOUNT FOR THE GRANT, REVENUE AND RELATED EXPENDITURES ALREADY COMPLETED AS LISTED. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE FINANCE OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY BUDGET MODIFICATIONS IN THE TOWN'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM TO REFLECT THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT AND ENSURE THE PROPER ACCOUNTING OF THE GRANT, REVENUE AND RELATED EXPENDITURES SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. BE AND BE. IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD [4.19.B&G PAF] APPROVES THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES AND BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AS LISTED. SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, MOTION, MR. PODOLSKI. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. BMG REVENUE ACCOUNT TRANSFER. WHERE [4.20.B&G Revenue Account Transfer] IS THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT? RECEIVED A CHECK FROM US FOR $534.20 FOR STREET SIGN, PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY CLAIM, AND THEREFORE BE RESOLVED. THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $534.20 TO BE DEPOSITED IN A REVENUE ACCOUNT, DB 2680, AND TRANSFER TO ACCOUNT DB 5110.205 FOR THE STREET SIGN REPAIR, SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [4.21.Hamburg Police Department Community Enforcement Initiative] CARRY. HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE. WHEREAS THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR A COMPETITIVE GRANT FOR FUNDING FOR THE FY 25 COPS HIRING PROGRAM. CHP TO FURTHER THE GOAL OF ADVANCING PUBLIC SAFETY. AND WHEREAS THE 2025 COPS HIRING GRANT WOULD PROVIDE $125,000 OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD TOWARD THE HIRING OF NEW EACH NEW OFFICER. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR POLICE, TRAFFIC AND ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES ESG CONSULTING AND CONSULTATION WITH HAMBURG POLICE CHIEF PETER DIENES TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL INCORPORATE ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS IN THE RESPECTIVE YEAR. FISCAL BUDGET AND ESG CONSULTING WILL MANAGE THE GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. MOTION APPROVED. SECOND CHIEF. THEN THE QUESTION CHIEF, DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS OR ANYTHING? OR. I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF SELF-EXPLANATORY, BUT. I BELIEVE THAT BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE PROACTIVE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'M SURE THE PVA MEMBERS WOULD BE APPRECIATIVE. I, AS THE CHIEF, WOULD BE APPRECIATIVE TO ADD TWO MORE OFFICERS TO OUR RANKS. OBVIOUSLY, HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES HAVE INCREASED OVER THE PAST 1520 YEARS. TRAFFIC SITUATION HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST 1520 YEARS. IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE HAD THE EXTRA PERSONNEL TO HAVE A DEDICATED TRAFFIC UNIT, ALONG WITH THE OTHER EVENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR, SUCH AS THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR, WE ALLOCATE TON OF RESOURCES TO MAKE THAT EVENT SAFE, AND HAVING THE EXTRA PEOPLE JUST WOULD FACILITATE THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YES, YES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. NIKE BEACH SOCCER [4.22.Nike Base Soccer Field Restroom Site & Utility Work - Substantial Completion] [00:25:05] FIELD, RESTROOM SITE AND UTILITY WORK. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AWARDED A CONTRACT TO HIGHLAND ACRES LANDSCAPING, INC. FOR SITE WORK AND UTILITY WORK RELATED TO THE CONCESSION AND RESTROOM FACILITY PROJECT. AND WHEREAS, TOWN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT COMPLETED A FINAL WALK THROUGH INSPECTION ON SIX, 11, 2025, AND WHEREAS ALL WORK HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED PER THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATED SIX 1725 AND RELEASE PROJECT RETAINAGE. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. CARRY. THE AGENDA. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES. JUST. NOT ON MY [Additional Item 1] LIST. ALL RIGHT. DO EXCUSE ME. WE'RE GOING TO DO WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS FIRST AND FIRST. I'M SORRY. OKAY. CASH DISBURSEMENTS. AMOUNT OF 2,127,909 87. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? [5. Public Comment] AYE, AYE. CARRY. OKAY. NOW. MISS BRAUN, WOULD YOU PLEASE WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE FOR US? YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL VOICE, BUT WE NEED IT TO BE IN THE MICROPHONE TO GET PICKED UP BY. THANK YOU. LYNN BRAUN, 3784 HOOVER ROAD. I HAVE LIKE, THREE THINGS THAT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON. ONE, WE HAVE THE BIKE PATH THAT GOES FROM THE SKATE PARK TO WOODLAWN BEACH, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S NOT UPKEPT BY THE TOWN. IT'S BEEN THERE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE IGNORING IT. IT'S IN HORRIBLE SHAPE. THERE'S WEEDS GROWING THROUGH IT. THERE'S STICKS ALL OVER IT. IT'S NOT EVEN USABLE AS A BIKE PATH. AND I'M WONDERING WHY WE'RE IGNORING IT. THAT'S MY FIRST THING. NUMBER TWO, I WAS HERE LAST YEAR, 2025, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE RE THE RE LOOKING AT THE NOISE ORDINANCE. THERE WAS COMPLAINTS WITH THE OLIVARI I THINK A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. AND YOU HAD THE NEW 1812 COMING IN. I THINK IT'S TIME THAT THIS BOARD TAKES A HARD LOOK AT THE NOISE ORDINANCE THAT HASN'T BEEN LOOKED AT OR CHANGED SINCE THE 70S OR 1812 SOMETHING, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. IT NEEDS HARD, COLD FACTS. IT NEEDS DECIBEL READINGS. IT NEEDS NEW RULES. AND I'M REALLY ASKING YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS. AND THE THIRD THING THAT I'M ASKING THE TOWN FOR IS THAT I LIVE ON HOOVER ROAD AND THE SUMMER IS HERE. I REQUESTED THIS LAST I WAS, IT WAS MORE TOWARDS SCHOOL, AND I KNOW THAT THOSE POLICE THINGS THAT SAYS YOU'RE GOING TOO FAST. THOSE SIGNS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. BUT 4545 SLOW DOWN. OKAY. THAT ONE. IT DOESN'T TALK LIKE THAT. BUT ANYWAYS, I WAS REQUESTING IF WE COULD HAVE THAT ON HOOVER ROAD BECAUSE THERE IS NO SIDEWALKS WITH THE SUMMER. THEY'RE COMING OFF OF FIVE AND IT'S LIKE THE HIGHWAY TO HELL. IT THEY'RE, THEY'RE TOO FAST OFF THAT ROAD FROM ROUTE FIVE. IT'S A REALLY COOL, GROOVY TURN COMING OFF OF FIVE. YOU'RE GETTING INTO THE FOURTH, YOU KNOW. BUT WE NEED TO SLOW IT DOWN FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE THAT LIVES ON THAT ROAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, PEACE AND LOVE. THANK YOU. CHIEF. YOU THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE? YEAH. YOU CAN CALL ME MR. RON, I WILL. THANK YOU. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. HELLO AGAIN. HELLO. AMY OLSON IS MY NAME. I WAS HERE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO ABOUT OLIVARI. IF YOU REMEMBER. MR. OLIVERI CAME AND WE ACTUALLY SPOKE AFTERWARDS. A BUNCH OF US FOR QUITE A WHILE. I SAY A HALF HOUR OR SO. WE JUST KEPT ON ASKING HIM WHAT IS DIFFERENT? WHAT HAS CHANGED? IT'S SO LOUD. NOBODY WANTS TO RUN HIM OUT OF BUSINESS. BUT WE KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT. AND HE ASSURED US HE'S NOT MILLING. WE DON'T. WE DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT THE TITLE IS, WHAT HE'S DOING. IT'S NUISANCE. THAT'S OUR TITLE. IT'S JUST TOO LOUD. SO STILL GOING ON AT NIGHT OR IT WAS THE VERY NEXT DAY, JUST AS LOUD, STILL AT NIGHT. AND IT'S NOT AFTER 11, AFTER 930, 930, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S. I KNOW THAT WE WERE TOLD TO CALL THE POLICE COUPLE OTHER [00:30:06] NEIGHBORS CALLED STEVE AGAIN. AND I KNOW THAT A SUPERVISOR WENT TO VISIT MR. OLIVERI. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY UPDATES FROM IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING, IF ANYONE IS REPORTING ANYTHING TO YOU ON ANYTHING BEING LOOKED INTO OR BEING DONE, WE'RE JUST NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT. WE I'VE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ALL THE PLANNING THAT COMES INTO A NEW BUSINESS, COMING IN JUST FROM SITTING HERE ON THESE TWO MEETINGS. THERE'S A LOT OF PLANNING, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE. BUT WHAT ABOUT A BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN HERE? OUR DEVELOPMENT'S BEEN THERE LONGER THAN HIS BUSINESS, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING CHANGED. AND IT'S JUST NOW I WOULD CONSIDER IT A NUISANCE. AND AGAIN, WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S STARTING SO LATE AT NIGHT. SO IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE'S ANY. THERE'S BEEN ANY REPORT BACKS TO ANY OF YOU ON IT. NO. THIS IS THE FIRST SINCE THE LAST MEETING. OH OKAY. IS THAT HOW IT HOW WILL IT WORK? HOW WILL. WELL, PROBABLY HAVE SOMEBODY GO DOWN THERE AT 9:00 OR SOMETHING AROUND THOSE HOURS AND SEE, YOU KNOW, AND CHECK IT OUT. SEE. SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. OKAY. I MEAN, SOMEBODY MADE A REPORT THAT THEY KNOCKED A LOT OF TREES DOWN, AND THAT COULD BE THE REASON THAT THE NOISE IS CARRYING NOW. SO I KNOW THERE'S A FEW OF US THAT WANTED TO COME UP AND JUST ASK FOR YOUR ADVICE OR YOUR HELP AND JUST SAY OUR COMMENTS TO IT. THIS IS OUR OUR VEHICLE TO DO SO. SO THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU KNOW, I THINK I WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION. I KNOW I DID. I WALKED OUT OF HERE AFTER THE LAST MEETING, AND I SAW THAT YOU AND OTHER PEOPLE WERE TALKING TO MR. OLIVIERI. I HAD I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING, BUT I'M. I'M CURIOUS. I MEAN, I GUESS MAYBE I HAVEN'T TAKEN A RIDE OUT THERE TO LISTEN TO IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IS THERE A TIME THAT YOU'D RECOMMEND THAT, THAT MAYBE SOMEONE FROM THE BOARD OR SOMEONE FROM THE TOWN LISTEN TO IT? NO. THAT'S THAT I MEAN, I HAD LEFT HIM THREE MESSAGES BEFORE COMING HERE. IT'S JUST UNDERSTANDING THE RHYME AND REASON OF IT, BECAUSE DURING THE DAY IT'S NOT. AND THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD BE. AND IT'S I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS THIS PAST SUNDAY, WAS IT? BUT ON OTHER OCCASIONS IT'S BEEN ON SUNDAYS, IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN ON SATURDAYS. AND IT'S BEEN UNTIL, YOU KNOW, 930 AT NIGHT AND IT'S LOUD ENOUGH THAT YOU COULD BE SITTING IN YOUR HOUSE WITH YOUR WINDOWS OPEN AND YOU'RE STILL LISTENING TO THIS NOISE, THIS CONSTRUCTION OR WHATEVER THE NOISE IS. WE ALL HAVE PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL SIZE BACKYARDS. THOSE OF US ON ON RUSHFORD, ON FAIRGROUNDS. NOW, THEY'RE BUTTED UP CLOSER TO THEM. BUT TO HEAR IT IN OUR HOUSE IS SOMETHING. OKAY, SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I KNOW THAT I WOULD ASK JOSH ROGERS DURING THE DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS. I THINK HE HAS SOME INFORMATION THAT HE CAN SHARE, BUT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR HIM TO SHARE IT DURING THE DEPARTMENT REPORT. OKAY, I KNOW THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GET UP AND TALK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HELLO. HELLO, MY NAME IS LORI BENTON. I LIVE ON RUSHFORD DRIVE ON THE SIDE THAT BACKS UP TO OLIVERS CONSTRUCTION, AND WE REALLY JUST ALL OF US, WE JUST WANT TO ENLIST YOUR YOUR HELP IN THIS SITUATION. WE DO NOT WANT TO PREVENT OLIVER FROM FROM DOING BUSINESS. IN FACT, I THINK IT'S A GREAT BUSINESS THAT HE DOES. BUT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS TO BE DONE IN THE EVENINGS AND ON WEEKENDS AND SATURDAYS. HE OFTEN STARTS AFTER SIX AND GOES UNTIL AFTER 9 P.M. AND WHEN YOU'RE SITTING OUT IN YOUR YARD AND YOU JUST WANT TO ENJOY THE EVENING AFTER WORK, AND ALL YOU HEAR IS THIS NOISE AND IT'S NOT ALL THE TIME. IT'S, YOU KNOW, HE DIDN'T DO IT ON YESTERDAY, ON SUNDAY, BUT HE DID DO IT ON SUNDAY, MAY 11TH, WHICH WAS MOTHER'S DAY, ONE OF THE FIRST GOOD DAYS THAT WE HAD OF THE YEAR. ALSO, WHERE YOU COULD SIT OUTSIDE, I HAVE A RECORDING OF IT. IT WAS AT 515 ON SUNDAY, MOTHER'S DAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT NEEDS TO BE DONE AT THAT TIME, AND I THINK THAT'S OUR BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS QUIET DURING THE DAY AND THEN IN THE EVENING IT STARTS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHAT THE SOUNDS SOUND LIKE. I ACTUALLY HAVE A RECORDING. IT'S A VIDEO. PLAY IT FOR US. YES I CAN, I WAS GOING TO ASK IF THAT'S OKAY. IT'S [00:35:05] PICKING UP. RIGHT THERE. IT'S MY BACKYARD. I HAVE THE VIDEO THAT SHOWS THE WOODS. THIS IS WHAT WE LISTEN TO AND THIS IS JUST A SNIPPET. WE LISTEN TO THIS FOR HOURS. ON WEEKENDS AND EVENINGS YOU CANNOT ENJOY. THAT WAS JUST THAT WAS LIKE I SAID, THAT WAS MOTHER'S DAY AT 515. I FRIDAY NIGHT I HAVE ANOTHER VIDEO OF FRIDAY NIGHT. IT'S VERY SIMILAR VIDEO FRIDAY NIGHT. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE OUT THERE. IT'S AFTER IT'S THE WEEKEND. YOU JUST WANT TO RELAX AND ENJOY THE EVENING. AND HE STARTS THIS UP. BUT THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN SAY, DOES IT EVERY SUNDAY, EVERY FRIDAY THERE'S NO PATTERN. THERE'S NO PATTERN THAT WE HAVE SEEN. HE JUST STARTS. AND WE THINK THAT THIS FALLS UNDER THE, YOU KNOW, THE CODE, THE NOISE CODE PART A OF, YOU KNOW, THE CREATION OF UNNECESSARY AND UNREALISTIC AND DEBILITATING NOISE AND CONSISTENT NOISE. BUT IT'S REALLY JUST THAT IT JUST IT'S SO AGGRAVATING WHEN YOU JUST WANT TO ENJOY YOUR EVENING AND YOU HEAR THIS. WE DON'T WANT TO PREVENT HIM FROM DOING WORK. THAT'S NOT OUR GOAL. BUT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND. FROM HIS BUSINESS OPERATIONS 9 TO 6, WHY CAN'T HE DO IT THEN? THE MATERIAL IS NOT IT'S NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO IT OVER. YOU KNOW, OVERNIGHT IF SOMEBODY DROPS IT OFF AND HE WORKS WITH IT, IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S PERISHABLE. IT'S CONCRETE AND STONE AND THINGS DRIVE BY THERE A LOT. AND IT DID TAKE A DRIVE THROUGH RUSHFORD, BUT NOT THAT LATE IN THE EVENING. YEAH. THE PLAYGROUND LOOKS NICE. YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE LOVED BEING THERE AND I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE AUGUST OF 98, JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER HE ESTABLISHED HIS BUSINESS. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE IN THE SPRING. THERE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, YOU'D HEAR IT MORE, AND THEN IT WOULD THE REST OF THE SUMMER IT WOULD BE CALM, BUT IT JUST SEEMS LATELY IT'S JUST BEEN MORE CONSISTENT, MORE CONSTANT GOING. AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON, BUT IT'S ALWAYS IN THE EVENINGS. I RARELY HEAR IT DURING THE DAY, OCCASIONALLY, LIKE IT WAS 515 ON A SUNDAY. I THINK THAT BUSINESS BEEN THERE SINCE THE 50S THOUGH, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I THINK IT WAS HIS FATHER'S AND MAYBE GRANDFATHER'S BEFORE HIM. POSSIBLY HE IS HIM UNDER OLIVER DEVELOPMENT. SUPPOSEDLY IT SAYS THAT HE WAS GOT INTO BUSINESS IN MAY 21ST OF 98, BUT HE COULD HAVE TAKEN IT OVER FROM HIS FAMILY. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY. YEAH, IT DOESN'T MATTER. YEAH, BUT IT DEFINITELY HAS CHANGED. IT'S MORE OFTEN. MAYBE HE'S GOT MORE WORK, WHICH IS GREAT. I, I, I'M GLAD TO SEE A BUSINESS SUCCEEDING IN HAMBURG. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. BUT IN THE EVENINGS IT JUST TO US IT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, JOSH, COULD YOU LET US KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PROJECT? AND AS LONG AS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT, I WAS ALSO GOING TO ASK YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS AN UPDATE REGARDING THE NOISE ORDINANCE AND WORK THAT'S BEING DONE ON THAT. AND I THINK IT'S SOMEWHAT RELATED EVEN. SURE, TO ANSWER THAT FIRST QUESTION ABOUT THE NOISE ORDINANCE WE HAVE IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CALLED CODE REVIEW, WHICH HAPPENS ON SECOND, THE SECOND PLANNING BOARD WEDNESDAYS OF THE MONTH. SO THAT'S USUALLY THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH. AND WHAT WE DO AT CODE REVIEW IS WE DISCUSS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LOCAL LAWS IN THE TOWN, SOME THAT AREN'T WORKING, SOME THAT ARE WORKING. AND WE LOOK AT TRYING TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE BASED OFF OF SOMETIMES PUBLIC COMMENTS LIKE SUCH AS THESE. ONE THING THAT I'LL SAY ABOUT THE NOISE ORDINANCE. SO WE ARE DISCUSSING IT AT OUR CODE REVIEW MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH AT 430. I'VE BEEN IN THE TOWN FOUR AND A HALF YEARS. ONE OF THE THINGS I CAN SAY IS AT ALMOST EVERY CODE REVIEW MEETING EACH YEAR, WE'VE TRIED TO LOOK AT THE NOISE ORDINANCE. I WANT TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS JUST CHANGING A TIME AND CALLING IT A DAY. ONE OF THE THINGS OF A NOISE ORDINANCE THAT PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IS THE ENFORCEMENT OF IT. FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT, WE DON'T DO THE ENFORCEMENT THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS TO GO WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DOWN IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I CAN SAY IS THAT AS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE NOISE ORDINANCE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS THROWN OUT A DIFFERENT TIME OR HAVING DECIBELS. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS LIKE I, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF IT. WHO'S GOING OUT THERE, WHO'S THE FIRST PERSON THAT'S GOING TO GO OUT THERE? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NOISE, [00:40:02] DECIBELS, IS THE TOWN PAYING FOR IT? YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE ALL THOSE CONSIDERATIONS WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FOR NOISE ORDINANCE, I THINK ON THIS BOARD AND ON PREVIOUS BOARDS, I THINK EVERYONE HAS SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE A CHANGE TO THE NOISE ORDINANCE. I THINK THE QUESTION IS WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND ALL THE ENTITIES THAT WILL BE A PART OF IT HAVE TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. I KNOW PREVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COME TO CODE REVIEW AND GIVE THEIR INPUT. WE HAVE A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ON CODE REVIEW WHO GIVES HIS INPUT, SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT IT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT, BUT IT'S NOT AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS JUST DOING IT OVER 1 OR 2 MEETINGS AND ACTING IT IN THE CODE. SO IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS. I KNOW EVERYONE WANTS AN IMMEDIATE ANSWER, BUT WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO FLUSH THAT OUT. SO THAT'S THE NOISE ORDINANCE SIDE OF IT FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT AT 43, 39 SOLS. I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND A BUNCH OF CALLS FROM FROM NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY AT SOULS ROAD. IT IS ZONED R1, WHICH IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. AND I KNOW THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW ARE THEY ABLE TO DO THIS KIND OF USE IN THAT ZONING DISTRICT, BECAUSE THE USE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 70 YEARS. IT'S WHAT WE CALL PREEXISTING NONCONFORMING. THAT MEANS THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO THE USE REGARDLESS OF THE ZONING, BECAUSE IT PREDATED THE ZONING CODE, WHICH WAS, I BELIEVE, IN 1986, IN THE TOWN. SO THEY ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR USE AS LONG AS THEY DON'T EXPAND IT. AND AS OF NOW, HE HASN'T EXPANDED HIS USE. SO HE'S ALLOWED TO DO IT. AND WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO IS AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE NOISE ORDINANCE IS FROM 11 P.M. TO 7 A.M. I KNOW THE LANGUAGE OF IT IS VERY SUBJECTIVE, WHICH I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE GO OFF OF. SO I HAVE A MEMO FROM THE SUPERVISING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO HE WENT OUT TO A SITE VISIT. AT THE SITE, HE MET WITH MR. OLIVIERI, BUT HE ALSO DID HIS OWN SITE VISIT AND WENT OUT THERE AND HE SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE TIMES THAT HE WAS, YOU KNOW, DOING THE MILLING AND DOING SOME OF THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORK. AND THE MEMO THAT I CAN GIVE A COPY TO THIS TOWN BOARD, AND IT'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO ASKS FOR IT, BUT ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE WORK, EVEN WHEN IT'S BEING DONE IN THE EVENING TIME, YOU KNOW, THE NOISE ORDINANCE PROHIBITS NOISE FROM 11 P.M. TO 7 A.M. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, THAT'S WHAT WE GO OFF OF AND WORK THAT'S BEING DONE OUTSIDE OF THOSE HOURS. SO BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 10 P.M, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO SO. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE UPDATES THAT I'VE GOTTEN SINCE THE PREVIOUS MEETING. THAT'S AN UPDATE WITH THE ZONING AND WHY THAT USE IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WHAT IT'S DOING. AND THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THANKS, JOSH. OF COURSE. ARE THERE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS BEFORE OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. MR. HUGHES, MISS BRAUN ASKED ABOUT THE BIKE PATH AND WHY IT'S NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF. CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT? SURE. MR. HUGHES, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? THANK YOU. AND THE CONTROL? THANK YOU. YES. THE BIKE PATH. THAT'S THAT'S A NEW YORK STATE ROADWAY THERE. SO NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY OR THE NEW YORK STATE DOT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UPKEEP. THE TOWN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. AND I CAN DIRECT YOU AFTER I CAN I CAN GIVE YOU THE PROPER PEOPLE TO GIVE A CALL, OR I CAN CALL THEM AND WE CAN GET WE CAN GET SOMETHING GOING. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. HEY. ED, THE STATE MAKE THAT SCENIC ROUTE. SEAWAY TRAIL. IS THAT SO? THAT'S ALL THE STATE ALSO. YES. YEP. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S THROUGH A ROUTE FIVE. BUT I MEAN, SOMETIMES IT VENTURES OFF THE TRAIL, RIGHT. YEAH. OR IT'S JUST STRAIGHT DOWN. YEAH. WE THE TOWN WORKS WELL WITH THE STATE HEATHER. AND THAT AND I WILL MAKE SOME CALLS IN THE MORNING AND WE CAN PROBABLY GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THAT. WE LOOK GOOD TOGETHER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. REPORTS FROM DIFFERENT [Additional Item 2] DEPARTMENTS. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE ANY REPORTS, ANYTHING TO SAY? LOOKS LIKE THAT'S COMING BACK. YOU'RE COMING BACK. BUT WAIT. THERE'S MORE. OKAY, I'M GOING TO START WITH HIGHWAY. LARGE TRASH PICKUP IS THIS WEEK. SO PLEASE HAVE YOUR TRASH OUT TO THE ROAD. WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE GET GET. WE TELL THEM TO PUT IT OUT ON MONDAYS. BUT USUALLY WHAT THEY DO IS THEY COME AROUND AND THEY PICK UP YOUR GARBAGE NORMALLY. SO PLEASE BE PATIENT. IF YOU DO GET PAST CALL MY OFFICE. WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM RIGHT NOW AND WE WILL. WE'LL GET IT RESOLVED OR GET YOU AT LEAST GET YOU SOME ANSWERS FOR IT. ZONE THREE THIS WEEK IS BRUSH. I JUST LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU THOUGH TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THEY GOT US A GRANT FOR $140,160 FOR PAVING ROADS. IT'S FOR THE HUD GRANT. SO IT'S $140,000. THAT'S THE MOST MONEY [00:45:04] WE'VE GOTTEN TO PAVE OUR ROADS. THAT IS THAT'S AWESOME. SPEAKER. PAVING THE ROADS. AS OF THURSDAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE TIM TAM AREA. STUART NILES, TIM TAM, CONNIE ERIC TRAIL, HORTON JACK TRAIL AND TERRY TRAIL WILL ALL BE DONE. I'LL BE BE MAILED IT ALREADY. SO WE'RE GOING TO BINDER IT AND THEN PAVE IT. AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING OVER TO REGENTS, TISBURY, BERKELEY SQUARE, ROBIN LANE, BRIAN AND CHISHOLM WILL BE THE NEXT. THE NEXT ROUND AFTER THAT'S GOING TO BE MILLED. WE LOOK WE'LL LOOK AT IT PROBABLY THE SECOND WEEK IN JULY, MILLING IT AND THEN PAVING IT BY THE END OF THAT WEEK. AND THEN AT THE END OF JULY. WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING THE THIRD PHASE. WE'RE GOING TO DO STILLWELL LAKE VIEW TERRACE, HOBBLEBUSH, BONNIE LANE, PICTURE LAKE AND SOUTH HILL. ARE ANY OF OUR GUYS ASSISTING IN THAT OR. YES, IT'LL BE ALL YEAH. WHAT HAPPENS IS WE RENT A PAVER, WE OUTSOURCE THE PAVER BECAUSE IT'S JUST WE DON'T WE DON'T OWN ONE, SO WE HAVE TO OUTSOURCE IT. BUT WE DO WHAT WE SUPPLY ALL THE MANPOWER. SO YES, BIG GARBAGE. THAT'S WHY MY WIFE BOUGHT ME A HAMMOCK AND LEFT IT BY THE CURB. AND I KNOW YOU'RE YOU DO A GREAT JOB USING YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND THE WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION SUCH AS THIS. SO IF SOMEONE WANTED TO REFER AND WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU PUTTING IT THERE. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. IT GETS YEAH. GETS EVERY, EVERY EVERY DAY I TRY TO UPDATE IT AND ESPECIALLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK. YES. OKAY. AS IS PROBABLY SOMEONE SPEAKING OF FACEBOOK, LAST THURSDAY WE HAD ONE OF OUR VEHICLES GO OUT TO THE MILL, OUT IN WEST SENECA, OUT TO NEW ERA OR NEW ENTERPRISE, MY FAULT. AND HE WAS TOLD TO STOP BY THE MILL DIRECTOR AND THEY RELEASED THE BLACKTOP 440 DEGREES AND IT HIT THE TOP OF THE CAB AND MISSED. MISSED. JUST CAME DOWN THE FRONT OF OUR TRUCK. I DID NOTIFY I GOT ALL THE PAPERWORK. I DID NOTIFY LEGAL. SO LEGAL. LEGAL IS PRETTY MUCH UP TO SPEED WITH IT. THEY DID TALKING TO NEW ENTERPRISE. THEY DID TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THEY THEY PLACED THE TRUCK. IT WAS ONE OF MY SENIOR GUYS THAT WAS DRIVING IT. AND THEY TOOK THEY'RE TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND WE'LL REPLACE IT AND FIXING THE TRUCK. SO AT NO COST. HE WASN'T HURT THOUGH, RIGHT. AND THAT'S THAT'S THE LAST BUT LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS MY LUCKY MY DRIVER HAD HIS WINDOW ROLLED UP BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HE WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HURT. THAT'S 440 DEGREES OF BLACKTOP COMING RIGHT DOWN ON TOP OF YOU. SO LUCKY. LUCKY HE WASN'T HURT. SO. BUT LIKE I SAID, NEW, NEW. THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX IT AT NO COST TO THE TOWN. SO THAT'S THAT'S THAT IS GOOD FOR US. ALSO KEEP YOUR WINDOWS UP WHEN YOU GO IN THERE. LUCKY LUCKY DAY. BECAUSE USUALLY SOME GUYS DO IT SO THEY CAN HEAR THE HORN. SO EVEN IF IT WOULD HAVE HELPED A LITTLE BIT, IT WOULD STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S FOUR TON OF BLACKTOP COMING DOWN ON TOP OF YOU. THAT'S HOT. BEING OSBORNE OPENED UP OVER THE WEEKEND. THE SKATE PARK OPENED UP OVER THE WEEKEND. THE TUNNEL UNDER ROUTE FIVE. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE UNION, THE PAINTERS UNION, AND THEY'RE GOING TO. IF I SUPPLY THE PAINT, THEY'RE GOING TO PAINT IT FOR NOTHING FOR US. SO THAT'S IT'S TO KEEP THE TUNNEL OPEN COMING FROM. SO THE SEAWAY TRAIL, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE THEIR. SO IT'LL BE ALL NICE AND PAINTED EVERY NIGHT. FIXED FORM. THE GOLF COURSE WAS OBVIOUSLY IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS. EVERY DAY WE'RE OUT THERE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. IT'S COMING ALONG. AND I JUST LIKE TO THANK EVANS AND BNG BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THEM AGAIN THIS, THIS, THIS FALL TO KEEP THE PARK OPEN DOWN BY THE BOAT WATCHING THAT. SO THEY'VE THEY'VE BOTH SIGNED ON AGAIN. SO THEY CAN WE CAN USE THEIR THEIR GREAT ALL TO KEEP IT OPEN. SO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE. CLERK. JUST IF IT WAS FLAG DAY THIS PAST WEEKEND, IF ANYONE DISCOVERED THAT THEIR FLAG IS NO LONGER SHOULD BE FLYING, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE'LL ACCEPT THEM AND THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF AND IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER. ALSO, JUST WANTED TO REPORT THAT WE'RE UPDATING SOME OF THE FORMS THAT WE HAVE. FOYLE'S ALREADY BEEN UPDATED LOOKING AT THE PEDDLER TRANSIENT MERCHANT FORMS, ALL WITH THE IDEA THAT WE COULD EVENTUALLY PUT THOSE ONLINE TO BE FILLED OUT AND COMPLETED ONLINE. SO THAT PROCESS IS BEGINNING NOW. AND THAT'S THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. OH, ONE LAST THING. I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY TWINS. THEY TURNED 23 TODAY. OH, MAN. YOU'RE OFF. YES I AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. REPORT [Additional Item 3] REPORTS FROM THE GARBAGE. BAG. GARBAGE. BOB IS NOT SAYING A WORD. DO YOU WANT TO SAY A WORD, [00:50:03] MR. MR. MAHONEY? OH, YOU HAD TO START, DIDN'T YOU? YOU GOTTA COME UP FOR THE MIC, THOUGH, BOB. THANK BETHLEHEM STEEL SHIRT ON. HOW? MANY PEOPLE DID THE GOLF GOLF AT THE. NOT MUCH OF AN UPDATE FOR THE GARBAGE AND THE REFUGE AND EVERYTHING. IT'S JUST THE FACT LEGAL IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE PROVIDER THAT WON THE BID. MODERN DISPOSAL. I'M IN CONTACT WITH THEM FOR SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT WILL BE COMING UP REGARDING THE GARBAGE. ONE THING I WANT TO PUT OUT THERE AND IT'S GOING TO LIVE. I'VE GOTTEN SOME EMAILS FROM SOME PEOPLE SAYING THAT THEY'RE BEING THEY'VE BEEN ASKED TO SIGN CONTRACTS WITH A PROVIDER. THERE IS NO CONTRACTS, THERE IS NO AGREEMENTS WITH THESE PROVIDERS. SO DON'T SIGN ANYTHING. DON'T AGREE TO ANY KIND OF THING WITH PROVIDER. WE HAVE A AWARD THAT WAS GIVEN TO MODERN DISPOSAL, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUR PROVIDER. SO SOME PEOPLE WERE WONDERING IF CALLING ME A LOT ABOUT WELL, THEY'RE ASKING ME MY CONTRACT IS UP IN AUGUST. THEY DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT. THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE. SO PLEASE DON'T SIGN ANY DOCUMENTS OR DO GO DATE IS JANUARY 1ST OF 26 CORRECT? PROBABLY IN LATE FEBRUARY. SO FEBRUARY IN THAT AREA. SO WE'RE RIGHT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS IN THE FALL I'LL HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. OKAY. REPORTS FROM THE BOARD. EXCUSE ME. OH, YES. THAT'S PASSED. BUT I DO WONDER WHY WHEN YOU GO AROUND AND GET DEPARTMENTAL UPDATES, YOU NEVER, EVER GET ONE OF THESE, EVER. I'VE BEEN COMING TO THESE MEETINGS FOR PROBABLY THREE YEARS NOW, AND I NEVER, EVER, EVER GOTTEN A REPORT FROM THE LEGAL TEAM. AND I'M WONDERING IF SOMEBODY COULD GET A LITTLE COLOR AS TO WHY. LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, I LOVE TO KNOW WHERE THE ASPHALT PLANT SITUATION IS. I LOVE TO KNOW INSTEAD OF HAVING TO REPORT THAT HE WAS WORKING ON SOME CONTRACTS WITH THE WASTE MANAGEMENT, I'D LOVE TO HEAR THAT. YOU KNOW, WE PAY OUR LEGAL TOWN, OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO DO THEIR JOB. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM ONCE IN A WHILE, ACTUALLY, I THINK, KATHY, I THINK ACTUALLY KATHY TYPICALLY GOES AROUND AND MENTIONS EVERYBODY BY NAME, INCLUDING LEGAL. THIS TIME SHE DOES. RIGHT? SO AND SHE ASKS AND SOMETIMES DEPARTMENTS HAVE, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I THINK THIS TIME SHE HAD PEOPLE JUST COME UP, BUT I'M SURE SHE COULD CALL EACH DEPARTMENT BY NAME. [Additional Item 4] LEGAL. DISCONNECT THE COURT. DID YOU MAKE YOUR POINT? SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE PRESCRIBED BY A NUMBER OF RULES THAT MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE FOR LEGAL JUST TO DISCUSS OPENLY IN PUBLIC SESSION EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. FOR INSTANCE, THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE BETWEEN THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND THE TOWN BOARD AND OTHER TOWN EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE THERE'S A NUMBER OF MATTERS THAT ARE HANDLED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. FOR THAT REASON, WHEN THEY QUALIFY FOR THAT PRIVILEGE ALSO WOULD AND SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT ARE TYPICALLY WE TRY AND DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN IN OPEN SESSION IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. BUT THERE CERTAINLY ARE SENSITIVE ISSUES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH PERSONAL MATTERS HAVING TO DO WITH THE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY, VARIOUS EMPLOYEES, OR PURCHASE OR LEASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY OR LITIGATION MATTERS. AND WE ARE HANDLING SIGNIFICANTLY LITIGATION MATTERS ALL THE TIME, INCLUDING CLAIMS NOT ONLY FILED BY PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE TOWN. AND THERE IS A PUBLIC PERCEPTION, OF COURSE, THAT THERE'S A PUBLIC PERCEPTION THAT SOMETIMES MUNICIPALITIES ARE NICE SOURCE OF DEEP POCKETS THAT MIGHT BE ATTRACTIVE TO PURSUE CLAIMS. AND SO WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CLAIMS. MANY OF THEM NEVER EVEN BEAR FRUIT AND ARE NOT FILED AS A LAWSUIT OR LITIGATION AGAINST THE TOWN. BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AND INVESTIGATE AND MANAGE ALL OF THOSE, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE ARE WE WARY AND WANT TO PREPARE AND PRESERVE EVIDENCE AND ESTABLISH OUR LINES OF DEFENSE IF NEED BE, BUT ALSO THEY MAY BE COUNTED AGAINST OUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND OUR RATINGS FOR INSURANCE. AND ACTUALLY, MR. GLENN IS GOING TO HERE AND HERE, AND WE'LL BE TALKING PROBABLY WITH THE TOWN BOARD ABOUT THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BECAUSE OUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE IN THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. AND WE HAVE, IN FACT, LAST YEAR WE ACTUALLY WERE FACING A DIFFICULT SITUATION. THERE WAS NOT ONLY AN INDUSTRY WIDE INCREASE IN THE LAST COUPLE, ABOUT THE LAST THREE YEARS OR SO, OF NOT JUST SINGLE DIGITS, BUT DOUBLE DIGIT AND MORE INCREASES. THE TOWN WAS FACING A SITUATION. AND ONE [00:55:01] OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW IS THE BACKDROP IS THE TOWN MUNICIPAL LINES OF COVERAGE FOR INSURANCE. I MEAN, WE NEED TO BE INSURED BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY RISKS WE BEAR FROM OFFICERS AND NOT ONLY CLAIMS COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE TOWN, WE ALSO ARE THE WORKERS COMPENSATION CARRIER. DIRECTLY, WE PAY FOR COMPENSATION CLAIMS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE INJURED ON THE JOB. WE OVERSEE SOME OF THE PREVENTION TECHNIQUES AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT. BUT BACK TO THE ACTUAL CLAIMS. WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COST OF THE PREMIUMS, IT WOULD COUNT AGAINST PREMIUMS. LAST YEAR WE WERE FACING FIRST YEAR I WAS HERE AGAIN AFTER SOME HIATUS. WE WERE FACING A INCREASE IN NOTICE OF INCREASE OF PREMIUMS FROM IN THE BALLPARK OF 600,000 TO ALMOST $1 MILLION IN PREMIUMS PER YEAR FOR THE I'M USING GENERAL NUMBERS. I CAN GO INTO OTHER DETAIL IF WE NEED TO, BUT THE ALMOST $1 MILLION PER YEAR OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS BETWEEN THE COMMERCIAL LIABILITY, THE GENERAL LIABILITY, THE POLICE OFFICER PROTECTION, THE WORKER'S COMP ET CETERA, ET CETERA. ET CETERA. THE WHOLE PACKAGE. AND SO WITH THAT, WE WERE SHOPPING IT OUT AND PURSUING WE'RE BECAUSE WE'RE APPROACHING A JULY 1ST RENEWAL AGAIN RIGHT NOW. WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE BEST BECAUSE THE TAXPAYERS PAY THIS THIS ARE THE TAX DOLLARS THAT HAVE TO AS A PART OF THE TAX LEVY, IS THE MONIES WE PAY FOR EVERYTHING, ALL SPENDING IN THE TOWN, INCLUDING INSURANCE PREMIUMS. SO THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND IT'S NOT A SMALL EXPENSE. IT'S A VERY LARGE ONE. OBVIOUSLY. THAT'S BECAUSE WE BEAR A LOT OF RISK. WE HAVE A LOT OF EMPLOYEES AND OTHER THINGS THAT GO ON, AND WE HAVE A PRESENCE IN SO MANY PLACES AND SO MANY PROPERTIES AND OTHERWISE IN OUR REGULATION, ETC. SO BUT THE PREMIUMS, THE PREMIUMS, I'M SORRY, I KNOW I'M GETTING A LITTLE LONG WINDED, I APOLOGIZE. SO TO CUT TO THE CHASE, THE POINT OF THAT IS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DODGE THAT BULLET AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE AT ABOUT $600,000 BY SWITCHING OUR CARRIERS. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK, EXTRA WORK, BUT WE SWITCHED CARRIERS AND WE THERE'S NOT MANY INSURANCE CARRIERS WHO ACTUALLY WILL PROVIDE INSURANCE COVERAGE. SO WE HAD VERY LIMITED CHOICES, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP VERY CLOSE TO HOLD THE LINE. BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ALL THE TIME. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE A NUMBER OF MATTERS WHICH ARE SENSITIVE AND COME UNDER THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE. AND OTHERWISE, WE CAN'T JUST EXPOSE OUR DEFENSES TO THE PUBLIC. SO, I MEAN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. THIS ONE THING I HEAR A LOT FROM THE TOWN, AND I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT FROM RESIDENTS WHEN I, WHEN I'M OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, I'VE BEEN TO MY CHILDREN'S VARIOUS EVENTS MUSIC IN MAY, MEMORIAL DAY PARADE. AND PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE TOWN. AND I KNOW I'VE TRIED TO INTRODUCE SOME LEGISLATION TO TRY TO STOP SOME OF IT, AND I DIDN'T GET A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD. BUT I WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS WERE PREDATED WHEN I GOT ON THE BOARD, AND I HAVE A COMMITMENT, AND I'M ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN IN IT, THAT THAT WE BE DILIGENT RELATIVE TO THE BEAUTY THAT WE HAVE INSIDE OF OUR TOWN. AND IT'S APPARENT THAT WE HAVE THIS PROSPERITY AND BEAUTY. I'M SORRY. MR. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU NEEDED TO ASK ME? I'M SORRY, I JUST I COULDN'T HEAR. SO BOTTOM LINE IS I CHALLENGE MY COLLEAGUES RELATIVE TO THE TOWN TO BE DILIGENT AND VIGILANT IN PROTECTING THE TOWN AND THE BEAUTY THAT WE HAVE, AND THAT WE TAKE THESE MATTERS VERY SERIOUSLY RELATIVE TO TOWN OF HAMBURG, TO KEEP IT THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAT IT IS AND ENFORCE THOSE ORDINANCES. AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT I WANT TO MAINTAIN A COMMITMENT TO. AS YOUR COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. YEAH. JUST WANT TO SAY, I HOPE EVERYBODY THAT'S OUT THERE THAT'S A FATHER HAD A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY. TAKE RECOGNITION TO THE ARMY'S 250TH BIRTHDAY. MY GOSH. SO NAVY'S IS COMING UP IN OCTOBER. BUT ANYWAYS, I JUST WANT TO BRING TO LIGHT THAT THE JUNETEENTH WAS IS COMING UP JUNE 19TH. RECOGNITION OF WHEN THE SLAVES WERE FREE DOWN IN GALVESTON BY THE TIME IT REACHED GALVESTON. AND THE LAST KNOWN SLAVES WERE FREE. SO I REALLY HAVE NOTHING MORE TO REPORT. JUST EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT DAY. WHAT'S LEFT OF IT, COUNCILMAN COMERFORD. YEP. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK. BUILDINGS GROANED HIGHWAY AND THE YOUTH REC SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THEY PUT ON A VERY NICE OPENING CEREMONY OR GRAND OPENING FOR BOTH THE SKATE PARK AND OSBORNE PLAYGROUND, AND THOSE PROGRAMS AND THOSE FACILITIES WERE REALLY BORN OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THE CARRIGG FAMILY SPEARHEADED THE SKATE PARK, WHICH IS BROUGHT IN [01:00:05] FUNDING FROM ALL OVER. WIDE, I SHOULD SAY NEAR AND FAR. TONY HAWK FOUNDATION EVEN GOT INVOLVED, SO THAT WAS PRETTY FANTASTIC. AND THEN AARON VOGEL AND DOREEN MEAD WORKED ON THE OSBORNE PLAYGROUND AND REALLY BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE TOWN, BUT THEN SPEARHEADED THE CONVERSATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND MADE IT A COMMUNITY BUILT, WHICH WAS PRETTY UNIQUE AND PRETTY AMAZING TO WATCH HAPPEN. AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE IT ALL COME TO FRUITION. SEE MY OWN CHILDREN THERE ON SATURDAY, SPEND THAT TIME WITH THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AGAIN, AND GO FROM CONVERSATION TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CARING INDIVIDUALS COME TOGETHER, AND SINCERE AND EARNEST CONVERSATION OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. PUT IN THE WORK AND SEE IT BEAR FRUIT. SO IT WAS PRETTY FANTASTIC. I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SERVICES, DOES YOUTH ENGAGED IN SERVICE, WHICH IS THEIR YES PROGRAM, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS. SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO HELP YOUR YOUTH AT HOME, FIND SOMETHING TO DO FOR THE SUMMER, OR FULFILL THOSE VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS THAT SO MANY OF THEM HAVE FOR GRADUATIONS IN THEIR VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW, I KNOW THE CLASS THAT THE KIDS ALL CALL PIG POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT OR POLICY IN GOVERNMENT. THEY NEED VOLUNTEER HOURS. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO DO IT. HELP YOUR COMMUNITY AND DO IT OVER THE SUMMER. YOUTH REC SENIOR SERVICES ALSO HAS A SENIORS ENGAGED IN SERVICE. SO IT'S REALLY FOR ALL LEVELS. SO THAT'S PRETTY WONDERFUL IN THAT REGARD THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WITH PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NEED SOME EXTRA HELP, SOME EXTRA LOVE. AND SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A FEW HOURS, AND SOMETIMES IT'S A REPEATED EVENT THAT YOU CAN SHOW UP TO. ONE OF THE MOST FAVORITE ACTIVITIES MY CHILDREN HAVE IS CHALLENGE BASEBALL. SO THAT'S ANOTHER ACTIVITY ON THE YOUTH REC SENIOR SERVICES THAT IS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER. YOU COME OUT AND YOU HELP SOME ADOLESCENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ENGAGE IN THE ALL AMERICAN PASTIME OF BASEBALL. AND SO I KNOW OUR SUPERVISOR HAS A SOFT SPOT FOR BASEBALL, BUT IT'S A PRETTY FUN WAY TO SPEND A WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WORK ON GETTING YOUR VITAMIN D, AND THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN LORENZ. YES, I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE GRAND OPENING FOR BOTH THE OSBORNE PARK AND THE SKATE PARK, AND I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT COUNCILWOMAN COMERFORD JUST SAID. IT WAS A GREAT DAY. LUCKILY, WE HAD TERRIFIC WEATHER, THERE WAS A GREAT CROWD, AND IT WAS TRULY A THEY WERE FINE EXAMPLES OF HOW A COMMUNITY CAME FORTH, AND THE TOWN WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND THE END RESULT IS THAT WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL PARKS IN OUR PARK SYSTEM, BOTH VERY UNIQUE AND BOTH DEFINITELY ATTRACTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND KUDOS TO THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES, B AND G HIGHWAY, AND A LOT OF OTHER TOWN EMPLOYEES WHO JUST TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT. AT TIMES IT WAS PART OF THEIR JOB, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT MANY OF THESE EMPLOYEES CAME AND HELPED DURING THE BUILD. FOR EXAMPLE, OF THE OSBORNE PARK, THEY CAME AND VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO COMMITTED IN THEIR THEIR COMMUNITY. SO I THANK OUR EMPLOYEES NOT ONLY FOR WHAT THEY DO DAY TO DAY ON THE JOB, BUT ALSO FOR WHAT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO ON THEIR OFF TIME TO COME AND SUPPORT PROJECTS LIKE THIS THAT ARE STARTED IN, IN THE INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES. THAT'S TERRIFIC NEWS ABOUT THE PAINTERS UNION EDITOR AND ASSISTING WITH OUR OUR TUNNEL. THAT'S I APPRECIATE EVERY TIME YOU GO OUT AND LOOK FOR THESE PARTNERSHIPS THAT REALLY DO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW THAT TURNS OUT. YOU ALSO HAVE A PROJECT GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY, AND I KNOW WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH BRIAN HOFF THERE, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SO MANY THINGS AT OUR LIBRARY, AND WE ALREADY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS IN THE WORKS THAT WILL BE COMING UP. THANKS AGAIN TO YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES FOR THEIR JUNETEENTH PROGRAM THAT THEY PUT ON AND THEIR PROGRAMING THAT THEY ARE CONSTANTLY PROVIDING TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND LET'S SEE, I KNOW I'M MISSING SOMETHING. OH LOOKING AHEAD, BLAST ON THE BEACH. I SEE MRS. HAHN HERE, AND I KNOW SHE'D WANT ME TO PUT IN A PLUG FOR OUR REJUVENATION PROJECT AND THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. THEIR NEXT PROJECT IS BLAST ON THE BEACH, WHICH IS SATURDAY, JULY 26TH, STARTING AT 4:00. IS THAT ABOUT 3:00? STARTING AT 3:00. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW. BUT THEY DO A GREAT JOB WITH WITH THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND IT'S A IT'S A FAVORITE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. I THINK ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD, I WOULD SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE. DESERVE OUR CONGRATULATIONS AT WHATEVER MILESTONE THEY'RE AT, WHETHER IT'S OUR KINDERGARTNERS WHO ARE [01:05:03] GRADUATING OR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS WHO WILL TAKE EMBARK ON THAT NEXT ADVENTURE AT HIGH SCHOOL, OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADS WHO DEFINITELY ARE AT A VERY INTERESTING GATEWAY IN THEIR LIFE, OR EVEN OUR COLLEGE GRADUATES, STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE EITHER WENT TO COLLEGE IN THE AREA OR OUTSIDE THE AREA AND ARE RETURNING. I'M SURE THEIR PARENTS ARE GLAD TO HAVE THEM RETURN FOR THE FOR THOSE SUMMER MONTHS BEFORE THEY MAYBE GO OFF ON WHATEVER NEXT ADVENTURE THEY HAVE. BUT OUR OUR YOUTH ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALL ARE VERY INVESTED IN IN THEM AND THEIR FUTURE. WE ALL WATCH ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY, OUR OWN, OUR NEIGHBORS, AND IT'S A JOY FOR US. AND WE FREQUENTLY, AS A BOARD, GET TO SITE THE COUNCILMAN. LORENZO, WE HAVE A RULE FOR THREE MINUTES AND YOU'VE GONE WELL BEYOND IT. OH, THEN I'LL MOTION FOR EXTENSION THE TIME. WELL, THEN I'LL JUST MAKE IT VERY BRIEF AND SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEST WISHES TO THEM IN WHATEVER TOMORROW HOLDS FOR THEM. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER. WELCOME. [Additional Item 5] OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE PERSONNEL MATTERS, DISCUSS A SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT AND WELL, TWO CONTRACT TWO SPECIFIC SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS AND CONTRACT ISSUES AND POTENTIAL LITIGATION. DO WE ALSO HAVE IS THERE I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OR IS THAT ACTUALLY THERE'S THE ONE REGARDING THE LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE TOWN WAS. OKAY. SO ALL IN FAVOR I'LL MAKE A SECOND. IT SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRY * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.