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FROM THE STEEL PLANTS FROM. OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I MAKE A MOTION TO CALL THE JANUARY 26TH, 2026 MEETING OF THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD TO ORDER. SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR?
[1. Roll Call]
AYE. THANK YOU. IF THE TOWN CLERK WOULD CALL THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER.BUKOWSKI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KOZUB HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DICKSON HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
ORTIZ HERE. SUPERVISOR FARRELL HERE. THANK YOU. AND IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN REMAIN STANDING. 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. AND IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ALL OF OUR ACTIVE MILITARY AND THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
THANK YOU. IF I COULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY EXIT ON THE SIDE AND IN THE BACK. RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS
[3. Minutes of Previous Meeting]
MEETING AS FOLLOWS NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025, DECEMBER 8TH, 2025 AND DECEMBER 22ND 20. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. PROCLAMATION HONORING THE PALACE'S PALACE THEATER'S[4.1. Proclamation Honoring the Palace Theatre's 100th Anniversary]
100TH ANNIVERSARY. WHEREAS THE PALACE THEATER, LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG, FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS ON JANUARY 14TH, 1926, AND HAS SINCE STOOD AS A CHERISHED CULTURAL LANDMARK IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR 100 YEARS. AND WHEREAS FOR A CENTURY, THE PALACE THEATER HAS PROVIDED GENERATIONS OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND SHARED EXPERIENCES, SERVING AS A GATHERING PLACE THAT STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. AND WHEREAS THE PALACE THEATER HAS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN PRESERVING THE RICH HISTORY, CHARACTER AND CHARM OF THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG, WHILE ALSO ADAPTING TO CHANGING TIMES AND CONTINUING TO SERVE AS A VIBRANT DESTINATION FOR FILM, PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. AND WHEREAS THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE PALACE THEATER IS A TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION, VISION AND HARD WORK OF ITS OWNERS, STAFF, SUPPORTERS AND PATRONS WHO HAVE ENSURED ITS LEGACY FOR THE LAST 100 YEARS AND FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME. AND WHEREAS THE PRESERVATION AND CELEBRATION OF HISTORIC PLACES SUCH AS PALACE THEATER STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PRIDE AND HONOR THE PAST WHILE INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS REACHING THE MILESTONE OF 100 YEARS IS A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT WORTHY OF RECOGNITION AND CELEBRATION BY THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, ON BEHALF OF THE HAMBURG COMMUNITY, DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PALACE THEATER AND EXTEND SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS AND GRATITUDE FOR ITS ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CULTURAL LIFE AND HISTORY OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO MOVED. SECOND. UNANIMOUS. SECOND. UNANIMOUS.SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND THEN I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON ALSO HAD SOMETHING TO ADD, AND I JUST WANTED. JAY IS HERE TONIGHT AND AND WE HAVE THE PROCLAMATION TO PRESENT TO YOU.
AND I ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE FOR YOU AS WELL.
AND I JUST KNOW AS, AS A VILLAGE RESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN PRESERVING THE PALACE. IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE, OBVIOUSLY, AND IT'S BEEN A SPECIAL PLACE IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR 100 YEARS. AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU GIVING IT THE TIME AND ATTENTION THAT IT NEEDS. AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. TO THE CENTER HERE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON MOVING OVER THIS WAY. SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT IN THE BACKGROUND. YEAH.
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO. SAME AGE AS THE SHEA'S
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THEATER DOWNTOWN. I'M SORRY I HEARD IT ON THE NEWS. SO I WAS IN HAMBURG. WITHOUT A DRIVE.THAT'S RIGHT. LEGAL NOTICE. TOWN OF HAMBURG. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. PROPOSED LAW
[4.2. Public Hearing Proposed Local Law #18, 2025]
NUMBER 18, 2025. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BOARD ON DECEMBER 22ND, 2025, PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO BE KNOWN AS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW 18 2025 SAID LOCAL LAW PROVIDES FOR AMENDMENTS OF THE TOWN CODE.HAMBURG TOWN CODE CHAPTER 280, ENTITLED ZONING BY AMENDING THE TOWN'S ZONING MAP AS LISTED BELOW. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE STATUTES AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING JANUARY 26TH, 2026 AT 7 P.M. AT WHICH TIME ALL INTERESTED PEOPLE MAY BE HEARD. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, START THE. I WILL START THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? THANK YOU. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR I. WHERE IS THE HAMBURG
[4.3. Schedule Article LX Smoke Shops and Vape Shops Public Hearing]
TOWN? CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN HAS RECEIVED COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING SMOKE SHOP AND VAPE SHOPS. AND WHEREAS THE CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE HAS GENERATED A DRAFT FOR SMOKE SHOPS AND VAPE SHOPS REGULATIONS AND HAS SENT THESE SUGGESTED REVISIONS FOR THE TOWN BOARD TO BEGIN THE ADOPTION PROCESS. AND WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD IS PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW AS FOLLOWS. BE IT ENACTED THAT BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, NEW YORK, THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD PROPOSES TO AMEND THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE AS FOLLOWS. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REFERRED THIS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENT TO ERIE COUNTY THROUGH THE 239 M REFERRAL PROCESS AND RECEIVED NO OBJECTIONS, AND NOW, THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HEREBY SETS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENT FOR FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026 AT 7 P.M. IN THE COURTROOM OF HAMBURG TOWN HALL. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.[4.4. Schedule Chapter 34 Mandatory Training Code Amendments Public Hearing]
WHERE IS THE CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED THE MANDATORY TRAINING REGULATIONS OF CHAPTER 34 OF HAMBURG TOWN CODE, AND HAS SENT THESE SUGGESTED REVISIONS TO THE TOWN BOARD TO BEGIN THE ADOPTION PROCESS. AND WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD IS PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW AS FOLLOWS. AMEND CHAPTER 34 MANDATORY TRAINING BY RENAMING IT TRAINING AND ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AND ADDING NEW SUBSECTIONS. NOW, THEREFORE, IT BE RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HEREBY SETS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENT FOR FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026 AT 7 P.M. IN THE COURTROOM OF HAMBURG TOWN HALL. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. CARRIED. WHEREAS THE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE[4.5. Out of Town Travel Request - NYSYB Annual Youth Leadership Forum]
YOUTH BUREAUS IS HOLDING ITS ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM IN ALBANY, NEW YORK ON FEBRUARY 3RD AND FOURTH, 2025. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES NICOLE DEKA, YOUTH AT RISK COORDINATOR, TO COMPILE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE YOUTH, SECURE REGISTRATION AND LODGING FOR ALL PARTIES, AND ATTEND YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM AS THE ACTING CHAPERON FOR UP TO FOUR YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES, WITH THE FOLLOWING EXPENSES LISTED. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE[4.6. 2026 Association of Towns Annual Meeting and Training School]
AYE. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE OUT OF TOWN TRAVEL REQUEST OF TOWN ATTORNEY KENNETH FARRELL TO ATTEND THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS TRAINING SCHOOL AND ANNUAL MEETING IN NEW YORK CITY FROM FEBRUARY 14TH, 2026 THROUGH FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN ATTORNEY MAY ATTEND SESSIONS FOR WHICH REQUIRED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDIT HOURS ARE GIVEN NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE AUTHORIZE TOWN ATTORNEY KENNETH FARRELL TO ATTEND THE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS, STATE OF NEW YORK ANNUAL MEETINGS AND TRAINING SCHOOL, WITH THE EXPENSES AS LISTED. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES EITHER MY MILEAGE OR AND PARKING REIMBURSEMENT, OR PLANE FARE AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE MEETING AND TRAINING. SCHOOL FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT. A1420 .0492. SO MOVED. SECOND, ANOTHER QUESTION. THE MEALS DIDN'T WE UP THAT TO $65?[00:10:06]
YES WE DID. I'D ALREADY GIVEN THAT EDIT TO THE TO THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE. I THINK THIS WAS PRINTED BEFORE THAT. OKAY. MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT. AYE, AYE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS THE AMERICAN[4.7. Engineering APWA Conference Attendance]
PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN UTICA, NEW YORK, WILL FEATURE EXPERT SPEAKERS AND SESSIONS IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING, AND THIS YEAR WILL FEATURE A CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION TRACK THAT WILL BE INVALUABLE TO WORK BY TOWN STAFF AND THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. AND WHEREAS ROBERT HAGG HAS BEEN AWARDED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL COVER REGISTRATION AND HOTEL. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVE ROBERT HAGG TO REGISTER AND ATTEND THE CONFERENCE MARCH 17TH THROUGH 19TH, 2026, AT NO COST TO THE TOWN, SO MOVED.SECOND, I HAVE A QUESTION AGAIN. DOES HE NEED A VEHICLE? IS HE TAKING ONE OF THE TOWN VEHICLES? DO WE HAVE TO ADD THAT IN THERE? NO, HE'S. HE HAS CHOSEN TO TAKE HIS OWN VEHICLE. OKAY. WE PAID HIS MILEAGE. NO, HE DID NOT REQUEST IT. OKAY, OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL IN
[4.8. Delegates for Association of Towns Annual Meeting]
FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISOR, ELIZABETH FARRELL LAWRENCE, BE DESIGNATED AS A DELEGATE TO REPRESENT AND VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS OF NEW YORK, HELD FROM FEBRUARY 15TH TO 18TH, 2025. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THANK YOU. BE IT RESOLVED,[4.9. Youth, Recreation, and Senior Services P.A.F.]
THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL FOR THE YOUTH, RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS FOLLOWS. SO MOVE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.[4.10. PAF - Police Matron]
BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TERMINATION OF SHANNON RAVNIC AS THE JAIL MATRON FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. BE IT[4.11. PAF - Police - Clerk Typist, Temp]
RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF KATHLEEN MORLOCK AS CLERK TYPIST TEMP FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVED.[4.12. POLICE - Internship]
THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZE MCKENZIE ESCUTCHEON STUDENT AT HILBERT COLLEGE TO COMPLETE AN INTERNSHIP IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM JANUARY 20TH 7TH TO 2026 THROUGH MAY 30TH, 2026, AT NO COST TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. BE IT RESOLVED[4.13. B&G PAF]
THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE. THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES IN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.[4.14. Committee Appointments]
RESOLVE. THE TOWN BOARD MAKES THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR 2026 THOMAS AND JENNIFER ROBERTSON TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM FOR THE YEAR OF 2026. THOMAS, AND TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. AND MATTHEW GIACOMINI AND LINDSAY DUNE TO THE HAMBURG TRAILS AND HAMBURG MOVES COMMITTEES. SO MOVED SECOND.[4.15. POLICE -Budget Amendment]
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES DISTRIBUTION PAYMENTS FROM A SHARE OF ASSETS FORFEITED FROM DEFENDANTS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND WHEREAS THESE ITEMS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2025 BUDGET NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING MONIES AND APPROVES A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE REVENUE ACCOUNT AS FOLLOWS B00 0.0000.4358.0519 OR B 0.4358.1519. SO MOVED SECOND.[4.16. Budget Amendment: Receipt of Revenue]
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. RESOLVE. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE DEPOSIT OF $125,000 RECEIVED TO BE RECORDED IN ACCOUNT, A00 0.0000.2770.0000. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.[4.17. Budget Transfer]
I RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY APPROVES A BUDGET AMENDMENT TRANSFERRING $62,500 FROM ACCOUNT A00 0.0000.2770.0000 TO ACCOUNT A00 0.7020.0440.0000. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISOR AND FINANCE OFFICE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AND DIRECTED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETARY ENTRIES TO CARRY OUT THIS AMENDMENT. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE I WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG REQUIRES AN[4.18. Idlewood Subdivision Engineer's Report Services]
ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR IDLEWOOD SUBDIVISION, WEST ARNOLD DRIVE, PREPARED IN CONFORMANCE WITH EFC REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE PROPOSAL FOR $9,200 WITH NUSSBAUMER AND CLARK, AND FOR WORK ON THE PROJECT TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN B .1490.1440.2. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. PUT THAT BABY TO REST.[4.19. Authorized Signer - Highway Department]
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RESOLVE. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CONFIRMS THAT CYNTHIA PIERCE IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN PURCHASE ORDERS. TOWN VOUCHERS, REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL OR BUDGET TRANSFERS AND PAYROLL INPUT SHEETS FOR THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WHEREAS THE[4.20. Police Copier Renewal Agreements]
CHIEF OF POLICE, PETER DINIZ, REVIEWED THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PROPOSED RENEWAL AGREEMENT FOR THE POLICE RECORDS AND DETECTIVE BUREAU COPIERS. AND WHEREAS THE RENEWAL AGREEMENTS WITH EAGLE SYSTEMS INC. ARE FOR 63 MONTH TERM PERIODS ENDING IN JANUARY 2031, WITH THE ESTIMATED MONTHLY PAYMENTS AS LISTED, FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT B00 0.3120.0423. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE RENEWAL AGREEMENTS WITH EAGLE SYSTEMS, INC. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN[4.21. Professional Services]
FAVOR? AYE. I RESOLVE THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE PAYMENT OF $62,500 TO LEGACY PRO MARKETING, LLC FOR PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTED SERVICES FROM ACCOUNT 000.7020.0440.0000. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. WHEREAS ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2009, THE TOWN[4.22. Planning Board and Zoning Board Carry-Over Hours Approval]
BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PASSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER ONE 2009 THAT MANDATES A MINIMUM OF FOUR HOURS OF TRAINING PER YEAR FOR MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, AND WHEREAS, THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS HAVE EXCEEDED THE FOUR HOURS OF REQUIRED TRAINING FOR 2025 AS LISTED NOW.THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE CARRYOVER OF UP TO TWO HOURS OF TRAINING AS LISTED FOR THE APPLICABLE MEMBERS, SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE.
[4.23. Armor VFC-Liaison]
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ARMOR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY PRESIDENT, PAUL ZEMLA, SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL LIAISON BETWEEN THE ARMOR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY AND THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ALL MONEY, CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER MATTERS TO BE RECEIVED BY THE ARMOR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY FROM THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ARE TO BE DIRECTED TO HIM. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. BE IT RESOLVED[4.24. B&G ZTrak Mower Purchase]
THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO FACILITATE THE PURCHASE OF TWO JOHN DEERE Z9 50 M Z TRACK MOWERS AND ONE JOHN DEERE Z9 60 Z TRACK MOWER FROM DEERE AND COMPANY PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE LANDSCAPING GROUNDS CONTRACT PC 69683. IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $25,713.41 AFTER TRADE INS. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT A .1640.201 AND THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE TRANSFER OF $15,732 TO ACCOUNT.8.7140.201 AND $9,981.41 TO ACCOUNT A .7141.201 TO COVER THE COST OF SAID PURCHASE. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE TOWN SUPERVISOR AND FINANCE OFFICER ARE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETARY ENTRIES TO CARRY OUT THIS RESOLUTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS A MEMBER
[Additional Item 1]
OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND WHEREAS THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF TRAINING SCHOOL IS BEING HELD FEBRUARY 14TH THROUGH 18TH, 2026, IN NEW YORK CITY. AND WHEREAS ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL INCLUDE REGISTRATION FEE OR THE PROPER MUNICIPAL CHARGES UNDER TOWN LAW SECTION ONE, 1612 AND GENERAL LAW SECTION 77 B NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED. THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK BUGALSKI TO ATTEND THE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ANNUAL MEETING AND TRAINING SCHOOL, WITH THE EXPENSES AS LISTED. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES EITHER MILEAGE AND PARKING REIMBURSEMENT OR PLAIN, FAIR AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM MEETING AND TRAINING SCHOOL. SO WE'LL NEED TO AMEND THE DAILY AMOUNT FOR THE MEALS TO $65, AS WE DID IN THE OTHER RESOLUTION. YOU SAID $65, CORRECT? 6550. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND THEN TO ADOPT, AS AMENDED. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG[Additional Item 2]
REJUVENATION PROJECT, COMPRISED OF VOLUNTEER MEMBERS, HAS ANNUALLY PLANNED TOWNWIDE EVENTS TO BENEFIT AND BRING TOGETHER OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD ANNOUNCES THE HAMBURG REJUVENATION PROJECT WILL COORDINATE AND SPONSOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS DURING THE YEAR OF 2026. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT INFORMATION REGARDING THESE EVENTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE AND THROUGH TOWN AND HAMBURG REJUVENATION PROJECT SOCIAL MEDIA. WOULD YOU IN THIS[00:20:04]
PARTICULAR CASE, WOULD YOU ACTUALLY LIST THE EVENTS IN THE DAYS? THANK YOU. TOWN BEAUTIFICATION MONTH IS MAY OF 2026. BLAST ON THE BEACH JULY 25TH, 2026 AT HAMBURG TOWN PARK.CHRISTMAS AT THE CABIN DECEMBER 5TH, 2026 AT TAYLOR ROAD CABIN. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? RESOLVE
[Additional Item 3]
THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE ATTACHED PATCH FOR THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I RESOLVE THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVED[Additional Item 4]
THE 2026 EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY CALENDAR AS ATTACHED. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? WEIGHT[Additional Item 5]
RESOLUTION, CASH DISBURSEMENTS. I MAKE A MOTION. YOU'VE PROVIDED THOSE RIGHT TO EVERYONE. SO I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS FOR ARPA AS LISTED. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. AND MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS FOR JANUARY 26TH, 20, 2026, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $7,000,130 601 $7,130,600.85 8686 I'M SORRY. SO MOVE. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? HI. OKAY. WAIT. RESOLUTIONS. I'M SORRY.25 RESOLUTIONS. YES. THERE WAS THE ONE FROM JOSH. NUMBER 25 DID THAT. WAS THAT PRINTED OUT WITH OUR PACKETS? OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. WE'LL GET THAT. AND IT'S ON THE WEBSITE. SO WE'LL JUST GRAB A COPY OF THAT FOR EVERYONE. JOSH HAD SUBMITTED IT. JOSH, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD. DO YOU HAVE IT RIGHT THERE. DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND READ IT AS THE TOWN CLERK? OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY. THE FIRST ONE. VERY LAST ONE. OKAY. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN
[Additional Item 6]
CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD SETS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AT THE HAMBURG TOWN HALL, 7 P.M. ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. OKAY. IS THAT EVERYTHING? YES. OKAY, GREAT. SO AT THIS POINT WE WOULD OPEN THE FLOOR TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED IN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? DAN, THE MAN'S ALMOST THE ONLY ONE HERE. YEAH. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY, MAN? OKAY. MY COLLEAGUES ARE HERE. SO BEING THAT NO ONE IS HERE TO SAY ANYTHING, THEN I WILL OPEN IT UP TO DEPARTMENT[Additional Item 7]
HEADS. IF DEPARTMENT HEADS, IF YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR US, IF YOU WOULD COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE THOUGH, SO THAT IT IS RECORDED AND PART OF OUR RECORD. I'LL JUST ADD THAT FOR THE PLANNING BOARD. WE HAVE A MEETING ON FEBRUARY 4TH AND FEBRUARY 18TH IN ROOM SEVEN, EIGHT, SEVEN B. ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE COMING BACK SHORTLY IS THE GATEWAY BUILDING. I KNOW A NUMBER OF PEOPLE OVER IN WOODLAWN HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THAT PROJECT, SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT PROJECT, FEEL FREE TO COME OUT TO SOME PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY. AND ALONG THE WAY, AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SUPERVISOR, I KNOW FOR THE TOWN BOARD, I'LL BE GETTING MORE IN DEPTH WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON ON ALL THE DIFFERENT CODES THAT ARE GOING ON TO GET THEM UP TO SPEED, BUT ALSO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF OTHER ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE COMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT. I'LL BE IN FRONT OF THE FOYER AS USUAL, AND WE'LL PUT UPDATES ON THE TOWN WEBSITE WHENEVER WE HAVE ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS. SO THAT'LL BE COMING DOWN THE FOREFRONT AS WE CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THANKS AS ALWAYS. THE TWO PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS ARE FEBRUARY 4TH AND FEBRUARY 18TH. THANK YOU SIR. CAMI, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NOPE. MR. SHAY. WELL, FIRST I JUST WANT TO SAY WELCOME TO COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ AND DIXON.SORRY I MISSED YOU LAST MEETING. VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU ALL IN. JUST A COUPLE QUICK REMINDERS. SINCE WE WERE CLOSED TODAY. FROZEN MEAL COLLECTION IS RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH. SAME TIME. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY CAN CALL THE CENTER AARP TAX
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PREP SIGN UP. DID JUST OPEN. SO PLEASE HAVE AGAIN HAVE PEOPLE CALL THE CENTER MAKE APPOINTMENTS. THEY'RE FILLING UP QUICK. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO DO IT THEMSELVES. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR NEW YEAR'S LUNCHEON WAS RESCHEDULED FROM TODAY DUE TO THE WEATHER TILL NEXT WEEK, FEBRUARY 2ND AT NOON. SO YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO SIGN UP AND ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL. WE WILL ADD YOU IN AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK OR ANYTHING JUST LET ME KNOW.THANK YOU. THANKS FOR LUNCH. WHAT? KIM. MATT. SO A FEW MONTHS AGO, SUPERVISOR FARRELL ASKED ME TO REACH OUT TO THE STATE DOT TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY ON THE CAMP ROAD CORRIDOR.
WE RECEIVED A LETTER. DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THE LETTER? I THINK ACTUALLY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO IT SAYS WHEN YOU WERE A COUNCIL MEMBER, DEAR COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL LORENZ AND MATTHEW GIACOMINI, TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECENT INQUIRY REGARDING SAFETY CONCERNS ALONG CAMP ROAD IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. IN RESPONSE TO OUR CONCERNS, A NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS INITIATED A TRAFFIC ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION ALONG THE CAMP ROAD CORRIDOR FROM DURHAM ROAD TO SOUTH WESTERN.
PLEASE NOTE THAT A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION REQUIRES ADEQUATE TIME TO COMPLETE A FIELD INVESTIGATION, COLLECT DATA AND PERFORM DETAILED ANALYSIS TO ENSURE ANY ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED PROPERLY. AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR INVESTIGATION, WE WILL ADVISE YOU OF YOUR FINDINGS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. BRIAN KIRBY, REGIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEER SO IF ANYBODY SEES ANY CAMERAS OUT ON CAMP ROAD, THEY'RE NOT SPYING ON YOU. THAT'S JUST PART OF THEIR INVESTIGATION. SO YEAH. SO I'M SURE DISPATCH AND POLICE WILL GET SOME PHONE CALLS, BUT THAT IS BEING CONDUCTED AS WE SPEAK. MATT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOLLOW UP. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE REVISITED THIS ISSUE OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS REPEATEDLY. SO IT'S VERY GOOD NEWS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS IMPORTANT CORRIDOR, ESPECIALLY AS IT HAS THE ADDITION OF FEEDMORE AND SOME OTHER FACILITIES THERE. I ALSO DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A RESIDENT, CAROL WOODS, AND FORMER SUPERVISOR, MR. SHAW, WHO ALONG WITH MYSELF YEARS AGO FIRST STARTED TO CHAMPION THE NEED TO HAVE SAFETY IN THIS AREA LOOKED AT BY DOT. SO I DO WANT TO ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE THESE EFFORTS ARE AT WHATEVER POINT WE ARRIVE AT REALLY STARTED WITH THEIR CONCERNS AND THE EFFORTS THAT THEY MADE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SO AND AGAIN, THIS IS GOOD NEWS. AND THANK YOU. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. THANKS. GOOD EVENING. I START OFF BY SAYING IT'S BEEN SNOWING OUT. IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T NOTICED, OUR GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER 11TH. WE HAVE 45 SHIFTS SO FAR PUT IN. BESIDES THEIR NORMAL SHIFTS, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH 5500 TON OF SALT SO FAR. SO HOW MUCH WE GOT LEFT? WE DON'T HAVE A LOT LEFT. DO WE HAVE TO PURCHASE MORE? WELL, WE AS I SAID, WE'RE RUNNING INTO AN ISSUE NOW. SO SO EVERYBODY'S HUSTLING TO TRY TO GET SALT. SO BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID OUR GUYS ARE WORKING A TON OF OVERTIME. THE TRUCKS ARE TAKING A BEATING. WE HAD A TRUCK GO DOWN, SO WE HAD TO PUT A SPARE IN THE SERVICE, A 2003 IN THE SERVICE, AND THAT WENT DOWN YESTERDAY. I GOT AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST. IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT 15 TO $20,000 TO GET IT UP AND RUNNING. I FEEL IT'S NOT WARRANTED. I THINK WE SHOULD JUST GET RID OF IT. SO I'VE REACHED OUT AND UNDER THE SOURCEWELL BID, I HAD MONEY LEFT OVER FROM LAST YEAR AND THEN MY BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR TO ROLL IT ALL TOGETHER TO PURCHASE A NEW A NEW PLOW TRUCK THROUGH SOURCEWELL WILL BE THROUGH FREIGHTLINER OUT OF BATAVIA. THE CHASSIS IS GOING TO BE $180,365. AND THEN TO PUT THE WIND PLOW AND THE THE SALTER PACKAGE TOGETHER. SO THE 127 150. I WILL HAVE HAVE ENOUGH TO COVER THROUGH MY BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR. WILL WE GET ANY MONEY FOR TRADING IN OR SELLING. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO COVER THE EXTRA MONEY. YEAH, I'M GONNA PUT IT ON THE AUCTION AND HOPEFULLY WE SHOULD GET AT LEAST 20, 25,000 FOR IT. IT'S JUST TOO IT'S GETTING TO A POINT WHERE IT'S JUST NOT WORTH PARTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO IT'S A GOOD PLAN. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GO OVER THAT WITH MR. SHAY. WELL I WILL BE WHAT I WANTED TO GET. GET ALL MY FACTS FIRST BEFORE I SIT WITH HIM. YEAH. SO WE HAD
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YEAH WE HAD 817 GO DOWN. WE HAD AGE 12 GO DOWN AND WE HAD A PICKUP TRUCK GET SOME DAMAGE.SO I'M GOING TO BE SITTING WITH KEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS GOING OVER. SO. SO YEAH, IT IF IT DOESN'T STOP SLOWING WE'RE GOING TO RUN OUT OF SALT AND PROBABLY TRUCKS. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR NOW. DO WE HAVE A SYSTEM WHERE YOU GOT SET UP WHERE YOU KNOW OKAY THIS TRUCK IS OLD. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THIS IN SO LONG SO WE COULD START PREPARING FOR THE NEXT TRUCK. THE NEXT TRUCK? THE NEXT TRUCK. WE HAD THAT AT ONE TIME. PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION PROMISED ME TRUCKS. THEY GAVE ME A COUPLE, AND THEN IT WENT AWAY. SO THAT BACK ROLLING, IF YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIT WITH YOU AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING. LIKE I SAID, I HAD TO PUT A 2003 BACK IN SERVICE AND THAT THAT DIDN'T LAST LONG. SO BUT I THINK THIS IS A GOOD ASSESSMENT ON YOUR PART WITH WHAT YOU JUST PROPOSED AND IS A GOOD, YOU KNOW, STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WASTED BAD THROWING GOOD MONEY BAD. SO SURE. YOU, ME BOTH BROTHER. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. THANKS, THANKS.
CHIEF. NOTHING. NOT EVEN, YOU KNOW, PARKING. NOTHING. YOU KNOW. STAYING OFF THE ROAD.
TERRIFIC. THAT'S. WELL, AND I THINK ACTUALLY, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND GIVE THAT REMINDER, I THINK THAT'S WORTHY OF MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR. BECAUSE I HEARD THAT THAT TRULY MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. AND THAT THAT WAS A CHANGE THAT WE DID SEE RECENTLY. I HEARD PURPLE THAT PEOPLE BASICALLY SAY, I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT UNLESS CHIEF TELLS ME TO. I'LL BE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. NO, BUT WE'VE ALWAYS SAID WHEN WE KNOW AN EVENT IS COMING LIKE THIS ONE, PEOPLE SEEM TO ADHERE TO TRYING TO STAY AT HOME AND STAYING OFF THE ROADS, WHICH MAKES THINGS A LOT EASIER FOR OUR PATROLMEN AND MAKES THINGS A LOT EASIER FOR EDS CREWS. SO IT'S IT'S THOSE ONES THAT COME KIND OF SUDDENLY AND THEN EVERYBODY'S OUT ON THE ROADS AND THEN THEY THEY GET STUCK, AND THEN THEY CLOSE THE THRUWAY AND THEN THE TRACTOR TRAILERS COME OFF OF CAMP ROAD OR BLAISDELL, AND THEN WE HAVE A, A PARKING LOT ON ROUTE 20 AND ALL THE OTHER STREETS IN TOWN. BUT IT IS APPRECIATED WHEN PEOPLE DO LISTEN AND ADHERE TO THE WARNINGS AND DO STAY INSIDE AND STAY OFF THE ROADS. AND ACTUALLY, I'D JUST LIKE TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THAT AND HIS CREWS, BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN TOWN HALL BEING PLOWED, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT BEING PLOWED. SO, ED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND LET YOUR GUYS KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE DO RECOGNIZE THEIR EFFORTS. AND THEN FOR THE CITIZENS TOO. AND JUST REMEMBER, THERE'S NO NOT THAT YOU CAN PARK ON THE STREETS NOW, BUT FROM 1 A.M. TO 6 A.M. THERE'S NO PARKING. BUT AGAIN, THANKS TO THE CITIZENS FOR PAYING ATTENTION. JOE. THANKS. THANKS, CHIEF. APPRECIATE IT. LEGAL.
TOWN CLERK. NOTHING TO REPORT. DID I MISS ANYONE? OKAY. DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ON BEHALF OF OR DO YOU WANT TO WAIT AND DO IT IN YOUR REPORT? I'LL JUST DO IT IN REPORT.
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UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO DO IT NOW. NO, I CAN WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT TO TOWN BOARD REPORTS, MR. MIGALSKI. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR. I DID WANT TO THANK OR CONGRATULATE BECAUSE I HAVE MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD, MR. ORTIZ AND LYNN DIXON. CONGRATULATIONS. AND OUR NEW TOWN CLERK. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. SO CONGRATULATIONS. REAL, REAL BRIEFLY AS WELL. I KNOW THE CHIEF TALKED ABOUT THE PEOPLE TAKING ADVICE AND STAYING OFF THE ROADS. I DO WANT TO COMPLIMENT OUR CITIZENS SOMETIMES THE WEATHER DOES GET YOU DOWN, BUT IT BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE. AND I'VE SEEN NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE HELPING OUT, WHETHER IT'S SHOVELING OR PEOPLE GETTING STUCK IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, HAMBURG IS A TOWN THAT THAT FRIENDSHIP BUILT. AND IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT IT, THOUGH. WE'VE WE'VE ALL SEEN IT.AND WHEN THE WEATHER GETS BAD, THAT'S ONE THING. NOT ONLY PEOPLE IN HAMBURG, BUT WESTERN NEW YORKERS PULLED TOGETHER. AND IT LOOKS LIKE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS IT'S GOING TO BE COLD. SO THERE'LL BE A LOT OF WORK FOR FOR MR. HUGHES. AND I'M SURE WE'LL BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT ABOUT THE SALT. ONE OTHER THING I SAY STAY HOME, DRINK A SIX PACK. JIMMY GRIFFIN WOULD SAY THAT. RIGHT. STAY HOME. AND. BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO SUPPORT A LOCAL BUSINESS. I KNOW SOMETIMES JANUARY IS A TOUGH TIME FOR BARS,
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RESTAURANTS, BUSINESSES AFTER CHRISTMAS. SO I SOMETIMES IT'S NICE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE WITH WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND ENJOY SOME COMPANY AND GET OUT. SO I'D ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES, LOCAL BUSINESSES IN OUR TOWN DURING WHAT OFTENTIMES IS A SLOW MONTH, SOMETIMES THAT LITTLE BIT EXTRA THAT YOU GO OUT AND SPEND, HELP THEM MAKE A RENT PAYMENT OR GET THROUGH A TOUGH TIME. AND WITH THAT, THAT'S IT. OKAY, MR. COUSIN.ALL RIGHTY. YEAH. STAY WARM. BE PREPARED. YOU KNOW, PACK THAT LITTLE BAG WITH SOME FOOD AND WATER WHEN YOU GO ON A TRIP. IF YOU HAVE TO GO IN YOUR CAR. MR. MAHONEY IS NOT HERE. AND I BELIEVE MODERN WILL BE SENDING OUT BROCHURES OR SOME LETTERS TO THE RESIDENTS OF HAMBURG ON FEBRUARY. SO BE PREPARED FOR YOUR VALENTINE'S AND YOUR LETTER FROM MODERN REGARDING THE GARBAGE. SO THAT'S ALL I REALLY, MR. ORTIZ. YEAH, NO, NOT NOTHING SUPER IMPORTANT TO REPORT. LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO MEET PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES THAT I'M LIAISON TO. SO I MEAN, OUTSIDE OF THAT, EVERYONE STAYS SAFE IN THIS WEATHER. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY ALL I'VE GOT TODAY. COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON. WELL, MY DAY JOB OFFICES WEREN'T CLOSED, SO I'M STILL GOING TO WORK. AND SO I JUST WANT TO COMPLICATE COMMEND. EXCUSE ME. THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, BECAUSE I, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO WORK WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. SO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR. I HAVE, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD SOME MEETINGS ALREADY AND SOME OF THE COMMITTEES THAT I'M ON, AND I KIND OF CHARACTERIZE IT AS MY FIRST MEETINGS ARE LISTENING BECAUSE I NEED TO KIND OF LEARN AND GET UP TO SPEED ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT I'LL BE FACING. AND SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU WHO I HAVE MET WITH, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS A PHONE CALL OR AN EMAIL AWAY. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO ME IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES AT ALL. THAT'S I SEE THIS PUBLIC SERVICE IS BEING SO. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. OKAY. ONE CELL PHONE NUMBER IS 716. THAT'S OKAY. I ALSO WANT TO JUST EXTEND A BIG THANKS TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES IN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, AND THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DISPATCH AND OF COURSE BY EXTENSION THEN OUR FIRE COMPANIES, THEY ALL ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SURE THAT THINGS GO AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE, EVEN IN THE MOST UNPREDICTABLE OF STORMS AND SITUATIONS. AND EVERY STORM IS DIFFERENT AND EVERY CHALLENGE IS DIFFERENT. AND THEY JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT THEY TRULY ARE OUT THERE DOING EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO ADDRESS EVERY EVERY STORM AND SITUATION AS IT AS IT COMES UP. AND AS THIS IS, WE'RE ALMOST TO THE END OF JANUARY, THE FIRST MONTH. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO SAY A THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED SO GREATLY DURING THIS FIRST MONTH OF TRANSITION FROM A MEMBER OF THE TOWN BOARD TO SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN. IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE ALREADY. I'M SO EXCITED FOR WHAT'S AHEAD. AND AS LYNN SAID, THERE ARE SO MANY PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND I'M SO ENCOURAGED BY THE POSITIVITY AND THE HELPFULNESS THAT I'VE RECEIVED FROM EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. EMPLOYEES, DEPARTMENT HEADS, EVERYONE HERE. IT REALLY HAS BEEN A PLEASURE IN MONTH ONE, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TO THE THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS WORKING WITH YOU FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS TOWN. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND THEN FINALLY, BEFORE WE CLOSE OUR MEETING, I WOULD LIKE US TO TAKE AN ADDITIONAL MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR TWO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY, WHO REALLY LEFT A LASTING AND INDELIBLE IMPRINTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTH EDUCATORS. AND THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL WAS A MUSIC EDUCATOR, MR. PETER CIRILLO. BUT YOU MAY ALSO KNOW HIM FROM THE MANY WAYS IN WHICH HE BROUGHT JOY THROUGH MUSIC, THROUGH THE DIFFERENT BANDS HE HAD THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. BUT AS A MUSIC EDUCATOR, HE WAS AN INVALUABLE MENTOR TO SO MANY STUDENTS WHO WENT ON TO HAVE CAREERS IN ALL DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, BUT WHO POINT BACK TO AGAIN WHAT A TERRIFIC MENTOR HE WAS. SO IN OUR MOMENT OF SILENCE, IF WE COULD REMEMBER HIM AND IF WE COULD ALSO REMEMBER MR. DAVE CHICCARELLI, WHO ALSO WAS AN EDUCATOR IN OUR COMMUNITY AND LAST HAD A LASTING IMPRESSION. WITH 37 YEARS OF STUDENTS IN THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. MR. CHICCARELLI THEN WENT ON TO BE A MEMBER AND WAS
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A SITTING MEMBER OF THE FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD AT THE TIME OF HIS PASSING, SO THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AND THE HAMBURG COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND TO THE FRONTIER SCHOOL BOARD AND THE FRONTIER COMMUNITY. OUR CONDOLENCES. AND IF WE COULD OFFER A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS, AND I WOULD POINT OUT, SUPERVISOR, THAT MR. CHICCARELLI WAS ONE OF MY TEACHERS, TOO, AND HE DID A GREAT JOB, AND HE'LL BE MISSED.AND FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND AND HIS FAMILY BUSINESS AS WELL. THAT'S RIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. AND WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE OUR MEETING THIS EVENING. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. SO MOVED. EVERYONE BE SAFE,
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.