[00:00:07] MOTION TO CALL THE JULY 13TH, 2026 TOWN BOARD MEETING TO ORDER. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. IF EVERYONE WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ALL OF OUR ACTIVE MILITARY AND THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU WOULD NOTE WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY EXIT ON THE SIDE AND IN THE BACK. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ. COUNCIL MEMBER. DIXON HERE. [1. Roll Call] COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BUGALSKI. PRESENT AND SUPERVISOR. FARRELL LORENZ HERE. [3. Minutes of Previous Meeting] RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS MAY 18TH, JUNE 8TH AND JUNE 22ND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED LOCAL [4.1. Public Hearing Proposed local law #11, 2026] LAW NUMBER 11, 2026. LEGAL NOTICE. TOWN OF HAMBURG. NOTICE OF HEARING. PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 11 2026. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THERE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ON JUNE 8TH, 2026. PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW KNOWN TO BE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 11 2026. THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO ADD CHAPTER ADD A CHAPTER TO THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE ENTITLED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AND ABSTRACT OF THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS LOCAL LAW IS TO ADD TO THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, A CHAPTER WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT HAMBURG TOWN HALL. TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, 6100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, 14075 AND ON THE TOWN OF HAMBURG'S WEBSITE. 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 ON THE AFORESAID LAW AT THE HAMBURG TOWN HALL, 6100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, AT 6 P.M. ON THE 13TH DAY OF JULY 2026, AT WHICH TIME ALL PERSONS INTERESTED MAY BE HEARD. I MAKE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? YEP. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, MR. ENZER. I THINK YOU ALL KNOW ME. I'M THE US COORDINATOR FOR THE VILLAGE. THE VILLAGE IS A PUBLIC AIRCRAFT OPERATOR, WHICH IS A DESIGNATION GIVEN TO MUNICIPALITIES TO PROVIDE UAS OPERATIONS FOR FIREFIGHTING OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR SEARCH AND RESCUE. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT THERE BE AN EXEMPTION IN THE LAW FOR PUBLIC AIRCRAFT OPERATORS, FOR THOSE FUNCTIONS, AS THE I THINK PROPOSED RESOLUTION IS MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE FAA LANGUAGE FOR SOME OF THE STADIUM THINGS. USUALLY IT'S AN HOUR BEFORE, HOUR AFTER. I KNOW THERE'S SOME DIFFERENCE IN THE TAKEOFF AND LANDING TIMES. WE DO HAVE A COA, WHICH IS A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION THAT THE FAA GIVES US TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS THAT NORMAL OPERATORS CAN'T DO. HOWEVER, THE RESTRICTIONS FROM THE TOWN FOR THE TAKEOFF AND LANDING TIMES WOULD STILL APPLY TO US. SO I JUST ASKED FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR THAT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. SOUNDS SUPER REASONABLE. THANKS. THANKS, I APPRECIATE IT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THE LOCAL LAW? OKAY. HEARING NO ONE ELSE, I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NAMING ALUMNI PARK. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS [4.2. Naming Alumni Park] A LONG HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO PARKS, RECREATION, FAMILIES AND CIVIC PRIDE. AND WHEREAS THE OPENING OF THE NEW NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE STADIUM AT THE BORDER OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE TOWN'S SPECIAL CONNECTION TO SPORTS WHILE CREATING LASTING OPPORTUNITIES AND AMENITIES FOR HAMBURG RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS, OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE TOWN BOARD, TOWN STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE WORKED TO IDENTIFY WAYS IN WHICH THE RESIDENTS OF HAMBURG CAN HIGHLIGHT AND BENEFIT FROM THIS OPPORTUNITY. AND WHEREAS FOR DECADES, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS PROUDLY BEEN HOME TO NUMEROUS BUFFALO BILLS, BUFFALO SABERS PLAYERS, COACHES, HALL OF FAMERS CHAMPIONS AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BUFFALO SPORTS COMMUNITY. WHILE GENERATIONS OF HAMBURG RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN AMONG THE MOST PASSIONATE AND LOYAL FANS IN LOCAL AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. BE IT RESOLVED IN RECOGNITION OF THIS PROUD HERITAGE, THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE INSPIRED OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FANS WHOSE UNWAVERING SUPPORT HAS BECOME AN ENDURING PART OF THE WESTERN NEW YORK'S IDENTITY. [00:05:04] THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD NAMES ITS TOWN OWNED PROPERTY AT PARKER ROAD AND BIG TREE ROAD, ROUTE 20 AS ALUMNI PARK, A WELCOMING COMMUNITY DESTINATION THAT CELEBRATES HAMBURG'S PLACE IN BUFFALO'S RICH SPORTS HISTORY. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. NOW DO THE QUESTION. DO THE NEXT TWO. GIVEN THE COMMENT THAT WAS RECEIVED, DO WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE TO NUMBER THREE? AND IS IT NUMBER TWO? NUMBER THREE. MR. SKRYPNYK DO WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE THERE OR TABLE THIS TILL NEXT TIME SO WE CAN CONSIDER AND INCORPORATE THE COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING. GENTLEMEN, HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN SOMEWHERE. I THINK WE SHOULD. I WOULD SAY AT THIS TIME WE CAN TABLE IT. WE'LL ADD THAT TO THE THE THE PROPOSED LAW, AND I WILL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE AUGUST MEETING. AND THEN ALSO THE THE APPROVAL OF THE MODIFIED FINE SCHEDULE FOR THE AUGUST MEETING, WHICH IS WHICH NUMBER, WHICH IS NUMBER 4.4. SO WE'LL. TABLE 4.3 AND 4.4 TILL AUGUST 10TH. AND THEN IF YOU WOULD ALSO WITH THE COMMENT THAT WE RECEIVED IN THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING, IF YOU WOULD JUST DISCUSS THAT WITH OUR WITH MR. CROTTY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WHAT THE LANGUAGE THAT THE TWO THINGS FIT TOGETHER AND IT GETS INCORPORATED INTO THE LANGUAGE OF THE LAW. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. UNSAFE STRUCTURE AT 6310 [4.5. Unsafe structure at 6310 Southwestern Blvd.] SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE, CHAPTER 80, REFERENCES THE PROCEDURE FOR UNSAFE BUILDINGS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AND WHEREAS THE SUPERVISING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG MADE A FORMAL INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6310 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD IN HAMBURG AND DEEMED THE STRUCTURE UNSAFE. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD FINDS THE STRUCTURE, LOCATED AT 6310 SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD UNSAFE AND ORDERS ITS REMOVAL. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT TO ADVERTISE FOR DEMOLITION BIDS OF SAID STRUCTURE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD DESIGNATES THE SUPERVISING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND ASSISTANT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, THE TOWN ATTORNEY OR DEPUTY ATTORNEY, AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LIAISON FROM THE TOWN BOARD TO SCHEDULE AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURE. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT ONCE DEMOLITION BIDS ARE RECEIVED, THE TOWN BOARD SHALL MAKE PROPER NOTIFICATION TO THE PROPERTY OWNER STATING THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE, TIME, PLACE AND ESTIMATED COST FOR DEMOLITION. [4.6. Unsafe structure at 5272 South Park Ave.] SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. UNSAFE STRUCTURE AT 5272 SOUTH PARK AVENUE. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CODE CHAPTER 80 REFERENCES THE PROCEDURE FOR UNSAFE BUILDINGS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. WHEREAS THE SUPERVISING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG MADE A FORMAL INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 5272 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, AND DEEMED THE ATTACHED CHAPEL AND DETACHED GREENHOUSE STRUCTURES UNSAFE. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD FINDS THE ATTACHED CHAPEL AND DETACHED GREENHOUSE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 5272 SOUTH PARK AVE, UNSAFE AND ORDERS THEIR REMOVAL. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT TO ADVERTISE FOR DEMOLITION BIDS OF SAID STRUCTURES, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD DESIGNATES THE SUPERVISING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND ASSISTANT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, THE TOWN ATTORNEY OR DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY, AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LIAISON FROM THE TOWN BOARD TO SCHEDULE AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURES AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT THE ONE THAT ONCE DEMOLITION BIDS ARE RECEIVED, THE TOWN BOARD SHALL MAKE PROPER NOTIFICATION TO THE PROPERTY OWNER STATING THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE, TIME, PLACE AND ESTIMATED COST FOR DEMOLITION. SO SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [4.7. Code Enforcement Training] CODE ENFORCEMENT TRAINING. WHEREAS, THE STATE OF NEW YORK REQUIRES CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITHIN THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED TRAVEL REQUESTS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DAVID RICE TO ATTEND WSTBOA CONFERENCE TRAINING ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH TO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2026. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TRAINING REQUEST FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $375. USE OF A TOWN VEHICLE WILL BE REQUIRED. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN A 3620 .0492 SAFETY INSPECTION, TRAINING AND [4.8. 2027 Buildging and Electrical Permit Fees] SEMINARS. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I 2027 BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES. WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CODE ESTABLISHED A PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE TO BE IMPOSED FOR VARIOUS BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL PERMITS ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD ADOPTS THE 2027 TOWN OF HAMBURG PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2027. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CHAPTER 109 AMENDMENTS, REFERRALS AND PH [4.9. Chapter 109 Amendments Referral and PH Resolution] RESOLUTION. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. WHEREAS, THE CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED [00:10:02] THE FAIR HOUSING REGULATIONS OF CHAPTER 109 AND HAS SENT THESE SUGGESTED REVISIONS FOR THE TOWN BOARD TO BEGIN THE ADOPTION PROCESS. WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD HAS PROPOSED PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW AS FOLLOWS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG THAT THE TOWN BOARD AMENDS HAMBURG TOWN CODE AS FOLLOWS. AMEND CHAPTER 109 BY AMENDING SECTION 100 AND 9-6, ENTITLED ENFORCEMENT 109 DASH TEN EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OF HOUSING GOALS AND 100 AND 9-11 AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING. NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD HEREBY ENTERTAINS THIS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENT AND AUTHORIZES THE REFERRAL OF THIS PROPOSED LAW. AMENDMENT TO ERIE COUNTY. SETS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 10TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M. IN THE COURTROOM OF HAMBURG TOWN HALL. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NON CF ZONING ARTICLE 44 [4.10. Non-CFA Zoning Article XLIV Site Plan Review Amendments SEQR Negative Declaration] SITE PLAN REVIEW AMENDMENTS. SEEKER NEGATIVE DECLARATION. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. WHEREAS, ZONING MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THE TOWN WANTS TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF BRINGING THE TOWN'S ZONING CODE AND ZONING MAP INTO CONFORMANCE WITH THE TOWN'S NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL RULE LAW, HOME RULE LAW. SORRY, THE TOWN BOARD IS PROPOSING TO ENACT LOCAL LAW AS FOLLOWS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AMENDS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE AS FOLLOWS. AMEND CHAPTER 280 ZONING ARTICLE 644 SITE PLAN REVIEW. THAT'S 6444, SORRY IN ITS ENTIRETY. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT, HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CODE OF ORDINANCES WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE AND OR HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC, AND IT'S CONSISTENT WITH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS AND THEREFORE ISSUES THE ATTACHED SEEKER NEGATIVE DECLARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 617.7 OF SEEKER REGULATIONS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM, WHICH WILL ACT AS A NEGATIVE DECLARATION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [4.11. Non-CFA Zoning Article XLIV Site Plan Review Amendments Adoption Resolution] NANCY F ZONING ARTICLE 44 SITE PLAN REVIEW AMENDMENTS. ADOPTION RESOLUTION. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. WHEREAS, ZONING MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THE TOWN WANTS TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF BRINGING THE TOWN ZONING CODE AND PLANNING MAP INTO CONFORMANCE WITH THE TOWN'S NEW 2022 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, THE TOWN BOARD IS PROPOSING TO ENACT A LOCAL LAW AS FOLLOWS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, NEW YORK, THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AMENDS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE AS FOLLOWS. AMENDS. CHAPTER TWO ZONING ARTICLE 44 SITE PLAN REVIEW IN ITS ENTIRETY. NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AMENDS LOCAL LAW NUMBER TEN OF THE YEAR 1986 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. CHAPTER 280, ENTITLED ZONING TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVISION OF THE TOWN CODE AS REFERENCED ATTACHED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. POLICE BUDGET AMENDMENT. WHEREAS, THE HAMBURG TOWN [4.12. POLICE –Budget Admendment] POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES DISTRIBUTION PAYMENTS FROM A SHARE OF ASSETS FORTIFIED FROM DEFENDANTS AND FROM TIME TO TIME. WHEREAS THESE ITEMS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2026 BUDGET. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECEIPT OF THE ATTACHED MONIES AND APPROVED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE REVENUE ACCOUNT. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PAF POLICE [4.13. PAF - POLICE - Crossing Guard PT ] CROSSING GUARD PART TIME. BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TERMINATION OF PERSONNEL FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS ATTACHED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. [4.14. Authorize Amendment to Contract with the Town of Hamburg EMS] AUTHORIZE AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT WITH THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. M S WHEREAS THE HAMBURG VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY, A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATE CORPORATION, PROVIDES STAFFING, MANAGEMENT VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR THE PROVISION OF BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT. FIRST RESPONSE SERVICES IN THE TOWN. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN IS AUTHORIZED TO PAY HVAC THE SUM OF UP TO $350,000 FOR SUCH SERVICES, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM A 90909 TO A 4540.0423 AMBULANCE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE CONTRACTS. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. AMENDMENT TO THE VOLUNTEER FIRE [4.15. Amendment to the Volunteer Fire Company 2026 Contracts] COMPANY 2026 CONTRACTS RESOLVED. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES, AS AMENDED, AUTHORIZES AN AMENDMENT TO THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY 2026 CONTRACTS AS REVIEWED BY THE [4.16. BOCES Volunteer Work Program Agreement] [00:15:02] FIRE CHIEFS. SO MOVE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. BOTH SEES VOLUNTEER WORK PROGRAM AGREEMENT. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS DESIROUS OF PROVIDING VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE TO THE BOCES STUDENT DREW NORTON THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECREATION DEPARTMENT. BY ASSIGNING TASKS, DUTIES, PROVIDING GENERAL ONGOING SUPERVISION AT THE SITE, AND PROVIDING VERBAL FEEDBACK TO STAFF RELATIVE TO THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE. WHEREAS, THE E2 CC WILL COMPLY WITH ALL TOWN INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. PROVIDE PROOF OF INSURANCE MEETING THE TOWN REQUIREMENTS, TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS, INITIAL ONE ON ONE TRAINING ON ASSIGNED TASKS, ONGOING FOLLOW UP AND ASSISTANCE AS NEEDED TO THE STUDENT. NOW THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION RECITED BELOW AND THE MUTUAL PROMISES CONTAINED THERE, IT IS AGREED THAT THE TOWN SHALL PROVIDE VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE TO THE STUDENT THROUGH E2 CC B AT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECREATION DEPARTMENT. SECOND. ALL IN [4.17. Recreation Budget Adjustment - Tennis Grant] FAVOR? AYE. RECREATION. BUDGET. AMENDMENT. TENNIS GRANT. WHEREAS, A CHECK FOR $2,500 WAS RECEIVED BY YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT FROM THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION AS A GRANT FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES TENNIS PROGRAMS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN 2026 TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURE LINES TO BE USED FOR FUTURE FUNDING PENDING OR FUTURE PROGRAM NEEDS. TRANSFER $2,500 FROM A 2705 TO A 7310 .0412. SO [4.18. Youth, Recreation, & Senior Services P.A.F.] MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES. PAF BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE TERMINATION AND HIRING OF PERSONNEL AS ATTACHED FOR YOUTH RECREATION AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE I [4.19. Taylor Road Alcohol Waiver Request] TAYLOR ROAD ALCOHOL WAIVER REQUEST RESOLVED. THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE ALCOHOL WAIVERS FOR AUGUST 2026. TAYLOR ROAD CABIN RENTALS AS LISTED. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN [4.20. Staffing Agreement between Scranton VFC and Hamburg EMS] FAVOR? AYE. STAFFING AGREEMENT BETWEEN SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY AND HAMBURG EMS RESOLVED. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE STAFFING AGREEMENT BETWEEN SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY AND HAMBURG EMS, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE THE TOWN WITH A COPY OF SAID AGREEMENT ANNUALLY. WHEN THE SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN IS EXECUTED, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED NOTIFICATION OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGES IN STAFFING HOURS OR SCHEDULE TO SET AGREEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED IN WRITING TO THE TOWN PRIOR TO THE CHANGE TAKING PLACE, SO MOVE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. BUDGET AMENDMENT. [4.21. Budget Amendment – Recognition of ARPA Funds in Q1 and Q2 2026 ] RECOGNITION OF ARPA FUNDS IN FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER 2026. WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED FUNDING THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT TO ASSIST WITH ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH, EMERGENCY AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE 2026 TOWN BUDGET TO RECOGNIZE SAID REVENUES, APPROPRIATE THE RELATED EXPENDITURES AND AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS ACCORDINGLY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. FINANCE PERSONNEL PAF RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE [4.22. Finance/Personnel PAF] ATTACHED PAF FOR THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. FINANCE [4.23. Finance/Personnel New Hire PAF] PERSONNEL NEW HIRE PAF. WHEREAS THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT HAS A VACANCY IN ITS ACCOUNT CLERK POSITION. WHEREAS THE CIVIL SERVICE LIST PROVIDED LESS THAN THREE CANDIDATES AND THE POSTING WAS THEREFORE MADE PUBLIC. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY APPROVES THE ATTACHED PAF APPOINTING HEATHER BROWN TO A FULL TIME PROVISIONAL ACCOUNT CLERK POSITION CONTINGENT ON ALL PRE EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS BEING MET. IT IS A MANAGERIAL CONFIDENTIAL POSITION. THE SALARY IS $22 PER HOUR. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN A 1430 AND A 1310. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN [4.24. Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Company New Member-Tomczak] FAVOR AYE AYE. LAKESHORE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NEW MEMBER TOM ZACK, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE ATTACHED RECOMMENDATION FOR THE MEMBERSHIP. GRACE. ISABEL. TOM. ZACK. SO MOVED. UNANIMOUS. SECOND. UNANIMOUS. SECOND. SCRANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY. [4.25. Scranton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc New Memember-Domin] NEW MEMBER. DUTCHMAN. BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE ATTACHED RECOMMENDATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF SHAWN DOMEN. SECOND, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND. [4.26. B&G Revenue Account - Progressive Insurance] UNANIMOUS. SECOND. UNANIMOUS. SECOND. BEING REVENUE ACCOUNT PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE. WHEREAS, THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CHECK FROM PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE FOR $3,624. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,625 TO BE DEPOSITED INTO A REVENUE ACCOUNT, A 2680. SECOND. OKAY. [4.27. B&G Revenue Account Transfer] ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. BNG REVENUE ACCOUNT TRANSFER. WHEREAS BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS [00:20:04] DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CHECK FROM JUST LIKE NEW GOLF BALLS LLC FOR $125. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $125 TO BE DEPOSITED INTO REVENUE ACCOUNT 2655 AND TRANSFERRED TO A 7183.423. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [4.28. Consent To Formation of Bayview Townhomes Water Works Corporation] CONSENT TO FORMATION OF BAYVIEW TOWNHOMES, TOWNHOMES, WATER WORKS CORPORATION WHEREAS SHAWN HOPKINS, ESQUIRE OF HOPKINS, SORGI, AND MCCARTHY P LLC, 35 CALIFORNIA DRIVE, SUITE 100, WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK, 14221 IS FORMING A WATER WORKS CORPORATION TO BE NAMED BAYVIEW TOWNHOMES WATER WORKS CORPORATION UNDER ARTICLE FOUR OF THE NEW YORK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION LAWS. WHEREAS, THE PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS TO ENGAGE IN ANY LAWFUL ACT OR ACTIVITY RELATING TO WATER SERVICE FOR 57 HOMES TO BE LOCATED AT RILEY BOULEVARD AND BAYVIEW ROAD IN HAMBURG, FOR WHICH A WATER WORKS CORPORATION MAY BE ORGANIZED UNDER NEW YORK STATE TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION LAWS. WHEREAS, A CONDITION FOR THE FORMATION OF THE CORPORATION, THE CONTROLLING MUNICIPALITY NEEDS TO GIVE ITS CONSENT. WHEREAS, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG DEEMS IT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TOWN TO APPROVE THE FORMATION OF THE BAYVIEW TOWNHOMES WATERWORKS CORPORATION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY ADOPTS THIS RESOLUTION FOR PURPOSE OF CONSENTING TO THE FORMATION OF BAYVIEW TOWNHOMES WATERWORKS CORPORATION BY HOPKINS, SORGI AND MCCARTHY PLC TO ENGAGE IN LAWFUL ACTS OF ACTIVITIES RELATING TO WATER SERVICE FOR 57 HOMES TO BE LOCATED ON RILEY BOULEVARD AND BAYVIEW ROAD IN HAMBURG, WHICH IS ALLOWED UNDER ARTICLE FOUR OF THE NEW YORK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION LAW, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF ANY IMPROVEMENTS, REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE OF THIS PRIVATE WATER UTILITY SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, WATERWORKS CORPORATION AND OR RESIDENTS SERVICE BY THE PRIVATE UTILITY. AND SHOULD A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OR THE WATERWORKS CORPORATION FAIL TO EXIST OR FAIL TO SATISFY SATISFY ALL SUCH RESPONSIBILITIES? THE RESIDENT SERVICED BY THE PRIVATE WATER UTILITY SHALL PAY THE COST OF ANY IMPROVEMENTS, REPAIRS AND OR MAINTENANCE OF THE PRIVATE WATER UTILITY. SHOULD THE TOWN OF HAMBURG BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE COST OF ANY IMPROVEMENTS, REPAIRS AND OR MAINTENANCE OF THE PRIVATE WATER UTILITY. THE RESIDENT SERVICED BY THE PRIVATE WATER UTILITY, SHALL FULLY REIMBURSE THE TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR ANY AND ALL COSTS OF ANY IMPROVEMENTS, REPAIRS AND OR MAINTENANCE OF THE PRIVATE WATER UTILITY. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE SUPERVISOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE CONSENT TO FORMATION LETTER APPROVING THE FORMATION OF THE WATERWORKS CORPORATION TO BE KNOWN AS. THE BAYVIEW TOWNHOMES WATERWORKS CORPORATION. KEN. I'M SORRY, SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? AND A SECOND SO I CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE BABY. BABY. YEAH. THAT WAS SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE THE MOTION. SO MOVED. SO MOVED A SECOND SECOND SECOND. ON THE QUESTION. KEN DO YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS? I KNOW THEY TALKED ABOUT IT PREVIOUSLY, BUT. YES. AND WE HAD A LIKE RESOLUTION LAST YEAR. AND THIS FOLLOWS THE SAME FORMAT. WE ADDED PROTECTIVE LANGUAGE TO THAT RESOLUTION AND FOLLOWED THE STATUTORY GUIDELINES THAT WERE SET FORTH IN ARTICLE FOR THE NEW YORK STATE TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION LAW. SO I DID VET IT, AND IT HAS THE SAME PROTECTIVE LANGUAGE. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. APPROVED. GENERAL OBLIGATION SERIAL BONDS OR NOTES BY NEWTON [4.29. Approve General Obligation Serial Bonds or Notes by Newton Abbott Volunteer Fire Company for acquisition of a fire truck/emergency vechicle] ABBOT VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY FOR ACQUISITION OF A FIRE TRUCK EMERGENCY VEHICLE. WHEREAS, ON JULY 6TH, 2026, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY ADOPTED A BOND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GENERAL OBLIGATION SERIAL BONDS OR NOTES OF NOT MORE THAN $1,100,000 TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION OF A FIRE TRUCK EMERGENCY VEHICLE AND AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF SUMS FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE FIRE HALL, 3426 ABBOTT ROAD, ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK, FOR THIS PURPOSE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HEREBY APPROVES THE BOND RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC. ON JULY 6TH, 2026. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. GRANT APPLICATION. TOWN OF HAMBURG WQIP SALT [4.30. Grant Application Town of Hamburg WQIP Salt Facility Project] FACILITY PROJECT. WHEREAS THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IS SOLICITING APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING APPLICATION FROM ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE EXISTING SALT STORAGE FACILITY IS INADEQUATE AND A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION. NOW, THEREFORE, [00:25:01] IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES ECG CONSULTING TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEC THROUGH THE 2026 NEW YORK STATE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL COMMIT TO THE 25% MATCH REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL DESIGNATE ECG CONSULTING TO MANAGE THE GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ALL PROJECT COSTS SHALL BE TEMPORARILY FUNDED FROM THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. HIGHWAY FUND BALANCE UNTIL GRANT REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS ARE RECEIVED, AT WHICH TIME THE REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE PROJECT AND THE REMAINING LOCAL MATCH SHALL BE FUNDED FROM THE HIGHWAY FUND. BALANCE. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. GRANT APPLICATION. TOWN OF HAMBURG. [4.31. Grant Application Town of Hamburg Mt Vernon Sanitary Sewer Project, Phase II] MOUNT VERNON SANITARY SEWER PROJECT PHASE TWO. WHEREAS, THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION IS OFFERING $425 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR CLEAN DRINKING WATER PROJECTS TO BE SELECTED TO SELECTED MUNICIPALITIES WITH INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT PROJECT PUBLIC HEALTH, PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND OR WATER QUALITY. WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG OWNS AND OPERATES THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM IN THE MOUNT VERNON COMMUNITY. AND DUE TO THE FOUR SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS IN THAT SYSTEM, THE NEW YORK STATE DEC HAS PUT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG UNDER AN ORDER ON CONSENT TO ELIMINATE THOSE OVERFLOWS, WHEREAS THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS OF 330 MANHOLES WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND IDENTIFYING REPAIRS TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM. WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL SUBMIT THE MOUNT VERNON SANITARY SEWER PROJECT PHASE TWO FOR FUNDING TO THE NEW YORK STATE WIIA CLEAN WATER GRANT PROGRAM TO PERFORM VARIOUS REPAIRS, LINING AND SEALING OF THE MANHOLES. NOW. THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES ECG CONSULTING TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE EFC ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL COMMIT TO THE 75% MATCH REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOWN WILL DESIGNATE E G CONSULTING TO MANAGE THE GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ALL PROJECT COSTS WILL BE INITIALLY FUNDED FROM THE MOUNT VERNON SEWER DISTRICT FUND BALANCE PENDING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS. I GUESS 25% IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. YES. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AS LONG AS I C DOESN'T MOVE THE GOALPOST AGAIN. GRANT [4.32. Grant Application Blasdell Community Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Nomination] APPLICATION BLAISDEL. COMMUNITY. BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA. NOMINATION. WHEREAS, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE IS SOLICITING APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING APPLICATION FROM ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES TO COMPLETE A BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA NOMINATION FOR FOR A COMMUNITY AFFECTED BY KNOWN OR SUSPECTED BROWNFIELDS. WHEREAS, THE BOA PROGRAM APPLIES TO A NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA WIDE APPROACH RATHER THAN THE TRADITIONAL SITE BY SITE APPROACH TO THE ASSESSMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF KNOWN OR SUSPECTED BROWNFIELDS AND OTHER VACANT OR ABANDONED PROPERTIES. WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VILLAGE OF BLASDELL ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED BLAISDEL COMMUNITY. BOA NOMINATION. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES ECG CONSULTING TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NEW YORK STATE DOS THROUGH 2026 NEW YORK STATE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL COMMIT TO A 10% MATCH REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL DESIGNATE ECG CONSULTING TO MANAGE THE GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ALL PROJECT COSTS WILL BE INITIALLY FUNDED FROM THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. GENERAL FUND BALANCE PENDING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR I. AND THEN WE HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS. TOWN OF HAMBURG, [Additional Item 1] SEAWAY TRAIL, VISTA POINT DESIGN PROJECT. WHEREAS THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM PROVIDES MATCHING GRANTS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO ELIGIBLE VILLAGES, TOWNS OR CITIES LOCATED ALONG NEW YORK'S COAST OR DESIGNATED INLAND WATERWAYS. WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LASTC, HAS IDENTIFIED CONCERNS WITH THE EXISTING SEAWAY TRAIL FACILITY AND IS REQUESTING PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE POTENTIAL CONVERSION OF THE FACILITY TO A SEAWAY TRAIL VISTA POINT. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES ECG CONSULTING TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE THROUGH THE 2026 NEW YORK STATE CONSOLIDATED FUNDS APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL COMMIT TO THE 25% MATCH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL DESIGNATE ECG CONSULTING TO MANAGE THE GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ALL PROJECT COSTS WILL BE [00:30:02] INITIALLY FUNDED FROM THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. GENERAL FUND BALANCE PENDING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ALL RIGHT. I THINK [Additional Item 2] ROOFTOP UNITS DESIGN. OH. WHEREAS AT THE MEETING ON MAY 4TH, 2026, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE TOWN ENGINEER TO REQUEST PROPOSALS FOR A DESIGN FIRM TO ANALYZE THE ICE RINK HVAC OPERATION AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DESIGN OF REPLACEMENT FOR THE ROOFTOP UNITS WITH ALL ON ALL RELATED STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND CONTROL NEEDS. WHEREAS, THE TOWN ENGINEER RECEIVED AND REVIEWED TWO PROPOSALS FOR DESIGN WORK AND RECOMMENDS THE TOWN BOARD AWARD THE WORK TO BUFFALO ENGINEERING PC FOR THE AMOUNT OF $31,500. BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BUFFALO ENGINEERING PC AND WORK TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO ACCOUNT NUMBER H 021.7266.0303. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COULD I GET [Additional Item 3] A COPY? I DON'T HAVE YES. AND THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS BOTH FOR ARPA AND FOR THE GENERAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. MR. AND [5. Public Comment] THEN I JUST WANT TO YOU YEP. EVERYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE JUST NEED YOU TO SPEAK AT THE MICROPHONE UP HERE. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME JUST FOR PUBLIC RECORD. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS FRANK LIGUORI. I'M A PARAMEDIC SUPERVISOR WITH BIG TREE EMS. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE THE START OF THE SERVICE. I DON'T I STILL CAN'T FATHOM THE REASON WHY YOU PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS. YOU'VE JEOPARDIZED, IN MY VIEW, ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT WE CARE FOR. IN BIG TREE. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH AMBULANCE SERVICE RIGHT NOW. EVEN WITH BIG TREE, THERE'S NOT. I'VE BEEN IN THIS FIELD FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. IN NOVEMBER, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH EMS. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO. IT'S A DYING FIELD, BUT YOU'VE DONE A GREAT DISTRUST. YOU TOOK A COMPANY THAT WAS SELF-SUFFICIENT, NO TAXPAYER MONEY, A PARAMEDIC, AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A ADVANCED WITH TAXPAYER MONEY. IT HAS, WHAT, TWO AMBULANCES, 2 OR 3 AMBULANCES WHICH ARE IN THE SHOP MORE OFTEN THAN THEY ARE RUNNING. YOU SAID 350 000. BETTER ADD ANOTHER ZERO TO THAT, MAYBE 3.5 MILLION. THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST. YOU'VE GOT TO GET ALL NEW EQUIPMENT, NEW AMBULANCES. I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THOUGHT THIS THROUGH. YOU'VE HAD WE'VE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF OUR RESIDENTS AT BIG TREE. YOU GAVE A CONTRACT OUT. DID ANYBODY PUT THIS OUT FOR BIDS FOR FOR A SERVICE? I MEAN, YOU HAVE DIFFERENT AMBULANCE SERVICES. A GOOD CONTRACT COULD HAVE GOT ANY AMBULANCES, BUT WE WOULD HAVE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER CONTRACT. WHAT YOU DID, YOU TOOK A NONPROFIT OVER ANOTHER NONPROFIT JUST BECAUSE, IN MY VIEW, POLITICAL REASONS AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEIR BEST THEY WERE BLACKMAILED INTO THIS. THIS IS POLITICAL BLACKMAIL FOR PUBLIC GAIN. I GUESS NOW YOU'RE GOING TO USE TAXPAYERS MONEY. IT'S RIDICULOUS. AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE. I KNOW IT SOUNDS CORNY. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE. I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, YOU GO TO CITY OF BUFFALO OR THESE OTHER SURROUNDING AREAS WHERE THEY WAIT 30, 40 MINUTES FOR AN AMBULANCE, 5.5 HOURS FOR AN AMBULANCE. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT HERE. TWO AMBULANCES NOT GOING TO DO IT. HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO BE BEFORE YOU GET PARAMEDICS ON THESE AMBULANCES? IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG TIME. IT'LL BE A LONG TIME. HAVE WE HAD PROBLEMS? YES. NOT BIG ONES. YOU MENTIONED BEFORE THAT WE HAD NARCOTIC ISSUES. WE HAD A SMALL NARCOTIC ISSUE. A MEDIC PUT TWO INSTEAD OF ONE ON PAPERWORK. NO NARCOTICS WERE EVER JEOPARDIZED. WE KNEW WHERE THOSE NARCOTICS ARE. I'M A NARCOTICS OFFICER. EVEN THE STATE SAID WE ARE GOOD WITH NARCOTICS. MEDICAL DIRECTORS. WELL, WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THOSE TWO. IT'S HARD TO GET A GOOD MEDICAL DIRECTOR. BUT WHAT YOU DID, YOU FORCED MEDICAL DIRECTOR ON US. THAT WAS IN [00:35:02] COMPETITION. THE TOWN'S AMBULANCE COMPANIES, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG'S MEDICAL DIRECTOR, THEIR MEDICAL DIRECTOR. ALL SHOULD WE SAY COMPETITION. YOU GUYS DID A GOOD JOB LOOKING THAT UP. THANK YOU. WHAT IS WHAT IS REALLY GOOD? WHAT ONE GOOD THING CAME OUT OF THIS? WE HAVE A LONG TIME TO CAMPAIGN TO GET YOU PEOPLE OUT OF OFFICE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I MIGHT BE UP SOON. NEXT? NO. HAYDEN. I JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT TO ADD ON WHAT FRANK JUST SAID. WITH THIS CLOSURE, THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF JOB LOSS, PROBABLY ABOUT 35, INCLUDING SINGLE MOTHERS WHO RELY ON THIS JOB, PEOPLE WHO THIS JOB ONLY WORKS FOR THEM RIGHT NOW. VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO RELY ON THIS JOB TO GET BY MONTH TO MONTH. AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE YOU. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CARE FOR THEM, ANY CARE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON THIS JOB. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. DAN. I'LL ANSWER. DAN VERDUCCI, JUST SHIFTING GEARS HERE, I WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD FOR MAKING GREEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS MUCH MORE. MUCH MORE, WHAT SHALL I SAY, RESOLUTE, FAR, FAR GREATER GREEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS. AS A FORMER CHILD OF THE CITY AND AN APARTMENT DWELLER, I CAN TELL YOU THAT FINDING PLACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO GO AND TO PLAY THIS IS THIS IS TRADITIONALLY A PROBLEM. AND UNLESS YOU HAVE A CITY WITH WITH HUNDREDS OF POCKET PARKS, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY. SO I KNOW THAT WE HAVE INCREASED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GREEN SPACE. BUT AS I WOULD JUST SAY, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR MORE. SO AS OPPORTUNITY ARISES, I HOPE WE WILL CONSIDER EACH ONE OF THESE THINGS. I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS GONE, HAS GONE FAR MORE IN IN TERMS OF QUALITY RATHER THAN QUANTITY AS FAR AS HOUSING IS CONCERNED. AND WE'RE BUILDING A A NICER AND SAFER AND BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE COMMUNITY. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. I DO WANT TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS. NOISE IS BECOMING A GREATER AND GREATER ISSUE EVERY DAY OF OUR LIVES. MY EARS ARE CONSTANTLY UNDER ASSAULT WITH OR WITHOUT HEARING AIDS. IT'S ALWAYS A BIG DEAL. I SIMPLE EXAMPLE I'VE GOT A FELLA LIKES TO RUN UP AND DOWN THE STREET WITH HIS CAR OPEN EXHAUST, OPEN HEADERS ON THE STREET. I DON'T THINK HE'S GETTING TICKETS. SO AGAIN, IT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE TYPE ISSUE THAT MAY BE SOMETHING BE ADDRESSED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY LIVING IN IN MUCH MORE, MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AND NOISOME TIMES. I WOULD ALSO CONSIDER I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AS FAR AS ANY NOISE BUSINESSES ARE CONCERNED, WHAT WE'LL BE DOING IN TERMS OF FINES OR, OR EVEN EVEN THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND THE MECHANISM THAT WE WOULD HAVE FOR THAT. BECAUSE THERE ARE NOISE ISSUES. IT IS BECOMING A IT'S BECOMING A LOUDER WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN. AND, AND WITH OR WITHOUT A HEARING AIDS. IT'S NOT FUN. SO I WANT TO I WANT TO ADDRESS THAT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A WONDERFUL. HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK. THANK YOU. THANKS, DAN. WE'LL DO OUR BOARD REPORTS. ANYONE ELSE? ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MARK PATTERSON WITH THE BIG TREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY. I'M A VOLUNTEER. I DON'T DO THIS TO GET PAID. I DON'T DO THIS TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE SOMETHING BACK. I HATE POLITICS, I'M NOT GOING TO DO POLITICS AND IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT A DECISION, WHATEVER. BUT I GOT TO SAY SOMETHING. VOLUNTEERISM IS IS DYING. RIGHT? WE WE READ OFF TONIGHT TWO FIRE COMPANIES IN TOWN, HAMBURG, WELCOME NEW MEMBERS, ONE APIECE. THERE'S A LOT MORE FIRE COMPANIES IN TOWN, HAMBURG THAN TWO. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO COVER THE SPREAD. I MEAN, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE REST OF THE COMPANIES OF THE TOWN, BUT I CAN SPEAK AS A MEMBER OF BIG TREE, WHO RUNS ALMOST 3000 CALLS A YEAR. AND WHEN WE HAVE THREE, FOUR CALLS GOING ON AT ONE TIME, THAT'S A LOT. EVEN IF AND I'M A SUPPORTER OF HAMBURG, HAMBURG, EMS, EMS, THEY THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO SUCCEED BASED ON THE [00:40:03] WAY THE TOWN HAMBURG IS GOING. LOOK AT ALL THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING UP, ALL THESE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS THAT'S MAKING OUR POPULATION SKYROCKET. AND WE STILL HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF FIRE COMPANIES, SAME NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS, DISPATCHERS, AND NOW OUR AMBULANCES ARE DWINDLING. IT SEEMS LIKE, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE OVERBURDENED AND OF FEW NUMBER, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TURNING THAT BURDEN RIGHT BACK ON US ALL. BIG TREE, ALL BIG TREE WANTED TO DO WAS TRY TO GIVE OUR RESIDENTS A PROPER SERVICE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT. WE HAD A CALL TODAY, 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. I WON'T GET INTO SPECIFICS, BUT I'M HOME BECAUSE I'M OFF OF WORK. MY WIFE JUST HAD A CHILD AND IT WAS ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS, A FRIEND OF OURS. SHE FELL DOWN. HER HUSBAND COULDN'T GET HER UP IF BIG TREE EMS WASN'T THERE WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATUS WAS. THE TOWN'S AMBULANCES, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, BECAUSE IT WAS A BASIC LEVEL. CALL BLS. AMBER DOESN'T. THEY DON'T RUN BLS CALLS IN DOWNTOWN HAMBURG ANYMORE. SO WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO WAIT. IF BIG TREE DIDN'T GET VOLUNTEERS OUT, IT WOULD GO ON TO THE NEXT COMPANY, THEN THE NEXT COMPANY, AND THEN MAYBE YOU'D ASK FOR ORCHARD PARK, OR MAYBE THE TOWN AMBULANCE WOULD HAVE BEEN COMING BACK FROM A CALL, WHATEVER THE CASE WAS. OR MAYBE YOU CAN BEG FOR AMBER, BUT IF THEY BIG TREE EMS WAS NOT THERE TODAY, HOW LONG WOULD MY NEIGHBOR HAVE LAID ON THE GROUND BLEEDING? INSTEAD, SHE WAS UP IN AN AMBULANCE WITHIN TEN MINUTES. NOW MY SUGGESTION, IF YOU GUYS REALLY WANT TO HELP, WOULD BE TO MAKE A GOOD DECISION OR GO TO YOUR LOCAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY AND PICK UP AN APPLICATION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE TO REPORTS FROM OUR DEPARTMENT [Additional Item 4] HEADS. WE'LL START WITH LEGAL. ANYTHING TO REPORT? NO REPORT. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYONE. IS ANYONE HERE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? I, CAPTAIN MONACO. GOOD EVENING. WE ARE FULLY STAFFED FOR THE BLAST AT THE BEACH ON THE 25TH. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT SIX OFFICERS ALONG WITH THE SWAT TEAM DOWN THERE WITH THE AMREP. ASIDE FROM THAT, I THINK THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING PRETTY WELL AT THE TOWN BEACH. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS. WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE COMPLAINTS DOWN THERE, BUT THE SECURITY GUARD, MAUREEN, SHE SAYS IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN LAST YEAR AND WE'RE WORKING AT MAKING IT PERFECT. BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE PERFECT, JOHN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CAPTAIN. LET'S SEE, MR. HUGHES. GOOD EVENING. I START WITH THE HIGHWAY. WE'RE IN ZONE TWO THIS WEEK. SO IF YOU'RE OUT, IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY THERE, TELL THEM. GET IT OUT. TWO CREWS WENT OUT TODAY. NEXT MONDAY WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING TO MILL AND PAVE LIBERTY PARK, WHICH IS HARBOR RUN. MARGARET AND MARINE PORT SIDE. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO BIRCHWOOD AND THEN THE DEAD END OF DOVER, AND THEN REEVALUATE EVERYTHING AFTER THAT TO SEE WHAT THE MONIES WE HAVE LEFT THE ARMOR PUMP STATION OVER, OFF ARMOR OFF OF CLARK HAS BEEN UP, BEEN DONE AND UP AND RUNNING. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. SO NOW WE HAVE TWO FUNCTIONAL PUMP HOUSES IN THE TOWN BETWEEN ARMOR AND WOODLAWN. I HAVE CREWS OUT PATCHING ALL WEEK TODAY, ALL WEEK, ZONE ONE AND ZONE FOUR. ALL THE ROADS THAT WE CAN'T PAY. WE'RE GOING TO PATCH. THE LAKEVIEW ROAD CROSSING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSED LAST WEEK. I GOT NOTICE FROM THEM TALK TO THE PROJECT MANAGER AND FOR SOME REASON THEY'RE DELAYED, SO I. I HAVE A CALL IN TO THEM. THEY HAVEN'T RETURNED MY CALL. MR. HUGHES, I KNOW THAT WE POST THAT INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK. SO WILL WE UPDATE THAT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW ONCE WE. YEAH, GREAT. THANK YOU. NOVEMBER 7TH. WE DID GET APPROVED FOR THE HAS COM DROP OFF AT OUR AT THE HIGHWAY BARNS. THAT IS A DEFINITE NOW. SO NOVEMBER 7TH WILL BE THE DROP OFF. THANK YOU FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE THE GRANT, THE MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE GRANT FOR THE SALTBURN. WE'RE DEFINITELY IN NEED OF IT. IT'S GOING TO BE A 6000 TON SALT BARN. SO WHAT WE COULD DO IS WE'RE GOING TO GET ALL OUR ALL OUR SALT IN AT ONCE. WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP ALL THE ORDERS [00:45:05] KEEP COMING IN FOR THE WHOLE YEAR, EL NINO YEAR. WE MIGHT NEED IT. YEAH, THAT'D BE NICE. BUT TO EXPLAIN AGAIN TO THE PUBLIC, THE REASON WHY IT'S ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US TO DO THAT IS WHEN YOU HAVE TO PLACE THOSE ORDERS DURING THE SEASON, THE COST GOES UP EXPONENTIALLY, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO I CAN GET IT ALL AT ONE PRICE AND IT'S A LOT EASIER. SO WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT SCRAMBLING. AND ALSO THE ELECTRONIC DROP OFF IS STILL MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS. BEING A SHOUT OUT GOES TO JAY CURTIS FOR GETTING HIS CDL NEW HIRE. WENT OUT AND GOT HIS CDL USING OUR CDL TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. AND ALSO THE GOLF COURSE HAS SOME ISSUES WITH THE WATER. WE'RE WORKING ON THEM, SO HOPEFULLY BY HOPEFULLY BY THIS WEEK, WE'LL GET THAT ALL DONE AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. MR. OKAY. WE'VE BEEN BUSY DOWN STAIRS WITH ISSUING PERMITS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE THIS YEAR. WE ISSUED 298 PERMITS FOR A TOTAL OF $63,000 WORTH OF FEES FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO JUNE 30TH. WE'RE AT 1167 PERMITS, WITH $371,000 WORTH OF FEES TAKEN IN FOR THOSE. IN JUNE, WE WROTE 100 VIOLATIONS FOR COMPLAINTS. YEAR TO DATE, WE'RE AT 285. WE HAD 51 FIRE INSPECTIONS DONE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE, AND INSPECTION WISE, WE DID 569 BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND 244 INSPECTIONS ON ANY VIOLATIONS AND COMPLAINTS THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. SO THE GUYS ARE WORKING PRETTY GOOD. AND OUR NEW HIRE, HE'S GETTING READY TO START GOING ON THE ROAD ON HIS OWN. SO WE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE UP TO FULL STAFF HERE NEXT WEEK. TERRIFIC. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. KIM. ASSESSING THANK YOU, MR. SHEA. YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SERVICES. JILL. SO PROGRAMS ARE IN FULL SWING. AND IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED, TONIGHT IS OUR FREE MOVIE NIGHT AT TAYLOR ROAD. THE ACTIVITIES START AT 730 SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT. MOVIE STARTS ABOUT 845 OR DUSK AND I BELIEVE IT IS MOANA. THE OTHER BIG THING THAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS IS THE HEAT ADVISORY THAT'S COMING TOMORROW. WE DID THE LAST HEAT ADVISORY, HAVE A LIFEGUARD WHO PASSED OUT AND WAS HAD TO BE SENT HOME. SO WE WILL BE ADJUSTING THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY ARE OUTSIDE THE SHIFT. SO AND WE DO ACTUALLY HAVE TWO THAT WILL BE LEAVING US NEXT WEEK. SO MY HOPE IS THAT WE DON'T KEEP GETTING THESE HEAT ADVISORIES SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE WE CAN KEEP EVERYTHING GOING. BUT YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY, PLEASE BE CAREFUL BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IF IT'S A LIFEGUARD, YOUR WATER WHO'S PASSING OUT, THAT'S VERY SERIOUS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE BILLS WILL BE HAVING AN OPEN PRACTICE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH AT 8:30 A.M. SO ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED. THANKS. ENGINEERING. JOSH. PLANNING. AND JOSH, IN THE COURSE OF YOUR REPORT, WOULD YOU JUST COMMENT ON MR. BUSH'S QUESTION REGARDING NOISE AND NOISE ORDINANCE? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION THROUGH CODE REVIEW. SURE. THANK YOU. JUST FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT FOR THE PLANNING BOARD, WE DO HAVE A MEETING ON JULY 15TH WITH. OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON AUGUST 5TH. WE USUALLY HAVE A PRETTY PACKED AGENDA, SO IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOWN, FEEL FREE TO COME OUT TO THE PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING OUT TO LAKEVIEW TWO WEEKS AGO, TALKING ABOUT SOME DIFFERENT ZONING THINGS IN LAKEVIEW. LOVE GOING OUT THERE. THEY'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD FOR THEM TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE TOWN VERSUS FACEBOOK OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY HEAR, YOU KNOW, AROUND THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING MR. BERNARDUCCI QUESTION ABOUT THE NOISE ORDINANCE, AT LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE TOWN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AT CODE REVIEW A NUMBER OF TIMES CURRENTLY IN THE TOWN. THE NOISE ORDINANCE IS FROM 11 P.M. TO 7 A.M. AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES WE DO DIRECT PEOPLE TO CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT. IF THEY DO FEEL LIKE THE NOISE ORDINANCE IS BEING VIOLATED. WE'VE TRIED LOOKING AT IT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TIMES OF LOOKING AT THE TIMES WE'VE LOOKED AT HAVING DECIBEL READERS. WE LOOKED AT WHAT OTHER PRECEDENT TOWNS IN ERIE COUNTY, LIKE ORCHARD PARK AND WEST SENECA AND THE TOWN OF AMHERST AND OTHER TOWNS HAVE DONE. IT'S NOT AN EASY THING, THOUGH. OBVIOUSLY, WITH A TOWN OF 60,000 PLUS HAVING A UNIFORM [00:50:04] NOISE ORDINANCE, IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT POCKETS OF THE TOWN, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT. AT CODE REVIEW. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT. I'LL LOOK AT IT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT. BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S JUST AN EASY FIX. AND THEN OTHER THAN THAT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE ZONING CODE REVISIONS. THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THE SITE PLAN REVIEW CODE AT THIS MEETING. IT'S REALLY GOING TO SET THE STAGE FOR. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT SITE PLAN REVIEW IS. IT'S THE GUIDELINES AND THE DOCUMENTS THAT KIND OF SET HOW THE PLANNING BOARD REVIEWS DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOWN. SO WHEN WE DO GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS, THAT SITE PLAN REVIEW CODE IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR GIVING THE PLANNING BOARD THE PARAMETERS TO REVIEW PROJECTS EFFECTIVELY AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THEM WITH HAVING THE ENVIRONMENT IN MIND. SO I THINK YOU ALL FOR APPROVING THAT. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS. THEN ALONG THE WAY, IF PEOPLE DO HAVE ANY KIND OF CONCERNS ABOUT DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT, I, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME SEEK ME OUT IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. I'D RATHER HAVE A CONVERSATION THAN FIND OUT SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK. SO OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME. THANKS. TOWN CLERK. SO WE JUST FINALIZED 2026 TOWN AND COUNTY PROPERTY TAX. SO WE'VE GOTTEN EVERYTHING OVER TO THE COUNTY AS OF TODAY. AND THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO FINALIZE A LOT OF OUR TOWN FINANCES WITHIN THE WEEK, WEEK AND A HALF OR SO. SO THAT'S GREAT NEWS. OR PET SMILE A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, MONEY. ADDITIONAL GARBAGE SERVICES, SUPER HOT COMMODITY. WE'VE WE'RE UP TO AT LEAST 120. MAYBE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT SO I DON'T HAVE TO. THE PRICE AND THE COST. OH, SURE. SO ADDITIONAL GARBAGE SERVICES. IT'S $4 A MONTH FOR ADDITIONAL GARBAGE PICKUP, $3 A MONTH FOR ADDITIONAL RECYCLING PICKUP. THERE'S ALSO EXTRA CAPACITY TAGS. SO IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN FOUR BULK ITEMS, YOU CAN PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL TAG TO PUT OUT ADDITIONAL ITEMS. AND SAME THING WITH EXTRA TOTES. YEAH, ADDITIONAL GARBAGE BAGS. IF YOU HAVE A PARTY AND YOU DON'T WANT AN ACTUAL ADDITIONAL GARBAGE TOTE, YOU CAN BUY A TAG FOR ADDITIONAL GARBAGE BAGS. BUT THE COST OF TOTES THE TOTE $4 A MONTH AND $3 A MONTH. OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST LIKE THE $32. OH, SO $36 FOR THE YEAR FOR RECYCLING, 48 FOR GARBAGE. YEP. AND THEN THERE'S A $25 ONE TIME DELIVERY FEE. SO BUT YEAH, EVERYTHING'S PRORATED. SO YOU ONLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR THIS YEAR. AND THEN THERE WILL BE RENEWAL IN JANUARY. MR. MAHONEY TODAY. OH, I SAID MR. COZY WAS MINIMAL COZY. AND I'M GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB WITH THAT, WITH THE WHOLE I KNOW WE WERE ELECTED TO THE BOARD. THERE WAS A COMMITTEE, WAS STALLED, WAS GOING NOWHERE, AND THEY JUMPED ON BOARD. AND WE HAD WE ALL HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS, BUT I MEAN, PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING TO US. I KNOW ALL OF US THAT WHAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF RECYCLING. A LOT OF MY WIFE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER CLUB AMAZON BOXES THAT HAVE NO ROOM. AND, YOU KNOW, FOR $36, I THINK IT'S A PRETTY I MEAN, I MIGHT GET ONE MYSELF TOO. I'M TRYING TO STOP IN ONLY 20 SOME FOR RECYCLING. I HAVE TO SAY THAT BEING ABLE TO OFFER THIS ADDITIONAL OPTION, IT'S BEEN HUGE. IT HAS CURBED 90% OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT MY OFFICE RECEIVES. SO IT'S BEEN HUGELY SUCCESSFUL JUST HOW MUCH WE CONSUME TOO MUCH. RIGHT? YEAH. NO. OKAY. DID I MISS A DEPARTMENT HEAD? IS THERE ANYBODY I OVERLOOKED? OKAY, THEN WE'LL GO TO REPORTS FROM THE BOARD. COUNCIL MEMBER, MR. BUKOWSKI. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR AGAIN. GREAT JOB FOR THAT. I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER THAT AS A TOWN. WE WERE SAVING PEOPLE MONEY AS WELL. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD. I'M GOING TO BE BRIEF. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR COUNTRY. I DO WANT TO THANK THE PARAMEDICS THAT SHOWED UP TODAY. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S GOOD TO GET CRITICISM ON THE BOARD. I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AGAIN. AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DID WRONG OR COULD DO BETTER, I'LL BRING IT UP WITH MY COLLEAGUES. BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHERE IT GOES. AND LASTLY, I SEE THAT LAURA AND KIM ARE HERE. THE LAST TIME THE BEACH WE HAVE OUR WE HAVE OUR FLIER FOR IT. IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE 25TH THIS YEAR OF JULY AT HAMBURG TOWN PARK AND HAMBURG BEACH. AND I'VE BEEN THERE. MY KIDS HAVE BEEN THERE. [00:55:02] IT'S. IT'S A GREAT TIME. I'M GLAD THAT THE POLICE ARE PLANNING. AND THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THE REJUVENATION COMMITTEE. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO IT, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN, ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF TOWN, WE APPRECIATE THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSA. YEAH, WELL, SPEAKING OF BLAST ON THE BEACH, I LIKE TO THANK ALL THE SPONSORS AND CO-SPONSORS, BUT I USUALLY DON'T LIKE TO TALK POLITICS. BUT AS SOMEBODY BROUGHT IT UP EARLIER, I TAKE PRIDE IN MY IN MY JOB, YOU KNOW, I DON'T GET PAID A LOT OF MONEY. I'M A FORMER LACKAWANNA COUNCILMAN. I'M A FORMER ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATOR. AND I TOOK AN OATH, SAME OATH I DID WHEN I WAS IN THE SERVICE. AND I KIND OF I JUST I DON'T LIKE WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS ABOUT POLITICS BECAUSE I HAVE ALL THOSE THINGS I SERVED. AND I NEVER MADE A POLITICAL DECISION IN MY LIFE. I WAS HERE, GOT ELECTED, AND I BELIEVE MAYBE IT WAS MY FIRST YEAR. I BELIEVE IT WAS BIG TREE FIRE HALL THAT CAME IN HERE AND, AND ASKED FOR THIS. AND THEY SAID A TOWN WIDE AMBULANCE SERVICE, I BELIEVE YOUR LAWYER WAS EVEN HERE EXPRESSING AND TELLING US ABOUT IT. A TOWN WIDE SERVICE. WE VOTED FOR THAT IN THE JUNCTION, SAYING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TOWN WIDE SERVICE, AND BIG TREE WENT OUT ON THEIR OWN. I WAS FLABBERGASTED, THEY JUST WENT OUT AND I STARTED CALLING ALL THE FIRE CHIEFS, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT'S GOING ON? I THOUGHT THIS WAS ALL SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER ONE UMBRELLA, UNDER THE FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. AND APPARENTLY I WAS WRONG BECAUSE BIG TREE CHOSE TO GO OFF BY THEMSELVES. SO WE'RE GOING BACK WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAN. IF THERE WAS SOME MISTAKE ON YOUR PART WHERE THINGS DIDN'T HAPPEN THE WAY YOU WANTED IT TO, IT'S NOT MY FAULT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ. YEAH, NO, KEEP IT BRIEF. HOPE EVERYONE'S ENJOYING THEIR SUMMER BLAST. THE BEACH OBVIOUSLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AGAIN. HOPE EVERYONE GETS TO GO AND ENJOY THAT. I DO WANT TO GO BACK TO THE RESOLUTION ABOUT THE LAKE ERIE SEAWAY TRAIL CENTER GRANT. I THINK THAT'S A SUPER EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. I THINK, YOU KNOW, TAKING A STEP BACK AND THINKING ABOUT LIKE WHAT THAT PROPERTY AND PLACE COULD BE, I THINK THIS IS COULD BE REALLY AWESOME. AND I THINK THE LAKE ERIE SEAWAY TRAIL CENTER AND GROUP IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO CHAMPION THAT SPACE FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND ALL RESIDENTS IN GENERAL OF THE OF THE REGION, BUT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN SELFISHLY, I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THE HAZARDOUS WASTE PICKUP ON NOVEMBER 7TH. SO EVERYONE, PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. I'VE GOT CANS OF STUFF IN MY BASEMENT I CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF. SO I HOPE EVERYONE TAKES PART IN THAT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BABIES. NO DIRTY DIAPERS? NO, NO, THAT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT FOR SURE. BUT THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON. THANK YOU. I JUST FIRST, I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT HERE TO SPEAK TONIGHT. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HEAR FROM ALL SIDES. AND AND I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, YOU COMING OUT. SECONDLY, I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY AGAIN THAT IT'S SUMMER. KIDS ARE OUT PLAYING. SOMETIMES KIDS AREN'T PAYING AS MUCH ATTENTION AS THEY SHOULD BE WITH TRAFFIC, ETC. SO PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR THE LITTLE ONES. AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF MATT MAYER. HE'S NOT A HAMBURG RESIDENT, BUT HE WAS A FRIEND OF MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, CAROLINE. HE DIED LAST WEEK IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND HE WILL BE LAID TO REST TOMORROW. THAT'S IT. WE WILL END THE MEETING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE THEN. THANK YOU. SO I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH SOME THANK YOUS. I ALWAYS TRIED TO THINK ABOUT THE MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS IN OUR IN OUR TOWN AND OUR DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ALWAYS WORKING TIRELESSLY FOR THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE THINKING AHEAD, THEY'RE BRINGING GOOD IDEAS FORWARD. THEY'RE SELF-INITIATED. THEY'RE ALWAYS TRYING THEIR VERY BEST. SO THE PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO THANK THIS WEEK START WITH JOSH ROGERS, WHO DID REPRESENT THE TOWN AND GO OUT TO THE LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY. WE ARE. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, THAT WE'VE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE US INPUT ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND ONE IMPORTANT AREA IS IN THAT AREA OF PLANNING, AND IT DRIVES SO MANY THINGS, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH CODE ENFORCEMENT, ENGINEERING, ETC. AND WE'VE DEVELOPED A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH THE COMMUNITY CAN GIVE US INPUT. AND ONE IS THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING OUT TO SOME OF THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS, LIKE THE LAKEVIEW ASSOCIATION. IN FEBRUARY, JOSH AND I KEPT IN MONACO, AND BOB MAHONEY WENT OUT AND WE SPENT ABOUT TWO HOURS IN GREAT DIALOG AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND GETTING FEEDBACK. AND THEN JOSH RETURNED, AS HE MENTIONED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND GATHERED SOME GREAT INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY. THEY HAD A VERY GOOD BACK AND FORTH ABOUT IDEAS AND THEIR VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS VERY HELPFUL FOR US AS WE'RE TRYING TO CRAFT OUR PLANS, OUR VISION, CARRY OUT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO THANK YOU. JOSH, I WOULD YES, AGAIN, COMMENT ON [01:00:05] THAT. SURE. I KNOW JOSH WORKS FOR WENDELL, BUT. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE JOSH BECAUSE I ASK PEOPLE QUESTIONS. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WANT TO ANSWER THEM. AND IT FRUSTRATES THE HELL OUT OF ME. AND JOSH WILL ALWAYS ANSWER MY QUESTION AND THEN I TRUST HIM. SO I'LL SAY, WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK? AND SO, I MEAN, I THINK AS A BOARD, WE SHOULD DISCUSS, I MEAN, HE MAY NOT WANT TO WORK FOR US. HE KNOWS I, I MENTIONED IT ONCE OR TWICE. I KNOW WE HAVE MENTIONED IT, BUT JOSH IS SMART AND HE COULD DO WHATEVER HE WANTS. I MEAN, AS FAR AS YOUR YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CAPABLE OF DOING WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT PLANNING AND YOU WENT THROUGH COLLEGE AT UB FOR IT. AND THIS IS YOUR PASSION. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A SMART GUY. YOU COULD DO WHAT YOU WISH AND I WOULD. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT. SURE. SO I'D LIKE TO THEN DO A COMMUNITY SHOUT OUT TO LES. THIS PAST WEEKEND. THERE WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL IT'S SUCCESSFUL EVERY YEAR, BUT THE GARDEN WALK WAS LAST WEEKEND. AND THAT WAS LED BY MARGE RUST AND THAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS. THEY PUT TOGETHER A PHENOMENAL EVENT EVERY YEAR. SO THANK YOU AND SHOUT OUT TO THEM ALL OF THESE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. REALLY, IT'S A GREAT PART OF WHAT MAKES US SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE. WE ALL KNOW THAT. WE LIKE TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT IT. I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK CJ BOSWELL, WHO IS OUR HEAD GROUNDSKEEPER OUT AT THE GOLF COURSE. THAT IS NO SMALL JOB THAT HE HAS OUT THERE, AND HE GETS THROWN CURVE BALLS AND HE, ALONG WITH HIS STAFF, DO A GREAT JOB AND HE'S VERY PROACTIVE, BRINGING THINGS FORWARD, TRYING TO LOOK AHEAD AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE OUT THERE. THEY'RE THERE AT OUR GOLF COURSE. AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BAG DEPARTMENT IN GENERAL, BECAUSE I HAVE GOTTEN SO MANY COMPLIMENTS THIS YEAR RANDOMLY FROM PEOPLE JUST PASSING BY WHO SAY, BOY, DOES THAT BEACH LOOK FABULOUS. NUMBER ONE, HOW INCREDIBLE THAT WE HAVE A BEACH THAT WE ARE STEWARDS OF AND THAT WE'RE IN CHARGE OF, BUT THEN WE HAVE A STAFF THAT REALLY TAKES PRIDE IN AND TAKES IT SERIOUSLY THAT WE ARE STEWARDS OF SOMETHING THAT MOST COMMUNITIES DON'T HAVE A BEACH. AND AGAIN, I'VE RECEIVED SO MANY COMPLIMENTS THIS YEAR ABOUT WHAT A GREAT JOB THEY'RE DOING WITH KEEPING THE BEACH LOOKING SO PRISTINE AND BEAUTIFUL SO THAT WE CAN ALL ENJOY IT. SO THANK YOU TO THEM. IT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED ABOUT BLAST ON THE BEACH, BUT I WILL GIVE ANOTHER REMINDER ABOUT THE EVENT. PART OF THE 250TH COMMEMORATION YEAR IS AN EVENT BEING PUT ON AT THE HILLSIDE CEMETERY. KIND OF UNIQUE, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AUGUST 2ND, AND DEAN MESSING AND HIS GROUP IS IN CHARGE OF THAT AND IT'S, I BELIEVE STARTS AT 11:00 AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO A TOUR AND THEY'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY BEHIND MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE FINAL RESTING PLACES AT HILLSIDE. SO YOU MIGHT HILLSIDE, HILLCREST, HILLCREST. I KNOW I SAID THAT WRONG. HILLCREST CEMETERY. SO THAT MIGHT BE AN INTERESTING. WAY TO SPEND YOUR AUGUST 2ND. TRUE, TRUE. AND I THINK THAT'S IT. EXCEPT FOR I DID WANT TO BRIEFLY COMMENT ABOUT. I ALSO APPRECIATE, NO MATTER WHAT THE TOPIC IS DIFFICULT. DIFFICULT TOPIC THAT THE TOWN BOARD IS HAVING TO DEAL WITH AT THE TIME. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY. JUST AS WE SAW THIS EVENING WITH THE INDIVIDUALS WHO CAME FORTH TO SPEAK ABOUT BIG TREE EMS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN BIG TREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR NINE FIRE COMPANIES IN HAMBURG, AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF ALL NINE OF OUR FIRE COMPANIES AND FIRE DISTRICTS. WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THEM OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, AS THEY FACE CHALLENGES, AS WE FACE CHALLENGES AS A COMMUNITY, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY WILL WORK OUT IF WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT HISTORY WE HAVE WITH HOLDING UP OUR VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR EFFORTS AND SUPPORTING THEM IN WHAT THEY DO. SO WE THANK EVERYONE WHO COMES AND GIVES THE COMMENTS THIS EVENING, AS WE ALWAYS DO. BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO CONFUSION ABOUT THIS, AND IT ECHOES SOME OF WHAT WAS ALREADY SAID. I'M PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE I KNOW, AS I HAVE ALWAYS DONE, THAT WE DO NOT MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON POLITICS AT ALL, REGARDLESS OF WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT THINK, MIGHT SAY IN PARTICULAR SITUATIONS. IT MAY BE BECAUSE MAYBE IT'S THINGS AREN'T WORKING OUT HOW YOU PARTICULARLY WOULD CHOOSE. WE DO NOT MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON POLITICS. WE WORK VERY HARD TO TRY TO GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AND DATA AS POSSIBLE, SO WE ARE MAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE DECISION DECISION FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WHICH MEANS THAT SOMETIMES IT'S NOT WHAT AN INDIVIDUAL MIGHT THINK IS BEST, BUT WE TRY TO DO THE BEST BY THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF MANY DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE ARE THAT ARE DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX. THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE [01:05:04] INITIATED. IT WAS BROUGHT TO US AND IT WAS PUT WITH US TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT WOULD BE IN THE TOWN'S BEST INTEREST. IT WAS NOT A DECISION THAT THIS BOARD MADE BY ITSELF. THAT'S NOT HOW WE OPERATE. WE GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AND HELP AS WE CAN. WE GO TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FRONT LINE INVOLVED. SO INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, AND WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME INCLUDED OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR INCLUDED PERSONNEL FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINE DEALING WITH THIS SITUATION FROM EVERY PERSPECTIVE. OUR DISPATCH PERSONNEL, ALL OF OUR FIRE CHIEFS, ALL OF OUR FIRE CHIEFS, OUR PRESIDENT OF OUR FIRE CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION, AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE AND TOWN DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN A FIRST HAND BASIS. THIS WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION. IT WAS NOT A QUICK DECISION. IT WAS NOT A DECISION THAT WASN'T ARRIVED AT WITH A LOT OF CONSIDERATION AND VERY IN DEPTH CONVERSATION AT MANY LEVELS. AND AGAIN, IT WAS BROUGHT TO US. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE JUST DECIDED TO DO, BUT WE DID SOLVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS HAS TO DO WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. AND WE TAKE THAT CHARGE THAT WE HAVE AS A BOARD VERY SERIOUSLY. AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WERE POISED AND READY TO MAKE A DECISION THAT WOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE DID KEEP PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE FOREFRONT AND THAT WE WERE GUARANTEEING NOT ONLY IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT IN THE LONG TERM, THAT WE HAD A PLAN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, WHETHER IT'S FIRE OR EMS SERVICE THAT WOULD SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE IN OUR EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE THE HARD WORK OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. AND SO WE NEEDED TO TAKE A STEP BACK. WE NEEDED TO WORK WITH ALL OF THOSE PARTNERS TO COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT MADE THE MOST SENSE FOR THIS TOWN MOVING FORWARD AS IT ADDRESSED EMS ISSUES. AND I WON'T GO INTO ANY OTHER SPECIFICS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE COMMUNITY THAT YOUR SAFETY IS OUR FIRST CONCERN. WE MADE THIS DECISION WITH A LOT OF HELP. APOLOGIES. I'M SO SORRY FROM A LOT OF THE PARTNERS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THIS. AGAIN, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DISPATCH, FIRE CHIEFS, ETC. I WELCOME CONTINUED CONVERSATION, BUT WE DO FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN THE PLAN THAT WE HAVE GOING FORWARD, AND I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THIS WAS A TOUGH DECISION, BUT WE ARRIVED AT THE DECISION THAT WE TRULY, FIRMLY BELIEVE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME, AND GOING FORWARD, WE'LL BE REIMBURSED IN $300,000. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE. PLEASE BE SAFE. AS COUNCIL MEMBER DIXON SAID, WITH THE HOT WEATHER AND EVERYONE'S EXCITED TO ENJOY IT, PLEASE ENJOY IT, BUT BE SAFE AND REMEMBER TO COME TO BLAST ON THE BEACH. TAKE CARE. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. MOTION. MOTION. OH, I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE JULY 13TH MEETING OF THE HAMBURG T * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.