[0:15] Perfectly.
[0:15] Let's start
[0:16] today's
[0:17] meeting with the oath.
[0:20] I pledge
[0:21] allegiance to the flag of the
[0:23] United States of
[0:24] America and to the republic for which it
[0:25] stands,
[0:26] one nation under
[0:27] God, indivisible,
[0:29] with liberty and
[0:29] justice for
[0:31] all. Is
[0:39] there a motion
[0:40] to approve the minutes of the
[0:42] school
[0:43] board meeting of September 3, 2026
[0:45] ?
[0:46] There is an offer. I
[0:47] support. Are
[0:48] there any comments
[0:50] ? Who is "for"? "
[0:52] For".
[0:53] Accepted. Are there any
[0:56] citizens who
[0:57] would like to speak on the
[0:59] agenda? If not,
[1:05] let's move on to
[1:06] the comments
[1:06] of the trustees.
[1:09] I don't know where we
[1:10] stopped. Want to
[1:12] start first?
[1:13] Do you want Paul to
[1:14] start first?
[1:15] Of course, I'll start. The
[1:17] agenda
[1:17] looks good, so that's
[1:20] all my comment.
[1:21] I have a couple of
[1:22] points. First,
[1:26] we will be hosting the
[1:29] Ballston Spa Community
[1:30] Scholarship Foundation Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday,
[1:32] September 26th at 10:00 AM with a
[1:33] mass start,
[1:35] registration at 9:00 AM
[1:36] at Wood Golf Course in
[1:38] support of the
[1:39] Community Scholarship Foundation.
[1:42] Last year, they
[1:43] awarded 135 scholarships to
[1:44] local students.
[1:46] This is a good thing.
[1:48] Please refer to the
[1:51] Ballston Spa Community Scholarship
[1:52] Foundation Golf Tournament website. And one more thing, I
[1:55] would like to add an item
[1:56] to the agenda.
[1:58] I know, sorry, guys.
[2:03] To schedule a
[2:04] public hearing
[2:05] for the next
[2:06] meeting. What
[2:08] day is it, I don't know what
[2:09] day it is? It's
[2:11] October 1st.
[2:12] October, what is it? October 1st
[2:14] ? October 1. This is an
[2:18] amendment to the current
[2:19] Chapter 275, Section 27,
[2:21] Subsection 4, of the
[2:22] Township Code to allow the
[2:23] use of
[2:24] compostable
[2:25] paper bags for
[2:27] yard waste
[2:29] during its collection. At
[2:31] the suggestion of
[2:32] the head of
[2:33] public utilities. And
[2:34] besides, I'll
[2:35] stick to the
[2:36] agenda, and
[2:36] let's cheer for
[2:38] Buffalo today. And
[2:39] for Syracuse. And for
[2:40] Syracuse.
[2:42] At least I should have
[2:43] mentioned it.
[2:44] I know.
[2:44] Well, after that I'll
[2:45] stick to the
[2:46] agenda.
[2:48] I would like to
[2:52] I just wanted to
[2:52] ask our
[2:54] secretary to clarify
[2:55] for those who don't know
[3:01] where and when the meeting agendas
[3:02] are published so that
[3:04] everyone can find them.
[3:06] Yes. So, the
[3:07] agendas are published
[3:09] on our website.
[3:11] I usually post
[3:12] them by 3pm on the Wednesday before
[3:14] the meeting. They are
[3:17] located in two
[3:18] places on the website. In the
[3:20] documents section, in the
[3:22] "Agendas
[3:24] " folder, of course, "
[3:25] Village Council", and then the year -
[3:27] 2026. On the website you
[3:30] will see them in order
[3:31] from the most recent. I
[3:34] know that sometimes when
[3:36] you go on your phone,
[3:37] things are out of order and
[3:38] the posts may
[3:39] be at the bottom, but they are
[3:41] there. And they are also on the
[3:43] calendar.
[3:44] There is
[3:45] a link in the calendar. So, whatever the
[3:47] meeting date is, it will be
[3:48] published directly in the
[3:50] calendar link. So that's
[3:51] where they are
[3:52] published.
[3:53] Thank you.
[3:54] Yes. Anything else
[3:56] ?
[3:57] No, I will
[3:57] stick to the
[3:58] agenda.
[4:00] .
[4:01] Good. OK. I wanted to
[4:06] mention a few things:
[4:07] I was able to visit Silver
[4:08] Faxes at their
[4:09] reopening
[4:11] , they have expanded, and
[4:12] it is a very impressive
[4:13] establishment. I'm proud that
[4:17] they're a part of
[4:18] our community, and I
[4:19] also think
[4:20] I was at Tops on Tuesday
[4:22] when they
[4:23] reopened. And although
[4:25] they are not within
[4:26] the village limits, they are critically
[4:27] important.
[4:28] Still in the village.
[4:29] Yes, they are a critically
[4:31] important part of
[4:32] our community.
[4:33] It's great to see what
[4:34] they've done.
[4:35] This is beautiful.
[4:36] This is a significant improvement. You
[4:38] just have to
[4:38] figure out where
[4:39] to find everything, because they
[4:40] rearranged all the
[4:41] merchandise.
[4:41] Yes, I forgot. I just
[4:43] found out about this.
[4:47] I also wanted to mention a little
[4:48] about the island this
[4:49] weekend. There was
[4:52] some confusion.
[4:57] The parade will start at
[4:58] 2:00, they will leave from Lock
[5:00] Street, head to
[5:01] Sales and
[5:02] wander around, they will
[5:03] not take the
[5:04] whole crew to the
[5:05] island. They
[5:11] will park it and
[5:12] then return
[5:13] one horse to the island
[5:14] for photo shoots and to get a
[5:16] closer look
[5:17] at the 2,000-pound
[5:18] animal. Then there
[5:22] will be a series of activities
[5:23] that will last
[5:24] from approximately 2:00 to 5:00.
[5:26] From 2:30 to 5:00. For families,
[5:29] I think, for people of all
[5:30] ages. And it
[5:33] will end, I don't
[5:34] know the name of the group, but
[5:35] they are preparing
[5:36] a presentation for a
[5:37] group of veterans. With AB.
[5:43] This...this...
[5:44] From Folds.
[5:45] Yes, it's...something...it's a
[5:46] veterans group
[5:47] that they support.
[5:49] Folds of Honor.
[5:50] Ahem. And besides
[5:58] , I wanted
[5:59] to take a moment.
[6:00] And the event is
[6:01] free to
[6:02] the public on the
[6:03] app.
[6:03] Yes, it's free. I
[6:06] wanted to mention
[6:07] Paul, who is going on an
[6:09] Honor Flight
[6:10] this weekend.
[6:12] Thank you for your
[6:13] service. We thank the other
[6:16] gentlemen in the room for their service, as well
[6:17] as our
[6:18] attorney, Bob
[6:19] Baldwin, who
[6:21] is also a veteran. And everyone else
[6:22] I may
[6:24] not know about. Other than that,
[6:26] I will stick to the
[6:28] agenda. So
[6:31] , I'll hand over the floor to
[6:32] our lawyer.
[6:33] Um, I'll
[6:34] stick to the
[6:35] agenda. I've been
[6:36] called to
[6:38] that flight for a long time, so
[6:39] I'll do it someday.
[6:41] Don't wait forever.
[6:42] I will stick to the agenda
[6:44] .
[6:45] My father, he
[6:46] really loved it.
[6:47] Yes, I am very
[6:48] familiar with those who
[6:49] run this.
[6:51] I'm not going to
[6:52] follow an
[6:53] agenda.
[6:55] Um, I have some things
[6:56] you should
[6:57] know about. I'll try to
[6:59] be quick. Um, our
[7:03] two instruments at Salve
[7:04] Bank are being updated in
[7:05] October. So,
[7:09] the bond that we
[7:10] had for 3 years to pay for the
[7:12] snow removal
[7:13] truck, the last
[7:14] payment is due on
[7:16] October 5th, we will
[7:17] pay it off and everything will be
[7:18] closed out, which will give us
[7:19] about $50,000 in
[7:21] annual
[7:22] cost reduction in the budget. So that's
[7:24] great.
[7:26] And my
[7:27] microphone is broken.
[7:28] He is only 3 years old. So,
[7:30] I hope so. The
[7:35] five-year note
[7:36] we issued
[7:38] last year is due to
[7:39] make its first
[7:40] payment at the end of
[7:41] October. Um, you'll
[7:44] need to
[7:45] update it at the
[7:46] meeting on October 15th,
[7:47] which I'll be attending
[7:49] . Um, the cost of the main renovation
[7:53] will be $413,000,
[7:55] if you'll allow
[7:56] me to add
[7:57] a resolution to this meeting
[7:59] . There is about
[8:02] $13,000 left that we have not
[8:04] spent from this
[8:05] bond. I would like to
[8:07] pay off part of
[8:08] the bond with this
[8:09] $13,000. So, if you
[8:11] let me
[8:12] do this, the principal amount
[8:14] would be $413,000.
[8:16] It will update at 4.15
[8:19] %. for one more year. Ahem. And that's
[8:24] all about debts.
[8:26] Number two on the
[8:28] agenda today, and I
[8:29] ask for your
[8:30] approval to
[8:31] allow us to
[8:31] use Seneca
[8:33] Savings as another
[8:34] financial institution for
[8:35] the township. This is just a
[8:36] procedural matter
[8:38] that will allow me
[8:39] to move some
[8:40] accounts there or
[8:41] deposit funds, and in
[8:42] the future, perhaps
[8:43] use them
[8:44] to issue
[8:45] bonds. That's all it
[8:48] takes, an
[8:49] insured
[8:49] financial institution
[8:51] approved by the State of New
[8:52] York for
[8:52] municipalities. So,
[8:54] um.
[8:54] And they are within
[8:56] walking distance
[8:57] .
[8:57] They are through the parking lot.
[8:58] I like it.
[9:01] Um, I want to let
[9:02] you know that between
[9:03] now and December we had
[9:05] another
[9:06] billing error
[9:07] from National Grid. This had nothing to do
[9:09] with the village,
[9:11] it was an error in
[9:12] National Grid's billing, and we
[9:14] unexpectedly owe them
[9:15] $6,700. So, um,
[9:17] if you think I'm
[9:19] a little annoyed
[9:20] about this, I am.
[9:21] But we have to
[9:23] pay them. So I just
[9:24] wanted you to know that
[9:25] . Um, and I'd like
[9:26] you to know these things just in case
[9:28] you
[9:29] run into your
[9:30] friendly
[9:30] national
[9:32] network worker
[9:33] somewhere, um, who's
[9:35] responsible for this,
[9:36] to let them know that,
[9:37] you know, they need to do a
[9:38] better job. Ahem.
[9:43] Jody just advised
[9:44] me whether I could
[9:45] tell them about
[9:46] health insurance
[9:47] or not?
[9:47] No, no, you can't.
[9:49] Good. I can't tell you about
[9:51] it. Um,
[9:54] we had a meeting with
[9:55] them, with the county, um, and
[9:57] with the finance group,
[9:58] and with the audit
[9:59] group about the
[10:00] occupancy tax and its
[10:01] implementation, and they
[10:03] gave us some
[10:04] good advice, and they're
[10:05] helping us with that
[10:06] . They act as
[10:09] the registrar for the county,
[10:10] so we can just
[10:12] get the list from them
[10:13] . We don't
[10:16] need to
[10:17] register hotels,
[10:18] Airbnb, or anything else in
[10:19] Ballston Spa ourselves. They
[10:23] have it, and they
[10:24] will provide us with this
[10:25] information. And, um,
[10:28] they also
[10:28] advise us
[10:29] on a few other
[10:31] procedural issues,
[10:32] so it was a good
[10:33] meeting and the start of a
[10:34] good relationship. And
[10:37] lastly: the
[10:38] budget calendar,
[10:40] which covers the entire
[10:41] period until January, is important. Um,
[10:44] he's a bit aggressive,
[10:45] but we have to
[10:46] finalize the budget. Um,
[10:48] so if there are any
[10:49] questions about this,
[10:50] please let
[10:51] me know, and I'll just
[10:53] give you a quick
[10:54] word of encouragement
[10:55] about the budget, because I want
[10:57] you to know: I think
[10:58] you've done a
[10:59] good job. And I
[11:00] think we have a
[11:01] good foundation
[11:03] to continue in the
[11:04] same spirit. Um, I
[11:06] wanted to point out that
[11:07] our budget process
[11:09] takes over two
[11:10] months. And the entire board
[11:11] is involved, and all the
[11:13] department heads are
[11:14] involved, and this doesn't
[11:15] happen everywhere.
[11:16] This does not happen in
[11:17] every
[11:17] municipality. Um,
[11:19] so each of you has
[11:20] some
[11:20] responsibility. I am
[11:22] responsible.
[11:23] All these people are
[11:24] responsible for
[11:25] this. And a well-
[11:26] designed budget
[11:27] leads to a high
[11:28] level of fiscal
[11:29] responsibility. Um,
[11:31] when I came here,
[11:32] like many
[11:33] municipalities, the
[11:34] village didn't
[11:35] invest. Now we are
[11:36] investing.
[11:39] The State Comptroller
[11:40] recommended that we
[11:41] do this because
[11:42] the public, our
[11:43] residents, have the right
[11:45] to demand from us
[11:45] effective
[11:46] management of the funds
[11:47] they have entrusted to us
[11:49] . Um, and we do that.
[11:53] Right now we are celebrating the
[11:54] third anniversary of our
[11:55] investment. And in three
[11:57] years, our investment
[11:58] brought us over
[12:00] $700,000. This is between
[12:02] water supply,
[12:03] sewerage and
[12:04] general fund. Um,
[12:06] and that's essentially exactly
[12:08] 36 months. There are
[12:11] several
[12:11] municipalities
[12:12] nearby that are not
[12:13] investing. I would like to
[12:16] tell you that it is
[12:17] difficult, but it is not. And there is
[12:19] no
[12:20] risk here. According to
[12:21] state law
[12:22] , you are prohibited from taking
[12:23] any risks.
[12:24] So you just
[12:25] find someone who
[12:26] will do all the simple
[12:27] work for you. That's exactly what
[12:29] we did. Um, I've
[12:32] told you before and I'll
[12:33] remind you again: our
[12:35] flat tax
[12:36] rate is eighth out of 15
[12:38] villages. This means that in
[12:39] seven it is lower than
[12:41] in us, and in seven it is higher.
[12:42] The seven that have it
[12:44] higher than ours are all
[12:45] larger villages that are
[12:46] our analogues.
[12:48] Six of the seven that are
[12:49] lower are very
[12:50] tiny. They are not our
[12:52] equals. So we're
[12:54] actually at the bottom of the
[12:55] list. Um, our
[12:57] tax collection
[12:59] increased by 6.5% this
[13:01] year. This is ninth place
[13:03] among all villages. Five
[13:05] of the six villages below
[13:07] us have collections of
[13:08] less than $500,000.
[13:10] For comparison, our
[13:12] collection is
[13:13] 3.4 million. Those villages are
[13:15] no match for us. Among
[13:19] our counterparts, only
[13:20] one village
[13:21] had a lower growth rate
[13:23] than ours, and eight had a
[13:24] higher growth rate. And they
[13:28] grew from twice to
[13:29] 12 times more than we did
[13:31] . There was one village, and I
[13:34] know you read about it
[13:35] in the newspaper, but they
[13:36] made it 12
[13:37] times bigger than us.
[13:39] This is a charge. So I
[13:41] applaud you for that. Ahem.
[13:46] Ah...Hmm, let's see. We
[13:48] purchased or
[13:49] replaced nearly a
[13:50] million and a half
[13:51] dollars of outdated
[13:52] equipment, some of
[13:53] which was over 25
[13:54] years old. This was
[13:55] achieved through
[13:56] our budget,
[13:57] bonds, and
[13:58] grants. Um, I think
[14:00] we've received over
[14:02] $2 million in
[14:03] grants in the
[14:04] last few years alone.
[14:06] Financially
[14:06] responsible, to
[14:08] employees and
[14:09] to our
[14:10] residents. Um, we have been
[14:12] steadily
[14:13] increasing
[14:14] our balance. Um, our
[14:17] tax base is
[14:18] poised for significant
[14:19] growth with
[14:20] projects
[14:21] coming up in the
[14:22] next two, three,
[14:23] four years. Um, and I
[14:26] just wanted to let you know
[14:28] that we're continuing to
[14:29] work for another year and another
[14:30] month, and I appreciate the
[14:31] partnership for the
[14:32] financial strength of
[14:34] this village, and I
[14:35] look forward to the
[14:36] next few weeks
[14:37] as we, um,
[14:38] look at the budget.
[14:40] So thank you.
[14:43] Now, moving on to
[14:44] the end. I'm
[14:46] not going to just
[14:47] ignore
[14:48] your words about
[14:49] investing in this
[14:50] work, because I get
[14:51] emails from New
[14:52] York Class almost every day.
[14:56] So I know that
[15:00] unlike other
[15:01] places, you keep a
[15:02] minimum amount in your
[15:03] checking account and
[15:05] transfer
[15:06] funds daily to
[15:06] maximize your
[15:08] investment returns. This is work
[15:11] , and we appreciate it.
[15:13] Well, thank you. I...I
[15:15] mean, I grew up in
[15:16] this industry, and that's actually what
[15:18] we did.
[15:22] Cash Management
[15:24] ...and so I really
[15:25] appreciate the feedback, but in
[15:26] many ways,
[15:27] when you're designing a
[15:28] system, it's pretty
[15:29] simple.
[15:33] Good. In any
[15:35] case, thank you.
[15:40] Good evening to my
[15:42] beloved council. I want
[15:43] to say that this
[15:44] week on Saturday, the
[15:45] Senior Center
[15:46] will host a "
[15:47] Walk in the Forest" at
[15:48] 10:00. So we invite
[15:50] you all to come and
[15:51] join us.
[15:52] It's a mile walk. We
[15:53] will pass through
[15:54] the town of McHenry and
[15:55] return to the
[15:56] center. We would like to
[15:57] see as many
[15:57] participants as possible,
[15:58] if possible. Therefore,
[16:00] we appeal to you to be
[16:01] present
[16:02] . Our next
[16:03] event will be a
[16:03] flu vaccination on
[16:05] October 2nd, which is open
[16:06] to all who wish. So
[16:07] please come
[16:08] and join. Walmart
[16:09] did great
[16:10] last time and they
[16:11] will be there again for
[16:13] phase two. This is all
[16:14] we have. We will
[16:15] stick to the agenda
[16:16] .
[16:17] Good. Moving on to
[16:19] BPW, Karen.
[16:21] On Saturday, the mayor mentioned
[16:23] that we would have an
[16:24] Anheuser-Busch parade that would go
[16:26] through the village. I
[16:27] just want to
[16:28] warn everyone that
[16:29] many streets in the
[16:30] village will be
[16:31] closed. So
[16:32] plan your
[16:33] route in advance
[16:34] if you will be driving through the
[16:35] village. You will start
[16:36] seeing teams of
[16:37] workers around
[16:39] 1:00 PM, and the events
[16:40] will continue until around
[16:41] 6:00
[16:42] PM. So it will be a
[16:43] busy day.
[16:45] Another thing I
[16:46] wanted to point out
[16:47] is that we are in the
[16:49] fall season, the
[16:50] first full
[16:51] week of October. Therefore, on
[16:52] October 5, we
[16:53] begin
[16:53] weekly removal of
[16:55] garden waste and
[16:56] branches. This
[16:57] will happen
[16:58] every week until the
[16:59] snow falls or we get
[17:00] everything out. That's
[17:02] it. This is all I have.
[17:05] Good.
[17:06] Let's go to the
[17:06] police
[17:07] station.
[17:08] Dec.
[17:08] We will
[17:09] stick to the agenda
[17:10] .
[17:14] Well, then we'll ask
[17:15] you a question.
[17:16] How is it?
[17:17] Oh, boy.
[17:18] Because it keeps
[17:19] popping up. We have
[17:20] implemented rules
[17:21] for
[17:21] electric bicycles and
[17:22] are currently in the
[17:23] outreach phase
[17:24] . How is it
[17:25] progressing?
[17:26] So far...obviously,
[17:27] for those who don't know, I
[17:29] work the night shift.
[17:30] That's when we
[17:32] deal with
[17:32] e-bikes
[17:33] and teenagers the most. Parents
[17:35] are
[17:36] very positive about this. We are
[17:37] currently at the outreach stage
[17:39] , so they are
[17:39] very grateful that we are
[17:40] addressing this
[17:41] issue. We have
[17:43] n't encountered any
[17:44] major problems yet.
[17:45] The people were divided
[17:46] roughly in half.
[17:48] have seen
[17:49] the ad, and the other
[17:50] half don't even
[17:51] know it
[17:51] exists. So at
[17:52] this point, I think
[17:54] we've already informed
[17:55] most of the people who
[17:56] come to the
[17:57] village. Therefore, I believe that the
[17:58] action plan is to
[18:01] begin
[18:01] implementing measures in the near future
[18:02] . So, thank you.
[18:07] Moving on to
[18:08] unfinished business,
[18:09] item A. I haven't heard back
[18:13] from the
[18:14] planning commission,
[18:15] so it's
[18:16] done.
[18:17] Good.
[18:18] Well, in that case, I
[18:19] propose to postpone
[18:20] consideration of item 6A.
[18:22] Second. I support. Are
[18:24] there any other
[18:25] discussions?
[18:26] No.
[18:27] Who is "for"?
[18:28] By.
[18:29] Accepted. Moving on
[18:31] to new business, item
[18:32] A. Motion to add
[18:33] "Seneca Savings NA" to the list of
[18:35] authorized
[18:36] financial institutions
[18:37] for township business. The
[18:39] signatories must
[18:40] be the village treasurer,
[18:41] village mayor, and
[18:42] deputy mayor,
[18:43] each of whom is
[18:44] authorized
[18:45] to sign personally
[18:46] .
[18:47] I suggest. I
[18:48] support.
[18:49] Does NA stand for "
[18:50] North America"? What
[18:51] is NA?
[18:52] National
[18:53] association.
[18:54] Of course.
[18:54] Thank you.
[18:56] Are there any other questions
[18:57] or discussions? Who is "
[19:00] for"?
[19:00] By.
[19:01] Accepted.
[19:02] That's a good question.
[19:03] Oh, thank you. Good
[19:05] question.
[19:06] Item B, proposal to
[19:08] approve the budget amendments
[19:11] proposed in
[19:12] the document dated September 17, 2026,
[19:15] amendments to the budget for
[19:17] 2026-2027.
[19:19] I suggest. I
[19:21] support.
[19:22] Is there a discussion?
[19:24] I hope you had a
[19:25] chance to
[19:25] read it. Do you have a
[19:26] question for
[19:27] the treasurer? Looking
[19:30] at the document, correct
[19:31] me if I'm
[19:32] wrong, we're
[19:34] 50% of the way there.
[19:34] Yes.
[19:37] About.
[19:38] What is the mathematics here?
[19:39] Well, it says that the
[19:40] personal services of the
[19:42] Board of Trustees
[19:42] are 50%.
[19:43] percent. No, we
[19:46] only have 4
[19:47] months left.
[19:48] A.
[19:49] No, 5 months, sorry.
[19:52] Good.
[19:52] I'm not a treasurer, but I
[19:53] play one in the movies. Uh,
[19:58] but that was because...
[19:59] okay, so what I
[20:00] wanted to point out is:
[20:02] should we be
[20:03] worried about
[20:04] articles showing
[20:05] less than what? Or
[20:08] more than...
[20:09] Uh, I don't know. How to
[20:11] calculate quickly?
[20:12] How much is 7/12? I don't
[20:15] know, well, 1/12 is 8, so
[20:18] 7 is 57, 58%. So, uh,
[20:22] we have less than that.
[20:23] articles, there are many
[20:25] separate lines. I
[20:26] can email you
[20:29] in a day or two
[20:30] to
[20:31] break down the budget in more detail, but uh
[20:32] At first
[20:38] glance, there's
[20:39] nothing that's in
[20:40] any kind of dire
[20:41] condition right now. On the contrary, there are things
[20:45] that turned out to be
[20:46] below budget, and
[20:47] that's good. Well, you
[20:49] know, cases where
[20:51] we've had a
[20:52] vacant position for a while, so the
[20:53] salary line is
[20:54] lower, or something like that.
[20:57] Two things that are here,
[20:58] one of them is
[21:00] unemployment insurance.
[21:03] We simply have a different
[21:04] history of payments
[21:05] recently, no matter how
[21:06] they calculate
[21:07] the premiums there, the history of
[21:08] payments is longer. So it's
[21:12] like a game of dice when
[21:13] you're budgeting for
[21:15] it. Another thing is
[21:19] the distribution of
[21:20] website costs among all
[21:21] departments, which, in my opinion
[21:22] , was not a
[21:24] planned
[21:24] expense for this year.
[21:29] So people with smaller
[21:30] contract lines
[21:31] feel it a little
[21:33] more, and it can
[21:34] affect them.
[21:36] For example,
[21:37] we may need to
[21:38] make adjustments to
[21:39] their budget
[21:39] later in the
[21:40] year.
[21:40] I like to
[21:42] use that
[21:43] percentage column
[21:44] for a quick
[21:45] glance to
[21:46] see if something
[21:47] is out of the
[21:48] norm, like, "
[21:49] Oh, we
[21:51] only have 10.5% left to
[21:51] pave the streets
[21:53] ." There wasn't supposed to be anything
[21:54] left there, so that's
[21:55] okay. Different
[21:57] payments occur
[21:58] at different times of the year, and
[22:00] eventually you reach a
[22:01] point where you have,
[22:02] say,
[22:03] street maintenance above the norm.
[22:06] We have 88.7% left,
[22:08] but
[22:09] winter is coming, so she could eat it
[22:11] all up pretty quickly
[22:13] .
[22:14] Yes.
[22:14] So, regarding your
[22:16] comment about those
[22:17] positions that you
[22:17] just
[22:18] spread out evenly over the year,
[22:19] it's all math.
[22:20] It seems like we're
[22:22] 58% through the year, so there's
[22:24] 42% left. So
[22:26] if someone has a balance
[22:28] significantly below 42%,
[22:29] it may not be a
[22:30] problem, but it's
[22:31] at least worth
[22:32] asking.
[22:34] It's worth taking a look and
[22:36] seeing what's going on
[22:37] .
[22:37] So, those things that
[22:38] you say we have
[22:40] large annual costs for, example, in the
[22:42] police
[22:42] department. That is, it
[22:44] may look
[22:45] skewed.
[22:46] Yes, that's a great
[22:47] example. There's a
[22:48] payout that
[22:49] happens in
[22:50] November, December, or
[22:51] something like that. Same with
[22:53] retirement accounts
[22:54] , which aren't paid off
[22:55] in full, and that's a
[22:56] huge amount, so
[22:57] you really need a
[22:59] hundred. Are these the ones
[22:59] you're
[23:00] telling us about?
[23:01] Yes. Aha.
[23:05] Good. Who is "for"?
[23:07] By.
[23:08] Accepted. Next
[23:10] item on the
[23:11] agenda. Where is he?
[23:13] Item C. Motion
[23:15] to schedule
[23:15] public hearings
[23:17] for
[23:18] October 1st.
[23:20] First.
[23:20] Mm.
[23:23] at 6:00 regarding details of
[23:24] yard
[23:25] waste removal.
[23:29] I am making a suggestion. I
[23:31] support.
[23:33] Are there any other
[23:33] discussions?
[23:35] I just want to
[23:36] make sure we
[23:37] have time to I don't
[23:41] think this is a complicated
[23:43] wording
[23:44] Right.
[23:45] what we want
[23:46] to change and
[23:46] publish it in
[23:48] True. And there is publication
[23:49] and all the standards.
[23:50] Good. I just you have
[23:53] more than
[23:54] And then I I I will send
[23:55] it to everyone. Yes. Uh,
[23:57] probably tomorrow.
[23:58] Good.
[23:58] Sounds good. Thank you,
[24:01] friend.
[24:04] And just for
[24:05] the public,
[24:06] our code does not
[24:07] say that we
[24:08] allow people
[24:09] to put their
[24:10] grass clippings in a paper
[24:11] bag to
[24:11] put on the
[24:12] curb. Uh, we
[24:21] let them put
[24:23] them in canisters or tanks,
[24:24] metal or
[24:25] plastic, which then
[24:26] have to be emptied into the
[24:27] car, and that can be a
[24:29] hassle for
[24:30] our team if
[24:31] they stand in
[24:32] the rain and get
[24:33] heavy and so on.
[24:38] I think the code says
[24:39] it has to be a covered
[24:41] container weighing
[24:42] less than 50 pounds.
[24:44] Until the
[24:45] wind blows the lid off and
[24:46] then the storm comes.
[24:52] But anyway,
[24:53] we all know that
[24:54] paper bags are
[24:56] biodegradable in themselves,
[24:57] so we thought it would make
[24:58] sense to have an
[24:59] option for
[25:00] people to get rid of
[25:01] their garden
[25:02] waste, rather than just
[25:03] throwing it out. Not that
[25:11] they should
[25:12] dump it on the road
[25:13] , but it's another problem
[25:14] that we should
[25:15] control
[25:16] instead of
[25:17] just leaving it on
[25:19] our lawn as a
[25:19] pile of grass.
[25:21] So, being part of the
[25:23] DPW committee, does this
[25:24] only apply to
[25:25] mowed grass? Because
[25:27] I know that often I
[25:29] cut branches that
[25:30] used to be less than 6
[25:31] feet long. You can
[25:32] put them
[25:33] outside. I'm not going to
[25:34] put a 6-foot branch
[25:36] in a plastic
[25:37] nothing should
[25:38] be
[25:38] No, that's right, that's an
[25:39] option.
[25:40] especially for
[25:41] grass clippings that are
[25:43] very fine.
[25:43] This is what I described in detail
[25:45] .
[25:46] 100%.
[25:47] I don't want people
[25:49] trying to shove a
[25:50] log in
[25:50] No, please
[25:52] stop.
[25:56] Although it would be interesting to
[25:58] see it.
[26:02] Anyway, this is what
[26:03] we want
[26:04] to change in our
[26:05] code to make it
[26:08] OK. Any other
[26:09] comments?
[26:10] No.
[26:11] Who is for it?
[26:14] By.
[26:15] Accepted. Let's move on
[26:17] to
[26:17] public comments. Does
[26:19] anyone wish
[26:19] to address the council at
[26:20] this time? Please
[26:22] come to
[26:22] the microphone, state
[26:24] your name and place of
[26:24] residence.
[26:25] Hello, Susan Vickers
[26:27] . I actually live in
[26:28] Camillus. I am here
[26:29] representing
[26:30] Assemblyman Alondis.
[26:31] He likes to visit
[26:32] different cities, but it's
[26:33] very difficult for him
[26:34] to make it everywhere because
[26:35] everyone chooses this
[26:36] evening for
[26:38] board meetings. But in
[26:39] any case, these are the things
[26:40] I will tell him about
[26:41] ; It is very impressive what
[26:42] your
[26:43] trustee has done in terms of
[26:44] financial oversight
[26:45] and work at
[26:46] council meetings in other
[26:47] cities and towns. This is not the
[26:48] norm. You are amazing and
[26:50] that was a great
[26:51] presentation. Uh, I'll
[26:54] ask. I, I'll give him a
[26:57] report when I get
[26:58] home. So, "Honor Flight",
[27:00] congratulations. Also in October,
[27:02] I wrote this down. Uh, in
[27:06] October...Oh my god, where did I
[27:07] put that? First,
[27:10] third, third. It's
[27:12] Saturday, October 1st,
[27:13] and on October 1st there will be a
[27:15] bottle drive, a
[27:16] bottle and can drive
[27:17] in front of Destiny USA.
[27:19] We usually have
[27:20] two big
[27:21] trucks there that we
[27:22] fill with bottles
[27:23] and cans, all
[27:24] for the "Honor Flight." So
[27:26] consider coming
[27:27] there. And that's it.
[27:28] Sorry, you said
[27:29] October 1st. If it's the
[27:31] first Saturday, then it's the
[27:32] third of October. That's what
[27:32] I meant
[27:33] . What will we
[27:35] do? I just don't
[27:36] want people to
[27:37] get confused. Because on
[27:38] October 1st, they
[27:39] will be here at our
[27:39] board meeting.
[27:41] This is what I heard—
[27:42] October 1st. So, it's
[27:43] October 3rd, and you can't
[27:44] miss it. This is
[27:45] the parking lot across from Test
[27:47] City. There will be two
[27:48] large trucks, and on
[27:49] their sides will be
[27:50] the inscription "Honor Flight", from 9:00 to
[27:52] 18:00. I'll be there from 9:00 AM to
[27:54] 3:00 PM, almost both days.
[27:55] And that's it. But
[27:57] Assemblyman Sentz is
[27:58] the best. I
[27:59] like that you are
[28:00] getting grants.
[28:00] If we see
[28:01] any grants, we
[28:02] will send them to you. But I
[28:03] must say,
[28:04] financially this village is in
[28:06] very safe hands.
[28:08] Thank you. Does
[28:11] anyone else want to...
[28:13] When are we
[28:14] meeting?
[28:15] Well, you raised your hand.
[28:16] I don't know. Someone,
[28:18] come to
[28:18] the microphone. I don't know.
[28:22] Uh, I'm Ed Reinhardt. I
[28:24] live here on Oswego
[28:25] Street, and, uh, I just
[28:26] want to give you
[28:27] a little report on the
[28:28] American Legion
[28:30] and the Hometown Heroes
[28:31] . So, I'll
[28:33] hand it over to Nick.
[28:47] Here are some updates
[28:48] on, uh...where we are right
[28:51] now. There's a
[28:56] lot of
[28:56] information here, but I'll
[28:57] try to be as
[28:58] concise as possible.
[29:06] Thank you. Thank you.
[29:13] I have some, uh
[29:15] ...
[29:23] While you're gathering your
[29:24] materials, Nick, I
[29:25] think some of
[29:26] this is materials
[29:27] that...
[29:27] Mark also shared with
[29:28] us via
[29:29] email.
[29:30] I agree.
[29:31] Yes.
[29:31] I think she
[29:32] sent me the same thing
[29:33] for both. The same thing
[29:34] she sent
[29:35] for both of them.
[29:39] As you all know, we've
[29:43] been working on this for some time. And we
[29:47] are moving, I will say this,
[29:50] slowly. But if you
[29:52] look at this,
[29:54] Anyone else?
[29:55] Yes, we are fine.
[29:58] Let's take a look at the
[29:59] company we are
[30:00] considering. Downtown
[30:03] Decorations, front
[30:05] page. I checked
[30:09] them: the brackets we
[30:10] want to order from them
[30:12] have an 8-
[30:13] year warranty, the banners have a 3-year warranty. The
[30:19] order fulfillment time is
[30:20] approximately 3 weeks from
[30:21] the moment
[30:22] they receive all the
[30:23] information; any
[30:24] order takes 3
[30:25] weeks before they
[30:27] send us the
[30:27] finished product. For
[30:32] budget, we
[30:33] are looking at a size of 24
[30:35] by 48. Aaron, that's right. I
[30:41] took the
[30:42] highest cost as a basis.
[30:48] $105 a piece.
[30:49] The brackets cost
[30:51] 110. That's
[30:54] $215 for the bracket
[30:56] and banner. This does not include
[31:01] pole mounting brackets. In my opinion,
[31:06] I don't know, given
[31:07] the prices under the government
[31:08] contract, what we
[31:09] can get from
[31:11] our suppliers
[31:12] , and what we can
[31:13] get from
[31:14] sponsors. I would estimate the
[31:17] final cost per
[31:19] unit to be around
[31:20] $225. In
[31:23] any case, you can
[31:24] include this in
[31:25] the cost of the
[31:26] banner itself. What do you mean
[31:28] by the price of the
[31:29] fasteners? They do not
[31:31] supply fasteners
[31:32] . Hometown Decorations does not
[31:34] supply fasteners.
[31:36] Can we find
[31:37] sponsors? Can we
[31:38] go to Joe's at Ace? Give
[31:40] us a box of 2.5-inch
[31:42] or 4-inch
[31:43] plumbing bolts.
[31:47] This is something we
[31:48] can work on
[31:49] later. This is the first
[31:53] page. Page
[31:56] two, application. I
[31:58] personally think
[31:59] it's a bit long, but
[32:01] we'll
[32:02] go over it quickly. Do you have
[32:04] it in front of your eyes? The name of the
[32:06] veteran we are
[32:07] honoring. Branch of the
[32:11] army, and so on. I
[32:13] think the
[32:14] shorter the better. We
[32:16] can supplement this.
[32:17] They, Downtown, can
[32:18] do anything we
[32:20] want. Hey, can you give
[32:22] me that
[32:23] photo, please?
[32:26] Again, we were
[32:27] sent photos
[32:29] . Do
[32:29] you have them?
[32:30] We received, yes,
[32:31] the photos were
[32:32] emailed to us
[32:32] .
[32:33] Got it.
[32:34] So we don't need to
[32:35] clarify.
[32:36] Yes, yes.
[32:38] After the
[32:39] expiration date, it's a
[32:40] question mark. How, why
[32:44] can we attract a
[32:45] building? Once
[32:49] your banner expires, it can be
[32:50] picked up at the old
[32:51] Walden Village offices.
[32:52] This is something we will have to
[32:54] agree on.
[32:55] Time.
[32:55] Department of
[32:56] Public Works (DPW)
[32:57] : where, how, when and where to?
[32:59] OK.
[33:00] Question mark. You will
[33:01] have to
[33:02] discuss this.
[33:03] Good. Our 3-minute
[33:04] time limit has expired.
[33:06] OK. We are finished.
[33:08] Good. Thank you.
[33:10] Yes, feel free to
[33:11] schedule a meeting
[33:12] outside of
[33:13] the meeting to
[33:14] discuss these details,
[33:15] as we are not limited to
[33:16] public
[33:17] comments, and we
[33:18] can
[33:20] Absolutely.
[33:21] Also among the issues
[33:22] we should
[33:23] discuss will be
[33:24] storage.
[33:24] Right.
[33:25] You know what
[33:26] everything is there.
[33:27] Yes, okay.
[33:28] It's all there.
[33:29] Yes, yes, okay.
[33:30] Give me this.
[33:31] Everything is fine, great. That
[33:32] sounds good.
[33:35] Marianne Williams,
[33:38] Greater
[33:38] Baldwinsville Chamber of Commerce,
[33:39] invites everyone
[33:40] to attend “Taste of
[33:41] Baldwinsville” on
[33:42] Saturday, September 26, at
[33:44] Paper Mill Island from
[33:45] noon to 10 p.m. Music
[33:47] will play all day.
[33:50] We will have 10
[33:51] food and drink vendors, a kids'
[33:53] zone from noon to 6 p.m.,
[33:54] bubbles,
[33:55] face painting, and hula hoops
[33:57] , and admission
[33:58] is only $2
[34:00] for those
[34:01] 13 and older.
[34:04] So I hope everyone
[34:05] will come.
[34:07] Thank you. Does anyone
[34:11] else want to address the council
[34:13] ? If not, what's next on the
[34:20] agenda?
[34:21] Can I give
[34:22] instructions regarding
[34:23] accounts?
[34:23] Can I get
[34:24] a quote for
[34:25] paying for audited
[34:26] accounts?
[34:26] I suggest. I
[34:27] support.
[34:28] Is there a discussion? Everyone for it?
[34:30] By.
[34:31] Accepted. Can I
[34:32] have a motion
[34:33] to close
[34:34] today's
[34:34] meeting at
[34:35] 6:34.
[34:37] I suggest. I
[34:38] support.
[34:39] Accepted. Everyone for it?
[34:41] By.
[34:42] Not much
[34:43] longer at all.
[34:49] Mhm. Mhm.