[0:01] HEROES AWARD CEREMONY AND IT RAN A FEW MINUTES LONG, BUT WE CAN GET STARTED. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO BRING THE. AUGUST 24TH, 2026 TOWN BOARD MEETING OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO ORDER. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. IF EVERYONE WOULD STAND FOR THE PLEDGE AND REMAIN STANDING, PLEASE. 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 YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR OUR ACTIVE MILITARY AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. THANK YOU. AND PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY EXIT ON THE SIDE AND IN THE BACK. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER. KOZUB HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DIXON. COUNCIL MEMBER. ORTIZ. SUPERVISOR. FARRELL HERE. ALL RIGHT. RESOLVE. THE TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING FOR AUGUST 10TH, 2026. SECOND. OH, SO, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. CHAPTER 265 AMENDMENT SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN CODE CONTAINS AND SPECIFIES THE LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG RECEIVED A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR SPEED LIMIT SPECIFIC TO SPEED STUDY REQUESTED FROM THE TOWN FOR PLEASANT AVENUE. AND. WHEREAS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED THE SPEED LIMIT REGULATIONS OF CHAPTER 265 AND HAS SENT THESE SUGGESTED REVISIONS TO THE TOWN BOARD TO BEGIN THE ADOPTION PROCESS. 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. AMEND CHAPTER 265 BY AMENDING SECTION 265-1, ENTITLED SPEED LIMITS AND HIGHWAYS DESIGNATED. 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 AND SETS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M. IN THE COURTROOM OF HAMBURG TOWN HALL. SO, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PUBLIC HEARING. AMBULANCE DISTRICT. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. AMBULANCE DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, COUNTY OF ERIE, NEW YORK. ORDER CALLING. PUBLIC HEARING. WHEREAS, BECAUSE THE FINAL BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT ARE CONTINGENT UPON THE CONSENT OF EACH VILLAGE, THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY OF THE DISTRICT COULD INCLUDE ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN, BUT EXCLUDING PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE VILLAGES. ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN, INCLUDING PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE VILLAGES OR ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN, BUT EXCLUDING PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN ONE OF THE VILLAGES. WHEREAS, THE TOWN SHALL NOT INCUR ANY DEBT IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OR OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT, WHEREAS, THE FORMATION OF THE DISTRICT WILL REQUIRE THE TOWN TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN PREPARED THE TOWN AND THE TOWN BOARD ACCEPTED THE SHORT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM THAT EVALUATES THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE AMBULANCE DISTRICT. WHEREAS, THE TOWN BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FORMATION OF THE AMBULANCE DISTRICT IS AN UNLISTED ACTION UNDER SEEKER NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE TOWN BOARD AS FOLLOWS. SECTION ONE THE TOWN BOARD WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12, A SECTION 209 D OF THE NEW YORK TOWN LAW ON THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST 2026, STARTING AT 5 P.M. AT THE HAMBURG TOWN HALL AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT AT WHICH ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY BE HEARD. SECTION TWO. THE TOWN CLERK IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CAUSE A COPY OF THIS ORDER TO BE PUBLISHED ONCE IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE TOWN, THE FIRST PUBLICATION THEREOF TO BE NOT LESS THAN TEN, NOR MORE THAN 20 DAYS BEFORE THE DAY SET HEREIN FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND SAID TOWN CLERK SHALL ALSO CAUSE A COPY THEREOF TO BE POSTED ON THE SIGN BOARD OF THE TOWN, MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION 30 OF NEW YORK TOWN LAW, NOT LESS THAN TEN OR MORE THAN 20 DAYS BEFORE THE DAY SET FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE TOWN CLERK SHALL ALSO CAUSE A COPY OF THIS ORDER TO BE POSTED ON THE TOWN'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE. NOT LESS THAN NOR MORE THAN 20 DAYS BEFORE THE DAY SET FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECTION THREE. THIS ORDER SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. MAKE A MOTION TO CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO COMMENT? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. SEEING AS THERE ARE
[5:04] NO SPEAKERS, I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I. ALL RIGHT. AND IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 4.3 AND 4.4 FOR FINE FEE AND PENALTY SCHEDULE UPDATES. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 4.5 THROUGH 4.10 FOR BUDGET AMENDMENTS. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE. MOTION TO APPROVE. OUT OF TOWN TRAVEL REQUESTS IN RESOLUTIONS 4.1 THROUGH 4.114. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. WE'RE GOING TO JUST FOR THE BLACK VOTING I'M GOING TO SKIP TO 4.16 JUST SO EVERYBODY'S AWARE. AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO 4.15 IF THAT'S OKAY. ALL. RESOLVE THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZED THE HAMBURG TOWN JUSTICE COURT TO APPLY FOR A JUSTICE COURT ASSISTANCE GRANT FOR THE 2026 THROUGH 2027 CYCLE UP TO $30,000 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE MALE FEMALE HOLDING CELLS. SO MOVE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. TAYLOR. ROAD RENTAL. ALCOHOL WAIVERS. RESOLVED THAT THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE ALCOHOL WAIVERS FOR AUGUST OF 2026 AS LISTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 4.15, 4.18 AND 4.19, WHICH AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN AGREEMENTS WITH FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ERIE COUNTY AND PROGRESSIVE COMPANIES, RESPECTIVELY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I. MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 4.20 AND 4.21 PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I. SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTER CHANGE ORDERS. WHEREAS AS THE SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT PROGRESSES, THE CONTRACTORS HAVE RUN INTO CHALLENGES AND THE TOWN HAS MADE REQUESTS FOR REVISIONS ON THE PROJECT. WHEREAS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION HAS PROVIDED CHANGE ORDERS TO COVER THE CHANGES REQUIRED AS PART OF THE PROJECT, AND THE CHANGE ORDERS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE SUPERVISOR, TOWN ENGINEER AND TOWN'S CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. WHEREAS THE ATTACHED CHANGE ORDER IS AS LISTED. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE ATTACHED CHANGE ORDER AND APPROVES THE BUDGET AMENDMENT AS LISTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I JUST WANT TO. CAMMIES DOWN HERE. RIGHT? NO, NO. YEAH. JUST. YOU KNOW, I WONDER IF THESE THINGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AHEAD OF TIME. SO WE'RE NOT SPENDING MORE ON CHANGE ORDERS. SOME OF THEM WERE THINGS THAT COULD NOT BE ANTICIPATED. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THEY WENT TO LOOK AT THE WATER LINE, IT HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN COMMUNICATED TO US THAT IT WAS A TWO INCH WATER LINE OR EXCUSE ME, FOUR INCH. IT ENDS UP IT WAS A TWO INCH, WHICH NECESSITATED. SO IT WAS THOSE TYPE OF THINGS NECESSITATING THE CHANGE ORDER 19. ALL IN ALL, IN FAVOR I. ALUMNI PARK SEEKER RESOLUTION. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD PROPOSES VARIOUS UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TOWN OWNED PROPERTY AT PARKER ROAD AND BIG TREE ROAD, ROUTE 28, KNOWN AS ALUMNI PARK. WHEREAS, THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN ZONING CODE AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION TWO 8011, DOES NOT REQUIRE SITE PLAN APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING BOARD AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE 239 M REFERRAL TO ERIE COUNTY. WHEREAS, THE PROPOSED ACTION IS AN UNLISTED ACTION FOR WHICH THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD IS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNCOORDINATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IN CONNECTION WITH APPROVAL BY THE TOWN. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD, BASED UPON ITS THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE FEAF PART ONE AND ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROPOSED ACTION AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, ITS THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE POTENTIAL RELEVANT AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN TO DETERMINE IF THE PROPOSED ACTION MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING THE CRITERIA IDENTIFIED IN NYC. RR SECTION 617.7 AND COMPLETION OF THE FEAF PART TWO AND PART THREE HEREBY MAKES A NEGATIVE DETERMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEEKER FOR THE ABOVE REFERENCED PROPOSED ACTION. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE SUPERVISOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM, WHICH WILL ACT AS THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND THAT THESE MATERIALS BE PLACED IN THE TOWN FILES SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NICE TO SEE KIDS PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND. I LIVED IN MY HOUSE FOR 22 YEARS, THE FIRST TIME IN 18 YEARS. I
[10:04] THINK I'VE SEEN SOMEBODY ACTUALLY IN THERE PLAYING FOOTBALL AND THEY WEREN'T ON THEIR IPADS. AMENDED EAF RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROPOSED TOWN OF HAMBURG AMBULANCE DISTRICT. WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, NEW YORK COUNTY OF ERIE HAS DETERMINED THE AVAILABILITY OF RELIABLE, ADEQUATELY STAFFED AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICES AND VEHICLES WITHIN THE TOWN IS CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE WELFARE OF THOSE WITHIN THE TOWN. WHEREAS, THE TOWN BOARD, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12 A OF THE NEW YORK TOWN LAW, DESIRES TO ESTABLISH THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AMBULANCE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUNDING AND A STABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING MECHANISM TO MEET THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICES NEEDS WITHIN THE TOWN. WHEREAS, THE TOWN HAS BECOME AWARE OF THE SHORT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM THAT THE TOWN BOARD ACCEPTED FOR THE AMBULANCE DISTRICT INCLUDED AN INCONSISTENCY REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE POTENTIAL BOUNDARIES OF THE AMBULANCE DISTRICT, AND WHEREAS, THE TOWN HAS PREPARED AN AMENDED SHORT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM THAT CORRECTS THE INCONSISTENCY AND WHICH DOES NOT IDENTIFY ANY NEW OR DIFFERENT POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. WHEREAS, THE FORMATION OF THE AMBULANCE DISTRICT REMAINS AN UNLISTED ACTION, THE TOWN BOARD CAN THEREFORE CONTINUE TO CONDUCT ITS UNCOORDINATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION, DEFERRING TO OTHER INVOLVED AGENCIES EACH TO MAKE INDEPENDENT DETERMINATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD ACCEPTS THE AMENDED SHORT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM THAT EVALUATES THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE AMBULANCE DISTRICT. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, LIKE I MADE COMMENTS THE PREVIOUS MEETING THAT, YOU KNOW, I WAS A LITTLE WEARY ABOUT THIS. BUT NOW THAT PEOPLE WHO USE THE SERVICES, SOMETIMES THE MOST LIKE GROUP HOMES AND NURSING HOMES AND SOME BUSINESSES WILL NOW BE HELPING PAY THE BILL. SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. I NUMBER 25 WILL TABLE. WE WILL TABLE. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN WE HAVE FIVE LATE RESOLUTIONS. YES. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS LAKESHORE ROAD IS AN IMPORTANT ROADWAY WITHIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND SERVES RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, BUSINESSES AND OTHER COMMUNITY USES. WHEREAS, THE SECTION OF LAKESHORE ROAD BETWEEN FIRST STREET AND BIG TREE ROAD CONTAINS MULTIPLE CHANGES IN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT ZONES ALONG THIS PORTION OF THE ROADWAY. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HEREBY REQUEST THAT AN APPROPRIATE SPEED STUDY AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EVALUATION BE CONDUCTED FOR LAKESHORE ROAD, STARTING FROM THE INTERSECTION OF FIRST STREET AND LAKESHORE ROAD IN WOODLAWN TO THE INTERSECTION OF BIG TREE AND LAKESHORE ROAD, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF THE MULTIPLE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT CHANGES ALONG THIS SECTION OF ROADWAY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WHEREAS THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD HAS RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR A CROSSWALK TO BE INSTALLED ON PARKER ROAD NEAR THE NEW ALUMNI PARK. NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES A CROSSWALK TO BE INSTALLED ON PARKER ROAD, AND THAT CRITERIA MEETS THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES FOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR SHALL GENERATE THE REQUIRED WORK ORDER FOR THE PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT DB51100205 SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE COST TO KNOW THE NUMBERS? IT'S FOR SOME PAINT. IT'S MINIMAL. WHAT MATT SAID. I ASKED HIM THE SAME QUESTION. HE SAID IT WAS THE PAINT SHOULD COST ME MORE THAN $100. AND WE ALREADY HAVE THE SIGNS ALREADY. GOTCHA. SO IT'S JUST ONE THING. OKAY. OH THANK YOU. I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE. THANKS FOR ANSWERING THAT. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES ENHANCES THE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT INFORM DECISION MAKING AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. WHEREAS, DCJS SEEKS GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO FUND LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICABLE SOFTWARE EQUIPMENT TO HELP THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS. THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES ECD CONSULTING TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO DCJS ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG WILL DESIGNATE ECG CONSULTING TO MANAGE THE GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ALL PROJECTS WILL INITIALLY. WILL BE INITIALLY FUNDED FROM THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. GENERAL FUND BALANCE A 0909 PENDING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE AWARDED
[15:03] GRANT FUNDS. NO FUNDING MATCH IS REQUIRED, SO. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IS. I MEAN, IS THIS GOING TO BE LIKE A HAND SLAPPING DEVICE WITH THE ROTATING DOOR SO THEY CAN LET THEM OUT WITHOUT COMING TO COURT AGAIN OR. NO, THERE'S A FEW THINGS IN HERE THAT ARE QUITE REMARKABLE. I WOULD SAY. ONE OF THEM IS WE HAD A ELUMALAI LAB CAMERA THAT WAS USED PROBABLY IN THE LATE 2000, THAT IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THEY'RE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE OF THOSE THAT IS A CAMERA, WHICH WILL BASICALLY DISCOVER INVISIBLE EVIDENCE AND HOPEFULLY FLUIDS. WE CAN GET GUNSHOT RESIDUE, TRACE FIBERS. IT'S WORKS ON THE SAME CONCEPT. IT'S IT'S A LIGHT. IT'S GOT INFRARED LIGHTS, WHICH ALLOWS OUR DETECTIVES TO USE THIS TECHNOLOGY IN THE LAB. AND IT'S ALSO PORTABLE. YOU CAN THINK ABOUT CRIME SCENES, AND THERE IS A VOID LEFT BY THE LIGHT. AND THERE'S ARCHIE. ONE IS A DRONE THAT WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AXON BODY CAMERAS, WHICH IS GONNA BE DEPLOYED FROM POLICE CARS AND ARRIVE ON SCENE OF WHATEVER WE DEEM APPROPRIATE. IT CAN ARRIVE ON SCENE OF AN INCIDENT IN 90S AND GIVE REAL TIME STREAMING VIDEO TO THE POLICE OFFICERS BEFORE THEY ARRIVE ON THE SCENE. I THAT SOUNDS GOOD. WHAT'S THE ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS PARTICULAR GRANT OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY'RE SEEKING IS THAT THERE IS NO MATCH. THERE'S. THE AWARD IS FULLY, FULLY REIMBURSES EXPENSES WITH NO MATCH ON THE PART OF THE TOWN. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. MOTION TO AMEND. TOWN OF HAMBURG. PROCUREMENT POLICY, SECTION NUMBER FOUR. WHEREAS NEW YORK STATE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, SECTION 103 ESTABLISHES STATUTORY COMPREHENSIVE BIDDING THRESHOLDS FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS, AND SECTION 104 B REQUIRES THAT EVERY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION ADOPTS INTERNAL PROCUREMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES NOT REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE PROCURED COMPETITIVELY. WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF HAMBURG CURRENTLY HAS A PROCUREMENT POLICY THAT SPECIFIES THRESHOLDS FOR REQUIRING WRITTEN PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS, INCLUDING A $3,000 CAP FOR CERTAIN GOODS. WHEREAS, THE TOWN BOARD HAS REVIEWED THE CURRENT POLICY AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND FINDS RAISING THE THRESHOLD FOR CERTAIN NONCOMPETITIVE PROCUREMENTS TO $10,000 WILL IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN AND ENSURE FAIR AND ECONOMICAL USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS. WHEREAS, THIS CHANGE IS CONSISTENT WITH GML SECTION 104, B'S AUTHORITY TO SET PROCEDURES FOR NONCOMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT AND TO DETERMINE THE BASIS FOR SUCH DETERMINATIONS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY AMEND THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PROCUREMENT POLICY TO PROVIDE THE PURCHASES WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $10,000 OR LESS MAY BE MADE WITHOUT OBTAINING COMPETITIVE WRITTEN OR VERBAL QUOTES, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PURCHASES WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW AND ALL PURCHASES, $10,000 OR LESS WILL REQUIRE DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ALL PROVISIONS OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG PROCUREMENT POLICY SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, AND THIS AMENDMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ADOPTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. TOWN HALL PARKING LOT. CHANGE ORDER FOR ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS. WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD AWARDED THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT FOR THE TOWN HALL PARKING LOT TO LOUIS DELBRIDGE. WHEREAS UPON THE REVIEW OF THE EXISTING SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO THE WORK, THE TOWN IDENTIFIED SEVERAL DAMAGED SECTIONS THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WHILE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. WHEREAS THE TOWN REQUESTED THE ASSOCIATED COST CHANGES BY THE CONTRACTOR, LOUIS PRINCE OF AN ENGINEER, HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER AND RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE ATTACHED CHANGE ORDER, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY APPROVES THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, INCREASING THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT BY $7,500. TRANSFER $7,500 FROM GENERAL FUND TO PROJECT H. 1081440456403. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE TOWN SUPERVISOR AND FINANCE OFFICE ARE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETARY ENTRY AND TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THIS RESOLUTION. BOTH. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS, BOTH AUDITS, THE GENERAL AND THE ARPA. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE A. ANYONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? I DON'T REMEMBER. OKAY. I WILL GO TO DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS.
[20:09] LEGAL. JOSH HAS SOMETHING TO SAY. LET'S SEE KIM ASSESSING. MATT TRAFFIC SAFETY REPORT. THANK YOU. CAPTAIN BAKER FOR POLICE. THE TOWN. CAPTAIN BAKER FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AUGUST IS ALWAYS ONE OF OUR BUSIER MONTHS WITH THE FAIR HAPPY TO REPORT THINGS WENT OFF RELATIVELY SMOOTHLY. JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK STATS. THE DEPARTMENT HANDLED ROUGHLY 65 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DURING THE 12 DAYS OF THE FAIR. 95 POLICE REPORTS 41 ARRESTS WERE MADE AND ROUGHLY A LITTLE OVER 2000 TOTAL CALLS HANDLED. PUT THAT. PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE. WE USUALLY HANDLE ON AVERAGE 3000 ISH. SO 2054 AND A 12 DAY PERIOD. SO IT WAS A PRETTY BUSY FAIR FOR US AS USUAL. BUT AGAIN, EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY. AND ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR THAT'S 12 DAYS OF SUMMER. THAT'S 12 DAYS OF SUMMER, CAPTAIN. OH, I'M SORRY, CAPTAIN BAKER, WOULD YOU JUST WOULD YOU FORWARD TO MY OFFICE? THAT INFORMATION? YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. I NOTICED THERE SEEM TO BE MORE TRAFFIC STOPS. IT'S BEEN LIKE A. HAS THERE BEEN A CONCERTED EFFORT OR WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WITH THE SPECIAL TRAFFIC? YES. OR WOULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? YES. THE DEPARTMENT IS REALLY STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAFFIC STOPS. AGAIN, SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC ON THE ROADWAYS IS PARAMOUNT. I'VE BEEN IN AEW FOR SINCE 2009, AND WE REALLY STRESS, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR NEW OFFICERS, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SAFE ROADWAYS. ONE FATAL ACCIDENT IS TOO MANY, SO THERE HAS BEEN A REAL CONCERTED EFFORT BY EVERYBODY ON THE ROAD. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT THEY'RE PUTTING IN TO USING EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY. WHEN WE GET A FEW MINUTES OF DOWNTIME, GUYS ARE REALLY OUT THERE, AND I THINK THERE IS A THERE'S BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN VEHICLE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DO GET COMPLAINTS. AND LIKE YOU SAID, ONE DEATH IS TOO MUCH. BUT PEOPLE I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES IT'S HARD TO MAKE STOPS WHEN YOU'RE RESPONDING FROM CALL TO CALL. BUT I KNOW WE HAD MET WITH THE CHIEF. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EXTRA TRAFFIC DETAILS. AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY I'VE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC STOPS. JUST ANECDOTALLY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DATA IS, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE OR I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR YOU TO CONTINUE ON THAT PATTERN. I THINK IT'S A GOOD A GOOD PATTERN, YOU KNOW, TO ENFORCE OUR LAWS BECAUSE WE DO GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ABOUT RECKLESS DRIVING, SPEEDING, AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE THAT THAT ARE SAFETY ISSUES. SO ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN BOARD, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE EXTEND OUR THANKS FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS, AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR ONGOING ATTENTION TO PUBLIC SAFETY. I CERTAINLY SHALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS, CAPTAIN BAKER. MR. HUGHES HIGHWAY AND BENJI, DO YOU HAVE A DEPARTMENT REPORT? JUST THAT WE'RE IN ZONE FOUR AND BRUSH FOR HIGHWAY. THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO REPAVE BIRCHWOOD. THEY'RE GOING TO MILL IT FIRST. BUT THE I TALKED TO HIM TODAY. WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT AN OVERLAY ON IT. AND IF ANYTHING CHANGES WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND MILL IT OUT NEXT YEAR. SO AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY THIS YEAR. THEN SAVE A LITTLE MONEY THIS YEAR. NO, IT'S ON THEM TO NOT PAY IT FOR IT. SO. OH THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. YEP. THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I GOT. NOTHING REALLY BIG. SO THANK YOU THANK YOU. JILL. YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. SO TRAFFIC SAFETY DID HAVE SOMETHING NEW COMING TO OUR SITE ON WEDNESDAY TO DO COFFEE WITH TRAFFIC SAFETY. WE'RE VERY EXCITED. AND ALSO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WE HAVE OUR SENIOR AND ADAPTIVE DAY THAT'LL BE AT OUR SITE AT 4:00. IT'S KIND OF LIKE A OUR END OF YEAR HOT DOG ROAST FOR THAT GROUP. AND OUR END OF YEAR SUMMER PICNIC WILL BE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 1130 TO 130. WE'LL HAVE MUSIC, FOOD, GAMES, ALL THAT SUCH. AND EVERYBODY IS INVITED. NICE. THANK YOU. PLANNING, JOSH. TOWN CLERK. NOTHING. THANK YOU. DID I MISS
[25:14] ANYONE? OKAY, THEN REPORTS FROM THE BOARD. COUNCIL MEMBER BUKOWSKI. NO REPORT. COUNCIL MEMBER KOZAK. ACTUALLY, CC HAS NO COMMENT. NO REPORT. COUNCIL MEMBER. ORTIZ. COUNCIL MEMBER. DIXON. OH. JUST BECAUSE. NO, I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO ENJOY THESE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF SUMMER. I JUST TOOK MY YOUNGEST BACK TO COLLEGE. VERY EXPENSIVE TRIP. BUT SO YEAH, ENJOY THESE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AGAIN, AS ALWAYS, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE KIDS AND ENJOY. WELL, AS LONG AS NONE OF YOU HAD A REPORT, I'M GOING TO TAKE ALL OF YOUR TIME AND AND EAT IT RIGHT UP BECAUSE I DO HAVE A FEW QUICK, QUICK ITEMS TO GO OVER. THE FIRST IS, AND I HOPE I GET THIS EXACTLY THE WORDING EXACTLY RIGHT. BUT I WAS LIKE, WHEN WE HEAR GOOD NEWS ABOUT OUR, OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES AND THOSE WE'RE WORKING WITH, AND I BELIEVE KIM MERCER, I JUST RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT YOU RECEIVED NEW YORK STATE CERTIFICATION AS A ASSESSOR. IS THAT DID I GET THAT CORRECT? THAT IS A THAT IS A BENCHMARK. THAT'S A HUGE MILESTONE ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND SO CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW IT CAME AFTER A LOT OF HARD WORK. SO CONGRATULATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS EMPLOYEES. THEY ONCE AGAIN DID A TERRIFIC JOB OUT AT ALUMNI PARK. THEY WERE UNDER SOME DEADLINES AND THERE WAS A TERRIFIC DEDICATION OF THE JIM KELLY FIELD LAST WEEK ATTENDED BY SO MANY PEOPLE. AND I GET CALLS EVERY DAY ABOUT CHILDREN WHO ARE PLAYING ON THE FIELD. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DEDICATION, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK, ESPECIALLY BY MANY DEPARTMENTS, BUT ESPECIALLY OUR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT, WHO I THINK THEY THEY REALLY SHOWN IN IN ALL OF THEIR ABILITIES AND THEIR, THEIR HARD WORK AND THE TEAMWORK THAT IT REQUIRED TO BRING THAT TOGETHER IN SUCH SHORT NOTICE. LET'S SEE. LYNN AND I WERE A FEW MINUTES LATE BECAUSE WE WERE AT THE AMERICA 250TH COMMUNITY HEROES AWARD CEREMONY HOSTED BY CONGRESSMAN NICK LANGWORTHY. IT WAS HELD AT HILBERT COLLEGE, AND IT WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE OUT THERE DOING GOOD IN THE COMMUNITY EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT SOMETIMES THEY THEY GO UNNOTICED AND THEY REPRESENT AREAS, BODIES OF PEOPLE LIKE OUR VOLUNTEERS, OUR VETERANS, OUR EDUCATORS, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH. AND FROM THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, WE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO WERE RECOGNIZED, INCLUDING AMY ZAREK, WHO IS A FEMALE COMMANDER OF THE POST IN LAKEVIEW, DENNIS DEPAOLO, WHO IS A LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE HOW MUCH PHILANTHROPY WORK THAT HE DOES THROUGH THAT FOUNDATION TO HONOR HIS FATHER, RICK DIMPFEL, REPRESENTING FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR EVERYDAY COMMITMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, RICK WAS HONORED FOR HIS OVER 50 YEARS IN FIRE SERVICE. FORMER VILLAGE OF HAMBURG MAYOR TOM MOSES WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS SIX DECADES. I BELIEVE THEY SAID OF SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN SO MANY DIFFERENT CAPACITIES. AND THEN TOPPING THAT IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF YEARS OUR HISTORIAN, OUR TOWN HISTORIAN JIM BAKER, WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS I BELIEVE THEY SAID, OVER 70 YEARS OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER AS AN EDUCATOR, HE ACTUALLY WAS IN THE FIRST. I LEARNED THIS TODAY. HE WAS IN THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS OF HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL, WENT ON TO GET HIS DEGREE IN EDUCATION. I THINK HE GRADUATED FROM HAMBURG, BUT THEN TAUGHT AT FRONTIER. I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID. AND BUT THEN STARTED TEACHING AT FRONTIER RIGHT AFTER HIS COLLEGE GRADUATION. MANY OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, I THINK, HAD MR. BAKER AND I, BECAUSE I SEE HEADS, HEADS NODDING AND. AND SO HE HAD QUITE AN ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER AS AN EDUCATOR. AND THEN HE ALSO HAS REALLY MADE HIS MARK IN TERMS OF HIS INVOLVEMENT ON OUR HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE AND AS OUR TOWN HISTORIAN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND THEN FINALLY ALSO RECOGNIZED WAS JESSICA UNDERBERG, WHO IS HEAD OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AND WHO, HAVING JUST COMPLETED THE 12 BEST DAYS OF SUMMER, SHE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND TODAY. BUT I THINK WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT RECOGNIZE IS JUST HOW MUCH THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, LED BY JESSICA, HAS DONE IN TERMS OF EDUCATION OF OUR YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOLARSHIPS. THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO I CONGRATULATE ALL OF THEM. IT REALLY WAS AN HONOR TO BE THERE AND TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE
[30:05] RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SERVICE. I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE IN THE TOWN DEPARTMENTS. CAPTAIN BAKER, I KNOW SPOKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, BUT WITH THE FAIR HAPPENING IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, IT TAKES A LOT OF EXTRA WORK ON THE PART OF MANY, MANY PEOPLE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, EVEN WITHIN THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE. I KNOW THEY'RE KEPT VERY BUSY WITH EXTRA CALLS AND THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE. WHEN YOU HAVE AN EVENT OF THAT MAGNITUDE IN YOUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GOES SMOOTHLY AND THAT IT SHOWS OFF OUR COMMUNITY IN A REALLY POSITIVE LIGHT, IT TAKES THE EFFORT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING THAT EXTRA MILE, REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO DETAIL. SO I THANK EVERYONE FOR THAT. IN A FEW WEEKS, AS LYNN NOTED, WE DO HAVE THE START OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, SO WE ASK EVERYONE TO BE CAREFUL AS THE CHILDREN ARE OUT THERE AGAIN. BUT WE ALSO WANT TO WISH ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS AND THE STUDENTS, WHETHER YOU'RE IN PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN, STARTING COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE WISH YOU WELL THIS NEXT YEAR IN A YEAR OF HOPEFULLY WHAT WILL BE GOOD GROWTH FOR YOU. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT ALL OF YOUR ENDEAVORS ALONG THE WAY DURING THIS NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR. THEN ALSO BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE MEET AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 14TH IS THE NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING. WE HAVE LABOR DAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST RECOGNIZE THAT LABOR DAY IS, IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS COUNTRY IS BUILT ON THE HARD WORK OF SO MANY INDIVIDUALS. AND LABOR DAY IS A IT'S A GREAT TIME TO GET TOGETHER WITH FAMILY AND TO HAVE PICNICS, BUT TO ALSO REMEMBER THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WORKERS EVERYWHERE, THE BACKBONE OF THIS COUNTRY, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE DO ALL COME TOGETHER, THAT WE WORK TOGETHER, AND THE VALUE OF EVERYONE IN WHATEVER THEIR PROFESSION OR THEIR TRADE MAY BE, THAT EVERYONE IS CONTRIBUTING IN THEIR WAY. AND WHAT A WONDERFUL OUTCOME IT IS. WE SEE IT EVERY DAY IN OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN HAMBURG, AND WE SEE IT ALL ACROSS THE NATION. SO HAPPY LABOR DAY TO EVERYONE. AND OH, ONE LAST QUICK THANKS. I, WE THANK WENDY PIETRZYK IN THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE WHO HAS BEEN WITH US, BUT WHO IS GOING ON TO ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. SO WE THANK HER AND WE WISH HER WELL IN HER NEXT ENDEAVOR. AND I BELIEVE I DID NOT MISS ANYTHING. SO WITH THAT, I WILL SAY, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE AUGUST 24TH, 2026 MEETING OF THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD. SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR?