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[1:48] work session of the state park on this
Wednesday uh September 2nd, 2026.
[1:55] Um why don't we go around and listen to
our uh town leaders and Wayne you mind
[2:00] kick us off?
>> Sure. Good. Good evening. uh one
[2:04] executive session regarding um the memo
I put on the bond authorization step
[2:08] with needs to be addressed for some
projects. Um Dennis wrote grants with us
[2:13] yesterday. Um I do need Joe to follow up
with regards to the grant. We you didn't
[2:18] uh you need to log in and get that uh
account so we can asking for
[2:22] reimbursement.
>> So we can work with my guys. We'll get
[2:25] you an IG and get that taken care of.
>> Okay. I did reach out to Peter.
[2:29] » Yeah.
>> Yeah. Okay.
[2:30] » Okay.
>> Okay. Um we did the cat building uh uh
[2:35] community center picket shelter bids
were opening where the grant money um so
[2:40] we're surely going to be able to do some
more stuff. So that's on tonight for
[2:43] award. No issue with that funding wise.
Animal control multiple [clears throat]
[2:47] building improvement upgrades. We did
all the alternates except for the
[2:50] extension of windows. We did not get
group pricing like I thought we would
[2:53] get on it um with additional windows. So
we did not recommend that award. Be nice
[2:58] to do those windows. it is a need, but
we we didn't get the benefit of doing
[3:03] more of the same type of work uh at the
same time. Um with the transfers I
[3:09] recommended with that letter, we can
move forward. I went over that with
[3:12] Nicole. She was okay with that, but you
can't bond that now because we can't
[3:16] wait that long for some of the stuff to
get kicked off. 60-day solid referendum
[3:21] that has to go with the bonding.
>> So that with the transfers, um we're
[3:26] just kind of running out of transferabil
But I did recommend certain transfers of
[3:31] products that are closed out that came
under budget, but we can fund it that
[3:34] way. Um, I also have a letter in the
board uh that was not on the agenda for
[3:40] basically u going advertising for bids
for the compost site remodeling work.
[3:44] Some of the mainly it's the installation
work. We'll probably go over the
[3:48] threshold and in talking with the town
attorney, we have to kind of go forward
[3:52] with that. We can do a a a quicker
formal bid, but I need to be able to do
[3:58] that.
Okay.
[4:00] » And I go over the a lot of that detail
that work with the bond authorization
[4:04] too with the board some of that scope
what we found out working with Chris on
[4:09] that what his needs are and he said he
would maybe be in Oh, he's here. Um so
[4:15] he's uh we can go over that scope then.
>> Okay. Thanks.
[4:19] » We do that executive.
>> Yes.
[4:21] » Okay.
I have a question on the bids for the
[4:25] pavilion, the the
low bidder. Have they ever done work for
[4:30] the county?
>> They they have not um I've talked to the
[4:34] owner of the company. He seems decent.
Um I think we'll be okay. He he is um
[4:40] possed,
but he also was sharp enough to say we
[4:44] gave him what our quotes were from the
the kit provider and he saw that and he
[4:50] goes, "Well, I'm definitely going to
look into that." It was interesting. So,
[4:54] he's I think he was he's he's done a lot
of work. He's done work for other towns.
[4:58] Um the shelter was not as uh fancy, I
should say, but um it's it was a decent
[5:04] picture shelter and it looked like he
did a very good job on it. Yeah, the
[5:07] votes were there was a big disparity.
>> Yeah, some of them are just fishing, you
[5:11] know,
>> you know, when I looked them up, they're
[5:13] more of a remodeling company than a sort
of
[5:17] » a pavilion builder, but uh they good
reviews that
[5:22] » Yeah.
>> Yeah. Sure.
[5:23] » And that's we got the same
>> Yeah.
[5:25] » respon uh with what we do.
>> Okay. Thanks.
[5:30] » Great. any
[5:35] as we're moving into September, we are
getting our leaf machines ready for the
[5:39] inevitable fall. Um, so that's really
kind of what we're transitioning now,
[5:44] finishing up with our construction
projects and uh preparing for the fall
[5:51] leaf collection.
Just questions for the board.
[5:57] » We are also working with HR. will
hopefully have at least one, maybe two
[6:01] candidates for uh potentially hiring
near the end of the month, end of
[6:05] September, first part of October.
>> Great. Thank you. Um, how many openings
[6:09] do you currently have?
>> We have three. Three openings. Yeah.
[6:12] » Okay. And how many will this fill?
>> Um,
[6:18] or potentially.
>> We we've been we've been doing quite a
[6:22] few interviews, so we're looking to fill
all of them. Okay. So, we're uh very
[6:27] optimistic we can get at least two out
of those three filled before the end of
[6:30] the month.
>> So, but if we get the right candidates,
[6:33] it might be all three. Let you know.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[6:36] » Thanks.
>> Thank you, Chief.
[6:40] » Evening.
On Friday, Officer Robert Service
[6:44] retired following 20 years of service to
Georgia Park community. So, I just want
[6:48] to wish him, you know, health, continued
health and happiness into retirement.
[6:52] Been a good 20 years here. It's a great
great service to our community. Also was
[6:57] six years worth of corrections prior to
that. So I put in his long career for
[7:00] us. So we're pushing the best into
retirement.
[7:04] We do have two
[7:08] community drives going on right now. Our
public safety dispatchers are hosting
[7:13] their third annual Thanksgiving food
drive where they are collecting entry
[7:19] essentials, paper products, and
Thanksgiving items
[7:22] starting today until November 1st. Any
of those products can be dropped off at
[7:27] the lobby of the police department. All
donations will be uh benefiting the
[7:31] pantry at St. Bernardets. Anybody's
interested in participating in that,
[7:35] it's their third year doing it. You
should get a good out turn. help support
[7:38] people in need.
And lastly,
[7:42] may see some change of grooming
standards for police officers in the
[7:46] department. Going on with years past,
there has been exceptions to growing
[7:50] beards for male officers wearing nail
polish and uh earrings for female
[7:56] officers. U by doing this, they donate
money $50 per month. And all these funds
[8:01] that are collected go to community
initiatives such as shop with a cop,
[8:05] purchasing Easter baskets for children,
other community relations activities. So
[8:10] we do see, you know, slight change of
grooming standards. Uh they will be
[8:13] needly trained beers and everything that
maintain safety and everything like
[8:17] that, but they are for community
initiatives. And I will have one for
[8:21] executive session for personal.
>> Okay. Thank you. Uh Chris,
[8:27] » good evening. Um, we are wrapping up our
summer season transitioning and uh
[8:32] trying to get a jump start on fall.
>> That's all I have unless any questions
[8:36] I've got to do for executive
contractual.
[8:40] » Thanks. Uh Tom,
[8:45] » um good evening. Um, I' just like to
report to the board last night, um, I
[8:50] was, uh, in this courtroom and, uh,
there was some proceedings done with
[8:54] some of the, um, parking lots and I, I
would like to have some executive
[8:59] session because some of the stuff that
needs to be spoken with, I'm not sure. I
[9:03] can speak publicly, but I'd like to
report back to the board what happened
[9:07] and where we are with that. Um, other
than that, I guess I would also ask the
[9:11] board. I didn't get an opportunity was
because I was behind on my budget. Is
[9:16] there a time coming up I could carve up
for my budget uh review?
[9:24] » We're doing budget reviews. I think it's
next Wednesday.
[9:27] » Next Wednesday.
>> Yeah.
[9:28] » So, we can take a look at a like a time
slot on the Okay. Thank you. Can I have
[9:32] the house report?
>> Okay. Thanks, Tom H. Ted.
[9:35] » Uh good evening. Uh nothing for right
now, but I do have uh two matters for
[9:39] executive session under public officers
law. section 1031D
[9:43] [clears throat] on matters dealing with
pending, current, or potential
[9:46] litigation.
>> Okay.
[9:47] » Thank you,
>> Jen.
[9:49] » Uh, nothing really to report. We're just
prepping the office for schools. Okay.
[9:54] » We should be getting that in within the
[clears throat] next week to 10 days and
[9:59] getting them out and online to the
public.
[10:01] » Okay,
>> great. Thanks. Thanks,
[10:04] » Nothing.
>> No, Scott.
[10:05] » Nothing. John,
nothing for today.
[10:12] » Hi, I just said one thing. Pull it up.
Um, the friends of the Orchard Park
[10:17] Library is having another book sale.
They're they're pretty popular. Uh, they
[10:21] they earn a lot of money that goes
towards a good cause at the library. Um,
[10:26] Saturday, September 12th, Sunday,
September 13th are open to the public.
[10:31] Um, 12 to 4 on Saturday, 10 to 4 on
Sunday. So, you can fill a bag of books
[10:38] for five bucks.
>> Oh, nice.
[10:40] » Yeah, it's great. That's all I have.
>> Okay, thank you. Um, I have two updates.
[10:45] Uh, Murphy Road, that roundabout.
>> U, it should be open potentially uh
[10:51] September 14th. And lastly, we're doing
uh employee appreciation day this
[10:57] Friday. So, everyone here is invited.
It's at noon. Uh, it's noon to 2. So,
[11:03] the town hall will be closed at noon,
but the village offices will still be
[11:09] open and the police department will
still be open as well. So, um I know
[11:13] that's tough to, but yeah. Um so,
everyone here is invited to come to the
[11:19] uh community activity center at noon. Uh
that's still 2 o'clock. Um so, uh that's
[11:25] all I have as well. So with that um I
will open up or I'll I'll close the uh
[11:32] manager meeting and open up to u
executive session. Do I have a motion?
[11:37] I'll try to hear your motion.
>> Oh motion made and seconded on the
[11:41] question. All in favor.
>> Okay. Motion carries. Um mayor you know
[11:47] the draw.
[11:58] Let's do Chris. We'll do Chris.
>> Yeah.
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[1:08:01] » Good evening everyone and thank you for
attending the town board meeting on this
[1:08:05] Wednesday, September 2nd. 2026. Um,
before we start our meeting, we always
[1:08:11] start with the pledge. And Olivia, if
you can lead us in the pledge, that'd be
[1:08:15] great.
I pledge to the flag of the United
[1:08:20] States of America to the standaly
[1:08:28] and justice for all.
[1:08:32] » Thanks, Lina.
Okay. Um, Jen, do you mind doing
[1:08:38] » Sure.
>> Council member Mariano
[1:08:41] » here.
>> Council member Mre here. Supervisor
[1:08:45] Birdie
>> here.
[1:08:46] » Council member Honer
>> here.
[1:08:49] » Council member Bennett
>> here.
[1:08:53] » Great. Thank you. Um I have three
notifications. The first is safety. Uh
[1:08:58] fire exits are located at the rear of
the boardroom at the doorway to the
[1:09:01] left. If notified, please move in a calm
and orderly fashion um to the nearest
[1:09:07] exit. Second is if anyone appearing
before uh the town board has a family
[1:09:12] financial or business relationship with
any member of the board, it's incumbent
[1:09:17] upon that person to make it known under
the state law and uh town code of the
[1:09:22] ethics. And third is anyone intending a
town board meeting or work session
[1:09:27] should review chapter 85 of the town
code for the rules of decorum regarding
[1:09:31] public meetings.
Um okay. So with that, I I um move to
[1:09:37] approve the minutes of the regular town
board meeting on August 19th.
[1:09:43] » Second.
>> Motion B and seconded on the question.
[1:09:46] All in favor?
>> Motion carries. Um there's two updates
[1:09:50] to the agenda. Number five, it's being
removed and then uh we are adding a
[1:09:55] number 14, which actually will be number
14 or 13. Okay. Um we have one item
[1:10:02] under old business to review. So, if
anyone in the audience would like to
[1:10:05] come up to the podium to discuss, I've
got four minutes.
[1:10:11] Okay. Uh, seeing no one coming up, um, I
will I'll make a motion to open up to
[1:10:17] old business. Uh, I move that with the
town board uh to authorize the town
[1:10:22] clerk to release 15,000 held in escrow
under Smokes Creek subdivision PIP uh
[1:10:28] number 2021-01
>> for seating and grading of right away in
[1:10:34] town property in the Smokes Creek Farm
subdivision to Thomas Johnson Land
[1:10:39] Development LLC.
>> Second.
[1:10:42] » Motion made and seconded on the
question. All in favor? I. Motion
[1:10:47] carries.
Okay. Uh that'll close old business and
[1:10:51] I'll open it up for the new business. Uh
anyone in the audience wish to speak uh
[1:10:55] new business? You have four minutes.
[1:11:00] Okay. Um we have let's see we've got
like I said we've got 13 items.
[1:11:06] So we'll move to item number one. Okay.
Item number one, I move the town board
[1:11:10] to appoint 2026 part-time staff for the
Orchard Park Recreation Department.
[1:11:16] And it says, "Resolve that the town
board is hereby authorized to approve
[1:11:20] the following resident appointments to
the 2026 part-time staff for the Orchard
[1:11:25] Park Recreation Department retroactive
to August 18, 2026 as recommended by the
[1:11:30] recreation director and a list of those
part-time employees will be on file at
[1:11:34] the town clerk's office." Second
>> motion made and seconded on the
[1:11:39] question. All in favor?
>> I.
[1:11:41] » Motion carries.
>> Item number two under new business. Town
[1:11:45] board to change the job classification
for part-time IT employee Olivia Jurich.
[1:11:53] Whereas the town of Orchard Park
requires additional assistance in the IT
[1:11:58] department to meet workload demands. And
whereas Olivia Jerk is currently
[1:12:04] employed as a part-time employee in the
information technology department and
[1:12:09] whereas funds for this position are
available in the 2026 IT budget. Now
[1:12:15] therefore be it resolved that the town
board of Orchard Park hereby authorizes
[1:12:20] the change in job classification of
Olivia Jerich from part-time IT employee
[1:12:26] to seasonal IT employee in the
information technology department
[1:12:31] effective September 7th 2026.
>> Second motion made seconded on the
[1:12:38] question all in favor.
>> Motion carries.
[1:12:43] » All right. Item number three, under new
business, I move the town boy board
[1:12:47] appoint a temporary seasonal court
clerk. Uh whereas the town of Orchard
[1:12:52] Park courts have a need for temporary
seasonal assistance to support court
[1:12:56] operations and whereas Erica Reading is
or has been identified as a suitable
[1:13:02] candidate for temporary seasonal
employment with the town of Orchard Park
[1:13:05] Courts. whereas such employment is
temporary and seasonal in nature and
[1:13:09] shall be subject to all applicable town
policies, procedures, and budgetary
[1:13:13] requirements. Now, therefore, be it
resolved that the town board of the town
[1:13:17] of Orchard Park hereby authorizes the
temporary seasonal employment of Erica
[1:13:22] Reddig with the town of Orchard Parks
effective August 4th, 2026 at an hourly
[1:13:28] rate of $27 per hour subject to
applicable payroll requirements and
[1:13:32] employment policies.
Second motion made second on the
[1:13:37] question. All in favor?
>> Motion carries.
[1:13:46] » Five's out. Six.
[1:13:50] » Oh, four.
>> Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry. It's okay. We
[1:13:55] almost forgot you. You didn't get you.
[laughter]
[1:13:58] » Okay. And I uh I move the town board
appoint police officer Luke Bullard to
[1:14:03] the town of Orchard Park Police
Department. Whereas a vacancy exists at
[1:14:07] a position of
um
[1:14:10] sorry
[1:14:19] mixed up. Okay. Whereas a vacancy exists
within the town of Morgan Park Police
[1:14:23] Department for the position of police
officer and whereas the chief of police
[1:14:28] has conducted a review of the candidates
qualifying and background and has
[1:14:32] recommended
the appointment of Luke Bullard to the
[1:14:37] position of police officer. Now
therefore, be it resolved that the town
[1:14:41] of Orchard Park, I'm sorry, that the
town board does hereby approve the
[1:14:44] appointment of Luke Fuller to the
position of police officer
[1:14:48] permanent/transfer
effective September 18, 2026.
[1:14:54] At step two, the Yorkshire Park Police
Benevolent Association corporate current
[1:14:58] collective baring agreement contingent
upon Erie County Civil Service approval
[1:15:03] as recommended by the chief of police.
>> Second. Motion made and seconded on the
[1:15:09] question. All in favor?
>> Motion carries.
[1:15:15] » Okay. Uh like I said before, number five
has been removed. So number six, I move
[1:15:21] that the town board to schedule a public
hearing for a proposed vocal law
[1:15:25] regarding the override tax levy limited
established in the general municipal law
[1:15:30] section 3- C. Uh, be it resolved that
the town of Orchard Park does hereby
[1:15:35] schedule a public hearing regarding the
adoption of a proposed local law
[1:15:39] override the tax levy limit established
in the general mun municipal law section
[1:15:45] uh 3C on September 16th, 2026 at 7 p.m.
the Orchard Park Municipal Center and be
[1:15:52] further resolved that the town clerk is
hereby directed to publish due notice
[1:15:56] thereof.
>> Second.
[1:15:58] » Motion made and seconded on the
question. All in favor? I.
[1:16:03] » Motion carries.
>> Item number seven under new business. I
[1:16:07] move the town board to approve budget
amendment for connecting kids to parks
[1:16:11] grant. Whereas the recreation
transportation A0702050556
[1:16:18] account exceeds the budget amount to uh
due to increased gasoline prices. And
[1:16:26] whereas the town of Orch Park received
transportation grants totaling 3,564
[1:16:32] 27 cents from connecting kids to parks
grants. And now therefore, be it
[1:16:37] resolved that the town board hereby
authorizes the following amendments
[1:16:40] within the town's 2026 budget. Increase
appropriations on A070205056
[1:16:48] recreation transport by 356427.
[1:16:53] Increase revenue
[1:16:59] Yes.
>> Decrease
[1:17:01] » increase.
>> Decrease.
[1:17:03] » Both are increasing.
>> Okay.
[1:17:07] » Thank you. Increase revenue A 043000000
[1:17:14] state aid by the same amount 3564.27.
[1:17:19] » Second. Motion made and seconded. Not a
question. All in favor? I. Motion
[1:17:24] carries.
>> Item number eight, under new business, I
[1:17:29] move the town board to approve budget
amendment for community activity center
[1:17:32] donations. Whereas the town of Orchard
Park purchase fitness room equipment for
[1:17:37] the community activity center,
35 lb, 40 lb, and 50 lb dumbbells, and a
[1:17:43] set of resistant bands. And whereas the
town of Gorge Park received donations
[1:17:47] totaling $228.96
for the mentioned uh fitness equipment.
[1:17:54] Now therefore be it resolved that the
town board hereby authoriz authorizes
[1:17:58] the following amendments within the
town's 2026 budget.
[1:18:03] Increase appropriations on A0718050419
[1:18:09] other contractual expenses by $228.96
and increase revenue on A000000
[1:18:17] 4276 CAC donations for $228.96.
>> Second.
[1:18:23] » Motion made and seconded on the
question. All in favor?
[1:18:28] » Motion carries.
>> All right. Uh, I move the town board to
[1:18:32] approve the Halloweeny 5K. Now,
therefore, be it resolved that the town
[1:18:36] board does hereby approve the special
event permit requested for the
[1:18:40] Halloweeny 5K run to be held on
Saturday, October 17th, 2026 from 11:00
[1:18:47] a.m. to 1:30 p.m. pending all fees have
been paid and have been provided.
[1:18:52] » Second.
>> Motion made and seconded on the
[1:18:54] question. All in favor?
>> I. Motion carries.
[1:18:59] Item number 10 under new business. I
move the town board to approve
[1:19:02] resolution to oppose the creation of a
county plant planning board or
[1:19:07] commission.
And forgive me already, it's a long one.
[1:19:12] Whereas Erie County legislator Jean
Vinyl representing portions of the towns
[1:19:17] of Amherst and Chawaga has recently
contacted local officials regarding a
[1:19:22] renewed effort to reinstate the Erie
County Planning Board. And whereas
[1:19:26] proposal of this nature have been
opposed and rejected numerous times over
[1:19:30] the past two decades. And whereas based
on the version of the of draft a draft
[1:19:35] local law shared and referenced by
legislator vinyl's communication, this
[1:19:40] planning board would derive its mission
and purpose from a regional growth plan
[1:19:44] adopted by Erie County in 2007. And
whereas under this version of the law
[1:19:50] only two of the nine voting members of
this work would reside outside of the
[1:19:54] cities of Buffalo, Lacawana and
Tanowanda or the towns of Amherst,
[1:19:58] Chawaga, Tanowanda and West Senica
leaving a large representation gap for
[1:20:03] communities that make up a majority of
the land area in county and making no
[1:20:08] distinction between suburban and rural
commun communities outside of the first
[1:20:12] ring suburbs. And whereas according to
New York state law, this this board
[1:20:18] could have authority to review and
reject certain local project proposals
[1:20:22] or set conditions for the approval
thereof as well as act as lead agency
[1:20:27] under the state environmental quality
review act, stripping away local control
[1:20:32] of the environmental impact review
process. And whereas creation of such a
[1:20:36] board would add an additional and
unnecessary layer of bureaucracy
[1:20:41] to the already daunting task of fa
fostering constructive economic
[1:20:46] development within our region. And
whereas the oversight and control
[1:20:49] conferred upon such a board would reduce
the voice of local governments and the
[1:20:54] residents who would make decisions
regarding land use within their own
[1:20:57] communities.
And whereas local municipalities and
[1:21:01] residents who elect their government
officials deserve to retain autonomy and
[1:21:06] authority to to determine their own
development and zoning plans that best
[1:21:10] suit their communities. And whereas the
state of New York has already has
[1:21:15] already been encroaching upon local
control by proposing and enacting
[1:21:19] legislation that allows them to override
local zoning regulations for various
[1:21:24] types of projects. And whereas the town
of Orchard Park desires to maintain the
[1:21:28] identity of our community and retain
control over the vision for growth uh
[1:21:34] through local representation.
And whereas the Orchard Park Town Board
[1:21:39] does not believe the establishment of an
Erie County planning board would be in
[1:21:43] the best interest of the residents of
Orchard Park or similar similarly
[1:21:47] situated municipalities across Erie
County. Now therefore, be it resolved
[1:21:52] that the town board of Orche Park
relieves us, it is crucial that local
[1:21:56] municipalities retain the right to
determine their own planning actions,
[1:22:00] and be it further resolved that the town
board of Orche Park hereby opposes the
[1:22:05] creation of an Erie County Planning
Board, and be it further resolved that
[1:22:09] certified copies of this resolution
shall be sent to Erie County Executive
[1:22:14] Mark Pollen Carars, members of the Erie
County Legislature, and the Erie County
[1:22:18] Association of Governments.
Second
[1:22:21] » motion made second on the question. All
in favor?
[1:22:24] » I.
>> Motion carries.
[1:22:28] » Make a motion for the town board to
award um contract to Foreman Enterprises
[1:22:35] for construction of the Orchard Park
Community Activity Center picnic shelter
[1:22:41] general construction contract.
Whereas bids were open for the community
[1:22:46] activity center shelter picnic on August
25th, 2026. The project consists of a
[1:22:52] new concrete pad and the construction of
a 16x 20 foot picnic shelter with
[1:22:59] alternate number one sidewalk
installation and alternate number two
[1:23:04] electrical lights and plug. again.
Whereas the project was formally bid out
[1:23:10] with a total of 10 bids received. The
lowest bidder, Foreman Enterprises, Inc.
[1:23:16] totaling $65,59
[1:23:20] base bid including alternates one and
two and whereas the engineering
[1:23:25] department has reviewed the bids
submitted, formid enterprises is more
[1:23:29] than capable of completing this project
in the time frame identified. company
[1:23:33] has been found to possess the
qualifications and experience to fulfill
[1:23:37] the stated project requirements and I
have no reservations about their
[1:23:42] capabilities. The set completion date
for the project is May 28th, 2027
[1:23:48] and whereas funding has been allocated
through the SAM grant and capital
[1:23:53] account AB027
senior van outdoor SAMs. The town was
[1:24:00] awarded $150,000 to this grant. There
has already been $660,380
[1:24:07] used for the new senior center
transportation van. The remaining
[1:24:12] funding will be applied to picnic
tables, benches, and so forth. Now,
[1:24:16] therefore, be it resolved that the town
board does hereby award the contract for
[1:24:21] the community activity center shelter
picnic to the lowest responsible bidder,
[1:24:27] Foreman Enterprises, Inc. PO Box 587,
East Hammers, New York14051
[1:24:34] in an amount not exceeding $65,59
[1:24:38] base and ultimates one and two as
recommended by the town engineer.
[1:24:45] » Second.
>> Motion made and seconded on the
[1:24:47] question. All in favor?
>> I motion carries.
[1:24:51] » Okay. Item 12. I move the town board
award contract [clears throat] to DM
[1:24:56] Miles Incorporated construction of the
miss municipal and animal control
[1:25:02] building upgrades 2026
and it's a long resolution that'll be on
[1:25:07] file in the town clerk's office and that
amount is for
[1:25:13] $37,000
[1:25:19] includ bid and alternate number Yeah,
>> that again that'll be unfounded.
[1:25:26] » Second.
>> Motion made and seconded on the
[1:25:28] question. All in favor?
>> I.
[1:25:31] » Motion carries.
>> I move the town board to refer the
[1:25:36] following to the planning and
conservation board for its
[1:25:39] recommendation
regarding planning board file number
[1:25:44] 2426
9274
[1:25:48] group Inc. Vacant land south Benzing
Road located on the western side of the
[1:25:54] northern end of South Benzing Road zoned
DR2. Applicant proposes to construct a
[1:26:01] flex use industrial building. Zoning
board of appeals granted a use variance
[1:26:06] on 72126
SPL number 161.06
[1:26:12] hyphen 1-yphen 2.
The second item uh regarding plan of
[1:26:19] board file number 25-26
[1:26:23] 3565
southwestern boulevard west her kia
[1:26:29] southeastern side of the southwestern
boulevard northeast of the intersection
[1:26:34] of southwestern and minute county drive
zoned B2 applicant seeks to construct a
[1:26:40] 4550
gross square foot addition to the
[1:26:44] service portion of the building SPL
number 161.07-7-11.1
[1:26:55] motion made and seconded on the
question. All in favor?
[1:26:58] » I.
>> Motion carries.
[1:27:01] » Okay. Item number 14. I know this wasn't
listed. Uh this was just recently added.
[1:27:06] Um I move the town board to approve the
advertisement for bid for the compost
[1:27:11] building renovations project for 2026.
Uh whereas the engineering department
[1:27:16] has been working diligently on the
conversion of two cold storage buildings
[1:27:20] located at the compost facility. Plans
and specifications for this project are
[1:27:25] available for review in the engineering
department office. And whereas the work
[1:27:29] will include the installation of two
overhead garage doors including
[1:27:34] associated carpentry um carpentry work
uh installation and HVAC bid documents
[1:27:40] will be available on September 10th,
2026.
[1:27:45] Now therefore, it be resolved
that the town board does hereby
[1:27:49] authorize advertisement in the origin
park B for the sealed bids for the
[1:27:54] compost building renovations project
2026 to be open on September 25th, 2026
[1:28:00] at 10 a.m. at the Origin Park Municipal
Center basement meeting room as
[1:28:05] recommended by the town engineer.
>> Second.
[1:28:09] » Motion made and seconded on the
question. All in favor? I.
[1:28:13] » Motion carries. Okay, that will Oh,
yeah. Go ahead. Um,
[1:28:17] » regarding um item number 12, the
transfers that are listed in the letter,
[1:28:22] the board want to do the transfer
because that project is not funded
[1:28:24] without transferring into that capital.
[1:28:29] » So, needs those resolutions. There's
three transfers from other couple are
[1:28:34] being closed out.
I can answer any questions if you got
[1:28:38] any regarding any of the status of those
projects. other capital accounts. The
[1:28:42] Brave regional property is no longer a
town property. So that's not town
[1:28:46] option. So that's account that's
recommended to be closed with Nicole and
[1:28:50] that would be transferred into this
account, the AB026.
[1:28:55] And then the uh recreational parks
building, we're not sure what we're
[1:28:58] doing with that building. So it's
temporarily being just transferred into
[1:29:01] that as um new road ball diamond had a
surplus of 7,662.
[1:29:10] I would recommend it to be transferred.
It's in the second part of the letter.
[1:29:15] » I I I see all that in the resolution.
>> Yes. Okay.
[1:29:18] » At the end.
>> Okay.
[1:29:20] » Do you want Do you want to see that?
>> Okay. As long as long as No, I have it.
[1:29:23] I just didn't know you didn't even So, I
didn't know if you were aware of it and
[1:29:25] that's okay. As long as it's being done.
>> Yes.
[1:29:27] » That's fine. Typically, you would you do
that.
[1:29:29] » Okay.
>> Thank you.
[1:29:30] » Okay. Thanks, Wayne.
[1:29:34] » Okay. Um that will close uh new business
and we'll open up business from the
[1:29:38] floor. Uh, you've got four minutes. Just
please state your name and address.
[1:29:44] » Hello board. My name is Paul Zack. Live
at 3132 Beer Road.
[1:30:03] Good evening. Okay. So, basically, first
of all, Chief, thank you for sending the
[1:30:08] data to us to Mary and I. Uh, we went
through the data. The data looks pretty
[1:30:13] good. I don't know if you board had a
chance to go through it. Um, I can hit
[1:30:19] some fine points of how it's working and
I'd like to tell you that. So, I have it
[1:30:26] tonight 2023 data, 2025 data, and 2026
data.
[1:30:33] So if you go to the 25 data,
[clears throat] the amount of vehicles
[1:30:38] that were coming down the road, and if
you go to the 26
[1:30:43] per day, it's 435 less vehicles coming
down road. This is all southbound one
[1:30:51] way. If you average it on a 30-day
period, we're at 13,000 cars not coming
[1:30:59] down Wheeler Road.
It has changed beer lo road for the
[1:31:05] good. It has people out there walking
their dogs, walking, taking bikes all
[1:31:10] over. The speed limit has dropped seven
miles an hour out. The average speed
[1:31:17] limit is anywhere between 21 to 23. And
if you the data will show all this if
[1:31:24] you have the date. Um we didn't do this
alone. Mary and I and the board all help
[1:31:32] get this where it is. And the other
thing I want to say is it's not the
[1:31:37] height of the speed humps. It's the
people that don't pay attention when
[1:31:42] they're coming down build road. There's
signs everywhere and they're taking them
[1:31:46] too fast.
That is happening at the beginning. As
[1:31:50] this progresses from year to year, it
seems to be less and less and less.
[1:31:57] We got our trucks down. Probably 75% of
the trucks are not coming down. We still
[1:32:04] have them out coming down. Some are in
tractor trailers. Some are dump
[1:32:09] trailers. I know we're not going to get
rid of everything, but these humps are
[1:32:15] doing what they're supposed to be doing.
If you pay attention to the street,
[1:32:20] which we want, that's what we want.
People to pay attention to our street,
[1:32:25] they will work and they will continue to
work if they're in. You take them out,
[1:32:30] which I hope you're not going to go
there, but if it does get to that point,
[1:32:34] I would like the respect to Mary and I
to get an email saying you're thinking
[1:32:40] about doing that. Other than that, I
have nothing else but to tell you that
[1:32:45] they're working. and uh have a good
night.
[1:32:49] » Thank you. Uh anyone else like to speak?
>> Okay, with that um Wayne,
[1:32:59] » I just would like to report that the uh
DRO bridge is moving along. They did set
[1:33:03] the pre-cast up as I mentioned before.
It is uh they now they actually back
[1:33:07] fill it and there's a lot of different
things they had to do with it membrane
[1:33:10] wise and and waterproofing it, but it
gets set and uh product moving along
[1:33:14] quite nicely. Well, do you know when the
crane I know the crane is it?
[1:33:18] » It's gone.
>> Well, it's being with it being dis
[1:33:22] settled today. I'm not sure if it's gone
or not.
[1:33:24] » Okay.
>> All right. Good.
[1:33:26] » Thanks, Andy.
[clears throat]
[1:33:30] » Nothing further to report tonight.
>> Okay. Thanks.
[1:33:33] » Chy,
>> just like to say congratulations to Luke
[1:33:36] Bowler getting hired as a police officer
in Georgia Park. We're looking forward
[1:33:39] to starting joining the team.
>> Great.
[1:33:42] » And lastly, just to go over uh Mr.
exactly just talking about the data.
[1:33:47] We've looked at the same data I have
right in front of me. But from a little
[1:33:51] over a month time frame, we started the
scanning on July 3rd of this year and we
[1:33:56] pulled the signs on August 13th. In that
time frame, there was a total of 38,630
[1:34:01] vehicles that travel southbound on Beer
Road. And uh between compliant and low
[1:34:07] risk, which is less than 10 miles per
hour over the speed limit, it was 99.9%
[1:34:13] within that range. So there was out of
all those vehicles, there was only three
[1:34:17] in that time frame that were traveling
at a high risk, which is greater than 20
[1:34:20] miles per hour over speed limit. That
doesn't take into account if there were
[1:34:23] any emergency vehicles in that time
frame traveling at a higher rate of
[1:34:26] speed with justified reason. And there
was only 20 in that time frame that was
[1:34:32] in a medium risk, which is between 10
and 19 miles per hour speed. So majority
[1:34:36] of data was showing that cars were
averaging about 21 to 23 miles per hour
[1:34:42] in that time frame.
That's all I have.
[1:34:45] » Thanks. Good to
>> just ask one more question for the
[1:34:48] chief. Uh I heard um reference to 2023
as a baseline and I didn't quite catch
[1:34:56] 2021, excuse me. Um the average speed at
that time. I heard a major reduction in
[1:35:02] » I don't have that data in front of me
right now. We can pull that if it's on
[1:35:05] file somewhere. It only saves the data
on for a tweeter period. So if it wasn't
[1:35:09] printed out pulled, I'm assuming if he
has it, it was pulled out at some point
[1:35:12] in time. So we should have copies of it
somewhere. I can bring something that
[1:35:18] » was 2023. I had the data for 25 to 26.
>> Yeah.
[1:35:24] » 23.
>> Average speed 23.
[1:35:27] » 23. Yes, I have the speed. I don't think
you want to hear it. It was 48 46.
[1:35:33] I have the sheet. If you want me to give
it to you, I can give you the sheet.
[1:35:37] » We'll get it from
>> Hopefully will have it. Yeah,
[1:35:39] » there was a high amount of cars going 40
miles and more than that. That's just
[1:35:45] » Okay.
>> Yeah, we have police have records from
[1:35:49] there and also from our study we did.
>> Okay.
[1:35:54] » Thank you. Thanks.
>> I have nothing additional only if
[1:35:58] there's time that I like go to the
parking lot.
[1:36:01] » All right. Thanks, Tim. Uh good evening.
Uh nothing for uh right now. Thank you,
[1:36:07] » Chad. Uh just welcome to the new hires
and that's all that
[1:36:12] » okay
no Scott saying just welcome to the new
[1:36:16] hires. Thank you so I would just like to
congratulate officer service on his
[1:36:22] retirement. I remember the day he was
hired
[1:36:25] but uh wish him well in his retirement.
one of the endeavors that he may uh try
[1:36:31] to achieve and also to Luke Bullard
for joining the police department and
[1:36:38] Eric Derrett assisting in our court for
she's a significant court employee but
[1:36:43] she's coming here to assist our
department. So that's all I have for
[1:36:48] Thanks Julie.
>> Uh I will reiterate everything that
[1:36:52] council member Mariano just said. Um
>> yes I know. Um and then um thank you to
[1:36:58] Olivia Jared for uh stepping up and
adding adding some more hours to assist
[1:37:03] the town. That's it.
>> Great. Um I just have a couple things um
[1:37:08] regarding Murphy Road. Just want to
reiterate again. Uh it will reopen
[1:37:13] potentially on September 14th. And then
um this Friday we're having employee
[1:37:18] appreciation day. That's at noon at the
community center. So, the town uh I'm
[1:37:24] going to say this very lightly, the town
will be closed. Um but the police will
[1:37:29] still be working and the village will be
still working um at that time. So, um
[1:37:34] come to the community center at noon,
have a free lunch, everyone can come
[1:37:37] down, everyone's invited. Um so, looking
forward to that event. Should be should
[1:37:43] be great. Um I also would like to uh
welcome our new hires. Um we've got
[1:37:49] let's see um the part- timerrs at u the
rec center. Uh we've got Erica uh
[1:37:56] reading to the court clerk's role. Thank
you for taking on that role. And then
[1:38:01] Olivia Jurich um was as uh Miss Mar
stated uh thank you for um helping out
[1:38:07] the IT department. And then u welcoming
uh Luke Buller to the uh police
[1:38:13] department. Uh nice addition to the
police department. So uh we got a lot of
[1:38:17] new hires and uh we'd like to continue
doing that. So, uh, with that, um, I'll
[1:38:23] make a motion to approve, uh, warrant
number 17. Second,
[1:38:29] » uh, motion made, uh, motion made and
seconded. On the question,
[1:38:33] uh, all in favor?
>> I,
[1:38:35] » motion carries. Okay.
>> Okay. Under communications, I move the
[1:38:38] town board accept the agricultural
district annual enrollment notification
[1:38:44] for the Erie County Department of
Environmental
[1:38:47] Environment and Planning. Now, that is
open for town residents who wish to
[1:38:54] possibly apply to have their their land
placed into the agricultural district
[1:38:59] and that can be done during the month of
September. All the information will be
[1:39:05] on file in the town clerk's office.
>> Second.
[1:39:08] » Motion made second on the question. All
in favor?
[1:39:12] » Okay. Motion carries. Okay. With that,
um I will adjourn our regular meeting
[1:39:17] and then reopen it up to executive
session. We have second. That's uh
[1:39:24] motion made and seconded. Not a
question. All in favor? I motion
[1:39:28] carries.