[0:08] with liberty and justice for all.
[0:14] [Music]
[0:19] » Denine, would you please call the role?
>> Um, before you do, if I could ask that
[0:23] the conversation in the back of the room
uh take place in the hall.
[0:30] Thank you. Sorry.
That's okay. Um, please call the role.
[0:35] Deputy Supervisor Cataly present.
Counciloman Cah
[0:39] » here.
>> Councilwoman W here.
[0:42] » Councilwoman Wright here. Attorney for
the town Taylor
[0:45] » here.
>> Um, I will be leading the meeting
[0:48] tonight as the deputy supervisor. Um the
supervisor is out of town
[0:54] is out of town out of the country
actually celebrating
[0:59] uh his 30th wedding anniversary. So I'd
like to wish Tom and Molly um the
[1:04] happiest of anniversaries and warm
wishes for many more years to come. Um
[1:10] the next item on the agenda is open to
the floor. We have two people who've
[1:13] signed in this evening. One uh
Christopher Naka
[1:19] Hi.
>> Would you like to get up to the podium
[1:21] and tell us why you're here to speak?
>> Sure.
[1:24] » It's It's right out there with a
microphone and the town seal on it and
[1:29] we'll need you to give your name and
address. Christopher.
[1:33] » Hi, my name's Christopher Knock. I live
at 1065 Shoecraft Road.
[1:37] » Okay. Since you didn't know where the
podium was and you're new at this.
[1:40] » Yeah,
>> there is a 5minute limit.
[1:42] » Okay. I didn't I don't have too much
planned or anything to say. Um, I was
[1:48] just coming to listen and watching how
all of this went and I had never been to
[1:54] one before and I kind of just wrote in
if I were to say something would be
[1:58] talking about fast food. But it's really
um
[2:03] the
the product really isn't
[2:08] relevant. It's more about the things
that are popping up in our town that are
[2:12] crowding our streets and roadways and
how expensive it is as someone who's
[2:19] lived here for 37 years. How expensive
it is to live here. And then all the
[2:26] and then all these places that are
popping up paying $1,650 an hour with
[2:30] regments closing at midnight and these
three places being open till 2. the
[2:36] people working until two are making 1650
an hour and they're taking on the whole
[2:41] front load of you know the people in
this town coming to get food there and
[2:47] it's just kind of like sad like what
what are we doing with this very
[2:51] valuable property that we have here to
just like let things pop like
[2:58] I just wish I knew that money like do
they give you guys I don't know I wish I
[3:04] had thought about this a little better.
Like where does that money go? Like they
[3:09] obviously want to come in here. You they
have to do this meeting with you guys, I
[3:12] would imagine. Or is it just they buy
the property and then do what they want
[3:17] with it?
>> So generally we don't engage in in
[3:21] conversation and answering questions. I
will tell you that none of the fast food
[3:25] places in town have lined to the pockets
of anyone sitting on this board and they
[3:30] and they do come before the planning
board. So all of that is really ruled by
[3:36] what the code is and what those
properties are zoned for. So there will
[3:40] be industrial, there'll be commercial,
um certainly if they want to put
[3:45] something in an area where it's not
properly zoned, they can go to the
[3:48] zoning board of appeals to look for a
variance. Uh they have to meet certain
[3:52] criteria
for that. So, uh, and all of these
[3:57] things are being carefully looked at in
the new comprehensive plan to determine,
[4:02] you know, many years ago, we looked at
where did where was the best fit for
[4:06] these places in town at the time and and
now maybe we're looking at different um
[4:12] parameters
>> with those three buildings being built
[4:16] with the employees that are now lives
dependent on those paychecks that I
[4:22] mean, I think it's I think that they're
taking on a lot. Those kids that are
[4:27] working in there, those adults too, you
know, everybody has a rough day and
[4:31] might find themselves looking for a new
job. And it's just kind of strange that
[4:36] the only things and that's why when
these these guys were talking, I was
[4:40] like, "All right, well, this is actually
something you say 90 years if everything
[4:43] goes wrong." Well, that's okay.
Hopefully Webster's here another 90
[4:47] years. Like, what are we really talking
about? But I don't think it'll be here
[4:50] in the way we see it today if the only
things that are popping up pay the
[4:56] people 1650 an hour because I'm
fortunate enough to make a little bit
[5:01] more than that with my rent being $1,300
plus utilities. Like I don't have much
[5:06] to put in the S&P every week.
>> The other thing I think I I think I
[5:12] understand the premise of your question.
um the cost of not only owning a home
[5:18] but also renting has escalated in the
past 5 to seven years tremendously.
[5:24] » Right? So why were
>> so one thing that that I I have found I
[5:31] found out recently because a lot of I
worked in the in the skilled trades and
[5:36] construction company worked in for
years.
[5:39] » Yeah. And
one thing I realized
[5:44] when I went to school,
we had auto shop, wood shop, electric,
[5:50] welding, all that. And
>> have quite capable facilities for those
[5:54] trades.
>> What we do now,
[5:57] » I mean, I went to Shrader. It was always
pretty good there. Their automotive
[6:00] class was always pretty
>> intensive. So, I found out recently that
[6:04] Thomas has invested millions in
upgrading their shop classes.
[6:11] » What's happen like 5 years?
>> Yeah. Which is phenomenal.
[6:16] And one the other thing I've learned is,
you know, there's there's Boseies
[6:21] » and a lot of these
>> a lot of the problem a lot of the
[6:25] problems has stem from decades we just
focused on sending our kids to college.
[6:32] and we look down on the trades. It's a
fact.
[6:35] » Can I can I interrupt for just a moment?
I think the conversation is great. I
[6:39] don't want to cut into Christopher's 5
minutes in case there's more he wants to
[6:43] say.
>> No, I my my general awkwardness and uh
[6:47] current uneasiness back and forth is
>> actually fine. Um but I really
[6:54] questions.
>> I understand what you're saying. Um I
[6:58] grew up under middle class. Uh, I worked
plenty of trace jobs and things like
[7:03] that and those are pretty much the
highest paying jobs you're going to get.
[7:06] You're not going to have health
insurance. You're going to be getting
[7:08] paid under the table. So, let's say you
want to come in out of the cold and get
[7:12] a job in the town where you work. Now,
you're getting paid $1,650 minus taxes
[7:18] and your rent is $1,300 plus utilities
and you have maybe have a car so you can
[7:22] get to work. Maybe you want to invest a
little bit and it's just it's Jify Loops
[7:27] and Popeye's.
So was, you know, in the grand scheme of
[7:31] this meeting, nice to hear these
gentlemen talking about something real
[7:35] and not something pretty easy.
>> And I and I also hope that one of the
[7:39] things you heard coming from this
meeting is that we have this little
[7:41] project in town called Fair Life. And
they are going to be hiring many workers
[7:47] um at well above minimum wage. So
there's an opportunity for employment
[7:51] within the town that is going to be uh
of a much higher caliber and monetary
[7:57] reimbursement than what you would see in
some of the fast food places.
[8:01] » Yeah. cuz it's it's not fair that these
kids are working until 2:00 a.m. Wagg
[8:06] decides to close at midnight because of
CO that is now not a global pandemic and
[8:12] they didn't open back up 24 hours and
it's, you know, 18-year-old kids that
[8:17] are taking on the burden of this town's
late night cravings.
[8:21] » Good points. Thank you.
>> Thank you so much.
[8:23] » Thanks for coming in. Appreciate it.
>> And uh Dave Mali, would you like to
[8:31] take the podium and and I don't think
you're new at this. You don't certainly
[8:35] certainly don't need any guidelines.
Welcome back.
[8:47] » I'm Dave Macki. I live in West Webster.
I've talked here before about bridging
[8:51] it. Um
I gave a copy of what I'm going to say
[8:55] here to Denine. Bridget 247365.
I first heard Bridget in response to the
[9:03] events 40 years ago when the lake road
bridge overquake creek was suddenly
[9:08] destroyed.
Why doesn't the Webster town board
[9:11] improve the link to Randquay?
The town the town board seems to be
[9:17] ignoring the public regarding the I
love. Thank you.
[9:22] » Thank you Dave. We appreciate it. if if
nothing else, your message is consistent
[9:27] and I certainly appreciate your
dedication to it.
[9:34] And I think that that's all for those
who've signed up to speak. Is there
[9:38] anyone else who would like to speak at
the podium that didn't sign up?
[9:43] No. We'll get on with the rest of the
business. Um, we have two set sets of
[9:49] minutes to be considered for approval. I
would move that we approve the August
[9:53] 7th, 2025 workshop minutes as submitted
by the town clerk.
[9:58] » Second.
>> Deputy Supervisor Cataly.
[10:01] » I. Councilman Cahill.
>> I.
[10:04] » Councilwoman W.
>> I.
[10:05] » Councilwoman Wright.
>> I.
[10:11] » And I would move that we approve the
August 7th, 2025
[10:15] uh regular board meeting notes, minutes
as submitted by the clerk.
[10:19] » Second.
Deputy Supervisor Katali.
[10:22] » I,
>> Councilwoman Wen.
[10:24] » I,
>> Councilman Cahill.
[10:26] » I,
>> Councilwoman Wright.
[10:28] » I, and next is consideration to approve
bills as submitted by the director of
[10:33] finance. Uh, Councilman Cahill.
>> Yes, I did uh, review the bills. They
[10:38] were in order, so I'd move to approve
the bills as submitted by the director
[10:41] of finance.
>> Second.
[10:43] » Councilman Cahill.
>> I,
[10:45] » Councilwoman W. I,
>> Deputy Supervisor Cataly. I Councilwoman
[10:50] Wright I
>> I would move that we approve the prepaid
[10:55] warrant as submitted by the director of
finance.
[10:58] » Second.
>> Deputy Supervisor Cataly.
[11:02] » Councilwoman Wright
>> I.
[11:05] » Councilman Cahill.
>> I.
[11:06] » Councilwoman W.
>> I.
[11:09] » And I would move that we approve the
purchase orders as submitted by the
[11:13] director of finance.
>> Second.
[11:16] » Deputy Supervisor Cataly. I Councilman
Cahill.
[11:19] » I
>> Councilwoman W.
[11:21] » I
>> Councilwoman Wright I.
[11:26] Next, we are considering a resolution to
authorize
[11:31] the 2025 2026
um authorize the submission of uh
[11:38] justice court assistance program
application by the Webster Town Court
[11:43] for a request up to the maximum about
amount available. Um I know that this is
[11:49] something that we have done for the past
at least couple of years that I can
[11:52] think of. Paul, I know that one year we
received money to upgrade the restrooms
[11:57] in this building. What What other things
have been
[12:01] » Yeah, I'm not
>> the computers. They got new computers
[12:04] and TVs last year.
>> Okay.
[12:08] » A lot of money, but uh it does help them
furnishings and slight renovations.
[12:14] » Yes.
>> Okay. Any questions?
[12:17] » No.
>> Nope.
[12:19] » I don't need to make all the motions.
Does somebody else want to do this?
[12:23] » Uh, I move to authorize the submission
of the 2025 2026 Justice Court
[12:29] Assistance Program application by the
Town of Webster Court for a request up
[12:35] to the maximum amount available, which
is $30,000.
[12:40] Second,
Councilwoman Wright I.
[12:44] » Councilwoman W.,
Deputy Supervisor Cataly I. Councilman
[12:50] Cahill.
>> Hi.
[12:53] » The next item we have is uh a contract
with campus construction management to
[12:59] assist the town on the Navatas $85
million contract through to completion
[13:05] for the town of Webster,
not
[13:09] » to exceed
>> to exceed $94,000
[13:13] $94,200.
Um, I want to thank all the board
[13:18] members for taking the time to meet with
both Rick and um, Paul to understand
[13:26] this proposal. Do we have any other
questions before we move it forward to
[13:30] the vote?
>> No, I don't have any questions. I
[13:34] appreciate the input that I got from uh,
from Rick and Paul and um, I did make a
[13:38] couple suggestions with respect to their
proposal. Those changes were made, so
[13:42] I'm in great appreciation for that. So,
I'm ready to move ahead. Okay. Thank
[13:46] you. And and um
>> could could I say something? Could for
[13:50] clarification, Drake, could you explain
a little bit about this resolution for
[13:55] the viewer? Could you explain Oh, sure.
>> this resolution.
[13:58] » Sure. So, thank you.
>> This this idea came to light um very
[14:03] quickly about 3 weeks ago when we
learned that the deputy commissioner was
[14:08] um moving on to a different employment
and leaving the town. So um in the
[14:14] process he was mostly managing this
project alongatus as a you know kind of
[14:20] a co- team there um I was overseeing the
plant but also in this project. So once
[14:26] this happened a lot of these duties will
be um taken over by me. So, we thought,
[14:31] you know what, to assist with someone
that's very versed in project
[14:34] management, also well verssed in energy
performance contracting. Um, we thought
[14:39] we'd seek out a um proposal from campus
who is um and they kind of so we will be
[14:45] Paul and I will be overseeing their
hours. Um this is a not to exceed, but
[14:49] we we know that we will kind of watch
every hour that they're looking at this
[14:53] project, but just to kind of co-pilot us
through the rest of this project to make
[14:56] sure we stay on time and under budget.
So I I the other thing I just point out
[15:00] with respect to campus is um they they
they provide a
[15:05] construction management u um is what
they do and I would point out that they
[15:11] they brought in our highway uh
construction project um on time and
[15:15] under budget. They have a a very good
track record in the construction
[15:22] industry of of being very professional
in working with the stakeholders to
[15:29] bring their projects in um on time and
under budget. So, this is money well
[15:33] spent in as far as I'm concerned and and
their record with the town is is
[15:38] self-evident.
I think it's also important to point out
[15:43] that this is inside the budget and it is
it is being or the compensation for this
[15:50] or the the the
contracted amount is being funded from
[15:54] the open position.
>> Great great point, Jennifer.
[15:57] » Thank you.
>> Yes.
[16:00] » We really don't think we're going to
come close to the 94,000.
[16:04] » No. uh you know the project is supposed
to be done in July
[16:08] by early next year there shouldn't be
that much going on
[16:12] » right
>> and again I would like to thank Rick
[16:14] because he was he was very honest with
us saying that you know he is he is a
[16:20] wastewater treatment plant operator and
his main responsibility is for
[16:25] everything that happens at the plant to
be sure that we come in um with all of
[16:30] the guidelines that need to be met. And
while he was certainly willing to take
[16:35] on any additional work, he was very
honest in saying that his his expertise
[16:40] is not necessarily project management.
And um we wanted to be very cautious
[16:45] that we weren't um
taking advantage of his uh willingness
[16:53] to do whatever was necessary. So Rick,
thank you. We appreciate that. and and
[16:58] with your continued oversight with this
this contract that will be coming. Now,
[17:03] we don't have it yet,
>> right?
[17:05] » So, this is strictly a proposal. Um, it
is important that we get this contract
[17:11] settled soon
because we're already a week without the
[17:16] oversight
of this. So, it's very possible that
[17:22] we'll be getting that contract from
campus
[17:25] um and that I might be signing it in the
supervisor's absence.
[17:31] I will rely on
uh attorney Taylor to approve such
[17:38] contract before I ever consider signing
it.
[17:43] And as such, I don't think I should make
this motion.
[17:48] Well, I'll move to authorize the town
supervisor or deputy supervisor to sign
[17:53] a contract with campus construction
management to assist the town in the
[17:57] Navatas $85 million contract through
completion for the town of Webster for
[18:03] an amount not to exceed $94,200.
That's my motion.
[18:10] » Second.
>> Councilman Cahill.
[18:12] » I councilwoman W.
>> I. Deputy Supervisor Cataly
[18:18] » I.
>> Councilwoman Wright
[18:19] » I.
>> Thank you all. Um the next is a
[18:24] resolution to approve the town of
Webster's participation in the Monroe
[18:27] County Energy Aggre Aggregation Group
for the contract period September 1st,
[18:34] 2025 through August 31st, 2030 by
executing an intermal agreement between
[18:42] Monroe County and the town of Webster.
Um
[18:47] is there anybody that'd like to provide
some color to this perhaps? Paul. Yeah,
[18:51] for many years the town has purchased uh
gas electric through this window county
[18:57] group. Um we found it to be a fair deal
seem to be pretty solid in comparison to
[19:05] the market. So like to continue.
>> Thank you. Appreciate it.
[19:11] I would move to approve the town of
Webster's participation in the Monroe
[19:15] County Energy Aggregation Group for the
contract period September 1st, 2025
[19:21] through August 31st, 2030 by executing
an intermunicipal agreement between
[19:26] Monroe County and the town of Webster.
>> Second.
[19:31] » Deputy Supervisor Cataly.
>> Councilwoman Wright I.
[19:35] » Councilman Cahill.
>> Hi.
[19:37] » Councilwoman W. Hi.
I feel like I've done a lot of talking
[19:42] tonight, but this one is my department.
So, I guess it's up to me to um move
[19:47] that we approve the following items for
recycling from the sewer department.
[19:51] There are seven assets listed here. I
would move that we uh approve those for
[19:55] recycling.
>> Second.
[19:58] » Deputy Supervisor Cataly.
>> I.
[20:01] » Councilman Cahill.
>> I.
[20:02] » Councilwoman W.
>> I. Councilwoman Rank.
[20:05] » Hi.
That concludes our official agenda.
[20:11] Councilman Cahill, how'd I do?
>> Outstanding. I think definitely set the
[20:16] record today.
>> Um, and I think we have a few extra
[20:20] moments to uh look for some updates from
the department heads who are present.
[20:26] Does anyone have anything they'd like to
add?
[20:30] » Rick?
>> Um, well, as you heard, we are on We
[20:34] held up under the bargain for Fair Life.
We said we'd be ready by August and we
[20:38] will be. Um, so when they decide to
start sending us some some flow, we'll
[20:44] be ready to take it. Also, just I know
we haven't been here in a bit or I
[20:47] haven't been. I don't know if our
updated, but we definitely we're up to
[20:50] full staff right now.
>> Fantastic.
[20:52] » Other than the deputy leaving, um, we uh
have hired two maintenance guys and a
[20:59] licensed 3A operator
>> who is born and raised and gone to
[21:03] school here, but he came back now.
So we don't have to do the training and
[21:07] get him licensed. He's already licensed
and has fit in nicely. So we're up to
[21:10] full staff right now.
>> Where where did he come in from?
[21:13] » He was assistant chief for Kandeua.
Before that he was the chief at Ontario
[21:18] or Ontario. So
>> wow.
[21:20] » Got a great background.
>> Great guy. So fits in nicely with the
[21:23] staff. And so
[21:29] » good news.
>> Uh at this point the tenative budget for
[21:32] 2026 is in pretty good shape. Uh we're
about $6,700 under the tax cap. Uh at
[21:38] the next meeting, September 4th, the
board will vote on the tenant budget,
[21:43] which will make it the preliminary
budget, which is subject to a public
[21:46] hearing, which is scheduled. We think
it's going to be scheduled for October
[21:51] 16th. So, we're in good shape on that.
>> Excellent. Great. Thank you for all your
[21:57] hard work.
>> Yes. Thank you.
[22:00] » Um Den, do you have any updates from the
clerk's office? Yeah. Well, we are
[22:03] prepping for school tax season. We are
hoping to have the school tax bills out
[22:09] at the end of next week. Haven't heard
anything yet from the county, but we're
[22:13] staying positive. Good. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[22:17] » Attorney Taylor.
>> No updates.
[22:20] » Okay. Thank you very much.
>> Yes, please do.
[22:25] » Can you
do you need a mic?
[22:28] » Microphone.
Um,
[22:31] as everyone may have noticed, 600 Ridge
Road has
[22:35] » Yes.
>> forward quite a bit this week.
[22:38] » Yep.
>> So, yes, it's down and most I would say
[22:42] probably half of it has been taken away
and talking with the contractor today,
[22:47] he hopes that next Friday we'll be in
pretty good shape to start that film.
[22:52] » Great. Thank you. That was that was
wonderful for all of us to see. It has
[22:57] been years in the making and I'm glad we
finally got it taken care of. Um will
[23:02] with that I will move that we adjourn
the meeting of August 21st. Do I have a
[23:06] second?
>> Second.
[23:10] » All in favor?
>> I meeting is journed. Thank you
[23:13] everyone.