Jun 22, 2023 Legislative Session

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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO ORDER.

[ ROLL CALL]

MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL? THANK YOU. TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN.

PLEASE RISE IF YOU ARE ABLE.

[INVOCATION] AMEN. AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY LEGISLATOR GREENE., ON WITH OUR AGENDA.

TABLED ITEMS. THERE ARE NONE ITEMS FOR RECONSIDERATION FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

THERE ARE NONE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

[ MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING - Meeting No. 12]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM MEETING NUMBER 12.

THERE'S BEEN A PROPER MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING.

MINUTES MADE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED CONTINUING ON PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THERE ARE NONE. MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE ONE AND CONTINUED ON TO PAGE THREE.

[ MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS:]

THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. MOVE TO CONSIDER.

SECOND, THERE'S BEEN A PROPER MOTION TO CONSIDER MADE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER IT'S CONSECUTIVE BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THE RESOLUTIONS ARE NOW BEFORE THE BODY.

MAJORITY LEADER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU. MOVE TO AMEND TO INCLUDE ALL SPONSORSHIP.

THERE'S BEEN A PROPER MOTION TO MAKE IT ALL MADE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THE MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ARE AMENDED.

MAJORITY LEADER. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.

SECOND PROPER MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED MADE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ARE APPROVED AS AMENDED, CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA LOCAL LAWS.

[ LOCAL LAWS:]

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. MOVE TO TAKE LOCAL LAW INTRO 2-2 FROM THE TABLE.

IT'S A PROPER MOTION TO TAKE THE LOCAL LAW FROM THE TABLE MADE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW IS NOW BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.

MAJORITY LEADER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE TO APPROVE LOCAL LAW.

INTRO 2-2 THERE'S BEEN A PROPER MOTION TO APPROVE THE LOCAL LAW MADE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON ON THE QUESTION.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE QUESTION, I'M GOING TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE LEGISLATOR [INAUDIBLE].

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

CHAIR. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GET INVOLVED WITH THIS LOCAL LAW.

WHEN I BEGAN HERE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE TAKING PUBLIC [INAUDIBLE].

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 1% OF EVERY COUNTY CAPITAL PROJECT, AND IT'S GOT A $50,000 BUDGET, 1% UP TO $10,000 PER PROJECT PUT IN A POT.

AND THEN THAT WILL BE USED TOWARDS A LOCAL ART ON PUBLIC PROPERTY THROUGHOUT ERIE COUNTY MIC]. WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING ON IT.

THIS ARTWORK THAT YOU'RE SEEING AROUND THE FLOOR WAS ACTUALLY CREATED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING LANDMARKS THROUGHOUT ERIE COUNTY.

WE HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL.

AND THEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD TODAY, WHAT THE ARTISTS ARE TELLING US IS THAT THEY WERE EXCITED ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ONLY GETTING EXPOSURE FOR SOMETHING, THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO GET PAID FOR THEIR ART, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR US AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF IT, AND I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL SUPPORT THIS.

THANK YOU. LEGISLATOR WELL SAID ON THE QUESTION.

LEGISLATOR JOHNSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

YES, I WAS.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS MUCH OF WHAT OUR LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN SAID.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT NOW WHERE PUBLIC ART IS GOING, IT'S BECOMING THE IN THING.

YOU GO AROUND THE CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, YOU SEE A LOT OF PUBLIC ART DISPLAYED ON A LOT OF BUILDINGS, MURALS EVERYWHERE.

MORE, MORE OR LESS NOW, PUBLIC ART IS A SMALL BUSINESS NOW IN AND OF ITSELF.

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WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS AS MUCH AS WE SAY WE HAVE.

SO I'M JUST HOPING THAT EVERYBODY HERE TODAY WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.

PUBLIC ART IS A REAL THING.

AND I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR. I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRWOMAN, BECAUSE WHEN I CAME INTO THIS LEGISLATURE, SUCH A PRAGMATIC GUY, SHE HELPED ME TO SEE THINGS FROM THE ART SIDE OF THE BRAIN AND NOT SO MUCH THAT RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS.

THANK YOU. LEGISLATOR.

THANK YOU. ON THE QUESTION.

I'LL DEFINITELY SPEAK ON THE QUESTION.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO KIND OF CHAMPION THIS BILL WITH LOCAL ARTISTS FROM ALL ACROSS ERIE COUNTY SERVING AS CHAIR.

I'VE ACTUALLY HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT TO MANY MUNICIPALITIES, EVEN OUTSIDE OF MY DISTRICT.

I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO VISIT SOME OF OUR RURAL AREAS IN ERIE COUNTY, OUR SUBURBAN TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN ERIE COUNTY, AND WHEN THERE ARE AREAS WHERE OUR PUBLIC INTEREST OVERLAP AND WE FIND A COMMON SPACE, IT REALLY EXCITES ME.

THERE'S NOT ONE COMMUNITY IN ERIE COUNTY THAT DOESN'T APPRECIATE ART.

I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH MY COLLEAGUE, LEGISLATOR MALCZEWSKI, GOING OUT TO AN ART CENTER IN HIS DISTRICT AND DISCUSSING ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THAT ARTS FACILITY PROVIDES FOR RESIDENTS ALL ACROSS ERIE COUNTY.

AND TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE RESIDENTS FROM MY DISTRICT WHO LOVE JAZZ, THAT TRAVEL ALL THAT WAY TO LISTEN TO JAZZ WAS QUITE IMPRESSIVE.

AND I SEE JUST LIKE WHEN WE WERE NEGOTIATING THE BILL'S DEAL, THE BILLS, THE BUFFALO BILLS IS LIKE A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE ALL ACROSS ERIE COUNTY.

IT KNOWS NO RACE OR ECONOMIC STATUS.

PEOPLE EVERYWHERE LOVE THE BILLS IN ERIE COUNTY, IT'S THE SAME THING WITH ART.

ART KNOWS NO CREED, NO NO SPECIFIC ECONOMIC STATUS.

EVERYBODY EVERY ONE OF OUR DISTRICTS HAVE AN INTEREST IN A LOVE FOR ART.

AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THIS BODY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS WE'VE MADE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THROUGHOUT COVID.

WHEN THE BACK TO BUSINESS PROGRAM CAME BEFORE THIS BODY, WE TOOK CARE OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS POST COVID WHEN WE HAD FEDERAL FUNDS TO ALLOCATE TO OUR RESIDENTS.

WE TOOK THE LEAD IN THIS BODY OF MAKING SURE THAT THE STOREFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM GOT IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE WE CARED ABOUT BUSINESS OWNERS.

THERE ARE ENOUGH PEOPLE IN ERIE COUNTY WHO LOOK AT ARTISTS AS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND THEY ARE.

THEY'RE ARTS AND THEY'RE GIFTS SOMETIMES GO SO UNDERAPPRECIATED.

PEOPLE THINK THAT ARTISTS SHOULD JUST BE EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR TALENT, AND THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH.

BUT ARTISTS NEED LIVING WAGES.

ARTISTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN IT COMES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL DOES.

IT ALLOWS ERIE COUNTY TO EMPOWER LOCAL ARTISTS TO BE THE DECISION MAKERS AS TO WHERE PUBLIC ART GOES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

IT DOES NOT CREATE ANY FISCAL BURDEN, BUT IT HELPS US BETTER PRIORITIZE THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE ALREADY GOING TO INVEST INTO INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND IT TAKES 1% OF IT UP TO $250,000 AND IT PUTS IT ASIDE SO THAT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS ERIE COUNTY CAN SEE BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS. THERE AREN'T MANY COUNTY LEGISLATURES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK DOING THIS KIND OF WORK, AND I TAKE PRIDE IN BEING ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THIS BILL AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO VOTE YES TODAY.

SO I'M ASKING LIKE LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN TO PLEASE TO MY COLLEAGUES JOIN US AND APPROVING THIS BILL.

ALL OF US STAND TO BENEFIT FROM IT AS COMMUNITY LEADERS.

THANK YOU. MR. CLERK.

ANY OTHER MEMBERS ON THE QUESTION? OKAY, MR. CLERK, WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

CONGRATULATIONS, ERIE COUNTY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ARTISTS.

THE LOCAL LAW IS APPROVED.

CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA LOCAL LAW INTRO 6-1 AS INDICATED, CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[ COMMITTEE REPORTS:]

COMMITTEE CHAIR JOHNSON.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

THERE'S BEEN A PROPER MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION APPROVAL MADE BY THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND SECONDED BY THE MINORITY LEADER ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE REPORT IS APPROVED.

REPORT NUMBER NINE FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE CHAIR JOHNSON.

THANK YOU. MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

THERE'S BEEN A PROPER MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL MADE BY COMMITTEE CHAIR JOHNSON.

SECOND. SECOND SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR GILMOUR ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR?

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REPORT ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.

MAJORITY LEADER.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.

THERE'S BEEN A PROPER MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL MADE BY COMMITTEE CHAIR MYERS IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR TODARO ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE REPORT IS APPROVED.

REPORT NUMBER SIX FROM THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE CHAIR GILMORE.

THANK YOU. MOVE FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN A PROPER MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL MADE BY COMMITTEE CHAIR GILMORE IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR TODARO ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE REPORT IS APPROVED.

CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA.

[ LEGISLATOR RESOLUTIONS:]

MAJORITY LEADER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE ONE SUSPENSION.

WE'RE AT LEGISLATOR RESOLUTIONS.

THIS ONE IS, I THINK, BEING CONSIDERED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.

I'M SORRY. MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.

THERE'S BEEN A PROPER MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL MADE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON ON THE QUESTION.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION, SIR? YES, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

LEGISLATOR MALCZEWSKI. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

AS I SAID EARLIER, ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2021, A FIRE AT THE WEST SENECA HIGHWAY GARAGE DESTROYED A NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND A LOT OF EQUIPMENT.

TO THIS DATE, IT HAS NOT ALL BEEN REPLACED.

LOOKING AT THIS THIS HAS BEEN DECLARED [INAUDIBLE].

ERIE COUNTY HAS PURCHASED A NEW ONE AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? ON THE QUESTION, LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN.

I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION WITH REGARD TO SURPLUS PROPERTY, IS IT OUR PRACTICE TO USUALLY AUCTION THESE OFF WHEN WE NORMALLY TRANSFER IT TO ANOTHER PARTY LIKE THIS? WOULD WE NORMALLY AUCTION SURPLUS PROPERTY, OLD EQUIPMENT? CORRECT. IN THIS CASE.

IN THIS CASE, I THINK TAKING A LOOK AT THE NEED OF A COMMUNITY VERSUS AUCTIONING PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR, I THINK THERE'S MORE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO TRY AND GET A SO THE BENEFIT WOULD OUTWEIGH THE BENEFIT TO THIS LOCAL COMMUNITY, WOULD OUTWEIGH ANY MONEY WE WOULD GET ON BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS.

100% CORRECT. THANKS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.

CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGE FROM COMMITTEE.

THERE ARE NONE. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.

MAJORITY LEADER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

[ SUSPENSION OF THE RULES:]

AS IT TURNS OUT, I HAVE ONE SUSPENSION FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

OPINION FROM LOCAL LAW 2-2.

THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.

OKAY. THIS OPINE WILL BE RECEIVED, FILED AND PRINTED UNDER MY AUTHORITY AS CHAIR.

CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNICATION 13E-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING COMMUNICATION 13E-4 AS INDICATED

[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS:]

THIS IS FROM THE CLERK REGARDING AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH BELLA VISTA GROUP FROM CHEEKTOWAGA SATELLITE AUTO BUREAU OFFICE.

CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA COMMUNICATION 13E-6 THROUGH AND INCLUDING COMMUNICATION 13E -13 AS INDICATED.

ON WITH OUR AGENDA COMMUNICATION 13E-14 THROUGH AND INCLUDING COMMUNICATION 13E-17 AS INDICATED COMMUNICATION 13 E-18 MAJORITY LEADER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION A PROPER MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL MADE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES AND OKAY, WE'RE SPEAKING ON THE QUESTION.

WE'RE JUST VOTING IN OPPOSITION.

NOT A QUESTION. YOU TOOK A VOTE, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. CAN I GIVE AN EXPLANATION OF THE VOTE? OKAY. THANK YOU. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I THINK WITH THE $21.5 MILLION FUND BALANCE, I COMMEND THE JOB THAT THEY'VE DONE.

BUT WHEN THE FUND BALANCE LIKE THAT TO INCREASE FEES, I JUST DON'T LIKE THAT.

I THINK THAT PUTS A BURDEN ON TOO MANY TABS, TOO MANY RESIDENTS.

AND IN THIS DAY AND AGE, WE DON'T NEED THAT.

ON THE QUESTION. WE HAVE WE HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR LEGISLATOR.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO PUT MY TWO CENTS IN.

I DO DISAGREE WITH ONE OF THE FEES AND THAT IS THE REGISTRATION FEE.

I THINK IT'S UNNECESSARY WITH THE PARTICULAR FUND BALANCE.

HOWEVER, FOR ME, IT DOES NOT REACH MY BREAKING POINT TO WHERE I WOULD OPPOSE IT THE WHOLE BUDGET, BECAUSE I THINK IN THE TOTALITY IT'S GONE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

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WITH THAT SAID, I DO INTEND TO WRITE DOCTOR [INAUDIBLE] A LETTER REQUESTING THAT THAT PARTICULAR FEE MIGHT BE CONSIDERED, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK IN FUTURE BUDGETS BECAUSE TO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, IT'S A TOTAL OF $12,000.

IT IS A TOTAL OF POINT.

IT'S ABOUT 1/100 OF 1% OF THEIR BUDGET TO HER.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THAT IS SIGNIFICANT TO THEIR BUDGET, BUT I DO THINK IT COULD HAVE A SMALL IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS.

SO I DO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE BUDGET, BUT WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM ADDRESS SOME OF THE FEES IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. LEGISLATOR LEGISLATOR GILMORE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU, CHAIR. WOMAN I JUST WANT TO SAY BRIEFLY THAT DR.

[INAUDIBLE] AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB AS WE OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.

WE'VE HAD TO COME IN.

IT WAS A MESS. IT WAS A TRUE MESS.

AND THEY'VE REALLY RIGHTED THE SHIP.

THESE FEES ARE MINIMAL.

THEY'RE NOT UNUSUAL FOR OTHER COLLEGES.

ACC IS STILL A BARGAIN.

PEOPLE ARE GETTING QUALITY EDUCATION AT A CHEAP PRICE.

SO I'M VOTING YES.

THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ROLL CALL. VOTE, MR. CLERK, AND A MOTION TO APPROVE.

OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE SUNY ERIE 2023-2024 BUDGET IS APPROVED.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNICATION 13D-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING COMMUNICATION 13D-2 AS INDICATED COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE AND OTHER AGENCIES.

[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS:]

[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE AND OTHER AGENCIES:]

THAT'S OUR AGENDA.

ANNOUNCEMENT. THE LEGISLATURE WILL CONDUCT COMMITTEE MEETINGS NEXT THURSDAY, JUNE 29TH AND THE SCHEDULE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.

[ ANNOUNCEMENTS:]

DOES ANY OTHER MEMBERS HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. PLEASE RISE IF YOU ARE ABLE FOR MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.

[ MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS:]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF ONE OF MY PAST CITIZENS OF THE MONTH.

HE WAS AN AUTHOR, A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, FORMER CHEEKTOWAGA TOWN SUPERVISOR, FORMER CHEEKTOWAGA TOWN COUNCILMAN, FORMER COMMISSIONER OF THE ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, FRANK SCHWEITZER.

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS LEGISLATOR.

THAT WAS VERY CLOSE TO YOUR FATHER, YOUR FAMILY AND LOSS FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS IN ERIE COUNTY AS A PHENOMENAL LEADER.

ANY OTHERS? LEGISLATOR VINAL.

LIKE TO CLOSE IN MEMORY OF MY GOOD FRIEND RICK VICKERSON, WHO DIED LAST WEEK UNEXPECTEDLY, HE STARTED THE KISS BY THE SUN.

HE AND HIS WIFE SPICES AND THEN THEY WERE VERY BIG ON BROADWAY MARKET ALLENTOWN.

AND THEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, HE REACHED OUT TO ALL THE VENDORS WHO AT BROADWAY MARKET WHO HAD ALL THEIR GOODS LINED UP AND STARTED IN HER STORE SELLING FOR THEM AND MADE A BIG BUSINESS IN OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF BUSINESSES IN WESTERN NEW YORK TO SELL FOOD PRODUCTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS.

AND VERY CLOSE FRIEND. WE RAN THE FOOD DRIVE TOGETHER, RECONFIRMATION, SPONSORED ONE OF HIS KIDS WHO SUDDENLY DIED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WAS VERY LOSS FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN AMHERST AND WESTERN NEW YORK. I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS LEGISLATOR.

LEGISLATOR [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE TO ADJOURN THE MEMORY OF COLIN TYCA.

HE DEPARTED THIS EARTH AT A RATHER YOUNG AGE UNEXPECTEDLY.

[INAUDIBLE] LEGISLATOR.

ANY OTHERS? A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE GONE ON TO BE WITH THE LORD.

AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOTION TO ADJOURN BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? 11 TO 0. WE STAND ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.