[ ROLL CALL] [00:00:04] >> OKAY, GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, SESSION NUMBER 6 OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE, MARCH 26TH, 2026. CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL. >> LEGISLATOR GREENE, NOT PRESENT. >> LEGISLATOR LARIGO. >> HERE >> MILLS >> HERE >> TODARO >> PRESENT >> BARGNESI. >> HERE >> DUPREE. >> PRESENT. >> GILMOUR. >> HERE. >> KOOSHOIAN. >> HERE. >> MEYERS >> HERE. >> ST. JEAN TARD >> HERE >> JEANNE VINAL >> HERE >> A QUORUM IS PRESENT. >> THANK YOU, CLERK. PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION TO BE LED BY LEGISLATOR LARIGO. >> MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE TO BE LED BY LEGISLATOR DUPRE. >> 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. [ PUBLIC COMMENT] >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY, I WILL NOW OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO KEEP THEIR COMMENTS RELATED TO MATTERS INVOLVING ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE RELATIVE TO TODAY'S SESSION AGENDA. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT SPEAKERS KEEP THEIR REMARKS FOR 3 MINUTES. THE CLERK WILL RING THE BELL WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE START THE PUBLIC COMMENT? NO QUESTIONS, WE WILL MOVE ON. OKAY, OUR FIRST SPEAKER, MR. WOLF. PAUL, GOOD MORNING. COME ON UP. >> MY NAME'S PAUL WOLF. I'M A RESIDENT OF THE TOWN OF AMHERST, AND I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE AGENDA ITEM REGARDING THE ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY. SHARE SOME COMMENTS THAT I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC HAS REGARDING THE WATER AUTHORITY. EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS THAT YOU CAN'T GET A JOB AT THE WATER AUTHORITY UNLESS YOU HAVE THE BLESSINGS OF A POLITICAL PARTY BOSS, AND THAT'S NOT HOW A PUBLIC AGENCY SHOULD WORK. JOBS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. HIRING SHOULD OCCUR BASED ON YOUR QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE. BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENS AT THE WATER AUTHORITY. WHAT HAPPENS IS, DO YOU BELONG TO THE RIGHT POLITICAL CLUB? AND IT STARTS AT THE TOP WITH THE PEOPLE THAT THIS BODY HAS APPOINTED AS COMMISSIONERS OF THE WATER AUTHORITY. THERE'S 3 COMMISSIONERS. ONE IS A CURRENT POLITICAL PARTY BOSS THAT YOU APPOINTED. ONE IS A FORMER POLITICAL PARTY BOSS THAT YOU APPOINTED. THE PUBLIC IS FED UP, QUITE HONESTLY. THEY'RE FED UP WITH POLITICS AS USUAL, WHICH IS WHY THE FASTEST GROWING GROUP OF VOTERS ARE REGISTERED BLANKS, PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BE AFFILIATED WITH ANY POLITICAL PARTY. PEOPLE WANT LEGISLATORS WHO ARE GOING TO FIGHT FOR THEM, NOT FIGHT FOR PARTY BOSSES. THEY WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO STAND UP FOR THEM AND THE QUESTION IS WHETHER LEGISLATORS WILL DO SO. IT'S BEEN DECADES, AS FAR AS I KNOW, SINCE ANY MEMBER OF THIS BODY HAS VOTED AGAINST WHAT ONE OF THE POLITICAL PARTY BOSSES WANTED AS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE WATER AUTHORITY. DECADES. IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROFILE IN COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR THE PUBLIC. YOUR ROLE IS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. NOT SERVE YOUR PARTY. BUT WE ALL KNOW HOW THIS WORKS. THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE POLITICAL JOBS AT THE AUTHORITY, THEY ATTEND YOUR FUNDRAISERS, THEY CARRY YOUR PETITIONS WHEN YOU RUN FOR OFFICE. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. BUT YOU CAN END THAT SYSTEM BY APPOINTING SOMEONE WHO'S AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONER. APPOINT SOMEONE BASED ON THEIR SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS, NOT WHAT POLITICAL CLUB THEY BELONG TO. I HEAR A LOT OF TALK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS. THE RATES AT THE WATER AUTHORITY HAVE RISEN 30% THE PAST 3 YEARS. SO IF WE'RE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT AFFORDABILITY, LET'S HIRE PEOPLE BASED ON SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, NOT BASED ON POLITICS AND WHAT POLITICAL CLUB THEY BELONG TO. THANK YOU >> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? LAST CALL IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK. OKAY, WE WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA, TABLE ITEMS. >> THERE ARE NONE. >> ITEMS FOR RECONSIDERATION. >> THERE ARE NONE. [ MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Meeting No. 5] >> MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.MAJORITY LEADER? >> MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. WE HAVE [00:05:01] A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR VINAL. ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE >> OPPOSED? >> 10-0 >> CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. [ PUBLIC HEARING] >> PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE NONE AT THIS TIME. MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS [ MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS:] ON PAGE 1 AND CONTINUED ON TO PAGE 4. MAJORITY LEADER? >> MOVE TO CONSIDER. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONSIDER BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISTRATOR ST. JEAN-TARD. ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? >> 10-0 >> THE MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ARE NOW BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE. >> MAJORITY LEADER? >> MOVE TO AMEND TO INCLUDE THAT ALL SPONSORSHIP. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO INCLUDE AT ALL SPONSORSHIP BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISTRATOR ST. JEAN-TARD. ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE >> OPPOSED? >> 10-0 >> CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MAJORITY LEADER? >> MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED. >> SECOND >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER AND SECOND BY LEGISTRATOR VINAL. ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE >> OPPOSED? >> 10-0 >> CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THE RESOLUTIONS ARE APPROVED AS AMMENDED.WE WILL NOW HAVE 3 PRESENTATIONS LED BY LEGISLATOR (INAUDIBLE), THE SECOND BY LEGISLATOR ST. JEAN TARD AND THE THIRD BY LEGISLATOR VINAL. LEGISLATOR (INAUDIBLE), THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THIS HONORABLE BODY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WE'RE HERE TODAY TO HONOR ERIE COUNTY CITIZEN OF THE MONTH FROM DISTRICT 3, AND WE HAVE THE HONOR TODAY TO HONOR DEBBIE LOMBARDO. I SAW A LOT OF FOLKS TALKING TO DEBBIE AND HER WHOLE FAMILY'S HERE. SO SHE KNOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE ALREADY. AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO HER COMMITMENT TO HER COMMUNITY. SHE'S, IF WE GO TO ANY EVENT IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, WE SEE DEBBIE AND WE SEE DEBBIE'S FAMILY. WE KNOW THEM AS WELL. AND THEY'RE VERY COMMITTED TO THE CITY OF BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY. AND I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE DEBBIE AND EVERYTHING SHE DOES FOR ALL OF US. AND I HOPE MORE PEOPLE CAN TAKE THE INITIATIVE THAT SHE'S TAKEN WITHOUT GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING SHE DOES ON MY OWN, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I COULD, I'M GOING TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO HER, RECOGNIZING HER. SO AS I READ IT, YOU'LL HEAR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SHE'S INVOLVED IN. WHEREAS TODAY WE HONOR A WOMAN WHO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES WITH LOVE, WISDOM, AND COURAGE. AND WHEREAS DEBBIE LOMBARDO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK, WHERE SHE ATTENDED LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL AND LATER STUDIED AT BRYANT STRATTON COLLEGE. AND WHEREAS SHE MADE A CAREER WORKING WITH UNDERREPRESENTED PEOPLE TO OFFER SERVICES AND GRANTS FOR EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. AND WHEREAS DEBBIE IS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF BLOCK CLUBS OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF BLOCK CLUBS, TENANT COUNCILS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND COALITIONS FROM THE CITY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY. AND WHEREAS BEING PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF BLOCK CLUBS, DEBBIE WORKS TIRELESSLY EVERY YEAR TO COORDINATE POLICE AND COMMUNITY FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WHICH IS VITAL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DO THEIR JOBS AND FOR THOSE THEY SERVE TO FEEL SAFE. AND WHEREAS SHE ALSO SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE RIVERSIDE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, WORKING TO PROMOTE NEW BUSINESSES AND VENTURES WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH MORE OPTIONS AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. AND WHEREAS THE RIVERSIDE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION HAS RECENTLY MERGED WITH THE RIVER ROCK COMMUNITY COALITION, WHICH IS ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN THE RIVERSIDE AND BLACK ROCK COMMUNITY THROUGH EVENTS SUCH AS A VET FEST. WHEREAS DEBBIE ORGANIZES THE ANNUAL DELTA DISTRICT COMMUNITY DAY TO ENGAGE THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE LOCAL CITY OF BUFFALO D DISTRICT TO FACILITATE AWARENESS AND FAMILIARITY WITH THE OFFICERS AND PATROLS THAT WORK TO KEEP OUR STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE. WHEREAS SHE HAS ALSO BEEN AN ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR IN THE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND FUNDING OF A NEW SOCCER FIELD ON PETER STREET IN BLACK ROCK. WHICH WILL PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH AND ADULT RECREATION. AND WHEREAS DEBBIE HAS DEDICATED COUNTLESS HOURS OF HER TIME AND ENERGY INTO MAKING OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER AND SAFER PLACE, A PLACE THAT IS WELCOMING TO ALL, WHERE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERY RESIDENT, AND WHERE NEIGHBORS ARE UNITED BY THE COMMON GOAL OF MAKING BUFFALO BEAUTIFUL. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT TODAY, MARCH 26TH, 2026, IT IS THE DESIRE OF THIS HONORABLE BODY TO RECOGNIZE DEBBIE LOMBARDO AS CITIZEN OF THE MONTH FOR HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO MAKING THE CITY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY A MUCH BETTER PLACE FOR ALL CITIZENS. THANK YOU, DEBBIE. [00:10:08] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. A LOT OF WHAT HE SAID I DO, BUT I CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE HELP OF MY FAMILY WHO SUPPORTS ME IN ALL THE ENDEAVORS. TO MY BOARD IN THE BOARD OF LAW CLUBS, THEY ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND DO A LOT IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS I DO. MIKE, HE'S BEEN THERE FOR OUR FRIENDS EVENT, WHICH IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AND I'LL NEVER GIVE THAT UP. BUT THANK YOU, THIS IS A GREAT HONOR. AND AGAIN, I'M KIND OF SPEECHLESS IN A WAY, WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR ME, RIGHT, TAISHA? YEAH, SHE'LL, SHE'LL ATTEST TO THAT. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND MY FAMILY'S HEART FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. IT'S A REALLY GREAT HONOR, AND I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HARPER'S ALREADY UP HERE. SO FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY 3 MONTHS, BUT ALSO WE'RE EXCITED HERE TO ALSO HONOR TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY. SO I'LL LET MY PARTNER, BRIAN, SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WE ARE BOTH PROUD TO STAND UP HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY. A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE STRENGTH AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. VISIBILITY MATTERS. IT AFFIRMS THAT EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE SEEN, RESPECTED, AND VALUED FOR WHO THEY ARE. BUT IT ALSO REMINDS US THAT OUR WORK ISN'T DONE, THAT WE MUST CONTINUE BUILDING A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE FEELS SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND INCLUDED. TODAY WE HONOR SOMEONE WHO TRULY REPRESENTS THAT SPIRIT THROUGH THEIR COURAGE, CIVIC LEADERSHIP. IT'S MY HONOR TO STAND UP HERE FROM THIS HONORABLE BODY AND THE CROWD TO INTRODUCE OUR HONOREE, HARPER BISHOP. CAN YOU PLEASE SAY SOME WORDS? >> I WANT TO THANK LEGISLATOR DUPREE AND LEGISLATOR ST. JOHN-BATTARD FOR THIS HONOR. AS A LIFELONG ERIE COUNTY RESIDENT, IT MEANS A LOT TO ME THAT ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE WOULD HONOR ME IN THIS WAY. AS WAS SAID, THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, WHERE WE KNOW THAT THE VIOLENCE AGAINST THE TRANS COMMUNITY IS VERY REAL. AND TODAY WE CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THIS POLITICAL MOMENT, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE THAT CANNOT BE VISIBLE AND THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPOUNDED MARGINALIZED IDENTITIES UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT BE VISIBLE. I THINK OF THEM TODAY, FIRST AND FOREMOST. AND I THINK ABOUT THE COURAGE OF OUR TRANS YOUTH WHO ARE SHOWING US HOW TO BE HOPEFUL, UNITED, JOYFUL, AND DEFIANT IN THE FACE OF WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE A MOMENT OF ERASURE, DISCRIMINATION, AND UNPRECEDENTED ATTACKS AGAINST THEM. I IMPLORE THIS BODY TO PASS MEANINGFUL LEGISLATION FOR TRANS FOLKS AND TO PUT THOSE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE. WE LIVE IN NEW YORK STATE AND WE HAVE MANY PROTECTIONS, AND YET THERE ARE MANY MORE THAT NEED TO BE PUT IN PLACE. SO I THANK YOU FOR THIS MOMENT OF RECOGNITION. I APPRECIATE EACH ONE OF YOU FOR DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE IN YOUR WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE SEEN, VALUED, AND RESPECTED FOR WHO THEY ARE. WITH THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION. [00:15:01] >> I DO HAVE A LITTLE CONFESSION TO MAKE. I WILL SAY, I'VE ALWAYS, SINCE I HAD THIS JOB, I TRIED TO NEVER DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD BENEFIT MYSELF OR MY OWN FAMILY IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM FINANCIALLY. AND I AM, BUT FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, I'M OUT HERE ON EMILY BEESNER ONLY BECAUSE THAT HONESTLY THERE'S NO BETTER HUMAN BEING IN THE WORLD, HONESTLY. THAT REPRESENTS THAT, THAT EMILY. AND JUST BECAUSE SHE'S MY NIECE, I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD DISQUALIFY HER, HONESTLY. AND I WAS REALLY, I REALLY WANTED, YOU KNOW, I LIKE LITERALLY WOULD NEVER GIVE FOR OUR OWN FAMILY EXCEPT FOR THIS, I HAVE TO GIVE THIS. SHE'S SO AWESOME. AND WHEN I THINK OF LIKE, WHAT IS THE IDEAL WOMAN? I THINK OF LEADERSHIP, HONOR, INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE. I THINK OF SERVICE, INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY AND ADVENTURES, NOT SOMEONE WHO'S AFRAID OF THAT. AND I THINK OF PRIMARILY, I THINK OF LOVE, LOVE OF YOUR SPOUSE, LOVE OF YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR EXTENDED FAMILY, AND ALSO LOVE OF THE COMMUNITY. AND EMILY PERSONIFIES ALL THAT. I MEAN, SHE EXEMPLIFIES THAT. SHE'S JUST IN EVERY WAY. SHE WENT TO, SINCE SHE WAS A KID, SHE WAS ALWAYS A LEADER IN SPORTS. SHE WAS A LEADER IN HER HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK SHE WAS PRESIDENT OF HER CLASS 3 AT LEAST OR 4 OF THE YEARS. SPORTS STAR,STARRED IN MUSICALS, AVID DANCE PERSON. COLLEGE WENT TO FOR, UH, WOMEN'S HISTORY, WOMEN'S STUDIES, AND I THINK DANCE AS WELL. BUT THEN SHE ALSO DECIDED TO GO TO NURSING. AND WHEN SHE WENT INTO NURSING, SHE REACHED THE PINNACLE AT EVERY SPOT IN THAT FIELD. UH, SHE WAS A NURSE FIRST IN THE HOSPITAL, A REGULAR, TRAUMA NURSE, AND THEN WENT TO ROSWELL AND ENDED UP BEING A LEADER OF ONE CLINIC. SO SHE BECAME THE HEAD OF A CLINIC, BUT THEN SHE ENDED UP BEING THE LEADER OF 4 CLINICS, TAKING 4 PEOPLE'S JOBS AND DOING THEM ALL WELL, EVEN THOUGH NOT WITHOUT COST TO HERSELF. BUT SHE DID THAT. SHE WENT TO, UH, FROM THERE SHE DECIDED TO SWITCH AND WENT TO MILLICENT OR SUBURBAN, AND SHE RAN THEIR STROKE DEPARTMENT AND STARTED THAT, UH, THE WAY TO HANDLE THAT MORE EFFECTIVELY AND BETTER, AND THEN ENDED UP BEING THE CHIEF SAFETY OFFICER FOR THAT WHOLE HOSPITAL, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP, LIKE, 5 OR 6 JOBS IN LEADERSHIP IN THE HOSPITAL. DURING COVID SHE WAS THE ONE REPORTING TO THE STATE ON A DAILY BASIS OF THE NUMBER OF DEATHS AND THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS AND SO FORTH. SO SHE'S BEEN A LEADER THERE. SHE BRIEFLY TRIED TO LEAVE US AND RUN 3 HOSPITALS, SAFETY HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTH, BUT CAME BACK HERE, THANK GOODNESS. BUT SHE ENDED UP DECIDING AT HER LIFE, WHAT SHOULD SHE DO NEXT? AND BECAUSE SHE KIND OF REACHED THE TOP THAT SHE COULD REACH IN THE NURSING AND THE HOSPITAL THING, SO SHE DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND GET A PHD AND BECOME A TEACHER OF NURSES, AND THAT'S WHAT SHE'S DONE. SHE'S A DOCTOR OF NURSING AND SHE'S TEACHING AT UB. SO SHE'S REALLY REACHED THE TOP. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS WITH REGARD TO HONOR AND INTEGRITY, SHE'S LIKE JUST THE BEST ON THAT, AND INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY. AND AS FAR AS ON THE LOVE SIDE, SHE'S THE MOST WONDERFUL, IDEAL EXAMPLE OF BEING A GOOD WIFE IN MY MIND. AND SHE'S IT'S ALSO THE MOST WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF BEING A GREAT MOTHER IN MY MIND, AND SHE KNOWS THAT, RIGHT, DOESN'T SHE? AND IT'S ALSO FOR LOVE OF COMMUNITY. SHE'S DONE SO MUCH TO HELP COMMUNITY, AND HER RESEARCH IS ON COMMUNITY HELPING AND NOT JUST ON WOMEN'S HEALTH OR UNNECESSARY TESTING ON WOMEN AND OTHER THINGS THAT TURNED OUT TO BE NOT NEEDLESS AND NO REASON FOR. AND SHE SPENT HER TIME DOING THAT, BUT ALSO IN OTHER COUNTRIES, GOING THERE TO HELP THEIR WOMEN'S HEALTH. THEY ARE LEFT. SO I JUST THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALL RECOGNIZE HER, AND WE SHOULDN'T DISCOUNT HER JUST BECAUSE SHE'S MY NIECE, BUT SHE REALLY IS A MERITORIOUS PERSON FOR THE WHOLE, SO I JOIN WITH OUR OTHER FELLOW LEGISLATORS, OUR TWO OTHER FELLOW LEGISLATORS HERE, TO HONOR HER TODAY. >> I WISH I COULD THINK OF SOMETHING TO SAY TO FOLLOW THAT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT WAS VERY GRACIOUS AND KIND, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THOSE KIND WORDS. AS A NURSE, YOU DON'T REALLY DO ANYTHING FOR ACCOLADES. YOU'RE REALLY JUST THERE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE CARING FOR. SO WHEN YOU DO RECEIVE ACCOLADES, IT IS, IT IS VERY SPECIAL. GENE DID HIT ON A VERY IMPORTANT POINT, WHICH IS THAT I AM A MOTHER BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE, HONESTLY, AND, AND A WIFE. AND IT'S EASY WHEN YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL PARTNER, WHO'S INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE. BUT I THINK IN ALL THE ROLES THAT I'VE HAD, BOTH IN HOSPITALS AND UNIVERSITY, THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE FOR ME IS MENTORING MY CHILDREN SO THAT THEY ARE NOT ONLY KIND AND INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS PEOPLE BUT ALSO GOOD COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND MENTORING BOTH MY DAUGHTERS AND MY SON TO HONOR WOMEN AND TREASURE WOMEN AND SUPPORT WOMEN. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. [00:20:47] >> OKAY, THANK YOU EVERYBODY [ LOCAL LAWS:] FOR THE WONDERFUL PRESENTATIONS. CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA, LOCAL LAWS. LOCAL LAW INTRO 1-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING LOCAL LAW 3-1 AS INDICATED. LOCAL LAW 4-1 WILL BE SENT TO THE FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UNDER MY AUTHORITY AS CHAIR. [ COMMITTEE REPORTS:] COMMITTEE REPORTS. REPORT NUMBER 3 FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. >> MAJORITY LEADER, MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISTRATOR(INAUDIBLE). ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? >> 10 TO 0. >> THE REPORT IS APPROVED. REPORT NUMBER 3 FROM THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES LEGISTRATOR(INAUDIBLE). >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY LEGISLATIVE DECREE. SECOND CARRIED BY THE MAJORITY HERE. ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? >> OPPOSED? >> THE REPORT IS APPROVED. REPORT NUMBER 4, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, LEGISLATOR ST. JEAN-TARRANT. >> MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY LEGISLATOR ST. JEAN-TARRANT. WE HAVE A SECOND BY THE MAJORITY HERE. ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? THE REPORT IS APPROVED. REPORT NUMBER 4, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, LEGISLATOR BARNASON. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY LEGISLATOR BARGNESI. WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN. ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? THE REPORT IS APPROVED. REPORT NUMBER 2 TO THE FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN. FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN. WE HAVE A SECOND BY MAJORITY LEADER. ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? THE REPORT IS [ LEGISLATOR RESOLUTIONS:] APPROVED. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS, INTRO 6-1 FROM LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY LEADER. >> MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY MAJORITY LEADER. WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR LARIGO. ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? >> THE MOTION CARRIES. >> THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. UH, INTRO 6-2 FOR THE MINORITY CAUCUS WILL BE SENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY UNDER MY AUTHORITY AS CHAIR. INTRO 6-3 FROM THE LEGISLATOR TODARO AND THE MINORITY LEADER WILL BE SENT TO ENERGY ENVIRONMENT UNDER MY AUTHORITY AS CHAIR. MOVING ON, SORRY, INTRO 6-4. MAJORITY LEADER, MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR VINAL. ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE >> OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. INTRO 6-5, THE LEGISLATURE IS SAYING SHE ENTIRELY ACCEPTS THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE UNDER MY AUTHORITY AS CHAIR. UH, COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGED [ COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGED FROM COMMITTEE:] FROM COMMITTEE. >> MAJORITY LEADER NOW MOVES DISCHARGE 5E-6 FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. >> OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY LEADER AND A SECOND BY (INAUDIBLE) TO DISCHARGE COMMUNICATIONS 5E-6. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? >> 10 TO 0. >> THE ITEM IS NOW BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY LEADER. >> MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. WE HAVE A SECOND BY SENATOR VINAL. ON THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? >> 10-0. [ COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS:] >> THE MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES, THERE ARE NONE. COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGE, COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNICATION 6E-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING 6E-18. AS INDICATED. COMMUNICATION 60-19, MAJORITY. >> MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. WE HAVE A SECOND BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. JEAN TARD. LET'S TAKE A FINAL ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? [ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS: ] >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? >> 10 TO 0. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNICATION 60-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING 60 D-5 AS INDICATED. COMMUNICATION [ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE AND OTHER AGENCIES: ] FOR PEOPLE AND OTHER AGENCIES, COMMUNICATION 6M-1 AND 6M-2 AS [00:25:01] INDICATED. I WILL NOW OPEN UP [ PUBLIC COMMENT:] THE FLOOR FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. DURING THIS SESSION, WE ASK THAT SPEAKERS KEEP THEIR COMMENTS RELATED TO ANY MATTER INVOLVING COUNTY GOVERNMENT. AND AGAIN, KEEP IN MIND TO LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO 3 MINUTES. THE CLERK WILL RING THE BELL WHEN THERE ARE 30 SECONDS LEFT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE START THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD? OKAY, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SHANE SEYMOUR. >> SORRY, OKAY, LAST POINT ON AGENDA WAS CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION AND GRANT APPLICATIONS. POINT OF ORDER. GRANTS FUNDED BY SUBSIDIES WITHOUT A SPONSOR. I'VE BEEN HERE NOW 3 MONTHS, AND SINCE THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THOUGH MY TERM OF OCCUPANCY HAS EXPIRED, I'M NOW REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO FILE AS A RESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK WITH REGARDS TO PROBABLE CHARGES OF, WELL, EMBEZZLEMENT, BRIBERY, AND BLACKMAIL THAT WOULD INCLUDE EXTORTION. THE MITIGATION OF THESE CHARGES WOULD DEPEND ON, I MEAN, DEPEND ON THE COUNTS HAVING NOT EXCEEDED CHARGES. SHOULD THE COUNTS GO BE LINKED TO A SINGLE CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO DEFRAUD THE GOVERNMENT. THIS WOULD THEN NOT INVOLVE PUBLIC OFFICIALS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THERE BE A LINE OF PROMOTIONS TO INCLUDE THE FEDERAL MARSHAL, STATE RANGERS, THE COUNTY SHERIFF AND THE POLICE INSPECTOR GENERAL. ONLY, HOWEVER, THOUGH, THAT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE FOR OFFICERS WITHIN THE LOCAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE OFFICERS MAY CARE TO VOLUNTEER SIGNATURE TO ALLOW FOR SURVEILLANCE DURING THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. AND AMTRAK POLICE OUGHT TO BE INFORMED TO AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTION AND THAT THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO ANY INDIVIDUAL SELECTION. YEAH, JUST ONE QUICK FURTHER NOTE IS THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS IF CONTACT CAN BE MADE FIRST THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE OR DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF. I WOULD ASK THAT MY EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND MY STATE ARTICLE OF INCORPORATION NOT BE SHARED, THOUGH, HOWEVER, EXCEPT THROUGH COURT PERMISSION. AND I HAVE THAT INFORMATION HERE FOR THE COMPANY AND ALSO WITH JUST ONE FORM. >> THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TODD HERIACHI. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. AND THANK YOU FOR AFFORDING ME, AS ALWAYS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU. EARLIER THIS WEEK, I EMAILED MEMBERS OF THIS HONORABLE BODY THE RESULTS OF MY 2-MONTH-LONG FIGHT WITH THE MFTA TO RELEASE THEIR PLANS FOR THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE DLEW TERMINAL FOLLOWING THE [00:30:01] DISMISSAL OF SAM SEVERINO AS ITS LEAD DEVELOPER. WHAT I GOT BACK WERE IN EXCESS OF 300 PAGES OF BLUEPRINTS. THAT'S IT. WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS THAT THERE IS NO NEW LEAD DEVELOPER, THERE'S NO RFP IN THE WORKS TO BRING ON A NEW DEVELOPER, AND THERE'S NO TIMETABLE TO OPEN UP THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE DL&W TERMINAL INTO THE RETAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUE THAT WE WERE PROMISED. TO BE SURE, THE DL&W TERMINAL IS NOT A CITY ASSET. IT'S NOT LIMITED TO JUST DISTRICT 1. IT IS A REGIONAL ASSET, JUST AS IT SERVED THE ENTIRE REGION WHEN IT WAS THE TRAIN TERMINAL FOR THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA, AND WESTERN RAILROAD, CARRYING PASSENGERS TO THEIR DESTINATIONS. THIS WOULD SERVE AS A REGIONAL ATTRACTION AND ASSET FOR ALL OF ERIE COUNTY. IMAGINE IF THE SECOND FLOOR HAD BEEN OPEN IN TIME FOR LAST WEEK'S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. IT WOULD HAVE SERVED THOUSANDS OF HUNGRY SPORTS FANS MANY FROM OUT OF TOWN. INSTEAD, THOSE SAME SPORTS FANS STRUGGLE TO FIND A QUICK BITE TO EAT NEAR THE ARENA. THAT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. THAT IS SIMPLY EMBARRASSING. THE NFTA HAS SAT ON THIS PROJECT FOR TOO LONG, FROM WHEN IT WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED WITH MUCH FANFARE BACK IN 2019. THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE TERMINAL HAS SAT DORMANT EVEN LONGER. THE NFTA SAYS THAT THEY STILL HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO OPEN THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE TERMINAL, BUT THAT WE CAN'T SEE IT. WELL, THAT MAKES ME THINK THAT THEY HAVE NO PLAN GOING FORWARD, AND I BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO DEMAND THE NFTA PROVIDE THEIR PLAN TO THE PUBLIC. REST ASSURED, THE MORE THE NFTA DIGS THEIR HEELS IN AND SAYS NO, THE MORE I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT. I'VE ALREADY TOLD CHRIS FAHEY OF THE NFTA THAT I WILL BE A THORN IN HIS SIDE UNTIL I GET SOME ANSWERS FROM YOU. I HOPE AND I EXPECT THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE WILL DO THE SAME THING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? OKAY, YOU COME UP AND, SIGN YOUR NAME AND THEN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS PETER FLANAGAN. I'M A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER. UH, 3 LLCS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY ON THE PARKS REVIEW OF JANUARY 2026 AND THE SUMMARY THAT STATES THE COUNTY DOES NOT MAINTAIN A PROCUREMENT POLICY SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING REVENUE-GENERATING SOLICITATIONS OF RFPS. ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATION IS A POLICY-MAKING BODY, YET THE LAST 20 YEARS THERE'S NO POLICY FOR PROCUREMENT OF RFPS. ITS KEY FUNCTIONS ARE OVERSIGHT OF COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND MANAGING COUNTY PROPERTY AND AFFAIRS. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS ELECTED TO INSTALL CURRICULAR VENDING MACHINES AT CHESTNUT RIDGE PARK PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND SNACK BEVERAGE. THIS IS AFTER OUR CONTRACT WAS CANCELED. EXCEPT FOR ELECTED, THAT MEANS THAT IT WENT IN FRONT OF LEGISLATION AND IT WAS VOTED ON. I DON'T FIND THAT TO BE TRUE, AND THAT'S IN THE COMPTROLLER'S REPORT FOR 2026. THERE'S, EXCUSE ME, THERE'S A LETTER HERE FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF PARKS, AND IT'S ON APPENDIX A OF THAT REPORT. IT JUST STATES THAT MANY OF OUR VENDORS HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED, HAVE NOT HAD SUCCESS, WHICH HAS LED TO TERMINATION AND NON-RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS. THERE MUST BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AT THESE CONCESSIONS IN ALL THREE PARKS. ALL THREE OF THEM HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY CANCELED AND NOT HAD SUCCESS. I DON'T WANT TO DISCREDIT OR OFFEND ANYONE, SO I'M GOING TO BE CAREFUL AS POSSIBLE WHEN I SAY THIS. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND RECOGNITION. YOU CALL THEM PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAD A FEW TODAY AND THEY ARE HEARTWARMING AND WONDERFUL. HOWEVER, I THINK THEY CLOUD US AND THEY DISTRACT US FROM THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THIS COUNTY. WE'RE GOING TO REFER TO THE PROCLAMATIONS AS ACCOUTREMENTS BECAUSE I'M A CHEF. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE LAWMAKING AND THE POLICYMAKING AS THE MEAT STEAK [00:35:02] AND POTATOES. SO YEAH, THE HOLLANDAISE SAUCE AND DEMI-GLACE HAS NO SEAT AT THE TABLE IF THERE'S NOT STEAK AND POTATO ON THE TABLE TO FEED US. SO MAYBE I SUGGEST MAYBE A LIMITATION, YOU KNOW, ONE PROCLAMATION PER LEGISLATOR PER MONTH. THAT WOULD BRING US DOWN— LAST YEAR WE HAD NEARLY 800 OF THESE. THAT WOULD BRING US DOWN TO ABOUT 132. THAT WOULD ALLOW A LOT MORE STAFF TIME TO IDENTIFY THESE PROBLEMS, LIKE NOT HAVING A POLICY. HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD CONCESSIONS? HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD RFPS THAT ARE REVENUE GENERATING, YET WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY THAT GOVERNS THESE THINGS? THAT LEADS TO SERIOUS PROBLEMS. BUT SO I GUESS YOU'RE DONE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> IS THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? >>(INAUDIBLE) >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. I WAS JUST TAKING A LOOK AT THE LOCAL LAWS THAT WERE FILED RELATING TO THIS MEETING, AND I THINK IT WAS GREAT TO SEE PROPOSALS RELATING TO FIRE SCANNING AND THE SENIOR EXEMPTION.THE SENIOR EXEMPTION, IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO MAYBE CONSIDER A MORE GRADUAL SLIDING SCALE. MAYBE THAT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED ALREADY, BUT I CAN AT LEAST SPEAK FOR THE TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA. THEN, THE DROP-OFF IN THAT WE HAVE EXEMPTIONS AS SMALL AS 10%, THEY GRADUALLY MOVE JUST A THOUGHT TO TAKE A LOOK AT CHIPPEWA, MAYBE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THESE AND HOW THEY CAN WORK OUT. THE OTHER LOCAL LAW THAT WAS ON THIS AGENDA HAS TO DO WITH YOUTH HUNTING FOR 12 AND 13-YEAR-OLDS, AND I APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATORS THAT DID REACH OUT TO ME AFTER AN EMAIL I SENT RECENTLY ON THAT. BUT WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT, THERE WAS A SECTION I WANTED TO TOUCH ON BRIEFLY. AND IT JUST, IT MENTIONS OVER THE 5 YEARS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM THAT 12,500 OR 650 YOUTHS AGED 12 TO 13 PARTICIPATED IN THE YOUTH HUNTING PROGRAM. OVER THIS TIME, THE DEC DOCUMENTED NO HUNTING-RELATED SHOOTING INCIDENTS, VIOLATIONS, OR HUNTING LICENSE REVOCATIONS INVOLVING 12 OR 13-YEAR-OLD DEER HUNTERS. I'M NOT A HUNTER MYSELF, BUT LOOKING THROUGH THE, THE DEC'S REPORTS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS ON THIS AND THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DEER POPULATIONS, YOU KNOW, CONSERVATION, ALL THESE KINDS OF THINGS, IT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT WAY TO GET A HEAD START ON HELPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HUNTERS BE RESPONSIBLE GUN USERS. SO AS I SAID, I APPRECIATE ALL THE LOCAL LAWS THAT WERE INTRODUCED ON THIS AGENDA, AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL THE LEGISLATORS TO GIVE A MEASURED, SOBER ANALYSIS ON THE YOUTH HUNTING PROPOSAL. I DO THINK IT'S A GOOD ONE, AND I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE THAT WORK AND TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK? LAST CALL [ ANNOUNCEMENTS:] FOR ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK. SPEAKER, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. ANNOUNCEMENTS, THE LEGISLATURE WILL CONDUCT COMMITTEE MEETINGS NEXT THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND. THE SCHEDULE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. WE WILL HAVE A BREAK THEN FOR, A WEEK, SO THERE'S NO MEETINGS UNTIL THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH. THE NEXT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH. YES?(INAUDIBLE) >> ANNOUNCEMENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I JUST WANT TO WISH LEGISLATOR (INAUDIBLE) HUSBAND, A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING TODAY'S HIS 63RD BIRTHDAY. IF YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND GIVE A WAVE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> I HOPE THE LEGISLATORS TAKE [ MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS:] HIM OUT TO A NICE DINNER. >> OKAY,PLEASE RISE FOR MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS. LEGISLATOR LORIGO? >> I WANT TO CLOSE THE MEMORY OF (INAUDIBLE) HE IS A DEAR FAMILY FRIEND. HE FOUND OUT 17, 19 DAYS AGO THAT HE HAD STAGE 4 CANCER AND PASSED AWAY 17 DAYS LATER. HE'S LEAVING BEHIND TWO HIGH SCHOOL BOYS. >> SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. [00:40:02] >> I MOVE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF NANCY PAINTER AND JOHN SCHALER, WHO WAS THE FORMER ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF OF CHIPPEWA COUNTY. >> SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN. SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, LEGISLATOR VITAL. >> I MOVE IN MEMORY OF THE LOSS OF GARY GRELICK, SUSAN GRELICK'S BELOVED BROTHER, OWNER OF BOMBAY JEWELERS, SECOND GENERATION, AND SISTER DONNA RAE ANTHONY, WHO CELEBRATED 91 YEARS OF WONDERFUL LIFE AND SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, LEGISLATOR. MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THOSE WHO WENT ON THE (INAUDIBLE). THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN BY MAJORITY LEADER, SECOND BY LEGISLATOR DEGRUYEN. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? STAND ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.