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COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. THAT CARRIES 1520 WOULD BE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DOCTOR GILMORE COVERED THIS. APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. AND DANIEL C GOODMAN, MD. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS DOCKET? SINCE I SEE NONE, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSE. NAY. THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO 1337. APPROVAL OF LEADING IN A LEAD PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION. THIS WAS COVERED SOMEWHAT LAST MONTH, BUT WE HAVE A DOCKET THIS MONTH. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? NO. OH GO AHEAD CHAD. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN A LEGISLATOR OF 18 YEARS NOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING BATTLE WITH THIS LEAD PROBLEM IN THE CITY.
THE ONE CITY THAT WAS DOING SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN UTICA THROUGHOUT THE UPSTATE WAS ROCHESTER. BUT WHEN YOU LAY OUT $1 MILLION HERE, AND I KNOW IT'S RELATED TO THE FACT THAT LEAD PAINT PEELS AND IT'S UNDERNEATH THERE, BUT IS THERE EVER A GETTING AHEAD OF THIS, THIS ISSUE FOR CHILDREN BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS TO NEVER GO AWAY. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE FIXABLE. AND IF, DAN, IF YOU COULD ANSWER THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IN TERMS OF IS THERE ANY LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? WELL, THERE IS, AND ONE OF THE REASONS THAT KEEPS PEOPLE KEEP BATTLING.
THIS, WHICH WAS, FIRST OF ALL, HOUSING STOCK IN IN ROME AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTIES. BUT THE THRESHOLD FOR BLOOD LEVELS HAVE DECREASED OVER TIME. WHEN I STARTED WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, IT WAS 15 MICROGRAMS PER DECILITER. OF LEAD IN THE BLOOD. NOW IT'S DOWN TO FIVE IS THE THRESHOLD. AND WHEN IT WAS LOWERED AROUND 2019, MAYBE EARLY 2020, IT INCREASED OUR CASELOAD LIKE FOUR TIMES. WE'VE LOWERED IT AGAIN, BUT IT'S STILL HIGHER THAN IT WAS BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN THERE WAS A HIGHER THRESHOLD. I SEE. SO I REMEMBER THAT LOWERING THE THRESHOLD, WHICH MADE IT MORE ONEROUS AGAIN, IN TERMS OF GETTING RID OF THE PROBLEM. YEAH, BUT BUT IT HELPED MORE PEOPLE OF COURSE. SO IT'S. YEAH SURE. AND WE GET BETTER AT WHAT WE DO ALSO. BUT BUT THEN WHEN THE THRESHOLD IS LOWERED AGAIN, I DOUBT THEY'LL LOWER IT VERY SOON BECAUSE FIVE IS ACTUALLY JUST ABOVE THE DETECTABLE LEVEL OF THE INSTRUMENTATION. THEY HAVE TO TEST FOR THAT. BUT WELL VERY GOOD THAT THAT EXPLAINS A LOT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. WELL SAID. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BY COMMITTEE? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED? NAY. THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO BOARD OF ELECTIONS 0984. WE HAVE A FEW DOCKETS. COMMISSIONERS ARE HERE TODAY. THEY WERE HERE LAST WEEK AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE THREE DOCKETS. 0984 APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS TODAY? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? SAY NAY. THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO 0985. APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES 0997 APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS QUESTIONS. COMMITTEE.
NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? THERE IS NONE THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO FINANCE 1491. APPROVAL OF THE MORTGAGE TAX RECEIPTS AND
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DISTRIBUTION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 2025. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS.LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? SINCE THERE IS NONE, IT CARRIES 1594 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. DAVE IS THERE. I SEE HIM JUST IN CASE. THIS IS DAVE MATHIS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL OF A TEMPLATE FOR ONEIDA COUNTY SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM TO BE USED FOR AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND VARIOUS ONEIDA COUNTY PROVIDERS. DAVE WAS HERE LAST WEEK AND INDICATED, HOPING TO REACH 5 TO 550 YOUTH ON THIS. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I ANY OPPOSITION, THERE IS NONE THAT PASSES. LET'S MOVE ON TO 1557 MVCC APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF BUDGET. MARK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. SINCE THERE ARE NONE.
LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. WE MOVE ON TO PLANNING.
1552 JAMES WAS HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS APPROVAL OF A FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE VILLAGE OF CLINTON. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JAMES ON THIS? GO AHEAD. JAMES, WE GOT GEORGE. QUESTION. WHY IS THE CONTRACT THROUGH 2028? IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN A. ONE OF THOSE. I DON'T KNOW MORE THAN LIKELY THOUGH BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO TIE IT INTO I DON'T KNOW. I'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT, BUT I'LL FIND OUT BEFORE TOO. BUT I THINK THEY HAVE OTHER FUNDING, SO IT'S ABOUT THE TIME FRAME OF WHEN THEY GET IT. YEAH, NOT THE WORST IDEA ANYBODY'S EVER HAD, BUT I'LL FIND OUT. JAMES, THIS IS TEMPORARY FUNDING. TEMPORARY. AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A MORE PERMANENT FIX, WHICH THEY HOPE TO HAVE BY THAT TIME. YEAH. THEY'RE PUTTING IT IN REFUGEE GRANT NOW. SO IF THEY IF THEY GET THAT THAT'LL BE THE PERMANENT FIX. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. SO JAMES YOU DON'T KNOW I RESPECT THAT ANSWER. INSTEAD OF MAKING UP SOMETHING. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU I WOULD HAVE MADE IT UP GEORGE TOLD ME NOT OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT OKAY OKAY. THAT'S 1552 PLANNING.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS. LET'S LET'S CALL THE VOTE ON THIS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. PLEASE TURN YOUR MICS ON. MAKE MAKE SURE YOUR MICS ARE ON. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO 1367 AGAIN. WE'RE MOVING TO PUBLIC WORKS. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT NUMBER 001 TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS. PC. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS? NO QUESTIONS.
LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO OPPOSITION. THAT THAT CARRIES STAYING IN PUBLIC WORKS 1500 APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS, PC. THIS WAS COVERED BY MATT LAST WEEK. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IS MATT HERE? I DO HAVE JUST A COUPLE FOLLOW UPS. MATT, IF YOU CAN GET TO THE MIC FOR ME, I THINK I HEARD YOU SAID THIS WAS TIED INTO. OBVIOUSLY IT'S MARCH AND RAMBLE. YES. OKAY. IS THIS PART OF THE AREA WITH ARPA. SO THIS THIS PART WILL NOT BE THE 15 GRAND WILL NOT BE FROM THE ARPA. IT'S FROM THE ARPA PROJECT. SO THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT, THE I WANT TO SAY IT WAS ABOUT $250,000, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. NO, IT'S WE PUT 2 MILLION INTO THAT FOR THAT. SO IT'LL BE FROM THAT ARPA FUNDS. WE HAVE THAT GOING THAT WAS EXECUTED AT THE END OF DECEMBER. AND NOW THIS IS THE RAMBLE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR ALL THE STRUCTURAL WORK GOING ON. SO WHEN WE WERE DOING THE DESIGN FOR IT, RAMBLE HAD ALREADY DONE A LOT OF WORK LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS AS PART OF PLANNINGS ASSESSMENT THAT THEY DID ABOUT A YEAR PRIOR. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING SOME, YOU KNOW, THE USUAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEER THAT MARCH WOULD GO TO, WE TOLD MARCH TO
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USE RAMBLE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY DID ALL THE WORK, SO IT'D BE CHEAPER FOR US AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO WE UTILIZED THEM WHEN WE WENT AND GOT THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SIDE OF IT FROM MARCH, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE STRUCTURAL PART INTO IT AND IT WAS. SO WE COORDINATED AND GOT THAT. THAT'S WHAT THE 50 GRAND IS TO MAKE SURE RAMBLES ON SITE. THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STRUCTURAL WORK GOING ON FOR THAT. SO THAT WAS OUR DECISION TO OPT FOR RAMBLE. USUALLY IT'S A BID AND THE ARCHITECT HAS ALL THE SUBS UNDERNEATH THEM LIKE THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, ALL THAT STUFF. WE TOLD THEM THIS IS WHO YOU'RE GOING TO USE BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY DONE THE WORK. THERE'S NO POINT IN REINVENTING THE WHEEL. COULD WE JUST INCREASE 50 AND SUBTRACT 50,000 FROM MARCH THE 15TH GRANT? THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE STRUCTURAL AS PART OF THEIRS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT WE HAD ALREADY COORDINATED THAT WHEN WE TOLD THEM TO GO UNDER IT. SO THEY INCLUDED THEIR DESIGN, BUT THEY ASSUMED THE CONSTRUCTION WAS ALREADY COVERED. BUT IT WAS NOT. SO THAT WAS NOT. MARCH DID NOT HAVE THE STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AS PART OF THEIR PROPOSAL TO US. FAIR ENOUGH. IT WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION ON OUR PART. OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT'S WHAT HE SAID TO ME. YOU KNOW WHAT, MAN, I RESPECT THAT WE KIND OF DROPPED THE BALL A LITTLE BIT ON THAT. WE'RE MAKING GOOD ON IT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ANYBODY ELSE GEORGE YOU GOOD FOR THE NEXT ONE IF YOU CAN. SURE, GEORGE. YOU'RE JUMPING AHEAD. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DISCUSS HIM. HE'S GOING TO GO. OKAY, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. STAY RIGHT HERE. GEORGE OPPOSED THAT PASSED, MATT. THANK YOU.NOW, NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO 1480. THIS APPROVAL AGREEMENT TEMPLATE FOR PAVED PAVEMENT MARKING TO BE USED FOR AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, VARIOUS TOWNS, VILLAGES AND CITIES. AND I THINK I HEARD 225 PER PER MILE. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. IS. OH, LET ME SEE. SORRY, I HAVE IT HERE. YEAH. WE TRY TO. YEAH. BUT IT'S NINE $941 PER CENTERLINE MILE.
OKAY. AND THEN 1533 FOR EDGE LINES. SO ON THE ROAD FOR CENTER FOR EACH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I GOT MY FIGURE ON 225 I APOLOGIZE. THANKS, MIKE. ALL RIGHT. GEORGE, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A REQUEST? YEAH. MORE REQUESTS THAN YOU DO. OR COULD YOU DO MORE IT? WE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE BEEN OKAY. IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW THE SEASON GOES. IF WE HAVE A VERY WET SUMMER, WE CAN'T STRIPE AS MUCH. IF IT'S A DRY SUMMER, WE GET OUT THERE MORE. WE'RE OUT THERE AS OFTEN AS WE CAN. BUT WHEN IT'S RAINING, WE CAN'T PUT PAINT DOWN ON WET ROADS. SO THAT'S WHERE SOME SEASONS WE ARE RUNNING TO THE LAST MINUTE, SOME SEASONS WHERE, YOU KNOW WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME. SO WE. DON'T UTILIZE THE BECAUSE TOO MUCH. AND OTHER WHAT'S. YEAH. YEAH. WELL THAT'S WHERE WE, WE USUALLY HAVE THAT CHARGE ON THERE. I MEAN WE, WE ARE SET UP TO DO OUR ROADS. SO WE'LL, YOU KNOW, EXTEND THAT TO TOWNS TO HELP OUT WHERE WE CAN. BUT WE'RE NOT SET UP TO REALLY DO ALL THE TOWN ROADS AS WELL AS OURS. SO WE THAT'S WHY IT IS PRICED WHERE IT IS. IT'S THE COST OF THE PAINT, COST OF OUR LABOR, EVERYTHING ELSE. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE'RE DOING THE TOWN ROADS, WE'LL DO IT ON A WEEKEND SOMETIMES, OR, YOU KNOW, BEYOND THE WORKDAY, DEPENDING ON IT, IS BECAUSE ONCE WE CONTRACT WITH THEM, WE'VE MADE THAT GUARANTEE WE'LL DO IT. SO IT'S NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, OUR ROADS POTENTIALLY IF WE NEED TO PUSH THEM OFF. WE'VE NOW CONTRACTED THAT. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS. MADE A PROMISE TO ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY. SO THAT'S WHERE THERE'S A PRICE THERE. SO WE CAN'T WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT FOR EVERY, YOU KNOW, TOWN ROAD THERE IS. WE WORK WITH THE TOWNS AND TRY TO SCHEDULE WITH THEM AND MAKE SURE WE CAN DO IT WITH THAT. BUT THE COST SHOWS WHAT THE EFFORT IS, GOES INTO IT WITH THE LABOR. I MEAN, IT'S YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST TWO GUYS ON THE PAINT TRUCK ITSELF. WE HAVE A TRUCK, WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, THE CONE TRUCK. WE'RE PUTTING DOWN CONES. WE'RE PICKING THEM UP AFTER WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE GOING AHEAD TO MARK DIFFERENT AREAS. AND SO THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT AS WELL AS THE COST OF THE MATERIAL ITSELF IS NOT CHEAP AS WELL. SO IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, THE TRUCK GOING AROUND AND PUTTING DOWN, YOU KNOW, PAINT. IT'S ALL LABOR. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT 4 OR 5 PEOPLE WITH THREE TRUCKS USUALLY, YOU KNOW, ASSIGNED TO THE PAINT CREW GOING THROUGH AND DOING IT. SO THE PRICE IS COMMENSURATE OF THAT. I'M NOT DISPUTING WHY AND WHERE, BUT YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF.
LOGISTICALLY IT'S ALL THE SAME. ANY COMPETITION HAS TO DO THE SAME FUNCTIONALITY. SURE, BUT A LOT OF TIMES YOU'RE ON A COUNTY ROAD A TOWN ROAD ADJACENT TO MANY TIMES. SURE. I'M JUST
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WONDERING WHY THE TOWNS ARE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT, AND IT'S NOT REFLECTED IN SOME TIME.YEAH, YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK, I MEAN, WE'RE NOT REALLY PROMOTING IT AS MUCH AS WE DO. LIKE FOR THE, THE OTHER SERVICES AND STUFF WE DO WITH THE TOWNS. BUT BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE AREN'T REALLY SET UP TO DO TOO MUCH WITH IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A ASSISTANCE WE THROW OUT THERE FOR TOWNS THAT NEED IT. BUT USUALLY I THINK WE USUALLY HELP THEM WITH IF THEY DO A PAVED JOB OR SOME OF THE OIL AND STONE WHERE THE LINES ARE GONE OR WILL COME AND HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, FALL BEHIND IT, BECAUSE THAT THAT USUALLY TAKES MORE EFFORT TOO, FROM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU OIL AND STONE A ROAD AND THE MARKINGS ARE GONE, YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND MEASURE OUT EVERY SO OFTEN TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE IS VERSUS THE DOTTED YELLOW LINE. EVERYTHING ELSE, IT TAKES THAT EXTRA LEVEL OF, YOU KNOW, COORDINATION THERE. SO IF IT'S JUST GOING OVER EXISTING STRIPING, THAT'S EASIER FOR US TO DO AS WELL. BUT AGAIN, IT'S ALL IT DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS. THE LAST FEW YEARS WE WERE STILL CATCHING UP FROM COVID, SO WE WERE DOING A LOT OF PAVING, MORE THAN USUALLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY 10 TO 20 MILES MORE PAVING THAN WE USUALLY DO AGAIN. SO THAT TOOK A LOT MORE TIME FROM US. NOW WE'RE GETTING KIND OF MORE INTO A NORMAL ROUTINE AND WE'LL KIND OF. WHAT'S THAT? NO, WE DON'T WE DON'T DO ANY MAINTENANCE ON STATE. WE ONLY PLOW THOSE. WE HAVE A FOLLOW UP NORM. GO AHEAD. SURE. MY TOWN ROADS AREN'T WIDE ENOUGH TO HAVE EXTRA STRIPES ON THE SIDES OF THEM. THEY'D BE OUT IN THE GRASS. SO WE HAVE CARS. HOW HOW RECEPTIVE ARE RIGHT NOW? LIKE LOOKING AT LAST YEAR? HOW RECEPTIVE ARE TOWNS, VILLAGES AND CITIES TO CONTRACTING WITH WITH THE COUNTY, I THINK I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON RELATIONSHIPS WITH TOWNS. WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THEM ACTUALLY MORE OFTEN. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN HAVING KIND OF WE'VE INVITED THEM TO OUR GARAGE AND HAD SOME MEETINGS WITH JUST THE TOWN SUPERINTENDENTS AND BEYOND, JUST THE ASSOCIATION. BUT TOWN SUPERINTENDENT OURSELVES, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE SALT ISSUES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO DO MOST OF THE 26 TOWNS PARTAKE IN THIS OR IN THIS? NO. I MEAN, THIS IS A, YOU KNOW, OFF AND ON EVERY YEAR. IT'S NOT A NORM. WE DON'T USUALLY HAVE A KIND OF USUAL CUSTOMERS THERE. IT'S AS THEY HAVE PROJECTS COME UP. IT'S AS THEY IF THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO GET A PRIVATE VENDOR OR, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S THERE'S NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE DOING IT AS WELL. SO THAT'S THE OTHER ISSUE. SOMETIMES IT'S TOUGH TO GET SOMEONE PRIVATE CONTRACTOR TO DO IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MATT. LET'S CALL THE VOTE ON THIS. THIS IS 1480.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. NO OPPOSITION THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO WATER POLLUTION. AND CARL 1510 IS APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AND BARTON AND LE JUDICE DPC QUESTION NO QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. LET'S CALL THE VOTE ON THIS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO 1554. WATER POLLUTION. APPROVAL OF WORK.
ORDER NUMBER 27, AMENDMENT 13. CAPACITY MANAGEMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION WITH GE CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS DOCKET. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. AIRPORT 1497 ADVANCE APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THROUGH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. ANY QUESTIONS? OBVIOUSLY WENT THROUGH BOB'S COMMITTEE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSITION. NONE THAT CARRIES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 1467 DISTRICT ATTORNEY. NEXT. SEVERAL ACTUALLY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 50,000 TO 1165 1165 4951 60. OTHER EXPENSE GRANT FUNDED EXPENDITURES. AGAIN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THIS IS KIND OF DIFFERENT. IF YOU HEARD THE EXPLANATION, IT WAS NOT IN OUR BUDGET. IT WAS A 24 GRANT. SO WE'RE GETTING IT NOW, WHICH IS GOOD. AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THE BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENT TO MY UNDERSTANDING. WHAT DO YOU THINK, NORM, AM I RIGHT? AGAIN? TAKE THE MONEY. TAKE THE MONEY. ALL RIGHT. NOW, WHAT'S BEHIND THE CURTAIN? YOU WANT TO TAKE THE MONEY? OKAY. DEAL? DEAL. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. LET'S GO TO 1457 DISTRICT ATTORNEY. APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. DA. AGAIN, IT'S A 50,000 GRANT. UTILIZE
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SHOTSPOTTER WITH UTICA SECOND YEAR. GO AHEAD YEAH I DON'T IS TODD HERE? YEAH. OKAY. COACH TODD. TODD, THIS IS THAT TWO MILE SQUARE AREA IN UTICA. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. MY QUESTION IS IF SOMEONE HAS CAMERAS ON THEIR HOUSE, LET'S SAY ONCE THEY'RE PUT UP, ABSENT SOMETHING GOING WRONG, I MEAN THAT THAT STUFF CAN RUN FOR VIRTUALLY EVER. MY QUESTION IS WHAT $50,000? AND THEY TALK ABOUT THAT TO BUILD IT AND THEN ALSO TO MAINTAIN IT ONCE IT'S BUILT AND MAINTAINED. WHY IS THERE A RECURRING COST TO HAVE THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S IN PLACE FOR THE TWO? I BELIEVE THAT'S THE COST OF THE PROGRAM AND THE THEY WOULD SAY THE EQUIPMENT IS FREE AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. IT'S NOT THAT THE INSTALLATION COST WAS NOT PART OF THAT CONTRACT. THAT'S ALL BORN INTO THE ACTUAL SERVICE THAT IT IS. OKAY. WELL, THAT WE ARE WE ARE EXPLORING, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S SIMILAR RESULTS WITH OTHER COMPANIES.BUT AT THIS POINT, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WE HAVE THAT WE BELIEVE WE CAN GO WITH IF IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. YES. WHAT WHAT ABOUT AN IDEA OF ACTUALLY SPANNING THE PERIMETER A LITTLE BIT MORE? SO AGAIN, I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO BE IN NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING THE COST BECAUSE IT IS IT DOES INCREASE QUITE A BIT FOR ANOTHER SQUARE MILE. SO WE WANT TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ABOUT EXPANSION. BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THEY'D HAVE TO BRING DOWN THE PRICE IF WE WERE TO DO THAT. YEAH. WELL COST IS ALL RELATIVE BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SAVING HUMAN LIVES, YOU KNOW IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I AGREE. THANKS THANKS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE ON 1457. APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT AGAIN WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED. NO OPPOSITION. THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON. THE NEXT IS 1556. APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. INTERESTING ENOUGH, THIS IS A LARGE GRANT AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, TODD, FOR DISCOVERY IN. WE WEREN'T AWARE OF IT BECAUSE IT WENT TO THE OLD DA'S EMAIL. YES, YES, THEY SENT IT TO A OUTDATED EMAIL. SO WE RECEIVED THE WE INQUIRED ABOUT ANOTHER GRANT AND WE'RE TOLD ABOUT THE DISCOVERY GRANT FOR THIS PAST YEAR. AND WE ASKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ONE LAST YEAR.
AND THEY SAID, YES, YOU DID. AND SO WE LOOKED INTO IT AND THEY THEY DID, IN FACT, SEND IT TO THE WRONG EMAIL. THIS IS NO SMALL POTATOES. THIS IS A HUGE GRANT. THIS GOES TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT STAFF WE HAVE FOR PARALEGALS AS A RESULT OF DISCOVERY. IT HELPS WITH SOME COURT REPORTER FUNDS. AND IT ALSO WE ALSO GIVE SOME MONEY TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND TO OTHER POLICE AGENCIES THAT HAVE INCURRED COSTS AS A RESULT OF THE DISCOVERY REFORM. THE SIZE OF THIS GRANT IS IT THIS IS THE $1 MILLION GRANT, CORRECT? GO AHEAD. TODD, INASMUCH AS THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND ALBANY, THEY MADE DISCOVERY MUCH MORE ONEROUS. AS YOU KNOW, THIS TYPE OF IDEA FOR GRANT MONEY COMING DOWN FROM THEM HELPED OFFSET THE BURDENS AND THE COSTS OF DISCOVERY. ANY CHANCE THAT THIS KIND OF GRANT, THIS IS NOW BACK IN TIME MIGHT BE COMING THROUGH AGAIN? YES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS WITH RESPECT TO THE DISCOVERY LEGISLATION AND THE REFORM AND THE RECENT BUDGET, THAT THERE WERE ALSO PROMISES TO CONTINUE THE DISCOVERY FUNDS FOR THE DA'S ASSOCIATION. GOOD, GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANKS. JUST A SUGGESTION. DO YOU KNOW IF PRIOR DA SCOTT HAS ANY OTHER EMAILS WITH ANY OTHER? I WILL CHECK THAT. ALL RIGHT. HE DID GO AWAY FOR FOUR MONTHS. NO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. TIM. YOU DIDN'T LIKE THAT? NO, I LIKED IT. OKAY. MR. 1885 APPROVAL OF AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE CITY OF UTICA, THROUGH ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND AGAIN, TODD SPOKE ON THIS LAST WEEK. QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
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NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO OPPOSITION. THAT CARRIES. AND LET'S MOVE ON TO 1485 CERTIFICATION OF SECTION 606 EXPENSES FOR THE ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. THIS WOULD BE INMATE PROSECUTIONS IN STATE IN OUR STATE FACILITIES.YES. THIS IS THE COST INCURRED WITH PROSECUTIONS THAT WE'VE DONE FOR ON STATE CASES AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT IS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. THANK YOU TODD. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. NOW WE'RE UP TO THE SHERIFF'S SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $23,245 TO 3110 3122 90000 OTHER EQUIPMENT. THIS IS AGAIN FROM THE SHERIFF. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SHERIFF? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO ONE. SHERIFF. APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S OFFICE. NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 20,000 TO 3110 3110 195000. PERSONAL SERVICES. HE'S HERE. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO OPPOSITION. THAT CARRIES 1469 PERSONNEL APPROVAL TO SALARY RATE OF THE OF THE POSITION. TITLE ATTORNEY IN CHARGE AT GRADE 48 B, STEP ONE $104,982.
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ALL OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES 1465 EMERGENCY SERVICES. APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, HAD COVERED THIS ON THURSDAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? NO OPPOSITION THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO PROBATION. 1392. AND THIS WOULD BE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $98,300 TO A 3001 40 VARIOUS PROBATION ACCOUNTS. AGAIN, THIS IS 1392. THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS THEY'RE GOING TO PURCHASE WITH THAT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.
NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. NO OPPOSITION.
THAT CARRIES. NEXT COMES FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF ROME, NEW YORK, INC. THIS IS 1383 QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE.
I'M SURE THERE'LL BE SOME QUESTIONS BY A PARTICULAR LEGISLATOR DURING OUR FULL BOARD MEETING. BUT SINCE HE'S NOT PART OF WAYS AND MEANS, HE CAN'T ASK THE QUESTION. SORRY, CHRIS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY ANY QUESTIONS HERE? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO 1511. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE REMAINDER OF SELF-INSURED RETENTION IN THE MATTER OF CANDACE L SMITH AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF BROOKE L SMITH, DECEASED. VISITS. JACQUI L TO TOKYO MARINE PUBLIC RISK CLAIMS SERVICE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ON THIS? JUST SOME CHATTER BACK THERE, BUT NOT FROM THE COMMITTEE. SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL WAY TOO EASY. WAY TOO EASY. WAY TIMES. YOU GOTTA DO SOMETHING. I'LL LET HER GO. NO, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES BOARD OF LEGISLATORS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING. ESTABLISHING THE STANDARD WORKDAY AND REPORTING DAYS FOR THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICIALS. AND IT WAS ON YOUR DESK AS YOU CAME IN TODAY AS REQUIRED. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON ON THIS, ON
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THE INDIVIDUALS, ON THE AMOUNT OF HOURS THEY SAID THEY WORKED. ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL ON THAT? REALLY? NONE. OKAY. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO OPPOSITION THAT CARRIES GEORGE. THAT CARRY. ALL RIGHT. WHAT ELSE WE GOT? THE LAST ONE IS THE. SHIVANI. OKAY.ALL RIGHT. THIS IS FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE, AND I'M GOING TO READ IT. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES. PILOT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY. CHOBANI. HELP ME OUT HERE, I LOST IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ONEIDA COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT. THANK YOU. TIM. APPROVING ALTERNATIVE ALLOCATION OF PILOT PAYMENTS BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, CITY OF ROME, ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, ONEIDA COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND CHOBANI. L L C THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY OF OUR QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS FROM FROM THIS COMMITTEE TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. GO AHEAD. CHAD. HI, TONY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. OBVIOUSLY WE WANT THIS PROJECT TO COME THROUGH AND WE DON'T WANT TO. HAVE INDUCEMENTS FOR THEM TO LOCATE HERE. AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU COULD JUST BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THIS IS SCHOOL. SURE, SURE. THE YOU KNOW, THE PILOT. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW, THE YOU KNOW, AS WE WERE NEGOTIATING THE CHOBANI DEAL, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE WELL AWARE PILOTS BECOME A BIG PART OF ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF LAND USE AND ALL. BUT IT'S REALLY A KEY PIECE OF THE ENTIRE PACKAGE THAT INCENTIVIZES, YOU KNOW, A COMPANY TO, TO, TO STAY HERE. AND, BUT, YOU KNOW, AND SEEING AS YOU KNOW, THIS WAS OUR LAND, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN SOME RESPECTS BECAUSE NORMALLY OTHER PROJECTS ARE, YOU KNOW, LAND OWNED BY THE COMPANY THEMSELVES OR IN OTHER OTHER LANDOWNERS OR WHATEVER. THIS ONE BEING THAT THE TRIANGLE IS OWNED BY ONEIDA COUNTY, GAVE US THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE ON IT. IT'S STILL A VERY HEALTHY PILOT, CONSIDERING A 2 MILLION. IT STARTS AT $2 MILLION ANNUALLY. BUT THE DIFFERENCE AND I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY WITH THE MAYOR OF ROME AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL THERE. I'VE ALSO HAD DISCUSSION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN ROME, AND WE'RE GOING TO THEIR BOARD NEXT TUESDAY. THE ROME COMMON COUNCIL IS ALSO VOTING ON THIS TODAY, LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING AT THEIR MEETING. THE DIFFERENCE IS, YOU KNOW, NORMALLY PILOTS TEND TO STICK TO THE PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN OF TAX, THE TAXING JURISDICTIONS OF WHICH THEY'RE IN. IN THIS CASE, THE IF YOU TOOK THE CITY OF ROME, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TOOK THE TAX BURDEN, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD BE SOMEWHERE AROUND 51%.
THE CITY WOULD BE AROUND 30, 31%. AND THEN THE REMAINING 18 WOULD BE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.
CONSIDERING THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS COUNTY LAND, WE HAVE ALREADY INVESTED. ABOUT $6 MILLION INTO THIS SITE. WE HAVE TO PUT ANOTHER SIX PLUS IN. YOU KNOW, AS OUR MATCH TO THE STATE GRANTS ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE. SO, YOU KNOW, IN WORKING, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH THE MAYOR. SHAWNA PAPALE AND MOHAWK VALLEY EDGE AND THE IDA, I CAME UP WITH A LITTLE DIFFERENT FORMULA, BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS OUTLINING A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY ON THIS SITE. SO MY PROPOSAL THAT'S BEFORE YOU THAT YOU'RE VOTING ON REALLY TAKES A LITTLE DIFFERENT APPROACH. IT KIND OF FLIPS THE PERCENTAGES A LITTLE BIT AND WITH SOME VARIATION. SO IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, ONEIDA COUNTY WOULD ASSUME 45% OF THE PILOT, THE CITY OF ROME, 35%. AND THEN THE REMAINING 20 WOULD GO TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE OUTLAY OF MONEY THAT
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THE COUNTY WILL BE PUTTING ON, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF ROME, BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE ALONG WITH US, ALONGSIDE OF US. SO THAT SIMPLE THAT BREAKS DOWN 900,000 TO THE COUNTY, 700 TO THE CITY AND 400 TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, AND THE SECOND FIVE YEARS FROM YEAR 6 TO 10. THAT CHANGES FROM THE 45 AT THE COUNTY. I MEAN, THAT GOES DOWN WE LOP OFF 100,000 TO GIVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR TO GIVE THE CITY ANOTHER 50, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ANOTHER 50 AT THAT TIME. FOR THOSE FOR THOSE TEN YEARS, THE PILOT STAYS FLAT FOR THOSE FIRST TEN YEARS AT 2 MILLION. COME YEAR 11, THE PILOT THEN INCREASES 1.5% EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD TO THE 40 YEARS, 40 YEARS TO THE ADDITIONAL TO THE NEXT, TO THE TO THE YEARS. IT'S A LONG PILOT, SO IT INCREASES AT 1.5% A YEAR. EACH YEAR AFTER THAT. THE OTHER DIFFERENCE IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT YOU KNOW, ON THE PERCENTAGE SIZE, WE'RE NOT FLIPPING AGAIN. AND WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FORMULA.WHAT I FELT WAS A FAIR AND EQUITABLE PIECE WAS EVERYBODY TAKES THE SAME. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO START LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY THAT THE COUNTY IS MAKING A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT HERE, YOU KNOW, TO BRING THIS COMPANY AND THE JOBS THERE ALONG WITH THE CITY. BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HAVE A BURDEN. SO RATHER THAN AND NO ONE HAS, YOU KNOW, PUT MORE INTO THIS THAN WE HAVE AND WILL, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD. SO IN YEARS 11 ON IT'S, IT'S 33 AND A THIRD FOR EACH OF US. SO AND THAT PILOT GETS UP TO, YOU KNOW, OVER, OVER 3.5 MILLION OR THEREABOUTS I THINK. AND THE FINAL 3.2, ABOUT 3.2 WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE AGREEMENT IN FRONT OF YOU. IT'S DIFFERENT. IT'S NOT WHAT USUALLY GETS DONE IN PILOTS. BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT SITUATION AND IT'S STILL A SIGNIFICANT TAX BENEFIT. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD GEORGE I MEAN JUST THE MAGNITUDE ALONE I MEAN IT'S $1 BILLION INVESTMENT RIGHT? I MEAN IT IS IT'S A YEAH $1.2 BILLION INVESTMENT PLUS IN COMPARISON, THE HOSPITAL CAME CLOSE RIGHT.
AND WOLFSPEED WAS WAS ABOVE THAT AND STILL DOESN'T HAVE THAT PILOT. SO AND YOU KNOW SO I THINK IT'S FAIR I MEAN THE MAYOR WAS VERY HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE AND VERY GOOD WITH THIS. AND THE COUNCIL I MET WITH THEIR FINANCE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK AND THEY UNDERSTOOD IT. AND WE'RE WE'RE VERY GOOD WITH IT. AND THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT WAS, WAS VERY GOOD AS WELL. SO I MEAN IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR THEM. SO BUT BUT EVERYBODY ACCEPTS IT. AND YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY THE COUNCIL VOTE TONIGHT. YOU VOTE TODAY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON TUESDAY GEORGE, AS A MUNICIPALITY OR MUNICIPALITIES WE'VE ACCEPTED A MODIFICATION OF WHAT NORM IS.
HOW ABOUT THE UTILITIES? I MEAN YOU SEE NATIONAL GRID THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT TO THE FULLEST.
IS THERE ANY CONCESSION THAT THEY MAKE FOR A CUSTOMER OF THIS MAGNITUDE. YOU KNOW SEANA YOU WANT TO GRAB THAT ONE. YEAH. NATIONAL GRID WILL BE ASSISTING IN THE GAS LINE. AND THEY'RE PLEDGING A HALF $1 MILLION GRANT UNDER THEIR GAS PROGRAM. THAT GAS PROGRAM WENT AWAY AS OF APRIL 1ST. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE AND GET THE REQUEST IN BY MARCH 31ST. SO THERE'S. OF COURSE AND GUS IS DOING THE OBVIOUSLY GUS IS THE IS DOING THE ELECTRICAL, YOU KNOW, CONNECTIONS FOR US AS PART OF THIS. DO THEY HAVE TO. YEAH.
WE'LL LET THEM DO THIS ONE. GO AHEAD. YEAH I DIDN'T REALIZE SEANA WAS HERE I GOT ONE QUESTION FOR SEANA. SEANA I AM OF THE BELIEF THAT MOST PILOTS ONCE THEY GO IN PLACE AND YOU'RE THE CUSTODIAN OF ALL THE PILOT RECORDS. IS THAT TRUE. SO I BELIEVE THAT THE WATER COMPANY UP IN BOONVILLE FAILED TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THEIR PILOT IN 2015 OR THEREABOUTS. AND THAT WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE NESTLE WAS GOING TO BUY THEM OUT. THEY GOT ALL THEIR NUMBERS AND THEN UNDERSOLD THEM IN THE MARKETPLACE. BUT MOST PILOT AGREEMENTS, ONCE THEY'RE PUT IN PLACE, THE COMPANIES HONOR THEM AND PAY THEM. AND IT'S VERY TIMELY AND THERE'S NOT REALLY A PROBLEM. IS
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THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. THANK YOU. I CAN TELL YOU THE PILOT WAS A BIG PIECE IN SOLIDIFYING CHOBANI. YOU KNOW, WITH OUR COMPETITION OF MICHIGAN BECAUSE OF THEIR TAX STRUCTURE.SO THAT'S WHAT THAT KIND OF WHAT MADE I MEAN THEY STRESSED THAT THAT WAS THE FINAL, FINAL PIECE OF THIS OF THIS PROJECT. I REMEMBER THIS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT YET. MOVED ANYTHING INTO THE GOLF COURSE PROPERTY. THIS IS STRICTLY A PILOT ON THE TRIANGLE PARCEL, AND WE HAVE YET TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE ADDITIONAL PARCEL. SO THAT WILL BE ANOTHER PIECE. IF, IF AND WHEN WE WHICH WE BELIEVE WE WILL GET TO IT. SO. JUST STATE A COUPLE STATEMENTS AND A QUESTION. TONY.
FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATS ON THE AGREEMENT AND ALL YOUR WORK IN GETTING THIS AGREEMENT TOGETHER WITH CHOBANI. I KNOW YOU DID A LOT OF WORK ON IT AS FAR AS THE PILOT, CONGRATS ON THAT. ALSO, I THINK IT'S FAIR AND EQUITABLE AS YOU EXPLAINED, BECAUSE WE ALREADY PUT $6 MILLION IN AND WITH ANOTHER $6 MILLION TO FOLLOW. SO THAT THAT WAS FAIR. 33 LATER YEARS QUESTIONS. AS FAR AS BENCHMARKS FOR EMPLOYEES AND KEEPING STABLE, IT'S TIED IN TO OUR PILOT AND EMPLOYMENT. WELL, THERE'S NOTHING NO WORK REQUIREMENTS TIED OR EMPLOYMENT BASED TIED INTO THE PILOT. THE PILOT IS STRICTLY, YOU KNOW, THE REAL ESTATE PIECE. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE YOU KNOW, WE'VE OUTLINED WITH THEM AND SEE, I MEAN, THEY'RE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LOOKING AT ANYWHERE FROM 1000 TO 1300 EMPLOYEES. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, 28 PRODUCTION LINES THAT, THAT THEY'RE HOPING TO PUT IN THERE OR THEY WILL BE PUTTING IN THERE. SO I'M NOT YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE HAVE NOT TIED ANY OF THESE THINGS TO JOB NUMBERS, NOR HAS THE STATE. SO REALLY IT'S THE INVESTMENT, YOU KNOW, AS GEORGE MENTIONED, I MEAN, THE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT PUTTING THAT KIND OF MONEY INTO THIS PROJECT WITHOUT HAVING, HAVING TO PRODUCE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, OUR CHALLENGE GOING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE THE EMPLOYEE BASE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ADDRESS THAT. SO THANK YOU, TONY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR WAYS AND MEANS. NO ITEMS. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MO
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