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WE'RE WAITING FOR. TO. GEORGE. ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S CALLED DPW MEETING TO ORDER. MR. BLAIR, I ASSUME YOU HAVE THE ROLL. ALL RIGHT. NO, I'M NOT SURE. THE SYSTEM DOESN'T
[a. 2025-1810 – PLANNING RE: GRANT OF EASEMENTS THROUGH PROPERTY OWNED BY ONEIDA COUNTY TO NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION AND VERIZON NEW YORK INCORPORATED ]
SEEM TO BE WORKING 100% TONIGHT, SO I THOUGHT I'D MAKE SURE. ANYWAY, MOVING ON. DOCKET TEN 1810 PLANNING, NATIONAL GRID EASEMENTS PLANNING SEEKS APPROVAL FOR GRANTING EASEMENTS TO NATIONAL GRID IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AT 800 PARK AVE AND 201 RAILROAD STREET. SO THIS IS JUST A EASEMENTS FOR EVERYTHING WE'VE ALREADY PASSED FOR THE STATIONS. THEY JUST NEED TO DO EASEMENTS SO THEY CAN PUT THEM IN PLACE.QUESTIONS. MR. JULIAN? WHAT? ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. MR. HEY, HEY, WHAT'S THE BREAKDOWN ON WHAT IT COSTS US? COST US? NOTHING FOR THE COST OF ELECTRICITY. NOTHING. SO WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE YOU DON'T YOU DON'T. I MEAN, WE CHARGE. I MEAN, WHAT'S THE BREAKDOWN? WHAT DO WE PAY? WHAT DO WE SHARE? WELL, THE RATES CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHAT ELECTRICITY IS, AND THEY'RE NOT IN YET, SO I CAN'T REALLY TELL YOU THAT. BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED WITH EMPLOYEES OR WITH IF ANYBODY WERE TO COME WITH HEAP OR SNAP OR WHATEVER, THAT'S PART OF THE FEDERAL GRANT WE CAN'T CHARGE, WE CAN'T MAKE MONEY ON THOSE. SO THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO, THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN'T LOSE MONEY EITHER. SO BASICALLY POWER IN, POWER OUT. AND IT BREAKS EVEN FOR THE PUBLIC. WE THERE'S A THERE'S A PERCENTAGE THAT WE CAN CHARGE OVER BUT IT'S SMALL I CAN'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT IT'S SO SMALL THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER. BUT YOU CAN'T LOSE MONEY EITHER. YEAH. SO BASICALLY THAT TIES INTO SOMETHING THAT CAN KEEP TRACK OF THOSE FLUCTUATING RATES. AND YEAH, THE MACHINE ITSELF DOES THAT. I MEAN, YEAH, IT RUNS ON A NATIONAL GRID. BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE GETTING THE EASEMENTS, THEIR POWER. SO WHATEVER THE RATE IS THAT DAY, THAT HOUR, THAT'S WHAT YOU CHARGE BASICALLY. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.
THERE'S AN APP. AND THEN I THINK THERE'S A I THINK THE MACHINES ALSO HAVE A SWIPE. BUT BUT YEAH, BUT MOST PEOPLE HAVE THE CARS LIKE YOU KNOW YOU HAVE APPS FOR IT. YEAH. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS MR. BUCK. WHICH STYLE WHICH STYLE CHARGER ARE WE GETTING. IS THIS A RAPID CHARGE.
IS THIS NOW THESE ARE WHAT'S CALLED A LEVEL TWO CHARGER, WHICH IS MOST ALWAYS THE CHARGERS THAT YOU SEE IN PUBLIC AREAS. DC FAST CHARGERS ARE THE LARGER AND THOSE CHARGE YOUR CAR A LOT FASTER. YEAH. GOOD DEAL I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT. OTHER QUESTIONS SEEING NONE WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? 1810 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU JAMES.
YOU'RE WELCOME. MOVING ON TOWARDS DPW. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP TO 1553 PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT
[e. 2025-1553 – PUBLIC WORKS RE: APPROVAL OF A CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND DELTA ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, D.P.C. ]
FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION. THEY'RE ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH DELTA ENGINEERING FOR INSPECTION SERVICES FOR PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE 2526 SEASON. IT'S SPLIT INTO TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS BRIDGE REPLACEMENTS AND TABERG OVER COBB BROOK. SOMETHING ELSE, MOHAWK STREET OVER CHAMPLIN CREEK IN NEW HARTFORD. AND THEN THE SECOND GROUPING IS REHABILITATION OVER GLASS FACTORY ROAD AND THE NINE MILE CREEK IN TRENTON, AND THE EAST BEND VALLEY ROAD OVER THE STEUBEN CREEK IN TRENTON. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? HAVING NONE? NO. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. STEVE, REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES. BUT WHAT ARE THOSE EXACTLY IN THIS CONTRACT? SO FOR ANY BRIDGE NEW YORK PROJECTS, THEY ARE BRIDGE NEW YORK I THINK IS 95 STATE, 5% LOCAL. AND IF WE'RE DOING IT FOR A TOWN, IT WOULD BE THE TOWN WOULD PAY THE LOCAL FEE. IF IT'S A COUNTY, BRIDGE COUNTY PAYS THAT 5%. SO FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT, ALL THE CONTRACTS ARE RELATED. IS THAT THAT'S THE BREAKDOWN. PRETTY SURE 95.5. SO YEP. OTHER QUESTIONS MR. BUCK, ARE WE WORKING THE REPAIRS IN GLASS FACTORY ROAD WITH THIS PROJECT? SO THE REPAIRS ARE GOING AHEAD. THAT WAS JUST BIT OUT AND IT WAS JUST AWARDED. THIS IS THE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION PART OF IT. SO THERE'S WHEN WE DO THE BRIDGES, THERE'S ONE DESIGN GROUP THAT DOES THE DESIGN OF IT, THE CONSTRUCTION. AND THEN THERE'S A THIRD PARTY THAT DOES THE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION TO ENSURE EVERYTHING MEETS THE SPECS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO THIS IS THE KIND OF LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE WE'RE HOPING TO DO THAT BRIDGE THIS FALL. I KNOW IT'S A IT'S IN ROUGH SHAPE AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET IT. YEAH. YES. IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.YEAH. NO, THAT'S. YEP. YES I. I FIGURED YOU WOULD TAKE IT THEN. ALL RIGHT. OTHER QUESTIONS.
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OTHER QUESTIONS. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WITHOUT OTHER QUESTIONS WE WILL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. 1553 PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE GONE TO 1809 PUBLIC WORKS. LET'S[f. 2025-1809 – PUBLIC WORKS RE: RESOLUTION DESGINATING THE BOARD OF COUNTY LEGISLATORS AS LEAD AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT FOR THE CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS PROJECT AND DETERMINING THAT SUCH PROJECT IS AN UNLISTED ACTION AND WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT ]
SEE HERE. PUBLIC WORKS SEEKS PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION THAT AFFIRMS THE BOARD'S STATUS AS LEAD AGENT TO REVIEW THE BUILDING EXPANSION PROJECT UNDER THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT. THAT'S FOR THE CORNELL EXTENSION. THEY JUST BASICALLY GOING TO ISSUE A NEGATIVE DECLARATION THAT THERE IS NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. MR. BUCK, WE HAVE A TENTATIVE DATE ON THAT. AS SOON AS YOU PASS THIS RESOLUTION, WE'RE HOPING TO THE BOARD PASSES IT. SO WE'RE WE'RE PLANNING A GROUNDBREAKING, ACTUALLY, I THINK NEXT WEDNESDAY. AND THEN WE'LL START, YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE WE NEED TO GET DONE AS THE SPEAKER. SO AND THEN WE GOT THE CONTRACTS EXECUTED. WE'RE READY TO GO.WE'VE ALREADY HAD KICKOFF MEETINGS AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING. GOOD. DAVE. YES.
THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS HAVING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
[g. 2025-1793 – PUBLIC WORKS/MVCC RE: DESIGNATION OF THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS OF THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA AS LEAD AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW (SEQR) FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING PROJECT ]
ANY OPPOSED? 1809 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO 1793, PUBLIC WORKS REQUEST THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION STATING THE BOARD'S INTENT TO SERVE AS LEAD AGENCY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE COUNTY TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER INVOLVED AGENCIES TO REVIEW THE PROJECT'S ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE QUESTIONS. HAVING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE ON 1793. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 1843 PUBLIC WORKS SEEKS APPROVAL OF THE
[h. 2025-1843 – PUBLIC WORKS RE: APPOINTMENT OF EDWARD SMITH AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS–DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AT GRADE 48M, STEP 5 ($137,759) ]
APPOINTMENT OF EDWARD SMITH AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF ENGINEERING, WITH A STARTING SALARY. GRADE 48 M-STEP FIVE 137 959. THIS POSITION HAS REMAINED VACANT FOR OVER 500 DAYS NOW, AND WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING TO FILL THIS. MATT, I THINK IF YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE US AN OVERVIEW QUICK. SURE. SO HOW IMPORTANT THIS POSITION IS? THIS POSITION? I MEAN, I MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIASED. YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, FINANCIALLY, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND LIABILITY WISE, IMPORTANT POSITIONS WITHIN DPW, IF NOT BEYOND THAT, IT'S, YOU KNOW, THIS POSITION IS, YOU KNOW, REALLY MANAGING THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF, YOU KNOW, ON AVERAGE, $20 MILLION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS EVERY YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, SO HAVING THE RIGHT PERSON, THIS POSITION IS REALLY CRITICAL TO, YOU KNOW, BEING THE MOST EFFICIENT AND SPENDING THAT, YOU KNOW, USING THAT MONEY THE MOST IN THE MOST WISE WAYS, DETERMINING WHEN THINGS NEED TO BE DONE, WHEN THEY WHEN THEY CAN BE PUSHED, WHEN THEY CAN'T BE PUSHED, WHEN, YOU KNOW. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING, FINDING SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LICENSE IN NEW YORK STATE, IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS AND ESPECIALLY THE PUBLIC SECTOR. BUT WE FOUND TALKING WITH ED SMITH SINCE LAST SUMMER, HE'S BEEN UP AT THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB. YOU KNOW, HE STARTED AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER THERE BACK IN, I BELIEVE IT WAS 2009. IN 2017, HE TOOK OVER AS THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERING AND FACILITIES PLANNING, AND HE'S BEEN IN THAT POSITION SINCE 2017, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY GET HIM ON BOARD. IF YOU KNOW EVERYTHING MOVES FORWARD AND REALLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. QUESTIONS? CHRI. LICENSE? MECHANICAL ENGINEER. YES. OTHER QUESTIONS. MR. BUCK, ARE WE BUDGETED FOR THAT AMOUNT? YES, WE THIS YEAR DEFINITELY. AND IT WILL BE IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT POSITION FILLED FOR THIS FOR HALF THE YEAR. SO THERE'S NO ISSUE ON THE BUDGET SIDE FOR THAT. BUDGETED AT YOU KNOW THE PREVIOUS SALARY. HOW DO WE HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL 60. BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T PAID A SALARY FOR IT FOR SIX MONTHS, SEVEN MONTHS. IT'S MAN, I THINK YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT. OKAY. MOVING ALONG AGAIN. MOVING ALONG I KNOW, I KNOW, IT'S ABOUT TIME TO ACTUALLY INTERJECT SOMETHING POSITIVE. ARE YOU GOOD, MR. BUCK? I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT. OTHER QUESTIONS? HAVING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE ON 1843. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BEASLEY.[b. 2025-1747 – WATER POLLUTION RE: APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A 7.2 ACRE PARCEL (TAX ID# 305.000-1-17) IN THE TOWN OF WHITESTOWN AND APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A 4.2 +/- ACRES OF THE 11.4-ACRE PARCEL OF TAX ID# 305.015-1-9 IN THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE FROM THE WHITESTOWN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN VETERANS OF WWII, INC. ]
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AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE 11.4 ACRES IN YORKVILLE AND WHITESTOWN FROM THE WHITESTOWN ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR TWO AT A COST OF $34,000. THE LAND WOULD BE USED TO ACCOMMODATE OPERATIONS AT THE NEARBY COYOTE CREEK PUMPING STATION. SOME OF THE LAND IS ALREADY HAD WETLANDS INFRASTRUCTURE UTILIZED. THE SEWER DISTRICT WILL PAY FOR THE PARCELS WITH THE FUNDS IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT. HE WTC 815 ACCOUNT. THE PRICE WAS BASED ON A 2023 APPRAISAL AND THEN BUMPED UP ACCORDINGLY FOR PROPERTY INCREASE IN VALUE. ANY QUESTIONS ON ACQUIRING THIS 11.4 ACRES FROM COMMITTEE? AGAIN? SEVEN AWARE LOCATED. THIS IS IT'S THE WHITESTOWN VETS ON WHITESBORO STREET RIGHT ADJACENT TO SAUQUOIT CREEK. THEY THEY CLOSED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SO THE PROPERTY IS VACANT. IT'S AVAILABLE. YES. YES OKAY. AND WHAT WE WOULD BE BUYING IS EVERYTHING BUT THE TAVERN AND THE PAVILION AND THE BALL FIELD.IT WOULD BE ALL THE VACANT LAND TO THE TRACKS AND THEN THEIR PROPERTY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS. SOME OF IT IS, BUT WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE, AND THE BEST NEIGHBOR FOR A WASTEWATER SYSTEM IS NO NEIGHBOR. PERFECT. A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED YOU DIDN'T KEEP THE TAVERN CAR, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT COULD BE ANOTHER DIVISION. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. HAVING NO QUESTIONS. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? 1747 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. THESE NEXT
[c. 2025-1702 – WATER POLLUTION RE: AUTHORIZATION FOR ONEIDA COUNTY TO APPLY FOR A WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT ACT (WIIA) GRANT, AND COMPLETE CORRESPONDING CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND APPLICATION, FOR A PROPOSED ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION PROJECT AT THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT ]
[d. 2025-1703 – WATER POLLUTION RE: AUTHORIZATION TO FILE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING APPLICATIONS WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH THE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (WQIP) GRANT PROGRAM ]
TWO KIND OF GO HAND IN HAND. 1702 1703 SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF THE SAME VERBIAGE.WATER QUALITY AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL SEEKS TO GO AHEAD TO APPROVE TO APPLY FOR A WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT ACT GRANT THROUGH THE STATES 2025 CONSOLIDATED FUNDING APPLICATION PROCESS TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE APPROVED ULTRAVIOLET. WATER DISINFECTANT SYSTEM PROJECT AT THE TREATMENT PLANT. THIS PARTICULAR PORTION OF THE GRANT WOULD COVER UP TO 25% OF THE PROJECTED 9 TO $13 MILLION. THE NEXT DOCKET, WHICH WILL VOTE ON THESE SEPARATELY.
BUT IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME TYPE OF GRANT. THIS SECOND GRANT WOULD COVER UP TO 75% OF THE OVERALL COST. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER OF 1702 OR 1703? JED. 17 03I THINK IT TALKS ABOUT THIS APPLICATION WAS GRANTED DUE BY JULY 31ST, 2019. I IS THIS STILL VIABLE? EVERYTHING IS STILL VIABLE. IT'S JUST THAT BY THE TIME ALL THE INFORMATION TRICKLES DOWN FROM THE STATE, AND THE STATE IS RECENTLY ONLY BEEN GIVEN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME TO GET THE APPLICATIONS IN, WHICH DOESN'T. I HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE STATE. THEY DON'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE WAY THE COUNTIES HAVE TO OPERATE, BECAUSE ALL THE COUNTIES HAVE THEIR SAME PROCESSES FOR GETTING DOCUMENTS, GET THEIR DOCKETS ON THE AGENDA AND MOVING FORWARD.
SO SOMETIMES WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF CATCH UP. SO YOU CAN SUBMIT. YEAH, THAT'S WE'VE ALREADY. YEAH. OTHER QUESTIONS ON EITHER ONE OTHER QUESTION. OKAY. MR. DAVIS ON THE SEWER REHABILITATION. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE SEWER LINES WILL BE FIXED BY THIS PARTICULAR. WHICH WHICH ONE ARE WE. IS IT THE WQ IP WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. YEP. WELL IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTION SYSTEM REHABILITATION DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS ENGAGED IN THE DISTRICT WIDE SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION. IT'S $10 MILLION I THINK THAT INCLUDES QUAKE CREEK PUMPING STATION. OH, THIS IS A SAUQUOIT CREEK FOR THE RESILIENCY OR THE REHAB OKAY. FOR THE RESILIENCY THAT'S KIND OF TIED IN WHY WE WANT TO BUY THE LAND FROM THE VETS, THAT THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO WITH UPGRADING SOME PUMPS. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME WET WEATHER STORAGE. IF THERE'S COLLECTION SYSTEM WORK, WE HAVE 65% GRANT THAT WE'VE RECENTLY RECEIVED ON THE 20. IT'S ABOUT $17.5 MILLION ON A $26 MILLION PROJECT. WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE FREE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO THE I AND I, I GUESS MONEY FOR THE I. HOW MUCH IS A PERCENTAGE IS THAT GOING TO. BECAUSE IT'S WIDESPREAD. IT'S WIDESPREAD. AND WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN TO BE ABLE TO PUT A IT'S JUST A SMALL IT'S A SMALL PIECE. IT'S SORT OF LIKE THE WATER AUTHORITY
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TRYING TO REPLACE ALL THOSE PIPES. YEAH. BUT WE, WE HAVE A PROJECTS, MORE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THAT MONEY THAT'S BEEN DESIGNATED FOR US FROM THE STATE. GOOD. YEAH. ANY FINAL QUESTIONS ON EITHER OF THE TWO DOCKETS HAVING NONE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE FIRST ON 1702. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED THAT? PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE ON 1703. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEVEN OH 1703 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO THE LAST DOCKET. 2223. ACTUALLY, I THINK THAT IS THE LAST ONE I THOUGHT IT WAS. YEAH, IT IS THE LAST ONE. THOSE TWO COMBINED MOTION TO ADJOURN.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.