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WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED PERTAINING TO THIS DOCKET. SO LET'S LET'S HOLD THAT ONE. ALL SET COLIN. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. SO LET'S MOVE TO THE SECOND DOCKET, 2307, APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY BROADWAY THEATER LEAGUE OF UTICA, INC. COMING DIRECTLY TO WAYS AND MEANS. WE. WE DID A SIMILAR THING LAST YEAR WITH THE POLAR EXPRESS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. 2327 AUDIT AND CONTROL. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CLOSURE OF 33 CAPITAL PROJECTS. IT IS JUST OVER $1.2 MILLION. 33 CAPITAL PROJECTS. IT REDUCES OUR GENERAL FUND AND DECREASES DEBT SERVICE AMOUNT. WE HAVE TO SPEND. QUESTIONS, CHERYL OR ANESSA ON THIS DOCKET? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES 2274 FROM BUDGET TRANSFER OF 140,000 TO A 2400 VARIOUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACCOUNTS. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? GO AHEAD. I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, IF WE LOOK AT SOME OF THESE STUDENTS GOING TO OTHER AREAS, BECAUSE THERE'S JUST A LOT OF GO TO OTHER AREAS, OR IS THERE ANY VAN WAGONER HERE? DOC, CAN YOU ANSWER? I UNDERSTAND THE MECHANISM BEHIND US PAYING. HAVE WE EVER LOOKED INTO WHY THEY'RE GOING TO OTHER PLACES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE? WHY THEY'RE NOT HERE? NBCC? I, I THINK SOME OF IT SOMETIMES IT'S DUE DIRECTLY TO PROGRAMING.
WE MAY NOT OFFER THE PROGRAM THAT OTHER COLLEGES DO. WOULD WE CONSISTENTLY SEE ONE PROGRAM THAT PERHAPS THEY WOULD GO TO, THAT PERHAPS WE COULD TAKE ON, THAT MIGHT LIGHTEN THAT LOAD A LITTLE BIT? NOT NOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE THEMES ENOUGH TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM.
AND THEN SOMETIMES IT'S I MEAN, WE I'VE TALKED WITH FOLKS AT HERKIMER OF AND TALKING TO KIDS THAT THE STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THE YOUNGER STUDENTS, THEY JUST WANT TO BE AWAY FROM HOME, BUT NOT TOO FAR KIND OF THING. FEEL THAT WAY EVERY DAY. NATALIE. SO YEAH. SO IT'S IT'S NOT NECESSARILY PATTERNS THAT WE CAN WE TRY TO MONITOR. WHAT WE DO MONITOR IS AS OUR THEIR POCKETS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE MISSING AND WHERE WE SEE TRENDS AND PATTERNS. AND THERE AREN'T A LOT OF TRENDS AND PATTERNS TO IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION EXTRA MONEY IS NEEDED FOR OTHER COLLEGES AND ONONDAGA. BUT WE HAVE EXTRA MONEY SURPLUS FROM THE HERKIMER COUNTY EXCUSE ME, COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACCOUNT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE LESS PEOPLE ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO HERKIMER, BUT MORE, MORE, MORE STUDENTS GOING TO ONONDAGA AND SOME OF THE THE OTHER COMMUNITY COLLEGES. AND WITH ONONDAGA, WE KNOW SPECIFICALLY THAT IS PRIMARILY ATHLETICS WHERE WE'RE LOSING STUDENTS. I KNOW AT ONE POINT WHEN THEY THEY BUILT A FEW DORMS THAT COST US SOME STUDENTS AND QUITE A FEW STUDENTS, AND THEY HAVE THE PREMIER ATHLETIC FIELDS IN THE, IN THE REGION. SO. OKAY. HEY.
NOPE. I'M WE'RE BUSY. ARE YOU FINISHED WITH THAT? YES I AM, WE'RE BUSY BUILDING A 65,000 SQUARE FOOT, $50 MILLION APPLIED TECHNOLOGY CENTER. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL. SO ONE THING AT A TIME. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS KEEP WINNING. I'M GOING TO EXIT STAGE. RIGHT. THOSE KIDS IN HERE APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, LET'S CALL THE VOTE AGAIN. THIS IS ON BUDGET 2274. TRANSFER $140,000. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO 2386.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPROVAL OF PROJECT ALLOCATION AGREEMENT. AMENDMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND THE UPPER MOHAWK VALLEY MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM. AUTHORITY. THERE. THERE WERE SOME LATE ARRIVING DOCKETS WE DID RECEIVE THIS MORNING PERTAINING TO THIS RESOLUTION, THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. YOU JUST TALKED ON THIS. I WAS GOING TO ASK THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. TONY, CAN CAN YOU ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. HASN'T GONE TO A
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COMMITTEE. SO EXPLAIN THE PARAMETERS OF WHAT LEADS TO US. NEXUS THING. YEAH OKAY. I'M SORRY. SO, YOU KNOW, IN IN WORKING WITH THE AUTHORITY AND MOHAWK VALLEY GARDEN AND ENTERTAINMENT THAT THAT OPERATES. NO GOOD. NO GOOD. TODAY I CONSIDER MY AND ALL YOUR MICS OFF. OH, THAT'S FOR JERRY. LATER ON TESTING 123. TRY AGAIN. IT'S STILL ECHOING SOMEBODY ON. THEY'RE ALL OFF. JERRY. ON. EVERYBODY HERE. WELL WE WANT TO TRY WITH THAT ONE.THANKS, KEITH I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. PLEASE SIT DOWN. ALL RIGHT. SO OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE HAD THE AGREEMENT WITH NEXUS SINCE ITS SINCE THE BUILDING OF IT AND THE THE PAYMENT STRUCTURE THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE, IF YOU RECALL, IT CAME TO THIS BOARD BACK IN I THINK 2023 THEREABOUTS UPON COMPLETION. AND THE UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY THROUGH THE OCCUPANCY TAX WOULD SHARE IN THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS. AND WE PUT A STRUCTURE TOGETHER THAT DID THAT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, AND IN PARTICULAR, AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, FIRST FULL YEAR IN 24 AND THEN LOOKING, YOU KNOW, HEADING INTO 25, THERE WERE A LOT OF GAPS, IF YOU WILL, YOU KNOW, THROUGH TALKING WITH THE AUTHORITY AND LOOKING AT THE WAY THAT STRUCTURE WAS SET UP AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND AND GRASP THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PAYMENTS AND THE STRUGGLE, WAS THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE REVENUES AS THEY WERE COMING IN WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS AND ALSO SET UP AN APPROPRIATE CAP FEE AND THEN DEAL WITH OTHER, OTHER AREAS OF MAINTENANCE AND OVER OVERVIEW AT THE AT THE NEXUS CENTER. SO IN TALKING TO THEM THIS YEAR AND I'VE HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE BOARD BEFORE. AND YOU KNOW, THE BOARD LEADERSHIP AND I HAVE MET NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE AUTHORITY LEADERSHIP TO, YOU KNOW, TO LOOK AT A WAY TO DEAL WITH THEIR SHORTFALLS AND HELP THEM BUILD UP A BETTER CAPITAL RESERVE FUND, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, THE GAME, YOU KNOW, OR THE WAY IT WORKED WOULD BE EITHER, YOU KNOW, THEY COME TO US NOW OR THEY COME LATER, AND THIS GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO BUILD UP RESERVES, TO INCREASE THE CAP FEE, YOU KNOW, ON THEIR TICKET SALES, SO THAT THEY COULD BE PREPARED FOR ANY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OPERATION THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE. THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE, IT ALWAYS STATED THAT IF THERE WAS ANY DEFAULT ON THE SIDE OF THE AUTHORITY, THAT THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA WOULD STEP IN.
THIS IS WHY WE BACKED THE BONDING THAT WAS TAKING PLACE. IT IS NOT ON OUR BONDING, BUT WE MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS FOR THEM. THAT WAS PART OF THE AGREEMENT AND CONTINUED, AND THEN THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US THEIR SHARE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THEY HAVE NOT DONE THAT THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE SHORTFALLS THAT I TOLD YOU ABOUT. AND SO WE ARE AT A POINT IN LOOKING AT, AND I KNOW IT'S THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR, BUT IT HAS TAKEN US A WHILE TO GET TO THIS POINT. BUT WHAT THIS DOES IS DEFER THEIR PAYMENTS FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD TO ALLOW THEM TO RESTRUCTURE, INCREASE THEIR CAP FEE, MOVE, MOVE IN A BETTER POSITIVE DIRECTION. IT DOES NOT ABSOLVE THEM OF THOSE PAYMENTS. IT MOVES THEM TO THE FARTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM, IF YOU WILL, OR THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE THAT IS SET UP IN PLACE ON THIS. AND AND AS SUCH, THE SECOND PART WOULD BE A MORE DETAILED ADDENDUM THAT UNFORTUNATELY, WE COULD NOT COMPLETE IN TIME THAT WOULD ADDRESS WHAT THAT CAP FEE WOULD BE, HOW IT WOULD BE SPLIT, AND HOW THE COUNTY WOULD MAINTAIN AND HAVE HAVE THAT HELD IN ESCROW SO THAT WE WOULD BE ASSURED THAT THOSE PAYMENTS OR THAT MONEY WOULD BE SECURED, AS WELL AS LOOK AT OTHER FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND THE COUNTY, SO THAT WE COULD SHARE IN THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT THAT IS NOT PREPARED. IT'LL HOPEFULLY I WILL WE ARE WORKING ON IT AS WE SPEAK. I KNOW THAT, YOU ■KNOW, THERE'S CHANGES HERE, BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT IN JANUARY. BUT WE NEED TO MOVE ON THIS, THIS RESOLUTION TODAY SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SOLIDIFY OUR FINANCIAL STRUCTURE FOR THIS YEAR IN 2025 AND MOVE INTO THE NEXT YEAR WITH AN UNDERSTANDING AND THEN HAVE A SEPARATE ADDENDUM THAT WOULD ADDRESS OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS. QUESTIONS. I DO HAVE QUESTIONS. YOU'RE VERY DIPLOMATIC. YOU'RE BEING VERY NICE. YEAH. BOTTOM LINE IS WE'RE DEALING WITH A FLAWED PARTNER. AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IN THIS THIS BOARD. THEY DIDN'T HONOR THE COMMITMENT. THEY DID NOT HONOR THE COMMITMENT. WHETHER THEY KNEW ALL ALONG THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO HONOR THE COMMITMENT YEARS LATER, OR THEY HAVE A POOR BUSINESS MODEL. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ANSWER IS. TONY, IF WE DON'T SUPPORT THIS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE COUNTY? WELL, IT PUTS THE COUNTY IN A IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, IN MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AUDIT AUTHORITY, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND LOOKING AT THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE, I WAS IN AGREEMENT THAT THEY SHOULD, YOU KNOW, SUSPEND THOSE PAYMENTS FOR THE TIME BEING AND THAT WE COULD WORK OUT THIS AGREEMENT, AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, JUST JUST PREVIOUSLY, I HAD HOPED WE COULD COME TO AN AGREEMENT SOONER THAN AT THIS POINT. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT IS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS HERE AND A LOT OF ASPECTS OF BOTH.YOU KNOW THIS, YOU KNOW, MY OFFICE, THIS BOARD AND THE AUDIT AUTHORITY. SO BUT, YOU KNOW, THE BOTTOM LINE IS WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A BETTER AGREEMENT THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE THAT THAT WAS SUBMITTED IN MANY RESPECTS, BECAUSE THE DEFAULT ALWAYS LIED THAT THE COUNTY WOULD PICK IT UP. THIS DOES, WHILE IT MOVES THE BALL A LITTLE BIT ON THEIR BEHALF OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, AND IT DOES REQUIRE THEM TO, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE THOSE, YOU KNOW, TO TO CATCH UP ON THOSE PAYMENTS IN, IN THE OUT YEARS. IT DOES PUT A GREATER BURDEN ON THEM. AND THAT'S WHY THE OTHER AGREEMENT THAT WE'D HAVE IN PLACE TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THE, YOU KNOW, THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PAYMENTS GET MADE COME YEAR SIX, WHEN YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY ARE DUE AGAIN. AND THAT'S WHAT THE SECOND PIECE IS. BUT IT CANNOT BE A PART OF THIS AGREEMENT BECAUSE THIS IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT. AND THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T HAVE BOTH. I MEAN, I'D HOPE TO HAVE THE OTHER ONE, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE AUDIT AUTHORITY AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, LEGISLATOR PRATT IS ON THAT. BUT BUT THERE ARE THESE ARE FOR THE MOST PART, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE BOARD AND I MAKE THESE APPOINTMENTS AND THEY'RE INDIVIDUALS THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHILE, YOU KNOW, THEY MEET REGULARLY AS WE DO, IT'S IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH TO GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER AT CERTAIN TIMES. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THEM PRETTY REGULARLY OVER THE LAST, OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. GO AHEAD GEORGE. YEAH. LET'S MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT. WE'RE DOING THIS ACTION BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS AND AND RIGHTFUL CONCERNS. THEIR ABILITY TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATION. AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT JUST ONE. THERE ARE MANY THAT WE'VE DISCOVERED THAT JUST IN REVEALING SOME OF THEIR ACCOUNTS AND HOLDING SOME OF THEIR RESERVES, THEIR BOARD HAS REALLY LET THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA DOWN. AND I THINK PART OF OUR MOVING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE TO PUT SOME GUARDRAILS ON THIS. HOLD SOME OF THESE MONIES IN ESCROW THAT WILL BE HELD BY THE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE. WE'RE CALLING FOR MORE ACCOUNTABILITY. AND THE THIRD LEG OF IT IS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SOME BOARD TRAINING WITH THE EMPHASIS ON FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S BEEN AN ABSENCE OF THAT. AND THEY CAN SUGARCOAT ALL THEY WANT AND SAY HOW MUCH THEY'RE DOING. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF THEY DON'T SUCCEED, WE DON'T SUCCEED IN WHAT OUR SHARED VISION WAS.
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AND I CAN TELL YOU, I THINK THERE ISN'T A PERSON IN THIS ROOM THAT DOESN'T WANT TO SEE THEM SUCCEED. AND THIS IS PART OF A SOLUTION. IT'S NOT THE SOLUTION. AND I THINK MY COLLEAGUE MR. JULIAN POINTED OUT IT'S HARD TO REDO AN ACTION OR RULES OR REGULATIONS OR A CONTRACT THAT WAS DONE YEARS AGO, BUT I THINK WE CAN TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT IT WILL BE AS SUCCESSFUL IF WE CAN DO THAT. SO WE'LL BE THIS IS JUST ONE LEG OF OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO. YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT. BUT IF IT I THINK WE SET A DATE OF FEBRUARY 11TH THAT IT HAS TO BE CODIFIED.AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, I SORT OF LOOKED AROUND AND I, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY FROM THE AUDITORIUM BOARD HERE THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. WELL, SHE'S A COLLEAGUE THAT'S BEEN SHE'S A DESIGNATE. BUT THE POINT I MAKE IS, IS THERE ISN'T AN AGENCY THAT HAS HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA THAT I MEAN, DOCTOR VAN WAGONER IS HERE IN EACH AND EVERY MEETING, WHETHER WE HAVE SOMETHING GERMANE OR NOT. WE'RE A PARTNER AND A BIG PARTNER. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH FOR FOR LEGISLATORS, ESPECIALLY THE FIVE LEGISLATORS THAT WON'T BE AROUND NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE TO HAVE A BELIEF THAT THIS IS A BETTER DOCUMENT, WHICH I BELIEVE IT IS. I'M NOT 100% CERTAIN BECAUSE I ONLY READ IT ONCE. AND QUITE HONESTLY, SOME OF IT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND 100%.
BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH FOR ALL LEGISLATORS. GO AHEAD. JIM. YEAH, I MEAN, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT DOCTOR VAN WAGONER IS HERE, BUT ALSO WE GIVE MILLIONS TO AGENCIES THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN FOUR OR 5 OR 6 YEARS OR EVERY TIME WE MEET. AND SEE WHAT THE SUCCESS RATE IS AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE BIT FALLS BACK ON OUR SHOULDERS ON THIS. I KIND OF LOOK AT THIS AND GOING BACK IN HISTORY, KIND OF LIKE THE HOTEL UTICA AGREEMENT. AND THAT WAS CAST IN THE SECTION 208. WAS IT? AND THEY COULD NEVER MAKE IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS A LOSER FROM THE START. AND EVERYONE KNEW THAT IT'S PRETTY MUCH A GIVEN. BUT IT GOT THE PROJECT DONE AND IT GOT THE PROPERTY OFF TO THE DEMOLITION LIST ESSENTIALLY. SO YOU LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THE GREATER GOOD AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, AND OBVIOUSLY THAT IS PART OF IT. MY CONCERN WITH THIS AGREEMENT EXPRESSED IT TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AS WELL AS WELL AS YOURSELF. I BELIEVE, GEORGE IS IT'S ONLY FIVE YEARS IS WHAT HAPPENS THEN? IF IT STILL DOESN'T WORK, THEN WHAT HAPPENS? HOPEFULLY IT WORKS, BUT IF IT DOESN'T, WE HAVE THE SAME CONVERSATION. SO I THINK THAT LOOKING AT IT FIVE YEARS DOWN THE LINE IS GREAT.
AND HERE'S SOME ROPE AND SEE IF YOU CAN HANG YOURSELF WITH IT IN FIVE YEARS IF NOTHING HAPPENS. WE'RE BACK HERE IN THIS ROOM, AND PROBABLY MOST OF US WILL BE NOT HERE IN THIS ROOM. BUT THERE'S NEW PEOPLE LOOKING AT THIS WHO MAY NOT BE AS SYMPATHETIC TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS REALLY NOT SO MUCH A MONEY MAKER AS IT IS A A TOURISM GENERATOR FOR THIS AREA.
I THINK THAT'S THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ALWAYS LOOKED AT, WAS A LOSS LEADER TO CREATE MONEY COMING INTO THE AREA THAT OTHERWISE WOULDN'T. I THINK TO THAT END, IT HAS DONE THAT. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT AS SUCH. BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS THIS JUST MAY NOT GO OUT FAR ENOUGH. THIS. I WOULD QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ON THIS DOCKET. THIS DOCKET IS 20 2386. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. IT PASSES. THANK YOU TONY. THANK YOU. NEXT, LET'S MOVE ON TO 1421. APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND BUFFALO BEACON CORPORATION. AND TO MIKE ROMANO COVERED THIS IN IN COMMITTEE. IT'S STARTED IN APRIL. APRIL 1ST, 25 RUNS TO MARCH 31ST, 2030. OUTPATIENT DRUG ALCOHOL TESTING EVALUATION QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED. PASSES 1519 DFCS. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE CITY
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OF ROME THROUGH ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS CASEY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER STAFFING, AND IT STARTED JANUARY 1ST, 25. IS THAT CORRECT, MIKE? THAT'S CORRECT. IT STARTED. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. WHY ARE WE GETTING IT SO LATE, MIKE. AND IT ENDS IN A FEW DAYS. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN AMENDMENT JUST TO COVER THE CURRENT SALARY RATE. AND IT DOES RUN.IT'S A FIVE YEAR, FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. THANK YOU. THANKS, MIKE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MIKE ON THIS? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT PASSES. NOW WE MOVE ON TO 1324. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND KIDS PEACE NATIONAL CENTERS OF NEW YORK, INC. A LOT OF QUESTIONS IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK ON THIS PARTICULAR DOCKET.
I KNOW CHRIS HAD A FEW QUESTIONS AND A COUPLE OTHER LEGISLATORS DID. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET PERTAINING TO FOSTER CARE? WHY THOSE PINS AND JD'S VERY, VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE AND COUNTY SHARES 30%. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. NEXT WE GO TO ITEM 31 2139. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INTEGRATED COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES NETWORK, INC. THIS IS ONE OF THESE LARGE CONTRACTS, AND TIM HAD MADE THE REQUEST TO HAVE THEM COME IN NEXT YEAR AND MAYBE EXPLAIN THEIR SUCCESSES AND FAILURES. SO HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS GET THAT DONE NEXT YEAR. TIM, STAY ON TOP OF THAT.
ALRIGHT? ALRIGHT. THIS BEGAN IN NOVEMBER. RUNS TO 1031 30. LOCAL COST IS OVER $2.5 MILLION AND SERVES UP TO 250 FAMILIES. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOVE ON TO 2071. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO A SUBCONTRACT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION, ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, CENTRAL NEW YORK CHAPTER AMENDED AGREEMENT STARTED IN JULY OF THIS PAST YEAR. QUESTIONS FOR COMMITTEE ON THIS. ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS ADDITIONAL 50,000 PROPOSED FUNDING SOURCE OTHER REVENUE. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT.
WHAT'S THE OTHER REVENUE? GIVE ME THAT, MIKE. THAT'S WHERE I SAW PROPOSED FUNDING SOURCE IS 100% OTHER REVENUE. DO YOU RECALL WHAT THAT WAS? I DIDN'T IT'S 100% REVENUE FROM THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION. SO THIS IS A THIS IS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FROM THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION. SO IT'S 100% OTHER. YEAH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU MIKE. ANY QUESTIONS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. LET'S MOVE ON TO 1869. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, INC. PARENT AID SERVICES TO AVOID PLACEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? NO QUESTIONS. IT'S CALL TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES 1705 HEALTH APPROVAL OF AN AMC UNIFORM CLINIC TRAINING AFFILIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. IT'S A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT. IT'S A REVISED AGREEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS PARTICULAR DOCKET? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. THIS IS FROM DAN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES ANOTHER ONE FROM HEALTH DEPARTMENT DAN 2244. TRANSFER OF 250,000 TO OTHER EXPENSE.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. HEALTH. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 250,000 QUESTIONS FOR DAN ON THIS WENT THROUGH COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. LET'S GO TO MENTAL HEALTH. ASHLEY. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND HILO HEALTH INC. STARTED IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, RUNS TO EIGHT 3127. A LOT OF STATE FUNDING HERE. OVER 606,000,
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ASHLEY EXPLAINED THIS. I THINK WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW COUNTIES THAT GOT THIS FUNDING, ACTUALLY.IS THAT TRUE? GREAT. DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING MORE ABOUT IT? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SPOKE ON IT. SURE. SO? IN REGARDS TO HOW OMH DESIGNATED THE FUNDS, IT WENT ACCORDING TO 730 COSTS, WHICH I EXPLAINED A LITTLE BIT LAST TIME. FOR THOSE WHO WEREN'T. HERE IT IS. OUR OFFICE IS IN CHARGE OF COMPLETING AND COMPETENT EVALUATIONS FOR THOSE TO SEE IF THEY'RE ABLE TO STAND TRIAL. IF SOMEONE IS IDENTIFIED AS INCOMPETENT, OUR EVALUATORS EITHER DESIGNATE THEM TO GO TO AN MH DESIGNATED FACILITY OR AN OPWDD FACILITY. THE MH FUNDS AS OF 2020 ARE NOW 100% AT COST TO THE COUNTY, WHERE OPWDD IS 50% CHARGE. DUE TO OUR CONTINUED INCREASED DOLLAR AMOUNT COMING OUT OF THE COUNTY FOR OUR MH RESTORATIVE SERVICES AND RESTORATIVE. RESTORATIVE SERVICES ARE SPECIFIC TO JUST THOSE RECEIVING INCOMPETENT TRAINING OR EVALUATION AND EDUCATION. SO IF SOMEBODY GOES IS IDENTIFIED AS INCOMPETENT AND WE SEND THEM TO RESTORATIVE SERVICES, THEY'RE NOT RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISNOMERS.
THEY'RE LITERALLY JUST GOING TO A FACILITY TO LEARN WHAT A JUDGE IS, WHAT THEIR CHARGES, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE APPROPRIATE TO STAND TRIAL WHEN THEY'RE DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO STAND TRIAL, THEY COME BACK AND COMPLETE THEIR COURT. AND WHATEVER THE CHARGES ARE AFTER THAT. SO WE'RE REALLY NOT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE SEEING THE CYCLE OF SOMEONE WHO RECEIVES THOSE RESTORATIVE SERVICES AND THEN COME BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY PICKING UP MORE CHARGES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH, BECAUSE THE MENTAL HEALTH PORTION IS NOT BEING IDENTIFIED OR ADDRESSED. SO DUE TO THE CONTINUAL ADVOCATION FROM OUR COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS, THE DA'S OFFICE IS INVOLVED WITH OUR WORKGROUP. WE STARTED, ALONG WITH OTHER JUDGES, SOME OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES LIKE OCFS PROBATION, ARE ALL INVOLVED TRYING TO HELP DECREASE OUR COSTS. WE WERE AWARDED THREE FULL TIME POSITIONS. ARE THE THE NUMBERS SOMEWHAT DRIVEN BY THE FACT WE HAVE THREE STATE FACILITIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK, PSYCH CENTER HERE IN OUR COUNTY OR HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE? THANKS. YEAH. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 2269. COUNTY ATTORNEY APPROVAL AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION, HAD QUESTIONS FOR MARY ANGELA ON THIS. I THINK DAVE HAD QUESTIONS. IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE DONE. WE CONTINUE TO DO THREE YEARS, QUITE A BIT OF MONEY, BUT UTILIZED BY OUR OUR ATTORNEYS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN ANSWERED? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.
THAT CARRIES FINANCE APPROVAL, MORTGAGE TAX RECEIPTS AND DISTRIBUTION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 2025. THIS IS ACTUALLY SEMIANNUAL. APRIL RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1ST .883372 AND $0.47. A LOT OF MONEY HERE DISTRIBUTED TO OUR TOWNS AND CITIES. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? MOVE ON TO SIGN. COUNSEL 2168. TRANSFER OF 895,002 1340 1171 195000. PERSONAL SERVICES. BUDGET ASSIGNED COUNSEL. INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES $645,500 MARY ANGELA, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT QUESTION? ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. MOVE ON TO 2169 MV MARK VALLEY EDGE APPROVAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH ENTERPRISES CORPORATION. MOHAWK VALLEY EDGE. AND WE GOT A SYNOPSIS THROUGH KEITH'S COMMITTEE FROM SHAUNA. AND THIS IS $449,874. QUESTION FROM COMMITTEE. ANYTHING, KEITH, ON THIS? ARE YOU GOOD? NO. SHAWN DID A GREAT JOB EXPLAINING IT.
ALRIGHT. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES.
LET'S MOVE TO PLANNING. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $515,140 TO 5630 5634 95000.
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OTHER EXPENSES IN THE PLANNING. THIS WAS THE ERA IN THE 2526 BUDGETS PAYMENT DIRECTLY TO CENTRAL. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, JAMES COVERED THIS IN COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THIS COMMITTEE ON ON THIS DOCKET? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.THAT CARRIES AGAIN PLANNING 2175 APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT H PLN 081 PLANNING FTA 5311 TRANSIT PROJECT LOCAL MATCH IS IN KIND. AWARDED F FEDERAL GRANT OF $128,464. QUESTIONS FOR JAMES. NO QUESTIONS FOR JAMES. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HI, JAMES. YOU'RE HIDING OVER THERE. I'M HERE. OKAY, I NEED TO JUST HEAR MYSELF. OKAY? OKAY, LET'S LET'S CONTINUE IN PLANNING WITH JAMES TRANSFER OF 62,874 TO 8026 432 495. OTHER EXPENSES AND PLANNING GOES GOES TO EDGE. I BELIEVE IT WAS A MISTAKE FROM 24. AND IT COMES FROM OUR SPECIAL ITEMS CONTINGENT FUND ACCOUNT QUESTIONS FOR COMMITTEE.
FROM COMMITTEE, I SHOULD SAY NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.
THAT CARRIES PUBLIC WORKS. NOW WE'RE IN MIKE'S DOMAIN 2190. TRANSFER OF 350,000 TO 5110 5110 495000. OTHER EXPENSE DPW MATT COVERED THIS. I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE TREE REMOVAL EXPENSE. STORM DAMAGE FROM THE STORM. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES PUBLIC WORKS AGAIN. 2111 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ATLANTIC TESTING LABORATORIES LIMITED. THIS IS SPECIAL TESTING ALSO COVERED THIS $22,825. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. 2174 PUBLIC WORKS. AGAIN. APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER TWO TO CONTRACT NUMBER D1D014763 BETWEEN UNITED COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. QUESTIONS. THIS IS FOR THE 2425 SEASON. A LOT OF MONEY HERE, RIGHT, MIKE? A LOT OF MONEY ESTIMATE WAS ABOUT 2.9 MILLION. AND IT CAME IN AT OVER 5 MILLION MONEY FROM THE STATE ON SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES PUBLIC WORKS. ACCEPTED. ACCEPTANCE OF A PROPOSAL FROM MARCH ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS, PC FOR 300 WEST DOMINICK STREET. TORNADO REMEDIATION DESIGN SERVICES PROJECT. DAVE HAD QUESTIONS ON THIS SPECIFIC TO THIS RESOLUTION. RIGHT, DAVE. CONSULTING WORK $650,800. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THIS COMMITTEE ON THIS DOCKET? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.
THAT CARRIES PUBLIC WORKS. 2247 APPROVAL OF PRIVATE HYDRANT RESTRICTED USE AGREEMENT NUMBER 43 BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE MOHAWK VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY, TO ADD A NEW FIRE HYDRANT ADJACENT TO CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION.
MATT TALKED ABOUT THIS IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL. 2201 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND BARTON AND LOGIUDICE D P. DISPENSING FACILITY AT WHITESTONE. QUESTIONS? COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. IT'S. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES WATER POLLUTION 2075 APPROVAL OF MODIFICATIONS TO STANDARD PERFORMANCE CONTRACT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. CARL TALKED ABOUT THIS IN SUPPORTING ANAEROBIC DIGESTER FACILITY WITH A GRANT 2 MILLION UP TO 2 MILLION. MAX QUESTION FOR CARL ON THIS. HE COVERED IT. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT.
THIS IS WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY WITH APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY
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THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. NOT REALLY A GROUP GIVE GRANT AS AS TODD EXPLAINED, IT'S STRIVE. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. IT RUNS FROM IT RAN FROM MARCH 1ST TO THREE 3126 QUESTIONS FOR THE DA ON THIS. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. NOW WE'RE TO THE SHERIFF'S SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $31,492.11. TWO 3110 VARIOUS SHERIFF ACCOUNTS, STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDING. QUESTIONS FOR THE SHERIFF SO WE CAN SECURE FOOD CARTS, CONTAINERS AND LOCKS TO SECURE MEALS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE SHERIFF, SHERIFF. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. OKAY, BIRTHDAY. SO YOU WANT MONEY TO SECURE CARTS, CONTAINERS AND LOCKS BECAUSE PEOPLE PUT THINGS IN, IN IN THE CARTS, CONTAINERS.RIGHT? LIKE CONTRABAND. RIGHT. BASICALLY, WE'RE WE'RE CLOSING IN ON ALL THE WAYS THAT CONTRABAND IS ENTERING THE SYSTEM AND THINGS ARE BEING ALTERED WITH. SO WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETELY LOCKING FOOD TRAYS AND FOOD CARTS SO THAT WHEN THE CARTS ARE IN WAITING TO BE DELIVERED, THEY THEY'LL BE LOCKED AND SECURED AS. ITEMS INSIDE FOOD TRAYS AND THEN OTHER. USING THAT MONEY FOR THIS. SO IT'S MONEY RECEIVED. WE HAVE TO SPECIFICALLY USE IT FOR PURPOSES. AND THIS DOES FALL INTO THE CATEGORY FOR DISEASE. MIKE, DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS OR ASK A QUESTION OR QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK IF WE'VE HAD ANY DRONES FLYING OVER DROPPING DRONES, BUT I DID SEE THAT IN THE NEWS THE OTHER DAY THAT, YEAH, CONTRABAND AND WEAPONS HAVE BEEN DROPPED. AND DRONES PROBLEMS. YEAH. SO WHO WOULD GUESS? INMATES DOING BAD THINGS AND TRYING TO GET OUT OVER BETWEEN? I MEAN, THE THINGS THAT THAT YOU'VE ALLOWED US TO DO BETWEEN BODY SCANNERS. DMX, 908 DEVICE, THE DRUG DOG IN THE JAIL, THINGS LIKE THIS. I MEAN, WE'RE CLOSING THE GAP SIGNIFICANTLY. WE'RE WAITING.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, SHERIFF. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE SHERIFF ON THIS DOCKET? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO AIRPORT. BOB'S DOMAIN IS 1846. AIRPORT APPROVAL. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION IN MADISON, ONEIDA BOCES. THIS HAS TO DO WITH A NO COST INSTALLMENT OF EQUIPMENT ON A ROOF FOR DRONE IMPROVEMENT. AND USE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THIS COMMITTEE ON THIS DOCKET. SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CONTINUE WITH AIRPORT 2086 APPROVAL TASK ORDER 46 TO A MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND CNS ENGINEERS, INC. I WAS HERE LAST WEEK, ANSWERED QUESTIONS ON THIS PLANNING AND ENGINEERING DOCKET. POWER RENOVATION 5%. STATE AND COUNTY 90%. FEDERAL QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSE.
THAT CARRIES 21. 61 IS APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT H. AIR 132 GRIFFITHS AIRFIELD CONTROL TOWER. DESIGN AND REHAB. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT H.
AIR 137 GRIFFITHS AIRFIELD AIRFIELD LIGHTING UPGRADES AND THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT H 121 GRIFFITHS AIRFIELD. REALIGNED TAXIWAYS D, H AND G THREE GRANTS BIG GRANTS FROM FAA. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. BOB, YOU'RE GOOD WITH THIS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? 2160 AIRPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECT H. AIR 149 GRIFFITHS AIRFIELD. AIRFIELD. PAVEMENT REPAIRS. TERMINAL. APRON MAINTENANCE. REPAIR INCLUDING MAINTENANCE. REPAIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS? NO QUESTIONS.
LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES AIRPORT AGAIN. OH I'M SORRY GEORGE. GO AHEAD. YOU WANT TO ADD. YEP. I'M JUST TAKING A STAND ON THIS. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MAYBE A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, I CALLED A MEETING AT THE AIRPORT AND EVERYBODY. CAME TO IT. WE TALKED ABOUT PIVOTING AND PIVOTING AWAY FROM TAKING ALL THESE GRANTS AND KEEP
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PAVING MORE AND MORE AND MORE. AND THEN WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF IT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS SPECIFICALLY NEEDED. AND YET, IN PRINCIPLE, I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST EVERY PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENT AT THE AIRPORT UNTIL WE GET A MASTER PLAN AS TO THE ESSENTIAL AREAS VERSUS JUST THE BUSY WORK. IF WE KEEP TAKING ALL THESE MONEY, ALL THIS GRANT MONEY WILL CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE OUR INDEBTEDNESS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF IT, AND WE HAVE TO REEVALUATE AND PIVOT WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AT THE AIRPORT. I'LL VOTE NO. OKAY. THIS IS AIRPORT DOCKET 21 660 AD. COULD YOU TAKE THE MIC FOR ME, PLEASE? SO GEORGE DOES MAKE A VALID POINT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN YEARS PAST ABOUT TAKING FFA GRANTS. THESE ARE THREE LARGE GRANTS. CAN YOU CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM? OR IF WE DO HAVE TO TAKE THEM AND THE RECOURSE FOR THE COUNTY GOING FORWARD? WELL, YOU OWN AN AIRPORT AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE GEORGE IS COMING FROM. YOU TAKE THESE GRANTS AND WE HAVE OUR COUNTY SHARED AS PART OF IT, THIS GRANT HERE, THIS LARGE GRANT FOR THE APRON PROJECT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THERE. RIGHT.SO YOU HAVE AN APRON IN FRONT OF YOUR FBO THAT'S DETERIORATED. NOW IT'S IN BAD SHAPE. RIGHT.
SO THERE'S TWO OPTIONS REPAIR THE RAMP AND STAY IN BUSINESS, OR SUCK UP SOME CONCRETE INTO A JET ENGINE AND IT'LL BE 50 MILLION. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE THE AIRPORT AND STAY IN BUSINESS, YOU GOT TO MAINTAIN THE AIRPORT. I MEAN, THERE'S OTHER DISCUSSIONS TOO THAT WILL GO ALONG WITH ACCEPTING THESE GRANTS AND THE COUNTY SHARE AND STATE GRANT AND ALL THAT. WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC IMPACT AS WELL. AND WHO'S AFFECTED BY THIS AIRPORT AND WHY YOU NEED THIS AIRPORT. I MEAN, YOU HAVE TURNING STONE CASINO THAT USES IT FOR TOURISM, BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PEOPLE COME IN INDIAN CORPORATION NASA COMES IN THERE. I MEAN, WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF AN AIRPORT AND WE GOT TO MAINTAIN IT. UNLESS YOU DECIDE TO SOMEDAY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. BUT THIS GRANT HERE IS FOR APRON REPAIR IN FRONT OF THE FBO. THE MOST USED TAXI APRON ON THE AIRFIELD. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S REHABILITATION OF THAT RAMP. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE, AND I RESPECT YOUR RESPONSE, BUT THESE ARE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN VOICED FOR, FOR FOR QUITE A QUITE A FEW YEARS. THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE A LOSS LEADER. IT'S A LOSS LEADER IN ESSENCE OF OF OVER $4 MILLION. WE PROJECT FOR THIS BUDGET TO BE UNDERWATER. AND LAST YEAR WAS ACTUALLY WORSE. IT WAS 5 MILLION. THE ONLY REASON IT'S NOT AS BAD THIS YEAR, I BELIEVE, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, IS THE NEW LEASE WITH CHOBANI. THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS DOCKET, BUT DO UNDERSTAND GEORGE'S CONCERNS. STEVE GO AHEAD. SO AT ALONG THOSE POINTS, I THINK WE COULD DO YOU KNOW, WE COULD DO TWO THINGS CAN BE TRUE AT THE SAME TIME. YOU HAVE TO UPDATE THE THE RUNWAYS, WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT TO GEORGE'S POINT ABOUT A MASTER PLAN TO LOOK HOW WE CAN REIMAGINE OR RE-ENGINEER THE I THINK THAT'S WHAT HE'S REALLY SHOOTING FOR HERE. YOU KNOW, HE'S HE'S GOING TO BE A THORN IN HIS SIDE UNTIL HE UNTIL WE SEE THAT I'M SURE. AND I AGREE WITH HIM. SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW TO HAVE A PLAN TO HOW TO REIMAGINE THE AIRPORT IS GOING FORWARD? BECAUSE I THINK, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS IS MAYBE NOT WORK PERFECTLY BECAUSE WE GET PEOPLE IN AND LEAVE AND WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT I THINK THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OR THE MORE OF A BUSINESS BASED WITH CHOBANI COMING IN. SO IS THAT PLAN IN THE WORKS? YEAH, I THINK THAT THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT POINT. I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A MEETING OR TWO AGO ABOUT THIS PIVOTING OF THE AIRFIELD. YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO MOVING FORWARD. AND WE DO HAVE MORE AREA LIKE CHOBANI TOOK ON RAMPS THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION WITH MORE LAND RELEASES, WITH THE FAA TO GO WITH MORE POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE DOING SOME MORE NON-AERONAUTICAL CORPORATIONS AROUND THE AIRFIELD AND USE SOME OF THAT PROPERTY FOR THAT TOO. I MEAN, WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. I MEAN, AND I'M A VERY WELL AWARE OF THE I MEAN, EVERY YEAR WHEN WE DO OUR BUDGET OF WHERE ARE THE COUNTY SHARE IS WHERE'S THE LOSS OVER HERE? AND AND WE DID YOU KNOW, WE'VE TRIED FIVE DIFFERENT AMAROS AND WE JUST KEPT TRYING AND IT JUST IT DOESN'T IT HASN'T WORKED OUT FOR US. SO YEAH WE'RE EVERY DAY WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT. HOW ARE WE GOING TO TURN THIS AROUND. AND THAT IS ON OUR TARGET TO DO MAYBE POSSIBLY MORE NON-AERONAUTICAL WORK. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR EDITOR? THANKS, EDITOR. THANK YOU. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED?
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THAT CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO 2063. THIS IS AIRPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECT HERE. 41 4856 102 CAPITAL OUTLAY GRIFFITHS SECURITY WILDLIFE FENCE IMPROVEMENT TRANSFER OF $5,363 TO 9990 901 900 105. TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS. CAPITAL PROJECTS ONE AND APPROVAL TASK ORDER NUMBER 44 TO MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND CNS ENGINEERING, INC. THIS IS 95% FAA IN 2.5% STATE AND COUNTY SECURITY. WILDLIFE FENCING. IT'S REQUIRED BY EVIDENTLY FAA QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. AIRPORT AGAIN 2159. TRANSFER OF $80,786 TO 9990 901 900 000.TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS FROM THE BUDGET. THIS IS ONEIDA COUNTY'S MATCH FOR MORE THAN 440 MILLION IN FAA GRANTS. WOW WILL REQUIRE TO COME UP WITH MATCHING FUNDS. 80,786 QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.
THAT PASSES 2360 FOR AIRPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECT H.R. 151. GRIFFITH'S AIRFIELD SAND STORAGE SHED PROJECT. APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. IT'S A GRANT OF OVER $2 MILLION AND SOME ADDITIONAL BONDING OF $259,370. QUESTIONS FROM THIS COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. IT'S OH, QUESTIONS, TIM. GO AHEAD.
AS LONG AS THAT'S IT. WHERE ARE WE USING SAND OR IS THAT JUST A WHAT THEY CALL US PARKING.
PARKING LOTS? OKAY. THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE WITH BEING THAT CLOSE TO THE RUNWAYS, THINGS LIKE THAT. THIS IS JUST GOING TO USE SALT. TIM. YOU GOOD? YOU'RE HAPPY. YEP. ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT PASSES 2355 AIRPORT. APPROVAL OF A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION. CHOBANI GLOBAL HOLDINGS. THIS IS THE LEASE AGREEMENT. 59,000FT■!S. BUILDING ONE, BASE SIX. QUITE A BIT OF MONEY COMING IN. IT'S A GOOD THING, OBVIOUSLY. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALMOST THERE. 23. 93. RIGHT, MIKE? YOU'RE ON IT AGAIN. WE'RE AT 2393. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
CHAIRMAN WAS. DISTRACTING. IT'S DISTRACTING. I HAD A MIKE WATER. OH OH OH. TAKE THE KNIFE OUT OF MY BACK. FOR THE RECORD, I DON'T WANT THAT PART OF MY LAST WAYS AND MEANS. CAN YOU STRIKE IT? ALRIGHT. BOARD OF LEGISLATIVE LEADERS RESOLUTION SCHEDULING THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS, 12 P.M. JANUARY 6TH, 2025, 2020. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S A TYPO. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS. EVERYBODY GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE OKAY. WELL NOT MUCH ENTHUSIASM THAT CARRIES.
LET'S GO TO 2392 FINANCE APPROVAL. HIGHWAY 1234. HEALTH FIRE PREVENTION. GENERAL WELFARE. SPECIFIED DISTRICT TAXES TO BE LEVIED AGAINST TOWNS AMOUNTS TO BE LEVIED AS PART OF THE COUNTY TAX EXTENDED AGAINST PROPERTIES IN VARIOUS TOWNS AND CITIES. APPROVAL OF SPECIFIED AMOUNTS TO BE LEVIED AGAINST UTICA AND SPECIFIED TOWNS FOR DELINQUENT SEWER CHARGES, WATER, SEWER CHARGES, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES TO BE LEVIED ON PROPERTIES IN SPECIFIED TOWNS. QUESTIONS. WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS DOCKET? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED.
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BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR NOMINATING ME FOR THIS POSITION AS CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS I APPRECIATE IT. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THEY AGREED TO IT. ALRIGHT, LET'S GO BACK. LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON THAT. NO VOTE NEEDED GEORGE. OKAY.[Executive Session]
LET'S WE'RE GOING TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT'S PERTAINING TO APPROVAL OF A SETTLEMENT BETWEEN MELISSA DAWN BOLTON, ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. IT IS 2303. COULD COULD I HAVE A SECOND ON GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ANYBODY OPPOSED? EVERYBODY HAS TO LEAVE. THE ROOM HAS TO BE SECURED. EXCEPT THE SHERIFF, THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS AND ALL LEGISLATORS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE WE NEED TO TO BE HERE.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.