[00:13:06] COUNTY, PRESENT THIS TO YOU, THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, AND IT IS OVER. BUT RECOGNIZING THE [Presentations] [00:13:16] RISK OF ANOTHER CHALLENGE. AND DECLARING IT A RISK OF A BASEBALL GAME. WELL, YOU GUYS [00:13:32] HAVE ALL HEARD WAY TOO MUCH FROM ME IN THE LAST GOING TO HAH COME UP AND GIVE YOU A FEW WORDS OF WISDOM. BUT LAST, LAST YEAR WE WERE IN THE SAME SPOT. SO I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE. THANK EVERYONE FOR HAVING US TODAY. LAST YEAR WE WERE HERE CELEBRATING RISKING HIS FIRST BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS YEAR, WE'RE CELEBRATING THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THIS TEAM. WE LOST FIVE OF NINE STARTERS FROM LAST YEAR'S TEAM. ALL FIVE OF THOSE STARTERS HAD. YOU HAD HUGE IMPACT ON OUR SUCCESS, AND SOMEHOW THIS TEAM MANAGED TO FILL THE ROLES AND HAD A GREAT SEASON OF THEIR OWN. THIS TEAM HAD AN UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 16, AND OH, WON ANOTHER LEAGUE TITLE. WON ANOTHER SECTION THREE TITLE, WON ANOTHER REGIONAL TITLE AND FINISHED WITH A RECORD OF 21. THIS TEAM HAD THREE PITCHERS WHO HAD WINS OF SEVEN, SEVEN AND SIX. THEY HAD ERAS OF 0.474, 1.063 AND 1.167. THEY HAD STRIKEOUT TOTALS OF 99, 83 AND 41. AS A TEAM, WE HAD A FEELING PERCENTAGE OF 92%. WE HAD A TEAM BATTING AVERAGE OF 322, WITH A TEAM ON BASE PERCENTAGE OF 464, AND WE HAD EIGHT GUYS WITH DOUBLE DIGIT RBIS. ALL THESE NUMBERS ARE BETTER THAN PREVIOUS FIRST INNINGS. EVERY PLAYER ON OUR TEAM MADE CONTRIBUTIONS ON AND OFF THE FIELD IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, [00:15:03] WHICH IS WHY WE WERE SUCCESSFUL AS WE WERE. WHAT I FEEL IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE PART ABOUT WHAT THESE KIDS HAVE DONE IS NOT JUST WHAT THEY ACHIEVED THIS SEASON, WHAT THEY'VE DONE OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, OVER THAT FOUR YEAR PERIOD, THIS TEAM'S RECORD HAS DONE 71 AND EIGHT. THEY'VE WON THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ALL FOUR YEARS, ONE SECTION, THREE TITLES ALL FOUR YEARS, WON REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, THREE OUT OF THE FOUR YEARS THEY LOST IN THE STATE SEMIFINALS, LOST IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND ONE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS LEVEL OF SUCCESS IS THE HIGHEST RISK NEW PROGRAM HAS EVER SEEN AND COULD HAVE, COULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ACHIEVED WITHOUT THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THESE ATHLETES. TELL US WHAT YOU SEE. I HAVE NO. AND TREY SMITH, JACOB BENNETT, JASON MAYO, MATTHEW DIBBLE, CAMERON ZABEK, BRODY. ANDERSON. TOSS AND TOSS AND EDDIE WRIGHT. ONE OF THE THREE. CONGRATULATIONS, ORISKANY. THANK YOU. GOOD. GOOD JOB, MR. BUCK. OKAY, WE'RE [Public Comment] GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ALONG BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKERS TODAY. WE HAVE 17 SPEAKERS TODAY. SOME ARE HERE AND SOME ARE VIA WEBEX. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LIMIT EVERYBODY TO TWO MINUTES PER SPEECH. BECAUSE OF THE VAST NUMBER OF SPEAKERS THAT WE HAVE TODAY. SO I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO CALL UP TO THE PODIUM BEN SIMMONS, WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THE BOONVILLE FAIR. ALL RIGHT. I, I DON'T THINK I NEED THAT. SO SO FIRST I'D LIKE TO DO WE GOT WE'RE QUICK JULY IS OFFICIALLY ICE CREAM MONTH. I GUESS I HEAR AN ECHO. JULY IS ICE CREAM MONTH. AND SO TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE WELL WITH ICE CREAM. AND I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO DISH OUT THE WINE ICE CREAM THAT'S MADE IN BOONVILLE. BUT MERCER'S DAIRY AND BOONVILLE DOES MAKE SPECIFICALLY WINE ICE CREAM. AND I HAVE IT THERE ON THE TABLE. SECOND OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY GIVE YOU A REPORT ON YOUR MONEY. YOU GUYS, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON BEHALF OF THE BOONVILLE COUNTY FAIR FOR THE $45,000 YOU GIVE US IN THE BUDGET. SO $20,000 OF THAT GOES TO THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY DAY, WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU, WHICH IS KEVIN GREENE. SO EACH ONE OF THE CHILDREN BE COMING TO THE FAIR. THEY'LL GET A $20 FOOD VOUCHER, AND THEY ALSO GET VOUCHERS TO RIDE ALL THE RIDES, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE FAIR. AND THEN THE 25000 WE USE FOR GROUNDS IMPROVEMENT ON THE BOONVILLE COUNTY FAIR. THIS YEAR WE HAD A TILE DRAIN, A VERY LARGE DRAIN THAT GOES THROUGH THE FAIRGROUNDS LIKE 3036IN IN DIAMETER, RUST OUT, COLLAPSE, AND GET PLUGGED UP. SO YOUR MONEY WILL GO TOWARD THAT INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE. WITHOUT YOUR FUNDING, THERE IS NO WAY WE COULD HAVE AFFORDED TO FIX THAT. WE HAD TO PUT BARRIERS UP AND DO ALL THAT SORT OF THING QUICKLY. THIS YEAR SO FAR, ACCORDING TO THE CORPORATE EXTENSION, WE'RE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. AS YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE 60 COWS, 30 GOATS, 15 SHEEP, 21 BEEF COWS, EIGHT PIGS SO FAR, 50 CHICKENS, 50 RABBITS. AND AND THE GROWING THING ON THE FAIR IS 25 HORSES FOR THE HORSE SHOW, THE THEME OF THE BOONVILLE FAIR THIS YEAR IS SHOWCASING AGRICULTURE FOR THE LAST 138 YEARS, AND TO ALSO CELEBRATE THE 250TH YEAR OF OUR COUNTRY. I WANT TO SAY MAKES IT QUICKLY. I WANT TO THANK STEVE BOUCHER. HE ATTENDS OUR MEETINGS PERIODICALLY TO KEEP TRACK OF THINGS AT THE FAIR. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU, STEVE, FOR THAT. EVERYTHING'S COMING TOGETHER REALLY GOOD. I WANT TO WE'RE ALSO JOINED UP WITH SARA FOSTER AT THE C AND D ADVERTISING TO HELP US OUT WITH ADVERTISING. SO WE JOINED THE ONEIDA COUNTY ADVERTISER AND THE TOURISM BUREAU. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK KEVIN GREENE. WE GOT RIGHT NOW, AS OF THIS MORNING, I READ AN EMAIL, 545 CHILDREN FROM THE INNER CITY. WE'RE EXPECTING MORE TO COME. THAT'S PROBABLY THE $20,000 WITH 94 CHAPERONS. SO AGAIN, I [00:20:08] WANT TO THANK YOU. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAND OFF TO DAVE HYATT, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOONVILLE COUNTY FAIR. THAT'S THE SHORTEST I'VE EVER HEARD THEM. ALL I WANTED TO DO IS SHORTEST WE'VE EVER HEARD THEM TO. I JUST WANTED TO INVITE YOU TO OUR SECOND BARBECUE, WHICH EVERYBODY. WE ENJOY HAVING YOU THERE AND OUR AUCTION. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY, IF IT WASN'T FOR ALL OF YOU SUPPORTING OUR FAIR, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OPERATE. AND WE CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ONE LAST THING. CAN I DO EACH AND EVERY YEAR? AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, BECAUSE YOU'VE ALL HELPED ME AT DIFFERENT TIMES TO SUPPORT THE AUCTION. THERE'S A PIE AUCTION, BUT WE ALSO TAKE IN MERCHANDISE FROM YOUR DISTRICT. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CONTRIBUTE. WE WANT TO THANK GEORGE JOSEPH FOR SUPPLYING US GIFT CERTIFICATES TO THE NORTH STAR ORCHARD AND MISTER LEONE FOR THINGS IN NORTH UTICA. AND MARIA MCNEIL, YOU HELPED US OUT MANY TIMES THE. THIS YEAR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUCTION WILL BE GOING TO ALL THE FFA CHAPTERS. THERE ARE SIX FFA CHAPTERS IN THE COUNTY. WE TAKE THE MONEY. THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE'VE AVERAGED ABOUT $2,500. WE TAKE THE MONEY. WE DIVIDE IT EQUALLY BETWEEN THE SIX. AND WE GIVE THAT TO THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA. SO AGAIN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND STEVE BOUCHER, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AT THE CHICKEN BARBECUE ON THURSDAY. YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU A BROCHURE OF THE SCHEDULING OF THE BOONVILLE FAIR. YOU ALSO HAVE A COPY OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY LIVING THAT I WRITE PERIODICALLY IN. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. THANK YOU. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO CALL UPON WENDY CHAMBERLAIN FROM THE KRATOM DANGER AWARENESS INCORPORATED. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRWOMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS. THIS. RANKING IS ONE. HUNDRED. AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE RISKS. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO. ARE AND STRUGGLE. WE MAY HAVE LOST LOVED ONES TO PRAY FOR OTHERS. BEFORE I BEGIN. THE SCIENTISTS ARE ALLOWED. ON AUGUST 30TH, 2020 TO SIT DOWN AND WATCH TELEVISION. AND THEY NEVER WOKE UP. JOSEPH WAS A 38 YEAR OLD. HE WAS A HARD WORKING BUSINESS OWNER, A LOVING FATHER OF TWO BOYS IS SOMEONE WHO HAD HIS WHOLE LIFE AHEAD. HE DID NOT CONSIDER YOURSELF A POSITIVE STEP. TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS CRAZY. EVERYTHING CHANGED THAT DAY. NO PARENT SHOULD HAVE TO BURY THEIR CHILD, PROUD OF THEIR PASSION AND GAS STATION SMOKE SHOP, FACEBOOK AND ONLINE, OFTEN WITH LITTLE UNDERSTANDING OF ITS POTENTIAL RISKS. AFTER JOSEPH DIED, I DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS NOT ALONE. FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY BEGAN REACHING OUT WITH STORIES THAT SOUNDED HEARTBREAKINGLY SIMILAR TO MY KIDS. WHY? THAT SOUNDED CRAZY. EDUCATE FAMILIES, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOL POLICY MAKERS SO OTHER FAMILIES MAY BE SPARED THE KIND OF LOSS MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE. UKRAINE IS HARD BECAUSE IT'S MARKETED AS A NATURAL SUPPLEMENT. BUT NATURAL DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN SAFE. KRATOM CONTAINS RECEPTORS IN THE BRAIN AND WITHDRAWAL AND SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS HAVE ALL BEEN DOCUMENTED. TODAY'S MARKETPLACE HAS ALSO EVOLVED BEYOND TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS TO INCLUDE HIGHLY CONCENTRATED EXTRACTS AND PULP DERIVATIVES, AND THE. INFORMATION THAT I PROVIDED CONTAINS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. GOVERNMENT SOURCES SUPPORTING WHAT I'M SHARING TODAY. RATHER THAN READ EVERYTHING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT. JUST A FEW MINUTES. TO INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RELATED REPORTS FOR POISON CONTROL CENTER, THE NATIONAL POISON DATA SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ANALYST. 2015 TO 25 2025 FOUND AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,200% IN TREATMENT RELATED EXPOSURE REPORTS FREQUENTLY REMAINS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN. THE DEA WAS CREATED AS A CHEMICAL OF CONCERN. TEAM HOUSE HAS INCREASED BY 51%, EXPOSING MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PRODUCTS THAT ARE OFTEN PERCEIVED AS HARMLESS. THE FDA CONTINUES TO WARN CONSUMERS ABOUT THE RISKS [00:25:02] ASSOCIATED WITH CRAVINGS, INCLUDING ADDICTION, CONTAMINATION, SERIOUS ADVERSE EFFECTS, AND DEATH CASES OF NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED IN INFANTS AND. THAT JUST AS EVERY NUMBER IS A FAMILY LIKE MINE, AMONG CHILDREN WHO LOST A PARENT, GRANDPARENTS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, LIFE FOREVER CHANGED. I KNOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT KRATOM. MY PURPOSE TODAY IS NOT TO ARGUE WITH ANYONE. MY PURPOSE IS SIMPLY TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE THINGS YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID THE PRICE. FOR. FAMILIES WHO DO NOT COULD BE AFFECTED IN THE FUTURE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU REVIEW THE INFORMATION PACKET I HAVE PROVIDED BEFORE MAKING YOUR DECISION. IT INCLUDES THE DATA AND THE SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES. I CANNOT BRING JOSEPH HOME, BUT TOGETHER WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREVENT ANOTHER FAMILY IN ONEIDA COUNTY FROM EXPERIENCE THE SAME HEARTBREAK THAT I HAVE. IF MY SON'S STORY CAN SAVE EVEN ONE LIFE, THEN SHARING IT WAS WORTH EVERY DIFFICULT MOMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR COMPASSION, YOUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE RESIDENTS OF ONEIDA COUNTY. THANK YOU WENDY. TAMMY. ANDRE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TAMMY ANDRE. I LIVE ON SMITH ROAD IN THE TOWN OF BOONVILLE, WHERE I'VE LIVED FOR OVER 30 YEARS A MY GRANDPARENTS PROPERTY. I ALSO OWN A VERY LARGE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT BORDERS THE POPPLE POND STATE FOREST AT THE UPPER END OF SMITH ROAD. LIVING HERE AND RAISING MY FAMILY, I HAVE DEVELOPED A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF OUR AREA, THE OUTDOOR TRADITIONS AS WELL AS THE QUIET CHARACTER THAT DEFINES MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I RECENTLY ATTENDED A MEETING IN BOONVILLE WHERE THEY ARE PROPOSING OPENING UP MY ROAD TO SMITH ROAD, WHICH WILL LEAD TO ACCESS TO THE COUNTY AND STATE LANDS. AND I'M HERE BECAUSE I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT, CONCERNS OF THE IMPACTS THAT IT WOULD HAVE NOT ONLY ON MY NEIGHBORHOOD, PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC LANDS. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS SMITH ROAD. IT IS A LIGHTLY TRAVELED RESIDENTIAL ROAD WITH A LONG ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY. 80% OF OUR RESIDENTS THERE ARE NEARING RETIREMENT AGE OR ARE RETIRED. THEY'VE LIVED THERE FOR DECADES, PAYING TAXES, INVESTING IN THEIR HOMES AND THEIR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS A THIEF. I'M SORRY. A SAFE, PEACEFUL, PRIVATE AND NATURAL SETTING INTRODUCING ATV TRAFFIC. REGULAR TRAFFIC INTO THIS AREA WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT AND ACTUALLY CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS LAND HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE SINCE CHILDHOOD. I CAN'T TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF NIGHTS I'VE SAT ON MY PORCH, LISTENED TO THE WHIPPOORWILLS, OR WATCHED WATERFOWL SETTLE IN FOR THE NIGHT ON THE POND. I ONE EVENING SAT WITH A FOND. THAT MEANDERED INTO THE ROAD AND I SAT THERE FOR HOURS WAITING FOR ITS MOTHER TO RETURN. I'VE WATCHED A MOTHER BEAR IN HER CUBS WALK CALMLY UP THE FOREST SERVICE ROAD. THESE ARE ONLY EXPERIENCES THAT YOU GET IN QUIET, UNDISTURBED PLACES, AND. THESE ARE THE VERY REASONS WHY MANY OF US LIVE THERE AND. AND EXACTLY WHAT WOULD BE LOST IF ATV TRAFFIC IS INTRODUCED THERE. WE DO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONCERNS. HAWKINSVILLE SEEMS TO HAVE VERY LITTLE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE. BY THE TIME YOU MAKE A CALL, NORMALLY, WHATEVER WHATEVER HAS HAPPENED HAS HAPPENED AND PEOPLE ARE GONE. IT'S AN AREA I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF. I AM AN AVID OUTDOORS PERSON. WE HAVE A VERY STRONG, GROUNDED HISTORY IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THERE HUNTING, FISHING, CAMPING, TO NAME A FEW OF THOSE ACTIVITIES WHICH DRAW IN THEIR LOW PACK ACTIVITIES. THEY DRAW IN PEOPLE THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY. THEY PROVIDE DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPENDING. THEY BUILD REVENUE TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. BUT THOSE GROUPS OF PEOPLE NEED A QUIET, NATURAL SETTING TO ENGAGE IN THOSE ACTIVITIES, WHICH ARE THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT ATV BRING INTO AN AREA. IT WOULD DISPLACE HUNTERS WHO DEPEND ON FILLING THEIR FREEZER IN THE FALL FOR FOOD. IT WOULD CHANGE ACTUALLY, THE WHOLE ENTIRE AREA AND WHY PEOPLE GO THERE. PLEASE CONSIDER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. [00:30:04] AND THE REASON I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THIS TODAY IS BECAUSE I WANT MY CONCERNS HEARD BEFORE ANY DEVELOPMENT OR ANYTHING MOVES FORWARD WITH PLANS AND DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE AREA UP THERE WHERE OUR COUNTY LANDS AND OUR STATE FOREST LANDS ARE ENTWINED WITH EACH OTHER. THE STATE FOREST LANDS ACTUALLY HAVE WETLANDS PROTECTED TROUT STREAMS. THERE'S WILDLIFE CORRIDORS AND THERE'S VERY SENSITIVE HABITATS. IT'S HISTORICALLY SUPPORTED, PROTECTED THE PROTECTED WOOD TURTLES, AMONG OTHER TURTLE SPECIES. LARGE, SMALL GAME UPLAND WETLAND BIRDS AND POPPLE POND HAS A BOG THAT SURROUNDS IT THAT IS SUCH A REMARKABLE PLACE. THERE IS A PITCHER PLANT MEADOW THAT SURROUNDS THIS BOG, AND THESE SPECIES ALL DEPEND ON STABLE HYDROLOGY. AND WE KNOW THAT ATVS KICK UP DUST. THEY PUT SILT IN THE WATER. RUTS CAN CHANGE WATER PATTERNS. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE ALREADY TRAILS FORGED THROUGH THE COUNTY LANDS WITH OFFSHOOTS, AND ONE IS COMING WITHIN FEET OF THIS BEAUTIFUL BOG. AND THEN SOMEBODY'S LAID SOME LOGS ACROSS RIGHT NEXT TO THE POND SO THEY COULD DRIVE THEIR FOUR WHEELER ALMOST INTO THE POND. IT'S THERE'S LADY NATIVE LADY SLIPPERS THAT ARE ABOVE ON THE UPPER FOREST SERVICE ROAD, VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISTURBANCES. STATE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS CONSISTENTLY EMPHASIZE MINIMIZING WILD DISTURBANCES TO WILDLIFE AND TO HABITATS, AND RESTRICTING ATV. MOTORIZED USE REALLY DOES ALIGN WITH THOSE PRIORITIES. ONCE THE HABITATS ARE DAMAGED, IMPACT ARE THE IMPACTS ARE LONG LASTING AND THEY'RE VERY DIFFICULT TO REVERSE. SO FOR ALL THESE REASONS, I AM RESPECTFULLY ASKING THE COUNTY TO PLEASE PROTECT THE QUALITY OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. WHAT MANY RESIDENTS HAVE WORKED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, TRADITIONAL OUTDOOR RECREATION, WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITATS, AND NOT OPEN COUNTY LANDS. OFFICE, SMITH ROAD FOR ATV RECREATION. I AM VERY WILLING TO MEET WITH ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO VIEW PICTURES, OR MAYBE EVEN TAKE A TRIP AROUND THAT AREA. I HAVE PROVIDED A LETTER TO EVERYONE. I WISH I KNEW I HAD TWO MINUTES. I WOULD HAVE MADE A COPY OF THIS ONE, AND I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN ANY CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. SHELBY. HI EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS SHELBY IGNACZAK. I LIVE ON SMITH ROAD WITH MY FIANCE. WE HAVE PROPERTY THAT BORDERS POPPLE POND STATE FOREST. THESE CONCERNS ARE BOTH PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY BASED. SINCE MOVING TO THE BEAUTIFUL AND PEACEFUL ROAD, THINGS HAVE BECOME VERY NOT PEACEFUL AT ALL. HAVING BEEN MADE TO PULL OVER BY WHEELERS, DIRT BIKES AND SIDE BY SIDES, TAKING UP THE WHOLE ROAD, RIDING MY BUMPER, PROCEEDING TO BE DISRESPECTED BY CERTAIN HAND GESTURES, BEING SO CLOSE TO THE STATE LAND. I DO SPEND SO MUCH TIME IN THERE, HAVING SEEN THE DAMAGE ALREADY DONE BY PEOPLE ON UTVS AND THE SIDE OF THE SMITH ROAD. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING. THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE FOR THESE OPENINGS OF ROAD USE TO UTVS ARE PEOPLE THAT WOULD NOT BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE IMMENSE INCREASE OF SAFETY CONCERNS AND NOISE POLLUTION. MIND YOU, SEVERAL OTHERS ON SMITH ROAD THAT COULD NOT MAKE IT HERE TODAY ARE AGAINST OPENING SMITH ROAD AS WELL. SOMEONE ELSE'S LOSS WOULD BE THEIR GAIN. THE PROPOSED OPEN DATES FOR ATV USE IS PROJECTED TO BE APRIL 1ST THROUGH NOVEMBER 1ST. THE SEVERELY IMPACTS A LOCAL LOCAL HUNTERS THAT UTILIZE THE STATE, COUNTY AND PRIVATE LAND IN THAT AREA. THE IDEA OF OPENING COUNTY LANDS, IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE TO THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHEN IN REALITY ADVERSELY AFFECTING COUNTLESS OF HUNTERS THAT WOULD USE THOSE LANDS TO FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING HUNTING SEASON. ME INCLUDED WITH PRESSURE ON WILDLIFE THAT WOULD ALREADY BE INCREASED, MAKING THE SEASON MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS, ALONG WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT UTILIZE THESE ROADS AND TRAILS FOR OTHER NON IMPACTFUL RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS USE THESE ROADS AND AREAS FOR RUNNING. FOR EXAMPLE, PEAK DAY BREW RUNS RIGHT THROUGH THAT LAND OR WALKING THEIR DOGS, BIKING OR JUST BEING ABLE TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. BEING A LEAVE NO TRACE INSTRUCTOR. THIS IS WILDLY CONCERNING. THERE ARE SEVERAL PROTECTED TROUT STREAMS, ENDANGERED PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES IN THESE PROPOSED AREAS [00:35:04] THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATION GOALS ARE TO LIMIT THE IMPACT ON NATURE AND WILDLIFE IN THESE PROTECTED AREAS, NOT TO MENTION THE LAST RULE OF BEING CONSIDERATE TO OTHERS, WHICH INCLUDES ANIMALS. THIS IS NOT CONSIDERATE TO THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE NOISE, LACK OF SAFETY AND COMPLETE DISRESPECT FROM THE GROUPS ALREADY TRAVELING THESE ROUTES. STATISTICALLY PROVEN THAT RIDING ATVS ON PUBLIC ROADS, THE CHANCES OF CRASHING WITH OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES IS TEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR. AND THIS IS A NATIONWIDE STATISTIC. SO WHO'S GOING TO RESPOND WHEN ACCIDENTS HAPPEN? BECAUSE THEY'RE INEVITABLE AND THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN HAPPENING. SOME OF THESE PROPOSED ROADS ARE OUT OF BOONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S JURISDICTION AND GETTING ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OR STATE TROOPERS. THEY'RE NOT GENERALLY ABLE TO RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANNER. NOT TO MENTION, I HAD TO CALL THE TROOPERS ONCE, AND IT TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES FOR THEM TO GET TO MY HOUSE ON SMITH ROAD. WHAT ACTIONS ARE GOING TO BE PUT INTO PLACE TO PROTECT THESE INDIVIDUALS ON THESE PROPOSED ROADS IF THIS WERE TO PASS? BECAUSE THERE IS CLEARLY NOTHING REGULATING THE CURRENT WRITERS OUT THERE AND PROTECTING THESE RESIDENTS. NOW, THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR HEARING ME TODAY. THANK YOU. FRANCIS BROWN. JIMMY WILKINSON WANTS YOU TO KICK ME OUT AND TAKE MY VOICE. HE SAID SO ON MAY 12TH, 2026 TO OFFICER RYAN LYNN. THE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE WILL BE RELEASED AT 3 P.M. TODAY VIA FRANCIS BROWN YOUTUBE CHANNEL. WITH THAT, WHEN IS THE ONEIDA COUNTY OR AND UTICA GOVERNMENT GOING TO HOLD JIMMY WILKINSON AND HIS MULTI FLOOR PARTNERS, ESPECIALLY THE 18TH FLOOR PARTNERS, ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT CONDITIONS AT ALL HIS PROPERTIES, INCLUDING THE JOHN STREET FIRE THAT YOU COULD SEE FROM THE ROOM BEHIND ME. THE. THE FIRE RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF A FORMER MARINE, A PERSON THAT WAS WILLING TO PUT HIS LIFE ON THE LINE FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE HAVE TODAY. THE STREETS OF UTICA ARE NOT EVEN SAFE. I WAS ATTACKED FOR FILMING THE MESS FROM THE ON HOUSE THAT DO NOT WANT THE HELP RIGHT THERE. IT'S THE BEN RUCKER PARK. I HAVE VOICED FOR THE ON HOUSE IN THE PAST, BUT NOT THIS KIND OF PERSON. THE STREETS OF UTICA ARE GOING TO GET MORE DANGEROUS IF MAYOR GILLIAM DOES NOT RENEW THE CONTRACTS WITH BOTH FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. THE UTICA FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTRACT HAS BEEN NOT RENEWED IN OVER 450 DAYS YET. QUICK TO RESPOND TO THEIR DUTIES. SO THANK YOU. THE UTICA COMMON COUNCIL WANTS TO DO AWAY WITH THE FIVE YEAR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. THEY'RE STILL NOT GOING TO JOIN A BETTER OPTIONS WITH THE UNION CONTRACT ARE SIGNED ELSEWHERE. I DO WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANKS TO UTICA CLERK'S OFFICE WITH HELPING ME THROUGH THIS ENDLESS FILING I HAVE BEEN DOING TO THE UTICA FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR STILL GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, EVEN WITHOUT A RENEWED CONTRACT. ALSO, TO THE FEW UPD WHO KNOW WHO. THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE FOR LISTENING TO THE TRUTH. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU, LEGISLATORS, THAT IS YOUR OBLIGATION TO SEE THAT ALL CITIES AND TOWNS, INCLUDING UTICA, ARE SAFE FOR ALL TO ENJOY. I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU PUT PRESSURE ON MAYOR GILLIAM TO SIT DOWN WITH BOTH THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND GET SOME CONTRACT SIGNED DOWNTOWN. FRANKIE BROWN OUT. THANK YOU. GRACIE HUDSON. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNTY EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS TRACY HUDSON. I'M A MOTHER, A LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL COACH, A PTO VOLUNTEER, A NEW YORK SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND A KRATOM CONSUMER FOR NEARLY A DECADE. I KNOW KRATOM ISN'T ON THE AGENDA TODAY, BUT I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES DURING PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE I HOPE MY STORY HELPS YOU MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION WHEN THIS ISSUE COMES BEFORE YOU. NINE YEARS AGO, AFTER THE BIRTH OF MY DAUGHTER, I DEVELOPED SEVERE POSTPARTUM ANXIETY. IT WASN'T JUST FEELING ANXIOUS. I DEVELOPED IRRATIONAL FEARS, FEARS OF FALLING ASLEEP, FEARS OF DRIVING MY CAR, AND EVENTUALLY EVEN A FEAR OF LEAVING MY HOUSE. I WAS TRAPPED. I DID WHAT WE TELL EVERYONE TO DO. I WENT TO MY DOCTOR. OVER TIME, I WAS PRESCRIBED NUMEROUS MEDICATIONS, DIFFERENT DOSAGES, AND DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS, INCLUDING THE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DRUG XANAX. NONE OF THEM HELPED AND THE SIDE EFFECTS MADE MATTERS EVEN WORSE. I REACHED A [00:40:06] POINT WHERE I FEEL I FELT I HAD NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE. THEN I FOUND NATURAL KRATOM. IT CHANGED MY LIFE. IT GAVE ME BACK MY LIFE. AND IT MADE ME, ME AGAIN. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WAS ABLE TO BE THE MOTHER MY DAUGHTER DESERVED. WITHOUT IT, I TRULY DON'T KNOW WHERE I WOULD BE TODAY. AND BECAUSE OF THIS AMAZING BOTANICAL SUPPLEMENT, I OPENED A BUSINESS CALLED THE KRATOM SHOP IN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, THAT SELLS LAB TESTED NATURAL LEAF KRATOM. AND I'VE SPENT YEARS EDUCATING LAWMAKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ABOUT THE SCIENCE SURROUNDING THIS REMARKABLE BOTANICAL. I WATCHED THE RECENT PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING THE PROPOSED ONEIDA COUNTY KRATOM SALES BAN. IT WAS CLEAR THROUGHOUT THAT THE DISCUSSION REPEATEDLY CONFLATED NATURAL LEAF KRATOM WITH CONCENTRATED AND SYNTHETIC SEVEN HYDROXYMITRAGYNINE PRODUCTS. THAT DISTINCTION IS AT THE HEART OF THE ISSUE. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING. LET ME EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE IT'S CRITICAL. NATURAL KRATOM IS A TREE NATIVE TO SOUTHEAST ASIA THAT HAS BEEN USED IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE FOR CENTURIES. THE LEAF CONTAINS MORE THAN 50 NATURALLY OCCURRING ALKALOIDS, WITH MITRAGYNINE MAKING UP MORE THAN 60% OF THE TOTAL ALKALOID CONTENT. AFTER THE LEAVES ARE HARVESTED AND DRIED. A SMALL PORTION OF THAT MITRAGYNINE NATURALLY OXIDIZES INTO A TRACE AMOUNT OF SEVEN HYDROXYMITRAGYNINE. THAT'S SIMPLY PART OF THE PLANT'S NATURAL CHEMISTRY. KRATOM IS A PARTIAL AGONIST AT THE MU OPIOID RECEPTOR, MEANING IT LEGALLY, LEGALLY, SCIENTIFICALLY, AND PHARMACOLOGICALLY IS NOT AN OPIATE. NATURAL LEAF KRATOM HAS BEEN LEGALLY SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. IN 24 MILLION AMERICANS CONSUME IT RESPONSIBLY. SINCE A FEW MORE SECONDS. YEP. SO SYNTHETIC 708 IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PRODUCT. IT'S MANUFACTURED BY USING CONCENTRATED MITRAGYNINE, USING CHEMICAL OXIDATION TO CONVERT IT INTO A PRODUCT WE CALL 700 H THAT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF AN OPIOID, INCLUDING THE SAME RISKS AND ADDICTION PROFILE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ALONG WITH NEW YORK STATE, RECOGNIZED THE DISTINCTION, AND SO SHOULD ONEIDA COUNTY. LAST WEEK, THE DEA ANNOUNCED IT'S MAKING 700 H PRODUCTS, A SCHEDULE ONE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. IN 30 DAYS. YOU'D WRAP IT UP QUICKLY. OKAY, SO ONEIDA COUNTY SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT AS WELL AND SHARE WHAT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELIED UPON TO JUSTIFY BANNING NATURAL LEAF KRATOM BECAUSE IT'S IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO THE DIRECTION OF THE DEAFDAHHS AND NEW YORK STATE. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, JOHN FOX. SO JUST JUST TO EXPLAIN, WITH THE TIME LIMITS, IT'S A 30 MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND IT'S DIVIDED AMONGST A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPEAKING. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A TIME LIMIT. NORMALLY IT WOULDN'T BE THIS LIKE THIS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPEAKING WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH OUR COMMENT PERIOD. IF YOU WANT TO SUBMIT ANYTHING WRITTEN, PLEASE SUBMIT IT. YOU CAN SUBMIT IT TO OUR OFFICE. MADAM CHAIRMAN, THE GENTLEMEN AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD, MY NAME IS JOHN FOX. AS A FORMER ONE OF YOUR FORMER COLLEAGUES WOULD SAY FROM REMSEN CITY, USA, LES PORTER, I'M HERE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE FUTURE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE FUNDING THAT YOU WILL BE VOTING ON LATER TODAY. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE GOT I REPRESENT NINE VFW HERE IN ONEIDA COUNTY, AND SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT JOHN JONES FOR HIS NEW POSITION AS COUNTY VETERANS DIRECTOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. SUSAN EPPARD. HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEP. WE CAN. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO BAN ALL FORMS OF KRATOM. BECAUSE MY SON MATTHEW DIED FROM HOLY F ALL [00:45:01] NATURAL KRATOM POWDER. HE DIED IN 2021 BEFORE THERE WERE ANY SEMI-SYNTHETICS BEFORE SEVEN HYDROXYMITRAGYNINE OR PSEUDOINDOXYL WERE OUT ON THE MARKET, ACCORDING TO HIS TOXICOLOGY AND AUTOPSY RESULTS, HE DIED SOLELY FROM KRATOM. HOLY POWDER. IT CAUSED HIM TO HAVE A SEIZURE, GO INTO CARDIAC ARREST AND DIE ON HIS KITCHEN FLOOR IN FRONT OF HIS GIRLFRIEND. I HAVE SENT EMAILED ALL OF YOU HIS TOXICOLOGY AND AUTOPSY RESULTS, AND I'M IMPLORING YOU TO FOLLOW THE SCIENCE, WHICH IS MY SON'S TOXICOLOGY RESULTS. AND PLEASE DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY ABOUT TOXICOLOGISTS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING. IT IS TRUE. PEOPLE ARE DYING AND HAVE BEEN DYING FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I'VE BEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR OVER ALMOST FIVE YEARS NOW, AND I HAVE MET WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHOSE LOVED ONES HAVE DIED FROM KRATOM. AND YES, MANY OF THEM ARE MIXED WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES BECAUSE THE PREDATORY KRATOM INDUSTRY TARGETS PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS, AND PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES. AND SO THEY'RE ALREADY ON MEDICATIONS. AND SO, YES, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMBINED COMPLICATED DEATHS FROM KRATOM, BUT MY SON HAD NO OTHER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND NO ALCOHOL, NO OTHER NO STREET DRUGS IN HIS SYSTEM. AND HE AND HE HAD NO UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND HE DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE AT 22 YEARS OLD. AND I'M JUST PLEADING WITH YOU TO, YOU KNOW, PROTECT YOUR PEOPLE THERE AND JUST BAN ALL FORMS OF KRATOM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUSAN. ALLISON SMITH. HI. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YES. OKAY, GREAT. HI. MY NAME IS ALLISON SMITH. I WORK FOR WITH THE EXCUSE ME AS THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR THE GLOBAL KRATOM COALITION. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PAIN EXPERIENCED BY ANY FAMILY THAT HAS LOST A LOVED ONE IS IS SERIOUS. EVERY LOSS IS TRAGIC, AND EVERY FAMILY DESERVES COMPASSION. HOWEVER, INDIVIDUAL TRAGEDIES DESERVE AS THEY DESERVE COMPASSION. THEY ALSO DESERVE CAREFUL INVESTIGATION. WE SHOULD NOT BASE PUBLIC POLICY ON INCOMPLETE ACCOUNTS WHEN TOXICOLOGY REPORTS, MEDICAL HISTORIES AND OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TELL A MORE COMPLICATED STORY. ALLEGEDLY, YOU HAVE RECEIVED TOXICOLOGY REPORTS AND IF YOU'VE RECEIVED NON REDACTED REPORTS, YOU'LL SEE THE FULL STORY TODAY. AN ESTIMATED 23 MILLION AMERICANS USE TRADITIONAL KRATOM PRODUCTS. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THOSE DO SO RESPONSIBLY AND WITHOUT SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENTS. IF THERE IS A TRAGIC CASE THAT HAS OCCURRED THAT HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO KRATOM, IT'S INVOLVING MULTIPLE SUBSTANCES. THERE'S PREEXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. GIVEN THE FACTS, SCIENCE AND EXISTING POLICY AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL, THESE CLAIMS DESERVE CAREFUL EXAMINATION BEFORE THEY BECOME THE BASIS FOR SWEEPING PUBLIC POLICY. AS YOU KNOW, THE DEA ANNOUNCED ITS INTENT TO TEMPORARILY PLACE 700 H AND ITS SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES INTO SCHEDULE ONE CLASSIFICATION, FINDING THAT THESE PRODUCTS ARE PRESENT AN IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THAT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE DEA DID NOT MOVE TO SCHEDULE TRADITIONAL KRATOM LEAF. INSTEAD, IT MADE IT CLEAR THAT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE PRODUCTS AND THE ONE THAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEMS, OR THE ONES THAT HAVE INCREASINGLY APPEARED IN SMOKE SHOPS, GAS STATIONS AND OTHER PLACES UNDER THE GUISE OF KRATOM. NEW YORK STATE HAS ALREADY ACTED BY PROHIBITING THE SALE OF KRATOM TO MINORS AND ESTABLISHING NATIONWIDE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS, AND NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ACTED TO ADDRESS THE CONCENTRATED PRODUCTS THAT HAVE RAISED THE CONCERN. AND SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK, WHAT PROBLEM IS LEFT FOR ONEIDA COUNTY TO SOLVE? THE PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM THAT ARE POSING AN HAZARD HAZARD WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE PUBLIC, WILL BE MOVED FROM COMMERCE. THE STATE HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED PROTECTIONS AND IS CONTINUING TO ESTABLISH PROTECTIONS, AND A COUNTY WIDE BAN ON TRADITIONAL KRATOM WOULD NOT COMPLEMENT THOSE ACTIONS. IT WOULD GO BEYOND THEM. IF ADDITIONAL ACTION IS CONSIDERED, IT SHOULD BE NARROWLY TAILORED TO FOLLOW WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS ARE ALREADY DOING ALONG WITH THE STATE GOVERNMENT. YOU GUYS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROTECTING HEALTH, BUT THAT ROLE SHOULD BE EXERCISED WITH PRECISION. WHEN STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED THE DEMONSTRATED RISKS. LOCAL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT ADOPTING BROADER RESTRICTIONS THAT LIMIT PERSONAL LIBERTY WITHOUT EVIDENCE THAT THEY ARE NECESSARY. SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THIS ISSUE COMES BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE. YOU FOLLOW THE SCIENCE. CONSIDER THE DEA'S RECENT ACTIONS AND CRAFT THE TARGETS, THE ACTUAL SOURCE OF HARM. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS MR. BROWN. AND BECAUSE MY STATE NOR MY CITY BANNED THE SALE OF KRATOM SEVEN YEARS AGO, I WALKED INTO A SMOKE SHOP AND I BOUGHT WHOLE LEAF KRATOM. I WAS NOT LOOKING FOR A RECOVERY WHEN I FOUND IT. BUT I AM A RECOVERING ADDICT NOW BECAUSE OF IT. I SURVIVED [00:50:05] THE OVERPRESCRIBING OPIOID EPIDEMIC FROM 2008 TO 2019. I WAS LOST IN ACTIVE ADDICTION. TODAY, I UTILIZE WHOLE LEAF KRATOM FOR MY CHRONIC PAIN, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION. AND TODAY I GOT TO SPEND THE DAY WITH MY DAUGHTER WHO TURNED 25. TODAY, I'M A MOTHER. MY KIDS, MY DAUGHTERS NO LONGER HAD TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS, YOU KNOW? SO TODAY I AM AN ACTIVE AND PRESENT MOTHER IN THEIR LIVES. I AM NOW A GRANDMOTHER. SO I ASK THAT YOU DON'T BAN THE SALE OF KRATOM IN YOUR COMMUNITY. ALLOW SOMEBODY LIKE ME WHO WAS TRAPPED IN ACTIVE ADDICTION TO ACCIDENTALLY FIND THEIR PATHWAY TO RECOVERY, JUST LIKE ALLISON SAID. JULY 1ST, THE DEA MADE THEIR ANNOUNCEMENT OF THEIR INTENT TO SCHEDULE SEVEN O AND ITS DERIVATIVES. SEVEN O IS THE PROBLEM IN YOUR COMMUNITY. WHOLE LEAF KRATOM IS NOT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, AND I WILL YIELD MY TIME FOR SOMEONE ELSE. THANK YOU. MISTY SUSAN. CAVE. AND ANYBODY ONLINE IF YOU COULD INDICATE. WHEN YOU START TO SPEAK WHERE YOU ARE FROM. FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES. SUSAN. YES, YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SUSAN CAVE AND I'M CALLING NOW FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE VERY REAL DANGERS OF RAW LEAF KRATOM IN YOUR COMMUNITIES IN ONEIDA COUNTY. PLEASE DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE TESTIMONIES YOU'LL HEAR FROM THE PRO KRATOM COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION. THE GLOBAL KRATOM COALITION PART LOBBYISTS WHO ACTUALLY WRITE THE LAWS THAT GOVERN ITS OWN BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY. REGULATING THIS INDUSTRY WILL NOT STOP DEATHS. THE ENTIRE LEAF NEEDS TO BE BANNED BECAUSE THIS IS THE SOURCE AND ONLY SOURCE FOR DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS SEMI-SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES LIKE 7OH MITRAGYNINE PSEUDOINDOXYL, MGM 15 AND MGM 16. PLEASE DON'T BE CONFUSED WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO CONVINCE YOU THAT RAW KRATOM IS HARMLESS AND COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM SUBSTANCES LIKE 708 PSEUDOINDOXYL MGM 15, MGM 16. THEY'RE ONE IN THE SAME. PEOPLE ARE NOT ONLY DYING FROM DANGEROUS SEMI-SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES MADE FROM RAW LEAF KRATOM, BUT PEOPLE ARE DYING FROM RAW LEAF KRATOM ALONE. MOST DEATHS INVOLVE OTHER DRUGS, WHETHER LEGAL OR PRESCRIBED OR ILLEGAL, BUT THIS SHOULD NOT DEFLECT FROM THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE BECOMING ADDICTED AND DYING FROM RALEIGH KRATOM. THE PRO KRATOM COMMUNITY LIKES TO SPEND THE TRUTH AND BLAME. THE OTHER SUBSTANCES OR CALL THE VICTIM IRRESPONSIBLE TO FIND THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND TRAINED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. PLEASE PUSH THIS LAW THROUGH. PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN. MY SON DIED IN APRIL OF 2024 FROM RALEIGH KRATOM. HIS ADDICTION TO RALEIGH KRATOM WAS REAL. HE TRIED OVER AND OVER TO STOP TAKING KRATOM BY STEPPING DOWN HIS DOSE. GRADUALLY HE COULD. HE WOULD GET DOWN TO A LOW DOSE AND GO TO INTO WITHDRAWALS AND KRATOM FINALLY TOOK HIS LIFE, AS SHOWN BY HIS AUTOPSY AND TOXICOLOGY REPORTS, RALEIGH KRATOM WAS THE ONLY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR THAT CAUSED HIS DEATH. I'M ONLY A SHADOW OF THE PERSON I USED TO BE, BUT THE REMAINDER OF MY YEARS WILL BE SPENT TRYING TO CONVINCE LAWMAKERS LIKE YOURSELF, HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO BE PROTECTED FROM THIS VERY HARMFUL SUBSTANCE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. SUSAN. LAURA ROMNEY. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? HEY, I'M LAURA ROMNEY, I'M ACTUALLY FROM UTAH. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL PLANT AND HERBAL ALLIANCE, WHICH IS A 501 C THREE THAT IS ALL ABOUT RESEARCHING AND EDUCATION ABOUT NATURAL LEAF KRATOM. I MOST IMPORTANTLY THOUGH, I'M A NINE YEAR KRATOM CONSUMER. I HAVE A FACIAL NERVE DISEASE CALLED ATYPICAL TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA, WHICH IS SEVERE FACIAL NERVE PAIN. IN FACT, IT'S NICKNAMED THE SUICIDE DISEASE BECAUSE IT'S THAT PAINFUL. AND MY LIFE CHANGED NINE YEARS AGO WHEN I FOUND, NATURALLY, KRATOM. AND I HAVE THRIVED EVER SINCE. I CAN WORK FULL TIME, VOLUNTEER, BE A MOM, JUST AS OTHERS HAVE SAID. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO, AS YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE, TO REALIZE, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY [00:55:01] HEAR ABOUT DEATHS AND SUCH, BUT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THE LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN SAVED, LIVES LIKE MYSELF THERE RIGHT NOW, WITH THE OPIATE EPIDEMIC GOING ON, PAIN PATIENTS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ANY PAIN MEDICATION. AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE SEVERE ANXIETY THINGS THEY DON'T HAVE, THEY DON'T HAVE OPTIONS. AND SO IT LEAVES US WITH NOTHING. WHEN AN ALTERNATIVE LIKE NATURAL LEAF KRATOM IS TAKEN AWAY. AND ONE THING I DO WANT TO SAY IS THAT IN MANY OF THESE CASES, IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOXICOLOGY AND THE AUTOPSY, IT DOES SAY THAT THE CAUSE OF DEATH HAS A MITRAGYNINE IT WAS CONTRIBUTING. BUT YET YOU ALSO LOOK, IF YOU GOOGLE TODAY, I CHALLENGE YOU GOOGLE AND SAY, HOW OFTEN IS A CAUSE OF DEATH INCORRECT? I DID IT AGAIN TODAY. IT SAYS IN 20 TO 50% OF CASES, THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF DEATH IS INCORRECT. SO I PLEAD WITH YOU TO PLEASE NOT SET PUBLIC POLICY BASED ON SOMETHING THAT HAS A 20 TO 50% INACCURACY. LISTEN TO PATIENTS LIKE MYSELF WHO HAVE DAILY USED THIS FOR NINE YEARS. AMONG THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD EXPERIENCES JUST LIKE MINE. AND SO AGAIN, JUST REMEMBER WHEN YOU PLACE THAT VOTE THE NEXT TIME IT'S ON YOUR AGENDA. REMEMBER PATIENTS LIKE ME AND THE DESPERATION THAT WE HAVE TO FIND ALTERNATIVES TO, TO PAIN FOR PAIN MEDICATION AND FOR ANXIETY MEDICATION AND FOR THOSE WHO USE IT FOR HARM REDUCTION TOOLS. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. LAURA MIC. HE'S NOT ON. NO. OKAY. JENNIFER GILLIS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS JENNIFER GILLIS AND I'M CALLING FROM TENNESSEE. I DON'T LIVE IN THIS STATE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE. FOR THE RECORD, I'VE USED KRATOM FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS TO HELP MANAGE MY CHRONIC PAIN, AND IT'S GREATLY IMPROVED MY QUALITY OF LIFE. MANY PEOPLE WHO RELY ON KRATOM HAVE NO IDEA. DISCUSSIONS LIKE THIS ARE EVEN TAKING PLACE. I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THE CHRONIC PAIN COMMUNITY WHO ARE ABLE TO LIVE FULLER, MORE FUNCTIONAL LIVES WITH THE USE OF HOLY CRADLE. AS YOU CONSIDER THIS ISSUE, I ENCOURAGE A REGULATORY APPROACH, PROPER LABELING, AGE REQUIREMENTS, CLEARLY DISTINGUISHING THE NATURAL KRATOM LEAF FROM ISOLATED COMPOUNDS LIKE THE SEVEN O PRODUCTS THAT ARE OUT ON THE MARKET. REGULATION DONE RIGHT, CAN HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS WHILE PRESERVING ACCESS TO THOSE WHO GENUINELY BENEFIT FROM THIS PLANT. WITH THE NEW DEA ANNOUNCEMENT ON JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR, I THINK IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF ON HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS APPROACHING NATURAL KRATOM PRODUCTS, AND I HOPE YOU'LL DO THE SAME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. JENNIFER. BRITTANY. SEFTON. HELLO, HELLO, HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. YOU'RE ON. HI, I'M BRITTANY SEFTON, I'M FROM MICHIGAN. I WAS INJURED IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, WHICH LED TO A 12 YEAR ADDICTION WITH PRESCRIPTION PAIN PILLS. I TRANSITIONED TO MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT WITH METHADONE. I WAS AT 215MG OF METHADONE DAILY WHEN I GOT PUT IN JAIL AND DETOXED THERE FOR 26 DAYS. ON MY WAY HOME, I STOPPED AND GOT SOME KRATOM FROM THE GAS STATION, AND JULY 12TH WILL BE SIX YEARS OF NO PRESCRIPTION OPIATES OR PRESCRIPTIONS OF ANY KIND. I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE LEAVE KRATOM AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO NEED ANOTHER OPTION. YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T GO BACK TO PRESCRIPTIONS AND MEDICATION. ASSISTED TREATMENT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK FOR PEOPLE. THIS IS A VIABLE OPTION FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. BRITTANY. CHRISTOPHER. DENAE. HE'S NOT ON. OKAY. SANDRA WILSON. NOT ON. DARIA POWERS. BRIANNA. HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DREYA POWERS. I AM LOCATED IN HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE NATURAL PLAIN LEAF KRATOM DIDN'T JUST HELP ME, IT HELPED SAVE MY FAMILY. I LIVE WITH MULTIPLE CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE SEVERE DAILY PAIN. NATURAL PLAIN LEAF KRATOM HAS ALLOWED ME TO MANAGE THAT PAIN WITHOUT RELYING ON PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS OR MEDICATION. THAT LEFT ME WITH DIFFICULT SIDE EFFECTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT DEPENDANCE. I AM [01:00:04] HEALTHY AND ABLE TO BE PRESENT FOR MY TWO CHILDREN TWO CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY MY SON WHO HAS SPECIAL NEEDS. I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT KRATOM FROM MY BROTHER AFTER IT HELPED HIM OVERCOME HEROIN ADDICTION. MY SISTER ALSO FOUND HOPE THROUGH NATURAL PLAIN LEAF KRATOM. THEY BOTH SURVIVED FENTANYL POISONINGS IN 2016, AND KRATOM BECAME A LIFELINE THAT HELPED THEM ACHIEVE SOBRIETY. ADDICTION RUNS IN MY FAMILY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME. INSTEAD, KRATOM GAVE ME ANOTHER PATH. FOR 11 YEARS, I'VE BEEN A CONSUMER WITHOUT ANY HEALTH ISSUES. I TAKE BREAKS WITHOUT ISSUE AND UTILIZE THIS PLANT WITH RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY. BUT NATURAL PLAIN LEAF KRATOM IS NOT THE SAME AS THE HIGHLY CONCENTRATED OR SYNTHETIC DERIVED PRODUCTS BEING SOLD TODAY, SUCH AS SEVEN HYDROXYMITRAGYNINE OR 700 H. THEY ARE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND SHOULD NOT BE TREATED THE SAME. IN FACT, WE'RE ALREADY SEEING REGULATORS RECOGNIZE THAT DISTINCTION THE USDA HAS MOVED TO TEMPORARILY SCHEDULE SYNTHETIC 708 RELATED SUBSTANCES, WHILE NEW YORK HAS ADVANCED LEGISLATION TARGETING CONCENTRATED SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES AND REQUIRING COMMON SENSE PROTECTION FOR NATURAL PLAIN LEAF KRATOM, INCLUDING AGE RESTRICTIONS, MANDATORY THIRD PARTY TESTING AND ACCURATE LABELING. THAT IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF APPROACH I SUPPORT. PLEASE REGULATE DANGEROUS SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES, BUT DON'T TAKE AWAY THE NATURAL PLAIN LEAF KRATOM THAT HAS HELPED MY FAMILY AND MILLIONS OF RESPONSIBLE AMERICANS. NATURAL PLAIN LEAF KRATOM DIDN'T DESTROY MY FAMILY. IT HELPED SAVE IT. PLEASE PROTECT ACCESS TO NATURAL PLAIN LEAF KRATOM. KRATOM SAVES LIVES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. [Resolutions] THANK YOU. DARIA. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. UNDER RESOLUTIONS, INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 180 IS A TRANSFER OF $2,000 TO A 5610 .425 TRAINING AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS AVIATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. I ALREADY GOT YOU. DENNIS. DAN, CAN YOU GO VOTE FOR DIMAGGIO? WE CAN GO ON TO OUR NEXT RESOLUTION. CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 181 IS THE APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF GRANT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION. AND THROUGH THE FAA ADMINISTRATION AND ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. 182 IS THE APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THROUGH THE FAA? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. 183 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND TOWNSQUARE MEDIA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 184 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ROME ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 185 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND UPSTATE CEREBRAL PALSY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 186 IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE STANDARDIZATION TO THOMSON REUTERS, ENTERPRISE WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION FOR EMPLOYEE RESEARCH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION [01:05:03] CARRIED 187 IS APPROVAL OF THREE REFUNDS AND ONE CORRECTION TO VARIOUS ERRONEOUS TAX ASSESSMENTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 188 IS THE APPROVAL OF BIDS OFFERED AT THE MAY 23RD, 2026 PROPERTY AUCTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 189 IS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 250,000 TO A 6410.498 ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE VFW PLANNING. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL LET EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY. LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. OKAY, THERE WE GO. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 190 IS A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, NEW YORK SCENIC BYWAY NOMINATION AND CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? EDITOR. EDITOR. EDITOR, EDITOR. DOES EVERYBODY WANT TO BE ADDED? KEITH, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ADDED? PROBABLY. OKAY. OKAY. EVERYBODY ELSE IS OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION. CARRIED. INTRODUCTION NUMBER 199191 IS THE APPROVAL OF A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND CENTRAL ONEIDA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 192 IS APPROVAL OF A LEASE RENEWAL BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND ROME BASEBALL ASSOCIATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? THEY WANT TO ADD ALL THE ROMANS. OKAY, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTION NUMBER 193 IS APPROVAL OF A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT, NUMBER THREE, TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND BARTON AND JUDAS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 195 IS THE APPROVAL OF A CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND DELTA ENGINEERS. ARCHITECTS, LAND SURVEYORS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 196 IS APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE. GO AHEAD. CHAD. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PROJECTS I'VE SEEN HERE IN ONEIDA COUNTY FOR. WAS GOING TO DO GOING FORWARD WITH THIS APPLIED TECHNOLOGY CENTER. AND I'M APPLAUDING EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON THERE, INCLUDING THESE ADDITIONS. AND I INVITE PRESIDENT VARNEY, RANDY VAN WAGNER OF MVCC TO SAY ANYTHING ADDITIONAL ABOUT THIS PROJECT, JUST REAL QUICK, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LONG MEETING. I'LL JUST SHARE THAT WITH THE ORIGINAL REQUEST. BACK AT $18 MILLION IN 2018. AND WORKING WITH THE WITH THE COUNTY AND THE BOARD HERE, IT'S NOW A $50 MILLION PROJECT. AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE SEVERAL MULTIPLE FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLARS TO INCREASE IT. AND AS I SHARED AT WAYS AND MEANS, PART OF THESE CHANGES ARE RELATED TO A $800,000 CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING FROM SENATOR SCHUMER'S OFFICE THAT THEN RECEIVES THE STATE MATCH TO BRING IN 1.6 MILLION, WHICH REQUIRES SOME OF THESE CHANGES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER [01:10:15] 197. APPROVAL OF AN ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY TO ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND DELTA ENGINEERS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 198 IS THE APPROVAL OF A CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND DELTA ENGINEERS? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 199 IS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE REMAINDER OF SELF-INSURED RETENTION IN THE MATTER OF JR VERSUS ONEIDA COUNTY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 200 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN AT M V. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 201 IS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR ONEIDA COUNTY TO APPLY FOR A STRENGTHENING ESSENTIAL CYBERSECURITY FOR UTILITIES AND RESILIENCY ENHANCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION. CARRY 202 IS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR ONEIDA COUNTY TO APPLY FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT ACT GRANT AND SUBMIT THE CORRESPONDING CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND APPLICATION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. NOW. RESOLUTION CARRIED 203 IS THE AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT FUNDING APPLICATIONS TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH THE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 204 IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. THE RESOLUTION CARRIED 205 IS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 19,880 TO 11 65.3389 STATE AID. PUBLIC SAFETY. STRIVE GRANT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 206 IS APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 207 IS THERE'S A CORRECTED VERSION ON YOUR DESK. IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION, A $35,974 TO 1165.495 OTHER EXPENSE GRANT FUNDED EXPENDITURES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. 208 IS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 650,000 TO 1165 VARIOUS DISTRICT ATTORNEY ACCOUNTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. LET'S TAKE RESOLUTION. CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 209 IS THE APPROVAL OF COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2025 EQUITABLE SHARING AGREEMENT. DO I HAVE A [01:15:02] SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 210 IS A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $72,768. THE 3020 THAT 195 PERSONAL SERVICES ANIMAL TRANSPORT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? KELLY WANTS TO BE ADDED. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 211 IS APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. 212 IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND NEW YORK STATE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. 213 IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS ASSIGNED COUNSEL PROGRAM AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. 214 IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS CANAL CORP. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. 215 IS THE APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 216 IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND NEW YORK STATE GOVERNOR'S TRAFFIC SAFETY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 217 IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 218. OUR APPOINTMENTS TO ONEIDA COUNTY ETHICS BOARD. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER. WHERE ARE YOU TWO. 219 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE 2026 2027 MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPERATING BUDGET. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? GEORGE. I JUST FOUND OUT BUDGETS ARE PRETTY ROUTINE. YOU KNOW, WE WE WE GET IN, WE VOTE THEM QUICK AND WE MOVE ON. BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS THAT WAY IN OTHER COUNTIES. OTHER COUNTIES THAT HAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGES DON'T SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIKE WE DO AT ONEIDA COUNTY. RANDY, IT'S TO YOUR CREDIT AND YOUR BOARD. DAVID, DON'T EVER LEAVE THE BOARD. YOU CAN STAY THERE FOREVER, BUT YOU'VE BECOME A TRUE PARTNER WITH A COUNTY. WE LOOK AT THIS BUDGET AND NINE PLUS MILLION DOLLARS, AND IT DOESN'T REPRESENT A WHOLE LOT. BUT WHAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE IS THE DETAIL AND THE DETAIL POINTS YEAR AFTER YEAR. IT'S WITHIN ITS MEANS, MODEST INCREASES. IT'S ALWAYS BALANCED AGAINST TUITION. WE'VE CHANGED THE COURSES THAT YOU TEACH. YOU'RE RECEPTIVE TO THE THE COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ONCE IN A WHILE WE HAVE TO PAY A COMPLIMENT WHERE COMPLIMENT IS TO. SO GOOD JOB. THANKS. TIM. I'VE BEEN ON FOR A WHILE, MADAM CHAIR, SO WE'RE [01:20:04] GOOD WITHOUT IT. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. CAN YOU ADD ME TO THAT? RESOLUTION? CARRIED. 220 IS THE APPOINTMENT OF JEFFREY QUACKENBUSH AS COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. CONGRATULATIONS, JEFF. AND FINALLY, INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 221 IS LOCAL LAW B 2026 BANNING [Other Business] THE SALE OF KRATOM. THAT IS SITTING ON YOUR DESK FOR ACTION AT THE AUGUST MEETING. THAT'S IT. OKAY. OKAY. BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT EVERYBODY STAND. I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR A FORMER COUNTY EXECUTIVE THAT PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEK, WILLIAM E BILL BRYANT DIED PEACEFULLY IN HIS HOME IN SAINT CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO, ON JUNE 7TH, 2026 AT THE AGE OF 88. HE SERVED AS ONEIDA COUNTY EXECUTIVE FROM JANUARY 1ST, 1972 TO APRIL 21ST OF 1979. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE WILL ALL WE'LL ALL GO UP TO MUNSON FOR OUR TOUR AND FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND WE'LL HEAD UP THERE NOW, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A LONG MEETING AND I KNOW ANNA D'AMBROSIO IS WAITING FOR US, SO THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.