[Call to Order]
[00:00:29]
BIRTHDAY. TONY. I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT FOR PEOPLE DO THAT TO ME, I HATE IT. TODAY, WE ARE
[Presentations]
HONORED TO RECOGNIZE ANOTHER OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WHOSE HARD WORK, DISCIPLINE, AND TEAMWORK HAVE EARNED THEM A CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND HAVE BROUGHT GREAT PRIDE TO THEIR SCHOOL AND TO ONEIDA COUNTY. THE NOTRE DAME BASEBALL TEAM CAPTURED THE 2026 SECTION THREE CLASS B BASEBALL TITLE. THEY ADVANCE TO THE CLASS B REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS, BEATING CANTON IN THE REGIONAL SEMIFINALS. THEY REACHED THE STATE TOURNAMENT STAGES PLAYING IN THE NYS AA CLASS B SEMIFINALS IN BINGHAMTON. AND BINGHAMTON IN JUNE OF 2026. I'D LIKE THE COBB COUNTY EXECUTIVE, ANTHONY PICENTE, TO THE PODIUM. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATOR WHOSE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IS HOME TO THE NOTRE DAME SCHOOL DISTRICT.CHAD, IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE A WAVE, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CALL FORWARD HEAD COACH TODD CARVILLE, OUR OWN TODD. TODD CARVILLE, OUR D A ASSISTANT COACHES DAN BOGART, JIM SENKOWSKI AND CONNOR COUGH AND THE MEMBERS OF THE NOTRE DAME BASEBALL TEAM. IF YOU WOULD ALL COME FORWARD.
SO AS WE ON HERE. THERE WE GO. SO AS OUR CHAIRWOMAN STATED, I'M PROUD TO RECOGNIZE, OF COURSE, MY ALMA MATER, NOTRE DAME. AND I TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS ONE TOO, JUST LIKE I TOOK CREDIT FOR KEVIN GREENE WINNING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I PUT PRESSURE ON BOTH OF THESE GUYS, YOU KNOW, AND BUT, YOU KNOW, BY DAY TIME HE'S, YOU KNOW, F LEE BAILEY IN THE COURTROOM AND AT NIGHTTIME, HE'S AARON BOONE, BUT HE'S WELL, JOE TORRE ALL RIGHT. I AGREE WITH THAT. I AGREE WITH THAT. YOU KNOW, AS A YANKEE FAN WE WANT JOE BACK TOO. BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS THIS TEAM AS WELL. AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY AND STATE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST SECTION THREE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 20 YEARS OUTSTANDING. THAT'S A GREAT, GREAT EXAMPLE. TODD HAS BEEN A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR THESE YOUNG MEN, OF WHICH HIS SON IS INCLUDED IN THAT, IN THAT GROUP. AND YOU KNOW THIS AGAIN, THESE ARE YOUNG, YOUNG PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITY, WHO ARE OUTSTANDING IN THEIR ACADEMICS. AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY, YOU KNOW, WILL REPRESENT THIS AREA, AS SO MANY OF OUR TEAMS HAVE THIS YEAR.
BUT THIS IS A PROUD, ANOTHER PROUD MOMENT FOR ONEIDA COUNTY AS WE RECOGNIZE NOTRE DAME BASEBALL, YOU KNOW, FALLING JUST SHORT IN THE IN THE IN THE SECTION THREE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2025. BUT THEY CAME BACK STRONG THIS YEAR. AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD AND AND CAME CLOSE ALMOST TO THE STATE CHAMPS. SO TO THEM WE WISH THEM THE VERY BEST. AND TO TODD, I PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF ALL OF ONEIDA COUNTY PROCLAIMING. AUGUST 12TH, NOTRE DAME BASEBALL DAY IN ONEIDA COUNTY. FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE WONDERING, MY SON IS NOT THE TALLEST ONE HERE. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE FOR RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THIS BASEBALL TEAM AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOR RECOGNIZING YOUTH EXCELLENCE IN OUR COUNTY. I THINK WE HAVE SOME VERY PROMISING FUTURE LEADERS STANDING HERE TODAY. 13 OF MY TEAM MEMBERS WERE ON THE HONOR ROLL DURING THEIR BASEBALL SEASON, SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THEY DID BOTH ON THE FIELD AND OFF THE FIELD.
WHAT I THINK WAS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS TEAM IS THE LIFE LESSON THAT THEY LEARNED. THAT HARD WORK AND DEDICATION DOES LEAD TO SUCCESS. THIS TEAM CAME UP ONE RUN SHORT OF THE CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LAST YEAR, AND OUR TEAM GOT RECLASSIFIED TO BE MOVING UP A CLASS JUST
[00:05:07]
BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED. BUT INSTEAD OF BEING DISCOURAGED, THEY PUT IN THE HARD WORK. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXHILARATING IT WAS TO SEE THE JOY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY ATTAIN THEIR GOAL OF A CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE END OF THE SEASON. IT WAS THE CRESCENDO OF A COACHING CAREER FOR ME TO SEE THEM ACHIEVE THAT GOAL AND LEARN SOMETHING SO VALUABLE IN LIFE THAT IF YOU DO PUT IN THAT HARD WORK AND YOU DO HAVE THAT DEDICATION THAT YOU CAN, YOU CAN REALIZE YOUR GOALS. I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE MY LAST SEASON GOING INTO IT, BUT I COULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED THAT IT WAS GOING TO END IN SUCH A SPECIAL WAY. AND I, AS THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE CORRECTLY STATES, I HAD A LOT OF PRESSURE GOING INTO THIS YEAR KNOWING THIS WAS GOING TO BE MY LAST YEAR AND KNOWING THE LAST TWO YEARS. HE'S COME TO KEVIN GREENE AND I AND SAID, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO BRING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP? BUT COUNTY EXEC, WITH GREAT PLEASURE, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED TO OUR ALMA MATER, WE BROUGHT HOME A SECTION THREE CHAMPIONSHIP. SO FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR SUPPORT DURING THE YEARS, WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE. A BASEBALL HAT. OH. VERY GOOD. YOU GOTTA PUT IT THAT. PUT IT ON MY HAIR. UNLESS MY HAIR YOU'RE LOOKING AT. ME. NOTHING. YEAH, HE EVEN GOT AN MBCC.SORRY KEVIN HAD TO ONE UP YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE PLAYERS THAT WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY. OBVIOUSLY BEING THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST IT'S TOUGH TO GET EVERYBODY HERE. SO I'LL RECOGNIZE FIRST THE STUDENT ATHLETES THAT COULDN'T BE HERE. JOSH CARUSO IS ACTUALLY ON HIS WAY BUT IS GOING TO BE LATE. JAMES SENKOWSKI DONATO COLON, CLYDE.
TAYLOR. OWEN. BOGART. DEMARCO SANTIAGO, MICHAEL FITZGERALD AND LORENZO PHILLIPS. AND STANDING HERE IS SHAY WILLIAMS, JADEN SKUTNIK, THOMAS CARVILL. YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T HAVE GUESSED THAT. ANDREW GUIDERA, ANTONIO PADULA, JAMISON YOUNG, NICK NICHOLAS ARDUINO, AND DANIEL WILLIAMS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS RECOGNITION. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT JOB KIDS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS NOTRE DAME.
THIS CONCLUDES THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS HONORING HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONS FOR THE 2020 526 HIGH SCHOOL SEASON. WE HONORED OVER 300 HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES FROM ONEIDA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS AND HAVE RECEIVED TREMENDOUS FEEDBACK FROM THE ATHLETES, COACHES, ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS. THE ATHLETES, COACHES, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I LOOK FORWARD, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES DO THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL SEASON. WE HAVE
[Public Comment]
THREE SPEAKERS TODAY, FRANCIS BROWN. CRANSTON, CRANHAM. KRATOM IS ANOTHER POISON THAT NEEDS TO BE BANNED, NOT JUST ON A COUNTY LEVEL, BUT A FEDERAL LEVEL. THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY DECISION TO MAKE TO ENACT THIS LOCAL LAW. MY ISSUE IS THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LOCAL LAW AND OTHERS LIKE IT. SYNTHETIC DRUGS HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL SINCE 2012 IN UTICA, YET IT RUNS RAMPANT THROUGH ONEIDA SQUARE. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW THE REALTOR REALTOR THAT IS SUPPLYING THE K2 SPICE, YET NOTHING IS DONE TO SHUT IT DOWN. GOING ON IN ROME AROUND THE RAMADA DUMP I WAS PLACED IN WHEN I WAS ON HOUSE MYSELF. IT HAS BEEN BANNED SINCE 2012 AS WELL AS WELL, SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF CONTROL. SOMETHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IS THE RECRUITMENT OF OFFICERS AND DEPUTIES IN ORDER TO ENFORCE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS. UTICA POLICE IS SHORT STAFFED AND NEXT YEAR WILL BE EVEN WORSE WITH RETIREMENTS COMING UP, ONEIDA COUNTY SHOULD GET A JUNIOR ACADEMY TO TEACH THE YOUTH THE BENEFITS OF PUBLIC SERVICE OVER THE FEAR OF THE POLICE, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE[00:10:03]
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS NEEDS TO BE PROMOTED THROUGH THE BOSSES AND HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. POSSIBLY A FLIP PROGRAM TO GET MORE TROUBLE. STUDENTS TO CHANGE COURSE, MAYBE GET A PROGRAM THROUGH NBCC. STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH THEIR GRADES, POSSIBLY TO GET THEM TO CHANGE CAREER CHOICES SO THEY DON'T DROP OUT. MANY OF MY CRITICS CRITICS THINK I AM ANTI-POLICE, ESPECIALLY WITH MY BRUTAL PAST, THAT I AM JUDGED ON ALL THE TIME. TO BE CLEAR, I AM FOR WELL TRAINED PROFESSIONAL POLICING ONES THAT ARE WILLING TO ENFORCE LAWS IN ORDER ORDINANCES, INSTEAD OF TURNING A BLIND EYE. FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MOHAWK AND MARY, SOMEONE IS PARKING A VEHICLE ON THE SIDEWALK. SEVERAL OFFICERS, SEVERAL POLICE CARS DRIVE BY THIS EVERY DAY. YET NOTHING IS DONE. JUST LIKE MR. DIAZ AND HIS CAR CLIENTS ILLEGALLY PARKING AND THE MODIFICATION OF A CITY CURB LAST TIME TO MAKE IT SEEM LEGAL. DUE TO HIS STATUS, HE DID NOT GET ANY LEGAL TROUBLE. POLICE SHOULD ENFORCE THE LAWS IN ORDER ORDINANCE EQUALLY AND NOT ISSUE SOMEONE LIKE MYSELF A HARASSMENT TICKET FOR REPORTING THE ACTIVITIES WHILE PROTECTING HIS ILLEGAL AND UNETHICAL ACTIVITIES. OFFICERS SHOULD NOT BE QUICK TO JUDGE BEFORE GETTING ALL THE FACTS. THEY SHOULD USE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS AVAILABLE INSTEAD OF RELYING ON VERBAL COMPLAINTS. WE DEFINITELY DO NOT NEED OFFICERS THAT WILL SIDE WITH TYRANT LANDLORDS LIKE JAMES WILKINSON. STOP DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS PERSON. HE PREYS ON THE WEAK AND LIVES HIGH ON THE HOG AS HE FORCES TENANTS TO LIVE IN. SQUANDER. I AGAIN INVITE ANY OF YOU TO SEE THE CONDITIONS OF THE BUILDING THAT I RESIDE IN. I DO. I DO WANT TO BE CLEAR.THERE ARE SEVERAL GOOD OFFICERS WITHIN THE UTICA POLICE DEPARTMENT. A FEW JUST RECEIVED WELL-DESERVED PROMOTIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT THE NEW RECRUITS TO LISTEN AND LEARN FROM. SO BAN THIS CRAP. THEM SEE IT CLEARED FROM THE THE REALTORS ALONG WITH THE OTHER POISONS ON THE STREET QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. OPERATION CRAP SWEEP IS IN ORDER THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MARCUS RANDALL. HI, MY NAME IS MARCUS RANDALL. I AM TRYING TO PUSH FOR 100 YEAR UPDATE FOR CODES AND THE SYSTEM. WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TINY HOUSES. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TRAILER AND A MODULAR IS THE TRAILER HAS A FRAME ON IT AND A TINY HOUSE. WE SHOULD. AS LONG AS EVERYTHING IS UPDATED AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE IN OUR WORKING AREAS TO BETTER OUR FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN, WE DON'T HAVE THAT. AND WE WEREN'T ALLOWED THAT. 1908 HENRY FORD SAID TO AMERICA, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU NINE HOURS. MY CHILDREN ARE RELATED TO THE PRATT FAMILY AND THE WATERMAN FAMILY. MOST OF THEM I KNOW GOT WORKING HOURS, 60 IN BY WEDNESDAY. OKAY, SO THIS 9 TO 5 DOESN'T WORK FOR US NO MORE. THIS WHOLE NOT TINY HOUSE DOESN'T WORK US FOR US NO MORE.
THERE ARE ROUGHLY 80,000 HOUSES IN THE CITY OF UTICA. THERE'S 60,000 OF THEM THAT ARE BEING USED. 20,000 ARE VACANT. I AM ASKING FOR AN UPDATE OF CODES OF LAND SIZE TO BE BUILT, AND WHAT COULD BE PUT ON THE LAND FOR. I WANT TO SAY FOR AN EXAMPLE, YOU SELL THE LOT, YOU ARE CITY OWNER, SELL THE LOT FOR $2,000. NOW YOU AS A CITY PERSON HAVE THAT $2,000. YOU TAKE THAT LAND, YOU. I MEAN, YOU TAKE THAT $2,000, IT KEEPS THE PLOW GUY GOING. IT KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON. IT KEEPS THE SALT ON THE ROAD. IT KEEPS, YOU KNOW, THE CROSSING GUARD. ALL THAT STUFF GOES FOR THE COUNTY. OKAY? IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY. WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS AN UPDATE. WHO IS A MAN AND A CLIPBOARD TO TELL ME I CAN'T. I HAVE TO LIVE IN A CERTAIN SIZE SQUARE FOOTAGE HOUSE IF I WANT TO LIVE IN A 400 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE OR 200 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE. AS LONG AS I HAVE EVERYTHING HOOKED UP, IT SHOULD BE LEGAL. AND THAT'S A LOT OF TAX REVENUE TO BRING IN. THINK ABOUT THAT. IF WE HAVE A ROUGHLY 10,000 VACANT LOTS, OKAY. AND IF WE FILL IN, I WOULD SAY AT LEAST 5000 OF THOSE ON TAX REVENUE. AND WE CAN BRING IN A LOT OF POLICE OFFICERS, SHERIFF'S OFFICERS, BLUE COLLAR GUYS. WE CAN BRING IN PLUMBERS, WE CAN BRING IN ROOFERS, WE CAN BRING IN PEOPLE THAT WOULD WORK. AND ALSO WE ANOTHER THING THAT I'M ASKING FOR IS WE CAN PASS DOWN SECTION EIGHT FROM GENERATION TO
[00:15:06]
GENERATION, BUT WE DON'T DO NOTHING FOR NOBODY'S MEEMAW OR NOBODY'S PAPA. THAT'S OVER 50.THAT MAYBE WAS A SINGLE PARENT OR SOMEBODY THAT WAS DISABLED, THAT WORKED THEIR WHOLE LIFE.
SO YOU'RE A SINGLE MOM, YOU WORKED YOUR WHOLE LIFE AND YOU STILL DON'T MAKE ENOUGH. YOU GET SOCIAL SECURITY, GET $1,000 A MONTH CREDIT UNION SAYS YOU WANT TO MAKE $1,200. YOU GOT TO MAKE $1,200 TO BUY THIS HOUSE. OKAY? SO WHY CAN'T THE CITY WILL SELL A DRUG DEALER OR HOUSE, LET THEM TRAP OUT OF IT FOR $15,000 BECAUSE IT'S A TAX. IT'S A TAX SEIZED HOUSE BECAUSE MAYBE SOMEBODY DIED AND THE TAXES WEREN'T PAID. SO NOW YOU HAVE THAT THAT FULLY FURNISHED HOUSE, YOU CAN GO USE THE TAX, USE THE CITY, BE THE CITY AS THE CITY WOULD BE THE BANK. SO THEY COME TO YOU EVERY MONTH AND THEY JUST HAVE TO PAY IT JUST LIKE A MORTGAGE, EXCEPT IT WOULD ONLY BE FOR ANYBODY WHO'S AUTISTIC OR DISABLED, LIKE DOWN SYNDROME OR SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T FIX OR ELDERLY, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WHERE LOW INCOME, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS 100 YEAR UPDATE AND A PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BY REMOTE MELODY WOLF. HERE WE GO. I THINK WE'RE ALL SET NOW. MY NAME IS MELODY WOLF, AND I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT FREEDOM AS WELL. I WAS ASKED TO APPEAR AT THE FDA AND HHS PRESS BRIEFING ON FREEDOM AND 708. I SHARED THE PLATFORM WITH THE FDA COMMISSIONER AND RFK WITH HHS SECRETARY. THEY ASKED ME TO TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS TO ME AS A 12 YEAR DAILY CONSUMER. I'M A CHRONIC PAIN PATIENT AND HAVE BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, OCTOBER, ABOUT A DECADE OF THOSE PERCENT BEDRIDDEN. AND THOSE WERE ALL MY KIDS WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND IT WAS JUST AWFUL. THEY HAD TO HAVE FANS ON THEIR ROOM AT NIGHT SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SLEEP, BECAUSE THEY COULD HEAR ME CRYING IN PAIN. AND THEN I JUST WENT ON LIKE THAT FOR A LONG TIME. AND HER CRADLE, WHEN MY YOUNGEST WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I NO LONGER NEED MOBILITY AIDS AND I CAN BE THERE FOR MY ADULT CHILDREN, INCLUDING PROVIDING FULL TIME CHILD CARE FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND 2026 AT A SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM, DOCTOR NORA VOLKOW. SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF NIDA NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE. SHE WAS OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER. SHE GAVE THE EXACT SAME POSITIVE STANCE THAT SHE HAS HAD SINCE 2023 OR EARLIER. IN 2023, SHE TOLD THE CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING THAT IT'S PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT THE PROBLEM. AND SHE SAID THE SAME THING IN 2024, THE BRIEFING WHERE I WAS ASKED TO GIVE MY TESTIMONY AT ALL AT THAT SYMPOSIUM WHERE SHE WAS OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER, THERE WERE REGULATORS FROM AND SCIENTISTS FROM EVERY U.S. HEALTHCARE AGENCY. NOBODY TALKED ABOUT A BAN. AND, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE SAY IT'S JUST A SALES BAN. WELL, A SALES BAN ASSUMES YOU HAVE INTERNET ACCESS, A BANK ACCOUNT, A STABLE ADDRESS, TRANSPORTATION TO A DIFFERENT TOWN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACCESS KRATOM. SO IT DISPROPORTIONATELY A SALES BAN AFFECTS LOW INCOME PEOPLE, RURAL, ELDERLY AND DISABLED. SO I'M JUST ASKING YOU, PLEASE FOLLOW THE FEDERAL GUIDANCE ON THIS. GET RID OF 708, AND I'LL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO HELP YOU WITH THAT. BUT KEEP STRAIGHT ON THE UNADULTERATED PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME. AND THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. UNDER
[Resolutions]
RESOLUTION. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 221 IS LOCAL LAW INTRODUCTORY B OF 2026 LOCAL LAW PROHIBITING[Consent Agenda-Resolutions]
THE SALE OF KRATOM IN ONEIDA COUNTY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? CHRIS? GO AHEAD.THANKS, MARY. I SPOKE AT THE AT THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ABOUT THIS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADD A FEW MORE THOUGHTS. I AGREE WITH HER. YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD HAVE SPLIT THIS OUT WHERE THE LEAF WAS STILL AVAILABLE TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO USE IT MEDICINALLY, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN PAIN THAT DON'T WANT TO TAKE OPIATES, EVEN THOUGH THIS DOES ACT LIKE AN OPIATE, THE THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN THE LEAF ARE A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER PERCENTAGE THAN A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT'S BEING SOLD AT THESE SMOKE SHOPS. I AM AGAINST THE 700 H AND THE THE. THE, THE
[00:20:10]
ONES THAT ARE BEING SOLD AS GUMMIES AND AS OTHER. MEANS OF TAKING THE, THE DRUG. BUT NOW WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT THE DEUCE OUT THERE. IT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE A CONTINUING CHASE, I THINK, TO KEEP THESE. DIFFERENT PRODUCTS OFF THE MARKET AND KEEP THEM OUT OF OUR CHILDREN'S HANDS. I TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE AVAILABILITY AND TO YOUTH TO GO INTO THESE SHOPS NOW AND PICK THIS STUFF UP. AND IT'S BAD. IT'S BAD FOR SOCIETY, IT'S BAD FOR FAMILIES, IT'S BAD FOR EVERYTHING. SO I'M GOING TO VOTE YES ON THIS SIMPLY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA AND IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT SOCIETY. BUT I DO WISH THAT WE DID HAVE SOME MEANS OF PROVIDING THE LEAF TO PEOPLE THAT DO USE THIS AS A MEDICINAL DRUG TO EASE THEIR PAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THANK YOU. CHRIS. CHAD. THANK YOU CHAIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH OUTSIDE OF WHAT WAS IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS. AND ACCORDING TO A 2020 STUDY PUBLISHED BY THE CDC'S MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT, POISON CONTROL CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES INCREASED ON REPORTS ABOUT KRATOM RELATED EXPOSURE BY 1,200% IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, FROM 2015 TO 2025. AS OF JANUARY 2026, 30 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REGULATE KRATOM OR ITS COMPONENTS IN SOME MANNER, AND SIX STATES ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, INDIANA, LOUISIANA, VERMONT AND WISCONSIN HAVE A TOTAL BAN ON ALL KRATOM PRODUCTS. I. I GO BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN ED KOCH WAS MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY IN 1982, AND THEY CALLED IT KHAMENEI'S REVENGE BECAUSE IRAN WAS FLOODING NEW YORK CITY WITH DRUGS. AND I COULD NEVER PROVE IT. OBVIOUSLY, SITTING HERE AS A COUNTY LEGISLATOR, I DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES. BUT SOMETIMES I WONDER ABOUT WHEN YOU LET ALL KINDS OF CRAZY PACKAGING SIT ON THE SHELVES OF CORNER STORES, YOU DON'T KNOW WHO IS PUTTING THOSE PRODUCTS OUT THERE AND WHAT'S IN THEM, IN THEM. AND MAYBE THE LEAF PRODUCT IS IS SAFE IF CUT OUT. BUT THESE PRODUCTS HAVE ALL KINDS OF CHEMICALS IN THEM. AND AS I SAID BEFORE, IN THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MEETING, EVEN IF 1 IN 200 AFTER TAKING IT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OR EVEN INSTANTLY DIES FROM THIS THING, THAT'S ONE TOO MANY. SO PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH A DRUG THAT'S UNREGULATED LIKE THIS, AND OUR SOCIETY, OUR OUR MEDICINES, IT'S NOT JUST OPIATES. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF DRUGS OUT THERE THAT ARE NOT OPIATES THAT ALSO CONTROL PAIN. AND SO I'M A NO VOTE RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING THIS TO GO FORWARD. SO I'M A YES VOTE FOR THE LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. CHAD, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. OH, KEN. I'M SORRY. SORRY. I DID TWICE.
LIKE WAS ALREADY MENTIONED ALREADY. THE SALE OF THIS UNREGULATED KRATOM AT THESE CONVENIENCE AND SMOKE SHOPS, IT'S REALLY BECOME A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN OUR AREA. MANY OTHER COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY BANNED THIS. THE FDA, THE DEA HAVE ISSUED WARNINGS ABOUT IT.
OPPONENTS OF THIS LEGISLATION CLAIM THAT IT CAN BE USED SAFELY IN ITS PURE NATURAL FORM.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAN ALSO BE SYNTHESIZED INTO SOMETHING THAT'S MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAT THESE HAZARDS FROM THIS DANGEROUS FORM HAVE LED TO ADDICTION, MEDICAL DISTRESS AND EVEN DEATH. THIS LEGISLATION, I DON'T THINK, WAS EVER ABOUT RESTRICTING PERSONAL FREEDOMS. IT'S ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. I WANT TO PRAISE THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE FOR MAKING THIS A PRIORITY IN HIS STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS. WE CAN'T ALLOW THIS UNREGULATED PRODUCT TO CAUSE ANY MORE DEATHS THAN IT ALREADY HAS. I AM THE I FULLY SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. I HOPE THE REST OF THE BOARD DOES AS WELL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. KEN. ANYBODY ELSE I LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THIS, PLEASE. ANYBODY ELSE? EVERYBODY. YEAH. EVERYBODY. YOU TRY, YOU TRY. OKAY. LET'S CALL THE VOTE.
[00:25:14]
RESOLUTION. CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER TWO. 22 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT BETWEEN SUSAN SCHNEIDER AND THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 223 IS A PROPOSED WORKERS COMPENSATION BUDGET FOR 2027. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE.RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER TWO. 24 IS THE APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT WITH NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS TO ADMINISTER THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR 57 PLAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 225 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF I T SERVICES AND DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 226 IS AN AGREEMENT FOR PRINTING SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND MADISON ONEIDA BOCES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 227 IS THE APPROVAL OF ONE REFUND. AND FOR CORRECTIONS OF VARIOUS ERRONEOUS TAX ASSESSMENTS, DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 228 IS APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF ROME. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. HOLD ON. OH, KEN WANTS TO SPEAK. OKAY, KEN. I'M SORRY. AGAIN, I GOT A I GOT USED TO IT THAT WAY. YOU GOTTA WATCH OUT WHEN IT'S WHEN IT'S ROME RELATED. YEAH, RIGHT. THE ROME HUMANE SOCIETY HAS PROVIDED SHELTER, LIFE SAVING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE STRAY, ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS IN THE ROME AREA. FOR QUITE MANY YEARS, THEY'VE GIVEN THESE ANIMALS A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE THROUGH THEIR REHABILITATION AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS. I'VE TURNED THEIR CURRENT FACILITY AND REVIEWED THE PLANS FOR THE NEW BUILDING. THEY'VE SQUEEZED EVERY BIT OF LIFE THEY'VE CAN OUT OF THE CURRENT BUILDING, AND THIS NEW BUILDING IS WAY OVERDUE. ONCE THIS IS BUILT, IT'LL PROVIDE STATE OF THE ART CARE FOR THESE ANIMALS THAT ARE IN NEED. IF APPROVED, THIS MONEY WILL GO A LONG WAY TO COVER THESE THE CARE OF THESE ANIMALS. I FULLY SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. KEN, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION. CARRIED.
DAN, CAN YOU VOTE FOR STEVE? THANKS. 229 IS THE APPROVAL TO ELIMINATE EIGHT POSITIONS FROM VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? I'M LOOKING OVER THAT WAY.
LET'S GO. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 230 IS SECTION 606 EXPENSES CERTIFICATION FOR THE ONEIDA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER
[00:30:08]
231 IS THE APPROVAL OF A TEMPLATE FOR SPECIAL PATROL OFFICER SERVICES TO BE USED BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. GOT YOU. COLIN. RESOLUTION CARRIED.INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 232 IS THE TRANSFER OF 15,100 TO A 3152.290 INMATE COMMISSARY.
OTHER EQUIPMENT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED 233 IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 16,001 $743 TO 1165.495 OTHER EXPENSE GRANT FUNDED EXPENDITURES. DISTRICT ATTORNEY DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 234 IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 235 IS CERTIFICATION OF SECTION 606 EXPENSES FOR THE ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. 236 IS THE APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FOR THE ADDITION OF TITLE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS EMS COORDINATOR? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 237 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH MARCH ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE SCHAEFER THEATER. LIGHTING UPGRADES AT WILCOX HALL. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 238 IS APPROVAL OF A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND LEO GILMAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. AND RESOLUTION CARRIED. 239 IS THE APPROVAL TO ABANDON AND TRANSFER SECTION OF UNUSED HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY ON MARTIN STREET IN THE CITY OF ROME TO WEST NOVA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. NUMBER 240 IS THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MARCH ASSOCIATES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. LORI. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 241 IS THE ONEIDA COUNTY TITLE SIX MOBILITY PLAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 242 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT. HPLN81 PLANNING FTA 5311 TRANSIT PROJECT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 243 IS THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE 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 CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. NUMBER 244 IS THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW
[00:35:07]
DETERMINATION BY ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS FOR AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT FOR WASTE ACCEPTANCE AT THE ONEIDA COUNTY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRY. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 245 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND CHENANGO COUNTY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 246 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT HDPW 105 CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROJECT AND PW071 COMPREHENSIVE BUILDING PHASE FIVE AND A TRANSFER OF $200,000 TO 9901.9 HUNDRED. TRANSFER TO OTHER FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 247 IS THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO CAPITAL PROJECT HAR069 .56102 CAPITAL OUTLAY PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT, PHASE TWO AND TRANSFER $224,109. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 248 IS THE APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER 2630-3 TO MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND CNS ENGINEERS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. YEAH, WE GOT WE GOT YOU COVERED, LORI. OKAY. RESOLUTION CARRIES INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 249 IS THE APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND MARK LARAMIE. ANY DISCUSSION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. WE KNOW. LORI. RESOLUTION CARRIED INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 250 IS THE APPOINTMENT OF JEFF GOLDEN TO THE CENTRAL NEW YORK REGIONAL MARKET AUTHORITY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? ADDED KEITH. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED.INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 251 IS A GRANT OF EASEMENT THROUGH THE PROPERTY OWNED BY ONEIDA COUNTY TO NIAGARA, MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION, VERIZON, NEW YORK INCORPORATED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. RESOLUTION CARRIED. THE LAST RESOLUTION YOU'LL FIND ON YOUR DESK IS A LATE ARRIVAL. WE'LL NEED A WAIVER OF THE RULES, WHICH WE CAN DO BY VOICE. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? I NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND. OH, I NEED A MOTION. I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, LET'S ALL IN FAVOR I. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? RESOLUTION. CARRIED.
OKAY. NOW, ON THE RESOLUTION, WHICH IS A GRANT OF EASEMENT THROUGH PROPERTY OWNED AND I'M SORRY, 1252 WHICH IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECT HAR162 GRIFFITHS AIRFIELD REPLACEMENT OF AIRPORT SWEEPER. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. VOTE BY VOTE BY THAT. OKAY, WE'LL VOTE ON THE RECORD TODAY. THANKS. YOU KNOW. YEAH.
YEP. THANKS. THANKS. AIRPORT. RESOLUTION CARRIED. BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A
[Other Business]
COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE LEGISLATORS WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING AT MUNSON LAST MONTH. THE VISIT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND IT'S VERY APPRECIATIVE WHEN WE SCHEDULE LITTLE FIELD TRIPS LIKE THAT THAT WE DO ATTEND. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO BE OPEN TO HONORING OTHER COMMUNITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IF ANY OF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT WE SHOULD[00:40:02]
BE HONORING, LET US KNOW. IF ANYONE HAS AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP, JUST LET US KNOW.ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO INVITE AGENCIES TO MEET WITH THE BOARD, EITHER IN PERSON OR TAKING SITE TOURS. ANY IDEAS? WE'RE OPEN TO THEM, OTHERWISE WE WILL BE SCHEDULING THEM. AND PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANY IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE HERE, OR SOMEPLACE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO. WE TALKED A WHILE AGO ABOUT FORMING A HOMELESS COMMITTEE. WE HAVE FORMED THAT COMMITTEE. I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE TO OUR LEGISLATOR, JULIAN, WHO HAS AGREED TO CHAIR THAT COMMITTEE, THE OTHER LEGISLATORS WHO WILL BE JOINING HIM ON THAT COMMITTEE ARE LEGISLATORS CELIA BIANCA, LEON WHITE AND ROGERS WHITE. SO THANK YOU ALL, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING REPORTS AS THE COMMITTEE STARTS TO STARTS TO MEET. AND I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO LEGISLATOR JULIAN. NOW, WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IT'S GOT LOUD REAL QUICK. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE ALL KNOW, THE WORDS GOVERNMENT AND QUICK MOBILIZATION GENERALLY ARE NOT USED IN THE SAME SENTENCE. BUT WHAT WE SAW THIS WEEK FROM ONEIDA COUNTY AND FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OF ONEIDA COUNTY WAS NOTHING SHORT OF SOME OF THE BEST INTERACTIONS I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME, STARTING ON MONDAY UPON ONEIDA SQUARE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE HOTBED OF WHERE THE HOMELESS ISSUE IS IS HAPPENING. I WENT THERE A FEW TIMES DURING THE DAY, AND EACH TIME WAS GREETED AND TALKED TO COMMISSIONERS ROMANO, JOHNSON, GILMORE, THOMPSON, TO NAME A FEW, ALONG WITH QUACKENBUSH FROM THE DPW AND SOME TREMENDOUS WORK BY THE DPW EMPLOYEES UP ON THE SITE, AND ALSO THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS OF ONEIDA COUNTY CREWS AS WELL, AND THE EVER PRESENT ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF ROBERT MARSHALL WAS THERE, ALONG WITH UNDERSHERIFF JOE LISI, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICERS WHO ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGS. AND IT'S NOT PRETTY AND GLAMOROUS WORK, AS ANYONE WHO'S BEEN THERE, ALONG WITH MY FELLOW LEGISLATORS MYSELF, LEGISLATOR MERCURIO, ERVIN PRATT, FERGAL AND IT'S BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE YOU THERE. MADAM CHAIRWOMAN IS FANTASTIC TO SEE YOU THERE.
THANK YOU. BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STOP UP AND SEE WHAT WE'RE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE.
IF IT DOESN'T IMPACT AND AFFECT YOUR COMMUNITY YET, I ASSURE YOU IT WILL. THE HOMELESS POPULATION IS SPREADING OUT FURTHER AND FURTHER FROM ITS NEXUS, AND AS IT STARTS TO DO THAT, UNDERSTAND THAT YOURS COULD BE THE NEXT COMMUNITY AFFECTED. IF WE DON'T GET A HANDLE ON THIS NOW THROUGH IDENTIFICATION, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THINK KEVIN REVERE, WHO LISTENED THROUGH THESE PRELIMINARY MEETINGS ALONG WITH, OF COURSE, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, WITHOUT WHOM NONE OF THIS COULD HAPPEN IF HE WASN'T BEHIND IT AND HELPING TO TRY TO LOOK TO DO TO PUT AN END TO THIS STUFF AND THE I HAVE TO COMMEND THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE FOSTERED BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF NOT ONLY THE CITY OF UTICA, BUT ALSO THE ENTIRE REGION WILL PAY DIVIDENDS FROM THIS POINT FORWARD. AND AGAIN, THE. THE GROUPS HAVE BEEN UP THERE. THE EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY HAVE BEEN UP THERE ALL WEEK, WILL BE UP THERE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK, AND THEY WILL MOBILIZE OUT TO OTHER AREAS STARTING NEXT WEEK. AND IT'S IT'S ALREADY PAID DIVIDENDS. IT'S ALREADY HAD PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR PROGRAMS THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED. AND THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THEY EXISTED IF NOT FOR THIS OUTREACH BEING DONE. SO AGAIN, I THINK I SPOKE WITH PASTOR BOWMAN BRIEFLY, WHO OFFERED A TOUR OF HIS FACILITY. AND I WOULD SAY THAT IF WE WERE GOING TO DO A TOUR, I WOULD SAY WE'D DO A TOUR AS A GROUP TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS, WE CAN REALIZE WHAT TYPE OF IMPACT IT'S MAKING, NOT ONLY ON THIS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT ON THE ENTIRE AREA AS A WHOLE. SO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE YOU FOLLOWING THROUGH ON IT WITH US, AND WE'LL DO THE BEST WE CAN TO GET. THIS SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL AS BEST WE CAN. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU TIM. MUCH APPRECIATED, MAY I. OH. CHRIS. LEGISLATOR NEWTON. YEAH. JUST QUICKLY YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HONORING PEOPLE. AND I JUST THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY HONOR THE GUY THAT DECIDED TO GET ON THE BURNING SWEEPER AND DRIVE IT OUT OF THE BUILDING. THAT'S. OR MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE HIM CHECKED BY MENTAL HEALTH. I DON'T KNOW, ONE OR THE OTHER, BUT THAT'S. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CHRIS, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS? OKAY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND. OKAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.