Town Board Meeting
Alrighty. Well, welcome everybody to the Christmas uh edition of the Town of Webster um December 18th regular town board meeting. We will start with the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Denine, can you do the role, please?
Supervisor Flity,
here.
Councilwoman Cataldi,
present.
Councilman Cahill,
here.
Councilwoman Wyn,
here.
Councilwoman Wright,
here.
Attorney for the town, Taylor,
here. Okay. Well, I I don't think uh it's a surprise to anybody. We have a big crowd here tonight that this is actually uh the last town board meeting uh with um Councilwoman uh Wyn and Councilwoman Cataly uh as your elected officials here in Webster. Um so, Jenny, if you could come up to the podium, we have a uh thing that we'd like to give you.
I just hope I have the right one. I do.
All right.
All right, Jenny, you ready for this? I wish I could read this without my glass. Go ahead.
All right. So everybody knows Jenny, right? I mean Jenny is everywhere uh in Webster. I mean so this is a proclamation for dedicated public service presented to Jenny win. Whereas the quality of a person who maintains open mind and cons consistently advocates for their neighbors is rare. Such individuals can be relied upon to serve as effective leaders and advocates, always prioritizing their constituents best interests. And whereas through her four years as a Webster Town Council person, Jenny Wyn has utilized the opportunity she earned to assist others in the Webster community. And whereas she is recognized as a dependable presence for residents and local organizations, her commitment includes consistent attendance at community events, passionate advocacy for Webster residents, and a tireless dedication to the group she has acted as a liaison for. And whereas Janie's commitment to the community extends well beyond her elected duties. She has served as the vice president of the Vietnamese community of Rochester, acted as the master of ceremonies for special events and the Webster Comfort Care Fashion
Show, and chaired the annual fundraiser for the Army Navy football game, among other roles. And whereas these qualities contribute to a strong voice in local government and her experience as a model of honest public service is truly commendable. Now therefore, be it resolved on behalf of the Webster Town Board and the entire Webster community, we extend our sincerest appreciation for your service to Webster. JIMMY,
good evening, my friends. Thank you so much this company of guard. Um anyway, I love my hometown and I love to serve my community. That's my passion. It's always been and my father always say you try to give back to your country. You try to give back to your community any way you can. So that's why I I ran for the town council woman. Um even though my term is up right now, um not as I wish, but that's okay. God say when one door closed, he always opened another door for me. And I think there's a lot of doors that open right now. So I just have to pick and choose. But anyway, I thank you all for being here. And I thank you the voters and the community that supported me through the years, my friends. I'm just a phone call away. I'm not a going away. So please, anything you need, just reach out. God bless you all and God bless America. And we have one more. Um, so Patty, could you come up here, please?
Now, as Patty comes up, um, one thing I will say about with with Jenny, uh, Jenny, you have, um, one son who is in the Navy,
the Naval Academy. Yes.
Yeah. Commissioned.
So,
Blue Star Mother.
Yes.
Yep. Um, and I say that because as we we have in the room tonight some family of Patties. Uh, Patty's husband Dick Catalyia is here. Uh, Patty's daughter I think I saw is here. Uh, and her husband Matt, two uh, doctors that live in um, Denver. um contagious disease doctor and infectious disease. Contagious infectious I mean you know you say a mato I say a motto um and then Matt you're in pediatrics
intensive care
pediatric intensive care so now you've just got a microcosm of the last six years as deputy supervisor has corrected me on about a million different things that I've been wrong on. Thank God. Okay. So, I don't even know if this really does uh well, it does because it goes beyond uh what is now 16 years on the town board. Um and prior to that, the village board. So, I'm going to just uh read instead of bumbling over myself. Okay. So, this is a proclamation for dedicated public service presented to Patty Katali. Whereas the quality of a person who maintains an open mind and consistently advocates for their neighbors is rare, such individuals can be relied upon to serve as effective leaders and advocates, always prioritizing their constituents best interest. And whereas Patty Cataly embodies this type of leader and has continuously answered the call to action. With nearly 25 years of experience, she has established herself as a powerful force for growth and effective planning for Webster. And whereas Patty has earned the trust of residents through multiple elected positions and appointments, including her roles on the village planning board,
village board of trustees, Webster town board, and as the deputy town supervisor. She has also served as a liaison to several town departments including sewer and police as well as Webster Conservation Board. And whereas her involvement in the community extends beyond public service, she has been involved with organizations such as the Webster Business District, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester, amplifying her impact on our area. And whereas over the years Patty has guided Webster through significant changes in major projects, including the Fairlife project and updates to the sewer treatment plant, her pragmatic approach has been instrumental in gaining momentum for these initiatives. Throughout her years of service, she has exemplified honest public service and not that cannot be properly extolled. Now, therefore, it be resolved on behalf of the Webster Town Board and the entire Webster community, we extend our sincerest appreciation for your nearly 25 years of service to Webster. PATTY, can you do you mind if your family comes
up?
Absolutely not. As long as they're willing.
Are you Dick and the kids? I say the kids, Jess, I mean, well, they're your kids, but they're
very much adults. and why they're coming up. May I say that part about the sewer plant? Patty has been known to be in waiters going down into the pump stations to get a good look at just what was wrong with the sanitary sewer plant. That's a gamer right there. Okay, get right. Thank you all very much. Thank you Matt and Jess for coming in early for the Christmas holiday to be here tonight. Uh I was told earlier this evening that there was some planning going on that I had no idea about. Um I have actually uh put together some comments and I was hoping to keep those for the round table and I'm going to do that. I'm not going to make those comments now but I just want to thank everyone. Um, I have chosen this time and when I announced that I would no longer be running for town board, my my key phrase in that is it's time and is it is I have
enjoyed my time that I have been involved in the community, but it is now time for me to concentrate on my family and whatever our next adventures might be. So, I want to thank you all for your support and you'll hear more from me later. THANK YOU. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS is my last board meeting having to say the next uh item up is the open to the floor. My favorite part of the meeting usually um and for the people that come to these meetings, they've heard me give this uh preamble. So here's the three rules of decorum for when you take the podium and also for the audience. Uh number one, it says right on the uh agenda, each speaker will be allowed up to five minutes. Please do not have me have to say to you when you're in mid thought, rant, whatever, you're at four minutes and 50 seconds because there's no way that I say that and I sound nice and people there's no way I can say it. So don't put me in that position to have to say
it. Time your comments to less than five minutes. Number two, the only people that speak are at the podium. We do have decorum. If you in the audience tonight, which we have a great audience tonight, if you don't agree with what they're saying, you don't boo and hiss. Um, if you agree with what they're saying or you want to potshot things from the crowd, please don't. Um, the only person that should be speaking is the person at the podium. And last but not least, if you decide to take your time at the podium and list off 10, 20, 30, 40 questions for the town board, we are not going to then follow up by answering 10, 20, 30, or 40 questions. Uh we reserve the right to say, look, we'll get you the answers to those uh tomorrow. We'll set you up. We'll get your email address and this and that with the subject matter expert. That might be Josh in community development. It might be Rick and Sewer, whatever. All right. So, those I think are the three preamble rules to this. With that being said, our first speaker tonight is a young lady that uh is originally from Long Island who missed her calling. She should have been in
standup comedy, but she now does PSAs for the town of Webster. Monica Gorick.
Forgive me if I don't smile and laugh. I lost a crown last week and it's being worked on. I only want to say thank you to the board for your service for all these years. It's greatly appreciated. Um, and I know Alex coming in had campaigned hard and he will work hard for Webster as well for all of his constituents. And this is less than five minutes. So, thank you. I really appreciate everything that everybody had done. And I can't be funny because I don't want to smile.
Thank you, Monica. The next person I think is a stand-up comedian. Uh, Chris Naka.
You can tell by my topic. This won't be a super fun.
No, I can tell. Chris Naka, 1065 Shoecraft Road. Um, usually at this podium I talk about cost of living, businesses in Webster, paying people enough to live in Webster. And I guess in a roundabout way, the topic that I'd like to talk about tonight kind of adds to my concerns with the recent laws that have been passed in regards to assisted suicide. Um, I know this doesn't really concern the the town board of Webster. I did uh, strangely enough see that one of the poster people for this bill was a Webster resident with stage 4 cancer. Um, I just wanted to make the people at home in in this room aware that where it stands right now, these laws are meant
for people with terminal illness. In other countries abroad, these laws also encompass people with severe mental health issues. As someone who struggled with suicidal ideiation since the age of about 11 and is on record with basically every therapist that I know from about 14 with those um thought patterns, it's really frightening that it's really frightening. It's scary to think that It might not be a today problem, but that in the very near future, our sons and daughters, our brothers and sisters, could have a government worker show up to their home and execute their family member behind their back and that you'll be getting a text message saying insurance policy number blah blah blah is canceled. And you'll be wondering, why is that life insurance? Why is my son or daughter's life insurance policy being cancelled? And that's how these people will find out that they've taken their life. And with how political things are these days, I don't think it would be as big of a
problem if it wasn't going to be something that's posted all over Facebook with people arguing with each other about a very serious spiritual thing that each one of us has to go through on this earth. being born, living, suffering, dying, all of those, encompassing the full 360 of life. And um it's it's really scary. It's it's I feel like it is the slipperiest of slopes a people and its government could possibly get entangled in. And I I I understand that our closest neighbors, Canada, have delayed mental health issues being part of the guidelines for another year, which makes sense. Nobody wants to get sued. If I'm being even more cynical, it's you announce a plan, delay it, people that want to participate start signing up, and then when you open the doors, you have a whole bunch of people waiting and ready to take in your services. And you know, part of my sick head kind of sees it as like a a comedy a dark comedy
sketch where the people in their suicide van, you know, I'm sure there's going to be a whole bunch of people that are very good at their job, but this is America. There's going to be some people that are like all right at their job and they're going to be on their way to a client's house. that client will have changed their mind and then there will be an awkward interaction between the people that just want to get back to their suicide van and the person that has changed their mind about killing themselves and then like you know you've called us three times this week to kill you. Is everything okay? And the only reason they're asking you if you're okay is because by law they're supposed to. And I I I hope that my jaded view, my semi-ynical view on the topic doesn't even happen one time because one time would be too many in this circumstance. And um it just it's really frightening to to see people comparing it to putting down their cat or their dog. And the surface level Republican versus Democrat arguing that people will be taking place that will be taking place. And I know it's
fairly corny to bring up online discourse as any sort of real discourse, but that's where people are talking these days. And um in the future when you're potentially speaking about these subjects, look into them, see how they're being applied in other countries and try not to get caught up on the headline of the article and thinking that it will just be for the terminally ill. It will be that way at first and it will change. And I pray for all of you and I love all of you. And I I don't wish suffering for anyone, but let's not be so audacious as to think that we're smart enough and knowledgeable enough to say that there's no merit in suffering and that it's not all part of a bigger plan. Thank you.
Thank you, Chris. Um I two things. Uh that is one eloquent guy uh that we just heard from and I hope you get a chance to uh give a similar talk at something beyond the Webster Town Board on that issue. Um, the second thing is for the people that that are new to this board meeting thinking, why did Flity say that Monica and Chris are standup comedians after what we just saw? I swear to you, when if you have been here long enough and you watch the tapes, he's really funny. All right. I mean, you Chris, you got to admit you've you've had some John, help me here.
Oneliners, zingers, right? Quick. and and Monica brought down the house two weeks ago, but that was before your crown. Okay. So, I'm sure you'll come back in January and you know,
good. Good. Uh he he needs it. Speaking of which, uh our next speaker is Supervisor Elect Sheldon. Thank you. Um, I just wanted to come up here because this is going to be my last opportunity for quite some time to come up here as a member of the public and as a member of the Webster Open Space Committee. Um, and I just wanted to say thank you to Patty and Jenny and Tom. And it's just it's been an honor campaigning to sit alongside where you guys are sitting. And I just I for Tom and Jenny specifically, I just wanted to give you guys a couple of shirts for the open space committee because you guys have done some great work and Tom with you going door todo in 2020 when you started and Jimmy for showing up and supporting all of our events. And no, I promise I'm not ignoring you, but I just wanted to come and give you guys a couple of shirts. Thank you for all of your years of service and I hope I can
live up to what you guys have accomplished here.
Thank you, Alex. May I say that if anybody was here for the workshop, uh Josh had said that thanks Alex that uh that I went door to door during that open space thing and however you framed it that I went to uh all of the I went to maybe 20 of them out of the 80 uh in our followup. But um I don't know if you remember this Diana one of them and I it'll remain nameless but he had a big parcel 70 acres and people had warned me he's a contankerous son of a gun right I go out there on a January Saturday morning I go up to his house he's not there but there's a little I don't know shed in the back and I hear some noises so I walk back there and this guy is about 80 years old I open the door oh what's who are you and I said I'm Tom Flirty I'm the town supervisor He's got this big chaw of tobacco and just goes on my shoe.
I never heard that story.
Oh, yeah. And I'm like,
"Oh my god."
All right. Well, that's a good start to this conversation, right? But I've been in sales for a long time, so I'm like, "I'm going to win this guy over." Now, we didn't get his land, but when I left about eight minutes later, he shook my hand. We had had a nice conversation and uh whatever. Did he get the other shoe?
He didn't. He didn't spit on me anymore. Um, his dog did bite me, though.
There you go.
So, yeah. So, I earned that shirt.
All right. Next up is County Legislator Mark John's. Well, that's different. Wait till you wait till I'm done talking. Uh listen, thank you everyone. Um and congratulations Patty Tom uh for your service to this community and allowing me a couple minutes here. Uh I'm here to uh just to extol some of the virtues that uh I've seen and all of you have seen from Councilwoman Jenny Win over these years. A lot of people don't know all her background. Jenny, first of all, is the first Asian-born American to get elected in Monroe County. And what a lot of people don't know is her background. Jenny is originally from Vietnam. And uh her family was over there, mom and dad, uh two brothers, two sisters, and um right near the end of
the Vietnam War. First of all, Jinny's uh Jinny's father was a lieutenant colonel in the South Vietnamese army. He fought side by side with the American soldiers to try and stop the communist dictators from taking over. And they fought a good fight until the end, April of 75. Everybody in the audience a little too young to remember this, but uh that was the fall of Saigon. And uh some do remember. And uh you know, you saw all the pictures, people hanging off of helicopters trying to get out of any way they could. Jenny's father came home, told them, "You got five minutes to pack and we're out of here." They picked up the clothes on their back, a couple of packs. They got down to the river. They got them on a boat. The boat uh got out into the South China Sea, ran out of gas, had mechanical problems. They were out there bobbing around until the American US Navy picked them up. They wound up in u in the Philippines. Uh uh eventually Subi Bay, then over here in a refugee camp down in uh Arkansas. Uh it's where they first I think it was there up here they first learned to eat
pizza. They didn't know what it was. You know, they look at it and they they thought the pepperoni were eyes, you know. So, what is this? You know, they they left it there and they didn't eat it. Uh but uh it it just goes to show you. I know Jenny will come up here and she always says, "God bless America. God bless Webster where life is worth living." But for Jenny and her family, they know what it's like to be in a country that's being taken over by dictators. And you know, they got they got away from communism. They get came within an inch of their lives. But they came over here and like Jenny's father said, he was a lieutenant colonel and um he told them, you come over here to America, you stay in America, you fight for America. You have American values. This is the country. This is the country no matter what anybody says, everybody wants to come to. They want to come here legally, illegally, because this is a great country. It's the best country on the face of the earth. Jenny always says that, but it is. And just to give you a little more uh detail, Jenny has two sons. Uh the oldest son owns Rock Martial Arts. It's on Whitney Road in uh
in Fairport. And the youngest son went to the the youngest one is the one that went to the Naval Academy, became a uh commissioned in 2016. He's a nuclear officer. is um I think that maybe a big part of that if you think about it is uh the the Navy saved his family's life and now he's given something back. So uh everything does go full cycle. Um Jenny is uh like she says at the end of every uh evening, you know, God bless Webster, God bless this country, but Jenny was out there. She was at all the nonprofit organizations. She's everywhere. We got the pictures to show it, you know, and uh Jenny goes everywhere and she was a part of this community. And that's really for all you that want to get elected or reelected, you're out there. Jenny's out there, Patty's out there, Tom's out there. You need to be visible. It's the people in your community that elect you and they want you to do certain things. This isn't Albany. This isn't Washington. Uh most people don't know if Jenny's a Democrat or Republican. That's what's great about it. You're down there, you love your community, you love your country, you want to listen to people, and I know how hard Jenny works. People
may not always know, but she's a real estate agent with Empire Reality, and she gives people big discounts. It saves them a lot of money, but she works as hard as anybody, and I've seen it. She works as hard as anybody to make sure that uh people get the best value for their houses. and she brought that same work ethic to the community here. She's got uh two brothers and two sisters. One is a pharmacist. Her other sister is a anesthesiologist uh who goes on at least six times a year on Operation Smile helping uh you know helping the kids with the cleft pallets and stuff to be able to uh you know have a decent life. They and I, you know, I got to go out on a on doing this. We're at 5:30 right now.
So, Mark, I gave an extra 30 seconds figuring you were
Can you tie it up?
I That's it. But anyway, I'm here tonight just to honor Jenny for her four years of service. And like she says, we're not leaving. She'll be around. And uh thank you very much. And congratulations, Jenny. Thanks.
And I I got something for you here. Don't tempt me, Monica. Um, and that's very nice. I hope the cameras are getting
Thank you. Well, next up, not sure what title I should give him.
Uh because you got about seven, right? Republican Board of Elections Commissioner, Monroe County Republican leader, Webster, Republican leader, basically running your church. Am I have I hit on all of them?
Those are the big ones.
Okay. Peter Elder,
Tom, thank you very much. I'm I'm kind of sad that we weren't able to give you a proclamation tonight and we'll have to fix that and remedy it. Um, I want to say that I have an awesome job because I get to uh conduct campaigns. I've been doing it for over 30 years and I get to people that I don't know that I end that I end up knowing a lot that I end up being in their living rooms. I end up being friends with them. I end up taking someone who I fought with for years and make them my friend. Okay. So I I feel I feel privileged in the role that I have and I found feel privileged because of the three people that are leaving this board tonight. I have never met someone in my life who is as who has as brave as you are. Tom, you have taken on the I've told you this. I it's my it's because you have taken on projects that people would not touch with a 10-ft pole. You have revived these large projects like the sewer treatment plant, like the highway garage, and you've been fearless. And whatever anybody wants to say about you, whatever it might be, you will always have my admiration because you stood up, you saw the problems, you
solved them. And that's the kind of guy you are. You talk about yourself being a salesman. I think what you really are is a problem solver. You see the problem and you figure out how to get it solved. And I want to congratulate you on that. I want to honor you for that. Um and the other thing you do is you educate everyone on it. Now, you and I both joke around a little bit. Might you might go on a little bit longer, but here's the thing. You have never shied away from telling me or anyone else about the subject from this very beginning to its very end. And again, that's a unique quality because most people don't do that. So, when you're done talking to Tom, you will know why the sewer treatment plan had to be fixed. And that is the thing. And I'll tell you, it is it is a refreshing thing to be able to have that kind someone to do that. So, I I got to tell you, I want to recognize you for that. I think it's you've done a great job. Um sad to see your picture on the wall so soon. Um but it'll be nice to have it up there so we can all look at it and and then remember your service. um your tremendous service to this town. Um so I'm doing this in order of how long I've known everyone and how long I've worked with them. So the next I'm going to do Jenny who I've known for a very long time. Um I can't stress how much I admire you as well for all that you do, the outreach you do, the community groups you go to, the work you
do to get out there and talk about this community. You are an ambassador for Webster. And you Mark did not tell you another thing about Jenny. She she's even gone to Albany on behalf of this community to lobby to talk to them about Webster. Webster, 47,000 people she brings to the forefront in Albany and this state. If you want something done, you need to get to Albany. And she went there. So, I want to congratulate you and my admiration for you as well for all that you've done and will continue to do for this community. And the last person I left for last because most people don't realize this, but for four years, Patty and I sat next to each other. We actually we would talk to each other. We would mumble to each other, be disappointed with each other. Sometimes we even voted against each other. Um but again, for she is an incredible person. She's dedicated and knowledgeable. She's always been supportive of the town and the village. Um I it is hard to just put in any words the accomplishments that you've done. Um, but I've seen it firsthand. I don't know how many campaigns we've worked on together, but it's an awful lot. In 2005 when she came when we ran the the campaign in the village, we took the board back. Um, and I remember many living rooms, pictures, walking, never
been um probably never worked as hard in a village campaign as that particular one. And then from then on, it was just watching her bloom and do well on everything she's touched. Um, so again, um, just my admiration for you, your qualities, everything you've done and brought to this town and the village to make them better places to be. I'm probably getting close to my five minutes, but
No, you're at four.
Four. Okay. But I want to but I So I will I will wrap it up by this and saying in every single one of your cases how much I admire you. And I do. And I don't say this from someone who just watched it from the outside. I say someone who's played it with you, who's been there in the trenches, walked with you, taken your photos, talked to you, been in your living rooms, everyone, you could not find three three finer people. Um, so on behalf of me, the Republican committee, I hope the people in this town, I just want to congratulate you and I want to give you a round of applause. So, I'm going to do it. And thank you. So, I'll just say as Peter is sitting down, um, you know, they say that there we all have more in common than we have against or however that goes. Um, when I met Peter, I I just assumed he and I aren't going to get along, but we found out we had a common dorkiness towards statistics, right? And so we found ourselves at the Golden Boys a couple times a year going through all this data about board of elections and all this stuff. And even the waitress was like, "What a couple of dorks, right?" But it was fun. Found common ground.
Uh can you do me a favor before our last speaker who signed up tonight, Luke, can you put that honey suckle or what is that called? The
su succulent.
Succulent. Can you put the succulent up on the uh um the podium?
That is that is my parting gift to Diana. It's the Diana Davis succulent. No, it stays because it she needs it here.
Okay. And Patty, as we bring up our last speaker, can you explain how that succulent came to be?
One of the first times Diana came to the board to to speak with us at the open of the floor, she was very nervous. Clearly, she has gotten over that, I think.
Yes. and she expressed that she was very uncomfortable standing before us and speaking about open space and certainly her passion for that. And she said, "It would be so much easier if maybe there was something welcoming here, something like a succulent." And I promptly went out to the store the next day and found that little succulent. And we figured out a way to velcro it to that podium so that Diana would feel more comfortable. And it remains there today. So without further ado, Diana Davis.
Oh, and clearly she is more comfortable.
Santa Claus.
I am. Um well,
so you'll all be shocked to know that I actually didn't write anything in preparation. Um I just thought I'd do it off the cuff. So, I'll just address each of you in turn. Um, Patty, it's been a pleasure working with you all these years. I remember actually the first time that I came into this town boardroom. Um, the story you're recalling, it was actually when Ron was supervisor and just getting into green space for the first time years and years ago and saying something along the lines of, "Why can't we just make it all green space?" and you sort of looked at me with this kind of just really sympathetic, but you've got a lot to learn. And you have been here every step of the way as I have educated myself on this code, on the history of Webster's preservation efforts. You have always been an informative, guiding, wise voice. Um, and I will always remember all of the ways that you have been a force for good on this board. and I appreciate all of your years of service
and I will miss you.
Thank you, D.
And I will save the things to the end because I know I only have five minutes. Tom,
well, you brought presents. You might get more.
OKAY, I SEE HOW IT WORKS. ALL RIGHT. UM, TOM, I I know that you and I have not always seen things in exactly the same way, but I've always agreed with you on at least 50% of the topic. And I too appreciate with Peter the way that you are dedicated to understanding the situation, finding the facts. I will always remember your slogans um including trust and verify. Um I will miss your columns in the Webster Herald. I will miss always knowing that if I email you a very brief three question email. I will get back a fivepage color-coded dossier.
Oh yeah.
Possibly with hyperlinks. And I've always appreciated that about you. Even if 50% of what you say I agree with, I know that the other 50% is not um something that you are just making up off the top of your head. You have considered every issue carefully and you have done your due diligence and for that you have been a wonderful supervisor and service to this town and I think because of you we are in the position that we are in with our efforts for open space. um the conversations that you and I have had that you have had with towns people over the years about it. I I really feel like going forward a lot of great things are happening and I'm excited and I it's crazy that you guys are leaving and it just feels like things are coming full circle. So, thank you Tom. You will also be missed. And last but not least, Jenny. I
really Come on, die. Um, I remember the first time I had a conversation with you about open space and I remember the first time that I met you and I could immediately tell that you loved Webster the way I did, that you cared the way I did, that you were dedicated the way I was, and that you will put yourself on the line. Even if you have eight million other things to do, you will make space for 8 million in one because that is how much you love this town. and you will have my undying respect and appreciation for the way that you were always out there. Wherever I was, you were there, too. Whatever the weather and I hope that you go on to great and wonderful things and I know you will not stop working on behalf of We Webster residents and I know that I will continue to see you. Um, and I just thank you also so much for the last four years. So with that, I come bearing gifts.
Thank you, Dan.
She did it all in four minutes and 30 seconds, guys.
Good.
Okay. All right. Yours has to be first. And I think it's very appropriate.
The succulent. Maybe
a big succulent.
This one's real.
A very big succulent.
Thank you. Thank you very much, Diana. Thank you so much.
Let me guess. Mine's ticking.
Thank you, Denny. It's beautiful. And you
see Chris, now your comedy's coming back, right?
I have more because I felt bad. I didn't want to leave the other board members out. So,
oh,
thank you.
Oh, thanks.
Thank you Diana very much.
Diana, thank you very much.
Thank you. And thank you guys for always listening to me.
Yeah. Thank you.
So, two things. Uh Diana lied up there. She agreed with 62% of things that I said, not just 50%, right? You know,
um and exactly the standard deviation, you know, that um now that's the last person who's signed in, but now that you see how fun it is, is anybody else want to take the podium tonight? any uh senior football players at Aquinus who talked a lot of smack the last few weeks that they were going to take the podium.
Is your son in there?
Oh, he's in there. Yeah.
Which one is
Yeah.
Uh he is next to Nick.
That that would mean we would have to know who Nick is.
Yeah. Family members must speak.
Oh, you don't know who? But anyway. Okay. Um so nobody else. Okay.
Well, I also can't see because I have the pillar. the pillar is a bane of the existence. Okay. So, um
well, everybody's eligible except for Chuck Leone as I had said before. Um okay, then we will move on.
What is this?
Oh, well, would do you want to?
All right.
So, this is uh Franklin. We call him Frankie Burgess. Um, he is my future attorney. Um,
good. I tried.
Dear Santa, I What does this say? Read it.
Tried to be a good what?
Dear Santa, I really did try to be a good town supervisor.
I did.
Are you on a naughty list?
Probably. Um, well, thank you. And I take it that's from the squad.
That's from the crew.
That's from the crew. Okay. It is funny. I was uh saying to Garrett earlier that, you know, uh your daughter is in sixth grade. And if Garrett, he's got a three-year term coming up if he went for another term after that, if he did seven years at this, I said, "Do you realize your daughter be in college when you finish up?" And I said, "CJ, my youngest son, I think he walked around with me uh when I was campaigning. when he was 11. He was probably like 4 foot2, whatever. Now he's a senior in high school and not 4 foot2 anymore, nor are his friends. Um, okay. So, if nobody else is going to speak, we have uh now the real exciting part of the meeting. Okay. If you like to sit around and watch grass grow or paint dry, you're going to love these pulls out things. All right.
Okay. Uh December 4th, two weeks ago, we did not have a workshop. We had a regular town board meeting. Denine Maher, who is our town clerk and who is excellent in her job, got those minutes out to all of us. I reviewed them. I would make a motion that we approve the December's 4th town board meeting minutes.
Second.
Supervisor Flity,
I.
Councilwoman Cataldi,
I.
Counciloman Cahill, I.
Councilwoman W. I. Councilwoman Wright.
I
I know this was John.
What?
The bills.
No,
I'm kidding. I
saw you with the Come on.
Yes, I did review the bills and found them to be in order and I would move that we approve the bills as submitted by the director of finance.
Second.
Councilman Cahill.
I.
Councilwoman W.
I.
Supervisor Flity.
I.
Councilwoman Cataly.
I.
Councilwoman Wright.
Hi. Uh, and I have uh reviewed the purchase orders as submitted by Paul Adams, director of finance, and make a motion we approve those.
Second.
Supervisor Flity,
I.
Councilman Cahill,
I.
Councilwoman Cataldi,
I.
Councilwoman W.
I.
Councilwoman Wright,
I.
And then I al did I do the wrong Did I do purchase orders? I didn't do prepaid warrants yet. Uh, I reviewed the prepaid warrants as submitted by Paul Adams, the director of finance. Make a motion we approve those.
Second.
Supervisor Flity.
I.
Councilwoman Katali.
I.
Councilwoman Cahill.
Hi.
Councilwoman W.
Hi.
Councilwoman Wright.
Hi.
Um, the next two, unfortunately, Paul Adams uh fell ill today. He did send uh the board some descriptions of uh the transfers and the budget amendments,
right?
Um any questions on those? Jennifer, you
I I did send a question back, but I think he had already left by the time
I can answer that, by the way. And so can Patty because we we found out about this at the bi-weekly police meeting on Monday. Um you want to you want me to answer that one and then you
No, I don't have any questions.
Oh, that'd be great. And and the question Patty was about the Right. I saw it.
If you want to answer that about the the
Well, I really wasn't sure whether the question was about the transfer of overtime and wages or you were talking about retirement.
Retirement,
which I that was an overall
the entire town. Paul had put something out for the retirement coming in way over what was budgeted and expected. I and as far as the wages from overtime to um the overtime line was increasing, but you'll see that the same amount was coming out of the wage line because with staffing being um in flux many times when we're down in staffing then overtime goes up but then the actual wages are down.
Yeah, that was I I understand that. Yep.
And that was my question. And I was asking about the retirement and if that was going to be
sustained and if it's in the 2026 budget at the a similar level or if that was a one-time event
those the transferred amounts.
Yeah, we're we're not and I don't want to be redundant to what Patty said, but uh Paul had put out something to the town board um probably two or three weeks ago that he got from the New York State Controllers's office. you know, here's what we're being charged for the town, uh, for the pension and the retirement and all that. And we were very surprised because it was a lot more money than we had anticipated. And Paul couldn't figure out how could we be charged this month much when the market, which is where the state invest the pension money, has gone up so much in the last two years, uh, it just didn't make any sense. So he he circled back he asked some questions from the association of town the state controller and he did get back to us with the answers. Um some of it is just the uh uh for lack of better terms the conservative nature of how they invest
their money in the pension fund. Um the other was uh I could pull it up here. Does anybody remember offhand?
I I remember the email now that you're mentioning it. I can go back and read that. Um, people are living longer, so they're starting to do an actuarial. That was one thing that they're, you know, so
you're gonna have fun. You new town board members. I'll tell you what, Gary, you'll love this stuff because you're an accountant. But I mean, I looked at it, I was like, that doesn't make any sense. Paul Adams, he's fantastic at the job. He's like, this doesn't make any sense. But New York State said it does. I believe the state. Um, one thing I will say about uh, Chief um, Colemire, um, he is not your, uh, garden variety police chief. The man has, I think, two master's degrees and one of them is an MDA from Syracuse. So I, it's amazing when he comes to these bi-weekly meetings and Patty Kataldi currently is the liaison town board member to the police department. Chief will show us, uh, hey, you know, this just came up. we're going to have a higher expense this year than we thought on retirement or we're going to have a lower expense than we thought on this. Usually, he's reporting the higher expenses, but he also then does an extrapolation out that shows where he thinks he's going to finish the year, actual versus budget. And right now, I think he's at 98% was what we were uh in the meeting on Monday.
Yes.
Translation,
he's at 98% of his budget. what he extrapolates out, he'll come in under budget, which will be the fourth budget that Chief Cole Meyer has uh sat over developing that came in under budget. And one of the things when I became supervisor for being an accountant that drove me nuts is that for three or four straight years, we were going over budget on police and that just didn't make any sense to me. Um, chief has Chief Colem, like I said, he's got that MBA. He knows more about accounting. The police department is a very expensive department. It's a department that the town of Webster residents want, and I I agree with them. Having a local police department is a real uh benefit to this town. Um, so little adding into that. With that being said, any other questions on the transfers or the amendments?
No.
Okay. Well, I make a motion to approve the budget transfers as presented by Paul Adams, director of finance.
Second.
Supervisor Flity.
I.
Councilwoman Cahill.
I.
Councilwoman Cataly
I.
Councilwoman Wyn.
I.
Councilwoman Wright.
I.
And I make a motion to approve the budget amendments as presented by Paul Adams, Director of Finance.
Second.
Supervisor Flity.
I. Councilwoman Katali,
I.
Councilwoman Cahill,
I.
Councilwoman Wyn,
I.
Councilwoman Wright, I
All right. Now, the next motion we are we are going to table, but I uh until at least January 8th. Um, but I just want to give a a brief explanation, not five pages and all that like Diana said, which I'm guilty of, by the way. Um Pat Stevens, our highway superintendent. Um we had gotten in the bid package. I think Denine, you opened the sealed bids on the Salt Barn and Wash station last week.
Yes.
Um but then since then, uh Pat has sat down with the current town board configuration and he's also sat down with uh the three new town board members that will be in January 1st. um because of um I mean this is a this is a four to$6 million uh venture on behalf of the town and because there's some unknowns still we still don't know if we've got the what's called the WQIP grant. We applied for it in July for 600,000 on the salt bar. Usually those grants that we apply for in July uh with New York State uh we know the answer on them by the first week of December. I have no idea why we don't know the answer on those on December 18th. Uh but there's just some unknowns. Long story short, it just made more sense to put off Pat doing a workshop presentation, probably he and Paul Adams on this because there's a lot of financial aspects to it on the salt barn in work wash station. So they'll they'll do that presentation I don't know either on January 8, January 22nd. Alex will talk about that. Uh and then any resolution
to accept the low bids that came in um on the salt bar or wash station would happen in one of those meetings or a subsequent meeting is my guess. It's not my game. Uh I'm not setting the agendas anymore. Uh that'll be Alex's call setting the agendas in the future. So
any questions on that before we table this?
No. I make a mo I make a motion to table accepting the low bids on the salt bar station until at least January 8th.
Second.
Supervisor Flity
I.
Counciloman Cahill
I.
Councilwoman Cataldi
I.
Councilwoman W.
I.
Councilwoman Wright I.
Okay. Um, does does any of the town board members have any questions on the next resolution of closing out the sewer treatment plant phase one project?
No, I don't.
Okay. Uh, for those keeping track at home, we started that $12 million project I think in 2017,
I think. So,
yeah.
Um,
and we have money left over.
We have money left over. We came in under budget. Yeah. um trans and I think this is the amount that we came in under budget
when the dust settled.
Yes. And that's hence we're closing it out. So uh I would move to close the wastewater treatment plant phase 1 project H0220 to transfer the remaining funds amounting to $380,000 380477,775 to the debt service fund. Second.
Councilwoman Cataly,
I.
Councilwoman Wright,
I.
Supervisor Flity,
I.
Councilman Cahill,
I.
Councilwoman W.
I.
Okay. On this next one, um Kyle, I think you and Rory Fitzpatrick and Campus and Paul and several of us were going back and forth the last few days just to make sure that it was unequivocal interpreta in its interpretation of what we're voting on tonight on this campus uh construction contract with the town pertaining to Fair Lake. We we had a contract with uh campus to assist us on the Coca-Cola Fairlife project. It was done I don't know earlier this year, whatever. It was not to exceed I want to say $145,000 but it expires on December 31st 2025. Not to exceed 145 whatever. I think we've been build out on that thing about $85,000
approximately 70,000
70,000 what's 15,000 amongst friends bottom line is the aggregate billings on that is significantly under what we had done a resolution and approved a contract on earlier this year um so that contract essentially is now going to be done it expires December 31st of this year this resolution is to extend this contract contract really from January 1st, 2026 until when Fairlife gets their certificate of occupancy or through December 31st, 2026, whichever comes sooner. That make sense? Giving me the shake of the head with a very skeptical look.
Folks, I've got a couple questions. Got a statement.
Shoot a question. I completely understand number one the need for campus. They do a fantastic job keeping us informed, keeping things on the right path with Fair Life. So I see a need to extend this contract. Don't have a problem with that whatsoever. So we're talking about the certificate of occupancy. We're not talking about a temporary certificate of occupancy. Correct. Okay. Good. So, the only other question I have is that the original contract was not to exceed 145,000.
Does that total amount of money still pertain to this extension? We're not starting from zero and going to 145 again, right?
No, this one is essentially it's starting from zero and going to not exceed 138.
Okay. Now, we already have a track record that shows that they have been working with us pretty much all of 2025, and we did a resolution to approve a contract not to exceed 145.
Yeah.
We had no idea time and materials how much time, right,
Rory and Jared Miller and the various people at campus construction would need
to bill us for working with our DPW staff to assist us with interacting with Fairlike. Well, now we know, don't we, Kyle? It ended up being about $70,000 in time and material billings. So significantly under what we had estimated and did a resolution to not to exceed 145 for the whole year.
Right.
So I feel relatively confident that starting on January 1st 26 that for the whole year or until they get their certificate of occupancy, whichever comes first, it would be hard to believe that they would bill us up to $138,000. However, you just never know. And I mean, Josh, you're here. You're the only person, I think, here from DPW. It's a very interesting thing of how much time has to be spent on fair life because it fluctuates. Some days you spend no time on it, then you spend a day where you spend the whole day on it.
It does tend to eb and flow for sure. And the degree that Rory, who is the project manager for campus on this, how much time he gets involved in this is usually when things start to hit defcon 5 between the town and Fairland.
Yeah.
And that's just hard for us to anticipate what that is going to look like January 1st of 2026 through the end when they get their certificate of occupancy. It's an 800,000 square foot building. That is close to a billion dollars that CO Fair Life is paying. This is not a 2500 square foot house that we're issuing a certificate of occupancy on. So, it's just it we're kind of guessing how much need we're going to have of campus. We were guessing back in early 25 when this board decided to do a not to exceed 140 145,000. It worked out. They built us up to about 70,000. Right, Kyle? because they that's the number of hours at their billing rate that they needed and utilized. How many hours we'll need them in 2026, don't know, but I feel pretty comfortable not to exceed 138 is going
to work. And I will also say this and I'm I'm tying on to what Councilman Kale said for the new board members that are here tonight and I've given Alex within the transition process a list of about 70 things you might want to look at right Alex or
I don't know you know um about three months ago Braden Connard our head of HR did a presentation here a workshop presentation that I asked him to do because I wanted it to be there for the new board to look at. Uh in 26 it was about having a DPW commissioner which this town doesn't have. We have not had a DPWW commissioner since uh mid 2020. Our code was written to have a DPW commissioner. We did not operate uh I'm sorry. Our code had a DPW commissioner that had highway, sewer, engineering all report to the DPW commissioner. When I got into office, I found out that the way the town had practiced their org structure was that the DPW commissioner, the highway superintendent, and the the head of the sewer department, they all reported to the
supervisor. Now, I'm an org structure guy. That's ridiculous in my opinion. That's ridiculous. The codewriters were very smart to have a DPW commissioner have those specific talents report to the DPW commissioner so they could assure that there wasn't silos of communication when they were looking at a project. To make a long story short, which I'm not good at, right, Diana? Okay,
you said it. When we went to look at in late 2020 hiring another DPW commissioner, I suggested to the board, why don't we uh why don't we take this opportunity to operate the way our code says Joe Herps was retiring as our highway superintendent. The new highway superintendent would not miss what they never had. So have that person, he or she, report to the DPW commissioner and tell sewer that you're going to report to this new DPW commissioner. The board at that time did not have an appetite for that. You're going to learn as a board member, there's hills you'll die on, there's hills you won't die on. So we reconoided the org structure. We split DPW into community development, which Josh heads up, and into engineering, which Keith Mortimer heads up. So now we have four DPW department really reporting to the town supervisor. So in September, we showed how we could right now since Art Patron left, we could take this opportunity to maybe go to that DPW model where
highway superintendent, engineering, community development, sewer reports to the DPW commissioner, not hire another replacement for our patron who ran the sewer department because our patron was a was a construction manager. manager and that's what we needed in 2017 to 2025 because we were building a $100 million sewer plant and his background was construction management. So that made sense. But now we have a major business that we're running at the sewer plant. So we need See, I'm good at this. I chase people out of here, right? You know, so that's all there for you to look at. Braden Connor did the presentation benchmarked against other like kind towns our size to show how their org structure is configured. Now I knew I only had three months left and I wasn't going to start running that uh uh you know project because it's just it's going to take time. It's got to be discerned to me coming back to why we have campus. I was saying to the DPW departments back in 2021 and 22 when we configured it this way, you better figure out how to work together and not be siloed. Figure
it out in peace time because in wartime you ain't going to figure it out. In wartime is when a huge project comes to town. That's not when you figure it out. And Fairl Life came to town. And when they came to town, we're like, well, who's going to head this up in DPW with the engineers and all that for fair life? And what we decided was that the best thing we could do is outsource that to campus. And that's what we did. And even if you get that DPW commissioner in the future, I would suggest you look at outsourcing to an campus type firm. If Eli Liy decides to build a production facility on 80 acres over at Xerox, this town is not built to handle projects the size of a fair life or another 80 acre. Outsource that work to Jerry Goldman to do seeker work. Outsource that work to do some of the things to help the DPW department. So, it's my last board meeting. I figure I'm going to just go down. I'm going to leave it all on the field. You could take that for what it's worth because, you know, ultimately now you're going to have to decide what to do uh with that position.
You can go hire Art Petron's replacement with the same skill sets of construction management. Doesn't make any sense. You'll have to figure that out. So, anybody got a problem with extending this for campus's contract with the town to oversee fair life and assist our DPW department?
I'm all confused now after that. All that information you gave me, I'm just I'm a little lost.
I live to confuse you, John. This is what you got to look for in the three new board members. He's easily confused.
I'm good. I make a motion to extend the town contract with campus pertaining to fair life from January 1st, 2026 to a the town issuance of the certificate occupancy to Fairlife or B December 31st, 2026, whichever comes first. Not to exceed $138,000.
Thank you.
Second.
Supervisor Flity.
I,
Councilman Cahill,
I.
Councilwoman Cataldi,
I. Councilwoman Win
I.
Councilwoman Wright
I
Okay. Um I think the threepage contract that got out to the board members today is got Daryl Byard's signature on it. Does it not?
It does.
That's because on Tuesday the 16th the town board voted on that and um tonight we're voting on it. And there's still some ambiguity about WEDA because I'm the president of Weda. So it would look kind of weird if my my signature is on there as the town supervisor and as the president of Wita. So there's been discussion at Vita that we might have Barry Howard sign that January 2nd. Follow that.
Okay.
Did anybody did I confuse that one too, Kyle? I mean, I guess it, you know, two my signature in both places. I do have both those titles,
but I think for posterity it looks better with a second.
Thank you, Kyle. I've learned from you.
Um, do all the board members understand what this three-page contract between WEDA, the village, and the town pertains to?
Yes.
Yeah.
Okay. And I'm uh wait a minute. Um this is to authorize me to sign it. I move that we authorize the supervisor to sign the WDEA village of town village of Webster Town of Webster three-page agreement on initial cost split on the $9.8 million fast New York grant.
Second.
Councilwoman Cataly
I. Councilwoman Wyn,
I.
Supervisor Flity,
I.
Counciloman Cahillo,
hi.
Councilwoman Wright, I
Is this Patty the one that uh Barry Dean got upset with uh Joe Herps back years ago?
No, that was the um the retention pond behind Finn Park.
Yes.
That went on forever. Yeah,
this is um I'm actually not real familiar with this stream restoration project, but it's uh adjacent to Webster Thomas High School.
Okay.
Um Josh, do you have any information on it?
I know that this was a project that the highway department partnered with the school district on to to add some vegetation and storm water management adjacent to the high school.
Did they get some money from the county? I believe partially was funded by grants.
It's tied into that fin
and I think no no if you drive by five mile line and and Webster High School, you'll see all the trees and everything that have been planted along that stream that runs there. I think that's what it is.
Okay. Well, everybody cool with closing it out?
Yes.
Yes. I make a motion to close the Webster Thomas High School stream restoration project uh H0212 and to transfer the $18,162.70 from the general fund to cover the deficit.
Second.
Supervisor Flity
I.
Councilman Cahill.
Hi.
Councilwoman Katali
I.
Councilwoman W.
I.
Councilwoman Wright I.
Well, good luck uh Patty and Jennifer on these next two.
It's my last meeting. Can I read all 14 of them? You do what you want.
Okay. No, I will not do that. I move to approve the following it the following 14 items for recycling from the sewer department as listed uh in the transfer and asset form.
Second.
Councilwoman Cataly.
Counciloman Cahill.
I.
Supervisor Flity
I.
Councilwoman W.
I.
Councilwoman Ray I. And I make a motion to approve the following items for recycling from Parks and Recreation. I can read my list because it's a little shorter. A cell phone and a printer. No tags. Second.
Councilwoman Wright.
I.
Councilwoman W.
I.
Supervisor Flity.
I.
Councilwoman Cataly.
I.
Councilman Cahill.
I. All right. That concludes the formal part of the meeting tonight. We will now go on to the round table which I guess we'll start with Josh.
Um just kind of tying up loose ends before the end of the year and planning uh for 2026 in terms of what's going on in our office. Um but I'd just like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Councilwoman Cataly, Supervisor Flareity, and Councilwoman Wyn. Um, it truly has been a pleasure to work alongside each and every one of you and I wish you nothing but uh success on whatever comes next for each of you. So, thank you.
Thanks.
Thank you, Josh.
Jennifer,
I think there'll be lots of that. So, first, the leaf season was a little cut short this year with the early snow. Um, but the highway department did a great job on the leaves and now they're on to plowing snow until today when it was 60 for one day, but I'm sure they'll be back at it later this week. And uh, I too would like to thank Jenny, Patty, and Tom. It's been a pleasure to work alongside the three of you. certainly learned a lot over the past couple of years and uh we'll miss you.
Thank you.
Thanks, Jennifer.
You know what? I'm gonna I'm gonna have uh Jenny and Patty go last. So, uh Kyle,
just like to add my uh thanks to uh Patty, Tom, and Jenny. Um it's been an absolute pleasure to work with all three of you. Um I have certainly learned a lot from each of you. Um uh I just appreciate that opportunity. So thank you very much.
Thank you Ken.
Well I'd like to um echo Peter Elders's eloquent uh comments um specifically the amount of projects that we've undertaken in the last few years. It's been learning experiences for every one of us and your commitment. All three of your commitments commitments to this town um are to be respected because they were true commitments. We're liaons to different departments and it doesn't mean okay you're just a liaison and name only. I mean a lot of time has been spent by the liaison to these different departments especially those liaons for the major projects and I've learned a lot a great deal from from Patty and Jenny and and Tom and I know you know you you could have said no we're not going to do these projects right now or we're going to do part of these projects but the battles that you fought specifically you Tom advocate ating for
the town of Webster to bring Fair Life in. And I and I, you know, I speak from the heart. I truly don't believe Fair Life would come have come to Webster um w without you advocating for this town. And that's just a fact. And I don't think anybody will disagree with me on this board. And sure, you and I have had our disagreements, but that's the way it should be. Okay. you have a board that agrees on every single thing to me that signals a problem. All right, it really does. And be and and you have the willingness to have these debates in an open forum, which is the way it should be. I don't feel that negotiations that are going to impact the town should be done behind closed doors. Sure, some of them will be because you're going to have confidential information, but the willingness and openness to have some of these debates during meetings, I hold you in the highest esteem. So, thank you,
Denine.
Well, I too would like to thank you, Tom, and Patty and Jenny for your support over my last year and a half being the town clerk and tax receiver. and um I wish you nothing but the best in the future and I hope you guys come in and visit us. We always like to see your smiling faces in the town clerk's office.
Thank you, Jenny.
That's right.
Uh well, we're gonna have Jenny and Patty go last. I will I will say this. Uh believe it or not, this will be quick. Um I feel pretty blessed over the last six years. I mean, I've worked with uh these four board members, but I also got a chance to work with Barry Dean and Bill Abbott. And to your point, John, I mean, I think, you know, Bill Abbott and I I thought we'd have to put on some, but as the dust settled, u everything you said, you're right. You know, you fighted out this and that, we got a lot of stuff done, and that that is, uh,
yeah,
that's going to be the legacy, you know. Um,
uh, so that that's been great. The other thing I will say is that the the three board member elects, Alex Sheldon as supervisor, Nick Hunter and and Garrett Wagner are here tonight. I had the chance at uh a reception earlier tonight to say to Garrett, um I have been very impressed in how much those three gentlemen have immersed themselves since December 1st. December 1st because as we all know, we we didn't know who won the the supervisor election. So, we had to put off the transition really uh until we could figure that out. Once we knew it, our transition team here at the town uh four department heads uh met initially uh with Alex, Garrett, and uh and Nick and my interaction and but also hearing from the interaction of the town uh department heads and other people over the last 18 years, 18 days is that these guys are omnipresent at town hall. They're asking the right questions. They're getting the right documents. That's impressive. And I think that portends well for this town come January. So I appreciate you guys doing that because uh you could have basically
said I don't need to do anything until I get sworn in, but you didn't. So thank you. Appreciate that,
Jenny. Well, I would like to thank you the opportunity of working with every single one of you um with all the Webster I mean all the town staff especially Emily on for the clerk is an honor to work with you and um but anyway it is come to the end of my four years terms at Webster Town Council woman. I wanted to thank you all my constituents who supported me all this time. I'm honored and grateful for the support and I'm humble to serve our community. This is not farewell, my friends. It's just I mean it this is not goodbye, my friend. This is just farewell. Um please continue to support our Webster Museum and the Webster Library and our local businesses because I'm also a laz for the Webster Museum and the Webster Library. I will miss those um my friends. Um they exist because of all of you. And please remember to thank our veterans and our military men and women for their sacrifice and service of
our country. We are all God's children. Be kind and be respectful to each other. We want to leave our legacy behind as good people for our community. How we act and how we do will affect the lives of our children. Set good example for them. And again, I will miss, you know, sitting here. Um, but like I said, God have ways of doing things and I trust him to show me that way. And God bless you all and God bless America. And again, thank you for opportunity to be here to serve.
So Patty, you know, I'm a math guy, right? How many board meetings? I mean I know that I in six years between workshops and whatever I'm at about 240. How many has she been at between village planning where this and that thousand?
I'm surprised you haven't already.
I'm surprised that you didn't do that. Yeah. Because that's not those things aren't in my head and I really don't know that I want to even consider how many it's been. Maybe you should ask my husband. He might know. Um, so I
I I did prepare some comments as I said earlier, but before I start, I just want to set the record straight on something and I I don't think I've shared this with you, Tom, but last night someone asked me if I was retiring because you had chosen to retire. And I said, um, heck no. Not exactly what I said. I said, heck no. I said,"I actually decided to retire before Tom did." And then I thought,"Well, maybe you decided to retire because I was."
So, I'll just put that out there. Um, it has been an honor to serve as councilwoman and deputy supervisor. I want to thank the voters in Webster who placed their trust in me and elected me to this position for 16 years. I have always striven to represent all residents of the town and work for things that would have a lasting and positive effect on the quality of life in Webster. I never approached this as a passive job, not one of just shaking hands and showing up for photo ops. For me, it's been showing up, rolling up my sleeves, putting on my boots, sometimes a hard hat when necessary. I reflect on the past years. I reflect on the many projects such as the recreation center, Miracle Field, Sandbar Park, the new Barry Aeen highway facility, the soontobe completed water resource recovery facility, Fairlife, and so many others. These are the tangible things, the things that we can see as we drive around town, but there have been so many other less visible infrastructure projects that have been completed. None of this would have been possible without our employees, the ones who keep
this town running every single day. I am grateful for their talent, their diligence, and their dedication. It has been a privilege to work alongside with each and every one of them. I have also had the privilege to serve with some very hardworking and dedicated fellow board members over the years. Lastly, but most importantly, I want to thank my husband, Richard, daughter and son-in-law, Chess and Matt. Thank you for your love, your unwavering support. I love you. Um, well, you see it, Alex.
This is the last time I will be dropping it down, but this meeting is officially adjourned. Hey, uh, now that we're off camera, uh, to my son CJ, am I retiring?
How are you going to college next year if I'm retired?