Town Board Meeting
Please down a bit right now. Um, we are about to begin. I would like to call to order the uh, are we good?
All right.
All right. I would like to call to order the town board meeting of June 4th, 2026. If you would all please rise for the national pledge of allegiance. Sorry. 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.
Miss Maher, would you like to do roll call, please?
Supervisor Sheldon,
here.
Councilman Cahill,
here.
Councilwoman Wright,
here.
Councilman Hunter,
here.
Councilman Wagner,
here. Attorney for the town, Taylor
here. All right. Um, we have our open to the floor. Um, there is a slight change. There's a lot of people here to speak, so we are going to be lowering it to three minutes per speaker. Um, just so we can keep the meeting progressing at a nice rate. Um,
thank you, Alex.
Yeah, of course. [laughter] Um, I know people tend to go over the three minutes will probably actually give you'll probably be fine. Um, but I want to remind everybody rules of decorum. Um, you may not like what the speaker is saying that they have a right to say it. That is final. Um, you're speaking before the board. Please speak to the board and not the audience. Uh, public comments are limited to three minutes here. Um, so at 2 minutes, you're going to see me waving my hand like a crazy person. Uh, at which point is the signal to wrap up in your final minute. um and threatening statements will not be tolerated and will have you removed from the meeting. [clears throat] Um with that said, I would like to call up first on the sign-in sheet here, which is Michael Garbin. Good evening, town board. Good evening, Mr. supervisor and council members. Um, Michael Garbin, 510 Willgate Drive, if that's required. Um, I am here in support of the Pride Flag at Town Hall. And I applaud this board for actually making that happen. And I would leave it
at that except for two reasons that uh this has obviously become a quote unquote controversy, which it should never be. And I give that it's a controversy for uh probably two reasons. First, uh I think the flag represents freedom for a group of individuals that may have a different way that they love and like uh their uh particular lifestyle. And uh what we need to do as citizens of this country and residents of this town is to support them in their decisions because by protecting them individuals, we actually protect our own freedom to live and love as we choose as well. The second part is politics. The only reason this is a controversy as we have seen in the last year and a half is that controversy wins votes. And I think there is enough division in this country at large and certainly hopefully not in this town. But this was really set up as a controversial item which it need not be only to stimulate uh hate and disgust and fingerpointing at various groups only to generate votes for upcoming elections. And I think what we need in this country and certainly in this town is is more compassion for each other and less controversy so we can get down to the business of supporting and
helping our fellow citizens. Thank you.
Thank you. [applause] Uh please hold applause. We are going to look to keep moving things forward. Um
yeah.
Do you want to correct the record that this was not a board decision? This was a unilateral.
This was made this was a decision made by me. Yes.
Thank you. Um, up next is Sue Garbin. [snorts]
Hi. That was a long walk. Thank you for uh giving me the opportunity to speak. Um, I'm Sue Garbin, 510 Willgate Drive. You just heard from my husband. Um, so I'm looking at the sign behind you where it says Webster, where life is worth living. And now that we have raised the pride flag, life is worth living in Webster for me. So,
please hold your applause. I'm very sorry.
I am very proud of this board for doing that. Um, the idea of inclusion is is it's it's 2026. Why are we still fighting about this? Why are people still mad about this? Doesn't make any sense to me. Um, I think it comes down to my husband thinks it's votes. I think it comes down to religious perspective. I don't feel like we need to have other people's religion in our lives. I think the government is too much in our lives, our bedrooms, our underwear if you want to know the truth. I mean, they just can't leave us alone. So, I think I think we need to have more brave people like you who are saying, you know what, we're going to include everybody. The town this town board represents everybody, not just some people. So, thank you for doing that. Appreciate your time.
Thank you. Yep. I'm sorry. We're are looking to keep decorum here. I'm sorry. Um, up next, and I am going to be bad at this name, but it looks like Rev Walter Stuben. I have very poor handwriting. I'm sorry. I am Reverend Walter Stuber, uh, formerly of the Webster Presbyterian Church. currently at the Wilkat Presbyterian Church, though I still live in Webster at 1200 Imperial Drive. And I am also speaking in support because both my churches are open and affirming churches that embrace all people who are of faith that come to us and we don't discriminate in our communion table and I think that should be the place of of the community as well. Uh I am not a a chair person or anything but I'm also a member of the support alliance for fairness and equality for transgender youth in Webster. I see some of our folks are here as well. And uh I'll just skip to the personal part which is about 39 years ago this day my or not this very day in this neighborhood. My
brother took his own life and he came out as gay at the age of 17. Uh was bullied unmercifully throughout his life and and thereafter and that was the really cause of that. So, um, I am thrilled that the town has raised the pride flag and I was discouraged to see all the negative comments, but I just wanted to let you know that um, lots of people are are really thrilled that we're making progress. Thank you.
Thank you. That we're almost there with the almost there. [snorts]
Up next, Lori Reid. Hi,
I'd like to start by thanking the town supervisor, Alex Sheldon, the board members, John Cahill, Jennifer Wright, and Garrett Wagner, for taking the time to respond to my email. I did not receive recognition from Nick Hunter. I appreciate the commitment [clears throat] to honoring our nation, especially during its 250th year. That is exactly why it is important that the town of Webster maintains strict neutrality in what is [clears throat] flown on government property. Government buildings are not private platforms. They represent every resident equality regardless of background identity beliefs or affiliations. Once the town begins selecting s certain social or demographic groups for special visibility on government flag polls, it is no longer acting as a neutral public institution. It is endorsing specific groups over others.
That is precisely what the US flag code and long-standing municipal policies are designed to prevent. [clears throat] Alex, you mentioned in your email tra traditionally under represented members of our community. I would appreciate clarification on how this particular group is considered more under represented under represented in Webster than any other demographic, cultural, religious or identity group. Webster is home to many community groups, all of whom could make the same claim. The town cannot selectively elevate one group's visibility while denying the same platform to others without creating equal treatment. The fact that other agencies or municipalities have chosen to flown [clears throat] excuse me similar flags does not create an obligation for Webster to do so, nor does it make it the practice appropriate. Many municipalities have moved away from this [clears throat] identity based flag raising precisely because it places government in the position of picking winners and losers among community groups. The simplest, fairest, and most legally sound approach is the one many towns have adopted. Government property should display only government flags, the US flag, the state
flag, and the municipal flag. This ensures neutrality, avoids political or social favoritism, [clears throat] and respects the purpose of public property as a shared civic space. For those reasons, I respectfully maintain that the town should not fly this plague on government property. Thank you again to the board for your time and consideration on this matter. I recognize that these decisions are not always simple, and I appreciate your willingness to hear resident concerns. I sincerely hope the board will choose to remove this flag from government property, adopt a clear, consistent policy limiting municipal [clears throat] flag polls to three appropriate government flags. The United States flag, the New York state flag, and the town of West three minutes.
It ensures neutrality, fairness.
All right, we do have
and equal representation.
Thank you.
And for the record, it was not voted on by the town board. All right, up next is Wanda Moore.
Good evening. I never get involved in any of these things, but um the more and more I pondered this uh I felt that I really needed to voice my opinion. My wife and I have lived in this community for 31 years as a couple. We raised our daughter here. Okay? My brother lives here with his family and he's transgender. We have so many people in this community that aren't considered of the norm. And I think flying the flag shows them that this community supports them and the life that they live. A lot of people will argue and say that our lifestyle is a choice. It's not. We were all born this way. I'm not I can't change myself for anybody. Having that flag up there, it shows all of the younger people that that they're okay. We have too many young people who are killing themselves [clears throat] because they're afraid of who they are. It breaks my heart. I see the negative comments online on the Facebook uh Webster Facebook page
was started by a certain individual I won't name who I think he's doing it for just attention but he doesn't realize that the negative comments affect all of us. It affects our family. It affects our friends. It scares me because this community, I'm seeing a side of it I've never seen before. My wife was raised here. She's been here for 57 years. This has never happened in our community. My wife and I have never felt uncomfortable living here. But in the past few years, we're concerned. They want us to fly our flags at our houses. I'm not putting a flag on my house. because I'm afraid somebody's going to come to my house and damage my home because they don't agree with my life and what my family does. I need everybody to understand we're not going anywhere. We're not changing for anybody. And that flat right there proves it. Thank you.
No applause. I'm I'm sorry. I know. No disruptions, please. Up next is Caitlyn Thompson. We live in a world world filled with so much division. We need to get back to community. The idea of different flags triggered a way that we can bring community together. I think that we can look at um many different flags that represent many different organizations and walks of life. Each month, we can represent different organizations that can be highlighted in the town page with a link to the organization and ways that people can donate. That way, people can learn about that organization and different events that are occurring that month. You can fly the police flag. You can fly the military flag. You can fly the pride flag, the fire flag, flags for PTSD, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, you name it. While correct me if I'm wrong, everything I've read on flag code says
that technically it is okay to fly another flag under the US flag to make all parties happy. it may be worth looking into a second flag pole to do this or but and while that is going in place for the time being it may be worth putting it in the window up at town hall at the end of the day I think there's ways to do this and make both parties happy and I know that is very hard in this world right now thank you
thank you
next is Kathy Tatio My name is Kathy Tedio. I live at 1498 Chigu Lane and my affiliations are with all the other parents, grandparents, and teachers who have worked to raise their children to listen to other people courteously and to wait their own turn to speak. as well as to all the other 80 80 year olds who are wondering what is happening to courtesy and respect in this world. You and the other boards who meet each month are charged with conducting important business for Webster and its citizens. Nothing and no one should be disrupting your process. You provide this public participation portion of your agenda for anyone who wants to contribute their thoughts to yours. That's where public opinion is properly expressed during town meetings. When you adopted resolution number 19 on January 2nd, you supplied the rules of conduct for public participation as well as reasonable consequences for anyone who seeks to disrupt it. I would ask you to take a look at that resolution again
and devise a way to be sure that when necessary, physical removal can be made by a police officer so that a disorderly conduct charge can be made. I would further ask you to consider similar police presence at other public gatherings such as the flag raising event on Monday, June 1st. I was there to support friends and witnessed one individual who shouted insults repeatedly during the reading of the proclamation. Tried to grab the flag ropes ropes to take the flag down. Shoved a veteran who tried to reason with the individual. stepped in front of the camera to speak insults while the camera was trying to film the reading of the proclamation and shouted sexual remarks at a woman and her young son. This individual could have chosen to simply wait till the proclamation had been read and then spoken to the crowd [snorts] and the camera just allowing the crowd to hear the proclamation and then listen to um the opposite opinion. There's a simple rule. People can only think about your opinions if you listen courteously to theirs and wait your turn to speak. Thank you all for modeling tonight how to listen with respect and courtesy. Thank you.
Thank you. That very close. We're almost there. All right. Up next, Michael Demo. [snorts] Hello. I'm Michael Demigo. I live at 40 Lake Road in Webster and uh I am the developer of the Westwood subdivision and I'm not here for any of this. This is A [laughter] this is kind of a procedural thing that I've never in developing all the subdivisions that I have.
Are you just a quick question because you do have an item on the agenda. Um you are eligible to speak at that time. Do you want to use this as an open to the floor for the meeting or would you like to speak?
No, I'll speak right now.
Okay. So, um, normally and when I've developed cluster subdivisions, cluster 278, which is a state law, how we [snorts] develop subdivisions, almost every subdivision ever that I developed, and I've developed almost 50% of all the subdivisions in uh, Penfield and Webster over the last 40 years have been done under a cluster 278, which leaves open space. And most of the time that open space is not used and utilized uh as like living space because it's trees and it hasn't really been maintained or anything. But when I purchased the Webster golf course, the West Course, uh it was you basically a golf course. So over the last eight years and the developing of our three sections, we have maintained all those acres and I'm going to say roughly 40 acres. And we mo mow it and maintain it as if it was a golf course. And so now the town [snorts] is going to take that area in dedication. And I saw a lot of the residents here. And I just wanted to come and say that this is kind of a unique situation where, you know, it's
doesn't really going to be open space. I mean, it's going to be open space, but the town has to maintain it. I was hoping that the town would maintain it in a better way than just mowing it twice a year the way they would do like a pond or something in a subdivision. So, I just wanted to come here first and say that to you that these residents are going to come up here and they're going to, you know, hopefully talk to you about making this into a park district. And I don't really know how that works, but um a lot a lot of the residents have been helping me. They run our we have a 18 foot batwing mower that mows this 40 acres and they come and help and everyone worked really good. It's a great community and uh so I just wanted to come in here and before they broadsided the board with this you know kind of stuff where they want probably are going to ask you to take this area and make it a park. Um and so uh that's what I had to say about the 278. But I do have one more thing that I wanted to say to the board. So over my last 40 years of development, I've seen a lot of different town boards come and go and a lot of different and I think that the town of Webster needs to get back to hiring within their own agencies from the highway and the uh parks and wreck
and and the sewer department and bring those people up through the ranks and make them the department heads because over the last four or five years, we've had like four or five different department heads and they're change. They come here, they stay a couple years, they quit, they leave, and it's throwing the town into turmoil as far as, you know, there is no development because the cost of development is so much now. But so I was just hoping that the town would take into consideration that it it's much better to hire within our our people that are working for our town because they know better than to bring in someone from outside.
Thank you.
Thank you, Michael.
Okay. Exactly three minutes and point. No applause.
All right. Uh, up next, Britney Banano.
Uh, supervisor. I'm going to need five minutes. So, I will be glad if
up next then is Joanne. Are
you making exceptions? I thought you said it was three minutes.
It is three minutes. It was three minutes. No, she needs five minutes before she can speak.
Okay.
I don't think that's what she was talking about.
I think she said she needs five minutes.
Five minutes. No, it's three minutes only.
Well, I can be removed. That's fine.
You get three minutes, but uh Joanne is up now. He will be next.
Thank you. Uh, I'm Joanne Nania and I live at 764 Valley View Parkway and my husband and I have been Webster residents for 44 years. Uh, we raised our family here and we decided to of course live here and retire here and we love Webster. My son Joe uh was a uh 2011 graduate of Webster Thomas. He received such a great education that he uh got a full scholarship to Northeastern University in Boston. And after graduating uh with his master's degree there, he went on to Yale Law School and he is now uh the knowledge management and innovation attorney at Ropes and Gray Law Firm and lives in uh Somerville, Massachusetts. He's very proud to be from Webster. We are very proud of him. I want Webster to be very proud of him as well. And this pride flag shows him and his husband that the town is proud of him. And I think that he represents Webster very well, as do all of our LGBQ citizens. And I am so happy that the town has shown their support uh for our neighbors. Thank you.
Thank you. All right, Britney Banano, you will. It is three minutes.
Okay.
[snorts]
Thank you for your advice.
I'll just cut to the chase. Right now, this moment for queer folks in Webster feels like watching the people who are supposed to protect you instead debate whether you deserve to feel seen or valued. Think about the exact moment you decided to be straight. If you can't think of that moment, it's because when you decided to love who you love, it was automatic. It was visceral and natural. I bet any queer person can tell you the exact moment they realized who they were. [clears throat] They can tell you how they felt, what they were wearing, what the weather was, the alignment of the stars that day. It was a moment that changed their entire lives. So when people of our community spend time telling deciding whether my kind of love is acceptable enough for a ceremonial rainbow flag to fly for 30 days on a public flag pole. I genuinely hope they get to experience the kind of love I experience every day. [clears throat] [sighs] Some of you in this room know me and my family. I'm co-raising three incredible teenagers, paying a mortgage, doing my laundry, doing too much laundry, arguing about the dishwasher and building a life with a fiercely
loving, empathetic, extraordinary, formidable human. It's on the record. If you've seen us around, we're cheering too loudly at baseball games, taking too many pictures at band concerts, and beaming proudly in the back row of church while our daughter sings worship. My love, my life, and my family are not different from yours. I'm a fact and evidence-based person. Queer adults are 9% of the US population. That's less than left-handed individuals. We tell queer people and women and girls to take defense classes, to carry mace, to avoid places, to watch our backs. We teach potential victims how to survive, but we don't teach people who commit violence not to commit violence. 20% 26% of female college students experience rape or sexual assault. And if we're legislating based on who poses a threat, we're protecting the wrong people from the wrong enemy. Under section 29 and section 52, town supervisor Sheldon has the powers and the duties of chief executive and administrative head of town government issuing proclamations as an executive ceremonial act. It does not require a town board vote or their opinion. To anybody who objects on those religious grounds, the separation of church and
state means your faith is not on legal basis for governing governing my public spaces. You can welcome I welcome your beliefs, but you're not welcome to legislate your neighbors. And yet, instead of supporting the truth, we saw a YouTube video from a town board member that misrepresented the supervisor's authority and created a narrative of distrust and doubt, not informing the public, inflaming it. There's also an extremely critical pattern worth naming. Internal communications from the supervisor's office appeared
at 3 minutes appeared in a private res.
Sorry [clears throat] Britney, but Barbara, you're up next.
[applause] [clears throat]
Hi, my name is Barbara Gra. Uh, I live at 53 Peaceful Harbor Lane, which is actually over the border in Penfield, but I pay taxes for Webster schools and inform myself about them. And I raised a teenager, so I worry a lot about young people in Webster, so that's why I came out tonight. Uh, my daughter told me she was gay when she was maybe 16. And she'd known it for several years and been wrestling with it and hiding it and doubting herself and I don't know what all else. And when she finally told me, she said, "So, Mom, what do you think?" And I said, "It makes no difference to me. I love you just the same and I hope that your life will be okay and that people won't give you so much pro problems as the people that I went to high school with have had. Uh I grew up in Kansas. Nobody was proud of gay people when I grew up in Kansas and they all left. And now here I am and so far
my daughter who's a young adult is still in Monroe County and I'm praying for grandchildren and I'm praying that she'll stay put. So, what the young people of Webster need to know is that we love them and are proud of them and that we want them to stay and that we need them to be part of our communities and our families. Thank you.
Thank you. No applause. We're getting really good at it, but okay.
Uh Melissa Phillips,
I'm on the agenda. I wasn't sure when I signed in for
Oh, you're the fence permit lady. Okay, [laughter] we will hold off on you then.
All right. Uh Tracy Kapco.
I really hope I got that name right. I'm very happy.
You did. I'm very very happy about that. Thank you. Tracy Kapco. I live on 121 Imperial Webster resident. Grew up in Rhonda. Quite sorry about that. Uh I want to just say first of all, thank you for putting up the Pride flag. I know that there's a lot of people that may disagree with it, but frankly, I think it's a beautiful effort. As a a mother to a kid who is a sassy little little dude, but is the love of my life. The only thing I want in this world, I want two things for him. One is that he will have better than I have, and that he will be better than I am. And he's on his path to that. But every day he and I have conversations about how to be kind to people, even if they're different from us, especially if they're different from us. And every single person in this room is different from you are from who you are. And that's okay. And honestly, that's beautiful. In one of my favorite shows, and I am going to quote it because Hol Chief Hol is an amazing character. And when he says to Rosa, "Every time a person comes out, the world becomes a more beautiful place." I wept like a baby because it does. So, I want to thank you, Alex. And I did see that there was
a little bit of a Oh, it wasn't all of us that said this. So, if you didn't support Alex in this, then I'm sorry that you didn't. That's really a shame. But everyone that did support you in having the pride flag flown, I am so happy. I am so glad and I'm proud to be a part of a town that sees and recognizes the LGBTQ plus community. So, thank you.
Thank you. No, no, no applause. We're moving along. Up next is Annie and Michael Murphy. It's a twofer
or just one. I don't know.
One at a time. I honestly didn't know I was signing up to speak, but I'm happy to speak. I've never attended one of these meetings. It's really nice to be here. I'm Annie Murphy with my husband, Michael Murphy, and we are both proud allies. And I'm just really appreciative that this um flag was placed here. We're uh choosing to raise our family in Webster. And um when we moved to the suburbs from the city, I was really hesitant because I didn't think that it would be as diverse and as accepting and inclusive. And I've been really impressed with Webster and I'm really proud of Webster and I think this is a wonderful thing and I'm sad that anybody thinks differently, but I respect your opinion. Um I appreciate you uh placing the flag.
Thank you. Up next is going to be Desiree Moore.
Hello. Um, I was nervous to sign up today and speak, but I saw all of the support in the room and that means a lot. Um, I'm Desire Moore, 1110 Iraquoy Street. Um, thank you for putting up the pride flag. I applaud it happening finally and I'm so proud to live in Webster. My six-year-old was excited to buy and fly a brand new flag today since our old one was worn from where. He understands what some can't seem to, and we need to continue the support and inclusion in this community.
Thank you.
Up next is John Godwin.
Thank you for allowing me the time to talk to you this evening. My name is John Godwin. My wife and I have lived here in Webster for the past 30 years. I too love Webster. I think it's a great community. Um, by the way, I'm not raising my hand to be sworn in. I've already served my time in the Navy and as a police officer. I just got sausage fingers. Okay. Um, uh, I just wanted to talk briefly here about, uh, some things that came to me, uh, about the issue of the Pride event. And uh one of the things that I can relate to here is the fact of diversity. I my wife and I both have uh taught internationally as well as locally as well as nationally. Um we've had a very fortunate experience with that. We both got married together in Vienna, Austria. Uh our son was adopted from Cambodia and uh he went through the Webster schools and is now earning his PhD in molecular medicine. Um so again, thank you Webster and the
community for the opportunity here that my son and my wife and I have had. Uh nowadays it seem and I'm going to read this because I got a memory like a steel sip. Okay, so keep that in mind. Nowadays, it seems that the terms diversity, equity, and inclusion are being vilified, and attempts are constantly being made to dull our minds and hearts with ignorance about those terms. How about if I use some other terms that are older, more common, and more relatable? For example, the words e pluribus unum, the words out of many, one. And all men, and I'll say women as well, are created equal. the foundation of equal rights and we the people that governments owe their power from the consent of all that are governed. We the people have been are and continue to be a nation made of many peoples with many talents and ideas. That's a good thing and we owe our success as a community, as a state, as a country to that fact. Throughout history, nations populated with such naturally accumulated wealth, influence, and strategic resilience. They are better for it and may continue
to be so if they are open, understanding, and welcoming. I'll diverge just a moment here because I have to say this. He allegedly stated, "The caring for and perfecting of one's soul through virtue, inquiry, and intellectual independence is the ultimate purpose of life. and that the only good is knowledge and the only if evil is ignorance that people who do evil do so out of it choose good celebrating events such as uh no applause. Valerana. I use he of the support alliance for tonight because pride not going to say all the letters uh hostility can choose to do something chosen a different path and that comes with a responsibility not just at the state level but here in Webster too if our state says people deserve protection
dignity and safety then our towns should not be looking for ways the message And when a town backs away from inclusion because a few people are loud and angry or uncomfortable with other people's existence, that sends a message, too. Don't let a small group of residents turn compassion into controversy. Do not let uh personal discomfort, prejudice, or manufactured outrage dictate public policy. Leadership is not measured by how quickly you retreat when people yell. It is measured by whether you protect dignity when the loudest voices are trying to drown it out. It's about refusing to let anyone use their discomfort or beliefs as a weapon to make their neighbors feel unwelcome. There are queer kids in Webster watching. All of this us. There are teachers, neighbors, friends, and families. And they're all watching. Some of them will never come to this podium. Some may be too afraid to speak out loud, but they will notice whether their town had the courage to say, "You are welcome here." The pride flag does not take anything away from anyone. It does not diminish
anyone's faith, family, freedom, or values. It simply tells people who have too often been pushed to the margins that they are seen and safe. And if a rainbow flag is enough to make someone feel threatened, then the issue is not the flag. The issue is what the flag is asking them to confront.
I urge this board,
you are at three minutes. I'm sorry.
I got one sentence. I urge this board to stand firmly for inclusion, dignity, fairness, safety, and courage. And please do not retreat from doing the right thing. Thank you.
Thank you.
Very good. Kevin Lockhart.
Hello. My name is Kevin Lockhart. I live at 100 Kberger Park. And I defy you to point out one other resident in Webster who receives more hate, slander, and harassment than I do. This town has become unbelievably contentious and needs to be regulated to refocus toward resident priorities. No one group should receive special privilege. This is not my town. It is our town. This isn't about inclusion tonight. It's about the privilege that people feel like they should be afforded because of their identity group. Resident satisfaction and quality of life needs to be the town's central mission. The town board needs to solve problems, not create controversy. When you, this town board, whoever creates controversy, it's very divisive, upsets people, and satisfaction declines. Tonight, I submitted comments requesting a clear and neutral flag policy from this board.
Town flag polls should display only official town, state, and national flags. In my opinion, no individual elected officer should use town property or personal property to display political messages. Policies should be made to prevent future controversies regardless of who holds office. The town did not raise the pride flag. One elected officer made that decision on his own. That action created so much unnecessary hate. That town created so much unnecessary. Stop trying to regulate me based on the non board. You have to follow the policy. This is policy. Let's go.
State the policy that says I have to. What is it? Where is it?
You are speaking before the board. Please speak to the board, not the audience. It's number one. That action created unnecessary division and significant hostility that targeted the gay community. And it was it's very very unfair that these folks these nice folks here with good intentions received so much hate because of one person's actions. I monitor that hate every day on my Webster group in Facebook. Right. 17,000 residents on the Facebook group. So much hate. It is unbelievable. both sides. We're all very upset about this. Folks in the gay community should feel safe and welcome in Webster. They're not going anywhere, and they shouldn't receive special attention or privilege or made to feel unsafe. Public property should not be used in ways that pit residents against one another. What I really want to talk about is resident concerns. Residents, for instance, on Jolene Drive report that I believe RG& cut down trees along the Hojac Trail and left logs behind. It hasn't been cleaned up. I would like for you guys to follow up and figure out how to increase resident satisfaction on Joelene Drive. We got to reorient and focus this board
on the mission of this town, which is resident satisfaction, quality of life.
You will have one additional sentence.
[laughter]
Pick a good one.
In closing, [laughter] if resident satisfaction becomes our guiding principle, Webster will be stronger, more united, and better prepared for the future. Thank you.
Up next, uh Monica G, which I'm going to guess is Gorlick. Oh, we have a second page, but it's only two names. I'm gonna speak as quickly as I can. Don't start yet. Okay. I want to premise with my being a nonparty registrant. I want to thank you, Alex, for taking the initiative and recognizing Pride Month and on June 1st raising the flag in support of the LGBTQ community. Every participant in attendance in favor of this flag raising recognizing the LGBTQ community, which were many, were peaceful and the joy was infectious. There was only one negative individual attending attending.
I'm sorry. Can you please speak into the microphone?
Oh, take give me my time back. [laughter]
Um, there was only one negative individual attending that attemp that attempted to disrupt the flag raising but did not s succeed and the ceremony was able to be completed having the flag flawlessly raised high where it belongs for all to admire and reflect on. The cheering by the crowd outvoiced and silence that individual that kept trying to stop the ra stop stop its raising. The individual's only agenda was to disrupt and shut down the process, but instead he was shut down and his voice was silenced by the joyful cheers by all of us in attendance. I also want want to thank uh Alex for your agenda and projects you've you've brought forth previously on behalf of the town of Webster and its residents. Unfortunately, there are several members on the board that tend to vote against the advancement of your agenda and projects that would benefit Webster and have made it their personal mission to sabotage your efforts by voting them down and not allowing them to advance. One specific councilman ran on the Democratic Party ticket and told his constituents what they wanted to hear, knowing that he was misleading them and did not truly share their values. It's so blatantly obvious he has an agenda of
his own. He used the Democratic party in order to win the seat he occupies at present. By the way, Garrett, I voted for Jenny, not you. Most call you a hypocrite. I call you deceitful and a liar. You ran on saying you were in favor of the climate smart community program and would vote in favor of it. When the time came to vote, you voted against it, saying you needed more time and answers to questions. That was merely a tactic and excuse to once again sabotage something positive for Webster residents that would not cost the taxpayers any money. And when Alex was generous enough to offer $5,000 of his own salary to the police chief's salary since he hadn't had an increase in salary for a number of years, you voted against it. It was no surprise that John voted against it since he votes no on anything Alex puts forward to vote on. Though I was surprised Jennifer voted no because I thought she would have stood above you and John and shown leadership. But I I was wrong to think that. Garrett, I'm not certain, but I think you have ambitions of your own and want to be supervisor one day. In my opinion, you will never be as genuine or thoughtful as Alex nor share his values. Values that make a supervisor that cares about Webster and his and its residents. On your Facebook page, Webster Now, you have stated how many times nothing has
been passed by the administration. The fault lies with you and and your selfish and selfserving agenda. I will do whatever needs to be done to make sure you don't ever sit.
You are at three minutes. I'm right at the end of my last sentence.
The supervisor's I will make sure that you don't sit in the supervisor's chair. And when the time comes for you to run again, I will remind the constituents how you how you say what what they want to hear and do the complete opposite. Karma doesn't forget and what you put out into the universe comes back twofold. And by the way, Karma just entered the room.
All right. Um, up next is Richard Ken Kendrick.
No, unfortunately that is not an option. So you are up for three minutes sir.
Sir, please approach the podium. Hi, I'm Richard Kendrick. I'm an 11-year resident of Webster Pride Month continued. We are neighbors, parents. We have the same concern. God, there are potholes. Represents it's okay. long after you are no long and some of you may find is entirely yours. Tell me, tell my community, tell your constituents, tell my children exactly why queer residents of Webster do not deserve a safe space in this town. I expect legal counsel will guide you away from that response. But I want this room to understand and I want the public record to reflect that when given the opportunity to simply say you are welcome here, some of the this board chose silence. Thank you.
No. No alarm. No. All right. Last one is Morgan Vanderle. Good evening. My name is Morgan Vanderle. I live on Treasure Circle. I'm a parent, a property owner, a full-time employee, and I write and publish the Webster Ledger. I typically prefer to listen and observe at these to ask questions and then to share out objective information. Uh, but recently I've been hearing some concerning positions and I wanted to speak up. One of those things I've heard is a goal of resident satisfaction. Now, doesn't that sound like a good idea? Residents should feel heard. services should work. The board should be responsive. That sounds good. But satisfaction is not the right goal for a government. And a leader knows that. It's the right goal for a restaurant. A restaurant serves customers who can walk away. The board holds power over residents who can't opt out without a significant change to their livelihood. You're binding people who aren't in this room, people who will move here in 10 years. And sometimes you have to disappoint the majority to protect a minority. To be clear, I'm not arguing against measuring what residents think. I'm arguing against letting whoever shows up at a given meeting to substitute for that. When you govern for satisfaction, you're governing for whoever is most vocal at any given moment. And the most important decisions
a town board makes are structurally unpopular. You're enforcing a code violation, approving a development because it's in the best interest of the long term. You're raising a fee to fund infrastructure that nobody thinks about until it fails. But governing for satisfaction creates pressure to avoid every one of those calls. And that's a problem. That's because satisfaction is individual and immediate. Good governance is collective and long-term. Those don't always point the same direction. So what is the goal? I would say it's three things. One is delivering the public goods that the market won't. Safe roads, clean water, working infrastructure, things that everyone depends on that no private actor will provide. Second is running a fair process, zoning, permits, assessments. Residents may not always like the outcome, but research says that people often respond to government decisions consistently show they accept outcomes they disagree with when the process was fair. That's the standard worth governing toward. And just because one person is upset with the process doesn't make it unfair. And third, steward for the long run. Decisions made in this room will outlast everyone sitting here now. Today's satisfaction cannot be the measure of that. The question isn't whether residents are satisfied. The question is, are we governing well? Thank you all for doing your best at that. Thank you. Thank you.
All right, that closes up the open to the floor uh section as they now move on to regular town business. Uh up first, I have reviewed the minutes from the May 21st, 2026 workshop. And I would make a resolution that we approve said minutes.
I'll second.
Supervisor Sheldon.
I.
Councilman Hunter, I
I sorry,
Councilman Cahill.
I,
Councilwoman Wright, I. Councilman Wagner.
I
All right. Up next, I would make a motion to approve the minutes from the May 21st, 2026 meeting.
Second.
Supervisor Sheldon.
I.
Councilwoman Wright.
I.
Councilman Cahill.
Hi.
Councilman Hunter.
I.
Councilman Wagner.
I.
All right. Councilman Wagner, you had the honor of the bills this week. It's it's June. It's bill month. Um I had the privilege to review the bills and approve them as submitted. And I want to
basically so what this is is when a part-time town employee comes about um typically what they can do is they can put into the New York State Retirement C uh system which Councilman Wagner has opted to do. So um normally if you're in PL in town you have a punch card, but since he is not uh he has to track it. He has been very diligent. Um, it has been vetted by our town uh, finance and HR, but I would like the board to be able to ask any questions if they have it at this time.
No, it's very detailed.
Very detailed.
Well, as I joke with Paul Adams, fellow CPA, we have to track our time to the minute. So, you get used to that. We're [laughter] like every minute every day is tracked. So, it was just like, oh yeah, here's we'll go again. But, I will just say in all came aside, you know, I appreciate this role. I appreciate what we do and you know the time it takes. It takes a lot of time to to do what we do. Like it's not easy. It's not quick. It all takes time. And I'm grateful for everyone that puts forth that effort and their commitment to Webster.
Right. Thank you.
Can't write.
Educated decisions.
Put the time in.
I'll make a motion for the board to adopt the standard workday and reporting resolution for Councilman Wagner for reporting to the New York State local and local employees retirement systems.
Second.
Supervisor Sheldon.
I.
Councilwoman Wright I. Councilman Cahill. I
Councilman Hunter
I
Councilman Wagner
abstain right Kyle
correct there we go [laughter]
all right up next um we are the town is looking to this is most likely going to be the last uh I know we discussed in the past uh no longer accepting parkland uh dedication for park districts um but this is been a long time coming in the works for a while but uh director of community development Josh Artuso would you like to say a few words about this particular parcels.
Sure. So, these remaining open space parcels are associated with sections two and three of the Westwood Estate subdivision. Um, we'll be working with our communications department to reach out to residents of that area regarding uh continued maintenance of these open space areas. And I believe the developer kind of explained the history of um when this was approved back at the time that the project was approved. So now that the project is complete and wrapping up um it's time for the town to take dedication.
All right. Um this was a lot of documentation, but does the board have any questions for Josh regarding this? I just have one because the developer talked about mowing and taking care of it more than twice a year. I presume this this park district will be the same as all the other park districts
and be mowed by the town
twice a year.
Not necessarily. Yes. At a minimum it would be maintained by the town twice a year. If the residents um desire more frequent maintenance or other improvements, then we can work with them to get something in place.
And we have a few of those.
Yes, we do.
And we have a few people who don't like to talk about those. [laughter]
So, for clarity, this is a a park district, not park land.
This is a park district within a subdivision. Yeah. So it is it is land intended for the use of that neighborhood, not for the whole town to enjoy,
but for the residents of that subdivision to enjoy.
I just want to make sure cuz I think someone said parkland earlier. Yeah,
they are called parkland and it's a little bit of a misnomer, but that's what they're [clears throat]
technically. It's the park district, which is the community area parkland
in a subdivision.
Yep. I use the parkland myself. Yep.
Yeah. park district is what shows up in their tax bill every year.
Okay. So, is this the final step then if everything's
set to go?
Yes, that is the final step.
Well, u is there any other questions?
I have you gentlemen.
Then I will make a motion to accept a deed of dedication of three park district parcels associated with the Westwood Estates section 3 subdivision tax ID050.04-1-72. 04-1-72.002 065.02-7-37 and 065.02-7-38.
Second,
Councilwoman Wright.
I,
Supervisor Sheldon.
I,
Councilman Cahill,
I.
Councilman Hunter,
I.
Councilman Wagner,
I.
All right. Uh up next is you typically seeker is a process that goes for the state environmental uh quality review. Um but this is a this is for what was previously referred to as fast New York. That is the grant funding. The actual program itself is the Webster transportation infrastructure project. But um in order to because this is a major project uh Leanne and Keith will just give a little bit on what this entails for us declaring lead agency for Seeker quickly and then we'll address any questions.
Good evening everyone. Um so as you know you received on May 29th um an application from the Webster Economic Development Alliance um to implement the roadway improvements that are part of the Webster Transportation Infrastructure Project. Um, just as a refresher, that project involves the elements that you see on your screen, various roadway rehabilitation, reconstruction, and extensions, as well as a trail along Phillips Road on the west side. Um, the resolution you have to decide on tonight um is declaring your intent to serve as the lead agency um to take the lead on a coordinated review. Following this declaration of your intent, um, a letter will be sent to all of the other involved parties, whether it's the village, the county, the state, Empire State Development, who's the funding agency, US Army Corps of Engineers, all of the entities who potentially could have an interest or a stake um in approving or reviewing any component of this project. Um the purpose of having a lead agency is to coordinate the seeker process so that when we have an action that's carried out by two or more parties and this case we certainly do um we have a single entity that is responsible for making um the determinations of environmental impacts um with input from all of those
other involved parties but the town if you become the lead agency leads that process. Um, so that's what we're voting on tonight. Um, we're not making any decisions tonight about environmental impacts or anything of that nature. Just declaring your intent to tell other entities um that you see yourselves as a lead agency most um appropriate to carry out this environmental review.
Did you have anything you want to add? Okay.
Okay. Thank you. Um, any questions from the board?
No. Well done.
Yeah. I mean, Le just thank you and Keith and everybody for working on this. I know it's a big project with a lot of moving pieces. So, thank you because yeah, there's a lot to this.
Yeah. Um and with that, I will make a motion for the town of Webster to declare its intent to declare [snorts] lead agency for seeker for the Webster Transportation Improvement Project.
Second.
Kyle, do we need to
Yeah, just just one second, please. Lean, I believe we need to um classify the action as a a type one action.
A type one action.
Yes. So the the resolution should be to declare the project a type one action.
The resolution is this is
Oh, that's for the
resolution be uh to declare this action a type one action under seeker. Um and then declare your intent to be lead agency.
Okay. I will make a motion to uh declare this as a type one action under seeker
for the uh Webster transportation infrastructure project.
Further further to declare the
and further to declare the Webster town of Webster's intent to declare lead agency for seeker for said project.
Second.
Supervisor Sheldon. I,
Councilman Hunter,
I,
Councilman Cahill,
I,
Councilwoman Wright,
I,
Councilman Wagner,
I,
and for anyone else super interested, uh, in two weeks, these two will be uh, doing a full workshop on the actual generalities of the project, where we are, next steps to bring everyone up to speed. Um, it won't affect the seeker, but it is going to be quite interesting. Um, and also I did note that we did I did miss one of the items on the agenda. Uh, we did the budget amendments, but I do need to make a motion to approve the budget transfers as presented by the director of finance.
I will second.
Supervisor Sheldon,
I.
Councilman Hunter,
I.
Councilman Cahill,
I.
Councilwoman Wright,
I. Councilman Wagner,
hi.
All right. Um, next one. Um Demarco Taylor is our attorney for the town. Um but they outside the scope of retainer do not um represent us directly for article 78s unless we so decide. So um I would need someone to make this motion if you would so like to have represent us. I can make the motion. Um I make a motion to authorize the supervisor to sign an agreement to engage Demarco Taylor Law Group PLC um for article 78 litigation. Second.
Councilman Hunter.
I.
Councilman Wagner. [clears throat]
I.
Supervisor Sheldon.
I.
Councilman Cahill.
I.
Councilwoman Wright. I
All right. [sighs and gasps] Up next is the fun big one. Uh development moratorum. Uh for those of you who are unaware, uh the town of Webster is looking to move forward with a temporary development moratorum. This includes all largecale solar projects, data centers, uh large lot resident or any large scale. Josh, what is the large scale residential? Is that what it is?
Greater than five, not large lot. That's different.
Yes.
Um uh anything in the commercial zones and is that [clears throat] it for what's being
developed? That was the highlights. Yes.
Yeah. So, we've gone forward. Uh, we had the workshop. We had the public hearing. We discussed, we sent to the county. The county then just stamped it local. They didn't I don't know how detailed the review was, but they said this is a local matter and we are eligible to decide on this for that. Um, and with that, I would like to make a motion to approve local law number.
I have a question. I'm sorry. Yeah. Um, I watched the planning board meeting last night and there was an application before the planning board that has been to the planning board multiple times but did not receive its preliminary approval and it kind of bumps up to this moratorum. So my my question is does this project because it's already an active project and it's been before the planning board is it allowed to move forward or
No, it's not. The the the bright line that is drawn is projects have been granted preliminary approval. So any projects that haven't regardless of whether they've appeared before a planning board or a zoning board today, they haven't received preliminary approval then they will u be subject to moratorium. It's my understanding and Josh or Kyle, correct me if I'm wrong. Um, but this moratorum still allows that project developers can they come before the town board and request relief?
Yes, there is a provision which uh an applicant can request that relief from the town board and we have in there the criteria for such review.
Yeah. that if that does happen, I think it's very and and Garrett, we talked about this earlier today that it's very important that this board has an active conversation regarding that because if we were to grant that, it's it's setting a precedent that we really should consider whether we want to do that or not. Well, that goes back to the the [clears throat] article 78. You know, arbitrary and capriccious is their favorite word. So, that if there's a board we decide to grant an exception to somebody, we need to have and Kyle can help us get there a very framed reason decision to get there and a benchmark we measure it. Otherwise, they're all going to be deemed arbitrary and capriccious
and everyone's going to come to us and get shut down and sue and then it it all becomes pointless. So,
we've got to really focus on the nuances and the details. Um, you know, also there's some communication on the emails before on what the the town did or didn't do and what legal has approved or not approved. I know Alex, there was some confusion about that. So, Kyle, can you clarify what you've approved of the process or the the email exchange? So, it got confusing if you were approving the resolution or what we got back from the county. So what I'm approving is is the process by which the moratorum uh the text of law was submitted to the county planning agency. Uh general municipal law 239M requires a submission to the county planning agency and they have 30 days to respond. Um in this instance they provided their response which as Alex noted it was stamped local. Um Josh had reached out for clarification as to whether that was the sum and substance of the response. They indicated that it is. um that would would fall under the section of the of the law where they can report that it has no significant citywide impact um and doing so by stamping local. Um that's them kind of rendering their decision on the matter and sending it back to this town board for consideration. Had you researched all that prior to
that because it seemed like your approval came out via an email and then we looked into it. So I'm trying to just clarify like when you approved what
I approved the uh the process by which it was submitted to the board or excuse me to the the county planning agency.
Okay. Correct.
So I think we just need some clarification in the email exchanges internally amongst the board of what legal is approving or we let Kyle speak for himself
going forward to avoid these. So the other the other u point that I want to make and I there's what is called orz in New York state.
It operates out of the department of public services and it stands for office of renewable sightings and it deals with specifically large solar farms. So what this office has done, it works directly with these foreign companies, solar companies that these solar companies do not have to come to a local board for re for permission to you know to build these thousand acre plus solar farms. So with that being said, I guess my question is this moratorum also covers solar farms. Yes,
it was listed on the workshop. It was listed on what was submitted.
It absolutely does. My concern is if somebody, one of these large solar companies wants to come into the town of Webster and put three to 400 acres of solar panels. My understanding is, and what I've read, we have no jurisdiction whatsoever. But it's a fight I'm willing to have. Let's put it that way. And I'm glad that language is in there.
John, I'm I'm not familiar with the department that you're referring to. I can certainly look into it. Um
you're going to be surprised.
Yeah. I mean, it's just an interesting legal nuance of
it is
their overreach is very high normally. I don't remember John looking at if their overreach extends to a moratorum as well.
I It's either either does or doesn't. That'll probably be very clear-cut legal answer from Kyle of
Yeah.
Um
I mean they're putting it on bird sanctuary land. It's and they're overriding the DEC.
Correct. And the state in the local towns zoning codes and that's the push back of government. You know the federal and state government do different things that rolls down to the town and we we're stuck dealing with it.
Yeah. It was put into a budget deal back in
20 years ago 20 I think it was. Okay.
Any further questions?
All right. With that, I'll make a motion to approve local law number two, implementing a temporary development moratorum [clears throat] within the town of Webster.
Second.
Supervisor Sheldon.
I.
Councilwoman Wright,
I.
Councilman Cahill,
I.
Councilman Hunter,
I.
Councilman Wagner,
I.
Josh, thank you very much for working on it and everybody else that was involved in this moratorum. I appreciate it.
Yeah. Um, up next, uh, Rick Connealy. Is he still here?
Yeah.
All right. Rick, uh, you added this one real late, but you were very adamant that you wanted it tonight. So, would you please, uh, share your thoughts on it.
Not sure about adamant, but I was hoping it could get on and it did, and I appreciate that. So, um, obviously we we're finishing up this big project and early on in the project, we to try to keep cost down, we value engineered a bunch of stuff out and some of it was like painting. We felt we could do the painting in house. But, um, we've had a line item for summer help kind of like to use that either for an internship or something like that. But, we were hoping to um actually um you guys to create the actual somehow position, which we don't have. We just have a line item and it's budgeted to uh help utilize that individual to um paint, do some cleaning, some groundskeeping and stuff like that. So, it'd be for about probably two and a half months at a little over minimum wage. Uh we have a line item budgeted for 13,000 and this would come out to probably somewhere about 4,600. So,
that's the request.
Any questions from the board? I talked to uh Rick about that today and the candidate, the questions, the answers, and I think you've uh I think you've definitely chosen the right person. So, I have nothing else. Nothing else.
We're good.
Your motion.
Oh, sorry. [laughter] So, I'll make a motion to add one position categorized as summer help for the sewer department to the 2026 list of authorized positions. I'll second.
Is it important to just say not to exceed the $13,000 even though it shouldn't even come close because that's the budget line.
Yeah. Not to exceed 13,000.
Second.
Councilman Cahill.
I.
Councilwoman Wright I. Supervisor Sheldon.
I,
Councilman Hunter,
I.
Councilman Wagner,
I.
All right, recycling time.
Hey, quick question before we get to that just on clarity because we got a lot of emails adding stuff to the record, which is a record for us.
So, I think it's worth just reflecting back to the audience so we all know what that process is so they know what to expect of like when they submit stuff on the record, an email goes in and then what happens to it?
Denine, you answer that. So, if the email comes from the website by filling out the form
or if it's going to the board and they're asking for it to be added to the record, if I'm not included, I should be included. Forward it to me and then I'll be sure to add it to the minutes of the ne like that next town board meeting, whatever is closest. Like, you know, if somebody submits something tomorrow to be added to the record, obviously it would go on the next town board meeting.
And then those are just available online to see. We don't read them out loud.
Right.
Okay. Thank you.
You got to come in.
That's something that through emails we discussed as far as what the appropriate way forward will be. And I think we're all on the same page is that we should have a discussion and put forward a policy with respect to anonymous letters that come in because we need to be in agreement. I had some issues with anonymous letters when I was the mayor of the village of Webster. Um, we made the decision not to, um, put into the record anonymous letters. Um, I know that this town board has has in the past allowed it. Um, but what has happened in my experience is some of these anonymous letters get they got very very personal. Um, and which is why we disallowed them. And then other letters would come in and we found that um you really need to make sure that the person their name and address actually exists because a very nasty letter came in once and I checked the name and checked the address and the address didn't exist. So
no. And someone could just buy a bunch of email accounts and just flood us with something and then like that. Yeah.
Yeah. if they're going to be a resident, my recommendation will be they have to have their name and address on the letter, but that's something that we can uh we can discuss later.
Yeah. And I'd be I'd really like to just general policies in just in general have a nice workshop where all five of us can talk in front of the open public about policies and start moving forward.
Um but I would agree. Um but
Well, sorry for the little tangent, but
No, you're good.
I want I want to clarify that because we got a lot today. Yeah. Yeah. And just to clarify, like they're not being read out loud here, but they're in the record.
What that means?
Thank you.
Yeah. Looks like we did some cleaning out and assessment, huh, John?
Yes. I will make a motion to approve the following for recycling from the assessment office. I'm not going to read the list because it's rather lengthy, somewhat lengthy.
Second.
Councilwoman Wright.
I. Councilman Wagner,
I.
Supervisor Sheldon,
I.
Councilman Cahill,
I.
Councilman Hunter,
I.
Uh, the next one's a
Oh, this is an interesting one. We've never done this before.
Um, I will make a motion to approve the following items for transfer from the assessment office to the sewer department. I stole this from you, John.
Yeah,
there's two items. It's nice that we're reusing some things. So, enjoy that, Rick.
Second.
I'm going to steal the next one from you. [laughter]
Councilwoman Wright,
I.
Councilman Wagner,
I.
Supervisor Sheldon.
I,
Councilman Cahill.
I,
Councilman Hunter,
I. So before we go into the next resolution, I as a board member do have a resolution that I would like to put forward with respect to um the the flag policy.
Do I have a second?
What's the actual resolution?
If you're going to uh make a motion to bring to the floor, read it what your motion is in its entirety.
All right. I'm going to hand it off first. I got one for you, too. I'm going to leave you out.
Thank you.
So, my resolution is I
Well, hold on, John. This reads more like a local law.
Well, it's not.
That would be an update to the town code, which would require a public hearing.
It's not.
Kyle, can we clear?
This is It's not an update to the town code. No, I don't. Does our I don't believe our town code speaks to the flag policy. No. Um this does present as a as a resolution of town.
So whereas the town of Webster does not currently have a defined flag policy, be it resolved that the town of Webster flag policies shall be as follows. The American flag and the New York state flag shall be the official flags of the town of Webster to be displayed on properties owned by the town of Webster.
Let me finish. said flag policy shall take effect on Friday, June 5th.
Well, we also have uh the Challenger Miracle Field that flies their own flag that's on the town of Webster when the parks department does something. I'm I'm happy to discuss this, but I I think we need to actually look for clarification on this if something requires a board vote, but there's there's a lot of town property that does other stuff, including our partners with Challenger Miracle Field though, or the WAA softball league with Like I I'm happy to put this up onto the agenda in two weeks if you would like and we can we can hammer this out in between.
We can have a discussion right now.
Well,
so what do you you want clarification, Alex, on what the properties?
Yeah. What what prop constitutes like town property is this going to be because technically the Challenger Miracle Field is within town property. Um that one flies their own flag. Um,
is that correct, Kyle?
I'm not aware of what flags are are flowing.
No, but is it is it town property like just
the miracle field? Yes. Yes, it is.
Yeah, like we need to get their input. They're a stakeholder in this one at that point.
We can look
we can narrow this down to the to the town hall property
and then if we want to expand later specific,
we can do that.
That is Is that still the town? That is I believe town Josh. Is that still the town hall property?
I I which
the town hall field
correct? There's three flag polls that are currently on town hall campus.
Well, that's I think John's compromise was narrow it down to the town hall for now and we can work to refine this over the next two weeks.
Yes, but that town hall facility includes the Challenger Miracle Field. That is one of the three flag poles. [groaning]
Correct. It's all a part part of 1,00 Ridge Road. Look, I'm going to make a motion that we reschedule this for there's a motion on the floor. Wait a second for a second.
Second.
Councilman Cahill,
I.
Councilman Wagner,
I.
Supervisor Sheldon.
Nay.
Councilwoman Wright.
I.
Councilman Hunter.
Nay.
All right. Up next, uh, Jen, it is the or Garrett, you are the clerk for the micro fish.
Oh, I'd like to make a resolution, uh, to approve the following item for transfer from the town clerk's office to records management microfish reader tag 3108.
I'll second.
Councilman Wagner,
I.
Supervisor Sheldon,
I. Councilman Cahill.
Hi,
Councilwoman Wright.
I Councilman Hunter,
hi.
All right. Um, there is one big event coming up and Jen, you are the liazison. Would you like to discuss what we have going on on the 13th of June?
Yes, we're very excited. Summer celebration is the 13th of June at the recreation center. I believe it starts at 4. Does it start at 5? It starts starts at 4 p.m. Get there a little early.
Oh, you can get there early and set up. I encourage people to set up tents and bring chairs and spend the day with your family. The Zack Brown tribute band will be there. There will be food trucks,
fireworks,
bounce houses,
bounce houses.
I approved all the bills. I was excited.
Yeah, there are three time Yeah, there are three bounce houses, 10 food trucks. There are two dedicated ambulances for the events. Um, and the safety meeting was riveting. So,
it's 4 to 10, right?
Yes, 4 to 10. Well, this fireworks begin at 10:00. So, okay, it will be after that, but I recommend everyone check it out.
Um, and with that, uh, that concludes our agenda. So, I will make a motion to end the meeting.
So, one question before we end the meeting. Okay. For the last probably five years, we've always done a round table at the end of of the meetings and all of a sudden you've stopped that without any discussion with any board member. It's another unilateral decision that you've made and the round table offers the the board to give updates to the liaison aspect of their jobs and I was wondering if you would consider bringing that back.
I would consider bringing it back but for right now it's just on a pause.
Do you care to elaborate?
Um there's just been some staff complaints so it is on pause.
Can we bring that back next for our next meeting? Can you can you forward and through emails what these complaints are?
They have been in person and no that is between me and the staff.
Wow.
Thank you.
But there is a motion to adjourn. Waiting for a second public speaking portion.
Second.
All in favor?