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so good evening everyone thank you for

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coming in entertainment for tonight this

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is our town hall meeting for the housing

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issues

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avoiding in and I just like to say we

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appreciate all of you taking the time to

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come out and voice your concerns and

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give us your feedback on

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City

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here we have a number of council members

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present looking forward to hearing your

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opinions and also feedback on this issue

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walk it from myself on the side of the

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panel I have councilmember John John

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Mayer myself Carla Williams we have

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council president

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Crestview council member uh John

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palamini councilman member of Dorian

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tutorial and also a council member

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Farley non-attendance tonight as

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councilman Carmel Patrick who would be

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with us here and looking forward to

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continuing the conversation when we

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bring back to our councilman

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in addition to that I'd also like to

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recognize mayor McCarthy who's here in

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attendance I don't know if you'd like to

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share to share words

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Fearless thing likewise

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so again you want to save the majority

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of the time to listen to your concerns

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so at this time I would like to turn the

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mic over to the council member

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okay so again I want to welcome everyone

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here tonight

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um housing was a very important issue in

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our city

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um and you know as my time in the

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council I've been you know contacted by

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multiple people

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um talking about their inability to

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afford their rent

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um

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talk to and contacted by his landlord so

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we're saying that you know they are

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recovering from you know some of the

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legislation exact words are put in place

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during uh the pandemic that really uh

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left them and really a bad situation and

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unable to make the minimum payments to

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maintain the property so that sounds

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like a crisis to me and what we want to

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do today is kind of Welcome everybody in

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to kind of help create Collective

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solution right I'm a collective solution

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where we can work together we thought

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Partners on this and see you know what

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can the city do you know to assist in

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the organization and again this isn't

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just going to be us us talking at you

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tonight we really want to be listening

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to to your concerns but also your

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feedback and also your great wonderful

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ideas and how we can you know really

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um I want to highlight that tonight I

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want to make sure that we are here to

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give each other a respect to listen to

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one another

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um and work together collect

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community

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about some solutions that work for all

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and you're not just representing

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ourselves we are representing our fellow

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community members who are not connected

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with us here tonight so if you're hot so

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I trust that we all have been engaging

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in this conversation in the great spirit

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years ago

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thank you and again welcome to everyone

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I'm glad that you're here and that we

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are able to take us on so the first

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thing that I wanted to uh remind people

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to say if you didn't know that the

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e-wrap program is accepting applications

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again right now um they're accepting

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application processing applications

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through that have been received through

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the 30th of September

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and but they're continuing to uh

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receive applications and once they get

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through this week they'll funding it

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funding allows they'll move on to the

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second one so if you have people that

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are in that situation or if you as

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landlords want to submit your

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application I recommend that you do that

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and if you have an application that was

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submitted before the 30th of September

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then you know you should expect you to

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hear something soon because I did speak

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with um today the office of temporary

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disability assistance today and they um

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said yes they're processing through the

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study so

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um and I know it's a oh daunting process

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having to submit called a paperwork

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that's that's our documented sometimes

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so I just wanted to make sure that

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you're all aware of that and you can

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have the information on also to your

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tenants for for landlords that are here

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testing on to your tenants and for

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tenants that already pass it on to the

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landlord your landlord

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again we want to have Solutions and we

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understand as we set it up the pandemic

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and all of that so we're here to collect

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them and see how we can um make things

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work

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the other thing I wanted to just mention

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and because I am I understand

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some other events are and so I just want

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to remind people that the media can come

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from City connecting with 47

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773 so

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um the rule of thumb is that you pay

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about a third of your income for housing

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so in that case that would be about

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thirteen hundred twenty seven dollars

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just letting you know that and I

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obviously don't know what everyone's

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income is they're using the median and

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then what that meant would be if you if

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that's what you mean and that is your

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gross income not from that that you

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bring home

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so um finally I just need to give you

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the uh

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housekeeping details recipe start out

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this door to your right

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um please if you have several please use

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them I'll put them on vibrates

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uh we do have three minutes to make your

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comments if there's a my phone whatever

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those didn't want to make them come up

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make comments especially so so we can

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make sure that they are captured by our

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video videographer back here the

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timekeeper is during the tour so she

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well when your parents are up we'll

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probably hear a film and then you can go

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over with it then you would actually

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just wrap that up

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that is is this time

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so I'll be diligently take notes on this

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side of the room if you wouldn't mind

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there's no sign in so as you feel uh

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comfortable to speak you can just walk

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up to the mic some of the questions that

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we're thinking to prompt some responses

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of what we're looking for as a

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comfortable body is in your opinion what

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are the challenges facing landlords

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tenants and homeowners from the city and

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then a couple of questions that would

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also be what are your recommendations to

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address this issue so as we've mentioned

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and also this conversation has contained

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at the council level we've heard a

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number of issues having this opportunity

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now to just hear again on this format if

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you wouldn't mind just as you are

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learning and able you can kind of start

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winding up on this side of the room this

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week

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okay

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sorry all right my name is toddler I'm

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vice president of Capital District

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Association there's no Property

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Management I'm also talking in the city

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of these type of districts but I'm

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really speaking on my on my own behalf

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at this point

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so

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challenges facing landlords and private

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homeowners include uh effectively the

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broad overreach of government and the

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growing inability of landlords to remove

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Bad actors from being the system has

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witnessed countless times during the

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ushan Mike and Sham in fact their

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mission monitorium under the unfunded

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Iraq that's the real problem another

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problem with challenges the increasing

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humility to properly screen perspective

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tenants and include those who receive

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those who are deemed to be unqualified

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on the basis of objective factors and

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we're getting crushed by having those

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different factors and one of the bases

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you can move from our third edition

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which has been sold to them as

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additional protections quote unquote the

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HS EPA of 2019 and other local laws are

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429 much higher price than might

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otherwise be necessary because

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government Fiat has increased and

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expanded the risks that private owners

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must overcome increased risks of cost

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space by landlords must be offset with

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higher rents because while the

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government is quick to Levy penalties

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and delay action to correct the behavior

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of tenant government is not about to

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offsets across formed by landlords and

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efforts required by landlords to correct

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those bad Acts

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another significant challenge is the

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failure of the city building the codes

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departments to enforce the

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responsibilities of tenants

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any government finds it easier to Target

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and hold responsible tax bank property

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owners because they are an easier Target

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due to their unmovable State and the

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Enterprise

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can disappear with 30 days notice and

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never be held accountable landlords

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should not be punished for the bad Act

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of structures

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be the attendance for trespassers

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particularly when it comes to behaviors

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that destroy property pollute common

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spaces like streets and alleys and

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participate in nuisance behaviors that

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affect the community and reduce the

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quality of life landlords and Property

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Owners should not have to go through the

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extraordinary gymnastics to right the

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wrongest opposed by those who should

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their civil responsibilities as human

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beings living in our community

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has four recommendations I would say

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frankly stay away from the notion of

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rent control rent regulation make

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similar Concepts do not add further

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regulations to compete the rights of

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property owners who have worked hard and

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earned the ability to offer good

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functional housing defense instead work

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with property owners to even the playing

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field and tear down barriers that add

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unaffordable costs to landlords or

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Property Owners inevitably must be

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passed along to the tens participating

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Landlord Association meetings around the

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capitol District have open dialogue and

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seek to understand the business of the

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rental industry before passing

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additional regulations into law enforce

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the responsibility for one by tenants in

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terms of candidate properties that they

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have been given the opportunity to look

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at them

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[Applause]

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foreign

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and my problem is is that

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this like when they took the months of

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unleash I had four children even when

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I'm paying my rent on time and I have

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all my receipts to back me up they still

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asked us to leave without purpose like

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the thoughts that's how it goes

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and now my children have suffered from

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depression but keep having to move to

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school to school missing out on their

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friendships

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and my one of my children are suffering

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from a learning disability

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from the two of the months of my knees

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so I'm just asking for any kind of help

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to help or stability for my children or

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other people that's in the same

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situation as me

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I don't think the children should suffer

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[Applause]

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hi my name is

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and I'm here to speak against the

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proposed staff on the rent uh increases

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the landlords to charge

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and I just want to know why why the

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range against the landlord wide awake I

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don't know why people have such race

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against Lazarus we basically try to make

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things we have a lot of responsibility

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of paying the doctor's taxes and

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utilities

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and

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school taxes plus you know insurance and

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we need to feed our families and pay for

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our food so if you're putting a cap on the rental charge are you able to put

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a cap on utility costs for such a

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material costs the side rockets in some

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instances they're quad approval and

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prices in the insurance premium that's

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going up high and the labor costs

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probably at school taxes that you know

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always increasing if you put a cap on

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that of all these materials maybe you

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could entertainment

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and there were also some policy I'm here

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to speak against some policy that the

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city used to do I'm not sure if it's

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still an effect but the city-owned

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properties that were selling to an

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investor in the city

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they they were the investors that bought

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these properties were forced to reduce

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the number of units from four and three

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to one or two the maximum allowance was

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one or two and I know a lot of people

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that bought for us and they were forced

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to reduce it to two and you know some

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edges like this one actually reduce the

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number of units in the city uh the other

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thing is you know there were a lot of

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permits that were granted to building a

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home a bunch of apartment downtown

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apartment buildings and these were

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luxurious brand they had also like

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fourteen hundred dollars in a box

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and the city really never required you

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know these Developers

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who have to allocate a portion of their

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properties for uh to to low rental or

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low income individuals uh in the city of

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New York you know they do that at some

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other city so before you grab a permit

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you should really look into requiring

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these top Andy Corners uh to have some

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low-income individual correctly from

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there or allocate proportions like 10

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percent of the foreign

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the city also demolished a whole bunch

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of properties that were really good

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properties I don't know why we had a lot

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of money so you had a lot of money to

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demolish properties and if these

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properties where available now they were

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contributed to the office in the city

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but the opposite happened

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also there were a lot of incentive

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offers to home ownership in the city but

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another centers were offered to landlord

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on the contract the landlords were

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really

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convenient it would be by by Authority

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enforcement and the over enforcement of

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code

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we were charged we would charge a whole

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bunch of uh of uh fees and uh

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we you know just the administrative fee

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if the foreign

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[Music]

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um also if you're looking to have these

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if you if it doesn't have problems

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paying the rents why don't you guys look

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into expanding all these rental

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assistance programs like Section 8

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social service programs or era I mean

402
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you know we just announced that

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theoretical is taking application again

404
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but you know we suffer if these programs

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are not paying we suffer and then a lot

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of people I'm sure a lot of landlords in

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this room have suffered during the covet

408
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I lost a lot of money and it was never

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recovered by Iraq or whatever happened

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there was also the issue of police

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assistance the police is so partially

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you know a lot of landlords might agree

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the the police in this city is very

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partial to terrorists if there is a

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dispute between attendant and a landlord

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and the police is called him they are so

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partial against the landlord and

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protests and that's you know that's

419
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going to change I mean you know I don't

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know why the landlord are being escaped

421
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growth uh the UCA code of this of this

422
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crisis you know we have a crisis you

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know you're looking into that

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so the general equity in here is protest

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against landlord and that really must

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change

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landlord

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for the housing problem the city council

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please say so thank you

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[Applause]

431
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hi my name is

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you guys are going to lose

433
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find a cat

434
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vent

435
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so what about taxes definitely and if

436
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you guys feel the need to cap our income

437
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because that's my bread and butter so it

438
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should be half years because now you're

439
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starting about what you just that's my

440
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weight that's how I make a living that's

441
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how I eat that's how I pay my rent my

442
00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:05,580
mortgages my houses so then maybe should

443
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we should cap everybody start with the

444
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people on the piano

445
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that's how I feel and I think a lot of

446
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people feel like that awesome

447
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Schenectady PD understanding how they're

448
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not very

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adequate I have and whoever's hearing me

450
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think that I'm speaking wrong I'm not I

451
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have no problem this is what happened I

452
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have a tenant that has AK-47 in my house

453
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with three felonies I went to

454
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Schenectady PD told them to remove him

455
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he pulled the gun out of my door first

456
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yes and you know what happened I called

457
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at three o'clock they came back twelve

458
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his wife

459
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and said oh there's no problem

460
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also he destroyed my house now I'm going

461
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to fix my house up he destroyed it

462
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because his gun went off and they said

463
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to me you have to wait till he's evicted

464
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so right now I'm staying with it but now

465
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I have mold because he hit a pipe and

466
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now the water is saturating my my area

467
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it's ridiculous I mean I don't mind

468
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having a cap on anything but if we're

469
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gonna have cats everybody should have a

470
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cat

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black and white thank you

472
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[Applause]

473
00:25:23,220 --> 00:25:25,380
good evening everyone my name is Jamaica

474
00:25:25,380 --> 00:25:27,240
miles I've lived in this city my entire

475
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life and that's entire flight within

476
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rental properties from Hamilton Hill to

477
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Upper State Street throughout the city

478
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multiple zip codes and I've had

479
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experiences where property owners were

480
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absolutely amazing I've had experiences

481
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where property owners are absolutely

482
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horrible in the maintenance of the

483
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building and how they treated me and my

484
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children and how to spoke to me over a

485
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three-year period I live in three

486
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different homes where they all were sold

487
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from underneath me I've been living

488
00:25:54,900 --> 00:25:56,340
there with my children someone bought

489
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the property decided that they wanted to

490
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live in the property I have 30 days to

491
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move it happened three times over three

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years

493
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transiently inside the state of

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Schenectady is a major concern not just

495
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for tenants but especially for those

496
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that have children I happen to be a

497
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school board member just last night we

498
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were talking about the impact on our

499
00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:18,000
children and what transient housing what

500
00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,580
that means for our children the negative

501
00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:22,860
impact on their education we've heard

502
00:26:22,860 --> 00:26:25,279
from someone just earlier a specific

503
00:26:25,279 --> 00:26:28,020
point relating to that there are a

504
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number of things I wanted to share a lot

505
00:26:30,120 --> 00:26:31,559
of data with all of you to take back

506
00:26:31,559 --> 00:26:33,659
later but some things I want to lift up

507
00:26:33,659 --> 00:26:36,419
rent is going faster than Wages that's

508
00:26:36,419 --> 00:26:39,600
been true for decades it's not an

509
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opinion is an effect over the last 30

510
00:26:42,120 --> 00:26:45,059
years the National Stock of rent rental

511
00:26:45,059 --> 00:26:49,020
units actually grew more than 13 million

512
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but the lowest end of those rental

513
00:26:51,299 --> 00:26:54,900
properties fell by almost 4 million

514
00:26:54,900 --> 00:26:56,760
so affordable housing is actually

515
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decreased in the last 30 years while

516
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rental properties have increased Section

517
00:27:01,860 --> 00:27:03,980
8 which was mentioned is massively

518
00:27:03,980 --> 00:27:06,120
underfunded and the waiting time is

519
00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:08,340
absurd sometimes taking years for

520
00:27:08,340 --> 00:27:09,720
individuals

521
00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,360
there is indeed a power imbalance

522
00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:14,640
between tenants and property owners

523
00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:16,860
I want to stress that Nolan's property

524
00:27:16,860 --> 00:27:18,900
should be destroyed it's not acceptable

525
00:27:18,900 --> 00:27:20,940
it's not okay

526
00:27:20,940 --> 00:27:25,380
and also we should not demand that any

527
00:27:25,380 --> 00:27:28,200
individual be homeless or like housing

528
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because of someone else's disrespect to

529
00:27:31,919 --> 00:27:33,179
property

530
00:27:33,179 --> 00:27:35,279
are we prioritizing the property of the

531
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people

532
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:39,720
tenants don't have right to an attorney

533
00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:41,580
and they may fail to make legitimate

534
00:27:41,580 --> 00:27:44,279
defenses or or make basic mistakes or

535
00:27:44,279 --> 00:27:46,020
drastic consequences like going to the

536
00:27:46,020 --> 00:27:47,400
wrong courtroom and not showing up at

537
00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,020
the right date and time and when that

538
00:27:49,020 --> 00:27:51,720
eviction is filed it automatically is a

539
00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,179
mark against that tenant for years for

540
00:27:54,179 --> 00:27:56,340
them to even get housing after that

541
00:27:56,340 --> 00:27:58,919
so the opportunity to seal evictions

542
00:27:58,919 --> 00:28:01,080
even the ones that are filed even if

543
00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:03,539
they were held against them to ensure

544
00:28:03,539 --> 00:28:05,580
that someone had the opportunity to have

545
00:28:05,580 --> 00:28:07,620
a house for themselves

546
00:28:07,620 --> 00:28:08,340
um

547
00:28:08,340 --> 00:28:11,700
and to ensure that we look at the fact

548
00:28:11,700 --> 00:28:14,400
that rent was too high in 2020.

549
00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,460
and it only has escalated since then the

550
00:28:17,460 --> 00:28:18,900
market rate that some people speak about

551
00:28:18,900 --> 00:28:21,600
is something that is adjusted

552
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:25,500
beyond belief I will wrap up

553
00:28:25,500 --> 00:28:28,679
because in May of this year the rent

554
00:28:28,679 --> 00:28:31,200
average across the U.S surpassed two

555
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,360
thousand dollars

556
00:28:33,360 --> 00:28:35,580
that is something that many of us have

557
00:28:35,580 --> 00:28:37,080
to live with and deal with every single

558
00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,360
day again there are so many statistics

559
00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:42,059
and data that are part of a national

560
00:28:42,059 --> 00:28:44,220
study as well as looking at the impact

561
00:28:44,220 --> 00:28:46,080
and disparities of historically

562
00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:47,700
marginalized communities right here in

563
00:28:47,700 --> 00:28:49,200
this city

564
00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,360
everyone has a right for their property

565
00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:53,760
to taken care of and everyone has a

566
00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,039
right to have housing and to be housed

567
00:28:56,039 --> 00:28:58,559
and for that housing to be adequate and

568
00:28:58,559 --> 00:29:00,960
for them not to be called violations

569
00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:02,760
because if there's a code violation then

570
00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:04,320
it is not up to code for someone to live

571
00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:05,760
in that unit

572
00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:08,220
so let's find a way to make sure that

573
00:29:08,220 --> 00:29:10,380
there's housing for everyone regardless

574
00:29:10,380 --> 00:29:13,020
of their income status and be aware of

575
00:29:13,020 --> 00:29:14,880
the difference between rent control and

576
00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,620
rent stabilization because those are not

577
00:29:16,620 --> 00:29:19,020
the same things and we need to be

578
00:29:19,020 --> 00:29:21,059
informed about what the difference is

579
00:29:21,059 --> 00:29:23,279
and where their causes harm and where

580
00:29:23,279 --> 00:29:25,870
their difference thank you

581
00:29:25,870 --> 00:29:32,220
[Applause]

582
00:29:32,220 --> 00:29:33,899
good evening

583
00:29:33,899 --> 00:29:36,720
my name is James uh myself and my

584
00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:39,659
colleague over here we run the outreach

585
00:29:39,659 --> 00:29:42,360
program for State Bank which is located

586
00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:46,260
at 30 1344 uh Albany Street where we

587
00:29:46,260 --> 00:29:48,240
physically get out to the street we find

588
00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:50,340
and service running away and homeless

589
00:29:50,340 --> 00:29:53,220
you or youth with you know with the

590
00:29:53,220 --> 00:29:55,679
infant we house them as well I also

591
00:29:55,679 --> 00:29:58,620
personally own property I own 24 acres

592
00:29:58,620 --> 00:29:59,899
of land so

593
00:29:59,899 --> 00:30:03,179
I'm sorry I'm listening to

594
00:30:03,179 --> 00:30:05,760
a lot of landlords here

595
00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,279
and I believe that there's enough blame

596
00:30:08,279 --> 00:30:10,919
to go around on both sides you know and

597
00:30:10,919 --> 00:30:12,899
the young lady that just spoke before me

598
00:30:12,899 --> 00:30:15,240
I want to back up pretty much everything

599
00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,940
that you were saying you know again I'm

600
00:30:17,940 --> 00:30:20,039
physically out there in the streets all

601
00:30:20,039 --> 00:30:21,720
right we physically sit down we

602
00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,720
physically call landlords right to try

603
00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,000
and get you know get the young adults or

604
00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,159
a young adult with an infant Apartments

605
00:30:29,159 --> 00:30:31,260
but they're being discriminated against

606
00:30:31,260 --> 00:30:33,720
because they're coming from a shelter

607
00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,059
so yeah I understand that you may have

608
00:30:36,059 --> 00:30:38,700
tenants you know that have been bad for

609
00:30:38,700 --> 00:30:41,220
you but everyone is not the same you

610
00:30:41,220 --> 00:30:43,380
know we we had a kid that we got off the

611
00:30:43,380 --> 00:30:46,080
streets and no he changed his life

612
00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:48,179
around we got him into college he was

613
00:30:48,179 --> 00:30:50,580
going to SCC you know when he was doing

614
00:30:50,580 --> 00:30:52,860
all the right things and he was employed

615
00:30:52,860 --> 00:30:55,799
and he was making enough income

616
00:30:55,799 --> 00:30:58,260
you know but he was denied four times by

617
00:30:58,260 --> 00:31:00,480
landlords because he was coming from a

618
00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,720
shelter so is that right

619
00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:07,679
not and and homelessness in in the city

620
00:31:07,679 --> 00:31:09,960
of Schenectady and Albany and the

621
00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,480
surrounding counties are really really

622
00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:16,020
ticking up at a rampant pace

623
00:31:16,020 --> 00:31:18,000
like I said we're physically out there

624
00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,419
in the streets we get the numbers

625
00:31:21,419 --> 00:31:23,580
you know so like it's blamed to go on

626
00:31:23,580 --> 00:31:25,559
both sides

627
00:31:25,559 --> 00:31:27,360
you know and this this is a very very

628
00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:30,059
serious issue that you know if we had a

629
00:31:30,059 --> 00:31:31,080
conscience

630
00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,480
you know we wouldn't be biased against

631
00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,179
anyone you know we got some slim slim

632
00:31:36,179 --> 00:31:38,100
landlords in South there as well

633
00:31:38,100 --> 00:31:41,279
you know my oldest daughter 36 you know

634
00:31:41,279 --> 00:31:43,320
her landlord wouldn't even fix her

635
00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,720
bathroom uh her toilet pipes you know I

636
00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:47,159
had to come out my pocket and get it

637
00:31:47,159 --> 00:31:49,679
fixed and take him to court

638
00:31:49,679 --> 00:31:51,299
you know and he was still giving

639
00:31:51,299 --> 00:31:53,820
leniency by the judge

640
00:31:53,820 --> 00:31:56,399
you know so it works on both sides you

641
00:31:56,399 --> 00:31:58,200
know and I'm not pointing things at no

642
00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:00,600
one side in particular but I know what

643
00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:02,760
the facts are as well you know I'm

644
00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:05,640
dealing with it in my personal life

645
00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,550
thank you

646
00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:12,899
[Applause]

647
00:32:12,899 --> 00:32:16,430
good

648
00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:19,020
hi my name is Chris Morris I'm the

649
00:32:19,020 --> 00:32:21,179
director of Swift Schenectady landlord's

650
00:32:21,179 --> 00:32:24,110
influencing change

651
00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,240
and my script is home

652
00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:30,240
so I'm going in but I want to read the

653
00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:32,760
department Council that back in May of

654
00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:36,120
May 9th we had 20 page that I have with

655
00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,480
me 20 Page presentation of the problems

656
00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:41,940
we were seeing and the struggles that

657
00:32:41,940 --> 00:32:44,279
were in our community

658
00:32:44,279 --> 00:32:46,320
small way I've also talking about in

659
00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,539
particular we're suffering with property

660
00:32:48,539 --> 00:32:50,120
damage lack of

661
00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,100
rents

662
00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:54,720
Kobe did a number on us we've only been

663
00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:56,580
going for three years with the changes

664
00:32:56,580 --> 00:33:00,299
of laws and covered and the restrictions

665
00:33:00,299 --> 00:33:03,899
that have come on us and lacks with

666
00:33:03,899 --> 00:33:07,500
respect of the properties but okay so we

667
00:33:07,500 --> 00:33:09,600
made that presentation and we asked for

668
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:11,640
help from the city we are asking for

669
00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:13,559
help as well

670
00:33:13,559 --> 00:33:16,980
so what we finally did was take it upon

671
00:33:16,980 --> 00:33:19,799
ourselves put together a task force and

672
00:33:19,799 --> 00:33:22,019
that's what we're working on with the

673
00:33:22,019 --> 00:33:22,919
city

674
00:33:22,919 --> 00:33:25,440
collaboration with the city and with

675
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:27,419
code you need to know this that we're

676
00:33:27,419 --> 00:33:30,120
making efforts to make some changes that

677
00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,700
will affect the entire community and

678
00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:34,559
will be a plus for the entire Community

679
00:33:34,559 --> 00:33:38,220
to help landlords and tenants

680
00:33:38,220 --> 00:33:40,740
and this is a program that's going to be

681
00:33:40,740 --> 00:33:43,559
very proactive it's a pilot program it

682
00:33:43,559 --> 00:33:47,940
will require a vacation to

683
00:33:47,940 --> 00:33:50,820
landlords to start out with

684
00:33:50,820 --> 00:33:53,820
licensing certification program

685
00:33:53,820 --> 00:33:56,460
we're putting details together it should

686
00:33:56,460 --> 00:34:00,240
be an exciting process that people will

687
00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:04,610
participate in that's what we

688
00:34:04,620 --> 00:34:06,899
believe and they will then be rewarded

689
00:34:06,899 --> 00:34:08,940
because they will be recognized as

690
00:34:08,940 --> 00:34:11,099
people who are interested in their

691
00:34:11,099 --> 00:34:12,780
properties they want to maintain their

692
00:34:12,780 --> 00:34:14,099
properties

693
00:34:14,099 --> 00:34:17,399
the work uh with the community and you

694
00:34:17,399 --> 00:34:19,859
will be able to see an upgrade of the

695
00:34:19,859 --> 00:34:23,760
properties and we we have to say we are

696
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,619
not we are totally aware of the fact

697
00:34:25,619 --> 00:34:28,020
that there's a good value of it on both

698
00:34:28,020 --> 00:34:30,240
sides of Defense

699
00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:32,460
let's face it drive up any Street in

700
00:34:32,460 --> 00:34:38,460
Schenectady and you may see beautiful okay okay and then boom

701
00:34:38,460 --> 00:34:40,679
something that's something that's nasty

702
00:34:40,679 --> 00:34:42,359
but there's a whole area that's nasty

703
00:34:42,359 --> 00:34:43,619
well

704
00:34:43,619 --> 00:34:45,659
whose responsibility is that somebody

705
00:34:45,659 --> 00:34:48,000
owns that property

706
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,379
and somebody might be living here

707
00:34:49,379 --> 00:34:51,960
somebody owns somebody's not taking care

708
00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:52,800
of it

709
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:58,099
and it is it embarrassment for the community

710
00:34:58,099 --> 00:35:01,320
it should be dealt with but somebody is

711
00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:04,020
whether it's an absentee landlord or

712
00:35:04,020 --> 00:35:06,300
whoever and the people who are living in

713
00:35:06,300 --> 00:35:09,180
it reflected it's a flight toe it is

714
00:35:09,180 --> 00:35:11,099
something that is

715
00:35:11,099 --> 00:35:13,500
very upsetting for the nearby community

716
00:35:13,500 --> 00:35:14,579
and for the

717
00:35:14,579 --> 00:35:16,380
further it gives us a bad name

718
00:35:16,380 --> 00:35:19,859
we who are trying to maintain and

719
00:35:19,859 --> 00:35:20,940
sustain

720
00:35:20,940 --> 00:35:24,599
housing need to feel that we are doing

721
00:35:24,599 --> 00:35:26,339
the right thing and this is what slick

722
00:35:26,339 --> 00:35:28,740
is about you know education and and

723
00:35:28,740 --> 00:35:30,960
teaching people how to do the right

724
00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:34,859
thing we also feel that the contract

725
00:35:34,859 --> 00:35:36,480
that you set up

726
00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:39,480
this is a this is a contract between

727
00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:42,660
tenant and landlord with rules and

728
00:35:42,660 --> 00:35:44,460
regulations just like any other rental

729
00:35:44,460 --> 00:35:47,700
contract okay the bottle for for that

730
00:35:47,700 --> 00:35:50,760
should be in place and it's very basic

731
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,040
you have a product and you have a

732
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,980
company you are younger and you have a

733
00:35:55,980 --> 00:35:57,839
your business and you have a customer

734
00:35:57,839 --> 00:36:00,480
and the contract should be

735
00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,780
and there's too much of not a you know

736
00:36:03,780 --> 00:36:06,540
the honoring isn't there you go in a

737
00:36:06,540 --> 00:36:09,780
part to it again and nothing happens

738
00:36:09,780 --> 00:36:12,720
um things go okay maybe and then all of

739
00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:14,880
a sudden there is no honoring of that

740
00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:16,800
contract or there's no payment of the

741
00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:18,720
rent or there's destruction of property

742
00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:22,560
so then then it's obvious that needs to

743
00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:24,420
be taken away if it were a car if it

744
00:36:24,420 --> 00:36:26,339
were furniture that would be taken away

745
00:36:26,339 --> 00:36:28,680
in the contract but it's different why

746
00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:29,780
is it different

747
00:36:29,780 --> 00:36:32,220
bargaining that bargaining power not

748
00:36:32,220 --> 00:36:33,900
there anymore

749
00:36:33,900 --> 00:36:38,040
so I'm being gay yeah that's a thing for

750
00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:40,980
me oh okay well I have to honor that but

751
00:36:40,980 --> 00:36:44,339
know that we are working very hard I say

752
00:36:44,339 --> 00:36:47,700
that we small landlords who care are

753
00:36:47,700 --> 00:36:50,579
working very hard and we are working the

754
00:36:50,579 --> 00:36:52,079
city is working with us and we're

755
00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:54,660
delighted with that CODIS working with

756
00:36:54,660 --> 00:36:55,500
us

757
00:36:55,500 --> 00:36:57,540
we are going to put something in place

758
00:36:57,540 --> 00:36:59,880
that should make a difference and there

759
00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:01,560
is that effort and I want you all to

760
00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:06,710
take notice of that as it comes

761
00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:08,099
we probably are going to get things

762
00:37:08,099 --> 00:37:13,750
slowly I'm going to say goodbye

763
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:17,099
I'd like to ask you a question yes

764
00:37:17,099 --> 00:37:18,839
um you mentioned about the task force is

765
00:37:18,839 --> 00:37:20,579
this will tenants be a part of that too

766
00:37:20,579 --> 00:37:22,260
so that you have no views or is this

767
00:37:22,260 --> 00:37:24,359
task force just for landlords it will

768
00:37:24,359 --> 00:37:26,579
start with landlords it has to do with

769
00:37:26,579 --> 00:37:29,579
tests as well but landlords need to be

770
00:37:29,579 --> 00:37:33,359
of the educated thinking educated and

771
00:37:33,359 --> 00:37:35,400
they need to know you know not just

772
00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:37,079
you're not just going into a business

773
00:37:37,079 --> 00:37:43,569
you're going to be stipulations

774
00:37:43,579 --> 00:37:47,640
you need to know starting with landlord

775
00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:49,260
okay I just wanted to know if it's both

776
00:37:49,260 --> 00:37:50,760
or where you're starting quickly thank

777
00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:57,370
you

778
00:37:57,380 --> 00:38:00,359
yes hello everyone I I am Mariano

779
00:38:00,359 --> 00:38:03,060
president of the substrate Association

780
00:38:03,060 --> 00:38:07,200
and I'm here to talk about

781
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:09,780
like absentee landlords like hesitate

782
00:38:09,780 --> 00:38:11,040
because I have another word for them

783
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:13,579
because I didn't want to say that anyway

784
00:38:13,579 --> 00:38:15,660
I believe

785
00:38:15,660 --> 00:38:17,300
that

786
00:38:17,300 --> 00:38:20,220
landlords should be registered as a

787
00:38:20,220 --> 00:38:21,720
small business

788
00:38:21,720 --> 00:38:24,359
this way the city can regulate what

789
00:38:24,359 --> 00:38:25,920
they're doing

790
00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:28,680
they should be licensed if they don't

791
00:38:28,680 --> 00:38:30,540
follow the rules they should be shut

792
00:38:30,540 --> 00:38:31,740
down

793
00:38:31,740 --> 00:38:34,020
I know many tenants that are suffering

794
00:38:34,020 --> 00:38:36,359
out there that their landlords are not

795
00:38:36,359 --> 00:38:38,400
fixing their apartment that their

796
00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:40,740
toilets don't work that their furnaces

797
00:38:40,740 --> 00:38:43,260
don't but yet they're the ones that I

798
00:38:43,260 --> 00:38:48,599
put out on this street this is so wrong and I believe it would be so

799
00:38:48,599 --> 00:38:51,060
much easier for this city to go after

800
00:38:51,060 --> 00:38:53,460
these absentee landlords in our

801
00:38:53,460 --> 00:38:55,260
neighborhood we have

802
00:38:55,260 --> 00:38:57,839
but I will set it again we have some bad

803
00:38:57,839 --> 00:39:00,300
landlords that have destroyed our

804
00:39:00,300 --> 00:39:02,520
neighborhood they didn't rented to

805
00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:05,760
druggies to prostitutes we we've had

806
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:08,420
shooting they prostitute young ladies

807
00:39:08,420 --> 00:39:15,050
and I have I take that Chris belief that

808
00:39:15,060 --> 00:39:15,680
um

809
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:19,500
landlords are small businesses she has

810
00:39:19,500 --> 00:39:21,960
she had set it on tape that landlord so

811
00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:23,520
they should be regulated they should be

812
00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:36,910
licensed so that the city can

813
00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:40,190
that's fine

814
00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:43,380
because our neighborhood is destroyed

815
00:39:43,380 --> 00:39:44,780
because

816
00:39:44,780 --> 00:39:47,339
and it's very disturbing to me and I

817
00:39:47,339 --> 00:39:49,500
really really wish that the city would

818
00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:52,920
pursue the small business the license

819
00:39:52,920 --> 00:39:59,690
for the tenants thank you thank you

820
00:39:59,700 --> 00:40:11,470
foreign

821
00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:14,339
I faced many challenges as far as

822
00:40:14,339 --> 00:40:15,660
housing

823
00:40:15,660 --> 00:40:16,500
um

824
00:40:16,500 --> 00:40:17,839
but

825
00:40:17,839 --> 00:40:20,760
nowadays you know as an adult I have

826
00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:24,240
been personally homeless since 2019 for

827
00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:26,520
you know no particular reason other than

828
00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:29,960
you know just the landlord no longer

829
00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:33,000
wanting to continue lease you know I

830
00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:36,180
paid right on time every month

831
00:40:36,180 --> 00:40:39,480
there are so many issues going on so as

832
00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:41,820
far as you know the apartments that are

833
00:40:41,820 --> 00:40:43,740
being redeveloped and all the new

834
00:40:43,740 --> 00:40:45,180
buildings I've been doing there have

835
00:40:45,180 --> 00:40:47,520
been at least half a dozen buildings

836
00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:49,680
made that you know about four of them

837
00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:51,140
are anywhere from

838
00:40:51,140 --> 00:40:55,020
900 to 14 to 600 a month for our studio

839
00:40:55,020 --> 00:40:57,480
to one or two bedroom like those are

840
00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,220
completely unaffordable and the two low

841
00:40:59,220 --> 00:41:01,560
income housings uh buildings that they

842
00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:04,079
just did are not even available to so

843
00:41:04,079 --> 00:41:05,700
many people as there's a wait list that

844
00:41:05,700 --> 00:41:08,640
goes back so many months and you have to

845
00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:10,260
need so many qualifications you have to

846
00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:13,500
have at least two times rent income you

847
00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:16,440
know uh verification you know just

848
00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:18,420
references and that's somebody who is

849
00:41:18,420 --> 00:41:20,760
youth who has only had one apartment and

850
00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:23,099
it wasn't the victim you know just when

851
00:41:23,099 --> 00:41:24,960
my lease ended you know I was told I had

852
00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:27,300
to leave for you know no particular

853
00:41:27,300 --> 00:41:30,180
reason so climbing an apartment tent has

854
00:41:30,180 --> 00:41:31,980
been very difficult you know does it

855
00:41:31,980 --> 00:41:33,780
matter I could be making anywhere from

856
00:41:33,780 --> 00:41:37,320
400 to 800 a week I can have at least

857
00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:39,300
twice the amount for rent getting a

858
00:41:39,300 --> 00:41:41,160
responsible language

859
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:42,599
something hard you know there are

860
00:41:42,599 --> 00:41:44,520
language we just take applications and

861
00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:46,320
you know try to do the application fee

862
00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:47,820
and actually never respond they do not

863
00:41:47,820 --> 00:41:49,440
pick up the phone do not answer the text

864
00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:51,359
when you call you can call for a month

865
00:41:51,359 --> 00:41:54,359
straight you know uh periodically you

866
00:41:54,359 --> 00:41:55,920
know of course not harassing the

867
00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:57,180
landlord you know trying to get a

868
00:41:57,180 --> 00:41:58,680
response from a landlord you know the

869
00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:01,260
whole years you know you can do at least

870
00:42:01,260 --> 00:42:03,119
two to three Apartments a day you know

871
00:42:03,119 --> 00:42:05,220
contacting landlords and you're lucky to

872
00:42:05,220 --> 00:42:06,720
hear back from one or two by the end of

873
00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:07,859
the week maybe even by the end of the

874
00:42:07,859 --> 00:42:09,000
month

875
00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:11,579
it is not just on tenants you know I

876
00:42:11,579 --> 00:42:13,320
know there I've been people who abuse

877
00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:15,540
the system I know uh people person who

878
00:42:15,540 --> 00:42:17,579
get government benefits and you know lie

879
00:42:17,579 --> 00:42:18,960
to the government and you know have the

880
00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:21,119
rent fully paid and you know abuse the

881
00:42:21,119 --> 00:42:22,619
system or you know there's tenant to

882
00:42:22,619 --> 00:42:24,720
destroy property before they leave or

883
00:42:24,720 --> 00:42:26,460
you have to be with the landlord and you

884
00:42:26,460 --> 00:42:28,140
know those are then considered bad

885
00:42:28,140 --> 00:42:29,520
tenants and you know they don't

886
00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:31,200
personally or they shouldn't ruin it for

887
00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:33,180
everyone involved you know it shouldn't

888
00:42:33,180 --> 00:42:35,220
be an issue for you know someone else

889
00:42:35,220 --> 00:42:36,720
trying to get into apartment like you

890
00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:38,760
know you had one person who might have

891
00:42:38,760 --> 00:42:40,200
had similar conditions to this person

892
00:42:40,200 --> 00:42:41,640
when they originally move in or when

893
00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:43,380
they started your application and they

894
00:42:43,380 --> 00:42:45,599
start their enrollment fee and

895
00:42:45,599 --> 00:42:48,200
your jobs are you know

896
00:42:48,200 --> 00:42:50,640
discriminated discriminating against for

897
00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:52,020
so many different reasons whether it be

898
00:42:52,020 --> 00:42:54,720
your background how much money you make

899
00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:57,599
if you have pets or not you know I

900
00:42:57,599 --> 00:42:59,339
understand that you know a lot of places

901
00:42:59,339 --> 00:43:01,440
do not accept pets either but you know

902
00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:03,960
some people have service animals and

903
00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:05,640
personally have a lot of disabilities so

904
00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:07,200
I have a service animal I had a service

905
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:10,859
animal for almost eight years now so

906
00:43:10,859 --> 00:43:13,020
when it comes to my service you know

907
00:43:13,020 --> 00:43:14,880
getting an apartment or you know letting

908
00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:22,089
a

909
00:43:22,099 --> 00:43:25,200
you know it's going to go on both sides

910
00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:27,720
as far as damage

911
00:43:27,720 --> 00:43:31,560
and cannot even get a response government uh communist system

912
00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:33,300
section eight you know there are people

913
00:43:33,300 --> 00:43:35,579
who are 60 or you know who have been

914
00:43:35,579 --> 00:43:37,980
Section 8 for at least 10 12 20 30 years

915
00:43:37,980 --> 00:43:39,960
you know and have never left the system

916
00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:42,300
you know they could be doing a part-time

917
00:43:42,300 --> 00:43:45,060
job aside hustle you know we're sitting

918
00:43:45,060 --> 00:43:46,319
there in government assistance I feel

919
00:43:46,319 --> 00:43:48,000
like I should definitely be for the

920
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:51,180
have lower income people who are you you

921
00:43:51,180 --> 00:43:53,700
know 18 to 24 you know 25 just getting

922
00:43:53,700 --> 00:43:55,440
in their first apartment you know that

923
00:43:55,440 --> 00:43:56,819
system should kind of be there to

924
00:43:56,819 --> 00:43:58,740
support us and not you know when we go

925
00:43:58,740 --> 00:44:00,660
into DSS we're told you know we either

926
00:44:00,660 --> 00:44:03,300
make too much money by making 400 a week

927
00:44:03,300 --> 00:44:05,220
or you know we don't make enough

928
00:44:05,220 --> 00:44:07,260
qualifications to even receive any kind

929
00:44:07,260 --> 00:44:12,190
of conversation

930
00:44:12,200 --> 00:44:23,809
[Applause]

931
00:44:23,819 --> 00:44:25,980
uh getting what you want

932
00:44:25,980 --> 00:44:28,319
first I'd like to thank you for putting

933
00:44:28,319 --> 00:44:30,540
on this town hall and giving everyone

934
00:44:30,540 --> 00:44:32,579
this opportunity to speak to you all

935
00:44:32,579 --> 00:44:33,599
about

936
00:44:33,599 --> 00:44:35,700
cities

937
00:44:35,700 --> 00:44:38,280
are important I hope that we do more of

938
00:44:38,280 --> 00:44:40,140
these moving forward throughout 2023

939
00:44:40,140 --> 00:44:42,839
give people absolutely coming tonight

940
00:44:42,839 --> 00:44:45,599
voice their opinion on the issue of

941
00:44:45,599 --> 00:44:47,040
concern

942
00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:48,119
um

943
00:44:48,119 --> 00:44:52,440
so costs have risen for everyone

944
00:44:52,440 --> 00:44:54,180
um we've been through a pandemic that's

945
00:44:54,180 --> 00:44:56,660
been this uh huge uh

946
00:44:56,660 --> 00:45:00,000
employment in our city I know personal

947
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:02,280
stories like really both sides of issues

948
00:45:02,280 --> 00:45:05,760
but in particular I'm I've seen

949
00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:09,060
um rents kind of like the Moon that I'm

950
00:45:09,060 --> 00:45:11,640
not understanding what's driving you

951
00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:13,380
know the issue right I know we have

952
00:45:13,380 --> 00:45:15,240
issues with inflation we definitely went

953
00:45:15,240 --> 00:45:17,099
on the issues with wage increasing right

954
00:45:17,099 --> 00:45:19,280
but I'm seeing properties called

955
00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:22,440
Redstone properties that are like you're

956
00:45:22,440 --> 00:45:25,560
I'm talking about 1400 1500 1300 in

957
00:45:25,560 --> 00:45:27,900
communities that historically have been

958
00:45:27,900 --> 00:45:31,020
uh maybe half of that right and these

959
00:45:31,020 --> 00:45:33,000
increases have happened within the last

960
00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:35,339
um last few years and it's concerning

961
00:45:35,339 --> 00:45:37,920
it's a hardship onten it's across the

962
00:45:37,920 --> 00:45:40,020
board across the city I think everyone

963
00:45:40,020 --> 00:45:43,260
knows it we don't want uh as a city I'm

964
00:45:43,260 --> 00:45:45,540
sure we don't want anyone harmed on the

965
00:45:45,540 --> 00:45:47,579
rising costs we're not Property Owners

966
00:45:47,579 --> 00:45:50,400
definitely not tenants however we need

967
00:45:50,400 --> 00:45:52,500
to come up with a Solutions

968
00:45:52,500 --> 00:45:54,960
right now finding

969
00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:57,359
um a way forward that we can kind of

970
00:45:57,359 --> 00:45:59,640
assist tenants uh assist property

971
00:45:59,640 --> 00:46:01,920
managers with some of the costs that

972
00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:03,180
like some of the things that they've

973
00:46:03,180 --> 00:46:04,800
lost over the last couple years is

974
00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:06,900
important right I like yeah I've heard

975
00:46:06,900 --> 00:46:09,119
um an idea that you know property owners

976
00:46:09,119 --> 00:46:11,400
are like businesses and unfortunately

977
00:46:11,400 --> 00:46:13,020
for the Department owners you're in a

978
00:46:13,020 --> 00:46:14,760
business or something that's violence of

979
00:46:14,760 --> 00:46:18,839
people's lives right so it's going it's going to be a little bit different

980
00:46:18,839 --> 00:46:21,000
than only maybe your mom and pops or a

981
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:23,220
car dealership it's it's your people

982
00:46:23,220 --> 00:46:25,800
have to have a place to live right

983
00:46:25,800 --> 00:46:27,420
um I've seen an article in the paper not

984
00:46:27,420 --> 00:46:29,520
too long ago that talked about some

985
00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:31,380
incentives that were happening a couple

986
00:46:31,380 --> 00:46:33,240
years ago towards home ownership how

987
00:46:33,240 --> 00:46:35,280
that had this great impact on the

988
00:46:35,280 --> 00:46:37,760
community right um

989
00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:40,680
specifically Community but it's also

990
00:46:40,680 --> 00:46:43,319
about immigration and how at one time we

991
00:46:43,319 --> 00:46:44,880
had all these dilapidated properties

992
00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:47,339
that we we started a program that

993
00:46:47,339 --> 00:46:49,280
allowed folks to get into homeownership

994
00:46:49,280 --> 00:46:52,859
that's a huge benefit to people if those

995
00:46:52,859 --> 00:46:54,480
opportunities there so thinking about a

996
00:46:54,480 --> 00:46:56,760
program that made Gwinnett to bear I

997
00:46:56,760 --> 00:46:58,800
think is really really important and

998
00:46:58,800 --> 00:47:00,240
finding a way to use the article money

999
00:47:00,240 --> 00:47:03,359
in a way that's effective in addressing

1000
00:47:03,359 --> 00:47:06,060
um I think are like really huge losses

1001
00:47:06,060 --> 00:47:08,640
in the last couple years for everybody

1002
00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:10,079
um I think it's important I don't know

1003
00:47:10,079 --> 00:47:11,579
exactly what that looks like today but

1004
00:47:11,579 --> 00:47:13,140
that's just I'm just wasting my opinion

1005
00:47:13,140 --> 00:47:15,119
based on the summer props on what I've

1006
00:47:15,119 --> 00:47:16,500
heard from some of the proper members in

1007
00:47:16,500 --> 00:47:21,420
here um this there isn't one side to this

1008
00:47:21,420 --> 00:47:23,880
issue there isn't just one bad actor it

1009
00:47:23,880 --> 00:47:25,619
isn't just the property owners like

1010
00:47:25,619 --> 00:47:27,780
there's extremes on both sides because I

1011
00:47:27,780 --> 00:47:29,280
think everyone is acknowledging that I

1012
00:47:29,280 --> 00:47:30,420
don't think you started off in that

1013
00:47:30,420 --> 00:47:31,980
place but I think everyone's gotten to

1014
00:47:31,980 --> 00:47:32,819
the play okay they're like we're

1015
00:47:32,819 --> 00:47:34,380
understanding like this is affecting

1016
00:47:34,380 --> 00:47:36,780
everybody and that a solution needs to

1017
00:47:36,780 --> 00:47:39,359
be comprehensive and comprehensive and

1018
00:47:39,359 --> 00:47:42,839
help everyone as much as possible

1019
00:47:42,839 --> 00:47:45,420
um I'm or any type of policy or

1020
00:47:45,420 --> 00:47:47,520
legislation or program that would do

1021
00:47:47,520 --> 00:47:49,260
that and I look forward to the city

1022
00:47:49,260 --> 00:47:51,540
council uh coming up with something that

1023
00:47:51,540 --> 00:47:54,370
addresses issue thank you

1024
00:47:54,370 --> 00:48:01,750
[Applause]

1025
00:48:01,760 --> 00:48:03,960
all right so first off I want to start

1026
00:48:03,960 --> 00:48:05,579
with the biggest issue being what about

1027
00:48:05,579 --> 00:48:07,140
those accessibility

1028
00:48:07,140 --> 00:48:09,359
it's Aubrey what about those on

1029
00:48:09,359 --> 00:48:11,640
disability they don't make that much a

1030
00:48:11,640 --> 00:48:14,760
month that amount that 1400 you want in

1031
00:48:14,760 --> 00:48:16,740
rent for a shoebox they don't make that

1032
00:48:16,740 --> 00:48:18,599
that's not what they get from daily

1033
00:48:18,599 --> 00:48:20,280
disabled where are we supposed to live

1034
00:48:20,280 --> 00:48:22,680
those slums that we don't have landlords

1035
00:48:22,680 --> 00:48:24,300
taking care of things we have improper

1036
00:48:24,300 --> 00:48:25,740
working functionings that normally

1037
00:48:25,740 --> 00:48:27,720
taking care of that either we're

1038
00:48:27,720 --> 00:48:30,180
supposed to live in lower poverty slums

1039
00:48:30,180 --> 00:48:31,980
with no landlords being dealt with

1040
00:48:31,980 --> 00:48:34,260
because that's where we can afford

1041
00:48:34,260 --> 00:48:36,300
in places that aren't even safe for us

1042
00:48:36,300 --> 00:48:38,640
to reside who's going to watch out for

1043
00:48:38,640 --> 00:48:41,700
that I mean I have a friend living in a

1044
00:48:41,700 --> 00:48:43,260
van right now with a cat who can't even

1045
00:48:43,260 --> 00:48:45,480
afford a hotel he can't afford a room

1046
00:48:45,480 --> 00:48:47,400
for rent he can't afford any of that

1047
00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:49,740
because the money to get into many

1048
00:48:49,740 --> 00:48:51,900
places too much he needs money to

1049
00:48:51,900 --> 00:48:54,359
survive every day just he can't put the

1050
00:48:54,359 --> 00:48:56,700
extra side to get a roof over his head

1051
00:48:56,700 --> 00:48:58,380
and now it's winter time and he's

1052
00:48:58,380 --> 00:49:00,900
literally living in a minivan with a cat

1053
00:49:00,900 --> 00:49:02,760
so what are these people on limited

1054
00:49:02,760 --> 00:49:05,400
incomes that are disabled and sick to no

1055
00:49:05,400 --> 00:49:07,020
choice no Faults of their own supposed

1056
00:49:07,020 --> 00:49:09,839
to do with these Rising costs we're all

1057
00:49:09,839 --> 00:49:11,160
about to be homeless

1058
00:49:11,160 --> 00:49:15,770
that's all I have to say

1059
00:49:15,780 --> 00:49:20,210
[Applause]

1060
00:49:20,220 --> 00:49:22,020
hi good evening thanks for having this

1061
00:49:22,020 --> 00:49:24,240
forum tonight my name is Lauren Connor

1062
00:49:24,240 --> 00:49:27,180
and I've lived in Schenectady 30 years I

1063
00:49:27,180 --> 00:49:28,260
moved here

1064
00:49:28,260 --> 00:49:32,520
um on a whim and I'm still here and I've

1065
00:49:32,520 --> 00:49:34,260
been owning property for the last 20

1066
00:49:34,260 --> 00:49:37,380
years I bought my first property from a

1067
00:49:37,380 --> 00:49:40,319
one that I rented from and one of the

1068
00:49:40,319 --> 00:49:41,760
things that she said to me is I always

1069
00:49:41,760 --> 00:49:44,220
want to make sure my properties that I

1070
00:49:44,220 --> 00:49:45,839
write to my tenants are places that I

1071
00:49:45,839 --> 00:49:48,359
would live and I feel that I have

1072
00:49:48,359 --> 00:49:52,619
followed that motto ever since in the

1073
00:49:52,619 --> 00:49:54,720
intervening years I've got to say I'm

1074
00:49:54,720 --> 00:49:56,460
probably doing something wrong because

1075
00:49:56,460 --> 00:49:58,920
I'm not getting fourteen hundred dollars

1076
00:49:58,920 --> 00:50:01,079
rent for apartments I'm not getting

1077
00:50:01,079 --> 00:50:04,020
thirteen hundred dollars rent I do have

1078
00:50:04,020 --> 00:50:06,839
a couple of disabled people who

1079
00:50:06,839 --> 00:50:09,060
whose rent is way below market value

1080
00:50:09,060 --> 00:50:11,640
because I know I can't raise it because

1081
00:50:11,640 --> 00:50:14,400
there is no other money and I'm the

1082
00:50:14,400 --> 00:50:15,960
person that's not going to kick them out

1083
00:50:15,960 --> 00:50:18,720
I have Section 8 tenants I have full pay

1084
00:50:18,720 --> 00:50:22,079
tenants and so my concern is

1085
00:50:22,079 --> 00:50:24,480
what about these people I think the

1086
00:50:24,480 --> 00:50:26,160
action that needs to be taken is that

1087
00:50:26,160 --> 00:50:27,780
there are people out there who are on

1088
00:50:27,780 --> 00:50:30,420
disability who don't have a lot of funds

1089
00:50:30,420 --> 00:50:32,220
why aren't they getting additional

1090
00:50:32,220 --> 00:50:33,660
support

1091
00:50:33,660 --> 00:50:35,280
um people have a right to affordable

1092
00:50:35,280 --> 00:50:37,260
housing but

1093
00:50:37,260 --> 00:50:40,740
a lease is a contract and as an owner

1094
00:50:40,740 --> 00:50:43,200
whether I'm paying a mortgage or taxes

1095
00:50:43,200 --> 00:50:45,900
or all the fees I'm responsible for that

1096
00:50:45,900 --> 00:50:48,660
property and I have a right to charge a

1097
00:50:48,660 --> 00:50:51,240
living not a living wage but a living a

1098
00:50:51,240 --> 00:50:53,880
rent that is reasonable for me to make a

1099
00:50:53,880 --> 00:50:56,160
few bucks beyond what I'm making to

1100
00:50:56,160 --> 00:50:58,740
Beyond paying taxes and property and Etc

1101
00:50:58,740 --> 00:50:59,819
et cetera

1102
00:50:59,819 --> 00:51:00,720
um

1103
00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:03,000
we live in Schenectady we're not getting

1104
00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:05,040
rich here so I don't need to be

1105
00:51:05,040 --> 00:51:06,660
sarcastic but if anybody thinks they're

1106
00:51:06,660 --> 00:51:08,700
going to get rich renting property in

1107
00:51:08,700 --> 00:51:11,160
Schenectady they're in the wrong place

1108
00:51:11,160 --> 00:51:12,480
um

1109
00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:15,240
anyway I just wanted to say that I I try

1110
00:51:15,240 --> 00:51:18,240
to be reasonable and my hope for the

1111
00:51:18,240 --> 00:51:21,300
city is that there will be Outreach to

1112
00:51:21,300 --> 00:51:23,220
tenants you know one lady who talked

1113
00:51:23,220 --> 00:51:25,260
about a couple people talked about being

1114
00:51:25,260 --> 00:51:28,020
evicted with 30 days notice New York

1115
00:51:28,020 --> 00:51:30,300
State implemented a 90-day notice right

1116
00:51:30,300 --> 00:51:33,300
so I don't understand why they don't

1117
00:51:33,300 --> 00:51:35,460
know that it has to be

1118
00:51:35,460 --> 00:51:36,960
I've been in a place for a period of

1119
00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:39,660
time it increases over time where's

1120
00:51:39,660 --> 00:51:42,059
their lack of Education

1121
00:51:42,059 --> 00:51:45,000
um so and that's basically all I had to

1122
00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:47,460
say I just um thanks for having this and

1123
00:51:47,460 --> 00:51:50,760
I know there's a lot going on here that

1124
00:51:50,760 --> 00:51:52,740
things are getting a little crazy with

1125
00:51:52,740 --> 00:51:55,559
red but we all have you know I have a

1126
00:51:55,559 --> 00:51:57,720
right to provide good housing to people

1127
00:51:57,720 --> 00:52:01,020
but I also have a right to

1128
00:52:01,020 --> 00:52:04,260
um not be taking advantage of

1129
00:52:04,260 --> 00:52:04,700
it

1130
00:52:04,700 --> 00:52:05,680
[Music]

1131
00:52:05,680 --> 00:52:11,579
[Applause]

1132
00:52:11,579 --> 00:52:15,430
hi good evening my name is

1133
00:52:15,440 --> 00:52:18,839
connected in New York from 2005.

1134
00:52:18,839 --> 00:52:21,119
to address the issue that you have which

1135
00:52:21,119 --> 00:52:22,800
is an opinion what are the challenges

1136
00:52:22,800 --> 00:52:25,380
let me tell yourself as a decent

1137
00:52:25,380 --> 00:52:28,740
landlord with property that is limitable

1138
00:52:28,740 --> 00:52:32,280
my challenge is 10 someone to pay rent a

1139
00:52:32,280 --> 00:52:33,359
lot of times

1140
00:52:33,359 --> 00:52:36,119
since the pandemic they feel that they

1141
00:52:36,119 --> 00:52:38,220
have a conditionary reason to just live

1142
00:52:38,220 --> 00:52:39,180
for free

1143
00:52:39,180 --> 00:52:41,640
and they do not use the police system we

1144
00:52:41,640 --> 00:52:44,220
hear all of this about bad landlords bad

1145
00:52:44,220 --> 00:52:47,339
landlords who they use code enforcement

1146
00:52:47,339 --> 00:52:49,880
they take off their smoke detectors

1147
00:52:49,880 --> 00:52:53,940
of the stone they do anything to stop

1148
00:52:53,940 --> 00:52:56,880
the pain there is no 30 days there is a

1149
00:52:56,880 --> 00:52:59,339
90 day anyone who owns a property that

1150
00:52:59,339 --> 00:53:02,040
makes it a LLC has to get a lawyer

1151
00:53:02,040 --> 00:53:06,300
because now you are a corporation which

1152
00:53:06,300 --> 00:53:08,880
puts you under a Temperance a totally

1153
00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:11,220
different tax brackets

1154
00:53:11,220 --> 00:53:13,800
and insurance Mercantile insurance

1155
00:53:13,800 --> 00:53:16,380
policy so whoever does that govern

1156
00:53:16,380 --> 00:53:18,000
yourself accordingly because you don't

1157
00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:19,920
own your property it is a third party

1158
00:53:19,920 --> 00:53:22,440
Provider by an LLC which is a limited

1159
00:53:22,440 --> 00:53:26,040
liability next on top of that as far as

1160
00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:28,440
a homeowner when we take these

1161
00:53:28,440 --> 00:53:30,480
properties that we try to transition

1162
00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:33,420
them for proper living conditions

1163
00:53:33,420 --> 00:53:36,780
there's a lot of situations we create

1164
00:53:36,780 --> 00:53:39,300
programs that build false reality yes

1165
00:53:39,300 --> 00:53:41,339
you get a house but you need a twenty

1166
00:53:41,339 --> 00:53:43,559
thousand dollar in the bank to show me

1167
00:53:43,559 --> 00:53:45,359
that food if you struggling if you have

1168
00:53:45,359 --> 00:53:47,819
that it's just so many things I'm not

1169
00:53:47,819 --> 00:53:49,559
doing it attendance I'm not going to

1170
00:53:49,559 --> 00:53:52,140
landlord I am bringing the system we

1171
00:53:52,140 --> 00:53:54,660
went all about years ago doing property

1172
00:53:54,660 --> 00:53:59,890
registration for non

1173
00:53:59,900 --> 00:54:03,240
but it didn't go because we stay on the

1174
00:54:03,240 --> 00:54:04,980
property we transition into a business

1175
00:54:04,980 --> 00:54:08,040
that's not occupying it goes away so

1176
00:54:08,040 --> 00:54:10,740
this is a build up a frustration for me

1177
00:54:10,740 --> 00:54:12,240
because I have tenants living in houses

1178
00:54:12,240 --> 00:54:14,460
that I can't get rid of even when they

1179
00:54:14,460 --> 00:54:16,440
have firearms even when they're creating

1180
00:54:16,440 --> 00:54:18,240
mold even when they're doing everything

1181
00:54:18,240 --> 00:54:20,940
nobody's sharing information it's like

1182
00:54:20,940 --> 00:54:23,880
the monetary agreement it's only for the

1183
00:54:23,880 --> 00:54:26,400
landlord when we talk about increase in

1184
00:54:26,400 --> 00:54:28,260
rent nobody's talking about decreasing

1185
00:54:28,260 --> 00:54:30,300
taxes you have to have a certain amount

1186
00:54:30,300 --> 00:54:34,020
of monetary flow to even survive is

1187
00:54:34,020 --> 00:54:36,059
connected into owner

1188
00:54:36,059 --> 00:54:38,819
the reason why it seems so simple is

1189
00:54:38,819 --> 00:54:40,740
because properties in Schenectady have

1190
00:54:40,740 --> 00:54:42,660
always been below market value of the

1191
00:54:42,660 --> 00:54:43,920
entire state

1192
00:54:43,920 --> 00:54:46,800
so people have this idea that they

1193
00:54:46,800 --> 00:54:49,140
should live closer to free than what's

1194
00:54:49,140 --> 00:54:51,300
happening to the landlord now taxes go

1195
00:54:51,300 --> 00:54:52,800
up to five thousand how can your rent

1196
00:54:52,800 --> 00:54:54,240
stay at 200

1197
00:54:54,240 --> 00:54:56,339
I mean you don't go into this to take

1198
00:54:56,339 --> 00:54:58,680
care of the tenant your goal is to have

1199
00:54:58,680 --> 00:55:00,839
a viable living we know this is not

1200
00:55:00,839 --> 00:55:03,420
Afflicted States or area because we have

1201
00:55:03,420 --> 00:55:04,800
too many other tax laws have been left

1202
00:55:04,800 --> 00:55:08,339
away so it has to be looked at in a

1203
00:55:08,339 --> 00:55:10,559
collaboration of what's the best thing

1204
00:55:10,559 --> 00:55:13,500
for the community for the tenant for the

1205
00:55:13,500 --> 00:55:15,960
landlord and for to perpetuate home

1206
00:55:15,960 --> 00:55:18,359
occupancy and whole ownership that's all

1207
00:55:18,359 --> 00:55:19,520
I gotta say

1208
00:55:19,520 --> 00:55:26,220
[Applause]

1209
00:55:26,220 --> 00:55:31,020
hi good evening uh bird acquires

1210
00:55:31,020 --> 00:55:33,180
um and uh pastoral virgin Memorial in

1211
00:55:33,180 --> 00:55:35,520
science church so I want to say

1212
00:55:35,520 --> 00:55:37,380
um first you know I've done a lot of

1213
00:55:37,380 --> 00:55:39,300
going to different houses visiting

1214
00:55:39,300 --> 00:55:41,099
members or visiting people in the

1215
00:55:41,099 --> 00:55:43,440
community and I can start walking with

1216
00:55:43,440 --> 00:55:44,880
the condition of some of the houses that

1217
00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:47,579
have been related I have a question of

1218
00:55:47,579 --> 00:55:49,859
how many inspectors we have that work

1219
00:55:49,859 --> 00:55:51,720
for the city that would go out to

1220
00:55:51,720 --> 00:55:54,000
inspect these houses I understand I've

1221
00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:55,920
been a landlord so I understand having

1222
00:55:55,920 --> 00:55:58,040
tenants that don't properly take care of

1223
00:55:58,040 --> 00:56:00,480
your you know your house and things like

1224
00:56:00,480 --> 00:56:01,619
that but some of the things that I have

1225
00:56:01,619 --> 00:56:03,359
seen are flat out like colonizations

1226
00:56:03,359 --> 00:56:05,700
like why is somebody living here no one

1227
00:56:05,700 --> 00:56:07,260
should be living here

1228
00:56:07,260 --> 00:56:10,079
um so some of the things I think may be

1229
00:56:10,079 --> 00:56:11,099
happening

1230
00:56:11,099 --> 00:56:13,140
um is that okay so it doesn't take much

1231
00:56:13,140 --> 00:56:14,460
for a landlord to know that they can

1232
00:56:14,460 --> 00:56:16,319
raise the right time if Section 8 is

1233
00:56:16,319 --> 00:56:17,880
giving you more money obviously the

1234
00:56:17,880 --> 00:56:19,680
rates are going to have gone up or you

1235
00:56:19,680 --> 00:56:21,240
look at what the

1236
00:56:21,240 --> 00:56:22,920
um the information that Health puts out

1237
00:56:22,920 --> 00:56:24,960
on I can go up on the rent because it's

1238
00:56:24,960 --> 00:56:26,339
going up on their numbers I can go up

1239
00:56:26,339 --> 00:56:28,200
online however

1240
00:56:28,200 --> 00:56:30,300
um and and the cost of rent has gone up

1241
00:56:30,300 --> 00:56:32,700
nationally by 13

1242
00:56:32,700 --> 00:56:34,380
um but I would say that Schenectady is

1243
00:56:34,380 --> 00:56:36,480
not Brooklyn you know not Harlem okay

1244
00:56:36,480 --> 00:56:38,400
people are not making that kind of money

1245
00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:40,619
around here the uh council president

1246
00:56:40,619 --> 00:56:42,980
mentioned the other night the media uh

1247
00:56:42,980 --> 00:56:47,160
income in this city so rates have gone

1248
00:56:47,160 --> 00:56:50,220
up the salaries have not and so people

1249
00:56:50,220 --> 00:56:52,020
eventually are going to get pushed out

1250
00:56:52,020 --> 00:56:53,280
of their house and I've had that happen

1251
00:56:53,280 --> 00:56:55,559
to some of my members already they can't

1252
00:56:55,559 --> 00:56:57,720
afford the new possibility that is

1253
00:56:57,720 --> 00:57:00,240
coming okay so

1254
00:57:00,240 --> 00:57:02,579
um so that's one piece so the other part

1255
00:57:02,579 --> 00:57:03,960
is um

1256
00:57:03,960 --> 00:57:06,660
can the city get any kind of incentive

1257
00:57:06,660 --> 00:57:08,280
like I know you guys can't do anything

1258
00:57:08,280 --> 00:57:11,460
about what HUD is saying or what section

1259
00:57:11,460 --> 00:57:13,680
8 is saying about what Rick costs should

1260
00:57:13,680 --> 00:57:16,260
be I guess outside of your you know uh

1261
00:57:16,260 --> 00:57:19,260
Authority but maybe incentives for

1262
00:57:19,260 --> 00:57:22,579
landlords uh who do keep their property

1263
00:57:22,579 --> 00:57:25,800
or I I don't know you know I'll leave

1264
00:57:25,800 --> 00:57:28,800
that to y'all but but I think that if

1265
00:57:28,800 --> 00:57:31,500
that was happening then it kind of would

1266
00:57:31,500 --> 00:57:33,780
balance things out a little bit and then

1267
00:57:33,780 --> 00:57:34,920
the last thing I want to tell you is

1268
00:57:34,920 --> 00:57:36,420
about a member of my church who actually

1269
00:57:36,420 --> 00:57:39,900
lives in Virginia right now okay she was

1270
00:57:39,900 --> 00:57:42,660
asked by her landlord to move he said

1271
00:57:42,660 --> 00:57:45,420
I'm I'm losing a family member in went

1272
00:57:45,420 --> 00:57:47,460
over there without us open her pack age

1273
00:57:47,460 --> 00:57:49,500
was a family member she could not find a

1274
00:57:49,500 --> 00:57:50,819
place that Schenectady she could afford

1275
00:57:50,819 --> 00:57:52,200
she ended up moving with family to

1276
00:57:52,200 --> 00:57:54,420
Virginia I went by the house a couple

1277
00:57:54,420 --> 00:57:56,160
weeks later there was a for rent sign in

1278
00:57:56,160 --> 00:57:58,490
the window

1279
00:57:58,500 --> 00:58:00,960
so he was not moving a family member and

1280
00:58:00,960 --> 00:58:02,160
he probably just wanted to raise the

1281
00:58:02,160 --> 00:58:03,780
rate and didn't wanted to do to do with

1282
00:58:03,780 --> 00:58:06,180
the poor Dark Soul who had been in my

1283
00:58:06,180 --> 00:58:08,579
house for the last 15 years

1284
00:58:08,579 --> 00:58:10,140
so I think things like that are

1285
00:58:10,140 --> 00:58:13,140
happening where people are being pushed

1286
00:58:13,140 --> 00:58:14,880
out and I don't want to see that happen

1287
00:58:14,880 --> 00:58:16,680
I've been here for four years now

1288
00:58:16,680 --> 00:58:18,839
pastoring I've been connected is cool

1289
00:58:18,839 --> 00:58:21,599
you know nice people and everything but

1290
00:58:21,599 --> 00:58:24,359
I'm watching this happen to uh the

1291
00:58:24,359 --> 00:58:26,400
people that I serve in my congregation

1292
00:58:26,400 --> 00:58:28,740
and in the community where their rents

1293
00:58:28,740 --> 00:58:30,540
are going up but their salary was just

1294
00:58:30,540 --> 00:58:33,890
staying the same

1295
00:58:33,900 --> 00:58:58,809
foreign

1296
00:58:58,819 --> 00:59:01,260
from one end of the spectrum to the

1297
00:59:01,260 --> 00:59:02,220
other

1298
00:59:02,220 --> 00:59:04,559
the problem that I think that we have as

1299
00:59:04,559 --> 00:59:06,420
a community

1300
00:59:06,420 --> 00:59:09,839
um is that you know many years ago a

1301
00:59:09,839 --> 00:59:12,000
group of landlords knew owners came in

1302
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:15,540
and they you know improved the property

1303
00:59:15,540 --> 00:59:17,579
but then they started increasing the

1304
00:59:17,579 --> 00:59:19,200
rents

1305
00:59:19,200 --> 00:59:21,839
um you know I own I only five pieces of

1306
00:59:21,839 --> 00:59:24,059
property Here in Schenectady one piece

1307
00:59:24,059 --> 00:59:27,720
is in Bellevue and my tenants I have a

1308
00:59:27,720 --> 00:59:31,260
two family and two uh two family two

1309
00:59:31,260 --> 00:59:36,420
bedrooms each I'm getting 900 each and I

1310
00:59:36,420 --> 00:59:38,640
just went up for the first time last

1311
00:59:38,640 --> 00:59:41,220
year so my tenants are asking what are

1312
00:59:41,220 --> 00:59:43,819
you going to go up on the rent I said no

1313
00:59:43,819 --> 00:59:48,180
because as anybody here indicated that

1314
00:59:48,180 --> 00:59:51,000
the income hadn't gone up but there's

1315
00:59:51,000 --> 00:59:53,520
people that came into our community I

1316
00:59:53,520 --> 00:59:55,619
made sure to tell you that I've been a

1317
00:59:55,619 --> 00:59:57,599
landlord in Schenectady for 30 years

1318
00:59:57,599 --> 00:59:59,520
some people are very new to our

1319
00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:01,319
community and I'm talking about in the

1320
01:00:01,319 --> 01:00:04,440
last five to ten years and even maybe

1321
01:00:04,440 --> 01:00:07,200
not even that long as a result they

1322
01:00:07,200 --> 01:00:12,230
changed the face of our landscape

1323
01:00:12,240 --> 01:00:14,640
as a landlord I think we need vertical

1324
01:00:14,640 --> 01:00:17,640
caps I think we need the whole landlord

1325
01:00:17,640 --> 01:00:20,339
responsible to make sure that the

1326
01:00:20,339 --> 01:00:23,940
property is of the cold and livable but

1327
01:00:23,940 --> 01:00:25,859
I also think that the tenants have to

1328
01:00:25,859 --> 01:00:28,440
pay the rent all those excuses about all

1329
01:00:28,440 --> 01:00:30,599
you know the income being changed or the

1330
01:00:30,599 --> 01:00:32,940
social worker so I know disability to

1331
01:00:32,940 --> 01:00:34,700
change regardless of what happened

1332
01:00:34,700 --> 01:00:37,440
so it was on fixed income you didn't

1333
01:00:37,440 --> 01:00:39,720
lose a month and some of y'all allow

1334
01:00:39,720 --> 01:00:41,760
money because it some people got the

1335
01:00:41,760 --> 01:00:44,160
unemployment and extra 600 and all that

1336
01:00:44,160 --> 01:00:47,700
so that whole gamut that Society put out

1337
01:00:47,700 --> 01:00:49,680
there awareness and then not to pay

1338
01:00:49,680 --> 01:00:52,319
their bills was the wrong thing to do

1339
01:00:52,319 --> 01:00:55,440
and now we're here people so we all have

1340
01:00:55,440 --> 01:00:58,140
to be responsible here and our system

1341
01:00:58,140 --> 01:01:01,260
our elected officials y'all have put

1342
01:01:01,260 --> 01:01:02,700
some breaks on some of these rental cap

1343
01:01:02,700 --> 01:01:04,920
these words because you got landmarks

1344
01:01:04,920 --> 01:01:07,500
that are Charter 1300 or 1400 for

1345
01:01:07,500 --> 01:01:09,839
something that these people cannot pay

1346
01:01:09,839 --> 01:01:11,400
more than a thousand or nine hundred

1347
01:01:11,400 --> 01:01:12,480
dollars

1348
01:01:12,480 --> 01:01:16,980
HUD image they're increasing the

1349
01:01:16,980 --> 01:01:19,859
allotment only in certain communities

1350
01:01:19,859 --> 01:01:23,099
and only for certain people as a social

1351
01:01:23,099 --> 01:01:26,099
worker I did own business and I used to

1352
01:01:26,099 --> 01:01:27,540
say you know what I used to call mental

1353
01:01:27,540 --> 01:01:28,940
housing Mr Harmony

1354
01:01:28,940 --> 01:01:31,260
why don't let this go you got people

1355
01:01:31,260 --> 01:01:33,000
with the ceilings falling down and

1356
01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:34,440
whatever and you're coming to check for

1357
01:01:34,440 --> 01:01:35,760
them

1358
01:01:35,760 --> 01:01:38,400
so we do need some Watchdogs out here

1359
01:01:38,400 --> 01:01:40,380
people and if that's not a good word but

1360
01:01:40,380 --> 01:01:42,240
that's what I'm saying we need our code

1361
01:01:42,240 --> 01:01:44,760
enforcement to do what they got to do so

1362
01:01:44,760 --> 01:01:47,460
that people can live decently but we've

1363
01:01:47,460 --> 01:01:49,079
got to put a cap on these rights and

1364
01:01:49,079 --> 01:01:50,760
then also for some of the homeowners

1365
01:01:50,760 --> 01:01:52,859
please give them a little uh yeah which

1366
01:01:52,859 --> 01:01:55,200
used to be a ship program Schenectady

1367
01:01:55,200 --> 01:01:57,480
Home Improvement program for landlords

1368
01:01:57,480 --> 01:01:59,700
for owners who are also struggled

1369
01:01:59,700 --> 01:02:01,020
because you guys can handle it to the

1370
01:02:01,020 --> 01:02:03,900
show so this is a big problem for

1371
01:02:03,900 --> 01:02:06,240
everybody that will be accountable and I

1372
01:02:06,240 --> 01:02:07,980
just wanted to thank you guys for your

1373
01:02:07,980 --> 01:02:10,549
time

1374
01:02:10,559 --> 01:02:22,620
foreign

1375
01:02:22,630 --> 01:02:40,549
[Music]

1376
01:02:40,559 --> 01:02:42,420
this is

1377
01:02:42,420 --> 01:02:46,260
hi uh Brennan Savage I just wanted to

1378
01:02:46,260 --> 01:02:50,160
make the comment that sometimes I'm not

1379
01:02:50,160 --> 01:02:53,280
a landlord I'm a homeowner but we also

1380
01:02:53,280 --> 01:02:54,960
have to be cautious about whatever

1381
01:02:54,960 --> 01:02:58,200
regulations uh or if there's something

1382
01:02:58,200 --> 01:02:59,819
you can suggested rent to cash or rent

1383
01:02:59,819 --> 01:03:03,299
control if that's put in we also might

1384
01:03:03,299 --> 01:03:05,280
risk putting Schenectady at a

1385
01:03:05,280 --> 01:03:07,200
disadvantage because

1386
01:03:07,200 --> 01:03:10,619
one thing is the proven way to make your

1387
01:03:10,619 --> 01:03:12,660
renter stabilized is to make sure that

1388
01:03:12,660 --> 01:03:15,299
the number of units in a city keeps up

1389
01:03:15,299 --> 01:03:18,900
with the demand housing and so if

1390
01:03:18,900 --> 01:03:20,940
there's been studies that were have been

1391
01:03:20,940 --> 01:03:24,660
done that say that if a city puts in

1392
01:03:24,660 --> 01:03:27,720
rent control they sometimes become less

1393
01:03:27,720 --> 01:03:31,319
uh desirable to developers both large

1394
01:03:31,319 --> 01:03:34,500
and small who might like to build new

1395
01:03:34,500 --> 01:03:38,160
housing here and because

1396
01:03:38,160 --> 01:03:40,619
of unintended consequences those number

1397
01:03:40,619 --> 01:03:43,099
of units do not increase

1398
01:03:43,099 --> 01:03:46,980
and then when the number of units don't

1399
01:03:46,980 --> 01:03:48,780
increase to keep up with the demand of

1400
01:03:48,780 --> 01:03:51,000
housing then you result in higher

1401
01:03:51,000 --> 01:03:54,299
Enterprises so I hope the city council

1402
01:03:54,299 --> 01:03:55,740
doesn't rush into anything without

1403
01:03:55,740 --> 01:03:58,020
looking at what other possible

1404
01:03:58,020 --> 01:04:01,020
unintended consequences that there might

1405
01:04:01,020 --> 01:04:04,140
be uh and you know I know there's

1406
01:04:04,140 --> 01:04:06,119
probably just a philosophical

1407
01:04:06,119 --> 01:04:09,789
disagreement to some people

1408
01:04:09,799 --> 01:04:12,839
on what the role of valuation should be

1409
01:04:12,839 --> 01:04:15,720
if you're a person who owns a two-family

1410
01:04:15,720 --> 01:04:17,220
home

1411
01:04:17,220 --> 01:04:19,319
um and you live in one and you rent out

1412
01:04:19,319 --> 01:04:21,839
one unit to the other person is it

1413
01:04:21,839 --> 01:04:23,480
really the role of the government to say

1414
01:04:23,480 --> 01:04:26,819
what you should be charging for rent

1415
01:04:26,819 --> 01:04:29,460
um some people might say yes I

1416
01:04:29,460 --> 01:04:32,520
personally say no but

1417
01:04:32,520 --> 01:04:34,260
I I would just hope that the city

1418
01:04:34,260 --> 01:04:39,049
council doesn't rush into anything

1419
01:04:39,059 --> 01:04:42,780
that might happen if you will to create

1420
01:04:42,780 --> 01:04:47,220
some regulations such as rent control

1421
01:04:47,230 --> 01:05:04,210
[Applause]

1422
01:05:04,220 --> 01:05:07,799
I'm a realtor I can tell you that there

1423
01:05:07,799 --> 01:05:11,040
are lots of landlords in the city of

1424
01:05:11,040 --> 01:05:13,319
Schenectady they are very very concerned

1425
01:05:13,319 --> 01:05:16,680
on one hand they are not able to collect

1426
01:05:16,680 --> 01:05:20,579
the rent and they cannot even afford to

1427
01:05:20,579 --> 01:05:24,359
fix some feminists exam by certain

1428
01:05:24,359 --> 01:05:26,760
tenants not some courses we don't have

1429
01:05:26,760 --> 01:05:29,760
lots of good tenants and so in that

1430
01:05:29,760 --> 01:05:33,299
situation they they want to sell and or

1431
01:05:33,299 --> 01:05:36,900
they couldn't even maintain the property

1432
01:05:36,900 --> 01:05:39,059
in the principal condition

1433
01:05:39,059 --> 01:05:41,940
so that in turn is going to impact the

1434
01:05:41,940 --> 01:05:44,760
community and the surrounding houses

1435
01:05:44,760 --> 01:05:47,900
that's number one regarding to existing

1436
01:05:47,900 --> 01:05:51,359
to some existing networks and they want

1437
01:05:51,359 --> 01:05:54,480
to sell that's why on the other hand

1438
01:05:54,480 --> 01:05:58,079
when I I also felt because singer

1439
01:05:58,079 --> 01:06:00,599
returned ourselves to investors in the

1440
01:06:00,599 --> 01:06:03,540
capital region I try to bring them to

1441
01:06:03,540 --> 01:06:06,299
Schenectady okay hopefully they can

1442
01:06:06,299 --> 01:06:07,319
purchase

1443
01:06:07,319 --> 01:06:10,079
property needs to activate providing

1444
01:06:10,079 --> 01:06:12,420
more rental units so we can inject

1445
01:06:12,420 --> 01:06:14,819
application or make it better conditions

1446
01:06:14,819 --> 01:06:18,119
properly but I cannot convince them even

1447
01:06:18,119 --> 01:06:20,220
though I run the numbers I show them

1448
01:06:20,220 --> 01:06:24,119
it's connected the property value is

1449
01:06:24,119 --> 01:06:27,420
lower I try to entice them for the money

1450
01:06:27,420 --> 01:06:30,119
you invest in Albany you can potentially

1451
01:06:30,119 --> 01:06:33,180
buy more property is expected but they

1452
01:06:33,180 --> 01:06:36,539
set you know just because first of all

1453
01:06:36,539 --> 01:06:39,359
they concerned about the condition you

1454
01:06:39,359 --> 01:06:42,000
know rentability condition and they also

1455
01:06:42,000 --> 01:06:44,640
said if there's a rent control I

1456
01:06:44,640 --> 01:06:46,859
couldn't even make enough money how can

1457
01:06:46,859 --> 01:06:50,579
I improve my property so I just want to

1458
01:06:50,579 --> 01:06:52,799
share those information to the council

1459
01:06:52,799 --> 01:06:55,920
so hopefully help the council to get

1460
01:06:55,920 --> 01:06:57,319
information

1461
01:06:57,319 --> 01:07:00,609
the information

1462
01:07:00,619 --> 01:07:02,680
thank you

1463
01:07:02,680 --> 01:07:18,950
[Applause]

1464
01:07:18,960 --> 01:07:19,950
um

1465
01:07:19,950 --> 01:07:25,329
[Music]

1466
01:07:25,339 --> 01:07:30,599
and regarding of controlling rent

1467
01:07:30,599 --> 01:07:31,680
um

1468
01:07:31,680 --> 01:07:34,920
I don't see why should Landmark any

1469
01:07:34,920 --> 01:07:38,460
consequence for you know civilizing the

1470
01:07:38,460 --> 01:07:40,020
rent because

1471
01:07:40,020 --> 01:07:42,359
um during the coffee

1472
01:07:42,359 --> 01:07:45,420
we had a few years

1473
01:07:45,420 --> 01:07:48,420
you know with telling the landmark but

1474
01:07:48,420 --> 01:07:50,880
watch like that go through and the

1475
01:07:50,880 --> 01:07:53,220
damages

1476
01:07:53,220 --> 01:07:54,059
um

1477
01:07:54,059 --> 01:07:57,059
and the damages what caused everything

1478
01:07:57,059 --> 01:07:59,119
in the store from Home Depot to Lowe's

1479
01:07:59,119 --> 01:08:01,319
everything right

1480
01:08:01,319 --> 01:08:06,420
and I don't see why the city of senatory

1481
01:08:06,420 --> 01:08:09,240
should involve in

1482
01:08:09,240 --> 01:08:12,420
um stabilize rent when the cost of

1483
01:08:12,420 --> 01:08:16,199
everything gone up taxes goes up uh the

1484
01:08:16,199 --> 01:08:19,080
insurance homeowner insurance they raise

1485
01:08:19,080 --> 01:08:22,799
it and for certain little cars they

1486
01:08:22,799 --> 01:08:24,900
can't raise insurance and you cannot

1487
01:08:24,900 --> 01:08:30,729
find affordable insurance so

1488
01:08:30,739 --> 01:08:33,719
comparing in other parts in New York

1489
01:08:33,719 --> 01:08:35,759
it's not happening

1490
01:08:35,759 --> 01:08:39,179
Holdings correctly and we are not

1491
01:08:39,179 --> 01:08:41,400
getting any help even from the city

1492
01:08:41,400 --> 01:08:44,699
because we have a hidden taxes and

1493
01:08:44,699 --> 01:08:46,799
plenty of us don't know about it

1494
01:08:46,799 --> 01:08:49,739
like if you want to put a window you

1495
01:08:49,739 --> 01:08:51,779
have to get a permit to put it

1496
01:08:51,779 --> 01:08:54,660
if the tenant break anything there shift

1497
01:08:54,660 --> 01:08:56,940
up whatever you have to get a permit and

1498
01:08:56,940 --> 01:08:59,759
every item that you put here you have to

1499
01:08:59,759 --> 01:09:02,520
get a permit or you can charge 500 if

1500
01:09:02,520 --> 01:09:06,000
the city comes and stop you from working

1501
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:08,520
so all this money that adding to the

1502
01:09:08,520 --> 01:09:11,819
landline expense is not confident

1503
01:09:11,819 --> 01:09:13,319
so

1504
01:09:13,319 --> 01:09:16,980
I don't know I came here 2003 and what I

1505
01:09:16,980 --> 01:09:20,520
saw in this connection in 2003 it was I

1506
01:09:20,520 --> 01:09:24,299
would say it was very bad condition and

1507
01:09:24,299 --> 01:09:28,259
as I live and I see it improve a lot and

1508
01:09:28,259 --> 01:09:30,179
this is what the city is doing it's

1509
01:09:30,179 --> 01:09:33,060
gonna drive everybody who wants to come

1510
01:09:33,060 --> 01:09:35,759
here and to be here from the city and

1511
01:09:35,759 --> 01:09:38,040
it's going to be like back in the days

1512
01:09:38,040 --> 01:09:40,920
15 years ago thank you

1513
01:09:40,920 --> 01:09:54,729
foreign

1514
01:09:54,739 --> 01:09:57,239
I get to hear

1515
01:09:57,239 --> 01:09:58,800
um a lot of

1516
01:09:58,800 --> 01:10:02,820
uh conversations from both landlords and

1517
01:10:02,820 --> 01:10:06,300
tenants and um so in looking at the

1518
01:10:06,300 --> 01:10:08,400
questions that were posed to us and

1519
01:10:08,400 --> 01:10:11,100
listen to the comments that have come

1520
01:10:11,100 --> 01:10:13,020
across the room

1521
01:10:13,020 --> 01:10:16,440
um I was slightly confused because it

1522
01:10:16,440 --> 01:10:19,760
seemed like we interchanged the word

1523
01:10:19,760 --> 01:10:22,920
stabilization with control

1524
01:10:22,920 --> 01:10:25,500
and if we're looking at a possible

1525
01:10:25,500 --> 01:10:27,679
solution that we might be looking at

1526
01:10:27,679 --> 01:10:31,560
stabilizing rent versus controlling

1527
01:10:31,560 --> 01:10:33,780
um records the other thing was that

1528
01:10:33,780 --> 01:10:36,420
people mentioned maybe this is when we

1529
01:10:36,420 --> 01:10:39,420
turn the floor back over to you is

1530
01:10:39,420 --> 01:10:42,900
um that maybe as as you represent the

1531
01:10:42,900 --> 01:10:45,840
city you can talk about where the taxes

1532
01:10:45,840 --> 01:10:49,080
have been because being home over here

1533
01:10:49,080 --> 01:10:53,100
and also being a tax landlord I'm trying

1534
01:10:53,100 --> 01:10:56,280
to figure out where the taxes have and

1535
01:10:56,280 --> 01:10:58,620
how much the taxes have put increased I

1536
01:10:58,620 --> 01:11:00,000
know I'm accounting that I'm going to

1537
01:11:00,000 --> 01:11:03,000
spend flat and I think on the city and I

1538
01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:04,800
had to get some clarification on this

1539
01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:08,159
that the percentage that went up or down

1540
01:11:08,159 --> 01:11:11,580
um have been fairly low so maybe if we

1541
01:11:11,580 --> 01:11:13,980
can have those kinds of facts so that

1542
01:11:13,980 --> 01:11:15,780
when people keep putting up taxes I'm

1543
01:11:15,780 --> 01:11:18,659
not sure what taxes are going up are

1544
01:11:18,659 --> 01:11:21,480
they in the city and so if you walk in

1545
01:11:21,480 --> 01:11:23,699
education on that that would be great

1546
01:11:23,699 --> 01:11:26,580
and then if possibly when we're falling

1547
01:11:26,580 --> 01:11:30,120
into Power the word rent stabilization

1548
01:11:30,120 --> 01:11:34,080
and rent control then um

1549
01:11:34,080 --> 01:11:36,840
that we bring a focus on what it is that

1550
01:11:36,840 --> 01:11:39,360
may be a possible solution then we'll be

1551
01:11:39,360 --> 01:11:40,880
strong on

1552
01:11:40,880 --> 01:11:43,199
the owners

1553
01:11:43,199 --> 01:11:44,640
um into thinking that we're trying to

1554
01:11:44,640 --> 01:11:47,100
control it as possible

1555
01:11:47,100 --> 01:11:50,159
um finally I just say that you know it's

1556
01:11:50,159 --> 01:11:53,100
good to have these kinds of forms forums

1557
01:11:53,100 --> 01:11:55,320
and I work in public relations before we

1558
01:11:55,320 --> 01:11:57,719
have lots of forms that we listened we

1559
01:11:57,719 --> 01:11:59,760
had listened forums and listened to

1560
01:11:59,760 --> 01:12:01,860
people when there were already things

1561
01:12:01,860 --> 01:12:03,540
that were in place that was already

1562
01:12:03,540 --> 01:12:05,520
outside of the purview of the group that

1563
01:12:05,520 --> 01:12:07,380
was system they were already done deals

1564
01:12:07,380 --> 01:12:09,360
and so that whatever the recommendations

1565
01:12:09,360 --> 01:12:13,460
whatever the considerations that you all

1566
01:12:13,460 --> 01:12:17,100
put forth is that they have everybody's

1567
01:12:17,100 --> 01:12:20,699
voice involved I I appreciate the task

1568
01:12:20,699 --> 01:12:22,920
force that you were talking about and

1569
01:12:22,920 --> 01:12:25,920
I'm glad that the council president

1570
01:12:25,920 --> 01:12:28,920
um mayor who said that asked the

1571
01:12:28,920 --> 01:12:30,840
question whether or not to pretend it's

1572
01:12:30,840 --> 01:12:33,060
involved in the conversation so part of

1573
01:12:33,060 --> 01:12:35,640
my job is also to build coalitions and

1574
01:12:35,640 --> 01:12:37,320
then those coalitions we bring everybody

1575
01:12:37,320 --> 01:12:39,659
these boys to the table so that you get

1576
01:12:39,659 --> 01:12:43,860
all sides of the of the equation before

1577
01:12:43,860 --> 01:12:45,540
coming up with the solution and thank

1578
01:12:45,540 --> 01:12:47,120
you for your time

1579
01:12:47,120 --> 01:12:51,900
[Applause]

1580
01:12:51,900 --> 01:12:57,050
so um

1581
01:12:57,060 --> 01:13:00,260
good evening my name is

1582
01:13:00,260 --> 01:13:03,659
Schenectady for 27 and a half years

1583
01:13:03,659 --> 01:13:07,260
I just want to urge the city council in

1584
01:13:07,260 --> 01:13:09,500
the city of Schenectady to

1585
01:13:09,500 --> 01:13:12,020
strongly support homeownership

1586
01:13:12,020 --> 01:13:15,000
opportunities for people

1587
01:13:15,000 --> 01:13:18,239
um often holding a mortgage is less than

1588
01:13:18,239 --> 01:13:22,320
paying rent I pay under 900 a month for

1589
01:13:22,320 --> 01:13:24,719
my mortgage I don't think that I could

1590
01:13:24,719 --> 01:13:28,800
afford a 1400 rent to be honest so I do

1591
01:13:28,800 --> 01:13:31,679
hope that the the city will fund down

1592
01:13:31,679 --> 01:13:33,659
payment assistance that you'll find

1593
01:13:33,659 --> 01:13:36,300
homeownership Opportunities

1594
01:13:36,300 --> 01:13:37,980
um work closely with the homeownership

1595
01:13:37,980 --> 01:13:39,840
programs in the city A Better Community

1596
01:13:39,840 --> 01:13:42,600
neighborhoods to help people understand

1597
01:13:42,600 --> 01:13:46,320
how to become homeowners successfully I

1598
01:13:46,320 --> 01:13:48,780
think a lot of people feel like they

1599
01:13:48,780 --> 01:13:51,420
can't become homeowners and don't

1600
01:13:51,420 --> 01:13:53,580
understand that they are able to become

1601
01:13:53,580 --> 01:13:55,860
homeowners you don't need 20 percent

1602
01:13:55,860 --> 01:13:57,960
down payment in order to be a homeowner

1603
01:13:57,960 --> 01:14:00,179
there's there are a lot of programs out

1604
01:14:00,179 --> 01:14:01,679
there that will take us as little as

1605
01:14:01,679 --> 01:14:05,699
three percent and the other thing is um

1606
01:14:05,699 --> 01:14:09,300
uh Section 8 actually does allow for the

1607
01:14:09,300 --> 01:14:11,820
opportunity for somebody who holds a

1608
01:14:11,820 --> 01:14:15,360
certificate to become a homeowner using

1609
01:14:15,360 --> 01:14:18,960
uh their Section 8 homeownership uh

1610
01:14:18,960 --> 01:14:22,620
voucher and the municipal Housing

1611
01:14:22,620 --> 01:14:24,300
Authority does have to decide each year

1612
01:14:24,300 --> 01:14:26,640
how many of their certificates are going

1613
01:14:26,640 --> 01:14:29,100
to allow to be used for home ownership

1614
01:14:29,100 --> 01:14:32,159
and it is a pretty long process usually

1615
01:14:32,159 --> 01:14:34,020
for people who are in public housing to

1616
01:14:34,020 --> 01:14:35,340
get to the point where they're ready to

1617
01:14:35,340 --> 01:14:37,140
be a homeowner and so that would be

1618
01:14:37,140 --> 01:14:38,760
another place to work really closely

1619
01:14:38,760 --> 01:14:40,860
with Better Community neighborhoods

1620
01:14:40,860 --> 01:14:49,790
thank you

1621
01:14:49,800 --> 01:14:53,040
hello it's me again is I like to

1622
01:14:53,040 --> 01:14:55,080
piggyback on the latest comment

1623
01:14:55,080 --> 01:14:57,900
regarding to home ownership and first of

1624
01:14:57,900 --> 01:15:00,420
all again I'm a realtor and representing

1625
01:15:00,420 --> 01:15:02,699
people to buy or sell in the capital

1626
01:15:02,699 --> 01:15:05,400
region so what I have to do is plan

1627
01:15:05,400 --> 01:15:07,140
YouTube is I did a little research

1628
01:15:07,140 --> 01:15:10,020
especially regarding to U.S census data

1629
01:15:10,020 --> 01:15:13,320
I shared with steel council members so

1630
01:15:13,320 --> 01:15:16,800
in the compared to city of Albany and

1631
01:15:16,800 --> 01:15:19,320
city of Schenectady

1632
01:15:19,320 --> 01:15:26,950
[Music]

1633
01:15:26,960 --> 01:15:31,140
versus the city of Albany only 37 so

1634
01:15:31,140 --> 01:15:33,179
there's eight percent city of

1635
01:15:33,179 --> 01:15:36,540
Schenectady leading home ownership by

1636
01:15:36,540 --> 01:15:39,659
eight percent so and I would like to say

1637
01:15:39,659 --> 01:15:42,120
is progress to men and his home

1638
01:15:42,120 --> 01:15:43,679
ownership program

1639
01:15:43,679 --> 01:15:47,040
and if we can comfortable can come up

1640
01:15:47,040 --> 01:15:50,280
with better Solutions or policy will

1641
01:15:50,280 --> 01:15:54,540
help a city citizens in Schenectady to

1642
01:15:54,540 --> 01:15:57,840
obtain more homeowner ownership than

1643
01:15:57,840 --> 01:16:00,719
will actually decrease the demand of

1644
01:16:00,719 --> 01:16:04,380
Iran vendors that will also help to

1645
01:16:04,380 --> 01:16:07,260
achieve the rights too

1646
01:16:07,260 --> 01:16:09,420
so a couple of things and actually

1647
01:16:09,420 --> 01:16:12,600
recently based on my discussion and was

1648
01:16:12,600 --> 01:16:15,320
some of the individuals and also

1649
01:16:15,320 --> 01:16:19,500
encounters with some homeowner buyers I

1650
01:16:19,500 --> 01:16:21,840
thought chooses potentially you know the

1651
01:16:21,840 --> 01:16:24,780
council can look at number one currently

1652
01:16:24,780 --> 01:16:27,659
in our property as a homeowner or

1653
01:16:27,659 --> 01:16:29,760
landlord where you own the property in

1654
01:16:29,760 --> 01:16:32,040
the city of Schenectady you could have

1655
01:16:32,040 --> 01:16:35,340
you get property tax bill in the

1656
01:16:35,340 --> 01:16:37,739
property tax bill if you take detailed

1657
01:16:37,739 --> 01:16:40,980
look it's not just property tax at all

1658
01:16:40,980 --> 01:16:46,140
it also added sewer and water and also

1659
01:16:46,140 --> 01:16:49,739
trash belt and yes we do know as home

1660
01:16:49,739 --> 01:16:52,080
owner we should pay them and there's no

1661
01:16:52,080 --> 01:16:55,260
doubt about it however when you add all

1662
01:16:55,260 --> 01:16:59,219
those fees in the tax bill when people

1663
01:16:59,219 --> 01:17:02,340
wanted to purchase a house sometimes

1664
01:17:02,340 --> 01:17:05,760
actually jeopardizing their opportunity

1665
01:17:05,760 --> 01:17:09,780
to get along why because lenders look at

1666
01:17:09,780 --> 01:17:12,360
paxville but they don't don't look at

1667
01:17:12,360 --> 01:17:15,719
the detail text belt to them from Naked

1668
01:17:15,719 --> 01:17:19,020
Eyes is kept liability they look at the

1669
01:17:19,020 --> 01:17:21,000
lump sum of everything

1670
01:17:21,000 --> 01:17:24,900
so if the city can split what is pure

1671
01:17:24,900 --> 01:17:30,010
property tax

1672
01:17:30,020 --> 01:17:33,239
which including water which includes

1673
01:17:33,239 --> 01:17:36,600
sewer and trash that will help potential

1674
01:17:36,600 --> 01:17:40,500
homeowners to secure finances

1675
01:17:40,500 --> 01:17:43,920
at low cost to say except a potentially

1676
01:17:43,920 --> 01:17:47,460
another postage that's all

1677
01:17:47,460 --> 01:17:55,370
[Applause]

1678
01:17:55,380 --> 01:17:58,320
good evening everyone my name is Nikita

1679
01:17:58,320 --> 01:17:59,520
Hardy

1680
01:17:59,520 --> 01:18:01,440
um I am the affirmative action manager

1681
01:18:01,440 --> 01:18:03,840
for the county of Schenectady I'm also

1682
01:18:03,840 --> 01:18:05,040
commissioner on the Human Rights

1683
01:18:05,040 --> 01:18:06,900
Commission and president of the report

1684
01:18:06,900 --> 01:18:09,659
for the YWCA of Northeastern New York

1685
01:18:09,659 --> 01:18:13,739
just wanted to point a couple things out

1686
01:18:13,739 --> 01:18:15,780
um when I heard about this forum I was

1687
01:18:15,780 --> 01:18:18,060
happy to hear that it was coming to play

1688
01:18:18,060 --> 01:18:21,239
I'm happy to see that we have various

1689
01:18:21,239 --> 01:18:24,000
voices in this room I'm from Brooklyn

1690
01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:26,219
I've been in this area now for seven

1691
01:18:26,219 --> 01:18:27,840
years

1692
01:18:27,840 --> 01:18:29,580
um and when I first came here and I

1693
01:18:29,580 --> 01:18:31,980
started seeing a lot of the activity

1694
01:18:31,980 --> 01:18:34,380
that was happening over the far too

1695
01:18:34,380 --> 01:18:37,020
familiar and over the last few years the

1696
01:18:37,020 --> 01:18:38,880
pandemic

1697
01:18:38,880 --> 01:18:40,860
surprisingly but not too surprisingly

1698
01:18:40,860 --> 01:18:42,840
set it up you've seen so much

1699
01:18:42,840 --> 01:18:45,480
development here at Schenectady

1700
01:18:45,480 --> 01:18:48,300
just Envision that

1701
01:18:48,300 --> 01:18:51,360
um but what I don't see is

1702
01:18:51,360 --> 01:18:53,940
um postings of affordable housing units

1703
01:18:53,940 --> 01:18:55,980
in these developments

1704
01:18:55,980 --> 01:18:58,020
um it begs to question the funding

1705
01:18:58,020 --> 01:18:59,820
sources and whether there was any

1706
01:18:59,820 --> 01:19:04,260
federal funding or city county Etc if

1707
01:19:04,260 --> 01:19:06,120
there are requirements for such it's not

1708
01:19:06,120 --> 01:19:09,300
being highly advertised and even then

1709
01:19:09,300 --> 01:19:11,940
those processes tend to be cumbersome as

1710
01:19:11,940 --> 01:19:14,760
we heard from the person who spoke

1711
01:19:14,760 --> 01:19:17,820
earlier today in Orange thank you

1712
01:19:17,820 --> 01:19:19,860
um but we need to look at this as a

1713
01:19:19,860 --> 01:19:21,900
holistic approach it seems like we're

1714
01:19:21,900 --> 01:19:24,000
having this conversation

1715
01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:26,940
um survival versus thriving

1716
01:19:26,940 --> 01:19:29,699
um and yes our perspectives and lived

1717
01:19:29,699 --> 01:19:31,739
experiences are different we're all

1718
01:19:31,739 --> 01:19:34,020
fighting each other in a fight that

1719
01:19:34,020 --> 01:19:36,179
didn't start

1720
01:19:36,179 --> 01:19:38,340
so I wanted to sit back look at the

1721
01:19:38,340 --> 01:19:40,560
bigger picture not just to now but even

1722
01:19:40,560 --> 01:19:42,780
the future because if it's like this now

1723
01:19:42,780 --> 01:19:44,820
how's it going to be people are being

1724
01:19:44,820 --> 01:19:47,280
priced out of their homes not just the

1725
01:19:47,280 --> 01:19:48,659
tenants who are living there but the

1726
01:19:48,659 --> 01:19:50,880
landlords are looking to

1727
01:19:50,880 --> 01:19:54,000
um how the pieces connected and those

1728
01:19:54,000 --> 01:19:56,940
that are that it's working for are not

1729
01:19:56,940 --> 01:19:58,980
the people

1730
01:19:58,980 --> 01:20:04,020
so um on the second hand at the YWCA

1731
01:20:04,020 --> 01:20:05,820
we have people who are looking for

1732
01:20:05,820 --> 01:20:08,940
houses we have funding to pay for rent

1733
01:20:08,940 --> 01:20:12,000
we have a list long that's approved for

1734
01:20:12,000 --> 01:20:13,440
people to go into housing with their

1735
01:20:13,440 --> 01:20:14,940
children

1736
01:20:14,940 --> 01:20:17,640
but landlords are not letting them in

1737
01:20:17,640 --> 01:20:19,620
they're not even considerable

1738
01:20:19,620 --> 01:20:21,300
we have to think about what it is that

1739
01:20:21,300 --> 01:20:22,560
we're doing

1740
01:20:22,560 --> 01:20:25,320
and look at the effects and yes we have

1741
01:20:25,320 --> 01:20:27,840
those key terms about rental control and

1742
01:20:27,840 --> 01:20:29,520
Rental stabilization all these big words

1743
01:20:29,520 --> 01:20:31,199
but I think we need to look at the

1744
01:20:31,199 --> 01:20:33,719
people that's what we need to look at

1745
01:20:33,719 --> 01:20:36,300
um I think I got all of that what I hear

1746
01:20:36,300 --> 01:20:38,460
a lot is an Envy we called it then dance

1747
01:20:38,460 --> 01:20:40,800
real fun not in my backyard nobody wants

1748
01:20:40,800 --> 01:20:42,360
them in their backyards everywhere

1749
01:20:42,360 --> 01:20:43,920
where are we putting people these are

1750
01:20:43,920 --> 01:20:56,209
people yeah that's it thank you for everything tonight

1751
01:20:56,219 --> 01:20:58,800
um I just want to answer by highlighting

1752
01:20:58,800 --> 01:21:02,520
one thing before we continue mine in

1753
01:21:02,520 --> 01:21:05,100
this room this is what community looks

1754
01:21:05,100 --> 01:21:08,159
like and we are actively engaging in a

1755
01:21:08,159 --> 01:21:10,020
collective conversation that's been very

1756
01:21:10,020 --> 01:21:13,260
solution based and though initially you

1757
01:21:13,260 --> 01:21:15,659
know some there might have been some you

1758
01:21:15,659 --> 01:21:17,100
know inclinations that it was this

1759
01:21:17,100 --> 01:21:19,080
conversation was going to be landlord

1760
01:21:19,080 --> 01:21:22,980
first tenant and what the condition that

1761
01:21:22,980 --> 01:21:24,960
we as a community are created in this

1762
01:21:24,960 --> 01:21:26,640
space we've been able to hear that

1763
01:21:26,640 --> 01:21:29,040
there's a lot more and common interests

1764
01:21:29,040 --> 01:21:31,500
right you hear um tenants saying like

1765
01:21:31,500 --> 01:21:33,360
you know I want to be someplace to say

1766
01:21:33,360 --> 01:21:35,340
back and forth and landlord was saying

1767
01:21:35,340 --> 01:21:37,080
as a landlord I would love to have

1768
01:21:37,080 --> 01:21:40,260
lieutenant and my house for all a long

1769
01:21:40,260 --> 01:21:42,659
period of time that I can trust that

1770
01:21:42,659 --> 01:21:44,580
honor that took care of my property so I

1771
01:21:44,580 --> 01:21:46,500
just want to kind of highlight that uh

1772
01:21:46,500 --> 01:21:48,179
of reporting before that I appreciate

1773
01:21:48,179 --> 01:21:50,400
everyone speaking in the right Spirit um

1774
01:21:50,400 --> 01:21:52,320
Captain Adventure Time we look forward

1775
01:21:52,320 --> 01:21:53,760
to hearing what you want to say I do

1776
01:21:53,760 --> 01:21:55,860
want to just pass the microphone on to a

1777
01:21:55,860 --> 01:21:57,239
consummate motivating because he wanted

1778
01:21:57,239 --> 01:21:59,760
to address on uh the gentleman's

1779
01:21:59,760 --> 01:22:02,699
question about taxes

1780
01:22:02,699 --> 01:22:04,620
thank you just on the taxes and then

1781
01:22:04,620 --> 01:22:06,000
we'll hand it over back to the speaker

1782
01:22:06,000 --> 01:22:09,900
over the last six years we have reduced

1783
01:22:09,900 --> 01:22:12,300
taxes by over eight percent so I want to

1784
01:22:12,300 --> 01:22:14,280
highlight that as one of the concerns

1785
01:22:14,280 --> 01:22:16,980
talk about it it's not much but at least

1786
01:22:16,980 --> 01:22:18,900
we are moving in the right direction to

1787
01:22:18,900 --> 01:22:22,199
help absolutely uh we need to look at it

1788
01:22:22,199 --> 01:22:27,350
as we move forward in the years to come

1789
01:22:27,360 --> 01:22:29,820
I'm also there is no increase in the

1790
01:22:29,820 --> 01:22:34,980
taxes going in 2023 just um some fees

1791
01:22:34,980 --> 01:22:35,950
[Music]

1792
01:22:35,950 --> 01:22:43,570
[Applause]

1793
01:22:43,580 --> 01:22:45,340
my name is

1794
01:22:45,340 --> 01:22:49,990
[Music]

1795
01:22:50,000 --> 01:22:54,179
over 52 millimeter channels on YouTube

1796
01:22:54,179 --> 01:22:56,340
right stabilization

1797
01:22:56,340 --> 01:23:01,260
that Civilization is built into 1947 and

1798
01:23:01,260 --> 01:23:03,300
1974.

1799
01:23:03,300 --> 01:23:06,239
it applies to communities that uh have

1800
01:23:06,239 --> 01:23:09,260
advocacy rates at less than five percent

1801
01:23:09,260 --> 01:23:12,960
and also apply Solutions assess overall

1802
01:23:12,960 --> 01:23:16,920
apartments only 182 cities Across

1803
01:23:16,920 --> 01:23:20,480
America have right civilization

1804
01:23:20,480 --> 01:23:24,179
32 states and options for visiting red

1805
01:23:24,179 --> 01:23:26,600
stabilization

1806
01:23:26,600 --> 01:23:29,520
Maryland Maryland California New York

1807
01:23:29,520 --> 01:23:35,350
and New Jersey

1808
01:23:35,360 --> 01:23:39,970
[Music]

1809
01:23:39,980 --> 01:23:42,780
or not

1810
01:23:42,780 --> 01:23:45,300
earlier this year in June at a city

1811
01:23:45,300 --> 01:23:47,400
council committee being some comments

1812
01:23:47,400 --> 01:23:50,159
were made by members of the city council

1813
01:23:50,159 --> 01:23:52,800
one was that cast stability that leads

1814
01:23:52,800 --> 01:23:55,080
to housing stability

1815
01:23:55,080 --> 01:23:57,360
there are so many other expenses that

1816
01:23:57,360 --> 01:24:00,140
housing providers have that tax

1817
01:24:00,140 --> 01:24:03,239
taxability to taught me lean to houses

1818
01:24:03,239 --> 01:24:04,980
stability

1819
01:24:04,980 --> 01:24:07,500
another one mentioned that no one will

1820
01:24:07,500 --> 01:24:10,260
send your eyes landlords to accept rent

1821
01:24:10,260 --> 01:24:12,120
stabilization

1822
01:24:12,120 --> 01:24:14,280
there is no business or entrepreneur

1823
01:24:14,280 --> 01:24:16,500
anywhere understand it or any planet

1824
01:24:16,500 --> 01:24:18,000
that will support any government

1825
01:24:18,000 --> 01:24:21,300
initiative to suppress what they charge

1826
01:24:21,300 --> 01:24:23,219
from the goods and services they provide

1827
01:24:23,219 --> 01:24:26,100
and that result between market economy

1828
01:24:26,100 --> 01:24:28,140
will do

1829
01:24:28,140 --> 01:24:29,940
there's also stated that a hundred

1830
01:24:29,940 --> 01:24:32,100
dollar written increase leads to nine

1831
01:24:32,100 --> 01:24:34,739
percent in homelessness

1832
01:24:34,739 --> 01:24:37,260
now why have not all the other providers

1833
01:24:37,260 --> 01:24:39,120
are votes and services

1834
01:24:39,120 --> 01:24:41,460
who's praising her body out for every

1835
01:24:41,460 --> 01:24:44,219
American family had not been called on

1836
01:24:44,219 --> 01:24:46,500
the trumpets as much as housing for

1837
01:24:46,500 --> 01:24:50,159
violence one of them no discussions with

1838
01:24:50,159 --> 01:24:52,440
them or initiatives to study what

1839
01:24:52,440 --> 01:24:54,840
they're in charge or they provide to

1840
01:24:54,840 --> 01:24:58,199
stay activities and other Americans rent

1841
01:24:58,199 --> 01:24:59,280
controllers

1842
01:24:59,280 --> 01:25:01,500
then it's how much will be charged for

1843
01:25:01,500 --> 01:25:04,320
an apartment on Broadway and also much

1844
01:25:04,320 --> 01:25:06,900
instructions and evictions

1845
01:25:06,900 --> 01:25:09,719
outside of New York City the next

1846
01:25:09,719 --> 01:25:12,179
intervention of community or Housing and

1847
01:25:12,179 --> 01:25:14,520
Community Renewal will determine how

1848
01:25:14,520 --> 01:25:17,100
much an area is around only one in three

1849
01:25:17,100 --> 01:25:19,800
women who can do that one that they are

1850
01:25:19,800 --> 01:25:22,020
strong in hardship to the Department of

1851
01:25:22,020 --> 01:25:25,080
Housing or Community Law who won the

1852
01:25:25,080 --> 01:25:27,300
owner saw as a major Capital Equipment

1853
01:25:27,300 --> 01:25:30,000
to the building he or she now you can

1854
01:25:30,000 --> 01:25:32,219
ask Matt's apartment for rent increase

1855
01:25:32,219 --> 01:25:36,300
or seek by landlord receives a rented in

1856
01:25:36,300 --> 01:25:39,360
consent from the tenant to increase the

1857
01:25:39,360 --> 01:25:41,990
rent

1858
01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:44,880
rental civilization will find many

1859
01:25:44,880 --> 01:25:47,340
attendants not to roughness to his eye

1860
01:25:47,340 --> 01:25:49,739
as with these and other laws the house

1861
01:25:49,739 --> 01:25:52,320
of simple and turn the protection act of

1862
01:25:52,320 --> 01:25:55,199
which whatevers are not allowed to check

1863
01:25:55,199 --> 01:25:57,900
any adventures in public or private to

1864
01:25:57,900 --> 01:26:00,179
see if that respect Lieutenant has been

1865
01:26:00,179 --> 01:26:03,960
evicted we also mentioned the Iraq

1866
01:26:03,960 --> 01:26:05,760
emergency rental assistance program

1867
01:26:05,760 --> 01:26:08,699
which has no money but tenants can apply

1868
01:26:08,699 --> 01:26:11,159
and you're closing application remains

1869
01:26:11,159 --> 01:26:14,639
open the tenant cannot be invented

1870
01:26:14,639 --> 01:26:17,340
and good cause conviction that is a shot

1871
01:26:17,340 --> 01:26:19,739
down in Nassau and in the city of Albany

1872
01:26:19,739 --> 01:26:22,320
it has been trying four times in the

1873
01:26:22,320 --> 01:26:24,300
state of monogamous for shot down every

1874
01:26:24,300 --> 01:26:27,000
time and Continental extension of

1875
01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:29,460
housing providers Council providers up

1876
01:26:29,460 --> 01:26:32,159
here very pragmatic in plants and tennis

1877
01:26:32,159 --> 01:26:34,199
and has been as enhance become very

1878
01:26:34,199 --> 01:26:35,840
tedious

1879
01:26:35,840 --> 01:26:38,520
parsley and I like it we will

1880
01:26:38,520 --> 01:26:41,460
undesirable or non-paying tense the

1881
01:26:41,460 --> 01:26:43,860
internet increases in rent no more

1882
01:26:43,860 --> 01:26:46,440
government tries to solve housing issues

1883
01:26:46,440 --> 01:26:49,260
the more they create by smitten it

1884
01:26:49,260 --> 01:26:51,420
harder and a good artists and Hardware

1885
01:26:51,420 --> 01:26:54,000
returns to find a safe and affordable

1886
01:26:54,000 --> 01:26:57,360
housing that many of you and others are

1887
01:26:57,360 --> 01:27:00,210
seeking thank you

1888
01:27:00,210 --> 01:27:06,410
[Applause]

1889
01:27:06,420 --> 01:27:09,480
hi my name is Tom Kerry muscata United

1890
01:27:09,480 --> 01:27:11,420
neighborhoods for a coalition of 13

1891
01:27:11,420 --> 01:27:13,739
neighborhood associations across the

1892
01:27:13,739 --> 01:27:18,120
city uh and uh first I want to encourage

1893
01:27:18,120 --> 01:27:20,420
the city and the council to continue

1894
01:27:20,420 --> 01:27:23,159
to code of proportion in this very

1895
01:27:23,159 --> 01:27:24,360
important issue in all of our

1896
01:27:24,360 --> 01:27:28,739
neighborhoods and we feel that more

1897
01:27:28,739 --> 01:27:30,780
needs to be invested in that and we need

1898
01:27:30,780 --> 01:27:34,520
more serious code enforcement

1899
01:27:34,520 --> 01:27:37,920
program on part of the city but I came

1900
01:27:37,920 --> 01:27:39,600
up here I wasn't going to speak I came

1901
01:27:39,600 --> 01:27:42,600
to listen but it occurred to me that

1902
01:27:42,600 --> 01:27:44,580
there is one solution and one one

1903
01:27:44,580 --> 01:27:46,560
important component of this it hasn't

1904
01:27:46,560 --> 01:27:48,900
come up so I thought I imagine it and

1905
01:27:48,900 --> 01:27:51,780
that's energy costs which is driving a

1906
01:27:51,780 --> 01:27:54,620
lot of of these issues is driving

1907
01:27:54,620 --> 01:27:57,980
increases in landlord

1908
01:27:57,980 --> 01:28:00,960
costs it and certainly makes housing

1909
01:28:00,960 --> 01:28:03,120
less affordable for tenants and there

1910
01:28:03,120 --> 01:28:07,040
are solutions available to the city to

1911
01:28:07,040 --> 01:28:10,620
landlord to enter tenants I work for the

1912
01:28:10,620 --> 01:28:11,699
division of Housing and Community

1913
01:28:11,699 --> 01:28:14,179
Renewal for many many years we'll say

1914
01:28:14,179 --> 01:28:18,420
and I during uh most of that time I was

1915
01:28:18,420 --> 01:28:20,219
fortunate to direct the state's

1916
01:28:20,219 --> 01:28:23,159
weatherization assistance program

1917
01:28:23,159 --> 01:28:24,659
currently

1918
01:28:24,659 --> 01:28:28,560
that great program it provides

1919
01:28:28,560 --> 01:28:30,300
uh

1920
01:28:30,300 --> 01:28:33,420
ins it provides interventions in housing

1921
01:28:33,420 --> 01:28:35,639
that uh yeah simple things like

1922
01:28:35,639 --> 01:28:39,179
insulation air sealing uh and other

1923
01:28:39,179 --> 01:28:41,659
measures that can really dramatically

1924
01:28:41,659 --> 01:28:46,199
reduce the cost of energy and you know

1925
01:28:46,199 --> 01:28:49,620
make housing more affordable and uh it's

1926
01:28:49,620 --> 01:28:50,940
a good investment on the part of

1927
01:28:50,940 --> 01:28:53,880
landlords too the properties it's it's

1928
01:28:53,880 --> 01:28:56,520
only available to lower income uh

1929
01:28:56,520 --> 01:28:59,460
households but it's available to rent

1930
01:28:59,460 --> 01:29:01,080
our own properties and homeownership

1931
01:29:01,080 --> 01:29:03,719
owned properties it's administered in

1932
01:29:03,719 --> 01:29:06,000
Schenectady by

1933
01:29:06,000 --> 01:29:07,020
um

1934
01:29:07,020 --> 01:29:09,239
yeah not by staff but by the Community

1935
01:29:09,239 --> 01:29:11,159
Action Agency I'm sorry I don't recall

1936
01:29:11,159 --> 01:29:12,239
their name right now there used to be

1937
01:29:12,239 --> 01:29:14,460
Saratoga EOC they've changed their name

1938
01:29:14,460 --> 01:29:16,380
but it's available the federal

1939
01:29:16,380 --> 01:29:19,739
government uh has increased funding for

1940
01:29:19,739 --> 01:29:22,920
it and I um would expect there there is

1941
01:29:22,920 --> 01:29:26,100
a lot of funding available so there's

1942
01:29:26,100 --> 01:29:30,000
also other uh energy related uh work

1943
01:29:30,000 --> 01:29:32,880
that the the city uh should be

1944
01:29:32,880 --> 01:29:35,460
encouraging and other opportunities and

1945
01:29:35,460 --> 01:29:37,020
I just want to put that in the

1946
01:29:37,020 --> 01:29:39,000
conversation uh it's very important of

1947
01:29:39,000 --> 01:29:40,980
course it ties in with our climate

1948
01:29:40,980 --> 01:29:43,920
change goals as well and uh I just

1949
01:29:43,920 --> 01:29:47,090
thought that needed to be said Thank you very much

1950
01:29:47,090 --> 01:29:50,880
[Applause]

1951
01:29:50,880 --> 01:29:54,530
everything

1952
01:29:54,540 --> 01:29:57,139
hi my name is

1953
01:29:57,139 --> 01:30:00,179
a couple more minutes because the

1954
01:30:00,179 --> 01:30:02,280
comments that I've heard

1955
01:30:02,280 --> 01:30:02,940
um

1956
01:30:02,940 --> 01:30:05,760
see we not

1957
01:30:05,760 --> 01:30:07,560
we're not the social service the

1958
01:30:07,560 --> 01:30:08,940
landlord we're not the social service

1959
01:30:08,940 --> 01:30:11,400
department we're not obligated

1960
01:30:11,400 --> 01:30:14,880
to listen to the 10 financial problems

1961
01:30:14,880 --> 01:30:18,300
or his his income of six hundred dollars

1962
01:30:18,300 --> 01:30:23,580
a month and try to work with them and have a stronger the homelessness let

1963
01:30:23,580 --> 01:30:25,920
some government agency do that to you

1964
01:30:25,920 --> 01:30:28,860
okay we go to court and then we deal

1965
01:30:28,860 --> 01:30:30,540
with the social service representative

1966
01:30:30,540 --> 01:30:33,060
there and Donna and she tells us that

1967
01:30:33,060 --> 01:30:35,100
you're a landlord you know the social

1968
01:30:35,100 --> 01:30:37,080
service department okay I appreciate it

1969
01:30:37,080 --> 01:30:39,000
if you could adjust uh oh the piano

1970
01:30:39,000 --> 01:30:42,669
please sir thank you

1971
01:30:42,679 --> 01:30:45,600
okay thank you

1972
01:30:45,600 --> 01:30:48,120
Edition housing is not our

1973
01:30:48,120 --> 01:30:50,400
government responsibility so the

1974
01:30:50,400 --> 01:30:52,320
government

1975
01:30:52,320 --> 01:30:55,800
can we if if people are at the game that

1976
01:30:55,800 --> 01:30:58,260
we become business owners and register

1977
01:30:58,260 --> 01:31:00,000
as business owners

1978
01:31:00,000 --> 01:31:02,280
nobody gets into business to lose money

1979
01:31:02,280 --> 01:31:05,040
nobody wants to lose money if I'm losing

1980
01:31:05,040 --> 01:31:07,340
money year after year I'm gonna either

1981
01:31:07,340 --> 01:31:09,840
run out of business or actually

1982
01:31:09,840 --> 01:31:12,719
volatility need that kind of business so

1983
01:31:12,719 --> 01:31:15,060
the government should take more active

1984
01:31:15,060 --> 01:31:17,699
roles shouldn't should you should you

1985
01:31:17,699 --> 01:31:21,000
difficult and raise money to build more

1986
01:31:21,000 --> 01:31:22,679
if there's there's shortage and

1987
01:31:22,679 --> 01:31:24,420
Schenectady or housing unit you should

1988
01:31:24,420 --> 01:31:27,179
build additional housing here okay you

1989
01:31:27,179 --> 01:31:29,940
should alleviate the problem of you know

1990
01:31:29,940 --> 01:31:32,400
demolition of all these housing unit

1991
01:31:32,400 --> 01:31:34,440
that or houses the good houses that were

1992
01:31:34,440 --> 01:31:36,300
demolished that reduce the number of

1993
01:31:36,300 --> 01:31:38,820
houses you should work on Solutions of

1994
01:31:38,820 --> 01:31:41,040
providing additional funds for people

1995
01:31:41,040 --> 01:31:43,080
who don't have enough funds it's not the

1996
01:31:43,080 --> 01:31:45,120
responsibility of the landlords in

1997
01:31:45,120 --> 01:31:46,679
addition to the comment that you know

1998
01:31:46,679 --> 01:31:49,320
councilman motor be are made about taxes

1999
01:31:49,320 --> 01:31:51,600
you know taxes might not have been

2000
01:31:51,600 --> 01:31:53,460
increased but there are hidden taxes

2001
01:31:53,460 --> 01:31:55,080
just like Chromeo has mentioned a minute

2002
01:31:55,080 --> 01:31:57,480
ago there are hidden tasks there are

2003
01:31:57,480 --> 01:32:00,000
fees everywhere there's inspection fee

2004
01:32:00,000 --> 01:32:02,280
there is three inspection fee there are

2005
01:32:02,280 --> 01:32:04,800
fees for permit if if you have to

2006
01:32:04,800 --> 01:32:06,719
replace the sheetrock there is a

2007
01:32:06,719 --> 01:32:08,280
parameter the other roof there is a

2008
01:32:08,280 --> 01:32:10,679
permanent fee there for uh for uh

2009
01:32:10,679 --> 01:32:12,420
Plumbing there's a permit fee for

2010
01:32:12,420 --> 01:32:14,840
electricity electricity

2011
01:32:14,840 --> 01:32:18,179
there are administrative fee every time

2012
01:32:18,179 --> 01:32:20,400
a cold officer goes to your house you

2013
01:32:20,400 --> 01:32:22,560
charge you fifty dollars and if he goes

2014
01:32:22,560 --> 01:32:25,020
against you another fifty dollars and

2015
01:32:25,020 --> 01:32:26,699
then if he gives you a penalty it

2016
01:32:26,699 --> 01:32:29,760
quadruples and even in the code it has

2017
01:32:29,760 --> 01:32:31,739
five times the effect during the during

2018
01:32:31,739 --> 01:32:34,080
the pandemic I went to court once

2019
01:32:34,080 --> 01:32:36,179
because one tenant refused to pay the

2020
01:32:36,179 --> 01:32:38,400
rent and then she waits to complaining

2021
01:32:38,400 --> 01:32:40,380
to code and then when I went there with

2022
01:32:40,380 --> 01:32:41,940
it when I find that was a hundred

2023
01:32:41,940 --> 01:32:44,580
dollars multiplying every day when I

2024
01:32:44,580 --> 01:32:46,620
wanted by the time I went to court the

2025
01:32:46,620 --> 01:32:48,659
client was about five thousand dollars

2026
01:32:48,659 --> 01:32:50,940
so these are all additional costs to

2027
01:32:50,940 --> 01:32:53,340
landlords again because of the limited

2028
01:32:53,340 --> 01:32:55,920
supply for permit in the city it's not

2029
01:32:55,920 --> 01:32:58,260
really the landlord's issue you guys

2030
01:32:58,260 --> 01:33:00,239
should work on increasing the number of

2031
01:33:00,239 --> 01:33:02,880
random units and if the number of number

2032
01:33:02,880 --> 01:33:05,280
of rental units increase in the city of

2033
01:33:05,280 --> 01:33:06,360
course the rent is going to be

2034
01:33:06,360 --> 01:33:08,460
stabilized the rent will be decreased

2035
01:33:08,460 --> 01:33:10,500
it's not really the responsibility of

2036
01:33:10,500 --> 01:33:12,540
the landlord that's all I wanted to say

2037
01:33:12,540 --> 01:33:14,940
for now thank you

2038
01:33:14,940 --> 01:33:25,030
foreign

2039
01:33:25,040 --> 01:33:29,040
first of all I want to thank the folks

2040
01:33:29,040 --> 01:33:30,960
who shared because it takes courage to

2041
01:33:30,960 --> 01:33:34,800
share your story from your perspective

2042
01:33:34,800 --> 01:33:36,300
um

2043
01:33:36,300 --> 01:33:40,679
I think it's very important that we do

2044
01:33:40,679 --> 01:33:42,659
remember that housing

2045
01:33:42,659 --> 01:33:45,719
is a basic human need

2046
01:33:45,719 --> 01:33:48,179
and relax the end

2047
01:33:48,179 --> 01:33:50,940
of the conversation to some degree

2048
01:33:50,940 --> 01:33:55,320
there is not one of us that would live

2049
01:33:55,320 --> 01:33:58,800
if we didn't have somewhere to live and

2050
01:33:58,800 --> 01:34:02,340
so yes it is a collective

2051
01:34:02,340 --> 01:34:05,940
Community problem

2052
01:34:05,940 --> 01:34:08,340
it is also a collective

2053
01:34:08,340 --> 01:34:09,679
Community

2054
01:34:09,679 --> 01:34:13,080
responsibility to find a solution

2055
01:34:13,080 --> 01:34:15,719
and I think

2056
01:34:15,719 --> 01:34:17,639
we can't ask

2057
01:34:17,639 --> 01:34:19,560
the government

2058
01:34:19,560 --> 01:34:23,400
to not expect right to be raised

2059
01:34:23,400 --> 01:34:26,100
if we're saying you have to be the ones

2060
01:34:26,100 --> 01:34:27,840
that solve it

2061
01:34:27,840 --> 01:34:30,540
so if we're saying you have to solve it

2062
01:34:30,540 --> 01:34:33,780
and then say but don't raise rent well

2063
01:34:33,780 --> 01:34:37,020
we're we're a little bit backwards there

2064
01:34:37,020 --> 01:34:38,699
I think it's important that we

2065
01:34:38,699 --> 01:34:42,199
understand it is for us as a community

2066
01:34:42,199 --> 01:34:45,719
to really think through what we need to

2067
01:34:45,719 --> 01:34:47,580
do

2068
01:34:47,580 --> 01:34:50,699
to ultimately come together

2069
01:34:50,699 --> 01:34:53,820
hold ourselves and each other as a

2070
01:34:53,820 --> 01:34:56,460
community accountable and we have some

2071
01:34:56,460 --> 01:34:57,300
easy

2072
01:34:57,300 --> 01:35:00,420
we have to be willing to put in the hard

2073
01:35:00,420 --> 01:35:02,699
work be willing to take the time for

2074
01:35:02,699 --> 01:35:06,120
each other be willing to come together

2075
01:35:06,120 --> 01:35:11,760
as a community because not one of us can

2076
01:35:11,760 --> 01:35:15,360
truly survive without another one of us

2077
01:35:15,360 --> 01:35:18,239
at the end of the day you can say oh I

2078
01:35:18,239 --> 01:35:20,280
can

2079
01:35:20,280 --> 01:35:23,159
but then when something happens

2080
01:35:23,159 --> 01:35:25,679
unexpected in your life and you're out

2081
01:35:25,679 --> 01:35:26,639
there alone

2082
01:35:26,639 --> 01:35:29,820
and you do need someone gosh I'm sure

2083
01:35:29,820 --> 01:35:34,129
you'll hope that someone's there for you

2084
01:35:34,139 --> 01:35:38,100
I encourage us to truly

2085
01:35:38,100 --> 01:35:43,800
understand there is a housing crisis it

2086
01:35:43,800 --> 01:35:47,340
is so real

2087
01:35:47,340 --> 01:35:51,000
there are so many whether you're a young

2088
01:35:51,000 --> 01:35:53,340
person starting out and you're just

2089
01:35:53,340 --> 01:35:56,400
making minimum wage and can't afford

2090
01:35:56,400 --> 01:35:58,380
rent

2091
01:35:58,380 --> 01:36:02,340
for that reason but to Daniel's Point

2092
01:36:02,340 --> 01:36:05,760
are making just enough to not qualify

2093
01:36:05,760 --> 01:36:08,159
for any Supportive Services

2094
01:36:08,159 --> 01:36:09,780
or

2095
01:36:09,780 --> 01:36:13,620
you're experiencing a financial hardship

2096
01:36:13,620 --> 01:36:15,300
or you have

2097
01:36:15,300 --> 01:36:17,699
more than one child and you're trying to

2098
01:36:17,699 --> 01:36:21,719
figure out how to pay for child care or

2099
01:36:21,719 --> 01:36:24,659
you're on disability there are so many

2100
01:36:24,659 --> 01:36:27,420
reasons why housing right now is a

2101
01:36:27,420 --> 01:36:28,440
challenge

2102
01:36:28,440 --> 01:36:32,219
I am not saying that there aren't also

2103
01:36:32,219 --> 01:36:35,040
challenges for landlords feeling like

2104
01:36:35,040 --> 01:36:37,080
they have

2105
01:36:37,080 --> 01:36:39,780
tenants who are taking ownership of the

2106
01:36:39,780 --> 01:36:42,300
home that they own

2107
01:36:42,300 --> 01:36:45,060
there are also so many homes I walked

2108
01:36:45,060 --> 01:36:48,860
into that my young people are paying

2109
01:36:48,860 --> 01:36:52,380
ridiculous amounts of money for that are

2110
01:36:52,380 --> 01:36:57,420
falling apart it is so real and it's not

2111
01:36:57,420 --> 01:36:59,940
acceptable that we're accepting

2112
01:36:59,940 --> 01:37:02,520
something with Gabriel

2113
01:37:02,520 --> 01:37:12,850
problem

2114
01:37:12,860 --> 01:37:15,960
one quick fun fact for someone else came

2115
01:37:15,960 --> 01:37:17,540
up twice so I couldn't help myself

2116
01:37:17,540 --> 01:37:19,560
despite the importance of rental

2117
01:37:19,560 --> 01:37:22,380
assistance more federal dollars go to

2118
01:37:22,380 --> 01:37:24,960
home ownership subsidiaries like the

2119
01:37:24,960 --> 01:37:26,699
mortgage interest rate instead of

2120
01:37:26,699 --> 01:37:28,080
families that struggle the most to

2121
01:37:28,080 --> 01:37:30,239
afford housing so the federal government

2122
01:37:30,239 --> 01:37:32,940
does a lot for money that goes to home

2123
01:37:32,940 --> 01:37:36,900
ownership while 23.4 million low-income

2124
01:37:36,900 --> 01:37:39,000
American renters pay more than half

2125
01:37:39,000 --> 01:37:41,639
their income for housing and most don't

2126
01:37:41,639 --> 01:37:43,980
receive rental assistance due to funding

2127
01:37:43,980 --> 01:37:47,520
limitations there is not a lack of

2128
01:37:47,520 --> 01:37:50,100
precedent for helping individuals have

2129
01:37:50,100 --> 01:37:53,940
holes because homes and land were given

2130
01:37:53,940 --> 01:37:56,219
away by the federal government to

2131
01:37:56,219 --> 01:37:59,159
individuals very specific individuals

2132
01:37:59,159 --> 01:38:01,860
while denying the formally enslaved

2133
01:38:01,860 --> 01:38:04,500
African to any land whatsoever and

2134
01:38:04,500 --> 01:38:06,300
telling them to put them also possible

2135
01:38:06,300 --> 01:38:09,300
stress but giving acres and land and

2136
01:38:09,300 --> 01:38:12,540
property to those white individuals so

2137
01:38:12,540 --> 01:38:15,000
yes there is precedent for giving to

2138
01:38:15,000 --> 01:38:16,800
those that are in need including the

2139
01:38:16,800 --> 01:38:18,239
fact that the federal government still

2140
01:38:18,239 --> 01:38:21,360
right now gives countless rebates and

2141
01:38:21,360 --> 01:38:24,300
incentives to homeowners that we do not

2142
01:38:24,300 --> 01:38:26,580
also see for our low-income families

2143
01:38:26,580 --> 01:38:28,800
that are struggling every single day

2144
01:38:28,800 --> 01:38:30,390
thank you

2145
01:38:30,390 --> 01:38:36,490
[Applause]

2146
01:38:36,500 --> 01:38:39,000
who hasn't had the opportunity to speak

2147
01:38:39,000 --> 01:38:40,260
thus far

2148
01:38:40,260 --> 01:38:41,880
um so we want to do that and I also want

2149
01:38:41,880 --> 01:38:44,100
to make sure you know there were some um

2150
01:38:44,100 --> 01:38:46,260
famous the city council members around

2151
01:38:46,260 --> 01:38:48,420
you know but is in our wheelhouse and I

2152
01:38:48,420 --> 01:38:51,300
think that I I do speak for

2153
01:38:51,300 --> 01:38:54,120
um for all the medical city council that

2154
01:38:54,120 --> 01:38:56,820
we are community members as well so even

2155
01:38:56,820 --> 01:38:59,100
when there is a solution that might not

2156
01:38:59,100 --> 01:39:01,260
be within our warehouse really in our

2157
01:39:01,260 --> 01:39:02,820
authority to change

2158
01:39:02,820 --> 01:39:04,860
um we still feel the obligation to

2159
01:39:04,860 --> 01:39:06,840
Advocate and talk to the people who are

2160
01:39:06,840 --> 01:39:09,179
in those decision making scenes and

2161
01:39:09,179 --> 01:39:11,100
represent your voice as well so I think

2162
01:39:11,100 --> 01:39:12,659
that that's that's important that we

2163
01:39:12,659 --> 01:39:14,520
recognize that this that there's this is

2164
01:39:14,520 --> 01:39:16,920
a room of solutions and and not really

2165
01:39:16,920 --> 01:39:20,890
problems please

2166
01:39:20,900 --> 01:39:31,750
foreign

2167
01:39:31,760 --> 01:39:34,920
two family home in Schenectady for over

2168
01:39:34,920 --> 01:39:37,139
40 years

2169
01:39:37,139 --> 01:39:40,320
um I won't

2170
01:39:40,320 --> 01:39:43,320
I am so upset about everything that's

2171
01:39:43,320 --> 01:39:45,960
happened the last couple years in so

2172
01:39:45,960 --> 01:39:49,260
many ways at one point with one two

2173
01:39:49,260 --> 01:39:51,960
family home I was old over twenty four

2174
01:39:51,960 --> 01:39:55,739
thousand dollars in rent I'm still owed

2175
01:39:55,739 --> 01:39:58,920
over five thousand dollars in rent I

2176
01:39:58,920 --> 01:40:02,219
forgave over twelve thousand dollars in

2177
01:40:02,219 --> 01:40:06,360
rent over the past so many years this

2178
01:40:06,360 --> 01:40:10,199
and and my heart goes out to people my

2179
01:40:10,199 --> 01:40:12,600
heart is going out into this woman who

2180
01:40:12,600 --> 01:40:16,920
has one child but what what

2181
01:40:16,920 --> 01:40:19,260
um I don't I don't know what he's doing

2182
01:40:19,260 --> 01:40:23,040
anymore I don't know what to do okay I

2183
01:40:23,040 --> 01:40:24,719
mean I've talked with lawyers I've

2184
01:40:24,719 --> 01:40:26,340
worked with

2185
01:40:26,340 --> 01:40:29,400
um one incident the the lieutenant

2186
01:40:29,400 --> 01:40:31,739
downstairs would not let me in the house

2187
01:40:31,739 --> 01:40:34,860
to replace a broken window because she

2188
01:40:34,860 --> 01:40:37,800
owed so much rent that she was afraid I

2189
01:40:37,800 --> 01:40:41,219
was going to lock her house I called the

2190
01:40:41,219 --> 01:40:43,739
county and they said I could I couldn't

2191
01:40:43,739 --> 01:40:45,780
go in and call the city and they said I

2192
01:40:45,780 --> 01:40:48,239
could go in or vice versa and and

2193
01:40:48,239 --> 01:40:50,880
finally I wound up giving her newspaper

2194
01:40:50,880 --> 01:40:54,120
and tape because she would not let me in

2195
01:40:54,120 --> 01:40:56,340
to replace a broken window when it was

2196
01:40:56,340 --> 01:40:58,790
winter

2197
01:40:58,800 --> 01:41:01,800
um I don't have Solutions but I will say

2198
01:41:01,800 --> 01:41:05,280
a big part of this is also due to

2199
01:41:05,280 --> 01:41:08,940
construction costs and

2200
01:41:08,940 --> 01:41:11,639
um for the person that is keeping up

2201
01:41:11,639 --> 01:41:14,460
with their home was forty five hundred

2202
01:41:14,460 --> 01:41:16,920
dollars this year for me to replace the

2203
01:41:16,920 --> 01:41:20,159
sewer line I had to spend six thousand

2204
01:41:20,159 --> 01:41:23,360
dollars for for dampness and mold

2205
01:41:23,360 --> 01:41:25,860
remediation in the Attic in the basement

2206
01:41:25,860 --> 01:41:30,800
there's an issue with my chimney there's

2207
01:41:30,800 --> 01:41:33,360
windows that need to be replaced in the

2208
01:41:33,360 --> 01:41:35,699
home that are 40 years old I've been

2209
01:41:35,699 --> 01:41:38,460
gradually China's place two or three at

2210
01:41:38,460 --> 01:41:39,719
a time

2211
01:41:39,719 --> 01:41:42,780
but there's

2212
01:41:42,780 --> 01:41:46,380
you know there's a basic cost and even

2213
01:41:46,380 --> 01:41:49,860
if there is not a mortgage involved

2214
01:41:49,860 --> 01:41:53,639
there's basic costs my another landlord

2215
01:41:53,639 --> 01:41:55,020
I don't just

2216
01:41:55,020 --> 01:42:00,800
26 000 to paint for lead remediation

2217
01:42:00,800 --> 01:42:03,179
it's something that I could have done

2218
01:42:03,179 --> 01:42:07,320
myself for nothing but because it's

2219
01:42:07,320 --> 01:42:11,159
leather mediation and and we weren't

2220
01:42:11,159 --> 01:42:14,840
sure if we were doing it right that um

2221
01:42:14,840 --> 01:42:17,159
twenty six thousand dollars she could

2222
01:42:17,159 --> 01:42:19,679
have had her old house painted she could

2223
01:42:19,679 --> 01:42:21,659
have had all the woodwork and the trim

2224
01:42:21,659 --> 01:42:23,820
worked out of the apartment and put new

2225
01:42:23,820 --> 01:42:29,219
trim up for that price so I think that

2226
01:42:29,219 --> 01:42:30,679
um

2227
01:42:30,679 --> 01:42:34,800
repairs are major things I also replace

2228
01:42:34,800 --> 01:42:35,880
the

2229
01:42:35,880 --> 01:42:38,520
a furnace and a hot water tank in the

2230
01:42:38,520 --> 01:42:41,580
last couple years and and it's like I

2231
01:42:41,580 --> 01:42:43,800
had to get loans I had to borrow money

2232
01:42:43,800 --> 01:42:47,460
to do that to take care of my one rental

2233
01:42:47,460 --> 01:42:51,900
property trying to help these women that

2234
01:42:51,900 --> 01:42:53,940
are in dire need

2235
01:42:53,940 --> 01:42:57,000
but can't do it anymore I can't do it

2236
01:42:57,000 --> 01:42:58,980
anymore

2237
01:42:58,980 --> 01:43:02,400
especially when they're not cooperating

2238
01:43:02,400 --> 01:43:03,780
um there was

2239
01:43:03,780 --> 01:43:06,619
um a program working

2240
01:43:06,619 --> 01:43:09,960
throughout the country where certain

2241
01:43:09,960 --> 01:43:11,430
cities were mandating

2242
01:43:11,430 --> 01:43:12,560
[Music]

2243
01:43:12,560 --> 01:43:16,080
contractors for every 10 homes that they

2244
01:43:16,080 --> 01:43:19,199
built that there would be one home for

2245
01:43:19,199 --> 01:43:21,060
low income

2246
01:43:21,060 --> 01:43:23,460
for every 10 Apartments there would be

2247
01:43:23,460 --> 01:43:26,780
one apartment designated for low income

2248
01:43:26,780 --> 01:43:29,580
and there were some glitches with that

2249
01:43:29,580 --> 01:43:32,280
program but I think it showed some

2250
01:43:32,280 --> 01:43:34,920
success and I don't think that would be

2251
01:43:34,920 --> 01:43:37,920
a bad thing for the inner city it can't

2252
01:43:37,920 --> 01:43:40,020
be used in the suburbs because of

2253
01:43:40,020 --> 01:43:41,719
Transportation

2254
01:43:41,719 --> 01:43:44,400
but that's that might be something to

2255
01:43:44,400 --> 01:43:46,619
look into too and we need the county

2256
01:43:46,619 --> 01:43:50,280
involved because it's

2257
01:43:50,280 --> 01:43:53,040
County Social Service Department that's

2258
01:43:53,040 --> 01:43:55,080
helping so I don't know where they are

2259
01:43:55,080 --> 01:43:57,000
today but

2260
01:43:57,000 --> 01:43:59,060
you can't do this without the county

2261
01:43:59,060 --> 01:44:02,639
that's my two cents in Russian County

2262
01:44:02,639 --> 01:44:05,020
representation thank you

2263
01:44:05,020 --> 01:44:12,050
[Applause]

2264
01:44:12,060 --> 01:44:15,239
for our youngest Seeker could we please

2265
01:44:15,239 --> 01:44:16,500
give her a little round of applause

2266
01:44:16,500 --> 01:44:17,400
[Music]

2267
01:44:17,400 --> 01:44:20,340
[Applause]

2268
01:44:20,340 --> 01:44:23,450
thank you

2269
01:44:23,460 --> 01:44:28,679
hi my name is Samantha and I just want

2270
01:44:28,679 --> 01:44:31,980
to say a few things

2271
01:44:31,980 --> 01:44:37,560
um but I want to say is that when I go

2272
01:44:37,560 --> 01:44:39,179
private

2273
01:44:39,179 --> 01:44:44,179
and under the car I see a lot of people

2274
01:44:44,179 --> 01:44:50,100
that are walking along with sides and

2275
01:44:50,100 --> 01:44:51,800
yeah

2276
01:44:51,800 --> 01:44:55,790
they don't have a house to live in

2277
01:44:55,790 --> 01:45:06,710
[Music]

2278
01:45:06,720 --> 01:45:19,450
[Applause]

2279
01:45:19,460 --> 01:45:23,159
right good evening city council my name

2280
01:45:23,159 --> 01:45:24,960
is John Howard I'm a lifelong resident

2281
01:45:24,960 --> 01:45:26,820
of Schenectady I'm also a homeowner and

2282
01:45:26,820 --> 01:45:28,380
a landlord

2283
01:45:28,380 --> 01:45:30,480
um my grandparents a library has just

2284
01:45:30,480 --> 01:45:33,900
connected me in the 60s based on a lot

2285
01:45:33,900 --> 01:45:35,400
of things a lot of things did to work

2286
01:45:35,400 --> 01:45:36,420
for GE

2287
01:45:36,420 --> 01:45:38,880
so what we know is that a city generates

2288
01:45:38,880 --> 01:45:42,060
its revenues from its tax base so when

2289
01:45:42,060 --> 01:45:44,400
GE took a lot of these jobs out a lot of

2290
01:45:44,400 --> 01:45:46,100
the owner occupy housing

2291
01:45:46,100 --> 01:45:48,719
so now we're in a situation where we

2292
01:45:48,719 --> 01:45:50,400
don't have that employer we don't have

2293
01:45:50,400 --> 01:45:53,639
those wages we can't Levy any more taxes

2294
01:45:53,639 --> 01:45:56,040
on the existing residents that own

2295
01:45:56,040 --> 01:45:58,440
properties what can we do over the wakes

2296
01:45:58,440 --> 01:46:00,840
of greens and employer that's going to

2297
01:46:00,840 --> 01:46:03,600
employ a lot more people that way

2298
01:46:03,600 --> 01:46:06,060
including a bigger tax base maybe that's

2299
01:46:06,060 --> 01:46:07,619
part of a solution

2300
01:46:07,619 --> 01:46:11,210
thank you

2301
01:46:11,220 --> 01:46:19,930
[Applause]

2302
01:46:19,940 --> 01:46:23,040
all right that's why I was one last

2303
01:46:23,040 --> 01:46:23,880
thing

2304
01:46:23,880 --> 01:46:26,040
um I think that is important for our

2305
01:46:26,040 --> 01:46:27,840
sitting home properties that there's a

2306
01:46:27,840 --> 01:46:29,699
focus on residents that we're not

2307
01:46:29,699 --> 01:46:31,020
selling a bunch of our city-owned

2308
01:46:31,020 --> 01:46:32,760
Apartments people that don't live here I

2309
01:46:32,760 --> 01:46:34,860
think that only exacerate the problem I

2310
01:46:34,860 --> 01:46:36,600
think giving opportunities for

2311
01:46:36,600 --> 01:46:38,280
first-time homeowners and folks that

2312
01:46:38,280 --> 01:46:40,739
live in our city is important because

2313
01:46:40,739 --> 01:46:46,850
like change some of that damages

2314
01:46:46,860 --> 01:46:52,270
foreign

2315
01:46:52,280 --> 01:47:06,050
[Music]

2316
01:47:06,060 --> 01:47:07,800
because I couldn't just asked a question

2317
01:47:07,800 --> 01:47:10,800
while sitting there my

2318
01:47:10,800 --> 01:47:12,179
to be honest it's just a little

2319
01:47:12,179 --> 01:47:14,100
discovered he was sitting here because

2320
01:47:14,100 --> 01:47:15,719
I've been working in the field doing

2321
01:47:15,719 --> 01:47:17,880
community service work

2322
01:47:17,880 --> 01:47:19,260
um mainly case management emergency

2323
01:47:19,260 --> 01:47:22,260
assistance and it's really tiring to

2324
01:47:22,260 --> 01:47:24,420
keep answering phones talking to people

2325
01:47:24,420 --> 01:47:26,520
working with people from different ages

2326
01:47:26,520 --> 01:47:27,780
all different places different

2327
01:47:27,780 --> 01:47:30,540
situations working class

2328
01:47:30,540 --> 01:47:32,400
um before covert during covert after

2329
01:47:32,400 --> 01:47:35,520
Kobe and it's just I'm sitting here and

2330
01:47:35,520 --> 01:47:37,260
I'm thinking what's the point

2331
01:47:37,260 --> 01:47:39,179
like what is the what is actually going

2332
01:47:39,179 --> 01:47:42,060
to happen after everyone stands up and

2333
01:47:42,060 --> 01:47:44,400
it's like this is my issue we hear the

2334
01:47:44,400 --> 01:47:46,320
landlord's side you hear the landlord's

2335
01:47:46,320 --> 01:47:47,820
side that really just they're trying to

2336
01:47:47,820 --> 01:47:49,560
make a living so I'm trying to come up

2337
01:47:49,560 --> 01:47:51,480
in life some just have a good heart and

2338
01:47:51,480 --> 01:47:53,100
we want to not see people live out in

2339
01:47:53,100 --> 01:47:54,960
the street so you have different types

2340
01:47:54,960 --> 01:47:56,940
that are being represented on both sides

2341
01:47:56,940 --> 01:47:58,619
but then where do we go from here

2342
01:47:58,619 --> 01:48:00,179
because

2343
01:48:00,179 --> 01:48:02,639
I have a new job now which I guess I've

2344
01:48:02,639 --> 01:48:04,320
made everything should I mentioned I

2345
01:48:04,320 --> 01:48:06,910
don't know

2346
01:48:06,920 --> 01:48:09,900
I have a new job now as a Crisis

2347
01:48:09,900 --> 01:48:12,300
Prevention and intervention coordinator

2348
01:48:12,300 --> 01:48:15,300
and the thing that I that some people in

2349
01:48:15,300 --> 01:48:17,040
our field are holding our breath forward

2350
01:48:17,040 --> 01:48:19,380
is the moment where no one has no

2351
01:48:19,380 --> 01:48:23,219
anywhere to go and like Rebecca said

2352
01:48:23,219 --> 01:48:24,480
it's me

2353
01:48:24,480 --> 01:48:26,340
and I'm sorry to everyone that is a

2354
01:48:26,340 --> 01:48:28,199
landlord because I I want to be a

2355
01:48:28,199 --> 01:48:30,060
landlord but let me tell you the heart

2356
01:48:30,060 --> 01:48:32,520
that I had and I hope that God grant me

2357
01:48:32,520 --> 01:48:34,739
this witch because I got tired of seeing

2358
01:48:34,739 --> 01:48:37,619
people charged so much for rent in areas

2359
01:48:37,619 --> 01:48:40,020
that can't afford it when I was younger

2360
01:48:40,020 --> 01:48:43,139
and I saw these buildings come up across

2361
01:48:43,139 --> 01:48:44,639
the street from the projects that I grew

2362
01:48:44,639 --> 01:48:46,980
up in my mother told me they have to

2363
01:48:46,980 --> 01:48:48,780
have a percentage of people that can

2364
01:48:48,780 --> 01:48:50,880
live there that represent the community

2365
01:48:50,880 --> 01:48:54,300
that have the money that's actually of

2366
01:48:54,300 --> 01:48:55,739
representing the people that live there

2367
01:48:55,739 --> 01:48:57,540
no matter what they charge there's a

2368
01:48:57,540 --> 01:48:59,340
percentage that that building has to go

2369
01:48:59,340 --> 01:49:01,440
to the people in the community

2370
01:49:01,440 --> 01:49:03,360
it sounds like that may not be a thing

2371
01:49:03,360 --> 01:49:04,920
here based off of something that a

2372
01:49:04,920 --> 01:49:06,480
person would say I thought that was just

2373
01:49:06,480 --> 01:49:08,520
basic protocol so that would be a good

2374
01:49:08,520 --> 01:49:10,619
idea but at the end of the day here's

2375
01:49:10,619 --> 01:49:11,580
the problem

2376
01:49:11,580 --> 01:49:13,619
what are we going to do when we have all

2377
01:49:13,619 --> 01:49:15,300
these people in the street the next

2378
01:49:15,300 --> 01:49:16,980
thing is going to be I don't want all

2379
01:49:16,980 --> 01:49:18,239
these homeless people sitting in front

2380
01:49:18,239 --> 01:49:20,159
of my building bringing down a value of

2381
01:49:20,159 --> 01:49:22,139
my property then it's going to be my

2382
01:49:22,139 --> 01:49:23,760
problem if I'm a landlord because now

2383
01:49:23,760 --> 01:49:25,139
you've got my property looking a hot

2384
01:49:25,139 --> 01:49:26,219
mess and I'll be back at the law

2385
01:49:26,219 --> 01:49:27,600
enforcement trying to find somewhere for

2386
01:49:27,600 --> 01:49:30,420
them already full so what are we going

2387
01:49:30,420 --> 01:49:31,440
to do

2388
01:49:31,440 --> 01:49:34,440
I don't know about anyone else but I

2389
01:49:34,440 --> 01:49:37,320
have I have a I have a heart and

2390
01:49:37,320 --> 01:49:39,179
understanding that it has to be

2391
01:49:39,179 --> 01:49:40,920
something that I have to do my father

2392
01:49:40,920 --> 01:49:43,320
commands it I have a certain

2393
01:49:43,320 --> 01:49:45,900
mandate on my life to understand that I

2394
01:49:45,900 --> 01:49:47,400
can't just sit here and watch it happen

2395
01:49:47,400 --> 01:49:49,560
and I have no idea what to do

2396
01:49:49,560 --> 01:49:51,540
but there's seven people sitting in this

2397
01:49:51,540 --> 01:49:53,219
room with way more power than I have

2398
01:49:53,219 --> 01:49:55,020
that I'm aware of at this time of my

2399
01:49:55,020 --> 01:49:57,659
life but you literally have the power of

2400
01:49:57,659 --> 01:49:59,219
what you're gonna do about it because

2401
01:49:59,219 --> 01:50:01,320
like she said when that time comes when

2402
01:50:01,320 --> 01:50:03,000
it's your family your family your family

2403
01:50:03,000 --> 01:50:04,739
because it will come when the class

2404
01:50:04,739 --> 01:50:06,719
system starts changing and middle class

2405
01:50:06,719 --> 01:50:08,699
start looking like poor and the rich

2406
01:50:08,699 --> 01:50:10,320
start looking like middle class then we

2407
01:50:10,320 --> 01:50:12,659
all gotta understand real quick but what

2408
01:50:12,659 --> 01:50:14,400
can we do before we get to that point is

2409
01:50:14,400 --> 01:50:16,500
what I'm trying to understand because in

2410
01:50:16,500 --> 01:50:18,239
my time right now I don't see the answer

2411
01:50:18,239 --> 01:50:20,880
I see everyone trying to figure it out

2412
01:50:20,880 --> 01:50:22,860
so people have compassion it seems like

2413
01:50:22,860 --> 01:50:24,239
and some people are just trying to

2414
01:50:24,239 --> 01:50:26,820
survive and I can't blame you for it but

2415
01:50:26,820 --> 01:50:28,739
I can't see right back on somebody

2416
01:50:28,739 --> 01:50:31,739
else's neck to survive

2417
01:50:31,739 --> 01:50:33,780
we already got slapped in the face with

2418
01:50:33,780 --> 01:50:35,460
hoping

2419
01:50:35,460 --> 01:50:37,020
you think that's it

2420
01:50:37,020 --> 01:50:38,820
open the book and we'll see that there's

2421
01:50:38,820 --> 01:50:40,500
more to come and I don't mean to make

2422
01:50:40,500 --> 01:50:42,060
this a religious thing but I stand on my

2423
01:50:42,060 --> 01:50:44,040
beliefs open this book and you will see

2424
01:50:44,040 --> 01:50:46,139
that there is more to come open the book

2425
01:50:46,139 --> 01:50:50,610
and we see that there's more to come

2426
01:50:50,620 --> 01:50:57,679
[Applause]

2427
01:50:57,679 --> 01:51:01,990
my name is

2428
01:51:02,000 --> 01:51:04,219
Schenectady

2429
01:51:04,219 --> 01:51:06,900
I wasn't going to say something but it

2430
01:51:06,900 --> 01:51:08,040
seems

2431
01:51:08,040 --> 01:51:09,780
crazy guy we're sitting here talking

2432
01:51:09,780 --> 01:51:11,960
about homelessness

2433
01:51:11,960 --> 01:51:15,179
has numerous numerous abandoned

2434
01:51:15,179 --> 01:51:16,139
buildings

2435
01:51:16,139 --> 01:51:18,840
me personally I don't buy unless they

2436
01:51:18,840 --> 01:51:20,699
fall over there and I got a lot of

2437
01:51:20,699 --> 01:51:22,500
properties on Hamilton Hill

2438
01:51:22,500 --> 01:51:23,760
and

2439
01:51:23,760 --> 01:51:27,600
I totally rehab I mean I don't mind if

2440
01:51:27,600 --> 01:51:30,659
you're not falling down so with the city

2441
01:51:30,659 --> 01:51:33,000
had a missing collection property

2442
01:51:33,000 --> 01:51:35,400
and we're talking about rain control the

2443
01:51:35,400 --> 01:51:36,840
city gets back to getting these houses

2444
01:51:36,840 --> 01:51:40,500
away cheap yeah you may put the 60 to 70

2445
01:51:40,500 --> 01:51:42,659
000 hours into the house and I only had

2446
01:51:42,659 --> 01:51:46,980
three ninety thousand into the house

2447
01:51:46,980 --> 01:51:49,139
it's easier to go that way to put the

2448
01:51:49,139 --> 01:51:52,920
right control not rent control but I

2449
01:51:52,920 --> 01:51:55,020
think differential with certain things

2450
01:51:55,020 --> 01:51:58,139
but again I don't mind unless they form

2451
01:51:58,139 --> 01:52:00,420
a damage that means everything's going

2452
01:52:00,420 --> 01:52:02,460
in this house everything's energy

2453
01:52:02,460 --> 01:52:05,540
efficient everything

2454
01:52:05,540 --> 01:52:09,659
put permits basically and if you have a

2455
01:52:09,659 --> 01:52:12,780
track record you should be somebody that

2456
01:52:12,780 --> 01:52:14,520
they should cater to in all my

2457
01:52:14,520 --> 01:52:16,800
properties you know what I'm from but I

2458
01:52:16,800 --> 01:52:20,400
can't believe jumped over roofs I'm an

2459
01:52:20,400 --> 01:52:22,380
investor in the community but it's no

2460
01:52:22,380 --> 01:52:23,820
help for me

2461
01:52:23,820 --> 01:52:25,980
and I honestly the Republic I have one

2462
01:52:25,980 --> 01:52:28,080
problem I had I had eight rings I had

2463
01:52:28,080 --> 01:52:29,179
one problem

2464
01:52:29,179 --> 01:52:31,739
and I don't have I don't have the

2465
01:52:31,739 --> 01:52:33,960
problems most people have because I have

2466
01:52:33,960 --> 01:52:35,699
some weird name on the rent I had

2467
01:52:35,699 --> 01:52:37,560
somewhere that didn't want to live it

2468
01:52:37,560 --> 01:52:39,420
might not be on the best spot right now

2469
01:52:39,420 --> 01:52:42,119
but it might be the best house or next

2470
01:52:42,119 --> 01:52:44,460
to one of the best houses and people are

2471
01:52:44,460 --> 01:52:45,780
taking pride in the things that I'm

2472
01:52:45,780 --> 01:52:48,830
looking

2473
01:52:48,840 --> 01:52:55,550
[Applause]

2474
01:52:55,560 --> 01:52:57,119
one of the

2475
01:52:57,119 --> 01:52:59,219
SE other city council members for your

2476
01:52:59,219 --> 01:53:07,189
opportunities

2477
01:53:07,199 --> 01:53:09,480
good evening ladies and gentlemen on

2478
01:53:09,480 --> 01:53:13,080
Earth council members my name is

2479
01:53:13,080 --> 01:53:16,260
I'm an attorney in Schenectady I'm not a

2480
01:53:16,260 --> 01:53:18,600
fancy lawyer and I'm a small guy here in

2481
01:53:18,600 --> 01:53:20,699
town trying to survive and I'm also

2482
01:53:20,699 --> 01:53:21,800
workers

2483
01:53:21,800 --> 01:53:25,260
University and you can probably hear my

2484
01:53:25,260 --> 01:53:27,719
foreign accentuation from Romania and I

2485
01:53:27,719 --> 01:53:29,699
came here and started 20 years ago just

2486
01:53:29,699 --> 01:53:30,719
because

2487
01:53:30,719 --> 01:53:35,340
uh I try to escape from a communism of

2488
01:53:35,340 --> 01:53:37,340
concentration camp

2489
01:53:37,340 --> 01:53:40,619
and I'm serious when I'm saying this

2490
01:53:40,619 --> 01:53:43,080
because there in a company era

2491
01:53:43,080 --> 01:53:45,119
everything was controlled by the state

2492
01:53:45,119 --> 01:53:48,000
what to say what you do what you can buy

2493
01:53:48,000 --> 01:53:50,060
and what you can do with your own thing

2494
01:53:50,060 --> 01:53:54,900
so I have to say that when I came here I

2495
01:53:54,900 --> 01:53:57,719
came with high goals and aspirations and

2496
01:53:57,719 --> 01:54:00,239
I see that more and more of these

2497
01:54:00,239 --> 01:54:03,000
countries going to to take an approach

2498
01:54:03,000 --> 01:54:05,520
the communism approach

2499
01:54:05,520 --> 01:54:08,219
towards all these things where uh

2500
01:54:08,219 --> 01:54:10,440
staying is more and more involved in

2501
01:54:10,440 --> 01:54:11,820
people's life and trying to control

2502
01:54:11,820 --> 01:54:14,400
their lives so this length civilization

2503
01:54:14,400 --> 01:54:17,340
is a form of controlling our life

2504
01:54:17,340 --> 01:54:22,500
because they can impose uh uh uh on on a

2505
01:54:22,500 --> 01:54:25,739
landlords uh uh what to do with their

2506
01:54:25,739 --> 01:54:27,659
own properties it's like they have your

2507
01:54:27,659 --> 01:54:29,600
own car and the state is giving you

2508
01:54:29,600 --> 01:54:32,040
portion of your yes and then but it's

2509
01:54:32,040 --> 01:54:33,420
telling you no you cannot take the

2510
01:54:33,420 --> 01:54:34,679
shortest route you have to take this

2511
01:54:34,679 --> 01:54:36,300
route because that's why we came for

2512
01:54:36,300 --> 01:54:39,540
obviously and that's another way that

2513
01:54:39,540 --> 01:54:41,400
could work you know in an open-free

2514
01:54:41,400 --> 01:54:45,659
Society the the offer and the demand

2515
01:54:45,659 --> 01:54:48,840
should meet the some elements and that's

2516
01:54:48,840 --> 01:54:52,880
why it here is honored

2517
01:54:52,880 --> 01:54:57,540
Town board would attract some funds and

2518
01:54:57,540 --> 01:55:03,780
build a more football housing which create a competition for the small

2519
01:55:03,780 --> 01:55:06,900
landlords that will create a free market

2520
01:55:06,900 --> 01:55:10,320
a free offer and demand it's the demand

2521
01:55:10,320 --> 01:55:13,500
for housing okay a city builds their own

2522
01:55:13,500 --> 01:55:17,460
housing cheap housing okay we offer to

2523
01:55:17,460 --> 01:55:21,540
this 104 to live in any other place I

2524
01:55:21,540 --> 01:55:23,159
can tell you I came here United States

2525
01:55:23,159 --> 01:55:24,780
with two thousand dollars in two

2526
01:55:24,780 --> 01:55:27,600
suitcases and I did not take any and I

2527
01:55:27,600 --> 01:55:29,280
did not receive any kind of support from

2528
01:55:29,280 --> 01:55:32,280
any kind of governmental agency and I

2529
01:55:32,280 --> 01:55:34,679
take pride in that because I work hard

2530
01:55:34,679 --> 01:55:38,100
to put time jobs and when the law school

2531
01:55:38,100 --> 01:55:41,580
and after that I took uh of course my

2532
01:55:41,580 --> 01:55:44,159
pay rent I paid rent and after that I

2533
01:55:44,159 --> 01:55:47,219
took an FHA loan and I purchased my own

2534
01:55:47,219 --> 01:55:50,219
house then I work continue to working

2535
01:55:50,219 --> 01:55:52,820
struggling again I was not a rich guy

2536
01:55:52,820 --> 01:55:56,840
and this is how I bought my house so

2537
01:55:56,840 --> 01:55:59,219
I believe that the state should

2538
01:55:59,219 --> 01:56:01,560
encourage people to take pride in their

2539
01:56:01,560 --> 01:56:04,139
only work and get a loan to take

2540
01:56:04,139 --> 01:56:06,900
responsibilities like ownership if they

2541
01:56:06,900 --> 01:56:08,880
choose so if not they have the

2542
01:56:08,880 --> 01:56:12,000
alternative option to live in a housing

2543
01:56:12,000 --> 01:56:16,380
provided by the state and and like I

2544
01:56:16,380 --> 01:56:19,020
said I I think most of both sides of the

2545
01:56:19,020 --> 01:56:22,560
eye I work for landlords I work right

2546
01:56:22,560 --> 01:56:24,119
now from England but before I work for

2547
01:56:24,119 --> 01:56:28,080
tenants so I know that uh to to be a

2548
01:56:28,080 --> 01:56:31,080
kind of balance the state should not

2549
01:56:31,080 --> 01:56:33,840
intervene in the middle and I have to

2550
01:56:33,840 --> 01:56:36,719
say that after 2019 when the state could

2551
01:56:36,719 --> 01:56:38,580
have time on the scale in favor of the

2552
01:56:38,580 --> 01:56:42,659
tenants and made all these uh eviction

2553
01:56:42,659 --> 01:56:45,060
process marketing for customers the

2554
01:56:45,060 --> 01:56:52,020
landlords had to do something and had to cover for the costs and that's why we

2555
01:56:52,020 --> 01:56:54,780
have here is unbalanced because again

2556
01:56:54,780 --> 01:56:58,280
politicians needled in this kind of

2557
01:56:58,280 --> 01:57:01,820
businesses and creating this

2558
01:57:01,820 --> 01:57:06,119
inequity I can say so uh like I said

2559
01:57:06,119 --> 01:57:09,420
it's it's not good what is happening and

2560
01:57:09,420 --> 01:57:15,139
uh I hope that uh the the house this

2561
01:57:15,139 --> 01:57:20,760
Council main board will not go forward

2562
01:57:20,760 --> 01:57:23,280
this intent to do the and stabilization

2563
01:57:23,280 --> 01:57:29,950
and thank you so much for your time

2564
01:57:29,960 --> 01:57:37,990
thank you

2565
01:57:38,000 --> 01:57:42,109
without saying

2566
01:57:42,119 --> 01:57:47,109
one of the things

2567
01:57:47,119 --> 01:57:50,219
council members to address anything that

2568
01:57:50,219 --> 01:57:51,540
they like to do so and then we'll be

2569
01:57:51,540 --> 01:57:53,820
wrapping up thank you don't forget to

2570
01:57:53,820 --> 01:57:56,040
sign in on your way out okay my name is

2571
01:57:56,040 --> 01:57:58,080
Janice one of the things that we have to

2572
01:57:58,080 --> 01:58:01,380
be clear is that when you talk about

2573
01:58:01,380 --> 01:58:03,060
inequities

2574
01:58:03,060 --> 01:58:06,599
black and brown popes to this country in

2575
01:58:06,599 --> 01:58:10,199
Schenectady and everywhere we have been

2576
01:58:10,199 --> 01:58:14,280
at the bottom okay now you see that we

2577
01:58:14,280 --> 01:58:15,840
have a council that's very diverse for

2578
01:58:15,840 --> 01:58:16,980
the first time in the history of

2579
01:58:16,980 --> 01:58:18,000
Schenectady

2580
01:58:18,000 --> 01:58:21,610
give us a hand give them ahead

2581
01:58:21,620 --> 01:58:23,060
[Applause]

2582
01:58:23,060 --> 01:58:25,679
we want them Representatives

2583
01:58:25,679 --> 01:58:27,900
it's time that you know these kind of

2584
01:58:27,900 --> 01:58:30,300
policies and these issues they're

2585
01:58:30,300 --> 01:58:32,400
drastically affecting people that look

2586
01:58:32,400 --> 01:58:33,540
like me

2587
01:58:33,540 --> 01:58:36,119
so I might be one that happened to have

2588
01:58:36,119 --> 01:58:37,920
a few properties maybe there's a few of

2589
01:58:37,920 --> 01:58:40,800
us but the masses of us are being

2590
01:58:40,800 --> 01:58:43,860
affected by this inequities that is

2591
01:58:43,860 --> 01:58:46,080
talked about we all don't get the same

2592
01:58:46,080 --> 01:58:47,639
privileges people

2593
01:58:47,639 --> 01:58:49,560
the Privileges that come to this side

2594
01:58:49,560 --> 01:58:51,480
don't look like the same prisoners on

2595
01:58:51,480 --> 01:58:53,639
this side so we got to recognize that

2596
01:58:53,639 --> 01:58:56,159
and we got to talk about equity

2597
01:58:56,159 --> 01:58:59,760
and understanding that we all have the

2598
01:58:59,760 --> 01:59:02,520
right to fair and equal and affordable

2599
01:59:02,520 --> 01:59:05,340
housing and decent housing not just

2600
01:59:05,340 --> 01:59:07,380
those that look like this for all of us

2601
01:59:07,380 --> 01:59:09,420
because we're one people and so that's

2602
01:59:09,420 --> 01:59:10,380
what I want you all to understand

2603
01:59:10,380 --> 01:59:12,719
because as we look at all of these

2604
01:59:12,719 --> 01:59:15,000
policies and our lawmakers are going to

2605
01:59:15,000 --> 01:59:18,599
hopefully enact some policy you got to

2606
01:59:18,599 --> 01:59:19,980
understand that there's a group of

2607
01:59:19,980 --> 01:59:23,159
people that are most effective and those

2608
01:59:23,159 --> 01:59:25,560
people are people that look like me

2609
01:59:25,560 --> 01:59:28,560
so thank you and let's keep that at the

2610
01:59:28,560 --> 01:59:30,900
Forefront because that's real and it

2611
01:59:30,900 --> 01:59:33,420
hasn't changed in America yet so it

2612
01:59:33,420 --> 01:59:35,460
ended up you know all of us got to be on

2613
01:59:35,460 --> 01:59:38,240
that page thank you thank you

2614
01:59:38,240 --> 01:59:39,179
[Applause]

2615
01:59:39,179 --> 01:59:51,109
um

2616
01:59:51,119 --> 01:59:54,229
thank you

2617
01:59:54,239 --> 01:59:56,760
so I know that this is the first step

2618
01:59:56,760 --> 01:59:58,560
and this is a beautiful site as it's

2619
01:59:58,560 --> 02:00:00,360
been identified a lot throughout this

2620
02:00:00,360 --> 02:00:02,280
evening this

2621
02:00:02,280 --> 02:00:04,699
present that's in his room is very very

2622
02:00:04,699 --> 02:00:07,260
diverse and well representable with the

2623
02:00:07,260 --> 02:00:09,060
city is Matthew looks like there are

2624
02:00:09,060 --> 02:00:11,639
multiple different aspects of how this

2625
02:00:11,639 --> 02:00:13,920
conversation of housing affects each and

2626
02:00:13,920 --> 02:00:15,480
every one of us where you currently sit

2627
02:00:15,480 --> 02:00:18,420
and our experiences are backed so the

2628
02:00:18,420 --> 02:00:19,679
one thing that we've heard throughout

2629
02:00:19,679 --> 02:00:21,960
these dialogues is this a complicated

2630
02:00:21,960 --> 02:00:25,020
conversation that cannot be

2631
02:00:25,020 --> 02:00:27,840
totally born by us at the city council

2632
02:00:27,840 --> 02:00:29,639
and that's why it's important to hear

2633
02:00:29,639 --> 02:00:32,520
your feedback to hear your input so I

2634
02:00:32,520 --> 02:00:34,139
know there was a young woman spoke and

2635
02:00:34,139 --> 02:00:37,320
said what next so what next is that our

2636
02:00:37,320 --> 02:00:41,699
next 21 on the 5th of December the one

2637
02:00:41,699 --> 02:00:44,699
on the 19th it is your responsibilities

2638
02:00:44,699 --> 02:00:48,000
remain engaged and keep us focused on

2639
02:00:48,000 --> 02:00:49,440
making sure this is not a one-off

2640
02:00:49,440 --> 02:00:51,179
conversation because that does not

2641
02:00:51,179 --> 02:00:52,800
affect anyone

2642
02:00:52,800 --> 02:00:54,840
what it does not mean to any long-term

2643
02:00:54,840 --> 02:00:56,040
change in the community and I can

2644
02:00:56,040 --> 02:00:58,020
promise you we are not setting deal with

2645
02:00:58,020 --> 02:01:00,179
the intent of just paying web service as

2646
02:01:00,179 --> 02:01:02,580
councilman early so frequently says so

2647
02:01:02,580 --> 02:01:03,780
I'm excited to be the first one because

2648
02:01:03,780 --> 02:01:04,800
I want to make sure we take an

2649
02:01:04,800 --> 02:01:06,780
opportunity to highlight where we are

2650
02:01:06,780 --> 02:01:09,300
I'm going to put the spotlight on a

2651
02:01:09,300 --> 02:01:11,219
shame Barbie I know he has an elevator

2652
02:01:11,219 --> 02:01:13,679
pitch but this is a beautiful resource

2653
02:01:13,679 --> 02:01:15,179
that we have in the city of Schenectady

2654
02:01:15,179 --> 02:01:18,860
this Boys and Girls Club is a

2655
02:01:18,860 --> 02:01:21,960
magnanimous facility that provides so

2656
02:01:21,960 --> 02:01:27,000
many resources to a lot of different uh families and is still

2657
02:01:27,000 --> 02:01:28,980
providing resources tonight but your

2658
02:01:28,980 --> 02:01:30,960
serving dinners are walking in so I

2659
02:01:30,960 --> 02:01:31,860
don't know if you would like to take the

2660
02:01:31,860 --> 02:01:32,940
opportunity I don't know how many people

2661
02:01:32,940 --> 02:01:35,040
are aware of how these resource

2662
02:01:35,040 --> 02:01:36,659
functions and

2663
02:01:36,659 --> 02:01:38,280
some areas that we don't always

2664
02:01:38,280 --> 02:01:42,189
recognize but

2665
02:01:42,199 --> 02:01:46,910
just welcome

2666
02:01:46,920 --> 02:01:48,900
site open

2667
02:01:48,900 --> 02:01:51,360
in anywhere 2020 but this is the only

2668
02:01:51,360 --> 02:01:53,340
thing we have sites all over we have one

2669
02:01:53,340 --> 02:01:55,380
Six Flags That Way Mount Pleasant an old

2670
02:01:55,380 --> 02:01:56,520
church Hall

2671
02:01:56,520 --> 02:01:58,980
we're in public housing we

2672
02:01:58,980 --> 02:02:03,060
've got site in Rotterdam we're going to be very soon we're

2673
02:02:03,060 --> 02:02:04,500
already in six schools we're gonna need

2674
02:02:04,500 --> 02:02:08,099
10 in the next month or so so we're all

2675
02:02:08,099 --> 02:02:09,719
over the place if you have

2676
02:02:09,719 --> 02:02:11,580
families that are in need of some

2677
02:02:11,580 --> 02:02:12,780
services

2678
02:02:12,780 --> 02:02:16,080
after school services in particular

2679
02:02:16,080 --> 02:02:18,659
let me see this but yeah this is a 40

2680
02:02:18,659 --> 02:02:20,280
000 square footage

2681
02:02:20,280 --> 02:02:22,920
10 million dollar facility um

2682
02:02:22,920 --> 02:02:26,280
we are and what prevention several times

2683
02:02:26,280 --> 02:02:29,219
like the city of Schenectady

2684
02:02:29,219 --> 02:02:32,040
made it very easy for us to take a

2685
02:02:32,040 --> 02:02:33,840
Park where the trees were falling down

2686
02:02:33,840 --> 02:02:36,290
things

2687
02:02:36,300 --> 02:02:38,219
allowed us to drop this in where we have

2688
02:02:38,219 --> 02:02:41,099
hundreds of kids here every day

2689
02:02:41,099 --> 02:02:43,380
theater

2690
02:02:43,380 --> 02:02:45,060
here as soon as we all get up and leave

2691
02:02:45,060 --> 02:02:47,340
I have to tear it down and put up

2692
02:02:47,340 --> 02:02:49,080
another configuration for another group

2693
02:02:49,080 --> 02:02:50,340
that's coming in here tomorrow morning

2694
02:02:50,340 --> 02:02:53,639
at 8am Tuesday we are always letting

2695
02:02:53,639 --> 02:02:56,880
outside groups use the facility um

2696
02:02:56,880 --> 02:02:59,639
this is a special occasion we try not to

2697
02:02:59,639 --> 02:03:01,260
mingle adults with the kids in the

2698
02:03:01,260 --> 02:03:02,639
building it's one of those weird things

2699
02:03:02,639 --> 02:03:06,840
that we try to avoid but welcome and

2700
02:03:06,840 --> 02:03:18,530
if you think just let me know thank you

2701
02:03:18,540 --> 02:03:20,639
what do you think of it I'd like to

2702
02:03:20,639 --> 02:03:22,440
thank you all for coming I mean I think

2703
02:03:22,440 --> 02:03:24,659
it's very important you know a lot of

2704
02:03:24,659 --> 02:03:26,699
times when when I was campaigning people

2705
02:03:26,699 --> 02:03:28,020
would say you know I only see

2706
02:03:28,020 --> 02:03:30,060
politicians when they're out campaigning

2707
02:03:30,060 --> 02:03:32,099
well it's difficult to get to everyone

2708
02:03:32,099 --> 02:03:34,320
in the city all the time so it's

2709
02:03:34,320 --> 02:03:36,659
wonderful for you to all come out and

2710
02:03:36,659 --> 02:03:38,340
tell us how you feel I'm really

2711
02:03:38,340 --> 02:03:41,040
appreciative of that and I just want to

2712
02:03:41,040 --> 02:03:43,320
say you know landlord's pennant I was a

2713
02:03:43,320 --> 02:03:46,440
tenant I'm a landlord I'm a homeowner we

2714
02:03:46,440 --> 02:03:48,840
always struggle those we really do and

2715
02:03:48,840 --> 02:03:50,940
there's a lot of great landlords out

2716
02:03:50,940 --> 02:03:52,920
there and there's a lot of great tenants

2717
02:03:52,920 --> 02:03:55,739
and what we heard here tonight I I don't

2718
02:03:55,739 --> 02:03:58,139
know if it's going to

2719
02:03:58,139 --> 02:04:00,060
how things are going to play out from

2720
02:04:00,060 --> 02:04:02,460
here what is council's person Williams

2721
02:04:02,460 --> 02:04:05,099
said it's your responsibility to keep it

2722
02:04:05,099 --> 02:04:06,719
in the Forefront of each and every one

2723
02:04:06,719 --> 02:04:09,599
of us reach out to each of us via email

2724
02:04:09,599 --> 02:04:11,940
our telephones and come to Council

2725
02:04:11,940 --> 02:04:14,280
meetings and see what we're doing so

2726
02:04:14,280 --> 02:04:16,260
again I'd like to just thank you all for

2727
02:04:16,260 --> 02:04:18,810
being here

2728
02:04:18,820 --> 02:04:21,739
[Applause]

2729
02:04:21,739 --> 02:04:24,480
so thank you for all all of you for

2730
02:04:24,480 --> 02:04:28,020
coming out as we've seen here tonight as

2731
02:04:28,020 --> 02:04:30,119
what we already know and this is a

2732
02:04:30,119 --> 02:04:31,880
complex issue

2733
02:04:31,880 --> 02:04:33,960
it's very difficult

2734
02:04:33,960 --> 02:04:36,960
it ranges from faulty economic policies

2735
02:04:36,960 --> 02:04:39,360
at the federal level to different

2736
02:04:39,360 --> 02:04:42,780
policies at the state and local level it

2737
02:04:42,780 --> 02:04:45,599
gets down to things like how do we as a

2738
02:04:45,599 --> 02:04:48,780
New York state to support for people who

2739
02:04:48,780 --> 02:04:52,920
need it so for example we rehashing our

2740
02:04:52,920 --> 02:04:56,940
entire benefit system of what we want

2741
02:04:56,940 --> 02:04:58,860
people to have thirty thousand dollars

2742
02:04:58,860 --> 02:05:00,780
they're working they're doing what they

2743
02:05:00,780 --> 02:05:03,659
need to do and they're only making 20.

2744
02:05:03,659 --> 02:05:05,580
we'll give them ten thousand to get up

2745
02:05:05,580 --> 02:05:08,040
to that thirty thousand that's something

2746
02:05:08,040 --> 02:05:09,540
that could be done at the state level

2747
02:05:09,540 --> 02:05:13,380
rather than what we already have as a

2748
02:05:13,380 --> 02:05:16,260
benefits policy so that's things at the

2749
02:05:16,260 --> 02:05:17,940
state level need to be done on a local

2750
02:05:17,940 --> 02:05:20,400
level the reality is while it sounds

2751
02:05:20,400 --> 02:05:23,280
nice rent stabilizations not going to

2752
02:05:23,280 --> 02:05:25,199
solve the problem

2753
02:05:25,199 --> 02:05:28,500
but there are things that we can do for

2754
02:05:28,500 --> 02:05:30,300
example mixed income

2755
02:05:30,300 --> 02:05:32,340
of development

2756
02:05:32,340 --> 02:05:33,780
where

2757
02:05:33,780 --> 02:05:35,940
we have a hundred units making up

2758
02:05:35,940 --> 02:05:37,800
numbers being developed

2759
02:05:37,800 --> 02:05:41,760
and we required 10 20 to be a certain

2760
02:05:41,760 --> 02:05:45,300
income class and the others

2761
02:05:45,300 --> 02:05:47,940
broken down so forth those are real

2762
02:05:47,940 --> 02:05:50,580
policies we can do that can impact

2763
02:05:50,580 --> 02:05:51,719
change

2764
02:05:51,719 --> 02:05:55,560
having licensed landlords will not only

2765
02:05:55,560 --> 02:05:58,580
require landlords to be in the system

2766
02:05:58,580 --> 02:06:00,719
and have

2767
02:06:00,719 --> 02:06:05,580
proper property that renters can be

2768
02:06:05,580 --> 02:06:08,159
assured that they're getting a good

2769
02:06:08,159 --> 02:06:10,619
quality apartment

2770
02:06:10,619 --> 02:06:14,570
that holds the feet to the fire

2771
02:06:14,580 --> 02:06:16,500
educating

2772
02:06:16,500 --> 02:06:20,520
renters as to what are their rights is

2773
02:06:20,520 --> 02:06:23,460
important making sure that you have a

2774
02:06:23,460 --> 02:06:26,239
contract making sure that your landlord

2775
02:06:26,239 --> 02:06:29,340
is either licensed if we get to that

2776
02:06:29,340 --> 02:06:31,920
point or has a rental contract so you're

2777
02:06:31,920 --> 02:06:34,260
not getting taken advantage of is

2778
02:06:34,260 --> 02:06:36,420
something that's really important

2779
02:06:36,420 --> 02:06:39,900
so how do we encourage that education to

2780
02:06:39,900 --> 02:06:42,480
come to me and there's things we could

2781
02:06:42,480 --> 02:06:44,099
probably do through the development

2782
02:06:44,099 --> 02:06:47,340
office of educating renters so that they

2783
02:06:47,340 --> 02:06:49,020
know their rights and they

2784
02:06:49,020 --> 02:06:51,360
get advantage of

2785
02:06:51,360 --> 02:06:54,840
so while it sounds nice and it

2786
02:06:54,840 --> 02:06:57,360
the reality is rent stabilizations

2787
02:06:57,360 --> 02:06:59,880
probably not going to work

2788
02:06:59,880 --> 02:07:02,760
but there are other things because such

2789
02:07:02,760 --> 02:07:05,940
a complex issue that we can try to

2790
02:07:05,940 --> 02:07:07,440
affect change

2791
02:07:07,440 --> 02:07:11,040
and you guys need to put pressure

2792
02:07:11,040 --> 02:07:13,440
on your state representatives as well as

2793
02:07:13,440 --> 02:07:15,599
your federal Representatives where the

2794
02:07:15,599 --> 02:07:18,540
real money and real power is to really

2795
02:07:18,540 --> 02:07:22,619
have a major impact on housing issues

2796
02:07:22,619 --> 02:07:24,599
and that's where we can impact change

2797
02:07:24,599 --> 02:07:26,400
together

2798
02:07:26,400 --> 02:07:28,560
so while it might not be the most

2799
02:07:28,560 --> 02:07:32,099
popular thing to say that

2800
02:07:32,099 --> 02:07:34,980
there's other avenues we can take to try

2801
02:07:34,980 --> 02:07:39,420
to change the supply demand dynamically

2802
02:07:39,420 --> 02:07:43,139
in order to get to where we need to as a

2803
02:07:43,139 --> 02:07:44,400
community

2804
02:07:44,400 --> 02:07:46,159
and hold your representatives

2805
02:07:46,159 --> 02:07:48,960
accountable for the economic policy

2806
02:07:48,960 --> 02:07:52,560
inflation at nine percent certain stuff

2807
02:07:52,560 --> 02:07:55,980
15 20 the cost for all of us is over

2808
02:07:55,980 --> 02:07:59,580
seven thousand dollars over one year ago

2809
02:07:59,580 --> 02:08:02,340
that impacts all of us and that impacts

2810
02:08:02,340 --> 02:08:04,739
our housing ability

2811
02:08:04,739 --> 02:08:08,099
so it's a very complex issue and to try

2812
02:08:08,099 --> 02:08:10,800
to boil it down to a single thing

2813
02:08:10,800 --> 02:08:13,739
um you know it sounds nice but there's

2814
02:08:13,739 --> 02:08:16,020
things we can do that can really impact

2815
02:08:16,020 --> 02:08:19,199
change so please keep coming forward you

2816
02:08:19,199 --> 02:08:20,580
guys probably have a bunch of ideas

2817
02:08:20,580 --> 02:08:24,060
bring them to us you know the council

2818
02:08:24,060 --> 02:08:25,800
meetings have been well attended over

2819
02:08:25,800 --> 02:08:28,739
the past months so

2820
02:08:28,739 --> 02:08:30,780
look forward to seeing you soon thank

2821
02:08:30,780 --> 02:08:31,430
you

2822
02:08:31,430 --> 02:08:36,070
[Applause]

2823
02:08:36,070 --> 02:08:38,480
[Music]

2824
02:08:38,480 --> 02:08:40,800
so again I also want to thank everyone

2825
02:08:40,800 --> 02:08:42,420
for coming out tonight

2826
02:08:42,420 --> 02:08:44,699
um you know I think it was a great input

2827
02:08:44,699 --> 02:08:47,460
and I just appreciate um the whole kind

2828
02:08:47,460 --> 02:08:51,420
of like atmosphere in the world I really do I want to answer I want to

2829
02:08:51,420 --> 02:08:52,619
just note a couple things because there

2830
02:08:52,619 --> 02:08:54,300
was a question to ask so if I have a

2831
02:08:54,300 --> 02:08:55,380
dancer I want to be able to give that

2832
02:08:55,380 --> 02:08:57,179
tonight someone wanted to know how many

2833
02:08:57,179 --> 02:08:59,520
Code Enforcement Officers we have So

2834
02:08:59,520 --> 02:09:00,840
currently there are nine code

2835
02:09:00,840 --> 02:09:02,940
enforcement officers and one supervisor

2836
02:09:02,940 --> 02:09:04,800
that's currently billed there are three

2837
02:09:04,800 --> 02:09:06,719
vacant positions so that means job

2838
02:09:06,719 --> 02:09:08,580
opportunity if you know anybody that's

2839
02:09:08,580 --> 02:09:13,310
looking for it and uh for a job

2840
02:09:13,320 --> 02:09:14,520
um and also I think it was already

2841
02:09:14,520 --> 02:09:16,260
mentioned but there is a program that's

2842
02:09:16,260 --> 02:09:18,000
going to be called Home Ownership made

2843
02:09:18,000 --> 02:09:20,400
easy because we know that home ownership

2844
02:09:20,400 --> 02:09:22,500
stabilizes neighborhoods it also has

2845
02:09:22,500 --> 02:09:25,500
impact on time so you know um people

2846
02:09:25,500 --> 02:09:27,960
have an opportunity to become homeowners

2847
02:09:27,960 --> 02:09:32,159
and DC um vcni does have a down payment

2848
02:09:32,159 --> 02:09:33,780
program for people who want to become

2849
02:09:33,780 --> 02:09:35,940
homeowners so that program does exist

2850
02:09:35,940 --> 02:09:38,219
out there up to ten thousand dollars if

2851
02:09:38,219 --> 02:09:39,719
you want if you're a first time with a

2852
02:09:39,719 --> 02:09:41,880
buyer and it doesn't mean 100 first time

2853
02:09:41,880 --> 02:09:43,020
in your whole life there's some other

2854
02:09:43,020 --> 02:09:44,699
things that made you you know meet you

2855
02:09:44,699 --> 02:09:46,199
as the first time on my interview if you

2856
02:09:46,199 --> 02:09:49,440
own property prior to that I just want

2857
02:09:49,440 --> 02:09:52,199
to make sure that I um answerable

2858
02:09:52,199 --> 02:09:54,000
questions

2859
02:09:54,000 --> 02:09:56,940
okay I think so so

2860
02:09:56,940 --> 02:09:58,679
um I will say that how you see it

2861
02:09:58,679 --> 02:10:00,659
depends on where you sit and clearly uh

2862
02:10:00,659 --> 02:10:02,520
we sit in various places in this room

2863
02:10:02,520 --> 02:10:04,800
however there is one thing I think that

2864
02:10:04,800 --> 02:10:06,840
everybody will agree on tonight

2865
02:10:06,840 --> 02:10:08,639
that something needs to be done first

2866
02:10:08,639 --> 02:10:10,980
and foremost and

2867
02:10:10,980 --> 02:10:13,080
um that there's good event on both sides

2868
02:10:13,080 --> 02:10:14,760
so

2869
02:10:14,760 --> 02:10:15,960
I mean I think that was without a

2870
02:10:15,960 --> 02:10:17,760
question when we came to the room but

2871
02:10:17,760 --> 02:10:19,380
you know to hear the acknowledgment to

2872
02:10:19,380 --> 02:10:20,880
hear I think it was important for

2873
02:10:20,880 --> 02:10:22,199
tenants to hear from landlords and

2874
02:10:22,199 --> 02:10:24,179
landlords to hear from tenants firsthand

2875
02:10:24,179 --> 02:10:27,599
and not through the um so somewhat of

2876
02:10:27,599 --> 02:10:30,060
Social Service of person talking to the

2877
02:10:30,060 --> 02:10:31,560
landlord or vice versa but to hear

2878
02:10:31,560 --> 02:10:32,880
firsthand some of the things that people

2879
02:10:32,880 --> 02:10:34,800
are struggling with

2880
02:10:34,800 --> 02:10:36,599
um I just want to kind of highlight some

2881
02:10:36,599 --> 02:10:38,040
of the things and let you know that we

2882
02:10:38,040 --> 02:10:39,840
are taking notes I will watch this again

2883
02:10:39,840 --> 02:10:43,020
from in its entirety and but but taking

2884
02:10:43,020 --> 02:10:44,760
notes tonight and uh some really good

2885
02:10:44,760 --> 02:10:47,280
ideas uh came out of it

2886
02:10:47,280 --> 02:10:51,060
uh intended for landlords that people on

2887
02:10:51,060 --> 02:10:53,159
disability of just hitting the key

2888
02:10:53,159 --> 02:10:55,080
points keep individuals with

2889
02:10:55,080 --> 02:10:56,880
disabilities are limited income should

2890
02:10:56,880 --> 02:10:58,380
be considered and also make sure that

2891
02:10:58,380 --> 02:11:01,199
they have the information of where they

2892
02:11:01,199 --> 02:11:03,420
can get assistance that the number of

2893
02:11:03,420 --> 02:11:05,040
units should kind of equal out to the

2894
02:11:05,040 --> 02:11:07,980
number of people who um who are seeking

2895
02:11:07,980 --> 02:11:09,480
you know the law of supply and demand

2896
02:11:09,480 --> 02:11:11,880
and I also one other fact I forgot to

2897
02:11:11,880 --> 02:11:14,400
say e-rep does have funding I have made

2898
02:11:14,400 --> 02:11:15,960
that clear today to make that phone call

2899
02:11:15,960 --> 02:11:18,000
today not yesterday but today and they

2900
02:11:18,000 --> 02:11:19,619
said yes they do there is funding so I

2901
02:11:19,619 --> 02:11:21,540
just want to be clear about that I don't

2902
02:11:21,540 --> 02:11:22,860
know how long it's going to last but as

2903
02:11:22,860 --> 02:11:24,179
of today they did have funding so I

2904
02:11:24,179 --> 02:11:26,099
don't want people to walk away with the

2905
02:11:26,099 --> 02:11:28,920
idea um otherwise and and all of you can

2906
02:11:28,920 --> 02:11:31,320
call your elves

2907
02:11:31,320 --> 02:11:33,960
it's all numbered as landlord stands as

2908
02:11:33,960 --> 02:11:36,360
tenants if you choose to hear more about

2909
02:11:36,360 --> 02:11:38,219
what's going on and even if you have an

2910
02:11:38,219 --> 02:11:42,129
application in and that's

2911
02:11:42,139 --> 02:11:44,940
1-800-342-3009 and as always you have to

2912
02:11:44,940 --> 02:11:46,860
follow the prompts

2913
02:11:46,860 --> 02:11:49,850
we all love those

2914
02:11:49,860 --> 02:11:53,030
um let's see

2915
02:11:53,040 --> 02:11:54,960
oh if we do well you can if you're a

2916
02:11:54,960 --> 02:11:56,219
landlord I think you already know that

2917
02:11:56,219 --> 02:11:57,840
the city does have a landlord

2918
02:11:57,840 --> 02:11:59,580
registration

2919
02:11:59,580 --> 02:12:00,960
um

2920
02:12:00,960 --> 02:12:03,659
propane and a lot of us said about

2921
02:12:03,659 --> 02:12:05,340
affordable housing and making sure or

2922
02:12:05,340 --> 02:12:06,719
health events built and making sure

2923
02:12:06,719 --> 02:12:08,699
there's a more affordable unit which I

2924
02:12:08,699 --> 02:12:11,099
100 agree with one thing I do want to

2925
02:12:11,099 --> 02:12:12,420
note because it has happened in other

2926
02:12:12,420 --> 02:12:13,920
places that there's not a door called

2927
02:12:13,920 --> 02:12:16,260
the poor door

2928
02:12:16,260 --> 02:12:19,500
a door called the four-door which means

2929
02:12:19,500 --> 02:12:21,540
that if you pay Market rent you get to

2930
02:12:21,540 --> 02:12:24,179
come in that door and if you pay

2931
02:12:24,179 --> 02:12:26,159
um if you're paying um if your rent is

2932
02:12:26,159 --> 02:12:28,500
uh subsidized you get to go in that door

2933
02:12:28,500 --> 02:12:31,020
it's a real thing so we should have it

2934
02:12:31,020 --> 02:12:32,580
but let's make sure we don't go down

2935
02:12:32,580 --> 02:12:37,250
that level

2936
02:12:37,260 --> 02:12:39,260
um

2937
02:12:39,260 --> 02:12:41,699
we didn't know that you said that with

2938
02:12:41,699 --> 02:12:43,860
more code enforcement employees need to

2939
02:12:43,860 --> 02:12:53,810
be in both parts and employees

2940
02:12:53,820 --> 02:12:58,020
okay so uh I heard like oh the other

2941
02:12:58,020 --> 02:12:59,880
thing I think that comes out of this is

2942
02:12:59,880 --> 02:13:02,639
that there are people spoke who came

2943
02:13:02,639 --> 02:13:04,980
from different agencies that could work

2944
02:13:04,980 --> 02:13:07,079
with landlords so I understand that

2945
02:13:07,079 --> 02:13:09,360
slick is only starting with landlords

2946
02:13:09,360 --> 02:13:11,699
and not tenants right now but let me

2947
02:13:11,699 --> 02:13:13,079
suggest that at least those

2948
02:13:13,079 --> 02:13:15,360
organizations or individuals you've

2949
02:13:15,360 --> 02:13:17,099
heard of someone speak from Sunday who

2950
02:13:17,099 --> 02:13:19,079
has a lot of novels clearly so maybe

2951
02:13:19,079 --> 02:13:20,639
those folks who can kind of bring that

2952
02:13:20,639 --> 02:13:23,460
information to that group as you work

2953
02:13:23,460 --> 02:13:27,229
through your process of life

2954
02:13:27,239 --> 02:13:31,550
training

2955
02:13:31,560 --> 02:13:34,380
there will be both but it's

2956
02:13:34,380 --> 02:13:38,089
elevated

2957
02:13:38,099 --> 02:13:40,020
no I'm saying bringing people who can

2958
02:13:40,020 --> 02:13:41,639
help you through your process not the

2959
02:13:41,639 --> 02:13:42,659
tenants at this time that's what I

2960
02:13:42,659 --> 02:13:44,579
wasn't want to be clear about like the

2961
02:13:44,579 --> 02:13:46,079
gentleman that spoke he had a lot of

2962
02:13:46,079 --> 02:13:47,760
information about

2963
02:13:47,760 --> 02:13:50,159
um you know the whole processes and ways

2964
02:13:50,159 --> 02:13:51,659
that energy cloth could play into that

2965
02:13:51,659 --> 02:13:54,300
and all of that so uh we're gonna we're

2966
02:13:54,300 --> 02:13:55,860
gonna put the notes together

2967
02:13:55,860 --> 02:13:58,320
and you uh we're going to email them out

2968
02:13:58,320 --> 02:13:59,699
or they'll post it on our website

2969
02:13:59,699 --> 02:14:01,320
probably better post on our website in

2970
02:14:01,320 --> 02:14:04,139
case you don't have our email address

2971
02:14:04,139 --> 02:14:06,360
uh so I just I don't want to take many

2972
02:14:06,360 --> 02:14:08,040
more time we're already past 10 of 30s

2973
02:14:08,040 --> 02:14:10,980
but I do want you to know that we are listening we are taking

2974
02:14:10,980 --> 02:14:12,420
consideration everything that you've

2975
02:14:12,420 --> 02:14:14,880
said and you know it isn't it is the

2976
02:14:14,880 --> 02:14:16,800
first place the first starting place and

2977
02:14:16,800 --> 02:14:17,940
when it's necessary starting place

2978
02:14:17,940 --> 02:14:19,560
because

2979
02:14:19,560 --> 02:14:21,659
there is a problem landlords have said

2980
02:14:21,659 --> 02:14:23,579
there is a problem tentative that

2981
02:14:23,579 --> 02:14:25,800
they're a big problem so recognizing

2982
02:14:25,800 --> 02:14:26,820
that because there's a problem I know

2983
02:14:26,820 --> 02:14:27,840
some people say well government

2984
02:14:27,840 --> 02:14:29,460
shouldn't get involved

2985
02:14:29,460 --> 02:14:31,500
you invited us when you came to the city

2986
02:14:31,500 --> 02:14:34,860
council meeting to get involved so we're

2987
02:14:34,860 --> 02:14:36,780
getting involved in this townhouse in

2988
02:14:36,780 --> 02:14:39,119
this town hall today is to try to help

2989
02:14:39,119 --> 02:14:42,000
work through uh what seems to be a

2990
02:14:42,000 --> 02:14:43,560
crisis at this point we don't want to

2991
02:14:43,560 --> 02:14:45,659
get any worse so thank you again for

2992
02:14:45,659 --> 02:14:48,060
your time your attention your uh being

2993
02:14:48,060 --> 02:14:49,270
here

2994
02:14:49,270 --> 02:14:52,099
[Applause]

2995
02:14:52,099 --> 02:14:54,360
thank you

2996
02:14:54,360 --> 02:14:56,880
it's just a great command so I just want

2997
02:14:56,880 --> 02:14:58,260
to thank everyone for coming on this

2998
02:14:58,260 --> 02:14:59,250
evening

2999
02:14:59,250 --> 02:15:02,649
[Music]

3000
02:15:02,659 --> 02:15:05,579
and we have a lot of take away here and

3001
02:15:05,579 --> 02:15:08,179
as the religion says we're going to meet

3002
02:15:08,179 --> 02:15:10,760
other community meetings

3003
02:15:10,760 --> 02:15:13,260
concern as we heard from you but you

3004
02:15:13,260 --> 02:15:15,599
know what on both sides very soon so I'm

3005
02:15:15,599 --> 02:15:22,330
concern number needs to address

3006
02:15:22,340 --> 02:15:24,780
so all that we've got to work together

3007
02:15:24,780 --> 02:15:26,460
let's work together

3008
02:15:26,460 --> 02:15:28,260
me as a group need to work in another

3009
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city council by the landlord attendant

3010
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one of us addresses unless arrive at a

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conclusion where all of us can walk away

3012
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and Achieve something else so thank you

3013
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again for coming to keep us informed

3014
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thank you

3015
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tonight I just want to thank everybody

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again that came out um we talked about

3017
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this wonderful resource in the community

3018
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I want to be clear that you guys

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recognize that our greatest resource in

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the community is what the people that

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are in the community

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energize maybe to work together I didn't

3023
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come here and just talk and say that

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we're going to bring the city council to

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02:16:03,300 --> 02:16:04,980
the people as you see that's what we're

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doing this

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[Applause]

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[Music]

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