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[9:49] other questions

[9:51] calling to order the city of Schenectady

[9:53] city council meeting for Monday

[9:57] March 13 2023

[10:02] we have one public hearing this evening

[10:04] if the clerk would please read

[10:06] public hearing one amending section

[10:10] 186-16 of the Schenectady city code

[10:13] regarding smoking in city parks

[10:15] we have seven items for original

[10:17] consideration if the clerk would please

[10:19] read item number one for original

[10:22] consideration an ordinance to amend

[10:25] chapter

[10:26] 161-21 of the code of the city of

[10:29] Schenectady

[10:30] discussing committee Cloud objection on

[10:32] consent item number two item number two

[10:35] for original consideration a resolution

[10:38] amending resolution

[10:40] 2022-214 to modify the organizations and

[10:44] the description for allocated Project

[10:45] Healthy and Equitable food access for

[10:48] all Schenectady residents

[10:50] discussed in committee with objection on

[10:52] consent item number five

[10:54] excuse me item number three for original

[10:58] consideration a resolution authorizing

[11:01] the sale of 13 Odell Street for fifteen

[11:04] thousand dollars discussed and committed

[11:06] with objection on consent item number

[11:07] four item number four for original

[11:10] consideration a resolution authorizing

[11:13] the sale of 23.15 Van Rankin Avenue for

[11:17] sixty thousand dollars discussed and

[11:19] committee without objection on consent

[11:20] item number five item number five for

[11:23] original consideration a resolution

[11:26] honoring the John F Kennedy division one

[11:29] of the Ancient Order of Hibernians

[11:33] together with John F Kennedy division

[11:35] one of the ladies Ancient Order of

[11:37] Hibernians and all people of Irish

[11:39] descent in Schenectady on the Feast of

[11:41] St Patrick's March 17th this item will

[11:45] be taken out of order and presented by

[11:46] council member Patrick item number six under contract and

[11:52] Supply a resolution on awarding the bid

[11:55] and contract for the Pine Barren stump

[11:58] removal to moy Enterprises Incorporated

[12:01] in the amount of fifty two thousand

[12:03] three hundred ninety five dollars

[12:05] discussed in committee without objection

[12:07] on consent item number seven under contract and

[12:11] Supply a resolution awarding the bid and

[12:14] contract for the Schenectady Municipal

[12:17] Golf Course cart Barn electrical service

[12:20] and upgrades to Amber Heritage electric

[12:23] LLC in the amount of sixty five thousand

[12:26] three hundred dollars

[12:28] discussed and committee with objection

[12:30] on consent if there's nothing more to

[12:32] come before the city council caucus I

[12:33] ask for a motion to adjourn

[12:37] moved by Ms Patrick's second by Mr

[12:39] Williams all in favor

[12:41] uh we're adjourned I'd like to call the

[12:44] city council meeting to order for Monday

[12:45] March 13 2023.

[12:49] we have no one as uh here to do the

[12:51] invocation tonight so I just asked us to

[12:53] all stand a moment silence

[12:58] keeping in mind all those who are going

[12:59] through difficulties today and every day

[13:15] thank you I'd like to call on Dave

[13:17] Connolly to lead us in the Pledge of

[13:18] Allegiance

[13:31] liberty and justice for all

[13:38] if the clerk would please complete the

[13:39] Roll Call

[13:42] Mr mutavirian is absent

[13:44] Mr Toro

[13:46] Mr Farley

[13:48] Mr Williams

[13:50] Miss Patrick

[13:54] Miss Porterfield here

[13:57] item number five a resolution honoring

[13:59] the John F Kennedy division one of the

[14:00] Ancient Order of Hibernians together

[14:02] with John F Kennedy division one of the

[14:04] ladies Order of Hibernians and all

[14:06] peoples are sentencing on the Feast of

[14:08] St Patrick I'd like to call on council

[14:10] member Patrick to present this

[14:11] resolution

[14:14] Madam president may have the floor you

[14:16] have the floor thank you would you all

[14:18] like to come up here

[14:19] please

[14:33] hello how are you good thank you

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[14:45] okay

[14:48] now I have to say I graduated from St

[14:50] Patrick's High School in Watertown

[14:52] Massachusetts and of course my last name

[14:54] is Patrick although that's my married

[14:55] name I have to be honest with with you

[14:57] about that

[14:58] um so it gives me a lot of pleasure to

[15:01] be able to present this resolution to

[15:03] you this evening

[15:04] a resolution honoring the John F Kennedy

[15:07] division one of the Ancient Order of

[15:09] Hibernians together with the John F

[15:11] Kennedy division one of the ladies

[15:13] Ancient Order of Hibernians and all

[15:16] people of Irish descent throughout the

[15:18] city of Schenectady on the occasion of

[15:20] the feast of Saint Patrick March 17th

[15:24] whereas St Patrick's Day is the feast

[15:27] day of St Patrick patron saint of

[15:29] Ireland

[15:30] he was born in Roman Britain in the late

[15:33] 4th Century he was kidnapped at the age

[15:35] of 16 and was taken to Ireland as a

[15:38] slave

[15:39] he escaped but returned about 432

[15:42] CE to convert the Irish to Christianity

[15:46] by the time of his death on March 17 461

[15:50] he had established monasteries churches

[15:53] and schools and whereas the city of

[15:56] Schenectady honors its many Irish

[15:58] residents and residents of Irish descent

[16:01] as well as for their many contributions

[16:04] to the city of Schenectady and whereas

[16:07] the John F Kennedy division one Ancient

[16:09] Order of Hibernians together with the

[16:10] John F Kennedy division one ladies

[16:13] Ancient Order of Hibernians has

[16:15] contributed to the general welfare of

[16:17] the city of Schenectady for over 143

[16:20] years and 129 years respectively by its

[16:24] many Financial donations and the

[16:26] performance of various good works for

[16:28] worthy causes and deserving

[16:30] organizations and whereas today people

[16:33] of all backgrounds celebrate come on

[16:36] over here and if you'd like

[16:38] celebrate

[16:40] um

[16:40] that's my place here

[16:43] uh yes celebrate St Patrick's Day thank

[16:47] you especially throughout the United

[16:48] States Canada and Australia although

[16:50] North America is home to the largest

[16:52] celebrations St Patrick's Day is

[16:54] celebrated around the world in locations

[16:56] far from Ireland including Japan

[16:58] Singapore and Russia and whereas popular

[17:01] St Patrick's Day recipes include Irish

[17:03] soda bread corned beef and cabbage and

[17:06] even beer is sometimes dyed green to

[17:09] celebrate the Day in the United States

[17:11] people often wear green on St Patrick's

[17:13] Day

[17:14] now therefore be it resolved that the

[17:17] Schenectady city council and Mayor Gary

[17:19] R McCarthy declared that March 17 2023

[17:23] St Patrick's Day shall be celebrated

[17:26] throughout the city of Schenectady in

[17:28] recognition of the many contributions

[17:29] and good works of irish-american people

[17:32] everywhere

[17:33] I'd like to move this I need a second

[17:37] please

[17:38] second by Mr Farley all those in favor

[17:41] aye motions passed congratulations

[17:43] [Applause]

[17:54] we just like to invite everyone to join

[17:56] us at the Ancient Order of Hibernians on

[17:59] 17.

[18:01] 46 State Street on from 12 noon till

[18:05] whenever

[18:07] on Friday March 17th

[18:10] so we hope you can anybody's welcome

[18:13] whether you're Irish or not

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[18:38] we'll be having dancers tonight yes with answers

[18:47] no yes

[18:49] which is how much room they have though

[18:50] okay great and it's so we're very

[18:53] pleased to have with us tonight

[18:55] um that's Abby Abby from the Farrell

[18:59] School of Irish ants um who's going to

[19:03] um celebrate St Patrick's Day for us

[19:04] with a performance

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[20:37] thank you happy St Patrick's Day

[20:54] we have one public hearing tonight

[20:56] public hearing number one amending

[20:58] section 80 18616 of the Schenectady city

[21:01] code regarding smoking in city parks

[21:04] I have no one sign up to speak

[21:06] so I declare this public hearing closed

[21:10] at this time asked for approval of the

[21:12] minutes of February 24 2023 and February

[21:15] 27 2023.

[21:17] moved by Mr Williams

[21:20] second by Mr Farley all those in favor

[21:23] ask the clerk to please read any

[21:25] Communications and petitions

[21:28] Communications presented to the city

[21:30] council for Monday March 13 2023

[21:34] under official we have none

[21:37] under General

[21:39] from Nils Headland of the American

[21:41] Legion Post 1485 a thank you letter for

[21:45] funds donated

[21:47] from Haley vicaro an email requesting

[21:50] additional garbage bins including

[21:52] recycling bins for the neighborhoods

[21:54] rather than removing existing bins

[21:59] from Teresa zubretsky of the Capital

[22:01] District tobacco-free communities a

[22:04] letter in support of amending

[22:07] section

[22:08] 186-16 of the city code regarding fires

[22:11] and smoking in city parks to prohibit

[22:13] smoking and vaping of both tobacco and

[22:16] cannabis on city property

[22:19] from Rosa Randall an online submittal in

[22:23] support of the ban of smoking cannabis

[22:25] and city parks

[22:27] under prediction petitions we have none

[22:30] thank you this time any committee

[22:32] reports from the council members

[22:37] will have privilege of the floor on the

[22:38] legislative agenda

[22:40] I have no one signed up to speak so I

[22:43] declare this public comment period

[22:45] closed

[22:47] ask for approval of the legislative

[22:49] agenda

[22:51] moved by Mr Williams second by Ms

[22:52] Patrick all those in favor

[22:54] aye

[22:58] time we'll have privilege of the floor

[22:59] regarding General City business

[23:02] I have two people signed up to speak

[23:06] Diablo Montelongo

[23:18] I'm going to talk about Carl Olson

[23:22] in this Schenectady prostitutes

[23:25] look

[23:27] Carlson

[23:29] for mayor is connectedi commissioner

[23:33] of the NRL service

[23:35] he got arrested because he wanted to

[23:38] a prostitute excuse me your

[23:40] language

[23:42] and Donald Trump

[23:45] he too uh

[23:49] he got in trouble for the same reasons

[23:52] and the former New York State Governor

[23:55] Elliot teacher

[23:59] uh he lost everything because he wanted

[24:03] to uh hook up

[24:06] with a prostitute

[24:08] the reason I come here to make this

[24:10] coming is because

[24:12] the men's they got arrested that night

[24:15] along with Olsen they all over 50.

[24:19] so the question is what made these men's

[24:21] goes out and look for this woman and the

[24:24] reason and the answer is very simple

[24:27] Recreation sex Recreation

[24:32] but let me ask you madam portafil a

[24:36] direct question

[24:38] what is more harmful

[24:40] legal marijuana or having a date with a

[24:45] prostitute

[24:48] I know you don't remember this but about

[24:53] 15 years ago two has connected the

[24:56] prostitutes come here and ask you

[24:59] to Tear Down the Walls they stopped them

[25:02] from making a living a profit to support

[25:06] their families

[25:07] that's why I wanted to propose you

[25:11] to tear down the walls and allow these

[25:14] warmings to work

[25:16] because there is only they have

[25:19] children's

[25:22] and also open the door for bikini bars

[25:27] for topless bars for ball dancer bars

[25:33] because it's connected is not as

[25:34] connected anymore

[25:36] and if you read the Bible

[25:39] Genesis

[25:41] you will see that

[25:43] God create women

[25:46] So Adam can have sex

[25:52] thank you

[25:56] Edmond laven Jr

[26:04] okay

[26:06] I've been in front of city hall with

[26:08] this sign for about a year and a half

[26:09] now

[26:11] okay your son can't block the audience

[26:13] so

[26:15] go ahead sir

[26:17] mayor you saw me the first day he was

[26:18] out there with the other sign that said

[26:20] he stole 750 for my default I would like

[26:23] to know a lot of personal why you had

[26:25] that come to me and found out what's

[26:26] going on your mayor is

[26:29] sir during the council meeting you have

[26:31] to address your comments to the chair

[26:33] during the council meeting you have to

[26:35] address your comments to the chair I'd like to know why the mayor was

[26:44] called me my first day

[26:46] as I come to speak and you find out

[26:48] what's going on

[26:50] I used to Pride by my civil rights by

[26:52] three judges

[26:54] judge Valentino brought in Emotion

[26:58] without Affidavit of services not served

[27:00] correctly

[27:01] I called the city clerk's office and

[27:03] said what is this some kind of screen

[27:05] yet instead of asking me what the case

[27:07] number of documentary was he asked what

[27:10] the name of this

[27:12] they pulled me into court with our

[27:14] Affidavit of service and he made a

[27:16] judgment to vacate my default judgment

[27:18] without asking to watch you being

[27:20] prepared for first tell you

[27:23] which you must give a reason about and

[27:25] prove it in certain product which I did

[27:29] and he vacated my default judgment on

[27:31] that day 9 10. the hearing was 9 21.

[27:37] kind of hard to make a judgment before

[27:39] you hear any evidence

[27:43] and I filed 15 motions orders to show

[27:45] cause

[27:47] 13 of them were denied by Valentino you

[27:50] must recuse himself

[27:51] Tanika Frost signed two motions

[27:54] the city clerk's office waited out the

[27:57] first one extend Affidavit of service to

[27:59] you she signed the second one that's

[28:01] what I would served

[28:04] she denied her emotion Hawkman denied

[28:07] one motion

[28:08] as a conspiracy of the pride Midway

[28:10] civil right it's a due process

[28:15] I would like to know

[28:17] what this council is going to do about

[28:18] that

[28:20] since no one wants a building it seems

[28:22] to care

[28:25] they work for you

[28:27] you're supposed to represent the people

[28:36] and I would like you to watch me on

[28:38] YouTube because that'll tell me

[28:39] everything

[29:06] thank you

[29:08] that's not

[29:14] so let me just tell you that's not how

[29:15] this form works but it sounds like you

[29:16] have a court case and you would need to

[29:17] deal with the judicial system

[29:20] I can speak with you afterwards if you

[29:23] can't hear me from here I can speak to

[29:24] you after the meeting

[29:34] thank you

[29:36] I have no one else signed up to speak so

[29:38] I declare the public comment of City

[29:40] business closed

[29:43] miscellaneous business of the council

[29:49] no one

[29:52] okay mayor

[29:56] thank you madam president based on the

[29:59] National Weather Service forecast I've

[30:02] issued a declaration the state of

[30:04] emergency to coincide with one issued by

[30:07] the Schenectady County Manager effective

[30:10] at 10 pm tonight running through 5 P.M

[30:13] tomorrow night

[30:14] it's again due to a major weather event

[30:18] including the prediction of heavy snow

[30:20] falling drifting and icy road conditions

[30:23] this situation threatens the public

[30:26] safety no unnecessary driving shall

[30:28] occur in the city during this period

[30:30] garbage collection will be suspended in

[30:34] garbage collection scheduled for March

[30:37] 14th District 3 in Mount Pleasant and

[30:41] Bellevue will be collected on Saturday

[30:43] March 18th again I've advised that

[30:47] people remove their vehicles from the

[30:49] city streets to allow for efficient snow

[30:51] removal

[30:53] appreciate individuals cooperation with

[30:56] that and again

[30:59] that people should it's going to be a

[31:01] heavy wet snow be cognizant of over

[31:04] straining yourself in terms of shoveling

[31:07] snow

[31:08] ask people to clear their sidewalks and

[31:10] to again for fire hydrants one shovel on

[31:13] each side of the fire hydrant ride

[31:16] access in the event that the fire

[31:17] department had to utilize the hydrant

[31:22] now we'll get through this and spring is

[31:25] just a few more days down the road but

[31:27] thank you madam president thank you man I just want to

[31:32] congratulate the Legacy Cafe at City

[31:34] Mission for the grand opening and also

[31:36] charge Charles Burch for the expansion

[31:38] of their business on Albany Street

[31:40] congratulations to both for uh and thank

[31:42] you for the work that you are doing in

[31:44] the city of Schenectady

[31:46] if there's nothing else to come before

[31:47] us I ask for a motion to adjourn

[31:50] we'll move by Mr Farley second by Mr

[31:52] Williams all those in favor

[31:55] aye we're adjourned have a good evening

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Schenectady City Council Meeting, March 13, 2023

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