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I'd like to call the city Caucus meeting
to order for Monday March 27 2023
we have 21 items for original
consideration if the clerk would please
read item number one for original
consideration a resolution adopting a
negative declaration pursuant to the
State Environmental Quality review act
discussed in committee with objection on
consent item number two item number two
for original consideration and ordinance
dated March 27 2023 authorizing the
issuance of a not to exceed
12 639
I'm sorry 12 million 600 639 842
aggregate principal amount of Serial
bonds of the city of Schenectady New
York pursuant to the local Finance law
to finance a portion of the 2020 2023
Capital plan
discussed in committee without check
without objection on consent item number
three for original
consideration and ordinance approving
the permanent financing of current Bond
anticipation note for 2022. discussed in
committee without objection on consent
item number four item number four for
original consideration a resolution
calling for a public hearing on the
2023-2024 proposed Hood annual action
plan discussed and committed with
objection on consent item number five for original
consideration a resolution calling for a
public hearing amending the Schenectady
city code to add Provisions relating to
the use of school bus stop arm cameras
discussed in committee without objection
on consent item number six item number
six for original consideration a
resolution authorizing a memorandum of
agreement between the city of
Schenectady and the Schenectady City
local 1037 afscme
afl.cio Council 66 relating to Hazard
pay stipend discussed and committed
without objection on consent item number
seven item number seven under original
consideration a resolution authorizing a
memorandum of agreement between the city
of Schenectady and the Schenectady City
local 1037 afscme afl.cio Council 66
relating to vaccination pay stipend
discussed and committed with objection
on consent item number eight item number
eight for original consideration a
resolution authorizing a budget
reappropriation within the 2023 general
fund budget discussed in committee with
objection on consent item number nine for original
consideration a resolution authorizing
an agreement between the city of
Schenectady and the Schenectady police
benevolence Association
discussed in committee with objection on
consent item number 10. item number 10
for original consideration a resolution
authorizing the mayor or his designee to
enter into an agreement with the
Schenectady inner city Ministries or
Sikkim for the healthy and Equitable
food access Council program discussed in
committee with objection on consent item
number 11. item number 11 under original
consideration a resolution authorizing
the mayor or his designee to enter into
an agreement with the Schenectady
foundation for the healthy and Equitable
food access Council program discussed
and committee without objection on
consent item number 12. item number 12
for original consideration a resolution
amending resolution
2023-25 to modify the grantee of cdbg
funds from the Guyanese Community Center
to the Schenectady Hindu temple and
community services for the proposed
project of the guidance Community Center
discussed in committee with an objection
on consents item number 13. item number
13 for original consideration a
resolution improving the increase of
Schenectady Municipal Golf Course rates
discussing committee with objection on
consent item number 14.
for original
consideration a resolution authorizing
the mayor or his designee to enter into
an agreement with creative Outdoor
Advertising of America Incorporated for
the installation of outdoor garbage and
recycling collection units
discussing committee with our objection
on consent
item number 15. item number 15 for
original consideration a resolution
authorizing the sale of 820 Strong
Street for forty one thousand dollars
discussed in committee without objection
on consent item number 16. item number
16 for original consideration a
resolution authorizing settlement of a
claim by Shanita fonder discussed in
committee without objection on consents
item number 17 item number 17 for
original consideration a resolution
authorizing the issuance of revocable
permit number 674 to La glorious Italian
deli for a sign that encroaches the
city's right-of-way at 2003 van draken
Avenue discussed in committed with
objection on consents item number 18.
for original
consideration a resolution authorized in
the mayor or his designee to enter into
a supplemental agreement number two with
nysdot for the implementation and
funding of in the first
and and staying 100 of the federal aid
and State
Marshal Sally program Aid eligible cost
of a Transportation federal aid project
and appropriating funds for the Broadway
Mill and Fourth Street to Weaver Street
city of Schenectady pin
1760.42 it's discussed in committee and
whether without objection on consent
item number 19.
for original
consideration a resolution uh
recognizing holy slash pagua 2023
discussed in committee with objection on
consent and this will be presented at a
ceremony on April 1st
item number 20. item number 20 for
original consideration a resolution
recognizing State adelbert's 120th
anniversary discussed and committee
without objection on consent and this
will be presented on April 10th item
number 21 item number 21 for original
consideration a resolution honoring
James a Wilson discussed in committee
with objection on consent and this
resolution will be presented to the
family
if there's nothing more to come before
the city council caucus I ask for a
motion to adjourn
moved by Mr Williams second by Mr
mctivaran all in favor
aye we are adjourned I'd like to call
the city council meeting to order for
Monday March 27 2023.
and I'd like to call on Reverend Brad
I'm sorry
Reverend Brad to do the um prayer
let us pray
Lord God I I pray for the city of
Schenectady
I pray that as this has been known in
the past is
the city of of light I pray that your
light would shine upon this city and
scatter the darkness Lord and expose all
Deeds of the darkness that would bring
harm to people or homes or businesses
I pray Lord for the city council and
those who meet tonight that you would
give them wisdom and discernment to do
what is right and best for every citizen
of the city
Lord bless this city
with your presence and with your
protection
and with your love we ask this in Jesus
name amen amen council member datural to
please lead us in the pledge
the United States
to The Republic
under God indivisible with liberty and
justice for all thank you
if the clerk could please complete the
Roll Call
Mr Toro
Mr Farley
Mr Williams
Miss Patrick
Mr Pullman
Miss Porterfield here
if the deputy clerk could please read
any communication excuse me
I'd ask for approval of the minutes of
March 13 2023 move by Miss Patrick
second by Mr Farley all in favor
aye
if the clerk Deputy clerk could please
read the communications and petitions
Communications presented to the city
council for Monday March 27 2023
under official from the mayor a list of
appointments dated March 27 2023
under General from Robert S Albee of
Schenectady veterans of World War II
Incorporated a thank you letter for
support and funds donated for continued
maintenance of the home for Schenectady
veterans of World War II Incorporated
from Leonard F Porcaro of Broderick
Fuller Nicola American Legion Post 1005
a thank you letter
for phones for funds donated
from David Jack alone a email addressing
concerns of the on the legislation for
the creative Outdoor Advertising litter
bins
under petitions there are none thank you
call on city council members for any
committee reports
this time we'll have privilege of the
floor related to the legislative agenda
I have one person signed up to speak
Leah
good evening my name is Lee ignazik I
come to you from Schenectady Community
Ministries as the Farm's manager thank
you for the resolution oh by the way I'm
speaking about item 10.
Schenectady Community Ministries is
looking forward to this three-year
engagement with the city and other
organizations throughout the community
to address food security
these projects come from what we have
learned through the covid-19 pandemic
response and aim to make food access
closer to areas in need and more
reliable this looks like sustaining the
mobile meals at the pantries and also
depend deepening the community-based
model of urban farming these projects
will impact eight City neighborhoods and
will encourage continual collaboration
for food access and overall well-being
of hundreds of families in Schenectady
thank you for giving me the time to be
heard
thank you
I have no one else signed up to speak so
I declare the public comment of the
legislative agenda closed
at this time I asked for approval of the
legislative consent agenda
well by Mr motiviran second by Miss
Patrick all in favor
aye
this time we'll have privilege of the
floor regarding General City business I
have one person signed up to speak
Leonard dimassi thank you you're welcome
um I'm going to be talking about two
Road situations the first one is Union
Avenue
from Wonderland Avenue right down to
Lenox Road the curbing is no longer
functional and since it from Lindell
Avenue down to Lenox Road it's downhill
when it rains
dirt next to the road has been eroded
which stabilizes the curbing the road
and now the road is destabilized
breaking away
and one section
um right at the Park Place intersection
the north side
there's actually a hole in the road
it would be the hole then the Curbing
and there's actually I think electrical
box there and it's about four to five
inches deep
so I asked the council to approve
funding
so the road doesn't
cause a accident
that curbing will be put in there from
one Del Avenue down to Lenox Road
I mean from Wendell Avenue down to
Minick Road and Union Avenue
also
um
on that street
um they did the intersection which is
very nice
by Ellis Hospital but it should be
extended up
there's sections where you have concrete
curbing that's all busted away
and you're only going to end up with the
same situation that you end up on Union
Avenue
and also you also could look as a safety
Factor because you have school kids
going to a night of school you should
have at least
something
a little safety there
and you don't have to replace it all
there's certain sections that already
have
Granite curving just the sections that
are the busted up concrete you don't
have to rip up everything
and then afterwards just pave it all the
way up to the
School
that's all I have to say it's quiet
night today I don't want to get you all
talk too much
well everybody have a good night and
enjoy the quiet night tonight all right
thank you very much thank you
miscellaneous business of the council
Mr Farley
not really
My Big Mouth problems
okay there we go
thank you
so first I just want to say uh Madam
president and um my fellow members Mr
Mayor fellow members of city council is
difficult today to sit through the
meeting even though I know that you know
it's a quiet meeting
um it was kind of difficult because I
did it uh fill my mind wandering
thinking about
um the people of Nashville
um in the lives that were lost today
um in another uh school shooting
um it was hours after that that um we
got a call that there was a possible
active shooter thank God it wasn't the
situation and Albany mad with um some of
my friends and family happened to be in
the building at that time so really just
drove it home
um and I would just say that I'm sure
that my fellow council members joined me
in extending our thoughts and prayers to
the families impacted
um but I would definitely just say that
if our thoughts and prayers are all that
we can offer at this point it's really
not enough
I think that this requires some level of
action here in our own Community I don't
think that we can just offer thoughts
and prayers in a way that will allow us
to kind of
experience
that pain with the families and separate
ourselves from the solutions that need
to happen I would just really think that
this is an opportunity for us
to really look at our own
um
mental health of our community I think
that you know I would
suggesting that we put together a town
hall event where we can hear from people
um who are impacted with mental health
issues and mental hygiene issues and
load up a room with you know service
providers and we can talk about the gaps
to kind of fill in those gaps or where
gaps of service and accessibility to
Services exists again this is something
that I don't think should be political
but today everything's political I think
that sensible gun laws are part of the
issue but that's not even what I'm
talking about now what I'm saying now is
something that hopefully everyone and I
mean everyone can join in and support to
really take a a inventory of what
services are available and really get a
feel of what's happening in our own
Community because though we haven't had
a tragedy like that happen here we have
experienced some very recent tragedies
and um we need to really make sure that
we are creating the conditions where
those things are less likely to occur I
feel like that is our one of our
strongest obligations and and this is
just another compelling reason as a city
that we get involved I know that there's
things
um available in a private sector and
even our County but I think that we
really need to host something where we
can be welcoming partners and really
come up with some of the solutions to
make our community safer in that way so
I just want to put that out there this
is not a call to action this is a screen
to action I think we can um imagine what
those families and those communities
that were most impacted are going
through because we all should be
impacted by what happened today thank
you Miss Patrick
thank you
I just wanted to mention Saturday the
Schenectady firefighters Cancer
Foundation held a 5K race and council
member datura myself the mayor were
there cheering on the participants and
just wanted to congratulate them on a
great turnout
um for the for the event and I thank
them for the work that they do on that
cause that's all I have today
okay mayor
Madam president I'll yield my time so
that you may set the record here for the
shortest meeting
I'm not sure if we're going to make that
record
um so thank everyone for coming out
again to say thank you and so also to
voice your concerns and Mr Farley
understand what you're talking about and
my condolences to to the community
um Nashville I remember here in the city
where we had a suicide contagion so
where the community came together
because of that tragedy that was going
on in our community and I have to agree
that for us to be proactive rather than
reactive so I think we should look into
what we can do with all the
organizations that already provide
services and those that have those
concerns so um thank you for bringing
that forward
I am we passed the resolution tonight
for uh Mr Jim Wilson James Wilson who
was a veteran who passed away it was
honor the uh he had there was an honor
of veteran service on Saturday that
um myself and councilwoman um
datural and Patrick and the mayor we
were present and for those of you that
didn't know Jim Wilson he was really a
um a jewel to our community so we were
pleased to be able to say some words and
tonight we actually formally passed the
resolution which will be given to the
family so
um thank you for your support of that
and if there's nothing else to come
before us I would ask for a motion to
adjourn
nobody wants to leave Mr motivary
second by Miss Patrick all those in
favor
aye we're adjourned thank you and good
night
thank you