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I'd like to call the city council the

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city Caucus meeting to order for Monday

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April 24th 2023

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we have three public hearings this

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evening if the clerk could please read

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public hearing number one abandonment of

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a portion of Amelia Street

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public hearing number two abandonment of

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a portion of Larch Street and public

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hearing number three

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amending section 248-18 of this

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Schenectady city code to designate

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Fuller street from South Church Street

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to South Ferry Street on one-way Street

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we have nine items for original

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consideration if the clerk would please

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read item number one item number one for

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final consideration an ordinance to

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enact chapter 265 of the code of the

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city of Schenectady discussed in

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committee with objection on consent item

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number two item number two for original

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consideration

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a resolution amending the 2022-2023 HUD

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annual action plan to reallocate funds

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from the paving line item to the Park's

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item number three item number three for

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original consideration a resolution

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authorized in the city to enter into an

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agreement with New York state division

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of Criminal Justice to secure give grant

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funding for the non-fatal shooting

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initiative discussed in committee

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without objection and on consent item

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number four item number four for

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original consideration a resolution

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allocating 36 600 of cdbg funds to the

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2023 tree planting collaborative and

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authorizing the mayor to enter into an

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agreement with Community fathers

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Incorporated to manage the program the

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discussed in committee with the

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objection on consent item number five for original

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consideration a resolution recognizing

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this item will be taken out of order and

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presented by council member Williams

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item number six item number six for

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recognizing just in our chairs

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this item also will be taken out of

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order and

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um oh I'm sorry yes and also and also by

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item number seven item number seven for

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original consideration a resolution

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recognizing judge Robert Hoffman this

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item will be taken out of order and

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it'll be my pleasure to be able to

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present this resolution item number

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eight item number eight for original

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consideration a resolution recognizing

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Jay a brown this item will be taken out

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of consideration out of order and

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presented by council member Farley item

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number nine item number nine under

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contract and Supply a resolution

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awarding the bid and contract for

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improvement to Hillhurst and Fairview

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Parks base bid and add alternate number

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two to Carver Construction Incorporated

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into the amount of 436 395 dollars

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and consent

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if there's nothing more to come before

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the city council caucus I asked for a

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motion to adjourn

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moved by Miss Patrick second by Mr

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Williams all in favor

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we are adjourned I'd like to call the

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coordinate city council meeting for

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Monday April 24th 2023.

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and I'd like to call on rev konicky for

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the prayer and invocation

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to love grantedly carrying out our

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duties and obligations we may hold love

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before all else may our commitment to

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the common good be a reflection of that

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love may our personal convictions never

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outpace obscure or run over the Dignity

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of our neighbor give us your Abundant

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Blessings this evening and always amen thank you brothers and sisters

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would like to take a moment of silence

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in honor of Bill masucci who hurled

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Schenectady Little League into the 1954

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Little League World Series in 2004 Mr

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masucci was inducted into the

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Schenectady City School District

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athletic Hall of Fame and he passed very

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recently so a moment of silence please

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thank you thank you I'd like to call on

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Greg Hoffman to lead us in the pledge

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Allegiance

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if the clerk of please complete the Roll

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Call

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Mr motiveran President Mr Toro here Mr

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Farley here Mr Williams

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president

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at this time we'd like to present the

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resolution to judge Robert Hoffman and I

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would ask councilman Council majority

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leader mutavaran to please assume the

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chair

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I'd like to invite judge Hoffman and his

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family to join me behind the rail

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how are you good evening

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may I have the floor yes you have the

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floor thank you I'd like to offer this

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resolution recognizing The Honorable

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Robert Hoffman and his service at city

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court judge whereas honorable Robert

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Hoffman was raised in Schenectady and

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you graduated from Bishop Gibbons High

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School in 1970. he married his high

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school sweetheart Catherine Woods a

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graduate of schenectadys Linton and

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whereas judge Hoffman returned to

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Schenectady in 1979 after completing

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college at Niagara University and law

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school at Stetson University College of

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and whereas judge Hoffman began his

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legal career in Schenectady working for

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three law firms before opening the

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Hoffman law firm in 1992 which became

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Hoffman and Nevada ski

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close enough okay pllc in 2007. he

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developed a successful practice

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specializing in what he called happy law

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focusing on real estate and real estate

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planning for over 15 years and whereas

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judge Hoffman a respected member of the

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local legal Community served as

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president of the Schenectady County Bar

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Association as was the recipient of the

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lawyer in service to the community award

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in 2013. and whereas just judge Hoffman

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served on the Schenectady County

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Legislature from 2011 to 2014 where he

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was involved in the creation of and

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served as chairperson for the

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Schenectady County land bank before his

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election to the Schenectady City Court

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which he took when he took the bench in

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2015.

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and whereas as a Schenectady City Court

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Judge The Honorable Robert Hoffman

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served fairly and compassionately to all

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parties who appeared before him he is

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very proud of his work and the

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alternative treatment program and even

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returned to City Court last week to

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witness the announced completion of the

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program by a person who he diverted to the alternative

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program

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and whereas away from judicial duties

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judge Hoffman was known to many in the

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city as coach due to his longtime

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involvement in Youth Sports in the city

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having coached many children all of his

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all three of his sons in the Schenectady

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Basketball Club he co-founded Partners

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from the Schenectady Basketball Club

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teams he coached went on to become the

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backbone of Schenectady High School's

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1998 and 20 in 2001 state championship

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teams and whereas judge Hoffman has

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always had a love for the outdoors in

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1993 he completed all 46 of the

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Adirondack high peaks with his family

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congratulations

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his Pursuit Contin continues as he nears

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completion of the Northeast 111 in

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addition judge Hoffman was instrumental

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in founding the not-for-profit

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Schenectady disc golf club from now disc

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cap bringing disc golf to Schenectady

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Central Park and fostering the growth of

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the sport in the Capital District

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and whereas judge Hoffman is also a

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sports fanatic as many city court staff

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can attest judge Hoffman is especially

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passionate about basketball and baseball

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particularly for the Yankees

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if asked he would certainly provide an

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update on how all of his fantasy sports

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teams were performing

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and whereas of all judge Hoffman's great

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achievements

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none stand greater than his family

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he is the proud grandfather of seven

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five granddaughters and two grandsons

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and he will spend his well-earned

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retirement enjoying watching them pursue

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and achieve their goals

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now therefore be resolved that the Mayor

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Gary R McCarthy and the Schenectady city

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council do hereby pause in our

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deliberations to honor and to celebrate

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the honorable Judge Robert Hoffman for

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the compassion dedication and care for

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the city of Schenectady that he has

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demonstrated over the past 40 years as a

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valued fixture in the city of

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Schenectady as an attorney a coach a

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legislator and a judge I'd like to move

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the resolution may have a second

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all in favor hi congratulations

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resolution is passed

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okay wow that was all in there

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um well um

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being a judge for the city was probably

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the crowning glory for my career I

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couldn't have thought of a better way

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for me to combine everything that I had

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done and serve the city so it was it was

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a great honor I miss it I miss the

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people

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um don't miss some of the stuff but you

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know what goes on in this building every

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day is important and we took it to heart

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and you know we love everybody in the

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city we love everybody who came from out

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of the city the county and you know the

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city court staff is wonderful a lot of

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people work with them every day you know what goes on here and they were

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so great you know when I was in private

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practice I had one or two employees here

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I had 32 people and I never got a phone

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call so that was a pretty good pretty

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good career I was pretty well protected

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and uh it was just my honor and a real

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pleasure and I the only thing that

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wasn't in here was that when I was in

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college and

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during the Summers I was worked for the

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city of Schenectady in the garbage truck

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so this is kind of a fitting Circle

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comes around as I finish my career in

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the city as well so Marion thank you so

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much thank you for the kind words

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whoever wrote this I have a suspicion

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who had their hand in this but it I I

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appreciate the accolades I appreciate it

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everything that we do we do for the city

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and for our family

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thank you

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[Applause]

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the next resolution is for recognizing

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Justin chairs

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at this time I'd like to invite Justin

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shares and his family up to the podium

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may have the floor you may

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at this time I have the honor of

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presenting a resolution recognizing

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Justin our chairs whereas just in our

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chairs was born September 22nd 1990 in

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Schenectady New York as one of five

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children to John Senior and Desiree

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chairs

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he was raised in Schenectady New York

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where he graduated from Schenectady High

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School Hudson Valley Community College

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with an associate's degree

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Hartwick College with a Bachelor of Arts

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degree in Grand Canyon University with a

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master's degree and whereas Justin is a

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member of the Eastern Parkway United

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Methodist Church formally sat on the

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commission for religion and race team

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leader youth group New York conference

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UMC youth leader the altabari court

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number 28 youth group mentor of the

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Albany reading program volunteer at the

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Sikkim lunch summer lunch youth program

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and coached Schenectady Youth Basketball

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in Beaumont Pop Warner and whereas

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currently Justin is illustrious

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potentate

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of al-jabari Temple number 121 located

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in Albany New York whose membership

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consists of residents from Albany

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Schenectady and Troy

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the altavari temple is part of the

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ancient Egyptian Arabic order Nobles

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Mystic Shrine of North and South America

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and its jurisdictions which is primarily

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a benevolent charitable and fraternal

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organization its membership is dedicated

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to the principle of fostering Civic

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economic and educational development

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programs throughout the world

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senior Warden of Tuscan Lounge number 85

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of the Schenectady New York and whereas

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Justin is an educator throughout the

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Capital District currently working in

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Niskayuna school district and previously

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worked as a union representative of

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school-related professionals through

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nysit Justin is the loving son and

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brother father of an amazing

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four-year-old and stepfather to three

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young adults and a law-abiding citizen

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he received a unanimous vote to now sit

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on the New York State Board of Directors

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for Citizens actions in New York vice

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president of the noble ECP chair of

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Public Safety and forever advocate of

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young students and their families was a

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dedicated young member of Albany Street

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United Methodist Church he is a

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confirmed Catholic at the Sacred Heart

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Saint Columbus Saint Anthony and whereas

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as a community Mentor teacher and small

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business operator Justin continues to be

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a leader and role model for our use now

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therefore be resolved that the

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Schenectady city council and Mayor Gary

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R McCarthy do hereby pause in their

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deliberations to recognize Justin Arch

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shares is continued contributions and

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dedicated service to our community the

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shrine them and Prince Hall free masonry

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I'd like to move this resolution

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may I have a second

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membership Aaron all those in favor

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aye

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congratulations

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[Applause]

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thank you so much I appreciate it Mr

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Williams moving forward and present this

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to me it means a lot to me

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um

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so I did a lot so far I think I don't

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know I got a lot more work to do though

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but I appreciate the opportunity to

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continue to do good work in our

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community you know I always ask that

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people continue to push me forward and

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that my my church family continues to

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pray for me so I have the strength to do

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the good work that I have so it's been a

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blessing to be able to be the the

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youngest illustrious potentate in the

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Northeast right now and continue to push

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forward with the charitable work we have

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the share we're sponsoring the youth

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auxiliary to go down for competition in

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Tampa and in Louisiana next year as well

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as supporting a young man who was in a

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recent accident out in Troy my

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charitable ball went to donating some to

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his medical funds as he recovers now at

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Albany Med so there's just so much that

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I want to continue to do I want to

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continue to represent our elders and my

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veterans and my children to the best of

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my ability I will promise I'll always be

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an advocate but I just want to take a

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moment to give a special thank you to um

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first off a wonderful Congressman Paul

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tonko who is just an outstanding man

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holds um you know no no ill will towards

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anyone ever no matter what and shows his

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true character always he was able to

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make it to my event uh give me a

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proclamation from the United States

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Congress on behalf and said some

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wonderful words about me which just

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shows what kind of person he is through

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our history of those that know and I

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also want to give a big thank you to our

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Madam president who came with wonderful

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words for me you know I was a I was

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mildly discouraged our mayor wasn't

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going to be able to make it and I know

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you know our council is running around I

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know Madam president is running like

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crazy and she walked through the door

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with a big smile amazing hug for me told

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me how proud she was of me as she always

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does for so many in our community and it

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just it helped make my night so I want

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to thank you madam president for showing

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up for this you know historic moment in

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my life and the career for Shrine them

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so thank you so much and as always thank

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you Mr Williams for once again

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presenting this to me I appreciate you

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sir

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[Applause]

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our next out of order resolution will be

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a resolution recognized in

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Asian-American Heritage Month

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so those that are here to receive a

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resolution please come forward

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and I would ask councilmember Williams

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to present this resolution

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come on over

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you may have the floor you may sir

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I have the privilege of presenting the

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resolution recognizing Asian American

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and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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whereas Asian American and Pacific

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Islander Heritage Month

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takes place in the United States each

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May and was permanently designated aapi

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Heritage Month in 1992 and whereas the

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month of May was chosen for aapi

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heritage month because it commemorates

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the immigration of the first Japanese

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people to United States on May 7 1843

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and whereas the 2023 National theme for

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the officer and not observance of Asian

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American native Hawaiian and Pacific

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Islander heritage month is advancing

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leaders through opportunity this year's

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theme is a continuation of the advancing

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leaders theme series which began in 2021

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and whereas opportunity is defined as a

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set of circumstances that make it

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possible to do something opportunity can

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be built it can be assessed it can be

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achieved or can be given it has been the

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foundation of our great nation and thus

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America is known to be the land of

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opportunity each year thousands of

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immigrants from all over the world come

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to the United States to gain access to

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these opportunities no matter who you

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are capable ones must lend a hand to

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those in need and provide an opportunity

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for them to advance as well and whereas

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the Asian Pacific Islander American

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public affairs Association which has a

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capital region chapter is a

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not-for-profit organization with over 40

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chapters Across the Nation

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the mission of the organization is to

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advance Asian Pacific Islander

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communities through increased leadership

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and Civic engagement

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representing one of the fastest growing

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populations in the United States apapa

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collaborates with other diverse

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organizations public officials and

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Community leaders to create awareness

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and support the fight hate crimes

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address systemic racism and provide

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opportunities for our Collective voices

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to be heard and whereas during Asian

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American and Pacific Islander heritage

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month we proudly celebrate Asians and

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Pacific Islanders and the United States

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and pay tribute to the generations who

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have enriched and strengthened our

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nation the U.S is home to millions of

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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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representing a diverse array of cultures

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and traditions now therefore be it

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resolved that the Schenectady city

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council and Mayor Gary R McCarthy do

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hereby pausing their deliberations to

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recognize Asian American and Pacific

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Islander heritage month and celebrate

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the unique Journey for all aapi

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immigrants and citizens in the United

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States and their unique life experiences

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Traditions cultures and contributions to

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the local community and our country I'd

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like to move the resolution I'd like a

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second please second by Mr mood of Aaron

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all those in favor

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aye congratulations

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I would like to share some words

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okay here we want to post with that yeah

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well thank you thank you to the city

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council and um

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Madam president for recognizing the API

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month in John muthware in our long-term

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friend and John up there thank you all

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um so as a growing Community as you

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rightly said we are the fastest growing

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community and we feel this comes with a

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lot of responsibility as well not just

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growing in numbers but growing with some

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responsibility

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we are empowering our Asian communities

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through these 40 chapters and especially

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in the capital region with the Civic

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engagement and most of our new

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immigrants doesn't know how the system

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works in the country so we are trying to

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engage them into the ruling system as

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they become the citizens and you know

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that's one of our foremost things to

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kind of become you know get them to

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become a voter and then participate in

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the system so as we have a flagship

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program we engage our youth the the

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college graduates or the high school

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graduates Into Summer internship program

568
00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:14,160
and some of our proud interns work for

569
00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,619
state and city as permanent employees

570
00:37:16,619 --> 00:37:19,140
now so over the years we have achieved

571
00:37:19,140 --> 00:37:23,339
you know probably uh 50 to 60 of these

572
00:37:23,339 --> 00:37:25,260
uh in the last five years

573
00:37:25,260 --> 00:37:26,760
um they've they've got their permanent

574
00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:29,160
jobs so that that gives us satisfaction

575
00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:31,680
and thanks to all our leaders from

576
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:36,660
various communities you know we have the representation from Indian Pakistani

577
00:37:36,660 --> 00:37:38,700
Chinese Korean Afghani and

578
00:37:38,700 --> 00:37:41,940
indo-caribbean Japanese and you know 15

579
00:37:41,940 --> 00:37:44,579
countries in the capital region but we

580
00:37:44,579 --> 00:37:46,200
are growing and thank you all for your

581
00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:48,359
support if there is anything the Asian

582
00:37:48,359 --> 00:37:50,579
Community can do in the city or in the

583
00:37:50,579 --> 00:37:51,540
county

584
00:37:51,540 --> 00:37:54,210
we're all here thank you

585
00:37:54,210 --> 00:38:01,140
[Applause]

586
00:38:01,140 --> 00:38:02,640
okay so tonight's a night of

587
00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:04,560
celebrations we have one more uh

588
00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:10,200
ceremonial resolution recognizing Jia Brown and I'd

589
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,119
like to call on council member Farley to

590
00:38:12,119 --> 00:38:13,560
present the resolution

591
00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:28,069
thank you

592
00:38:28,079 --> 00:38:33,130
come on up

593
00:38:33,140 --> 00:38:34,980
Madam president may I have the floor

594
00:38:34,980 --> 00:38:41,220
yeah okay let's get ready to rumble I'm

595
00:38:41,220 --> 00:38:42,780
joking okay

596
00:38:42,780 --> 00:38:45,720
so uh um I have the honor

597
00:38:45,720 --> 00:38:48,240
um to present uh Mr Johnny Brown with

598
00:38:48,240 --> 00:38:49,980
this resolution

599
00:38:49,980 --> 00:38:52,200
um whereas the city of Schenectady takes

600
00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:54,180
pride in this residence to exhibit who

601
00:38:54,180 --> 00:38:56,220
exhibit outstanding achievements and

602
00:38:56,220 --> 00:38:57,900
serve as ambassadors of Goodwill for our

603
00:38:57,900 --> 00:39:00,000
city and whereas Johnny Brown and young

604
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:01,680
boxing Talent from Schenectady has

605
00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:03,540
achieved great success in his sport with

606
00:39:03,540 --> 00:39:06,000
a record of 13-1 he's fought in Madison

607
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,040
Square Garden and was recently uh

608
00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:10,440
featured in Showtime Showbox and whereas

609
00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:12,480
Jai Brown has not only excelled in the

610
00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:14,339
ring but has also demonstrated a

611
00:39:14,339 --> 00:39:16,440
positive attitude a strong character

612
00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:18,359
that have entered earned him the respect

613
00:39:18,359 --> 00:39:21,420
and admiration of the community and

614
00:39:21,420 --> 00:39:23,400
whereas yai Brown has become a Goodwill

615
00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,140
Ambassador for the city of Schenectady

616
00:39:25,140 --> 00:39:27,119
representing our community with pride

617
00:39:27,119 --> 00:39:29,160
distinction in his travels and

618
00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:30,720
interactions with other boxers and

619
00:39:30,720 --> 00:39:33,540
boxing fans now now therefore be

620
00:39:33,540 --> 00:39:36,300
resolved that the city of the city

621
00:39:36,300 --> 00:39:39,540
council and Mayor Gary R McCarthy do by

622
00:39:39,540 --> 00:39:41,160
hair pause and their deliberations to

623
00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:42,720
recognize and commend

624
00:39:42,720 --> 00:39:44,460
around for his outstanding boxing record

625
00:39:44,460 --> 00:39:46,740
his appearances his prestigious venues

626
00:39:46,740 --> 00:39:48,720
such as Madison Square Garden showtime

627
00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:50,880
and Showbox and his contributions as a

628
00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:52,740
Goodwill Ambassador of our city and

629
00:39:52,740 --> 00:39:55,200
outstanding Community member I want to

630
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:57,540
say that Jay Brown represents the

631
00:39:57,540 --> 00:39:59,640
resilience in the fighting heart that it

632
00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:02,339
takes to be somebody and stand up and

633
00:40:02,339 --> 00:40:04,560
for the city and I'm just always always

634
00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:05,880
you know want to just show our

635
00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:07,980
dedication our appreciation for your

636
00:40:07,980 --> 00:40:09,119
dedication

637
00:40:09,119 --> 00:40:10,560
um you embody the spirit of those who

638
00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:12,480
come before us we stand on the shoulders

639
00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:14,220
of giants they didn't always know if

640
00:40:14,220 --> 00:40:15,720
they were going to win the fights but

641
00:40:15,720 --> 00:40:17,400
they always went in there and fought for

642
00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:19,020
people such as you and I in our larger

643
00:40:19,020 --> 00:40:20,520
community so I'm extremely grateful for

644
00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:22,320
a young man so with that like the

645
00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:23,780
hunters to you

646
00:40:23,780 --> 00:40:25,980
I would like I would like to move the

647
00:40:25,980 --> 00:40:29,220
resolution may I have a second please

648
00:40:29,220 --> 00:40:31,440
Mrs Patrick all those in favor

649
00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:38,390
congratulations motion path

650
00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:40,140
I just want to thank you I want to thank

651
00:40:40,140 --> 00:40:42,240
uh the whole city everybody who came

652
00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:44,220
today I want to thank you guys

653
00:40:44,220 --> 00:40:46,619
um I've been through a lot and it's not

654
00:40:46,619 --> 00:40:48,540
about just staying on the ground it's

655
00:40:48,540 --> 00:40:50,339
about how you get up how you come back

656
00:40:50,339 --> 00:40:53,160
and I'm ready to come back stronger and

657
00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:55,380
I'm ready to put on for Schenectady and

658
00:40:55,380 --> 00:40:57,540
I just want to show everybody including

659
00:40:57,540 --> 00:41:00,599
the kids that uh if you if you picked to

660
00:41:00,599 --> 00:41:03,119
work in anything's possible I just want

661
00:41:03,119 --> 00:41:04,690
to thank God again

662
00:41:04,690 --> 00:41:40,010
[Applause]

663
00:41:40,020 --> 00:41:45,890
thank you

664
00:41:45,900 --> 00:41:48,119
okay so now we have three public

665
00:41:48,119 --> 00:41:49,560
hearings this evening

666
00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:51,240
and remind you that we've extended the

667
00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:53,280
public hearing comment for to four

668
00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:55,680
minutes and I also respectfully ask that

669
00:41:55,680 --> 00:41:57,540
any person that wishes to speak on the

670
00:41:57,540 --> 00:41:59,579
Public Public comment period during the

671
00:41:59,579 --> 00:42:01,680
public comment period only speak to the

672
00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:06,240
subject relevant to the public hearing number one abandonment of

673
00:42:06,240 --> 00:42:08,040
Amelia Street

674
00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:10,680
I have no one signed up

675
00:42:10,680 --> 00:42:12,599
so I would declare that public hearing

676
00:42:12,599 --> 00:42:14,339
closed

677
00:42:14,339 --> 00:42:17,220
public hearing number two abandonment in

678
00:42:17,220 --> 00:42:19,260
the portion of large Street

679
00:42:19,260 --> 00:42:22,140
I have no one signed up to speak so I

680
00:42:22,140 --> 00:42:26,450
declared that public that hearing closed

681
00:42:26,460 --> 00:42:28,859
public hearing number three amending

682
00:42:28,859 --> 00:42:31,260
section 248-18

683
00:42:31,260 --> 00:42:32,940
of the Schenectady city code to

684
00:42:32,940 --> 00:42:34,560
designate Fuller street from South

685
00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:36,359
Church Street to South Ferry Street a

686
00:42:36,359 --> 00:42:38,700
one-way Street I have no one signed up

687
00:42:38,700 --> 00:42:40,500
to speak so I declare that public

688
00:42:40,500 --> 00:42:51,109
hearing close

689
00:42:51,119 --> 00:42:52,740
it asks for approval of the minutes from

690
00:42:52,740 --> 00:42:54,900
April 10 2023

691
00:42:54,900 --> 00:42:57,900
moved by Mr Williams second by Mr Farley

692
00:42:57,900 --> 00:42:59,760
all those in favor

693
00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:01,800
aye if the clerk would please read any

694
00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:04,500
Communications and petitions

695
00:43:04,500 --> 00:43:06,599
vacations presented to city council for

696
00:43:06,599 --> 00:43:09,720
Monday April 24 2023 under official

697
00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:12,119
there were none under General from PD

698
00:43:12,119 --> 00:43:13,440
Voris an email addressing the

699
00:43:13,440 --> 00:43:14,940
difficulties she's faced with a court

700
00:43:14,940 --> 00:43:16,500
decision to evict her from her apartment

701
00:43:16,500 --> 00:43:19,680
and under petitions there were none

702
00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:21,720
thank you I'd like to call on council

703
00:43:21,720 --> 00:43:26,510
members to provide any committee reports

704
00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:29,339
seeing none this time they will offer

705
00:43:29,339 --> 00:43:30,720
privilege of the floor related to the

706
00:43:30,720 --> 00:43:33,829
legislative agenda

707
00:43:33,839 --> 00:43:36,359
I have no one signed up to speak so I

708
00:43:36,359 --> 00:43:41,870
declare

709
00:43:41,880 --> 00:43:43,980
and your name is Sir

710
00:43:43,980 --> 00:43:45,720
okay you're signed up under City

711
00:43:45,720 --> 00:43:46,800
business

712
00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:48,420
this is the legislative agenda anything

713
00:43:48,420 --> 00:43:51,119
that's on the agenda that's printed is

714
00:43:51,119 --> 00:43:53,040
what I'm calling on right now there will

715
00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:54,540
be one more opportunity and that's where

716
00:43:54,540 --> 00:43:55,250
you've signed up

717
00:43:55,250 --> 00:43:59,690
[Music]

718
00:43:59,700 --> 00:44:01,500
yes and your opportunity will come this

719
00:44:01,500 --> 00:44:03,119
is regarding the legislative agenda the

720
00:44:03,119 --> 00:44:05,460
printed that's here and these are the

721
00:44:05,460 --> 00:44:06,599
topics that people have the opportunity

722
00:44:06,599 --> 00:44:10,550
to speak on at this moment

723
00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:13,380
so I have no one signed up to speak so I

724
00:44:13,380 --> 00:44:15,300
would declare the public comment on the

725
00:44:15,300 --> 00:44:17,819
legislative agenda closed

726
00:44:17,819 --> 00:44:19,440
as for approval of the legislative

727
00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:21,660
consent agenda motion by Ms Patrick

728
00:44:21,660 --> 00:44:27,050
second by Mr mood of Aaron all in favor

729
00:44:27,060 --> 00:44:29,400
at this time we have privileged over the

730
00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:31,280
floor regarding General City business

731
00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:34,079
and I have four people who are signed up

732
00:44:34,079 --> 00:44:37,619
to speak the first person is

733
00:44:37,619 --> 00:44:55,490
uh laven Jr Edmund Lavin Jr

734
00:44:55,500 --> 00:44:57,359
good evening chair chairwoman

735
00:44:57,359 --> 00:45:00,359
Porterfield and mayor McCarthy council

736
00:45:00,359 --> 00:45:01,980
members

737
00:45:01,980 --> 00:45:03,780
chairwoman Porterfield I owe you an

738
00:45:03,780 --> 00:45:05,220
apology for the way I spoke to you at

739
00:45:05,220 --> 00:45:07,319
the last council meeting I'm sorry I was

740
00:45:07,319 --> 00:45:09,599
not aware that this was like a court and

741
00:45:09,599 --> 00:45:12,300
there cannot be a dialogue

742
00:45:12,300 --> 00:45:15,000
after the meeting last meeting Tuesday I

743
00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:16,800
called the mayor's office sent an email

744
00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:18,780
requesting a meeting Thursday I called

745
00:45:18,780 --> 00:45:21,720
again Friday I went in person

746
00:45:21,720 --> 00:45:23,940
secretary said mayor is not responsible

747
00:45:23,940 --> 00:45:26,400
for judges judge works for unified court

748
00:45:26,400 --> 00:45:28,680
system is not under mayor's payroll

749
00:45:28,680 --> 00:45:30,540
mayor is responsible for the false

750
00:45:30,540 --> 00:45:32,220
arrest of Daniel the man that did the

751
00:45:32,220 --> 00:45:34,500
video of Me on YouTube New York State

752
00:45:34,500 --> 00:45:35,520
audit

753
00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:38,040
Daniel has harassed by a court guard and

754
00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:39,900
then office was closed to him when he

755
00:45:39,900 --> 00:45:42,420
went to file for an intention of Sue

756
00:45:42,420 --> 00:45:44,520
Daniel was falsely arrested for knocking

757
00:45:44,520 --> 00:45:46,500
on Plexiglas this was during working

758
00:45:46,500 --> 00:45:47,880
hours

759
00:45:47,880 --> 00:45:52,680
Daniel is also not employed by the mayor is going to do nothing about

760
00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:54,480
my complaint even though a federal law

761
00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:55,680
has been broken

762
00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:57,359
and is unconcerned about the three

763
00:45:57,359 --> 00:46:00,119
corrupt judges working in City Hall I am

764
00:46:00,119 --> 00:46:01,619
claiming that three judges in the court

765
00:46:01,619 --> 00:46:04,200
clerk's office under orders from the

766
00:46:04,200 --> 00:46:07,020
judges conspiracy bribed me of my civil

767
00:46:07,020 --> 00:46:10,140
rights to due process and a fair hearing

768
00:46:10,140 --> 00:46:16,750
and giving proof the case number is

769
00:46:16,760 --> 00:46:20,930
sc-002853-19 SC

770
00:46:20,940 --> 00:46:22,980
all of you I'm sure have access to court

771
00:46:22,980 --> 00:46:25,920
files this is a color of law violation

772
00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:29,280
I want valetico Frost and Hoffman

773
00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:31,200
charged with conspiracy to deprive you

774
00:46:31,200 --> 00:46:32,880
on my civil rights to due process in a

775
00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:35,280
fair area

776
00:46:35,280 --> 00:46:38,339
I was pulled into court

777
00:46:38,339 --> 00:46:41,099
with no Affidavit of service

778
00:46:41,099 --> 00:46:43,619
no judge can act on any motion without

779
00:46:43,619 --> 00:46:45,900
Affidavit of service I called the

780
00:46:45,900 --> 00:46:47,339
clerk's office

781
00:46:47,339 --> 00:46:49,440
they asked what the name was not the

782
00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:51,900
court case number

783
00:46:51,900 --> 00:46:53,940
valentique will never expected me to

784
00:46:53,940 --> 00:46:55,200
come to court and was going to give her

785
00:46:55,200 --> 00:46:57,359
a default judgment

786
00:46:57,359 --> 00:47:00,119
I did come to court he vacated my

787
00:47:00,119 --> 00:47:03,900
judgment the same day 9 10 11 days

788
00:47:03,900 --> 00:47:05,819
before the herring

789
00:47:05,819 --> 00:47:07,500
she can't get back in court without

790
00:47:07,500 --> 00:47:10,260
having the reason a valid reason she

791
00:47:10,260 --> 00:47:12,300
didn't appear for the first Harry

792
00:47:12,300 --> 00:47:17,270
none was asked of her none was given

793
00:47:17,280 --> 00:47:20,520
I believe Mr Hoffman Judge Hoffman uh

794
00:47:20,520 --> 00:47:23,339
vacated either my first or second motion

795
00:47:23,339 --> 00:47:26,220
to reinstate my

796
00:47:26,220 --> 00:47:28,740
default judgment

797
00:47:28,740 --> 00:47:30,420
so there's a conspiracy between three

798
00:47:30,420 --> 00:47:32,460
judges in the city clerk's office the

799
00:47:32,460 --> 00:47:37,130
city clerk's office was told what to do

800
00:47:37,140 --> 00:47:44,630
I just want to read civil rights laws

801
00:47:44,640 --> 00:47:46,800
taking away the person's right of due

802
00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:49,500
process and unreasonable seizure

803
00:47:49,500 --> 00:47:51,839
in case of depration of property the

804
00:47:51,839 --> 00:47:53,579
color of law statute would be violated

805
00:47:53,579 --> 00:47:56,099
by unlawfully obtaining or maintaining a

806
00:47:56,099 --> 00:47:58,440
person's property which oversteps or

807
00:47:58,440 --> 00:48:01,200
misapplies the official's authority

808
00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:03,599
summary judgment

809
00:48:03,599 --> 00:48:05,520
opportunity to have a trial and should

810
00:48:05,520 --> 00:48:07,800
not be subjected to punishment without

811
00:48:07,800 --> 00:48:10,260
having been afforded the opportunity of

812
00:48:10,260 --> 00:48:12,240
the legal process

813
00:48:12,240 --> 00:48:13,560
I'm going to have to ask you to

814
00:48:13,560 --> 00:48:15,500
summarize because your time has expired

815
00:48:15,500 --> 00:48:17,579
I'm going to have to ask you to

816
00:48:17,579 --> 00:48:22,309
summarize because your time is up

817
00:48:22,319 --> 00:48:24,420
just wanted to say everyone here on the

818
00:48:24,420 --> 00:48:26,930
council

819
00:48:26,940 --> 00:48:29,040
deprivation of rights under color of law

820
00:48:29,040 --> 00:48:30,780
this statute makes it a crime for any

821
00:48:30,780 --> 00:48:32,760
person actor under cultural law statute

822
00:48:32,760 --> 00:48:34,440
ordinance regulation accustomed to

823
00:48:34,440 --> 00:48:36,000
willfully deprived or cause to be

824
00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:38,220
deprived for many person those rights

825
00:48:38,220 --> 00:48:40,260
privileges or immunity secured protected

826
00:48:40,260 --> 00:48:42,359
by the Constitution and laws of the

827
00:48:42,359 --> 00:48:43,560
United States

828
00:48:43,560 --> 00:48:48,130
acts under color of law

829
00:48:48,140 --> 00:48:50,819
you have to summarize we really your

830
00:48:50,819 --> 00:48:52,319
time is over I've given you I've

831
00:48:52,319 --> 00:48:58,740
extended the time I got two sentences that's it go ahead X

832
00:48:58,740 --> 00:49:01,200
unlawful acts must be done while such

833
00:49:01,200 --> 00:49:03,000
official is purporting or pretending to

834
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:04,740
act in a performance of his or her or

835
00:49:04,740 --> 00:49:07,440
official duties this definition includes

836
00:49:07,440 --> 00:49:09,440
in addition to law enforcement officials

837
00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:12,060
individuals such as Mayors Council

838
00:49:12,060 --> 00:49:14,760
persons judges

839
00:49:14,760 --> 00:49:18,839
thank you are responsible for turning these

840
00:49:18,839 --> 00:49:21,119
judges in

841
00:49:21,119 --> 00:49:23,700
I'll be here tomorrow to put my intent

842
00:49:23,700 --> 00:49:28,010
to sue thank you you forgot your sign

843
00:49:28,020 --> 00:49:33,589
foreign

844
00:49:33,599 --> 00:49:47,210
Mary McLean

845
00:49:47,220 --> 00:49:51,619
good evening tonight I want to address

846
00:49:51,619 --> 00:49:57,060
an issue that I have mentioned on many

847
00:49:57,060 --> 00:50:00,900
occasions while attending Council

848
00:50:00,900 --> 00:50:05,400
meetings over the past 40 years

849
00:50:05,400 --> 00:50:10,920
the issue is as relevant today as it was

850
00:50:10,920 --> 00:50:12,900
in the past

851
00:50:12,900 --> 00:50:17,300
and the issue is litter

852
00:50:17,300 --> 00:50:18,859
Schenectady

853
00:50:18,859 --> 00:50:22,040
is a dirty City

854
00:50:22,040 --> 00:50:26,900
neither the mayor or the previous

855
00:50:26,900 --> 00:50:30,000
City officials

856
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:32,780
made cleanliness

857
00:50:32,780 --> 00:50:35,520
a priority

858
00:50:35,520 --> 00:50:37,859
to my knowledge

859
00:50:37,859 --> 00:50:40,579
sweeping

860
00:50:40,579 --> 00:50:44,420
litter from the city's streets

861
00:50:44,420 --> 00:50:50,359
isn't even a line item in the sanitation

862
00:50:50,359 --> 00:50:54,859
workers union contract

863
00:50:54,859 --> 00:50:56,839
furthermore

864
00:50:56,839 --> 00:51:02,040
businesses are encouraged to open shop

865
00:51:02,040 --> 00:51:04,319
in the city

866
00:51:04,319 --> 00:51:09,720
and they are not obligated to keep their

867
00:51:09,720 --> 00:51:12,720
properties clean

868
00:51:12,720 --> 00:51:18,180
on April 1st a friend drove me to church

869
00:51:18,180 --> 00:51:23,460
for the four o'clock mass at St John the

870
00:51:23,460 --> 00:51:25,020
Evangelist

871
00:51:25,020 --> 00:51:30,359
we went by way of Albany Street

872
00:51:30,359 --> 00:51:33,960
the street was filthy

873
00:51:33,960 --> 00:51:38,160
it was filthy last year

874
00:51:38,160 --> 00:51:44,040
it was filthy in 2011 when the present

875
00:51:44,040 --> 00:51:48,599
council president won her first City

876
00:51:48,599 --> 00:51:51,119
Council seat

877
00:51:51,119 --> 00:51:54,720
from what I have been reading in the

878
00:51:54,720 --> 00:51:56,880
newspapers

879
00:51:56,880 --> 00:51:58,500
litter

880
00:51:58,500 --> 00:52:03,660
a fruit a litter-free city is not a

881
00:52:03,660 --> 00:52:07,800
priority for the new city council

882
00:52:07,800 --> 00:52:09,480
members

883
00:52:09,480 --> 00:52:13,400
they ran with a chip on their shoulders

884
00:52:13,400 --> 00:52:18,000
in a Personal Agenda and if you can't

885
00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:21,440
stand the heat get out of the kitchen

886
00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:26,119
I also read that there was a Renaissance

887
00:52:26,119 --> 00:52:30,380
in Schenectady how so

888
00:52:30,380 --> 00:52:34,319
and something about a new Schenectady

889
00:52:34,319 --> 00:52:36,480
where

890
00:52:36,480 --> 00:52:41,520
I suggest council members bend over

891
00:52:41,520 --> 00:52:45,240
and pick up cigarette butts off the city

892
00:52:45,240 --> 00:52:49,319
streets like I used to do it's good for

893
00:52:49,319 --> 00:52:52,819
the waistline it's good for the city

894
00:52:52,819 --> 00:52:55,740
folks you can't go to the ball with a

895
00:52:55,740 --> 00:53:00,359
dirty face thank you thank you

896
00:53:00,359 --> 00:53:05,569
Tracy Collins

897
00:53:05,579 --> 00:53:11,270
foreign

898
00:53:11,280 --> 00:53:13,140
my name is Tracy Collins I live on the

899
00:53:13,140 --> 00:53:15,240
corner of Queen Philomena Boulevard in

900
00:53:15,240 --> 00:53:16,980
King's Road in the city

901
00:53:16,980 --> 00:53:19,319
my house was built in 2006 by the

902
00:53:19,319 --> 00:53:21,480
company I worked for

903
00:53:21,480 --> 00:53:23,579
it was as a rental I was a property

904
00:53:23,579 --> 00:53:26,099
manager there until 2019 when my wife

905
00:53:26,099 --> 00:53:30,230
and I built bought the house

906
00:53:30,240 --> 00:53:33,359
we have had our trees destroyed

907
00:53:33,359 --> 00:53:35,640
our fence has been just damaged multiple

908
00:53:35,640 --> 00:53:36,900
times

909
00:53:36,900 --> 00:53:39,480
our sprinkler system's been damaged

910
00:53:39,480 --> 00:53:42,180
our siding has been damaged

911
00:53:42,180 --> 00:53:44,460
our gas meter has been hit by flying

912
00:53:44,460 --> 00:53:46,200
debris prompt and National Grid to

913
00:53:46,200 --> 00:53:47,579
investigate our house could have been

914
00:53:47,579 --> 00:53:52,970
blown up

915
00:53:52,980 --> 00:53:55,440
this is caused by speeding Vehicles up

916
00:53:55,440 --> 00:54:01,069
and down Kings Road

917
00:54:01,079 --> 00:54:03,839
King's Road you can take directly The

918
00:54:03,839 --> 00:54:05,760
Colony without having to take State

919
00:54:05,760 --> 00:54:08,760
Street which has traffic lights

920
00:54:08,760 --> 00:54:11,220
and terrarium without going on Route 7

921
00:54:11,220 --> 00:54:13,740
which has traffic lights going up and

922
00:54:13,740 --> 00:54:15,119
down Kings Road you can go as fast as

923
00:54:15,119 --> 00:54:17,339
you want

924
00:54:17,339 --> 00:54:19,619
the city police department mayor's

925
00:54:19,619 --> 00:54:22,079
office has informed us there's nothing

926
00:54:22,079 --> 00:54:25,020
they can nothing not enough enforcement

927
00:54:25,020 --> 00:54:27,300
they can do to monitor speed they're

928
00:54:27,300 --> 00:54:30,000
speeding in all the city

929
00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:32,160
how many houses have been damaged seven

930
00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:35,000
times involving a truck

931
00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:37,920
being damaged in my driveway by speeding

932
00:54:37,920 --> 00:54:41,450
on Kings Road

933
00:54:41,460 --> 00:54:43,800
there are multiple children seniors

934
00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:46,980
staff and I keep from Kingsway community

935
00:54:46,980 --> 00:54:49,260
and nursing home that walked the

936
00:54:49,260 --> 00:54:51,359
neighborhood every day

937
00:54:51,359 --> 00:54:53,520
the seniors are sometimes pushed in

938
00:54:53,520 --> 00:54:57,300
wheelchairs and Walkers by AIDS

939
00:54:57,300 --> 00:54:59,640
we are asking for stop signs on Kings

940
00:54:59,640 --> 00:55:02,460
Road to slow this traffic down

941
00:55:02,460 --> 00:55:04,440
I will use Council Road as an example

942
00:55:04,440 --> 00:55:07,500
between Route 7 and ball Town Road

943
00:55:07,500 --> 00:55:10,200
since we have been told that there will

944
00:55:10,200 --> 00:55:13,440
be no enforcement of the speed limit we

945
00:55:13,440 --> 00:55:20,579
are asking for stop signs we need to slow traffic down

946
00:55:20,579 --> 00:55:25,559
March 16 2023 at 3 46 A.M

947
00:55:25,559 --> 00:55:27,900
was the latest our house our property

948
00:55:27,900 --> 00:55:29,940
was damaged by a coward and yes I'll say

949
00:55:29,940 --> 00:55:32,460
a coward who ran from the scene but left

950
00:55:32,460 --> 00:55:34,740
his vehicle behind

951
00:55:34,740 --> 00:55:36,839
please get copies of the action report

952
00:55:36,839 --> 00:55:39,000
there are two of them and come to see

953
00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:41,460
our property we have done everything we

954
00:55:41,460 --> 00:55:44,280
can to protect our family and ourselves

955
00:55:44,280 --> 00:55:46,740
this is not enough we need stop signs on

956
00:55:46,740 --> 00:55:53,390
Kings Road please help us thank you

957
00:55:53,400 --> 00:56:00,410
Kevin Brown

958
00:56:00,420 --> 00:56:02,880
good evening my name is Kevin Brown

959
00:56:02,880 --> 00:56:04,380
I live across the street from my

960
00:56:04,380 --> 00:56:06,300
neighbor my friend Tracy

961
00:56:06,300 --> 00:56:08,400
he and I share the same concern

962
00:56:08,400 --> 00:56:10,680
my wife and I have been in our house on

963
00:56:10,680 --> 00:56:12,240
the corner of Queen Philomena and Kings

964
00:56:12,240 --> 00:56:15,960
for 27 years used to be quiet Street

965
00:56:15,960 --> 00:56:17,760
hardly any traffic

966
00:56:17,760 --> 00:56:19,500
I'd say in the past year and a half two

967
00:56:19,500 --> 00:56:21,540
years I've seen more traffic accidents

968
00:56:21,540 --> 00:56:23,579
and more near-misses than

969
00:56:23,579 --> 00:56:25,920
that makes me comfortable

970
00:56:25,920 --> 00:56:28,680
I implore you as Tracy had we need some

971
00:56:28,680 --> 00:56:30,780
help up there you know as Tracy

972
00:56:30,780 --> 00:56:32,760
mentioned you know the police said they

973
00:56:32,760 --> 00:56:34,380
can't do a lot they can't enforce these

974
00:56:34,380 --> 00:56:37,079
issues that concerns me Our concern is

975
00:56:37,079 --> 00:56:38,700
what is it going to take to get

976
00:56:38,700 --> 00:56:42,000
somebody's attention a fatality my own

977
00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:43,980
son and granddaughter almost got run

978
00:56:43,980 --> 00:56:45,599
over in front of my own house this was

979
00:56:45,599 --> 00:56:47,339
less than a month ago this really

980
00:56:47,339 --> 00:56:49,680
concerns me so I implore you I'm asking

981
00:56:49,680 --> 00:56:51,660
you please get us some help up there get

982
00:56:51,660 --> 00:56:54,720
us some stop sign please enforce get the

983
00:56:54,720 --> 00:56:56,760
police to enforce the traffic the

984
00:56:56,760 --> 00:56:58,020
traffic rules up there because it's

985
00:56:58,020 --> 00:57:00,059
getting a little out of hand so that's

986
00:57:00,059 --> 00:57:10,730
what I wanted to say thank you thank you

987
00:57:10,740 --> 00:57:12,359
um my understanding there's a gentleman

988
00:57:12,359 --> 00:57:13,859
here who didn't know about signing the

989
00:57:13,859 --> 00:57:16,200
paper in the blue shirt that wanted to

990
00:57:16,200 --> 00:57:18,660
speak so if you could come forward and

991
00:57:18,660 --> 00:57:20,460
please tell us your name you have three

992
00:57:20,460 --> 00:57:27,410
minutes

993
00:57:27,420 --> 00:57:29,520
this first time coming here so I

994
00:57:29,520 --> 00:57:32,940
apologize okay and your name is my name

995
00:57:32,940 --> 00:57:35,280
is Robert witowski I'm the son of

996
00:57:35,280 --> 00:57:38,280
Charlene Peak I'm representing her and

997
00:57:38,280 --> 00:57:41,579
my neighbor James Turley

998
00:57:41,579 --> 00:57:43,980
go ahead

999
00:57:43,980 --> 00:57:48,000
this is it involves the the Amelia paper

1000
00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:51,660
Street I grew up in the neighborhood I

1001
00:57:51,660 --> 00:57:53,640
was born in 1970 so I've been in

1002
00:57:53,640 --> 00:57:56,700
Schenectady my whole most of my life my

1003
00:57:56,700 --> 00:57:58,920
mom lived in a

1004
00:57:58,920 --> 00:58:01,140
the home that is right on the paper

1005
00:58:01,140 --> 00:58:02,240
street

1006
00:58:02,240 --> 00:58:05,099
she was raised there she still is there

1007
00:58:05,099 --> 00:58:08,339
she's in her 70s

1008
00:58:08,339 --> 00:58:11,160
they moved in around 1953. my

1009
00:58:11,160 --> 00:58:13,619
grandfather worked with the city on

1010
00:58:13,619 --> 00:58:15,960
maintaining the Amelia paper Street

1011
00:58:15,960 --> 00:58:19,220
with clearing the trees bringing in dirt

1012
00:58:19,220 --> 00:58:21,900
putting down grass seed doing a lot of

1013
00:58:21,900 --> 00:58:25,319
you know yard maintenance and my my

1014
00:58:25,319 --> 00:58:27,300
mother and uh

1015
00:58:27,300 --> 00:58:29,280
and my uncles and my aunts were taking

1016
00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:31,200
care of the yard for many years and then

1017
00:58:31,200 --> 00:58:33,720
we took over the yard and we're

1018
00:58:33,720 --> 00:58:36,540
maintaining it for the many years my mom

1019
00:58:36,540 --> 00:58:38,640
wrote a letter to the city I'd like to

1020
00:58:38,640 --> 00:58:40,020
read it

1021
00:58:40,020 --> 00:58:41,400
um

1022
00:58:41,400 --> 00:58:44,099
and it says that I have lived in this

1023
00:58:44,099 --> 00:58:47,099
house since 1953 I was three when my

1024
00:58:47,099 --> 00:58:49,680
family moved in back then the lot next

1025
00:58:49,680 --> 00:58:52,500
to my house had many trees on it my dad

1026
00:58:52,500 --> 00:58:54,660
asked the city about the lot and freeze

1027
00:58:54,660 --> 00:58:56,700
they told my dad they were going to

1028
00:58:56,700 --> 00:58:58,020
build a road

1029
00:58:58,020 --> 00:59:00,960
and cut the trees down my dad my

1030
00:59:00,960 --> 00:59:03,240
grandfather helped the city take the

1031
00:59:03,240 --> 00:59:05,640
trees down but they never built a road

1032
00:59:05,640 --> 00:59:08,280
so my dad started Mowing and fertilizing

1033
00:59:08,280 --> 00:59:10,260
the yard and I remember bringing a

1034
00:59:10,260 --> 00:59:13,319
little girl and my dad would be

1035
00:59:13,319 --> 00:59:16,079
putting my hands on the push lawnmower

1036
00:59:16,079 --> 00:59:19,799
we had and we would push it with with me

1037
00:59:19,799 --> 00:59:22,339
hanging on I guess that's what she said

1038
00:59:22,339 --> 00:59:27,180
when my parents divorced in 1958 us kids

1039
00:59:27,180 --> 00:59:30,299
mowed the lawn and kept it up one one by

1040
00:59:30,299 --> 00:59:32,460
one my siblings left and my mother moved

1041
00:59:32,460 --> 00:59:34,859
in with my brother so I was left to take

1042
00:59:34,859 --> 00:59:39,230
over the house and also the lot

1043
00:59:39,240 --> 00:59:42,660
I never stopped we were talking about 67

1044
00:59:42,660 --> 00:59:44,760
years that we have been dealing with

1045
00:59:44,760 --> 00:59:46,319
this paper Street

1046
00:59:46,319 --> 00:59:48,480
the city plows come by and they leave

1047
00:59:48,480 --> 00:59:50,640
this big pile of snow because the city

1048
00:59:50,640 --> 00:59:52,980
goes up Amelia Street and Rotterdam goes

1049
00:59:52,980 --> 00:59:54,540
up Amelia Street so there's this big

1050
00:59:54,540 --> 00:59:57,780
pile of snow every year for 70 years in

1051
00:59:57,780 --> 00:59:59,700
front of that driveway

1052
00:59:59,700 --> 01:00:03,180
just last winter I I snow blowed it out

1053
01:00:03,180 --> 01:00:05,460
we've been maintaining that yard for

1054
01:00:05,460 --> 01:00:07,799
many years in essence we feel like

1055
01:00:07,799 --> 01:00:10,260
that's been our yard right but it's been

1056
01:00:10,260 --> 01:00:12,240
a city yard right

1057
01:00:12,240 --> 01:00:12,780
um

1058
01:00:12,780 --> 01:00:14,520
we've played basketball and baseball

1059
01:00:14,520 --> 01:00:16,440
there with with all the kids in the

1060
01:00:16,440 --> 01:00:18,960
neighborhood and

1061
01:00:18,960 --> 01:00:20,579
it would have been nice if the city

1062
01:00:20,579 --> 01:00:22,559
developed this paper Street and we had

1063
01:00:22,559 --> 01:00:25,079
the the garage that was situated in such

1064
01:00:25,079 --> 01:00:26,640
a way to have access to the paper street

1065
01:00:26,640 --> 01:00:29,099
but it never happened

1066
01:00:29,099 --> 01:00:30,780
we have a neighbor in the back James

1067
01:00:30,780 --> 01:00:33,359
Turley who moved in and he started

1068
01:00:33,359 --> 01:00:34,799
bringing his

1069
01:00:34,799 --> 01:00:37,260
um his boat through the paper Street and

1070
01:00:37,260 --> 01:00:40,920
putting ruts in the yard and my mom was

1071
01:00:40,920 --> 01:00:42,480
really upset with him

1072
01:00:42,480 --> 01:00:46,500
and told him he came over and gave her

1073
01:00:46,500 --> 01:00:48,900
flowers and apologized and spent

1074
01:00:48,900 --> 01:00:50,640
thousands of dollars to take down a tree

1075
01:00:50,640 --> 01:00:52,680
so that he can bring his boat out the

1076
01:00:52,680 --> 01:00:53,579
other way

1077
01:00:53,579 --> 01:00:55,559
we have other neighbors that aren't so

1078
01:00:55,559 --> 01:00:57,359
considerate of the yard and are still

1079
01:00:57,359 --> 01:00:59,640
putting ruts in it so I asked that you

1080
01:00:59,640 --> 01:01:02,520
know we closed the paper Street and uh

1081
01:01:02,520 --> 01:01:05,940
and we let the neighbors um buy those

1082
01:01:05,940 --> 01:01:07,980
parcels

1083
01:01:07,980 --> 01:01:17,089
thank you all right thank you

1084
01:01:17,099 --> 01:01:18,780
okay so I have no one else signed up to

1085
01:01:18,780 --> 01:01:20,880
speak so I declared the public comment

1086
01:01:20,880 --> 01:01:24,299
for um City business closed

1087
01:01:24,299 --> 01:01:26,280
at this time I asked for miscellaneous

1088
01:01:26,280 --> 01:01:28,980
business of the council

1089
01:01:28,980 --> 01:01:41,870
councilmember Williams

1090
01:01:41,880 --> 01:01:43,319
as always I'd like to thank everyone

1091
01:01:43,319 --> 01:01:45,059
that came out and spoke as definitely

1092
01:01:45,059 --> 01:01:46,619
your opportunity to vocalize your

1093
01:01:46,619 --> 01:01:49,020
concerns to us as a council and to the

1094
01:01:49,020 --> 01:01:51,900
mayor mayor's office as well I'd like to

1095
01:01:51,900 --> 01:01:53,579
get into my announcements I first would

1096
01:01:53,579 --> 01:01:55,920
like to say we received an announcement

1097
01:01:55,920 --> 01:01:57,420
from the office of cannabis management

1098
01:01:57,420 --> 01:02:00,000
letting us know that as recent

1099
01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:01,740
regulation changes with regards to the

1100
01:02:01,740 --> 01:02:03,299
Cannabis industry throughout the New

1101
01:02:03,299 --> 01:02:05,880
York State have changed they are asking

1102
01:02:05,880 --> 01:02:07,559
us to promote some other educational

1103
01:02:07,559 --> 01:02:10,440
material as to why you should buy legal

1104
01:02:10,440 --> 01:02:12,960
and it's definitely their way of

1105
01:02:12,960 --> 01:02:14,579
discussing and identifying additional

1106
01:02:14,579 --> 01:02:16,500
benefits to buying regulated cannabis

1107
01:02:16,500 --> 01:02:19,020
products so there's recently opening of

1108
01:02:19,020 --> 01:02:20,339
dispensaries throughout New York state

1109
01:02:20,339 --> 01:02:22,020
if you would like more information about

1110
01:02:22,020 --> 01:02:24,059
this campaign the why buy legal New York

1111
01:02:24,059 --> 01:02:25,799
campaign please visit their Department

1112
01:02:25,799 --> 01:02:27,720
website on New York State

1113
01:02:27,720 --> 01:02:30,420
second we talk about transparency and a

1114
01:02:30,420 --> 01:02:31,859
lot of that is just giving access to

1115
01:02:31,859 --> 01:02:33,720
information which is why I'd like to

1116
01:02:33,720 --> 01:02:35,220
identify that the Schenectady County

1117
01:02:35,220 --> 01:02:36,900
Sheriff's Department is now recruiting

1118
01:02:36,900 --> 01:02:39,180
candidates for an update for an upcoming

1119
01:02:39,180 --> 01:02:41,760
correctional officer exam the salary is

1120
01:02:41,760 --> 01:02:45,119
between 41 000 and 63 000 and you're

1121
01:02:45,119 --> 01:02:49,020
applying deadline is May 8 2023 and the

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exam date to test is June 24th 2023. the

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requirement for this job opportunity is

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only having a high school diploma or GED

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and you must pass a fitness test as well

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as having a valid New York state

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01:03:01,020 --> 01:03:02,520
driver's license if you need more

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01:03:02,520 --> 01:03:04,980
information about this please I would

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recommend either going down or looking

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01:03:07,619 --> 01:03:09,599
online or you can actually send me an

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01:03:09,599 --> 01:03:12,000
email to provide you more information on

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01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:13,740
that as well an additional job

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01:03:13,740 --> 01:03:15,480
opportunity is the Schenectady job

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01:03:15,480 --> 01:03:17,520
training agency and career center is now

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01:03:17,520 --> 01:03:19,920
hiring job coaches for The Summer Youth

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01:03:19,920 --> 01:03:22,440
Employment Program if interested please

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01:03:22,440 --> 01:03:24,859
email your resume to Schenectady

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01:03:24,859 --> 01:03:30,770
sjta at DFA Dot state.ny.us

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and then my last announcement is um we

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received a notice from one of our local

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community activists staying that with

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01:03:39,299 --> 01:03:41,099
the passing of our local law amending

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01:03:41,099 --> 01:03:43,740
the vaping the inclusion of vaping and

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01:03:43,740 --> 01:03:46,020
cannabis use and the smoke-free and free

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01:03:46,020 --> 01:03:48,900
of city parks uh you doing this and

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01:03:48,900 --> 01:03:50,880
identifying that promoting health and

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01:03:50,880 --> 01:03:53,339
wellness and these recreational areas is

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01:03:53,339 --> 01:03:55,859
important and that as we all enjoy the

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01:03:55,859 --> 01:03:58,260
outdoors with the warming of the weather

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01:03:58,260 --> 01:04:00,000
please do so with the understanding that

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it is a shared space that is all my

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01:04:03,059 --> 01:04:05,520
announcements thank you thank you

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01:04:05,520 --> 01:04:09,289
Miss Patrick

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01:04:09,299 --> 01:04:12,119
hello everyone I'd like to First say

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that I just wanted to thank all the

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01:04:14,220 --> 01:04:16,619
volunteers throughout the city that came

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01:04:16,619 --> 01:04:20,220
out on Saturday Earth Day to do various

1158
01:04:20,220 --> 01:04:22,020
neighborhood cleanups

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01:04:22,020 --> 01:04:23,579
um we you know it was really fantastic

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01:04:23,579 --> 01:04:25,740
to see so many people out and especially

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01:04:25,740 --> 01:04:28,440
a lot of young people that came out to

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01:04:28,440 --> 01:04:30,660
help the volunteers

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01:04:30,660 --> 01:04:33,780
um along the lines of sustainability I

1164
01:04:33,780 --> 01:04:37,920
also am thrilled that the 62 electric

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01:04:37,920 --> 01:04:41,760
golf carts that we approved are at the

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01:04:41,760 --> 01:04:43,619
golf course the golf course is off and

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01:04:43,619 --> 01:04:46,079
running and so I hope that folks will

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01:04:46,079 --> 01:04:49,260
enjoy those carts and our beautiful golf

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01:04:49,260 --> 01:04:51,960
course for the rest of the season I want

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01:04:51,960 --> 01:04:54,299
to congratulate the folks that are going

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01:04:54,299 --> 01:04:56,819
to be honored on Wednesday evening this

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01:04:56,819 --> 01:04:58,680
week for the Schenectady City School

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01:04:58,680 --> 01:05:01,760
District's Educational Foundation dinner

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01:05:01,760 --> 01:05:04,260
including I have to say I have to put in

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01:05:04,260 --> 01:05:06,960
a plug for our rotary President Nick

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01:05:06,960 --> 01:05:08,700
Clay is one of the folks that's getting

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01:05:08,700 --> 01:05:10,859
one of those Awards along with other

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01:05:10,859 --> 01:05:13,700
folks and so congratulations to them all

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01:05:13,700 --> 01:05:16,680
I want to announce that the friends of

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01:05:16,680 --> 01:05:18,480
the Schenectady County public libraries

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01:05:18,480 --> 01:05:23,220
spring book sale is May 6th and 7th you

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01:05:23,220 --> 01:05:25,380
can get great deals on all sorts of

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01:05:25,380 --> 01:05:26,700
books and especially the children's

1184
01:05:26,700 --> 01:05:29,400
books are just fantastic deals so I hope

1185
01:05:29,400 --> 01:05:30,839
folks will come out for that I think

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01:05:30,839 --> 01:05:33,079
they still need some volunteers as well

1187
01:05:33,079 --> 01:05:36,420
and then finally I wanted to thank the

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01:05:36,420 --> 01:05:38,280
folks that put together our fair housing

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01:05:38,280 --> 01:05:42,299
luncheon which was April 14th it was

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01:05:42,299 --> 01:05:44,579
just an amazing event where there were

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01:05:44,579 --> 01:05:47,520
educational opportunities for realtors

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01:05:47,520 --> 01:05:51,000
and developers and you know Advocates

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01:05:51,000 --> 01:05:53,400
from the non-profit organizations that

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01:05:53,400 --> 01:05:54,960
work on Fair Housing to come together

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01:05:54,960 --> 01:05:57,900
and learn together it was just a great

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01:05:57,900 --> 01:06:00,960
day so I just wanted to show my

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01:06:00,960 --> 01:06:05,990
appreciation for that as well thank you

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01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:10,430
no one else

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01:06:10,440 --> 01:06:13,200
for coming out tonight to voicing

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01:06:13,200 --> 01:06:15,660
whatever your concerns are and we always

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01:06:15,660 --> 01:06:17,400
want to hear what our public is thinking

1202
01:06:17,400 --> 01:06:19,670
about

1203
01:06:19,680 --> 01:06:21,119
um we heard we heard we had some

1204
01:06:21,119 --> 01:06:23,099
celebrations tonight and we heard some

1205
01:06:23,099 --> 01:06:24,299
things about things we need to do better

1206
01:06:24,299 --> 01:06:26,880
so it's good to have a balance and Miss

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01:06:26,880 --> 01:06:28,140
Patrick just talked about a lot of

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01:06:28,140 --> 01:06:30,420
things that have happened throughout the

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01:06:30,420 --> 01:06:32,280
city that we have to celebrate and I

1210
01:06:32,280 --> 01:06:34,920
also want to congratulate the YWCA and

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01:06:34,920 --> 01:06:37,440
palette for the opening of their stride

1212
01:06:37,440 --> 01:06:40,799
program there at 508 State Street I went

1213
01:06:40,799 --> 01:06:42,299
to the opening it was very nice and

1214
01:06:42,299 --> 01:06:44,280
there were the women that will be served

1215
01:06:44,280 --> 01:06:47,520
there are just really excited about the

1216
01:06:47,520 --> 01:06:49,859
opportunity to be empowered and to

1217
01:06:49,859 --> 01:06:51,539
what's near and dear to my heart is that

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01:06:51,539 --> 01:06:53,460
they also have a clothing closet there

1219
01:06:53,460 --> 01:06:55,500
so that women can be prepared to go out

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01:06:55,500 --> 01:06:57,900
to work once they uh once they get the

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01:06:57,900 --> 01:06:59,039
um the training that they're going

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01:06:59,039 --> 01:07:01,440
through and also there's a group called

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01:07:01,440 --> 01:07:02,880
mission accomplished I want to

1224
01:07:02,880 --> 01:07:04,980
congratulate them as well for just

1225
01:07:04,980 --> 01:07:07,559
graduating a cohort of students who will

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01:07:07,559 --> 01:07:09,059
be going on to college and they're

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01:07:09,059 --> 01:07:10,980
operating out of the seat Center so our

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01:07:10,980 --> 01:07:12,180
young people are doing things in

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01:07:12,180 --> 01:07:13,260
Schenectady so I just want to

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01:07:13,260 --> 01:07:15,119
congratulate them all and so once again

1231
01:07:15,119 --> 01:07:17,220
thank you all for coming out tonight and

1232
01:07:17,220 --> 01:07:18,960
thank you thank you council members and

1233
01:07:18,960 --> 01:07:19,980
this

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01:07:19,980 --> 01:07:23,700
um time I'd ask for a motion to adjourn

1235
01:07:23,700 --> 01:07:25,440
all those in favor

1236
01:07:25,440 --> 01:07:26,760
aye we're adjourned thank you have a

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01:07:26,760 --> 01:07:30,589
good night

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01:07:30,599 --> 01:07:32,780
foreign