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[14:14] is that like for court yeah okay
[14:20] I'd like to call the city council the
[14:22] city Caucus meeting to order for Monday
[14:24] April 24th 2023
[14:28] we have three public hearings this
[14:29] evening if the clerk could please read
[14:32] public hearing number one abandonment of
[14:34] a portion of Amelia Street
[14:38] public hearing number two abandonment of
[14:42] a portion of Larch Street and public
[14:44] hearing number three
[14:48] amending section 248-18 of this
[14:50] Schenectady city code to designate
[14:53] Fuller street from South Church Street
[14:54] to South Ferry Street on one-way Street
[14:58] we have nine items for original
[14:59] consideration if the clerk would please
[15:01] read item number one item number one for
[15:03] final consideration an ordinance to
[15:05] enact chapter 265 of the code of the
[15:08] city of Schenectady discussed in
[15:09] committee with objection on consent item
[15:12] number two item number two for original
[15:14] consideration
[15:15] a resolution amending the 2022-2023 HUD
[15:19] annual action plan to reallocate funds
[15:21] from the paving line item to the Park's
[15:23] Improvement line item discussing
[15:25] committee with an objection on consent
[15:27] item number three item number three for
[15:29] original consideration a resolution
[15:31] authorized in the city to enter into an
[15:33] agreement with New York state division
[15:34] of Criminal Justice to secure give grant
[15:37] funding for the non-fatal shooting
[15:38] initiative discussed in committee
[15:40] without objection and on consent item
[15:42] number four item number four for
[15:44] original consideration a resolution
[15:46] allocating 36 600 of cdbg funds to the
[15:50] 2023 tree planting collaborative and
[15:53] authorizing the mayor to enter into an
[15:54] agreement with Community fathers
[15:55] Incorporated to manage the program the
[15:58] discussed in committee with the
[15:59] objection on consent item number five for original
[16:02] consideration a resolution recognizing
[16:05] Asian American and Pacific Islander
[16:07] Heritage Month
[16:08] this item will be taken out of order and
[16:10] presented by council member Williams
[16:11] item number six item number six for
[16:14] original consideration a resolution
[16:16] recognizing just in our chairs
[16:19] this item also will be taken out of
[16:21] order and
[16:25] um oh I'm sorry yes and also and also by
[16:28] councilmember Williams
[16:32] item number seven item number seven for
[16:34] original consideration a resolution
[16:36] recognizing judge Robert Hoffman this
[16:38] item will be taken out of order and
[16:40] it'll be my pleasure to be able to
[16:41] present this resolution item number
[16:43] eight item number eight for original
[16:45] consideration a resolution recognizing
[16:47] Jay a brown this item will be taken out
[16:50] of consideration out of order and
[16:51] presented by council member Farley item
[16:55] number nine item number nine under
[16:57] contract and Supply a resolution
[16:59] awarding the bid and contract for
[17:00] improvement to Hillhurst and Fairview
[17:02] Parks base bid and add alternate number
[17:04] two to Carver Construction Incorporated
[17:06] into the amount of 436 395 dollars
[17:10] discussed and committee with objection
[17:12] and consent
[17:15] if there's nothing more to come before
[17:16] the city council caucus I asked for a
[17:18] motion to adjourn
[17:19] moved by Miss Patrick second by Mr
[17:21] Williams all in favor
[17:23] we are adjourned I'd like to call the
[17:25] coordinate city council meeting for
[17:26] Monday April 24th 2023.
[17:30] and I'd like to call on rev konicky for
[17:32] the prayer and invocation
[17:44] to love grantedly carrying out our
[17:47] duties and obligations we may hold love
[17:50] before all else may our commitment to
[17:52] the common good be a reflection of that
[17:54] love may our personal convictions never
[17:57] outpace obscure or run over the Dignity
[18:00] of our neighbor give us your Abundant
[18:02] Blessings this evening and always amen thank you brothers and sisters
[18:08] would like to take a moment of silence
[18:10] in honor of Bill masucci who hurled
[18:14] Schenectady Little League into the 1954
[18:18] Little League World Series in 2004 Mr
[18:21] masucci was inducted into the
[18:24] Schenectady City School District
[18:26] athletic Hall of Fame and he passed very
[18:29] recently so a moment of silence please
[18:38] thank you thank you I'd like to call on
[18:41] Greg Hoffman to lead us in the pledge
[18:45] Allegiance
[18:59] thank you
[19:05] if the clerk of please complete the Roll
[19:07] Call
[19:09] Mr motiveran President Mr Toro here Mr
[19:13] Farley here Mr Williams
[19:16] Miss Patrick Mr palamini Mrs Porterfield
[19:20] president
[19:26] at this time we'd like to present the
[19:28] resolution to judge Robert Hoffman and I
[19:30] would ask councilman Council majority
[19:32] leader mutavaran to please assume the
[19:34] chair
[19:53] foreign
[19:57] I'd like to invite judge Hoffman and his
[20:00] family to join me behind the rail
[20:24] s
[20:27] how are you good evening
[20:29] may I have the floor yes you have the
[20:31] floor thank you I'd like to offer this
[20:32] resolution recognizing The Honorable
[20:34] Robert Hoffman and his service at city
[20:36] court judge whereas honorable Robert
[20:39] Hoffman was raised in Schenectady and
[20:41] you graduated from Bishop Gibbons High
[20:43] School in 1970. he married his high
[20:46] school sweetheart Catherine Woods a
[20:48] graduate of schenectadys Linton and
[20:50] whereas judge Hoffman returned to
[20:52] Schenectady in 1979 after completing
[20:55] college at Niagara University and law
[20:57] school at Stetson University College of
[20:59] Law in Florida
[21:01] and whereas judge Hoffman began his
[21:03] legal career in Schenectady working for
[21:05] three law firms before opening the
[21:07] Hoffman law firm in 1992 which became
[21:10] Hoffman and Nevada ski
[21:12] close enough okay pllc in 2007. he
[21:16] developed a successful practice
[21:19] specializing in what he called happy law
[21:22] focusing on real estate and real estate
[21:24] planning for over 15 years and whereas
[21:27] judge Hoffman a respected member of the
[21:29] local legal Community served as
[21:31] president of the Schenectady County Bar
[21:32] Association as was the recipient of the
[21:35] lawyer in service to the community award
[21:37] in 2013. and whereas just judge Hoffman
[21:41] served on the Schenectady County
[21:43] Legislature from 2011 to 2014 where he
[21:46] was involved in the creation of and
[21:48] served as chairperson for the
[21:50] Schenectady County land bank before his
[21:52] election to the Schenectady City Court
[21:54] which he took when he took the bench in
[21:56] 2015.
[21:58] and whereas as a Schenectady City Court
[22:00] Judge The Honorable Robert Hoffman
[22:01] served fairly and compassionately to all
[22:04] parties who appeared before him he is
[22:07] very proud of his work and the
[22:08] alternative treatment program and even
[22:11] returned to City Court last week to
[22:13] witness the announced completion of the
[22:14] program by a person who he diverted to the alternative
[22:19] program
[22:20] and whereas away from judicial duties
[22:23] judge Hoffman was known to many in the
[22:25] city as coach due to his longtime
[22:27] involvement in Youth Sports in the city
[22:29] having coached many children all of his
[22:31] all three of his sons in the Schenectady
[22:33] Basketball Club he co-founded Partners
[22:36] from the Schenectady Basketball Club
[22:37] teams he coached went on to become the
[22:40] backbone of Schenectady High School's
[22:42] 1998 and 20 in 2001 state championship
[22:45] teams and whereas judge Hoffman has
[22:48] always had a love for the outdoors in
[22:50] 1993 he completed all 46 of the
[22:54] Adirondack high peaks with his family
[22:56] congratulations
[22:58] his Pursuit Contin continues as he nears
[23:01] completion of the Northeast 111 in
[23:05] addition judge Hoffman was instrumental
[23:07] in founding the not-for-profit
[23:08] Schenectady disc golf club from now disc
[23:11] cap bringing disc golf to Schenectady
[23:14] Central Park and fostering the growth of
[23:16] the sport in the Capital District
[23:19] and whereas judge Hoffman is also a
[23:21] sports fanatic as many city court staff
[23:23] can attest judge Hoffman is especially
[23:26] passionate about basketball and baseball
[23:28] particularly for the Yankees
[23:31] if asked he would certainly provide an
[23:33] update on how all of his fantasy sports
[23:35] teams were performing
[23:37] and whereas of all judge Hoffman's great
[23:39] achievements
[23:40] none stand greater than his family
[23:43] he is the proud grandfather of seven
[23:45] five granddaughters and two grandsons
[23:47] and he will spend his well-earned
[23:49] retirement enjoying watching them pursue
[23:52] and achieve their goals
[23:53] now therefore be resolved that the Mayor
[23:56] Gary R McCarthy and the Schenectady city
[23:58] council do hereby pause in our
[24:00] deliberations to honor and to celebrate
[24:02] the honorable Judge Robert Hoffman for
[24:04] the compassion dedication and care for
[24:06] the city of Schenectady that he has
[24:08] demonstrated over the past 40 years as a
[24:11] valued fixture in the city of
[24:13] Schenectady as an attorney a coach a
[24:15] legislator and a judge I'd like to move
[24:18] the resolution may have a second
[24:20] all in favor hi congratulations
[24:23] resolution is passed
[24:34] okay wow that was all in there
[24:39] um well um
[24:42] being a judge for the city was probably
[24:45] the crowning glory for my career I
[24:48] couldn't have thought of a better way
[24:49] for me to combine everything that I had
[24:51] done and serve the city so it was it was
[24:55] a great honor I miss it I miss the
[24:58] people
[24:59] um don't miss some of the stuff but you
[25:01] know what goes on in this building every
[25:03] day is important and we took it to heart
[25:06] and you know we love everybody in the
[25:09] city we love everybody who came from out
[25:11] of the city the county and you know the
[25:14] city court staff is wonderful a lot of
[25:17] people work with them every day you know what goes on here and they were
[25:22] so great you know when I was in private
[25:24] practice I had one or two employees here
[25:26] I had 32 people and I never got a phone
[25:28] call so that was a pretty good pretty
[25:30] good career I was pretty well protected
[25:32] and uh it was just my honor and a real
[25:36] pleasure and I the only thing that
[25:38] wasn't in here was that when I was in
[25:40] college and
[25:42] during the Summers I was worked for the
[25:44] city of Schenectady in the garbage truck
[25:47] so this is kind of a fitting Circle
[25:49] comes around as I finish my career in
[25:51] the city as well so Marion thank you so
[25:54] much thank you for the kind words
[25:55] whoever wrote this I have a suspicion
[25:57] who had their hand in this but it I I
[26:00] appreciate the accolades I appreciate it
[26:02] everything that we do we do for the city
[26:04] and for our family
[26:06] thank you
[26:08] [Applause]
[26:54] the next resolution is for recognizing
[26:58] Justin chairs
[26:59] at this time I'd like to invite Justin
[27:01] shares and his family up to the podium
[27:24] may have the floor you may
[27:26] at this time I have the honor of
[27:28] presenting a resolution recognizing
[27:29] Justin our chairs whereas just in our
[27:32] chairs was born September 22nd 1990 in
[27:35] Schenectady New York as one of five
[27:37] children to John Senior and Desiree
[27:39] chairs
[27:40] he was raised in Schenectady New York
[27:42] where he graduated from Schenectady High
[27:43] School Hudson Valley Community College
[27:45] with an associate's degree
[27:47] Hartwick College with a Bachelor of Arts
[27:49] degree in Grand Canyon University with a
[27:51] master's degree and whereas Justin is a
[27:53] member of the Eastern Parkway United
[27:55] Methodist Church formally sat on the
[27:57] commission for religion and race team
[27:59] leader youth group New York conference
[28:02] UMC youth leader the altabari court
[28:05] number 28 youth group mentor of the
[28:07] Albany reading program volunteer at the
[28:10] Sikkim lunch summer lunch youth program
[28:12] and coached Schenectady Youth Basketball
[28:14] in Beaumont Pop Warner and whereas
[28:17] currently Justin is illustrious
[28:19] potentate
[28:22] of al-jabari Temple number 121 located
[28:25] in Albany New York whose membership
[28:27] consists of residents from Albany
[28:29] Schenectady and Troy
[28:31] the altavari temple is part of the
[28:33] ancient Egyptian Arabic order Nobles
[28:36] Mystic Shrine of North and South America
[28:38] and its jurisdictions which is primarily
[28:40] a benevolent charitable and fraternal
[28:43] organization its membership is dedicated
[28:45] to the principle of fostering Civic
[28:47] economic and educational development
[28:50] programs throughout the world
[28:52] senior Warden of Tuscan Lounge number 85
[28:54] of the Schenectady New York and whereas
[28:57] Justin is an educator throughout the
[28:58] Capital District currently working in
[29:00] Niskayuna school district and previously
[29:02] worked as a union representative of
[29:05] school-related professionals through
[29:06] nysit Justin is the loving son and
[29:09] brother father of an amazing
[29:10] four-year-old and stepfather to three
[29:13] young adults and a law-abiding citizen
[29:15] he received a unanimous vote to now sit
[29:17] on the New York State Board of Directors
[29:19] for Citizens actions in New York vice
[29:21] president of the noble ECP chair of
[29:23] Public Safety and forever advocate of
[29:26] young students and their families was a
[29:28] dedicated young member of Albany Street
[29:30] United Methodist Church he is a
[29:32] confirmed Catholic at the Sacred Heart
[29:34] Saint Columbus Saint Anthony and whereas
[29:37] as a community Mentor teacher and small
[29:40] business operator Justin continues to be
[29:42] a leader and role model for our use now
[29:45] therefore be resolved that the
[29:46] Schenectady city council and Mayor Gary
[29:48] R McCarthy do hereby pause in their
[29:50] deliberations to recognize Justin Arch
[29:52] shares is continued contributions and
[29:55] dedicated service to our community the
[29:57] shrine them and Prince Hall free masonry
[30:00] I'd like to move this resolution
[30:02] may I have a second
[30:04] membership Aaron all those in favor
[30:07] aye
[30:08] congratulations
[30:10] [Applause]
[30:20] thank you so much I appreciate it Mr
[30:22] Williams moving forward and present this
[30:24] to me it means a lot to me
[30:26] um
[30:26] so I did a lot so far I think I don't
[30:29] know I got a lot more work to do though
[30:30] but I appreciate the opportunity to
[30:33] continue to do good work in our
[30:34] community you know I always ask that
[30:36] people continue to push me forward and
[30:38] that my my church family continues to
[30:40] pray for me so I have the strength to do
[30:42] the good work that I have so it's been a
[30:43] blessing to be able to be the the
[30:45] youngest illustrious potentate in the
[30:47] Northeast right now and continue to push
[30:50] forward with the charitable work we have
[30:51] the share we're sponsoring the youth
[30:53] auxiliary to go down for competition in
[30:56] Tampa and in Louisiana next year as well
[30:58] as supporting a young man who was in a
[31:00] recent accident out in Troy my
[31:02] charitable ball went to donating some to
[31:04] his medical funds as he recovers now at
[31:06] Albany Med so there's just so much that
[31:09] I want to continue to do I want to
[31:11] continue to represent our elders and my
[31:12] veterans and my children to the best of
[31:14] my ability I will promise I'll always be
[31:16] an advocate but I just want to take a
[31:18] moment to give a special thank you to um
[31:21] first off a wonderful Congressman Paul
[31:23] tonko who is just an outstanding man
[31:27] holds um you know no no ill will towards
[31:31] anyone ever no matter what and shows his
[31:32] true character always he was able to
[31:34] make it to my event uh give me a
[31:36] proclamation from the United States
[31:38] Congress on behalf and said some
[31:40] wonderful words about me which just
[31:41] shows what kind of person he is through
[31:43] our history of those that know and I
[31:46] also want to give a big thank you to our
[31:49] Madam president who came with wonderful
[31:51] words for me you know I was a I was
[31:53] mildly discouraged our mayor wasn't
[31:54] going to be able to make it and I know
[31:56] you know our council is running around I
[31:58] know Madam president is running like
[31:59] crazy and she walked through the door
[32:01] with a big smile amazing hug for me told
[32:04] me how proud she was of me as she always
[32:06] does for so many in our community and it
[32:09] just it helped make my night so I want
[32:10] to thank you madam president for showing
[32:12] up for this you know historic moment in
[32:14] my life and the career for Shrine them
[32:15] so thank you so much and as always thank
[32:17] you Mr Williams for once again
[32:18] presenting this to me I appreciate you
[32:20] sir
[32:23] [Applause]
[32:33] our next out of order resolution will be
[32:36] a resolution recognized in
[32:37] Asian-American Heritage Month
[32:41] so those that are here to receive a
[32:42] resolution please come forward
[32:49] and I would ask councilmember Williams
[32:51] to present this resolution
[33:08] come on over
[33:14] you may have the floor you may sir
[33:17] I have the privilege of presenting the
[33:19] resolution recognizing Asian American
[33:21] and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
[33:23] whereas Asian American and Pacific
[33:25] Islander Heritage Month
[33:28] takes place in the United States each
[33:29] May and was permanently designated aapi
[33:32] Heritage Month in 1992 and whereas the
[33:35] month of May was chosen for aapi
[33:37] heritage month because it commemorates
[33:39] the immigration of the first Japanese
[33:40] people to United States on May 7 1843
[33:45] and whereas the 2023 National theme for
[33:48] the officer and not observance of Asian
[33:51] American native Hawaiian and Pacific
[33:53] Islander heritage month is advancing
[33:55] leaders through opportunity this year's
[33:57] theme is a continuation of the advancing
[33:59] leaders theme series which began in 2021
[34:01] and whereas opportunity is defined as a
[34:04] set of circumstances that make it
[34:06] possible to do something opportunity can
[34:08] be built it can be assessed it can be
[34:11] achieved or can be given it has been the
[34:14] foundation of our great nation and thus
[34:15] America is known to be the land of
[34:18] opportunity each year thousands of
[34:20] immigrants from all over the world come
[34:21] to the United States to gain access to
[34:23] these opportunities no matter who you
[34:25] are capable ones must lend a hand to
[34:27] those in need and provide an opportunity
[34:30] for them to advance as well and whereas
[34:32] the Asian Pacific Islander American
[34:34] public affairs Association which has a
[34:37] capital region chapter is a
[34:38] not-for-profit organization with over 40
[34:40] chapters Across the Nation
[34:42] the mission of the organization is to
[34:44] advance Asian Pacific Islander
[34:46] communities through increased leadership
[34:47] and Civic engagement
[34:49] representing one of the fastest growing
[34:51] populations in the United States apapa
[34:53] collaborates with other diverse
[34:55] organizations public officials and
[34:57] Community leaders to create awareness
[34:59] and support the fight hate crimes
[35:01] address systemic racism and provide
[35:03] opportunities for our Collective voices
[35:05] to be heard and whereas during Asian
[35:07] American and Pacific Islander heritage
[35:09] month we proudly celebrate Asians and
[35:11] Pacific Islanders and the United States
[35:13] and pay tribute to the generations who
[35:16] have enriched and strengthened our
[35:17] nation the U.S is home to millions of
[35:19] Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
[35:21] representing a diverse array of cultures
[35:23] and traditions now therefore be it
[35:26] resolved that the Schenectady city
[35:27] council and Mayor Gary R McCarthy do
[35:29] hereby pausing their deliberations to
[35:31] recognize Asian American and Pacific
[35:33] Islander heritage month and celebrate
[35:35] the unique Journey for all aapi
[35:37] immigrants and citizens in the United
[35:39] States and their unique life experiences
[35:41] Traditions cultures and contributions to
[35:45] the local community and our country I'd
[35:47] like to move the resolution I'd like a
[35:48] second please second by Mr mood of Aaron
[35:51] all those in favor
[35:53] aye congratulations
[36:00] I would like to share some words
[36:09] okay here we want to post with that yeah
[36:15] well thank you thank you to the city
[36:17] council and um
[36:19] Madam president for recognizing the API
[36:21] month in John muthware in our long-term
[36:23] friend and John up there thank you all
[36:26] um so as a growing Community as you
[36:28] rightly said we are the fastest growing
[36:30] community and we feel this comes with a
[36:32] lot of responsibility as well not just
[36:34] growing in numbers but growing with some
[36:36] responsibility
[36:37] we are empowering our Asian communities
[36:40] through these 40 chapters and especially
[36:42] in the capital region with the Civic
[36:45] engagement and most of our new
[36:47] immigrants doesn't know how the system
[36:49] works in the country so we are trying to
[36:51] engage them into the ruling system as
[36:53] they become the citizens and you know
[36:55] that's one of our foremost things to
[36:57] kind of become you know get them to
[37:00] become a voter and then participate in
[37:02] the system so as we have a flagship
[37:04] program we engage our youth the the
[37:07] college graduates or the high school
[37:09] graduates Into Summer internship program
[37:11] and some of our proud interns work for
[37:14] state and city as permanent employees
[37:16] now so over the years we have achieved
[37:19] you know probably uh 50 to 60 of these
[37:23] uh in the last five years
[37:25] um they've they've got their permanent
[37:26] jobs so that that gives us satisfaction
[37:29] and thanks to all our leaders from
[37:31] various communities you know we have the representation from Indian Pakistani
[37:36] Chinese Korean Afghani and
[37:38] indo-caribbean Japanese and you know 15
[37:41] countries in the capital region but we
[37:44] are growing and thank you all for your
[37:46] support if there is anything the Asian
[37:48] Community can do in the city or in the
[37:50] county
[37:51] we're all here thank you
[37:54] [Applause]
[38:01] okay so tonight's a night of
[38:02] celebrations we have one more uh
[38:04] ceremonial resolution recognizing Jia Brown and I'd
[38:10] like to call on council member Farley to
[38:12] present the resolution
[38:13] thank you
[38:28] come on up
[38:33] Madam president may I have the floor
[38:34] yeah okay let's get ready to rumble I'm
[38:41] joking okay
[38:42] so uh um I have the honor
[38:45] um to present uh Mr Johnny Brown with
[38:48] this resolution
[38:49] um whereas the city of Schenectady takes
[38:52] pride in this residence to exhibit who
[38:54] exhibit outstanding achievements and
[38:56] serve as ambassadors of Goodwill for our
[38:57] city and whereas Johnny Brown and young
[39:00] boxing Talent from Schenectady has
[39:01] achieved great success in his sport with
[39:03] a record of 13-1 he's fought in Madison
[39:06] Square Garden and was recently uh
[39:08] featured in Showtime Showbox and whereas
[39:10] Jai Brown has not only excelled in the
[39:12] ring but has also demonstrated a
[39:14] positive attitude a strong character
[39:16] that have entered earned him the respect
[39:18] and admiration of the community and
[39:21] whereas yai Brown has become a Goodwill
[39:23] Ambassador for the city of Schenectady
[39:25] representing our community with pride
[39:27] distinction in his travels and
[39:29] interactions with other boxers and
[39:30] boxing fans now now therefore be
[39:33] resolved that the city of the city
[39:36] council and Mayor Gary R McCarthy do by
[39:39] hair pause and their deliberations to
[39:41] recognize and commend
[39:42] around for his outstanding boxing record
[39:44] his appearances his prestigious venues
[39:46] such as Madison Square Garden showtime
[39:48] and Showbox and his contributions as a
[39:50] Goodwill Ambassador of our city and
[39:52] outstanding Community member I want to
[39:55] say that Jay Brown represents the
[39:57] resilience in the fighting heart that it
[39:59] takes to be somebody and stand up and
[40:02] for the city and I'm just always always
[40:04] you know want to just show our
[40:05] dedication our appreciation for your
[40:07] dedication
[40:09] um you embody the spirit of those who
[40:10] come before us we stand on the shoulders
[40:12] of giants they didn't always know if
[40:14] they were going to win the fights but
[40:15] they always went in there and fought for
[40:17] people such as you and I in our larger
[40:19] community so I'm extremely grateful for
[40:20] a young man so with that like the
[40:22] hunters to you
[40:23] I would like I would like to move the
[40:25] resolution may I have a second please
[40:29] Mrs Patrick all those in favor
[40:31] congratulations motion path
[40:38] I just want to thank you I want to thank
[40:40] uh the whole city everybody who came
[40:42] today I want to thank you guys
[40:44] um I've been through a lot and it's not
[40:46] about just staying on the ground it's
[40:48] about how you get up how you come back
[40:50] and I'm ready to come back stronger and
[40:53] I'm ready to put on for Schenectady and
[40:55] I just want to show everybody including
[40:57] the kids that uh if you if you picked to
[41:00] work in anything's possible I just want
[41:03] to thank God again
[41:04] [Applause]
[41:40] thank you
[41:45] okay so now we have three public
[41:48] hearings this evening
[41:49] and remind you that we've extended the
[41:51] public hearing comment for to four
[41:53] minutes and I also respectfully ask that
[41:55] any person that wishes to speak on the
[41:57] Public Public comment period during the
[41:59] public comment period only speak to the
[42:01] subject relevant to the public hearing number one abandonment of
[42:06] Amelia Street
[42:08] I have no one signed up
[42:10] so I would declare that public hearing
[42:12] closed
[42:14] public hearing number two abandonment in
[42:17] the portion of large Street
[42:19] I have no one signed up to speak so I
[42:22] declared that public that hearing closed
[42:26] public hearing number three amending
[42:28] section 248-18
[42:31] of the Schenectady city code to
[42:32] designate Fuller street from South
[42:34] Church Street to South Ferry Street a
[42:36] one-way Street I have no one signed up
[42:38] to speak so I declare that public
[42:40] hearing close
[42:51] it asks for approval of the minutes from
[42:52] April 10 2023
[42:54] moved by Mr Williams second by Mr Farley
[42:57] all those in favor
[42:59] aye if the clerk would please read any
[43:01] Communications and petitions
[43:04] vacations presented to city council for
[43:06] Monday April 24 2023 under official
[43:09] there were none under General from PD
[43:12] Voris an email addressing the
[43:13] difficulties she's faced with a court
[43:14] decision to evict her from her apartment
[43:16] and under petitions there were none
[43:19] thank you I'd like to call on council
[43:21] members to provide any committee reports
[43:26] seeing none this time they will offer
[43:29] privilege of the floor related to the
[43:30] legislative agenda
[43:33] I have no one signed up to speak so I
[43:36] declare
[43:41] and your name is Sir
[43:43] okay you're signed up under City
[43:45] business
[43:46] this is the legislative agenda anything
[43:48] that's on the agenda that's printed is
[43:51] what I'm calling on right now there will
[43:53] be one more opportunity and that's where
[43:54] you've signed up
[43:55] [Music]
[43:59] yes and your opportunity will come this
[44:01] is regarding the legislative agenda the
[44:03] printed that's here and these are the
[44:05] topics that people have the opportunity
[44:06] to speak on at this moment
[44:10] so I have no one signed up to speak so I
[44:13] would declare the public comment on the
[44:15] legislative agenda closed
[44:17] as for approval of the legislative
[44:19] consent agenda motion by Ms Patrick
[44:21] second by Mr mood of Aaron all in favor
[44:27] at this time we have privileged over the
[44:29] floor regarding General City business
[44:31] and I have four people who are signed up
[44:34] to speak the first person is
[44:37] uh laven Jr Edmund Lavin Jr
[44:55] good evening chair chairwoman
[44:57] Porterfield and mayor McCarthy council
[45:00] members
[45:01] chairwoman Porterfield I owe you an
[45:03] apology for the way I spoke to you at
[45:05] the last council meeting I'm sorry I was
[45:07] not aware that this was like a court and
[45:09] there cannot be a dialogue
[45:12] after the meeting last meeting Tuesday I
[45:15] called the mayor's office sent an email
[45:16] requesting a meeting Thursday I called
[45:18] again Friday I went in person
[45:21] secretary said mayor is not responsible
[45:23] for judges judge works for unified court
[45:26] system is not under mayor's payroll
[45:28] mayor is responsible for the false
[45:30] arrest of Daniel the man that did the
[45:32] video of Me on YouTube New York State
[45:34] audit
[45:35] Daniel has harassed by a court guard and
[45:38] then office was closed to him when he
[45:39] went to file for an intention of Sue
[45:42] Daniel was falsely arrested for knocking
[45:44] on Plexiglas this was during working
[45:46] hours
[45:47] Daniel is also not employed by the mayor is going to do nothing about
[45:52] my complaint even though a federal law
[45:54] has been broken
[45:55] and is unconcerned about the three
[45:57] corrupt judges working in City Hall I am
[46:00] claiming that three judges in the court
[46:01] clerk's office under orders from the
[46:04] judges conspiracy bribed me of my civil
[46:07] rights to due process and a fair hearing
[46:10] and giving proof the case number is
[46:16] sc-002853-19 SC
[46:20] all of you I'm sure have access to court
[46:22] files this is a color of law violation
[46:25] I want valetico Frost and Hoffman
[46:29] charged with conspiracy to deprive you
[46:31] on my civil rights to due process in a
[46:32] fair area
[46:35] I was pulled into court
[46:38] with no Affidavit of service
[46:41] no judge can act on any motion without
[46:43] Affidavit of service I called the
[46:45] clerk's office
[46:47] they asked what the name was not the
[46:49] court case number
[46:51] valentique will never expected me to
[46:53] come to court and was going to give her
[46:55] a default judgment
[46:57] I did come to court he vacated my
[47:00] judgment the same day 9 10 11 days
[47:03] before the herring
[47:05] she can't get back in court without
[47:07] having the reason a valid reason she
[47:10] didn't appear for the first Harry
[47:12] none was asked of her none was given
[47:17] I believe Mr Hoffman Judge Hoffman uh
[47:20] vacated either my first or second motion
[47:23] to reinstate my
[47:26] default judgment
[47:28] so there's a conspiracy between three
[47:30] judges in the city clerk's office the
[47:32] city clerk's office was told what to do
[47:37] I just want to read civil rights laws
[47:44] taking away the person's right of due
[47:46] process and unreasonable seizure
[47:49] in case of depration of property the
[47:51] color of law statute would be violated
[47:53] by unlawfully obtaining or maintaining a
[47:56] person's property which oversteps or
[47:58] misapplies the official's authority
[48:01] summary judgment
[48:03] opportunity to have a trial and should
[48:05] not be subjected to punishment without
[48:07] having been afforded the opportunity of
[48:10] the legal process
[48:12] I'm going to have to ask you to
[48:13] summarize because your time has expired
[48:15] I'm going to have to ask you to
[48:17] summarize because your time is up
[48:22] just wanted to say everyone here on the
[48:24] council
[48:26] deprivation of rights under color of law
[48:29] this statute makes it a crime for any
[48:30] person actor under cultural law statute
[48:32] ordinance regulation accustomed to
[48:34] willfully deprived or cause to be
[48:36] deprived for many person those rights
[48:38] privileges or immunity secured protected
[48:40] by the Constitution and laws of the
[48:42] United States
[48:43] acts under color of law
[48:48] you have to summarize we really your
[48:50] time is over I've given you I've
[48:52] extended the time I got two sentences that's it go ahead X
[48:58] unlawful acts must be done while such
[49:01] official is purporting or pretending to
[49:03] act in a performance of his or her or
[49:04] official duties this definition includes
[49:07] in addition to law enforcement officials
[49:09] individuals such as Mayors Council
[49:12] persons judges
[49:14] thank you are responsible for turning these
[49:18] judges in
[49:21] I'll be here tomorrow to put my intent
[49:23] to sue thank you you forgot your sign
[49:28] foreign
[49:33] Mary McLean
[49:47] good evening tonight I want to address
[49:51] an issue that I have mentioned on many
[49:57] occasions while attending Council
[50:00] meetings over the past 40 years
[50:05] the issue is as relevant today as it was
[50:10] in the past
[50:12] and the issue is litter
[50:17] Schenectady
[50:18] is a dirty City
[50:22] neither the mayor or the previous
[50:26] City officials
[50:30] made cleanliness
[50:32] a priority
[50:35] to my knowledge
[50:37] sweeping
[50:40] litter from the city's streets
[50:44] isn't even a line item in the sanitation
[50:50] workers union contract
[50:54] furthermore
[50:56] businesses are encouraged to open shop
[51:02] in the city
[51:04] and they are not obligated to keep their
[51:09] properties clean
[51:12] on April 1st a friend drove me to church
[51:18] for the four o'clock mass at St John the
[51:23] Evangelist
[51:25] we went by way of Albany Street
[51:30] the street was filthy
[51:33] it was filthy last year
[51:38] it was filthy in 2011 when the present
[51:44] council president won her first City
[51:48] Council seat
[51:51] from what I have been reading in the
[51:54] newspapers
[51:56] litter
[51:58] a fruit a litter-free city is not a
[52:03] priority for the new city council
[52:07] members
[52:09] they ran with a chip on their shoulders
[52:13] in a Personal Agenda and if you can't
[52:18] stand the heat get out of the kitchen
[52:21] I also read that there was a Renaissance
[52:26] in Schenectady how so
[52:30] and something about a new Schenectady
[52:34] where
[52:36] I suggest council members bend over
[52:41] and pick up cigarette butts off the city
[52:45] streets like I used to do it's good for
[52:49] the waistline it's good for the city
[52:52] folks you can't go to the ball with a
[52:55] dirty face thank you thank you
[53:00] Tracy Collins
[53:05] foreign
[53:11] my name is Tracy Collins I live on the
[53:13] corner of Queen Philomena Boulevard in
[53:15] King's Road in the city
[53:16] my house was built in 2006 by the
[53:19] company I worked for
[53:21] it was as a rental I was a property
[53:23] manager there until 2019 when my wife
[53:26] and I built bought the house
[53:30] we have had our trees destroyed
[53:33] our fence has been just damaged multiple
[53:35] times
[53:36] our sprinkler system's been damaged
[53:39] our siding has been damaged
[53:42] our gas meter has been hit by flying
[53:44] debris prompt and National Grid to
[53:46] investigate our house could have been
[53:47] blown up
[53:52] this is caused by speeding Vehicles up
[53:55] and down Kings Road
[54:01] King's Road you can take directly The
[54:03] Colony without having to take State
[54:05] Street which has traffic lights
[54:08] and terrarium without going on Route 7
[54:11] which has traffic lights going up and
[54:13] down Kings Road you can go as fast as
[54:15] you want
[54:17] the city police department mayor's
[54:19] office has informed us there's nothing
[54:22] they can nothing not enough enforcement
[54:25] they can do to monitor speed they're
[54:27] speeding in all the city
[54:30] how many houses have been damaged seven
[54:32] times involving a truck
[54:35] being damaged in my driveway by speeding
[54:37] on Kings Road
[54:41] there are multiple children seniors
[54:43] staff and I keep from Kingsway community
[54:46] and nursing home that walked the
[54:49] neighborhood every day
[54:51] the seniors are sometimes pushed in
[54:53] wheelchairs and Walkers by AIDS
[54:57] we are asking for stop signs on Kings
[54:59] Road to slow this traffic down
[55:02] I will use Council Road as an example
[55:04] between Route 7 and ball Town Road
[55:07] since we have been told that there will
[55:10] be no enforcement of the speed limit we
[55:13] are asking for stop signs we need to slow traffic down
[55:20] March 16 2023 at 3 46 A.M
[55:25] was the latest our house our property
[55:27] was damaged by a coward and yes I'll say
[55:29] a coward who ran from the scene but left
[55:32] his vehicle behind
[55:34] please get copies of the action report
[55:36] there are two of them and come to see
[55:39] our property we have done everything we
[55:41] can to protect our family and ourselves
[55:44] this is not enough we need stop signs on
[55:46] Kings Road please help us thank you
[55:53] Kevin Brown
[56:00] good evening my name is Kevin Brown
[56:02] I live across the street from my
[56:04] neighbor my friend Tracy
[56:06] he and I share the same concern
[56:08] my wife and I have been in our house on
[56:10] the corner of Queen Philomena and Kings
[56:12] for 27 years used to be quiet Street
[56:15] hardly any traffic
[56:17] I'd say in the past year and a half two
[56:19] years I've seen more traffic accidents
[56:21] and more near-misses than
[56:23] that makes me comfortable
[56:25] I implore you as Tracy had we need some
[56:28] help up there you know as Tracy
[56:30] mentioned you know the police said they
[56:32] can't do a lot they can't enforce these
[56:34] issues that concerns me Our concern is
[56:37] what is it going to take to get
[56:38] somebody's attention a fatality my own
[56:42] son and granddaughter almost got run
[56:43] over in front of my own house this was
[56:45] less than a month ago this really
[56:47] concerns me so I implore you I'm asking
[56:49] you please get us some help up there get
[56:51] us some stop sign please enforce get the
[56:54] police to enforce the traffic the
[56:56] traffic rules up there because it's
[56:58] getting a little out of hand so that's
[57:00] what I wanted to say thank you thank you
[57:10] um my understanding there's a gentleman
[57:12] here who didn't know about signing the
[57:13] paper in the blue shirt that wanted to
[57:16] speak so if you could come forward and
[57:18] please tell us your name you have three
[57:20] minutes
[57:27] this first time coming here so I
[57:29] apologize okay and your name is my name
[57:32] is Robert witowski I'm the son of
[57:35] Charlene Peak I'm representing her and
[57:38] my neighbor James Turley
[57:41] go ahead
[57:43] this is it involves the the Amelia paper
[57:48] Street I grew up in the neighborhood I
[57:51] was born in 1970 so I've been in
[57:53] Schenectady my whole most of my life my
[57:56] mom lived in a
[57:58] the home that is right on the paper
[58:01] street
[58:02] she was raised there she still is there
[58:05] she's in her 70s
[58:08] they moved in around 1953. my
[58:11] grandfather worked with the city on
[58:13] maintaining the Amelia paper Street
[58:15] with clearing the trees bringing in dirt
[58:19] putting down grass seed doing a lot of
[58:21] you know yard maintenance and my my
[58:25] mother and uh
[58:27] and my uncles and my aunts were taking
[58:29] care of the yard for many years and then
[58:31] we took over the yard and we're
[58:33] maintaining it for the many years my mom
[58:36] wrote a letter to the city I'd like to
[58:38] read it
[58:40] um
[58:41] and it says that I have lived in this
[58:44] house since 1953 I was three when my
[58:47] family moved in back then the lot next
[58:49] to my house had many trees on it my dad
[58:52] asked the city about the lot and freeze
[58:54] they told my dad they were going to
[58:56] build a road
[58:58] and cut the trees down my dad my
[59:00] grandfather helped the city take the
[59:03] trees down but they never built a road
[59:05] so my dad started Mowing and fertilizing
[59:08] the yard and I remember bringing a
[59:10] little girl and my dad would be
[59:13] putting my hands on the push lawnmower
[59:16] we had and we would push it with with me
[59:19] hanging on I guess that's what she said
[59:22] when my parents divorced in 1958 us kids
[59:27] mowed the lawn and kept it up one one by
[59:30] one my siblings left and my mother moved
[59:32] in with my brother so I was left to take
[59:34] over the house and also the lot
[59:39] I never stopped we were talking about 67
[59:42] years that we have been dealing with
[59:44] this paper Street
[59:46] the city plows come by and they leave
[59:48] this big pile of snow because the city
[59:50] goes up Amelia Street and Rotterdam goes
[59:52] up Amelia Street so there's this big
[59:54] pile of snow every year for 70 years in
[59:57] front of that driveway
[59:59] just last winter I I snow blowed it out
[1:00:03] we've been maintaining that yard for
[1:00:05] many years in essence we feel like
[1:00:07] that's been our yard right but it's been
[1:00:10] a city yard right
[1:00:12] um
[1:00:12] we've played basketball and baseball
[1:00:14] there with with all the kids in the
[1:00:16] neighborhood and
[1:00:18] it would have been nice if the city
[1:00:20] developed this paper Street and we had
[1:00:22] the the garage that was situated in such
[1:00:25] a way to have access to the paper street
[1:00:26] but it never happened
[1:00:29] we have a neighbor in the back James
[1:00:30] Turley who moved in and he started
[1:00:33] bringing his
[1:00:34] um his boat through the paper Street and
[1:00:37] putting ruts in the yard and my mom was
[1:00:40] really upset with him
[1:00:42] and told him he came over and gave her
[1:00:46] flowers and apologized and spent
[1:00:48] thousands of dollars to take down a tree
[1:00:50] so that he can bring his boat out the
[1:00:52] other way
[1:00:53] we have other neighbors that aren't so
[1:00:55] considerate of the yard and are still
[1:00:57] putting ruts in it so I asked that you
[1:00:59] know we closed the paper Street and uh
[1:01:02] and we let the neighbors um buy those
[1:01:05] parcels
[1:01:07] thank you all right thank you
[1:01:17] okay so I have no one else signed up to
[1:01:18] speak so I declared the public comment
[1:01:20] for um City business closed
[1:01:24] at this time I asked for miscellaneous
[1:01:26] business of the council
[1:01:28] councilmember Williams
[1:01:41] as always I'd like to thank everyone
[1:01:43] that came out and spoke as definitely
[1:01:45] your opportunity to vocalize your
[1:01:46] concerns to us as a council and to the
[1:01:49] mayor mayor's office as well I'd like to
[1:01:51] get into my announcements I first would
[1:01:53] like to say we received an announcement
[1:01:55] from the office of cannabis management
[1:01:57] letting us know that as recent
[1:02:00] regulation changes with regards to the
[1:02:01] Cannabis industry throughout the New
[1:02:03] York State have changed they are asking
[1:02:05] us to promote some other educational
[1:02:07] material as to why you should buy legal
[1:02:10] and it's definitely their way of
[1:02:12] discussing and identifying additional
[1:02:14] benefits to buying regulated cannabis
[1:02:16] products so there's recently opening of
[1:02:19] dispensaries throughout New York state
[1:02:20] if you would like more information about
[1:02:22] this campaign the why buy legal New York
[1:02:24] campaign please visit their Department
[1:02:25] website on New York State
[1:02:27] second we talk about transparency and a
[1:02:30] lot of that is just giving access to
[1:02:31] information which is why I'd like to
[1:02:33] identify that the Schenectady County
[1:02:35] Sheriff's Department is now recruiting
[1:02:36] candidates for an update for an upcoming
[1:02:39] correctional officer exam the salary is
[1:02:41] between 41 000 and 63 000 and you're
[1:02:45] applying deadline is May 8 2023 and the
[1:02:49] exam date to test is June 24th 2023. the
[1:02:53] requirement for this job opportunity is
[1:02:54] only having a high school diploma or GED
[1:02:56] and you must pass a fitness test as well
[1:02:59] as having a valid New York state
[1:03:01] driver's license if you need more
[1:03:02] information about this please I would
[1:03:04] recommend either going down or looking
[1:03:07] online or you can actually send me an
[1:03:09] email to provide you more information on
[1:03:12] that as well an additional job
[1:03:13] opportunity is the Schenectady job
[1:03:15] training agency and career center is now
[1:03:17] hiring job coaches for The Summer Youth
[1:03:19] Employment Program if interested please
[1:03:22] email your resume to Schenectady
[1:03:24] sjta at DFA Dot state.ny.us
[1:03:30] and then my last announcement is um we
[1:03:33] received a notice from one of our local
[1:03:35] community activists staying that with
[1:03:39] the passing of our local law amending
[1:03:41] the vaping the inclusion of vaping and
[1:03:43] cannabis use and the smoke-free and free
[1:03:46] of city parks uh you doing this and
[1:03:48] identifying that promoting health and
[1:03:50] wellness and these recreational areas is
[1:03:53] important and that as we all enjoy the
[1:03:55] outdoors with the warming of the weather
[1:03:58] please do so with the understanding that
[1:04:00] it is a shared space that is all my
[1:04:03] announcements thank you thank you
[1:04:05] Miss Patrick
[1:04:09] hello everyone I'd like to First say
[1:04:12] that I just wanted to thank all the
[1:04:14] volunteers throughout the city that came
[1:04:16] out on Saturday Earth Day to do various
[1:04:20] neighborhood cleanups
[1:04:22] um we you know it was really fantastic
[1:04:23] to see so many people out and especially
[1:04:25] a lot of young people that came out to
[1:04:28] help the volunteers
[1:04:30] um along the lines of sustainability I
[1:04:33] also am thrilled that the 62 electric
[1:04:37] golf carts that we approved are at the
[1:04:41] golf course the golf course is off and
[1:04:43] running and so I hope that folks will
[1:04:46] enjoy those carts and our beautiful golf
[1:04:49] course for the rest of the season I want
[1:04:51] to congratulate the folks that are going
[1:04:54] to be honored on Wednesday evening this
[1:04:56] week for the Schenectady City School
[1:04:58] District's Educational Foundation dinner
[1:05:01] including I have to say I have to put in
[1:05:04] a plug for our rotary President Nick
[1:05:06] Clay is one of the folks that's getting
[1:05:08] one of those Awards along with other
[1:05:10] folks and so congratulations to them all
[1:05:13] I want to announce that the friends of
[1:05:16] the Schenectady County public libraries
[1:05:18] spring book sale is May 6th and 7th you
[1:05:23] can get great deals on all sorts of
[1:05:25] books and especially the children's
[1:05:26] books are just fantastic deals so I hope
[1:05:29] folks will come out for that I think
[1:05:30] they still need some volunteers as well
[1:05:33] and then finally I wanted to thank the
[1:05:36] folks that put together our fair housing
[1:05:38] luncheon which was April 14th it was
[1:05:42] just an amazing event where there were
[1:05:44] educational opportunities for realtors
[1:05:47] and developers and you know Advocates
[1:05:51] from the non-profit organizations that
[1:05:53] work on Fair Housing to come together
[1:05:54] and learn together it was just a great
[1:05:57] day so I just wanted to show my
[1:06:00] appreciation for that as well thank you
[1:06:06] no one else
[1:06:10] for coming out tonight to voicing
[1:06:13] whatever your concerns are and we always
[1:06:15] want to hear what our public is thinking
[1:06:17] about
[1:06:19] um we heard we heard we had some
[1:06:21] celebrations tonight and we heard some
[1:06:23] things about things we need to do better
[1:06:24] so it's good to have a balance and Miss
[1:06:26] Patrick just talked about a lot of
[1:06:28] things that have happened throughout the
[1:06:30] city that we have to celebrate and I
[1:06:32] also want to congratulate the YWCA and
[1:06:34] palette for the opening of their stride
[1:06:37] program there at 508 State Street I went
[1:06:40] to the opening it was very nice and
[1:06:42] there were the women that will be served
[1:06:44] there are just really excited about the
[1:06:47] opportunity to be empowered and to
[1:06:49] what's near and dear to my heart is that
[1:06:51] they also have a clothing closet there
[1:06:53] so that women can be prepared to go out
[1:06:55] to work once they uh once they get the
[1:06:57] um the training that they're going
[1:06:59] through and also there's a group called
[1:07:01] mission accomplished I want to
[1:07:02] congratulate them as well for just
[1:07:04] graduating a cohort of students who will
[1:07:07] be going on to college and they're
[1:07:09] operating out of the seat Center so our
[1:07:10] young people are doing things in
[1:07:12] Schenectady so I just want to
[1:07:13] congratulate them all and so once again
[1:07:15] thank you all for coming out tonight and
[1:07:17] thank you thank you council members and
[1:07:18] this
[1:07:19] um time I'd ask for a motion to adjourn
[1:07:23] all those in favor
[1:07:25] aye we're adjourned thank you have a
[1:07:26] good night
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